Morrison

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

History
Morrison first appeared in Less is Morrison, chasing a runaway. Ash caught the snack and was about to give it to him but ended up gobbling it away. Morrison felt miserable about Munchlax taking his snack but felt better afterwards. He revealed to Ash and 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 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, 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 reappeared during 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. The battle began with an overwhelming start as Beldum's Take Down was continuously blocked by. 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 to stop Electabuzz and used Take Down to finish it off.

In 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 and  while Gavin used  and. 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 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 as he was feeling upset. He sent out 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 knocked out two of his Pokémon before losing to. When both sides were down to one Pokémon, he was left with Metang while Ash was left with. After a tough battle, Glalie was victorious despite the type-disadvantage. Morrison stayed around and left after the Ever Grande Conference 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 in the :

Badges obtained
This listing is of the Badges Morrison has obtained:
 * Seven unknown Badges (prior to Less is Morrison)
 * Unknown Badge (prior to Saved By The Beldum)

Pokémon League
Morrison has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:
 * Ever Grande Conference - Top 16 (Choose It or Lose It!)

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.

Badges

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Trivia

 * A running gag was created with Morrison that involved him chasing his runaway rice ball (sandwich in the dub).

Related articles

 * Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

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