Walker (Adventures)

Walker ハヤテ Hayate
File:Wayne.png Wayne after being saved by Chuck
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Johto

Walker or Wayne (Japanese: ハヤテ Hayate) is a one-time character in the Pokémon Adventures manga who appeared in VS. Skarmory during the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc. A skilled Trainer, he is a friend of Cianwood City's Gym Leader, Chuck. Considered a vagabond, he prefers traveling around instead of settling down in one place. He has a feather he holds in his mouth, like hard-boiled characters typically do with a strand of grain, and wears goggles. Chuck seems to have a very high opinion of him, even claiming him to be "strong enough to beat any Gym Leader around" and that he "could easily become a Gym Leader". Little else is known about him.

Walker's jacket features an emblem on its sleeves and back which resemble the Zephyr Badge, and has an actual Zephyr Badge on the necklace he wears. Specializing in Flying-type Pokémon, it is likely he has some connection to Falkner (whose Japanese name is similar to his own) or the Violet City Gym.

In his only appearance in the manga, Wayne is on his way to visit Chuck, when he is attacked by Suicune. The Aurora Pokémon, who has recently awoken, was on a quest to find itself a master, challenging various Gym Leaders. Chuck manages to rescue Walker, and the two friends then try to catch Suicune together. They fail, and Suicune leaves to challenge other Gym Leaders.

Pokémon

Wayne's Skarmory		Skarmory
		Skarmory is Wayne's only known Pokémon, as well as his main means of transportation. Walker rode it to visit Chuck in Cianwood City. Skarmory's only known attack is Swift, which it used to try and capture Suicune.
Debut	Scrappy Skarmory

Trivia

• In Coronis's translation of the manga, he was named Roy.

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.