Sam
Note: This soft redirect exists to avoid revealing a critical plot twist without warning.- If you were looking for the character from Pokémon Trading Card Game, see Tech Sam.
- If you were looking for the assistant to Brandon, see Samuel.
| Sam ユキナリ Yukinari | |
 Sam | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Hometown | Pallet Town |
| Region | Kanto |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
| Anime debut | Celebi: Voice of the Forest |
| English voice actor | Tara Jayne |
| Japanese voice actor | Keiko Toda |
Sam (Japanese: ユキナリ Yukinari) is a young Pokémon Trainer that appears in Celebi: Voice of the Forest, having been transported by Celebi from 40 years in the past to Ash's time by accident.
Soon after arriving, he befriends Ash, Misty, and Brock, and the four attempt to stop the Iron-Masked Marauder from destroying the forest using Celebi's power. After saving Celebi, he returns to his time.
At the end of the film, Ash is sad to leave his new friend.
Pokémon
| Debut | Celebi: Voice of the Forest |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Eric Stuart |
Sam used his Charmeleon in battle against the Iron-Masked Marauder's Sneasel, and won. It was contained in what looked to be a metal Poké Ball with a red screw-top on it.
Charmeleon's known moves are Flamethrower and Headbutt.
Befriended
| Debut | Celebi: Voice of the Forest |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kazuko Sugiyama |
| English | Kazuko Sugiyama |
- Main article: Celebi (movie 4)
Sam met this Celebi during his time. However, it bumped into him while on the pursuit of a Pokémon Hunter which accidentally transports him to the present time of Ash and company. This time, the Iron-Masked Marauder was after Celebi. After Ash and Sam defeated the Marauder by snapping Celebi out of its dark self and got revived by the other Celebi from the past, this Celebi that met Sam took him back to his own time.
Voice actors
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