Erika

Erika (Japanese: エリカ Erika) is the Gym Leader of Celadon City's Gym, known officially as the Celadon Gym. She hands out the to s who defeat her. She is a serene young woman who specializes in. She sometimes dresses in elegant and seems to represent traditional Japanese beauty.

In the games
Erika's title is The Nature-Loving Princess.

Erika is ladylike, and a teacher of flower-arranging. She is a quiet girl, but she's well-known in Celadon City. Erika only collects Pokémon if she considers them attractive, though her definition of attractive seems to include varieties only a botanist could love. She also tends to doze off quite a bit, implying she may be narcoleptic (or simply being affected by the powders given off by the grass Pokémon), but will become inspired after a good match.

In addition to the Rainbow Badge, Erika gives out, in , , and. In, their remakes , as well as , she gives out.

She is able to be rebattled in, after talking to her on Saturday or Sunday between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM. She is found by Celadon City's fountain. If she is called on Sunday morning, she will happily give a rematch at the Fighting Dojo.

Fame Checker
This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Erika in.
 * Celadon City - sign
 * What does this person do?
 * "Celadon City Pokémon Gym
 * Leader: Erika
 * The Nature-Loving Princess!"


 * Celadon Gym - Erika
 * Favorite kind of Pokémon?
 * "I am a student of the art of flower arranging.
 * My Pokémon are solely of the Grass type."


 * Celadon Gym - Lisa
 * What is this person like?
 * "Our Leader Erika</sc> might be quiet, but she’s famous around here."


 * Celadon Gym - Tamia
 * What is this person like?
 * "We only use Grass</sc>-type Pok</sc>émon</sc> at our Gym</sc>.
 * Why? We also use them for making flower arrangements!"


 * Celadon Gym - Erika
 * Favorite kind of Pok</sc>émon</sc>?
 * "I would never collect Pok</sc>émon</sc> if they were unattractive."


 * Celadon Mansion -
 * There’s a rumor...
 * "Rumor has it that if you peek into Celadon Gym</sc>, you can often see Erika</sc> snoozing."


 * Message from Erika</sc>
 * From: Erika</sc>
 * To: [Player]
 * "I am so glad that there are strong Trainers</sc> like you.
 * That awareness alone inspires and motivates me to try harder.
 * Please visit me again.
 * Zzz..."





Gym battle




Rematch




Pokémon World Tournament
Erika uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Erika will always lead with her signature Pokémon,.

Kanto Leaders Tournament




Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament




Rematch

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Round 1




Round 2




Round 1




Round 2




Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

 * Before battle
 * "Hello. Lovely weather isn't it? It's so pleasant. ...Oh dear... I must have dozed off. Welcome. My name is Erika</sc>. I am the Leader</sc> of <sc>Celadon Gym</sc>. I teach the art of flower arranging. My <sc>Pokémon</sc> are of the grass-type. Oh, I'm sorry, I had no idea that you wished to challenge me. Very well, but I shall not lose."


 * Being defeated
 * "Oh! I concede defeat. You are remarkably strong. I must confer you the <sc>RainbowBadge</sc>."


 * After being defeated
 * "The <sc>RainbowBadge</sc> will make <sc>Pokémon</sc> up to L50 obey. It also allows <sc>Pokémon</sc> to use <sc></sc> in and out of battle. Please also take this with you."
 * "TM21 contains <sc></sc>. Half the damage it inflicts is drained to heal your <sc>Pokémon</sc>!"


 * If the player doesn't have room for items
 * "You should make room for this."


 * If talked to after being defeated
 * "You are cataloging <sc>Pokémon</sc>? I must say I'm impressed. I would never collect <sc>Pokémon</sc> if they were unattractive."

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

 * Before battle
 * "Hello... Lovely weather, isn't it? It's so pleasant... ...I'm afraid I may doze off... My name is <sc>Erika</sc>. I am the <sc>Leader</sc> of <sc>Celadon Gym</sc>. ...Oh? All the way from <sc>Johto</sc>, you say? How nice... Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you wished to challenge me. Very well, but I shall not lose."


 * Being defeated
 * "Oh! I concede defeat... You are remarkably strong... I shall give you <sc>RainbowBadge</sc>..."


 * After being defeated
 * "That was a delightful match. I felt inspired. Please, I wish you to have to TM. It is <sc></sc>. It is a wonderful move that drains half the damage it inflicts to heal your <sc>Pokémon</sc>. Please use it if it pleases you."
 * "Losing leaves a bitter aftertaste... But knowing that there are strong trainers spurs me to do better..."

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

 * Before battle
 * "Hello... Lovely weather, isn't it? It's so pleasant. ...Oh dear... I must have dozed off. Welcome. My name is <sc>Erika</sc>. I am the <sc>Leader</sc> of <sc>Celadon Gym</sc>. I am a student of the art of flower arranging. My <sc>Pokémon</sc> are solely of the <sc>Grass</sc> type. ...Oh, I'm sorry, I had no idea that you wished to challenge me. Very well, but I shall not lose."


 * Being defeated
 * "Oh! I concede defeat. You are remarkably strong. I must confer on you the <sc>RainbowBadge</sc>."


 * After being defeated
 * "The <sc>RainbowBadge</sc> will make <sc>Pokémon</sc> up to Lv. 50 obey. It also allows <sc>Pokémon</sc> to use <sc></sc> in and out of battle. Please also take this with you."
 * "TM19 contains <sc></sc>. Half the damage it inflicts is drained to heal your <sc>Pokémon</sc>. Wouldn't you agree it's a wonderful move?"
 * "You are cataloging <sc>Pokémon</sc>? I must say I'm impressed. I would never collect <sc>Pokémon</sc> if they were unattractive."

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Celadon Gym
 * Before battle
 * "Hello... Lovely weather, isn't it? It's so pleasant... I'm afraid I might doze off... My name is Erika. I am the Leader of Celadon Gym. ...Oh? You are from Johto, you say? How nice... Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you wished to challenge me. I know. I have been training myself on not only flower arrangement but also Pokémon battle. I shall not lose."


 * After sending out last Pokémon
 * "Don't go easy on me. Give me everything you've got!"


 * When the last Pokémon is at a critical health
 * "Wow, that’s a bit harsh!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Looks like I underestimated you..."


 * After being defeated
 * "Oh! I concede defeat... You are remarkably strong... I shall give you the Rainbow Badge..."


 * "That was a delightful match. I felt inspired. Please, I wish you to have this TM19 as a special token. It is . It is a wonderful move that drains half the damage it inflicts to heal your Pokémon. It is indeed a horrifying move."


 * "Losing leaves a bitter aftertaste... But knowing that there are strong Trainers spurs me to do better..."

Fighting Dojo
 * Before battle
 * "How are you? Good to see you again! This place doesn't really suit me, but...let's ignore that and battle!"


 * After being defeated
 * "You have grown even stronger..."

Pokégear Registering (Celadon City)
 * "Hi, Jasmine. I heard Whitney from Goldenrod City said you were too plain and should look more fancy. Is that true?"
 * "How did it go?"
 * "Oh, I see... Then why don't you try putting on something especially gorgeous?"
 * "How about a fancy, light blue outfit with a cape over it?"
 * "I see. You think Clair from is a little embarrassing... I'm just taking notes."
 * "Hi, . Would you like to exchange numbers?"
 * Yes: "I am often free in the morning on Sunday. Call me around then."

Pokégear Phone
 * Calling her:
 * "Hello... Oh, hiya, what's up? Things are sweet over here! My schedule's fairly open on Sunday mornings. Try calling me then, OK?"


 * Her calling the player:
 * "Do you like plants? Plants are such delicate things. The amount of water, the condition of the soil, the temperature differences, the changing weather... All those little things we don't think about can have such a huge effect."

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
 * Before battle (first round)
 * "My name is Erika, and I love Grass-type Pokémon."


 * Before battle (second round)
 * "My name is Erika, and I love Grass-type Pokémon. So, you're the one who wishes to challenge me."


 * Before battle (final round)
 * "My name is Erika, and I love Grass-type Pokémon. I have been training myself on not only flower arrangement but also Pokémon battle. I shall not lose."


 * Being defeated
 * "Oh my! Looks like I underestimated you..."


 * If the player is defeated
 * "I was afraid I would doze off..."


 * After being defeated
 * "I concede defeat... You are remarkably strong.... That was a delightful match. I felt inspired."


 * After winning
 * "I feel inspired by my win. Fighting alongside your beloved Pokémon and winning. This is the joy of being a Pokémon Trainer."


 * In the lobby, after the tournament
 * "Oh! I admire your technique. It would make me very happy if I could battle with you again."

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

 * Celadon Gym
 * Before battle
 * "Hello... Lovely weather, isn't it? It's so pleasant... ... ... ... ... ... Zzz."
 * "Oh, dear. I must have dozed off."
 * "Welcome. My name is Erika. I am the Gym Leader of the Celadon City Gym. I am a student of the art of flower arranging. My Pokémon are all of the Grass type. ...Oh, I'm sorry. Did you perhaps wish to challenge me? Very well... but I shall not lose."


 * Being defeated
 * "Oh! I concede defeat. You are remarkably strong."


 * After being defeated
 * "I must confer on you a Rainbow Badge."
 * "A Rainbow Badge raises the level of Pokémon willing to listen to you to Lv. 50, for Pokémon that you have received from other Trainers. And...here. If you'd like, please also take this with you."
 * "TM53 contains . Half the damage it inflicts is drained from the target to heal your Pokémon. Wouldn't you agree that it's a wonderful move?"
 * "Oh my... So you are cataloging the Pokémon you catch? I must say I'm impressed. I myself would never collect a Pokémon if it were not beautiful."


 * Rematch
 * Before battle (first rematch)
 * "Oh, if it isn't the one who's been trying to fill the Pokédex. I do hope things have been going well for you since our last encounter. ...I see. You certainly have been busy. I'm not particularly fond of those kinds of public things... However, battles are different. That's what you came for, isn't it?"


 * Before battle (subsequent rematches)
 * "...Zzz...zzz... Oh, good day to you. ...Hm? A battle? Right now? But of course. I graciously accept."


 * Being defeated
 * "Oh! It appears it is my loss... ... ... ..."


 * After being defeated
 * "Simply marvelous. That was an effort worthy at least 10 Rainbow Badges."

Pokémon Puzzle League

 * Before battle
 * "Oh, hello there. I am quite fond of plant-type Pokémon. How about you? If you desire the Rainbow Badge, you must prove your skill to me. Prepare to battle!"

Pokémon Stadium 2

 * Before battle
 * "...Oh? I beg your pardon. I seem to have dozed off..."
 * "Ah... Are you my partner? I hope that's okay with you."
 * "Seeing flowers in a garden is so soothing."


 * Sending out first Pokémon
 * "Please allow me to begin."


 * Sending out a new Pokémon
 * "<Pokémon>, please go on."
 * "<Pokémon>, it's your turn."
 * "<Pokémon>, it's up to you."
 * "<Pokémon>, please entertain our guest."


 * Recalling a Pokémon
 * "Come back, <Pokémon>."
 * "That's fine, <Pokémon>.
 * "Very nicely done, <Pokémon>."
 * "A marvelous effort, <Pokémon>."


 * Own Pokémon faints
 * "Oh, my goodness."
 * "Oh, you are strong."


 * Player's Pokémon faints
 * "I beg your forgiveness."


 * Own Pokémon lands a critical hit
 * "Oh. A critical hit. I beg your pardon."


 * Player's Pokémon lands a critical hit
 * "Oh. So strong. It hit the weak spot."


 * Own Pokémon being hurt by a
 * "One must endure."


 * Commanding her Pokémon to use a -inducing move
 * "Pleasant dreams."


 * Commanding her Pokémon to use or
 * "<Pokémon>, did you say something?"


 * Successfully putting the player's Pokémon asleep
 * "Has it really drifted off to sleep?"


 * Successfully inflicting another status condition on the player's Pokémon
 * "Oh dear."


 * If the player is defeatead
 * "Oh... Is that all?"


 * After being defeated
 * "Oh... How foolish of me."
 * "There will be days like this."
 * "Your skills surpass mine. I concede defeat."


 * After winning
 * "It became a match I won't forget."
 * "Thank you for bearing with me."
 * "I thank you for your demonstration."


 * If the battle ended in a draw
 * "Isn't this remarkable?"


 * If the player runs from the battle
 * "Oh? What on earth are you planning to do?"

In the main series
Erika appeared in Pokémon Scent-sation!, where she runs a perfumery in Celadon City and sells a special brand of perfume made from the essence of her favorite Pokémon,. ,, and were enamored with the scents, but  insulted the perfume. In protest, the manager, who was later revealed to be the Gym Leader Erika, had him banned from her store and by extension the greenhouse, which also served as the location of the Celadon Gym.

Jessie and James were sneaking into the Gym trying to steal the perfume scents to sell them, but they were stamped with a red X and banned from the Gym, too. Ash found them and untied them in exchange for help entering the Gym.

Disguised as a girl named Ashley, Ash signed up as a student at the Gym. Erika was reading a fairy tale to some Grass-type Pokémon when he found and recognized her. Pikachu instantly recognized Ash and exposed him. Erika finally agreed to a battle for the Gym Badge. She turned out to be very confident in her abilities, but became too confident when Ash used his Charmander—as Fire was Grass Pokémon's greatest weakness—when she tried to use her Weepinbell. However, their match was interrupted when started a fire in the Gym as revenge for being thrown out.

Ash risked his life to run in and rescue Erika's beloved Gloom, who had once saved her from a wild when she was a little girl. Out of gratitude, Erika awarded Ash with the Rainbow Badge.

She also reappeared in flashbacks in Pikachu's Goodbye and the Japanese version of Gotta Catch Ya Later!.

On hand
This listing is of Erika's known Pokémon in the :

In I Choose You!
Erika appeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a timeline separate from the main series. In this continuity, she was the third Gym Leader faced by during his journey around Kanto. Ash defeated her, earning him a Rainbow Badge from Erika.

In Pokémon Origins
Erika appeared briefly in File 3: Giovanni. She was first seen with a and a female. She was then seen being challenged to a Gym and defeated by, earning him the.

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga
In the How I Became a Pokémon Card, Erika appears in Erika and Kaede... and Dark Gloom. She is a childhood friend of Kaede, a Team Rocket operative with allergies to flowers. Kaede had an unfortunate reaction to a flower wreath Erika gave her at a party and ran off in shame. They met again later when Kaede invaded Erika's Gym on behalf of Team Rocket. Erika was overjoyed to see her old friend and seemed to disregard any and all ill plots.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Erika is an elegant young princess who gives lectures at universities and practices archery. She is allied with the "good" Gym Leaders of Kanto, and often assists Misty and Brock during crises.

She debuted in Blame It on Eevee, where she sent out on a quest to capture an unusual Eevee that could change at will between its three elemental forms, due to being "modified" in a Team Rocket experiment. Erika threatened to kill Eevee by removing it from the healing machine Red had put it in; however, it turned out that she was just testing Red's character, and she then revealed her true alliance and saved the Eevee.

Erika then starts teaching at the Celadon University, replacing a dangerous professor. In Whacked by Marowak!, she goes to meet after hearing about her from Misty, only to hear from one of her teammates that a Red look-alike has been spotted right outside of Celadon City. Pika races to him only to find out it was a disguise and the real Trainer, Miles, was hired by the Elite Four, who then beats her to the ground, threatens to take her life, and uses his 's laced with some of his 's s to disable Erika while Yellow chases him. She then figures out that to disguise himself as Red, he would've needed to encounter Red's scent in real life and has Blaine call over for assistance. She is next seen defending Celadon from Lorelei and her and. She then realized that the Good Gym Leaders of Kanto were simply being stalled so Lance could carry out his real plan, and hoped that Yellow and Blaine had found out the same. She also realized that they were being targeted so the Elite Four could get their hands on the Gym Leader's Badges, which one of the Shellder finally retrieved from her and Misty.

Erika is the supervisor of the Kanto Gym Leaders, meaning that she was automatically pitted against Pryce, the Leader of the Johto Gym Leaders, in the exhibition tournament held at the Indigo Plateau in the. She lost that match and was later lured into the Magnet Train along with the other Gym Leaders to fight masked s. She witnessed Misty's sudden burst of strength and gave her a flower brooch. Erika was on the front half of the train which later was about to crash into a dead end, but Red appeared out of nowhere to stop the train. Erika then lent Red her Pokégear.

Pokémon
This is a listing of Erika's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Erika appears in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga in the chapter A Tough Battle With The Powerful Venusaur!!. She appears with her, preparing to help defeat Team Rocket. Red and Erika attempt to steal the Silph Scope from Team Rocket as they guard the Gym searching for Erika and Red. They hide in the bulb of Erika's but are eventually exposed due to  "passing gas" inside the bulb. Team Rocket captures them, but they eventually escape.

Later, she appears in a performance on stage showing her in which it evolved into a  and then into a, which didn't please the judges.

In this series, Erika's father is the Silph Co.'s president.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga
When Satoshi reaches Celadon City, he challenges the Gym Leader, Erika, to a battle. In the middle of the battle, Charmeleon accidentally burns Erika's kimono and responds by ing. Erika was about to be declared the winner but Erika mentions that Satoshi raised his Charmeleon well and gives him the.

In the TCG
In the, the card allows each player to draw up to three cards. Another card,, demonstrates her kindness, depicting her as helping a out of the rain. enables the player to trade two cards in a hand for two Pokémon in the deck, both with Erika in their names. is attached to the player's Active Pokémon, and if that Pokémon is not knocked out, the card returns to the owner's hand; it allows the player to reduce the damage their attacks inflict on the Defending Pokémon. allows the player to peek at the hand of the opponent and force them to summon any number of basic Pokémon from the hand to the Bench.

As in the anime, she also appears to make fragrances, such as LeAF, depicted on Erika's perfume.

Erika has an TCG Erika (eponymous) TCG Theme Deck in the TCG Gym Heroes expansion. Its TCG Tamamushi City Gym (Japanese counterpart) is based on the Celadon Gym.

Artwork
Artwork from the cards:

Cards
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Erika or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

In the TFG
was slated to be released as a in the  of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.

Trivia

 * Erika's Japanese Leader title is.
 * Erika's Pokémon Yellow sprite had been altered from the original games. The only other significant opponents to be changed were Blue, Brock, and Misty, based on their prominent anime counterparts.
 * In every battle against Erika, at least one of her Pokémon knows a -inducing move.
 * Erika's Generation III sprite is the only one of her sprites that does not have a Poké Ball in it.
 * In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, in her rematch team, Erika's Victreebel and Bellossom don't level up at all, both staying at Level 56.
 * If one looks closely at her hairband and obi in the HeartGold and SoulSilver artwork, the heart-shaped crest from the HeartGold logo can be seen.
 * In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Erika's hairband and obi are red, in her official artwork, battle sprite, VS sprite. However, in her overworld sprite, they are magenta instead.
 * Erika is the only Kanto Gym Leader to have the same Japanese and English name.
 * Also, Erika's Badge, the Rainbow Badge, is the only Kanto Badge to have the same Japanese and English name.

Erika's Pokémon
Angela