As Ash set out on the first part of his journey, he built up his team to include Pokémon caught throughout the region of Kanto. Although Ash had been late to the party to receive the typical ...

Mr. Mime stayed at home with Ash’s mom. The tradition of Ash creating a new team in each region started in Johto, as Pikachu was the only one to accompany him to the Pokémon world’s second ...

This creates a multi-marketing design for Ash and his team as the anime would attempt to show off all of the region's wonders ...