Piers
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Piers ネズ Nezu | |
Artwork from Sword and Shield | |
Gender | Male |
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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 | Captain |
Piers (Japanese: ネズ Nezu) is the Gym Leader of Spikemuth and the captain 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
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Champion Cup rematches
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Caught for someone else
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 |
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Artwork
Piers's League Card in Sword and Shield |
Piers's rare League Card in Sword and Shield |
Trivia
- Piers's League Number is "061", which can be read in Japanese as goroawase for 悪い warui, meaning "bad".
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ネズ Nezu | From 杜松 nezu (temple juniper) |
English | Piers | From the genus Juniperus |
German | Nezz | Similar to his Japanese name |
Spanish | Nerio | From enebro (juniper) and possibly negro (black) |
French | Peterson | From peteron (common juniper) |
Italian | Ginepro | From ginepro (juniper) and possibly nero (black) |
Korean | 두송 Dusong | From 두송 (杜松) dusong (temple juniper) |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 聶梓 / 聂梓 Nièzǐ | From the transcription of his Japanese name and possibly 梓 zǐ (catalpa) |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 聶梓 Nihpjí |
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Villainous team leaders | |
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Core series | Giovanni • Maxie • Archie • Cyrus • N • Ghetsis • Colress • Lysandre • Guzma • Piers • Cassiopeia |
Masters EX | Giovanni • Guzma • Cyrus • N • Lysandre • Piers • Ghetsis • Maxie • Archie • Colress • Paulo • Penny |
Other games |
Biruritchi • Gonzap • Evice • Greevil • Gordor • Baron Phobos • Blake Hall • Kincaid • Societea • Munna • Dark Rust • Giovanni |
Anime | Giovanni • Madame Boss • Maxie • Archie • Cyrus • Ghetsis • Lysandre • Guzma • Piers • Gibeon |
Adventures | Giovanni • Masked Man • Maxie • Archie • Cyrus • N • Ghetsis • Colress • Lysandre • Guzma • Piers |
Other manga | Fraud • Meja |
This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |