• English / United States: KABA-chan
• Japanese / Japan: KABA.ちゃん
• Japanese (Romanized) / Japan: KABA-chan
• Japanese (Trans) / Japan: KABA-chan

KABA-chan's (KABA ちゃん - カバちゃん) real name is Ichika Kabashima (椛島 一華 - かばしま・いちか). She was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan on June 19th, 1969 and was the host of the Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station (週刊ポケモン放送局 Shūkan Pokémon Hōsōkyoku), also known as Hōsō. The show aired Tuesday nights on TV Tokyo from October 15, 2002 to September 28, 2004.

KABA-chan had been credited as Eiji Kabashima (椛島 永次 - かばしま・えいじ) during the show when she originally identified as a gay man. After her role in the Pokémon franchise, she transitioned to a transgender woman and changed her legal name to Ichika Kabashima (椛島 一華).