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Ash is a young man who travels with various companions, aiming to fulfill his dream to become a Pokémon Master; his Pokémon lineup constantly changes over the course of the series, with its sole constant member being Pikachu, Ash's first Pokémon. Ash is loosely based on Red, the player character from the Generation I games Pokémon Red and Blue.
In 2017, a movie based on this episode, entitled Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! was released, in an alternate continuity to the original series. Ash's and Pikachu's respective backstories prior to the original series were explored in the first episode of Pokémon Journeys: the Series, "Enter Pikachu!", which aired in 2019.
Wallace reunites with Ash, revealing that despite not competing in the World Coronation series, he was watching all of Ash's World Coronation series matches, which leads to Wallace challenging Ash to a battle. Ash defeats him, but the battle causes him and Goh to miss Chloe's contest. Volkner (デンジ, Denji)
The Pokémon anime series debuted in Japan on April 1, 1997, and as of 2024, the series has more than 1,300 episodes. However, for various reasons, some have been pulled from rerun rotation or went unaired in certain countries, while others were altered or completely banned .
The division between seasons of Pokémon is based on the Japanese version openings of each episode and reflect the actual production season. The English episode numbers are based on their first airing either in syndication, on Kids' WB, Cartoon Network, Disney XD or on Netflix. Subsequent episodes of the English version follow the original ...
But before you get too sad, know that Ash and Pikachu are expected to be seen again someday in some form, according to director Kunihiko Yuyama. Pokémon Horizons premieres on April 14 in Japan.
Pokémon anime films release timeline 1998 Pokémon: The First Movie 1999 Pokémon: The Movie 2000 2000 Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown 2001 Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest 2002 Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias 2003 Jirachi—Wish Maker 2004 Destiny Deoxys 2005 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew 2006 Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea 2007 The Rise of Darkrai 2008 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. First season of the Pokémon animated television series Season of television series Pokémon: Indigo League Season 1 Volume 1 English DVD cover No. of episodes 82 (Japanese version) 80 (English version) Release Original network TV Tokyo Original release April 1, 1997 (1997-04-01 ...