Cress

Cress (Japanese: コーン Koon) is one of the famous Striaton City Gym Leader trio, along with his brothers, Cilan and Chili. Out of Grass, Fire, and Water, he prefers Water the best. If you pick Tepig as your Starter Pokémon, Cress will battle the player at the Striaton City Gym with his Panpour. He will award the player the Trio Badge if you defeat him.

Cress is the first gym leader in Unova, but only if Tepig is chosen as the starter Pokémon.

Strategy
''All of this is true in the anime but not in the game. ''

Cress prefers to be cool like a glass of water and his Panpour feels the same. He will try to confuse you with Double Team at the start, following it up with Water Gun and Mud Sport. He is one of the hardest to beat so be careful.

In the Anime
He battled against Ash as well in the anime because Ash wanted to battle all three of the Trio. However, Cress defeated Ash's Pikachu using his powerful and strategetic Panpour. His English Voice Actor is Tom Wayland.

Episode Appearances

 * BW005: Triple Leaders, Team Threats
 * BW006: Dreams by the Yard Full!
 * BW019: A Connoisseur's Revenge! (Cameo, Flashback)
 * BW060 (Possibly)

Gallery
See: Cress/Gallery

Trivia

 * At a first glance Cress can be viewed as androgynous because of his appearance.
 * His name comes from the aquatic plant Watercress.
 * Notably, the hair of Cilan, Chili, and Cress all resembles the hairstyle of the Elemental Monkeys' evolutions.