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[[File:Roo.png|thumb|250px|Roo]]
[[File:Billy Jo.png|thumb|250px|Billy Jo]]
(Japanese: '''ルー''' ''Roo'') is a character appearing in ''[[BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1)]]'' and ''[[BW084|Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 2)]]'' of the [[Pokémon anime]].  
'''Billy Jo''' (Japanese: '''ルー''' ''Ru'') is a minor character appearing in {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} and the [[Pokémon anime]]. She is a member of [[Roxie]]'s band, playing guitar.


She is a guitarist playing with [[Roxie]] and [[Cook]] in the band "The {{p|Koffing}}", which is quite well known in [[Unova]] and provides music during Roxie's Gym Battles. When {{Ash}} came to the [[Virbank Gym]], Roxie introduced Roo as someone with a "venomous personality".  
==In the anime==
She appears in ''[[BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1]]'' and ''[[BW084|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2]]''. She is a guitarist playing with [[Roxie]] and {{un|Nicky}} in the band "{{p|Koffing}} and the Toxics", which is quite well known in [[Unova]] and provides music during Roxie's Gym Battles. When {{Ash}} came to the [[Virbank Gym]], Roxie described Billy Jo as a "poisonous person".  


She once went on tour with the band through [[Kanto]] but mentioned to Ash that the audiences there weren't as upbeat as those in Unova.
She once went on tour with the band through [[Kanto]] but mentioned to Ash that the audiences there were "a bore".


==Voice actors==
 
===Voice actors===
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{{vatable|color={{poison color}}|bordercolor={{poison color light}}
|ja=西村ちなみ ''[[Chinami Nishimura]]''
|ja=西村ちなみ ''[[Chinami Nishimura]]''
<!--|en=-->
|en=Samia Mounts
|es_la=Leticia Amezcua
|es_eu=Emma Jiménez
|fi=Saara Lehtonen
|pl=Katarzyna Łaska
|pt_br=Luciana Baroli
}}
}}


==In the games==
==In the games==
A character with the Japanese name Roo also appears at the Virbank Gym in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. Here, she also plays in a band with Roxie, just like in the anime. The {{player}} has to battle her before being able to battle Roxie.
Billy Jo appears at the Virbank Gym in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. Here, she also plays in a band with Roxie, just like in the anime. The {{player}} has to battle her before being able to battle Roxie.


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
This listing is of Roo's Pokémon in the {{pkmn|games}}:
This is a list of Billy Jo's Pokémon in the {{pkmn|games}}:


====[[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]]====
===={{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}====
{{trainerheader|Poison}}
{{Party/Single|color={{poison color}}|bordercolor={{poison color dark}}|headcolor={{poison color light}}
{{trainerentry|Spr_B2W2_Guitarist.png|Guitarist|Billy Jo|{{tt|448|480 in Challenge Mode}}|2|543|Venipede|♀|{{tt|14|15 in Challenge Mode}}||109|Koffing|♀|{{tt|14|15 in Challenge Mode}}||36=ルー|37=Roo}}
|sprite=Spr B2W2 Guitarist.png
{{trainerfooter|Poison|1}}
|prize={{Pdollar}}{{tt|448|416 in Easy Mode; 480 in Challenge Mode}}
|class=Guitarist
|name=Billy Jo
|game=B2W2
|location=Virbank Gym
|pokemon=2
}}
|{{Pokémon/5|game=Black 2|ndex=543|pokemon=Venipede|gender=female
|level={{tt|14|13 in Easy Mode; 15 in Challenge Mode}}|type1=Bug|type2=Poison|ability=Poison Point
|move1=Poison Sting|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Rollout|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Pursuit|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Screech|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/5|game=Black 2|ndex=109|pokemon=Koffing|gender=female
|level={{tt|14|13 in Easy Mode; 15 in Challenge Mode}}|type1=Poison|ability=Levitate
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Assurance|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Gas|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Status}}
{{Party/Footer}}


===Quotes===
===Quotes===
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:''"I can always be straight and honest with myself whenever I'm playing the guitar or having a Pokémon battle!"''
:''"I can always be straight and honest with myself whenever I'm playing the guitar or having a Pokémon battle!"''


* When defeated
* Being defeated
:''"Argh! The happy times always end so quickly!"''
:''"Argh! The happy times always end so quickly!"''


* After being defeated
* After being defeated
:''"It's because I'm with my Pokémon that I can happily play my guitar. And it's because I play my guitar that my Pokémon become strong. Get it?"''
:''"It's because I'm with my Pokémon that I can happily play my guitar. And it's because I play my guitar that my Pokémon becomestrong. Get it?"''


<!--==Trivia==-->
==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
Billy Jo appears briefly during a Virbank concert performance with her band-mates, Roxie and Nicky, in the {{chap|Black 2 & White 2}}. Neither Billy Jo nor Nicky are mentioned by name.
 
 
==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{poison color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{poison color}}"
|-  
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| ルー ''Ru''
| Possibly from {{wp|Lou Reed}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English
| Billy Jo
| Possibly from {{wp|Billie Joe Armstrong}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French, German, Italian
| Lou
| Similar to Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Spanish
| Rita
| From ''guitarra'', guitar
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 루 ''Ru''
| Same as Japanese name
|}
{{-}}
{{-}}
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[[Category:Game characters]]
[[Category:Unova characters of the day]]
[[Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters]]
[[Category:Anime characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Poison-type Trainers]]
[[Category:Poison-type Trainers]]
[[Category:Pokémon Adventures characters]]
[[it:Lou]]
[[ja:ルー]]

Revision as of 08:50, 13 March 2017

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Billy Jo

Billy Jo (Japanese: ルー Ru) is a minor character appearing in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 and the Pokémon anime. She is a member of Roxie's band, playing guitar.

In the anime

She appears in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 and Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2. She is a guitarist playing with Roxie and Nicky in the band "Koffing and the Toxics", which is quite well known in Unova and provides music during Roxie's Gym Battles. When Ash came to the Virbank Gym, Roxie described Billy Jo as a "poisonous person".

She once went on tour with the band through Kanto but mentioned to Ash that the audiences there were "a bore".


Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura
English Samia Mounts
Finnish Saara Lehtonen
Polish Katarzyna Łaska
Brazilian Portuguese Luciana Baroli
Spanish Latin America Leticia Amezcua
Spain Emma Jiménez


In the games

Billy Jo appears at the Virbank Gym in Black 2 and White 2. Here, she also plays in a band with Roxie, just like in the anime. The player has to battle her before being able to battle Roxie.

Pokémon

This is a list of Billy Jo's Pokémon in the games:

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2



Quotes

  • Before battle
"I can always be straight and honest with myself whenever I'm playing the guitar or having a Pokémon battle!"
  • Being defeated
"Argh! The happy times always end so quickly!"
  • After being defeated
"It's because I'm with my Pokémon that I can happily play my guitar. And it's because I play my guitar that my Pokémon becomestrong. Get it?"

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Billy Jo appears briefly during a Virbank concert performance with her band-mates, Roxie and Nicky, in the Black 2 & White 2 arc. Neither Billy Jo nor Nicky are mentioned by name.


Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ルー Ru Possibly from Lou Reed
English Billy Jo Possibly from Billie Joe Armstrong
French, German, Italian Lou Similar to Japanese name
Spanish Rita From guitarra, guitar
Korean 루 Ru Same as Japanese name


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