However, his true passions are singing and song writing, and his talents in these fields are well-known. Once in battle, Piers tends to get riled up and will often reveal his strategy early on, but he has the strength and skill to triumph regardless. Piers feels responsible for allowing his town to fall into obscurity and dilapidation. Normal League Card " Spikemuth lacks a Power Spot that would allow Pokémon to Dynamax, and thus not many fans come to visit the town. This is a transcript of the back of Piers's League Cards in Pokémon Sword and Shield. He can also appear as an opponent in the player's Champion tournaments and the Galarian Star Tournament, despite no longer being a Gym Leader. After the player captures Zacian Sw/ Zamazenta Sh, Piers gives them his rare League Card and returns to Spikemuth, where he can be found giving a concert to the members of Team Yell. Having now stepped down as a Gym Leader following the Champion Cup's conclusion, he accompanies the player and Hop to all the stadiums in Galar to help their Gym Leaders defeat the Dynamax Pokémon. Piers plays a vital role in helping to stop the Dynamax Pokémon created by Sordward and Shielbert. He and Team Yell assist the player and Hop in accessing Rose Tower by helping them find the Macro Cosmos's League staff hiding the monorail key needed to reach the tower. However, Marnie refused the offer, stating that she could not be a Gym Leader if she succeeds in becoming Champion.Īfter the player defeats Marnie in the Champion Cup Semifinals in Wyndon, Piers rededicates Team Yell to cheering on the player instead. Their conversation reveals that Piers had previously planned to stand down as Gym Leader after the Champion Cup ended and pass down the role to his little sister. After the player defeats Piers, Marnie approaches him for her turn at the Gym Challenge. He makes his first appearance once the player clears the Spikemuth Gym Challenge, where it is revealed that the Team Yell Grunts are actually Spikemuth Gym Trainers in disguise, and that their leader is Piers. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Piers is the only Gym Leader absent from the Gym Challenge's opening ceremony in Motostoke. He has been desperately trying to support the town with his Dark-type Pokémon but often gets frustrated with the limits of his strength.
As a result, the town is rarely visited by fans, so Piers blames himself for letting his home fall into obscurity and dilapidation.
Spikemuth is the only Gym in Galar not built over a Power Spot previously, Rose had asked Piers to relocate his Gym to a faraway Power Spot, but Piers refused and opted to be the only Gym Leader not to use Dynamax. More often he tends to reveal his strategy to his opponents, yet he has the strength and skills to win regardless. He is well known for writing songs and singing as he regularly does so in Spikemuth. Piers is the seventh Gym Leader Galarian Trainers face in their Gym Challenge.