Grimsley ギーマGiima
Grimsley's model
No.	73
English voice actor	Greg Chun[1]
Japanese voice actor	Daisuke Ono[2]
Description	As an elegant member of theElite Four and user of Dark-type Pokémon, this risk taker has a good attitude about winning and losing.

Grimsley (Japanese:ギーマGiima) is aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He forms async pair withLiepard. The sync pair can be obtained through thesync pair scout, and was first available on November 28, 2019. The pair's potential can be upgraded to6★ EX from May 6, 2021, which unlocks Grimsley's EX style.

Grimsley is also available in hissygna suit, alongside his sync pairSharpedo, which is capable ofMega Evolving. The sync pair can also be obtained through the sync pair scout. This pair is also capable of being upgraded to6★ EX from October 5, 2020.

Grimsley is also available in his kimono, alongside his sync pairBisharp. The sync pair can also be obtained through the sync pair scout. This pair is also capable of being upgraded to6★ EX from when the sync pair was released.

Grimsley in his kimono also forms a sync pair with hisAbsol, which is capable ofMega Evolving. This pair can be obtained through a varietysync pair scout beginning on May 20, 2025. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since it first released, though this pair lacks an EX style.

Grimsley also forms a sync pair withHonchkrow. This pair can be obtained by reaching Friendship Level 100 with Grimsley in theTrainer Lodge beginning on February 1, 2026. This pair can be raised to6★ EX since it first released, though it lacks an EX style.

In the games

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Liepard

			Type			Dark
			Move type			Dark
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Liepard♀		Weakness			Bug
Their beautiful form comes from the muscles they have developed. They run silently in the night.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		520	246	202	148	202	456
Lv. 140, Max Potential		620	286	242	188	242	496
Mega Liepard
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Grimsley is available in the permanentsync pair scout pool. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	2	40	48	100%	An opponent	Critical hits land more easily.
Snatch	Dark	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	An opponent	Returns the target's raised stats to normal and raises the user's stats by that amount.
All or Nothing!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by two stat ranks. Raises the user's evasiveness by three stat ranks. Lowers the user's Defense by three stat ranks.
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	3	95	114	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (20%) of making the target flinch.
Sync moves
Card SharkNight Slash	Dark	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	This move's power increases when none of the target's stats are raised. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Lithe	Prevents the user from getting paralyzed.
Theme Skills
Dark Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 24 when using Dark-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 24.
Unova Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Elite Four Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Scarf Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Expedition Skills
Soothing ↑ 3Wistful ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3: •Soothing Crystal Lowers the following discovery level by 1: •Wistful Crystal

Sync grid

Grimsley & Liepard'ssync grid is an expanded grid, made available on March 6, 2020. It was further expanded on June 25, 2023.

Honchkrow

			Type			Flying
			Move type			Flying
			Role			Strike (Physical)
			Base Potential			★★★★☆☆EX
Honchkrow♀		Weakness			Rock
It will absolutely not forgive failure from or betrayal by its goons. It has no choice in this if it wants to maintain the order of the flock.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		608	414	117	224	117	283
Lv. 140, Max Potential		688	454	157	264	157	323
Mega Honchkrow
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Grimsley & Honchkrow can be teamed up with by scouting Grimsley and raising him to Friendship Level 100 in theTrainer Lodge

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Brave Bird	Flying	Physical	3	134	160	100%	An opponent	The user also takes 25% of the damage it dealt to the target.
Potion	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	An ally	Restores an ally's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP.
Fly	Flying	Physical	0 (3 uses)	169	202	95%	An opponent	The user begins flying. After a set time, the user stops flying and attacks. No other actions can be taken while flying. Most moves used by opponents will not hit the user while it is flying. If the user is hit by a sync move or max move while flying, it will stop flying.
It's Fascinating!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by four stat ranks. Raises the user's critical-hit rate by three stat ranks.
Sync move
Winner Takes Everything Flying Impact	Flying	Physical	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Recoil Removal 9	Negates recoil damage when using moves that have the recoil effect tag.
Hit: Physical Boost ↑1 9	Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by one rank when its attack move is successful.
Wide Awake	Prevent the user from falling asleep.
Theme Skills
Flying Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 30 when using Flying-type attacks.
Unova Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Elite Four Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Scarf Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 3Soothing ↓ 1	Raises the following discovery level by 3: •Fiery Crystal Lowers the following discovery level by 1: Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

Grimsley & Honchkrow's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the sync pair was first released.

Sharpedo

Sygna Suit Grimsley マジコスギーマSerious Costume Giima
Sygna Suit Grimsley's model
No.	73
English voice actor	Greg Chun
Japanese voice actor	Daisuke Ono
Description	Grimsley is back in his brand-new, crisp blue sygna suit! His sharp instincts honed by the raging seas, this thrill seeker has set his sights on riding a wave to victory.

		Type			Water
		Move type			Water
		Role			Strike (Physical)
		Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Sharpedo♂ ↔Mega Sharpedo♂		Weakness			Fairy
People believe that carrying one of its discarded fangs will prevent mishaps at sea, so the fangs are made into accessories.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		661	358	156	358	156	396
Lv. 140, Max Potential		761	398	196	398	196	436
Mega Sharpedo
Lv. 140, Base Potential		661	393	156	358	156	514
Lv. 140, Max Potential		761	437	196	398	196	566

Availability

Sygna Suit Grimsley is available in the permanentsync pair scout pool. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:

Moves

Grimsley's Sharpedo usesWaterfall andLiquidation as its two damage-dealing moves. UponMega Evolving, Sharpedo replaces Waterfall withAqua Jet.

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Waterfall	Water	Physical	2	45	54	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (20%) of making the target flinch. (Only before Mega Evolving)
X Attack	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by two stat ranks.
Liquidation	Water	Physical	3	99	118	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (20%) of lowering the target's Defense by one stat rank.
Sink or Swim!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Removes all status conditions from the user. Raises the user's evasiveness and critical-hit rate by thee stat ranks. The user takes damage equal to 90% of its remaining HP. If the user's Sharpedo has Mega Evolved, also raises the user's Attack by six stat ranks.
Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	0 (3 uses)	75	90	100%	An opponent	No additional effect. (Only after Mega Evolving)
Sync moves
High-StakesLiquidation	Water	Physical	—	160	192	—	An opponent	Become Mega Sharpedo until the end of battle. (6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Fast-Track 2	Has a chance (30%) of raising the user's Speed by one stat rank after its Pokémon uses a move.
Power Flux 5	The fuller the move gauge when moves are selected, the more this powers up moves.
Double Down 5	Powers up sync moves that are super effective.
Theme Skills
Water Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 30 when using Water-type attacks.
Unova Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Cape Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Sygna Suit Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

Sygna Suit Grimsley & Sharpedo'ssync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the pair was first released. It was further expanded on December 25, 2024, and again on May 20, 2025.

Bisharp

Grimsley (Kimono) ギーマ （アナザー）Giima (Another)
Grimsley's model (Kimono)
No.	73
English voice actor	Greg Chun
Japanese voice actor	Daisuke Ono
Description	Grimsley's back in something different from his usual look. He's been spotted standing at the beach alone, mysteriously flipping coins to decide tomorrow's fate.

			Type			Steel
			Move type			Steel
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Bisharp♀		Weakness			Ground
No matter how strong the Bisharp, it's said that if the blade on its head is chipped, it will retire from its position as the boss.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		558	448	147	156	145	183
Lv. 140, Max Potential		658	488	187	196	185	223
Mega Bisharp
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Grimsley (Kimono) is available in the permanentsync pair scout pool. His offering rate was increased in the following sync pair scouts:

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	3	92	110	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.
Screech	Normal	Status	2	—	—	100%	An opponent	Lowers the target's Defense by two stat ranks.
Metal Burst	Steel	Physical	3	150	180	100%	An opponent	The user takes up a counterattacking posture. Using this move again will cause the user to leave this posture. No other actions can be taken while in this posture. The user will leave this posture if hit by an attack move while it is in this counterattacking posture, then attacks the opponent that made the hit. The more damage the user has taken, the greater the power of this move.
Stay Sharp!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Attack by six stat ranks. Raises the user's critical-hit rate by three stat ranks. Applies the Supereffective ↑ Next effect to the user. Applies the Enduring effect to the user. Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by six stat ranks.
Sync moves
Coin Flip of DestinyIron Head	Steel	Physical	—	200	240	—	An opponent	The more the target's Defense is lowered, the greater the power of this move. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Grimsley's Gambit	Makes opponents target the user for a short time when it uses Metal Burst. Grants all of the following effects when the user's attack move, which was conducted after leaving the counterattacking posture by being hit by an attack move, is successful: Returns the user's lowered stats to normal. Raises the user's evasiveness by six stat ranks.
Full First Aid	Fully restores the user's HP the first time it is in a pinch each battle.
Unflappable	Prevents the user from flinching.
Theme Skills
Steel Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 24 when using Steel-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 24.
Alola Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Scarf Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Free Spirit Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Expedition Skills
Soothing ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

Grimsley (Kimono) & Bisharp'ssync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the pair was first released.

Absol

		Type			Dark
		Move type			Dark
		Role			Sprint
		EX Role			Field
		Base Potential			★★★★★☆EX
Absol♀ →Mega Absol♀		Weakness			Bug
The only thing unlucky about Absol is its appearance. It protects fields and warns people of disaster, so one ought to be grateful for it.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		652	380	188	244	188	312
Lv. 140, Max Potential		812	420	248	284	248	392
Mega Absol
Lv. 140, Base Potential		652	455	188	244	188	374
Lv. 140, Max Potential		812	503	248	284	248	470

Availability

Grimsley (Kimono) & Absol are exclusive to variety scouts. Their offering rate was increased in the followingsync pair scouts:

He was also available in the following sync pair scouts:

Moves

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	BasePower	MaxPower	Accuracy	Target	Description
Bite	Dark	Physical	2	42	50	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (30%) of making the target flinch.
Snatch	Dark	Status	2 (2 uses)	—	—	—	An opponent	Returns the target's raised stats to normal, then raises the user's same stats by the same amount.
Feint Attack Heads	Dark	Physical	2	100	120	—	An opponent	Activation Condition: When the user's HP is at 50% or more. Deactivation Condition: When the user's HP is less than 50%. Never misses. Grants one of the following additional effects one time at random: Leaves the target confused. Turns the field of play's zone into a Dark Zone. (A Dark Zone powers up Dark-type attacks.) Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank. Reduces the user's sync move countdown by one. Raises the user's evasiveness by two stat ranks. Applies the Free Move Next effect to the user. Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by two ranks. Lowers the user's Attack and Sp. Atk by one stat rank. Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by one stat rank. (Only before Mega Evolving)
Feint Attack Tails	Dark	Physical	2	150	180	—	An opponent	Activation Condition: When the user's HP is less than 50%. Deactivation Condition: When the user's HP is at 50% or more. Never misses. Grants one of the following additional effects two times at random: Leaves the target flinching, confused, and trapped. Turns the field of play's zone into a Dark Zone. (A Dark Zone powers up Dark-type attacks.) Raises the evasiveness of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. Applies the Free Move Next effect to all allied sync pairs. Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by two ranks. Reduces the user's sync move countdown by one. Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to the user. Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by four ranks. Lowers the user's Attack and Sp. Atk by two stat ranks. Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by two stat ranks. (Only after Mega Evolving)
It Isn't Over Yet!	None	Status	0 (1 use)	—	—	—	Self	The smaller the user's percentage of remaining HP, the more it reduces the user's sync move countdown (can be reduced by up to four maximum). Applies the Enduring effect to the user.
Sync moves
Try Your Luck Dark Impact	Dark	Physical	—	160	192	—	An opponent	Become Mega Absol until the end of battle. The more the user's Attack is raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.) (EX role effect: Implements the following field effect just before the user's sync move is used the first time each battle. Extends the field effect duration only that time. • Dark Zone)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
High Risk, High Return	Grants all of the following effects the first time the user's sync move is used each battle: Applies the Damage Guard Next effect to the user. Increases the user's Physical Moves ↑ Next effect by six ranks. The user takes damage equal to 60% of its remaining HP.
The Die Has Been Cast!	Grants all of the following effects when the user enters a battle: Raises the user's Attack by one to six stat ranks at random. Raises the user's Defense by one to six stat ranks at random. Raises the user's Sp. Def by one to six stat ranks at random.
P-Moves & S-Moves Crit	Except in certain circumstances, successful hits with the user's following attacks become critical hits: Pokémon's moves or sync move.
Theme Skills
Dark Sprint	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 24 when using Steel-type attacks. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 24.
Alola Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 4. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 7.
Scarf Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Free Spirit Sprint	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 5. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by 8.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: •Fiery Crystal

Sync grid

Grimsley (Kimono) & Absol'ssync grid is an expanded grid, made available since the pair was first released.

Other Pokémon

On hand

Grimsley is revealed to own aHoundoom during thestory eventWho's the Best Singer?. During thethird chapter of theArceus Arc, Grimsley is seen battling withKrookodile.

Houndoom

Krookodile

Appearances

Battle appearances

Grimsley & Liepard can be battled against in:

• PML Arc:Chapter 15: Dubious Duo (as a side foe)
• Main Story (Co-op):Chapter 15: Dubious Duo
• Champion Stadium:Unova Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Bug-type weakness)
• Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
• Pasio Towers:Water,Electric,Grass,Ice,Fighting,Poison,Ground,Flying,Bug,Dark,Steel,Fairy, andNormal Towers
• Training event:Bug-type Training Event (April 6 to 20, 2020)
• Daily Type Rotation:Type Team-Up (as a side foe; August 8 to 28, 2021)
• Gear event:Bug-type Gear Event (December 16 to 30, 2023)

Sygna Suit Grimsley & Sharpedo can be battled against in:

• PML Arc:Chapter 25: A Glorious Gambit
• Main Story (Co-op):Chapter 25: A Glorious Gambit
• Champion Stadium: Unova Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Grass-type weakness)*
• Battle Rally (Area 1–9)*
• Champion Stadium:Pasio Special Stadium (Grass-type weakness) (April 11 to 25, 2023; March 5 to 19, 2024)*
• Arceus Arc Celebration: Special Battle Event (as a side foe; March 10 to 31, 2025)*

Grimsley (Kimono) & Bisharp can be battled against in:

• Champion Stadium: Unova Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Fire-type weakness)*
• Battle Rally (Area 1–9)*
• Costume event:Poké War Games (November 4 to December 10, 2021; September 8 to October 3, 2022; December 12 to 30, 2024)
• Champion Stadium: Pasio Special Stadium (Fire-type weakness; August 30 to September 15, 2023; April 9 to 23, 2024; October 25 to November 2, 2025)*
• Academy event:Learning and Relaxing (November 14 to December 2, 2025)*

Grimsley (Kimono) & Absol can be battled against in:

• Special co-op event:Mega Evolve—Luck of the Draw (May 20 to June 6, 2025)

Grimsley has also been shown to pair alongside the following Pokémon and can be battled against in:

• Tyranitar
  • Champion Stadium: Unova Challenge, Hard Lv. 1 (Steel-type weakness)
  • Battle Rally (Area 1–9)
  • Champion Stadium: Pasio Special Stadium (Steel-type weakness; September 22 to October 6, 2024)
• Clefairy
  • Special event:Metronome Day (April 1 to 2, 2023)

Story appearances

Grimsley appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:

• PML Arc:
  • Chapter 15: Dubious Duo
  • Chapter 25: A Glorious Gambit
• Arceus Arc: Chapter 3:Proof of Love
• Story events:
  • Family Ties
  • Who's the Best Singer?
• Meow Meow Meow!
• Special event:Metronome Day
• Special battle event:Take on a serious Nate!
• Academy events (any)

Grimsley appears in his sygna suit in the following story areas:

• PML Arc:
  • Chapter 25: A Glorious Gambit
  • Chapter 30: The Road to Victory

Grimsley appears in his kimono in the following story areas:

• Costume event:Poké War Games
• Solo event:It's All Good

Grimsley has some dialogue inChapter 24 of thePML Arc, but he does not appear onscreen. He uses the voice lines from his sygna suit.

Sync pair stories

Grimsley & Liepard

• A Day with Grimsley

Sygna Suit Grimsley & Sharpedo

• A Day with Sygna Suit Grimsley

Grimsley (Kimono) & Bisharp

• A Day with Grimsley

Quotes

Main article:Grimsley/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

In animation

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Grimsley briefly appeared in thePokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team withNanu.

Pokémon

Liepard

Debut	Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Liepard is Grimsley's only known Pokémon.

None of Liepard's moves are known.

Gallery

Grimsley

Grimsley & Liepard on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker		Grimsley's sync move mindscape (Pokémon League, Grimsley's room)		Artwork ofChapter 15: Dubious Duo
VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Artwork ofChapter 25: A Glorious Gambit

Sygna Suit Grimsley

Sygna Suit Grimsley & Sharpedo on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker		Sygna Suit Grimsley's sync move mindscape (Pokémon League, Grimsley's room)		Artwork ofChapter 25: A Glorious Gambit
6★ model (Normal colors)	VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Grimsley (Kimono)

6★ model (Normal colors)	VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!	Grimsley's sync move mindscape (Alola Route 15)

Trivia

• Grimsley & Liepard's debut banner was originally scheduled to last until December 19, 2019. However, a glitch occurred that caused parts of the scout display to appear corrupted, which could cause issues for players. As a result, his banner was closed a week earlier than scheduled, and the scout was re-opened on December 26, 2019.^[3]
  • This makes Grimsley & Liepard the sync pair with the shortest gap between their initial run and first rerun, at 28 days.
  • Scout points from the initial banner were carried over to the new banner. This was the only instance of scout points carrying over between banners prior to the introduction of mix scouts.
• Despite Sygna Suit Grimsley's description calling his sygna suit "crisp blue", it is primarily beige and black, with only the scarf being blue.
  • The descriptor "crisp blue" is more accurate to his EX style, which has blue pants, but it was released four months later.
• The introduction to Grimsley's battle theme features a stock sound effect corresponding tocoin flipping, referencing his post-battle dialogue inGeneration V and his dialogue onAlola Route 15.
• Grimsley is one of three characters who forms more than one sync pair that is available in the permanentsync pair scout pool, the other two beingElesa andKukui.
  • He is the only character to form three sync pairs that are available in the general sync pair scout.
• When Grimsley & Liepard's sync grid was expanded on June 25, 2023, one of the tiles added was a red sync grid tile forFerocious Moves 2 (Japanese:技後攻撃特攻アップ２). In version 2.38.0, released on October 27, 2023, this tile was changed to activate the skillMove: Attack ↑2 & Sp. Atk ↑2 9 (Japanese:技後攻撃特攻２アップ９).
• When Grimsley was first added to theTrainer Lodge, there were multiple bugs that were acknowledged by the developers. The topic "Gems" was listed under the category "Friends", and his Story Snapshot was obtained at friendship level 20 and his Friend Snapshot was obtained at friendship level 40, when they are supposed to be obtained the other way around.^[4]

Origin

Grimsley's design is based on his appearance inPokémon Black, White,Black 2, and White 2. Liepard is one of Grimsley's main Pokémon in thecore series games. Liepard'sDex entry comes from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

Grimsley uses a Honchkrow duringrematches in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Honchkrow's Dex entry comes fromPokémon Ultra Sun.

Grimsley uses Sharpedo in the post-National Pokédexrematch against him in Pokémon Black and White, with himMega Evolving his Sharpedo inPokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. It is also theRide Pokémon he gives to theplayer in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. Sharpedo's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

Grimsley's (Kimono) design is based on his appearance in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. Bisharp is Grimsley's lead Pokémon in the core series games. Bisharp's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

Grimsley uses Absol during the first battle against him when challenged in Challenge Mode in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, with him Mega Evolving his Absol in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. Absol's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

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References

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