Gordie

Gordie
Species	Human
Hair color	Blonde/White
Eye color	Blue
Base	Circhester
Relatives	Melony (mother)
Debut	Pokémon Sword and Shield

Gordie is the sixth Gym Leader in the major division of Galar's Pokémon League who appears as an opponent in Pokémon Sword. He appears exclusively in Sword, with his mother Melony being the Gym Leader instead in Shield. He specializes in Rock-type Pokémon.

Background

The son of Gym Leader Melony, Gordie was a prodigious Pokémon Trainer in his own right. Many considered that he would one day become the champion, and he had a big fan base that he tried hard to please. Gordie often hosted events and signed autographs for his many fans, and in turn, they published three photo albums of Gordie. On the battlefield, he was known for being tough and unrelenting, but with a refined and graceful battle style. Gordie was also known to shut himself in his locker rooms after being defeated and rarely gave postdefeat interviews, but most of his fans saw this as endearing.

Shield

Within Melony's League Card description in Shield, it was said that Melony and Gordie once had a conflict between each other. Melony wanted Gordie to take over as Circhester's new Gym Leader, but Gordie wanted to focus on training his Rock-type Pokémon. This led to a battle that divided the entire town. After that fight, they rarely saw each other. It is unknown if any of those events happened in the Sword version of continuity, or if they were exclusive to the Shield version.

In Shield, Melony continued on as Gym Leader of Circhester. Gordie's exact whereabouts were unknown, Melony imagined that he would probably challenge Victor/Gloria after they became champion.

Sword

In Sword, Gordie was acting as the Gym Leader of Circhester. Like Melony, he was placed as the sixth Gym Leader in the gym challenge, with only Piers and Raihan being considered to be stronger than him. He also had a similar gym challenge to hers, except that his took place on a rocky field instead of a snowy one. Within Sword, he was first seen with most of the other gym leaders attending the opening ceremony of the gym challenge at Motostoke Stadium.

After the ceremony, Gordie returned to his gym. There, he defeated Hop and was then defeated by Victor/Gloria. He had wanted to put on a good battle for his fans, but he accepted his defeat gracefully and gave them the Rock Badge. Afterwards, he and most of the other gym leaders went to Wyndon Stadium and took part in the tournament that made up the Finals of the Pokémon League's Championship Cup. Gordie faced off against Bea in the first round and was defeated by her (despite her being placed two below him in the gym challenge).

Later on, an incident occurred in which forcibly-Dynamaxed Wild Pokémon were appearing in Galar's stadiums. Gordie evacuated Circhester Stadium, and he was able to subdue the wild Pokémon with help from Victor/Gloria, Hop and Piers. Gordie proceeded to look after the injured Pokémon and thanked Victor/Gloria by giving them his rare League Card.

Pokémon Roster

• Barabarackle
• Shuckle
• Stonjourner
• Coalossal (Gigantamax)
• Tyranitar (tournament only)

Trivia

• His name is a simple play on "gourd". His Japanese name is Makuwa, in reference to a type of muskmelon that is commonly known as the oriental melon.
• His League Number is 188. When read in Japanese, it evokes the sound of a word meaning "rock wall".
• Although Melony is not alluded to at all within Sword, Gordie is mentioned within Shield and is seen with Melony in the picture used for her rare League Card.
• According to Melony's concept art, Gordie has four siblings: a level-headed sister and three kid brothers.