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: Danbooru post #1179562, Danbooru post #659965
• ash_ketchum pokemon_bw_(anime)
• ash_ketchum pokemon_xy_(anime)
• ash_ketchum pokemon_sm_(anime)
• ash_ketchum pokemon_swsh_(anime)
• he wears a blue, sleeveless vest over a white shirt with a red stripe on the front, as well as two-toned shorts (blue on the front, dark blue on the back). His new baseball cap is mostly red, with a white brim and a black pokedex symbol on the front. He also sometimes carries a green backpack.

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

Joined in the original series (Kanto/Orange Islands)

• (Pichu →) Pikachu ↔ Gigantamax Pikachu
• 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)
• Egg → Phanpy → Donphan
• Egg → 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
• Egg → 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

• Egg → Froakie → Frogadier → Greninja ↔ Ash-Greninja
• Fletchling → Fletchinder → Talonflame
• Hawlucha
• Goomy → Sliggoo → Goodra
• Egg → Noibat → Noivern

Joined in Sun & Moon

• Egg → Rowlet
• Rockruff → Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
• Litten → Torracat → Incineroar
• "Hoshigumo"/"Nebby" → Cosmoem → Solgaleo (temporary)
• Poipole → Naganadel
• Meltan → Melmetal

Active roster for Pocket Monsters

• (Dragonair →) Dragonite
• Gengar ↔ Gigantamax Gengar
• Egg → Riolu → Lucario ↔ Mega Lucario
• Galarian Farfetch'd → Sirfetch'd
• Dracovish

See also

• Red

External links

• Bulbapedia article: Ash Ketchum
• Wikipedia article: Ash Ketchum

The following tags are aliased to this tag: ash_(pokemon) and satoshi_(pokemon) (learn more).