December 16-Denno Senshi Porygon,an episode of Pokémon,is aired on TV Tokyo in Japan.20 minutes in the episode, Ash Ketchum's Pikachu uses its Thunderbolt attack on vaccine missiles,causing red and blue strobe lights flashing rapidly.This gives 685 viewers (310 boys and 375 girls) seizures and causes Indigo League (The series of Pokémon) to go into hiatus until April 1998.
His name is derived from the Japanese name (as the letters 'ash' are included in 'Satoshi') and his English motto, "Gotta Catch 'Em All". Ash's dream is to become a Pokémon Master. He is loosely based on Red, the protagonist from the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow, as well as the Generation III games Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen versions.
Many other Ninetales have made minor appearances such as one being used by Blaine to battle Ash in their Gym battle.
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IGN's Pokémon Chick wrote that Arbok was a favorite among players looking for a "pure Poison" type and/or players who like Arbok for being an enemy toward Pikachu and Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon anime.
In the anime, Ash Ketchum's rival Gary Oak owns an Umbreon, which evolved sometime prior to the episode Power Play where it was shown to be battling an Alakazam, and had proved itself to be a strong battler.
His best known works for dubbing in anime are the characters: Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shaoran (Cardcaptor Sakura), Ash Ketchum (Pokémon), Krillin (Dragon Ball), Kiba Inuzuka (Naruto), Arnold in Hey Arnold!, Takuya Kanbara (Digimon Frontier) and Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach).
Issue nine was released with four different covers, each depicting a different character from the television series Pokémon: Charizard, Ash Ketchum & Pikachu, Squirtle or Team Rocket.