Pokémon (ポケモン Pokemon), abbreviated from the Japanese title of Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā) is a Japanese anime series, based on the series of video games and is part of the franchise of the same name. It originally aired in Japan from April 1, 1997 to November 14, 2002 on TV Tokyo.
The Pokémon anime series is largely credited to having allowed for anime to become more popular and familiar around the world, especially in the United States, where the two highest grossing anime films are both Pokémon films. It is also considered to be the first and so far only anime that has been able to reach this level of mainstream success with western audiences, as well as being credited with allowing the game series to reach such a degree of popularity, and vice versa.
Dubbing History[]
The series was dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment, produced by 4Kids Productions and syndicated by The Summit Media Group. The dub has been the target of criticism and controversy throughout its history. Despite these criticisms, most of the English dub is well-received, and has many viewers, some even preferring it over the original Japanese anime.
Nintendo asked for changes to be made to the original Japanese show in the English adaptation. "We tried not to have violence or sexual discrimination or religious scenes in the United States," said Masakazu Kubo, executive producer of Shogakukan. The names of the characters and monsters were Westernized: Satoshi became Ash, and Shigeru became Gary, and the Pokémon were given descriptive names. For example, of the three starter Pokémon, Hitokage, a salamander with a ball of fire on its tail, became Charmander; Fushigidane, a dinosaur with a green garlic bulb on its back, became Bulbasaur; and Zenigame, a turtle who squirts water, became Squirtle.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | |||||
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Ash Ketchum | Satoshi | Rika Matsumoto | Veronica Taylor | 1 - 273 |
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Pikachu | Ikue Ōtani | not dubbed | 1 - 273 | |
| Rachael Lillis (several loops) |
9 | ||||
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Misty | Kasumi | Mayumi Iizuka | Rachael Lillis | 1 - 273 |
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Brock | Takeshi | Yūji Ueda | Eric Stuart | 4 - 273 |
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Jessie | Musashi | Megumi Hayashibara | Rachael Lillis | 2 - 273 |
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James | Kojirō | Shinichirō Miki | Ted Lewis | 2 - 8 |
| Eric Stuart | 9 - 273 | ||||
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Meowth | Nyarth | Inuko Inuyama | Matthew Sussman | 2 - 17, 19 - 31 |
| Maddie Blaustein | 18, 32 - 273 | ||||
| Michael Haigney (one loop) |
33 | ||||
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Togepi | Satomi Kōrogi | 48 - 272 | ||
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Tracey Sketchit | Kenji | Tomokazu Seki | Ted Lewis | 84 - 272 |
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Wobbuffet | Sonans | Yūji Ueda | Kayzie Rogers | 146 - 273 |
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Pokedex (Kanto) "Dexter" |
Kanto no Pokemon Zukan | Shinichirō Miki | Nick Stellate | 1 - 49 |
| Michael Haigney (one loop) |
4 | ||||
| Eric Stuart | 50 - 116 | ||||
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Pokedex (Johto) "Dexter" |
Johto no Pokemon Zukan | Eric Stuart | 117 - 271 | |
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Narrator | Unshō Ishizuka | Rodger Parsons | 1 - 273 | |
| Secondary Characters | |||||
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Delia Ketchum | Hanako | Masami Toyoshima | Veronica Taylor | 1 - 272 |
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Professor Samuel Oak | Dr. Yukinari Ōkido | Unshō Ishizuka | Stuart Zagnit | 1 - 272 |
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Gary Oak | Shigeru Ōkido | Yūko Kobayashi | James Carter Cathcart | 1 - 272 |
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Giovanni | Sakaki | Hirotaka Suzuoki | Ted Lewis | 15 - 82, 157, 231 |
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Nurse Joy | Joy | Ayako Shiraishi | Megan Hollingshead | 2 - 229 |
| Yuriko Yamaguchi | 245 - 272 | ||||
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Officer Jenny | Junsar | Chinami Nishimura | Lee Quick | 2 - 272 |
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Cassidy | Yamato | Masako Katsuki | Megan Hollingshead | 55, 85, 157, 220 - 222 |
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Butch | Kosaburo | Takehito Koyasu | Eric Stuart | 55, 85, 157, 220 - 222 |
| Rivals | |||||
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Ritchie | Hiroshi | Minami Takayama | Tara Sands | 78 - 80, 220 - 222 |
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Harrison | Hazuki | Katsumi Toriumi | Wayne Grayson | 263 - 271 |
| Family | |||||
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Daisy | Sakura | Rei Sakuma | Lisa Ortiz | 7, 61, 272 |
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Violet | Ayame | Tomoko Kawakami | Rachael Lillis | 7, 61 |
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Lily | Botan | Yōko Asada | Megan Hollingshead | 7, 61 |
| Pokemon Teachers (Pokemon hakases) | |||||
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Professor Elm | Dr. Utsugi | Kazuhiko Inoue | Paul Liberti | 117 - 267 |
| Recurring Characters | |||||
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Magikarp Salesman | Koiking Uri | Unshō Ishizuka | Eric Stuart | 15, 146, 201, 260 |
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Casey | Nanako | Nina Kumagaya | Kerry Williams | 118, 161 - 162, 261 |
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Gary's Cheerleaders | Shigeru's Cheering Gals | Ikue Ōtani Mayumi Iizuka |
Veronica Taylor Rachael Lillis |
1 - 270 |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1: Indigo League | ||||
| Announcer | Yūji Ueda | James Carter Cathcart | 1 | |
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Samurai | Akiko Suzuki | James Carter Cathcart | 4 |
| Michael Haigney (one loop) | ||||
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Flint | Takaya Hashi | Ted Lewis | 5 |
| Cindy | Megumi Hayashibara | Veronica Taylor | ||
| Tommy | Motoko Kumai | Rachael Lillis | ||
| Timmy | Ikue Ōtani | Michael Haigney | ||
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Seymour | Tetsuya Iwanaga | Maddie Blaustein | 6 |
| Rattata's Trainer | Tomoko Kotani | Tara Sands | 8 | |
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A.J. | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Students | Kentarō Itō | Matthew Mitler | 9 |
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Megumi Hayashibara | |||
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Takahiro Sakurai | Michael Haigney | ||
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Joe | Rikako Aikawa | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Giselle | Yumi Tōma | Roxanne Beck | |
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Melanie | Mako Hyōdō | Tara Sands | 10 |
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Damian | Hikaru Midorikawa | Maddie Blaustein | 11 |
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Bill | Masaya Onosaka | Maddie Blaustein | 13 |
| Boy in Blue Shirt | Yuko Kato | Veronica Taylor | 14 | |
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Lieutenant Surge | Fumihiko Tachiki | Maddie Blaustein | |
| Boy in Black Vest | Takahiro Sakurai | Matthew Mitler | ||
| Charmender's Trainer #A | Ikue Ōtani | Eric Stuart | 15 | |
| Charmender's Trainer #B | Rikaiko Aikawa | Michael Haigney | ||
| Squirtle's Trainer | Yūji Ueda | Lee Quick | ||
| Starmie's Trainer | Rikaiko Aikawa | Eric Stuart | ||
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Gentleman | Daiki Nakamura | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Woman | Mie Odagi | Rachael Lillis | |
| Team Rocket Grunts | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Matthew Sussman | ||
| Yūji Ueda | Matthew Mitler | |||
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Moe | Kōichi Kitamura | James Carter Cathcart | 18 |
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Brutella | Chika Sakamoto | Kayzie Rogers | 18 - 19 |
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Nastina | 19 | ||
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Ghost of Maiden's Peak | Michiko Neya | Megan Hollingshead | 20 |
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Gastly | Takkō Ishimori | Ted Lewis | |
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Old Hag | |||
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Priest | Katsuyuki Konishi | ||
| Butterfree's Trainer | Tomoko Kotani | Rachael Lillis | 21 | |
| Psychic Trainer | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | 22 | |
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Sabrina | Kae Araki | Lisa Ortiz | 22, 24 |
|
Kayzie Rogers (young) |
22 | ||
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Sabrina's Father | Yōsuke Akimoto | Maddie Blaustein | 22, 24 |
| Gastly | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | 23 | |
| Gengar | Kiyonobu Suzuki | |||
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Haunter | Toshiyuki Morikawa | 23-24 | |
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Erika | Kyōko Hikami | Leah Applebaum | 26 |
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Arnold's Mother | Rikako Aikawa | Kayzie Rogers | 27 |
| Gentleman | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | ||
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Arnold | Chinami Nishimura | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Chansey's Trainer | Katsuyuki Konishi | Michael Haigney | 28 |
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Suzie | Rei Sakuma | Leah Applebaum | 28 |
| Megan Hollingshead | 169 | |||
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Announcer | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | 29 |
| Giant | Unshō Ishizuka | Michael Haigney | ||
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Anthony | Fumihiko Tachiki | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Rebecca | Junko Asami | Roxanne Beck | |
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Dick | Katsuyuki Konishi | Michael Haigney | 30 |
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Philip | Kōsuke Okano | Ted Lewis | |
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Foreman | Hisao Egawa | 31 | |
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Koga | Hōchū Ōtsuka | Stuart Zagnit | 32 |
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Aya | Emi Shinohara | Lisa Ortiz | 32, 179 |
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Announcer | Kentarō Itō | Matthew Mitler | 33 |
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Lara Laramie | Yuri Shiratori | Lisa Ortiz | |
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Dario | Hiro Yūki | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Tommy/Tomo | Motoko Kumai | James Carter Cathcart | 34 |
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Tommy's Father | Takashi Taguchi | Ted Lewis | |
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Tommy's Mother | Sachiko Kobayashi | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Chopper | Katsuyuki Konishi | Matthew Mitler | 35 |
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Tyra | Satoko Kitō | Amanda Goodman | |
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Norman | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Matthew Mitler | |
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Duplica | Orine Fukushima | Megan Hollingshead | 37, 175 |
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Mikey | Yumi Tōma | Kayzie Rogers | 38 |
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Rainer | Kentarō Itō | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Sparky | Katsuyuki Konishi | Matthew Mitler | |
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Pyro | Kōsuke Okano | ||
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Hippie | Hiroshi Ōtake | Maddie Blaustein | 39 |
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Mayor | Takeshi Watabe | ||
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Restaurant Owner | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Jerry Lobozzo | 40 |
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Yas | Daiki Nakamura | Ted Lewis | |
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Kas | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Yas Gym Recruit | Wakako Taniguchi | Megan Hollingshead | |
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Melvin | Pal Hazuki | Maddie Blaustein | 41 |
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Melvin's Assistant | Rikako Aikawa | Rachael Lillis | |
| Carnival Owner | Masayuki Omoro | Michael Haigney | ||
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Cassandra | Konami Yoshida | Lisa Ortiz | 42 |
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Lucy | Masami Tachino | James Carter Cathcart | |
| Archaeologist | Katsuyuki Konishi | 44 | ||
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Dr. Proctor | Rikiya Koyama | J. David Brimmer | 45 |
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James' Father | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Maddie Blaustein | 46 |
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James' Mother | Mako Hyōdō | Megan Hollingshead | |
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Hopkins | Mitsuru Ogata | Ted Lewis | |
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Jessebelle | Megumi Hayashibara | Rachael Lillis | 46, 198 |
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Keith | Tsutomu Kashiwakura | Ted Lewis | 47 |
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Mountaineer | Ryūzaburō Ōtomo | 49 | |
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TV Host | Shinichiro Ohta | 50 | |
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Fiorella Cappuccino | Issei Miyazaki | ||
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Reiko | Rumi Kasahara | Amy Birnbaum | 51 |
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Timmy | Satomi Kōrogi | Lisa Ortiz | |
| Undercover Cop | Kōichi Sakaguchi | James Carter Cathcart | 52 | |
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Todd Snap | Kappei Yamaguchi | 53 - 55 187 - 189 | |
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Pokemon League Entrance Exam Instructor |
Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | 54 |
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Chef | Kōichi Nagano | James Carter Cathcart | 55 |
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Blaine | Toshiya Ueda | Michael Haigney | 56 - 60 |
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Oswald | Takuma Suzuki | Maddie Blaustein | 62 |
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Stella | Satsuki Yukino | Megan Hollingshead | 64 |
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Professor Westwood V | Naoki Tatsuta | Matthew Sussman | 66 |
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Victor | Kazuhiro Nakata | J. David Brimmer | 67 |
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Megumi Hayashibara (child) |
Ted Lewis | ||
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Shinichirō Miki (teen) | |||
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Potter | Issei Miyazaki | Ted Lewis | 68 |
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Florinda Showers | Akemi Okamura | Amy Birnbaum | |
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Katrina | Akiko Hiramatsu | Tara Sands | 69 |
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Cleavon Schpielbunk | Shōzō Hayashiya | James Carter Cathcart | 69 - 70 |
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Old Woman | Rikako Aikawa | Kayzie Rogers | 71 |
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Bruno | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Eve | Yuka Imai | Amy Birnbaum | 72 |
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Otoshi | Masami Kikuchi | Maddie Blaustein | 73 |
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Mr. Charles Goodshow | Masaharu Satō | James Carter Cathcart | 73, 265 |
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Indigo League Announcer | Kōichi Hasebe | Ted Lewis | 74 - 81 |
| Trainer | Katsuyuki Konishi | 75 | ||
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Mandi | Hikaru Midorikawa | ||
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Indigo League Referee | Katsuyuki Konishi | Maddie Blaustein | 75 - 81 |
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Waitress | Satomi Kōrogi | Tara Sands | 76 |
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Pete Pebbleman | Kentarō Itō | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Melissa | Shinichirō Miki | Tara Sands | 77 |
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Jeanette Fisher | Noriko Hidaka | ||
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Assunta | Masami Toyoshima | ||
| Season 2: Adventures on the Orange Islands | ||||
| Thin Raffle Guy | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | 82 | |
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Professor Felina Ivy | Keiko Han | Kayzie Rogers | 83 |
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Professor Ivy's Assistants (Charity, Hope & Faith) |
Ikue Ōtani | ||
|
Mika Kanai | |||
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Satomi Kōrogi | |||
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Three Punks | Katsuyuki Konishi | Matthew Mitler | 84 |
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Shinichirō Miki | Ted Lewis | ||
|
Kōichi Sakaguchi | Maddie Blaustein | ||
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Cissy | Miki Nagasawa | Tara Sands | 85 |
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Senta | Kumiko Watanabe | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Mateo | Atsushi Kisaichi | Buddy Woodward | 87 |
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Marissa | Satomi Kōrogi | Tara Sands | |
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Umberto | Shōzō Iizuka | Scottie Ray | 89 |
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Reporter | Satomi Kōrogi | Amy Birnbaum | |
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Kay | Yumi Kakazu | Jessica Calvello | 90 |
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Roger | Kenichi Ogata | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Anne | Rikako Aikawa | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Len | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Matthew Sussman | |
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Marina | Yukana Nogami | Lisa Ortiz | 91 |
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Danny | Yasunori Matsumoto | Jim Malone | 93 |
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Ruby | Michiko Neya | Tara Sands | 94 |
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Captain | Kōji Ishii | Maddie Blaustein | 95 |
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Mikeosu | Tsutomu Kashiwakura | Matthew Sussman | 96 |
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Shimajio | Yonehiko Kitagawa | James Carter Cathcart | |
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Prima | Maria Kawamura | Jayne Grand | 99 |
| Trainer | Katsuyuki Konishi | Eric Stuart | ||
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Ralph | Rikako Aikawa | Tara Sands | 100 |
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Emily | Satsuki Yukino | Amy Birnbaum | |
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Ethan | Kinryū Arimoto | Matthew Sussman | 101 |
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Mayor of Trovitopolis | Toshihiko Nakajima | James Carter Cathcart | 102 |
|
Megumi Hayashibara (child) | |||
| S.W.A.T. Leader | Katsuyuki Konishi | Eric Stuart | ||
| S.W.A.T. Officers | Kōichi Sakaguchi | |||
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Mahri | Mika Kanai | Kayzie Rogers | 103 |
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Rudy | Ryō Horikawa | Matthew Mitler | |
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Rudy's Referee | Kentarō Itō | ||
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Tad | Mitsuaki Madono | Maddie Blaustein | 105 |
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Captain Aidan | Kazuo Hayashi | Dan Green | 106, 147 |
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Gulzar | Kazue Ikura | Amy Birnbaum | 107 |
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Luana | Mami Koyama | Kayzie Rogers | 108 |
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Sheldon | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Eric Stuart | |
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Quincy T. Quackenpoker | Hiroshi Ōtake | Jerry Lobozzo | 109 |
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Drake | Koji Yusa | Scottie Ray | 111 - 112 |
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Orange League Announcer | Kōichi Hasebe | Ted Lewis | |
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Captain Crook | Hidetoshi Nakamura | ¿? | 113 |
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Scuz | Kentarō Itō | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Poncho | Masashi Ebara | Scottie Ray | 114 |
| Season 3: The Johto Journeys | ||||
| Casey's Father | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Eric Stuart | 118 | |
| Casey's Grandfather | Katsuyuki Konishi | Stuart Zagnit | ||
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Woodruff | Kazuya Nakai | Dan Green | 119 |
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Rochelle | Yuri Amano | Tara Sands | 120 |
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Hagatha | Hisako Kyōda | James Carter Cathcart | 121 |
|
Nagatha | |||
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Bailey | Masami Suzuki | Emily Rees | 122 |
| Mayor of Cattailia City | Hiroshi Itō | Dan Green | 123 | |
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Winthrop's Trainer | Kazuko Yanaga | Veronica Taylor | 124 |
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Madame Muchmoney | Kazuko Yanaga | Carol Jacobanis | 124, 175 |
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Jeeves | Hidenari Ugaki | Dan Green | |
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Arielle | Kumiko Nishihara | Carol Jacobanis | 128 |
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Mr. Douglas | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Zackie | Rikako Aikawa | Amy Birnbaum | 130 |
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Lizzy | Mika Kanai | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Miss Priscilla | Ryōka Yuzuki | Amy Birnbaum | |
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Earl Dervish | Katsuyuki Konishi | Eric Stuart | |
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Falkner | Akira Ishida | Matthew Mitler | 131 |
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Falkner's Referee | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Wilhomena | Sachiko Sugawara | Tara Sands | 132 |
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Liza | Sakiko Tamagawa | Lisa Ortiz | 134 |
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Sonrisa | Wakana Yamazaki | Emily Rees | 135 |
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Cyrus | Katsuyuki Konishi | Dan Green | |
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Announcer | Shinichirō Miki | ||
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Judges | Kōichi Sakaguchi | ||
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Ikue Ōtani | Veronica Taylor | ||
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Kaori Tsuji | Megan Hollingshead | ||
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Mariah | Miki Takahashi | Tara Sands | 137 |
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Mr. Parker / Gligarman | Yūsaku Yara | Eric Stuart | 138 |
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Latoya Parker / Gligirl | Yuki Masuda | Amy Birnbaum | |
| ||||
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Mary | Yūko Mita | Kerry Williams | 139 |
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Ellen (Mary's Mother) | Yumi Sōma | Carol Jacobanis | |
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Shingo | Susumu Chiba | Dan Green | 140 |
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Muramasa | Ryūzaburō Ōtomo | Scottie Ray | |
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Koji | Akio Suyama | Ted Lewis | 141 |
| Man | Kōichi Sakaguchi | 142 | ||
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Kurt | Masashi Hirose | James Carter Cathcart | 142-143 |
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Maisy | Satsuki Yukino | Kerry Williams | 142 - 144 |
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Bugsy | Hiromi Ishikawa | Tara Sands | 144 |
| Referee | Katsuyuki Konishi | Maddie Blaustein | ||
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Sylvester | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Amy Birnbaum | 145 |
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Sylvester's Father | Yū Shimaka | Eric Stuart | |
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Benny | Yoshiko Kamei | Kayzie Rogers | 146 |
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Fernando | Koji Yusa | Ted Lewis | |
| Announcer | Katsuyuki Konishi | |||
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Olesia | Yūko Kobayashi | Amy Birnbaum | 148 |
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Growlithe Trainer | ¿? | Kayzie Rogers | 152 |
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Miki | Atsuko Enomoto | Lisa Ortiz | |
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Trixie | Yumi Takada | Amy Birnbaum | 153 |
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Dr. Wiseman | Tomohiro Nishimura | Maddie Blaustein | 154 |
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Cherry | Mika Kanai | Kerry Williams | 156 |
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Mrs. Bellows | Rikako Aikawa | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Toku | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Ted Lewis | |
| Season 4: Johto League Champions | ||||
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Hair Stylists | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Eric Stuart | 158 |
| Katsuyuki Konishi | ||||
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Whitney's Referee | Ikue Ōtani | Lisa Ortiz | |
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Whitney | Yūko Miyamura | Megan Hollingshead | 158 - 159 |
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Uncle Milton | Yuzuru Fujimoto | Eric Stuart | 159 |
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Radio Producer | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | 160 |
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Dugtrio Trio | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Ted Lewis | |
| Ikue Ōtani | Rachael Lillis | |||
| Kōichi Sakaguchi | Maddie Blaustein | |||
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DJ Mary | Atsuko Enomoto | Amy Birnbaum | 160, 245 |
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Pierre | Yasunori Matsumoto | Eric Stuart | 162 |
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Marie | Satomi Kōrogi | Megan Hollingshead | |
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Marie's Grandpa | Takayuki Yamaguchi | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Foster | Nobutoshi Canna | ¿? | 163 |
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Malachi | Motoko Kumai | Tara Sands | 164 |
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Malachi's Grandpa | Kinryū Arimoto | Mike Pollock | |
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Dr. Anna | Mako Hyōdō | Megan Hollingshead | 165 |
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Keiko | Ikue Ōtani | Amy Birnbaum | |
| Patient | Katsuyuki Konishi | Maddie Blaustein | ||
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Kenzo | Tomomichi Nishimura | James Carter Cathcart | 166 |
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Shiro | Tomoyuki Shimura | Andrew Rannells | |
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Chigusa | Akiko Hiramatsu | Lisa Ortiz | |
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Andreas | Kōsuke Okano | Ted Lewis | 168 |
| Announcer | Katsuyuki Konishi | Matthew Sussman | ||
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Zane | Ryōtarō Okiayu | Wayne Grayson | 169 |
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Old Man Shuckle | Isamu Tanonaka | Jimmy Zoppi | 170 |
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Alex Davis | Daisuke Kishio | Alex Davis | 171 |
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Benji | Yuka Imai | Amy Birnbaum | 172 |
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Benji's Father | Takao Ōyama | Jerry Lobozzo | |
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Nario | Kentarō Itō | Andrew Rannells | 173 |
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Lulu | Ai Satō | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Annie | Ikue Ōtani | Kerry Williams | |
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Tsuyoshi | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Wayne Grayson | |
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Tetsuya | Katsuyuki Konishi | Maddie Blaustein | |
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Hisashi | Kenichi Suzumura | Matthew Mitler | |
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Tokichi | Norio Wakamoto | Rodger Parsons | 176 |
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Ralph | Shinichirō Miki | Dan Green | |
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Mickey | Satomi Kōrogi | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Zachary Evans | Ikue Ōtani | Amy Birnbaum | 177 |
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Mr. Evans | Katsuyuki Konishi | Scottie Ray | |
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Mr. Strussel | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Maddie Blaustein | |
| Woman #A | Rikako Aikawa | Megan Hollingshead | ||
| Woman #B | Ikue Ōtani | |||
| Man | Katsuyuki Konishi | Matthew Sussman | ||
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Ephraim | Yumiko Kobayashi | Tara Sands | 178 |
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Ephraim's Father | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Scottie Ray | |
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Ephraim's Mother | Satomi Kōrogi | Kayzie Rogers | |
| Announcer | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | ||
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Charmaine | Fumiko Orikasa | Lisa Ortiz | 179 |
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Mareep Farmer | Ryūji Saikachi | Eric Stuart | 180 |
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Morty | Masaya Matsukaze | Andrew Rannells | 181 - 182 229 |
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Infernando | Katsuyuki Konishi | James Carter Cathcart | 181 |
 
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Sakura | Mariko Kōda | Kerry Williams | 183, 226 |
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Satsuki | Yumi Tōma | Lisa Ortiz | |
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Sumomo | Satomi Kōrogi | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Tamao | Rikako Aikawa | Megan Hollingshead | |
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Koume | Mika Kanai | Tara Sands | |
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Gan Gogh | Kenichi Ogata | James Carter Cathcart | 185 |
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Sophia | Miyoko Shōji | Veronica Taylor | 187 |
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Ikue Ōtani (young) | |||
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Marcello | Osamu Saka | Eric Stuart | |
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Kōichi Sakaguchi (young) | |||
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Peggy | Rie Kugimiya | Kerry Williams | 188 |
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Rory | Daisuke Gōri | Jerry Lobozzo | |
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Ramona | Megumi Toyoguchi | Roxanne Beck | 190 |
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Keegan | Motoko Kumai | Tara Sands | |
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Bucky | Hōko Kuwashima | Amy Birnbaum | 191 |
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Timothy | Akiko Suzuki | James Carter Cathcart | |
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Yurika | Asako Shirakura | Kerry Williams | |
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Goneff | Masaru Ikeda | Sean Schemmel | 192 |
| Policeman | Katsuyuki Konishi | Maddie Blaustein | ||
| Boat Driver | Takayuki Yamaguchi | Ted Lewis | ||
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Raiden | Katsuyuki Konishi | Dan Green | 194 |
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Shonosuke | Kōsei Tomita | Eric Stuart | |
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Simon | Sukekiyo Kameyama | J. David Brimmer | 195 |
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Satomi Kōrogi (child) |
Tara Sands | ||
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Lead Phony Pokemon Interpreter |
Naoya Uchida | Maddie Blaustein | |
| Subordinates | Katsuyuki Konishi | Greg Abbey | ||
| ¿? | ||||
| Masaru Motegi | ||||
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Simon's Father | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Ted Lewis | |
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Talking Pidgey | Yūji Ueda | James Carter Cathcart | |
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Talking Rattata | Ikue Ōtani | ||
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Talking Oddish | Satomi Kōrogi | Tara Sands | |
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Tierra | Michiko Neya | Amy Birnbaum | 196 |
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Jack Pollockson | Rokurō Naya | James Carter Cathcart | 197 |
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Reporter | Yūji Ueda | Ted Lewis | |
| Cameraman | Takuma Suzuki | Maddie Blaustein | ||
| Townswoman | Rikako Aikawa | Kayzie Rogers | ||
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Temacu | Yukana Nogami | Kerry Williams | 198 |
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Temacu's Father | Tomoyuki Shimura | Dan Green | |
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Haruno | Masako Isobe | Kayzie Rogers | 200 |
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Mackenzie | Mitsuki Saiga | 201 | |
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Mackenzie's Father | Katsuyuki Konishi | Dan Green | |
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Skyler | Yoshiko Kamei | Lisa Boucher Hartman | 202 |
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Tenma | Naoki Bandō | Marc Thompson | |
| Announcer | Katsuyuki Konishi | |||
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Brad Van Darn | Nobutoshi Canna | 203 | |
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Vidso | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Scottie Ray | |
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Pietra | Yumi Tōma | Carol Jacobanis | 204 |
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Madison | Mako Hyōdō | Amy Palant | 205 |
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Alexa | Rei Sakuma | Lisa Ortiz | |
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Pilot | Katsuyuki Konishi | Marc Thompson | |
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Jasmine | Yumi Kakazu | Tara Sands | 208 |
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Myron | Toshihiko Nakajima | James Carter Cathcart | |
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Janina | Yuko Sasamoto | Kerry Williams | 208 - 209 223 - 224 |
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Chuck | Nobuaki Kakuda | Dan Green | 209 |
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Chuck's Wife | Miho Yamada | Tara Sands | |
| Cianwood Gym Assistant | Katsuyuki Konishi | Marc Thompson | ||
| Season 5: Master Quest | ||||
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Captain Marius | Hidetoshi Nakamura | James Carter Cathcart | 210 |
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Trainer | ¿? | Wayne Grayson | |
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Wilbur | Kentarō Itō | 211 | |
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Dayton | Akiko Hiramatsu | Tara Sands | 212 |
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Daizo (Dayton's Father) | Katsuyuki Konishi | ¿? | |
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Mika | Mika Kanai | Kerry Williams | 213 |
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Andrea | Satsuki Yukino | Tara Sands | |
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Mika & Andrea's Father | Mitsuaki Hoshino | Dan Green | |
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Luka | Rumi Kasahara | Lisa Ortiz | 214, 220 - 222 |
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Marcellus | Yūko Satō | Amy Birnbaum | 215 |
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Christopher | Romi Park | Lisa Boucher Hartman | 216 |
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Harrison | Kōichi Sakaguchi | Eric Stuart | |
| Guest | Rikako Aikawa | Kayzie Rogers | ||
| Announcer | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | 216 - 217 | |
| Referee | Masaru Motegi | Maddie Blaustein | ||
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Maya, the Sea Priestess | Yuriko Yamamoto | Amy Palant | |
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Trinity | Tomoko Kawakami | Carol Jacobanis | 217 |
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Whirl Cup Winner | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | |
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Rita | Satomi Kōrogi | Leah Applebaum | 218 |
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Sue | Ikue Ōtani | Amanda Goodman | |
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Diglett Thieves Leader | Tōru Ōkawa | Dan Green | |
| Deputy Director | Kōichi Sakaguchi | James Carter Cathcart | ||
| Old Lady | Kikumi Umeda | Kayzie Rogers | ||
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Ariene | Yuko Sumitomo | Roxanne Beck | 219 |
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Jenaro | Kazuya Nakai | Ted Lewis | |
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Dr. Namba | Ichirō Nagai | James Carter Cathcart | 220 - 222 |
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Oliver | Motoko Kumai | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Wings Alexander | Chafurin | James Carter Cathcart | 223 |
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Carter | Katsuyuki Konishi | 225 | |
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Eusine | Shinji Kawada | Ted Lewis | 227 |
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Mr. Shellby | Takashi Nagasako | Dan Green | 228 |
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Kimie | Shōko Tsuda | Kayzie Rogers | |
| Announcer | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | ||
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Wendy | Narumi Hidaka | Lisa Ortiz | 231 |
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Rocket Scout | Reiko Suzuki | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Lokoko | Tomoe Hanba | Tara Sands | 232 |
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Kiyo | Takeharu Onishi | Dan Green | 233 |
| Student | Katsuyuki Konishi | Wayne Grayson | ||
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Calista | Kumiko Yokote | Tara Sands | 234 |
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Tyson | Yoshinori Sonobe | Dan Green | 235 - 236 |
| Team Rocket Grunt | Katsuyuki Konishi | |||
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Professor Sebastian | Hidetoshi Nakamura | Eric Stuart | |
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Lance | Susumu Chiba | Wayne Grayson | |
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Pryce | Motomu Kiyokawa | James Carter Cathcart | 237 - 238 |
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Kōichi Sakaguchi (young) | |||
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Sheila | Kazue Komiya | Kayzie Rogers | |
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Steven | Kenichi Suzumura | Dan Green | 239 |
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Egan | Michiyo Yanagisawa | Amy Birnbaum | 240 |
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Lily | Rie Kugimiya | Lisa Ortiz | 241 |
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Krystal | Makoto Tsumura | Tara Sands | 242 |
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Brittany | Yui Horie | Amy Palant | 243 |
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Madeleine | Miki Itō | Lisa Ortiz | 244 |
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Ken | Toshihiko Seki | Marc Thompson | 246 |
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Mary | Rumi Ochiai | Megan Hollingshead | |
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Delaney | Kenji Nojima | Wayne Grayson | 247 |
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Mason | Rikako Aikawa | Mason Ripka | |
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Smoochum's Trainer | Satomi Kōrogi | Kerry Williams | 248 |
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Tammy | Sachiko Sugawara | Tara Sands | 249 |
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Kaburagi | Eiji Maruyama | James Carter Cathcart | 250 - 253 |
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Clair | Yūko Mita | Megan Hollingshead | 250 - 254 |
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Dorian | Kōichi Tōchika | Michael Sinterniklaas | 255 |
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Naomi | Yurika Hino | Roxanne Beck | 256 |
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Nelson | Yoko Sōmi | Lisa Boucher Hartman | 258 |
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Professor Telesu | Masaki Aizawa | Dan Green | 259 |
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Alice Telesu | Akiko Kimura | Tara Sands | |
| Quilava's Trainer | Katsuyuki Konishi | Dan Green | 261 | |
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Satchel | Yūko Satō | Tara Sands | |
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Braggo | Akimitsu Takase | Wayne Grayson | 263 |
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Chico | Kenichi Suzumura | Sam Riegel | |
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Blurt | Yoshinori Sonobe | Ted Lewis | |
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Ranger Mason | Satsuki Yukino | Tara Sands | |
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Salvador | Daisuke Kishio | Oliver Wyman | 265 |
| Restaurant Owner | Kōichi Sakaguchi | James Carter Cathcart | ||
| Little Girl | Satomi Kōrogi | Kayzie Rogers | ||
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Johto League Referee | Katsuyuki Konishi | Darren Dunstan | 265 - 271 |
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Johto League Announcer | Jin Horikawa | Ted Lewis | |
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Macy | Konomi Maeda | Kerry Williams | 266 - 271 |
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Jackson | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Anthony Salerno | |
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Kim | Makoto Tsumura | Sean Schemmel | 272 |
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Kai | Makoto Higo | Greg Abbey | |
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Kail | Yugo Takahashi | Marc Thompson | |
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Ship Captain | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ted Lewis | 273 |
Additional Voices[]
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Notes[]
- Most every dub of Pokémon is based on 4Kids' English edit of the series.
- The original 276 episodes were cut down to 273. Episodes 35, 38 and 252 were removed and undubbed due to controversial content. Further, Episode 18, while dubbed, was later removed from rotation due to its controversial content (the episode features James posing as a woman on the beach with fake inflatable breasts) and is not included on any DVDs or foreign dubbing packages, thus taking the episode count down to 272.
- According to voice actress Maddie Blaustein, the infamous episode "Electric Soldier Porygon" (Episode 38; infamously known for inducing seizures in around 685 people in Japan viewing it during a rapidly flashing explosion in the episode, on December 16, 1997) was actually dubbed by 4Kids, with the offending scene edited, though Nintendo refused to allow it to air due to the immense controversy. The truth about this has been unclear, as it has been refuted by Veronica Taylor, though affirmed by Eric Stuart.
- Musashi and Kojiro' English names (Jessie and James) are a reference to notorious Western outlaw Jesse James. As well, Kosaburo and Yamato's English names (Butch & Cassidy) are a reference to Butch Cassidy.
- While Pikachu (and most Pokémon) keeps its original Japanese voice, on the occasions early in the series where the original dialogue couldn't be isolated, Rachael Lillis fills in as Pikachu.
- It's never been explained why 4Kids and TPCi never release original Japanese audio with subtitles.
- Lisa Boucher Hartman's roles were misattributed to Tara Sands (Christopher and Nelson) and Michelle Newman (Skyler).
- Lorelei's name is changed to Prima.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Syndication | United States | 
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| 1999-2003 | The WB (Kids' WB!) | ||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Entertainment | 1998-2002 | 
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Episodes 1-80 / 117-155 | NTSC | United States |
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| 39 Volumes | ||||||
| 1998-2004 | 
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Episodes 1-80 / 117-209 | 1 NTSC | |||
| 46 Volumes | ||||||
| Viz Media | 2002-2005 | Episodes 81-116 / 210-274 | ||||
| 9 Volumes | ||||||
| 2006-2008 | Episodes 1-116 | |||||
| 4 Volumes | ||||||
| 2013-2014 | Episodes 1-80 | |||||
| 3 Volumes | ||||||
| 2014-2016 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 5 Volumes | ||||||
| 2017 | 
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Episodes 1-57 | A DVB-T | |||
| 1 Volume (TBC) | ||||||
