Melony

Melony is a character that was introduced in Generation VIII. She is the Gym Leader of Circhester and specializes in -type Pokémon. She can only be fought in Pokémon Shield—in Pokémon Sword, her son Gordie replaces her as Gym Leader (though he specializes in types instead of Ice types). 
==Appearance==
Melony is a large, plump woman with fair skin, blue eyes, and lightly painted fingernails. She has voluminous light gray hair that falls to her hips, along with a grayish-blue streak and a single unruly bang. For clothing, she wears thick clothes suitable for cold weather. Her outfit consists of a white turtleneck sweater with the -type and Gym Challenge symbols on it, a puffy white scarf, and a large white wool hat. She also wears blue-gray tights with white patterns and white shorts with a black design, her Gym number, and the -type symbol on them. To complete her outfit, she wears long white boots and a white and black glove on her right hand.
==Personality==
True to her name, Melony is usually a sweet lady. In terms of her Gym, however, she seems rather calm and reserved. She trains in a strict way analogous to the Spartan method, and it's speculated that her battle style is influenced by a bicker she had with her son, Gordie. Compared to the refined and graceful battle style of her son, Melony loves a hard battle. 
However, Melony doesn't seem to take losing well, as when she is defeated in battle, she talks about how she apparently wants to crawl in a hole. 
==Etymology==
Like most of the new characters in Sword and Shield, Melony is named after a plant. However, it may also be derived from "melody" (as Gigantamax Lapras has a music theme in its design) or "melancholy" (an emotion commonly associated with winter).
==Biography==
===League Card entries===
====Regular League Card====
====Rare League Card====
===Other appearances===
==Pokémon==
===Gym battle===
===Champion Cup rematch===
===Galar Star Tournament===
As an opponent, Melony can team up with Nessa, Allister or Raihan.
==Trivia==
*Melony's uniform number, 361, can be read as "sa-mu-i," "samui" being Japanese for "cold".
*Unlike some of the other characters from Pokémon Sword and Shield, Melony's in-game model differs in appearance from her official art. This is because her bust is extremely toned down and made much smaller in her official art. 
*Melony's outfit makes her somewhat resemble Frosmoth.
==Gallery==
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