Grusha
| Grusha グルーシャ Grusha | |
| "The Sub-zero Shredder" | |
 Artwork from Scarlet and Violet | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Blue |
| Hometown | Glaseado Mountain |
| Region | Paldea |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader |
| Generation | IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Grusha (Masters) |
| Games | Scarlet and Violet, Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Edward A. Mendoza[1] (Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Natsuki Hanae (Masters EX) |
| Member of | Paldea League |
| Rank | Gym Leader |
| Leader of | Glaseado Gym |
| Badge | Ice Badge |
| Specializes in | Ice-types |
| Animated series | Pokémon Horizons: The Series |
| Debut | HZ056 |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | Chiaki Kobayashi |
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,[2] 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.[2] 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.
In The Indigo Disk, Grusha can be invited to Blueberry Academy as a special coach.
Pokémon
Grusha will Terastallize his Altaria at the first opportunity.
Gym battle
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League Club Room
Traded to the player
Upon the third unique interaction with Grusha 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.
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In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Grusha (Masters)
Grusha forms a sync pair with Cetitan in Pokémon Masters EX. Grusha became a playable sync pair on January 22, 2024.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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Grusha | #0975 | 
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Cetitan♂  |
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★★★★★☆EX | Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Sprites and models
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| VS model from Scarlet and Violet |
Special Coach profile image from Scarlet and Violet |
Artwork
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| Key artwork from Scarlet and Violet | Concept art from Scarlet and Violet |
Animation
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| Pokémon Horizons: The Series concept art |
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Quotes
- Main article: Grusha/Quotes
In the anime
Main series
Grusha first appeared in silhouette alongside the other Gym Leaders of Paldea in HZ046 during Clavell's explanation of how Terastal Training works.
Grusha appeared properly in HZ056. He watched Liko and Katy battling against Rika and later exchanged brief words with Liko about her spirit during said battle. In the following episode, Grusha was assigned as Liko's second opponent as part of the Terastal Training course.
In HZ062, Grusha was seen watching Roy and Ryme's battle in the middle of the crowd. After the battle ended, he left silently.
In HZ063, Grusha was with his Cetoddle when he met with Liko again after witnessing her bobsledding on another Cetoddle, Grusha was unamused about Liko having fun before her test and thought she wasn't taking it seriously. It was soon revealed that in the past Grusha, used to be a pro snowboarder, but was forced to retire early from an injury. He then focused on his Gym Leader duties with a cold-hearted attitude, becoming Paldea's strongest Gym Leader.
Liko and Grusha's battle commenced soon afterwards, but despite Liko doing her best, she still lost. Afterwards, Grusha declared that Liko had failed her test and left.
Character
Considered the strongest Gym Leader in the Paldea League, Grusha is a perfectionist, not allowing mistakes in his assessments and battles. Grusha is considered the pride of Glaseado Mountain, both for his achievements as a snowboarder and as a Gym Leader.
Although he partially recovered from the accident, Grusha eventually retired from competition, focusing solely on his career as a Gym Leader. His reason for leaving the sport remained a mystery, although some locals believed it was because he could no longer achieve the same results as before.
Pokémon
| Debut | HZ063 |
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Cetoddle is Grusha's first known Pokémon. It can be usually be seen outside its Poké Ball, following Grusha around. It cheered on its Trainer during Liko's Terastal Training test battle.
None of Cetoddle's moves are known.
| Debut | HZ063 |
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| Japanese | Ikue Ohtani |
Altaria is Grusha's second known Pokémon and his ace in battle. It went up against Liko's Floragato after Cetitan was swapped out. It mostly had the advantage of flight until Floragato grabbed its legs with her vine and brought it crashing down with Acrobatics. Both Altaria and Floragato were soon Terastallized by their respective Trainers. A clash between Terastal-boosted attacks followed, which eventually resulted in Floragato's defeat, causing Liko to lose the battle.
| Debut | HZ063 |
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| Japanese | Taku Yashiro |
Cetitan is Grusha's third known Pokémon. It was used during Liko's Terastal Training test battle against him, taking on her Floragato, who was swapped out for Hattrem. Hattrem put up a decent fight and dealt some damage to it, but Cetitian ultimately overpowered and defeated her. It then went up against Floragato once again, but this time, it was incapacitated when it choked on Magical Leaf. Cetitan was then swapped out in favor of Altaria.
Cetitan's known moves are Icicle Spear, Ice Spinner, and Liquidation.
Achievements
Voice actors
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Pokémon: Paldean Winds
Grusha appeared in Breathe Together, in which he is introduced by Iono as one of Paldea's Gym Leaders during her video collaboration with Naranja Academy.
Pokémon
 Altaria |
Biri-Biri
Grusha briefly appeared as a silhouette alongside the rest of Paldea Gym Leaders in the music video for Biri-Biri.
In the manga
Pocket Monsters
Grusha briefly appeared in a cameo in HZM03.
In the TCG
- 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.
- Grusha's Altaria's Ice Tera Type may allude to icy clouds in the skies, considering Glaseado Mountain's high altitude.
- Grusha's Altaria is the only Pokémon used in a Gym Battle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet to have a full moveset.
- Grusha's Trainer ID is 209896. He has the same ID as Clavell.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| 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
References
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