Roxie

Roxie
A Little Poison in Your Days, a Little Poison on the Stage
Information
Gender	Female
Hometown	Virbank City
Region	Unova
Family	Unnamed father
In other languages
English	Name Roxie
English	Name Roxie
Other information
Preferred type	Poison type
Badge	Toxic Badge

Roxie is the Poison-type Unova Gym Leader in Unova.

Appearance

Roxie is a medium height, slim young girl with bright blue eyes, pale skin and long layered white hair tied in a high, spiky ponytail with a purple and blue cherry bobble. Roxie wears a loose sky blue dress with magenta-purple stripes over a black vest top and long black boots with teal platforms. Roxie is often seen with her symbolic black bass with purple stripes.

Personality

Punkish and rebellious, Roxie befits the stereotype of a typical Rocker. She is a passionate musician, who enjoys her band very much.Interestingly, her choice of Pokémon type suites various real life rock songs and themes for example "Poison" sung by famous singer, Alice Cooper.

She is shown to be rather determined and stubborn, as she was adamant in forcing her father to do his job as a sailor, and when she knew that he quit his sailor job to venture into Pokéstar Studios, she furiously blurted out "idiot" for eight times. However, she still cares for her father, as she comforted him after knowing that he was mocked by the audience for his movie.

Biography

Games

In Black 2 and White 2, Roxie is the second Gym Leader the player character meets and battles.

Masters

Main article: Roxie (Masters)

Manga

Main article: Roxie (Adventures)

Roxie held a concert in Virbank City, which Blake and Whitley attended. She was one of the judges of the chorus groups, and joined Blake and Whitley's group to Castelia City.

Anime

Main article: Roxie (anime)

Roxie made her debut in "Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1" and was the final Gym Leader Ash Ketchum faced after he heard the Opelucid Gym was closed. She's the lead vocalist and bass player of her band, "Koffing and the Toxics", and she exudes confidence. Unlike other Gym Leaders encountered, she pits her three Pokémon against her opponent's entire team, stating that if her opponent beats her team, she gives them the Toxic Badge.

Sprites

Roxie's battle sprite in Black 2 & White 2

Roxie's VS. sprite in Black & White

Pokémon

Gym battle

• Normal
• Challenge

Koffing		Whirlipede
Lv. 16	♀	Lv. 18	♀
Ability: Levitate		Ability: Poison Point
Item: None		Item: None
-		Venoshock		-	-	-	-
-		Poison Sting		-	-	-	-
-		Protect		-	-	-	-
-		Pursuit		-	-	-	-

Koffing		Grimer		Whirlipede
Lv. 17	♀	Lv. 17	♀	Lv. 19	♀
Ability: Levitate		Ability: Stench		Ability: Poison Point
Item: Oran Berry		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Venoshock		Venoshock		-	-	-
-		Mud-Slap		Poison Sting		-	-	-
-		Disable		Protect		-	-	-
-		Poison Gas		Rollout		-	-	-

Driftveil tournament/Mix tournament

• Driftveil
• Mix

Scolipede		Seviper		Garbodor		Golbat		Garbodor		Golbat
Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Weak Armor		Ability: Inner Focus
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Coil		Toxic Spikes		Confuse Ray		Sludge		Venoshock
-		Venoshock		Amnesia		Air Slash		Stockpile		Toxic
-		Toxic		Venoshock		Attract		Swallow		Fly
-		Bulldoze		DoubleSlap		Poison Fang		Clear Smog		Mean Look

Scolipede		Seviper		Garbodor		Golbat		Garbodor		Golbat
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Weak Armor		Ability: Inner Focus
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Coil		Toxic Spikes		Confuse Ray		Sludge		Venoshock
-		Venoshock		Amnesia		Air Slash		Stockpile		Toxic
-		Toxic		Venoshock		Attract		Swallow		Fly
-		Bulldoze		DoubleSlap		Poison Fang		Clear Smog		Mean Look

• Poison-type Tournament
• Unova Gym Leader Tournament

Scolipede		Toxicroak		Garbodor		Crobat		Drapion		Amoonguss
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Anticipation		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Battle Armor		Ability: Effect Spore
Item: Choice Scarf		Item: Focus Sash		Item: Expert Belt		Item: Psychic Gem		Item: Scope Lens		Item: Black Sludge
-		Poison Jab		Psychic		Cross Poison		Cross Poison		Foul Play
-		Swords Dance		Thunderbolt		Zen Headbutt		Night Slash		Spore
-		Drain Punch		Focus Blast		Tailwind		Ice Fang		Giga Drain
-		Protect		Protect		Brave Bird		Protect		Protect

Scolipede		Seviper		Garbodor		Crobat		Drapion		Amoonguss
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Battle Armor		Ability: Effect Spore
Item: Liechi Berry		Item: Shuca Berry		Item: Salac Berry		Item: Payapa Berry		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Ganlon Berry
-		Sludge Wave		Gunk Shot		Cross Poison		Cross Poison		Toxic
-		Dark Pulse		Rock Blast		Brave Bird		Night Slash		Spore
-		Dragon Tail		Clear Smog		U-turn		Fire Fang		Giga Drain
-		Glare		Stockpile		Tailwind		Acupressure		Substitute

Trivia

• Roxie's Japanese Gym leader title is "ポイズンライフ ポイズンライブ！".
• Roxie is the first Gym leader to make an appearance in the anime before her debut in the games.
• Roxie's instrument appears to be designed after the Venipede family.
• Roxie is left-haned.
• Roxie's name may be a combination of the music genre "rock" and "toxic" which relates to Poison-type and being in a rock band.
• Roxie is the first Poison-type Gym leader since Kanto's Koga and his daughter Janine.
• Roxie's Whirlipede is underleveled as her Venepede should have evolved at Level 22.
• In the real games excluding spin-offs, Roxie and her band are the first to provide vocals: In Japan, where Koffing is known as Dogars, the chant is "D-O-G-A-R-S DOGARS!" This was changed to "P-O-K-E-M-O-N POKEMON" for the English release.
• Roxie's name in Japanese, (ホミカ, Homika) means Nux vomica, a type of poison tree.

Gallery

Roxie's challenge sprite

Roxie's gym, reminiscent of a stage

Battling against Roxie

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