>>48486090Lance is referred to as a member of the Kanto Elite Four in the anime. They haven't said who the Champion is, and it's pretty obvious they're never going to because they don't actually have an answer.
>>48486149Ash is Red. It wasn't until gen 2 GF decided on Red as the character's de facto name, so he got referred to as both Red and Ash/Satoshi during gen 1. There's a couple gen 1 manga series that call the protag Satoshi too, and they're not based on the anime.
