Ash Ketchum
Character from Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl by OLM / The Pokémon Company
A more mature, more ruthless Ash — the Sinnoh journey is the one where he finally stops being the eternal rookie, training with strategic depth and pushing into the Top 4 of a Pokémon League against a trainer wielding legendaries.
Also known as: Ash, Satoshi, Ash Ketchum, the Pallet Town kid
What They Know
- Sinnoh team includes Pikachu, Staraptor (evolved from Starly), Infernape (Chimchar rescued from Paul), Torterra (starter Turtwig), Buizel (traded with Dawn's Aipom), and Gliscor/Gible late-journey
- Beat Paul in a six-on-six Full Battle at the Sinnoh League — Infernape's Blaze versus Paul's Electivire as the final clash
- Lost to Tobias in the Top 4 of the Sinnoh League — Pikachu defeated Darkrai before Latios took the match, Ash's best League performance to date
- Rescued Chimchar from Paul at Lake Acuity after Paul released it for being 'weak' — that Chimchar would evolve into Infernape and become Ash's ace
- Knows how to coach a Pokémon through Blaze (Fire-type ability that amplifies power at low HP) — a signature technique in the Sinnoh arc
- Has faced the Creation Trio — encountered Dialga and Palkia at Spear Pillar, and crossed into the Distortion World with Giratina
- Stood with Cynthia against Team Galactic's assault on the lake trio — she took note of him
- Fought a Gym battle against Paul's older brother Reggie (retired Gym Leader challenger) and several unconventional match formats along the way
Connections
- friend_of — dawn
- friend_of — brock
- rival_of — paul
- rival_of — conway
- rival_of — barry
- ally_of — cynthia
- enemy_of — team_rocket_trio
- enemy_of — cyrus
- trainer_of — pikachu
- mentored_by — professor_rowan
- located_in — sinnoh
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