Piers

Appearance

Piers is a slim, tired-looking young man with pallid skin. His droopy cyan-colored eyes are accented with blue-gray eyeshadow. He has angular, black eyebrows and noticeable lines between his eyes, likely from constantly furrowing his brow. His long, spiky hair features a black-and-white color scheme, covering one side of his face and tied into three ponytails that have an alternating striped pattern. He wears a black and magenta shorts jumpsuit with a cropped white jacket that features magenta diagonal stripes on the torso and spikes at the wrists. On his right hand, he sports a thumbless black glove, while his left hand is adorned with a metal wristband and a white glove. Around his waist is a belt with Poké Balls attached. His shoes are gray, with spikes pointing backward on two bands around his shins. Black socks, which may be connected to the bands, peek out from under the shoes. The heels of the shoes are a darker gray, shaped like skulls, and the toes share the same color.

Personality

Piers initially appears to be quite a glum and lethargic-looking person, seemingly keeping a dull expression and having a rather apathetic attitude towards most things. Due to his general lack of attention, Piers did not notice that his Gym trainers had formed Team Yell and went around Galar causing trouble for Gym Challengers. Piers is rather blunt, often calling out others on their flaws. Although Piers doesn't consider himself a good Gym Leader, multiple Trainers such as Raihan consider him to be among the strongest Trainers in all of Galar. When he starts singing and during battles, however, he becomes more energetic and confident, sometimes to the point of announcing his battle strategies out loud. He frequently voices his distaste for Dynamaxing as he deems it to be dangerous and unnecessary, even going so far as to not Dynamax in the Champion Cup tournament and assisting in taking down the rampage of Dynamaxed Pokémon that Sordward and Shielbert caused. Despite his gloomy exterior, Piers is actually a caring brother and a responsible person. Piers personally caught Marnie's signature Morpeko when she was younger and wished for her to take over the Spikemuth Gym. Once Piers learned of Team Yell's shenanigans, he took control of the group and had them use their talent for causing mischief in more helpful ways. He also assisted in stopping Sordward and Shielbert's schemes and personally took the job of watch over the siblings after they were defeated. Spikemuth lacks a Power Spot that would allow Pokémon to Dynamax, and thus not many people come to visit the town. Piers feels responsible for allowing his town to fall into obscurity and dilapidation. Once in battle, Piers tends to get riled up and will often reveal his strategy early on, but he has the strength and skill to triumph regardless. However, his true passions are singing and song writing, and his talents in these fields are well-known.

Personality

As such, he currently hopes that his younger sister will take over as Gym Leader, and sent out his Gym Trainers to safeguard her in the form of Team Yell. However, he is disheartened to learn that this took the form of interfering with other trainers' efforts.

Biography

Piers is the person who gave Marnie her Morpeko. He caught Morpeko when Marnie was five years old. Despite being a Gym Leader, Piers did not attend the opening ceremony of the Gym Challenge. Piers is not seen until the player enters Spikemuth with Marnie's help, who was discouraged to hear that her fanbase had been sabotaging other Gym Challengers by preventing them from reaching him. When the player arrived at the concert, Piers immediately noticed them and remarked on how someone had finally come. The player beats him and he gives them the Dark Badge as proof of their victory. Piers travels to Wyndon for the championship tournament, where he loses to fellow Gym Leader Raihan. After this, he decides to support the player character and Hop. After Leon gets held up by Rose, Piers has Team Yell help the Trainers make their way to Rose Tower. Following the Trainer claiming the championship, Piers resigns as Spikemuth's Gym Leader, passing the title down to Marnie. He was in a mock battle with Milo when Sordward and Shielbert cause a Dynamax Pokémon rampage at the stadium. He aids the Trainer, Hop, and Milo in stopping the rampage. After this, he travels with Hop and the Trainer to stop rampages at the other gyms and to catch the villainous duo. With Sordward and Shielbert captured, Piers decides that he should be the person who keeps a close eye on them from then onward. He's the first-ever Gym Leader to specialize in Dark-type pokemon

Pokémon

Piers is the trainer of the following Pokémon: Scrafty Malamar Skuntank Toxtricity Obstagoon, the latter having him by his side most of the time.