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'''Falkner''' (Japanese: '''ハヤト''' ''Hayato'') is the [[Gym Leader]] of [[Violet City]]'s [[Gym]], known officially as the [[Violet Gym]]. He hands out the {{Badge|Zephyr}} to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat him. He specializes in {{type|Flying}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

Known as "The Elegant Master of Flying Pokémon", Falkner is adored as a cool and handsome Trainer. He looks up to and reveres his father, who was Gym Leader before him. Falkner aspires to follow in his dad's footsteps and be the greatest bird master. Falkner uses, notably, the lowest leveled Pokémon found in any Gym in any region. His {{p|Pidgeotto}}, in fact, is at an {{DL|Level|Underleveled Pokémon|illegitimate level}}. Once defeated in battle, he will award winners with the {{Badge|Zephyr}} and a Technical Machine: {{TM|31|Mud-Slap}} in [[Generation II]]; {{TM|51|Roost}} in [[Generation IV]]. In each generation, his Pokémon know the respective TM; Falkner uses this move as part of his battle strategy.

Like all Gym Leaders in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Falkner will venture out of his Gym occasionally. Once the player has obtained the {{Badge|Soul}}, Falkner will journey every Monday to [[Celadon City]] so he can visit the [[Celadon Department Store|Department Store]]. He can be found talking with fellow Gym Leader [[Janine]], of [[Fuchsia City]], on the fourth floor, and will exchange [[Pokégear]] phone numbers with the player. Once this task has been completed, Falkner will travel to the [[Fighting Dojo]] in [[Saffron City]] every Saturday morning to accept a rematch with a stronger team of Pokémon. In addition, he may also participate in the [[Pokéathlon]]'s Supreme Cup in the Jump Course with his {{p|Pidgeot}}, {{p|Swellow}}, and {{p|Staraptor}}.

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|move3=Gust|move3type=Flying}}

|move4=Facade|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical

|move3=Endeavor|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}}

|move2=Dark Pulse|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Special

|move1=Thunder Wave|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Status

|move4=Night Slash|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}

|move1=Double Team|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status

|move3=Return|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical

|move2=Swagger|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status

|gender=male

* When defeated

:''"...Darn! My {{tt|Dad|''dad'' in Crystal}}'s cherished bird <sc>Pokémon</sc>... All right. Take this. It's the official <sc>Pokémon League {{badge|Zephyr}}</sc>."''

:''"<sc>Zephyr Badge</sc> raises the attack power of <sc>Pokémon</sc>. It also enables <sc>Pokémon</sc> to use <sc>{{m|Flash}}</sc>, if they have it, anytime. Here--take this too."''

=====[[Violet Gym]]=====

=====[[Fighting Dojo]]=====

=====[[Celadon Department Store]]=====

=====Celadon Department Store=====

=====[[Pokégear]] Registering (Celadon Department Store)=====

[[Janine]]: "''Ha! You don't know a thing! The best Trainer in the world is Koga, one of the Elite Four! Namely--my dad!''"

:''"You are mistaken. My dad treats Poké..."''

Janine: "''Please stop this! Why don't you just admit that my dad is the true Trainer!"''

=====[[Pokégear]] Phone=====

=====[[Pokémon World Tournament]]=====

* When defeated

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| Portrait from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2}}

He reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP255|Why? Why Not?]]''.

It reappeared in a flashback in ''[[EP255|Why? Why Not?]]''.

In ''[[PS137|Really Raikou & Entirely Entei (Part 1)]]'' and ''[[PS138| Really Raikou & Entirely Entei (Part 2)]]'', Falkner trains his Pokémon on the outskirts of Violet City, where he encounters a poacher. They are attacked by {{p|Raikou}} and {{p|Entei}}, who Falker assumes are challenging Gym Leaders like {{p|Suicune}} had been doing. Falkner initially struggles to keep up with Entei and Raikou's speed, but he manages to divert their attacks, leaving an opening for him to catch them. The thrown Poké Balls are stopped by Suicune, who had arrived to assist its comrades. The poacher suggests that Falkner give up and live to fight another day, but Falkner refuses the challenge to succeed where the other Gym Leaders failed. In a last-ditch effort, Falkner throws a multitude of Poké Balls into the air, which surround Suicune due to them being outfitted with Skarmory's shed clear feathers, turning them into boomerangs. Falkner almost hits Suicune, but Entei and Raikou return the favor by destroying the Poké Balls. Skarmory begins crashing to the ground due to its now-missing wing, but Suicune saves Falkner with a bubble and then leaves with Entei and Raikou. Falkner admits defeat and claims that he would have lost even if Suicune did not come to help Raikou and Entei. He then reveals to the poacher his job as a police officer and proceeds to arrest him for capturing Pokémon in a protected environment.  

At the [[Indigo Plateau]], Falkner arrives with his fellow Johto Gym Leaders to take place exhibition tournament for the Pokémon League against the Kanto Gym Leaders. In the third round, he faces off against [[Janine]] of [[Fuchsia City]]. The {{type|Poison}} Gym Leader proves too powerful for Falkner and he is nearly defeated by her {{p|Ariados}}. When Janine sees what appears to be her missing father, [[Koga]], in the audience, she forfeits the battle to search for him. When the [[Masked Man]] attacks the Pokémon League, Falker and the other Gym Leaders combat his army of mind-controlled {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s. The fight takes them to the [[Magnet Train]], which is used as a diversion to get the Gym Leaders away from the stadium. After the Masked Man is defeated, Falkner returned to his usual duties of being a Gym Leader.

|desc={{p|Pidgeotto}} is Falkner's first known Pokémon. It was first seen training with {{p|Noctowl}} in a field with Falkner. When a wild {{p|Skarmory}} kept terrorizing a group of {{p|Sunkern}}, Pidgeotto was used to battle against it. It was unable to beat Skarmory, as its metal body prevented Pidgeotto from finishing it off.

|desc={{p|Noctowl}} is Falkner's second known Pokémon. It was first seen training with Pidgeotto in a field with Falkner. When a wild {{p|Skarmory}} kept terrorizing a group of {{p|Sunkern}}, Noctowl was used to battle against it. It was unable to beat Skarmory, as its metal body prevented Noctowl from finishing it off. At the Pokémon League, Noctowl was used to battle against [[Janine]]. It first went up against her {{p|Grimer}} who attempted sneak attacks with {{m|Minimize}}, but Noctowl exposed it with {{m|Foresight}}. Next, it battled against Janine's {{p|Ariados}}, but was heavily injured before being switched to Skarmory.

<!--[[Falkner Golden Boys.png|thumb|Falkner in Golden Boys]]-->

Falkner appears in ''[[GB02|Falkner The Bird Keeper's Challenge!!]]'' and ''[[GB03|The Legendary Pokémon Appears!]]'' challenging {{OBP|Gold|Golden Boys}} to a Gym battle.

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|desc=Falkner sent out {{p|Pidgeot}} as his other Pokémon were weakened from his [[Black (Golden Boys)|previous challenger]]. It went up against Gold's Totodile and lost.

|desc={{p|Articuno}} is a legendary Pokémon that appears every four years. It went up against Gold's {{p|Pikachu}} after it came from another time. Pikachu could not defeat Articuno alone so it got help from {{p|Totodile}} and {{p|Pidgey}}.

Articuno's only known move is {{m|Ice Beam}}.}}

===In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga===

Falkner appears in the [[JBA1|first chapter]] of Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure where he challenges [[Jou]] to a Gym Battle in a forest. Jou manages to defeat Falkner, earning himself the {{badge|Zephyr}}.

|desc=Falkner sent out {{p|Pidgey}} to battle [[Jou's Totodile]]. It wasn't long before Totodile managed to defeat Pidgey.

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