She is a huge fan of water type Pokémon and is recognised as a World Class Water Type Gym Leader. Voiced by (Japanese): Mayumi Iizuka Misty is Ash's first ever traveling companion, She is a 10-year-old Pokémon trainer who journeys with him throughout the first five seasons covering two whole regions, Kanto and Johto which makes her the only female companion to do so. Voiced by (English): Rachael Lillis (4Kids), Michele Knotz (TPCI) When necessary, he is known to risk his life to rescue Pikachu or any other Pokémon from the hands of Team Rocket or other villains, highlighting a strong internal sense of justice within him. In Journeys, he receives a Dynamax Band from Galar Region Champion Leon to be able to Gigantamax his Pikachu and Gengar, and later a Key Stone for Mega Evolution from Korrina (and later a Lucarionite) to Mega Evolve his Lucario. He possesses a Z-Power Ring that he received when he was in Alola.
Ash is currently the Alola Champion and working at the Cerise Laboratory as a research assistant (while also competing at the Pokémon World Coronation Series in Galar). In the series, Ash competes in Pokémon Leagues in Kanto, the Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos and Alola and also competes in the Battle Frontier in Kanto. He is loosely based on Red, the protagonist of the games Pokémon Red and Blue. There are also incarnations of him in many manga adaptations, of which include The Electric Tale of Pikachu and Ash & Pikachu.
A 10-year-old Pokémon trainer, his dream is to become the greatest Pokémon Master in the world. Voiced by (Japanese): Rika Matsumoto Hana Takeda (age 6 new series, JN001) Ash Ketchum is the main protagonist of the Pokémon anime. Voiced by (English): Veronica Taylor (4Kids) Sarah Natochenny (TPCI)
It began broadcasting on TV Tokyo on April 1, 1997, in association with MediaNet (formerly TV Tokyo MediaNet and Softx) and Shopro, stands for Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. Pokémon, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters ( ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā), is a Japanese anime television series based on the Pokémon video game series published by Nintendo. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)
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