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.
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In the anime
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
- Driftveil Tournament/Mix Tournament
 Scolipede  
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 Seviper
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 Garbodor
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 Golbat 
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Garbodor
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Golbat
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| 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
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Seviper
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Garbodor
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Golbat
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Garbodor
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Golbat
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| 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
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 Toxicroak 
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Garbodor
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 Crobat
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 Drapion 
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 Amoonguss 
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| 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
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Seviper
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Garbodor
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Crobat
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Drapion
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Amoonguss
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| 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
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| 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 | ||
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| 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
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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