

He only caught a small fraction of all of the pokemon. If he has the last name
"Ketchum" and it sounds like catch them all, why doesn't he catch most of them
or all?


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If Ash's last name is Ketchum and it comes from the phrase "Gotta catch 'em all," why doesn't he catch most of them?


In the Japanese version of the anime, Ash's name is Satoshi. His Japanese name
comes from Satoshi Tajiri, creator of the Pokémon games. The English version's
name is derived from Satoshi, as it contains the letters a, s, and h, and
sounds similar to Ash. The Ketchum part of his name, as you've rightly said,
comes from the catchphrase "Gotta Catch 'em All."

The Japanese name is notably not connected to this catchphrase. Since the
Japanese version is the source material, there is a disconnect here. In the
English version, Satoshi is Ash Ketchum, but the English version has no
control over how the plot proceeds (for an additional example of this kind of
translation disconnect, see the Resident Evil series, which is called
Biohazard in Japan). Additonally, as time has gone on, this catchphrase has
become less important to the series, since there are so many Pokémon. And
given the rate at which Ash catches Pokémon, it isn't feasible for him to
catch them all.


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