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===Quotes===
===Quotes===
====Pokémon Black and White====
{{main|Morimoto/Quotes}}
* Before entering the Hall of Fame
:''"A tip for getting strong in Pokémon battles… Let me guess. I guess the most important thing is… having a lot of battles! If you become very strong, come back and have a Pokémon battle with me!"''
 
* Before battle
:''"Oh! You've become strong! I can tell. Do you want to have a battle with me?"''
::'''No''': ''"No? I've been raising Pokémon, thinking about their [[Ability|Abilities]] and just the right combination of [[held item]]s. What a pity…"''
::'''Yes''': ''"Well, let's begin!"''
 
* Upon being defeated
:''"After all, I am the strongest and greatest. Just kidding!"''
 
* After being defeated
:''"You think about battles very thoroughly. I lost, but I learned a lot from you. Besides, it was fun! Come back again tomorrow."''
 
====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
* Before battle (before entering the Hall of Fame)
:''"A tip for getting strong in Pokémon battles... Let me guess. I guess the most important thing is… having a lot of battles! Do you want to battle?"''
::'''No''': ''"OK. I hope we can battle next time."''
::'''Yes''': ''"Well, let's begin!"''
 
* Before battle (after entering the Hall of Fame)
:''"Oh! You've become strong! I can tell. Do you want to have a battle with me?"''
::'''No''': ''"No? I've been raising Pokémon, thinking about their Abilities and just the right combination of held items. What a pity…"''
::'''Yes''': ''"Well, let's begin!"''
 
* Upon being defeated
:''"After all, I am the strongest and greatest. Just kidding!"''
 
* After being defeated
:''"You think about battles very thoroughly. I lost, but I learned a lot from you. Besides, it was fun! Come back again tomorrow."''
 
====Pokémon Sun and Moon====
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* Before entering the Hall of Fame
:''"Are you out and about on your [[island challenge]]? When you've completed it, come on back. Don't forget about me here, OK?"''
 
* Before battle
:''"I'd say I'm pretty up to speed on Pokémon battling. What do you think? Want to battle me? I'm really good, you know?"''
::'''Let's not''': ''"Oh yeah? Well, that's a real shame. I'm really good, after all."''
::'''Let's battle''': ''"Whoops! I forgot to [[save]] before the battle… but I'm going to win anyway, so it's fine."''
 
* Upon being defeated
:''"I'll eventually be the strongest, and it'll be awesome… Nah."''
 
* After being defeated
:''"You're really good, too. After all, you managed to beat me. You can brag about it, if you want. Here, I'll even heal up your Pokémon since you dared to take me on in battle."''
:''{{tt|"And here. I'll give you [[Oval Charm|this]], too. With one of these, the Pokémon you drop off at the [[Pokémon Nursery]] will have a better chance than usual of finding a [[Pokémon Egg]]."|After the first battle only}}''
:''"I'll let you fight me again sometime, if you want. Just once a day, though, OK? So come back tomorrow. Though I'll probably have forgotten you already."''
 
* If talked to again on the same day he was defeated
:''"I'm not gonna fight you again today. You've got to come back tomorrow."''
 
* If the player has a {{p|Mankey}} with a [[origin mark|Game Boy origin mark]] in their party
:''"You know Mankey, right? I'm actually the one who came up with it! The boss told me to make a Pokémon with a bit of this and a bit of that, and that's what I drew! I'm pretty fond of it myself!"''
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* Unknown
:''"You know, I thought up the Pokémon [[move]]s myself and programmed 'em in myself, too. So I never really wrote down the details or anything. Sorry about that..."''
-->
* If the player has an {{p|Exeggutor}} with a [[origin mark|Game Boy origin mark]] in their party
:''"We had a poll in the company once a long time ago to see which Pokémon was most popular... and back then the winner was Exeggutor!"''
 
* If the player has a {{p|Tauros}} with a [[origin mark|Game Boy origin mark]] in their party
:''"Tauros used to be real strong, huh? I was the one who thought up that one. But {{m|Blizzard}} was a bit too strong, eh?"''
 
* If the player has a {{p|Diglett}} with a [[origin mark|Game Boy origin mark]] in their party
:''"You know Diglett, right? It's actually basically just a character that I had made up when I was a little kid. I even drew up a flip-book featuring it then!"''
 
* If the player has a {{p|Mew}} with a [[origin mark|Game Boy origin mark]] in their party
:''"You know Mew, right? I made it. Everything about it. The pixel art, its [[cry]], its [[Pokédex]] entry, everything. I just barely finished in time, too! It was right at the very end of [[Pokémon Red and Green beta#No Mew present|the game's development]]!"''
 
* If the player has another Pokémon with a [[origin mark|Game Boy origin mark]] in their party
:''"That <Pokémon> of yours... I don't know why, but it sure takes me back!"'
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* Unknown
:''"Can I tell you a little something, just between you and me? See, [[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|the Japanese version of Pokémon Blue]] was an exclusive release when it first came out. Only certain people could get it. From what I heard, that was a real pain for the people working in the shops that sold it...
:''"We were all young folks in the office back when we first made Pokémon Blue to be sold in Japan. Now we're all a bunch of middle-aged coots."''
 
* Unknown
:''"Back in the day, the programming used up all the space on a cartridge, so if we wanted to add something new, we had to clean it up first... First we'd find enough space, then we could make what we wanted... It was a pain!"''
-->
:''"In {{game|Yellow||that one game}}, you could talk to [[Red's Pikachu (game)|the Pokémon following you]] to find out how it was doing. I was the one who came up with that idea!"''
:''"I heard something from [[Junichi Masuda|Masuda]] one time... Apparently the sound that plays when you save is different in each version... I gotta tell you...I can't tell any difference at all!"''
:''"Just between you and me, but... When we were working on these new titles once, I got told to come up with [[Core series#Release model|version differences]]... Boy, I was gobsmacked! But in the end, I'm glad I helped make them."''
 
====Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon====
{{incomplete|section|Check if special quotes appear to potential have quotes on Bug-type Pokémon and Time Capsule-exclusive Pokémon<br>It appears these quotes could potentially be based off of game of origin moreso than the specific Pokémon as seen [https://twitter.com/YugnatZero/status/1281936032829767680 here]}}
* Before battle
:''"I’d say I’m pretty up to speed on Pokémon battling. And the director... Well, he’s not as good as me, but he’s not bad. So what do you think? Want to take us both on in a Pokémon battle?"''
::'''Let's not''': "Oh yeah? Well, that's a real shame. I'm really good, after all."
::'''Let's battle''': (if player has one Pokémon) ''"But you don’t have two Pokémon that can fight!"''
::'''Let's battle''': (when player has two Pokémon) ''"Good. Then let’s do this!"''
:''"Hey, [[Kazumasa Iwao|Iwao]]!"''
 
* Upon being defeated
:''"I'll eventually be the strongest, and it'll be awesome… Nah."''
 
* After being defeated
:''"You’re really good, too. I really thought we might whip you, but... Well, you sure got us in the end!"''
:''{{tt|"And here. I'll give you [[Oval Charm|this]], too. With one of these, the Pokémon you drop off at the [[Pokémon Nursery]] will have a better chance than usual of finding a [[Pokémon Egg]]."|After the first battle only}}''
:''"I'll let you fight me again sometime, if you want. Just once a day, though, OK? So come back tomorrow. Though I'll probably have forgotten you already."''
 
* After defeating the player
:''"Oh yeah? Well, that’s a real shame. I’m really good, after all."''
 
* If talked to again on the same day he was defeated
:''"We’re not gonna fight you again today. You’ve got to come back tomorrow."''
 
* If the player has a {{p|Shuckle}} with a [[origin mark|Game Boy origin mark]] in their party
:''"You know Shuckle, right? I was the one who thought it up. Bet you were surprised to find out that giving a Shuckle a {{i|Berry}} to hold in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} would turn it into a [[Berry Juice]] after battling!"''
* If the player has a {{p|Piloswine}} with a [[origin mark|Game Boy origin mark]] in their party
:''"You know Piloswine? I designed that Pokémon. I felt like I had to get all 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac together, you know?"''
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* Unknown
:''"The [[Time Capsule]] was pretty awesome, right? Boy, it still sounds like a dream... To be able to go back and forth in time, popping back to the past or into the future as you’d like! But making it work was a real pain."''
* Unknown
:''"I loved the [[Bug-Catching Contest]]! Did you know that you can win it even by catching a {{p|Caterpie}} or {{p|Metapod}}? It's true!"''
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* If the player has another Pokémon with a [[origin mark|Game Boy origin mark]] in their party
:''"Boy, when we were told halfway through development to make [[Kanto]], too... I thought I might just expire on the spot! But I’m glad we made it that way."''
:''"When we were having trouble fitting all the data in for {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, and we were really in a pinch, [[Satoru Iwata|this amazing guy]] came along and made a program for us that solved all our problems. He went on to become the amazing president of a [[Nintendo|real big company]] soon after that, too."''
 
====Pokémon Sword and Shield====
* Before battle
:''"Well, blow me over! You've become Champion? Now that's something worth writing home about!"''
:'''"The name's Morimoto"''
:'''"I've been waiting for a strong Trainer like you to come find me."''
:''"If you've got faith in your own skill, care to join me in a match?"''
:''"That's the ticket! Now watch out! Because Morimoto's got more than enough to motor right over you!"''
 
* Upon being defeated
:''"And so we prove that the strongest and the most amazing of all is...actually you!"''
 
* After being defeated
:''"You're really strong! I should've known!"''
:''"Since you've managed to trounce me, I guess you've earned yourself a reward."''
:''"Let's have ourselves a rematch someday!"''
 
* If talked to again on the same day he was defeated
:''"I'm all tuckered out for today. How about tommorow for a rematch?"''
 
====Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl====
* Before entering the Hall of Fame
:''"Come on back here after you've defeated the Champion."''
:''"Don't forget about me here, OK?"''
 
* Before battle
:''"Well, blow me over! You beat the Champion? Now that's something worth writing home about!"''
:''"The name's Morimoto. I've been waiting for a strong Trainer like you to come find me."''
:''"If you've got faith in your own skill, care to join me in a match?"''
:''"That's the ticket!"''
:''"Now watch out! Because Morimoto's got more than enough to motor right over you!"''
 
* Upon being defeated
:''"And so we prove that the strongest and the most amazing of all is...actually you!"''
 
* After being defeated
:''"You're really strong! I should've known!"''
:''"Since you've managed to trounce me, I guess you've earned yourself a reward."''
:''"Let's have ourselves a rematch someday!"''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Sprites and Models===
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Revision as of 00:26, 2 July 2023

Shigeki Morimoto, 2016

Shigeki Morimoto (Japanese: 森本茂樹 Morimoto Shigeki) is a game designer and programmer (among other various roles such as Pokémon adviser and Pokémon designer), currently working at Game Freak. He has been involved in nearly every main series Pokémon game since Pokémon Red and Green Versions. He is most notable for his prominent role in the creation of the Pokémon Mew, which has since become his favorite Pokémon. He was the game director for Pokémon Emerald and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

He also appears as an NPC called Morimoto (Japanese: モリモト) in Generations V, VII, and VIII.

Designs

Pokémon

The following is a list of Pokémon designed by Morimoto.

Game credits

In-game cameo appearance

In Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, Morimoto appears in Castelia City in the Game Freak building. He will battle the player once per day, although in Black and White, the player must have cleared the main game before they can battle him. He uses the Veteran sprite.

In Sun and Moon, Morimoto returns as a Trainer the player can battle in the Game Freak office in Heahea City. Like in Black and White, the player must have become Champion before they can battle him, he can be battled once per day, and he shares his appearance with male Veterans. Morimoto will heal the player's Pokémon after defeating him, and after defeating him for the first time, he will give the player an Oval Charm. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Morimoto plays the same role, except he teams with the game's director, Kazumasa Iwao, for a Multi Battle.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Morimoto appears as a male Coach Trainer on the third floor of Celadon Condominiums after the player has entered the Hall of Fame. In these games, he uses the same Generation I Pokémon team he used in Sun and Moon. After he is defeated, he will give the player ten PP Maxes.

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Morimoto appears as a Police Officer on the second floor of eastern branch of Hotel Ionia in Circhester. After the player has become Galar's Champion, they can challenge him to a Double Battle once per day. He will Dynamax his Snorlax in battle. Like in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, he will award the player with an Oval Charm after defeating him for the first time.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Morimoto appears as a Swimmer in the pool on Route 213. He can be fought once per day after the Hall of Fame has been entered, and after he is defeated for the first time, he gives the player an Oval Charm.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White



Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pre-Hall of Fame



Post-Hall of Fame



Pokémon Sun and Moon



Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon



Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!



Pokémon Sword and Shield

Morimoto challenges the player to a Double Battle. He will Dynamax his Snorlax at the first opportunity.



Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl



Quotes

Main article: Morimoto/Quotes

Gallery

Sprites and models

Trivia

  • In the Spanish version of Pokémon Sun and Moon, his cameo character is called Tirso, despite him being called Morimoto in previous games.

Videos

#Pokemon20: Shigeki Morimoto

By The Official Pokémon Channel
This video is not available on Bulbapedia; instead, you can watch the video on YouTube here.


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Morimoto's character from Pokémon Sun and Moon shares tidbits about creating old Pokémon designs.
  2. ↑ Nintendo official site on Mew
  3. ↑ Nintendo UK official site on Mew
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Morimoto's character from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon shares tidbits about creating old Pokémon designs.

External links


Pokémon designers

Emi Ando • Hitoshi Ariga • Kanako Eo • Hiroki Fuchino • Motofumi Fujiwara
Misaki Hashimoto • Mana Ibe • Asuka Iwashita • Tomohiro Kitakaze • Fumie Kittaka
Yusuke Kozaki • Kazuyuki Kurashima • Lee HyunJung • Megumi Mizutani • Shigeki Morimoto
Keiko Moritsugu • Kensaku Nabana • Atsuko Nishida • Yusuke Ohmura • Tomohiko Ohkubo
Muneo Saitō • Ken Sugimori • take • Reiko Tanoue • Aimi Tomita • Kenkichi Toyama
Saya Tsuruta • James Turner • Takao Unno • Emi Yoshida • Hironobu Yoshida

Non-player characters in the core series games
Kanto Professor Oak • Mom (Kanto) • Mom (LGPE) • Red • Blue • Green • Trace • Daisy • Old man • Bill • Celio • Mr. Fuji • Safari Zone Warden • Copycat • Primo • Koichi
Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Erik and Sara • Teala • Mina • Cal • Steven Stone • Maylene • Cameron • Mr. Game • Morimoto
Team Rocket • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Professor's aides • Magikarp salesman • Name Rater • Day-Care Person • Mr. Hyper
Sinnoh Professor Rowan • Professor Oak • Johanna • Barry • Lucas • Dawn • Cynthia • Looker • Stat Trainers (Cheryl • Riley • Mira • Buck • Marley)
Bebe • Teala • Felicity • Roseanne • Rad Rickshaw • Eldritch • Wilma • Jasmine • Caitlin • Julia • Jordan • Dexter • Keira • Mr. Backlot • Morimoto
Underground Man • Mr. Goods • Mr. Fuego • Pokétch Co. President • Dr. Footstep • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Helena • Ketch Appy
Team Galactic • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Professor's assistants • Stats judge
Unova Professor Juniper • Mom (BW) • Mom (B2W2) • Cheren • Bianca • Bianca's father • Hugh • Hugh's sister • Cedric Juniper • Fennel • Amanita
Cilan • Chili • Cress • Lenora • Hawes • Loblolly • Charles • Iris • Drayden • Alder • Benga • Curtis • Yancy • Brycen • Sabrina • Pop Roxie
Hilbert • Hilda • Nate • Rosa • Ingo • Emmet • Cynthia • Looker • N • Colress • Morimoto • Nishino • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman
Team Plasma • Clyde • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • PWT participants • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Judge • Magikarp salesman
Alola Professor Kukui • Mom • Lillie • Nebby • Hau • Rotom • Professor Burnet • Molayne • Samson Oak • Ryuki • Mohn
Red • Blue • Wally • Cynthia • Grimsley • Colress • Sina • Dexio • Looker • Anabel • Necrozma • Morimoto • Iwao
Team Skull • Aether Foundation • Ultra Recon Squad • Team Rainbow Rocket
Trial Captains • Island kahunas • Elite Four • Name Rater • Judge • Mr. Hyper • Gester
Galar Professor Magnolia • Mum • Hop • Bede • Marnie • Sonia • Leon
Sordward • Shielbert • Mustard • Klara • Avery • Honey • Hyde • Peony • Peonia • Calyrex • Ball Guy
Watt Traders • Ingredients Sellers • Digging Duo • Camping King
Team Yell • Macro Cosmos • Dan • Gym Leaders • Morimoto • Cara Liss • Jack


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