Iris

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Iris アイリス Iris
"The girl who understands the hearts of dragons"
Artwork from Black and White
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Purple
Hometown	Souryuu City
Region	Unova
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	V
Games	Black and White
Leader of	Souryuu Gym
Badge	Legend Badge
Specializes in	Template:Type2s
Anime debut	BW001
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	Aoi Yūki

Iris (Japanese: アイリス Iris) is one of the Gym Leaders of Souryuu City's Gym, known officially as the Souryuu Gym. She specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon. She gives the Legend Badge to Trainers who defeat her.

In the games

Iris appears in Pokémon Black and White; in Pokémon White, she is the Gym Leader of Souryuu City's gym. This gym is the eighth to be challenged by the player. Trainers who defeat Iris will receive the Legend Badge, along with TM82 (Dragon Tail). Iris is first encountered in Castelia City, where she assists the player in getting Bianca's Munna back from Team Plasma. She also reappears at N's Castle where she and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages. In the summer, she visits Cynthia at Sazanami Town.

In Pokémon Black, she will teach Draco Meteor to the player's Dragon-type Pokémon. She can be found in her home in Souryuu City.

Pokémon

Leader Iris Souryuu Gym White Leader and Professor Iris Oak Souryuu Gym White Reward: $5160

Types: Dragon Unknown Ability: Rivalry Held item: None Onondo♀ Lv.41 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Dragon Rage Dragon Special   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Types: Dragon Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: None Crimgan♀ Lv.41 Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Little by Little Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Types: Dragon Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: None Ononokus♀ Lv.43 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --

Sprites

Iris's sprite from Generation V	Iris's VS sprite from Generation V

In the anime

Iris in the anime

Main article: Iris (anime)

Iris appears in the anime as one of the traveling partners of Ash Ketchum. The other is one of the first Gym Leaders, Dent.

Trivia

• Her Japanese Leader title is 竜の心を　知る　娘.
• The only difference between Iris and Shaga's teams are the genders of their Pokémon: Iris has an all-female team, while Shaga has an all-male team.
• Iris and Clair are both female Gym Leaders that train Dragon-types. Coincidentally, they are both the eighth Gym Leader the player challenges in Unova and Johto, respectively.
• Iris is only the second in-game Gym Leader to have the same name in the English localisation as in the original Japanese, after Erika.

Names

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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