Falkner

Falkner (Japanese: ハヤト Hayato) is the Gym Leader of Violet City's Gym, known officially as the Violet Gym. He hands out the Zephyr Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon.

In the anime

Falkner's only anime appearance was in the episode Fighting Flyer with Fire. His Japanese voice actor is 石田彰 Akira Ishida, his English voice actor is Matthew Mitler and his Latin-American Spanish actor is Eduardo Garza.

When Ash's Pikachu got stolen by Team Rocket, Falkner arrived and rescued it with the help of his Pidgeot. He flew around on a glider, yearning to be as close to Flying Pokémon as he possibly could be. He is usually seen with his Hoothoot on his shoulder.

Falkner has a self-righteous attitude when it comes to Pokémon training, which angered Ash. Falkner also expressed an intense dislike for the prejudice against the Flying-type's weakness to Template:Type2s, but proved to be slightly hypocritical as he criticized Ash's poor choice of using Chikorita (a Template:Type2 that is weak to Flying-types) in their match.

The Violet Gym itself is a very tall, spiral-shaped building. Falkner has his matches on the roof of the Gym.

Falkner has many students who chant in unison during his battles.

Ash was able to win the Zephyr Badge, despite his Charizard's wing being severely injured during the match.

Pokémon

Hoothoot

Dodrio

Pidgeot

In the games

Falkner's title is "The Elegant Master of Flying Pokémon". Falkner inherited the Gym from his father, who is never seen but apparently on the road.

Falkner is adored as a cool and handsome trainer, but it's said that his father is even cooler and more handsome. Falkner battles using his father's cherished bird Pokémon, and aspires to be the greatest bird master.

His gym is relatively simplistic, and is filled with bird cages.

Trainers in his gym: Bird Keeper Abe, Bird Keeper Rod.

In addition to the Zephyrbadge, Falkner gives out TM31 (Mud-Slap).

Pokémon

This listing is of Falkner's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

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Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1 Pokémon

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Round 2 Pokémon

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Quotes

"I'm Falkner, The Violet Pokémon Gym leader! People say you can clip flying-type Pokémon's wings with a jolt of electricity... I won't allow such insults to bird Pokémon! I'll show you the real power of the magnificent bird Pokémon!"

"Darn! My dad's cherished bird Pokémon... All right. Take this. It's the official Pokémon League Zephyr Badge."

In the Pokémon Special manga

In Pokémon Special, Falkner is a part-time police officer. Believing that Gold is a Pokémon thief, he arrests him briefly before learning better from Professor Elm.

Despite the inconvenience, Gold catches a Skarmory for him. With it, Falkner was able to pass the Gym Leader exam.

Falkner's father was the previous leader of the Violet City Gym. The father is speculated to be Hayate.

He uses Poké Balls that have been turned into boomerangs by attaching Skarmory's shed feathers to their sides.

Pokémon

This listing is of Falkner's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

Pidgeotto

Noctowl

Skarmory

In the TCG

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

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Falkner's Pidgeot		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	1/141
Falkner's Fearow		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	2/141
Falkner's Farfetch'd		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	3/141
Falkner's Dodrio		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	4/141
Falkner's Togetic		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	5/141
Falkner's Delibird		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	6/141
Falkner's Skarmory		-	H	Pokémon VS (no English release)	7/141
Falkner's TM 01	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	103/141
Falkner's TM 02	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	104/141

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title is 大空を舞うサムライ.
• Falkner's right eye is always covered up by his hair (but scenes from the anime prove he has two eyes in that canon). This is much like Zexion, another character Akira Ishida voices.
• Falkner is the only Gym Leader yet that is encountered first by players that does not use Template:Type2 Pokémon. Ironically, one of the Template:Type2's weaknesses is Rock-type moves.
  • The reason for this is that later on, you are able to return to Kanto and face the Gym Leaders there. One of the Gym Leaders specialize in the Rock-type, so there was no need to have two gyms of the same type in one game.
• Falkner is the only Gym Leader, besides Brock in Generation I, who gives out a TM that contains a move that is not of his Gym's specialty type.
• Falkner's Pidgeotto is clearly underleveled; it is impossible for a Pidgeotto to be level 9. However, level 9 Pidgeotto can be captured in Pokémon Yellow to parallel the events of the Pokémon anime (Ash catches a Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest).

Names

External links

• Hayato's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair