Fun Facts About Ash Ketchum | Pokémon.

When Pokémon started back in 1996, it was an instant hit.

People had their favorite characters, and when Pokémon Go surfaced in 2016, it brought all the memories back and made people remember some of the most popular Pokémon characters.

Here we’re going to look at 30 amazing facts about the owner of everybody’s favorite Pikachu, Ash Ketchum.

Ash Ketchum, one of the most popular and recognizable Pokémon characters, is known as Satoshi in Japan, sharing his name with the creator of Pokémon.

Satoshi Tajiri, the creator, based Ash loosely on himself, it would appear. As well as giving him the same name, he also loved the outdoors and getting involved in adventure.

The name Satoshi means ‘wisdom’ or ‘reason’ in Japanese.

He was originally going to be called Kasey, but this was changed early on, therefore he has always been known as Satoshi.

He was the main protagonist for the Pokémon comics.

His birthday is May 22, 1986, and avid Pokémon fans around the world love to remember this date. This date is taken from the fact he was 10 years, 10 months, and 10 days old when he met Pikachu.

His surname ‘Ketchum’ comes from the popular phrase ‘gotta catch ’em all!‘