Tsutsuji

Roxanne is in charge of the Stone Badge and resides in Rustboro City. She is an expert on Rocktype Pokeacutemon as shown from her name which may be derived from the word rocks. Her name in Japanese language versions means azalea but is also an allusion to the Japanese word meaning quotthrowing stonequot tsubute?. In the Pokeacutemon Adventures manga Roxanne is both the Rustboro City Gym Leader and an instructor at the Rustboro Trainers School. She has appeared in quotVS. Nosepassquot Parts 1 amp 2 Ch.190 amp Ch.191 quotVS. Shiftryquot Ch.222 and quotVS. Kyogre amp Groudon Xquot Ch.248 appearing as either the Gym Leader of Rustboro where she supplements the traditional headtohead challenge with written tests or fighting against Team Aqua and Team Magma with the other Gym Leaders from Hoenn. In the Pokeacutemon anime Roxanne is not only a Gym Leader but also a teacher at the Pokeacutemon Trainers School in Rustboro City teaching skills she learned as Professor Oaks star pupil. She teaches an introductory course on Pokeacutemon to young children not old enough to be trainers. She appears in episodes 291 and 292 quotGonna Rule The Schoolquot and quotWinner By A Nosepassquot. While quotGonna Rule The Schoolquot introduces Roxanne in passing it instead focuses on members of her class in quotWinner By A Nosepassquot Pikachu and Ash use a previously learned and unreliable in the early anime attack quotIron Tailquot which Pikachu later uses to defeat Roxannes Nosepass in a battle for the Stone Badge.She also looks up to Brock as the most powerful rock gym leader.