Matori マトリMatori
Matori inPokémon Journeys: The Series
Gender	Female
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kanto
Member of	Team Rocket
Rank	Secretary Matori Matrix leader
Animated debut	Memories are Made of Bliss!
English voice actor	Emily Jenness
Japanese voice actor	Kiyomi Asai

Matori (Japanese:マトリMatori), also referred to asGiovanni's secretary (Japanese:サカキの秘書Sakaki's secretary), is a recurring character inPokémon the Series. Following her debut inMemories are Made of Bliss!, she was a minor recurring character duringPokémon the Series: Black & White andPokémon the Series: XY before gaining a more significant role inPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.

History

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

InMemories are Made of Bliss!,Delibird arrived inSinnoh to informJessie,James, andMeowth to contactTeam Rocket headquarters immediately. When they did, instead of reachingGiovanni as they expected to, Matori greeted them. She informed thetrio that they had to return to headquarters right away for an assignment from their Boss himself. Later, Matori delivered the files on Jessie, James, and Meowth to Giovanni for review before being dismissed.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

InIn the Shadow of Zekrom!, Matori informed Giovanni of the mobilization of anunknown organization inUnova.

InEnter Iris and Axew!, she told the trio that they could not use their previous Pokémon and had tocatchPokémon native to Unova, as non-native Pokémon would arouse suspicion. After the transmission, she gave Giovanni some coffee and expressed doubts about the trio's ability to carry out the mission, but Giovanni soothed her fears by expressing confidence that they would draw the unknown organization out.

She appeared inThe Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!,Dreams by the Yard Full!, andSnivy Plays Hard to Catch!. These were all non-speaking cameo roles, where she was seen alongside Giovanni in transmissions to the trio.

InBattling For The Love of Bug-Types!, after the events of theunairedepisodes which are no longer part of canon, she dismissed Jessie, James, and Meowth to act on their own in Unova, telling them that Giovanni was very busy and could not give them any more missions at that time. Matori did not appear again inPokémon the Series: Black & White outside of non-speaking cameo appearances alongside Giovanni, first inUnrest at the Nursery!, and then inThe Dream Continues! dressed in new clothing.

Pokémon the Series: XY

Matori only had minor appearances inPokémon the Series: XY. She first made a non-speaking cameo alongside Giovanni inA Battle of Aerial Mobility!. She then received the trio's call toheadquarters inAn Explosive Operation! and immediately connected them to Giovanni.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Matori has a more active role inPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, commonly contacting Jessie, James, and Meowth to receive reports on a regular basis.

She was first seen briefly in a flashback inLoading the Dex!, alongside Giovanni. InThe Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!, she confronted the trio regarding the lack of reports on their progress inAlola. The trio tried to argue with her, only to immediately fall into line once Giovanni joined the conversation.

InAlola, Kanto!, it was revealed that Matori had summoned the trio back to Team Rocket HQ inKanto for unknown reasons. She admonished Jessie inNow You See Them, Now You Don't!, after they failed to attend the meeting.

Matori and Giovanni contacted the trio inActing True to Form!, and discovered they had encountered anAlolanMeowth. She ordered them to investigate and report the data about its powers. Much to the trio's surprise, she later revealed that the Alolan Meowth arrived at Team Rocket HQ and was now acting as her assistant. Matori was thankful and asked them to keep sending good Pokémon, unaware that the Meowth had traveled to Kanto on its own accord.

InWhy Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?, Matori scolded the trio for falling behind in their duties again. Jessie mentioned having plans of usingZ-Moves, and she advised them that aZ-Ring can only be obtained from anisland kahuna. Inthe following episode, she stood by as Giovanni made a phone call toNanu to ask him for information about the "Blinding One". Matori was later contacted by the trio, who wanted to inform Giovanni about the same subject. Since he was already aware of it, Matori advised them to report some bigger information if they wanted to impress the boss.

InA Battle Hand-Off!, Matori learned that the trio had recently acquired a Z-Ring and aMimikium Z. She seemed pleased by their confidence and ordered them to keep reporting on any Pokémon they have gotten.

InFilling the Light with Darkness!, Matori headed a specialTeam Rocket unit named theMatori Matrix (Japanese:マトリマトリックスMatori Matrix), and was on an aircraft approaching Alola with the unit's members, includingGozu. She was contacted by Giovanni for a briefing on the progress of her mission, and she reported that a smallUltra Wormhole had appeared in Alola, meaning that their target might appear. When asked by Giovanni if the target could be the "Blinding One", Matori responded that finding out the answer was the purpose of her mission. Giovanni ended the transmission by telling her he expected great things from her. She then asked Gozu if they would arrive in Alola soon, and when he confirmed that they would, she had him give the order to activate their craft's cloaking device.

InFull Moon and Many Arms!, the Matori Matrix arrived in Alola, but were left lethargic due toNecrozma drainingUltra Aura from the adults around the region. Despite this, when they encountered Necrozma in itsDawn Wings form, they managed to trap it inside an electrified net before it shortly broke out. The unit briefly retreated, only to return and attackLunala andNebby using laser cannons on their aircraft while the pair recuperated on the beach ofMelemele Island. They ensnared Lunala and Nebby in another electrified net, but it was soon destroyed byGladion's Silvally andAsh's Pikachu. Nebby retaliated by hitting the aircraft withFlash Cannon, forcing them to retreat again. After Necrozma possessed Nebby, turned intoDusk Mane Necrozma, and fled through anUltra Wormhole, Matori and the rest of the unit were rejuvenated and continued their mission. Later, at theUltra Guardians' base,Ash andhis classmates were informed of the Matori Matrix byFaba.

InThe Prism Between Light and Darkness!, Matori and her unit witnessed the Ultra Guardians and Lunala head inside an Ultra Wormhole and attempted to pursue them, only to be stopped byProfessor Kukui and Faba. Gozu and several Grunts were sent down toTen Carat Hill to face the duo, while Matori and the rest of the unit had their aircraft repaired. InSecuring the Future!, Matori called Gozu and urged him to wrap up his battle with Professor Kukui and Faba, as their repairs were done. The other members of the Matori Matrix returned to the aircraft, while Professor Kukui managed to defeat Gozu'sMegaAggron using hisIncineroar'sMalicious Moonsault. Once Gozu rejoined the others on the aircraft, the Matori Matrix set off to try and pass through the Ultra Wormhole. However,Tapu Koko attacked the aircraft and badly damaged it before blocking the way into the Ultra Wormhole. Though she wanted to continue the mission, Matori reluctantly ordered her unit to retreat.

InSpying for the Big Guy!, Matori contacted the trio, wanting to know why Bewear hadn't been sent to the headquarters before revealing she was coming over herself to get it, causing the trio to panic. After arriving in Alola with her Meowth, the trio took her to thePokémon School, where they witnessed Ash's classmates practicing their Z-Move poses before being sent flying by Pikachu'sCorkscrew Crash. Team Rocket then attempted to catchGrandpa Forest but failed when Bewear andStufful turned up. That night, Matori decided to grab Stufful and return to the headquarters with it, only to be stopped by the trio. Jessie distracted Matori whilst James switched Stufful with a disguised Meowth. However, Matori found this out while she was flying back to Kanto, whereupon Bewear showed up and rescued Meowth. Later, a visibly injured Matori contacted the trio from Team Rocket HQ once again, only to be scared off when Bewear answered the call.

InThank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, Matori contacted the trio with new orders for them to return to the HQ, having grown tired of their lack of results in Alola.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

InA Little Rocket R & R!, Matori contacted the trio at their base inVermilion City, where she told them that Giovanni was giving them an order to take a vacation as a reward for accomplishing their missions. This was, in fact, a lie intended to get them out of the way for her own operation to steal large numbers of Pokémon at theResort Area inSinnoh. Giovanni gave her freedom to take as manyTeam Rocket Grunts as she wished with her, but she elected to only bring members of the Matori Matrix.

She traveled to the Resort Area via helicopter, where she met up with the Matori Matrix members at a tent they set up as a base and reviewed the mission plans with them. They successfully stole many Pokémon from the nearby town, includingAsh's Pikachu. However, Jessie, James, and Meowth happened to be taking their vacation at the Resort Area and overheard her disparaging them, motivating them to help Ash andGoh free the Pokémon before the Matori Matrix could leave the area. The subsequent battle quickly turned against Matori and her unit, and whenOfficer Jenny arrived, she ordered a retreat. Later, the trio answered her next call to their Vermilion City hideout and noticed she was exhausted, guessing it was because Giovanni scolded her for failing her mission.

She appeared again inNightfall? Nightmares!, where she and the Matori Matrix pursued aCresselia overFullmoon Island. After injuring it with their airship's electric blasts, they lost track of it and it escaped to a forest on the mainland. Matori contacted Jessie, James, and Meowth at their base inVermilion City and ordered them to track Cresselia down, telling them that the operation to capture Cresselia andDarkrai was a mission directly from Giovanni and that success would greatly benefit their reputation. However, this was Matori's scheme to have them do the work for her, intending to blame them for their failure if they didn't succeed. She then ordered the Matori Matrix to continue their search for Darkrai.

InA Midsummer Night's Light!, she and the Matori Matrix finally caught up to Darkrai and Cresselia on a beach, where Ash, Goh,Chloe, andDawn were with theLunar duo. Ordering an attack, she descended from the airship with four other Matori Matrix members and commanded them as they battled against Ash's group. The Matori Matrix managed to overwhelm them and subdue Darkrai, but as Matori ordered her henchmen to collect it, Cresselia healed Darkrai usingLunar Dance. Reinvigorated, Darkrai then blasted the Matori Matrix's airship away withDark Pulse before usingDark Void to engulf Matori and the others, trapping them in nightmares and defeating them.

Character

Matori appears to take her job as secretary seriously, as shown many times when she delivers messages coming from theTeam Rocket Boss to Jessie, James and Meowth, or when she demands reports from them. She is also seen to be faithful and deferential to Giovanni. While interacting with the Team Rocket trio, she is noticeably more cold and harsh.

InPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, more of Matori's personal relationship with the trio is fleshed out. She becomes a rival figure to Jessie, who carries an intense dislike for her, as she considers Matori's attitude to be too authoritarian and almighty due to her status as the boss's secretary. She angrily calls her names such as "four eyes, "loser locks" and "bob-cut glasses goon" (Japanese: おかっぱメガネbob-hair glasses) when she is not around, although later on both Jessie and Matori begin showing their disdain of one another publicly. Jessie also periodically uses a hand puppet of Matori to mock things the latter says, such as lectures after the trio fails missions. James seems to be more respectful of her, if not a little intimidated by her. Meowth appears to feel neutral towards her. He once considered bribing her with food, but quickly gave up on the idea.

Matori, on her side, is usually not impressed with the trio's lack of achievements and their failure to report on schedule. She does, however, show certain respect for them when they manage to report true achievements, such as unwittingly finding an Alolan Meowth or acquiring aZ-Power Ring. While the trio usually responds to her in a combative manner, especially when not in Giovanni's presence, she is either unaware of this or chooses to ignore it.

It is later revealed that in addition to being Giovanni's secretary, Matori is also an elite Team Rocket operative who leads her own special unit, theMatori Matrix. While leading this unit, she wears a standard Team Rocket uniform, but it is styled in a more militaristic fashion, with fancy, decorative shoulder-pads and the hat being down-turned and carrying the Matori Matrix insignia. In her role with the Matori Matrix, she is shown to be a serious, goal-oriented leader, dedicated to accomplishing her missions at any cost. Additionally, she also shows a vain and condescending personality, having the unit named after herself and dismissing the trio's offer to help. She appears to trust Gozu's advice, although she maintains her bossy demeanor and becomes even more irritable while lethargic due to the draining of Ultra Aura. She also has a reckless side, as seen when she hesitated to give up on pursuing the Ultra Guardians through an Ultra Wormhole, even though the Matori Matrix's airship was badly damaged.

Matori knows when to cut her losses, as seen inSpying for the Big Guy!, when she gave up trying to bringBewear back to theTeam Rocket HQ and instead capturedStufful. Bewear's rescue of Meowth subsequently resulted in Matori developing a fear of Bewear, as seen when she attempted to contact the trio, only for Bewear to answer her.

Pokémon

On hand

Meowth

Used as a messenger

Delibird

Voice actors

Trivia

• Matori was the last character to be introduced inPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, debuting in the final episode.
  • This makes her the only recurring human character to be introduced in the final episode of aseries.
• Prior to the original Japanese version ofBattling For The Love of Bug-Types!, Matori was known only asGiovanni's secretary. The Chinese and Indonesian dubs retainedMeowth's line revealing her name in that episode, but the English dub removed it. She remained nameless in the English dub until the English captions forThe Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair! referred to her asMatori. This was later confirmed when her name was spoken inFull Moon and Many Arms!, 347 episodes after it was originally revealed in Japanese.
• Matori seems to have taken overCassidy's role asJessie's main rival withinTeam Rocket.
• An early, unused design for Matori depicted her with a different uniform and a haircut resembling that ofLorelei.^{[citation needed]}
• Aside from theTeam Rocket trio andGiovanni, Matori has appeared in more series than any other member of Team Rocket, at five.

Names

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