Wattson
| Wattson テッセンTessen | |
| "The cheerfully electrifying man!" | |
 Artwork fromPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | White |
| Hometown | Mauville City |
| Region | Hoenn |
| Relatives | WifeORAS |
| Trainer class | Gym LeaderRSEORAS Pokémon TrainerB2W2 |
| Generation | III,V,VI |
| Games | Ruby, Sapphire,Emerald,Black 2, White 2,Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire |
| Leader of | Mauville Gym |
| Badge | Dynamo Badge |
| Specializes in | Electric types |
| Game animation cameos | GOTCHA! |
| Animated debut | Watt's with Wattson |
| English voice actor | Dan Green |
| Japanese voice actor | Ken'ichi Ogata |
Wattson (Japanese:テッセンTessen) is theGym Leader ofMauville City'sGym, known officially as theMauville Gym.Trainers who defeat him receive theDynamo Badge. He is a jolly old man whospecializes inElectric-typePokémon.
In the core series 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; inGeneration III 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 theremakes, however, Wattson's conversion plans were realized.
Wattson was the Project Leader of theSea Mauville project underGreater Mauville Holdings. Based ondocuments in Sea Mauville, Wattson ended up being involved in the closure of bothNew Mauville and Sea Mauville due to issues involving the environment and Pokémon. Prior to the closure of Sea Mauville, Wattson was under investigation byDock for actions that Wattson took to close New Mauville.
In addition to the Dynamo Badge, Wattson gives outTM34 (Shock Wave), inRuby, Sapphire, andEmerald. InOmega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, he gives outTM72 (Volt Switch)
If theplayer returns to Mauville after gettingSurfRSE or saving Hoenn fromPrimalGroudonOR/KyogreAS, Wattson will wait in Mauville City outside his Gym, asking the player to go to New Mauville on an errand for him. If the player completes the task, Wattson will give themTM24 (Thunderbolt) as a sign of his appreciation.
Wattson also appears inPokémon Black 2 and White 2, taking part in thePokémon World Tournament. He can be faced in theHoenn Leaders,Type Expert, andWorld Leaders Tournaments.
Trainer's Eyes/Match Call
Leader WattsonRSORAS / Swell Shock WattsonE
- Strategy
- I choose to electrify.
- Trainer's Pokémon
- Get shocked by electricity!
- Self-Introduction
- Wahahahaha! The secret to health is laughter!RS
- One must never throw a match. Even I must not.E
- Wahahaha! The secret to good health is being willing to laugh!ORAS
Pokémon
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Wattson uses twoSuper Potions.
Pokémon Emerald
Wattson uses twoSuper Potions in the Gym battle, and threeFull Restores in the rematches. All rematches are double battles.
Gym battle
Firstrematch
Second rematch
Third rematch
Fourth rematch onwards
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Wattson uses three of these Pokémon inSingle Battles, four inDouble andRotation Battles, and all six inTriple Battles. Wattson will always lead with his signature Pokémon,Manectric.
Hoenn Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Status unknown
These Pokémon can be seen wandering Wattson's apartment in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, but it's not known if they belong to him or his wife.
Plusle |  Minun |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Official artwork from Generation III | Conceptual artwork from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
Sprites and models
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| Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
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| Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald | Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
Quotes
- Main article:Wattson/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
History
Wattson debuted in thePokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire episodeWatt's with Wattson?. He manned the controls to hisGym's trap and laughed asAsh andhis friends made their way through the facility. One of Wattson's tricks was a roboticRaikou that ended up overchargingPikachu's electricity. As a result, Pikachu was able to completely wipe out Wattson's team on his own, using a series of superchargedThunderbolts and an equally superchargedThunder attack.
Disheartened by this humiliating loss, Wattson handed Ash theDynamo Badge; left his Pokémon at the localPokémon Center; and wandered off to his training spot, theNew Mauville power plant, to clear his head. There, Wattson befriended anElectrike. Soon after,Team Rocket stole all of theElectric Pokémon from the power plant.Watt, Ash, and the others soon located Wattson and they confronted Team Rocket together. Wattson used his electric Raikou to distract Team Rocket, while Pikachu and Electrike helped free thewild Pokémon. Pikachu and Electrike then fought Team Rocket's Pokémon before sending them all blasting off. Ash explained that Pikachu had become supercharged from the Raikou mecha and tried to return the Dynamo Badge, but Wattson told him to keep it. Electrike decided to stay with Wattson, giving him a fresh start. Wattson then challenged Ash to abattle once his Electrike had grown a bit, and Ash accepted.
Wattson reappeared inManectric Charge, where he saved most of the group's Pokémon from another Team Rocket scheme upon their return toMauville City. The resulting battle caused Electrike toevolve intoManectric. Though they were on their way back toPetalburg City, Ash and his friends decided to take a break and have a battle. Wattson first refereed a match between Watt and hisAmpharos, andMay and herSkitty, with May emerging victorious. Next,Ash's Torkoal fought Manectric in a fierce match, which Manectric won.
He reappeared in a flashback inWhiscash and Ash.
Character
Wattson is a jovial man with a contagious laugh, much like his game counterpart. He is also a practical joker at heart, and he has gone on to fill theMauville Gym with traps to keep his challengers tense before their match begins. This extends into hisbattle strategy, and he uses surprise techniques like hisManectric'sCharge to overcome his challenger's advances. Wattson takes a hands-on approach to raising his Pokémon.
Pokémon
This listing is of Wattson's Pokémon inPokémon the Series.
| Debut | Watt's with Wattson? |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Maddie Blaustein |
Magnemite was the first Pokémon used by Wattson in hisGymbattle againstAsh. Due toPikachu being powered-up by the exploding mecha-Raikou, it was defeated with only a singleThunderbolt.
Magnemite has worked with Wattson for a number of years, during which Wattson and Magnemite overcame Magnemite's struggle to master Thunder Wave.
Magnemite's known moves areSwift andThunder Wave*.
| Debut | Watt's with Wattson? |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Eric Stuart |
Voltorb was the second Pokémon used by Wattson againstAsh. Like Magnemite, it was defeated with a singleThunderbolt.
Voltorb's only known move isScreech.
| Debut | Watt's with Wattson? |
|---|
Magneton was the final Pokémon used Wattson during theGymbattle. By this point in the match, both Wattson and Magneton were determined to defeatAsh, but Magneton couldn't stand up toPikachu's super-chargedThunder and was also knocked out in a single hit.
It reappeared in a flashback inWhiscash and Ash.
Magneton's only known move isZap Cannon.
| Debut | Watt's with Wattson? |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Katsuyuki Konishi |
| English | Darren Dunstan |
- Main article:Wattson's Manectric
Manectric first appeared as anElectrike after Wattson's defeat byAsh. After cheering Wattson up, it sentTeam Rocket blasting off together withAsh's Pikachu. After this, it stayed with Wattson.
It was seen again when the gang returned toMauville City. Electrikeevolved intoManectric after defeating Team Rocket. Ash decided to challenge Wattson and Manectric to a training match with hisTorkoal. After a fierce battle, Manectric emerged victorious.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 緒方賢一Ken'ichi Ogata | |
| English | Dan Green | |
| Arabic | فادي الرفاعيFadi Rifai | |
| Dutch | Ewout Eggink | |
| Finnish | Pauli Virta | |
| European French | Jean-Daniel Nicodème | |
| Hebrew | דן תורןDan Toren | |
| Italian | Pietro Ubaldi (AG040) Vittorio Bestoso (AG059) | |
| Polish | Andrzej Chudy | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Carlos Silveira (AG040) Fábio Moura (AG059) | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Armando Réndiz (AG040) Jorge Santos (AG059) |
| Spain | Fernando Hernández | |
GOTCHA!
Wattson briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
History
Ruby & Sapphire arc
WhenSapphire arrives at Mauville City to challenge her third Gym, she is attacked by one of the Trick Master's machines. When she is captured by it, Wattson and the Trick Master come out of hiding to celebrate their victory, only to realize their mistake. Wattson apologizes for the trouble he caused Sapphire and explained that he and the Trick Master were aiming to capture a wild trouble-makingDonphan in the area. When Sapphire wondered if the trap-door she fell into earlier was another one of their gadgets, Wattson realizes that Sapphire had accidentally found the entrance to New Mauville. They attempt to open the entrance again, only for a group of children aiming to challenge Wattson arrive. Wattson easily defeats that children, but awards them Gym Badges anyway. This angers Sapphire, but Wattson explains that he does not really care about the results and enjoys giving Badges if his opponents do their best. He offers a Badge to Sapphire for finding the entrance to New Mauville, but she angrily rejects it on the pretense that wants to earn it in a battle.
Sapphire smacks the Badge away from Wattson, which lands on the Donphan and provokes it into chasing after the three. Wattson, Trick Master, Sapphire, and Donphan all end up crashing into New Mauville. Wattson ends up separated from the others and gets attacked by the New Mauville generator. The generator defeats and captures Wattson and continuously drains his Pokémon's electricity. Sapphire works together with Wattson'sElectrike and Donphan to stop the generator and free Wattson from its grip. When the generator is defeated, they find that New Mauville was created by the Trick Master's ancestor as a playground for children. They decide to renovate the place so that the children of Mauville City can have a place to play in. Wattson thanks Sapphire for her help and later awards her with the Dynamo Badge.
Later, Wattson and the other Gym Leaders are called byFlannery to meet inFortree City. They have a discussion onTeam Magma andTeam Aqua about whether or not one of the teams is evil and the other is good. Wattson sides with Team Magma, as their goal is to expand the landmass meant that Mauville City could get more land for the children to play in.
WhenGroudon andKyogre are awakened, they begin causingdroughts anddownpours throughout Hoenn. Wattson and Flannery are sent to the rain-plagued areas to face Kyogre in battle. Despite their best efforts, Kyogre proves to be too powerful for any of their attacks to damage it. They are later assisted byWinona, who also participates in the battle to stop Kyogre, but all three are interrupted by theSubleaders of the Sea Scheme of Team Aqua,Amber,Shelly, andMatt. The Subleaders all face one of the Gym Leaders to make sure they can't stop Kyogre from advancing any further.
Wattson faces Amber in battle and easily defeats his singleWater-type Pokémon, leaving his opponent without anything else to use. Shelly assists her ally by giving Amber herNincada to use in battle. Wattson continues to have an easy time against his opponent, but Amber reveals he was stalling so that Nincada could evolve intoNinjask. With its newfound speed, Ninjask gains an advantage over Wattson'sManectric, forcing Wattson to sacrifice his Pokémon to knock it out. Wattson gloats over his victory since he still has more Pokémon to battle with, but he is struck from behind and knocked into the sea. As he sinks, Amber reveals that when his Nincada evolved, it also created aShedinja that attacked Wattson when he was defenseless. Wattson is later rescued by Sapphire'sLorry, which brought him back to the surface usingDive andWater Spout.
After both Team Magma and Team Aqua are defeated and Groudon and Kyogre have returned to their deep slumber, Wattson celebrated the victory with his allies and thanked Sapphire andRuby for their assistance in the battle.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc
Wattson, along with various people from around Hoenn, is called toSootopolis City to assist in stoppingGrand Meteor Delta, a giant meteoroid threatening to destroy the planet. When the plan to attack Grand Meteor Delta starts, Wattson and the others have their Pokémon attack the meteoroid at the same time. This, combined with the might ofMegaRayquaza, successfully shatters Grand Meteor Delta into pieces.
Character
Wattson is a joke-loving Gym Leader who is friends with theTrick Master.
Pokémon
This listing is for Wattson's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
Wattson owns twoMagnemite. They were first seen being used to battle several children challenging Wattson for theDynamo Badge and easily won. When Wattson was attacked by the New Mauville generator, it drained the Magnemite's electricity, leaving them too weak to float in the air.
None of Magnemite's moves are known.
Voltorb first appeared when Wattson was attacked by the New Mauville generator. As with Wattson's other Pokémon, it had its electricity drained, preventing it from escaping the generator's grasp.
None of Voltorb's moves are known.
Electrode first appeared when Wattson was attacked by the New Mauville generator. As with Wattson's other Pokémon, it had its electricity drained, preventing it from escaping the generator's grasp.
None of Electrode's moves are known.
Magneton first appeared when Wattson was attacked by the New Mauville generator. As with Wattson's other Pokémon, it had its electricity drained, preventing it from escaping the generator's grasp.
None of Magneton's moves are known.
Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
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Wattson appeared inChristmas Night Is Battle Night!. After instructing hisElectrike to find food for him, Electrike stole cake fromRed. The group followed Electrike and encountered Wattson, who explained the situation before giving out his business card. He then hid inside a trash can and leaped out to surprise someone else, giving out the same card.Clefairy disapproved of Wattson's antics, prompting Electrike to growl.
Later, Wattson took the group to a Christmas tree shop. When he opened the door to his office, they found it empty and beaten up. Feeling sorry for Wattson, Clefairy decided to deliver presents in order to cheer him up. Wattson and Clefairy dragged a sleigh from house to house, entering through chimneys to deliver the presents.
When they returned, Wattson and the group realized that the presents had come from the items in the Christmas tree shop. Furious that his belongings had been stolen, Wattson chased after Clefairy.
Pokémon
 Electrike |
In the TCG
In thePokémon Trading Card Game, one ofGym Badge's illustrations features Wattson and the Dynamo Badge.
Trivia
- LikeLt. Surge is inKanto, Wattson is the thirdGym Leader encountered on ajourney, and is similarly enamored with trap doors andElectric-type Pokémon.
- Wattson is the first Gym Leader who isn't one ofAsh's friends whomAsh has battled after earning his Badge.
- Wattson is the only Gym Leader outside of theoriginal series whom Ash has defeated in their debut episode.
- Wattson is the only Gym Leader in Ruby and Sapphire without a single Pokémon introduced in Generation III. This was changed in Emerald whenElectrike andManectric were added to his initial roster.
- Additionally, this makes Wattson the only Gym Leader outside ofJohto who doesn't have a Pokémon introduced in thegeneration he first appears as a Gym Leader.
- He is also the only post-Generation II Gym Leader who only uses Pokémon introduced inGeneration I on any of their teams.
- Additionally, this makes Wattson the only Gym Leader outside ofJohto who doesn't have a Pokémon introduced in thegeneration he first appears as a Gym Leader.
- In theNorwegian dub of theanimated series, Wattson has a slight Danish accent.
- Wattson is the only Gym Leader in Ruby and Sapphire who doesn't appear inPokémon Masters EX.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | テッセンTessen | From 鉄線tessen (passion flower clematis; literally "steel wire"), matching toLt. Surge's Japanese nameMatisse being derived from thesame genus |
| English, Latin American Spanish | Wattson | Fromwatt, a unit of power |
| German, Italian | Walter | FromWatt,Volt, and possiblyAmpere |
| European Spanish | Erico | Fromeléctrico (electric) |
| Wattson[n 1] | Same as English name | |
| French | Voltere | Fromvolt andampère (ampere) |
| Korean | 암페어Ampe-eo | From 암페어ampe-eo (ampere) |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 鐵旋Tiěxuán[n 2] | From the Japanese name 鉄旋Tessen |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 鐵旋Titsyùhn[n 2] | |
| Chinese (mainland China) | 铁旋Tiěxuán[n 3] | |
| Russian | ВатсонVatson | Transcription of his English name |
| Vietnamese | Tessen | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Notes
- ↑Pokémon animated series
- ↑2.02.1Pokémon animated series,Pokémon Adventures
- ↑Pokémon Adventures
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