Viola

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Viola (Japanese: ビオラ Viola) is a professional photographer who is the Gym Leader of Santalune City's Gym, known officially as the Santalune Gym. She specializes in . She gives the to s who defeat her.
==In the core series games==
===Character and role===
===Pokémon X and Y===
Viola is the first Gym Leader to be challenged by the player. s who defeat her will be given the , along with . She is the younger sister of Alexa, a reporter based in the Kalos region."Oh, Viola! Viola is the Gym Leader of Santalune City. Not only is she an expert with Bug-type Pokémon, but she’s also an up-and-coming photography pro! Her older sister, Alexa, happens to be a reporter!" She is also seemingly good friends with fellow Gym Leader Valerie, who gifted her the barrette that her hair is tied in for her birthday."Hooray! Viola has arrived! She’s fabulous! So fabulous! I’m so crazy about those eyebrows! The barrette that Viola always wears is a birthday gift from Valerie!"
As well as being a Gym Leader, Viola is a professional photographer. According to the television show Gym Freaks, Viola's camera was a birthday gift from Alexa."Oooh... Ahhh... Viola has arrived! She’s fabulous! So fabulous! I’m so crazy about those eyebrows! The camera that Viola always has is a birthday gift from her sister, Alexa. Awww. If I was born again, I’d like to be the camera." She seems to massively enjoy photography, often speaking with analogies surrounding cameras or photography in general. Her work, such as "To be Evolved" and "Nectar's Siren Song" can be found on the first floor of the Santalune Gym. Viola also has a habit of saying "Fantastic" many times, both in Pokémon X and Y, as well as in Pokémon Masters EX, where she pronounces it as "fantastique" with a French accent."You and your Pokémon have shown me a whole new depth of field! Fantastic! Just fantastic!"
===Appearance===
Viola is a slim woman of seemingly average height. She has sandy blonde hair, which she wears in a rather unique hairstyle; being loosely tied into a barrette at the back, with two strands at the front left untied, which have rounded ends, making them resemble antennae. Viola wears a slightly cropped white tank top, green cargo pants that have a white waistband, and grey boots. She carries two cameras - one around her neck, and one to her side.
Her official concept artwork depicts an alternate outfit for her, consisting of what seems to be a more formal top, and her hair more neatly tied into a ponytail. While this outfit does not appear in Pokémon X and Y, she was portrayed with the same ponytail in , as well as in her Holiday 2023 Outfit in Pokémon Masters EX.
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===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 Santalune City Gym! ... Hooray! Viola has arrived! She's fabulous! So fabulous! I'm so crazy about those eyebrows! The barrette that Viola always wears is a birthday gift from Valerie! Awww. I want to have someone who celebrates my birthday. 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 Santalune City Gym! ... Oooh... Ahhh... Viola has arrived! She's fabulous! So fabulous! I'm so crazy about those eyebrows! The camera that Viola always has is a birthday gift from her sister, Alexa. Awww. If I was born again, I'd like to be the camera. 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===
Viola forms a sync pair with and its evolved form , along with in Pokémon Masters EX. Viola joins the after completing the fourteenth chapter of the PML Arc. 
Viola also made notable appearances later in the PML Arc
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
Official artwork from	Concept artwork
===Sprites and models===
 	
VS portrait from 	VS portrait from
 	
Overworld model from	icon from
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Viola was first mentioned in The Dream Continues!, albeit not by name, when Alexa revealed to that her sister was a Gym Leader from the Kalos region.
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When Ash arrived in Kalos in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, he learned that Viola was absent from her Gym at Santalune City. However, Ash decided to head to Santalune Gym anyway after his challenge at Lumiose Gym was declined.
He arrived there just as Viola, who was revealed to a professional photographer known for her excellent shots of Bug-type Pokémon, was returning and she accepted Ash's challenge. Viola's and had a type disadvantage against Ash's Fletchling and , however Viola's strategy was to immobilize both Pokémon using and . This worked and Ash lost the battle.
In Battling on Thin Ice!, Ash challenged Viola to a rematch. Thanks to the training Ash had with between the battles, he was able to counter Viola's strategies and defeat her, winning himself the . She later reappeared in a flashback in To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!.
In Breaking Titles at the Chateau!, Viola reunited with Ash and his friends at the Battle Chateau. There, she and Surskit battled Grant and his , and lost.
In Master Class is in Session! and Performing a Pathway to the Future!, Viola watched 's Master Class Pokémon Showcase along with Alexa.
She appeared in a fantasy in A League of His Own!, when Ash was talking to Everett about the Gym Leaders that he had defeated in Kalos, in order for him to be able to compete in the Lumiose Conference.
In A Towering Takeover!, Viola was seen watching Lysandre's broadcast from Lumiose City along with Alexa.
In Rocking Kalos Defenses! and Forming a More Perfect Union!, Viola and Vivillon were among those who helped destroy the Giant Rock.
She appeared again in flashbacks in Till We Compete Again!.
====Character====
Like her sister, Viola is very cheerful and friendly but has an unwavering focus in battle. According to Alexa, her trips away from Santalune Gym often last for some time. She helps Alexa with her work at times and she shares a friendship with Grant, though she is shown to get easily annoyed whenever Grant falls from the walls he is climbing on.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Viola's known in :
====Achievements====
=====Battle Chateau=====
Viola achieved the following ranks in Battle Chateau:
* (prior to Breaking Titles at the Chateau!)
====Voice actors====
===GOTCHA!===
Viola briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Viola makes her first appearance in the , where she goes to Vaniville Town with Alexa to interview up-and-coming . Y angrily reveals her hatred for reporters after they caused her friend to become a shut-in and refuse to leave his house despite his friends' constant efforts. Before they can continue, the Legendary Pokémon and appear and begin destroying the town while fighting each other. When Viola wonders if the two are actually even Pokémon, Alexa states that she isn't sure either but notes that according to a 3,000 year old legend, Xerneas and Yveltal appear every 1,000 years.
When X's group arrives in Santalune City, Viola meets up with them again. Although previous encounters with Team Flare made X and his friends wary of adults, Viola reveals her position as a Gym Leader and offers to help the group by letting them see her photos of the Vaniville Town incident and offers sanctuary at her Gym. X and his friends agree to trust her, except for Shauna who runs off after getting mad at everyone for disregarding their earlier pact to not trust adults. At the Gym, Viola challenges X to a battle, which she ends up losing. They are interrupted by Celosia of Team Flare, who possesses Shauna and uses her to attack Y. Viola pushes Y out of the way, but ends up getting hit as a result. Viola reveals herself to still be conscious and reveals that he saw X's attempt to use Mega Evolution earlier and called fellow Gym Leader Korrina to help him learn more about it. When Celosia attempts to run off, Viola has her stop Celosia in her tracks with . Once Celosia was driven away, everyone regrouped back at the Gym where Viola had her head injury bandaged up.
Later, Viola calls Alexa to inform her that Team Flare is the ones behind the incidents happening in various places. She also informs her sister that Y and her friends have also left to go to Lumiose City.
Later, Viola and Alexa witness Lysandre announcing to the entire Kalos region about his plans to end all life with the power of the ultimate weapon. Afterward, they, along with Clemont, Bonnie, and Yvette, confront Team Flare at in order to free the captured Pokémon there. Together, the group manages to defeat all the members of Team Flare and rescue the captured Pokémon. After Team Flare is fully defeated, Viola and her allies meet with X and his friends at Lumiose City to congratulate them on their victory.
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==Trivia==
* Viola's Japanese Leader title is .
* Viola is the first notable female specialist of the core series games.
* Both Viola and her sister share their Japanese voice actresses with Sinnoh Gym Leaders. In Viola's case, it is Candice.
* In the Battle Chateau initial battle, Viola's Masquerain knows at level 40, even though it can only learn it at level 47 in . Its pre-Evolution, , cannot learn this move.
* In her debut, Viola is shown to be just as tall as her sister, Alexa. However, in later episodes, Viola's height only reaches to her sister's shoulders.
* Viola was originally meant to have a ponytail, as evidenced in her concept art for Pokémon X and Y. She is, however, seen with this hairstyle in several episodes of .
* At the release of the games, Viola's name could not be set as the 's name, as her name contains viol, a French word meaning "rape", which was blocked by the 3DS's built-in word filter. A December 2014 patch to the 3DS updated the filter, allowing "Viola" to be entered.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ビオラ Viola 	From the plant genus and skipper genus
English, German	Viola 	Same as her Japanese name
Spanish 	Violeta 	From violeta (violet)
French 	Violette 	From violette (violet)
Italian 	Violetta 	From violetta (violet)
Korean 	비올라 Viola 	From her Japanese name
Chinese () 	紫羅蘭 / 紫罗兰 Zǐluólán 	From 紫羅蘭 / 紫罗兰 zǐluólán / jílòhlàahn (violet)
Chinese () 	紫羅蘭 Jílòhlàahn 	From 紫羅蘭 / 紫罗兰 zǐluólán / jílòhlàahn (violet)
Vietnamese 	Biora 	Transcription of her Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Game characters
Category:X and Y characters
Category:Animation characters
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Female characters
Category:Bug-type Trainers
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Photographers
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