Nessa

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Nessa (Japanese: ルリナ Rurina) is a who is the Gym Leader of Hulbury's Gym, known officially as Hulbury Stadium. She specializes in . She gives the to Trainers who defeat her.
==In the core series games==
Nessa is the second Gym Leader Galarian s face in their Gym Challenge. Like most of the other Gym Leaders, she's initially introduced during the Gym Challenge opening ceremony at the Motostoke Stadium. When the player first arrives in Hulbury, Nessa is not at her Gym. Instead, she's near the town's lighthouse, and the player must talk to her there for her to return to her Gym, where she can be battled. Once the player has defeated Kabu, he, Nessa, and Milo appear to wish the player and Hop good luck in the remainder of their Gym Challenge. Later, Nessa also faces the player in the first round of the Champion Cup Finals.
Nessa's interest in Pokémon may have been influenced by her parents: her father is a fisher and her mother works in the marketplace. Eventually, she became the Gym Leader of Hulbury Gym and a successful model. She also became close friends with Sonia during the Gym Challenge, and often gives her fresh seafood from Hulbury whenever the two meet up. She claims to be the rival of Milo, the Turffield Gym Leader, but the latter only sees himself as his own rival. Nessa is known to be a very popular Gym Leader and model. Many people believe she acts differently depending on her role. She is known to be calm and collected, but her competitive spirit and indomitable will lurk just beneath the surface.https://swordshield.pokemon.com/en-us/people-galar-region/water-gym-leader-nessa/ Given her personality and modeling career, fans were concerned with how Nessa would react to her loss against the in the first round of the Champion Cup. Though she still gave the fans a perfect smile, things were not as peaceful within the Gym.
After Nessa's initial defeat, the player is awarded with the , , and the Water Uniform.
===League Cards===
This is a transcript of the back of Nessa's League Cards in .
;Normal League Card
:"Her father is a fisher, and her mother works in the marketplace. Perhaps because of her parents, she grew up playing with Pokémon and eventually made it all the way to being a Gym Leader. She met Sonia during their Gym Challenge, and they continue to be close friends. Nessa often gives Sonia fresh seafood from Hulbury. She has declared that Milo of Turffield is her rival, but Milo responded by saying that his rival is himself."
;Rare League Card
:"Nessa is incredibly popular, both as a Gym Leader and as a model. Many people even think the Gym Leader Nessa and the model Nessa are two different people, since she shows a completely different attitude in each role. She had the misfortune of being defeated in the first match of the Finals, and those who knew of her indomitable nature worried that this would impact her work as a model. Despite her loss, she was still able to give her fans a perfect smile. Things were not nearly as peaceful with her Gym, however... "
===Pokémon===
Nessa keeps her Pokémon in Dive Balls.
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=====Gym battle=====
Nessa will Dynamax her at the first opportunity.
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=====Second battle=====
Nessa will Gigantamax her at the first opportunity.
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=====Max Raid Battle partner=====
Nessa teams up with the player, Hop, and Piers to face a Dynamax in a Max Raid Battle.
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=====Champion tournament=====
Nessa will Gigantamax her at the first opportunity.
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=====Galarian Star Tournament=====
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Nessa forms a sync pair with and in Pokémon Masters EX. Nessa became a playable sync pair on May 13, 2021.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
Concept art from	Artwork of Nessafrom
===Sprites===
Icon from the menu
===League Cards===
 	
Nessa's in	Nessa's rare in
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
Nessa made a cameo appearance in Letter. She reappeared in another cameo in Buddy, where she was seen in the water alongside a .
Nessa appeared more prominently in Early-Evening Waves, where she suffered a defeat in the Champion Cup at the hands of Milo. Afterwards, she was approached by Rose, who implied the loss happened because she was distracted by her simultaneous modeling career. This agitated her, and she vented her frustrations to Sonia. Later, during a photo shoot, Nessa was reunited with a she had met as a child, which was now a . Afterwards, she decided to disregard Rose's words and continue being both a Gym Leader and a model.
In Sky, she gave her thoughts about Leon in an interview.
In The Gathering of Stars, she was seen resting at a modeling photoshoot studio when she received an invitation letter for the Galarian Star Tournament. She was later seen at Wyndon Stadium, walking out onto the field for the tournament's opening ceremony.
====Character====
During the time following her defeat in , Nessa felt very concerned about juggling between her dual careers as a Gym Leader and a model. This conflict was amplified by Rose's implication that her modeling career was distracting her from her Gym Leader duties. She has a great friendship with Sonia.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Nessa's known in Pokémon: Twilight Wings:
=====On hand=====
=====Befriended=====
===GOTCHA!===
Nessa briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Nessa debuted in Chomp!! Defeat Drednaw. She, along with various other Gym Leaders, was first seen reacting to the news that Leon had endorsed two s for the Gym Challenge.
In Toasty!! Battle Against Toxapex, Nessa faced in a Gym at Hulbury Stadium and lost. She later battled as well, but the injuries her Pokémon sustained in the battle with Henry led to Nessa losing a second time, much to her frustration. After Casey and Hop completed the first three Galar Gyms, Nessa, Milo, and Kabu personally congratulated the two for their accomplishment. 
In Rumble!! The Horrific Darkest Day, the Gym Leaders gathered at Rose Tower to find out if Rose intended on bringing harm to Galar. Nessa went to Hammerlocke to meet with Sonia, Leon, and Raihan. They planned to join the others in Wyndon, only for Rose to unleash and restart the Darkest Day. Power Spot lights began appearing all over the region, causing Pokémon to start Dynamaxing at random. Nessa's group and Henry's group later reunited at the Energy Plant, where they found Rose ecstatic that his plan was a success. 
In Shock!! Chairman Rose's Plan, Rose explained he meant no harm to Galar and sent Sordward and Shielbert to defeat Eternatus and prevent the Darkest Day from spiraling out of control. Despite their claims of being descendants of the heroes that once stopped the Darkest Day, Sordward and Shielbert were unable to win, forcing Rose to take their place. Oleana explained that Rose's actions were for the benefit of Galar and requested that everyone help stop Eternatus. The group agreed and made their way to the summit, where they found Rose had already been defeated. Nessa, Leon, Piers, Hop, Marnie, Raihan, and Melony managed to take Eternatus down, only for it to get back up and unleash its Eternamax form. 
In GRRR!! The Irrepairable Gears, Eternatus quickly overwhelmed Raihan and the others, only for and to appear and assist in the battle against the Gigantic Pokémon. They attempted to wield the Rusted Sword and Shield, but the items and Henry were snatched out of the air by Eternatus. Zacian and Zamazenta struck Eternatus at the same time, creating a massive blast of light. By the time the light cleared, Henry, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus had vanished. Nessa and everyone injured during the battle were taken to a hospital to recover from the effects of Eternatus's poison.
In PASS35, after taking special medicine, Nessa and the others began to recover from the effects of the poison. By PASS40, everyone had fully recovered from the poison and were discharged from the hospital. Nessa and the others then set off to help stop the Darkest Day, which had begun once again.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Nessa or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Nessa was designed by take.Tweet about designing all of the Gym Leaders for Pokémon Sword & Shield
* Nessa's uniform number is "049", which can be read in Japanese as for 泳ぐ oyogu, meaning "to swim".
* In Nessa's Gym and as a partner in a Max Raid Battle, she uses a male Drednaw. However, in her tournament battle and all future rematches, she uses a female Drednaw.
* Nessa's rivalry with Milo, especially given Hulbury and Turffield's real world inspirations, could be based on the rivalry between and since the .
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ルリナ Rurina 	From 瑠璃苦菜 ruri-nigana () and possibly 瑠璃 ruri () and marina
English 	Nessa 	Possibly from or ; Greek Nerissa, meaning "from the sea"; or Cornish nessa, meaning second
German 	Kate 	From Catananche caerulea (cupid's dart)
Spanish 	Cathy 	From Catananche caerulea (cupid's dart)
French 	Donna 	From cupidone bleue (cupid's dart)
Italian 	Azzurra 	From cupidone azzurro (cupid's dart)
Korean 	야청 Yacheong 	From 야청 yacheong (dark blue)
Chinese () 	露璃娜 Lùlínà 	Transcription of her Japanese name. Contains 露 lù / louh (dew) and 璃 lí / lèih from 玻璃菊 bōlijú / bōlēigūk (cupid's dart).
Chinese () 	露璃娜 Louhlèihnàh 	Transcription of her Japanese name. Contains 露 lù / louh (dew) and 璃 lí / lèih from 玻璃菊 bōlijú / bōlēigūk (cupid's dart).
Brazilian Portuguese	Vanessa 	From her English name
Russian 	Несса Nessa 	Transcription of her English name
Thai 	รูรินะ Rurina 	Transcription of her Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
*Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Sword and Shield characters
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Water-type Trainers
Category:Trainers with Dynamax Bands
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Pokémon: Twilight Wings characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
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