Grimsley

Grimsley ギーマ Giima
Concept art from Sun and Moon
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unova
Trainer class	Elite FourBWB2W2 Pokémon TrainerSMUSUM
Generation	V, VII
Games	Black and White Black 2 and White 2 Sun and Moon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Masters
Elite Four of	Pokémon League (Unova)
Specializes in	Dark types
English voice actor	Greg Chun (Masters)
Japanese voice actor	Daisuke Ono (Masters)

Grimsley (Japanese: ギーマ Giima) is a Dark-type Trainer and member of the Unova Elite Four.

In the games

In Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, Grimsley appears as an Elite Four Trainer of Unova. He is the son of a distinguished family that fell into ruin. As a result, he developed a gambling addiction.

Grimsley, having stepped down as an Elite Four member, reappears in Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon at Route 15, where he assists the player by registering Sharpedo into their Ride Pager. He also participates as a Trainer in the Battle Tree. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Grimsley is an accomplished Mantine Surfer, where he competes under the name Big G (Japanese: ビッグG Big G) and holds a high ranking on the leaderboards of all four islands' beaches before the player has a chance to beat the records. He is noted to have developed skills for the sport surprisingly quickly, believing that it couldn't be much different from riding a Sharpedo. Samson Oak struggles to best his scores and views him as a rival — while Grimsley tends to hold the second place position at the various beaches, Samson is usually the person in third place.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

First battle (pre-National Pokédex)

Elite Four Grimsley Pokémon League Black and White Reward: $6000

Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Moxie Held item: None Scrafty♂ Lv.48 Sand-Attack Ground Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Types: Ground Dark Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Krookodile♀ Lv.48 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Limber Held item: None Liepard♀ Lv.48 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: None Bisharp♀ Lv.50 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --

Rematch (post-National Pokédex)

Elite Four Grimsley Pokémon League Black and White Reward: $8760

Types: Water Dark Ability: Rough Skin Held item: None Sharpedo♂ Lv.71 Waterfall Water Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Moxie Held item: None Scrafty♀ Lv.71 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Types: Ground Dark Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Krookodile♀ Lv.71 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Smack Down Rock Physical   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Limber Held item: None Liepard♀ Lv.71 Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Drapion♀ Lv.71 Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: None Bisharp♀ Lv.73 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Guillotine Normal Physical   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

First battle (Easy Mode/Normal Mode)

Elite Four Grimsley Pokémon League Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $6400/$6960

Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Limber Held item: None Liepard♀ Lv.52/56 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Moxie Held item: None Scrafty♀ Lv.52/56 Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Types: Ground Dark Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Krookodile♀ Lv.52/56 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: Sitrus Berry Bisharp♀ Lv.54/58 Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --

First battle (Challenge Mode)

Elite Four Grimsley Pokémon League Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $7440

Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Unburden Held item: Normal Gem Liepard♀ Lv.60 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Moxie Held item: Leftovers Scrafty♀ Lv.60 Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Types: Ground Dark Ability: Intimidate Held item: Expert Belt Krookodile♀ Lv.60 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Super Luck Held item: Muscle Band Absol♀ Lv.60 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: Quick Claw Bisharp♀ Lv.62 Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --

Rematch (Easy Mode/Normal Mode)

Elite Four Grimsley Pokémon League Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $8280/$8880

Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Unburden Held item: Normal Gem Liepard♀ Lv.68/72 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Honchkrow♀ Lv.68/72 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Haze Ice Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Moxie Held item: None Scrafty♀ Lv.68/72 Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Types: Ground Dark Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Krookodile♀ Lv.68/72 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Houndoom♀ Lv.68/72 Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: Sitrus Berry Bisharp♀ Lv.70/74 Guillotine Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --

Rematch (Challenge Mode)

Elite Four Grimsley Pokémon League Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $9480

Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Scope Lens Honchkrow♂ Lv.77 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Haze Ice Status   --       Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Moxie Held item: Leftovers Scrafty♂ Lv.77 Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Types: Ground Dark Ability: Intimidate Held item: Muscle Band Krookodile♂ Lv.77 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: Wise Glasses Houndoom♂ Lv.77 Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Thunder Fang Electric Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Rock Dark Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Focus Band Tyranitar♂ Lv.77 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: Quick Claw Bisharp♂ Lv.79 Guillotine Normal Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Grimsley's Pokémon are kept in Ultra Balls.

Battle Tree

Grimsley uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double Battles, and two in Multi Battles in the Battle Tree.

Pokémon Trainer Grimsley Battle Tree Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon Reward: 2-7BP

Types: Dark Fire Ability: Early Bird or Flash Fire Held item: Air Balloon Houndoom♂/♀ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Early Bird or Flash Fire Held item: Houndoominite Houndoom♂/♀ Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Solar Beam Grass Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Types: Rock Dark Ability: Sand Stream or Unnerve Held item: Chople Berry Tyranitar♂/♀ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Types: Rock Dark Ability: Sand Stream or Unnerve Held item: Tyranitarite Tyranitar♂/♀ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Rough Skin or Speed Boost Held item: Sharpedonite Sharpedo♂/♀ Lv.50 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Rough Skin or Speed Boost Held item: Focus Sash Sharpedo♂/♀ Lv.50 Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Pressure or Super Luck Held item: Focus Sash Absol♂/♀ Lv.50 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Pressure or Super Luck Held item: Absolite Absol♂/♀ Lv.50 Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Insomnia or Super Luck Held item: Darkinium Z Honchkrow♂/♀ Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Battle Armor or Sniper Held item: Scope Lens Drapion♂/♀ Lv.50 Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Battle Armor or Sniper Held item: Razor Claw Drapion♂/♀ Lv.50 Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Limber or Unburden Held item: Red Card Liepard♂/♀ Lv.50 Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Limber or Unburden Held item: Focus Sash Liepard♂/♀ Lv.50 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Nasty Plot Dark Status   --       Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Shed Skin or Moxie Held item: Fightinium Z Scrafty♂/♀ Lv.50 Substitute Normal Status   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       High Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --       Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Shed Skin or Moxie Held item: Leftovers Scrafty♂/♀ Lv.50 Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant or Inner Focus Held item: Chople Berry Bisharp♂/♀ Lv.50 Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant or Inner Focus Held item: Focus Sash Bisharp♂/♀ Lv.50 Taunt Dark Status   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Metal Burst Steel Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --

Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

Initial battle

•  Before battle

"Man oh man... What is going on today? Challengers coming one right after another. Well, no matter. I am Grimsley of the Elite Four, and I will fulfill my duty to be your opponent."

•  During battle (the first non-KO HP loss)

"I never thought you would use that move... Not a bad choice at all."

• After sending out last Pokémon

"Good, good... But I will never retreat from any battle."

• During battle (less than half HP)

"Even in this situation, there must be a way to triumph!"

• When defeated

"If somebody wins a battle, then, without doubt, someone else has lost the battle. That's the way of battle. A real warrior doesn't dash off in pursuit of the next victory, nor throw a fit when experiencing a loss. A real warrior ponders the next battle."

• After being defeated

"Whether or not you get to fight at full strength, whether or not luck smiles on you--none of that matters. Only results matter. And a loss is a loss. See, victory shines like a bright light. And right now, you and your Pokémon are shining brilliantly."

• General afterword

"Now, I'm nothing more than the guy who lost... Nothing more, nothing less. Sigh... You should take that strength and test it against the rest of the Elite Four."

• If defeated last

"Astonishing! You have defeated every member of the Pokémon League's Elite Four. But it isn't over yet. There is one more opponent against whom you must prove your strength. The pinnacle of the Pokémon League, the Champion, Alder... Or, perhaps, that man called N has defeated him and taken his title. I don't know which one you will face, but check the statue in the central plaza, and continue to the final room."

Rematch

• Before battle

"Life is a serious battle, and you have to use the tools you're given. It's more important to master the cards you're holding than to complain about the ones your opponents were dealt. Let us begin. And may the best Trainer win! Contests like this are proof that you are really living..."

• During battle (the first non-KO HP loss)

"You use the move here... It's good. It's fascinating."

• After sending out last Pokémon

"Well... I've never withdrawn from any battles."

• During battle (less than half HP)

"Even in this situation, there must be a way...to win."

• When defeated

"If somebody wins, the person who fought against that person will lose. That's battle. A good contender just seeks the next victory without bragging after winning, and without getting upset after losing."

• After being defeated

"There are bad ways to win-- and good ways to lose. What's interesting and troubling is that it's not always clear which is which. A flipped coin doesn't always land heads or tails. Sometimes it may never land at all..."

• General afterword

"Excellent! The nice thing about Pokémon battles is they teach the loser something, as well. That said... You should take that strength and test it against the rest of the Elite Four!"

• If defeated last

"Astonishing! You have defeated every member of the Pokémon League's Elite Four. But it isn't over yet. There is one more opponent against whom you must prove your strength. Check the statue in the central plaza, and continue to the final room."

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Initial battle

• Before battle

"What will be determined here is which of us can absorb the opponent's light and shine... But who will decide that? It shall be I, Grimsley of the Elite Four, and I will fulfill my duty to be your opponent."

• During battle (the first non-KO HP loss or switch)

"Now why would you use that move? If I can figure that out, I may be able to win!"

• After sending out last Pokémon

"A beautiful loss is still a loss, and an ugly win is still a win!"

• During battle (less than half HP)

"Even in a tough situation like this, there must be a way to triumph!"

• When defeated

"Where there's a winner, there's also a loser. It's pathetic to make a big deal out of losing if you weren't prepared. If you're a true Pokémon battler, you'll reflect upon your loss and think about how to win next time!"

• After being defeated

"Whether or not you get to fight at full strength, whether or not luck smiles on you--none of that matters. Only results matter. And a loss is a loss. See, victory shines like a bright light. And right now, you and your Pokémon are shining brilliantly."

• General afterword

"Now, I'm nothing more than the one who lost his light... But this loss will make me shine even brighter next time... If I think that way, it's not too bad. Sigh... You should take that strength and test it against the rest of the Elite Four."

• If defeated last

"Astonishing! You have defeated every member of the Pokémon League's Elite Four. But it isn't over yet. There is one more opponent against whom you must prove your strength. Check the statue in the central plaza, and continue to the final room."

Rematch

• Before battle

"Life is a serious battle, and you have to use the tools you're given. It's more important to master the cards you're holding than to complain about the ones your opponents were dealt. Let us begin. And may the best Trainer win! Contests like this are proof that you are really living..."

• During battle (the first non-KO HP loss)

"I never thought you would use that move... Not a bad choice at all."

• After sending out last Pokémon

"Those who give up on themselves can never claim victory!"

• During battle (less than half HP)

"There's got to be a way to win... Even in the most extreme of conditions!"

• When defeated

"Which Pokémon should I raise? Which moves should I teach my Pokémon? What items should I give my Pokémon? You need to think everything through very thoroughly if you want to win! In that sense, you're a very impressive battler!"

• After being defeated

"There are bad ways to win-- and good ways to lose. What's interesting and troubling is that it's not always clear which is which. A flipped coin doesn't always land heads or tails. Sometimes it may never land at all..."

• General afterword

"There's nothing left for the loser. I guess that's not true... Everything has a meaning. I just have to use the disappointment as a motivation to get strong. That said... You should take that strength and test it against the rest of the Elite Four!"

• If defeated last

"Astonishing! You have defeated every member of the Pokémon League's Elite Four. But it isn't over yet. There is one more opponent against whom you must prove your strength. Check the statue in the central plaza, and continue to the final room."

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Route 15

"Man oh man... What is going on today? Someone actually bothered coming to this kind of sad place?"

"Well, no matter. I'll take you on. Keep you company. Tell me. Uncle Grimsley is going to flip a coin. Will it be heads or tails?"

Heads/Tails: "...Astonishing. You just took a stab, like some kind of prophet. Right now, you and your Pokémon are shining brilliantly."

Neither: "...Astonishing. I had indeed been planning to have Skarmory snatch it out of the air as it spun in the sky."

"A loss is a loss. I'll give you Sharpedo's info for your Ride Pager then. Ride it to victory."

"Maybe you don't need to hear this from me, but I'm going to tell you anyway. If you press Ⓑ while riding on Sharpedo there, it'll jet forward and smash through rocks like those ones there."

"And here's a bit more unwanted advice. Po Town lies at the other end of Route 16 here. But it's thoroughly occupied by Team Skull. You shouldn't go there unless you want trouble."

• If talked to again

"If somebody wins a battle, then without doubt, someone else has lost the battle. That's the way of battle. I hope I might battle you someday."

Battle Tree

• Before battle

"The winner takes everything, and there's nothing left for the loser."

• Upon being defeated

"When one loses, they lose everything... The next thing I'll look for will be victory, too!"

• If the player is defeated

"If somebody wins, the person who fought against that person will lose."

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Route 15

"A trial-goer, huh? And why would you be coming to a lonely odd place like this?"

Regardless of choice: "Uh-huh... I see you've got your reasons."

"Then...I'll take you on. Tell me. Uncle Grimsley is going to flip a coin. Will it be heads or tails?"

Heads/Tails: "...Astonishing. You just took a stab, like some kind of prophet. Right now, you and your Pokémon are shining brilliantly."

Neither: "...Astonishing. I had indeed been planning to have Skarmory snatch it out of the air as it spun in the sky."

"A loss is a loss. I'll give you Sharpedo's info for your Ride Pager then. Ride it to victory."

"Maybe you don't need to hear this from me, but I'm going to tell you anyway. If you press Ⓑ while riding on Sharpedo there, it'll jet forward and smash through rocks like those ones there."

"And here's a bit more unwanted advice. Po Town lies at the other end of Route 16 here. But it's thoroughly occupied by Team Skull. You shouldn't go there unless you want trouble."

• If talked to again

"If somebody wins a battle, then without doubt, someone else has lost the battle. That's the way of battle. I hope I might battle you someday."

• ???

"Sometimes you have to lay everything on the line in life, and risk it all... When I did that, though, I'm afraid I lost. I took to walking along the shore in my despair. And before I even noticed what I was doing, I ended up riding Alola's waves together with Sharpedo and Mantine... That's right... The role I'm meant to play now is to teach others what it means to ride..."

• After becoming the Champion

"Champion, huh... That's a title I haven't heard in a while. Allow me to offer my congratulations as a former member of the Unova region's own Elite Four... when we meet at Poni Island's Battle Tree!"

Battle Tree

• Before battle

"The winner takes everything, and there's nothing left for the loser."

• Upon being defeated

"When one loses, they lose everything... The next thing I'll look for will be victory, too!"

• If the player is defeated

"If somebody wins, the person who fought against that person will lose."

Pokémon Masters

Menu interface (voice clips)

• After being recruited

"Call me Grimsley. I guess you could say I'm a bit of a risk taker. I live for battles! That's my destiny."

• After being recruited (Sygna Suit)

"To risk it all...just one Trainer and one Pokémon... It's like candy for a thrill seeker like me."

• Sync pair viewer

"When somebody wins, somebody also has to lose. That's just the way of battle."

• Sync pair viewer (Sygna Suit)

"Where there's a winner, there's a loser. True battlers reflect on their losses and think about how to win next time."

• Upon learning a new move

"Time to celebrate."

• Upon leveling-up

"I feel like a winner today."

• Upon leveling-up (Sygna Suit)

"The odds are in our favor now."

• Upon reaching max level

"Looks like I'm holding all the cards now."

• Upon reaching max level (Sygna Suit)

"Guess who's holding all the aces!"

• Upon unlocking a new level cap

"Trusting yourself is part of becoming a strong Trainer."

• During conversation

"Hey, you."

"Good job."

"Do you have a moment?"

Battle interface (voice clips)

• Co-op match screen

"Only results matter."

• VS screen

"May the best Trainer win."

• VS screen (Sygna Suit)

"Winner takes all!"

• Battle start

"Now!"

• Battle start (Sygna Suit)

"Ready?"

• Using Pokémon move

"Go!"

"This is it!"

• Using Pokémon move (Sygna Suit)

"There!"

"Now!"

• Using item (Sygna Suit)

"My turn."

• Using Trainer move

"I never miss a chance."

• Using Sync Move

"It's show time!"

• Using Sync Move (Sygna Suit)

"All cards on the table."

• Unity Move

"Destiny!"

"Win!"

• Unity Move (Sygna Suit)

"Destiny!"

• Recalling fainted Pokémon

"That was bad luck."

• "Watch out" emote (Sygna Suit)

"Don't get too hasty."

• Defeat

"A loss is a loss."

• Defeat (Sygna Suit)

"Fair game."

Pokémon Center

• Random conversation

"The Pokémon you choose, the moves they use, and the Trainers you team up with..."

"are all impeccable choices, the way I see it. You know how it feels to thirst for victory and triumph."

"From my perspective, it looks like you still have some room to grow when it comes to following through on the battlefield..."

"but if that's just your playfulness that I'm seeing, then perhaps I'm wrong."

• If spoken to again

"After all, having a thirst for victory is not a bad thing in and of itself..."

"but if you can afford to have some fun along the way, it should be encouraged."

"A bit of adventurousness can be the ace up your sleeve, you know. I can appreciate that in a battle opponent."

• Random conversation

"You like Pokémon, don't you?"

"I love Pokémon more than anything else in the world, as all Trainers do..."

"but let me get one thing off my chest."

"Battles can be used to settle a lot of different things."

"However, battling others just to profess that your love is better than theirs... That's just deplorable."

• If spoken to again

"Telling someone that their feelings are wrong--or getting in the way of someone else's love--is not a nice thing to do."

"When it comes to loving your Pokémon, everyone can be a champion."

• Special Unova Rally conversation with Marshal, with Shauntal watching

"Time's up."

"So what's it gonna be, Marshal?"

"It's tails. You lose again, Marshal."

"You said you wanted special training to learn how to read your opponent's expressions in Pokémon battles, right?"

"But I think there are better ways for you to get stronger."

"Heh, I like that gusto."

Artwork

Official artwork from Black and White

Sprites

Sprite from Black and White	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	VS sprite from Generation V	In-battle model from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon	VS model from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon	VS model from Masters	Sygna Suit VS model from Masters
Overworld sprite from Generation V			Overworld model from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon		Model from Masters	Sygna Suit model from Masters

In the anime

In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Grimsley briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with Nanu.

Pokémon

		Liepard
		Liepard is Grimsley's only known Pokémon. None of Liepard's moves are known.
Debut	Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Grimsley first appears on Route 4 in disguise, where he plays a game of card flip with the Workers there in order to give them something to do on their breaks. He quickly gets acquainted with Black and challenges him to a game that involves guessing where the local Drilbur will pop up. When a Worker falls into a hole created by the Drilbur, Grimsley reveals that the person is an impostor in disguise, as Grimsley had told the Workers not to go on the side they were playing the game on. Grimsley battles the man and easily manages to win. He then removes the impostor's disguise, revealing the person to be a Team Plasma Grunt. Grimsley reveals to Black who he truly is and decides to have a battle with him, with the conditions that whoever loses has to give up something precious. Before Black can answer, he faints from mental stress at the thought of losing his Gym Badges and not being able to qualify for the League. Amused, Grimsley decides takes his leave, but he also binds up the Plasma Grunt and leaves a card instructing who reads it to punish the Grunt.

When the Pokémon League begins, he and Shauntal travel via Shauntal's Golurk to meet up with their fellow Elite Four members. When discussing what to do with Team Plasma, Grimsley declares that unless they attack first, he will not defend, because it's not his style. The four then watch as spectators for the tournament before their battles can begin. Although the tournament is won by Black, the event is interrupted by Team Plasma, who attacks the stadium by surrounding it with N's Castle. The Elite Four travel on Shauntal's Golurk to try and confront N at the top of the castle, but they are attacked by Hood Man, who uses Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus against them to try and figure out how to activate the three Pokémon's Therian Formes. Grimsley leaves the others to take care of three Legendary Pokémon while he goes to face Hood Man himself. The two battle each other for an extended period of time, but Hood Man eventually manages to escape using a Pokémon Grimsley could not see properly.

Pokémon

This listing is of Grimsley's known Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

		Bisharp
		Bisharp is Grimsley's only known Pokémon. It first appeared with its Trainer on Route 4 where it helped Grimsley play card flip with the workers there. Later, it battled a disguised Team Plasma Grunt's Maractus and defeated it. During Team Plasma's attack on the League, Bisharp was used to battle Hood Man. It easily deflected Hood Man's Klinklang's attacks, but couldn't keep up when Hood Man used another Pokémon to escape at high speeds. Bisharp's only known move is Fury Cutter, and its Ability is Defiant.
Debut	Sandstorm

According to Black's notebook, he also has a Krookodile.

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga

Grimsley appears in volume 3 of Pocket Monsters BW.

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In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga

Grimsley appears in one panel alongside the other Elite Four members defeated by N's Zekrom at the destroyed Pokémon League.

In the TCG

Main article: Grimsley (Unified Minds 199)

Grimsley was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese SM Era). It was first released in the Japanese GG End subset before debuting in English in the Unified Minds expansion, with artwork by kodama. It was also released as a Full Art card in the same Japanese and English expansion, with artwork by the same artist. It allows the player to move up to three damage counters from one of their opponent's Pokémon to another.

Trivia

• According to an interview with Yusuke Ohmura in Nintendo Dream, Grimsley's design is themed on both vampires (specifically Dracula himself) and gambling. While his clothes are meant to look refined, the blue-black and red color scheme is a reference to the colors of the roulette.^[1]

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ギーマ Giima	From ギーマ gīma (Vaccinium wrightii), 魔 ma (devil; evil influence), and ブギーマン boogeyman
English	Grimsley	From grim, grimace, and possibly sly
French	Pieris	From the genus Pieris
German	Astor	From the genus Astroloma and possibly the Astor family
Italian	Mirton	From mirtillo, general term for the fruits of the genus Vaccinium
Spanish	Aza	From azalea and azar (chance)
Korean	블래리 Beullaeri	From 블랙베리 beullaek beri (blackberry)
Chinese (Mandarin)	越橘 Yuèjú	From 越橘 yuèjú, lingonberry
Chinese (Cantonese)	越橘 Yuhtgwāt	From 越橘 yuhtgwāt, lingonberry
Brazilian Portuguese	Funesto* Grimsley*	From funesto (fatal) and possibly nefasto (detrimental, ill-omened) Same as English name
Vietnamese	Giima	Transliteration of his Japanese name

Big G

Language Title Chinese Cantonese Ｂｉｇ・Ｙ Big Y Mandarin Ｂｉｇ・Ｙ Big Y French Big P German Big A Italian Big M Korean 빅G Big G Spanish Big A

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