Nessa
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Nessa ルリナ Rurina | |
Artwork from Sword and Shield | |
Gender | Female |
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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 Leauge Number is "049", which can be read in Japanese as goroawase for 泳ぐ oyogu, meaning "to swim".
Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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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 |
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