List of Pokémon anime characters

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Pokémon, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā), is a Japanese anime television series based on the Pokémon video game series published by Nintendo. It began broadcasting on TV Tokyo on April 1, 1997, in association with MediaNet (formerly TV Tokyo MediaNet and Softx) and Shopro, stands for Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. (formerly Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd.). The show originally followed Ash Ketchum, a ten-year-old aspiring "Pokémon Master", who participates in competitions involving battles with creatures called Pokémon in the Pokémon world. Ash is usually joined by his electric-type partner Pikachu and a regularly changing line-up of human friends. However, by the 26th season the show's protagonist are Liko and Roy.

Protagonists[edit]

Ash Ketchum (サトシ, Satoshi)
Voiced by: Rica Matsumoto;[1] Hana Takeda (young, JN001) (Japanese); Veronica Taylor (4Kids); Sarah Natochenny (TPCI) (English)
Ash Ketchum is the main protagonist of the Pokémon anime for the first twenty-five seasons. A ten-year-old Pokémon trainer, he travels with many traveling companions throughout the series. He is loosely based on Red, the protagonist of the games Pokémon Red and Blue. Ash's dream is to become a "Pokémon Master", and as a result often attempts to defeat the Pokémon League− a competition of the strongest Trainers in a given region− in whatever region he is in. Though his attempts are typically unsuccessful, he eventually succeeded in becoming a regional Champion, and later defeated Leon to become crowned as the "Monarch."
Misty (カスミ, Kasumi)
Voiced by: Mayumi Iizuka[1] (Japanese); Rachael Lillis (4Kids), Michele Knotz (TPCI) (English)
Misty is one of Ash's travelling companions who first appeared in the original series. She was one of the four gym leaders of Cerulean City along with her three older sisters, and after the original series Misty she became the sole Gym Leader of Cerulean City Gym. After her departure from the series, Misty reappeared in Advanced Generation, Sun & Moon, and Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Brock (タケシ, Takeshi)
Voiced by: Yūji Ueda[1] (Japanese); Eric Stuart (4Kids), Bill Rogers (TPCI) (English)
Brock is the former Pewter City Gym Leader and a ladies' man. In his earliest appearances, Brock has dreams of being the world's best Pokémon breeder, though in later series he instead aspires to be a doctor. There is a running gag in the series where Brock falls in love with every girl he meets and is either pulled away by the ear by Misty or Max or is hit with his Croagunk's Poison Jab. Brock stayed on the series for several seasons, eventually leaving at the end of the Diamond and Pearl series. Brock had guest appearances in Sun & Moon and Journeys.
Tracey Sketchit (ケンジ, Kenji)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Ted Lewis (4Kids, TPCI (Current)), Craig Blair (TPCI, season 9) (English)
One of Ash's traveling companions in Orange Islands, Tracey Sketchit is a Pokémon watcher, someone who studies Pokémon in the field similarly to bird watchers. He later becomes an assistant to Professor Oak after the end of the Orange Islands.[2]
May and Max (ハルカ and マサト, Haruka and Masato)
Voiced by: Kaori Suzuki (May) and Fushigi Yamada (Max) (Japanese); Veronica Taylor (4Kids),[3] Michele Knotz (TPCI)[4] Amy Birnbaum (4Kids);[5] Kayzie Rogers (TPCI)[6] (Max) (English)
May is the daughter of the Petalburg City Gym Leader, Norman and the older sister of Max. She meets Ash in Advanced Generation and starts traveling with him after obtaining her first Pokémon, Torchic. She takes interest in Pokémon Contests, competitions focusing on a Pokémon's appearance or appeal. She departs at the end of Pokémon: Battle Frontier, though she later reappears in Pokémon the Series; Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Max is May's younger brother, who acts as one of the group's travelling companions in the Hoenn-associated series, and he leaves the series at the end of Pokémon: Battle Frontier.
Dawn (ヒカリ, Hikari)
Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese); Emily Bauer[7] (English)
Dawn is a Pokémon Coordinator who travels with Ash and Brock in Sinnoh. Following in her mother's footsteps as a Coordinator- a trainer who partakes in Pokémon Contests- she chooses Piplup and sets out with the goal of becoming Top Coordinator. She eventually departs at the end of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. She later reappeared in Pokémon the Series: Black and White and Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Iris (アイリス, Airisu, Iris)
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki[8] (Japanese); Eileen Stevens[9](Season 14-Season 24), Anairis Quiñones (Current) (English)
One of Ash's companions in Black and White series. Iris hails from a village where Dragon-type Pokémon are a major focus. She notably travels with an Axew. She reappears in Pokémon Journeys series, where she is revealed to have become the Champion of the Unova region: the strongest trainer in the region. She battles Cynthia in the Masters Eight tournament, only to lose.
Cilan (デント, Dento, Dent)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano[8] (Japanese); Jason Griffith[10] (English)
Cilan is a Pokémon Connoisseur who has the ability to determine the compatibility between Pokémon and their trainers. He travels with Ash in Black and White series. He is one of the Gym Leaders of the Unova Region, a position he shares with his brothers Chili and Cress, but he leaves his post to join Ash and Iris on their journey. He has numerous hobbies seen throughout the series such as fishing, cinema and subway trains. He has the Grass-type Pokémon Pansage as his partner. He acts as a mentor figure to Ash and Iris.[11][12] He reappears Pokémon the Series: XYZ and Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Serena (セレナ, Serena)
Voiced by: Mayuki Makiguchi[13] (Japanese); Haven Burton-Paschall[14] (English)
Serena is a Pokémon Performer, who acts as one of Ash's travelling companions in Pokémon the Series: XY. She met Ash in her youth, and after seeing him on TV many years later, decides to join him on his journey. She partakes in Pokémon Showcases- beauty pageant-like contests- in an attempt to become the "Kalos Queen," an honorary title for the best Performer. At the end of the series, she prepares to compete in the Pokémon Contests that occur in Hoenn. Before parting, she gives Ash a kiss. She returned in Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, where she encouraged Chloe to perform at the Lilycove City Pokémon Contest.
Clemont and Bonnie (シトロン and ユリーカ, Shitoron and Yurīka, Citron and Eureka)
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji[13] (Clemont), Mariya Ise (EP803-887, 903–942);[13] and Mika Kanai (EP888-902)[15] (Bonnie) (Japanese); Michael Liscio Jr.[16] (Clemont) and Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld[17] (Bonnie) (English)
Clemont is an Electric-type Gym Leader from Lumiose City. He is a young inventor and always has a large backpack that contains numerous strange gadgets, most of which explode. He travels with Ash during the XY series to become a better Gym Leader. This culminates when Ash challenges and successfully defeats Clemont at the Lumiose Gym, acquiring his fifth badge in Kalos. Before Ash leaves Kalos, he asks for one final battle with Ash, and the result is not revealed to the audience. He returns in Pokémon Journeys: The Series alongside Bonnie.
Bonnie is Clemont's younger sister. Bonnie, due to her youth, cannot have a Pokémon yet, and thus has Clemont catch a Dedenne for her, which acts as her partner throughout the series. She later befriended one of Zygarde's cores, which she affectionately nicknamed "Squishy" and developed a close friendship with. A running gag involves her attempt to get other women to marry her brother, though Clemont often drags Bonnie away before it gets anywhere.
Lana (スイレン, Suiren)
Voiced by: Hitomi Kikuchi[18] (Japanese); Rosie Reyes[19] (English)
Lana is one of the students at the Pokémon School of Melemele Island who befriends Ash in Sun and Moon series. She is a master in fishing and loves Water-type Pokémon.
Kiawe (カキ, Kaki)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[18] (Japanese); Marc Swint[20] (English)
Among the students at the Pokémon School of Melemele Island who befriends Ash in the Sun and Moon series, Kiawe is the oldest and most experienced, being the only among them to have obtained a Z-Ring, which allows him to use "Z-Moves." He runs a dairy farm on Akala Island along with his parents. He specializes in Fire-type Pokémon, due to being inspired by his grandfather's words.
Lillie (リーリエ, Rīrie, Lillie)
Voiced by: Kei Shindō[18] (Japanese); Laurie Hymes[21] (English)
Lillie is one of the students at the Pokémon School of Melemele Island who befriends Ash in the Sun and Moon series. Hailing from a very rich family, she loves to study and usually helps the other students with their research, but has an inherent fear of touching any kind of Pokémon due to an incident involving Nihilego in her youth. She eventually overcomes her fears by the end of the series, and eventually departs to the world to try and find her missing father, Mohn. She later reunites with him in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Sophocles (マーマネ, Māmane)
Voiced by: Fumiko Takekuma[18] (Japanese); Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld[17] (English)
Sophocles is one of the students at the Pokémon School of Melemele Island who befriends Ash in Sun and Moon series. He specializes in Electric-type Pokémon and is good with machines.
Mallow (マオ, Mao)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[18] (Japanese); Rebecca Soler (Sun & Moon); Emily Cramer (Journeys) (English)
Mallow is one of the students at the Pokémon School of Melemele Island who befriends Ash in Sun and Moon series. She specializes in Grass-type Pokémon. She is a dedicated chef who works at her family's restaurant.
Goh (ゴウ, )
Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita;[22] Kei Shindō (young, JN001) (Japanese); Zeno Robinson (English)
Goh is a Pokémon Trainer who meets Ash in Pokémon Journeys: The Series and travels with Ash throughout the world. His dream is to catch every Pokémon to work his way up to capturing the rare and Mythical Pokémon Mew. He was lonely in his youth, with Chloe being his only friend. He later ends up joining Project Mew, an organization dedicated to researching and finding Mew.
Liko (リコ, Liko)
Voiced by: Minori Suzuki[23] (Japanese); Alejandra Reynoso (English)
The female protagonist of the Horizons series, she is a trainer from Cabo Poco in the Paldea region and owns a mysterious pendant which was given by her grandmother, Diana. After she is targeted by the organization known as The Explorers for her pendant, she joins The Rising Volt Tacklers, a group of travelling explorers.
Roy (ロイ, Roy)
Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki[23] (Japanese); Anjali Kunapaneni (English)
The male protagonist of the Horizons series, he is a trainer from Kanto who joins the Rising Volt Tacklers after encountering a mysterious Shiny Rayquaza.

Rivals[edit]

Voiced by: Yuko Kobayashi (Japanese); James Carter Cathcart (Season 1-25, ending in "In the Palm of our Hands!")[a],[24] SungWon Cho (Current) (English)
Gary Oak is Ash's chidlhood rival. Gary hails from Pallet Town and is the grandson of Professor Oak. Like Ash, Gary collects Gym badges and competes in Pokémon League tournaments in Kanto and Johto. At first, Gary is arrogant, always traveling with cheerleaders who called out his name and constantly teases Ash's group whenever they meet. After losing to a more powerful opponent in the Indigo League, Gary dispenses with the cheerleaders and then becomes more open-minded. After losing to Ash in the Johto League, Gary decides to pursue a career in Pokémon research, impeding his rivalry with Ash. Until his loss to Ash, Gary had always thought of Ash as a poor trainer, but he eventually comes to accept him as his equal. While in Sinnoh, Gary becomes a Pokémon researcher working with Professor Rowan. He returns in Journeys series as he was taking part in Project Mew missions, while travelling across the world to conduct his research. He reunites with Ash, meets Goh and battles Moltres alongside the duo. Gary is later revealed to be one of the Chasers for Project Mew next to Goh and Horace. He, along with the Project Mew Chasters were successful in meeting Mew in person.
  • Ritchie (ヒロシ, Hiroshi)
Voiced by: Minami Takayama (Japanese); Tara Sands[25] (English)
Ritchie is a traveling Pokémon trainer from Frodomar City. Ritchie first appears during the Indigo League, where he meets and forms a friendship with Ash. As rivals, Ritchie and Ash are much alike. After the Indigo League tournament, Ritchie is ranked in the top eight of the competition after defeating Ash, but then loses his next match. Afterward, Ash and Ritchie part ways but pledge an oath to become Pokémon Masters. Ritchie re-appears in Pokémon: Master Quest.
  • Casey (ナナコ, Nanako)
Voiced by: Nina Kumagaya (Japanese); Kerry Williams (English)
Casey is a Pokémon Trainer from Johto. Being a fan of the Electabuzz baseball team, Casey likes yellow Pokémon with stripes. Ash belittled her team, claiming it was weak, making Casey furious to challenge him to a battle, which Ash wins. Team Rocket deceives Casey into battling Ash once more, claiming that his use of Charizard broke the rules. Team Rocket takes the opportunity to catch Chikorita and Pikachu, which makes Casey realize they fooled her. Ash and Casey defeat Team Rocket. Later, during the Bug Contest, Ash warns Casey she was pushing Chikorita too hard, though Casey ignores Ash. When Chikorita runs away, Misty scolds Casey, reminding her it is important to look after the Pokémon, rather than winning the Contest. Casey apologizes for pushing Chikorita so hard. Team Rocket arrives and kidnapped Ash and Pikachu. Casey let Chikorita know she is with it, which makes Chikorita evolve into a Bayleef to beat Team Rocket again and free Ash and Pikachu. After the Contest ends, Casey, who did not win, felt like a winner for having Bayleef on her side. Knowing that Casey loves yellow Pokémon with stripes, Ash gives away the Beedrill he caught in the Contest to Casey. Casey meets up with Ash and his friends again, with the help of her evolved Meganium catches another yellow striped Pokémon, Elekid. Casey did not compete in the Johto League as she was only able to obtain four Johto Gym Badges in contrast to Ash who had acquired eight badges at the time when Casey caught her Elekid.
  • Harrison (ハヅキ, Hazuki)
Voiced by: Katsumi Toriumi (Japanese); Wayne Grayson (English)
Harrison is a traveling Pokémon trainer from Hoenn who participated in Johto League. Ash first meet him in "Pop Goes the Sneasel" when he tries to ward off a wild Sneasel guarding the sacred Ho-Oh flame. During the Johto League, Ash battles him in a full six-on-six battle. He defeats Ash but loses to his next opponent, finishing at the top four of the Johto League. Afterwards, Harrison goes to Kanto to participate in the Indigo League.
Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese); Oliver Wyman (4Kids); Bill Rogers (TPCi) (English)
Drew is an experienced Pokémon Coordinator, a confident, critical, but popular boy. He is May's first and most prominent, rival. Because he sees similarities between new Coordinator May and himself when he first started out, he taunts her for her inexperience. Though his comments and attitude may have angered May, he still provides a helping hand whenever she needs it. Drew's skills have been a continuing inspiration for May to better herself as a Coordinator. Despite his initial attitude towards May, he slowly becomes of a friend towards her after the Hoenn Grand Festival. May finally manages to defeat Drew at the Indigo League Grand Festival, earning her a spot at Top 4. At the end of Season 9, he heads towards to Johto to compete in more contests along with Harley and May.
Voiced by: Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Japanese); Andrew Rannells (4Kids); Billy Regan (TPCi) (English)
Arrogant, flamboyant and proud, Harley is a Pokémon Coordinator and May's sinister rival. During their first meeting, Harley takes May's unwitting comments as insults to his abilities and he takes an instant dislike to her. Since then, Harley takes every opportunity to sabotage May before her contests, even teaming up with Team Rocket on occasion and frequently takes advantage of her forgiving nature to trick her into believing he has changed his ways. He is frequently seen dressed in a Cacturne costume. He travels to Johto alongside Drew and May at the end of season 9.
  • Morrison (マサムネ, Masamune)
Voiced by: Masako Nozawa (Japanese); Sean Schemmel[26] (English)
Morrison is Ash's rival in the Hoenn region, and is a spirited person who likes to challenge other people to almost everything and never gives up in battle. Owing to this, he always challenges Ash to various events such as Pokémon battles or even a food eating contest. Ash first met him in "Less is Morrison", where he soon becomes a friend and rival to Ash. When he appears again, he is an opponent of Ash in Hoenn League; because of his conflicting feelings, he refuses to battle his friend until Ash encourages him to try his best. Morrison is able to battle with all his spirit, losing to Ash only when both of them are down to one Pokémon.
  • Tyson (テツヤ, Tetsuya)
Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (Japanese); Marc Diraison (English)
Tyson is a trainer originally from Mauville City. He first appeared in "Like a Meowth to a Flame", where he helped Ash and his friends defeat Team Rocket, using his Metagross. Meowth is his main Pokémon, seen dressed with a musketeer hat and boots. He later battles and defeats Ash in the Hoenn League. Tyson then wins the Hoenn League.
  • Katie (カエデ, Kaede)
Voiced by: Yōko Sōmi (Japanese); Andi Whaley (English)
Katie hails from Lilycove City. In battle, she is known for most commonly using Venomoth and Golduck and is known for carefully analyzing her opponent's moves. Instead of sticking with one Pokémon in battle until it fainted, she would switch out her Pokémon for a stronger one if hers had a disadvantage.
  • Solidad (サオリ, Saori)
Voiced by: Rie Tanaka (Japanese); Sarah Natochenny (English)
Solidad makes her debut appearance in "May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!". "In Channeling the Battle Zone!", she battles May in the semifinal round of the Kanto Grand Festival. She is able to counter May's attacks as she had previously observed her battling style. She manages to win the battle against May, and then she wins the final round and became Top Coordinator.
Voiced by: Kiyotaka Furushima (Japanese); Julian Rebolledo (English)
Paul is a roaming Pokémon trainer from Veilstone City in Sinnoh. As a Pokémon Trainer, Paul is experienced and has traveled across the regional areas of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh, much like Ash. During Diamond and Pearl series, he begins to travel through Sinnoh, where he meets and develops a rivalry with Ash. Paul is a grumpy and serious trainer whose only concern towards Pokémon is their ability to act in battle and who believes that forming bonds with Pokémon dilutes their potential and is thereby seen by many characters for being the complete opposite of Ash. He shows respect for strong trainers, such as Champion Cynthia, he never respects Trainers who he deems weak, and sometimes openly shows rudeness to others in battle. However, after suffering a humiliating defeat, and getting harshly scolded in the process, by Pyramid King Brandon, Paul was forced to fix his attitude as well as understand that strength was not everything. He ultimately loses his battle against Ash in the Sinnoh League. Afterwards, he finds a bit of respect for Ash and heads out to battle with Brandon. He reunites with Ash at Professor Oak's lab and trains him for his upcoming Masters Eight tournament by having a three-on-three battle with no switching on both sides, where Ash won. Paul has mellowed out most of his poor attitude and is more friendly such as letting his Electivire play with Ash's reserves and Goh's Grookey.
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese); Jamie McGonnigal[27] (English)
Barry is Ash's rival in Sinnoh. He is an impatient and overconfident boy who, while competent and skilled, tends to lose most of his battles against Ash. He is an admirer of Paul and uses the same technique though he cares for his Pokémon. He dreams of being the strongest Pokémon trainer in the world. Barry is friends with Kenny and the son of Palmer, the Tower Tycoon of Sinnoh's Frontier Brains.
  • Nando (ナオシ, Naoshi)
Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese); Billy Regan (English)
A talented Pokémon trainer and wandering minstrel, Nando is a calm young man deeply conflicted as to whether he should challenge gyms or become a Pokémon Coordinator. After battling both Ash and Dawn, he chooses to pursue both paths, regardless of the difficulty. By the time of the Sinnoh Grand Festival, he has acquired seven Gym Badges and five Contest Ribbons. In the Grand Festival, he is able to reach the Top 4, losing to Zoey. After the Grand Festival, he obtains the necessary badges to compete in the Sinnoh League; he is Ash's first opponent but is eliminated after putting up a good battle. Nando makes his debut appearance in "Dawn of a New Era!". He is usually seen playing his golden Mew harp. The harp has often been shown to attract large groups of wild Pokémon.
  • Conway (コウヘイ, Kōhei)
Voiced by: Kōzō Mito (Japanese); Billy Regan (English)
Conway is a particularly smart and cunning trainer, who carefully studies and analyzes trainers to create a strategy. He first encounters Ash during the Hearthome City Tag Battle Tournament, where he battles alongside Dawn and makes their way to the finals, only to be defeated by Ash and Paul. He later battles Ash in the third round of the Sinnoh League where he loses. A common gag of Conway is that he appears out of nowhere in a creepy manner, of which Dawn is usually the victim.
Voiced by: Risa Hayamizu (Japanese); Emlyn Morinelli McFarland[28] (English)
Zoey is an experienced Pokémon coordinator from Snowpoint City and Dawn's rival. She often gives out helpful advice and helps out in certain situations to Dawn. Zoey is initially disdainful of those who participate in both Gym battles and contests because she believes that trainers who divide their efforts do not full-heartedly compete in both disciplines. However, she changes her outlook as she meets trainers who are able to successfully manage both while respecting the hard work required. Zoey first appears in the episode of "Mounting a Coordinator Assault". In "A Grand Fight for Winning", she defeats Dawn in the final round of the Grand Festival and became Top Coordinator.
  • Kenny (ケンゴ, Kengo)
Voiced by: Yūko Mita (Japanese); Rhonda Krempa (Season 10–12), Erica Schroeder (Current) (English)
Kenny is one of Dawn's childhood friends and a rival. He frequently calls her by her nickname, "Dee Dee" (ピカリ, Pikari) and is friends with Barry. Kenny makes his debut in "Getting the Pre-Contest Titters" and "Settling a Not-So-Old Score", where he and Dawn enter the Floaroma Pokémon Contest. Eventually, he is able to qualify for the Sinnoh Grand Festival, but misses the cut of 32 in the Grand Festival, causing him to leave Lake Valor to improve his training. Kenny is revealed to have romantic feelings towards Dawn and eventually challenges Ash to a battle with the outcome determining who Dawn would travel with. Though he wins the battle, Dawn leaves him a note stating that she wishes to remain with Ash.
  • Ursula (ウララ, Urara)
Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese); Melissa Schoenberg[29] (English)
One of Dawn's rivals, Ursula is a Coordinator from the Sinnoh region who enters the Chocovine Contest at the same time as Dawn. They meet just outside the Contest Hall when her Gabite gets into a confrontation with Dawn's Pachirisu. During the Sinnoh Grand Festival, she loses to Dawn and is eliminated from the contest, unable to make it into the Top 16.
  • Tobias (タクト, Takuto)
Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum[30] (English)
An incredibly powerful trainer, Tobias is mysterious, silent and unbelievably skilled, who apparently earns all eight of his gym badges only using his Darkrai. He competes in the Sinnoh League where, up until his battle with Ash, he manages to single-handedly defeat all of his opponents with just Darkrai. Ash battles him in the semi-finals, during which Darkrai ends up losing to Sceptile. Tobias still earns the victory losing only two Pokémon (Darkrai and Latios). He later wins the Sinnoh League with, once again, just his Darkrai. Tobias is universally despised by fans for first appearing in the middle of the League arc with little build-up and using a team of Mythicals and Legendaries in the League, without explanation as to how he acquired them.
  • Trip (シューティー, Shūtī, Shooty)
Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Jamie McGonnigal[27] (English)
Trip[31] is a trainer taking the Unova League challenge who appears in the Black and White series and whose ultimate ambition is to compete in the Champion League and defeat Alder, the Unova champion. In addition to being a Pokémon Trainer, he is also an amateur Pokémon photographer. Upon his first meeting and battle with Ash, he tends to somewhat display a discriminatory attitude toward him as being part of the "boonies" because Ash is from the Kanto region, along with his Pikachu, which happens to be extremely rare in the Unova region. Trip participates in the Club Battle, Clubsplosion, Junior Cup, and Unova League. With the exception of the Junior Cup, which he wins, he loses in the first round of each competition. After his battle with Ash in the Unova League, Trip appears to have ended his rivalry with Ash, and shows an apparent degree of respect towards him. Trip made a cameo in Journeys watching Iris battling Cynthia.
  • Bianca (ベル, Beru, Bel)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō (Japanese); Erica Schroeder (English)
Bianca is a trainer who appears in the Black and White series. She encounters Ash and his companions several times throughout the series which usually ends with a battle between herself and Ash. She is also shown to be excitable and clumsy. Bianca joins Ash, Iris and Cilan to participate in the Club Battle, Clubsplosion and Unova League tournaments. A running gag in the anime shows that when she encounters the group, she ends up pushing Ash into a nearby body of water, to Ash's dismay. Bianca returns in Journeys watching Iris' match against Cynthia.
  • Burgundy (カベルネ, Kaberune, Cabernet)
Voiced by: Ikumi Hayama (Japanese); Suzy Myers (English)
Burgundy is a Pokémon Connoisseur who at one point challenged Cilan and lost and Cilan said that her Oshawott was not compatible with her. When Ash, Iris and Cilan meet up with her once more, after she says that none of Ash's Pokémon are good for him, she reveals she challenged the Striaton Gym and got the Trio Badge, but still feels she needs to fight Cilan. Cilan defeats her again, but she exclaims she will fight him again someday and win. She later participates in the Club Battle, Clubsplosion, and Junior Cup tournaments with the group, held in Nimbasa Town, Ambiga Town and Lacunosa Town respectively, but loses in round one in all of them. She also tried to help a millionaire's daughter find a perfect Pokémon partner, but ends up being rejected as she was a C-Class Connoisseur.
  • Georgia (ラングレー, Rangurē, Langley)
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese); Brittney Lee Hamilton (English)
Georgia is a trainer who calls herself a Dragon Buster, someone who specializes in defeating Dragon-type Pokémon. Incensed, Iris challenges her and the fight between Georgia's Beartic and Iris's Excadrill where Excadrill loses allows Iris to make Excadrill feel better about their loss to Drayden several years earlier. Georgia ties with Iris in a second battle, as Excadrill learned Focus Blast and gained trust in Iris. Georgia participates in the Club Battle, Clubsplosion, and Junior Cup tournaments with Ash, Iris and Cilan. She does become a bit nicer to Iris during the Ferroseed Research Center crisis. Georgia cameoed in Journeys watching Iris' match against Cynthia.
  • Stephan (ケニヤン, Keniyan, Kenyan)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Waki (Japanese); Darren Dunstan (English)
Stephan is a trainer whom Ash meets on the way to Nimbasa City. He and Ash have a battle, which Ash wins. Stephan participates in the Club Battle and Clubsplosion tournaments with the gang, the latter in which he and his Sawk win. He also participates in the Unova League, where he makes it to the Top 16. Here, he and Ash have an intense three-on-three battle in which Ash defeats him. Stephan returns in Journeys watching Iris' match against Cynthia.
  • Cameron (コテツ, Kotetsu)
Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama (Japanese); Rory Max Kaplan (English)
Cameron a rival of Ash's. He debuts after the Junior Cup, as he meant to compete, but did not arrive in time. Cameron temporarily joins the group when he goes to earn his eighth Gym Badge from Marlon in Humilau City, and upon obtaining it, he leaves. Cameron returns to compete in the Unova League alongside Ash, Trip, Stephan, Bianca and Virgil. In Unova League, he defeats Bianca and during the Top 8 manages to defeat Ash despite being one Pokémon short but is subsequently defeated by Virgil in the Top 4. He seems to be unorganized as he misinterprets pretty much everything, such as thinking he needed seven gym badges to compete in a Pokémon League instead of eight.
  • Virgil (バージル, Bājiru, Virgil)
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji (Japanese); Tom Wayland (English)
Virgil is a rescue worker with his father Jeff and his brother Davey. He saves Ash and his group when they fall off a bunch of rocks while trying to climb up to get to Vertress City, where Ash participates in the Unova League. After solving things at the dam, Virgil reveals he also entering the Unova League, making him one of Ash's rivals. He eventually wins the Unova League. It was revealed that as a young boy, he once got lost in the forest with his first Eevee, when it suddenly evolved into an Umbreon and was thus able to lead him out. This event made him fascinated with the Eevee species and led to him becoming an Eevee trainer.
  • Shauna (サナ, Sana)
Voiced by: Yurie Kobori (Japanese); Jo Armeniox (English)
Shauna is energetic and loves making Pokévision videos with her Pokémon. She and her friends became fans of Serena after seeing the Pokévision video she made. She dreams of becoming a famous Pokémon Performer and ultimately Kalos Queen. She also cameos in Journeys watching Diantha's match against Lance.
  • Tierno (ティエルノ, Tieruno, Tierno)
Voiced by: Anri Katsu (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English)
Tierno is a Pokémon Trainer who loves to dance, which is also reflected in his party. Despite being a rookie Trainer, he can cope well when battling more experienced opponents thanks to his skills, teaching dance moves to his Pokémon so they can evade attacks with ease. Tierno is friendly and is always encouraging his friends to do their best. He is supportive of Shauna and often watches her Showcase performances. He has feelings for Serena, which he demonstrates every time they meet. He was responsible for introducing Shauna to Serena. He also cameos in Journeys watching the Masters Eight tournament.
  • Trevor (トロバ, Toroba, Trova)
Voiced by: Minami Fujii (Japanese); Michael Lockwood Crouch (English)
Trevor is a Pokémon Trainer and photographer, his goal as a Trainer is to meet every Pokémon in the Pokédex. Throughout his journey, Trevor aims to take pictures of all the Pokémon he encounters. He is mostly interested in ones with differences in their features, however slight. He competes in the Kalos League, but loses to Alain. Trevor also briefly appears in Journeys watching Diantha's match against Lance.
  • Miette (ミルフィ, Mirufi, Millefeui)
Voiced by: Saori Hayashi (season 17); Kei Shindō (seasons 18–19) (Japanese); Maggie McDowell (English)
Miette is Serena's rival. She meets Ash and his friends when her Slurpuff eats one of Serena's PokePuffs. When she reveals they were not good, she and Serena soon start a rivalry with each other. To prove who is the better baker, she and Serena enter a baking competition and though they make it to the final round, neither of them wins. She and Serena eventually settle their dispute and have a more friendly rivalry. During her time with the group, Miette soon realizes Serena's true feelings for Ash and warns her that if she does not confess her feelings then she will admit her own feelings and take Ash for herself. Miette soon meets up with Serena and the group again as she had decided to become a Pokémon Performer. Miette later participated in the Master Class Showcase but is defeated by Serena. Miette is present along with Shauna and Nini, watching the final performance between Serena and Aria. After the Master Class ended, Miette gathers outside with Shauna, Nini and Serena. Miette promises she would train more for the Showcases and departed off with Shauna and Nini away.
  • Nini (ネネ, Nene)
Voiced by: Motoko Kumai (Japanese); Jenny Emm (English)
Nini is a polite person and a confident Performer, aiming for the top. Ash and his friends first meet her when, while Serena's Pancham and Clemont's Chespin argue over a Poké Puff, they accidentally hit a Farfetch'd. Serena and Nini show each other the performances they intend to show at the Showcase and become a rival to Serena. Much later, Nini comes to Anistar City, where she loses to Serena in the first round of the Anistar City Showcase. Having arrived at Couriway Town, neither Nini nor Serena win a Princess Key from the Couriway Town Showcase. They promise to each other to practice more to win their final Key. Nini later participates in the Master Class Showcase but loses to Jessie in the first round. Nini is present along with Miette and Shauna, watching the final performance between Serena and Aria. After the Master Class ended, Miette gathers outside with Shauna, Nini and Serena. Nini promises she would train more for the Showcases and departs.
  • Sawyer (ショータ, Shōta)
Voiced by: Ikue Ōtani (Japanese); Robby Duncan Sharpe (English)
Hailing from the Hoenn region, Sawyer is a new Pokémon trainer who chose Treecko as his starter Pokémon from Professor Birch. After meeting and battling Ash, he begins to respect Ash, looking to him as a mentor figure, and he sets his sights on surpassing Ash as a trainer. His Treecko develops a rivalry with Ash's Frogadier, even evolving in their second battle. Following the evolution of Grovyle into Sceptile and Ash's Frogadier into Greninja, their rivalry becomes even fiercer, though in the third battle between the two trainers, Sceptile is defeated by Greninja's new "Ash-Greninja" form. In the fourth battle between the two, Sawyer manages to defeat Ash, and then witnesses Ash's defeat at the hands of Snowbelle City Gym Leader Wulfric, mentally saying that the person he admired would not have lost, and that the two would settle things at the Kalos League. At the Kalos League, Sawyer manages to advance all the way to the semi-finals, squaring off against Ash in a 6-on-6 battle, but ultimately loses, despite his Sceptile Mega Evolving. After the Kalos League, he helps fend off Team Flare and aids the civilian survivors in Lumiose City. When he later bids farewell to Ash after the Team Flare crisis, he reveals that his idol Steven Stone had given Sawyer a Key Stone to allow his Sceptile to Mega Evolve, and that he wants to repay the favor by becoming Steven's assistant; he is last seen working alongside Steven at the ruins of Lysandre Labs. However, he returns in Journeys watching Diantha's match against Lance.
  • Alain (アラン, Aran, Alan)
Voiced by: Kenshō Ono (Japanese); Jonathan Silver (English)
Alain, Ash's rival in the Kalos region, is a calm, hot-headed figure, who shows little emotion and focuses his attention on battling. Alain also obeys Lysandre's orders without much hesitation, since Lysandre is the one that equipped him with the Mega Ring and gave him the Mega Stone Charizardite X, which helps Charizard assume its Mega Charizard X form. During his travels, Alain meets and befriend Mairin as she chose to travel with him. After he is asking his best friend to go back and finding out that her partner Chespie fell into an unexplainable coma, Alain blamed himself for what happen to the two as his goal shifted as began a new journey alone to acquire strength along with helping Lysandre to not only help and cheer his best friend up and to resort Chespie's health but also make things right with them. During his travels and due to the influence, his best friend had on him, Alain began to question his beliefs in having support from friends as he not only begins to realize that it does not hold him, or others back but also misses having Mairin around. Alain change in his beliefs was solidify when he meets Ash as he became both a rival and close friend to him, after witnessing Ash's Greninja's unique transformation. Being call in by Lysandre to help the other agents on their mission, Alain assists Team Flare in capturing the blue Zygarde Core. After a talk with Ash and wanting to battle him again, Alain was inspired to enter the Kalos League solely to battle against him, and ultimately ends up defeating him in the finals. After Team Flare began their final operation and when they captured Ash along with his Pokémon, Alain began to question Lysandre's intentions but ends up finding out that he was tricked into helping Team Flare take over Kalos and to control the two Zygarde. Realizing the truth, Alain not only felt guilty for his actions but also felt that his actions caused him to lose the only friends, Mairin and Ash, he ever had. Alain was stunned when he realizes why Lysandre wanted Ash as he wanted to control him and his Greninja for their Bond Phenomenon, but they resisted his control. Alain then realized that he never lost the only friends he ever had, after Ash talk some sense and assured him that they will always be friends no matter what. Wanting to make amends for his actions to his two friends, Alain sends his Charizard to rescue Pikachu and the rest of Ash's Pokémon, after Ash with his Greninja broke free from captivity, then he alongside Ash rescue Chespie. After Team Flare's defeat, Alain decides to help Professor Sycamore once again with his research and have been inspired by Ash decided to start a new journey from scratch with Mairin as his traveling companion again. He appears in Ultimate Journeys in the Masters Eight of the World Coronation Series. Alain battles Leon in the Masters 8 tournament but loses.
  • Gladion (グラジオ, Gurajio, Glazio)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese); Eddy Lee (English)
Gladion is Ash's rival in the Alola Region. He is also Lillie's elder brother and is a serious and calm trainer, who is looking to find himself worthy opponents in Pokémon battles. He is a "lone wolf" who avoids meeting with his sister because his battling style seems to somewhat edgy and ruthless. Despite this, he is noted by others how he still has a kind behavior shown when he tells his sister to take care of her Pokémon. While Gladion does not visit his sister often, he swore to protect her, after her encounter with the Ultra Beast. Four years before their appearance in the series, Gladion watched Lillie attacked by the Ultra Beast Nihilego. Lillie was terrified, while Gladion was not brave enough to defend her. Suddenly, a Silvally arrived, which defeated Nihilego. While Lillie lost her memory of the encounter and became scared of Pokémon, Gladion took the Silvally as his own Pokémon, and swore to protect his sister. One day, Gladion found an injured Eevee and brought it to Hobbes. Gladion was concerned about Eevee, though Hobbes promised it would recover if they took it to the Pokémon Center. Gladion was also motivated to go on a journey to find more about himself, as well as to train alone. Thus, he left Lillie and the mansion. After Lillie overcame her fears, he becomes more dedicated to surpassing Ash after witnessing him and Pikachu use 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt for the first time. Gladion even started to see his sister more often, and he is forming a close bond with her. He cleared Island Challenges, helping the Ultra Guardians out with the Necrozma mission, competed in the Alola League but lost to Ash in final round. Gladion and Lillie later find out that their father is still alive, and they leave with their mother to find him. He makes a flashback appearance in Journeys, where he is seen on a train with his father's Zoroark, accompanying Lillie and Lusamine in their search for Lusamine's husband and his and Lillie's father, Mohn. He returns later on in the show alongside Lillie and Lusamine where they reunite with Mohn at Crown Tundra. The family alongside Ash, Goh and Chloe head off to Alola for their homecoming as well as Ash's Battle Royale match. Gladion later watched Ash's showdown against Leon.
  • Hau (ハウ, Hau)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese); Neo Cihi (English)
Hau is a cheerful boy. Hau once fought against his grandfather, Hala, but his Dartrix ended up being defeated by his Crabrawler. Hala stated that Hau had to prepare himself the next time they would face, since Hala would have to use his best in testing the boy. Hau was gone from Alola for some time, but returned with his father to take on the Island Challenge. Hau was training his Dartrix when the latter bound Ash, Pikachu and Rotom to a tree, thinking of them as its enemies. Soon, Ash and Hau initiated a conversation, where Hau learned that Ash battled his grandfather, Hala, in a Grand Trial. Hau admitted he faced Hala before, but failed; this time, he came back to Alola to complete the Island Challenge. Ash encouraged Hau, and showed Rowlet, who was sleeping. As Dartrix showed some interest, the two guys started a battle, in which Ash attempted to use the Z-Crystal. However, his fingers slipped and Rowlet was defeated. Hau cheered for this fun battle, and decided to take on Ash the next day, since he had things to do with his father. On that day, Ash came with Rowlet late, and apologized, since he was training. This time, Rowlet used Seed Bomb to attack Dartrix, who learned about this strategy and knocked off its Everstone that it launched. However, Ash attempted and succeeded in having Rowlet use Bloom Doom to defeat Dartrix. Hau fell to his knees but congratulated to Ash for winning the battle. Ash encouraged Hau, who wanted to continue his Island Challenge, and have a Z-Move ready to execute against Ash the next time they would meet, as the two parted ways. Both Ash and Hau competed against each other in the Alola League, where Ash emerged victorious. Afterwards, he watches the rest of the league and help stop the Guzzlord invasion. Hau is later seen competing in Nanu's Grand Trial while Hala referees the match. He appears in Ultimate Journeys watching Ash's Battle Royale match.
  • Horacio (ハヤテ, Hayate)
Voiced by: Nozomu Sasaki (Japanese); Sam Black (English)
Horacio was arrogant and condescending, believing that his Charjabug's top-class equipment and Speed-increasing nature would allow him to win the race with ease. He was also a bad sport, mocking Sophocles and the latter's Charjabug. He also disregarded the well-being of his Pokémon, by not allowing his Charjabug to take a break during pit stops, resulting in Charjabug being too exhausted to continue and allowing Sophocles and his own Charjabug to get ahead of them. This was seen again in Evolving Research!, when he arrived at a bridge with the Bug Stone at the other side. He disregarded Sophocles's warning about the bridge being unstable and continued on, resulting in the bridge collapsing, and he had to be saved by Sophocles's Vikavolt. Horacio has mellowed down his arrogance since then and respects Sophocles, which still continues during the Vikavolt race.
  • Rinto (リント, Rinto)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki (Japanese); Khoi Dao (English)
Rinto is a trainer whose main partner Pokémon is a Gallade, as well as a competitor in the Pokémon World Coronation series. He first appeared in the series where he watches Ash and his Farfetch'd battling against Dozer and his Gurdurr in an official Pokémon World Coronation battle at Rock Tunnel. After Ash emerged victorious, Rinto took note that Ash's Farfetch'd, while powerful, was too reckless. While Farfetch'd did try to fight Gallade, Gallade evaded all attacks and defeats it with False Swipe. Rinto tells Ash that they will battle again when Ash and Farfetch'd were in sync. Sometime later after Ash trained his Farfetch'd, he runs into Rinto again and is challenged into an official World Coronation series battle. It turns out that in the first encounter that Rinto recently entered and was in the Normal Class, while Ash was in the Great Class, hence why Ash did not receive a World Coronation battle notification. Despite Gallade activating its Justified ability (Attack stats increase when hit by Dark type moves such as Night Slash) and cutting Farfetch'd's leak in half, Rinto loses to Ash's newly evolved Sirfetch'd. Rinto admits that he still has a lot to learn when battling.
  • Marnie (マリィ, Marī, Mary)
Voiced by: Yui Ogura (Japanese); Hayden Daviau (English)
Marnie is Piers' younger sister who also specializes in Dark-type Pokémon, as well as a competitor in the World Coronation Series. Like in the games, she is Team Yell's Idol and Morpeko is her best friend and main Pokémon. However, in the anime, Grimmsnarl is confirmed by Piers to be her true ace. She first appeared as Ash's next opponent in an Ultra Class match in the Ultimate Journeys. Team Yell however, tried to trick Ash by stating that the match is in Piers' Gym so they can have Marnie win by default, however Piers was able to get Ash right on time for his battle, as Marnie waits. Marnie wants to battle him properly to prove that Spikemuth can have tougher opponents to battle in Galar instead of winning by default. She outright scolded Team Yell for their actions once Ash reveals the truth to her. Marnie's motivation of being Champion was to make her hometown more popular again. While she does put up a good fight, she loses the match to Ash. Nevertheless, she and Piers congratulate Ash on his win. Her performance in battle has convinced visitors to visit Spikemuth, thus bringing back life to her dilapidated hometown. She, along with Piers and Team Yell, later got to watch Ash's battle with Leon.
  • Horace (トキオ, Tokio)
Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki (Japanese); Jenny Yokobori (English)
Horace is a childhood friend of Goh as well as a member of the Project Mew mission. Three years prior to the events of Journeys, Horace first met Goh while searching for Celebi. Both of them searched for Celebi only to be scared off by the wild Pokémon but decided to try again the next day. Unfortunately, Horace fell ill and was unable to meet up with Goh, causing Goh to develop a grudge against him, as if Horace stood him up. Horace wrote a letter a couple years later hoping to undo his mistake in the past while hoping that Goh would find the letter. When the two met again, they both made amends with each other. Sometime later, it is revealed that Horace became a part of Project Mew as he wants to see more Psychic-type Pokémon and is later revealed to be one of the Chasers alongside Gary and Goh. He has appeared in a couple episodes participating in the Project Mew missions such as the Articuno raid battle and the Sea Mauville Battle Royale. Along with the other Project Mew Chasters, Horace was able to successfully meet Mew. Later, he and Gary got to meet Professor Oak.

Gym Leaders and Elite Four[edit]

  • Drake (ユウジ, Yūji)
Voiced by: Kōji Yusa (Japanese); Scott Rayow (English)
Drake is the strongest trainer of the Orange Islands and the Champion of the Islands. Despite his skills as a trainer, he grew bored with being unbeatable. Eventually, Ash arrived with his four Orange Island badges which earned him the right to face Drake. Ash was eventually able to defeat Drake, making the former the new Champion of the Orange Islands.
  • Jasmine (ミカン, Mikan)
Voiced by: Yumi Kakazu (Japanese); Tara Sands (4Kids era), Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld (TPCi, Diamond and Pearl) (English)
Jasmine is a Gym Leader who hails from the Johto region. Jasmine could not battle Ash due to the lighthouse's Ampharos being sick. After Ash retrieved special medicine from Cianwood City, Jasmine allowed Ash to battle her, and she was defeated. She later reappeared in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
  • Clair (イブキ, Ibuki)
Voiced by: Yuko Mita (Japanese); Megan Hollingshead (4Kids era), Eva Christensen (TPCi, Black and White) (English)
Clair is the Dragon-type Gym Leader from Blackthorn City, and Champion Lance's mentor. After several mishaps involving Team Rocket, she eventually battled Ash and lost. She later reappeared in Pokemon the Series: Black & White, where she visited the Decolore Islands to capture a Shiny Druddigon. She eventually captures it and returns home. Iris later visits her, and the pair work together to calm a wild Gible, which Iris captures.
  • Norman (センリ, Senri)
Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi (Japanese); Dan Green (English)
Norman is the father of May and Max, the husband of Caroline, and a Gym Leader in the Hoenn region. Ash initially goes to challenge him, but Norman denies the battle request due to Ash only having Pikachu on him. Ash later returns for a battle, which results in Norman's defeat.
  • Wallace (ミクリ, Mikuri)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese); Sean Reyes (English)
Wallace is a Top Coordinator, the highest ranking a Coordinator can achieve. He is famous and well-known, and also acted as the Champion of Hoenn. It is later revealed he lost his Championship title, with Steven Stone taking over as Champion. He later reappears in Pokemon Journeys: The Series, where he challenges Ash to a battle. Ash defeats him, but the battle causes him and Goh to miss Chloe's contest.
  • Volkner (デンジ, Denji)
Voiced by: Hirofumi Nojima; Daisuke Sakaguchi (young) (Japanese); Eli James (Diamond & Pearl), Griffin Puatu (Journeys) (English)
Volkner is a Gym Leader in the Sinnoh region. He is an engineer and battler who is friends with Elite Four member Flint. In his and Flint's childhood, they spent time battling poachers and gangs together. Volkner eventually became a Gym Leader, but his skill meant he rarely was challenged, leading to him growing disinterested in battles. Volkner ended up handing out Gym Badges instead of battling, but Ash convinces him to battle him. Team Rocket attacks, resulting in the delay of their Gym Battle. However, after repairs are completed, Volkner fights Ash, only to lose. He reappears in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, where is participating in the World Coronation Series. He battles Ash, losing once again.
  • Drayden (シャガ, Shaga)
Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma (Japanese); Mike Pollock (English)
Drayden is a Gym Leader in the Unova region. In a flashback, Iris and her Excadrill first encountered Drayden when he visited her hometown, Village of Dragons. Iris attempted to battle him, only to suffer a bad loss due to her arrogance. He was head of Opelucid Academy, where Iris attended. Despite Iris's inexperience, Drayden had faith in her and insisted she go on a journey. He reappears in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
  • Korrina (コルニ, Koruni, Corni)
Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki (Japanese); Lisa Ortiz (English)
Korrina is a Gym Leader in the Kalos region. She briefly travelled with Ash in order to find a Lucarionite, which would allow her Lucario to Mega Evolve. Though she succeeds, Lucario goes out of control. Korrina and Lucario eventually master Mega Evolution, and challenge Ash to a Gym Battle, which Ash wins. She later aids Ash against Team Flare. She reappears in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, where she took part in the World Coronation Series. She battles Ash again, only to lose.
  • Malva (パキラ, Pakira, Pachira)
Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Samara Naeymi (English)
Malva is a member of the Kalos Elite Four as well as a Team Flare agent and journalist. She appeared at numerous points reporting on the news, and later reported in the Lumiose Conference. Alain had to fight Malva in order to battle against trainers who could Mega Evolve their Pokémon. When Team Flare attacked, Malva turned against them and aided Ash and Alain in defeating them. She later decided to go after Team Flare's leftovers.
  • Bea (サイトウ, Saitō)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (Japanese); Tiana Camacho (English)
Bea is an expert fighter who is a Gym Leader in Galar. She competes in the World Coronation Series, battling Ash on multiple occasions. Bea defeated Ash at first, but after training, Ash eventually managed to defeat her. She later reappears, seen battling Leon's younger brother Hop in a training battle.
  • Raihan (キバナ, Kibana)
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (JN027-45), Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (JN82-current) (Japanese); Danny Kramer (English)
Raihan is a Gym Leader from Galar. Raihan entered the World Coronation Series, where he managed to rank in the "Masters Eight"- the top eight in the tourney. He aids Leon and Ash in stopping the Darkest Day when Rose unleashes Eternatus, and later battles Ash in a World Coronation battle. Ash manages to defeat Raihan, allowing the former to enter the Masters Eight.

Antagonists[edit]

Team Rocket[edit]

Team Rocket (ロケット団, Roketto-dan, Rocket Gang) is the criminal organization in the Kanto, Johto and Sevii Islands regions. Their goal is to catch all the Pokémon in the world so that their leader, Giovanni, can make an army of Pokémon and rule over the world. The most frequently appearing members of this organization are the "Team Rocket trio" of Jessie, James and Meowth. They have been described "as vital to the anime as Ash himself."[32]

Giovanni (サカキ, Sakaki)
Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki (Seasons 1–8); Kenta Miyake (Season 10+) (Japanese); Ed Paul (4Kids/TPCI); Craig Blair (Season 10; TPCI) (English)
Giovanni is the crime lord and leader of Team Rocket as well as the former Viridian City Gym Leader. He normally acts from the shadows, though he has made major appearances in Pokémon the Series: Black and White. Aside from the operations of Team Rocket, he also funded the creation of Mewtwo in Mewtwo Strikes Back. Mewtwo eventually escapes from him and he attempted to recapture the Pokémon in Mewtwo Returns—resulting in Mewtwo erasing all memories of himself from Giovanni's mind.
  • Jessie, James, and Meowth (ムサシ, コジロウ and ニャース, Musashi, Kojirō, and Nyāsu)
Voiced by: Megumi Hayashibara (Jessie), Shin-ichiro Miki (James), Inuko Inuyama (Meowth) (Japanese); Rachael Lillis (4Kids); Michele Knotz (TPCI)[4] (Jessie), Ted Lewis (up to and including episode 8; 4Kids); Eric Stuart (4Kids);[33] Jimmy Zoppi (TPCI)[24] (James), Matthew Sussman, Maddie Blaustein, Jimmy Zoppi (TPCI) (Meowth) (English)
Jessie, James, and Meowth are a group of Team Rocket members. They act as recurring antagonists, often coming into conflict with series protagonist Ash Ketchum in an attempt to capture his Pikachu. They primarily act as comic relief, though they have also acted as serious antagonists on several occasions. Meowth acts as the third member. He is a Meowth who is capable of communicating with human speech.
  • Butch and Cassidy (コサブロウ and ヤマト, Kosaburō and Yamato)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Butch), Masako Katsuki (Cassidy) (Japanese); Eric Stuart (4Kids),[33] James Carter Cathcart (Butch), Megan Hollingshead (Original series, 4Kids), Andi Whaley (Ruby and Sapphire, 4Kids), Emlyn Morinelli McFarland (Cassidy) (English)
Butch and Cassidy are an elite duo of Team Rocket operatives, often serving on important missions for their boss, Giovanni. The pair often come into conflict with Jessie and James due to the latter pair's jealousy of them. They reappear in several series, but eventually stopped appearing in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. They later reappeared in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, having apparently retired.
  • Matori (マトリ, Matori)
Voiced by: Kiyomi Asai (Japanese); Emily Jenness (English)
Matori is Giovanni's secretary and the leader of Matori Matrix. Though she was initially a minor character, often appearing with Giovanni in video calls, she is later revealed to be in charge of an elite squad of Team Rocket operatives known as the Matori Matrix. In Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon, she acts as the primary overseer of Team Rocket's operations in Alola.

Team Aqua and Team Magma[edit]

Team Aqua and Team Magma (アクア団・マグマ団, Akua-dan Maguma-dan, Aqua Gang and Magma Gang) are the two criminal organizations in the Hoenn Region. Team Aqua wants to raise the level of the world's oceans, while Team Magma wishes to create more land; both seek the power of the Legendary Pokémon Kyogre and Groudon, respectively.

Maxie and Archie (マツブサ and アオギリ, Matsubusa and Aogiri)
Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (Maxie), Masaki Aizawa (Archie) (Japanese); Marc Thompson (Maxie), Sean Schemmel (Archie) (English)
Archie is the leader of Team Aqua, while Maxie is the leader of Team Magma. Though their actions are hostile, Archie and Maxie are misguided and comes to their senses after their defeat at the hands of Ash.

Team Galactic[edit]

Team Galactic (ギンガ団, Ginga-dan, Galaxy Gang), is the criminal organization in the Sinnoh region. Their goal is to catch and control the Legendary Pokémon that created the universe- Dialga and Palkia- so that their leader, Cyrus, can destroy the universe and create a new universe that will only be his own as an absolute god.

  • Cyrus (アカギ, Akagi)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Japanese); Sean Schemmel (English)
Cyrus is the leader of Team Galactic. His goal is to "create a new universe" in his own image, with himself as the God of that world. Cyrus first appears under the guise of a businessman, but his villainous affiliations are eventually revealed to the protagonists. After Dialga and Palkia are bound to the Red Chain and freed by the Lake Guardians, Cyrus steps into a portal; his ultimate fate is unknown.
  • Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn (マーズ, ジュピター, and サターン, Māzu, Jupitā, and Satān, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
Voiced by: Rie Tanaka (Mars), Chinami Nishimura (Jupiter), Akemi Okamura (Saturn) (Japanese); Lisa Ortiz (Mars), Eileen Stevens (Diamond and Pearl), Kira Buckland (Arceus Chronicles) (Jupiter), Marc Thompson (Saturn) (English)
Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are a trio of commanders who lead Team Galactic. They act as Cyrus's subordinates and are fiercely loyal. Following Cyrus's disappearance, the three are arrested, but break free and attempt to use the Legendary Pokémon Heatran to get him back. After Heatran is defeated, the three are arrested once again.

Team Plasma[edit]

Team Plasma (プラズマ団, Purazuma-dan, Plasma Gang) is the criminal organization in the Unova region. Their goal is to catch and control the Legendary Pokémon Reshiram so that their leader, Ghetsis, can rule the world.

  • Ghetsis (ゲーチス・ハルモニア, Gēchisu Harumonia, G-Cis Harmonia)
Voiced by: Masaki Aizawa (Japanese); Bill Rogers (English)
Ghetsis is the leader of Team Plasma. His goal is to take control of the Legendary Pokémon Reshiram so that he can rule over the world. He is N's surrogate father figure, and attempts to use N to accomplish his goals. Despite this, Reshiram is freed from Ghetsis's control after Colress's device is destroyed, and Ghetsis is arrested.
  • Colress (アクロマ, Akuroma, Achroma)
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi (Japanese); Eli James (English)
Colress is a scientist of Team Plasma. His goal is to discover the true way to draw out the strength of Pokémon. He uses many different devices to gain control of Pokémon, which includes a device made to control Reshiram. After the device's destruction, Colress is arrested alongside the rest of Team Plasma.

Team Flare[edit]

Team Flare (フレア団, Furea-dan, Flare Gang), is the criminal organization in the Kalos region. Their goal is to catch and control the Legendary Pokémon Zygarde so that their leader, Lysandre, can destroy the world and recreate it with peace and beauty.

  • Lysandre (フラダリ, Furadari, Fleur-de-lis)
Voiced by: Hideaki Tezuka (Japanese); H.D. Quinn (English)
Lysandre is the leader of Team Flare, and the creator of Lysandre Labs. Lysandre once sought to help people and Pokémon, but decided the human race was not worth saving after seeing their selfishness firsthand. Lysandre attempts to gain control of Zygarde so he can use it to destroy the Kalos region, but after Zygarde is freed, Lysandre attempts to use the "Giant Rock" to destroy the world. He is last seen falling into Zygarde's Core Enforcer attack, and his ultimate fate is unknown.
  • Xerosic (クセロシキ, Kuseroshiki, Xerosicy)
Voiced by: Tsuguo Mogami (Japanese); Abe Goldfarb (English)
Xerosic is a scientist of Team Flare. He attempts to aid Lysandre in controlling Zygarde to destroy the region, but is defeated by Clemont. Xerosic later escapes, and attempts to get his revenge, but is defeated once again by Clemont and the others. He is convinced to step away from his villainous path as he is arrested.

Team Skull[edit]

Team Skull (スカル団, Skaru-dan, Skull Gang) is the criminal organization in the Alola region. Their goal is to steal Pokémon, and they act as a threat similar to a street gang.

  • Guzma (グズマ, Guzuma, Guzma)
Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase (Japanese); Evan Maltby (English)
Guzma is the leader of Team Skull. He is known for his violent behavior and his lack of sportsmanship, resulting in unsportsmanlike conduct. Before he founded Team Skull, he was one of Melemele Kahuna Hala's students. At one point, he lost, and since then vowed to become unbeatable. He has a personal vendetta against Kukui, and partakes in the Manalo Conference to defeat the contestants and Kukui's dream. Guzma is eventually defeated, but has a change of heart after the battle.

Macro Cosmos[edit]

  • Chairman Rose (ローズ, Rōzu, Rose)
Voiced by: Kenichirou Matsuda (Japanese); Barron Bass (English)
Chairman Rose is the chairman of the Macro Cosmos conglomerate. His father was killed in a mining accident in Rose's youth, and as a result seeks to prevent future problems before they can occur. He seeks to reawaken the Legendary Pokémon Eternatus to this end, but Eternatus goes out of control. Rose ends up fleeing after his defeat at the hands of Ash Ketchum.

Explorers[edit]

The Explorers (エクスプローラーズ, Explorers) are a mysterious organization after Liko, Roy, and their pendant and ancient Poké Ball, and are the Rising Volt Tacklers' archenemies. They are the main antagonists of the Horizons series.

  • Gibeon (ギベオン, Gibeon)
Voiced by: Show Hayami (Japanese); David Kaye (English)
The leader of the Explorers and the overarching primary antagonist of Horizons.
  • Hamber (ハンベル, Hamber)
Voiced by: Hironori Kondo (Japanese); Paul Mercier (English)
The second-in-command of the Explorers and Gibeon's advisor and assistant, whom the admins contacts throughout missions. He appears to be concerned for subordinates' safety. His partner Pokémon is a Dusknoir. Hamber used to be friends with Liko's grandmother, Diana, but the two drifted apart and are now enemies as Diana is aware of Hamber's evil intentions with the pendant.
  • Amethio (アメジオ, Amethio)
Voiced by: Shun Horie (Japanese); Daman Mills (English)
An admin of the Explorers who is sent to retrieve the pendant along with his two subordinates. His partner Pokémon is a Ceruledge. After failing too many times to retrieve the pendant, he gets reassigned and his mission was given to Spinel. However, he does get his mission back after reporting to Hamber about Terapagos.
  • Spinel (スピネル, Spinel)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa (Japanese); Matthew Mercer (English)
A psychotic and intelligent admin of the Explorers who was given the mission by Gibeon to retrieve the pendant after Amethio, Onia and Zirc failed to do so too many times. Spinel appears to be a rival of Amethio as he mocks and doubts him for seeing a Shiny Rayquaza, even though Amethio did actually see it. Spinel has no problem hurting children to achieve his goals such as using his Beheeyem to brainwash Liko into giving the pendant to him.
  • Sidian (オニキス, Onyx)
Voiced by: Yuki Onodera (Japanese); SungWon Cho (English)
A stoic and serious admin of the Explorers, who first appeared as a silhouette before appearing in person after Spinel loses the pendant. His partner Pokémon is a Garganacl. Despite being a villain, Sidian is also honorable and prefers to battle fairly and often times has to keep Coral's attitude in check and not stray from their objectives.
  • Coral (サンゴ, Sango)
Voiced by: Ikue Otani (Japanese); Lizzie Freeman (English)
A reckless and cheerful admin of the Explorers, who first appeared as a silhouette before appearing in person after Spinel loses the pendant. She has a Glalie as her main partner Pokémon. Coral has a sassy attitude given that she taunted Spinel for failing to retrieve the pendant and often acts reckless such as ordering her Glalie to use Self-Destruct despite Sidian's warnings not to.
  • Chalce (アゲート, Agate)
Voiced by: Mimi Maihane (Japanese); Shara Kirby (English)
A reserved and calm admin of the Explorers, who first appeared as a silhouette before appearing in person after Spinel loses the pendant. She uses a Medicham as her main Pokémon. Chalce has some sense of humour but will criticize her comrades, such as Spinel, for messing up on their missions.
  • Zirc (ジル, Zir)
Voiced by: Kohsuke Tanabe (Japanese); Michael Schneider (English)
A grunt of the Explorers and one of Amethio's subordinates. His partner Pokémon is a Rhydon.
  • Onia (コニア, Conia)
Voiced by: Arisa Shida (Japanese); Lisa Ortiz (English)
A grunt of the Explorers and one of Amethio's subordinates. Her partner Pokémon is a Golduck.

Other antagonists[edit]

  • Pokémon Hunter J (ポケモン ハンター J, Pokemon Hantā J, Pokémon Hunter J)
Voiced by: Takako Honda (Japanese); Shannon Conley[34] (English)
J was a ruthless and cruel Pokémon hunter around Sinnoh who captured and stole Pokémon to sell them on the black market to her clients for money. She eventually helps Team Galactic capture the Lake Guardians, but her ship is struck by an attack from the Guardians, resulting in her ship sinking into the water below. Her ultimate fate is unknown.
  • Faba (ザオボー, Zaobō, Sauboh)
Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono (Japanese); Daniel J. Edwards, Ryan Nicolls, Kaiji Tang (Journeys) (English)
Faba is a member of the Aether Foundation, a charitable organization in the Alola region dedicated to wildlife conservation. Faba attempts to summon Nihilego, which captures Lusamine, Lillie's mother, and takes her to its dimension. After this, Faba reforms, and acts as an ally to the series protagonists.
  • Viren (ブルガン, Burugan, Bourgain)
Voiced by: Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi (Japanese); H.D. Quinn (English)
Viren is the selfish and greedy owner of Rainbow Happy Resorts, building the resorts throughout Alola by illegal means while avoiding any punishments from the crimes he committed. He is thwarted at various points by the protagonists.

Rising Volt Tacklers[edit]

The Rising Volt Tacklers (ライジングボルテッカーズ, Rising Volteccers) are adventurers in the Horizons series who travel the world through their airship, the Brave Olivine, to learn secrets of mysteries and discover them, especially if they are Pokémon.

  • Friede (フリード, Furīdo, Freed)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (Japanese); Crispin Freeman (English)
The commander of the Rising Volt Tacklers who is a Pokémon professor. His partner Pokémon are a Pikachu nicknamed Captain Pikachu that captains the group's airship and a Charizard. Friede used to be a researcher, but lost interest and mostly hung out on Ludlow's boat. When he met Liko's mother, Lucca, she showed him a Pikachu that wanted to soar high in the skies reigniting his researcher skills and passion. Because of this interest, he formed the Rising Volt Tacklers alongside Ludlow and Orla.
  • Orla (オリオ, Orio, Orio)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (Japanese); Mara Junot (English)
An engineer of the team who is a machine enthusiast. Her partner Pokémon are a Metagross and an Elekid. It's revealed that she was childhood friends with Friede and they grew up together in Kanto, before she moved away to Hoenn. Orla once worked on the docks in Slateport City, Hoenn, until she met Ludlow and reunited with Friede, the latter of which asked her to use her mechanical skills to convert Ludlow's fishing boat into an airship, the Brave Olivine.
  • Mollie (モリー, Morī)
Voiced by: Kei Shindō (Japanese); Erica Mendez (English)
A healing specialist of the team. Her partner Pokémon is a Chansey. Mollie is revealed to come from a family of doctors and did pursue that career at a young age. However, rather than working in a Pokémon Center, she decided to join the Rising Volt Tacklers as to help various Pokémon around the world she came across.
  • Murdock (マードック, Mādokku)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Japanese); Major Attaway (English)
A chef of the team who is skilled in his craft. He is Dot's uncle. His partner Pokémon are a Rockruff and an Alcremie. Murdock used to work as a patisserie chef selling strawberry flavored cakes alongside his friend and coworker, Mitchell, who made matcha flavored cakes. However, when Murdock's Milcery evolved into Alcremie and helped further improved Murdock's skills, a rift between the two pastry chefs ensued which ended their partnership. Fortunately, Murdock did reunite and made amends with Mitchell.
  • Ludlow (ランドウ, Randō, Landau)
Voiced by: Ikkyū Juku (Japanese); Larry Kenney (English)
A fisherman of the team. His partner Pokémon are a Quagsire and Sharpedo. Ludlow is a former mentor of Friede, who frequently hung out with Ludlow on his fishing boat. After Friede met a Pikachu, which became Captain Pikachu, Ludlow lended his boat to Friede and allowed it to become the airship, the Brave Olivine. He also has a superhero alter ego known as Mighty G.
  • Dot (ドット, Dotto)
Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama (Japanese); Faye Mata (English)
A popular online streamer who goes by the alias Nidothing (ぐるみん, Gurumin). As an influencer, she acts perky and uses exaggerated methods as well as providing advice to beginner trainers. Dot spends most of her time in her quarters making videos, though she got to know Liko and Roy more as well as reveal her Nidothing persona to Liko. She is Murdock's niece. Her partner Pokémon are a Quaxly and Tinkatink.

Champions[edit]

  • Lance (ワタル, Wataru)
Voiced by: Susumu Chiba (Japanese); Wayne Grayson (English)
Lance is the Champion of both Kanto and Johto, as well as a member of the Pokémon G-Men detective organization. He first appeared in the Johto series, posing as a Team Rocket grunt, to infiltrate Team Rocket operations. With the help of Ash and his friends, Lance was able to stop Team Rocket and free the Red Gyarados from their control. He returns in the Pokémon: Advanced Generation where he aids the group in stopping Groudon and Kyogre. Lance returns once again in Journeys to compete in the World Coronation series. He battled Leon for the title of Monarch, only to fall short and finished as a runner-up. He maintained his Masters Eight position, and fought Diantha in the Masters Eight tournament, losing to her.
  • Steven Stone (ツワブキ・ダイゴ, Tsuwabuki Daigo, Daigo Tsuwabuki)
Voiced by: Rintarō Nishi (season 6); Ken'ichi Suzumura (Mega Evolution Specials; seasons 18–present) (Japanese); Andrew Paull (English)
Steven is the Champion of Hoenn. In his debut appearance, he was not yet Champion, and helped Ash defeat Team Rocket. He later reappeared in Pokémon the Series: XY, where he acts as an ally of Alain. He later helps stop the battle between Primal Groudon and Kyogre. He later helps stop Team Flare's attempted destruction of Kalos, and takes Sawyer on as an apprentice. He later reappers in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, where he is a member of the Masters Eight. He battles Ash, only to lose.
Voiced by: Tomo Sakurai (Japanese); Emily Bauer[7] (English)
Cynthia is the reigning Champion of the Sinnoh League. She studies archaeology and legends of the Sinnoh region. She appears many times throughout the Diamond & Pearl series where she helps Ash and his friends try to stop Team Galactic. She reappears in the Black & White series, where she aids Ash in protecting the Mythical Pokémon Meloetta. She later reappears in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, where she aids Ash several times throughout the series. She is also a member of the Masters Eight, where she considers retiring after the tournament. Her battle with Ash, which results in her loss, inspires her to continute battling in order to improve.
  • Alder (アデク, Adeku)
Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (Japanese); Scottie Ray (English)
Alder was the Unova Champion in Black & White series. While laidback and reckless, he does provide advice and acts as a role model to many trainers. In the Pokémon Journeys: The Series, it is revealed that Iris became the new Unova Champion, confirming that Alder no longer holds the title.
  • Diantha (カルネ, Karune, Carnet)
Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese); Vanessa Gardner (English)
Diantha is the Kalos Champion and a famous actress. She appears several times throughout the series, and later aids in stopping Team Flare. She later appears as a member of the Masters Eight in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, where she battles Lance and wins. She goes on to fight Leon, only to lose to him.
  • Leon (ダンデ, Dande)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)
Leon is the Galar Champion. At the start of the series, he is the reigning Monarch of the World Coronation Series. He encounters Ash several times throughout the series, and notably aids in stopping the Darkest Day and Eternatus. Leon eventually battles Ash in the final battle of the World Coronation Series, where he eventually loses to Ash.

Professors[edit]

Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (until SM043); Kenyu Horiuchi (since SM093); Keiko Toda (child) (Japanese); Jimmy Zoppi (PUSA/DuArt), Stuart Zagnit (4Kids), Tara Sands (young; Pokémon 4ever), Mick Wingert (Current) (English)
Professor Oak is a Pokémon researcher and the grandfather of Gary Oak. He was once a competitive Trainer,[2] and is generally considered the best in his field. As such, his role in the Pokémon games and anime is that of a mentor to young Pokémon Trainers, a source of information and an occasional plot device. Amongst other things, he is credited with inventing the Pokédex.[2] He also hands out a Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle to beginning trainers to start their adventure in the Kanto Region. Although he is an expert on all matters relating to Pokémon, Professor Oak specializes in Pokémon behavioural science. He also creates poems centered around Pokémon and is known as the rhyming professor by Dawn.
  • Professor Felina Ivy (ウチキド博士, Uchikido-hakase, Dr. Uchikido)
Voiced by: Keiko Han (Japanese); Kayzie Rogers (English)
Professor Ivy is the resident Pokémon professor of the Orange Islands, south of the region of Kanto. Professor Ivy is first introduced in the second season of the Pokémon anime. Ash and his friends, Misty and Brock make their way to Valencia Island and meet the Professor. The unusual Pokéball that Professor Ivy discovered is dubbed the GS Ball.[2] It serves as a plot device that leads Ash to the region of Johto. During the second season, Brock decides to stay with Ivy to study Pokémon breeding, but later returns to Ash's group.[2] Misty implies that Brock left Ivy because he has been "dumped". She also appears in the animated film Pokémon: The Movie 2000.[2] Her English name is a reference to the ivy.
  • Professor Elm (ウツギ博士, Utsugi-hakase, Dr. Utsugi)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese); Paul Liberti (English)
Professor Elm is in charge of giving novice trainers their first Pokémon (Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile) in the video games Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. He was a student of Professor Oak and moved to New Bark Town in the region of Johto where he conducts his research on Pokémon breeding. His English name refers to the elm tree, while his Japanese name refers to Deutzia. Professor Elm dresses quite casually, with a shirt that has a stripe across it slightly covered by his lab coat. He wears khaki slacks and sometimes wears night slippers or moccasins.
He is stereotypically depicted as a professor that has a tendency to be absent-minded, due to his immersion in his work. His forgetfulness was shown in an episode of the Pokémon anime where Team Rocket visit his laboratory, and the professor carelessly assumes them to be Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Center without looking up, and tells them to take the Pokémon, which they do. When the real Joy arrives, Elm discovers that one of his Pokémon, Totodile, has been stolen. With the help of Officer Jenny and the local Police Department, the Pokémon is recovered from Team Rocket. Professor Elm has also been described as the top student of Professor Oak, and seems to have a desire to surpass Professor Oak's accomplishments. He has a Corsola.
  • Professor Birch (オダマキ博士, Odamaki-hakase, Dr. Odamaki)
Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese); Dan Green (English)
Professor Birch is considered the "Pokémon Professor" in the Hoenn region. Unlike other Pokémon scientists, he is known for his field work, rather than, in his own words, remaining "cooped up in his lab all day." He is an expert in the field of Pokémon habitual distribution. He is also responsible for giving new Pokémon Trainers one of the three Hoenn starter Pokémon: Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip. These Pokémon are found in Pokémon games Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. His English name refers to the birch tree, while his Japanese name refers to the Columbine flower.
In the anime, Professor Birch appears at the start of the Hoenn Saga. When Ash arrives in the Hoenn region, his Pikachu is ill from an overexposure to magnetism and needs treatment immediately. Birch himself takes Ash and Pikachu back to his lab. Birch gives May her first Pokémon, a Torchic, a Pokédex, and some Poké Balls. He later appears when Ash, May, Brock, and Max return to Littleroot to help save the Starter Pokémon from Team Rocket, and also helps to solve the mystery of Clamperl's evolutions. He also cameoed in Journeys watching Steven's match against Ash.
  • Professor Rowan (ナナカマド博士, Nanakamado-hakase, Dr. Nanakamado)
Voiced by: Iemasa Kayumi (Diamond and Pearl), Eizo Tsuda (Journeys onwards) (Japanese); Sean Reyes (English)
Professor Rowan is the authority on Pokémon in the region of Sinnoh, the setting of the Pokémon video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum. Professor Rowan's name derives from the rowan tree, continuing the trend of the names of Pokémon professors deriving from the names of trees, while his Japanese name refers to Sorbus commixta, the Japanese Rowan tree.
Rowan's laboratory is located in Sandgem Town, making him the first professor in the Pokémon series not to live in the protagonist's town. He specializes in the research of Pokémon evolution and is considered a senior researcher to Professor Oak, whom he is old friends with. He gives the player a Pokédex and allows him or her and the rival to keep one of the three Sinnoh Starter Pokémon (Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup) each after they are attacked by Starly while searching for a rare Pokémon, having seen a red Gyarados on TV appearing at Lake Verity.
Professor Rowan appears in the first episode of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, "Following a Maiden's Voyage!", he meets Dawn and later gives her Piplup. He runs a Pokémon Summer Academy; he is shown to be serious in nature as is exhibited by his breaking up Ash and Angie's constant fights and surprising them when they are late arriving to the Summer Academy. While the real Professor Rowan does not appear in Journeys, Professor Rowan's alternate counterpart appears in the Dialga and Palkia two parter.
  • Professor Aurea Juniper (アララギ博士, Araragi-hakase, Dr. Araragi)
Voiced by: Naomi Shindō (Japanese); Khristine Hvam (English)
Professor Juniper is the authority on Pokémon in the region of Unova, the setting of the Pokémon video games, Pokémon Black and White. Professor Juniper's name derives from the juniper tree, continuing the trend of the names of Pokémon professors deriving from the names of trees, while her Japanese name derives from a name for the Japanese Yew.
Juniper's laboratory is located in Nuvema Town. In the anime, she is a friend of Professor Oak. As a present, she gives the player and the player's rivals Cheren and Bianca, the Starter Pokémon of Unova: Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott.
Professor Juniper appears in the first episode of Pokémon: Black & White titled "In The Shadow of Zekrom!". She meets Trip and later gives him Snivy and when her Oshawott runs away and follows Ash, she allows Ash to keep the Pokémon.
  • Professor Augustine Sycamore (プラターヌ博士, Puratānu-hakase, Dr. Platane)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Tsuchida (Japanese); Jake Paque (English)
Professor Augustine Sycamore is the authority on Pokémon in the region of Kalos, the setting of the Pokémon video games, Pokémon X and Y. Professor Sycamore's name derives from the sycamore tree, continuing the trend of the names of Pokémon professors deriving from the names of trees, while his Japanese name derives from the French word for Plane Tree.
Sycamore's laboratory is located in Lumiose City. He is the first Professor in the video games who the player is able to battle. To start the player on their journey he will give them a choice of Starter Pokémon of Kalos: Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie. He is also shown to have a connection with Alain as well as hosting the Kalos Summer Camp programs. Professor Sycamore also makes a cameo in Journeys watching Alain's match against Leon alongside Mairin as well as comforting Mairin when Alain lost. He later watched Ash's battle against Leon alongside Mairin and Alain.
  • Professor Kukui (ククイ博士, Kukui-hakase, Dr. Kukui)
Voiced by: Keiichi Nakagawa (Japanese); Abe Goldfarb (English)
Professor Kukui appears in the Alola region, where Pokémon Sun and Moon take place. His name comes from the candlenut tree (often referred to as kukui), a plant traditionally indigenous to Hawaii.
Kukui is married to Professor Burnet, who studies the relationship between Pokémon and other dimensions. She works at the Dimensional Research Lab in Heahea City, which the player is invited to from Kukui in Pokémon Sun and Moon. This is the first time a professor in the Pokémon series has been revealed to have a romantic relationship with a named character.
Kukui's laboratory is located on Route 1, the first time a professor's laboratory is not within a town or city. He also teaches students at a school that Ash currently attends with Lana, Mallow, Lillie, Sophocles and Kiawe. Kukui gives Ash a Rotom as the operating Pokédex. In the games, he offers the player Rowlet, Litten or Popplio. Kukui also frequents the Battle Royal Dome under the alias "the Masked Royal". At the end of Pokémon Sun and Moon, the player can battle him as the Champion of the Alolan Elite Four. The exhibition match between himself and Ash is a reference to the final battle of Sun and Moon, where the player must defeat him to fully keep their title of Champion. He made a guest appearance Ash returns to Alola in the 37th episode of Pokémon Journeys, it is revealed that he has a son named Lei. He also appeared in a flashback of the 96th episode of Pokémon Journeys. He later competes in the Battle Royale match as himself instead of his Masked Royal persona because Kukui stated that Ash is the star of the match instead. He later watched Ash's battle against Leon.
  • Professor Burnet (バーネット博士, Bānetto-hakase, Dr. Burnet)
Voiced by: Sachi Kokuryū (Japanese); Melissa Hope (English)
Professor Burnet is a researcher who specializes in the relationship between Pokémon and other dimensions; for her research, she won the Alola Woman of the Year award. She is first seen investigating the Altar of the Sunne alongside Lusamine, Wicke, and Faba, due to Ultra Aura being detected from that location. The team returns empty-handed to Aether Paradise, but heads to Melemele Island when another Ultra Aura is detected (the source being Nebby), and Burnet is introduced to Ash at Professor Kukui's house. Burnet tells him about the legend of the Ultra Beasts and the possibility of Nebby being one. Burnet and Kukui marry during the series and she moves into Professor Kukui's house, where she lives with Ash and Kukui while continuing her research at Aether Paradise. During the ending of the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime's final episode, it is revealed that she is pregnant, the first time in the history of the series that a female character is showing physical signs of pregnancy. When Ash returns to Alola in the 37th episode of Pokémon Journeys, it is revealed that she gave birth to a son named Lei. Burnet has also made another guest appearance for Lillie's homecoming party and Ash's Battle Royale match as well as watching the final match between Ash and Leon.
  • Mohn (モーン, Mōn, Mohn)
Voiced by: Jirō Saitō (Japanese); Jeremy Levy (English)
Mohn is a younger man, Mohn moved to the Alola region to continue researching Ultra Wormholes. He was also a powerful Trainer, who defeated Hala and earned himself a Z-Ring. Mohn alongside his wife, Lusamine, were confirmed to have created the Aether Foundation. One day, Mohn was sucked into an Ultra Wormhole and disappeared many years prior to the Sun and Moon series. Everyone thought that he was dead until it is revealed in Ultimate Journeys that he ended up inside of Nihilego's homeworld. A Shiny Nihilego saved him and teleported him to the Crown Tundra. He suffered from amnesia from this encounter but was able to recover and regained his memories. He reunited with Lusamine, Gladion and Lillie while also meeting Ash, Goh and Chloe for the first time. Following the reunion, the family alongside Ash and friends head back to Alola.
  • Professor Cerise (サクラギ博士, Sakuragi-hakase, Dr. Sakuragi)
Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura (Japanese); Ray Chase[35] (English)
Professor Cerise is a calm, but friendly person, and he is a professor in Pokémon Journeys: The Series. He is knowledgeable about Pokémon, being deemed a genius since he was young. He is also exceptionally enthusiastic when it comes to studying Pokémon. Sometimes, he gets so carried away that it embarrasses his daughter, prompting her to reign him in.
  • Sonia (ソニア, Sonia)
Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Brittany Cox (English)
A young woman who is Professor Magnolia's apprentice and successor. She is Leon's childhood friend and former rival who got him inspired to become the undefeated champion. Both of them used to travel together until a rift between the two occurred when Chariman Rose took Leon under his wing but Leon and Sonia are still friends. Throughout the series, Sonia aided Ash and Goh throughout the Darkest Day arc, preventing the Gigantamax and Dynamax Pokémon from running rampant throughout the region as well as taking care of Eternatus that also was causing the Darkest Day. After the ordeal was done, Sonia was promoted by her grandmother into a Pokémon Professor. Later on, she met Goh and got to discuss Leon's background, while Ash was training with Leon. Later, Sonia shows up to watch Leon's match against Ash in person. Leon mentioned that Sonia was the only other trainer to have beaten him in battle, besides Ash.

Frontier Brains[edit]

Anabel (リラ, Rira, Lila)
Voiced by: Akiko Kimura (Japanese); Hilary Thomas (English)
Salon Maiden Anabel is the head of the Battle Tower. Unlike in the games, she is the sixth Frontier Brain instead of the seventh (she switched positions with Brandon). She also uses Psychic-Type Pokémon in battles. She does not appear in the Sun and Moon anime which resulted in her role as an International Police Officer, like in the games, being completely omitted. Ever since she was a child, she had an empathetic ability which allowed her to communicate and understand a Pokémon's feelings. In her debut, Anabel comes across Ash, who was training for his match. After calming a wild Gyarados and some Beedrill, Anabel also stopped Team Rocket from stealing their Pokémon. While drying off at her place, everyone found out that Anabel was a girl. When Ash and friends arrived at the Battle Tower Salon, it turns out that Anabel was also a Frontier Brain. She defeats Ash easily in the match, putting an end to Ash's Frontier Brain winning streak. Later on, after training for a rematch, with a bit of help from Anabel, Ash merges victorious. With his six Frontier symbols, the Battle Pyramid is now available for Ash to fight. Unbeknownst to Ash, Anabel was revealed to have romantic feelings for him. She can telepathically give command by using only her mind. However, dark rooms are troublesome as she cannot see where her opponents are.
Brandon (ジンダイ, Jindai)
Voiced by: Masayuki Omoro (Japanese); Craig Blair (English)
Pyramid King Brandon is the head of the Battle Pyramid. His Pyramid flies around, which is why the location changes frequently and is initially unavailable. He works as an archaeologist, exploring various ruins and learning about their history. In his debut, the heroes encountered him while exploring a ruin. When Ash gets possessed by the evil spirit of King of Pokélantis, Brandon was forced to battle him using Regirock against Ash's Sceptile to free Ash. Afterwards, Brandon harshly explains that Ash was possessed due to his immaturity. Later on, Ash does battle Brandon, who acquired a Registeel during his ruin exploration. While Ash did lose the battle, Brandon knew Ash was on the right track and advised Ash to fight as one with his Pokémon before returning for a rematch. Taking Brandon's advice to heart, Ash calls in Squirtle, Charizard and Bulbasaur, for training and camping out for the final showdown. This time in the final battle, Brandon goes easy on Ash, using only Regice along with Solrock, Dusclops and Ninjask. After a hard fight, Ash finally wins the Battle Frontier Quest. Brandon returns in Diamond and Pearl. Shortly after Ash won his gym battle against Candice, Paul arrived to battle her as well. Although his gym battle was scheduled for a later day, Paul encounters the Battle Pyramid which arrived in Snowpoint City as Brandon was going to explore the ruins there. Paul shows up and challenges Brandon into a full battle with both sides switching Pokémon. It is revealed in the past, Paul's older brother, Reggie, did try to battle Brandon while Paul watched when he began his own journey. Despite Reggie's efforts, he lost easily to Brandon due to having a lackluster strategy. As Reggie gets questioned with what his inner strength was, Paul wondered what his inner strength was as well and became a power-hungry jerk as a result. It was also due to the failure in winning at the Battle Pyramid was what caused Reggie to quit his career as a trainer and become a breeder. Paul's reason for battling Brandon was to avenge Reggie's loss while Paul believed that his true inner strength was his will. Brandon disagrees with this statement while questioning Paul's motives as a trainer. Despite his team having a type-advantage, Paul lost easily due to letting his anger get the better of him. Brandon harshly berates Paul for his attitude and tells him to fix it before coming back for a rematch. Shortly after, Brandon helps Ash and pals stop Pokémon Hunter J from stealing Regigigas from a temple. Although successful, Brandon stays behind to rebuild the temple and protect Regigigas. He is last mentioned when Paul reveals he is heading back to Snowpoint City for a rematch, while finally making peace with Ash. Whether Paul succeeded in defeating Brandon or not is unknown. Brandon does not approve of foolishness such as calling out Ash for his arrogance, when the King of Pokélantis possessed Ash. Brandon believes that inner strength can be achieved through strong bonds between Trainer and Pokémon. He does not believe in brute force strategies as this was one of the reasons why Reggie and Paul lost to him.

Island Kahunas[edit]

  • Hala (ハラ, Hara, Hala)
Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese); Ryan Andes (English)
Hala is the Kahuna of Melemele Island, who uses Fighting-types. He has been a Kahuna for a long time ever since Professor Kukui was a child. While carefree, Hala is also wise and provides advice to many people. He also mentored Kukui and Guzma before Guzma grew disillusioned and ran off vowing to become strong without Hala's teachings or Z-rings or Crystals. It is revealed that Tapu Koko also took one of Hala's Z-rings to give to Ash to inspire him to take on the Island challenges. Hala also has a grandson named Hau.
  • Olivia (ライチ, Raichi, Lychee)
Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Marisa Kennedy (English)
Olivia is the Kahuna of Akala Island and specializes in Rock-type Pokémon. She first appears in person in the show in which she takes Ash and his Pokémon School classmates to visit Akala Island. Later, Ash wins his grand trial against Olivia in a double battle.
  • Nanu (クチナシ, Kuchinashi)
Voiced by: Masaki Aizawa (Japanese); Michael McMillan (English)
Nanu is the Kahuna of Ula'ula Island who specializes in Dark types. He was once acquainted with Giovanni, but for unknown reasons, stopped his affiliation and became a police officer. Nanu tends to relax and play with his kendama, while avoiding his Kahuna duties. Despite this, he is a skilled battler such as mocking opponents as to bring out the best in them. Ash had to defeat all three of Nanu's Pokémon using only his Lycanroc, which Ash succeeds.
  • Hapu (ハプウ, Hapū, Hapu'u)
Voiced by: Junko Takeuchi (Japanese); Brittney Lee Hamilton (English)
Hapu is the Kahuna of Poni Island, who specializes in Ground-types as well as working as a farmer. Originally, there used to be an Island Kahuna prior to Hapu, but he officially retired due to declining health. She first appeared in the Poni Island arc. She officially battled Ash in a Grand Island Trial but lost due to the mistake of giving Ash an environmental advantage.

Supporting characters[edit]

  • Delia Ketchum (ハナコ, Hanako)
Voiced by: Masami Toyoshima (Japanese); Veronica Taylor (4Kids)[36] Sarah Natochenny (English)
Delia Ketchum is caring toward her son, Ash, always reminding him to do his best. She is smart and intelligent yet ditzy and naive and talented, having won a beauty pageant and cooked a dish so popular that elite chefs at the Indigo Plateau have asked for its recipe. She has a Mr. Mime housekeeper nicknamed Mimey (バリちゃん, Bari-chan), who helps her with chores and is also rather adept in battle.
  • Nurse Joy (ジョーイ, Jōi, Joy)
Voiced by: Ayako Shiraishi (EP002-EP229); Yuriko Yamaguchi (EP245-EP488; EP517-EP656); Kikuko Inoue (Temp. Replacement from EP491-EP516); Chika Fujimura (EP659-EP795); Chinatsu Akasaki (EP802–present) (Japanese); Megan Hollingshead (Season 1–6, 23 current);[37] Michele Knotz (Season 9–13);[4] Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld (Season 14–16);[17] Kate Bristol (Season 17–19),[38] Suzy Myers (season 20-22) (English)
"Joy" is the shared last name[citation needed] of the Joy family, in which most members are nurses. They mainly work in Pokémon Centers, but they also work in other locations. Although all of them look almost identical to each other, some do have different personalities, and a few even other occupations besides nursing. Multiple Joys are judges in Pokémon Contests. Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga author Toshihiro Ono cited her as one of his favorite characters to draw for the series, stating the reason as "because she's a girl".[39]
  • Officer Jenny (ジュンサー, Junsā, Junsar)
Voiced by: Chinami Nishimura (EP002-EP632); Chiaki Takahashi (EP663-EP795); Chiemi Ishimatsu (EP801–present) (Japanese); Lee Quick (Season 1-7); Jamie Davyous Owens (Season 8); Emlyn Morinelli McFarland (Season 9–13);[28] Emily Bauer (Season 14–16; Season 23);[7] Saskia Maarleveld (Season 17-19),[40] Samantha Moon (Sun and Moon series episodes 9 to 39), Martha Harms (Sun and Moon series 70-128) (English)
"Jenny" is the shared last name[citation needed] of the Jenny family, in which most members are police officers and maintain the law and order in the Pokémon world and often oppose members of Team Rocket. The Japanese name, junsa (巡査), means "police officer".[41]
  • N (N(エヌ), Enu)
Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura (Japanese); Nicholas DiMichele (English)
N can hear the inner voices of Pokémon and believes that humans are using them for their own gain. Ghetsis raised N along with Anthea and Concordia, making them believe Pokémon cannot be equals with humans unless they are released from all Poké Balls. A short time before Black & White series[episode needed] N was about to be crowned King of Team Plasma in Ghetsis' plan to use N's pure-hearted desire to save Pokémon to summon Reshiram and enslave it. However, the attempt backfired, leaving Team Plasma's castle destroyed by Fusion Flare. N, along with Anthea and Concordia flee to a secluded abandoned castle, where they spend their time tending to mistreat Pokémon.
  • Meyer (リモーネ, Rimōne, Limoone) / Blaziken Mask (バシャーモかめん, Bashāmo Kamen, Bursyamo Mask)
Voiced by: Kensuke Satō (Japanese); Tom Wayland (Season 17 and the first half of season 18 ending in "Confronting the Darkness!"), Wayne Grayson (Season 18 starting from "The Moment of Lumiose Truth!" onwards) (English)
Meyer is the father of Clemont and Bonnie and the manager of an electrical appliance store. Meyer first appeared as Blaziken Mask in "Lumiose City Pursuit!" His Blaziken saves Ash from falling off of the Prism Tower. He appears as Meyer for the first time in "Clemont's Got a Secret!", reminding Clemont that strictness is not enough for one to become a Trainer and unintentionally reveals to Ash and Serena that Clemont is also the Lumiose Gym Leader. In "Garchomp's Mega Bond!", he reappears as Blaziken Mask. His true identity is discovered and known by Professor Sycamore by the end of the episode. He reappears as Blaziken Mask in "A Towering Takeover!", where he joined the fight against Team Flare. In "Coming Apart at the Dreams!". He reappeared in "The Right Hero for the Right Job!", where he protects Bonnie from a rampant and mind-controlled Squishy. In "Rocking Kalos Defenses!" and "Forming a More Perfect Union!" Blaziken Mask and Blaziken are among those trying to stop the Giant Rock. After an attack, his secret identity is accidentally revealed to his children. In "Battling With a Clean Slate!", Meyer helps repair the Lumiose Gym.
  • Mairin (マノン, Manon)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (Japanese); Zoe Martin (English)
Mairin is a Pokémon trainer and companion of Alain. Mairin is a cheeky person, who always wants to experience adventure. Mairin is also angry when Alain leaves her, but when he is in danger, she tries her best to protect him. After Alain asked her to go back, claiming she is just a burden to him, Mairin is greatly depressed, especially after Chespie gets ill when it is affected by a strange green light.
  • Rotom Pokédex (ロトム図鑑, Rotomu Zukan)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[18] (Japanese); Roger Callagy (English)
Rotom Pokédex is a Pokédex given to Ash by Professor Kukui, when Ash decided to have his adventure in Alola, in the third episode "Loading the Dex!" It is a self-learning A.I. due to Rotom inhabiting the device, and it can take pictures of and scan various Pokémon as well as provide information on it (e.g., name, type, unique profile). The Rotom Pokédex is not built for combat, but it can record battles, as well as provide statistics (e.g., win–loss ratio). Despite this, it is fond of the show "Alolan Detective Laki" and it tends to jump to conclusions based on deductions. At the end of the Sun and Moon series, Rotom Pokédex leaves Ash to work for the Aether Foundation, running the company successfully while Lusamine, Lillie and Gladion were searching for Mohn.
  • Lusamine (ルザミーネ, Ruzamīne, Lusamine)
Voiced by: Sayaka Kinoshita (Japanese); Bobbi Hartley (English)
The mother of Lillie and Gladion, Lusamine is the leader of the Aether Foundation. She keeps doting towards her daughter Lillie, like messing around with her hair. She fuses with the Ultra Beast Nihilego, and starts acting like a child and kept telling her children to stay away from her. Once she finally diffuses with Nihilego from its defeat, Lusamine also becomes deeply emotional towards her children upon their reunion once more. She once was married to Aether Professor Mohn, who moved to Alola to commence his research on the Ultra Wormhole. She, alongside Lillie and Gladion, was on a quest to find Mohn and bring him home. Along with Gladion and Lillie, she returns to the show in person where she reunites with Mohn at Crown Tundra.
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Cherami Leigh (English)
Chloe[42][43][44]is a 10-year-old childhood friend of Goh. She is overly cautious and takes a realistic approach to life as she distances herself from making friends, except Goh and a couple of others, as she did not talk to Ash much. When she was little, Chloe liked Pokémon but started to dislike them and acted cold around them, except with the family Yamper at times, because she felt jealous as she did not like that they stole her attention from everyone around her. However, after realizing her behavior, Chloe not only overcame her jealously with Pokémon but also became closer with the family Yamper. Also, Chloe became more open about making friends as she has come to see Ash in that term and has grown to care about Pokémon again. After catching her first Pokémon, Chloe officially became a Pokémon Trainer and joins her friends on their research adventures. Chloe's Pokémon partner is a special female Eevee that is incapable of evolving.
  • Danika (アサヒ, Asahi)
Voiced by: Ryoko Shiraishi (Japanese); Anjali Kunapaneni (English)
One of the Chasers for Project Mew, Danika is portrayed as both welcoming and friendly. She is a water-type trainer as she owns an Azumarill, a Jellicent and Rapid Strike Urshifu. She first appeared in the show when Gary contacts her after obtaining a Moltres feather, with the help of Ash and Goh. When Goh meets Danika in person, Danika explains to Goh how Project Mew operates and provides him with various missions. Afterwards, she has appeared throughout the Project Mew missions monitoring the trainer's progress. She successfully got to meet Mew in person alongside Quillon, Goh, Gary and Horace.
  • Quillon (ツルギ, Tsurugi)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (Japanese); Max Mittelman (English)
One of the Chasers for Project Mew, Quilldon is portrayed as a reserved and serious trainer. He is a dark-type trainer since he owns three dark-type Pokémon: Weavile, Honchkrow, and Single Strike Urshifu. He first appears in the show monitoring Goh's proposed mission to catch an Alolan Ninetales. He has appeared throughout the Project Mew arc such as stopping poachers and the way they handle their Pokémon. He met Mew along with Danika, Gary, Goh and Horace.

Other characters[edit]

  • Todd Snap (トオル, Toru)
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese); Jimmy Zoppi (English)
Todd Snap is a Pokémon photographer who debuted in first season. He always enjoys adventuring in the mountains and takes pictures of Pokémon's true nature instead of having them pose for the camera.
  • Jimmy (ケンタ, Kenta)
Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (Japanese); Sean Schemmel (English)
A main character from Pokémon Chronicles and counterpart of Ethan. Jimmy is on his way to become a great Pokémon Master with his Typhlosion, so that he can help the kids in New Bark Town. He first appears in the first three episodes of the Pokémon Chronicles, called Raikou: The Legend of Thunder. He also cameoed in Journeys watching Lance's match against Diantha.
  • Marina (マリナ, Marina)
Voiced by: Kazusa Murai (Japanese); Kelly Davis (English)
A main character from Pokémon Chronicles and counterpart of Kris. Marina is an old friend of Jimmy's, and she battles to entertain, always making sure she puts on a good show. She also performs in dance routines with her Pokémon. Her favorite Pokémon are her Misdreavus nicknamed Little Miss (ムウちゃん, Mū-chan) and Croconaw nicknamed Wani-Wani (ワニワニ, Waniwani). Marina also appears in episode 10 of Diamond & Pearl as the poster girl for the Poketch, on the back of a magazine Dawn was reading. She later appears in episode 41 of Diamond & Pearl in a video of her doing a double contest appeal.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Originally credited as Jimmy Zoppi and Billy Beach,

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