Valerie

Valerie マーシュ Mache
"The maiden from a land with history."
Art from X and Y
Gender	Female
Eye color	Gray
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Laverre City
Region	Kalos (originally Johto)
Relatives
Trainer class	Gym Leader, Marchioness
Generation	VI
Games	Pokémon X and Y
Leader of	Laverre Gym
Badge	Fairy Badge
Specializes in	Fairy types

Valerie (Japanese: マーシュ Mache) is the Gym Leader of Laverre City's Gym, known officially as the Laverre Gym. She specializes in Fairy-type Pokémon. She gives the Fairy Badge to Trainers who defeat her.

In the games

Valerie appears in Pokémon X and Y as a Gym Leader. She appears to possess a deep appreciation for all that is beautiful. Trainers who defeat Valerie will receive the Fairy Badge, along with TM99 (Dazzling Gleam). Valerie also seems to want to feel like a Pokémon, and she self-designed her costume in an attempt to identify herself with Pokémon. Also, according to the television show Gym Freaks, her outfit weighs 33 pounds. It also states that she used to be a model and as such can wear incredibly high heels.

Pokémon

Pokémon X and Y

Gym battle

Leader Valerie Laverre Gym X and Y Leader and Professor Valerie Oak Laverre Gym X and Y Reward: $6720

Types: Steel Fairy Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Mawile♀ Lv.38 Feint Attack Dark Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Psychic Fairy Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Mr. Mime♀ Lv.39 Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Sylveon♂ Lv.42 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Swift Normal Special   --       Charm Fairy Status   --

Battle Chateau rematch

Marchioness Valerie Battle Chateau X and Y Marchioness and Professor Valerie Oak Battle Chateau X and Y Reward: $8000

Types: Steel Fairy Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Mawile♀ Lv.50 Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Sylveon♂ Lv.50 Attract Normal Status   --       Draining Kiss Fairy Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Charm Fairy Status   --

Battle Chateau rematch - Blue Writ of Challenge

Marchioness Valerie Battle Chateau X and Y Marchioness and Professor Valerie Oak Battle Chateau X and Y Reward: $6400

Types: Steel Fairy Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Mawile♀ Lv.40 Vice Grip Normal Physical   --       Baton Pass Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Feint Attack Dark Physical   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Sylveon♂ Lv.40 Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Skill Swap Psychic Status   --       Misty Terrain Fairy Status   --

Battle Chateau rematch - Black Writ of Challenge

Marchioness Valerie Battle Chateau X and Y Marchioness and Professor Valerie Oak Battle Chateau X and Y Reward: $11200

Types: Steel Fairy Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Mawile♀ Lv.70 Swallow Normal Status   --       Spit Up Normal Special   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Sylveon♂ Lv.70 Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Last Resort Normal Physical   --       Psych Up Normal Status   --

Quotes

Pokémon X and Y

Laverre Gym

• Before battle

"Oh, if it isn't a young Trainer... So you've flown all the way through my Gym, fluttering down to me on a fortunate wind. Then I suppose you have earned yourself the right to a battle, as a reward for your efforts. I am Valerie, who leads this Fairy-type Gym. I hope your visit will prove entertaining to you. The elusive Fairy types may appear frail as a breeze and delicate as a bloom, but they are strong."

• Being defeated

"I hope the sun is shining tomorrow... That would be reason enough to smile."

• After being defeated

"Yes... that was a fine battle. I shall reward you for this great victory. This is the Fairy Badge. It is yours now. Its beauty is captivating, is it not? ... ... ... ... ... ... Ah... Do forgive me. I was so captivated, I forgot for a moment that it is yours."

"This captivating Fairy Badge will endear any Pokémon up to Lv. 80 to you... Yes, even those Pokémon that you may receive from others will obey you. I also wish to award you this TM... Please consider it a personal gift from me, not simply the winnings of a battle."

"Oh? My, what a curious feeling... I can't seem to recall any longer which move is contained in that TM. I hope you might forgive me."

"My designs are said to be rather mystifying. Do you agree with that? I've always wanted to be a Pokémon, you see. That desire is my inspiration and what I try to achieve by designing. And yet...the only time I feel I am truly one with Pokémon is when we are embroiled in desperate battle. I wonder why that is... Hmm... Could it be-- Never mind. It is nothing, kind Trainer."

(post-game) "What do you think it is exactly that separates humans from Pokémon? Is there even need for such a thing? Why should they be separate from one another?"

Battle Chateau

• Before battle

"Oh, if it isn't my young Trainer... It is lovely to get to meet you again like this. Then I suppose you have earned yourself the right to a battle, as a reward for your efforts. The elusive Fairy may appear frail as the breeze and delicate as a bloom, but it is strong."

• Being defeated

"I hope that you will find things worth smiling about tomorrow..."

• After being defeated

(if giving the player an item) "I hope you will accept this gift from me... Please consider it as a personal gift from me, not simply the winnings of a battle."

"That was truly a captivating battle. I might just be captivated by you."

• After defeating the player

"Oh goodness, what a pity..."

Gym Freaks

April: "Hello! It's time for Gym Freaks, your source for the hottest news about hot Gym Leaders in Kalos. So... I'm now in front of the Laverre City Gym! ... Oooooh. Valerie has arrived! She's glorious! What a beauty! With a fairylike existence! She can wear such high heels because she used to be a model. If I were wearing heels that high, I wouldn't be able to get out of my house. Ah... She went inside the Gym... That's all for the on-site report. Good-bye for now, everyone."

Trivia

• Valerie's Japanese Leader title is 歷史の国から　來た　乙女.
• According to a Tourist in Kalos's hotels, Valerie is from the Johto region.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	マーシュ Mache	From mâche (French for corn salad) and 魔術 majutsu (magic)
English, German	Valerie	From the genus Valerianella and faerie
French	Valériane	From the genus Valerianella
Italian	Valérie	From the genus Valerianella
Spanish	Valeria	From the genus Valerianella
Korean	마슈 Mache	Transliteration of her Japanese name

Gym Leaders of the Kalos region
Santalune Gym Viola	Cyllage Gym Grant	Shalour Gym Korrina	Coumarine Gym Ramos
Lumiose Gym Clemont	Laverre Gym Valerie	Anistar Gym Olympia	Snowbelle Gym Wulfric

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