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Luana

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This article is about the Gym Leader in the Orange Islands. If you were looking for the Pokémon Ranger, see Luana (Ranger).

Luana
ルリコ Ruriko

Luana
Gender Female
Eye color Blue
Hair color Red
Hometown Kumquat Island
Region Orange Islands
Relatives Travis (son)
Class Gym Leader
Gym Kumquat Gym
Challenge Double battle
Badge Jade Star Badge
First episode Pokémon Double Trouble
English
voice actor
Kayzie Rogers
Japanese
voice actor
Mami Koyama

Luana (Japanese: ルリコ Ruriko) is the Gym Leader of the Kumquat Island Gym. She hands out the Jade Star Badge to Trainers who defeat her, and specializes in double battles. Her Japanese voice actress is 小山茉美 Mami Koyama and Kayzie Rogers in English.

Luana owns a luxury hotel on Kumquat Island that also doubles as her Gym. Trainers often stay at the Kumquat Hotel to help prepare for battle. The actual Gym appears to be the largest in the Orange Islands, outside of Pummelo Stadium.

When Ash first met Luana in Pokémon Double Trouble, she mistook him for her son, Travis; Ash has a striking resemblance to him, who also has a Pikachu. She misses her son and wishes to care for him again. Luana's maternal side extends to her Pokémon, whom she cares for deeply, treating each one like her own child.

After helping Ash stop Team Rocket, she challenged him to a double battle — the first ever in the Pokémon anime, long before Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire introduced the concept in the video games.

Ash used Pikachu and Charizard in the match. Despite their initial unwillingness to cooperate, the two pulled together in the end and were able to defeat Luana's Pokémon.

Pokémon

This is a list of Luana's Pokémon in the anime

Alakazam
Luana's Alakazam

One of Luana's Pokémon, is a strong Pokémon that has learned to battle with teamwork, with Marowak. Having powerful Psychic attacks, it is capable of immobilizing Pokémon. Using a powerful Hyper Beam attack, it can severely damage an opponent. However after being knocked over, the Hyper Beam was its own demise in Luana's battle with Ash.

Marowak
Luana's Marowak

Together with Alakazam, it knows Bonemerang. After being attacked by Charizard's Seismic Toss, it did not faze it. A Hyper Beam was tear across the battlefield and hit Marowak, knocking both of Luana's Pokémon out, and giving Ash the victory.

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Gym Leaders of the Orange Archipelago

Cissy
of Mikan
Island

Danny
of Navel
Island

Rudy
of Trovita
Island

Luana
of Kumquat
Island
Head Leader
Drake
of Pummelo
Island

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