Casey (anime)
| Casey ナナコ Nanako | |
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Purple |
| Hometown | New Bark Town |
| Region | Johto |
| Relatives | Unnamed father and grandfather |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
| Animated debut | The Double Trouble Header |
| English voice actor | Kerry Williams |
| Japanese voice actor | Nina Kumagaya |
Casey (Japanese: ナナコ Nanako) is a nominally recurring Trainer in the Pokémon anime.
History
Casey first appeared in The Double Trouble Header , where Ash, Misty, Brock see her capturing a Rattata. Soon after appear, Casey battle against an overconfident Ash that uses just his Charizard to defeat she easily.
After the defeat, Casey is tricked by Team Rocket and faces again Ash, this time battling Pikachu using her Chikorita and makes a good battle, but the battle is interrupted by Jessie, James, and TRMeowth ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]]) try to capture the two Pokémon in battle.
At the end Ash and Casey unite to defeat Team Rocket and in the end become friends.
She returns in The Bug Stops Here, where Ash competes against him in the Bug-Catching Contest, decided to win at all costs it takes to limit with your Chikorita which almost cause his defeat. Chikorita evolves to defeat Team Rocket in more than one plan. Before leaving Ash presents her with a Beedrill because of his admiration for Pokemon yellow striped.
Casey returns in Here's Lookin 'at You, Elekid !, where she reveals that her Bayleef evolved into a Meganium. She also tries to catch a wild Elekid in the proximities and with hard work she manages to capture the pre evolution of their favorite Pokémon.
In A Date With Delcatty she visits the Kanto region to try to watch a baseball game with team Starmie against the team Electabuzz. She meets up with Misty and both unite to defeat Butch and Cassidy which trying to steal a rare Pokémon Delcatty in the region belonging to Georgio.
Her latest appearance was in Those Darn Electabuzz where she helps her idol Corey Demario and his Charizard.
Character
She and her family are fans of the Electabuzz baseball team, and she loves Pokémon with the team's colors, yellow with black stripes. She started with a Chikorita, which she received from Professor Elm of New Bark Town.
In the original Japanese version, Casey speaks with a Kansai dialect, in which natives to Osaka, Japan speak. Adding to this is Casey's love of the Electabuzz baseball team, an analogue to the real world Osaka baseball team, the Hanshin Tigers. Not only is there a similarity in both Electabuzz and tigers being striped animals, but the Hanshin Tigers are known for having a very loyal fanbase.
Casey has been compared to Ash in his early days of Pokémon training. However, they have different styles of training, and different tastes in Pokémon.
Pokémon
This listing is of Casey's Pokémon as of Those Darn Electabuzz!:
On hand
| Debut | The Double Trouble Header |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Satomi Kōrogi |
| English | Satomi Kōrogi |
- Main article: Casey's Meganium
Meganium is Casey's first and primary Pokémon. She obtained it as a Chikorita from Professor Elm's lab. It first appeared in The Double Trouble Header. It evolved into Bayleef in The Bug Stops Here, and again into Meganium by Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid!.
| Debut | The Bug Stops Here |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shin'ichirō Miki |
| English | Shin'ichirō Miki |
- Main article: Casey's Beedrill
Beedrill was initially caught by Ash in the Bug-Catching Contest in The Bug Stops Here. Ash gave it to Casey afterwards because of her love for yellow and black-striped Pokémon.
| Debut | Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid! |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Yūji Ueda |
| English | Yūji Ueda |
Casey caught Elekid in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid!, with the help of her Meganium. She was very eager to catch one, as it is the pre-evolved form of her favorite Pokémon, Electabuzz, who is also the mascot of her favorite baseball team.
Elekid's known moves are Thunderbolt and ThunderPunch.
Casey's Pidgey was seen for the first time in Casey's battle with Ash in The Double Trouble Header, her debut appearance. It was easily defeated by Ash's Charizard. It was also later used to battle against Team Rocket.
It is likely that Pidgey, like Rattata, was chosen as a reflection of Casey being a beginning Trainer at the time. While Meganium, Beedrill, and Elekid are often seen out of their Poké Balls, Pidgey has not been heard of since Casey's debut episode.
Pidgey's only known move is Quick Attack.
Casey's Rattata was seen for the first time during Casey's debut appearance in The Double Trouble Header as a wild Pokémon. She battled it with her Chikorita and then caught it. Rattata was soon called out during Casey's battle against Ash, where it was quickly defeated by his Charizard. It was also later used to battle against Team Rocket.
It is likely that Rattata, like Pidgey, was chosen as a reflection of Casey being a beginning Trainer at the time. While Meganium, Beedrill, and Elekid are often seen out of their Poké Balls, Rattata has not been heard of since Casey's debut episode.
Rattata's only known move is Tackle.
Temporary
| Debut | The Bug Stops Here |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Eric Stuart |
Casey caught Weedle at the Bug-Catching Contest in The Bug Stops Here. It was released under the rules of the contest and as such very little is known about it.
None of Weedle's moves are known.
Dub only
| Debut | Those Darn Electabuzz! |
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Casey mentions that she has a Rapidash in the dub of Those Darn Electabuzz!. However, no reference to this Pokémon is made in the Japanese version.
As it was not seen, none of its moves are known.
| Debut | Those Darn Electabuzz! |
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Casey mentions that she has a Magmar in the dub of Those Darn Electabuzz!. However, no reference to this Pokémon is made in the Japanese version.
As it was not seen, none of its moves are known.
Badges
- Four unknown badges (prior to Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid!)
Pokémon competitions
Voice actors
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In the games
Pokémon Zany Cards
Casey appears, along with Duplica, as the Stage 3 opponent of Special Seven mode.
Pokémon
This listing is for Casey's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared.
 Pikachu |
Quotes
Pokémon Zany Cards
- Before battle
- "It's me, Casey! Fan of ELECT-A-BUZZ!! Our teamwas in the cellar, but we'll be champs this season! Let's get this series started!"
- During battle
- Using a card
- "Curve ball misses!"
- "Time to rally, team!"
- "Try this pitch!"
- "It's the ninth inning!"
- Using Pikachu
- "I like Pikachu!"
- Using Counter
- "Game-winning homer!"
- Drawing a card
- "Keep an eye on the ball.
- "Never give up! Never!"
- Hit
- "Hey! Nice hit!"
- "Great pitching staff!"
- Hit with Jigglypuff
- "Zzz... World champ..."
- Hit with Reverse
- "Cheater! Base on balls."
- After battle
- Second or third
- "I'm out!"
- When defeated
- "Oh no! A losing streak!"
Trivia
- In The Double Trouble Header, Casey manages to catch the two Pokémon that Ash first encountered on his journey.
- Casey is the only Trainer who was given a Pokémon by Ash.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ナナコ Nanako | From 七子 seventh child. |
| English, German, Spanish | Casey | From the poem "Casey at the Bat", also meant to originally be the name for Ash Ketchum |
| French | Cathy | |
| Spanish | Vanesa* / Casey | |
| Korean | 나진 Najin | |
| Chinese | 奈奈 Nàinài | From the first part of her Japanese name. |
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