Pokemon

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Synonyms: Pocket Monsters, Indigo League, Adventures on the Orange Islands, The Johto Journeys, Johto League Champions, Master Quest

Japanese: ポケットモンスター

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Type: TV

Episodes: 276

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 1, 1997 to Nov 14, 2002

Premiered: Spring 1997

Broadcast: Thursdays at 19:00 (JST)

Producers: TV Tokyo, TV Tokyo Music, Studio Jack

Licensors: VIZ Media, 4Kids Entertainment

Studios: OLM

Source: Game

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Demographic: Kids

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG - Children

Statistics

Score: 7.39¹ (scored by 399,780 users)

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Ranked: #2370²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #340

Members: 631,111

Favorites: 5,409

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Pokémon are peculiar creatures with a vast array of different abilities and appearances; many people, known as Pokémon trainers, capture and train them, often with the intent of battling others. Young Satoshi has not only dreamed of becoming a Pokémon trainer but also a "Pokémon Master," and on the arrival of his 10th birthday, he finally has a chance to make that dream a reality. Unfortunately for him, all three Pokémon available to beginning trainers have already been claimed and only Pikachu, a rebellious Electric-type Pokémon, remains. However, this chance encounter would mark the start of a lifelong friendship and an epic adventure!

Setting off on a journey to become the very best, Satoshi and Pikachu travel across beautiful, sprawling regions with their friends Kasumi, a Water-type trainer, and Takeshi, a Rock-type trainer. But danger lurks around every corner. The infamous Team Rocket is always nearby, seeking to steal powerful Pokémon through nefarious schemes. It'll be up to Satoshi and his friends to thwart their efforts as he also strives to earn the eight Pokémon Gym Badges he'll need to challenge the Pokémon League, and eventually claim the title of Pokémon Master.

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Sequel:	Pokemon Advanced Generation
Summary:	Pokemon Introductory Recap, TV-ban Pokemon Special Masara Town-hen Recaps, Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Clip Show, Pokemon: Aki no Special, Oshougatsuda yo! Pokemon Special!
Alternative setting:	Pokemon: The Origin, Pokemon Movie 20: Kimi ni Kimeta!
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Character:	Metamon to! Purin no Stage

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Characters & Voice Actors

Satoshi

Main

Matsumoto, Rica
Japanese

Pikachu

Main

Ootani, Ikue
Japanese

Takeshi

Main

Ueda, Yuuji
Japanese

Kasumi

Main

Iizuka, Mayumi
Japanese

Togepy

Main

Koorogi, Satomi
Japanese

Kenji

Main

Seki, Tomokazu
Japanese

Kojirou

Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro
Japanese

Mewtwo

Supporting

Musashi

Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi
Japanese

Nyarth

Supporting

Inuyama, Inuko
Japanese

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Haigney, Michael

Producer, Script, ADR Director

Mori, Takemoto

Producer

Yuyama, Kunihiko

Director, Storyboard

Hidaka, Masamitsu

Director

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Opening Theme

	1: "Mezase Pokémon Master (めざせポケモンマスター)" by Rica Matsumoto (eps 1-82)
	2: "Rival! (ライバル！)" by Rica Matsumoto (eps 83-118)
	3: "OK!" by Rica Matsumoto (eps 119-193)
	4: "Mezase Pokémon Master (めざせポケモンマスター)" by Whiteberry (eps 194-240)
	5: "Ready, Go!" by Naomi Tamura (eps 241-276)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Hyaku Gojuu Ichi (ひゃくごじゅういち)" by Ookido-hakase (CV: Unshou Ishizuka) and Pokemon Kids (eps 1-27)
	2: "Nyarth no Uta (ニャースのうた)" by Nyarth (CV: Inuko Inuyama) (eps 38-55,67-70)
	3: "Pocket ni Fantasy (ポケットにファンタジー)" by Sachi & Juri (eps 38-55)
	4: "Pokemon Ondo (ポケモン音頭)" by Garura Kobayashi, Dogars, and Arbo (eps 56-66,106)
	5: "Type: Wild (タイプ：ワイルド)" by Rica Matsumoto (eps 71-105)
	6: "Laplace ni Notte (ラプラスにのって)" by Iizuka Mayumi and Aikawa Rikako (eps 107-118)
	7: "Nyarth no Party (ニャースのパーティ)" by Nyarth (CV:Inuko Inuyama) (eps 119-143)
	8: "Pokemon Hara Hara Relay (ポケモンはらはらリレー)" by Rikako Aikawa And Korasu (eps 144-153,165-174)
	9: "Pokemon Hara Hara² Relay (Muzukashi Ban) (ポケモンはらはら²リレー（むずかし版）)" by Rikako Aikawa And Korasu (eps 154-158)
	10: "Takeshi no Paradise (タケシのパラダイス)" by Takeshi (CV: Yuuji Ueda) (eps 159-164)
	11: "Boku no Best Friend e (ぼくのベストフレンドへ)" by Iawasaki Hiromi (eps 175-193)
	12: "Maemuki Rocket-dan! (前向きロケット団！)" by Rocket-dan (Musashi (CV: Megumi Hayashibara), Kojirou (Shin-ichiro Miki), and Nyarth (CV: Inuko Inuyama)) (eps 194-240)
	13: "Pocketaari Monstaari (ポケッターリモンスターリ)" by KANA (eps 241-276)

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Apr 14, 2024

AverageRiceFan

Recommended

Alright so when I tell you I was obsessed with Pokemon as a kid, I’m not kidding. I discovered the Pokemon anime when I was eight and it became my personality for the next year or so. I watched every single episode of the anime that was out at the time, though I kinda stopped at sun and moon, I didn’t grow up with a game boy so I only got to play the ds games with diamond and pearl still being one of my favorite games of all time, I used to to torture everyone I knew with my Pokemon knowledge. The anime was ... my favorite show for a while and since I finally got a gba sp recently and how I almost beat fire red, I thought I could revisit the anime with my mom bevause she also loves Pokemon. She’s never seen the anime but has played the games and plays Pokemon go anything we go somewhere. But is Pokemon good? Well…

Despite me giving it a 7/10, I honestly think it’s a great show (the first season that is, everything else I didn’t care for)

Yeah, Pokemon has problems. The animation is mediocre and reuses animation a lot (which I guess is the case for a lot of retro anime, but it is really noticeable in Pokemon), the characters are ok and can get pretty annoying, it’s repetitive and even though I don’t mind when shows are repetitive but in Pokemon, while the episodes are enjoyable, aren’t really interesting and are only really good when you want to watch the show out of boredom.
Despite that, it has a lot of pros
The characters are incredibly memorable and team rocket is easily the best and while I don’t think ash is a great character, his entire existence gives me so much nostalgia to when I would watch the show and think ash was the coolest thing ever. The soundtrack is great and I get the music stuck in my head a lot, and the Japanese version of the first opening goes hard and my god, anytime I hear the English opening, I basically die of nostalgia. Some episodes and arcs are great and my favorite episode is definitely the one where ash leaves pikachu, it did make my eyes feel watery, but I cry at everything so I don’t know if it’s a problem with me.

Is Pokemon a great masterpiece? No. But is it a good show that I hope kids love as time goes on? Yes. I rewatch Pokemon anytime I want to relive the days of when I wasn’t stressed out about anything and it’s one of the few shows I watched as a kid that really impacted my life. I do honestly recommend Pokemon if you haven’t seen it so you can get a taste of what true nostalgia is like. Not an amazing show, but a good one and it will always have a special place in my heart

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Jun 17, 2022

WEEBS_Taste_Ryuu

Mixed Feelings

Contains spoilers but I am keeping the major ones aside. I will be focusing on the characters and story as a whole, not stuffs like the arts or the music in any kind and the fact that you’re reading this, I assume you are somewhat older than the intended age group of Pokemon.

Being the first Pokemon series, this one doesn’t really prove to excel in any category.

The main idea of this series is pretty simple and that is introducing us to the Pokemon World. I find this fairly logical and exactly what was needed but certainly it lacked the punch. This series pretty ...

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Feb 2, 2024

Nezzuyki_kun

Not Recommended

We've all seen an episode of Pokémon when we were kids, or at least heard about the adventures of Ash and his Pikachu. That's why it hurts to give such a rating to this anime, but in all objectivity, it doesn't deserve more.

Since this review is in English, I'll use the English names of the series, as depending on where you grew up, you may not have known the characters or Pokémon by the same name. For example, in Japan, the heroes are called Satoshi, Takeshi, and Kasumi, while in France, my home country, they are named Sacha, Pierre, and Ondine. However, I will use ...

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