Morty (game)

Morty (マツバ Matsuba) serves as the Gym Leader of the Ecruteak City Gym. He specializes in using Ghost-type Pokémon, and holds the Fog Badge for the trainers that defeat him. He is the only known Male Elite 4 or Gym leader that is male that trains ghost type pokemon.

In Anime
He appeares in EP181, EP182, and EP227.

In Game
Morty, first appeared in the Generation II games as the Ecruteak City Gym Leader, specializing in Ghost Pokémon. His Gym holds a large, pitch black, pit where the the player must navigate their way on a small invisible walkway in order to reach him. Upon defeating Morty, he will reward the player with TM30 (Shadow Ball), and the Fog Badge.

Trivia

 * Morty's name may be a play on the word MORTUARY, which is a funeral home. This is because he is a ghost type trainer. Similarly, it could come from the Latin adjective meaning 'dead', mortuus.

Voice Actors

 * English: Andrew Rannells
 * Japanese: Masaya Matsukaze