Lenora
| Lenora アロエAloe | |
| "An Archeologist with Backbone" | |
 Art fromBlack and White | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Light Teal |
| Hair color | Teal |
| Hometown | Nacrene City |
| Region | Unova |
| Relatives | Hawes (husband), unnamed father |
| Trainer class | Gym LeaderBW,Pokémon TrainerB2W2 |
| Generation | V,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Lenora (Masters) |
| Games | Black, White,Black 2, White 2 Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Zakiya Young[1](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Rie Takahashi(Masters EX) |
| Member of | Unova LeagueBW |
| Rank | Gym Leader |
| Leader of | Nacrene Gym |
| Badge | Basic Badge |
| Specializes in | Normal types |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series Pokémon Generations |
| Debut | A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!(Animated series) The Uprising(Generations) |
| English voice actor | Norma Nongauza(Animated series) Unknown(Generations) |
| Japanese voice actor | Atsuko Tanaka(Animated series) Saori Takayama(Generations) |
| Manga series | Pocket Monsters BW Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | PMBW05(PMBW) Battle at the Museum(Adventures) |
Lenora (Japanese:アロエAloe) is anarchaeologist who is theGym Leader ofNacrene City'sGym, known officially as theNacrene Gym. Shespecializes inNormal-typePokémon. She gives theBasic Badge toTrainers who defeat her. In addition to being the Nacrene City Gym Leader, Lenora is also the director of theNacrene Museum.
In the core series games
Lenora appears inPokémon Black and White as theGym Leader of Nacrene City's Gym. This Gym is the second to be challenged by theplayer. Trainers who defeat Lenora will receive the Basic Badge, along withTM67 (Retaliate). She reappears inPinwheel Forest after the player defeatsTeam Plasma, where she gives the player aMoon Stone. She also reappears atN's Castle where she and the otherUnova Gym Leaders hold off theSeven Sages. During summer, she also visitsCynthia at Caitlin's villa inUndella Town, as do the other female Gym Leaders.
In the two years between Pokémon Black and White andPokémon Black 2 and White 2, Lenora steps down from her position as a Gym Leader to focus on her work at theNacrene Museum. When the player first visits the museum, she gives them a choice between aCover Fossil and aPlume Fossil. She also participates in thePokémon World Tournament.
Pokémon
Pokémon Black and White
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Lenora uses three of these Pokémon inSingle Battles, four inDouble andRotation Battles, and all six inTriple Battles. She will always lead with her signature Pokémon,Watchog.
Unova Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders/Mix Master Tournament
National Gymquirer
- Jingle:"Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
- Page:"That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Bonadventure! Thank yooou! 'I saw it... Lenora, in the middle of the night...talking to bones in the museum! I also heard a man's guttural laugh... It was scary!' I see. Very horrific. But, I'll bet it was just her husband, Hawes. He has a weird laugh... 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Lenora (Masters)
Lenora forms async pair withWatchog inPokémon Masters EX. Lenora became a playable sync pair on October 16, 2023.
Lenora first appeared as an NPC during thestory eventThe Haunted Museum.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #185 |  | Lenora | #0505 |  | Watchog♀ | Normal | Fighting |  |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Sprites
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| Sprite from Black and White | Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Overworld sprite from Generation V | VS sprite from Black and White |
Quotes
- Main article:Lenora/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Lenora debuted inA Night in the Nacrene City Museum!, returning from a business trip in time to settle an angryYamask that was haunting the Nacrene Museum. She used herWatchog'sIlluminate to reveal Yamask and saveCilan from his possession. She quickly realized that Yamask had been carried inside along with a new exhibit without it knowing and had accidentally dropped its mask. In the end, Lenora—along withAsh,Iris, Cilan, and Hawes—released Yamask into the world.
InThe Battle According to Lenora!, Lenora accepted Ash's offer to battle her for aBadge after he located the correct library book to reveal the hidden entrance to theNacrene Gym. However, Ash's Pokémon were easily defeated. InRematch at the Nacrene Gym!, she battled Ash in arematch. This time, Ash was able to defeat her, earning himself theBasic Badge.
Lenora was mentioned inArcheops In The Modern World!. She also reappeared in flashbacks inCurtain Up, Unova League! andCrowning the Scalchop King!.
Pokémon movies
In addition, she made a cameo appearance in the ending credits ofGenesect and the Legend Awakened.
Pokémon
This listing is of Lenora’s knownPokémon inPokémon the Series.
 | This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information. |
| Debut | A Night in the Nacrene City Museum! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Akeno Watanabe |
| English | Tom Wayland |
Lenora'sWatchog debuted inA Night in the Nacrene City Museum!, where it activated itsIlluminateAbility to revealYamask's presence.
InThe Battle According to Lenora!, it was sent out to battleAsh's Oshawott, first usingMean Look toprevent it from returning to itsPoké Ball. While Oshawott was initially able to withstand itsThunderbolt with itsscalchop, Watchog quickly separated Oshawott and its scalchop, allowing it to defeat Oshawott with itsElectric-type attack.
Watchog reappeared during Ash and Lenora'srematch inRematch at the Nacrene Gym!. Like before, it used Mean Look to trap Oshawott, then usedConfuse Ray. However, in spite of its confusion, Oshawott was able toknock Watchog out with its newly learnedAqua Jet, knocking itself out in the process.
It reappeared in a flashback inCrowning the Scalchop King!.
Watchog's known moves areMean Look,Low Kick,Thunderbolt, andConfuse Ray, and its Ability isIlluminate.
| Debut | The Battle According to Lenora! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kiyomi Asai (Lillipup) Unshō Ishizuka (Herdier) |
| English | Tom Wayland (Herdier) |
Lenora'sHerdier debuted as aLillipup inThe Battle According to Lenora!, where it battledAsh'sTepig. When it was first sent out, bothIris and Ash were drawn to its cuteness. Despite its cute appearance, however, Lillipup was shown to be fierce in battle, to Iris's dismay. In its battle with Ash, it used Roar to send Tepig back, forcingOshawott to come out. It was then called back to its Ball. Later on, it was sent back out when Watchog defeated Oshawott. It was able to easily beat Ash's Tepig with a powerfulTake Down, causing Ash to lose the battle to Lenora.
InRematch at the Nacrene Gym!, it was revealed to have evolved into a Herdier. Lenora decided to use it in her second Gym battle against Ash in order to test him against a different Pokémon after his hard training at the localBattle Club. It again used Roar to force Ash's Tepig to return into its Poké Ball, forcing Oshawott into the battle. After this, Herdier was recalled back into its Ball. It was called out again later to battle Tepig after Oshawott had tied with Watchog. Herdier proved to be far stronger than Lillipup, using the powerfulGiga Impact to make things difficult for Tepig. However Tepig was faster and more powerful than before and battled hard, finally taking Herdier out with his newly-learnedFlame Charge.
It reappeared in a flashback inCertain Up, Unova League!.
In the Englishdub, this Herdier is stated as being the same Pokémon as Lenora's Lillipup, but now evolved. However, in the original Japanese version, Herdier is not stated to have evolved from Lillipup.
Herdier's known moves areRoar,Shadow Ball,Take Down,Protect, andGiga Impact.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 田中敦子Atsuko Tanaka | |
| English | Norma Nongauza | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 詹雅菁Zhān Yǎjīng | |
| Croatian | Danijela Večerinović | |
| Danish | Puk Scharbau | |
| Dutch | Jannemien Cnossen | |
| Finnish | Saana Koskinen | |
| German | Ute Bronder | |
| Polish | Natalia Sikora | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Gilmara Sanches | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Laura Torres |
| Spain | Licia Alonso | |
Pokémon Generations
| This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information. |
Lenora appeared inThe Uprising, where she was seen outsideN's Castle trying to stop theSeven Sages. Together with several otherUnovaGym Leaders, she battled the manyTeam Plasma Grunts to prevent them from achievingTeam Plasma's goals.
Pokémon
| Debut | The Uprising |
|---|
Lenora'sHerdier was seen battling aTeam Plasma Grunt'sKrokorok.
Herdier's only known move isTackle.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 高宮彩織Saori Takayama | |
| English | Unknown | |
| European Spanish | Lara Ullod | |
GOTCHA!
Lenora briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pocket Monsters BW
Lenora first appears inPMBW05.
Pokémon
Status unknown
Pokémon Adventures
Lenora debuted inBattle at the Museum, where her Gym was challenged by a youngTrainer namedBlack. After a hard-fought battle, Lenora was defeated, earning Black aBasic Badge. Afterwards, Lenora received a call fromClay, who informed her of a strange stone he and his men dug up at theDesert Resort. Despite his expertise as a miner, Clay couldn't figure out what the stone was and requested that Lenora take it, hoping that her archaeological experience would produce better results.
InMine Mayhem, Clay told Black that Lenora managed to figure out that the stone was actually the dormant form of theLegendary PokémonZekrom. After discovering thatTeam Plasma had been spying on them, Lenora and Clay came to the conclusion the villainous group must be planning to steal the stone. Together, they and the other Unova Gym Leaders came up with a plan to ambush Team Plasma and decided that Black should join them. Agreeing to help, Black and Clay went toMistralton City to join the other Gym Leaders.
InThe Battle Within, theShadow Triad arrived, forcing Lenora to battle all three by herself while she waited for the others to come. After some time, the other Gym Leaders leaped out ofSkyla's plane to assist in the battle. Despite their teamwork, the Gym Leaders fell to the Shadow Triad's trump card, theforces of nature. Lenora and the others were kidnapped and taken to Team Plasma's base of operations,N's Castle.
InDream a Little Dream,Caitlin attempted to find the missing Gym Leaders by using herGothitelle'sPsychic abilities. Though she managed to contact them, the Gym Leaders had their memories of the kidnapping erased, preventing Caitlin from tracking them. During Black's final Gym battle withDrayden, Caitlin relayed a message from the Gym Leaders to Black, giving him the confidence to win the battle and earn his final Badge.
InCold Hard Truth, Team Plasma launched their attack on thePokémon League, surrounding the building with N's Castle. As a form of mockery and display of Team Plasma's power, the Gym Leaders were hoisted on cross-like fixtures and displayed in front of the masses. Later, the Gym Leaders were freed byShoko'sPatrat, allowing them to assist in the battle against Team Plasma. After Team Plasma was defeated, Lenora and the others watched asN and Zekrom flew off to parts unknown.
Pokémon
This listing is of Lenora's known Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
| Debut | Wheeling and Dealing |
|---|
Stoutland is Lenora's first seen Pokémon that she has owned since it was aLillipup. It was used in Lenora's battle against Black where it shocked the boy with itsRoar attack that sent hisMusha back into its Poké Ball and later when it froze hisBrav with a powerfulIce Fang. Later, it was used to face the Shadow Triad in battle.
Stoutland's known moves areRoar,Ice Fang,Take Down, andLast Resort, and its Ability isIntimidate.
Trivia
- Lenora's Japanese Leader title isナチュラル ボーン ママ.
- After the release ofPokémon Black and White, Lenora's artwork on the official website for the games was updated to have her apron slung over her shoulder. Also, in the dubbed versions ofA Night at the Nacrene City Museum!,The Battle According to Lenora! andRematch at the Nacrene Gym!, Lenora's apron was removed completely. This was due to concerns that she resembled theMammy archetype.
- In the original magazine printings ofPokémon Adventures, Lenora is shown wearing the apron in the first few panels she appears in before throwing it away to start her Gym battle with Black. Afterward, she is never seen wearing it again. When this chapter was collected intoVolume 45, the apron was only seen slung over her shoulder before she threw it away to begin the Gym battle. In the international release byVIZ Media, the apron was removed altogether.
- InPocket Monsters BW andPokémon Masters EX, she is not shown with an apron at all.
- Lenora is the only Gym Leader introduced inPokémon Black and White that cannot be battled outside thePokémon World Tournament inPokémon Black 2 and White 2.
- Lenora is the only Unova Gym Leader whomAsh had torebattle in order to earn theirBadge.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アロエAloe | From the genusAloe |
| English, Latin American Spanish | Lenora | FromNormal and possibly the genusAloe orlore |
| German, European Spanish | Aloe | From her Japanese name |
| French, Italian | Aloé | From her Japanese name |
| Korean | 알로에Aloe | From the genusAloe |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 蘆薈Lúhuì /Lòuhwuih | From 蘆薈lúhuì / lòuhwuih (aloe) |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 蘆蕙Lúhuì[n 1] | From a homophone of 蘆薈lúhuì (aloe) |
| Chinese (mainland China) | 芦荟Lúhuì[n 2] | From 芦荟lúhuì (aloe) |
| Vietnamese | Aroe | Transcription of her Japanese name |
Notes
- ↑Pokémon animated series (BW014,BW036),Pokémon Adventures (CoroCoro serialization)
- ↑Pokémon Adventures
References
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