Wikstrom

Wikstrom
Species	Human
Affiliation	Pokémon League (Kalos)
Hair color	Dull Brown
Eye color	Blue
Voiced by	Unknown (2019)
Debut	Pokémon X/Y

Wikstrom is one of the members of the Elite Four of Kalos who appears in Pokémon X and Y as one of the final opponents who must be battled. He specializes in Steel-type Pokémon.

Background

Wikstrom was a Pokémon trainer who emulated the image of a classical knight. He dressed up in armor and addressed others in a refined manner, while upholding a code of honor and fairness. He referred to himself as "the Elite Four's famed blade of hardened Steel". He also seemed to consider himself to be the strongest of the Elite Four, as if the player had battled him first, then he would remark that it was likely the result of man's nature that they would choose to battle the strongest enemy first.

In X/Y, he was defeated by Calem/Serena and reflected on his defeat in a poetic manner while praising the trainer. Afterwards, Wikstrom could appear as an opponent at the Battle Chateau, where he held the title of Duke, after the player had obtained the same rank of Duke/Duchess.

Pokémon Roster

• Klefki
• Probopass
• Scizor
• Aegislash

At the Battle Chateau, he uses all of those Pokémon except for Klefki.

In Other Pokémon Games

In Pokémon Masters, he and his Aegislash appeared together as a playable sync pair that could be recruited at random through the game's Sync Pair Scout feature. He was also featured as an opponent in Chapter 22 of the Main Story. In that chapter, he and Wulfric had brought Paulo into their team for the Pokémon Masters League tournament in hopes of raising his spirits, and they ultimately faced defeat from Scottie/Bettie's team.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Wikstrom has only made a cameo appearance during the introductory sequence of the seventeenth movie, where he was seen Mega Evolving his Scizor in a battle against Diantha.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Wikstrom appeared during the X/Y arc. He worked together with the rest of the Elite Four as well as X's group and the Gym Leaders of Kalos in the effort against Team Flare. At one point, his Probopass helped to guide the others on the path to Team Flare's hideout.

Trivia

• His Japanese name is Gampi, named after a group of Japanese shrubs. Those shrubs belong to the genus called Wikstroemia, which in turn serves as the basis of his English name.
• If he gives the player an item after a Battle Chateau battle, he will claim that it is a treasure that has been "held by the esteemed knights of [his] family", before immediately contradicting that claim by saying that he picked it up at a shop and cannot remember if it was one or two weeks ago. Regardless, those lines indicate that Wikstrom hails from a lineage of knights or at least claims to.
• In Pokémon Masters, he reveals some stories about his Pokémon. One is that his Klefki is a prankster who used to hide his keys from him, until he defeated it in a Pokémon battle. Since then, they became "jolly friends", and Wikstrom has entrusted the Klefki with the keys to his estate whenever he is away, such as during that trip to Pasio.
• Wikstrom also reveals in Pokémon Masters that he has his Aegislash attack him as a form of training, but he is careful to only do so when wearing armor.