As with both the Advanced Generation and Diamond &amp; Pearl series before it, the Best Wishes! series begins with only Ash Ketchum, headed off to the Unova region, located far away from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh, with his Pikachu. After he meets up with the new trainer and rival Trip and the region's Professor Juniper, he gains traveling companions in Iris, a girl from a town known for its Dragon Pok&eacute;mon, and Cilan, Pok&eacute;mon Connoisseur and the Grass Pok&eacute;mon specialist of the three Straition City Gym Leaders. 

Christopher Robin Sabat is an American voice actor, producer, ADR director, and line producer at Funimation. He provided voices for a number of English versions of Japanese anime series such as a number of Dragon Ball characters, including Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, and some others. In Funimation's re-dubbing of One Piece, he voices Roronoa Zoro. Other major roles include Kazuma Kuwabara in Yu Yu Hakusho, Alex Louis Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tatsumi Saiga in Speed Grapher, Kurogane in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third and All Might in My Hero Academia. In video games, he voiced Garland in Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Rundas in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Alex D in Deus Ex: Invisible War, and both Captain Smiley and Star in Comic Jumper. He is the founder and director of OkraTron 5000, an audio production company that provides support for some of Funimation's and other dubbing titles.

Husband of voice actress [Junko Sakuma](https://anilist.co/staff/111433).

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Robson Kumode Wodevotzky is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, dubbing director, audiovisual director, audio description director, creative process analyst, and PhD in Communication and Semiotics. He is married to [Camila Castellani](https://anilist.co/staff/188411/) and father of Lucas Kumode.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Steven Yeun, Darren Barnet, Nick Jonas, Matt Bennett, Calum Worthy, Mike Faist, Jake Borelli, Louis Hofmann, Roshon Fegan and Lucas Hedges (Most of the productions)
- Hiro Hamada (Big Hero 6, Big Hero 6: The Series and Baymax!)
- Glenn Rhee (The Walking Dead)
- Milo Danger Murphy (Milo Murphy's Law)
- Robbie Shapiro and Rex Powers (Victorious)
- Jonas Kahnwald (Dark)
- Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Never Have I Ever)
- Din Song (Wish Dragon)
- Syril Karn (Andor)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 and Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections)
- Azin Mujin (Grand Chase Classic and Grand Chase: Dimensional Chaser)
- Francis Barton (Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow)
- Robert "Bob" Reynolds / Sentry (Thunderbolts*)
- Shinpachi Shimura (Gintama 2: Rules are Made to be Broken)
- Butch (MultiVersus)
- Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio Live Action 2022 and Once Upon a Studio)
- Oliver Oken (2nd voice; Hannah Montana)
- Doctor Levi Schmitt (Grey's Anatomy)
- Chase Matthews (2nd voice - 3rd-4th season; Zoey 101)
- Dezmond "Dez" Wade (Austin & Ally)
- Eduardo Saverin (The Social Network)
- Alexander "Alex" Summers / Havok (X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Apocalypse)
- Art Donaldson (Rivals)
- Dude the Dog (Descendants franchise)
- Angelo (1st/3rd season; Angelo la Débrouille)
- N'Baro Atksteel X377 / Steel (Max Steel 2013)
- Scott McCall (2nd dub; Teen Wolf)
- Handy (The Adventures of Chuck and Friends)
- Sander Loya (Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam)
- Darington (Blaze and the Monster Machines)
- Ryan Shaver (13 Reasons Why)
- Callan Lothar (Warcraft: The Beginning)
- King Henry V / Hal (The King)
- Kevin Katchadourian (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
- Simon Kelleher (One of Us is Lying)
- Marcus Baker (Ginny & Georgia)
- Pinky Malinky (Pinky Malinky)
- Invisi Billy (Monster High)
- Counselor Jerry (Soul)
- Zuzo (Elena of Avalor)
- Resus Negative (Scream Street)
- Edward Cullen (2nd dub; The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2)
!~

Cliff