Iris

Iris is an aspiring Dragon Master, a former travelling companion of Ash Ketchum, and a member of Team Fire Warriors. Iris is also the current Champion of Unova.

## History

**Pre-Series**

Iris was born and raised in the Village of Dragons, Unova, where she met her Excadrill - as a Drilbur - and was given an Axew to raise. She soon set off on a journey throughout Unova with these two Pokemon.

**Pokemon the Series: Black and White**

After meeting Ash Ketchum, she travelled with him and Cilan through Unova. She grew closer to her Pokemon, gained new Pokemon, made new rivals and new friends, and continued getting closer to her dream of being a Dragon Master.

When their Unova journey reached its end, they travelled to Kanto, through the Decolore Islands. Upon arriving in Kanto, Iris decided to go to Blackthorn City, Johto, to challenge Clair to a battle.

**Pokemon Summer Camp**

Iris didn't attend the Kalos Pokemon Summer Camp at first. However, when Shamus was kicked out of Team Fire Warriors on Day 8, Team Fire Warriors required a replacement member. As a result, Dawn contacted Iris, who agreed to join Team Fire Warriors. Iris arrived at the Pokemon Summer Camp on Day 11, at the end of the Pokemon Water Racing event.

**Christmas Arc**

Iris was one of the guests at Ash and Serena's Christmas Party. She arrived with Cilan and Bianca.

**Confession of Love Arc**

After training in Johto with Clair, Iris showed up at the Cerulean Gym with Dawn and May, meeting with Misty, Serena and their other friends, for a day together. Iris supported Serena when she admitted that she loves Ash, and helped persuade her to tell Ash about her feelings. Afterwards, Iris and the others played in the Cerulean swimming pool, with Manaphy.

**Pokemon Journeys**

After much travelling, training, and hard work, Iris managed to succeed Alder as the reigning Champion of the Unova region.

Iris invited Ash for a World Coronation Series battle at the Opelucid Gym. After meeting Ash and Goh, and revealing her Champion status, she began to battle Ash, in a 2v2 Pokemon Battle. The first match-up was Iris's Dragonite VS Ash's Dragonite. Just like in the Pokemon Summer Camp, Iris's Dragonite dominated the battle, forcing Ash to switch his Pokemon. Ash sent out Dracovish, which took Iris by surprise, and managed to defeat her Dragonite. Next, Iris's Haxorus defeated Ash's Dracovish, which created the final match-up: Iris's Haxorus VS Ash's Dragonite. Ash's Dragonite became overwhelmed and exhausted from the battle, and so Iris reached out to it, using her Dragon powers to reassure it that everything was okay, and that Dragonite should just have fun with the battle. Because of this, Ash's Dragonite learned Draco Meteor, which it used to defeat Iris's Haxorus. Iris lost the battle, but was still happy with it, promising Ash that they'd battle again in the future.

**The Masked Daughter**

Iris and Dawn spent time at the Blackthorn Gym, Johto, to train under Clair. Together, they all joined Leaf, Ash, Serena and their other friends in the war against the Masked Man and the Masked Children, eventually winning.

After defeating the Masked Man, Iris joined their friends in Pallet Town, Kanto, for a party. She dragged Shamus to Professor Oak's Lab and forced him to publicly apologise to Pignite for the way he harmed it, back in Unova.

Several weeks later, Iris was travelling with Dawn, Kenny and Barry in Sinnoh, since she promised Dawn she'd attend some Contests with her after Dawn attended her training in Blackthorn City.

**The Dragon of the Lake**

Iris, Dawn, Kenny and Barry eventually found themselves at Shelter Town, near Snowpoint City, in Sinnoh. While Kenny and Dawn competed in the Shelter Town Contest, Iris heard about a mysterious purple Dragon Pokemon, living in a cave at Lake Acuity.

## Pokemon

**Excadrill**

**Haxorus**

**Emolga**

**Dragonite**

**Gabite**

**Lapras (Shiny)**