Marlon
| Marlon シズイShizui | |
| "A Bigger Splash Than the Sea!" | |
 Art fromBlack 2 and White 2 | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Dark Blue |
| Hometown | Humilau City |
| Region | Unova |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader Pokémon Trainer |
| Generation | V |
| Games | Black 2, White 2 Masters EX |
| Leader of | Humilau Gym |
| Badge | Wave Badge |
| Specializes in | Water types |
| Game animation debut | GOTCHA! |
| English voice actor | Ray Chase[1](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Ryota Iwasaki[2](Masters EX) |
| Animated debut | The Road to Humilau! |
| English voice actor | Ed Paul |
| Japanese voice actor | Yūji Ueda |
Marlon (Japanese:シズイShizui) is theGym Leader ofHumilau City'sGym, known officially as theHumilau Gym. Hespecializes inWater-typePokémon. He gives theWave Badge to Trainers who defeat him.
In the core series games
Marlon appears inPokémon Black 2 and White 2 as the eighth and final Gym Leader that theplayer challenges. He is a big-heartedPokémon Trainer who gives passionate advice. Marlon also seems to be a very relaxed and carefree man, as shown by his obliviousness as to whoTeam Plasma are and what they do, even asking if Team Plasma arebad people.
Marlon specializes in Water-type Pokémon. Upon defeating him, he will reward the player with a Wave Badge andTM55 (Scald). Outside of battle, Marlon is a fisherman who catchesWater-type Pokémon which he would later use in future Gym battles.
Upon arriving inHumilau City, Marlon is absent from the Gym, and the player is sent to find him. The player meets Marlon just as they head north of the Gym, in which he returns to it and awaits a Gym battle. After the Gym battle, Marlon jumps into the ocean and swims away. Upon exiting the Gym,Hugh walks up and congratulates the player on gaining all eight of Unova's Gym Badges, and then their attention turns to Team Plasma, during which Marlon walks up and asks about them. He then heads off to theSeaside Cave to find thePlasma Frigate. Later on, atRoute 21, he is seen jumping off the Plasma Frigate after lowering the boarding plank, and then heads back to the Gym, leaving the player and Hugh to deal with Team Plasma.
During the post-game, Marlon joins the other Gym Leaders in participating in thePokémon World Tournament.
Pokémon
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Gym battle
Easy Mode/Normal Mode
Challenge Mode
Pokémon World Tournament
Marlon uses three of these Pokémon inSingle Battles, four inDouble andRotation Battles, and all six inTriple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon,Jellicent.
Unova Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders/Mix Master Tournament
National Gymquirer
- Jingle:"Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
- Page:"That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name MisterFisher! Thank yooou! 'Marlon was swimming the other day, and he just kept going faster until he shot out of the water and into the sky! That swimming style could completely dominate the world of swimming.' Hm... That is amazing, but nobody else can do that. Actually, can you even call jumping into the sky swimming? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Marlon (Masters)
Marlon forms async pair withCarracosta inPokémon Masters EX. Marlon became a playable sync pair since the game's release.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #045 |  | Marlon | #0565 |  | Carracosta♂ | Water | Grass |  | ★★★☆☆☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
Gallery
Sprites
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| Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | VS sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
Quotes
- Main article:Marlon/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Marlon appeared inThe Road to Humilau!, whereCameron aimed to challenge hisGym for his finalBadge. After Cameron andAsh lost their way toHumilau City, Marlon found the twoTrainers and took them to his Gym. There, he faced Cameron in aGymbattle. Although Marlon had a powerfulteam, he was defeated by Cameron'sSamurott, giving Cameron his last Gym Badge.
Pokémon movies
Marlon made a cameo appearance in the ending credits ofGenesect and the Legend Awakened.
Character
Marlon is a spiritedGym Leader with a laidback personality. He has a strong team ofWater Pokémon, which perform well in theHumilau Gym's open ocean battlefield. Marlon utilizes offense to bring down his challengers and takes advantage of the Gym's aquatic setting.
Pokémon
This listing is of Marlon's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:
| Debut | The Road to Humilau! |
|---|
Wailord was used to transport Marlon,Ash, andCameron to theHumilau Gym.
None of Wailord's moves are known.
| Debut | The Road to Humilau! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima |
| English | Billy Bob Thompson |
Jellicent was the first Pokémon that Marlon used againstCameron in theirGymbattle. He battled Cameron'sFerrothorn, and while he was defeated by Ferrothorn'sThunderbolt, hisAbility was activated, thereby disabling themove.
Jellicent's only known move isShadow Ball and his Ability isCursed Body.
| Debut | The Road to Humilau! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
| English | Unshō Ishizuka |
Mantine is Marlon's ace Pokémon. It was the second Pokémon that Marlon used againstCameron in their Gym battle. It quickly knocked outFerrothorn with a combination of Wing Attack, Bullet Seed, and Psybeam. Afterwards, Mantine faced off against Cameron's femaleSamurott and was knocked out without landing a single attack on her.
Mantine's known moves areWing Attack,Bullet Seed, andPsybeam.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | うえだゆうじYūji Ueda | |
| English | Ed Paul | |
| Czech | Petr Gelnar | |
| Danish | Niclas Mortensen | |
| Polish | Przemysław Stippa | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Robson Kumode | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Víctor Ugarte |
| Spain | Pablo Sevilla | |
| Swedish | Jesper Adefelt | |
GOTCHA!
Marlon briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
History
Black & White arc
Marlon debuted inHallway Hijinks, where he participated as a competitor in thePokémon League. After battling his way through Victory Road, he eventually made it into the top 8. InThe Tournament Continues, Marlon facedHood Man in the quarterfinals. Despite managing to disable the moves of Hood Man'sBeheeyem, Marlon ended up losing, allowing Hood Man to advance to the next round.
InSomething Suspicious, Marlon attempted to head back home, only to be approached byWhite. When asked on what he knew about Hood Man, Marlon revealed his opponent had managed to somehow enter the League without collecting a single GymBadge. White decided to expose Hood Man for cheating, but was stopped by Marlon, who was perfectly fine with losing since his opponent was a strongTrainer. Marlon stated that he foundCheren more suspicious and suggested that White begin investigating him next.
Black 2 & White 2 arc
Sometime before the events of theBlack 2 & White 2 arc, Marlon became theGym Leader ofHumilau City. InPink Slip, Marlon andBenga helped rescue Cheren's class andRoxie fromCastelia City, which had been frozen by thePlasma Frigate. After explaining the situation, Marlon and Began asked Cheren and Roxie to join them and launch a counterattack againstTeam Plasma.
Pokémon
Jellicent is Marlon's only known Pokémon. He has been with Marlon ever since he was aFrillish. Marlon used him to battle Hood Man'sBeheeyem at the Unova Pokémon League. Although he put up a good fight, Beheeyem defeated him withShadow Ball, giving Hood Man the victory. Later, he was healed by White'sAlomomola, Nancy, in an attempt to get Marlon's trust.
Jellicent's known moves areScald andRecover, and his Ability isCursed Body.
Marlon has at least two other Pokémon, as he participated in the quarterfinals of the Unova Pokémon League, which requires a Single Battle involving three Pokémon.
Badges obtained
Unova League
- At least eight unknown Badges
Achievements
Pokémon League
Marlon has competed in the followingPokémon League Conferences:
- Pokemon League - Top 8 (The Tournament Continues)
Trivia
- Marlon's Japanese Leader title is海よりも 海な 男！.
- Marlon speaks in aKyushu dialect in the Japanese version.
- Marlon is the firstGym Leader to appear in only oneanimated series episode sinceBugsy, who appeared inGettin' The Bugs Out, 607 episodes prior to Marlon's appearance.
- However, at the time of Marlon's animated series appearance,Chuck had also only appeared in one episode, before making a second appearance inOcto-Gridlock at the Gym!.
- According to one of thetelevision stations inUnova, Marlon learned to jump by practicing with theMantine that lived by his childhood home.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シズイShizui | From シズイshizui (Schoenoplectus nipponicus, a species of club-rush that grows in marshes) and possibly 滴shizuku (drop), 水sui (water), and 井i (well) |
| English, Latin American Spanish | Marlon | Frommarlin andmarine |
| German | Benson | FromTeichbinsen (club-rush) |
| European Spanish | Ciprián | FromCyperaceae (family that contains the club-rush) orScirpus (genus that formerly contained plants of theSchoenoplectus genus) |
| French | Amana | Possibly from the genusAmana |
| Italian | Ciprian | FromCyperaceae or the genusScirpus |
| Korean | 시즈Sijeu | From a partial transcription of his Japanese name andseas |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 西子伊Xīzǐyī /Sāijíyī | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (mainland China) | 西子伊Xīzǐyī[n 1] | |
| Vietnamese | Shizui | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Notes
References
- ↑Ray Chase on Twitter
- ↑Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
Related articles
 | This game character article is part ofProject CharacterDex, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in thePokémon games. |
