Roxanne

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Roxanne (Japanese: ツツジ Tsutsuji) is the Gym Leader of Rustboro City's Gym, known officially as the Rustboro Gym. s who defeat her receive the . She is a scholar who specializes in .
==In the core series games==
Roxanne appears in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, , Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire as the Gym Leader of the Rustboro Gym. She believes Pokémon to be rock-solid, and her strategy is to use Rock-type power attacks. She became a Gym Leader so that she could apply what she learned at the Pokémon Trainers' School in battle. She wants to face many new opponents to see them demonstrate how they battle and with which Pokémon. In addition to the , Roxanne gives out .
After Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire's Delta Episode, she can also be seen at the Fossil Maniac's cave, begging for a Fossil. She even considers offering him a free Stone Badge in exchange, but quickly restrains herself, despite her desperate desire.
According to the TV show Trouble Talk, she is an expert in Fossils and has been written up in a number of magazines for it. She is also a friend of Steven Stone and joins stone hunting groups with him, according to a stone seller on .
In , Roxanne appears alongside the other Gym Leaders of Hoenn as an opponent in the Hoenn Leaders Tournament at the Pokémon World Tournament. She also participates alongside the Gym Leaders of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova in the World Leaders Tournament, and other Rock-type specialists in the Rock Type Expert Tournament.
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Leader Roxanne / Rockin' Whiz Roxanne
:Strategy
: power attack
: power attack.
:Attacking with power!
:Trainer's Pokémon
:Rock-solid types are good.
:I prefer Rock-hard Pokémon.
:Self-Introduction
:Through battling, I want to learn all about Pokémon.
:A leader of a big Gym bears a lot of responsibility.
:I want to learn all about Pokémon through battle.
:Match Call
:My gym is ready! Please visit RUSTBORO whenever you can!
===Pokémon===
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Roxanne uses two Potions.
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Roxanne uses two Potions in the Gym battle, and three Full Restores in the rematches.
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=====Pokémon World Tournament=====
Roxanne uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Roxanne will always lead with her signature Pokémon, .
======Hoenn Leaders Tournament======
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======Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament======
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====Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire====
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Roxanne forms a sync pair with and its evolved form , along with in Pokémon Masters EX. Roxanne became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
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===Sprites and models===
 	 	
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====History====
Roxanne is a top graduate of the Rustboro City Pokémon Trainers' School, and now teaches the academy's beginner class. She was granted the position of Rustboro Gym Leader because of her excellent record at the academy, and she allows some of the school's students to undertake internships at the Rustboro Gym.
Roxanne debuted in the episode Gonna Rule The School!. and met her when Max found a lost that was soon revealed to belong to the Pokémon Trainers' School. Roxanne then invited the group to the school before Ash's Gym . Roxanne admitted that she was going to be busy teaching her students until tomorrow, and promised she would battle Ash the day after.
Ash, Max, and joined Roxanne's students the next day after being invited by the principal, while studied with the class. arrived and stole the school's Pokémon, but under Roxanne's watchful eye, her students and Max were able to recover them. She then called on her and sent Team Rocket blasting off.
In The Winner by a Nosepass, Ash battled Roxanne at the Rustboro Gym while being filmed by some of Roxanne's students. went up against Roxanne's Geodude, but was defeated by its powerful attacks. was able to defeat both of her Pokémon through a combination of pure electrical power and its newly learned technique, which took Roxanne by surprise. Afterwards, Roxanne gave Ash the in recognition of his victory.
Roxanne is familiar with , as he gives live remote lectures to the students at the school. She also knew about Brock and the Pewter Gym before she met him, as the Pewter Gym shares her specialty.
She reappeared in a flashback in Whiscash and Ash.
====Character====
Roxanne enjoys fostering young s. She offers them real-life experiences, such as filming her Gym s and taking her students on excursions. Roxanne values collaboration, confidence, and consideration in her students and earmarks those qualities as critical to a Trainer's success with handling their Pokémon.
She relies on her Pokémon's defenses to overcome a challenger's offensive techniques. Roxanne is perceptive and quickly understands a Trainer's battle strategy when she first sees it. Both of her Pokémon have a wide variety of moves, allowing Roxanne to launch a range of combinations that take advantage of her opponent's weaknesses.
====Pokémon====
====Voice actors====
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer===
Roxanne briefly appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, where she battled .
====Pokémon====
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===GOTCHA!===
Roxanne briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Roxanne appeared in Trust In Each Other!!, where Ash challenged her to a Gym battle and won.
====Pokémon====
===Pokémon Adventures===
====History====
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Roxanne is a graduate of the Rustboro Trainers' School and passed with high grades. When arrives at the Gym to obtain her first Badge, she is shocked to find that other challengers are just studying. Roxanne explains that due to having so many challengers, she makes people take tests as a requirement to be able to face her. Sapphire reluctantly takes the test as well, but initially struggles due to her poor literacy skills. With help from advisors on how to read certain words, Sapphire manages to pass her test with flying colors, much to Roxanne's surprise.
The two then have their Gym battle against each other. Roxanne faces Sapphire's Rono with her . Sapphire finds that Nosepass is too strong to beat, but is unable to switch due to Nosepass's Ability. By exploiting Nosepass's inability to face in directions other than north or else it will lose its balance, Sapphire strikes Nosepass from behind and defeats it, earning herself a Stone Badge. Roxanne congratulates Sapphire for her efforts and explains that the Badges can enable Sapphire to take place in the Pokémon League.
Later, Roxanne and the other Gym Leaders are called on by Flannery to meet in Fortree City. They have a discussion on Team Magma and Team Aqua about whether or not one of the teams is evil and the other is good. Roxanne exclaims that her former colleague Professor Cozmo is being funded by Team Aqua. She claims that since Professor Cozmo would never work with villains, Team Aqua is on the side of good and Team Magma is on the side of evil.
When and are awakened, they begin causing and throughout Hoenn. Roxanne and Brawly are sent to the drought-plagued areas to face Groudon in battle. Despite their best efforts, Groudon proves to be too powerful for any of their attacks to damage it. Roxanne manages to prevent Groudon from moving with her Nosepass's and continuously attacks it to prevent Groudon from advancing any further. Wallace also arrives to assist Roxanne and Brawly in attacking Groudon, but all three are interrupted by the Three Fires of Team Magma, Blaise, Tabitha, and Courtney. The three grab Roxanne, Brawly, and Wallace and takes them to Lilycove City to prevent the Gym Leaders from stopping Groudon any further. Roxanne is dragged to Cove Lily Motel, where Courtney faces her in battle. Roxanne nearly manages to win, but Courtney holds several people hostage and threatens their lives. With no choice but to give up, Roxanne reluctantly allows Courtney to knock her Nosepass out, freeing Groudon from the effects of Block.
After both Team Magma and Team Aqua are defeated, with Groudon and Kyogre returning to their deep slumber, Roxanne celebrated the victory with her allies and thanked Sapphire and for their assistance in the battle.
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Roxanne, along with various people from around Hoenn, is called to Sootopolis City to assist in stopping Grand Meteor Delta, a giant meteoroid threatening to destroy the planet. When the plan to attack Grand Meteor Delta starts, Roxanne and the others have their Pokémon attack the meteoroid at the same time. This, combined with the might of Mega , successfully shatters Grand Meteor Delta into pieces.
====Pokémon====
This listing is for Roxanne's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
Roxanne appeared in Clefairy's Training Camp!!, where she encountered as she was carrying groceries. She invited him and his Pokémon to come with her to her Gym, which doubles as a Pokémon School. Roxanne showed them inside, where her was reading a book. Roxanne explained that she wanted Nosepass to study hard in order to get a good job elsewhere, but that he was not cooperating the way she wanted. Red and his Pokémon agreed to try and help. After much sightseeing with Nosepass, they managed to have him work as a picnic table. Pleased with the decision, Roxanne wanted to give them the , but they decided to give her a doughnut instead.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Roxanne's Pokémon in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga.
==In the TCG==
Roxanne was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the subset before debuting in English in the expansion, the regular print with artwork by Megumi Mizutani, and the and Rainbow Rare prints by Sanosuke Sakuma. This card can only be played if ones opponent has 3 or fewer s remaining. When played, both players shuffle their hand into their deck. Then, the person who played the card draws 6 cards, and the other player draws 2 cards.
One of 's illustrations features Roxanne and her Gym Badge.
==Trivia==
* Roxanne has used all five Fossil Pokémon families introduced in Generations I and at least once.
* In , Roxanne's team changes from an all-female party in her Gym to an all-male party in her rematches.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ツツジ Tsutsuji 	From 躑躅 tsutsuji ()
English, BrazilianPortuguese, French	Roxanne 	From rock
German 	Felizia 	From Felsen (stone)
Spanish 	Petra 	From piedra (stone)
Italian 	Petra 	From pietra (stone)
Korean 	원규 Won-gyu 	Possibly from 학원 (學園) hag-won (campus), 원규 (院規) wongyu (school regulation), and 규 (圭) gyu (jade with pointed top)
Korean 	원아 Wona 	Possibly from 학원 (學園) hagwon (campus) and 아 (兒) a (child)
Chinese () 	杜娟 Dùjuān 	From 杜鵑 / 杜鹃 dùjuān / douhgyūn (rhododendron)
Chinese () 	杜鵑 Dùjuān 	From 杜鵑 / 杜鹃 dùjuān / douhgyūn (rhododendron)
Chinese () 	杜娟 Douhgyūn 	From 杜鵑 / 杜鹃 dùjuān / douhgyūn (rhododendron)
Russian 	Роксан Roksan 	Transcription of her English name
Thai 	ซึซึจิ Tsutsuji	Transcription of her Japanese name
Vietnamese 	Tsutsuji 	Transcription of her Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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