Line #23 Characters/PocketMonstersTheAnimation


1	The characters page for the two ''Literature/PocketMonstersTheAnimation'' novels. Most tropes are shared with the main ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', seen [[Characters/PokemonTheSeries here]].
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3	!!Ash Ketchum (Satoshi)
4	* BeetleManiac: Ash acts fanboyish towards Pinsir, a trait not found in the anime version.
5	* KidHero: Downplayed. He's ten-going-on-eleven when he starts his Pokémon journey. However, in his society, he's considered an adult.
6	* MommasBoy: Misty actually mocks him for this.
7	* ParentalAbandonment: His father left when Ash was a baby to become a Pokemon trainer.
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9	!!Delia Ketchum (Hanako)
10	* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: She isn't even 30 and has a nearly 11 year old son.
11	* AscendedExtra: She's a minor character in the Kanto arc and is predominantly just "Ash's mother", but here's she's given a backstory.
12	* DisappearedDad: Her father went on a Pokémon journey and never returned.
13	* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Delia is mentioned to usually wear miniskirts, while in the show she wears a longer, regular skirt.
14	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Though not completely contradictory, ''Anime/Pokemon3'' implies that Delia has a different backstory in the anime. It's mentioned that she was Professor Oak's student once, with no mentions of her restaurant from the books.
15	* MumLooksLikeASister: Delia often gets mistaken for her son's older sister.
16	* ParentsAsPeople: The books go into depth on her more than the actual anime. It's also mentioned that, though she loves her son, she was happy to have him out of the house so that she can live her youth. She also has severe issues with the abandonment by both her husband and her father.
17	* TheResenter: Perhaps "resent" is too strong of a word, but the novelization mentions that she wanted her son to go on his journey as soon as possible so she could relive her youth. She still loves him very much but she's clearly enjoying her independence as much as he's enjoying his.
18	* StepfordSmiler: Downplayed. She's hiding more troubles than she appears to be.
19	* TeenPregnancy: She became pregnant with Ash around age 18.
20	* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: At age 17, she was featured on the cover of a adult targeted magazine called ''Pokémon Pals'', becoming both a symbol of pride for the remote and ignored Pallet Town as well as being far too good for the men of Pallet Town after such recognition.
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22	!!Ash's Father
23	* DisappearedDad: He left on a Pokémon journey one day and hasn't called his family since.
24	* MarriedTooYoung: He married Delia as a teenager, not long after meeting her. He later wanted to go on a Pokémon Journey so he abandoned his wife and young son.
25	* UnnamedParent: He isn't given a name.
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27	!!Gary Oak (Shigeru Ookido)
28	* HeroicLineage: It is implied that Gary's attitude is a result of feeling pressure to live up to his family's accomplishments. He descends from descends from the greatest Trainer in the history of Pallet Town.
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30	!!Misty (Kasumi)
31	* DaddysGirl: Holds her father in high regard, despite the fact that both he and her mother abandoned Misty and her three sisters.
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33	!!Brock (Takeshi)

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