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Ctesjbuvf: /* Eggs in Pokemon GO */

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Please leave your message by creating a new section below. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 05:57, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

== Small group ==

Pumpkinking, early Normal-type Pokémon like Patrat and Bunnelby is too small of a group to note right so I hidden a piece of trivia on each of the Pokémon pages anyway. --[[User:Cinday123|Cinday123]] ''([[User talk:Cinday123|Talk]])'' 04:38, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

== Japanese seiyū ==

Hello, I've noticed that you've changed the term "seiyū" to "voice actor" on [[Becky]]'s page twice. I won't undo your revision because we really shouldn't get into an edit war, but I have to remind you that the term "seiyū" is used when referring to Japanese voice actors in order to distinguish them from English voice actors. It's also a rule {{u|Kenji-girl}} established on the [[Project VA#Article Structure|Project VA]] page.

Also, you suggested that the "[[List of Japanese voice actors]]" page use the term "seiyū" but then it'd be inconsistent with Becky's page...either we'd have to change both uses of "seiyū" to "voice actor" for both Becky's and the list's pages, or else we'd have to do the opposite for all other VA articles. [[Special:Contributions/GamerGeek|☆]][[User:GamerGeek|Gamer]][[User talk:GamerGeek|Geek]][[Steelix (Pokémon)|☆]] 22:15, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
:I didn't change it twice. After my first edit, I saw your edit summary pointing out Project VA's guideline, and [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Becky&diff=2094489&oldid=2094488 as you can see,] my second edit was merely to add a Wikipedia link. I don't see how using one or the other ("seiyu" or "voice actor") on all pages is inconsistent; if anything, the way we have it now is inconsistent, as we use two different terms on different parts of the wiki. We should pick one and be consistent with it across all pages. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 02:45, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

== Evolution ==

Evolution and its derivatives are always capitalized according to the Pokémon Syntax, what's wrong with it? --[[User:Cinday123|Cinday123]] ''([[User talk:Cinday123|Talk]])'' 00:49, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
:It'd be nice if you had cited that source in the first place. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 00:50, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
::And please check {{u|SnorlaxMonster/Pokémon Syntax|the Pokémon Syntax}} if you noticed. --[[User:Cinday123|Cinday123]] ''([[User talk:Cinday123|Talk]])'' 00:53, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
:::Don't patronize me. I already acknowledged that I saw your source. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 00:55, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

== Aqua Ribbon/Wallace Cup ==

([http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Dawn_(anime)&diff=2104717&oldid=2104703 link]) It does, but I was going for with a '''Ctrl+F''''ble solution here. And perhaps speaking just for myself, but I initially didn't even know the winner gets an Aqua Ribbon, so I wouldn't even know where to look.

Would you agree with simply moving it to the end, meaning while not getting in the way, we'd still have it easily noticeable? ([http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Dawn_(anime)&action=edit&section=10 edit link]):
* {{to|Floaroma}} [[Ribbon]] (''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]'')
* {{DL|Ribbon|Aqua}} Ribbon (''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]'') (winner of the [[Wallace Cup]])
* {{to|Celestic}} Ribbon (''[[DP095|Battling The Generation Gap!]]'')
* {{to|Chocovine}} Ribbon (''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]'')
* {{to|Daybreak}} Ribbon (''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]'')
--'''[[User:Det|Det]][[User talk:Det|talk]]''' 16:19, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
:The Aqua Ribbon is not the winner of the Wallace Cup, though, so that's not grammatically accurate. Would either "Aqua Ribbon for winning the Wallace Cup (Strategy with a Smile!)" or "Aqua Ribbon (Strategy with a Smile!) (for winning the Wallace Cup)" be sufficient? [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 17:18, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
::Well, I've learnt not fight you people too much over what ''I'' think is right, so as long as it mentions that "Wallace Cup", I'm happy with what you think is best.
::But to me the first suggestion seems a little "clumsy", though, as it [[Dawn_(anime)#Contests|deviates]] a bit too much from the rest and as a sentence might make you think <nowiki>'</nowiki>''well, why not name all the other Cups too?''<nowiki>'</nowiki> (which I don't think even have names).
::I'd personally go with either of these (the first one is yours):
::* {{DL|Ribbon|Aqua}} Ribbon (''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]'') (for winning the [[Wallace Cup]])
::* {{DL|Ribbon|Aqua}} Ribbon (for winning the [[Wallace Cup]] in ''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]'')
::--'''[[User:Det|Det]][[User talk:Det|talk]]''' 19:55, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

== Logical quotes ==

Should we just leave it the way it was when added, first come/first serve? [[User:Pikachu Bros.|Pikachu Bros.]] ([[User talk:Pikachu Bros.|talk]]) 15:18, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
:I don't normally believe in compromising on ideological grounds, but in this case it's in my favor, so I suppose so. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 15:26, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

== Scientific Trivia ==

Sorry to bother you, but could you help me understand a little better why you thought the piece of trivia on Steelix's page shouldn't have been there? I know it's no big deal, but pointing out something that is scientifically incorrect seems like a valid thing to put in a trivia section to me. [[User:Aggron989|''AGG'']][[User talk:Aggron989|''RON'']][[Special:Contributions/Aggron989|''989'']] 00:54, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
:For the same reason that trivia about {{p|Wailord}} being less dense than air has been repeatedly removed from its page — it has to make assumptions about the Pokemon world working the same way as ours, when it clearly doesn't. Aside from the existence of Pokemon themselves, there are tons and tons of other completely ridiculous things in the Pokedex — Alakazam having an IQ of 5000, Ponyta's hooves being harder than diamonds, etc. Simply put, the Pokedex is just not a place for any kind of scientific data that makes sense in our world. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 03:12, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
::I hope you'll pardon the intrusion, but I'd also note that Steelix's entries only say its composition is diamond''like'', not that it is necessarily ''made of'' diamonds. (Others even say it is ''harder'' than diamonds, which should imply that it ''cannot'' be made of them.) So the trivia point was off the mark in the first place. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 03:29, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

== Shuckle trivia ==

Couldn't Shuckle potentially get Ice Ball through Mimic?--[[User:Cold|Cold]] ([[User talk:Cold|talk]]) 20:47, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
:True. That wasn't listed in any of the original discussion about the trivium, though, so I hope it's understandable that I overlooked it, especially since Shuckle can't even get Mimic unless it's migrated forward all the way from FRLG or XD. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 21:52, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

==Mega stat trivia==
Just so you know, Dennou made it [[User talk:Dennou Zenshi#Type/stat superlative trivia|pretty clear]] that that was just an opinion and is by no means binding. Now, I've seen SnorlaxMonster remove such trivia as well, so it's basically a ''de facto'' rule. I only decided to add the exclusion rather than remove the whole trivia because there has been no official rule. In my opinion, Mega Evolutions are not like pseudo-legendaries for several reasons: they are alternate forms, not just unusually strong Pokémon; they are not just a fan designation based on stats; and they are temporary, in-battle-only changes, which basically makes them no different than a stat-boosting move. As you can see from [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Archeops_(Pok%C3%A9mon)&curid=116027&diff=2114172&oldid=2114166 our edits], someone thought it notable that Archeops had the highest BST of all Fossil Pokémon, a group with only 11 members. I'd say that small groups like Fossils or Babies or starters should only note the highest BST, while larger groups like types and legendaries should note each highest stat as well. (Sorry for the essay, lol). --[[User:IWannaBeTheVeryBest|The]]Very[[User talk:IWannaBeTheVeryBest|Best]] 05:21, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
:And in my opinion, any opinion by a staff member, even if explicitly non-binding, is better than having no policy at all, and is thus good enough to apply until another staff member disagrees. But I see your point, and agree that small groups shouldn't note such things. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 05:58, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

==Pokédex trivia==
Nice work on dealing with removing all the trivia from those Pokédex trivia pages. Just so you are aware the only reason I added that trivia piece for the Kanto Pokédex regarding Magnemite and Magneton was that my attempt to alter the template itself regarding that information itself failed when I previewed it, so I decided to add that trivia piece instead. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] ([[User talk:Tyler53841|talk]]) 22:48, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
:Yeah, it makes more sense for it to be a trivia point than to try to jury-rig the templates in a way that probably wouldn't even end up being very clear to the average reader. :) [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 23:04, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
::Plus unlike Johto, it did not require the creation of another Pokédex page, anyway thanks for the update on the trivia, as long as it serves its original purpose I don't mind if the wording is changed. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] ([[User talk:Tyler53841|talk]]) 23:12, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
:::Also one other thing to point out is let's wait until more concrete details regarding the Pokédex for the Ruby and Sapphire remakes is confirmed to affect what decision will be made regarding the Pokédex listings for Hoenn, especially since many of the Pokémon listed in it now have the Fairy-type attached to them which would only end with either a new page or a need for a new trivia piece. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] ([[User talk:Tyler53841|talk]]) 23:26, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

== Roxie ==

I know where you're coming from, but for me, it doesn't matter whether the bass is left or right hand oriented. One can see that for themselves without the article having to tel them that.--[[User:Force Fire|'''F'''orce]][[User talk:Force Fire|'''F'''ire]] 03:00, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
:And that's a much better (and more communicative) reason than "other people have removed it." [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 05:15, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

== Bestow ==

I am quite surprised this happened! What I did on Bestow's page was remove 'In other generations' section, for the reason that it is still the image from Generation V which goes in the main infobox and it is hence pointless to create a separate section for the same image. As you might check with moves like {{m|Snarl}}, and {{m|Simple Beam}}, and {{m|Entrainment}}, no 'In other generations' has been mentioned on their pages as well due to the same reason. So I would like to ask what prompted you to revert my edits (and call me a vandal on the top of that; it really hurt me!) when a similar pattern is followed for other Generation V moves. [[User:Harryghost|Harryghost]] ([[User talk:Harryghost|talk]]) 11:47, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
:My bad. Somehow I managed to think the infobox image was from Gen VI — although now I can't comprehend why I would think that, as it's clearly pixelated rather than a 3D model. Vandalism was the only reason that occurred to me for why someone would remove what I thought was not a redundant image. I humbly apologize. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 04:33, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

== That J episode ==

https://youtu.be/v1xysHR0jsM?t=983

The only reason they didn't die was that they were lucky enough for Gardevoir to Teleport them. [[User:Unowninator|Unowninator]] ([[User talk:Unowninator|talk]]) 06:01, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

== Zapdos edit ==

Thanks for the edit you recently made to Zapdos's page.[[User:Ratchet and Clank 1995|Ratchet and Clank 1995]] ([[User talk:Ratchet and Clank 1995|talk]]) 18:45, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

== Nature Power revert ==

How is that self evident? The point of the articles is to educate the reader on the intricacies of the moves, and it can't do that if information is left up in the air. in your rationel, it should be evident that Hidden Power is affected by the abilities, however that is not the case. Hidden Power is a normal type move, but it is not treated as one by the ability.

Moves behave in all kinds of unpredictable ways, like how Curse places a curse on the user if they have protean.

For all the reader knows, if a Pokemon has acquired Refrigerate and then uses Nature Power while Electric Terrain is on the field, the move would be a Ice-type thunderbolt just like how Normalize makes Thunderwave a normal-type move that can bypass ground's immunity. The problem is, it won't, so if you try to use Nature Power against a ground type in this scenario, all you're going to do is throw away a move because it'll still be immune. [[User:Yamitora1|Yamitora1]] ([[User talk:Yamitora1|talk]]) 21:51, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
:It's self-evident because Nature Power is merely "calling" the other move in the same way Metronome does. Since "called moves act the same as they do if they're used normally" is a general rule, it's only exceptions to that rule that need to be noted, since a reader can always easily navigate to the called move's page to read about it. If we wrote about every called move's interactions with everything else in the game (especially, god forbid, on a page like Metronome) it would balloon out of control. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 04:15, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

== Zygarde ==

Bringing this up here before I do any further edits. The Zygarde section seems to put a lot of emphasis on trying to justify the Loki's children theory, and Norse mythology in general. Leaving little room for other interpretations. If you want to trim down the section I suggest removing a lot of the justification for these theories too. Like how are long lines fine like this one: ''Zygarde Complete Forme may be based on Hel, the ruler of {{wp|Hel (location)|Helheim}}, the realm of the dead in Nordic myth. She is often depicted as a half alive and half dead being, which may have inspired Zygarde's theme of balance between life and death.'' But a short note that Complete may be based on a combined Mecha not? Complete has a very strong physical appearance and generally looks inorganic, this in contrast to Hel who is frail. The Mecha note can help give insight into that.

Flatworms being able to form into bigger multi-cellular creatures is incorrect, they can just split into several individuals if cut in two, but not actually merge. Flatworms should either be left out of that sentence completely or get their own specifying that case. I support the first. Also I think Euglena is worth mentioning because they are the creatures that visually look the most like Zygarde Core, on top of the photosynthesis link. [[User:Petrichor|Petrichor]] ([[User talk:Petrichor|talk]]) 05:38, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
:I'm just trying to avoid excessive detail. Which interpretations get focus and which don't are something that I have no particular stance on. The Norse mythology thing has been heavily pushed by other users, though, so I've been hesitant to trim it because people tend to throw a fit when it's trimmed. But you're more than welcome to try to do so yourself if you want. As for flatworms, sorry about that. I'll adjust that clause. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 06:13, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

== Ar-KAY-Us ==

Why did you undo my edit? I've seen the promotional trailer, it clearly says "Ar-KAY-us". [[User:CrashBash|CrashBash]] ([[User talk:CrashBash|talk]]) 13:43, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
:Apologies. That trivium had stood like that for a ''very'' long time without anyone objecting, you left no edit summary to explain, and we often have vandals who change minor things for apparently no reason but enjoyment of seeing subtle wrongness go unnoticed, so I assumed you were one of those vandals. It seems you were perhaps instead just correcting something one of those vandals had slipped in long ago. Sorry for the misunderstanding. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 14:54, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
::OK, it's cool. Thing is, I've seen lots of videos discussing the various pronunciations of Arceus' name, and whilst I have found one for Ar-KAY-us, I have never found one for Ar-SAY-us other than a passing comment. [[User:CrashBash|CrashBash]] ([[User talk:CrashBash|talk]]) 15:46, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

== Legendary Pokémon anime vs games ==

You've been a small part of the recent back and forth on [[Legendary Pokémon]], so I just want to make sure you know, it's been edited back and forth quite enough. If you happen to still have an opinion about it, let's move the issue to a talk page.

Please. Thank you. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 17:58, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

==GenII+ Base Stats for Kanto Pokemon==
Can you find me a sortable list of GenII base stats for only the 151 Kanto Pokemon? I need it to be Kanto Pokemon only, I can't have all the others crowding the list, because they're not in Pokemon GO yet. Right now I'm using the [[Bulbapedia:Sandbox]], but I don't want to use the sandbox every time to view it.
[[User:Damian001|Damian001]] ([[User talk:Damian001|talk]]) 18:05, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
:The only lists I know of are the [[List of Pokémon by base stats]] page and the related pages linked at the top of it. Sorry I can't help you any more than that. If you don't want to use the sandbox, you can make enough productive edits elsewhere on the wiki to become {{bp|autoconfirmed}}, then use a user subpage. I know this probably isn't the answer you want to hear, but it's the only one I know. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 18:10, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

==Reggie==
Hi there! Would you please explain why you removed [[Reggie]] from the "Other participants" section in the article for the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]? The reason you gave in the edit summary is really not good enough.

As you must know, our articles can be {{cat|Articles needing more information|incomplete}}. It's not because Reggie's participation in the League isn't mentioned on his article that you should go and remove it from other pages. Your edit created an inconsistency because Reggie is still listed as a participant in the pages for the [[Indigo Plateau Conference|Indigo]], [[Silver Conference|Silver]], and [[Ever Grande Conference]]s.

As a rule of thumb, you should always look for a source or watch the episodes yourself instead of guessing. And if I had to guess, I'd say the chances of him having participated in these League tournaments are high considering he got eight Badges from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh. --[[User:Mikuri|'''Mi''']][[User talk: Mikuri|'''ku''']][[Special:Contributions/Mikuri|'''ri''']] 00:20, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
:True, our articles can be incomplete. But the same user who added it had just had [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Lily_of_the_Valley_Conference&diff=2474800&oldid=2474773 other contributions to the same article reverted], so I thought the odds were more likely that it was another bad contribution than that several of our pages were wrong. We can't simply rely on "the chances" of him having participated based on the number of his Badges; someone must cite the episode in which it's explicitly stated that he had participated in the past. The onus of proof is on the side trying to change the status quo, and the status quo for years has been that he hasn't been listed as a prior participant. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 00:27, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
::Nowhere did I say we should assume things and rely on the chances of something being correct. On the contrary, I suggested you to look for a source and, failing that, to watch the episode and see it for yourself. If I *had* to guess, I would say Reggie did compete in these League tournaments, ''but I don't have to''. I was simply telling you to check your facts before creating inconsistencies. In the future, don't assume. Thank you. --[[User:Mikuri|'''Mi''']][[User talk: Mikuri|'''ku''']][[Special:Contributions/Mikuri|'''ri''']] 02:31, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

== What happened to my edit? ==

I noticed that you recently got rid of my Beedrill edit. I read your user page, so I don't know why you would delete my edit completely. I was hoping you could elaborate?[[User:Grass4Lyfe|Grass4Lyfe]] ([[User talk:Grass4Lyfe|talk]]) 15:38, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
:As my edit summary said, things like that don't belong on Pokémon species pages. You should put it on [[List of references to Pokémon in popular culture]] instead, although I didn't put it there myself because I'm not familiar with how to upload an associated screencap to the Archives so it can be used on that page. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 16:13, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
::Oh, thanks for clearing it up![[User:Grass4Lyfe|Grass4Lyfe]] ([[User talk:Grass4Lyfe|talk]]) 16:24, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

== Eggs in Pokemon GO ==

You asked me to put sources there, but I wasn't sure if you wanted them on the page or just wanted to see them, so I'm showing them to you first.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-08-08-pokemon-go-eggs-chart-hatching-2km-5km-10km-eggs
http://www.serebii.net/pokemongo/eggs.shtml (doesn't mention anything about it being possible)
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/4w9d00/have_you_hatched_eggs_great_i_want_you_to_tell_me/ (about region exclusives)
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/4wmkdt/ign_is_claiming_higher_km_eggs_have_the_potential/ (throwing this one up too)

Let me explain. Basically, you don't get an a bulletproof source, since Niantic haven't said anything themselves. But all evidence points towards what I edited into the two pages. The last reddit dicussion I posted clears the misunderstanding. IGN was incorrect about it in their initial article because they based it on surveys. Players might have claimed to have seen the same species hatch in Eggs with different hatching distances in those surveys, but today, more than a month after release, it has yet to be proved that they can and most sites and players have caught up on that now so I thought it was time for Bulbapedia to do the same thing. They also incorrectly put Mr. Mime down as a Pokemon that can hatch from 5km Eggs. This was likely because the other three region exlcusives comes from 5km Eggs and thus it was a good assumption, but nevertheless it's not true, which you'll once again learn by looking more into it.

In short, what I edited can't be proved 100%, but neither could what I edited out and now that all evidence points towards what I edited in to be correct, I fully believe that's what the articles should go by. I hope this is enough to convince you. [[User:Ctesjbuvf|Ctesjbuvf]] ([[User talk:Ctesjbuvf|talk]]) 16:25, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
:Well, that's about as bulletproof as we can expect, considering Niantic's hush-hush nature. I definitely trust TheSilphRoad more than the general PokemonGo subreddit, the latter of which is where I've seen most of the "general knowledge" I had thought was true. Thanks for rounding up these sources! [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 16:34, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
You're welcome! Thank you for discussing this open-minded :-) [[User:Ctesjbuvf|Ctesjbuvf]] ([[User talk:Ctesjbuvf|talk]]) 16:48, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

User talk:Pumpkinking0192/Archive 4

2016-08-09T16:25:21Z

Ctesjbuvf:

Pokémon GO

2016-08-09T13:40:34Z

Ctesjbuvf: Correct information about Eggs.

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==Blurb==
Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Pikachu, and many other Pokémon have been discovered on planet Earth!

Now’s your chance to discover and capture the Pokémon all around you—so get your shoes on, step outside, and explore the world. You’ll join one of three teams and battle for the prestige and ownership of Gyms with your Pokémon at your side.

Pokémon are out there, and you need to find them. As you walk around a neighborhood, your smartphone will vibrate when there’s a Pokémon nearby. Take aim and throw a Poké Ball… You’ll have to stay alert, or it might get away!

Search far and wide for Pokémon and items

Certain Pokémon appear near their native environment—look for Water-type Pokémon by lakes and oceans. Visit PokéStops, found at interesting places like museums, art installations, historical markers, and monuments, to stock up on Poké Balls and helpful items.

Catching, hatching, evolving, and more

As you level up, you’ll be able to catch more-powerful Pokémon to complete your Pokédex. You can add to your collection by hatching Pokémon Eggs based on the distances you walk. Help your Pokémon evolve by catching many of the same kind.

Take on Gym battles and defend your Gym

As your Charmander evolves to Charmeleon and then Charizard, you can battle together to defeat a Gym and assign your Pokémon to defend it against all comers.

It’s time to get moving—your real-life adventures await!

Note: This app is free-to-play and is optimized for smartphones, not tablets.

==Gameplay==
[[File:GO Guide Catch 3.png|thumb|200px|Encountering a wild Rattata, with AR mode disabled]]
In the game, [[wild Pokémon]] appear on a map of the real world, with the player moving in the game by travelling in the real world. When a Pokémon is nearby, the player's phone vibrates. The player can encounter a nearby Pokémon by tapping it in the Map View. Different kinds of Pokémon will appear in different environments; for example, {{type|Water}} Pokémon are more common near water. The player is assisted by [[Professor Willow]] throughout the game. Players can login using a [[Pokémon Trainer Club]] account or a Google account.

In a wild encounter, the player attempts to capture a wild Pokémon in a [[Poké Ball]] before it runs away. Unlike in the [[core series]] games, these encounters do not involve battle. At higher levels, the player can use [[Razz Berry|Razz Berries]] to make wild Pokémon easier to catch or use more powerful Poké Balls like {{ball|Great}}s and {{ball|Ultra}}. While holding a press on a Poké Ball, a ring will appear around the Pokémon. This ring shrinks over time; once it reaches its smallest size it immediately returns to full size and the cycle repeats. If the Poké Ball is thrown while the ring is very small, the capture is more likely to be successful.

The game can be played as an {{wp|augmented reality}} (AR) game, so that in wild encounters and Gym battles the Pokémon appear to be in the real world when looking at the smart device's screen. However, it is also possible to disable this functionality, which saves battery power and is necessary on some devices which do not support AR.

Catching and hatching Pokémon earns the player [[Candy]], which can be spent to [[evolution|evolve]] or [[Power Up]] Pokémon. Each evolutionary family has its own type of Candy ({{p|Hitmonlee}} and {{p|Hitmonchan}} have separate Candy), so in order to evolve a Pokémon the player needs to catch a number of Pokémon from that same evolutionary family. If a player wants to get rid of a Pokémon, they can transfer it to Professor Willow, who will permanently keep the Pokémon but give 1 Candy in return.

There are two main types of locations in Pokémon GO: [[PokéStop]]s and {{OBP|Gym|GO}}s. PokéStops and Gyms exist at pre-defined real world locations, and the player must be within range of them in order to interact with them (although they can be inspected as long as they shown up in the Map View). Players can obtain items and {{pkmn|Egg}}s by visiting PokéStops, whereas players fight for control of Gyms.

Players can customize their appearance, such as clothing and accessories, which can be shown to other players. Players have a [[Pokémon Trainer]] level that, when raised by catching many Pokémon, allows them to find more kinds of Pokémon to complete the [[Pokédex]].

[[PokéCoin]]s can be obtained in-game or via in-app purchases with real money. They can be traded for extra items and other enhancements.

===Available Pokémon===
Only Pokémon introduced in [[Generation I]] are currently available in the game. Evolved Pokémon can be caught in the wild, but currently {{p|Ditto}}, {{pkmn2|Legendary}} and [[Mythical Pokémon]] have not been found in the wild. Pokémon from other [[generation]]s may be made available in the future.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqbsdqjgj-k Pokémon GO - Demonstration - Nintendo E3 2016]</ref>

The player may choose from the three [[Kanto]] [[starter Pokémon]] at the beginning of the game: {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}}. If the player walks away from the starter Pokémon four times, {{p|Pikachu}} will also appear as a possible starter Pokémon. These Pokémon may also be found in the wild later on.

Which Pokémon {{p|Eevee}} evolves into is normally random. However, if Eevee is nicknamed after one of the [[Eevee brothers]] before evolving, it will evolve into their respective evolution: Sparky for {{p|Jolteon}}, Rainer for {{p|Vaporeon}}, and Pyro for {{p|Flareon}}.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/comments/4t0cpo/psa_how_to_force_your_eevee_to_evolve_into_your/?st=iqo9zize&sh=66e8bdd1</ref>

{{p|Farfetch'd}}, {{p|Kangaskhan}}, {{p|Mr. Mime}}, and {{p|Tauros}} appear to be region-exclusive, currently only being found in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America, respectively.

===Locations===
There are two main types of locations in Pokémon GO: [[PokéStop]]s and {{OBP|Gym|GO}}s. PokéStops and Gyms exist at pre-defined real world locations, and the player must be within range of them in order to interact with them (although they can be inspected as long as they shown up in the Map View).

The locations of PokéStops and Gyms are based on a selection of portals from the Niantic game {{wp|Ingress (video game)|Ingress}}. Until 2015, Ingress players could submit proposals for portals which subsequently had to be approved by Niantic.

PokéStops allow players to obtain items and Eggs by spinning the Photo Disc. At Gyms, players can battle to weaken those belonging to opposing teams or strengthen those belonging to their own team; a player can earn {{OBP|Stardust|GO}} and [[PokéCoin]]s by holding onto Gyms. PokéStops are much more common than Gyms.

Depending on where a player lives, PokéStops and Gyms may be very common or very sparse, tending to be more common in urban areas due to a higher population density resulting in more Ingress players in those areas. If there are no nearby PokéStops, the player will can only obtain Poké Balls by leveling up or purchasing them with PokéCoins; if there are no nearby Gyms, the player can only obtain PokéCoins by purchasing them with real currency.

===Teams===
[[File:GO Professors Assistants.png|300px|thumb|The Team Leaders, Candela, Blanche and Spark.]]
After the player reaches level 5, they can choose a team by tapping a Gym. There are three teams: Team Instinct (yellow) whose leader is Spark, Team Mystic (blue) whose leader is Blanche, and Team Valor (red) whose leader is Candela. A Gym can only be controlled by one team at a time. If a Gym is controlled by the player's team, they can train at it and add one of their own Pokémon to defend it. If a Gym is controlled by a rival team, the player can battle it to decrease its Prestige; when a Gym's Prestige reaches zero, the player can claim it for their own team.

{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Emblem
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Team
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Color
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Legendary bird
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Leader
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Team Instinct emblem.png|50px]]
| Instinct
| Yellow
| {{p|Zapdos}}
| Spark
| Hey! The name's Spark — the leader of Team Instinct. Pokemon are creatures with excellent intuition. I bet the secret to their intuition is related to how they're hatched. Come and join my team! You never lose when you trust your instincts!
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Team Mystic emblem.png|50px]]
| Mystic
| Blue
| {{p|Articuno}}
| Blanche
| I am Blanche, leader of Team Mystic. The wisdom of Pokemon is immeasurably deep. I am researching why it is that they evolve. With our calm analysis of every situation, we can't lose!
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Team Valor emblem.png|50px]]
| Valor
| Red
| {{p|Moltres}}
| Candela
| I'm Candela — Team Valor's leader! Pokemon are stronger than humans, and they're warmhearted, too! I'm researching ways to enhance Pokemon's natural power in the pursuit of true strength. There's no doubt that the Pokemon our team have trained at the strongest in battle! Are you ready?
|}

===PokéCoins===
[[File:PokéCoin.png|thumb|100px|A PokéCoin]]
{{main|PokéCoin}}
PokéCoins are the in-app currency used in Pokémon GO. There are two ways of obtaining PokéCoins: the {{OBP|Gym|GO}} Defender bonus or by purchasing them with real money.

To obtain the Defender bonus, the player must open the Shop menu and tap the shield icon while they have a Pokémon in at least one Gym. They will earn {{OBP|Stardust|GO}} and 10 PokéCoins for each Gym they currently hold, being able to obtain this bonus once every 21 hours.

===Items===
{{incomplete|section|needs=Japanese names}}
====Key Items====

The following items are in the player's Bag by default. They have no quantity and cannot be tossed.

{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Image
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | English name
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Japanese name
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Camera.png|40px]]
| Camera
| カメラ ''Camera''
| When you encounter Pokémon in the wild, you can use your camera to photograph them.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Egg Incubator Infinity.png|40px]]
| Egg Incubator ∞
| ムゲンふかそうち ''Infinite Egg Incubator''
| A device that incubates an Egg as you walk until it is ready to hatch. Unlimited use!
|-
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="5" |
|}

====Standard items====
These items can be obtained at [[PokéStop]]s, by leveling up, or by purchasing them from the shop (which methods are possible varies between items). The player also starts with several standard items in their Bag.

{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Image
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | English name
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Japanese name
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Unlock requirements
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Potion.png|40px]]
| {{DL|Potion|Potion}}
| キズぐすり ''Wound Medicine''
| Level 5
| A spray-type medicine for treating wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 20 points.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Super Potion.png|40px]]
| {{DL|Potion|Super Potion}}
| 
| Level 10
| A spray-type medicine for treating wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 50 points.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Hyper Potion.png|40px]]
| {{DL|Potion|Hyper Potion}}
| 
| Level 15
| A spray-type medicine for treating wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 200 points.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Max Potion.png|40px]]
| {{DL|Potion|Max Potion}}
|
| Level 25
| A spray-type medicine for treating wounds. It will completely restore the max HP of a single Pokémon.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Revive.png|40px]]
| {{DL|Revive|Revive}}
| げんきのかけら ''Vitality Fragment''
| Level 5
| A medicine that can revive fainted Pokémon. It also restores half of a fainted Pokémon's maximum HP.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Max Revive.png|40px]]
| {{DL|Revive|Max Revive}}
| 
| Level 30
| A medicine that can revive fainted Pokémon. It also fully restores a fainted Pokémon's maximum HP.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Lucky Egg.png|40px]]
| {{DL|Experience-affecting item|Lucky Egg}}
| しあわせタマゴ ''Lucky Egg''
| None
| A Lucky Egg that's filled with happiness! Earns double XP for 30 minutes.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Incense.png|40px]]
| [[Incense]]
| おこう ''Incense''
| None
| Incense with a mysterious fragrance that lures wild Pokémon to your location for 30 minutes.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Poké Ball.png|40px]]
| {{ball|Poké}}
| モンスターボール ''Monster Ball''
| None
| A device for caching wild Pokémon. It's thrown like a ball at a Pokémon, comfortably encapsulating its target.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Great Ball.png|40px]]
| {{ball|Great}}
| スーパーボール ''Super Ball''
| Level 12
| A good, high-performance Poké Ball that provides a higher catch rate than a standard Poké Ball.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Ultra Ball.png|40px]]
| {{ball|Ultra}}
| 
| Level 20
| An ultra-high performance Poké Ball that provides a higher catch rate than a Great Ball.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Lure Module.png|40px]]
| Lure Module
| ルアーモジュール ''Lure Module''
| None
| A module that attracts Pokémon to a PokéStop for 30 min. The effect benefits other people nearby.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Razz Berry.png|40px]]
| [[Razz Berry]]
| ズリのみ ''Zuri Fruit''
| Level 8
| Feed this to a Pokémon, and it will be easier to catch on your next throw.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Egg Incubator.png|40px]]
| Egg Incubator
| ふかそうち ''Incubator''
| None
| A device that incubates an Egg as you walk until it is ready to hatch. Breaks after 3 uses.
|-
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="5" |
|}

====Upgrades====
These are upgrades that increase the storage capacity of certain aspects of the game. They can be purchased with [[PokéCoin]]s.

{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Image
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | English name
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Japanese name
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Bag Upgrade.png|40px]]
| Bag Upgrade
| パックアップグレード ''Pack Upgrade''
| Increases the max number of items you can carry by 50.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Storage Upgrade.png|40px]]
| Pokémon Storage Upgrade
| ポケモンボックスアップグレード ''Pokémon Box Upgrade''
| Increases the max number of Pokémon you can carry by 50.
|}

===Experience===
{{main|Experience#Pokémon GO|Experience → Pokémon GO}}
In Pokémon GO, the player earns experience (abbreviated XP), rather than the Pokémon. As the player gains experience they gain levels. Leveling up awards the player with items, and certain levels unlock particular items. After reaching level 5, the player can choose a team, which allows them to use {{OBP|Gym|GO}}s. As the player's level increases, their Pokémon are able to achieve a higher Combat Power as the player powers them up.

===Eggs===
[[File:GO Egg.png|thumb|150px|An Egg in Pokémon GO]]
{{main|Pokémon Egg#Pokémon GO|Pokémon Egg → Pokémon GO}}
The player can obtain Eggs at [[PokéStop]]s. An Egg will hatch after traveling a certain distance while the Egg is in an incubator. Three Egg distances are possible: 2 km, 5 km, and 10 km. Each species has a set minimum Egg distance and can only hatch from Eggs with this distance.

===Medals===
{{main|Medal#Pokémon GO|Medal → Pokémon GO}}
The game has challenges that award [[Medal#Pokémon GO|medals]] upon completion. Medals can be viewed from a player's profile.

==Shop==
===PokéCoins===
[[PokéCoin]]s can be purchased with real money at the following rates.

{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Image
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | PokéCoins
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | United States
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Canada
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Eurozone
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | United Kingdom
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Australia
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | New Zealand
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Japan
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Hong Kong
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Taiwan
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO 100 PokéCoins.png|40px]]
| 100
| $0.99
| $1.39
| €0.99
| £0.79
| $1.49
| $1.49
| ¥120
| $8.00
| $30
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO 550 PokéCoins.png|40px]]
| 550
| $4.99
| $6.99
| €4.99
| £3.99
| $7.99
| $7.49
| ¥600
| $38.00
| $150
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO 1200 PokéCoins.png|40px]]
| 1,200
| $9.99
| $13.99
| €9.99
| £7.99
| $14.99
| $14.99
| ¥1200
| $78.00
| $300
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO 2500 PokéCoins.png|40px]]
| 2,500
| $19.99
| $27.99
| €19.99
| £14.99
| $30.99
| $29.99
| ¥2400
| $158.00
| $590
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO 5200 PokéCoins.png|40px]]
| 5,200
| $39.99
| $54.99
| €39.99
| £29.99
| $62.99
| $59.99
| ¥4800
| $318.00
| $1,190
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO 14500 PokéCoins.png|40px]]
| 14,500
| $99.99
| $139.99
| €99.99
| £79.99
| $159.99
| $149.99
| ¥11,800
| $788.00
| $2,990
|-
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="11" |
|}

===Items===
PokéCoins can be exchanged for in-game items at the following rates:

{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Image
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Item
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Purchase
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}" | Cost
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Effect
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan="3" | [[File:GO Poké Ball.png|40px]]
| rowspan="3" | {{ball|Poké}}
| 20 Poké Balls
| 100 PokéCoins
| rowspan="3" | Standard Poké Balls to catch wild Pokémon!
|- style="background:#fff"
| 100 Poké Balls
| 460 PokéCoins
|- style="background:#fff"
| 200 Poké Balls
| 800 PokéCoins
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan="3" | [[File:GO Incense.png|40px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Incense]]
| 1 Incense
| 80 PokéCoins
| rowspan="3" | Incense with a mysterious fragrance that lures wild Pokémon to your location for 30 minutes.
|- style="background:#fff"
| 8 Incense
| 500 PokéCoins
|- style="background:#fff"
| 25 Incense
| 1250 PokéCoins
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan="3" | [[File:GO Lucky Egg.png|40px]]
| rowspan="3" | {{DL|Experience-affecting item|Lucky Egg}}
| 1 Lucky Egg
| 80 PokéCoins
| rowspan="3" | A Lucky Egg that's filled with happiness! Earns double XP for 30 minutes.
|- style="background:#fff"
| 8 Lucky Eggs
| 500 PokéCoins
|- style="background:#fff"
| 25 Lucky Eggs
| 1250 PokéCoins
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:GO Lure Module.png|40px]]
| rowspan="2" | Lure Module
| 1 Lure Module
| 100 PokéCoins
| rowspan="2" | Modules that attracts Pokémon to a PokéStop for 30 min. The effect benefits other people nearby.
|- style="background:#fff"
| 8 Lure Modules
| 680 PokéCoins
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Egg Incubator.png|40px]]
| Egg Incubator
| 1 Egg Incubator
| 150 PokéCoins
| A device that incubates an Egg as you walk until it is ready to hatch. Breaks after 3 uses.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Bag Upgrade.png|40px]]
| Bag Upgrade
| 1 Bag Upgrade
| 200 PokéCoins
| Increases the max number of items you can carry by 50.
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:GO Storage Upgrade.png|40px]]
| Pokémon Storage Upgrade
| 1 Pokémon Storage Upgrade
| 200 PokéCoins
| Increases the max number of Pokémon you can carry by 50.
|-
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="5" |
|}

==Music==
Some of the music in Pokémon GO was composed by [[Junichi Masuda]]. The music as well as the sound effects can be turned off in the settings of the app.

==Version history==
===iOS===
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | In-game version
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}" | App Store version
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}" | Release date
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Changes
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.29.0
| 1.0
| July 6, 2016
|
* Initial release
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.29.1
| 1.0.1
| July 12, 2016
|
* Trainers do not to have to enter their username and password repeatedly after a force log out
* Added stability to Pokémon Trainer Club account log-in process
* Resolved issues causing crashes
* Fixed Google account scope
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.29.2
| 1.0.2
| July 13, 2016
|
* Fixes for Pokemon Trainer Club login
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.29.3
| 1.0.3
| July 20, 2016
|
* Minor text fixes.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.31.0
| 1.1.0
| July 30, 2016
|
* Avatars can be re-customized from the profile screen
* Adjusted battle damage calculation and some moves's damage values{{tt|*|Move damages actually changed in a server-side update shortly prior to this update}}
* Refined certain Gym animations
* Improved memory issues
* Removed footprints from nearby Pokémon screen
* Bug fixes during wild Pokémon encounters
* Updated Pokémon details UI
* Updated achievement medal art
* Minor text and map feature display issues fixed
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.31.1
| 1.1.1
| August 1, 2016
|
* Performance improvement in Pokémon details and list screens.
* Correct link for app upgrade.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.33.0
| 1.3.0
| August 8, 2016
|
* Added dialog to remind Trainers to not play while traveling above a certain speed; Trainers must confirm they are not driving
* Improved the accuracy of curveball throws
* Fixed bug that prevented "Nice", "Great", and "Excellent" Poké Ball throws from awarding the appropriate XP bonuses
* Fixed achievements showing incorrect icons
* Enabled the ability for Trainers to change their nickname one time
* Resolved issues with battery saver mode and re-enabled the feature
* Added visuals for Team Leaders Candela, Blanche, and Spark
* Enabled a variation of the Nearby Pokémon feature for a subset of users to test; changes in the Nearby Pokémon UI may occur
* Minor text fixes
|-
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="4" |
|}

===Android===
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Version
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}" | Release date
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Changes
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.29.0
| July 6, 2016
|
* Initial release
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.29.2
| July 13, 2016
|
* Support added for Intel CPUs
* Works on devices running Android N (7.0)
* Trainers do not to have to enter their username and password repeatedly after a force log out
* Increased server stability
* Resolved many issues causing crashes
* Pokémon Trainer Club login issues resolved<ref>https://www.facebook.com/PokemonGO/posts/927439090735983</ref>
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.29.3
| July 20, 2016
|
* Minor text fixes.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.31.0
| July 30, 2016
|
* Avatars can now be re-customized from the Trainer profile screen
* Adjusted battle move damage values for some Pokémon{{tt|*|Actually changed in a server-side update shortly prior to this update}}
* Refined certain Gym animations
* Improved memory issues
* Removed footprints of nearby Pokémon
* Modified battle damage calculation
* Various bug fixes during wild Pokémon encounter
* Updated Pokémon details screen
* Updated achievement medal images
* Fixed issues with displaying certain map features
* Minor text fixes
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 0.33.0
| August 8, 2016
|
* Added notice to remind Trainers to not play while traveling above a certain speed; Trainers have to indicate they aren't the driver
* Fixed bug that prevented "Nice", "Great", and "Excellent" Poké Ball throws from awarding the appropriate XP bonuses
* Enabled ability for Trainers to change nickname one time
* Quick Start removed from settings
* Other fixes
|-
! style="background: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="3" |
|}

==Compatibility==
Pokémon GO requires an internet connection ({{wp|Wi-Fi}}, {{wp|3G}} or {{wp|4G}}) and GPS/location services. According to the official support site, the game can be played on:<ref>[https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/221958248-Supported-devices Supported devices – Pokémon GO]</ref>
* Android devices: {{wp|Android KitKat|Android 4.4}} to {{wp|Android Marshmallow|Android 6.0.1}}, preferred resolution of 720×1280 pixels (not optimized for tablet)
** {{wp|Android Nougat|Android N}} will not be supported until the official Android release
* iOS devices: {{wp|iPhone 5}} and newer, {{wp|iOS 8}} and newer, excluding {{wp|iOS jailbreaking|jailbroken}} devices

==Connectivity==
Pokémon GO currently has no connectivity with other Pokémon games. However, [[Junichi Masuda]] has stated that the developers plan to add connectivity with the [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|next entry]] in the [[core series]] Pokémon games.<ref>[https://youtu.be/qqbsdqjgj-k?t=29m16s Pokémon GO - Demonstration - Nintendo E3 2016 (YouTube)]</ref><ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/news-from-the-pokemon-go-announcement/ News From the Pokémon GO Announcement - Pokemon.com]</ref>

==Development==
An Ingress Report released on September 10, 2015, the day of the game's announcement, stated that a closed beta would occur during Northern Hemisphere winter 2015 and that the game would be released in early 2016.<ref name="IngressReport">[https://youtu.be/HMsM1nzWiYw?t=2m22s INGRESS REPORT - Begin New Journey - Raw Feed September 10 2015]</ref> However, no beta testing occurred during 2015.<ref>[https://archive.is/0noAj Pokémon GO - Pokemon.com (archived February 7, 2016)]</ref><ref>[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2016/01/160108_at01.html 『Pokémon GO』のベータテストについて｜ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト]</ref>

Field tests were held in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States prior to the game's public release. Selected applicants were given the opportunity to test the game.
* Japan: held from March 29 to June 30, 2016, announced on March 3, 2016<ref>[https://archive.is/5731W Pokémon GO - Pokemon.com (archived March 3, 2016)]</ref><ref>[http://www.nianticlabs.com/blogs/pokemon-fieldtest/ Pokémon GO field testing will begin in Japan - Niantic, Inc.]</ref>
* Australia and New Zealand: held from April 25 to June 30, 2016, announced on April 7, 2016<ref>[http://nianticlabs.com/blog/pokemon-fieldtest-au-nz/ Pokémon GO field testing expands to Australia and New Zealand - Niantic, Inc.]</ref>
* United States: held from May 25 to June 30, 2016, announced on May 16, 2016<ref>[http://www.nianticlabs.com/blog/pokemon-fieldtest-us/ Pokémon GO field testing expands to the United States - Niantic, Inc.]</ref>

A session at the {{wp|Game Developers Conference}} featuring the game [[n:Pokémon GO to be discussed at Game Developers Conference|was intended to be held]] by Niantic CEO John Hanke on March 14, 2016, but was later cancelled due to Niantic preparing the game for beta testing and launch.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/03/03/pokemon-go-gdc-presentation-canceled.aspx Pokémon Go GDC Presentation Canceled - www.GameInformer.com]</ref>

==Release==
Unlike previous Pokémon games for mobile devices, Pokémon GO was released on a staggered schedule, releasing initially to only to a few select countries. After its initial release on July 6, 2016, additional releases [[n:Niantic puts Pokémon GO's international rollout on hold|were put on hold]] due to server issues, but resumed on July 13, 2016, with the app's [[n:Pokémon GO now available in Germany|release in Germany]]. France was supposed to receive the app alongside other European countries, but the official release in the country was postponed due to the {{wp|2016 Nice attack}}.<ref>[http://fr.ign.com/pokemon-go-iphone/15934/news/pokemon-go-the-pokemon-company-confirme-le-report-francais Pokémon GO : The Pokémon Company confirme le report français]</ref>

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==Gallery==
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Pokémon GO icon.png|Icon
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* This is the only Pokémon game to have the word "Pokémon" spelled in Latin letters in its Japanese name.
* Because the game currently only features Pokémon introduced in [[Generation I]], it is possible to hatch {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Clefairy}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, {{p|Hitmonlee}}, {{p|Hitmonchan}}, {{p|Jynx}}, {{p|Electabuzz}}, and {{p|Magmar}} from {{pkmn|Egg}}s despite them being evolved Pokémon, since their pre-evolutions were introduced in later generations.
* Because the game only features Pokémon introduced in Generation I, no {{type|Dark}} Pokémon can be obtained.

==In other languages==
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==See also==
* [[List of moves in Pokémon GO]]
* [[Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge]]
* {{Appendix|Pokémon GO Player's Guide}}

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemongo.com/ Offical website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/PokemonGO/ Offical Facebook page]
* [https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp Offical Twitter account]
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/pokemongo Offical YouTube channel]
* [https://plus.google.com/+PokemonGo Offical Google+ page]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sj2iQyBTQs Official teaser]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWtDeeXtMZM Official trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUlX77BKLyY Pokémon GO announcement press conference]

==References==
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Pokémon Egg

2016-08-09T13:40:20Z

Ctesjbuvf: Corrected information about Egg distances and added region exclusives.

[[File:SugimoriEggs.png|right|thumb|235px|Eggs of {{p|Togepi}} and {{p|Elekid}}]]
[[File:Hatching Egg V.png|frame|right|A {{p|Larvesta}} hatching from its Egg.]]
A '''Pokémon Egg''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンのタマゴ''' ''Pokémon Egg'') is an object from which most {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are known to hatch. An Egg's shell will usually have a pattern that reflects the appearance of the Pokémon developing inside, though in the games, this is not the case.

Pokémon Eggs are produced by {{pkmn|breeding}} two Pokémon of a compatible [[Egg Group]] and opposite gender together and will contain, by default, the lowest species in the evolutionary line of the mother. According to a girl in [[Solaceon Town]], where one of many [[Pokémon Day Care]]s are located, no one has ever seen a Pokémon lay an Egg, and thus, it is not confirmed that this is how they appear. According to a {{tc|Monsieur}} in [[Coumarine City]], Eggs are not actually eggs and are more like "cradles".

Some Pokémon, known as [[baby Pokémon]], are also found by hatching them from an Egg created by their evolved forms, either naturally or through use of a held [[incense]]. Unlike other species {{egg|Undiscovered|which cannot breed}}, baby Pokémon evolve into species which can do so. The majority of [[Legendary Pokémon]] cannot breed in captivity, and thus cannot produce Eggs of themselves. However, a notable exception is made with {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Phione}}, which both produce Phione Eggs if bred with {{p|Ditto}}.

==In the games==
Pokémon Eggs have appeared in all games where Pokémon breeding has been available, and were a major plot point in [[Generation II]], in which they were introduced. They have also appeared in several side games.

===Mechanics===
[[File:Egg Gen II.png|frame|right|An Egg's status screen in [[Generation II]]]]
The amount of time left until a Pokémon hatches from its Egg is determined by the number of [[Egg cycles]] (which are measured in steps) that the player walks when it is in the party (including movement on a [[Bicycle]] or while {{m|Surf}}ing). In-game [[time]] has no direct bearing on Egg hatching.

Eggs utilize the same memory allocation as Pokémon, so the coding structure is very similar. What would be the [[friendship]] value in a Pokémon is the [[Egg cycle]] count for an Egg. Unlike friendship, this value counts down at the end of every Egg cycle.

Since Generation V, an Egg will hatch when its Egg cycle count reaches zero. If multiple Eggs become ready to hatch at the same time, the first Egg in the party will hatch first while each subsequent Egg will hatch with each subsequent step.

In Generations III and IV, an Egg will only hatch if its Egg cycle count is zero before an Egg cycle ends (meaning that an extra Egg cycle must be walked). Only one Egg can hatch per Egg cycle, since Eggs are processed in order and if one hatches, any remaining Eggs are not touched.

Generation II is like Generations III and IV except that an Egg will hatch when its Egg cycle count reaches zero.

The number of Egg cycles that an Egg has left determines the text that is shown on its status screen.

===Generation II===
[[File:Gold Silver Beta Egg.png|thumb|A [[Pokémon Gold and Silver beta|pre-release image]] of an Egg hatching in Pokémon Gold and Silver]]
[[File:Stadium 2 Egg.png|frame|left]]
Generation II introduced the system of Egg creation and hatching that would continue, much unaltered, to the present. The first Pokémon Egg obtainable by the {{player}} in the series was a [[Key Item]] given by [[Mr. Pokémon]] in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. The {{key|II|Mystery Egg}} is to be delivered to [[Professor Elm]] in [[New Bark Town]]; he will then study it and have one of his aides return it to the player in the [[Violet City]] [[Pokémon Center]].

Elm's studies show that when a Pokémon Egg is carried with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} with a [[party]] of lively Pokémon, it will eventually hatch. This is easily proven, as some time after the Egg is given, if it is kept in the party, it will hatch into a {{p|Togepi}}.

The player reaching the Daycare on {{rt|34|Johto}} marks where the game mechanics of breeding are truly introduced. Though unrevealed in the games (and only ever truly shown by {{g|Stadium 2}} and [[Pokédex 3D]]), Pokémon belong to one or two of fifteen [[Egg Group]]s, and those which share an Egg Group and are of opposite gender are capable of breeding. Pokémon without gender can be bred with a {{p|Ditto}}, as can any other Pokémon not in the {{egg2|Undiscovered}}. Pokémon in the Undiscovered Group will not breed with any Pokémon or produce any Eggs.

Pokémon that hatch from an Egg will come out at level 5, having whatever moves their species can learn by that level, any move both parents know that the hatched Pokémon can learn through level-up, any [[TM]] or [[HM]] moves they are compatible with that were known by their father, and any [[Egg Move]]s their father passed down. The father's moves take priority over the moves the species would usually have at that level.

These are the only games in which an Egg's status screen differs considerably from that of a normal Pokémon, as all later games use either a modified version of the Pokémon status screen of that game (as is the case in Generation III), or the same status screen, minus some pages (as is the case in Generation IV and V).

====Eggs available====
Aside from Eggs made by the player's Pokémon, the following Eggs can be obtained in Generation II:
* {{p|Togepi}}{{sup/2|GSC}}: From [[Mr. Pokémon]], initially classed as a [[Key Item]]. Received from [[Professor Elm]]'s aide in [[Violet City]].
* {{anchor|Odd Egg|Odd Egg}}{{sup/2|C}}: From the [[Day-Care Couple|Day-Care Man]]. Will hatch into a {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Cleffa}}, {{p|Igglybuff}}, {{p|Tyrogue}}, {{p|Smoochum}}, {{p|Elekid}}, or {{p|Magby}} that knows {{m|Dizzy Punch}}. It has a 14% chance of being {{Shiny}} in international versions. In the Japanese version of Crystal, the Day-Care Man instead gives out an {{key|II|Egg Ticket}} that can be traded in at the [[Pokémon Communication Center]] for the Odd Egg. The Odd Egg in the Japanese version has a 50% chance of being {{Shiny}}.

===Generation III===
Generation III retained much of the system introduced in Generation II, with only one major change: [[incense]]s are introduced that, if held by the appropriate Pokémon, will cause them to produce Eggs that hatch into new baby Pokémon (who were introduced in this generation). There are incenses for {{p|Marill}}'s and {{p|Wobbuffet}}'s evolutionary lines, which allow them to produce Eggs that hatch into {{p|Azurill}} and {{p|Wynaut}} respectively. Presumably, these incenses are meant to keep the results of breeding consistent across generations while still allowing earlier evolutions to be introduced.

All other mechanics present in Generation II are present in Generation III, including the system for hatching Eggs, except that Eggs require an extra Egg cycle to hatch. Egg Groups now have more members, but the groups themselves number the same as in Generation II, and no Pokémon have changed groups.

In {{game|Emerald}}, several more mechanics were added. A Pokémon's [[nature]] could be influenced if its mother held an {{DL|Out-of-battle effect item|Everstone}} while in the Day Care, while Pokémon with {{a|Magma Armor}} or {{a|Flame Body}} shorten the hatching process if they are in the party with Eggs.

In Generation III, a Pokémon Egg's type is listed as {{t|???}}.

No Eggs can be obtained or traded to [[Pokémon Colosseum]] or {{XD}}.

====Eggs available====
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Aside from Eggs made by the player's Pokémon, the following Eggs can be obtained in Generation III:
* {{p|Wynaut}}{{sup/3|RSE}}: From an old couple in [[Lavaridge Town]].
* {{p|Togepi}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}: From an old man in the [[Water Labyrinth]].

===Generation IV===
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Generation IV expanded on the mechanics found in Emerald, making them standard to the series, as well as added more baby Pokémon only obtainable through [[incense]] breeding. A new mechanic is that either parent can now pass down its nature to its offspring if it holds an Everstone. In addition to this, Pokémon Eggs now hatch at level 1. This would have been possible in Generation III as well, but was not in Generation II due to a glitch in the programming that caused level 1 "[[Experience#Experience to level|Medium Slow]]" Pokémon to jump to level 100 instantly when leveled up.

A minor change in mechanics from Generation III causes Eggs to hatch slightly earlier, with the length of an Egg cycle dropping from 256 to 255 steps. The Manaphy Egg obtainable from Ranger games has its own sprite that is different from other, normal Eggs' sprites.

Trainers can use the Pokétch {{DL|Pokétch|Day-Care Checker}} app to check whether or not an Egg has been produced, unlike in previous generations, where Trainers attempting to breed two Pokémon would need to stay near the Day Care if they wished to get an Egg as soon as it was ready.

Eggs may also be transferred to [[My Pokémon Ranch]], but they will not hatch as long as they are kept in the game. When the ranch reaches the maximum level (level 25, requiring 999 Pokémon to be present in the ranch), [[Hayley]] will offer to trade any Pokémon Egg for her Mew.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Eggs can be given a spa treatment at the [[Ribbon Syndicate]] building. This will cause the Egg to have an increased [[friendship]] upon hatching. However, Eggs cannot be given massages; if attempted, the [[Massage Girl]] will exclaim, "That's silly! I'd break that Egg if I tried to massage it!"

<gallery>
File:Poketch Egg.png|An Egg on the [[Pokétch]]
File:Ranch Egg.png|An Egg in [[My Pokémon Ranch]]
File:Battle Rev Egg.png|An Egg in [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]
File:Battle Rev Manaphy Egg.png|A Manaphy Egg in Pokémon Battle Revolution
File:Dragon hatch HGSS.png|An Egg produced by {{p|Arceus}}, about to hatch into {{p|Dialga}}, {{p|Palkia}} or {{p|Giratina}}
File:ManaphyEggmssoa.png|Manaphy Egg in {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}
</gallery>

====Eggs available====
Aside from Eggs made by the player's Pokémon, the following Eggs can be obtained in Generation IV:
* {{p|Happiny}}{{sup/4|DP}}: From a Traveling Man in [[Hearthome City]] (has the appearance of a {{tc|Hiker}}).
* {{p|Riolu}}{{sup/4|DPPt}}: From [[Riley]] on [[Iron Island]].
* {{p|Togepi}}{{sup/4|Pt}}: From [[Cynthia]] in [[Eterna City]].
* {{p|Manaphy}}{{sup/4|DPPtHGSS}}: From {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}, {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}} and {{g|Ranger: Guardian Signs}}.
* {{p|Togepi}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}: From [[Mr. Pokémon]]. Initially classed as a [[Key Item]], the {{key|IV|Mystery Egg}}. Received from [[Professor Elm]]'s aide in [[Violet City]].
* {{p|Mareep}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}: From [[Primo]], after entering the correct secret phrase.
* {{p|Wooper}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}: From [[Primo]], after entering the correct secret phrase.
* {{p|Slugma}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}: From [[Primo]], after entering the correct secret phrase.

===Generation V===
Building on the mechanics introduced in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Generation V makes it possible for female Pokémon with a Hidden Ability to pass on their Hidden Ability to their offspring, unless the father is a Ditto. The Manaphy Egg is found [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation V)|in the coding of Black and White]], but was not used.

A significant change to the mechanics of [[Egg cycle]]s in Generation IV causes Eggs to hatch at earlier times; Eggs now hatch when their Egg cycle count drops from 1 to 0, rather than when it is 0 at the end of an Egg cycle, effectively reducing the number of Egg cycles that need to be walked by 1. The length of an Egg cycle was also increased from 255 to 257 steps, but this effect is overshadowed by the change in the hatching trigger.

====Eggs available====
Aside from Eggs made by the player's Pokémon, the following Eggs can be obtained in Generation V:
* {{p|Larvesta}}{{sup/5|BW}}: From a Treasure Hunter inside a building on {{rt|18|Unova}} (has the appearance of a {{tc|Pokémon Ranger}}).
* {{p|Happiny}}{{sup/5|B2W2}}: From a {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}} inside the eastern gate in [[Nacrene City]].

===Generation VI===
Again expanding on mechanics from previous games, Generation VI builds upon the mechanics from Generation V by allowing mothers to pass on [[Egg Move]]s and [[Poké Ball]]s, removing the ability to pass on [[TM]]s and [[HM]]s from the father, and allowing any Pokémon to pass down Hidden Abilities when bred with Ditto. Another new mechanic is the ability for the parents to pass down five IVs if one of them holds a {{DL|In-battle effect item|Destiny Knot}}.

====Eggs available====
Aside from Eggs made by the player's Pokémon, the following Eggs can be obtained in Generation VI:
* {{p|Wynaut}}{{sup/6|ORAS}}: From an old hot-springs visitor in [[Lavaridge Town]].
* {{p|Togepi}}{{sup/6|ORAS}}: From an old hot-springs visitor in Lavaridge Town after defeating [[Primal Reversion|Primal]] {{p|Groudon}}{{sup/6|OR}}/{{p|Kyogre}}{{sup/6|AS}}.
These Eggs are obtained with an [[Egg cycle]] value of 70, higher than the same Egg would start with if it were obtained by breeding.

===Appearance===
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| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}; width:100px"| [[File:Spr 4d Egg.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}; width:100px"| [[File:Spr 5b Egg.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}; width:100px"| [[File:Spr b 5b Egg.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}; width:100px"| [[File:Spr 6x Egg.png]]
|- style="font-size: 80%"
| Image from {{color2|000|Generation II}}
| Image from {{color2|000|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire}}, {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Image from {{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|Pokémon Emerald}}
| Image from {{color2|000|Generation IV}}
| Image from {{color2|000|Generation V}} (front)
| Image from {{color2|000|Generation V}} (back)
| Image from {{color2|000|Generation VI}}
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| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}; width:100px"| [[File:EggMS III.png]]{{AniMS|Egg}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}; width:100px"| {{bag|Mystery Egg}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}; width:100px"| {{MS|Egg}}
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| Menu sprites from {{color2|000|Generation II}}
| Menu sprites from {{color2|000|Generation III|Generations III}}, {{color2|000|Generation IV|IV}}, and {{color2|000|Generation V|V}}
| {{color2|000|List of Key Items in Generation IV#Mystery Egg|Mystery Egg}} sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| Menu sprite from {{color2|000|Generation VI}}
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====Manaphy Egg====
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|- style="font-size: 80%"
| A {{pcolor|Manaphy|000}} Egg from {{color2|000|Generation IV}}
| A {{pcolor|Manaphy|000}} Egg from {{color2|000|Generation V}}
| {{pcolor|Manaphy|000}} Egg menu sprites from {{color2|000|Generation IV|Generations IV}} and {{color2|000|Generation V|V}}
|}

===Side games===
[[File:Hey You Pikachu Togepi Egg.png|thumb|right|A Togepi Egg]]
====Hey You, Pikachu!====
In [[Hey You, Pikachu!]], a Togepi Egg can be found and hatched while completing the Pokémon Picnic missions. In Japan, this game was released before the launch of Generation II, making it the first Egg to appear in a game.

====Pokémon Snap====
The Eggs of the [[Kanto]] [[Legendary birds]] appeared in {{g|Snap}}. This was the first appearance of Pokémon Eggs outside of Japan. These Eggs could be hatched by player interaction.

* {{p|Articuno}}: This Egg is in the [[Pokémon Island Cave|Cave]] area. It is silver and has a crystalline form. It hatches with the aid of two dancing {{p|Jynx}}.
* {{p|Zapdos}}: This Egg is in the [[Pokémon Island Tunnel|Tunnel]] area. It is yellow with a jagged electric pattern on it. It hatches with the aid of a {{p|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}}.
* {{p|Moltres}}: This Egg is in the [[Pokémon Island Volcano|Volcano]] area. It is white with a red flame design on it. It hatches when a [[Pester Ball]] or an apple knocks it into the lava.

<gallery>
File:Articuno Egg Snap.png|Articuno Egg
File:Zapdos Egg Snap.png|Zapdos Egg
File:Moltres Egg Snap.png|Moltres Egg
</gallery>

====Pokémon Puzzle Challenge====
[[File:Puzzle Challenge Eggs.png|thumb|right|Eggs available in Puzzle Challenge]]
Four Eggs are available as unlockables in {{g|Puzzle Challenge}}; over time, they will hatch, and the Pokémon inside are only playable in Marathon mode.
* {{p|Magby}} is available after hatching the Fire Egg.
* {{p|Elekid}} is available after hatching the Lightning Egg.
* {{p|Igglybuff}} is available after hatching the Normal Circle Egg.
* {{p|Cleffa}} is available after hatching the Normal Star Egg.

====Pokémon Breeder mini====
[[File:Pokémon Breeder egg.png|thumb|120px|right|{{pkmn|Breeder mini}} Eggs]]
Three Eggs containing {{p|Treecko}}, {{p|Torchic}} and {{p|Mudkip}} are available for the player to choose between in {{g|Breeder mini}}. However, these Eggs have a generic appearance, rather than their individual designs present in other media.

====Pokémon Channel====
{{incomplete|section|images of the following Eggs: Aipom, Azurill, Bellsprout, Igglybuff, Phanpy, Pichu, Smoochum, Sentret, and Wynaut}}
In {{g|Channel}}, Pokémon Eggs appear on the ''Eggzamination: Hatch Up!'' channel, where the player can guess which Pokémon is within an Egg, and will win money if correct on hatching, which can take any time between 5 minutes to 24 hours. While some Pokémon hatch from plain white Eggs, a number of Eggs that have appeared in the anime are a main feature on the channel. Pokémon that hatch from their anime Eggs include {{p|Aipom}}, {{p|Azurill}}, {{p|Bellsprout}}, {{p|Cleffa}}, {{p|Hoppip}}, {{p|Igglybuff}}, {{p|Krabby}}, {{p|Ledyba}}, {{p|Magby}}, {{p|Mudkip}}, {{p|Phanpy}}, {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Sentret}}, {{p|Slowpoke}}, {{p|Smoochum}}, {{p|Swinub}}, {{p|Teddiursa}}, {{p|Togepi}}, {{p|Torchic}}, {{p|Treecko}}, {{p|Wooper}}, and {{p|Wynaut}}. Pokémon that hatch from plain white Eggs include {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Chansey}}, {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Corsola}}, {{p|Cubone}}, {{p|Diglett}}, {{p|Delibird}}, {{p|Eevee}}, {{p|Geodude}}, {{p|Goldeen}}, {{p|Hoothoot}}, {{p|Koffing}}, {{p|Mr. Mime}}, {{p|Natu}}, {{p|Poliwag}}, {{p|Psyduck}}, {{p|Remoraid}}, {{p|Shellder}}, {{p|Smeargle}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Sudowoodo}}, {{p|Vulpix}}, and {{p|Zubat}}. 
<gallery>
File:Blank Egg Channel.png|Generic Egg
File:Treecko Egg Channel.png|Treecko Egg
File:Torchic Egg Channel.png|Torchic Egg
File:Mudkip Egg Channel.png|Mudkip Egg
File:Swinub Egg Channel.png|Swinub Egg
File:Teddiursa Egg Channel.png|Teddiursa Egg
File:Cleffa Egg Channel.png|Cleffa Egg
File:Magby Egg Channel.png|Magby Egg
File:Slowpoke Egg Channel.png|Slowpoke Egg
File:Togepi Egg Channel.png|Togepi Egg
File:Krabby Egg Channel.png|Krabby Egg
File:Ledyba Egg Channel.png|Ledyba Egg
File:Wooper Egg Channel.png|Wooper Egg
File:Oddish Egg Channel.png|Oddish Egg
File:Hoppip Egg Channel.png|Hoppip Egg
</gallery>

====Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire====
[[File:Pinball RS Egg.png|thumb|right|Pinball RS Eggs]]
Eggs can be hatched while playing in Egg Mode in {{g|Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire}}. While playing on the [[Ruby Field]], hit {{p|Cyndaquil}} into the Egg stand three times to start heating the Egg. Hitting it once more will make the Egg hatch. Afterwards, sending the ball into the Egg stand again will lead to {{p|Aerodactyl}} or {{p|Totodile}} replacing the Egg. While playing on the [[Sapphire Field]], send the ball through the Egg Stand to turn on one of the lights. This only works by sending the ball up the lower Egg Loop and not through Spoink launching the ball. Once all four lights are lit, the Egg will hatch the next time the ball is sent through the Egg stand. Afterwards, sending the ball through the Egg stand once more makes a new Egg appear and the process starts over. After an Egg has been hatched it must be caught by hitting it twice with the [[Poké Ball]] in less than a minute, otherwise it will go back into the Egg Stand.

====Pokémon Mystery Dungeon====
[[File:MDBag Wonder Egg Sprite.png|frame|right]]
In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Sky]], the {{player}} can earn Eggs as a reward for missions with a reward listed as ???. Only one Egg can be kept at a time, and will be sent to [[Treasure Town#Chansey's Hut|Chansey]]. The Egg will hatch after a random number of missions, at which point, the hatched Pokémon will join the player's team and know [[Egg Move]]s. A [[Wonder Egg]] can be found at the end of the [[Surrounded Sea]], which will hatch into {{p|Manaphy}} the next morning.

====Pokémon Battle Chess BW Version====
In [[Pokémon Battle Chess]] BW Version, a {{p|Victini}} Egg acts as the equivalent of a king piece in chess. The Egg can take three hits before it hatches, and Victini can take one before fainting. If this Victini faints, the controlling player loses. The Egg can still be moved even while unhatched.

<gallery perrow=3>
File:Egg Yellow Battle Chess.png|Untouched
File:Egg2 Yellow Battle Chess.png|Damaged once
File:Egg3 Yellow Battle Chess.png|Damaged twice
File:Egg Blue Battle Chess.png|Untouched
File:Egg2 Blue Battle Chess.png|Damaged once
File:Egg3 Blue Battle Chess.png|Damaged twice
</gallery>

====Pokémon GO====
[[File:GO Egg.png|thumb|An Egg in Pokémon GO]]
In [[Pokémon GO]], the player can obtain Eggs at [[PokéStop]]s. Eggs come with three different possible hatching distances: 2 km, 5 km, or 10 km. There is no way to know what will hatch from an Egg beforehand. Farfetch'd, Kangaskhan, Mr. Mime, and Tauros are region-exclusive and can therefore currently only be hatched from eggs found in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America respectively.

{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|- style="color:#fff"
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Minimum distance
! style="background:#{{blue color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Pokémon available
|- style="background:#fff"
| class="c" | 2 km
| {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Caterpie}}, {{p|Weedle}}, {{p|Pidgey}}, {{p|Rattata}}, {{p|Spearow}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Clefairy}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, {{p|Zubat}}, {{p|Geodude}}, {{p|Magikarp}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| class="c" | 5 km
| {{p|Ekans}}, {{p|Sandshrew}}, {{p|Nidoran♀}}, {{p|Nidoran♂}}, {{p|Vulpix}}, {{p|Oddish}}, {{p|Paras}}, {{p|Venonat}}, {{p|Diglett}}, {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Psyduck}}, {{p|Mankey}}, {{p|Growlithe}}, {{p|Poliwag}}, {{p|Abra}}, {{p|Machop}}, {{p|Bellsprout}}, {{p|Tentacool}}, {{p|Ponyta}}, {{p|Slowpoke}}, {{p|Magnemite}}, {{p|Farfetch'd}}, {{p|Doduo}}, {{p|Seel}}, {{p|Grimer}}, {{p|Shellder}}, {{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Drowzee}}, {{p|Krabby}}, {{p|Voltorb}}, {{p|Exeggcute}}, {{p|Cubone}}, {{p|Lickitung}}, {{p|Koffing}}, {{p|Rhyhorn}}, {{p|Tangela}}, {{p|Kangaskhan}}, {{p|Horsea}}, {{p|Goldeen}}, {{p|Staryu}}, {{p|Tauros}}, {{p|Porygon}}
|-
| class="c" style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | 10 km
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Hitmonlee}}, {{p|Hitmonchan}}, {{p|Chansey}}, {{p|Scyther}}, {{p|Mr. Mime}}, {{p|Jynx}}, {{p|Electabuzz}}, {{p|Magmar}}, {{p|Pinsir}}, {{p|Lapras}}, {{p|Eevee}}, {{p|Omanyte}}, {{p|Kabuto}}, {{p|Aerodactyl}}, {{p|Snorlax}}, {{p|Dratini}}
|}

To hatch an Egg, the player must place it in an incubator and travel the required distance with it. In Pokémon GO, there are two types of incubators: an unlimited-use Egg Incubator ∞, which is a default part of the player's inventory, and basic Egg Incubators, limited to three uses, which can be acquired when [[Experience#Pokémon GO|leveling up]] or purchased for [[PokéCoin]]s at the {{DL|PokéCoin|Shop}}. The player's travel is only counted towards hatching an Egg at low speeds (i.e., walking and running speeds), and only when the app is open.

Pokémon that are hatched from Eggs have a high chance of having high {{IV}}s.

Because Pokémon GO currently only features Pokémon from [[Generation I]], any Eggs that would normally hatch as [[baby Pokémon]] in the [[core series|core games]] instead hatch as a later evolution, such as {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Electabuzz}}, and {{p|Magmar}}.

==In the anime==
[[File:Breeding house Eggs.png|thumb|220px|Pokémon Eggs at a [[Pokémon Day Care|breeding house]] in ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]'']]
The anime was where Pokémon Eggs made their debut, with {{Ash}}'s find of an Egg in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' predating Pokémon Snap by nearly a year. The Egg was kept safe by {{an|Brock}}, but unlike later episodes, was not kept in its own case.

Later Eggs have all been shown to be kept in a [[Egg case|case]], which includes a [[Poké Ball]] for the baby to be put into upon hatching. Aside from Togepi's Egg, which hatched like an Egg would in the real world, later Eggs are shown to flash white before hatching, then to glow white and transform into the Pokémon they contain, slightly in the same way as [[Evolution|evolving]].

In the episode ''[[EP263|Address Unown]]'', it was revealed that Pokémon are able to see the world outside of their Eggs. More than that, Pokémon have been seen interacting from inside their Eggs—Manaphy had used {{m|Heart Swap}} on Team Rocket before it even hatched (it was also implied that it was the one who gave May the dream involving [[Samiya|the Sea Temple]]).

In ''[[SS015|Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!]]'', a fossilized {{p|Aerodactyl}} Egg is shown, and revealed to have been used in conjunction with an [[Old Amber]] to resurrect a living Aerodactyl.

===Pokémon hatched from Eggs===
; [[Misty's Togepi]]
: This Egg was white with blue and red triangular spots. It was found by {{Ash}} deep in [[Grampa Canyon]] in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]''. It was taken care of by {{an|Brock}} and, for a short period, by {{MTR}}. It hatched into a {{p|Togepi}} in ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]''. Since {{an|Misty}} was the first person it saw, the baby Pokémon thought she was its mother, and thus became hers.
; [[Ash's Phanpy]]
: This Egg was light blue with no designs. It was given to {{Ash}} as a prize for winning a race in ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]''. He took care of it himself, and it hatched into a {{p|Phanpy}} in ''[[EP230|Hatching a Plan!]]''.
; [[Ash's Larvitar]]
: This Egg was jade green with no designs. It was given to {{Ash}} in ''[[EP257|Lapras of Luxury]]''. It hatched into a {{p|Larvitar}} in ''[[EP258|Hatch Me If You Can!]]''.
; [[Misty's Azurill]]
: This Egg was never seen. It was the offspring of [[Tracey's Marill]], and then {{Tracey}} gave it to {{an|Misty}} as mentioned in ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team!]]'', when Azurill itself first appeared.
[[File:Eevee hatches.png|right|thumb|[[May's Eevee]] hatching from its Egg in ''[[AG157|Time Warp Heals All Wounds]]'']]
; [[May's Eevee]]
: This Egg was brown with a cream-colored zigzag stripe around its middle. It was given to {{an|May}} by a day-care worker in ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]''. She took care of it herself, and it hatched into an {{p|Eevee}} in ''[[AG157|Time-Warp Heals All Wounds]]''.
; [[Manaphy (M09)|Manaphy]]
: This Egg was translucent blue with a red, yolk-like sphere and a ring of yellow dots inside of it. It was primary to the plot of ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''. During the movie, while everyone was trying to protect the Egg, the center began to glow. When {{an|May}} caught it after being tossed into the air, it began to hatch into a {{p|Manaphy}}.
; [[Brock's Happiny]]
: This Egg was light pink with a white stripe around the center and a red top. It was won by {{an|Brock}} in the [[Pokémon Dress-Up Contest]] in ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]''. He took care of it himself, and it hatched into a {{p|Happiny}} with the help of [[Nurse Joy]] in ''[[DP038|One Big Happiny Family!]]''.
; [[Dawn's Cyndaquil]]
: {{an|Dawn}}'s Egg obtained in ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]'' hatched into a baby Cyndaquil later in the episode. The Egg was mostly green, with a cream colored bottom and three red spots near the bottom.
; [[Iris's Axew]]
: This Egg was never seen. Axew was given to Iris prior to the start of the series a few days after it had hatched.
; [[Ash's Scraggy]]
: Ash's Egg obtained in ''[[BW012|Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!]]'' hatched into a baby {{p|Scraggy}} in ''[[BW017|Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!]]''. The Egg is similar to the ones seen in the games. However, it retains Scraggy's color scheme, being tan with brown spots.
; [[Ash's Froakie]]
: Ash's Froakie hatched offscreen. It was shown in a flashback in ''[[XY092|Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!]]''. It is light blue with white markings that resemble a Froakie's hands.
; [[Ash's Noibat]]
: Ash's Noibat's Egg was found by his {{AP|Hawlucha}} in ''[[XY076|A Not-So-Flying Start!]]'', and hatched in the same episode. It is lavender with purple markings that resemble a Noibat's ears.

<gallery>
File:Togepi Egg.png|[[Misty's Togepi]] Egg
File:Phanpy Egg.png|[[Ash's Phanpy]] Egg
File:Larvitar Egg.png|[[Ash's Larvitar]] Egg
File:May Eevee Egg.png|[[May's Eevee]] Egg
File:Manaphy Egg anime.png|{{OBP|Manaphy|M09}} Egg
File:Happiny Egg.png|[[Brock's Happiny]] Egg
File:Cyndaquil Egg.png|[[Dawn's Cyndaquil]] Egg
File:Scraggy Egg.png|[[Ash's Scraggy]] Egg
File:Ash Froakie Egg.png|[[Ash's Froakie]] Egg
File:Ash Noibat Egg.png|[[Ash's Noibat]] Egg
</gallery>

===Other Pokémon Eggs in the anime===
[[File:Mudkip hatching.png|200px|right|thumb|A {{p|Mudkip}} hatching from its Egg in ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'']]
* ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]'': An entire breeding house full of Eggs appeared in this episode. Several "dummy" Eggs were used in the race. A large number of the Egg varieties seen, both real and dummy, are unique to this episode. Some of the designs seen are similar to {{p|Beedrill}}, {{p|Farfetch'd}}, {{p|Drowzee}}, {{p|Starmie}}, and {{p|Heracross}}, although Beedrill and Starmie usually cannot hatch from Eggs directly.
* ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'': This episode showed a home where baby {{p|Mudkip}} were bred, and even showed one hatching and spraying May in the face. These Eggs were small and blue with orange spots.
* ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]'': An entire breeding house full of Eggs appeared in this episode. Primarily, it featured an Egg of a {{p|Vulpix}} which was about to hatch, which was two shades of red with a design of curls separating the top from the bottom, reflecting the design of Vulpix's tails. Many other Eggs appeared in the breeding house. Based on the design, some of the other Eggs were identified as {{p|Aipom}}, {{p|Bellsprout}}, {{p|Chinchou}}, {{p|Cleffa}}, {{p|Elekid}}, {{p|Igglybuff}}, {{p|Ledyba}}, {{p|Magby}}, {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Sandshrew}}, {{p|Sentret}}, {{p|Smoochum}}, {{p|Spinarak}}, {{p|Swinub}}, {{p|Teddiursa}}, and {{p|Wooper}}. A few of the designs were more difficult to distinguish than others.
* ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]'': {{p|Psyduck}} Eggs were seen in this episode, and were the reason why the Psyduck were blocking the road. These Eggs were yellow with patterns that looked like Psyduck's feet.

<gallery>
File:Elekid Egg.png|An {{p|Elekid}} Egg in ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]''
File:Sentret Egg.png|A {{p|Sentret}} Egg in ''Extreme Pokémon!''
File:Pichu Egg.png|A {{p|Pichu}} Egg in ''Extreme Pokémon!''
File:Dummy Pokemon Eggs 1.png|"Dummy" Eggs in ''Extreme Pokémon!''
File:Dummy Pokemon Eggs 2.png|"Dummy" Eggs in ''Extreme Pokémon!''
File:Aipom Egg.png|An {{p|Aipom}} Egg in ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]''
File:Bellsprout Egg.png|A {{p|Bellsprout}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Chinchou Egg.png|A {{p|Chinchou}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Cleffa Egg.png|A {{p|Cleffa}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Igglybuff Egg.png|An {{p|Igglybuff}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Ledyba Egg.png|A {{p|Ledyba}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Magby Egg.png|A {{p|Magby}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Sandshrew Egg.png|A {{p|Sandshrew}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Smoochum Egg.png|A {{p|Smoochum}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Spinarak Egg.png|A {{p|Spinarak}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Swinub Egg.png|A {{p|Swinub}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Teddiursa Egg.png|A {{p|Teddiursa}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Wooper Egg.png|A {{p|Wooper}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Vulpix Egg.png|A {{p|Vulpix}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Slowpoke Egg.png|A {{p|Slowpoke}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Psyduck Eggs.png|Three {{p|Psyduck}} with their Eggs in ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''
</gallery>

==In the manga==
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[[File:Gold Pichu Egg Golden Boys.png|thumb|200px|A Pichu Egg in the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
* In ''[[PS013|Sigh for Psyduck]]'', [[Mr. Fuji]]'s deceased {{p|Doduo}} is shown hatching from an Egg in a photograph.
* Gold receives an Egg from [[Jasmine]]'s Togetic, which eventually hatched into a Togepi.
* {{adv|Red}}'s [[Pika]] and {{adv|Yellow}}'s [[Chuchu]] produce an Egg that later hatches into {{adv|Gold}}'s [[Pibu]].
* In ''[[PS441|Alternate Dimension Showdown XI]]'', {{adv|Diamond}} was given a {{p|Manaphy}} Egg by Looker which hatched into Manaphy at the [[Pokémon Day Care]]. Manaphy later produced an Egg containing {{p|Phione}}.
* In ''[[PS460|All About Arceus IX]]'', Red's [[Snor]] and {{adv|Emerald}}'s {{p|Snorlax}} were revealed to have produced an Egg.

<gallery>
File:Togebo Egg.png|Togebo's Egg
File:Pibu Egg.png|Pibu's Egg held by Gold
File:Day-Care Couple Azurill Wynaut Adventures.png|An Igglybuff Egg held by the Day Care Man
File:Phione Egg Adventures.png|Phione's Egg with Manaphy
</gallery>

===In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga===
* {{GnB|Gold}} receives a Pokémon Egg from the [[Day-Care Couple]] in ''[[GB10|A Huge Mysterious Tree!!]]'', and it hatches into Pichu in ''[[GB16|The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!]]''.
* Chris hatches a {{p|Togepi}} from an Egg that {{GnB|Gold}} delivered to [[Professor Elm]].

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
* {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} hatches a {{TP|Red|Togepi}} Egg in ''[[PM066|Hatch the Pokémon Egg!!]]''.

<gallery>
File:Red Togepi Egg PM.png|Togepi Egg
</gallery>

==In the TCG==
* {{TCG ID|Challenge from the|_____'s Chansey|Darkness}}: Depicts a {{p|Chansey}} hatching from an Egg, as well as many other generic Eggs in the background.
* {{TCG ID|Neo Discovery|Fossil Egg|72}}: Used to hatch into any Pokémon that evolves from {{TCG ID|Fossil|Mysterious Fossil|62}}.

==Trivia==
* The color of a standard Pokémon Egg may be a reference to {{smw|Yoshi Egg|Yoshi Eggs}} from {{smw|Yoshi (game)|''Yoshi''}}, a puzzle game developed by [[Game Freak]].
* The Eggs of {{p|Elekid}} and {{p|Magby}} are the only Eggs whose designs depict those of the Pokémon's {{p|Electabuzz|evolved}} {{p|Magmar|form}}, rather than the Pokémon it directly hatches into.
* Aside from {{OBP|Manaphy|M09}}, which is {{pkmn2|legendary}}, no anime Pokémon that has been seen hatching from an Egg is a Pokémon that is unable to evolve.
* In the anime, with the exception of [[Ash's Scraggy]] and {{AP|Noibat}}, each Egg owned by a main character and shown onscreen has been stolen from the rightful owner prior to its hatching. The usual perpetrator is {{TRT}}, but there have been others.
** Misty's Togepi Egg was stolen by Team Rocket, though it was not hers at the time.
** Ash's Phanpy Egg was also stolen by Team Rocket.
** Larvitar Egg was stolen by [[Pokémon Poacher Brothers|three poachers]] prior to Ash obtaining it.
** May's Eevee Egg was first taken by accident by a disoriented {{p|Elekid}}. It was then found by Team Rocket and they planned to not return it to May. However, James willingly gives it to her in exchange for his {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} which she had found.
** Brock's Happiny Egg was stolen by Team Rocket. However, this was before it was given to him personally.
** Dawn's Cyndaquil Egg was taken by Team Rocket, and hatched when she got it back.
* Even though Eggs are incapable of battling, they have [[base stats]] programmed into the game. Each stat is 10.
** Through [[Pomeg glitch|a glitch]] in {{game|Emerald}} and [[Generation IV]], Eggs can actually battle in-game.
* In {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, there was a minor bug when Pokémon hatched from an Egg in another game was traded to either game. When so is done, the "Egg" that appears after the location where the Egg hatched in the summary will change to "met" when traded to Ruby or Sapphire. This bug was fixed in {{game|Emerald}}.
* Another issue with traded Eggs occurred in Generations III, IV, and V : When an Egg is generated, it is given the OT, ID, secret ID, and game identifier of the game which created it. This can cause an Egg which is traded to hatch {{Shiny}} and then be normally colored, or hatch normally colored, and then be Shiny. This is due to the change in OT, ID, and secret ID happening after the hatching cutscene.
** This issue is also present if a Pokémon is traded between the main and remake games of the third and fourth generations: the game identifier is never changed, meaning that an Azurill Egg generated in Ruby, but then traded to FireRed and hatched will, though identifying itself as having FireRed's player as its OT, still be marked as having been generated in Ruby. When transferred via Pal Park to Generation IV, it will say that it is from Hoenn, rather than Kanto, as this is determined not by [[List of locations by index number (Generation III)|index number]] of the location hatched, but by game identifier. In Generation IV, this occurs between Sinnoh and Johto games when Pokémon are transferred forward to Generation V. It cannot occur between Kanto/Hoenn and Johto/Sinnoh games, however, as Pokémon Eggs cannot be transferred via Pal Park.
** This issue was resolved in [[Generation VI]], where an Egg uses its current owner's OT, ID, secret ID, and game identifier while hatching.
* The DVs of the Pokémon hatched from the Odd Egg will always be either 0/2/10/10/10 if Shiny or all 0 if non-Shiny, regardless of language version. These are the lowest possible values in Generation II for any Shiny or non-Shiny Pokémon, respectively.<ref>[http://upokecenter.dreamhosters.com/articles/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-crystal/pokemon-crystal-odd-egg/ Odd Egg - The Ultimate Pokémon Center]</ref>
* The Odd Egg always hatches with 125 experience points. This matches the base [[experience]] for the {{cat|Pokémon in the Medium Fast experience group|Medium Fast}} experience group (which includes {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Tyrogue}}, {{p|Smoochum}}, {{p|Elekid}} and {{p|Magby}} in this instance), but exceeds the base experience for the {{cat|Pokémon in the Fast experience group|Fast}} experience group. This makes it possible for a {{p|Cleffa}} or {{p|Igglybuff}} hatched from the Odd Egg to start with more experience points than it would normally have.

==In other languages==
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|fi=Muna
|nl=Ei
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|de=Ei
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|ko=알 ''Egg''}}

==References==
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Ash's Donphan

2013-03-26T16:46:10Z

Ctesjbuvf: With Ash's Charizard returning, this is no longer true.

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Ground|
trainername=Ash |
pokemonname=Donphan |
jtrainername=サトシ |
jpokemonname=ドンファン |
tmtrainername=Satoshi |
tmpokemonname=Donfan |
image=[[File:Ash Donphan.png|250px]] |
caption=Ash's Donphan |
gender=Unknown|
location=Around {{rt|42|Johto}} |
evolution=1 |
egg=Egg |
numepsh=2 |
firststagename=Phanpy |
secondstagename=Donphan |
numeps1=198 |
eggep=EP228 |
eggname=Extreme Pokémon! |
epnum=EP230 |
epname=Hatching a Plan! |
firstevoep=AG154 |
firstevoname=Reversing the Charges |
prevonum=231 |
evo1num=232 |
current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] |
enva1=[[Tara Jayne]] ([[EP230]]-[[SS014]]) [[Lindsey Warner]] ([[AG133]]-[[AG140]]) [[Michele Knotz]] ([[AG147]]) [[Kayzie Rogers|Jamie Peacock]] ([[AG154]])|
java1=[[Megumi Hayashibara]] |
java2=[[Kenta Miyake]] |
}}
'''Ash's Donphan''' (Japanese: '''サトシのドンファン''' ''Satoshi's Donfan'') was the sixth {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} obtained by {{Ash}} during his travels through [[Johto]].

==History==
===Johto===
[[File:Phanpy Egg.png|200px|thumb|left|Phanpy's Egg]]
Ash received a {{p|Phanpy}} {{pkmn|Egg}} as a prize in the episode ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]'' after he and {{AP|Bayleef}} won a race hosted by an old couple who were breeders.

It hatched in the episode ''[[EP230|Hatching a Plan!]]''. It was shown to be a very playful and energetic Pokémon, refusing to be returned to its Poké Ball, only to be snatched by Team Rocket. Pikachu rescued Phanpy, but the electricity scared the baby Pokémon away. It ran into the clutches of Team Rocket again, who used Meowth to deceive Phanpy and hatch a plot to capture Pikachu. After this plan succeeds, Team Rocket double crossed Phanpy and stuck it in a cage, only for Pikachu to hatch an escape plan and Ash to come to the rescue, selflessly diving into the river to rescue Phanpy. It was then used {{m|Rollout}} to knock back Team Rocket's Pokémon for Pikachu to send them blasting off. It was unable to replicate this success in [[EP231|the next episode]], where Team Rocket used {{TR|Delibird}}'s {{m|Blizzard}} to knock out Phanpy in a single blow.

[[File:Ash Phanpy.png|200px|thumb|left|As a Phanpy]]
In ''[[EP237|As Cold as Pryce]]'', Phanpy battled Pryce's Dewgong and lost easily, but it did slightly better in battle with [[Nelson]]'s {{p|Misdreavus}} in ''[[EP259|Entei At Your Own Risk]]'', managing to use {{m|Defense Curl}} to block a {{m|Swift}}, but was hit and confused by {{m|Psybeam}}. Team Rocket interrupted the battle and left it without conclusion.

In ''[[EP265|Pop Goes the Sneasel]]'', Phanpy joined {{jo|Harrison}}'s {{p|Houndoom}} in taking down a rogue {{p|Machop}} with Rollout whilst recovering the stolen Sacred Fire for the Johto League opening ceremony. It also helped him get through the screening phases of the Silver Conference.

Phanpy played a role in Ash's battle against [[Macy]] in the [[Silver Conference]] in the episode ''[[EP267|Love, Pokémon Style!]]''. It was used in counter to her {{p|Electabuzz}}, and this succeeded as Electabuzz's {{m|Thunderbolt}} had no effect. However, Macy pulled Electabuzz and Phanpy ended up battling against her {{p|Slugma}}. Phanpy managed to dodge Slugma's {{m|Body Slam}} and stun Slugma with {{m|Earthquake}}, before knocking it out with Take Down. However, it was defeated by her {{p|Quilava}}'s powerful {{m|Flame Wheel}}, which overpowered Phanpy's Rollout and left Ash's {{AP|Squirtle}} and {{AP|Totodile}} to face Electabuzz.

===Kanto Battle Frontier===
[[File:Ash Phanpy Advanced Generation.png|thumb|200px|Rejoining Ash's Party]]
Ash left Phanpy at {{an|Professor Oak}}'s lab before traveling to [[Hoenn]]. In ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'', it happily greeted Ash's Pikachu and the two spent most of the episode together. As Ash made to leave at the end of the episode to take on the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} challenge, Pikachu rode up on Phanpy's back. Ash offered to let Phanpy come with them, which Phanpy delightedly agreed to. It had shown signs that it had grown up beyond the young Pokémon seen in Johto.

In ''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]'', Phanpy battled a [[Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket mecha]] and [[Evolution|evolved]] into a {{p|Donphan}}. It learned {{m|Hyper Beam}} and took down the mecha easily.

Ash also used Donphan in the match against [[Pike Queen Lucy]] and her {{TP|Lucy|Seviper}} in ''[[AG158|Queen of the Serpentine]]''. Seviper blocked Donphan's {{m|Take Down}} with Poison Tail. Donphan used a {{m|Defense Curl}}/{{m|Rollout}} combination to protect itself from {{m|Bite}} and knock Seviper back. Seviper knocked Donphan back with Poison Tail, but Donphan recovered and turned the momentum into a powerful Take Down, but Seviper lashed out with a perfectly timed Flamethrower, knocking Donphan back again. Seviper then blinded Donphan with a wall of smoke created by a Poison Tail into the water, then consumed the rolling Donphan in fire. Donphan pushed through the flames and, despite a last minute aerial dodge from Seviper, knocked it out with Rollout. It stayed in to battle her {{p|Milotic}}, but it was defeated by a single {{m|Hydro Pump}}.
[[File:Ash_Donphan_Brock_Steelix.png|thumb|left|200px|With [[Brock's Steelix]]]]

In ''[[AG177|Grating Spaces!]]'', Ash used Donphan in a Double Battle with Brock and his {{TP|Brock|Steelix}} against [[Jessie]], [[James]] and their newly obtained {{P|Charizard}} and {{p|Aggron}}. The two Pokémon worked well together, with Donphan rescuing Steelix from Charizard's {{m|Flamethrower}} by attacking Charizard recklessly. However, Aggron fought back with {{m|Mega Punch}} and {{m|Hyper Beam}}, knocking Donphan back. Donphan recovered and kept attacking Charizard, but Aggron's {{m|Water Pulse}} took it down. Steelix propelled Donphan over the subsequent wave of water and allowed it to hit Aggron. At this point, the battle ended when [[Forrest]] confronted Team Rocket's objectives.

Donphan returned to Professor Oak's lab when Ash left for [[Sinnoh]] in ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is]]''.

===Sinnoh===
Donphan appeared in ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]'', alongside Ash's other Pokémon. It was shown training with Ash.

In ''[[DP185|Working on a Right Move!]]'', Ash used Donphan in his battle against [[Conway]] in the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]. Donphan was initially called out to battle Conway's {{p|Shuckle}}, and it put up a good fight, utilizing its {{m|Rollout}} attack, before being recalled by Ash. Later in the battle, it was called out to battle Conway's {{p|Dusknoir}}, but ultimately fell to its powerful {{m|Shadow Punch}}.

==Personality and characteristics==
As a Phanpy, it was shown to be quite playful, friendly and energetic, initially not aware of being in Ash's custody. However, it matured after evolving into Donphan, much like [[Dawn's Ambipom|his Aipom]] did later. In some episodes, it was shown to have kept its friendly personality upon evolution.

Donphan was initially one of Ash's weaker Pokémon, but it would gradually became stronger battle after battle.

Donphan is generally loyal to Ash, and always tries its best for him in battles.

==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|ground||Ash Donphan {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Rollout|1=Hyper Beam|2=Defense Curl|3=Take Down}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Rollout|1=Hyper Beam|2=Defense Curl|3=Take Down}}|image2=Ash Phanpy {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Tackle|1=Earthquake|2=Hidden Power}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Tackle|1=Earthquake|2=Hidden Power}} as a Phanpy}}
{{anmov|normal|Tackle|EP230|Hatching a Plan}}
{{anmov|rock|Rollout|EP230|Hatching a Plan|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Take Down|EP231|Dues and Don'ts}}
{{anmov|normal|Defense Curl|EP259|Entei at Your Own Risk}}
{{anmov|ground|Earthquake|EP267|Love, Pokémon Style!}}
{{anmov|normal|Hidden Power|AG137|Hooked on Onix}}
{{anmov|normal|Hyper Beam|AG154|Reversing the Charges}}
{{anmov/f|ground}}

==In the TCG==
Ash's Donphan was featured in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] as a Phanpy. The following is a list of related cards.
{{cardlist/header|Ash's Phanpy|Fighting|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Movie VS Pack|Ash's Phanpy|4}}|type=Fighting|jpset=Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Aura's Lucario|jpnum=004/020}}
{{cardlist/footer|Fighting}}

==Trivia==
* Donphan is the first {{type|Ground}} Pokémon to be owned by Ash.
** It is also his only pure Ground-type Pokémon.
* During its time as a Phanpy, it had the largest rotation of English voice actors of all of Ash's Pokémon, with four.

==Related articles==
* {{Animespeciesevo1|Phanpy|Donphan}}
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{{Ash's Pokémon|ground}} 
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[[pt:Donphan de Ash]]

[[de:Ashs Donphan]]
[[fr:Donphan de Sacha]]
[[it:Donphan di Ash]]
[[ja:サトシのドンファン]]
[[pl:Donphan Asha]]

Pokémon in Denmark

2012-02-26T15:23:14Z

Ctesjbuvf:

{{CountryInfobox
|area=Denmark
|language={{wp|Danish language|Danish}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Denmark}}''' in 2000, with the first broadcast of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - Jeg vælger dig!]]'' in Danish. In Denmark, Bergsala A/S owns the franchise.

==Pokémon video games==
Pokémon games sold in Denmark are not translated to Danish, rather they are left in English. The games are released at the same time as in the rest of Europe.

===Events===
[[Event Pokémon]] distributed in Denmark include [[List of PAL Nintendo event Pokémon in 2010#Europe Movie 11 Shaymin|Europe Movie 11 Shaymin]] in 2009 and [[List of PAL Nintendo event Pokémon in 2010#Europe Michina Arceus|Europe Michina Arceus]] in 2010.

==Pokémon anime==
The [[Pokémon anime]] is broadcasted on '''[[Disney XD]]''', previously known as ''Fox Kids'' and then ''Jetix'', and TV2 in Denmark, a publicly owned television station in Denmark based in Odense, which the station began broadcasting on 1 October 1988, thereby ending the television monopoly previously exercised by the Danmarks Radio (DR). The season ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' was not sent after the ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' season, but was just skipped and went directly to ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]''. After they had sent in ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'', they sent ''Battle Frontier''.

The entire Johto saga has never aired on Danish TV. TV2 did not air any Pokémon episodes between Season 3 and Season 5. This is known in Denmark as '''{{tt|Pokémon Pausen|The Pokémon Pause}}'''. However, the last 16 episodes of Season 5 were released on DVD's with three episodes in each.

In Denmark, the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment was deleted in Season 1 and 2, because of a hidden commercial. This meant that one had to buy the games to know the names of the Pokémon. Who's That Pokémon? did appear in the VHS tapes that were released in Denmark.

In April 2011, it was revealed on a Danish anime site that TV2 had bough the right to air Season 13 and 14. This means that they skipped Season 11 and 12. This is the third time one or more seasons skipped by TV2. It was announced that the new episodes would begin around Autumn 2011.

Disney XD, which also aired the entire Diamond and Pearl saga, has revealed that the official premiere of Season 14 will be March 10th.

===Movies===
The [[M01|first]] [[M02|three]] [[M03|movies]] were released in theaters, and then onto DVD. ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'' was released straight to DVD, and then two and a half years later, ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wishmaker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. Then on February 14th, 2009 ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' had its television premiere on Jetix Scandinavia. Then on May 9th, 2009, Jetix Scandinavia had their premiere of ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''. These two movies were released on Danish DVD, but not for sale; instead they were made for a contest, and there were about 10 copies of both movies made. It is yet unknown about if they are going to be released commercially on Danish DVDs. ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' had a television premiere on Disney XD on June 26th, 2010. ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' and ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'' have never been dubbed in Danish.

===Cast and crew===
The Danish version is dubbed by '''Dubberman AS'''. It is unknown who translates the anime, but it was revealed that ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'' was translated by Dorte Langberg, and ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' was translated by Thomas Maintz.

'''Mathias Klenske''' is a Danish dubber, and is most known for his role as [[Ash Ketchum]], but has dubbed other roles in Pokémon too, like [[Lance]] and [[Paul]] in [[DP001]]. {{an|Misty}} was dubbed by '''Lulu Jacobsen''' in the first two seasons, '''Simone Drechsler''' in season 7 and '''Annevig Schelde Ebbe''' in season 5 and 8. '''Annevig Schelde Ebbe''' is they voice of both {{an|May}} and {{an|Dawn}} in the Danish dub. {{an|Brock}} was dubbed by '''Peter Holst-Beck''', who also voiced {{an|Arceus}}. [[Max]] was dubbed by '''Mikkel Følsgaard''', who is also the voice of [[Drew]] in season 6 and [[Ritchie]]. '''Christian Damsgaard''' is the voice of {{Gary}}. '''Julie Lund''' was the Danish voice of [[Sheena]] and [[Maren]]. '''Kasper Leisner''' is the Danish voice of [[Baron Alberto]].

===Music===
Two Pokémon soundtrack albums were released on CD in Denmark. The first, '''{{tt|Pokémon, Du skal fange dem!|Pokémon, You Have To Catch Them!}}''', is a translation of [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]]. The second, '''{{tt|Pokémon 3: Det Ultimative Soundtrack|Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack}}''', is a translation of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]]. A translation of [[Totally Pokémon]] has not been released, likely because most of the songs are also available on the movie 3 soundtrack.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
In Denmark, the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] is distributed by Bergsala Enigma. 

==Pokémon manga==
No [[Pokémon manga]] has been officially released in Denmark.

==[[Pokémon merchandise]]==
===The Official Pokémon Magazine===
Denmark has {{pkmn|Official Magazine|its own Pokémon magazine}} named '''{{tt|Pokémon Officielt Magasin|Pokémon Official Magazine}}''', and have released over 40 issues. The magazine was first released February 5th, 2007, and is released monthly. The magazine costs 35 Danish Kroners (Around 6,50 Dollars). The official abbreviation is POM. The magazine got renamed in the 49th issue, to '''{{tt|Pokémon Det Officielle Magasin|Pokémon The Official Magazine}}'''

==Community==
[http://poketeam.dk/news.php PokeTeam] is a Danish website with a focus on finding Pokémon related news items and translating them into Danish. After the official Danish Pokémon forum closed, many fans turned to PokeTeam as the best substitute for the forum.

In 2009, like [[Pokémon Day (Germany)|Germany]], [[Pokémon Day (Italy)|Italy]], Sweden and [[Pokémon Day (the Netherlands)|the Netherlands]], Denmark held a Pokémon Day 2009. It was a small event which included a download of {{p|Shaymin}}, a drawing contest and a showing of the Danish dub of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', and playing Pokémon Platinum. It is unlikely that another Pokémon Day will happen in Denmark.

==Trivia==
* In the 22 May 2010 issue of '''{{tt|Pokémon Officielt Magasin|Pokémon Offically Magazine}}''' (issue 36), a poster revealed ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', with the text '''{{tt|SNART PÅ DVD|SOON ON DVD}}'''. <ref>Movie 12 Poster "[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3e/Pokemon_Arceus_og_Livets_Juvel_2.png The Poster of M12]"</ref> Despite this, there have been no announcements about a DVD release.
** Around April 2011, the Danish site Moviezoo announced the Pokémon Zoroark - Master of Illusions would release the 16th August 2011, but there have still not been anything about ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''. In the midle of July 2011, there was a rumor about that the DPPt trilogy would get released th 4th October, and the 19th July it was announced by Moviezoo that it was real.

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.poketeam.dk/ The most popular Danish Pokémon Community]
*[http://www.pokemon.dk/ The Official Danish Website]

{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Pokémon in Denmark

2011-08-17T17:45:26Z

Ctesjbuvf: This isn't really true. I am danish, and pokemon is very much loved by children here, trust me.

{{CountryInfobox
|area=Denmark
|language={{wp|Danish language|Danish}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}}
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached '''{{wp|Denmark}}''' in 2000, with the first broadcast of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - Jeg vælger dig!]]'' in Danish. In Denmark, Bergsala A/S owns the franchise.

==Pokémon video games==
Pokémon games sold in Denmark are not translated to Danish, rather they are left in English. The games are released at the same time as in the rest of Europe.

===Events===
[[Event Pokémon]] distributed in Denmark include [[List of PAL Nintendo event Pokémon in 2010#Europe Movie 11 Shaymin|Europe Movie 11 Shaymin]] in 2009 and [[List of PAL Nintendo event Pokémon in 2010#Europe Michina Arceus|Europe Michina Arceus]] in 2010.

==Pokémon anime==
The [[Pokémon anime]] is broadcasted on '''[[Disney XD]]''', previously known as ''Fox Kids'' and then ''Jetix'', and TV2 in Denmark. The season ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' was not sent after the ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' season, but was just skipped and went directly to ''[[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]''. After they had sent in ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'', they sent ''Battle Frontier''.

The entire Johto saga has never aired on Danish TV. TV2 did not air any Pokémon episodes between Season 3 and Season 5. This is known in Denmark as '''{{tt|Pokémon Pausen|The Pokémon Pause}}'''. However, the last 16 episodes of Season 5 were released on DVD's with three episodes in each.

In Denmark, the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment was deleted in Season 1 and 2, because of a hidden commercial. This meant that one had to buy the games to know the names of the Pokémon. Who's That Pokémon? did appear in the VHS tapes that were released in Denmark.

In April 2011, it was revealed on a Danish anime site that TV2 had bough the right to air Season 13 and 14. This means that they skipped Season 11 and 12. This is the third time one or more seasons skipped by TV2. It was announced that the new episodes would begin around Autumn 2011.

===Movies===
The [[M01|first]] [[M02|three]] [[M03|movies]] were released in theaters, and then onto DVD. ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'' was released straight to DVD, and then two and a half years later, ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wishmaker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' were released on DVD. Then on February 14th, 2009 ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' had its television premiere on Jetix Scandinavia. Then on May 9th, 2009, Jetix Scandinavia had their premiere of ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''. These two movies were released on Danish DVD, but not for sale; instead they were made for a contest, and there were about 10 copies of both movies made. It is yet unknown about if they are going to be released commercially on Danish DVDs. ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' had a television premiere on Disney XD on June 26th, 2010. ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' and ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'' have never been dubbed in Danish.

===Cast and crew===
The Danish version is dubbed by '''Dubberman AS'''. It is unknown who translates the anime, but it was revealed that ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'' was translated by Dorte Langberg, and ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' was translated by Thomas Maintz.

'''Mathias Klenske''' is a Danish dubber, and is most known for his role as [[Ash Ketchum]], but has dubbed other roles in Pokémon too, like [[Lance]] and [[Paul]] in [[DP001]]. {{an|Misty}} was dubbed by '''Lulu Jacobsen''' in the first two seasons, '''Simone Drechsler''' in season 7 and '''Annevig Schelde Ebbe''' in season 5 and 8. '''Annevig Schelde Ebbe''' is they voice of both {{an|May}} and {{an|Dawn}} in the Danish dub. {{an|Brock}} was dubbed by '''Peter Holst-Beck''', who also voiced {{an|Arceus}}. [[Max]] was dubbed by '''Mikkel Følsgaard''', who is also the voice of [[Drew]] in season 6 and [[Ritchie]]. '''Christian Damsgaard''' is the voice of {{Gary}}. '''Julie Lund''' was the Danish voice of [[Sheena]] and [[Maren]]. '''Kasper Leisner''' is the Danish voice of [[Baron Alberto]].

===Music===
Two Pokémon soundtrack albums were released on CD in Denmark. The first, '''{{tt|Pokémon, Du skal fange dem!|Pokémon, You Have To Catch Them!}}''', is a translation of [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]]. The second, '''{{tt|Pokémon 3: Det Ultimative Soundtrack|Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack}}''', is a translation of [[Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]]. A translation of [[Totally Pokémon]] has not been released, likely because most of the songs are also available on the movie 3 soundtrack.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
In Denmark, the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] is distributed by Bergsala Enigma. 

==Pokémon manga==
No [[Pokémon manga]] has been officially released in Denmark.

==[[Pokémon merchandise]]==
===The Official Pokémon Magazine===
Denmark has {{pkmn|Official Magazine|its own Pokémon magazine}} named '''{{tt|Pokémon Officielt Magasin|Pokémon Official Magazine}}''', and have released over 40 issues. The magazine was first released February 5th, 2007, and is released monthly. The magazine costs 35 Danish Kroners (Around 6,50 Dollars). The official abbreviation is POM. The magazine got renamed in the 49th issue, to '''{{tt|Pokémon Det Officielle Magasin|Pokémon The Official Magazine}}'''

==Community==
[http://poketeam.dk/news.php PokeTeam] is a Danish website with a focus on finding Pokémon related news items and translating them into Danish. After the official Danish Pokémon forum closed, many fans turned to PokeTeam as the best substitute for the forum.

In 2009, like [[Pokémon Day (Germany)|Germany]], [[Pokémon Day (Italy)|Italy]], Sweden and [[Pokémon Day (the Netherlands)|the Netherlands]], Denmark held a Pokémon Day 2009. It was a small event which included a download of {{p|Shaymin}}, a drawing contest and a showing of the Danish dub of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', and playing Pokémon Platinum. It is unlikely that another Pokémon Day will happen in Denmark.

==Trivia==
* In the 22 May 2010 issue of '''{{tt|Pokémon Officielt Magasin|Pokémon Offically Magazine}}''' (issue 36), a poster revealed ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', with the text '''{{tt|SNART PÅ DVD|SOON ON DVD}}'''. <ref>Movie 12 Poster "[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/3/3e/Pokemon_Arceus_og_Livets_Juvel_2.png The Poster of M12]"</ref> Despite this, there have been no announcements about a DVD release.
** Around April 2011, the Danish site Moviezoo announced the Pokémon Zoroark - Master of Illusions would release the 16th August 2011, but there have still not been anything about ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''. In the midle of July 2011, there was a rumor about that the DPPt trilogy would get released th 4th October, and the 19th July it was announced by Moviezoo that it was real.

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.poketeam.dk/ The most popular Danish Pokémon Community]
*[http://www.pokemon.dk/ The Official Danish Website]

{{Pokémon around the world}}
 
{{Project Globe notice}}

Dawn's Ambipom

2009-12-25T01:17:42Z

Ctesjbuvf: /* Trivia */

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Dawn|
pokemonname=Ambipom|
jtrainername=ヒカリ|
jpokemonname=エテボース|
tmtrainername=Hikari|
tmpokemonname=Eteboth|
image=[[File:Dawn's Ambipom.png|250px]] |
caption=Dawn's Ambipom |
gender=Female |
prevonum=190|
evo1num=424|
location=[[Indigo Plateau]] |
epnum=AG179|
epname=Slaking Kong|
catchepnum=AG182|
catchepname=Channeling the Battle Zone!|
evolution=1|
firstevoep=DP060 |
firstevoname=Journey to the Unown! |
firststagename=Aipom|
secondstagename=Ambipom|
numeps1=73|
type1=Normal|
traded=yes|
tradeep=DP055|
tradename=Throwing the Track Switch|
oldtrainer={{Ash}}|
newtrainer={{an|Dawn}}|
tradedfor={{AP|Buizel}}|
released=yes|
releaseep=DP124|
releasename=To Thine Own Pokémon Be True |
current=Training with [[O]]|
enva2=[[Emily Jenness]]|
java1=[[Miyako Itō]]|
java2=[[Chie Satō]]|
}}

'''Dawn's Ambipom''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリのエテボース''' ''Hikari's Eteboth'') is the only Pokémon to be captured by {{ash}} in the [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier saga]]. Much later, she was traded to {{an|Dawn}} in exchange for {{AP|Buizel}}. Her Japanese voice actress is 佐藤智恵 ''[[Chie Satō]]'' and her English voice actress is [[Emily Jenness]]. As an Aipom, she was voiced by 伊東みやこ ''[[Miyako Itō]]'' in both English and Japanese.

==History==
===With Ash===
[[Image:AshAipom.png|thumb|left|220px|Ash with Aipom]]
Aipom was first seen in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong!]]'', worshiping a giant {{p|Slaking}} with several other mountain-dwelling Pokémon. She also stole [[Ash's hat]], much like [[Ash's Primeape]] did [[EP025|428 episodes earlier]], with a group of Aipom getting food to offer the Slaking. Later, Aipom joined the other Aipom, as well as several {{p|Mankey}}, {{p|Vigoroth}} and {{p|Slaking}}, to attack the giant Slaking, which turned out to be a mechanical robot made by [[Team Rocket]]. It then helped in returning the stolen berries to {{ka|Taylor}}. Later, after Ash and his friends left Taylor's home, the group sees Ash's hat on a rock. After wondering who placed it there, they found out that it was Aipom, due to an apple and a flower she left with the hat. The group then continues their journey as Ash says Aipom is a cool Pokémon after all. Unknown to them, the happy Aipom was watching them from a nearby tree.

Aipom soon reappeared in the next episode, ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]'', stealing the hats of the participants before making off with Ash's hat again.

In ''[[AG181|Thinning the Hoard]]'', due to her causing too much trouble, Ash attempted to catch her. After {{AP|Pikachu}} used {{m|Quick Attack}} to get Ash's hat back and {{m|Thunderbolt}} to weaken her more, she was still able to foil Ash's capture attempt.

In ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]'', as well as the previous episode, after watching {{an|May}} in the [[Kanto Grand Festival]], Aipom became thrilled with {{pkmn|battle|battling}} and challenged {{Ash}} and his {{AP|Pikachu}} for a battle; as he won, Ash finally {{pkmn2|caught|captured}} her in front of a huge crowd.

In ''[[AG183|Aipom and Circumstance!]]'', Aipom became jealous of Pikachu's closeness to Ash. Aipom also seems to have a certain penchant for headgear; aside from taking Ash's and other participants' hats, Aipom wore a daisy chain on her head and put on a ceremonial crown that the locals had trouble getting off. The members of a crowd who wanted to crown, as well as Ash and his friends, attempted to remove the crown from her head so she would not become their king for a year. With the help of a [[Belue Berry]]'s sourness, the crown was finally taken off. Ash then hugged Aipom and told her not to get into trouble all the time. As Ash laughed a bit when he told her this, Aipom blushed.

Aipom's gender was confirmed in the Japanese version of the said episode while Aipom was nearby gathering flowers. {{an|May}} said, 「エイパムやっぱり女の子ね？」 ''Aipom is a girl after all, isn't she?''. In [[DP048]], Dawn also explicitly calls Aipom a girl, and in the dub of ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies]]'', both Aipom and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} are referred to as girls, confirming them to be female.

Aipom enjoys participating in [[Pokémon Contest]]s. Her interest was first perked in ''[[AG181|Thinning the Hoard!]]'' where she took an interest in May's battle with [[Harley]]. Aipom also watched her battle with [[Drew]] before enticing Ash into catching her. In ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault]]'', Aipom entered her first contest with Ash. They got through the [[Appeals round]] but lost the first battle round to [[Zoey]] and her {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}}. After the battle, Zoey suggested that Ash should let Dawn raise Aipom. In ''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith]]'', Aipom entered an unofficial contest under [[Jessie]]'s command and won against [[Dawn's Pachirisu]].

While Ash had Aipom, she usually sat on his left shoulder when outside of her [[Poké Ball]], in contrast to Pikachu sitting on his right shoulder.

In order to bring back {{AP|Torkoal}} to battle {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's Regis|Registeel}} in ''[[AG186|Overjoyed!]]'', Ash sent Aipom to [[Professor Oak]], where Aipom had trouble adjusting to the new environment and Ash's absence, even attacking the Professor. However, after Ash's second defeat, Aipom returned.

When Ash left for [[Sinnoh]], he wanted to leave all of his Pokémon but {{AP|Pikachu}} behind as he did when leaving for [[Hoenn]]. However, Aipom snuck aboard the boat he was traveling on to accompany him on his new journey. During her journey through Sinnoh, Aipom defeated {{AP|Paul's Chimchar|Monferno}} in battle and helped Ash capture his {{AP|Starly|Staraptor}}. Ash also used her in his first two [[Gym]] battles in the region.

In ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow]]'', Aipom put up a fight against [[Roark]]'s {{TP|Roark|Cranidos|Rampardos}} in Ash's first gym match in [[Sinnoh]], but lost. In their rematch in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched]]'', she defeated {{p|Geodude}}. She also fought in Ash's second Gym Battle in ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'' as well, going against [[Gardenia]]'s {{p|Roserade}}, which resulted in a victory, giving Ash his {{badge|Forest}}.

===With Dawn===
[[Image:D-Ambipom.png|Dawn, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and Ambipom|thumb|left|230px]]
In ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'', Ash began the training for his next Gym battle in [[Veilstone City]]. However, {{AP|Dawn's Buizel|Buizel}} seemed to be more interested in Ash's battle training and thus couldn't set his mind on Dawn's training; meanwhile Ash's Aipom appeared to have a similar problem in Ash's training because she tended to be more interested in Dawn's {{pkmn|Contest}} {{pkmn|training}}. Then Zoey proposed that Ash and Dawn trade them. After some soul-searching, the {{pkmn|Trainer}}s agreed, and the trade took place.

In ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'', Aipom managed to learn {{m|Double Hit}}. [[Brock]] told Dawn that Aipom would evolve soon. Later in the episode, when Dawn was being attacked by a group of {{p|Unown}}, Aipom jumped in front of Dawn to protect her and evolved into {{p|Ambipom}}.

In ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', Dawn used Ambipom in her appeal for the {{to|Solaceon}} {{pkmn|Contest}}, but failed to pass the [[Appeals round]]. [[Zoey]] explained to Dawn that she failed due to an overuse of {{m|Swift}}, blocking {{p|Ambipom}} from view. Ambipom also learned how to break dance, by spinning her tail to make waves of Swift attacks.

In ''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]'', Dawn used Ambipom in her gym battle against [[Maylene]]. She defeated Maylene's {{p|Meditite}}, however she was defeated by [[Maylene's Lucario]].

In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes Welcome]]'', Dawn once again used Ambipom for the appeal round in the [[Wallace Cup]]. She managed to pass the round by dazzling the judges with {{m|Swift}}, {{m|Focus Punch}}, and {{m|Double Hit}}.
[[File:AshDawnAmbipom.png|Ambipom saying goodbye to Ash and Dawn|thumb|245px]]
In ''[[DP095|Battling the Generation Gap!]]'' Dawn used her in the {{to|Celestic}} Contest Battle Rounds. Ambipom was able to easily defeat her first two opponents and then went up against [[Lila]]'s {{p|Delcatty}}. Ambipom won the Contest by using combinations of {{m|Double Hit}}, {{m|Focus Punch}}, {{m|Double Team}}, and {{m|Swift}}.

In ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks]]'', Ambipom was used in a Contest in [[Sandalstraw Town]], and was defeated by [[Kenny's Prinplup]] in the finals. During the Contest, she discovered a love and talent for {{wp|table tennis|ping pong}}. She used this talent to compete in ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True]]'''s [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]]. Due to her obvious natural ability, fellow competitor [[O]] offered her a place at his Ping Pong Training Center in [[Vermilion City]]. Dawn left the decision to Ambipom. After deciding to pursue Ping Pong over her love of Contests, Ambipom bid farewell to Dawn and Ash and left the group in order to follow her talent.

==Moves used==
{{anmu/h|normal|row=7|align=center|move={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0|1=Swift|2=Double Hit|3=Focus Punch}}|pic={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0|1=Ambipom Swift.jpg|2=Ambipom double hit.png|3=Ambipom focus punch.png}}}}
{{anmu|normal|Scratch|AG179|Slaking Kong!}}
{{anmu|normal|Swift|AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|fighting|Focus Punch|AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|Double Team|AG183|Aipom and Circumstance|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|Fury Swipes|DP020|Mutiny in the Bounty!}}
{{anmu|normal|Double Hit|DP060|Journey to the Unown!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu/f|normal|yes|c=a}}

===Move improvised===
'''Spinning Swift''': First used in ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]'' where Ambipom released a Swift that spun around on Maylene's Meditite.

== In the TCG ==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #{{tcg colorless color}};"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 010/019
|}

==Trivia==
* For ''[[DP014|Leave It To Brocko!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Aipom. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about her: エイパムが　しっぽでつかむ　サトシのハート ''{{tt|Eipam|Aipom}}, it seizes with its tail, {{tt|Satoshi's|Ash's}} heart.''
* For ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', Professor Oak's lecture is about Dawn's Ambipom. This makes her the first Pokémon character to be the focus of the lecture twice.
* Aipom is one of the few Pokémon on the show to have its gender explicitly stated via dialog multiple times, including the dub of ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies]]''.
* Aipom is one of the few main characters' Pokémon to be traded, along with [[Jessie's Lickitung]] and [[Ash's Butterfree]].
** Aipom shares many other similarities with Ash's Butterfree. Both were caught, evolved, traded, and released (although, unlike Butterfree, Aipom evolved ''after'' being traded).
** Both had their genders confirmed (Aipom being female, and Butterfree being male).
* Aipom shares some similarities with another of Ash's primate Pokémon, {{AP|Primeape}}. Both evolved while not owned by him - Primeape in the wild and Ambipom with Dawn. Both of these Pokémon have also annoyed Ash by stealing his {{AP|hat}}, and both were later released by their Trainer to pursue another kind of training.
* Aipom is the fourth Pokémon to take Ash's hat, after the aforementioned {{AP|Primeape}}, then {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{mov|Latias|Latias|5}}.
* Due to being Dawn's Pokémon for a while, Aipom is the only Pokémon owned by a main character that was introduced ''before'' the character.
* Ambipom was the first Pokémon belonging to Dawn that evolved, and her first fully evolved Pokémon.
* Ambipom is the second traded Pokémon in the anime to evolve, after [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Victreebel|James's second Victreebel]].
* Ambipom battled in the first three Gyms of Sinnoh, despite being traded to {{an|Dawn}} before Ash arrived in Veilstone City.
* Aipom was the first of six {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} to be in the party of a member of the main cast during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, followed by {{TP|Brock|Sudowoodo}}, {{TP|Ash|Gligar|Gliscor}}, {{TP|Jessie|Yanma|Yanmega}}, {{TP|Dawn|Swinub|Mamoswine}}, and {{TP|Dawn|Cyndaquil}} (second if one counts {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}).
* Ambipom, under Dawn's ownership, and {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}} both evolved quickly from their previous stages. Ambipom spent about five episodes as an Aipom with Dawn while Mamoswine only spent two as a Piloswine.
* Ambipom, along with {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}, another {{type2|Normal}} Pokémon, are Dawn's only Pokémon to have never disobeyed her at any point.
* Ambipom is the only Pokémon of Dawn's that shares an English voice actress with her.
* Despite being given away in ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!]]'', Ambipom, unlike other Pokémon that left the main cast, has not yet been removed from the [[High Touch!|opening sequence]].
* Aipom was the only primate based pokemon that Ash owned that was not a fighting type. Aipom was a Normal type while {{AP|Primeape}} is a pure fighting type and {{AP|Monferno}} is a fire/fighting type.

==Related articles==
*{{Animespeciesevo1|Aipom|Ambipom}}

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/hikari/r_p-no424.html Eteboth's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
{{-}}
{{Dawn's Pokémon}} 
{{Ash's Pokémon}} 
{{Team Rocket's Pokémon}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Aipom]]
[[Category:Dawn's Pokémon|Ambipom]]

[[de:Lucias Ambidiffel]]
[[pt:Ambipom de Dawn]]
[[fr:Capidextre d'Aurore]]
[[ja:ヒカリのエテボース]]
[[pl:Ambipom Dawn]]

Dawn's Ambipom

2009-12-24T23:59:55Z

Ctesjbuvf: /* Trivia */

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Dawn|
pokemonname=Ambipom|
jtrainername=ヒカリ|
jpokemonname=エテボース|
tmtrainername=Hikari|
tmpokemonname=Eteboth|
image=[[File:Dawn's Ambipom.png|250px]] |
caption=Dawn's Ambipom |
gender=Female |
prevonum=190|
evo1num=424|
location=[[Indigo Plateau]] |
epnum=AG179|
epname=Slaking Kong|
catchepnum=AG182|
catchepname=Channeling the Battle Zone!|
evolution=1|
firstevoep=DP060 |
firstevoname=Journey to the Unown! |
firststagename=Aipom|
secondstagename=Ambipom|
numeps1=73|
type1=Normal|
traded=yes|
tradeep=DP055|
tradename=Throwing the Track Switch|
oldtrainer={{Ash}}|
newtrainer={{an|Dawn}}|
tradedfor={{AP|Buizel}}|
released=yes|
releaseep=DP124|
releasename=To Thine Own Pokémon Be True |
current=Training with [[O]]|
enva2=[[Emily Jenness]]|
java1=[[Miyako Itō]]|
java2=[[Chie Satō]]|
}}

'''Dawn's Ambipom''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリのエテボース''' ''Hikari's Eteboth'') is the only Pokémon to be captured by {{ash}} in the [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier saga]]. Much later, she was traded to {{an|Dawn}} in exchange for {{AP|Buizel}}. Her Japanese voice actress is 佐藤智恵 ''[[Chie Satō]]'' and her English voice actress is [[Emily Jenness]]. As an Aipom, she was voiced by 伊東みやこ ''[[Miyako Itō]]'' in both English and Japanese.

==History==
===With Ash===
[[Image:AshAipom.png|thumb|left|220px|Ash with Aipom]]
Aipom was first seen in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong!]]'', worshiping a giant {{p|Slaking}} with several other mountain-dwelling Pokémon. She also stole [[Ash's hat]], much like [[Ash's Primeape]] did [[EP025|428 episodes earlier]], with a group of Aipom getting food to offer the Slaking. Later, Aipom joined the other Aipom, as well as several {{p|Mankey}}, {{p|Vigoroth}} and {{p|Slaking}}, to attack the giant Slaking, which turned out to be a mechanical robot made by [[Team Rocket]]. It then helped in returning the stolen berries to {{ka|Taylor}}. Later, after Ash and his friends left Taylor's home, the group sees Ash's hat on a rock. After wondering who placed it there, they found out that it was Aipom, due to an apple and a flower she left with the hat. The group then continues their journey as Ash says Aipom is a cool Pokémon after all. Unknown to them, the happy Aipom was watching them from a nearby tree.

Aipom soon reappeared in the next episode, ''[[AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!]]'', stealing the hats of the participants before making off with Ash's hat again.

In ''[[AG181|Thinning the Hoard]]'', due to her causing too much trouble, Ash attempted to catch her. After {{AP|Pikachu}} used {{m|Quick Attack}} to get Ash's hat back and {{m|Thunderbolt}} to weaken her more, she was still able to foil Ash's capture attempt.

In ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]'', as well as the previous episode, after watching {{an|May}} in the [[Kanto Grand Festival]], Aipom became thrilled with {{pkmn|battle|battling}} and challenged {{Ash}} and his {{AP|Pikachu}} for a battle; as he won, Ash finally {{pkmn2|caught|captured}} her in front of a huge crowd.

In ''[[AG183|Aipom and Circumstance!]]'', Aipom became jealous of Pikachu's closeness to Ash. Aipom also seems to have a certain penchant for headgear; aside from taking Ash's and other participants' hats, Aipom wore a daisy chain on her head and put on a ceremonial crown that the locals had trouble getting off. The members of a crowd who wanted to crown, as well as Ash and his friends, attempted to remove the crown from her head so she would not become their king for a year. With the help of a [[Belue Berry]]'s sourness, the crown was finally taken off. Ash then hugged Aipom and told her not to get into trouble all the time. As Ash laughed a bit when he told her this, Aipom blushed.

Aipom's gender was confirmed in the Japanese version of the said episode while Aipom was nearby gathering flowers. {{an|May}} said, 「エイパムやっぱり女の子ね？」 ''Aipom is a girl after all, isn't she?''. In [[DP048]], Dawn also explicitly calls Aipom a girl, and in the dub of ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies]]'', both Aipom and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} are referred to as girls, confirming them to be female.

Aipom enjoys participating in [[Pokémon Contest]]s. Her interest was first perked in ''[[AG181|Thinning the Hoard!]]'' where she took an interest in May's battle with [[Harley]]. Aipom also watched her battle with [[Drew]] before enticing Ash into catching her. In ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault]]'', Aipom entered her first contest with Ash. They got through the [[Appeals round]] but lost the first battle round to [[Zoey]] and her {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}}. After the battle, Zoey suggested that Ash should let Dawn raise Aipom. In ''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith]]'', Aipom entered an unofficial contest under [[Jessie]]'s command and won against [[Dawn's Pachirisu]].

While Ash had Aipom, she usually sat on his left shoulder when outside of her [[Poké Ball]], in contrast to Pikachu sitting on his right shoulder.

In order to bring back {{AP|Torkoal}} to battle {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's Regis|Registeel}} in ''[[AG186|Overjoyed!]]'', Ash sent Aipom to [[Professor Oak]], where Aipom had trouble adjusting to the new environment and Ash's absence, even attacking the Professor. However, after Ash's second defeat, Aipom returned.

When Ash left for [[Sinnoh]], he wanted to leave all of his Pokémon but {{AP|Pikachu}} behind as he did when leaving for [[Hoenn]]. However, Aipom snuck aboard the boat he was traveling on to accompany him on his new journey. During her journey through Sinnoh, Aipom defeated {{AP|Paul's Chimchar|Monferno}} in battle and helped Ash capture his {{AP|Starly|Staraptor}}. Ash also used her in his first two [[Gym]] battles in the region.

In ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow]]'', Aipom put up a fight against [[Roark]]'s {{TP|Roark|Cranidos|Rampardos}} in Ash's first gym match in [[Sinnoh]], but lost. In their rematch in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched]]'', she defeated {{p|Geodude}}. She also fought in Ash's second Gym Battle in ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'' as well, going against [[Gardenia]]'s {{p|Roserade}}, which resulted in a victory, giving Ash his {{badge|Forest}}.

===With Dawn===
[[Image:D-Ambipom.png|Dawn, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and Ambipom|thumb|left|230px]]
In ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'', Ash began the training for his next Gym battle in [[Veilstone City]]. However, {{AP|Dawn's Buizel|Buizel}} seemed to be more interested in Ash's battle training and thus couldn't set his mind on Dawn's training; meanwhile Ash's Aipom appeared to have a similar problem in Ash's training because she tended to be more interested in Dawn's {{pkmn|Contest}} {{pkmn|training}}. Then Zoey proposed that Ash and Dawn trade them. After some soul-searching, the {{pkmn|Trainer}}s agreed, and the trade took place.

In ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'', Aipom managed to learn {{m|Double Hit}}. [[Brock]] told Dawn that Aipom would evolve soon. Later in the episode, when Dawn was being attacked by a group of {{p|Unown}}, Aipom jumped in front of Dawn to protect her and evolved into {{p|Ambipom}}.

In ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', Dawn used Ambipom in her appeal for the {{to|Solaceon}} {{pkmn|Contest}}, but failed to pass the [[Appeals round]]. [[Zoey]] explained to Dawn that she failed due to an overuse of {{m|Swift}}, blocking {{p|Ambipom}} from view. Ambipom also learned how to break dance, by spinning her tail to make waves of Swift attacks.

In ''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]'', Dawn used Ambipom in her gym battle against [[Maylene]]. She defeated Maylene's {{p|Meditite}}, however she was defeated by [[Maylene's Lucario]].

In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes Welcome]]'', Dawn once again used Ambipom for the appeal round in the [[Wallace Cup]]. She managed to pass the round by dazzling the judges with {{m|Swift}}, {{m|Focus Punch}}, and {{m|Double Hit}}.
[[File:AshDawnAmbipom.png|Ambipom saying goodbye to Ash and Dawn|thumb|245px]]
In ''[[DP095|Battling the Generation Gap!]]'' Dawn used her in the {{to|Celestic}} Contest Battle Rounds. Ambipom was able to easily defeat her first two opponents and then went up against [[Lila]]'s {{p|Delcatty}}. Ambipom won the Contest by using combinations of {{m|Double Hit}}, {{m|Focus Punch}}, {{m|Double Team}}, and {{m|Swift}}.

In ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks]]'', Ambipom was used in a Contest in [[Sandalstraw Town]], and was defeated by [[Kenny's Prinplup]] in the finals. During the Contest, she discovered a love and talent for {{wp|table tennis|ping pong}}. She used this talent to compete in ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True]]'''s [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]]. Due to her obvious natural ability, fellow competitor [[O]] offered her a place at his Ping Pong Training Center in [[Vermilion City]]. Dawn left the decision to Ambipom. After deciding to pursue Ping Pong over her love of Contests, Ambipom bid farewell to Dawn and Ash and left the group in order to follow her talent.

==Moves used==
{{anmu/h|normal|row=7|align=center|move={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0|1=Swift|2=Double Hit|3=Focus Punch}}|pic={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0|1=Ambipom Swift.jpg|2=Ambipom double hit.png|3=Ambipom focus punch.png}}}}
{{anmu|normal|Scratch|AG179|Slaking Kong!}}
{{anmu|normal|Swift|AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|fighting|Focus Punch|AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|Double Team|AG183|Aipom and Circumstance|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|Fury Swipes|DP020|Mutiny in the Bounty!}}
{{anmu|normal|Double Hit|DP060|Journey to the Unown!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu/f|normal|yes|c=a}}

===Move improvised===
'''Spinning Swift''': First used in ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy]]'' where Ambipom released swift that spin around on Maylene's Meditite.

== In the TCG ==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #{{tcg colorless color}};"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 010/019
|}

==Trivia==
* For ''[[DP014|Leave It To Brocko!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Aipom. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about her: エイパムが　しっぽでつかむ　サトシのハート ''{{tt|Eipam|Aipom}}, it seizes with its tail, {{tt|Satoshi's|Ash's}} heart.''
* For ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', Professor Oak's lecture is about Dawn's Ambipom. This makes her the first Pokémon character to be the focus of the lecture twice.
* Aipom is one of the few Pokémon on the show to have its gender explicitly stated via dialog multiple times, including the dub of ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies]]''.
* Aipom is one of the few main characters' Pokémon to be traded, along with [[Jessie's Lickitung]] and [[Ash's Butterfree]].
** Aipom shares many other similarities with Ash's Butterfree. Both were caught, evolved, traded, and released (although, unlike Butterfree, Aipom evolved ''after'' being traded).
** Both had their genders confirmed (Aipom being female, and Butterfree being male).
* Aipom shares some similarities with another of Ash's primate Pokémon, {{AP|Primeape}}. Both evolved while not owned by him - Primeape in the wild and Ambipom with Dawn. Both of these Pokémon have also annoyed Ash by stealing his {{AP|hat}}, and both were later released by their Trainer to pursue another kind of training.
* Aipom is the fourth Pokémon to take Ash's hat, after the aforementioned {{AP|Primeape}}, then {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{mov|Latias|Latias|5}}.
* Due to Dawn's Pokémon for a while, Aipom is the only Pokémon owned by a main character that was introduced ''before'' the character.
* Ambipom was the first Pokémon belonging to Dawn that evolved, and her first fully evolved Pokémon.
* Ambipom is the second traded Pokémon in the anime to evolve, after [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Victreebel|James's second Victreebel]].
* Ambipom battled in the first three Gyms of Sinnoh, despite being traded to {{an|Dawn}} before Ash arrived in Veilstone City.
* Aipom was the first of six {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} to be in the party of a member of the main cast during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, followed by {{TP|Brock|Sudowoodo}}, {{TP|Ash|Gligar|Gliscor}}, {{TP|Jessie|Yanma|Yanmega}}, {{TP|Dawn|Swinub|Mamoswine}}, and {{TP|Dawn|Cyndaquil}} (second if one counts {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}).
* Ambipom, under Dawn's ownership, and {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}} both evolved quickly from their previous stages. Ambipom spent about five episodes as an Aipom with Dawn while Mamoswine only spent two as a Piloswine.
* Ambipom, along with {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}, another {{type2|Normal}} Pokémon, are Dawn's only Pokémon to have never disobeyed her at any point.
* Ambipom is the only Pokémon of Dawn's that shares an English voice actress with her.
* Despite being given away in ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!]]'', Ambipom, unlike other Pokémon that left the main cast, has not yet been removed from the [[High Touch!|opening sequence]].
* Aipom was the only primate based pokemon that Ash owned that was not a fighting type. Aipom was a Normal type while {{AP|Primeape}} is a pure fighting type and {{AP|Monferno}} is a fire/fighting type.

==Related articles==
*{{Animespeciesevo1|Aipom|Ambipom}}

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/hikari/r_p-no424.html Eteboth's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
{{-}}
{{Dawn's Pokémon}} 
{{Ash's Pokémon}} 
{{Team Rocket's Pokémon}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Aipom]]
[[Category:Dawn's Pokémon|Ambipom]]

[[de:Lucias Ambidiffel]]
[[pt:Ambipom de Dawn]]
[[fr:Capidextre d'Aurore]]
[[ja:ヒカリのエテボース]]
[[pl:Ambipom Dawn]]

Ash's Kingler

2009-12-24T23:57:00Z

Ctesjbuvf: /* Trivia */

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Water|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Kingler|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=キングラー|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Kingler|
image=[[Image:ash_kingler.png|215px]] |
caption=Ash's Kingler |
evolution=1|
epnum=EP013|
numeps1=62|
firststagename=Krabby|
secondstagename=Kingler|
epname=Mystery at the Lighthouse|
location=[[Route 25]] |
firstevoep=EP075|
firstevoname=Round One---Begin!|
prevonum=098|
evo1num=099|
current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] |
java1=[[Rikako Aikawa]]|
java2=[[Unshō Ishizuka]]
}}
'''Ash's Kingler''' (Japanese: '''サトシのキングラー''' ''Satoshi's Kingler'') was the seventh [[Pokémon]] acquired by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Kanto]] region, and the first of Ash's Pokémon to primarily reside at [[Professor Oak]]'s laboratory in [[Pallet Town]]. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]''. As a Krabby, ''[[Rikako Aikawa]]'' voiced it in both languages.

==History==
[[Image:Ash krabby.png|left|thumb|205px|As a {{p|Krabby}}]]
Ash originally obtained it as a {{p|Krabby}} in ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'', where he caught it to prove to [[Misty]] that it was not a fluke that he captured all his other Pokémon. Having six Pokémon already in his party at the time, the newly caught Krabby's [[Poké Ball]] was teleported away, much to Ash's surprise and concern. He soon learned that Krabby was sent to Professor Oak.

Krabby's battling debut came in ''[[EP075|Round One - Begin!]]'', when Ash used it during the first round of the [[Pokémon League]] against [[Mandi]], reasoning that Krabby would be perfect for a battle on the Water field despite [[Misty]]'s protests that Ash should borrow one of her Pokémon as Krabby had never battled before. Despite this, Krabby was able to defeat Mandi's {{p|Exeggutor}}, the intensity of the battle causing it to evolve into a {{p|Kingler}}. It was able to finish the rest of the match by defeating Mandi's two remaining Pokémon, {{p|Seadra}} and {{p|Golbat}}, despite Misty and [[Brock]]'s concerns about Kingler's ability to prevail against Seadra's speed and Golbat's air attacks. Ash also used Kingler in his battle on the Ice field- although he may have used Kingler on the Rock field, this was never shown-, where Kingler defeated his opponent's {{p|Cloyster}} before losing to a surprisingly powerful {{p|Arcanine}}.

Kingler spent most of the time at Oak's lab as Ash and his {{ashfr|friends}} traveled the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]] and the [[Johto]] region. Ash used it in Johto during the [[Whirl Cup]] tournament in ''[[EP217|The Perfect Match]]''. It was used in the match against [[Misty]] and her {{TP|Misty|Poliwhirl|Politoed}} and {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}}.

Ash was planning to use Kingler in the Johto League [[Silver Conference]], but it was injured while rescuing a group of runaway {{p|Voltorb}} making it unable to participate in the rest of the tournament.

Kingler currently resides at [[Professor Oak]]'s Lab, where it quickly made friends with [[Ash's Corphish]] in ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''.

==Moves used==
{{anmu/h|water|row=9|align=center|move=Hyper Beam|pic=Kingler hyperbeam.jpg}}
{{anmu|normal|ViceGrip|EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse}}
{{anmu|normal|Harden|EP075|Round One-Begin!}}
{{anmu|normal|Leer|EP075|Round One-Begin!}}
{{anmu|normal|Stomp|EP075|Round One-Begin!}}
{{anmu|water|Water Gun|EP075|Round One-Begin!}}
{{anmu|water|Bubble|EP075|Round One-Begin!}}
{{anmu|water|Crabhammer|EP075|Round One-Begin!}}
{{anmu|normal|Hyper Beam|EP075|Round One-Begin!}}
{{anmu/f|water|yes|c=a}}

==Trivia==
* Kingler is the only {{type2|Water}} that Ash has owned that ever [[Evolution|evolved]].
* Kingler is Ash's first crustacean-based Pokémon. The second is {{AP|Corphish}}.
* Kingler is the first and only one of Ash's Pokémon that evolved after its first battle. It is also Ash's only Pokémon to win in a [[Pokémon League]] match single handedly. Except for the 1v1 matches.
* Kingler is the first of Ash's Pokémon to be transferred directly to [[Professor Oak]].
* Because of Kingler being injured by multiple {{p|Voltorb}}, it is the only one of Ash's Pokémon at the time not to participate in the [[Silver Conference]].
*As a Krabby, it was shown to be unusually small in size - especially when compared to the massive Krabby caught by {{Gary}}.

==Related articles==
{{Animespeciesevo1|Krabby|Kingler}}
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[[fr:Krabboss de Sacha]]
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[[pl:Kingler Asha]]
[[pt:Kingler de Ash]]

Ash's Gliscor

2009-12-24T23:53:19Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Ground|
type2=Flying|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Gliscor|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=グライオン|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Glion|
image=[[File:Ash Gliscor.png|245px]] |
caption=Ash's Gliscor |
location=Around [[Route 215]]|
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epnum=DP064|
epname=Riding the Winds of Change!|
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firstevoname=Fighting Fear With Fear! |
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current=With [[Mitsuzō]]|
java1=[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]|
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'''Ash's Gliscor''' (Japanese: '''サトシのグライオン''' ''Satoshi's Glion'') is the fourth Pokémon {{pkmn2|caught|caught}} by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Sinnoh]] region. Its Japanese voice actor is ''[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]'' and its English voice actor is [[Marc Thompson]]. As a Gligar, it was voiced by ''Katsuyuki Konishi'' in both Japanese and English.

==History==
Ash caught Gliscor as a Gligar in ''[[DP064|Riding the Winds of Change!]]'' It, along with many other {{p|Gligar}} and a {{TP|Paul|Gliscor}} had become trapped in a city after being blown there by a violent windstorm. Gliscor's attempts at using sonar to navigate out of the city were blocked by the tall buildings, and only served to attract more Gligar and the Pokémon soon formed a pack.

[[Image:Ash's Gligar.png|thumb|left|210px|As a Gligar, with Ash]]
The pack survived by picking fruit from trees, and stealing food from humans. After Ash and his friends helped the pack, {{p|Gligar}} decided to travel with Ash, allowing him to capture it.

Gligar seems to have a habit of sticking out its tongue and winking when appearing. It also has the tendency to crash land on top of Ash due to its inability to glide properly. It would also cry when scolded by Ash as shown in ''[[DP081|Chim - Charred! ]]'' and ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''. Not only that, Gligar seems to be a crybaby of sorts, tearing up very often, especially in fear. As a Gligar, it was terribly afraid of heights. Additionally, Gligar seems to be extremely eager to win Ash's attention and approval.

It evolved into a Gliscor in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]'' in order to save Ash from a fall. It used the {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Razor Fang}} Ash received from {{Gary}} after Gligar had a practice battle with his {{TP|Gary|Umbreon}}. It appears to have kept its personality traits even after evolution, as it still cries when scolded by Ash and also winks and sticks its tongue out.

Since evolution, Gliscor has been used in more battles. In ''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy]]'', Gliscor was used as a sparring partner by {{TP|Paul|Torterra}} to help illustrate how {{AP|Grotle}} could deal with its reduced speed. In ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', Gliscor battled [[Barry]]'s {{p|Roserade}} and the battle ended in a tie, with both Pokémon knocking each other out at the same time. In ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]'', Gliscor learned {{m|Fire Fang}} after being hit by an {{m|Ice Shard}} from {{TP|Dawn|Piloswine|Mamoswine}}, and is revealed to have learned {{m|Screech}} some time off-screen. In ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]'' it was used in its first gym battle, against [[Byron]], defeating his {{TP|Byron|Bastiodon}}, earning Ash his {{Badge|Mine}}. In ''[[DP127|Sliding Into Seventh!]]'' it was used in the gym battle against [[Candice]], where it was easily defeated by her {{p|Snover}}.

In ''[[DP131|Pedal to the Mettle!]]'', Gliscor battled [[Paul's Torterra]] in Ash's full battle against [[Paul]]. Although it was able to cause a good amount of damage as well as using its speed to dodge Torterra's attacks, it couldn't escape {{m|Giga Drain}}, as a result being weakened while Torterra's health was restored. Ash then decided to recall Gliscor, only to use it again against Torterra later on where it was defeated after being hit with {{m|Frenzy Plant}}.

In [[DP154]], Gliscor battled against [[Mitsuzō]]'s {{p|Scizor}} where it lost. After training with {{Ash}} it challenged Scizor to a rematch. However even though it used its newly learned move {{m|Giga Impact}} it eventually lost. Ash then left Gliscor with Mitsuzō for further training.

==Moves used==
{{anmu/h|ground|flying|7|align=center|move={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0|1=X-Scissor|2=Giga Impact}}|pic={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0|1=Gliscor xscissor hd.png|2=Gliscor Giga Impact.png}}}}
{{anmu|bug|X-Scissor|DP070|The Bells are Singing!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|ground|Sand-Attack|DP070|The Bells are Singing!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|steel|Steel Wing|DP070|The Bells are Singing!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|Screech|DP106|A Breed Stampede!}}
{{anmu|fire|Fire Fang|DP106|A Breed Stampede!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|Giga Impact|DP154|rec=yes}}
{{anmu/f|flying}}

==Trivia==
[[Image:Ash riding Gliscor.png|220px|Gliscor carrying Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}}|thumb|right]]
* Gliscor, [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] and [[Dawn's Cyndaquil]] are the only Pokémon that were in the parties of Ash and his friends during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} that aren't in the original [[Sinnoh Pokédex]]. [[Jessie]], however, has {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, and {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}}, two of which aren't even in the extended Sinnoh Dex.
* Gligar's means of capture was similar to [[Ash's Squirtle]], in that it was part of a group of Pokémon of its species causing trouble for a town, joined because it wanted to go with Ash, filled Ash's [[party]] with six members, and was captured shortly before Ash met up with the region's third [[Gym Leader]].
* Gligar was the fourth Pokémon caught by Ash to debut with no revealed attacks, after {{AP|Krabby|Kingler}}, {{AP|Muk}}, and {{AP|Tauros}}. Its battle debut wasn't until ''[[DP070|The Bells are Singing!]]'', revealing three attacks at once.
* In ''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Ash's Gligar.
* ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]'', the episode in which Gligar evolved into Gliscor, first aired in Japan on the Thursday of the same week that the dub of ''[[DP064|Riding the Winds of Change]]'', the episode in which Gligar is captured, first aired in the United States. The same thing happened to [[Dawn's Mamoswine|Dawn’s Piloswine]].
* Gliscor is Ash's only Pokémon and the third of a main character's Pokémon to evolve via an item ({{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Razor Fang}}). The first one was [[Misty's Politoed]] ({{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|King's Rock}}) and the second was [[Brock's Ludicolo]] ({{evostone|Water Stone}}). Coincidentally, all these Pokémon evolved with items that belonged to someone else, and the Pokémon belong to the anime's original three protagonists. Additionally, each has happened during a different [[series]] of the anime.
* Gliscor now shares a trait with {{AP|Glalie}} as the Pokémon that filled up Ash's sixth party slot in [[Hoenn]] and Sinnoh, respectively, and evolving soon after. Coincidentally, they share their Japanese VA.
* As of [[DP154]], Gliscor became the fourth Pokémon {{Ash}} has left with someone for training.
**Also, Gliscor is the first Pokémon that he has left for training that wasn't introduced within the [[Generation I|1st Generation]].
* Gliscor has not used any offensive moves of its own types. It has, however, used the non-offensive {{m|Sand Attack}}.
* Two of Ash's rivals have had one of Gligar's evolution stages. [[Morrison]] has a {{p|Gligar}}, while Paul has a {{TP|Paul|Gliscor}}.

==Related articles==
*{{Animespeciesevo1|Gligar|Gliscor}}
*[[Paul's Gliscor]]

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/satoshi/r_p-satoshi28.html Glion's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
 
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[[fr:Scorvol de Sacha]]
[[ja:サトシのグライオン]]
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[[pt:Gliscor de Ash]]

DP099

2009-07-01T11:03:32Z

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prevtitle=If the Scarf Fits, ''Wear'' It! |
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epcode=DP099 |
altepcode=EP565|
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title_en=A Trainer and Child Reunion! |
title_ja=四天王リョウ！出会いと別れの森！|
title_ja_trans=Elite Four Ryou! Forest of Meeting and Separation! |
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broadcast_jp=October 23, 2008 |
broadcast_us=March 28, 2009 |
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en_op=[[We Will Be Heroes]] |
ja_op=[[High Touch!|ハイタッチ！]] |
ja_ed=[[Surely Tomorrow|あしたはきっと]] |
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'''A Trainer and Child Reunion!''' (Japanese: '''四天王リョウ！出会いと別れの森！''' ''Elite Four {{tt|Ryou|Aaron}}! Forest of Meeting and Separation!'') is the 99th episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, and the 565th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It aired in Japan on October 23, 2008 and in the United States on March 28, 2009.
{{spoilers}}
==Synopsis==
{{incomplete synopsis}}
During their journey, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}} stop by a town and where they see a large crowd. They hear that {{EF|Aaron}} from the [[Elite Four]] is having a public practice session. The group, which decides to watch the practice, is unexpectedly invited to Aaron's training center where various {{type2|Bug}} Pokémon live comfortably. In the center, {{an|Dawn}} finds a picture of a young Aaron together with a {{TP|Aaron|Wurmple|Beautifly}}. Aaron tells the group that the Wurmple was his first capture and his best friend.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and friends meet {{EF|Aaron}}, a member of the [[Sinnoh]] [[Elite Four]].
* Aaron reveals he is battling [[Cynthia]] for the title of [[Sinnoh League]] [[Champion]].

===Debuts===
* {{EF|Aaron}}
====Pokémon debuts====
*{{p|Skorupi}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Sinnoh]] [[Elite Four]]
** {{EF|Aaron}}
** [[Bertha]] (memory)
** {{EF|Flint}} (memory)
** [[Lucian]] (memory and flashback)
* [[Cynthia]] (flashback)
* [[Nurse Joy]] (flashback)
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* Aaron's fans

===Pokémon===
*{{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
*{{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
*{{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
*{{p|Butterfree}} ({{OP|Ash|Butterfree}}) (flashback)
*{{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buizel}}) (flashback)
*{{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
*{{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})
*{{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
*{{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
*{{p|Vespiquen}} ({{EF|Aaron}}'s)
*{{p|Skorupi}} ({{EF|Aaron}}'s; debut)
*{{p|Drapion}} ({{EF|Aaron}}'s)
*{{p|Wurmple}} ({{EF|Aaron}}'s) (flashback)
*{{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|Aaron|Beautifly}}; evolved)
*{{p|Butterfree}} ([[Pink Butterfree|pink]]) (flashback)
*{{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)
*{{p|Combee}} (multiple)
*{{p|Kricketot}} (multiple; flashback)
*{{p|Butterfree}} (multiple; flashback)
*{{p|Burmy}} (multiple; flashback)
*{{p|Venomoth}} (flashback)
*{{p|Kakuna}} (photo)
*{{p|Metapod}} (photo)
*{{p|Venonat}}
*{{p|Kricketot}}
*{{p|Ledyba}}
*{{p|Ledian}}
*{{p|Surskit}}
*{{p|Mothim}}
*{{p|Munchlax}}

==Trivia==
[[Image:Aaron's Signature.jpg|thumb|Aaron's signature]]
* Details of this episode were made known in [[K-Zone]], a children's magazine, before any official Japanese episode listing. However, the magazine stated that Aaron would appear before Celestic Town, suggesting that it was moved to fit in the one-hour specials at Celestic.
* Aaron's signature was shown in this episode. It was his Japanese name in romaji, Ryou. This was not changed in the dubbed version.
* This marks the second time that [[Ash's Butterfree]] is seen in a flashback in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The first was in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]'' as a {{p|Caterpie}}.
* The dub title is a reference to the 1972 {{wp|Paul Simon}} song "A Mother and Child Reunion".
* [[Professor Oak's lecture]]: {{p|Charmander}}

===Errors===
===Dub edits===

===In other languages===
* German: '''{{tt|Wiedersehen mit Freunden und Trainern!|Reunion with friends and trainers!}}'''
* Korean: '''{{tt|사천왕 충호! 만남과 이별의 숲!|Elite Four Aaron! Forest of Meeting and parting!}}'''
* Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Reencuentro de Pokémon Y Entrenador!|Meeting of Pokémon And Trainer!}}'''
{{epstub}}
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[[Category:Episodes featuring Elite Four members|565]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Shinzō Fujita|565]]
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[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Tamayo Yamamoto|565]]
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[[Category:Episodes animated by Yūsaku Takeda|565]]

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Misty's Psyduck

2009-06-19T13:05:27Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Misty|
pokemonname=Psyduck|
jtrainername=カスミ|
jpokemonname=コダック|
tmtrainername=Kasumi|
tmpokemonname=Koduck|
image=[[Image:Misty_psyduck.jpg|245px]] |
caption=Misty's Psyduck |
location=[[HopHopHop Town]] |
gender= Male (confirmed in dub only) |
epnum=EP027|
epname=Hypno's Naptime|
prevonum=054|
current=[[Cerulean Gym]]|
enva1=[[Michael Haigney]]|
java1=[[Rikako Aikawa]]|
}}
'''Misty's Psyduck''' (Japanese: '''カスミのコダック''' ''Kasumi's Koduck'') was the fifth [[Pokémon]] {{pkmn2|captured|acquired}} by [[Misty]] in the [[Kanto]] [[region]]. Its Japanese voice actress is ''[[Rikako Aikawa]]'' and its English voice actor is [[Michael Haigney]].

==History==
In [[HopHopHop Town]], the local Pokémon had been turned listless by the {{t|Psychic}} waves produced by a {{p|Hypno}}. When a {{p|Drowzee}} nullified the waves, the Pokémon were cured, with the exception of a {{pkmn2|wild}} Psyduck that [[Nurse Joy]] had been looking after due to a chronic {{wp|headache}}. [[Brock]] wanted to impress the woman, so he promised to take care of the duck-like Pokémon.

Later, it was discovered that Psyduck had a permanent headache. Not wanting the continuously ailing Pokémon, Brock ended up passing it off to Misty because she is a {{type2|Water}} specialist. Misty tried to avoid the little thing, but she ended up capturing it by accident when she dropped a [[Poké Ball]] that subsequently rolled towards Psyduck. Psyduck tapped the ball's control with its bill twice and essentially captured itself.

Out of all of Misty's early Pokémon, Psyduck is arguably the one with the most personality. It was heavily featured, and appears in many episodes, although its appearances started to grow sparse during the [[Johto]] saga.
[[Image:TheBridgeBikeGang.gif|thumb|left|Misty yelling at Psyduck]]
Psyduck seems to truly love and care for Misty. Despite its faults, it always tries to be there for her, whether she likes it or not. Psyduck does not like to stay in its [[Poké Ball]], and will usually pop out according to its mood. This personality trait has come in handy quite a bit - when Misty or her other Pokémon are captured, it is usually Psyduck who escapes and runs to get help. However, it also tends to frustrate Misty, as it results in Psyduck sometimes emerging for a {{pkmn|battle}} when Misty would prefer to use another Pokémon (although in these cases Psyduck generally manages to win thanks to its Psychic [[Move|attacks]]).

It was also used in the [[Whirl Cup]] and during [[Princess Day|Princess Festival]], where it finally defeated {{Ash}} and [[Jessie]].

Psyduck has trouble swimming, which is unusual for its species. It also has trouble in battle. It knows several powerful {{type2|Psychic}} techniques, but can only use them when its headache is severe. When Psyduck battled [[Tyra]]'s {{p|Cloyster}} in ''[[EP036|The Bridge Bike Gang]]'', Misty considered trying to boost its power by slamming a [[Bicycle|bike]] onto its head.

Misty constantly complains about Psyduck's faults, but many suspect that she actually deeply cares for Psyduck - she has never considered getting rid of it, though it has been suggested several times; she instantly shoots down such ideas, such as when [[Koga]] and [[Aya]] both offered a [[trade]] with her. Her antagonistic relationship with it is often compared to her {{s|PokéShipping|relationship}} with {{Ash}}.

==Moves used==
{{anmu/h|water|row=7|align=center|move=Disable|pic=Psyduck Disable.PNG}}
{{anmu|normal|Disable|EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown}}
{{anmu|psychic|Confusion|EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown}}
{{anmu|psychic|Psychic}}
{{anmu|normal|Scratch}}
{{anmu|normal|Tail Whip|EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown}}
{{anmu|water|Water Gun}}
{{anmu/f|water|no|c=a}}

==In the games==
Misty's Psyduck appears in the following games:

==={{Eng|Pokémon Stadium}}===
{{Team|
|#1=[[Image:054.png]]
|Poke1={{p|Psyduck}}
|LV1=Lv. 50
|G1=
|HI1=
|M1P1={{m|Disable}}
|M2P1={{m|Confusion}}
|M3P1={{m|Fury Swipes}}
|M4P1={{m|Body Slam}}
}}

==In the TCG==
Psyduck was featured in the TCG as one of [[Misty]]'s Pokémon. The following is a list of cards named '''Misty's Psyduck'''.
{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Psyduck|54}} || {{e|Water}} || 15 || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 54/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Psyduck|90}} || {{e|Water}} || 18 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 90/132
|}

==Trivia==
Psyduck was the first Pokémon that Misty owned whose [[National Pokédex]] number was lower than 100. She would later capture a {{TP|Misty|Poliwag|Politoed}}, though it eventually became a Politoed, leaving Psyduck as Misty's only Pokémon whose National Dex number is less than 100.

==Related articles==
{{animespecies|Psyduck}}

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_p-kasumi1.html Koduck's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)

{{Misty's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Misty's Pokémon|Psyduck]]

[[de:Mistys Enton]]
[[ja:カスミのコダック]]
[[pl:Psyduck Misty]]

Pokémon Egg

2009-06-19T12:54:27Z

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[[Image:SugimoriEggs.png|right|thumb|235px|Eggs of {{p|Togepi}} and {{p|Elekid}}]]
A '''Pokémon Egg''' (Japanese: '''タマゴ''' ''egg'') is an object which every [[Pokémon]] hatches from. An Egg's shell usually has a pattern reflecting the appearance of the Pokémon inside. Pokémon Eggs are produced through [[Pokémon breeding|breeding]]. According to a girl in [[Solaceon Town]], no one has ever seen a Pokémon lay an Egg, and so it is not actually confirmed that they lay the Eggs. No alternate explanation for their creation is offered, however.

Some Pokémon, called [[baby Pokémon]], can only be obtained in most games by hatching them from an Egg. All [[legendary Pokémon]] except for {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Phione}} cannot breed in the [[Pokémon games]] and therefore their eggs are only seen in rare situations if at all; however, from [[Pokémon Snap]] and other situations, it is known that these Pokémon can somehow produce eggs and, subsequently, young offspring. Eggs will always hatch into a base [[Evolution|evolutionary]] stage, or in cases such as {{p|Marill}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}} without the proper [[Held_items#Breeding_items|incense]], the stage immediately following a baby stage. In the games, every egg of every species of Pokémon use the same sprite design, with the only notable exception being Manaphy's egg. However, in the official artwork and anime, each egg's coloring depends on the species it will hatch into.

In the games preceding and including [[Generation III]], Eggs hatch into [[level]] 5 Pokémon. Starting in [[Generation IV]], perhaps to be more consistent with the fact that [[wild Pokémon]] are found at levels lower than 5, Eggs hatch into level 1 Pokémon.

==In the games==
===[[Pokémon Snap]]===
The first appearance of eggs in the Pokémon video games was in Pokémon Snap. In this game, the eggs of the three [[legendary birds]] can be found and hatched. All three eggs are very large, appearing to be about the same size as the [[ZERO-ONE]], which suggests the size of an Egg increases with the general size of the Pokémon species.

====Eggs available====
; {{p|Articuno}}
: This egg is in the [[Pokémon Island Cave|Cave]] area. It is silver and has a crystalline form. It hatches with the aid of two dancing {{p|Jynx}}.
; {{p|Zapdos}}
: This egg is in the [[Pokémon Island Tunnel|Tunnel]] area. It is yellow with a jagged electric pattern on it. It hatches with the aid of a {{p|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}}.
; {{p|Moltres}}
: This egg is in the [[Pokémon Island Volcano|Volcano]] area. It is white with a red flame design on it. It hatches when a [[Pester Ball]] or apple knocks it into the lava.

===[[Generation II]]===
[[Image:GSCEgg.png|left]]
{{game|Gold and Silver|s}} were the first games in which Eggs and [[Pokémon breeding]] became a notable part of the system. In this game, an Egg can be produced by two Pokémon at a [[Pokémon Daycare]], which is then given to the player upon their next visit. This Egg is carried in the player's party until they take a certain number of steps and the Egg hatches. The number of steps required for an Egg to hatch varies with the Pokémon species inside the Egg.

All Generation II Eggs appear as a yellow egg with dark spots.

====Eggs available====
This excludes any Eggs which the player can breed themselves.
; {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}
: A {{p|Togepi}} Egg is given by [[Mr. Pokémon]], who lives on [[Route 30]]. While it is initially classified as a [[key item]], [[Professor Elm]] asks the player to hatch the egg after [[Falkner]] is defeated.
; {{game|Crystal}} only
: In the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, the old man at the Pokémon Daycare gives an Egg Ticket, which can be exchanged at the Pokémon Communications Center for an Egg, specifically known as the Odd Egg. This egg can hatch into {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Cleffa}}, {{p|Igglybuff}}, {{p|Tyrogue}}, {{p|Magby}}, {{p|Smoochum}}, or {{p|Elekid}}. It will know {{m|Dizzy Punch}} and has a 50% chance of being {{shiny2}}.
: In the English version of Pokémon Crystal, the old man instead just gives the Odd Egg, which can hatch into the same Pokémon as the Japanese version's but has reduced odds of 12.5% of being {{shiny2}}.

===[[Generation III]]===
[[Image:Eggsprite.png|left]]
In the third generation games, Pokémon Eggs are the same as in the second generation games.
[[Image:AniEggMS.gif|right]]
All Generation III Eggs appear as an off-white egg with green spots. This is an updated sprite of the Generation II Egg.

====Eggs available====
This excludes any Eggs which the player can breed themselves.
; {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}
: A {{p|Wynaut}} Egg is given by an old couple in [[Lavaridge Town]].
; {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
: A {{p|Togepi}} Egg is given by an old man on [[Chrono Island]].

====[[Abilities]]====
[[Pokémon Emerald]] adds two Abilities which affect Egg hatching.
* {{a|Magma Armor}}
* {{a|Flame Body}}
If an Egg is in the same party as a Pokémon with either of these abilities, the steps needed to hatch an Egg will be halved.

===[[Generation IV]]===
[[Image:DPEgg.png|left]]
[[Image:DPManaphyEgg.png|right]]
In the fourth generation games, Pokémon Eggs are the same as in the second generation games.
[[Image:AniEggMS.png|left]]
[[Image:AniManaphyEggMS.png|right]]
Most Generation IV Eggs appear as a cream-colored egg with green spots. This is a new sprite based off the same Egg design used in Generation III.

{{p|Manaphy}}, however, hatches from a unique clear blue Egg with a red center and a ring of yellow spots. This Egg can be obtained through a special mission in {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}} or its [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia|sequel]] and can be transferred using two DS systems to [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]] where it will hatch into the [[Manaphy|legendary Pokémon]].

====Eggs available====
This excludes any Eggs which the player can breed themselves.
; {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}
: A {{p|Happiny}} Egg is given by a [[Hiker]] in [[Hearthome City]].
: A {{p|Riolu}} Egg is given by [[Riley]] on [[Iron Island]].
;{{game|Platinum}}
: A {{p|Togepi}} Egg is given by [[Cynthia]] after defeating [[Jupiter]].
: A {{p|Riolu}} Egg is given by [[Riley]] on [[Iron Island]].

====Abilities====
Just as in Pokémon Emerald, in Generation IV, there are certain Abilities that affect Egg hatching.
* {{a|Magma Armor}}
* {{a|Flame Body}}
If an Egg is in the same party as a Pokémon with either of these abilities, the steps needed to hatch an Egg will be halved.

==In the anime==
[[Image:PokemonEggsAnime.jpg|thumb|A [[breeding house]] in the [[Pokémon anime|anime]], full of different Pokémon Eggs]]

The first egg ever seen was {{p|Togepi}}'s, which briefly predated [[Pokémon Snap]] and therefore can be considered the first Pokémon egg ever seen in the main [[canon]]. This egg was kept safe and warm by [[Brock]]; in later episodes, eggs are carried in [[egg case|individual containers]] designed to protect and incubate. These containers also come with a Poké Ball to keep the Pokémon in once it hatches. People are also seen polishing the shells of eggs they take care of.

An egg that is going to hatch soon flashes until it hatches (with the exception of {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}'s egg). When it hatches, it glows bright white and seemingly transforms into the Pokémon that was inside of it. Because of the way they hatch in the anime, several fans say that eggs "evolve" into Pokémon, instead of actually hatching from them.

===Pokémon hatched from eggs===
[[Image:Eevee_hatches.gif|left|thumb|[[May's Eevee]] hatching from its egg]]
; [[Misty's Togepi]]
: This egg was white with blue and red triangular spots. It was found by {{Ash}} deep in [[Grandpa Canyon]] in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]''. It was taken care of by [[Brock]] and, for a short period, by {{MTR}}. It hatched into a {{p|Togepi}} in ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]''. Since [[Misty]] was the first person it saw, the baby Pokémon thought she was its mother, and thus became hers.
; [[Ash's Phanpy]]
: This egg was light blue with no designs. It was given to {{Ash}} as a prize for winning a race in ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]''. He took care of it himself, and it hatched into a {{p|Phanpy}} in ''[[EP230|Hatching a Plan!]]''.
; [[Ash's Larvitar]]
: This egg was jade green with no designs. It was given to {{Ash}} in ''[[EP257|Lapras of Luxury]]''. It hatched into a {{p|Larvitar}} in ''[[EP258|Hatch Me If You Can!]]''.
[[Image:Pokemon eggs.PNG|right|thumb|The eggs of the Pokémon listed on the left, in the order they appeared in]]
; [[Misty's Azurill]]
: This egg was never seen. It was the offspring of [[Tracey's Marill]], and then {{Tracey}} gave it to [[Misty]] as mentioned in ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team!]]'', when Azurill itself first appeared.
; [[May's Eevee]]
: This egg was brown with a cream-colored zigzag stripe around its middle. It was given to {{an|May}} by a day-care worker in ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]''. She took care of it herself, and it hatched into an {{p|Eevee}} in ''[[AG157|Time-Warp Heals All Wounds]]''.
; {{an|Manaphy}}
: This egg was translucent blue with a red, yolk-like sphere and a ring of yellow dots inside of it. It was primary to the plot of ''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''. During the movie, while everyone was trying to protect the Egg, the center began to glow. When {{an|May}} caught it after being tossed into the air it began to hatch into a {{p|Manaphy}}.
[[Image:Mudkiphatching2.gif|right|thumb|A {{p|Mudkip}} hatching from its egg]]
; [[Brock's Happiny]]
: This egg was light pink with a white stripe around the center and a red top. It was won by [[Brock]] in a [[Pokémon cosplay|Cosplay]] Convention in ''[[DP033|All Dressed up with Somewhere to Go]]''. He took care of it himself, and it hatched into a {{p|Happiny}} with the help of [[Nurse Joy]] in ''[[DP038|One Big Happiny Family!]]''.

===Other Pokémon eggs in the anime===
[[Image:Pokemon Eggs.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Some eggs in a cart]][[Image:Cleffa_Egg.PNG|right|thumb|A {{p|Cleffa}} Egg]][[Image:DP87.JPG|thumb|right|Three Psyduck with their Eggs]]
*''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]'': An entire breeding house full of Eggs appeared in this episode.
*''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'': This episode showed a home where baby {{p|Mudkip}} were bred, and even showed one hatching and spraying May in the face. These eggs were small and blue with orange spots.
*''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]'': An entire breeding house full of eggs appeared in this episode. Primarily, it featured an Egg of a {{p|Vulpix}} which was about to hatch, which was two shades of red with a design of curls separating the top from the bottom, reflecting the design of Vulpix's tails. Many other eggs appeared in the breeding house. Based on the design, some of the other eggs were identified as {{p|Cleffa}}, {{p|Igglybuff}}, {{p|Spinarak}}, {{p|Ledyba}}, {{p|Magby}}, {{p|Wooper}}, {{p|Makuhita}}, {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Teddiursa}}, {{p|Sentret}}, {{p|Skitty}}, {{p|Chinchou}}, {{p|Smoochum}}, {{p|Aipom}}, {{p|Drowzee}} and {{p|Sandshrew}}. A few of the designs were more difficult to distinguish than others.
*''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]'': {{p|Psyduck}} eggs were seen in this episode and were the reason why the Psyduck were blocking the road. These eggs were yellow with patterns that looked like Psyduck feet.

==Trivia==
*Apart from {{an|Dawn}}, [[Tracey]] and [[Max]], each main hero of the {{pkmn|anime}} has received a Pokémon egg.
*No Pokémon that was hatched from an egg in the anime has evolved twice, either because their evolutionary line prohibits it ({{TP|Ash|Phanpy}} and {{TP|May|Eevee}}), their evolutionary line went no further than one evolution at the time of their release ({{TP|Misty|Togepi}}), or simply because, as of this point, the Pokémon who ''can'' go on to evolve twice have not even undergone one evolutionary event yet ({{TP|Ash|Larvitar}}, {{TP|Misty|Azurill}}, {{TP|Brock|Happiny}}).
*Aside from {{an|Manaphy}}, which is [[legendary Pokémon|legendary]], no anime Pokémon that has been hatched from an egg is a Pokémon that is unable to evolve.
*In the anime, each egg owned by a main character and shown onscreen has been stolen from the rightful owner prior to its hatching. The usual perpetrator is [[Team Rocket]], but there have been others.
**Misty's Togepi egg was stolen by Team Rocket, though it wasn't hers at the time.
**Ash's Phanpy egg was also stolen by Team Rocket.
**Ash's Larvitar egg was stolen by [[Pokémon Poacher Brothers|three poachers]] prior to Ash obtaining it.
**May's Eevee egg was first taken by accident by a disoriented {{p|Elekid}}. It was then found by Team Rocket and they planned to not return it to May. However, James willingly gives it to her in exchange for his {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} which she had found.
**Manaphy's egg was taken by [[The Phantom]], then stolen (rescued) by [[Jack Walker]]. Then Team Rocket takes it from him briefly before Phantom attempts to get it back.
**Brock's Happiny egg was stolen by Team Rocket. However, this was before it was given to him personally.
*In the episode ''[[EP263|Address Unown]]'', it was revealed that Pokémon are able to see the world outside of their Eggs.
*Pokémon have been seen interacting from inside their Eggs-- Manaphy had used {{m|Heart Swap}} on Team Rocket before it even hatched (it was also implied that it was the one who gave May the dream involving [[Samiya|the Sea Temple]]).
*Through [[Pomeg glitch|a glitch]], eggs can actually battle in-game.

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Ash's Butterfree

2009-05-22T13:19:13Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Butterfree|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=バタフリー|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Butterfree|
image=[[Image:Ash'sButterfree.gif]]|
caption=[[Ash's Pikachu]] riding on Butterfree.|
gender=Male |
location=[[Viridian Forest]] |
evolution=2|
numeps1=less than 1|
numeps2=1|
firststagename=Caterpie|
secondstagename=Metapod|
epnum=EP003|
epname=Ash Catches a Pokémon|
firstevoep=EP003|
firstevoname=Ash Catches a Pokémon|
prevonum=010|
evo1num=011|
evo2num=012|
secondevoep=EP004|
secondevoname=Challenge of the Samurai|
released=yes|
releaseep=EP021|
releasename=Bye-Bye Butterfree|
enva2=[[Eric Stuart]]|
java1=[[Rikako Aikawa]]|
java2=[[Rikako Aikawa]]|
java3=[[Rikako Aikawa]]|
}}
'''Ash's Butterfree''' (Japanese: '''サトシのバタフリー''' ''Satoshi's Butterfree'') was the first [[wild Pokémon]] caught by {{Ash}} in the [[Kanto]] region, and as well the first Pokémon he released. He is also the first fully evolved Pokémon Ash ever obtained. His voice actress in both Japanese and English is 愛河里花子 ''[[Rikako Aikawa]]''. As a Metapod, his English voice actor is [[Eric Stuart]].

==History==
First appearing in ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]'', he was the first [[wild Pokémon]] Ash caught when he threw a [[Poké Ball]] at a {{p|Caterpie}} he encountered in the [[Viridian Forest]]. Remarkably, he caught him without a [[Pokémon battle]], which [[Misty]] attributed to Caterpie's weakness. Caterpie was quite fond of Misty, but, much to Caterpie's misfortune, she wanted nothing to do with him because he was a {{type2|Bug}} Pokémon, which she feared. The night after he was captured, Caterpie and [[Ash's Pikachu]] talked to each other, and Caterpie revealed his desire to [[evolve]] into a {{p|Butterfree}}. He then became very sad, as if he was not sure he could do it, but Pikachu encouraged him. He fell asleep next to Misty, who screamed at him the next morning for this and hurt his feelings.

Caterpie was the first Pokémon Ash sent out against the next Pokémon he tried to capture, [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]]. With a large disadvantage against the {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon, he was beaten severely. Despite this, when [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} appeared to attempt to steal Pikachu, Ash sent out his weakened Caterpie against them. They laughed, but Caterpie had the last laugh, taking down both [[James's Koffing]] and [[Jessie's Ekans]] by himself using {{m|String Shot}} and {{m|Tackle}}. Just as Misty was about to get over her fear and congratulate Caterpie on his victory, he evolved into {{p|Metapod}}, which bothered her even more.

In ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]'', Metapod was sent out in a battle against [[Samurai]], and managed to defeat his {{p|Pinsir}} despite only being able to use {{m|Harden}}. Samurai decided to send his own Metapod out against Ash's; neither could attack, and both had to sit stationary and keep hardening. This was interrupted by a swarm of {{p|Beedrill}} that snatched Ash's Metapod away when he forgot to pick him up before running off. Ash felt guilty about this and became determined to get his Metapod back, finding him with a hive of {{p|Kakuna}}. The [[Team Rocket]] trio showed up and woke up the whole hive of Beedrill with their {{motto}}, giving Ash a chance to rescue his Metapod. He was unhappy with Ash, but the Trainer tried to make an excuse and claim he didn't abandon Metapod—however, when he tripped on a rock and dropped Metapod, Ash owned up to his mistake and swore to never leave his Pokémon behind again. Metapod was moved by this and, seeing a Beedrill about to attack Ash, leapt up and took the blow, breaking the Beedrill's stinger and getting a large gash in his shell. Metapod then evolved into Butterfree and stopped all the Beedrill with his {{m|Sleep Powder}} attack.

While he was with him, Butterfree was a close companion of Ash's who fought in many battles, including his battle against Misty at the [[Cerulean Gym]] during ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]''. He was notable for his courage, willingly taking on any foe and often proving himself to be much stronger than expected. In ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', Ash used him in a battle against a [[Gentleman]] with a {{AP|Raticate}}, who afterwards asked to [[trade]] the Pokémon. Ash accepted, but found that Butterfree meant too much to him to keep the Raticate, and was so set on trading them back that he did it while the [[S.S. Anne|St. Anne]] was sinking, causing him and his friends to be trapped inside.

The last time Butterfree was seen with Ash was in ''[[EP021|Bye-Bye Butterfree]]''. At the start of this episode, Ash saw a large number of Butterfree flying around in the sky, and Brock told him that it was the Butterfree mating season. Ash realized that his Butterfree would probably want to have babies like the other Butterfree, and so he and his friends rented a hot air balloon and watched Butterfree mingle with the others. Despite Brock's encouragement for Butterfree to choose one belonging to a cute female trainer, Butterfree found his heart set on a pink Butterfree. He tried to impress the pink Butterfree with some fancy flying, only to be rejected with a slap in the face. Heartbroken, he flew into the woods below, followed by Ash and his friends who tried to encourage Butterfree, telling him to be assertive and tying a yellow ribbon around his neck to help him catch the pink Butterfree's eye. Butterfree tried a second time to impress the pink Butterfree with his {{m|Whirlwind}} and Tackle attacks, but this failed as well. Then, Team Rocket showed up in a helicopter and captured all the Butterfree but Ash's in a giant net. Butterfree pursued them, followed by Ash and friends in their hot air balloon, and they headed into a canyon where the Butterfree were stashed. They broke in and Ash battled Team Rocket while Butterfree used his Tackle against the cage the Butterfree were in, finally getting the attention of the pink Butterfree. He broke open the cage, and the Butterfree all flew free. Team Rocket tried a second time to capture all the Butterfree, only to be stopped by both Butterfree and Pikachu. Afterwards, the pink Butterfree approached Ash's Butterfree and the two paired up. The two departed as Ash watched in tears, remembering what the two had been through together and wishing his dear friend a fond farewell.

It is a common misconception that Butterfree die after mating. However, this comes from a mistranslation and there is nothing to stop Butterfree returning in the future.

Ash's Butterfree has since appeared in the tenth opening for the anime, ''[[Spurt!]]'', along with his mate, the [[Alternate coloration|pink]] Butterfree. However, he has not returned in any episodes since his last appearance. Ash has, however, flashed back to having him several times, such as in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]'' and ''[[DP099|A Trainer and Child Reunion!]]''.

<gallery perrow=4>
Image:Ash's Caterpie.jpg|As a Caterpie
Image:EP004 032.jpg|Ash and Metapod
Image:Satoshi's_Butterfree.jpg|Ash's Butterfree (left) with his [[Pink Butterfree|mate]] as seen in ''[[Spurt!]]''
Image:Ash's Butterfree DP099.jpg|Ash bidding farewell to Butterfree
</gallery>

==Moves used==
{{anmu/h|bug|flying|8|align=center|move=Harden|pic=EP004 016.jpg|pkmn=Metapod}}
{{anmu|normal|Tackle|EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|bug|String Shot|EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon!}}
{{anmu|normal|Harden|EP004|Challenge of the Samurai}}
{{anmu|Grass|Sleep Powder|EP004|Challenge of the Samurai}}
{{anmu|Flying|Whirlwind|EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|Grass|Stun Spore|EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|Poison|PoisonPowder|EP004|Challenge of the Samurai}}
{{anmu/f|flying|c=a}}

==Trivia==
* Ash's Butterfree evolved third fastest of all Pokémon in the anime, after [[Xander]]'s {{p|Caterpie}} who appeared in the episode ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]'' and [[Jessie]]'s {{TP|Jessie|Yanma|Yanmega}}. It took altogether less than 2 episodes to evolve two stages whereas the other Caterpie evolved two stages within an episode and Jessie's Yanma evolved one stage within one episode.
* In the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga, the circumstances of Butterfree's evolutions were different; it evolved from a Caterpie to a Metapod seemingly at random while Ash was showing his Pokémon off to Misty, and then evolved into Butterfree during Ash's gym battle against her.
* Ash decided to catch another Caterpie in the episode ''[[EP097|Tracey Gets Bugged]]'' but was quickly dragged off by [[Misty]], which was the only time where he wanted to catch a Pokémon from the same species that he had successfully caught before (though he did so without wanting to 29 times over with his {{AP|Tauros}}).
* As a Caterpie, it was the first Pokémon owned by a main character to make its debut in an episode prior to that of its capture (others include {{TP|Dawn|Aipom|Ambipom}}, which kept appearing in several episodes before Ash captured it, and [[Ash's Chimchar]], which was under [[Paul]]'s ownership initially and was in numerous episodes before Paul released it and Ash captured it). One could say that Caterpie's appearance at the end of ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'' was a technicality, however, as the first few episodes tended to overlap their beginnings and endings with the previous and next episodes.
* Caterpie is also the first of a main character's Pokémon who had his artwork changed to match the recent Sugimori art despite being introduced before the change (in a flashback of ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]'', Caterpie's mouth was green, when at the time of its introduction it was yellow).
* Caterpie was the first Pokémon owned by a main character to have its gender confirmed.
* In ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', [[Jessie]] released her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} in a similar fashion that Butterfree was released. Also, Dustox chose a mate of an [[alternate coloration]], just like Butterfree did.
** Also, both Pokémon were given yellow clothing articles shortly before their respective releases (Butterfree has a scarf, and Dustox has ribbons)
** Also both were released in the 21st episode of a season.
* Butterfree was the first Pokémon Ash caught, first to evolve, first to be traded (although it was traded back) and the first to be released.
* Butterfree is Ash's first Pokémon to have a quadruple weakness to a type. Others include {{TP|Ash|Charizard}}, {{TP|Ash|Heracross}} and {{TP|Ash|Gliscor}}.

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Jessie's Dustox

2009-05-22T13:17:03Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Jessie|
pokemonname=Dustox|
jtrainername=ムサシ|
jpokemonname=ドクケイル|
tmtrainername=Musashi|
tmpokemonname=Dokucale|
image=[[Image:Jessiedustox.jpg|200px]] |
caption=Jessie's Dustox |
location=[[Route 104]] |
evolution=2|
epnum=AG014|
numeps1=10|
numeps2=4|
released=yes|
releaseep=DP073|
releasename=Crossing Paths|
firststagename=Wurmple|
secondstagename=Cascoon|
epname=All in a Day's Wurmple|
firstevoep=AG024|
firstevoname=A Corphish Out of Water|
secondevoep=AG028|
secondevoname=Seeing is Believing|
prevonum=265|
evo1num=268|
evo2num=269|
current=[[Dustox Flower Fields]]|
enva1=[[Amy Birnbaum]]|
enva2=[[Amy Birnbaum]]|
enva3=[[Amy Birnbaum]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Michele Knotz]]({{PUSA}})|
java1=[[Chinami Nishimura]]|
java2=[[Chinami Nishimura]]|
java3=[[Chinami Nishimura]] [[Rikako Aikawa]]|
}}

'''Jessie's Dustox''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのドクケイル''' ''Musashi's Dokucale'') was the second [[Pokémon]] caught by [[Jessie]] of [[Team Rocket]] during her travels through [[Hoenn]]. Dustox [[evolve]]d from {{p|Cascoon}} and before that, {{p|Wurmple}}. Its voice actress in Japanese was 西村ちなみ ''[[Chinami Nishimura]]'' (''[[Rikako Aikawa]]'' during her leave), and its English voice actresses are [[Amy Birnbaum]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub) and [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}} dub).

[[Image:JessieWurmple.jpg|thumb|left|As a {{p|Wurmple}}]]
Jessie caught Wurmple in the episode ''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]'', as did {{an|May}}. Several episodes later, in ''[[AG021|Which Wurmple's Which?]]'', both Wurmple were temporarily switched, but were returned to their proper {{pkmn|Trainer}}s by the episode's end. In the episode ''[[AG024|A Corphish Out of Water]]'', Jessie's Wurmple evolved into Cascoon while May's evolved into {{p|Silcoon}}; Jessie believed hers was a Silcoon as well. Four episodes later, in ''[[AG028|Seeing is Believing]]'', Jessie's Cascoon evolved into {{p|Dustox}}, soon after May's Silcoon evolved into {{TP|May|Beautifly}}. While Jessie was at first disappointed that she did not have a Beautifly, she soon came to adore her new Dustox (in the Japanese version, she called it ''Dokucale-chan'' on more than one occasion). In the English dub, Jessie has called it ''Dustox-Dear'', and when she throws its [[Poké Ball]], she has also called it "my dear Dustox".

Dustox was Jessie's primary {{pkmn|Contest}} Pokémon. It was used in the episodes ''[[AG051|Come What May]]'' and ''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''. Jessie attempted to enter it in the [[Rubello Town]] Contest in ''[[AG077|A Fan with a Plan]]'', but Jessie did not have a previously obtained [[Ribbon]] needed for entry.

Dustox was also Jessie's secondary [[Pokémon battle|battling Pokémon]]. It was usually used alongside {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, but it had also been used alone. It appeared to be fairly powerful, but as Team Rocket are the villains, it was usually defeated.
[[Image:JessieCascoon.jpg|As a {{p|Cascoon}}|thumb|left]]
In the episode ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'', [[James]] used Dustox as his Pokémon in a [[PokéRinger]] competition. Dustox defeated May's Beautifly in the competition, but it eventually succumbed to a last-minute defeat when {{Ash}}'s {{p|Taillow}} evolved into a {{AP|Swellow}}.

Using Dustox, Jessie was finally able to win a ribbon in the [[Solaceon Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}} in ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''. Ever since, Dustox has been wearing Jessie's hair-ribbons that she wore in that contest, and is probably still wearing it, to remember Jessie by (see below).

In ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', during the Dustox Crossing, Jessie tearfully told Dustox to go with the others, but, since it was loyal, it didn't want to. Jessie had to shatter Dustox's Poké Ball to let it go. Dustox then went to live with other Dustox and start a family.

In ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]'', Jessie said she would dedicate her [[Wallace Cup]] performance to Dustox, in its memory.

==Moves used==
{{anmu/h|bug|poison|9|align=center|move=Poison Sting|pic=Dustox_Poison_Sting.jpg}}
{{anmu|bug|String Shot}}
{{anmu|normal|Harden}}
{{anmu|normal|Tackle}}
{{anmu|flying|Gust}}
{{anmu|poison|Poison Sting|AG028|Seeing Is Believing|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|psychic|Psybeam|AG028|Seeing Is Believing|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|grass|Stun Spore}}
{{anmu|flying|Whirlwind|AG028|Seeing is Believing|rec=yes}}
{{anmu/f|poison|no|c=a}}

==Trivia==
[[Image:JessiedustoxShiny.jpg|thumb|150px|Dustox in love.]]
* In ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', Dustox is seen wearing yellow ribbons on its antennas which may mean that it is female.
* Jessie's Dustox had a more high-pitched voice than [[Austin]]'s Dustox. This may imply that Jessie's Dustox is female, while Austin's Dustox is male.
* Dustox was released in a similar fashion to [[Ash's Butterfree|another Bug-type Pokémon]] with a similar evolutionary line. Also like Ash's Butterfree, it chose a mate of an [[alternate coloration]]. Both were also both released in the 21st episode of a season.
* Dustox is in the [[Sinnoh Dex]]. This marks the second time that a Pokémon not from the current generation was released from a main character's care despite being in the current regional Pokédex, after [[James's Weezing]], which is in the [[Hoenn Dex]].
* Once her Cascoon evolved into a Dustox, Jessie's team didn't change for over 250 episodes until she released Dustox, not counting temporary changes.

==Related articles==
{{Animespeciesevo2|Wurmple|Cascoon|Dustox}}
{{Team Rocket's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Jessie's Pokémon|Dustox]]

[[de:Jessies Pudox]]
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Bulbapedia:Project Anime

2009-04-13T09:52:35Z

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AG136

2009-03-01T08:19:53Z

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altepcode=EP410 |
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title_en=The Symbol Life |
title_ja=初陣！バトルファクトリー!!（後編） |
title_ja_trans=First Battle! Battle Factory! (Part Two) |
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broadcast_jp=July 28, 2005 |
broadcast_us=April 22, 2006 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Battle |
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ja_ed=[[Pokémon Counting Song|ポケモンかぞえうた]] |
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'''The Symbol Life''' (Japanese: '''初陣!バトルファクトリー！（後編）''' ''First Battle! Battle Factory! (Part Two)'') is the 136th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 410th episode of the {{g|anime}}. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 28, 2005 and in the United States on April 22, 2006.


{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
The narrator begins by saying how {{Ash}}, [[Brock]], {{an|May}} and [[Max]] are on their way through the {{ho|Battle Frontier}} in [[Kanto]], and are currently at the first challenge, the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Hoenn)|Battle Factory}} run by [[Factory Head Noland]]. It then recaps [[AG135|the events of last episode]], including the meeting of {{TP|Noland|Articuno}}, and the meeting of {{AP|Charizard}}.

We open up at sunset, and see Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} riding Charizard. Ash wants to see how much stronger Charizard has become, and he tells Charizard to go from a steep dive into a steep climb, which Charizard does with ease. "That was great!" Ash exclaims. "I see you've been training," he teases. Charizard roars affirmatively. Ash now wants to see some of Charizard's attacks. He asks for {{m|Flamethrower}}, and Charizard unleashes an inferno, far more powerful than in [[EP271|his last match]] against {{jo|Harrison}}'s {{TP|Harrison|Blaziken}}.

"Woah!" Max exclaims. "Look at that!" "It's amazing," May agrees. "Charizard's even more powerful than in the [[Johto League]]!" Max says. Brock explains that it's because Charizard keeps going up against all the other {{p|Charizard}} in the [[Charicific Valley]]. May doesn't understand why Ash [[EP134|left it there]] when they could have trained together. Brock tells May and Max how Ash thought that leaving it behind to train with the other Charizard would be the best thing for it. May thinks that's pretty cool and how happy Ash and Charizard must be to be together again.

It cuts back to Ash, Pikachu and Charizard as Ash orders a {{m|DragonBreath}}. A dazzling burst of yellow flame erupts from Charizard's mouth which neatly cuts a hole in a cloud. Ash is impressed - he thinks Charizard's power is excellent, and Charizard is a lot stronger than the last time they battled. He calls for some high altitude flying, and Charizard shoots straight up, stunning May and Max with its {{stat|Speed}}.

[[Team Rocket]] appears, watching Charizard through the binoculars. [[James]] claims that he can still feel the scorch marks from the last time they battled. {{MTR}} says that it should be an incredible match, "fighting fire with real fire" as he puts it. He thinks they should have lunch and watch the {{pkmn|battle}} while eating James's Egg Salad, but [[Jessie]] says no, and lays out her plan. They'll wait until Charizard tires out Articuno, and then they'll swipe the [[Legendary Pokémon]] for [[Giovanni|their boss]]. Meowth wants to know what they'll do if Charizard gets beaten, and Jessie says they'll just take Charizard instead.

Ash, May, Brock, Max and [[Scott]] are led into the Battle Factory's arena by [[Sergio|the official]]. Ash thinks the arena is great, and can hardly wait for the battle to begin. Noland enters and tells Ash that it's been a while since he had a top-notch opponent, and he hopes Ash knows that he won't hold back. Ash says that he was counting on it, and Noland calls in Articuno, while Ash sends out Charizard. Max says he's never seen a Pokémon as great as Articuno, and May thinks that it's really beautiful. Scott suggests that they all go up to the stands.

It cuts to Team Rocket standing on the roof of the Battle Factory. James wants to know why they are this high up, and Meowth explains that they'll cut a hole in the roof, and when Articuno flies up high enough, they'll grab it and head off to the Boss. They begin to cut a hole in the roof.

Going back to the action, and Max says this will be an awesome match-up, while Brock just says that he's never seen an Articuno battle before. May starts cheering for Ash and the battle begins - or does it? The roof begins to open up. Scott explains that it was designed to do that so that {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon would be able to use their full potential. Cut back to Team Rocket, who fall off the roof and into the arena. They say their {{TP|Team Rocket|motto|mottos}}, and try to grab Articuno while it's still at full strength. Articuno uses {{m|Ice Beam}} and freezes them, then Ash uses Charizard's Flamethrower and Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}} to send them Blasting Off Again!

The match finally begins, and both Charizard and Articuno fly up into the air. Charizard uses Flamethrower. Articuno counters with Ice Beam, and the two attacks meet. Flamethrower burns right through Ice Beam, striking Articuno for a direct hit, and sending it crashing into the ground. Ash is exultant - Charizard is a match even for an Articuno! But Articuno shoots straight back into the air, not looking any worse for wear. Ash calls for another Flamethrower, but Articuno uses its speed to evade the attack and fly right past the {{type2|Fire}} [[Pokémon]]. Noland tells Articuno to spin in a steep dive and Ash tells Charizard to fly right for it. Articuno uses {{m|Mist}}, and Charizard can't see - it hovers in midair, but Articuno smashes straight into it, sending Charizard to earth. Cut to the spectators and Brock comments how Mist is usually used for defense, or even to help the Pokémon using it escape - he's never seen it used like that before.

Charizard stands up, shaking its head. It looks up just in time to see Articuno fly straight for it out of the Mist cloud. Ash calls for DragonBreath, and although Articuno dodges two times, it is hit on the third try. Noland calls for Ice Beam, and it strikes Charizard on the wing. Ash calls for Flamethrower - Articuno dodges and hits Charizard with a {{m|Steel Wing}}. Charizard falls from a huge height and crashes into the earth again.

Charizard stands up, growling. It looks battered, but Articuno is still unmarked. Articuno hits Charizard with a {{m|Water Pulse}}, sending Charizard into the wall. Ash calls for Charizard to get up, but it hunches its neck. Ash is getting really nervous, and thinks he may have only one chance left.

It cuts to last night, when Ash was seeing what Charizard could do. Ash, riding his Pokémon, says "Well, that's it for attacks!" right before Charizard begins glowing red. Charizard looks back at Ash and smiles with satisfaction. Ash is stunned and says "Have you learned that attack all by yourself?" Charizard glows even more brightly, and a huge ball of red energy envelops them as the flashback fades.

Back at the battle, Ash says to himself "It's still too soon to use that attack." Articuno uses Ice Beam, striking Charizard's wingtip, freezing it. Charizard falls from the air and spins along the ground as Articuno uses Water Pulse on the ice that hit the ground. The ice shatters, and flies towards Charizard, who shields himself with a wing, but a big piece knocks him off balance. Ash tells Charizard to climb in the hope that he will be able to avoid another combination attack. May notices that something is wrong with Charizard, it's flying much too slowly. Brock sees that the wingtip is still frozen. Scott realizes that the reason Noland kept getting Articuno to use Ice Beam was because even though it wasn't very effective, he knew that eventually it would freeze part of Charizard. Noland tells Articuno to use another combination of Ice Beam/Water Pulse, and Ash gets Charizard to use Flamethrower on the ice shards, but some get past the attack and strike Charizard. Noland tells Articuno to finish the battle by getting above Charizard. Ash realizes it's time to use that attack Charizard learned all on its own. He tells Charizard to get above Articuno, and use {{m|Overheat}}! Charizard glows bright red, and the ice on the wing melts. Noland and Articuno are both stunned. So are May and Max. May didn't realize that Charizard could know that move, and Max remembers that it was never used in the Johto League.

Both Pokémon zoom higher and higher into the air. Ash orders Overheat, and a blast of white flame is sent at Articuno. The legendary bird counters with {{m|Water Pulse}}, which results in an explosion when the two attacks meet. Light fills the stadium, and when it fades, and huge cloud of smoke hides the Pokémon from each other. Noland orders a {{m|Steel Wing}}. Articuno bursts from the smoke and scores a direct hit. Charizard looks tired and very battered, while Articuno is still as strong as ever. Brock realizes that Charizard won't be able to withstand another direct hit by any attack. Ash knows that he can't use Overheat anymore - it won't be as effective. He realizes that there is only one chance left to win the battle.

Noland tells Ash he has battled bravely, but it's time to end the battle. He orders another Steel Wing. Charizard stays unmoving in mid-air, as May, Brock, Scott, and Max watch in anxiety. Right before Articuno can strike, Ash orders Charizard to grab it! Charizard grabs the glowing wings with its claws - Noland and Articuno are both in shock! Ash gives Charizard the last command - {{m|Seismic Toss}}! Charizard brings Articuno in close, and spins earthwards, faster than ever before. They collide with the ground, sending a huge burst of dust into the air. When it finally clears, the first thing we see is Charizard stretched out on the ground, seemingly unable to move, oddly reminiscent of Ash's final match in the Johto League Championships. Articuno struggles to its feet. The official begins to call the battle, but Noland tells him to wait until the battle is over for sure, right as Articuno [[Unable to battle|collapses]]. Then Charizard manages to struggle to its feet. The battle is over! Charizard has won, defeating a Legendary Pokémon, and giving Ash his first [[Symbol|Battle Frontier symbol]] in the process.

== Major events ==
* [[Ash's Charizard]] has learned {{m|Overheat}}.
* {{Ash}} and Charizard defeat {{FB|Factory Head|Noland}} and {{TP|Noland|Articuno}}.
* Ash earns the {{DL|Symbol|Knowledge Symbol}}.
* Charizard returns to the [[Charicific Valley]].

=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Brock]]
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{FB|Factory Head|Noland}}
* [[Sergio]]
* [[Scott]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]

=== Pokémon ===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}}; leaves)
* {{p|Munchlax}} ({{OP|May|Munchlax}}; flashback)
* {{p|Articuno}} ({{OP|Noland|Articuno}}; temporary)

== Trivia ==
* This episode marks the first time that a [[Legendary Pokémon]] has been defeated in a one-on-one battle with a non-legendary Pokémon.
* This is the only [[Frontier Brain]] challenge that is dubbed by [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]].
* This episodes title is based of saying ''the simple life.

=== Errors ===
=== Dub edits ===
=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
* Question: Trainers, Which of these Pokémon has only one evolution?
* Choices: {{p|Whismur}}, {{p|Spoink}}, {{p|Beldum}}
* Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose {{p|Spoink}}, you were right!

== In other languages ==
* French: '''{{tt|Le premier match extrême|The first intense match}}'''
*Italian: '''{{tt|Il primo Simbolo|The first Symbol}}'''
* Portuguese: '''Vida de Medalhas'''.
* Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|El símbolo de la vida|The symbol of life}}'''
* Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|El Símbolo Vida|The life Symbol}}'''

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Ash's Snorlax

2009-02-28T19:51:44Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Snorlax|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=カビゴン|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Kabigon|
image=[[Image:Ag133 000044.jpeg|175px]] |
caption=Ash, May, and Max approach Snorlax. |
location=[[Grapefruit Islands]] |
gender=Unknown |
prevonum=143|
epnum=EP094|
epname=Snack Attack|
current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] |
enva1=[[Michael Haigney]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] and {{PUSA}}) [[Eric Stuart]] ([[AG133]]) |
java1=[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]|
}}
'''Ash's Snorlax''' (Japanese: '''サトシのカビゴン''' ''Satoshi's Kabigon'') was the second Pokémon caught by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Orange Islands]]. Its Japanese voice actor is ''[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]''. Its English voice actors are [[Michael Haigney]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] and {{PUSA}} with stock footage), and [[Eric Stuart]] ([[AG133]]).

==History==

===Orange Archipelago===
During his travels in the Orange Islands in ''[[EP094|Snack Attack]]'', Ash discovered an orchard that was under attack by a {{p|Snorlax}} that was eating everything in sight, and was consuming many of the nearby islands vegetation within days. Ash, [[Misty]], {{Tracey}}, {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{an|Jigglypuff}} eventually managed to stop the Snorlax. This gave Ash the perfect opportunity to catch it.

Ash kept the Snorlax on his team for the remainder of his time in the Orange Islands, but could not use it in the finals due to the fact that it would not wake up and needed to be switched with one of Ash's 30 {{AP|Tauros}}. After the tournament was won, Ash then decided to keep his Snorlax at Professor Oak's permanently because he could no longer feed it and only called upon its power in major battles.
[[Image:AG149 107.jpeg|thumb|left|Ash's Snorlax using Ice Punch]]

===Johto===
Since then, Snorlax has become one of the senior members of Ash's team, along with {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} and has provided much needed comic relief in many situations. Ash called upon it for the [[Sumo Conference]], winning the subsequent fight as a result, and later used it to defeat [[Clair]]'s {{p|Kingdra}} in their rematch. He also used Snorlax during the [[Johto League]] competition, first against [[Gary Oak]] where it quickly defeated [[Gary's Nidoqueen]] and {{TP|Gary|Arcanine}}, but lost to {{p|Scizor}}. Snorlax then fought during Ash's following match against {{jo|Harrison}}, defeating his {{p|Steelix}} and {{p|Hypno}}, though in the end it fell to his {{p|Houndoom}}.

===Kanto Battle Frontier===
When Ash returned from Hoenn, with {{an|May}} and [[Max]] Snorlax befriended [[May's Munchlax]]. Most recently, Snorlax helped Ash earn the Guts Symbol from {{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}} in ''[[AG149|Wheel of Frontier]]'' by defeating her {{p|Hariyama}} with an {{m|Ice Punch}} and literally flattening her {{TP|Greta|Medicham}} with {{m|Body Slam}}.
 

==Moves used==
* {{m|Surf}}
* ''{{m|Rest}}''
* {{m|Headbutt}}
* {{m|Mega Punch}}
* ''{{m|Ice Punch}}''
* ''{{m|Hyper Beam}}''
* ''{{m|Body Slam}}''
* {{m|Tackle}}
* {{m|Mega Kick}}
* ''{{m|Protect}}''

Italicized moves are used recently.

==Trivia==
* In the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]], while Ash was trying to stop Snorlax from eating the grapefruits, he was nearly eaten by it.
* Snorlax is the only one of Ash's curent Pokémon that none of the curent main characters saw being captured.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Snorlax}}

{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Snorlax]]

[[de:Ashs Relaxo]]
[[ja:サトシのカビゴン]]
[[pt:Snorlax de Ash]]

Ash's Bulbasaur

2009-02-28T19:49:41Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Bulbasaur|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=フシギダネ|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Fushigidane|
image=[[Image:Ash's Bulbasaur solar beam.jpg|220px]] |
caption=Ash's Bulbasaur |
location=[[Hidden Village]] |
prevonum=001|
epnum=EP010|
epname=Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village|
current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] |
java1=[[Megumi Hayashibara]]|
enva1=[[Tara Jayne]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}})|
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'''Ash's Bulbasaur''' (Japanese: '''サトシのフシギダネ''' ''Satoshi's Fushigidane'') was the fourth [[Pokémon]] caught by {{Ash}} during his travels through [[Kanto]], and the first of the original [[starter Pokémon]] that Ash acquired. It is voiced by 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]'' in the Japanese version. Its English voice actresses are [[Tara Jayne]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub; up until [[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge|Advanced Challenge]]), [[Lindsey Warner]] ([[AG133]] only) and [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}} dub).

==History==
It was raised in the [[Hidden Village]] by [[Melanie]], who cared for sick, injured, and abandoned Pokémon. Bulbasaur acted as the village's bodyguard, but after Ash helped defend the Hidden Village from an attack by [[Team Rocket]], Melanie encouraged it to join Ash, explaining that its growth was being stunted by staying too long in the village. Although Bulbasaur initially appeared to distrust Ash, it agreed to join Ash. In ''[[EP017|Island of Giant Pokémon]]'', it alone assumed that Ash had abandoned it and the others. Its views on trainers were presumably colored by all the abandoned Pokémon in the Hidden Village. Over time Bulbasaur grew to trust its new trainer.

Bulbasaur is extremely stubborn, surly, and eager to battle. It had the opportunity to [[evolve]], but refused to do so despite facing a mass of {{p|Ivysaur}} as well as a {{p|Venusaur}} who were angry at it for ruining the Bulbasaur evolutionary festival. This allowed it to learn the powerful {{m|SolarBeam}} technique earlier than if it had evolved. It has the heart of a fighter and it never gives up in a battle. It has the determination to keep fighting even if the odds are against it, defeating such varied opponents as an {{p|Exeggutor}}, a {{p|Venonat}}, a {{p|Beedrill}} and a {{p|Scyther}} despite the type disadvantages. On one occasion Bulbasaur- along with {{AP|Pikachu}}- was briefly leant to [[Misty]] to allow her to compete in the [[Princess Day]] Festival with a more balanced team, Bulbasaur single-handedly winning her first match by defeating a {{p|Kingler}}, {{p|Pinsir}}, {{p|Cubone}} and {{p|Raticate}} on its own. During a visit to a garden full of exotic plants run by [[Florinda Showers]], Bulbasaur developed a certain affection for her {{p|Gloom}}, but nothing apparently came of it.

Bulbasaur is the only member of Ash's original team, save for {{AP|Pikachu}}, to remain in his care. It stayed with him until midway in the [[Johto]] adventures, when it was sent back to [[Professor Oak]]'s to keep the Pokémon there from quarreling with each other. Bulbasaur later returned in ''[[AG074|Hokey Poké Balls!]]'' to meet [[May's Bulbasaur]], and again alongside {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Squirtle}} to battle [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brandon]] at the [[Battle Frontier (Hoenn)#Battle Pyramid|Battle Pyramid]], where it defeated Brandon's {{p|Dusclops}} and {{p|Solrock}} (defeating Dusclops after its impressive defeat of Charizard, and taking Solrock down with it after a dual SolarBeam).

Bulbasaur is frequently viewed as the responsible leader of Ash's Pokémon, especially due to his actions at Professor Oak's lab.

<gallery>
Image:BulbasaurandtheHiddenVillage.gif|Bulbasaur protecting an {{p|Oddish}} in its debut episode.
Image:Bulbasaur Whirlwind.PNG|{{Ash}} commanding Bulbasaur to use {{m|Whirlwind}}.
Image:VineShipping.jpg|Bulbasaur giving May's Bulbasaur a high-vine.
</gallery>

==Moves used==
* {{m|Tackle}}
* ''{{m|Leech Seed}}''
* ''{{m|Vine Whip}}''
* {{m|Sleep Powder}}
* ''{{m|Razor Leaf}}''
* ''{{m|SolarBeam}}''
* {{m|Take Down}}
* {{m|Dig}}
* {{m|Whirlwind}}

Moves that have been recently used have been italicized

==Trivia==
* Ash's Bulbasaur is one of his three Pokémon to use [[Anime move errors|a move that it cannot learn]] (five if {{AP|Raticate}} and {{AP|Larvitar}} are counted). The other two are {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Staravia}}, who used Tackle and Gust respectively. However, Caterpie tried (and failed) to use Counter.
** Furthermore, Ash's Bulbasaur is one of only two Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to use more than one [[Anime move errors|move that it cannot learn]], the other being a {{p|Golduck}} in [[EP091]]:
*** Bulbasaur used {{m|Whirlwind}} in his debut to battle {{AP|Butterfree}} and later in ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', and has not used it since. This may have been a dubbing error as Whirlwind's Japanese name is '''ふきとばし''' ''Blow Away''. Ash may have just told Bulbasaur to simply "blow it away" rather than commanding the actual move.
*** Bulbasaur has also used {{m|Dig}} in ''[[EP225|Bulbasaur...the Ambassador!]]''.
*** In ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]'', [[Misty]] gets stuck with {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} in her battle with Ash. Ash doesn't battle seriously and has Bulbasaur simply lick Psyduck's head and tickle it with its vines. This is not to be confused with the actual moves {{m|Lick}} and {{m|Tickle}}, the latter of which was later introduced in [[Generation III]]. Bulbasaur still cannot learn Lick or Tickle.
*** In ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]'', [[Duplica]] tells her {{p|Ditto}} to use {{m|Constrict}} on Ash's Bulbasaur, after transforming into said Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur cannot learn Constrict, yet Ditto obeyed, implying that Bulbasaur may know Constrict.
* Bulbasaur is Ash's only Pokémon who refused to [[Evolution|evolve]] after the process began.
* Bulbasaur was Ash's first {{type2|Poison}} Pokémon. It was also his first {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon.
* Ash's Bulbasaur has learned {{m|SolarBeam}}, a move that is only possibly learned via level-up in Generations I to III.
* In ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'', Bulbasaur sings a song called "Bulbasaur's Bulbabye" in order to keep Togepi happy. Dexter reports this as the first recording of the song.
* Bulbasaur, after {{AP|Pikachu}}, is the Pokémon Ash has owned for the longest time period.
* Bulbasaur is the only {{type2|Grass}} starter that {{Ash}} owns that has not evolved, as his {{AP|Chikorita|Bayleef}} evolved in ''[[EP199|Current Events]]'', his {{AP|Treecko|Sceptile}} evolved in ''[[AG066|Exploud and Clear]]'' and later in ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]'' and his {{AP|Turtwig|Grotle}} evolved in ''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy]]''.
* Bulbasaur is the only one of Ash's Pokémon from Kanto and Johto (except Pikachu) to be in Hoenn, being there in one episode. Snorlax was seen on a screen with Oak. Bayleef, Phanpy, Noctowl and Charizard were mentioned, but only Bulbasaur was there.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Bulbasaur}}

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_p-satoshi1.html Fushigidane's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)

{{Ash's Pokémon}}

{{Misty's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Bulbasaur]]

[[de:Ashs Bisasam]]
[[ja:サトシのフシギダネ]]
[[pt:Bulbasaur de Ash]]

EP274

2009-02-23T19:40:50Z

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{{EpicodePrevNext|
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prevtitle=Gotta Catch Ya Later! |
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nexttitle=Get the Show on the Road! |
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colorscheme=Johto}}
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epcode=EP274 |
colorscheme=Johto |
title_en=Hoenn Alone! |
title_ja=ピカチュウとのわかれ…！ |
screen=yes |
title_ja_trans=Parting with Pikachu...! |
broadcast_jp=November 14, 2002 |
broadcast_us=October 25, 2003 |
broadcast_jp=November 14, 2002 |
broadcast_us=October 25, 2003 |
en_series=Master Quest |
en_op=[[Believe in Me]] |
ja_op=[[Ready Go!]] |
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'''Hoenn Alone!''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウとのわかれ…！''' ''Parting with Pikachu...!'') is the 274th episode of the {{g|anime}} and the last episode of the {{series|original}}. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 14, 2002 and in the United States on October 25, 2003.

Ash and Pikachu are on the way to Hoenn but when Team Rocket get away with Pikachu, he has until sunset to get back to the ferry.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
{{Incomplete synopsis}}


== Major events ==
* {{Ash}} heads for [[Hoenn]].
* {{AP|Pikachu}} becomes ill.
=== Debuts ===
* {{p|Wingull}}
* {{p|Pelipper}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* Sailor
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Forretress}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Ash's Pikachu|Ash's]])
* {{p|Machoke}} (Sailor's)
* {{p|Meowth}} ([[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Team Rocket]])
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ([[Jessie's Wobbuffet|Jessie's]])
* {{p|Weezing}} ([[James's Weezing|James's]])
* {{p|Arbok}} ([[Jessie's Arbok|Jessie's]])
* {{p|Haunter}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rattata}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (multiple)
* {{p|Oddish}} (multiple)
* {{p|Wingull}} (cameo, debut)
* {{p|Pelipper}} (cameo, debut)
* {{p|Sharpedo}} (cameo, debut)
* {{p|Wailmer}} (cameo, debut)

== Trivia ==
* The usual ''To be continued'' is omitted and replaced with ''Next time... A new beginning!''. This is probably written as the [[AG001|next episode]] starts the Advanced Generation series.
* This is the first episode since ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' with Ash as the only human protagonist featured (though Misty did appear in the first episode, she was not featured, and Brock did not appear).
** This is also the first episode Misty dosn't appear in.
* This is the last episode [[Megan Hollingshead]] provides the voice of [[Officer Jenny]].
* This episode title is {{wp|parody|parodied}} from the famous movie {{wp|Home Alone}}.
=== Errors ===

=== Dub edits ===

== In other languages ==
* French: '''{{tt|En route pour Hoenn|On route for Hoenn}}'''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Una nuova meta|A new goal}}'''
* Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Solos en Hoenn!|Alone in Hoenn!}}'''
* Polish: '''{{tt|Region Hoenn|Hoenn region}}'''
* Portuguese: '''Sozinho em Hoenn...!'''
* Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Solo en Hoenn|Alone in Hoenn}}'''

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Ash's Lapras

2009-02-23T15:15:39Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Lapras|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=ラプラス|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Laplace|
image=[[Image:AshLapras.png|220px]] |
caption=Ash and Pikachu riding Lapras. |
location=[[Tangelo Island]] |
prevonum=131|
epnum=EP084|
epname=The Lost Lapras|
released=yes|
releaseep=EP113|
releasename=Viva Las Lapras|
java1=[[Rikako Aikawa]]|
}}
'''Ash's Lapras''' (Japanese: '''サトシのラプラス''' ''Satoshi's Laplace'') was the first Pokémon obtained by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Orange Islands]]. It had been separated from its family, so Ash promised to reunite them. It served as the main transportation through the islands until its family was found on the way back to [[Pallet Town]]. Its voice actress in both Japanese and English is 愛河里花子 ''[[Rikako Aikawa]]''.

==History==
Ash first met Lapras on [[Tangelo Island]] when he and {{ashfr|his friends}} saw it being abused by three boys who were trying to get it ready to fight the [[Orange Crew]]. {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|ThunderShock}} was able to send the trio running. {{Tracey}} examined Lapras and realized it needed help. He gave Ash medicine to give it while he went to tell [[Nurse Joy]]. However, Lapras refused to take the medicine from Ash. They then took it to the [[Pokémon Center]], where [[Nurse Joy]] explained that Lapras was afraid of humans. Soon Ash gained Lapras' trust after he saved it from [[Team Rocket]]. Later during that episode, Lapras decided to be a part of Ash's [[team]].

Lapras was used extensively as a mean of transportation. Ash, [[Misty]] and Tracey rode on its back as it carried them through the seas from one [[Orange Archipelago|Orange island to another]].

Ash won a race against [[Cissy]] riding on Lapras in ''[[EP085|Fit to be Tide]]'' against Cissy and her {{TP|Cissy|Blastoise}}, gaining his first Orange League [[badge]] in the process.

[[Image:Ash_Lapras.jpg|thumb|left|215px|Ash reuniting with his Lapras which is now an adult]]
Lapras was also used against a {{p|Gengar}} in the final battle against {{oi|Drake}} in the Orange League. The cliffhanger of ''[[EP111|Hello Pummelo]]'' was the collision of attacks between the two. ''[[EP112|Enter the Dragonite]]'' began with the revelation that the collision had knocked out both Pokémon.

In ''[[EP113|Viva Las Lapras]]'', Ash and {{ashfr|friends}} found the school that Lapras got separated from. However, its school wanted nothing to do with Lapras because it was accompanied by humans. They gained a hatred towards humans because of [[Captain Crook]] who hunted the Lapras. After Ash and his Lapras defeated the large school of {{p|Tentacruel}} belonging to the captain, the Lapras began to trust humans and Ash's Lapras was able to rejoin the school, as well as its mother. Ash and Lapras went separate ways from that point.

Ash was briefly reunited with Lapras in the episode ''[[EP257|Lapras of Luxury]]'', during which it was revealed to have become the leader of its herd.

==Moves used==
*{{m|Ice Beam}}
*{{m|Water Gun}}
* {{m|Surf}}

==Trivia==
*Lapras is the second of Ash's Pokémon that was caught off-screen and the third in the English version if [[Ash's Tauros|Ash's 30 Tauros]] are counted.
*Lapras was the first Pokémon that Ash had that got separated from its mother and then returned to her later on. The second is {{AP|Larvitar}}
**Coincidentally, Lapras reunited with Ash in the [[EP257|same episode]] that he received Larvitar's [[Pokémon egg|egg]].
*Except for Charizard and Squirtle who can be called upon any time, Aipom who is with Dawn and Beedril who is with Casey, is Lapras the only of Ash's Pokémon who has made a comeback after being released.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Lapras}}

{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Lapras]]

[[de:Ashs Lapras]]
[[ja:サトシのラプラス]]
[[pt:Lapras de Ash]]

Ash's Snorlax

2009-02-22T11:07:56Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Snorlax|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=カビゴン|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Kabigon|
image=[[Image:Ag133 000044.jpeg|175px]] |
caption=Ash, May, and Max approach Snorlax. |
location=[[Grapefruit Islands]] |
gender=Unknown |
prevonum=143|
epnum=EP094|
epname=Snack Attack|
current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] |
enva1=[[Michael Haigney]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] and {{PUSA}}) [[Eric Stuart]] ([[AG133]]) |
java1=[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]|
}}
'''Ash's Snorlax''' (Japanese: '''サトシのカビゴン''' ''Satoshi's Kabigon'') was the second Pokémon caught by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Orange Islands]]. Its Japanese voice actor is ''[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]''. Its English voice actors are [[Michael Haigney]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] and {{PUSA}} with stock footage), and [[Eric Stuart]] ([[AG133]]).

==History==

===Orange Archipelago===
During his travels in the Orange Islands in ''[[EP094|Snack Attack]]'', Ash discovered an orchard that was under attack by a {{p|Snorlax}} that was eating everything in sight, and was consuming many of the nearby islands vegetation within days. Ash, [[Misty]], {{Tracey}}, {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{an|Jigglypuff}} eventually managed to stop the Snorlax. This gave Ash the perfect opportunity to catch it.

Ash kept the Snorlax on his team for the remainder of his time in the Orange Islands, but could not use it in the finals due to the fact that it would not wake up and needed to be switched with one of Ash's 30 {{AP|Tauros}}. After the tournament was won, Ash then decided to keep his Snorlax at Professor Oak's permanently because he could no longer feed it and only called upon its power in major battles.
[[Image:AG149 107.jpeg|thumb|left|Ash's Snorlax using Ice Punch]]

===Johto===
Since then, Snorlax has become one of the senior members of Ash's team, along with {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} and has provided much needed comic relief in many situations. Ash called upon it for the [[Sumo Conference]], winning the subsequent fight as a result, and later used it to defeat [[Clair]]'s {{p|Kingdra}} in their rematch. He also used Snorlax during the [[Johto League]] competition, first against [[Gary Oak]] where it quickly defeated [[Gary's Nidoqueen]] and {{TP|Gary|Arcanine}}, but lost to {{p|Scizor}}. Snorlax then fought during Ash's following match against {{jo|Harrison}}, defeating his {{p|Steelix}} and {{p|Hypno}}, though in the end it fell to his {{p|Houndoom}}.

===Kanto Battle Frontier===
When Ash returned from Hoenn, with {{an|May}} and [[Max]] Snorlax befriended [[May's Munchlax]]. Most recently, Snorlax helped Ash earn the Guts Symbol from {{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}} in ''[[AG149|Wheel of Frontier]]'' by defeating her {{p|Hariyama}} with an {{m|Ice Punch}} and literally flattening her {{TP|Greta|Medicham}} with {{m|Body Slam}}.
 

==Moves used==
* {{m|Surf}}
* ''{{m|Rest}}''
* {{m|Headbutt}}
* {{m|Mega Punch}}
* ''{{m|Ice Punch}}''
* ''{{m|Hyper Beam}}''
* ''{{m|Body Slam}}''
* {{m|Tackle}}
* {{m|Mega Kick}}
* ''{{m|Protect}}''

Italicized moves are used recently.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Snorlax}}

==Trivia==
* In the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]], while Ash was trying to stop Snorlax from eating the grapefruits, he was nearly eaten by it.
* Snorlax is the only one of Ash's curent Pokémon that none of the curent main characters saw being captured.

{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Snorlax]]

[[de:Ashs Relaxo]]
[[ja:サトシのカビゴン]]
[[pt:Snorlax de Ash]]

Ash's Pidgeot

2009-02-22T08:18:35Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Pidgeot|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=ピジョット|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Pigeot|
image=[[Image:Ash, Friends, and Pidgeot.jpg]] |
caption=Ash's Pidgeot |
location=[[Viridian Forest]] |
evolution=1|
epnum=EP003|
firststagename=Pidgeotto|
numeps1=78|
epname=Ash Catches a Pokémon|
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firstevoname=Pallet Party Panic!|
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java1=[[Megumi Hayashibara]]|
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}}
'''Ash's Pidgeot''' (Japanese: '''サトシのピジョット''' ''Satoshi's Pigeot'') was the third [[Pokémon]] obtained by [[Ash Ketchum]] during his travels through the [[Kanto]] region. Its voice actor as Pidgeotto and Pidgeot in both Japanese and English is 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]''.

==History==
[[Image:Ash_and_Pigeotto.jpg|thumb|left|Ash and Pidgeotto]]Ash caught Pidgeot as a {{p|Pidgeotto}} in the [[Viridian Forest]]. It was Ash's first {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon, but it was not used much; when it was, it was often to blow away {{m|SmokeScreen}}s, pop holes in [[Team Rocket]]'s balloon, or scout around to find the way to their next destination. Despite this, it took part in many Kanto gym battles. It fought at [[Pewter Gym]] and [[Fuchsia Gym]], won an important victory in Ash's battle for the {{Badge|Earth}}, defeating a {{p|Rhydon}}, battling [[Misty's Starmie]] when Ash competed against her for the [[Badge#Cascade Badge|Cascade Badge]], and also carried {{AP|Pikachu}} into battle against the giant {{p|Tentacruel}} in ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''.

After Ash returned to [[Pallet Town]] following the [[Indigo League]], Ash encountered an old enemy. The {{p|Spearow}} Ash had tried to catch [[EP001|the first day of his journey]] had evolved into {{p|Fearow}} and was leading other wild Spearow in harassing the local {{p|Pidgey}} flock. After being injured trying to lead the wild Pidgey to safety, Pidgeotto [[evolve]]d into Pidgeot and lead the other {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} to defeat Fearow, and Ash left it behind to guard the wild Pidgey. He promised to return for it after he was finished in the [[Orange Islands]], a sentiment that he still hoped he could do in ''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]''. However, Ash has yet to fulfill that promise, with its role as his Flying-type being filled by such new Pokémon as {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Swellow}} and {{AP|Staravia}}.

==Moves used==
* {{m|Tackle}}
* {{m|Gust}}
* {{m|Peck}}
* {{m|Wing Attack}}
* {{m|Whirlwind}}
* {{m|Quick Attack}}
* {{m|Double-Edge}}
* {{m|Sand-Attack}}

==Trivia==
*Pidgeot debuted long before the episode in which it evolved. Since the first episode of the series, Ash is shown throwing a Poké Ball containing Pidgeot and battling a Fearow in the opening ''[[Aim to be a Pokémon Master]]''.
*Pidgeot is one of three Pokémon owned by a main character that evolved before being released in the same episode. The other Pokémon to do so were {{TP|Misty|Togetic}} and [[James's second Victreebel|Victreebel]]. Coincidentally, two of these three are dual-type {{2t|Normal|Flying}} Pokémon.
*Pidgeot is one of a few Pokémon that was caught by Ash when it was in its second evolutionary form. The other Pokémon that he caught at this stage are {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Muk}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}. Of these, it is the only Pokémon capable of evolving further, as it eventually did.
*Pidgeot has since appeared in the tenth opening for the anime, [[Spurt!]]. However, it did not return in any episodes aired with the opening.
**Pidgeot also appeared in the Battle Frontier opening along with Tyranitar. The other scenes with Ash's old Pokémon were not included.
*A preview for the [[The Rise of Darkrai|tenth movie]] contained a scene where Ash was riding on a Pidgeot, causing controversy in regards to whether this Pidgeot was his own. It should be worth noting that the footage in question wasn't shown in the actual movie, thus it is unknown if this Pidgeot is indeed Ash's or not.

==Related articles==
{{animespeciesevo1|Pidgeotto|Pidgeot}}
{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Pidgeot]]

[[de:Ashs Tauboss]]
[[ja:サトシのピジョット]]
[[pt:Pidgeot de Ash]]

Ash's Primeape

2009-02-22T07:44:56Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Primeape|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=オコリザル|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Okorizaru|
image=[[Image:EP025.png|180px]] |
caption=Primeape wearing [[Ash's hat]] |
location=[[Route 7]] |
evolution=1|
numeps1=less than 1|
firststagename=Mankey|
gender=Unknown|
epnum=EP025|
prevonum=056|
evo1num=057|
epname=Primeape Goes Bananas |
firstevoep=EP025|
firstevoname=Primeape Goes Bananas|
released=yes |
releaseep=EP029 |
releasename=The Punchy Pokémon |
current=Training with {{Ka|Anthony}}|
enva1=|
java1=|
enva2=Hiroshi Ōtake [[Michael Haigney]]|
java2=Hiroshi Ōtake|
}}
'''Ash's Primeape''' (Japanese: '''サトシのオコリザル''' ''Satoshi's Okorizaru'') was the eighth [[Pokémon]] caught by [[Ash Ketchum]] during his travels through [[Kanto]]. Its voice actor in both English and Japanese is 大竹宏 ''Hiroshi Ōtake'', however, [[Michael Haigney]] provided its English voice in ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''.

==History==
Ash caught Primeape on [[Route 7]] in the episode ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]''. On the road to [[Celadon City]], Ash learned that [[Gary Oak|Gary]] had already captured 30 Pokémon. Upon hearing this, Ash aspired to capture more for himself.

Soon afterwards, a friendly wild {{p|Mankey}} ate some of [[Brock]]'s [[rice ball|food]]. Ash took this opportunity to try to capture the little Pokémon, but the [[Poké Ball]] failed, and Mankey was angered. It chased the group, beat up Ash, and stole [[Ash's hat]]. Mankey gleefully teased Ash as the young trainer fumed about having his beloved cap stolen.
[[Image:Ash's Mankey.jpg|left|thumb|As a {{p|Mankey}} (before capture).]]
[[Team Rocket]] took this opportunity to try to capture {{AP|Pikachu}}, knocking Mankey aside. The angry Pig Monkey evolved into {{p|Primeape}}, which viciously attacked the Team Rocket members. After several attempts to capture the berserking Primeape, [[Ash's Charizard|Ash's Charmander]] was finally able to defeat it. Ash captured it and unleashed it upon Team Rocket.

In ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]'', after leaving Celadon City, Ash and his friends met a man named {{Ka|Anthony}} who was training to win the [[P1 Grand Prix]], a tournament for {{type2|Fighting}} Pokémon. Anthony's daughter, {{Ka|Rebecca}}, wanted him to stop spending so much time away from home training. Brock and Ash volunteered to enter the tournament to discourage Anthony. Ash entered Primeape.

In the first match, Ash saved Primeape from a nasty fall, which caused the usually angry Pokémon to become closer to Ash. Primeape eventually won the tournament. Anthony asked to train Primeape, so Ash gave it to him.

Primeape was only around for a couple of episodes, but it had a lot of personality. It was very mischievous, and would often fly into uncontrollable tantrums if it did not get what it wanted. This notably caused Ash to audibly reconsider using Primeape in a [[gym]] battle against [[Erika]]. Despite this, it was given away after only five episodes and only appeared in the episode it was captured and the episode it was given away in.

==Moves used==
* {{m|Thrash}}
* {{m|Scratch}}
* {{m|Mega Kick}}
* {{m|Seismic Toss}}

==Trivia==
* Primeape shares some similarites with another of Ash's primate Pokémon, {{AP|Aipom}}. Both evolved while not owned by him - Primeape in the wild and Ambipom with Dawn. Both of these Pokémon have also annoyed Ash by stealing his {{TP|Ash|hat}}.
* This is Ash's second Pokémon that refused to obey him. The first was {{AP|Pikachu}} and the third would eventually be {{AP|Charizard}}, who, ironically, was the Pokémon that defeated Primeape when Ash captured it.
* This was the first Pokémon that took [[Ash's hat]].
* Primeape was the first {{type2|Fighting}} Pokémon caught by Ash, as well as the only pure Fighting-type owned by a main character so far in the anime.
* Primeape is one of a few Pokémon that was caught by Ash when it was in its second evolutionary form. The other Pokémon that he caught in this stage are {{TP|Ash|Noctowl}}, {{TP|Ash|Pidgeotto}}, and {{TP|Ash|Muk}}. Some will also count {{TP|Ash|Seaking}}.
* Primeape is the only one of Ash's Pokémon that evolved prior to its capture in the same episode.

==Related articles==
{{Animespeciesevo1|Mankey|Primeape}}
{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Primeape]]

[[de:Ashs Rasaff]]
[[ja:サトシのオコリザル]]
[[pt:Primeape de Ash]]

Ash's Primeape

2009-02-22T07:44:43Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Primeape|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=オコリザル|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Okorizaru|
image=[[Image:EP025.png|180px]] |
caption=Primeape wearing [[Ash's hat]] |
location=[[Route 7]] |
evolution=1|
numeps1=less than 1|
firststagename=Mankey|
gender=Unknown|
epnum=EP025|
prevonum=056|
evo1num=057|
epname=Primeape Goes Bananas |
firstevoep=EP025|
firstevoname=Primeape Goes Bananas|
released=yes |
releaseep=EP029 |
releasename=The Punchy Pokémon |
current=Training with {{Ka|Anthony}}|
enva1=|
java1=|
enva2=Hiroshi Ōtake [[Michael Haigney]]|
java2=Hiroshi Ōtake|
}}
'''Ash's Primeape''' (Japanese: '''サトシのオコリザル''' ''Satoshi's Okorizaru'') was the eighth [[Pokémon]] caught by [[Ash Ketchum]] during his travels through [[Kanto]]. Its voice actor in both English and Japanese is 大竹宏 ''Hiroshi Ōtake'', however, [[Michael Haigney]] provided its English voice in ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''.

==History==
Ash caught Primeape on [[Route 7]] in the episode ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]''. On the road to [[Celadon City]], Ash learned that [[Gary Oak|Gary]] had already captured 30 Pokémon. Upon hearing this, Ash aspired to capture more for himself.

Soon afterwards, a friendly wild {{p|Mankey}} ate some of [[Brock]]'s [[rice ball|food]]. Ash took this opportunity to try to capture the little Pokémon, but the [[Poké Ball]] failed, and Mankey was angered. It chased the group, beat up Ash, and stole [[Ash's hat]]. Mankey gleefully teased Ash as the young trainer fumed about having his beloved cap stolen.
[[Image:Ash's Mankey.jpg|left|thumb|As a {{p|Mankey}} (before capture).]]
[[Team Rocket]] took this opportunity to try to capture {{AP|Pikachu}}, knocking Mankey aside. The angry Pig Monkey evolved into {{p|Primeape}}, which viciously attacked the Team Rocket members. After several attempts to capture the berserking Primeape, [[Ash's Charizard|Ash's Charmander]] was finally able to defeat it. Ash captured it and unleashed it upon Team Rocket.

In ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]'', after leaving Celadon City, Ash and his friends met a man named {{Ka|Anthony}} who was training to win the [[P1 Grand Prix]], a tournament for {{type2|Fighting}} Pokémon. Anthony's daughter, {{Ka|Rebecca}}, wanted him to stop spending so much time away from home training. Brock and Ash volunteered to enter the tournament to discourage Anthony. Ash entered Primeape.

In the first match, Ash saved Primeape from a nasty fall, which caused the usually angry Pokémon to become closer to Ash. Primeape eventually won the tournament. Anthony asked to train Primeape, so Ash gave it to him.

Primeape was only around for a couple of episodes, but it had a lot of personality. It was very mischievous, and would often fly into uncontrollable tantrums if it did not get what it wanted. This notably caused Ash to audibly reconsider using Primeape in a [[gym]] battle against [[Erika]]. Despite this, it was given away after only five episodes and only appeared in the episode it was captured and the episode it was given away in.

==Moves used==
* {{m|Thrash}}
* {{m|Scratch}}
* {{m|Mega Kick}}
* {{m|Seismic Toss}}

==Trivia==
* Primeape shares some similarites with another of Ash's primate Pokémon, {{AP|Aipom}}. Both evolved while not owned by him - Primeape in the wild and Ambipom with Dawn. Both of these Pokémon have also annoyed Ash by stealing his {{TP|Ash|hat}}.
* This is Ash's second Pokémon that refused to obey him. The first was {{AP|Pikachu}} and the third would eventually be {{AP|Charizard}}, who, ironically, was the Pokémon that defeated Primeape when Ash captured it.
* This was the first Pokémon that took [[Ash's hat]].
* Primeape was the first {{type2|Fighting}} Pokémon caught by Ash, as well as the only pure Fighting-type owned by a main character so far in the anime.
* Primeape is one of a few Pokémon that was caught by Ash when it was in its second evolutionary form. The other Pokémon that he caught in this stage are {{TP|Ash|Noctowl}}, {{TP|Ash|Pidgeotto}}, and {{TP|Ash|Muk}}. Some will also count {{TP|Ash|Seaking}}
* Primeape is the only one of Ash's Pokémon that evolved prior to its capture in the same episode.

==Related articles==
{{Animespeciesevo1|Mankey|Primeape}}
{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Primeape]]

[[de:Ashs Rasaff]]
[[ja:サトシのオコリザル]]
[[pt:Primeape de Ash]]

PokéShipping

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[[Image:Pokeship.jpg|Right|250px|thumb|Ash and Misty in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] [[manga]].]]

'''PokéShipping''' is one of the many names given to the {{Ash}}/[[Misty]] coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. In the early years of the fandom, PokéShipping was the most popular ship in existence and it still maintains a strong following to this day.

==Evidence==
===Misty's===
Most other shippers agree that Misty's love for Ash is undeniable. In fact, out of all the major and secondary characters, she is the only one who has made her romantic intentions apparent. This evidence became more prevalent throughout the Orange Season.

* ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]''
: Ash, willing to continue his journey alone, is followed by Misty. Upon noticing her pursuing him in [[Viridian Forest]], Ash puts her on the spot and asks her, "Why are you still following me?". Misty sweatdrops and unconvincingly stutters back, "M...My [[bike]]! I'm holding you responsible for my bike!" in an insincere manner.

: Why she is following him is made apparent near the end of the episode where she says, "I've never known anyone like him. He really does love Pokémon." She does so in body language befitting that of an infatuated girl. Also, in her statement, it is pretty much implied that she has some sort of interest in knowing Ash, who, at this point, is someone she barely knows. Furthermore, in this and the next episode, Misty seems very eager to make physical (if not courtly) contact with Ash.

*''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]''
: When Misty tells [[Daisy (anime)|Daisy]] that she's back home because of Ash, Daisy thinks that Ash and Misty are a couple, which cause Misty to blush.

*''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''
:In this episode, when Ash and Brock fall in love with [[Giselle]], Misty gets mad. Some say that she was jealous because of Ash, but others say that was because of Brock.

*''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''
:In the episode, when Misty thought that Ash had died, she is driven to almost tears, but is interrupted by Ash who comes back to life and wipes her nose and blushes.

*''[[EP028|Pokémon Fashion Flash]]''
:In this episode, when they see the ad for the salon, Misty grabs Ash's arm.

* ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]''
: Near the end of the episode, with Brock having left Ash and Misty to travel alone, [[James]] says "I think we may have captured a pair of romantic creatures in our little cage," after which [[Jessie]] swoons and {{MTR}} blurts out, "They're lovebirds!" The idea of Ash and Misty as a couple becomes a sub-theme throughout the subsequent Orange League Season, culminating into events in the 2nd movie. Ash and Misty deny it all.

* ''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]''
: [[Danny]], the [[Navel Island]] [[Gym Leader]], quickly picks up on the nature of Ash and Misty's relationship during one of their arguments and says, "I can see the two of you are pretty close." After Misty asks what he meant by that, he replied, "What's that saying? 'You always hurt the one you love'..."

* ''[[EP100|Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon]]''
: After the Nidoran kiss and evolve, [[Tracey Sketchit|Tracey]] comments about whether the battle or the kiss made them evolve. The idea of kissing embarrasses Misty and provokes Ash to ask the question, "Do people change when they get kissed?" after which Misty answers to him, "Guess we'll have to find out ourselves..." Earlier in the episode, Tracey compared the interaction between the Nidoran's trainers to the relationship between Misty and Ash (although both vehemently deny it).

*''[[EP101|Get Along, Little Pokémon!]]''
: Misty yells, "BE CAREFUL ASH!" before he goes to save the Magnemite. Misty has done this on many occasions.

* ''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]''
: This entire episode alone serves as conclusive evidence that Misty not only likes Ash but possibly has developed a case of young love for him. [[Rudy]], the [[Trovita Island]] Gym Leader, has a case of "love at first sight" with Misty after she saves his sister Mahri. After several advances from Rudy, Misty agrees to what is essentially an impromptu date with Rudy, leaving Ash and Tracey to themselves.

: According to accounts of the original Japanese version, during the dance after the date, Rudy not only asked Misty to stay on the island, but to marry him. What is significant here is that Misty was actually considering his proposal, evidenced by the fact that she didn't refuse him outright. Throughout Ash's gym battle with Rudy, Misty is clearly torn between deciding which boy meant more to her, finally rooting for Ash in the end as {{AP|Squirtle}} is hit by a {{m|Thunderbolt}} from Rudy's {{p|Starmie}}. Rudy, in shock mutters, "She wants him."

:The fact that Ash started losing during this battle is probably because of his stress of Rudy liking Misty, but is then inspired by Misty's advice.

*''[[EP110|The Stun Spore Detour]]''
:Every time that Tracey and Ash need attention Misty comes to Ash first or expresses more concern for Ash.

[[Image:Pokemon_Movie_2_-_Lugia_Bakutan_5.jpg‎|right|thumb|240px|Misty's jealous expression]]
* ''[[The Power of One]]''
: P2K, otherwise known as 'The Power of One', or 'Revelation Lugia' is the conclusion to everything related to Misty's love for Ash in the Orange Season. In this movie, Misty gets competition in the form of Melody, the Festival Maiden of the Legend Ceremony. Melody, upon greeting our heroes, immediately comes up to Ash and plants a kiss on his cheek, provoking a glare of jealousy from Misty. Also, after Melody's performance at the festival party, she quickly kneels in front of Ash and grabs hold of his arm, provoking Misty to gasp and growl again in subdued jealousy.

: Also, upon being called Ash's girlfriend, Misty blushes uncontrollably.

: Near the end, Misty openly admits to Melody that Ash is "her burden" and goes off to rescue him in Melody's place, stating that he'll never be alone as he'll always have her, which Melody respects (due to the constant debating between her and Misty of Misty liking Ash throughout the movie).

*''[[EP124|Snubbull Snobbery]]''
:Misty finds a star map, and Ash says, "I know where the stars are, Misty." Misty giggles and blushes after that remark.

*''[[EP170|A Better Pill To Swallow]]''
:When [[Old Man Shuckle]] gives Ash his medicine and the medicine explodes in Ash's stomach, Misty asks Old Man Shuckle what he gave Ash. He reveals that it was Pokémon medicine, and Misty gets really angry. She calms once Ash wakes up and says, "You know what? My stomach-ache is all gone!"

* ''[[EP185|The Light Fantastic]]''
: When Misty introduces Ash to [[Nurse Joy]], Joy quickly exclaims, "What a little cutie!" referring to {{AP|Pikachu}} on Ash's head. But Misty and [[Brock]] mistakenly think she's referring to Ash. Brock is left completely shocked, but Misty not only gets shocked, but quickly develops the same jealous expression she displayed when Melody flirted with Ash.

* "[[EP188|Spring Fever]]"
:On this and many other occasions in the series, when Ash falls into Team Rocket's trap Misty (off camera) runs toward Ash and passionately grabs his arm to get him back to safety.

* ''[[EP198|The Heartbreak of Brock]]''
: After [[Temacu]] expresses her thoughts about marriage to Brock, Misty says to Ash, "You and I will be married someday too." And Ash nods his head without realizing what she had just said, and then shoots WHOOA. She could have easily meant that they would be married someday to different people, not necessarily to each other. However, that's a dub edit. In the original, Misty said "Looks like she fell for Takeshi (Brock) in first sight."

: While giving a pep talk to Brock about pursuing a possible relationship with Temacu, Misty says, "Take it from me, it's a lot easier to like someone who likes you than to like someone who doesn't." Brock then asks her "How do you know?", after which Misty gasps, blushes, then coyly replies "Well that's...what I've heard..." She is not referring to Brock (much to the dismay of [[Gymshipping|GymShippers]]) since she is openly encouraging Brock to pursue Temacu.

* ''[[EP267|Love, Pokémon Style]]''
: When [[Macey|Macy]] first invites Ash out to lunch, Misty quickly cuts in between the two and comments that Ash is "booked". Later in the same scene, Macy question's Misty's right to interrupt in Ash's personal affairs when she's not his girlfriend. Misty looks quite unimpressed as Macy continues to flirt with Ash.

* ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]''
''Editor's note: This episode is currently under debate on the merits of some scenes. Therefore this episode's entry should be considered incomplete.''
: The departure of Misty from the group is a very emotional affair. After all is said and done, Misty says to herself, "Well, Ash Ketchum, finally, I know how you feel about me".
:In this episode, Misty gives Ash her handkerchief. Apparently, in Japan that means that a girl cares for a boy. 
:Misty got her own good-bye song (which completely left Brock out). Ash was pretty clueless about how upset Misty was when they found out she had to leave, but when they actually parted, he did say that she’s his best friend, and cried when they left.

*''[[Pokemon Heroes]]''
: When [[Bianca]]/{{p|Latias}} kissed Ash on the dock, Misty was so shocked that not only did she develop the same jealous expression seen in the series, but she also dropped her [[Misty's Togepi|Togepi]].

* ''[[H011|A Date With Delcatty]]''
: In the original version, Misty initially rejects Georgio because there is "someone else". Taking into account of Misty's evident feelings in the series prior to this episode, it is inferred that Misty was making a reference to Ash.

* ''Pokémon Live''
: In this show, Misty yearns to tell her feelings for Ash, but is too afraid to tell him.

====Various songs====
* ''[[Misty's Song]]'' is a song from the 2BA MASTER Soundtrack in which Misty sings that she loves Ash. She also says that she wants confess her love to Ash, this one of the strongest pieces of evidence for PokeShipping, though the canonicity of the track is unclear (there's nothing to specifically contradict it, but the song has never been used in the anime). It was written by Ken Cummings and directed by John Loeffler for the 2BA MASTER Soundtrack.
**Ash does not have a song for Misty.
* On the ''[[Pokémon Christmas Bash]]'' CD there are two songs that show strong evidence of her feelings towards Ash.
**The first song on the CD entitled ''Pokémon Christmas Bash'' has the three main characters along with Team Rocket singing about what they want for Christmas. In Misty's stanza she sings " Hey Santa if you're really listenin' My wishlist has only one thing, Just gimme one dance with Ash, At the Pokémon Christmas bash!".
**Another song on the CD called ''[[Under the Mistletoe]]'' has Misty singing about how she wants Ash to know her feeling for him and about how she wants to meet Ash under the mistletoe. On the other hand, Ash is singing about how he hopes to not to be caught under the mistletoe, although at first he doesn't move away- many fans claim this is shipping from Ash's side. Near the song's end, after leaving Ash feeling paranoid about the mistletoe, Misty has got Ash under the mistletoe. Ash realizes this, freaks out, and runs off to eat more cookies while leaving Misty wondering what his problem is.
* [[Toi et Moi]], the Japanese ending song of [[The Power of One]], references PokéShipping several times, all from Misty's perspective; in particular, the reference to saving the one she loves from drowning (as in the movie.)
* ''[[He Drives Me Crazy]]'' is a song from ''[[Pokemon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack]]'' that is sung from Misty's perspective, even though it was not sung by [[Rachael Lillis]]. This song highlights the feelings that Misty has but does not understand. Many PokéShippers regard this song as having undeniable proof of Misty's feelings for Ash.

===Ash's===
Even PokéShippers will admit that Ash has not shown any overt proof of liking Misty. This reality often provokes shippers opposed to PokéShipping (especially PalletShippers) to question Ash's sexual orientation as well. However, what Pokéshippers believe is that Ash is capable of liking Misty, and furthermore, that Ash is undeniably heterosexual. This list combines evidence of both those facts.

* ''[[EP020|Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]'':
: Ash does a double take when Misty appears with her hair down and dressed in a formal kimono. Upon seeing her, the camera switches to his perspective, the bubbly background usually associated with passionate moments is used, romantic harp strings are played, and Misty's surprised facial expression clearly shows she is being looked at with interest. Also, the entire theme of the episode was romance-oriented, so it's only logical to assume this scene between Ash and Misty is as well.

*''[[EP028|Pokémon Fashion Flash]]''
: When Misty goes missing, Ash expresses extreme concern.

* ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]''
: Ash, thinking Misty is entering the Princess Festival Contest to take a picture with the movie star host, gets a little jealous, groaning with his arms crossed, "You must really want that picture with Fiorello...". Surprisingly, Misty reassures him she's only doing it for the doll set. Ash, whether he's aware of it or not, feels threatened by the presence of another male in Misty's life.

* ''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]''
: Climbing Navel Island's central mountain, Misty tells Danny the gym leader to be extra careful. Seeing how much concern Misty is giving to Danny, Ash with the same jealous expression yells, "What's she so worried about him for?!". He's distracted so much by Misty's little crush on Danny that he loses his concentration and falls down the mountain a bit. Much like his behavior in "Princess vs. Princess", another male getting Misty's attention seems to bother him.

*''[[EP101|Get Along Little Pokémon]]''
:As the rain storm approaches and as Misty is unable to walk, Ash grabs Misty by the hand, arm and the rest of her body and leads her caressingly towards the cave. Afterwords, he stares at her with care in his eyes.

*''[[EP132|For Crying Out Loud]]''
:When Misty, Pikachu, and [[Wilhelmina]]'s Marill are lost on an island and the others go to find them, Ash mutters, "Don't worry, we'll find Misty," not even mentioning Marill or his beloved Pikachu.

* ''[[Jirachi: Wish Maker]]''[[Image:Misty_lure.png|thumb|right|Ash displaying [[Misty's_special_lure|Misty's special lure]]]]
: On the last day of the comet's showing, Max is disappointed that he will have to part with Jirachi. Ash sits down with him by the river and reassures him that Jirachi will always will be in his heart. Ash tells him, "I had a really good friend, and I miss her every day." Many people would think this would be Misty. However this is in the dub only and can be argued. In the original, he only implies that he had many friends he needed to say goodbye to, not particularly a ''her''. In the Spanish language version, {{Ash}} says, "Sabes, yo extraño mucho a mi mejor amiga." It means ''I really miss my best friend''. He could very well be referring to Misty.

* ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way Out of This]]''
: In this episode when Ash and the others are fishing Ash uses the special lure Misty made for him, and when Dawn asked if she could use it Ash refused causing them both to argue, but while they were distracted a {{AP|Buizel}} came and took their lure's causing Ash to get panicked and with all his determination he planned to get the lure back, once it was returned he seemed very happy and relieved.

==Other hints==
For those already convinced about PokéShipping, there do exist events which suggest inconclusively, something along the lines of romance. But the difference between hints and proofs are that proofs are essentially ironclad and undebatable in contemporary debate, whereas hints are quite debatable, and are open to interpretation. The following is a listing of some that are considered to be debatable hints, all of which vary in strength and worth.

* ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]''
: Misty is surprisingly eager to start a Pokémon-sharing relationship with Ash in this episode and gets very upset when Ash refuses. Later, while Ash is charging up Pikachu's electric sacs, Misty again offers help to Ash and gets snubbed. She then grumbles and says, "What do I care..." and runs off. Misty somewhat admits by her behavior and dialogue that she's really interested in getting to know him better.

* ''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]''
: Misty, at the beginning of this episode, continually keeps mentioning how "romantic" the surroundings are. She continues to do this not only in this episode, but subsequent episodes as well.

* ''[[EP007|The Waterflowers of Cerulean City]]''
: At the outskirts of [[Cerulean City]], Misty attempts to dissuade Ash from going into the city by tempting him to go to [[Vermilion City]]. She does so by mentioning the "neat Pokémon, the yachts pulling into the harbor, and a spot way up on a hill where you can sit and watch a romantic sunset". The mentioning of a romantic scene subtly suggests what she might have intended for all along, especially with how many times she's talked about romantic things in previous episodes.

* ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown!]]''
: After Nurse Joy breaks up an argument between the two of them, she comments that they say when two people fight, they really care about each other; although Ash and Misty instantly reject the idea, they are both blushing slightly when they turn away from the other.

[[Image:Ash_lifting_Misty.png‎|thumb|right|Ash's ghost lifting Misty up in the air in ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'']]
* ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''
: When Ash enters the tower alone to try and catch a Ghost Pokémon, and is subsequently briefly separated from his body, Misty is the first one of her and Brock to express concern about how long Ash and Pikachu are taking inside. When Ash hovers beside her in his ghost form and lifts her in the air, Misty is the only one who can hear him despite Brock standing only a foot or so away from her, potentially hinting at a closer bond between the two. Also, before Ash and Pikachu return to their bodies, Misty is visibly near to tears as she pleads for Ash to wake up, and blushes immensely when he wakes up and greets her.

* ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]''
: Misty, unaware that Ash is disguised as a girl among the crowd and using the same girlish demeanor she used in "Ash Catches A Pokémon", dreamily admits to the group, "I wish Ash would've heard that story..." She openly is expressing a desire for Ash's presence.

: Also, during Ash's gym battle with [[Erika]], the girls in the crowd start acknowledging Ash's skill and how much more impressive he is than he looks, provoking Misty to smile with reassurance.

* [[EP035]]
: At the beginning of this episode, Ash is marching and singing. Misty is right behind him and longingly stares at him until they reach the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]] warden's house. After Ash sings out his last lines, Misty imitates his enthusiasm and sings her own lines as well. Of course, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

: Also, later in the episode, when Ash is about to dive in the water to grab the bomb that Team Rocket threw in there, Misty stops him, and says that it is too dangerous. Although this hint is under debate simply because it could be merely her worrying for Ash, ( as a friend would do ), she also sends down her Starmie to save Ash after he is down there for too long. And afterward, when he comes back up, Misty smiles and is thrilled that he is alive, with a blush apparent.

* ''[[EP043|March of the Exeggutor Squad]]''
: Misty goes into perhaps the most extreme fits of blushing in the history of the series, all provoked by a simple compliment from Ash about her skimpy stage outfit. No one blushes like that out of mere embarrassment. She clearly holds Ash's opinion of her in exclusive priority.

* ''[[EP045|The Song of Jigglypuff]]''
: As Jigglypuff begins singing in the woods, Ash and Brock are standing next to each other while Pikachu and Misty are sitting a couple feet away. After Jigglypuff is done singing, Brock and Pikachu are sprawled out asleep by themselves while Misty and Ash are slumped against each other. It might not have meant anything if the two were already standing by each other, in which case it would have just been convenient, but they weren't. Either they moved into this position because they are very comfortable with each other, or the director(s) might have just thrown this in to plant an idea. It is also interesting to note that when they wake up, Misty comments, "What a nice nap."

* ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]''
: At the end of this episode, Ash tells Misty how amazing she was at her performance of the underwater play. Misty disproportionately calls Ash's comments "sweet talk" and reminds him of the bike he owes her, something she supposedly forgot about back on [[Cinnabar Island]].

* ''[[EP068|Make Room for Gloom]]''
: Upon arriving at the Xanadu Nursery, Brock spies on a pretty girl behind the window, after which Ash comes to look and says he doesn't see a pretty girl. Misty then says, "Just turn around" and giggles, clearly addressing Ash. Ash then jokes about her hallucinating, then starts chuckling.

: Ash, finally spotting a {{p|Gloom}} behind the window, asks Brock if "he's getting 'misty' over a gloom," This causes Misty to pull Ash's mouth wide with her fingers and ask him what is he saying about her, mistaking Ash's 'misty' comment with herself. Both seem to be blushing in the midst of their playfulness.

* ''[[EP077|Fourth Round Rumble]]''
: While watching Ash's match on the grass field in the spectator stands with Brock, Misty becomes particularly vocal whenever Brock shows signs of attraction for Ash's current opponent [[Jeanette Fisher]], yelling at Brock to remember whose side he is meant to be on. She also feels sorry for Ash when his mother and Professor Oak show up to tell him that all of Pallet Town is now rooting for him, recognising the increased pressure this will put Ash under.

* ''[[EP155|Forest Grumps]]''
: At the beginning of the episode, Ash and Misty are surprisingly close to one another while tending to their Pokémon. Brock on the other hand is away from them asleep behind a tree.

: Upon reunion, Ash and Misty exclaim each other's names in joy while the camera focuses on their faces. What's interesting to note is how the scripting and animation seem to focus just on their reunion alone.

* ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''
: When Ash finally arrives home after his travels in Hoenn, he finds Misty at his house. She makes a point of being there, specifically so that she could see Ash as soon as he arrived back from Hoenn even though she apparently has no idea how soon exactly he would be returning. For all she knew, she could have been expecting a wait spanning multiple weeks.
: Azurill is a good excuse to go down there but it does not explain her behavior:
::Why did she stay at Ash's mother's house, and not at Oak's laboratory?
::Why was she waiting at Ash's mother's house for days and days for Ash's arrival, especially given that they didn't know exactly how long Ash would take to return?
::Why was she so concerned about getting to see Ash as soon as he arrived?
::How can her somewhat wistfully delivered line of how Ash is the same as always be explained?
::Why couldn't she have simply delayed her trip down there until Ash had already arrived?

* ''[[Under the Mistletoe]]''
: This song includes hints from both. Ash sings about that he is happy tonight and Misty sings about she knows she will meet her true mistletoe. Later during this song, Misty comments that she and Ash stand under the mistletoe. Also, both sing they want to tell something to [[Santa Claus|St. Nicholas]].

*Misty constantly yelled at and insulted Ash through out the show, and is an example of the hiding of feelings for children of that age, however depending on how much older they have gotten since they had met, this may or may not be a very big clue.

*Every time that Ash has a near-death-experience or Misty thinks that Ash is dead, she expresses extreme sorrow, almost to the extent of sobbing.

==Alternate names==
PokéShipping, as with many of the more popular Ships, is known by a variety of different names. Following the emergence of PokéShipping from amongst these as the de-facto standard, the other names have become associated with certain groups within the PokéShipping fandom, or certain methods of shipping. A prominent few are detailed below.

* '''GakiShipping''' - An early term coined around the same time as TwerpShipping, the name was originally meant to be descriptive of both Ash & Misty being ''gakis'' (Gaki being a somewhat rude way to refer to a child in Japanese), but has since evolved to describe the actual shipper, and is now used only in an insulting manner towards shippers (not necessarily just PokéShippers) who use flimsy evidence to support their position, or otherwise act childish, especially when referring to their supported 'ships.

* '''SatoKasu''' - The original (Japanese) term for the ship, using the standard Japanese naming method of combining the first 2 characters from each characters name, starting with the dominant character.

* '''SakaShipping''' - Another early name for the pairing, from '''Sa'''toshi and '''Ka'''sumi.

* '''BikeShipping''' - this name refers to Ash and Pikachu breaking Misty's bike, and is among the least used of all names for this pairing.

* '''SushiShipping''' - from Ka'''su'''mi and Sato'''shi'''. Combining portions of the characters' names to form words was common early on, but now is hardly ever used.

* '''TwerpShipping''' - The original (English) name for the ship, the term is currently used primarily only amongst users on TRHQ, and by those who primarily associate themselves with {{s|RocketShipping}}.

* '''AAML''' - Standing for Ash And Misty Love. Also '''AAMRN''', Ash And Misty Romance Novel.

==Trivia==
* Ash and Misty are the only characters who were shown bleeding in an episode, Misty in ''[[EP041|Wake up! Snorlax!]]'' and Ash in ''[[DP053|Tears For Fears!]]''.

==Notable PokéShippers==
*{{an|Daisy}}
*[[Tracey Sketchit]]
*{{mov|Melody}}
*[[Danny]]
*[[Nurse Joy]]
*[[Jessie]], [[James]] & {{MTR}}

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Ash's Staraptor

2009-02-21T18:42:34Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Staravia|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=ムクバード|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Mukubird|
image=[[Image:Staravia DP094.jpg|240px]] |
caption=Ash's Staravia |
location=[[Route 202]] |
evolution=1|
numeps1=12|
firststagename=Starly|
epnum=DP002|
epname=Two Degrees of Separation! |
firstevoep=DP013|
firstevoname=A Staravia is Born!|
prevonum=396|
evo1num=397|
current=[[Party|With Ash]]|
enva1=[[Sarah Natochenny]]|
enva2=[[Sarah Natochenny]]|
java1=[[Kiyotaka Furushima]]|
java2=[[Kiyotaka Furushima]]|
}}

'''Ash's Staravia''' (Japanese: '''サトシのムクバード''' ''Satoshi's Mukubird'') is the first [[Pokémon]] that [[Ash Ketchum]] [[captured Pokémon|caught]] in the [[Sinnoh]] region. It is voiced by 古島清孝 ''[[Kiyotaka Furushima]]'' in Japanese and by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in English.


==History==
[[Image:Ash's Starly.png|As a Starly|200px|thumb|left]]

Ash caught it as a {{p|Starly}} in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation]]'' while searching for {{AP|Pikachu}}, who was missing due to the antics of [[Team Rocket]]. {{AP|Aipom}} was swinging through the trees and accidentally bumped into Starly, so the two Pokémon battled. Weakened by Aipom, Starly was captured and immediately used in the search for Pikachu.

In ''[[DP003|When Pokémon Worlds Collide]]'', Starly battled another Starly belonging to [[Paul]] and lost.

In ''[[DP013|A Staravia is Born]]'', Starly evolved into a {{p|Staravia}} during a battle with [[Team Rocket]]. Evolving has allowed it to grow much stronger and become very useful in searches.

Staravia was the only of Ash's Pokémon who didn't participate in Ash's first Sinnoh [[Gym]] battle, however, Staravia helped out in Ash's second Sinnoh Gym battle, defeating [[Gardenia]]'s {{p|Cherubi}}. After seeing [[Reggie]]'s {{p|Staraptor}} use the powerful {{m|Brave Bird}} attack, Ash was inspired to teach it to Staravia. In the third Sinnoh Gym Battle, Staravia defeated [[Maylene]]'s {{p|Machoke}} and {{p|Meditite}}, as well as successfully mastering Brave Bird.

Unlike {{AP|Pidgeot}} or {{AP|Noctowl}}, Staravia is closer in use to {{AP|Swellow}} in that, while Pidgeot and Noctowl were mainly used for scouting purposes, Staravia is occasionally used in battles and is one of Ash's most reliable team members.

In [[DP118]], the [[PokéRinger]] competition is held in [[Wind Town]], where Ash plans on entering with Staravia.

==Moves used==
[[Image:Staravia Brave Bird.png|200px|Staravia using Brave Bird|thumb|right]]
* {{m|Wing Attack}}
* {{m|Quick Attack}}
* {{m|Aerial Ace}}
* {{m|Whirlwind}}/{{m|Gust}}
* {{m|Brave Bird}}

==Trivia==
*Despite the fact Ash's Staravia and other members of his evolution family know {{m|Gust}}, it is impossible for {{p|Starly}}, {{p|Staravia}}, or {{p|Staraptor}} to learn it in the games. This error was also present in the Japanese version. The dub changed it to {{m|Whirlwind}} in Starly's initial appearance, but left it as Gust until ''[[DP038|One Big Happiny Family]]'', when it was dubbed as Whirlwind again, and has been since.
*As seen in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear with Fear!]]'', Staravia is Ash's first Pokémon to wear his bag.
*For ''[[DP015|Shapes of Things to Come]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Ash's Staravia. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: ムックルが　ムクムクしんか　ムクバード ''{{tt|Mukkuru|Starly}} mukumuku-evolved; {{tt|Mukubird|Staravia}}''
*Judging by the pattern on Staravia's head, it can be assumed that this Pokémon is male. However, the pattern does change shape occasionally in some scenes, therefore it cannot be properly determined. Also, no other {{p|Staravia}} have been seen in the anime since it evolved in ''[[DP013|A Staravia is Born!]]'' so there is no way of judging whether it "dot" is larger than others or not.
**However, in [[DP103]] it falls in love with a Staravia doll that appeared to be female, hinting that Staravia could be male. It is noteworthy that Staravia's "dot" is noticeably larger than that of the doll's.
** In the Czech dub, Staravia is constantly referred as a female Pokémon.
** In Latin America dub, Staravia is reffered as a male Pokémon.
*Staravia was the 40th Pokémon species Ash has owned, counting {{AP|Larvitar}}, {{AP|Haunter}}, and {{AP|Raticate}}.
*Staravia is the only Pokémon Ash has on hand that he caught in a valid location in the {{pkmn|games}}; {{AP|Chimchar}} and {{AP|Turtwig|Grotle}} are unavailable in normal gameplay unless chosen as a starter, Ash himself didn't capture {{AP|Buizel}}, and {{AP|Gligar|Gliscor}} doesn't appear on the route Ash captured it unless the [[dongle method]] is used.
*Staravia is Ash's only Pokémon who shares [[Sarah Natochenny|an English voice actress]] with him.
*Starvia is the only one of Ash's flying types that aren't fully evolved yet.

==Related articles==
{{animespeciesevo1|Starly|Staravia}}

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/satoshi/r_p-satoshi25.html Mukubird's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)

{{Ash's Pokémon}}

[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Staravia]]
[[de:Ashs Staravia]]
[[ja:サトシのムクバード]]
[[pt:Staravia de Ash]]

Ash's Pidgeot

2009-02-21T18:35:16Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Pidgeot|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=ピジョット|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Pigeot|
image=[[Image:Ash, Friends, and Pidgeot.jpg]] |
caption=Ash's Pidgeot |
location=[[Viridian Forest]] |
evolution=1|
epnum=EP003|
firststagename=Pidgeotto|
numeps1=78|
epname=Ash Catches a Pokémon|
firstevoep=EP081|
firstevoname=Pallet Party Panic!|
prevonum=017|
evo1num=018|
released=yes|
releaseep=EP081|
releasename=Pallet Party Panic!|
java1=[[Megumi Hayashibara]]|
java2=[[Megumi Hayashibara]]|
}}
'''Ash's Pidgeot''' (Japanese: '''サトシのピジョット''' ''Satoshi's Pigeot'') was the third [[Pokémon]] obtained by [[Ash Ketchum]] during his travels through the [[Kanto]] region. Its voice actor as Pidgeotto and Pidgeot in both Japanese and English is 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]''.

==History==
[[Image:Ash_and_Pigeotto.jpg|thumb|left|Ash and Pidgeotto]]Ash caught Pidgeot as a {{p|Pidgeotto}} in the [[Viridian Forest]]. It was Ash's first {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon, but it was not used much; when it was, it was often to blow away {{m|SmokeScreen}}s, pop holes in [[Team Rocket]]'s balloon, or scout around to find the way to their next destination. Despite this, it took part in many Kanto gym battles. It fought at [[Pewter Gym]] and [[Fuchsia Gym]], won an important victory in Ash's battle for the {{Badge|Earth}}, defeating a {{p|Rhydon}}, battling [[Misty's Starmie]] when Ash competed against her for the [[Badge#Cascade Badge|Cascade Badge]], and also carried {{AP|Pikachu}} into battle against the giant {{p|Tentacruel}} in ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''.

After Ash returned to [[Pallet Town]] following the [[Indigo League]], Ash encountered an old enemy. The {{p|Spearow}} Ash had tried to catch [[EP001|the first day of his journey]] had evolved into {{p|Fearow}} and was leading other wild Spearow in harassing the local {{p|Pidgey}} flock. After being injured trying to lead the wild Pidgey to safety, Pidgeotto [[evolve]]d into Pidgeot and lead the other {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} to defeat Fearow, and Ash left it behind to guard the wild Pidgey. He promised to return for it after he was finished in the [[Orange Islands]], a sentiment that he still hoped he could do in ''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]''. However, Ash has yet to fulfill that promise, with its role as his Flying-type being filled by such new Pokémon as {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Swellow}} and {{AP|Staravia}}.

==Moves used==
* {{m|Tackle}}
* {{m|Gust}}
* {{m|Peck}}
* {{m|Wing Attack}}
* {{m|Whirlwind}}
* {{m|Quick Attack}}
* {{m|Double-Edge}}
* {{m|Sand-Attack}}

==Trivia==
*Pidgeot debuted long before the episode in which it evolved. Since the first episode of the series, Ash is shown throwing a Poké Ball containing Pidgeot and battling a Fearow in the opening ''[[Aim to be a Pokémon Master]]''.
*Pidgeot is one of three Pokémon owned by a main character that evolved before being released in the same episode. The other Pokémon to do so were {{TP|Misty|Togetic}} and [[James's second Victreebel|Victreebel]]. Coincidentally, two of these three are dual-type {{2t|Normal|Flying}} Pokémon.
*Pidgeot is one of a few Pokémon that was caught by Ash when it was in its second evolutionary form. The other Pokémon that he caught at this stage are {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Muk}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}. Of these, it is the only Pokémon capable of evolving further, as it eventually did.
*Pidgeot has since appeared in the tenth opening for the anime, [[Spurt!]]. However, it did not return in any episodes aired with the opening.
**Pidgeot did also appear in the opening theme for season 9 battle frontier.
*A preview for the [[The Rise of Darkrai|tenth movie]] contained a scene where Ash was riding on a Pidgeot, causing controversy in regards to whether this Pidgeot was his own. It should be worth noting that the footage in question wasn't shown in the actual movie, thus it is unknown if this Pidgeot is indeed Ash's or not.

==Related articles==
{{animespeciesevo1|Pidgeotto|Pidgeot}}
{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Pidgeot]]

[[de:Ashs Tauboss]]
[[ja:サトシのピジョット]]
[[pt:Pidgeot de Ash]]

Ash's Heracross

2009-02-21T18:31:32Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Heracross|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=ヘラクロス|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Heracros|
image=[[Image:Ash'sHeracross.jpg|230px]] |
caption=Ash's Heracross |
location=[[Johto]] |
epnum=EP119|
epname=A Sappy Ending |
prevonum=214|
current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] |
java1=[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]|
}}

'''Ash's Heracross''' (Japanese: '''サトシのヘラクロス''' ''Satoshi's Heracros'') was the first Pokémon Ash captured during his travels through [[Johto]]. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is 小西克幸 ''[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]''.

==History==

===Johto===
It first appeared in ''[[EP119|A Sappy Ending]]''. In that episode, several Heracross and {{p|Pinsir}} were having a territorial dispute. One of the Heracross followed Ash and his {{Ashfr|friends}} as they tried to figure out a solution to stop the dispute. Eventually, Ash captured the Heracross.

Heracross proved to be a powerful battler. The battles between a {{p|Donphan}} in ''[[EP120|Roll On, Pokémon!]]'' and a {{p|Scizor}} in ''[[EP140|Wired for Battle!]]'' shows this. It also likes to suck sap from plants or trees. As such it would always try to suck the sap from {{AP|Bulbasaur}}'s bulb whenever the two were together, annoying Bulbasaur enough to use Vine Whip to make Heracross stop.

Heracross was sent to [[Professor Oak]]'s lab in ''[[EP146|Tricks of the Trade]]'' in exchange for one of [[Ash's Tauros]]. Ash sent Tauros back in the following episode, but Professor Oak informed Ash that he wanted to study Heracross's behavior and wanted it to stay with him for some more time.

In the Johto League [[Silver Conference]], Ash used it in the league battle against {{Gary}}. Despite a type disadvantage, it was able to defeat Gary's {{p|Magmar}} but lost to his {{TP|Gary|Blastoise}}. After Ash returned from Johto, he left Heracross with Professor Oak.

===Kanto Battle Frontier===
Ash used Heracross again in the battle against [[Palace Maven Spenser]]. It battled against [[Spenser's Venusaur]], but lost after putting up a good battle.

==Moves used==
*{{m|Horn Attack}}
*{{m|Fury Attack}}
*{{m|Endure}}
*{{m|Take Down}}
*{{m|Tackle}}
*{{m|Megahorn}}
*{{m|Leer}}

==Trivia==
*The shape of its horn would suggest that Heracross is male, although prior to [[Generation IV]] all Heracross had horns shaped like this. A similar issue surrounds [[Ash's Pikachu]].
*Heracross is the 20th Pokémon species Ash has owned, counting {{AP|Haunter}} and {{AP|Raticate}}.
*Heracross is Ash's second {{type2|Fighting}} Pokémon, the first being {{AP|Primeape}}. However, Heracross is {{2t|Bug|Fighting}}, not pure Fighting as Primeape was. It is also his second {{type2|Bug}} Pokémon.
*Heracross along with Donphan is the only of Ash's Johto Pokémon to be used since season 5. Most likely because tthe other four were used a lot more there.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Heracross}}

{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Heracross]]

[[de:Ashs Skaraborn]]
[[ja:サトシのヘラクロス]]
[[pt:Heracross de Ash]]

Ash's Donphan

2009-02-21T18:30:00Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash |
pokemonname=Donphan |
jtrainername=サトシ |
jpokemonname=ドンファン |
tmtrainername=Satoshi |
tmpokemonname=Donfan |
image=[[Image:AG154 171.jpeg|230px]] |
caption=Donphan using {{m|Hyper Beam}} |
location=Around [[Route 44]] |
evolution=1 |
egg=egg |
numepsh=2 |
firststagename=Phanpy |
numeps1=198 |
eggep=EP228 |
eggname=Extreme Pokémon |
epnum=EP230 |
epname=Hatching a Plan! |
firstevoep=AG154 |
firstevoname=Reversing the Charges |
prevonum=231 |
evo1num=232 |
current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Lab]] |
enva1=[[Tara Jayne]] [[Lindsey Warner]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Michele Knotz]] [[Kayzie Rogers|Jamie Peacock]] ({{PUSA}}) |
java1=[[Megumi Hayashibara]] |
java2=[[Kenta Miyake]] |
}}
'''Ash's Donphan''' (Japanese: '''サトシのドンファン''' ''Satoshi's Donfan'') was the sixth [[Pokémon]] caught by {{Ash}} during his travels through [[Johto]]. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is 三宅健太 ''[[Kenta Miyake]]''. As a Phanpy, it was voiced by 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]'' in Japanese and by [[Tara Jayne]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[EP230]]-[[EP273]]) and [[Lindsey Warner]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[AG133]]-[[AG145]]) in English. In the {{PUSA}} dub, it has been voiced by [[Michele Knotz]] and [[Kayzie Rogers|Jamie Peacock]].

==History==
Ash received a {{p|Phanpy}} {{pkmn|egg}} as a prize in the episode ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]'' after he won a race hosted by an old couple who were breeders. It hatched in the episode ''[[EP230|Hatching a Plan!]]''. It was shown to be a very playful Pokémon.

Phanpy was the youngest Pokémon on Ash's team, though its power made up for his lack of experience. Throughout most of Ash's travels through [[Johto]], Phanpy was rarely used and was the baby on the team. Its only major {{pkmn|battle}} was a match against [[Pryce]]'s {{p|Dewgong}} in ''[[EP237|As Cold as Pryce]]''. It lost the match.

Phanpy, however, played a role in Ash's battle against [[Macey]] in the [[Silver Conference]] in the episode ''[[EP267|Love, Pokémon Style!]]''. It battled against and defeated Macey's {{p|Slugma}}.

Ash left Phanpy at [[Professor Oak]]'s lab before traveling to [[Hoenn]], but it returned to his party when Ash took on the {{ho|Battle Frontier}} challenge. It had shown signs that it had grown up beyond the young Pokémon seen in Johto.

In ''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]'', Phanpy battled a [[Team Rocket's Mechas|Team Rocket mecha]] and [[evolve]]d into a {{p|Donphan}} in order to take it down. Ash also used Donphan in the match against [[Pike Queen Lucy]] and her {{TP|Lucy|Seviper}}. Donphan had become a very strong battler, but still retained its child-like behavior it had when it was a Phanpy.

Donphan returned to Professor Oak's lab when Ash left for [[Sinnoh]].

<gallery>
Image:Phanpegg.jpg|In its egg.
Image:AG154 143.jpeg|As a Phanpy, using {{m|Take Down}}.
Image:Donphan Rollout.png|Donphan using {{m|Rollout}}.
</gallery>

==Moves used==
* {{m|Tackle}}
* {{m|Rollout}}
* {{m|Take Down}}
* {{m|Hidden Power}}
* {{m|Hyper Beam}}
* {{m|Earthquake}}
* {{m|Defense Curl}}

==Trivia==
* The length of its tusks would suggest that Donphan is male, although prior to Generation IV all Donphan had long tusks. A similar issue surrounds two of Ash's other Pokémon (these being {{TP|Ash|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Ash|Heracross}}).
* Donphan is the first {{type2|Ground}} Pokémon that Ash actually owned.
* It took {{p|Phanpy}} a total of 198 episodes to evolve into Donphan; this is the longest time it took for one of Ash's Pokémon to reach its final form so far.
* Donphan along with Heracross is the only of Ash's Johto Pokémon to be used since season 5. Most likely because the other four were used a lot more there.

==Related articles==
* {{Animespeciesevo1|Phanpy|Donphan}}
* [[Ash's Phanpy (8th Movie Half Deck 4)]]

{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Donphan]]
[[Category:Anime Pokémon hatched from eggs]]
[[de:Ashs Donphan]]
[[ja:サトシのドンファン]]
[[pt:Donphan de Ash]]

Ash's Donphan

2009-02-21T18:29:26Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash |
pokemonname=Donphan |
jtrainername=サトシ |
jpokemonname=ドンファン |
tmtrainername=Satoshi |
tmpokemonname=Donfan |
image=[[Image:AG154 171.jpeg|230px]] |
caption=Donphan using {{m|Hyper Beam}} |
location=Around [[Route 44]] |
evolution=1 |
egg=egg |
numepsh=2 |
firststagename=Phanpy |
numeps1=198 |
eggep=EP228 |
eggname=Extreme Pokémon |
epnum=EP230 |
epname=Hatching a Plan! |
firstevoep=AG154 |
firstevoname=Reversing the Charges |
prevonum=231 |
evo1num=232 |
current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Lab]] |
enva1=[[Tara Jayne]] [[Lindsey Warner]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Michele Knotz]] [[Kayzie Rogers|Jamie Peacock]] ({{PUSA}}) |
java1=[[Megumi Hayashibara]] |
java2=[[Kenta Miyake]] |
}}
'''Ash's Donphan''' (Japanese: '''サトシのドンファン''' ''Satoshi's Donfan'') was the sixth [[Pokémon]] caught by {{Ash}} during his travels through [[Johto]]. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is 三宅健太 ''[[Kenta Miyake]]''. As a Phanpy, it was voiced by 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]'' in Japanese and by [[Tara Jayne]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[EP230]]-[[EP273]]) and [[Lindsey Warner]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub, [[AG133]]-[[AG145]]) in English. In the {{PUSA}} dub, it has been voiced by [[Michele Knotz]] and [[Kayzie Rogers|Jamie Peacock]].

==History==
Ash received a {{p|Phanpy}} {{pkmn|egg}} as a prize in the episode ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]'' after he won a race hosted by an old couple who were breeders. It hatched in the episode ''[[EP230|Hatching a Plan!]]''. It was shown to be a very playful Pokémon.

Phanpy was the youngest Pokémon on Ash's team, though its power made up for his lack of experience. Throughout most of Ash's travels through [[Johto]], Phanpy was rarely used and was the baby on the team. Its only major {{pkmn|battle}} was a match against [[Pryce]]'s {{p|Dewgong}} in ''[[EP237|As Cold as Pryce]]''. It lost the match.

Phanpy, however, played a role in Ash's battle against [[Macey]] in the [[Silver Conference]] in the episode ''[[EP267|Love, Pokémon Style!]]''. It battled against and defeated Macey's {{p|Slugma}}.

Ash left Phanpy at [[Professor Oak]]'s lab before traveling to [[Hoenn]], but it returned to his party when Ash took on the {{ho|Battle Frontier}} challenge. It had shown signs that it had grown up beyond the young Pokémon seen in Johto.

In ''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]'', Phanpy battled a [[Team Rocket's Mechas|Team Rocket mecha]] and [[evolve]]d into a {{p|Donphan}} in order to take it down. Ash also used Donphan in the match against [[Pike Queen Lucy]] and her {{TP|Lucy|Seviper}}. Donphan had become a very strong battler, but still retained its child-like behavior it had when it was a Phanpy.

Donphan returned to Professor Oak's lab when Ash left for [[Sinnoh]].

<gallery>
Image:Phanpegg.jpg|In its egg.
Image:AG154 143.jpeg|As a Phanpy, using {{m|Take Down}}.
Image:Donphan Rollout.png|Donphan using {{m|Rollout}}.
</gallery>

==Moves used==
* {{m|Tackle}}
* {{m|Rollout}}
* {{m|Take Down}}
* {{m|Hidden Power}}
* {{m|Hyper Beam}}
* {{m|Earthquake}}
* {{m|Defense Curl}}

==Trivia==
* The length of its tusks would suggest that Donphan is male, although prior to Generation IV all Donphan had long tusks. A similar issue surrounds two of Ash's other Pokémon (these being {{TP|Ash|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Ash|Heracross}}).
* Donphan is the first {{type2|Ground}} Pokémon that Ash actually owned.
* It took {{p|Phanpy}} a total of 198 episodes to evolve into Donphan; this is the longest time it took for one of Ash's Pokémon to reach its final form so far.
* Donphan along with Heracross is the only of Ash's Johto Pokémon to be used since season 5. Most likely because tthe other four were used a lot more there.

==Related articles==
* {{Animespeciesevo1|Phanpy|Donphan}}
* [[Ash's Phanpy (8th Movie Half Deck 4)]]

{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Donphan]]
[[Category:Anime Pokémon hatched from eggs]]
[[de:Ashs Donphan]]
[[ja:サトシのドンファン]]
[[pt:Donphan de Ash]]

Ash's Charizard

2009-02-21T18:25:28Z

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Charizard|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=リザードン|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Lizardon|
image=[[Image:Ash's Charizard.jpg|245px]] |
caption=Ash's Charizard|
location=[[Route 24]] |
gender=Male (confirmed in dub only) |
evolution=2|
epnum=EP011|
epname=Charmander the Stray Pokémon|
firstevoep=EP043|
numeps1=32|
numeps2=3|
firststagename=Charmander|
secondstagename=Charmeleon|
firstevoname=March of the Exeggutor Squad|
prevonum=004|
evo1num=005|
evo2num=006|
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'''Ash's Charizard''' (Japanese: '''サトシのリザードン''' ''Satoshi's Lizardon'') was the fifth [[Pokémon]] acquired by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Kanto]] region. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]''. In English, [[Michael Haigney]] was the voice of it as a {{p|Charmander}} and [[Eric Stuart]] was its voice as a {{p|Charmeleon}}.

==History==
===In Kanto===
Charizard was originally obtained as a {{p|Charmander}} in ''[[EP011|Charmander the Stray Pokémon]]''. The Charmander was abandoned by [[Damian]], and Ash and his friends found and nurtured it back to health. Charmander then chose to join Ash. It was immediately one of Ash's most used [[Pokémon]], defeating such opponents as a {{p|Golem}}, a {{p|Jynx}}, [[Koga]]'s {{p|Golbat}}, [[Erika]]'s {{p|Weepinbell}}, and a {{AP|Primeape}} (which Ash subsequently captured).

Charmander [[evolve]]d into Charmeleon in ''[[EP043|March of the Exeggutor Squad]]'' and quickly lost its loyalty to Ash, attacking a {{p|Paras}} when Ash was trying to deliberately lose in order to help Paras evolve (''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]''). A few episodes down the line, it evolved again into Charizard in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' to battle an {{p|Aerodactyl}}. From the time of its becoming Charmeleon to the [[Orange Islands]] episode ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard refused to obey Ash, the only exception being when he decided to test his strength against [[Blaine]]'s powerful {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}} during Ash's attempts to win a {{Badge|Volcano}}. Charizard's disloyalty especially hurt Ash the most during the [[Indigo League]] championships, causing Ash to forfeit the fifth round when it refused to battle [[Ritchie]]'s {{p|Pikachu}}, [[Sparky]].

===In the Orange Archipelago===

After ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', however, it became one of Ash's most reliable Pokémon, considered by many to be his strongest, even stronger than {{AP|Pikachu}}. Charizard's return to Ash's side is due to being frozen by a powerful {{p|Poliwrath}}; Ash stayed up all night trying to help it, thus earning Charizard's respect and reminding it of all that Ash had done for it back when he was a Charmander.

It participated in Ash's Gym Battle against [[Luana]], which was also the series's first [[double battle]], pitting it and Pikachu against Luana's {{p|Alakazam}} and {{p|Marowak}}; although the two Pokémon initially had trouble collaborating, they eventually managed to work together, Pikachu helping to free Charizard from Alakazam's {{m|Psychic}} attack and Charizard 'catching' Pikachu after it was hit by Marowak's {{m|Bonemerang}} attack. Ash then used it in his Orange League battle against {{oi|Drake}}, defeating his {{p|Electabuzz}} and subsequently battling his {{TP|Drake|Dragonite}} before it fainted.

===Johto===
It participated in Ash's first Johto Gym battle against [[Falkner]], where it defeated Falkner's {{p|Pidgeot}} despite the latter's impressive {{stat|Speed}}. In ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambition]]'', Ash left his Charizard in the [[Charicific Valley]] with {{Jo|Liza}} to train and become more powerful. While there, it took the role of bodyguard for Liza's Charizard, [[Charla]], and the two have struck up a [[ValleyShipping|romantic relationship]]. The two Charizard occasionally visit the [[Dragon's Den|Dragon's Valley]] in [[Blackthorn City]], one such visit coincidentally being when Ash was there for his final [[Johto]] gym battle, resulting in Charizard helping Ash defeat [[Clair]]'s newly-evolved {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}} in his rematch with her by causing the water in the gym's pool to evaporate with its {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Fire Spin}}, thus depriving Dragonair of its protection.

Charizard can be called upon at any time and has been used in many major battles when Ash requires its firepower. Ash later used Charizard in the [[Silver Conference]] during his fight against [[Gary Oak]] in ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'' (during which it decisively defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] despite the type disadvantage and having already defeated Gary's {{p|Scizor}} and Golem). It was then used in Ash's fight against {{jo|Harrison}}, where it was defeated by [[Harrison's Blaziken]] after a tough fight. However, Charizard injured Blaziken so badly that it couldn't fight the next day.

===Kanto Battle Frontier===
In ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'', Charizard returned for Ash's first [[Battle Frontier]] battle, where it took on [[Noland's Articuno]] at the [[Battle Frontier (Hoenn)#Battle Factory|Battle Factory]] and won thanks to its use of the newly-learned {{m|Overheat}}, the unorthodox strategy of catching Articuno as it tried to use {{m|Steel Wing}} on it, and its trademark {{m|Seismic Toss}}. Charizard also battled alongside Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Pikachu in a four-on-four battle against {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s Pokémon in ''[[AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!]]'', but it was defeated by Brandon's Dusclops.
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Capture56.png‎|As a Charmander
Image:Charmeleon.png|As a Charmeleon
Image:Ashcharizard.jpg|Ash and Charizard
Image:Charizardflying.jpg|Ash and Pikachu on Charizard while it is flying
Image:AG136 022.jpeg|Charizard using DragonBreath
</gallery>

==Moves used==
* ''{{m|Flamethrower}}''
* {{m|Submission}}
* ''{{m|Seismic Toss}}''
* {{m|Dragon Rage}}
* {{m|Whirlwind}}
* {{m|Rage}}
* {{m|Ember}}
* {{m|Take Down}}
* {{m|Tackle}}
* ''{{m|DragonBreath}}''
* {{m|Skull Bash}}
* {{m|Fire Spin}}
* ''{{m|Overheat}}''
* ''{{m|Steel Wing}}''

Moves that have been used most recently are italicized.

==Trivia==
* Out of all of Ash's Pokémon, Charizard has used the most moves (14) followed by {{AP|Snorlax}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} (10), and {{AP|Bulbasaur}} (with 9).
* Paul's {{AP|Chimchar}} was later in a similar situation to Charmander, with the original trainer releasing it due to it never winning any battles and Ash subsequently taking it in and managing to encourage it to release its full potential.
* Because of his capture of Chimchar, Ash now has owned each Fire-type starter whose English name begins with a C and whose Japanese name begins with a ヒ ''hi'': Charmander, {{AP|Cyndaquil}}, and Chimchar. Incidentally, Charmander and Chimchar were either abused or abandoned by their former trainers, while Cyndaquil narrowly avoided being captured by [[Koji|a potentially abusive Trainer]].
*During ''[[EP133|Tanks a Lot!]]'', Brock mentioned that Charizard was male when saying that Charizard could use ''his'' {{m|Flamethrower}} to destroy the Arbo-Tank, but since this only occurred in the dub it is uncertain how dependable this information is.
*According to the anime, Charizard and its pre-evolutions die if the flame on their tails go out. However, Ash's Charizard once had its tail completely submerged in a pool of water, as well as falling into the ocean as a Charmander, but it was not harmed either time.
* Charizard was actually Ash's third Pokémon to disobey him. The first two were {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Primeape}}, although it disobeyed Ash for far longer than the other two.
** Charizard is also the first Pokémon to disobey its {{pkmn|Trainer}} after evolving in the [[Pokémon anime]], the second being {{an|Dawn}}'s {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}.
* {{AP|Sceptile}} and Charizard are the only starter Pokémon that {{Ash}} owned that evolved to their final stage. Coincidentally, both Pokémon were lizard-based in their first form (Treecko and Charmander). They are also Ash's only Pokémon that are in the {{egg3|Dragon}}.
* Starting with its battle against Blaine's Magmar, Charizard, in almost every major battle it's been in and Ash has won, has defeated his opponent with {{m|Seismic Toss}}. The only exceptions are in the battle against [[Luana]] (though it's debatable whether this counts, since Charizard was fighting alongside Pikachu and didn't deliver the finishing blow), fighting Gary's Golem (due to it being too heavy to lift off the ground), and when it fought against a wild {{p|Dragonite}} with the help of Clair's Dragonair. On a somewhat interesting note, it attempted to do the same against Brandon's Dusclops, but it failed since Dusclops is immune to Fighting-type moves.
* In the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] {{pkmn|manga}}, Charizard was much more violent, and could (normally) only be calmed by a torch that Ash carried around, which contained a flame from {{p|Moltres}}. Also, during the battle against [[Ritchie]], it goes berserk and severely injures [[Zippo|his Charizard]], which causes Ash to, out of guilt, forfeit the battle, even though he technically won. It is later mentioned that Ritchie's Charizard will be okay.
* Charizard is Ash's only {{type2|Fire}} to evolve as of yet.
* Charizard was the first Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to have defeated a [[legendary Pokémon]] in the form of [[Noland's Articuno]] in ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]''.
* After Charizard and Squirtle were given away, has Charizard already appeared over twice as many times as Squirtle. As Charizard comes back in the third movie, when Ash battles Clair, in the silver conference, when Ash battles Noland and When Ash battles Brandon. Squirtle only in the silver conference and when Ash battles Brandon. That makes it 5-2.

==Related articles==
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{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Charizard]]

[[de:Ashs Glurak]]
[[fr:Dracaufeu de Sacha]]
[[ja:サトシのリザードン]]
[[pt:Charizard de Ash]]

Ash's Charizard

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'''Ash's Charizard''' (Japanese: '''サトシのリザードン''' ''Satoshi's Lizardon'') was the fifth [[Pokémon]] acquired by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Kanto]] region. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]''. In English, [[Michael Haigney]] was the voice of it as a {{p|Charmander}} and [[Eric Stuart]] was its voice as a {{p|Charmeleon}}.

==History==
===In Kanto===
Charizard was originally obtained as a {{p|Charmander}} in ''[[EP011|Charmander the Stray Pokémon]]''. The Charmander was abandoned by [[Damian]], and Ash and his friends found and nurtured it back to health. Charmander then chose to join Ash. It was immediately one of Ash's most used [[Pokémon]], defeating such opponents as a {{p|Golem}}, a {{p|Jynx}}, [[Koga]]'s {{p|Golbat}}, [[Erika]]'s {{p|Weepinbell}}, and a {{AP|Primeape}} (which Ash subsequently captured).

Charmander [[evolve]]d into Charmeleon in ''[[EP043|March of the Exeggutor Squad]]'' and quickly lost its loyalty to Ash, attacking a {{p|Paras}} when Ash was trying to deliberately lose in order to help Paras evolve (''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]''). A few episodes down the line, it evolved again into Charizard in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' to battle an {{p|Aerodactyl}}. From the time of its becoming Charmeleon to the [[Orange Islands]] episode ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard refused to obey Ash, the only exception being when he decided to test his strength against [[Blaine]]'s powerful {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}} during Ash's attempts to win a {{Badge|Volcano}}. Charizard's disloyalty especially hurt Ash the most during the [[Indigo League]] championships, causing Ash to forfeit the fifth round when it refused to battle [[Ritchie]]'s {{p|Pikachu}}, [[Sparky]].

===In the Orange Archipelago===

After ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', however, it became one of Ash's most reliable Pokémon, considered by many to be his strongest, even stronger than {{AP|Pikachu}}. Charizard's return to Ash's side is due to being frozen by a powerful {{p|Poliwrath}}; Ash stayed up all night trying to help it, thus earning Charizard's respect and reminding it of all that Ash had done for it back when he was a Charmander.

It participated in Ash's Gym Battle against [[Luana]], which was also the series's first [[double battle]], pitting it and Pikachu against Luana's {{p|Alakazam}} and {{p|Marowak}}; although the two Pokémon initially had trouble collaborating, they eventually managed to work together, Pikachu helping to free Charizard from Alakazam's {{m|Psychic}} attack and Charizard 'catching' Pikachu after it was hit by Marowak's {{m|Bonemerang}} attack. Ash then used it in his Orange League battle against {{oi|Drake}}, defeating his {{p|Electabuzz}} and subsequently battling his {{TP|Drake|Dragonite}} before it fainted.

===Johto===
It participated in Ash's first Johto Gym battle against [[Falkner]], where it defeated Falkner's {{p|Pidgeot}} despite the latter's impressive {{stat|Speed}}. In ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambition]]'', Ash left his Charizard in the [[Charicific Valley]] with {{Jo|Liza}} to train and become more powerful. While there, it took the role of bodyguard for Liza's Charizard, [[Charla]], and the two have struck up a [[ValleyShipping|romantic relationship]]. The two Charizard occasionally visit the [[Dragon's Den|Dragon's Valley]] in [[Blackthorn City]], one such visit coincidentally being when Ash was there for his final [[Johto]] gym battle, resulting in Charizard helping Ash defeat [[Clair]]'s newly-evolved {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}} in his rematch with her by causing the water in the gym's pool to evaporate with its {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Fire Spin}}, thus depriving Dragonair of its protection.

Charizard can be called upon at any time and has been used in many major battles when Ash requires its firepower. Ash later used Charizard in the [[Silver Conference]] during his fight against [[Gary Oak]] in ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'' (during which it decisively defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] despite the type disadvantage and having already defeated Gary's {{p|Scizor}} and Golem). It was then used in Ash's fight against {{jo|Harrison}}, where it was defeated by [[Harrison's Blaziken]] after a tough fight. However, Charizard injured Blaziken so badly that it couldn't fight the next day.

===Kanto Battle Frontier===
In ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'', Charizard returned for Ash's first [[Battle Frontier]] battle, where it took on [[Noland's Articuno]] at the [[Battle Frontier (Hoenn)#Battle Factory|Battle Factory]] and won thanks to its use of the newly-learned {{m|Overheat}}, the unorthodox strategy of catching Articuno as it tried to use {{m|Steel Wing}} on it, and its trademark {{m|Seismic Toss}}. Charizard also battled alongside Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Pikachu in a four-on-four battle against {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s Pokémon in ''[[AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!]]'', but it was defeated by Brandon's Dusclops.
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Capture56.png‎|As a Charmander
Image:Charmeleon.png|As a Charmeleon
Image:Ashcharizard.jpg|Ash and Charizard
Image:Charizardflying.jpg|Ash and Pikachu on Charizard while it is flying
Image:AG136 022.jpeg|Charizard using DragonBreath
</gallery>

==Moves used==
* ''{{m|Flamethrower}}''
* {{m|Submission}}
* ''{{m|Seismic Toss}}''
* {{m|Dragon Rage}}
* {{m|Whirlwind}}
* {{m|Rage}}
* {{m|Ember}}
* {{m|Take Down}}
* {{m|Tackle}}
* ''{{m|DragonBreath}}''
* {{m|Skull Bash}}
* {{m|Fire Spin}}
* ''{{m|Overheat}}''
* ''{{m|Steel Wing}}''

Moves that have been used most recently are italicized.

==Trivia==
* Out of all of Ash's Pokémon, Charizard has used the most moves (14) followed by {{AP|Snorlax}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} (10), and {{AP|Bulbasaur}} (with 9).
* Paul's {{AP|Chimchar}} was later in a similar situation to Charmander, with the original trainer releasing it due to it never winning any battles and Ash subsequently taking it in and managing to encourage it to release its full potential.
* Because of his capture of Chimchar, Ash now has owned each Fire-type starter whose English name begins with a C and whose Japanese name begins with a ヒ ''hi'': Charmander, {{AP|Cyndaquil}}, and Chimchar. Incidentally, Charmander and Chimchar were either abused or abandoned by their former trainers, while Cyndaquil narrowly avoided being captured by [[Koji|a potentially abusive Trainer]].
*During ''[[EP133|Tanks a Lot!]]'', Brock mentioned that Charizard was male when saying that Charizard could use ''his'' {{m|Flamethrower}} to destroy the Arbo-Tank, but since this only occurred in the dub it is uncertain how dependable this information is.
*According to the anime, Charizard and its pre-evolutions die if the flame on their tails go out. However, Ash's Charizard once had its tail completely submerged in a pool of water, as well as falling into the ocean as a Charmander, but it was not harmed either time.
* Charizard was actually Ash's third Pokémon to disobey him. The first two were {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Primeape}}, although it disobeyed Ash for far longer than the other two.
** Charizard is also the first Pokémon to disobey its {{pkmn|Trainer}} after evolving in the [[Pokémon anime]], the second being {{an|Dawn}}'s {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}.
* {{AP|Sceptile}} and Charizard are the only starter Pokémon that {{Ash}} owned that evolved to their final stage. Coincidentally, both Pokémon were lizard-based in their first form (Treecko and Charmander). They are also Ash's only Pokémon that are in the {{egg3|Dragon}}.
* Starting with its battle against Blaine's Magmar, Charizard, in almost every major battle it's been in and Ash has won, has defeated his opponent with {{m|Seismic Toss}}. The only exceptions are in the battle against [[Luana]] (though it's debatable whether this counts, since Charizard was fighting alongside Pikachu and didn't deliver the finishing blow), fighting Gary's Golem (due to it being too heavy to lift off the ground), and when it fought against a wild {{p|Dragonite}} with the help of Clair's Dragonair. On a somewhat interesting note, it attempted to do the same against Brandon's Dusclops, but it failed since Dusclops is immune to Fighting-type moves.
* In the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] {{pkmn|manga}}, Charizard was much more violent, and could (normally) only be calmed by a torch that Ash carried around, which contained a flame from {{p|Moltres}}. Also, during the battle against [[Ritchie]], it goes berserk and severely injures [[Zippo|his Charizard]], which causes Ash to, out of guilt, forfeit the battle, even though he technically won. It is later mentioned that Ritchie's Charizard will be okay.
* Charizard is Ash's only {{type2|Fire}} to evolve as of yet.
* Charizard was the first Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to have defeated a [[legendary Pokémon]] in the form of [[Noland's Articuno]] in ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]''.
* After Charizard and Squirtle were given away, has Charizard already appeared over twice as many times as Squirtle. As Charizard comes back in the third movie, when Ash battles Clair, in the silver conference, when Ash battles Noland and When Ash battles Brandon. Squirtle only in the silver conference and when Ash battles Brandon.

==Related articles==
{{animespeciesevo2|Charmander|Charmeleon|Charizard}}
{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Charizard]]

[[de:Ashs Glurak]]
[[fr:Dracaufeu de Sacha]]
[[ja:サトシのリザードン]]
[[pt:Charizard de Ash]]

Misty

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'''Misty''' (Japanese: '''カスミ''' ''Kasumi'') is a [[Gym Leader]] of [[Cerulean City]]'s {{pkmn|Gym}}, known officially as the [[Cerulean Gym]]. She hands out the {{Badge|Cascade}} to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat her. She specializes in {{type2|Water}} [[Pokémon]].

==In the anime==
[[Image:MistyOutfit1.png|thumb|left|200px|Misty as seen in the {{series|original}}]]

Misty is the youngest of [[The Sensational Sisters|four sisters]] who live in the Cerulean Gym. Fed up with her more glamorous older sisters, Misty left the gym with the goal of becoming the world's greatest {{t|Water}} {{g|Trainer}}. She met {{Ash}} when she "caught" him with her fishing line in a river between [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]]. She traveled around with Ash, [[Brock]], and {{Tracey}} through the [[Kanto]] region, [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]], and [[Johto]] region.

Misty can be sweet and optimistic at times, but she is best known for how easily she can be angered or frustrated, and how loud and violent she can become in response. She is very extreme in most of her moods, and can switch between them quickly. Her goals are not as clear as those of the other main characters, since though her main interest is {{pkmn|training}} {{type2|Water}} Pokémon, there's many things she loves to do and she is very confident in her abilities in all aspects of life. [[Fishing]] is one of her hobbies, however, and she has a {{TP|Misty|special lure}} which she designed to look like herself and gave to Ash as a gift. The one [[Elemental types|Pokémon type]] that Misty cannot stand are {{type2|Bug}}s; she tends to freak out in most cases whenever she encounters a Bug-type, which was first demonstrated when she refused to befriend Ash's {{AP|Caterpie}}. However, bugs are only one of three things Misty strongly dislikes, the other two being {{wp|carrots}} and {{wp|peppers}}.

Her purpose was ostensibly to get Ash to replace her [[bicycle]], which he had accidentally destroyed when they first met. However, Misty often seemed to have forgotten about the bicycle, indicating that her real reason for following along was that she simply wanted to remain with her friends. In the Orange Islands, evidence that she has {{s|PokéShipping|romantic feelings for Ash}} surfaced as well.

After Ash competed in the [[Johto League Silver Conference]], however, her bicycle was repaired and returned to her by the [[Viridian City]] [[Nurse Joy]]. Misty was shown to be sad that she no longer had the convenient excuse to travel with Ash. In addition, her sisters {{an|Daisy}}, {{ka|Lily}}, and [[Violet]], called Misty at this time to tell her they were going on a world tour, and needed her to return to Cerulean and watch the Gym in their absence. Misty wanted to stay with Ash, but felt it was her responsibility to take over the Gym, which would be shut down if left unattended.

Upon the return of her sisters, Misty remained the sole Cerulean [[Gym Leader]]. Since their return, only Daisy appears to spend any significant amount of time at the Gym.

While working in the gym, Misty sometimes receives help from Tracey when he is either visiting or running an errand for [[Professor Oak]].

===Pokémon===
Either through the tradition of her family's gym or merely her love of them, Misty prefers to train Water Pokémon. She usually bases her choice of Pokémon to train by looks, preferring Pokémon that she thinks of as "cute" over ones that she thinks are "ugly", but is willing to overcome such differences. Her love of water Pokémon stems from the fact that they are extremely flexible in battle, meaning that they can easily adapt to the opponent, as she stated in ''[[EP240|Some Like It Hot]]''. Since becoming gym leader, she has overcome her fear of Gyarados and continues to learn more about caring and battling with water Pokémon as challengers come to the Cerulean gym.

This is a listing of Misty's Pokémon as of the most recent Japanese episode. As she is currently residing in the Cerulean Gym, all of her Pokémon are there and none are listed as "on hand".

====At Cerulean Gym====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:222.png]] {{TP|Misty|Corsola}}
| align=center | [[Image:118.png]] {{TP|Misty|Goldeen}}
| align=center | [[Image:129.png]] → [[Image:130.png]] [[Misty's Gyarados|Magikarp → Gyarados]]

|-
| align=center | [[Image:054.png]] {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}}
| align=center | [[Image:120.png]] {{TP|Misty|Staryu}}
| align=center | [[Image:DPEgg.png]] → [[Image:298.png]] [[Misty's Azurill|Egg → Azurill]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:370.png]] [[Caserin]]
| align=center | [[Image:121.png]] {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}
| align=center | [[Image:086.png]] → [[Image:087.png]] [[Dewgong (Cerulean Gym)|Seel → Dewgong]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:116.png]] {{TP|Misty|Horsea}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:060.png]] → [[Image:061.png]] → [[Image:186.png]] 
[[Misty's Politoed|Poliwag → Poliwhirl → Politoed]]
|}

She presumably also has access to any other Pokémon at the gym, such as [[Luverin]], {{p|Seaking}} and {{p|Seel}}, due to being the Gym Leader.

====Briefly used====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[Image:037.png]] {{TP|Brock|Vulpix}}
|}

* '''Pikachu''' and '''Bulbasaur''': Borrowed from {{Ash}} to participate in the [[Princess Pokémon Tournament]].
* '''Vulpix''': Borrowed from [[Brock]] to participate in the [[Princess Pokémon Tournament]].

====Released====
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|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:175.png]] → [[Image:176.png]] [[Misty's Togetic|Togepi → Togetic]]
|-
|}

====Temporary====
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* '''Seaking''': Caught during [[Seaking Catching Day]] in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''. It was released under contest rules.

===Achievements===
* Champion of the Queen of the [[Princess Day]] Festival contest in ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]''.
* Champion of the [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race in ''{{g|Heroes}}''.
* Champion of the [[Seaking Catching Day]] competition in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''.
* Ranked top 8 in the [[Whirl Cup]].
* Runner up and default winner in the privately organized ''[[EP050|Mini-Tournament for Togepi]]''.
* Possible winner/runner up of the Swimsuit Beauty pagent in ''[[EP018|Beauty and The Beach]]''.

===Voice actors===
*'''Japanese'''
**飯塚雅弓 ''[[Mayumi Iizuka]]''

*'''English'''
**[[Rachael Lillis]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub)
**[[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}} dub)

*'''German'''
**Angela Wiederhut

*'''Spanish'''
**Míriam Valencia (Iberia)
**[[Xóchitl Ugarte]] (Latin America)

*'''Brazilian'''
**[[Márcia Regina]]

*'''Portuguese'''
**Helena Montez (movies [[Mewtwo Strikes Back|1]], [[The Power of One|2]], [[Spell of the Unown|3]], and [[Pokémon 4Ever|4]])
**Paula Pais ([[EP117]]-[[EP273]])

==In the games==
[[Image:Sugimorimistyoriginal.png|thumb|Art of Misty from Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]]
Misty's title is "The Tomboyish Mermaid." Her strategy is an all-out attack with Water-type Pokémon.

Misty is constantly looking for ways to improve her technique. A swimmer herself, she trains at the [[Seafoam Islands]]. As Misty becomes a stronger Trainer, she becomes the only one in her town who can defeat the Trainers at [[Route 25|Cerulean's cape]].

It is said that Misty has high hopes for the north cape, a romantic date spot. In later years, she is seen there with an unidentified boyfriend. She dislikes pests who bother her when she's on a date.

Misty worships [[Lorelei]] of the [[Elite Four]]. It's Misty's dream to travel one day. She wishes to meet many strong Trainers, such as Trainer {{ga|Gold}}/{{ga|Kris}} from [[Johto]] who defeats her in battle.

In addition to the Cascade Badge, Misty gives out {{TM|11|BubbleBeam}} in [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Green]], {{3v2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}. In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, she gives out {{TM|03|Water Pulse}}.

In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, she doesn't give out a [[TM]].
===Fame Checker===
This is a list of the [[Fame Checker]]’s information on Misty in ''{{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}''.
;Cerulean City - sign
*What does this person do?
:"<sc>Cerulean City Pok</sc>é<sc>mon Gym</sc>
:<sc>Leader: Misty</sc>
:The Tomboyish Mermaid!"
;Cerulean Gym - Misty
*Favorite kind of <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>?
:"My policy is an all-out offensive with <sc>Water</sc>-type <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>!"
;Cerulean Gym - [[Swimmer]]♂ Luis
*What is this person like?
:"<sc>Misty</sc> is a <sc>Trainer</sc> who’s going to keep improving.
:She won’t lose to someone like you!"
;[[Seafoam Islands]] - young man
*There’s a rumor...
:"Strong <sc>Trainers</sc> and <sc>Water Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> are common sights in these parts.
:They say that <sc>Misty</sc> of the <sc>Cerulean Gym</sc> trains here."
;[[Cerulean Cape]] - dame
*There’s a rumor...
:"This cape is a famous date spot.
:<sc>Misty</sc>, the <sc>Gym Leader</sc>, has high hopes about this place."
;Cerulean City - [[Pokémon magazines#Pokémon Journal|Pokémon Journal]]
*There’s a rumor...
:"<sc>Misty</sc> is said to worship <sc>[[Lorelei]]</sc> of the <sc>[[Elite Four]]</sc>."
;Message from <sc>Misty</sc>
*From: <sc>Misty</sc>
*To: [Player]
:I’m going to keep training here at this <sc>Gym</sc>.
:When I get better, I’d love to hit the road and travel."

===Pokémon===
This is a listing of Misty's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared.

===={{game3|Red and Blue|Pokémon Red, Blue|s}} and {{game3|Red and Green|Green|s}}====

{{PartyHeader|color={{water color}}|sprite=Misty_Blue.PNG|prize={{pdollar}}[[Pokémon Dollar|2079]]|class=[[Leader]]|name=Misty|game={{3v2|Red|Green|Blue}}|location=[[Cerulean Gym]]}}
{{PartyBody12|color={{water color}}|sprite1=Spr 1b 120.png|p1=Staryu|level1=18|types1=1|type11=Water|p1m1=Tackle|p1m1t=Normal|p1m2=Water Gun|p1m2t=Water|sprite2=Spr 1b 121.png|p2=Starmie|level2=21|types2=2|type12=Water|type22=Psychic|p2m1=Tackle|p2m1t=Normal|p2m2=Water Gun|p2m2t=Water|p2m3=Harden|p2m3t=Normal|p2m4=BubbleBeam|p2m4t=Water}}
{{PartyFooter|color={{Water color}}}}

==== [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Pokémon Yellow]] ====

{{PartyHeader|color={{water color}}|sprite=Y_Misty.png|prize={{pdollar}}[[Pokémon Dollar|2079]]|class=[[Leader]]|name=Misty|game={{v2|Yellow}}|location=[[Cerulean Gym]]}}
{{PartyBody12|color={{water color}}|sprite1=Spr 1y 120.png|p1=Staryu|level1=18|types1=1|type11=Water|p1m1=Tackle|p1m1t=Normal|p1m2=Water Gun|p1m2t=Water|sprite2=Spr 1y 121.png|p2=Starmie|level2=21|types2=2|type12=Water|type22=Psychic|p2m1=Tackle|p2m1t=Normal|p2m2=Water Gun|p2m2t=Water|p2m3=Harden|p2m3t=Normal|p2m4=BubbleBeam|p2m4t=Water}}
{{PartyFooter|color={{Water color}}}}

===={{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}====
{{PartyHeader|color={{water color}}|sprite=Misty_02.png|prize={{pdollar}}[[Pokémon Dollar|4700]]|class=[[Leader]]|name=Misty|game={{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}|location=[[Cerulean Gym]]}}
{{PartyBody23|color={{water color}}|sprite1=Spr 2g 055.png|p1=Golduck|gender1=♀|level1=42|types1=1|type11=Water|p1m1=Surf|p1m1t=Water|p1m2=Disable|p1m2t=Normal|p1m3=Psych Up|p1m3t=Normal|p1m4=Psychic|p1m4t=Psychic|sprite2=Spr 2g 195.png|p2=Quagsire|gender2=♀|level2=42|types2=2|type12=Water|type22=Ground|p2m1=Surf|p2m1t=Water|p2m2=Amnesia|p2m2t=Psychic|p2m3=Earthquake|p2m3t=Ground|p2m4=Rain Dance|p2m4t=Water|sprite3=Spr 2g 131.png|p3=Lapras|gender3=♀|level3=44|types3=2|type13=Water|type23=Ice|p3m1=Surf|p3m1t=Water|p3m2=Perish Song|p3m2t=Normal|p3m3=Blizzard|p3m3t=Ice|p3m4=Rain Dance|p3m4t=Water}}
{{PartyDiv|color={{water color}}}}
{{PartyBody21|color={{water color}}|sprite1=spr 2g 121.png|p1=Starmie|level1=47|types1=2|type11=Water|type21=Psychic|p1m1=Surf|p1m1t=Water|p1m2=Confuse Ray|p1m2t=Ghost|p1m3=Recover|p1m3t=Normal|p1m4=Ice Beam|p1m4t=Ice}}
{{PartyFooter|color={{Water color}}}}

===={{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}====

{{PartyHeader|color={{water color}}|sprite=SpriteMisty.png|prize={{pdollar}}[[Pokémon Dollar|2100]]|class=[[Leader]]|name=Misty|game={{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}|location=[[Cerulean Gym]]}}
{{PartyBody32|color={{water color}}|
sprite1=Spr 3f 120.png|p1=Staryu|ability1=Unknown|level1=18|types1=1|type11=Water|p1m1=Tackle|p1m1t=Normal|p1m2=Harden|p1m2t=Normal|p1m3=Recover|p1m3t=Normal|p1m4=Water Pulse|p1m4t=Water|
sprite2=Spr 3f 121.png|p2=Starmie|ability2=Unknown|level2=21|types2=2|type12=Water|type22=Psychic|p2m1=Rapid Spin|p2m1t=Normal|p2m2=Swift|p2m2t=Normal|p2m3=Recover|p2m3t=Normal|p2m4=Water Pulse|p2m4t=Water}}
{{PartyFooter|color={{Water color}}}}

===={{Eng|Pokémon Stadium}}====
=====Round 1=====
{{PartyHeader|color={{water color}}|sprite=Misty_Stadium.jpg|prize=[[Pokémon Dollar|N/A]]|class=[[Leader]]|name=Misty|game=Round 1|location=[[Cerulean Gym]]}}
{{PartyBody13|color={{water color}}
|sprite1=Spr 4d 121.png|p1=Starmie|level1=50|types1=2|type11=Water|type21=Psychic|p1m1=Thunder|p1m1t=Electric|p1m2=Swift|p1m2t=Normal|p1m3=BubbleBeam|p1m3t=Water|p1m4=Thunder Wave|p1m4t=Electric
|sprite2=Spr 4d 116.png|p2=Horsea|level2=50|types2=1|type12=Water|p2m1=SmokeScreen|p2m1t=Normal|p2m2=Surf|p2m2t=Water|p2m3=Toxic|p2m3t=Poison|p2m4=Ice Beam|p2m4t=Ice
|sprite3=Spr 4d 054.png|p3=Psyduck|level3=50|types3=1|type13=Water|p3m1=Disable|p3m1t=Normal|p3m2=Confusion|p3m2t=Psychic|p3m3=Fury Swipes|p3m3t=Normal|p3m4=Body Slam|p3m4t=Normal}}
{{PartyDiv|color={{water color}}}}
{{PartyBody13|color={{water color}}|
sprite1=Spr 4d 009.png|p1=Blastoise|level1=50|types1=1|type11=Water|p1m1=Hydro Pump|p1m1t=Water|p1m2=Bite|p1m2t=Normal|p1m3=Dig|p1m3t=Ground|p1m4=Seismic Toss|p1m4t=Fighting
|sprite2=Spr 4d 120.png|p2=Staryu|level2=50|types2=1|type12=Water|p2m1=Recover|p2m1t=Normal|p2m2=Minimize|p2m2t=Normal|p2m3=Thunderbolt|p2m3t=Electric|p2m4=Psychic|p2m4t=Psychic
|sprite3=Spr 4d 086.png|p3=Seel|level3=50|types3=1|type13=Water|p3m1=Blizzard|p3m1t=Ice|p3m2=Rest|p3m2t=Psychic|p3m3=Take Down|p3m3t=Normal|p3m4=Surf|p3m4t=Water}}
{{PartyFooter|color={{water color}}}}

=====Round 2=====
{{PartyHeader|color={{water color}}|sprite=Misty_Stadium.jpg|prize=[[Pokémon Dollar|N/A]]|class=[[Leader]]|name=Misty|game=Round 2|location=[[Cerulean Gym]]}}
{{PartyBody13|color={{water color}}
|sprite1=Spr 4d 121.png|p1=Starmie|level1=50|types1=2|type11=Water|type21=Psychic|p1m1=Recover|p1m1t=Normal|p1m2=Psychic|p1m2t=Psychic|p1m3=Hydro Pump|p1m3t=Water|p1m4=Thunder Wave|p1m4t=Electric
|sprite2=Spr 4d 103.png|p2=Exeggutor|level2=50|types2=2|type12=Grass|type22=Psychic|p2m1=Mega Drain|p2m1t=Grass|p2m2=Psychic|p2m2t=Psychic|p2m3=Explosion|p2m3t=Normal|p2m4=Reflect|p2m4t=Psychic
|sprite3=Spr 4d 117.png|p3=Seadra|level3=50|types3=1|type13=Water|p3m1=SmokeScreen|p3m1t=Normal|p3m2=Surf|p3m2t=Water|p3m3=Toxic|p3m3t=Poison|p3m4=Ice Beam|p3m4t=Ice}}
{{PartyDiv|color={{water color}}}}
{{PartyBody13|color={{water color}}|
sprite1=Spr 4d 051.png|p1=Dugtrio|level1=50|types1=1|type11=Ground|p1m1=Earthquake|p1m1t=Ground|p1m2=Slash|p1m2t=Normal|p1m3=Fissure|p1m3t=Ground|p1m4=Rock Slide|p1m4t=Rock
|sprite2=Spr 4d 009.png|p2=Blastoise|level2=50|types2=1|type12=Water|p2m1=Hydro Pump|p2m1t=Water|p2m2=Bite|p2m2t=Normal|p2m3=Dig|p2m3t=Ground|p2m4=Seismic Toss|p2m4t=Fighting
|sprite3=Spr 4d 087.png|p3=Dewgong|level3=50|types3=2|type13=Water|type23=Ice|p3m1=Aurora Beam|p3m1t=Ice|p3m2=Rest|p3m2t=Psychic|p3m3=Surf|p3m3t=Water|p3m4=Take Down|p3m4t=Normal}}
{{PartyFooter|color={{water color}}}}

===={{g|Stadium 2}}====
=====Round 1=====
{{PartyHeader|color={{water color}}|sprite=S2_Leader_Misty.png|prize=[[Pokémon Dollar|N/A]]|class=[[Leader]]|name=Misty|game=Round 1|location=[[Cerulean Gym]]}}
{{PartyBody23|color={{water color}}
|sprite1=Spr 4d 121.png|p1=Starmie|level1=50|types1=2|type11=Water|type21=Psychic|item1=[[King's Rock]]|p1m1=Rain Dance|p1m1t=Water|p1m2=Surf|p1m2t=Water|p1m3=Thunder|p1m3t=Electric|p1m4=Psychic|p1m4t=Psychic
|sprite2=Spr 4d 061.png|p2=Poliwhirl|gender2=♀|level2=50|types2=1|type12=Water|item2=[[Focus Band]]|p2m1=Rain Dance|p2m1t=Water|p2m2=Earthquake|p2m2t=Ground|p2m3=Hydro Pump|p2m3t=Water|p2m4=Body Slam|p2m4t=Normal
|sprite3=Spr 4d 055.png|p3=Golduck|gender3=♂|level3=50|types3=1|type13=Water|item3=[[Berry#Miracle Berry|Miracle Berry]]|p3m1=Rain Dance|p3m1t=Water|p3m2=Dig|p3m2t=Ground|p3m3=Return|p3m3t=Normal|p3m4=Hydro Pump|p3m4t=Water}}
{{PartyDiv|color={{water color}}}}
{{PartyBody23|color={{water color}}
|sprite1=Spr 4d 176.png|p1=Togetic|gender1=♂|level1=50|types1=2|type11=Normal|type21=Flying|item1=[[Berry#PRZCureBerry|PRZCureBerry]]|p1m1=Rain Dance|p1m1t=Water|p1m2=Encore|p1m2t=Normal|p1m3=Metronome|p1m3t=Normal|p1m4=Double-Edge|p1m4t=Normal
|sprite2=Spr 4d 192.png|p2=Sunflora|gender2=♀|level2=50|types2=1|type12=Grass|item2=[[Scope Lens]]|p2m1=Cut|p2m1t=Normal|p2m2=Mega Drain|p2m2t=Grass|p2m3=Razor Leaf|p2m3t=Grass|p2m4=Sludge Bomb|p2m4t=Poison
|sprite3=Spr 4d 195_m.png|p3=Quagsire|gender3=♀|level3=50|types3=2|type13=Water|type23=Ground|item3=[[Quick Claw]]|p3m1=Rain Dance|p3m1t=Water|p3m2=Surf|p3m2t=Water|p3m3=Strength|p3m3t=Normal|p3m4=Earthquake|p3m4t=Ground}}
{{PartyFooter|color={{water color}}}}

=====Round 2=====
{{PartyHeader|color={{water color}}|sprite=S2_Leader_Misty.png|prize=[[Pokémon Dollar|N/A]]|class=[[Leader]]|name=Misty|game=Round 2|location=[[Cerulean Gym]]}}
{{PartyBody23|color={{water color}}
|sprite1=Spr 4d 121.png|p1=Starmie|level1=50|types1=2|type11=Water|type21=Psychic|item1=[[King's Rock]]|p1m1=Rain Dance|p1m1t=Water|p1m2=Surf|p1m2t=Water|p1m3=Thunder|p1m3t=Electric|p1m4=Psychic|p1m4t=Psychic
|sprite2=Spr 4d 040.png|p2=Wigglytuff|level2=50|types2=1|type12=Normal|item2=[[Quick Claw]]|p2m1=Rain Dance|p2m1t=Water|p2m2=Ice Beam|p2m2t=Ice|p2m3=Body Slam|p2m3t=Normal|p2m4=Double-Edge|p2m4t=Normal
|sprite3=Spr 4d 031.png|p3=Nidoqueen|level3=50|types3=2|type13=Poison|type23=Ground|item3=[[Scope Lens]]|p3m1=Rain Dance|p3m1t=Water|p3m2=Thunder|p3m2t=Electric|p3m3=Earthquake|p3m3t=Ground|p3m4=Surf|p3m4t=Water}}
{{PartyDiv|color={{water color}}}}
{{PartyBody23|color={{water color}}
|sprite1=Spr 4d 148.png|p1=Dragonair|level1=50|types1=1|type11=Dragon|item1=[[Berry#Bitter Berry|Bitter Berry]]|p1m1=Rain Dance|p1m1t=Water|p1m2=Surf|p1m2t=Water|p1m3=Thunder|p1m3t=Electric|p1m4=Ice Beam|p1m4t=Ice
|sprite2=Spr 4d 181.png|p2=Ampharos|level2=50|types2=1|type12=Electric|item2=[[Bright Powder]]|p2m1=Rain Dance|p2m1t=Water|p2m2=Thunder|p2m2t=Electric|p2m3=Reflect|p2m3t=Psychic|p2m4=Light Screen|p2m4t=Psychic
|sprite3=Spr 4d 186_m.png|p3=Politoed|level3=50|types3=1|type13=Water|item3=[[Focus Band]]|p3m1=Rain Dance|3m1t=Water|p3m2=Surf|p3m2t=Water|p3m3=Ice Beam|p3m3t=Ice|p3m4=Earthquake|p3m4t=Ground}}
{{PartyFooter|color={{water color}}}}

===Quotes===
{| align=right border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align=center
| [[Image:Misty_Blue.PNG]]
| [[Image:Y_Misty.png]]
| [[Image:Misty_02.png]]
| [[Image:SpriteMisty.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Misty's sprite from [[Generation I]]
| Misty's sprite from [[Pokémon Yellow]]
| Misty's sprite from [[Generation II]]
| Misty's sprite from [[Generation III]]
|}
====Pokémon Red and Blue====
''"Hi, you're a new face! Trainers who want to turn pro have to have a policy about Pokémon! What is your approach when you catch Pokémon? My policy is an all-out offensive with water-type Pokémon!"''

''"Wow! You're too much! All right! You can have the Cascade Badge to show you beat me!"''

====Pokémon Yellow====
''"Hi, you're a new face! What's your policy on Pokémon? What is your approach? My policy is an all-out offensive with water-type Pokémon! Misty, the world-famous beauty, is your host! Are you ready, sweetie?"''

''"I can't believe I lost! All right! You can have the Cascade Badge to show you beat me!"''

====Pokémon Gold and Silver====
''"I was expecting you, you pest! You may have a lot of Johto Gym Badges, but you'd better not take me too lightly. My Water-type Pokémon are tough!"''

''"You really are good... I'll admit that you are skilled... Here you go. It's Cascade Badge."''

''"Are there many strong trainers in Johto? Like you, I mean. I'm going to travel one day, I can battle some skilled trainers."''

==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Special manga===
[[Image:Misty.PNG|left|frame|Misty]]
Misty is a Water Pokémon Gym Leader from Cerulean City. She debuts in the [[Red, Green & Blue chapter (Special)|Red, Green & Blue]] chapter in ''[[PS006|Gyarados Splashes In!]]'' when {{Spe|Red}} saves her from her enraged Gyarados,which has been experimented on by [[Team Rocket]]. After they recapture the Pokémon, Red and Misty join forces to defeat Team Rocket and find the {{evostone|Moon Stone}} at [[Mt. Moon]]. During the battle, Misty is knocked out by the [[Koga|enemy]] {{p|Rhydon}}. (This occurs in the ''[[PS007|Raging Rhydon]]'' chapter.)

As is shown in ''[[PS008|Suddenly Starmie]]'', she lives in a large mansion and has a horde of maids that look after her. Here she defeats Red in the [[Cerulean Gym]] and trains with him a couple of days to make them both stronger, at the end of this round she gives Red the {{Badge|Cascade}}.

Later, Red wants to teach his Pokémon {{m|Surf}}, but the [[HM]] he tries to acquire is destroyed in a battle with a {{p|Dragonite}}. Misty saves Red from drowning; he, at first, mistakes her for a mermaid. As Red's one hope of teaching his Pokémon Surf has been utterly demolished, Misty [[trade]]s Red her Gyarados for his Krabby. Red still has Misty's Gyarados in his [[party]] to this day.

In [[Johto]], during the second Team Rocket crisis, {{p|Suicune}} chooses Misty to be its partner. She, however, is injured in the battle with the [[Mask of Ice]], and Suicune goes on to take {{Spe|Crystal}} as its second partner for the battle's climax.

Misty seems to have a crush on Red. It is, however, considered distinct from Misty's {{s|PokéShipping|suspected crush}} on Ash in the {{g|anime}}, and in other manga. During the second Team Rocket crisis, [[Erika]] observes that Misty is planning on making some sort of confession of romantic feelings to Red. It is unlikely, however, that she ever managed to carry out this plan.

{{-}}[[Image:Misty2.gif|right|thumb|Misty, dressed up.]]

====Pokémon====
This listing is of Misty's Pokémon in the ''Pokémon Special'' manga.
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=380px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:098.png]] ''{{p|Krabby|Kra}}''
| align=center | [[Image:120.png]] {{p|Staryu}}
| align=center | [[Image:121.png]] {{p|Starmie}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:118.png]] {{p|Goldeen}}
| align=center | [[Image:170.png]] {{p|Chinchou}}
| align=center | [[Image:171.png]] {{p|Lanturn}}
|}

=====Released=====
This listing is of Misty's Pokémon in the ''Pokémon Special'' manga.

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:138.png]] {{p|Omanyte}} (given to {{Spe|Yellow}})
| align=center | [[Image:130.png]] {{p|Gyarados}} (traded to Red for Krabby)
| align=center | [[Image:245.png]] {{p|Suicune}}
|}

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu===
[[Image:MistyJPdengeki.PNG|thumb|Misty in the Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
Misty first appears riding her bicycle and finding a Pikachu in a field. During her initial meeting with its [[Ash Ketchum|owner]], she proceeds to explain how difficult it is to become a pro Pokémon Trainer and soon departs. Later, in a manner similar to the Pokémon anime, Ash runs into her again, only to take her bike to escape from a flock of {{p|Spearow}} and a {{p|Fearow}}. In the end, the bike shared the same fate as the anime counterpart.

Throughout the series, Misty and Ash travel together on occasion. At one point, Ash ends up having to battle her in the [[Cerulean Gym]] in order to win the {{Badge|Cascade}} and to retrieve the {{AP|hat}} she took off his head. When he retrieves his hat, Misty accused him of cheating and they get into an argument, causing Daisy to remark that Misty has a ''thing'' for younger men.
====Pokémon====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=550px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:129.png]] → [[Image:130.png]] [[Misty's Gyarados|Magikarp → Gyarados]]
| align=center | [[Image:090.png]] {{p|Shellder}}
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{p|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:175.png]] [[Misty's Togepi|Togepi]]
|}

===In Pocket Monsters===
The slapstick manga, [[Pocket Monsters (manga)|Pocket Monsters]], depicts Misty differently than in other manga. Red, the protagonist of the series, is seeking a {{evostone|Moon Stone}} along with his Pikachu and his Clefairy (one that speaks human language). When they meet Misty, Clefairy notices that she is wearing a Moon Stone as a necklace. She declares that they battle her if they wish to have it. While the Clefairy is initially pumped up to battle, he quickly changes his mind when he sees that his opponent is a massive {{p|Blastoise}}. After a while, the battle is won when Clefairy sucks up all the water in a nearby river and releases the water onto Misty's Pokémon, sending it flying into the sky. Just when Misty is about to reward Red's group with the prize they sought, it gets stolen by someone else.

===In Pokémon Zensho===
When [[Satoshi (Zensho)|Ash]] arrives at the [[Cerulean Gym]], he is given a pair of swimming trunks as that is all that is allowed inside the pool arena. Misty appears soon after, {{s|PokéShipping|prompting a blush from him}}. Soon after, during the battle, he sends out his {{AP|Charmander}}, which is afraid of going near the water since the flame on its tail might go out. His Pikachu is sent next, but having no idea of what to do around the water, it falls in. As he attempts to save his Pokémon, Ash gets a cramp and nearly drowns, but Misty manages to rescue him.

Later on, as Ash and Pikachu dry themselves off, Misty suggests that she teach them how to properly move around in the water, so they can stand a better chance next time. He trains along with Pikachu, who floats on a life saver. Misty attempts to take the device away from the mouse, only to see that it is clinging to it. Eventually, as Ash and Pikachu end up improving. As he sits around with a {{p|Seel}}, Misty relays a story over how a {{p|Dewgong}} rescued her once when a large wave swept her underwater at the beach. Due to that experience, she feels gratitude toward the Pokémon.

After Ash thwarts an attack by a [[Team Rocket Grunt|Rocket Grunt]], she awards him with the {{Badge|Cascade}} and her Seel, telling him that she hopes to meet the Dewgong that rescued her someday.

==In the TCG==
There is a [[Theme Deck]] named for Misty in the {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} expansion. It has two versions, [[Misty (TCG)|English]] and [[Hanada City Gym (TCG)|Japanese]].

===Artwork===
Artwork from [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]] cards featuring Misty:
<gallery>
Image:MistyTrainer.jpg|Misty and the Cascade Badge.
Image:MistyTCG1.jpg|Misty and the Cascade Badge.
Image:Mistys-Duel.jpg|Misty and her {{TP|Misty|Horsea}}.
Image:Mistys-Request.jpg|Mistys shows her love.
Image:Mistys-Wrath.jpg|Misty and her {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}}.
Image:Mistys-Tears.jpg|Misty and Staryu.
Image:Sabrinas-Psychic-Control.jpg|[[Sabrina]] controls Misty and Psyduck.
Image:MistyVS.jpg|Misty's updated {{TCG|Pokémon VS}} artwork.
</gallery>

===Pokémon===
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Misty or her Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Seadra|9}} || {{e|Water}} || 30 || [[Image:Rarity Rare.png|Rare Holographic]]H || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 9/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Tentacruel|10}} || {{e|Water}} || 30 || [[Image:Rarity Rare.png|Rare Holographic]]H || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 10/132
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty|18}} || rowspan=2 | - || rowspan=2 | - || [[Image:Rarity Rare.png|Rare Holographic]]H || rowspan=2 | {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 18/132
|-
| {{rar|Rare}} || 102/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Cloyster|29}} || {{e|Water}} || 30 || {{rar|Rare}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 29/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Goldeen|30}} || {{e|Water}} || 8 || {{rar|Rare}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 30/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Poliwrath|31}} || {{e|Water}} || 43 || {{rar|Rare}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 31/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Tentacool|32}} || {{e|Water}} || 12 || {{rar|Rare}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 32/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Poliwhirl|53}} || {{e|Water}} || 37 || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 53/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Psyduck|54}} || {{e|Water}} || 15 || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 54/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Seaking|55}} || {{e|Water}} || 24 || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 55/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Starmie|56}} || {{e|Water}} || 35 || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 56/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Tentacool|57}} || {{e|Water}} || 16 || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 57/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Goldeen|85}} || {{e|Water}} || 10 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 85/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Horsea|86}} || {{e|Water}} || 10 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 86/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Poliwag|87}} || {{e|Water}} || 15 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 87/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Seel|88}} || {{e|Water}} || 20 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 88/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Shellder|89}} || {{e|Water}} || 10 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 89/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Staryu|90}} || {{e|Water}} || 20 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 90/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Cerulean City Gym|108}} || - || - || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 108/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Wrath|114}} || - || - || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 114/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Heroes|Misty's Duel|123}} || - || - || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} || 123/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Golduck|12}} || {{e|Water}} || 32 || [[Image:Rarity Rare.png|Rare Holographic]]H || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 12/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Gyarados|13}} || {{e|Water}} || 42 || [[Image:Rarity Rare.png|Rare Holographic]]H || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 13/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Dewgong|54}} || {{e|Water}} || 40 || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 54/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Horsea|87}} || {{e|Water}} || 16 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 87/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Magikarp|88}} || {{e|Water}} || 5 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 88/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Poliwag|89}} || {{e|Water}} || 16 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 89/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Psyduck|90}} || {{e|Water}} || 18 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 90/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Seel|91}} || {{e|Water}} || 14 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 91/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Staryu|92}} || {{e|Water}} || 16 || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 92/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Wish|108}} || - || - || {{rar|Rare}} || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 108/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Misty's Tears|118}} || - || - || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} || 118/132
|-
| {{TCG ID|VS|Misty's Lapras|57}} || {{e|Water}} || - || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Pokémon VS}} (no English release) || 57/141
|-
| {{TCG ID|VS|Misty's Quagsire|58}} || {{e|Water}} || - || {{rar|Common}} || {{TCG|Pokémon VS}} (no English release) || 58/141
|-
| {{TCG ID|5th Movie Half Deck|Misty's Politoed|3}} || {{e|Water}} || - || - || {{TCG|5th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 3/18
|-
| {{TCG ID|5th Movie Half Deck|Misty's Corsola|4}} || {{e|Water}} || - || - || {{TCG|5th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 4/18
|-
| {{TCG ID|CD|Misty's Treatment|promo}} || - || - || - || {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}} (no English release) || -
|}

==In the TFG==
{{TFG ID|Next Quest|Misty|40}} appears as a rare trainer figure in the launch set, {{TFG|Next Quest}}, of the [[Pokémon Trading Figure Game]].

==Other appearances==
===[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]===
Misty appears as a random trophy wearing her outfit from the anime.

====Trophy information====
Misty's the gym leader of Cerulean City and a real tomboy. She loves swimming and all things aquatic, so she makes a point of collecting Starmie, Staryu and other Water-type Pokémon. This is common among gym leaders: typically, the Pokémon kept by trainers tend to reflect that person's personality and preferences.

==Trivia==
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[[Image:Older Misty.jpg|right|frame|A possible older version of Misty (right) appeared in the original trailer for the first movie.]]

* Her Japanese Leader title is {{tt|おてんば人魚|Tomboy Mermaid}}.
* Misty's [[Generation II]] depiction resembles a woman that was seen in the original Japanese trailer for [[Mewtwo Strikes Back]].
* Misty was the only one of the main characters to have [[Misty's Staryu|a Pokémon]] along with its [[Misty's Starmie|evolved form]] on her team at the same time.
* Misty is the only one of Ash's friends to have a [[Misty's Starmie|Psychic-type Pokémon]].
* Misty is one of only two main characters that has no parent revealed, the other being {{Tracey}}.
* Only two of Misty's Pokémon are not {{type2|Water}}: {{TP|Misty|Togetic}} and {{TP|Misty|Azurill}}, though the latter can {{p|Marill|evolve into one}}.
* Out of the four {{type2|Water}} gym leaders, Misty is the only female. She also is the youngest.
* Misty's Latin American Spanish dub actress, Xóchitl Ugarte, has a sister (Gaby Ugarte) who dubs [[Dawn (anime)|another female main character of the anime]].
* Misty is the first of [[Ash's friends]] to challenge a gym (albeit an unofficial gym), since she challenged and won against [[Dorian|the unofficial Johto Water gym leader]] in ''[[EP256|Just Add Water]]''.
* Misty is the only character in the Pokémon franchise to have a recurring Pokémon in all the franchise media, the Pokémon being {{p|Starmie}}.
* Former director and storyboard artist of the {{g|anime}}, Masamitsu Hidaka, stated in [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/0708/interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-at-anime-expo an interview] that Misty will not return as a main character in future seasons, but she will continue to make cameo appearances from time to time like she has in the past. His words caused some controversy among fans. However, this was only stated by Hidaka and not by other staff members. Hidaka did also mention [[Contests]] in connection with Misty, although the translator neglected to mention what was meant by this.
*She is the only main character to have genderless Pokémon in her [[party|team]]. She had {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} and {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}.
* Misty's favorite instrument is the tambourine. This was revealed in ''[[EP148|No Big Woop]]'' where Togepi used a tambourine to help her take care of some {{p|Wooper}} at a daycare.
* It's not known which Pokémon there is Misty's starter. It's either Goldeen, Staryu or Starmie. Most people thinks it's Staryu.
===Names===
{|{{bluetable|background: white}}
|-style="background: #ccf;"
!Language
!Name
!Reference to
|-
|Japanese
|カスミ ''Kasumi''
|カスミソウ ''Kasumi-Sou'', Gypsophila. 霞み ''kasumi'', mist.
|-
|English, German, Italian, Spanish
|Misty
|Translation of 霞み ''kasumi'' in relation to the word ''mist''.
|-
|French
|Ondine
|Refers to {{wp|Ondine (mythology)|Ondine}}, a water nymph in Germanic mythology.
|-
|Korean
|이슬 (''Iseul'')
|이슬 means ''dew''.
|-
|Chinese
|小霞 (''Xiǎo Xiá'')
|霞 is taken from 霞み ''kasumi''.
|}

==Related articles==
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Misty}}

==External links==
*[http://fan.tainted-ink.net/list/misty/ Bubblebeam], the fanlisting for Misty
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-kasumi.html Kasumi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-kasumi.html Kasumi's Pokémon] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)

==On Bulbagarden forums==
*[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=8831 Misty Club]
 
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{{Animecharacters}}
 
{{Misty's Pokémon}}
 
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Ash's Swellow

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Swellow|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=オオスバメ|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Ohsubame|
image=[[Image:Ash_Swellow.jpg]] |
caption=Ash and Swellow |
location=[[Petalburg Woods]] |
evolution=1|
epnum=AG004|
numeps1=76|
firststagename=Taillow|
epname=You Can Never Taillow!|
firstevoep=AG080|
firstevoname=That's Just Swellow|
prevonum=276|
evo1num=277|
current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's Lab]] |
enva1=[[Kayzie Rogers]]|
enva2=[[Darren Dunstan]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Jimmy Zoppi|Billy Beach]] ({{PUSA}})|
java1=[[Natsuki Yoshihara]]|
java2=[[Unshō Ishizuka]]|
}}
'''Ash's Swellow''' (Japanese: '''サトシのオオスバメ''' ''Satoshi's Ohsubame'') was the first [[Pokémon]] caught by {{Ash}} during his travels through [[Hoenn]]. Its Japanese voice actor is ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]'', and its English voice actors are [[Darren Dunstan]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub) and [[Jimmy Zoppi|Billy Beach]] ({{PUSA}} dub). As a Taillow, it was voiced by 吉原ナツキ ''[[Natsuki Yoshihara]]'' in Japanese and by [[Kayzie Rogers]] in English.

==History==
Swellow was caught as a Taillow in the episode ''[[AG004|You Can Never Taillow!]]''. It was the leader of a flock of {{p|Taillow}}. It stole [[Max]]'s chocolate and challenged {{AP|Pikachu}} to a battle. In its debut episode, it was shown to be a determined battler and even though it took countless {{m|Thunderbolt}} attacks from Pikachu, it still kept fighting. Ash captured Taillow to prevent it getting hurt more.

[[Image:Ash Taillow.jpg|thumb|190px|left|As a Taillow]]

As a Taillow it was not much used just like Pidgeotto and Noctdowl

Taillow evolved into Swellow in the episode ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]''. It had progressing to the final round in a [[PokéRinger]] tournament. It was up against [[James]] and [[Jessie's Dustox]], and evolved at the last second to fly to victory. Several episodes later, in ''[[AG085|Sky High Gym Battle!]]'', Swellow defeated [[Winona's Swellow]] despite [[Winona's Swellow]] using more powerful attacks such as {{m|Aerial Ace}}. After this victory, Ash became determined to teach his Swellow {{m|Aerial Ace}}. With the help of [[Vladimir]], Ash was able to teach Swellow the move in ''[[AG091|Lessons in Lilycove!]]''.

Since its evolution, Swellow has become one of Ash's strongest battlers. It was used in the [[Ever Grande Conference]] as well as the {{ho|Battle Frontier}}.

Coupled with its impressive speed and admirable aerial maneuvers, Swellow is considered to be one of Ash's strongest and most valuable Pokémon. Ash left Swellow at [[Professor Oak]]'s lab when he set off for [[Sinnoh]].

==Moves used==
* {{m|Peck}}
* {{m|Aerial Ace}}
* {{m|Wing Attack}}
* {{m|Quick Attack}}
* {{m|Double Team}}

====Moves improvised====
Thunder Armor was a one-time technique in the episode ''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]'', {{AP|Pikachu}} is seen using {{M|Thunder}} on itself while Swellow carried Pikachu. This increased their attack power greatly and easily overpowered [[Tate and Liza]]'s {{p|Lunatone}} and {{p|Solrock}}.

==Trivia==
*Swellow is Ash's second {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon (the other being {{AP|Charizard}}) to be used as a main competitor on his team for more than one region.

==Related articles==
*{{Animespeciesevo1|Taillow|Swellow}}
*[[Ash's Swellow (8th Movie Half Deck 7)]]
{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Swellow]]

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Ash's Bulbasaur

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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Bulbasaur|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=フシギダネ|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Fushigidane|
image=[[Image:Ash's Bulbasaur solar beam.jpg|220px]] |
caption=Ash's Bulbasaur |
location=[[Hidden Village]] |
prevonum=001|
epnum=EP010|
epname=Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village|
current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] |
java1=[[Megumi Hayashibara]]|
enva1=[[Tara Jayne]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}})|
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'''Ash's Bulbasaur''' (Japanese: '''サトシのフシギダネ''' ''Satoshi's Fushigidane'') was the fourth [[Pokémon]] caught by {{Ash}} during his travels through [[Kanto]], and the first of the original [[starter Pokémon]] that Ash acquired. It is voiced by 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]'' in the Japanese version. Its English voice actresses are [[Tara Jayne]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub; up until [[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge|Advanced Challenge]]), [[Lindsey Warner]] ([[AG133]] only) and [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}} dub).

==History==
It was raised in the [[Hidden Village]] by [[Melanie]], who cared for sick, injured, and abandoned Pokémon. Bulbasaur acted as the village's bodyguard, but after Ash helped defend the Hidden Village from an attack by [[Team Rocket]], Melanie encouraged it to join Ash, explaining that its growth was being stunted by staying too long in the village. Although Bulbasaur initially appeared to distrust Ash, it agreed to join Ash. In ''[[EP017|Island of Giant Pokémon]]'', it alone assumed that Ash had abandoned it and the others. Its views on trainers were presumably colored by all the abandoned Pokémon in the Hidden Village. Over time Bulbasaur grew to trust its new trainer.

Bulbasaur is extremely stubborn, surly, and eager to battle. It had the opportunity to [[evolve]], but refused to do so despite facing a mass of {{p|Ivysaur}} as well as a {{p|Venusaur}} who were angry at it for ruining the Bulbasaur evolutionary festival. This allowed it to learn the powerful {{m|SolarBeam}} technique earlier than if it had evolved. It has the heart of a fighter and it never gives up in a battle. It has the determination to keep fighting even if the odds are against it, defeating such varied opponents as an {{p|Exeggutor}}, a {{p|Venonat}}, a {{p|Beedrill}} and a {{p|Scyther}} despite the type disadvantages. On one occasion Bulbasaur- along with {{AP|Pikachu}}- was briefly leant to [[Misty]] to allow her to compete in the [[Princess Day]] Festival with a more balanced team, Bulbasaur single-handedly winning her first match by defeating a {{p|Kingler}}, {{p|Pinsir}}, {{p|Cubone}} and {{p|Raticate}} on its own. During a visit to a garden full of exotic plants run by [[Florinda Showers]], Bulbasaur developed a certain affection for her {{p|Gloom}}, but nothing apparently came of it.

Bulbasaur is the only member of Ash's original team, save for {{AP|Pikachu}}, to remain in his care. It stayed with him until midway in the [[Johto]] adventures, when it was sent back to [[Professor Oak]]'s to keep the Pokémon there from quarreling with each other. Bulbasaur later returned in ''[[AG074|Hokey Poké Balls!]]'' to meet [[May's Bulbasaur]], and again alongside {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Squirtle}} to battle [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brandon]] at the [[Battle Frontier (Hoenn)#Battle Pyramid|Battle Pyramid]], where it defeated Brandon's {{p|Dusclops}} and {{p|Solrock}} (defeating Dusclops after its impressive defeat of Charizard, and taking Solrock down with it after a dual SolarBeam).

Bulbasaur is frequently viewed as the responsible leader of Ash's Pokémon, especially due to his actions at Professor Oak's lab.

<gallery>
Image:BulbasaurandtheHiddenVillage.gif|Bulbasaur protecting an {{p|Oddish}} in its debut episode.
Image:Ash's_Bulbasaur.jpg|Bulbasaur using Vine Whip.
Image:Bulbasaur Whirlwind.PNG|{{Ash}} commanding Bulbasaur to use {{m|Whirlwind}}.
Image:VineShipping.jpg|Bulbasaur giving May's Bulbasaur a high-vine.
</gallery>

==Moves used==
* {{m|Tackle}}
* ''{{m|Leech Seed}}''
* ''{{m|Vine Whip}}''
* {{m|Sleep Powder}}
* ''{{m|Razor Leaf}}''
* ''{{m|SolarBeam}}''
* {{m|Take Down}}
* {{m|Dig}}
* {{m|Whirlwind}}

Moves that have been recently used have been italicized

==Trivia==
* Ash's Bulbasaur is one of his three Pokémon to use [[Anime move errors|a move that it cannot learn]] (five if {{AP|Raticate}} and {{AP|Larvitar}} are counted). The other two are {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Staravia}}, who used Tackle and Gust respectively. However, Caterpie tried (and failed) to use Counter.
** Furthermore, Ash's Bulbasaur is one of only two Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to use more than one [[Anime move errors|move that it cannot learn]], the other being a {{p|Golduck}} in [[EP091]]:
*** Bulbasaur used {{m|Whirlwind}} in his debut to battle {{AP|Butterfree}} and later in ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', and has not used it since. This may have been a dubbing error as Whirlwind's Japanese name is '''ふきとばし''' ''Blow Away''. Ash may have just told Bulbasaur to simply "blow it away" rather than commanding the actual move.
*** Bulbasaur has also used {{m|Dig}} in ''[[EP225|Bulbasaur...the Ambassador!]]''.
*** In ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]'', [[Misty]] gets stuck with {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} in her battle with Ash. Ash doesn't battle seriously and has Bulbasaur simply lick Psyduck's head and tickle it with its vines. This is not to be confused with the actual moves {{m|Lick}} and {{m|Tickle}}, the latter of which was later introduced in [[Generation III]]. Bulbasaur still cannot learn Lick or Tickle.
*** In ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]'', [[Duplica]] tells her {{TP|Duplica|Ditto}} to use {{m|Constrict}} on Ash's Bulbasaur, after transforming into said Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur cannot learn Constrict, yet Ditto obeyed, implying that Bulbasaur may know Constrict.
* Bulbasaur is Ash's only Pokémon who refused to [[Evolution|evolve]] after the process began.
* Bulbasaur was Ash's first {{type2|Poison}} Pokémon. It was also his first {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon.
* Ash's Bulbasaur has learned {{m|SolarBeam}}, a move that is only possibly learned via level-up in Generations I to III.
* In ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'', Bulbasaur sings a song called "Bulbasaur's Bulbabye" in order to keep Togepi happy. Dexter reports this as the first recording of the song.
* Bulbasaur, after {{AP|Pikachu}}, is the Pokémon Ash has owned for the longest time period.
* Bulbasaur is the only {{type2|Grass}} starter that {{Ash}} owns that has not evolved, as his {{AP|Chikorita|Bayleef}} evolved in ''[[EP199|Current Events]]'', his {{AP|Treecko|Sceptile}} evolved in ''[[AG066|Exploud and Clear]]'' and later in ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]'' and his {{AP|Turtwig|Grotle}} evolved in [[DP100]].
* Bulbasaur is the only one of Ash's Pokémon from Kanto and Johto (except Pikachu) to be in Hoenn. Being there in one episode. Snorlax was seen on a screen with Oak. Bayleef and Noctdowl were mentioned. But only Bulbasaur was there.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Bulbasaur}}

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_p-satoshi1.html Fushigidane's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)

{{Ash's Pokémon}}

{{Misty's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Bulbasaur]]

[[de:Ashs Bisasam]]
[[ja:サトシのフシギダネ]]
[[pt:Bulbasaur de Ash]]

Ash's Kingler

2009-02-18T16:05:23Z

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'''Ash's Kingler''' (Japanese: '''サトシのキングラー''' ''Satoshi's Kingler'') was the seventh [[Pokémon]] acquired by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Kanto]] region, and the first of Ash's Pokémon to primarily reside at [[Professor Oak]]'s laboratory in [[Pallet Town]]. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]''. As a Krabby, ''[[Rikako Aikawa]]'' voiced it in both languages.

==History==
[[Image:Ash_krabby.png|left|thumb|205px|As a Krabby]]
Ash originally obtained it as a {{p|Krabby}} in ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'', where he caught it to prove to [[Misty]] that it was not a fluke that he captured all his other Pokémon. Having six Pokémon already in his party at the time, the newly caught Krabby's [[Poké Ball]] was teleported away, much to Ash's surprise and concern. He soon learned that Krabby was sent to Professor Oak.

Krabby's battling debut came in ''[[EP075|Round One - Begin!]]'', when Ash used it during the first round of the {{g|League}} against [[Mandi]]. Krabby was able to defeat Mandi's {{p|Exeggutor}} and it then evolved into a {{p|Kingler}}. It was able to finish the rest of the match by defeating Mandi's two remaining Pokémon, {{p|Seadra}} and {{p|Golbat}}.

Kingler spent most of the time at Oak's lab as Ash and his {{ashfr|friends}} traveled the [[Orange Islands]] and the [[Johto]] region. Ash used it in Johto during the [[Whirl Cup]] tournament in ''[[EP217|The Perfect Match]]''. It was used in the match against [[Misty]] and her {{TP|Misty|Poliwhirl}} and {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}}.

Ash was planning to use Kingler in the Johto League [[Silver Conference]], but it was injured while rescuing a group of runaway {{p|Voltorb}} making it unable to participate in the rest of the tournament.

Kingler currently resides at [[Professor Oak]]'s Lab.

==Moves used==
[[Image:Kingler hyperbeam.jpg|170px|thumb|Ash's Kingler using {{m|Hyper Beam}}]]
* {{m|Harden}}
* {{m|Leer}}
* {{m|Bubble}}
* {{m|ViceGrip}}
* {{m|Stomp}}
* {{m|Crabhammer}}
* {{m|Hyper Beam}}
* {{m|Water Gun}}

==Trivia==
* Kingler is the only {{type2|Water}} that Ash has owned that ever [[Evolution|evolved]].
* Kingler is Ash's first crustacean-based Pokémon. The second is {{AP|Corphish}}.
* Kingler is the only one of Ash's Pokémon that evolved after its first battle. It is also Ash's only Pokémon to win in a {{g|League}} match single handedly.
* Kingler is the first of Ash's Pokémon to be transferred directly to [[Professor Oak]].
** It is the only one to be transferred once it was captured, the others were captured, kept for a little while and then transferred.
* Because of Kingler being injured by some Voltorb, is Kingler the only one of Ash's Pokémon at the time not to participate in the Silver conference

==Related articles==
{{Animespeciesevo1|Krabby|Kingler}}
{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Kingler]]

[[de:Ashs Kingler]]

[[fr:Krabboss de Sacha]]
[[ja:サトシのキングラー]]
[[pt:Kingler de Ash]]

Ash's Bayleef

2009-02-18T15:48:47Z

Ctesjbuvf: /* Trivia */

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jpokemonname=ベイリーフ|
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java1=[[Mika Kanai]]|
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'''Ash's Bayleef''' (Japanese: '''サトシのベイリーフ''' ''Satoshi's Bayleaf'') was the second [[Pokémon]] that [[Ash Ketchum]] [[Captured Pokémon|caught]] in the [[Johto]] region. Her voice actress in both Japanese and English is ''[[Mika Kanai]]''.

==History==
[[Image:ChikoritaRescue.jpg|thumb|left|As a Chikorita]]
Bayleef was introduced in ''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]'' as a {{p|Chikorita}}. Chikorita was especially stubborn, going so far as to fight against [[Ash's Charizard]] despite obvious overwhelming odds; she was injured in the process. [[Team Rocket]] tried to convince the stubborn Pokémon to join them, but Ash eventually won her confidence.

Chikorita developed what seemed to be a crush on Ash, constantly fighting for his attention and trying to get his approval. In Gym Battles, she lost to [[Falkner]]'s {{p|Hoothoot}} and defeated [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Spinarak}}.

In ''[[EP199|Current Events]]'', Chikorita evolved into Bayleef to protect Ash from Team Rocket. However, it took a while for the amorous Pokémon to realize that she had grown so much - she continued to act as though she was still small enough to leap into Ash's arms for quite some time.

In Ash's Gym Battle against [[Chuck]] Bayleef defeated his Poliwrath and {{TP|Chuck|Machoke}}. At the Silver Conference she lost to [[Gary's Blastoise]] despite a type advantage, but made up for it the next day by defeating {{jo|Harrison}}'s {{p|Houndoom}}, against whom she had a type disadvantage. Ash left Bayleef with Professor Oak when he left for Hoenn.

Bayleef's personality is stubborn, sometimes violent, and passionate. She easily gets jealous of the attention Ash's other Pokémon receive - especially {{AP|Pikachu}}. Some of her more extreme personality traits seemed to have mellowed with evolution, however.

==Moves used==
* {{m|Razor Leaf}}
* {{m|Vine Whip}}
* {{m|Body Slam}}
* {{m|Sweet Scent}}
* {{m|Tackle}}
* {{m|Headbutt}}

==Trivia==
* Bayleef is confirmed to be a female. In ''[[EP136|Chikorita's Big Upset]]'', the local [[Nurse Joy]] refers to it as a she.
* Chikorita was the only Pokémon that Ash owned that evolved during the Johto saga. Despite this, he also had another evolved Pokémon: {{AP|Noctowl}}.
* Chikorita took as many episodes to evolve as another Pokémon that had a crush on Ash: {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}}. They were both {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} before their evolution as well, and their Japanese names are both very similar to their English names. Both are also confirmed to be female, and both Pokémon also use their Japanese voices in the dub.
* Bayleef is the only one of Ash's Pokémon to be confirmed as a female. Aipom is also a female, but is now with [[Dawn]].

==Related articles==
{{Animespeciesevo1|Chikorita|Bayleef}}
{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Bayleef]]

[[de:Ashs Lorblatt]]
[[ja:サトシのベイリーフ]]
[[pt:Bayleef de Ash]]

Ash's Bayleef

2009-02-16T18:09:04Z

Ctesjbuvf: /* Trivia */

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trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Bayleef|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=ベイリーフ|
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tmpokemonname=Bayleaf|
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evolution=1|
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current=At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] |
java1=[[Mika Kanai]]|
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}}

'''Ash's Bayleef''' (Japanese: '''サトシのベイリーフ''' ''Satoshi's Bayleaf'') was the second [[Pokémon]] that [[Ash Ketchum]] [[Captured Pokémon|caught]] in the [[Johto]] region. Her voice actress in both Japanese and English is ''[[Mika Kanai]]''.

==History==
[[Image:ChikoritaRescue.jpg|thumb|left|As a Chikorita]]
Bayleef was introduced in ''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]'' as a {{p|Chikorita}}. Chikorita was especially stubborn, going so far as to fight against [[Ash's Charizard]] despite obvious overwhelming odds; she was injured in the process. [[Team Rocket]] tried to convince the stubborn Pokémon to join them, but Ash eventually won her confidence.

Chikorita developed what seemed to be a crush on Ash, constantly fighting for his attention and trying to get his approval. In Gym Battles, she lost to [[Falkner]]'s {{p|Hoothoot}} and defeated [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Spinarak}}.

In ''[[EP199|Current Events]]'', Chikorita evolved into Bayleef to protect Ash from Team Rocket. However, it took a while for the amorous Pokémon to realize that she had grown so much - she continued to act as though she was still small enough to leap into Ash's arms for quite some time.

In Ash's Gym Battle against [[Chuck]] Bayleef defeated his Poliwrath and {{TP|Chuck|Machoke}}. At the Silver Conference she lost to [[Gary's Blastoise]] despite a type advantage, but made up for it the next day by defeating {{jo|Harrison}}'s {{p|Houndoom}}, against whom she had a type disadvantage. Ash left Bayleef with Professor Oak when he left for Hoenn.

Bayleef's personality is stubborn, sometimes violent, and passionate. She easily gets jealous of the attention Ash's other Pokémon receive - especially {{AP|Pikachu}}. Some of her more extreme personality traits seemed to have mellowed with evolution, however.

==Moves used==
* {{m|Razor Leaf}}
* {{m|Vine Whip}}
* {{m|Body Slam}}
* {{m|Sweet Scent}}
* {{m|Tackle}}
* {{m|Headbutt}}

==Trivia==
* Bayleef is confirmed to be a female. In ''[[EP136|Chikorita's Big Upset]]'', the local [[Nurse Joy]] refers to it as a she.
* Chikorita was the only Pokémon that Ash owned that evolved during the Johto saga. Despite this, he also had another evolved Pokémon: {{AP|Noctowl}}.
* Chikorita took as many episodes to evolve as another Pokémon that had a crush on Ash: {{TP|Dawn|Aipom}}. They were both {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} before their evolution as well, and their Japanese names are both very similar to their English names. Both are also confirmed to be female, and both Pokémon also use their Japanese voices in the dub.
* Bayleef is the only one of Ash's curent there's confirmed to be a female. [[Aipom]] is also confirmed to be a female, but is now belonging to [[Dawn]]

==Related articles==
{{Animespeciesevo1|Chikorita|Bayleef}}
{{Ash's Pokémon}}
[[Category:Ash's Pokémon|Bayleef]]

[[de:Ashs Lorblatt]]
[[ja:サトシのベイリーフ]]
[[pt:Bayleef de Ash]]

AG088

2009-02-01T17:25:30Z

Ctesjbuvf: /* Synopsis */

{{EpisodePrevNext|
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title_en=The Garden of Eatin' |
title_ja=バナナナマケロ園のカビゴン!! |
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screenshot=TheGardenofEatin.jpg|
broadcast_jp=August 5, 2004 |
broadcast_us=August 27, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Full of Summer!!|いっぱいサマー!!]] |
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*[[filb-eppics:ag088|Screenshots on Filb.de]]}}
'''The Garden of Eatin'''' (Japanese: '''バナナナマケロ園のカビゴン!!''' ''Banana {{tt|Namakero|Slakoth}} Park and {{tt|Kabigon|Snorlax}}!!'') is the 88th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 362nd episode of the {{g|anime}}. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 5, 2004 and in the United States on August 27, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==

On the way to Lilycove City, our heroes notice a big banner in the middle of nowhere, with a bunch of Slakoth munching on bananas. Brock checks on the map, and sees that there is indeed a Banana garden nearby, which is a habitat for Slakoth, who love bananas. Ash is also interested, because he also met Norman's Slakoth, so they decide to check it out. Max and May, however, start to argue about if its even worth checking out, but Brock then takes out his recipe booklet and shows them all the wonderful food that can be made from bananas, such as banana splits. May then gives in.

Suddenly, they come to an entrance to a big jungle-like reserve which must be the reserve. It seems to be closed, though but as Ash leans on the gate, to their surprise it moves, so they head on in. Oddly, it seems to be empty. While May is more interested in the bananas, which there seems to be no sign of, Max gets disappointed at the lack of Slakoth. Suddenly, a big, loud rumbling shakes the forest, scaring them out of their wits! Then a few more pounds tremble the earth under them, just when the ground begins to crack. Fortunately a young man comes running to their rescue. They all follow him, and get to a small house, which seems to be the reception office for the reserve.

The man then introduces himself as Marcel and he explains to them that the place is closed temporarily, because they are experiencing some difficulty. After the rumbling calms down, he shows them the window, and right outside they see a sleeping Snorlax! May looks it up in the Pokédex, and Marcel explains that the Snorlax has been terrorizing the Slakoth and eating all the bananas. A lot of the Slakoth have either run away, or have been hiding in fear without even a chance to eat the bananas, because of that Snorlax. Marcel then explains that he's been working on a plan to get rid of Snorlax.

Ash then remembers dealing with his {{AP|Snorlax}} in the past. Of course neither Brock, May, or Max were there when he did it but they believe he can handle it pretty well. After all, Brock has met Ash's Snorlax when he used it in that Sumo tournament, againts Clair in Blackhorn City and the Johto League, but its currently at Professor Oak's lab. Marcel does indeed know Professor Oak, and knowing that Ash has captured a Snorlax, he trusts them that they're worthy enough to help him save the Slakoth, to which they agree.

Team Rocket then notice the sleeping Snorlax in the garden. Once again, Meowth comes up with another far-fetched plan to steal Snorlax and the fantasize about giving it to [[Giovanni|their boss]].

Back at the lodge, Marcel shows them the security cameras he has placed in the garden, as Ash and the others keep an eye on the sleeping Snorlax. Ash feels confident enough to battle Snorlax and maybe help get rid of it by capturing it in a Poké Ball. Suddenly, May notices on the screen that Snorlax is now wide awake, and feasting away on the bananas. Ash rushes outside to find it and challenge it, while the others follow.

As Snorlax nears the area where the Slakoth are taking cover, Ash finds it, and demands it to stop, and when it doesn't, he challenges it and threatens to capture it. It doesn't seem to care as it just continues eating, so Ash has Pikachu try its Thunder. But they find Snorlax still feasting on banana bunches, as if nothing happened. While Max and Brock are paying attention to the attack, all May seems to notice is that her precious bananas are still being eaten, to which Max and Brock sigh in disappointment. Ash then tries having Pikachu strike with its Iron Tail, but it seems to have caused no damage at all. Just then, Snorlax leans back with its mouth open. Brock warns Ash that Snorlax is about to counter with {{m|Yawn}}! Ash has no idea what that is but before he can ask, Snorlax releases many pink bubbles which hits Ash and Pikachu and they both collapse on the ground and doze off. Brock then explains that the attack causes drowsiness, as Max and May try and shake them awake. Unfortunately, Snorlax's Yawn bubbles hit them too, and they fall asleep as well. Before Brock and Marcel can do anything, it hits them too. Snorlax then dozes off as well.

At that moment, Team Rocket are flying over the garden in their balloon equipped with a lever and robot claw, searching for Snorlax. To their luck, they find not only it sleeping, but Ash and the others sleeping next to it! Meowth gently lowers the claw at Snorlax, trying not to wake it. Unfortunately for them, they don't know about its ability to attack in its sleep. Snorlax then uses Yawn attack, and the three of them fall asleep. While they are asleep, Meowth lets go of the lever, losing control of the claw which goes back up so fast that the balloon explodes and Team Rocket fall out of the balloon and land in a bush near the others.

A few hours later after they have all woken up, Marcel and the others are back at the lodge, Ash has decided to make a call to Professor Oak. Having explained the situation, Professor Oak is rather surprised they were hit by a Yawn attack. Max then reminds Ash of his Snorlax, so he asks Oak for it. Professor Oak says that he has been feeding it fresh Pokéblocks. Ash and the others are already familiar with Pokéblocks and their effects, and they are glad to see that he's feeding it some.

However, Oak tells them that Ash can't battle the other Snorlax with it because Snorlax needs to wait between meals to battle. But Professor Oak tells them that a decent way to evade Snorlax's Yawn attack would be to use a Pokémon with an Ability such as Vital Spirit or Insomnia, so it won't be able to fall asleep. Max ,having grown up with his dad, knows that Vigoroth has Vital Spirit! Seeing as there are Slakoth in this garden, there must be one close to evolution. To their luck, Marcel actually has been training the lead Slakoth, and it is at a pretty high level, so one more battle should evolve it.

As Marcel leads them to Slakoth's current hideout, he tries calling them, but they are too scared to come out. Then, he says he has a plan to get rid of Snorlax but he needs them for it, especially the lead one. But they are all too scared to move. So now Marcel tries to explain the plan and says that all he needs is one of them evolve into a Vigoroth and taking on Snorlax in a battle. While it is taking the Slakoth so long to decide and convince the leader to try, Marcel is about to give up, but the lead Slakoth jumps out of the bushes and agrees to do as Marcel wants. Marcel thanks it and they go off to train.

They start off with Marcel using Slakoth to face off in a battle against some of Ash's Pokémon. Ash chooses Pikachu, Torkoal and Grovyle to face off against Slakoth. Pikachu uses Quick Attack. Slakoth uses Counter and knocks it back. Torkoal uses Flamethrower but Slakoth easily dodges it. Grovyle then tries Leaf Blade, Slakoth counters with Scratch. As they continue the match all of Ash's Pokémon faints just as they had planned and Slakoth evolves! Now that Marcel has got a Vigoroth, they search for Snorlax.

They find Snorlax in a nearby grove eating banana bunches. Marcel challenges it for a rematch with Marcel's newly evolved Vigoroth. As he sends it to fight, Snorlax opens its mouth for a Yawn attack, but Vigoroth just pops the Yawn bubbles and keeps running, and hits it hard with a Scratch. Snorlax then fires a barrage of Hyper Beams which Vigoroth is fast enough to dodge. Snorlax uses Yawn again, but it fails. Vigoroth knocks Snorlax back with another Scratch, nearly fainting it. Vigoroth now uses Focus Energy, but Snorlax is about to use Body Slam! Vigoroth then uses a Focus Punch, which knocks Snorlax out. Marcel then uses the [[Poké Ball]], and successfully captures it. Marcel congratulates Vigoroth, and just then all the Slakoth who have been watching from behind the bushes come out and hugs both of them.

With the problem finally settled, the reserve is now open again as a tourist attraction, and a Vigoroth has been added onto the sign and banner. To celebrate, Marcel has made them a banana cake with tiers, and a Slakoth on top! May thanks him greatly, but the rest of them think she's a bit too excited. Marcel then comes up with a use for Snorlax. Since a lot of traveling tourists come to this lodge, he's made a rest area room for people to take a nap with Snorlax using its Yawn to help them fall asleep, as well as the workers who stay there overnight. Afterwards Ash, Brock, May and Max head off for Lilycove City.

== Major events ==

=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Brock]]
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Professor Oak]]
* [[Marcel]]
* [[Giovanni]] (fantasy)

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Cacnea}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Snorlax}} ({{OP|Ash|Snorlax}}, at [[Professor Oak|Oak]]'s lab)
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Snorlax}} (Marcel's, new)
* {{p|Slakoth}} (Garden Pokémon, many)
* {{p|Vigoroth}} (Garden Pokémon, newly evolved)

== Trivia ==
*The name of title of this episode is based on "The Garden of Eden".
=== Errors ===
* When {{Ash}} explains how to get rid of {{p|Snorlax}} from the garden, {{an|May}}'s socks were missing.
* Max mentions that {{m|Rest}} can be prevented by {{a|Vital Spirit}}. Vital Spirit does not prevent the opponent from using Rest, but it does prevent the Pokémon which has it from using Rest; it also makes Pokémon immune to {{m|Yawn}}.

=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
* French: '''{{tt|Un parc à croquer|A park to be guzzled}}'''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Un Pokémon ingombrante|A cumbersome Pokémon}}'''
* Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡El jardín del comer!|The garden of eating!}}'''
* Spanish: '''{{tt|El jardín del comer|The garden of eating}}'''

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Ash Ketchum

2009-01-31T15:27:57Z

Ctesjbuvf: /* In the anime */

:{{redirect|Ash|the item attached to Ho-Oh|Sacred Ash}} ''For the ash found at the foot of Mt. Chimney, see [[volcanic ash]].''
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{{FAC notice}}
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name=Ash Ketchum|
jname=サトシ |
tmname=Satoshi |
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image=[[Image:SatoshiDP.png|230px]] |
caption=Art from Diamond/Pearl anime |
age=yes |
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colors=yes|
eyes=Brown |
hair=Black |
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region=[[Kanto]] |
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leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP001 |
epname=Pokémon - I Choose You! |
enva=[[Veronica Taylor]] ({{4Kids}}) [[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}}) |
java=[[Rica Matsumoto]] |
}}

'''Ash Ketchum''' (Japanese: '''サトシ''' ''Satoshi'') is the main character of both the [[Pokémon anime]] and the manga [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Ash is apparently based on the main character of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]], {{ga|Red}}. He shares his name with the creator of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. His Japanese name can be taken to mean "wisdom" or "reason" (智), and his English name has many meanings. His English last name is a pun on the original English Pokémon motto, "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]". As for his first name, some note that "Ash" has the same letters found in ''S'''a'''to'''sh'''i''. Others have also noted that there are {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which would fit with the pattern of naming major characters after plants.

{{spoilers}}

==In the anime==
===Character===
[[Image:Anime Ash.png|thumb|Ash Ketchum in the [[original series]]]]
Ash's main goal in life, as described in the first episode, ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', is to be the world's greatest {{g|Master}}. Ash began his journey at the age of 10 as a warm-hearted and well-intentioned but stubborn and unskilled {{g|Trainer}}. He was forced to accept the irreverent {{AP|Pikachu}} from [[Professor Oak]] as his [[starter Pokémon]] because he carelessly broke his alarm clock and woke up late on the day he was set to get his first Pokémon. He was determined to achieve his goal, however, and when he showed his willingness to give up his own safety to keep Pikachu safe, he formed a strong bond of friendship with his Pokémon which would set his course for the future.

However, from that point, Ash still had a lot to learn about becoming a Trainer. He [[captured Pokémon|caught]] his [[Ash's Caterpie|first Pokémon]] by luck, knew nothing about {{g|battle|battling}}, and showed a reluctance to admit when he was wrong. Many of his first [[Gym]] [[badge]]s were given to him merely out of gratitude for his assistance rather than claiming a victory in battle over the [[Gym Leader]]s; of his first five gym battles, only his victory over [[Lt. Surge]] was an actual victory. Every time he thought he was doing well, he would somehow cross paths with his childhood [[rival]], [[Gary Oak]], who always reminded Ash that he was always a step or seven behind, with Gary catching around forty-five Pokémon by the time Ash had only caught his seventh, with matters being further hampered when his {{AP|Charizard}}, his most powerful Pokémon, refused to listen to him due to his inexperience until he had proven himself to the powerful Fire-type.

Ash's dedication to his goal paid off over time, and after earning his first eight badges, he competed in the [[Indigo League]], and advanced further in the rounds than Gary, making it to Round Five while Gary lost his fourth round. After recovering from his defeat, he continued on to improve his skill, take on new challenges, and compete in more {{g|League}} competitions, triumphing in the [[Orange League]] and the [[Battle Frontier]].

Ash has changed a great deal over the course of the series, particularly in regards to his skill at {{g|training}}, but his earnestness and determination have remained. Never straying from his goal, he has remained loyal to his friends, his family, and his supporters, but most of all his Pokémon. Ash became a great Trainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokémon by bonding with them and learning where their hidden abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting particularly challenging opponents. For example, he uses his Pikachu's speed to outmaneuver larger foes and attack, and defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] with his {{AP|Charizard}} by causing the field to overheat and have Charizard mount a close-range attack while Blastoise was blinded by the steam. He also prefers to train a Pokémon to be the best it can without making it evolve, and he is hesitant to let his Pokémon evolve to get stronger, as evidenced by his treatment of {{AP|Gligar}} in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''.

[[Image:SatoshiAG.png|thumb|left|Ash in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}]]
Additionally, during the first season of the series, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch more Pokémon than his rival, Gary. He later slowed his pace which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokémon. At the [[Johto]] League [[Silver Conference]], with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a battle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokémon, as when [[Ash's Primeape|a Mankey]] stole his {{AP|hat}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', he screamed and yelled at it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when [[Dawn's Ambipom|an Aipom]] did the same in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong]]'', he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat.

In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the Johto League saga, Ash befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a better Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and has learned to make his way relying on his {{AP|friends}}, particularly the maternal skills of [[Brock]]. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but Ash has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using the term for [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]'' as well as {{an|May}} and [[Max]] in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''.

He has traversed much of the {{g|world}} and has thus far participated in four [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|Pokémon League regional competitions]], but he is still learning new things about Pokémon all the time.

[[Image:AshAura.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ash using Aura inside the [[Tree of Beginning]]]]
Ash apparently has a close connection with [[Legendary Pokémon]], especially {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{an|Latias}} and {{an|Shaymin}}. In the English dub of the [[The Power of One|second movie]], he was revealed to be "The Chosen One" - the one who would bring balance back to the world. Although viewed as a normal human, Ash does have some special abilities as he is said to have the same [[aura]] as [[Sir Aaron]], a legendary hero, and is theoretically able to manipulate it in much the same way. However, he has not received any training in this field, opting to continue his Pokémon journey instead. He has also been likened to an ancient [[aura]] guardian in ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', who also had a partner {{p|Pikachu}}. Later, in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1]]'' and ''[[DP072|2]]'', Ash uses [[aura]] again to locate a lost {{p|Riolu}} and read Riolu's mind as well. However, these were one time deals, as Riolu had an unnaturally powerful aura.

He has a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] region, though he has stated that the contest he got it for was the only one he intends on entering. He also has one for the Hoenn region as it was required to watch one of the contests held there. Ash also carries around a broken [[Poké Ball]], of which the other half belongs to Gary and is a symbol of their ongoing, but now friendly, rivalry, as well as [[Misty's special lure]], which she sent to him as a gift, and also half of a ribbon he received in a contest against May before she left the group to compete in Johto.
 

===Family===
Ash lived with his mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], until he left for his Pokémon journey at the age of ten.

His father was never introduced. The anime suggests that his father was once a Pokémon Trainer that began his journey in Pallet Town, but it is unclear whether he is still living. There has been much discussion in the fandom as to the identity of Ash's father, though the writers have chosen to not focus on this aspect of Ash's life. Common characters put forward by fans for the role are [[Giovanni]], [[Professor Oak]] and {{an|Silver}}. 

An interview with the series' storyboarder confirmed Ash's father is a Trainer on his own journey. According the same storyboarder, Ash's father may or may not be introduced at the series, depending its necessity to Ash's further maturity and development as a Trainer.

Ash is an only child, breaking from the tradition of several other main characters, with the exception of {{an|Dawn}} and possibly {{Tracey}}, whose siblings are often a foil or focal point in their lives.

===[[Pokémon]]===
As a trainer, Ash has captured and befriended a sizable number of Pokémon over the course of the anime's run. His philosophy on training is that Pokémon are individuals and that a combination of trust, friendship and hard work are needed to overcome the toughest of challenges. He seems to battle best with Pokémon that are similar to Pikachu: ones that are speedy and maneuverable, yet able to preform high-powered attacks, but he is willing to work with any Pokémon that comes into his care. In general his default team while travelling consists of small but powerful Pokémon that rely on their speed to prevail against larger opponents, although he has been known to exchange his regular team members for more powerful Pokémon when facing Gym battles or League matches, such as when he used {{AP|Snorlax}} and Charizard in his rematch against [[Clair]]. Ash tends to battle in a fairly unorthodox manner as well, and his Pokémon often reflect this.
====On hand====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:396.png]]→[[Image:397.png]] [[Ash's Staravia|Starly → Staravia]]
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]]→[[Image:388.png]] [[Ash's Grotle|Turtwig → Grotle]]
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{AP|Chimchar}}
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:418.png]] {{AP|Buizel}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]]→[[Image:472.png]] [[Ash's Gliscor|Gligar → Gliscor]]
|}

====With Professor Oak====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:098.png]] → [[Image:099.png]] [[Ash's Kingler|Krabby → Kingler]]
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}} (×30)
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}} 
| align=center | [[Image:214.png]] {{AP|Heracross}} 
| align=center | [[Image:155.png]] {{AP|Cyndaquil}} 
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:152.png]] → [[Image:153.png]] [[Ash's Bayleef|Chikorita → Bayleef]] 
| align=center | [[Image:158.png]] {{AP|Totodile}} 
| align=center | [[Image:164 s.png]] {{AP|Noctowl}} ({{shiny2}})
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Phanpy Egg.png]] → [[Image:231.png]] → [[Image:232.png]] [[Ash's Donphan|Egg → Phanpy → Donphan]]
| align=center | [[Image:341.png]] {{AP|Corphish}}
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Treecko.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Grovyle.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Sceptile2.png]] [[Ash's Sceptile|Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile]]
| align=center | [[Image:324.png]] {{AP|Torkoal}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:276.png]] → [[Image:277.png]] [[Ash's Swellow|Taillow → Swellow]]
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:361.png]] → [[Image:362.png]] [[Ash's Glalie|Snorunt → Glalie]]
|}

====In training====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:057.png]] {{AP|Primeape}}
| align=center | [[Image:Ash's Squirtle2.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|}

* '''Primeape''': In training with {{ka|Anthony}}.
* '''Squirtle''': Returned to [[Squirtle Squad]] but can be called upon at any time.
* '''Charizard''': Left at [[Charicific Valley]] but can be called upon at any time.

====Released====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Butterfree.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] → [[Image:018.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto → Pidgeot]]
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
|}
* '''Butterfree''': Released to mate and breed with a [[pink Butterfree]].
* '''Pidgeot''': Released to protect various {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} from various {{p|Spearow}} and a {{p|Fearow}}.
* '''Lapras''': Released to be with its family and other {{p|Lapras}}.

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=200px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:020.png]] {{AP|Raticate}}
| align=center | [[Image:190 f.png]] [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]]
|}

* '''Raticate:''' Received from [[Gentleman]] for Butterfree; subsequently sent it back again.
* '''Aipom:''' Traded to {{an|Dawn}} for {{AP|Buizel}}

====Given away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
|}

* '''Beedrill''': Caught Beedrill in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]], but subsequently gave it to {{an|Casey}} due to his knowledge of her fondness for black-and-yellow-striped Pokémon.

====Unofficial====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:093.png]] {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}
| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Ash's Larvitar Egg.png]] → [[Image:246.png]] {{pkmn|Egg}} → {{AP|Larvitar}} 
|}

* '''Haunter''': Never officially caught Haunter, but it accompanied him back to [[Saffron City]] to aid in his Gym battle against [[Sabrina]] before it decided to remain with her
* '''Larvitar''': Cared for Larvitar as an egg and took it home to its mother; he never caught it in a ball, but he did use it in battle on at least one occasion.

====Temporary====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:077.png]] → [[Image:078.png]] {{p|Ponyta}} → {{p|Rapidash}}
| align=center | [[Image:137.png]] {{p|Porygon}}
| align=center | [[Image:110.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Weezing}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:052.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Meowth}}
| align=center | [[Image:024.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Arbok}}
| align=center | [[Image:163.png]] {{p|Hoothoot}}
| align=center | [[Image:119.png]] {{p|Seaking}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:106.png]] {{p|Hitmonlee}}
| align=center | [[Image:026.png]] {{p|Raichu}}
| align=center | [[Image:325.png]] {{p|Spoink}}
| align=center | [[Image:458.png]] {{p|Mantyke}}
|}

* '''Ponyta/Rapidash''': Borrowed from [[Lara Laramie]] after she was injured and couldn't ride Ponyta in the race in ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]''. It evolved into Rapidash during the race and earned Ash the win.
* '''Porygon''': Lent to by [[Dr. Akihabara]] to help stop [[Team Rocket]] from stealing Pokémon from the Pokémon Center's PC system in ''[[EP038|Computer Soldier Porygon]]''.
* '''Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth''': Used during a Pokémon League exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''.
* '''Hoothoot:''' Borrowed (with [[Brock]] and [[Misty]]) from [[Hagatha]] in order to navigate the haunted forest in ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion]]''.
* '''Seaking:''' Caught and released during the contest in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''.
* '''Hitmonlee:''' Borrowed from [[Master Hamm]] in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista]]'' to battle May with a {{p|Hitmonchan}}.
* '''Raichu:''' Trained during ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''.
* '''Spoink''' and '''Mantyke''': Used in the Pokémon triathlon in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team]]''.

===Badges obtained===
====Indigo League====
[[Image:Asheightkanto.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight [[badge]]s of [[Kanto]]]]
* {{badge|Boulder}} ([[EP005]])
* {{badge|Cascade}} ([[EP007]])
* {{badge|Thunder}} ([[EP014]])
* {{badge|Marsh}} ([[EP024]])
* {{badge|Rainbow}} ([[EP026]])
* {{badge|Soul}} ([[EP032]])
* {{badge|Volcano}} ([[EP059]])
* {{badge|Earth}} ([[EP063]])

====Orange League====
* {{badge|Coral-Eye}} ([[EP085]])
* {{badge|Sea Ruby}} ([[EP093]])
* {{badge|Spike Shell}} ([[EP103]])
* {{badge|Jade Star}} ([[EP108]])

====Johto League====
* {{badge|Zephyr}} ([[EP131]])
* {{badge|Hive}} ([[EP144]])
* {{badge|Plain}} ([[EP159]])
* {{badge|Fog}} ([[EP182]])
* {{badge|Storm}} ([[EP209]])
* {{badge|Mineral}} ([[EP224]])
* {{badge|Glacier}} ([[EP238]])
* {{badge|Rising}} ([[EP254]])

====Hoenn League====
[[Image:Ashs hoenn badges.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight badges from Hoenn.]]
* {{badge|Stone}} ([[AG016]])
* {{badge|Knuckle}} ([[AG031]])
* {{badge|Dynamo}} ([[AG040]])
* {{badge|Heat}} ([[AG056]])
* {{badge|Balance}} ([[AG070]])
* {{badge|Feather}} ([[AG085]])
* {{badge|Mind}} ([[AG100]])
* {{badge|Rain}} ([[AG111]])

====Battle Frontier====
* [[Factory Head Noland|Knowledge Symbol]] ([[AG136]])
* [[Arena Tycoon Greta|Guts Symbol]] ([[AG149]])
* [[Dome Ace Tucker|Tactics Symbol]] ([[AG153]])
* [[Pike Queen Lucy|Luck Symbol]] ([[AG158]])
* [[Palace Maven Spenser|Spirits Symbol]] ([[AG164]])
* [[Salon Maiden Anabel|Ability Symbol]] ([[AG170]])
* [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brave Symbol]] ([[AG190]])

====Sinnoh League====
* {{badge|Coal}} ([[DP018]])
* {{badge|Forest}} ([[DP037]])
* {{badge|Cobble}} ([[DP068]])
* {{badge|Fen}} ([[DP083]])
* {{badge|Relic}} ([[DP102]])
* {{badge|Mine}} ([[DP108]])




===Pokémon Competitions===
====Pokémon League ranking====
Ash placed in the {{g|League}} [[Pokémon League Conference|competitions]] listed below.

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] (Top 16)
* [[Silver Conference]] (Top 8)
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] (Top 8)
|}
====Pokémon Championship battles====
Ash challenged the following Pokémon championships as well:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of battles (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Orange League]] (Champion)
* [[Hoenn Battle Frontier|Kanto Battle Frontier]] (Champion)
|}

====Miscellaneous Competitions====
Ash has also participated in the following competitions:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Bug-Catching Contest]] (Champion)
* [[Extreme Pokémon Race|Extreme Pokémon]] (Champion)
* [[Fire and Rescue Grand Prix]]
* [[Grass Tournament]]
* [[Hearthome Collection]] (Runner-up)
* [[P1 Grand Prix]] (Champion)
* [[Pokémon Balloon Race]] (Champion)
*[[Pokémon Contest]]s
**{{to|Terracotta}} Contest (unofficial) (Winner - Tied with {{an|May}})
**{{ci|Jubilife}} Contest
** [[Wallace Cup]] (Top 8)
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]]
* [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] Tauros-battling competition (Winner)
* [[PokéRinger]] (Champion)
* [[Seaking Catching Day]]
* [[Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament]]  (Champion - with [[Paul]])
* [[Sumo Conference]] (Champion)
* [[Whirl Cup]] (Top 16)
* [[Pokémon Cosplay|Pokémon Cosplay Contest]] Runner up
* [[DP091|Summer School Triathalon]] Winner
* [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race
* [[Rota]] Tournament (Champion)
|}

===Voice actors===
*'''Japanese'''
**松本梨香 ''[[Rica Matsumoto]]''

*'''English'''
**[[Veronica Taylor]] ({{4Kids}} dub)
**[[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}} dub)
**[[Jamie Peacock]] (''[[Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'' only)

*'''German'''
**Caroline Combrinck ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]])
**Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-present)

*'''French'''
**Aurélien Ringelheim

*'''Italian'''
**[[Davide Garbolino]]

*'''Spanish'''
**[[Adolfo Moreno]] (Spain)
**[[Gabriel Ramos]] (Latin America)

*'''Brazilian'''
**[[Fábio Lucindo]]

*'''Polish'''
**[[Hanna Kinder-Kiss]] ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, all movies)
**[[Grzegorz Drojewski]] ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])

*'''Czech'''
**[[Radek Škvor]]

==In the manga==
{{mangastub}}
The [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga version]] of Ash Ketchum is based on the anime version, but there are many differences after both versions took different directions. For example, while anime Ash is indifferent to romance or members of the opposite gender (or same gender, some may argue), manga Ash has a big crush on Gary's sister, [[May Oak]]. He's also prone to quickly falling in love like Brock, but to a much less extreme degree.
===Pokémon===
[[Image:Satoshidengeki.PNG|thumb|right|Ash in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.]]
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:022.png]] {{AP|Fearow}}
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:012.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[Image:043.png]] {{p|Oddish}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
| align=center | [[Image:099.png]] {{AP|Kingler}}
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}}
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}}
|}

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=150px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:056.png]] {{p|Mankey}}
| align=center | [[Image:079.png]] {{p|Slowpoke}} ([[Giant Pokémon|giant]])
|}
*'''Mankey''': Given away for a map, which turned out to be fake.
*'''Giant Slowpoke''': Given away to {{Gary}} for [[May Oak]]'s photo

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ash or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|7th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Torkoal|9}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|7th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 9/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Grovyle|1}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 1/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Phanpy|4}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 4/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Swellow|7}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 7/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 10/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|"ADV-P" Promo|Ash's Treecko|36}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|"ADV-P" Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 36/"ADV-P"
|}

==Trivia==
===Pokémon===
* Ash has caught 49 different kinds of Pokémon, including evolutions and counting Larvitar, Seaking, Beedrill, Haunter, and Raticate, even though Larvitar and Haunter were not officially his, Beedrill was given away nearly immediately, and Seaking was released as part of contest rules. The original tagline for the dub was "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]", but Ash has only caught 9.74% of the current number of Pokémon. This line was eventually dropped in 2003, when he only had 8.03% of the then total of 386.
* Ash has caught or received 64 different individual Pokémon, 30 of which are his Tauros.
* Ash's first choice of a starter was Squirtle. Later, it is revealed that Gary was the Pallet Town trainer who chose Squirtle. Ash's second choice was Bulbasaur, while his third was Charmander.
* Ash has captured each [[generation]]'s {{type2|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] (Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Treecko, Turtwig).
* Ash has captured one {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon from each series region that players can encounter early in different games: {{AP|Pidgeotto}}, {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Taillow}}, and {{AP|Starly}}.
* In both the [[Timeline of events in the anime#Kanto|Kanto]] and [[Timeline of events in the anime#Johto|Johto]] story arcs, Ash managed to capture all three of the starter Pokémon for both regions. This trend was broken in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, where he only captured {{AP|Treecko}}, while the other two were {{OP|May|Torchic}} and {{OP|Brock|Mudkip}}.
* Ash has the most Pokémon that know moves that [[Anime move errors|they can't learn in the games]]: [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie]] with {{m|Counter}} (although it apparently failed to use the move), {{AP|Charizard}} with {{m|Tackle}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} with {{m|Tickle}} (debatable), {{m|Dig}}, and {{m|Whirlwind}}, {{AP|Raticate}} with {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}, {{AP|Staravia}} with {{m|Gust}}, and {{AP|Larvitar}} with {{m|Harden}}.
* Ash has three turtle-like Pokémon: Squirtle, Torkoal and Grotle. Each corresponds to one of the three elemental types of the starter Pokémon, though Torkoal isn't a starter itself.
* Three of Ash's Pokémon were caught by him after first premiering in Pokémon movies: {{AP|Donphan}} (''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''), {{AP|Aipom}} (''[[Spell of the Unown]]''), and {{AP|Buizel}} (''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'').
** Both Donphan and Aipom are {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} and were both used in battle against him by an opponent during the opening credits of the movies.
* All together, Ash has seen at least twenty-seven different species of legendary Pokémon, and at least ten of them multiple times.

===Challenges/Gym Related===
* So far, every time Ash becomes the champion of something, he then battles and gets defeated by {{Gary}} a few episodes later, before heading off to a new region. This has happened after his championing of the [[Orange League]] and the Hoenn {{ho|Battle Frontier}}, which were both "filler seasons" before the start of even-numbered generations.
* In each region (except for the Orange Islands), Ash always loses against at least one of the [[Gym Leader]]s before challenging them to a rematch.
* So far, Ash always befriends someone shortly before the regional tournament. That person will beat Ash later on in the semifinals.
* During his adventures in Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, Ash pinned his badges to the inside of his jacket. From Hoenn onwards, they have been kept in some form of case.
* The most badges Ash has ever gotten in the first thirty-five episodes were six badges in Kanto, which makes sense considering that Kanto was significantly shorter than any other saga (aside from the Orange Island saga and the Battle Frontier saga). In every other region thus far, he has only won two badges in the first thirty-five episodes.
* Each time Ash successfully wins his eighth badge, all eight are stolen, though soon after returned.
* Discounting [[Koga]], who was a [[Gym Leader]] at the time of Ash's battle against him, Ash has so far battled three [[Elite Four]] members, namely [[Lorelei|Prima]], {{EF|Drake}} and [[Agatha]], losing to all three.

===Pokémon in relation to others===
* Ash has owned four Pokémon that have also been owned by [[Gym Leaders]]. [[Falkner]] ({{AP|Pidgeot}}), [[Flannery]] ({{AP|Torkoal}}), [[Winona]] ({{AP|Swellow}}), and [[Gardenia]] ({{AP|Turtwig}}). Coincidently, all of them either have bird or turtle-like Pokémon. Other Gym Leaders have owned Pokémon that happened to be either the evolved form or pre-evolved form of one of Ash's Pokémon. [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]] ({{AP|Pikachu}}), [[Cissy]]'s {{p|Blastoise}} ({{AP|Squirtle}}), [[Falkner]]'s {{p|Hoothoot}} ({{AP|Noctowl}}), [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Metapod}} ({{AP|Butterfree}}), and [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Floatzel}} ({{AP|Buizel}}).
** A related coincidence is that three of the four female Gym Leaders listed above, own a turtle/tortoise-like Pokémon.
* All of Ash's primate-based Pokémon have been owned by two Trainers - [[Paul]] previously owned {{AP|Chimchar}}, {{ka|Anthony}} currently owns {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn currently owns Aipom which later evolved into {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}.
* Ash, along with May, owns the most Pokémon that have evolved twice since they were obtained, with three. Strangely, for both Trainers, they are the final form {{type2|Fire}} starter from [[Kanto|their own region]] ({{AP|Charizard}}), the final form {{type2|Grass}} starter from the [[Hoenn|other region]] that appeared in [[Generation III]]'s handheld games ({{AP|Sceptile}}), and the first Pokémon that they caught from the wild, their region's native butterfly ({{AP|Butterfree}}). These correspond to May's {{TP|May|Blaziken}}, {{TP|May|Venusaur}}, and {{TP|May|Beautifly}}.
* Ash has owned at least one Pokémon of each type except {{t|Dark}}, {{t|Dragon}}, {{t|Steel}}, and {{t|Psychic}}.
** All of these types are those of the [[pseudo-legendary|pseudo-legendaries]]. {{p|Dragonite}}, {{p|Salamence}} and {{p|Garchomp}} are all {{type2|Dragon}}s, {{p|Tyranitar}} a {{type2|Dark}} and {{p|Metagross}} is both {{t|Steel}} and {{t|Psychic}}. However, he did temporarily own a {{p|Spoink}}, which is a Psychic-type, for an event.
* Four of Ash's Pokémon have been introduced to moves by someone else: {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}, {{AP|Swellow}} and {{m|Aerial Ace}}, {{AP|Turtwig}} and {{m|Energy Ball}}, and {{AP|Staravia}} and {{m|Brave Bird}}. Of these, three are [[TM]] moves in the games.

===Miscellaneous===
* Though not as touched on anymore, a running gag in the English version of the series involved [[Delia Ketchum|his mother]] making sure that Ash changed his underwear every single day.
* The only girl Ash has even shown a confirmed [[Shipping|interest]] is named [[Giselle]] whom appeared in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''.
[[Image:Ash maid.jpg|200px|thumb|Ash crossdressed for a third time]]
* Ash has crossdressed once in each anime series: ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'' was the first time, in the [[original series]], ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]'' was the second, in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'' was the third, in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Each time Ash has crossdressed, he was never willing to do so and was coerced or forced into it in some fashion.
** In addition to dressing as a girl, Ash has dressed up as fruit on at least two occasions. The first time, he dressed as an apple in ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight!]]'' while the second he dressed as an eggplant in ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''. On both occasions he was used to lure a large Pokémon.
** Ash has also had to dress up on numerous occasions as Pokémon to help out the [[characters of the day]]. He has so far been a Mr. Mime in ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'', as an Octillery in ''[[EP215|Octillery the Outcast]]'' and as a Seviper in ''[[AG048|Zig Zag Zangoose!]]''.
* Ash's {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} outfit looks much like {{ga|Lucas}}'s. The biggest difference between the two is the fact that Lucas wears a scarf, and that Ash retains the {{wp|baseball cap}} style for his hat, while Lucas's is a {{wp|flat cap}}.
* Ash has been mistaken to be the son of two women from [[Kanto]] and the [[Orange Islands]]. The first time was in ''[[EP027|Hypno's Naptime]]'' where he was mistaken for a boy named Arnold, while the second was in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'' when [[Luana]] mistook him for her son [[Travis]].
* The Family of {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which are considered a possible name source for Ash, contain trees known as the Blue Ash, Green Ash, and the {{tt|Red|or Pumpkin}} Ash, matching the first three games released.

==Names==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
|Japanese
| サトシ ''Satoshi''
| Can be taken to mean 智 (wisdom; reason); named after [[Satoshi Tajiri]].
|-
|English
| Ash Ketchum
| Ketchum sounds similar to ''catch 'em''. First name can be found in Japanese name, S'''a'''to'''sh'''i. The Sat'''osh'''i in the Japanese name also sounds like Ash. Also, Ash is a default name for [[Red (game)|Red]] in [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]].
|-
|French
| Sacha Ketchum
| Contains the English name: S-Ash-A
|-
|German
| Ash
| Same as English name
|-
|Korean
| 한지우 ''Han Jiu''
| 지 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|-
|Chinese
| 小智 ''Xiǎo Zhì''
| 智 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|}

==Related articles==
* [[Ashley]]
* [[Ashachu]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Ash}}

==External links==
*[http://kari.beautiful-beast.net/satoshi/ Poké Master], the fanlisting for Ash
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-satoshi.html Satoshi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi1.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 1] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi2.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 2] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://www.freewebs.com/satoshi-kun/ SPURT!], shrine to Satoshi.
*[http://ash-ketchum-fans.deviantart.com/ Ash-Ketchum-Fans] art collection on deviantART

==On Bulbagarden forums==
*[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=5254 Ash Club]

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:{{redirect|Ash|the item attached to Ho-Oh|Sacred Ash}} ''For the ash found at the foot of Mt. Chimney, see [[volcanic ash]].''
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caption=Art from Diamond/Pearl anime |
age=yes |
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eyes=Brown |
hair=Black |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
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'''Ash Ketchum''' (Japanese: '''サトシ''' ''Satoshi'') is the main character of both the [[Pokémon anime]] and the manga [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Ash is apparently based on the main character of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]], {{ga|Red}}. He shares his name with the creator of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. His Japanese name can be taken to mean "wisdom" or "reason" (智), and his English name has many meanings. His English last name is a pun on the original English Pokémon motto, "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]". As for his first name, some note that "Ash" has the same letters found in ''S'''a'''to'''sh'''i''. Others have also noted that there are {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which would fit with the pattern of naming major characters after plants.

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==In the anime==
===Character===
[[Image:Anime Ash.png|thumb|Ash Ketchum in the [[original series]]]]
Ash's main goal in life, as described in the first episode, ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', is to be the world's greatest {{g|Master}}. Ash began his journey at the age of 10 as a warm-hearted and well-intentioned but stubborn and unskilled {{g|Trainer}}. He was forced to accept the irreverent {{AP|Pikachu}} from [[Professor Oak]] as his [[starter Pokémon]] because he carelessly broke his alarm clock and woke up late on the day he was set to get his first Pokémon. He was determined to achieve his goal, however, and when he showed his willingness to give up his own safety to keep Pikachu safe, he formed a strong bond of friendship with his Pokémon which would set his course for the future.

However, from that point, Ash still had a lot to learn about becoming a Trainer. He [[captured Pokémon|caught]] his [[Ash's Caterpie|first Pokémon]] by luck, knew nothing about {{g|battle|battling}}, and showed a reluctance to admit when he was wrong. Many of his first [[Gym]] [[badge]]s were given to him merely out of gratitude for his assistance rather than claiming a victory in battle over the [[Gym Leader]]s; of his first five gym battles, only his victory over [[Lt. Surge]] was an actual victory. Every time he thought he was doing well, he would somehow cross paths with his childhood [[rival]], [[Gary Oak]], who always reminded Ash that he was always a step or seven behind, with Gary catching around forty-five Pokémon by the time Ash had only caught his seventh, with matters being further hampered when his {{AP|Charizard}}, his most powerful Pokémon, refused to listen to him due to his inexperience until he had proven himself to the powerful Fire-type.

Ash's dedication to his goal paid off over time, and after earning his first eight badges, he competed in the [[Indigo League]], and advanced further in the rounds than Gary, making it to Round Five while Gary lost his fourth round. After recovering from his defeat, he continued on to improve his skill, take on new challenges, and compete in more {{g|League}} competitions, triumphing in the [[Orange League]] and the [[Battle Frontier]].

Ash has changed a great deal over the course of the series, particularly in regards to his skill at {{g|training}}, but his earnestness and determination have remained. Never straying from his goal, he has remained loyal to his friends, his family, and his supporters, but most of all his Pokémon. Ash became a great Trainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokémon by bonding with them and learning where their hidden abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting particularly challenging opponents. For example, he uses his Pikachu's speed to outmaneuver larger foes and attack, and defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] with his {{AP|Charizard}} by causing the field to overheat and have Charizard mount a close-range attack while Blastoise was blinded by the steam. He also prefers to train a Pokémon to be the best it can without making it evolve, and he is hesitant to let his Pokémon evolve to get stronger, as evidenced by his treatment of {{AP|Gligar}} in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''.

[[Image:SatoshiAG.png|thumb|left|Ash in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}]]
Additionally, during the first season of the series, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch more Pokémon than his rival, Gary. He later slowed his pace which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokémon. At the [[Johto]] League [[Silver Conference]], with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a battle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokémon, as when [[Ash's Primeape|a Mankey]] stole his {{AP|hat}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', he screamed and yelled at it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when [[Dawn's Ambipom|an Aipom]] did the same in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong]]'', he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat.

In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the Johto League saga, Ash befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a better Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and has learned to make his way relying on his {{AP|friends}}, particularly the maternal skills of [[Brock]]. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but Ash has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using the term for [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]'' as well as {{an|May}} and [[Max]] in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''.

He has traversed much of the {{g|world}} and has thus far participated in four [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|Pokémon League regional competitions]], but he is still learning new things about Pokémon all the time.

[[Image:AshAura.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ash using Aura inside the [[Tree of Beginning]]]]
Ash apparently has a close connection with [[Legendary Pokémon]], especially {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{an|Latias}} and {{an|Shaymin}}. In the English dub of the [[The Power of One|second movie]], he was revealed to be "The Chosen One" - the one who would bring balance back to the world. Although viewed as a normal human, Ash does have some special abilities as he is said to have the same [[aura]] as [[Sir Aaron]], a legendary hero, and is theoretically able to manipulate it in much the same way. However, he has not received any training in this field, opting to continue his Pokémon journey instead. He has also been likened to an ancient [[aura]] guardian in ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', who also had a partner {{p|Pikachu}}. Later, in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1]]'' and ''[[DP072|2]]'', Ash uses [[aura]] again to locate a lost {{p|Riolu}} and read Riolu's mind as well. However, these were one time deals, as Riolu had an unnaturally powerful aura.

He has a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] region, though he has stated that the contest he got it for was the only one he intends on entering. He also has one for the Hoenn region as it was required to watch one of the contests held there. Ash also carries around a broken [[Poké Ball]], of which the other half belongs to Gary and is a symbol of their ongoing, but now friendly, rivalry, as well as [[Misty's special lure]], which she sent to him as a gift, and also half of a ribbon he received in a contest against May before she left the group to compete in Johto.
 

===Family===
Ash lived with his mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], until he left for his Pokémon journey at the age of ten.

His father was never introduced. The anime suggests that his father was once a Pokémon Trainer that began his journey in Pallet Town, but it is unclear whether he is still living. There has been much discussion in the fandom as to the identity of Ash's father, though the writers have chosen to not focus on this aspect of Ash's life. Common characters put forward by fans for the role are [[Giovanni]], [[Professor Oak]] and {{an|Silver}}. 

An interview with the series' storyboarder confirmed Ash's father is a Trainer on his own journey. According the same storyboarder, Ash's father may or may not be introduced at the series, depending its necessity to Ash's further maturity and development as a Trainer.

Ash is an only child, breaking from the tradition of several other main characters, with the exception of {{an|Dawn}} and possibly {{Tracey}}, whose siblings are often a foil or focal point in their lives.

===[[Pokémon]]===
As a trainer, Ash has captured and befriended a sizable number of Pokémon over the course of the anime's run. His philosophy on training is that Pokémon are individuals and that a combination of trust, friendship and hard work are needed to overcome the toughest of challenges. He seems to battle best with Pokémon that are similar to Pikachu: ones that are speedy and maneuverable, yet able to preform high-powered attacks, but he is willing to work with any Pokémon that comes into his care. In general his default team while travelling consists of small but powerful Pokémon that rely on their speed to prevail against larger opponents, although he has been known to exchange his regular team members for more powerful Pokémon when facing Gym battles or League matches, such as when he used {{AP|Snorlax}} and Charizard in his rematch against [[Clair]]. Ash tends to battle in a fairly unorthodox manner as well, and his Pokémon often reflect this.
====On hand====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:396.png]]→[[Image:397.png]] [[Ash's Staravia|Starly → Staravia]]
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]]→[[Image:388.png]] [[Ash's Grotle|Turtwig → Grotle]]
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{AP|Chimchar}}
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:418.png]] {{AP|Buizel}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]]→[[Image:472.png]] [[Ash's Gliscor|Gligar → Gliscor]]
|}

====With Professor Oak====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:098.png]] → [[Image:099.png]] [[Ash's Kingler|Krabby → Kingler]]
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}} (×30)
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}} 
| align=center | [[Image:214.png]] {{AP|Heracross}} 
| align=center | [[Image:155.png]] {{AP|Cyndaquil}} 
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:152.png]] → [[Image:153.png]] [[Ash's Bayleef|Chikorita → Bayleef]] 
| align=center | [[Image:158.png]] {{AP|Totodile}} 
| align=center | [[Image:164 s.png]] {{AP|Noctowl}} ({{shiny2}})
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Phanpy Egg.png]] → [[Image:231.png]] → [[Image:232.png]] [[Ash's Donphan|Egg → Phanpy → Donphan]]
| align=center | [[Image:341.png]] {{AP|Corphish}}
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Treecko.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Grovyle.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Sceptile2.png]] [[Ash's Sceptile|Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile]]
| align=center | [[Image:324.png]] {{AP|Torkoal}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:276.png]] → [[Image:277.png]] [[Ash's Swellow|Taillow → Swellow]]
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:361.png]] → [[Image:362.png]] [[Ash's Glalie|Snorunt → Glalie]]
|}

====In training====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:057.png]] {{AP|Primeape}}
| align=center | [[Image:Ash's Squirtle2.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|}

* '''Primeape''': In training with {{ka|Anthony}}.
* '''Squirtle''': Returned to [[Squirtle Squad]] but can be called upon at any time.
* '''Charizard''': Left at [[Charicific Valley]] but can be called upon at any time.

====Released====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Butterfree.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] → [[Image:018.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto → Pidgeot]]
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
|}
* '''Butterfree''': Released to mate and breed with a [[pink Butterfree]].
* '''Pidgeot''': Released to protect various {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} from various {{p|Spearow}} and a {{p|Fearow}}.
* '''Lapras''': Released to be with its family and other {{p|Lapras}}.

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=200px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:020.png]] {{AP|Raticate}}
| align=center | [[Image:190 f.png]] [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]]
|}

* '''Raticate:''' Received from [[Gentleman]] for Butterfree; subsequently sent it back again.
* '''Aipom:''' Traded to {{an|Dawn}} for {{AP|Buizel}}

====Given away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
|}

* '''Beedrill''': Caught Beedrill in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]], but subsequently gave it to {{an|Casey}} due to his knowledge of her fondness for black-and-yellow-striped Pokémon.

====Unofficial====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:093.png]] {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}
| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Ash's Larvitar Egg.png]] → [[Image:246.png]] {{pkmn|Egg}} → {{AP|Larvitar}} 
|}

* '''Haunter''': Never officially caught Haunter, but it accompanied him back to [[Saffron City]] to aid in his Gym battle against [[Sabrina]] before it decided to remain with her
* '''Larvitar''': Cared for Larvitar as an egg and took it home to its mother; he never caught it in a ball, but he did use it in battle on at least one occasion.

====Temporary====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:077.png]] → [[Image:078.png]] {{p|Ponyta}} → {{p|Rapidash}}
| align=center | [[Image:137.png]] {{p|Porygon}}
| align=center | [[Image:110.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Weezing}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:052.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Meowth}}
| align=center | [[Image:024.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Arbok}}
| align=center | [[Image:163.png]] {{p|Hoothoot}}
| align=center | [[Image:119.png]] {{p|Seaking}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:106.png]] {{p|Hitmonlee}}
| align=center | [[Image:026.png]] {{p|Raichu}}
| align=center | [[Image:325.png]] {{p|Spoink}}
| align=center | [[Image:458.png]] {{p|Mantyke}}
|}

* '''Ponyta/Rapidash''': Borrowed from [[Lara Laramie]] after she was injured and couldn't ride Ponyta in the race in ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]''. It evolved into Rapidash during the race and earned Ash the win.
* '''Porygon''': Lent to by [[Dr. Akihabara]] to help stop [[Team Rocket]] from stealing Pokémon from the Pokémon Center's PC system in ''[[EP038|Computer Soldier Porygon]]''.
* '''Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth''': Used during a Pokémon League exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''.
* '''Hoothoot:''' Borrowed (with [[Brock]] and [[Misty]]) from [[Hagatha]] in order to navigate the haunted forest in ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion]]''.
* '''Seaking:''' Caught and released during the contest in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''.
* '''Hitmonlee:''' Borrowed from [[Master Hamm]] in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista]]'' to battle May with a {{p|Hitmonchan}}.
* '''Raichu:''' Trained during ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''.
* '''Spoink''' and '''Mantyke''': Used in the Pokémon triathlon in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team]]''.

====Given away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
|}

* '''Beedrill''': Caught Beedrill in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]], but subsequently gave it to {{an|Casey}} due to his knowledge of her fondness for black-and-yellow-striped Pokémon.

====Unofficial====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:093.png]] {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}
| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Ash's Larvitar Egg.png]] → [[Image:246.png]] {{pkmn|Egg}} → {{AP|Larvitar}} 
|}

* '''Haunter''': Never officially caught Haunter, but it accompanied him back to [[Saffron City]] to aid in his Gym battle against [[Sabrina]] before it decided to remain with her
* '''Larvitar''': Cared for Larvitar as an egg and took it home to its mother; he never caught it in a ball, but he did use it in battle on at least one occasion.

===Badges obtained===
====Indigo League====
[[Image:Asheightkanto.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight [[badge]]s of [[Kanto]]]]
* {{badge|Boulder}} ([[EP005]])
* {{badge|Cascade}} ([[EP007]])
* {{badge|Thunder}} ([[EP014]])
* {{badge|Marsh}} ([[EP024]])
* {{badge|Rainbow}} ([[EP026]])
* {{badge|Soul}} ([[EP032]])
* {{badge|Volcano}} ([[EP059]])
* {{badge|Earth}} ([[EP063]])

====Orange League====
* {{badge|Coral-Eye}} ([[EP085]])
* {{badge|Sea Ruby}} ([[EP093]])
* {{badge|Spike Shell}} ([[EP103]])
* {{badge|Jade Star}} ([[EP108]])

====Johto League====
* {{badge|Zephyr}} ([[EP131]])
* {{badge|Hive}} ([[EP144]])
* {{badge|Plain}} ([[EP159]])
* {{badge|Fog}} ([[EP182]])
* {{badge|Storm}} ([[EP209]])
* {{badge|Mineral}} ([[EP224]])
* {{badge|Glacier}} ([[EP238]])
* {{badge|Rising}} ([[EP254]])

====Hoenn League====
[[Image:Ashs hoenn badges.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight badges from Hoenn.]]
* {{badge|Stone}} ([[AG016]])
* {{badge|Knuckle}} ([[AG031]])
* {{badge|Dynamo}} ([[AG040]])
* {{badge|Heat}} ([[AG056]])
* {{badge|Balance}} ([[AG070]])
* {{badge|Feather}} ([[AG085]])
* {{badge|Mind}} ([[AG100]])
* {{badge|Rain}} ([[AG111]])

====Battle Frontier====
* [[Factory Head Noland|Knowledge Symbol]] ([[AG136]])
* [[Arena Tycoon Greta|Guts Symbol]] ([[AG149]])
* [[Dome Ace Tucker|Tactics Symbol]] ([[AG153]])
* [[Pike Queen Lucy|Luck Symbol]] ([[AG158]])
* [[Palace Maven Spenser|Spirits Symbol]] ([[AG164]])
* [[Salon Maiden Anabel|Ability Symbol]] ([[AG170]])
* [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brave Symbol]] ([[AG190]])

====Sinnoh League====
* {{badge|Coal}} ([[DP018]])
* {{badge|Forest}} ([[DP037]])
* {{badge|Cobble}} ([[DP068]])
* {{badge|Fen}} ([[DP083]])
* {{badge|Relic}} ([[DP102]])
* {{badge|Mine}} ([[DP108]])




===Pokémon Competitions===
====Pokémon League ranking====
Ash placed in the {{g|League}} [[Pokémon League Conference|competitions]] listed below.

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] (Top 16)
* [[Silver Conference]] (Top 8)
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] (Top 8)
|}
====Pokémon Championship battles====
Ash challenged the following Pokémon championships as well:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of battles (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Orange League]] (Champion)
* [[Hoenn Battle Frontier|Kanto Battle Frontier]] (Champion)
|}

====Miscellaneous Competitions====
Ash has also participated in the following competitions:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Bug-Catching Contest]] (Champion)
* [[Extreme Pokémon Race|Extreme Pokémon]] (Champion)
* [[Fire and Rescue Grand Prix]]
* [[Grass Tournament]]
* [[Hearthome Collection]] (Runner-up)
* [[P1 Grand Prix]] (Champion)
* [[Pokémon Balloon Race]] (Champion)
*[[Pokémon Contest]]s
**{{to|Terracotta}} Contest (unofficial) (Winner - Tied with {{an|May}})
**{{ci|Jubilife}} Contest
** [[Wallace Cup]] (Top 8)
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]]
* [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] Tauros-battling competition (Winner)
* [[PokéRinger]] (Champion)
* [[Seaking Catching Day]]
* [[Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament]]  (Champion - with [[Paul]])
* [[Sumo Conference]] (Champion)
* [[Whirl Cup]] (Top 16)
* [[Pokémon Cosplay|Pokémon Cosplay Contest]] Runner up
* [[DP091|Summer School Triathalon]] Winner
* [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race
* [[Rota]] Tournament (Champion)
|}

===Voice actors===
*'''Japanese'''
**松本梨香 ''[[Rica Matsumoto]]''

*'''English'''
**[[Veronica Taylor]] ({{4Kids}} dub)
**[[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}} dub)
**[[Jamie Peacock]] (''[[Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'' only)

*'''German'''
**Caroline Combrinck ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]])
**Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-present)

*'''French'''
**Aurélien Ringelheim

*'''Italian'''
**[[Davide Garbolino]]

*'''Spanish'''
**[[Adolfo Moreno]] (Spain)
**[[Gabriel Ramos]] (Latin America)

*'''Brazilian'''
**[[Fábio Lucindo]]

*'''Polish'''
**[[Hanna Kinder-Kiss]] ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, all movies)
**[[Grzegorz Drojewski]] ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])

*'''Czech'''
**[[Radek Škvor]]

==In the manga==
{{mangastub}}
The [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga version]] of Ash Ketchum is based on the anime version, but there are many differences after both versions took different directions. For example, while anime Ash is indifferent to romance or members of the opposite gender (or same gender, some may argue), manga Ash has a big crush on Gary's sister, [[May Oak]]. He's also prone to quickly falling in love like Brock, but to a much less extreme degree.
===Pokémon===
[[Image:Satoshidengeki.PNG|thumb|right|Ash in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.]]
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:022.png]] {{AP|Fearow}}
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:012.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[Image:043.png]] {{p|Oddish}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
| align=center | [[Image:099.png]] {{AP|Kingler}}
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}}
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}}
|}

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=150px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:056.png]] {{p|Mankey}}
| align=center | [[Image:079.png]] {{p|Slowpoke}} ([[Giant Pokémon|giant]])
|}
*'''Mankey''': Given away for a map, which turned out to be fake.
*'''Giant Slowpoke''': Given away to {{Gary}} for [[May Oak]]'s photo

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ash or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|7th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Torkoal|9}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|7th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 9/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Grovyle|1}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 1/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Phanpy|4}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 4/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Swellow|7}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 7/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 10/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|"ADV-P" Promo|Ash's Treecko|36}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|"ADV-P" Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 36/"ADV-P"
|}

==Trivia==
===Pokémon===
* Ash has caught 49 different kinds of Pokémon, including evolutions and counting Larvitar, Seaking, Beedrill, Haunter, and Raticate, even though Larvitar and Haunter were not officially his, Beedrill was given away nearly immediately, and Seaking was released as part of contest rules. The original tagline for the dub was "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]", but Ash has only caught 9.74% of the current number of Pokémon. This line was eventually dropped in 2003, when he only had 8.03% of the then total of 386.
* Ash has caught or received 64 different individual Pokémon, 30 of which are his Tauros.
* Ash's first choice of a starter was Squirtle. Later, it is revealed that Gary was the Pallet Town trainer who chose Squirtle. Ash's second choice was Bulbasaur, while his third was Charmander.
* Ash has captured each [[generation]]'s {{type2|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] (Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Treecko, Turtwig).
* Ash has captured one {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon from each series region that players can encounter early in different games: {{AP|Pidgeotto}}, {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Taillow}}, and {{AP|Starly}}.
* In both the [[Timeline of events in the anime#Kanto|Kanto]] and [[Timeline of events in the anime#Johto|Johto]] story arcs, Ash managed to capture all three of the starter Pokémon for both regions. This trend was broken in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, where he only captured {{AP|Treecko}}, while the other two were {{OP|May|Torchic}} and {{OP|Brock|Mudkip}}.
* Ash has the most Pokémon that know moves that [[Anime move errors|they can't learn in the games]]: [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie]] with {{m|Counter}} (although it apparently failed to use the move), {{AP|Charizard}} with {{m|Tackle}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} with {{m|Tickle}} (debatable), {{m|Dig}}, and {{m|Whirlwind}}, {{AP|Raticate}} with {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}, {{AP|Staravia}} with {{m|Gust}}, and {{AP|Larvitar}} with {{m|Harden}}.
* Ash has three turtle-like Pokémon: Squirtle, Torkoal and Grotle. Each corresponds to one of the three elemental types of the starter Pokémon, though Torkoal isn't a starter itself.
* Three of Ash's Pokémon were caught by him after first premiering in Pokémon movies: {{AP|Donphan}} (''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''), {{AP|Aipom}} (''[[Spell of the Unown]]''), and {{AP|Buizel}} (''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'').
** Both Donphan and Aipom are {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} and were both used in battle against him by an opponent during the opening credits of the movies.
* All together, Ash has seen at least twenty-seven different species of legendary Pokémon, and at least ten of them multiple times.

===Challenges/Gym Related===
* So far, every time Ash becomes the champion of something, he then battles and gets defeated by {{Gary}} a few episodes later, before heading off to a new region. This has happened after his championing of the [[Orange League]] and the Hoenn {{ho|Battle Frontier}}, which were both "filler seasons" before the start of even-numbered generations.
* In each region (except for the Orange Islands), Ash always loses against at least one of the [[Gym Leader]]s before challenging them to a rematch.
* So far, Ash always befriends someone shortly before the regional tournament. That person will beat Ash later on in the semifinals.
* During his adventures in Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, Ash pinned his badges to the inside of his jacket. From Hoenn onwards, they have been kept in some form of case.
* The most badges Ash has ever gotten in the first thirty-five episodes were six badges in Kanto, which makes sense considering that Kanto was significantly shorter than any other saga (aside from the Orange Island saga and the Battle Frontier saga). In every other region thus far, he has only won two badges in the first thirty-five episodes.
* Each time Ash successfully wins his eighth badge, all eight are stolen, though soon after returned.
* Discounting [[Koga]], who was a [[Gym Leader]] at the time of Ash's battle against him, Ash has so far battled three [[Elite Four]] members, namely [[Lorelei|Prima]], {{EF|Drake}} and [[Agatha]], losing to all three.

===Pokémon in relation to others===
* Ash has owned four Pokémon that have also been owned by [[Gym Leaders]]. [[Falkner]] ({{AP|Pidgeot}}), [[Flannery]] ({{AP|Torkoal}}), [[Winona]] ({{AP|Swellow}}), and [[Gardenia]] ({{AP|Turtwig}}). Coincidently, all of them either have bird or turtle-like Pokémon. Other Gym Leaders have owned Pokémon that happened to be either the evolved form or pre-evolved form of one of Ash's Pokémon. [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]] ({{AP|Pikachu}}), [[Cissy]]'s {{p|Blastoise}} ({{AP|Squirtle}}), [[Falkner]]'s {{p|Hoothoot}} ({{AP|Noctowl}}), [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Metapod}} ({{AP|Butterfree}}), and [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Floatzel}} ({{AP|Buizel}}).
** A related coincidence is that three of the four female Gym Leaders listed above, own a turtle/tortoise-like Pokémon.
* All of Ash's primate-based Pokémon have been owned by two Trainers - [[Paul]] previously owned {{AP|Chimchar}}, {{ka|Anthony}} currently owns {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn currently owns Aipom which later evolved into {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}.
* Ash, along with May, owns the most Pokémon that have evolved twice since they were obtained, with three. Strangely, for both Trainers, they are the final form {{type2|Fire}} starter from [[Kanto|their own region]] ({{AP|Charizard}}), the final form {{type2|Grass}} starter from the [[Hoenn|other region]] that appeared in [[Generation III]]'s handheld games ({{AP|Sceptile}}), and the first Pokémon that they caught from the wild, their region's native butterfly ({{AP|Butterfree}}). These correspond to May's {{TP|May|Blaziken}}, {{TP|May|Venusaur}}, and {{TP|May|Beautifly}}.
* Ash has owned at least one Pokémon of each type except {{t|Dark}}, {{t|Dragon}}, {{t|Steel}}, and {{t|Psychic}}.
** All of these types are those of the [[pseudo-legendary|pseudo-legendaries]]. {{p|Dragonite}}, {{p|Salamence}} and {{p|Garchomp}} are all {{type2|Dragon}}s, {{p|Tyranitar}} a {{type2|Dark}} and {{p|Metagross}} is both {{t|Steel}} and {{t|Psychic}}. However, he did temporarily own a {{p|Spoink}}, which is a Psychic-type, for an event.
* Four of Ash's Pokémon have been introduced to moves by someone else: {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}, {{AP|Swellow}} and {{m|Aerial Ace}}, {{AP|Turtwig}} and {{m|Energy Ball}}, and {{AP|Staravia}} and {{m|Brave Bird}}. Of these, three are [[TM]] moves in the games.

===Miscellaneous===
* Though not as touched on anymore, a running gag in the English version of the series involved [[Delia Ketchum|his mother]] making sure that Ash changed his underwear every single day.
* The only girl Ash has even shown a confirmed [[Shipping|interest]] is named [[Giselle]] whom appeared in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''.
[[Image:Ash maid.jpg|200px|thumb|Ash crossdressed for a third time]]
* Ash has crossdressed once in each anime series: ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'' was the first time, in the [[original series]], ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]'' was the second, in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'' was the third, in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Each time Ash has crossdressed, he was never willing to do so and was coerced or forced into it in some fashion.
** In addition to dressing as a girl, Ash has dressed up as fruit on at least two occasions. The first time, he dressed as an apple in ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight!]]'' while the second he dressed as an eggplant in ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''. On both occasions he was used to lure a large Pokémon.
** Ash has also had to dress up on numerous occasions as Pokémon to help out the [[characters of the day]]. He has so far been a Mr. Mime in ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'', as an Octillery in ''[[EP215|Octillery the Outcast]]'' and as a Seviper in ''[[AG048|Zig Zag Zangoose!]]''.
* Ash's {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} outfit looks much like {{ga|Lucas}}'s. The biggest difference between the two is the fact that Lucas wears a scarf, and that Ash retains the {{wp|baseball cap}} style for his hat, while Lucas's is a {{wp|flat cap}}.
* Ash has been mistaken to be the son of two women from [[Kanto]] and the [[Orange Islands]]. The first time was in ''[[EP027|Hypno's Naptime]]'' where he was mistaken for a boy named Arnold, while the second was in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'' when [[Luana]] mistook him for her son [[Travis]].
* The Family of {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which are considered a possible name source for Ash, contain trees known as the Blue Ash, Green Ash, and the {{tt|Red|or Pumpkin}} Ash, matching the first three games released.

==Names==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
|Japanese
| サトシ ''Satoshi''
| Can be taken to mean 智 (wisdom; reason); named after [[Satoshi Tajiri]].
|-
|English
| Ash Ketchum
| Ketchum sounds similar to ''catch 'em''. First name can be found in Japanese name, S'''a'''to'''sh'''i. The Sat'''osh'''i in the Japanese name also sounds like Ash. Also, Ash is a default name for [[Red (game)|Red]] in [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]].
|-
|French
| Sacha Ketchum
| Contains the English name: S-Ash-A
|-
|German
| Ash
| Same as English name
|-
|Korean
| 한지우 ''Han Jiu''
| 지 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|-
|Chinese
| 小智 ''Xiǎo Zhì''
| 智 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|}

==Related articles==
* [[Ashley]]
* [[Ashachu]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Ash}}

==External links==
*[http://kari.beautiful-beast.net/satoshi/ Poké Master], the fanlisting for Ash
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-satoshi.html Satoshi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi1.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 1] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi2.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 2] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://www.freewebs.com/satoshi-kun/ SPURT!], shrine to Satoshi.
*[http://ash-ketchum-fans.deviantart.com/ Ash-Ketchum-Fans] art collection on deviantART

==On Bulbagarden forums==
*[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=5254 Ash Club]

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Ash Ketchum

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:{{redirect|Ash|the item attached to Ho-Oh|Sacred Ash}} ''For the ash found at the foot of Mt. Chimney, see [[volcanic ash]].''
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{{CharacterInfobox|
name=Ash Ketchum|
jname=サトシ |
tmname=Satoshi |
slogan=no |
image=[[Image:SatoshiDP.png|230px]] |
caption=Art from Diamond/Pearl anime |
age=yes |
years=10 (as of [[EP001|debut]]) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Brown |
hair=Black |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives={{Delia}}, Unknown father ([[EP002]]), Unknown grandfather ([[EP002]]) (Japanese only) ({{pkmn|anime}}) [[Mom]] ([[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga]])
|trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}} |
game=counterpart|
counterpart={{ga|Red}}|
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP001 |
epname=Pokémon - I Choose You! |
enva=[[Veronica Taylor]] ({{4Kids}}) [[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}}) |
java=[[Rica Matsumoto]] |
}}

'''Ash Ketchum''' (Japanese: '''サトシ''' ''Satoshi'') is the main character of both the [[Pokémon anime]] and the manga [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Ash is apparently based on the main character of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]], {{ga|Red}}. He shares his name with the creator of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. His Japanese name can be taken to mean "wisdom" or "reason" (智), and his English name has many meanings. His English last name is a pun on the original English Pokémon motto, "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]". As for his first name, some note that "Ash" has the same letters found in ''S'''a'''to'''sh'''i''. Others have also noted that there are {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which would fit with the pattern of naming major characters after plants.

{{spoilers}}

==In the anime==
===Character===
[[Image:Anime Ash.png|thumb|Ash Ketchum in the [[original series]]]]
Ash's main goal in life, as described in the first episode, ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', is to be the world's greatest {{g|Master}}. Ash began his journey at the age of 10 as a warm-hearted and well-intentioned but stubborn and unskilled {{g|Trainer}}. He was forced to accept the irreverent {{AP|Pikachu}} from [[Professor Oak]] as his [[starter Pokémon]] because he carelessly broke his alarm clock and woke up late on the day he was set to get his first Pokémon. He was determined to achieve his goal, however, and when he showed his willingness to give up his own safety to keep Pikachu safe, he formed a strong bond of friendship with his Pokémon which would set his course for the future.

However, from that point, Ash still had a lot to learn about becoming a Trainer. He [[captured Pokémon|caught]] his [[Ash's Caterpie|first Pokémon]] by luck, knew nothing about {{g|battle|battling}}, and showed a reluctance to admit when he was wrong. Many of his first [[Gym]] [[badge]]s were given to him merely out of gratitude for his assistance rather than claiming a victory in battle over the [[Gym Leader]]s; of his first five gym battles, only his victory over [[Lt. Surge]] was an actual victory. Every time he thought he was doing well, he would somehow cross paths with his childhood [[rival]], [[Gary Oak]], who always reminded Ash that he was always a step or seven behind, with Gary catching around forty-five Pokémon by the time Ash had only caught his seventh, with matters being further hampered when his {{AP|Charizard}}, his most powerful Pokémon, refused to listen to him due to his inexperience until he had proven himself to the powerful Fire-type.

Ash's dedication to his goal paid off over time, and after earning his first eight badges, he competed in the [[Indigo League]], and advanced further in the rounds than Gary, making it to Round Five while Gary lost his fourth round. After recovering from his defeat, he continued on to improve his skill, take on new challenges, and compete in more {{g|League}} competitions, triumphing in the [[Orange League]] and the [[Battle Frontier]].

Ash has changed a great deal over the course of the series, particularly in regards to his skill at {{g|training}}, but his earnestness and determination have remained. Never straying from his goal, he has remained loyal to his friends, his family, and his supporters, but most of all his Pokémon. Ash became a great Trainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokémon by bonding with them and learning where their hidden abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting particularly challenging opponents. For example, he uses his Pikachu's speed to outmaneuver larger foes and attack, and defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] with his {{AP|Charizard}} by causing the field to overheat and have Charizard mount a close-range attack while Blastoise was blinded by the steam. He also prefers to train a Pokémon to be the best it can without making it evolve, and he is hesitant to let his Pokémon evolve to get stronger, as evidenced by his treatment of {{AP|Gligar}} in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''.

[[Image:SatoshiAG.png|thumb|left|Ash in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}]]
Additionally, during the first season of the series, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch more Pokémon than his rival, Gary. He later slowed his pace which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokémon. At the [[Johto]] League [[Silver Conference]], with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a battle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokémon, as when [[Ash's Primeape|a Mankey]] stole his {{AP|hat}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', he screamed and yelled at it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when [[Dawn's Ambipom|an Aipom]] did the same in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong]]'', he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat.

In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the Johto League saga, Ash befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a better Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and has learned to make his way relying on his {{AP|friends}}, particularly the maternal skills of [[Brock]]. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but Ash has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using the term for [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]'' as well as {{an|May}} and [[Max]] in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''.

He has traversed much of the {{g|world}} and has thus far participated in four [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|Pokémon League regional competitions]], but he is still learning new things about Pokémon all the time.

[[Image:AshAura.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ash using Aura inside the [[Tree of Beginning]]]]
Ash apparently has a close connection with [[Legendary Pokémon]], especially {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{an|Latias}} and {{an|Shaymin}}. In the English dub of the [[The Power of One|second movie]], he was revealed to be "The Chosen One" - the one who would bring balance back to the world. Although viewed as a normal human, Ash does have some special abilities as he is said to have the same [[aura]] as [[Sir Aaron]], a legendary hero, and is theoretically able to manipulate it in much the same way. However, he has not received any training in this field, opting to continue his Pokémon journey instead. He has also been likened to an ancient [[aura]] guardian in ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', who also had a partner {{p|Pikachu}}. Later, in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1]]'' and ''[[DP072|2]]'', Ash uses [[aura]] again to locate a lost {{p|Riolu}} and read Riolu's mind as well. However, these were one time deals, as Riolu had an unnaturally powerful aura.

He has a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] region, though he has stated that the contest he got it for was the only one he intends on entering. He also has one for the Hoenn region as it was required to watch one of the contests held there. Ash also carries around a broken [[Poké Ball]], of which the other half belongs to Gary and is a symbol of their ongoing, but now friendly, rivalry, as well as [[Misty's special lure]], which she sent to him as a gift, and also half of a ribbon he received in a contest against May before she left the group to compete in Johto.
 

===Family===
Ash lived with his mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], until he left for his Pokémon journey at the age of ten.

His father was never introduced. The anime suggests that his father was once a Pokémon Trainer that began his journey in Pallet Town, but it is unclear whether he is still living. There has been much discussion in the fandom as to the identity of Ash's father, though the writers have chosen to not focus on this aspect of Ash's life. Common characters put forward by fans for the role are [[Giovanni]], [[Professor Oak]] and {{an|Silver}}. 

An interview with the series' storyboarder confirmed Ash's father is a Trainer on his own journey. According the same storyboarder, Ash's father may or may not be introduced at the series, depending its necessity to Ash's further maturity and development as a Trainer.

Ash is an only child, breaking from the tradition of several other main characters, with the exception of {{an|Dawn}} and possibly {{Tracey}}, whose siblings are often a foil or focal point in their lives.

===[[Pokémon]]===
As a trainer, Ash has captured and befriended a sizable number of Pokémon over the course of the anime's run. His philosophy on training is that Pokémon are individuals and that a combination of trust, friendship and hard work are needed to overcome the toughest of challenges. He seems to battle best with Pokémon that are similar to Pikachu: ones that are speedy and maneuverable, yet able to preform high-powered attacks, but he is willing to work with any Pokémon that comes into his care. In general his default team while travelling consists of small but powerful Pokémon that rely on their speed to prevail against larger opponents, although he has been known to exchange his regular team members for more powerful Pokémon when facing Gym battles or League matches, such as when he used {{AP|Snorlax}} and Charizard in his rematch against [[Clair]]. Ash tends to battle in a fairly unorthodox manner as well, and his Pokémon often reflect this.
====On hand====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:396.png]]→[[Image:397.png]] [[Ash's Staravia|Starly → Staravia]]
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]]→[[Image:388.png]] [[Ash's Grotle|Turtwig → Grotle]]
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{AP|Chimchar}}
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:418.png]] {{AP|Buizel}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]]→[[Image:472.png]] [[Ash's Gliscor|Gligar → Gliscor]]
|}

====With Professor Oak====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:098.png]] → [[Image:099.png]] [[Ash's Kingler|Krabby → Kingler]]
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}} (×30)
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}} 
| align=center | [[Image:214.png]] {{AP|Heracross}} 
| align=center | [[Image:155.png]] {{AP|Cyndaquil}} 
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:152.png]] → [[Image:153.png]] [[Ash's Bayleef|Chikorita → Bayleef]] 
| align=center | [[Image:158.png]] {{AP|Totodile}} 
| align=center | [[Image:164 s.png]] {{AP|Noctowl}} ({{shiny2}})
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Phanpy Egg.png]] → [[Image:231.png]] → [[Image:232.png]] [[Ash's Donphan|Egg → Phanpy → Donphan]]
| align=center | [[Image:341.png]] {{AP|Corphish}}
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Treecko.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Grovyle.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Sceptile2.png]] [[Ash's Sceptile|Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile]]
| align=center | [[Image:324.png]] {{AP|Torkoal}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:276.png]] → [[Image:277.png]] [[Ash's Swellow|Taillow → Swellow]]
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:361.png]] → [[Image:362.png]] [[Ash's Glalie|Snorunt → Glalie]]
|}

====In training====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:057.png]] {{AP|Primeape}}
| align=center | [[Image:Ash's Squirtle2.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|}

* '''Primeape''': In training with {{ka|Anthony}}.
* '''Squirtle''': Returned to [[Squirtle Squad]] but can be called upon at any time.
* '''Charizard''': Left at [[Charicific Valley]] but can be called upon at any time.

====Released====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Butterfree.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] → [[Image:018.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto → Pidgeot]]
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:119.png]] {{p|Seaking}}
|}
* '''Butterfree''': Released to mate and breed with a [[pink Butterfree]].
* '''Pidgeot''': Released to protect various {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} from various {{p|Spearow}} and a {{p|Fearow}}.
* '''Lapras''': Released to be with its family and other {{p|Lapras}}.
* '''Seaking:''' Caught and released during the contest in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=200px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:020.png]] {{AP|Raticate}}
| align=center | [[Image:190 f.png]] [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]]
|}

* '''Raticate:''' Received from [[Gentleman]] for Butterfree; subsequently sent it back again.
* '''Aipom:''' Traded to {{an|Dawn}} for {{AP|Buizel}}

====Temporary====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:077.png]] → [[Image:078.png]] {{p|Ponyta}} → {{p|Rapidash}}
| align=center | [[Image:137.png]] {{p|Porygon}}
| align=center | [[Image:110.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Weezing}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:052.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Meowth}}
| align=center | [[Image:024.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Arbok}}
| align=center | [[Image:163.png]] {{p|Hoothoot}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:106.png]] {{p|Hitmonlee}}
| align=center | [[Image:026.png]] {{p|Raichu}}
| align=center | [[Image:325.png]] {{p|Spoink}}
| align=center | [[Image:458.png]] {{p|Mantyke}}
|}

* '''Ponyta/Rapidash''': Borrowed from [[Lara Laramie]] after she was injured and couldn't ride Ponyta in the race in ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]''. It evolved into Rapidash during the race and earned Ash the win.
* '''Porygon''': Lent to by [[Dr. Akihabara]] to help stop [[Team Rocket]] from stealing Pokémon from the Pokémon Center's PC system in ''[[EP038|Computer Soldier Porygon]]''.
* '''Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth''': Used during a Pokémon League exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''.
* '''Hoothoot:''' Borrowed (with [[Brock]] and [[Misty]]) from [[Hagatha]] in order to navigate the haunted forest in ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion]]''.
* '''Hitmonlee:''' Borrowed from [[Master Hamm]] in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista]]'' to battle May with a {{p|Hitmonchan}}.
* '''Raichu:''' Trained during ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''.
* '''Spoink''' and '''Mantyke''': Used in the Pokémon triathlon in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team]]''.

====Given away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
|}

* '''Beedrill''': Caught Beedrill in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]], but subsequently gave it to {{an|Casey}} due to his knowledge of her fondness for black-and-yellow-striped Pokémon.

====Unofficial====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:093.png]] {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}
| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Ash's Larvitar Egg.png]] → [[Image:246.png]] {{pkmn|Egg}} → {{AP|Larvitar}} 
|}

* '''Haunter''': Never officially caught Haunter, but it accompanied him back to [[Saffron City]] to aid in his Gym battle against [[Sabrina]] before it decided to remain with her
* '''Larvitar''': Cared for Larvitar as an egg and took it home to its mother; he never caught it in a ball, but he did use it in battle on at least one occasion.

===Badges obtained===
====Indigo League====
[[Image:Asheightkanto.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight [[badge]]s of [[Kanto]]]]
* {{badge|Boulder}} ([[EP005]])
* {{badge|Cascade}} ([[EP007]])
* {{badge|Thunder}} ([[EP014]])
* {{badge|Marsh}} ([[EP024]])
* {{badge|Rainbow}} ([[EP026]])
* {{badge|Soul}} ([[EP032]])
* {{badge|Volcano}} ([[EP059]])
* {{badge|Earth}} ([[EP063]])

====Orange League====
* {{badge|Coral-Eye}} ([[EP085]])
* {{badge|Sea Ruby}} ([[EP093]])
* {{badge|Spike Shell}} ([[EP103]])
* {{badge|Jade Star}} ([[EP108]])

====Johto League====
* {{badge|Zephyr}} ([[EP131]])
* {{badge|Hive}} ([[EP144]])
* {{badge|Plain}} ([[EP159]])
* {{badge|Fog}} ([[EP182]])
* {{badge|Storm}} ([[EP209]])
* {{badge|Mineral}} ([[EP224]])
* {{badge|Glacier}} ([[EP238]])
* {{badge|Rising}} ([[EP254]])

====Hoenn League====
[[Image:Ashs hoenn badges.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight badges from Hoenn.]]
* {{badge|Stone}} ([[AG016]])
* {{badge|Knuckle}} ([[AG031]])
* {{badge|Dynamo}} ([[AG040]])
* {{badge|Heat}} ([[AG056]])
* {{badge|Balance}} ([[AG070]])
* {{badge|Feather}} ([[AG085]])
* {{badge|Mind}} ([[AG100]])
* {{badge|Rain}} ([[AG111]])

====Battle Frontier====
* [[Factory Head Noland|Knowledge Symbol]] ([[AG136]])
* [[Arena Tycoon Greta|Guts Symbol]] ([[AG149]])
* [[Dome Ace Tucker|Tactics Symbol]] ([[AG153]])
* [[Pike Queen Lucy|Luck Symbol]] ([[AG158]])
* [[Palace Maven Spenser|Spirits Symbol]] ([[AG164]])
* [[Salon Maiden Anabel|Ability Symbol]] ([[AG170]])
* [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brave Symbol]] ([[AG190]])

====Sinnoh League====
* {{badge|Coal}} ([[DP018]])
* {{badge|Forest}} ([[DP037]])
* {{badge|Cobble}} ([[DP068]])
* {{badge|Fen}} ([[DP083]])
* {{badge|Relic}} ([[DP102]])
* {{badge|Mine}} ([[DP108]])




===Pokémon Competitions===
====Pokémon League ranking====
Ash placed in the {{g|League}} [[Pokémon League Conference|competitions]] listed below.

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] (Top 16)
* [[Silver Conference]] (Top 8)
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] (Top 8)
|}
====Pokémon Championship battles====
Ash challenged the following Pokémon championships as well:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of battles (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Orange League]] (Champion)
* [[Hoenn Battle Frontier|Kanto Battle Frontier]] (Champion)
|}

====Miscellaneous Competitions====
Ash has also participated in the following competitions:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Bug-Catching Contest]] (Champion)
* [[Extreme Pokémon Race|Extreme Pokémon]] (Champion)
* [[Fire and Rescue Grand Prix]]
* [[Grass Tournament]]
* [[Hearthome Collection]] (Runner-up)
* [[P1 Grand Prix]] (Champion)
* [[Pokémon Balloon Race]] (Champion)
*[[Pokémon Contest]]s
**{{to|Terracotta}} Contest (unofficial) (Winner - Tied with {{an|May}})
**{{ci|Jubilife}} Contest
** [[Wallace Cup]] (Top 8)
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]]
* [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] Tauros-battling competition (Winner)
* [[PokéRinger]] (Champion)
* [[Seaking Catching Day]]
* [[Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament]]  (Champion - with [[Paul]])
* [[Sumo Conference]] (Champion)
* [[Whirl Cup]] (Top 16)
* [[Pokémon Cosplay|Pokémon Cosplay Contest]] Runner up
* [[DP091|Summer School Triathalon]] Winner
* [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race
* [[Rota]] Tournament (Champion)
|}

===Voice actors===
*'''Japanese'''
**松本梨香 ''[[Rica Matsumoto]]''

*'''English'''
**[[Veronica Taylor]] ({{4Kids}} dub)
**[[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}} dub)
**[[Jamie Peacock]] (''[[Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'' only)

*'''German'''
**Caroline Combrinck ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]])
**Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-present)

*'''French'''
**Aurélien Ringelheim

*'''Italian'''
**[[Davide Garbolino]]

*'''Spanish'''
**[[Adolfo Moreno]] (Spain)
**[[Gabriel Ramos]] (Latin America)

*'''Brazilian'''
**[[Fábio Lucindo]]

*'''Polish'''
**[[Hanna Kinder-Kiss]] ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-[[DP104]], all movies)
**[[Grzegorz Drojewski]] ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])

*'''Czech'''
**[[Radek Škvor]]

==In the manga==
{{mangastub}}
The [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga version]] of Ash Ketchum is based on the anime version, but there are many differences after both versions took different directions. For example, while anime Ash is indifferent to romance or members of the opposite gender (or same gender, some may argue), manga Ash has a big crush on Gary's sister, [[May Oak]]. He's also prone to quickly falling in love like Brock, but to a much less extreme degree.
===Pokémon===
[[Image:Satoshidengeki.PNG|thumb|right|Ash in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.]]
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:022.png]] {{AP|Fearow}}
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:012.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[Image:043.png]] {{p|Oddish}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
| align=center | [[Image:099.png]] {{AP|Kingler}}
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}}
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}}
|}

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=150px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:056.png]] {{p|Mankey}}
| align=center | [[Image:079.png]] {{p|Slowpoke}} ([[Giant Pokémon|giant]])
|}
*'''Mankey''': Given away for a map, which turned out to be fake.
*'''Giant Slowpoke''': Given away to {{Gary}} for [[May Oak]]'s photo

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ash or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|7th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Torkoal|9}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|7th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 9/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Grovyle|1}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 1/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Phanpy|4}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 4/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Swellow|7}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 7/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 10/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|"ADV-P" Promo|Ash's Treecko|36}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|"ADV-P" Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 36/"ADV-P"
|}

==Trivia==
===Pokémon===
* Ash has caught 49 different kinds of Pokémon, including evolutions and counting Larvitar, Seaking, Beedrill, Haunter, and Raticate, even though Larvitar and Haunter were not officially his, Beedrill was given away nearly immediately, and Seaking was released as part of contest rules. The original tagline for the dub was "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]", but Ash has only caught 9.74% of the current number of Pokémon. This line was eventually dropped in 2003, when he only had 8.03% of the then total of 386.
* Ash has caught or received 64 different individual Pokémon, 30 of which are his Tauros.
* Ash's first choice of a starter was Squirtle. Later, it is revealed that Gary was the Pallet Town trainer who chose Squirtle. Ash's second choice was Bulbasaur, while his third was Charmander.
* Ash has captured each [[generation]]'s {{type2|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] (Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Treecko, Turtwig).
* Ash has captured one {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon from each series region that players can encounter early in different games: {{AP|Pidgeotto}}, {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Taillow}}, and {{AP|Starly}}.
* In both the [[Timeline of events in the anime#Kanto|Kanto]] and [[Timeline of events in the anime#Johto|Johto]] story arcs, Ash managed to capture all three of the starter Pokémon for both regions. This trend was broken in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, where he only captured {{AP|Treecko}}, while the other two were {{OP|May|Torchic}} and {{OP|Brock|Mudkip}}.
* Ash has the most Pokémon that know moves that [[Anime move errors|they can't learn in the games]]: [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie]] with {{m|Counter}} (although it apparently failed to use the move), {{AP|Charizard}} with {{m|Tackle}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} with {{m|Tickle}} (debatable), {{m|Dig}}, and {{m|Whirlwind}}, {{AP|Raticate}} with {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}, {{AP|Staravia}} with {{m|Gust}}, and {{AP|Larvitar}} with {{m|Harden}}.
* Ash has three turtle-like Pokémon: Squirtle, Torkoal and Grotle. Each corresponds to one of the three elemental types of the starter Pokémon, though Torkoal isn't a starter itself.
* Three of Ash's Pokémon were caught by him after first premiering in Pokémon movies: {{AP|Donphan}} (''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''), {{AP|Aipom}} (''[[Spell of the Unown]]''), and {{AP|Buizel}} (''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'').
** Both Donphan and Aipom are {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} and were both used in battle against him by an opponent during the opening credits of the movies.
* All together, Ash has seen at least twenty-seven different species of legendary Pokémon, and at least ten of them multiple times.

===Challenges/Gym Related===
* So far, every time Ash becomes the champion of something, he then battles and gets defeated by {{Gary}} a few episodes later, before heading off to a new region. This has happened after his championing of the [[Orange League]] and the Hoenn {{ho|Battle Frontier}}, which were both "filler seasons" before the start of even-numbered generations.
* In each region (except for the Orange Islands), Ash always loses against at least one of the [[Gym Leader]]s before challenging them to a rematch.
* So far, Ash always befriends someone shortly before the regional tournament. That person will beat Ash later on in the semifinals.
* During his adventures in Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, Ash pinned his badges to the inside of his jacket. From Hoenn onwards, they have been kept in some form of case.
* The most badges Ash has ever gotten in the first thirty-five episodes were six badges in Kanto, which makes sense considering that Kanto was significantly shorter than any other saga (aside from the Orange Island saga and the Battle Frontier saga). In every other region thus far, he has only won two badges in the first thirty-five episodes.
* Each time Ash successfully wins his eighth badge, all eight are stolen, though soon after returned.
* Discounting [[Koga]], who was a [[Gym Leader]] at the time of Ash's battle against him, Ash has so far battled three [[Elite Four]] members, namely [[Lorelei|Prima]], {{EF|Drake}} and [[Agatha]], losing to all three.

===Pokémon in relation to others===
* Ash has owned four Pokémon that have also been owned by [[Gym Leaders]]. [[Falkner]] ({{AP|Pidgeot}}), [[Flannery]] ({{AP|Torkoal}}), [[Winona]] ({{AP|Swellow}}), and [[Gardenia]] ({{AP|Turtwig}}). Coincidently, all of them either have bird or turtle-like Pokémon. Other Gym Leaders have owned Pokémon that happened to be either the evolved form or pre-evolved form of one of Ash's Pokémon. [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]] ({{AP|Pikachu}}), [[Cissy]]'s {{p|Blastoise}} ({{AP|Squirtle}}), [[Falkner]]'s {{p|Hoothoot}} ({{AP|Noctowl}}), [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Metapod}} ({{AP|Butterfree}}), and [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Floatzel}} ({{AP|Buizel}}).
** A related coincidence is that three of the four female Gym Leaders listed above, own a turtle/tortoise-like Pokémon.
* All of Ash's primate-based Pokémon have been owned by two Trainers - [[Paul]] previously owned {{AP|Chimchar}}, {{ka|Anthony}} currently owns {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn currently owns Aipom which later evolved into {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}.
* Ash, along with May, owns the most Pokémon that have evolved twice since they were obtained, with three. Strangely, for both Trainers, they are the final form {{type2|Fire}} starter from [[Kanto|their own region]] ({{AP|Charizard}}), the final form {{type2|Grass}} starter from the [[Hoenn|other region]] that appeared in [[Generation III]]'s handheld games ({{AP|Sceptile}}), and the first Pokémon that they caught from the wild, their region's native butterfly ({{AP|Butterfree}}). These correspond to May's {{TP|May|Blaziken}}, {{TP|May|Venusaur}}, and {{TP|May|Beautifly}}.
* Ash has owned at least one Pokémon of each type except {{t|Dark}}, {{t|Dragon}}, {{t|Steel}}, and {{t|Psychic}}.
** All of these types are those of the [[pseudo-legendary|pseudo-legendaries]]. {{p|Dragonite}}, {{p|Salamence}} and {{p|Garchomp}} are all {{type2|Dragon}}s, {{p|Tyranitar}} a {{type2|Dark}} and {{p|Metagross}} is both {{t|Steel}} and {{t|Psychic}}. However, he did temporarily own a {{p|Spoink}}, which is a Psychic-type, for an event.
* Four of Ash's Pokémon have been introduced to moves by someone else: {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}, {{AP|Swellow}} and {{m|Aerial Ace}}, {{AP|Turtwig}} and {{m|Energy Ball}}, and {{AP|Staravia}} and {{m|Brave Bird}}. Of these, three are [[TM]] moves in the games.

===Miscellaneous===
* Though not as touched on anymore, a running gag in the English version of the series involved [[Delia Ketchum|his mother]] making sure that Ash changed his underwear every single day.
* The only girl Ash has even shown a confirmed [[Shipping|interest]] is named [[Giselle]] whom appeared in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''.
[[Image:Ash maid.jpg|200px|thumb|Ash crossdressed for a third time]]
* Ash has crossdressed once in each anime series: ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'' was the first time, in the [[original series]], ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]'' was the second, in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'' was the third, in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Each time Ash has crossdressed, he was never willing to do so and was coerced or forced into it in some fashion.
** In addition to dressing as a girl, Ash has dressed up as fruit on at least two occasions. The first time, he dressed as an apple in ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight!]]'' while the second he dressed as an eggplant in ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''. On both occasions he was used to lure a large Pokémon.
** Ash has also had to dress up on numerous occasions as Pokémon to help out the [[characters of the day]]. He has so far been a Mr. Mime in ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'', as an Octillery in ''[[EP215|Octillery the Outcast]]'' and as a Seviper in ''[[AG048|Zig Zag Zangoose!]]''.
* Ash's {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} outfit looks much like {{ga|Lucas}}'s. The biggest difference between the two is the fact that Lucas wears a scarf, and that Ash retains the {{wp|baseball cap}} style for his hat, while Lucas's is a {{wp|flat cap}}.
* Ash has been mistaken to be the son of two women from [[Kanto]] and the [[Orange Islands]]. The first time was in ''[[EP027|Hypno's Naptime]]'' where he was mistaken for a boy named Arnold, while the second was in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'' when [[Luana]] mistook him for her son [[Travis]].
* The Family of {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which are considered a possible name source for Ash, contain trees known as the Blue Ash, Green Ash, and the {{tt|Red|or Pumpkin}} Ash, matching the first three games released.

==Names==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
|Japanese
| サトシ ''Satoshi''
| Can be taken to mean 智 (wisdom; reason); named after [[Satoshi Tajiri]].
|-
|English
| Ash Ketchum
| Ketchum sounds similar to ''catch 'em''. First name can be found in Japanese name, S'''a'''to'''sh'''i. The Sat'''osh'''i in the Japanese name also sounds like Ash. Also, Ash is a default name for [[Red (game)|Red]] in [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]].
|-
|French
| Sacha
| Contains the English name: S-Ash-A
|-
|German
| Ash
| Same as English name
|-
|Korean
| 한지우 ''Han Jiu''
| 지 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|-
|Chinese
| 小智 ''Xiǎo Zhì''
| 智 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|}

==Related articles==
* [[Ashley]]
* [[Ashachu]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Ash}}

==External links==
*[http://kari.beautiful-beast.net/satoshi/ Poké Master], the fanlisting for Ash
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-satoshi.html Satoshi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi1.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 1] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi2.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 2] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://www.freewebs.com/satoshi-kun/ SPURT!], shrine to Satoshi.
*[http://ash-ketchum-fans.deviantart.com/ Ash-Ketchum-Fans] art collection on deviantART

==On Bulbagarden forums==
*[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=5254 Ash Club]

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name=Ash Ketchum|
jname=サトシ |
tmname=Satoshi |
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image=[[Image:SatoshiDP.png|230px]] |
caption=Art from Diamond/Pearl anime |
age=yes |
years=10 (as of [[EP001|debut]]) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Brown |
hair=Black |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives={{Delia}}, Unknown father ([[EP002]]), Unknown grandfather ([[EP002]]) (Japanese only) ({{pkmn|anime}}) [[Mom]] ([[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga]])
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counterpart={{ga|Red}}|
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
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epname=Pokémon - I Choose You! |
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java=[[Rica Matsumoto]] |
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'''Ash Ketchum''' (Japanese: '''サトシ''' ''Satoshi'') is the main character of both the [[Pokémon anime]] and the manga [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Ash is apparently based on the main character of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]], {{ga|Red}}. He shares his name with the creator of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. His Japanese name can be taken to mean "wisdom" or "reason" (智), and his English name has many meanings. His English last name is a pun on the original English Pokémon motto, "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]". As for his first name, some note that "Ash" has the same letters found in ''S'''a'''to'''sh'''i''. Others have also noted that there are {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which would fit with the pattern of naming major characters after plants.

{{spoilers}}

==In the anime==
===Character===
[[Image:Anime Ash.png|thumb|Ash Ketchum in the [[original series]]]]
Ash's main goal in life, as described in the first episode, ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', is to be the world's greatest {{g|Master}}. Ash began his journey at the age of 10 as a warm-hearted and well-intentioned but stubborn and unskilled {{g|Trainer}}. He was forced to accept the irreverent {{AP|Pikachu}} from [[Professor Oak]] as his [[starter Pokémon]] because he carelessly broke his alarm clock and woke up late on the day he was set to get his first Pokémon. He was determined to achieve his goal, however, and when he showed his willingness to give up his own safety to keep Pikachu safe, he formed a strong bond of friendship with his Pokémon which would set his course for the future.

However, from that point, Ash still had a lot to learn about becoming a Trainer. He [[captured Pokémon|caught]] his [[Ash's Caterpie|first Pokémon]] by luck, knew nothing about {{g|battle|battling}}, and showed a reluctance to admit when he was wrong. Many of his first [[Gym]] [[badge]]s were given to him merely out of gratitude for his assistance rather than claiming a victory in battle over the [[Gym Leader]]s; of his first five gym battles, only his victory over [[Lt. Surge]] was an actual victory. Every time he thought he was doing well, he would somehow cross paths with his childhood [[rival]], [[Gary Oak]], who always reminded Ash that he was always a step or seven behind, with Gary catching around forty-five Pokémon by the time Ash had only caught his seventh, with matters being further hampered when his {{AP|Charizard}}, his most powerful Pokémon, refused to listen to him due to his inexperience until he had proven himself to the powerful Fire-type.

Ash's dedication to his goal paid off over time, and after earning his first eight badges, he competed in the [[Indigo League]], and advanced further in the rounds than Gary, making it to Round Five while Gary lost his fourth round. After recovering from his defeat, he continued on to improve his skill, take on new challenges, and compete in more {{g|League}} competitions, triumphing in the [[Orange League]] and the [[Battle Frontier]].

Ash has changed a great deal over the course of the series, particularly in regards to his skill at {{g|training}}, but his earnestness and determination have remained. Never straying from his goal, he has remained loyal to his friends, his family, and his supporters, but most of all his Pokémon. Ash became a great Trainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokémon by bonding with them and learning where their hidden abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting particularly challenging opponents. For example, he uses his Pikachu's speed to outmaneuver larger foes and attack, and defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] with his {{AP|Charizard}} by causing the field to overheat and have Charizard mount a close-range attack while Blastoise was blinded by the steam. He also prefers to train a Pokémon to be the best it can without making it evolve, and he is hesitant to let his Pokémon evolve to get stronger, as evidenced by his treatment of {{AP|Gligar}} in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''.

[[Image:SatoshiAG.png|thumb|left|Ash in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}]]
Additionally, during the first season of the series, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch more Pokémon than his rival, Gary. He later slowed his pace which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokémon. At the [[Johto]] League [[Silver Conference]], with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a battle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokémon, as when [[Ash's Primeape|a Mankey]] stole his {{AP|hat}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', he screamed and yelled at it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when [[Dawn's Ambipom|an Aipom]] did the same in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong]]'', he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat.

In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the Johto League saga, Ash befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a better Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and has learned to make his way relying on his {{AP|friends}}, particularly the maternal skills of [[Brock]]. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but Ash has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using the term for [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]'' as well as {{an|May}} and [[Max]] in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''.

He has traversed much of the {{g|world}} and has thus far participated in four [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|Pokémon League regional competitions]], but he is still learning new things about Pokémon all the time.

[[Image:AshAura.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ash using Aura inside the [[Tree of Beginning]]]]
Ash apparently has a close connection with [[Legendary Pokémon]], especially {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{an|Latias}} and {{an|Shaymin}}. In the English dub of the [[The Power of One|second movie]], he was revealed to be "The Chosen One" - the one who would bring balance back to the world. Although viewed as a normal human, Ash does have some special abilities as he is said to have the same [[aura]] as [[Sir Aaron]], a legendary hero, and is theoretically able to manipulate it in much the same way. However, he has not received any training in this field, opting to continue his Pokémon journey instead. He has also been likened to an ancient [[aura]] guardian in ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', who also had a partner {{p|Pikachu}}. Later, in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1]]'' and ''[[DP072|2]]'', Ash uses [[aura]] again to locate a lost {{p|Riolu}} and read Riolu's mind as well. However, these were one time deals, as Riolu had an unnaturally powerful aura.

He has a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] region, though he has stated that the contest he got it for was the only one he intends on entering. He also has one for the Hoenn region as it was required to watch one of the contests held there. Ash also carries around a broken [[Poké Ball]], of which the other half belongs to Gary and is a symbol of their ongoing, but now friendly, rivalry, as well as [[Misty's special lure]], which she sent to him as a gift, and also half of a ribbon he received in a contest against May before she left the group to compete in Johto.
 

===Family===
Ash lived with his mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], until he left for his Pokémon journey at the age of ten.

His father was never introduced. The anime suggests that his father was once a Pokémon Trainer that began his journey in Pallet Town, but it is unclear whether he is still living. There has been much discussion in the fandom as to the identity of Ash's father, though the writers have chosen to not focus on this aspect of Ash's life. Common characters put forward by fans for the role are [[Giovanni]], [[Professor Oak]] and {{an|Silver}}. 

An interview with the series' storyboarder confirmed Ash's father is a Trainer on his own journey. According the same storyboarder, Ash's father may or may not be introduced at the series, depending its necessity to Ash's further maturity and development as a Trainer.

Ash is an only child, breaking from the tradition of several other main characters, with the exception of {{an|Dawn}} and possibly {{Tracey}}, whose siblings are often a foil or focal point in their lives.

===[[Pokémon]]===
As a trainer, Ash has captured and befriended a sizable number of Pokémon over the course of the anime's run. His philosophy on training is that Pokémon are individuals and that a combination of trust, friendship and hard work are needed to overcome the toughest of challenges. He seems to battle best with Pokémon that are similar to Pikachu: ones that are speedy and maneuverable, yet able to preform high-powered attacks, but he is willing to work with any Pokémon that comes into his care. In general his default team while travelling consists of small but powerful Pokémon that rely on their speed to prevail against larger opponents, although he has been known to exchange his regular team members for more powerful Pokémon when facing Gym battles or League matches, such as when he used {{AP|Snorlax}} and Charizard in his rematch against [[Clair]]. Ash tends to battle in a fairly unorthodox manner as well, and his Pokémon often reflect this.
====On hand====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:396.png]]→[[Image:397.png]] [[Ash's Staravia|Starly → Staravia]]
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]]→[[Image:388.png]] [[Ash's Grotle|Turtwig → Grotle]]
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{AP|Chimchar}}
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:418.png]] {{AP|Buizel}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]]→[[Image:472.png]] [[Ash's Gliscor|Gligar → Gliscor]]
|}

====With Professor Oak====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:098.png]] → [[Image:099.png]] [[Ash's Kingler|Krabby → Kingler]]
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}} (×30)
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}} 
| align=center | [[Image:214.png]] {{AP|Heracross}} 
| align=center | [[Image:155.png]] {{AP|Cyndaquil}} 
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:152.png]] → [[Image:153.png]] [[Ash's Bayleef|Chikorita → Bayleef]] 
| align=center | [[Image:158.png]] {{AP|Totodile}} 
| align=center | [[Image:164 s.png]] {{AP|Noctowl}} ({{shiny2}})
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Phanpy Egg.png]] → [[Image:231.png]] → [[Image:232.png]] [[Ash's Donphan|Egg → Phanpy → Donphan]]
| align=center | [[Image:341.png]] {{AP|Corphish}}
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Treecko.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Grovyle.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Sceptile2.png]] [[Ash's Sceptile|Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile]]
| align=center | [[Image:324.png]] {{AP|Torkoal}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:276.png]] → [[Image:277.png]] [[Ash's Swellow|Taillow → Swellow]]
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:361.png]] → [[Image:362.png]] [[Ash's Glalie|Snorunt → Glalie]]
|}

====In training====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:057.png]] {{AP|Primeape}}
| align=center | [[Image:Ash's Squirtle2.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|}

* '''Primeape''': In training with {{ka|Anthony}}.
* '''Squirtle''': Returned to [[Squirtle Squad]] but can be called upon at any time.
* '''Charizard''': Left at [[Charicific Valley]] but can be called upon at any time.

====Released====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Butterfree.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] → [[Image:018.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto → Pidgeot]]
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:119.png]] {{p|Seaking}}
|}
* '''Butterfree''': Released to mate and breed with a [[pink Butterfree]].
* '''Pidgeot''': Released to protect various {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} from various {{p|Spearow}} and a {{p|Fearow}}.
* '''Lapras''': Released to be with its family and other {{p|Lapras}}.

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=200px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:020.png]] {{AP|Raticate}}
| align=center | [[Image:190 f.png]] [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]]
|}

* '''Raticate:''' Received from [[Gentleman]] for Butterfree; subsequently sent it back again.
* '''Aipom:''' Traded to {{an|Dawn}} for {{AP|Buizel}}

====Temporary====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:077.png]] → [[Image:078.png]] {{p|Ponyta}} → {{p|Rapidash}}
| align=center | [[Image:137.png]] {{p|Porygon}}
| align=center | [[Image:110.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Weezing}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:052.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Meowth}}
| align=center | [[Image:024.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Arbok}}
| align=center | [[Image:163.png]] {{p|Hoothoot}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:106.png]] {{p|Hitmonlee}}
| align=center | [[Image:026.png]] {{p|Raichu}}
| align=center | [[Image:325.png]] {{p|Spoink}}
| align=center | [[Image:458.png]] {{p|Mantyke}}
|}

* '''Ponyta/Rapidash''': Borrowed from [[Lara Laramie]] after she was injured and couldn't ride Ponyta in the race in ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]''. It evolved into Rapidash during the race and earned Ash the win.
* '''Porygon''': Lent to by [[Dr. Akihabara]] to help stop [[Team Rocket]] from stealing Pokémon from the Pokémon Center's PC system in ''[[EP038|Computer Soldier Porygon]]''.
* '''Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth''': Used during a Pokémon League exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''.
* '''Hoothoot:''' Borrowed (with [[Brock]] and [[Misty]]) from [[Hagatha]] in order to navigate the haunted forest in ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion]]''.
* '''Hitmonlee:''' Borrowed from [[Master Hamm]] in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista]]'' to battle May with a {{p|Hitmonchan}}.
* '''Raichu:''' Trained during ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''.
* '''Spoink''' and '''Mantyke''': Used in the Pokémon triathlon in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team]]''.

====Given away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
|}

* '''Beedrill''': Caught Beedrill in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]], but subsequently gave it to {{an|Casey}} due to his knowledge of her fondness for black-and-yellow-striped Pokémon.

====Unofficial====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:093.png]] {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}
| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Ash's Larvitar Egg.png]] → [[Image:246.png]] {{pkmn|Egg}} → {{AP|Larvitar}} 
|}

* '''Haunter''': Never officially caught Haunter, but it accompanied him back to [[Saffron City]] to aid in his Gym battle against [[Sabrina]] before it decided to remain with her
* '''Larvitar''': Cared for Larvitar as an egg and took it home to its mother; he never caught it in a ball, but he did use it in battle on at least one occasion.

===Badges obtained===
====Indigo League====
[[Image:Asheightkanto.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight [[badge]]s of [[Kanto]]]]
* {{badge|Boulder}} ([[EP005]])
* {{badge|Cascade}} ([[EP007]])
* {{badge|Thunder}} ([[EP014]])
* {{badge|Marsh}} ([[EP024]])
* {{badge|Rainbow}} ([[EP026]])
* {{badge|Soul}} ([[EP032]])
* {{badge|Volcano}} ([[EP059]])
* {{badge|Earth}} ([[EP063]])

====Orange League====
* {{badge|Coral-Eye}} ([[EP085]])
* {{badge|Sea Ruby}} ([[EP093]])
* {{badge|Spike Shell}} ([[EP103]])
* {{badge|Jade Star}} ([[EP108]])

====Johto League====
* {{badge|Zephyr}} ([[EP131]])
* {{badge|Hive}} ([[EP144]])
* {{badge|Plain}} ([[EP159]])
* {{badge|Fog}} ([[EP182]])
* {{badge|Storm}} ([[EP209]])
* {{badge|Mineral}} ([[EP224]])
* {{badge|Glacier}} ([[EP238]])
* {{badge|Rising}} ([[EP254]])

====Hoenn League====
[[Image:Ashs hoenn badges.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight badges from Hoenn.]]
* {{badge|Stone}} ([[AG016]])
* {{badge|Knuckle}} ([[AG031]])
* {{badge|Dynamo}} ([[AG040]])
* {{badge|Heat}} ([[AG056]])
* {{badge|Balance}} ([[AG070]])
* {{badge|Feather}} ([[AG085]])
* {{badge|Mind}} ([[AG100]])
* {{badge|Rain}} ([[AG111]])

====Battle Frontier====
* [[Factory Head Noland|Knowledge Symbol]] ([[AG136]])
* [[Arena Tycoon Greta|Guts Symbol]] ([[AG149]])
* [[Dome Ace Tucker|Tactics Symbol]] ([[AG153]])
* [[Pike Queen Lucy|Luck Symbol]] ([[AG158]])
* [[Palace Maven Spenser|Spirits Symbol]] ([[AG164]])
* [[Salon Maiden Anabel|Ability Symbol]] ([[AG170]])
* [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brave Symbol]] ([[AG190]])

====Sinnoh League====
* {{badge|Coal}} ([[DP018]])
* {{badge|Forest}} ([[DP037]])
* {{badge|Cobble}} ([[DP068]])
* {{badge|Fen}} ([[DP083]])
* {{badge|Relic}} ([[DP102]])
* {{badge|Mine}} ([[DP108]])




===Pokémon Competitions===
====Pokémon League ranking====
Ash placed in the {{g|League}} [[Pokémon League Conference|competitions]] listed below.

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] (Top 16)
* [[Silver Conference]] (Top 8)
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] (Top 8)
|}
====Pokémon Championship battles====
Ash challenged the following Pokémon championships as well:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of battles (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Orange League]] (Champion)
* [[Hoenn Battle Frontier|Kanto Battle Frontier]] (Champion)
|}

====Miscellaneous Competitions====
Ash has also participated in the following competitions:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Bug-Catching Contest]] (Champion)
* [[Extreme Pokémon Race|Extreme Pokémon]] (Champion)
* [[Fire and Rescue Grand Prix]]
* [[Grass Tournament]]
* [[Hearthome Collection]] (Runner-up)
* [[P1 Grand Prix]] (Champion)
* [[Pokémon Balloon Race]] (Champion)
*[[Pokémon Contest]]s
**{{to|Terracotta}} Contest (unofficial) (Winner - Tied with {{an|May}})
**{{ci|Jubilife}} Contest
** [[Wallace Cup]] (Top 8)
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]]
* [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] Tauros-battling competition (Winner)
* [[PokéRinger]] (Champion)
* [[Seaking Catching Day]]
* [[Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament]]  (Champion - with [[Paul]])
* [[Sumo Conference]] (Champion)
* [[Whirl Cup]] (Top 16)
* [[Pokémon Cosplay|Pokémon Cosplay Contest]] Runner up
* [[DP091|Summer School Triathalon]] Winner
* [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race
* [[Rota]] Tournament (Champion)
|}

===Voice actors===
*'''Japanese'''
**松本梨香 ''[[Rica Matsumoto]]''

*'''English'''
**[[Veronica Taylor]] ({{4Kids}} dub)
**[[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}} dub)
**[[Jamie Peacock]] (''[[Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'' only)

*'''German'''
**Caroline Combrinck ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]])
**Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-present)

*'''French'''
**Aurélien Ringelheim

*'''Italian'''
**[[Davide Garbolino]]

*'''Spanish'''
**[[Adolfo Moreno]] (Spain)
**[[Gabriel Ramos]] (Latin America)

*'''Brazilian'''
**[[Fábio Lucindo]]

*'''Polish'''
**[[Hanna Kinder-Kiss]] ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-[[DP104]], all movies)
**[[Grzegorz Drojewski]] ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])

*'''Czech'''
**[[Radek Škvor]]

==In the manga==
{{mangastub}}
The [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga version]] of Ash Ketchum is based on the anime version, but there are many differences after both versions took different directions. For example, while anime Ash is indifferent to romance or members of the opposite gender (or same gender, some may argue), manga Ash has a big crush on Gary's sister, [[May Oak]]. He's also prone to quickly falling in love like Brock, but to a much less extreme degree.
===Pokémon===
[[Image:Satoshidengeki.PNG|thumb|right|Ash in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.]]
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:022.png]] {{AP|Fearow}}
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:012.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[Image:043.png]] {{p|Oddish}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
| align=center | [[Image:099.png]] {{AP|Kingler}}
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}}
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}}
|}

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=150px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:056.png]] {{p|Mankey}}
| align=center | [[Image:079.png]] {{p|Slowpoke}} ([[Giant Pokémon|giant]])
|}
*'''Mankey''': Given away for a map, which turned out to be fake.
*'''Giant Slowpoke''': Given away to {{Gary}} for [[May Oak]]'s photo

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ash or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|7th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Torkoal|9}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|7th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 9/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Grovyle|1}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 1/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Phanpy|4}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 4/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Swellow|7}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 7/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 10/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|"ADV-P" Promo|Ash's Treecko|36}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|"ADV-P" Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 36/"ADV-P"
|}

==Trivia==
===Pokémon===
* Ash has caught 49 different kinds of Pokémon, including evolutions and counting Larvitar, Seaking, Beedrill, Haunter, and Raticate, even though Larvitar and Haunter were not officially his, Beedrill was given away nearly immediately, and Seaking was released as part of contest rules. The original tagline for the dub was "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]", but Ash has only caught 9.74% of the current number of Pokémon. This line was eventually dropped in 2003, when he only had 8.03% of the then total of 386.
* Ash has caught or received 64 different individual Pokémon, 30 of which are his Tauros.
* Ash's first choice of a starter was Squirtle. Later, it is revealed that Gary was the Pallet Town trainer who chose Squirtle. Ash's second choice was Bulbasaur, while his third was Charmander.
* Ash has captured each [[generation]]'s {{type2|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] (Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Treecko, Turtwig).
* Ash has captured one {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon from each series region that players can encounter early in different games: {{AP|Pidgeotto}}, {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Taillow}}, and {{AP|Starly}}.
* In both the [[Timeline of events in the anime#Kanto|Kanto]] and [[Timeline of events in the anime#Johto|Johto]] story arcs, Ash managed to capture all three of the starter Pokémon for both regions. This trend was broken in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, where he only captured {{AP|Treecko}}, while the other two were {{OP|May|Torchic}} and {{OP|Brock|Mudkip}}.
* Ash has the most Pokémon that know moves that [[Anime move errors|they can't learn in the games]]: [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie]] with {{m|Counter}} (although it apparently failed to use the move), {{AP|Charizard}} with {{m|Tackle}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} with {{m|Tickle}} (debatable), {{m|Dig}}, and {{m|Whirlwind}}, {{AP|Raticate}} with {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}, {{AP|Staravia}} with {{m|Gust}}, and {{AP|Larvitar}} with {{m|Harden}}.
* Ash has three turtle-like Pokémon: Squirtle, Torkoal and Grotle. Each corresponds to one of the three elemental types of the starter Pokémon, though Torkoal isn't a starter itself.
* Three of Ash's Pokémon were caught by him after first premiering in Pokémon movies: {{AP|Donphan}} (''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''), {{AP|Aipom}} (''[[Spell of the Unown]]''), and {{AP|Buizel}} (''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'').
** Both Donphan and Aipom are {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} and were both used in battle against him by an opponent during the opening credits of the movies.
* All together, Ash has seen at least twenty-seven different species of legendary Pokémon, and at least ten of them multiple times.

===Challenges/Gym Related===
* So far, every time Ash becomes the champion of something, he then battles and gets defeated by {{Gary}} a few episodes later, before heading off to a new region. This has happened after his championing of the [[Orange League]] and the Hoenn {{ho|Battle Frontier}}, which were both "filler seasons" before the start of even-numbered generations.
* In each region (except for the Orange Islands), Ash always loses against at least one of the [[Gym Leader]]s before challenging them to a rematch.
* So far, Ash always befriends someone shortly before the regional tournament. That person will beat Ash later on in the semifinals.
* During his adventures in Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, Ash pinned his badges to the inside of his jacket. From Hoenn onwards, they have been kept in some form of case.
* The most badges Ash has ever gotten in the first thirty-five episodes were six badges in Kanto, which makes sense considering that Kanto was significantly shorter than any other saga (aside from the Orange Island saga and the Battle Frontier saga). In every other region thus far, he has only won two badges in the first thirty-five episodes.
* Each time Ash successfully wins his eighth badge, all eight are stolen, though soon after returned.
* Discounting [[Koga]], who was a [[Gym Leader]] at the time of Ash's battle against him, Ash has so far battled three [[Elite Four]] members, namely [[Lorelei|Prima]], {{EF|Drake}} and [[Agatha]], losing to all three.

===Pokémon in relation to others===
* Ash has owned four Pokémon that have also been owned by [[Gym Leaders]]. [[Falkner]] ({{AP|Pidgeot}}), [[Flannery]] ({{AP|Torkoal}}), [[Winona]] ({{AP|Swellow}}), and [[Gardenia]] ({{AP|Turtwig}}). Coincidently, all of them either have bird or turtle-like Pokémon. Other Gym Leaders have owned Pokémon that happened to be either the evolved form or pre-evolved form of one of Ash's Pokémon. [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]] ({{AP|Pikachu}}), [[Cissy]]'s {{p|Blastoise}} ({{AP|Squirtle}}), [[Falkner]]'s {{p|Hoothoot}} ({{AP|Noctowl}}), [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Metapod}} ({{AP|Butterfree}}), and [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Floatzel}} ({{AP|Buizel}}).
** A related coincidence is that three of the four female Gym Leaders listed above, own a turtle/tortoise-like Pokémon.
* All of Ash's primate-based Pokémon have been owned by two Trainers - [[Paul]] previously owned {{AP|Chimchar}}, {{ka|Anthony}} currently owns {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn currently owns Aipom which later evolved into {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}.
* Ash, along with May, owns the most Pokémon that have evolved twice since they were obtained, with three. Strangely, for both Trainers, they are the final form {{type2|Fire}} starter from [[Kanto|their own region]] ({{AP|Charizard}}), the final form {{type2|Grass}} starter from the [[Hoenn|other region]] that appeared in [[Generation III]]'s handheld games ({{AP|Sceptile}}), and the first Pokémon that they caught from the wild, their region's native butterfly ({{AP|Butterfree}}). These correspond to May's {{TP|May|Blaziken}}, {{TP|May|Venusaur}}, and {{TP|May|Beautifly}}.
* Ash has owned at least one Pokémon of each type except {{t|Dark}}, {{t|Dragon}}, {{t|Steel}}, and {{t|Psychic}}.
** All of these types are those of the [[pseudo-legendary|pseudo-legendaries]]. {{p|Dragonite}}, {{p|Salamence}} and {{p|Garchomp}} are all {{type2|Dragon}}s, {{p|Tyranitar}} a {{type2|Dark}} and {{p|Metagross}} is both {{t|Steel}} and {{t|Psychic}}. However, he did temporarily own a {{p|Spoink}}, which is a Psychic-type, for an event.
* Four of Ash's Pokémon have been introduced to moves by someone else: {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}, {{AP|Swellow}} and {{m|Aerial Ace}}, {{AP|Turtwig}} and {{m|Energy Ball}}, and {{AP|Staravia}} and {{m|Brave Bird}}. Of these, three are [[TM]] moves in the games.

===Miscellaneous===
* Though not as touched on anymore, a running gag in the English version of the series involved [[Delia Ketchum|his mother]] making sure that Ash changed his underwear every single day.
* The only girl Ash has even shown a confirmed [[Shipping|interest]] is named [[Giselle]] whom appeared in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''.
[[Image:Ash maid.jpg|200px|thumb|Ash crossdressed for a third time]]
* Ash has crossdressed once in each anime series: ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'' was the first time, in the [[original series]], ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]'' was the second, in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'' was the third, in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Each time Ash has crossdressed, he was never willing to do so and was coerced or forced into it in some fashion.
** In addition to dressing as a girl, Ash has dressed up as fruit on at least two occasions. The first time, he dressed as an apple in ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight!]]'' while the second he dressed as an eggplant in ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''. On both occasions he was used to lure a large Pokémon.
** Ash has also had to dress up on numerous occasions as Pokémon to help out the [[characters of the day]]. He has so far been a Mr. Mime in ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'', as an Octillery in ''[[EP215|Octillery the Outcast]]'' and as a Seviper in ''[[AG048|Zig Zag Zangoose!]]''.
* Ash's {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} outfit looks much like {{ga|Lucas}}'s. The biggest difference between the two is the fact that Lucas wears a scarf, and that Ash retains the {{wp|baseball cap}} style for his hat, while Lucas's is a {{wp|flat cap}}.
* Ash has been mistaken to be the son of two women from [[Kanto]] and the [[Orange Islands]]. The first time was in ''[[EP027|Hypno's Naptime]]'' where he was mistaken for a boy named Arnold, while the second was in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'' when [[Luana]] mistook him for her son [[Travis]].
* The Family of {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which are considered a possible name source for Ash, contain trees known as the Blue Ash, Green Ash, and the {{tt|Red|or Pumpkin}} Ash, matching the first three games released.

==Names==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
|Japanese
| サトシ ''Satoshi''
| Can be taken to mean 智 (wisdom; reason); named after [[Satoshi Tajiri]].
|-
|English
| Ash Ketchum
| Ketchum sounds similar to ''catch 'em''. First name can be found in Japanese name, S'''a'''to'''sh'''i. The Sat'''osh'''i in the Japanese name also sounds like Ash. Also, Ash is a default name for [[Red (game)|Red]] in [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]].
|-
|French
| Sacha
| Contains the English name: S-Ash-A
|-
|German
| Ash
| Same as English name
|-
|Korean
| 한지우 ''Han Jiu''
| 지 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|-
|Chinese
| 小智 ''Xiǎo Zhì''
| 智 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|}

==Related articles==
* [[Ashley]]
* [[Ashachu]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Ash}}

==External links==
*[http://kari.beautiful-beast.net/satoshi/ Poké Master], the fanlisting for Ash
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-satoshi.html Satoshi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi1.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 1] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi2.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 2] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://www.freewebs.com/satoshi-kun/ SPURT!], shrine to Satoshi.
*[http://ash-ketchum-fans.deviantart.com/ Ash-Ketchum-Fans] art collection on deviantART

==On Bulbagarden forums==
*[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=5254 Ash Club]

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age=yes |
years=10 (as of [[EP001|debut]]) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Brown |
hair=Black |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives={{Delia}}, Unknown father ([[EP002]]), Unknown grandfather ([[EP002]]) (Japanese only) ({{pkmn|anime}}) [[Mom]] ([[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga]])
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'''Ash Ketchum''' (Japanese: '''サトシ''' ''Satoshi'') is the main character of both the [[Pokémon anime]] and the manga [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Ash is apparently based on the main character of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]], {{ga|Red}}. He shares his name with the creator of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. His Japanese name can be taken to mean "wisdom" or "reason" (智), and his English name has many meanings. His English last name is a pun on the original English Pokémon motto, "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]". As for his first name, some note that "Ash" has the same letters found in ''S'''a'''to'''sh'''i''. Others have also noted that there are {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which would fit with the pattern of naming major characters after plants.

{{spoilers}}

==In the anime==
===Character===
[[Image:Anime Ash.png|thumb|Ash Ketchum in the [[original series]]]]
Ash's main goal in life, as described in the first episode, ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', is to be the world's greatest {{g|Master}}. Ash began his journey at the age of 10 as a warm-hearted and well-intentioned but stubborn and unskilled {{g|Trainer}}. He was forced to accept the irreverent {{AP|Pikachu}} from [[Professor Oak]] as his [[starter Pokémon]] because he carelessly broke his alarm clock and woke up late on the day he was set to get his first Pokémon. He was determined to achieve his goal, however, and when he showed his willingness to give up his own safety to keep Pikachu safe, he formed a strong bond of friendship with his Pokémon which would set his course for the future.

However, from that point, Ash still had a lot to learn about becoming a Trainer. He [[captured Pokémon|caught]] his [[Ash's Caterpie|first Pokémon]] by luck, knew nothing about {{g|battle|battling}}, and showed a reluctance to admit when he was wrong. Many of his first [[Gym]] [[badge]]s were given to him merely out of gratitude for his assistance rather than claiming a victory in battle over the [[Gym Leader]]s; of his first five gym battles, only his victory over [[Lt. Surge]] was an actual victory. Every time he thought he was doing well, he would somehow cross paths with his childhood [[rival]], [[Gary Oak]], who always reminded Ash that he was always a step or seven behind, with Gary catching around forty-five Pokémon by the time Ash had only caught his seventh, with matters being further hampered when his {{AP|Charizard}}, his most powerful Pokémon, refused to listen to him due to his inexperience until he had proven himself to the powerful Fire-type.

Ash's dedication to his goal paid off over time, and after earning his first eight badges, he competed in the [[Indigo League]], and advanced further in the rounds than Gary, making it to Round Five while Gary lost his fourth round. After recovering from his defeat, he continued on to improve his skill, take on new challenges, and compete in more {{g|League}} competitions, triumphing in the [[Orange League]] and the [[Battle Frontier]].

Ash has changed a great deal over the course of the series, particularly in regards to his skill at {{g|training}}, but his earnestness and determination have remained. Never straying from his goal, he has remained loyal to his friends, his family, and his supporters, but most of all his Pokémon. Ash became a great Trainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokémon by bonding with them and learning where their hidden abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting particularly challenging opponents. For example, he uses his Pikachu's speed to outmaneuver larger foes and attack, and defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] with his {{AP|Charizard}} by causing the field to overheat and have Charizard mount a close-range attack while Blastoise was blinded by the steam. He also prefers to train a Pokémon to be the best it can without making it evolve, and he is hesitant to let his Pokémon evolve to get stronger, as evidenced by his treatment of {{AP|Gligar}} in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''.

[[Image:SatoshiAG.png|thumb|left|Ash in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}]]
Additionally, during the first season of the series, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch more Pokémon than his rival, Gary. He later slowed his pace which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokémon. At the [[Johto]] League [[Silver Conference]], with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a battle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokémon, as when [[Ash's Primeape|a Mankey]] stole his {{AP|hat}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', he screamed and yelled at it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when [[Dawn's Ambipom|an Aipom]] did the same in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong]]'', he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat.

In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the Johto League saga, Ash befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a better Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and has learned to make his way relying on his {{AP|friends}}, particularly the maternal skills of [[Brock]]. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but Ash has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using the term for [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]'' as well as {{an|May}} and [[Max]] in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''.

He has traversed much of the {{g|world}} and has thus far participated in four [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|Pokémon League regional competitions]], but he is still learning new things about Pokémon all the time.

[[Image:AshAura.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ash using Aura inside the [[Tree of Beginning]]]]
Ash apparently has a close connection with [[Legendary Pokémon]], especially {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{an|Latias}} and {{an|Shaymin}}. In the English dub of the [[The Power of One|second movie]], he was revealed to be "The Chosen One" - the one who would bring balance back to the world. Although viewed as a normal human, Ash does have some special abilities as he is said to have the same [[aura]] as [[Sir Aaron]], a legendary hero, and is theoretically able to manipulate it in much the same way. However, he has not received any training in this field, opting to continue his Pokémon journey instead. He has also been likened to an ancient [[aura]] guardian in ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', who also had a partner {{p|Pikachu}}. Later, in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1]]'' and ''[[DP072|2]]'', Ash uses [[aura]] again to locate a lost {{p|Riolu}} and read Riolu's mind as well. However, these were one time deals, as Riolu had an unnaturally powerful aura.

He has a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] region, though he has stated that the contest he got it for was the only one he intends on entering. He also has one for the Hoenn region as it was required to watch one of the contests held there. Ash also carries around a broken [[Poké Ball]], of which the other half belongs to Gary and is a symbol of their ongoing, but now friendly, rivalry, as well as [[Misty's special lure]], which she sent to him as a gift, and also half of a ribbon he received in a contest against May before she left the group to compete in Johto.
 

===Family===
Ash lived with his mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], until he left for his Pokémon journey at the age of ten.

His father was never introduced. The anime suggests that his father was once a Pokémon Trainer that began his journey in Pallet Town, but it is unclear whether he is still living. There has been much discussion in the fandom as to the identity of Ash's father, though the writers have chosen to not focus on this aspect of Ash's life. Common characters put forward by fans for the role are [[Giovanni]], [[Professor Oak]] and {{an|Silver}}. 

An interview with the series' storyboarder confirmed Ash's father is a Trainer on his own journey. According the same storyboarder, Ash's father may or may not be introduced at the series, depending its necessity to Ash's further maturity and development as a Trainer.

Ash is an only child, breaking from the tradition of several other main characters, with the exception of {{an|Dawn}} and possibly {{Tracey}}, whose siblings are often a foil or focal point in their lives.

===[[Pokémon]]===
As a trainer, Ash has captured and befriended a sizable number of Pokémon over the course of the anime's run. His philosophy on training is that Pokémon are individuals and that a combination of trust, friendship and hard work are needed to overcome the toughest of challenges. He seems to battle best with Pokémon that are similar to Pikachu: ones that are speedy and maneuverable, yet able to preform high-powered attacks, but he is willing to work with any Pokémon that comes into his care. In general his default team while travelling consists of small but powerful Pokémon that rely on their speed to prevail against larger opponents, although he has been known to exchange his regular team members for more powerful Pokémon when facing Gym battles or League matches, such as when he used {{AP|Snorlax}} and Charizard in his rematch against [[Clair]]. Ash tends to battle in a fairly unorthodox manner as well, and his Pokémon often reflect this.
====On hand====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:396.png]]→[[Image:397.png]] [[Ash's Staravia|Starly → Staravia]]
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]]→[[Image:388.png]] [[Ash's Grotle|Turtwig → Grotle]]
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{AP|Chimchar}}
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:418.png]] {{AP|Buizel}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]]→[[Image:472.png]] [[Ash's Gliscor|Gligar → Gliscor]]
|}

====With Professor Oak====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:098.png]] → [[Image:099.png]] [[Ash's Kingler|Krabby → Kingler]]
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}} (×30)
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}} 
| align=center | [[Image:214.png]] {{AP|Heracross}} 
| align=center | [[Image:155.png]] {{AP|Cyndaquil}} 
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:152.png]] → [[Image:153.png]] [[Ash's Bayleef|Chikorita → Bayleef]] 
| align=center | [[Image:158.png]] {{AP|Totodile}} 
| align=center | [[Image:164 s.png]] {{AP|Noctowl}} ({{shiny2}})
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Phanpy Egg.png]] → [[Image:231.png]] → [[Image:232.png]] [[Ash's Donphan|Egg → Phanpy → Donphan]]
| align=center | [[Image:341.png]] {{AP|Corphish}}
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Treecko.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Grovyle.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Sceptile2.png]] [[Ash's Sceptile|Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile]]
| align=center | [[Image:324.png]] {{AP|Torkoal}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:276.png]] → [[Image:277.png]] [[Ash's Swellow|Taillow → Swellow]]
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:361.png]] → [[Image:362.png]] [[Ash's Glalie|Snorunt → Glalie]]
|}

====In training====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:057.png]] {{AP|Primeape}}
| align=center | [[Image:Ash's Squirtle2.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|}

* '''Primeape''': In training with {{ka|Anthony}}.
* '''Squirtle''': Returned to [[Squirtle Squad]] but can be called upon at any time.
* '''Charizard''': Left at [[Charicific Valley]] but can be called upon at any time.

====Released====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Butterfree.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] → [[Image:018.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto → Pidgeot]]
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:119.png]] {{p|Seaking}}
|}
* '''Butterfree''': Released to mate and breed with a [[pink Butterfree]].
* '''Pidgeot''': Released to protect various {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} from various {{p|Spearow}} and a {{p|Fearow}}.
* '''Lapras''': Released to be with its family and other {{p|Lapras}}.

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=200px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:020.png]] {{AP|Raticate}}
| align=center | [[Image:190 f.png]] [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]]
|}

* '''Raticate:''' Received from [[Gentleman]] for Butterfree; subsequently sent it back again.
* '''Aipom:''' Traded to {{an|Dawn}} for {{AP|Buizel}}

====Temporary====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:077.png]] → [[Image:078.png]] {{p|Ponyta}} → {{p|Rapidash}}
| align=center | [[Image:137.png]] {{p|Porygon}}
| align=center | [[Image:110.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Weezing}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:052.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Meowth}}
| align=center | [[Image:024.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Arbok}}
| align=center | [[Image:163.png]] {{p|Hoothoot}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:106.png]] {{p|Hitmonlee}}
| align=center | [[Image:026.png]] {{p|Raichu}}
| align=center | [[Image:325.png]] {{p|Spoink}}
| align=center | [[Image:458.png]] {{p|Mantyke}}
|}

* '''Ponyta/Rapidash''': Borrowed from [[Lara Laramie]] after she was injured and couldn't ride Ponyta in the race in ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]''. It evolved into Rapidash during the race and earned Ash the win.
* '''Porygon''': Lent to by [[Dr. Akihabara]] to help stop [[Team Rocket]] from stealing Pokémon from the Pokémon Center's PC system in ''[[EP038|Computer Soldier Porygon]]''.
* '''Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth''': Used during a Pokémon League exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''.
* '''Hoothoot:''' Borrowed (with [[Brock]] and [[Misty]]) from [[Hagatha]] in order to navigate the haunted forest in ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion]]''.
* '''Seaking:''' Caught and released during the contest in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''
* '''Hitmonlee:''' Borrowed from [[Master Hamm]] in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista]]'' to battle May with a {{p|Hitmonchan}}.
* '''Raichu:''' Trained during ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''.
* '''Spoink''' and '''Mantyke''': Used in the Pokémon triathlon in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team]]''.

====Given away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
|}

* '''Beedrill''': Caught Beedrill in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]], but subsequently gave it to {{an|Casey}} due to his knowledge of her fondness for black-and-yellow-striped Pokémon.

====Unofficial====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:093.png]] {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}
| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Ash's Larvitar Egg.png]] → [[Image:246.png]] {{pkmn|Egg}} → {{AP|Larvitar}} 
|}

* '''Haunter''': Never officially caught Haunter, but it accompanied him back to [[Saffron City]] to aid in his Gym battle against [[Sabrina]] before it decided to remain with her
* '''Larvitar''': Cared for Larvitar as an egg and took it home to its mother; he never caught it in a ball, but he did use it in battle on at least one occasion.

===Badges obtained===
====Indigo League====
[[Image:Asheightkanto.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight [[badge]]s of [[Kanto]]]]
* {{badge|Boulder}} ([[EP005]])
* {{badge|Cascade}} ([[EP007]])
* {{badge|Thunder}} ([[EP014]])
* {{badge|Marsh}} ([[EP024]])
* {{badge|Rainbow}} ([[EP026]])
* {{badge|Soul}} ([[EP032]])
* {{badge|Volcano}} ([[EP059]])
* {{badge|Earth}} ([[EP063]])

====Orange League====
* {{badge|Coral-Eye}} ([[EP085]])
* {{badge|Sea Ruby}} ([[EP093]])
* {{badge|Spike Shell}} ([[EP103]])
* {{badge|Jade Star}} ([[EP108]])

====Johto League====
* {{badge|Zephyr}} ([[EP131]])
* {{badge|Hive}} ([[EP144]])
* {{badge|Plain}} ([[EP159]])
* {{badge|Fog}} ([[EP182]])
* {{badge|Storm}} ([[EP209]])
* {{badge|Mineral}} ([[EP224]])
* {{badge|Glacier}} ([[EP238]])
* {{badge|Rising}} ([[EP254]])

====Hoenn League====
[[Image:Ashs hoenn badges.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight badges from Hoenn.]]
* {{badge|Stone}} ([[AG016]])
* {{badge|Knuckle}} ([[AG031]])
* {{badge|Dynamo}} ([[AG040]])
* {{badge|Heat}} ([[AG056]])
* {{badge|Balance}} ([[AG070]])
* {{badge|Feather}} ([[AG085]])
* {{badge|Mind}} ([[AG100]])
* {{badge|Rain}} ([[AG111]])

====Battle Frontier====
* [[Factory Head Noland|Knowledge Symbol]] ([[AG136]])
* [[Arena Tycoon Greta|Guts Symbol]] ([[AG149]])
* [[Dome Ace Tucker|Tactics Symbol]] ([[AG153]])
* [[Pike Queen Lucy|Luck Symbol]] ([[AG158]])
* [[Palace Maven Spenser|Spirits Symbol]] ([[AG164]])
* [[Salon Maiden Anabel|Ability Symbol]] ([[AG170]])
* [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brave Symbol]] ([[AG190]])

====Sinnoh League====
* {{badge|Coal}} ([[DP018]])
* {{badge|Forest}} ([[DP037]])
* {{badge|Cobble}} ([[DP068]])
* {{badge|Fen}} ([[DP083]])
* {{badge|Relic}} ([[DP102]])
* {{badge|Mine}} ([[DP108]])




===Pokémon Competitions===
====Pokémon League ranking====
Ash placed in the {{g|League}} [[Pokémon League Conference|competitions]] listed below.

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] (Top 16)
* [[Silver Conference]] (Top 8)
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] (Top 8)
|}
====Pokémon Championship battles====
Ash challenged the following Pokémon championships as well:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of battles (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Orange League]] (Champion)
* [[Hoenn Battle Frontier|Kanto Battle Frontier]] (Champion)
|}

====Miscellaneous Competitions====
Ash has also participated in the following competitions:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Bug-Catching Contest]] (Champion)
* [[Extreme Pokémon Race|Extreme Pokémon]] (Champion)
* [[Fire and Rescue Grand Prix]]
* [[Grass Tournament]]
* [[Hearthome Collection]] (Runner-up)
* [[P1 Grand Prix]] (Champion)
* [[Pokémon Balloon Race]] (Champion)
*[[Pokémon Contest]]s
**{{to|Terracotta}} Contest (unofficial) (Winner - Tied with {{an|May}})
**{{ci|Jubilife}} Contest
** [[Wallace Cup]] (Top 8)
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]]
* [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] Tauros-battling competition (Winner)
* [[PokéRinger]] (Champion)
* [[Seaking Catching Day]]
* [[Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament]]  (Champion - with [[Paul]])
* [[Sumo Conference]] (Champion)
* [[Whirl Cup]] (Top 16)
* [[Pokémon Cosplay|Pokémon Cosplay Contest]] Runner up
* [[DP091|Summer School Triathalon]] Winner
* [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race
* [[Rota]] Tournament (Champion)
|}

===Voice actors===
*'''Japanese'''
**松本梨香 ''[[Rica Matsumoto]]''

*'''English'''
**[[Veronica Taylor]] ({{4Kids}} dub)
**[[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}} dub)
**[[Jamie Peacock]] (''[[Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'' only)

*'''German'''
**Caroline Combrinck ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]])
**Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-present)

*'''French'''
**Aurélien Ringelheim

*'''Italian'''
**[[Davide Garbolino]]

*'''Spanish'''
**[[Adolfo Moreno]] (Spain)
**[[Gabriel Ramos]] (Latin America)

*'''Brazilian'''
**[[Fábio Lucindo]]

*'''Polish'''
**[[Hanna Kinder-Kiss]] ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-[[DP104]], all movies)
**[[Grzegorz Drojewski]] ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])

*'''Czech'''
**[[Radek Škvor]]

==In the manga==
{{mangastub}}
The [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga version]] of Ash Ketchum is based on the anime version, but there are many differences after both versions took different directions. For example, while anime Ash is indifferent to romance or members of the opposite gender (or same gender, some may argue), manga Ash has a big crush on Gary's sister, [[May Oak]]. He's also prone to quickly falling in love like Brock, but to a much less extreme degree.
===Pokémon===
[[Image:Satoshidengeki.PNG|thumb|right|Ash in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.]]
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:022.png]] {{AP|Fearow}}
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:012.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[Image:043.png]] {{p|Oddish}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
| align=center | [[Image:099.png]] {{AP|Kingler}}
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}}
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}}
|}

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=150px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:056.png]] {{p|Mankey}}
| align=center | [[Image:079.png]] {{p|Slowpoke}} ([[Giant Pokémon|giant]])
|}
*'''Mankey''': Given away for a map, which turned out to be fake.
*'''Giant Slowpoke''': Given away to {{Gary}} for [[May Oak]]'s photo

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ash or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|7th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Torkoal|9}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|7th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 9/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Grovyle|1}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 1/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Phanpy|4}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 4/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Swellow|7}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 7/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 10/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|"ADV-P" Promo|Ash's Treecko|36}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|"ADV-P" Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 36/"ADV-P"
|}

==Trivia==
===Pokémon===
* Ash has caught 49 different kinds of Pokémon, including evolutions and counting Larvitar, Seaking, Beedrill, Haunter, and Raticate, even though Larvitar and Haunter were not officially his, Beedrill was given away nearly immediately, and Seaking was released as part of contest rules. The original tagline for the dub was "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]", but Ash has only caught 9.74% of the current number of Pokémon. This line was eventually dropped in 2003, when he only had 8.03% of the then total of 386.
* Ash has caught or received 64 different individual Pokémon, 30 of which are his Tauros.
* Ash's first choice of a starter was Squirtle. Later, it is revealed that Gary was the Pallet Town trainer who chose Squirtle. Ash's second choice was Bulbasaur, while his third was Charmander.
* Ash has captured each [[generation]]'s {{type2|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] (Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Treecko, Turtwig).
* Ash has captured one {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon from each series region that players can encounter early in different games: {{AP|Pidgeotto}}, {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Taillow}}, and {{AP|Starly}}.
* In both the [[Timeline of events in the anime#Kanto|Kanto]] and [[Timeline of events in the anime#Johto|Johto]] story arcs, Ash managed to capture all three of the starter Pokémon for both regions. This trend was broken in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, where he only captured {{AP|Treecko}}, while the other two were {{OP|May|Torchic}} and {{OP|Brock|Mudkip}}.
* Ash has the most Pokémon that know moves that [[Anime move errors|they can't learn in the games]]: [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie]] with {{m|Counter}} (although it apparently failed to use the move), {{AP|Charizard}} with {{m|Tackle}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} with {{m|Tickle}} (debatable), {{m|Dig}}, and {{m|Whirlwind}}, {{AP|Raticate}} with {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}, {{AP|Staravia}} with {{m|Gust}}, and {{AP|Larvitar}} with {{m|Harden}}.
* Ash has three turtle-like Pokémon: Squirtle, Torkoal and Grotle. Each corresponds to one of the three elemental types of the starter Pokémon, though Torkoal isn't a starter itself.
* Three of Ash's Pokémon were caught by him after first premiering in Pokémon movies: {{AP|Donphan}} (''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''), {{AP|Aipom}} (''[[Spell of the Unown]]''), and {{AP|Buizel}} (''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'').
** Both Donphan and Aipom are {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} and were both used in battle against him by an opponent during the opening credits of the movies.
* All together, Ash has seen at least twenty-seven different species of legendary Pokémon, and at least ten of them multiple times.

===Challenges/Gym Related===
* So far, every time Ash becomes the champion of something, he then battles and gets defeated by {{Gary}} a few episodes later, before heading off to a new region. This has happened after his championing of the [[Orange League]] and the Hoenn {{ho|Battle Frontier}}, which were both "filler seasons" before the start of even-numbered generations.
* In each region (except for the Orange Islands), Ash always loses against at least one of the [[Gym Leader]]s before challenging them to a rematch.
* So far, Ash always befriends someone shortly before the regional tournament. That person will beat Ash later on in the semifinals.
* During his adventures in Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, Ash pinned his badges to the inside of his jacket. From Hoenn onwards, they have been kept in some form of case.
* The most badges Ash has ever gotten in the first thirty-five episodes were six badges in Kanto, which makes sense considering that Kanto was significantly shorter than any other saga (aside from the Orange Island saga and the Battle Frontier saga). In every other region thus far, he has only won two badges in the first thirty-five episodes.
* Each time Ash successfully wins his eighth badge, all eight are stolen, though soon after returned.
* Discounting [[Koga]], who was a [[Gym Leader]] at the time of Ash's battle against him, Ash has so far battled three [[Elite Four]] members, namely [[Lorelei|Prima]], {{EF|Drake}} and [[Agatha]], losing to all three.

===Pokémon in relation to others===
* Ash has owned four Pokémon that have also been owned by [[Gym Leaders]]. [[Falkner]] ({{AP|Pidgeot}}), [[Flannery]] ({{AP|Torkoal}}), [[Winona]] ({{AP|Swellow}}), and [[Gardenia]] ({{AP|Turtwig}}). Coincidently, all of them either have bird or turtle-like Pokémon. Other Gym Leaders have owned Pokémon that happened to be either the evolved form or pre-evolved form of one of Ash's Pokémon. [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]] ({{AP|Pikachu}}), [[Cissy]]'s {{p|Blastoise}} ({{AP|Squirtle}}), [[Falkner]]'s {{p|Hoothoot}} ({{AP|Noctowl}}), [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Metapod}} ({{AP|Butterfree}}), and [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Floatzel}} ({{AP|Buizel}}).
** A related coincidence is that three of the four female Gym Leaders listed above, own a turtle/tortoise-like Pokémon.
* All of Ash's primate-based Pokémon have been owned by two Trainers - [[Paul]] previously owned {{AP|Chimchar}}, {{ka|Anthony}} currently owns {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn currently owns Aipom which later evolved into {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}.
* Ash, along with May, owns the most Pokémon that have evolved twice since they were obtained, with three. Strangely, for both Trainers, they are the final form {{type2|Fire}} starter from [[Kanto|their own region]] ({{AP|Charizard}}), the final form {{type2|Grass}} starter from the [[Hoenn|other region]] that appeared in [[Generation III]]'s handheld games ({{AP|Sceptile}}), and the first Pokémon that they caught from the wild, their region's native butterfly ({{AP|Butterfree}}). These correspond to May's {{TP|May|Blaziken}}, {{TP|May|Venusaur}}, and {{TP|May|Beautifly}}.
* Ash has owned at least one Pokémon of each type except {{t|Dark}}, {{t|Dragon}}, {{t|Steel}}, and {{t|Psychic}}.
** All of these types are those of the [[pseudo-legendary|pseudo-legendaries]]. {{p|Dragonite}}, {{p|Salamence}} and {{p|Garchomp}} are all {{type2|Dragon}}s, {{p|Tyranitar}} a {{type2|Dark}} and {{p|Metagross}} is both {{t|Steel}} and {{t|Psychic}}. However, he did temporarily own a {{p|Spoink}}, which is a Psychic-type, for an event.
* Four of Ash's Pokémon have been introduced to moves by someone else: {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}, {{AP|Swellow}} and {{m|Aerial Ace}}, {{AP|Turtwig}} and {{m|Energy Ball}}, and {{AP|Staravia}} and {{m|Brave Bird}}. Of these, three are [[TM]] moves in the games.

===Miscellaneous===
* Though not as touched on anymore, a running gag in the English version of the series involved [[Delia Ketchum|his mother]] making sure that Ash changed his underwear every single day.
* The only girl Ash has even shown a confirmed [[Shipping|interest]] is named [[Giselle]] whom appeared in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''.
[[Image:Ash maid.jpg|200px|thumb|Ash crossdressed for a third time]]
* Ash has crossdressed once in each anime series: ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'' was the first time, in the [[original series]], ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]'' was the second, in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'' was the third, in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Each time Ash has crossdressed, he was never willing to do so and was coerced or forced into it in some fashion.
** In addition to dressing as a girl, Ash has dressed up as fruit on at least two occasions. The first time, he dressed as an apple in ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight!]]'' while the second he dressed as an eggplant in ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''. On both occasions he was used to lure a large Pokémon.
** Ash has also had to dress up on numerous occasions as Pokémon to help out the [[characters of the day]]. He has so far been a Mr. Mime in ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'', as an Octillery in ''[[EP215|Octillery the Outcast]]'' and as a Seviper in ''[[AG048|Zig Zag Zangoose!]]''.
* Ash's {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} outfit looks much like {{ga|Lucas}}'s. The biggest difference between the two is the fact that Lucas wears a scarf, and that Ash retains the {{wp|baseball cap}} style for his hat, while Lucas's is a {{wp|flat cap}}.
* Ash has been mistaken to be the son of two women from [[Kanto]] and the [[Orange Islands]]. The first time was in ''[[EP027|Hypno's Naptime]]'' where he was mistaken for a boy named Arnold, while the second was in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'' when [[Luana]] mistook him for her son [[Travis]].
* The Family of {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which are considered a possible name source for Ash, contain trees known as the Blue Ash, Green Ash, and the {{tt|Red|or Pumpkin}} Ash, matching the first three games released.

==Names==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
|Japanese
| サトシ ''Satoshi''
| Can be taken to mean 智 (wisdom; reason); named after [[Satoshi Tajiri]].
|-
|English
| Ash Ketchum
| Ketchum sounds similar to ''catch 'em''. First name can be found in Japanese name, S'''a'''to'''sh'''i. The Sat'''osh'''i in the Japanese name also sounds like Ash. Also, Ash is a default name for [[Red (game)|Red]] in [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]].
|-
|French
| Sacha
| Contains the English name: S-Ash-A
|-
|German
| Ash
| Same as English name
|-
|Korean
| 한지우 ''Han Jiu''
| 지 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|-
|Chinese
| 小智 ''Xiǎo Zhì''
| 智 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|}

==Related articles==
* [[Ashley]]
* [[Ashachu]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Ash}}

==External links==
*[http://kari.beautiful-beast.net/satoshi/ Poké Master], the fanlisting for Ash
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-satoshi.html Satoshi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi1.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 1] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi2.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 2] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://www.freewebs.com/satoshi-kun/ SPURT!], shrine to Satoshi.
*[http://ash-ketchum-fans.deviantart.com/ Ash-Ketchum-Fans] art collection on deviantART

==On Bulbagarden forums==
*[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=5254 Ash Club]

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:{{redirect|Ash|the item attached to Ho-Oh|Sacred Ash}} ''For the ash found at the foot of Mt. Chimney, see [[volcanic ash]].''
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image=[[Image:SatoshiDP.png|230px]] |
caption=Art from Diamond/Pearl anime |
age=yes |
years=10 (as of [[EP001|debut]]) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Brown |
hair=Black |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives={{Delia}}, Unknown father ([[EP002]]), Unknown grandfather ([[EP002]]) (Japanese only) ({{pkmn|anime}}) [[Mom]] ([[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga]])
|trainer=yes |
trainerclass={{pkmn|Trainer}} |
game=counterpart|
counterpart={{ga|Red}}|
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP001 |
epname=Pokémon - I Choose You! |
enva=[[Veronica Taylor]] ({{4Kids}}) [[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}}) |
java=[[Rica Matsumoto]] |
}}

'''Ash Ketchum''' (Japanese: '''サトシ''' ''Satoshi'') is the main character of both the [[Pokémon anime]] and the manga [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. Ash is apparently based on the main character of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]], {{ga|Red}}. He shares his name with the creator of the [[Pokémon]] franchise, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. His Japanese name can be taken to mean "wisdom" or "reason" (智), and his English name has many meanings. His English last name is a pun on the original English Pokémon motto, "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]". As for his first name, some note that "Ash" has the same letters found in ''S'''a'''to'''sh'''i''. Others have also noted that there are {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which would fit with the pattern of naming major characters after plants.

{{spoilers}}

==In the anime==
===Character===
[[Image:Anime Ash.png|thumb|Ash Ketchum in the [[original series]]]]
Ash's main goal in life, as described in the first episode, ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', is to be the world's greatest {{g|Master}}. Ash began his journey at the age of 10 as a warm-hearted and well-intentioned but stubborn and unskilled {{g|Trainer}}. He was forced to accept the irreverent {{AP|Pikachu}} from [[Professor Oak]] as his [[starter Pokémon]] because he carelessly broke his alarm clock and woke up late on the day he was set to get his first Pokémon. He was determined to achieve his goal, however, and when he showed his willingness to give up his own safety to keep Pikachu safe, he formed a strong bond of friendship with his Pokémon which would set his course for the future.

However, from that point, Ash still had a lot to learn about becoming a Trainer. He [[captured Pokémon|caught]] his [[Ash's Caterpie|first Pokémon]] by luck, knew nothing about {{g|battle|battling}}, and showed a reluctance to admit when he was wrong. Many of his first [[Gym]] [[badge]]s were given to him merely out of gratitude for his assistance rather than claiming a victory in battle over the [[Gym Leader]]s; of his first five gym battles, only his victory over [[Lt. Surge]] was an actual victory. Every time he thought he was doing well, he would somehow cross paths with his childhood [[rival]], [[Gary Oak]], who always reminded Ash that he was always a step or seven behind, with Gary catching around forty-five Pokémon by the time Ash had only caught his seventh, with matters being further hampered when his {{AP|Charizard}}, his most powerful Pokémon, refused to listen to him due to his inexperience until he had proven himself to the powerful Fire-type.

Ash's dedication to his goal paid off over time, and after earning his first eight badges, he competed in the [[Indigo League]], and advanced further in the rounds than Gary, making it to Round Five while Gary lost his fourth round. After recovering from his defeat, he continued on to improve his skill, take on new challenges, and compete in more {{g|League}} competitions, triumphing in the [[Orange League]] and the [[Battle Frontier]].

Ash has changed a great deal over the course of the series, particularly in regards to his skill at {{g|training}}, but his earnestness and determination have remained. Never straying from his goal, he has remained loyal to his friends, his family, and his supporters, but most of all his Pokémon. Ash became a great Trainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokémon by bonding with them and learning where their hidden abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting particularly challenging opponents. For example, he uses his Pikachu's speed to outmaneuver larger foes and attack, and defeated [[Gary's Blastoise]] with his {{AP|Charizard}} by causing the field to overheat and have Charizard mount a close-range attack while Blastoise was blinded by the steam. He also prefers to train a Pokémon to be the best it can without making it evolve, and he is hesitant to let his Pokémon evolve to get stronger, as evidenced by his treatment of {{AP|Gligar}} in ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear With Fear!]]''.

[[Image:SatoshiAG.png|thumb|left|Ash in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}]]
Additionally, during the first season of the series, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch more Pokémon than his rival, Gary. He later slowed his pace which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokémon. At the [[Johto]] League [[Silver Conference]], with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a battle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokémon, as when [[Ash's Primeape|a Mankey]] stole his {{AP|hat}} in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', he screamed and yelled at it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when [[Dawn's Ambipom|an Aipom]] did the same in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong]]'', he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat.

In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the Johto League saga, Ash befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a better Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and has learned to make his way relying on his {{AP|friends}}, particularly the maternal skills of [[Brock]]. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but Ash has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using the term for [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]'' as well as {{an|May}} and [[Max]] in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''.

He has traversed much of the {{g|world}} and has thus far participated in four [[Pokémon League#Championship competitions|Pokémon League regional competitions]], but he is still learning new things about Pokémon all the time.

[[Image:AshAura.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ash using Aura inside the [[Tree of Beginning]]]]
Ash apparently has a close connection with [[Legendary Pokémon]], especially {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{an|Latias}} and {{an|Shaymin}}. In the English dub of the [[The Power of One|second movie]], he was revealed to be "The Chosen One" - the one who would bring balance back to the world. Although viewed as a normal human, Ash does have some special abilities as he is said to have the same [[aura]] as [[Sir Aaron]], a legendary hero, and is theoretically able to manipulate it in much the same way. However, he has not received any training in this field, opting to continue his Pokémon journey instead. He has also been likened to an ancient [[aura]] guardian in ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', who also had a partner {{p|Pikachu}}. Later, in ''[[DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1]]'' and ''[[DP072|2]]'', Ash uses [[aura]] again to locate a lost {{p|Riolu}} and read Riolu's mind as well. However, these were one time deals, as Riolu had an unnaturally powerful aura.

He has a [[Contest Pass]] for the [[Sinnoh]] region, though he has stated that the contest he got it for was the only one he intends on entering. He also has one for the Hoenn region as it was required to watch one of the contests held there. Ash also carries around a broken [[Poké Ball]], of which the other half belongs to Gary and is a symbol of their ongoing, but now friendly, rivalry, as well as [[Misty's special lure]], which she sent to him as a gift, and also half of a ribbon he received in a contest against May before she left the group to compete in Johto.
 

===Family===
Ash lived with his mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], until he left for his Pokémon journey at the age of ten.

His father was never introduced. The anime suggests that his father was once a Pokémon Trainer that began his journey in Pallet Town, but it is unclear whether he is still living. There has been much discussion in the fandom as to the identity of Ash's father, though the writers have chosen to not focus on this aspect of Ash's life. Common characters put forward by fans for the role are [[Giovanni]], [[Professor Oak]] and {{an|Silver}}. 

An interview with the series' storyboarder confirmed Ash's father is a Trainer on his own journey. According the same storyboarder, Ash's father may or may not be introduced at the series, depending its necessity to Ash's further maturity and development as a Trainer.

Ash is an only child, breaking from the tradition of several other main characters, with the exception of {{an|Dawn}} and possibly {{Tracey}}, whose siblings are often a foil or focal point in their lives.

===[[Pokémon]]===
As a trainer, Ash has captured and befriended a sizable number of Pokémon over the course of the anime's run. His philosophy on training is that Pokémon are individuals and that a combination of trust, friendship and hard work are needed to overcome the toughest of challenges. He seems to battle best with Pokémon that are similar to Pikachu: ones that are speedy and maneuverable, yet able to preform high-powered attacks, but he is willing to work with any Pokémon that comes into his care. In general his default team while travelling consists of small but powerful Pokémon that rely on their speed to prevail against larger opponents, although he has been known to exchange his regular team members for more powerful Pokémon when facing Gym battles or League matches, such as when he used {{AP|Snorlax}} and Charizard in his rematch against [[Clair]]. Ash tends to battle in a fairly unorthodox manner as well, and his Pokémon often reflect this.
====On hand====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:396.png]]→[[Image:397.png]] [[Ash's Staravia|Starly → Staravia]]
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:387.png]]→[[Image:388.png]] [[Ash's Grotle|Turtwig → Grotle]]
| align=center | [[Image:390.png]] {{AP|Chimchar}}
|}
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
| align=center | [[Image:418.png]] {{AP|Buizel}}
| align=center | [[Image:207.png]]→[[Image:472.png]] [[Ash's Gliscor|Gligar → Gliscor]]
|}

====With Professor Oak====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:098.png]] → [[Image:099.png]] [[Ash's Kingler|Krabby → Kingler]]
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}} (×30)
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}} 
| align=center | [[Image:214.png]] {{AP|Heracross}} 
| align=center | [[Image:155.png]] {{AP|Cyndaquil}} 
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:152.png]] → [[Image:153.png]] [[Ash's Bayleef|Chikorita → Bayleef]] 
| align=center | [[Image:158.png]] {{AP|Totodile}} 
| align=center | [[Image:164 s.png]] {{AP|Noctowl}} ({{shiny2}})
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Phanpy Egg.png]] → [[Image:231.png]] → [[Image:232.png]] [[Ash's Donphan|Egg → Phanpy → Donphan]]
| align=center | [[Image:341.png]] {{AP|Corphish}}
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:Ash's Treecko.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Grovyle.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Sceptile2.png]] [[Ash's Sceptile|Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile]]
| align=center | [[Image:324.png]] {{AP|Torkoal}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:276.png]] → [[Image:277.png]] [[Ash's Swellow|Taillow → Swellow]]
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:361.png]] → [[Image:362.png]] [[Ash's Glalie|Snorunt → Glalie]]
|}

====In training====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:057.png]] {{AP|Primeape}}
| align=center | [[Image:Ash's Squirtle2.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|}

* '''Primeape''': In training with {{ka|Anthony}}.
* '''Squirtle''': Returned to [[Squirtle Squad]] but can be called upon at any time.
* '''Charizard''': Left at [[Charicific Valley]] but can be called upon at any time.

====Released====

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:Ash's Butterfree.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] → [[Image:018.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto → Pidgeot]]
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:119.png]] {{p|Seaking}}
|}
* '''Butterfree''': Released to mate and breed with a [[pink Butterfree]].
* '''Pidgeot''': Released to protect various {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} from various {{p|Spearow}} and a {{p|Fearow}}.
* '''Lapras''': Released to be with its family and other {{p|Lapras}}.

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=200px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:020.png]] {{AP|Raticate}}
| align=center | [[Image:190 f.png]] [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]]
|}

* '''Raticate:''' Received from [[Gentleman]] for Butterfree; subsequently sent it back again.
* '''Aipom:''' Traded to {{an|Dawn}} for {{AP|Buizel}}

====Temporary====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=400px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:077.png]] → [[Image:078.png]] {{p|Ponyta}} → {{p|Rapidash}}
| align=center | [[Image:137.png]] {{p|Porygon}}
| align=center | [[Image:110.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Weezing}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:052.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Meowth}}
| align=center | [[Image:024.png]] {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Arbok}}
| align=center | [[Image:163.png]] {{p|Hoothoot}}
| align=center | [[Image:119.png]] {{p|Seaking}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:106.png]] {{p|Hitmonlee}}
| align=center | [[Image:026.png]] {{p|Raichu}}
| align=center | [[Image:325.png]] {{p|Spoink}}
| align=center | [[Image:458.png]] {{p|Mantyke}}
|}

* '''Ponyta/Rapidash''': Borrowed from [[Lara Laramie]] after she was injured and couldn't ride Ponyta in the race in ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]''. It evolved into Rapidash during the race and earned Ash the win.
* '''Porygon''': Lent to by [[Dr. Akihabara]] to help stop [[Team Rocket]] from stealing Pokémon from the Pokémon Center's PC system in ''[[EP038|Computer Soldier Porygon]]''.
* '''Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth''': Used during a Pokémon League exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''.
* '''Hoothoot:''' Borrowed (with [[Brock]] and [[Misty]]) from [[Hagatha]] in order to navigate the haunted forest in ''[[EP121|Illusion Confusion]]''.
* '''Seaking:''' Caught and released during the contest in ''[[EP168|Hook, Line, and Stinker]]''
* '''Hitmonlee:''' Borrowed from [[Master Hamm]] in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista]]'' to battle May with a {{p|Hitmonchan}}.
* '''Raichu:''' Trained during ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]''.
* '''Spoink''' and '''Mantyke''': Used in the Pokémon triathlon in ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team]]''.

====Given away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=100px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
|}

* '''Beedrill''': Caught Beedrill in the [[Bug-Catching Contest]], but subsequently gave it to {{an|Casey}} due to his knowledge of her fondness for black-and-yellow-striped Pokémon.

====Unofficial====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:093.png]] {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}
| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Ash's Larvitar Egg.png]] → [[Image:246.png]] {{pkmn|Egg}} → {{AP|Larvitar}} 
|}

* '''Haunter''': Never officially caught Haunter, but it accompanied him back to [[Saffron City]] to aid in his Gym battle against [[Sabrina]] before it decided to remain with her
* '''Larvitar''': Cared for Larvitar as an egg and took it home to its mother; he never caught it in a ball, but he did use it in battle on at least one occasion.

===Badges obtained===
====Indigo League====
[[Image:Asheightkanto.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight [[badge]]s of [[Kanto]]]]
* {{badge|Boulder}} ([[EP005]])
* {{badge|Cascade}} ([[EP007]])
* {{badge|Thunder}} ([[EP014]])
* {{badge|Marsh}} ([[EP024]])
* {{badge|Rainbow}} ([[EP026]])
* {{badge|Soul}} ([[EP032]])
* {{badge|Volcano}} ([[EP059]])
* {{badge|Earth}} ([[EP063]])

====Orange League====
* {{badge|Coral-Eye}} ([[EP085]])
* {{badge|Sea Ruby}} ([[EP093]])
* {{badge|Spike Shell}} ([[EP103]])
* {{badge|Jade Star}} ([[EP108]])

====Johto League====
* {{badge|Zephyr}} ([[EP131]])
* {{badge|Hive}} ([[EP144]])
* {{badge|Plain}} ([[EP159]])
* {{badge|Fog}} ([[EP182]])
* {{badge|Storm}} ([[EP209]])
* {{badge|Mineral}} ([[EP224]])
* {{badge|Glacier}} ([[EP238]])
* {{badge|Rising}} ([[EP254]])

====Hoenn League====
[[Image:Ashs hoenn badges.jpg|thumb|right|Ash's eight badges from Hoenn.]]
* {{badge|Stone}} ([[AG016]])
* {{badge|Knuckle}} ([[AG031]])
* {{badge|Dynamo}} ([[AG040]])
* {{badge|Heat}} ([[AG056]])
* {{badge|Balance}} ([[AG070]])
* {{badge|Feather}} ([[AG085]])
* {{badge|Mind}} ([[AG100]])
* {{badge|Rain}} ([[AG111]])

====Battle Frontier====
* [[Factory Head Noland|Knowledge Symbol]] ([[AG136]])
* [[Arena Tycoon Greta|Guts Symbol]] ([[AG149]])
* [[Dome Ace Tucker|Tactics Symbol]] ([[AG153]])
* [[Pike Queen Lucy|Luck Symbol]] ([[AG158]])
* [[Palace Maven Spenser|Spirits Symbol]] ([[AG164]])
* [[Salon Maiden Anabel|Ability Symbol]] ([[AG170]])
* [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brave Symbol]] ([[AG190]])

====Sinnoh League====
* {{badge|Coal}} ([[DP018]])
* {{badge|Forest}} ([[DP037]])
* {{badge|Cobble}} ([[DP068]])
* {{badge|Fen}} ([[DP083]])
* {{badge|Relic}} ([[DP102]])
* {{badge|Mine}} ([[DP108]])




===Pokémon Competitions===
====Pokémon League ranking====
Ash placed in the {{g|League}} [[Pokémon League Conference|competitions]] listed below.

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] (Top 16)
* [[Silver Conference]] (Top 8)
* [[Ever Grande Conference]] (Top 8)
|}
====Pokémon Championship battles====
Ash challenged the following Pokémon championships as well:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of battles (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Orange League]] (Champion)
* [[Hoenn Battle Frontier|Kanto Battle Frontier]] (Champion)
|}

====Miscellaneous Competitions====
Ash has also participated in the following competitions:

{|class="expandable"
|-
!align="left"|List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
|-
|
* [[Bug-Catching Contest]] (Champion)
* [[Extreme Pokémon Race|Extreme Pokémon]] (Champion)
* [[Fire and Rescue Grand Prix]]
* [[Grass Tournament]]
* [[Hearthome Collection]] (Runner-up)
* [[P1 Grand Prix]] (Champion)
* [[Pokémon Balloon Race]] (Champion)
*[[Pokémon Contest]]s
**{{to|Terracotta}} Contest (unofficial) (Winner - Tied with {{an|May}})
**{{ci|Jubilife}} Contest
** [[Wallace Cup]] (Top 8)
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]]
* [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] Tauros-battling competition (Winner)
* [[PokéRinger]] (Champion)
* [[Seaking Catching Day]]
* [[Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament]]  (Champion - with [[Paul]])
* [[Sumo Conference]] (Champion)
* [[Whirl Cup]] (Top 16)
* [[Pokémon Cosplay|Pokémon Cosplay Contest]] Runner up
* [[DP091|Summer School Triathalon]] Winner
* [[Alto Mare]] Canal Race
* [[Rota]] Tournament (Champion)
|}

===Voice actors===
*'''Japanese'''
**松本梨香 ''[[Rica Matsumoto]]''

*'''English'''
**[[Veronica Taylor]] ({{4Kids}} dub)
**[[Sarah Natochenny]] ({{PUSA}} dub)
**[[Jamie Peacock]] (''[[Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'' only)

*'''German'''
**Caroline Combrinck ([[EP001]]-[[EP157]])
**Veronika Neugebauer ([[EP158]]-present)

*'''French'''
**Aurélien Ringelheim

*'''Italian'''
**[[Davide Garbolino]]

*'''Spanish'''
**[[Adolfo Moreno]] (Spain)
**[[Gabriel Ramos]] (Latin America)

*'''Brazilian'''
**[[Fábio Lucindo]]

*'''Polish'''
**[[Hanna Kinder-Kiss]] ([[EP001]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-[[DP104]], all movies)
**[[Grzegorz Drojewski]] ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])

*'''Czech'''
**[[Radek Škvor]]

==In the manga==
{{mangastub}}
The [[Electric Tale of Pikachu|manga version]] of Ash Ketchum is based on the anime version, but there are many differences after both versions took different directions. For example, while anime Ash is indifferent to romance or members of the opposite gender (or same gender, some may argue), manga Ash has a big crush on Gary's sister, [[May Oak]]. He's also prone to quickly falling in love like Brock, but to a much less extreme degree.
===Pokémon===
[[Image:Satoshidengeki.PNG|thumb|right|Ash in [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.]]
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:025.png]] {{AP|Pikachu}}
| align=center | [[Image:022.png]] {{AP|Fearow}}
| align=center | [[Image:017.png]] [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:010.png]] → [[Image:011.png]] → [[Image:012.png]] [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]
|-
| align=center colspan=3 | [[Image:004.png]] → [[Image:005.png]] → [[Image:006.png]] [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard]]
|-
| align=center | [[Image:001.png]] {{AP|Bulbasaur}}
| align=center | [[Image:007.png]] {{AP|Squirtle}}
| align=center | [[Image:043.png]] {{p|Oddish}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:015.png]] {{TP|Casey|Beedrill}}
| align=center | [[Image:099.png]] {{AP|Kingler}}
| align=center | [[Image:089.png]] {{AP|Muk}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:128.png]] {{AP|Tauros}}
| align=center | [[Image:131.png]] {{AP|Lapras}}
| align=center | [[Image:143.png]] {{AP|Snorlax}}
|}

====Traded away====
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=150px cellspacing="0"
|-
| align=center | [[Image:056.png]] {{p|Mankey}}
| align=center | [[Image:079.png]] {{p|Slowpoke}} ([[Giant Pokémon|giant]])
|}
*'''Mankey''': Given away for a map, which turned out to be fake.
*'''Giant Slowpoke''': Given away to {{Gary}} for [[May Oak]]'s photo

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ash or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{| {{bluetable}}
|- style="background: #DDDDFF;"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Set
!Set no.
|-
| {{TCG ID|7th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Torkoal|9}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|7th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 9/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Grovyle|1}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 1/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Phanpy|4}} || {{e|Fighting}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 4/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|8th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Swellow|7}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 7/20
|-
| {{TCG ID|9th Movie Half Deck|Ash's Aipom|10}} || {{e|Colorless}} || - || - || {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck}} (no English release) || 10/19
|-
| {{TCG ID|"ADV-P" Promo|Ash's Treecko|36}} || {{e|Grass}} || - || - || {{TCG|"ADV-P" Promotional cards}} (no English release) || 36/"ADV-P"
|}

==Trivia==
===Pokémon===
* Ash has caught 49 different kinds of Pokémon, including evolutions and counting Larvitar, Seaking, Beedrill, Haunter, and Raticate, even though Larvitar and Haunter were not officially his, Beedrill was given away nearly immediately, and Seaking was released as part of contest rules. The original tagline for the dub was "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]", but Ash has only caught 9.74% of the current number of Pokémon. This line was eventually dropped in 2003, when he only had 8.03% of the then total of 386.
* Ash has caught or received 64 different individual Pokémon, 30 of which are his Tauros.
* Ash's first choice of a starter was Squirtle. Later, it is revealed that Gary was the Pallet Town trainer who chose Squirtle. Ash's second choice was Bulbasaur, while his third was Charmander.
* Ash has captured each [[generation]]'s {{type2|Grass}} [[starter Pokémon]] (Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Treecko, Turtwig).
* Ash has captured one {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon from each series region that players can encounter early in different games: {{AP|Pidgeotto}}, {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Taillow}}, and {{AP|Starly}}.
* In both the [[Timeline of events in the anime#Kanto|Kanto]] and [[Timeline of events in the anime#Johto|Johto]] story arcs, Ash managed to capture all three of the starter Pokémon for both regions. This trend was broken in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, where he only captured {{AP|Treecko}}, while the other two were {{OP|May|Torchic}} and {{OP|Brock|Mudkip}}.
* Ash has the most Pokémon that know moves that [[Anime move errors|they can't learn in the games]]: [[Ash's Butterfree|Caterpie]] with {{m|Counter}} (although it apparently failed to use the move), {{AP|Charizard}} with {{m|Tackle}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} with {{m|Tickle}} (debatable), {{m|Dig}}, and {{m|Whirlwind}}, {{AP|Raticate}} with {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}, {{AP|Staravia}} with {{m|Gust}}, and {{AP|Larvitar}} with {{m|Harden}}.
* Ash has three turtle-like Pokémon: Squirtle, Torkoal and Grotle. Each corresponds to one of the three elemental types of the starter Pokémon, though Torkoal isn't a starter itself.
* Three of Ash's Pokémon were caught by him after first premiering in Pokémon movies: {{AP|Donphan}} (''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''), {{AP|Aipom}} (''[[Spell of the Unown]]''), and {{AP|Buizel}} (''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'').
** Both Donphan and Aipom are {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} and were both used in battle against him by an opponent during the opening credits of the movies.
* All together, Ash has seen at least twenty-seven different species of legendary Pokémon, and at least ten of them multiple times.

===Challenges/Gym Related===
* So far, every time Ash becomes the champion of something, he then battles and gets defeated by {{Gary}} a few episodes later, before heading off to a new region. This has happened after his championing of the [[Orange League]] and the Hoenn {{ho|Battle Frontier}}, which were both "filler seasons" before the start of even-numbered generations.
* In each region (except for the Orange Islands), Ash always loses against at least one of the [[Gym Leader]]s before challenging them to a rematch.
* So far, Ash always befriends someone shortly before the regional tournament. That person will beat Ash later on in the semifinals.
* During his adventures in Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, Ash pinned his badges to the inside of his jacket. From Hoenn onwards, they have been kept in some form of case.
* The most badges Ash has ever gotten in the first thirty-five episodes were six badges in Kanto, which makes sense considering that Kanto was significantly shorter than any other saga (aside from the Orange Island saga and the Battle Frontier saga). In every other region thus far, he has only won two badges in the first thirty-five episodes.
* Each time Ash successfully wins his eighth badge, all eight are stolen, though soon after returned.
* Discounting [[Koga]], who was a [[Gym Leader]] at the time of Ash's battle against him, Ash has so far battled three [[Elite Four]] members, namely [[Lorelei|Prima]], {{EF|Drake}} and [[Agatha]], losing to all three.

===Pokémon in relation to others===
* Ash has owned four Pokémon that have also been owned by [[Gym Leaders]]. [[Falkner]] ({{AP|Pidgeot}}), [[Flannery]] ({{AP|Torkoal}}), [[Winona]] ({{AP|Swellow}}), and [[Gardenia]] ({{AP|Turtwig}}). Coincidently, all of them either have bird or turtle-like Pokémon. Other Gym Leaders have owned Pokémon that happened to be either the evolved form or pre-evolved form of one of Ash's Pokémon. [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]] ({{AP|Pikachu}}), [[Cissy]]'s {{p|Blastoise}} ({{AP|Squirtle}}), [[Falkner]]'s {{p|Hoothoot}} ({{AP|Noctowl}}), [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Metapod}} ({{AP|Butterfree}}), and [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Floatzel}} ({{AP|Buizel}}).
** A related coincidence is that three of the four female Gym Leaders listed above, own a turtle/tortoise-like Pokémon.
* All of Ash's primate-based Pokémon have been owned by two Trainers - [[Paul]] previously owned {{AP|Chimchar}}, {{ka|Anthony}} currently owns {{AP|Primeape}}, and Dawn currently owns Aipom which later evolved into {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}}.
* Ash, along with May, owns the most Pokémon that have evolved twice since they were obtained, with three. Strangely, for both Trainers, they are the final form {{type2|Fire}} starter from [[Kanto|their own region]] ({{AP|Charizard}}), the final form {{type2|Grass}} starter from the [[Hoenn|other region]] that appeared in [[Generation III]]'s handheld games ({{AP|Sceptile}}), and the first Pokémon that they caught from the wild, their region's native butterfly ({{AP|Butterfree}}). These correspond to May's {{TP|May|Blaziken}}, {{TP|May|Venusaur}}, and {{TP|May|Beautifly}}.
* Ash has owned at least one Pokémon of each type except {{t|Dark}}, {{t|Dragon}}, {{t|Steel}}, and {{t|Psychic}}.
** All of these types are those of the [[pseudo-legendary|pseudo-legendaries]]. {{p|Dragonite}}, {{p|Salamence}} and {{p|Garchomp}} are all {{type2|Dragon}}s, {{p|Tyranitar}} a {{type2|Dark}} and {{p|Metagross}} is both {{t|Steel}} and {{t|Psychic}}. However, he did temporarily own a {{p|Spoink}}, which is a Psychic-type, for an event.
* Four of Ash's Pokémon have been introduced to moves by someone else: {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}, {{AP|Swellow}} and {{m|Aerial Ace}}, {{AP|Turtwig}} and {{m|Energy Ball}}, and {{AP|Staravia}} and {{m|Brave Bird}}. Of these, three are [[TM]] moves in the games.

===Miscellaneous===
* Though not as touched on anymore, a running gag in the English version of the series involved [[Delia Ketchum|his mother]] making sure that Ash changed his underwear every single day.
* The only girl Ash has even shown a confirmed [[Shipping|interest]] is named [[Giselle]] whom appeared in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''.
[[Image:Ash maid.jpg|200px|thumb|Ash crossdressed for a third time]]
* Ash has crossdressed once in each anime series: ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'' was the first time, in the [[original series]], ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]'' was the second, in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]'' was the third, in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Each time Ash has crossdressed, he was never willing to do so and was coerced or forced into it in some fashion.
** In addition to dressing as a girl, Ash has dressed up as fruit on at least two occasions. The first time, he dressed as an apple in ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight!]]'' while the second he dressed as an eggplant in ''[[AG104|Claydol Big and Tall]]''. On both occasions he was used to lure a large Pokémon.
** Ash has also had to dress up on numerous occasions as Pokémon to help out the [[characters of the day]]. He has so far been a Mr. Mime in ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'', as an Octillery in ''[[EP215|Octillery the Outcast]]'' and as a Seviper in ''[[AG048|Zig Zag Zangoose!]]''.
* Ash's {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} outfit looks much like {{ga|Lucas}}'s. The biggest difference between the two is the fact that Lucas wears a scarf, and that Ash retains the {{wp|baseball cap}} style for his hat, while Lucas's is a {{wp|flat cap}}.
* Ash has been mistaken to be the son of two women from [[Kanto]] and the [[Orange Islands]]. The first time was in ''[[EP027|Hypno's Naptime]]'' where he was mistaken for a boy named Arnold, while the second was in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'' when [[Luana]] mistook him for her son [[Travis]].
* The Family of {{wp|Ash Tree}}s, which are considered a possible name source for Ash, contain trees known as the Blue Ash, Green Ash, and the {{tt|Red|or Pumpkin}} Ash, matching the first three games released.

==Names==
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #88a; border-collapse: collapse;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
|Japanese
| サトシ ''Satoshi''
| Can be taken to mean 智 (wisdom; reason); named after [[Satoshi Tajiri]].
|-
|English
| Ash Ketchum
| Ketchum sounds similar to ''catch 'em''. First name can be found in Japanese name, S'''a'''to'''sh'''i. The Sat'''osh'''i in the Japanese name also sounds like Ash. Also, Ash is a default name for [[Red (game)|Red]] in [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]].
|-
|French
| Sacha
| Contains the English name: S-Ash-A
|-
|German
| Ash
| Same as English name
|-
|Korean
| 한지우 ''Han Jiu''
| 지 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|-
|Chinese
| 小智 ''Xiǎo Zhì''
| 智 is from 智 ''satoshi''.
|}

==Related articles==
* [[Ashley]]
* [[Ashachu]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Ash}}

==External links==
*[http://kari.beautiful-beast.net/satoshi/ Poké Master], the fanlisting for Ash
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/r-satoshi.html Satoshi's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi1.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 1] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_poke-satoshi2.html Satoshi's Pokémon pg. 2] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
*[http://www.freewebs.com/satoshi-kun/ SPURT!], shrine to Satoshi.
*[http://ash-ketchum-fans.deviantart.com/ Ash-Ketchum-Fans] art collection on deviantART

==On Bulbagarden forums==
*[http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=5254 Ash Club]

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