Candice

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Candice
スズナ Suzuna
"The Diamond Dust Girl!"
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Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
Gender Female
Hometown Snowpoint City
Region Sinnoh
Trainer class Gym Leader
Generation IV
Games Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Leader of Snowpoint Gym
Badge Icicle Badge

Candice (Japanese: スズナ Suzuna) is the Gym Leader of Snowpoint City's Gym, known officially as the Snowpoint Gym. She hands out the Icicle Badge to Trainers who defeat her. She specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon.

In the games

Candice uses Template:Type2 Pokémon in her battles. Trainers who defeat her will receive the Icicle Badge, TM72 (Avalanche), and will be able to use Rock Climb outside of battle. Candice teaches that before battling with Pokémon, a person needs to befriend them first. Candice has an interest in fashion and romance as well as Pokémon, and believes a person should put all their focus into whatever they do. She sometimes muses that she acts the opposite of the way people would expect a Ice-type Gym Leader to behave - warm and friendly instead of cold and distant.

She later allows the player entry into the Snowpoint Temple.

Pokémon

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

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Pokémon Platinum

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Rematch

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Quotes

Before battle
"You want to challenge Candice? Sure thing! I was waiting for someone tough! But I should tell you, I'm tough because I know how to focus. Pokémon, fashion, romance... It's all about focus! I'll show you just what I mean. Get ready to lose!"

When sending out last Pokémon
"I'm going to break the ice and bring out my last-resort Pokémon!"

During battle
"I can sense your will to win, but I promise you I'm not about to lose!"

When defeated
"I must say, I've warmed up to you! I might even admire you a little."

After being defeated
"Wow! you are great! You've earned my respect! I think your focus and will bowled us over totally. Oh, that's right! I'm supposed to give you this!"

When player attempts to access Snowpoint Temple
"It's OK! You can let that person in. Cynthia sent word to me. You're working on a Pokédex, aren't you? There should be many rare Pokémon in the temple. Enjoy your exploring!"

In the manga

Pokémon Special

She appeared in Route 217 saving Platina when she fell from her skis after striking with a Graveler.

Pokémon

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Snover
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Abomasnow

Pokémon DP

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Pokémon

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Regice
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Regirock
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Registeel
  • Candice used these Pokémon to awaken Regigigas, which Hareta later captured.

Trivia

  • Even though Candice lives in the snowy north of Sinnoh, the only protection she seemingly has from the weather is the sweater tied around her waist and her long socks. Like Dawn, she seems not to mind wearing a skirt in the cold weather.
  • Candice is the only Ice-type specialist that doesn't use the type combination of Water/Ice or Ice/Water.
  • In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Candice is the only one of Sinnoh's big 13 trainers (the Gym Leaders, Elite Four, and Champion), to use two Pokémon within the same evolutionary line on her team (Snover and Abomasnow). This is no longer true for Pokémon Platinum.
  • All of Candice's Diamond and Pearl team are Pokémon that have gender differences.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese スズナ (Suzuna) Possibly from 涼しい suzushii, cool.
English Candice From the latin "candita", meaning "clarity; whiteness". Contains ice.
French Gladys From glace, ice.
German Frida From frieren, get cold.
Italian Bianca Literally means white.
Spanish Inverna From invierno, winter.
Korean 무청 Mucheong

External links

Gym Leaders of the Sinnoh region
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Gardenia
Veilstone Gym Cobble Badge
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Maylene
Pastoria Gym Fin Badge
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Crasher Wake
Hearthome Gym Relic Badge
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Fantina
Canalave Gym Mine Badge
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Byron
Snowpoint Gym Icicle Badge
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Candice
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Volkner
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