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This part of the guide
pretty much caters to the PEOPLE of the Pokémon,
whether they're in the Kids' WB cartoon or the game.
ASH
KETCHUM-
An up-and-coming 14-year old
Pokémon trainer from the town of Pallett. Thought
quite stupid at first glance, Ash posesses the potential to
become a fantastic trainer. His first Pokémon was a
Pikachu that posesses greater electric potential than a
Raichu(Hmmm, maybe Ash used a GAMESHARK?). He cares
deeply for his Pokémon, and they care about him as
well. It is his goal to become the world's greatest trainer
and defeat his rival, Gary Oak. Already, Gary and Ash have
battled once and Ash lost. He's now more determined than
ever to defeat Gary. Ash was in the top 16 of the
Pokémon League, and he earned a place in the Orange
League Hall Of Fame. His current Pokémon include
Pikachu, Swellow, Treecko, Corphish, Torkoal, Glalie,
Bulbasaur, Heracross, Bayleef, Totodile, Cyndaquil, Phanpy,
a shiny Noctowl, Snorlax, Kingler, Muk and a herd of Tauros.
At earlier times he had a Butterfree, Charizard, Squirtle,
Primeape, Pidgeot and Lapras.
ASH'S
PALS
In the Pokémon cartoon,
Ash is joined by four other people in his quest to become
the world's best Pokémon Trainer. These people don't
always stay with Ash, and some go away for a while, but
these are all the traveling companions he's had since he
started his quest.
 MISTY
A 14-year old, spunky girl who
Ash has known the longest of his friends. After Pikachu
fried her bicycle, she followed Ash everywhere, waiting for
when he replaces her bike. When the group reaches Cerulean
City, she reveals herself as the Gym Leader and Ash and she
battle. It comes down to a draw, and Ash gets his Cascade
Badge. Over the seasons, she has grown fond of Ash and is
now a loyal companion. Misty has an infatuation with
Water-type Pokémon, but the party found her Togepi at
an archeological dig. Since Misty was the first thing it saw
when it was born, Togepi regarded Misty as its mother and
decided to stay with her. Her Pokémon are presently
Staryu, Goldeen, Psyduck, Corsola, Politoed, Azurill, and
Gyarados. She also has a Horsea and Starmie at the Cerulean
Gym under the care of her sisters. At one time, she had a
Togepi.
BROCK
The 17-year old leader of the
Pewter Gym wants to become the world's greatest
Pokémon breeder, so he joins Ash in hopes of learning
more about Pokémon. With his mom dead and his dad
MIA, Brock was forced to play nanny for his nine siblings
until his dad came home and resumed command of the Pewter
Gym. When Ash, Misty and he arrived in the Orange Islands,
Brock decided to stay with Professor Ivy, the Islands' most
prominent Pokémon researcher, and quite a looker,
too. For some reason, Brock went back to Pallet after a few
months and awaited Ash's return. There, he rejoined Ash and
Misty as they began their quest through Johto. Brock is
quite the ladies' man(more like he's addicted to women), and
his Pokémon are Forretress, Lombre, and Mudkip. He
also has a Geodude, Onix and Crobat back at his
home.
MAY
May is a 14 year-old just
starting out on her Pokémon quest, but the truth is
that she's more interested in travel and adventure. Once her
bike was fried by Pikachu, she immediately took a liking to
Ash and decided to accompanying him through Hoenn. She
balances her time between shopping, getting into trouble and
keeping her younger brother Max out of it. She presently
resides at her home. Her Pokémon are Combusken,
Skitty, Bulbasaur, Munchlax, and Beautifly.
MAX
May's little brother is always
bubbling over with facts and info about his favorite
subject, Pokémon. His clever antics get him into
plenty of scrapes, however. Fortunately, he's smart enough
to find a way out. He has no Pokémon currently, but
he's the group navigator and always tries to keep Ash and
company on the right track.
TODD
Todd, the 15-year old star of
the Nintendo 64's POKÉMON SNAP, was hired by
Team Rocket to supposedly 'capture' Pikachu. Todd thought
that they wanted him to take a picture, so he stalked Ash,
Misty and Brock until they finally discovered him. After
saving Ash's life and getting a swell shot of his friends,
Todd stayed with the group until they reached the boat for
Cinnabar Island. He then headed up into the mountains to
snap some more Pokémon. Later, he rejoined the team
in hopes of locating an Articuno. He has no Pokémon,
but his camera is a valuable asset.
TRACEY
SKETCHITT
A wandering 16-year old
Pokémon watcher(similar to bird watching) who runs
into Ash and Misty in the Orange Islands. Attracted by the
thought of meeting the "Great Professor Oak," Tracey decides
to join Ash and Misty until they reach Pallet Town once
again. Once in Pallet, he stays on as Professor Oak's
assistant. Tracey is a skilled artist and carries around
many notebooks of sketches of Pokémon and other
strange things. He mimics Brock in his attraction to pretty
girls, but he acts with more... subtlety. His Pokémon
are Venonat, Scyther and Marill.
GARY
OAK
Ash's Archrival, and Professor
Oak's grandson. This kid gets on your nerves so fast, it's
scary. He started on his Pokémon journey with an
Eevee and a band of cheerleaders, who added to his
arrogance. It's pretty easy to see why most of the people he
runs into are irritated by his big ego and nasal way of
talking. He uses any excuse he can and every chance he gets
to make Ash and company(yes, Gary believes that if they're
Ash's friends, they're losers too, even though two of Ash's
pals are Gym Leaders) look like moronic failures, including
insulting Ash publicly on stage at a live-audience
gathering(Geez, no matter how bad this jerk loses to some
better trainer, it won't be unpleasant enough.). Gary loses
some decisive battles, though; first against Giovanni and
his Mewtwo, then at the Pokémon League. But even
though those fights gave him a licking, Gary keeps on
ticking. He isn't present anywhere in the Orange Islands,
but he comes back to Pallet in time to save Oak's Lab from
Team Rocket and battle Ash one-on-one. He then ventures into
Johto to compete in the Johto League. Gary has over 200
Pokémon, so I don't know all of them, but so far we
know he has Blastoise, Magmar, Scizor, Umbreon, Nidoking,
Nidoqueen, Arcanine and Doduo.
PROFESSOR
SAMUEL OAK
Gary Oak's grandfather, Ash's
mentor and Tracey's role model. Oak does little more than
coach Ash and his friends as they travel throughout the
world, but he is the one that keeps Ash's reserve
Pokémon at his immense lab. Heck, he stores every
Pokémon from every trainer who's ever left on their
quest from Pallet Town. Oak also knows some famous people
that he refers Ash and company to; Professor Ivy, Bill the
Pokémaniac, Kurt the Pokéball expert,
Professor Westwood and Professor Elm. Though he caters to
both Ash and Gary, it's hard to say which one he likes
better. Oak was the one who gave Ash his Pikachu and all of
his first Pokédex equipment, so he must be a
technology whiz. He also came to the Pokémon League
Tournaments to root for Ash. Presently, he is keeping
Kingler, Muk, Snorlax, Bulbasaur and the herd of Tauros for
Ash at his lab.
RICHIE
A boy of Ash's age that the
party runs into at the Pokémon League Tournament.
Richie is a lot like Ash in that he uses about the same
Pokémon that Ash does. Ash and Richie must duel in
the tournament, and Ash loses due to his disobedient
Charizard, but Ash and Richie make a promise to become
Pokémon Masters no matter what. Chances are that
Richie will appear in Johto. His Pokémon include
Pikachu, Butterfree, Pupitar and Charmeleon.
TEAM
ROCKET (AKA The Rocket Society)
The organization of Team
Rocket will stop at nothing to collect rare and unusual
Pokémon. Their leader, Giovanni, decides to stage a
raid on Viridian City just as Ash and company reach the
town. Giovanni dispatches Jessie and James to take control
of the Pokémon Center. Fortunately, Ash is on hand to
stop them. That's when the team decides to steal his
Pikachu, which is stronger than any Pikachu in existance
(maybe Ash used a GAMESHARK code?) and that's why they're
following the party all over. Below is a brief description
of each member.
JESSIE
Obviously the leader of the
Rocket Division that stalks Ash. Born in the slums of some
town and raised in a poor area, Jessie boasts a bad attitude
and a vain nature. Her Pokémon are Wobbuffet, Seviper
and Dustox. At one time, she had an Arbok, Shellder and
Lickitung.
JAMES
James was raised in a
filthy-rich family, but fled the house when he was forced
into an arrainged marriage with a terrible woman and joined
up with the Rockets. He's very vain, but he's also wimpier
and less vicious than Jessie. His Pokémon is Cacnea,
and he has a Growlithe (named Growly) at his family's house.
At one time, he had a Weezing and Victreebell.
MEOWTH
This Meowth is the only Meowth
around that can actually speak the human language. Born in
conditions similar to Jessie's, Meowth has lived a bad life
until he joined up with the Rockets. He's more of a pain in
the butt than a fighter.
BUTCH
AND CASSIDY
These Rockets are higher-up on
the Rocket food chain and are in better standing with
Giovanni. They don't show up very often, but when they do,
they're much worse than Jessie and James; they play for much
higher stakes than one Pikachu. Cassidy has a Raticate and
Hitmontop, and Butch has a Primeape and Houndour. They seem
to share a Drowzee.
DELIBIRD
The Rockets' fund collector.
It shows up to harrass Jessie and James into paying their
member dues, but usually ends up fighting Ash and company
for them.
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