Gladion
| Gladion グラジオGlazio | |
 Art fromSun and Moon byKen Sugimori[1] | |
| Age | Unconfirmed[2] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Green |
| Hair color | Blond |
| Hometown | Aether Paradise |
| Region | Alola |
| Relatives | Lillie (little sister)[3] Lusamine (mother) Mohn (father) Unnamed maternal grandfather[4] |
| Trainer class | Team Skull,Pokémon Trainer |
| Generation | VII,VIII,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Gladion (Masters) |
| Games | Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Alan Lee[5](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Kōki Uchiyama[6](Masters EX) |
| Member of | Team Skull |
| Rank | Enforcer |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series Pokémon Evolutions |
| Debut | A Glaring Rivalry!(Animated series) The Eclipse(Evolutions) |
| Counterpart(s) | Gladion (anime) |
| English voice actor | Eddy Lee(Animated series) Unknown(Evolutions) |
| Japanese voice actor | Nobuhiko Okamoto(Animated series) Shogo Sakata(Evolutions) |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | The Decision and the Tournament of Six |
Gladion (Japanese:グラジオGlazio) is a character introduced inPokémon Sun and Moon. He works forTeam Skull as an enforcer, and serves as arival character to the player inPokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. He is the only character in the games to have theTrainer classTeam Skull (Japanese:スカルだんSkull Gang).
In the core series games
Character profile
Gladion is a young boy who has made his debut inPokémon Sun and Moon, who serves as arival to theplayer. As a part ofTeam Skull in theAlolaregion, he lends them their strength as an enforcer, often performing small tasks for the group. Other members of the organization don't often consider Gladion to be a true member of Team Skull, and will often antagonize him. Gladion starts off as quite rebellious, and along with his partner, aType: Null, wishes to get stronger. Due to this behavior, Gladion comes off as unfriendly, telling others how and when to be serious and often doing things on his own. Despite this, Gladion cares deeply about his friends, family and Pokémon, thriving to get stronger to protect them. Gladion has many skills, including strength inPokémon battles, often participating inBattle Royals. His English concept art describes the character as having middle-school arrogance. According toPokémon Masters EX, Gladion taught himself how to sew.
Over the course of the games, Gladion warms up to doing things as a group and appreciative of the people he has met in Alola, such asHau and theplayer. In Sun and Moon, Gladion acts as the president of theAether Foundation in hismother's place as she has gone toKanto to be cared for.
Gladion also appears to be quite knowledgeable about Pokémon, includingCosmog, theType: Null line and theUltra Beasts, Pokémon being researched by theAether Foundation. He had named theSilvally species.
Gladion's known relatives include his parents,Lusamine andMohn; he also has a little sister by the name ofLillie. Gladion's grandfather, and Lusamine's father, goes unnamed, but he was known as a wealthy man who had loved Pokémon, creating theAether Foundation. He had originally lived onAether Paradise with his family before leaving withType: Null. Like his sister, Gladion had been treated poorly by his mother, being told to dress and act the way she had wanted. Gladion compares himself to Null in this instance. Despite prioritizing Type: Null over Lillie, Gladion appears to have a good relationship with his sister and had worried for her.
Appearance
Gladion is a young teenage boy. Like his family, he has blonde hair and green eyes. His hair is mainly short, but he has long bangs that cascade over his right eye and the right side of his face. Gladion has sharp angular eyes and thick eyebrows that are the same color as his hair. Gladion has four cuts in his hair that show his skin—two on each side of his head. He has two metal piercings on the top side of his left ear.
Gladion wears a black, sleeveless sweatshirt. It has a large, spiked hood with two gray draw strings. A giant red gash goes through the middle. Underneath, Gladion wears a darker tight-fitting black shirt. Its long sleeves reach down to his wrists and also contain multiple cuts. Gladion has black pants that reach down to his shins, with multiple cuts and gashes as well. These scrapes are likely due to his Type: Null creating holes in his outfit. Gladion's red shoes have gray soles and black laces. He has a red waist bag with a single flap. A gray button is seen on the front of the flap, containing a 3 oval symbol. This symbol also appears throughout both of Lillie's outfits.
History
Background
Website blurb:This young man lends his strength to Team Skull as an enforcer. He places a high value on being strong in Pokémon battles. His partner Pokémon is the mysterious Type: Null.
Gladion used to live a happy life inAether Paradise alongside his family: his motherLusamine, his fatherMohn, and his younger sisterLillie. This all changed when Mohn disappeared within anUltra Wormhole, leaving a weakenedCosmog behind. Since then, his mother became abusive and controlling of her children, even choosing the clothes they wore. Over time, he noticed his mother's growing obsession with theUltra Beasts and realized that she could harmAlola if she let Ultra Beasts into theregion. He decided to leave Paradise, only tellingWicke of his departure. Before leaving, he stole one of the threeType: Null, Pokémoncreated to be weapons to attack Ultra Beasts, having felt bad for it and hoping to get stronger.
Upon leaving the Aether Foundation, Gladion had two goals: to stop his mother and to free Type: Null from the helmet that was meant to subdue it. He eventually worked as an enforcer forTeam Skull but was never considered an actual member of theteam.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Gladion first meets theplayer onRoute 5 as a Team Skull member, but he does not seem to be interested in Team Skull's affairs, unlike theGrunts near him. In this interaction, he seems to be beratingHau for not treating Pokémon battles with seriousness. The player encounters him again at theBattle Royal Dome, to which he has a battle in aBattle Royal against the player,Hau and theMasked Royal. The player can meet him again in a motel onRoute 8, but he will tell them to leave. Gladion won't appear again until he encounters the player with Hau onRoute 13. At this moment, he informs the player to avoid letting anyone know about aCosmog if they happen to know of it, as this could threaten the safety of the region. AtAether House onRoute 15 Lillie gets captured by Team Skull while the player is battlingGuzma inPo Town. Gladion appears before the player upon their return to the Aether House and battles them to express his frustration. There, he finds out that Lillie had stolenNebby from Aether, prompting him to take the player andHau toAether Paradise to face Lusamine and save Lillie.
On Aether Paradise, Gladion, Hau and the player meetFaba, who has already alerted the organization of their presence, After battle, he takes the two to Paradise' secret labs, going into Secret Lab A while they take Secret Lab B. Gladion reveals that Secret Lab B was where the Type: Null were originally created, and he relates to them, being told to act and behave a certain way. After the player learns more about Cosmog, they make it back upstairs and he battles alongside the player in a multitude of battles against the Aether Foundation, including against another battle with Faba. Gladion and Hau battle a group ofTeam Skull Grunts as the player make their way to Lusamine's mansion. After the player has met up and protected Lillie from Lusamine, Gladion and Hau catch up, and it is revealed that he and Lillie are Lusamine's children. Lusamine has kept Nebby in a cage since Lillie's kidnapping, in hopes to use the Pokémon's power to open anUltra Wormhole. Gladion and his sister plead to Lusamine to not use Nebby's power. Lusamine ignores their pleas, saying that despite all the love she had given them, they had rejected her and didn't deserve to listen after stealing Type: Null. Lusamine opens Ultra Wormholes around Alola, including in the trophy room they are currently in. This has caused Nebby toevolve intoCosmoem (but nobody seems to be aware of this). During this time, Gladion fights against any Ultra Beats that may come from the wormhole. Lusamine and Guzma leave forUltra Space. The group resides in Aether Paradise for the night under the protection of Wicke. Gladion provides the player with aMaster Ball and Lillie with theSun FluteS/Moon FluteM before taking them toSeafolk Village onPoni Island.
At Seafolk Village, Gladion and his sister have a conversation about each other and their mother, apologizing for leaving Lillie alone while Lusamine had treated her horribly. Gladion leaves to train, and trusts the player and Lillie with saving his mother. Gladion isn't encountered again until the player makes their way to the newly finishedPokémon League onMount Lanakila. He thanks the player for stopping Lusamine and reveals that not only has he received aZ-Ring, but also managed to release his Type: Null from its restraint, evolving it intoSilvally. His Silvally will be holding thememory of the type that is strong against the player's first partner Pokémon's type. After defeat, he also explains that he came to relay a message from his sister, to tell the player that they are the best Pokémon Trainer in the world, and provides them with 3Max Ethers.
Gladion appears at the festival inIki Town after the player has becomeChampion. Gladion appears with hisSilvally in a photograph, in Sun and Moon's credits sequence.
After the player has become theChampion of the Alola region, Gladion has taken over as acting president of the Aether Foundation while Lusamine is away. He may be spoken to at Aether Paradise's conservation area, where he will give the player a Type: Null of their own, along with all of Silvally'smemory drives. He thanks the player for helping out his family, especially for Lillie who he claims has never seen such a smile on her before. Gladion then explains to them that the cause for Lusamine's actions were likely a result of his father's research onNihilego.
Gladion is one of the possible challengers who may appear at the Pokémon League as the playerdefends their title as Champion.
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Gladion's role is mostly similar as in Sun and Moon, although with several changes. As Lusamine is not obsessed with Ultra Beasts in this continuity, he instead left Aether Paradise with Type: Null due toMohn's disappearance, seeking to become stronger to protect Lillie and Lusamine. After the player becomes Champion, Gladion leaves the Alola region to train atKanto andJohto. Before leaving, he leaves a Type: Null and a set of memory drives in the possession ofWicke, who gives them to the player atAncient Poni Path during the post-game.
A month afterUltraNecrozma's defeat, Gladion returns to Alola and can be faced in a Pokémon League Title Defense battle, where he will wield the fully evolved form of a Kantofirst partner Pokémon, whose type matches the player's first partner Pokémon's type. After Gladion has been defeated in a Title Defense battle, the player can visit Aether Paradise to see Gladion witnessing a meeting between Lusamine and Mohn, with Lusamine letting her amnesiac husband continue his life of runningPoké Pelago. Gladion asks Lusamine if she's sure about wanting to leave him in his current state, but Lusamine is simply satisfied to see Mohn being happy with his life.
Pokémon
Gladion has aType: Null that evolves into aSilvally, having stolen it from his mother at Aether Paradise. Silvally'stype andform will change to the type that is stronger against the player'sfirst partner Pokémon.
In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Gladion will gain an additional Pokémon when the player isdefending their title as Champion after exploringKanto andJohto. Here he will have eitherVenusaur,Charizard orBlastoise, whichever is the same type as the player's first partner Pokémon at the beginning of the game.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
First battle
Second battle
The battle will end on the turn where any one of the participants in theBattle Royal is eliminated, including the player. The player will notblack out and the story will progress regardless of the outcome.
Third battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory. The player will notblack out and the story will progress either way.
Multi Battle with theplayer
Fourth battle
Title Defense battle
Given to the player
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
First battle
Second battle
The battle will end on the turn where any one of the participants in theBattle Royal is eliminated, including the player. The player will notblack out and the story will progress regardless of the outcome.
Third battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory. The player will notblack out and the story will progress either way.
Multi Battle with theplayer
Fourth battle
Title Defense battle
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Gladion (Masters)
Gladion forms async pair withSilvally,Golbat,Magearna,Weavile, andPorygon-Z inPokémon Masters EX. His Silvally can change into an opponent's type weakness once per battle. Gladion became a playable sync pair on September 14, 2020.
Gladion first appeared as an NPC during thestory eventFamily Ties. He has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, theVillain Arc.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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| #102 |  | Gladion | #0773 |  | Silvally all forms | Normal | Fighting |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #102 | | Gladion | #0042 |  | Golbat♂ | Poison | Rock |  | ★★★★☆☆EX | Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100 | |
| #102 |  | Sygna Suit Gladion | #0801 |  | Magearna  | Fairy | Fire |  |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Master Fair Sync Pair Scout |
| #102 | | Gladion | #0461 |  | Weavile♂ | Ice | Fighting |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Training Ticket Exchange | |
| #102 |  | Academy Gladion | #0474 |  | Porygon-Z | Normal | Fighting | | | ★★★★★☆EX | Costume Sync Pair Scout |
Quotes
- Main article:Gladion/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
- Main article:Gladion (anime)
InPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, Gladion is a recurring character andAsh'srival inPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon. He first made a cameo appearance in aphoto along with his motherLusamine and sisterLillie. His first proper appearance was inA Glaring Rivalry!.
GOTCHA!
Gladion briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
Pokémon Evolutions
Gladion appeared in a flashback inThe Eclipse, in which he,Lillie,Selene,Hau, andGuzma witnessedLusamine useNebby's power to open anUltra Wormhole inAether Paradise.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Gladion debuted inThe Decision and the Tournament of Six. He first appeared as a participant at anIki Town festival tournament. He was absent when the tournament roster was being determined, but returned by the time the tournament started. He explained he was away checking anUltra Wormhole hisType: Null had sensed.
InThe Announcement and the Prize, Gladion faced againstHau. When Hau mentioned he joined the tournament because he thought it'd be fun, Gladion called him weak and won the battle. InThe Party Crasher and Guzma the Destroyer, Gladion's next opponent was Moon, who wanted to know about the Ultra Wormhole. Gladion agreed to tell her about it, but only if she managed to defeat him. Despite Moon's skill, Gladion eventually won the battle through luck.
InThe Final Match and a Surprising Finale!, Gladion andSun faced each other in the finals. During the battle, Sun's attitude annoyed Gladion, who questioned the boy's motivation for joining the tournament. Gladion's words angered Sun, who accidentally activated a powerfulInferno Overdrive that defeated Type: Null before passing out from exhaustion. Though Gladion still had an active Pokémon, Sun was declared the winner. Afterward, Gladion left to find a place to train so he may prepare to face theUltra Beasts, mentioning that he lost his chance to meet thetapu.
InGoing Ashore and Neighboring Akala Island, Gladion traveled to theRuins of Conflict to meetTapu Koko. There, he metGuzma, who praised Gladion's performance in the Iki Town tournament and offered him a job as an Enforcer forTeam Skull. Gladion immediately accepted, but asked to know about the person Guzma mentioned when he left during the tournament. Guzma feigned ignorance about his earlier statement and had Gladion follow him toTeam Skull's hideout.
InHomecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer, Sun and Moon found an injuredKiawe, who was attacked by Gladion in order to learn where theRuins of Life were located. After healing Kiawe, the three traveled to the ruins, where they found Gladion trying to takeTapu Lele, who was healing from injuries it sustained from an earlier clash with aXurkitree. Realizing Gladion wanted Tapu Lele to help fight off the Ultra Beasts, Moon suggested they work together. Sun refused to team up with someone who works for villains and decided to defeat him with his newly-mastered Z-Move. Due to not having a Z-Ring, Sun attempted to borrow Kiawe's, but it was destroyed by Type: Null before he could take it. Although Gladion claimed Sun wouldn't have won even with the Z-Move, a voice appeared, claiming that Gladion wouldn't have destroyed the Z-Ring if he believed that. The voice is revealed to beKahili, who has her Pokémon distract Type: Null before delivering Sun his own Z-Ring.
InUnleashing the Incredible Z-Move, Sun and Dollar fired a perfected Inferno Overdrive at Type: Null, causing its mask to crack. After switching forPorygon, Sun tried the Z-Move again, but failed, leading to Dollar's defeat. Gladion gave up on Tapu Lele, declaring it too weak to help him with the Ultra Beasts. As he left, Gladion revealed that something must be trying to break into their world through the wormholes.
InFlash and Cosmog's Secret, Gladion arrived atPo Town. There, he was attacked by the Team Skull Admin,Plumeria, who wanted to see if Gladion was skilled enough to be an Enforcer. Though Gladion proved himself, his negative attitude angered Plumeria to the point where she refused to accept him as a true member of Team Skull. When Plumeria told Gladion to follow her, Gladion complied, but was momentarily distracted when aZygardeCore jumped past him.
InTruth and the Mastermind Behind Team Skull, Gladion appeared at Po Town to battle the Ultra Beasts that Guzma summoned with theCosmog he received from theAether Foundation. Gladion revealed Guzma was being used by the Aether Foundation president,Lusamine, so she could create a paradise for herself and the Ultra Beasts she covets. Guzma rejected Gladion's accusation, but was captured by aNihilego and dragged into a wormhole. The other Ultra Beasts escaped from Po Town's barriers, allowing them to wreak havoc on the rest ofUla'ula Island. When the Captains asked Gladion how they could help, Gladion refused to help and said they wouldn't be of any use before riding off with Type: Null.
InThe Truth and Island Kahuna Hapu, Gladion,Professor Kukui,Molayne,Sophocles, andAcerola fought off aCelesteela andGuzzlord atRoute 10 to prevent them from reachingHokulani Observatory, which was being used as a shelter for those caught up in the Ultra Beasts' rampage. While Type: Null easily defeated Celesteela, Gladion was momentarily distracted whenLillie appeared and called out to him. Taking the opportunity, Guzzlord leapt in to attack Lillie, only to be easily swatted away by Type: Null, whoevolved into aSilvally while doing so. Lillie revealed that three months ago, she stoleNebby and ran away fromAether Paradise after Lusamine tried to use Nebby's power for her own goals. When Lillie revealed she also stole aSun Flute from Lusamine, Gladion decided that they should head towards thePoni Altar.
InBattle in Vast Poni Canyon, Gladion and Lillie traveled throughPoni Island. Gladion revealed he planned on getting the Legendary PokémonSolgaleo andLunala to help him destroy the Ultra Beasts. As they traveled, aXurkitree appeared and attacked them. Gladion and Silvally fought Xurkitree, but Nebby flew out of his hands and met with anotherCosmoem. After Xurkitree was defeated, Lillie and Gladion met with Sun andHapu. They learned that the Sun andMoon Flutes were a pair meant to played at the Poni Altar. The guardian deities of Alola appeared and took Sun and both flutes to the Poni Altar while Lillie, Gladion, and Hapu chased after them.
InSummon the Emissaries of the Moon and the Sun, Gladion and Lillie helpedAnabel corner and captureFaba. At the Altar, Gladion and the others found that Sun and Moon managed to evolve Nebby and the other Cosmoem into Lunala and Solgaleo, respectively. Anabel received a call fromLooker, who told her that a large number of Ultra Beasts made their way to Poni Island. While Moon, Gladion, Anabel, and Hapu fought off the beasts, Solgaleo was possessed by aNecrozma that appeared from a wormhole. Necrozma grabbed Sun and dragged him into the wormhole, forcing Moon and Lunala to chase after them.
Six months later, inAdventure in the Dark Dimension, Lusamine disappeared while Faba had managed to take control of the Aether Foundation, running it like a dictatorship. At theAether House,Wicke told Gladion and Lillie that Lusamine was found on Poni Island playing with a group of Ultra Beasts. Gladion suggested going to get Lusamine, but was told to stay behind as he hadn't fully recovered from the injuries he sustained from being exposed to the energy from Silvally's Evolution. Wicke decided the best option was for her to return to Aether Paradise and gather information before making their next move.
InRay of Light!! Through the Crack in the Sky!, Lillie told Gladion that their father,Mohn, was still alive in Alola somewhere. Hoping that telling Lusamine the information would convince her to return to her old self, Lillie decided to go and meet with their mother. Before Lillie left, Gladion suggested she do so dressed in the clothes she picked for herself, not the ones Lusamine picked for her.
Later, Gladion traveled to Aether Paradise, where he found Moon locked in a cell after Faba captured her. After freeing her, Gladion and Moon confronted Faba, telling him that his plans were over. Faba retaliated by trickingRyuki into battling Gladion and Moon, buying him enough time to try and escape. Gladion allowed Moon to use Silvally in place of her actual Pokémon, which were taken by Faba and hidden away. While Gladion kept Ryuki busy, Moon went ahead to retrieve her Pokémon and make medicine for Gladion's injuries. After taking down Ryuki's first Pokémon, Gladion called off the battle, revealing Faba was using it as a distraction so he could flee. Once he learned others were fighting the Ultra Beasts elsewhere in Alola, Ryuki ran off to join them. When Silvally returned, Moon was absent, having gone elsewhere with Lunala. Gladion then left to stop Faba from escaping, only to find the man cornered by Sun'sAlolanMeowth,Cent, who aimed to make Faba pay for his crimes. Faba's intense fear attracted several Nihilego that emerged from a nearby wormhole. Gladion and Cent were forced to watch as Faba was dragged into the wormhole, his fear turning into happiness as he was affected by the Nihilego's neurotoxins.
Months later, Gladion teamed up withDulse of theUltra Recon Squad to traverse through Ultra Space and rescue Faba. Ryuki chose to accompany them, much to Gladion's annoyance.
Pokémon
On hand
- Main article:Gladion's Silvally
Silvally is Gladion's first known Pokémon. It was first seen as aType: Null with its Trainer being entered in an Iki Town festival tournament. While the competitors in the tournament were being picked, Gladion was temporarily away due to Type: Null sensing acrack in the sky. During the tournament, Type: Null was called out to battle Hau'sKomala, which it defeated. In the final round of the tournament, Type: Null battledSun'sCent andDollar. Although it easily defeated Cent, Dollar was able to defeat Type: Null with a powerfulInferno Overdrive. It later evolved into Silvally to protectLillie from an attackingGuzzlord.
Porygon is Gladion's second known Pokémon. It was first used at the Iki Town festival tournament, where it battledHau'sPichu. Eventually, it won, forcing Hau to switch for hisKomala. In the next battle, it foughtMoon'sAlolanGrimer andMareanie, with both battles ending in Porygon's victory.
Porygon's known moves arePsybeam,Discharge, andZap Cannon.
- Main article:Gladion's Lycanroc
Lycanroc is Gladion's third known Pokémon. It was first used to battle againstRyuki'sTurtonator.
Temporary
Achievements
Pokémon competitions
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Gladion or his Pokémon in thePokémon Trading Card Game.
| Gladion's Pokémon Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # |
Silvally |  | Cosmic Eclipse |  | 184/236 | Dream League |  | 041/049 |
| Cosmic Eclipse |  | 227/236 | Dream League |  | 065/049 | ||
| Cosmic Eclipse |  | 262/236 | Dream League |  | 072/049 | ||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # |
| Gladion | Su | Crimson Invasion |  | 95/111 | Awakened Heroes |  | 050/050 |
| Crimson Invasion | | 109/111 | Awakened Heroes | | 055/050 | ||
| GX Ultra Shiny | 131/150 | ||||||
| Sky Legend |  | 052/054 | |||||
| Friends in Alola | Su | SM-P Promotional cards | 401/SM-P | ||||
Merchandise
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SM3 accessories
Rounding off the mainstream TCG releases on June 16, 2017 were a number of specially illustrated deck cases, card sleeves, and files. Deluxe items featuringLillie and her relatives were subsequently released on June 17, 2017 as part of a Pokémon Center campaign.
- TheGladion & Silvally Deck Case & Sleeves (Japanese:デッキケース＆シールド グラジオ＆シルヴァディDeck Case & Shield: Glazio & Silvady) is another special release that comes packaged with a deck case and a set of 64 card sleeves. Both products feature Gladion and his partner Silvally. The artwork was illustrated byMegumi Mizutani.
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General merchandising
Gladion has appeared on multiple pieces of merchandise since 2016.
He, along with Lillie and Lusamine, were given their own merchandise line titled (Japanese:リーリエ＆グラジオ＆ルザミーネLilie & Glazio & Lusamine) and released in Japan.
Below is a list of non-TCG related products that Gladion, or his Pokémon has been featured on.
- Lillie & Gladion & Lusamine merchandise line
The Lillie & Gladion & Lusamine merchandise line primarily focused on the family and their Pokémon during the events ofPokémon Sun and Moon. This merchandise line had multiple products made featuring illustrations fromGAME FREAK'sMegumi Mizutani. The featured artwork in relation to the line was also used in TCG products. Gladion and his Silvally are featured on two illustrations in this merchandise line.
Gladion Silvally Hand Towel
Gladion dialogue sticker
Gladion Silvally sticker
Gladion Silvally paper theater
Second Gladion Silvallyo clearfile
Second Gladion Silvally postcard
Gladion Silvally sticker
Lillie & Gladion & Lusamine deck of playing cards
Gallery
- For images onGladion's animated series counterpart, see:Gladion (anime)
- For images on Gladion inPokémon Masters EX, see:Gladion (Masters)
Artwork
Standard
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| Art fromSun and Moon byKen Sugimori[7] | Sun and Moon key art of Gladion withSilvally illustrated byHitoshi Ariga |
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Concept art
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| Conceptual artwork from Sun and Moon | Concept art of Silvally'sforms with Gladion being used for size comparison forPokémon Sun and Moon |
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| Gladion andSilvally illustrated byMegumi Mizutani as part of a merchandise line | |
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| 3DS Theme artwork forTeam Skull, illustrated byHitoshi Ariga | |
Raw TCG artwork
For all images and products relating to this character in the TCG, see theirIn the TCG section
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| Raw artwork of theGladion full art byTOKIYA forCrimson Invasion |
Game assets
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| Ending screenshot withSilvally fromSun and Moon |
Sprites and models
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Trivia
- Gladion shares some similarities withSilver: both arerivals who stole their first Pokémon, are children of main antagonists and are initially cold to those around them until they go through character development and become warmer to others.
- Only in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, if theplayer character picks Litten as theirfirst partner Pokémon, Gladion's Lucario will be level 55 during the battle at Mount Lanakila, while it will be level 53 if either Rowlet or Popplio was chosen.
Names
The Japanese names of all important members of theAether Foundation and the members ofLusamine's family are based on German words for plants.
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | グラジオGlazio | FromGladiole (German for "gladiolus") or the genusGladiolus |
| English, Latin American Spanish, Indonesian | Gladion | Similar to his Japanese name |
| German, European Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese | Gladio | From his Japanese name |
| Italian | Iridio | FromIridaceae, the family that contains the genusGladiolus |
| Korean | 글라디오Gladio | From 글라디올러스Gladiolus |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 格拉吉歐Gélāji'ōu /Gaaklāaigāt'āu | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 格拉吉欧Gélāji'ōu | |
| Hindi | ग्लैडियॉनGladion | Transcription of his English name |
| Russian | ГладионGladion | Transcription of his English name |
| Thai | กลาดิโอKladio | Transcription of his Japanese name |
References
- ↑Gladion (Crimson Invasion 95)
- ↑ThePokémon Sun and Moon guidebook translates Gladion's concept art as having "middle-school arrogance and being emo", implying attitude associated with teenagers. His actual age is not otherwise known.
- ↑Gladion,Pokémon Masters EX:"I have a little sister."
- ↑Scientist on Aether Paradise, Sun and Moon:"The current president's father was a very, very wealthy man and a great lover of Pokémon. He built the Aether Foundation to protect them."
- ↑Alan Lee on Twitter
- ↑Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
- ↑Gladion (Crimson Invasion 95)
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