Wattson (Japanese: テッセン Tessen) is the Gym Leader of Mauville City. Trainers who defeat him receive the Dynamobadge. He is a jolly old man who specializes in Electric-type Pokémon.

His English name means "son of Walter," but was probably chosen because it contains the world "watt".

In the Anime

Wattson filled his Gym in Hoenn with lots of traps, pit-falls, roller coasters, and other tricks and pranks.

Wattson believed his gadgetry was not only hilarious, but kept trainers on their toes.

One of Wattson's tricks was a robot 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 it's own, using a series of super-powerful Thunderbolts.

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

Team Rocket stole all the Electric-type Pokémon from the power plant, and 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 Dynamobadge, but Wattson told him to keep it. Electrike decided to stay with Wattson.

Later, Wattson returned the favor, saving 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 or two.

Ash's Torkoal fought against Wattson's Manectric, but failed to win.

Pokémon

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

• Electrike → Manectric
• Magnemite
• Magneton
• Voltorb

In the Games

Wattson's title is "The cheerfully electrifying man!"

The locals think of him as "eccentric", and one of his students affectionately referred to him as a "tough coot".

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

Mauville City was founded by Wattson. He's been battling for ages.

His strategy is to electrify. He believes the secret to health is laughter.

In addition to the Dynamobadge, Wattson gives out TM 34, Shock Wave, in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Pokémon Emerald.

If you return to Mauville some time after beating him, Wattson will ask you to go to New Mauville on an errand for him. If the player completes the task, Wattson will give TM 24, 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

• Level 22 Magnemite
• Level 20 Voltorb
• Level 23 Magneton

Pokémon Emerald

Gym Battle

• Level 20 Voltorb
• Level 22 Magneton
• Level 20 Electrike
• Level 24 Manectric

First Rematch

• Level 36 Mareep
• Level 36 Electrode
• Level 36 Magneton
• Level 40 Manectric

Second Rematch

• Level 39 Pikachu
• Level 41 Flaaffy
• Level 41 Electrode
• Level 43 Magneton
• Level 45 Manectric

Third Rematch

• Level 44 Raichu
• Level 46 Ampharos
• Level 46 Electrode
• Level 48 Magneton
• Level 50 Manectric

Fourth Rematch

• Level 50 Electabuzz
• Level 51 Raichu
• Level 51 Ampharos
• Level 53 Electrode
• Level 53 Magneton
• Level 55 Manectric

In the Pokémon Special Manga

To do

Pokémon

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

• Manectric
• Electrike
• Magnemite

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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