Gordie

Gordie マクワ Makuwa
"The hard-rock crusher!"
Artwork from Sword and Shield
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Beige with yellow highlights
Hometown	Circhester
Region	Galar
Relatives	Melony (mother), unnamed younger sister, three younger brothers
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	VIII
Games	Sword
Leader of	Circhester Stadium
Badge	Rock Badge
Specializes in	Rock types

Gordie (Japanese: マクワ Makuwa) is the Gym Leader of Circhester's Gym, known officially as Circhester Stadium. He specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. He gives the Rock Badge to Trainers who defeat him. In Pokémon Shield, his mother Melony takes his place as Circhester's Gym Leader instead.

In the games

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Gordie is the sixth Gym Leader Galar Trainers face in their Gym Challenge in Pokémon Sword. He is believed to have received his education from his mother Melony who was the Gym Leader of Circhester. However instead of becoming an Ice-type user like his mom, he chose to apprentice at a Rock-type due him admiring that type more and find his own path to greatness. This resulted in two having a fall out after a heated battle, which neither seeing each other since. There are few Gym Trainers in his Gym due to his strict training style.

As a rising star, many believed he has the potential of becoming the Galar League Champion. Gordie uses Rock-type Pokémon to achieve victory through refined and graceful battle style, despite the type's rough and unrelenting reputation. He is considered one of the strongest Galar Trainers in terms of popularity and skills. He has tendency to shut himself away in locker room should he lose, making it hard to get an interview from him. Most of his fans find this trait to be endearing regardless. He has quite the fanbase, and he tries his best to make the fans happy by either giving out autographs or hosting events. Currently, there are three photo albums on Gordie that were created by his fanbase.

League Cards

This is a transcript of the back of Gordie's League Cards in Pokémon Sword.

Normal League Card

"Gordie is a young rising star that many suspect will be the Champion someday. Though Rock-type Pokémon are typically known for being rough and unrelenting, Gordie has worked hard to achieve victory through a refined and graceful battle style. He always tries to keep his fans happy and thus is very popular among the audience. On the other hand, he has the surprising tendency of shutting himself away in the locker room when he is defeated, making postdefeat interviews a rarity. This doesn't bother most of his fans, though, and they see this behavior as endearing."

Rare League Card

"Gordie is one of the top Trainers of the Galar region, both in terms of popularity and skill. His strict training style means that his Gym has few Gym Trainers, but he does have quite a fan base. Gordie does his best to make sure his fans are happy, often seen giving out autographs or hosting events. There are currently three photo albums of Gordie, all published through the support of his fan base. This card shows another special photo, taken specifically for this purpose at a photo studio."

Pokémon

Pokémon Sword

Gym battle

In this battle, Gordie keeps his Pokémon in Ultra Balls.

Gym Leader Gordie Circhester Stadium Sword Reward: $6,720

Types: Rock Water Ability: Tough Claws Held item: None Barbaracle♂ Lv.40 Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Razor Shell Water Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Bug Rock Ability: Contrary Held item: None Shuckle♂ Lv.40 Power Split Psychic Status   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Struggle Bug Bug Special   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Power Spot Held item: None Stonjourner♂ Lv.41 Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Wonder Room Psychic Status   --       Types: Rock Fire Ability: Steam Engine Held item: None Coalossal♂ Lv.42 Tar Shot Rock Status   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Heat Crash Fire Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --

Champion tournaments

Gym Leader Gordie Wyndon Stadium Sword Reward: $9,920

Types: Rock Water Ability: Tough Claws Held item: None Barbaracle♂ Lv.60 Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Types: Bug Rock Ability: Contrary Held item: None Shuckle♂ Lv.60 Sticky Web Bug Status   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Gastro Acid Poison Status   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Power Spot Held item: None Stonjourner♂ Lv.61 Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Wonder Room Psychic Status   --       Types: Rock Dark Ability: Sand Stream Held item: None Tyranitar♂ Lv.61 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Types: Rock Fire Ability: Steam Engine Held item: None Coalossal♂ Lv.62 Tar Shot Rock Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --

Quotes

Pokémon Sword

Circhester Stadium

• During Gym mission

"Can you hear me?"

"Try to feel your way through... Trust your senses..."

"That's it... That's the ticket..."

"Take a deep breath. Focus."

"It might get a bit harder to see, now..."

"You have to carry on, not knowing what lies before you."

"Tsk, tsk! No rubbing your eyes!"

"No hesitation. Your only choice is forward."

"Failure opens your eyes to things you couldn't see before."

"Don't let yourself slip up now. Not this close to the end."

"You did... wonderfully. Just wonderfully."

"Now, Gym Challenger. Join me on the pitch."

• Before battle

"Hey there. The name's Gordie. I admit I feel a little bad for doing this to a Gym Challenger, but... I'm going to use this match to show the crowd that my Pokémon are unbeatable! So, let's get this over with, Challenger!"

• Before sending out final Pokémon

"Not yet! I'm not crumbling to dust just yet. We can still battle!"

• Upon Gigantamaxing Coalossal

"Like a giant mountain boulder! Hiyah! Gigantamax!"

• Upon using G-Max Volcalith

"Size means strength! Savor this pain!"

• Upon being defeated

"I just want to climb into a hole... Well, I guess it'd be more like falling from here."

Wyndon Stadium

• Before battle

"I've got nothing to say. I'm here to win."

• Upon being defeated

"I've been crushed! I pride myself on my solid Pokémon, and yet this..."

• After being defeated

"Sorry to lose my cool... I'll be sure to challenge you again."

Circhester Stadium (Sordward and Shielbert)

• Before fighting Dynamax Gigalith

"Get to safety, you three!"

"Oh, actually... I didn't realize who I was talking to."

"I was just thinking over how to handle all the Dynamax Pokémon..."

"With all of you here, we can each take one of them on!"

"Let's hurry to the pitch."

• After defeating Dynamax Gigalith

"Nice work, everyone. No one's hurt, are they?"

"Hehe. I expected nothing less from you, <player>. You seem like quite the reliable Trainer, too, Hop."

"I'll take care of the Pokémon we battled, so there's no need for any of you to worry, all right?"

"<player>. It's hardly a reward for what you've done for me, but please take a copy of my League Card."

"If anything comes up, please contact me."

"All right then. I wish you all the best of luck for the future!"

Artwork

Gordie's League Card in Sword	Gordie's rare League Card in Sword	Gordie in Melony's rare League Card in Shield

In the anime

Gordie in Pokémon: Twilight Wings

In Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Gordie appeared as a visual in Assistant during his battle against Melony.

He physically appeared in Sky, giving his thoughts about the Champion Leon in an interview while having his meal.

Pokémon

Coalossal ↔ Gigantamax Coalossal

Debut	Assistant

Coalossal briefly appeared in its Gigantamax form while battling Melony's Gigantamax Lapras.

None of Coalossal's moves are known.

Trivia

• Gordie's uniform number is "188", which can be read in Japanese as goroawase for 岩場 iwaba, meaning "rocky area".

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	マクワ Makuwa	From 真桑瓜 Makuwa-uri (oriental melon, a cultivar of muskmelon)
English	Gordie	From gourd
German	Mac	Similar to his Japanese name
Spanish	Morris	From melón oriental (oriental melon)
French	Chaz	From 참외 chamoe (Korean for oriental melon)
Italian	Milo	From Cucumis melo (scientific name of muskmelon)
Korean	마쿠와 Makuwa	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	瑪瓜 / 玛瓜 Mǎguā	From the transcription of his Japanese name and 瓜 guā / gwā (melon)
Chinese (Cantonese)	瑪瓜 Máhgwā
Brazilian Portuguese	Godinho	Similar to his English name

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