Will (Pokemon)

Will in Pokémon: HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions.
Will
Species	Human
Affiliation	Elite Four (Kanto/Johto)
Hair color	Purple
Eye color	Black
Voiced by	Phillip Reich (2019)
Debut	Pokémon: Gold/Silver Versions

Will is a skilled Pokémon trainer who is the first member of the Elite Four to be battled in Pokémon: Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions. He specializes in Psychic-type Pokémon.

Background

Will claimed to have trained all around the world in order to make his psychic Pokémon powerful. This eventually led to him being accepted to Kanto and Johto's shared Elite Four, replacing Lorelei as the first member. He thought that he could only get better from there and did not consider losing to be an option. He was adorned with a mask and formal clothing.

He was the first member of the Elite Four battled by Ethan/Lyra in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver. After being defeated, Will was shocked, but he decided to remain committed to his training. He was set on continuing to battle others until he was above all other trainers.

Pokémon Roster

Will has the following Pokémon in Gold, Silver and Crystal, as well as HeartGold and SoulSilver:

• Xatu (2)
• Exeggutor
• Slowbro
• Jynx

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Will uses the following Pokémon during rematches:

• Bronzong
• Jynx
• Grumpig
• Slowbro
• Gardevoir
• Xatu

In Other Pokémon Games

Will appears in Pokémon Stadium 2 as the first opponent of the Elite Four within the Johto Gym Leader Castle. He uses Clefable, Kadabra, Exeggutor, Jynx, Xatu and Girafarig in R1, and in R2 he uses Hypno, Chansey, Electabuzz, Flareon, Xatu and Mantine.

He also appears as the ninth opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, with a Jynx as his Pokémon. In Pokémon Masters, Will and his Xatu appeared as a playable sync pair that could be recruited at random through the game's Sync Pair Scout feature.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• Will appears in the Pokémon Adventures manga, where he was among the children whom the Mask of Ice raised as his loyal servants, with Karen as his partner. Apparently instead of being kidnapped like the other children, they volunteered to be his pupils due to being prodigies at battles and being bored. Will is shown to have more jester-like attire, and during the Gold/Silver/Crystal arc, he and Karen control Ho-Oh and Lugia in battle with Silver and Green at the Ilex Forest under the Mask of Ice's orders, although he is ultimately defeated by Silver. Afterwards, they are recruited into Koga and Bruno's ragtag team of remnants from evil organizations looking for a better start, in a mirror of the second generation's Elite Four. The HeartGold/SoulSilver arc later confirms that they were officially acknowledged as the Johto Elite Four, and they ended up competing with Gold at the Pokéthlon.

Trivia

• His name likely refers to 'willpower'.
• In Gold/Silver/Crystal, his room at the Pokémon League resembles Lorelei's in that it is an area surrounded by water. In HeartGold/SoulSilver, it is changed into a purple-tiled room surrounded by a dark chasm containing floating cube-like objects.