Ash Ketchum

For the alternate version See *Ash Ketchum (I Choose You!)*

**Ash Ketchum** is the main protagonist of the *Pokémon* anime series. Pikachu is the only Pokémon he travels with to every region he goes to in his journey. Ash's ultimate goal is to become a Pokémon Master, the greatest Pokémon Trainer ever.

## Appearance

### *Pokémon the Series: The Beginning & Gold and Silver*

In the original series, Ash wears a blue jacket with gold trim and white-collar and sleeves, worn open over a dark teal T-shirt. His lower outfit consists of jeans with light blue cuffs, black and white sneakers with red dots on both sides, and a brown belt, which he used to hang his Poké Balls. He also wears green finger-less gloves with light green borders and an Expo hat that was red and white with a green, stylized "L" on the front. His outfit is similar to Red's outfit from the Generation I games.

### *Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire*

In the *Advanced Generation* series, Ash wears a black-and-red cap that has a green Poké Ball symbol/logo on it, a blue sleeveless hoodie instead of a jacket, black gloves instead of green, and new jeans and sneakers. Ash was seen wearing a T-shirt similar to the original series, but with an orange horizontal stripe. However, he keeps the hoodie closed, possibly because he no longer keeps Badges pinned to the inside.

### *Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl*

In the *Diamond and Pearl* series, Ash wears a black jacket instead of a hoodie, and with colors closer to the original. He also has a white undershirt instead of black for a change, as well as a black-and-red cap that has a blue Poké Ball symbol/logo on it, new jeans, and new sneakers. The gloves are the same as those from his second outfit. His outfit is similar to Lucas's outfit from *Pokémon Diamond and Pearl*.

### *Pokémon the Series: Black and White*

In the *Best Wishes* series, Ash's sneakers are high tops, rather than the normal sneakers he wore during the other series. Instead of blue jeans, Ash starts to wear black baggy jeans and wears a hooded jacket just like in the *Advanced Generation* series, colored mostly blue and white along with a yellow zipper. He wears black finger-less gloves with a red border and a red and off-white hat with a blue Poké Ball design for a logo and no line running down the middle. His outfit is similar to Hilbert's outfit from *Pokémon Black and White*.

### *Pokémon the Series: XY* and *XYZ*

In the *XY* series, Ash wears a blue collared shirt with short sleeves with a black undershirt, darker blue jeans and red high top sneakers. Ash also wears a red hat with a white brim and a white semicircle across the front. His outfit is similar to Calem's outfit from *Pokémon X and Y*.

### *Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon*

In the *Sun & Moon* series, he wears a white and blue striped short-sleeved loose-collared shirt, brown capris with red outlines, baggy pockets, red folded sleeves at the edges and blue, light blue, and white sneakers. His hat is red and black and the Poké Ball design is white, and he wears a silver Z-Ring on his right wrist with an Electrium Z on it that was given by Tapu Koko. Unlike the previous seasons, he doesn't wear any gloves with no fingers. His outfit is similar to Sun's outfit from *Pokémon Sun and Moon*.

### *Pokémon Journeys: The Series*

In *Pokemon Journeys*, his red cap has a white brim and a black C-shaped Pokeball symbol with a green dot in the center. He wears a blue sleeveless jacket with gold trim, a high collar, and square-shaped pockets over a white t-shirt with a red horizontal stripe. He also wears dark blue shorts with a black vertical stripe on each side, and black and blue sneakers with white soles and X-shaped laces. Like in the *Sun and Moon series*, Ash doesn't wear gloves with this outfit.

## Relationships

*Main article: Ash Ketchum/Relationships*

## Pokémon League Status

* Indigo Plateau Conference (Kanto League) Top 16 (Lost to Ritchie)
* Silver Conference (Johto League) Top 8 (Lost to Harrison)
* Ever Grande Conference (Hoenn League) Top 8 (Lost to Tyson)
* Lily of The Valley Conference (Sinnoh League) Top 4 (Lost to Tobias)
* Vertress Conference (Unova League) Top 8 (Lost to Cameron)
* Lumiose Conference (Kalos League) Runner-up (Lost to Alain)
* Manalo Conference (Alola League) Champion (Defeated Gladion)

## World Coronation Series Ranking Status

### Normal Class

* 3,763 (Destination: Coronation!)
* 1,512 (Dreams Are Made of These!)
* 1,022 (A Festival Reunion!)
* 1,021 (Making Battles in the Sand!)

### Great Class

* 921 (A Festival Reunion!)
* 901 (Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!)
* 890 (Trade, Borrow, and Steal!)
* 930 (Solitary and Menacing!)
* 975 (Making Battles in the Sand!)
* Unknown Rank (Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!)
* 415 (Trials of a Budding Master!)
* 381 (Trials of a Budding Master!)
* 273 (Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!)
* 184 (Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!)

### Ultra Class

* 99 (Thrash of the Titans!)
* 64 (Excitement From the Ultra-Shocking Start!)
* 36 (A Battle of Mega Versus Max!)
* 15 (PJ099)
* 9 (PJ104)