ash ketchum
JP: サトシ
(Satoshi)
EN: Ash Ketchum
Pikachu, I choose you!
Lead character in the Pokémon anime, based on Red, the player character in the first Pokémon games. Ash is a Pokémon Trainer who, over the course of the 1,000+ weekly episodes, has been taking on the challenge of each region that is depicted in the most recent main games at the time. He has had a number of travel partners and recurring rivals.
His name in Japanese is a reference to the Pokémon creator, Tajiri Satoshi.
Signature Pokémon: Pikachu.
Variations
Series variations
- ash_ketchum pokemon_(classic_anime)
- He wears a blue and white jacket with wing collar and gold trim worn open over a black t-shirt with jeans, sneakers, green fingerless gloves, and his white and red baseball cap with a green "L" on the front.
- ash_ketchum pokemon_rse_(anime)
- ash_ketchum pokemon_dppt_(anime)
- He wears this outfit: post #1179562, post #659965
- ash_ketchum pokemon_bw_(anime)
- ash_ketchum pokemon_xy_(anime)
- ash_ketchum pokemon_sm_(anime)
- ash_ketchum pokemon_swsh_(anime)
Cross-dressing versions
- ashley
- Ash crossdressing as a blonde girl wearing an orange dress.
- ash_ketchum enmaided
- Ash crossdressing by wearing a maid costume.
- ashley
- Ash crossdressing as a pink-haired girl wearing a blue dress.
Other
- ash_ketchum pokemon_swsh_(anime) winter_clothes
- A variation on his usual clothes worn when traveling to Sinnoh. The only modification is that instead of a vest, he wears a long-sleeved blue winter jacket, which he doesn't bother to close.
See also ash ketchum (cosplay) for other people dressed as Ash.
Ash's Pokémon
Active roster for Pocket Monsters
Joined in the original series (Kanto/Orange Islands)
- Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree
- Pidgeotto → Pidgeot
- Bulbasaur
- Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard
- Squirtle (squirtle kamina_shades)
- Krabby → Kingler
- Primeape
- Haunter (Temporary)
- Muk
- Tauros (x 30)
- Mr. Mime (Barri-chan/Mimey)
- Lapras
- Snorlax
Joined in the original series (Johto)
- Heracross
- Chikorita → Bayleef
- Cyndaquil → Quilava
- Totodile
- Noctowl (Shiny)
- Phanpy → Donphan
- Larvitar (Temporary)
Joined in Advanced Generation
- Taillow → Swellow
- Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile
- Corphish
- Torkoal
- Snorunt → Glalie
- Aipom (Traded to Dawn)
Joined in Diamond & Pearl
- Starly → Staravia → Staraptor
- Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra
- Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape
- Buizel
- Gligar → Gliscor
- Gible
Joined in Best Wishes!/Best Wishes! Season 2
- Pidove → Tranquill → Unfezant (female)
- Oshawott
- Tepig → Pignite
- Snivy
- Scraggy
- Sewaddle → Swadloon → Leavanny
- Palpitoad
- Roggenrola → Boldore
- Krokorok → Krookodile
- (Sandile was shown as the pre-evolution of Krokorok, but was not Ash's at the time)
Joined in XY/XY&Z
- Froakie → Frogadier → Greninja ↔ Ash-Greninja
- Fletchling → Fletchinder → Talonflame
- Hawlucha
- Goomy → Sliggoo → Goodra
- Noibat → Noivern
Joined in Sun & Moon
- Rowlet
- Rockruff → Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
- Litten → Torracat → Incineroar
- "Hoshigumo"/"Nebby" → Cosmoem → Solgaleo (temporary)
- Poipole → Naganadel
- Meltan → Melmetal
See also
External links
The following tags are aliased to this tag: ash_(pokemon) and satoshi_(pokemon) (learn more).