Mr. Moore

Mr. Moore

Mr. Moore (Japanese: ムラ Mura) is a recurring character who appeared in Poetry Commotion! and Going, Going, Yawn. He is Flannery's grandfather.

In the anime

Mr. Moore is the former Lavaridge Gym Leader and used to be part of the Elite Four. He left the town to write about poetry three days prior to Poetry Commotion!. However, he returned because of his worries that his granddaughter would have a hard time taking on the responsibilities as Gym Leader. He came back disguised three times to the Gym. The first disguise he used was a purple-colored suit with a brown mustache and wig which he used with a pair of binoculars to spy on the Gym's current state from afar. His second disguise consisted of tan shorts and a floral print shirt with a blond wig which he used to help his granddaughter find the Gym's Heat Badges. His third disguise was of a judge sent from the Committee for Popularizing Pokémon Gym Judging, referred to as the CPPGJ for short.

Mr. Moore also officiated the Gym battle between his granddaughter and Ash, and helped defeat Team Rocket when they tried to steal Flannery's Torkoal.

Character

Mr. Moore is a cheery individual with a fiery temperament in battle. He was initially concerned by Flannery's handling of the Lavaridge Gym, though later admitted in Going, Going, Yawn that she had the potential to make a great Gym Leader.

Pokémon

This listing is of Mr. Moore's known Pokémon:

		Typhlosion
		Mr. Moore's Typhlosion was first seen in a flashback scene when Flannery was speaking about how strong it is and how it and its Trainer were an absolutely unbeatable team until the time he decided to get involved in Pokémon poetry. He used it to battle Team Rocket after they tried to escape with Flannery's Torkoal. Typhlosion's known moves are Headbutt*, Ember, Flame Wheel, and Flamethrower.
Debut	Poetry Commotion

		Wingull
		Mr. Moore used his Wingull to punch a hole in Team Rocket's balloon as they were trying to escape with Flannery's Torkoal. None of Wingull's moves are known.
Debut	Poetry Commotion
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Kayzie Rogers

Voice actors

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In Mixing It Up with Magcargo, Flannery told Sapphire that her grandfather was once a member of the Elite Four during his generation, but passed away some time ago.

Trivia

Mr. Moore in disguise

• In the games, a man in Fallarbor Town mentions that Flannery's grandfather used to be a member of the Elite Four. This fact is also mentioned by Flannery herself during the Pokémon World Tournament and in Pokémon Masters EX. However, it is not mentioned which side of the family either grandfather is on.
• Mr. Moore's tendency to wear disguises mimics that of Blaine, another Fire-type Gym Leader.

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