Gladion

After Hau, Gladion is the main rival you meet over the course of the adventure. But his personality and motivations are radically different…

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• Overview
• Route 5 and Battle Royal Dome
• Routes 8 and 13; Aether House
• Aether Paradise
• Mount Lanakila and post-league

Overview

Gladion is a rebellious teenager who ran away from his home in Aether Paradise with a Type: Null to protect it from the twisted experiments carried out by his mother, Lusamine. Wanting to grow stronger, he joined Team Skull, hoping to achieve his own goals in the process. Deeply scarred by this family dysfunction, he initially despises those who seem to enjoy battling with their Pokémon, such as Hau. Very worried about Lusamine’s actions and the dangers facing his sister Lillie, he tries to the very end to rush into danger in their place. Little by little, however, and especially when he has to team up with you in Aether Paradise, he realizes that he can’t do everything alone.

After this turning point, he decides to look after the interests of the Foundation and of his family. When Lusamine returns, reassured about the lives of the people he loves, he decides to leave and train in Kanto and Johto to become stronger. He occasionally reappears as a random challenger at the Pokémon League and later witnesses the reunion between his mother and his missing father, Mohn, who, however, has no memory of either his wife or his son.

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Route 5 and Battle Royal Dome

Gladion first appears on Route 5. He has just defeated Hau and, not tired in the slightest, battles you too. He explains that he works for Team Skull without necessarily sharing their ideas, but the Grunts who come to see him afterward doubt that he will ever truly be one of them, even though Guzma likes him.

Zorua
			© Illusion
			Level 17
			Ténèbres
			No item
Ténèbres	Feint Attack	Normal	Scratch
–	–	–	–

Nosferapti
			© Attention
			Level 17
			PoisonVol
			No item
Ténèbres	Bite	Vol	Wing Attack
–	–	–	–

Type:0
			© Armurbaston
			Level 18
			Normal
			No item
Normal	Tackle	Ténèbres	Pursuit
–	–	–	–

Later, on your way to Wela Volcano Park, Gladion is dragged somewhat against his will into the Battle Royal that the Masked Royal starts with Hau, Gladion himself, and you. He uses his Level 20 Type: Null for this match.

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Routes 8 and 13; Aether House

You can run into Gladion in a room of the motel on Route 8, but this encounter is optional. The one on Route 13, on the other hand, is worth your while, since he warns you about what Team Skull might do with Cosmog. It remains the first, and practically the only, warning before the fateful moment about the link between Cosmog and the Ultra Wormholes.

When Lillie is kidnapped at Aether House, he starts by battling you, as he thinks you are partly responsible for what happened. Once he has calmed down, he offers to take Hau and you to Aether Paradise, where Lillie is being held, aboard a Team Skull boat.

Nosferalto
			© Attention
			Level 42
			PoisonVol
			No item
Vol	Acrobatics	Poison	Poison Fang
Poison	Venoshock	–	–

Zoroark
			© Illusion
			Level 42
			Ténèbres
			No item
Ténèbres	Snarl	Normal	Hyper Voice
–	–	–	–

Type:0
			© Armurbaston
			Level 43
			Normal
			No item
Ténèbres	Pursuit	Normal	Crush Claw
Insecte	X-Scissor	–	–

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Aether Paradise

Gladion, who of course knows the place well, is your guide while you infiltrate Aether Paradise. After searching for clues in the labs on B1F, he is forced to team up with you to battle a pair of employees.

Type:0
			© Armurbaston
			Level 44
			Normal
			No item
Ténèbres	Pursuit	Normal	Crush Claw
Insecte	X-Scissor	Acier	Iron Head

Nosferalto
			© Attention
			Level 43
			PoisonVol
			No item
Vol	Acrobatics	Poison	Poison Fang
Poison	Venoshock	Acier	Steel Wing

Zoroark
			© Illusion
			Level 43
			Ténèbres
			No item
Ténèbres	Snarl	Normal	Hyper Voice
Plante	Grass Knot	–	–

Wanting to go on alone, he nevertheless suffers a crushing defeat against Guzma in front of Lusamine’s house, which leaves him full of doubt. He ends up acknowledging your worth after you manage to defeat the leader of Team Skull, and relies on you to save Lillie and stop Lusamine, who, incidentally, reveals their family relationship on that occasion. After Lusamine and Guzma disappear, he finally thanks you for your help, gives you the Moon Flute (US)/Sun Flute (UM) and the Master Ball, then takes you to Poni Island to find the Kahuna.

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Mount Lanakila and post-league

Just as you arrive at Mount Lanakila, Gladion approaches you one last time and asks to battle you to understand why Lillie admires you so much. As if to mark his newfound calm, his Type: Null has evolved; Silvally holds a Memory (Fire Memory, Water Memory, or Grass Memory) that gives it the type that is super effective against your starter Pokémon. After you defeat him, he leaves, mentioning in passing that Lillie is waiting for you at Mahalo Trail with Solgaleo (US)/Lunala (UM).

Nostenfer
			© Attention
			Level 53
			PoisonVol
			No item
Vol	Acrobatics	Poison	Cross Poison
–	–	–	–

Lucario
			© ?
			Level 53
			CombatAcier
			No item
Combat	Aura Sphere	Acier	Metal Claw
Normal	Quick Attack	–	–

Zoroark
			© Illusion
			Level 53
			Ténèbres
			@ Darkinium Z
Ténèbres	Night Daze	Normal	Hyper Voice
Plante	Grass Knot	–	–

Silvallie
			© Systeme Alpha
			Level 55
			Normal
			@ Fire Memory, Water Memory, or Grass Memory
Ténèbres	Pursuit	Normal	Crush Claw
Insecte	X-Scissor	Normal	Multi-Attack

After that, Gladion decides to go train in Kanto and Johto; that is why Wicke gives you a Type: Null (different from the one he owns) on his behalf. You can, rarely, see him again at the Pokémon League as a random challenger. He then has a Porygon-Z on his team, as well as the fully evolved Kanto starter whose type matches that of your own starter Pokémon.

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