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The Pokemon anime started airing in Japan on the 1st of April 1997 and has continued to air uninterupted since this time. The show follows the journey of Ash Ketchum and his various friends throught the regions of the pokemon world. Ash is a 10 your old boy from Pallet town in the Kanto region, he journeys each region to collect the 8 badges of the region and beat their respective elite 4's, much like the player does in the games. The Villinous Team Rocket has three members which follow ash and his friends throughout the series and attempt to cause trouble and steal pokemon, these people are Jesse, James and Talking Meowth. The anime series currently contains 741 episodes, which have been split into 4 series, The Original Series , Advanced Generation Series , Diamond and Pearl Series , and The Best Wishes Series . These have been further split into seasons, and there are currently 15 seasons. The Season are as Follows.
The Series also has 15 Movies which focus on the characters of the Anime and their advantures. They revolve around the legandary Pokemon and their interactions with Ash and his friends.
Further information about this Anime can be found at these locations:
Bulbapedia: Pokemon Anime
Wikipedia: Pokemon Anime
Bulbapedia: Movies
The Original series is comprised of five seasons: Indigo League, Adventures in the Orange Islands, The Johto Journeys, Johto League Champions, and Master Quest. In the Original Series, Ash travels with Misty and Brock, and his first and favourite
Pokemon Pikachu, Except for in The Advantures in the Orange Islands where Brock does not travel with Ash, and instead a new friend named Tracey travels with him and Misty. They travel through the Kanto region while Ash tries to win 8 gym badges and compete
in the Indego league. After Competing in the Indigo League at the Indigo Platau, Ash, Misty and Brock travel to the Orange islands (Marking the start of the second season) where Brock decides to stay With Professor Ivy, and Tracey begins to travel with Ash and Misty.
Ash challenges the five member of the Orange Crew, throughout the season Ash beats the Orange crew and Brock finally re-joins the group. This is the only seaon that does not focus on a region created in a video game. The Groups travel back to Pallet town where Tracey decides to stay behind
and research pokemon as professor Oak's assistant. The following three seasons focus on Ash, Brock and Misty as they travel through the Johto region so Ash can obtain the 8 Johto badges and compete in the Silver conference. Ash eventually places in the top 8 of the Johto Legue.
Bulbapedia: Original Series
Bulbapedia: Advanced Generation
