#RAIHAN GYM TRAINERS SERIES#
The Pokemon series kills parents like Hydro Pump kills Rock-types. He's perpetually sad and scared because the same accident killed his parents. My guess? Allister can commune with Ghost-type Pokemon because the aforementioned accident left him as something of a half-ghost. Most interestingly, close inspection of Allister's eyes reveal they have a strange glow where other characters have normal pupils. He's the youngest Gym leader in Galar he doesn't seem to have parents. We have a sad little boy who gained an affinity for Ghost-type Pokemon after going through a near-death experience. Meanwhile, Allister's common card claims he gained the ability to communicate with ghosts after an "accident" he suffered as a four-year-old. The rare card's text admits Allister is very much "a normal boy" with fears and insecurities that he typically keeps bottled up. However, his rare card depicts him clutching his mask, seemingly on the verge of tears. Plus, one out of every four Ghost-type Pokemon sustains itself on children's souls or something equally disturbing.Īllister, the Shield-exclusive leader of Galar's Ghost-type Gym, always keeps his face covered with a mask. What, you're surprised? This is the same series that gave us Lavender Town and a Pokemon that wears the skull of its dead mother. Game Freak/The Pokemon CompanyĪllister is just a scared little boy-and he might be undead - Time to get creepy. Interesting sidenote: Kabu is from Ruby and Sapphire's Hoenn region.
Both cards mention Kabu suffered a long losing streak before he regained faith in himself after an epic battle against the Galar champion, Leon. Then I looked closer and noticed the cards are indeed almost identical, except the rare card shows a Kabu with darker hair and fewer wrinkles. Kabu struggled for a very long time to become a trainer of note - When I got Kabu's rare card, I wondered why he handed me a copy of his common card. Melony's rare card suggests she's still the premiere member of her son's fan club, however. (Gordie's gas-pain grimace should be an obvious clue.) Melony wanted Gordie to take over her Ice-type Gym, while Gordie wanted to go his own way. The trainers' trading cards reveal the two are related, but they don't get along. If you pick up Pokemon Shield, you'll face off against Melony's Ice-type Gym. Melony and Gordie are an estranged mother and son - If you pick up Pokemon Sword, you'll face off against Gordie's Rock-type Gym. (You make one yourself, as does Hop.) I support this doofus in his endeavor to put Spikemuth's Gym on the map even though it lacks a Dynamax spot. It's clearly the card Piers made for himself before he started his Pokemon journey. Notice the lack of eyeshadow, the bog-standard trainer's uniform, and Pier's inability to even look at the right camera.
That's 2 edgy 4 me, so let's look at his rare card. Piers was a complete dork when he started out as a trainer - Piers, the angst-ridden Dark-type Gym leader and figurehead of Spikemuth, is easily recognized by his eyeshadow, long black-and-white dreads, and his punk get-up.
#RAIHAN GYM TRAINERS SKIN#
Apparently, some people believe they're different people because "she shows a completely different attitude in each role." She's always calm on the runway, but if she's in a bad mood while stationed in her Gym, she'll skin you like an eel. Nessa is a model as well as the Water-type Gym leader - Fan-favorite Nessa isn't just a Gym leader: She models as well.
#RAIHAN GYM TRAINERS FULL#
To see a full set of the cards and their text, visit Serebii. Some of this information is pretty personal I don't know who wrote it, or why the leaders are OK with it being in public circulation. Each one has a photo on the front, and some biographical information on the back. Galar is sport-crazy, so it makes sense that Gym leaders all have their own set of trading cards. It's a nice, subtle way of telling part of Sword and Shield's story, a bit like how the murals in Fire Emblem: Three Houses tell their own side-tale. You can also suss out the sometimes-painful journeys they've been through. When you put these cards together, you get a good picture of how the leaders connect to each other. The other half is in the "rare" trading cards the Gym leaders give you after you help them subdue the Galar region's unruly Dynamax'd Pokemon. Helping Hop grow as a trainer is just half of the experience. OK, here's a hint: You'll find most of it in the end game. Character development is very much present-you just need to know where to look for it. As for Sword and Shield's story, it's not a non-entity as some fans claim.
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