Pokémon/Characters/Roxanne

Roxanne 150px Tsutsuji Rustboro City Stone Badge TM39Rock Tomb Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire "Gonna Rule The School!", ep. 291 "Vs. Nosepass (Part 1)", chap. 190 Rock type Geodude, Nosepass Geodude, Nosepass Nosepass, Graveler, Cradily Roxanne is the Gym Leader of Rustboro City in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Emerald. She is a scholar who specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. In the Anime thumb|Roxanne, as seen in the anime Ash Ketchum and his friends met Roxanne when May found a lost Poliwag from Roxanne's school. Roxanne teaches classes on Pokémon to the citizens of Rustboro. She won't accept a challenge from a trainer unless he or she takes a class at the school. Roxanne is in charge of teaching very young children about Pokémon. After some time spent at the school, Ash challenged Roxanne at the Gym while being filmed by some of Roxanne's students. Ash's Pikachu was able to defeat both of her Pokémon through a combination of pure electrical power and the Iron Tail technique, taking Roxanne by surprise. Roxanne apparently knows Professor Oak, as he gives live remote lectures for the students at the school. Pokémon This listing is of Roxanne Pokémon in the Pokémon anime. Geodude Nosepass In the Games thumb|Roxanne, as seen in R/S/E Roxanne's title is "The Rock-Loving Honor Student." Her strategy is Rock-type power attacks. She believes Rock-type Pokémon to be "rock solid". Roxanne became a Gym Leader so that she could apply what she learned at the Pokémon Trainers School in battle. She wants to face many new opponents to see them demonstrate how they battle and with which Pokémon. Her desire is to learn all about Pokémon through battling. Pokémon This listing is for Roxanne's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared. Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire Level 14 Geodude - Tackle, Defense Curl, Rock throw, Rock Tomb Level 15 Nosepass - Tackle, Harden, Rock Throw, Rock Tomb Pokémon Emerald Gym MatchLevel 12 Geodude Tackle Defense Curl Rock Throw Rock TombLevel 12 Geodude Tackle Defense Curl Rock Throw Rock TombLevel 15 Nosepass Block Harden Tackle Rock TombN/AN/AN/A First RematchLevel 32 GolemLevel 35 KabutoLevel 35 OnixLevel 37 NosepassN/AN/A Second RematchLevel 37 OmanyteLevel 37 GolemLevel 40 KabutopsLevel 40 OnixLevel 42 NosepassN/A Third RematchLevel 42 OmastarLevel 42 GolemLevel 45 KabutopsLevel 45 OnixLevel 47 NosepassN/A Fourth RematchLevel 47 Aerodactyl Rock Slide Hyper Beam Supersonic ProtectLevel 47 Golem Focus Punch Rollout Earthquake ExplosionLevel 47 Omastar Protect Ice Beam Rock Slide SurfLevel 50 Kabutops Swords Dance Ice Beam Surf Rock SlideLevel 50 Steelix Iron Tail Roar Explosion Rock SlideLevel 52 Nosepass Double Team Explosion Protect Rock Slide In the Pokémon Adventures Manga right|frame|Roxanne Roxanne is an honor student at the Pokémon Trainers School of Rustboro and knows much trivia about Pokémon. She's also extremely arrogant about her intellect. Roxanne travels around by riding on her Graveler. She keeps her Nosepass's Poké Ball in a hollowed-out book. In Pokémon Adventures, Sapphire arrived in Rustboro eager to win her first Badge. She entered the Rustboro Gym only to see a clasroom full of students listening to a lecture from Roxanne. Roxanne makes her opponents take a written test as part of the Gym challenge. Despite her difficulty with schoolwork, Sapphire got the highest marks in the testing due to her tutoring from her father, Professor Birch. Sapphire battled with her Aron only to have Roxanne's Nosepass block her attacks with Harden. Sapphire was unable to withdraw her Aron from the battle thanks to Nosepass' Magnet Pull. Sapphire, however, realized that Nosepass must always face north and had her Aron attack from behind. In the Hoenn conflict, she sided with Team Aqua. She had worked with Professor Cozmo, who unknowngly assisted the evil team, and reasoned that the Professor wouldn't support an evil group. She changed her mind after Kyogre and Groudon started their rampage. Pokémon This listing is for Roxanne's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga. Nosepass Graveler Name References Language Name OriginJapaneseツツジTsutsujiLiterally means "azalea".EnglishRoxanneSimilarity with the word "rock".FrenchRoxanneSimilarity with the word "roche" (rock).GermanFeliziaPossible derivation from "Felsen" (stone)ItalianPetraPossible relation to "pietra" (stone).SpanishPetraPossible relation to "piedra" and "petreo" ("stone" and "rocky" respectively).HebrewקליירRussianРоксаннаA phonetical translation of "Roxanne".Chinese杜鵑Du JuanA phonetical translation of "Tsutsuji".