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 also appears as an NPC in Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 and Sun and Moon.
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.
"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!"
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!"
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
This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Check if special quotes appear when the following Pokémon are in the party: Mankey, Exeggutor, Tauros, Diglett, Mew. Also appears to potential have quotes on Japanese Pokémon Blue, Pokémon Yellow, saving sounds, and version differences.
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."
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."