Pokémon character
A Cosplayer with Ash Ketchum outfit
First appearance	"Pokémon, I Choose You!" (1997)
Created by	Satoshi Tajiri
Designed by	Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida (video games) Sayuri Ichishi (Seasons 1–9) Toshiya Yamada (Seasons 10–16) Toshihito Hirooka (Seasons 17–19) Satoshi Nakano (Seasons 20–23) Shūhei Yasuda (Seasons 20–present)
Voiced by	Japanese Rika Matsumoto Hana Takeda (PJ 001; age 6) English Veronica Taylor (Seasons 1–8) Kayzie Rogers (MoMP original dub) Sarah Natochenny (Season 9–present)
Aliases	Satoshi (Japanese name)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Pokémon trainer Member of the Ultra Guardians (during his time in Alola) Pokémon Champion (Orange Islands & Alola) Research fellow at Professor Cerise’s Laboratory
Affiliation	Ultra Guardians of the Aether Foundation
Title	Champion of the Orange League Champion of the Manalo Conference Pokémon Champion of the Orange Islands Pokémon Champion of the Alola Region Monarch of the World Coronation Series
Family	Delia Ketchum (mother) Unnamed father Unnamed grandfather
Home	Pallet Town, Kanto Region

Ash Ketchum (サトシ Satoshi in Japanese) is the main character of the Pokémon anime and the reigning Monarch of the Pokémon World Coronation Series. His first Pokémon was Pikachu, which he has kept since the beginning of the series.