Ash Ketchum is a 10 year old boy who set out to become the greatest Pokémon Trainer of all time! On his tenth birthday Ash wanted to begin his journey by choosing one of three Pokémon available to beginners, Squirtle. However, on the morning of this event he slept in by accident and in a hurry, ran to Professor Oak's lab to recieve his Pokémon. When Ash got there he found his three rivals in Pallet City had already taken all three Pokémon! Seeing Ash was worthy of a Pokémon, Professor Oak gave him one called Pikachu. At first Pikachu did not like Ash until the Pokémon was attacked by a horde of Spearows and he saved him. From then on Ash and Pikachu became the best of friends. Their adventures led Ash to meet Misty, a girl who he had stolen a bike from to save himself and Pikachu from the Spearow attack. Ash soon caught other Pokémon such as Caterpie, Pidgeotto, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and the one he originally wanted, Squirtle. None of them topped the friendship he and Pikachu had though. During his travels Ash also met Brock, a gym trainer who he had defeated at the Pewter City Gym. Brock joined the group and the trio set forth into many adventures.

Misty first met Ash when he stole her bike as she was fishing for water Pokémon. She soon caught up with him at the nearest Pokémon Center in Viridian City. Misty came to see the power in Ash's love for Pokémon and joined up beside him, wanting to be the greatest Pokémon Trainer ever! She also wanted him to pay her back for the bike he had stolen and crashed. After Misty and Ash met up with Brock, their journey led them to Cerulean City, the birthplace of Misty. The two boys soon learned that she was the little sister of the three gym trainers there. Misty battled Ash to show her sisters what she had learned after running away from Cerulean City. During the battle Misty showed her skill of being a Pokémon trainer for the first time. From then on she and Ash became better friends but stayed the comedic element in the show when they bickered with eachother constantly on their journey to find more Pokémon!

Brock was the Gym trainer in Pewter City when Ash and Misty first met him. This older member of the trio was deserted by his father early in life and was given the responsibility of raising his many little brothers and sisters. After Brock saw Ash had truly earned a badge, he followed him and Misty on their adventure. Brock left only because his father who had finally returned agreed to take care of his siblings. During battles with Team Rocket, Brock showed his true ability to fight and capture Pokémon. This was not his true calling though, since Brock only wished to be a Pokémon breeder, not trainer. His expertise on Pokémon also helped Ash many times throughout his journey of capturing, training, and fighting different Pokémon.

James- James is More of a Team Rocket tag-along rather than a team player. When Jesse and Meowth get an idea, usually he goes with it, but there has been a few occasions where he didnt want to take part in their plans. Kind of a clumsy boy, he's there mostly for comic relief in tense situations.

Jessie- Jesse is pretty much a leader, and not a follower. She's the one who is always ready and defensive with others. Though she may come up with ideas, they dont always work, and whats more, I think she and James work together a li'l too closely. She usually ends up whacking James or Meowth across the face to set them straight for awhile until their mission is done.

Meowth- Meowth is also there along with James as kind of a comedy type character. He's very tough, or at least tries to act that way but when things go wrong, he's the first to retreat. Though he tries to stand tough, he's a big softie on th inside. For example, he fell head-over-heels for Casandra in "The problem with Paras"