Erika

For the Coordinator who battled May, see Erica.

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Erika エリカ Erika
"The Nature-Loving Princess!"
Art from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Female
Eye color	Gray*, Green*, Brown *
Hair color	Black*, Blue*, Teal*
Hometown	Celadon City
Region	Kanto
Relatives	None
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	I, II, III, IV
Games	Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Pokémon Stadium, Stadium 2
Leader of	Celadon Gym
Badge	Rainbow Badge
Specializes in	Template:Type2s
Anime debut	Pokémon Scent-sation
English voice actor	Leah Applebaum
Japanese voice actor	Kyoko Hikami

Erika (Japanese: エリカ Erika) is the Gym Leader of Celadon City's Gym, known officially as the Celadon Gym. She hands out the Rainbow Badge to Trainers who defeat her. She is a serene young woman who specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. She sometimes dresses in elegant kimonos and seems to represent traditional Japanese beauty.

In the games

Art of Erika from Pokémon Red and Blue

Full art of Erika from Generation I

Artwork of Erika from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Erika's title is The Nature-Loving Princess.

Erika is ladylike, and a teacher of flower-arranging. She is a quiet girl, but she's well-known in Celadon City. Erika only collects Pokémon if she considers them attractive, though her definition of attractive seems to include varieties only a botanist could love. She also tends to doze off quite a bit, implying she may be narcoleptic (or simply being affected by the powders given of by the grass Pokémon), but will become inspired after a good match.

In addition to the Rainbow Badge, Erika gives out TM21 (Mega Drain), in Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, their remakes HeartGold and SoulSilver, as well as FireRed and LeafGreen, she gives out TM19 (Giga Drain).

She is able to be rebattled in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after talking to her on Saturday or Sunday between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM. She is found by Celadon City's fountain. If she is called on Sunday morning, she will happily give a rematch at the Fighting Dojo.

Fame Checker

This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Erika in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Celadon City - sign

• What does this person do?

"Celadon City Pokémon Gym

Leader: Erika

The Nature-Loving Princess!"

Celadon Gym - Erika

• Favorite kind of Pokémon?

"I am a student of the art of flower arranging.

My Pokémon are solely of the Grass type."

Celadon Gym - Lass Lola

• What is this person like?

"Our Leader Erika might be quiet, but she’s famous around here."

Celadon Gym - Beauty Tamia

• What is this person like?

"We only use Grass-type Pokémon at our Gym.

Why? We also use them for making flower arrangements!"

Celadon Gym - Erika

• Favorite kind of Pokémon?

"I would never collect Pokémon if they were unattractive."

Celadon Mansion - Pokémon Journal

• There’s a rumor...

"Rumor has it that if you peek into Celadon Gym, you can often see Erika snoozing."

Message from Erika

• From: Erika
• To: [Player]

"I am so glad that there are strong Trainers like you.

That awareness alone inspires and motivates me to try harder.

Please visit me again.

Zzz..."

Pokémon

This listing is of Erika's Pokémon in the games in which she has appeared.

Pokémon Red, Green and Blue

File:ErikaRBYsprite.png Erika Celadon Gym Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Erika Oak Celadon Gym Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $2871

Types: Grass Poison Victreebel Lv.29 Wrap Normal   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Type: Grass Unknown Tangela Lv.24 Bind Normal   --       Constrict Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Vileplume Lv.29 PoisonPowder Poison   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Petal Dance Grass   --

Pokémon Yellow

File:Y Erika.png Erika Celadon Gym Yellow Professor and Professor Erika Oak Celadon Gym Yellow Reward: $3168

Type: Grass Unknown Tangela Lv.30 Bind Normal   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Vine Whip Grass   --       Constrict Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Weepinbell Lv.32 Wrap Normal   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Types: Grass Poison Gloom Lv.32 Acid Poison   --       Petal Dance Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

File:Erika 02.png Leader Erika Celadon Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Leader and Professor Erika Oak Celadon Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4600

Type: Grass Unknown Held item: None Tangela♀ Lv.42 Vine Whip Grass   --       Bind Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Victreebel♀ Lv.46 Sunny Day Fire   --       Synthesis Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Types: Grass Flying Held item: None Jumpluff♀ Lv.41 Mega Drain Grass   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Cotton Spore Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Type: Grass Unknown Held item: None Bellossom♀ Lv.46 Sunny Day Fire   --       Synthesis Grass   --       Petal Dance Grass   --       SolarBeam Grass   --

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

File:SpriteErika.png Leader Erika Celadon Gym FireRed and LeafGreen Leader and Professor Erika Oak Celadon Gym FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $2900

Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Victreebel♀ Lv.29 Stun Spore Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tangela♀ Lv.24 PoisonPowder Poison   --       Constrict Normal   --       Ingrain Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Vileplume♀ Lv.29 Sleep Powder Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym match

File:ErikaHGSS.gif Leader Erika Celadon Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Erika Oak Celadon Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6720

Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Jumpluff♀ Lv.51 Leech Seed Grass Status   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tangela♀ Lv.52 AncientPower Rock Special   --       Wring Out Normal Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Victreebel♀ Lv.56 Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: Sitrus Berry Bellossom♀ Lv.56 Sunny Day Fire Status   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Synthesis Grass Status   --

Second battle (Rematch)

File:ErikaHGSS.gif Leader Erika Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Erika Oak Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6600

Types: Grass Dark Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Shiftry♀ Lv.54 Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Jumpluff♀ Lv.53 U-turn Bug Physical   --       Memento Dark Status   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: Kelpsy Berry Victreebel♀ Lv.56 Natural Gift Normal Physical   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Bellossom♀ Lv.56 Sunny Day Fire Status   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tangrowth♀ Lv.60 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roserade♀ Lv.55 Weather Ball Normal Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Stun Spore Grass Status   --

Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

File:Erika Stadium.jpg Erika Celadon Gym Pokémon Stadium Professor and Professor Erika Oak Celadon Gym Pokémon Stadium Reward: None

Types: Grass Poison Vileplume Lv.50 Acid Poison   --       Absorb Grass   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Victreebel Lv.50 Sleep Powder Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Cut Normal   --       Type: Grass Unknown Tangela Lv.50 Bind Normal   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Types: Grass Poison Gloom Lv.50 Acid Poison   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Petal Dance Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Types: Grass Poison Weepinbell Lv.50 Wrap Normal   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Types: Grass Psychic Exeggcute Lv.50 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Toxic Poison   --       Psychic Psychic   --

Round 2

File:Erika Stadium.jpg Erika Celadon Gym Pokémon Stadium Professor and Professor Erika Oak Celadon Gym Pokémon Stadium Reward: None

Types: Grass Poison Vileplume Lv.50 Stun Spore Grass   --       Petal Dance Grass   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Type: Normal Unknown Clefable Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Type: Grass Unknown Tangela Lv.50 Bind Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Types: Water Ice Dewgong Lv.50 Blizzard Ice   --       Rest Psychic   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Surf Water   --       Types: Grass Poison Victreebel Lv.50 Wrap Normal   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Toxic Poison   --       Types: Grass Psychic Exeggutor Lv.50 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Explosion Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Mega Drain Grass   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

File:S2 Leader Erika.png Leader Erika Celadon Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Leader and Professor Erika Oak Celadon Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: None

Type: Grass Unknown Held item: Focus Band Bellossom♀ Lv.50 Sleep Powder Grass   --       Return Normal   --       Moonlight Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Lucky Punch Chansey♀ Lv.50 Sing Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Softboiled Normal   --       Type: Grass Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Tangela♀ Lv.50 Sleep Powder Grass   --       Slam Normal   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Vaporeon♀ Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Rest Psychic   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: PRZCureBerry Venusaur♀ Lv.50 Sleep Powder Grass   --       Cut Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Types: Grass Flying Held item: None Jumpluff♀ Lv.50 Sleep Powder Grass   --       Return Normal   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Leech Seed Grass   --

Round 2

File:S2 Leader Erika.png Leader Erika Celadon Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Leader and Professor Erika Oak Celadon Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: None

Type: Grass Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Bellossom♀ Lv.50 Return Normal   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Types: Grass Psychic Held item: Focus Band Exeggutor♀ Lv.50 Psychic Psychic   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Type: Ground Unknown Held item: Thick Club Marowak♀ Lv.50 Bonemerang Ground   --       Rest Psychic   --       Snore Normal   --       Belly Drum Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: Bright Powder Ninetales♀ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Types: Water Flying Held item: Mint Berry Mantine♀ Lv.50 Rest Psychic   --       Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Miracle Berry Blissey♀ Lv.50 Sing Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Light Screen Psychic   --

Quotes

Pokémon Red and Blue/FireRed and LeafGreen

• Before battle

"Hello. Lovely weather isn't it? It's so pleasant. ...Oh dear... I must have dozed off. Welcome. My name is Erika. I am the Leader of Celadon Gym. I teach the art of flower arranging. My Pokémon are of the Grass-type. Oh, I'm sorry, I had no idea that you wished to challenge me. Very well, but I shall not lose."

• When defeated

"Oh! I concede defeat. You are remarkably strong. I must confer you the Rainbow Badge."

Pokémon Gold and Silver

• Before battle

"Hello... Lovely weather, isn't it? It's so pleasant... ...I'm afraid I may doze off... My name is Erika. I am the Leader of Celadon Gym. ...Oh? All the way from Johto, you say? How nice... Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you wished to challenge me. Very well, but I shall not lose."

• When defeated

"Oh! I concede defeat... You are remarkably strong... I shall give you Rainbow Badge..."

• After being defeated

"Losing leaves a bitter aftertaste... But knowing that there are strong Trainers spurs me to do better..."

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Celadon Gym

• Before battle

"Hello... Lovely weather, isn't it? It's so pleasant... I'm afraid I might doze off... My name is Erika. I am the Leader of Celadon Gym. ...Oh? You are from Johto, you say? How nice... Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you wished to challenge me. I know. I have been training myself on not only flower arrangement but also Pokémon battle. I shall not lose."

• After sending out last Pokémon

"Don't go easy on me. Give me everything you've got!"

• During battle

"Wow, that’s a bit harsh!"

• When defeated

"Looks like I underestimated you..."

• After being defeated

"Oh! I concede defeat... You are remarkably strong... I shall give you the Rainbow Badge..."

"That was a delightful match. I felt inspired. Please, I wish you to have this TM19 as a special token. It is Giga Drain. It is a wonderful move that drains half the damage it inflicts to heal your Pokémon. It is indeed a horrifying move."

"Losing leaves a bitter aftertaste... But knowing that there are strong Trainers spurs me to do better..."

Fighting Dojo

• Before battle

"How are you? Good to see you again! This place doesn't really suit me, but...let's ignore that and battle!"

• After being defeated

"You have grown even stronger..."

Pokégear Registering (Celadon City)

"Hi, Jasmine. I heard Whitney from Goldenrod City said you were too plain and should look more fancy. Is that true?"

Jasmine: "Yes... I'm thinking maybe I should participate in this Contest in Sinnoh to try and be more vibrant..."

"How did it go?"

Jasmine: "I couldn't bring myself to go to the Contest."

"Oh, I see... Then why don't you try putting on something especially gorgeous?"

Jasmine: "Ah, yes! Maybe I can bring myself to enter the Contest!"

"How about a fancy, light blue outfit with a cape over it?"

Jasmine: "What? That's too embarrassing!"

"I see. You think Clair from Blackthorn is a little embarrassing... I'm just taking notes."

Jasmine: "Oh, no! Erika, that's not what I meant!"

"Hi, <player>. Would you like to exchange numbers?"

Yes: "I am often free in the morning on Sunday. Call me around then."

Pokégear Phone

• Calling her:

"Hello... Oh, hiya, what's up? Things are sweet over here! My schedule's fairly open on Sunday mornings. Try calling me then, OK?"

Sprites

File:ErikaRBYsprite.png	File:Erika Y.png	File:Erika 02.png	File:SpriteErika.png	File:ErikaHGSS.gif		File:Erika Stadium.jpg	File:S2 Leader Erika.png
Erika's sprite from Generation I	Erika's sprite from Pokémon Yellow	Erika's sprite from Generation II	Erika's sprite from Generation III	Erika's sprite from Generation IV	Erika's VS sprite from Generation IV	Erika's artwork from Pokémon Stadium	Erika's artwork from Pokémon Stadium 2

In the anime

Erika in the anime

Erika appeared in Pokémon Scent-sation!, running a perfumery in Celadon City where she sold a special brand of perfume made from the essence of her favorite Pokémon, Gloom. Misty, Brock, and Pikachu were enamored with the scents, but Ash insulted the perfume. In protest, the manager, who was later revealed to be the Gym Leader Erika, had him banned from her store and by extension the greenhouse/Celadon Gym.

Jessie and James were sneaking into the gym trying to steal the perfume scents to sell them, but they were stamped with a red X and banned from the gym, too. Ash found them and untied them in exchange for help entering the gym.

Erika as the manager in her Perfume Shop

Disguised as a girl named Ashley, Ash signed up as a student at the Gym. Erika was reading a fairy tale to some Grass-type Pokémon when he found and recognized her. Pikachu instantly recognized Ash and exposed him. Erika finally agreed to a battle for the Gym Badge. She turned out to be very confident in her abilities, but became too confident when Ash used his Charmander - as Fire was Grass Pokémon's greatest weakness - when she tried to use her Weepinbell. However, their match was interrupted when Team Rocket started a fire in the Gym as revenge for being thrown out.

Ash risked his life to run in and rescue Erika's beloved Gloom, who had once saved her from a wild Grimer when she was a little girl. Out of gratitude, Erika awarded Ash with the Rainbow Badge.

Pokémon

This listing is of Erika's known Pokémon in the anime:

Tangela

Debut	Pokémon Scent-sation!

One of Erika's battling Pokémon, Tangela is a strong Pokémon that manages to use its vines and Stun Spore in order to incapacitate the enemy. In its battle against Ash, it managed to take out Bulbasaur before eventually succumbing.

Weepinbell

Debut	Pokémon Scent-sation!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Eric Stuart

Weepinbell was only seen briefly in battle with Ash. Against Ash's Charmander, Weepinbell did not stand much of a chance and had its attacks destroyed by fire. It was eventually Skull Bashed out of the match.

Weepinbell's only known move is Razor Leaf.

Gloom

Debut	Pokémon Scent-sation!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kaori Tsuji
English	Kayzie Rogers

Gloom once saved Erika from a Grimer when she was a girl. From that moment onwards, they have become very close friends.

Erika used Gloom in a gym battle against Ash Ketchum. With its horrid scent, it defeated Charmander easily. But before it could fight with Ash's Pikachu, a bomb placed in the Gym by Team Rocket exploded, setting the Gym ablaze.

Even though everyone managed to escape, Gloom was still trapped in the Gym surrounded by flames. Ash rushed into the Gym and rescued Gloom. In gratitude for saving Gloom, Erika gave Ash the Rainbow Badge.

Voice actors

A child Erika and her Gloom

Language Voice actor Japanese 氷上恭子 Kyoko Hikami English Leah Applebaum Czech Jolana Smyčková German Martina Dunker Brazilian Portuguese Letícia Quinto Spanish Latin America Mariana Ortiz Spain Gloria Núñez

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Erika Adventures.png

Erika

In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Erika is an elegant young princess who gives lectures at universities and practices archery. She is allied with the "good" Gym Leaders of Kanto, and often assists Misty and Brock during crises.

She sent Red out on a quest to capture an unusual Eevee that could change at will between its three elemental forms, due to being "modified" in a Team Rocket experiment. Erika threatened to kill Eevee by removing it from the healing machine Red had put it in; however, it turned out that she was just testing Red's character, and she then revealed her true alliance and saved the Eevee. She debuted in Blame it on Eevee.

Erika then starts teaching at the Celadon Pokémon School, replacing a dangerous professor. She goes to meet Yellow after hearing about her from Misty, only to hear from one of her teammates that a Red look-a-like has been spotted right outside of Celadon City. Pika races to him only to find out it was a disguise and the real trainer was hired by the Elite Four, who then beats her to the ground, threatens to take her life, and uses his Marowak's Bonemerang laced with some of his Paras' Spores to disable Erika while Yellow chases him. She then figures out that to disguise himself as Red, he would've needed to encounter Red's scent in real life and has his teammates call Blaine for assistance.

She is next seen defending Celadon from Lorelei and her Shellder and Cloyster. She then realized that the Good Gym Leaders of Kanto were simply being stalled so Lance could carry out his real plan, and hoped that Yellow and Blaine had found out the same. She also realized that they were being targeted so the Elite Four could get their hands on the Gym Leader's badges, which one of the Shellder finally retrieved from her and Misty.

Erika is the supervisor of the Kanto Gym Leaders, much as Winona is the leader of the Hoenn Gym Leaders.

Pokémon

This is a listing of Erika's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Angela

Angela

Debut	Blame it on Eevee!

Angela, Erika's Tangela, first appeared on Cycling Road, where it hoped in front of Red on his bicycle and was nearly run over. Later on, Erika used it to fight Red's Saur when Red and Bill confronted her, thinking that she had been working with Team Rocket. During the Elite Four's invasion of Kanto, it was used to fight off their Ice-type Pokémon that had been attacking Celadon City.

Angela's known moves are Bind, Vine Whip, Absorb and Growth.

Vileplume

Erika's Vileplume

Debut	Blame it on Eevee!

Vileplume was first sent out to defend Erika from an attacking Drowzee. When Erika fought Red, she used Vileplume against Pika, lasting a long time before Erika ended the match and awarded Red the badge. It was later seen when Erika meet up with Yellow.

Vileplume's known moves are Petal Dance and Swords Dance.

Victreebel

Erika's Victreebel

Debut	Meanvile Vileplume!

Victreebel first appeared as a Bellsprout during Erika's battle with Red, where it used Mimic to defeat Red's Poli. Later, during the Yellow arc, it was revealed to have fully evolved.

Gloom

Erika's Gloom

Debut	Paras Sight

Gloom was only seen during the good Gym Leader's battle with Supernerd William. Very little is known about it due to its brief appearance.

Bellossom

Erika's Bellossom

Debut	Light Up My Days, Chinchou!

Bellossom was first seen accompanying Erika, Brock and Misty to Goldenrod City for the gym leader conference. It was used in Erika's match with Pryce, where it used its Petal Dance against the old man's Swinub. It also fought against Team Rocket.

Skiploom

Erika's Skiploom

Debut	Cherry Bellossom

Skiploom was used by Erika in her battle with Pryce during the Gym Leader tournament.

Skimploom's known moves are Stun Spore and Synthesis.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Erika appears in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga in the chapter A Tough Battle With The Powerful Venusaur!!. She appears with her Venusaur, preparing to help Isamu Akai defeat Team Rocket. Isamu and Erika attempt to steal the Silph Scope from Team Rocket as they guard the gym searching for Erika and Isamu. They hide in the bulb of Erika's Bulbasaur, however, they are eventually exposed due to Isamu's Clefairy "passing gas" inside the bulb. Team Rocket captures them, however, they eventually escape.

Pokémon

Bulbasaur

Venusaur

In the TCG

In the Trading Card Game, the card Erika allows each player to draw up to three cards. Another card, Erika's Kindness, demonstrates her kindness, depicting her as helping a Growlithe out of the rain. Erika's Maids enables the player to trade two cards in a hand for two Pokémon in the deck, both with Erika in their names. Charity is attached to the player's Active Pokémon, and if that Pokémon is not knocked out, the card returns to the owner's hand; it allows the player to reduce the damage their attacks inflict on the Defending Pokémon. Erika's Perfume allows the player to peek at the hand of the opponent and force them to summon any number of basic Pokémon from the hand to the bench.

As in the anime, she also appears to make fragrances, such as LeAF, depicted on Erika's perfume.

There is a Theme Deck named for Erika in the Gym Heroes expansion. It has two versions, English and Japanese.

Artwork

Artwork from the cards:

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  Erika and the Rainbow Badge

• 

  Erika smiles.

• 

  Erika helps a lost Growlithe.

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  Erika and her maids

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  Erika and an ikebana arrangement of Bellsprout and evolutions in a Vileplume-shaped planter

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  Erika's perfume

• 

  Erika's updated VS artwork.

Pokémon

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Erika or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Erika's Clefable		35	H	Gym Heroes	3/132
Erika's Dragonair		32	H	Gym Heroes	4/132
Erika's Vileplume		34	H	Gym Heroes	5/132
Erika	-	-	H	Gym Heroes	16/132
					100/132
Erika's Clefairy		17		Gym Heroes	25/132
Erika's Victreebel		37		Gym Heroes	26/132
Erika's Dratini		14		Gym Heroes	42/132
Erika's Exeggcute		15		Gym Heroes	43/132
Erika's Exeggutor		31		Gym Heroes	44/132
Erika's Gloom		24		Gym Heroes	45/132
Erika's Gloom		28		Gym Heroes	46/132
Erika's Oddish		12		Gym Heroes	47/132
Erika's Weepinbell		26		Gym Heroes	48/132
Erika's Weepinbell		30		Gym Heroes	49/132
Erika's Bellsprout		12		Gym Heroes	75/132
Erika's Bellsprout		15		Gym Heroes	76/132
Erika's Exeggcute		12		Gym Heroes	77/132
Erika's Oddish		15		Gym Heroes	78/132
Erika's Tangela		12		Gym Heroes	79/132
Charity	-	-		Gym Heroes	99/132
Celadon City Gym	-	-		Gym Heroes	107/132
Erika's Maids	-	-		Gym Heroes	109/132
Erika's Perfume	-	-		Gym Heroes	110/132
Good Manners	-	-		Gym Heroes	111/132
Erika's Venusaur		45	H	Gym Challenge	4/132
Erika's Bellsprout		13		Gym Challenge	38/132
Erika's Bulbasaur		15		Gym Challenge	39/132
Erika's Clefairy		16		Gym Challenge	40/132
Erika's Ivysaur		22		Gym Challenge	41/132
Erika's Jigglypuff		13		Gym Challenge	69/132
Erika's Oddish		10		Gym Challenge	70/132
Erika's Paras		17		Gym Challenge	71/132
Erika's Kindness	-	-		Gym Challenge	103/132
Erika's Bellossom		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	59/141
Erika's Jumpluff		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	60/141

Trivia

• Erika's Japanese Leader title is 自然を愛するお嬢様.
• Erika is the only in-game Gym Leader that has the same name in Japanese and English.
• Erika's Pokémon Yellow sprite had been altered from the original games. The only other significant opponents to be changed were Blue, Brock, and Misty, based on their prominent anime counterparts.
• Erika's Generation III sprite is the only one of her sprites that does not have a Poké Ball in it.
• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, in her rematch team, Erika's Victreebel and Bellossom don't level up at all, both staying at Level 56.
• If one looks closely at her hairband at the HeartGold and SoulSilver artwork, the heart-shaped crest from the HeartGold logo can be seen.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Erika's hairband and obi are red in her official artwork, battle sprite and VS sprite and magenta in her overworld sprite.
• Despite her artwork, she appeared in the anime with blue hair instead of black.
• She, alongside Sabrina, is also the only Gym Leader to have been defeated in the anime by Ash out of sequence with the games, if one discounts the change in order between Diamond and Pearl and Platinum.
• In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga, Erika was childhood friends with Kaede, who had an unfortunate reaction to a flower wreath Erika gave her at a party and ran off in shame. They met again later when Kaede, now a Team Rocket agent, invaded Erika's Gym. Erika was overjoyed to see her old friend and seemed to disregard any and all ill plots.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	エリカ Erika	From the Erica genus.
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish	Erika	Same as Japanese.
Korean	민화 Minhwa	화 hwa means flower. Alternatively, 민화 means "folk tale".
Chinese (Mandarin)	艾莉嘉 Àilìjiā (anime) 莉佳 Lìjiā (manga)	Transliteration of Erika. In addition, 艾 (ài) refers to "mugwort," while 莉 (lì) means "jasmine." Transliteration of Rika in Erika.
Chinese (Cantonese)	艾莉佳 Ngaaihleihgāai	Mandarin-based transliteration of Erika.

References

• Pokémon.com Pokémon Scent-sation!

External links

• Splendor, the fanlisting for Erika
• Erika's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Pewter Gym Brock	Cerulean Gym Misty	Vermilion Gym Lt. Surge	Celadon Gym Erika
Fuchsia Gym Koga Janine	Saffron Gym Sabrina	Cinnabar Gym Blaine	Viridian Gym Giovanni Blue

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.