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Wattson テッセン Tessen
""The cheerfully electrifying man!""
[[File:File:ArtWattson.png\|{{{size}}}]] Art from R/S/E
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	White
Hometown	Mauville City
Region	Hoenn
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	III
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Leader of	Mauville Gym
Badge	Dynamo Badge
Anime debut	Watt's with Wattson
English voice actor	Dan Green
Japanese voice actor	Ken'ichi Ogata

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/Pokémon Sapphire

File:SpriteWattson.png

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]]

Wattson

[[Mauville Gym|Mauville Gym]]

Ruby and Sapphire

Reward:

$2300

Types:
Electric	Steel

Ability:

Held item:

None

Magnemite Lv.22

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Voltorb Lv.20

Types:
Electric	Steel

Ability:

Held item:

None

Magneton Lv.23

Pokémon Emerald

File:SpriteWattson.png

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]]

Wattson

Mauville Gym

Reward:

$2400

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Voltorb Lv.20

Types:
Electric	Steel

Ability:

Held item:

None

Magneton Lv.22

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Electrike♂ Lv.20

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

Manectric♂ Lv.24

First Rematch

File:SpriteWattson.png

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]]

Wattson

Mauville Gym

Reward:

$8000

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Electrode Lv.36

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Mareep♂ Lv.36

Types:
Electric	Steel

Ability:

Held item:

None

Magneton Lv.37

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

Manectric♂ Lv.40

Second Rematch

File:SpriteWattson.png

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]]

Wattson

Mauville Gym

Reward:

$9000

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Pikachu♂ Lv.39

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Electrode Lv.41

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Flaaffy♂ Lv.41

Types:
Electric	Steel

Ability:

Held item:

None

Magneton Lv.40

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

Manectric♂ Lv.45

Third Rematch

File:SpriteWattson.png

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]]

Wattson

Mauville Gym

Reward:

$10000

Spr 3e 026.png

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Raichu♂ Lv.44

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Electrode Lv.46

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Ampharos♂ Lv.46

Types:
Electric	Steel

Ability:

Held item:

None

Magneton Lv.48

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

Manectric♂ Lv.50

Fourth Rematch

File:SpriteWattson.png

[[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]]

Wattson

Mauville Gym

Reward:

$11000

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Electabuzz♂ Lv.50

Spr 3e 026.png

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Raichu♂ Lv.51

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Electrode Lv.53

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

None

Ampharos♂ Lv.51

Types:
Electric	Steel

Ability:

Held item:

None

Magneton Lv.53

Types:
Electric	Unknown

Ability:

Held item:

Manectric♂ Lv.55

In the anime

File:Wattson Laughing.png

Wattson 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 Pokémon anime.

→ Electrike → Manectric
Magnemite	Voltorb	Magneton

Voice actors

Japanese
- 緒方賢一 Ken'ichi Ogata

English
- Dan Green

Spanish
- Fernando Hernández (Spain)

Polish
- Andrzej Chudy

In the Pokémon Special manga

File:Wattson and Flannery.png

Wattson and his Electrike (right) with Flannery and her Magcargo (left)

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 Special 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 23/22.
To follow the pattern of every Electric-type Gym Leader's military-style clothing, Wattson wears what appears to be an aviator's jacket.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	テッセン (Tessen)	鉄線 tessen means iron/steel wire. It is also an alternative name given to the flower, clematis. Interestingly, this is also the name origin for Lt. Surge, another Gym Leader who uses Template:Type2 Pokémon.
English	Wattson	From "watt".
French	Voltere	Pun on "Voltaire" and "volt".
German	Walter	Possible relation to "watt" or "volt".
Italian	Walter	Possible relation to "watt" or "volt".
Spanish	Erico	Possible derivation of "eléctrico" (electric).
Korean	암페어 (Ampeeo)	A Hangul spelling of the word "ampere".
Chinese	鐵旋/铁旋 (Tiěxuán)	From 鉄旋, a possible spelling of Tessen.

References

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

External links

Tessen's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Template:Wattson's Pokémon

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