Morty

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Headshot of Morty

Morty is the Gym Leader of the Ecruteak City Gym. He hands out the Fogbadge to trainers who defeat him. He is apparently a young man who uses Ghost-type Pokémon.

Name References

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	マツバ(Matsuba)	Possible derivation from "matsugo" (hour of death) or from "danmatsuma" (death agony).
English	Morty	Meaning "still water". But with possible connection to the English "mortuary".
French	Mortimer	"mort" means "death" in French.
German	Jens	Derivative of the word "Jenseits", meaning of "afterlife".
Italian	Angelo	Literally means "angel".
Spanish	Morti	More or less same origin as the English name.
Hebrew	מורטי
Russian	Морти	A phonetical translation of "Morty"
Chinese (Taiwan)	松葉 (Song Ye)	A direct translation of "Matsuba"
Chinese (Hong Kong)	小松 (Xiao Song)	An incomplete translation of "Matsuba"

Note: The Chinese (Hong Kong) translation is taken from the Pokemon Special. It may not be the same as the Anime version.

In the Anime

In the anime, he teaches classes on training Ghost-types. He knows that most Ghosts lack physical power, and relies on disabling his opponent by confusing or frightening them.

He aids in protecting the Towers of Ecruteak, and is a student of the legends surrounding them. As such, he has a close relationship with Eusine.

Ash was able to defeat him by relying on his Noctowl's Foresight to weaken his ghosts and make them vulnerable to conventional attacks.

Pokémon

This listing is of Morty's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.

• Gengar
• Haunter
• Gastly (Eight)

In the Games

Morty's title is "The Mystic Seer of the Future".

The body of Morty's gym is a dark pit. Trainers appear to float over it, standing on an invisible floor. Some trainers are scared away by the ghosts within the gym. A challenger able to navigate along the invisible floor can safely reach Morty and challenge him.

In addition to the Fogbadge, Morty gives out TM 30, Shadow Ball in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Pokémon Crystal.

In Crystal version, Morty joins Eusine in the Burned Tower, to study what are said to be legenday Pokémon: Suicune, Entei, and Raikou.

Pokémon

This listing is of Morty's Pokémon in the video games he has appeared in.

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

• Level 21 Gastly - lick, spite, meanlook, curse
• Level 21 Haunter - hypnosis, curse, mimic, nightshadow
• Level 23 Haunter - spite, meanlook, mimic, nightshadow
• Level 25 Gengar - hypnosis, shadowball, meanlook, dreameater

Pokémon Stadium 2

• Round 1 Pokémon
  • Gengar
  • Marowak
  • Noctowl
  • Ariados
  • Sudowoodo
  • Girafarig

• Round 2 Pokémon
  • Gengar
  • Misdreavus
  • Exeggutor
  • Granbull
  • Lapras
  • Mantine

In the Pokémon Special Manga

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Morty

In Pokémon Special, he is a natural version of the 'Itemfinder', using his powers to locate lost objects and Pokémon. He has clairvoyant psychic abilities that allow him to see things at a distance.

He was unfortunately away from Ecruteak when Team Rocket attacked it, but later assisted in its reconstruction.

His dream is to one day be able to see Ho-oh. The rainbow Pokémon's power is so great, it blocks Morty's abilities.

Pokémon

This listing is for Morty's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

• Misdreavus
• Gastly

In the TCG

In addition to the Pokémon mentioned below, he also appears on a TM card.

Pokémon

This listing is for Morty's Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG.

• Gengar
• Hypno
• Marowak
• Noctowl
• Murkrow
• Misdreavus
• Ninetails

Misc

The Japanese name of the Fog Badge is the "Phantom Badge".

Before Gold/Silver were released, there had been widespread rumors that he would be a Water-type trainer, due to his "surfer dude" appearance and mainly blue wardrobe.

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair