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Shigeki Morimoto
森本 茂樹
Born (1967-10-01) October 1, 1967 (age 55)
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Video game designer, director, programmer
Years active 1993–present
Employer Game Freak
Notable work
Pokémon

Shigeki Morimoto (Japanese: 森本 茂樹, Hepburn: Morimoto Shigeki, born October 1, 1967) is a game designer and programmer currently working at Game Freak. He has been involved in nearly every main series Pokémon game, since Pokémon Red and Blue Versions where he was a programmer, and the creator of the battle system and the Pokémon "Mew". Since then, he has served as the director of more recent games in the series.

Games

Year Game Position
1993 Mario & Wario Map design
1996 Pokémon Red & Green Programmer, monster design
Pokémon Blue Programmer, monster design
1997 Bushi Seiryūden: Futari no Yūsha Map design, balancing
1998 Game Boy Camera Special thanks
Pokemon Stadium Character design
Pokémon Yellow Programmer
1999 Pokémon Gold & Silver Programmer, game design
2000 Pokémon Crystal Programmer, game design
Pokémon Stadium 2 Character design
2001 Super Smash Bros. Melee Original game staff (Pokémon)
2002 Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Battle director, game design
2003 Pokémon Colosseum Advisor
2004 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Battle director, game design
Pokémon Emerald Director
2005 Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Advisor
2006 Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Battle director, game design
Pokémon Battle Revolution Advisor
2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Original game staff (Pokémon)
Pokémon Platinum Game design
2009 Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Director
2010 Pokémon Black & White Game design
2012 Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 Game design
2013 Pocket Card Jockey Special
Pokémon X & Y Battle design
2016 Pokémon Sun & Moon Battle design
2017 Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Battle design
2019 Little Town Hero Supervisor
Pokémon Sword & Shield Battle design
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