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===Happy birthday Rica Matsumoto!===
===Who's that Pokémon: Ash's Charizard===
* Today is '''[[Rica Matsumoto]]''''s birthday. She was born on November 30, 1968 in Yokohama, Japan.
* {{Ash}}'s Charizard was the fifth Pokémon Ash caught during his journey through the [[Kanto]] region.
* Rica is a well-known seiyū, or voice actor. She is often cast as young male characters, and is perhaps best known for her role as [[Ash Ketchum|Satoshi]] (Ash Ketchum) in ''[[Pokémon anime|Pokémon]]''.
* It debuted in ''[[EP011|Charmander – The Stray Pokémon]]'' as a {{p|Charmander}} that had been unknowingly abandoned by its trainer, [[Damian]], who considered it too weak and a waste of time. After saving Charmander's life, and helping it realize Damian's true intentions, Ash welcomed Charmander as the newest member of his team.
* Other voices Rica has performed for ''Pokémon'' include [[Giovanni's Persian]] and {{p|Chansey}}.
* It evolved into {{p|Charmeleon}} in ''[[EP043|The March of the Exeggutor Squad]]'' after wiping out a stampede of {{p|Exeggutor}}, and later evolves into Charizard in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' when it wanted to challenge an {{p|Aerodactyl}}, giving it the ability to fly.  
* Rica is also an accomplished vocalist. She has released five solo albums and has also recorded for the group {{wp|JAM Project}}. She can also be heard in several ''Pokémon'' openings, including the first opening "[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]" and the recent "{{so|Best Wishes!}}".
* Since evolving into Charmeleon, Charizard hadn't obeyed Ash until ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'' after being [[Freeze (status ailment)|frozen]] by {{m|Ice Beam}}, and Ash spent the entire day and night keeping Charizard heated. Since then, it had become one of his most used Pokémon at the time.
* Rica has also acted in Japanese dubs of American films, including ''{{wp|The Little Mermaid}}'' (as Flounder) and ''{{wp|The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving|The Land Before Time}}'' (as Cera).
* In ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambitions]]'', Ash decides to leave Charizard in the [[Charicific Valley]] where it can get stronger under the care of {{jo|Liza}} and her Charizard, [[Charla]]. Charizard later forms a [[ValleyShipping|romantic interest]] in Charla.
* Enjoy your birthday, Rica, and thank you for bringing us the voice of Satoshi!
* Ash's Charizard also appears in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga.




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