Kōichi Sakaguchi

Kōichi Sakaguchi

Kōichi Sakaguchi (Japanese: 坂口候一 Sakaguchi Kōichi) is a Japanese voice actor for the Pokémon anime.

Biography

Sakaguchi was born on February 10, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan, and became a voice actor as an adult. He joined the Pokémon anime early on, playing various roles, usually as Pokémon. His most prominent roles are those of Jessie's Ekans and Arbok, as well as Raoul Contesta.

Pokémon roles

Humans

Major

• Raoul Contesta
• Scott
• Pryce (young)

Minor

• Norman
• Sheldon
• Casey's father
• Harrison
• Fitzwilliam
• Len
• Toku
• Tsuyoshi
• Vitzo
• Randy
• Carlos
• Johnny
• Sonny
• Marcello (young)
• Haircut brother
• Ephraim's father
• Simon's father
• Beedrill Trainer
• CTV news cameraman (M03)
• Team Rocket Grunt
• Team Magma Grunt
• Various guest characters

Pokémon

Major

• Jessie's Ekans and Arbok

Minor

• Officer Jenny's Growlithe
• James's second Weepinbell and Victreebel
• Butch's Hitmontop
• Butch's Cloyster
• Santa Claus' Stantler
• Casey's Beedrill
• Harrison's Houndoom
• Winona's Swellow
• Roxanne's Nosepass
• Tucker's Swampert
• Spenser's Claydol*
• Anthony's Hitmonchan
• Satsuki's Jolteon
• Poacher's Scyther
• Oakley's Ariados
• Tommy's Swampert
• Natasha's Grovyle
• Guy's Exploud
• Gordon's Heracross
• Jump's Electabuzz
• Tyson's Metagross
• Morrison's Gligar
• Morrison's Steelix
• Fighting Dojo's Hariyama
• Solidad's Pidgeot
• Butler's Mightyena
• Smeargle (Pichu Posse)
• Aggron (PK13)
• Gengar (PK15)
• Octillery
• Houndoom
• Stantler
• Scyther
• Wobbuffet
• Shuckle
• Charizard
• Ursaring
• Skarmory
• Loudred
• Exploud
• Walrein
• Carvanha
• Heracross
• Electabuzz
• Grovyle
• Hariyama

* No official credit was given for this character.

Other non-Pokémon roles

• Edward (MÄR)
• Andy (Silk Road Boy Yuto)
• TanTan (Kirarin Revolution)
• Cid, Kelk Ronso (Final Fantasy X)
• Cid (Final Fantasy X-2)

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.