Piers

Piers ネズ Nezu
Artwork from Sword and Shield
Gender	Male
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Black and white
Hometown	Spikemuth
Region	Galar
Relatives	Marnie (younger sister)
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	VIII
Games	Sword and Shield
Leader of	Spikemuth Gym
Badge	Dark Badge
Specializes in	Dark types
Member of	Team Yell
Rank	Leader

Piers (Japanese: ネズ Nezu) is the Gym Leader of Spikemuth and the leader of Team Yell. He specializes in Dark-type Pokémon and is the older brother of Marnie.

In the games

Pokémon

Piers keeps his Pokémon in Dusk Balls.

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Spikemuth

Gym Leader Piers Spikemuth Sword and Shield Reward: $7,360

Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Scrafty♂ Lv.44 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Psychic Ability: Contrary Held item: None Malamar♂ Lv.45 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Aftermath Held item: None Skuntank♂ Lv.45 Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Snarl Dark Special   --       Types: Dark Normal Ability: Reckless Held item: None Obstagoon♂ Lv.46 Obstruct Dark Status   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --

Champion tournaments

Pokémon Trainer Piers Wyndon Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: $9,920

Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Held item: None Scrafty♂ Lv.60 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Psychic Ability: Held item: None Malamar♂ Lv.60 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Held item: None Skuntank♂ Lv.61 Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Snarl Dark Special   --       Types: Electric Poison Ability: Held item: None Toxtricity♂ Lv.61 Overdrive Electric Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Venom Drench Poison Status   --       Types: Dark Normal Ability: Held item: None Obstagoon♂ Lv.62 Obstruct Dark Status   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --

Caught for someone else

		Morpeko ♀
		When Marnie was five, Piers caught this Morpeko as present to his little sister, which eventually became her starter Pokémon. According to her League Card, Marnie's Morpeko helped her become less of a crybaby and more cheerful and outgoing.
Debut	Pokémon Sword and Shield

Artwork

Piers's League Card in Sword and Shield	Piers's rare League Card in Sword and Shield

Trivia

• Pers's League Number is "061", which can be read in Japanese as goroawase for 悪い warui, meaning "bad".
• Piers is the only Gym Leader in Pokémon Sword and Shield to have his own battle theme.

Names

Gym Leaders of the Galar region
Turffield Stadium Milo	Hulbury Stadium Nessa	Motostoke Stadium Kabu	Stow-on-Side Stadium Bea Allister
Ballonlea Stadium Opal Bede	Circhester Stadium Gordie Melony	Spikemuth Gym Piers Marnie	Hammerlocke Stadium Raihan

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