In Pokémon Shield, Melony is the sixth Gym Leader of Galar's Gym Challenge. She leads Circhester Stadium with Ice type Pokémon and awards the Ice Badge. In Pokémon Sword, her son Gordie holds the post instead, with a Rock type team and the Rock Badge, so the two swap places between versions. Circhester is an old stone hot spring town under constant snowfall, a natural home for an Ice specialist.
Melony has run the Gym since her twenties. She wanted Gordie to succeed her, but he chose Rock types, and the battle between them split the town; the two hardly ever see each other since, although she is said to be the first member of his fan club. Her coaching is strict and her battle style severe and stoic, and her Gym Trainers make Circhester a notorious roadblock for challengers. Her Gym team closes with a Lapras that she Gigantamaxes, and the two teams mirror each other: each pairs mono-typed Pokémon of the specialty with a Bug, a Water and a Fire type.
Melony's animated appearances come from the web series Pokémon: Twilight Wings. She battles Gordie's Gigantamax Coalossal in a visual in the episode Assistant, and in The Gathering of Stars she is shown relaxing at Circhester's Hero's Bath with her Galarian Darmanitan and Frosmoth after receiving her invitation to the Galarian Star Tournament. She is also a playable sync pair with Lapras in Pokémon Masters EX.
Her card run opens in Chilling Reign (June 18, 2021) with an Uncommon Supporter (#146) illustrated by take, an Ultra Rare full art version (#195) and a Secret Rare (#218), the latter two both by Taira Akitsu. The Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery added an Ultra Rare (#TG26) by nagimiso in 2022, and the Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery closed the run with a further Ultra Rare (#GG64) by saino misaki on January 20, 2023.
Three of her five cards are Ultra Rares, each drawn by a different artist: the Chilling Reign full art by Taira Akitsu, the Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery card by nagimiso and the Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery card by saino misaki. The Chilling Reign Secret Rare is the only card in her run above the Ultra Rare tier, and it shares Akitsu as illustrator with the full art from the same set.
Her first English card, an Uncommon Supporter illustrated by take.
The Ultra Rare full art version of the same Supporter, illustrated by Taira Akitsu.
A Secret Rare printing from the same set.
An Ultra Rare from 2022, illustrated by nagimiso.
An Ultra Rare closing her card run in January 2023, illustrated by saino misaki.
She is the Gym Leader of Circhester Stadium in Pokémon Shield, specializing in Ice type Pokémon; her son Gordie holds the post in Pokémon Sword instead.
Lapras, which she Gigantamaxes as the last Pokémon of her Gym battle and pairs with in Pokémon Masters EX.
Melony wanted Gordie to take over Circhester's Gym as her successor, but he chose to specialize in Rock types instead. The battle between them split the town, and they have hardly seen each other since.
A single Supporter card, Melony, printed five times across Chilling Reign, the Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery and the Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery between 2021 and 2023.
| # | Card | Set | Year | Rarity | Price | 30D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melony | Chilling Reign | 2021 | Secret Rare | Holo | $8.44guide | -5.9% |
| 2 | Melony | Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery | 2023 | Ultra Rare | Holo | $7.97guide | -1.7% |
| 3 | Melony | Chilling Reign | 2021 | Ultra Rare | Holo | $5.27guide | +0.8% |
| 4 | Melony | Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery | 2022 | Ultra Rare | Holo | $4.99 | -1.0% |
| 5 | Melony | Chilling Reign | 2021 | Uncommon | — | $0.12guide | -25.0% |
Ranked by each card’s main print in near-mint raw condition. 1st Edition, Shadowless and other versions are priced on each card’s page. The table updates live.
The most valuable Melony card is the Ultra Rare from Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery, released in 2023. All 5 of the Melony cards carry a market value, and they span the years 2021 to 2023. Chilling Reign supplies three of the five, with Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery and Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery adding one each, so Melony card value sits entirely within the Sword & Shield era.
The Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery Ultra Rare from 2023 and the Chilling Reign Secret Rare from 2021 are about equal at the top of the most valuable Melony cards, with neither pulling clear of the other. Behind them come the Chilling Reign Ultra Rare from 2021 and the Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery Ultra Rare from 2022. The Chilling Reign Uncommon from 2021 is the fifth card in the ranking, and it is the only one of the five not printed as an Ultra Rare or Secret Rare.
By the value of its single leading card, Melony ranks 70th of 110 characters with priced cards. With five priced cards in all, Melony cards make up a small market, and the ranking comes down to the two top cards sitting about equal, followed by three Chilling Reign and Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery prints.
Written from market data as of October 29, 2026; the table updates live.

GYM LEADER
5 Trainer cards · 0 partner Pokémon
Melony is the Ice type Gym Leader of Circhester Stadium in Pokémon Shield, a famously strict coach whose ace is a Gigantamax Lapras; her son Gordie holds the post instead in Pokémon Sword. Her single Supporter card was printed five times between Chilling Reign (2021) and the Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery (2023).
No published index yet — too few of Melony’s cards trade often enough to strike one.
MelonyCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery · GG64$7.970.0%49Quant score49 / 100
MelonyAstral Radiance Trainer Gallery · TG26$4.99—62Quant score62 / 100
MelonyChilling Reign · 195$5.27-1.5%55Quant score55 / 100
MelonyChilling Reign · 218$8.440.0%35Quant score35 / 100
MelonyChilling Reign · 146 · Normal$0.12-7.7%19Quant score19 / 100