Will

Will イツキ Itsuki
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Age	22*
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black, Lilac*
Hair color	Purple
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kanto or Johto
Trainer class	Elite Four
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Elite Four of	Indigo Plateau
Specializes in	Psychic types

Will (Japanese: イツキ Itsuki) is a Psychic-type Trainer and member of the Indigo Elite Four.

Will is noted for his peculiar appearance—formal clothes and a mask that covers his eyes.

In the games

Will is a member of the Elite Four in the Generation II and Generation IV games. He is the first of the five Trainers one must battle after defeating the eight Gym Leaders of Johto.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Elite Four Will Indigo Plateau Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4200

Types: Psychic Flying Held item: None Xatu♂ Lv.40 Quick Attack Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Types: Grass Psychic Held item: None Exeggutor♂ Lv.41 Reflect Psychic   --       Egg Bomb Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Types: Water Psychic Held item: None Slowbro♂ Lv.41 Curse ???   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Types: Ice Psychic Held item: None Jynx♀ Lv.41 Ice Punch Ice   --       DoubleSlap Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Lovely Kiss Normal   --       Types: Psychic Flying Held item: None Xatu♂ Lv.42 Quick Attack Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First battle

Elite Four Will Indigo Plateau HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $5040

Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Xatu♀ Lv.40 U-turn Bug Physical   --       Me First Normal Status   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Ice Psychic Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Jynx♀ Lv.41 Lovely Kiss Normal Status   --       DoubleSlap Normal Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Slowbro♀ Lv.41 Curse ??? Status   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Grass Psychic Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Exeggutor♀ Lv.41 Reflect Psychic Status   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Egg Bomb Normal Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Early Bird Held item: Sitrus Berry Xatu♀ Lv.42 Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Ominous Wind Ghost Special   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --

Rematch

Elite Four Will Indigo Plateau HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $7440

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Heatproof Held item: None Bronzong Lv.58 Gravity Psychic Status   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Ice Psychic Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Jynx♀ Lv.60 Fake Tears Dark Status   --       Lovely Kiss Normal Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Grumpig♀ Lv.59 Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Own Tempo Held item: None Slowbro♀ Lv.60 Curse ??? Status   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Trace Held item: None Gardevoir♀ Lv.61 Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Charge Beam Electric Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Early Bird Held item: Sitrus Berry Xatu♀ Lv.62 Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

Elite Four Will Johto Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Psychic Flying Held item: King's Rock Xatu♂ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Fly Flying   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Night Shade Ghost   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Kadabra♀ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Types: Normal Psychic Held item: PRZCureBerry Girafarig♀ Lv.50-100 Psybeam Psychic   --       Stomp Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Bitter Berry Clefable♀ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Thunder Electric   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Types: Grass Psychic Held item: Burnt Berry Exeggutor♂ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Strength Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Types: Ice Psychic Held item: Ice Berry Jynx♀ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Ice Punch Ice   --       Body Slam Normal   --       DoubleSlap Normal   --

Round 2

Elite Four Will Johto Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Psychic Flying Held item: BrightPowder Xatu♂ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Drill Peck Flying   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Hypno♂ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Ice Punch Ice   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Submission Fighting   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Focus Band Chansey♀ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Counter Fighting   --       Type: Electric Unknown Held item: King's Rock Electabuzz♂ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Ice Punch Ice   --       Rolling Kick Fighting   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Flareon♂ Lv.50-100 Roar Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Types: Water Flying Held item: MiracleBerry Mantine♂ Lv.50-100 Haze Ice   --       Waterfall Water   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Ice Beam Ice   --

Quotes

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

• Before battle

"Welcome to Pokémon League, <player>. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Will. I have trained all around the world, making my psychic Pokémon powerful. And, at last, I've been accepted into the Elite Four. I can only keep getting better! Losing is not an option!"

• Being defeated

"I… I can't… believe it…"

• After being defeated

"Even though I was defeated, I won't change my course. I will continue battling until I stand above all Trainers! Now, <player>, move on and experience the true ferocity of the Elite Four."

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

• Before battle

"Welcome to the Pokémon League! Allow me to introduce myself. I am Will. I have trained all around the world, making my Psychic-type Pokémon powerful. And, at last, I've been accepted into the Elite Four. I can only keep getting better! Losing is not an option!"

• After sending out last Pokémon

"We Psychics don't give up even when we're down to the last Pokémon. That's what makes us so formidable!"

• Last Pokémon at critical health

"Until we reach zero, our power is limitless. I'm not giving up yet!"

• Being defeated

"I… I can't…believe it…"

• After being defeated

"Even though I was defeated, I won't change my course. I will continue battling until I stand above all Trainers! Now move on and experience the true ferocity of the Elite Four."

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Quotes seem to vary, perhaps depending on how well the player did.

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• Normal

"Do you wish to challenge the Elite Four? It won't be easy to defeat us! Let the match begin!"

"You got me! Keep going to see the true power of the Elite Four!"

• Hard

"I have become stronger! There's no way I'll lose now!"

"You got me. But don't think losing will change my ways. To reach the top, you must continue on to face the true might of the Elite Four!"

• Super Hard

"I have become stronger! There's no way I'll lose now!"

"You got me. But don't think losing will change my ways. To reach the top, you must continue on to face the true might of the Elite Four!"

• Intense

"I have become stronger! There's no way I'll lose now!"

"You got me. But don't think losing will change my ways. To reach the top, you must continue on to face the true might of the Elite Four!"

Pokémon Stadium 2

• Before battle

"I have observed your battle techniques. I'm ready for you!"

"Have you studied up on Psychic-type Pokémon?"

"So, you have finally reached me. All right. Prepare for battle!"

• Sending out first Pokémon

"Start!"

• Sending out a new Pokémon

"Switch to <Pokémon>!"

"<Pokémon>, go!"

"<Pokémon>, fight!"

"Attack, <Pokémon>!"

• Recalling a Pokémon

"Come back, <Pokémon>!"

"<Pokémon>, that will do!"

"That was good!"

"You earned a reward!"

• Own Pokémon faints

"I blew it all!"

"Hmm... Not bad."

• Player's Pokémon faints

"Did that surprise you?"

• Own Pokémon lands a critical hit

"We're taking aim at its weak spot. How do you like that?"

• Player's Pokémon lands a critical hit

"I felt that. That connected with a weak spot."

• Own Pokémon being hurt by a binding move

"Hmm... This can't be helped."

• Commanding his Pokémon to use Psychic

"Here's an attack on the psyche!"

• Successfully inflicting a status condition on the player's Pokémon

"You really are unlucky."

• If the player is defeated

"That decided it."

• After being defeated

"Of all the opponents I've faced, you're the best without a doubt."

"I'm impressed. I have no regrets about this. Go on ahead."

"I've expended all my power. I have no regrets about losing this way."

• After winning

"That was close. I wonder what it is that you lack."

"Sorry about that, but I'm shooting for the top myself."

"I never thought you could come this far."

• If the battle ended in a draw

"This battle will go down in history. I'm sure of it..."

• If the player runs from the battle

"You're quitting? After all you've done to get here?"

Artwork

VS artwork from Generation II

Sprites

Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Portrait from Stadium 2

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Will in Pokémon Adventures

Will debuts in the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc. He, along with Karen, Green, Silver, Sham, and Carl, was one of the children raised by the Masked Man to be his servants. Unlike Silver and Green, Will was not kidnapped and went to the Masked Man willingly out of boredom.

Will and Karen first appear at the Ilex Forest, where they have been tasked with guarding the area. When Green arrives to stop the Masked Man's plan to capture Celebi, she is attacked by Will and Karen. With the Lugia and Ho-Oh they borrowed from the Masked Man, Will and Karen exploit Green's fear of birds to torture her. When Green learns that Will and Karen also defeated and captured Silver, she overcomes her fear of birds and sends out Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres to fight. Green and her allies, Red and Blue, each use one of the legendary birds to battle against Will and Karen. With the assistance of many Pokémon sent from all across Johto and Kanto, Lugia and Ho-Oh are freed from the Masked Man's control and fly away. Defeated, Will makes his escape, only to be punished later by the Masked Man for doing so.

After the Masked Man's defeat, Will and Karen are approached by Bruno and Koga, who offer to form an alliance since all four of them are ex-members of various criminal organizations.

In the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc, it is revealed that Will, Karen, Bruno, and Koga were all made members of the Johto Elite Four by the Pokémon Association. The Johto Elite Four go to the Pokéathlon as an act of promotion for the Pokémon League. There, they meet Gold, whom they challenge to the Power Course. Although they easily defeat Gold in the first two events, Gold gains enough points in the third event to win overall.

Pokémon

This listing is of Will's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Natu → Xatu

Debut	The Last Battle VII

Xatu is Will's first known Pokémon. Xatu was first used to attack Green at the Ilex Forest. Green's fear of birds prevented her from fighting back. Later, it was used against Silver while on Lugia's back. After being weakened by a Beat Up from Silver's entire team, Xatu was defeated by a Return from Silver's Feraligatr. In The Escape, it was revealed to have evolved from a Natu.

Xatu's only known move is Psychic.

Exeggutor

Debut	Attaway, Aipom!

Exeggutor first appeared alongside its Trainer at the Pokéathlon. It was used to challenge Gold in the Goal Roll event, where it easily won.

None of Exeggutor's moves are known.

Borrowed

Lugia

Debut	The Might of... Metapod?!

The Masked Man lent Lugia to Will in order to guard the Ilex Forest. Will used Lugia to battle against Green, Red, and Blue, who each used Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. During the battle, many Pokémon sent from people from Kanto and Johto came to assist. The Pokémon latched on to Lugia and Ho-Oh, and their combined power freed the two from the Masked Man's control. Now freed, Lugia and Ho-Oh flew off to parts unknown.

Lugia's known moves are Whirlpool, Psychic, and Aeroblast, and its Ability is Pressure.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Will in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Will appears in A Challenge to the Elite Four of Pokémon Pocket Monsters. He is a member of the Johto Elite Four.

Will, along with Bruno and Koga fell from the Elite Four Tower, seemingly defeated by Karen. Red asked them what happened, but Koga asked him to ask Karen herself. It is later revealed that after being exhausted from training, Karen decided to tell them a joke, and they fell down the building after hearing her dumb joke.

Pokémon

Exeggutor

Debut	A Challenge to the Elite Four!

Exeggutor is Will's only known Pokémon. It appeared on the top floor of the Pokémon League when Red found Karen up there. It was "sieved" by Clefairy since Red was outnumbered.

None of Exeggutor's moves are known.

In the TCG

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

Will's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Will's Slowbro					Pokémon VS		072/141
Will's Exeggutor					Pokémon VS		073/141
Will's Jynx					Pokémon VS		074/141
Will's Xatu					Pokémon VS		075/141
Will's Espeon					Pokémon VS		076/141
Will's Slowking					Pokémon VS		077/141
Will's Girafarig		Tyranitar Half Deck			Pokémon VS		078/141
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Will's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		121/141
Will's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		122/141

Trivia

• Will's hair falls over the left side of his face, leading to his left eye being whited out in some depictions. This has spurred debate as to whether he has one functioning eye or two. This is rectified in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, where his overworld sprite clearly shows two eyes, both obscured by white.
• Will has several similarities with Lorelei: both of them are the first challenger of Kanto Elite Four; both of them have used Slowbro and Jynx in their respective parties; they have similar hairstyles; and both of them have had their hair depicted as either purple or red.
• All of Will's Pokémon (excluding Jynx, for obvious reasons) changed from male in Gold, Silver, and Crystal to female in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
  • Similarly to Saturn, Bugsy, and Janine (Generation II) his Pokémon are the opposite gender of himself despite having a 50-50 gender ratio.
  • There is data in Pokémon Crystal for the gender of almost every Trainer class in the game (Eusine is excluded). This is used to select which dialog pool to sample from when randomly choosing the opponent's dialog. Interestingly, Will is one of two male characters to be identified as female in this array. The other is Bugsy.
• Will is the only member of the Indigo Plateau Elite Four (in Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver) that uses only Pokémon of the type that he specializes in the first match. All others have at least one Pokémon not of their specialty in their first match, and, with the exception of Lance, replace the Pokémon not of their specialty with Pokémon of their specialty in rematches.
  • He shares this trait with Lucian of the Sinnoh Elite Four in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Coincidentally, both use Psychic-type Pokémon.
• All of Will's Pokémon are dual-types the first time he is battled.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	イツキ Itsuki	From 槻 tsuki, Japanese Zelkova.
English	Will	From willpower, mental strength.
French	Clément	Similar to the word mental.
German	Willi	From Wille (will).
Italian	Pino	Possible reference to the Italian prefix ipno- (hypno-).
Spanish	Mento	Similar to the Spanish word mente (mind).
Korean	일목 Ilmok	From 一木 Itsuki.
Chinese (Mandarin)	一樹 / 一树 Yīshù	From the Japanese name 一樹 Itsuki.
Vietnamese	Itsuki	Transliteration of his Japanese name.

Related articles

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

Indigo League
Generations I, III, and VII
Elite Four Lorelei	Elite Four Bruno	Elite Four Agatha	Elite Four Lance	Champion Blue Trace
Generations II and IV
Elite Four Will	Elite Four Koga	Elite Four Bruno	Elite Four Karen	Champion Lance

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