Grant
- If you were looking for the character known as Grant in the Chuang Yi version of Pokémon Adventures, seeJoey.
| Grant ザクロZakuro | |
| "The wild, yet cool and collected, rock climber." | |
 Art fromX and Y | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Gray |
| Hair color | Black |
| Hometown | Cyllage City |
| Region | Kalos |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader Marquis(Battle Chateau) Grand Duke(Battle Chateau;Pokémon the Series) |
| Generation | VI,VII,VIII,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Grant (Masters) |
| Games | X, Y Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Erik Scott Kimerer[1](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Masaya Fukunishi[2](Masters EX) |
| Member of | Kalos League |
| Rank | Gym Leader |
| Leader of | Cyllage Gym |
| Badge | Cliff Badge |
| Specializes in | Rock types |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series |
| Debut | Breaking Titles at the Chateau! |
| English voice actor | Cory Willis |
| Japanese voice actor | Hirofumi Nojima |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | Charging After Electrike |
Grant (Japanese:ザクロZakuro) is anathlete who is theGym Leader ofCyllage City'sGym, known officially as theCyllage Gym. Hespecializes inRock-typePokémon. He gives theCliff Badge to Trainers who defeat him.
In the core series games
Grant appears inPokémon X and Y as a Gym Leader. Trainers who defeat Grant will receive theCliff Badge, along withTM39 (Rock Tomb). He excels at a variety of sports, such as bike racing and mountain climbing. According to thetelevision showGym Freaks, he is a trendsetter and very fashionable, with his hairstyle of rolling stones apparently being popular with young people. It also states that he cuts down on his eating to keep his weight down, but appears to miss the opportunity to eat sweets because of this.
He has affinity towardsFossil Pokémon as evident from his teams in main series games.
Pokémon
Pokémon X and Y
Gym battle
Battle Chateau
Battle Chateau - Blue Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateau - Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateau - Red Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateau - Black Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateaurematch
Battle Chateaurematch - Blue Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateaurematch - Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateaurematch - Red Writ of Challenge
Battle Chateaurematch - Black Writ of Challenge
Gym Freaks
- April:"Hello! It's time for Gym Freaks, your source for the hottest news about hot Gym Leaders in Kalos. So... I'm now in front of the Cyllage City Gym! ... Whoa! Grant has arrived! He's good looking! So good looking! Lean yet muscular. Fascinating! That hairstyle of rolling stones into your hair is very popular among young people now! Grant is not only a Gym Leader but also a leader in fashion! Oh... He went inside the Gym... That's all for the on-site report. Good-bye for now, everyone."
- April:"Hello! It's time for Gym Freaks, your source for the hottest news about hot Gym Leaders in Kalos. So... I'm now in front of the Cyllage City Gym! ... Whoa! Grant has arrived! He's good looking! So good looking! Lean yet muscular. Fascinating! But I know that he cuts down on his eating to keep his weight down! I saw him longingly looking at sweets in front of a café. He's so cute! Oh... He went inside the Gym... That's all for the on-site report. Good-bye for now, everyone."
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Grant (Masters)
Grant forms async pair withAmaura and itsevolved formAurorus inPokémon Masters EX. Grant became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #048 |  | Grant | #0699 |  | Amaura → Aurorus♂ | Rock | Steel |  | ★★★★☆☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Concept artwork from Pokémon XY |
Sprites and models
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| VS portrait from X and Y | |
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| Overworld model from X and Y | PSS icon from X and Y |
Quotes
- Main article:Grant/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: XY
Grant debuted inBreaking Titles at the Chateau!, whereAsh andhis friends met him at theBattle Chateau. He was promoted to theGrand Duke rank after hisOnix won a battle againstViola'sSurskit. He was initially described as a "strong" Trainer, but he later revealed that he was actually theCyllage CityGym Leader, making Ash even more excited about his upcomingGymbattle with him.
InClimbing the Walls!, Grant accepted Ash's Gym challenge after the latter arrived at theCyllage Gym. Unlike most Gym Leaders, he allowed Ash to use his entire team (three Pokémon) against him while he would only be using two Pokémon. After some hard battles, Ash emerged victorious and Grant awarded him theCliff Badge, telling Ash that he would like to battle him at theBattle Chateau sometime.
He reappeared in a fantasy inA League of His Own!, when Ash was talking toEverett about the Gym Leaders that he had defeated inKalos for him to be able to compete in theLumiose Conference.
InA Towering Takeover!, Grant was seen in theKalos Canyon, watchingLysandre's broadcast fromLumiose City. InRocking Kalos Defenses! andForming a More Perfect Union!, Grant and Tyrunt were among those who helped destroy theGiant Rock.
He reappeared in a flashback inTill We Compete Again!.
Character
Grant cannot resist scaling walls, including the wall of the historicBattle Chateau, simply for the challenge that climbing offers. He has built theCyllage Gym with his rock-climbing hobby in mind, and readily challenges his opponents to scale the difficult rock walls up to the battlefield to test them. Grant believes that rock climbing offers a person, quite literally, a different perspective and access to a state ofenlightenment. He draws on his clarity of mind for strength and concentration during hisGym battles. He considers his team ofRock Pokémon to be what he refers to as a "wall", or a difficult challenge to overcome, using their incredible jumping abilities andRock Tomb to truly test his opponents.
Grant is good friends and has a rivalry withViola, theSantalune CityGym Leader.
Pokémon
| Debut | Breaking Titles at the Chateau! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
| English | Unshō Ishizuka |
Onix is Grant's first known Pokémon, which he used in a battle againstViola'sSurskit at theBattle Chateau. Despite Surskit creating its signature ice battlefield to aid its speed, Onix was able to turn the tables on the Pond Skater Pokémon by using its masterful control of Rock Tomb to trap it and Rock Polish to increase its speed, keeping Surskit on the defensive. Eventually, Onix ended the battle by using its powerful Flash Cannon to knock Surskit out. It was seen in flashbacks inA PokeVision of Things to Come! andComing Back into the Cold!.
Onix reappeared inClimbing the Walls! as the first Pokémon Grant used in his Gym battle againstAsh; it went up againstFroakie. Onix attempted to keep up with the Bubble Frog Pokémon, but Froakie's speed, in combination withDouble Team, confused Onix. This left it open to attacks, which eventually allowed Froakie to knock it out withWater Pulse.
Onix's known moves areRock Tomb,Flash Cannon,Rock Polish, andIron Tail.
| Debut | Climbing the Walls! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima |
| English | H.D. Quinn |
Tyrunt was the second Pokémon used by Grant in his Gym Battle against Ash. Tyrunt, unlike Froakie, was quick, and while Froakie was able to dodge Rock Tomb, it was easily overpowered by Tyrunt's Draco Meteor. Tyrunt next went up againstFletchling and managed to knock it out easily (but not before taking damage from a supereffectiveSteel Wing).
Finally, Tyrunt went up againstPikachu, who was able to dodge Tyrunt's attacks and even used the projectiles from Draco Meteor for momentum before managing to wedge a rock in Tyrunt's mouth and finally knocking it out with a direct hit fromThunderbolt.
It appeared again inRocking Kalos Defenses! andForming a More Perfect Union!, where it helped destroy theGiant Rock.
It reappeared in a flashback inTill We Compete Again!.
Tyrunt's known moves areRock Tomb,Draco Meteor,Crunch, andDragon Tail.
Achievements
Battle Chateau
Grant achieved the followingranks inBattle Chateau:
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 野島 裕史Hirofumi Nojima | |
| English | Cory Willis | |
| Danish | Rasmus Benjamin Cundell | |
| Finnish | Unknown voice actor (XY020,XY025) Aku Laitinen (XY135-XY136) | |
| European French | Fabian Finkels | |
| Hebrew | דור סרוגוDor Srugo | |
| Italian | Mattia Bressan | |
| Polish | Mateusz Rusin | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Caio Guarnieri | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Carlo Vázquez |
| Spain | Raúl Lara | |
| Vietnamese | Trần Vũ (XY020-XY025) Nguyễn Anh Tuấn (XY135-XY136) | |
GOTCHA!
Grant briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Grant debuted inCharging After Electrike. He was first seen inCyllage City, helpingClemont findElectric-type Pokémon to power thePrism Tower during a blackout. After witnessingGrace, a famousRhyhorn racer, being found and taken away by severalTeam Flare Grunts, the two were left wondering what happened. InShooting Frogadier, Grant found the Cycling Road in ruins after a helicopter was forced to make a crash landing. He got into an argument with the pilot,Cassius, but eventually calmed down after Cassius agreed to pay for the damages.
InQuilladin Stands, Grant arrived inLaverre City alongsideValerie andOlympia to visitKorrina, who was recuperating from injuries she sustained in a battle withTeam Flare. They soon left to have a meeting with the otherKalos Gym Leaders to decide on how to deal with Team Flare. InPyroar Breathes,Y,Trevor,Tierno, andShauna joined the Gym Leaders and traveled toGeosenge Town to confront Team Flare. Shortly after they arrived, the group witnessed theultimate weapon emerging from underground like a flower bud. To prevent the weapon from blooming, the Gym Leaders and Y used their bodies to keep the petals in place by force but were met with interference byBryony. The ultimate weapon eventually fired anyway, but the combined efforts of the Gym Leaders and their allies successfully weakened the weapon enough to make it unable to take any innocent lives. Using her newly-obtainedXerneas,Xerxer, Y tried to destroy the ultimate weapon, but was interrupted byMalva and herYveltal. Due to Xerneas and Yveltal being evenly matched,Xerosic announced thatLysandre ordered a ceasefire. Xerxer confirmed this and retreated, taking Y and the others with it.
InPinsir Glares,Ramos revealed that Team Flare blamed the destruction caused by the ultimate weapon on the Gym Leaders and theVaniville children.X and his friends were advised to keep out of the public's eye while the Gym Leaders helped rebuild the damaged areas. InXerneas Gives, Grant, Ramos, Valerie, Olympia, andWulfric helped stop Team Flare's attempt to reactivate the ultimate weapon by defeating a group of Grunts that were stationed around Cyllage City. After Team Flare was fully defeated, Grant and his allies met with X and his friends atLumiose City to congratulate them on their victory.
Pokémon
| Debut | Shooting Frogadier |
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Aurorus is Grant's first known Pokémon. It was first seen accompanying its Trainer as they patrolled around Cycling Road only to find it in shambles from the crash of Cassius's helicopter. At Geosenge Town, it helped try to keep the ultimate weapon from opening with its weight. Later, it helped repair the damage done by the ultimate weapon firing on Kalos.
None of Aurorus's moves are known.
In the TCG
- Main article:Grant (Astral Radiance 144)
Grant was introduced as aSupporter card in thePokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the JapaneseSpace Juggler expansion and the EnglishAstral Radiance expansion, with artwork bykirisAki. It was also released as aFull Art card andSecret card in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork byHideki Ishikawa. It allows the player'sFighting Pokémon to do 30 more damage to the opponent's Active Pokémon during the turn. Additionally, if it is in the player's discard pile, they can discard two other cards to return it to their hand.
Trivia
- Grant's Japanese Leader title isワイルド マイルド ロッククライマー.
- Grant is the onlyKalos Gym Leader who does not use a fully evolved Pokémon outside of theBattle Chateau.
- In the games, Grant is also the only Kalos Gym Leader who doesn't use a Pokémon introduced beforeGeneration VI.
- InPokémon the Series, Grant made his debut exactly five (aired) episodes before his Gym battle againstAsh, with the aforementioned Gym battle episode being the first to have its air date moved forward due to the postponement ofthe episode intended to air before it. Coincidentally, Grant shares this trait withBurgh.
- Grant is the only single Gym Leader who uses Pokémon with identicallevels in a Gym battle.
- Grant shares his Italian name withWally: they both go by the name of Lino.
- Grant is the firstRock-typeGym Leader to not bebattled first in aregion.
- Grant is also the firstRock-typeGym Leader not to have a Pokémon belonging to theGeodude evolutionary line.
- In Pokemon Masters EX, it is mentioned by Grant that the accessories throughout his hair are actually stones.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ザクロZakuro | From 石榴zakuro (pomegranate), which contains the character 石ishi (stone)[3] |
| English, Latin American Spanish, Indonesian, Brazilian Portuguese | Grant | Fromgranite andpomegranate |
| German, European Spanish, French, Italian | Lino | From the genusLinum (flax) orlino (Spanish and Italian for "flax" and "linen") |
| Korean | 자크로Jakeuro | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 查克洛Chákèluò /Chàhhāklok | From the transcription of his Japanese name and 花huā / fā (flower) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 查克洛Chákèluò | |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 則琥洛Jākfúlok[n 1] | From the transcription of his Japanese name and possibly 琥珀fúpaak (amber) |
| Thai | ซาคุโระSakhuro | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Vietnamese | Zakuro | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Notes
- ↑Pokémon animated series (Mighty Media dub)
References
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