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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.
As Ash struggles to bond with Pikachu, who acts aloof and openly distrusts him, the two stumble upon a wild Pidgey, and Ash unsuccessfully tries to catch it by throwing a Poké Ball. Ash uses his Pokédex and learns that in order to catch a Pokémon via a Poké Ball, a trainer must first use their Pokémon to battle it, thereby weakening it.
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 ...
Both Ash and Volkner defeated Team Rocket with the help of Ash's newly evolved Torterra. Later, Volkner battled Ash in a Gym Battle only to be defeated. Volkner returned in Journeys as he is participating in the World Coronation series and reunites with Ash. While he does put a good fight, he lost to Ash again. Drayden (シャガ, Shaga)
Cross leaves on good terms and eventually Verity and Sorrel leave Ash to achieve their own dreams. In the end credits, all of Ash’s former traveling companions from Kanto to Kalos are shown. Verity returns to her hometown; Sorrel and his Lucario spot an Articuno which he wanted to study; Cross travels peacefully with his Pokémon; and Ash and ...
There are various Pokémon manga series, based on the Pokémon anime, video games, and trading card game.By 2000, the Pokémon manga series had sold over 7.25 million tankobon volumes in the United States, including 1.001 million copies of Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu volume 1, which is one of the best-selling single comic book in the United States since 1993.
Other manga series, such as Electric Tale of Pikachu, [78] and Ash & Pikachu, feature Ash Ketchum's Pikachu from the anime series. [79] In Electric Tale of Pikachu, Ash gives him the name "Jean Luc Pikachu", a reference to Jean-Luc Picard from the Star Trek franchise. [80] On February 27, 2024, La Poste issued a stamp commemorating Pikachu. [81]
When Professor Elm asks Ash and his friends to pick up a Pokémon egg from a marine research center and deliver it to him, Ash runs into a Lapras herd, with one of the family members being the same Lapras he caught in the Orange Islands. When Team Rocket try to capture the whole herd, it is up to the reunited duo to stop them.