Ortega

|}
Ortega (Japanese: オルティガ Ortiga) is the boss of Team Star's Fairy crew, the Ruchbah Squad. He specializes in . He is the creator of the five different Starmobiles used by Team Star. He is also a second-year student at Naranja Academy/Uva Academy.
==In the core series games==
Although Ortega is short-tempered and prone to snide remarks, he deeply cares about Team Star. He is also a skilled engineer and mechanic, building the five Starmobiles by himself.Ortega — Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet | Official Website
Ortega comes from a life of wealth; his family owns a major apparel company in Paldea. Despite this, he was bullied at the academy, so he bonded with the other Team Star bosses, who were also bullied. The former director of the academy, Mr. Harrington, is his piano teacher.
When the player arrives at his base, Harrington tests them in an attempt to prevent them from entering the base. After defeating him, the player conducts a Star Raid on his base, forcing him out to confront the player himself. 
Ortega awards the player with Team Star's Fairy Badge and upon his defeat. After his defeat, Clavell, under his alias Clive, asks Ortega why he would join Team Star despite his upbringing. Ortega responds that he was being bullied and had heard about how the academy had reformed. Harrington then informed the group about the scandal that rocked the academy, shocking Ortega, demanding to know why Harrington had only talked about it now. Harrington in turn told him that he could not continue down his current path, though Ortega was reluctant to return to school without his friends.
Additionally, his defeat allows the player to craft the following TMs using the TM Machine:
 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
After Team Star's true boss was revealed to be Penny, Ortega and the other bosses watched the player defeat her, though he and the others were relieved to see her again. He later returned to the academy, though his lack of attendance caused him to struggle in remedial classes, prompting Giacomo and Eri to seek the player out to help. The player agreed to help them, and when they arrived in the classroom where they were studying, Ortega was shocked to see that they would help him in his studies, embarrassed to have a junior assist him in his studies. He was struggling to comprehend a paragraph that implied a hidden meaning. With the player's assistance, Ortega understood the underlying tones. Later, Penny arrived and offered to help, much to his chagrin before proclaiming that they did not understand him and that they were all the worst, prompting group to laugh.
===Pokémon===
Ortega keeps his Pokémon in Luxury Balls.
====First battle====
|
|
|-
|
|
====Rematch====
|
|
|
| style="margin:auto" |
| style="margin:auto" |
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
Concept art from
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Biri-Biri===
Ortega briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video for Biri-Biri.
==In the TCG==
Ortega was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese expansion and the English expansion, with artwork by Naoki Saito. An version with artwork by the same illustrator was released in the same sets. It allows players to look at their opponent's hand, choose a card from there, and put it at the bottom of the opponent's deck. The opponent may then draw a card.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	オルティガ Ortiga 	From ortiga (Spanish and Portuguese for )
English, Brazilian Portuguese	Ortega 	Similar to his Japanese name and possibly from the (founder of Spanish multinational clothing company , running the clothing chain)
German 	Otis 	Similar to his Japanese name
Spanish 	Gus 	From Urtica angustifolia (East Asian nettle)
French 	Ortiga 	From his Japanese name
Italian 	Ortiz 	Similar to his Japanese name
Korean 	오르티가 Ortiga 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	奧爾迪加 / 奥尔迪加 Ào'ěrdíjiā 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	奧爾迪加 Ouyíhdihkgā 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Indonesian 	Orto 	Similar to his Japanese name
Thai 	ออร์ติกา Otika 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Fairy-type Trainers
Category:Game characters
Category:Scarlet and Violet characters
Category:Members of Team Star
de:Otis
es:Gus
fr:Ortiga
it:Ortiz
ja:オルティガ
zh:奧爾迪加