Is trainer red canon?

Red is the canon name of the protagonist of the Generation I games and is a Pokémon Trainer from Pallet Town, Kanto. He is the first character to be playable in the Pokémon series and his initial appearance is set in the Generation I main games.

Is Red Canon in Pokémon anime?

It's been 25 years, but Pokémon finally found a way for Ash Ketchum and Red to officially meet up and face off.

Who is Red the trainer in Pokémon lore?

Red is the most powerful trainer in the core game series (his Pikachu being at level 88). Likewise, it's been said that he is a prodigy, being able to defeat all of the Kanto Gym Leaders and the Indigo Plateau, all without aging in the slightest. He has caught all 150 of the Kanto Pokémon (with the exception of Mew).

Who is Red's Canon starter?

Gen 1 and 2 canon Red is Yellow version Red. Gen 3 Remake Canon Red probably has Bulbasaur as a starter because that is the first Pokemon he is associated with in Pokemon Generations, which is touted by Gamefreak to be "untold stories from the Games".

Is trainer Red supposed to be Ash?

Ash Ketchum (AKA サトシ Satoshi in Japan) is an incarnation of Red. Prior to Gen II, Red was virtually a nameless avatar for the player to become a Pokémon Trainer. There was nothing distinguishing the two other than the fact that Ash has a slightly different variation of clothes (such as blue jacket and different hat).

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Is Red actually Ash?

Ash is loosely based on Red, the player character from the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow as well as their remakes Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Is Ash Red's Brother?

Red Ketchum is Ash's uncle. He is the current champion of the Kanto region.

How old is Red canonically?

Red is introduced as a curious 11-year-old boy from Pallet Town. According to the instruction manuals of Red, Green, and Blue, Red gained an interest in Pokémon after his best friend, Blue, stopped playing with him and became a bully, although in the games Professor Oak says the two have been rivals since infancy.

Is Red non-canon?

Despite being non-canon to the main series, Film: Red still has a place in its own One Piece timeline where the main events of the main series still occurred.

What is trainer Red's real name?

Red (Japanese: レッド Red) is the protagonist of Pokémon Pocket Monsters. He is based on Red from the original Pokémon Red and Green. His full name is Isamu Akai (Japanese: 赤井 勇 Isamu Akai), which contains the Japanese word for "red" (赤 aka).

Who is Red's rival?

Blue has a counterpart in the manga who shares his name. Like his game counterpart, Blue in the manga also has a grandfather named Professor Oak who is the Pokémon Professor and an older sister named Daisy. He is the rival of Red, and the current Gym Leader of Viridian City.

Is Red Ash's dad?

Ash doesn't have a father. He was conceived by the midi-chlorians. Trying to shoehorn Red into the main anime canon would be incredibly awkward, given the innumerable differences from the games. Making him Ash's father would be even worse.

Why does Red have all 3 starters?

It means that Red having all four starters on Mt. Silver is less evidence for Yellow's canonicity, and more a representation of all four games and their cover Pokemon. In that sense, Red represents everyone who played the original games, rather than just one version of his character.

Who is Ash son?

Sato Ketchum is Ash's son. He is seen in the pokemon anime series Pokemon Heart and Soul when Celebi sends Ash, Hari and Brock into the future. His name is based on Ash's japanese name Satoshi and his team is based mainly on Red's team in the Pokemon manga apart from having a Charizard instead of Venusaur.

Is Red ever mentioned in Pokémon?

Red doesn't appear in Pokémon the Series—the role of the eager young Trainer from Pallet Town is instead given to Ash Ketchum. But he's the star of the four-episode miniseries Pokémon Origins, which follows the storyline of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue.

Is Uta's death canon?

Here's the other complete mindfuck: One Piece Film: Red does not depict canon events. But Uta's existence is canon. A canon character dying in a non-canonical story is completely unprecedented in One Piece's history.

Is Uta canon now?

Most recently, One Piece: Red gave fans more to chew on, and many were left wondering whether its heroine fit into the canon. And according to the series creator, the answer is yes.

Is Uta still alive?

One Piece Film: Red's final scenes see the Red-Hair Pirates sailing away, surrounded by a coffin with a flag draped over it. This is indeed Uta's coffin, with the beloved singer tragically dying as a result of rejecting the medicine Shanks offered her.

Is Red canonically mute?

Other than his longevity, Red is most well known for being a man of few words. In fact, he is a man of no words. Red says nothing in Red and Blue and has failed to speak in follow up appearances in various titles such as Gold and Silver or Sun and Moon.

Why can't Red speak?

Red definetly was on the mountain alone for enough time to lose the ability to talk, as when he came down to go to Unova, he was up there for 12-14 years alone with his Pokemon, only training them in the pure cold. So Red probably couldn't talk anymore after that.

Why is Red so strong?

Thanks to its long wavelength, red is one of the most visible colors in the color spectrum (second only to yellow). Its ability to instantly grab people's attention is the reason why it's often used to warn people of impending danger. Think: stop signs, sirens, fire engines, and red traffic lights.

Is Red's Pikachu a girl?

Pikachu has no identified gender in Pokémon Yellow, like all other Pokémon in Generation I games except for Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂.

Who is strong Red or Ash?

A battle between the two would certainly be close, but there's no reason to think Red couldn't excel in the anime's system too. And while Ash has many strong Pokemon, he's released many of his strongest, and many of them are out of practice, while Red's team is regularly in combat and barely changing.

Why does Ash have Red's hat?

After returning from Johto, Ash was given a change of clothes by his mother, and he immediately changed into them, including switching his old hat for a new black-and-red one which had a green Poké Ball symbol on it.