Crasher Wake

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Crasher Wake (Japanese: マキシマム Maximum Mask), otherwise known simply as Wake (Japanese: マキシ Maxi), is the Gym Leader of Pastoria City's Gym, known officially as the Pastoria Gym. He hands out the to s who defeat him. He specializes in .
==In the core series games==
Crasher Wake uses Pokémon in his battles. For defeating him, Trainers receive the , , and are able to use / outside of battle. In addition, in , if he is the fourth Gym Leader defeated, all Pokémon up to level 50 will obey their Trainer. Crasher Wake has a jovial, enthusiastic, and bombastic personality. Crasher Wake's strategy is nothing more than choosing moves that will make his battles more fun, and encourages everyone to not take battles too seriously, and to remember they're supposed to be fun. Crasher Wake uses the prize money he gets from competitive Pokémon battles to help the unfortunate. Crasher Wake has his Pokémon use Defog to keep the weather of Pastoria City clear.
He later appears in the Battle Zone, talking to the 's rival, . The rival also mentions that Crasher Wake was born overseas. However, he speaks clearly, without any foreign accent. In , Crasher Wake reveals that he was born and raised in the Sinnoh region, even though everyone thinks otherwise.
In , he is first met when players try to enter Veilstone Gym. In Pastoria City, he sings his own theme song, and the wants him to be his mentor (much to his dismay). Crasher Wake also acts when a Galactic Bomb goes off at the Great Marsh. On Stark Mountain, he mentions that he'll be entering a tournament. Crasher Wake can also be battled again, like the other Sinnoh Gym Leaders, at the Battleground. His wrestling matches will occasionally be shown on the TV as part of the , which he always wins.
In , he appears in the Celadon Department Store to give the player some Sinnoh first partner Pokémon accessories. He can be found again on .
In , he appears on , staring out into the ocean. Once the player talks to him, he decides to head to Driftveil City and takes his leave. In Driftveil, he takes part in the Pokémon World Tournament. He can be faced in the Sinnoh Leaders, Type Expert, and World Leaders Tournaments.
In , Crasher Wake also appears at the .
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Crasher Wake uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, .
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Crasher Wake forms a sync pair with in Pokémon Masters EX. Crasher Wake became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
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==Gallery==
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl====
Crasher Wake debuted in Cream of the Croagunk Crop!, where he met , , and in front of his Gym. However, he informed them that he couldn't battle that day because he was going to be one of the judges of the Pastoria Croagunk Festival. He encouraged to attend the festival and they rushed to reach the Great Marsh train. Crasher Wake ran off once the train arrived at the next station, leaving Ash and his friends behind, but they were soon reunited at the festival grounds. After the festival, Crasher Wake said that Ash's Pikachu seemed to be a strong Pokémon after the latter defeated , and said he would be happy to battle him the next day.
The following day, Ash had a three-on-three Gym against Crasher Wake. Much to Crasher Wake's surprise, Pikachu quickly took his out with a midair . He sent out next, while Ash substituted Pikachu for to overcome Quagsire's immunity to attacks. Ash quickly recalled Turtwig to avoid a second and sent out . Quagsire was soon defeated after its froze Buizel's into a hardened projectile. Buizel then took on Crasher Wake's final Pokémon, , in a match of speed and power. Ash later recalled Buizel after it became from a attack, so Pikachu was called back out. Pikachu was soon partially frozen by Floatzel's . Buizel then returned to the battlefield after recovering from its confusion, and it knocked Floatzel out with a close-range Water Pulse, earning Ash the .
Crasher Wake reappeared briefly in a flashback in For the Love of Meowth!.
====Pokémon movies====
Crasher Wake makes a cameo in the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
====Character====
Crasher Wake is a lively person with a booming voice. He has trained his Pokémon to have an increased stamina to take even powerful attacks like without sustaining much damage. Crasher Wake uses his Gym's water-based battlefield as another defense tactic, allowing his Pokémon to remain concealed and ambush the opponent's Pokémon in the process.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Crasher Wake's known in :
====Voice actors====
===GOTCHA!===
Crasher Wake briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters DP===
Crasher Wake appeared in a flashback in PMDP07.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Like in the games, Crasher Wake pays for the facilities and maintenance of Pastoria City with the prize money he earns. He has his own theme song.
====History====
=====Past=====
Crasher Wake trained with Palmer when they were younger, as seen in a flashback in Alternate Dimension Showdown VIII.
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Crasher Wake is introduced in A Skuffle with Skorupi. begins to battle him for the in Crafty Carnivine; their battle concludes in Floatzel and Jetsam, during which Platinum's Empoleon is able to defeat his Floatzel, only to lose to Quagsire. Afterwards, the Torterra she borrowed from defeats the second Pokémon with its when Wake concluded Platinum drowned, only to rise back up from the other side and counterattack. Afterwards, he is impressed by Platinum's adaptability and awards her the Fen Badge.
Later, he reappears in Lake Valor to save Rad Rickshaw and after the Galactic Bomb's explosion dried the lake, and Saturn defeated the latter. He then had his and to refill the lake using . Soon, after the boy recovers, Wake coaches him to catch a Floatzel much like his own (after noting that he wouldn't give him his), but when he proves unable, instead tells Pearl to try his luck with the weaker , which he succeeds in. However, having grown intensely distrustful of humans after the incident, it turned out very disobedient, prone to often attack its owner rather than fight for him. Once Pearl managed to catch two more Pokémon, Crasher Wake promised to make him his own theme song.
Later, Wake, along with Candice and Maylene, joins the fight against the Team Galactic Commanders on the Spear Pillar. Wake and Gardenia team up to face Mars, emerging victorious and attempting to fight Cyrus before he can finish his ritual. Due to a rift in space-time, they are forced to use the Sinnoh Underground to get to Cyrus, but they manage to come up right at the exact spot he was in.
All the Gym Leaders attempt to stop Cyrus's plan by breaking one of his Red Chains. Though a difficult struggle, they manage to succeed, but they bring upon Cyrus's wrath in the process and are defeated. After the final battle with Cyrus ends, Wake and the other Gym Leaders were taken to a hospital due to their heavy injuries.
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While Wake recovered from his injuries, Pearl finally managed to hear a theme song he made for him through a music player.
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===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
He makes a brief cameo in Dialga's Secret Keys, where he is defeated by Hareta. In The Legendary Pokémon, Captured Wake and other Gym Leaders appear at Lake Valor saying they will take care of things there and that he should worry about protecting the legendary Pokémon. He appears in A Battle Of Wills as Byron comes to, he asks Wake what's going on to find that Hareta is battling Saturn. In The Battle Rages On, Wake is amazed by the size of the wave made by Hareta's Piplup. In Gathering of the Legendary Pokémon, he along with the other Gym Leaders and Sinnoh Elite Four head to the Galactic HQ to take on the remaining Team Galactic grunts.
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==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Crasher Wake or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* His Japanese Leader title is .
* Crasher Wake's use of his prize money to help the disadvantaged is a common cliché in tales of fictional , inspired by the real-life luchador .
* Crasher Wake is a with a , in contrast with Brawly, a Trainer with a .
* In as well as , a non-player character claims that Crasher Wake uses for Pastoria City. However, none of the Pokémon he uses in the Pastoria Gym battles can learn this move.
** Some of his other Pokémon introduced from Generation V onwards would be able to learn Defog: the and he used in the Pokémon World Tournament from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, as well as the and that he used in the from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
* With the release of , the order of three Gym battles in is shifted: instead of being fourth, Crasher Wake is now fifth in the lineup.
* Crasher Wake is the first Sinnoh Gym Leader whom Ash defeated in the first match.
* Crasher Wake is the only Gym Leader who doesn't present himself with his real name, but rather his stage name.
* In , like some other characters in the series, he has a catchphrase he uses when calling out a Pokémon: "On the water".
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	マキシ マキシマム 	From the orchid genus
English 	Crasher Wake 	From crashing wave and (set of triangular waves left by something traveling through water)
German 	Wellenbrecher Marinus 	From Wellenbrecher (breakwater) and marinus (Latin for marine)
Spanish 	Mananti el Destructor 	From manantial () and destructor
French 	Lovis le teigneux 	From l'eau (the water) and teigneux (nasty)
Italian 	Omar il distruttore 	From mare (sea) and distruttore (destroyer)
Korean 	맥실러 맥시멈가면 	From MaxillariaDirect translation of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	吉憲 / 吉宪 Jíxiàn極限假面 / 极限假面 Jíxiàn 	From 極限 jíxiàn (maximum limit)Direct translation of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	吉憲 Gāthin極限假面 Gikhaan Gámihn極限幪面俠 Gikhaan Mùhngmihnhaahp 	Same as Mandarin nameDirect translation of his Japanese nameDirect translation of his Japanese name
Indonesian 	Weik 	From wake
Polish 	Crasher WakeWake "Stalowa Pięść" 	Same as his English nameFrom his English name and Stalowa Pięść (Steel Fist)
Brazilian Portuguese	Demolidor WakeO Montanha 	From his English name and demolidor (demolisher)From O Montanha (The Mountain)
Russian 	Крашер Уейк Krasher Ueyk 	Transcription of his English name
Vietnamese 	MaxMặt nạ Maximum 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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Category:Diamond and Pearl characters
Category:Platinum characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
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Category:Pokémon DP Adventure characters
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