"Pokémon" (1998)TV series 1998-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | unknown

Release Date:

8 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Fantasy | Western

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:

Pocket Monsters | Cult Favorite | Pikachu | Cult Cartoon | Breaking The Fourth Wall

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 24	7:00 AM	TOON	Gonna Rule the School!	#6.15
Thur. July 24	7:30 AM	TOON	The Winner by a Nosepass	#6.16

Cast

Michele Knotz	...	Jessie / ... (69 episodes, 2006-2008)
Bill Rogers	...	Brock / ... (69 episodes, 2006-2008)
Sarah Natochenny	...	Ash Ketchum / ... (66 episodes, 2006-2008)
Rachael Lillis	...	Jessie / ... (40 episodes, 1998-2004)
Aurélien Ringelheim	...	Sacha (40 episodes, 1999)
Ikue Ootani	...	Pikachu / ... (38 episodes, 1998-2008)
Kayzie Rogers	...	Wobbuffet / ... (36 episodes, 1998-2008)
Veronica Taylor	...	Ash Ketchum / ... (34 episodes, 1998-2004)
Ken Gates	...	Narrator / ... (33 episodes, 1998-2008)
Eric Stuart	...	Brock / ... (32 episodes, 1998-2004)
Jimmy Zoppi	...	James / ... (30 episodes, 1998-2008)

Also Known As:

Pocket Monsters (USA)
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (USA) (tenth season title)
Pokémon: Advanced (USA) (sixth season title)
Pokémon: Advanced Battle (USA) (eighth season title)
Pokémon: Advanced Challenge (USA) (seventh season title)
Pokémon: Battle Dimension (USA) (eleventh 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: Diamond & Pearl Battle Dimension (USA) (eleventh season title)
Pokemon: Johto League Champions (USA) (fourth season title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

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

Company:

Pokémon USA

Trivia:

The holiday "Kid's Day", as featured in the series, is an actual Holiday in Japan.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the School of Hard Knocks episode, the leaflet for the Pokemon training school consists of what is clearly "greeked" or made-up, nonsensical text.

Quotes:

Jessie: That boy on the poster looks just like you, James.
James of Team Rocket: He does? I think he looks pathetic.
Meowth: That's what she meant, James.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Cracked China (#2.7)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

I Believe

Another response to Gal-5

Probably tired of all these comments, but I have to comment on Gal-5's latest comment. First off, it is not a "fact" that Pokemon is "the worst show ever," but your opinion. More so, however, I want to ask in general why people are becoming so incredibly superficial when it comes to judging cartoons. You say horrible animation. I say what does it matter. The show's appeal comes from the characters, not the animation. Good animation is cool, but that's not what I judge it on. I encounter the same type of judgment when people talk about video games. People, take my advice. Animation is not the most important thing about cartoons. The characters are what make it worth watching.