Lenora

Lenora アロエ Aloe
"An Archeologist with Backbone"
Newer art from Black and White
Gender	Female
Eye color	Light Teal
Hair color	Teal
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unova
Relatives	Hawes (husband)
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	V
Games	Black, White
Leader of	Nacrene Gym
Badge	Basic Badge
Specializes in	Template:Type2s
Animated debut	BW014
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	Atsuko Tanaka

Lenora (Japanese: アロエ Aloe) is the Gym Leader of Nacrene City's Gym, known officially as the Nacrene Gym. She specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. She gives the Basic Badge to Trainers who defeat her.

In the games

Lenora appears in Pokémon Black and White as the Gym Leader of Nacrene City's gym. This gym is the second to be challenged by the player. Trainers who defeat Lenora will receive the Basic Badge, along with TM67 (Retaliate).

She appears again in Pinwheel Forest after the player defeats Team Plasma, where she gives the player a Moon Stone. She also reappears at N's Castle where she and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages. In the summer, she visits Cynthia at Undella Town.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Gym match

Leader

Lenora

Nacrene Gym

Black and White

Reward:

$2400

Types:
Normal	Unknown

Ability:

Intimidate

Held item:

None

Herdier♀ Lv.18

Leer
Normal	Status

Bite
Dark	Physical

Take Down
Normal	Physical

Retaliate
Normal	Physical

Types:
Normal	Unknown

Ability:

Illuminate

Held item:

None

Watchog♀ Lv.20

Hypnosis
Psychic	Status

Leer
Normal	Status

Crunch
Dark	Physical

Retaliate
Normal	Physical

Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

Nacrene Gym

Before battle

"Welcome! The director of the Nacrene Museum and the Nacrene Gym's Leader is me! Lenora! Well then, challanger, I'm going to research how you battle with the Pokémon you've so lovingly raised!"

After the first move

"Now, with that move, I'm beginning to see what kind of Trainer you are."

After sending out last Pokémon

"No matter how grim the situation, I'll use my research skills to find a winning strategy!"

When defeated

"My theory about you was correct. You're more than just talented... You're motivated! I salute you!"

After being defeated

"Your fighting style is so enchanting. It is charming. You are a Pokémon Trainer worthy of recieving this Basic Badge! If you have two Badges, traded Pokémon up to Lv. 30 will obey you. Here, I also want you to have this TM. Retaliate does a lot more damage if an ally fainted the turn before you use it! If you master the timing, you can defeat even strong opponents."

After Hawes enters

"What? What's going on?! <Player>! You come, too!"

In the museum during Team Plasma's theft

"Now, you wait! Enough fooling around! What's going on?"

Post game:

"Oh, it's you! As always, you're raising your Pokémon with a lot of love! By the way, ol' Clay contacted me recently. He said you can find Pokémon fossils in Twist Mountain! Go check it out if you like!"

Nacrene City

"This is a surprise visit! Are you suffering from artist's block again? <Player>! This is Burgh. He may not look like it, but he's Castelia City's Gym Leader!"

"What's up?! Someone just walked away with an exhibit, that's what's up!"

"And these two are...? Your friends? ... ... Bianca and Cheren. Oh, I see. They're Trainers. OK, then. Let's split up and search. I'll head this way. Everyone! Cheren and Bianca, I want you to stay here at the museum. Burgh and <player>, you two search Pinwheel Forest! Got it? Burgh, you show the way! I'm counting on you, everyone!"

"It doesn't look like there are any members of Team Plasma over here... I think I'd better stay here though. Please head to Pinwheel Forest and search very carefully!"

Pinwheel Forest

"<Player>! Burgh! The others didn't have anything... And who are you supposed to be? Is this guy the big boss?"

"They're a speedy bunch. What are you planning to do, Burgh? Are you going to chase them?"

"<Player>! You're holding the Dragon Skull you worked so hard to get back, right? <Player>, thank you so much. With a kind Trainer like you taking care of them, the Pokémon with you must be happy. Here is a token of my gratitude. Please use it carefully! This is a Moon Stone! Some Pokémon evolve when you use this item on them. Now, I must take the Dragon Skull back to the museum! See you! Take care of yourself!"

Nacrene City

"Is this it? Yes, that's right, but is this really a Template:Type2 Pokémon? Impressive, as always. That's a good point. It's clear to me that they were trying to steal the Dragon Skull so they could revive the legendary Dragon-type Pokémon. If you would, <player>, take this... ...I see. If things don't go as planned, you'll use this Light Stone^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Dark Stone^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}. You'll protect the ideal future for us and Pokémon. <Player>, we're counting on you. Please take care of yourself."

"That's it! We've got them, don't we? Don't worry! If we have something for you, we'll come running to find you!"

N's Castle

"So sorry... Not only are we stronger than you, but there are a lot of us!"

"We have been and will continue to be together with Pokémon."

Cynthia's villa

"Aren't Fossils amazing? Although they are not alive and cannot speak, they tell us so much about the era in which they lived. Hee, hee. It was Professor Juniper who said that. "

"TMs can be used as many times as you wish, to be sure. If you teach Retaliate to many different Pokémon, eventually you should find the perfect Pokémon for it! "

"When I was a little girl, my dad, who was a miner, would always bring back bones for me. My young heart was captured by bones! Before I knew it, I was a researcher. "

"Recently, a girl named Bianca came to ask me about Pokémon. A Trainer's curiosity is insatiable at any stage. "

"Cynthia is a famous archeologist. In the course of our research, we have shared many academic conversations."

Badge Case

Curiosity is the spice of life! Without it, life is bland!

National Gymquirer

Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"

Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Bonadventure! Thank yooou! 'I saw it... Lenora, in the middle of the night...talking to bones in the museum! I also heard a man's guttural laugh... It was scary!' I see. Very horrific. But, I'll bet it was just her husband, Hawes. He has a weird laugh... 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"

Sprites


Lenora's sprite from Generation V	Lenora's VS sprite from Generation V

In the anime

Lenora in the anime

Lenora first appeared in BW014 where she was shown to have shut her Gym. Later, inside the museum, when a Yamask had possessed Cilan, she appeared and used her Watchog's Illuminate to show the presence of Yamask and returned Cilan to normal. She told them that Yamask had been taken with the exhibit without it knowing and had accidentally dropped its mask. Hawes found it and put it behind a glass and Yamask tried to get it back. In the end Lenora—along with Ash, Iris, Cilan, and Hawes—released Yamask into the world.

In BW015, she accepted Ash's offer to battle her for a badge; however, Ash's Pokémon were easily defeated. In BW016, she battled Ash in a rematch. This time, Ash was able to defeat her, earning himself the Basic Badge.

Pokémon

This listing is of Lenora's known Pokémon in the anime.

Watchog

Voice actors
Debut	BW014
Japanese	Akeno Watanabe

Lenora's Watchog debuted in BW014, where it activated its Illuminate ability to reveal Yamask's presence.

In BW015, it was sent out to battle Ash's Oshawott, first using Mean Look to prevent it from returning to its Poké Ball. While Oshawott was initially able to withstand its Thunderbolt with its shell, Watchog quickly separated Oshawott and its shell, allowing it to defeat Oshawott with its Template:Type2 attack.

Watchog was seen again during Ash and Lenora's rematch in BW016. Like before, it used Mean Look to trap Oshawott, then used Confuse Ray. However, in spite of its confusion, Oshawott was able to knock Watchog out with its newly learned Aqua Jet, knocking itself out in the process.

Watchog's known moves are Mean Look, Low Kick, Thunderbolt and Confuse Ray, and its ability is Illuminate.

Lillipup

Voice actors
Debut	BW015
Japanese	Kiyomi Asai

Lenora's Lillipup debuted in BW015, where it battled Ash's Tepig. When it was first sent out, both Iris and Ash were drawn to its cuteness. Despite its cute appearance, however, it was shown to be fierce in battle, to Iris's dismay. In its battle with Ash, it used Roar to send Tepig, forcing Oshawott to come out. It was then called back to its ball. Later on, it was sent back out when Watchog defeated Oshawott. It was able to easily beat Ash's Tepig with a powerful Take Down, causing Ash to lose the battle to Lenora.

Lillipup's known moves are Roar, Shadow Ball and Take Down.

Herdier

Voice actors
Debut	BW016
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka

Lenora's Herdier debuted in BW016, when Lenora decided to use it in her second Gym Battle against Ash in order to test him against a different Pokémon after his hard training at the local Battle Club. Like Lillipup, it used Roar to force Ash's Tepig to return into its Poké Ball, forcing Oshawott into the battle. After this, Herdier was recalled back into its ball. It was called out again later to battle Tepig after Oshawott had tied with Watchog. Herdier proved to be far stronger than Lillipup, using the powerful Giga Impact to make things difficult for Tepig. However Tepig was faster and more powerful than before and battled hard, finally taking Herdier out with his newly-learned Flame Charge.

Herdier's known moves are Roar, Shadow Ball, Protect and Giga Impact.

In the manga

File:Lenora Pocket Monsters BW.png

Lenora in Pocket Monsters BW

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga

Lenora has appeared in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Lenora Adventures.png

Lenora in the Pokémon Adventures manga

Lenora was first seen when Black intended to challenge her after dealing two wild Pokémon. Later, after Black finishes dealing with Team Plasma stealing the Dragon Skull he goes to challenge Lenora at the Nacrene Gym. Once Black gets to the Battle Field, they begin battling and Lenora surprises Black with her Roar strategy, which had her Patrat find out from its Poké Ball that his second Pokémon is Braviary, so she had her Stoutland use Roar to switch out Munna for Braviary, allowing Stoutland to score a super effective hit with Ice Fang.

Pokémon

This listing is of Lenora's known Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Stoutland

Debut	Black & White chapter

Stoutland is Lenora's first seen Pokémon. It was used in Lenora's battle against Black where it shocked the boy with its Roar attack that sent his Musha back into its Poké Ball and later when it froze his War with a powerful Ice Fang.

Stoutland's known moves are Roar and Ice Fang.

Patrat

Debut	Black & White chapter

Patrat is Lenora's second seen Pokémon. Patrat was used in Lenora's battle against Black when it was suddenly sent out by his War's Whirlwind.

Patrat's moves are unknown.

Trivia

Original artwork

Her Japanese Leader title is ナチュラル　ボーン　ママ.
After the release of Pokémon Black and White, Lenora's artwork on the official website for the games was updated to have her apron slung over her shoulder.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アロエ Aloe	From Aloe.
English	Lenora	Possibly from "Normal". Also contains an anagram of aloe.
French, Italian	Aloé	From her Japanese name.
German, Spanish	Aloe	From her Japanese name.
Korean	알로에 Aloe	From her Japanese name

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