Crasher Wake

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Crasher Wake マキシマム仮面 Maximum Mask
"The Torrential Masked Master!"
Artwork from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Gray
Hometown	Pastoria City
Region	Sinnoh
Trainer class	Gym LeaderDPPtBDSP Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	IV, V, VIII
Games	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2 and White 2, Masters EX Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Leader of	Pastoria Gym
Badge	Fen Badge
Specializes in	Water types
Game animation debut	Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
English voice actor	Kyle Hebert (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Volcano Ōta (Masters EX)
Anime debut	Cream of the Croagunk Crop!
English voice actor	Michael Alston Baley
Japanese voice actor	Tetsu Inada

Crasher Wake (Japanese: マキシマム仮面 Maximum Mask), otherwise known simply as Wake (Japanese: マキシ Maxi), is the Gym Leader of Pastoria City's Gym, known officially as the Pastoria Gym. He hands out the Fen Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He specializes in Water-type Pokémon.

In the core series

Crasher Wake uses Water-type Pokémon in his battles. Trainers receive the Fen Badge, TM55 (Brine) and are able to use Defog^DP/Surf^Pt outside of battle. In addition, in Diamond and Pearl, if he is the fourth Gym Leader defeated, all Pokémon up to level 50 will obey their Trainer. Crasher Wake has a jovial, enthusiastic, and bombastic personality. Crasher Wake's strategy is nothing more than choosing moves that will make his battles more fun, and encourages everyone to not take battles too seriously, and to remember they're supposed to be fun. Crasher Wake uses the prize money he gets from competitive Pokémon battles to help the unfortunate. Crasher Wake has his Pokémon use Defog to keep the weather of Pastoria City clear.

He later appears in the Battle Zone, talking to the player's rival, Barry. The rival also mentions that Crasher Wake was born overseas. However, he speaks clearly, without any foreign accent. In Black 2 and White 2, Crasher Wake reveals that he was born and raised in the Sinnoh region, even though everyone thinks otherwise.

In Platinum Version, he is first met when players try to enter Veilstone Gym. In Pastoria City, he sings his own theme song, and the rival wants him to be his mentor (much to his dismay). Crasher Wake also acts when a Galactic Bomb goes off at the Great Marsh. On Stark Mountain, he mentions that he'll be entering a tournament. Crasher Wake can also be battled again, like the other Sinnoh Gym Leaders, at the Battleground. His wrestling matches will occasionally be shown on the TV as part of the Pokémon Variety Hour, which he always wins.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he appears in the Celadon Department Store to give the player some Sinnoh starter accessories. He can be found again later, on Route 47.

In Black 2 and White 2, he appears on Route 18 staring out into the ocean. Once the player talks to him, he decides to head to Driftveil City and takes his leave.

Pokémon

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Leader Wake Pastoria Gym Diamond and Pearl Reward: $3600

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.27 Brine Water Special   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Dragon Rage Dragon Special   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp Held item: None Quagsire♂ Lv.27 Slam Normal Physical   --       Mud Bomb Ground Special   --       Mud Sport Ground Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Sitrus Berry Floatzel♂ Lv.30 Brine Water Special   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Swift Normal Special   --

Pokémon Platinum

Gym battle

Leader Wake Pastoria Gym Platinum Reward: $4440

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.33 Brine Water Special   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Twister Dragon Special   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp Held item: None Quagsire♂ Lv.34 Water Pulse Water Special   --       Mud Shot Ground Special   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Sitrus Berry Floatzel♂ Lv.37 Brine Water Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --

Rematch

Leader Wake Battleground Platinum Reward: $7800

Types: Water Dark Ability: Rough Skin Held item: None Sharpedo♂ Lv.61 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Endure Normal Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp Held item: None Quagsire♂ Lv.61 Surf Water Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Floatzel♂ Lv.63 Brine Water Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.62 Bite Dark Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Sitrus Berry Ludicolo♂ Lv.65 Surf Water Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Crasher Wake uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Floatzel.

Sinnoh Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Wake Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Liechi Berry Floatzel♂/♀ Lv.50 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Types: Water Steel Ability: Torrent Held item: Petaya Berry Empoleon♂/♀ Lv.50 Surf Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       FeatherDance Flying Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim or Storm Drain Held item: Ice Gem Lumineon♂/♀ Lv.50 Scald Water Special   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Rain Dance Water Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Sticky Hold or Storm Drain Held item: Apicot Berry Gastrodon♂/♀ Lv.50 Muddy Water Water Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Stockpile Normal Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp or Water Absorb Held item: Rindo Berry Quagsire♂/♀ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Curse Ghost Status   --       Rain Dance Water Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Wacan Berry Gyarados♂/♀ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Wake Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Life Orb Floatzel♂/♀ Lv.50 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Types: Water Steel Ability: Torrent Held item: Petaya Berry Empoleon♂/♀ Lv.50 Surf Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       FeatherDance Flying Status   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim or Rain Dish Held item: Leftovers Ludicolo♂/♀ Lv.50 Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Rain Dance Water Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Sticky Hold or Storm Drain Held item: Rindo Berry Gastrodon♂/♀ Lv.50 Surf Water Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Types: Water Fighting Ability: Water Absorb or Damp Held item: Salac Berry Poliwrath♂/♀ Lv.50 Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Wacan Berry Gyarados♂/♀ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Gym battle

Gym Leader Wake Pastoria Gym Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $3840

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Wide Lens Gyarados♂ Lv.27 Brine Water Special   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Flail Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp Held item: Damp Rock Quagsire♂ Lv.27 Rain Dance Water Status   --       Haze Ice Status   --       Mud Shot Ground Special   --       Scald Water Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Sitrus Berry Floatzel♂ Lv.30 Brine Water Special   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --

Rematch

Gym Leader Wake Pastoria Gym Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $8928

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Drizzle Held item: Damp Rock Politoed♂ Lv.68 Surf Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Perish Song Normal Status   --       Types: Water Dragon Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Chesto Berry Kingdra♂ Lv.68 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Sitrus Berry Ludicolo♂ Lv.68 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Teeter Dance Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Focus Sash Huntail♂ Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Wacan Berry Gyarados♂ Lv.70 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Life Orb Floatzel♂ Lv.72 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --

Battle Tower

Master Class Single Battles (Rank 4)

Gym Leader Wake Battle Tower Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: 12 BP

# Pokémon Ability Item Moves Stats HP Attack Defense Sp. Atk Sp. Def Speed Team A 0260 Swampert Torrent  Rindo Berry Earthquake Waterfall Rock Tomb Avalanche 207 178 111 81 110 80 0245 Suicune Pressure  Chesto Berry Scald Ice Beam Calm Mind Rest 207 72 183 110 136 105 0419 Floatzel Water Veil  King's Rock Aqua Jet Waterfall Ice Beam Focus Blast 160 126 75 137 63 183 Team B 0186 Politoed Drizzle  Damp Rock Scald Ice Beam Earth Power Perish Song 197 72 96 110 167 90 0348 Armaldo Swift Swim  Focus Sash X-Scissor Stone Edge Earthquake Knock Off 151 177 120 67 100 106 0272 Ludicolo Swift Swim  Life Orb Hydro Pump Energy Ball Ice Beam Focus Blast 156 67 90 156 120 122 Team C 0279 Pelipper Drizzle  Choice Scarf Hydro Pump Hurricane Ice Beam U-turn 136 49 120 161 90 117 0212 Scizor Technician  Choice Band Bullet Punch Quick Attack Superpower U-turn 175 200 123 54 100 85 0230 Kingdra Swift Swim  Life Orb Hydro Pump Dragon Pulse Hurricane Flash Cannon 150 90 115 161 115 137

In spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Crasher Wake (Masters)

Artwork

Official artwork from Diamond and Pearl	Sticker Template background from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Sprites

Sprite from Diamond and Pearl	Sprite from Platinum	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	VS sprite from Platinum	VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Battle Tower VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Overworld sprite from Generation IV		Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Sprite from the Badge Case from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum	Sprite from the Badge Case from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Quotes

Main article: Crasher Wake/Quotes

In the anime

Main series

Crasher Wake and his Pokémon in the anime

Crasher Wake debuted in Cream of the Croagunk Crop!, where he met Ash, Dawn, and Brock in front of his Gym. However, he informed them that he couldn't battle that day because he was going to be one of the judges of the Pastoria Croagunk Festival. He encouraged the group to attend the festival and they rushed to reach the Great Marsh train. Crasher Wake ran off once the train arrived at the next station, leaving Ash and his friends behind, but they were soon reunited at the festival grounds. After the festival, Crasher Wake said that Ash's Pikachu seemed to be a strong Pokémon after the latter defeated Team Rocket, and said he would be happy to battle him the next day.

The following day, Ash had a three-on-three Gym battle against Crasher Wake. Much to Crasher Wake's surprise, Pikachu quickly took his Gyarados out with a midair Volt Tackle. He sent out Quagsire next, while Ash substituted Pikachu for Turtwig to overcome Quagsire's immunity to Electric-type attacks. Ash quickly recalled Turtwig to avoid a second Sludge Bomb, and sent out Buizel. Quagsire was soon defeated after its Ice Beam froze Buizel's Aqua Jet into a hardened projectile. Buizel then took on Crasher Wake's final Pokémon, Floatzel, in a match of speed and power. Ash later recalled Buizel after it became confused from a Water Pulse attack, so Pikachu was called back out. Pikachu was soon partially frozen by Floatzel's Ice Fang. Buizel then returned to the battlefield after recovering from its confusion, and it knocked Floatzel out with a close-range Water Pulse, earning Ash the Fen Badge.

Crasher Wake reappeared briefly in a flashback in For the Love of Meowth!, and in a cameo in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Character

Crasher Wake is a lively person with a booming voice. He has trained his Pokémon to have an increased stamina to take even powerful attacks like Giga Impact without sustaining much damage. Crasher Wake uses his Gym's water-based battlefield as another defense tactic, allowing his Pokémon to remain concealed and ambush the opponent's Pokémon in the process.

Pokémon

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Gyarados ♂

Debut	A Crasher Course in Power!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Unshō Ishizuka

Gyarados was the first Pokémon used by Crasher Wake during the Gym battle against Ash; he went up against Pikachu. Gyarados withstood a direct Thunderbolt from Pikachu's, but was defeated when Pikachu combined the speed he picked during his free-fall with a Volt Tackle.

He reappeared briefly in Mamie's flashback in For The Love Of Meowth.

Gyarados's known moves are Dragon Rage and Bite.

Quagsire

Debut	A Crasher Course in Power!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Billy Beach

Crasher Wake used Quagsire as his second Pokémon during his Gym battle against Ash. It proved itself to be very tricky, able to counteract Turtwig's high speed with its excellent hearing. Quagsire's attacks were perfectly suited to combat its weakness to Grass-types, and Ash was forced to recall it.

Quagsire next went up against Buizel, and although Quagsire was able to absorb Buizel's Sonic Booms with its bulky body, it was knocked out by the sheer force of Ice Aqua Jet.

It reappeared briefly in Mamie's flashback in For The Love Of Meowth.

Quagsire's known moves are Sludge Bomb and Ice Beam.

Floatzel ♂

Debut	A Crasher Course in Power!
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Katsuyuki Konishi

Floatzel is Crasher Wake's main Pokémon. He was introduced right after Ash's Buizel got into a fight with Pikachu. Upon seeing his evolved form, Buizel became hyped up for the impending battle and a chance to prove himself to Ash.

Floatzel seems to know many different defensive techniques to guard himself from attacks, such as inflating the flotation sac around his body and blocking with his fin. He also knows a variety of different and powerful moves, adding to his artillery of defense. Crasher Wake claimed that Floatzel is powerful enough to endure even a Giga Impact by using his flotation sac. At one point Floatzel used his flotation sac to reflect Buizel's Water Pulse back at him, confusing him in the process. Later in the battle, Floatzel used Ice Fang to freeze part of Pikachu's back. Despite all this, he lost to Buizel after a Water Pulse that sent Floatzel crashing into the ceiling and getting knocked out.

He reappeared briefly in flashbacks in For The Love Of Meowth and League Unleashed!; as well as making a brief appearance alongside Crasher Wake during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Floatzel's known moves are Razor Wind, Bulk Up, Whirlpool, and Ice Fang.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 稲田徹 Tetsu Inada English Michael Alston Baley Czech Vojtěch Hájek Finnish Aku Laitinen Italian Gianluca Iacono Polish Jakub Szydłowski Brazilian Portuguese Sidney Lilla Spanish Latin America Raúl Anaya Spain Roberto Encinas

GOTCHA!

Crasher Wake briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pocket Monsters DP

Crasher Wake appeared in a flashback in PMDP07.

Pokémon Adventures

Crasher Wake with his Floatzel and Maylene with her Riolu

Crasher Wake without his mask

Like in the games, Crasher Wake pays for the facilities and maintenance of Pastoria City with the prize money he earns. He has his own theme song.

History

Past

Crasher Wake trained with Palmer when they were younger, as seen in a flashback in Alternate Dimension Showdown VIII.

Diamond & Pearl arc

Crasher Wake is introduced in A Skuffle with Skorupi. Platinum begins to battle him for the Fen Badge in Crafty Carnivine; their battle concludes in Floatzel and Jetsam, during which Platinum's Empoleon is able to defeat his Floatzel, only to lose to Quagsire. Afterwards, the Torterra she borrowed from Diamond defeats the second Pokémon with its Giga Drain when Wake concluded Platinum drowned, only to rise back up from the other side and counterattack. Afterwards, he is impressed by Platinum's adaptability and awards her the Fen Badge.

Later, he reappears in Lake Valor to save Rad Rickshaw and Pearl after the Galactic Bomb's explosion dried the lake, and Saturn defeated the latter. He then had his Quagsire and Floatzel to refill the lake using Rain Dance. Soon, after the boy recovers, Wake coaches him to catch a Floatzel much like his own (after noting that he wouldn't give him his), but when he proves unable, instead tells Pearl to try his luck with the weaker Buizel, which he succeeds in. However, having grown intensely distrustful of humans after the incident, it turned out very disobedient, prone to often attack its owner rather than fight for him.

Crasher Wake promised to sing his theme song to Pearl; this doesn't happen due to the Sinnoh Gym Leaders' efforts to stop Cyrus at the Spear Pillar, which Wake was involved in; the Gym Leaders are caught up in a blast.

Platinum arc

While Wake recovers from his injuries, Pearl finally manages to hear Wake's song through a jukebox.

Pokémon

On hand

Gyarados

Debut	A Skuffle with Skorupi

Gyarados was very briefly seen during his presentation, where he was riding on it. It was not used in the Gym match against Platinum (as two of three Pokémon was the rule of the Gym).

None of Gyarados's moves are known.

Floatzel ♂

Debut	A Skuffle with Skorupi

Floatzel was the first Pokémon sent against Platinum. Since his opponent was Empoleon, a Water-type, he proposed, and Platinum agreed, that the battle take place in the pool. After the initial part was just a struggle, with hits and bites from both parts, they then jumped into the water to demonstrate their speed underwater. Following an extremely fast chase, Empoleon was able to hit Floatzel with her Vacuum Wave, sending him flying away, knocking him out.

He later appeared with Quagsire in Bogging Down Quagsire, where both used Rain Dance to fill up the dried-up Lake Valor.

Floatzel's known moves are Aqua Jet and Rain Dance, and his Ability is Swift Swim.

Quagsire ♂

Debut	A Skuffle with Skorupi

Quagsire was the second and last Pokémon chosen by Wake. Upon being released, he delivered a powerful Blizzard to Empoleon, to which the Emperor Pokémon responded with the same attack. The cluster of both snowstorms eventually caused Empoleon to hold back and faint. Then she sent Diamond's Tru. After what looked a silent and dull battle, Quagsire showed his skills as a wrestler, taking the Torterra (and lifting it, despite his height and weight) and threw him to the water. However, what he didn't notice (and was ready knock Torterra with a Blizzard) was that Platinum had her Great Marsh overalls attached to Tru's spikes, and therefore was thrown too. Upon noticing it, Wake send his Sailors to rescue her, but just the overalls was underwater. With this, the Water Fish Pokémon didn't shoot the Blizzard and was finished off with a Giga Drain.

Quagsire later appeared with Floatzel in Bogging Down Quagsire, where both used Rain Dance to fill up the dried-up Lake Valor.

Quagsire's known moves are Blizzard and Rain Dance, and his Ability is Damp.

Status unknown

Lumineon

Debut	The Final Dimensional Duel VIII

As a young Trainer, Crasher Wake was shown owning a Lumineon which was used in a battle against Palmer. It is unknown if he still has it.

Lumineon's only known move is Aqua Tail.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Crasher Wake in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

He makes a brief cameo in Dialga's Secret Keys, where he is defeated by Hareta. In The Legendary Pokémon, Captured Wake and other Gym Leaders appear at Lake Valor saying they will take care of things there and that he should worry about protecting the legendary Pokémon. He appears in A Battle Of Wills as Byron comes to, he asks Wake what's going on to find that Hareta is battling Saturn. In The Battle Rages On, Wake is amazed by the size of the wave made by Hareta's Piplup. In Gathering of the Legendary Pokémon, he along with the other Gym Leaders and Sinnoh Elite Four head to the Galactic HQ to take on the remaining Team Galactic grunts.

Pokémon

Gyarados

Debut	The Legendary Pokémon, Captured

Gyarados is the only known Pokémon Crasher Wake has. It was used in Hareta's Gym battle against the Gym leader where it was shown to be defeated by his Piplup. Later, it was one of the Pokémon that took on Team Galactic.

None of Gyarados's moves are known.

In the TCG

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

Crasher Wake'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	#
Floatzel		Rising Rivals		4/111	Bonds to the End of Time		019/090
Quagsire		Rising Rivals		76/111	Bonds to the End of Time		015/090
Floatzel LV.X		Rising Rivals		104/111	Bonds to the End of Time		020/090
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Crasher Wake	Su	Forbidden Light		104/131	Ultra Force		046/050
		Forbidden Light		129/131	Ultra Force		056/050

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title is ウォーター　ストリーム　マスクマン.
• Crasher Wake's use of his prize money to help the disadvantaged is a common cliché in tales of fictional luchadores, inspired by the real-life luchador Fray Tormenta.
• Crasher Wake is a Water-type Trainer with a pastime involving fighting, in contrast with Brawly, a Fighting-type Trainer with a pastime involving water.
• Despite the game claiming that he uses Defog for Pastoria City, none of the Pokémon he uses in battle can learn it. It is possible he has a Pokémon capable of using it he doesn't use in battle though.
• With the release of Pokémon Platinum, the order of three Gym battles in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are now shifted: instead of being fourth, Crasher Wake is now fifth in the lineup.
• Crasher Wake is the first Sinnoh Gym Leader whom Ash defeated in the first match.
• Crasher Wake is the only Gym Leader who doesn't present himself with his real name, but rather his stage name.
• In the anime, like some of the characters in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, he has a catchphrase he uses when calling out a Pokémon: "On the water".

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	マキシ Maxi マキシマム仮面 Maximum Mask	From the orchid genus Maxillaria
English	Crasher Wake	From crashing wave and wake (set of triangular waves left by something traveling through water)
German	Wellenbrecher Marinus	From Wellenbrecher (breakwater) and marinus (Latin for marine)
Spanish	Mananti el Destructor	From manantial (spring) and destructor
French	Lovis le teigneux	From l'eau (the water) and teigneux (nasty)
Italian	Omar il distruttore	From mare (sea) and distruttore (destroyer)
Korean	맥실러 Maxiller 맥시멈가면 Maximum Gamyeon	From Maxillaria Direct translation of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	吉憲 / 吉宪 Jíxiàn 極限假面 / 极限假面 Jíxiàn Jiǎmiàn	From 極限 jíxiàn (maximum limit) Direct translation of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	吉憲 Gāthin 極限假面 Gikhaan Gámihn* 極限幪面俠 Gikhaan Mùhngmihnhaahp*	Same as Mandarin name Direct translation of his Japanese name Direct translation of his Japanese name
Polish	Crasher Wake* Wake "Stalowa Pięść"*	Same as his English name From his English name and Stalowa Pięść (Steel Fist)
Brazilian Portuguese	Demolidor Wake* O Montanha*	From his English name and demolidor (demolisher) From O Montanha (The Mountain)
Russian	Крашер Уейк Krasher Ueyk	Transcription of his English name
Vietnamese	Max Mặt nạ Maximum	Transcription of his Japanese name

Related articles

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

References

Gym Leaders of the Sinnoh region
Oreburgh Gym Roark	Eterna Gym Gardenia	Veilstone Gym Maylene	Pastoria Gym Crasher Wake
Hearthome Gym Fantina	Canalave Gym Byron	Snowpoint Gym Candice	Sunyshore Gym Volkner

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