Iris

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Iris アイリス Iris
"The girl who understands the hearts of dragons"
Artwork from Black and White
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Purple
Hometown	Souryuu City
Region	Unova
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	V
Games	Black and White
Leader of	Souryuu Gym
Badge	Legend Badge
Specializes in	Template:Type2s
Anime debut	BW001
English voice actor	Eileen Stevens
Japanese voice actor	Aoi Yūki

Iris (Japanese: アイリス Iris) is one of the Gym Leaders of Souryuu City's Gym, known officially as the Souryuu Gym. She specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. She gives the Legend Badge to Trainers who defeat her.

In the games

Iris appears in Pokémon Black and White; in Pokémon White, she is the Gym Leader of Souryuu City's gym. This gym is the eighth to be challenged by the player. Trainers who defeat Iris will receive the Legend Badge, along with TM82 (Dragon Tail). She also reappears at N's Castle where she and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages. In the summer, she visits Cynthia at Sazanami Town.

In Pokémon Black, she will teach Draco Meteor to the player's Dragon-type Pokémon. She can be found in her home in Souryuu City.

Pokémon

Leader Iris Souryuu Gym White Leader and Professor Iris Oak Souryuu Gym White Reward: $5160

Types: Dragon Unknown Ability: Rivalry Held item: None Fraxure♀ Lv.41 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Dragon Rage Dragon Special   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Types: Dragon Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: None Crimgan♀ Lv.41 Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Little by Little Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Types: Dragon Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: None Haxorus♀ Lv.43 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --

Sprites

Iris's sprite from Generation V	Iris's VS sprite from Generation V

In the anime

Iris in the anime

Main article: Iris (anime)

Iris appears in the anime as one of the traveling partners of Ash Ketchum. The other is one of the first Gym Leaders, Cilan.

Trivia

• Her Japanese Leader title is 竜の心を　知る　娘.
• The only difference between Iris and Shaga's teams are the genders of their Pokémon: Iris has an all-female team, while Shaga has an all-male team.
• Iris and Clair are both female Gym Leaders that train Dragon-types. Coincidentally, they are both the eighth Gym Leader the player challenges in Unova and Johto, respectively.
• Iris is the first Gym Leader since Erika to keep her Japanese name.
• Iris and her counterpart, Shaga, are the only Dragon-type specialists that use only pure Dragon-type Pokémon.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アイリス Iris	From iris, possibly the flaming dragon iris.
English	Iris	From iris, possibly the flaming dragon iris.
Chinese (Mandarin)	艾莉絲 Àilìsī	Transliteration of her Japanese name.

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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