Pokémon - Trivia about Origin of the name

The name in Ash Ketchum originated from creator's name

Ash Ketchum's name in the Japanese version of the video game and the anime are Satoshi, likely after Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon.

And Gary Oak(his rival)'s name in the Japanese version is Shigeru, likely after Shigeru Miyamoto, the video game designer and producer of Nintendo.

Shigeru Miyamoto has created include..

• Mario
• Donkey Kong
• The Legend of Zelda
• Star Fox
• F-zero
• Pikmin

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