Rodger Parsons

Rodger Parsons is a voice actor for the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime. From seasons one through six, he was credited under the pseudonym of Ken Gates.

Pokémon

Rodger Parsons was one of the original voice actors on Pokémon, and he was the original narrator of the series. He left halfway through Pokémon Advanced, but returned when The Pokémon Company International (known as Pokémon USA at the time) took over the English dubbing of the anime series.

Roles on Pokémon

Anime

• Narrator (EP001-AG020, AG146-present)
• Flint (AG177)
• Pop-Pop
• Mr. Saridakis
• King of Pokélantis (AG178)
• Enta
• Jamero
• Whiscash (SS019)
• Officer Jenny's police squad
• Some of Pokémon Hunter J's henchmen

Games

• Announcer (Pokémon Battle Revolution)

Famous non-Pokémon roles

• Odin/Brahms (Valkyrie Profile)
• Intsrstills announcer (WordGirl; uncredited)

This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on voice actors in Pokémon animation and Pokémon games.