Ash Ketchum

Ash Ketchum, known in Japan as Satoshi (サトシ, Satoshi^?), is the protagonist of the anime series Pokémon. He is 1.65 m tall and weighs 54 kg. He is a Pokémon trainer from Pallet Town, in the Kanto region. He has a persevering, enthusiastic and absent-minded character, and his ultimate ambition is to become the best Pokémon Master. There are appearances of this character in the manga adaptations, including: Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Pocket Monsters Zensho, and Ash &; Pikachu.

Its original Japanese name derives from that of its creator and the Pokémon franchise itself, Satoshi Tajiri. The international name of him derives from the Japanese name, since the letters of & # 34;Ash & # 34; are included in "Satoshi"; while the last name "Ketchum" is a pun on the franchise's old tagline: "Gotta Catch'em All!" (“Catch them now!” in Latin America and “Hazte con todos! in Spain).

In Japan, she is voiced by singer Rika Matsumoto. Her English voice was given by Veronica Taylor until 2006, when Pokémon stopped being dubbed by 4kids, and from then on the person in charge of giving it a voice is Sarah Natochenny. In Spain, his voice was given by Adolfo Moreno, while in Latin America his voice was given by Gabriel Ramos until 2011, and from then on his voice was given by Miguel Ángel Leal.

In December 2022, The Pokémon Company announced that the upcoming anime series, which will premiere in April 2023, would not feature Ash, but rather two new protagonists.

History

Kanto (original series)

Ash, like every Pokémon trainer, aspires to become the greatest Pokémon Master of all time. Upon turning 10, Ash has the opportunity to receive his starter Pokémon from Professor Oak, however all the starter Pokémon had already been chosen by other trainers. His insistence on wanting a Pokémon allowed him to receive a Pikachu as his starting Pokémon. In some episodes he meets his rival Gary Oak, the professor's grandson, who bothers him constantly.

During his journey, he meets Misty, a passionate trainer of Water-type Pokémon and later Gym Leader of Celestial City, and Brock, Gym Leader of Silver City, who later follow the protagonist on his adventures, mentoring him.. In his path, Team Rocket (Team Rocket in the Spanish version) is frequently found, who try to steal his Pikachu. In this season, Ash captures a Caterpie, which evolves into a Metapod and then Butterfree, which he must let go of to perform a mating ritual. Pidgeotto that evolves into Pidgeot and sets him free to take care of some Pidgey and Pidgeotto.

After winning 2 medals, he finds a Bulbasaur, which he catches and keeps (he sends it to Professor Oak in the fourth season), he finds a Charmander which was abandoned by its trainer and which evolves into Charmeleon and then Charizard, but this Pokémon doesn't respect its trainer, causing quite a few disasters. In the second season he pays attention to him again and in the third he leaves him in the Charicífico Valley (Charirrífico in the Spanish version). He then finds a Squirtle that was originally a bandit along with a squad of its own kind, who later become official firefighters for a town (Ash's joins the fire squad in season three). With them he begins his journey and collecting medals throughout the Kanto region while catching other Pokémon such as Krabby, which later evolves into Kingler or Muk. In addition to 30 Tauros captured in the Safari Zone of Fuchsia City. Other Pokémon like Primeape that is left training until he becomes champion and can return to Ash. There's also a ghost Haunter Pokémon, who befriended Ash to win medal number 4.

Finally, he gets all eight medals, thus reaching the Pokémon League competition on the Indigo Plateau, where he meets many trainers including Ritchie, whom he befriended during the competition but in the qualifying draws, they face one against the other. Ash loses the match, due to his Charizard refusing to fight Richie's Pikachu, placing in the top 16 of the tournament, earning a good reputation.

The Orange Islands

After finishing in the top 16 in the Indigo League, Ash ventured to the Orange Islands to find a Poké Ball GS for Professor Oak on Valencia Island, home of Professor Ivy. After locating her, Brock decides to stay at the Professor's house, where he would take care of the chores.

Ash and Misty fall into another Team Rocket trap with a blimp, which crashes on an unknown island, Ash learns that there is a competition known as the Orange League. Ash and Misty meet a Pokémon Observer named Tracey, who joins the group because they are acquainted with Professor Oak, his idol. In this season, Ash captures a Snorlax which devoured the Grapefruits of the archipelago, in addition to taking care of a Lapras that was being beaten by strangers on the shores of a beach, and which would become the means of transportation between the islands of the archipelago. His Charizard, who didn't obey Ash's orders, changes his behavior.

After obtaining the 4 necessary medals to enter the final battle against the leader of the Orange League “Drake”. After defeating Drake and his Dragonite, Ash becomes the new champion of the Orange League. After the Orange League, Lapras is released to go with his family. Arriving in Pallet Town, Brock, to everyone's surprise, is at Ash's mom's house competing with Mr. Mime to do the chores, refusing to answer why he abandoned Professor Ivy. After Ash lost a battle training with Gary, Misty tells him that he left for Johto to restart his journey. Tracey stays on as Prof. Oak's assistant and Brock rejoins the group.

Johto

Before Ash left for Johto, Professor Oak gave him a mission. Deliver the Poké Ball GS to Kurt, a famous Poké Ball expert.

Upon arriving in said region, he signed up, and began to battle against the Gym Leaders of the Johto region. Ash captures a Chikorita very attached to him, which later evolves into Bayleef. Other Pokémon like Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Heracross joined his team. Charizard, was left in the Charicific Valley to be able to train. Heracross stays with Oak after a Tauros tournament. Squirtle, who participated in a Pokémon fire tournament, decides to return to his old squad, and Bulbasaur who is also sent to Oak's laboratory in Pallet Town. As Ash's Pokémon left, others joined his team, such as Noctowl and Phanpy.

After winning all eight gyms in Johto, it finally competes in the Silver Conference, which it enters with the Pokémon caught on its journey. In this tournament, Ash manages to defeat his rival, Gary Oak, with the help of Charizard, but is eliminated after being defeated by Harrison, a trainer from the Hoenn region. Ash, who on a recommendation made by Harrison, heads to the Hoenn region as his next target.

Upon arriving in Ciudad Verde, Misty receives news from her sisters, indicating that she must return to Ciudad Celeste to take care of the gym while they are absent, Misty sees this event with great sadness since, although she never said so Thanks to certain situations and comments, she had developed a special affection for Ash, however, although at the moment of the farewell it seems that she is going to tell him, she is interrupted by Brock. In the same way, Brock returns to his home to fix some problems that have arisen, while Ash leaves for Hoenn with only Pikachu.

Hoenn

Ash heads towards Hoenn, leaving behind all his Pokémon except Pikachu. In Hoenn, he meets a rookie trainer named May (Aura in the Spanish version) and her younger brother Max, who aspires to be a Pokémon researcher. In said region, he meets Brock again and begins his journey to collect medals. During his run, Ash captures Treecko which evolves into Grovyle and later into Sceptile, Taillow which evolves into Swellow, Corphish, Torkoal and Snorunt which evolves into Glalie at the grand festival. At one point, Ash is reunited with Misty, whose Togepi evolves into Togetic and is released.

After collecting 8 medals, Ash makes it to the Hoenn League, which is held in Colossalia City. Arriving in the semifinals of the Hoenn league, Ash is defeated by Tyson, a coach with whom he had befriended, placing in the top 8. Ash returns to Pallet Town, satisfied with the result, and says goodbye to Max and May/Aura (who stay in Petalburgo City) and Brock who also returns to his home.

Kanto and the Battle of the Frontier/Battle Front

Back home, Ash meets Scott, who invites him to participate in the Battle of the Border competition (Frente Batalla in the Spanish version) that takes place in the Kanto region, to challenge the aces of the border/front. Before starting his new adventure, Ash leaves Torkoal and Glalie with Oak, while Phanpy rejoins the group. And during the trip he captures an Aipom.

After defeating the aces of the frontier/front: Noland, Greta, Tucker, Lucy, Spenser and Anabel (Sabino, Coro, Tactio, Fortunia, Aniceto and Destra in the Spanish version), the location of the last base where the strongest of the aces of the frontier/front is located, the Battle Pyramid whose ace of the frontier/front is called Brandon (Valente in the Spanish version). In the process, Anabel/Destra falls in love with Ash and Lucy/Fortunia with Brock, without both realizing it.

Eventually, Ash arrives at the Battle Pyramid, to face Brandon, the latest frontier ace. Ash faced Brandon 3 times, of which on his 3rd chance, he defeats him, managing to win the competition and the right to be a frontier/frontline ace, but Ash declines the offer to continue traveling. In this season, Ash used all the Pokémon that he caught throughout his travels, and thus was able to achieve victory. It stands out, for example, the battle of Charizard against Articuno, in which he wins Charizard.

After a Pokémon Contest, in which Ash also participated, his friends Max and May/Aura say goodbye to him, while Brock returns home.

In Pallet Town, Gary and Ash, have a battle. Ash is defeated, and Gary tells him about the Sinnoh region. All of Ash's Pokémon are sent to Oak's lab, except for Pikachu and Aipom, who also follows Ash to Sinnoh.

Sinnoh

From the series Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon: Battle Dimension, Pokémon: Galaxy Battles, and Pokémon. The Winners of the Sinnoh League.

In this region Ash meets Dawn (Maya in the Spanish version). After Ash lost Pikachu because of Team/Team Rocket, she finds him injured and returns it to him and from that moment they begin to travel together, Dawn/Maya wishes to become a great Pokémon coordinator together with Piplup (her initial Pokémon). Ash meets Brock again, who arrives in this region only with Sudowoodo. In this new stage of the series, Ash meets a coach named Paul (Polo in the Spanish version) who could be said to be Ash's counterpart, with whom he starts a rivalry and has several fights throughout the series. At a certain point, Ash meets May/Aura, who travels to Sinnoh to participate in the Wallace/Plubio Pokémon Contest, mentoring and rivaling Dawn/Maya.

Ash captures Starly, Turtwig, Gligar and Gible and also trades Aipom for Dawn/Maya's Buizel since Aipom liked contests and Buizel liked battles, Ash's Pokémon evolved over time: Starly evolved into Staravia then Staraptor, Turtwig evolved into Grotle then Torterra and Gligar became Gliscor. As one of the members of his team is Chimchar, a Pokémon that originally belonged to Paul, but as expected Paul releases it by saying that it was weak. It became part of Ash's team and later evolved into Monferno and finally Infernape, becoming an essential Pokémon since it helped him in most of the gym battles and thanks to him he also beat Paul in the quarterfinals of Ash. the Sinnoh League defeating Aggron, Ninjask and Paul's Electivire. After earning the 8 medals required to compete in the Pokémon League, Ash finished in the top four of the competition after beating his rival Paul in the quarterfinals and being defeated by Tobias in the semifinals, despite the fact that Ash had defeated the legendary Pokémon of this (Latios and Darkrai, being the only one to do so), then Tobías would become the champion of the Sinnoh League, while Ash decides to go to Unova (Unova in the Spanish version). At the end, Ash says goodbye to Dawn/Maya, who would travel to Hoenn to participate in the region's contests, and finally to Brock, who decided to start his studies as a Pokémon vet.

Unova/Unova

From the series Pokémon: Black and White, Pokémon: Rival Fates, and Pokémon: Unova/Unova Adventures.

In this new season, Ash begins a new journey through the Unova region taking Pikachu alone again. Along the way he meets Iris, an energetic young woman from a village known for being trainers of dragon-type Pokémon, and Cilan (Millo in the Spanish version), one of the gym leaders of Striaton City (Gres in the Spanish version) and aspiring Pokémon connoisseur/connoisseur, who would become his new traveling companions. There he meets Trip, a rookie trainer and photographer who quickly becomes his new rival and has defeated Ash three of the five times they have faced each other. Ash got all 8 Unova Medals and captured Pidove (who would evolve into Tranquill and then Unfezant), Oshawott, Tepig (who would evolve into Pignite), Snivy, Scraggy, Sewaddle (who would evolve into Swadloon and then Leavanny), Palpitoad, Roggenrola (who would evolve into Boldore) and Krokorok (who would evolve into Krookodile). He traveled to the east of Unova together with Cynthia (Cintia in the Spanish version), the champion of Sinnoh, where he too was reunited with Dawn/Maya. And for a moment, they also travel with Team Rocket's Meowth who had supposedly been fired from the organization, however, it was just a plan to steal Pikachu. They are also temporarily accompanied by a Meloetta who was escaping from Team Rocket, who leaves with Larry, another trainer after defeating Giovanni, leader of the organization.

Before entering the league, Ash participates in the Junior Cup, where he is runner-up after being defeated by Trip.

After reaching the quarterfinals in the Unova League, Ash and N battle against Team Plasma, who controlled the Pokémon against their will, emerging victorious.

Alexa, a reporter from the Kalos region joins the group to travel through the Decolora Islands on the way to Kanto. Iris and Cilan/Millo say goodbye to Ash to travel around Johto, while Alexa recommends that Ash travel to Kalos, after a visit to Pallet Town.

Kalos

From the series Pokémon: XY, Pokémon: XY - Search in Kalos and Pokémon: XYZ.

Ash (only with Pikachu) and Alexa travel to Kalos where she informs him that her sister is a Gym Leader but from another city, since they were in Lumiose City. Alexa says goodbye to Ash, and he tries to challenge the first gym in the city, without success, after which he meets the brothers Clemont and Bonnie (Lem and Clem in the Spanish version), who are impressed with his fighting style and Pikachu, and they decide to accompany him. After an incident in the Prism Tower with a Garchomp belonging to Professor Sycamore (a researcher focused on the phenomenon of Mega Evolution), Ash and Pikachu's fame increases, drawing the attention of a young woman, Serena, who thinks she has seen him before. After losing at the first gym, Serena finds Ash, who had forgotten his backpack at a Pokémon Center. Ash doesn't recognize Serena, so she decides to accompany him along with Clemont/Lem and Bonnie/Clem. Serena reveals that Ash helped her years ago at Professor Oak's camp and that since then she wanted to thank him, Ash reminds her of her, causing Serena to start taking a special liking to her.

Later, Clemont/Lem confesses that he is a Gym Leader but since he didn't have time for his other projects he created Clembot, a helper who controlled the Gym for him, solving the problem thanks to Ash.

Along the way, Ash is challenging gyms and meeting friends and rivals, while Serena becomes a Pokémon exhibitionist thanks to him and the advice of Shauna, another exhibitionist. Ash captures Froakie (who would evolve into Frogadier and then Greninja and with whom he develops a bond that allows him to transform into Greninja Ash form), Fletchling (who would evolve into Fletchinder and then Talonflame), Hawlucha, Goomy (who would evolve into Sliggoo and then Goodra) and finds an egg from which a Noibat hatches (which evolves into Noivern).

During the trip, Ash manages to fight for the first time against a regional champion, in this case against Diantha, where his Greninja managed to fight evenly against the champion's Mega Gardevoir, ending the fight without decision since Ash and Greninja passed out from depleting their aural connection.

Ash obtains the eight medals and goes to the Kalos League where he loses the final, but it was thanks to Alan having the mega ring from his boss Lysandre and with the power to mega evolve into Charizard and make Ash lose against his rival, the celebration is interrupted by strange roots involving Team Flare and their leader Lysandre, who wanted to control the region's guardian Pokémon, Zygarde. Lysandre sees her plans destroyed by the leaders of each Kalos gym, the former champions of the league, and by Ash and his friends.

Little by little they begin to rebuild what was left of the devastated Luminalia City where everyone cooperates with their reconstruction and the happiness of the people when they see the performance of Serena and Shauna. Ash and friends then enjoy their latest adventure at the Kalos airport, with Clemont/Lem and Bonnie/Clem heading back to their gym and Serena embarking on her own journey to Hoenn as a Pokémon artist, but before saying goodbye, she confesses to Ash that he is her goal and kisses him unexpectedly, leaving everyone touched.

Alola

From the series Pokémon: Sun and Moon, Pokémon: Sun and Moon - Ultra Adventures and Pokémon: Sun and Moon - Ultra Legends.

Ash's mother, Delia Ketchum, wins some tickets to go to Melemele Island in the paradise Alola region thanks to her Mr. Mime. At the beach, Ash and Pikachu ride a Sharpedo where they see new Pokémon. Later, they all head to the Pokémon School to deliver a Pokémon egg to Gabriel Oak, Professor Oak's cousin, but on the way Ash and Pikachu get distracted and chase a Grubbin into the forest, but are scared by a Bewear and they escape arriving. thus to the Pokémon School, where Ash is run over by some Tauros who were ridden by Kiawe, Mallow, Lana and Sophocles (Kiawe, Lulu, Nereida, and Chris in the Spanish version), known for being the captains of the region. Ash decides to attend school with the boys where he also meets Lillie (Lylia in the Spanish version), a young woman who somehow suffers from a phobia of physically contacting Pokémon. Ash learns the nature of Z Moves, powerful techniques that Pokémon can perform by synchronizing with the energy of mysterious crystals found in the region, the Z Crystals, from Tapu Koko, a Legendary Pokémon and one of Alola's guardians., he became interested in him and gave him a Z Ring that is used to activate the crystals, as well as an Electrostal Z, the crystal corresponding to the electric type. In the first season, Ash alternates between attending school and earning Z Crystals through the Island Challenge.

In the second season, Ash has a dream with the legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala where he promises to take care of someone, then on the way Pikachu goes into the forest and finds Nebby (Nebulilla in the Spanish version) a Cosmog which draws the attention of the Æther Foundation led by Lusamine, the mother of Lillie/Lylia. At one point Lusamine is kidnapped and Ash along with her friends must go to rescue her from her, because it was the Ultra Beasts, creatures that inhabit parallel dimensions, who kidnapped her. Later, the gang discovers that the Legendary Pokémon, Solgaleo and Lunala, have the power to open Ultra Umbral to where the Ultra Beasts reside. So they decide to go to the Altar of the Sun with the Tapus (the guardian Pokémon of the islands: Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Fini and Tapu Bulu), and with Nebby, who later evolves into Cosmoem, is attracted by a strange and surprising force. evolves to Solgaleo. Ash is given a Solgaleostal Z to be able to perform the Z-Move 'Solar Rush', since that power can open Ultra Umbrals. Seeing that Ash is unable to insert the Z Crystal into his Z-Ring, Tapu Koko and the rest transform Ash's Z-Ring into a Super Z-Ring so they can use the Solgaleostal Z. In Ultraspace, home of the Ultra Beasts, Ash gains a Pikastal Z with which he obtains the powerful Z-Move "Gigastrike Withering Lightning"

During both seasons, Ash manages to capture a lazy but funny Rowlet, a feisty Litten who cared for an old Stoutland who later passes away, evolving in the process into Torracat and ultimately Incineroar, an energetic Rockruff who frequented the house of the Professor Kukui, Gabriel Oak's assistant, and who fought with powerful Pokémon from the region until later evolved thanks to Tapu Lele into a twilight Lycanroc, and a singular and new Pokémon that had not been discovered, which they called Meltan, which after merging with others of the same species, it evolves into Melmetal. He also befriended a Poipole, a kind and funny ultra being, which later evolves into Naganadel.

After mastering the Ultra Thresholds, Professor Kukui decides to create the region's Pokémon League, urging Ash, his friends, and the other trainers to participate. After defeating Gladion (Gladio in the Spanish version), Lillie's older brother and his rival in the region in the final, Ash wins an official league for the first time. Following an attack by a group of Guzzlord, the local hero Royale, the Masked One is revealed to be Kukui himself, who faces Ash in the post-league exhibition battle. Ash defeats Kukui, who even teamed up with the guardian Tapu Koko, before returning to Pallet Town days later, leaving his captured Pokémon in the region (Rowlet, Lycanroc, Incineroar, and Melmetal) with Kukui to resolve threats from the Ultra Umbral.

Pokemon Travel Saga

From the Pokémon Journeys series.

After returning from Alola, Ash and his mother accompany Professor Oak to Professor Cerise's laboratory in Carmine City, in the Kanto region. During his stay, he participates in a raid battle against a Lugia, which he manages to mount, coinciding with another boy named Goh, another Pokémon lover whose objective is to capture the mythical Pokémon (singular in the Spanish version) Mew. Seeing that they both achieved such close contact with Lugia, Professor Cerise/Cerezo takes them on as his field researchers, discovering mysteries Pokémon in the different regions, including the new region: Galar. During his travels, Ash participates in some competitions, winning the Glass Flute Cup of the Battle of the Frontier / Battle Front of the Hoenn region.

After witnessing a World Coronation Series final in Galar, between the reigning world champion Lionel and the Kanto and Johto champion, Lance (where the former wins, and where the Dynamax force is presented (Dinamax in the version Spanish), which makes Pokémon grow considerably and some change shape), Ash becomes passionate and seeks to challenge the champion. Which he achieves after saving a Gigantamax Drednaw from destroying the stadium using Pikachu (who had also achieved Gigantamax form). Lionel defeats Ash and urges him to sign up for the Coronation World Series so they can face each other again, he also gives him a Dynamax Wristband so he can activate the phenomenon at his will in battles in the region. During the qualifying trips, Ash manages to catch a Dragonite (who Ash trained to fly as a Dragonair) and a Gengar (who was abandoned by a trainer in what is currently Prof. Cerise's lab). Later, he receives an egg from the Pokémon Center, which came from the Sinnoh region, Ash perceives a remote connection from that egg, and the thought led him directly to it, and this egg hatches into a Riolu, who would end up being caught by Ash.

After witnessing another battle for champion Lionel, Ash encounters a feisty Galarian Farfetch'd, who is challenging any trainer who comes his way to battles. The Farfetch'd easily defeated Goh's conventional Farfetch'd and faced off against Ash's Riolu, where the latter won after an intense contest. Farfetch'd agrees to be captured to strengthen himself alongside Ash.

Ash, Goh and Lionel faced the legendary Pokémon Eternatus, which was part of a legend in which it brought the "Black Night" to Galar, and caused bolts of Dynamax energy that caused this phenomenon in some Pokémon in the region. With the help of Galar's protector Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta, Ash and Goh stopped Eternatus and captured it to guard the region. In this arc, Ash's Riolu evolves into Lucario to protect him during the battle against President Rose. Later, on a fossil scan in the same region, Ash manages to catch a newly restored Dracovish.

As he travels, Ash is challenged by numerous trainers at the Coronation World Series: most notably Korrina/Corelia, whom he met on Kalos as a Gym Leader, defeating her twice; Bea/Judith, a Galarian gym leader, expert in fighting-type Pokémon, with whom he suffers his first loss in the Coronation World Series, being Ash's rival in the region (drawing their second match, plus a win for Ash In the third); Rinto, a trainer who highlights the connection failures between Ash and his Farfetch'd, Rinto winning in a practice duel, and then Ash in a rematch, due to Farfetch'd evolving into Sirfetch'd; his former traveling companion Iris, who had become the champion of the Unova/Unova region, with Haxorus, evolved from Fraxure and Axew, defeating her when Ash's Dragonite learned the Comet Draco attack (aided by Iris's dragon connection) and Roy, another Galarian Gym Leader and Lionel's friend/rival, in a crucial duel to enter the Coronation World Series Eight Masters Tournament, defeating Ash, thanks to Mega-Lucario (who trained his aural connection with Ash's Greninja) and ranking as the eighth of the Master Class.

The Eight Masters Tournament features the qualifiers in order: Lionel (reigning world champion and Galar champion), Cynthia/Cintia (Sinnoh champion), Steven/Máximo (Hoenn champion), Lance (World Runner-up and Kanto and Johto champion), Diantha (Kalos champion), Alain (Kalos League winner), Iris (Unova/Unova champion) and Ash (named as Alola champion). Of the competitors, Ash is the only one with the possibility of using the three special mechanics (Mega Evolution, Z Movements and Dynamax) by having a Lucarionite granted by Gurkinn, Korrina's grandfather, the Z Ring given to him by Tapu Koko along with the Pikastal Z, and the Dynamax Wristband that Lionel gave him.

After witnessing Lionel's victories over Alain, Diantha over Lance and Cynthia/Cintia over Iris, Ash faces Steven/Maximo, defeating him with an excellent strategy (being the second regional champion to be defeated by Ash, Iris being the first). In the semifinals, on the one hand Lionel and Diantha will face each other, and on the other, Ash with Cynthia/Cintia, in which Lionel defeats Diantha overwhelmingly, while Ash defeats Cynthia/Cintia for the first time in an intense and exhausting battle, unconsciously preventing her from withdrawing from battles, just as she commented to Diantha. Now with these new results, Lionel and Ash will meet in the final to define the world champion of the Eight Masters Tournament. In it, Lionel allowed Ash to use the three special mechanics he had (Mega Evolution, Z-Move, and Dynamax). The battle had an unpredictable course as they both fought against each other's strategy, until the climax where Ash only had Pikachu, while Lionel still had Charizard and Cinderace. Due to the collision of powers, Eternatus escapes from the laboratory in which he was imprisoned and attends the stadium to dissipate the energy, recharging the Dynamax energy of the competitors. After defeating Lionel's Gigantamax Cinderace in his Gigantamax form, and having a close battle with Charizard, Pikachu awakens a magnificent power and manages to defeat him. So, after a long time, Ash becomes the best trainer in the whole world and the new world champion of the Eight Masters Tournament.

In this saga, for the first time, Ash does not catch any of the starter Pokémon of the new region to be explored (Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble, the starters of Galar), being all caught by Goh. In addition, he counted on temporary returns of almost all of his former traveling companions.

Reboot

Starting with the 20th film there is a new story.

• I choose You!/I choose You! (2017): From the beginning of his adventure as a coach, the 10-year-old Ash Ketchum and his first Pokémon, Pikachu, live an unforgettable experience. While they strengthen their bonds of friendship, they also witness the majesty of one of the best known legendary Pokémon. A pen becomes the ticket to Ash's dream of meeting with Ho-Oh. But it will be Marshadow, a mythical Pokémon that hides in the shadows, and the new coaches Verity and Sorrel (Verónica and Samuel in the Spanish version), who finally guide him on this path.

• The Power of All (2018): Ash travels to Fula City (Mistral in the Spanish version) to participate in the Wind Festival that celebrates when Lugia, the legendary Pokémon gave the wind to the ancient inhabitants of Fula city. Among the people who meet the festival are presented to Risa (Rita in the Spanish version), a high school student and novata with the Pokémon; Callahan (Bernardo in the Spanish version), a fanfarrón who tells lies to everyone; Toren (Hugo in the Spanish version), a fearful researcher with lack of confidence; Harriet (Enriqueta in the Spanish version), an old woman who hates Then Risa asks Ash for help to catch an Eevee. The problems begin when Team/Team Rocket steals a toxic gas and expands it through the city and worsens when windmills stop spinning for theft of the eternal flame that is discovered that it was Margo with the intention of ruining the festival to protect Pokémon Zeraora. So Toren says that the only way to fight the gas is with the essence of the natural healing movement while the old Harriet devises a plan to use the old power plant as a mechanism to spread the cure. Things are complicated, however, when smoke causes the explosion of a transformer that leaves the city without energy and causes a fire on the mountain. Seeing this, Zeraora rushes to help the wild Pokémon in danger and is followed by Ash and Margo. Risa for his part proposes to return the eternal flame to his pedestal to attract the legendary Pokémon Lugia, who years ago helped to calm a similar fire. In turn Callahan and Harriet open their way through the fire thanks to several Pokémon and manage to reach the power plant located on the mountain. In the midst of this, Ash manages to convince Zeraora to trust humans and the mayor unites the coordinated efforts of people and Pokémon to control the fire. Suddenly an antenna comes down rushing towards Margo but Zeraora acts quickly to sustain the structure and exhausts almost all of its energies to return it to its place. Risa for his part manages to invoke Lugia which makes rain on the mountain thus extinguishing the fire. The wind returns to the city and the festival reopens its doors for the last day. After this the mayor gives a speech in which he revokes the lies that have been infused around Zeraora in such a way that people can live. Then the Wind Festival resumes with good results: Toren has more confidence in himself, Harriet has more affection on the Pokémon and Callahan no longer lies.

• Mewtwo Counterattack: Evolution/Mewtwo Counterattack 2/Mewtwo vs Mew 2 (2019): Researchers discover a fossil of the mythical Pokémon Mew and carry out a creation that goes against the laws of nature: Mewtwo, a legendary Pokémon intended to be used as a tool of destruction. But, as he becomes aware of his existence, Mewtwo begins to feel resentment towards his human creators and to seek revenge, and Ash, Pikachu and his friends are in the midst of his rampant fury! (This is an adaptation of Pokémon: Mewtwo Contraataca/Mewtwo vs. Mew).

• The Secrets of the Jungle (2020): Ash and Pikachu arrive at the Okoya Forest and meet Koko, a young man who was raised as Pokémon by the mythical Pokémon Zarude and therefore believes he is. They help him to begin discovering his true identity and past, which leads to the revelation of a plot in the Biotopo Company with Doctor Zed that threatens to destroy the great tree, the house of multiple Zarude, in the Okoya Forest.

Ash's Pokemon

On your computer

• Pikachu ▪ Pikachu Gigamax
• Dragonite
• Gengar ▪ Gengar Gigamax
• Huevo → Riolu → Lucario ↔ Mega Lucario
• Farfetch'd (Forma de Galar) → Sirfetch'd
• Dracovish

In Professor Oak's Laboratory

• Bulbasaur
• Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard
• Krabby → Kingler
• Muk
• Tauros (×30, one received from Brock)
• Snorlax
• Heracross
• Chikorita → Bayleef
• Cyndaquil → Quilava
• Totodile
• Noctowl (Variocolor or Shiny)
• Phanpy Donphan
• Torkoal
• Snorunt → Glalie
• Tailow → Swellow
• Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile
• Corphish
• Egg → Phanpy → Donphan
• Starly → Staravia → Staraptor
• Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra
• Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape
• Buizel (received from Dawn/Maya by exchange)
• Gible
• Gligar → Gliscor
• Pidove → Tranquill → Unfezant
• Oshawott
• Tepig → Pignite
• Snivy
• Egg → Scraggy
• Sewaddle → Swadloon → Leavanny
• Palpitoad
• Roggenrola → Boldore
• Krokorok → Krookodile
• Fletchling → Fletchinder → Talonflame
• Hawlucha
• Huevo → Noibat → Noivern

In Professor Kukui's laboratory

• Rowlet
• Rockruff → Lycanroc (crepuscular form)
• Litten → Torracat → Incineroar
• Meltan → Melmetal

In the laboratory of Professor Cerise/Cerezo

• Mr. Mime

In Nature

• Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree (free to play)
• Pidgeotto → Pidgeot (free to lead a Pidgey and Pidgeotto Parva)
• Squirtle (courage your Squirtle squad comrades as firefighters)
• Lapras (leave to your herd in the Orange Islands)
• Seaking (captured and subsequently released in a fishing contest)
• Goomy → Sliggoo → Goodra (Protect a swamp in Kalos)
• Froakie → Frogadier → Greninja ► Greninja Ash (attends Zygarde to protect Kalos)
• Poipole → Naganadel (Back to Ultraspace)

On loan

• Egg → Togepi (to Misty)
• Butterfree (to The Knight at EP-015 of the first season, Combat aboard the St. Anne (ES)/Duelo aboard Santa Anna (HA), exchanged by Raticate)
• Raticate (to The Knight at EP-015 of the first season, Combat aboard the St. Anne (ES)/Duelo aboard Santa Anna (HA), exchanged by her Butterfree)
• Beedrill (to Casey, a fanatic coach of the Yellow and Black Pokémon)
• Primeape (to Anthony in his Gym fighting Spirit (ES)/Gymnasium the Warrior Spirit (HA), after having won the Grand Pix of the fighting Pokémon)
• Aipom (a Dawn/Maya, exchanged by its Buizel)
• Charjabug (to Sophocles/Chris)

Temporary Companions

• Haunter (coupled Ash from the Torre Pokémon de Pueblo Lavanda, to the gym fight against Sabrina the leader of the psychic type, eventually left him with Sabrina at the gym)

• Egg → Larvitar (on behalf of Professor Elm, Ash had to take the egg that was rescued from some illegal Pokémon hunters to a reservation on the Mount Plated)

• Cosmog → Cosmoem → Solgaleo (in EP987, through a dream Lunala and Solgaleo ask Ash to find the Cosmog and take care of it. This accompanies you until you evolve in Solgaleo)

Pokémon Egg

• Phanpy
• Larvitar

In-game

In the original games Ash does not exist as such, each edition has its own protagonist, Red is the protagonist of the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Yellow, along with their remakes Pokémon fire red and leaf green.

In the game, Red is an 11-year-old boy from Pallet Town. Red became interested in Pokémon after his best friend Blue (Green in the Japanese version) stops playing with him. His adventure begins when one day Professor Oak calls Red and Blue to his laboratory to receive his starter Pokémon. After receiving the Pokémon from him, Blue challenges Red to a match. Later, Professor Oak gives Red and Blue a PokéDex to fulfill their dream of completing all the information about the Pokémon.

Red travels throughout Kanto, filling the PokéDex with information and defeating gym leaders. His rival, Blue, is always one step ahead of him, and it seems that many times, he tries to impede Red's progress. When Red finally arrives at the Indigo Plateau to face the Elite Four, Red learns that Blue has defeated all members of the Elite Four, being the current champion of the Pokémon League. In the end, Red defeats his rival Blue in a match, and becomes the new champion.

Apart from Blue, Team Rocket is Red's main enemy, who tries to stop his evil plans. During his tour of Kanto, Rojo has several confrontations with the Team / Team Rocket. When Red defeats Giovanni (Team Leader/Team Rocket) the organization disappears. However, several members who are on Inta Island are unaware of what happened and are defeated by Red. Three years later, Team Rocket turns its attention to the Johto region.

In Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal and its remakes Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver, 3 years will have passed after the events in Kanto, Red is the last character to face in order to finish the game, for which reason he is considered, as the most powerful character in all the mainline games.

In Pokémon Sun and Moon, an adult Red appears in the Battle Tree at the entrance with Blue, also an adult, and then you can challenge one of them, and then you can challenge Red again in the Battle Tree. Combat.

Ash makes his appearance in the Nintendo 64 video game Pokémon Puzzle League, where he tries to become a Pokémon Puzzle Master.

The plot of the anime series and its protagonist Ash Ketchum, are used in the manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Pocket Monster Zenshoand Ash & Pikachu, its plots, are based on the events that occurred in the anime. In the manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu, it is based on Ash's journeys to the Orange Islands.

Other related media

• While it is true that Ash is based on the character called Red, the protagonist of Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow. Ash and Red are very different in relation to video games and anime series. Ash is also a standard name that you can choose from among the three Red representatives in these games.

• Ash makes his appearance in the video game Pokémon Puzzle League of the Nintendo 64 console, where he tries to become a Master Pokémon Puzzle.

• The plot of the anime series and its protagonist Ash Ketchum are used in the sleeve The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Pocket Monster Zenshoand Ash & Pikachutheir arguments are based on the events that occurred in the anime. On the sleeve The Electric Tale of PikachuIt's based on Ash's travel to the Orange Islands.