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Biography
Iris close up.
Iris is a wild girl that Ash met while traveling in the Unova region. Ash first encountered Iris by mistaking her hair for a Pokémon (since he saw her in a bush picking berries and used his Pokédex, which told him that the Pokémon was in her hair.) He then threw a Poké Ball at her head and she then yells at Ash but soon becomes quick friends with his Pikachu, by hugging him and poking his cheeks which caused him to zap her. Her goal used to be a secret to Ash and Cilan, though it is revealed in BW030, that her goal was to become a dragon master. She also wishes to see the legendary Pokémon Zekrom. She appears to be a wild child and has been seen swinging from vines in forests in order to get from place to place.
Iris, like Ash, Dawn and Misty seems to have her partner Pokémon stay out of its Poké Ball on most occasions. Her partner Pokémon is Axew, the Tusk Pokémon. However, despite the fact, it doesn't go into its Poké Ball and Axew just jumps into Iris' hair whenever she decides to actively go somewhere.
Iris holding the set of wings which she won at the Don Battle Tournament.
Unlike May or Dawn she practically radiates confidence. On the tomboy scale she is between Misty and May. Her expressions unseen by others suggests a sly, almost manipulative, but well meaning nature. Like Misty at the start of their journey, Ash is in the dark that Iris may or may not be a Gym Leader. Also like Misty, Iris thinks Ash is a little kid but helps him out since he doesn't know a lot about the Unova region.
In BW036, she meets Georgia, her rival. She also told Ash and Cilan of how she obtained her Excadrill.
In BW040, she entered the Don Battle Tournament and won the Wing Set.
Pokémon
| Pokémon | Information | |
| Not much is yet known about Iris' Axew. However, like Ash's Pikachu, it doesn't go in its Poké Ball, and when it needs to retreat, it hides in Iris' hair, coming out to eat when necessary. It hasn't been used in battle much, but when it does, it is shown to be weak and is likely to be a very young Pokémon. It was seen to dream of evolving all the way up to be an Haxorus. Axew's moves are Dragon Rage, Scratch and Outrage. | ||
| Axew ♂ | ||
| Pokémon | Information | |
| Iris sent out her Excadrill when her Axew got captured by a wild Scolipede. Excadrill is an incredibly powerful Pokémon and has powerful moves such as Drill Run which makes Excadrill a powerhouse of Iris' team. When it is sent out, it spins around, folding its arms and head together like a drill. It however does not always obey Iris and requires coaxing before it will battle its opponents. It is also revealed in BW036 that Iris captured Excadrill as a Drilbur. Excadrill's moves are Dig, Metal Claw, Drill Run, Fury Swipes, Mud-Slap and Focus Blast. | ||
| Drilbur → Excadrill ♂ | ||
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After meeting up with Bianca, Ash and his friends learned of her quest to capture an Emolga. After Iris saved the wild Emolga from several Swoobats, it decided to go with Iris, not Bianca. Emolga's moves are Volt Switch, Discharge, Attract and Hidden Power. | |
| Emolga ♀ | ||
Voice Actresses
- English: Eileen Stevens
- Japanese: Aoi Yuki
- Dutch: Sophie Hoeberechts
- Spanish: Belen Rodriguez
- Mandarin Chinese: Lin Meixiu
- Finnish: Saara Aalto
- Brazilian Portuguese: Agatha Paulita
- Latin American Spanish: Susana Moreno
Gallery
Trivia
- Iris is considered the first Black Character in the Pokémon anime, with Lenora being the second and Marshal being the third.
- In the games she is the second, with Lenora appearing before her.
- Iris is currently the only main character to travel with Ash in the anime series to keep her Japanese name.
- Iris is the fourth main character besides Ash, Misty and Dawn who keep their partner Pokémon out of its Poké Ball.
- Iris is the second of Ash's companions to have an Electric-type Pokémon. The first was Dawn.
- Strangely, both Dawn's Pachirisu and Iris' Emolga are based on a type of squirrel.
- Iris is named after the Iris Flower which is a native flower to Africa and North America. Also in Greek mythology Iris is the godess of the rainbow.
- In BW034, Iris was revealed to have a fear of Ice-type Pokémon, the same way Misty has a fear of Bug-Type Pokémon.
- Iris has currently won two Tournaments in the course of the anime series so far.
- The first was back in her youth which was the Dragon Village Tournament, the second being the Don Battle tournament.
- In the anime, she appears to be a novice trainer (still starting out), while in Pokemon Black and White game, she is a Gym Leader (though she does not play as the gym leader in the black version). It is unknown whether or not she is going to share this with Ash and Cilan, or even if she is a gym leader in the anime.
- Iris is Ash's only female companion that doesn't have a bike.
- Iris is the third female character to have glowing red eyes when she gets super mad. The other two being Jessie and May.
| Iris' Pokémon | |
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| Befriended |        |
| Iris | |