Goh
- Gou redirects here. For the Pokémon Conquest character, see List of Pokémon Conquest characters → Gō.
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This article is about a character featured in the Pokémon anime who has not yet debuted in the English language dub. As such, their information may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names. |
| Go ゴウ Go | |
| File:Go SS.png Go in the new series | |
| Age | 10 |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Black with red highlights |
| Hometown | Vermilion City |
| Region | Kanto |
| Relatives | Kurune (mother), Ikuo (father), Tome (grandmother) |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer |
| Anime debut | SS001 |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | Daiki Yamashita Kei Shindō (age 6; SS001) |
(Japanese: ゴウ Go) is a protagonist of the new series of the Pokémon anime, and one of Ash's traveling companions. His goal is to catch Mew, while his dream is to catch every Pokémon.
In the anime
History
Pre-series
As seen in SS001, when he was six, Go was invited by his childhood friend Koharu to go to Professor Oak's Pokémon Summer Camp with her. During their visit in Pallet Town, Go and Koharu encountered the Mythical Pokémon Mew. The two chased after the unknown Pokémon, but it eventually got away in the aftermath of a baby Kangaskhan rescue. Professor Oak later told them the Pokémon they saw was most likely the Mythical Pokémon Mew. Motivated, Go swore that he would become a Pokémon Trainer when he turned ten, and one day catch Mew.
As revealed in SS015, Go was always very alone during his childhood because his parents were often very busy at work. Because of that, he always ended up staying at home alone waiting for them. During that time, he was always distracted by his constant online researching sessions. Despite this, he was always proud of what his family did.
New series
In SS002, Go witnessed a Lugia appear in the skies above Vermilion City. He chased Lugia down and managed to latch onto its tail, where he met another Trainer named Ash. Lugia allowed the boys to ride on its back as it soared through the skies and dived down into the ocean. Having bonded over the sights and the Pokémon they saw during the ride, Go decided to accept Ash as his friend. After parting ways with Lugia, Go and Ash returned to the Sakuragi Institute, where they informed everyone about their encounter. Impressed by the information on Lugia that they brought back, Professor Sakuragi offered them a position as research fellows, which they accepted. Sakuragi later allowed Go to pick from a set of Kanto starter Pokémon for his debut as a Trainer, but Go rejected all of them, stating he wanted his first Pokémon to be Mew.
In SS003, Go and Ash received their first task as research fellows: to investigate a sudden outbreak of Ivysaur and Bulbasaur in the city. To aid their mission, Sakuragi had two Rotom enter Go and Ash's smartphones, upgrading each into a Rotom Phone. After following the Seed Pokémon to a Gym under construction, Go and Ash were attacked by Team Rocket, who planned to steal the Ivysaur and Bulbasaur. Despite the powerful Pokémon they received from the Rocket Gachat, Team Rocket was defeated by Ash's Pikachu and sent blasting off. Go and Ash then discovered that the Ivysaur had gone to the Gym to find a high place for them to absorb the sunlight needed to evolve into Venusaur. They watched as the evolution process released pollen into the air, making flowers around the city bloom.
In SS004, Go and Ash traveled to the Galar region to research the Dynamax phenomenon. While they waited for the train to the Wild Area to arrive, Go and Ash decided to eat some scones at a store in Wyndon, only to have their food stolen by a wild Scorbunny and its Nickit friends. After Ash battled and defeated Scorbunny, Go bonded with it, even choosing to lie to the store owner by saying Scorbunny belonged to him when the Nickit stole more of his food. After hearing Scorbunny's backstory from the store owner, Go gave it words of encouragement before he and Ash left. Go and Ash eventually made it to their train, completely unaware that Scorbunny had taken a liking to Go and started to follow him.
In SS005, Go and Ash made it to the Wild Area, where they encountered a large Snorlax. Mistakenly assuming its size was due to Dynamax, Go and Ash tried studying the Sleeping Pokémon, only for Scorbunny to appear and interrupt them. Scorbunny wished to join Go's team, but it was turned down as Go still wanted his first Pokémon to be Mew. Snorlax then activated Gigantamax, making its body so large that it covered a nearby train track, putting it at risk of being hit by an incoming train. By teaming up with Scorbunny, Go managed to get Snorlax to move by luring it with a Sitrus Berry. Praising its skill, Go changed his mind about Mew and instead caught Scorbunny as his first Pokémon. After returning to the Sakuragi Institute, Go introduced Scorbunny as his first-ever Pokémon to Professor Sakuragi.
In SS006, Go became inspired to fill up his Pokédex by catching lots of Pokémon as part of his quest to obtain Mew. Together with Ash, Go traveled to a nearby forest, where he caught one of each Bug-type native to Kanto. The next day, Professor Sakuragi introduced Go to the Sakuragi Park, allowing Go to store any Pokémon he caught on his journey.
In SS007, Ash told Go to come with him to the Hoenn Battle Frontier, where he entered them into the Battle Frontier Flute Cup tournament. Despite having the type advantage, Go was defeated in the first battle by Houji without managing to land a single hit on his opponent. Frustrated by his loss, Go decided that catching Pokémon was better than battling and ran off to continue filling up his Pokédex. He later returned in time to watch the final match between Ash and Houji, which ended in Ash's victory. As they returned home, Go apologized to Ash for his earlier outburst, having come to see battling in a new light through his observation of the final match.
In SS012, Go and Ash watched the Pokémon World Championships at Wyndon Stadium. They watched as Leon defeated Lance in the finals and subsequently earned the title of World Champion. Shortly afterwards, a Gigantamax Drednaw attacked the stadium. In the next episode, Go and Ash battled Drednaw, but they were unable to harm it until Pikachu was accidentally exposed to Dynamax energy, causing to Gigantamax as well. With guidance from Leon, Ash and Pikachu defeated Drednaw, reverting it back to its normal state. The next day, Go watched as Ash had an unofficial battle with Leon that ended in the latter's victory. As they returned home, Ash revealed that he planned to enter the Pokémon World Championships and hopefully battle Leon again in the finals.
In SS017, Go and Ash were training with their partners through a battle. After noticing Scorbunny trying to learn a Fire-Type move, Go told his partner not push itself and that its move were fine. However, Go and Scorbunny ended up having a disagreement with each other. Through Ash's help, Go realize Scorbunny passion for wanting to learn a new move and decided to help it. After his partner evolved into Raboot and defeated Team Rocket, Go became surprised that his partner walked by him instead of celebrating.
In SS022, Go and Ash headed back to Hoenn to observe the Silcoon evolve into Beautifly. During their time, Go sees Raboot befriending various wild Pokémon and bringing them apples during the night. After helping his partner win a dance battle, Go decided that Raboot would be happy with its new friends and attempted to release it. However, Go regretted it and tried to go back for Raboot, but it managed to get back to him. After that, Go and Raboot patch things up between them.
Character
Go is a stylish city boy who prefers to stay calm and collected, in contrast to the more instinctive and adventurous Ash. His overconfidence has left him mostly isolated, with the exception of his friends Koharu and Ash. Also, Go's isolated life has led him to jump to conclusion and not understanding the feelings of people or Pokémon. According to Koharu, Go has been known to skip school to wander around town, much to her chagrin. Despite his calm personality, he can also become hot-blooded when his opinion is challenged, and he will not hesitate to defend others when he sees them being mistreated, which helped him bond with a wild Scorbunny in SS004. Go likes to throw his Poké Balls with a curve, but his aim tends to be off. Though he seems athletic, Go lacks good climbing skills despite his efforts to get better at it. He is also highly knowledgeable about Pokémon, being fairly adept at information-gathering and analyzing, both of which were useful in gathering clues. Despite his deep knowledge of Pokémon, Go is still a rookie Trainer and lacks experience, best evidenced by his tendency to throw Poké Balls at any Pokémon he encounters, rather than weaken them through battle as is the usual practice. This usually backfires on Go in the long run. For example, in SS010, he recklessly wasted all of the Poké Balls he was given to catch a single Dewgong, which resulted in him being unable to catch the Dratini evolutionary line when he and Ash encountered them. His lack of expertise is also evidenced in his battles, where he shows a tactical, by-the-book approach of exploiting type advantages, but is unable to properly respond against more seasoned adversaries, which leads to a crushing defeat. Go tends to yell "Go!" when sending out his Pokémon or throwing Poké Balls.
Go's encounter Mew when he was six inspired him to become a Trainer, and he initially wanted Mew to be his starter Pokémon, even going as far as rejecting Professor Sakuragi's starter Pokémon in favor of the Mythical Pokémon. However, during his visit to Galar, a wild Scorbunny took a liking to Go as it followed him and Ash to the Wild Area. While Go initially politely rejected Raboot, while it was Scorbunny, he soon changed his mind after working together with Scorbunny to solve a crisis involving a Gigantamax Snorlax and decided to make the Rabbit Pokémon as his first Pokémon partner instead. Go and Raboot are also best friends as they both dislike losing their other friends, especially one another. Also, Go and Raboot, as a Scorbunny, would high five each other whenever something good happens. However, after having a disagreement and when his partner evolved, Go and Raboot hit a different approached in their relationship, which put a strain in their bond. Although they still care about each other, Go doesn't seem to understand why Raboot shunned him out for most of the time. After helping it win a dance battle with some wild Pokémon in Hoenn, Go attempted to release Raboot but changed his mind and wanted to go back for it but it managed to get on the train he and Ash were on. Go and Raboot reconciled, which led their unbreakable friendship becoming stronger than ever before.
Go shares a very close friendship with Koharu due to him knowing her since they were little. At times, Go brushes off Koharu's concerns for him but knows that she is just looking out for him. When he was little, Go only wanted Koharu as his friend and nobody else. However, after meeting and getting to know Ash, Go realized he needed to have other friends besides Koharu and accepted him as one. Go's friendship with Ash is very strong, though they sometimes get competitive and annoyed with each other and even butt heads. Ever since the events in SS003, Go seems to strongly admire Ash for his determination, passion, and compassion for Pokémon, especially the extraordinary bond he shares with his Pikachu.
Pokémon
Because one of his goals is to catch every Pokémon and complete his Pokédex, Go catches a lot of Pokémon species, including multiple of the same evolutionary family. Currently, Go is known to own 39 Pokémon, with 39 unique Pokémon species registered in his Pokédex.
During his research, Go has access to several of his Pokémon, rotating between them. The only fixed member on his team is Raboot.
On hand
| File:Go Raboot.png Scorbunny → Raboot |
Traveling with
| File:Go Rotom Phone.png Rotom Phone |
Kept at Sakuragi Park
The following is a listing of Pokémon Go is known to have caught but doesn't keep in his party permanently.
| Debut | SS006 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Rikako Aikawa (Caterpie) |
| Debut | SS006 |
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Venomoth and Venonat were encountered at Vermilion Forest. Go caught Venomoth after spotting it flying through the air. Venonat was found sleeping in a tree, but Go's attempt to catch it failed when Venonat broke out of his Poké Ball. With Scorbunny's help, Go battled Venonat and managed to catch it.
None of Venomoth's moves are known.
Venonat's only known move is Poison Powder.
| Debut | SS006 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shinichiro Miki (Parasect) |
| Debut | SS006 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Rikako Aikawa |
Butterfree was encountered at Vermilion Forest. He was found resting on a large tree, which Go climbed with Ash's help. When Go accidentally dropped his Poké Ball, Butterfree attempted to flee, but was caught when Scorbunny kicked the Poké Ball at him.
In SS015, Butterfree was among the Pokémon that Go used to help find a Cubone's bone. Once they found the Mankey that stole it, Butterfree helped attack it.
Butterfree's only known move is Stun Spore.
| Debut | SS006 |
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| Debut | SS006 |
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| Debut | SS006 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Risa Shimizu |
Beedrill was encountered at Vermilion Forest. It was part of a swarm of Beedrill that attacked Go when he caught Kakuna. When the others were trapped by Pikachu's Electroweb, Go caught the lone Beedrill that wasn't hit, assuming it was the strongest.
In SS014, Go used Beedrill to cross the Desert Resort to reach the Ruins of the Titan. It was later used in a Raid Battle against a giant Golurk, but it was knocked out by a single attack.
In SS015, Beedrill was among the Pokémon that Go used to help find a Cubone's bone.
Beedrill's only known move is Twineedle.
| Debut | SS007 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Rika Adachi |
Taillow was caught during Go's visit to the Hoenn Battle Frontier. As its species preyed on Wurmple, Go used Taillow to find wild Wurmple for him to catch.
In SS015, Taillow was among the Pokémon that Go used to help find a Cubone's bone.
None of Taillow's moves are known.
| Debut | SS007 |
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Go caught three Wurmple at the Hoenn Battle Frontier with Taillow's help. He caught multiples in hopes that he would get both a Silcoon and a Cascoon out of them. In SS011, all three evolved while defending themselves from Taillow. However, to Go's dismay, they each evolved into a Cascoon.
Two of the Cascoon's only known move is String Shot.
None of the third Cascoon's moves are known.
| Debut | SS008 |
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| Debut | SS008 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kei Shindō |
Mantyke was caught during Go's visit to Snowpoint City. He later entered Mantyke in the Pokémon Drift Ice Race, where it helped Pikachu by having him ride on its back. It also assisted in dealing with Team Rocket when they interrupted the race.
Mantyke's only known move is Agility.
| Debut | SS009 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kei Shindō |
Sentret was encountered during Go's visit to Ecruteak City. As Go and Ash searched for Ho-Oh, Sentret leapt out of a bush and was caught by Go immediately afterwards.
None of Sentret's moves are known.
| Debut | SS009 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Risa Shimizu |
Misdreavus was encountered during Go's visit to Ecruteak City. It and a Stantler attacked Go, Ash, Kurio, and Jiei at the Bell Tower, trapping them in a series of illusions. After Jiei's Hoothoot dispelled the illusions with Foresight, Go proceeded to catch Misdreavus.
None of Misdreavus's moves are known.
| Debut | SS009 |
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Stantler was encountered during Go's visit to Ecruteak City. It and a Misdreavus attacked Go, Ash, Kurio, and Jiei at the Bell Tower, trapping them in a series of illusions. After Jiei's Hoothoot dispelled the illusions with Foresight, Go proceeded to catch Stantler.
None of Stantler's moves are known.
Dewgong was caught by Go to carry him and Ash across the sea while trying to find the Dragonite Island. However, along the way, it saw another Dewgong and fell in love with it, inadvertently chasing it into a storm, where Ash and Go fell off of its back. It later reunited with them at the island, having failed to find the other Dewgong.
In SS015, Dewgong was used by Go to explore a pond in order to find a bone belonging to Cubone. After a while, it was able to retrieve the bone and return it to Cubone.
None of Dewgong's moves are known.
| Debut | SS013 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Noriaki Kanze |
| Debut | SS014 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Yasuhiro Mamiya |
Darmanitan was encountered during Go's visit to the Desert Resort. It was one of the Pokémon guarding the Ruins of the Titan, but was swiftly caught by Go just as it sprung to life and attacked. It was later used in a Raid Battle against a giant Golurk.
Darmanitan's only known move is Overheat and its Ability is Zen Mode.
| Debut | SS014 |
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Sandile was encountered at the Ruins of the Titan. It was angered when Scorbunny accidentally stepped on its tail, but was quickly defeated by a Double Kick, allowing Go to catch it.
None of Sandile's moves are known.
| Debut | SS014 |
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This giant Golurk was the guardian of the Ruins of the Titan. It was fought in a Raid Battle by Go, Ash, Keira, the group leader, and Karabari. After being defeated by a combination attack from Go's Darmanitan and Ash's Dragonite, Go caught Golurk to prevent it from falling down a hole.
None of Golurk's moves are known.
| Debut | SS015 |
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Cubone was encountered at a park in Vermilion City. After witnessing Cubone have its bone stolen by a trio of Mankey, Go agreed to help retrieve its lost item. With the help of his Pokémon and Ash, Go was able to reunite Cubone with its bone. Afterwards, Cubone decided to join Go's team and allowed itself to be caught by him.
None of Cubone's moves are known.
| Debut | SS018 |
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Go first spotted Spearow while traveling to the Vermilion Gym with Ash. He and Raboot chased after it, and once they reunited with Ash at the Gym, Go revealed that he succeeded in catching Spearow.
None of Spearow's moves are known.
| Debut | SS019 |
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Go caught Rattata while he and Ash were on their way to a movie studio in Vermilion City.
None of Rattata's moves are known.
| Debut | SS020 |
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Go caught Pidgey while he was participating in a Pokémon Orienteering competition.
None of Pidgey's moves are known.
| Debut | SS020 |
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Go caught Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ while he was participating in a Pokémon Orienteering competition.
None of the Nidoran's moves are known.
| Debut | SS020 |
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Go caught Oddish while he was participating in a Pokémon Orienteering competition.
None of Oddish's moves are known.
| Debut | SS020 |
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Go caught Poliwag while he was participating in a Pokémon Orienteering competition.
None of Poliwag's moves are known.
| Debut | SS020 |
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Go caught Grimer while he was participating in a Pokémon Orienteering competition.
None of Grimer's moves are known.
| Debut | SS020 |
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Go caught Ekans while he was participating in a Pokémon Orienteering competition.
None of Ekans' moves are known.
| Debut | SS020 |
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Go caught Farfetch'd while he was participating in a Pokémon Orienteering competition. During the first two attempts to catch it, Farfetch'd deflected the thrown Poké Balls with its leek. Then, Go faked it out during the third attempt and caught it while its guard was down.
None of Farfetch'd's moves are known.
| Debut | SS021 |
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Go encountered Exeggcute while he and Ash were searching for a Pokémon Egg. They initially thought Exeggcute was one, but when they realized their mistake, Go caught it anyway.
None of Exeggcute's moves are known.
Achievements
Go has competed in the following competitions:
- Battle Frontier Flute Cup - Top 8 (SS007)
- Pokémon Drift Ice Race - N/A (SS008)
Voice actors
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Artwork
| File:Go concept art.png | File:Pocket Monsters new series key visual.png | File:Ash Go White Day artwork.png |
| Concept art by Ken Sugimori | Key visual from the New series |
Artwork for White Day by Shūhei Yasuda |
| File:SS005 illustration.png | File:SS006 illustration.png | File:SS009 illustration.png |
| Official artwork from SS005 |
Official artwork from SS006 |
Official artwork from SS009 |
In the manga
In the Pocket Monsters manga
Go appears as a main character in Pocket Monsters, playing the same role as he does in the anime.
Pokémon
On hand
| File:Go Scorbunny SSM.png Scorbunny |
Go was revealed to have caught a large number of Pokémon in SSM02. However, none of them have been seen outside of their Poké Balls.
In the games
Pokémon Ga-Olé
Go appears as a playable character in Pokémon Ga-Olé.
Pokémon
 Scorbunny |
 Scyther |
 Golurk |
Trivia
- As of SS006, Go owns the most Pokémon out of all of Ash's friends. Consequently, he owns the second-greatest number of Pokémon out of all the main characters of the anime, with only Ash himself having more.
- Go is Ash's first traveling companion to not be based on any game character since Tracey.
- Go is also Ash's first traveling companion to catch a starter Pokémon outside of a flashback (as opposed to obtaining it from the regional Pokémon Professor) since May, who caught her Bulbasaur in Grass Hysteria!, 743 episodes earlier.
- Go is left-handed.
- Go's catching style is mainly based on the gameplay mechanics of Pokémon GO and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, all of which feature catching wild Pokémon without battling.
- Go is the first main character to catch a giant Pokémon.
- He's also the first main character known to own a Pokémon with its Hidden Ability.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ゴウ Go | From Pokémon GO and/or Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
| Korean | 고우 Gou | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Thai | โก Go | Transcription of his Japanese name |
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