Piers

Piers ネズ Nezu
Artwork from Sword and Shield
Gender	Male
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Black and white
Hometown	Spikemuth
Region	Galar
Relatives	Marnie (younger sister)
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	VIII
Games	Sword and Shield
Leader of	Spikemuth
Badge	Dark Badge
Specializes in	Dark types

Piers (Japanese: ネズ Nezu) is a Gym Leader of Galar. He specializes in Dark-type Pokémon.

In the games

Pokémon

Spikemuth

Gym Leader Piers Spikemuth Sword and Shield Reward: $7,360

Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Scrafty♂ Lv.44 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Psychic Ability: Contrary Held item: None Malamar♂ Lv.45 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Held item: None Skuntank♂ Lv.45 Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Snarl Dark Special   --       Types: Dark Normal Ability: Held item: None Obstagoon♂ Lv.46 Obstruct Dark Status   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --

Caught for someone else

Morpeko ♀

Debut	Pokémon Sword and Shield

When Marnie was five, Piers caught this Morpeko as present to his little sister, which eventually became her starter Pokémon. According to her League Card, Marnie's Morpeko helped her become less of a crybaby and more cheerful and outgoing.

Artwork

Rare League card

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ネズ Nezu	From 杜松 nezu (temple juniper)
English	Piers	From the genus Juniperus
German	Nezz	Similar to his Japanese name
Spanish	Nerio	From enebro (juniper) and possibly negro (black)
French	Peterson	From peteron (common juniper)
Italian	Ginepro	From ginepro (juniper) and possibly nero (black)
Korean	두송 Dusong	From 두송 (杜松) dusong (temple juniper)
Chinese (Mandarin)	聶梓 / 聂梓 Nièzǐ	From the transcription of his Japanese name and possibly 梓 zǐ (catalpa)
Chinese (Cantonese)	聶梓 Nihpjí

Gym Leaders of the Galar region
Turffield Stadium Milo	Hulbury Stadium Nessa	Motostoke Stadium Kabu	Stow-on-Side Stadium Bea Allister
Ballonlea Stadium Opal Bede	Circhester Stadium Gordie Melony	Spikemuth Gym Piers Marnie	Hammerlocke Stadium Raihan

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