Candice

"It's OK! You can let that person in. Cynthia sent word to me. You're working on a Pokédex, aren't you? There should be many rare Pokémon in the temple. Enjoy your exploring!"-Candice, Pokémon Platinum.

Candice (スズナ Suzuna) serves as the Gym Leader at the Snowpoint City Gym. She specializes in -type Pokémon and holds the Icicle Badge for the trainers that can defeat her.

In Anime
Candice appeared in Pokémon Galactic Battles episode 21 as a teacher. Zoey calls her Ms Senior, because she is Zoey's senior to her junior, and She calls Zoey by the nickname "Zo-zo." When Zoey told Dawn, Ash, and Brock about when she got her Glameow, she mentioned that Candice helped her take care of Glameow when she was too young to have a Pokémon.

In Episode 22 She had her Gym Battle with Ash, in traditional 4-on-4 style with her Snover, Sneasel, Medicham and Abomasnow, her partner. In the end however she lost and gave Ash the Icicle Badge.

In Game
Candice first appeared in the Diamond and Pearl games as the Gym Leader of Snowpoint City's Gym. Upon defeating her, the player will receive the Icicle Badge, and TM72 (Avalanche). Sometime later, Candice can be seen again at the Snowpoint Temple. Candice and Veilstone City's Maylene are best friends.

Platinum
Rematch

Voice Actresses

 * English: Kether Donohue
 * Japanese: Noriko Shitaya
 * Czech: Jitka Mouckova, Jana Palenickova
 * Spanish: Valle Acebron, Blanca Hualde
 * Iberian Spanish: Cristina Hernandez, Cynthia De Pando

Trivia

 * Candice's name is a play on the word ICE, since she is an -type Pokémon trainer.
 * Candice could possible be modeled after the legend of the Yuki-onna, as she has black hair, pale skin, and trains ice types.
 * Candice is the only female Gym Leader to specialize in -Types.
 * All type Gym Leaders are the seventh of their region: Pryce of Mahogany Town and Brycen of Icirrus City.
 * In the anime, Candice has a habit of saying Key-eye! to punctuate her sentences.