Volkner

2009-05-13T20:33:18Z

Demestrem: /* Trivia */

{{CharacterInfobox|
name=Volkner |
jname=デンジ |
tmname=Denzi|
slogan=yes |
sloganline="The Shining, Shocking Star" |
image=[[Image:Volkner2.PNG‎ |150px]] |
caption=Art from Diamond/Pearl |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Sunyshore City]] |
region=[[Sinnoh]] |
relatives=Unknown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Gym Leader]] |
numpkmncaught=Varies with canon |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|IV}} |
games=[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond, Pearl,]] and {{v2|Platinum}} |
leader=yes |
gym=Sunyshore Gym |
type={{t|Electric}} |
badge=Beacon Badge |
brain=no |
anime=no |
}}
'''Volkner''' (Japanese: '''デンジ''' ''Denzi'') is the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Sunyshore City]]'s [[Gym]], known officially as the [[Sunyshore Gym]]. He hands out the {{badge|Beacon}} to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat him. He specializes in {{type2|Electric}} [[Pokémon]].

==In the games==
Volkner uses {{type2|Electric}} Pokémon in his battles. Trainers who defeat him will receive the [[Beacon Badge]], {{TM|57|Charge Beam}} and will be able to use {{m|Waterfall}} outside of battle. Volkner is friends with {{EF|Flint}}, and has become dejected and depressed because no worthy challengers have come to Sunyshore in a while. He has been considering challenging the [[Elite Four]] and spends all his time renovating the Gym's electrical equipment, which puts a strain on Sunyshore's power supply and causes a blackout. Appearently, Volkner built the gym's electrical gear traps completely out of boredom. When the {{player}} arrives in Sunyshore, Flint introduces them to Volkner, who agrees to hold off on challenging the Elite Four until after he battles the new challenger.

In {{game|Platinum}}, Volkner and {{EF|Flint}} appear at the entrance to the {{si|Battle Frontier}} and have a [[double battle]] against the {{player}} and their {{ga|Pearl|rival}}. He can later be fought, like the other Sinnoh Gym Leaders, at the [[Battleground]].

===Pokémon===
===={{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}====
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===={{game|Platinum}}====
=====Gym match=====
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=====Tag Battle with Flint=====
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=====Rematch=====
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===Quotes===
At Vista Lighthouse 
''"... ... ...so you're the latest challenger up against the Sunyshore Gym...All right, I've decided! If I find you to be weak, I'm going to challenge the Pokémon League. I'm all done with renovating the Gym, so I don't need to be here. More than anything, I want to have battles that can thrill me again. As the toughest Gym Leader in Sinnoh, I'm going to unleash everything in my arsenal on you."''

Before battle 
''"...all right, challenger. It's not often, but some Trainers manage to come and challenge me. But they've all been boring battles. I didn't break a sweat beating them. ...Sigh... I'm Volkner, the Gym Leader. They say I'm the top Gym Leader in Sinnoh, but... Anyway, I guess we'd better get this done. I hope you're the Trainer who'll make me remember how fun it is to battle!''

After the player takes any one of his Pokémon down to half HP 
''"I get it! You guys are tough! But we can match your toughness!"''

After sending out last Pokémon 
''"Here it comes! Get ready for my trump card!''

OR

''"This is it! My trump card!"''

During battle 
''"Shocking... I didn't see this coming!"''

When defeated 
''"You've got me beat... Your desire and the noble way your Pokémon battled for you... I even felt thrilled during our match. That was a very good battle."''

After being defeated 
''"...hehehe. Hahahah! ...That was the most fun I've had in a battle since...I don't know when! It's also made me excited to know you and your team will keep battling to greater heights! This is your eighth badge. You've earned this!''

''That badge will allow you to use the hidden move Waterfall even when you're not in a battle. Waterfall happens to be key if you're going to the Pokémon league. Also, because you've collected all eight badges, any Pokémon at any level will now obey you without fail. I want you to take [[TM57|this too]]. What's inside that TM57 is the move Charge Beam. I may raise Special Attack if it lands. It's electrifying!''

Post-battle 
''"Your next step is the Pokémon League challenge. It's time for you to cross the sea and win your way through the gauntlet that is Victory Road. Demonstrate to the Pokémon League your mastery of your team. Against you, even the Elite Four will be pushed to fend off your challenge!"''

Before rematch battle 
''"Your Pokémon... I can feel their power! Of course, you can sense the power of my Pokémon, can't you? Let us battle with you!''

During rematch battle 
''You methodically corner me! Just like before!''

When defeated in rematch battle 
''"I even felt thrilled during our match. That was a very good battle.''

After being defeated in rematch battle 
''Winning makes me happy and losing leaves me angry... That's no great revelation, but it's what makes me stronger.''

==Trivia==
{{bad picture|section}}
[[Image:Flintvolkner.PNG|The double battle against Flint and Volkner.|thumb]]
* All of Volkner's Diamond and Pearl Pokémon are Pokémon that have [[gender differences]].
* Two of Volkner's Pokémon in Diamond and Pearl are not of his chosen type, Electric ({{p|Ambipom}} is a {{type2|Normal}} and {{p|Octillery}} is a {{type2|Water}}). However, each of these Pokémon knows one Electric-type move ({{m|Shock Wave}} and {{m|Charge Beam}} respectively). This changed in {{v2|Platinum}} when Ambipom and Octillery are replaced by {{p|Jolteon}} and {{p|Electivire}}.
* Volkner's Electivire is the only Pokémon of a [[Gym Leader]] to use [[seal]]s in {{game|Platinum}}. Coincidentally, it is used in the double battle with {{EF|Flint}}, who uses his {{p|Magmortar}}, the only Pokémon of a member of the [[Elite Four]] to have seals.
* To follow the pattern of every Electric-type Gym Leader's military-style clothing, Volkner wears a military uniform similar to that of the dress uniform of Turkish troops.
* Volkner is the only [[Sinnoh]] [[Gym Leader]] to not have any Pokémon with more than one [[type]] in Diamond and Pearl.
* Volkner is the only Electric-type Gym Leader to not use a {{p|Voltorb}}.
* Volkner being bored with weak trainers and few challengers can also be seen in {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}}, leader of the [[Orange League]], who had the same feeling.
* Volkner has a striking resemblance to Minato Yamikaze, Naruto Uzumaki's father, in the anime Naruto.

===Names===
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
|Japanese
|デンジ (''Denzi'')
|From デンジソウ ''denjisō'', the Japanese name for {{wp|Marsilea quadrifolia|European waterclover}}. Means ''electromagnetic'' (電磁 ''denji'').
|-
|English, German
|Volkner
|Probably derived from German name "Volker" for "defender". Sounds similar to ''volt''.
|-
|French
|Tanguy
|Probably from the term "''tension électrique''" (electrical tension), usually referred to in English as "voltage".
|-
|Italian
|Corrado
|From ''corrente'', current.
|-
|Spanish
|Lectro
|From ''eléctrico'', electric.
|-
|Korean
|전진 ''Jeonjin''
|May be a combination of 'lightning' (電, ''jeon'') and 'thunder' (震, ''jin'').
|}

==External links==
*[http://sunyshore.com/volkner.shtml Sunyshore.com's Volkner Page]
*[[Serebii.net]] [http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/gymleaders.shtml Sinnoh Leaders Page]

{{Sinnoh Gym Leaders}} 
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