Rodger Parsons

Ken Gates is a voice actor for the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime. From season nine onwards, he is credited under his real name, Rodger Parsons.

Pokémon

Ken Gates was one of the original voice actors on Pokémon, and he was the original narrator of the series. He left at the beginning of Pokémon Advanced, but returned when Pokémon USA took over the dubbing of Pokémon.

Roles on Pokémon

Anime

• Narrator (EP001-AG020, AG146-present)
• Koga
• Flint (AG177)
• Pop-Pop
• Mr. Saridakis
• King of Pokélantis (AG178)
• Enta
• Jamero
• Whiscash (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!)
• Officer Jenny's police squad
• Some of Pokémon Hunter J's henchmen

Games

• Announcer (Pokémon Battle Revolution)

Famous non-Pokémon roles

• Odin/Brahms (Valkyrie Profile)
• Intsrstills announcer (WordGirl; uncredited)

This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on voice actors in Pokémon animation and Pokémon games.