Erika
- If you were looking for the Coordinator who battled May, see Erica.
Erika (Japanese: エリカ Erika) is the Gym Leader of Celadon City's Gym, known officially as the Celadon Gym. She hands out the Rainbow Badge to Trainers who defeat her in battle. She is a serene young woman who specializes in Grass-type Pokémon. She is always dressed in an elegant kimono, and seems to represent traditional Japanese beauty.
In the core series games
Erika's title is The Nature-Loving Princess. She is ladylike, and a teacher of flower-arranging. She is a quiet girl, but she's well-known in Celadon City. Erika only collects Pokémon if she considers them attractive, though her definition of attractive seems to include varieties only a botanist could love. She also tends to doze off quite a bit, but will become inspired after a good match.
In addition to the Rainbow Badge, Erika gives out TM21 (Mega Drain), in Pokémon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, their remakes HeartGold and SoulSilver, as well as FireRed and LeafGreen, she gives out TM19 (Giga Drain). In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the reward TM once again contains Mega Drain, but this time is TM53.
She can be battled again in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after talking to her on Saturday or Sunday between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM. She is found by Celadon City's fountain. If she is called on Sunday morning, she will happily give a rematch at the Fighting Dojo.
Erika also appears in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, taking part in the Pokémon World Tournament. She can be faced in the Kanto Leaders, Type Expert, and World Leaders Tournaments.
Fame Checker
This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Erika in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Celadon City - Sign
- What does this person do?
- "Celadon City Pokémon Gym
- Leader: Erika
- The Nature-Loving Princess!"
- Celadon Gym - Erika
- Favorite kind of Pokémon?
- "I am a student of the art of flower arranging.
- My Pokémon are solely of the Grass type."
- Celadon Gym - Lass Lisa*
- What is this person like?
- "Our Leader Erika might be quiet, but she’s famous around here."
- Celadon Gym - Beauty Tamia
- What is this person like?
- "We only use Grass-type Pokémon at our Gym.
- Why? We also use them for making flower arrangements!"
- Celadon Gym - Erika
- Favorite kind of Pokémon?
- "I would never collect Pokémon if they were unattractive."
- Celadon Mansion - Pokémon Journal*
- There’s a rumor...
- "Rumor has it that if you peek into Celadon Gym, you can often see Erika snoozing."
- Message from Erika
- From: Erika
- To: [Player]
- "I am so glad that there are strong Trainers like you.
- That awareness alone inspires and motivates me to try harder.
- Please visit me again.
- Zzz..."
Pokémon
Pokémon Red and Blue
Erika has one Super Potion per Pokémon, using it 50% of the time if their HP falls below 10%.
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Pokémon Yellow
Erika has one Super Potion per Pokémon, using it 50% of the time if their HP falls below 10%.
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Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Erika has a Hyper Potion.
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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Erika has a Hyper Potion and a Full Heal.
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gym battle
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Rematch
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Erika uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Erika will always lead with her signature Pokémon, Vileplume.
Kanto Leaders Tournament
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Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
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Challenge the Champion Lance!
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Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
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Rematch
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In the side series games
Pokémon Stadium
Erika appears in Pokémon Stadium as the fourth Gym Leader the player faces during the Gym Leader Castle challenge. During Round 2, she also uses Pokémon outside her specialty type.
Pokémon
Round 1
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Round 2
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Pokémon Stadium 2
Erika returns in Pokémon Stadium 2 as part of the Kanto Gym Leader Castle. Her strategy largely revolves around using sleep-inducing moves, including Rest for some of her own Pokémon.
During the game's end credits, Erika is seen having a battle with Falkner at the Violet Gym.
Pokémon
Round 1
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Round 2
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In the spin-off games
Pokémon Puzzle League
In Pokémon Puzzle League, Erika, as she appears in Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, is one of the opponents in the 1P Stadium mode, and one of the characters available in the 2P Stadium mode.
Pokémon
Tangela |
Weepinbell |
Gloom |
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Erika (Masters)
Erika, in her Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen design, forms a sync pair with Vileplume, Comfey, Tangela, and Leafeon in Pokémon Masters EX. Erika became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with her joining the player after completing the fourth chapter of the PML Arc.
In this game, Erika is one of the PML Leaders of the Pokémon Masters League, handing out the Tranquility Badge to those who defeat her. She has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories, the PML Arc, and the Villain Arc.
Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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#005 | Erika | #0045 | Vileplume♀ |
Grass |
Fire |
★★★☆☆☆EX | Story Chapter 04 | ||||
#005 | Holiday 2020 Erika |
#0764 | Comfey♀ |
Fairy |
Steel |
★★★★★☆EX | Seasonal Sync Pair Scout | ||||
#005 | Erika | #0114 | Tangela♀ |
Grass |
Ice |
★★★★☆☆EX | Battle Points | ||||
#005 | Sygna Suit Erika |
#0470 | Leafeon♀ |
Grass |
Poison |
★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout |
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
- Main article: Erika (Genetic Apex 219)
Erika makes an appearance as a Supporter card in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket's first expansion, Genetic Apex. When the player plays this card, they may heal 50 HP from one of their Grass Pokémon in play.
Gallery
Artwork
Headshot from Red and Green |
Official artwork from Red and Blue |
Official artwork from Yellow |
Erika's updated VS art | Official artwork from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Official artwork from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Concept art from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
Sprites and models
In the core series
Sprite from Red and Blue |
Sprite from Yellow |
Sprite from Generation II |
Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
Overworld sprite from Generation I |
Overworld sprite from Generation II |
Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
Overworld model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
In other games
Portrait from Stadium |
Portraits from Stadium 2 |
Portrait from the credits in Stadium 2 |
Quotes
- Main article: Erika/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
History
Pre-series
Erika’s love for Grass-type Pokémon all began when she was young with her Gloom. While wandering the streets of Celadon City, Erika was ambushed by a wild Grimer, but Gloom intervened and rescued its future Trainer from being attacked.
Original series
Erika appeared in Pokémon Scent-sation!, where she runs a perfumery in Celadon City, which sells scents from essences extracted from her garden plants and her Pokémon. It also sells a special brand of perfume made from the essence of her favorite Pokémon, Gloom. Misty, Brock, and Pikachu were enamored with the scents, but Ash insulted the perfume. In protest, Erika had him banned from her store and by extension the greenhouse, which also served as the location of the Celadon Gym.
Later, Jessie and James were caught trying to steal perfume and were also banned from the Gym. Ash found them and untied them in exchange for help entering the Gym. Disguised as a girl named Ashley, with Team Rocket disguised as Ashley's parents, Ash signed up as a student at the Gym. While Erika was reading a fairytale to some Grass Pokémon, Pikachu noticed the eerily familiar Ashley and exposed Ash's disguise. Even so, Erika agreed to his request for a battle.
Erika sent out her Tangela against Ash's Bulbasaur. Ash quickly recalled Bulbasaur after it was paralyzed by a close-range Stun Spore. Charmander then defeated Erika's Weepinbell before being overwhelmed by Gloom's scent. However, before the match could continue, it was interrupted when Team Rocket started a fire in the Gym as revenge for being thrown out. While Misty, Brock, and Erika's Gym assistants worked together to douse the fire, Ash ran into the Gym and successfully rescued Gloom. Out of gratitude, Erika awarded the Rainbow Badge to Ash.
She reappeared in flashbacks in the Japanese versions of Pikachu's Goodbye and Gotta Catch Ya Later!.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Erika's silhouette appeared in Destination: Coronation! alongside the other Kanto Gym Leaders as the narrator explained how the Gym Leader system works in the Pokémon world.
Erika reappeared in Suffering the Flings and Arrows!, where she was reunited with Ash. The Celadon Gym had been rebuilt since and Erika again thanked Ash for all his help. She hosted a Pokémon Flower Arrangement class which Ash attended alongside Goh and Chloe. Erika’s class helped Goh's Pinsir and Chloe's Eevee improve their confidence.
In Heroes Unite!, Erika and Leafeon reappeared in a fantasy, alongside other Trainers Chloe and her Eevee met.
Character
Erika has is kind hearted and readily accepts students to teach them about being a good Trainer and perfume manufacturing. However, she also possesses a temperamental side, particularly when her perfume is insulted.
She is confident and gracefully composed in battle. Her key strategy to bring out the best in her Pokémon is empathy She uses status moves like Stun Spore to overwhelm her opponent's Pokémon. This strategy also helped her overcome Ash's Charmander, a Fire-type with a type advantage against Grass-type Pokémon.
Pokémon
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On hand
This listing is of Erika's known Pokémon in Pokémon the Series:
Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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One of Erika's battling Pokémon, Tangela is a strong Pokémon that uses its vines and Stun Spore in order to incapacitate its opponent. During its battle against Ash, it managed to take out Bulbasaur by using this combination. Erika then recalled Tangela when Ash sent out his Charmander.
Tangela's known moves are Constrict and Stun Spore.
Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
English | Eric Stuart |
Weepinbell was sent out to counter Ash's Charmander. Although Erika thought Charmander would be no match against her Grass-type Pokémon, Weepinbell's Razor Leaf was easily shot down with Flamethrower, and while the Flycatcher Pokémon was occupied dodging the flaming leaves, it was easily finished off by Charmander's Skull Bash.
It reappeared in a flashback in Bad to the Bone, where it was defeated in a Gym battle by Otoshi's Marowak.
Weepinbell's only known move is Razor Leaf.
Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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Japanese | Kaori Tsuji |
English | Megan Hollingshead |
Gloom once saved Erika from a Grimer when she was a girl. Erika went on to become close friends with Gloom, and it was her inspiration to become a Grass type expert.
Erika used Gloom as her final Pokémon in her Gym battle against Ash. With its horrid scent, it defeated Charmander easily. But before it could fight with Ash's Pikachu, a bomb placed in the Gym by Team Rocket exploded, setting the Gym ablaze.
Though everyone else managed to escape, Gloom was trapped in the Gym and surrounded by flames. Ash rushed into the Gym and rescued Gloom. In gratitude for saving Gloom, Erika gave Ash the Rainbow Badge.
It reappeared in flashbacks in the Japanese versions of Pikachu's Goodbye and Gotta Catch Ya Later!, as well as in Suffering the Flings and Arrows!.
None of Gloom's moves are known.
Debut | Suffering the Flings and Arrows! |
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Japanese | Haruka Shamoto |
English | Haruka Shamoto |
Leafeon accompanied Erika during the Pokémon flower arrangement class. When Team Rocket tried to steal Pikachu, Erika used Leafeon to battle against them.
It reappeared in flashbacks in Reuniting for the First Time! and Infinite Possibilities!.
In Heroes Unite!, Leafeon reappeared in a fantasy alongside Erika.
Leafeon's only known move is Razor Leaf.
At the Celadon Gym
Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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Erika has an Exeggcute that was seen at the Celadon Gym. It was first seen when Erika is telling a story to her students, and one of the Gym caretakers is seen helping it, Bellsprout, and Oddish exercise. It was later seen being recalled into its Poké Ball by a caretaker after the Gym caught fire.
None of Exeggcute's moves are known.
Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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Erika has an Oddish that was seen at the Celadon Gym. It was first seen when Erika is telling a story to her students, and one of the Gym caretakers is seen helping the other Grass Pokémon exercise. It was later seen cowering in terror under a leaf after the Gym caught fire, and is soon recalled into its Poké Ball by a caretaker.
None of Oddish's moves are known.
Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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Erika has a Bellsprout that was seen at the Celadon Gym. It was first seen when Erika is telling a story to her students, and one of the Gym caretakers is seen helping the other Grass Pokémon exercise. It was later seen cowering in terror under a leaf after the Gym caught fire, and is soon recalled into its Poké Ball by a caretaker.
None of Bellsprout's moves are known.
Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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English | Kayzie Rogers |
Erika has another Gloom which was seen when Ash, disguised as Ashley, walked into the greenhouse of the Celadon Gym. A caretaker of the Gym was seen wiping the drool from its mouth with a handkerchief.
None of Gloom's moves are known.
Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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Erika has another Weepinbell which was seen when Ash, disguised as Ashley, walked into the greenhouse of the Celadon Gym. It was seated next to Erika's second Gloom, and watched a caretaker wipe the drool from the Gloom's mouth. It was later seen being recalled into its Poké Ball by a caretaker after the Gym caught fire.
None of Weepinbell's moves are known.
Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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Erika owns a Victreebel which was only seen sitting next to her other Pokémon during a story telling session at the Gym. However, unlike other Victreebel in the series, this one is much smaller than normal Victreebel.
None of Victreebel's moves are known.
Debut | Pokémon Scent-sation! |
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I Choose You!
Erika appeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a timeline separate from Pokémon the Series. In this continuity, she was the third Gym Leader faced by Ash during his journey around Kanto. Ash defeated her, earning him a Rainbow Badge.
Pokémon
Debut | I Choose You! |
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Erika used Tangela in her Gym battle against Ash, where it faced off against his Pikachu. It was defeated by Pikachu's Quick Attack, winning the match for Ash.
Tangela's only known move is Vine Whip.
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Pokémon Origins
Erika appeared briefly in File 3: Giovanni. She was first seen with a Beauty and a female Cooltrainer. She was then seen being challenged to a Gym battle and defeated by Red, earning him the Rainbow Badge.
Pokémon
Debut | File 3: Giovanni |
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Vileplume is Erika's only known Pokémon. She used it during her Gym battle against Red, but it was defeated by his Charmeleon.
None of Vileplume's moves are known.
GOTCHA!
Erika briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Erika is an elegant young princess who gives lectures at universities and practices archery. She is allied with the "good" Gym Leaders of Kanto, and often assists Misty and Brock during crises.
History
Red, Green & Blue arc
She debuted in Blame It on Eevee, where she sent Red out on a quest to capture an unusual Eevee that could change at will between its three evolved forms, due to being "modified" in a Team Rocket experiment. Erika threatened to kill Eevee by removing it from the healing machine Red had put it in; however, it turned out that she was just testing Red's character, and she then revealed her true alliance and saved the Eevee.
Yellow arc
Erika then starts teaching at the Celadon University, replacing a dangerous professor. In Whacked by Marowak!, she goes to meet Yellow after hearing about her from Misty, only to hear from one of her teammates that a Red look-alike has been spotted right outside of Celadon City. Pika races to him only to find out it was a disguise and the real Trainer, Miles, was hired by the Elite Four, who then beats her to the ground, threatens to take her life, and uses his Marowak's Bonemerang laced with some of his Paras's Spores to disable Erika while Yellow chases him. She then figures out that to disguise himself as Red, he would've needed to encounter Red's scent in real life and has Blaine call over for assistance.
She is next seen defending Celadon from Lorelei and her Shellder and Cloyster. She then realized that the Good Gym Leaders of Kanto were simply being stalled so Lance could carry out his real plan, and hoped that Yellow and Blaine had found out the same. She also realized that they were being targeted so the Elite Four could get their hands on the Gym Leader's Badges, which one of the Shellder finally retrieved from her and Misty.
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
Erika is the supervisor of the Kanto Gym Leaders, meaning that she was automatically pitted against Pryce, the Leader of the Johto Gym Leaders, in the exhibition tournament held at the Indigo Plateau. She lost that match and was later lured into the Magnet Train along with the other Gym Leaders to fight masked Team Rocket Grunts. She witnessed Misty's sudden burst of strength and gave her a flower brooch. Erika was on the front half of the train which later was about to crash into a dead end, but Red appeared out of nowhere to stop the train. Erika then lent Red her Pokégear.
Pokémon
This is a listing of Erika's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Debut | Blame It on Eevee |
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Angela (Japanese: モンちゃん Mon-chan), Erika's Tangela, first appeared on Cycling Road, where it hopped in front of Red on his bicycle and was nearly run over. Later on, Erika used it to fight Red's Saur when Red and Bill confronted her, thinking that she had been working with Team Rocket. During the Elite Four's invasion of Kanto, it was used to fight off their Ice-type Pokémon that had been attacking Celadon City.
Angela's known moves are Vine Whip, Bind, Absorb, Constrict, and Growth.
Debut | Blame It on Eevee |
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Vileplume was first sent out to defend Erika from an attacking Drowzee. When Erika fought Red, she used Vileplume against Pika, lasting a long time before Erika ended the match and awarded Red the Badge. She was later seen when Erika met up with Yellow.
Vileplume's known moves are Petal Dance and Swords Dance, and her Ability is Chlorophyll.
Debut | Meanwhile...Vileplume! |
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Victreebel first appeared as a Bellsprout during Erika's battle with Red, where it used Mimic to defeat Red's Poli. Later, during the Yellow arc, it was revealed to have fully evolved.
Victreebel's only known move is Mimic.
Victreebel has also used Double Slap* via Mimic.
Debut | Paras Sight |
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Bellossom was first seen as a Gloom during the good Gym Leader's battle with Super Nerd Miles. Very little was known about her due to her brief appearance. She is later seen accompanying Erika, Brock, and Misty to Goldenrod City for the Gym Leader conference. She was used in Erika's match with Pryce, where she used her Petal Dance against the old man's Swinub. She also fought against Team Rocket.
Bellossom's only known move is Petal Dance, and her Ability is Chlorophyll.
Debut | Bringing up Bellossom |
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Skiploom was used by Erika in her battle with Pryce during the Gym Leader tournament.
Skiploom's known moves are Stun Spore and Synthesis.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Erika appears in A Tough Battle With The Powerful Venusaur!!. With her Venusaur, she helps Red defeat Team Rocket. Red and Erika attempt to steal the Silph Scope from Team Rocket as they guard the Gym searching for Erika and Red. They hide in the bulb of Erika's Venusaur but are eventually exposed due to Clefairy "passing gas" inside the bulb. Team Rocket captures them, but they eventually escape.
Later, she appears in a performance on stage showing her Oddish in which it evolved into a Gloom and then into a Vileplume, which didn't please the judges.
In the manga, Erika's father is Silph Co.'s president.
Pokémon
On hand
Venusaur is Erika's main Pokémon. It first appeared hiding in a plant, surprising Clefairy by grabbing him with its vine. Afterwards, Clefairy had a battle with it, in which Clefairy wasn't doing too well at first but managed to defeat Venusaur in the end after reflecting Solar Beam with Barrier. When Team Rocket came, Red and the others hid in Venusaur's bulb so they wouldn't get caught.
Venusaur's known moves are Poison Powder, Vine Whip, and Solar Beam.
Debut | The No. 1 Pokémon!! |
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Status unknown
Oddish, Gloom, Bellsprout, Exeggutor and Tangela are some other Grass-type Pokémon Erika has. They were only seen tending her garden. However, since they were only seen at her garden, it is unknown if they are officially hers or if either the Oddish or Gloom is the same one as the one from the No. 1 Pokémon contest that Erika entered in The No. 1 Pokémon!!.
None of their moves are known.
Stolen from her father
Debut | Finish Off Team Rocket!! |
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Pokémon Zensho
When Satoshi reaches Celadon City in PZ05, he challenges Erika to a battle. In the middle of the battle, Charmeleon accidentally burns Erika's kimono and responds by slashing. Erika was about to be declared the winner but Erika mentions that Satoshi raised his Charmeleon well and gives him the Rainbow Badge.
Pokémon
On hand
Debut | Celadon City |
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Vileplume is Erika's only known Pokémon. She sent it out to battle Satoshi's Charmeleon, only for Vileplume to get burned in the process.
Vileplume's only known move is Petal Dance.
In the Gym
Debut | Celadon City |
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Erika was shown to have a Tangela, Gloom, Victreebel, and Weepinbell at her Gym.
None of their moves are known.
How I Became a Pokémon Card
In How I Became a Pokémon Card, Erika appears in Erika and Kaede... and Dark Gloom. She is a childhood friend of Kaede, a Team Rocket operative with allergies to flowers. Kaede had an unfortunate reaction to a flower wreath Erika gave her at a party and ran off in shame. They met again later when Kaede invaded Erika's Gym on behalf of Team Rocket. Erika was overjoyed to see her old friend and seemed to disregard any and all ill plots.
Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure
Erika appeared as a silhouette in JBA5 alongside the other Kanto Gym Leaders.
In the TCG
In the Trading Card Game, the card Erika allows each player to draw up to three cards. Another card, Erika's Kindness, demonstrates her kindness, depicting her as helping a Growlithe out of the rain. Erika's Maids enables the player to trade two cards in a hand for two Pokémon in the deck, both with Erika in their names. Charity is attached to the player's Active Pokémon, and if that Pokémon is not knocked out, the card returns to the owner's hand; it allows the player to reduce the damage their attacks inflict on the Defending Pokémon. Erika's Perfume allows the player to peek at the hand of the opponent and force them to summon any number of basic Pokémon from the hand to the Bench.
As in the animated series, she also appears to make fragrances, such as LeAF, depicted on Erika's perfume.
Erika has an eponymous Theme Deck in the Gym Heroes expansion. Its Japanese counterpart is based on the Celadon Gym.
Artwork
Artwork from the cards:
Erika and the Rainbow Badge | Erika smiling | Erika helping a lost Growlithe | Erika and her maids | |
Artwork from the Tamamushi City Gym Theme Deck |
Erika and an ikebana arrangement of Bellsprout and evolutions in a Vileplume-shaped planter |
Erika's perfume | Erika in the Celadon Gym |
Cards
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Erika or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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Erika's Clefable | Gym Heroes | 3/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Dragonair | Gym Heroes | 4/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Vileplume | Gym Heroes | 5/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
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Erika's Clefairy | Gym Heroes | 25/132 | Tamamushi City Gym | ||||
Erika's Victreebel | Gym Heroes | 26/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Dratini | Gym Heroes | 42/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
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Erika's Exeggcute | Gym Heroes | 43/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Exeggutor | Gym Heroes | 44/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Gloom | Gym Heroes | 45/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Gloom | Gym Heroes | 46/132 | Tamamushi City Gym | ||||
Erika's Oddish | Gym Heroes | 47/132 | Tamamushi City Gym | ||||
Erika's Weepinbell | Gym Heroes | 48/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Weepinbell | Gym Heroes | 49/132 | Tamamushi City Gym | ||||
Erika's Bellsprout | Gym Heroes | 75/132 | Tamamushi City Gym | ||||
Erika's Bellsprout | Gym Heroes | 76/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Exeggcute | Gym Heroes | 77/132 | Tamamushi City Gym | ||||
Erika's Oddish | Gym Heroes | 78/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Tangela | Gym Heroes | 79/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Tamamushi City Gym | |||||||
Erika's Venusaur | Gym Challenge | 4/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Erika's Bellsprout | Gym Challenge | 38/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Bulbasaur | Gym Challenge | 39/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Unnumbered Promotional cards | |||||||
Erika's Clefairy | Gym Challenge | 40/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Ivysaur | Gym Challenge | 41/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
Erika's Jigglypuff | Gym Challenge | 69/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Oddish | Gym Challenge | 70/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Paras | Gym Challenge | 71/132 | Leaders' Stadium | ||||
Erika's Bellossom | Pokémon VS | 059/141 | |||||
Erika's Jumpluff | Pokémon VS | 060/141 | |||||
Vileplume | Cosmic Eclipse | 4/236 | Dream League | 003/049 | |||
Cosmic Eclipse | 211/236 | Dream League | 062/049 | ||||
Cosmic Eclipse | 250/236 | Dream League | 069/049 | ||||
Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Erika | T | Gym Heroes | 16/132 | Tamamushi City Gym | |||
Gym Heroes | 100/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||||
Erika | Su | Cosmic Eclipse | 191/236 | SM-P Promotional cards | 362/SM-P | ||
Charity | T | Gym Heroes | 99/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||
Celadon City Gym | T [St] | Gym Heroes | 107/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||
Tamamushi City Gym | |||||||
Erika's Maids | T | Gym Heroes | 109/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||
Erika's Perfume | T | Gym Heroes | 110/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||
Good Manners | T | Gym Heroes | 111/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||
Erika's Kindness | T | Gym Challenge | 103/132 | Leaders' Stadium | |||
Gym Badge | I | XY Black Star Promos | XY206 | XY-P Promotional cards | |||
Erika's Hospitality | Su | Team Up | 140/181 | Tag Bolt | 084/095 | ||
Team Up | 174/181 | Tag Bolt | 107/095 | ||||
SM-P Promotional cards | 324/SM-P | ||||||
Erika's Invitation | Su | 151 | 160/165 | Pokémon Card 151 | 161/165 | ||
151 | 196/165 | Pokémon Card 151 | 196/165 | ||||
151 | 203/165 | Pokémon Card 151 | 206/165 | ||||
In the TFG
Erika was slated to be released as a Trainer figure in the Unnamed Third Set of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.
Trivia
- Erika's Japanese Leader title is 自然を愛するお嬢様.
- Erika's Pokémon Yellow sprite was altered from the original games. The only other significant opponents to be changed were Blue, Brock, and Misty, based on their prominent animated series counterparts.
- The change was made to correct an error with her kimono. In the original sprite, it is crossed right over left, a style reserved for the deceased at funerals; the updated sprite has it properly crossed left over right.
- In every battle against Erika, at least one of her Pokémon knows a sleep-inducing move.
- Erika, along with Janine, are the only Kanto Gym Leaders to give the player a TM upon their defeat in Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
- There were 1,153 episodes between Erika's first appearance and second appearance in Pokémon the Series, which is the longest time between a particular human character's first and second physical appearances within the animated series.
- Erika's Generation III sprite is the only one of her sprites that does not have a Poké Ball in it.
- In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Erika's Victreebel and Bellossom don't level up in her rematch team, both remaining at Level 56.
- In Pokémon Yellow, Erika's Gloom knows Petal Dance at level 32, but level 33 is the earliest that Gloom can learn that move in that generation.
- In Erika's HeartGold and SoulSilver artwork, the heart-shaped crest from the HeartGold logo can be seen in her hairband and obi.
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Erika's hairband and obi are red in her official artwork, battle sprite, and VS sprite. However, in her overworld sprite, they are magenta instead.
- Erika is the only Kanto Gym Leader to have the same Japanese and English name, as the name Erika is common in both Japan and the western world.
- Also, Erika's Badge, the Rainbow Badge, is the only Kanto Badge to have the same Japanese and English name.
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | エリカ Erika | From the genus Erica |
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Indonesian, Vietnamese |
Erika | Same as her Japanese name |
Korean | 민화 Minhwa | From 화 (花) hwa (flower) and possibly 민화 (民話) minhwa (folk tale) |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 莉佳 Lìjiā* | Partial transcription of her Japanese name. Contains 莉 lì (jasmine). |
艾莉嘉 Àilìjiā* | Transcription of her Japanese name. Contains 艾 ài (mugwort) and 莉 lì (jasmine). | |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 莉佳 Leihgāai | Partial transcription of her Japanese name. Contains 莉 leih (jasmine). |
艾利嘉 Ngaaihleihgā* 艾莉佳 Ngaaihleihgāai* |
Transcription of her Japanese name. Contains 艾 ngaaih (mugwort) | |
Brazilian Portuguese | Érica* Erika* Érika* |
Similar to her English name Same as her English name Similar to her English name |
Russian | Эрика Erika | Transcription of her English name |
Thai | เอริกะ Erika | Transcription of her Japanese name |
Erika's Pokémon
Angela
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | モンちゃん Mon-chan | From モンジャラ Monjara (Tangela) |
English | Angela | From Tangela |
Brazilian Portuguese | Tanginha | From Tangela |
Vietnamese | Mon | Transcription of Japanese name |
References
- ↑ Erika (Cosmic Eclipse 191)
- ↑ Xanthe Huynh on Twitter
- ↑ Oricon News (Japanese)
- Pokémon.com Pokémon Scent-sation!
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