Rika

This article is about the character from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. For other uses, see Rika (disambiguation).

Rika チリ Chili
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet
Age	Unknown
Gender	Female
Eye color	Red
Hair color	Green
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Paldea
Trainer class	Elite Four
Generation	IX
Games	Scarlet and Violet
Member of	Paldea League
Rank	Elite Four
Specializes in	Ground-types

Rika (Japanese: チリ Chili) is a member of the Elite Four of the Paldea region. She specializes in Ground-type Pokémon.

In the core series games

Rika is one of the Paldea Elite Four, working under Geeta, and has a laid-back, tomboyish personality. She calls the player "kiddo" as a nickname. Aside from her duties in the Elite Four, she also serves as the receptionist for the Pokémon League, interviewing the player during the first part of the Champion Assessment. She is the first of the Elite Four to be faced. Later, after the player becomes a Champion, she observes their battle against Nemona in Mesagoza.

The player must answer the interview questions correctly in the Champion Assessment in order to be able to challenge the Elite Four. Any incorrect answer results in the player being kicked out immediately, and the player must restart the interview from the beginning.

The Indigo Disk

Rika accompanies Geeta to Blueberry Academy in Unova, where they reunite with the player. Rika angrily chastises them for having gone into Area Zero previously without permission, before Geeta asks her to calm down. Rika can eventually return to Blueberry Academy as a special coach, where she can be rebattled.

Pokémon

Rika will Terastallize her Clodsire at the first opportunity.

Champion Assessment

Rika of the Elite Four Pokémon League Scarlet and Violet Reward: $12,296

Types: Water Ground Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.57 Muddy Water Water Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Future Sight Psychic Special   --       Types: Fire Ground Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Magma Armor Held item: None Camerupt♀ Lv.57 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Type: Ground Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Donphan♀ Lv.57 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Type: Ground Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Sand Veil Held item: None Dugtrio♂ Lv.57 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Poison Ground Tera Type: Ground  or  Unknown Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Clodsire♂ Lv.58 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --

League Club Room

Rika of the Elite Four Blueberry Academy Scarlet and Violet Reward: $19,920

Type: Ground Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Sand Veil Held item: None Dugtrio♂ Lv.82 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Water Ground Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.82 Muddy Water Water Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Types: Fire Ground Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Magma Armor Held item: None Camerupt♀ Lv.82 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Lava Plume Fire Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Ground Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Shell Armor Held item: None Torterra♀ Lv.82 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Type: Ground Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Donphan♀ Lv.82 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Types: Poison Ground Tera Type: Ground  or  Unknown Ability: Water Absorb Held item: None Clodsire♂ Lv.83 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --

Traded to the player

Upon the third unique interaction with Rika in the League Club Room, she will trade the Paldean regional form of Wooper to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding Shiny, Legendary, or Mythical Pokémon.

Flying Tera Type Pikachu Gift
#0194  Wooper-Paldea Paldean Form   Level 8 Type: Tera Type: Ability: Unaware Held item: None	ID: 591912 OT: Rika Met: a Link Trade Nature: Naughty Ribbons / Marks:
Mud Shot Ground Counter Fighting Acid Spray Poison Poison Tail Poison
Games Method Duration SV In-game trade
This Pokémon has a fixed Scale value of 128.
This Pokémon may only be redeemed once per save file.
Date received is the date on the system when the gift is redeemed.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.
This Pokémon has a % chance to be received when the event is redeemed.

Quotes

Main article: Rika/Quotes

In the anime

Rika in Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Rika appeared in a video in Breathe Together, along with Geeta and Poppy.

Gallery

Core series

Sprites and models

	File:Rika League Club Room Profile.png
VS model from Scarlet and Violet	Special Coach profile image from Scarlet and Violet

Artwork

Concept art from Scarlet and Violet

Merchandise

On Poppy's sleeves by kirisAki

In the TCG

Ultra rare print of Rika

Main article: Rika (Paradox Rift 172)

Rika was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Raging Surf subset and the English Paradox Rift expansion, with artwork by GIDORA. A Full Art ultra rare version with artwork by the same illustrator, and a special illustration rare version of the card with artwork by kantaro were released in the same sets. It allows players to look at the top 4 cards of their deck, put 2 of them into their hand, and then shuffle the other 2 and put them on the bottom of their deck.

Trivia

• Rika's Japanese name is the same as Chili's English name.
• Rika is the only member of the Paldea Elite Four who does not have at least one Pokémon with Flying-type characteristics.
• In Japanese, Rika speaks in the Kansai dialect, and refers to herself in third-person.
  • In Italian, she speaks in the Romanesco dialect.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	チリ Chili	From chili and 地 chi (ground)
English	Rika	From paprika
German	Cay	From Cayenne
Spanish	Cayena	From pimienta de Cayena (Cayenne pepper)
French	Cayenn	From piment de Cayenne (Cayenne pepper)
Italian	Capsi	From the genus Capsicum
Korean	칠리 Chilli	From her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	辛俐 Xīnlì	From 辛 xīn / sān (spicy) and the transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	辛俐 Sānleih
Indonesian	Muna	From a partial backward spelling of Capsicum annuum (scientific name of chili pepper)
Brazilian Portuguese	Kaya	From pimenta-caiena (Cayenne pepper)
Thai	ชิลลี Chinli	Transcription of her Japanese name

See also

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

References

Paldea League
Elite Four Rika	Elite Four Poppy	Elite Four Larry	Elite Four Hassel	Top Champion Geeta

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