Candice

"The Diamond Dust Girl!"
Candice
Species	Human
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Base	Snowpoint City
Voiced by	Ryan Bartley (2019)
Debut	Pokémon: Diamond/Pearl Versions

Candice is the seventh gym leader of the Sinnoh region who appears in Pokémon: Diamond, Pearl and Platinum versions. She specializes in Ice-Type Pokémon.

Background

The gym leader of Snowpoint Gym, Candice was known for her studious nature. She believed that focus was the key to everything from Pokémon to fashion to romance, and that her mastery of focus was what made her tough. In Platinum, Maylene was shown to admire Candice for her studiousness and traveled to Snowpoint to challenge Candice at her request, as Candice wanted to study Fighting-type Pokémon.

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, she was challenged and defeated by Lucas/Dawn. She developed a respect for the player trainer for their victory, saying that their focus and will bowled her over completely. Candice rewarded the trainer with the Icicle Badge and TM72: Avalanche. Afterwards, she would muse about acting more cool and distant like other Ice-type trainers, but she believed that she was incapable of that behavior because of her spirit burning hot and bright. Candice would later appear after Lucas/Dawn defeated the Elite Four to grant them permission to enter the Snowpoint Temple at Cynthia's request.

In Platinum, she would also occasionally appear at the Battleground, where she could be challenged to a rematch, and she would also visit the player's villa, sometimes with Maylene. She offered to let Maylene have some of her favorite accessories and when asked about what makes a good gym leader, thinking that Gardenia would know. They also shared an awkwardly silent conversation.

Candice reappeared in Black and White 2 as one of the competitors in the Pokémon World Tournament held at Unova. She took part in the Sinnoh Leaders, World Leaders and Type Expert Tournaments.

Pokémon Roster

Candice uses the following Pokémon for the Gym Challenge in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum:

• Snover (Diamond/Pearl only)/Piloswine (Platinum only)
• Sneasel
• Medicham (Diamond/Pearl only)/Froslass (Platinum only)
• Abomasnow

In Platinum, Candice uses the following Pokémon in Battleground rematches:

• Weavile
• Mamoswine
• Abomasnow
• Froslass
• Glaceon

In Black 2 and White 2, her roster of potential Pokémon used for tournament matches is identical to the above-listed Battleground line-up with the addition of Glalie.

In Other Pokémon Games

In Pokémon Masters, Candice and her Abomasnow appeared together as a playable sync pair that could be unlocked at random through the game's Sync Pair Scout feature. She was also featured as a teammate in the "Heart of Elegance" Story Event. In that event, Caitlin had declared that grace and elegance were the most important parts of battle, while Candice felt that focus was the most important. The two of them fought alongside the player to determine which was true, and they ended up battling against Roxie, who argued that the beat of the battle was the most important. In the end, they accepted that the most important part of battle was something different for individual trainers.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• Candice has appeared in three episodes of the Pokémon anime, where she was shown to be a teacher in Snowpoint City's Trainer's School and eventually was defeated by Ash Ketchum in a gym challenge.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Candice was eventually introduced in the Diamond/Pearl arc after she saved Platina from a blizzard with her Abomansnow, and they were later joined by Maylene. Platina defeated her in a gym battle to earn her Icicle Badge. There were various references to the light clothing they wore in the frigid environment, which Candice did because she believed in guts. The three of them trained and bonded together as well as with Volkner (after they lost a battle with Mars of Team Galactic) and referred to themselves as the "scantily clad trio". They parted ways from Platina for a while but eventually all the gym leaders ambushed Team Galactic's commanders at the Spear Pillar. Candice and Maylene wound up being the last gym leaders standing and took out the last Galactic admin, Jupiter, although it seems they were later beaten by the mysterious Sird. She then gave Platina her Froslass.

Trivia

• Her name is likely a combination of 'candida' (which is Latin for 'shining white') and 'ice'. Her Japanese name is Suzuna, which may be a play on the Japanese word for cool.