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Wattson
テッセン Tessen
"The cheerfully electrifying man!"
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Wattson.png
Artwork from 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, and Emerald
Black 2 and White 2
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Leader of Mauville Gym
Badge Dynamo Badge
Specializes in Electric types
Anime debut Watt's with Wattson
English voice actor Dan Green
Japanese voice actor Ken'ichi Ogata

Wattson (Japanese: テッセン Tessen) is the Gym Leader of Mauville City's Gym, known officially as the Mauville Gym. Trainers who defeat him receive the Dynamo Badge. He is a jolly old man who specializes in Electric-type Pokémon.

In the 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; 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 addition to the Dynamo Badge, Wattson gives out TM34 (Shock Wave), in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, he gives out TM72 (Volt Switch)

If the player returns to Mauville after getting SurfRSE or saving Hoenn from Primal GroudonOR/KyogreAS, Wattson will ask him or her to go to New Mauville on an errand for him. If the player completes the task, Wattson will give TM24 (Thunderbolt), as a sign of his appreciation.

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



Pokémon Emerald

Gym battle



First rematch



Second rematch



Third rematch



Fourth rematch



Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Wattson uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple 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

A Plusle and Minun can be seen wandering Wattson's apartment in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, but it is not known if they belong to him or his wife.

311Plusle.png
Plusle 		312Minun.png
Minun


Quotes

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

Mauville Gym
  • Before battle
"I've given up on my plans to convert the city, I have. And so, I put my time into making door traps in my Gym. Oh? Now, what are you doing here? What's that? You say you've gotten past all my rigged doors? Wahahahah! Now, that is amusing! Then, I, Wattson, the Leader of Mauville Gym, shall electrify you!"
  • Being defeated
"Wahahahah! Fine, I lost! You ended up giving me a thrill! Take this Badge!"
  • After being defeated
"With this Dynamo Badge, Pokémon can use Rock Smash out of battle. And, it will make your Pokémon a little bit faster, too. Hmm... You should take this, too!"
"That TM34 there contains Shock Wave. It's a trustworthy move that never misses! You can count on it!"
"Wahahahah! Go forth and endeavor, youngster!"RS
"I swell with optimism, seeing a promising young Trainer like you!"E
Mauville City
  • Before New Mauville sidequest
"Oh, (player)! You look like you have a lot of zip! That's a good thing, wahahahaha! Fine, I've decided! I need a favor, (player)! Mauville City has an underground sector called New Mauville. (Player), I'd like you to go there and switch off the Generator. The Generator has been running a bit haywire. It's getting unsafe. Here, this is the Key to get into New Mauville."
"Don't you worry about it. It won't be a challenge to you. The entrance to New Mauville is just a short Surf away from Route 110. That's it, then! You have my trust, wahahaha!"
  • After finishing New Mauville sidequest
"Wahahahaha! I knew it, (player)! I knew I'd made the right choice asking you! This is my thanks--a TM containing Thunderbolt! Go on, you've earned it!"
"Wahahahaha! It pleases me to no end to see the young step up and take charge!"
RematchE
  • Before battle
"Ah-ha! Here at last! I know what you want. You want to battle my Pokémon! Wahahahaha! I'll make sparks fly from you! Don't say I didn't warn you!"
  • Being defeated
"Oof... Our batteries ran dry..."
  • After being defeated
"We'll have to recharge our batteries again. When we're fully charged up, we'll gladly accept your challenge. So, come back again sometime, won't you?"

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament
  • Before battle (first round)
"You look like you have a lot of zip! That's a good thing. Wahahahaha!"
  • Before battle (second round)
"You look like you have a lot of zip! That's a good thing. Wahahahaha! Then I, Wattson, shall electrify you with my Pokémon!"
  • Before battle (final round)
"Wahahahaha! Good things come to those who laugh! I'm going to have a fun Pokémon battle and laugh even more!"
  • Being defeated
"Wahahahah! Fine, I lost! You ended up giving me a thrill!"
  • If the player is defeated
"Wahahahah! Well, I won! How was the battle? Thrilling, right?"
  • After being defeated
"Wahahahaha! I swell with optimism, seeing a promising young Trainer like you!"
  • After winning
"Well now. Think I'll go gab with that Trainer, Volkner, about remodeling Pokémon Gyms!"
  • In the lobby, after the tournament
"Wahahahah! That was a great victory! I'm so impressed by the way you battle that I can't help but laugh!"

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version

Mossdeep City
"Oh? Haven't I met you somewhere? Wahahahah! Never mind! It hardly matters! You look like a young fellow worth keeping an eye on. Yes, indeed! I'm looking forward to the day you and I have an electrifying battle!"

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Mauville Gym
  • Before battle
"Oh? Now, what are you doing here? What? You say you've gotten past all my rigged doors? Wahahahah! Now, that is amusing! The plans to reform Mauville are done for now. Making traps for my Gym and battling with young Trainers like you are the things I live for now! Then I, Wattson, the Leader of Mauville Gym, shall electrify you!"
  • Being defeated
"Wahahahah! Fine, I lost!"
  • After being defeated
"I was electrified by you. Now, take this Badge!"
"With the Dynamo Badge, Pokémon can use the HM Rock Smash outside of battle. One other thing—Pokémon up to Level 40 will obey you now, even if you got 'em from someone else! All righty then, this here's for you, too! Go on, take it with you!"
"Volt Switch is a move where your Pokémon attacks the opponent and then rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting! I swell with optimism, seeing a promising young Trainer like you!"
  • Talked to again after the battle:
"Wahahahah! Go forth and endeavor, youngster!"
Mauville City
  • In front of Square Tower
"Oh, <player>, eh? You got here just in time to give me a hand and take a look at this. This is Square Tower, an attraction here in Mauville City. It's not just for decoration, though. It has a purpose. It's monitoring how things are going in a place near here called New Mauville. To put it simply, it's a watchtower. The light's shining brightly now, see? It's warning us that something out of the ordinary may be going on in New Mauville. I've got something to ask of you, <player>. If we're going to keep standing around talking, could I get you to come to my place? I've got an apartment on the second floor at Mauville Hills. I'll let the security guy know, so how about you grab the elevator on the first floor? I sure am sorry to put you out like this, <player>, but please do come."
  • Through intercom
"Oh, <player>. Please come in. It's open."
  • In his apartment (before New Mauville sidequest)
"Oh, <player>, you made it! I'm sure sorry to call you all the way out here. Well, I've got a favor I need done right away. I've mentioned this before, but that bright, flashing light on top of that tower means something may have happened in New Mauville! That's why I called you here. I want you to go check on things in New Mauville. There's just one thing, though. New Mauville is usually a prohibited area. Back in my day, it was just locked up normally, but security has been evolving, too! Don't you go anywhere just yet... Hey, thanks! I just took a picture of your eyes. Now if we just use the computer to transmit this data... Now if you go to New Mauville, the doors will open automatically! The Basement Key has what they call "iris recognition." When you get inside, go press the button on the computer in the back. When that computer starts working right, come back here and report to me. I sure am sorry to bug you with all this, but I'm really counting on you!"
"All righty then, I'm counting on you for that investigation of New Mauville! You can Surf from Route 110 to get to New Mauville."
  • In his apartment (after New Mauvile sidequest)
"Oh, <player>! Sorry to make you come all this way. You went out to New Mauville, right? The results of your investigation have been sent here to my computer, too. The most important thing is that there don't appear to be any abnormalities for the time being. Let me give you this as a way to say sorry for causing you such a hassle."
"By the way, there wasn't anything going on in New Mauville, right? That was supposed to be a new town, though... We should've been able to build a huge underground city stretching down into the depths. Things happened, and its development had to be suspended. Since then it's just been left to rot. All the equipment inside might have seen better days."

Artwork

Ruby Sapphire Wattson.png Wattson ORAS concept art.png
Official artwork from
Generation III 		Conceptual artwork from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Sprites

Spr RS Wattson.png Spr B2W2 Wattson.png Wattson III OD.png Wattson OD.png VSWattson.png
Sprite from
Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald 		Sprite from
Black 2 and White 2 		Overworld sprite from
Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald 		Overworld sprite from
Black 2 and White 2 		VS portrait from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In the anime

Wattson in the anime

Wattson first appeared in Watt's with Wattson?. He filled his Gym in Mauville City with many traps, pit-falls, roller coasters, and other tricks and pranks. Wattson believed his gadgetry was not only hilarious, but also kept Trainers on their toes. One of Wattson's tricks was a robotic Raikou that ended up overcharging Pikachu's electricity. As a result, Ash's Pikachu was able to completely wipe out Wattson's team on his own, using a series of super-powerful Thunderbolts.

Losing so easily really depressed the usually cheerful Gym Leader. As such, Wattson left everyone a note saying that he went away to think. Uncharacteristically glum, he wandered off to the local power plant and met a friendly Electrike. Soon after, Team Rocket stole all the Electric-type Pokémon from the power plant. Wattson, Ash, Brock, Max, and May pursued them. Wattson used the Raikou robot to stop them in their tracks, while Pikachu and Electrike used Iron Tail and Bite to free the wild Pokémon. Ash tried to return the Dynamo Badge, but Wattson told him to keep it. Electrike decided to stay with Wattson.

Wattson reappeared in Manectric Charge. He saved most of the group's Pokémon from another Team Rocket kidnapping attempt. The battle caused Electrike to evolve into Manectric. They were on their way back to Petalburg City, but Ash and his friends took time out for a battle. Ash's Torkoal fought against Wattson's Manectric in a fierce battle, which Manectric won.

Wattson reappeared in a flashback in Whiscash and Ash.

Pokémon

This listing is of Wattson's Pokémon in the anime.

Magnemite
Wattson's Magnemite
Debut Watt's with Wattson?
Voice actors
Japanese
English Maddie Blaustein

Magnemite was the first Pokémon used by Wattson in his Gym battle against Ash. Due to Pikachu being powered-up by the exploding mecha-Raikou, it was defeated with only a single Thunderbolt.

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 are Swift and Thunder Wave.

Voltorb
Wattson's Voltorb
Debut Watt's with Wattson?
Voice actors
Japanese
English Eric Stuart

Voltorb was the second Pokémon used by Wattson against Ash. Like Magnemite, it was defeated with a single Thunderbolt.

Voltorb's only known move is Screech.

Magneton
Wattson's Magneton

Magneton was the final Pokémon used Wattson during the Gym battle. By this point in the match, both Wattson and Magneton were determined to defeat Ash, but Magneton couldn't stand up to Pikachu's super-charged Thunder and was also knocked out in a single hit.

It reappeared in a flashback in Whiscash and Ash.

Magneton's only known move is Zap Cannon.

Electrike → Manectric
Wattson's Manectric
Debut Watt's with Wattson?
Voice actors
Japanese Katsuyuki Konishi
English Darren Dunstan
Main article: Wattson's Manectric

Manectric first appeared as an Electrike after Wattson's defeat by Ash. After cheering Wattson up, it sent Team Rocket blasting off together with Ash's Pikachu. After this, it stayed with Wattson.

It was seen again when the gang returned to Mauville City. Electrike evolved into Manectric after defeating Team Rocket. Ash decided to challenge Wattson and Manectric to a training match with his Torkoal. After a fierce battle, Manectric emerged victorious.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 緒方賢一 Ken'ichi Ogata
English Dan Green
European French Jean-Daniel Nicodème
Polish Andrzej Chudy
Brazilian Portuguese Carlos Silveira (AG040)
Fábio Moura (AG059)
Spanish Latin America Armando Réndiz (AG040)
Jorge Santos (AG059)
Spain Fernando Hernández


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Wattson in Pokémon Adventures

Wattson debuts in the Ruby & Sapphire arc. He is a joke-loving Gym Leader who is friends with the Trick Master. When Sapphire 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-making Donphan 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 Muaville generator. The generator defeats and captures Wattson and continuously drains his Pokémon's electricity. Sapphire works together with Wattson's Electrike 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 by Flannery to meet in Fortree City. They have a discussion on Team Magma and Team 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.

When Groudon and Kyogre are awakened, they begin causing droughts and downpours 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 by Winona, who also participates in the battle to stop Kyogre, but all three are interrupted by the Subleaders of the Sea Scheme of Team Aqua, Amber, Shelly, and Matt. 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 single Water-type Pokémon, leaving his opponent without anything else to use. Shelly assists her ally by giving Amber her Nincada 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 into Ninjask. With its newfound speed, Ninjask gains an advantage over Wattson's Manectric, 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 a Shedinja that attacked Wattson when he was defenseless. Wattson is later rescued by Sapphire's Lorry, which brought him back to the surface using Dive and Water 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 and Ruby for their assistance in the battle.

Pokémon

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

Magnemite (×2)
Wattson's Magnemite

Wattson owns two Magnemite. They were first seen being used to battle several children challenging Wattson for the Dynamo Badge and easily won. When Wattson was attacked by the New Mauville generator, it drained the Magnemite's electricity, leaving them to weak to float in the air.

None of Magnemite's moves are known.

Electrike → Manectric ♂
Wattson's Manectric
Main article: Wattson's Manectric

Manectric is Wattson's main Pokémon. He first appeared as an Electrike being used against children who wanted to challenge Wattson and won easily. Sometime later, he evolved into a Manectric, becoming large enough to serve as Wattson's land transportation.

Voltorb
Wattson's Voltorb

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
Wattson's Electrode

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
Wattson's Magneton

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.

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga

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Wattson in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Wattson appeared in Christmas Night Is Battle Night! of the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga.

Earlier, he told his Electrike to get food for him. Wattson revealed this to Red after Electrike led the group to him when it stole cake from Red. Wattson then gave out a business card. He hid inside a trash can and leaped out in order to surprise someone else and gave out the same card that was given to Red. Clefairy didn't like what Wattson was doing and Electrike growled at Clefairy for disagreeing. Later, Wattson takes the group to a Christmas tree shop and goes inside. While inside, he opened the door to his office which turned out to be empty and beaten up. Feeling sorry for what happened, Clefairy decided to deliver presents in order to cheer Wattson up again. Dragging a sleigh from house to house, Wattson and Clefairy went inside people's houses from the chimney and delivered the presents. When they got back, Wattson and the group discovered that the presents were from the items in the Christmas tree shop and Wattson chases Clefairy for stealing his stuff.

Pokémon

Wattson Electrike PMRS.png
Electrike


Trivia

  • Like Lt. Surge is in Kanto, Wattson is the third Gym Leader encountered on a journey, and is similarly enamored with trap doors and Electric-type Pokémon.
  • In Ruby and Sapphire, he is the only Gym Leader without a single Pokémon introduced in Generation III. This changed in Emerald when Electrike and Manectric were added to his initial roster.
    • Additionally he is the only Gym Leader outside of Johto who doesn't have a Pokémon introduced in the generation he first appears as a Gym Leader.
  • Wattson is the only Electric-type specialist who is not shown with blond hair and blue eyes at least once in the games.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese テッセン Tessen From 鉄線 tessen (Clematis florida), which literally means "steel wire". Lt. Surge's Japanese name Matis is also derived from the same genus.
English Wattson From watt, a unit of power
French Voltere From volt and ampère (ampere)
German, Italian Walter From Watt, Volt, and possibly Ampere
Spanish Erico* From eléctrico, electric
Korean 암페어 Ampeeo From 암페어 ampeeo, ampere
Chinese (Mandarin) 鐵旋／铁旋 Tiěxuán From 鉄旋, an alternative spelling for Tessen. Literally "Iron whirl".


Gym Leaders of the Hoenn region
Rustboro Gym Stone Badge
Roxanne OD.png
Roxanne
Dewford Gym Knuckle Badge
Brawly OD.png
Brawly
Mauville Gym Dynamo Badge
Wattson OD.png
Wattson
Lavaridge Gym Heat Badge
Flannery OD.png
Flannery
Petalburg Gym Balance Badge
Norman OD.png
Norman
Fortree Gym Feather Badge
Winona OD.png
Winona
Mossdeep Gym Mind Badge
Tate Liza
Tate and Liza
Sootopolis Gym Rain Badge
Wallace OD.png Juan OD.png
Wallace Juan


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