Eri

Eri ビワ Biwa
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet
Gender	Female
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Paldea
Trainer class	Team Star
Generation	IX
Games	Scarlet and Violet
Specializes in	Fighting types
Member of	Team Star
Rank	Boss, Caph Squad

Eri (Japanese: ビワ Biwa) is the boss of Team Star's Fighting crew, the Caph Squad. She specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon.

In the core series

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Eri is the mentor and a sort of mother figure of Team Star. When Team Star was created one year and a half prior to the beginning of the player character's journey, she helped the other bosses train their Pokémon and acted as a mediator when arguments broke out. On the outside Eri appears aggressive and hardcore, but deep down she means no harm.

The reason why she joined the team in the first place is due to the other students at Naranja Academy^S/Uva Academy^V choosing Eri as the target of their harassment and bullying due to their jealousy after she had become the new class queen; Eri was deemed by her peers as a great Trainer, very athletic, and pretty. Despite the cruel nature of the bullies, Eri shows her soft side by befriending the instigator of the rumors, Carmen. Carmen was the former queen of the class and started the rumors to reinstate her position, but was instead targeted next by the bullies. Eri helped Carmen by explaining her empathy as a former victim of bullying and inviting Carmen to join Team Star as a grunt. As a result, Carmen began to appreciate Eri's kind nature and accepted Eri's invitation.

When Eri is first encountered guarding the entrance to the Caph Squad base, she wants to fight the player character herself, but has to be convinced by Carmen to defend the squad from the inside. After being defeated, Eri admits she felt she could take on anything, no matter her mood, and says that looking at her own badge makes her feel strong.

In addition to the Star Badge, Eri gives out TM167 (Close Combat) after defeating her.

Pokémon

Eri keeps her Pokémon in Heal Balls.

First battle

Eri of Team Star Caph Squad's Base Scarlet and Violet

Types: Poison Fighting Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Anticipation Held item: None Toxicroak♂ Lv.55 Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Receiver Held item: None Passimian♂ Lv.55 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Fighting Steel Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Lucario♂ Lv.55 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       File:1010Annihilape.png Types: Fighting Ghost Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Annihilape♂ Lv.56 Rage Fist Ghost Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Stamina Held item: None Caph Starmobile Lv.56 Combat Torque Fighting Physical   --       Spin Out Steel Physical   --       Shift Gear Steel Status   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --

Rematch

Eri of Team Star Caph Squad's Base Scarlet and Violet Reward: $11,880

Type: Fighting Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Primeape♀ Lv.65 Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --       Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical   --       Cross Chop Fighting Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Types: Poison Fighting Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Anticipation Held item: None Toxicroak♂ Lv.65 Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Receiver Held item: None Passimian♂ Lv.65 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Fighting Steel Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Lucario♂ Lv.65 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Aura Sphere Fighting Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Extreme Speed Normal Physical   --       File:1010Annihilape.png Types: Fighting Ghost Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Vital Spirit Held item: None Annihilape♂ Lv.66 Rage Fist Ghost Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ビワ Biwa	From 枇杷 biwa (loquat)
English	Eri	From Eriobotrya japonica (scientific name of loquat)
German	Rioba	From Eriobotrya japonica (scientific name of loquat)
Spanish	Erin	From Eriobotrya japonica (scientific name of loquat)
French	Nèflie	From néflier du Japon (loquat)
Italian	Nespera	From nespolo del Giappone (loquat)
Korean	비파 Bipa	From 비파 (枇杷) bipa (loquat)
Chinese (Mandarin)	枇琶 Pípá	From 枇杷 pípá / pèihpàh (loquat)
Chinese (Cantonese)	枇琶 Pèihpàh

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