Virbank City Pokémon Gym Leader: Roxie "Poison days, poison on the stage!"
The Virbank Gym is designed as an underground music club. Upon entering, the player will have to go down some stairs and enter the club, where Roxie and her band are performing on the stage. The club also doubles as a place for bands to form, as posters fill the walls next to the staircase, and one of them notes a vocalist in the search of the rest of a band. The Gym has a large stage with a picture of a Koffing made out of graffiti on it, chairs and tables, a bar, and a booth for a DJ. Trainers must battle Roxie's two band members before she will battle them.
The Virbank Gym made its appearance in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 as an underground Gym located in an alleyway in Virbank City. Ash had his battle with Roxie which continued in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2, where he defeated Roxie and won the Toxic Badge, his final Unova Badge.
Koffing was the first Pokémon Roxie used against Ash in their Gym battle. She captured it while she was in Kanto, and it inspired her to assemble her rock band, "Koffing and the Toxics." When Ash, Cilan and Iris arrived at the Gym, it was seen defeating a Trainer's Gothitelle despite the type disadvantage. During the match, it defeated Ash's Boldore and Unfezant rather easily, but was later defeated by Leavanny.
Scolipede was the second Pokémon Roxie used against Ash in their Gym battle. It quickly defeated Ash's Leavanny, but was later taken down by Pignite's powerful Fire Pledge, who had the type advantage.
Garbodor was the third and last Pokémon Roxie used against Ash in their Gym battle. It defeated Ash's Pignite and Palpitoad, but was later defeated by Pikachu, after getting paralyzed by his Static. It reappeared in a flashback in Certain Up, Unova League!.
Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
In the Japanese version of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, when Roxie sings, she spells out Dogars, the Japanese name of Koffing. In the English version, she spells out Pokémon instead.
