Ash enrolled in Professor Oak's Pokmon Summer Camp when he was young.

One day, an
other camper named Serena got lost in the forest and wounded her leg after getti
ng startled by a Poliwag. Ash, who was looking for the Poliwag, came to her resc
ue and wrapped a handkerchief around the wounded knee to brace it. He then helpe
d her up and guided her out of the forest.
Years later, Ash began his Pokmon journey at the age of 10 as a warm-hearted and
well-intentioned but stubborn, rash, and amateur Pokmon Trainer. He was forced to
accept a stubborn Pikachu from Professor Oak as his starter Pokmon because he wo
ke up late on the day he was set to get his first Pokmon. He was determined to ac
hieve his goal, however, and when Pikachu saw that he was willing to compromise
his own safety to keep it safe, the two of them formed an extremely strong bond
that has been noticed and remarked upon by many characters in the anime. This un
breakable friendship would set his course for the future.
However, from that point, Ash still had a lot to learn about becoming a Trainer.
The first Pokmon he caught was caught by luck, as he knew absolutely nothing abo
ut battling, and he was hesitant to admit when he was wrong. What more, his jour
ney was made even more complicated due to the presence of Jessie, James and Meow
th of Team Rocket, who after witnessing Pikachu's power, made it their primary o
bjective to steal him for their boss, Giovanni.
Thankfully though, Ash did not go on this journey alone, as soon after he left P
allet Town, he met Misty, who followed him on the pretense that he owed her a bi
ke (which Ash 'borrowed' to save Pikachu, and which the Electric Mouse destroyed
whilst protecting Ash). Ash then met Brock, the Pewter Gym Leader, whom he foug
ht and lost to. However in his rematch, Ash nearly defeated Brock, but refused t
o give the final blow, due to the intervention of Brock's younger siblings. Touc
hed by Ash's kindness to Pokmon, and with the return of his estranged father, Fli
nt, Brock decided to go with Ash and pursue his dream of being the world's best
Pokmon Breeder. Shortly afterwards, when Ash reached the Cerulean Gym, he was sho
cked to learn that Misty was one of its Gym Leaders. After Ash earned his Cascad
e Badge, he continued his journey with Misty, who dreams to be the worlds greate
st Water Pokmon Master.
Unfortunately, many of Ash's first Gym Badges were given to him merely out of gr
atitude for his assistance rather than claiming an actual victory in battle over
the Gym Leaders; of his first five Gym battles, only his victory over Lt. Surge
was an actual victory. Furthermore, every time he thought he was doing well, he
would somehow cross paths with his childhood rival, Gary Oak. Gary always remin
ded Ash that he was always a step or seven behind; indeed, by the time Ash had c
aught his seventh Pokmon, Gary had caught more than forty. Ash's troubles were no
t made any easier when, owing to his inexperience, his Charizard grew too powerf
ul and refused to listen to him until Ash could prove himself to him.
Over time, Ash's dedication to his goal paid off. After earning his first eight
Badges, Ash went on to compete in the Indigo Plateau Conference, advancing to th
e fifth round - one further than Gary - and ending up in the Top 16.
Following Ash's defeat in the Indigo League, Professor Oak asked him to travel t
o Valencia Island in the Orange Archipelago to retrieve the GS Ball from a Pokmon
Professor named Ivy. While in the Orange Archipelago, Ash learned of the Orange
Crew - an elite group of Trainers not unlike Gym Leaders that provided challeng
es for Trainers to overcome in the Orange League. After Brock decided to stay wi
th Professor Ivy and help her with her work, Ash and Misty were joined by an ent
husiastic Pokmon watcher named Tracey Sketchit. Ash, Misty, and Tracey then trave
rsed the Orange Islands on the back of a lost Lapras whom Ash captured. He event
ually defeated the four members of the Orange Crew and finally won the Orange Le
ague by triumphing over the Head Leader, Drake. Upon returning to Pallet Town, A
sh discovered that Brock had returned due to some unknown incident that left the
aspiring Pokmon Breeder in dread of even hearing Professor Ivy's name. Tracey, m
eanwhile, stayed at Professor Oak's laboratory as Professor Oak's assistant, and
Brock rejoined Ash and Misty. After his victory in the Orange League, Ash encou
ntered Gary again, and after being defeated in a one-on-one battle, he learned t
hat his rival had been training hard in order to participate in the Silver Confe
rence in Johto.

Excited at the prospect of meeting new Pokmon and facing Gary again, Ash and frie
nds left for the Johto region to collect eight Badges from the Gym Leaders there
and compete in their Pokmon League. Much like his travels through Kanto, Ash, Mi
sty, and Brock impacted the many people and Pokmon they met along the way. In the
middle of his travels, they visited the Whirl Islands, who, along with Ritchie,
helped save Silver, a child Lugia, and its parent, from the evil machinations o
f Team Rocket. Ash along with Misty then competed in the Whirl Cup, with Ash pla
cing in the top 8, who was defeated by Misty in a 3-on-3, though she also ended
up losing in the next round.
Ash encountered Gary occasionally in Johto, and while they were still rivals, Ga
ry seemed to view Ash with slightly more respect than before. Indeed, Ash's grow
th of character was evident throughout this story arc as he continued to think m
ore and more about his Pokmon and less and less about himself. After earning eigh
t Johto Gym Badges, Ash entered the Silver Conference along with Gary. Finally,
the two rivals battled in the tournament in a Full Battle. Although it was very
close indeed, Ash emerged victorious against his rival for the first time in his
career as a Pokmon Trainer, marking one of the biggest turning points in said ca
reer. After the battle, Gary and Ash departed on good terms with each other, fin
ally overcoming their boyhood animosity and recognizing each other as equals. Ho
wever, Ash's journey through Kanto and Johto came to an end when he was forced t
o split up with Brock and Misty when the two of them received messages to return
home.
After hearing about a more distant region called Hoenn from Harrison, the oppone
nt he lost to in the Silver Conference, Ash decided to journey there and take on
ly Pikachu with him this time. In Hoenn, Ash met a girl named May and her brothe
r, Max, who he later learned were Norman's (the Petalburg City Gym Leader) child
ren, and both of whom decided to join Ash on his travels. Shortly after the thre
e companions left Petalburg City, Brock rejoined the group when he saved them fr
om a flock of angry Taillow and their leader. From that point onward, Ash journe
yed through Hoenn with one old friend and two new friends, collecting Gym Badges
in much the same fashion as before. Once May set her sights on becoming a Top C
oordinator, Ash supported her whenever he could while maintaining his focus on w
inning Badges. During these journey's Ash and his friends ended up being entwine
d in the plots of the regions two rivaling villainous teams, Team Aqua and Team
Magma, with Pikachu actually getting possessed by Groudon in the summit of their
conflict. However, thanks to theirs, as well as Team Rocket's (unintentional) h
elp, they actually helped save the entire Hoenn region.
While Ash had no major recurring rival in Hoenn, he did encounter certain Traine
rs multiple times and form friendly rivalries with them. One such friend is Morr
ison, who is very similar to and just as competitive as Ash and was first introd
uced close to the end of the group's travels in Hoenn. Just like the Indigo Plat
eau and Silver Conferences, Ash did not win the Ever Grande Conference, although
he came very close before losing to Tyson, who went on to win the tournament. A
fter parting ways with May, Max, and Brock, Ash returned to Pallet . As he passe
d through Viridian City on his way back home, where he met Scott and Agatha and
learned about the Battle Frontier in Kanto. He decided to take on the Battle Fro
ntier and was surprised but happy to learn that Brock, May, and Max would join h
im on this adventure as well. Eventually, Ash conquered the seven Frontier Brain
s and was offered the opportunity to become a Frontier Brain himself, but declin
ed in favor of continuing his Pokmon journey.
Ash in the Wallace Cup
Following Ash's victory over the Battle Frontier, May set her sights on Pokmon Co
ntests in the Johto region and traveled there while Max returned home to Petalbu
rg City in Hoenn. After encountering and battling his old rival, Gary (who has n
ow become a Pokmon researcher), and learning of a new region with new Pokmon, Ash
decided to leave for the Sinnoh region to earn the Gym Badges available there. L
ike before, he took only Pikachu with him at first, but brought his Aipom along
when she snuck onto the ship Ash was leaving on. While Brock did not accompany A
sh to Sinnoh, he did travel with him through Sinnoh like he had for Kanto, Johto

, and Hoenn. This time, they were accompanied by another aspiring Pokmon Coordina
tor named Dawn. Like he did for May, Ash enthusiastically supported Dawn in her
endeavors to become a Top Coordinator, just as she supported him in his Gym batt
les.
While traveling through Sinnoh, Ash formed a heated rivalry with a Trainer named
Paul. Throughout Ash's journey, Paul would constantly put him down and the two
often argued over their nearly opposite training styles. While Paul was harsh, d
istant, and sometimes plain cruel to his Pokmon, Ash insisted that the best way t
o raise Pokmon was through patience, caring and friendship. Their rivalry came to
a head after they competed in a Tag Battle Tournament together, when Paul relea
sed his Chimchar after it failed to meet his expectations. Ash then decided to t
ake in the Chimp Pokmon, and promised to make it strong using his own philosophy.
While in Sinnoh, Ash competed in two Pokmon Contests - once in Jubilife City and
a second time in the Wallace Cup upon Wallace's recommendation.
As Ash and his friends journeyed through Sinnoh, they ended up becoming heavily
involved with legends of Sinnoh, with Ash being personally chosen by Azelf of th
e Lake guardians. Along with Cynthia, Looker and Team Rocket, they faced of agai
nst Pokmon Hunter J as well as the evil Team Galactic. Thanks to their efforts, t
he Sinnoh region was spared from Cyrus's insane scheme.
Ash eventually obtained all of the Sinnoh Gym Badges he needed to enter Sinnoh's
Pokmon League Conference. During his battles in the Lily of the Valley Conferenc
e, he managed to advance to the Top 4. For the second time since meeting Paul (t
he first being in a PokRinger tournament during which Ash's Staravia evolved into
a Staraptor and defeated Paul's Honchkrow), Ash managed to defeat his bitter ri
val, using Infernape (who had evolved from the Chimchar Paul abandoned) to deal
the finishing blow. This caused Paul to finally acknowledge Ash as a Trainer of
some merit, thus ending their arguments. Ash later fought against Tobias, becomi
ng the only known Trainer to defeat his Darkrai. Although Ash ultimately lost th
e battle, he was not overly upset, as he was closer to his Pokmon than ever befor
e. At the conclusion of the Diamond & Pearl series, Ash, Dawn, and Brock split u
p and went their separate ways, with Brock confirming that he would not be joini
ng Ash on his travels to Unova as he decided to pursue his new dream of being a
Pokmon doctor.
In the Best Wishes series, Ash traveled with Professor Oak and Delia Ketchum on
a trip to the Unova region. After losing in a battle to Trip and seeing the powe
r of the Legendary Pokmon Zekrom, Ash became interested in traveling Unova to mee
t new Pokmon, as well as new friends. In Unova, he brought along only his Pikachu
as he did in Hoenn.
Soon after he started his journey, Ash met Iris a wild girl who is (as he later
learns) a possible successor of the Opelucid City Gym and wishes to be a Dragon
Master, and Cilan, one of the Striaton Gym Leaders, who aspires to be the world'
s greatest Pokmon Connoisseur. After Ash earns their interest by telling Iris of
his encounter with Zekrom, and battling Cilan for the Tri Badge, the three decid
e to travel together. During his time in Unova, along with his quest for the Bad
ges, the three friends also competed in the local competitions Club Battle, Club
splosion and Pokmon World Tournament Junior Cup. Despite battling quite well, Ash
failed to win any of the tournaments and managed to be the runner-up of two of
the three. Despite these mishaps, he was not upset to see his friends win the co
mpetitions instead of him.
As they journeyed, Ash and friends ended up again being caught up in Team Rocket
's new plot, which was personally being supervised by Giovanni. This time, Team
Rocket planned to take over the world using a Meloetta that Ash befriended to un
leash the power of the Forces of Nature. Fortunately, thanks to Cynthia and Ridl
ey, Ash and his friends managed to thwart Team Rocket's evil plot.
After managing to obtain eight Unova Gym Badges, Ash was allowed to participate
in the Vertress Conference along with his current and some new rivals. In the pr
eliminary round, Ash battled Trip one-on-one, defeating him for the first time a
nd ending their rivalry. Ash also defeated his friend and rival Stephan in the t
ournament. He then battled one of his newer rivals, Cameron, where he lost in A
Unova League Evolution!, ending in the Top 8 of the Vertress Conference.

After the Conference, the three friends decided to check out some ruins that Pro
fessor Juniper's father, Cedric Juniper discovered, and on the way they met with
a strange young man named N. They soon became entwined in the plots of Ghetsis,
Colress and Team Plasma as they sought to takeover the world using Reshiram's p
ower. However Ash and his friends, along with Looker, the Team Rocket trio, Prof
essor Cedric, as well as N, Anthea and Concordia, managed to foil Plasma's evil
scheme.
As their adventures started coming to a close, Ash and his friends decided to ta
ke the long way back to Kanto, by sailing on a series of luxury liners through a
chain of islands called the Decolore Islands. On the way, Ash met Alexa, a Pokmo
n Journalist, from whom he learnt of the Kalos region. Soon after they reach Kan
to, Ash splits up with Iris and Cilan, who wish to go in separate directions to
follow their own dreams.
In the XY series, Ash traveled to the Kalos region with Alexa, first visiting Lu
miose City in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, where he parted ways wi
th with the journalist and tried to challenge the Lumiose Gym at Prism Tower. Ho
wever he was forcibly ejected from the tower when the computerized security syst
em, later revealed to be the Clembot, found out that he didn't have any Kalos Ba
dges. He was rescued by Clemont and Bonnie, who started to travel with him after
he calmed down a rampaging Garchomp at the top of Prism Tower. In Battling on T
hin Ice!, Ash won his first Kalos Badge, the Bug Badge, after defeating the Sant
alune Gym Leader Viola. The group was then joined by Serena, who still remembere
d Ash rescuing her in her childhood and decided to start her own journey to reun
ite with him, although he initially did not remember the two of them meeting. As
they travelled, the group started to learn the secrets of Mega Evolution, after
meeting Diantha and Gurkinn, as well as briefly travelling with Korrina.
So far Ash has earned five badges.
Character
Young Ash
Ash is an only child that lived with his mother, Delia Ketchum, until he left fo
r his Pokmon journey at the age of ten. His main goal in life, as described in th
e first episode, is to be the world's greatest Pokmon Master. One particular char
acteristic about Ash that has not changed over the course of the series, aside f
rom his determination and his passion for raising and training Pokmon, is that he
is incredibly selfless. He will often go to extraordinary lengths to earn a Pokm
on's trust and respect, and to better understand a Pokmon that he sees as trouble
d. He is also very fair-minded and trusting, a true testament to his good-nature
d character.
Ash is shown to have a strong sense of justice, especially when it comes to Pokmo
n. If a Pokmon is in trouble, he will make every effort to help them, even if he
has no prior connection to them. If they are the cause of trouble, he will stop
them, and then try to understand them, with almost all such occasions being a ca
se of the Pokmon, or their Trainers or friends, having a problem which can't be r
esolved normally. In those cases, he will selflessly volunteer to help them. Sho
uld the problem be caused by a person, such as Team Rocket, Pokmon thieves, hunte
rs or poachers, Ash resolves to do anything in his power to stop them.
Despite this, and previous dealings with evil organizations, Ash has retained a
remarkably optimistic and naive outlook, a trait his companions seem to share. H
e is quick to praise and has an unshakable trust in both his Pokmon and his frien
ds. Also, Ash is determined to see the best in everybody unless he has a very go
od reason not to. An example would be Team Rocket's frequent 'sudden appearances
' that coincidentally coincide with their needs at that time, and Ash never ques
tioning it until it is too late. Another example would be how he always praises
Clemont for his 'genius' inventions, no matter their high failure rate, and the
near inevitable explosion, or Cilan for his other varied 'Connoisseur abilities,
' even if they are ridiculous. Furthermore, even though almost all of his friend
s have large dreams, Ash fully supports them and has never doubted their ability
to accomplish them, possibly due to his own highly ambitious goal. He also enco
urages Pokmon to do the best they can, even if they aren't his own, and has even

helped train wild Pokmon.

In the original series, though Ash actively took part in battles, he was rarely
seen independently training his Pokmon. However, since the Advanced Generation se
ries, Ash is shown to train more noticeably, having mock battles with his friend
s and focusing on moves, techniques, and strategies with his Pokmon. A noticeable
trait of Ash's is his willingness to learn from both his victories and defeats
in battle. For example, after winning in a Gym battle against Winona in a Sky Hi
gh Gym Battle! and witnessing her Pokmon's powerful Aerial Ace, Ash was motivated
to have his Swellow learn it, which it did during Pokblock, Stock, and Berry and
Lessons in Lilycove!. Even after he lost a battle, and witnessing a powerful Ic
e Punch, as seen in Short and To the Punch!, Ash was inspired to teach his Buize
l the move. He even believes in using serious battles as an opportunity to help
train his Pokmon, even if he loses, like during the Double Battle in What You See
d is What You Get, when he was trying to teach Treecko Bullet Seed.
In the beginning, Ash had a bit of an inferiority complex, as well as some form
of personal pride, most likely stemming from his rivalry with Gary Oak. As a res
ult, he had some bad habits, such as shamelessly boasting of his own skill if he
were ever on a winning streak, and becoming angered easily if he were personall
y insulted, as seen in The Path to the Pokmon League. Ash used to complain about
things that were perfectly legal, like Giselle's Cubone using a bone in The Scho
ol of Hard Knocks, or Blaine's use of the lava in Volcanic Panic. He even locked
himself up in his room and sulked after losing to Ritchie, although he overcame
his disappointment after being scolded by Misty in Friends to the End. Fortunat
ely, during his journey, Ash has gotten over this particular character trait and
is now more accepting of criticism to his own skill, though he still gets upset
if his Pokmon are insulted or degraded. This was the primary catalyst for Ash's
bitter rivalry with Paul in the Diamond & Pearl series.
Ash after catching a Pokmon
In most episodes of the anime, especially those during the Johto League saga, As
h befriends someone who will influence him and cause him to strive to become a b
etter Trainer. Although he is not a dependent individual, he is still young and
has learned to make his way relying on his friends, particularly the maternal sk
ills of Brock. The honor of "best friend" is usually reserved for Pikachu but As
h has come to see his closest human friends in the same light over time; using t
he term for Misty and Brock in Gotta Catch Ya Later! as well as May and Max in B
attling the Enemy Within.
Ash has changed a great deal over the course of the series, particularly in rega
rds to his skill at Pokmon training, but his earnestness, rashness, and determina
tion have remained. Never straying from his goal, he has remained loyal to his f
riends, family, and supporters, but most of all his Pokmon. Ash became a great Tr
ainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokmon by bon
ding with them. For example, when he received a banner filled with prints from h
is Pokmon in The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!, he knew which Pokmon placed spec
ific prints, showing his close bond with them. He also learns where their hidden
abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting part
icularly challenging opponents. For example, he uses his Pikachu's speed to outm
aneuver larger foes and attack. In another instance, his Charizard defeated Gary
's Blastoise by causing the field to overheat before mounting a close-quarters a
ttack while Blastoise was blinded by the steam. He also prefers to train a Pokmon
to be the best it can without forcing it to evolve, as evidenced by his treatme
nt of Gligar in Fighting Fear With Fear!. He is happy when his Pokmon evolve but
lets them choose whether or not they want to evolve instead of forcing them.
Early on, Ash originally trained not to further himself but instead to catch mor
e Pokmon than Gary, a feat that he never accomplished. Ash later slowed his pace,
which allowed him to focus on the individual traits of each Pokmon. At the Johto
League Silver Conference, with great humility and maturity, Ash finally won a b
attle against his old rival, signifying a great milestone in his history as a Tr
ainer. His maturity has also increased in his dealings with Pokmon. This was show
n when a Mankey stole his hat in Primeape Goes Bananas, he screamed and yelled a

t it, even climbing trees just to get his hat back, but when an Aipom did the sa
me in Slaking Kong, he stated merely that he would feel strange without a hat. W
hen Aipom stole his hat again in Setting the World on its Buneary!, however, whi
le she was under his ownership, he chased after her in the same manner as before
.
Ash has traversed much of the Pokmon world and has thus far participated in vario
us Pokmon League regional competitions, but he is still learning new things about
Pokmon all the time.
Ash has gained a close connection with many Legendary Pokmon, such as the ones wh
o played major roles in the movies. In the English dub second movie, he was reve
aled to be "The Chosen One" - the one who would bring balance back to the world
when it was disrupted.
Ash using Aura inside the Tree of Beginning
Although viewed as a normal human, Ash does have some special abilities, as he i
s said to have the same Aura as Sir Aaron, a legendary hero, and is theoreticall
y able to manipulate it in much the same way. Therefore, he made a connection wi
th Sir Aaron's Lucario. However, he has not received any training in this field,
opting to continue his Pokmon journey instead. He has also been likened to an an
cient Aura guardian in The Keystone Pops!, who also had a partner Pikachu. Later
, in Pokmon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1 and 2, Ash uses Aura again to
locate a lost Riolu and read Riolu's mind as well. This time, however, he merel
y senses the Aura, rather than manipulating it.
Though his passion remains in battling, Ash is always eager to try new things, e
specially if he can do them together with his Pokmon, having participated in othe
r events like Contests, PokRinger and even a fashion show and a cosplay competiti
on as well as other various races, sports, shows and tournaments. He has Contest
Passes for Sinnoh and Hoenn. Ash carries half of a broken Pok Ball with him ever
ywhere, while Gary has the other half, as a symbol of their ongoing, but now fri
endly, rivalry; Misty's special lure, which she sent to him as a gift; and half
of a Ribbon he received in an unofficial Contest against May before she left the
group to compete in Johto.
While Ash could never truly be called smart, he is physically in very good shape
, especially for a 10 year old boy. He has shown to have a lot of stamina, walki
ng miles upon miles through all kinds of environments, while journeying between
towns on his journey. He also has huge endurance, as seen when he took powerful
attacks from various Pokmon head on and then recovering quite quickly. Furthermor
e, Ash has demonstrated himself to be a bit acrobatic, occasionally being able t
o keep up with Iris, who virtually grew up swinging and jumping through treetops
. Ash has occasionally displayed great reflexes, being able to dodge attacks or
catch falling objects out of the blue, and even being able to save himself, or o
thers, in the last second during perilous situations. What's more, Ash has exhib
ited tremendous will power, as seen when he took attacks for long periods of tim
e and keeps advancing, which also drives his "never give up" attitude when it co
mes to Pokmon battles.
His father has not been introduced. The anime suggests that his father was once
a Pokmon Trainer who began his journey in Pallet Town, and that he is still livin
g. In the original, he is also confirmed to have a grandfather, whose son follow
ed his footsteps. An interview with the series' storyboarder Masamitsu Hidaka co
nfirmed Ash's father is a Trainer on his own journey. According to Hidaka, Ash's
father may or may not be introduced in the series, depending on its necessity t
o further Ash's maturity and development as a Trainer. On the other hand, accord
ing to Takeshi Shudo's novelization, Ash's father left home to go on a journey r
ight after Ash was born, and never returned since. As he never registered his na
me in the Pokmon Trainer's list, his whereabouts are unknown.
Pokmon
Ash with all his Pokmon as of The Dream Continues! (except for Squirtle and Prime
ape) at Professor Oak's lab
As a Trainer, Ash has captured and befriended a sizable number of Pokmon over the

course of the anime. His philosophy on training is that Pokmon are individuals a
nd that a combination of trust, friendship and hard work are needed to overcome
adversity. In fact, several of Ash's Pokmon were captured because they allowed hi
m to, after he befriended them. He seems to battle best with Pokmon that are simi
lar to Pikachu: ones that are speedy and maneuverable, yet able to perform highpowered attacks; however, he is willing to work with any Pokmon that comes into h
is care.
Ash's battle style is generally spontaneous and fairly unorthodox, and his Pokmon
often reflect these traits. He has been shown to use unusual strategies. For in
stance, during the Diamond & Pearl series, he incorporated a twisting-spinning t
ype maneuver in his Pokmon's offensive and defensive techniques, which eventually
lead to him creating the original technique, Counter Shield. Also, sometimes he
would use someone else's battle strategies as shown with Paul and Tierno, thoug
h when using the latter, Ash stated that his own unique strategy is the one he c
an truly count on, instead of simply mimicking others. The majority of his Pokmon
also share Ash's stubborn nature, persistently attempting to rise and continue
the battle, even after receiving greats amount of damage and being at the end of
their rope.
Ash is very attached to his Pokmon, and prefers to fight and train with them pers
onally. However, if it is by their own wish, or if he believes it is best for th
em, Ash will (if sometimes reluctantly) trade or release them, and in some cases
, leave them with experienced individuals so that they could get stronger.
Though Ash normally catches 5 or more Pokmon per region (not including when he tr
avelled through the Orange Islands and challenged the Battle Frontier in his sec
ond tour of Kanto), he rarely ever switches the Pokmon in his current party with
those in storage at Professor Oak's laboratory. However, during the Best Wishes
series, Ash actively cycled through the nine Pokmon he managed to capture in Unov
a, although these Pokmon, when not in his party, were instead kept in storage at
Professor Juniper's lab in Nuvema Town. Near the end of his journey in Unova, Pr
ofessor Juniper transfered all of Ash's Pokmon to Professor Oak's lab. Ash has no
t yet used this system of training in the following series.
Ash currently has ownership of 68 Pokmon, including all 30 of his Tauros. Includi
ng pre-evolutions, traded, released and given away Pokmon (and not including the
additional Tauros), in total, Ash has currently officially owned a total of 76 d
ifferent Pokmon species.
On hand
Ash Pikachu.png
Pikachu ?
Ash Frogadier.png
Froakie? ? Frogadier
Ash Fletchinder.png
Fletchling ? Fletchinder
Ash Hawlucha.png
Hawlucha
Ash Goodra.png
Goomy ? Sliggoo ? Goodra
With Professor Oak
This section shows the Pokmon that Ash keeps at Professor Oak's laboratory.
Ash Bulbasaur.png
Bulbasaur
Ash Charizard.png
Charmander ? Charmeleon ? Charizard
Ash Kingler.png
Krabby ? Kingler
Ash Muk.png
Muk
Ash Tauros.png
Tauros (30) ? Ash Snorlax.png
Snorlax Ash Heracross.png
Heracross
Ash Bayleef.png
Chikorita ? Bayleef ?
Ash Quilava.png
Cyndaquil ? Quilava
Ash Totodile.png
Totodile
Ash Noctowl.png
Noctowl ShinyVIStar.png Ash Donphan.png
Egg ? Phanpy ? Donphan

Ash Swellow.png
Taillow ? Swellow
Ash Sceptile.png
Treecko ? Grovyle ? Sceptile
Ash Corphish.png
Corphish
Ash Torkoal.png
Torkoal
Ash Glalie.png
Snorunt ? Glalie
Ash Staraptor.png
Starly ? Staravia ? Staraptor ? Ash Torterra.png
Turtwig ? Grotle ? Torterra
Ash Infernape.png
Chimchar ? Monferno ? Infernape
Ash Buizel.png
Buizel ?
Ash Gliscor.png
Gligar ? Gliscor
Ash Gible.png
Gible ? Ash Unfezant.png
Pidove ? Tranquill ? Unfezant ?
Ash Oshawott.png
Oshawott ?
Ash Pignite.png
Tepig ? Pignite ?
Ash Snivy.png
Snivy ? Ash Scraggy.png
Egg ? Scraggy ?
Ash Leavanny.png
Sewaddle ? Swadloon ? Leavanny ?
Ash Palpitoad.png
Palpitoad ?
Ash Boldore.png
Roggenrola ? Boldore
Ash Krookodile.png
Krokorok ? Krookodile ?
In training
This section is for the Pokmon that Ash still owns but are in the care of another
Trainer. Some can be called upon at any time if needed.
Ash Squirtle.png
Squirtle
Ash Primeape.png
Primeape
Released
This section is for the Pokmon that Ash formally released back into the wild.
Ash Butterfree.png
Caterpie ? Metapod ? Butterfree ?
Ash Pidgeot released.png
Pidgeotto ? Pidgeot
Ash Lapras.png
Lapras
Traded away
This section is for the Pokmon that Ash traded away.
Ash Raticate.png
Raticate
Ash Aipom.png
Aipom ?
Given away
This section is for the Pokmon that Ash gave to another Trainer to keep for thems
elves.
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Beedrill
Unofficial
This section is for the Pokmon that Ash had bonded with over the course of severa
l episodes but never officially caught.
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Haunter Ash Larvitar.png
Egg ? Larvitar
Temporary
This section is for the Pokmon that Ash temporarily used, many of which were rent
ed and belong to another Trainer.
A Trainer's Pidgey
Pidgey
When Team Rocket attacked the Viridian City Pokmon Center, Ash, in an attempt to
defend the Pokmon from Team Rocket's Ekans and Koffing, utilized a Pidgey, but th

eir Ekans managed to intimidate it and force it to flee.

Because Pidgey fled before Ash could even attack, none of its moves are known.
Debut Pokmon Emergency!
A Trainer's Rattata
Rattata
When Team Rocket attacked the Viridian City Pokmon Center, Ash, in an attempt to
defend the Pokmon from Team Rocket's Ekans and Koffing, utilized a Rattata, but t
heir Ekans managed to intimidate it and force it to flee.
Because Rattata fled before Ash could even attack, none of its moves are known.
Debut Pokmon Emergency!
Lara Laramie's Ponyta
Lara Laramie's Rapidash
Ponyta ? Rapidash
Ash borrowed Rapidash from Lara Laramie when it was a Ponyta after Lara was inju
red and could not ride it in the race. It evolved into Rapidash while racing aga
inst Dario's Dodrio. Thanks to the speed gained through the evolution, Ash and R
apidash were able to win the race.
Rapidash's only known move is Stomp.
Debut The Flame Pokmon-athon!
Dr. Akihabara's Porygon
Porygon
Porygon was lent to Ash by Dr. Akihabara to help stop Team Rocket from stealing
Pokmon from the Pokmon Center's PC system. After they escaped the computer world,
Porygon was returned to Akihabara.
Porygon's known moves are Conversion, Tackle and Sharpen.
Debut EP038
Voice actors
Japanese
Katsuyuki Konishi
Pokmon League entrance exam instructor's Arbok
Arbok
The Pokmon League entrance exam instructor gave Ash an Arbok by having him choose
his own set of Pok Balls provided by the instructor. It was used during a Pokmon
League exam by battling the Instructor's Jolteon and lost.
Arbok's known moves are Glare and Wrap.
Debut The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese
Unsho Ishizuka
English Unsho Ishizuka
Pokmon League entrance exam instructor's Weezing
Weezing
The Pokmon League entrance exam instructor gave Ash a Weezing by having him choos
e his own set of Pok Balls provided by the instructor. It was used during the Pokm
on League exam by battling the Instructor's Flareon and won.
Weezing's known moves are Smog, SmokeScreen, Tackle and Explosion.
Debut The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese
Shin'ichiro Miki
English Eric Stuart
Pokmon League entrance exam instructor's Meowth
Meowth
Meowth was the final Pokmon used by Ash during the Pokmon League exam. It was up a
gainst the Instructor's Vaporeon in which Vaporeon froze the Meowth causing Team
Rocket's Meowth to interfere with the battle by kicking the frozen one free. It
was accidentally blasted off along with Team Rocket, but the temporary switch w
as fixed in the next episode.
Meowth's only known move is Fury Swipes.
Debut The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese
Chiyako Shibahara

English Adam Blaustein

Hagatha's Hoothoot
Hoothoot
Ash, Brock and Misty borrowed Hoothoot from Hagatha in order to navigate the hau
nted forest. It was returned to her sister, Nagatha after they were able to find
the exit.
Hoothoot's known moves are Foresight and Peck.
Debut Illusion Confusion!
Misty's Staryu
Staryu
Main article: Misty's Staryu
Ash borrowed Staryu from Misty for the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix in The Fire-in
g Squad!. However, he did not win the contest and returned Staryu to her around
the end of the episode.
Debut The Fire-ing Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese
Shin'ichiro Miki
English Shin'ichiro Miki
Misty's Psyduck
Psyduck
Main article: Misty's Psyduck
Ash borrowed Psyduck from Misty for the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix in The Fire-i
ng Squad!. However, he did not win the contest and returned Psyduck to her aroun
d the end of the episode.
Debut The Fire-ing Squad!
Voice actors
Japanese
Rikako Aikawa
English Eric Stuart
Ash's Seaking
Seaking
Ash hooked a Seaking during a Seaking fishing contest. It was released under par
k rules.
Debut Hook, Line, and Stinker
Voice actors
Japanese
Katsuyuki Konishi
English Eric Stuart
Officer Jenny's Pidgeot
Pidgeot
Ash flew on Officer Jenny's Pidgeot in order to catch up with a boat that was le
aving to Littleroot Town.
None of Pidgeot's moves are known.
Debut Hoenn Alone!
Brock's Lombre
Lombre
Main article: Brock's Lombre
Ash commanded Brock's Lombre during the battle with Team Rocket since Brock stay
ed behind in a stadium to perform with Corphish while Ash and the others went af
ter Team Rocket after they took Lombre instead of Mawile.
Debut Once in a Mawile
Voice actors
Japanese
Miyako Ito
English Dan Green
Master Hamm's Hitmonlee
Hitmonlee ?
Ash borrowed Hitmonlee from Master Hamm to battle May with Hitmonchan after Mast
er Hamm injured himself inadvertently.
Hitmonlee's known moves are Rolling Kick, Hi Jump Kick, Jump Kick and Focus Punc
h.
Debut Pasta La Vista!
Voice actors

Japanese
Unsho Ishizuka
English Eric Stuart
Dawn's Piplup
Piplup ?
Main article: Dawn's Piplup
Ash was the first to find Piplup in A Maze-ing Race!, when everyone was separate
d by Graveler's and Golem's Rollout. Piplup was commanded to use BubbleBeam to t
ake care of various problems that happened in the maze.
Piplup went with Ash in Expedition to Onix Island! after getting separated from
his Trainer on the island of Onix. Ash commanded Piplup to use BubbleBeam to fig
ht a trio of them.
Debut A Maze-ing Race!
Voice actors
Japanese
Etsuko Kozakura
English Michele Knotz
Brock's Sudowoodo
Sudowoodo ?
Main article: Brock's Sudowoodo
Ash encountered Brock's Sudowoodo when the group was separated by Graveler and G
olem. After stopping a fight, Ash went with Sudowoodo to get out of the maze and
find Dawn and Brock. When they were found, Ash had Sudowoodo Mimic Pachirisu's
Discharge to break a hole in the maze wall after finding them from the other sid
e.
Debut A Maze-ing Race!
Voice actors
Japanese
Daisuke Sakaguchi
English Bill Rogers
Dawn's Pachirisu
Pachirisu
Main article: Dawn's Pachirisu
Ash encountered Dawn's Pachirisu along with Piplup, Buizel and Sudowoodo when th
e group was separated by Graveler and Golem. It mostly worked with Sudowoodo's M
imic when it used Discharge.
Debut A Maze-ing Race!
Voice actors
Japanese
Chinami Nishimura
English Chinami Nishimura
The Pokmon Summer Academy's Raichu
Raichu
During the first day of the summer school academy, Ash was given a Raichu to tra
in. It was called to battle Angie's Monferno and was able to put up a great figh
t. It had a very timid personality, digging into the ground when Ash first talke
d to it.
Raichu's known moves are Dig, Thunderbolt, Focus Punch and Double Team.
Debut Camping It Up!
The Pokmon Summer Academy's Spoink
Spoink
Ash was given a Spoink in the first leg of the Pokmon Triathlon. He returned it a
fter he was finished with the first part of the race.
Debut One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!
Voice actors
Japanese
Chie Sato
English Kayzie Rogers
The Pokmon Summer Academy's Mantyke
Mantyke
Ash was given a Mantyke for the second leg of the Pokmon Triathlon to ride across
the lake. It was returned after the event was finished.
Debut One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!
A wild Cottonee
Cottonee ?

Ash temporarily commanded a wild Cottonee in order to help him win over a love i
nterest. With Ash's assistance, he was able to learn to dodge attacks and aim hi
s own attacks better.
Cottonee's known moves are Cotton Spore, Cotton Guard, Razor Leaf, and Energy Ba
ll.
Debut Cottonee in Love!
Voice actors
Japanese
Naomi Shindo
English Michele Knotz
A wild Caterpie
A wild Butterfree
Caterpie ? Metapod ? Butterfree
This Butterfree was found on Wayfarer Island as a Caterpie, where its lazy tende
ncies caused it to not evolve and be left behind by its swarm. To help it, Ash t
emporarily trained the wild Caterpie in order to help it evolve all the way to B
utterfree so it wouldn't be left behind. Caterpie evolved into Metapod after it
and Pikachu fended off a wild Ursaring. To save Pikachu from Team Rocket, it evo
lved into a Butterfree and teamed up with Pikachu to blast the trio away. Afterw
ard, it shared a tearful goodbye with Ash as it returned to its swarm.
Butterfree's known moves are String Shot, Tackle, Confusion, and Psybeam.
Debut Butterfree and Me!
Voice actors
Japanese
Rikako Aikawa
English Rikako Aikawa (as Caterpie and Butterfree)
A borrowed Rhyhorn from Odyssey Village
Rhyhorn
Ash temporarily commanded a borrowed Rhyhorn, in order to participate at the Rhy
horn race held at Odyssey Village. In the beginning, it was difficult for Ash to
handle Rhyhorn, but the two gradually learned to work together.
None of Rhyhorn's moves are known.
Debut Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!
A wild Scatterbug
A wild Vivillon
Scatterbug ? Spewpa ? Vivillon
This Scatterbug was stolen by Dolan and locked in a cage. The cage fell off the
truck while Dolan was on the run from Officer Jenny, whereupon Ash and his frien
ds found Scatterbug and prevented it from being recaptured by Dolan. It evolved
into a Spewpa later on and when it had a battle with Dolan's Diggersby, it evolv
ed into a Vivillon with an Elegant Pattern. Vivillon was then able to defeat Dol
an and Diggersby.
Vivillon's known moves are Tackle, Protect, String Shot, Safeguard, and Stun Spo
re.
Debut To Catch a Pokmon Smuggler!
Voice actors
Japanese
Rikako Aikawa (as Spewpa)
English Eileen Stevens
Ash's Skiddo
Skiddo
Ash was riding a Skiddo, when he took part in Grace's racing training. Later, he
used it to chase after Team Rocket.
None of Skiddo's moves are known.
Debut A Race for Home!
Achievements
Ash's Kanto Badges
Ash's Orange Archipelago Badges

Ash's Johto Badges

Ash's Hoenn Badges
Ash's Frontier Symbols
Ash's Sinnoh Badges
Ash's Unova Badges
Ash's current Kalos Badges (prior to The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!)
Ash's Winner's Trophy
Kanto Badges
This listing is of the Badges Ash has obtained in the Kanto region:
Boulder Badge (Showdown in Pewter City)
Cascade Badge (The Water Flowers of Cerulean City)
Thunder Badge (Electric Shock Showdown)
Marsh Badge (Haunter versus Kadabra)
Rainbow Badge (Pokmon Scent-sation!)
Soul Badge (The Ninja Pok-Showdown)
Volcano Badge (Volcanic Panic)
Earth Badge (The Battle of the Badge)
Orange Archipelago Badges
This listing is of the Badges Ash has obtained in the Orange Archipelago:
Coral-Eye Badge (Fit to be Tide)
Sea Ruby Badge (Navel Maneuvers)
Spike Shell Badge (Misty Meets Her Match)
Jade Star Badge (Pokmon Double Trouble)
Johto Badges
This listing is of the Badges Ash has obtained in the Johto region:
Zephyr Badge (Fighting Flyer with Fire)
Hive Badge (Gettin' The Bugs Out)
Plain Badge (A Dairy Tale Ending)
Fog Badge (From Ghost to Ghost)
Storm Badge (Machoke, Machoke Man!)
Mineral Badge (Nerves of Steelix!)
Glacier Badge (Nice Pryce, Baby!)
Rising Badge (Better Eight Than Never)
Hoenn Badges
This listing is of the Badges Ash has obtained in the Hoenn region:
Stone Badge (The Winner By a Nosepass!)
Knuckle Badge (Just One of the Geysers)
Dynamo Badge (Watt's with Wattson?)
Heat Badge (Going, Going, Yawn!)
Balance Badge (Balance of Power)
Feather Badge (Sky High Gym Battle!)
Mind Badge (Solid as a Solrock)
Rain Badge (Eight Ain't Enough!)
Frontier Symbols
This listing is of the Symbols Ash has obtained in the Battle Frontier:
Knowledge Symbol (The Symbol Life)
Guts Symbol (Wheel... of Frontier!)
Tactics Symbol (Tactics Theatrics!!)
Luck Symbol (Queen of the Serpentine!)
Spirits Symbol (Ka Boom with a View!)
Ability Symbol (Second Time's the Charm!)
Brave Symbol (Pace - The Final Frontier!)
Sinnoh Badges
This listing is of the Badges Ash has obtained in the Sinnoh region:

Coal Badge (O'er the Rampardos we Watched!)

Forest Badge (The Grass Menagerie!)
Cobble Badge (A Triple Fighting Chance!)
Fen Badge (A Crasher Course in Power!)
Relic Badge (Shield with a Twist!)
Mine Badge (Dealing With Defensive Types!)
Icicle Badge (Sliding Into Seventh!)
Beacon Badge (The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!)
Unova Badges
This listing is of the Badges Ash has obtained in the Unova region:
Trio Badge (Dreams by the Yard Full!)
Basic Badge (Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!)
Insect Badge (Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!)
Bolt Badge (Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!)
Quake Badge (Battling the King of the Mines!)
Jet Badge (An Amazing Aerial Battle!)
Freeze Badge (Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!)
Toxic Badge (Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2)
Kalos Badges
This listing is of the Badges Ash has obtained in the Kalos region:
Bug Badge (Battling on Thin Ice!)
Cliff Badge (Climbing the Walls!)
Rumble Badge (Showdown at the Shalour Gym!)
Plant Badge (The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!)
Voltage Badge (XY067)
Pokmon League ranking
Ash has competed in the following Pokmon League Conferences:
Indigo Plateau Conference - Top 16 (Friend and Foe Alike)
Silver Conference - Top 8 (Johto Photo Finish)
Ever Grande Conference - Top 8 (At the End of the Fray)
Lily of the Valley Conference - Top 4 (The Semi-Final Frontier!)
Vertress Conference - Top 8 (A Unova League Evolution!)
Championship matches
Ash challenged the following Pokmon championships as well:
Orange League - Champion (Enter The Dragonite)
Pokmon competitions
Ash has also participated in the following competitions:
List of competitions (heavy spoiler)
P1 Grand Prix - Winner (The Punchy Pokmon)
Pokmon Swap Meet Tauros Battling Competition - Winner (Tricks of the Trade)
Fire and Rescue Grand Prix - N/A (The Fire-ing Squad!)
Bug-Catching Contest - Winner (The Bug Stops Here)
Seaking Catching Day - N/A (Hook, Line, and Stinker)
Grass Tournament - Runner-up (The Grass Route)
Sumo Conference - Winner (Ring Masters)
Pokmon Balloon Race - Winner (with Misty and Brock; tied with Skyler and Tenma; T
he Big Balloon Blow-Up)
Whirl Cup - Top 32 (The Perfect Match!)
Extreme Pokmon Race - Winner (Extreme Pokmon!)
Tour de Alto Mare - DNF (Pokmon Heroes: Latios & Latias)
PokRinger
Crossgate Town - Winner (That's Just Swellow)
Squallville - Winner (Pursuing a Lofty Goal!)
Rota Tournament - Winner (Lucario and the Mystery of Mew)
Pokmon Orienteering - N/A (Off the Unbeaten Path)
Pokmon Contest
Unofficial Terracotta Contest - Winner (tied with May; Home is Where the Start I
s!)
Jubilife Contest - Top 8 (Arrival of a Rival!)
Wallace Cup - Top 8 (Pruning a Passel of Pals!)

Pokmon Dress-Up Contest - Runner-up (All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!)

Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition - Winner (with Paul; Smells Like Team Spir
it!)
Hearthome Collection - Runner-up (Arriving in Style!)
Pokmon Summer Academy Triathlon - Winner (One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team
!)
Pokmon Ping Pong Tournament - Top 32 (To Thine Own Pokmon Be True!)
Twinleaf Festival Battle Tournament - Winner (Challenging a Towering Figure!)
Pokathlon - Runner-up (A Marathon Rivalry!)
Club Battle - Runner-up (Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!)
Wishing Bell Festival - Runner-up (Climbing the Tower of Success!)
Clubsplosion - Top 4 (Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!)
Pokmon World Tournament Junior Cup - Runner-up (Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There We
re Three!)
Marine Cup Tournament - Winner (Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!)
Scalchop King Competition - Disqualified (Crowning the Scalchop King!)
Grand Harvest Festival Pokmon Sumo Tournament - Winner (The Journalist from Anoth
er Region!)
Voice actors
Language
Voice actor
Japanese
???? Rica Matsumoto
English Veronica Taylor (EP001-AG145, M01-M08)
Sarah Natochenny (AG146-present, M09-present, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokmon redub)
Kayzie Rogers (The Mastermind of Mirage Pokmon first dub only)
Arabic ????? ??? Buthaina Shia
Catalan Enric Puig
Mandarin Chinese
??? H Shfang (EP001-EP081, EP117-EP274)
??? Li Mngxng (EP082-EP116)
??? Wang Shwei (AG001-present)
Croatian
Sa a Buneta
Marko Torjanac
Czech Radek kvor
Danish Mathias Klenske
Dutch Christa Lips
Unknown voice actor (M05-M07)
Filipino
Klariz Magboo
Finnish Sari Moilanen (EP001-EP142) (M01-M04)
Jami Kantola (M05-M07)
Hanna Leino (EP158-present) (M10-present)
French Canada Sbastien Reding
Europe Aurlien Ringelheim
Charles Pestel (M04, M07)
German Caroline Combrinck (EP001-EP157, DP105-present)
Veronika Neugebauer (EP158-DP104)
Greek ????a ??sta Voula Kosta
Hebrew ?????? ???? Yonatan Magon
????? ???? Daniel Magon
Hindi Prasad Barve (Cartoon Network dub)
Nachiket Dighe (Hungama dub)
Hungarian
Szvetlov Balzs
Ungvri Gergely (AG)
Szalay Csongor (DP)
Indonesian
Ahmad Zulkifli Lubis (EP001-AG192, DP004-present)
Kamal Nasuti (DP001-DP003)
Italian Davide Garbolino
Korean ??? Choi Deok-Hyi
??? Lee Seon-Ho
??? An Hyeon-Seo
Norwegian
Nils-Martin Crawfurd

Polish Hanna Kinder-Kiss (EP001-AG040, DP053-present, M01-present)

Grzegorz Drojewski (DP001-DP052)
Portuguese
Brazil Fbio Lucindo
Portugal
Maria Joo Lus (EP001-EP031, EP033, M01-M02)
Sandra Faleiro (EP032, EP034-EP094)
Sandra de Castro (EP095-EP128, EP158-EP209, AG093-AG177, DP001-DP052, Pokmon Live
!)
Alexandra Sedas (EP129-EP157)
Cristina Carvalhal (M03-M04)
Brbara Loureno (EP210-AG040, Pokmon Chronicles)
Raquel Ferreira (AG041-AG092)
Unknown actress (M07)
Ana Madureira (AG178-AG192)
Raquel Rosmaninho (DP053-present, M10-present)
Russian ???? ???????? Anna Levchenko (EP001-EP105)
?????? ?????????? Larisa Nekipelova (DP105-present)
Spanish Latin America Gabriel Ramos (EP001-DP090, DP105-DP157, M01-M11)
Irwin Daayn (DP091-DP104)
Rommy Mendoza (young, DP138)
Miguel ngel Leal (DP158-present, M13-present)
Pablo Gandolfo (M06-M07)
Alan Fernando Velzquez (M12)
Spain Adolfo Moreno
Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr. (M03 and Mewtwo Returns)
Swedish Dick Eriksson
Thai
?????? ?????????? Chanthana Tharachan
???????? ??????????? Sansanee Tinkeeradit (Best Wishes series and XY series)
Turkish Ahmet Tasar
Vietnamese
?ng Hong Khuy?t
Artwork
Ash anime.png Ash AG.png
AshAG.png
Ash DP 1.png
Ash Ketchum BW.png
Ash BW.png
Official artwork from the
original series Official artwork from the
Advanced Generation series
Alternative artwork from the
Advanced Generation series
Official artwork from the
Diamond & Pearl series Alternative artwork from the
Diamond & Pearl series Official artwork from the
Best Wishes series
Alternative artwork from the
Best Wishes series
Ash M16.png
Ash XY.png
Ash XY 2.png
Ash XY 3.png
Ash XY 6.png
Ash M17.png
Official artwork from the
sixteenth movie Alternative artwork from the
XY series
Alternative artwork from the
XY series
Alternative artwork from the
XY series
Alternative artwork from the
XY series
Alternative artwork from the
XY series
Official artwork from the
seventeenth movie
In the manga

Ash DP.png

Ash XY 4.png

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Ash in Ash and Pikachu
Ash is a starring character in Ash and Pikachu, a manga series based on the Joht
o saga of the Pokmon anime.
Pokmon

Currently owned
Ash Pikachu AP.png
Pikachu ?
Ash Cyndaquil AP.png
Cyndaquil
Ash Totodile AP.png
Totodile
Ash Bulbasaur AP.png
Bulbasaur
Ash Larvitar AP.png
Egg ? Larvitar Silver Conference Scoreboard AP.png
Heracross
Silver Conference Scoreboard AP.png
Muk
Silver Conference Scoreboard AP.png
Bayleef ?
Ash Snorlax AP.png
Snorlax Ash Tauros AP.png
Tauros ?
Ash Grovyle AP.png
Treecko ? Grovyle
Ash Corphish AP.png
Corphish
Ash Swellow AP.png
Taillow ? Swellow
Ash Torkoal AP.png
Torkoal Ash Glalie AP.png
Snorunt ? Glalie
Ash Charizard AP.png
Charizard
Temporary
Ash Psyduck AP.png
Psyduck
Ash and Brock in Magical Pokmon Journey
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Main article: Ash Ketchum (EToP)
Ash Ketchum is a starring character in The Electric Tale of Pikachu, a manga ser
ies based on the anime. Ash's journey in The Electric Tale of Pikachu follows ro
ughly the same plot as in the anime: first traveling the Kanto region to partici
pate in the Pokmon League, before embarking on a journey around the Orange Archip
elago.
In the Magical Pokmon Journey manga
Ash, along with Misty and Brock, made cameo appearances in bonus chapters of the
Magical Pokmon Journey manga. In the bonus chapters, Ash and his friends have mi
stakenly wandered into the world Magical Pokmon Journey is set in. The bonus chap
ters chronicle their attempts to return to their own world (of the anime) and th
eir encounters with various aspects of the Magical Pokmon Journey canon which dif
fer from the anime's canon (such as the use of Pok Balls).
In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga
Ash and Pikachu in Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl
Ash and Pikachu appear as main characters alongside Dawn and her Piplup in the m
anga series Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl, an adaptation of the anime set in t
he timeline of the Diamond & Pearl series.
Pokmon
On hand
Ash Pikachu PDP.png
Pikachu ?
Ash Grotle PDP.png
Turtwig ? Grotle
Ash Staravia PDP.png
Staravia ?
Ash Chimchar PDP.png
Chimchar
Dawn Buizel PDP.png
Buizel ?
Ash Gliscor PDP.png
Gliscor
Traded away

Ash Aipom PDP.png

Aipom ?
Temporary
Dawn Piplup PDP.png
Piplup ?
In the movie adaptations
Ash with his friends in the movie 10 manga adaptation
Since Ash and his Pikachu have appeared in every Pokmon movie to date, likewise,
Ash is a main character in every Pokmon movie manga adaptation. The same applies
with Ash's team as they made similar appearances.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Ash or his Pokmon in the Pokmon T
rading Card Game.
Ash's Pokmon
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expande
d format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Stand
ard and Expanded formats.
Card
Type
English
Expansion
Rarity #
Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Ash's Torkoal Fighting
Movie Commemoration VS P
ack: Space Fissure's Deoxys
009/019
Ash's Grovyle Grass
Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Aur
a's Lucario
001/020
Ash's Phanpy
Fighting
Movie Commemoration VS P
ack: Aura's Lucario
004/020
Ash's Swellow Colorless
Movie Commemoration VS P
ack: Aura's Lucario
007/020
Ash's Aipom
Colorless
Movie Commemoration VS P
ack: Sea's Manaphy
010/019
Ash's Treecko Grass
ADV-P Promotional cards
036/ADV-P
Pikachu Pokmon M
Lightning
Movie Commemoration Rand
om Pack
012/022
Staraptor Pokmon M
Colorless
Movie Commemorat
ion Random Pack
018/022
Pikachu Pokmon M LV.X Lightning
DPt-P Promotiona
l cards
043/DPt-P
In Tretta
Main article: Pikachu (05-01)
In Pokmon Tretta, Ash and his Pikachu appear as a Master-class Tretta in the Inva
sion! Mega Rayquaza expansion. When Pikachu is in play, he appears wearing Ash's
hat from the XY series.
Trivia
Ash's drawing of a Dewgong
Ash has never officially caught a Pokmon of the Steel, Psychic, Ghost, or Fairy t
ypes.
This excludes both his unofficial Haunter, a Ghost/Poison-type, and in The Elect
ric Tale of Pikachu manga, where he caught a Slowpoke, a Water/Psychic-type.

The date of Ash's birth, according to Takeshi Shudo's anime novelizations, is 10

years, 10 months, and 10 days exactly prior to the day he began his Pokmon journ
ey. Being that the same novelization declares that Pokmon Trainers obtain their f
irst Pokmon in April of the year following their 10th birthday, and the anime its
elf began broadcast on the first of that month in 1997 in Japan, Ash's birthday,
if April 1 was the first day of his journey, would be May 22.
On a related note, Ash is still considered 10 years old in promotional materials
as well as the first episode of Best Wishes despite Best Wishes Until We Meet A
gain! strongly implying that at least a full year had passed since his time in J
ohto.
When Veronica Taylor was interviewed in the documentary "Adventures in Voice Act
ing", she stated that during her audition for the role of Ash, he was known as C
asey at the time. This name would later be given to a recurring character from J
ohto.
Ash can draw, as shown in Up Close and Personable! when he drew a Dewgong. Howev
er, this drawing was insulted by Angie.
Ash has been shown to be a good climber, as mentioned in Celebi: Voice of the Fo
rest (when Misty and Brock say "He climbs like a Mankey!") and Lucario and the M
ystery of Mew (when Brock calls him a "human Aipom"). Ash's climbing ability has
also been shown in several episodes throughout the series, such as Enter Iris a
nd Axew!, when he climbs up a tree to try to save Pikachu and Axew, and in Climb
ing the Walls!, in which he climbed up the rock-climbing wall up to Grant to fac
e him and win the Cliff Badge.
Ash has lost a match against every Normal-type Gym Leader he has faced: Whitney
in A Goldenrod Opportunity, Norman in There's no Place Like Hoenn, Lenora in The
Battle According to Lenora, and Cheren in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!.
Ash has lost at least one Gym battle in every region. He lost to Brock and Lt. S
urge in Kanto, Whitney in Johto, Norman and Brawly in Hoenn (although his first
battle with Norman was an unofficial battle), Roark and Fantina in Sinnoh, Lenor
a in Unova, and Viola in Kalos.
As seen in The Path That Leads to Goodbye! and Under the Pledging Tree!, Ash app
arently has an interest in catching a Dunsparce, having attempted to do so on bo
th occasions but fails each time something happens.
Ever since facing Wattson in Watt's with Wattson?, Ash has not won a Gym Badge i
n the same episode in which he meets the Gym Leader.
Names
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
??? Satoshi
Can be taken to mean ? akira (wisdom; reason); n
amed after Satoshi Tajiri.
English
German
Italian
Spanish
Canadian French
Dutch
Hindi Ash Ketchum
Ketchum sounds similar to catch 'em. First name can be f
ound in Japanese name, Satoshi. Also, Ash is a default name for Red in Pokmon Red
and Blue. Ash trees are suggested as another explanation as well.
European French Sacha Ketchum Similar to Ash.
Korean ??? Han Jiu
? ji is from ? Satoshi. Alternatively, ?? (??) jiu can m
ean "close friend".
Chinese (Mandarin)
?? Xiao Zh
Diminutive nickname derived from ???, Sa
toshi Tajiri.
Chinese (Cantonese)
?? Su Ji
Same as Mandarin name.
Indonesian
Ali (Kanto saga)
Satoshi (Johto saga - present) Originally from Arabic names that mean "high" or
"exalted". Slightly similar to Ash.
Same as his Japanese name.
Thai
??????

Satoshi Same as his Japanese name.

Vietnamese
Satoshi
Ash Ketchum (in early promotions)
Same as his Japanese name.
Same as his English name.
See also
Ashley
Ashachu
Mirror Ash
Episodes focusing on Ash
External links
Article on Wikipedia
On Bulbagarden forums
Ash Club
Ash's Pokmon
On hand:
025
Pikachu
657
Frogadier
662
Fletchinder
701
Hawlucha
706
Goodra
At Oak's:
001
Bulbasaur
006
Charizard
099
Kingler
089
Muk
128
Tauros (30)
143
Snorlax
214
Heracross
153
Bayleef
156
Quilava
158
Totodile
164s
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232
Donphan
277
Swellow
254
Sceptile
341
Corphish
324
Torkoal
362
Glalie
398
Staraptor
389
Torterra
392
Infernape
418
Buizel
472
Gliscor
443
Gible
521F
Unfezant
501
Oshawott
499
Pignite
495
Snivy
559
Scraggy
542
Leavanny
536
Palpitoad
525
Boldore
553
Krookodile
In training:

007
Squirtle
057
Primeape
Released:
012
Butterfree
018
Pidgeot
131
Lapras
Traded away:
020
Raticate
190
Aipom
Given away:
015
Beedrill
Not caught:
093
Haunter
246
Larvitar
Temporary:
016
Pidgey
019
Rattata
078
Rapidash
137
Porygon
110
Weezing
024
Arbok
052
Meowth
163
Hoothoot
120
Staryu
054
Psyduck
119
Seaking
018
Pidgeot
271
Lombre
106
Hitmonlee
393
Piplup
185
Sudowoodo
417
Pachirisu
026
Raichu
325
Spoink
458
Mantyke
546
Cottonee
012
Butterfree
111
Rhyhorn
666Ele Vivillon
672
Skiddo
Electric Tale only:
022
Fearow
043
Oddish
056
Mankey
079
Slowpoke

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Misty
Togetic
Brock
Tracey Sketchit
May
Max
Protagonists
Ash Ketchum
Dawn Piplup
Iris Axew
Cilan
Serena Clemont
Bonnie
Dedenne
Rivals Gary Ritchie
Harrison
Drew Harley
Morrison Tyson
Solidad
Paul
Zoey
Kenny
Conway
Barry
Ursula Tobias
Trip Bianca
Burgundy Stephan
Georgia
Cameron
Virgil
Tierno
Trevor
Antagonists
Jessie James
Meowth
Giovanni Butch
Cassidy
Dr. Namba
Matori
P
ce Dr. Zager
Shelly
Archie
Tabitha Maxie
Hunter J Saturn
Mars Jupiter
Cyrus
Charon
Colress
Aldith Gh
arret
Professors
Professor Oak
Professor Ivy
Professor Elm
Professor Birch
Profes
sor Rowan

Professor Carolina
Professor Juniper
Cedric Juniper
Dr. Fennel Professor Sycamor
e
Relatives
Delia Ketchum
Flint
Lola Forrest
Brock's siblings
Daisy
Violet
ily Norman
Caroline
Johanna
Chili
Cress
Grace Meyer
Supporting
Officer Jenny
Nurse Joy
Todd Snap
Charles Goodshow Casey
Liza
Sa
kura Lance
Mr. Sukizo
Raoul Contesta
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Lilian Meridian
Marian Rhonda
Cynthia
Reggie Angie
Look
Lyra Khoury
Don George
Alder
Luke
Freddy O'Martian Ingo
Emmet
Montgomery Jervis
N
Anthe
Concordia Porter
Alexa
Clembot
Alain
Mairin Lysandre
Steven Aria
Diantha
Gurkinn
Monsieur Pi
Gym Leaders Elite Four Frontier Brains
Many temporary characters
Trainers in Pokmon Leagues
Indigo Plateau Conference:
Mandi
Pete Gary
Jeanette Melissa
Ash
Ritchie
unta
Silver Conference:
Salvador Jackson
Macy
Gary Ash
Harrison
Jon
Ever Grande Conference: Jump Vivica
Gilbert
Gavin
Dominick Clark
Johnny Katie
Morrison
Ash
Tyson
Lily of the Valley Conference: Jeffrey
Nando
Barry
Conway Paul
Ash
Tobias
Vertress Conference:
Radley Mikael
Ultimo Kendrick
Trip Bianca
Emmanuel
Geraldo Stephan
Flora
Kenton Manning
Ash
Katharine
Antonio
Russet Ramone
Cameron
Dino Virgil

As

Pokmon Champions
Games: Blue Lance
Red
Steven
Wallace
Cynthia Alder
Iris Diantha
All player characters
Anime: Captain
Drake
Ash Ketchum
Lance
Jon Dickson
Tyson
Cynthia Wallace
Tobias Alder
Virgil
Diantha
Steven
Origins:
Blue Red
Adventures:
Professor Oak
Red
Steven
Wallace Cynthia
Alder
Diantha
EToP: Drake Ash Ketchum
Other: Ronald* Rald*
Trainers in PokRinger competitions
Crossgate Town: Volt May
Shane
James
Ash
Squallville:
Taylor Provo
James
Steveland

Paul

Ash

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