Nessa

Nessa ルリナ Rurina
"The raging wave!"
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

Nessa keeps her Pokémon in Dive Balls.

Pokémon Sword and Shield

Hulbury Stadium

Gym Leader Nessa Hulbury Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: $3,840

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   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Held item: None Drednaw♂ Lv.24 Dynamax Razor Shell Water Physical   --       Water Gun Water Special   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --

Champion Cup Finals

Gym Leader Nessa Wyndon Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: $8,480

Types: Bug Water Ability: Emergency Exit Held item: None Golisopod♂ Lv.51 First Impression Bug Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Drizzle Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.51 Roost Flying Status   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Barraskewda♀ Lv.52 Liquidation Water Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Held item: None Seaking♀ Lv.52 Smart Strike Steel Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Aqua Ring Water Status   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Held item: None Drednaw♀ Lv.53 Liquidation Water Physical   --       Jaw Lock Dark Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Champion tournament

Gym Leader Nessa Wyndon Stadium Sword and Shield Reward: $9,920

Types: Bug Water Ability: Emergency Exit Held item: None Golisopod♂ Lv.60 First Impression Bug Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Drizzle Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.60 Roost Flying Status   --       Hurricane Flying Special   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Held item: None Quagsire♂ Lv.61 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Scald Water Special   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Types: Poison Water Ability: Held item: None Toxapex♂ Lv.61 Baneful Bunker Poison Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Venoshock Poison Special   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Held item: None Drednaw♀ Lv.62 Liquidation Water Physical   --       Jaw Lock Dark Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Artwork

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

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

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