the Crownspire Academy

Crownspire Academy is one of the most prestigious institutions in Galar. It's located in the hills near Crampon Town, where classic British architecture blends seamlessly with cutting-edge technology. Its high stone walls, clock towers, and expansive gardens give it the appearance of a historic castle, while inside it boasts modern laboratories and Pokémon training grounds.

Motto

"Greatness comes from effort and the bond with your Pokémon."

Facilities

Great Royal Hall: Place where ceremonies and tournaments are held.

Rosewood Library: Thousands of books on the history, strategy, and mythology of Galar.

Dynamax Field: A stadium where students learn to control Dynamax battles.

Magnolia Laboratory: Research on Galarian energy and Pokémon.

Wild Bloom Gardens: Natural habitat to care for Pokémon from different regions.

Student Residences: Separated into four houses.

The four houses

House Lioncrest 🦁 – Courage and leadership.

House Ravenmist 🦅 – Intelligence and strategy.

House Stagwood 🦌 – Perseverance and discipline.

House Wolfclaw 🐺 – Teamwork and loyalty.

Subjects

Pokémon Battle Strategies.

History and Legends of Galar.

Dynamax training.

Pokémon Breeding and Welfare.

Wilderness Exploration.

Scientific Research.

Double and Competitive Battles.

Activities

Tournaments between houses.

Wilderness Expeditions.

Pokémon Contests.

Pokémon Photography Club.

Pokémon Cooking Club.

Galar Annual Festival.

Uniform

Winter: Navy blazer with gold details, white shirt, tie in the house color, plaid trousers or skirt and black shoes.

Summer: Short-sleeved white shirt with a light vest and optional trousers or skirt.

Sporty: White and blue jacket with sports pants and sneakers, customizable with the house emblem.

Crownspire Academy is known for training trainers who excel in both the Galar Pokémon League and scientific research, combining British elegance and tradition with elite training.

Academy Houses
Each student belongs to a house.

🦁 Lioncrest
Courage.
Color: Gold.

🦅 Ravenmist
Intelligence.
Color: Dark blue.

🦌 Stagwood
Perseverance.
Color: Emerald green.

🐺 Wolfclaw
Teamwork.
Color: Silver gray.

Each year they compete for the Crownspire Cup, awarded to the house that accumulates the most points.

Traditions

Torch Ceremony: First-year students receive their first Poké Ball with the academy's crest.

Night of the Stars: A camp is set up in the Wild Area to observe nocturnal Pokémon.

Crownspire Festival: An event open to the public featuring fights, contests, and exhibitions.

Crownspire Grand Tournament: Only the top 16 students of the year participate.

Academy Rivals
Crownspire's biggest rival is Silvermoor Academy, another prestigious school in Galar.
Every spring, both academies compete in the Kingdom Cup, a tournament featuring singles, doubles, and team matches. Winning this tournament is considered almost as important as winning the Crownspire Grand Tournament.

Captain of the Battle Club
Ethan Calder
The current champion leads the training sessions for the strongest students after school.

The Hall of Champions

In the main building, there is a room displaying portraits of all the academy's champions since its founding. It also houses the Crownspire Trophy, a golden cup that only the annual champion can lift and which is then returned to the academy for display until the next tournament.

Since the academy's founding, only a few students have managed to conquer the Grand Crownspire Tournament; 15 championships were contested due to problems.

Arthur Blackwood — "The King of Crownspire"
Region: Galar
Titles: 3 (1988, 1989 and 1990)
He is the only coach to have won three consecutive championships.
Its signature Pokémon was a Metagross that could Mega Evolve.

Celeste Lumière — "The Lady of Steel"
Region: Kalos
Titles: 2 (1995, 1997)
Renowned for her incredible strategy and elegance.
His inseparable companion was Gardevoir in Mega Evolution.

Naomi Shirakawa — "Teacher Z"
Region: Johto
Titles: 2 (2014, 2015)
He revolutionized the tournament by using Z-Moves, something uncommon in the academy.
His main Pokémon was Kommo-o.

Ethan Calder — "The New Hope"
Region: Galar
Titles: 1 (2025)
He is the most recent champion of the Crownspire Academy.
Many teachers believe he could become the first student to equal Arthur Blackwood's record if he manages to win the tournament again in the coming years.

1. Professor Alistair Hawthorne

•Subject: Pokémon Battle Strategies

Age: 38 years

Gender: Male

Height: 1.88 m

Weight: 83 kg

He is a calm and elegant strategist. He never raises his voice and teaches how to analyze every move before acting.

•Equipment:

•Corviknight (his main Pokémon)

•Kingambit

•Gallade

2. Professor Eleanor Birch

•Subject: Pokémon Breeding and Welfare

Age: 31 years

Gender: Female

Height: 1.67 m

Weight: 56 kg

Always smiling and very patient. She knows the behavior of almost any Pokémon and is loved by all the students.

•Equipment:

•Blissey (his inseparable companion)

•Indeedee ♀

•Tree

3. Professor Cedric Ashford

•Subject: History and Legends of Galar

Age: 52 years

Gender: Male

Height: 1.81 m

Weight: 77 kg

A passionate historian who has traveled throughout the region investigating ruins and castles.

•Equipment:

•Runerigus

•Sirfetch'd

•Dragapult

Official Distribution of the Houses of the Crownspire Academy

🦁 House Lioncrest

Values: Courage, leadership, and determination.

Ethan Calder — Current Crownspire Academy Champion and natural captain.

Lucas Oliveira — Adventurer and protector of his companions.

Aiden Frost — Disciplined and with a strong sense of justice.

Charlotte Sinclair — Elegant, courageous, and one of the most promising leaders of her generation.

🦅 House Ravenmist

Values: Intelligence, strategy, and wisdom.

Kaori Mizuno — Expert in combat strategies and analysis.

Iris Solberg — Passionate about Pokémon research and history.

Emily Hart — Intelligent, kind, and excels at Pokémon care.

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🦌 House Stagwood

Values: Perseverance, effort and self-improvement.

Noah Bennett — He never abandons a fight and always helps others.

Luna Amaris — Calm, observant and very patient.

Valeria Rossetti — Creative and always looking for new ways to improve.

Oliver Reed — A humble student who proves that effort beats talent.

🐺 House Wolfclaw

Values: Loyalty, teamwork, and strength.

Damien Cross (Bully) — Leader of the group of troubled students.

Serena Valois (Braggart) — Proud and extremely competitive.

Victor Romano (Bully) — Strong and intimidating, but he respects those who stand up to him.

Axel Novak — One of the most powerful coaches in the house, he always seeks to face the best.

Current Classification of Houses

🥇 1st House Lioncrest — The reigning champion house. Known for its great leaders and excellent tournament performance.

🥈 2nd House Ravenmist — Recognized for having the best strategists and students with the highest academic average.

🥉 3rd House Stagwood — Famous for the perseverance of its members and for never giving up in a fight.

🏅 4th House Wolfclaw — The most competitive and rebellious house. Although it often gets into trouble, many of its students become successful.

4. Professor Violet Sterling

Subject: Pokémon Types and Strengths

Age: 28 years

Gender: Female

Height: 1.73 m

Weight: 60 kg

Highly energetic and competitive. Teaches how to exploit type advantages and adapt to any opponent.

Equipment:

Lucario

Rotom

Sylveon

5. Professor Magnus Rowan

Subject: Dynamax Research

Age: 45 years

Gender: Male

Height: 1.93 m

Weight: 95 kg

A renowned scientist specializing in Galar energy. He is serious, but enjoys answering students' questions.

Equipment:

Duraludon

Coalossal

Orbeetle

6. Professor Freya Windmere

Subject: Wilderness Exploration

Age: 34 years

Gender: Female

Height: 1.75 m

Weight: 63 kg

An expert explorer who knows every corner of the Wilderness Area and teaches survival and navigation.

Equipment:

Boltund

Mudsdale

Flygon

7. Professor Oliver Blackwell

Subject: Double and Competitive Battles

Age: 30 years

Gender: Male

Height: 1.79 m

Weight: 72 kg

He was a competitive coach before becoming a teacher. He is demanding and seeks to bring out the full potential of each student.

Equipment:

Grimmsnarl

Dragapult

Excadrill

Director
Victoria Ravenshire

Age: 49 years

Gender: Female

Region: Galar

Height: 1.76 m

Weight: 64 kg

Personality
Elegant, strict, and very fair. Although she seems serious, she always strives to get the best out of her students.

Equipment

Corviknight

Gardevoir

Aegislash

Dragapult

Copperajah (Gigantamax)

Charizard (Gigantamax)

Deputy Director
Edmund Sterling

Age: 56 years

Gender: Male

Region: Galar

Height: 1.84 m

Weight: 81 kg

He is the one who organizes the internal tournaments and supervises the dormitories.

Equipment

Bronzong

Escavalier

Gallade

Tyranitar

Metagross

Corviknight

Nurse
Amelia Rose

Age: 26 years

Gender: Female

Region: Johto

Height: 1.68 m

Weight: 54 kg

She's always in the infirmary taking care of both students and Pokémon.

Equipment

Blissey

Audino (Mega Evolution)

Comfey

Librarian
Oscar Whitmore

Age: 42 years

Gender: Male

Region: Sinnoh

Height: 1.79 m

Weight: 72 kg

He knows practically all the books in the academy.

Equipment

Noctowl

Oranguru

Xatu

1. Ethan Calder

Age: 17 years

Gender: Male

Region: Galar

Height: 1.82 m

Weight: 74 kg

Personality
Confident, friendly, and highly competitive. He always tries to protect his comrades and is considered one of the best combat students.

Appearance
Short, messy black hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. She wears the uniform with a navy blue cape that she won in the inter-house tournament.

Equipment

Corviknight

Dragapult

Urshifu (Brusco Style)

Toxtricity (Acute Form) Gigantamax

Gallade Mega Evolution

Rillaboom

Special mechanics:
✅ Mega Evolution
✅ Gigantamax

2. Kaori Mizuno

Age: 16 years

Gender: Female

Region: Johto

Height: 1.64 m

Weight: 52 kg

Personality
Very calm and intelligent. She excels at strategy and rarely loses her composure.

Appearance
Long dark blue hair, honey-colored eyes, and a small moon-shaped brooch on her uniform.

Equipment

Umbreon

Mimikyu

Alolan Ninetales

Kommo-o (with Kommonium Z Crystal Z)

Milotic

Togekiss

Special mechanics:
✅ Z Movement

3. Lucas Oliveira

Age: 18 years

Gender: Male

Region: Hoenn

Height: 1.86 m

Weight: 81 kg

Personality
Cheerful, adventurous, and very protective of his Pokémon. He loves to explore.

Appearance
Brown hair, tanned skin, and green eyes. He wears coaching gloves during practice.

Equipment

Swampert Mega Evolution

Metagross

Flygon

Arcanine

Breloom

Noivern

Special mechanics:
✅ Mega Evolution

4. Valeria Rossetti

Age: 17 years

Gender: Female

Region: Paldea

Height: 1.70 m

Weight: 57 kg

Personality
Charismatic, fun, and very creative. She's always looking for new strategies during battles.

Appearance
Copper-red hair tied in a high ponytail, green eyes, and several bracelets in her house colors.

Equipment

Ceruledge

Meowscarada

Iron Valiant

Gigantamax Lapras

Garchomp

Pawmot

Special mechanics:
✅ Gigantamax

5. Damien Cross (Bully)

Age: 18 years

Gender: Male

Region: Galar

Height: 1.89 m

Weight: 86 kg

Personality
He's the leader of a small group of bullies. Arrogant and provocative, he enjoys challenging the weaker students, though deep down he's trying to prove he's the best coach at the academy.

Appearance
Short blond hair, gray eyes, and an athletic build. He wears his uniform with his tie loosened and always has a defiant expression.

Equipment

Grimmsnarl (Gigantamax)

Bisharp

Houndoom

Hydreigon

Weavile

Obstagoon

Special mechanics:
✅ Gigantamax

6. Serena Valois (Bully)

Age: 17 years

Gender: Female

Region: Kalos

Height: 1.71 m

Weight: 58 kg

Personality
Elegant, proud, and highly competitive. She tends to look down on those she considers inexperienced, though she respects those who manage to defeat her.

Appearance
Long silver hair, violet eyes, and an elegant posture. Her uniform is always impeccable.

Equipment

Gardevoir (Mega Evolution)

Absolute

Aegislash

Roserade

Lycanroc (Daytime Form)

Delphox

Special mechanics:
✅ Mega Evolution

7. Noah Bennett

Age: 16 years

Gender: Male

Region: Unova

Height: 1.76 m

Weight: 67 kg

Personality
Kind, optimistic, and always willing to help. He dreams of becoming a champion without ever losing respect for his rivals.

Appearance
Dark brown hair, green eyes, and a permanent smile. She carries a backpack full of items to care for her Pokémon.

Equipment

Lucario

Haxorus

Volcarona

Jolteon

Samurott

Snorlax

Special mechanics:
✅ Z-Move (Electrostal Z for Jolteon)

8. Iris Solberg

Age: 17 years

Gender: Female

Region: Sinnoh

Height: 1.68 m

Weight: 54 kg

Personality
Reserved, intelligent, and passionate about research. She is one of the best students in history and strategy classes.

Appearance
Black hair with purple highlights, blue eyes, and round glasses. He always carries a notebook where he writes down information about Pokémon.

Equipment

Garchomp

Togekiss

Magnezone

Glaceon

Scizor (Mega Evolution)

Alakazam

Special mechanics:
✅ Mega Evolution

9. Aiden Frost

Age: 17 years

Gender: Male

Region: Sinnoh

Height: 1.84 m

Weight: 76 kg

Personality
Calm, disciplined, and with a strong sense of justice. He is one of the captains of the battle club.

Appearance
White hair with blue tips, light blue eyes, and a blue scarf with his house's crest.

Equipment

Lucario (Mega Evolution)

Gliscor

Gyarados

Mamoswine

Talonflame

Rotom (Heat)

Special mechanics:
✅ Mega Evolution

10. Emily Hart

Age: 16 years

Gender: Female

Region: Galar

Height: 1.65 m

Weight: 53 kg

Personality
Very kind and optimistic. Always tries to make sure everyone gets along and often takes care of injured Pokémon.

Appearance
Light brown hair tied in a ponytail, green eyes, and a warm smile.

Equipment

Hatterene

Alcremie

Florges

Talonflame

Lapras (Gigantamax)

Leafeon

Special mechanics:
✅ Gigantamax

11. Victor Romano (Bully)

Age: 18 years

Gender: Male

Region: Paldea

Height: 1.91 m

Weight: 89 kg

Personality
Strong, impulsive, and very proud. He loves to intimidate other students with his strength, though he always accepts a serious fight.

Appearance
Short black hair, dark red eyes, and several small scars on his arms from training.

Equipment

Tyranitar

Ceruledge

Kingambit

Dragonite

Scizor

Charizard (Mega Charizard X)

Special mechanics:
✅ Mega Evolution

12. Luna Amaris

Age: 17 years

Gender: Female

Region: Alola

Height: 1.69 m

Weight: 55 kg

Personality
Mysterious, calm, and observant. She prefers to study her rivals before fighting.

Appearance
Long black hair with dark blue highlights, golden eyes, and a pendant with a Z Crystal.

Equipment

Decidueye

Mimikyu

Lycanroc (Twilight Form)

Primarine

Alolan Ninetales

Alolan Raichu

Special mechanics:
✅ Z-Move (Decidium Z for Decidueye)

13. Charlotte Sinclair

Age: 17 years

Gender: Female

Region: Kalos

Height: 1.72 m

Weight: 57 kg

Personality
Brave, elegant, and with a great spirit of leadership. She is always the first to volunteer to represent her house and never abandons a teammate.

Appearance
Long blonde hair with a side braid, blue eyes, and a gold brooch with the Lioncrest emblem.

Equipment

Gardevoir (Mega Evolution)

Talonflame

Goodra

Aegislash

Roserade

Lycanroc (Daytime Form)

Special mechanics:
✅ Mega Evolution

14. Oliver Reed

Age: 16 years

Gender: Male

Region: Galar

Height: 1.75 m

Weight: 66 kg

Personality
Hardworking, humble, and very persevering. Although he's not the strongest, he never gives up and always strives to improve.

Appearance
Light brown hair, green eyes, and freckles on her face. She wears a green scarf even outside of winter.

Equipment

Rillaboom

Corviknight

Toxtricity

Sandaconda

Falinks

Snorlax (Gigantamax)

Special mechanics:
✅ Gigantamax

Crownspire Academy Legends Festival
Each year, the Galar Gym Leaders and Champion Leon visit Crownspire Academy to teach special classes and participate in friendly battles. During these visits, they use the same number of Pokémon they use in the games.

Milo

Gym: Hoyuelo Town (Plant Type)

Personality
Cheerful, humble, and very approachable with students. He always encourages beginners to enjoy battles and have faith in their Pokémon.

Equipment

Gossifleur

Eldegoss (Gigantamax)

Nessa

Gym: Artejo City (Water Type)

Personality
Elegant, calm, and highly strategic. It teaches you to stay calm even under pressure.
Equipment

Golden

Arrokuda

Drednaw (Gigantamax)

Kabu

Gym: Motostoke (Fire Type)

Personality
Strict and disciplined. His physical training is the most demanding at the festival.

Equipment

Ninetales

Arcanine

Centiskorch (Gigantamax)

Bea

Gym: Hillside City (Fighting Type)

Personality
Serious and very disciplined. She teaches that strength also requires self-control.

Equipment

Himontop

Pangoro

Sirfetch'd

Machamp (Gigantamax)

Allister

Gym: Hillside City (Ghost Type)

Personality
Very shy, but kind to all the students.

Equipment

Galarian Yamask

Mimikyu

Cursola

Gengar (Gigantamax)

Opal

Gym: Plié Town (Fairy Type)

Personality
Elegant and eccentric. He loves to test students' personalities with unexpected questions.

Equipment

Galarian Weezing

Mawile

Togekiss

Alcremie (Gigantamax)

Gordie

Gym: Crampon City (Rock Type)

Personality
Competitive and charismatic. He always challenges the strongest students.

Equipment

Barbaracle

Shuckle

Stonejourner

Coalossal (Gigamax)

Melony

Gym: Crampon City (Ice Type)

Personality
Kind and protective. She always encourages the students to enjoy every match.

Equipment

Frosmoth

Galarian Darmanitan

Eiscue

Lapras (Gigantamax)

Piers

Gym: Crampon Town (Dark Type)

Personality
Relaxed and a music lover. He teaches that strategy is more important than showmanship.

Equipment

Scrafty

Malamar

Skuntank

Obstagoon

Raihan

Gym: Spikemuth City (Dragon Type)

Personality
Outgoing, charismatic, and one of the most admired trainers in Galar. His strategy classes are among the most popular.

Equipment

Gigalith

Flygon

Sandaconda

Duraludon (Gigantamax)

Champion Leon

Champion of the Galar Pokémon League

Personality
Inspiring, optimistic, and always willing to help young trainers. Every year he closes the Festival of Legends by facing off against Crownspire's best students in friendly matches.

Equipment

Aegislash

Dragapult

Haxorus

Inteleon

Mr. Rime

Charizard (Gigantamax)

Before the final battle of the festival begins, Leon always tells the students:

"Give me everything you've got! It doesn't matter if you win or lose; what matters is that every battle brings you one step closer to becoming great trainers."

15. Axel Novak

Age: 18 years

Gender: Male

Region: Unova

Height: 1.87 m

Weight: 82 kg

Personality
Cold, confident, and one of Wolfclaw's strongest students. He's not exactly a bully, but he enjoys challenging the academy's top trainers to prove his superiority.

Appearance
Black hair with silver streaks, amber eyes, and a scar above his left eyebrow. He always wears the combat gloves of his region.

Equipment

Hydreigon

Chandelure

Krookodile

Volcarona

Zoroark

Incineroar (Z Move: Incinium Z)

Special mechanics:
✅ Z Movement