Wally

Wally ミツル Mitsuru
Art from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Gender	Male
Hometown	Petalburg City
Region	Hoenn
Relatives	Wanda (cousin), unnamed aunt and uncle, unnamed mother and father
Trainer class	Trainer, Rival
Generation	III
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

Wally (Japanese: ミツル Mitsuru) is one of the two rival characters in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Emerald, the other being Brendan/May. He is the first rival not to be the player's first battle, and the first rival not to have a starter Pokémon.

Wally is a young, sickly boy who just moved to Petalburg City. Despite his illness, his dream is to train Pokémon.

His illness is never explained but his symptoms appear to clear up in clean air, so it may be asthma.

In the games

Wally was a sick young boy who asked Norman, the Petalburg Gym Leader, to help him catch a Pokémon before he moves to Verdanturf Town to live with his aunt and uncle.

Norman allowed his child, the player of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald to assist Wally, and loaned Wally a Zigzagoon.

Using this, Wally was able to capture a Ralts. This is the catching tutorial of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Ironically, it is the player who is teaching Wally to catch Pokémon.

Wally shows up again later in Mauville City, pleading with his uncle to let him challenge Wattson. He battles the player to prove his strength, but loses. He decides his uncle is right but says he will train to get stronger.

Wally eventually runs away from home and challenges the player at the end of Victory Road in Ever Grande City, seemingly totally recovered from his illness. He remains there, and it is possible to fight him several times per day.

Trainer's Eyes/Match Call

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Strategy

We let it all hang out.

Trainer's Pokémon

The 1st Pokémon I caught.

Self-Introduction

Pokémon and I have grown stronger together.

Pokémon

This listing is for Wally's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.

Cutscene

Norman loans this Pokémon to Wally to show him how to catch Pokémon.

File:RSE Wally back.png Pokémon Trainer Wally Route 102 Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Wally Oak Route 102 Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: None
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Zigzagoon♀ Lv.7 Tackle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Caught in tutorial

	Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None
Ralts♂ Lv.5
Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

First battle

File:Wally game.PNG Pokémon Trainer Wally Mauville City Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Wally Oak Mauville City Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $960
Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Ralts♂ Lv.16 Growl Normal   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Teleport Psychic   --

Second battle

File:Wally game.PNG Pokémon Trainer Wally Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Wally Oak Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $2700

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♂ Lv.44 Safeguard Normal   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Delcatty♀ Lv.43 Sing Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Charm Normal   --       Assist Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Poison Point Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.44 Leech Seed Grass   --       Toxic Poison   --       Magical Leaf Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.41 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Gardevoir♂ Lv.45 Psychic Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --

Third battle

File:Wally game.PNG Pokémon Trainer Wally Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Wally Oak Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $2880

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♂ Lv.47 Safeguard Normal   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Delcatty♀ Lv.46 Sing Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Charm Normal   --       Assist Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Poison Point Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.47 Leech Seed Grass   --       Toxic Poison   --       Magical Leaf Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.44 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Gardevoir♂ Lv.48 Psychic Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --

Fourth battle

File:Wally game.PNG Pokémon Trainer Wally Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Wally Oak Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $3060

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♂ Lv.50 Safeguard Normal   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Delcatty♀ Lv.49 Sing Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Charm Normal   --       Assist Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Poison Point Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.50 Leech Seed Grass   --       Toxic Poison   --       Magical Leaf Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.47 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Gardevoir♂ Lv.51 Psychic Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --

Fifth battle

File:Wally game.PNG Pokémon Trainer Wally Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Wally Oak Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $3240

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♂ Lv.53 Safeguard Normal   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Aerial Ace Flying   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Delcatty♀ Lv.52 Sing Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Charm Normal   --       Assist Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Poison Point Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.53 Leech Seed Grass   --       Toxic Poison   --       Magical Leaf Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Gardevoir♂ Lv.54 Psychic Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --

Sixth battle

File:Wally game.PNG Pokémon Trainer Wally Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Wally Oak Victory Road Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Reward: $3420

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Altaria♂ Lv.56 Aerial Ace Flying   --       Safeguard Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Delcatty♀ Lv.55 Sing Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Charm Normal   --       Assist Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Roselia♂ Lv.56 Leech Seed Grass   --       Toxic Poison   --       Magical Leaf Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.53 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Tri Attack Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Gardevoir♂ Lv.57 Psychic Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --

Sprites

File:Wally game.PNG	File:RSE Wally back.png
Wally sprite from Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald	Wally sprite from Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Wally's respirator suit

Wally's first Pokémon was a Ralts that Ruby loaned him, and a Kecleon he caught himself. His "starter" Pokémon was a Treecko which he rescued after Professor Birch lost it in a flood.

Wally asked Norman to teach him about Pokémon and help him catch one, but Norman refused after seeing how sickly Wally was.

Ruby seemed to take quickly to Wally, possibly because Norman didn't like Wally, and decided to help the other boy. Ruby loaned Wally his Ralts, nicknamed "Ruru", and Wally was able to capture a Kecleon.

Unfortunately, before Ruru could be returned to her rightful owner, an earthquake caused Ruby to fall into the sea.

The next time Wally is seen, he is rescuing the old man who looks for Mirage Island in Pacifidlog Town, from Kyogre's flood. It would seem that Wally had managed to recover much from his illness by then, and had been traveling around Hoenn for quite some time.

Norman, who had just been passing by, finally agreed to take Wally on as a student, and told him to come to the Sky Pillar.

There, Norman revealed that what he had been training Ruby for since he was very young was to help Norman awaken Rayquaza. Norman could only accomplish this with someone the size of a 10-year old boy.

Even though he's healthier, Wally wears a suit with a respirator built into it, showing that his sickness could be some form of asthma.

Wally acquired his Cacnea while traveling through the desert, his Roselia on Route 117, and Norman gave him his Flygon. Most of this occurred off-panel.

Wally was once believed to be a representation of Emerald because of his all-green team and mainly green wardrobe. However, he is not a Pokédex Holder and has debuted long before any announcements of Pokémon Emerald appeared, which means he wasn't intended to be Emerald representation. Due to that, a new character was created for that role.

Pokémon

Wally and his team in the manga

This listing is for Wally's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

On hand

Kecleon ♂

Debut	VS. Kecleon

Kecleon was the first Pokémon that Wally caught with Ruby's help. He uses his long tongue to grab objects from a distance. He has a Jolly nature and the ability Color Change.

Kecleon's only known move is Astonish.

Cacturne ♂

Debut	VS. Treecko

Cacturne was caught as Cacnea and evolved into a Cacturne both offscreen. He was first seen rowing a boat during the flood caused by Kyogre. He has a Lax nature.

Cacturne's only known move is Needle Arm.

Roselia ♂

Debut	VS Treecko

Roselia is another of Wally's Pokémon that was caught offscreen. He has a Timid nature.

Roselia's known moves are Aromatherapy and GrassWhistle.

Flygon

Debut	VS. Treecko

Flygon was originally a Pokémon that belonged to Norman (which is odd due to him being a Normal type Trainer) that was given to him during his climb of the Sky Pillar.

Flygon's only known move is Sand Tomb.

Temporary

Grovyle ♂

Debut	VS. Treecko

Main article: Emerald's Sceptile

Grovyle was a Treecko that was intended for Emerald but due to the flood caused by Kyogre he ended up lost at sea and eventually ending up in Wally's hands. Wally used him in his climb up Sky Pillar where he evolved into a Grovyle. However, he became lost in sea again when Rayquaza's awakening sent him flying into the water, unable to be returned to Professor Birch. He eventually washed up on a desert island where he evolved and was knocked out by Guile Hideout and smuggled into the Battle Frontier to drive the press out. He then became Emerald's main Pokémon after being reacquired in the Battle Factory.

Ruru ♀

Ruru

Debut	VS. Cacnea

Ruru is a Pokémon that originally belonged to Ruby, but was lent to Wally so that he could use her to capture his very own Pokémon. They were then separated by an earthquake and Ruru ended up in Wally's hands for a while afterwards. She evolved into a Kirlia offscreen during Wally's training on the Sky Pillar (which he did not want to happen) and stayed in Wally's possesion until The Final Battle VIII, where Wally returned her to Ruby. She has a Gentle nature and the ability Synchronize.

In the TCG

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

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Wally's Training	T	-		EX Sandstorm	89/100
				EX Emerald	85/106

Trivia

• Though he is never classified as a "rival" in the games themselves, Wally essentially takes the place of Brendan/May as the player's rival after he/she decides to help with Professor Birch's studies rather than be a competitive Trainer.
• He shares the same Chinese name with Dawn.
• Wally is the only rival character to not have a Pokémon received from the professor of that region in the games, not counting Silver, who stole his.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ミツル Mitsuru	蔓 Tsuru, vine. Can mean "growing", "docile".
English	Wally
French	Timmy	Probably refers to the word "Timid"- which describes how Wally acts.
German	Heiko	German form of the English name "Henry".
Italian	Lino
Spanish	Blasco
Korean	민진 Minjin
Chinese (Mandarin)	小光 Xiǎo Guāng	From 光 mitsuru. Literally "young light."

Rival and friend characters
Core series Blue • Silver • Brendan/May • Wally • Barry • Lucas/Dawn • Ethan/Lyra • Cheren • Bianca N • Hugh • Calem/Serena • Shauna • Tierno • Trevor • Lillie • Hau • Gladion • Trace Hop • Marnie • Bede • Klara • Avery • Nemona • Arven • Penny • Carmine • Kieran Spin-off games Ronald • Keith • Luca • Sharon • Paulo • Lear • Tina

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