Aqua Admin Matt

Matt (Japanese: ウシオ Ushio) is one of the s of Team Aqua.

In the games
Matt plays a key role in the main story in and its remake  as an Admin to the main villainous team, Team Aqua. His appearances in the corresponding games Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Omega Ruby are limited to minor appearances, as Team Magma are the main villains of these games.

In Pokémon Sapphire, Matt steals the Meteorite from Professor Cozmo at Meteor Falls, and brings it to Archie at Mt. Chimney. At Mt. Chimney, the undefined has to battle him before they can battle Archie, and stop his attempts to make the volcano dormant. He is next encountered at Slateport City assisting Archie in stealing the Submarine Explorer 1 in order to descend to Seafloor Cavern. He is confronted by the undefined at the end of the Aqua Hideout outside Lilycove City, battling the player so that the submarine can make its escape. In Pokémon Ruby, Tabitha fulfills the same role.

Due to the nature of combining the stories of Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, Matt only appears once, as his role at Meteor Falls and Mt. Chimney is taken by Tabitha. This single appearance is at the Aqua Hideout, where the undefined must battle him, which facilitates Archie's escape towards Seafloor Cavern.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, his character is expanded upon. In the past, Matt's life was saved by Archie. As a result, he is undyingly loyal to him. He respects strong people like his leader, even people who are otherwise his enemies.

In Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Matt sends a recon team, including Zinnia, to investigate and steal the Devon Parts for Team Aqua; upon failing, they warn him about the player. He eventually discovers the location of the Blue Orb and informs Archie, causing the latter to cancel the operation at Mt. Chimney. Matt is next seen at Southern Island, trying to steal and the  for Team Aqua, but is stopped by the player and Steven Stone, summoned by  to help. He later accompanies Archie at Mt. Pyre, where they retrieve the Blue Orb; when the player arrives and tries to stop them, Archie has Matt battle him/her while he departs to steal the Submarine Explorer 1 at Slateport City. While the player invades Team Aqua Hideout, Matt once again battles him/her in order to buy time for Archie to leave for Seafloor Cavern unobstructed. He later watches on as the dispels upon 's defeat or capture.

In the Delta Episode, Matt is so distraught by Archie's crushed dream that he decides to take matters into his own hands. He attempts to rob Wally of his Key Stone, only to be stopped by the player. However, he manages to find another Key Stone near Meteor Falls. He uses the Key Stone and his newly Mega Evolved to attack the Mossdeep Space Center. He is stopped again by the player and, after which Zinnia's , Aster, steals his Key Stone. He is later seen during the Delta Episode's epilogue, where he reaffirms his loyalty to Archie.

In Omega Ruby, Magma Admin Courtney fulfills Matt's roles. Matt himself is only seen with Archie and Shelly at the Battle Resort, where he joins his leader in thanking the player for stopping Team Magma.

First battle

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Second battle

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Third battle

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Fourth battle

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Fifth battle

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Pokémon Sapphire
Meteor Falls
 * "Hehehe! With this Meteorite, Mt. Chimney will..."
 * "Heh?"
 * "Hehehe! Even Team Magma joins us! But it's too much trouble to deal with you all... Heh, it doesn't matter! We've got the Meteorite, so off to Mt. Chimney we go! Hehehe! Be seeing you, you Team Magma dingbats!"

Mt. Chimney
 * Before battle
 * "Hehehe! So you've come all the way here! But you're too late! I've already delivered the Meteorite from Meteor Falls to the Boss</sc>!"


 * When defeated
 * "Hehehe... So I lost... I'm sure glad I never took you on back at Meteor Falls</sc>."


 * After being defeated
 * "Hehehe! You might have beaten me, but you don't stand a chance against the Boss</sc>! If you get lost now, you won't have to face a sound whipping!"

Aqua Hideout
 * Before battle
 * "Hehehe... Got here already, did you? We underestimated you! But this is it! I'm a cut above the Grunts</sc> you've seen so far. I'm not stalling for time. I'm going to pulverize you!"


 * When defeated
 * "Hehehe... So, I lost, too..."


 * After being defeated
 * "Hehehe! While I was toying with you, our Boss</sc> got through his preparations!"
 * "Hehehe! Our Boss</sc> has already gone on his way to some cave under the sea! If you're going to give chase, you'd better search the big, wide sea beyond Lilycove</sc>. But will you find it then? Hehehe!"

Pokémon Emerald
Aqua Hideout
 * Before battle
 * "Hehehe... Got here already, did you? We underestimated you! But this is it! I'm a cut above the Grunts</sc> you've seen so far. I'm not stalling for time. I'm going to pulverize you!"


 * When defeated
 * "Hehehe... So, I lost, too..."


 * After being defeated
 * "Hehehe! While I was toying with you, our Boss</sc> got through his preparations!"
 * "Hehehe! Our Boss</sc> has already gone on his way to some cave under the sea! If you're going to give chase, you'd better search the big, wide sea beyond Lilycove</sc>. But will you find it then? Hehehe!"

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version

 * First adventure
 * Before battle
 * (Tabitha tells Matt to get out of his way.)
 * "Hoohahaha! What, you got a screw loose or something? Look at you, little Makuhita man!"
 * (Tabitha is furious.)
 * "Hoohahaha! You're pretty funny, little man! I love funny, interesting dudes! That's why I love my bro, Archie! That's it, bro! Let's smash it out with a battle! I'm gonna love you to BITS!"
 * (Tabitha accepts the challenge.)
 * "Oho! Sounds pretty fun! Come at me, little man!"
 * (The player appears.)
 * "Hoh?!"
 * (Tabitha suggests a truce to deal with the player.)
 * "Oho! Good idea, bro! That's my funny little man! You, me, and our Pokémon are gonna have a real good time later! A no-holds-barred barrage, bro! Oho! Hoohahahah!"
 * (Tabitha makes for the player.)
 * "Hoohahaha! Good kid! Now let's rough you up real nice!"
 * (Steven shows up.)
 * "Hoohahaha! You two look pretty fun, too! I'm gonna enjoy pummeling you!"


 * When defeated
 * "Oh ho! That's a loss I can be proud of!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Oho! You fellows are strong! I can't get enough of you!"
 * "Hoohahaha! I'll be lookin' forward to meeting you two again!"


 * Secret adventure
 * Before battle
 * "Oho! You! You're that funny kid!"
 * ( says she won't let them do anything bad.)
 * "Oho! And this time there's a girl! She looks worth pummeling, too! Hooaahhh!"


 * When defeated
 * "Muwuhahaha! That battle was fun even though I lost!"


 * After being defeated
 * "I can feel it! I can feel it, all right! The strength coming offa you two! More! I still want more! But looks like we're outta time... Let's tussle again someday! Ohoho, I can hardly wait! We're headed back to our bro Archie! Come on, little Grunt!"

Pokémon Omega Ruby
Battle Resort
 * "Fight on, bro!"
 * "Oho?!"
 * "What an honest kid..."
 * "Oh-hoh! Sounds fun!"
 * "Yeah, bro!"
 * "That's a gift from my bro! Take good care of it."
 * "Muwahahahaha! That's fun! You're crazy fun! I can tell how strong you are even though we're not battling! I'll be looking forward to when me and my bro squash you!"

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
Southern Island
 * Before battle
 * "Huhn?! What's this?! You?!"
 * "Oh ho! I have no time to worry about that! The name's Matt! That's Team Aqua Admin Matt to you! What I want from you is that Latias behind you there. But that Mega Stone… We of Team Aqua are definitely gonna need the transcendent power of Mega Evolution to achieve our ambitions. How 'bout it? If you get out of our way, we won't rough you up."
 * (The player is then prompted to choose between answering "I'm not moving!" or "Go right ahead.")
 * "Oh ho! If you're really that stupid, then I have no choice but to squash you!"


 * When defeated
 * "Oho! That's a loss I can be proud of!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Oh ho! Strong, ain'tcha? You're an interesting punk, too, I'll give you that!"
 * "I love interesting, strong dudes! That's why I love my bro, Archie! And that's why I'm gonna start loving you from now on, too! Next time I see you, I'll smash you up real good, OK?"
 * "Let's get outta here, you dull Grunt!"

Mt Pyre
 * Before battle
 * "Oh! Boss!"
 * "All right then, until the Boss makes his getaway, I'll be your opponent!"
 * "'Oohh… Ha! Ha! Hah!"''


 * When defeated
 * "Muwuhahaha! That battle was fun even though I lost!"


 * After being defeated
 * "That was fun! I knew you'd show me a good time! I look forward to facing you again someday!"

Team Aqua Hideout
 * "Oh! I knew you'd come!"


 * Before battle
 * "You're the first punk ever to sneak into this hideout and make it this far! I expected nothing less from a crumb like you! But I've got some bad news for you! We already completely finished upgrading the ship!"
 * "Look at that drill! As long as we've got that thing, we could KO the seal over the Seafloor Cavern with one punch! My bro Archie's in the ship! Come at me! If you take me out fast, you might be able to catch up to him!"
 * "Before you do, though… We need to settle once and for all who's stronger, you and your sorry Pokémon, or me and my not-so-sorry Pokémon! …Hoo! …Haaahh! I'm… Heating up! Me! You! Pokémon! Mixing it up! Dueling!"
 * "'Hooah! Full on! I'm burning up! Well! Welll! Wellllll! Let's battle it out until we've got nothing left!"''


 * When defeated
 * "Oho! That hurt just about exactly as much as I figured!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Hah... Hah... Hah... Bro! It's all...on you...now…"
 * "... While we were battling it out... My bro Archie finished getting ready... ... I have only one hope… For my bro Archie to finish doing what he set out to do... That's all... My bro Archie is everything to me... I live to serve my bro..."
 * "...All right, then. You took me out, so I'll give you an idea of what the world will be like if my bro has his way. My bro Archie is headed for the big blue sea that stretches out from Lilycove City. Deep beneath the surface is the Seafloor Cavern. That's where the world my bro hopes to create... Where the beginnings of the primordial world will be felt... Regular people and Pokémon can't make it there, though. How could you get there... Why don't you look around in towns by the sea and use your own thick head to think about it?"

Delta Episode
Petalburg City
 * Before battle
 * "You're such a little pain! Shut up and give me the Key Stone!"
 * "Don't play dumb! I already know you can use Mega Evolution!"
 * "What the?! You punk! Hoohahaha! Just in time, aren't you? I'm gonna take your Key Stone first, you jerk!"


 * When defeated
 * "Oohwaahhhh!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Hooaahhh! You clown! Always getting' all up in my business! If it's gonna be like that, I'm off to Meteor Falls."

Mossdeep Space Center
 * "What was that? What? Last hope?! Hrmm… Ermm, haha… Mwahahahaho! … I ain't laughin' one bit. …Punk. My bro… My bro whom I loved so much… Are you trying to tell me that everything we've done up till now… The ties that bind us… all of it was a mistake? My bro has changed since he got mixed up with you!"
 * "'Shut it! I… I'm…"''
 * "Know what? That rocket's full of crazy amounts of energy! It's even more awesome than the ultimate weapon that ended the war 3,000 years ago, right?"
 * "If I use this Key Stone I found at Meteor Falls, I can force the energy inside the rocket to explode… It'd be like Mega Evolution for the rocket! Muwahahaha! Who needs a meteoroid? I'm gonna bring an end to all things with my own power!"
 * "The one who will complete Project AZOTH and take the world back to its beginnings… is me!


 * Before battle
 * "'Hoo hah! I'm gonna smash you up!"''


 * When defeated
 * "Hey now!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Whoa... Ohh... Ohhh..."
 * "'Dang it! Am I not good enough, bro?!"''
 * "'Wha―?!"''
 * "Wha... Errgh!"
 * "Th-that punk! How dare she try to take my bro Archie's Key Stone?! Not cool, man! Not cool!
 * "Th-that punk! How dare she try to take my bro Archie's Key Stone?! Not cool, man! Not cool!

Team Aqua Hideout
 * End of episode
 * "Bro... Sorry."
 * "Aah... Bro..."
 * "Huh?!"
 * "Ooh... ahh... Bro..."
 * "Oh, oh! You... You bet I will!"


 * Subsequent visits
 * "Oh! Isn't that that kid I love?!"
 * "Thanks to you, it looks like my bro and everybody else in Team Aqua will be able to power up even more!"
 * "The gratitude we feel is overwhelming! Thanks!"

In Pokémon Generations
Matt made an appearance in The Cavern. He was shown alongside some Team Aqua Grunts contacting Archie and Shelly about the situation with Primal after it was reawakened. He explained that Primal Kyogre's powers could easily destroy the world. He did not make any physical apparances alongside Archie or Shelly, however.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Pokémon Adventures, "Matt" is a codename given to Admins of Team Aqua. There are two known people given the codename Matt.

First Matt
Matt debuts in the. He first appears as a alongside Shelly and. The three were tasked with stealing the heart component of the Submarine Explorer 1 from Mr. Stone. When unintentionally thwarted their original plan to discreetly kidnap Mr. Stone, the three switched to a new plan and directly attacked Mr. Stone in public and stole the component. Sapphire, Gabby, and Ty chased after the three and eventually arrived in Petalburg Woods, where they were attacked by Matt, Shelly, and Amber in order to ensure that no witnesses to their crime would be left alive. With the help of Mr. Stone's, Sapphire manages to escape, but is unable to retrieve the heart component.

Later, Matt, Shelly, and Amber are given promotions from Archie due to their good work. With this promotion, they are given the title Subleaders of the Sea Scheme, or SSS for short. Archie is quick to remind his subordinates that they are still in trouble for leaving the witnesses alive.

The SSS travel to Mt. Chimney so that they can increase the sea level by stopping the volcano's activity. By pretending to be on the side of good, Team Aqua tricks Professor Cozmo into providing a special Meteorite that can stop Mt. Chimney. When they overhear Gym Leader Flannery talking about Sapphire, the SSS attack her in order to get information about their earlier opponent. Flannery is held captive by Matt so that he may lure Sapphire into a trap and kill her while the others finish their jobs. With the use of his Pokémon, Matt nearly drowns Sapphire and Flannery in the cable car, but Sapphire manages to drain the car and defeat Matt. Having won, Sapphire rushes over to stop Team Aqua, but Amber manages to stall her long enough for Shelly to kill Mt. Chimney. With their plan succeeded, Team Aqua escapes and takes Professor Cozmo with them.

When Team Magma and Team Aqua briefly join forces to journey to the bottom of the sea in the Submarine Explorer 1. Matt expresses excitement at the prospect of going to the Seafloor Cavern. When Archie questions if Matt would be able to go, Matt assures his leader that his injuries are almost healed. Archie then proceeds to have his knock Matt away. Matt is told that for his defeat at Mt. Chimney, he will be left behind and Amber will go in his place.

When and  are awakened, the Gym Leaders split into groups in an attempt to stop both Pokémon. In order to prevent their opponents from keeping Kyogre from advancing, each of the SSS splits up and attacks a Gym Leader. Matt faces Winona, and with his, he manages to prevent her from listening to her commands. Despite this, Matt struggles to fight Winona and is eventually defeated after Winona knocks him into the water as she goes to defend Flannery from Shelly. As he struggles to stay afloat, Matt begs Shelly to help him as she runs away after her battle ended. Shelly refuses and tells Matt to save himself.

In the Chuang Yi translation, he is known as Ark.

Pokémon
Matt owns the following Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

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.

In the Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom manga
Matt appeared in Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom.

Trivia

 * In Pokémon Adventures, Matt was originally conceived as a generic "tough guy" character; however, Kusaka and Yamamoto decided that this approach was boring, and Matt was instead written as the most "sensitive and nervous" (「ウシオが一番繊細で神経質」) of the SSS Trio.

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