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| Grusha グルーシャ Grusha | |
 Grusha | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Blue |
| Hometown | Glaseado Mountain |
| Region | Paldea |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader |
| Game counterpart | Grusha |
| Leader of | Cortondo Gym |
| Badge | Ice Badge |
| Animated debut | HZ056 |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | Chiaki Kobayashi |
Grusha (Japanese: グルーシャ Grusha) is the Gym Leader of Glaseado Mountain's Gym, known officially as the Glaseado Gym. He specializes in Ice-type Pokémon. He appears as a recurring supporting character in Pokémon Horizons: The Series.
In animation
History
Pre-series
In the past, Grusha was a professional snowboarder, winning several snowboarding tournaments. One day, while snowboarding, Grusha's path was accidentally blocked by a wandering Cetoddle, forcing him to perform an abrupt swerve that ended up injuring his leg, forcing him to retire from snowboarding. When he came out of the hospital, Grusha saw the same Cetoddle watching him from afar, clearly guilt-ridden over its involvement in his injury, but Grusha comforted the Ice-type and assured he wasn't upset. Without being able to return to his career, Grusha caught Cetoddle to begin his career as a Pokémon Trainer. Eventually, through sheer hard work and dicipline, Grusha was able to eventually become the Gym Leader of the Glaseado Gym.
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Grusha first appeared in silhouette alongside the other Gym Leaders of Paldea in HZ046 during Clavell's explanation of how Tera Training works. Grusha appeared properly in Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End. He watched Liko and Katy battling against Rika and later exchanged brief words with Liko about her spirit during said battle. In the following episode, Grusha was assigned as Liko's second opponent as part of the Tera Training course.
In A New Song for Fuecoco, Grusha was seen watching Roy and Ryme's battle in the middle of the crowd. After the battle ended, he left silently. In the following episode, Grusha was with his Cetoddle when he met with Liko again after witnessing her bobsledding on another Cetoddle, Grusha was unamused about Liko having fun before her test and thought she wasn't taking it seriously. Grusha and Liko's battle commenced soon afterwards, and despite being caught by surprise at one point, Grusha proved to be too much for Liko to handle and managed to defeat her. Despite Liko doing her best, Grusha decided to fail her and said he wouldn't accept a rematch before taking his leave.
Grusha reappeared in Liko and Amethio, where it was revealed that Friede contacted him in order to help search for Liko. He helped Roy and Dot fend off Sidian and Coral's Pokemon with his Altaria, forcing the Explorers admins to retreat. Afterwards he commanded his Altaria to destroy a rock that separated Liko from her friends, finding Liko and Floragato and reuniting them with their friends. After Liko thanked Grusha for his help, Grusha soon left on his way. In the next episode, Grusha arrived at the Naranja Academy Library with his Cetoddle, when he noticed a security guard had been attacked and had been healed by Liko's Hattrem. By following Hattrem, he saw Liko's battle against Sidian and thought of assisting her, but Hattrem had him stay put and watch. After witnessing Liko's victory, he told her to meet him in the staff room. Liko feared she would be punished for Terastallizing despite failing her test, but to her surprise, Geeta and Clavell revealed that Grusha had decided to pass her due to her bravery and heroic actions which protected the school and showed the results of her training. Grusha additonally apologized to Liko for misjudging her strength and congratulated her. Grusha further noted how Liko's true strength as a Trainer shines through when fighting for the sake of others.
In Infiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!, Grusha was in the Naranja Academy Library with his Cetoddle, when he noticed a security guard had been attacked and had been healed by Liko's Hattrem. Following Hattrem, he saw Liko's battle against Sidian and thought of assisting her, but Hattrem had him stay put and watch. After witnessing Liko's victory, he told her to meet him in the staff room. Liko feared she would be punished for Terastallizing despite not passing her test, but to her surprise Geeta and Clavell revealed that Grusha had passed her, due to her bravery and heroic actions which protected the school and showed the results of her training. Grusha additionally apologized to Liko for misjudging her strength and congratulated her. Grusha further noted how Liko's true strength as a Trainer shines through when fighting for the sake of others.
In Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!, Grusha saw Liko's battle against Roy during the Tera Training Student Battle Tournament. After the battle, Grusha encouraged Liko to not give up despite her loss and to get stronger as a Trainer.
In Nidothing Love!, Grusha attended the Nidothing-Iono collaboration event being held in Levincia, where he reunited with Liko. He later regrouped with Liko and her friends after the event was over, and even allowed Onia to pet his Cetoddle.
Character
Prior to his accident, Grusha was a very happy man, living his dream and passion as a professional snowboarder and was constantly showing a smile on his face. After his injury and forced retirement, Grusha became a very quiet, stoic, and harsh man who puts results above all else, including emotion and hard work. Considered the strongest Gym Leader in the Paldea League, Grusha is a perfectionist, not allowing mistakes in his assessments and battles. Grusha is considered the pride of Glaseado Mountain, both for his achievements as a snowboarder and as a Gym Leader.
Although he partially recovered from the accident, Grusha eventually retired from competition, focusing solely on his career as a Gym Leader. His reason for leaving the sport remains a mystery, although some locals believed it was because he could no longer achieve the same results as before. He also expresses disappointment whenever he believes someone isn't taking their goals seriously enough, expressing his unamusement when he assumed Liko wasn't taking her Tera Training seriously for spending her time bobsledding on a Cetoddle instead of training. He also doesn't believe in do-overs, refusing to accept a potential rematch against Liko after beating her.
Despite his cold and strict personality, Grusha is a kind and compassionate person deep down, as he was willing to answer Friede's calls to help find Liko, and later saved Roy and Dot from the Explorers admins. He is also capable of honor and respect, as he approved of Liko's battling skills after her victory against Sidian, passing her test for her heroic actions and apologizing to her for misjudging her strength as a Trainer.
Grusha is also a fan of Nidothing, something that greatly surprised Liko and her friends as they never expected someone like Grusha to enjoy Nidothing's content. It was also noted that during the collaboration event between Nidothing and Iono, Grusha's ticket to meet with the influencer had a single-digit number, revealing that queued really early in order to meet up with her.
Pokémon
This is the list of Grusha's known Pokémon in the anime:
Cetoddle is Grusha's first known Pokémon and his first partner Pokémon. While it was still wild, Cetoddle walked onto a course where Grusha was competing in a snowboarding race, causing him to suffer an accident. After recovering, Grusha consoled Cetoddle for mistakenly causing his injury and added it to his team. It can usually be seen outside its Poké Ball, following Grusha around. It cheered on its Trainer during Liko's Tera Training test battle.
None of Cetoddle's moves are known.
| Debut | Ice Battle! Cold-Eyed Grusha |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Ikue Otani |
Altaria is Grusha's second known Pokémon and his ace in battle. It went up against Liko's Floragato after Cetitan was swapped out. It mostly had the advantage of flight until Floragato grabbed its legs with her vine and brought it crashing down with Acrobatics. Both Altaria and Floragato were soon Terastallized by their respective Trainers. A clash between Terastallization-boosted attacks followed, which eventually resulted in Floragato's defeat, causing Liko to lose the battle.
| Debut | Ice Battle! Cold-Eyed Grusha |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Taku Yashiro |
Cetitan is Grusha's third known Pokémon. It was used during Liko's Tera Training test battle against him, taking on her Floragato, who was swapped out for Hattrem. Hattrem put up a decent fight and dealt some damage to it, but Cetitian ultimately overpowered and defeated her. It then went up against Floragato once again, but this time, it was incapacitated when it choked on her Magical Leaf attack. Cetitan was then swapped out in favor of Altaria.
Cetitan's known moves are Icicle Spear, Ice Spinner, and Liquidation.
Achievements
- Several unnamed snowboard competitions - (winner; prior to Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End)
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
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| Japanese | 小林千晃 Chiaki Kobayashi | |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Pokémon Horizons: The Series concept art |
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Eyecatch
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In the manga
Pocket Monsters
Grusha briefly appeared in a cameo in HZM03.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | グルーシャ Grusha | From груша grusha (Russian for pear) |
| English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Indonesian, Brazilian Portuguese |
Grusha | From his Japanese name |
| Korean | 그루샤 Grusha | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 古魯夏 / 古鲁夏 Gǔlǔxià | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 古魯夏 Gúlóuhhah | Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name |
| Thai | กรูชา Krucha | Transcription of his Japanese name |