Chase (game)
| Chase カケル Kakeru | |
 Art from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | Black |
| Hometown | Pallet Town |
| Region | Kanto |
| Relatives | Unnamed mother and father |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer, player character |
| Generation | VII, IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Chase (Masters) |
| Games | Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Jade Dennis (Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Akeno Watanabe (Masters EX) |
Chase (Japanese: カケル Kakeru) is the male player character in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. His female counterpart is Elaine, and is analogous to Red as he appears in Generation I and their remakes, FireRed and LeafGreen, along with Leaf as she appears in the latter two games.
In the core series games
Chase is a young boy from Pallet Town. His adventure begins one day when Professor Oak calls him and his friend Trace to his lab for a first partner Pokémon. Chase picks a PikachuP or an EeveeE, while Trace picks the opposite Pokémon. Oak also gives them each a Pokédex with which to record data on all known Pokémon in the Kanto region to fulfill Oak's dream of creating a full guide on all of the Pokémon in Kanto.
From here, Chase and Trace journey across Kanto, collecting Pokémon to build up their teams, and defeating each of the Gym Leaders in turn. During their journey, they also have multiple encounters with Blue, another Trainer from Pallet Town who went on his own journey years earlier.
While traversing through Mt. Moon, Chase has his first encounter with the criminal organization called Team Rocket, which uses Pokémon for their own gain and profit. In addition to the organization's leader, Giovanni, Chase also has multiple run-ins with the Team Rocket Admin Archer and the Team Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth. Occasionally receiving assistance from Trace, Chase thwarts all of Team Rocket's schemes, most notably their takeover of the Silph Co. in Saffron City. Finally, when Chase challenges the Viridian Gym for his final Badge, he finds out that Giovanni is actually the final Gym Leader. After being defeated at his strongest, Giovanni gives Chase the Earth Badge and disbands Team Rocket in order to focus on bettering himself as a Trainer.
After going through Victory Road, Chase arrives at the Pokémon League at Indigo Plateau, where he confronts and defeats the Elite Four. Upon being defeated, Elite Four member Lance reveals that Trace managed to defeat the Elite Four before him and become the Champion first. Chase and Trace battle for one last time, with Chase defeating him and making him the new Champion.
After becoming Champion, Chase travels to Cerulean Cave to catch the mysterious Pokémon Mewtwo, encounters an equally mysterious girl called Green, learns of Archer's plan to resurrect Team Rocket someday, and challenges the 145 Master Trainers who have appeared around Kanto. Once he has defeated six Master Trainers, Chase challenges another previous Pallet Town Champion, the silent Trainer Red, to a battle at Indigo Plateau.
If Chase is not selected as the main character, he appears to assist the player when they use Support Play, known only as a Support Trainer. His appearance mirrors Elaine's current appearance.
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Chase (Masters)
Chase forms a sync pair with partner Pikachu in Pokémon Masters EX. Chase became a playable sync pair on January 31, 2024.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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Chase | #0025 | 
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Pikachu♂ Partner |
Electric
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Ground
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★★★★★☆EX | Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Chase riding his Charizard | Chase and Pikachu | Chase and Eevee |
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| Exploring with Elaine | Encountering the legendary birds | Confronting the Elite Four |
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| Concept art of Chase from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! alongside Elaine |
Sprites and models
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| Icons when choosing Chase's appearance at the beginning of the game. | |||
Counterparts
In the manga
Pocket Monsters Let's Go! Pikachu Let's Go! Eievui Adventure Start Comic
In Pocket Monsters Let's Go! Pikachu Let's Go! Eievui Adventure Start Comic, Chase is the player avatar of Hajime as he plays through Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!.
Pokémon
Pikachu is Chase's first known Pokémon. It was first used to capture a wild Pidgey and then a Mankey. Later, it went up against a Hiker's Onix, but struggled due to its Electric-type moves being ineffective. Eventually, it won with a supereffective Splishy Splash.
Pikachu's known moves are Zippy Zap*, Quick Attack*, Thunderbolt, and Splishy Splash.
Pidgey is Chase's second known Pokémon. After being encountered in the wild, Chase attempted to catch it, but failed when Hajime missed the ring surrounding it. After some advice from Satoru, Hajmie properly threw the Poké Ball at the ring, allowing Chase to catch it.
None of Pidgey's moves are known.
Mankey is Chase's third known Pokémon. Chase managed to catch it when Hajime and Satoru teamed up and threw a Poké Ball at the same time.
None of Mankey's moves are known.
Trivia
- The name Chase was previously one of the preset names for Ethan in the English version of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver; in the Japanese version, the name カケル was also one of the preset names for Ethan.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | カケル Kakeru | From 駆ける kakeru (to dash) |
| English, French, German Italian, Spanish |
Chase | From chase |
| Korean | 태주 Taeju | From 주 (走) ju (run) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 小驅 / 小驱 Xiǎo Qū | From 驅 / 驱 qū / kēui (to dash) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 小驅 Síu Kēui |
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This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |
