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|caption=Ash Ketchum in the [[new series]]

He is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] from [[Pallet Town]] whose goal is to become a [[Pokémon Master]]. His [[starter Pokémon]] was a {{AP|Pikachu}} that he received from {{an|Professor Oak}} after arriving late at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|his laboratory]]. In the {{series|Sun & Moon}}, he becomes the first {{pkmn|Champion}} of the [[Alola]] [[region]]'s [[Alola League|Pokémon League]].

===={{series|Advanced Generation}}====

===={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}====

Ash eventually obtained all of the Sinnoh Gym Badges he needed to enter Sinnoh's [[Pokémon League Conference]]. During his battles in the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]], he managed to advance to the Top 4. For the second time since meeting Paul (the first being in a [[PokéRinger]] tournament during which Ash's {{p|Staravia}} evolved into a {{AP|Staraptor}} and defeated Paul's {{TP|Paul|Honchkrow}}), Ash managed to defeat his bitter rival, using {{p|Infernape}} (who had evolved from the {{p|Chimchar}} Paul abandoned) to deal the finishing blow. This confirmed Ash's beliefs in how to raise Pokémon, showing that though he took his time and raised his Pokémon with care and friendship they achieved the same results as Paul's methods. This caused Paul to finally acknowledge Ash as a Trainer of some merit, thus ending their arguments. Ash later fought against {{si|Tobias}}, becoming the only known Trainer to defeat his {{p|Darkrai}}. Although Ash ultimately lost the battle, he was not overly upset as he was closer to his Pokémon than ever before. At the conclusion of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, Ash, Dawn, and Brock split up and went their separate ways, with Brock confirming that he would not be joining Ash on his travels to Unova as he decided to pursue his new dream of being a Pokémon doctor.

===={{series|Best Wishes}}====

In the {{series|Best Wishes}}, Ash traveled with Delia and Professor Oak on a trip to the [[Unova]] region. After losing in a battle to [[Trip]] and seeing the power of the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Zekrom}}, Ash became interested in traveling Unova to meet new Pokémon, as well as new friends. In Unova, he brought along only his Pikachu as he did in Hoenn.

===={{series|XY}}====

In the {{series|XY}}, Ash arrived at the Kalos region with Alexa, first visiting [[Lumiose City]], where he parted ways with the journalist and tried to challenge the [[Lumiose Gym]] at Prism Tower. He was forcibly ejected from the tower when the computerized security system, later revealed to be the [[Clembot]], found out that he didn't have any Kalos Badges. He was rescued by {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}}.  

===={{series|Sun & Moon}}====

====[[New series]]====

In the [[original series]], though Ash actively took part in {{pkmn|battle}}s, he was rarely seen independently {{pkmn|training}} his Pokémon. However, since the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, Ash is shown training more noticeably, having practice battles with his friends and focusing on [[move]]s, techniques, and strategies with his Pokémon. A noticeable trait of Ash's is his willingness to learn from both his victories and defeats. For example, after winning in a [[Gym]] battle against [[Winona]] in ''[[AG085|Sky High Gym Battle!]]'' and witnessing her Pokémon's powerful {{m|Aerial Ace}}, Ash was motivated to have his {{AP|Swellow}} learn it. Even his losses can inspire him, such as when he lost to [[Clayton]] in ''[[DP159|Short and To the Punch!]]'' and decided to teach his {{AP|Buizel}} {{m|Ice Punch|one of the moves}} Clayton's {{p|Mr. Mime}} had used during their battle. He believes nothing he and his Pokémon do on their journey is a waste of time.

Ash's battle style is generally spontaneous and fairly unorthodox, and his Pokémon often reflect these traits. He has been shown to use unusual strategies. For instance, during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, he incorporated a twisting-spinning type maneuver in his Pokémon's offensive and defensive techniques, which eventually lead to him creating the original technique, [[Counter Shield]]. Also, sometimes he will use someone else's battle strategies as shown with [[Paul]] and {{an|Tierno}}, though when using the latter's, Ash stated that his unique strategy is the one he can truly count on, instead of simply mimicking others.

Though Ash normally catches five or more Pokémon per [[region]] (not including when he traveled through the [[Orange Archipelago]] and challenged the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} in his second tour of [[Kanto]]), he rarely ever switches the Pokémon in his current [[party]] with those in [[Pokémon Storage System|storage]] at {{an|Professor Oak}}'s [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Laboratory]]. He usually only does so when battling against powerful opponents (such as Trainers in the [[Pokémon League Conference]]s, and [[Frontier Brain]]s), or when attending certain events that requires a specific Pokémon (like {{AP|Tauros}} at the [[Pokémon Swap Meet]] or {{AP|Snorlax}} at the [[Sumo Conference]]). However, during the {{series|Best Wishes}}, Ash actively cycled through the nine Pokémon he managed to catch in [[Unova]], although these Pokémon, when not in his party, were instead kept in storage at [[Professor Juniper]]'s lab in [[Nuvema Town]]. Near the end of his journey in Unova, Professor Juniper transferred all of Ash's Pokémon to Professor Oak's lab. Ash did not use this system of training in the [[XY series|following series]], though he did leave his Alolan party with {{an|Professor Kukui}} at the end of the {{series|Sun & Moon}}.

In the [[new series]], Ash keeps his active roster—aside from Pikachu—on standby at the [[Cerise Laboratory]], where he can call upon them when needed.

|hu=Balázs Szvetlov<br>Gergely Ungvári ({{series|Advanced Generation}})<br>Csongor Szalay ({{series|Diamond & Pearl}})

|id=Ahmad Zulkifli Lubis ([[EP001]]-[[AG192]], [[DP004]]-{{series|Best Wishes}}, [[M02]]-[[M13]], [[M16]])<br>Kamal Nasuti ([[DP001]]-[[DP003]])<br>Turie Sandos ({{series|XY}})<br>Dimas Seto ({{series|SM}})

|ko=최덕희 ''Choi Deok-Hui'' ({{series|Original}}, original dubs of [[M01]]-[[M02]])<br>안현서 ''An Hyeon-Seo'' (original dubs of [[M03]]-[[M05]])<br>이선호 ''Lee Seon-Ho'' ({{series|Advanced Generation}}-present, [[M06]]-present, [[Pokémon movie|redubbed movies]])

|ro=Cristina Serac ({{series|Original}})<br>Cristian Niculescu ({{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, {{series|Sun & Moon}})

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| Official artwork from the<br>{{color2|000|Best Wishes series|''Best Wishes'' series}}

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| Official artwork from the<br>{{color2|000|Sun & Moon series|''Sun & Moon'' series}}

Several [[event Pokémon]] based on Ash's Pokémon have been made over the course of the franchise. In addition to the aforementioned Greninja, a special form of {{p|Pikachu}} [[Pikachu in a cap|wearing Ash's different hats]] up to the {{series|Sun & Moon}} were made available in {{g|Sun and Moon}}. In {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, an additional Pikachu wearing [[Ash's hat]] from ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' also appeared.

In [[Pokémon Tretta]], Ash and his Pokémon appear in multiple Tretta pucks as a cross-promotion with the anime's {{series|XY}}. When Pikachu is in play, he appears [[Pikachu in a cap|wearing]] [[Ash's hat|Ash's Kalos hat]].

Ash and his Pokémon appear also in multiple {{pkmn|Ga-Olé}} pucks including his Pokémon from the {{series|Sun & Moon}}.

His {{series|new}} incarnation is a character alongside [[Goh]] in Ga-Olé's {{ga-ole|Grand Rush set 4}}. Ash replaced the Experienced Trainer that offers consolation disks if no Pokémon were captured during Get by Battle mode. He, also appears as an opponent in Trainer and Battle Mode, which was available to challenge from February 24, 2020. This was considerably earlier into the set's duration compared to other sets—the {{ga-ole|Ultra Legend set 4|fourth Ultra Legend set}}, which also featured special opponents in Trainer and Battle Mode, shares this trait. Ash could be challenged after defeating the other Trainer and Battle Mode opponents.  The lineup included 1 new Trainer class in addition to Ash and Goh, who had their [[hometown]] as part of their name instead of "Pokémon Trainer". Promotional disks could also be dispensed for an additional ¥100 following battles with Goh or Ash, with 'WINNER' versions available to players who successfully defeated their teams. Players facing Ash could receive a {{OBP|Mew|Trainer and Battle}} disk or a {{OBP|Lugia|Trainer and Battle}} disk.

Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} appear as main characters alongside {{an|Dawn}} and her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} in {{OBP|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl|Sakai Takayuki}}, an adaptation of the anime set during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.

** Ash did not lose any official trials in the {{series|Sun and Moon}} of the anime, although he lost to [[Nanu]] in an unofficial battle.

| Ali (Kanto saga)<br>Satoshi (Johto saga - XY series)<br>Ash Ketchum ([[M20]] - present)