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[[image:EP034_-_Tomo2.jpg|frame|'''Tomo''' in action.]]
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[[image:EP034_-_Tomo_and_parents.jpg|frame|'''Tomo''' and his parents in a Kangaskhan.]]
'''Tommy''' (Japanese: '''タロウ''' ''Tarō'') also known as '''Tomo''' (Japanese: '''ターサン''' ''Tarsan'') is a little boy who lives in [[Safari Land]] and was raised by {{p|Kangaskhan}}.
'''Tommy''' (Japanese: '''タロウ''' ''Tarō'') also known as '''Tomo''' (Japanese: '''ターサン''' ''Tāsan'') is a little boy who lives in the [[Safari Zone]] and was raised by {{p|Kangaskhan}}.


=In the anime=
==In the anime==
[[Ash]], [[Misty]], and [[Brock]] were traveling through the [[Kanto]] Safari Zone when [[Team Rocket]] tried to steal a herd of Kangaskhan living on a preserve area of the park.
Tommy is the [[character of the day]] in ''[[EP034|The Kangaskhan Kid]]''.


A feral boy freed the captured Kangaskhan with his boomerang, and led them in action against Team Rocket.
{{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} were traveling through [[Safari Land]] when {{TRT}} tried to steal a herd of Kangaskhan living on a preserve area of the park. A feral boy freed the captured Kangaskhan with his boomerang, and led them in action against Team Rocket.


Later, a rich couple arrived in a helicopter and explained they were looking for their son, Tommy, who had been missing for five years. The family was flying over the Safari Zone when the father held their child outside the window of the plane to give him a better look and dropped him.
Later, a rich couple arrived in a helicopter and explained they were looking for their son Tommy who had been missing for five years. The family was flying over the Safari Zone when the father held their child outside the window of the copter to give him a better look and dropped him. The couple showed [[Officer Jenny]] a picture of their boy, and she recognized him as Tomo - the feral boy who protects the Kangaskhan.


The couple showed [[Officer Jenny]] a picture of their boy, and she recognized him as Tomo - the feral boy who protects the Kangaskhan.
Brock tried to help an injured baby Kangaskhan and Tommy attacked Brock with his boomerang. Tommy's human {{TP|Tommy|parents}} tried to explain who they are, but Tommy insisted that the Kangaskhan have always been his real parents. Tommy's father knocked him unconscious and the boy remembered his past.


Brock tried to help an injured baby Kangaskhan and Tommy attacked Brock with his boomerang. Tommy's human parents try to explain who they are, but Tommy insists that the Kangaskhan have always been his real parents.
Team Rocket tried to steal the Kangaskhan again with a giant robot, but Tommy's parents crashed their helicopter into the robot to destroy it. Tommy's parents emerged from the rubble, however, and announced that they planned to live in the Safari Zone with Tommy and the Kangaskhan herd.


Tommy's father knocked him unconscious and the boy remembered his past.
===Pokémon===
{{MissingInfo|1|enva}}
====Befriended====
This is a list of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} Tommy has befriended in the {{pkmn|anime}}.


Team Rocket tried to steal the Kangaskhan again with a giant robot, but Tommy's parents crashed their helicopter into the robot to destroy it.
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Tommy
|pkmn=Kangaskhan
|type1=Normal
|gender=female
|img=Kangaskhan anime.png
|epnum=EP034
|epname=The Kangaskhan Kid
|vajp=Sachiko Kobayashi
|desc=Tommy's {{p|Kangaskhan}} is a Pokémon Tommy befriended. Her only appearance was in ''[[EP034|The Kangaskhan Kid]]'', and she is the biggest one of her herd. She first appeared when {{TRT}} caught a herd of Kangaskhan, including Tommy's, with their huge net, but they were eventually saved by Tommy and she rode off with Tommy in her pouch. {{Ash}} and [[Ash's friends|his friends]] find the baby Kangaskhan which is supposed to be in the pouch where Tommy is and heal it.


Tommy's parents emerged from the rubble, however, and announced that they planned to live in the Safari Zone with Tommy and the Kangaskhan herd.
Later Team Rocket turn up in their new [[Team Rocket's mechas|mecha]] and tranquillize all of the Kangaskhan except for the leader. With the help of Ash and his friends they send Team Rocket blasting off. In the end Tommy, [[Tommy's parents|his parents]] and the baby Kangaskhan live with each over with the Kangaskhan herd.


His Japanese voice actor is unknown and his English voice actor is [[Jimmy Zoppi]].
Kangaskhan's only known move is {{m|Dizzy Punch}}.}}


=In the manga=
===Voice actors===
==Electric Tale of Pikachu==
{{vatable|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{normal color light}}
Tommy also makes an appearance in the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.
|ja=くまいもとこ ''[[Motoko Kumai]]''
|en=[[Carter Cathcart|Jimmy Zoppi]]
|ar=فدوى سليمان ''Fadwa Souleimane''
|fi=Minna Tasanto
|cs=Inka Šecová
|de=Hubertus von Lerchenfeld
|no=Erik Skøld
|pt_br=Fábio Villalonga
|es_eu=Cristina Yuste
|es_la=Humberto Ramírez
|pl=Renata Berger{{tt|*|Original dub}}<br>Maksymilian Michasiów{{tt|*|Redub}}
}}


[[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] had accidentally gotten separated from Ash.  Pikachu met up with two abandoned Pokémon: {{p|Squirtle}} and {{p|Charmander}}.  Pikachu had heard Ash talking about finding the [[Hidden Village]].  Squirlte and Charmander also sought the village.
==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
[[File:Tommy EToP.png|thumb|220px|Tommy in the manga]]
Tommy appears in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]'', where he helps a lost {{AP|Pikachu}}, along with {{p|Squirtle}} and {{p|Charmander}}, find the [[Hidden Village]] where Pikachu hopes to be reunited with {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}.


Along the way, Tommy, a boy with a boomerang, greeted them. Tommy was able to speak Pokémon language and introduced them to his mother, a playful Kangaskhan.  Kangkaskhan explained how she had found Tommy abandoned and raised him.
Tommy lives with his adoptive mother, a {{p|Kangaskhan}}. His biological parents are never shown in the manga. It is unknown when he was separated from his parents. Kangaskhan believes that he has been abandoned. Tommy is able to speak fluently in Pokémon language as well as basic human language.


Kangaskhan and Tommy knew where the Hidden Village, the Pokémon Paradise, was located - and agreed to lead the three lost Pokémon there.  After a while, they stumbled upon [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]] of Team Rocket.  Meowth introduced them to [[Jessie]] and [[James]] and Tommy tried to ride around in Jessie's "pouch" (or possibly to drink milk from her breasts in the original version).
====Pokémon====
=====Befriended=====
This is a list of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} Tommy has befriended in the Electric Tale of Pikachu.
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Tommy
|pkmn=Kangaskhan
|width=72
|type1=Normal
|gender=female
|img=Kangaskhan EToP.png
|epnum=ET07
|epname=Pikachu's Excellent Adventure
|desc={{p|Kangaskhan}} is a Pokémon Tommy befriended and considers his mother. She and Tommy took Pikachu, {{p|Squirtle}}, and {{p|Charmander}} to the Pokémon Paradise in the Hidden Village. When Team Rocket attacked the Village and started capturing the Pokémon there, she and Pikachu defeated them and sent them blasting off.


Jessie and James convinced them to take them along with them to the Hidden Village, acting like they wanted to live a quiet life in the mountains.
Kangaskhan's only known move is {{m|Mega Kick}}.}}


After a series of adventures which included a quick stop at the [[Fuchsia City]] [[Gym]] - the strang band finally reached the Hidden Valley.
==Trivia==
* Tommy is a fairly obvious parody of {{wp|Tarzan}} in both his back story and behavior, as well as his Japanese name.
** In an old Pokémon.com summary, he was called '''Tarzan''', which comes from his Japanese name.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19991012181211/http://pokemon.com/cartoons/fourthten.html Pokémon World - Cartoons] (archive)</ref>


[[Melanie]] expained to Tommy that humans don't have pouches.  Team Rocket tried to steal the Pokémon in the Hidden Village, but a {{m|Mega Kick}} from Kangaskhan sent them packing.
==References==
<references/>


Everyone parted ways, and Kangaskhan and Tommy were still in the Hidden Village with Squirtle, the last Pikachu saw of them.
{{Electric Tale of Pikachu characters}}
{{Project COD notice}}


=Trivia=
[[Category:Kanto characters of the day]]
In the original version, Tommy seems to be obsessed with breasts.
[[Category:Anime characters]]
[[Category:Electric Tale of Pikachu characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]


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[[de:Tommy]]
[[Category:Characters of the day]]
[[es:Tommy (Kanto)]]
[[Category:Electric Tale of Pikachu characters]]
[[it:Tommy (EP034)]]
[[zh:达山]]

Latest revision as of 04:24, 2 September 2023

Tommy

Tommy (Japanese: タロウ Tarō) also known as Tomo (Japanese: ターサン Tarsan) is a little boy who lives in Safari Land and was raised by Kangaskhan.

In the anime

Tommy is the character of the day in The Kangaskhan Kid.

Ash, Misty, and Brock were traveling through Safari Land when Team Rocket tried to steal a herd of Kangaskhan living on a preserve area of the park. A feral boy freed the captured Kangaskhan with his boomerang, and led them in action against Team Rocket.

Later, a rich couple arrived in a helicopter and explained they were looking for their son Tommy who had been missing for five years. The family was flying over the Safari Zone when the father held their child outside the window of the copter to give him a better look and dropped him. The couple showed Officer Jenny a picture of their boy, and she recognized him as Tomo - the feral boy who protects the Kangaskhan.

Brock tried to help an injured baby Kangaskhan and Tommy attacked Brock with his boomerang. Tommy's human parents tried to explain who they are, but Tommy insisted that the Kangaskhan have always been his real parents. Tommy's father knocked him unconscious and the boy remembered his past.

Team Rocket tried to steal the Kangaskhan again with a giant robot, but Tommy's parents crashed their helicopter into the robot to destroy it. Tommy's parents emerged from the rubble, however, and announced that they planned to live in the Safari Zone with Tommy and the Kangaskhan herd.

Pokémon

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Befriended

This is a list of Pokémon Tommy has befriended in the anime.

Tommy's Kangaskhan
Kangaskhan ♀
Tommy's Kangaskhan is a Pokémon Tommy befriended. Her only appearance was in The Kangaskhan Kid, and she is the biggest one of her herd. She first appeared when Team Rocket caught a herd of Kangaskhan, including Tommy's, with their huge net, but they were eventually saved by Tommy and she rode off with Tommy in her pouch. Ash and his friends find the baby Kangaskhan which is supposed to be in the pouch where Tommy is and heal it.

Later Team Rocket turn up in their new mecha and tranquillize all of the Kangaskhan except for the leader. With the help of Ash and his friends they send Team Rocket blasting off. In the end Tommy, his parents and the baby Kangaskhan live with each over with the Kangaskhan herd.

Kangaskhan's only known move is Dizzy Punch.

Debut The Kangaskhan Kid
Voice actors
Japanese Sachiko Kobayashi

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese くまいもとこ Motoko Kumai
English Jimmy Zoppi
Arabic فدوى سليمان Fadwa Souleimane
Czech Inka Šecová
Finnish Minna Tasanto
German Hubertus von Lerchenfeld
Norwegian Erik Skøld
Polish Renata Berger*
Maksymilian Michasiów*
Brazilian Portuguese Fábio Villalonga
Spanish Latin America Humberto Ramírez
Spain Cristina Yuste


In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Tommy in the manga

Tommy appears in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure, where he helps a lost Pikachu, along with Squirtle and Charmander, find the Hidden Village where Pikachu hopes to be reunited with Ash.

Tommy lives with his adoptive mother, a Kangaskhan. His biological parents are never shown in the manga. It is unknown when he was separated from his parents. Kangaskhan believes that he has been abandoned. Tommy is able to speak fluently in Pokémon language as well as basic human language.

Pokémon

Befriended

This is a list of Pokémon Tommy has befriended in the Electric Tale of Pikachu.

Tommy's Kangaskhan
Kangaskhan ♀
Kangaskhan is a Pokémon Tommy befriended and considers his mother. She and Tommy took Pikachu, Squirtle, and Charmander to the Pokémon Paradise in the Hidden Village. When Team Rocket attacked the Village and started capturing the Pokémon there, she and Pikachu defeated them and sent them blasting off.

Kangaskhan's only known move is Mega Kick.

Debut Pikachu's Excellent Adventure

Trivia

  • Tommy is a fairly obvious parody of Tarzan in both his back story and behavior, as well as his Japanese name.
    • In an old Pokémon.com summary, he was called Tarzan, which comes from his Japanese name.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Pokémon World - Cartoons (archive)
Main characters
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Gym Leaders
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Other
A.J. • Aya • Bill • Damian • Dario • Duplica • Eevee brothers • Giselle • Jeanette Fisher • Officer Jenny • Joe • Nurse Joy
Lara Laramie • Mahri • Melanie • Mikey • Mimi • Professor Orville • Potter • Florinda Showers • Ruby • Samurai • Tommy
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