"Pokémon" (1998) TV series 1998-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Release Date:

8 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Gotta catch 'em all!

Plot:

Ten-year-old Ash aspires to be the greatest Pokemon (pocket monster) trainer in the world. To do this...

Plot Keywords:

Team | Pikachu | Trainer | Pocket Monsters | Grass

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ikue Ootani	...	Pikachu / ... (492 episodes, 1998-2009)
Rachael Lillis	...	Misty / ... (339 episodes, 1998-2008)
Veronica Taylor	...	Ash Ketchum / ... (336 episodes, 1998-2006)
Eric Stuart	...	James / ... (330 episodes, 1998-2006)
Ken Gates	...	Narrator / ... (328 episodes, 1998-2009)
Madeleine Blaustein	...	Meowth / ... (303 episodes, 1998-2006)
Satomi Koorogi	...	Togepi / ... (227 episodes, 1999-2006)

Also Known As:

Pocket Monsters (USA)
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (USA) (tenth season title)
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension (USA) (eleventh season title)
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles (USA) (twelfth season title)
Pokémon: Advanced (USA) (sixth season title)
Pokémon: Advanced Battle (USA) (eighth season title)
Pokémon: Advanced Challenge (USA) (seventh season title)
Pokémon: Battle Frontier (USA) (ninth season title)
Pokémon: Master Quest (USA) (fifth season title)
Pokémon: The Johto Journeys (USA) (third season title)
Pokemon: Johto League Champions (USA) (fourth season title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:U | Netherlands:MG6 | UK:(Banned) (one episode) | Netherlands:6 (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Pokémon USA

Trivia:

Ash's last name, Ketchum, is a play on the words "catch 'em," as in "Gotta catch 'em all!"

Goofs:

Continuity: Despite what the show frequently implies with Pikachu's attacks, electrical attacks can NEVER harm ground types.

Quotes:

[Puffing up]
Jigglypuff: Jiggly puff puff.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jerry Seinfeld/David Bowie (#25.1)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

We Will Be Heroes

Gotta catch em' all!

Pokemon is the best executed cartoons of all time. It's just so cool to watch. The humor is wacked and funny and the Pokemon are so cute. I just love that Pikachu, it's just so cute to watch at. Not to mention the fact that the Game Boy game is also an awesome thing. It's an awesome show, if you go buy your Pokemon game, also go buy a video of Pokemon too. You'll be surprised.