
Rika is a member of the Paldea region's Elite Four in the Pokémon anime, specifically appearing in Pokémon Horizons: The Series.
She is a young, slender woman with long green hair tied in a low ponytail (with a noticeable cowlick), striking red eyes, and a somewhat androgynous, cool appearance. Her typical outfit includes a gray button-up shirt, black necktie, black pants with suspenders, brown shoes, black gloves, and earrings; she sometimes wears glasses while working as an assistant to Geeta (the Top Champion).
Rika specializes in Ground-type Pokémon (fitting her laid-back, down-to-earth vibe) and serves as both an Elite Four member and Geeta's personal assistant. Her personality is relaxed, tomboyish, friendly, confident, and casual—she often speaks in a distinctive, easygoing manner (with a Kansai dialect flavor in the Japanese version).
In the anime, she interacts with characters like Liko, Roy, and others, participates in battles (such as exhibition tag battles), and comes across as approachable yet formidable as a top-tier trainer. No earlier main series anime (like the original, XY, Journeys) featured her, as she's from the Paldea generation introduced in Scarlet/Violet and adapted into Horizons.
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