Grusha

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Grusha グルーシャ Grusha
"The Sub-zero Shredder"
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blue
Hometown	Glaseado Mountain
Region	Paldea
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	IX
Games	Scarlet and Violet
Member of	Paldea League
Rank	Gym Leader
Leader of	Glaseado Gym
Badge	Ice Badge
Specializes in	Ice-types

Grusha (Japanese: グルーシャ Grusha) is the Gym Leader of Glaseado Mountain's Gym, known officially as the Glaseado Gym. He specializes in Ice-type Pokémon.

In the core series games

Before being the Gym Leader of Glaseado Gym, Grusha used to be a professional snowboarder, and the second best in the world — at one point having won six times in a row at Paldean major competitions. He was forced to retire from the sport after sustaining an injury from an accident. He usually keeps his cool, but will show his hidden emotions in the heat of battle. Because being a Gym Leader is the only thing he has left, he is overly worried about maintaining his position, creating some discomfort around Geeta. After the player defeats him in a rematch during a Gym Inspection, Grusha regains his former determined side, intrigued by the player's skills.

In addition to the Gym Badge, Grusha gives out TM124 (Ice Spinner) after defeating him.

Pokémon

Gym battle

Grusha will Terastallize his Altaria at the first opportunity.

Gym Leader Grusha Glaseado Gym Scarlet and Violet Reward: $8,640

Types: Ice Bug Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Shield Dust Held item: None Frosmoth♀ Lv.47 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: None Beartic♂ Lv.47 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Icicle Crash Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Cetitan♂ Lv.47 Ice Spinner Ice Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Dragon Flying Tera Type: Ice  or  Unknown Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♀ Lv.48 Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Hurricane Flying Special   --

Rematch

Grusha will Terastallize his Altaria at the first opportunity.

Gym Leader Grusha Glaseado Gym Scarlet and Violet Reward: $11,880

Types: Ice Bug Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Shield Dust Held item: None Frosmoth♀ Lv.65 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: None Beartic♂ Lv.65 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Icicle Crash Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Cetitan♂ Lv.65 Ice Spinner Ice Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Bounce Flying Physical   --       Types: Dark Ice Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: None Weavile♂ Lv.65 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Types: Dragon Flying Tera Type: Ice  or  Unknown Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♀ Lv.66 Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Hurricane Flying Special   --

League Club Room

Gym Leader Grusha Blueberry Academy Scarlet and Violet Reward: $17,820

Type: Ice Unknown Tera Type: Ice  or  Unknown Ability: Snow Warning Held item: None Ninetales♂ Lv.80 Aurora Veil Ice Status   --       Freeze-Dry Ice Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Type: Ice Unknown Tera Type: Ice  or  Unknown Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: None Beartic♂ Lv.80 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Icicle Crash Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Ice Bug Tera Type: Ice  or  Unknown Ability: Shield Dust Held item: None Frosmoth♀ Lv.80 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Tera Type: Ice  or  Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Cetitan♂ Lv.80 Ice Spinner Ice Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Dark Ice Tera Type: Ice  or  Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: None Weavile♂ Lv.80 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Icicle Crash Ice Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Types: Dragon Flying Tera Type: Ice  or  Unknown Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♀ Lv.81 Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Hurricane Flying Special   --

Traded to the Player

Upon defeating Grusha the third time in the League Club Room, he will trade a Cetoddle to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding Shiny, Legendary, or Mythical Pokémon.

Flying Tera Type Pikachu Gift
#0974  Cetoddle   Level 37 Type: Tera Type: Ability: Sheer Force Held item: None	ID: 209896 OT: Grusha Met: a Link Trade Nature: Bashful Ribbons / Marks:
Flail Normal Avalanche Ice Bounce Flying Body Slam Normal
Games Method Duration SV In-game trade
This Pokémon has a fixed Scale value of 128.
This Pokémon may only be redeemed once per save file.
Date received is the date on the system when the gift is redeemed.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.
This Pokémon has a % chance to be received when the event is redeemed.

Gallery

Artwork

Key artwork from Scarlet and Violet	Concept art from Scarlet and Violet

Quotes

Main article: Grusha/Quotes

In the anime

Grusha in Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Grusha appeared in Breathe Together.

In the TCG

Special illustration rare Grusha

Main article: Grusha (Paldea Evolved 184)

Grusha was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Snow Hazard expansion and the English Paldea Evolved expansion, with artwork by GIDORA. An ultra rare version with artwork by the same artist, and a special illustration rare version of the card with artwork by DOM were released in the same sets. It allows players to draw cards until they have 5 cards in their hand, unless they have no Energy attached to any of their Pokémon; in which case the player draws cards until they have 7 cards in their hand.

Trivia

• Grusha's Japanese Gym Leader title is 絶対零度トリック.
• Grusha is the first Gym Leader since Blaine in Generations II and IV whose Gym is not located in a town or city.
• His Altaria's Ice Tera Type may allude to icy clouds in the skies, considering Glaseado Mountain's high altitude.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	グルーシャ Grusha	From груша grusha (Russian for pear)
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Indonesian, Brazilian Portuguese	Grusha	From his Japanese name
Korean	그루샤 Grusha	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	古魯夏 / 古鲁夏 Gǔlǔxià	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	古魯夏 Gúlóuhhah	Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
Thai	กรูชา Krucha	Transcription of his Japanese name

Related articles

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

References

Gym Leaders of the Paldea region
Cortondo Gym Katy	Artazon Gym Brassius	Levincia Gym Iono	Cascarrafa Gym Kofu
Medali Gym Larry	Montenevera Gym Ryme	Alfornada Gym Tulip	Glaseado Gym Grusha

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