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An alternate retelling of the first season of the original series. Ash Ketchum, a ten-year-old boy from Pallet Town, begins his adventures as a Pokémon Trainer after receiving his first Pokémon, Pikachu, from Professor Oak. After witnessing a Rainbow Wing fall from the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh, he and his companions Sorrel and Verity, set out ...
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.
Advanced pre-orders the movie tickets across limited time periods (from September 19 to October 30, 2017) allowed moviegoers to receive a serial code to obtain one of the six special Pikachu in Pokémon Sun and Moon, each wearing one of Ash's signature hats from each anime season.
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 .
Image credits: Warner Bros. #3 Ash, Misty, and Brock. The original Pokémon anime series features the brave Ash Ketchum, Tomboyish Misty, and the romantic Brock as Poke trainers and guardians.
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 ...
The series follows the young ten-year-old Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum [a] and his adventures with his electric mouse partner Pikachu (voiced by Ikue Ōtani), and a varying group of friends in his quest to become a Pokémon Master.