James' voice ... Could there be anything more distinctive? Talking in a snooty (though inexplicably not Southern) accent, his voice often cracks into a much higher register when he is particularly excited. The clips below are generally not coherent words; rather they exemplify James' cries of joy and distress.
Cries of Joy:
  • James the Valley Girl thinks it's coool (15: Battle Aboard the St. Anne) - Wav
  • James laughs at the thought of having all the pokemon (15: Battle Aboard the St. Anne) - Wav
  • James is ecstatic about owning his own magikarp (15: Battle Aboard the St. Anne) - Wav
  • James really enjoys kidnapping young children (Michael Jackson, anyone?) (50: The Purrfect Hero) - Wav
  • Ooooh! Ballet! (58: The Misty Mermaid) - Wav
  • A crystal hot tub is far too exciting for James to contemplate (84: The Crystal Onix) - Wav
  • Awesome! (94: Tracey Gets Bugged) - Wav
  • James feels much better once that pesky magikarp was taken off his head (106: The Wacky Watcher)> - Wav
  • Food? Hot diggitty dog! (114: Don't Touch That 'Dile) - Wav
  • James sings "la la la" like a girl as he dances around in a ballerina outfit. Scary. (119: Flower Power) - Wav
  • J and J sound happy as they have an impromptu celebration (148: The Totodile Duel) - Wav
  • He made this one part of his motto (168: Power Play!) - Wav
  • James cheers for Meowth (212: Octillery the Outcast) - Wav
  • An "ooh" that he threw into one of their mottoes (223: Espeon not Included) - Wav
  • James says "Byeee" to Offiver Jenny whilst eluding capture (226: An Egg-Sighting Adventure) - Wav
  • Yes, James, you're a cowboy. (228: Dues and Don'ts) - Wav
  • His "eeeeeee" sounds the same underwater! (232: Talkin' Bout an Evolution) - Wav
  • Yay, he got the crystal! (239: As Clear as Crystal) - Wav
  • James could start a riot... (Double Trouble, from the Pokemon 2BA Master CD) - Wav
  • Here he just makes incoherent, excited sounds (Double Trouble, from the Pokemon 2BA Master CD) - Wav1 - Wav2

Cries of Pain:

  • James says "ow" after having his nech broken with a mallet (15: Battle Aboard the St. Anne) - Wav
  • James just can't bear Jessie's weight any more (28: The Punchy Pokemon) - Wav
  • Ow! A sign drops on James' head (30: Dig Those Diglett) - Wav
  • James cries out because Meowth is pinching him, hard (SP2: Snow Way Out!) - Wav
  • Misty is doing a bad job of bandaging his broken arm, and James screams (86: Pikachu Re-volts) - Wav
  • James is running around screaming, because he's on fire (87: Stage Fight!) - Wav
  • James' head runs into a wall (87: Stage Fight!) - Wav
  • James whimpers as he gets dragged off by his scruff (109: Enter the Dragonite) - Wav
  • James screams when Jessie crushes his foot (115: The Double Trouble Header) - Wav
  • Not a sound, but doesn't the pain of getting hit in the nuts with a baseball just leap out of this picture? (115: The Double Trouble Header) - Jpeg
  • The agony! His bottle caps have been stolen! (182: All That Glitters) - Wav
  • James gets hit with an Octillery (212: Octillery thre Outcast) - Wav
  • Espeon beats the crap out of James (picture included, 'cause it's funny) (223: Espeon not Included) - Jpeg - Wav
  • James is agrieved at the thought of losing Victreebell (257: Here's Looking at You, Elekid) - Wav1 - Wav2

Cries of Terror:

  • He's horrified; his pokeball was only gold-plated (15: Battle Aboard the St. Anne) - Wav
  • James is afraid of being buried alive in cement. Go figure. (23: Haunter vs. Kadabra) - Wav
  • I'd be scared of being forced into marriage with Jessibell too (45: Holy Matrimony!) - Wav
  • J and J get attacked by a bunch of spearow (78: Pallet Party Panic) - Wav

Other James Noises:

  • A picture of James singing (42: Song of Jigglypuff) - Jpeg
  • What is he, a pirate? (86: Pikachu Re-volts) - Wav
  • Pokemon like what? James voice cracks (88: Bye, Bye, Psyduck) - Wav
  • James is upset that Brock stole from him (112: A Tents Situation) - Wav
  • James says his name in a really girly way (148: The Totodile Duel) - Wav
  • James roars like a mighty charizard! (157: Air Time) - Wav - Jpeg
  • He speaks French? (182: All That Glitters!) - Wav
  • James sneezes! (183: The Light Fantastic) - Wav
  • A nervous little laugh that James makes when he's lying (200: The Big Balloon Blow-Up) - Wav
  • James compulsively repeats him name... (228: Dues and Don'ts) - Wav