Gallade

Gallade (エルレイド Erlade) is a dual / Pokémon. It is the evolved form of a male Kirlia by the use of a Dawn Stone.

Appearance
Gallade somewhat share a resemblance to their female counterparts Gardevoir but are different in many ways. The "skirt" of its pre-evolved form is now gone, revealing its legs, which are now much wider. The red horns that were on its head have moved down to its chest, like that of Gardevoir, but with Gallade the horns are much sharper. It's head is also similar to that of a Gardevoir, but it instead has a large blue horn resembling a gladiator helmet. Another notable feature is the blade-like protrusions on it's elbows, which Gallade can use as swords. It seems that the sharp points on its elbows can be extended and retracted when necessary.

The shiny version of Gallade has a blue coloring where the original has green, and it's "helmet" becomes silver instead of light blue. It also has a slightly purple colored hue.

Special Abilities
Gallade have the ability Steadfast, which allows its speed to increase x1.5 if it has flinched.

The protrusions on Gallade's arms can be extended to be used as blades, this feature allows this Pokémon to learn a variety of sword-like moves. Gallade also have other varieties in offensive attacks, as well as a few defensive attacks that can be learned through TM's.

Pokemon Adventures
In the Platinum chapter, Darach owns a Gallade.

In the Anime
Gallade made an anime debut in "A grand Fight For winning", and it made an appearance in the movie The Rise of Darkrai. Zoey also has a Gallade which evolved from her male Kirlia. She used Gallade in the Grand Festival against Dawn.

Game Info
Gallade first appeared in the Generation IV games as the male counterpart of Gardevoir. Gallade was likely created to be a counterpart since a male Kirlia could evolve into the very feminine Gardevoir, which gave some confusion. However, since a male Kirlia can only be evolved into a Gallade by use of a Dawn Stone, a male Kirlia can still evolve into a Gardevoir at level 30.

Origins
Gallade's appearance is based off of the ancient Roman Gladiator's.

Name Origin
Gallade's English name is a combination of the words "Gallant" and "Blade". It's Japanese name, Erlade, is a combination of the word "Earl" (meaning chieftain) and "blade".

Trivia

 * Gallade have similar evolutionary statuses with Froslass, as Froslass has pure female gender and Gallade has pure male gender. It also shares with Gardevoir, Glalie, Snorunt, Kirlia and Ralts, which has 50:50 gender. Also, Kirlia and Snorunt needs a Dawn Stone to evolve as 100% gender Pokémon.
 * His arms might be samurai swords due to how they look and how Gallade uses them.
 * In his cry, it sounds as if Gallade is drawing out its blades.
 * Gallade is the third Psychic/Fighting type Pokémon, the other two being Meditite and Medicham.
 * The name "Gallade" has actually existed long before the Pokémon's creation; there is a U.S.-based chemical distribution company called "Gallade Chemical", which started business in the 1960s and has no relations with Nintendo or The Pokémon Company International.