Gladion

Gladion is a young adult, who, similar to his family, has blond hair and green eyes. His hair is mainly short, but he has long bangs that cascade over his right eye and the right side of his face. Gladion has sharp angular eyes and thick eyebrows that are the same color as his hair. Gladion has four cuts in his hair that show his skin—two on each side of his head. He has two metal piercings on the top side of his left ear.

Gladion wears a black, sleeveless sweatshirt. It has a large, spiked hood with two gray drawstrings. A red gash goes through the middle. Underneath, Gladion wears a tight-fitting black shirt. Its long sleeves reach down to his wrists and also contain multiple cuts. Gladion has black pants that reach down to his shins, with multiple cuts and gashes as well. These scrapes are likely due to his Type: Null creating holes in his outfit. Gladion's red shoes have gray soles and black laces. He has a red waist bag with a single flap. A gray button is seen on the front of the flap, containing a 3 oval symbol. This symbol also appears throughout both of Lillie's outfits.

As a part of Team Skull in the Alola region, he lends them their strength as an enforcer, often performing small tasks for the group. Other members of the organization don't consider Gladion to be a true member of Team Skull, and will often antagonize him. Gladion starts off as quite rebellious, and along with his partner, a Type: Null, wishes to get stronger. Due to this behavior, Gladion comes off as unfriendly, telling others how and when to be serious and often doing things on his own. Despite this, Gladion cares deeply about his friends, family and Pokémon, striving to get stronger to protect them. Gladion has many skills, including strength in Pokémon battles, often participating in Battle Royals. His English concept art describes him as having middle-school arrogance. According to Pokémon Masters EX, Gladion taught himself how to sew.

Over the course of the games, Gladion warms up to doing things as a group and becomes more appreciative of the people he has met in Alola, such as Hau and the player. In Sun and Moon, Gladion acts as the president of the Aether Foundation in his mother's place after she goes to Kanto to be cared for.

Gladion also appears to be quite knowledgeable about Pokémon, including Cosmog, the Type: Null line and the Ultra Beasts, Pokémon being researched by the Aether Foundation. He named the Silvally species.

Gladion's known relatives include his parents, Lusamine and Mohn; he also has a little sister by the name of Lillie. Gladion's grandfather, and Lusamine's father, goes unnamed, but he was known as a wealthy man who had loved Pokémon, creating the Aether Foundation.

Gladion originally lived on Aether Paradise with his family before leaving with Type: Null. Like his sister, Gladion had been treated poorly by his mother, being told to dress and act the way she had wanted. Gladion compares himself to Null in this instance. Despite prioritizing Type: Null over Lillie, Gladion appears to have a good relationship with his sister and worries about her.

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6 foot tall