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What was your relationship to Pokemon when you were younger?
And by the time I booked it at 18, Id been watching the show.
I didnt know anybody related to it.
Did you have a favorite Pokemon before becoming Ash?11 year old Sarah … What did she love?
I remember loving Pikachu.
Ive always loved Pikachu.
Probably the greatest animated creature ever drawn.
Do you have another Pokemon that you identify with?
I love voicing Chansey, and apart from that, I love Meltan thats voiced by Samantha Cooper.
And I love Snorlax and Psyduck and Mew and Mewtwo.
I love them all.
Theyre all my children.
I saw on Tiktok that you named your cat after Pikachu.My cat is now named Pikachu.
Its not an intentional impression of Ikue Otani who plays Pikachu, but its very much likePikachu.
It would definitely be another Pokemon.
[Points to imaginary dog.
]This is my dog Rayquaza.I kind of like the sound of that.
Thats incredibly meaningful to me.
When you found out that Ash won the Pokemon League, did you know it was coming?
We havent recorded [the English version] yet.
My mind went to Theres no way this could be!
I can think of a million different ways that Ash can continue on.
But, the best way is what Pokemon ultimately did, which is to conclude Ashs storyline.
Theyre doing a beautiful job inMaster Journeysof wrapping him up.
So, I felt it.
So Ive drawn from him over the years and its really helped me.
They still call me Togepi.Oh my God, cute.
It is amazing how impactful a cartoon could be to someone.Yeah, its incredible.
I hear it so often, and I feel it myself playing him.
I cant believe it.
