Gordie

Gordie is the sixth Gym Leader Galar Trainers face in their Gym Challenge in the Galar Region. He is believed to have received his education from his mother, Melony, who is also the Gym Leader of Circhester. Gordie and Melony take turns running the Circhester Gym. However, instead of becoming an Ice-type user like Melony did, he chose to use the Rock type due to him admiring that type more and wanting to find his own path to greatness. This resulted in Gordie constantly seeking approval from his mother, wanting nothing more than to make her proud despite their type differences. There are few Gym Trainers in his Gym due to his strict training style.

As a rising star, many believed he has the potential of becoming the Galar League Champion. Gordie uses Rock-type Pokémon to achieve victory through a refined and graceful battle style, despite the type's rough and unrelenting reputation. He is considered one of the strongest Galar Trainers in terms of popularity and skills. He has a tendency to shut himself away in a locker room when he loses, making it hard to get an interview from him. Most of his fans find this trait to be endearing regardless, even as he feels like he disappoints his mother whenever he loses. He has quite a large fanbase, and he tries his best to make his fans happy by either giving out autographs or hosting events. Currently, there are three photo albums on Gordie that were created by his fanbase.

Due to being one of the top Trainers in Galar in terms of popularity and skill, Gordie is somewhat cocky, smug and overconfident. Because of this, he is a sore loser, often shutting himself in the locker room whenever he is defeated. Nevertheless, he cares about his fans and does his best to keep them happy. Compared to the hard-hitting battle style of his mother, Gordie uses a refined and graceful style in battle, tempering it with strict training.

Gordie's Pokémon team consists of Barbaracle, Shuckle, Stonjourner, Tyranitar, and Coalossal. Coalossal is his signature Pokémon, to which he also Gigantamaxes.

Appearance: Gordie is a tall and heavier set young man with fair skin, beige hair with yellow highlights, and gray-blue eyes. He wears a stylish outfit that consists of blue and black sunglasses, a brown and black jacket, and a white colored blazer with the Rock-type symbol on it. He also wears gray and white shorts with a multitude of symbols and his Gym number on them, along with a contraption with which he carries his Poké Balls. Finally, he wears gray and blue shoes and has a gold necklace with a blue gemstone inset around his neck.