Bede (from pokemon) (galar region)

<p><strong>Bede</strong><span style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58)"> </span><span style="color: #ffffff">is a character appearing in </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Sword_and_Pok%C3%A9mon_Shield"><em><span style="color: #ffffff">Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield</span></em></a><span style="color: #ffffff"> as one of the rivals. He is one of the people who once received </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Endorsement"><span style="color: #ffffff">endorsement</span></a><span style="color: #ffffff"> from </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Chairman_Rose"><span style="color: #ffffff">Chairman Rose</span></a><span style="color: #ffffff"> but later had his Gym Challenger status revoked. </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Opal"><span style="color: #ffffff">Opal</span></a><span style="color: #ffffff"> recruited him to be her successor soon after.</span></p><p style="text-align: start"></p><p style="text-align: start">He mostly specializes in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Psychic_type"><span style="color: rgb(248, 248, 248)">Psychic</span></a> types, but changed to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Fairy_type"><span style="color: rgb(248, 248, 248)">Fairy</span></a> types after succeeding Opal's position.</p><p><br><strong><span>Appearance:</span></strong></p><img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/9/9c/Bede_concept_art.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20200313032543" alt="Bede concept art" style="width: 180px; height: auto; cursor: pointer;" loading="lazy" width="180" height="125" decoding="async" class="thumbimage lazyloaded" draggable="true"><p>Concept artwork of Bede.</p><p style="text-align: start">Bede has a curly head of platinum blond hair and purple eyes that are heavily lashed. He wears a long magenta and violet coat, a golden wristwatch, a single thumbless glove, a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Dynamax_Band">Dynamax Band</a>, white pants that are meshed along the back and pink tabi-style sneakers. His coat has the Macro Cosmos symbol and a pouch stitched on the back.</p><p style="text-align: start">After becoming <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Opal">Opal</a>'s successor, his outfit changes to the pastel Galarian Fairy-type uniform. He wears an overly-baggy shirt that's tied up in the back with a long-sleeved white turtleneck underneath, white and pink shorts with his league number on the left leg, and brightly colored high-top trainers. He keeps the single thumbless glove and Dynamax Band, but ditches the white pants for a pair of mismatched leggings that are striped along the right leg. His eyes are also more brighter.<br><br><strong><span>Biography</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: start">As a child, Bede was sent to an orphanage after his parents ran into trouble. This traumatic experience caused him difficulties on socializing with peers and caused him to frequently scuffle with them. At one point, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Chairman_Rose">Chairman Rose</a> visited the facility. Noting his talent, Rose took Bede with him. The chairman granted Bede a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Hatenna">Hatenna</a> as his first Pokémon. 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.</p><p style="text-align: start">Bede is first seen signing up for the Gym Championships at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Motost