Stark

Stark (ようしゅん Yōshun) is a member of Hora's Elite Four, serving as the Pokémon Master of. He is the father of, the Gym Leader of Violet City, as well as its former Gym Leader, handing out the Zephyr Badge to trainers who defeated him in the past.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, Heartgold and SoulSilver
Stark was mentioned several times in the Johto-based Pokémon games, but never by name. A master of Flying-type Pokémon, Stark was the former head of the Violet City Gym, and respected well throughout the city. At some point, however, Stark grew dissatisfied with life as a Gym Leader, and thus, gave his son, Falkner, a Pidgey and Pidgeotto, and left him in charge of his precious Violet Gym, deciding to go on a Pokémon journey and experience the world once more, just as he had when he was a young man. Stark is implied to have been both a very good father and an inspirational trainer, as Falkner heavily reveres his father and wants to follow in his footsteps.

Falkner frequently has arguments with over whose father is the superior trainer; Falkner, naturally, believes his father can defeat Jasmine's, in spite of the type disadvantage.

Pokémon — Songs of Victory
Stark is set to make his wiki début in Pokémon — Songs of Victory, much like Mikayla first débuted in the counterpart series, Pokémon — Light and Dark. The author says he will shed some light on Jason's relationship with the legendary Pokémon. Lugia.

Trivia

 * As a Gym Leader, Stark shared the same Leader title as his son, "The Elegant Master of Flying Pokémon". His Japanese Leader title was.
 * Stark's Japanese name, ようしゅん Yōshun, literally means "hawk and falcon", a reference to his specialty, the -type. The name "Stark" is a name of German origin, meaning "strong", referencing his status as a former Gym Leader and current Elite Four member.
 * Similarly to how the majority of the Hora Gym Leaders appear to have some interest/connection to a Legendary Pokémon of their type, Stark will be introduced to shed light on Jason's relationship to Lugia, implying he has some knowledge of the Diving Pokémon. Lugia is partially -type.