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"...all right, challenger. It's not often, but some Trainers manage to come and challenge me. But they've all been boring battles. I didn't break a sweat beating them. ...Sigh... I'm Volkner, the Gym Leader. They say I'm the top Gym Leader in Sinnoh, but... Anyway, I guess we'd better get this done. I hope you're the Trainer who'll make me remember how fun it is to battle!- Volkner, Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum.

Volkner (デンジ Denzi / Denji ), serves as the Gym Leader for the Sunyshore City Gym. Volkner specializes in Electric-type Pokémon, and holds the Beacon Badge for the trainers that defeat him. He is the final and most powerful gym leader in Sinnoh.

In Anime

File:250px-Young Volkner.png

Young Volkner

Young Volkner was a lot like Ash in personality. Also, like Ash, he probably got a Pikachu instead of the three usual starters for his first Pokemon and had a rival that later became his friend, Flint. These things are shown in flashbacks.

Volkner was first referred to by Tower Tycoon Palmer in Challenging a Towering Figure!, saying that, after seeing his battling skills, Ash would be able to give Volkner "a shock."

Volkner first appeared in person in Flint Sparks the Fire!. It was revealed in the episode that he had met up with Flint when they were younger and had become rivals and eventually good friends.

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A heated rivalry of Volkner and Flint when they were young.

After Volkner became a Gym Leader, he designed the walkways of Sunyshore City and other technological advancements for the city.

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Young Flint and Volkner

He also designed the Sunyshore Tower which supplies electricity to the city. However, he soon became bored with battling and resorted to giving free badges to Trainers. After witnessing Ash's battle with Flint, he became interested in battling again and decided to accept Ash's challenge for a Gym battle.

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Volkner

Volkner appeared again in The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, where he and Ash began their Gym battle. However, it was quickly interrupted as Team Rocket stole the Sunyshore Tower, causing a city-wide blackout. After Ash defeated Team Rocket with the help of his newly evolved Torterra, Volkner returned the tower back to its original place. However, as both the tower and Gym were badly damaged, Volkner told Ash that he had to repair them before they could have a rematch.

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Volkner smiling

Ash agreed to the terms, saying that he'll spend that time for more training. Ash challenged him once again in The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World! During the last battle between Infernape and Luxray, Infernape's Blaze was activated once again, but now, Infernape was able to take control of its ability, and by using the powers it gained, it won the match. This

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Volkner's Pikachu vs Houndoom

earned Ash the Beacon Badge, thus allowing him to enter the Sinnoh League.

In Game

Volkner first appeared in Generation IV's Diamond and Pearl games as the Sunyshore City Gym Leader, specializing in Electric Pokémon. His Gym consists of three rooms filled with gigantic gears, electrical equipment, and rotating walkways. The player would need to rotate the walkways, using buttons located in various areas, and construct a path leading to the next room, and later, to Volkner himself. In the game, just like in the anime he is bored but after battling he will be back to the way he was.

Upon defeating him, Volkner will reward the player with the Beacon Badge and TM57 (Charge Beam).

Sprites

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Pokémon

In Game

Diamond and Pearl

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Raichu
 Type Electric 
File:AmbipomDPSprite.png
Ambipom
 Type Normal 
File:Octillery(DP)SpriteMale.png
Octillery
 Type Water 
File:Luxray(DP)SpriteMale.png
Luxray
 Type Electric 
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[[]]
 Type  
[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
Lv. 46 Lv. 47 Lv. 47 Lv. 49 Lv. ? - Lv. ? -
Ability: Static Ability: Technician Ability: Sniper Ability: Rivalry Ability: None Ability: None
Item: ? Item: None Item: None Item: Sitrus Berry Item: ? Item: ?
Charge Beam Shock Wave Bullet Seed Crunch - -
Brick Break Nasty Plot Aurora Beam Thunder Fang - -
Light Screen Agility Charge Beam Thunder Wave - -
Thunder Wave Baton Pass Octazooka Charge Beam - -

Platinum

Gym Battle

File:Raichu(P)Sprite.png
Raichu
 Type Electric 
File:Jolteon(P)Sprite.png
Jolteon
 Type Electric 
File:Electivire(Pt)Sprite.png
Electivire
 Type Electric 
File:Luxray(P)Sprite.png
Luxray
 Type Electric 
[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
Lv. 46 Lv. 46 Lv. 50 Lv. 48 Lv. ? - Lv. ? -
Ability: Static Ability: Volt Absorb Ability: Motor Drive Ability: Rivalry Ability: None Ability: None
Item: ? Item: None Item: Sitrus Berry Item: None Item: ? Item: ?
Charge Beam Quick Attack ThunderPunch Thunder Fang - -
Signal Beam Iron Tail Fire Punch Ice Fang - -
Focus Blast Thunder Wave Giga Impact Fire Fang - -
Quick Attack Charge Beam Quick Attack Crunch - -
In a Tag Battle with Flint
Luxray BW
Luxray
 Type Electric 
File:Jolteon(P)Sprite.png
Jolteon
 Type Electric 
File:Electivire(Pt)Sprite.png
Electivire
 Type Electric 
[[File:{{{P4}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P4}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
Lv. 56 Lv. 56 Lv. 58 Lv. 56 - Lv. 56 - Lv. 58 -
Item: ? Item: None Item: Sitrus Berry Item: ? Item: ? Item: ?
- - - Thunder Fang Charge Beam ThunderPunch
- Giga Impact - Crunch Quick Attack Giga Impact
Sludge Bomb Quick Attack ThunderPunch Ice Fang Pin Missile -
- - - - Double Kick Brick Break
Rematch
File:Jolteon(P)Sprite.png
Jolteon
 Type Electric 
File:Raichu(P)Sprite.png
Raichu
 Type Electric 
File:Luxray(P)Sprite.png
Luxray
 Type Electric 
File:Lanturn(DPPt)Sprite.png
Lanturn
 Type Water Type Electric 
File:Electivire(Pt)Sprite.png
Electivire
 Type Electric 
[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
Lv. 61 Lv. 61 Lv. 62 Lv. 63 Lv. 65 Lv. ? -
Ability: Volt Absorb Ability: Static Ability: Rivalry Ability: Volt Absorb Ability: Motor Drive Ability: None
Item: ? Item: None Item: None Item: None Item: Sitrus Berry Item: ?
Charge Beam Thunder Wave Thunder Fang Surf Giga Impact -
Double Kick Light Screen Fire Fang Discharge Brick Break -
Pin Missile Brick Break Ice Fang Ice Beam Fire Punch -
Quick Attack Charge Beam Crunch Signal Beam ThunderPunch -

Black 2 and White 2

Electric-type Tournament
Electivire BW
Electivire
 Type Electric 
Luxray BW
Luxray
 Type Electric 
Raichu BW
Raichu
 Type Electric 
Rotom-Fan BW
Rotom
 Type Electric Type Flying 
Jolteon BW
Jolteon
 Type Electric 
Electrode BW
Electrode
 Type Electric 
Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 - Lv. 50 Lv. 50 -
Ability: Motor Drive Ability: Rivalry Ability: Static Ability: Levitate Ability: Volt Absorb Ability: Static
Item: ? Item: Liechi Berry Item: Grass Gem Item: King's Rock Item: Air Balloon Item: Electric Gem
Wild Charge Wild Charge Thunderbolt Discharge Thunderbolt Thunder
Cross Chop Crunch Focus Blast Air Slash Shadow Ball Signal Beam
Ice Punch Superpower Grass Knot Pain Split Charm Taunt
Bulldoze Thunder Wave Charge Substitute Wish Torment
Sinnoh Gym Leader Tournament/World Leaders Tournament
Electivire BW
Electivire
 Type Electric 
Luxray BW
Luxray
 Type Electric 
Raichu BW
Raichu
 Type Electric 
Rotom BW
Rotom
 Type Electric Type Ghost 
Jolteon BW
Jolteon
 Type Electric 
Electrode BW
Electrode
 Type Electric 
Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 - Lv. 50 Lv. 50 -
Ability: Motor Drive Ability: Rivalry Ability: Static Ability: Levitate Ability: Volt Absorb Ability: Static
Item: ? Item: Shuca Berry Item: Grass Gem Item: Colbur Berry Item: Sitrus Berry Item: Electric Gem
Wild Charge Wild Charge Thunderbolt Discharge Thunderbolt Electro Ball
Brick Break Crunch Focus Blast Hex Shadow Ball Signal Beam
Ice Punch Superpower Grass Knot Pain Split Charm Taunt
Bulldoze Thunder Wave Charge Will-o-wisp Wish Torment
Download Tournament (Gathered! Gym Leaders!)
Electivire BW
Electivire
 Type Electric 
Eelektross BW
Eelektross
 Type Electric 
Galvantula BW
Galvantula
 Type Bug Type Electric 
Zebstrika BW
Zebstrika
 Type Electric 
[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. ? - Lv. ? -
Ability: Motor Drive Ability: Levitate Ability: Compoundeyes Ability: Motor Drive Ability: None Ability: None
Item: ? Item: Sitrus Berry Item: Occa Berry Item: Lum Berry Item: ? Item: ?
Fire Punch Thunderbolt Thunder Discharge - -
Thunderpunch Crunch Bug Buzz Wild Charge - -
Low Kick Acid Spray Sucker Punch Flame Charge - -
Discharge Thunder Wave Discharge Overheat - -

In the Anime

Pokémon Information
Volkner Raichu
Raichu is Volkner's very first Pokémon. It first appeared in Flint Sparks The Fire and was also seen in the next episode. Volkner has had Raichu since it was a Pikachu when he was younger. However Volkner never used it in the Gym battle against Ash.
Pikachu ― Raichu
Pokémon Information
Volkner Luxray
Volkner's Luxray appeared for the first time in The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, where it battled Ash's Grotle during Ash's Gym challenge. However, the battle was called off due to Team Rocket terrorizing the city. During the rematch, Luxray battled with Pikachu and Infernape.
Luxray
Pokémon Information
Volkner Electivire
Electivire was the first Pokémon which Volkner used during his rematch against Ash. Electivire battled Torterra and Pikachu.
Electivire
Pokémon Information
Volkner Jolteon
Jolteon was the second Pokémon used by Volkner during his and Ash's rematch. Ash used his Infernape, which defeated Jolteon with a Mach Punch.
Jolteon


Voice Actors

  • English: Eli James
  • Japanese: Hirofumi Nojima, Daisuke Sakaguchi (child)
  • Spanish: David Robles

Trivia

  • Strangely, in the tag battle with Flint and Volkner vs. the player and Barry, their Pokémon were the electric/fire counterparts
  • At one point in Black and White, Shauntal references battling Volkner in the past.
  • Volkner's name is a play on the word Volt since he is an Electric-type trainer.
  • Volkner bears very slight resemblance to Minato Namikaze from the series Naruto
  • Also, Volkner is the only Gym Leader who uses his in-game party to fight against Ash Ketchum in the anime. (Pokémon Platinum version)
  • In Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, he has an Octillary, which is an unusual Pokemon for him to have, since Octillary's a Water ype and he's uses Electric types.
  • Also in diamond and Pearl, he has an Ambipom, which is a Normal type.

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