Hayden is a Pokémon Trainer from Fuchsia City that challenged
Ash Ketchum to a Pokémon World Championships Normal Class battle in a park in Vermilion City just after
Goh caught his Exeggcute. Before the battle,
Hayden's rank was 1,024. The battle was officially approved and was designated as a 1-on-1 battle. He was defeated by
Ash's Pikachu but they agreed to battle again if they met again.