Editing Wattson

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'''Wattson''' is a senior gym leader appearing in ''[[Pokémon: Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Pokémon: Ruby, Sapphire]]'' and ''[[Pokémon: Emerald Version|Emerald Versions]]''. He specializes in electric-type Pokémon.

Wattson was apparently a trainer for a long time; one trainer in his gym says he was a Pokémon trainer before "[the player's] daddy was born" (it is uncertain if the trainer was speaking generally or specifically referring to [[Norman]], the player character's father) . He was said to have founded Mauville City and naturally became its gym leader. He was jovial despite his old age, saying that laughter was the secret to health. Wattson also had plans to convert the city into an expansion project (which may or may not have had to do with the "New Mauville" power plant-like structure found near the city), but he apparently had to give up those plans and instead built a series of switch-activated dynamos in his gym that would create electrical barriers, so any challengers would have to navigate their way through them to reach him.  

In ''Ruby'', ''Sapphire'' and ''Emerald'', Wattson was amused when [[Brendan]]/[[May]] managed to navigate through his door traps and was defeated by this challenger. He then admitted defeat and said the fight had given him a thrill, then gave the winner a Dynamo Badge as well as TM 34: Shock Wave. Apparently seeing this young trainer gave Wattson a rush of optimism. He could then be rechallenged several more times in ''Emerald''. In all three versions, he could be found outside the gym after the first five gym badges had been collected, when he would ask the trainer to shut down a malfunctioning generator in New Mauville for him and give them a Basement Key so they could do so. Wattson's reward for this was TM 27: Thunderbolt.

In ''Ruby'', ''Sapphire'' and ''Emerald'', Wattson has the following Pokémon:

*[[Magnemite]] (''Ruby''/''Sapphire'' only)

In ''Emerald'', Wattson uses the following in rematches:

*[[Mareep]], [[Electrode]], Magneton and Manectric in the first rematch

*[[Pikachu]], [[Flaaffy]], Electrode, Magneton and Manectric in the second rematch

*[[Raichu]], [[Ampharos]], Electrode, Magneton and Manectric in the third rematch

*[[Electabuzz]], Raichu, Ampharos, Electrode, Magneton and Manectric in the fourth rematch

*Wattson was featured in two episodes of the Pokémon anime, where his gym was rigged with various other prank devices that amused Wattson. The first episode showed his gym battle with [[Red#Ash Ketchum|Ash]], which Ash won easily due to [[Pikachu]] having been accidentally supercharged by Wattson's [[Raikou]] robot. The rest of the episode showed Wattson's ensuing depression which ended after he helped to defeat [[Team Rocket]]. In the second episode, he saved the group from Team Rocket during a return visit to Mauville, and had a rematch with Ash which Wattson won.

*His name is a pun combining the name Watson with "watts", the unit used to measure electric current.