Ash Ketchum VA appeared in Pokémon games she never even knew existed

Veronica Taylor voiced protagonist Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon anime for many years, which essentially makes her a childhood heroine for many viewers who may have never actually heard her name. In an interview with GLHF, she reflected on her time as Ash and was quite surprised when we brought up the fact that her voice had been used for lesser known video games such as Pokémon Puzzle League. “Was that me? I’ve never heard it,” Taylor said. She explained that her contract at the time was basically covering everything from the anime to video games, so she could not always tell what she was recording for during each particular session. “It was kind of a glob of stuff,” she said. It didn’t help that she was recording lines for Yu-Gi-Oh! – another game-related anime – at the time and had just had a baby: “I don't fully remember it that clearly. Just because it was a glob and I had a baby at home. So I was working and going home and it just kind of fades together.” Taylor’s general interest in the game-side of Poké