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==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, 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 {{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 cleared the main game 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]]. In {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, Morimoto plays the same role, except he teams with the game's director, [[Kazumasa Iwao]], for a [[Multi Battle]].
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]]. In {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, Morimoto plays the same role, except he teams with the game's director, [[Kazumasa Iwao]], for a [[Multi Battle]].


In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], Morimoto appears as a {{tc|Coach Trainer}} on the third floor of [[Celadon Condominiums]] after the player has entered the [[Indigo League]] Hall of Fame. In these games, he uses the same {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}} team he used in Sun and Moon. After defeating him, he will give the player ten [[PP Max]]es.
In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], Morimoto appears as a male {{tc|Coach Trainer}} on the third floor of [[Celadon Condominiums]] after the player has entered the [[Indigo League]] Hall of Fame. In these games, he uses the same {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}} team he used in Sun and Moon. After defeating him, he will give the player ten [[PP Max]]es.


In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], Morimoto appears as a {{tc|Police Officer}} on the second floor of eastern branch of Hotel Ionia in [[Circhester]]. After the player has becomes [[Galar]]'s {{pkmn|Champion}}, they can challenge him to a [[Double Battle]]. He will [[Dynamax]] his {{p|Snorlax}} in battle. Like in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, he will award the player with an Oval Charm after defeating him for the first time.
In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], Morimoto appears as a {{tc|Police Officer}} on the second floor of eastern branch of Hotel Ionia in [[Circhester]]. After the player has become [[Galar]]'s Champion, they can challenge him to a [[Double Battle]] once per day. He will [[Dynamax]] his {{p|Snorlax}} in battle. Like in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, he will award the player with an Oval Charm after defeating him for the first time.


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===

Revision as of 22:26, 6 January 2020

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 was the game director for Pokémon Emerald and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

He also appears as an NPC called Morimoto (Japanese: モリモト) in Generations V, VII, and VIII.

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 cleared the main game 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. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Morimoto plays the same role, except he teams with the game's director, Kazumasa Iwao, for a Multi Battle.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Morimoto appears as a male Coach Trainer on the third floor of Celadon Condominiums after the player has entered the Indigo League Hall of Fame. In these games, he uses the same Generation I Pokémon team he used in Sun and Moon. After defeating him, he will give the player ten PP Maxes.

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Morimoto appears as a Police Officer on the second floor of eastern branch of Hotel Ionia in Circhester. After the player has become Galar's Champion, they can challenge him to a Double Battle once per day. He will Dynamax his Snorlax in battle. Like in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, he will award the player with an Oval Charm after defeating him for the first time.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White



Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pre-Hall of Fame



Post-Hall of Fame



Pokémon Sun and Moon



Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon



Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!



Pokémon Sword and Shield

Morimoto challenges the player to a Double Battle. He will Dynamax his Snorlax at the first opportunity.



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!"
  • Upon 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!"
  • Upon 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."
  • Upon 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 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 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 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!"
"That <Pokémon> of yours... I don't know why, but it sure takes me back!"'
"In that one game, you could talk to 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 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 version differences... Boy, I was gobsmacked! But in the end, I'm glad I helped make them."

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

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  • Before battle
"I’d say I’m pretty up to speed on Pokémon battling. And the director... Well, he’s not as good as me, but he’s not bad. So what do you think? Want to take us both on in a Pokémon battle?"
Let's not: "But you don’t have two Pokémon that can fight!"
Let's battle: "Good. Then let’s do this!"
"Hey, Iwao!"
  • Upon being defeated
"I'll eventually be the strongest, and it'll be awesome… Nah."
  • After being defeated
"You’re really good, too. I really thought we might whip you, but... Well, you sure got us in the end!"
"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."
  • After defeating the player
"Oh yeah? Well, that’s a real shame. I’m really good, after all."
  • If talked to again on the same day he was defeated
"We’re not gonna fight you again today. You’ve got to come back tomorrow."
"You know Shuckle, right? I was the one who thought it up. Bet you were surprised to find out that giving a Shuckle a Berry to hold in Pokémon Gold and Silver would turn it into a Berry Juice after battling!"
"You know Piloswine? I designed that Pokémon. I felt like I had to get all 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac together, you know?"
"Boy, when we were told halfway through development to make Kanto, too... I thought I might just expire on the spot! But I’m glad we made it that way."
"When we were having trouble fitting all the data in for Pokémon Gold and Silver, and we were really in a pinch, this amazing guy came along and made a program for us that solved all our problems. He went on to become the amazing president of a real big company soon after that, too."

Sprites

Spr BW Veteran M.png Spr B2W2 Veteran M.png VSVeteran M SM.png Spr SM Veteran M.png
Sprite from
Black and White
Sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
VS model from
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun,
and Ultra Moon
In-battle model from
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun,
and Ultra Moon
Veteran m OD.png Veteran m SM OD.png
Overworld sprite from
Black and White
Overworld model from
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon


Trivia

  • In the Spanish version of Pokémon Sun and Moon, his cameo character is called Tirso, despite him being called Morimoto in previous games.

Videos

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