Tanium

Tanium is the Melemele Island Gym Leader. They specialize in Steel-type Pokemon.

Tanium gives the Titan Badge to those who can defeat them.

Tanium is 16 years old as of Ascending Alola.

Personality
Tanium is a fierce battler but calm and collected outside of battling. They are very well studied and often serve as a guest teacher at Melemele's Trainer's School. They command respect from their students and challengers, and if they feel that their challenger's aren't well-read or mannered, they will refuse to hand out the Titan Badge.

Pokemon
Their Pokemon change depending on the amount of badges that the challenger has, but here is a list of Tanium's available Pokemon.

Diglett

Dugtrio

Pawniard

Bisharp

Skarmory

Togedemaru

Forretress

Trivia
Tanium is androgynous. Tanium goes by they/them for this reason. However, they choose not to correct people when 'she/her' or 'he/him' is used. Tanium enjoys watching people be confused by what to say.