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Old 12-17-2025, 04:32 PM   #4
CyberCubed
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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami View Post
I think they gave Ash a last name cause he's the main character and I guess 4Kids or whatever felt Ash Ketchum was more marketable than just Ash. I believe in Japan he was just Satoshi. No surname.
No, it was to match the lip flaps in the English dub. His name is just Satoshi in Japan with no last name.
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