Morty

Morty (Japanese: マツバ Matsuba) is the Gym Leader of Ecruteak City's Gym, known officially as the Ecruteak Gym. He hands out the to s who defeat him. He specializes in .
==In the core series games==
Morty appears in , where he is the fourth Gym Leader to be encountered. A user of the type, Morty is known as "The Mystic Seer of the Future". Morty is a follower of legendary Pokémon, and trains in Ecruteak so he may be able to see the rainbow bird . He is friends with Eusine.
The body of Morty's Gym is a dark pit. Trainers appear to float over it, standing on an invisible floor. Some Trainers are scared away by the ghosts within the Gym. A challenger able to navigate along the invisible floor can safely reach Morty and challenge him. Once defeated, he will yield the , and .
Morty does not spend all of his time in Ecruteak Gym. In , , he will join Eusine in the Burned Tower where they study the legendary Pokémon , , and . In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he will also take Mondays and Tuesdays off once initially defeated to visit Bellchime Trail. Here, he will give his Pokégear phone number to the . If called on Tuesday night, Morty will arrange to travel to the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City for a rematch with a stronger team of Pokémon.
Morty's outfit changed drastically between Generations II and IV. The artwork released with Gold and Silver showed him wearing mainly blue. This design was carried through and the Pokémon Adventures . However, his outfit was completely changed for HeartGold and SoulSilver: Morty now dons clothes of black and purple, like many of the Pokémon in his possession. Morty has shoulder-length golden-blond hair that is kept away from his face by a wide headband that matches his scarf.
Morty also appears in , taking part in the Pokémon World Tournament. He can be faced in the Johto Leaders, Type Expert, and World Leaders Tournaments.
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=====Pokémon World Tournament=====
Morty uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Morty will always lead with his signature Pokémon, .
======Johto Leaders Tournament======
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======Challenge the Champion Lance!======
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==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
Morty appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle. Due to the small amount of Ghost-type Pokémon that existed in Generation II, the majority of his team consists of Pokémon of other types.
During the game's end credits, he is seen having a battle with Lt. Surge.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Puzzle Challenge===
Morty appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a to battle.
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Morty forms a sync pair with , , , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. His Banette is capable of Mega Evolving. Morty became a playable sync pair on July 15, 2020.
Morty has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the Villain Arc.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	 	
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===Sprites===
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===Pokémon the Series===
====History====
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Morty's family has lived in Ecruteak City for centuries. He teaches classes on types at the Ecruteak Gym, and his students also have the privilege of watching him challengers.
Morty debuted in A Ghost of a Chance. and met him after they mistakenly went to the Burned Tower, thinking it was the Gym. Its resident Pokémon had created an illusion of fire to scare the s away, but Morty settled them down and introduced himself as the Gym Leader. He told them about the legend of and the two towers of Ecruteak. When Ash claimed he had seen Ho-Oh, Morty didn't believe him. Later, when kidnapped and , he used his powerful to stop them.
In From Ghost to Ghost, Ash and Morty had their Gym battle. Ash was able to defeat him by relying on his 's newly-learned and to weaken Morty's Ghost Pokémon. After Morty was defeated, he said he now believed that Ash may very well have seen Ho-Oh, given the great spirit he showed.
Ash and his friends passed through Ecruteak on their way to Mahogany Town in For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!. They caught up with Morty and his close friend Eusine, after the Tin Tower's Crystal Bells were stolen by Team Rocket. Morty witnessed arriving on the scene and sending the trio blasting off.
Morty appeared during a flashback in Why? Wynaut!. 
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Morty later reappeared alongside Whitney in another flashback in Bagged Then Tagged!, where it was revealed that 's next Gym challenge was supposed to be one of them.
====Character====
Morty is generally calm. He is also knowledgeable about the legends surrounding Ecruteak City and . Aside from Pokémon being his specialty, Morty also communicates with them and is great friends with the Ghost-types that live in the Burned Tower.
Morty is a strategic battler. He utilizes trickery like to prevent a challenger from recalling their Pokémon from the match, which is otherwise a guaranteed privilege in all League Gyms. The Ghost-type's invisibility and type immunity to Pokémon works in Morty's favor. He also knows that most Ghost Pokémon lack physical power, and relies on disabling his opponent by confusing or frightening them.
====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
This listing is of Morty's Pokémon in .
=====Befriended=====
====Voice actors====
===GOTCHA!===
Morty briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
Morty appeared in The Show, where he and Gengar were among the audience watching the Kimono Girls performing a show.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Morty first appeared in Professor Elm's fantasy in Delibird Delivery - 1 when informing that the Masked Man may be a Gym Leader.
Morty debuts in Misdreavus Misgivings, where he helps a young girl find her missing . After helping her locate it, Morty is informed that Suicune had awakened while he was away from Ecruteak City. He immediately leaves to go search for Suicune, only to find that Suicune has already found him. They do battle, but Suicune eventually tries to escape. Suicune attempts to escape back into the village Morty was in, only to be paralyzed by 's . Morty uses this chance to throw a Great Ball at Suicune, only to find out that it was an illusion and that he is trapped in Suicune's . The attack reflects the Thunderbolt back onto , defeating it and making Suicune the victor. Afterward, Morty reports his loss to his friend, Eusine.
Morty later arrives in Ecruteak City, only to be immediately attacked by an injured Lt. Surge. Surge asks Morty if he can use his clairvoyance to find the of the he found since they had fought the Masked Man and survived. Although not happy with being threatened at first, Morty accepts Lt. Surge's request.
Later, Morty and the other Johto Gym Leaders travel to the Indigo Plateau to have an against the Kanto Gym Leaders for the Pokémon League. For his battle, Morty is paired up against Lt. Surge and is the fourth battle out of eight. During the battle, Lt. Surge manages to easily gain the upper hand, but Morty uses his Pokémon's abilities to manipulate energy and disable moves to make it even. Eventually the battle ends in a tie after Morty uses to have both their Pokémon faint.
When Team Rocket attacks the League, Morty works with the other Gym Leaders to drive them back. The attack turns out to be a trap to get the Gym Leaders away from the stadium while the Masked Man wreaks havoc by trapping them on the Magnet Train. With the power of , Lt. Surge manages to get everyone back to the stadium to help find the Masked Man's true identity. After the final battle had finished, Morty and the other Gym Leaders returned to their normal jobs at their Gyms. Due to the new rule about Gym Badges allowing Trainers to go to the Pokémon League finals unconditionally, the Gym Leaders had more challenges.
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Morty is asked by Eusine to help look for the Plates that Team Rocket is searching for. Since he was only told that Silver was a young man with a Pokédex, Morty accidentally mistakes Gold for Silver when they meet at Ecruteak City. Gold takes the opportunity to ask Morty to use his clairvoyance to search for Lance, who had gone missing. When Silver arrives at the Ecruteak Gym, he is attacked by Falkner, Chuck, and Bugsy, who were asked to guard the Gym for Morty due to repeated attackers demanding Morty use his powers for them. After explaining the situation, the three Gym Leaders let Silver in. After Morty finishes up Gold's request, Silver arrives, cluing Morty into the mistake he made. Before they can continue, appears and destroys most of the Gym in one attack.
Morty and the others survive the attack, but are greatly exhausted from the chaos it caused. Before Silver leaves, he asks Morty to use his clairvoyance to locate the thirteen remaining Plates in Johto. Morty does so, but immediately collapses due to an image of the Plates being superimposed over Arceus's silhouette. Morty manages to give Silver an image of the Plates' locations, but is too exhausted to help due to him spreading his ability on so many different places. When Silver leaves, Morty wishes him luck.
====Character====
Morty has the ability of clairvoyance, which allows him to locate items for other people, making him a natural version of the Itemfinder. Although he can find many things, he is only able to find things for other people and is unable to locate certain Legendary Pokémon such as or .
====Pokémon====
This listing is for Morty's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
Morty first appears in The Legendary Pokémon telling Gold about the legendary beasts of Johto. Later, he attends the grand reopening of MooMoo Farm and then a month-long conference in Kanto the day after. Since he will be busy, he is unable to battle Gold and tells him to take the for free. Gold refuses and follows Morty to a Pokémon Tournament hosted by him. Gold wins the tournament but Morty still couldn't battle Gold as it is past sunset. As a result, Morty gives Gold the Fog Badge for doing a good job and promises to have an official battle for it with Gold someday.
He reappears in a flashback in Farewell To Pikachu?!.
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===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
Morty appeared in JBA2. He reappeared in a flashback in JBA5.
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===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Morty appeared in The Legendary Ho-oh!!.
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==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Morty or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Morty's Japanese Leader title is .
* In Ken Sugimori's early drafts, Morty was referred to as Enoki (エノキ),Sugimori's Twitter (Japanese) which is also the Japanese name of the . In one legend, foxes would gather under this tree on the and form known as the .
* In a possible conversation with the player over the Pokégear, Morty mentions , but the game text is not in all capital letters.
* In For Ho-Oh The Bells Toll!, Morty calls the Bell Tower by its Generation IV name, making him the only character to do so prior to Generation IV.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	マツバ Matsuba 	From 松葉 matsuba ( needle), 末 matsu (end), and 魔 ma (evil spirits).In Japan, the pine tree was considered to be a charm that can ward off evil spirits.
English,Brazilian Portuguese	Morty 	From mortis (Latin for "of death")
German 	Jens 	From Jenseits (afterlife)
Spanish 	Morti 	From mortis (Latin for "of death")
French 	Mortimer 	From mort (death)
Italian 	Angelo 	From angelo della morte (destroying angel)
Korean 	유빈 Yubin 	From 유령 (幽靈) yuryeong (ghost) and possibly 빈소 (殯所) binso (mortuary)
Korean 	마솔 Masol 	From 마 (魔) ma (demon) and 솔 sol (pine)
Chinese() 	松葉 Sōngyè 	From the Japanese name 松葉 Matsuba. Contains 松 sōng (pine).
Chinese() 	小松 Xiǎo Sōng 	From 松 sōng (pine)
Chinese() 	松葉 Chùhngyihp 	From the Japanese name 松葉 Matsuba. Contains 松 chùhng (pine).
Chinese() 	小松 Síu Chùhng 	From 松 chùhng (pine)
Indonesian 	MortyMorti 	Same as English nameSimilar to his English name
Thai 	มัตสึบะ Matsuba	Transcription of his Japanese name
Vietnamese 	Matsuba 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Animation characters
Category:Manga characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal characters
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Stadium 2 characters
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Ghost-type Trainers
Category:Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys characters
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
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