Rika

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Rika (Japanese: チリ Chili"Chili & Dooh" Pokémon Scale World figurine catalog image) is a member of the Elite Four of the Paldea region. She specializes in .
==In the core series games==
===Appearance===
Rika is a young slender woman with red eyes and long green hair in a low ponytail and a long cowlick. For clothing, she wears a gray button-up shirt, a black necktie with a brown tip, black pants with suspenders, brown shoes and matching black gloves with Paldea League's logo. She wears silver triangle-shaped ear piercing and earrings and is shown wearing black square glasses when she is working as the receptionist of Paldea League.
===Character profile===
On top of her duties as an Elite Four member, Rika works under Geeta as her assistant, and has a laid-back, tomboyish personality. She calls the player "kiddo" as a nickname. She serves as the receptionist for the Pokémon League, interviewing the player during the first part of the Champion Assessment. She is the first of the Elite Four to be faced. Later, after the player becomes a Champion, she observes their battle against Nemona in Mesagoza.
The player must answer the interview questions correctly in the Champion Assessment in order to be able to challenge the Elite Four. Any incorrect answer results in the player being kicked out immediately, and the player must restart the interview from the beginning.
===The Indigo Disk===
Rika accompanies Geeta to Blueberry Academy in Unova, where they reunite with the player. Rika angrily chastises them for having gone into Area Zero previously without permission, before Geeta asks her to calm down. Rika can eventually return to Blueberry Academy as a special coach, where she can be rebattled.
===Pokémon===
Rika will stallize her at the first opportunity.
====Champion Assessment====
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====League Club Room====
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====Traded to the player====
Upon the third unique interaction with Rika in the League Club Room, she will trade the Paldean regional form of Wooper to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding , , or Mythical Pokémon.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Rika forms a sync pair with and in Pokémon Masters EX. Rika became a playable sync pair on April 26, 2024.
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
Rika first appeared in Welcome to Naranja Academy!, where she was introduced by Nemona to Liko, Roy, and Dot. During the brief meeting, Rika commented that she expected great things from Liko as Indigo Academy's representative. Later, she watched Liko's battle against Ann and noticed great potential in her.
In Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four, Rika was battling students of Naranja Academy as part of the Elite Four Tag Battle. Using her and , she was able to defeat Tulip and Sidian by defeating the latter's before proceeding to battle Liko and Katy. In the next episode, she battled against Liko and Katy, winning by stallizing her Clodsire to defeat Liko's Floragato.
In Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!, Rika and Geeta met up with Liko to discuss the results of her training, she then watched Liko's battle against Roy. After the battle, Rika and Geeta congratulated Liko on her growth as a Trainer, and along with Geeta, suggested that Liko consider battling in the in the future.
In HZ079, Rika welcomed the Rising Volt Tacklers along with Penny, the other members of Paldea's Elite Four, and Geeta, after which Rika watched Liko, Roy, and Dot battle Geeta.
====Character====
Rika showed a deep interest in seeking especially strong s that can hold their own in the Paldea League. During the meeting with Liko, she cited the high level that Trainers from the Kanto region tend to be at and later when she saw Liko in battle, realizing the enormous potential Liko has as a Trainer.
Rika is generally lighthearted and kind to others, taking the time before battle to reassure Liko and calm her down, and even joking around with her to try and break the ice. However, she is incredibly ruthless in battle and does not hold back, encouraging others to do the same.
As a member of the Paldea Elite Four, Rika is an incredibly skilled and powerful trainer in and of herself, being able to properly and expertly command both her Pokémon at once and improvising strategies and move combinations on the spot. She also does not hesitate to stallize her Pokémon upon seeing her opponent pull out all the stops, despite having the Tera Type disadvantage.
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====Artwork====
 	
Official artwork of Rika from	Concept art of Rika from
 	
concept art 	Animedia September 2024
=====Eyecatch=====
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
Rika appeared in a video in Breathe Together, along with Geeta and Poppy.
==In the TCG==
Rika was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese subset and the English expansion, with artwork by GIDORA. A Full Art version with artwork by the same illustrator, and a version of the card with artwork by kantaro were released in the same sets. It allows players to look at the top 4 cards of their deck, put 2 of them into their hand, and then shuffle the other 2 and put them on the bottom of their deck.
==In literature==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Rika debuted in PASV12. She, along with Geeta, was first seen watching the Gym battle between and Iono in Levincia. Later that night, Rika and Geeta encountered Scarlet and tried introducing themselves to her. To Rika's disappointment, Scarlet responded by coldly ignoring them.
===Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game!===
Ritchi Shishidou (Japanese: リッチ Shishidou Ritchi), a cross-canon counterpart of Rika, appeared in the Scarlet & Violet arc of Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game!.
==Merchandise==
On 's sleeves byきりさき (@kirisAki_29) on Twitter (archived copy)
==Gallery==
===Core series===
====Artwork====
Concept art from
====Sprites and models====
 	
VS model from	profile image from
==Trivia==
*Rika's Japanese name is the same as Chili's English name.
*Rika is the only member of the Paldea Elite Four who does not have at least one Pokémon.
**Rika is also the only member of the Paldea Elite Four that does not use a Pokémon from a three-stage evolutionary line in her initial battle.
*In Japanese, Rika speaks in the , and refers to herself in third-person.
**In Italian, she speaks in the .
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	チリ Chili 	From and 地 chi (ground)
English 	Rika 	From
German 	Cay 	From
Spanish 	Cayena 	From pimienta de Cayena (Cayenne pepper)
French 	Cayenn 	From piment de Cayenne (Cayenne pepper)
Italian 	Capsi 	From the genus
Korean 	칠리 Chilli 	From her Japanese name
Chinese () 	辛俐 Xīnlì 	From 辛 xīn / sān (spicy) and the transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	辛俐 Sānleih 	From 辛 xīn / sān (spicy) and the transcription of her Japanese name
Indonesian 	Muna 	From a partial backward spelling of (scientific name of chili pepper)
Brazilian Portuguese	Kaya 	From pimenta-caiena (Cayenne pepper)
Thai 	ชิลลี Chilli	Transcription of her Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
*Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Game characters
Category:Scarlet and Violet characters
Category:Pokémon: Paldean Winds characters
Category:Elite Four Trainers
Category:Ground-type Trainers
Category:Trainers with Tera Orbs
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