Isamu Akai
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Isamu Akai (赤井 勇) nicknamed Red is the protaganist of the Pocket Monsters manga. He is based on Red from the original Pokémon Red and Green. His surname contains the Japanese word for "red" (赤 aka).
In the anime
Red made a cameo appearance in Pokémon anime in Lights, Camerupt, Action as a character in a short movie. Clefairy and Pikachu were there, too.
In the Manga
Red is a young trainer from Pallet Town who received a Pokédex from Professor Oak and was sent on a quest to find out more about Pokémon.
Red encounters a violent male Clefairy on his way to Professor Oak's lab, and together they defeat a giant Nidoran♂ by accident. When Clefairy follows Red to the laboratory, Red chooses to travel with the Clefairy because he finds his antics amusing.
Unlike his rival, Red doesn't catch a lots of Pokémon. He has two (later three) favourites, which he keeps outside balls. However, he caught several others, including Articuno, but never used them.
He continues his journey in Pocket Monsters RS, the sequel of Pocket Monsters that takes place in Hoenn.
His rival is Kai Midorikawa.
