Bede

Bede
Information
Gender	Male
Region	Galar
Friends	Opal
In other languages
English	Name Bede
English	Name Bede
Other information
Preferred type	[[File:Type Psychic Fairy HOME.png|20px|link=Psychic Fairy type]] [[Psychic Fairy type]] [[Category:Psychic Fairy-type Pokémon Trainers]]

Bede is a character who appears in Pokémon Sword and Shield as one of the rivals. He is one of the people who once received endorsement from Chairman Rose but later had his Gym Challenger status revoked. Opal recruited him to be her successor soon after.

He mostly specializes in Psychic-types, and later Fairy-types.

Appearance

Bede has platinum blond hair and purple eyes. He wears a long hot pink and purple coat, a golden wristwatch, a thumbless single glove, a Dynamax Band, white pants and pink tabi-style sneakers. His coat has the Macro Cosmos symbol on his back.

After becoming Opal's successor, his outfit changes to the Galarian Fairy-type uniform with a seemingly oversized shirt.

Personality

Bede is extremely prideful about his ability as a skilled Pokémon Trainer and his endorsement from Chairman Rose, always wanting to prove himself to be worthy. However, he also tends to keep to himself and acts very rude on occasion. This might be due to how he was sent to an orphanage at a young age and lacked socialization skills.

After succeeding Opal's position, he seems to have been mellowed out and no longer refuses to give out autographs.

Biography

As a child, Bede was sent to an orphanage after his parents got into some troubles, and this traumatic experience caused him difficulties on socializing with peers, as he always got involved in scuffles constantly. One day, Chairman Rose visited the facility, and gave him a Pokémon (most likely his Hatenna which later evolved into Hattrem and then Hatterene). Since then, Bede began training himself for Pokémon battles, and joined the Gym Challenge to prove himself to be worthy for the Chairman's endorsement.

Upon encountering the player character at the Galar Mine, Bede chooses them as a rival. He later has rematches with the player character in Galar Mine No. 2. After this, he challenges Hop to a battle and wins. Bede's victory over Hop was shown to have an emotional effect on Hop, causing him to focus more on proving himself as a trainer, not as the Champion's brother.

After defeating the Stow-and-Slide Gym, Bede is seen using Chairman Rose's Copperajah to break down a restored mural depicting the hero of Galar. He justifies his motives as he's collecting Wishing Star for the Chairman. After the player character beats Bede, Rose and Oleana show up visibly angered by Bede's negligence over a historic site and revoke his Endorsement. This leaves Bede shocked and mortified.

After arriving at Hammerlocke, Bede confronts the player character when Opal spots him. He is being appreciated by Opal and she takes him under his wing as her apprentice and successor.

When the player character enters the Gym Stadium for the final match, Bede appears as a replacement of Opal's position as the Ballonlea Gym Leader during the Finals.

Although he has lost to the player character at the said Finals, his fans are eager to see such intrusion again as they consider it to be a performance, which he is unsure how to react for now.

After the championship, Sordward and Shielbert unleash several Dynamax Pokémon at the Gyms. By the time the player character arrives at the Ballonlea Stadium, Bede has already taken care of them, and asks for a rematch.

League Card entries

Regular League Card

Bede spent some time living in an orphanage after his family ran into some trouble when he was young. He always had difficulty getting along with others and would constantly get into fights. That is until one day Chairman Rose visited the facility. Rose gave Bede a Pokémon, which changed Bede's life forever. He showed talent as a Trainer and threw himself into Pokémon battles, becoming stronger by the day. He has joined the Gym Challenge with an endorsement from the chairman himself, and Bede plans to prove that the chairman's faith was not misplaced.

Rare League Card

He was appointed by the former Gym Leader Opal to become the new Gym Leader of Ballonlea Stadium. The general consensus is that Opal's harsh training has in fact mellowed him out. Though he himself has never confirmed nor denied this, it should be noted that he no longer refuses to give autographs. Additionally, it seems his skills as a Pokémon Trainer have also increased rather dramatically. Recently, his intrusion during the Finals of the Champion Cup has gained popularity, and fans wish to see that kind of performance again. Bede himself is not sure how to react.

Pokémon

First battle

Solosis		Gothita		Hatenna
Lv. 13	♂	Lv. 15	♀	Lv. 16	♀
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Psybeam		Disarming Voice		-	-	-
-		Tickle		Confusion		-	-	-
-		Pound		Round		-	-	-
-		-		-		-	-	-

Second battle

Solosis		Gothita		Ponyta		Hatenna
Lv. 21	♂	Lv. 22	♀	Lv. 22	♂	Lv. 23	♀
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Psyshock		Confusion		Psybeam		-	-
-		Rock Tomb		Fairy Wind		Disarming Voice		-	-
-		Psybeam		-		-		-	-
-		-		-		-		-	-

Third battle

Duosion		Gothorita		Ponyta		Hattrem
Lv. 32	♂	Lv. 32	♀	Lv. 33	♂	Lv. 35	♀
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Fake Tears		Fairy Wind		Psybeam		-	-
-		Rock Tomb		Psybeam		Dazzling Gleam		-	-
-		Psybeam		Agility		-		-	-
-		-		-		-		-	-

Champion Cup

Mawile		Gardevoir		Rapidash		Hatterene
Lv. 51	-	Lv. 51	-	Lv. 52	♂	Lv. 53	♀
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Dazzling Gleam		Psycho Cut		Psychic		-	-
-		Psychic		Take Down		Dazzling Gleam		-	-
-		Calm Mind		Dazzling Gleam		Calm Mind		-	-
-		Wish		Quick Attack		Mystical Fire		-	-

Post-game

Mawile		Gardevoir		Rapidash		Hatterene
Lv. 61	♀	Lv. 61	♀	Lv. 62	♂	Lv. 63	♀
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Dazzling Gleam		Psycho Cut		Psychic		-	-
-		Psychic		Smart Strike		Dazzling Gleam		-	-
-		Future Sight		Dazzling Gleam		Calm Mind		-	-
-		Magical Leaf		Stomp		Mystical Fire		-	-

Champion Cup rematch

Mawile		Gardevoir		Rapidash		Sylveon		Hatterene
Lv. 61	♀	Lv. 61	♀	Lv. 62	♂	Lv. 62	♀	Lv. 63	♀
Ability: Cute Charm
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Shadow Ball		Zen Headbutt		Moonblast		Psychic		-
-		Psychic		Smart Strike		Light Screen		Dazzling Gleam		-
-		Energy Ball		Dazzling Gleam		Shadow Ball		Calm Mind		-
-		Dazzling Gleam		Drill Run		Psyshock		Dark Pulse		-

Trivia

• Bede's name may come from the term "bead", as beads (such as prayer beads or magatama) are often associated with mysticism and the supernatural, representing both types he uses. It may also, fitting Pokémon's overall plant naming theme, be derived from "beet".
• Bede's uniform number, 908, can be read in Japanese as "kū-rei-ba," which sounds similar to the word 'clever'.
• With his appointment as Opal's successor, Bede is the only notable male Fairy-type specialist.
• Bede is the second Gym Leader to change type specialties, the first being Jasmine, who specialized in Rock-types before Steel-types.
• Bede is left-handed.

Gallery

Pokémon Sword and Shield Bede.jpg

Bede league card gym.png

Bede opal league card.jpg

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Bede concept art.JPG

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