“ | ...All right, challenger. It's not often, but some Trainers manage to come and challenge me. But they've all been boring battles. I didn't break a sweat beating them. ...Sigh... I'm Volkner, the Gym Leader. They say I'm the top Gym Leader in Sinnoh, but... Anyway, I guess we'd better get this done. I hope you're the Trainer who'll make me remember how fun it is to battle! | ” |
–Volkner, Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum |
Volkner serves as the Gym Leader for the Sunyshore City Gym. Volkner specializes in Electric-type Pokémon, and holds the Beacon Badge for the trainers that defeat him. He is the final and most powerful gym leader in Sinnoh.
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Appearance
Volkner is a young blue-eyed man, who has spiky blonde hair. He wears a black T-shirt over his collared blue jacket, which has yellow details and black sleeves. He also wears black pants, and grey shoes, which have volt markings on the soles. Volkner also has a chain around his left hip.
Personality
Volkner is not an easily amused trainer, a small challenge is beneath him making him seem anti-social and out-casting towards others. Though when he finally finds a worthy battle, his demeanour becomes determined and encouraged.
Biography
Games
Diamond and Pearl
Volkner first appeared in Generation IV's Diamond and Pearl games as the Sunyshore City Gym Leader, specializing in Electric Pokémon. His Gym consists of three rooms filled with gigantic gears, electrical equipment, and rotating walkways. The player would need to rotate the walkways, using buttons located in various areas, and construct a path leading to the next room, and later, to Volkner himself. In the game, just like in the anime he is bored but after battling he will be back to the way he was.
Upon defeating him, Volkner will reward the player with the Beacon Badge and TM57 (Charge Beam).
Platinum
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Other appearances
Sprites
Gen. IV | Platinum | Challenge Sprite | Gen. V |
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Pokémon
Diamond and Pearl
![]() Raichu ![]() |
![]() Ambipom ![]() |
![]() Octillery ![]() |
![]() Luxray ![]() |
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Lv. 46 | ♂ | Lv. 47 | ♂ | Lv. 47 | ♂ | Lv. 49 | ♂ | ||||
Ability: Static | Ability: Technician | Ability: Sniper | Ability: Rivalry | ||||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Sitrus Berry | ||||||||
Charge Beam | Shock Wave | Bullet Seed | Crunch | ||||||||
Brick Break | Nasty Plot | Aurora Beam | Thunder Fang | ||||||||
Light Screen | Agility | Charge Beam | Thunder Wave | ||||||||
Thunder Wave | Baton Pass | Octazooka | Charge Beam |
Platinum
![]() Jolteon ![]() |
![]() Raichu ![]() |
![]() Luxray ![]() |
![]() Lanturn ![]() ![]() |
![]() Electivire ![]() |
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Lv. 61 | ♂ | Lv. 61 | ♂ | Lv. 62 | ♂ | Lv. 63 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | ♂ | ||
Ability: Volt Absorb | Ability: Static | Ability: Rivalry | Ability: Volt Absorb | Ability: Motor Drive | |||||||
Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: Sitrus Berry | |||||||
Charge Beam | Thunder Wave | Thunder Fang | Surf | Giga Impact | |||||||
Double Kick | Light Screen | Fire Fang | Discharge | Brick Break | |||||||
Pin Missile | Brick Break | Ice Fang | Ice Beam | Fire Punch | |||||||
Quick Attack | Charge Beam | Crunch | Signal Beam | ThunderPunch |
Black 2 and White 2
Trivia
- Strangely, in the tag battle with Flint and Volkner vs. the player and Barry, their Pokémon were the electric/fire counterparts
- At one point in Black and White, Shauntal references battling Volkner in the past.
- Volkner's name derives from "volt" (the unit of electrical potential). Denji, his Japanese name, comes from 電 (den, electricity), 電磁 (denji, electromagnetism), and 電池 (denchi, battery).
- Volkner bears a very slight resemblance to Minato Namikaze from the series Naruto.
- As well as Volkner using Electric-type Pokémon, while Minato Namikaze is known as "The Yellow Flash".
- In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, he has an Octillery, which is an unusual Pokémon for him to have, since Octillery is a water-type, and an Ambipom, which is a normal-type. However, both of them know Electric moves.
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