Ash Ketchum – Wikipedia Wikipedia

Ash Ketchum ( Satoshi Satoshi ^? ) He is an imaginary character of the media franchise Pokémon . Pokémon coach, he is the protagonist of the anime Pokémon ( Pocket Monsters , Advanced Generation , Diamond & Pearl , Best Wishes! , Xy , Sun & Moon It is Pocket Monsters (2019)), of the films from it, of the manga Satoshi to pikachu It is DENGEKI! Pikachu and the video game Pokémon Puzzle League , in addition to appearing in the related merchandising.

As the protagonist of the anime Pokémon Ash appeared in all episodes less than one of the anime, in all films, and in several special television. His dream is to become the best Pokémon coach in the world. He is the winner of the Lega d’Orange, he won the title of champion of the Allala Pokémon League and finally wins the tournament of the eight professionals by beating Dandel in the final, the Galar League champion, winning the title of world champion.

Is based on red, the character and protagonist of the games Pokémon Rosso It is Blu , Yellow It is Fire red and leaf green . Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon with whom Ash shares his Japanese name, said Ash represents the human aspect of the series, and that Ash reflects how he himself was as a child.

The character made his last appearance on March 24, 2023, ^[first] Which marks the conclusion of Ash Ketchum’s adventures and his Pikachu after almost 26 years.

In Japanese it is voiced by Rica Matsumoto ^[2] And in Italian by Davide Garbolino. ^[3]

Ash is based on Rosso, the protagonist of video games Pokémon Rosso It is Blu , Pokémon giallo It is Fire red pokémon It is Green leaf . The original name, Satoshi, derives directly from that of the Pokémon’s creator, Satoshi Tajiri, who in various interviews ^[4] He said to reflect himself in the character. In Pokémon Rosso It is Pokémon giallo , Ash (Satoshi in the Japanese version) is one of the default names that the player can take. The surname Ketchum derives from the slogan instead gotta Catch ‘Em all (“Starting everyone”).

Anime [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

Ash is originally from Biancavilla (Pallet Town in the dubbing of the Merak Film), in the Kanto region. From an early age he dreams of becoming the best coach in the world. However, he must turn ten years before he can get his initial Pokémon and undertake his journey through the Kanto region. ^[5]

The day of his tenth birthday wakes up late and meets Professor Oak’s grandson, the rival Gary Oak, the same age, who has already received his first Pokémon. ^[6] Having reached the laboratory of Professor Oak, Ash discovers that all the initial Pokémon have already been chosen (Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle), and then he decides to take a specimen of Pikachu, the only creature left, together with the Pokédex provided by the professor (called Dexter). However Pikachu hates the Poké Ball and therefore the protagonist will follow as if it were a “free” Pokémon. Initially, due to the problems of his coach, not respecting him, but after Ash risks to protect the creature wounded by some Spearow, the two become friends, and will be inseparable.

Since Pikachu is capable of generating powerful electrical attacks, it is often the goal of Jessie and James of Team Rocket, who will become his historic enemies, who try to kidnap the Pikachu in every way to bring it to their boss, Giovanni . At the beginning, Ash is accompanied by the leader Misty, who follows him to get the bike taken by the boy and was destroyed because of the same. Having to conquer eight medals in different gyms to participate in the Pokémon League, he faces Brock, the leader of Plumbeopoli who, although not defeating the meeting, decides to also grant Ash the medal of his gym, before joining the group. Ash finally participates in the Kanto League after winning the last medal by defeating Jessie and James. There he is friends with another coach who as he participates in the League, Richie, being eliminated during the fight against the latter in the round of 16, due to the unavailability of his Charizard in wanting to fight, due to the inescientation of the coach in the investigating a Pokémon of this power. Subsequently, he travels through the Orange islands, Brock momentarily leaves the group to stay alongside Professor Ivy, so Ash and Misty get accompanied by Tracey Sketchit, also Ash will finally train Charizard. Since Ash has as its goal to win the Orange League, she faces the Drake champion, after obtaining the four medals, managing to beat it by obtaining the trophy.

Ash returns to the Kanto region together with Misty and Tracey, and reunites with Brock, also takes an example from Gary and decides, like him, to travel in the Johto region to win the League, accompanied by Misty and Brock, while Tracey remains together to Professor Oak. The boy has the opportunity to meet Harrison, a coach of the Hoenn region who also wants to participate in Johto’s League, finally Ash, after winning eight medals, defeats the rival Gary in the round of 16, being beaten by Harrison, ranking among the first eight.

Starting to mature curiosity for the Hoenn region, Ash decides to make it its new destination, so it separates from Misty and Brock and leaves for a new adventure. There he will meet the young trainer Vera and his brother Max, who will make him travel companions, among other things Brock will meet to the group. Ash must defeat the Capalestra to participate in the Hoenn League, also he and his friends will stop at the Grand Festival of the Region since Vera aims to become a Pokémon coordinator, among other things they will defeat two powerful criminal companies, the Idro team and the team Magma that they had for the objective to take control of the legendary Pokémon Kyogre and Groudon. Ash will make new rivals like Morrison and Tyson, and after winning the medals he will participate in the League by beating Morrison but being defeated in the quarterfinals by Tyson, still classifying among the eight best coaches. Later, he separates from his companions and returns to Kanto, and then still finding them there and gathering for the journey in the frontier of the struggle. Ash beats all the axes of the struggle park, the last of which, Baldo, a very difficult opponent proves to be a very difficult opponent, but after two attempts to be emptied, the defeats conquering the title of champion of the struggle park.

At the end of his second journey through the Kanto region, Ash, after being separated from his friends, he can admire the Electivire of Gary, an experience that leads him to decide to visit the Sinnoh region, where the young man will meet with Brock. At twofoglie, he meets a young coordinator Lucinda, and with her embarks on a new journey, playing not only meetings in the gym but also, together with the new friend, two Pokémon races, and realizing with her an exchange of Pokémon (the first of the series between two protagonists) Ash will give her your Aipom in exchange for her friend’s Buizel. In the Sinnoh region, Ash’s rival is a boy named Paul, who uses training methods opposed to his, severe, without worrying about his creatures. He also meets the coaches Barry, Nando, Friends and Rivals, and Conway; In addition, Ash, Brock and Lucinda defeat the Galaxy team saving the Pokémon Dialga and Palkia from their control. After participating in the Sinnoh League, he defeats Nando, Conway and Paul, however losing in the semifinal against Tobias. Ash separates himself from Lucinda, who remains in his twofoglie house, and Brock, who goes on his way to become a doctor.

He makes a short stop in Biancavilla and then deciding to start a new journey in the UNIMA region, where he is fighting with Diapo, his new rival, which he will meet very often (as well as the other rivals: Belle, Stephan, Burgundy, Georgia and Cameron ). He joins the aspiring teacher Dragon Iris and the Capopalestra Spighetto, who after the defeat against Ash decides to go with the other two, replacing the figure of Brock. Once the eighth medal of one conquered by beating Velia, Ash decides to go with the Sinnoh champion, Camilla, in the east of the region, precisely in spiral, to spend a holiday. There he finds his old travel companion, Lucinda, who will join the group again. When Lucinda returns to Johto, the others before are going to the League of Unima, where Ash defeats the first round and gets one of the first eight places by beating his friend and rival Stephan but losing against Cameron in the quarterfinals, then yes They engage in a battle against the Plasma team helped by their new friend N, where they will be able to defeat the enemy by saving the Pokémon Reshiram who had fallen under their control; Finally they travel to the archipelago of the crystalline islands to return to Kanto.

In Aranciopoli the streets of the three friends separate, and Ash, after a visit to the house, decides to go to the Kalos region for a new adventure, together with the aforementioned Alexia. Arriving at his destination, he meets Lem and his little sister Clem, who will join him on his journey. Subsequently, the group is also added Serena, in love with Ash since their meeting, which took place years earlier, to a summer camp managed by Professor Oak. Ash has to face the Flare team, who wants to capture Mollicino (a form of the legendary Pokémon Zygarde), the new mysterious Pokémon of Clem, but also knows several coaches with whom he makes friends and fight, like Tierno, Found, Sandro and Alan, interested To the transformation of Greninja, with which Ash, as predicted by the Astra leader, has reached unknown levels of strength: during the struggles, the Pokémon transforms and takes on characteristics that remember his coach, who meanwhile lives the fight as if he were fighting him himself, seeing and perceiving what Greninja experiences; The latter, at the end of the battle, regains its normal aspect. This phenomenon, similarly to megaevolution, is a consequence of the strong bond that unites coach and Pokémon. Ash, initially exhausted, ended the struggle, learns to manage the situation by strengthening together with Greninja.

Conquer the eight medals necessary, the protagonist participates in the Pokémon League of Kalos, and Sandro defeated in the semifinal he is preparing to face Alan in the final. Before the fateful day, he learns from Professor Platan who in the past was spoken of the mysterious phenomenon that takes place in the struggles of Greninja: it is the harmony effect. He is also approached by Elisio, actually head of the Flare team, interested in him and Greninja. In the final, Ash comes out defeated, ranking second. The awarding by dangerous phenomena unleashed by the Zygarde controlled by the Flare Team is interrupted, the boy has to face the enemies, but is captured. With the help of Zygarde, protector of Kalos’ balance, Elisio wants to destroy the world that judges rotten to reconstruct him; Only a few elected ones will be saved, and according to the plans of the antagonist they will be guided by Ash. The latter, released, together with his friends, to Alan, to Professor Platan, the Capalestra di Kalos and the Superquattro Rocco Petri, Diantha and Malva, helps Zygarde/Mollicino to defeat the leader of the Flare Team, of which the plans foiled. Separately from Greninja, who remains in Kalos with Zygarde, from Serena, Lem and Clem, Ash returns to Kanto, where he stops for a few months.

One summer day, Ash and his mother Delia Ketchum win a holiday in the Alola region, a renowned holiday and destination of tourists from all over the world. Here the boy meets the Pokémon Protector Tapu Koko, who gives him a precious Z circle, and makes friends with Kawe, Chrys, Ibis, Suiren and Lylia, students of the Pokémon school of the island Apple Mele. At the end of the holiday, Biancavilla’s coach decides to settle at Professor Kukui’s house to undertake a new adventure in Alola and also attend the Pokémon school, whose principal is Manuel Oak, a cousin of Professor Oak. Having learned of the tour of the islands, Ash decides to try their hand at the different tests that make it up, beating the various dominant Pokémon and the Kahuna of the islands, so as to be able to obtain Z crystals, indispensable tools to activate the Z. In Alola, Ash will meet a specimen of Cosmog, nicknamed Nebulino, and he will take care of it until the Pokémon evolves in the legendary solgaleo, who will help Ash his friends save Samina, mother of Lylia as well as director of the æther foundation, who in the In the meantime it will be kidnapped by a Nihilego and brought to the ultrabisso.

After this story, it turns out that some ultracreatures have crossed ultravarks reaching the Alla region. For this reason Samina entrusts Ash and her schoolmates the task of capturing the ultracreaties and freeing them in the ultramondo to maintain safety in the region: thus a special task force nicknamed the ultra -professional naminers is born. One of the ultracreaties, a Poipole, will be captured by Ash and will join his team. It turns out that this Pokémon comes from a world that has been deprived of its light, and has come to Alola in order to find a better place to live for itself and for the other specimens of its species. The ultraprotectors, however, will be able to bring the world of Poipole back to normal thanks to the help of the legendary solgaleum and Lunala: the two legendary, in fact, radiating the Pokémon Necrozma with light, allow it to transform into ultranecrozma, which with its luminous energy will report The light in the world of Poipole. At this point Ash frees his Pokémon to allow him to continue living among his fellows in his world, now back to normal. After completing the tour of the islands and defeated the Kahuna Hapi, the boy participates in the first Pokémon League in Alola, founded by Professor Kukui. It exceeds the preliminary phase, then defeats Vicio of the æther Foundation in the round of 16 and Hau, grandson of Kahuna Hala, in the final quarter. Thus accesses the semifinals where he faces and defeats Guzman, the head of the Skull team, and thus earns a place in the final together with Iridio (Lylia’s brother). Later Ash will also defeat Iridio and win the Pokémon League. Ash’s Poipole, who has now evolved into a Naganadel, returns from his coach after helping him to defeat the Guzzlord ultracreatic, finally Ash and Pikachu defeat Professor Kukui and Tapu Koko, in this way Ash becomes the champion of Alola. After having separated once again from Naganadel, he and Pikachu return to Kanto.

Returning to Biancavilla, one day, Ash and Pikachu participate in the Pokémon World Championships in the Galar region, Ash travels together with his new friend Goh, and the two explore the various regions, where Goh captures a high and varied number of Pokémon. Meanwhile, Ash in the meantime tackles and defeats some of his old rivals such as Corrado, Ornella and Iris (the latter has also become the Unima champion), also defeats new rivals such as Fabia and Laburno. Ash and Goh fight against the legendary Pokémon Eternatus, given that Rose meant that he unleashed his irrepressible destructive force, however the two boys invoke Zamazenta and Zacian and defeat Eternatus, and then captured him. Paul faces Ash in a friendly challenge to train him since the latter managed to access the quarterfinals of the tournament, Ash defeats Paul showing that he is ready to fight against the best. Ash in the quarterfinals faces Rocco Petri, managing to beat him, being able to challenge Camilla in the semifinal by defeating she too, finally defeats the monarch Dandel in the final being crowned as the new world champion.

After separated from Goh, he resumes his journey with his historical companions Misty and Brock who ends with the rescue of a Latios that had been captured by a Pokémon hunter. Ash, Misty and Brock then take different paths and Ash returns to Biancavilla, becoming aware of the fact that despite being in fact the strongest coach in the world his hunger for adventure is insatiable and therefore alongside his inseparable Pikachu he leaves Biancavilla to chase New destinations.

Ash is also the protagonist of the films based on the soul series. In Pokémon The film – Mewtwo still affects He is invited to the island New Island by the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo, who, having spied on him during a battle, decides to clone his Pokémon. In the second film, it is identified as the chosen one, that is, the one who will be able to bring the order back to the battle involving Articuno, Zapdos, MolTres and Lugia. In Pokémon 3 – The spell of the Unown He fights against an illusion of Entei, who kidnapped his mother.

Ash has traveled twice over time and met the Pokémon Celebi and Suicune (during Pokémon 4Ever ), in addition to having contributed to interrupting the struggle between Dialga, Palkia, Girantina and Arceus (in Pokémon: Arceus and the jewel of life ). He also helped the Pokémon Manaphy and Shaymin to reach the temple of the sea and Gracidea respectively (in the films Pokémon Ranger and the temple of the sea It is Pokémon: Girantina and the Warrior of Heaven ) and met Mew on two distinct occasions (in the first feature film and in Pokémon: Lucario and Mystery of Mew ). He helped Celebi again during the course of Pokémon: the king of the illusions Zoroark , in which the chromatic versions of Raikou, Entei and Suicune appear, and freed the trio of Pokémon legendary Cobalion, Terrakion and Virition in Pokémon: Kyurem and the solemn swordsman .

Ash also met the legendary and mysterious Jirachi, Deoxys, Rayquaza, Latios, Latias, Darkrai, CreSSELIA, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Genesect, Diansect, Diancie, Hoopa, Volcanion, Ho-Oh and Marshadow.

Manga [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

In the manga DENGEKI! Pikachu Ash shares some Pokémon with the protagonist of the animated series. His starter is Pikachu and uses Pokémon Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Charizard, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Kingler, Muk, Lapras, Snorlax and Tauros. He also owned specimens of Faarow, Beedrill, Oddto, Mankey, SlowPoke and Rapidash.

Video games [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

In the demo version of Sole Pokémon It is Top Ash’s character does not appear directly, but the protagonist is given a Greninja owned by the Kanto coach. ^[7]

Card game [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

In Japan some cards have been produced depicting the Pokémon used by Ash Ketchum in the anime or in the movies. In addition to Pikachu, the Pokémon appeared in the collectible cards are Treecko, Grovyle, Torkoal, Phanpy, Swellow, Aipom and Staraptor. ^[8]

– Victory

Competition	Region	Position
Lega Pokémon	Beautiful	Eighth of the final
Lega Pokémon	Orange	Winner
Lega Pokémon	Management	Quarter finals
Lega Pokémon	Hoenn	Quarter finals
Lega Pokémon	Sinnoh	Semifinal
Lega Pokémon	Unima	Quarter finals
Lega Pokémon	Kalos	Second place
Lega Pokémon	Lets go	Winner
Lega Pokémon	Disease	Winner

The book The Japanification of Children’s Popular Culture he mentioned Ash as an example of cultural identification ^[9] . The growth and development of the character were also underlined during the anime ^[ten] . Ugo.com has inserted Ash in fifteenth place in the list of exceptional helmets and headdresses present in video games, stating: “Loving or hating him, you all know Ash for his red and white cap” ^[11] . The Guinness Book of World Records 2011 Game Edition Thirty -seventeenth among 50 characters from the favorite readers from readers ranked it ^[twelfth] . Jian DeLeon del magazine Complex He listed him in the seventeenth place on the list of the 25 most fashionable anime characters, declaring: “Ash’s first dress was undoubtedly the best and most memorable” ^[13] . However, the character was criticized by IGN, as he does not grow during the series and for the ambiguity relating to his father ^[14] .

Controversy of the Kalos League [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

On August 18, 2016, the episode of the XYZ series The hour of the fought conclusion! (“Calos League champion! Satoshi top decisive battle !!”, Karosurīgu yūshō! Satoshi chōjō Kessen ) received several criticisms from fans following Ash’s defeat at the Kalos League against Alan. The fans criticized the episode because of some misleading trailers who would have suggested Ash’s victory following the defeats suffered in the past Pokémon alloys. ^{[15] [16] [17]} In addition, the fans criticized the result, as many believed that Ash’s Greninja was advantaged for several reasons on the charizard of Alan, starting from the water type that is super -deficace on the fire type (despite Megacharizard X, it loses this weakness thanks to the type Dragon), ^[18] And that Greninja’s bond with Ash allowed him to unlock a form defined within the anime much stronger than a traditional megaevolution. Several animators of the series also expressed their disappointment on Ash’s defeat. ^[19] The YouTube channel of TV Tokyo loaded the teaser of the next episode receiving a large number of I don’t like following the result of the meeting. ^[18]

• Tracey West, I choose you! Beginning of a great adventure , Milano, Sperling & Kupfer, 2000, ISBN 88-200-3023-3.
• Maria S. Barbo, The great official Pokémon book , Milano, Sperling & Kupfer, 2000, ISBN 88-200-3022-5.
• Loredana lipperates, Pokémon generation. Children and the planetary invasion of the new “tenured toys” , Rome, Castelvecchi, 2000, ISBN 88-8210-249-1.
• Joseph Tobin, Pikachu’s Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokemon , Durham, Duke University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-8223-3287-6.