Marlon

Marlon シズイ Shizui
"A Bigger Splash Than the Sea!"
Artwork from Black 2 and White 2
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Dark Blue
Hometown	Humilau City
Region	Unova
Trainer class	Gym Leader Pokémon Trainer
Generation	V
Games	Black 2 and White 2, Masters EX
Leader of	Humilau Gym
Badge	Wave Badge
Specializes in	Water types
Game animation debut	GOTCHA!
English voice actor	Ray Chase (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	N/A (Masters EX)
Anime debut	The Road to Humilau!
English voice actor	Ed Paul
Japanese voice actor	Yūji Ueda

Marlon (Japanese: シズイ Shizui) is the Gym Leader of Humilau City's Gym, known officially as the Humilau Gym. He specializes in Water-type Pokémon. He gives the Wave Badge to Trainers who defeat him.

In the core series

Marlon appears in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 as the eighth and final Gym Leader that the player challenges. He is a big-hearted Pokémon Trainer who gives passionate advice. Marlon also seems to be a very relaxed and carefree man, as shown by his obliviousness as to who Team Plasma are and what they do. He asks the player if Team Plasma are bad people.

Marlon specializes in Water-type Pokémon. Upon defeating him, he will reward the player with a Wave Badge and TM55 (Scald). Outside of battle, Marlon is a fisherman who catches Water-type Pokémon which he would later use in future Gym battles.

Upon arriving in Humilau City, Marlon is absent from the Gym, and the player is sent to find him. The player meets Marlon just as they head north of the Gym, in which he returns to it and awaits a Gym battle. After the Gym battle, Marlon jumps into the ocean and swims away. Upon exiting the Gym, Hugh walks up and congratulates the player on gaining all eight of Unova's Gym Badges, and then their attention turns to Team Plasma, during which Marlon walks up and asks about them.

He heads off to the Seaside Cave to find the Plasma Frigate. Later on, at Route 21, he is seen jumping off the Plasma Frigate after lowering the boarding plank, and then heads back to the Gym, leaving the player and Hugh to deal with Team Plasma.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Gym battle

Easy Mode/Normal Mode

Leader Marlon Humilau Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 5640/6120

Types: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Carracosta♂ Lv.45/49 Smack Down Rock Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: None Wailord♂ Lv.45/49 Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --       Bounce Flying Physical   --       Types: Water Ghost Ability: Cursed Body Held item: Sitrus Berry Jellicent♂ Lv.47/51 Brine Water Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Ominous Wind Ghost Special   --

Challenge Mode

Leader Marlon Humilau Gym Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 6600

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: None Wailord♂ Lv.53 Scald Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Rain Dance Water Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Mantine♂ Lv.53 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Scald Water Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: Sitrus Berry Carracosta♂ Lv.53 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Water Ghost Ability: Cursed Body Held item: Sitrus Berry Jellicent♂ Lv.55 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

Pokémon World Tournament

Marlon uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Jellicent.

Unova Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Marlon Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Water Ghost Ability: Water Absorb or Cursed Body Held item: Rindo Berry Jellicent♂/♀ Lv.50 Scald Water Special   --       Hex Ghost Special   --       Acid Armor Poison Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Solid Rock or Sturdy Held item: Liechi Berry Carracosta♂/♀ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Illuminate or Natural Cure Held item: Ganlon Berry Starmie Lv.50 Psyshock Psychic Special   --       Cosmic Power Psychic Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Healer or Hydration Held item: Apicot Berry Alomomola♂/♀ Lv.50 Mirror Coat Psychic Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Wish Normal Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Swift Swim or Water Absorb Held item: Petaya Berry Mantine♂/♀ Lv.50 Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil or Oblivious Held item: Sitrus Berry Wailord♂/♀ Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Aqua Ring Water Status   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --

Type Expert/World Leaders/Mix Master Tournament

PKMN Trainer Marlon Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Water Ghost Ability: Water Absorb or Cursed Body Held item: Expert Belt Jellicent♂/♀ Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Solid Rock or Sturdy Held item: Lum Berry Carracosta♂/♀ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Illuminate or Natural Cure Held item: Focus Sash Starmie Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Damp or Water Absorb Held item: Rindo Berry Quagsire♂/♀ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Shell Armor or Skill Link Held item: King's Rock Cloyster♂/♀ Lv.50 Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Icicle Spear Ice Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil or Oblivious Held item: Choice Scarf Wailord♂/♀ Lv.50 Water Spout Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Bounce Flying Physical   --       Fissure Ground Physical   --

National Gymquirer

Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"

Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name MisterFisher! Thank yooou! 'Marlon was swimming the other day, and he just kept going faster until he shot out of the water and into the sky! That swimming style could completely dominate the world of swimming.' Hm... That is amazing, but nobody else can do that. Actually, can you even call jumping into the sky swimming? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"

In spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Marlon (Masters)

Artwork

Sprites

Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2	VS sprite from Black 2 and White 2

Quotes

Main article: Marlon/Quotes

In the anime

In the main series

Marlon in the anime

Marlon appeared in The Road to Humilau!, where Cameron aimed to challenge his Gym for his final Badge. After Cameron and Ash lost their way to Humilau City, Marlon found the two Trainers and took them to his Gym. There, he faced Cameron in a Gym battle. Although Marlon had a powerful team, he was defeated by Cameron's Samurott, giving Cameron his last Gym Badge.

Marlon made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

Character

Marlon is a spirited Gym Leader with a laidback personality. He has a strong team of Water Pokémon, which perform well in the Humilau Gym's open ocean battlefield. Marlon utilizes offense to bring down his challengers and takes advantage of the Gym's aquatic setting.

Pokémon

		Wailord
		Wailord was used to transport Marlon, Ash, and Cameron to the Humilau Gym. None of Wailord's moves are known.
Debut	The Road to Humilau!

		Jellicent ♂
		Jellicent was the first Pokémon that Marlon used against Cameron in their Gym battle. He battled Cameron's Ferrothorn, and while he was defeated by Ferrothorn's Thunderbolt, his Ability was activated, thereby disabling the move. Jellicent's only known move is Shadow Ball and his Ability is Cursed Body.
Debut	The Road to Humilau!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kiyotaka Furushima
English	Billy Bob Thompson

		Mantine
		Mantine is Marlon's ace Pokémon. It was the second Pokémon that Marlon used against Cameron in their Gym battle. It quickly knocked out Ferrothorn with a combination of Wing Attack, Bullet Seed, and Psybeam. Afterwards, Mantine faced off against Cameron's female Samurott and was knocked out without landing a single attack on her. Mantine's known moves are Wing Attack, Bullet Seed, and Psybeam.
Debut	The Road to Humilau!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Unshō Ishizuka

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese うえだゆうじ Yūji Ueda English Ed Paul Czech Petr Gelnar Danish Niclas Mortensen Polish Przemysław Stippa Brazilian Portuguese Robson Kumode Spanish Latin America Víctor Ugarte Spain Pablo Sevilla Swedish Jesper Adefelt

In the GOTCHA! music video

Marlon briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Marlon in Pokémon Adventures

History

Black & White chapter

Marlon debuted in Hallway Hijinks, where he participated as a competitor in the Pokémon League. After battling his way through Victory Road, he eventually made it into the top 8. In The Tournament Continues, Marlon faced Hood Man in the quarterfinals. Despite managing to disable the moves of Hood Man's Beheeyem, Marlon ended up losing, allowing Hood Man to advance to the next round.

In Something Suspicious, Marlon attempted to head back home, only to be approached by White. When asked on what he knew about Hood Man, Marlon revealed his opponent had managed to somehow enter the League without collecting a single Gym Badge. White decided to expose Hood Man for cheating, but was stopped by Marlon, who was perfectly fine with losing since his opponent was a strong Trainer. Marlon stated that he found Cheren more suspicious and suggested that White begin investigating him next.

Black 2 & White 2 chapter

Sometime before the events of the eleventh chapter, Marlon became the Gym Leader of Humilau City. In PS541, Marlon and Benga helped rescue Cheren's class and Roxie from Castelia City, which had been frozen by the Plasma Frigate. After explaining the situation, Marlon and Began asked Cheren and Roxie to join them and launch a counterattack against Team Plasma.

Pokémon

		Frillish → Jellicent ♂
		Jellicent is Marlon's only known Pokémon. He has been with Marlon ever since he was a Frillish. Marlon used him to battle Hood Man's Beheeyem at the Unova Pokémon League. Although he put up a good fight, Beheeyem defeated him with Shadow Ball, giving Hood Man the victory. Later, he was healed by White's Alomomola, Nancy, in an attempt to get Marlon's trust. Jellicent's known moves are Scald and Recover, and his Ability is Cursed Body.
Debut	The Tournament Continues

Marlon has at least two other Pokémon, as he participated in the quarterfinals of the Unova Pokémon League, which requires a Single Battle involving three Pokémon.

Badges obtained

Unova League

• At least eight unknown Badges

Achievements

Pokémon League

Marlon has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:

• Pokemon League - Top 8 (The Tournament Continues)

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title is 海よりも　海な　男！.
• Marlon speaks in a Kyushu dialect in the Japanese version.
• Marlon is the first Gym Leader to appear in only one anime episode since Bugsy, who appeared in Gettin' The Bugs Out, 607 episodes prior to Marlon's appearance.
• According to one of the television stations in Unova, Marlon learned to jump by practicing with the Mantine that lived by his childhood home.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	シズイ Shizui	From シズイ shizui (Schoenoplectus nipponicus), a species of bulrush that grows in marshes Also from 滴 shizuku (drop), 水 sui (water), and possibly 井 i (well)
English	Marlon	From marlin and marine
German	Benson	From Teichbinsen (bulrush)
Spanish	Ciprián	From ciperáceas (sedges) or the genus Scirpus
French	Amana	Possibly from the genus Amana
Italian	Ciprian	From Cyperaceae or the genus Scirpus
Korean	시즈 Sijeu	From a partial transcription of his Japanese name and seas
Chinese (Mandarin)	西子伊 Xīzǐyī	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	西子伊 Sāijíyī
Vietnamese	Shizui	Transcription of his Japanese name

Related articles

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
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Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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