Guzma: Difference between revisions

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|relatives=Unnamed mother and father

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'''Guzma''' (Japanese: '''グズマ''' ''Guzma'') is a character introduced in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]]. He is the leader of [[Team Skull]]. He is the {{cat|Trainers with unique classes|only character}} in the {{pkmn|games}} to have the {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}} '''Team Skull Boss''' (Japanese: '''スカルだんボス''' ''Team Skull Boss''). He [[Type expert|specializes]] in {{type|Bug}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

Guzma first appears in [[Malie Garden]], taunting [[Professor Kukui]] and calling both the professor and himself "fellow rejects who never could become [[Trial Captain|captains]]". Guzma then criticizes Kukui's idea of building a [[Pokémon League]] for [[Alola]]; while he agrees that some parts of the [[island challenge]] are antiquated, he claims there is no need for a League, as he believes he is the strongest {{pkmn|Trainer}} in the [[region]]. To solidify his position, his Grunts have been stealing every piece of [[Buginium Z]] across Alola simply to deny its use to other Trainers. When Kukui asks the {{player}} to battle Guzma, the boss takes notice of their [[Z-Ring]], and asks why they're taking on the island challenge before immediately dismissing it and accepting Kukui's terms. The player wins, and Guzma leaves, saying he'll remember the encounter.

Once the player becomes {{pkmn|Champion}}, it is revealed that Guzma disbanded Team Skull after returning from Ultra Space. To reflect this new start in life, he no longer wears his gold chain bearing Team Skull's insignia, paints a red X over the insignia on his coat, removes his Team Skull tattoos and changes his sunglasses to a symmetrical pair of round lenses. He can be found in his parents' home on {{rt|2|Alola}}, where he tells the player to meet him on [[Hau'oli City]]'s beachfront. There, he expresses a continuing desire to finally defeat the player and challenges them once again. Upon his loss, [[Hala]] appears and tells him that he cannot win because he does not recognize his opponents' strength. Hala promises to make a fine trainer out of Guzma, and Guzma leaves after gifting the player his lucky charm, a [[Dawn Stone]]. In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Moon]] only, he appears as a potential challenger and [[Multi Battle]] teammate at the [[Battle Tree]]. In Sun, this appearance is fulfilled by Plumeria instead.

In {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, when the player and Lillie prepare to open the Ultra Wormhole to pursue Guzma and Lusamine into Ultra Space, the pair are thrown out of a wormhole before the player and Lillie can do so. They are followed by {{p|Necrozma}}, who attacks and absorbs Nebby before opening many Ultra Wormholes and fleeing back to [[Ultra Megalopolis]]. When the player returns from defeating Necrozma in Ultra Megalopolis, Guzma has regained consciousness and reflects on the conversation he overhears about working together with others. Later, during the game's credits, he and Plumeria are shown at the Shady House announcing the disbanding of Team Skull to its members.

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===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===

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==In the anime==

===Main series===

[[File:Guzma anime.png|thumb|250px|Guzma in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

Guzma debuted in ''[[SM115|The Dealer of Destruction!]]'', where he watched from Team Skull's base at the [[Shady House]] as {{an|Professor Kukui}} announced the [[Alola League]] on [[television|TV]]. The next day, he, [[Plumeria]], and {{tc|Team Skull Grunt}}s [[Tupp]], [[Zipp]], and [[Rapp]] arrived on [[Melemele Island]]. There, he met {{TRT}} and quickly defeated them. Guzma later arrived at the [[Pokémon School]] and confronted Professor Kukui, before being challenged to a {{pkmn|battle}} by {{Ash}}, which he accepted.

In ''[[SM128|League Offenders and Defenders!]]'', Guzma and Plumeria intervened in a confrontation Tupp, Rapp, and Zipp were having with Ash and {{ashfr}} at [[Manalo Stadium]]. He was about to battle Ash's group, but Professor Kukui and [[Hala]] arrived. Guzma confronted Professor Kukui and revealed that he had enrolled as a contestant in the [[Manalo Conference]]; furthermore, he announced his intention to destroy Professor Kukui's dreams by becoming {{pkmn|Champion}} and then ensuring another Pokémon League would never take place in Alola.

In ''[[SM146|Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!]]'', Guzma and Golisopod were seen training with his underlings as Plumeria looked on.

====Character====

Guzma has a great amount of determination, which was best showcased during the [[Manalo Conference]], where he entered with the strong hopes of destroying it from within. Guzma uses dirty tactics in order to win, as seen during his battle against [[Ilima]], where he had his {{p|Scizor}} position itself so that Kangaskhan's baby was always in the middle, endangering her well-being and causing the mother to hesitate often enough to be defeated. This was seen again during his battle against {{an|Lana}}, when he had {{p|Golisopod}} ruthlessly attack {{TP|Lana|Primarina}} without mercy.

Guzma completely disavowed the use of Z-Rings and Z-Crystals because, in his youth, he never learned to understand them properly and was bitter for always losing exercise battles against Kukui, despite the latter always commending his growth as a Trainer. After resolving to become strong in his own, Guzma built his reputation among Team Skull as "the Undefeated" by actually defeating only weak Trainers and retreating from battles against stronger Trainers with an excuse that he would have won anyways due to the damage his brutal tactics would do to his opponents' Pokémon. It was only during his battle against Ash in the Manalo Conference when Guzma was finally forced to admit his own cowardice and Golisopod, who had previously shared the same personality traits as him, now convinced him to let go of his fear of losing and keep battling until the end.

|epname=Battle Royal 151!

|vajp=Ryota Iwasaki

|desc={{p|Scizor}} is Guzma's second known Pokémon. It first appeared in ''[[SM129|Battle Royal 151!]]'', where Guzma used it during the [[Manalo Conference]] preliminary round, defeating a {{p|Kommo-o}}. It was one of the 16 Pokémon that remained standing by the end, allowing its {{pkmn|Trainer}} to advance to the actual tournament.

====Achievements====

=====Pokémon League=====

Guzma has competed in the following [[Pokémon League Conference]]s:

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|fi=Tuukka Leppänen

|pl=Łukasz Węgrzynowski

|es_eu=Miguel Ángel Garzón

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Guzma and [[Team Skull]] also appear in a promotional live-action video for the {{TCG|Burning Shadows}} expansion, performing in a dance competition against a group of {{p|Pikachu}}. Guzma's actor is Manny Tsakanika.<ref name="Manny Tsakanika">[https://twitter.com/MannyTsakanika/status/901018894822977537 Manny Tsakanika on Twitter]</ref>

==Trivia==

* Guzma's {{pkmn|anime}} debut is the latest a [[villainous team]] leader has debuted in comparison to his team to date, with his first appearance not coming until [[SM115|the 115th episode]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''.

* In the anime, Guzma is the first villainous team leader to compete in a [[Pokémon League Conference]].

* Some of the different textures in the games show Guzma with and without tattoos, implying they may be fake or temporary.

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