Roxanne

Roxanne (Japanese: ? Tsutsuji) is the Gym Leader of Rustboro City. Trainers who defeat her receive the Stone Badge. She is a scholar who specializes in Rock-type Pokémon.

Her English name means "dawn", but was problably chosen because it begins with "rocks".

In the Anime

Ash and his friend 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 a news crew. Ash's Pikachu was able to defeat both of her Pokémon through a combonation 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

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 Pokemon.

Her desire is to learn all about Pokemon through battling.

In addition to the Stone Badge, Roxanne gives out TM 39, Rock Tomb, in Pokémon Ruby, Pokémon Sapphire, and Pokémon Emerald.

Pokémon

This listing is for Roxanne's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared.

Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire

• Level 14 Geodude
• Level 15 Nosepass

Pokémon Emerald

Gym Battle

• Level 12 Geodude
• Level 12 Geodude
• Level 15 Nosepass

First Rematch

• Level 32 Golem
• Level 35 Kabuto
• Level 35 Onix
• Level 37 Nosepass

Second Rematch

• Level 37 Omanyte
• Level 37 Golem
• Level 40 Kabutops
• Level 40 Onix
• Level 42 Nosepass

Third Rematch

• Level 42 Omastar
• Level 42 Golem
• Level 45 Kabutops
• Level 45 Onix
• Level 47 Nosepass

Fourth Rematch

• Level 47 Aerodactyl
• Level 47 Golem
• Level 47 Omastar
• Level 60 Kabutops
• Level 50 Steelix
• Level 52 Nosepass

In the Pokémon Special Manga

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 Special, Sapphire] arrived in Rustboro eager to win her fist 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 Cosmo, 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