Misty, known as Kasumi in Japan, is a video game character in the Pokémon franchise. She has appeared as a Gym Leader in the Pokémon video games, several seasons of the Pokémon anime, The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, the Ash & Pikachu manga, toys, books, and other media. She is voiced by Mayumi Iizuka in the Japanese version and Rachael Lillis (for the first eight seasons) and Michele Knotz (The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon onwards) in the English dub.