Ash's friends: Difference between revisions

''This article is about Ash's main and temporary traveling companions. If you were looking for a general list of people Ash has met on his journey, see [[Character of the day]].''

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'''Ash's friends''' are the traveling companions that [[Ash Ketchum]] has had with him on his journey on his quest to become a [[Pokémon Master]]. While he started his journey alone, many people have joined his party while touring the [[Pokémon world]]; usually at least one new companion joins—and another leaves—every time a new region is visited.  

==[[Original series]]==

===Misty===

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Misty joined Ash in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', traveling with him because she wanted him to replace her [[Bicycle|bike]], which was destroyed by his {{AP|Pikachu}}. She would continuously travel with him until ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', when she returned to [[Cerulean City]] nearly full-time to lead [[Cerulean Gym|her family's Gym]], though she briefly traveled to [[Hoenn]] and met up with Ash's {{series2|Advanced Generation}} group, and again to "escort" her back home.

===Brock===

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Brock first joined Ash in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' after Ash {{pkmn|battle}}d him in the [[Pewter City]] [[Pewter Gym|Gym]]. After his father {{ka|Flint}} offered to take over the duties of [[Gym Leader]], Brock followed Ash through [[Kanto]], leaving briefly from ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]'' to ''[[EP115|A Tent Situation]]'' to work for [[Professor Ivy]]. After this episode, Brock returned to be with Ash and {{an|Misty}} until ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', though he, unlike Misty, would return shortly, in ''[[AG004|You Can Never Taillow]]'', sticking with Ash until ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start is!]]''. He would again return in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', and so traveled through [[Sinnoh]] with Ash until ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''.

==[[Advanced Generation series]]==

===May===

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Ash may have traveled to [[Hoenn]] alone; however, shortly after his arrival, he met {{an|May}}, a young girl who desired to travel around the world and a fellow Trainer who was just starting her journey, and then ended up destroying her bike just like that of Misty. Though she initially did not care for [[Pokémon battle]]s, she eventually found [[Pokémon Contest]]s, in which she competed while in Hoenn and then later in [[Kanto]]. May traveled with Ash through the entire {{series2|Advanced Generation}} saga, from ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road]]'' to ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', after which she went off to [[Johto]] to compete in Contests there. She, like {{an|Misty}}, reappeared briefly during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} to compete in the [[Wallace Cup]].

===Max===

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Max is {{an|May}}'s younger brother. He does not have any Pokémon of his own because he is too young, but he often befriends certain Pokémon. He traveled with the group from ''[[AG003|There's no Place Like Hoenn]]'' until ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is]]'', when he went home to [[Petalburg City]]. However, he made a promise to Ash that as soon as he got his own Pokémon, he would {{pkmn|battle}} Ash.  

==[[Diamond & Pearl series]]==

===Dawn===

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Like his journey into [[Hoenn]], Ash ventured to [[Sinnoh]] alone, where, in ''[[DP003|When Pokémon Worlds Collide!]]'', he would meet {{an|Dawn}}. From that point, after saving [[Ash's Pikachu]] and having her bike fried in a similar way to May's and Misty's, Dawn would travel with Ash and Brock through Sinnoh, which she did until ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'' when all three friends split up.

===Cilan===

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==[[XY series]]==

===Clemont===

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===Bonnie===

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===Serena===

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==Temporary traveling companions==

===Todd===

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Todd Snap accompanied Ash, Misty, and Brock from ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]'' to ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]''. He later meets up with Ash again in ''[[EP187|Moving Pictures]]'' during his journey through [[Johto]], trying to take a photograph of the legendary {{p|Articuno}}. They meet an elderly couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, and Todd has the honor of taking their anniversary photo for them. Later on, in ''[[EP189|Freeze Frame]]'' Todd finally finds Articuno and manages to get a photograph of it. He then departs from the group once more.

===Ritchie===

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Ritchie accompanied Ash, Misty, and Brock from ''[[EP220|The Mystery is History]]'' to ''[[EP222|A Promise is a Promise]]'' while he was searching for a mysterious Pokémon that can be found in the [[Whirl Islands]], which turned out to be a {{p|Lugia}}.  

===Professor Birch===

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Professor Birch accompanied Ash, Brock, May, and Max as they traveled through the forests of {{to|Dewford}}.  

===Cheryl===

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Cheryl accompanied Ash, Brock, and Dawn through the [[Eterna Forest]].  

===Barry===

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Barry accompanied Ash, Brock, and Dawn while Ash was trying to earn the {{DL|Badge|Relic Badge}}.  

===Lyra===

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Lyra met Ash, Dawn, and Brock during the [[Johto Festival]] in ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''. She and [[Khoury]] accompanied them to [[Lilypad Town]] and left the group in ''[[DP147|Bagged then Tagged!]]'' when she returned to Johto.

===Khoury===

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===Bianca===

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Bianca first met Ash in ''[[BW013|Minccino Neat And Tidy]]'' where she gave him his Badge case from [[Professor Juniper]]. She later accompanies him, Iris, and Cilan for a short time on their way to [[Nimbasa City]]. However, upon hearing that Ash had three Badges, she was inspired to catch up to him and left to collect Badges on her own. Since then, Bianca has temporarily joined the group numerous times during their journey.

===Luke===

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Luke first met Ash, Iris, and Cilan in his hometown where they helped him produce a movie. He later accompanies them to [[Nimbasa Town]] where he stays with them during the [[Club Battle]] tournament before heading back home at the end of ''[[BW042|The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]]''.

===Meowth===

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After reportedly being disbanded from Team Rocket in ''[[BW043|Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!]]'', Meowth was found unconscious by [[Ash's Tepig]] and [[Iris's Axew]]. The group nursed him back to health and invited him to accompany them so as to protect him from Trainers wanting to capture the only talking {{p|Meowth}} in Unova. He used his ability to speak to humans and Pokémon many times during their travels together.

===Stephan===

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Stephan decided to travel with Ash and co. in ''[[BW069|Climbing the Tower of Success!]]'' after taking part in a competition with them. He left the group after winning the [[Clubsplosion]] tournament.

===Meloetta===

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===Cameron===

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After Dawn left the group after the Junior Tournament, Cameron decided to join Ash, Iris, and Cilan. He left the group after he won his eighth and final Badge against [[Marlon]].

===N===

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After meeting with Ash and the others again in ''[[BW114|Saving Braviary!]]'', he agreed to travel with them to [[Driftveil City]]. After an encounter with [[Team Plasma]], N was forced to leave the group.

===Alexa===

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Alexa, a journalist from [[Kalos]], met Ash and friends in ''[[BW134|The Journalist from Another Region!]]'' on [[Harvest Island]]. She traveled with the group through the [[Decolore Islands]], and joined Ash on his journey to [[Kalos]], but officially split with Ash in ''[[XY001|Kalos: Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]'' because her sister [[Viola]] was away from [[Santalune Gym]].

===Korrina===

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Korrina, the [[Shalour City]] [[Gym Leader]], met Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie in ''[[XY030|Mega Revelations!]]'' on their way to her hometown. The group accompanied her as she traveled to [[Geosenge Town]] to understand and master the [[Mega Evolution]] of her trusted partner, {{TP|Korrina|Lucario}}. She left the group at [[Pomace Mountain]] in ''[[XY034|The Bonds of Mega Evolution!]]''.

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==Trivia==

==See also==