Marlon

Marlon シズイ Shizui
"A Bigger Splash Than the Sea!"
Artwork from Black 2 and White 2
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Dark Blue
Hometown	Humilau City
Region	Unova
Trainer class	Gym Leader Pokémon Trainer
Generation	V
Games	Black 2 and White 2
Leader of	Humilau Gym
Badge	Wave Badge
Specializes in	Water types
Anime debut	BW094
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	Yūji Ueda

Marlon (Japanese シズイ Shizui) is the Gym Leader of Humilau City's Gym, known officially as the Humilau Gym. He specializes in Water-type Pokémon. He gives the Wave Badge to Trainers who defeat him.

In the games

Marlon appears in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 as the eighth and last Gym Leader that the player challenges. He is described as a big-hearted Pokémon Trainer who gives passionate advice.

Marlon specializes in Water-type Pokémon. Upon defeating him, he will reward the player with a Wave Badge and TM55 (Scald). Outside of battle, Marlon is a fisherman who catches Water-type Pokémon which he would later use in future Gym battles.

Upon arriving in Humilau City, Marlon is absent from the Gym, and so the player is sent to find him. The player meets Marlon just as they head north of the Gym, in which he returns to it and awaits a gym battle. After the gym battle, Marlon jumps into the ocean and swims away. Upon exiting the Gym, Hugh walks up and congratulates the player on gaining all eight of Unova's Gym Badges, and then their attention turns to Team Plasma, during which Marlon walks up and asks about them.

Marlon is seemingly a very relaxed and carefree man, notable due to his obliviousness as to who Team Plasma are and what they do. He asks the player if Team Plasma are bad people, and then heads off to the Seaside Cave to find the Plasma Frigate. Later on on Route 21, he is seen jumping off the Plasma Frigate after lowering the boarding plank, and then heads back to the Gym, leaving the player and Hugh to deal with Team Plasma.

Sprites

Marlon's sprite from Generation V	Marlon's VS sprite from Generation V	Marlon's overworld sprite from Generation V

Pokémon

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Gym battle

Normal Mode

Leader Marlon Humilau City Black 2 and White 2 Leader and Professor Marlon Oak Humilau City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $6120

Types: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Carracosta♂ Lv.49 Smack Down Rock Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: None Wailord♂ Lv.49 Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --       Bounce Flying Physical   --       Types: Water Ghost Ability: Cursed Body Held item: Sitrus Berry Jellicent♂ Lv.51 Brine Water Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Ominous Wind Ghost Special   --

Challenge Mode

Leader Marlon Humilau City Black 2 and White 2 Leader and Professor Marlon Oak Humilau City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $6600

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: None Wailord♂ Lv.53 Scald Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Rain Dance Water Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Mantine♂ Lv.53 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Scald Water Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: Sitrus Berry Carracosta♂ Lv.53 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Water Ghost Ability: Cursed Body Held item: Sitrus Berry Jellicent♂ Lv.55 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

Pokémon World Tournament

Marlon uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles and all six in Triple Battles.

Unova Leaders Tournament

Pokémon Trainer Marlon Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Marlon Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1 BP

Types: Water Ghost Ability: Water Absorb or Cursed Body Held item: Rindo Berry Jellicent♂/♀ Lv.50 Scald Water Special   --       Hex Ghost Special   --       Acid Armor Poison Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Solid Rock or Sturdy Held item: Liechi Berry Carracosta♂/♀ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Illuminate or Natural Cure Held item: Ganlon Berry Starmie Lv.50 Psyshock Psychic Special   --       Cosmic Power Psychic Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Healer or Hydration Held item: Apicot Berry Alomomola♂/♀ Lv.50 Mirror Coat Psychic Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Wish Normal Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Swift Swim or Water Absorb Held item: Petaya Berry Mantine♂/♀ Lv.50 Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil or Oblivious Held item: Sitrus Berry Wailord♂/♀ Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Aqua Ring Water Status   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --

Type Experts/World Leaders Tournament

Pokémon Trainer Marlon Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Marlon Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1 BP

Types: Water Ghost Ability: Water Absorb or Cursed Body Held item: Expert Belt Jellicent♂/♀ Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Solid Rock or Sturdy Held item: Lum Berry Carracosta♂/♀ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Illuminate or Natural Cure Held item: Focus Sash Starmie Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp or Water Absorb Held item: Rindo Berry Quagsire♂/♀ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Shell Armor or Skill Link Held item: King's Rock Cloyster♂/♀ Lv.50 Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Icicle Spear Ice Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil or Oblivious Held item: Choice Scarf Wailord♂/♀ Lv.50 Water Spout Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Bounce Flying Physical   --       Fissure Ground Physical   --

National Gymquirer

Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"

Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name MisterFisher! Thank yooou! 'Marlon was swimming the other day, and he just kept going faster until he shot out of the water and into the sky! That swimming style could completely dominate the world of swimming.' Hm... That is amazing, but nobody else can do that. Actually, can you even call jumping into the sky swimming? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"

In the anime

Marlon in the anime

Marlon made his debut appearance in BW094, where Kotetsu battled him for his Gym badge and won.

Pokémon

Wailord

Debut	BW094

Wailord is used as a means of transport to take Marlon and his challengers to the Humilau City Gym.

None of Wailord's moves are known.

Jellicent ♂

Debut	BW094
Voice actors
Japanese	Kiyotaka Furushima

Jellicent was the first Pokémon Marlon used against Kotetsu in their Gym battle. He battled Kotetsu's Ferrothorn, and after being defeated by Ferrothorn's Thunderbolt, his Ability activated, disabling the move.

Jellicent's only known move is Shadow Ball and his Ability is Cursed Body.

Mantine

Debut	BW094
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka

Mantine was the second Pokémon Marlon used against Kotetsu in their Gym battle. It quickly knocked out Ferrothorn with a combination of Wing Attack, Bullet Seed, and Psybeam. Afterwards, Mantine faced Kotetsu's Samurott and was knocked out without landing an attack on it.

Mantine's known moves are Wing Attack, Bullet Seed and Psybeam.

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title is 海よりも　海な　男！.
• Marlon is the second Water-type Unova Gym Leader, the first being Cress.
• Marlon speaks using a Kyushu dialect in the Japanese version.
• Being at level 55, Marlon's Jellicent in Challenge Mode is the highest leveled Pokémon to be owned by a Gym Leader during the initial battle with them, tied with Giovanni's Nidoking and Rhydon in Yellow.
• Marlon is the first Gym Leader since Chuck who only appeared in one episode of the anime.
• According to the television, Marlon learned to jump by practicing with the Mantine that lived by his childhood home.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	シズイ Shizui	From シズイ shizui (Schoenoplectus nipponicus / Scirpus nipponicus), a plant that grows in marshes. Also from 滴 shizuku (drop), 水 sui (water), and possibly 井 i (well).
English	Marlon	From marlin or marine.
French	Amana	Possibly from Amana.
German	Benson	From Teichbinsen (Schoenoplectus).
Italian	Ciprian	From Cyperaceae and Scirpus.
Spanish	Ciprián	From ciperáceas (Cyperaceae) and Scirpus.
Korean	시즈 Sijeu	Partial transliteration of the Japanese name. Also from seas.

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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