{"id":36717,"date":"2025-01-28T16:01:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/pokemon-cosplayer-lights-up-the-stage-as-sword-shield-gym-leader-piers-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T16:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:01:51","slug":"pokemon-cosplayer-lights-up-the-stage-as-sword-shield-gym-leader-piers-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/pokemon-cosplayer-lights-up-the-stage-as-sword-shield-gym-leader-piers-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon cosplayer lights up the stage as Sword &#038; Shield gym leader Piers &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pokemon cosplayer lights up the stage as Sword &#038; Shield gym leader Piers Nintendo \/ MoonllitaPiers remains a fan favorite gym leader among Pokemon fans, and this cosplayer has expertly captured the Sword &#038; Shield character\u2019s eccentric style. Every fan of the latest mainline entries into the Pokemon universe, Sword &#038; Shield, will know who Piers is. Aside from being the Dark-type gym leader of Spikemuth and the captain of Team Yell, he\u2019s also one of the most memorable characters in the franchise. Players love (or love to hate) his gothic fashion sense and how he communicates through the medium of song during battles, and many trainers have tried their best to recreate his signature style with fan art and cosplays. While it\u2019s certainly not an easy look to imitate compared to some of the more simplistic Pokemon characters, cosplayer Moonllita did an excellent job of bringing the Galar region favorite to life, from the massive hair to the spiked boots. Pokemon fan pulls off excellent Piers cosplay Galar region\u2019s notorious rock icon Piers is well-known for his pink, white, and black wardrobe, and Moonllita did a fantastic job of recreating the outfit. But the best part is without a doubt the raccoon-style hair that defies gravity. Read More: Pokemon fan pulls off insane Mewtwo cosplay &#8211; The cosplay went down incredibly well with Pokemon fans on Reddit, who shared their love for the Piers outfit in the comments section. \u201cI\u2019m literally so shook this is so good,\u201d wrote one trainer, while another added, \u201cI didn\u2019t like Piers as a character in the game, but you killed this cosplay!\u201d A third praised, \u201cGreat cosplay of my favorite gym leader.\u201d The hair, in particular, got a lot of attention from Redditors, with one writing, \u201cThis is awesome! Sheesh, that wig is a work of art,\u201d and another asking, \u201cHow does that wig even work? It\u2019s amazing.\u201d While we love seeing cosplays of iconic Pokemon trainers like Misty and Team Rocket\u2019s Jessie, it\u2019s great to see some love for the more recent characters from Sword &#038; Shield like Piers and his younger sister Marnie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pokemon cosplayer lights up the stage as Sword &#038; Shield gym leader Piers Nintendo \/ MoonllitaPiers remains a fan favorite gym leader among Pokemon fans, and this cosplayer has expertly captured the Sword &#038; Shield character\u2019s eccentric style. Every fan of the latest mainline entries into the Pokemon universe, Sword &#038; Shield, will know who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}