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Ash Ketchum
Ash Ketchum as seen in Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl series (Season 10+)
Japanese name	Satoshi (サトシ, Satoshi?)
Voice actor(s) (English)	Veronica Taylor (Seasons 1-8)[1] Sarah Natochenny (Season 9-present) Jamie Peacock (The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon first dub)[2]
Voice actor(s) (Japanese)	Rica Matsumoto[3]
First appearances
Game	Pokémon Puzzle League
Anime episode	"Pokémon, I Choose You!"
In-Universe Information
Occupation	Roaming Pokémon trainer

Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi (サトシ, Satoshi^?) in Japan, is a fictional character and the main protagonist from the Pokémon anime. There are also incarnations of him in a plethora of manga adaptations, of which include The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Pocket Monsters Zensho, and Ash & Pikachu. He is loosely based on Red, the protagonist of the games Pokémon Red and Blue. The family name "Ketchum" is a pun on the series' franchise's former tagline and slogan, "Gotta catch 'em all!". Image File history File links Merge-arrow. ... The following is a list of main and recurring characters that have appeared within the Pokémon anime series. ... Image File history File links Satoshidp. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Veronica Taylor (born April 9, 1978) is an American voice actress. ... Sarah Natochenny (born September 20, 1987 in Forest Hills, New York) is an American theater actress & voice actress. ... Original run – Episodes 549 Movies 5 Pokémon movies 4 Advanced Generation movies 2 Diamond & Pearl movie Specials 2 full-length TV specials Assorted side-story episodes (Pokémon Hosou/Pokémon Chronicles) Winter Vacation shorts Pokémon (abbreviated from Pocket Monsters ) in Japan) is a Japanese anime series, which... Kayzie Rogers is an American voice actress. ... The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon , lit. ... Rica Matsumoto ) (born November 30, 1968) is a seiyÅ« and J-pop singer who was born in Yokohama. ... Pokémon Puzzle League is a puzzle game for the Nintendo 64 console. ... The playable characters of Pokémon Emerald In the Pokémon franchise, a Pokémon Trainer is a person who captures wild Pokémon with Poké Balls, raises them, and trains them to battle other trainers Pokémon. ... A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity that is created from ones imagination or from an adaption of an existing entity. ... A protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. ... Original run – Episodes 549 Movies 5 Pokémon movies 4 Advanced Generation movies 2 Diamond & Pearl movie Specials 2 full-length TV specials Assorted side-story episodes (Pokémon Hosou/Pokémon Chronicles) Winter Vacation shorts Pokémon (abbreviated from Pocket Monsters ) in Japan) is a Japanese anime series, which... Serialized in {{{serialized}}} Original run November 1995 – Ongoing No. ... Pocket Monsters Zensho (ポケットモンスター全書 Poketto Monsutā Zensho) is a manga graphic novel written by Satomi Nakamura (中村里美 Nakamura Satomi). ... To meet the WikiProject Pokémon Collaborative Projects quality standards, this Pokémon-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Red is a name used to refer to two related, but distinct, fictional characters in the Pokémon franchise, the protagonists of the series in their respective media. ... Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue are the first two installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, first released for the Game Boy in Japan in 1996, later released to the rest of the world in 1998 (North America) and 1999 (Europe and Australia), and... Last name redirects here. ... The official Pokémon logo. ...

Character biography and personality

At the beginning of the series, Ash Ketchum was 10 years old, and later, in the episode "The Battle Of The Badge", Ash said that it was a whole year since he and Pikachu had visited Viridian City, making him 11. Furthermore, in the short called "Pikachu & Pichu" which was attached to Pokémon 3: The Movie, he said the day when the events depicted in the short took place was the anniversary of the day he met Pikachu, meaning his age at that time would be at least 12. However, two seasons later, Pokeani reported that Ash was the same age as May, who was 10 years old at the time. This and the fact that the two are at the same height suggests that both of the characters are the same age. Pikachu ) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

Ash as seen in the original series (Seasons 1-5).

Ash is a caring and valiant trainer but he can be confident to the point of arrogance and is known for being stubborn at times. He also has quite the reckless streak, which has led him to troublesome situations and even gotten him killed, although he was revived shortly thereafter.^[4] But when in a Pokémon battle, he is highly competitive, and he shows tremendous presence of mind, taking advantage of the battlefield as well as the nature of his and the enemy Pokémon's moves to claim victory after victory, though he has been known to lose from time to time. At the beginning of his journey Ash saw a mysterious flying Pokémon, which was later identified as Ho-Oh, it was believed in ancient times that Ho-Oh would appear only to a human that truly cared for his or her Pokémon, and that they would be promised eternal happiness. Ho-Oh has appeared for Ash twice more; when Ho-Oh flew towards Hoenn which gave Ash inspiration to journey there, and appeared again after Ash lost to Brandon. Image File history File links Ash_Ketchum_seasons_1-5. ... Image File history File links Ash_Ketchum_seasons_1-5. ... At the core of the multi-billion dollar Pokémon media franchise of various electronic games, ongoing anime, several manga series, collectible cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri are 493 distinctive fictional species classified as the titular Pokémon. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Battle Frontier Brains top to bottom: Brandon, Anabel, Tucker, Lucy, Spencer, Noland, and Greta. ...

Ash has matured greatly over the course of the series, and has considerably improved his abilities as a trainer, but his earnestness and determination remain the same. During the first season of the series, Ash trained to catch more Pokémon than his childhood rival, Gary Oak, although Gary has caught more, much more. He soon begins to focus more on each of his Pokémon's abilities. He also impresses many trainers by winning battles in which his Pokémon has a type disadvantage. At the Johto League Silver Conference Ash finally won a battle against Gary. This article is about Gary Oak, a character in the Pokémon anime. ... // Pokémon types are special attributes based partly on, and expanded from, the classical elements which determine the strengths along with the weaknesses of different Pokémon species. ...

Ash's primary nemesis is a group of comical antagonists named Team Rocket. Ever since the second episode, "Pokémon Emergency!", two Team Rocket operatives named Jessie and James, along with a talking Meowth, have tried to steal his first Pokémon, Pikachu, but have always failed. There are some occasions when they work together like the Pokémon: The Movie 2000. This article is about the version of Team Rocket seen in the Pokémon anime. ... Meowth , Nyarth in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Pikachu ) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

Ash's mother is Delia Ketchum (Hanako in Japan). She is a caring and thoughtful woman, though occasionally oblivious as her son, and in the English version of the anime often pesters him to change his underwear every day, a gag throughout the early episodes of the first few series. The running gag is a popular hallmark of comic and serious forms of entertainment. ...

The identity of his father has remained unknown. One reference to him exists in the anime. During a phone conversation between Ash and his mother in the second episode, she states to her amazement that he got from Pallet Town to Viridian City in one day. "It took your father four days to get there when he started Pokémon training", she says, "He'll be so proud!". A line from the play, Pokémon Live!, suggests that Delia, at one time, had a relationship with the leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni when he was a teenager, but in the anime, this is never mentioned. Original run – Episodes 549 Movies 5 Pokémon movies 4 Advanced Generation movies 2 Diamond & Pearl movie Specials 2 full-length TV specials Assorted side-story episodes (Pokémon Hosou/Pokémon Chronicles) Winter Vacation shorts Pokémon (abbreviated from Pocket Monsters ) in Japan) is a Japanese anime series, which... This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Kanto region featured in the Pokémon series. ... Pokémon Live! was a musical stage show that toured the United States in late 2000. ... Giovanni, known in the Japanese versions as Sakaki ), is the leader of Team Rocket in the fictional world of Pokémon. ...

Character design

Ash's design is based on the main character known as Red in Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal. "Ash" is one of the optional names for him in the first three games, and is a westernization of "Satoshi", taken from famous creator of Pokemon and founder of Game Freak Satoshi Tajiri. For the Game Series, Ash's character design was overseen by Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida For the anime, Ash's character design was overseen by Sayuri Ichishi (OS~AG), Yamada Toshiya (DP).^[5] Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue are the first two installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, first released for the Game Boy in Japan in 1996, later released to the rest of the world in 1998 (North America) and 1999 (Europe and Australia), and... Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Kin and Pocket Monsters Gin , lit. ... Pokémon Crystal, released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Crystal ), is a title in the Pokémon series of RPGs for the Game Boy Color. ... Game Freak ) is the Japanese video game developer behind the Pokémon series of RPGs, as well as several other games. ... Satoshi Tajiri , born on August 28, 1965) is a Japanese electronic game designer and the creator of Pocket Monsters, better known as Pokémon. ... Bulbasaur - An example of Ken Sugimoris artwork for Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Ken Sugimori ) (born January 27, 1966 in Tokyo) is a Japanese artist most famous for being the art director of the Pokémon video game franchise. ...

Appearances in other media

The only video game that Ash has truly appeared in to date is Pokémon Puzzle League, where he tries to become a Pokémon Puzzle Master. While Ash is loosely based on Red, the protagonist of Pokémon Red and Blue, the protagonist in Pokémon Yellow is based on him. Furthermore, in Pokémon Gold and Silver, Red acts a sort of "final boss" of the game, residing in Mount Silver. He carries a team comprising of Pikachu and the final evolutions of Pokémon that the player can catch without random battles in the original games (Squirtle, Charmander, and Bulbasaur are starter pokémon, and Eevee and Snorlax can be obtained through special events in the main story). As a nod to how powerful Ash's Pikachu is, Red's Pikachu is at level 81. Red's Pikachu is the strongest Pokémon, levelwise, to have appeared in any Pokémon handheld game. Pokémon Puzzle League is a puzzle game for the Nintendo 64 console. ... Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition is the fourth game in the Pokémon video game series in Japan, and the third in North America and Europe. ... Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, released in Japan as Pocket Monsters Kin and Pocket Monsters Gin , lit. ...

The portrayals of Ash in the manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Pocket Monster Zensho, and Ash & Pikachu, are very similar to the one in the anime. There are key differences in the manga, though. In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, it is based on Ash's journey up until the end of the Orange Islands travel. Ash is usually seen traveling by himself during the course of this manga although he is joined by Misty and Brock in Indigo sometimes. Misty is the only one to join Ash in the Orange Islands and at the end of the series, Ash travels with Gary Oak. Ash has other Pokémon in addition to the some of the ones above including Fearow and Oddish. The Ash & Pikachu manga is similar, although it has the episodes from the anime like "The Fortune Hunters" and "A Goldenrod Opportunity" combined, but with a couple of changes. In Pocket Monsters Zensho, Satoshi (as Ash is known in Japanese) starts with Charmander instead of Pikachu. The manga ends at the Indigo Plateau, where Satoshi defeats the Elite Four. This article is about Gary Oak, a character in the Pokémon anime. ... Fearow , Onidrill in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise. ... Oddish Nazonokusa in original Japanese language versions), also known as Plimp, is one of 493 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise. ... Pocket Monsters Zensho (ポケットモンスター全書 Poketto Monsutā Zensho) is a manga graphic novel written by Satomi Nakamura (中村里美 Nakamura Satomi). ...

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