Korrina (anime)
| Korrina コルニ Corni | |
 Korrina | |
| Gender | Female |
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| Eye color | Light gray |
| Hair color | Lemon yellow |
| Hometown | Shalour City |
| Region | Kalos |
| Relatives | Gurkinn (grandfather) |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader |
| Leader of | Shalour Gym |
| Badge | Rumble Badge |
| Specializes in | Fighting types |
| Anime debut | Mega Revelations! |
| English voice actor | Lisa Ortiz |
| Japanese voice actor | Yuka Terasaki |
Korrina (Japanese: コルニ Corni) is the Gym Leader of Shalour City's Gym, known officially as the Shalour Gym. She specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon. She gives the Rumble Badge to Trainers who defeat her. In the XY series, she is a recurring character during the course of the saga. She returns in the New series as a participant in the Pokémon World Championships and a minor rival for Ash.
History
Pre series
to be added
In the XY series
Korrina debuted in Mega Revelations!. She appeared before Ash and his friends, aiming to claim her 99th successive victory, eagerly challenging Ash to a battle. In the end, her Lucario easily defeated Ash's Pikachu, and the group decided to have a lunch together, during which Bonnie noticed Korrina's Key Stone. She revealed that she had received it from her grandfather. However, she was still lacking the Mega Stone to Mega Evolve her Lucario. After the group had saved Pikachu and Lucario from Team Rocket, Ash and his friends decided to join Korrina on her hunt for Lucarionite.
In The Cave of Trials!, Korrina, along with Ash and his friends, arrived in Geosenge Town. There, they met a photographer called McGinty, who gave them a hint of going to a nearby mountain. On the mountain, the group discovered a cave, where the Lucarionite was hidden. Protecting the Mega Stone, however, was a Blaziken, whom Korrina had to battle. Due to Blaziken having a type advantage over Lucario, Korrina was initially losing, but thanks to Ash and friends' encouragements, Korrina and Lucario were able to rise from the brink of defeat and immobilize Blaziken with Bone Rush. Just when Lucario was about to finish the battle, Korrina's grandfather, Gurkinn, came out of the shadows, admitting his defeat and allowing Korrina to take the Lucarionite. With the proper Mega Stone finally in her hands, Korrina started her Lucario's very first Mega Evolution.
In The Aura Storm!, after Lucario's first Mega Evolution, Korrina agreed to have a battle with Ash and Pikachu to test her Mega Evolved Pokémon's powers. However, during the battle, Lucario lost control, and it was only stopped from attacking Ash along with Pikachu by Gurkinn's own Lucario. Gurkinn explained that Lucario couldn't control its increased Aura powers after Mega Evolving, which was why it went berserk. Korrina then had another battle with her Lucario, this time against Gurkinn's own Mega Lucario. However, Korrina's Lucario lost control of itself again soon after Mega Evolving, and Gurkinn won the battle. Afterwards, Gurkinn sent Korrina and Lucario to Pomace Mountain to get help from a Mega Evolution Trainer.
In The Bonds of Mega Evolution!, Korrina arrived at Mabel's manor on Pomace Mountain. Mabel challenged Korrina and Lucario to battle her Mega Mawile, but Lucario was defeated when it lost control of its Mega Evolved form. Mabel then had Korrina and Lucario arrange flowers together so they could bring each other's differing viewpoints together and transform it into strength, with their hearts acting as one. When Team Rocket stole Pikachu and Mawile, Mega Lucario was used to rescue them, but it went out of control again. However, the dilemma was solved when Korrina convinced it to listen to her and control its Aura. Lucario subsequently freed Pikachu and Mawile by knocking Pumpkaboo into Team Rocket's balloon with Bone Rush. In the process, Lucario learnt a new move, Aura Sphere, and finished the fight by using it on Team Rocket's balloon. Although Ash and Korrina were both heading toward the Shalour Gym for their Gym battle, Ash said he needed to train his Pokémon more, and Korrina split off from the group.
Korrina reappeared in Ash's flashback in Summer of Discovery!.
In Origins of Mega Evolution!, Korrina met up with Ash and his friends when they arrived in Shalour City. She reappeared in the following episode, where she and Ash had their Gym battle at the Shalour Gym, located inside the Tower of Mastery. At first, Ash attempted to copy Tierno's dancing battle strategies from the Pokémon Summer Camp, but wasn't successful. After switching back to his own style of battling, Ash proceeded to defeat both Korrina's Mienfoo and Machoke with Hawlucha and Fletchinder, respectively. Determined to still win, Korrina sent out Lucario and immediately Mega Evolved it. With this power boost, Lucario was easily able to beat Fletchinder and Hawlucha, leaving Ash with just his last Pokémon, Pikachu. Mega Lucario's overwhelming power gave Pikachu a lot of trouble, but eventually, after a fierce exchange of attacks, Pikachu was able to defeat Mega Lucario and win the match for Ash, thus earning him the Rumble Badge. She then told him that the next Gym was in Coumarine City, and that the next Gym Leader was eccentric, but she believed Ash could help sort him out.
Korrina reappeared in Clemont's flashback in The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!. She also made brief appearances in Master Class is in Session! and Performing a Pathway to the Future!, where she was seen watching the Gloire Master Class Showcase alongside her Lucario and Gurkinn.
In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, Korrina was seen battling Alain and his Mega Charizard X with her Mega Lucario. The result of that battle was shown at the end of A Diamond in the Rough!, where she and Lucario were revealed to have lost. When defeated by Alain, Korrina gives him his eighth badge, completing the requirements that Alain needs to participate in the Kalos League. Upon receiving the badge, Alain reveals that he wants to join the League to face a powerful adversary.
Korrina appeared in a fantasy in A League of His Own!, when Ash was talking to Everett about the Gym Leaders that he had defeated in Kalos, in order for him to be able to compete in the Lumiose Conference.
In A Towering Takeover!, Korrina was seen watching Lysandre's broadcast during the final Team Flare attack in Lumiose City. In Rocking Kalos Defenses! and Forming a More Perfect Union!, Korrina joins the Kalos Gym Leaders to destroy the Giant Rock, during the encounter with Ash and his friends, she finds out what Ash's Froakie has evolved into the ultimate form.
During the final onslaught, Korrina and Lucario try to pave the way for Ash and Alain to rescue Chespin. However, despite the great power of its Mega Evolved Pokémon, she ends up being easily defeated. When the battle is over, she and the other Trainers get together to say goodbye to Squishy.
Korrina reappeared in a flashback in Till We Compete Again!.
In the new series
Korrina is set to reappear in the new series.
Character
During the course of the series, Korrina was one of Kalos' Gym Leaders who grew most as a person. Initially, she was very hyper active and didn't know how to deal with Mega Evolution. After much training and battles, Korrina managed to create the necessary bond to control Lucario in his most powerful form. Their relationship with Lucario from the beginning was very intimate, to the point of being almost like brothers in battle, so that she felt his presence even when they were very far away. This bond was one of the things that could make Korrina grow as a Trainer.
Due to her personality, Korrina became quite friendly with Ash and his friends. During the time they spent together, this friendship became quite strong between the group. A link that marked the friendship between them was a photo the group took while searching for Mega Stone for Korrina.
Pokémon
On hand
This listing is of Korrina's known Pokémon in the anime:
 
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Lucario is Korrina's main Pokémon. It is kept outside of its Poké Ball most of the time. | ||
| Debut | Mega Revelations! | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima | |
| English | Bill Rogers | |
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| Mienfoo was used as Korrina's first Pokémon during her Gym battle with Ash. It battled Ash's Hawlucha. Though it dealt lots of damage on Hawlucha due to Ash using Tierno's strategies instead of his own, it was later defeated with a Flying Press.
Mienfoo's known moves are High Jump Kick, Drain Punch, Force Palm, and Swift. | ||
| Debut | Showdown at the Shalour Gym! | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | ||
| English | Marc Diraison | |
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| Machoke was used as Korrina's second Pokémon during her Gym battle with Ash. It battled Ash's Fletchinder, and although it was very speedy and had powerful attacks, it was defeated with a Flame Charge.
Machoke's known moves are Brick Break, Low Sweep, and Focus Blast. | ||
| Debut | Showdown at the Shalour Gym! | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | ||
| English | Tom Wayland | |
Temporary
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When Ash and his friends were escaping the cave in Calling from Beyond the Aura!, Pikachu escaped with Korrina and Clemont. Later, Korrina commanded Pikachu in a battle against Team Rocket. Under Korrina's command, Pikachu used Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, and Iron Tail. | ||
| Debut | Pokémon - I Choose You! | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Ikue Ohtani | |
| English | Ikue Ohtani | |
Achievements
Korrina has competed in the following competitions:
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Trivia
- The first four moves used by Korrina's Lucario in the anime are the same four moves that the Lucario she gives to the player in X and Y knows.
- Ash has battled Korrina more times than any other Gym Leader who is not one of his major companions.
- Aside from Ash's traveling companions and Giovanni, Korrina is the Gym Leader who has appeared in most episodes of the anime, having appeared in a total of thirteen.