Pokémon/Characters/Falkner

Falkner 200px ハヤト (Hayato) Violet City Zephyr Badge Pokémon Gold/Silver Fighting Fyer With Fire VS Sunkern! Flying-type Pokémon Pidgey, Pidgeotto Dodrio, Hoothoot, Pidgeot Pidgeotto, Noctowl, Skarmory Falkner is the Violet City Gym Leader. He specializes in Flying-type Pokémon. His badge is called the Zephyrbadge. Names Language Name Reference to Japanese ハヤト Hayato 隼人 Hayato, a name; the first character, 隼 hayabusa, means peregrine falcon. English Falkner Means one who trains falcons. French Albert From albatross? German Falk From Falke, falcon. Italian Valerio From volare, to fly. Spanish Pegaso From Pegasus, the winged horse (Pegaso in Spanish). Hebrew פלקנר Palqner Transliteration of Falkner. Russian Фaлкнер Transliteration of Falkner. Chinese (Hong Kong) 阿速 Ā Sù 速 is taken from 速人 Hayato, an alternate way of writing the name. Korean 비상 Bisang In the Anime thumb|Falkner in the Anime When Ash and his friends meet Falkner, he's just rescued Pikachu from Team Rocket. He flies around on a glider, yearning to be as close to Flying Pokémon as he possibly can be. The Violet City Gym itself is a very tall, spiral-shaped building. Falkner has his matches on the roof of the Gym. Oddly enough, Falkner has many followers and students who chant in unison during his battles. Ash was able to win the Zephyrbadge, despite his Charizard's wing being severely injured during the match. Pokémon Dodrio Hoothoot Pidgeot In the Games Falkner's title is "The Elegant Master of Flying Pokémon". Falkner inherited the gym from his father, who is never seen but apparently on the road. Falkner is adored as a cool and handsome trainer, but it's said that his father is even more cool and more handsome. Falkner battles using his father's cherished bird Pokémon, and aspires to be the greatest bird master. His gym is relatively simplistic, and is filled with bird cages. In addition to the Zeyphrbadge, Falkner gives out TM 31, Mud-Slap, in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Pokémon Crystal. Pokémon This listing is of Falkner's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in. Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal Level 7 Pidgey - tackle, mudslap Level 9 Pidgeotto - tackle, mudslap, gust Pokémon Stadium 2 Round 1 Pokémon Pidgeot Fearow Noctowl Togetic Farfetch'd Delibird Round 2 Pokémon Charizard Dodrio Pidgeot Zapdos Gligar Skarmory In the Pokémon Special Manga In Pokémon Special, Falkner is a police officer. Believing that Gold is a Pokémon thief, he arrests him briefly before learning better from Professor Elm. Despite the inconvenience, Gold catches a Skarmory for him. With it, Falkner was able to pass the Gym Leader exam. Falkner's father was the previous leader of the Violet City Gym. He uses Poké Balls that have been turned into boomerangs by attatching Skarmory's shed feathers to their sides. Pokémon This listing is of Falkner's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga. Pidgeotto Noctowl Skarmory In the TCG Unknown Pokémon This listing is of Falkner's Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG. Pidgeot Fearow Farfetch'd Dodrio Togetic Delibird Skarmory Misc The Japanese name of the Zephyr Badge is the Wing Badge. Falkner's right eye is always covered up by his hair (but scenes from the anime prove he has two eyes in that canon), which seems to be typical of a lot of anime characters.