Pokémon: Best Wishes! (ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュ！ Poketto Monsutā Besutouisshu), or Black & White, is the fourth series of the Pokémon anime, following Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. The series takes place in the Unova region with new characters. It originally ran from September 23, 2010 to September 26, 2013 in Japan.
The English dub was produced by The Pokémon Company International, and aired in the United States from February 12, 2011 to December 7, 2013 on Cartoon Network.
Cast
Main Cast
| Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor | ||
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| Main Characters | ||||||
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Ash Ketchum | Satoshi | Rica Matsumoto | Sarah Natochenny | ||
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Pikachu | Ikue Ōtani | Not dubbed | |||
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Iris | Airisu | Aoi Yūki | Eileen Stevens | ||
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Cilan | Dento | Mamoru Miyano | Jason Griffith | ||
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Jessie | Musashi | Megumi Hayashibara | Michele Knotz | ||
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James | Kojiro | Shinichirō Miki | James Carter Cathcart | ||
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Meowth | Nyarth | Inuko Inuyama | |||
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Unova Pokédex | Isshu no Pokémon Zukan | Unshō Ishizuka | Marc Thompson | ||
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Narrator | Rodger Parsons | ||||
| Secondary Characters | ||||||
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Delia Ketchum | Hanako | Masami Toyoshima | Sarah Natochenny | ||
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Professor Samuel Oak | Dr. Yukinari Okido | Unshō Ishizuka | James Carter Cathcart | ||
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Giovanni | Sakaki | Kenta Miyake | Ted Lewis | ||
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Nurse Joy | Joy | Chika Fujimura | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld | ||
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Officer Jenny | Junsar | Chiaki Takahashi | Lipica Shah | ||
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Professor Juniper | Dr. Araragi | Naomi Shindō | Khristine Hvam | ||
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Don George | Hisao Egawa | Marc Thompson | |||
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N | Yūichi Nakamura | Nicholas DiMichele | |||
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Porter | Parker | Masayuki Katō | Francis Kelly | ||
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Alexa | Pansy | Aya Endō | Rebecca Soler | ||
| Special Participation | ||||||
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Dawn | Hikari | Megumi Toyoguchi | Emily Bauer | ||
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Cynthia | Shirona | Tomo Sakurai | |||
Secondary Characters
| Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivals | ||||||
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Trip | Shooty | Akeno Watanabe | Jamie McGonnigal | ||
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Bianca | Bel | Shizuka Itō | Erica Schroeder | ||
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Stephan | Kenyan | Tomohiro Waki | Darren Dunstan | ||
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Georgia | Langley | Misato Fukuen | Brittney Lee Hamilton | ||
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Burgundy | Cabernet | Ikumi Hayama | Suzy Myers | ||
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Cameron | Kotetsu | Kōki Uchiyama | Rory Max Kaplan | ||
| Team Rocket Staff (Roketto-dan) | ||||||
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Giovanni's Secretary | Matori | Kiyomi Asai | Emily Bauer | ||
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Pierce | Flint | Jin Yamanoi | Dan Green | ||
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Dr. Zager | Dr. Seger | Masayuki Omoro | Marc Thompson | ||
| Recurring Characters | ||||||
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Luke | Minami Takayama | Billy Bob Thompson | |||
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Looker | Handsome | Masaki Terasoma | Jason Griffith | ||
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Cress | Corn | Makoto Ishii | Tom Wayland | ||
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Chili | Poddo | Masakazu Morita | Lucien Dodge | ||
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The Elder | Matriarch | Wasabi Mizuta | Kayzie Rogers | ||
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Alder | Adeku | Unshō Ishizuka | Scottie Ray | ||
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Freddy O'Martian | Takemitsu | Mitsuaki Madono | Tom Wayland | ||
| Team Plasma (purazuma-dan) | ||||||
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Aldith | Angie | Akeno Watanabe | Lori Gardner | ||
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Colress | Akuroma | Hiroki Tōchi | Eli James | ||
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Ghetsis | G-Cis | Masaki Aizawa | Bill Rogers | ||
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Schwarz | Nero | Yukito Soma | Ryan Stadler | ||
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Weiss | Bianco | Naoki Koshida | Benjamin Becker | ||
Episodic Characters
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 14: Black & White | ||||
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Dan | Misato Fukuen | Eli James | 3 |
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Dan's Father | Kenta Miyake | Ted Lewis | |
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Urara | ¿? | Marc Thompson | 4 |
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Andre | ¿? | Tom Wayland | |
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Dr. Fennel | Maria Kawamura | Therese Plummer | 6, 39 |
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Daniela | Fumiko Orikasa | Suzy Myers | 12 |
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Karena | Wasabi Mizuta | Ula Hedwig | |
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Avery | Misato Fukuen | Rachel Butera | |
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Ada | ¿? | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld | |
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Ollie | ¿? | Henry Wayland | |
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Donovan | ¿? | William Ray | |
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Charmaine | ¿? | Natasha Tictoin | |
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Lenora | Atsuko Tanaka | Norma Nongauza | 14 - 16, 103 |
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Hawes | Tokuyoshi Kawashima | Gary Mack | 14 - 16 |
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Burgh | Tōru Furuya | Billy Bob Thompson | 18, 22-23, 103 |
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Sally | Aya Endō | Eva Kaminsky | 21 |
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Sally's Father | Kōsuke Takaguchi | Marc Thompson | |
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Mayor of Ciudad Castle | Shin Aomori | Bill Timoney | 22 |
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Emmy | Kana Asumi | Dani Marcus | 27 |
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Professor Icarus | Masahiko Tanaka | Vic Mignogna | 30 |
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Drayden | Masaki Terasoma | Mike Pollock | 33 100 - 101 |
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Mr. Garrison | Tokuyoshi Kawashima | Brian O'Halloran | 34 |
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Doyle | Junko Takeuchi | Leah Clark | 35 |
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Christie | Kiyono Yasuno | Carrie Savage | |
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Mimi | Chika Fujimura | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld | |
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Mr. Matthews | Kenta Miyake | Dan Green | 38 |
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Sylvester | Chika Fujimura | Vic Mignogna | 39 |
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Omega | Wasabi Mizuta | Bill Rogers | |
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Antonio | Shūhei Sakaguchi | Marc Thompson | |
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Emmanuel | Misato Fukuen | Tom Wayland | |
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Scooter | Kiyotaka Furushima | Vic Mignogna | |
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Jimmy Ray | ¿? | Tom Wayland | |
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Dino | Shinichirō Miki | Tom Wayland | 39, 108 |
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Misha | Ayumi Fujimura | Nathalie Frederick | 44 |
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Leon | Wataru Takagi | Bill Timoney | 45 |
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Cliff | Yasunori Matsumoto | Christopher Sabat | 46 |
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Ingo | Kensuke Satō | Marc Diraison | 45 - 48, 51, 99 |
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Emmet | Kiyotaka Furushima | Wayne Grayson | 45 - 48, 51, 99 |
| Season 15: Rival Destinies | ||||
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Elesa | Yumiko Kobayashi | Eileen Stevens | 49 - 50, 68, 103 |
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Nimbasa Gym Referee | ¿? | Lipica Shah | 49 - 50 |
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Bianca's Father | Kenta Miyake | Greg Abbey | 49 |
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Erina | Minami Tsuda | Kate Peterson | 51 |
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Toby | Naomi Shindō | Marc Thompson | 53 |
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Robert | Kappei Yamaguchi | Tom Wayland | 54 |
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Chinami Nishimura (young) | |||
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Robert's Grandfather | Kenta Miyake | Bill Rogers | |
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Katharine | Megumi Han | Kerry Williams | 55 |
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Bobby | Tetsu Shiratori | Darren Dunstan | 56 |
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Clay | Tsuguo Mogami | Sean Schemmel | 57, 59, 61, 103 |
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Charles | Yoshimasa Hosoya | Dan Green | 57, 59 |
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Linda | Akeno Watanabe | Rebecca Soler | 57 |
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Dr. Ferrara | Shinya Fukumatsu | Joe Rodriguez | |
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Lewis | Shinnosuke Tachibana | Josh Ruben | 59 - 60 |
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Cedric Juniper | Kenyū Horiuchi | Stuart Zagnit | 64, 117, 120 - 122 |
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Mick | Akiko Kimura | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld | 65 |
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Sean | Yū Kobayashi | Eli James | |
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Glenn | Tōru Nara | Gary Mack | |
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Miles | Tomomichi Nishimura | Tyler Bunch | 66, 67, 68 |
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Skyla | Kana Ueda | Sarah Natochenny | 66, 67, 103 |
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Ricky | Kei Shindō | Peter Linz | 69 |
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Montgomery | Miyu Irino | Nicholas DiMichele | 70 - 73 |
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Edmund | Kiyotaka Furushima | Tom Wayland | 70 |
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Flora | Megumi Hayashibara | Lisa Ortiz | |
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Gail | Chika Fujimura | Crystal Wilkinson | 70-71 |
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Delbert | Unshō Ishizuka | Scott Williams | |
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Angus | Kenji Akabane | Peter Linz | 70, 72 |
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Betty | Akeno Watanabe | Emily Bauer | |
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Getty | ¿? | Benn Robbins | |
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Clubsplosion Tournament Refree |
¿? | Bill Rogers | 70 - 73 |
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Ferris | Kenji Hamada | Wayne Grayson | 75 - 76 |
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Naomi Shindō (young) | |||
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Sierra | Minako Kotobuki | Samia Mounts | |
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Shamus | Jun Fukuyama | Billy Bob Thompson | 77 |
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Kylan | ¿? | Emily Bauer | |
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Brycen | Nobuo Tobita | Benjamin Becker | 78 - 79 |
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Rizzo | Seiji Sasaki | Tom Wayland | 78 |
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Ricard Nouveau | Anri Katsu | Tyler Bunch | 80 |
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Marigold | Minami Tsuda | Emily Bauer | |
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Mr. Hatterly | Kensuke Satō | Marc Thompson | |
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Case | Takuya Satō | Eli James | 81 |
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Professor Malveaux | Masashi Hirose | Sean Schemmel | |
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Researcher | ¿? | Bill Rogers | |
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Jules | Junko Minagawa | Jason Griffith | 82 |
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Mr. Gold | Kensuke Satō | Marc Thompson | |
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Roxie | Eri Kitamura | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld | 83 - 84 |
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Billy Jo | Chinami Nishimura | Samia Mounts | |
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Nicky | Kensuke Satō | Tom Wayland | |
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Jervis | Takanori Hoshino | Sean Schemmel | 86 - 98 |
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Chris | Yuka Terasaki | Lisa Ortiz | 88 |
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Caitlin | Miyu Matsuki | Miriam Pultro | 90 |
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Kenton | ¿? | Billy Bob Thompson | |
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Shepherd | Kenta Miyake | Marc Thompson | |
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Simeon | ¿? | ¿? | |
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Marris | ¿? | Hilary Thomas | |
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Cassie | ¿? | Sarah Natochenny | |
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Ramone | Kōki Uchiyama | ¿? | |
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Manning | Yukiko Kikuchi | Tom Wayland | 90 - 91 |
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Horatio | Misato Fukuen | Marc Thompson | |
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Geraldo | Kōichi Bando | Billy Bob Thompson | |
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Marlon | Yūji Ueda | Ted Lewis | 94 |
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Layla | Megumi Nakajima | Cristina Valenzuela | 95 |
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Pokémon Nursery Head | ¿? | Jason Griffith | |
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Ridley | Shūhei Sakaguchi | Tucker Allan | 96 - 97 |
| Season 16: Adventures in Unova & Beyond | ||||
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Moira | Miyuki Sawashiro | Lianne Marie Dobbs | 98 |
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Mona | Chinami Nishimura | Lisa Ortiz | |
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Cher | Eriko Hirata | Hilary Thomas | |
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Ms. Chandler | ¿? | Erica Schroeder | |
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Soren | Megumi Hayashibara | Brian Munn | 99 |
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Rocko | Rikako Aikawa | Matthew Labyorteaux | |
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Shannon | Ayana Taketatsu | Carli Mosier | 100 |
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Martha | Miyako Itō | Erica Schroeder | 101 |
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Virgil | Yūki Kaji | Tom Wayland | 102 - 108 |
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Davy | Ryōhei Kimura | Wayne Grayson | 102 - 103, 108 |
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Jeff | Jōji Nakata | Ryan Stadler | 102 |
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Radley | Rikako Aikawa | Eli James | 103 - 104 |
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Mikael | Hiromi Igarashi | Marc Thompson | |
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Ultimo | Momoko Ohara | Ryan Stadler | |
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Kendrick | Ryoya Asari | Brian Munn | |
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Russet | Kenta Miyake | James Carter Cathcart | 105 |
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Russet's Father | ¿? | ¿? | |
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Okura | ¿? | Michele Knotz | |
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Nanette | Asami Seto | Rebecca Soler | 109 |
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Cheren | Takuya Eguchi | Todd Haberkorn | 111 |
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Ellie | Yōko Hikasa | Haven Paschall | 113 |
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Travon | Bon Ishihara | Marc Thompson | |
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Halsey | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Michael Liscio, Jr. | 115 |
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Kanto Fair Host | ¿? | Lisa Ortiz | 116 |
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Damian (flashback) | Hikaru Midorikawa | Eli James | |
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Koga (flashback) | Hōchū Ōtsuka | Stuart Zagnit | |
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Misty (flashback) | Mayumi Iizuka | Michele Knotz | |
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Brock (flashback) | Yūji Ueda | Bill Rogers | |
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Rhoder | Misato Fukuen | Christopher Niosi | 117 |
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Anthea | Saki Fujita | Lianne Marie Dobbs | 117 - 118, 122 |
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Concordia | Miho Arakawa | Haven Paschall | |
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Barret | Kensuke Satō | Darren Dunstan | 118 - 121 |
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Mrs. Ripple | Ai Satō | Erica Schroeder | 125 |
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Mr. Shaw | Kenta Miyake | Jason O'Connell | |
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Teaque | Takahiro Sakurai | Mike McFarland | |
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Agent Tedesco | Kensuke Satō | Marc Thompson | |
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Ship Captain | Yuta Odagaki | Mike Pollock | 125, 141 |
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Cadbury | Naomi Shindō | Michael Liscio, Jr. | 126 |
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Carlton | Kensuke Satō | Marc Thompson | 132 |
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Gemma | Yui Ishikawa | Cassandra Lee Morris | |
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Lotus | Naomi Shindō | Eva Kaminsky | |
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Rodney | Subaru Kimura | Sean Schemmel | 134 |
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Clair | Yūko Mita | Eva Kaminsky | 136 |
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Anima | Ai Kayano | Erica Schroeder | 137 |
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Tony | Yuka Terasaki | Samia Mounts | 138 |
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Tony's Mother | Yoshino Takamori | Jessica Calvello | |
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Tony's Father | Tsuguo Mogami | Eli James | |
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Morana | Miyuki Sawashiro | Erica Schroeder | 140 |
Additional Voices
- Emily Bauer
- Benajmin Becker
- Tyler Bunch
- Hutson Cappleman
- James Carter Cathcart
- Lucien Dodge
- Darren Dunstan
- Wayne Grayson
- Dan Green
- Jason Griffith
- Khristine Hvam
- Eli James
- Michele Knotz
- Michael Liscio, Jr.
- Brian Munn
- Sarah Natochenny
- Lisa Ortiz
- Mike Pollock
- T.J. Del Reno
- Bill Rogers
- Kayzie Rogers
- Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
- Sean Schemmel
- Erica Schroeder
- Rebecca Soler
- Eileen Stevens
- Billy Bob Thompson
- Marc Thompson
- Ben Wayland
- Finn Wayland
- Henry Wayland
- Tom Wayland
- Tim Werenko
Notes
- Many FUNimation Entertainment voice actors appear in guest roles.
Transmission
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2013 | Cartoon Network | United States | 
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Video Releases
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viz Media | 2012-2014 | 
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The Complete Series | 1
NTSC |
United States |
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| 9 Volumes | ||||||
| 2021 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 9 Discs | ||||||
External Links
- Pokémon Best Wishes! (anime) at the Anime News Network
- Pokémon at the Internet Movie Database
