# Grusha Grusha is the Ice-type Glaseado Gym leader from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, revealed on August 3rd, 2022 during a Pokémon Presents stream. His long-haired, blue-eyed design led many viewers to assume he was female, until official materials confirmed he is a boy, kicking off a viral debate about attraction and gender presentation. By that same evening, Twitter users like @AL_theBoi were posting reaction clips mocking the Pokémon community's collective realization. ## Origin On August 3rd, 2022, Pokémon's official YouTube channel aired a Pokémon Presents stream introducing new characters and the Paldea region for the then-upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Violet[2]. Later that day, the official Pokémon Twitter account posted a thread confirming Grusha's role as the Ice-type Glaseado Gym leader and identifying him with "he" pronouns[1]. That tweet gathered over 10,000 likes, 1,400 quote retweets, and 1,800 retweets in roughly two days[4]. Game Freak and Nintendo developed Scarlet and Violet; the Grusha meme format itself grew from individual fans reacting on Twitter and 4chan rather than any single originator, with the earliest widely-shared reaction video coming from Twitter user @AL_theBoi hours after the stream aired[3]. - **Platform:** YouTube (Pokémon Presents) / Twitter (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2022 ## Overview Posts about Grusha split into two overlapping styles: reaction content about fans questioning their attraction after learning the gym leader is male[1], and fan art celebrating his soft, pretty boy design[5]. A typical reaction post pairs a Pokémon Presents screenshot or clip with a caption describing the shift from "she's cute" to the realization that Grusha is a boy, as seen in @AL_theBoi's August 3rd, 2022 video[3]. Beyond the gender confusion jokes, artists leaned into Grusha's visual appeal, posting illustrations and commentary praising his adorable demeanor and clothing[6]. The format relies heavily on frames from the official reveal paired with surprised or horny reaction captions, while 4chan /vp/ cataloged the same confusion in blunter terms[7]. Urban Dictionary entries submitted after the reveal defined "Grusha" as a gender-neutral name for someone "super sexy," reflecting how the character's design blurred expectations[8]. ## How It Spread Within hours of the reveal, Pokémon fans posted reactions across Twitter and 4chan, many admitting they had assumed Grusha was female during the stream[4]. A 4chan /vp/ thread titled "SHE IS NOT A GUY" captured the confusion, with the original poster writing about his horror at having been attracted to a fictional male character[7]. That afternoon, @AL_theBoi posted a tweet pairing a reaction video with a caption framing the Pokémon community's collective realization, gathering over 34,000 likes and 4,000 retweets in a day[3]. Other fans like @Touyarokii[5] and @kirriemuirs[6] posted art and praise throughout August 3rd, 2022, calling Grusha's design "pretty" and leaning into his adorable demeanor rather than treating his gender as a punchline. After the initial viral day, Grusha stayed a frequent subject in Pokémon fan art circles through the November 2022 release of Scarlet and Violet, and Urban Dictionary submissions kept the gender-neutral framing alive as a running joke about his design[8]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Grusha? Grusha is the Ice-type Glaseado Gym leader in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, revealed on August 3rd, 2022, whose long-haired, blue-eyed design sparked viral confusion over his gender[1]. ### Where did Grusha come from? Grusha was introduced during a Pokémon Presents stream on August 3rd, 2022[2], with the official Pokémon Twitter account confirming his pronouns later that day[1]. ### What does Grusha mean? Online, "Grusha" refers to the Pokémon character and the memes about fans mistaking him for a girl, with Urban Dictionary submissions framing him as a gender-neutral name for someone attractive[8]. ### How do you use Grusha? Posts typically pair a screenshot or video from the reveal with a caption about the shift from thinking Grusha was cute as a girl to learning he is a boy, as in @AL_theBoi's viral tweet[3]. ### Is Grusha still popular? Grusha stays a recurring subject in Pokémon fan art, though peak meme discussion was concentrated around the August 2022 reveal and the game's November 2022 launch[4]. ## References 1. [https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1554844593480380417]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojiBuA97rdc]() 3. [https://twitter.com/AL_theBoi/status/1554880573109407746]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/grusha]() 5. [https://twitter.com/Touyarokii/status/1554824542312271872]() 6. [https://twitter.com/kirriemuirs/status/1554872365250744321]() 7. [https://boards.4channel.org/vp/thread/51098963/she-is-not-a-guy]() 8. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Grusha]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/grusha Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library