Glacia

Glacia
Species	Human
Hair color	Blonde
Base	Ever Grande City
Debut	Pokémon: Ruby Version/Pokémon: Sapphire Version

Glacia is the third member of Hoenn's Elite Four to be faced in Pokémon: Ruby, Sapphire and Pokémon: Emerald Versions as well as in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. She specializes in Ice-type Pokémon.

Background

Glacia hails from an unspecified faraway land, although it is implied to be a place with a cooler climate. Glacia came to Hoenn in order to hone her ice skills, because she believed that her Ice Pokémon would become stronger when trained in the hot climate of Hoenn. In battle, her specialty was using items to help and described her Pokémon as flawing passion in the icy cold. As a member of the Elite Four, she seemed unimpressed with all the "challenges from weak trainers and their Pokémon".

When challenged by Brendan/May, she hoped the trainer would be good enough for her to go all-out on, and she wound up being defeated by this young trainer. She then commended the trainer for their fiery spirit, saying that her icy skills were no match, and sent them to the next room where she said the trainer would face "the truly fearsome side of the Pokémon League".

In Omega Ryby and Alpha Sapphire, she utilized Mega Evolutions when challenged to rematches, due to some Key Stones that had been sent to the Elite Four by Steven Stone. She believed that Mega Evolution was a force that could thaw anything. After being defeated, she wondered if Brendan/May intended to thaw her heart and claimed that she would not mind that.

Pokémon Roster

In Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Glacia uses the following Pokémon in battle:

• Glalie (2)
• Sealeo (2; replaced by two Froslass in Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
• Walrein

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, she uses the following roster for rematches:

• Abomasnow
• Beartic
• Froslass
• Vanilluxe
• Walrein
• Glalie

Other Appearances

Other Media

• Glacia appears in the Pokémon Adventures manga, when Steven Stone summons her with the rest of the Hoenn Elite Four to aid in awakening the legendary Pokémon to battle Groudon and Kyogre. Glacia captures Regice for them and controls it with Phoebe during the battle. She later reappears in the Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire arc, where she helps with the effort to destroy the Delta Meteor.

Trivia

• Her name is a simple play on "glacier".
• In an odd coincidence, the Pokémon Glaceon has "Glacia" as its Japanese name.
• As of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, she is the only member of Hoenn's Elite Four to never make an appearance outside of the Elite Four's headquarters in Ever Grande City.
• According to someone at the Mauville Food Court, Glacia has been seen eating ramen noodles in the area at such a speed that she was left sweating.