History Characters / PokemonTheSeriesIris

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Bianca and Dawn's Girly Girl.

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* MsFanservice: Per the norm though ultimately {{Downplayed}} (though unlike the previous 3 female companions, she's actually the least fanservice-y of them all, which is {{Justified}} as Iris actually looks ''10'' where as Misty, May abd Dawn didn't), Iris will occasionally gets put into wearing bikinis and bathing suits, though nowhere near to the extent that Misty, May and Dawn had. Her bikini scene debut actually appears 3 episodes earlier before theirs did in their own series.

* JerkassHasAPoint:
** Iris gets flak for calling Ash a kid, but she's right to criticize him sometimes, for example, Ash purposely using a Pokémon against another Pokémon that has a type advantage over his...it helps that other characters such as Paul and Brock have called Ash out on this habit too.
** In the episode "Evolution by Fire", she criticizes Ash's Tepig for being too nice regarding its former {{jerkass}} of a trainer. Iris is proven right when Snivy tries to verbally talk some sense into Tepig [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan and also by using Vine Whip on it]].

* MsFanservice: Per the norm though ultimately {{Downplayed}}(though unlike the previous 3 female companions, she's actually the least fanservice-y of them all, which is {{Justified}} as Iris actually looks 10), Iris will occasionally gets putt into wearing bikinis and bathing suits, though nowhere near to the extent of Misty, May and Dawn. Her bikini scene debut actually appears 3 episodes earlier before theirs did in their own series.

* MsFanservice: Per the norm (though unlike the previous 3 female companions, she's actually the least fanservice-y of them all), as Iris occasionally gets placed into wearing bikinis, though nowhere near to the extent of Misty, May and Dawn. Her bikini scene debut actually appears 3 episodes earlier before theirs did in their own series.

* BreakingOldTrends: She was the first female companion of Ash's team to not appear in the next series as a GuestStarPartyMember (though she does return in ''Journeys''). She was also the first of Ash’s female companions to not have a bike for Pikachu to roast electrically.

* {{Fanservice}}: {{Averted|Trope}} for the most part, unlike Dawn and May she actually looks like she is around 10. Her outfit is less revealing too. However, her bathing suit debuted in episode ''3'', earlier than any of the other three girls'.

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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ash serves as this to her, particularly after he regains his footing in ''Best Wishes''. While Iris manages to defeat Ash in their first proper battle during the Club Battle finals, Ash ends up defeating her later on in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. When they battle again in [=BW116=], his Charizard clearly has the upper hand over her Dragonite; N calling the battle off is the only thing that spares Iris from near-certain defeat. [[spoiler:This ultimately carries over to ''Journeys'' as well; while Iris was able to become the Unova Champion, she would ultimately still end up losing to Ash when they battled in the Great Class of the World Coronation Series. Ash would additionally go on to defeat [[TheAce Cynthia]] in the Masters Tournament, something that Iris fell just short of achieving. Moreover, Ash went on to defeat Leon and become the new World Champion.]]

-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Eileen Stevens (''Black & White''), Creator/AnairisQuinones (''Journeys'')

-->'''Voiced in English by:''' Eileen Stevens

* {{Shorttank}}: Wears a pinkish one.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Despite her ImmuneToSlapstick RunningGag, she has ButtMonkey moments like every other female companion. Getting mummified by a Cofagrigus in "Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!" is one noteworthy example.

AmbiguousSituation: Her return in ''Journeys'' features brief flashback shot with a Goodra alongside her Gible and Clair, but it’s never made clear if she caught at some point on her journey after catching Gible. She’s implied to own at least one more Pokémon by ''Journeys'', as she's [[spoiler:a regional Champion and competed in the Masters Tournament]], both of which require full teams of six, but whether or not that Goodra is her sixth Pokémon is never addressed.

** In ''Journeys'', as she's the only [[spoiler:Champion and Masters Eight member]] who doesn't use Mega Evolution, Dynamax, or Z-Moves.

* EleventhHourRanger: To Iris' team, being that she meets him in Blackthorn while she's on business there and after she's parted company with Ash.

* TheUnreveal: Her return in ''Journeys'' features a Goodra alongside Gible and Clair in a brief flashback shot. The significance of this Goodra is never stated.

* SixthRanger: Averted. Logic would suggest she has to own at least one more Pokémon by ''Journeys'', as she's [[spoiler:a regional Champion and competed in the Masters Tournament]], both of which require full teams of six. However, this is never actually addressed in the series, and it remains unknown if she even owns a sixth Pokémon at all.

* TheAce: By ''Journeys'', Iris would dethrone Alder, become the reigning Champion of Unova and join the Masters Eight, which consists of the best trainers in the world.

!!Iris' Pokémon

* SixthRanger: To Iris' team, being that she meets him in Blackthorn while she's on business there and after she's parted company with Ash.

* SignatureMon: Iris's overall Signature Mon throughout the entire series. Even when he served mainly as Iris's little mascot while Excadrill and later Dragonite served as her aces, Axew's position as the Signatur Mon was unchallenged. His evolution to Haxorus cemented him as Iris's new ace, completely overshadowing the other two in the process.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ash serves as this to her, particularly after regaining his footing in ''Best Wishes''. While Iris manages to defeat Ash in their first proper battle during the Club Battle finals, Ash ends up defeating her later on in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. When they battle again in [=BW116=], his Charizard clearly has the upper hand over her Dragonite; N calling the battle off is the only thing that spares Iris from near-certain defeat. [[spoiler:This ultimately carries over to ''Journeys'' as well; while Iris was able to become the Unova Champion, she would ultimately still end up losing to Ash when they battled in the Great Class of the World Coronation Series. Ash would additionally go on to defeat [[TheAce Cynthia]] in the Masters Tournament, something that Iris fell just short of achieving. Moreover, Ash went on to defeat Leon and become the new World Champion.]]

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: While Iris manages to defeat Ash in their first proper battle during the Club Battle finals, Ash ends up defeating her later on in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. When they battle again in [=BW116=], his Charizard clearly has the upper hand over her Dragonite; N calling the battle off is the only thing that spares Iris from near-certain defeat. [[spoiler:This ultimately carries over to ''Journeys'' as well; while Iris was able to become the Unova Champion, she would ultimately still end up losing to Ash when they battled in the Great Class of the World Coronation Series. Ash would additionally go on to defeat [[TheAce Cynthia]] in the Masters Tournament, something that Iris fell just short of achieving. Moreover, Ash went on to defeat Leon and become the new World Champion.]]

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Largely {{Zig Zagged}} regarding Ash. She has beaten him a few times, and [[spoiler:became a Champion like he would]], but as far as [[spoiler:The Masters Eight]] is concerned, she didn't come nearly as close as he did. [[spoiler:When she fought Cynthia, she narrowly lost in spite of not using any Z-Moves, Mega Evolution, or Dynamiaxing. When he fought her, he narrowly beat her despite being pushed to his limit.]]

* SneezeOfDoom: Before he could master Dragon Rage, his attempts came off as this. Cilan (and Ash) even playfully calls it a "dragon sneeze", much to Iris' chagrin.

Axew is Iris' first Dragon, and was given to Iris a few days after hatching so she could quest with him, ultimately to evolve him into a Haxorus. He's very friendly and caring, though a little childish at times.

* TheAce: By the time of ''Journeys'' he appears to have become this to Iris now that he evolved into a Haxorus.

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'''Major Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesMisty Misty]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBrock Brock]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDawn Dawn]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPaul Paul]] | '''Iris''' | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSerena Serena]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesGoh Goh]] \\

* BreakingOldTrends: She was the first female companion of Ash's team to not appear in the next series. Though she does return in ''Journeys''. She was also the first of Ash’s female companions to not have a bike for Pikachu to roast electrically.

* HypocriteHasAPoint: As infuriating as she can be with her catchphrase, Iris is correct that Ash can engage in rather childish and idiotic antics (like only relying on one Pokémon against Elesa).

* GrumpyBear: Very much so. Dragonite is always frowning and is grumpy and angry 99% of the time and is highly aggressive.

* PerpetualFrowner: As a ''sharp'' contrast to most of his species, which embody the GentleGiant archetype.