Rodger Parsons

Ken Gates is a voice actor for the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime. From season nine onwards, he is credited under his real name, Rodger Parsons.

Pokémon

Gates was one of the original voice actors on Pokémon, and he was the original narrator of the series. He left at the beginning of Pokémon Advanced, but returned when Pokémon USA took over the dubbing of Pokémon.

Roles on Pokémon

• Narrator (EP001-AG020, AG146-present)
• Koga
• Flint (AG176)
• Evil Ash (AG177)
• Whiscash (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!)
• Announcer (Pokémon Battle Revolution)
• Ash's Snorlax
• Officer Jenny's police squad
• Partial of Hunter J's followers

Famous non-Pokémon roles

• Odin/Brahms (Valkyrie Profile)