Roxie

Template:GymLeaderBox Roxie is the Poison-type Unova Gym Leader who debuted in Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 in the games and debuted in BW085 in the anime.

In the games

Roxie is the second Gym Leader of Unova in Black and White Versions 2, specializing in Poison-types. Upon defeat, she will award the player the Toxic Badge.

Sprites

B2W2 battle sprite		VS. Sprite

In the anime

File:Homika Anime.png

Roxie in the anime

Roxie made her debut in BW085: Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1) and was the final Gym Leader Ash faced after he heard the Opelucid Gym was closed. She's the lead vocalist and bass player of her band "Koffing and the Toxics" and she exudes confidence. Unlike other Gym Leaders, she pits her three Pokémon against his opponent's entire team, stating that if her opponent beats her team, she gives them the Toxic Badge.

Pokémon

In the games

Pokémon Black and White Versions 2

Gym Battle

• Normal
• Challenge

Koffing		Whirlipede
Lv. 16	♀	Lv. 18	♀
Ability: Levitate		Ability: -
Item: None		Item: None
-		Venoshock		-	-	-	-
-		Poison Sting		-	-	-	-
-		Protect		-	-	-	-
-		Pursuit		-	-	-	-

Koffing		Grimer		Whirlipede
Lv. 17	♀	Lv. 17	♀	Lv. 19	♀
Ability: Levitate		Ability: -		Ability: -
Item: Oran Berry		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Venoshock		Venoshock		-	-	-
-		Mud-Slap		Poison Sting		-	-	-
-		Disable		Protect		-	-	-
-		Poison Gas		Rollout		-	-	-

Driftveil Tournament/Mix Tournament

• Driftveil
• Mix

Scolipede		Seviper		Garbodor		Golbat		Garbodor		Golbat
Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Weak Armor		Ability: Inner Focus
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Coil		Toxic Spikes		Confuse Ray		Sludge		Venoshock
-		Venoshock		Amnesia		Air Slash		Stockpile		Toxic
-		Toxic		Venoshock		Attract		Swallow		Fly
-		Bulldoze		Doubleslap		Poison Smog		Clear Smog		Mean Look

Scolipede		Seviper		Garbodor		Golbat		Garbodor		Golbat
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Weak Armor		Ability: Inner Focus
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Coil		Toxic Spikes		Confuse Ray		Sludge		Venoshock
-		Venoshock		Amnesia		Air Slash		Stockpile		Toxic
-		Toxic		Venoshock		Attract		Swallow		Fly
-		Bulldoze		Doubleslap		Poison Smog		Clear Smog		Mean Look

Poison-type Tournament

Scolipede		Toxicroak		Garbodor		Crobat		Drapion		Amoonguss
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Anticipation		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Battle Armor		Ability: Effect Spore
Item: Choice Scarf		Item: Focus Sash		Item: Expert Belt		Item: Psychi Gem		Item: Scope Lens		Item: Black Sludge
-		Poison Jab		Psychic		Cross Poison		Cross Poison		Foul Play
-		Swords Dance		Thunderbolt		Zen Headbutt		Night Slash		Spore
-		Drain Punch		Focus Blast		Tailwind		Ice Fang		Giga Drain
-		Protect		Protect		Brave Bird		Protect		Protect

Unova Gym Leader Tournament

Scolipede		Seviper		Garbodor		Crobat		Drapion		Amoonguss
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Battle Armor		Ability: Effect Spore
Item: Liechi Berry		Item: Shuca Berry		Item: Salac Berry		Item: Payapa Berry		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Ganlon Berry
-		Sludge Wave		Gunk Shot		Cross Poison		Cross Poison		Toxic
-		Dark Pulse		Rock Blast		Brave Bird		Night Slash		Spore
-		Dragon Tail		Clear Smog		U-turn		Fire Fang		Giga Drain
-		Glare		Stockpile		Tailwind		Acupressure		Substitute

In the anime

Pokémon	Information
File:Homika's Koffing.png		Koffing is Roxie's first-used Pokémon in her battle against Ash; Roxie comments that she caught it while traveling through Kanto. It was quite powerful, defeating Ash's Boldore and Unfezant, but ultimately fell in battle to Ash's Leavanny.
Koffing

Pokémon	Information
File:Homika's Scolipede.png		Scolipede easily defeated Ash's Leavanny in battle, but was knocked unconscious by Ash's Pignite.
Scolipede

Pokémon	Information
File:Homika's Garbodor.png		Garbador, like Koffing, was very powerful and managed to defeat Ash's Pignite and Palpitoad. However, it was knocked out by Ash's Pikachu.
Garbodor

Videos

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Voice Actors

• Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld (English)

Trivia

• Roxie's Japanese Gym leader title is "ポイズンライフ　ポイズンライブ！".
• Roxie is the first Gym leader to make an appearance in the anime before her debut in the games.
• Roxie's instrument appears to be designed after the Venipede family.
• Roxie's name may be a combination of the music genre "rock" and "toxic" which relates to Poison-type and being in a rock band.
• Roxie is the first Poison-type Gym leader since Kanto's Koga and his daughter Janine.
• Roxie and the Cianwood Gym Leader Chuck would have their respective episodes as season finales, except Ash won the Storm Badge in one episode while he won the Toxic Badge in the episode after she made her debut.
• Roxie is the only Gym leader with freckles.
• In the anime, Ash challenged Roxie for his final Unova Badge as opposed to the Opelucid City Gym, which was closed.
• Roxie's Whirlipede is underleveled as her Venepede should have evolved at Level 22.
• Roxie's Gym, in the Anime, is the only one in Pokémon history to act like a Gym in the game, where you can pit your team against however many Pokémon in the opposing team.
• In the real games excluding spin-offs, Roxie and her band are the first to provide vocals: In Japan, where Koffing is known as Dogars, the chant is "D-O-G-A-R-S DOGARS!" This was changed to "P-O-K-E-M-O-N POKEMON" for the English release.
• In the anime, Roxie's band is called "Koffing and the Toxics".
• Roxie's name in Japanese, (ホミカ, Homika) means Nux vomica, a type of poison tree.

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