Nessa

Nessa ルリナ Rurina
Artwork from Sword and Shield
Gender	Female
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blue
Hometown	Hulbury
Region	Galar
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	VIII
Games	Sword and Shield
Leader of	Hulbury Stadium
Badge	Water Badge
Specializes in	Water types

Nessa (Japanese: ルリナ Rurina) is a Gym Leader of Galar. She specializes in Water-type Pokémon.

In the games

Pokémon

Drednaw (Dynamax) ♂

• Nessa is shown to have two other Pokémon in promotional material.

Trivia

• Nessa's League Number is "049", which can be read in Japanese as goroawase for 泳ぐ oyogu, meaning "to swim".

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ルリナ Rurina	From 瑠璃苦菜 ruri-nigana (cupid's dart)
English	Nessa	From Loch Ness
German	Kate	From Catananche caerulea (cupid's dart)
French	Donna	From cupidone bleue (cupid's dart)
Italian	Azzurra	From cupidone azzurro (cupid's dart)
Spanish	Cathy	From Catananche caerulea (cupid's dart)
Korean	야청 Yacheong	From 야청 yacheong (dark blue)
Chinese (Mandarin)	露璃娜 Lùlínà	Transliteration of her Japanese name. Contains 露 lù (dew) and 璃 lí from 玻璃菊 bōlijú (cupid's dart).
Chinese (Cantonese)	露璃娜 Louhlèihnàh	Transliteration of her Japanese name. Contains 露 louh (dew) and 璃 lèih from 玻璃菊 bōlēigūk (cupid's dart).
Russian	Несса Nessa	Transcription of her English name

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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