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

Hulbury Stadium

Gym Leader Nessa Hulbury Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: $

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Held item: None Goldeen♀ Lv.22 Water Pulse Water Special   --       Whirlpool Water Special   --       Horn Attack Normal Physical   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Held item: None Arrokuda♀ Lv.23 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Whirlpool Water Physical   --       Fury Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Held item: None Drednaw♂ Lv.24 Dynamax Razor Shell Water Physical   --       Water Gun Water Special   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       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 This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.