Aqua Admin Matt/Manga/PA/Second Matt

In the, a second Matt appears. This Matt, along with a new Shelly, is a member of Neo Team Aqua (Japanese: 新生アクア団 Neo Aqua Gang), having replaced the previous one.

At Mossdeep City, Matt appears to help Zinnia in stopping the launch of a rocket that would stop the meteoroid threatening to destroy the world. Along with Courtney, Matt attacks Sapphire in order to distract her long enough for Zinnia to head to the rocket. Sapphire manages to dodge their attacks and escape into the air to continue her pursuit of Zinnia.

Later, the Admins are attacked by the Hoenn Frontier Brains and are defeated. The Brains attempt to interrogate the Admins on Zinnia's whereabouts, but the Admins admit they don't know where she went to.