Crasher Wake
- "Maxi" redirects here. For the head of Team Magma, see Maxie.
| Crasher Wake マキシマム仮面 Maximum Mask | |
| "The Torrential Masked Master!" | |
 Artwork from Diamond and Pearl | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Hometown | Pastoria City |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Trainer class | Gym LeaderDPPt Pokémon TrainerB2W2 |
| Generation | IV, V |
| Games | Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2 and White 2, Masters EX |
| Leader of | Pastoria Gym |
| Badge | Fen Badge |
| Specializes in | Water types |
| Game animation debut | Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer |
| English voice actor | Kyle Hebert (Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Unknown (Masters EX) |
| Animated debut | Cream of the Croagunk Crop! |
| English voice actor | Michael Alston Baley |
| Japanese voice actor | Tetsu Inada |
Crasher Wake (Japanese: マキシマム仮面 Maximum Mask), otherwise known simply as Wake (Japanese: マキシ Maxi), is the Gym Leader of Pastoria City's Gym, known officially as the Pastoria Gym. He hands out the Fen Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He specializes in Water-type Pokémon.
In the core series
Crasher Wake uses Water-type Pokémon in his battles. Trainers receive the Fen Badge, TM55 (Brine) and are able to use DefogDP/SurfPt outside of battle. In addition, in Diamond and Pearl, if he is the fourth Gym Leader defeated, all Pokémon up to level 50 will obey their Trainer. Crasher Wake has a jovial, enthusiastic, and bombastic personality. Crasher Wake's strategy is nothing more than choosing moves that will make his battles more fun, and encourages everyone to not take battles too seriously, and to remember they're supposed to be fun. Crasher Wake uses the prize money he gets from competitive Pokémon battles to help the unfortunate. Crasher Wake has his Pokémon use Defog to keep the weather of Pastoria City clear.
He later appears in the Battle Zone, talking to the player's rival, Barry. The rival also mentions that Crasher Wake was born overseas. However, he speaks clearly, without any foreign accent. In Black 2 and White 2, Crasher Wake reveals that he was born and raised in the Sinnoh region, even though everyone thinks otherwise.
In Platinum Version, he is first met when players try to enter Veilstone Gym. In Pastoria City, he sings his own theme song, and the rival wants him to be his mentor (much to his dismay). Crasher Wake also acts when a Galactic Bomb goes off at the Great Marsh. On Stark Mountain, he mentions that he'll be entering a tournament. Crasher Wake can also be battled again, like the other Sinnoh Gym Leaders, at the Battleground. His wrestling matches will occasionally be shown on the TV as part of the Pokémon Variety Hour, which he always wins.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he appears in the Celadon Department Store to give the player some Sinnoh starter accessories. He can be found again later, on Route 47.
In Black 2 and White 2, he appears on Route 18 staring out into the ocean. Once the player talks to him, he decides to head to Driftveil City and takes his leave.
Pokémon
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
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Pokémon Platinum
Gym battle
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Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Crasher Wake uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Floatzel.
Sinnoh Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
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In spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Crasher Wake (Masters)
Artwork
Sprites
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| Sprite from Diamond and Pearl |
Sprite from Platinum |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
VS sprite from Platinum |
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File:Badge Case Crasher Wake.png | |
| Overworld sprite from Generation IV |
Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
Sprite from the Badge Case | |
Quotes
- Main article: Crasher Wake/Quotes
In the anime
Main series
Crasher Wake debuted in Cream of the Croagunk Crop!, where he met Ash, Dawn, and Brock in front of his Gym. However, he informed them that he couldn't battle that day because he was going to be one of the judges of the Pastoria Croagunk Festival. He encouraged the group to attend the festival and they rushed to reach the Great Marsh train. Crasher Wake ran off once the train arrived at the next station, leaving Ash and his friends behind, but they were soon reunited at the festival grounds. After the festival, Crasher Wake said that Ash's Pikachu seemed to be a strong Pokémon after the latter defeated Team Rocket, and said he would be happy to battle him the next day.
The following day, Ash had a three-on-three Gym battle against Crasher Wake. Much to Crasher Wake's surprise, Pikachu quickly took his Gyarados out with a midair Volt Tackle. He sent out Quagsire next, while Ash substituted Pikachu for Turtwig to overcome Quagsire's immunity to Electric-type attacks. Ash quickly recalled Turtwig to avoid a second Sludge Bomb, and sent out Buizel. Quagsire was soon defeated after its Ice Beam froze Buizel's Aqua Jet into a hardened projectile. Buizel then took on Crasher Wake's final Pokémon, Floatzel, in a match of speed and power. Ash later recalled Buizel after it became confused from a Water Pulse attack, so Pikachu was called back out. Pikachu was soon partially frozen by Floatzel's Ice Fang. Buizel then returned to the battlefield after recovering from its confusion, and it knocked Floatzel out with a close-range Water Pulse, earning Ash the Fen Badge.
Crasher Wake reappeared briefly in a flashback in For the Love of Meowth!, and in a cameo in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Character
Crasher Wake is a lively person with a booming voice. He has trained his Pokémon to have an increased stamina to take even powerful attacks like Giga Impact without sustaining much damage. Crasher Wake uses his Gym's water-based battlefield as another defense tactic, allowing his Pokémon to remain concealed and ambush the opponent's Pokémon in the process.
Pokémon
| の | This article is missing information on this character's Japanese voice actor. You can help by adding this information. |
| Debut | A Crasher Course in Power! |
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| Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
| English | Unshō Ishizuka |
Gyarados was the first Pokémon used by Crasher Wake during the Gym battle against Ash; he went up against Pikachu. Gyarados withstood a direct Thunderbolt from Pikachu's, but was defeated when Pikachu combined the speed he picked during his free-fall with a Volt Tackle.
He reappeared briefly in Mamie's flashback in For The Love Of Meowth.
Gyarados's known moves are Dragon Rage and Bite.
| Debut | A Crasher Course in Power! |
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| English | Billy Beach |
Crasher Wake used Quagsire as his second Pokémon during his Gym battle against Ash. It proved itself to be very tricky, able to counteract Turtwig's high speed with its excellent hearing. Quagsire's attacks were perfectly suited to combat its weakness to Grass-types, and Ash was forced to recall it.
Quagsire next went up against Buizel, and although Quagsire was able to absorb Buizel's Sonic Booms with its bulky body, it was knocked out by the sheer force of Ice Aqua Jet.
It reappeared briefly in Mamie's flashback in For The Love Of Meowth.
Quagsire's known moves are Sludge Bomb and Ice Beam.
| Debut | A Crasher Course in Power! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Katsuyuki Konishi |
| English | Katsuyuki Konishi |
Floatzel is Crasher Wake's main Pokémon. He was introduced right after Ash's Buizel got into a fight with Pikachu. Upon seeing his evolved form, Buizel became hyped up for the impending battle and a chance to prove himself to Ash.
Floatzel seems to know many different defensive techniques to guard himself from attacks, such as inflating the flotation sac around his body and blocking with his fin. He also knows a variety of different and powerful moves, adding to his artillery of defense. Crasher Wake claimed that Floatzel is powerful enough to endure even a Giga Impact by using his flotation sac. At one point Floatzel used his flotation sac to reflect Buizel's Water Pulse back at him, confusing him in the process. Later in the battle, Floatzel used Ice Fang to freeze part of Pikachu's back. Despite all this, he lost to Buizel after a Water Pulse that sent Floatzel crashing into the ceiling and getting knocked out.
He reappeared briefly in flashbacks in For The Love Of Meowth and League Unleashed!; as well as making a brief appearance alongside Crasher Wake during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Floatzel's known moves are Razor Wind, Bulk Up, Whirlpool, and Ice Fang.
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GOTCHA!
Crasher Wake briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pocket Monsters DP
Crasher Wake appeared in a flashback in PMDP07.
Pokémon Adventures
Like in the games, Crasher Wake pays for the facilities and maintenance of Pastoria City with the prize money he earns. He has his own theme song.
History
Past
Crasher Wake trained with Palmer when they were younger, as seen in a flashback in Alternate Dimension Showdown VIII.
Diamond & Pearl arc
Crasher Wake is introduced in A Skuffle with Skorupi. Platinum begins to battle him for the Fen Badge in Crafty Carnivine; their battle concludes in Floatzel and Jetsam, during which Platinum's Empoleon is able to defeat his Floatzel, only to lose to Quagsire. Afterwards, the Torterra she borrowed from Diamond defeats the second Pokémon with its Giga Drain when Wake concluded Platinum drowned, only to rise back up from the other side and counterattack. Afterwards, he is impressed by Platinum's adaptability and awards her the Fen Badge.
Later, he reappears in Lake Valor to save Rad Rickshaw and Pearl after the Galactic Bomb's explosion dried the lake, and Saturn defeated the latter. He then had his Quagsire and Floatzel to refill the lake using Rain Dance. Soon, after the boy recovers, Wake coaches him to catch a Floatzel much like his own (after noting that he wouldn't give him his), but when he proves unable, instead tells Pearl to try his luck with the weaker Buizel, which he succeeds in. However, having grown intensely distrustful of humans after the incident, it turned out very disobedient, prone to often attack its owner rather than fight for him.
Crasher Wake promised to sing his theme song to Pearl; this doesn't happen due to the Sinnoh Gym Leaders' efforts to stop Cyrus at the Spear Pillar, which Wake was involved in; the Gym Leaders are caught up in a blast.
Platinum arc
While Wake recovers from his injuries, Pearl finally manages to hear Wake's song through a jukebox.
Pokémon
On hand
| Debut | A Skuffle with Skorupi |
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Gyarados was very briefly seen during his presentation, where he was riding on it. It was not used in the Gym match against Platinum (as two of three Pokémon was the rule of the Gym).
None of Gyarados's moves are known.
| Debut | A Skuffle with Skorupi |
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Floatzel was the first Pokémon sent against Platinum. Since his opponent was Empoleon, a Water-type, he proposed, and Platinum agreed, that the battle take place in the pool. After the initial part was just a struggle, with hits and bites from both parts, they then jumped into the water to demonstrate their speed underwater. Following an extremely fast chase, Empoleon was able to hit Floatzel with her Vacuum Wave, sending him flying away, knocking him out.
He later appeared with Quagsire in Bogging Down Quagsire, where both used Rain Dance to fill up the dried-up Lake Valor.
Floatzel's known moves are Aqua Jet and Rain Dance, and his Ability is Swift Swim.
| Debut | A Skuffle with Skorupi |
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Quagsire was the second and last Pokémon chosen by Wake. Upon being released, he delivered a powerful Blizzard to Empoleon, to which the Emperor Pokémon responded with the same attack. The cluster of both snowstorms eventually caused Empoleon to hold back and faint. Then she sent Diamond's Tru. After what looked a silent and dull battle, Quagsire showed his skills as a wrestler, taking the Torterra (and lifting it, despite his height and weight) and threw him to the water. However, what he didn't notice (and was ready knock Torterra with a Blizzard) was that Platinum had her Great Marsh overalls attached to Tru's spikes, and therefore was thrown too. Upon noticing it, Wake send his Sailors to rescue her, but just the overalls was underwater. With this, the Water Fish Pokémon didn't shoot the Blizzard and was finished off with a Giga Drain.
Quagsire later appeared with Floatzel in Bogging Down Quagsire, where both used Rain Dance to fill up the dried-up Lake Valor.
Quagsire's known moves are Blizzard and Rain Dance, and his Ability is Damp.
Status unknown
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
He makes a brief cameo in Dialga's Secret Keys, where he is defeated by Hareta. In The Legendary Pokémon, Captured Wake and other Gym Leaders appear at Lake Valor saying they will take care of things there and that he should worry about protecting the legendary Pokémon. He appears in A Battle Of Wills as Byron comes to, he asks Wake what's going on to find that Hareta is battling Saturn. In The Battle Rages On, Wake is amazed by the size of the wave made by Hareta's Piplup. In Gathering of the Legendary Pokémon, he along with the other Gym Leaders and Sinnoh Elite Four head to the Galactic HQ to take on the remaining Team Galactic grunts.
Pokémon
Gyarados is the only known Pokémon Crasher Wake has. It was used in Hareta's Gym battle against the Gym leader where it was shown to be defeated by his Piplup. Later, it was one of the Pokémon that took on Team Galactic.
None of Gyarados's moves are known.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Crasher Wake or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Crasher Wake's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Floatzel 
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4/111 | Bonds to the End of Time |
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76/111 | Bonds to the End of Time |
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015/090 |
| Floatzel LV.X
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104/111 | Bonds to the End of Time |
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| Crasher Wake | Su | Forbidden Light | 
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104/131 | Ultra Force | 046/050 | |
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129/131 | Ultra Force | 
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056/050 | ||
Trivia
- His Japanese Leader title is ウォーター ストリーム マスクマン.
- Crasher Wake's use of his prize money to help the disadvantaged is a common cliché in tales of fictional luchadores, inspired by the real-life luchador Fray Tormenta.
- Crasher Wake is a Water-type Trainer with a pastime involving fighting, in contrast with Brawly, a Fighting-type Trainer with a pastime involving water.
- Despite the game claiming that he uses Defog for Pastoria City, none of the Pokémon he uses in battle can learn it. Though it is possible he has a Pokémon capable of using it he doesn't use in battle, he would not be the only Gym Leader to do so if this is the case, as Fantina has a Drifblim she only uses in Contests and not battles.
- With the release of Pokémon Platinum, the order of three Gym battles in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are now shifted: instead of being fourth, Crasher Wake is now fifth in the lineup.
- Crasher Wake is the first Sinnoh Gym Leader whom Ash defeated in the first match.
- Crasher Wake is the only Gym Leader who doesn't present himself with his real name, but rather his stage name.
- In the anime, like some of the characters in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, he has a catchphrase he uses when calling out a Pokémon: "On the water".
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | マキシ Maxi マキシマム仮面 Maximum Mask |
From Maxillaria |
| English | Crasher Wake | From crashing wave and wake (set of triangular waves left by something traveling through water) |
| German | Wellenbrecher Marinus | From Wellenbrecher (breakwater) and marinus (Latin for marine) |
| Spanish | Mananti el Destructor | From manantial (spring) |
| French | Lovis le teigneux | From l'eau (the water) |
| Italian | Omar il distruttore | From mare (sea) |
| Korean | 맥실러 Maxiller 맥시멈가면 Maximum Gamyeon |
From Maxillaria Direct translation of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 吉憲 / 吉宪 Jíxiàn 極限假面 / 极限假面 Jíxiàn Jiǎmiàn |
From 極限 jíxiàn (maximum limit) Direct translation of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 吉憲 Gāthin 極限假面 Gikhaan Gámihn* 極限幪面俠 Gikhaan Mùhngmihnhaahp* |
Same as Mandarin name Direct translation of his Japanese name Direct translation of his Japanese name |
| Polish | Crasher Wake* Wake "Stalowa Pięść"* |
Same as his English name Means Wake "Steel Fist" |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Demolidor Wake* O Montanha* |
Means Demolisher Wake Means The Mountain |
| Russian | Крашер Уейк Krasher Ueyk | Transcription of his English name |
| Vietnamese | Max Mặt nạ Maximum |
Transcription of his Japanese name |
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