Wattson

Wattson (Japanese: テッセン Tessen) is the Gym Leader of Mauville City's Gym, known officially as the Mauville Gym. Trainers who defeat him receive the Dynamo Badge. He is a jolly old man who specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon.

In the games

Wattson's title is "The cheerfully electrifying man!" The citizens of Mauville think of him as "eccentric," and one of his students affectionately referred to him as a "tough coot." He prefers to employ Electric-type Pokémon, and is a generally jovial man.

Wattson founded Mauville; he once had a desire to convert Mauville in an expansion project, but abandoned that plan. Instead, he installed switch-controlled dynamos in his Gym that create doors of electricity.

In addition to the Dynamo Badge, Wattson gives out TM34 (Shock Wave), in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.

If the player returns to Mauville after getting Surf, Wattson will ask him or her to go to New Mauville on an errand for him. If the player completes the task, Wattson will give TM24 (Thunderbolt), as a sign of his appreciation.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire

File:SpriteWattson.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Wattson [[Mauville Gym|Mauville Gym]] Ruby and Sapphire [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Wattson Oak [[Mauville Gym|Mauville Gym]] Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $2300

Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magnemite Lv.22 ThunderShock Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Supersonic Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Voltorb Lv.20 SonicBoom Normal   --       Spark Electric   --       Rollout Rock   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.23 Shock Wave Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Supersonic Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --

Pokémon Emerald

File:SpriteWattson.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Wattson Mauville Gym Emerald [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Wattson Oak Mauville Gym Emerald Reward: $2400

Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Voltorb Lv.20 Rollout Rock   --       Spark Electric   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Shock Wave Electric   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.22 Supersonic Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Shock Wave Electric   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Electrike♂ Lv.20 Quick Attack Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Howl Normal   --       Shock Wave Electric   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Sitrus Berry Manectric♂ Lv.24 Quick Attack Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Howl Normal   --       Shock Wave Electric   --

First Rematch

File:SpriteWattson.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Wattson Mauville Gym Emerald [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Wattson Oak Mauville Gym Emerald Reward: $8000

Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Electrode Lv.36 Rollout Rock   --       Thunder Electric   --       Explosion Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Mareep♂ Lv.36 Protect Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: Sitrus Berry Magneton Lv.37 Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Sitrus Berry Manectric♂ Lv.40 Bite Dark   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Protect Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --

Second Rematch

File:SpriteWattson.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Wattson Mauville Gym Emerald [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Wattson Oak Mauville Gym Emerald Reward: $9000

Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Pikachu♂ Lv.39 Shock Wave Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --       Slam Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Electrode Lv.41 Rollout Rock   --       Thunder Electric   --       Explosion Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Flaaffy♂ Lv.41 Protect Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: Sitrus Berry Magneton Lv.40 Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Sitrus Berry Manectric♂ Lv.45 Bite Dark   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Protect Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --

Third Rematch

File:SpriteWattson.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Wattson Mauville Gym Emerald [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Wattson Oak Mauville Gym Emerald Reward: $10000

Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.44 Protect Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       Slam Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Electrode Lv.46 Rollout Rock   --       Thunder Electric   --       Explosion Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Ampharos♂ Lv.46 Protect Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: Sitrus Berry Magneton Lv.48 Supersonic Normal   --       Protect Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Sitrus Berry Manectric♂ Lv.50 Bite Dark   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Protect Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --

Fourth Rematch

File:SpriteWattson.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Wattson Mauville Gym Emerald [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Wattson Oak Mauville Gym Emerald Reward: $11000

Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Electabuzz♂ Lv.50 Focus Punch Fighting   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Swift Normal   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.51 Protect Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Thunder Electric   --       Slam Normal   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Ampharos♂ Lv.51 Protect Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Light Screen Psychic   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Electrode Lv.53 Rain Dance Water   --       Thunder Electric   --       Rollout Rock   --       Explosion Normal   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.53 Protect Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Thunder Electric   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Sitrus Berry Manectric♂ Lv.55 Protect Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Bite Dark   --       Thunder Electric   --

In the anime

Wattson first appeared in Watt's with Wattson?. He filled his Gym in Mauville City with lots of traps, pit-falls, roller coasters, and other tricks and pranks, much like Lt. Surge in Vermilion City. Wattson believed his gadgetry was not only hilarious, but kept trainers on their toes.

One of Wattson's tricks was a robotic Raikou that ended up super-charging the electricity in Pikachu. As a result, Ash's Pikachu was able to completely wipe out Wattson's team on its own, using a series of super-powerful Thunderbolts.

Losing so easily really depressed the usually cheerful Gym Leader. Wattson left everyone a note saying that he went away to think. Uncharacteristically glum, he wandered off to the local power plant and met a friendly Electrike.

Afterwards Team Rocket stole all the Electric-type Pokémon from the power plant, so Wattson, Ash, Brock, Max, and May pursued them.

Wattson used the Raikou robot to stop them in their tracks, while Pikachu and Electrike used Iron Tail and Bite to free the wild Pokémon. Ash tried to return the Dynamo Badge, but Wattson told him to keep it. Electrike decided to stay with Wattson.

Wattson again appeared in Manectric Charge. He saved most of the group's Pokémon from another Team Rocket kidnapping attempt. The battle caused Electrike to evolve into Manectric. They were on their way back to Petalburg City, but Ash and his friends took time out for a battle.

Ash's Torkoal fought against Wattson's Manectric in a fierce battle, which Manectric won.

Pokémon

This listing is of Wattson's Pokémon in the anime.

Voice actors

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Wattson is the cheerful Gym Leader of Mauville, who enjoys cracking jokes that include puns on people's names. His motto was "Be cheerful, no matter when or where". He doesn't care when or where the battles take place, every challenge to him qualifies as a gym battle. He doesn't even care about the result, and would often give out badges as long as his challengers do their best. Because of this attitude, Sapphire was very annoyed with him.

When Sapphire first met the elderly gym leader, he and the Trick Master were trying to locate a rampaging Donphan with tricks developed by the latter. But they had mistaken Sapphire as the Donphan and trapped her and her Pokémon with the tricks. Sapphire inquired whether the turning door on the ground was also part of their traps. It was actually the secret entrance to New Mauville, the secret underground city Wattson and Trick Master had been trying to find for some time.

Mauville had been having the problem of land shortage and overcrowding because of the growing number of children in the city. As both Wattson and Trick Master cherish children a lot, they hoped they could find this secret city for them. Later, Sapphire saved Wattson from an overcharged generator and got the New Mauville, which is a large amusement park, into operation. Thankful for her help, Wattson gave her the Dynamo Badge.

After being informed about Team Magma and Team Aqua's schemes, he sided with Team Magma because of his city's problem of land shortage. When the two ancient Pokémon were awakened, he was assigned to fight against Kyogre, and later Amber, one of the Aqua Admins. He was knocked into the sea after being attacked from behind by a Shedinja, but Sapphire's Wailord saved his life. He was left on the Pokémon Association's aircraft as he was too injured to continue fighting.

Pokémon

This listing is for Wattson's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

→ Electrike → Manectric		Magnemite (×2)
Magneton	Voltorb	Electrode

Quotes

"I've given up on my plans to convert the city, I have. And so, I put my time into making door traps in my Gym. Oh? Now, what are you doing here? What's that? You say you've gotten past all my rigged doors? Wahahahah! Now, that is amusing! Then, I, Wattson, the Leader of Mauville Gym, shall electrify you!"

"Wahahahah! Fine, I lost! You ended up giving me a thrill! Take this Badge!"

"I swell with optimism, seeing a promising young Trainer like you!"

Before and after the first rematch:

"Ah-ha! Here at last! I know what you want. You want to battle my Pokémon! Wahahahaha! I'll make sparks fly from you! Don't say I didn't warn you!"

"Oof... Our batteries ran dry..."

"We'll have to recharge our batteries again. When we're fully charged up, we'll gladly accept your challenge. So, come back again sometime, won't you?"

Trainer's Eyes

Strategy - I choose to electrify

Trainer's Pokémon - Get shocked by electricity!

Self-Introduction - Wahahahaha! The secret to health is laughter!

Trivia

• Like Lt. Surge is in Kanto, Wattson is the third Gym Leader encountered on a journey through Hoenn, and is similarly enamored with trap doors and Template:Type2 Pokémon.
• Wattson's Magneton in the games is quite underleveled, as Magneton must evolve from Magnemite at Lv. 30, and although Magneton can be caught at a level less than 30 in New Mauville, it cannot be caught as low as Level 22 or 23.
• To follow the pattern of every Electric-type Gym Leader's military-style clothing, Wattson wears what appears to be an aviator's jacket.
• In Ruby and Sapphire he is the only Gym Leader whose entire team does not originate from Hoenn. However, in Emerald this changed when Electrike and Manectric were added to his initial roster.
• Wattson is the only Electric-type gym leader who does not use a Raichu outside of optional rematches.

Names

References

• Pokémon.com Watt's With Wattson?.
• Pokémon.com Manectric Charge.

External links

• Tessen's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Gym Leaders of the Hoenn region
Rustboro Gym Roxanne	Dewford Gym Brawly	Mauville Gym Wattson	Lavaridge Gym Flannery
Petalburg Gym Norman	Fortree Gym Winona	Mossdeep Gym Tate and Liza	Sootopolis Gym Wallace Juan

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