Shōko Nakagawa

Shōko Nakagawa (Japanese: 中川翔子 Nakagawa Shōko; born May 5, 1985), also known as Shokotan, is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, and has done voiceover work for the Pokémon anime. She was also one of the hosts of Pokémon Sunday, Pokémon Smash, Pokémon Get☆TV, Meet Up at the Pokémon House? and Where are We Going With Pokémon!?.

Nakagawa in 2022

Nakagawa is famous for her extensive use of 2ch-driven language, which is known by her fans as Shokotanese (Japanese: しょこたん語 Shokotan-go). In 2013, she wrote an autobiographical book about her experiences as a Pokémon fan and her experiences working as on Pokémon Sunday, Pokémon Smash and as a voice actress. It is titled Shōko Nakagawa: Pokémon Taught Me The Meaning of Life. She was a key animator on Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!.

On May 7, 2023, she announced that she was to leave the Sunday Pokémon infotainment shows as a lead host, with Abareru-kun taking her role, although she would make reappearances as a guest on future episodes. Her last appearance as a lead host was Sunday, May 14, 2023.

Pokémon roles

Anime

Humans

• Allegra
• Infi
• Peg
• Luisa
• Luis
• Millis Steel
• Meray
• Raleigh
• Nurse Joy (M20)
• Rick
• Sharon

Pokémon

• Keldeo
• Spiky-eared Pichu
• Sylveon (PK25)

Host

• Pokémon Sunday
• Pokémon Smash!
• Pokémon Get☆TV
• Meet Up at the Pokémon House?
• Where are We Going With Pokémon!?

Musical appearances

• Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!
• Antenna of the Heart
• DreamDream
• Type: Wild (SM129-SM146)
• Together With the Wind (M22)

Other non-Pokémon roles

• Suzuna (Eyeshield 21)
• Diana (Sailor Moon Crystal)
• Rapunzel (Tangled)

Artwork

This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Nakagawa.

Animation

This is a collection of art for animation that Nakagawa has contributed to.

M22
CoroCoro promotional art

Trivia

• As part of a campaign for Pokémon Sunday, Shokotan's Tropius was available for download from various Pokémon Centers in Japan from February 2 to 12, 2007.
  • This Tropius was the first event to be distributed in a Cherish Ball - possibly referencing this, in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Ace Trainer Deanna (who is named Shōko in Japanese) on Route 225 uses a Tropius that was caught in a Cherish Ball.
• The Pikachu-colored Pichu that was available to those who pre-ordered a movie ticket for Arceus and the Jewel of Life has Shokotan as its OT, referencing Shokotan's voice actor role in the movie.
  • In a similar vein, the Keldeo that was available to those who pre-ordered a movie ticket for M15 has the OT Shokotan.
• In a blog entry posted on May 31, 2010, Shokotan spoke of Peg's love of Electric types and mentioned that, because of this, she wanted to capture a Zekrom. Zekrom was not officially confirmed to be part-Electric type until two weeks later.
• She is similar to Becky: both were Pokémon Sunday hosts and occasionally voiced characters on the movies.
• With the exception of PK25, all of her anime roles were only in movies. She does not appear in Genesect and the Legend Awakened, the film associated with the short. Nakagawa also performed Together With the Wind for the latter movie.
• She felt she was responsible for being the symbol of twenty years of Pokémon, with the role of Nurse Joy. She grew up playing the first generation of games, which is why she represents Pokémon 20th Anniversary by voice acting an "older sister" kind of role in I Choose You!.^{[citation needed]}

References

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