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Character Statistics
 ENGLISH
NAME : Delia Ketchum
JAPANESE NAME : Hanako
AGE AT BEGINNING : About 28 (she was around 18
when Ash was born)
HAIR COLOUR : Brown
EYE COLOUR : Brown
HOME TOWN/CITY : Most likely Pallet (Masara) Town
PROFESSION : Home keeper. Possibly once did, or
still does, run a restaurant
CHIEF RIVAL : N/A
LIKES : House work, fussing over and embarrassing
her son
DISLIKES : I don't think there is anything she
hates, she's so nice
FAMILY STATUS : Son - Ash. Divorced
from Ash's father (if they were ever married)
PRIMARY GOAL : To do her best raising Ash
ENGLISH VOICE ACTOR : Veronica Taylor
JAPANESE VOICE ACTOR : Masami Toyoshima
FIRST SEEN IN : 'Pokémon, I Choose You'
Character Profile
 Delia may often
seem a little odd to most people. She is very 'happy' and
rarely worries about anything. The only thing she does seem
to worry about is her son, and can often be overprotective of him,
but she never stands in the way of his dreams. She feels that
he is her whole world, and that if something ever happened to him,
she would lose the one thing precious in her life ('The Power
of One'). She enjoys the times when Ash and his friends
come to stay in Pallet Town, as after Ash left (at least until Mimie
came along) she lived alone. She even willingly took Brock,
one of her son's closest friends, in when he was down in his luck
('A Tent Situation'). On her living room wall she
proudly displays a picture of Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, Oak and
herself as a reminder of those she is closest too.
 Little is known of Delia Ketchum's past.
As a teenager, a little before she had Ash, Delia was close to Spencer
Hale, a young man studying to become a Pokémon Professor
under the tutelage of Professor Samuel Oak. The two remain
friends up to this day and have visited each other a number
of times, for instance one time when Hale, his wife and daughter,
Molly, visited Pallet Town when Ash was about seven. The two
families also were drawn together again when Hale and his wife disappeared,
leaving their young daughter alone. Molly wished to have her
parents back, and Entei, the Unown's representation of Spencer,
brought Delia as a substitute mother.
Entei brainwashed her, but when she saw Ash on the television,
she broke out of this hypnosis. Ash and his friends entered
Molly's home, which was now covered in a crystalline structure,
and were able to reach Delia, but Molly refused to let her leave.
Entei began to battle Ash's Charizard, while Delia tried to convince
Molly to give up her imaginary world. Just as Entei prepared
to unleash his final attack upon Charizard, Molly told him to stop.
Delia was able to talk the little girl into leaving the crystal
tower, possibly saving everyone's lives ('The Spell of the Unown').
Delia shares a close friendship with Oak. The two are rarely
seen apart, and this has lead to speculation that the two may harbour
feelings for each other, despite the fact that Delia is younger
than Oak's children, and her son and his grandson are the same age.
Little is known of Delia's one time suitor, the father of her only
child. In a novel released in Japan, it tells of how a teenage Hanako
fell for a young travelling Pokémon trainer. After
a short while together, she found out that she was pregnant with
Ash. This man didn't feel ready to settle down, and left either
just before or just after Ash's birth, and possibly even had an
affair. The two may have or may not have been married.
This novel, however, may not officially share the same background
as the Anime.
Character Info
'Hanako' comes from the japanese word for 'flower' and the common
ending to female Japanese names '-ko' which means 'child.'
POKÉMON
Character's Best
' Pokémon, I Choose You' - Ash, now ten,
begins his Pokémon journey, but things don't exactly go as
planned when a flock of Spearow attack him and his first Pokémon,
Pikachu.
'It's Mr. Mimie Time' - When Ash-tachi return
to Pallet Town, they meet a travelling Pokémon circus searching
for a Mr. Mime.
'A Tent Situation' - Ash, Misty and Tracey arrive
in Pallet Town, where they find Brock staying at Ash's house after
something strange happens at Professor Ivy's lab. When Team
Rocket try to steal the G/S ball, Gary saves the day.
'Pokémon 2000' - The Power of One'
'Pokémon 3' - The Spell of the Unown'
Character Pictures
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