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Shōko Nakagawa, (Japanese: 中川翔子 Nakagawa Shōko; born May 5, 1985) also known as Shokotan, is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, and has done voiceover work for the Pokémon anime. She was also one of the hosts of Pokémon Sunday, Pokémon Smash, Pokémon Get☆TV, Meet Up at the Pokémon House? and Where are We Going With Pokémon!?.

Nakagawa in 2022^[1]

Nakagawa is famous for her extensive use of 2ch-driven language, which is known by her fans as Shokotanese (Japanese: しょこたん語 Shokotan-go). In 2013, she wrote an autobiographical book about her experiences as a Pokémon fan and her experiences working as on Pokémon Sunday, Pokémon Smash and as a voice actress. It is titled Shōko Nakagawa: Pokémon Taught Me The Meaning of Life. She was an animator on Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues! and the anime series based on the Pokémon Sword and Shield games, Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

On May 7th, 2023, she announced that she was to leave the Sunday Pokémon infotainment shows as a lead host, with Abareru-kun taking her role, although she would make reappearances as a guest on future episodes. Her last appearance as a lead host was Sunday, May 14th, 2023.

Pokémon roles

Anime

Humans

Pokémon

Host

Musical appearances

Other non-Pokémon roles

Suzuna (Eyeshield 21)
Diana (Sailor Moon Crystal)
Rapunzel (Tangled)

Artwork

This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Nakagawa.

Animation

This is a collection of art for animation that Nakagawa has contributed to.

M22
CoroCoro promotional art^[2]

Trivia

As part of a campaign for Pokémon Sunday, Shokotan's Tropius was available for download from various Pokémon Centers in Japan from February 2 to 12, 2007.
- This Tropius was the first event to be distributed in a Cherish Ball - possibly referencing this, in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Ace Trainer Deanna (who is named Shōko in Japanese) on Route 225 uses a Tropius that was caught in a Cherish Ball.
The Pikachu-colored Pichu that was available to those who pre-ordered a movie ticket for Arceus and the Jewel of Life has Shokotan as its OT, referencing Shokotan's voice actor role in the movie.
- In a similar vein, the Keldeo that was available to those who pre-ordered a movie ticket for M15 has the OT Shokotan.
In a blog entry posted on May 31, 2010, Shokotan spoke of Peg's love of Electric types and mentioned that, because of this, she wanted to capture a Zekrom. Zekrom was not officially confirmed to be part-Electric type until two weeks later.
She is similar to Becky: both were Pokémon Sunday hosts and occasionally voiced characters on the movies.
With the exception of PK25, all of her anime roles were only in movies. She does not appear in Genesect and the Legend Awakened, the film associated with the short. Nakagawa also performed Together With the Wind for the latter movie.
She felt she was responsible for being the symbol of twenty years of Pokémon, with the role of Nurse Joy. She grew up playing the first generation of games, which is why she represents Pokémon 20th Anniversary by voice acting an "older sister" kind of role in I Choose You!. ^{[citation needed]}

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References

[Image-1] Nakagawa in 2022

[M22PromoArt-2] The CoroCoro site showcasing Nakagawa's artwork.

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-'''Shōko Nakagawa''' (Japanese: '''中川翔子''' ''Nakagawa Shōko'', born May 5, 1985 in Tokyo) is a Japanese seiyū for the [[Pokémon anime]]. She was also one of the hosts of [[Pokémon Sunday]] and currently hosting [[Pokémon Smash]].
+[[File:Shōko Nakagawa.jpg|thumb|x250px|Nakagawa in 2022<ref name=Image>[https://archive.is/2ioOF Nakagawa in 2022]</ref>]]
+'''Shōko Nakagawa,''' (Japanese: '''中川翔子''' ''Nakagawa Shōko;'' born May 5, 1985) also known as '''Shokotan,''' is a Japanese voice actress from {{wp|Tokyo}}, and has done voiceover work for the [[Pokémon anime]]. She was also one of the hosts of [[Pokémon Sunday]], [[Pokémon Smash]], [[Pokémon Get☆TV]], [[Meet Up at the Pokémon House?]] and [[Where are We Going With Pokémon!?]].
-All of her anime roles have only been in [[Pokémon movie|movies]]. She is also known under the nickname, '''Shokotan''' and is famous for her extensive use of 2ch-driven language, which is known by her fans as {{jwp|しょこたん語|Shokotanese}} (Japanese: しょこたん語 ''Shokotan-go'').
+Nakagawa is famous for her extensive use of 2ch-driven language, which is known by her fans as {{jwp|しょこたん語|Shokotanese}} (Japanese: しょこたん語 ''Shokotan-go''). In 2013, she wrote an autobiographical book about her experiences as a [[Pokémon]] fan and her experiences working as on Pokémon Sunday, Pokémon Smash and as a voice actress. It is titled ''[[Shōko Nakagawa: Pokémon Taught Me The Meaning of Life]]''. She was an animator on [[SM146|''Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!'']] and the  {{pkmn|anime}} series based on the [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] games, [[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]].
-==Roles on Pokémon==
+On May 7th, 2023, she announced that she was to leave the Sunday Pokémon infotainment shows as a lead host, with Abareru-kun taking her role, although she would make reappearances as a guest on future episodes. Her last appearance as a lead host was Sunday, May 14th, 2023.
-* [[Pokémon Sunday]] as a host
-* [[Pokémon Smash!]] as a host
+==Pokémon roles==
+===Anime===
+====Humans====
 * [[Allegra]]
 * [[Infi]]
 * [[Peg]]
 * [[Luisa]]
 * [[Luis]]
-* [[Keldeo (M15)]]
+* [[Millis Steel]]
-* [[Spiky-eared Pichu]]
+* [[Meray]]
+* [[Raleigh]]
+* [[Nurse Joy]] ([[M20]])
+* {{OBP|Rick|M21}}
+* [[Sharon]]
+====Pokémon====
+* {{OBP|Keldeo|M15}}
+* [[Spiky-eared Pichu]]
+* {{p|Sylveon}} ([[PK25]])
+===Host===
+* [[Pokémon Sunday]]
+* [[Pokémon Smash!]]
+* [[Pokémon Get☆TV]]
+* [[Meet Up at the Pokémon House?]]
+* [[Where are We Going With Pokémon!?]]
-===Musical appearances in Pokémon===
+===Musical appearances===
-* ''[[Get Fired up, Spiky-eared Pichu!]]'' (Japanese: もえよ　ギザみみピチュー！)
+* [[Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!]]
-* ''[[Antenna of the Heart]]'' (Japanese: 心のアンテナ)
+* [[Antenna of the Heart]]
+* [[DreamDream]]
+* [[Type: Wild#Ending animation: SM ED 4|Type: Wild]] ([[SM129]]-[[SM146]])
+* [[Together With the Wind]] ([[M22]])
 ==Other non-Pokémon roles==
-* Suzuna ({{wp|Eyeshield 21}})
+* Suzuna (''{{wp|Eyeshield 21}}'')
+* Diana (''{{wp|Sailor Moon Crystal}}'')
+* Rapunzel (''{{wp|Tangled}}'')
+==Artwork==
+This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Nakagawa.
+===Animation===
+This is a collection of art for animation that Nakagawa has contributed to.
+<div style="margin:center; font-size:125%; margin:auto; text-align:center; max-width: 1200px; {{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background:#{{white color dark}}">
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+<div style="flex: 1; font-size:80%">
+<div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:M22 CoroCoro Promotional Artwork 7.jpg|x150px]]</div>
+<div>'''{{color2|000|M22}}''' <br> CoroCoro promotional art<ref name=M22PromoArt>[https://archive.is/33eiB The CoroCoro site showcasing Nakagawa's artwork.]</ref></div>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
 ==Trivia==
-* As part of a campaign for [[Pokémon Sunday]], [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2007#Shokotan Tropius|Shokotan's Tropius]] was available for download from various [[Pokémon Center]]s in Japan from February 2 to 12, 2007.
+* As part of a campaign for [[Pokémon Sunday]], [[List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions (Generation IV)#Shokotan Tropius|Shokotan's Tropius]] was available for download from various [[Pokémon Center]]s in Japan from February 2 to 12, 2007.
-* The "{{p|Pikachu}}-{{shiny|colored}}" {{p|Pichu}} available to those who pre-order a movie ticket for ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' has Shokotan as its [[Original Trainer|OT]].
+** This Tropius was the first event to be distributed in a [[Cherish Ball]] - possibly referencing this, in {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, [[Ace Trainer (Trainer class)|Ace Trainer]] Deanna (who is named Shōko in Japanese) on [[Sinnoh Route 225|Route 225]] uses a Tropius that was caught in a Cherish Ball.
-** Also the {{p|Keldeo}} that was avialable to those who pre-order a movie ticket for [[M15]] has Shokotan as its [[Original Trainer|OT]].
+* The [[List of event Pokémon with in-game effects#Pichu|Pikachu-colored Pichu]] that was available to those who pre-ordered a movie ticket for ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' has Shokotan as its [[Original Trainer|OT]], referencing Shokotan's voice actor role in the movie.
+** In a similar vein, the {{p|Keldeo}} that was available to those who pre-ordered a movie ticket for [[M15]] has the [[Original Trainer|OT]] Shokotan.
 * In a blog entry posted on May 31, 2010, Shokotan spoke of [[Peg]]'s love of {{t|Electric}} types and mentioned that, because of this, she wanted to capture a {{p|Zekrom}}. Zekrom was not officially confirmed to be part-Electric type until two weeks later.
 * She is similar to [[Becky]]: both were [[Pokémon Sunday]] hosts and occasionally voiced characters on the movies.
+* With the exception of [[PK25]], all of her anime roles were only in {{pkmn|movie}}s. She does not appear in ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'', the film associated with the short. Nakagawa also performed [[Together With the Wind]] for the latter movie.
+*She felt she was responsible for being the symbol of twenty years of Pokémon, with the role of [[Nurse Joy]]. She grew up playing the [[Generation I|first generation of games]], which is why she represents [[Pokémon 20th Anniversary]] by voice acting an "older sister" kind of role in [[M20|I Choose You!]]. {{fact}}
+<!-- ?????????? what does this mean
+* This voice actor is referred on the second {{DL|Nintendo Direct|Pokémon Direct}}, as someone who suggested early what would be the [[Pokémon Bank]]. -->
+{{-}}
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+[[de:Shōko Nakagawa]]
+[[es:Shōko Nakagawa]]
+[[fr:Shōko Nakagawa]]
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 [[ja:中川翔子]]
+[[zh:中川翔子]]
+==References==