gordie

While Gordie is named after a plant (said plant being a gourd) like most of the characters from Sword and Shield, his name may also come from "ore" (a mineral mined in order to extract metals or other desired materials from it) and geode (a rock containing a hollow space lined with crystals). Less flatteringly, his name may also come from gordo, which means "fat" in Spanish. Makuwa, his Japanese name, may come from マグマ (maguma, magma, molten rock) or the minerals mackinawite, macaulayite, or macdonaldite. Biography Gordie is the son of Melony, and has a younger sister and three younger brothers, as shown in his concept art. He was trained from an early age to succeed his mother as the Circhester Gym Leader. However, complications ensued when Gordie, annoyed by Melony's pressuring to use Ice-type Pokémon, decided to use Rock-type Pokémon instead. This resulted in a fight between the two, with distancing himself from his mother since. Gordie is first fought in Circhester Stadium. He can only be fought if Pokémon Sword is being played—in Pokémon Shield, his mother Melony replaces him as Circhester's Gym Leader. During the player character's trial in his Gym, Gordie will attempt to guide them and help them through, telling them to press on even when they have no idea what lies ahead. When the battle starts, Gordie's cockiness will show through, with him claiming that his Pokémon are unbeatable. When Gordie runs into a rough patch, he will Gigantamax his Coalossal and use G-Max Volcalith, telling the player character to "savor the pain." When Gordie's team lies broken, he will tell the player that he wants to climb into a hole (a quote that his mother says when she is defeated). After progressing through the game enough, Gordie can be fought again in Wyndon Stadium, where his cockiness will be overflowing. When he is humbled with defeat a second time, he will apologize to the player character for losing his cool. He will also tell them that he wants to battle again i