Luana

This article is about the Gym Leader in the Orange Islands. If you were looking for the Pokémon Ranger, see Luana (Ranger).

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Luana ルリコ Ruriko
Luana
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Kumquat Island
Region	Orange Islands
Relatives	Travis (son)
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Leader of	Kumquat Gym
Badge	Jade Star Badge
Challenge	Double battle
Anime debut	Pokémon Double Trouble
English voice actor	Kayzie Rogers
Japanese voice actor	Mami Koyama

Luana (Japanese: ルリコ Ruriko) is the Gym Leader of the Kumquat Island Gym. She hands out the Jade Star Badge to Trainers who defeat her, and specializes in double battles.

Luana owns a luxury hotel on Kumquat Island that also doubles as her Gym. Trainers often stay at the Kumquat Hotel to help prepare for battle. The actual Gym appears to be the largest in the Orange Islands, outside of Pummelo Stadium.

When Ash first met Luana in Pokémon Double Trouble, she mistook him for her son, Travis; Ash bears a striking resemblance to Travis, who also has a Pikachu. She misses her son and wishes to care for him again. Luana's maternal side extends to her Pokémon, whom she cares for deeply, treating each one like her own child.

After helping Ash stop Team Rocket, she challenged him to a double battle — the first official double battle ever in the Pokémon anime, long before Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire introduced the concept in the video games.

Ash used Pikachu and Charizard in the match. Despite their initial unwillingness to cooperate, the two pulled together in the end and were able to defeat Luana's Pokémon.

Pokémon

This is a list of Luana's Pokémon in the anime

Alakazam

Debut	Pokémon Double Trouble
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Maddie Blaustein

One of Luana's Pokémon, Alakazam is a strong Pokémon that has learned to battle with teamwork alongside Marowak. Having powerful Psychic attacks, it is capable of immobilizing Pokémon. Using a powerful Hyper Beam attack, it can severely damage an opponent. However after being knocked over, the Hyper Beam was its own demise in Luana's battle with Ash.

Marowak

Debut	Pokémon Double Trouble
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

Together with Alakazam, it knows Bonemerang. After being attacked by Charizard's Seismic Toss, it was not fazed. When Hyper Beam tore across the battlefield and hit Marowak, knocking both of Luana's Pokémon out, it gave Ash the victory of the match.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 小山茉美 Mami Koyama English Kayzie Rogers European Spanish Gemma Martín

Trivia

• Despite Ash stating in EP003 that double battles where banned by the Pokémon league, Launa's Gym requires you to enter in a double battle.
  • However, Luana's Gym is part of the Orange League, and complys to different rules.

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
Korean	루리 Ruri	From her Japanese name.
Chinese	琉璃子 Liúlízi​	From 琉璃子 ruriko. Literally "glass child".

External links

• Ruriko's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Orange League
Mikan Gym Gym Leader Cissy	Navel Gym Gym Leader Danny	Trovita Gym Gym Leader Rudy	Kumquat Gym Gym Leader Luana	Pummelo Stadium Supreme Gym Leader Drake

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