Ash Ketchum (ACP)

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Ash Ketchum サトシ Satoshi
Ash Ketchum
Age	16
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown Blue (Aura)
Hair color	Black Blue Highlights (Aura)
Hometown	Pallet Town
Region	Kanto
Relatives	Delia (Mother) Giovanni (Father) Leaf (Twin Sister) Silver (Younger Half-Brother)
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer Champion Aura Guardian
Champion of	Alola League
Member of	Aether Foundation
Rank	Ultra Guardian
Status	Alive

Ash Ketchum is the main protagonist of A Champion's Path.

He is a Pokémon Trainer from Pallet Town whose goal is to become a Pokémon Master. His starter Pokémon was a Pikachu that he received from Professor Oak after arriving late at his laboratory. In Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, he becomes the first Champion of the Alola region's Pokémon League.

Appearance

Until Adventures around Hisui!, Ash wore a blue vest with yellow outlines, a white short sleeve undershirt with a red stripe, indigo shorts with black outlines, and black sneakers with blue highlights. His hat was red with a black Poké Ball design in the shape of the letter C.

Starting from Return to the Present!, Ash wears a white kimono that is held with a light brown obi, a sleeveless blue and purple lightning themed haori with the kanji for "fighter" (せんし, senshi) on the back, indigo pants, and red and black shoes with the green league logo.

Character

Ash is incredibly selfless, he will often go to extraordinary lengths to earn a Pokémon's trust and respect and to better understand a Pokémon that he sees as troubled. He is also very fair-minded and trusting, a true testament to his good-natured character.

Ash has a strong sense of justice, especially when it comes to Pokémon. If a Pokémon is in trouble, he will make every effort to help them, even if he has no prior connection to them. If they are the cause of trouble, he will stop them, and then try to understand them, with almost all such occasions being a case of the Pokémon, or their Trainers or friends, having a problem which can't be resolved normally. In those cases, he will selflessly volunteer to help them. Should the problem be caused by humans, such as Team Rocket, Pokémon thieves, hunters, or poachers, Ash will resolve to do anything in his power to stop them.

Never straying from his goal, Ash has remained loyal to his friends, family, and supporters, but most of all his Pokémon. Ash became a great Trainer by learning to find and use the inner strength of each of his Pokémon by bonding with them. He also learns where their hidden abilities lie, as well as resorting to unorthodox strategies when fighting particularly challenging opponents. He is happy when his Pokémon evolve but lets them choose whether or not they want to evolve instead of forcing them.

Physically, Ash is in very good shape, especially for someone 10 years of age. He has a lot of stamina, walking miles upon miles through all kinds of environments, while journeying between towns on his journey. He also has huge endurance, as seen when he took powerful attacks from various Pokémon head-on and then recovering quite quickly. Furthermore, Ash has demonstrated himself to be a bit acrobatic. Ash has occasionally displayed great reflexes, being able to dodge attacks or catch falling objects out of the blue, and even being able to save himself, or others, in the last second during perilous situations. What's more, Ash has exhibited tremendous will power, as seen when he took attacks for long periods and keeps advancing. He is also strong, being capable of picking up heavy Pokémon such as Larvitar and Hippopotas.

Ash possesses some special abilities as he has the rare ability to use Aura. He is said to have the same Aura as Sir Aaron, a legendary hero, and is able to manipulate it in the same way. Therefore, he made a connection with Sir Aaron's Lucario.

After his Alola journey and gaining the mantle as Alola's first Champion, he matured significantly and took part in events that involved criminal organizations more seriously. He also learned how to cook from his mother and learned many things from Professor Oak such as Pokémon's abilities. He also got more wiser and smarter to the point he can analyze a battle to finish it rather quickly, but also maintained his unexpected battle styles. In most situations he is still quite reckless, but he also makes sure to not cause severe damage to his surroundings or to others near him. He is also known to meditate with his Pokémon in order to give them more patience and calm them down in dire situations and his meditation went to another level when he captured his Riolu that later evolved into a Lucario. He also trained his body and trained in the art of stealth in order to defeat criminal organizations. With his trained body, he can maintain his balance so he can perform moves like somersaults and flips with ease without losing his balance or making a sound.

Pokémon

As a Trainer, Ash has caught and befriended a sizable number of Pokémon throughout the book. His philosophy on training is that Pokémon are individuals and that a combination of trust, friendship, and hard work are needed to overcome adversity. Several of Ash's Pokémon were caught because they allowed him to after he befriended them. He is willing to work with any Pokémon that comes into his care. Ash has stated that he believes in quality over quantity.

Ash's battle style is generally spontaneous and fairly unorthodox (Being able to easily fight under type disadvantages), and his Pokémon often reflect these traits. He has been shown to use unusual strategies. Ash stated that his unique strategy is the one he can truly count on, instead of simply mimicking others.

Ash is very attached to his Pokémon and prefers to battle and train with them personally. Furthermore, he cares about their opinion, even giving them the option of whether they should evolve or not. However, if it is by their wish, or if he believes it is best for them, Ash will reluctantly trade or release them, and in some cases, leave them with more experienced individuals so that they could get stronger. He has done this for Primeape and Lapras. He has left them with a more experienced individual or released them respectively.

Ash currently has ownership of 77 Pokémon, including all 30 of his Tauros. Including pre-evolved forms, traded, released, and given away Pokémon (and not including the additional Tauros), in total, Ash has currently officially owned a total of 98 different Pokémon species.

On hand

Pikachu ↔ Gigantamax Pikachu ♂

Meowth ↔ Gigantamax Meowth ♂

Porygon → Porygon2 → Porygon-Z

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

With Professor Oak

Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree ♂	Pidgeotto → Pidgeot ♀	Bulbasaur ♂
Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard ♂	Squirtle ♂	Krabby → Kingler ♂
Primeape ♂	Muk ♂	Tauros (×30) ♂
Lapras ♀	Snorlax ♂	Heracross ↔ Mega Heracross ♂
Chikorita → Bayleef → Meganium ♀	Cyndaquil → Quilava → Typhlosion ♂	Totodile → Croconaw → Feraligatr ♂
Noctowl ♂	Egg → Phanpy → Donphan ♂	Taillow → Swellow ♂
Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile ↔ Mega Sceptile ♂	Corphish ♂	Torkoal ♂
Snorunt → Glalie ↔ Mega Glalie ♂	Starly → Staravia → Staraptor ♂	Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra ♂
Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape ♂	Buizel ♂	Gligar → Gliscor ♂
Gible → Gabite → Garchomp ♂	Pidove → Tranquill → Unfezant ♀	Oshawott → Dewott ♂
Tepig → Pignite → Emboar ♂	Snivy → Servine ♀	Egg → Scraggy → Scrafty ♂
Sewaddle → Swadloon → Leavanny ♂	Palpitoad ♂	Roggenrola → Boldore → Gigalith ♂
Krokorok → Krookodile ♂	Froakie → Frogadier → Greninja ↔ Ash-Greninja ♂	Fletchling → Fletchinder → Talonflame ♂
Hawlucha ♂	Egg → Noibat → Noivern ♂	Dragonite ♀
Gengar ↔ Gigantamax Gengar ♂	Egg → Riolu → Lucario ↔ Mega Lucario ♂	Farfetch'd → Sirfetch'd ♂
Sobble → Drizzile → Inteleon ↔ Gigantamax Inteleon ♂	Flygon ♂	Gyarados ♂
Fossilized Drake and Fish → Dracovish	Absol ↔ Mega Absol ♀	Drakloak → Dragapult ♂
Eevee → Espeon ♀	Rhydon → Rhyperior ♂	Aerodactyl ♂
Ralts → Kirlia → Gardevoir ↔ Mega Gardevoir ♀	Ralts → Kirlia → Gallade ↔ Mega Gallade ♂	Milotic ♀
Sneasel → Weavile ♂	Fearow ♂	Nidorino → Nidoking ♂
Scyther → Scizor ♂	Shinx → Luxio → Luxray ♂	Piplup → Prinplup → Empoleon ♂
Electabuzz → Electivire ♂	Braviary ♂	Zorua → Zoroark ♀
Spiritomb ♂	Cinderace ♀	Corviknight ♂

With Kukui and Burnet

Rowlet ♂	Rockruff → Lycanroc ♂	Litten → Torracat → Incineroar ♂
Poipole → Naganadel	Meltan → Melmetal	Vulpix → Ninetales ♀
Exeggutor ♂	Golisopod ♂

At home

Mimey ♂

Released

Goomy → Sliggoo → Goodra ♂

Traded away

		Raticate
		Raticate was a Pokémon Ash temporarily had ownership of before trading it back to its original trainer. Raticate's known moves are Jump Kick, Super Fang, and Hyper Fang.
Debut	Battle Aboard the St. Anne

		Aipom ♀
		Main article: Dawn's Ambipom (ACP) Aipom met Ash on a mountain where she worshiped a Giant Slaking and where she stole Ash's hat. Near to the finals of the Grand Festival, Ash decided to battle Aipom and finally caught her. Aipom has shown a great drift for Contests and was soon traded to Dawn for her Contests, and a few episodes later Aipom evolved into Ambipom.
Debut	Slaking Kong!

		Magmar ♂
		Main article: Silver's Magmortar (ACP) Ash was near a town where Magmar was causing trouble. Ash caught Magmar as a request from Silver interested in training a Magmortar and in return Ash requested Silver to catch a Scyther that he had heard to be lurking around Viridian Forest, causing trouble for the rest of the Pokémon living in the forest. When Ash returned to Pallet Town in Enter The Pokédex Holders!, they made the trade between Scyther and Magmar, all the while making sure that they were also alright with evolving, which they agreed to by holding the Metal Coat and Magmarizer they were given.
Debut	Enter The Pokédex Holders!

Given away

		Beedrill
		Beedrill was a Pokémon Ash caught in the Bug-Catching Contest and later chose to give Beedrill to Casey because of her love for yellow and black-striped Pokémon. Beedrill's only known move is Twineedle.
Debut	The Bug Stops Here

Traveled with

		Haunter ♂
		Ash befriended this Haunter when he visited the Pokémon Tower and returned to Saffron City with him. Haunter disappeared when Ash challenged Sabrina again. When Sabrina's Kadabra was about to defeat Pikachu again, Haunter appeared and made Sabrina laugh, which unlocked her heart, making her return to her old self. Ash was given the Marsh Badge and he left Haunter with Sabrina to keep her under control. Haunter's only known move is Lick.
Debut	The Tower of Terror

		Rotom Pokédex
		Main article: Rotom Pokédex (ACP) Rotom was given to Ash at the start of his Alola journey and served as his Pokédex during his time in Alola before departing ways from Ash and started to work at Aether Paradise.
Debut	Loading the Dex!

		Nebby
		Main article: Nebby (ACP) Nebby was a Pokémon Ash took care of until it evolved to a Solgaleo, then it went into Ultra Space.
Debut	A Dream Encounter!

Roaming

Giratina

Suicune

Lugia

Items

Pokedex (Multiple Versions)
(Kanto Versions I and II, Johto Versions I and II, Hoenn and Sinnoh given by Professor Oak)
(Unova given by Professor Juniper)
(Kalos and Hoenn Version II given by Professor Sycamore)
(Alola given by Professor Kukui*)

Z-Ring
(Given by Tapu Koko; Later turned into Z-Power Ring with Tapu's Power)

Z-Power Ring
(Given by Tapu Koko; Formerly his Z-Ring)

Dynamax Band
(Given by Leon)

First Keystone
(Given by Korrina)

Second Keystone
(Given by Lance)

Poké Balls

Poké Ball

Fast Ball

Lure Ball

Beast Ball

Dusk Ball

Ultra Ball

Luxury Ball

Dive Ball

Great and Quick Ball

Achievements

Kanto Badges

Ash's Kanto Badges

• Boulder Badge
• Cascade Badge
• Thunder Badge
• Rainbow Badge
• Marsh Badge
• Soul Badge
• Volcano Badge
• Earth Badge

Orange Archipelago Badges

Ash's Orange Archipelago Badges

• Coral-Eye Badge
• Sea Ruby Badge
• Spike Shell Badge
• Jade Star Badge

Johto Badges

Ash's Johto Badges

• Zephyr Badge
• Hive Badge
• Plain Badge
• Fog Badge
• Storm Badge
• Mineral Badge
• Glacier Badge
• Rising Badge

Hoenn Badges

Ash's Hoenn Badges

• Stone Badge
• Knuckle Badge
• Dynamo Badge
• Heat Badge
• Balance Badge
• Feather Badge
• Mind Badge
• Rain Badge

Kanto Battle Frontier Symbols

Ash's Kanto Battle Frontier Symbols

• Knowledge Symbol
• Guts Symbol
• Tactics Symbol
• Luck Symbol
• Spirits Symbol
• Ability Symbol
• Brave Symbol

Sinnoh Badges

Ash's Sinnoh Badges

• Coal Badge
• Forest Badge
• Cobble Badge
• Fen Badge
• Relic Badge
• Mine Badge
• Icicle Badge
• Beacon Badge

Unova Badges

Ash's Unova Badges

• Trio Badge
• Basic Badge
• Insect Badge
• Bolt Badge
• Quake Badge
• Jet Badge
• Freeze Badge
• Toxic Badge

Kalos Badges

Ash's Kalos Badges

• Bug Badge
• Cliff Badge
• Rumble Badge
• Plant Badge
• Voltage Badge
• Fairy Badge
• Psychic Badge
• Iceberg Badge

Alola Trials

• Verdant Cavern Trial (Received the Normalium Z)
• Melemele Island Grand Trial (Received the Electrium Z)
• Brooklet Hill Trial (Assisted Lana; Did not receive Z-Crystal)
• Lush Jungle Trial (Received the Grassium Z)
• Akala Island Grand Trial (Received the Rockium Z)
• Thrifty Megamart Trial (Did not receive Z-Crystal)
• Ula'ula Island Grand Trial (Received the Lycanium Z)
• Poni Island Grand Trial (Received the Steelium Z)
• Celebi's time-traveling Trial (Received the Firium Z)

Normalium Z
(Earned in Verdant Cavern Trial)

Electrium Z
(Earned in Melemele Island Grand Trail)

Grassium Z
(Earned in Lush Jungle Trial)

Rockium Z
(Earned in Akala Island Grand Trial)

Solganium Z
(Given by Nebby)

Pikashunium Z
(Temporarily changed from Electrium z; Permanently changed after defeating Tapu Koko)

Lycanium Z
(Earned in Ula'ula Island Grand Trail)

Steelium Z
(Earned in Poni Island Grand Trail)

Firium Z
(Earned in Celebi's Time-Traveling Trial)

Pokémon League Ranking

• Indigo Plateau Conference - Top 16
• Silver Conference - Top 8
• Ever Grande Conference - Top 8
• Lily of the Valley Conference - Top 4
• Vertress Conference - Top 8
• Lumiose Conference - Runner-Up
• Manalo Conference - Winner

Pokémon Championship Ranking

• Orange League - Winner

Pokémon World Championships

• Rank 3,763 (Normal Class; as of Destination: Coronation!)
• Rank 1,512 (Normal Class; as of Dreams Are Made of These!)
• Rank 1,022 (Normal Class; as of A Festival Reunion!)
• Rank 921 (Great Class; as of A Festival Reunion!)
• Rank 901 (Great Class; as of Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!)
• Rank 890 (Great Class; as of Trade, Borrow, and Steal!)
• Rank 930 (Great Class; as of Solitary and Menacing!)
• Rank 975 (Great Class; as of Making Battles in the Sand!)
• Rank 1,021 (Normal Class; as of Making Battles in the Sand!)
• Unknown rank (Great Class; as of Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!
• Rank 415 (Great Class; as of Trials of a Budding Master!)
• Rank 381 (Great Class; as of Trials of a Budding Master!)
• Rank 273 (Great Class; as of Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!)
• Rank 184 (Great Class; as of Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!)
• Rank 99 (Ultra Class; as of Thrash of the Titans!)
• Rank 64 (Ultra Class; as of JN077)
• Rank 36 (Ultra Class; as of JN086)

Competitions

• P1 Grand Prix - Winner
• Extreme Pokémon Race - Winner
• Tour de Alto Mare - N/A
• PokéRinger
  • Crossgate Town - Winner
  • Squallville - Winner
• Pokémon Contests
  • Terracotta Town Pokémon Contest - Tie with May
  • Jubilife City Pokémon Contest - Top 8
  • Wallace Cup - Top 8
• Rota tournament - Winner
• Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition - Winner with Paul
• Twinleaf Festival Battle Tournament - Winner
• Clubsplosion - Top 4
• Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup - Runner-Up
• Grand Harvest Festival Pokémon Sumo Tournament - Winner
• Kantonian Gym - Winner
• Battle Frontier Flute Cup - Winner
• Pokémon Iceberg Race - N/A
• Pokémon Grand Eating Contest - Top 16
• Castle of Chivalry Challenge - Winner (With Goh)
• Kids Marine Athletic Race - Winner
• Pokémon Catching Adventure Race - Winner (with Goh)
• Alcremie-ful Decoration Tournament‎ - Winner

Medals

• Honor of Kalos

Abilities

• Aura: A form of spiritual energy that is described as the essence of every living creature.
  • Aura Vision: Acts as a second source of sight when their normal eyes are closed or they are blinded.
  • Aura transmission: Ash can transmit signals to those who are sensitive to aura, including thoughts and memories.
  • Projection: Ash manipulates his aura to conjure up barriers to protect those around him or for self-defense.
  • Spiritual Sensory: Using this power allows Ash to pick up on the thoughts and emotions of any individual and anticipate their actions. He can also use this as a means of locating lost individuals or those in hiding.
  • Healing: Using this power allows Ash to heal themselves with his injuries by chanting out a healing phrase/chant.
• Movement
  • Stealth: Ash is capable of disappearing and reappearing without anyone noticing and can stick to the shadows when spying on someone without being spotted. His footsteps also make no sound.
  • Martial Arts: Ash is able to fight in hand-to-hand combat by using his knowledge in martial arts. The martial arts Ash has mastered is Judo.
• Athletics
  • Speed: Ash has proved to have the ability to run faster than an average human can.
  • Strength: Ash's physical strength is considerably higher than an average human shown that he can lift a boulder and a heavy log with ease.
  • Endurance: Ash has a higher endurance than an average human and has proven so as he is capable of taking multiple Pokémon attacks without flinching such as Rock Throw or Flamethrower.

Gallery

Young Ash

Ash in the Kanto and Johto Region and Orange Island

Ash in the Sinnoh Region

Ash in the Unova Region

Ash in the Kalos Region

Ash in the Alola Region

Ash and Lucario releasing a wave of Aura as Riolu

Ash upon catching a new Pokémon

Trivia

• Ash has never officially caught a female-only Pokémon.
• Ash has caught at least one of the starter Pokémon in every region.
  • He has also caught at least one Pokémon belonging to all eighteen types (this includes Pokémon he owns or has owned that have been retroactively made Fairy-type).
• Ash shares at least one Pokémon of the same evolutionary family with one of his rivals in each series.

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu	Meowth	Gyarados
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's Lab:	Butterfree	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Squirtle
	Kingler	Primeape	Muk	Tauros (×30)	Lapras
	Snorlax	Heracross	Meganium	Typhlosion	Feraligatr
	Noctowl	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish
	Torkoal	Glalie	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape
	Buizel	Gliscor	Garchomp	Unfezant	Dewott
	Emboar	Servine	Scrafty	Leavanny	Palpitoad
	Gigalith	Krookodile	Greninja	Talonflame	Hawlucha
	Noivern	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd
	Inteleon	Flygon	Dracovish	Absol	Dragapult
	Espeon	Rhyperior	Aerodactyl	Gardevoir	Gallade
	Milotic	Weavile	Fearow	Nidoking	Scizor
	Luxray	Electivire	Braviary	Zoroark	Spiritomb
	Cinderace	Corviknight
With Kukui and Burnet:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Naganadel	Melmetal
	Ninetales
At home:	Mimey
Released:	Goodra
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom	Magmar
Given away:	Beedrill	Omanyte
Traveled with:	Haunter	Rotom	Nebby
Roaming:	Giratina	Suicune	Lugia