Red (Pocket Monsters)
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| Isamu Akai 赤井 勇 Isamu Akai | |
| File:Isamu Akai.png Isamu and his Pikachu | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Eye color | Green |
| Hair color | Black |
| Hometown | Pallet Town |
| Region | Kanto |
| Anime cameos | Lights, Camerupt, Action! |
Isamu Akai (赤井 勇) nicknamed Red is the protagonist of the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga. He is based on Red from the original Pokémon Red and Green. His surname contains the Japanese word for "red" (赤 aka).
In the manga
Isamu is a young Trainer from Pallet Town who received a Pokédex from Professor Oak and was sent on a quest to find out more about Pokémon.
Isamu encounters a violent male Clefairy on his way to Professor Oak's lab, and together they defeat a giant Nidoran♂ by accident. When Clefairy follows Isamu to the laboratory, Isamu chooses to travel with the Clefairy because he finds his antics amusing.
Unlike his rival, Isamu doesn't catch a lot of Pokémon. He has two (later three) favorites, which he keeps outside their Poké Balls. He has caught several others, including Articuno, but never uses them in battle.
He continues his journey in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire, the sequel to Pokémon Pocket Monsters that takes place in Hoenn, and in Pocket Monsters DP, the second sequel of Pokémon Pocket Monsters that takes place in Sinnoh.
His rival is Kai Midorikawa.
Pokémon
Known
This is a list of Isamu's known Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters manga:
- Main article: Isamu Akai's Clefairy
Clefairy is a Pokémon that Isamu obtained by befriending. He has been out of his Poké Ball in most of Isamu's adventures.
| Debut | Take Out The Rival Onix |
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- Main article: Isamu Akai's Pikachu
Brock caught this Pikachu way before Isamu started his journey. Pikachu was revealed to be Clefairy's cousin after Brock gave him to Isamu.
| Debut | Catch The Pokémon Robber |
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While Isamu and his friends were in a department store, Machamp, as a Machoke, along with a Caterpie, Butterfree, Kakuna and Ekans were robbing the department store. Isamu was able to stop Caterpie and its evolutions. But, the Template:Type2 Pokémon was the only one left. Clefairy created a distraction for Machoke so Isamu can catch it. Machoke evolved into Machamp and it became a tough foe for them to handle. It took several tries for Isamu to catch it and he finally caught it after Clefairy was about to give out.
Articuno is a Legendary Pokémon that was mentioned by Professor Oak while he was contacting Isamu. The villagers come by and tell Isamu about it as well. In the next chapter he catches it with a Master Ball.
Isamu caught this Tauros while he was in the Safari Zone.
 Venusaur |
 Rattata |
 Jigglypuff |
 Primeape |
 Cubone |
 Dragonite |
 Arcanine |
 Scyther |
 Slugma |
 Alakazam |
 Shiftry |
Befriended
| Debut | Receive The Moon Stone!! |
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This Mew is actually a human woman and the assistant to the scientist Masaki. She was accidentally transformed into a Mew when she and Masaki attempted to try and create the ultimate Pokémon by combining human and Pokémon DNA. After giving them their Moon Stone, Mew and Masaki were turned back to their normal selves.
Unknown
Isamu participates in a baseball match with Kai. It is unknown if those Pokémon belong to him.
These Pokémon are seen with Isamu during the curry cooking competition with Kai. It is unknown if these Pokémon belong to him, nor is it known if the Diglett, Onix, or Kingler are the same ones from the baseball game.
 Blastoise |
 Diglett |
 Rapidash |
 Onix |
 Kingler |
Released
This unnamed Bug-type Pokémon was captured by Isamu Akai in The Big Battle In The Viridian Forest!!. It was his second Pokémon, after Clefairy. It is supposedly very weak. It escaped from its Poké Ball in the same chapter.
| Debut | Unknown |
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- Main article: Isamu Akai's Tyrogue
Tyrogue is the third main Pokémon seen traveling out of his Poké Ball. It was released in the HGSS chapter.
Borrowed
| Debut | Unknown |
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Isamu was shown to have borrowed a Togepi from someone. It is unknown if it was the same Togepi from before.
In the anime
Isamu makes a cameo appearance in the Pokémon anime in Lights, Camerupt, Action as a character in a short movie along with his Clefairy and Pikachu. His Japanese voice actor is 大谷育江 Ikue Ohtani.
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