Simon

Simon

As a young child, 60 years prior

Simon (Japanese: ラング Lang) is a character of the day who appeared in The Poké Spokesman. He has the ability to interpret the feelings of Pokémon.

Simon revealed that, sixty years prior, a twister hit, and his father put him in a storm cellar. During this time, Simon met a trio of wild Pokémon, who were also seeking refuge from the storm, and struck up a conversation with them. Since then, he considered the event to be the most magical day of his life. As an adult, Simon set up a rest stop somewhere between Ecruteak City and Olivine City.

Simon approached Ash and his friends after noticing that Ash's Pikachu was weak. He informed Ash that the minerals in the ground were causing Pikachu to lose electricity, and spoke with Pikachu further on the matter. He invited the group back to his rest stop, where Pikachu could be recharged.

During their stay, they were visited by Officer Jenny, who believed Simon was a fraud after a string of reports about a con artist matched his description. When she was about to arrest him, missiles were fired outside, causing a smokescreen that blinded everyone while Simon was kidnapped by a group of fake Pokémon interpreters. They recruited Simon to join their cause, but he refused, saying what they were doing was wrong. However, they pressed on, feeling he was a fake interpreter just like them.

Simon eventually left them in order to check on Pikachu, who had to be rushed to the Pokémon Center after inhaling the smoke caused by the missiles. Simon's abilities were finally proven real when the fake interpreters sent out their Magnemite and Magneton to absorb the electricity at the Pokémon Center. He was able to explain to Magnemite and Magneton that they were hurting the other Pokémon inside. They subsequently stopped feeding on the electricity and attacked their Trainers, allowing Officer Jenny to arrest them. She thanked Simon for saving the Pokémon Center and acknowledged his abilities as real.

The following day, Simon told Ash and his friends that he was going to stop interpreting Pokémon, though they encouraged him to pursue his endeavors. Later, Meowth, who appreciated Simon's abilities and attempts to communicate with Pokémon, staged a fake talking Pokémon encounter in order to encourage Simon into continuing his operation.

Pokémon

Befriended

		Pidgey
		Pidgey was one of the Pokémon that Simon spoke to while he sheltered in a cellar during a tornado event. After the storm stopped, Simon left the cellar and hasn't seen Pidgey ever since. None of Pidgey's moves are known.
Debut	The Poké Spokesman
Voice actors
Japanese	Yūji Ueda
English	Jimmy Zoppi

		Rattata
		Rattata was one of the Pokémon that Simon spoke to while he sheltered in a cellar during a tornado event. After the storm stopped, Simon left the cellar and hasn't seen Rattata ever since. None of Rattata's moves are known.
Debut	The Poké Spokesman
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Jimmy Zoppi

		Oddish
		Oddish was one of the Pokémon that Simon spoke to while he sheltered in a cellar during a tornado event. After the storm stopped, Simon left the cellar and hasn't seen Oddish ever since. None of Oddish's moves are known.
Debut	The Poké Spokesman
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Tara Jayne

Voice actors

Trivia

• Simon's Japanese name, Lang, is a pun on the word "language". His English name may come from the children's game Simon Says.
• Simon's ability to communicate with Pokémon is not unlike Anabel's and N's.

This article is part of Project COD, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each one-time character of the Pokémon anime.