Falkner

The Elegant Master of Flying Pokémon
Falkner
Species	Human
Hair color	Black
Base	Violet City
Debut	Pokémon: Gold Version/Pokemon: Silver Version

Falkner is the first gym leader encountered in Pokémon: Gold, Silver and Pokémon: Crystal Versions.

Background

Falkner was the gym leader of the Violet City Pokémon gym. He inherited the gym and his bird-type Pokémon from his father, who left to travel on the road. He was sensitive about the bird Pokémon he raised and did not like insults involving how easily they could be defeated by electric attacks and so he tried to prove the worth of bird Pokémon.

In Gold, Silver and Crystal, he was eventually challenged and defeated by Gold. Upon his defeat, he surrendered the Zephyrbadge as well as TM31: Mud-Slap. He vowed to continue training to become the greatest bird master.

Pokémon Roster

In the original games his only Pokémon are a Pidgey and a Pidgeotto.

Other Games

Falkner appears as the first opponent in the Gym Leader's Castle of Pokémon Stadium 2. In this game his line-up instead contains a Pidgeot, Farfetch'd, Noctowl, Delibird, Fearow and Togetic in R1, or a Charizard, Pidgeot, Dodrio, Zapdos, Gligar and Skarmory in R2.

Falkner appears in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge as the first opponent, using a Pidgey in battle.

Other Appearances

• He appeared in one episode of the Pokémon anime which depicted Ash Ketchum's battle with him. He was shown as yearning to be as close to bird Pokémon as he could, to the point of riding around on a glider. His roster shown was a Hoothoot, Dodrio and Pidgeot.