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Guzma
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: グズマ (Guzma) English, French, Dutch, Portuguese: Guzma Italian: Guzman Korean: 구즈마 (Guzma) Chinese (Mandarin): 古茲馬 / 古兹马 (Gǔzīmǎ) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Team Skull boss |
| Relationships: | Unnamed mother and father Plumeria (friend and ally) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Guzma is a character from Pokémon Sun and Moon. He is the leader of Team Skull, the seventh of many evil teams in the Pokémon series. Unlike previous teams, they do not mean evil, and are generally seen as misfits by the other characters. He has a close bond with Team Skull admin Plumeria.
He is a fan fave to the point of being a breakout character, and many fanworks focus on him.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
Guzma is very popular for self-shipping and yumejoshi. This is more common than any one canonical character relationship featuring him.
F/M | NL
- Guzma is most commonly paired up with Selene, forming EverlastingNightShipping[1]. In Japanese, this is called グズミヅ (Guzumidzu).
- Guzma is also shipped with Lusamine, forming SyntheticRuinationShipping, aka Guzamine. In Japanese, this is called グズルザ (Guzuruza).
- Guzma is also shipped with Plumeria, forming SkullShipping, aka SkullFlowershipping or Guzmeria. In Japanese, this is called グズプル (Guzupuru).
M/M | Yaoi
- Guzma is also shipped with Professor Kukui, forming DarkParadiseShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called ククグズ (Kukuguzu), meaning Kukui is the seme and Guzma is the uke in the coupling.
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as グズクク (Guzukuku).
- Guzma is also shipped with Nanu, forming DourFacadeShipping, though GuzNanu or Nanuzma are much more used by shippers. In Japanese, this is most often called クチグズ (Kuchiguzu), meaning Nanu is the seme and Guzma is the uke in the coupling.
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as グズクチ (Guzukuchi).
- Guzma is also shipped with Gladion, forming PlasterCastShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called グズグラ (Guzugura), meaning Guzma is the seme and Gladion is the uke in the coupling.
- Guzma is also shipped with Elio, forming EverLastingDayShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called ヨウグズ (Youguzu) or 主♂グズ (Male Protagonist x Guzma), meaning Elio is the seme and Guzma is the uke in the coupling.
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as グズヨウ (Guzuyou) or グズ主♂ (Guzma x Male Protagonist).
- Guzma is also shipped with Molayne, forming SteelSkullShipping, aka DurantShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called マレグズ (Mareguzu), meaning Molayne is the seme and Guzma is the uke in the coupling.
- Guzma is also shipped with Cyrus, forming HarlockShipping.
- While the pairing doesn't appear to be shipped in Japanese-speaking PKMN fandom, it has a loyal following in English-speaking PKMN fandom.
- Guzma is also shipped with Piers, forming BroodingShipping.
- While the pairing doesn't appear to be shipped in Japanese-speaking PKMN fandom, it has a loyal following in English-speaking PKMN fandom.
Poly
- Pairing Guzma with the canon Professor Burnet/Professor Kukui is also popular, called DarkDreamParadiseShipping by English-speaking PKMN fandom.
Gen | Combi
- Together, Acerola, Nanu and Guzma form the gen combi Ula'ula Island Trio. In Japanese, their relationship is called ウラウラトリオ, meaning Ula'ula Trio.
Less Popular Relationships
- GolfShipping - Guzma & Kahili
- GoodImpressionShipping - Guzma & Golisopod (Guzma’s)
- GraffitiMuralShipping - Guzma & Mina
- GreyparadiseShipping - Faba, Guzma & Professor Kukui
- GuzmaniaShipping - Guzma & Leaf
- GuzzlerShipping - Guzma & Guzzlord
- HellbentShipping - Guzma & Zinnia
- HumanDisasterShipping - Guzma & Absol
- ImperfectWorldShipping - Guzma & Professor Sycamore
- IronDestroyerShipping - Guzma & Iron-Masked Marauder
- LoveForMayhemShipping - Guzma & Sidney
- MercilessShipping - Guzma & Hunter J
- MonarchShellShipping - Guzma & Leon
- NaturalRebirthShipping - Guzma & Cynthia
- ParentRebellionShipping - Guzma & N (BW)
- PerfectDestructionShipping - Guzma & Lysandre
More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
He was a participant in the Tumblr Sexyrematch in 2023.
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Art
- I uh… have some headcanons… by real-faker, Archived version (2017), a popular short Guzma-centric comic with over 80k notes
- ツイログ by 金平/ひら。, Archived version (2024), Guzma doodle collection
Fan Mixes
- IT'S YA BOI by jjengo, Archived version (2016)
- Skelenerd by ghost-harpy, Archived version (2016)
- It's ya Boy! by adhd-athena, Archived version (2017)
- Bless This Wretched Hive (of Scum and Villainy) by handere, Archived version (2017)
- beat you up and beat you down ! by agkamon18, Archived version (2017)
Wikis
- Guzma on Bulbapedia
- グズマ on PixivEncyclopedia
- Guzma on Shipping Wiki