Piers is the seventh Gym Leader Galarian Trainers face in their Gym Challenge. He is well known for writing songs and singing as he regularly does so in Spikemuth. More often he tends to reveal his strategy to his opponents, yet he has the strength and skills to win regardless. Spikemuth is the only Gym in Galar not built over a Power Spot; previously, Rose had asked Piers to relocate his Gym to a faraway Power Spot, but Piers refused and opted to be the only Gym Leader not to use Dynamax. As a result, the town is rarely visited by fans, which Piers blames himself for letting his home fall into obscurity and dilapidation. He has been desperately trying to support the town with his Dark-type Pokémon but often gets frustrated with the limits of his strength[

Pokémon Trainer Satoshi has a new plan: see the world! But first, he and his partner Pikachu are headed to the opening of the Sakuragi Institute, a research facility dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of Pokémon in every region. Satoshi meets Gou, another boy with boundless curiosity about Pokémon, and both are overjoyed when Professor Sakuragi asks them to become official research fellows. With Satoshi as determined as ever to become a Pokémon Master, and Gou aiming to catch one of every Pokémon (including the Mythical Mew), our heroes are in for adventure and excitement as they explore the wide world of Pokémon!
 
(Source: Pokémon TV)
 
Note: Episode 119, 121, 126 and 128 are recap episodes that did not air outside of Japan.

 __Height:__ 5'6"
__Agency:__ I'm Enterprise

He is married to someone from outside the industry since 2011, and two children were born from this relationship. 

[Website](https://shimonohiro.com) | [Blog](https://kimadou.exblog.jp) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/shimono_kousiki) | [Profile](https://www.imenterprise.jp/profile.php?id=38)

**Non-Anime Roles:**
• Lyney (Genshin Impact)

A Special Music Video in tribute to the Pokémon Series of Games, set to the song Acacia by Bump of Chicken.

An ensemble drama showing the struggles and conflicts of young people living in the Galar region.

[Profile](http://www.kenproduction.co.jp/talent/member.php?mem=m33) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/kishownstarmaps)

He is also the vocalist and lyricist of the Japanese rock band [GRANRODEO](https://anilist.co/staff/103917/).

**Non anime roles:**
- [Panpanman](https://anilist.co/character/344471/PanPanMan) - YanOta: The Delinquent and the Otaku (Drama CD)

A special episode set in the new areas from the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass DLC.

Music video directed by Kawasemi for the song After Epochs by sasakure.UK feat. Hatsune Miku. This song and corresponding music video is apart of "Project VOLTAGE", a collaborative project between Pokémon and Hatsune Miku.

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