Morty

Morty マツバ Matsuba
"The Mystic Seer of the Future"
General
Age:	20 or more
Hometown:	Ecruteak City
Region:	Johto
Badge:	Fog Badge
Type:	Ghost
Friends:	Eusine
Debut:	Anime: JE065: A Ghost of a Chance Games: Pokémon Gold and Silver
Class:	Gym Leader

"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, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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 Ghost-type member in the Pokémon League.

Original design with Gengar in the anime opening.

In the anime

He appeares in JE065: A Ghost of a Chance, JE066: From Ghost to Ghost, and EP227. During this time, he fought against Ash in a gym battle. Also, when Ash returned to Ecruteak City, he saw Morty again, and Morty is worried about the Burned Tower near Ecruteak City.

In the games

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.

Sprites

Gen. II	Gen. IV	Challenge Sprite	Gen. V

Pokémon

In the anime

Gastly No information available

Haunter No information available

Gengar No information available

In the games

Gold, Silver and Crystal

Gastly  GhostPoison  Lv. 21 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Lick Spite Curse Mean Look

Haunter  GhostPoison  Lv. 21 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Hypnosis Curse Mimic Night Shade

Haunter  GhostPoison  Lv. 23 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Night Shade Mimic Mean Look Spite

Gengar  GhostPoison  Lv. 25 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Mean Look Hypnosis Dream Eater Shadow Ball [[]] [[File:{{{P5}}}_SM.png|link={{{P5}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P6}}}SM.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - -

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gastly  GhostPoison  Lv. 21 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Lick Spite Curse Mean Look

Haunter  GhostPoison  Lv. 21 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Hypnosis Curse Dream Eater Nightmare

Haunter  GhostPoison  Lv. 23 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Night Shade Sucker Punch Mean Look Curse

Gengar  GhostPoison  Lv. 25 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: Sitrus Berry Mean Look Hypnosis Sucker Punch Shadow Ball [[]] [[File:{{{P5}}}_SM.png|link={{{P5}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P6}}}SM.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - -

Rematch

Drifblim  GhostFlying  Lv. 52 ♂ Ability: Unburden Item: None Substitute Destiny Bond Thunderbolt Shadow Ball

Gengar  GhostPoison  Lv. 57 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Shadow Ball Thunderbolt Destiny Bond Substitute

Sableye  GhostDark  Lv. 52 ♂ Ability: Stall Item: None Fake Out Ice Punch Brick Break Sucker Punch

Dusknoir  Ghost Lv. 52 ♂ Ability: Pressure Item: None Payback Substitute Pain Split Will-O-Wisp

Gengar    Lv. 57 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Hypnosis Shadow Ball Confuse Ray Focus Blast

Mismagius   Lv. 54 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Mean Look Confuse Ray Astonish Confuse Ray

Black 2 and White 2

Ghost-type Tournament

Gengar 80x80px  GhostPoison  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Shadow Ball Focus Blast Giga Drain Thunderbolt

Mismagius 80x80px  Ghost Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: Sitrus Berry Perish Song Mean Look Will-O-Wisp Confuse Ray

Banette  Ghost Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Insomnia Item: Ghost Gem Shadow Claw Sucker Punch Destiny Bond Gunk Shot

Dusknoir  Ghost Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Pressure Item: Leftovers Shadow Sneak Will-O-Wisp Protect Fire Punch

Chandelure    Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Flash Fire Item: Life Orb Overheat Shadow Ball Energy Ball Psychic

Froslass    Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Snow Cloak Item: Focus Sash Ice Beam Shadow Ball Thunder Wave Destiny Bond

Johto Gym Leader Tournament/World Leaders Tournament

Gengar 80x80px  GhostPoison  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Shadow Ball Focus Blast Dark Pulse Hypnosis

Mismagius 80x80px  Ghost Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: Kasib Berry Shadow Ball Power Gem Perish Song Pain Split

Banette  Ghost Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Insomnia Item: Liechi Berry Shadow Claw Sucker Punch Curse Will-O-Wisp

Dusknoir  Ghost Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Pressure Item: Sitrus Berry Shadow Punch Bulldoze Thunderpunch Pain Split

Sableye    Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Keen Eye Item: Ganlon Berry Ominous Wind Foul Play Calm Mind Recover

Froslass    Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Snow Cloak Item: Ice Gem Shadow Ball Ice Beam Thunderbolt Confuse Ray

Download Tournament (Challenge the Champion, Lance!)

Cofagrigus  Ghost Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Mummy Item: None Curse Protect Will-O-Wisp Shadow Ball

Jellicent  WaterGhost  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Cursed Body Item: Water Gem Water Spout Ominous Wind Recover Night Shade

Gengar 80x80px  GhostPoison  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: Focus Sash Shadow Ball Confuse Ray Thunderbolt Sludge Bomb [[]] [[File:{{{P4}}}_SM.png|link={{{P4}}}|80x80px]]  ??? Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P5}}}_SM.png|link={{{P5}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P6}}}SM.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - -

Pokemon Stadium 2

Gym Leader Castle Round 1

Gengar  GhostPoison  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Psychic Night Shade Fire Punch Shadow Ball

Ariados  BugPoison  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: Burnt Berry Sludge Bomb Dig Psychic Night Shade

Sudowoodo  Rock Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: Berry Strength Rock Slide Earthquake Low Kick

Marowak  Ground Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: Mint Berry Bonemerang Iron Tail Headbutt Bone Club

Girafarig    Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: PRZCureBerry Psybeam Thunder Swift Nightmare

Noctowl    Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: PSNCureBerry Fly Confusion Take Down Foresight

Gym Leader Castle Round 2

Gengar  GhostPoison  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Levitate Item: None Fire Punch Thunderbolt Psychic Confuse Ray

Exeggutor  GrassPsychic  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: Chlorophyll Item: Quick Claw Psychic Stun Spore Double-Edge Giga Drain

Lapras  WaterIce  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: Miracle Berry Ice Beam Headbutt Thunderbolt Surf

Misdreavus  Ghost Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Levitate Item: Focus Band Confuse Ray Psychic Shadow Ball Thunderbolt

Granbull   Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: Scope Lens Lick Sludge Bomb Double-Edge Shadow Ball

Mantine    Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: BrightPowder Surf Ice Beam Confuse Ray Wing Attack

In Manga

Gastly	Misdreavus

Trivia

• Morty's name may be a play on the word MORTUARY, which is a funeral home, because he is a ghost type trainer. Similarly, it could come from the Latin adjective meaning 'dead', mortuus.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver you have to visit the Burned Tower and awaken the Legendary Beast Trio before you can challenge Morty to a Gym Battle.
• Morty is the only male Ghost-type specialist as Agatha, Phoebe, Fantina, and Shauntal are all female.
• 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.

Voice Actors

• English: Andrew Rannells
• Japanese: Masaya Matsukaze
• Polish: Ireneusz Machnicki, Aleksander Gawek
• Spanish: Juan Antonio Garcia-Sainz
• Iberian Spanish: Arturo Mercado Jr.