Casey (anime)
| Casey ナナコ Nanako | |
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| Gender | Female |
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| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Purple |
| Hometown | New Bark Town |
| Region | Johto |
| Relatives | Unnamed father and grandfather |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
| Anime 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
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
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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 Double Trouble Header | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Satomi Kōrogi | |
| English | Satomi Kōrogi | |
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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 | The Bug Stops Here | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Shin'ichirō Miki | |
| English | Shin'ichirō Miki | |
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| 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. | ||
| Debut | Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid! | |
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| Voice actors | ||
| Japanese | Yūji Ueda | |
| English | Yūji Ueda | |
Temporary
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| 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. | ||
| Debut | The Bug Stops Here | |
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| Voice actors | ||
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| English | Eric Stuart | |
Status unknown
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| 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. | ||
| Debut | The Double Trouble Header | |
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| 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. | ||
| Debut | The Double Trouble Header | |
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Dub only
| Casey mentions that she has a Rapidash in Those Darn Electabuzz!.
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 Those Darn Electabuzz!
As it was not seen, none of its moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Those Darn Electabuzz! | |
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Voice actors
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Trivia
- In The Double Trouble Header, Casey manages to catch the two Pokémon that Ash first encountered on his journey.
- Casey shares some similarities to Paul.
- Both own a member of the Elekid evolution line.
- Both owned a Grass-type starter as their first Pokémon.
- Both battled Ash in a three-on-three battle in their debut episode.
- Both acted rudely to Ash in their debut episode.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
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| 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. |
External links
- Nanako's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
- Nanako's Pokémon on Pokeani (Japanese)
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