Ash Ketchum is regarded as the hero of the original Pokémon anime, yet even he would struggle against the many powerful ...

The anime, which aired for the first time in 1997, became a very significant part of a franchise that boasts many video games, manga ... the many seasons of Pokemon, Ash Ketchum goes on adventures ...

It was also a departure that had been a long time coming. For generations of fans, Ash Ketchum and Pikachu were the faces of the franchise, and older fans will always have an Ash and Pikachu-sized ...