- If you were looking for the character of the day from Strategy Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight!, see Corina.
Korrina (Japanese: コルニ Corni) is the Gym Leader of Shalour City's Gym, known officially as the Shalour Gym. She specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon. She gives the Rumble Badge to Trainers who defeat her. She is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Successor (Japanese: けいしょうしゃ Successor).
In the core series games
Korrina about to battle the player
Korrina challenging the player at the Tower of Mastery
Korrina appears in Pokémon X and Y as a Gym Leader from Shalour City. Trainers who defeat Korrina will receive the Rumble Badge, along with TM98 (Power-Up Punch). According to the television show Gym Freaks and an NPC at Café Action!, she is a PR Video star. It also states that she dresses up in costumes; her magnificent legs able to shatter cave rocks into pieces using her axe-kick move.
Korrina first appears on Route 5, when one of her Lucario comes up to the player while she is doing some special training. She notes about how Lucario has taken a liking to the player's aura, then introduces herself to the player as the Shalour City Gym Leader. She then appears in Geosenge Town, where she challenges the player to a battle with her two Lucario.
After arriving in Shalour City, Korrina can be found in the Tower of Mastery with her grandfather Gurkinn, the Mega Evolution guru. Once the player wins the battle for the Mega Ring against their rival, Korrina will go to her Gym for a battle.
After battling her at the Gym, she will immediately invite the player to a rematch atop the Tower of Mastery. There, Korrina gives the player the Mega Ring. After that, the Lucario that had become close to the player temporarily joins their team, and the two have a one-on-one battle, using just their Lucario, both holding a Lucarionite. Win or lose, the player has the option of getting the Lucario that joined them for the battle.
Once the player obtains rank of Marquis/Marchioness at the Battle Chateau, Korrina and the other Gym Leaders will be able to be battled there for rematches. There, Korrina will possess the rank of Marchioness.
Pokémon
First battle
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Gym battle
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Winning this battle is not mandatory. The player will not black out and the story will progress either way. However, the battle will restart automatically if the player does not Mega Evolve Lucario.
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Gym Freaks
- April: "Hello! It's time for Gym Freaks, your source for the hottest news about hot Gym Leaders in Kalos. So... I'm now in front of the Shalour City Gym! ... Eeek. Korrina has arrived! She's cute! So cute! The way she dresses up in costume-like clothing makes my heart go crazy! Lately, Korrina has been in the PR Video Studio! Following two years of planning and another year of shooting, her highly anticipated new PR Video is scheduled for release at the end of next year! Oh... She went inside the Gym... That's all for the on-site report. Good-bye for now, everyone."
- April: "Hello! It's time for Gym Freaks, your source for the hottest news about hot Gym Leaders in Kalos. So... I'm now in front of the Shalour City Gym! ... Eeek. Korrina has arrived! She's cute! So cute! The way she dresses up in costumes make my heart beat pit-a-pat! Her legs are so magnificent that her axe-kick move can shatter cave rocks into pieces! If I were her, I wouldn't need the HM. Oh... She went inside the Gym... That's all for the on-site report. Good-bye for now, everyone."
In the spin-off games
- Main article: Korrina (Masters)
Korrina forms a sync pair with Lucario and Marshadow in Pokémon Masters EX. Her Lucario is capable of Mega Evolving. Korrina has been a playable sync pair since the game's release, with her joining the player after completing the sixth chapter of the PML Arc.
She has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the PML Arc.
Korrina and her Lucario appear in Pokémon UNITE as an enemy Trainer to fight during the Legacy Trainer Showdown event between September 9, 2022 and October 6, 2022. It took place on Theia Sky Ruins The other members of her team are Cynthia, Raihan, Leon, and Green. The event later returned between April 21, 2023 and May 21, 2023.
Korrina and her Lucario also appear as an enemy Trainer in the recurring Solo Challenge event. This event has Casual, Intermediate, Expert, and Extreme difficulties. The composition of the opposing team varies depending on the event and the difficulty. The full team consists of herself, Cynthia, Raihan, Leon, and Green. In Cynthia themed events, Korrina and the other non-Cynthia members do not appear in the Casual difficulty, being replaced by Ace Trainers. On the Intermediate difficulty, only Leon and Green are replaced by Ace Trainers. In Leon themed events, Korrina and the other non-Leon members do not appear in the Casual difficulty, being replaced by Ace Trainers. On the Intermediate difficulty, only Cynthia and Green are replaced by Ace Trainers. In this mode, Korrina and her Lucario never use Holowear.
Unlike other Trainers in this game, Korrina and the non-Ace Trainer members of her team are represented with two-dimensional artwork instead of three-dimensional models. In the pre-battle splash screen, Korrina has a custom Unite Snapshot depicting her and her Lucario with two dimensional artwork. (The normal display of the Unite License/Holowear is not used.) This means her Battle Item is not shown. However, she uses Eject Button.
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites and models
Quotes
- Main article: Korrina/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
- Main article: Korrina (anime)
Korrina is a recurring character in Pokémon the Series: XY who met Ash and his friends in Mega Revelations! on their way to her hometown. The group accompanied her as she traveled to Geosenge Town to understand and master the Mega Evolution of her trusted partner Lucario. She left the group at Pomace Mountain in The Bonds of Mega Evolution!, and eventually battled Ash in a Gym battle in Showdown at the Shalour Gym!, where Ash emerged victorious. She made later appearances in Pokémon the Series: XY, and returned in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
GOTCHA!
Korrina briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Korrina in Pokémon Adventures
Korrina debuted in Lucky Lucario Was Here. She first appeared in Santalune City after being called there by Viola. As soon as she arrived, she helped X defeat Celosia, a Team Flare scientist, and retrieve a Kangaskhanite she stole. Later, Korrina gave Tierno a pair of Roller Skates as a gift. Upon learning X received his Mega Ring without the proper succession ceremony, Korrina refused to acknowledge X as a true Mega Evolution Successor and angrily left without telling him more about it.
In Trevenant Pokes, Korrina returned to the Tower of Mastery, where she demanded that Gurkinn explain why he gave X a Mega Ring. Before Gurkinn could answer, the tower was attacked by a Trevenant used by Essentia, another Team Flare member. Korrina and Gurkinn fought the villain, only for Essentia to reveal she was distracting them while her Trevenant covered the tower in vines, trapping them inside. In order to prevent the secrets of Mega Evolution from falling into the wrong hands, Korrina reluctantly helped Gurkinn activate the Tower of Mastery's self-destruct mechanism, destroying the building and allowing them to escape.
In Connecting with Gardevoir, Korrina met Diantha, one of Gurkinn's students. Diantha led Korrina to a nearby river where they found Gurkinn under attack by Chalmers, a Team Flare Admin. Once Gurkinn was rescued, he, Korrina, and Diantha used their Mega-Evolved Pokémon to defeat Chalmers. Afterward, Diantha joined Korrina and Gurkinn and they set off to keep the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal out of Team Flare's clutches.
In Tying Trevenant, Korrina, Gurkinn, and Diantha helped X and his friends fight Team Flare on Route 9 to stop them from taking Xerneas's tree form. Gurkinn helped X take on Essentia, Diantha was challenged by Malva, while Korrina went ahead to keep Celosia from transporting Xerneas to Team Flare's base. After a tough battle, Korrina's Lucario defeated Celosia's Aegislash, but fainted from exhaustion afterward. As she confidently proclaimed victory, Korrina failed to notice Celosia's lurking behind her and launching an attack. Later, X and his friends found Korrina's unconsciouus body, where they learned that Celosia successfully took Xerneas as well as taking the Key Stone in Korrina's Mega Glove.
In Quilladin Stands, Korrina was taken to a hospital in Laverre City to recover from her injuries. In Floette Returns, three months after Team Flare's defeat, Korrina was revealed to have fully recuperated. X was asked by Korrina to come to Shalour City to become an official Mega Evolution Successor. Once X arrived at the city, however, Korrina was upset to see that he did not bring his friends for the succession ceremony. She then had him call for his friends before proceeding with the ceremony.
Pokémon
Riolu → Lucario ♂
- Main article: Korrina's Lucario
Lucario is Korrina's only known Pokémon, where he has been with her ever since he was a Riolu. It would mainly be seen fighting Celosia's Aegislash during the chapter.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Korrina or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Trivia
- Korrina's Japanese Leader title is エボリューション ファイター!.
- Korrina is the only Kalos Gym Leader:
- Who is battled outside their respective Gym or the Battle Chateau.
- Who uses Mega Evolution in the games.
- To have two pieces of VS artwork.
- Korrina was the first Gym Leader to use the Gym Leader Trainer class before being battled at their respective Gym.
- In Pokémon GO, Korrina's Trainer class "Successor" is used as the name of an achievement medal awarded for Mega Evolving a Pokémon at least once.
Names
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Origin
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Japanese
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コルニ Corni
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From cornichon (French for gherkin), matching with her grandfather Concombre (Gurkinn) who is named after the French word for cucumber
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English Brazilian Portuguese
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Korrina
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Similar to her Japanese name. Also from K.O. and arena
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German
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Connie
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Similar to her Japanese name
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Spanish
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Corelia
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Similar to her Japanese name
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French
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Cornélia
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Similar to her Japanese name
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Hindi
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कोरीना Korrina
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Transcription of English name
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Italian
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Ornella
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Similar to her Japanese name
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Korean
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코르니 Corni
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Transcription of her Japanese name
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Chinese (Mandarin)
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可爾妮 / 可尔妮 Kě'ěrní / Kě'ěrnī
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Transcription of her Japanese name
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Chinese (Cantonese)
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可爾妮 Hóyíhnèih*
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Mandarin-based transcription of her Japanese name
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確魯妮 Koklóuhnèih*
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Transcription of her Japanese name
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Russian
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Коррина Korrina
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Transcription of her English name
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Vietnamese
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Koruni
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Transcription of her Japanese name
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Successor
References
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