Pokémon (1997)

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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.

• Released: 1997-04-01
• Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Seasons: 25, 1235 episodes
• Network: TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 8.0/10 from 2,280 votes

Top cast

• Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice)
• Ikue Otani as Pikachu (voice)
• Daiki Yamashita as Gou (voice)
• Kenyu Horiuchi as Narrator (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Pokémon

• United States: stream on Netflix, Disney Plus, YouTube TV; watch free on Tubi TV; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Pokémon Amazon Channel; watch free on BBC iPlayer; buy on Apple TV Store
• India: watch free on Amazon MX Player, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Netflix; watch free on ABC iview, Tubi TV; buy on Apple TV Store

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