Guzma: Difference between revisions

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|tmname=Guzma

|image=Sun Moon Guzma.png

|size=150px

|gender=Male

|eyes=Gray

|hometown={{rt|2|Alola}}

|region=[[Alola]]

|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.

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===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===

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====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====

====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.

|en=[[Evan Maltby]]

|fi=Tuukka Leppänen

|pl=Łukasz Węgrzynowski

|es_eu=Miguel Ángel Garzón

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|trainer=Guzma

|pkmn=Cosmog

|type1=Psychic

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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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