Murdock

Murdock マードック Murdock
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Relatives	Dot (niece)
Member of	Rising Volt Tacklers
Rank	Chef
Anime debut	HZ001
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	Kenta Miyake

Murdock (Japanese: マードック Murdock) is a supporting character in Pokémon Horizons: The Series. He is a skilled chef and a member of the Rising Volt Tacklers.

In the anime

History

Murdock debuted in HZ001 alongside the other members of the Rising Volt Tacklers. He and his teammates were searching for Liko at Indigo Academy, but to no avail. In the following episode, he met and introduced himself to Liko aboard the Brave Asagi. He later took over the wheel from Friede when the Explorers' infiltrated the airship.

In HZ003, Murdock, his Rockruff, and Friede went to the nearest town to go looking for the Explorers, who had kidnapped Liko's Sprigatito. Due to Rockruff's strong sense of smell, they quickly managed to detect an undercover Conia due to her still having some of Sprigatito's scent in her body. As Liko joined them in the chase, Murdock decided to stay behind to help some townspeople that were knocked over by Conia. At the end of the day, Murdock and the rest of the Rising Volt Tacklers took Liko as one of their own.

In HZ005, Murdock briefly battled alongside Orla against Zir and Conia. As Roy approached alongside a group of Bug-type wild Pokémon, they ran back to the Brave Asagi to fix its balloon gasbag, leaving Mollie to face off against Zir.

In HZ008, it was revealed that Murdock and Friede had teamed up in order to get Dot to eat some sweets, since she only ate the very essentials for a day. Every night, he left a box of donuts in a cupboard for his niece to take, but she never interacted with this food. A few nights later, after Liko insisted on approaching Dot, Murdock discovered that his niece finally decided to eat the sweets.

Character

Murdock is a caring person. As seen in HZ003, he likes to shower his Pokémon with affection and praises and is mindful to his teammates, such as when he asked Liko whether or not she have any allergies or food she dislikes right after she decided to join the Rising Volt Tacklers. Not only is he skilled at cooking, but at sewing too, to the point of Orla asking him to fix the patches on blimp.

Despite trying his best, Murdock has a rather estranged relationship with Dot, which has motivated him to try specific approaches to dealing with her withdrawal and indifference to other team members.

Pokémon

On hand

		Rockruff
		Rockruff is Murdock's first known Pokémon. It appeared for the first time in HZ002, where it played with Liko's Sprigatito. In HZ003, Rockruff was used to search for Sprigatito, who had been kidnapped by the Explorers. Using its powerful sense of smell, it managed to detect Sprigatito's aroma in Conia and, after alerting the other, chased her back to the Explorers's hideout. Whilst Friede distracted Amethio in a battle, Rockruff continued the search with Liko and found Sprigatito. In HZ005, Murdock used Rockruff to battle the Explorers when they confronted the Rising Volt Tacklers. It battled against Zir and his Rhydon. Rockruff's only known move is Rock Tomb.
Debut	HZ002
Voice actors
Japanese	Saki Kotori

		Alcremie ♀
		Alcremie is Murdock's second known Pokémon. She helps Murdock prepare the food for members of the Rising Volt Tacklers. In HZ008, Alcremie attacked Liko when she tried to snoop in the cupboard reserved for storing Dot's food. None of Alcremie's moves are known.
Debut	HZ004

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Temporary

		Scyther (x2)
		Scyther were wild Pokémon that lived on Roy's island. They helped Murdock and Orla fix the Brave Asagi. None of Scyther's moves are known.
Debut	HZ004

		Caterpie (x2)
		Caterpie were wild Pokémon that lived on Roy's island. They helped Murdock and Orla fix the Brave Asagi. Caterpie's only known move is String Shot.
Debut	HZ004

		Weedle (x2)
		Weedle were wild Pokémon that lived on Roy's island. They helped Murdock and Orla fix the Brave Asagi. Weedle's only known move is String Shot.
Debut	HZ004

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 三宅健太 Kenta Miyake

Artwork

Concept art of Murdock for Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

In the manga

Pocket Monsters

Murdock in the Pocket Monsters manga

Murdock appeared in the Pocket Monsters manga, playing the same role as he does in the anime.

Trivia

• The gray highlights in his hair are shaped like a fork and knife, alluding to his role as a chef.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	マードック Murdock
English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish	Murdock	Same as his Japanese name
French	Murdoch	Similar to his Japanese name

References

Pokémon Horizons characters
Protagonists Liko • Roy Rising Volt Tacklers Friede • Captain Pikachu • Mollie • Orla • Ludlow • Murdock • Dot Explorers Amethio • Conia • Zir • Hamber Relatives Liko's grandmother • Roy's grandfather Supporting cast Nurse Joy • Nidothing • Rotom Phones • Ann
See also: Original anime characters

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