Wallace

Wallace ミクリ Mikuri
"Artist, and lover of water."
File:ChampionWallace.png Art from Emerald
Gender	Male
Eye color	Turquoise
Hair color	Turquoise
Hometown	Sootopolis City
Region	Hoenn
Trainer class	Gym Leader, Champion, Coordinator
Generation	III
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Leader of	Sootopolis Gym
Badge	Rain Badge
Champion of	Ever Grande City
Specializes in	Template:Type2s
Anime debut	Our Cup Runneth Over!
English voice actor	Sean Reyes
Japanese voice actor	Toshiyuki Morikawa

Wallace (Japanese: ミクリ Mikuri) is a master Template:Type2 Trainer. He was once the Gym Leader of Sootopolis City's Gym, known officially as the Sootopolis Gym, in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, wielding the Rain Badge. He was promoted to Champion of the Elite Four in Emerald. He is apparently close to Steven Stone, and assists him in the Cave of Origin quest in Ruby/Sapphire. He was taught by Juan, who takes his place as Gym Leader in Emerald.

In the games

In Ruby and Sapphire, he runs Sootopolis City Gym where he gives out the Rain Badge as well as TM03 (Water Pulse). By the time of Emerald, Steven has left his post as champion and Wallace challenges the league, becoming champion himself, while his mentor, Juan, becomes Gym Leader. His Pokémon as Champion are also Water-types.

Pokémon

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

As Gym Leader

File:SpriteWallace.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Wallace [[Sootopolis Gym|Sootopolis Gym]] Ruby and Sapphire [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Wallace Oak [[Sootopolis Gym|Sootopolis Gym]] Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $4300

Types: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Luvdisc♀ Lv.40 Flail Normal   --       Attract Normal   --       Sweet Kiss Normal   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Types: Ice Water Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Sealeo♂ Lv.40 Encore Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Seaking♂ Lv.42 Horn Drill Normal   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.42 Amnesia Psychic   --       Rain Dance Water   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Marvel Scale Held item: None Milotic♂ Lv.43 Recover Normal   --       Twister Dragon   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Water Pulse Water   --

As Champion

File:E-Wallace.png [[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] Wallace [[Ever Grande City|Ever Grande City]] Emerald [[Champion (Trainer class)|Champion]] and Professor Wallace Oak [[Ever Grande City|Ever Grande City]] Emerald Reward: $11600

Types: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: None Wailord♂ Lv.57 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Spout Water   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Types: Water Poison Ability: Liquid Ooze Held item: None Tentacruel♂ Lv.55 Hydro Pump Water   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Toxic Poison   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.56 Amnesia Psychic   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Surf Water   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Ludicolo♂ Lv.56 Double Team Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Surf Water   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados♂ Lv.56 Dragon Dance Dragon   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Surf Water   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Marvel Scale Held item: Sitrus Berry Milotic♂ Lv.58 Toxic Poison   --       Recover Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Surf Water   --

File:SpriteWallace.png	File:E-Wallace.png
Wallace's sprite from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Wallace's sprite from Pokémon Emerald

Quotes

File:WallaceGymLeader.png

Wallace as a Gym Leader in Ruby and Sapphire

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

"Allow me to formally introduce myself. I am Wallace. The Gym Leader of Sootopolis. There's something about you... A difference in your demeanor. I think I sense that in you. What happened inside the Cave of Origin, and what you did, I will likely learn through our upcoming battle. Now, show me. Show me the power you wield with your Pokémon. And I, in turn, shall present you with a performance of illusions in water by me and my Pokémon!"

"Bravo. I realize now your authenticity and magnificence as a Pokémon Trainer. I find much joy in having met you and your Pokémon. You have proven yourself worthy of the Rain Badge. Accept it."

Trainer's Eyes

Strategy - Dignity and respect

Trainer's Pokémon - I prefer Pokémon of grace.

Self-Introduction - Pokémon

Pokémon Emerald

"Welcome, <name>. That incident in Sootopolis City... That was superb work, putting an end to that crisis all by yourself. Oops! It wouldn't be fair to say that you alone ended the crisis. You overcome that difficult situation by working as one with your Pokémon. We Trainers raise Pokémon by giving them items and by teaching them new techniques for battle. But we ourselves also learn many things from Pokémon. And this is where your achievements are put to the test against what others like you have achieved. Now! Who can most elegantly dance with their Pokémon in Hoenn? Show me right here and now!"

"I, the Champion, fall in defeat... That was wonderful work. You were elegant, infuriatingly so. And yet it was utterly glorious! Kudos to you, <name>! You are a truly noble Pokémon Trainer!"

"The Pokémon you sent into battle... At times they danced like a spring breeze, and at times they struck like a lightning. It was with light, yet surefooted, elegance that you led your Pokémon. Even I felt bedazzled by your masterful performance! You now stand at the glorious peak of the Pokémon League. I now proclaim you to be the new Hoenn region... ...<name>! No, let me rephrase that properly. The new Champion! come with me. [to May/Brendan] I'm sorry, but... From here on, only those Trainers who have become Champions may enter. You'll have to wait outside with Prof. Birch. [to the player] This room... This is where we keep records of Pokémon that prevailed through harsh battles. It is here that the League Champions are honored. Come on, let's record your name as a Trainer who triumphed over the Pokémon League, and the names of the partners who battled with you."

In the anime

File:WallaceWithMilotic.png

Wallace and his Milotic in the anime

Wallace first appeared in Our Cup Runneth Over! as a Contest Master in Sinnoh. After watching Ash and Dawn's practice match against each other, he asks Ash to enter the Wallace Cup with his Buizel. He also does a practice appeal in the episode with his Milotic for Ash and the others.

He makes further appearances in Staging a Heroes Welcome, Pruning a Passel of Pals!, and Strategy With a Smile! acting as the judge for the Wallace Cup. He also awarded Dawn the Aqua Ribbon following her win at the Contest.

It is mentioned that, like in the game, Wallace was once the Sootopolis City Gym Leader and later the Hoenn Champion. It was revealed in Battling the Generation Gap! that the Pokémon stylist Lila designed his outfit for Contests.

Pokémon

This listing is of Wallace's known Pokémon in the anime:

Milotic

Debut	Our Cup Runneth Over!

Milotic is currently Wallace's only known Pokémon in the anime. Previously, Milotic had helped Wallace become Contest Master with the help of its beauty and skill. It first debuted in Our Cup Runneth Over! when Wallace had a secret training session with it out on a lake. Ash and company came across them and were impressed. Milotic even gave Pikachu and Piplup a ride around the lake on its back.

Milotic helped Wallace make his sensational entrance to the Wallace Cup. It's clear that Wallace's fans also have a great love for Milotic as they went wild when it appeared. It even helped pass out the ribbon to Dawn after she won the Wallace Cup.

So far, Milotic has been shown to know six different moves: Aqua Ring, Dragon Pulse, Safeguard, Twister, Surf, and Hydro Pump.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 森川智之 Toshiyuki Morikawa English Sean Reyes Czech Marek Libert Polish Tomasz Błasiak European Spanish Cholo Moratalla

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Wallace Special.png

Wallace and Elizabeth

In Pokémon Adventures, he is the Sootopolis Gym Leader, in addition to being a contest master as well as the protector of the Cave of Origin. Wallace also takes Ruby under his wing, much like how Winona did for Sapphire. Despite having aligned himself with Team Aqua, he has a strong sense of justice, and is the first of the aligned Gym Leaders to renounce his loyalty, convincing Winona of the Magmas to do the same.

It was revealed in Volume 21 that Wallace was the Hoenn League Champion who had entered the Hall of Fame. However, he renounced the title as he expressed his wish of following his mentor, Juan's, footstep of becoming a Gym Leader of his city. According to Steven, what Wallace did not mention to the director of the Pokémon Association is that there is a second reason for his renouncement: He was trying to stay with Winona, the Fortree Gym Leader.

He and Winona apparently had some sort of relationship in the past, speculated by most fans to have been romantic. Although it is largely unconfirmed whether Winona still has feelings for him, it is quite obvious that he still has feelings for her, based on the scene where the two say their goodbyes before they leave to fight Kyogre and Groudon in Volume 20.

Wallace regained the title of Champion after Steven had a premonition that he would die in the upcoming battle between Groudon and Kyogre.

Wallace usually travels on an "Air Car", which can travel on both the land and the air. He is also the only Hoenn Gym Leader who nicknamed his Pokémon.

Pokémon

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

Francoise

Elizabeth

Philip

Charles

Clamperl*

Released

Registeel

Registeel: Originally with Steven; however, as of Steven's apparent death, Registeel and the other Regis vanished to the mountains, where they have been caught by Brandon.

Trivia

• Wallace is the only Gym Leader that did not appear in his home region in the anime. He makes his first appearance in Our Cup Runneth Over!.
• Wallace's Pokémon in Ruby and Sapphire are the same Pokémon used by Juan against Ash in the anime.
• A number of Wallace's lines before, during and after the player's battle with him in Pokémon Emerald are extremely similar to Steven Stone's at the same time periods in Ruby and Sapphire. In particular, the line Wallace says upon defeat is the same as Steven's, only with references to elegance added.
• While Wallace's hair, cape and top half of his clothing are colored teal in his official Sugimori artwork and the anime, they are colored blue in his gamesprites and the manga.
• Wallace goes from Gym Leader to Champion making the opposite movement to Blue who goes from Champion to Gym Leader.
• He is the second Champion to use the same type as one of the regional Gym Leaders, the first being Lance and Clair.
• He is the only Champion with no known relatives.
• Wallace is the only champion who does not make an appearance in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• He is the only Champion whose entire team is his specialty type.
• Wallace is the only Champion who does not use any pseudo-legendary Pokémon at any point in the games.
• Wallace kept two Pokémon when he was promoted to Campion of the Elite Four: Whiscash and Milotic.
  • Interestingly, his only known Pokémon in the anime was Milotic, while he had Whiscash, but not Milotic in the manga.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ミクリ Mikuri	ミクリ Mikuri, Sparganiaceae.
English	Wallace	From water.
French	Marc	Possible references to mer, (sea).
German	Wassili	A pun on the word Wasser (water).
Italian	Adriano	Possible relation to Adriatico, the Adriatic Sea.
Spanish	Plubio	Possible derivation from pluvial or pluvioso (pluvial or rainy).
Korean	윤석 Yunseok
Chinese	米可利 Míkělì	Transliteration of Mikuri.

References

• Pokémon.com Our Cup Runneth Over!
• Pokémon.com A Full Course Tag Battle!
• Pokémon.com Staging a Heroes Welcome!
• Pokémon.com Pruning A Passel of Pals!
• Pokémon.com Strategy With A Smile!

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