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Satoshi (サトシ)
Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi in Japan, is a fictional character and protagonist of the anime Pokémon. There are also incarnations of him in the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, the Pocket Monsters Zensho manga, and the Ash & Pikachu manga. He is loosely based on the male protagonist of the Pokémon Red and Blue. The family name "Ketchum" is a pun of the anime's former tagline and slogan "Gotta catch 'em all!" At the beginning of the series, Ash was 10 years old. 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 day he met Pikachu, meaning his age at that time would be at least 11. However, two seasons later, the official Japanese Pokémon website 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 none of the characters have aged since the show began, placing the Pokemon anime in a floating timeline. 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 near death. But when in a Pokémon battle, he is highly competitive, and he shows tremendous presence of mind, taking advantage of the battlefield as well 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. 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. 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. Throughout the anime, Ash has met a number of rivals, including Richie, whom he faced in the Indigo League, and Casey, a diehard Electabuzz fanatic. During Pokémon tournaments, Ash has made rivals out of Harrison, Jackson, Morrison, and Tyson (the last of which went on to become the champion of the Hoenn Pokémon league). Near the beginning of Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl, Ash meets an arrogant young trainer named Paul, who quickly becomes his new rival. 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 always 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. 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 boxer shorts every day, a gag throughout the early episodes of the first few series. 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 she was a teenager, but in the anime, no evidence of Giovanni being Ash's father has been shown currently. In the episode "Showdown at Dark City," Ash went by the name of Tom Ato (tomato) after spotting some ketchup that Pikachu was eating. He had to disguise his name, so that his real name would not get a bad reputation, since he was dealing with the rivaling Yas and Kas gyms.
Animeography
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Pokemon
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Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu
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Pokemon Movie 02: Maboroshi no Pokemon Lugia Bakutan
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Pokemon Movie 03: Kesshoutou no Teiou Entei
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Pokemon Movie 04: Celebi Toki wo Koeta Deai
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Pokemon Movie 05: Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Latias to Latios
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Pokemon Movie 06: Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirachi
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Pokemon Movie 07: Rekkuu no Houmonsha Deoxys
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Pokemon Movie 08: Mew to Hadou no Yuusha Lucario
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Pokemon: Senritsu no Mirage Pokemon
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Pokemon Advanced Generation
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Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
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Pokemon: Mewtwo! Ware wa Koko ni Ari
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Pokemon Movie 09: Pokemon Ranger to Umi no Ouji Manaphy
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Pokemon Housoukyoku
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Pokemon Movie 10: Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai
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Pokemon Movie 11: Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Sheimi
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Pokemon: Pikachu Tankentai
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Pokemon: Pichu to Pikachu
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Fuyuyasumi
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi
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Pokemon Movie 12: Arceus Choukoku no Jikuu e
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Pokemon Movie 13: Genei no Hasha Zoroark
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Pokemon Best Wishes!
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Pokemon Movie 14 White: Victini to Kuroki Eiyuu Zekrom
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Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl Specials
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Pokemon Movie 14 Black: Victini to Shiroki Eiyuu Reshiram
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Fuyuyasumi (2000)
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Pokemon Introductory Recap
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Pokemon Movie 15: Kyurem vs. Seikenshi
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Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2
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Pokemon Movie 16: Shinsoku no Genosect - Mewtwo Kakusei
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Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N
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Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure
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Pokemon: Mewtwo - Kakusei e no Prologue
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Pokemon XY
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Pokemon Movie 17: Hakai no Mayu to Diancie
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Pokemon: Pikachu, Kore Nan no Kagi?
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Pokemon XY SP: Road to Kalos
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Pokemon XY: New Year Special
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Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure - Iris vs. Ibuki! Dragon Master e no Michi!!
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Pokemon XY: Sora no Hahen
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Pokemon Movie 18: Ring no Choumajin Hoopa
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Pokemon XY: New Year's Eve 2014 Super Mega Special
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Pokemon XY: Hoopa no Odemashi Daisakusen!!
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Pokemon Movie 19: Volcanion to Karakuri no Magearna
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Pokemon XY&Z
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TV-ban Pokemon Special Masara Town-hen Recaps
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Pokemon XY&Z: Subete no Nazo wo Tokiakase!
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Pokemon Sun & Moon
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Pokemon XY&Z Specials
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Pokemon Movie 20: Kimi ni Kimeta!
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Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Clip Show
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Pokemon Movie 21: Minna no Monogatari
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Pokemon: Aki no Special
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Pokemon Movie 22: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu Evolution
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Pokemon (2019)
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Pokemon Movie 23: Koko
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Oshougatsuda yo! Pokemon Special!
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Pokemon Advanced Generation Planetarium: Tenkuu Kara no Chousen
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Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Atsumare! Pokemon Planet Center
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Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Atsumare! Pokemon Hoshi Matsuri
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Pokemon Best Wishes! Hikari to Kage no Tenkyuugi
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Pokemon Sun & Moon Planetarium
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Planetarium Pokemon: Aurora kara no Message
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Oshougatsuda yo! Pokemon de Hatsu Warai Special!!
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Pokemon (2019): Natsuyasumi Chokuzen 1-jikan Special
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Pokemon (2019): Kami to Yobareshi Arceus
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A Ripple in Time
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Pokemon Moncolle Story
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Pokemon (2019): Harukanaru Aoi Sora
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Pokemon: Mezase Pokemon Master
Mangaography
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Dengeki! Pikachu
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster AG: Mew to Hadou no Yuusha Lucario
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster Advanced Generation: Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirachi
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Arceus Choukoku no Jikuu e
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Satoshi to Pikachu
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Shaymin
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Pokémon: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Kesshoutou no Teiou Entei
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Celebi - Toki wo Koeta Deai
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Latias to Latios
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster AG: Rekkuu no Houmonsha Deoxys
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Pokemon Ranger to Umi no Ouji Manaphy
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The Best of Pokémon 4Koma
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster Diamond & Pearl: Genei no Hasha Zoroark
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster Best Wishes: Kyurem vs Seikenshi Keldeo
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Best Wishes: Victini to Kuroki Eiyuu Zekrom
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster Best Wishes: Shinsoku no Genesect - Mewtwo Kakusei
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Pokémon the Movie XY: Hakai no Mayu to Diancie
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Pokémon the Movie XY: Ring no Choumajin Hoopa
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Pokemon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion to Karakuri no Magiana
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Kimi ni Kimeta!
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Kimi ni Kimeta! Remix
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Mewtwo no Gyakushuu Evolution
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Minna no Monogatari Gaiden - Episode Zeraora
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Pocket Monsters: Satoshi to Gou no Monogatari!
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Pocket Monster: Mewtwo! Ware wa Koko ni Ari
Voice Actors
Hana Takeda
Japanese
Rica Matsumoto
Japanese
Veronica Taylor
English
Fábio Lucindo
Portuguese (BR)
Davide Garbolino
Italian
Sarah Natochenny
English
Szalay Csongor
Hungarian
Balázs Szvetlov
Hungarian
Gergő Ungvári
Hungarian
Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr.
Spanish
Aurélien Ringelheim
French
Caroline Combrinck
German
Kayzie Rogers
English
Yehonatan Magon
Hebrew
Daniel Magon
Hebrew
Charles Emmanuel
Portuguese (BR)
Do Yeong Song
Korean
Adolfo Moreno
Spanish
Sébastien Reding
French
Pablo Gandolfo
Spanish
Nicolas Beaucaire
French
Gabriel Ramos
Spanish
Delphine Chauvier
French
Felix Mayer
German
Matheus Perissé
Portuguese (BR)
Miguel Ángel Leal
Spanish
Alan Fernando Velázquez
Spanish
Danilo Diniz
Portuguese (BR)
Charles Pestel
French
Fabienne Loriaux
French
Tang Yajing
Mandarin