Pokémon/Characters/Falkner
| Falkner | |
|---|---|
| File:Headshot-Falkner.jpg | |
| Japanese name | ハヤト (Hayato) |
| First appearances | |
| Game | Pokémon Gold/Silver |
| Anime episode | Fighting Fyer With Fire |
| Pokémon Adventures chapter | VS Sunkern! |
Falkner is the Violet City Gym Leader. He specializes in Flying-type Pokémon. His badge is called the Zephyrbadge.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハヤト Hayato | 隼人 Hayato, a name; the first character, 隼 hayabusa, means peregrine falcon. |
| English | Falkner | Means one who trains falcons. |
| French | Albert | From albatross? |
| German | Falk | From Falke, falcon. |
| Italian | Valerio | From volare, to fly. |
| Spanish | Pegaso | From Pegasus, the winged horse (Pegaso in Spanish). |
| Hebrew | פלקנר Palqner | Transliteration of Falkner. |
| Russian | Фaлкнер | Transliteration of Falkner. |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 阿速 Ā Sù | 速 is taken from 速人 Hayato, an alternate way of writing the name. |
| Korean | 비상 Bisang |
In the Anime
When Ash and his friends meet Falkner, he's just rescued Pikachu from Team Rocket. He flies around on a glider, yearning to be as close to Flying Pokémon as he possibly can be.
The Violet City Gym itself is a very tall, spiral-shaped building. Falkner has his matches on the roof of the Gym.
Oddly enough, Falkner has many followers and students who chant in unison during his battles.
Ash was able to win the Zephyrbadge, despite his Charizard's wing being severely injured during the match.
Pokémon
- Dodrio
- Hoothoot
- Pidgeot
In the Games
Falkner's title is "The Elegant Master of Flying Pokémon". Falkner inherited the gym from his father, who is never seen but apparently on the road.
Falkner is adored as a cool and handsome trainer, but it's said that his father is even more cool and more handsome. Falkner battles using his father's cherished bird Pokémon, and aspires to be the greatest bird master.
His gym is relatively simplistic, and is filled with bird cages.
In addition to the Zeyphrbadge, Falkner gives out TM 31, Mud-Slap, in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Pokémon Crystal.
Pokémon
This listing is of Falkner's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.
Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal
- Level 7 Pidgey - tackle, mudslap
- Level 9 Pidgeotto - tackle, mudslap, gust
Pokémon Stadium 2
- Round 1 Pokémon
- Pidgeot
- Fearow
- Noctowl
- Togetic
- Farfetch'd
- Delibird
- Round 2 Pokémon
- Charizard
- Dodrio
- Pidgeot
- Zapdos
- Gligar
- Skarmory
In the Pokémon Special Manga
In Pokémon Special, Falkner is a police officer. Believing that Gold is a Pokémon thief, he arrests him briefly before learning better from Professor Elm.
Despite the inconvenience, Gold catches a Skarmory for him. With it, Falkner was able to pass the Gym Leader exam.
Falkner's father was the previous leader of the Violet City Gym.
He uses Poké Balls that have been turned into boomerangs by attatching Skarmory's shed feathers to their sides.
Pokémon
This listing is of Falkner's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.
- Pidgeotto
- Noctowl
- Skarmory
In the TCG
Unknown
Pokémon
This listing is of Falkner's Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG.
- Pidgeot
- Fearow
- Farfetch'd
- Dodrio
- Togetic
- Delibird
- Skarmory
Misc
The Japanese name of the Zephyr Badge is the Wing Badge.
Falkner's right eye is always covered up by his hair (but scenes from the anime prove he has two eyes in that canon), which seems to be typical of a lot of anime characters.
| Pokémon Gym Leaders and Frontier Brains | |
|---|---|
| Kanto Gym Leaders | Brock • Misty • Lt. Surge • Erika • Koga • Janine • Sabrina • Blaine • Giovanni • Blue |
| Kanto in anime only | Brock's family • Daisy, Lily, and Violet • Jessie, James, and Meowth • Agatha |
| Orange Island Gym Leaders | Cissy • Danny • Rudy • Luana • Drake |
| Johto Gym Leaders | Falkner • Bugsy • Whitney • Morty • Chuck • Jasmine • Pryce • Clair |
| Hoenn Gym Leaders | Roxanne • Brawly • Wattson • Flannery • Norman • Winona • Tate & Liza • Wallace • Juan |
| Sinnoh Gym Leaders | Roark • Gardenia • Maylene • Crasher Wake • Fantina • Byron • Candice • Volkner |
| Leaders of Unofficial Gyms | Kiyo • A.J. • Yas & Kas Gym • Dorian |
| Club Masters | Mitch • Gene • Amy • Isaac • Nikki • Murray • Rick • Ken |
| Battle Frontier Brains | Noland • Greta • Tucker • Lucy • Spenser • Brandon • Anabel |