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[[File:Shigeki morimoto.jpg|thumb|right|Shigeki Morimoto with the boxes for [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions]]]]
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'''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 the creation of the Pokémon {{p|Mew}}, his favorite Pokémon. He also appears as an [[non-player character|NPC]] in {{4v|Black|White}} and {{pkmn|Sun and Moon}}. In every game he has appeared in, he has the appearance of a {{tc|Veteran}}.
'''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 the creation of the Pokémon {{p|Mew}}, which also happens to be his favorite Pokémon. He also appeared as an [[non-player character|NPC]] in {{4v|Black|White}}.


==Game credits==
==Game credits==
*[[Pokémon Black and White Versions]]
*'''{{smw|Mario & Wario}}''' (1993) - Map Design
** Battle Design, Parametric Design
* '''{{game|Red and Green|s}}''' (1996) - Programmer, Monster Design
*[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions]]
* '''[[Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Pokémon Blue]]''' (1996) - Programmer, Monster Design
** Director, Parametric Design, Pokémon Design
* '''Bushi Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha''' (1997) - Map Design & Balance Check
*[[Pokémon Platinum Version]]
* '''[[Game Boy Camera]]''' (1998) - Special Thanks
** Battle Director, Game Design, Parametric Design
* '''[[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)]]''' (1998) - Original Characters
*[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions]]
* '''{{game|Yellow}}''' (1998) - Programmer
** Battle Director, Parameter Setting
* '''[[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Pokémon Stadium]]''' (1999) - Original Characters
*[[Pokémon Emerald Version]]
* '''{{game|Gold and Silver|s}}''' (1999) - Programmer, Monster Design, Game Design
** Director, Game Designer, Parameter-setting, Pokémon Design
* '''{{game|Crystal}}''' (2000) - Programmer, Monster Design, Game Design
*[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions]]
* '''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]''' (2000) - Advisement & Original Character Design
** Battle Director, Parametric Designer, Pokémon Designer
* '''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''' (2001) - Original Game Staff (Programming: Pokémon)
*[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions]]
* '''{{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}''' (2002) - Battle Director, Pokémon Designer, Game Designer, Parametric Designer
** Battle Director, Pokémon Designer, Game Designer, Parametric Designer
* '''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]''' (2003) - Pokémon Advisor
*[[Pokémon Crystal Version]]
* '''{{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}''' (2004) - Battle Director, Parametric Designer, Pokémon Designer
** Programmer, Pokémon Designer, Game Designer
* '''{{game|Emerald}}''' (2004) - Director, Game Designer, Parametric Designer, Pokémon Designer
*[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions]]
* '''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]''' (2005) - Pokémon Advisor
** Programmer, Pokémon Designer, Game Designer
* '''{{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}''' (2006) - Battle Director, Parametric Designer
*[[Pokémon Yellow Version]]
* '''[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]''' (2006) - Pokémon Advisor
** Programmer
* '''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''' (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
*[[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]]/[[Pokémon Red and Green Versions]]
* '''{{game|Platinum}}''' (2008) - Game Design, Parametric Design
** Programmer, Pokémon Designer
* '''{{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}''' (2009) - Director, Parametric Design, Pokémon Design
*[[Pokémon Colosseum]]
* '''{{game|Black and White|s}}''' (2010) - Battle System Design (Lead), Pokémon & Trainer Parameter Design, Battle Subway Parameter Design
**Pokémon Adviser
* '''{{game|Black 2 and White 2|s}}''' (2012) - Pokémon Black Version and White Version Game Design
*Bushi Seiryuuden: Futari no Yuusha
* '''{{g|X and Y}}''' (2013) - Game Battle System Design (Lead)
* '''{{g|Sun and Moon}}''' (2016) - Battle Planning (Lead)


==In-game cameo appearance==
==In-game cameo appearance==
In {{4v|Black|White|2}}, Morimoto appears in [[Castelia City]] in the [[Game Freak]] building. He will battle the player once per day.
In {{4v|Black|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 entered the [[Hall of Fame]] before this is possible. He uses the {{tc|Veteran}} sprite.
 
In {{pkmn|Sun and Moon}}, Morimoto returns as a {{pkmn|Trainer}} the player can battle in the [[Game Freak]] office in [[Heahea City]]. Like in Black and White, the {{player}} must have become {{pkmn|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]].


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
===={{game|Black and White|s}}====
===={{game|Black and White|s}}====
{{Party
{{Party/Single
|color={{white color}}
|color={{white color}}
|headcolor={{black color light}}
|headcolor={{black color light}}
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|game=BW
|game=BW
|location=Castelia City
|location=Castelia City
|pokemon=6
|pokemon=6}}
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=510
|ndex=510
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|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Sucker Punch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
|move4=Sucker Punch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=516
|ndex=516
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|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Acrobatics|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|move4=Acrobatics|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=514
|ndex=514
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|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Acrobatics|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|move4=Acrobatics|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/5
{{Party/Div|color={{white color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=512
|ndex=512
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|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Acrobatics|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|move4=Acrobatics|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=528
|ndex=528
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|move3=Psychic|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move3=Psychic|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psyshock|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
|move4=Psyshock|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=523
|ndex=523
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|move3=Flame Charge|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Physical
|move3=Flame Charge|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Wild Charge|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}
|move4=Wild Charge|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}
}}
{{Party/Footer}}


===={{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}====
===={{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}====
=====Pre-[[Hall of Fame]]=====
=====Pre-[[Hall of Fame]]=====
{{Party
{{Party/Single
|color={{white 2 color}}
|color={{white 2 color}}
|headcolor={{black 2 color light}}
|headcolor={{black 2 color light}}
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|game=B2W2
|game=B2W2
|location=Castelia City
|location=Castelia City
|pokemon=3
|pokemon=3}}
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=511
|ndex=511
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|move2=Lick|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move2=Lick|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Fury Swipes|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}}
|move3=Fury Swipes|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=513
|ndex=513
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|move2=Lick|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move2=Lick|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Fury Swipes|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}}
|move3=Fury Swipes|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=515
|ndex=515
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|move1=Water Gun|move1type=Water|move1cat=Special
|move1=Water Gun|move1type=Water|move1cat=Special
|move2=Lick|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move2=Lick|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Fury Swipes|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}}}}
|move3=Fury Swipes|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}}
{{Party/Footer}}


=====Post-Hall of Fame=====
=====Post-Hall of Fame=====
{{Party
{{Party/Single
|color={{white 2 color}}
|color={{white 2 color}}
|headcolor={{black 2 color light}}
|headcolor={{black 2 color light}}
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|game=B2W2
|game=B2W2
|location=Castelia City
|location=Castelia City
|pokemon=6
|pokemon=6}}
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=510
|ndex=510
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|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Grass Knot|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Special}}
|move4=Grass Knot|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=516
|ndex=516
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|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Acrobatics|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|move4=Acrobatics|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=514
|ndex=514
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|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Acrobatics|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|move4=Acrobatics|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/5
{{Party/Div|color={{white 2 color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=512
|ndex=512
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|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Crunch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
|move4=Crunch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=528
|ndex=528
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|move3=Psyshock|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move3=Psyshock|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Endeavor|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|move4=Endeavor|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon/5
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|game=Black
|ndex=523
|ndex=523
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|move3=Flame Charge|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Physical
|move3=Flame Charge|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Wild Charge|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}
|move4=Wild Charge|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}
}}
{{Party/Footer}}
 
===={{g|Sun and Moon}}====
{{Party/Single
|color={{moon color}}
|headcolor={{sun color light}}
|bordercolor={{moon color dark}}
|sprite=VSVeteran M SM.png
|size=150px
|prize={{Pdollar}}5,952
|class=GAME FREAK
|name=Morimoto
|game=SM
|location=Heahea City
|pokemon=6}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|ndex=115
|pokemon=Kangaskhan
|level=62
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|ability=Scrappy
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Dizzy Punch|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Sucker Punch|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|ndex=135
|pokemon=Jolteon
|level=62
|gender=male
|type1=Electric
|ability=Volt Absorb
|move1=Quick Attack|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Thunder|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Special
|move3=Baby-Doll Eyes|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Status
|move4=Thunder Wave|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|ndex=136
|pokemon=Flareon
|level=62
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|move1=Quick Attack|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Flare Blitz|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Baby-Doll Eyes|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Status
|move4=Will-O-Wisp|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Status}}
{{Party/Div|color={{moon color}}}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|ndex=134
|pokemon=Vaporeon
|level=62
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Water Absorb
|move1=Quick Attack|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Hydro Pump|move2type=Water|move2cat=Special
|move3=Baby-Doll Eyes|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Status
|move4=Toxic|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Status}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|ndex=068
|pokemon=Machamp
|level=62
|gender=male
|type1=Fighting
|ability=No Guard
|move1=Dynamic Punch|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Stone Edge|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Poison Jab|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Dual Chop|move4type=Dragon|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7
|ndex=149
|pokemon=Dragonite
|level=62
|gender=male
|type1=Dragon|type2=Flying
|ability=Multiscale
|move1=Hurricane|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Draco Meteor|move2type=Dragon|move2cat=Special
|move3=Thunder|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Special
|move4=Blizzard|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}
{{Party/Footer}}


===Quotes===
===Quotes===
====Pokémon Black and White====
====Pokémon Black and White====
* Before entering the [[Hall of Fame]]
* 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!"''
:''"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!"''


* After entering the Hall of Fame
* Before battle
:''"Oh! You've become strong! I can tell. Do you want to have a battle with me?"''
:''"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..."''
::'''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!"''
::'''Yes''': ''"Well, let's begin!"''


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====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
* Before battle (before entering the Hall of Fame)
* 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?"''
:''"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."''
::'''No''': ''"OK. I hope we can battle next time."''
::'''Yes''': ''"Well, let's begin!"''
::'''Yes''': ''"Well, let's begin!"''
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* Before battle (after entering the Hall of Fame)
* 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?"''
:''"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..."''
::'''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!"''
::'''Yes''': ''"Well, let's begin!"''


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* After being defeated
* 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."''
:''"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====
{{incomplete|section|Check if special quotes appear to potential have quotes on Japanese Pokémon Blue, Pokémon Yellow, saving sounds, and version differences}}
* 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."''
* 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|Diglett}} originated from [[Virtual Console]] of the [[Generation I]] games 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|Mankey}} originated from [[Virtual Console]] of the [[Generation I]] games 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!"''
* If the player has a {{p|Exeggutor}} originated from [[Virtual Console]] of the [[Generation I]] games 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}} originated from [[Virtual Console]] of the [[Generation I]] games 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|Mew}} originated from [[Virtual Console]] of the [[Generation I]] games 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]]!"''
<!--
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...
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.
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|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.
-->
==Videos==
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Revision as of 13:54, 19 February 2017

Shigeki Morimoto with the boxes for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions

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 the creation of the Pokémon Mew, his favorite Pokémon. He also appears as an NPC in Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 and Sun and Moon. In every game he has appeared in, he has the appearance of a Veteran.

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 entered the Hall of Fame before this is possible. 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.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White



Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pre-Hall of Fame



Post-Hall of Fame



Pokémon Sun and Moon



Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

  • 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 Abilities and just the right combination of held items. What a pity…"
Yes: "Well, let's begin!"
  • 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!"
  • 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."
  • 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."
"And here. I'll give you 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."
"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."
"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!"
"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!"
"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!"
"Tauros used to be real strong, huh? I was the one who thought up that one. But Blizzard was a bit too strong, eh?"
"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 the game’s development!"

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Non-player characters in the core series games
Unova Professor JuniperMom (BW)Mom (B2W2)CherenBiancaBianca's fatherHughHugh's sisterCedric JuniperFennelAmanita
CilanChiliCressLenoraHawesLoblollyCharlesIrisDraydenAlderBengaCurtisYancyBrycenSabrinaPop Roxie
HilbertHildaNateRosaIngoEmmetCynthiaLookerNColressMorimotoNishinoPokémon Fan Club Chairman
CyranoBriarCarmineKieranKoraidonMiraidonGeetaRikaClavellPerrinSnacksworthSynclaire
Team PlasmaClydeGym Leaders • Elite Four (Unova · BB) • PWT participantsName RaterDay-Care CoupleJudgeMagikarp salesmanSpecial CoachesGuidance counselors
Alola Professor KukuiMomLillieNebbyHauRotomProfessor BurnetMolayneSamson OakRyukiMohn
RedBlueWallyCynthiaGrimsleyColressSinaDexioLookerAnabelNecrozmaMorimotoIwao
Team SkullAether FoundationUltra Recon SquadTeam Rainbow Rocket
Trial CaptainsIsland kahunasElite FourName RaterJudgeMr. HyperGester


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