Rikako Aikawa

Rikako Aikawa (Japanese: 愛河里花子 Aikawa Rikako, born October 7, 1967) is a voice actress who provides the voices of many characters in the Japanese version of the Pokémon anime.

Her real name is Nahomi Iwata (Japanese: 岩田菜穂美), née 川添 Kawazoe; she had also used the name Nao Kannazuki (Japanese: 神無月なお).

Biography

Rikako Aikawa was born on October 7, 1967, in Kanagawa, Japan. She is married to fellow voice actor 岩田光央 Mitsuo Iwata.

Roles on Pokémon

Rikako Aikawa provided dozens of voices, mostly of Pokémon, up until the Advanced Generation series.

Humans

• Zackie
• Ralph
• Gary's cheerleaders (EP018, EP031, EP046, EP058, EP063, EP075, EP076, EP077)
• Various guest characters (EP009, EP015, EP017, EP024, EP027, EP028, EP042, EP043, EP052, EP053, EP056, EP070, EP071, EP090, EP102, EP106, EP124, EP129, EP130, EP146, EP156, EP157, EP166, EP176, EP183, EP197, EP201, EP216, EP226, EP272, SS002)

Pokémon

Major

• Ash's Squirtle
• Ash's Caterpie, Metapod and Butterfree
• Ash's Lapras
• Ash's Krabby
• Misty's Psyduck
• May's Combusken (AG138, AG141)
• Brock's Vulpix
• Tracey's Venonat
• Jessie's Dustox (AG138)
• James's Weepinbell/Victreebel (EP095-EP261)
• Charla
• Snubbull and Granbull
• Moltres (The Power of One)

Minor

• Sabrina's Abra
• Aya's Venonat
• Cissy's Seadra
• Kay's Raichu
• Harrion's Kecleon
• Rhoda's Sneasel
• Golduck
• Shellder (Slowking's Day)
• Chikorita (SS018)
• Ledian (EP172)
• Beedrill (EP004)
• Chinchou (EP212, EP217)
• Eevee (EP040)
• Girafarig (EP156)
• Metapod (EP144)
• Delcatty (SS011)
• Remoraid (EP215)
• Octillery (EP215)
• Tyranitar (EP263, EP264)
• Weedle (EP004)
• Yanma (EP177)
• Grimer (EP030)
• Electrode (EP114)
• Vaporeon (EP040)
• Caterpie
• Butterfree
• Ledyba (EP128)
• Ninetales (EP232)
• Arcanine (AG139)

Musical appearances in Pokémon

• Exciting Pokémon Relay (Japanese: ポケモンはらはらリレー)
• Exciting² Pokémon Relay (hard version) (Japanese: ポケモンはらはら²リレー (難しいばん))

Famous non-Pokémon roles

• Moto Asagi (Brigadoon)
• Nahato (El Hazard)
• Faina S. Shinozaki (Infinite Ryvius)
• Koushi (Oxnard) (Hamtaro)
• Haré (Haré+Guu)

This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each voice actor of the Pokémon anime.