The professor of Sinnoh. For new trainers in Sinnoh, he gives trainers three choices for their partner. He was also the man who gave Dawn her first pokemon, Piplup.

After defeating Brandon and declining the offer to be a Frontier Brain, Ash sets off to travel through the far away land of Sinnoh. Once he gets there, he meets up with Hikari, a local trainer from the region, and they decide to travel together.

Non-anime roles:
~!Bill in "Kill Bill 2" (live-action movie) (Japanese)  Bill in "Kill Bill" (live-action movie) (Japanese)  Dr. Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (Japanese)  Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (live-action movie) (Japanese)  Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (live-action movie) (Japanese)  Slayer in "Guilty Gear XX" (VG) (Japanese)  Zophar in "Lunar 2: Eternal Blue" (VG) (Japanese)!~

James Carter Cathcart, often credited as Carter Cathcart or Jimmy Zoppi, was an American voice actor, bassist and vocalist. He's best known for voicing Gary in Pokémon as well as James, Meowth and Professor Oak since Season 9. He is also known for voicing Vector in Sonic X.

On April 17th, 2023, he announced on his CaringBridge page that he will be retiring from voice acting and script adapting after Pokémon Journeys: The Series has finished, following his diagnosis with throat cancer in late January 2023.

James Carter passed away on July 8, 2025. News of his death was shared on July 11, 2025. His wife, Martha Jacobi, posted [the announcement on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/martha.jacobi/posts/10237042969514501) that day, and Erica Schroeder, who was the voice actor of Nurse Joy and Bianca, also offered her condolences in an Instagram post.

Israeli actor and dubber.  Passed away due to cancer on January 16, 2012.

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Guilherme Lopes is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and former dubbing director.

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Gileno Pinal del Santoro, better known as Gileno Santoro, was a Brazilian actor and voice actor. He was considered one of the most beloved names in Brazilian dubbing.

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A Mexican voice actor.

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A Mexican voice actor. He is known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Wolverine in the _X-Men_ movies, Lord Elrond in _The Lord of the Rings_, J. Jonah Jameson  in the _Spiderman_ trilogy and Walter Nichols en _Drake & Josh_.
He is the recurring dub voice of Hugh Jackman, Hugo Weaving, J.K. Simmons, Josh Brolin and Jack Nicholson.

He is famous for the roles of Muten Roushi in Dragon Ball and for being the narrator of a good deal of Anime like: Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, and Saint Seiya.

**Even Rasmussen** is a Norwegian actor and voice actor.

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**Simen Sand** is a Norwegian actor, voice actor, author and choreographer.

Two special episodes during the airing of Pokemon Best Wishes! featuring the old characters from the Diamond & Pearl series Hikari and Takeshi with their Pokemon. 
 
Episode 1: Hikari - Setting off on a New Journey! (ヒカリ・新たなる旅立ち!) 
 
Episode 2: Nibi Gym - The Greatest Crisis Ever! (ニビジム・史上最大の危機!)

Red is just a normal kid living in the rural Pallet Town, when he decides to go out on his own adventure, along with his rival since childhood, Green. In this world of Pokemon, he makes many friends, humans and Pokemon alike. However, all is not well. Team Rocket is trying to capture Mew, a very rare Pokemon, and is performing experiments on other Pokemon, trying to increase their power. Red and his friends must battle against Team Rocket to stop their cruel experiments and unlock the secrets of Pokemon.

Most kids spend their days at school, but not Hareta. Raised in the wild by Pokémon, he can climb as high as an Aipom, swim as fast as a Magikarp, and even eat bark like a Bidoof!
 
Recruited by Professor Rowan, Hareta decides to become a Pokémon Trainer. Along with his first Pokémon, Piplup, and his new friend Mitsumi, he sets off in search of the legendary Pokémon Dialga. But Team Galactic is hunting for Dialga too. Can Hareta and Piplup defeat Team Galactic and stop their evil plans?
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
Included side stories: 
Volume 3 - Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1); Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 2) 
Volume 4 - The Tale of Hareta and Shaymin 
Volume 6 - Mitsumi's Wish 
Volume 7 - Return to Hareta's Home Forest! 
Volume 8 - Hareta's Future

Pokémon Trainer Satoshi has a new plan: see the world! But first, he and his partner Pikachu are headed to the opening of the Sakuragi Institute, a research facility dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of Pokémon in every region. Satoshi meets Gou, another boy with boundless curiosity about Pokémon, and both are overjoyed when Professor Sakuragi asks them to become official research fellows. With Satoshi as determined as ever to become a Pokémon Master, and Gou aiming to catch one of every Pokémon (including the Mythical Mew), our heroes are in for adventure and excitement as they explore the wide world of Pokémon!
 
(Source: Pokémon TV)
 
Note: Episode 119, 121, 126 and 128 are recap episodes that did not air outside of Japan.

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Pokémon Trainers Pearl and Diamond are starstruck! Their lifelong dream is to floor an audience with their Pokémon comedy act. So how do they wind up as bodyguards to a pampered little rich girl on a quest to reach the peak of Mt. Coronet...?!
 
Come along and join the thrills and laughs as Pokémon Adventures continues!
 
Plus, meet Starly, Bidoof, Luxio, Combee, Bronzor, Rotom and many more Sinnoh Pokémon friends!
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
In the Viz Media release, the Diamond & Pearl arc’s volumes were collected under the same title as the Platinum arc; this entry is exclusively for the Diamond & Pearl arc.

Finally together again, Dia, Pearl, and Platinum must battle Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia, who are being controlled by Cyrus, the powerful boss of Team Galactic! Then a new Legendary Pokémon leaps into the fray! Whose side is it on...?
 
And who will rescue Platinum’s hapless bodyguards from the mysterious Distortion World they’ve been banished to...?
 
Plus, hang with Lopunny and meet Porygon-Z, Gallade, and... Looker?!
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
In the Viz Media release, the Diamond & Pearl arc’s volumes were collected under the same title as the Platinum arc; this entry is exclusively for the Platinum arc.

A Special Music Video in tribute to the Pokémon Series of Games, set to the song Acacia by Bump of Chicken.

Nanakamado Hakase