Pokémon Advanced Generation

Pokémon:Advanced Generation
Original Title	ポケットモンスター　アドバンスジェネレーション Poketto monsutā adobansu jenerēshon
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio 1	4Kids Entertainment (Seasons 6-8)
Dubbing Studio 2	TAJ Productions (Season 9)
Voice Director 1	Darren Dunstan
Voice Director 2	Armen Mazlumian
Translation & Adaptation	Kathy Pilon (Seasons 6-8) James Carter Cathcart (Seasons 6-7, 9) Mark Ryan (Season 8)
Recorded	2003-2007
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	192 191 (dubbed)
Year	2002-2006
Chronology
Predecessor	Pokémon
Successor	Pokémon Diamond & Pearl

Pokémon Advanced Generation (ポケットモンスター アドバンスジェネレーション Poketto monsutā adobansu jenerēshon) is the continuation of the first Pokémon series, covering the sixth through ninth seasons. This series takes place in the Hoenn region and later back in Kanto with new characters. It ran from November 21, 2002 to September 14, 2006 in Japan and from November 1, 2003 to March 3, 2007 in the United States.

Dubbing History

Pokémon Advanced Generation was dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment from Seasons 6-8, using the same cast as the original series. It was recorded at 4Kids' in-house recording studio.

4Kids' contract with Pokémon USA expired in early 2006. Because of the Pokémon franchise's waning popularity in the United States, the international Pokémon distributor, Pokémon USA, began looking for ways to cut costs on production of the English adaptation of the series, and decided to find a new partnering company who could produce the English adaptation for less money. 4Kids was outbid by TAJ Productions, which had earlier assisted 4Kids in their production of the English-language version of the series.

Pokémon USA and TAJ refused to allow the 4Kids voice cast to return, and as a result, the entire voice cast was replaced. To this day, not even the voice actors know exactly why they were replaced. Only two of the original voice actors, James Carter Cathcart and Kayzie Rogers, stayed with the dub, as they were the only actors who agreed to terminate their contract with 4Kids. Rodger Parsons would also return as the Narrator. The recasting continues to be a divisive topic with fans of the series.

Cast

Main Cast

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Seasons
Main Characters
	Ash Ketchum	Satoshi	Rica Matsumoto	Veronica Taylor	6-8
				Sarah Natochenny	9
	Pikachu		Ikue Ōtani	not dubbed	6-9
	Brock	Takeshi	Yūji Ueda	Eric Stuart	6-8
				Bill Rogers	9
	May	Haruka	Kaori Suzuki	Veronica Taylor	6-8
				Michele Knotz	9
	Max	Masato	Fushigi Yamada	Amy Birnbaum	6-8
				Kayzie Rogers	9
	Jessie	Musashi	Megumi Hayashibara	Rachael Lillis	6-8
			Akiko Hiramatsu (eps. 85-92)	Michele Knotz	9
	James	Kojiro	Shinichirō Miki	Eric Stuart	6-8
				James Carter Cathcart	9
	Meowth	Nyarth	Inuko Inuyama	Maddie Blaustein	6-8
				James Carter Cathcart	9
	Pokédex (Hoenn)	Hoenn no Pokémon Zukan	Megumi Hayashibara	Rachael Lillis	6-8
	Pokédex (Kanto)	Kanto no Pokémon Zukan	Shinichirō Miki	Eric Stuart	8
				Bill Rogers	9
	Narrator		Unshō Ishizuka	Rodger Parsons	6, 9
				Mike Pollock	7-8
Secondary Characters
	Delia Ketchum	Hanako	Masami Toyoshima	Veronica Taylor	6-8
				Sarah Natochenny	9
	Profesor Samuel Oak	Dr. Yukinari Okido	Unshō Ishizuka	Stuart Zagnit	6-8
				James Carter Cathcart	9
	Gary Oak	Shigeru Okido	Yuko Kobayashi		9
	Giovanni	Sakaki	Hirotaka Suzuoki	Ted Lewis	6-8
	Nurse Joy	Joy	Yuriko Yamaguchi	Megan Hollingshead	6-7
				Erica Schroeder	7-8
				Michele Knotz	9
	Officer Jenny	Junsar	Chinami Nishimura	Lee Quick	6-7
				Jamie Davyous Owens	8
				Maya Rosewood	9 (ep. 9)
				Emlyn Morinelli	9
	Cassidy	Yamato	Masako Katsuki	Andi Whaley	8
				Emlyn Morinelli	9
	Butch	Kosaburo	Takehito Koyasu	Eric Stuart	8
				James Carter Cathcart	9
Special Participation
	Misty	Kasumi	Mayumi Iizuka	Rachael Lillis	7-8

Secondary Cast

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Seasons
Rivals
	Drew	Shu	Mitsuki Saiga	Oliver Wyman	6-8
				Bill Rogers	9
	Harley		Junichi Kanemaru	Andrew Rannells	6-8
				Bill Timoney	9
Family
	Daisy	Sakura	Rei Sakuma	Lisa Ortiz	8
	Flint	Muno	Takaya Hashi	Rodger Parsons	9
	Lola	Mizuho	Mako Hyōdō	Annie Silver	9
	Caroline	Mitsuko	Yumi Tōma	Megan Hollingshead	6
				Karen Neill	7-8
				Klara Leopold	9
Pokemon Teachers (Pokemon hakases)
	Professor Birch	Dr. Odamaki	Fumihiko Tachiki	Dan Green	6-8
Pokemon League (Pokemonrigu)
	Mr. Charles Goodshow	Tamaranze Kaichō	Masaharu Satō	James Carter Cathcart	8
Team Rocket Staff (Roketto-dan)
	Dr. Namba		Ichirō Nagai	James Carter Cathcart	9
Pokémon Competition Presenters & Judges (Pokemonkontesuto)
	Mr. Sukizo		Yoshinori Sonobe	Darren Dunstan	6-8
				Craig Blair	9
	Raoul Contesta	Contesta	Kōichi Sakaguchi	Mike Pollock	6-8
				Craig Blair	9
	Vivian Meridian	Vivian	Yumi Takada	Lisa Adams	6-8
				Shannon Conley	9
	Lilian Meridian	Lilian	Akemi Okamura	Lisa Adams	8
				Kayzie Rogers	9
Battle Frontier (Batoru furontia)
	Scott	Enishida	Kōichi Sakaguchi	Greg Abbey	8
				Bill Rogers	9

Minor Characters

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Antagonists
Team Magma (Magma-dan)
	Tabitha	Homura	Yūto Kazama	Greg Abbey
Equipo Aqua (Aqua-dan)
	Shelly	Izumi	Shōko Tsuda	Erica Schroeder

Episodic Characters

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episode
Season 6: Advanced
	Joshua	Akira Ishida	Michael Sinterniklaas	1, 71
	Norman	Jūrōta Kosugi	Dan Green	1, 69 - 70
	Professor Alden	Yasunori Matsumoto	Wayne Grayson	2
	Nicholai	Chie Satō	Andrew Rannells	5, 48
	Rico	Daiki Nakamura	Marc Thompson	6
	Alex	Kōichi Kuriyama	Mike Pollock	9
	Anthony	Katsuyuki Konishi	Greg Abbey	10
	Katrina	Michiko Neya	Lisa Adams	11
	Natalie	Kumiko Nishihara	Ashley Fox Linton	12
	Nicole	Naomi Shindō	Erica Schroeder
	Rita	Tomoe Hanba	Tara Sands
	Janet	Megumi Toyoguchi	Megan Hollingshead	13
	Chaz	Kazuhiko Kiyota	Andrew Rannells
	Forrest Franklin	Makoto Tsumura		14
	Forrester Franklin
	Roxanne	Yuri Shiratori	Karen Neill	15, 16
	Tommy	Ikue Ōtani	Erica Schroeder	15
	Anita	Chinami Nishimura	Tara Sands
	Kenny		Rachael Lillis
	Mr. Stone	Masahiko Tanaka	Ted Lewis	17
	Kennedy	Katsuyuki Konishi	Michael Sinterniklaas
	Mr. Briney	Yōsuke Akimoto	James Carter Cathcart	18
	Brawly	Kōhei Kiyasu	Jason Griffith	20, 25, 30 - 31
	Steven Stone	Rintarō Nishi	Christopher Collet	22
	Old Man Swamp	Hiroya Ishimaru	Oliver Wyman	25
	Keanu	Tomoe Hanba	Rachael Lillis	27
	Shauna	Yuki Matsuoka	Lisa Ortiz	30 - 31
	Tommy	Hiroshi Kamiya	Jonathan Todd Ross	32
		Chie Satō
	Mr. Big	Kan Tanaka	Marc Thompson	33
	Stephanie	Natsuki Yoshihara	Stephanie Haber	34
	Stephanie's Father	Katsuyuki Konishi	James Carter Cathcart	34
	Robert		Sean Schemmel	35, 122 - 123
	Marius	Motoko Kumai	Tara Sands	36
	Captain Stern	Mitsuaki Hoshino	David Wills	36
	Thatcher	Tomoko Kawakami	Kayzie Rogers	38, 52
	Alyssa	Yuri Shiratori	Rachael Lillis	38
	Alanna	Mamiko Noto	Amy Birnbaum	39
	Trick Master	Hideyuki Umezu	Sean Schemmel
	Ivan	Chie Satō	Darren Dunstan
	Watt	Takahiro Sakurai	Jonathan Todd Ross	40, 59
	Wattson	Kenichi Ogata	Dan Green
Season 7: Advanced Challenge
	Natasha	Naomi Wakabayashi	Rebecca Honig	41
	Romeo	Makoto Higo	Darren Dunstan	42
	Juliet	Wakana Yamazaki	Erica Schroeder	42
	Michelle	Akemi Okamura	Liza Jacqueline	43
	Colonel Hansen	Kōji Ishii	Marc Thompson	44 - 45
	Princess Sara	Megumi Toyoguchi	Tara Sands
	Miranda	Shōko Tsuda	Karen Neill
	Sara's Father	Kenji Utsumi	Maddie Blaustein
	Sara's Mother	Yūko Kaida	Veronica Taylor
	Vito Winstrate	Kenichi Suzumura	Jonathan Todd Ross	46
	Vicky Winstrate	Noriko Uemura	Kayzie Rogers
	Vivi Winstrate	Mayumi Yoshida	Lisa Adams
	Victor Winstrate	Unshō Ishizuka	Greg Abbey
	Victoria Winstrate	Chie Satō	Carrie Keranen
	Eliza	Miki Yoshino	Tara Sands	47
	Max	Romi Park		49
	Grace	Chisa Yokoyama	Priscilla Everett	50 - 51
	Sheridan	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Greg Abbey	52
	Julie	Yuri Amano	Carrie Keranen	53
	Professor Cozmo	Tomohiro Nishimura	David Lapkin	54
	Mr. Moore	Takashi Nagasako	Sean Schemmel	55 - 56
	Flannery	Rio Natsuki	Lisa Ortiz	55 - 56, 58
	Claire	Masumi Asano	Rebecca Honig	57
	Royce	Kazuo Oka	Marc Thompson
	Kain	Katsuyuki Konishi	Wayne Grayson
	Dr. Abby	Emi Shinohara	Karen Neill	60
	Timmy Grimm	Yumiko Kobayashi	Jason Griffith	61 - 62
	Mrs. Grimm	Ai Satō	Karen Neill
	Tommy Grimm	Mitsuru Ogata	Jamie McGonnigal
	Mary	Tomoe Hanba	Amy Palant	63
	Mary's Grandma	Noriko Uemura	Rachael Lillis	63
	Mr. Morita	Katsuyuki Konishi	Edward Juvier	64
	Professor Jacuzzi	Takeshi Watabe	Maddie Blaustein	65
	Guy	Masaya Onosaka	Michael Sinterniklaas	66
	Poncho	Shōji Izumi	Andrew Rannells	67
	Rose	Chie Satō	Rebecca Honig	68
	Dee Dunstan	Katsuyuki Konishi	Darren Dunstan
	Yaohei	Kazuhiro Nakata	Ted Lewis
	Kenny	Naomi Shindō	Marc Thompson	69-70
	Oscar	Ishiin Chiba	Wayne Grayson	72
	Andi	Akiko Kawase	Kate Petterle
	Old Man Obee	Shōzō Iizuka	Sean Schemmel	73
	Sullivan	Tōru Ōkawa	Brian Maillard	75
	Callista	Kotono Mitsuishi	Lisa Adams	76
	Savannah	Masako Katsuki	Erica Schroeder	77 - 78
	Sandra	Kyōko Hikami	Lisa Ortiz
	Mothers for Pokémon	Chie Satō	Amy Birnbaum
		Chinami Nishimura	Lisa Ortiz
		Natsuki Yoshihara	Suzanne Goldish
	Sonny	Kōichi Sakaguchi	Darren Dunstan	78
	Shane	Megumi Urawa	Suzanne Goldish	80
	Volt	Seiji Sasaki	Jason Griffith
	Emily	Miki Itō	Rebecca Honig	81
	Millie	Sanae Kobayashi	Carrie Keranen	83
	Bart	Kiyotaka Furushima	Anthony Salerno
	Brodie	Katsuyuki Konishi	Christopher Collet	83, 119
	Zachary	Takayuki Yamaguchi	Darren Dunstan	84 - 85
	Winona	Kumiko Yokote	Amy Birnbaum
	Elijah	Kōsuke Okano	Michael Sinterniklaas	86
	Mariah	Maria Yamamoto	Veronica Taylor
	Red	Ikue Ōtani
	Ken	Toshihiko Seki	Marc Thompson	87
	Mary	Naomi Shindō	Carrie Keranen
	Marcel	Hideyuki Umezu	David Lapkin	88
	Kelly	Marika Matsumoto	Liza Jacqueline	90 - 91
	Vladimir	Wataru Takagi	Oliver Wyman
	Otane	Chie Satō	Lisa Ortiz	90
	Jimmy	Makoto Ishii	Darren Dunstan	92
	Serena	Risa Hayamizu	Eva Kaminsky
Season 8: Advanced Battle
	Isaiah	Katsuyuki Konishi	Matthew J. Nichols	93
	Madeline	¿?	Amy Birnbaum
	Madeline's Friend	¿?	Suzanne Goldish
	Adam	Kazunari Tanaka	David Wills	94
	Evelyn	Yoshino Takamori	Karen Neill
	Nancy	Yuri Shiratori	Carrie Keranen	95
	Keith	Yumi Tōma	Erica Schroeder
	Rocky	Susumu Chiba	David Chen	96
	Randy	Kōichi Sakaguchi	Darren Dunstan
	Lance	Susumu Chiba	Wayne Grayson	97 - 98
	Maxie	Keiji Fujiwara	Marc Thompson
	Archie	Masaki Aizawa	Sean Schemmel
	Tate	Takahiro Mizushima	Jason Griffith	99 - 100
	Liza	Chisa Yokoyama	Andi Whaley
	Rachel	Rika Wakuzawa	Lisa Ortiz
	Jin	Katsuyuki Konishi	Britton Herring	100
	Drake	Shōzō Iizuka	Brian Maillard	101
	Fitzwilliam	Kōichi Sakaguchi	Anthony Salerno
	Professor Proctor	Yū Mizushima	David Lapkin	102
	Annie Proctor	Yumi Kakazu	Suzanne Goldish
	Kent	Tatsuhisa Suzuki	Marc Thompson	103
	Sigourney	Naoya Uchida	James Carter Cathcart	104
	Samantha	Sanae Kobayashi	Tara Sands	105
	Elisa	Akiko	Karen Neill	106
	Hal	Yasuhiro Takato	Jamie McGonnigal
	Nicky	Miyako Itō	Carrie Keranen	107
	Gordon	Daisuke Kishio	Jason Griffith
	Juan	Shō Hayami	Sean Schemmel	110 - 111
	Sebastian	Tomohisa Asō	Mike Pollock	111
	Kimmy Shoney	Sanae Kobayashi	Lisa Ortiz	112
	Harmony Shoney	Chinami Nishimura	Eva Kaminsky
	Korben Shoney	Katsuyuki Konishi	Jonathan Boggs
	Roderick	Unshō Ishizuka	Dan Green	113
	Carlos	Kōichi Sakaguchi	Ted Lewis	114
	Erica	Chiemi Chiba	Amy Birnbaum	115 - 116
	Joshua	Takashi Kondō	Michael Sinterniklaas
	Morrison	Masako Nozawa	Sean Schemmel	118, 126 - 131
	Anthony	Daisuke Sakaguchi	Anthony Salerno	122
	Robin	Eiji Miyashita	Jonathan Todd Ross	124
	Tyson	Kenji Nojima	Marc Diraison	125 - 131
	Hoenn League Announcer	Jin Horikawa	Ted Lewis
	Hoenn League Referee	¿?	Sean Schemmel	126 - 131
	Jump	Akeno Watanabe	Marc Thompson	126
	Gilbert	Katsuyuki Konishi	Anthony Salerno
	Vivica	Chinami Nishimura	Liza Jacqueline
	Gavin	Takeharu Onishi	Marc Thompson	127
	Dominick	Jun Fukuyama	Joshua Briggs
	Gus	¿?	Dan Green	127 - 131
	Clark	Akira Ishida	Anthony Salerno	128
	Katie	Yoko Sōmi	Andi Whaley	128 - 129
	Johnny	Kōichi Sakaguchi	Jason Griffith	129
	Agatha	Kazuko Sugiyama	Allyson Johnson	132
	Noland	Nobuyuki Hiyami	David Wills	135 - 136
	Sergio	Atsushi Kakehashi	David Chen
	Mitch Mitchum	Akimitsu Takase	Marc Thompson	138
	Lisa Mitchum	Tomoe Hanba	Lisa Adams
	Mrs. Mitchum	Yūko Kaida	Amy Birnbaum
	Old Woodsman	Tomohisa Asō	Ted Lewis	139
	Emily	Yuri Shiratori	Rebecca Honig	140
	Rhonda	Ai Shimizu	Rebecca Soler	141
	Rhoda	Tomoe Hanba
	Xander		Rebecca Honig	142
	Dr. Gordon	Yūichi Nagashima	Wayne Grayson
	Master Hamm	Masahiko Tanaka	Eric Stuart	145
	Kyle Hamm	Daisuke Kishio	Michael Sinterniklaas
	Terri	Satomi Arai	Lisa Ortiz
Season 9: Battle Frontier
	Pop-Pop	Eiji Maruyama	Rodger Parsons	147
	Nanny	Motoko Kumai	Sondra James
	Mariah	Ami Koshimizu	Ellen Shanman	148
	McCauley	Noriyuki Uchino	Bill Timoney
	Cadee	Mari Yokō	Kayzie Rogers
	Greta	Sanae Kobayashi	Shannon Conley	149
	Nicolette	Mika Kikuchi	Emlyn Morinelli	150
	Jeannie	Tomo Sakurai	Hilary Thomas
	Christopher	Kenta Miyake	Robert O’Gorman
	Jeremy	Hidenari Ugaki	Craig Blair	151
		Shinichirō Miki (young)
	Mandy	Kyōko Terase	Ellen Shanman
		Chinami Nishimura (young)
	Nicholas	Anri Katsu	Bill Rogers
	Tiffany	Michiko Neya	Annie Silver	152
	Galea	Reiko Suzuki	Kayzie Rogers
	Mr. Saridakis	Seizō Katō	Rodger Parsons
	Tucker	Kenta Miyake	Bill Rogers	153
	Victor	Taketora	Eric Schussler
	Solana	Atsuko Enomoto	Natasha Malinsky	154 170 - 171
	Evian	Motoki Takagi	James Carter Cathcart	156
	Angela	Sachi Matsumoto	Jessica Wachsman
	Ninja Students	Ikue Ōtani	Sarah Natochenny
		¿?	Bill Rogers
		¿?
	Edna	Yūko Satō	Annie Silver	157
	Katrina	Fumiko Orikasa	Ami Shukla
	Jonathan	Nobuyuki Hiyama	Eric Schussler
	Lucy	Atsuko Tanaka	Emlyn Morinelli	158
	Barbara	Miho Saiki	Hilary Thomas
	Battle Pike Referee	Tomoe Hanba	Sarah Natochenny
	Brianna	Mayumi Yoshida	Natasha Malinsky	162
	Spenser	Nachi Nozawa	Eric Schussler	163 - 164
	Jamero	Unshō Ishizuka	Rodger Parsons	164
	Director	Kenta Miyake	Eric Schussler	165
	Fat Man	¿?	Rodger Parsons
	Old Man	¿?
	Young Man	¿?	Bill Rogers
	Men in Black	¿?	Rodger Parsons
		¿?
		¿?	Bill Rogers
	Hiroshi	Chinami Nishimura	Emlyn Morinelli	166
	Red Lightning	¿?	Eric Schussler
	Luna	Kana Ueda	Sarah Natochenny
	Luna's Butler	¿?	Rodger Parsons
	Yuma	Maria Kawamura	Jessica Wachsman	167
	Mollie	Tomoe Hanba	Sarah Sweeney
	Anabel	Akiko Kimura	Hilary Thomas	169 - 170
	Maron	Anri Katsu	Lucien Dodge
	Keenan	Daisuke Sakaguchi	Matthew Mitler	173
	Howie		Bill Rogers	176
	Oriba	Chinami Nishimura	James Carter Cathcart
	Pokémon Tournament Announcer	¿?	Craig Blair
	Pokémon Tournament Referee	¿?	James Carter Cathcart
	Brandon	Masayuki Omoro	Craig Blair	178, 186, 188 - 190
	Samuel	Kōzō Mito	Rich McNanna
	Forrest	Romi Park	Joanna Burns	177
	King of Pokélantis	Unshō Ishizuka	Rodger Parsons	178
	Taylor	Rokurō Naya	Bill Rogers	179
	Solidad	Rie Tanaka	Sarah Natochenny	180
	Hank	Kiyotaka Furushima	Rich McNanna	183
	Zeus	Yuzuru Fujimoto	James Carter Cathcart
	Ada	Risa Hayamizu	Annie Silver	184
	Corina	Tomoe Hanba	Sarah Natochenny
	Kerrigan	Kenta Miyake	Matthew Mitler	185
	Matt	Hiroki Takahashi	Sean Kenin	188

Additional Voices

4Kids Greg Abbey Lisa Adams Leah Applebaum Amy Birnbaum Maddie Blaustein James Carter Cathcart Christopher Collet Marc Diraison Darren Dunstan Suzanne Goldish Wayne Grayson Dan Green Jason Griffith Michael J. Haigney Megan Hollingshead Rebecca Honig Liza Jacqueline Jennifer C. Johnson Carrie Keranen David Lapkin Ted Lewis Rachael Lillis Brian Maillard Karen Neill Jamie Davyous Owens Amy Palant Mike Pollock Lee Quick Andrew Rannells Kayzie Rogers Jonathan Todd Ross Anthony Salerno Tara Sands Sean Schemmel Erica Schroeder Michael Sinterniklaas Eric Stuart Veronica Taylor Marc Thompson Lindsey Warner Andi Whaley Kerry Williams Oliver Wyman

TPCi Craig Blair James Carter Cathcart Shannon Conley Tracy Friedman Sean Kenin Michele Knotz Rich McNanna Matthew Mitler Emlyn Morinelli Sarah Natochenny Rodger Parsons Bill Rogers Kayzie Rogers Eric Schussler Ellen Shanman Annie Silver Hilary Thomas Bill Timoney

Notes

• Masamune/Morrison, who was originally voiced by Masako Nozawa, is dubbed by Sean Schemmel - who is also known for dubbing another Nozawa role; Goku in Dragon Ball Z.
• TAJ's dub still used archive audio for the Pokémon creatures, originally recorded by TAJ for the original series under 4Kids.
• Some voice actors in TAJ's dub had previously done voice work for Pokémon's first series and had since parted ways with 4Kids, namely Rodger Parsons, Robert O'Gorman and Matthew Mitler.

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2003-2006	The WB (Kids' WB!)	United States
2006-2007	Cartoon Network

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
Viz Media	2004-2005		24 Various Episodes	NTSC	United States
			8 Volumes
	2004-2008		The Complete Series	1 NTSC
			30 Volumes
	2017		Seasons 6-7
			2 Volumes

External Links

• Pokémon Advanced Generation (anime) at the Anime News Network
• Pokémon at the Internet Movie Database