Ash & Pikachu
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Ash & Pikachu (Satoshi to Pikachu in Japan) is a 6 volume manga series set in the Pokémon universe, made by Takashi Teshirogi. The series follows the plot and characters from the Pokémon anime. It is published in English in Singapore by Chuang Yi.
Characters
Japanese names in Western order (given name before surname) are given first, followed by the English name. For the sake of simplicity, English language names will be used in this and other articles in Wikipedia about Pokémon, unless explicitly referring to the Japanese version.
- Satoshi / Ash Ketchum - The main character, whose name in the Japanese version (Satoshi) is named after Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of the Pokémon games. Ash aspires to be a Pokémon Master, and together with the various friends and Pokémon that travel with him, embark on many adventures. In a similar fashion to the game, Ash does this by entering various Pokémon League competitions.
- Pichu, a little yellow mouse-like creature with a lightning bolt tail and the ability to create an electrical jolt from its cheeks. It is the Pokémon that Ash receives from Professor Oak to start his Pokémon Journey.
- Takeshi / Brock - the Pewter City Gym Leader who leaves his post to become a Pokémon Breeder, leaving the care of his gym to his father. He is one of Ash's travelling companions.
- Kasumi / Misty - the Cerulean City Gym Leader who leaves her post to become a Water Pokémon expert. She is the youngest of four sisters. At the end of the Johto saga, she returns to Cerulean City in order to run the Pokémon Gym there.
- Haruka / May - a Pokémon Coordinator introduced in the Hoenn saga who's starting her own Pokémon Journey. She follows Ash partly because he is a more experienced trainer, and partly because, Ash's Pikachu destroyed her bike in a similar fashion to Misty's bike. She is based on the female playable character in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.
- Masato / Max - The brother of May. Although he is too young to be a Pokémon Trainer, he joins Ash and his friends in order to experience more of the world of Pokémon than what he can learn from books. He, too, idolizes Professor Oak.
- Musashi / Jessica "Jessie" - the smarter, female half of Team Rocket
- Kojiro / James - the dumber, male half of Team Rocket
- Nyarth (ニャース Nyāsu) / Meowth - One of the few Pokémon that can speak a human language; however, his powers are sadly wasted as he is the third member of Team Rocket. He's also the one who comes up with most of their sure-to-fail plans, which usually have something to do with stealing Ash's Pikachu.