Grisham
| Grisham グリ Gris | |
 Art from Legends: Z-A | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Red and white |
| Hometown | Lumiose City |
| Region | Kalos |
| Trainer class | Team Flare Nouveau |
| Generation | IX |
| Games | Legends: Z-A |
| Member of | Team Flare |
| Rank | Member (formerly) |
| Member of | Team Flare Nouveau |
| Rank | Boss |
Grisham (Japanese: グリ Gris) is a former Team Flare member, and the boss of Team Flare Nouveau in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. He mainly uses Dark- and Fire-type Pokémon.
In the core series games
Appearance
Grisham is a tall man with fair complexion and red eyebrows, sideburns, and hair streaked with white. This hair is pulled into a small, wavy ponytail at the back of his head. He normally keeps his eyes closed in a disarming mien, but whenever they are open, his irises are small and a piercing shade of auburn, giving him an intimidating gaze.
Grisham and his comrade Griselle are the owners of and baristas for Nouveau Café, and thus wear the almost the same uniform: white glasses, collared white-and-gray shirts decorated with triangles and rolled-back sleeves, black bowties, red-orange aprons dotted with gray and white triangles and emblazoned with the Team Flare Nouveau logo, and black shoes. Grisham complements his outfit with gray wide-leg pants underneath his apron. Both Grisham and Griselle sport gray rings fitted with Key Stones on their left middle finger, seemingly in imitation of how their former boss used to wear his own.
Personality
Grisham is initially presented as the unnamed master of Centrico Plaza's Nouveau Café. He is notably quiet and doesn’t speak much.
Under normal circumstances, Grisham is a calm, courteous, and patient person, serving customers at his café with impeccable professionalism and even remembering their favorite beverages. Whenever Griselle's hair-trigger temper causes her to lash out at others, Grisham often chides her gently to maintain the café's comforting atmosphere. However, his childhood spent in Team Flare, the organization's collapse, and the resultant branding of its remnants as criminals and outcasts has caused Grisham to secretly hold a great deal of resentment in his heart. He believes that Lysandre was a noble man led astray by his decision to unleash the ultimate weapon, and holds AZ responsible for Team Flare's downfall by having created it in the first place.
Despite this, Grisham has committed himself to serving Lumiose City's downtrodden alongside Griselle, gradually gathering goodwill and intel while anonymously competing in the Z-A Royale all towards the goal of saving the city from Ange and restoring the honor of Team Flare. Grisham is described by Mable as being "pretty strong when it comes to Pokémon battles", and true to her word, he is a Rank B Trainer whose strength surpasses all other opponents the player has fought thus far. Grisham owns a Charizard that helps him run Nouveau Café and is capable of Mega Evolving into Mega Charizard X. Upon his defeat at the player's hands, Grisham is able to free himself from the shackles of his past and vows his support to the player towards saving Lumiose City--and makes good on that promise with Griselle during the crisis.
History
Background
Grisham was a former member of Team Flare, raised as a part of a "new generation" for the organization. During his training he presented great strength in Pokémon battles, but he never got the opportunity to present his skills in action until Team Flare's defeat.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
The player first encounters Grisham after learning about his identity from Emma and Mable. He serves as the player's opponent in their Z-A Royale promotion match to Rank A. They will not battle them in this moment, as both Griselle and Grisham refuse. However, they are provided the location of Lysandre Café as an alternative meeting point instead.
Upon Grisham's defeat in his promotion match with the player, he and Griselle acknowledge the player's new status as the strongest Mega Evolution user, and are willing to help the player when they need it.
Grisham and Griselle return during the game's final act. Despite not taking part in the strategy meeting, they participate to ensure the players save travel to Zygarde. After battling three Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon alongside the player, they distract a horde of Mega Pinsir to clear the last part of the path.
Pokémon
Grisham keeps his Pokémon in Timer Balls and will Mega Evolve his Charizard at the first opportunity.
First battle
Grisham faces the player in a Z-A Royale promotion match for Rank A during Main Mission 35: Reaching Rank A.
Multi Battle partner
Grisham joins the player against Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon in the Magenta District during Main Mission 37: Operation Protect Lumiose.
Reward matches
Grisham is the fixed opponent of the 19th reward match in the Infinite Z-A Royale, which opens during Main Mission 39: The Infinite Z-A Royale; after the 20th reward match, he can be drawn again as a random opponent, with a stronger team after completing Mega Dimension.
Side Mission 120
The player is drawn into a two-on-two battle in Magenta Sector 6 during Side Mission 120: Donuts of Unworldly Deliciousness!.
In this Multi Battle, the player is partnered with Taunie/Urbain.
Side Mission 155
Team Flare Nouveau's leaders face the player in Hyperspace Lumiose during Side Mission 155: Hyperspatial Scuffle vs. Team Flare Nouveau.
In this Multi Battle, the player is partnered with Emma.
Side Mission 185
Team Flare Nouveau's leaders face the player in Hyperspace Lumiose once more during Side Mission 185: Hyperspatial Slugfest vs. Team Flare Nouveau!.
In this Multi Battle, the player is partnered with Philippe.
Gallery
Game assets
Sprites and models
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| VS model from Legends: Z-A |
Profile picture in the Z-A Royale app from Legends: Z-A |
Profile picture in the Infinite Z-A Royale app from Legends: Z-A |
Overworld talk sprite from Legends: Z-A |
Quotes
- Main article: Grisham/Quotes
In the TCG
- Main article: Grisham (Delta Reign 93)
Grisham was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Mega Evolution Series (the Japanese MEGA Series). It was first released as a Japanese M-P Promotional card before being included in the Delta Reign expansion, with artwork by Souichirou Gunjima. It allows the player to heal 50 damage from all Pokémon in play (both theirs and their opponent's).
Trivia
- Pangoro is the only Pokémon Grisham uses that is not capable of Mega Evolving.
- Grisham has many things in common with Alain from Pokémon the Series: XY. Both are former members of Team Flare whose partner Pokémon is Mega Charizard X. They also both own a Malamar, a Tyranitar, and a Powerhouse Pokémon from Generation III.
- Grisham is the first Pokémon Trainer, and one of only two Trainers (the other being Urbain/Taunie), to use a full team of six Pokémon during the main story of Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
- Grisham is the only Z-A Royale promotion match opponent whose designated Mega Evolution Pokémon was introduced prior to Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
- Grisham and Griselle's Pyroar are both respectively the only members of their teams to be of the opposite gender.
- While Grisham is not stated to specialize in any specific type, five of his six Pokémon are either Dark or Fire types (including his partnered Mega Charizard X), which are the most common types used in Team Flare Nouveau.
- Grisham's Pokémon team is possibly a representation of his journey and growth as a character.
- His usage of Dark types likely represents his silent resentment and history as an outcast due to being a former Team Flare member, and Dark-types were commonly used among many Team Flare members.
- His usage of Fire types likely represents his former association with Team Flare, and his burning passion during Pokémon battles, supported by the fact that similarly to Griselle, he tends to exclaim words relating to fire during Pokémon battles.
- Salamence's Pokédex entries from several core series games state how it's uncontrollable if enraged, but it's mostly happy due to its wings growing in from Evolution, granting its wish to fly, prompting it to spout flames. This is comparable to several moments where Grisham expressed his desire to be free of his past with the former Team Flare, and it eventually became true with the player's help during the main story. As a result, Grisham is notably more positive and smiles during some of his post-game and Mega Dimension battle dialogue.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | グリ Gris | From gris (French for "gray" [masculine form]) |
| English, Brazilian Portuguese | Grisham | From gris (French for "gray" [masculine form])[1] |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish |
Grisel | From gris (gray) |
| French | Cendro | From cendre (ash) |
| German, Italian, Indonesian | Gris | From gris (French for "gray" [masculine form]) |
| Korean | 그리 Gris | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 古歷 Gǔlì / Gúlihk | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 古历 Gǔlì | |
| Thai | กริ Kri | Transcription of his Japanese name |
- Gris
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 灰色のグリ Hai'iro no Gris | |
| Chinese | Cantonese | 灰色的古歷 Fūisīk dīk Gúlihk |
| Mandarin | 灰色的古歷 / 灰色的古历 Huīsè de Gǔlì | |
| French | Le Gris | |
| German | Gris | |
| Italian | Gris | |
| Korean | 잿빛의 그리 Jaetbit-ui Gris | |
References
- ↑ Mable: "You want to know about Grisham, huh? He was a part of the younger generation in Team Flare. Everyone called him “Gris.” It means “gray”... like the color of ashes." (Pokémon Legends: Z-A)
Related articles
| Trainers in the Z-A Royale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Team Flare
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| Lysandre Café • Lysandre Labs • Team Flare Secret HQ • Ultimate weapon | ||||
| Boss | Notable admins | |||
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| Lysandre (Masters) | Malva (Masters) | Chalmers | ||
| Scientists | ||||
| Aliana | Bryony | Celosia | Mable | Xerosic |
| Other members | ||||
| Grisham • Griselle • Team Flare Grunts • Team Flare Admins Alain (Pokémon the Series) • Essentia (Adventures) • Lumiose Press editor-in-chief (Adventures) | ||||
See also: Team Flare Nouveau
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