Volkner

Volknerデンジ Denji
The Shining, Shocking Star
Character information
Gender:	Male
Hometown:	Sunyshore City
Region:	Sinnoh
Friends:	Flint
Preferred type:
Battle details
Badge:	Beacon Badge

“	...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.

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

Anime counterpart

Adventures counterpart

Masters counterpart

Volkner in Ultra Prism (TCG)

Sprites

Gen. IV	Platinum	Challenge Sprite	Gen. V

Pokémon

Diamond and Pearl

Raichu		Ambipom		Octillery		Luxray		[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]]	[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]
Lv. 46	♂	Lv. 47	♂	Lv. 47	♂	Lv. 49	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Static		Ability: Technician		Ability: Sniper		Ability: Rivalry		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: ?	Item: ?
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

Raichu		Jolteon		Electivire		Luxray		[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]]	[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]
Lv. 46	♂	Lv. 46	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 48	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Static		Ability: Volt Absorb		Ability: Motor Drive		Ability: Rivalry		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None		Item: ?	Item: ?
Charge Beam		Quick Attack		ThunderPunch		Thunder Fang		-	-
Signal Beam		Iron Tail		Fire Punch		Ice Fang		-	-
Focus Blast		Thunder Wave		Giga Impact		Fire Fang		-	-
Quick Attack		Charge Beam		Quick Attack		Crunch		-	-

Black 2 and White 2

Electivire		Eelektross		Galvantula		Zebstrika		[[File:{{{P5}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P5}}}]] [[]]	[[File:{{{P6}}}_BW.gif|link={{{P6}}}]] [[]]
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. ?	-	Lv. ?	-
Ability: Motor Drive		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Compoundeyes		Ability: Motor Drive		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Unknown
Item: Shuca Berry		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Occa Berry		Item: Lum Berry		Item: ?	Item: ?
Fire Punch		Thunderbolt		Thunder		Discharge		-	-
Thunderpunch		Crunch		Bug Buzz		Wild Charge		-	-
Low Kick		Acid Spray		Sucker Punch		Flame Charge		-	-
Discharge		Thunder Wave		Discharge		Overheat		-	-

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.