Korrina

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Korrina (Japanese: コルニ Corni) is the Gym Leader of Shalour City's Gym, known officially as the Shalour Gym. She specializes in . She gives the to Trainers who defeat her. She is the only character in the games to have the Successor (Japanese: けいしょうしゃ Successor).
==In the core series games==
Korrina appears in Pokémon X and Y as a Gym Leader from Shalour City. Trainers who defeat Korrina will receive the , along with . According to the television show Gym Freaks and an NPC at Café Action!, she is a PR Video star. It also states that she dresses up in costumes; her magnificent legs able to shatter cave rocks into pieces using her axe-kick move.
Korrina first appears on , when one of her Lucario comes up to the while she is doing some special training. She notes about how Lucario has taken a liking to the player's aura, then introduces herself to the player as the Shalour City Gym Leader. She then appears in Geosenge Town, where she challenges the player to a battle with her two .
After arriving in Shalour City, Korrina can be found in the Tower of Mastery with her grandfather Gurkinn, the Mega Evolution guru. Once the player wins the battle for the Mega Ring against their rival, Korrina will go to her Gym for a battle.
After battling her at the Gym, she will immediately invite the player to a rematch atop the Tower of Mastery. There, Korrina gives the player the Mega Ring. After that, the Lucario that had become close to the player temporarily joins their team, and the two have a one-on-one battle, using just their Lucario, both holding a Lucarionite. Win or lose, the player has the option of getting the Lucario that joined them for the battle.
Once the player obtains rank of Marquis/Marchioness at the Battle Chateau, Korrina and the other Gym Leaders will be able to be battled there for rematches. There, Korrina will possess the rank of Marchioness.
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=====First battle=====
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=====Gym battle=====
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=====Mega Evolution battle=====
Winning this battle is not mandatory. The player will not black out and the story will progress either way. However, the battle will restart automatically if the player does not Mega Evolve .
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=====Battle Chateau=====
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=====Battle Chateau - Blue Writ of Challenge=====
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=====Battle Chateau - Writ of Challenge=====
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=====Battle Chateau - Red Writ of Challenge=====
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=====Battle Chateau rematch=====
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=====Battle Chateau rematch - Blue Writ of Challenge=====
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=====Given away=====
===Gym Freaks===
:April: "Hello! It's time for Gym Freaks, your source for the hottest news about hot Gym Leaders in Kalos. So... I'm now in front of the Shalour City Gym! ... Eeek. Korrina has arrived! She's cute! So cute! The way she dresses up in costume-like clothing makes my heart go crazy! Lately, Korrina has been in the PR Video Studio! Following two years of planning and another year of shooting, her highly anticipated new PR Video is scheduled for release at the end of next year! Oh... She went inside the Gym... That's all for the on-site report. Good-bye for now, everyone."
:April: "Hello! It's time for Gym Freaks, your source for the hottest news about hot Gym Leaders in Kalos. So... I'm now in front of the Shalour City Gym! ... Eeek. Korrina has arrived! She's cute! So cute! The way she dresses up in costumes make my heart beat pit-a-pat! Her legs are so magnificent that her axe-kick move can shatter cave rocks into pieces! If I were her, I wouldn't need the HM. Oh... She went inside the Gym... That's all for the on-site report. Good-bye for now, everyone."
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Korrina forms a sync pair with and in Pokémon Masters EX. Her Lucario is capable of Mega Evolving. Korrina has been a playable sync pair since the game's release, with her joining the after completing the sixth chapter of the PML Arc. 
She has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the PML Arc.
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===Pokémon UNITE===
Korrina and her Lucario appear in Pokémon UNITE as an enemy Trainer to fight during the Legacy Trainer Showdown event between September 9, 2022 and October 6, 2022. It took place on Theia Sky Ruins The other members of her team are Cynthia, Raihan, Leon, and . The event later returned between April 21, 2023 and May 21, 2023.
Korrina and her Lucario also appear as an enemy Trainer in the recurring event. This event has Casual, Intermediate, Expert, and Extreme difficulties. The composition of the opposing team varies depending on the event and the difficulty. The full team consists of herself, Cynthia, Raihan, Leon, and Green. In Cynthia themed events, Korrina and the other non-Cynthia members do not appear in the Casual difficulty, being replaced by s. On the Intermediate difficulty, only Leon and Green are replaced by Ace Trainers. In Leon themed events, Korrina and the other non-Leon members do not appear in the Casual difficulty, being replaced by Ace Trainers. On the Intermediate difficulty, only Cynthia and Green are replaced by Ace Trainers. In this mode, Korrina and her Lucario never use Holowear.
Unlike other Trainers in this game, Korrina and the non-Ace Trainer members of her team are represented with two-dimensional artwork instead of three-dimensional models. In the pre-battle splash screen, Korrina has a custom Unite Snapshot depicting her and her Lucario with two dimensional artwork. (The normal display of the Unite License/Holowear is not used.) This means her Battle Item is not shown. However, she uses Eject Button.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
Successor artwork from	Concept artwork from
===Sprites and models===
 	
VS portrait from 	VS portrait as Successor Korrina from
 	
Overworld model from	icon from
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Korrina is a recurring character in Pokémon the Series: XY who met and in Mega Revelations! on their way to her hometown. The group accompanied her as she traveled to Geosenge Town to understand and master the Mega Evolution of her trusted partner . She left the group at Pomace Mountain in The Bonds of Mega Evolution!, and eventually battled Ash in a Gym in Showdown at the Shalour Gym!, where Ash emerged victorious. She made later appearances in Pokémon the Series: XY, and returned in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
===GOTCHA!===
Korrina briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Korrina debuted in Lucky Lucario Was Here. She first appeared in Santalune City after being called there by Viola. As soon as she arrived, she helped defeat Celosia, a Team Flare scientist, and retrieve a Kangaskhanite she stole. Later, Korrina gave a pair of Roller Skates as a gift. Upon learning X received his Mega Ring without the proper succession ceremony, Korrina refused to acknowledge X as a true Mega Evolution Successor and angrily left without telling him more about it.
In Trevenant Pokes, Korrina returned to the Tower of Mastery, where she demanded that Gurkinn explain why he gave X a Mega Ring. Before Gurkinn could answer, the tower was attacked by a used by Essentia, another Team Flare member. Korrina and Gurkinn fought the villain, only for Essentia to reveal she was distracting them while her Trevenant covered the tower in vines, trapping them inside. In order to prevent the secrets of Mega Evolution from falling into the wrong hands, Korrina reluctantly helped Gurkinn activate the Tower of Mastery's self-destruct mechanism, destroying the building and allowing them to escape.
In Connecting with Gardevoir, Korrina met Diantha, one of Gurkinn's students. Diantha led Korrina to a nearby river where they found Gurkinn under attack by Chalmers, a . Once Gurkinn was rescued, he, Korrina, and Diantha used their Mega-Evolved Pokémon to defeat Chalmers. Afterward, Diantha joined Korrina and Gurkinn and they set off to keep the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and out of Team Flare's clutches.
In Tying Trevenant, Korrina, Gurkinn, and Diantha helped X and his friends fight Team Flare on to stop them from taking Xerneas's tree form. Gurkinn helped X take on Essentia, Diantha was challenged by Malva, while Korrina went ahead to keep Celosia from transporting Xerneas to Team Flare's base. After a tough battle, Korrina's defeated Celosia's , but fainted from exhaustion afterward. As she confidently proclaimed victory, Korrina failed to notice Celosia's lurking behind her and launching an attack. Later, X and his friends found Korrina's unconsciouus body, where they learned that Celosia successfully took Xerneas as well as taking the Key Stone in Korrina's Mega Glove.
In Quilladin Stands, Korrina was taken to a hospital in Laverre City to recover from her injuries. In Floette Returns, three months after Team Flare's defeat, Korrina was revealed to have fully recuperated. X was asked by Korrina to come to Shalour City to become an official Mega Evolution Successor. Once X arrived at the city, however, Korrina was upset to see that he did not bring his friends for the succession ceremony. She then had him call for his friends before proceeding with the ceremony.
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==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Korrina or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Korrina's Japanese Leader title is .
* Korrina is the only Kalos Gym Leader:
** Who is battled outside their respective Gym or the Battle Chateau.
** Who uses Mega Evolution in the games.
** To have two pieces of VS artwork.
* Korrina was the first Gym Leader to use the Gym Leader before being battled at their respective Gym.
* In Pokémon GO, Korrina's Trainer class "Successor" is used as the name of an achievement awarded for a Pokémon at least once.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	コルニ Corni 	From cornichon (French for ), matching with her grandfather Concombre (Gurkinn) who is named after the French word for cucumberMatsumiya's Twitter (Japanese)
EnglishBrazilian Portuguese	Korrina 	Similar to her Japanese name. Also from K.O. and arena
German 	Connie 	Similar to her Japanese name
Spanish 	Corelia 	Similar to her Japanese name
French 	Cornélia 	Similar to her Japanese name
Hindi 	कोरीना Korrina 	Transcription of English name
Italian 	Ornella 	Similar to her Japanese name
Korean 	코르니 Corni 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	可爾妮 / 可尔妮 Kě'ěrní / Kě'ěrnī 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	可爾妮 Hóyíhnèih 	Mandarin-based transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	確魯妮 Koklóuhnèih 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Russian 	Коррина Korrina 	Transcription of her English name
Vietnamese 	Koruni 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Successor
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Game characters
Category:X and Y characters
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Animation characters
Category:Trainers with unique classes
Category:Fighting-type Trainers
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Trainers with Key Stones
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