Pokémon (1997) · Tastebuds

Gotta catch 'em all!

Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.

Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy travel tournament creature based on video game fantasy world adventurer quest anime adventure cheerfulTV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC

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Classical in form, earnest, unpretentious and resolved.

classical in formformally daring
earnestironic
unpretentiousprestige
resolvedopen-ended
effortlessdemanding

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Cast

Rica MatsumotoSatoshi (voice)
Ikue OtaniPikachu (voice)
Daiki YamashitaGou (voice)
Kenyu HoriuchiNarrator (voice)

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Seasons

Indigo League82 eps · 1997
Adventures in the Orange Islands36 eps · 1999
The Johto Journeys41 eps · 1999
Johto League Champions52 eps · 2000
Master Quest65 eps · 2001
Advanced40 eps · 2002
Advanced Challenge52 eps · 2003
Advanced Battle53 eps · 2004
Battle Frontier46 eps · 2005
Diamond and Pearl52 eps · 2006
Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension52 eps · 2007
Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles53 eps · 2008
Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors34 eps · 2010
Black & White48 eps · 2010
Black & White: Rival Destinies49 eps · 2011
Black & White: Adventures in Unova45 eps · 2012
XY48 eps · 2013
XY: Kalos Quest45 eps · 2014
XYZ49 eps · 2015
Sun & Moon43 eps · 2016
Sun & Moon: Ultra Adventures49 eps · 2017
Sun & Moon: Ultra Legends54 eps · 2018
Journeys48 eps · 2019
Master Journeys42 eps · 2020
Ultimate Journeys57 eps · 2021

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