| “ | (Pokémon name), I choose you! | „ |
| ~ Ash's first words of the anime as well as his catchphrase. |
| “ | Look, Charizard. I may not be the greatest trainer in the world. Sometimes I don't do the smartest things and I make lots of mistakes. But I always try to do my best. And I know I'm getting better. Ha, ha, I think. We've been together since you were a Charmander and then when you evolved into Charmeleon. And all I want to do is be good enough for you so we can battle side by side as a team. | „ |
| ~ Ash to his Charizard while nursing him. |
Ash Ketchum (Japanese: サトシ Satoshi) is the main protagonist of the first 25 seasons of the Pokémon anime.
He is a 10-year-old boy who has a wish to become a Pokémon Master, but in order to accomplish his goals and be a genuine success, he needs a starter Pokémon who serves as his sidekick; a yellow mouse-like Pokémon named Pikachu, who always accompanies Ash on his adventures and battles. Ash's mother is Delia Ketchum (Japanese:.ハナコ Hanako), but his father has nevee been featured in the series.
In Japanese, he is voiced by Rica Matsumoto but by Hana Takeda in "Enter Pikachu!" when he was six. He was originally voiced by Veronica Taylor in the 4Kids English version in the first 8 seasons (between Seasons 1 and 8) and is currently voiced by Sarah Natochenny in the TPCi English version as of Season 9 after the latter passed her role.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Good?[]
In General[]
- While he started off as an arrogant, rude, sore loser and could be vengeful at times, he gradually overcame it as the series continued and shed a majority of his corrupting factors.
Pokémon: The Series Anime[]
- He sacrificed himself to save Pikachu not caring that he might die.
- Capturing Pokémon who were abandoned by their previous trainers when they deemed them weak and useless, but he will prove them just how wrong they are (such as Charizard (when he was a Charmander after abandoned by Damian), Infernape (when he was a Chimchar after it was abandoned by Ash's Sinnoh rival, Paul), Pignite (when it was a Tepig after abandoned by Shamus) and Gengar (after it was abandoned by its previous trainer).
- Preventing Koji (an abusive and cheating trainer from Johto) from trying to steal his Cyndaquil.
- No matter what journey Ash was on, he never gave up and also kept persisting in order to save those and the world from harm.
- He also inspired others to not give up and never let their challenging obstacles overcome their dreams.
- Despite harboring some hostility towards his rivals, he does develop some respect for them later on such as his childhood friend Gary Oak, Paul and Trip.
- He hates trainers who mistreated their Pokemons and discarded them like worthless trash due to them considered their Pokemon to be weak and useless such as Damian, Paul (although their rivalry eventually ended), Shamus and Gengar's previous trainer.
- He hates trainers who attempted to capture Pokemon and use them for their selfish obsession even through he owes them such as Koji when he tries to steal Cyndaquil even with a butterfly net which is cheating although Ash's Pokemon.
- For the most part, he managed to put a stop on Team Rocket's thieving plans in stealing Pokémon throughout the hundreds of times they have encountered each other.
- He released his Pidgeot to protect the Pidgey and Pidgeotto from Fearow until his Pidgeot returned and join Ash again.
- He released his Butterfree to be with his mate, Pink Butterfree and the other Butterfrees.
- He released his Lapras to return it to its family.
- He released his Goodra to return to its home under the watch of Ranger Keanan.
- He released his Greninja to protect Zygarde from those who would use Zygarde for evil purposes.
- Nursing his Charizard to his health. He managed to convince his Charizard to obey him and battle just like the time he was a little Charmander.
- He left his Charizard at Charicific Valley to train him to be a more powerful. He calls Liza at any time to use Charizard for his battles. In Unova, Ash eventually decided to return Charizard back.
- He left his Squirtle back to the Squirtle Squad to resume his leadership.
- He left his Bulbasaur to Professor Oak's Lab as a peacekeeper because due to Professor Oak's water and grass types Pokemons are fighting.
- Though he blasts Team Rocket off many times, this is self-defense as they were trying to attack him and steal his Pokémon, so it's justified.
- Allowing his Pokémon who left Professor Oak's lab to travel with him such as Phanpy and Aipom.
- Though he is not a police officer, Ash has a strong sense of justice when helping Officer Jenny to arrest criminals or poachers to send them to jail for their crimes.
- He proves to Snivy that he is not a very bad trainer as she thought he is to be before he captured her, which she allowed him.
- He righteously hates villainous organizations for using Pokémon (including legendaries) to use them for evil purposes.
- Stopping Team Aqua and Team Magma from using Kyogre and Groudon.
- Stopping Team Galactic from using Dialga and Palkia.
- Stopping Team Plasma from using Reshiram.
- Stopping Team Flare from using Zygarde.
- Stopping Team Skull for bullying people and their Pokémon.
- He showed remorse for Team Rocket when they seemingly drowned despite them trying to kidnap his Pokémon many times.
- He is willing to work with Team Rocket for the greater good.
- He stopped Hunter J from stealing Pokémon and turning them into immobile statues. This includes saving Melodi's Gardevoir, a pack of Shieldon, Riolu, and Regigigas. He felt a deep hatred for Hunter J due to her ruthless, greedy, and evil nature, as well as her actions of stealing Pokémon to sell them on the black market for profit. He would never forget or forgive her for everything she had done.
- He showed to Paul that friendship and trust are not useless. This made Paul recognized it the same way as his brother, Reggie believed.
- He finally convinced Volkner the Sunnyshore City Gym Leader to challenge him for his final Sinnoh gym battle.
- Though he hates Paul for being mean even towards his Pokemon, Ash is fully understand of Paul's reasons for power is defeat Pyramid King Brandon after learning Paul wants to do what his brother, Reggie couldn't. After he defeated him at the Sinnoh League, he ended his rivalry with Paul when he wished him luck on his journey back to Snowpoint City for his rematch with Brandon.
- Though Ash hates Trip for being a jerk (but to a lesser extent than Paul), Ash is fully understanding of his desire to defeat Alder. After defeating him in the Unova League, Ash shakes hands with Trip and ending their rivalry when Trip is leaving and there is no reason for him to stay.
- Despite Meowth betraying him in the Nimbasa arc, Ash forgives him and tells him he still enjoyed travelling with him much to Meowth's suprise.
- He helped N foil the plans of Ghetsis and Team Plasma.
- When Pikachu fell from Prism Tower, Ash bravely tried to give his life to save him.
- He saved the world from Lysandre.
- Freeing Dialga and Palkia from the Red Chains again after defeating the alternative dimension Team Rocket.
- In the World Coronation Series, Ash genuinely accepted his rematch with Volkner because it revealed the Sunnyshore City Gym Leader wants to have a chance to battle Ash again.
- When Guzma and Team Skull enter Alola's first Pokémon League, and Guzma swore that when he became the champion, he'd cancel the Alola Pokémon League forever, Ash states that he cannot lose to someone like Guzma, as everyone he met in Alola was unique and he wanted to battle them. Therefore, he wants to protect Kukui's Alola League so that everyone can enjoy it. Since Guzma does not care about those ideals, Ash refuses to let him win.
- When Guzma kept telling him to give up, he refused to give up until the battle was over.
- He and Goh saved the Galar region from Eternatus.
- He stopped Team Galactic again from bringing back Cyrus (the Team Galactic Boss) as well saving Heatran by removing it from Arceus' Flame Plate before returning it back to the Alpha Pokémon itself.
- They promised to save Heatran while rightfully scolding them for their selfishness, which had caused so many Pokémon to lose their homes in the forest.
- He, Goh, Dawn, and Chloe stopped Team Rocket from capturing both Cresselia and Darkrai.
- He is nice to his Pokémon and cares for them, always thanking them for helping him. He trained them everyday to prove friendship and trust give Ash and his Pokemon strength more than just sheer power alone.
What Prevents Him From Being Pure Good?[]
- He tends to overreact quite a lot, which can be annoying to some of his friends.
- Despite shedding his corrupting qualities, he still has some moments where he can be a jerk and arrogant, occasionally getting angry for no good reason as well.
- A good example is that Ash claims he won all eight Kanto badges. However, the actual truth is despite he has all eight of them, he actually only earned three of them in legitmate battles (involving official gym leaders). Even in Sun & Moon anime, he still boast about it much to Misty and Brock's disbelief.
External Links[]
- Ash Ketchum on the Heroes Wiki
- Ash Ketchum on the Ultimate Good Wiki
- Ash Ketchum on the Bulbapedia
- Ash Ketchum on the Pokémon Wiki
- Ash Ketchum on the Love Exalted Wiki
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