Before I get any further, I would like
you to know that I have written and come up
with this theory before the release of Pokemon
Sword and Shield.
If any additional lore or confirmation on
this theory is found in the games, I plan
on following up on this to provide that info.
I am currently scouring the Galar region for
theories to cover now that the games are out,
and I plan on releasing plenty of new and
unique videos in the coming weeks.
So with that said, let’s get started.
One of the most popular new characters in
Pokemon Sword and Shield, Nessa, could have
a connection to another character from a previous
generation.
I believe the new water type gym leader could
be related to Pokemon Black and White 2’s
Marlon, most likely in a father daughter sort
of relationship.
Starting off with a little background on Marlon,
this water type gym leader is from Himalou
City in the Unova Region.
We know that for sure, which means if the
two characters are related, that means there
would have to be some sort of connection to
the Galar region.
Either Marlon moved to the Galar region after
the events of Black and White 2, or when Nessa
got old enough, she moved on her own accord
to Galar.
I think the former is more likely, and here’s
why.
After doing some research, I found out that
the name Nessa, as you would expect, has its
roots from Scotland, or part of the UK.
But what’s surprising to me, is that the
name Marlon also traces back to the UK, but
in this case, England.
This suggests that if Marlon has ties to the
Galar region, it would make a lot of sense,
considering his name has English roots.
Now getting into the more visual connections
between the two characters, it’s pretty
obvious that Marlon and Nessa have some similar
physical characteristics.
For example, both characters have darker,
tannish brown skin.
It’s become somewhat of a trend in the Pokemon
world for water type experts to have slightly
darker skin than the typical trainer, but
it’s a bit more similar in this case than
the average trainer.
On top of that, both characters have almost
the exact same eye color, blue.
This is incredibly important for this theory
because if it’s anything like in the real
world, blue eyes can only be passed down if
both parents carry blue eye genes.
It’s very rare for a child to inherit blue
eyes if neither parent has blue eyes, so if
Marlon and Nessa were to have some sort of
family connection, the blue eyes would make
sense.
And to top it all off, it seems like both
Nessa and Marlon have pretty similar hair
color.
Obviously, it looks like Nessa has done a
little bit of additional coloring to her hair,
but the main colors for the two characters
are pretty darn close.
I also want to point out an additional similarity,
not in physical appearance, but in their Pokemon
choices.
One of Marlon’s Pokemon in every battle
is Carracosta, a water/rock type turtle Pokemon.
It’s possible Nessa may have gotten inspiration
from Marlon, because what looks like her signature
Pokemon is a Drednaw, another water/rock turtle
Pokemon.
We see this inspiration in other father-daughter
relationships in Pokemon.
Let’s take for example, Koga and Janine.
Koga, the former Fuschia City gym leader uses
Ariados, Forretress, Venomoth, Crobat and
Muk on his team in the Elite 4.
His daughter, Janine, takes over the gym and
her team consists of a lot of the same Pokemon.
Those being Crobat, two Weezings, Venomoth,
and Ariados.
It’s possible Nessa saw Marlon’s Carracosta
and wanted to use a similar Pokemon, driving
her to use Drednaw.
So here’s what I think could have happened.
Sometime after the events of Pokemon Black
and White 2, Marlon had a child, Nessa in
the Unova region.
At some point after that, they moved from
Unova to the Galar region, which may be where
some of Marlon’s family is from, considering
the origin of his name.
Nessa grew up and followed in the footsteps
of her father to become a strong water type
Pokemon trainer, eventually leading her own
gym in Galar.
Now of course, this is all speculation I’ve
come up with prior to the release of Sword
and Shield.
Again, if any of this information is confirmed
or denied, I will make a follow up video to
discuss any further evidence.
I also want to know what you think of this
theory.
Is it possible, or am I just grasping at straws?
Let me know in the comment section.
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