Gurkinn's students

Gurkinn (left) and his students, Ile (far left), Or (right), and Peche (far right)

Gurkinn's students are characters in the Pokémon Adventures manga. They are a trio of brothers that were chosen by Gurkinn to become Mega Evolution Successors. Individually, their names are (Japanese: ペーシュ Peche), (Japanese: イーレ Ile), and (Japanese: オー Or).

History

Peche, Ile, and Or debuted in Connecting with Gardevoir. They were seen in a flashback where they attended Korrina's Mega Evolution succession ceremony. Once Korrina was named a Successor, Gurkinn and his students finished the ceremony by Mega Evolving their Pokémon.

In PS582, Peche called Blaine to inform him that Team Flare had begun moving to the Pokémon Village.

Pokémon

Peche

		Medicham ↔ Mega Medicham
		Medicham is Peche's only known Pokémon. It was first attending Korrina's Mega Evolution succession ceremony. None of Medicham's moves are known.
Debut	Connecting with Gardevoir

Ile

		Alakazam ↔ Mega Alakazam
		Alakazam is Ile's only known Pokémon. It was first attending Korrina's Mega Evolution succession ceremony. None of Alakazam's moves are known.
Debut	Connecting with Gardevoir

Or

		Scizor ↔ Mega Scizor
		Scizor is Or's only known Pokémon. It was first attending Korrina's Mega Evolution succession ceremony. In PS595, it was used to fight a Magearna. Scizor's known moves are Bullet Punch and Night Slash.
Debut	Connecting with Gardevoir

Unknown

In PS595, the brothers were seen Mega Evolving several Pokémon, but it is unclear which Pokémon belonged to which brother.

		Abomasnow ↔ Mega Abomasnow
		Abomasnow is one of the brothers' Pokémon. It was first seen being used to help Trevor research Mega Evolution. None of Abomasnow's moves are known.
Debut	PS595

		Mawile ↔ Mega Mawile
		Mawile is one of the brothers' Pokémon. It was first seen being used to help Trevor research Mega Evolution. It later helped fight a Magearna. Mawile's known moves are Iron Head and Bite.
Debut	PS595

		Tyranitar ↔ Mega Tyranitar
		Tyranitar is one of the brothers' Pokémon. It was first seen being used to help Trevor research Mega Evolution. None of Tyranitar's moves are known.
Debut	PS595

		Houndoom ↔ Mega Houndoom
		Houndoom is one of the brothers' Pokémon. It was first seen being used to help Trevor research Mega Evolution. It later helped fight a Magearna. Houndoom's known moves are Inferno and Bite.
Debut	PS595

		Banette ↔ Mega Banette
		Banette is one of the brothers' Pokémon. It was first seen being used to help Trevor research Mega Evolution. None of Banette's moves are known.
Debut	PS595

Trivia

The brothers are designed and named to resemble various characters from Japanese folklore.
- Peche is named after Momotarō. He wears a headband similar to how Momotarō is depicted in various media.
- Ile is named after Urashima Tarō. He wears his hair in a ponytail, similar to how Urashima Tarō is depicted in various media.
- Or is named after Kintarō. Kintarō is typically portrayed with a bowlcut hairstyle, similar to Or's.

Names

Peche

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ペーシュ Peche	From pêche, French for peach
Chinese (Mandarin)	佩什 Pèishí	Transcription of his Japanese name

Ile

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	イーレ Ile	From île, French for island
Chinese (Mandarin)	伊勒 Yīlè	Transcription of his Japanese name

Or

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	オー Or	From or, French for gold
Chinese (Mandarin)	小欧 Xiǎoōu	Transcription of his Japanese name

This article is part of both Project Manga and Project CharacterDex, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Manga and CharacterDex, respectively.