Peony

Peony ピオニー Peony
Art from Pokémon Sword and Shield
Gender	Male
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Gray
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Galar
Relatives	Rose (older brother), Peonia (daughter), unnamed wife
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer Gym Leader (formerly) Champion (formerly)
Generation	VIII
Games	Sword and Shield
Leader of	Unnamed Galar Gym
Badge	Unnamed Badge
Champion of	Galar League
Specializes in	Steel types
Game animation debut	The Gathering of Stars
English voice actor	Nazeeh Tarsha
Japanese voice actor	Tsuguo Mogami

Peony (Japanese: ピオニー Peony) is a character in The Crown Tundra in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

In the games

Peony is the younger brother of Rose, though this is not often publicly mentioned. From childhood, he always felt pressured because he was constantly compared to Rose, who was described as being quite gifted, which caused Peony to become rebellious over time, becoming a delinquent who ran away from home. He eventually had his talents recognized and became a Gym Leader, specializing in Steel types. He was a powerful Trainer who posed a challenge to many, so much so that he even eventually became a Champion, though he left the Pokémon League shortly after Rose became the Chairman. He eventually found his way into exploring the Crown Tundra in hopes of learning more about the many Legendary Pokémon that inhabit it.

Peony has an odd relationship with his daughter Peonia. While he very much cares for her, he has an extremely boisterous personality and insists on taking her along in adventures, though as it currently stands, Peonia does not have interest in Peony's "adven-tours" and wishes to do things her own way. Peony even made a poster of himself in Peonia's travel planner, which she discarded quickly.

Peony appoints the player as the leader of his expedition team upon arriving in the Crown Tundra. Throughout the exploration, he serves as a mentor figure for the player, giving advice on where to search for certain Legendary Pokémon, and the player reports back to him after catching each Legendary Pokémon native to the region. After the player has completed all legendary quests, he tries to bring Peonia along on an "adven-tour", but then they both end up going to the Max Lair for Dynamax Adventures, where they discover that Ultra Beasts have inhabited the lair. He entrusts the player once more with finding Ultra Beasts. When the player captures legendary Pokémon from the Dynamax Adventures, they can show said Pokémon to Peony and he will make different comments on them. He can also be rematched daily here.

In the story The Sacred Bonds of Sovereign and Steed!, Peony is frequently possessed by Calyrex, who uses his body as a vessel to speak to the player.

Peony also makes appearances in the Galarian Star Tournament.

League Cards

This is the transcript of Peony's League Cards in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Normal League Card

"Peony is a former Steel-type Gym Leader. His powerful and dynamic battle style meant that anyone stuck on pitch maintenance had their work cut out for them. To this day, he is known as "Steel Peony" and has many fans, especially among men. This photo is actually a composite photo, made before Peony came to the Crown Tundra. It was originally a poster Peony stuck in the travel planner he made for his daughter, but she threw it away in short order. Peony liked the way it looked and decided to use it for his League Card."

Rare League Card

"Though this is seldom addressed publicly, Peony is, in fact, Rose's younger brother. Peony was compared to his brilliant older brother since he was born, causing him to gradually rebel and become a delinquent. He eventually ran away from home, only to eventually become a Gym Leader once his talent was recognized. He was even Champion once, but shortly afterward, Rose became League Chairman. This caused Peony to vanish entirely from the League. The Copperajah on Peony's team has been there since it was a Cufant. It was the first Pokémon Peony caught together with his brother."

Pokémon

Peony's Pokémon are kept in Ultra Balls.

Pokémon Sword and Shield

First battle

Pokémon Trainer Peony Slippery Slope Sword and Shield Reward: $11,200

Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: None Copperajah♀ Lv.70 High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: Sitrus Berry Aggron♂ Lv.70 Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --

Rematch

Pokémon Trainer Peony Max Lair Sword and Shield Reward: $11,840

Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Tough Claws Held item: None Perrserker♂ Lv.74 U-turn Bug Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Heatproof Held item: None Bronzong Lv.73 Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Bug Steel Ability: Technician Held item: None Scizor♂ Lv.73 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Double Hit Normal Physical   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Aggron♂ Lv.74 Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: None Copperajah♀ Lv.74 High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --

Galarian Star Tournament

Peony uses these three Pokémon as both a partner and potential opponent in the Galarian Star Tournament.

Pokémon Trainer Peony Wyndon Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: $11,840

Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Tough Claws Held item: None Perrserker♂ Lv.74 U-turn Bug Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Aggron♂ Lv.74 Body Press Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: None Copperajah♀ Lv.74 High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --

Max Raid Battles

Peony can occasionally appear as a partner to assist the player in Max Raid Battles in the Crown Tundra. If encountered in Dynamax Adventures, he will use a rental Pokémon.

Pokémon Trainer Peony Crown Tundra Sword and Shield Reward: N/A
Types: Steel Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Aggron♂ Lv.1-70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Body Press Fighting Physical   --

Quotes

Main article: Peony/Quotes

Artwork

Sprites

Icon from the Galarian Star Tournament menu	Peony's logo from the Y-Comm

League Cards

Peony's League Card in Sword and Shield	Peony's rare League Card in Sword and Shield

In the anime

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Peony appeared in The Gathering of Stars where he was seen chasing after her daughter Peonia in a train headed for the Crown Tundra. He was invited to the Galarian Star Tournament and was seen walking out on to the field for the opening ceremony.

Trivia

• Peony's uniform number is "082", which can be read in Japanese as goroawase for おやじ oyaji, meaning "father".
• Peony is the only Champion who is never battled with a full team of six Pokémon.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ピオニー Peony	From peony
English, German, Spanish, Italian	Peony	Same as his Japanese name
French	Dhilan	From the order Dilleniales
Korean	피오니 Pioni	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	皮歐尼 / 皮欧尼 Pí'ōuní	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	皮歐尼 Pèih'āunèih
Russian	Пеони Peoni	Transcription of his English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Peônio	From the genus Paeonia (peony)

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