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'''Morrison''' (Japanese: '''マサムネ''' ''Masamune'') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]]. He dresses in traditional Japanese attire.
'''Morrison''' (Japanese: '''マサムネ''' ''Masamune'') is a recurring character in the [[Pokémon anime]]. He is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] from [[Verdanturf Town]] and a [[rival]] of {{Ash}}. He dresses in traditional Japanese attire.


==History==
==History==
Morrison first appeared in ''[[AG118|Less is Morrison]]'', chasing a runaway {{tt|rice ball|sandwich in the English dub}}. Ash caught the snack and was about to give it to him but {{TP|May|Munchlax}} ended up gobbling it away. Morrison felt miserable about Munchlax taking his snack but felt better afterwards. He revealed to Ash and {{ashfr}} that he was planning on entering the [[Hoenn League]] and winning it. Ash was planning on doing the same, starting a friendly rivalry between the two Trainers. 


Morrison first appeared in ''[[AG118|Less is Morrison]]'', chasing a runaway {{tt|rice ball|sandwich in the English dub}}. Ash catches the snack and is about to give it to him but {{TP|May|Munchlax}} ends up gobbling it away. Morrison feels miserable about Munchlax taking his snack but feels better after wards. He reveals to Ash and {{ashfr}} that he is planning on entering the [[Hoenn League]] and getting first place. Ash is planning on doing the same, starting a friendly rivalry between the two Trainers.
After arguing on who is better, Morrison accepted Ash's decision on having a battle. Morrison sent out his {{TP|Morrison|Beldum}} against [[Ash's Pikachu]]. Despite Beldum using Take Down continuously, the battle ended in a draw. He ran off after finding out that Ash had all of the Hoenn [[Badge]]s already. He met up with Ash near a Pokémon Center and they had a race to see who could get there first, which ended in a draw. Morrison then challenged Ash to various contests such as a food eating contest.
 
After arguing on who is better, Morrison accepts Ash's decision on having a battle. Morrison sends out his {{TP|Morrison|Beldum|Metang}} against [[Ash's Pikachu]]. Despite Beldum using Take Down continuously, the battle ends in a draw. He runs of after finding out that Ash has all of the Hoenn [[Badge]]s. He meets up with Ash near a Pokémon Center and they have a race to see who can get there first which ends in a draw. Morrison then challenges Ash to various contests such as a food eating contest.


In the middle of one of their contests, {{TRT}} show up and snatches Pikachu and Beldum. They place Morrison and his rival in a cage. Both Trainers successfully break out of the cage they were in with their Take Down techniques as they left all of their Pokémon (except for Pikachu and Beldum) behind. Ash and Morrison run very fast and jump onto [[Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket's balloon]]. They have a battle with Team Rocket by treating themselves as Pokémon. They were able to free Pikachu and Beldum. Both Pokémon blast off Team Rocket.
In the middle of one of their contests, {{TRT}} showed up and snatched Pikachu and Beldum. They placed Morrison and his rival in a cage. Both Trainers successfully broke out of the cage they were in with their Take Down techniques, as they left all of their Pokémon (except for Pikachu and Beldum) behind. Ash and Morrison ran very fast and jumped onto [[Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket's balloon]]. They had a battle with them by treating themselves as Pokémon. They were able to free Pikachu and Beldum, which then blasted off Team Rocket.


[[File:Ash and Morrison.png|thumb|left|Morrison and Ash]]
[[File:Ash and Morrison.png|thumb|left|220px|Morrison and Ash]]
Morrison reappears in the [[Ever Grande Conference]] arc. In ''[[AG126|Saved By The Beldum]]'', he announces that he received his final badge. Seeing Ash's full team, Morrison reveals his whole team including Beldum. He declares himself as a rival to Ash for the tournament. During the preliminaries, Morrison's first opponent is {{an|Jump}}. The battle begins with an overwhelming start as Beldum's Take Down is continuously blocked by {{m|Protect}}. Since Beldum can only use Take Down, Morrison is at a disadvantage. As Morrison was about to be eliminated, Beldum starts to [[Evolution|evolve]] into a Metang. Morrison defeats his opponent by having Metang use {{m|Confusion}} to stop Electabuzz and Take Down to finish it off.
Morrison reappeared in the [[Ever Grande Conference]] arc. In ''[[AG126|Saved By The Beldum]]'', he announced that he won his final Badge. Seeing Ash's full team, Morrison revealed his whole team including Beldum. He declared himself as a rival to Ash for the tournament. During the preliminaries, Morrison's first opponent was {{OBP|Jump|AG126}}. The battle began with an overwhelming start as Beldum's Take Down was continuously blocked by {{m|Protect}}. Since Beldum can only use Take Down, Morrison was at a disadvantage. As Morrison was about to be eliminated, Beldum started to [[Evolution|evolve]] into a Metang. Morrison defeated his opponent by having Metang use {{m|Confusion}} to stop Electabuzz and used Take Down to finish it off.


In the episode, ''[[AG127|From Brags to Riches]]'' Morrison makes it to the second round which is the round consisting of Double Battles. He is paired up with Gavin as the opponent. He sends out {{p|Growlithe}} and {{p|Gligar}} while Gavin uses {{p|Machamp}} and {{p|Marowak}}. His Growlithe loses to Marowak while Gligar takes out Machamp first then Marowak when both sides were down to one Pokémon.
In the episode ''[[AG127|From Brags to Riches]]'' Morrison was paired up with Gavin as his opponent in the second round of the Ever Grande Conference, which consists of Double Battles. He sent out {{p|Growlithe}} and {{p|Gligar}} while Gavin used {{p|Machamp}} and {{p|Marowak}}. His Growlithe lost to Marowak while Gligar took out Machamp first and then Marowak when both sides were down to one Pokémon.


[[AG129|Two episodes later]], Morrison defeats a Trainer with a {{p|Machoke}} and finds out that he has to battle Ash as his next opponent, something that both of them did not expect. This saddens Morrison as he was not yet ready to battle Ash. During their battle, Morrison quickly loses two of his Pokémon to {{AP|Corphish}} as he is feeling upset. He sends out {{p|Swampert}}, his third Pokémon and ties with Corphish. Their battle continued in ''[[AG130|Choose It or Lose It!]]'', where Morrison was finally giving his all. His {{p|Steelix}} knocks out two of his Pokémon before losing to {{AP|Grovyle|Sceptile}}. When both sides were down to one Pokémon, he was left with Metang while Ash was left with {{AP|Glalie}}. After a tough battle, Glalie was left victorious despite the type-disadvantage. Morrison stayed around and left after the [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|League Competition]] was over.
In ''[[AG129|A Judgment Brawl]]'', Morrison defeated a Trainer with a {{p|Machoke}} and found out that he had to battle Ash as his next opponent, something that both of them did not expect. This saddened Morrison as he was not yet ready to battle Ash. During their battle, Morrison quickly lost two of his Pokémon to {{AP|Corphish}} as he was feeling upset. He sent out {{p|Swampert}} as his third Pokémon and tied with Corphish. Their battle continued in ''[[AG130|Choose It or Lose It!]]'', where Morrison was finally giving his all. His {{p|Steelix}} knocked out two of his Pokémon before losing to {{AP|Grovyle}}. When both sides were down to one Pokémon, he was left with Metang while Ash was left with {{AP|Glalie}}. After a tough battle, Glalie was victorious despite the type-disadvantage. Morrison stayed around and left after the [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|League Competition]] was over.


==Character==
==Character==
Morrison has a very spirited personality and he likes to challenge other people to almost everything. Due to this, he usually challenges Ash to various events such as Pokémon battles, racing each other, or even a food eating contest. His personality seems to mirror Ash's during the [[Indigo Conference]]; frequently showing signs of immaturity and overconfidence. Though when faced with tough situations, such as having to battle someone whom he considers a good friend, he doesn't always know what to do and will become depressed. This is seen after Morrison learned Ash would be his next opponent in the Ever Grande Conference. It also shows that he doesn't hold winning to a higher degree of importance over friendship.
Morrison has a very spirited personality and he likes to challenge other people to almost everything. Due to this, he usually challenges Ash to various events such as Pokémon battles, racing each other, or even a food eating contest. His personality seems to mirror Ash's during the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]]; frequently showing signs of immaturity and overconfidence. Though when faced with tough situations, such as having to battle someone whom he considers a good friend, he doesn't always know what to do and will become depressed. This is seen after Morrison learned Ash would be his next opponent in the Ever Grande Conference. It also shows that he doesn't hold winning to a higher degree of importance over friendship.


==Pokémon==
==Pokémon==
This listing is of Morrison's known {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}:
This listing is of Morrisson's known {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the {{pkmn|anime}}:
{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|main=yes
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|epname=Less is Morrison
|epname=Less is Morrison
|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vaen=Eric Stuart
|vaen=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vaennote=As Beldum
|desc={{p|Metang}} is Morrison's main Pokémon. It first appeared as a Beldum in ''[[AG118|Less is Morrison]]'' where it had a battle with [[Ash's Pikachu]] and tied. Morrison relied on it when he competed in the [[Ever Grande Conference]] where it evolved into Metang during the battle with {{OBP|Jump|AG126}}'s {{p|Electabuzz}}. Since then, it helped Morrison progress through the rounds until his battle with {{Ash}} where it was beaten by his {{AP|Glalie}}.}}
|vaen2=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vaen2note=As Metang
|desc={{p|Metang}} is Morrison's main Pokémon. It appeared for the first time as a {{p|Beldum}} in ''[[AG118|Less is Morrison]]'', where Morrison used it in a battle against [[Ash's Pikachu]], and tied with it. Later in the episode, Morrison used Beldum along with {{p|Pikachu}} to send {{TRT}} blasting off.
 
Morrison later used Beldum during the [[Hoenn League]]. He used it to battle against {{an|Jump}}'s {{p|Electabuzz}}. The fact that Beldum only knew {{m|Take Down}}, almost caused Morrison to lose. However, in the middle of the battle, Beldum [[Evolution|evolved]] into Metang and defeated Electabuzz with its newly gained {{t|Psychic}} powers.
 
Morrison later used Metang in his battle against Ash, sending it as his last Pokémon to battle against [[Ash's Glalie]]. Despite the type advantage, {{p|Glalie}} was finally able to defeat Metang with a spinning {{m|Headbutt}}, winning the match for Ash.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|vajp=Megumi Hayashibara
|vajp=Megumi Hayashibara
|vaen=Rachael Lillis
|vaen=Rachael Lillis
|desc=Morrison's {{p|Girafarig}} was seen along with Morrison's other Pokémon during their introduction, but its battle skills are not so well known, as it was only briefly seen during Morrison's battle with Ash. As Morrison was unwilling to battle against Ash, he wasn't seen giving Girafarig so much commands to attack, and it was quickly defeated by [[Ash's Corphish]]'s {{m|Crabhammer}}.
|desc=Morrison's {{p|Girafarig}} was seen along with Morrison's other Pokémon during their introduction, but its battle skills are not so well known, as it was only briefly seen during Morrison's battle with Ash. As Morrison was unwilling to battle against Ash, he gave Girafarig very few commands to attack and even called for an ineffective Light Screen against {{m|Vice Grip}}, resulting in it being quickly defeated by [[Ash's Corphish]]'s {{m|Crabhammer}}.


Girafarig's known moves are {{m|Light Screen}}, {{m|Tackle}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}.}}
It reappeared in a flashback in ''[[AG130|Choose It or Lose It!]]''.
 
Girafarig's known moves are {{m|Light Screen}}, {{m|Tackle}}, and {{m|Iron Tail}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
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|desc=Morrison's {{p|Growlithe}} was seen for the first time when Morrison introduced his Pokémon to Ash and company. Later he used it in his Double Battle with [[Gavin]] along with his Gligar. In the battle, Growlithe took Gavin's {{p|Marowak}} as its main target. Despite pulling a good battle, Growlithe was eventually knocked out by Marowak's {{m|Bone Club}}.
|desc=Morrison's {{p|Growlithe}} was seen for the first time when Morrison introduced his Pokémon to Ash and company. Later he used it in his Double Battle with [[Gavin]] along with his Gligar. In the battle, Growlithe took Gavin's {{p|Marowak}} as its main target. Despite pulling a good battle, Growlithe was eventually knocked out by Marowak's {{m|Bone Club}}.


Later Morrison sent Growlithe out in his battle with Ash to face Ash's {{p|Corphish}}. Being unwilling to battle with his friend, Morrison just kept Growlithe dodging attacks, but it was quickly knocked out by a Crabhammer.
Later Morrison sent Growlithe out in his battle with Ash to face Ash's {{p|Corphish}}. Being unwilling to battle with his friend, Morrison just kept Growlithe dodging attacks, but it was quickly knocked out by a Crabhammer after slipping on the ice battlefield.


Growlithe's known moves are {{m|Take Down}}, {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Agility}}.}}
Growlithe's known moves are {{m|Take Down}}, {{m|Flamethrower}}, and {{m|Agility}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|epnum=AG126
|epnum=AG126
|epname=Saved by the Beldum
|epname=Saved by the Beldum
|vajp=
|vajp=Unshō Ishizuka
|vaen=Darren Dunstan
|vaen=Darren Dunstan
|desc=Morrison's {{p|Swampert}} was seen along with other of Morrison's Pokémon as he showed his team for Ash and the others. He later used Swampert in his battle against Ash, sending it against Ash's Corphish. Both Pokémon launched their attacks simultaneously, and hit each other at the same time, and they were both knocked out.
|desc=Morrison's {{p|Swampert}} was seen along with other of Morrison's Pokémon as he showed his team for Ash and the others. He later used Swampert in his battle against Ash, now willing to battle him, sending it against Ash's Corphish. Both Pokémon launched their attacks simultaneously and hit each other at the same time, and they were both knocked out.


Swampert's known moves are {{m|Focus Punch}} and {{m|Hydro Pump}}.}}
Swampert's known moves are {{m|Focus Punch}} and {{m|Hydro Pump}}.}}
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|vajp=Kōichi Sakaguchi
|vajp=Kōichi Sakaguchi
|vaen=Kōichi Sakaguchi
|vaen=Kōichi Sakaguchi
|desc=Morrison's {{p|Steelix}} was seen for the first time when Morrison introduced his Pokémon for Ash and friends. In his battle against Ash, Morrison first sent his Steelix out against [[Ash's Pikachu]], which the Iron Snake Pokémon easily defeated. Next Ash called out {{AP|Torkoal}}, but despite having a type advantage, the Coal Pokémon was finally knocked out. Ash's next Pokémon was {{AP|Grovyle|Sceptile}}, which was too fast for Steelix and finally knocked it out with {{m|Leaf Blade}}.
|desc=Morrison's {{p|Steelix}} was seen for the first time when Morrison introduced his Pokémon for Ash and his friends. In his battle against Ash, Morrison first sent his Steelix out against [[Ash's Pikachu]], which the Iron Snake Pokémon easily defeated. Steelix's subsequent opponent was [[Ash's Torkoal]], which it also managed to take down. Steelix's third and final opponent was {{AP|Grovyle}}, which proved to be too much to handle and claimed victory with a powerful {{m|Leaf Blade}}.


Steelix's known moves are {{m|DragonBreath}}, {{m|Iron Tail}} and {{m|Dig}}.}}
Steelix's known moves are {{m|Dragon Breath}}, {{m|Iron Tail}}, and {{m|Dig}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vaen=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vaen=Katsuyuki Konishi
|desc=Morrison's {{p|Gligar}} appeared for the first time when Morrison showed his Pokémon team for Ash and {{ashfr}}. He used it in the next episode in his Double Battle against Gavin along with his Growlithe. In the battle, Gligar took Gavin's {{p|Machamp}} as its main target and was finally able to finish it. It then battled against Gavin's Marowak and won against it as well.
|desc=Morrison's {{p|Gligar}} appeared for the first time when Morrison showed his Pokémon team for Ash and {{ashfr}}. He used it in the next episode in his Double Battle against Gavin along with his Growlithe. In the battle, Gligar took Gavin's {{p|Machamp}} as its main target and was finally able to finish it. It then battled against Gavin's Marowak after it defeated Growlithe and won against it as well.


Later Morrison used Gligar in his battle against Ash. It defeated Ash's {{p|Grovyle}} and tied with [[Ash's Swellow]].
Later Morrison used Gligar in his battle against Ash. It defeated [[Ash's Grovyle]] after landing a hit with Guillotine and tied with [[Ash's Swellow]].


Gligar's known moves are {{m|Guillotine}}, {{m|Steel Wing}}, {{m|Iron Tail}} and {{m|Hidden Power}}.}}
Gligar's known moves are {{m|Guillotine}}, {{m|Steel Wing}}, {{m|Iron Tail}}, and {{m|Hidden Power}}.}}


==Badges==
==Achievements==
[[File:Morrison Last Badge.png|thumb|115px|Morrison's last badge]]
[[File:Morrison Last Badge.png|thumb|200px|Morrison's eighth Badge]]
* Seven unknown badges (prior to ''[[AG118|Less is Morrison]]'')
===Badges obtained===
* Unknown badge (prior to ''[[AG126|Saved By The Beldum]]'')
This listing is of the [[Badge]]s Morrison has obtained:
* Seven unknown Badges (prior to ''[[AG118|Less is Morrison]]'')
* Unknown Badge (prior to ''[[AG126|Saved By The Beldum]]'')


==Pokémon League==
===Pokémon League===
Morrison has competed in the following Pokémon League competitions:
Morrison has competed in the following [[Pokémon League Conference]]s:
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] (Top 16)
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] - Top 16 (''[[AG130|Choose It or Lose It!]]'')
{{-}}


==Voice actors==
==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{firered color}}|bordercolor={{firered color light}}
{{vatable|color={{autumn color}}|bordercolor={{autumn color light}}
|ja=野沢雅子 ''Masako Nozawa''
|ja=野沢雅子 ''Masako Nozawa''
|en=[[Sean Schemmel]]
|en=[[Sean Schemmel]]
|fi=Tommi Haapaniemi
|pt_br=Vagner Fagundes ([[AG118]])<br>Dado Monteiro ([[AG126]]-[[AG132]])
|pt_br=Vagner Fagundes ([[AG118]])<br>Dado Monteiro ([[AG126]]-[[AG132]])
|es_la=Noé Velásquez
|es_la=Noé Velásquez
|es_eu=Jorge Saudinós}}
|es_eu=Jorge Saudinós}}
==In the manga==
[[File:Morrison AP.png|thumb|220px|Morrison in the Ash & Pikachu manga]]
===In the Ash & Pikachu manga===
Morrison appeared in ''[[SP31|A Clash Of Wills!! Eternal Rivals?!]]'' and ''[[SP32|Start Of The Pokémon League!!]]'' of the [[Ash & Pikachu]] manga.
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====Pokémon====
{| style="float:left; width: 75%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Morrison|Metang|Morrison Metang AP.png|Steel|Psychic|fir=Beldum|link=Morrison's Metang#In the Ash and Pikachu manga}}
| {{InactivePoké|Morrison|Girafarig|Morrison Girafarig AP.png|Normal|Psychic|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Morrison|Growlithe|Morrison Growlithe AP.png|Fire|link=no}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Morrison|Swampert|Morrison Swampert AP.png|Water|Ground|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Morrison|Steelix|Morrison Steelix AP.png|Steel|Ground|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Morrison|Gligar|Morrison Gligar AP.png|Ground|Flying|link=no}}
|}
{{-}}
====Badges====
* {{Badge|Stone}}
* {{Badge|Knuckle}}
* {{Badge|Heat}}
* {{Badge|Balance}}
* {{Badge|Feather}}
* {{Badge|Mind}} 
* Unknown Badge


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Morrison party 1.png|thumb|200px|Morrison's party prior to Beldum's evolution]]
[[File:Morrison party 1.png|thumb|200px|Morrison's party prior to Beldum's evolution]]
*A running gag was created with Morrison that involved him chasing his runaway [[rice ball]] (sandwich [[4Kids Entertainment#Typical edits|in the dub]]).
*A running gag was created with Morrison that involved him chasing his runaway [[rice ball]] (sandwich [[4Kids Entertainment#Typical edits|in the dub]]).
*Morrison is voiced by Masako Nozawa in the Japanese dub and Sean Schemmel in the English dub; both Nozawa and Schemmel are also the primary voice actors for {{wp|Goku}} in the Japanese & English dubs (respectively) of the 1989 anime series ''{{wp|Dragon Ball Z}}''.


==Names==
==Names==
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{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{autumn color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{autumn color}}"
|- align=center
|-  
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! Name
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| Japanese
| Japanese
| マサムネ ''Masamune''
| マサムネ ''Masamune''
| Possibly named after {{wp|Masamune}} (正宗) or {{wp|Date Masamune}} (伊達政宗).  
| Possibly named after {{wp|Masamune}} (正宗) or {{wp|Date Masamune}} (伊達政宗). 
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English, German, and French
| English, French,<br>German, Italian
| Morrison
| Morrison
| Similar to ''Masamune''.
| Similar to ''Masamune''.
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| 정 is the Korean reading of 正 and 政.
| 정 is the Korean reading of 正 and 政.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese (Taiwan)
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 政宗 ''Zhèngzōng''
| 政宗 ''Zhèngzōng''
| From 政宗 ''Masamune'', possibly a reference to Date Masamune.
| From 政宗 ''Masamune'', possibly a reference to Date Masamune.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Russian
| Моррисон ''Morrison''
| Transliteration of his English name.
|}
|}
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Morrison
マサムネ Masamune
Morrison.png
Morrison
Gender Male
Eye color Black
Hair color Orange
Hometown Verdanturf Town
Region Hoenn
Trainer class Trainer
Anime debut Less is Morrison
English voice actor Sean Schemmel
Japanese voice actor Masako Nozawa

Morrison (Japanese: マサムネ Masamune) is a recurring character in the Pokémon anime. He is a Pokémon Trainer from Verdanturf Town and a rival of Ash. He dresses in traditional Japanese attire.

History

Morrison first appeared in Less is Morrison, chasing a runaway rice ball. Ash caught the snack and was about to give it to him but Munchlax ended up gobbling it away. Morrison felt miserable about Munchlax taking his snack but felt better afterwards. He revealed to Ash and his friends that he was planning on entering the Hoenn League and winning it. Ash was planning on doing the same, starting a friendly rivalry between the two Trainers. 

After arguing on who is better, Morrison accepted Ash's decision on having a battle. Morrison sent out his Beldum against Ash's Pikachu. Despite Beldum using Take Down continuously, the battle ended in a draw. He ran off after finding out that Ash had all of the Hoenn Badges already. He met up with Ash near a Pokémon Center and they had a race to see who could get there first, which ended in a draw. Morrison then challenged Ash to various contests such as a food eating contest.

In the middle of one of their contests, Team Rocket showed up and snatched Pikachu and Beldum. They placed Morrison and his rival in a cage. Both Trainers successfully broke out of the cage they were in with their Take Down techniques, as they left all of their Pokémon (except for Pikachu and Beldum) behind. Ash and Morrison ran very fast and jumped onto Team Rocket's balloon. They had a battle with them by treating themselves as Pokémon. They were able to free Pikachu and Beldum, which then blasted off Team Rocket.

Morrison and Ash

Morrison reappeared in the Ever Grande Conference arc. In Saved By The Beldum, he announced that he won his final Badge. Seeing Ash's full team, Morrison revealed his whole team including Beldum. He declared himself as a rival to Ash for the tournament. During the preliminaries, Morrison's first opponent was Jump. The battle began with an overwhelming start as Beldum's Take Down was continuously blocked by Protect. Since Beldum can only use Take Down, Morrison was at a disadvantage. As Morrison was about to be eliminated, Beldum started to evolve into a Metang. Morrison defeated his opponent by having Metang use Confusion to stop Electabuzz and used Take Down to finish it off.

In the episode From Brags to Riches Morrison was paired up with Gavin as his opponent in the second round of the Ever Grande Conference, which consists of Double Battles. He sent out Growlithe and Gligar while Gavin used Machamp and Marowak. His Growlithe lost to Marowak while Gligar took out Machamp first and then Marowak when both sides were down to one Pokémon.

In A Judgment Brawl, Morrison defeated a Trainer with a Machoke and found out that he had to battle Ash as his next opponent, something that both of them did not expect. This saddened Morrison as he was not yet ready to battle Ash. During their battle, Morrison quickly lost two of his Pokémon to Corphish as he was feeling upset. He sent out Swampert as his third Pokémon and tied with Corphish. Their battle continued in Choose It or Lose It!, where Morrison was finally giving his all. His Steelix knocked out two of his Pokémon before losing to Grovyle. When both sides were down to one Pokémon, he was left with Metang while Ash was left with Glalie. After a tough battle, Glalie was victorious despite the type-disadvantage. Morrison stayed around and left after the League Competition was over.

Character

Morrison has a very spirited personality and he likes to challenge other people to almost everything. Due to this, he usually challenges Ash to various events such as Pokémon battles, racing each other, or even a food eating contest. His personality seems to mirror Ash's during the Indigo Plateau Conference; frequently showing signs of immaturity and overconfidence. Though when faced with tough situations, such as having to battle someone whom he considers a good friend, he doesn't always know what to do and will become depressed. This is seen after Morrison learned Ash would be his next opponent in the Ever Grande Conference. It also shows that he doesn't hold winning to a higher degree of importance over friendship.

Pokémon

This listing is of Morrisson's known Pokémon in the anime:

Morrison's Metang
Beldum → Metang
Main article: Morrison's Metang

Metang is Morrison's main Pokémon. It first appeared as a Beldum in Less is Morrison where it had a battle with Ash's Pikachu and tied. Morrison relied on it when he competed in the Ever Grande Conference where it evolved into Metang during the battle with Jump's Electabuzz. Since then, it helped Morrison progress through the rounds until his battle with Ash where it was beaten by his Glalie.

Debut Less is Morrison
Voice actors
Japanese Katsuyuki Konishi
English Katsuyuki Konishi
Morrison's Girafarig
Girafarig
Morrison's Girafarig was seen along with Morrison's other Pokémon during their introduction, but its battle skills are not so well known, as it was only briefly seen during Morrison's battle with Ash. As Morrison was unwilling to battle against Ash, he gave Girafarig very few commands to attack and even called for an ineffective Light Screen against Vice Grip, resulting in it being quickly defeated by Ash's Corphish's Crabhammer.

It reappeared in a flashback in Choose It or Lose It!.

Girafarig's known moves are Light Screen, Tackle, and Iron Tail.

Debut Saved by the Beldum
Voice actors
Japanese Megumi Hayashibara
English Rachael Lillis
Morrison's Growlithe
Growlithe
Morrison's Growlithe was seen for the first time when Morrison introduced his Pokémon to Ash and company. Later he used it in his Double Battle with Gavin along with his Gligar. In the battle, Growlithe took Gavin's Marowak as its main target. Despite pulling a good battle, Growlithe was eventually knocked out by Marowak's Bone Club.

Later Morrison sent Growlithe out in his battle with Ash to face Ash's Corphish. Being unwilling to battle with his friend, Morrison just kept Growlithe dodging attacks, but it was quickly knocked out by a Crabhammer after slipping on the ice battlefield.

Growlithe's known moves are Take Down, Flamethrower, and Agility.

Debut Saved by the Beldum
Voice actors
Japanese Shin'ichirō Miki
English Maddie Blaustein
Morrison's Swampert
Swampert
Morrison's Swampert was seen along with other of Morrison's Pokémon as he showed his team for Ash and the others. He later used Swampert in his battle against Ash, now willing to battle him, sending it against Ash's Corphish. Both Pokémon launched their attacks simultaneously and hit each other at the same time, and they were both knocked out.

Swampert's known moves are Focus Punch and Hydro Pump.

Debut Saved by the Beldum
Voice actors
Japanese Unshō Ishizuka
English Darren Dunstan
Morrison's Steelix
Steelix
Morrison's Steelix was seen for the first time when Morrison introduced his Pokémon for Ash and his friends. In his battle against Ash, Morrison first sent his Steelix out against Ash's Pikachu, which the Iron Snake Pokémon easily defeated. Steelix's subsequent opponent was Ash's Torkoal, which it also managed to take down. Steelix's third and final opponent was Grovyle, which proved to be too much to handle and claimed victory with a powerful Leaf Blade.

Steelix's known moves are Dragon Breath, Iron Tail, and Dig.

Debut Saved by the Beldum
Voice actors
Japanese Kōichi Sakaguchi
English Kōichi Sakaguchi
Morrison's Gligar
Gligar
Morrison's Gligar appeared for the first time when Morrison showed his Pokémon team for Ash and his friends. He used it in the next episode in his Double Battle against Gavin along with his Growlithe. In the battle, Gligar took Gavin's Machamp as its main target and was finally able to finish it. It then battled against Gavin's Marowak after it defeated Growlithe and won against it as well.

Later Morrison used Gligar in his battle against Ash. It defeated Ash's Grovyle after landing a hit with Guillotine and tied with Ash's Swellow.

Gligar's known moves are Guillotine, Steel Wing, Iron Tail, and Hidden Power.

Debut Saved by the Beldum
Voice actors
Japanese Katsuyuki Konishi
English Katsuyuki Konishi

Achievements

Morrison's eighth Badge

Badges obtained

This listing is of the Badges Morrison has obtained:

Pokémon League

Morrison has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:


Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 野沢雅子 Masako Nozawa
English Sean Schemmel
Finnish Tommi Haapaniemi
Brazilian Portuguese Vagner Fagundes (AG118)
Dado Monteiro (AG126-AG132)
Spanish Latin America Noé Velásquez
Spain Jorge Saudinós


In the manga

Morrison in the Ash & Pikachu manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Morrison appeared in A Clash Of Wills!! Eternal Rivals?! and Start Of The Pokémon League!! of the Ash & Pikachu manga.

Pokémon

Morrison Metang AP.png
Beldum → Metang
Morrison Girafarig AP.png
Girafarig
Morrison Growlithe AP.png
Growlithe
Morrison Swampert AP.png
Swampert
Morrison Steelix AP.png
Steelix
Morrison Gligar AP.png
Gligar


Badges

Trivia

Morrison's party prior to Beldum's evolution
  • A running gag was created with Morrison that involved him chasing his runaway rice ball (sandwich in the dub).
  • Morrison is voiced by Masako Nozawa in the Japanese dub and Sean Schemmel in the English dub; both Nozawa and Schemmel are also the primary voice actors for Goku in the Japanese & English dubs (respectively) of the 1989 anime series Dragon Ball Z.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese マサムネ Masamune Possibly named after Masamune (正宗) or Date Masamune (伊達政宗). 
English, French,
German, Italian
Morrison Similar to Masamune.
Korean 정원 Jeong'weon 정 is the Korean reading of 正 and 政.
Chinese (Mandarin) 政宗 Zhèngzōng From 政宗 Masamune, possibly a reference to Date Masamune.
Russian Моррисон Morrison Transliteration of his English name.


Ash & Pikachu characters
Main characters
Ash KetchumPikachuMistyTogepiBrockMayMaxJessieJamesMeowth
Rivals
Gary OakDrewMorrison
Gym Leaders and Frontier Brains
WhitneyClairRoxanneNormanNolandGretaLucy
Other
AnnaAzusaProfessor BirchCalistaCarolineProfessor CozmoDrakeEriko
Eriko's grandmotherMrs. GrimmHirotoJack PollocksonKaburagiKiyoLilyProfessor Oak
OliverRobertShellySolanaSusieTabithaTeam Rocket ScientistTimmy
Whitney's grandmotherWinstrate family


Trainers in League Conferences
Indigo
(Kanto)
MandiPeteGaryJeanetteMelissaAshRitchieAssunta
Silver
(Johto)
DarrenSalvadorJacksonMacyGaryAshHarrisonJon
Ever Grande
(Hoenn)
JumpVivicaGilbertGavinDominickClarkJohnny
KatieMorrisonAshTyson
Lily of the Valley
(Sinnoh)
JeffreyNandoBarryConwayPaulAshTobias
Vertress
(Unova)
RadleyMikaelUltimoKendrickTripBiancaEmmanuel
GeraldoStephanFloraKentonManningAsh
KatharineAntonioRussetRamoneCameronDinoVirgil
Lumiose
(Kalos)
TrevorTitusAstridTiernoRemoSawyerAshAlain
Manalo
(Alola)
HirokiPikalaMr. ElectricMad MagmarRappZipp
TuppPlumeriaDJ LeoMaster fishermanOluoluKahili
FabaIlimaSamsonMallowMina"Jessina"Acerola
Lillie"Jamesio"HauSophoclesLanaKiaweGuzma
GladionAsh


Anime characters
Protagonists Ash Ketchum (Pikachu) • Misty (Togetic) • BrockTracey SketchitMayMaxDawn (Piplup) • Iris (Haxorus) • CilanSerenaClemontBonnie (Dedenne) • LanaKiaweLillieSophoclesMallowRotom PokédexGoh (Grookey)
Rivals GaryRitchieHarrisonDrewHarleyMorrisonTysonSolidadPaulNandoZoeyKennyConwayBarryUrsulaTripBiancaBurgundyStephanGeorgiaCameronAriaAlainMietteTiernoShaunaTrevorNiniSawyerGladionHoracioHauLeonRaihanHoraceBeaLeague Conference participantsCoordinatorsPerformersWorld Coronation Series participants
Antagonists Jessie (Wobbuffet) • JamesMeowthGiovanniButchCassidyDr. NambaMatoriPierceDr. ZagerGozuTabithaMaxieShellyArchieHunter JSaturnCyrusMarsJupiterCharonColressAldithGhetsisBarretMalamarLysandreMableCelosiaAlianaXerosicBryonyTuppZippRappPlumeriaGuzmaVirenRoseOleana
Professors Professor OakProfessor IvyProfessor ElmProfessor BirchProfessor RowanProfessor CarolinaProfessor JuniperDr. FennelCedric JuniperProfessor SycamoreProfessor KukuiProfessor BurnetProfessor CeriseProfessor MagnoliaSoniaProfessor Amaranth
Relatives Delia KetchumDaisyVioletLilyJames's parentsFlintLolaForrestBrock's siblingsNormanCarolineJohannaChiliCressGraceMeyerLana's fatherLana's motherHarper and SarahRangoSimaMimoKiawe's grandfatherMohnLusamineGladionSophocles's parentsMolayneAbeMallow's motherUluWalkerCamilleHalta
Supporting Officer JennyNurse JoyMagikarp salesmanTodd SnapCharles GoodshowCaseyLizaSakuraLanceClairRaoul ContestaMr. SukizoSteven StoneVivian MeridianRobertScottLilian MeridianSolanaBrandonMarianYuzoRhondaCynthiaReggieAngieLookerIzzy and CaraLyraKhouryTobiasDon GeorgeElderAlderLukeFreddy O'MartianIngoEmmetJervisVirgilNAnthea and ConcordiaPorterAlexaSophieCosetteClembotSanpeiMairinAstridDianthaKorrinaGurkinnMonsieur PierrePalermoKeananMalvaSamson OakAnelaHobbesNinaAnnaLakiDanaYansuWickeFabaIlimaAcerolaDiaChloeChrysaRenParkerTaliaLeiDanikaQuillonHopGym LeadersElite FourFrontier BrainsIsland kahunasMany temporary characters
Supporting Pokémon FearowHo-OhSquirtle SquadPink ButterfreeHaunterJigglypuffMewtwoMimeyLapras herdGranbullPichu BrothersLugiaSilverDelibirdWynautLarvitarKyogre and GroudonArticunoDeoxysLake guardiansForces of NatureMeloettaReshiramSuper-ancient PokémonWooperFlorgesSquishyZ2Guardian deitiesBewearToucannon's flockStoutlandOranguruNebbyStuffulUltra BeastsGrandpa ForestNecrozmaLunalaShayminMewRotom PhonesPelipperThievul trioEternatusDrone RotomLegendary heroesLatiasRecurring wild Pokémon
See also: Pokémon Horizons characters


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