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Numerous actors and voice artists have contributed to the Pokémon series. This article consist of a detailed list of voice actors who have voice characters within the Pokémon series, including spin-off games, the anime and movies.
List of Japanese voice actors[]
Ikue Otani[]
Ikue Otani is a Japanese voice actress perhaps best known for providing the voice of Pikachu in the Pokémon anime and the Super Smash Bros. series video games. Otani is one of Nintendo's most prominent voice actors and providing various Nintendo characters in various franchises.
Aoi Yuki[]
Aoi Yuki is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. Yuki provided the voice of Iris in Pokémon the Series: Black and White and Eevee in Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! onwards. Yuki is one of Nintendo's most prominent voice actors and providing various Nintendo characters in various franchises.
Rica Matsumoto[]
Rica Matsumoto is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer who was born in Yokohama, Japan. She voiced Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon the Series. She also performed various theme songs of the series, most notably Aim to Be a Pokémon Master.
Mayumi Iizuka[]
Mayumi Iizuka is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and disc jockey who was born in Tokyo who voiced Misty in Pokémon the Series.
Yuji Ueda[]
Yuji Ueda is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer best known for providing the voice of Brock and Greninja in the Pokémon series and the latter in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Megumi Hayashibara[]
Megumi Hayashibara is a Japanese voice actress, singer, lyricist, and radio personality who is most notable for Jessie and various Pokémons from Pokémon the Series.
Shin-ichiro Miki[]
Shin-ichiro Miki is a Japanese voice actor who is most notable as James in Pokémon the Series. As well as voicing James, Miki is one of the Japanese voice actors in the anime also appears in the Japanese and English language versions of the series, where he voiced many of the titular creatures such as Misty's Staryu, Brock's Crobat and most notably Charizard and its pre-evolved forms (also reprised in the Super Smash Bros. series). Miki was seen in various anime such as Dragon Ball, Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and more.
Inuko Inuyama[]
Inuko Inuyama a Japanese voice actress for the Pokémon anime. Her most famous role is that of Team Rocket's Meowth. She also voiced Ivysaur in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, succeeding the late voice actress Tomoko Kawakami.
Unsho Ishizuka[]
Unsho Ishizuka (May 16, 1951 – August 13, 2018) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Katsuyama, Fukui. He was known for providing the voice of both the narrator, various Pokémon species and Professor Oak in Pokémon the Series and their movies. On August 17, 2018, it was reported that Ishizuka had died on August 13 due to esophageal cancer. Incineroar, Metagross and Heihachi Mishima in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is being one of his last voice acting roles. After his death, Kenyu Horiuchi took over the role of Professor Oak.
Kenyu Horiuchi[]
Kenyu Horiuchi is a Japanese voice actor. Horiuchi is notable for Raiden in Metal Gear series and also provided characters in Pokémon the Series after Unsho Ishizuka's death in 2018.
Tomokazu Seki[]
Tomokazu Seki is the Japanese voice actor for Tracey Sketchit. Seki would later provide the voice of Toad in the Japanese dub of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Daisuke Namikawa[]
Daisuke Namikawa is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer who works for anime and games who perhaps best known for the voice of Lucario in the Pokémon and Super Smash Bros. series. Namikawa was seen in various anime such as Hunter x Hunter, One Piece, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Haikyuu!!.
Kenta Miyake[]
Kenta Miyake is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. His most notable credit in Nintendo is Giovanni, Cyrus and various Pokémon in Pokémon the Series. Miyake is also the Japanese voice actor for Vector the Crocodile in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since 2003. Miyake would provide the voice of Bowser in the Japanese dub of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Rikako Aikawa[]
Rikako Aikawa is a Japanese voice actress who provide various Pokémon species throughout the franchise. Aikawa also voiced Squirtle in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Tomoko Kawakami[]
Tomoko Kawakami was the Japanese voice actress for Ivysaur in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. She provided various characters in the series until her death in 2011.
Mika Kanai[]
Mika Kanai is a Japanese voice actress most well known for voicing Jigglypuff in the Pokémon and Super Smash Bros. franchises.
Satomi Korogi[]
Satomi Korogi is a Japanese voice actress most well known for voicing Pichu and Togepi in the Pokémon and Super Smash Bros. franchises.
Masahika Ichimura[]
Masachika Ichimura is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is best known to the anime fans as the voice of Mewtwo in Pokémon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back and Super Smash Bros. Melee. Ichimura reprised Mewtwo in Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back-Evolution, the CGI remake of the first movie.
Keiji Fujiwara[]
Keiji Fujiwara (October 5, 1964 – April 12, 2020) was a Japanese actor and voice actor who voiced Mewtwo in the Super Smash Bros. series (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, replacing Masachika Ichimura). In Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, Fujiwara voiced Team Magma Leader Maxie and Looker in Pokémon Generations. Fujiwara died on April 12, 2020.
Koichi Yamadera[]
Koichi Yamadera is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with Across Entertainment. He is known for his roles as Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop, Beerus from Dragon Ball, and Donald Duck. He appeared in every Pokémon movie to date and also voiced Mew in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Shoko Nakagawa[]
Shoko Nakagawa is a Japanese tarento (media personality), actress, voice actress, illustrator, and singer. Nakagawa's roles with Nintendo are largely from the Pokémon franchise. Nakagawa also has voiced characters in every Pokémon the Movie since 2007 (except for Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened and Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution).
Megumi Toyoguchi[]
Megumi Toyoguchi is a Japanese voice actress who voiced Dawn in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
Mamoru Miyano[]
Mamoru Miyano is the Japanese voice actor of Cilan in Pokémon the Series: Black and White. Miyano provided Mario's voice in the Japanese dub of The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Misato Fukuen[]
Misato Fukuen is the Japanese voice actress for Ash's Oshawott and Georgia in Pokémon the Series: Black and White. Fukuen provided the voice of Courtney in Pokémon Generations.
Yuki Kaji[]
Yuki Kaji is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer who voiced Clemont in Pokémon the Series: XY. Kaji was also seen in various Nintendo games such as Hyrule Warriors, Fire Emblem Fates and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Kaji is married to Ayana Taketatsu, who also had contributions to the franchise.
Mariya Ise[]
Mariya Ise is a Japanese voice actress for Bonnie in Pokémon the Series: XY. Ise was also seen in Xenoblade Chronicles X and Dragalia Lost.
Mayuki Makiguchi[]
Mayuki Makiguchi is the Japanese voice actress of Serena in Pokémon the Series: XY.
Katsuyuki Konishi[]
Katsuyuki Konishi is a Japanese voice actor who voiced various Pokémon species throughout the franchise, including the Super Smash Bros. series. Konishi also had contributions to the Fire Emblem franchise.
Reina Ueda[]
Reina Ueda is a Japanese voice actress and singer who is most notable as Mallow and Alolan Vulpix in Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon. Ueda was one of the recipients of the Best New Actress Award in the 9th Seiyu Awards in 2015. Ueda was also seen in Kirby Star Allies.
Kei Shindo[]
Kei Shindo is a Japanese voice actress for the Pokémon franchise, most notably Lillie.
Kaito Ishikawa[]
Kaito Ishikawa is a Japanese voice actor for Kiawe in Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon. Outside Pokémon, he voiced Dimitri in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Fumiko Takekuma[]
Fumiko Takekuma is the Japanese voice for Sophocles in Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon.
Chinami Nishimura[]
Chinami Nishimura is the original voice of Officer Jenny in the anime and providing various Pokémon in the series.
Daiki Yamashita[]
Daiki Yamashita is a Japanese voice actor who voiced Goh in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Yuichi Nakamura[]
Yuichi Nakamura is Japanese voice actor for N in Pokémon the Series: Black and White and Professor Cerise in Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Nakamura is friends with Tomokazu Sugita, who also had contributions to the series.
Kana Hanazawa[]
Kana Hanazawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She voiced Chloe in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Tomoe Hanba[]
Tomoe Hanba is the Japanese voice actor for the Male Pokémon Trainer in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Wakana Minami[]
Wakana Minami provided characters in the series since Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon. Minami also voiced the Female Pokémon Trainer in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Minori Suzuki[]
Minori Suzuki is the Japanese voice actress of Liko. Suzuki previously appeared in Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series as Regina.
Yuka Terasaki[]
Yuka Terasaki is the Japanese voice actress of Korrina and Roy.
Taku Yashiro[]
Taku Yashiro is the voice actor of Gordie in Pokémon Masters EX and Friede in the anime proper. Yashiro also appeared in Fire Emblem Heroes and Fire Emblem Engage as Ephraim.
Shun Horie[]
Shun Horie is the voice actor of Lucas in Pokémon Masters EX and Amethio in the anime proper. Outside Pokémon, Horie provided the voice of Linhardt von Hevring in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Yoshino Aoyama[]
Yoshino Aoyama is the voice actress of Nidothing.
List of English voice actors[]
Veronica Taylor[]
Veronica Taylor is the first English voice actor for Ash Ketchum, Delia Ketchum and May in Pokémon the Series for the first eight seasons and films.
Eric Stuart[]
Eric Stuart is the first English voice actor for Brock and James in Pokémon the Series for the first eight seasons and films. Stuart also voiced Meta Knight in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
Rachael Lillis[]
Rachael Lillis is the first English voice actor for Misty and Jessie in Pokémon the Series for the first eight seasons and films. Lillis also voiced Jigglypuff in all games of the Super Smash Bros. series.
Maddie Blaustein[]
Maddie Blaustein was the first English voice actor for Meowth in Pokémon the Series for the first eight seasons and films. Blaustein died in 2008.
Amy Birnbaum[]
Amy Birnbaum is the English voice of Max in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
Stuart Zagnit[]
Stuart Zagnit is the voice actor for Professor Oak in Pokémon the Series for the first eight seasons and films.
Andrew Rannells[]
Andrew Rannells is an American actor and voice actor who voiced Morty and Harley in in Pokémon the Series. Rannells played James in Pokémon Live!
Darren Dunstan[]
Darren Dustan played Giovanni in Pokémon Live! and provides various characters in Pokémon the Series.
James Carter Cathcart[]
James Carter Cathcart, often credited as simply Carter Cathcart, is an American voice actor, pianist, and vocalist who is most notable for the Pokémon franchise characters. He has also been credited under his pseudonyms Billy Beach and Jimmy Zoppi in early seasons and game works. He is the current voice actor of James, Meowth, Professor Oak and various Pokémon species and characters since the ninth season of the Pokémon anime. He also voiced Gary Oak since the anime's debut of the English dub in 1998.
Following the retirement of Kayzie Rogers at the start of Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon, he is the longest-tenured voice actor in the English dub. He is the only English voice actor in the series to work on the dub of every season of the anime until the 25th. In 2023, Cathcart retired from voice acting due to cancer.
Kayzie Rogers[]
Kayzie Rogers is an American voice actress who voiced various characters in the Pokémon series. She remained one of the longest running voice actors for the English dub next to Carter Cathcart (second longest after retirement). She is also the only English voice actor or actress to voice a role in every Pokémon movie prior to the twentieth movie.
In 2017, Rogers opted to retire from the anime, with her main role of Wobbuffet being handed over to Erica Schroeder. The last time she voiced a character in the anime was during Alola to New Adventure!, where she played Mimey, but a clip of her voice was used for Mimey in the Who's That Pokémon? segment of Alolan Open House!.
Sean Schemmel[]
Sean Schemmel is the English voice for Lucario in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Dan Green[]
Dan Green provided various characters in Pokémon the Series, most notably Mewtwo in Mewtwo Returns and Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution and voiced Knuckles the Echidna from 2003 to 2010.
Tara Sands[]
Tara Sands is an American voice actress and former co-host of Cartoon Network block Fridays. She is best known for her work dubbing anime for 4Kids Entertainment such as Bulbasaur for the first eight seasons and movies. Sands returned to the series in Pokémon Generations.
Megan Hollingshead[]
Megan Hollingshead is the original English voice for Nurse Joy. She returned to the series in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Ted Lewis[]
Ted Lewis (born Edmund P. Lewis) is an American voice actor and former director and adaptation writer for the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime, most notably Giovanni. From the second season onward, he is usually credited as Ed Paul. Outside the Pokémon series, Lewis is most notable as King Dedede in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
Rodger Parsons[]
Rodger Parsons is an American voice actor for the English-language dub of Pokémon the Series, serving as the anime's narrator. Parsons is credited as Ken Gates for the first five seasons. Parsons returned to the anime in the ninth season.
Jason Griffith[]
Jason Griffith is an American voice actor for Cilan in Pokémon the Series: Black and White. He was Sonic's voice actor from 2003 to 2010.
Mike Pollock[]
Mike Pollock, sometimes credited as Herb Lawrence, is an American voice actor who has done voice work for the English dub of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He has worked on many voice overs of English-dubbed anime by 4Kids Entertainment. He is most notable for being the voice of Doctor Eggman in several media since Sonic X. Outside the Sonic series, he had roles from the Pokémon series, narrating the series in seasons 6-8. After Parsons returned as the series' narrator, Pollock continued to work for the anime.
Erica Schroeder[]
Erica Schroeder provides various characters in Pokémon the Series. She voiced Blaze the Cat from 2005 to 2010. Schroeder took over Kayzie Rogers' roles after her retirement.
Sarah Natochenny[]
Sarah Natochenny is the current voice actor for Ash Ketchum in Pokémon the Series since the ninth season and film.
Bill Rogers[]
Bill Rogers is the current voice actor for Brock in Pokémon the Series since the ninth season and film. Rogers was also seen in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Michele Knotz[]
Michele Knotz is the current voice actor for Misty and Jessie in Pokémon the Series since the ninth season and film. Knotz also voiced Squirtle in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Eileen Stevens[]
Eileen Stevens is the English voice actor for Iris and Fennekin.
Suzy Myers[]
Suzy Myers provided the English voice for Chespin.
Michael Liscio Jr.[]
Michael Liscio Jr. is the English voice for Clemont in Pokémon the Series: XY.
Haven Paschall[]
Haven Paschall is the English voice for Serena in Pokémon the Series: XY.
Billy Bob Thompson[]
Billy Bob Thompson is the voice actor for Greninja in the anime, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He also voiced the Male Pokémon Trainer in Ultimate.
Cristina Vee[]
Cristina Valenzuela, commonly known as Cristina Vee, is an American voice actress. Most of Vee's roles in Nintendo are from the Pokémon series, most recently Ash's Riolu in Pokémon Journeys: The Series and Green in Pokémon Evolutions.
Justin Anselmi[]
Justin Anselmi is the voice actor for Ivysaur in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
H.D. Quinn[]
H.D. Quinn provides the voices of Lysandre, Cobalion and Incineroar in the series.
Kate Bristol[]
Kate Bristol is the English voice actress for Valerie in the anime, the Female Pokémon Trainer in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pikachu in Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!.
Laurie Hymes[]
Laurie Hymes is Lillie's English voice actress in Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon.
Other notable voice actors[]
Japanese[]
- Mitsuki Saiga
- Shizuka Ito
- Kohsuke Toriumi
- Nana Mizuki
- Nobuyuki Hiyama
- Ayane Sakura
- Junko Takeuchi
- Yui Ishikawa
- Akeno Watanabe
- Marina Inoue
- Takuya Eguchi
- Sumire Morohoshi
- Ayana Taketatsu
- Kikuko Inoue
- Aya Endo
- Aya Hisakawa
- Tomokazu Sugita
- Jun Fukuyama
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Takehito Koyasu
- Hiroshi Kamiya
- Daisuke Ono
- Daisuke Sakaguchi
- Minami Takayama
- Kenji Nojima
- Yoko Hikasa
- Rie Tanaka
- Rie Takahashi
- Atsuko Tanaka
- Etsuko Kozakura
- Hiro Shimono
- Rie Kugimiya
- Maaya Uchida
- Yuma Uchida
- Yoshimasa Hosoya
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki
- Yu Kobayashi
- Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Aimi Terakawa
- Eri Kitamura
- Haruka Tomatsu
- Sayaka Senbongi
- Hitomi Nabatame
- Ryota Osaka
- Miyu Irino
- Tsuguo Mogami
- Satsuki Yukino
- Inori Minase
- Manami Numakura
- Koki Uchiyama
- Kenichi Ogata
- Miyuki Sawashiro
- Rikiya Koyama
- Anri Katsu
- Masaki Terasoma
- Romi Park
- Hirofumi Nojima
- Kotono Mitsuishi
- Toru Furuya
- Becky
- Risa Shimizu
English[]
- Ray Chase
- Cherami Leigh
- Erica Mendez
- Laura Stahl
- Laura Post
- Cassandra Lee Morris
- Billy Kametz
- Faye Mata
- Bryce Papenbrook
- Allegra Clark
- Todd Haberkorn
- Brianna Knickerbocker
- Craig Blair
- Brittany Cox
- Michael Sinterniklaas
- Patrick Seitz
- Griffin Puatu
- Zach Aguilar
- Carrie Keranen
- Griffin Burns
- Kaiji Tang
- Erica Lindbeck
- Kyle Hebert
- Mela Lee
- Tom Wayland
- Khoi Dao
- Brandon Winckler
- Erik Scott Kimerer
- Alejandro Saab
- Aleks Le
- Chris Hackney
- Daman Mills
- Lizzie Freeman
- Kerry Williams
- Christine Marie Cabanos
- Lisa Ortiz
- Lucien Dodge
- Jackie Lastra
- Kira Buckland
- Johnny Yong Bosch
- Xanthe Huynh
- Marc Thompson
- Xander Mobus
- Keith Silverstein
- Lauren Landa
- Sean Chiplock
- Erika Harlacher
- Kayli Mills
- Jennifer Losi
- Amanda Lee
- Reba Buhr
- Tom Bauer
- Zeno Robinson
- Jamieson Price
- Edward Bosco
- Michelle Ruff
- Ryan Reynolds
- Dawn M. Bennett
- Grant George
- Kirk Thornton
- Chris Niosi
- Karen Strassman
- Armen Taylor
- Michael Haigney
- Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
- J. Michael Tatum