Roxie ホミカ Homika
"A Little Poison in Your Days, a Little Poison on the Stage"
General
Name	Roxie
Japanese Name	ホミカ Homika
Age	12 or 13
Hometown	Virbank City
Region	Unova
Family	Unnamed father
Badge	Toxic Badge
Preferred Type	Poison
First Appearance	Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 (games) BW085: Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1)(anime)
Voice actor	Alyson Rosenfeld English Eri KitamuraJapanese
Class:	Gym Leader

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.

Contents 1 In the games 1.1 Sprites 2 In the anime 3 Pokémon 3.1 In the games 3.1.1 Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 3.2 In the anime 4 Gallery 5 Videos 6 Voice Actors 7 Trivia

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

Roxie made her debut in BW085 and was Ash's final Gym Leader he 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 her 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

Driftveil Tournament/Mix Tournament

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		Poison Jab		Psychic		Cross Poison		Cross Poison		Foul Play
Megahorn		Swords Dance		Thunderbolt		Zen Headbutt		Night Slash		Spore
Earthquake		Drain Punch		Focus Blast		Tailwind		Ice Fang		Giga Drain
Rock Slide		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
Toxic Spikes		Sludge Wave		Gunk Shot		Cross Poison		Cross Poison		Toxic
Megahorn		Dark Pulse		Rock Blast		Brave Bird		Night Slash		Spore
Earthquake		Dragon Tail		Clear Smog		U-turn		Fire Fang		Giga Drain
Rock Slide		Glare		Stockpile		Tailwind		Acupressure		Substitute

In the anime

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

Pokémon Information 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

Gallery

Roxie's challenge sprite Roxie's gym, reminiscent of a stage Battling against Roxie Roxie battling in the anime. "THANK YOU LOS ANGELES!" "Anyone who blows up the speakers in my Gym is ok in my book." Roxie's handicap "Koffing, use Gyro Ball!" "Koffing, Rock out with Clear Smog!" "Koffing!" "Scolipede, dodge it!" She gives Pignite a Pecha Berry "Let's go Garbodor!" Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

Videos

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 Pokemon 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 posion tree.

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