Pokemon lore can come from all sorts of places, from the games themselves to the movies and tv series. Getting lore from the merchandise, however, is a lot less common. The United States online Pokemon Center store recently unveiled a figure of Grimsley, one of Unova’s Elite Four members, with Tyranitar. While the figure is a pleasant surprise, its description is a huge shock.
Like all items on the Pokemon Center website, the description includes some flavor text. According to the website, Grimsley “loses his family’s fortune” before becoming a member of Unova’s Elite Four. Wait, he does what? I couldn’t think of a single time something this intense about Grimsley’s backstory was mentioned in any of the games.