Guzma

Guzma is a character from Pokémon Sun and Moon. He is the leader of Team Skull, the seventh of many evil teams in the Pokémon series. Unlike previous teams, they do not mean evil, and are generally seen as misfits by the other characters. He has a close bond with Team Skull admin Plumeria.
He is a fan fave to the point of being a breakout character, and many fanworks focus on him.
==Canon Overview==
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
==Relationships==
Guzma is very popular for self-shipping and yumejoshi. This is more common than any one canonical character relationship featuring him.
==== F/M ====
* Guzma is most commonly paired up with Selene, forming EverlastingNightShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called グズミヅ (Guzumidzu).
* Guzma is also shipped with Lusamine, forming SyntheticRuinationShipping, aka Guzamine, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called グズルザ (Guzuruza).
* Guzma is also shipped with Plumeria, forming SkullShipping, aka SkullFlowershipping or Guzmeria, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called グズプル (Guzupuru).
==== M/M ====
* Guzma is also shipped with Professor Kukui, forming DarkParadiseShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called ククグズ (Kukuguzu), meaning Kukui is the seme and Guzma is the uke in the coupling.
** The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as グズクク (Guzukuku).
* Guzma is also shipped with Nanu, forming DourFacadeShipping, though GuzNanu or Nanuzma are much more used by shippers, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called クチグズ (Kuchiguzu), meaning Nanu is the seme and Guzma is the uke in the coupling.
** The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as グズクチ (Guzukuchi).
* Guzma is also shipped with Gladion, forming PlasterCastShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called グズグラ (Guzugura), meaning Guzma is the seme and Gladion is the uke in the coupling.
* Guzma is also shipped with Elio, forming EverLastingDayShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called ヨウグズ (Youguzu) or 主♂グズ (Male Protagonist x Guzma), meaning Elio is the seme and Guzma is the uke in the coupling.
**The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as グズヨウ (Guzuyou) or グズ主♂ (Guzma x Male Protagonist).
* Guzma is also shipped with Molayne, forming SteelSkullShipping, aka DurantShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called マレグズ (Mareguzu), meaning Molayne is the seme and Guzma is the uke in the coupling.
* Guzma is also shipped with Cyrus, forming HarlockShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi.
** While the pairing doesn't appear to be shipped in Japanese-speaking PKMN fandom, it has a loyal following in English-speaking PKMN fandom.
* Guzma is also shipped with Piers, forming BroodingShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi.
** While the pairing doesn't appear to be shipped in Japanese-speaking PKMN fandom, it has a loyal following in English-speaking PKMN fandom.
==== Poly ====
* Pairing Guzma with the canon Professor Burnet/Professor Kukui is also popular, called Professor Burnet/Guzma/Professor Kukui or DarkDreamParadiseShipping by English-speaking PKMN fandom.
==== Gen ====
* Together, Acerola, Nanu and Guzma form the gen combi Ula'ula Island Trio. In Japanese, their relationship is called ウラウラトリオ, meaning Ula'ula Trio.
===Less Popular Relationships===
*GolfShipping - Guzma & Kahili
*GoodImpressionShipping - Guzma & Golisopod (Guzma’s)
*GraffitiMuralShipping - Guzma & Mina
*GreyparadiseShipping - Faba, Guzma & Professor Kukui
*GuzmaniaShipping - Guzma & Leaf
*GuzzlerShipping - Guzma & Guzzlord
*HellbentShipping - Guzma & Zinnia
*HumanDisasterShipping - Guzma & Absol
*ImperfectWorldShipping - Guzma & Professor Sycamore
*IronDestroyerShipping - Guzma & Iron-Masked Marauder
*LoveForMayhemShipping - Guzma & Sidney
*MercilessShipping - Guzma & Hunter J
*MonarchShellShipping - Guzma & Leon
*NaturalRebirthShipping - Guzma & Cynthia
*ParentRebellionShipping - Guzma & N (BW)
*PerfectDestructionShipping - Guzma & LysandreMore can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
==Popular Tropes & Fanon==
[freeform tags, headcanons]
==Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta==
He was a participant in the Tumblr Sexyrematch in 2023.
==Example/Notable Fanac==
=== Fan Art ===
* (2024), Guzma doodle collection.
===Wikis===
* on Bulbapedia
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
==References==
Category:Pokémon Characters