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This article is about the Gym Leader in the Orange Islands. If you were looking for the Pokémon Ranger, see Luana (Ranger).

Luana ルリコ Ruriko
Luana
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Red
Hometown	Kumquat Island
Region	Orange Islands
Relatives	Travis (son)
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Leader of	Kumquat Gym
Badge	Jade Star Badge
Challenge	Double Battle
Anime debut	Pokémon Double Trouble
English voice actor	Kayzie Rogers
Japanese voice actor	Mami Koyama

Luana (Japanese: ルリコ Ruriko) is the Gym Leader of Kumquat Island's Gym, known officially as the Kumquat Gym. She hands out the Jade Star Badge to Trainers who defeat her. She specializes in Double Battles.

History

Luana owns a luxury hotel on Kumquat Island that also doubles as her Gym. Trainers often stay at the Kumquat Hotel to help prepare for the upcoming battle. The actual Gym appears to be the largest in the Orange Archipelago, outside of Pummelo Stadium.

Luana appeared in Pokémon Double Trouble, where she mistook Ash for her son Travis since he bears a striking resemblance to Travis and even has a Pikachu just like him. Later, after helping Ash stop Team Rocket, she challenged him to a Double Battle. Ash used Pikachu and Charizard in the battle. Despite their initial unwillingness to cooperate, the two pulled together in the end and were able to defeat Luana's Pokémon.

She reappeared in a flashback in Hello, Pummelo!.

Character

Luana is self-assertive, with her bold personality helping her operate the Kumquat Hotel and Gym at a high standard. She misses her son Travis and wishes to care for him again. Those strong maternal feelings resulted in her mistaking Ash for Travis. Her maternal side also extends to her Pokémon, whom she cares for deeply, treating each one like her own child.

Pokémon

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This is a list of Luana's Pokémon in the anime:

Voice actors
		Alakazam
		One of Luana's Pokémon, Alakazam is a strong Pokémon that has learned to battle with teamwork alongside Marowak. Having powerful Psychic attacks, it is capable of immobilizing Pokémon. Using a powerful Hyper Beam attack, it can severely damage an opponent. However after being knocked over, the Hyper Beam was its own demise in Luana's battle with Ash. Alakazam's known moves are Teleport, Reflect, Psychic, and Hyper Beam.
Debut	Pokémon Double Trouble
Japanese
English	Addie Blaustein

Voice actors
		Marowak
		One of Luana's Pokémon, Marowak was used in Luana's Gym battle against Ash. After being attacked by Charizard's Seismic Toss, it was not fazed. When Hyper Beam tore across the battlefield and hit Marowak, knocking both of Luana's Pokémon out, it gave Ash the victory of the match. Marowak's known moves are Bonemerang and Double-Edge*.
Debut	Pokémon Double Trouble
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

Voice actors

Language		Voice actor
Japanese		小山茉美 Mami Koyama
English		Kayzie Rogers
Arabic		إيمان بيطار Iman Bitar
Czech		Jana Páleníčková
European French		Guylaine Gibert
Italian		Renata Bertolas
Polish		Olga Borys
Brazilian Portuguese		Adna Cruz
Spanish	Latin America	Elena Ramírez
Spanish	Spain	Gemma Martín

Trivia

Despite Ash stating in Ash Catches a Pokémon that Double Battles were banned by the Pokémon League, Luana's Gym requires challengers to compete in a Double Battle.
- However, Luana's Gym is part of the Orange League, and thus complies to different rules.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ルリコ Ruriko	From 瑠璃 ruri (lapis lazuli), referencing the Japanese name of her Badge.
English	Luana
Korean	루리 Ruri	From her Japanese name.
Chinese (Mandarin)	琉麗／琉丽 Liúlì	Means beautiful glazed stone. Also sounds similar to 琉璃 liúlí, referencing the name of her Badge.

Orange League

Mikan Gym

Gym Leader Cissy

Navel Gym

Gym Leader Danny

Trovita Gym

Gym Leader Rudy

Kumquat Gym

Gym Leader Luana

Pummelo Stadium

Supreme Gym Leader Drake

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.

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 '''Luana''' (Japanese: '''ルリコ''' ''Ruriko'') is the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Kumquat Island]]'s [[Gym]], known officially as the [[Kumquat Gym]]. She hands out the {{Badge|Jade Star}} to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat her. She specializes in [[Double Battle]]s.
 ==History==
-Luana owns a luxury hotel on Kumquat Island that also doubles as her Gym. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s often stay at the Kumquat Hotel to help prepare for battle. The actual Gym appears to be the largest in the [[Orange Archipelago]], outside of [[Pummelo Stadium]].
+Luana owns a luxury hotel on Kumquat Island that also doubles as her Gym. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s often stay at the Kumquat Hotel to help prepare for the upcoming {{pkmn|battle}}. The actual Gym appears to be the largest in the [[Orange Archipelago]], outside of [[Pummelo Stadium]].
-When {{Ash}} first met Luana in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'', she mistook him for her son, [[Travis]]; Ash bears a striking resemblance to Travis, who also has a {{p|Pikachu}}. She misses her son and wishes to care for him again. Luana's maternal side extends to her {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, whom she cares for deeply, treating each one like her own child.
+Luana appeared in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'', where she mistook {{Ash}} for her son [[Travis]] since he bears a striking resemblance to Travis and even has a {{p|Pikachu}} just like him. Later, after helping Ash stop {{TRT}}, she challenged him to a Double Battle. Ash used Pikachu and {{AP|Charizard}} in the {{pkmn|battle}}. Despite their initial unwillingness to cooperate, the two pulled together in the end and were able to defeat Luana's Pokémon.
-After helping Ash stop {{TRT}}, she challenged him to a Double Battle — the first official Double Battle ever in the [[Pokémon anime]], long before {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} introduced the concept in the [[Pokémon games]].
+She reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP111|Hello, Pummelo!]]''.
-Ash used Pikachu and {{AP|Charizard}} in the match. Despite their initial unwillingness to cooperate, the two pulled together in the end and were able to defeat Luana's Pokémon.
-She reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP111|Hello, Pummelo!]]''.
+==Character==
+Luana is self-assertive, with her bold personality helping her operate the Kumquat Hotel and Gym at a high standard. She misses her son [[Travis]] and wishes to care for him again. Those strong maternal feelings resulted in her mistaking {{Ash}} for Travis. Her maternal side also extends to her {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, whom she cares for deeply, treating each one like her own child.
 ==Pokémon==
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-|desc=One of Luana's Pokémon, {{p|Alakazam}} is a strong Pokémon that has learned to battle with teamwork alongside Marowak. Having powerful Psychic attacks, it is capable of immobilizing Pokémon. Using a powerful {{m|Hyper Beam}} attack, it can severely damage an opponent. However after being knocked over, the Hyper Beam was its own demise in Luana's battle with Ash.
+|desc=One of Luana's Pokémon, {{p|Alakazam}} is a strong Pokémon that has learned to battle with teamwork alongside Marowak. Having powerful Psychic attacks, it is capable of immobilizing Pokémon. Using a powerful Hyper Beam attack, it can severely damage an opponent. However after being knocked over, the Hyper Beam was its own demise in Luana's battle with Ash.
-Alakazam's known moves are {{m|Teleport}}, {{m|Reflect}}, {{m|Psychic}} and {{m|Hyper Beam}}.}}
+Alakazam's known moves are {{m|Teleport}}, {{m|Reflect}}, {{m|Psychic}}, and {{m|Hyper Beam}}.}}
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 |pkmn=Marowak
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-|img=Luana Marowak Bonemerang.png
+|img=Luana Marowak.png
 |epnum=EP108
 |epname=Pokémon Double Trouble
 |vaen=Eric Stuart
-|desc=Together with Alakazam, it knows {{m|Bonemerang}}. After being attacked by {{AP|Charizard}}'s {{m|Seismic Toss}}, it was not fazed. When {{m|Hyper Beam}} tore across the battlefield and hit {{p|Marowak}}, knocking both of Luana's Pokémon out, it gave Ash the victory of the match.
+|desc=One of Luana's Pokémon, {{p|Marowak}} was used in Luana's Gym battle against {{Ash}}. After being attacked by {{AP|Charizard}}'s {{m|Seismic Toss}}, it was not fazed. When {{m|Hyper Beam}} tore across the battlefield and hit Marowak, knocking both of Luana's Pokémon out, it gave Ash the victory of the match.
 Marowak's known moves are {{m|Bonemerang}} and {{m|Double-Edge}}{{tt|*|Body Slam in the dub}}.}}
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 |en=[[Kayzie Rogers]]
+|ar=إيمان بيطار ''Iman Bitar''
+|cs=Jana Páleníčková
+|fr_eu=Guylaine Gibert
 |es_eu=Gemma Martín
+|es_la=Elena Ramírez
+|it=Renata Bertolas
 |pt_br=Adna Cruz
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 ==Trivia==
 * Despite Ash stating in ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]'' that [[Double Battle]]s were banned by the Pokémon League, Luana's Gym requires challengers to compete in a Double Battle.
-** However, Luana's Gym is part of the [[Orange League]], and complies to different rules.
+** However, Luana's Gym is part of the [[Orange League]], and thus complies to different rules.
 ==Names==
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 | 琉麗／琉丽 ''Liúlì''
 | Means ''beautiful glazed stone''. Also sounds similar to 琉璃 ''liúlí'', referencing the name of her Badge.
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