Wally

Wally ミツル Mitsuru
Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Age	10
Gender	Male
Eye color	Ice blue
Hair color	Chartreuse
Hometown	Petalburg City
Region	Hoenn
Relatives	Wanda (cousin), unnamed aunt and uncle, unnamed mother and father
Trainer class	Trainer
Generation	III, VI
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Manga counterpart(s)	Wally

Wally (Japanese: ミツル Mitsuru) is one of the two rival characters in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, the other being Brendan/May. He is the first rival not to be the player's first battle, and the first rival not to have a starter Pokémon.

Wally is a young, sickly boy who just moved to Petalburg City. Despite his illness, his dream is to train Pokémon.

His illness is never explained, but his symptoms appear to clear up in clean air, suggesting that it may be asthma.

In the games

Role

Wally is a sick young boy who asks Norman, the Petalburg Gym Leader, to help him catch a Pokémon before he moves to Verdanturf Town to live with his aunt and uncle.

Norman allowed his child, the player of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald to assist Wally, and loaned Wally a Zigzagoon.

Using this, Wally was able to capture a Ralts. This is the catching tutorial of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Ironically, it is the player who is teaching Wally to catch Pokémon.

Wally shows up again later in Mauville City, pleading with his uncle to let him challenge Wattson. He battles the player to prove his strength, but loses. He decides his uncle is right but says he will train to get stronger.

Wally eventually runs away from home and challenges the player close to the entrance^E/at the end^RS of Victory Road in Ever Grande City, seemingly totally recovered from his illness. He remains there, and it is possible to fight him several times per day.

Wally is set to return in the remakes of Ruby and Sapphire; Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. This time, instead of Gardevoir, his Ralts will evolve into a Gallade. At some point in the game, Wally will obtain a Key Stone and Mega Pendant, allowing his Gallade to Mega Evolve.

Pokémon

This listing is for Wally's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.

Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald

Capture tutorial

Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.

PKMN Trainer Wally Route 102 Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: N/A
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Zigzagoon♀ Lv.7 Tackle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Caught in tutorial

	Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None
Ralts♂ Lv.5
Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

First battle

PKMN Trainer Wally Mauville City Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $960
Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Ralts♂ Lv.16 Growl Normal   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Teleport Psychic   --

Second battle and Rematches

PKMN Trainer Wally Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $2700/$2880/$3060/$3240/$3420

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♂ Lv.44/47/50/53/56 Safeguard Normal   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Delcatty♀ Lv.43/46/49/52/55 Sing Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Charm Normal   --       Assist Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Poison Point Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.44/47/50/53/56 Leech Seed Grass   --       Toxic Poison   --       Magical Leaf Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.41/44/47/50/53 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Gardevoir♂ Lv.45/48/51/54/57 Psychic Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Capture tutorial

Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.

Wally Route 102 Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Reward: N/A
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Zigzagoon♀ Lv.7 Tackle Normal Status   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Sand Attack Ground Status   --

Caught in tutorial

	Types: Psychic Fairy Ability: Unknown Held item: None
Ralts♂ Lv.5
Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Quotes

Petalburg Gym

"Um… I… I'd like to get a Pokémon, please…

"I'm going to go stay with my relatives in Verdanturf Town. I thought I would be lonely by myself, so I wanted to take a Pokémon along. But I've never caught a Pokémon before. I don't know how…"

"Oh, wow! A Pokémon!"

"Oh, wow! Thank you!"

"<player>… Would you really come with me?"

Route 102

"<player>… Pokémon hide in tall grass like this, don't they? Please watch me and see if I can catch one properly. …Whoa!"

"You throw a Ball now, right? I… I'll do my best!"

"I did it… It's my… My Pokémon! <player>, thank you! Let's go back to the Gym!"

Petalburg Gym

"Thank you, yes, it did. Here's your Pokémon back. <player>, thank you for coming along with me. You two are why I was able to catch my Pokémon. I promise I'll take really good care of it. Oh! My mom's waiting for me, so I have to go! Bye, <player>!

Mauville City

• Before battle

"Aww, Uncle, please? I want to challenge this Gym and see how much better I've become. Please? May I, please?"

"I'm not pushing it. If I combine forces with Ralts, we can beat anyone!"

"Oh! Hi, <player>! I've gotten a lot stronger since we met. <Player>, I want you and my Uncle to understand that. <Player>, please, will you have a battle with me?"

Yes: "<player>, thank you. Okay… Here I come!"

No: "Oh… If you won't battle me, <player>, my Uncle won't know that I've become really strong."

• Being defeated

"I lost…"

• After being defeated

"Uncle… I'll go back to Verdanturf…"

"<player>, thank you. Being a Trainer is tough, isn't it? It's not enough just to have Pokémon and make them battle. That isn't what being a real Trainer is about."

Match Call^E

"Oh, hello, <player>! I just wanted to tell you that my Uncle bought me a PokéNav! Now I can get in touch with you anytime, <player>!"

Victory Road

• Before battle

"Hi! <player>! I bet you're surprised to see me here! I made it all the way here, and it's all thanks to you! <Player>, losing to you that time made me stronger! But I'm not going to lose anymore! I'm going to win! For the Pokémon who gave me courage and strength! Okay… Here I come! "

• Being defeated

"Wow! <player>, you are strong, after all!"

• After being defeated

"I couldn't beat you today, <player>, but one of these days, I'll catch up to you!"

Wanda's house

"I lost to you, <player>, but I'm not feeling down anymore. Because I have a new purpose in life. Together with my Ralts, I'm going to challenge Pokémon Gyms and become a great Trainer. Please watch me, <player>. I'm going to be stronger than you. When I do, I'm going to challenge you to another battle."

Trainer's Eyes/Match Call

^P_K^M_N Trainer Wally^RS / ^P_K^M_N Lover Wally^E

Strategy

We let it all hang out.

Trainer's Pokémon

The 1st Pokémon I caught.

Self-Introduction

Pokémon and I have grown stronger together.

Artwork

Official artwork from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald	Encountering Jirachi with May	With his Mega Gallade and Mega Pendant

Sprites

Sprite from Generation III	Overworld sprite from Generation III	Back sprite from Generation III

In the manga

Wally in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Wally (Adventures)

Wally appears as a major supporting character in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

In the TCG

Artwork

Artwork from the cards:

Raising his Pokémon

Cards

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Wally or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Wally Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Wally's Training	T [Su]	EX Sandstorm		89/100	Miracle of the Desert		052/053r
		EX Emerald		85/106

Trivia

• Though he is never classified as a "rival" in the games themselves, Wally essentially takes the place of Brendan/May as the player's rival after he/she decides to help with Professor Birch's studies rather than be a competitive Trainer.
• He shares the same Chinese name with Dawn.
• In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Wally challenges the player near the exit of Victory Road. However, in Emerald, he is met after crossing the first bridge. (Despite this, the rematches with him occur near the end of Victory Road, regardless of the game.)
• It is possible for the capture tutorial to end with Ralts fainting. This can only happen if Zigzagoon is generated with 11 Attack, and the wild Ralts has a Nature that lowers Defense, an IV of 3 or less in HP, and 5 or less in Defense. With all this, Zigzagoon can do a maximum of 10 damage with its first Tackle, and after Growl is used on it, 7 with its second. This makes for a total of 17 damage, just enough to knock out Ralts. However, the game continues on as if it had been caught. The probability of this occurring is (182/800)*(4/25)*(4/32)*(6/32)*(5/16)*(7/16), or about 1 in 8574.
  • It is also possible for Wally to catch a Shiny Ralts in the tutorial. However, it will not stay Shiny in subsequent battles.
• Wally is the first rival that the player cannot name under any circumstances. This does not count Brendan and May, as they are also player characters, and thus the player can name them if they are chosen.
• Wally is the first rival who does not share a common battle music with a Champion: Blue has his own personal Champion battle theme, Silver uses Lance and Red's battle music when rematched at Indigo Plateau, and Steven uses the same battle music as Brendan/May when he is battled at the Meteor Falls in Pokémon Emerald.
• Wally is the only rival whose main Pokémon is known to have not been given out by a Pokémon Professor or a Professor's proxy.

Names

Capture tutors Old man • Primo • Professor Oak • Dude • Ethan/Lyra • Wally • Lucas/Dawn • Professor Juniper Bianca • Calem/Serena • Professor Kukui • Leon • Professor Laventon • Nemona

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.