Erika

**Erika** returns in Pokémon Reset Bloodlines as the Celadon City Gym Leader. Erika is a Grass-type specialist and when defeated she gives challengers the Rainbow badge.

She is a narcoleptic lesbian who, until Ash's gym battle with her, did not allow male challengers. To enforce this rule she has also gotten good at spotting crossdressing men.

She is both a business woman and a local politician, with moderate success in both ventures.

She gained control of the gym after the previous Bug-type Gym Leader was arrested by the Busters for using his Pokémon to break into people's houses and steal from them.

## History

### The New Timeline (Past)

Erika was challenged by a young man to a battle, during the battle his father hid in the gym so he could spy on a wedding between two of Erika's female employees taking place there later that day. He was discovered when he exclaimed during the kiss and Erika was so displeased that she stopped taking male challengers. The fallout from this event nearly forced the Pokémon League to restrict gym access for everyone, and Erika managed to set up her no boys allowed policy to save their reputation.

### Battle Dome Tournament Arc

Erika turns Paul away from her gym thanks to his gender, before being challenged for her leadership position by Morana. Erika invites Paul in to watch to prove she was a powerful trainer, since he was comparing her to the previous Cerulean City Gym Leaders before hand. Erika then quickly and easily defeats Morana, before sending the two on their way.

### Celadon Arc

Erika watched Lorelei's impromptu Celadon Tag Tournament with Lorelei. When the tournament was over Iris asked Lorelei to make Erika accept Ash's gym challenge. To accomplish this Lorelei bribed Erika with a limited edition swimsuit calendar. Accepting the conditions Erika scheduled Ash for a battle the next day. She sent a teleporting Exeggcute to pick him up from the Pokémon Center when it was time for the battle.

She began with her Leafeon who fell to Ash's Butterfree, but not before setting up her special Rain Dance technique. Tangrowth was the second Pokémon to come out and it was able to defeat Butterfree but lost to Ash's Ambipom in turn. This give and take continued with Parasect beating Ambipom before falling to Sliggoo, who then fell to Erika's Vileplume. Ash's last Pokémon was his Pidgeotto, who ended up evolving mid battle to take the win for the challenger. After the battle Erika admitted to being impressed by Ash and opened her gym up to males again, hoping they could be as well behaved as him.

### Poison War Arc

Erika was then swarmed with male challengers now that she was an option for them. She defeated the vast majority of them, but did end up ceding a badge to A.J.

### Fuchsia Arc

Erika lost a gym challenge to Gary in an extremely close battle. She later found the boy sulking in a cafe so joined him at his table uninvited and gave him some advise to help him improve.

### Indigo Training Arc

Erika was challenged by Paul for his eighth badge and ended up losing the battle.

## Pokémon

### 3rd Gym Battle Challenge Team

* Giga Drain
* Leech Seed

* Leaf Blade

* Growth
* Acid

### 4th Gym Badge Challenge Team

* Hidden Power

* Shock Wave
* Focus Blast

* Seed Bomb
* Spore

* Mimic
* Sunny Day

### 8th Gym Badge Team

* Dream Eater

## Trivia

* The reason she didn't allow men to challenge her is a reference to the man who stayed outside the Celadon City Gym in the Red, Blue, and Yellow games.

## Links

1. ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP026
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4. ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/JN094
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7. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/acpeters/art/Reset-Bloodlines-Erika-Design-961154571
8. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/acpeters/art/Reset-Bloodlines-Erika-Design-Alt-961154573
9. ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon\_Red\_and\_Blue\_Versions
10. ↑ https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon\_Yellow\_Version