Red (Pocket Monsters)
| Isamu Akai 赤井 勇 Isamu Akai | |
| File:Isamu Akai.png Isamu and his Pikachu | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Hometown | Pallet Town |
| Region | Kanto |
| Anime cameos | Lights, Camerupt, Action! |
Isamu Akai (赤井 勇) nicknamed Red is the protagonist of the Pokémon 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 manga
Isamu 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.
Isamu 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 Isamu to the laboratory, Isamu chooses to travel with the Clefairy because he finds his antics amusing.
Unlike his rival, Isamu doesn't catch a lot of Pokémon. He has two (later three) favorites, which he keeps outside their Poké Balls. He has caught several others, including Articuno, but never uses them in battle.
He continues his journey in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire, the sequel to Pokémon Pocket Monsters that takes place in Hoenn, and in Pocket Monsters DP, the second sequel of Pokémon Pocket Monsters that takes place in Sinnoh.
His rival is Kai Midorikawa.
Pokémon
Known
This is a list of Isamu's known Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters manga:
| Isamu Akai's Clefairy | ||
Clefairy is a Pokémon that Isamu obtained by befriending. He has been out of his Poké Ball in most of Isamu's adventures. | ||
| Debut | The Pokémon Clefairy Enters!! | |
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| Isamu Akai's Pikachu | ||
Brock caught this Pikachu way before Isamu started his journey. Pikachu was revealed to be Clefairy's cousin after Brock gave him to Isamu. | ||
| Debut | Take Out The Rival Onix | |
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 Machamp |
 Articuno |
 Tauros |
 Venusaur |
 Rattata |
 Jigglypuff |
 Primeape |
 Cubone |
 Dragonite |
 Pidgey |
 Arcanine |
 Scyther |
 Slugma |
 Alakazam |
 Shiftry |
Befriended
 Mew |
Unknown
These Pokémon are seen with Isamu during his baseball match with Kai. It is unknown if these Pokémon belong to him.
 Diglett |
 Golem |
 Slowbro |
 Magneton |
 Farfetch'd |
 Gastly |
 Onix |
 Kingler |
 Chansey |
 Tangela |
 Snorlax |
These Pokémon are seen with Isamu during the curry cooking competition with Kai. It is unknown if these Pokémon belong to him, nor is it known if the Diglett, Onix, or Kingler are the same ones from the baseball game.
 Blastoise |
Diglett |
 Rapidash |
Onix |
Kingler |
Other unknown Pokémon:
 Exeggcute |
 Voltorb |
Released
| Togepi was another Pokémon seen out of its Poké Ball. It was then released afterwards. | ||
| Debut | Unknown | |
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| Isamu Akai's Tyrogue | ||
Tyrogue is the third main Pokémon seen traveling out of his Poké Ball. It was released in the HGSS chapter. | ||
| Debut | Unknown | |
|---|---|---|
Borrowed
 Meowth |
 Togepi |
In the anime
Isamu makes a cameo appearance in the Pokémon anime in Lights, Camerupt, Action as a character in a short movie along with his Clefairy and Pikachu. His Japanese voice actor is 大谷育江 Ikue Ohtani.
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This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga. |
