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My name is Morty. I am Ecruteak's Gym Leader. Because my old friend is here on the trail of Suicune, I decided to investigate the Burned Tower. Ecruteak has a legend about these legendary Pokémon: Suicune, Entei, and Raikou. As the Gym Leader of Ecruteak, I must have a proper understanding of it.

Morty 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 first known male Ghost-type Gym Leader.

Appearance[]

Morty is a tall young man with golden-yellow hair and dark peridot eyes.

Gold and Silver[]

Morty wears a light blue bandanna on his forehead. His attire consists of a long sleeved shirt the same color as his bandanna with yellow elbows, jeans and sneakers.

Crystal[]

Morty's appearance remains the same as it is in Gold and Silver.

HeartGold and SoulSilver[]

Morty wears a purple bandana. He has a purple scarf with red ends and a round-like symbol. Morty also has a long-sleeved striped black shirt, a pair of purple double bracelets around his arms, some white jeans and a pair of black and purple sneakers with red soles.

Personality[]

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Etymology[]

The name Morty comes from Latin's mortis (death).

His Japanese name, Matsuba, originates from 魔 (ma, demon), 末 (matsu, end), and possibly 絶滅 (zetsumetsu, extinction). Following the plant-based naming of most Gym Leaders, it may also literally be 松葉 (matsuba, the Japanese name for pine needles).

Biography[]

Games[]

Gold, Silver and Crystal[]

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 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.

HeartGold and SoulSilver[]

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Other appearances[]

Pokémon[]

Gold, Silver and Crystal[]

C 092 front
Gastly
 Type Ghost Type Poison 
C 093 front
Haunter
 Type Ghost Type Poison 
C 093 front
Haunter
 Type Ghost Type Poison 
C 094 front
Gengar
 Type Ghost Type Poison 
[[File:{{{P5}}}_C.png|link={{{P5}}}]]
[[]]
 Type  
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 Type  
Lv. 21 Lv. 21 Lv. 23 Lv. 25 Lv. ? - Lv. ? -
Item: None Item: None Item: None Item: None Item: ? Item: ?
Lick Hypnosis Night Shade Mean Look - -
Spite Curse Mimic Hypnosis - -
Curse Mimic Mean Look Dream Eater - -
Mean Look Night Shade Spite Shadow Ball - -

HeartGold and SoulSilver[]

Black 2 and White 2[]

Cofagrigus BW
Cofagrigus
 Type Ghost 
Jellicent BW
Jellicent
 Type Water Type Ghost 
Gengar BW
Gengar
 Type Ghost Type Poison 
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 Type  
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 Type  
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 Type  
Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. 50 Lv. ? - Lv. ? - Lv. ? -
Ability: Mummy Ability: Cursed Body Ability: Levitate Ability: None Ability: None Ability: None
Item: Leftovers Item: Water Gem Item: Focus Sash Item: ? Item: ? Item: ?
Curse Water Spout Shadow Ball - - -
Protect Ominous Wind Confuse Ray - - -
Will-O-Wisp Recover Thunderbolt - - -
Shadow Ball Night Shade Sludge Bomb - - -

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Trivia[]

  • Morty's name comes from the Latin "mortis" (of death). Matsuba, his Japanese name, may come from 魔 (ma, demon), 末 (matsu, end), and possibly 絶滅 (zetsumetsu, extinction).
  • In HeartGold and SoulSilver the player has to visit the Burned Tower and awaken the Legendary Beast Trio before challenging Morty to a Gym Battle.
  • In his Generation IV artwork the skull on his scarf is the same as the skull on Duskull's head.
  • He is the only HG/SS Gym Leader to use two of the same Pokémon in his rematch.
  • When having a phone call with the player character, Morty admits that he favors Raikou and Entei than Suicune.
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