Ash's friends

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Ash and his friends Brock and Misty as they appeared in the opening Born to Be a Winner

Ash Ketchum, while he started his journey alone, has had many people join his party as he traveled through the different regions. Most new region he travels in also features one of his companions leaving and another one joining him shortly afterward. Johto was the only region where Ash did not aquire a new friend that would travel with him.

Misty

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Misty

Misty joined Ash in Pokémon Emergency!, traveling with him because she wanted him to replace her bike, which was destroyed by his Pikachu. She would continuously travel with him until Gotta Catch Ya Later!, when she returned to Cerulean City nearly full-time to lead her family's gym, though she briefly traveled to Hoenn and met up with Ash's Advanced Generation group, and again to "escort" her back home.

Pokémon

Misty
Hometown: Cerulean City							First joined in: Kanto
Episodes Present
EP001-EP273, AG044-AG045, AG132-AG134, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon
Method	Pre-series			Kanto			Orange	Johto		Hoenn / Frontier		Sinnoh
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Brock

Brock

Brock first joined Ash in Showdown in Pewter City after Ash battled him in the Pewter City Gym. After his father Flint offered to take over the duties of Gym Leader, Brock followed Ash through Kanto, leaving briefly from Poké Ball Peril to A Tent Situation to work for Professor Ivy. After this episode, Brock returned to be with Ash and Misty until Gotta Catch Ya Later!, though he, unlike Misty, would return shortly, in You Can Never Taillow, sticking with Ash until the end of the series. He would again return in Two Degrees of Separation!, and is currently traversing Sinnoh with Ash as of the latest Japanese episode. Of all of Ash's friends, Brock is his closest friend and treats him like a brother.

Pokémon

Brock
Hometown: Pewter City							First joined in: Kanto
Episodes Present
EP005-EP083, EP115-273, AG004-AG192, DP002-present
Method	Pre-series	Kanto	Orange	Johto			Hoenn / Frontier				Sinnoh
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Tracey Skechit

Tracey

After Brock left, Ash's traveling group was again down to two, as it had been for the first five episodes of Kanto. However, this would not last very long, as in The Lost Lapras, Tracey essentially invited himself along for the rest of the Orange Islands saga. Traveling with Ash, he wished to attain his ultimate goal of meeting Professor Oak, which he did when Ash returned to Kanto in A Tents Situation. After this, he remained in Pallet Town to be Professor Oak's assistant.

Pokémon

Tracey
Hometown: Unknown				First joined in: Orange Archipelago
Episodes Present
EP084-EP115
Method	Pre-series		Kanto	Orange	Johto	Hoenn / Frontier	Sinnoh
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Unknown	Template:Msl	Template:Msl

May

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May

Ash may have traveled to Hoenn alone; however, shortly after his arrival, he met May, a young girl who desired to travel around the world and a fellow Trainer who was just starting her journey. Though she initially did not care for Pokémon battles, she eventually found Pokémon Contests, in which she competed in both Hoenn and Kanto. May traveled with Ash through the entire Advanced Generation saga, from Get the Show on the Road to Home is Where the Start Is. She, like Misty, reappeared briefly during the Diamond & Pearl series to compete in the Wallace Cup.

Pokémon

May
Hometown: Petalburg City							First joined in: Hoenn
Episodes Present
AG001-AG192, DP076-DP079
Method	Pre-series	Kanto	Orange	Johto	Hoenn / Frontier					Post-Frontier			Sinnoh
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Max

Max

Max is May's younger brother. He did not have any Pokémon of his own because he was too young, but he often befriended certain Pokémon. He traveled with the group from There's no Place Like Hoenn until Home is Where the Start Is, when he went home to Petalburg City. However, he made a promise to Ash that as soon as he got some, he would battle Ash.

Max
Hometown: Petalburg City
First joined in: Hoenn
Episodes Present
AG003-AG192

Dawn

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Dawn

Like his journey into Hoenn, Ash ventured to Sinnoh alone, where, in When Pokémon Worlds Collide!, he would meet Dawn. From that point, after saving Ash's Pikachu and having her bike fried in a similar way to May's and Misty's, Dawn would travel with Ash and Brock through Sinnoh, which she is currently doing as of the most recent Japanese episode.

Pokémon

Dawn
Hometown: Twinleaf Town					First joined in: Sinnoh
Episodes Present
DP001-present
Method	Pre-series	Kanto	Orange	Johto	Hoenn / Frontier	Sinnoh
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Trade						Template:Msl
Traded						Template:Msl

See also

• Twerps