This was changed in Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, with her Haxorus' level increased by 16 as the Champion.
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Drayden has an all-male team with a Rough Skin Druddigon, while Iris has an all-female team with a Sheer Force Druddigon. Iris and Drayden use the same teams but have differences in gender and the ability of their Druddigon.Iris is the first Gym Leader since Erika to retain their Japanese name in the English translations.Iris and Drayden are the only Dragon-type Gym Leaders to use pure Dragon-types.Iris is named after the Iris Flower which is native to Africa and North America.Iris and Clair are both eighth Gym Leaders in their region and they both use Dragon-type Pokémon.Drayden is said to be Iris's mentor and plans to let her run the Gym when he retires.Although her hair looks like an Emolga (also she owns one in the anime).
Iris slightly resembles Zekrom, while Drayden resembles Reshiram.In the anime she is the first, since she made her anime debut before Lenora did.Iris is considered the second Black character in Pokémon, with Lenora being the first and Marshal being the third.Her Japanese Leader title is 竜の心を 知る 娘 / Ryuu no kokoro wakaru musume "The girl who understands the hearts of dragons".