Grimsley
| Grimsley ギーマGīma | |
 Concept art forPokémon Sun and Moon | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Black |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unova |
| Trainer class | Elite FourBWB2W2 Pokémon TrainerSMUSUM |
| Generation | V,VII |
| Games | Black, White,Black 2, White 2,Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Masters EX |
| Elite Four of | Pokémon League (Unova) |
| Specializes in | Dark types |
| Game animation debut | Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer |
| English voice actor | Greg Chun[1](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Daisuke Ono[2](Masters EX) |
Grimsley (Japanese:ギーマGīma) is aDark-typeTrainer and member of theUnovaElite Four.
In the core series games
InPokémon Black, White,Black 2, and White 2, Grimsley appears as anElite FourTrainer ofUnova. He is the son of a distinguished family that fell into ruin. As a result, he developed a gambling addiction.
Grimsley, having stepped down as an Elite Four member, reappears inPokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon atRoute 15, where he assists theplayer by registeringSharpedo into theirRide Pager. He also participates as a Trainer in theBattle Tree. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Grimsley is an accomplishedMantine Surfer, where he competes under the nameBig G (Japanese:ビッグGBig G) and holds a high ranking on the leaderboards of all four islands' beaches before the player has a chance to beat the records. He is noted to have developed skills for the sport surprisingly quickly, believing that it couldn't be much different from riding a Sharpedo.Samson Oak struggles to best his scores and views him as a rival — while Grimsley tends to hold the second-place position at the various beaches, Samson is usually the person in third place.
Pokémon
Pokémon Black and White
First battle (pre-National Pokédex)
Rematch (post-National Pokédex)
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
First battle (Easy Mode/Normal Mode)
First battle (Challenge Mode)
Rematch (Easy Mode/Normal Mode)
Rematch (Challenge Mode)
Pokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Grimsley's Pokémon are kept inUltra Balls.
Battle Tree
Grimsley uses three of these Pokémon inSingle Battles, four inDouble Battles, and two inMulti Battles in theBattle Tree.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Grimsley (Masters)
Grimsley forms async pair withLiepard,Sharpedo,Bisharp, andAbsol inPokémon Masters EX. His Sharpedo and Absol are capable ofMega Evolving. Grimsley became a playable sync pair on November 28, 2019.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #073 |  | Grimsley | #0510 |  | Liepard♀ | Dark | Bug |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #073 |  | Sygna Suit Grimsley | #0319 |  | Sharpedo♂ Mega Sharpedo | Water | Fairy |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #073 |  | Kimono Grimsley | #0625 |  | Bisharp♀ | Steel | Ground | | ★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #073 | | Kimono Grimsley | #0359 |  | Absol♀  Mega Absol | Dark | Bug |  |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Variety Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Official artwork from Black and White | Concept art of Grimsley fromSun and Moon |
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| Concept art of Grimsley fromSun and Moon | |
Sprites and models
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| Sprite from Black and White | Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | VS sprite from Generation V | High-poly model fromSun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon | VS sprite from Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
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| Overworld sprite from Generation V | Overworld model from Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon | |||
Quotes
- Main article:Grimsley/Quotes
In animation
GOTCHA!
Grimsley briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Grimsley first appears onRoute 4 in disguise, where he plays a game ofcard flip with theWorkers there in order to give them something to do on their breaks. He quickly gets acquainted withBlack and challenges him to a game that involves guessing where the localDrilbur will pop up. When a Worker falls into a hole created by the Drilbur, Grimsley reveals that the person is an impostor in disguise, as Grimsley had told the Workers not to go on the side they were playing the game on. Grimsley battles the man and easily manages to win. He then removes the impostor's disguise, revealing the person to be aTeam Plasma Grunt. Grimsley reveals to Black who he truly is and decides to have a battle with him, with the conditions that whoever loses has to give up something precious. Before Black can answer, he faints from mental stress at the thought of losing his Gym Badges and not being able to qualify for the League. Amused, Grimsley decides takes his leave, but he also binds up the Plasma Grunt and leaves a card instructing who reads it to punish the Grunt.
When the Pokémon League begins, he andShauntal travel via Shauntal'sGolurk to meet up with their fellow Elite Four members. When discussing what to do with Team Plasma, Grimsley declares that unless they attack first, he will not defend, because it's not his style. The four then watch as spectators for the tournament before their battles can begin. Although the tournament is won byBlack, the event is interrupted by Team Plasma, who attacks the stadium by surrounding it withN's Castle. The Elite Four travel on Shauntal's Golurk to try and confrontN at the top of the castle, but they are attacked byHood Man, who usesTornadus,Thundurus, andLandorus against them to try and figure out how to activate the three Pokémon'sTherian Formes. Grimsley leaves the others to take care of three Legendary Pokémon while he goes to face Hood Man himself. The two battle each other for an extended period of time, but Hood Man eventually manages to escape using aPokémon Grimsley could not see properly.
Pokémon
This listing is of Grimsley's known Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
| Debut | Sandstorm |
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Bisharp is Grimsley's only known Pokémon. It first appeared with its Trainer onRoute 4 where it helped Grimsley play card flip with the workers there. Later, it battled a disguised Team Plasma Grunt'sMaractus and defeated it. During Team Plasma's attack on the League, Bisharp was used to battleHood Man. It easily deflected Hood Man'sKlinklang's attacks, but couldn't keep up when Hood Man usedanother Pokémon to escape at high speeds.
Bisharp's only known move isFury Cutter, and its Ability isDefiant.
According to Black's notebook, he also has aKrookodile.
Pocket Monsters BW
Grimsley appears inVolume 3 ofPocket Monsters BW.
Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder
Grimsley appears in one panel inA Very Important Thing, alongside the otherElite Four members defeated byN'sZekrom at the destroyedPokémon League.
In the TCG
| Grimsley's Trainer cards 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 | Mark | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # | ||
| Grimsley | Su |  | Unified Minds |  |  | 199/236 | GG End |  |  | 048/054 |
| Unified Minds | |  | 234/236 | GG End | |  | 061/054 | |||
| Grimsley's Move | Su |  | Phantasmal Flames |  | | 090/094 | Inferno X |  | | 076/080 |
| Phantasmal Flames | |  | 120/094 | Inferno X | | | 105/080 | |||
| Other related cards 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 | Mark | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # | ||
| Houndoom |  |  | Brilliant Stars |  |  | TG10/TG30 | VMAX Climax |  |  | 206/184 |
Trivia
- Unusually, inPokémon Black and White 2, Grimsley's Pokémon are all female, despite him being a male Trainer.
- Adding to the oddity is the fact that hisScrafty was male in the originalPokémon Black and White, but became female.
- According to an interview withYusuke Ohmura inNintendo Dream, Grimsley's design is themed on bothvampires (specificallyDracula himself) and gambling. While his clothes are meant to look refined, the blue-black and red color scheme is a reference to the colors of theroulette.[3]
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ギーマGīma | From ギーマgīma (Vaccinium wrightii) and possibly 魔ma (devil; evil influence), 欺瞞giman (deception, deceit), or ブギーマンboogeyman |
| English, Latin American Spanish | Grimsley | Fromgrim and possiblysly |
| German | Astor | FromAsteriden (Asterids, clade that contains the genusVaccinium) and possibly theAstor family (prominent family in the 19th and 20th century) |
| European Spanish | Aza | Fromazalea (flowering shrubs that belong in thesame family as the genusVaccinium) andazar (chance) |
| French | Pieris | From the genusPieris (flowering shrubs that belong in the same family as the genusVaccinium) |
| Italian | Mirton | Frommirtillo (general term for the fruits of the genusVaccinium, such as blueberry, cranberry, lingonberry, etc.) |
| Korean | 블래리Blarry | From 블랙베리blackberry |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 越橘Yuèjú /Yuhtgwāt | From 越橘yuèjú / yuhtgwāt (lingonberry) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 越橘Yuèjú | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Funesto[n 1] Grimsley[n 2] | Fromfunesto (fatal; gloomy) and possiblynefasto (ominous; loathsome) Same as his English name |
| Vietnamese | Giima | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Big G
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | Ｂｉｇ・ＹBig Y |
| Mandarin | Ｂｉｇ・ＹBig Y | |
| French | Big P | |
| German | Big A | |
| Italian | Big M | |
| Korean | 빅GBig G | |
| Spanish | Big A | |
Notes
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