Viola

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Viola
ビオラViola
"The camerawoman who never lets a single smile escape her focus."

Art fromX and Y
AgeUnknown
GenderFemale
Eye colorDark green
Hair colorSandy blonde
HometownSantalune City
RegionKalos
RelativesAlexa (older sister)
Trainer classGym Leader
Marchioness(Battle Chateau)
Duchess(Battle Chateau;Animated series)
GenerationVI,VII,VIII,IX
Counterpart(s)Viola (Masters)
GamesX, Y
Masters EX
English voice actorBrianna Knickerbocker[1](Masters EX)
Japanese voice actorAya Endō[2](Masters EX)
Member ofKalos League
RankGym Leader
Leader ofSantalune Gym
BadgeBug Badge
Specializes inBug types
Animated seriesPokémon the Series
DebutA Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!
English voice actorLori Gardner
Japanese voice actorNoriko Shitaya
Manga seriesPokémon Adventures
DebutAn X-cuse to Come Out and Play

Viola (Japanese:ビオラViola) is a professionalphotographer who is theGym Leader ofSantalune City'sGym, known officially as theSantalune Gym. Shespecializes inBug-typePokémon. She gives theBug Badge toTrainers who defeat her.

Contents

In the core series games

Character and role

Pokémon X and Y

Viola challenging the player

Viola is the first Gym Leader to be challenged by theplayer.Trainers who defeat her will be given theBug Badge, along withTM83 (Infestation). She is the younger sister ofAlexa, a reporter based in the Kalos region.[3] She is also seemingly good friends with fellow Gym LeaderValerie, who gifted her the barrette that her hair is tied in for her birthday.[4]

As well as being a Gym Leader, Viola is a professional photographer. According to thetelevision showGym Freaks, Viola's camera was a birthday gift from Alexa.[5] She seems to massively enjoy photography, often speaking with analogies surrounding cameras or photography in general. Her work, such as "To be Evolved" and "Nectar's Siren Song" can be found on the first floor of the Santalune Gym. Viola says "fantastic" frequently, both in Pokémon X and Y, as well as inPokémon Masters EX, where she pronounces it as "fantastique" with a French accent.[6]

Appearance

Viola's concept art

Viola is a slim woman of seemingly average height. She has sandy blonde hair, which she wears in a rather unique hairstyle; being loosely tied into a barrette at the back, with two strands at the front left untied which curl tightly at the ends, making them resembleantennae. Viola wears a slightly cropped white tank top, green cargo pants that have a white waistband, and grey boots with green laces. She carries two cameras - one around her neck, and one to her side.

Her official concept artwork depicts an alternate outfit for her, consisting of what seems to be a more formal top, and her hair more neatly tied into a ponytail. While this outfit does not appear inPokémon X and Y, she was portrayed with the same ponytail inPokémon the Series: XY, as well as in her Holiday 2023 Outfit inPokémon Masters EX.

Pokémon

Pokémon X and Y

Gym battle
Battle Chateau
Battle Chateau - Blue Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateau - Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateau - Red Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateau - Black Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateaurematch
Battle Chateaurematch - Blue Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateaurematch - Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateaurematch - Red Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateaurematch - Black Writ of Challenge

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 Santalune City Gym! ... Hooray! Viola has arrived! She's fabulous! So fabulous! I'm so crazy about those eyebrows! The barrette that Viola always wears is a birthday gift from Valerie! Awww. I want to have someone who celebrates my birthday. 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 Santalune City Gym! ... Oooh... Ahhh... Viola has arrived! She's fabulous! So fabulous! I'm so crazy about those eyebrows! The camera that Viola always has is a birthday gift from her sister, Alexa. Awww. If I was born again, I'd like to be the camera. Oh... She went inside the Gym... That's all for the on-site report. Good-bye for now, everyone."

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article:Viola (Masters)

Viola forms async pair withSurskit and its evolved formMasquerain, along withIcy Snow PatternVivillon inPokémon Masters EX. Viola joins theplayer after completing the fourteenth chapter of thePML Arc.

Viola also made notable appearances later in the PML Arc.

DexTrainerNDexPokémonTypeWeaknessRoleEX roleBase potentialAvailability
#060Viola#0284Surskit → Masquerain♀
Bug
Rock
★★★★☆☆EXStory
Chapter 14
#060Holiday 2023
Viola		#0666Vivillon♀
Icy Snow Pattern		Bug
Rock
★★★★★☆EXSeasonal Sync Pair Scout

Gallery

Artwork

Official artwork from
Pokémon the Series: XY		Concept artwork

Sprites and models

VS portrait from
X and Y
Overworld model from
X and Y		PSS icon from
X and Y

Quotes

Main article:Viola/Quotes

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Viola inPokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Viola was first mentioned inThe Dream Continues!, albeit not by name, whenAlexa revealed toAsh that her sister was a Gym Leader from the Kalos region.

Pokémon the Series: XY

When Ash arrived in Kalos inKalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, he learned that Viola was absent from her Gym at Santalune City. However, Ash decided to head toSantalune Gym anyway after his challenge atLumiose Gym was declined.

He arrived there just as Viola, who was revealed to a professional photographer known for her excellent shots of Bug-type Pokémon, was returning and she accepted Ash's challenge. Viola'sSurskit andVivillon had a type disadvantage againstAsh's Fletchling andPikachu, however Viola's strategy was to immobilize both Pokémon usingIce Beam andSticky Web. This worked and Ash lost the battle.

InBattling on Thin Ice!, Ash challenged Viola to arematch. Thanks to the training Ash had withhis friends between the battles, he was able to counter Viola's strategies and defeat her, winning himself theBug Badge. She later reappeared in a flashback inTo Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!.

InBreaking Titles at the Chateau!, Viola reunited with Ash and his friends at theBattle Chateau. There, she and Surskit battledGrant and hisOnix, and lost.

InMaster Class is in Session! andPerforming a Pathway to the Future!, Viola watchedSerena's Master ClassPokémon Showcase along with Alexa.

She appeared in a fantasy inA League of His Own!, when Ash was talking toEverett about the Gym Leaders that he had defeated in Kalos, in order for him to be able to compete in theLumiose Conference.

InA Towering Takeover!, Viola was seen watchingLysandre's broadcast from Lumiose City along with Alexa.

InRocking Kalos Defenses! andForming a More Perfect Union!, Viola and Vivillon were among those who helped destroy theGiant Rock.

She appeared again in flashbacks inTill We Compete Again!.

Character

Like her sister, Viola is very cheerful and friendly but has an unwavering focus in battle. According to Alexa, her trips away from the Santalune Gym often last for some time. She helps Alexa with her work at times and she shares a friendship with Grant, though she is shown to get easily annoyed whenever Grant falls from the walls he is climbing on.

Pokémon

This section is missing information on this character's Japanese voice actor.
Please feel free to edit this section to add this information.

This listing is of Viola's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:

Surskit
Viola's Surskit
DebutA Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!
Voice actors
Japanese
EnglishEileen Stevens

Surskit is Viola's first known Pokémon. It was first used againstAsh's Pikachu in their first Gym battle. Surskit defeated Pikachu by freezing the battlefield with Ice Beam, which prevented him from moving properly and left him unable to escape Surskit's Signal Beam. Next, it foughtFletchling, who quickly defeated Surskit due to its ability to fly. InBattling on Thin Ice!, Surskit battled Pikachu again in a rematch, where its previous tactics failed due to Pikachu using his tail to balance himself on the ice. It was eventually defeated by Pikachu'sThunderbolt.

Surskit reappeared inBreaking Titles at the Chateau!, where it battledGrant'sOnix but lost.

It appeared in flashbacks inA PokeVision of Things to Come! andComing Back into the Cold.

Surskit's known moves areProtect,Ice Beam,Signal Beam,Sticky Web, andBubble Beam.

Vivillon
Viola's Vivillon

Vivillon is Viola's second known Pokémon. It was first used against Ash in their first Gym battle. It was sent out to battleFletchling after it defeated Surskit. It won the battle by using Psychic to trap Fletchling in Surskit'sSticky Web, leaving it defenseless to Vivillon's Solar Beam. InBattling on Thin Ice!, Vivillon faced Fletchling again in a rematch, where it beat Fletchling again by hitting it with Sleep Powder, leaving it defenseless to Solar Beam once more. Then it foughtPikachu, where Vivillon was defeated after its wing was frozen by the ice surrounding the Gym, hindering its ability to fly and leaving it an easy target for Pikachu'sThunderbolt.

It reappeared in a flashback inTo Catch a Pokemon Smuggler!.

It appeared again inRocking Kalos Defenses! andForming a More Perfect Union!, where it helped destroy theGiant Rock.

It reappeared in a flashback inTill We Compete Again!.

Vivillon's known moves arePsychic,Gust,Solar Beam, andSleep Powder.

Achievements

Viola as a Duchess
Battle Chateau

Viola achieved the followingranks inBattle Chateau:

Voice actors

LanguageVoice actor
Japanese下屋則子Noriko Shitaya
EnglishLori Gardner
DutchLizemijn Libgott
FinnishHenni-Liisa Stam (XY005-XY006,XY020)
Unknown voice actress (XY135-XY136)
European FrenchClaire Tefnin
Hebrewעינת אזולאיEinat Azulay
IndonesianTuti Pinkan
ItalianLudovica De Caro (XY005-XY020)
PolishMarta Dobecka (XY005-XY006,XY020)
Martyna Kowalik (XY135-XY136)
Brazilian PortugueseKate Kelly
SpanishLatin AmericaAndrea Orozco
SpainCatherina Martínez
TurkishSeda Özelsoy
VietnameseKim Ngọc (XY005-XY020)
Cao Thụy Thanh Hồng (XY135-XY136)

GOTCHA!

Viola briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Viola in Pokémon Adventures

Viola makes her first appearance in theX & Y arc, where she goes toVaniville Town with Alexa to interview up-and-comingSky TrainerY. Y angrily reveals her hatred for reporters after they caused her friendX to become a shut-in and refuse to leave his house despite his friends' constant efforts. Before they can continue, the Legendary PokémonXerneas andYveltal appear and begin destroying the town while fighting each other. When Viola wonders if the two are actually even Pokémon, Alexa states that she isn't sure either but notes that according to a 3,000 year old legend, Xerneas and Yveltal appear every 1,000 years.

When X's group arrives inSantalune City, Viola meets up with them again. Although previous encounters withTeam Flare made X and his friends wary of adults, Viola reveals her position as a Gym Leader and offers to help the group by letting them see her photos of the Vaniville Town incident and offers sanctuary at her Gym. X and his friends agree to trust her, except for Shauna who runs off after getting mad at everyone for disregarding their earlier pact to not trust adults. At the Gym, Viola challenges X to a battle, which she ends up losing. They are interrupted byCelosia of Team Flare, who possesses Shauna and uses her to attack Y. Viola pushes Y out of the way, but ends up getting hit as a result. Viola reveals herself to still be conscious and reveals that he saw X's attempt to use Mega Evolution earlier and called fellow Gym LeaderKorrina to help him learn more about it. When Celosia attempts to run off, Viola has herSurskit stop Celosia in her tracks withSticky Web. Once Celosia was driven away, everyone regrouped back at the Gym where Viola had her head injury bandaged up.

Later, Viola calls Alexa to inform her that Team Flare is the ones behind the incidents happening in various places. She also informs her sister that Y and her friends have also left to go to Lumiose City.

Later, Viola and Alexa witness Lysandre announcing to the entire Kalos region about his plans to end all life with the power of the ultimate weapon. Afterward, they, along with Clemont,Bonnie, andYvette, confront Team Flare atRoute 10 in order to free the captured Pokémon there. Together, the group manages to defeat all the members of Team Flare and rescue the captured Pokémon. After Team Flare is fully defeated, Viola and her allies meet with X and his friends atLumiose City to congratulate them on their victory.

Pokémon

Vivillon
Viola's Vivillon

Vivillon debuted inKangaskhan...Kangascan't. It was first seen with its Trainer inSantalune City.Later, it facedX'sKanga in theSantalune Gym, where it lost. InZygarde Agitated, Vivillon helped Viola,Yvette, and theSky Trainers free the captive Pokémon atRoute 10, by working together with the Sky Trainers' Vivillon.

Vivillon has a Meadow Pattern.

Vivillon's known moves areSupersonic andPowder.

Surskit
Viola's Surskit

Surskit is Viola's second known Pokémon. It was first used to preventCelosia from escaping with a stolenKangaskhanite with its Sticky Web. Later, Surskit was defeated by Celosia'sHonedge.

Surskit's only known move isSticky Web.

Trivia

  • Viola's Japanese Leader title is笑顔を見逃さないカメラガール.
  • Viola is the first notable femaleBug-type specialist of the core series games.
  • Both Viola andher sister share their Japanese voice actresses withSinnohGym Leaders. In Viola's case, it isCandice.
  • In the Battle Chateau initial battle, Viola's Masquerain knowsAir Slash at level 40, even though it can only learn it at level 47 inPokémon X and Y. Its pre-Evolution,Surskit, cannot learn this move.
  • In heranimated series debut, Viola is shown to be just as tall as her sister, Alexa. However, in later episodes, Viola's height only reaches to her sister's shoulders.
  • Viola was originally meant to have a ponytail, as evidenced in her concept art for Pokémon X and Y. She is, however, seen with this hairstyle in several episodes ofPokémon the Series: XY.
  • At the release of the games, Viola's name could not be set as theplayer's name, as her name containsviol, a French word meaning "rape", which was blocked by the 3DS's built-in word filter. A December 2014 patch to the 3DS updated the filter, allowing "Viola" to be entered.

Names

LanguageNameOrigin
JapaneseビオラViolaFrom the plant genusViola (violet) and the skipper genusViola
English, German,
Latin American Spanish,
Brazilian Portuguese		ViolaFrom her Japanese name
European Spanish,
European Portuguese		VioletaFromvioleta (violet)
FrenchVioletteFromviolette (violet)
ItalianViolettaFromvioletta (violet)
Korean비올라ViolaFrom her Japanese name
Chinese (Traditional)紫羅蘭Zǐluólán /JílòhlàahnFrom 紫羅蘭 / 紫罗兰zǐluólán / jílòhlàahn (colloquial name for violet)
Chinese (mainland China)紫罗兰Zǐluólán[n 1]
VietnameseBioraTranscription of her Japanese name

Notes

References

  1. ↑Brianna Knickerbocker on Twitter
  2. ↑Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
  3. ↑"Oh, Viola! Viola is the Gym Leader of Santalune City. Not only is she an expert with Bug-type Pokémon, but she’s also an up-and-coming photography pro! Her older sister, Alexa, happens to be a reporter!"
  4. ↑"Hooray! Viola has arrived! She’s fabulous! So fabulous! I’m so crazy about those eyebrows! The barrette that Viola always wears is a birthday gift from Valerie!"
  5. ↑"Oooh... Ahhh... Viola has arrived! She’s fabulous! So fabulous! I’m so crazy about those eyebrows! The camera that Viola always has is a birthday gift from her sister, Alexa. Awww. If I was born again, I’d like to be the camera."
  6. ↑"You and your Pokémon have shown me a whole new depth of field! Fantastic! Just fantastic!"

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