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'''Roxanne''' (Japanese: '''ツツジ''' ''Tsutsuji'') is the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Rustboro City]]. Trainers who defeat her receive the [[Badge#Stonebadge|Stonebadge]]. She is a scholar who specializes in {{t|Rock}}-type Pokémon.
'''Roxanne''' (Japanese: '''ツツジ''' ''Tsutsuji'') is the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Rustboro City]]. Trainers who defeat her receive the [[Badge#Stonebadge|Stonebadge]]. She is a scholar who specializes in {{t|Rock}}-type Pokémon.


Her English name means "dawn", but was probably chosen because it begins with "rocks." Her Japanese name means ''azalea''.
Her English name means "dawn", but was probably chosen because it begins with "rocks." Her Japanese name means ''azalea''. She is called "Roxanne" in French too because of its similarity to "roche"("rock"). Her German name, "Felizia", comes from "felsen"(stone). "Petra", her Italian names, is very similar and also means "pietra"(rock, stone). She is called "Petra" also in Spanish because of its similarity to the word "piedra" and "petreo", "stone" and "rocky".


=In the Anime=
=In the Anime=
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