Mauville Gym

Mauville Gym
キンセツジム Kinsetsu Gym
Mauville Gym anime.png
Location Mauville City
Gym Leader Wattson
Badge Dynamo Badge
Dominant Type Electric
Region Hoenn
Mauville Gym battlefield.png
Battlefield

The Mauville Gym (Japanese: キンセツジム Kinsetsu Gym) is the official Gym of Mauville City. It is based on Electric-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Wattson. Trainers who defeat him receive the Dynamo Badge.

In the games

Before entering the Mauville Gym, the player is forced to battle Wally in front of it.

Generation III

Mauville City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Wattson

The cheerfully electrifying man!

The Gym is filled with electrical barriers designed by Wattson himself. The barriers can be turned on and off by stepping onto switches across the floor. After the Gym Leader has been defeated, the barriers will be turned off permanently.

When defeated, Wattson will give the player the Dynamo Badge as well as TM34 (Shock Wave) as a reward.

Generation VI

Mauville City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Wattson

The cheerfully electrifying man!

The Gym's electrical barriers now come in blue and red varieties, with color-coded switches. Stepping on a switch shifts the direction the like-colored barriers project from vertical to horizontal and vice-versa. The Gym has also been divided into two different floors. Just like in Generation III, the barriers are turned off once the Gym Leader has been beaten.

When defeated, Wattson will give the player the Dynamo Badge as well as TM72 (Volt Switch) as a reward.

Appearance

Ruby Sapphire Emerald Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
     
 

Trainers

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer Pokémon
 
Guitarist Kirk
ジョージ George
Reward: $576
  Electrike Lv.18
No item
  Magnemite Lv.18
No item
 
Youngster Ben
ヒロト Hiroto
Reward: $304
  Zigzagoon Lv.19
No item
 
Guitarist Shawn
マイク Mike
Reward: $544
  Voltorb Lv.17
No item
  Voltorb Lv.17
No item
  Voltorb Lv.17
No item
 
Battle Girl Vivian
マコト Makoto
Reward: $456
  Meditite Lv.19
No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.


Wattson uses two Super Potions.



Pokémon Emerald

Trainer Pokémon
 
Battle Girl Vivian
マコト Makoto
Reward: $408
Potential Double Battle with Kirk
  Meditite Lv.17
No item
  Meditite Lv.17
No item
 
Guitarist Kirk
ジョージ George
Reward: $544
Potential Double Battle with Vivian
  Electrike Lv.17
No item
  Voltorb Lv.17
No item
 
Youngster Ben
ヒロト Hiroto
Reward: $272
  Zigzagoon Lv.17
No item
  Gulpin Lv.17
No item
 
Bug Maniac Angelo
モトヒロ Motohiro
Reward: $1020
Potential Double Battle with Shawn
  Illumise Lv.17
No item
  Volbeat Lv.17
No item
 
Guitarist Shawn
マイク Mike
Reward: $544
Potential Double Battle with Angelo
  Voltorb Lv.17
No item
  Magnemite Lv.17
No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.


Wattson uses two Super Potions in the Gym battle, and three Full Restores in the rematches.



First rematch



Second rematch



Third rematch



Fourth rematch onwards



Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer Pokémon
1F
 
Guitarist Kirk
ジョージ George
Reward: $448
  Magnemite Lv.16
No item
  Electrike Lv.16
No item
2F
 
Youngster Ben
ヒロト Hiroto
Reward: $272
  Electrike Lv.17
No item
 
Battle Girl Vivian
マコト Makoto
Reward: $608
  Meditite Lv.19
No item
 
Guitarist Shawn
マイク Mike
Reward: $476
  Voltorb Lv.15
No item
  Voltorb Lv.17
No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.




Items

Item Location Games
  TM34 (Shock Wave) Reward for defeating Wattson  R  S  E 
  TM72 (Volt Switch) Reward for defeating Wattson  OR  AS 

In the anime

The Mauville Gym first appeared in Watt's with Wattson?. Ash and his friends reached the Gym, where the young Pokémon Trainer entered it in order to challenged Wattson for a Gym battle. However, the group quickly got lost inside the building, as the Gym had many traps, like falling into a whirlpool. After going through all the traps, Ash challenged Wattson and won flawlessly, stunning the Leader and making him question his abilities. Ash eventually realized that Pikachu had accidentally been supercharged by one of Wattson's Raikou robots. After realizing what happened, Wattson told Ash to keep the Badge and not to worry about challenging him again.

When Ash and the others returned to Mauville City in Manectric Charge, Ash decided to challenge Wattson again, this time with his newly captured Torkoal. This time, Wattson defeated Ash with his newly evolved Manectric. May also had a battle against Wattson's Gym assistant Watt here and won.

Pokémon used in the Gym

 
Magnemite
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*.

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

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

Debut Watt's with Wattson?
 
Manectric
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.

Debut Watt's with Wattson?
Voice actors
Japanese Katsuyuki Konishi
English Darren Dunstan


Gym Leaders of the Hoenn region
Rustboro Gym  
 
Roxanne
Dewford Gym  
 
Brawly
Mauville Gym  
 
Wattson
Lavaridge Gym  
 
Flannery
Petalburg Gym  
 
Norman
Fortree Gym  
 
Winona
Mossdeep Gym  
   
Tate and Liza
Sootopolis Gym  
   
Wallace Juan


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