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You were able to handle your Butterfree so well, just after it evolved. Most impressive.
Samurai complimenting Ash about his new Butterfree.

Samurai is a character that appears in Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.

Biography

Anime

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

He met and challenges Ash to a Pokémon match in the Viridian Forest, using his Pinsir and Metapod. His Pinsir is defeated by Ash's Metapod but their match is, after a long stand off between the two Metapod, abandoned when a swarm of Beedrill attack and steal Ash's Metapod. Samurai initially views Ash as an novice trainer, especially in comparison to the other trainers from Pallet Town (including Gary Oak). His opinion changes when he sees Ash competently handle his Butterfree to defeat a swarm of attacking Beedrill, stating that he is the novice of the two.

Samurai appeared in the opening themes of the Adventures on the Orange Islands subtitle in both the original and dub, but he did not appear in any of the episodes.

Other appearances

Pokémon

On hand

Pinsir was a huge bug Pokémon that was scary. Ash thought he had the edge with his Pidgeotto but Pinsir knocked it out in one blow. It tried to win the battle with Metapod but after it used Harden, the spikes on its horns broke.
Pinsir

Samurai used his own Metapod to battle Ash's Metapod which was long and dull since both Metapod only know Harden.
Metapod

Episode appearances

Episode(s)	Title(s)
TB004	Challenge of the Samurai

Trivia

The original title of the episode refers to him as the samurai boy, whereas the dub title calls him the samurai, suggesting that "samurai" is simply meant as a term to describe him, but is not his actual name following the canon of the original version.
Samurai is the first minor character in the entire Pokémon anime.
Samurai is the one of the characters that have the same Pokémon as Ash Ketchum. The others are Gary Oak, Ritchie, Tyson (Hoenn), Morrison, Clark, Drew, Solidad, Winona (anime), Flannery (anime), Clay (anime), Skyla (anime), Bianca (anime), Trip, Cameron, Trevor (anime), Alain, Sawyer (Hoenn), Tierno (anime), Korrina (anime), May (anime), Dawn (anime), Iris (anime), Kiawe (anime), Goh and Professor Kukui (anime).

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+{{CharacterBox
-{{AnimeCharacter
+|image    = Samurai.png
-|region = Kanto
-|name = Samurai
+|gender   = Male
+|region   = Kanto
-|image = Samurai.jpg
+|friends  = [[Ash Ketchum/The Beginning|Ash Ketchum]]<br />[[Misty (anime)|Misty]]
-|age = About 10
-|class = Trainer
+|occupation= [[Pokémon Trainer]]
+|media    = anime
-|friends = [[Ash]], [[Misty]]
+|series   = The Beginning
-|firstappear = [[IL004: Challenge of the Samurai]]
+|debut    = [[TB004: Challenge of the Samurai|Challenge of the Samurai]]
-|voiceact = [[Jimmy Zoppi]] (English)}}
+|ja_name  = サムライ
+|ja_voice = [[Yukiji]]
+|en_voice = [[Jimmy Zoppi]]
+}}
 {{Quote|You were able to handle your Butterfree so well, just after it evolved. Most impressive.|Samurai complimenting Ash about his new Butterfree.}}
-'''Samurai''' is a Pokémon trainer and character appearing in the episode [[Challenge of the Samurai]]. In the episode he meets and challenges Ash to a Pokémon match in the [[Viridian Forest]], using his [[Pinsir]] and [[Metapod]]. His Pinsir is defeated by Ash's [[Ash's Butterfree|Metapod]] but their match is, after a long stand off between the two Metapod, abandoned when a swarm of [[Beedrill]] attack and steal Ash's Metapod. [[File:Samurai_without_his_armor.jpg|thumb|left|Samurai without his armor.]]Samurai initially views [[Ash]] as an novice trainer, especially in comparison to the other trainers from [[Pallet Town]] (including [[Gary Oak]]). His opinion, however, changes when he sees Ash competently handle his [[Ash's Butterfree|Butterfree]] to defeat a swarm of attacking Beedrill, stating that he is the novice of the two.
+'''Samurai''' is a character that appears in ''[[Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]''.
-Samurai has been seen in the opening theme of the Orange League but has not appeared in an actual episode since his debut.
+==Biography==
+===Anime===
+====Pokémon the Series: The Beginning====
+He met and challenges [[Ash Ketchum/The Beginning|Ash]] to a Pokémon match in the [[Viridian Forest]], using his [[Samurai's Pinsir|Pinsir]] and [[Samurai's Metapod|Metapod]]. His Pinsir is defeated by [[Butterfree (anime)|Ash's Metapod]] but their match is, after a long stand off between the two Metapod, abandoned when a swarm of [[Beedrill]] attack and steal Ash's Metapod. Samurai initially views Ash as an novice trainer, especially in comparison to the other trainers from [[Pallet Town]] (including [[Gary Oak]]). His opinion changes when he sees Ash competently handle his Butterfree to defeat a swarm of attacking Beedrill, stating that he is the novice of the two.
+Samurai appeared in the [[The Rivals|opening]] [[Pokémon World (song)|themes]] of the [[Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands|Adventures on the Orange Islands]] subtitle in both the original and dub, but he did not appear in any of the episodes.
+===Other appearances===
+{{Variants
+|imgOther = ETOP Samurai.png {{!}} [[Samurai (ETP)|Samurai in ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu'' (manga)]]
+}}
 ==Pokémon==
+===On hand===
-{{AnimePokémon
-|type = bug|image = Samurai's_Pinsir.jpg|info = Pinsir was a huge bug Pokémon that was scary. Ash thought he had the edge with his Pidgeotto but Pinsir knocked it out in one blow. It tried to win the battle with Metapod but after it used Harden, the spikes on its horns broke.|nameline = [[Samurai's Pinsir|Pinsir]]}}
+{{Trainer's Pokémon|type = bug|image = Samurai's Pinsir.jpg|info = Pinsir was a huge bug Pokémon that was scary. Ash thought he had the edge with his Pidgeotto but Pinsir knocked it out in one blow. It tried to win the battle with Metapod but after it used Harden, the spikes on its horns broke.|nameline = [[Samurai's Pinsir|Pinsir]]}}
-{{AnimePokémon
-|type = bug|image = Samurai's_Metapod.jpg|info = Samurai used his own Metapod to battle Ash's Metapod which was long and dull since both Metapod only know Harden.|nameline = [[Samurai's Metapod|Metapod]]}}
+{{Trainer's Pokémon|type = bug|image = Samurai's Metapod.jpg|info = Samurai used his own Metapod to battle Ash's Metapod which was long and dull since both Metapod only know Harden.|nameline = [[Samurai's Metapod|Metapod]]}}
+==Episode appearances==
+{{EpisodeAppearTop|season = Pokémon: Indigo League}}
+{{EpisodeAppearMid|season = Pokémon: Indigo League|EP# = TB004|title = Challenge of the Samurai}}
+{{EpisodeAppearEnd}}
 ==Trivia==
+*The original title of the episode refers to him as the samurai ''boy'', whereas the dub title calls him ''the'' samurai, suggesting that "samurai" is simply meant as a term to describe him, but is not his actual name following the canon of the original version.
-*Samurai's hat resembles [[Empoleon]]'s horns, although with the middle horn missing.
+*Samurai is the first minor character in the entire Pokémon anime.
-*The Japanese name of the episode is ''Challenge of the Samurai Boy'', suggesting that his name is not actually samurai.
+*Samurai is the one of the characters that have the same Pokémon as [[Ash Ketchum]]. The others are [[Gary Oak]], [[Ritchie]], [[Tyson (Hoenn)]], [[Morrison]], [[Clark]], [[Drew]], [[Solidad]], [[Winona (anime)]], [[Flannery (anime)]], [[Clay (anime)]], [[Skyla (anime)]], [[Bianca (anime)]], [[Trip]], [[Cameron]], [[Trevor (anime)]], [[Alain]], [[Sawyer (Hoenn)]], [[Tierno (anime)]], [[Korrina (anime)]], [[May (anime)]], [[Dawn (anime)]], [[Iris (anime)]], [[Kiawe (anime)]], [[Goh]] and [[Professor Kukui (anime)]].
-*The samurai is the first minor character in Pokémon anime.
-[[Category:Characters]]
+==Gallery==
-[[Category:Male Characters]]
+<gallery>
-[[Category:Pokémon anime characters]]
+Samurai without his armor.png|Samurai without his armor.
-[[Category:Pokémon trainers]]
+Gary and Samurai.jpg|The samurai, in the opening scene of Adventures on the Orange Islands
-[[Category:Bug Pokémon User]]
+</gallery>
+{{Pokémon: Indigo League characters}}
+{{Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands characters}}
+[[Category:Minor characters]]

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Main	Brock Ash Ketchum Misty

Recurring	Brutella Butch Cassidy Daisy Delia Ketchum Gary's cheerleaders Giovanni James Officer Jenny Jessie Nurse Joy Lily Gary Oak Professor Samuel Oak Todd Snap Ritchie

Character(s) of the Day	A.J. Professor Akihabara Anthony Arnold Arnold's mother Assunta Aya Bill Blaine Bruno Cassandra Cassandra's grandmother Chef Chopper Dario Duplica Erika Eve Eve's professor Fiorello Cappuccino Jeanette Fisher Flint Foreman Gary's cheerleaders Gentleman Ghost of Maiden's Peak Giant Giselle Hiker Hippie Hopkins Jan Jessebelle Joe Katrina Kaz Kaiser Keith Koga Lara Laramie Lily Magikarp salesman Mandi Mayor Melanie Melissa Melvin Meowzie's owner Mikey Moe Nastina Old lady Oswald Otoshi Pete Pebbleman Exam instructor Pyro Poké Fan Potter Power plant workers Rainer Rebecca Reiko Restaurant owner Sabrina Sabrina's father Sabrina's mother Samurai Santa Claus Cleavon Schpielbunk Seymour Florinda Showers Sparky Stella St. Anne's captain Lt. Surge Suzie Timmy Tomo Tomo's father Tomo's mother Female torchbearer Male torchbearer Pokémon Land tour guide Tyra Victor Violet Professor Westwood V Yas

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Main	Ash Ketchum Misty Tracey

Recurring	Brock Butch Cassidy Giovanni Professor Ivy Delia Ketchum James Officer Jenny Jessie Nurse Joy Gary Oak Professor Samuel Oak Ritchie

Character(s) of the Day	Captain Aidan A.J. Anne Captain Captain Crook Chef Cissy Danny Drake Duplica Emily Ethan Jeanette Fisher Ghali Giselle Gulzar Kay Lorelei Len Luana Mahri Mandi Marina Marissa Mateo Mayor Mikeosu Poncho Quincy T. Quackenpoker Ralph Reporter Roger Ruby Rudy Samurai Senta Sheldon Shimajio Tad Travis Umberto

See also	Pokémon: Indigo League Pocket Monsters Pocket Monsters: Orange Islands Arc

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