Lenora

Lenora アロエ Aloe
"An Archaeologist With Backbone"
General
Age:	35+
Hometown:	Nacrene City
Region:	Unova
Family:	Hawes (Husband)
Badge:	Basic Badge
Type:	Normal
Friends:	Burgh
Debut:	Pokémon Black and White (Games) BW014: A Night in the Nacrene City Museum! (Anime)
Class:	Gym Leader

Lenora (Japanese アロエ Aroe) is Gym Leader of Nacrene City in the Unova region. She is a Normal-type leader. She rewards the player with the Basic Badge if you defeat her. Lenora first appeared in Pokémon Black and White. Lenora goes to visit Sinnoh League Champion Cynthia in Undella Town.

In Pokémon Black and White, Lenora is the second Gym Leader to be battled in Unova. However, she retired as a Gym Leader in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2—handing over the Basic Badge to Cheren instead—and can only be fought in the Pokémon World Tournament.

Sprites

BW battle sprite	VS. Sprite	B2W2 battle sprite

In the anime

Lenora made her anime debut in A Night in the Nacrene City Museum! helping Ash and the gang solve the mystery of the Yamask mask at the museum during the end of the episode reuniting Yamask with its mask. Ash then challenges her to a Gym battle in the The Battle According to Lenora. But in the end he loses to Lenora's Lillipup.

Ash has a rematch with Lenora in Rematch at the Nacrene Gym. Lenora's Lillipup has evolved into Herdier (off screen), it is the first Pokémon she sent out in the rematch. Despite Ash losing to Lillipup (Herdier's pre-evolved form) he manages to defeat Lenora in the rematch.

In the manga

Lenora in the manga

She battled against Black but lost.

Pokémon

In the games

Pokémon Black and White

Herdier  Normal Lv. 18 ♀ Ability: Intimidate Item: None Take Down Helping Hand Retaliate Bite

Watchog File:Watchog SM Female.png  Normal Lv. 20 ♀ Ability: Illuminate Item: None Retaliate Leer Crunch Hypnosis [[]] [[File:{{{P3}}}_SM.png|link={{{P3}}}|80x80px]]  ??? Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P4}}}_SM.png|link={{{P4}}}|80x80px]]  ??? Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P5}}}_SM.png|link={{{P5}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P6}}}SM.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - -

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Normal-type Tournament

Watchog  Normal Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Illuminate Item: None Super Fang Flail Confuse Ray Hypnosis

Cinccino  Normal Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Technician Item: Life Orb Swift Focus Blast Grass Knot Thunderbolt

Braviary  NormalFlying  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Keen Eye Item: Power Herb Sky Attack Superpower U-turn Tailwind

Sawsbuck  NormalGrass  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Sap Sipper Item: Choice Scarf Return Horn Leech Megahorn Wild Charge

Kangaskhan File:Kangaskhan BW.gif   Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Early Bird Item: Chople Berry Fake Out Ice Punch Hammer Arm Sucker Punch

Lickilicky   Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Oblivious Item: Expert Belt Flamethrower Ice Beam Surf Thunderbolt

Unova Gym Leader Tournament/World Leaders Tournament

Watchog  Normal Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Illuminate Item: None Super Fang Low Kick Confuse Ray Hypnosis

Audino  Normal Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Regenerator Item: Sitrus Berry Fire Blast Blizzard Thunder Calm Mind

Clefable File:Clefable BW.gif  Normal Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Cute Charm Item: Steel Gem Meteor Mash Thunderpunch Wish Cosmic Power

Sawsbuck  NormalGrass  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Sap Sipper Item: Liechi Berry Retaliate Horn Leech Wild Charge Jump Kick

Kangaskhan File:Kangaskhan BW.gif   Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Early Bird Item: Chople Berry Fake Out Outrage Hammer Arm Aqua Tail

Dunsparce   Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Serene Grace Item: Apicot Berry Rock Slide Coil Roost Glare

In the anime

File:Aloe Miruhog.png Watchog File:Female Symbol.png Watchog was the first of Lenora's Pokémon seen. She sent it out in the Nacrene Gym where its Flash attack lit up the area and showed Yamask up. It has some strong attacks including Mean Look which prevented Oshawott from being returned to its Poké Ball and has powerful attacking moves like Thunderbolt which it used to defeat Oshawott. In the rematch, it faced against Oshawott again but eventually fell simultaneously due to Oshawott's newly found strength.

Lillipup → Herdier File:Female Symbol.png Herdier was the first Pokémon Lenora used in her rematch against Ash. Following on from its strengths at its base form, it has powerful attacks including a more powerful Shadow Ball, but also knows a stronger Roar and has Protect which protected it from damage and an insanely powerful Giga Impact attack. It was eventually defeated by Ash's Tepig's Flame Charge attack.

Gallery

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  Lenora's original Artwork

• Aloe anime.jpg

  Lenora in the anime

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  Lenora and the Museum owner (Aloe and her Husband)

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Voice Actors

• English: Norma Nongauza
• Japanese: Atsuko Tanaka
• Spanish: Licia Alonso
• Iberian Spanish: Laura Torres

Trivia

• Lenora's Japanese Leader title is ナチュアル　ボーン　ママ / Nachuaru Boun Mama. "Natural Born Mama." Her American title is "An Archaeologist With Backbone."
• Lenora is considered the first Black character in Pokémon, with Iris being the second and Marshal being the third.
  • Though in the Pokémon anime she is the second, with Iris appearing before her.
• In the Japanese version of the games, Lenora's Gym was filled with cooking quizzes. In the American version, it was instead changed to mainly Pokémon-related trivia.
• Although many at first believed Lenora to be a chef on account of her apron, it was later discovered that she wears it to dust Pokémon fossils.
• Lenora's name seems to be based on the type of Pokémon she uses, Normal.
• Lenora is one of three Gym Leaders that are proven to be married. The others are Chuck (in GSC and HGSS) and Norman (who is May's dad in the anime and the main characters in the RSE games).
• The Aloe (Lenora's Japanese name) Flower is native to Africa.
• Lenora has two offical artworks. The English version of the anime was reanimated to match Lenora's second artwork.