Shigeru is a character who is roughly the same age as Satoshi (though Shigeru is assumed to be slightly older, due to the height difference between the two); they were playmates and next-door neighbors when they were younger, but drifted apart when they both discovered their love of Pokémon, according to the video game. At the start of the series his rivalry with Satoshi becomes a recurring motif. Like the video games, manga and anime, Shigeru is described as an overconfident and arrogant trainer who's knowledge of Pokemon stems from being the grandson of Professor Ookido. As Satoshi's rival, he always seems to be a few steps ahead of Satoshi, much to Satoshi's chagrin.  Prior to his introduction, Shigeru usually comes off as an arrogant show-off in the beginning. However, his personality begins to change as he matures. Later on in the series, he grows into a nicer and more humble person in both the anime and the video games. Throughout most of the series, he and Satoshi have an ongoing rivalry through most of the Kanto and Johto League sagas. However, this would soon diminish at later point. After his crushing defeat at the Indigo Plateau Pokemon League, his attitude towards Ash, who finished in the top sixteen far ahead of his rival, changes significantly after this turning point. His dealings with Pokemon seem to mature, as he starts travelling alone, wanting to better reestablish himself as a trainer.  His rivalry with Satoshi comes to a head at the Johto Leaue Silver Conference semi-finals, both trainers giving it their all, with Satoshi narrowly coming out the victor. After his lost, he then decides to no longer compete for the same goal as Satoshi, but instead dedicate his career into Pokemon research. Although no longer Satoshi's rival, he does tend to motivate Satoshi on ways of bettering himself as a trainer, at times scolding Satoshi when becoming overconfident over his wins particularly in the Orange League and Battle Frontier. In a sense, Shigeru is what urges Satoshi to start yet another new journey by traveling to the different regions across the world, such as Johto and Sinnoh. Despite his many absences in the series, Shigeru continues to remain a vital character, and one of Satoshi's most valued friends. He is bound to make more appearances during the Diamond and Pearl Saga, since he seems to have decided to be both a Pokémon trainer and a Pokémon researcher there. He guest-appears in episode forty-five of the Diamond and Pearl series helping to preserve a group of highly endangered Shieldon with Professor Rowan and his team.   __Pokemon ( on hand )__   Squirtle &gt; Wartortle &gt; Blastoise  Squirtle was the first Pokemon that Shigeru received, and has evolved into a Wartortle and then into Blastoise. It has never been removed from Shigeru’s active lineup and is his most powerful Pokemon, having defeated Satoshi’s Heracross and Bayleef. However, Blastoise was defeated by Satoshi’s Charizard despite having a clear Type advantage because Ash’s Charizard was more experienced. When Shigeru left on his new journey after the Johto League, he only took Blastoise with him, a gesture Satoshi would follow when leaving for Hoenn, only taking Pikachu and leaving the rest with Professor Oak. His Squirtle was seen only in a flashback in the episode "Challenge of the Samurai" while the Wartortle was never seen.    Doduo &gt; Dodrio Dodrio evolved from a Doduo that Shigeru had previously caught, and is one of the few Pokemon that he continued to carry with him after retiring from competition to become a Pokemon researcher.    Eevee &gt; Umbreon Umbreon evolved from Shigeru’s Eevee. Umbreon's main assets are its Agility, and it also seems to be Shigeru’s favorite Pokemon. In Episode 118, "The Rivalry Revival", Shigeru uses his Eevee in a battle against Satoshi's Pikachu. Takeshi remarks that the Eevee has bright eyes and a shiny coat of fur, revealing its high level of experience. Eevee ultimately defeated Pikachu, using a Take Down to knockout its opponent. Kenji noted that Shigeru 's Eevee was ready to evolve into a Stage-1 Pokemon, which happened before the events in Episode 173, "Power Play", in which Satoshi and his companions discover that the Eevee had evolved into an Umbreon.    Electivire  Shigeru used it to battle Satoshi's Pikachu in the final episode of Pokemon: Battle Frontier "Home Is Where The Start Is", defeating Pikachu with a powerful Thunder Punch.   (Source: Wikipedia)

A young boy named Satoshi embarks on a journey to become a "Pokémon Master" with his first Pokémon, Pikachu. Joining him on his travels are Takeshi, a girl-obsessed Rock Pokemon Trainer, and Kasumi, a tomboyish Water Pokémon Trainer who may have a crush on him. Satoshi and Co. end up traveling through various regions, including Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, and then enter the Pokémon League competitions there. Along the way, they run into many confrontations with Musashi, Kojirou, and Nyarth, a trio of Pokémon thieves who are apart of an evil organization called "Team Rocket". But everytime Team Rocket try to do their evil deeds, they fail thanks to Satoshi and his Pokémon. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

James Carter Cathcart (born January 4, 1954 in West Long Branch, New Jersey), often credited as Carter Cathcart or Jimmy Zoppi, is a 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 also is 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.

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Rodrigo Andreatto Vieira da Costa is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, singer, narrator, and dubbing director. He is married to the voice actress [Priscila Franco](https://anilist.co/staff/109483/), older brother of [Andressa Andreatto](https://anilist.co/staff/177268/) and father of 
Sofia Andreatto.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Kendall Knight (Big Time Rush)
- Theodore Seville (Alvin and the Chipmunks movies)
- Corbin Bleu (Most of the productions)
- Chad Danforth (High School Musical trilogy and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
- Mobius M. Mobius (2nd voice - Since Quantumania; Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Wallace Wells (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World)
- Bradley "Brad" Buttowski (Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil)
- Eli Shane (SlugTerra)
- Dib Membrane (Invader ZIM and Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus)
- Officer Benjamin Clawhauser (Zootopia and Zootopia+)
- Okita Sōgo (Gintama 2: Rules are Made to be Broken)
- Jack Dawson (2nd dub; Titanic)
- Iago (Aladdin Live Action and Once Upon a Studio)
- Rodrick Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days)
- Rupert (Rupert)
- Flint Lockwood (Cloudy: The Series)
- Dave (Dave the Barbarian)
- Chuck (1st dub; Hjælp, jeg er en fisk)
- Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley (Harry Potter games)
!~

**Erik Skøld** is a Norwegian actor and voice actor.

Hans Ola Jonsson also know as Hasse Jonsson is a Swedish actor and voice actor, as well as working as ADR Director on multiple Swedish dubs of anime.

After participating in the Johto League, Ash decides to begin anew in yet another journey; this time by himself and Pikachu, in the land of Hoenn. Though he isn't alone for long, as 10-year-old May (whom dislikes Pokemon, but just wants to come along to see the world) travels with him after Pikachu destroys her bicycle. Ash also meets up with his old companion, Brock, and May's younger brother, Max. Together, they travel along in Hoenn, battling Gym Leaders, entering Contests, and other events on the way to the Hoenn League. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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Son of Fátima Noya.

**Javier Ricardo Bautista Valdez** is a Mexican voice actor known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of James Diamond in _Big Time Rush_, Michelangelo in _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_ and Noel Kahn in _Pretty Little Liars_. 
He is the recurring dub voice of Nick Jonas and James Maslow.

Christian Barmen is a Norwegian voice actor.

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An Italian actor, voice actor and singer, mostly known for his roles as [Monkey D. Luffy](https://anilist.co/character/40/) and [Edward Elric](https://anilist.co/character/11/).

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.

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Raphael Rosa Ferreira is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, designer, and tattoo artist. He is the younger brother of the voice actress [Priscila Ferreira](https://anilist.co/staff/175212/).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Markus "Mark" Grayson / Invincible (Invincible)
- Lloyd Garmadon / Green Ninja (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Zachary Ian "Zach" Dempsey (13 Reasons Why)
- Shuntaro Chishiya (Alice in Borderland)
- Casey Jones (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie)
- Riff (Barney & Friends)
- Sinjin Van Cleef (Victorious)
- Charlie Kelmeckis (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
- Hopper Croakington II (Ever After High)
- Kaz Kaan (Neo Yokio)
- James Rogers (Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow)
- Marv Lowe (1st dub - 1st voice; Charlie and Lola)
- Claggor (Arcane)
- Felipe (Elite)
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Benjamín Rivera Jaramillo is a Mexican voice actor known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Fry in Futurama

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A Mexican voice actor. 

**Non-Anime Roles:** 
- Thomas A. Merrick (Call of Duty: Ghost)
- Jack Mitchell (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare)
- Tony Stark/Iron Man / Hulk Buster Iron Man (Disney Infinity)
- Midas (Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands)
-  Barry Allen/Flash (Injustice 2)



An Israeli voice actor who dubbed in many children's shows and teaches physics.

An italian voice actor and ADR director, mostly known for his roles as [Yuugi Mutou](https://anilist.co/character/1374/) and [Atem](https://anilist.co/character/1375/), [Rock Lee](https://anilist.co/character/306/), [Jaco](https://anilist.co/character/135959/) and [Yuuga Aoyama](https://anilist.co/character/127042/).

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Episodes of the Pocket Monsters anime which occasionally aired instead of a rerun from the main anime series as part of the Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station in Japan. They aired concurrently with Pocket Monsters Advanced from December 3, 2002 to September 28, 2004 in Japan. Outside of Japan, these episodes were only dubbed in the West as part of Pokémon Chronicles. 
(Source: Bulbapedia) 
Note: The Japanese version comprised 16 episodes while the U.S. version comprised 22 episodes; this page represents the Japanese version. The 6 additional episodes in the U.S. version were taken from previous movies and specials. Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are from Pokémon: The Legend of Thunder!, Episodes 4 and 20 are from Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation (2001), and Episode 22 is from Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation

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A popular Mexican voice actor. He is best known for being the Latin American Spanish voice of Sasuke Uchiha in *Naruto* and Harry Potter.

He is the brother of [Xóchitl Ugarte](https://anilist.co/staff/184135/Xchitl-Ugarte) and [Gaby Ugarte](https://anilist.co/staff/102259/Gaby-Ugarte).

A Brazilian voice actor, dubbing director and announcer. He is recognized for his work in various series and anime, Future Trunks in Dragon Ball, Mu of Aries in Knights of the Zodiac, Yugi in Yu-Gi-Oh! and Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, for which the latter two won the Yamato Award for Best Voice Actor for a Protagonist in 2003 and 2006, respectively.

10-year-old Satoshi, after finding a Pikachu messing with the wiring in his house, is on a journey to become the greatest Pokémon Master and to beat out his rival, Shigeru. Along the way, he meets with many other Pokémon trainers and advisors, including water-based trainer (and gym leader) Kasumi, ground- and rock-based trainer (and gym leader) Takeshi, and others.

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.

Daniel Arsham × Pokémon collabrative animation. This animated short is directed by Kunihiko Yuyama (chief director of the original Pocket Monsters anime) and was initially shown off at Daniel Arsham's "A Ripple in Time" art exhibition in Tokyo. 
Note: A minute-long preview was previously released on January 27, 2022 in Pokemon's official YouTube channel.

Mezase Pokémon Master celebrates the final chapter in Satoshi and Pikachu's story, with their first companions and many Pokémon they have met throughout their journeys making their return.

Series of comic strips based on episodes of “Pokémon (2019)” and “Pokèmon Mezase Pokèmon Master”. Like the name implies, they depict events that would occur after the conclusion of each episode.
 
Note: Includes 14 extra chapters

After their encounter with Team Plasma, Satoshi, Iris and Dent start a new journey in the Decolore Islands.

When researchers discover and exploit a fossil of the Mythical Pokémon Mew, they unleash a
creation that goes against the very laws of nature. 
 
The Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo was intended for use as a tool of destruction. But as Mewtwo
becomes aware of its own dubious origin, it begins to resent its human creators and seeks revenge… 
 
(Source: Netflix)

The film's plot tells the story of how Satoshi (Ash) and Pikachu came to know each other. On the day they set out from Masara Town (Pallet Town), both of them saw a Ho-oh flying and made a vow to someday meet it. 

(Source: Anime News Network, edited)

A team of scientists use the DNA of a rare Pokemon, Mew, to create the world's strongest Pokemon, Mewtwo. Not wanting to be used as an experiment, Mewtwo uses its psychic powers in a violent rage to destroy the scientists who created it. Mewtwo then tries to learn how to focus his powers with the aid of Giovanni, the man who funded the scientists' operations, but discovers that it is being used again. So Mewtwo decides to find its own purpose in life, and carry out its revenge on humans by destroying life on earth by using a deadly storm. Ash Ketchum and a group of other Pokemon Trainers are summoned by Mewtwo to have a battle with it, but they soon discover that they're only being invited so Mewtwo can clone their Pokemon for it's own purposes. Ash then tries to find a way to stop Mewtwo's plot before it can be carried out. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Shigeru Ookido