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Pokémon

Original title: Poketto monsutâ
  • TV Series
  • 1997–2023
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  • 24m
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Pokémon (1997)
Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum has a new plan: see the world! But first, he and his partner Pikachu are headed to the opening of the Cerise Laboratory, a research facility dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of Pokémon in every region.
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On his 10th birthday, Ash starts his Pokémon journey with an unexpected Pikachu. He faces tough Gym battles but finds support in Brock, Misty, and new Pokémon companions Bulbasaur, Squirtle,... Read allOn his 10th birthday, Ash starts his Pokémon journey with an unexpected Pikachu. He faces tough Gym battles but finds support in Brock, Misty, and new Pokémon companions Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander.On his 10th birthday, Ash starts his Pokémon journey with an unexpected Pikachu. He faces tough Gym battles but finds support in Brock, Misty, and new Pokémon companions Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander.

  • Creators
    • Satoshi Tajiri
    • Jun'ichi Masuda
    • Ken Sugimori
  • Stars
    • Veronica Taylor
    • Rachael Lillis
    • Eric Stuart
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    7.6/10
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    • Creators
      • Satoshi Tajiri
      • Jun'ichi Masuda
      • Ken Sugimori
    • Stars
      • Veronica Taylor
      • Rachael Lillis
      • Eric Stuart
    • 252User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Veronica Taylor
    Veronica Taylor
    • Ash Ketchum…
    • 1997–2005
    Rachael Lillis
    Rachael Lillis
    • Jessie…
    • 1997–2015
    Eric Stuart
    Eric Stuart
    • James…
    • 1997–2007
    Ikue Ôtani
    Ikue Ôtani
    • Pikachu…
    • 1997–2023
    Rica Matsumoto
    Rica Matsumoto
    • Satoshi…
    • 1997–2023
    Rodger Parsons
    Rodger Parsons
    • Narrator…
    • 1997–2023
    Megumi Hayashibara
    Megumi Hayashibara
    • Musashi…
    • 1997–2023
    Shin'ichirô Miki
    Shin'ichirô Miki
    • Kojiro…
    • 1997–2023
    Inuko Inuyama
    Inuko Inuyama
    • Nyarth…
    • 1997–2023
    Unshô Ishizuka
    Unshô Ishizuka
    • Narrator…
    • 1997–2023
    Sarah Natochenny
    Sarah Natochenny
    • Ash Ketchum…
    • 2005–2023
    Kayzie Rogers
    Kayzie Rogers
    • Wobbuffet…
    • 1997–2016
    Yûji Ueda
    Yûji Ueda
    • Takeshi…
    • 1997–2023
    James Carter Cathcart
    James Carter Cathcart
    • James…
    • 1997–2023
    Michele Knotz
    Michele Knotz
    • Jessie…
    • 2005–2023
    Christopher Collet
    Christopher Collet
    • Steven Stone…
    • 2000–2022
    Erica Schroeder
    Erica Schroeder
    • Wobbuffet…
    • 2000–2023
    Bill Rogers
    Bill Rogers
    • Brock…
    • 1998–2023
    • Creators
      • Satoshi Tajiri
      • Jun'ichi Masuda
      • Ken Sugimori
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    Bad_Karma96

    THIS ROCKS!!!

    This show is one of the best on the air! It is also the best Game Boy game ever made! It remains partially true to (the game.) It tells the adventures of Ash, Misty, and Brock as they search for all 150 Pokemon. There is only one word to describe this show: Great!
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    Best Pokemon series in ages, trust me

    NOTE: So I was here to make my daily visit to do another reviews when I noticed to my surprise that the XY series seems to not have got a lot of good reviews with people saying the new characters are annoying, nothing has changed, to even one person hating the show just because it's not got any creatures from Diamond & Pearl. Bloody hell guys, what did you expect? It's goddamn Pokémon for crying out loud, either bugger off and stop wasting our loyal time or stop watching the show.

    Sorry about that anyways, I'm more or less here to quickly say that XY to me is possibly the best Pokémon series of all time. Honestly we loyal Poke fans needed a more refreshing series after the disastrous and not very fun at all trainwreck that was Black & White and this series delivered on every level.

    The characters are charming, Serena one of the finest Poke girls to come since I don't know, Dawn from D&P, Bonnie quite a funny characters that made me laugh my socks off and Clemont a really interesting character.

    Not to mention Ash being the most confident he's ever been in the franchise.

    Other characters are great with Professor Sycamore being my favourite Professor of all time and Alain one of my all time favourites and most of Ash's rivals were good too. (Did feel sorry for Trevor though, got knocked out of the league pretty early.) Team Flare are HANDS DOWN (and I do mean that) better here than in the games. Little old me felt their plan, their motivations were more developed and done better than in the games. Lysandre truly was a mastermind and he was pretty damn menacing to say the least.

    The animation is truly brilliant with episodes like the battle against Olympia, Kalos League battle against Sawyer and the finale of the Team Flare arc some of the highlights.

    And voice-acting from both English and Japanese sides were great (do have to admit, not too much of a fan of the dub's music though).

    So overall, XY is probably hands down the best Pokémon series of all time.

    There, I said it. Just don't throw tomatoes or broken TV's at me though because it's not gonna change my opinion.
    9pokemonqt

    Great

    Pokémon is entertaining and fun. The XY and earlier episodes were the best. All of it is interesting and you get invested in the character although it has quite a few problems like resetting the series every few seasons and refusing to advance the plot. It does not seem to be ending anytime soon. The animation and battles are cool. It still is a good watch.
    Curare

    Guilty Pleasures

    OK, I know I'm 22 years old and supposed to be part of the counter-culture that ignores most fads targeted at 8-year olds. But this show rocks! I watched it because of the simple fact there was nothing else on that afternoon, and now I've been swept up in the continuing adventures of Ash, Pikachu, Misty, and token grown-up (that would be Brock or Tracey). And Team Rocket! You gotta love those guys. They try so hard to be evil, but it's not really in there hearts. This show is a lot better than people give it credit for. Check it out (if your over 8 and/or don't have kids).
    8joestank15

    Lost interest, but it was still a cute show.

    A 4. something on IMDb? It was better than that. If everyone's going to diss their childhood, w/e. But I'm not going to act like I didn't like I didn't watch the show and play the games every Saturday. The early episodes were best. Best episodes where the ones involving Charmander (and his forms to come), Primeape, The Cinnabar Island gym match, and the Indigo Plateau finals. Also that one where Ash fights the gym owner that has the Dragonite. The Johto episodes were just too drawn out. I mean, there are like 20 cities inbetweeen EACH gym battle, when they're all so close together in the games. It's ridiculous. And yes, those damn Pokemon were damn cute. By the end Team Rocket was just really annoying. But I just stopped caring near the end of it. They just kept adding to the list of Pokemon. First it was 150, than 250, and the list just kept growing higher and higher.......The games where better by the end of it. But it was still a fine fad, and still good for little kids.

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    • Trivia
      Ash (Satoshi)'s starter Pokemon was going to be Clefairy (Pippi) but was swapped for Pikachu to make it appealing for boys and girls alike.
    • Goofs
      In one episode Brock's Geodude participates in an all-Fighting Pokemon tournament. A Geodude, however, is NOT fighting, it's rock/ground. In the original card series there was no rock or ground type, only fighting type to represent all three types.
    • Quotes

      Jessie: Prepare for trouble.

      James of Team Rocket: And make it double.

      Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

      James of Team Rocket: To unite all people within our nation.

      Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

      James of Team Rocket: To extend our reach to the stars above.

      Jessie: Jessie.

      James of Team Rocket: James.

      Jessie: Team Rocket blasting off at the speed of light.

      James of Team Rocket: Surrender now or prepare to fight.

      Meowth: Meowth. That's right.

    • Crazy credits
      The Pokemon logo makes one last appearance at the very end of the credits, after the Summit Media Group bumper.
    • Alternate versions
      The 4Kids version included removing suggestive content and changing the fate of several characters, as well as editing the story to be much lighter and kid friendly in tone for the US release. The characters names were changed such as 'Satoshi' became 'Ash', 'Kasumi' became 'Misty' and 'Takeshi' was 'Brock', as well as changing almost all of the Pokémon's names to more 'American' names. Such edits as removal of written Japanese characters on various signs, billboards, etc. Cigar or anything that's a tobacco product, alcoholic like beverages, and any scenes that seem too violent. Ironically, however, the 4Kids version retained more of the Japanese original soundtrack than the TPCi version did overall. The TPCi version would also later in its run follow the same path as the 4Kids version, including censoring alcoholic beverages into orange juice cups by the Sun & Moon Series, removing glitter vomit, Meowth drowning, etc. And it would also censor Ash on a cross in the XYZ Series, as well as a mustache on a character appearing similar to Hitler in the Journeys Series, as well as souls into coffins.
    • Connections
      Edited into Neon Genesis Evangelion: ReDeath (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Pokémon Theme
      (first theme song)

      Written by John Siegler and John Loeffler

      Performed by Jason Paige

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 1999 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • Portuguese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl
    • Filming locations
      • Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan(OLM, Inc.)
    • Production companies
      • Nintendo
      • OLM-Animation Studio
      • Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)
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      • 24m
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      • Stereo
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      • 1.33 : 1
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