Mulder

Pokémon | Ground-types}}

 In The Game

**Pokemon Spork**

 Mulder is the Ceolis League's Ground-type Gym Leader, and the 16th leader the player battles.

Mulder is first met at Crolea's birthday party. When the player speaks to him, he introduces himself and asks the player if they think he's the strongest between himself, Lee, and Arnalda. If the player answers yes, Mulder says that he already respected the player for fighting against Team Portal, but now he respects them even more. If the player answers no, he says that he can respect the player for being honest.

When the player approaches Mulder at Marvelous Marsh for a gym battle, Mulder says that Crolea's party was a blast and that he hopes his battle with the player will be a blast too. Before the battle, he asks if the player knows how he got into mud wrestling. If the player has already seen his TV interview with Nosy Nosepass, shown at the TV in Hoopa's Desert Oasis Lair, and says yes, Mulder will get straight to the gym battle. If the player says no, Mulder explains: he grew up on a farm, and there were a lot of Pokemon there. One day, he saw a Krookodile, a Pokemon he had never seen before, and wanted to take it back with him. He didn't have any Pokemon of his own yet to battle it, nor did he have any Poke Balls to catch it, so the two ended up wrestling in the mud. As Mulder was still a kid, the Krookodile was a lot bigger and stronger than him, so Mulder lost. But Krookodile came back with him because it enjoyed wrestling in the mud, and the Krookodile on his team is the same one from back then. He says that his family's farm is still going strong and so are his Pokemon, and then the battle starts.

After the battle, Mulder gives the player the Mud Badge and the TM for Bulldoze. He encourages the player to keep going with their league challenge, but tells them not to think beating him in a Pokemon battle means they could beat him in mud wrestling.

During the final battle against Team Portal, Mulder is in a fighting squad along with Aretha (plus the Infant Tree Infantry), Lee, and Arnalda. In the sparring room, the squad is battling a group of Team Portal agents. After the player has defeated all of the other agents in the room that aren't battling the squad, the agents that were battling the squad have retreated.

In the postgame, Mulder can be rematched at Marvelous Marsh, where the player had their gym battle with him. Mulder can also be found at Hemola Swamp practicing with his students. If the player wins against all of his students in mud wrestling (through the Essentials Duel minigame) Mulder will give the player an Earth Plate.

**Delicia's Return to Dreamland**

In Delicia's Return to Dreamland, Mulder is at Crolea's birthday party on Disco and the winter ball.

## Quotes

 "*It's nice to see you here, [Player's Name]! Crolea's party was a blast, wasn't it? I hope we can have a blast here, too! Mud wrestling might seem like a fringe hobby, but I've drawn a following here at the marsh! Maybe you've heard this on TV or maybe not. Do you know how I first got into mud wrestling? I grew up on a farm. We had a lot of Pokemon to take care of. One day I saw a Krookodile, and wanted to take it back with me! I'd never seen one before. I didn't have any Poke Balls or even Pokemon of my own yet, though, so we ended up wrestling in the mud. I was still a kid then, so Krookodile was bigger and stronger than me. I lost the wrestling match. But it turns out Krookodile like wrestling in the mud. It's almost like cuddling for them. The Krookodile I have on my team is that very same Krookodile from that time! My family's farm is still going strong, and so are my Pokemon and I! And now that you know that, we can get straight to the point - our gym battle! I hope you're not afraid of the mud!*"

 "*You're definitely not afraid of the mud. So here, take the Mud Badge! And take this TM, too! That TM is Bulldoze! It doesn't just damage the opponent, it also lowers their speed! You're almost done with the league, so keep going strong! Don't think this means you could beat me in mud wrestling, though! You're almost done with the league, so keep going strong! Don't think this means you could beat me in mud wrestling, though!*"

* "*.*" -When sending out last Pokemon.
* "*HUUUUAAAAGH!*" -After defeat.

## Trivia

* Mulder's favorite season is summer
* Mulder's outfit is based on a shiny Krookodile and the symbol on his belt is based on the Fighting Energy symbol from the TCG
* Mulder's Key Stone item is the Mega Belt