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==Anime==
 
==Anime==
  
The prime ''Pokémon'' anime series began airing in 1997 and remained airing in its original form until 2023. The anime followed the adventures of Ash Ketchum, a character based on the first generation protagonist [[Red]], and his loyal [[Pikachu]]. The anime has followed the games in terms of regions and Pokémon, with a corresponding series for each generation. When the Kanto series was finished prior to the release of the second generation games, an original arc set in the Orange Islands was created to buy time for the next games to come out. There was also a Battle Frontier series which acknowledged ''FireRed''/''LeafGreen'' as well as ''Emerald'' by being set in Kanto. The anime has also deviated from the game series in several key ways, with one of the most notable being that [[Team Rocket]] have appeared as recurring antagonists for nearly every episode throughout each series. Unlike in the games, Giovanni has never been definitively challenged and beaten, so Team Rocket never disbanded and remained active throughout the duration of the series. The agents appearing in every episode were original characters named Jessie and James, who are always accompanied by their talking [[Meowth]]. There have also been annual anime movies starring the cast, which usually focuses on a legendary Pokémon and/or introduces new Pokémon from a coming generation. Later movies included CGI remakes of past movies/specials and a series of movies set in their own fresh continuity separate from that of the main anime (but still featuring Ash and Pikachu). The anime's localization was successful and continues to this day, although most of the English voice actors were changed once the localization rights changed hands from 4Kids Entertainment to The Pokémon Company in 2006.
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The prime ''Pokémon'' anime series began airing in 1997 and remained airing in its original form until 2023. The anime follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum, a character based on the first generation protagonist [[Red]], and his loyal [[Pikachu]]. The anime has followed the games in terms of regions and Pokémon, with a corresponding series for each generation. When the Kanto series was finished prior to the release of the second generation games, an original arc set in the Orange Islands was created to buy time. There was also a Battle Frontier series which acknowledged ''FireRed''/''LeafGreen'' as well as ''Emerald'' by being set in Kanto. The anime has also deviated from the game series in several key ways, with one of the most notable being that [[Team Rocket]] have appeared as recurring antagonists for nearly every episode throughout each series. Unlike in the games, Giovanni has never been challenged and beaten, so Team Rocket continues to be active. The agents appearing in every episode are Jessie and James, who are always accompanied by their talking [[Meowth]]. There have also been annual anime movies starring the cast, which usually focuses on a legendary Pokémon and/or introduces new Pokémon from a coming generation. Later movies included CGI remakes of past movies/specials and a series of movies set in their own fresh continuity separate from that of the main anime (but still featuring Ash and Pikachu). The anime's localization was successful and continues to this day, although most of the English voice actors were changed once the localization rights changed hands from 4Kids Entertainment to The Pokémon Company.
  
The supporting characters have been shuffled throughout the series. At first, the gym leaders [[Brock]] and [[Misty]] appeared as Ash's supporting companions. Brock was briefly replaced by an original character named Tracy Sketchit during the Orange Islands arc, and Misty left permanently after the Johto series. In later series, Ash's new female companion would be the female player character from the corresponding game:  [[May]] during the Hoenn/Battle Frontier series (who was joined by her brother Max, an original character, for the Hoenn portion) and [[Dawn]] during the Sinnoh series. For the [[Unova]] series, Brock departed permanently from the main cast, with [[Cilan]] and [[Iris]], gym leaders (and a potential champion) from that generation, acting as Ash's new companions.  The [[Kalos]] series featured [[Serena]], [[Clemont]] and [[Bonnie]] (the female protagonist, a gym leader and his sister) as companions, while the [[Alola]] series featured a revamped animation style with an ensemble cast consisting of Ash and jihs classmates ([[Lillie]], [[Kiawe]], [[Mallow (Pokemon)|Mallow]], [[Lana]] and [[Sophocles]]) who eventually became a group of Ultra Guardians.
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The supporting characters have been shuffled throughout the series. At first, the gym leaders [[Brock]] and [[Misty]] appeared as Ash's supporting companions. Brock was briefly replaced by an original character named Tracy Sketchit during the Orange Islands arc, and Misty left permanently after the Johto series. In later series, Ash's new female companion would be the female player character from the corresponding game:  [[May]] during the Hoenn/Battle Frontier series (who was joined by her brother Max for the Hoenn portion) and [[Dawn]] during the Sinnoh series. For the [[Unova]] series, Brock departed permanently from the main cast, with [[Cilan]] and [[Iris]], gym leaders (and a potential champion) from that generation, acting as Ash's new companions.  The [[Kalos]] series featured [[Serena]], [[Clemont]] and [[Bonnie]] (the female protagonist, a gym leader and his sister) as companions, while the [[Alola]] series featured a revamped animation style with five companions accompanying Ash ([[Lillie]], [[Kiawe]], [[Mallow (Pokemon)|Mallow]], [[Lana]] and [[Sophocles]]) who eventually became a group of Ultra Guardians.
  
The end of the Alola series, in which Ash finally won a championship outside of the Orange Islands, led to a new shift in the series. Rather than make a series set in [[Galar]] (the setting of ''[[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]''), the following series (known as ''Pokémon Journeys'') involved Ash traveling between all eight of the games' regions to compete in a worldwide tournament known as the World Coronation Series, while incorporating elements based on both ''[[Pokémon Go]]'' and ''Sword''/''Shield''. Ash's new companion for this series was an original character named Goh. This ultimately turned out to be a finale for Ash, as it ended with him winning the world championship. This was followed by a miniseries that acted as a farewell for Ash, featuring him reuniting with past companions and his previous Pokémon partners. Afterwards, the main ''Pokémon'' anime was replaced by a new series called ''Pokémon Horizons'', which was based on the ninth generation games and starred a new pair of protagonists named Liko and Roy along with a new supporting cast. A Pikachu was still present, known as Captain Pikachu.
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The end of the Alola series, in which Ash finally won a championship outside of the Orange Islands, led to a new shift in the series. Rather than make a series set in [[Galar]] (the setting of ''[[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]''), the following series (known as ''Pokémon Journeys'') involved Ash traveling between all eight of the games' regions to compete in a worldwide tournament known as the World Coronation Series, while incorporating elements based on both ''[[Pokémon Go]]'' and ''Sword''/''Shield''. Ash's new companion for this series was an original character named Goh. This ultimately turned out to be a finale for Ash, as it ended with him winning the world championship. This was followed by a miniseries that acted as a farewell for Ash, featuring him reuniting with past companions and his previous Pokémon partners. Afterwards, the main ''Pokémon'' anime was replaced by a new series called ''Pokémon Horizons'', which was based on the ninth generation games and starred a new pair of protagonists named Liko and Roy.
  
Aside from the main ''Pokémon'' anime, there have been several other short series over the years. Produced by The Pokémon Company, these works tended to be closer to the games in how they depict the Pokémon world. In 2013, ''Pokémon Origins'' was a film split into four parts and was based more directly on the first generation games, telling the story of Red's Pokémon journey. There was also ''Pokémon Chronicles'' in 2016, a series of 16 shorts that were all based on different parts of game canon from the first six generations. In 2020, there was ''Pokémon: Twilight Wings'', an eight-episode limited series of shorts released online that were based on the setting and characters of ''Sword''/''Shield''. In 2021, the miniseries was ''Pokémon Evolutions'', which had eight episodes that depicted events based on the games, with each episode focusing on a different generation. In 2022, ''Pokémon: Hisuian Snow'' was released as an anime miniseries based on the setting of ''Pokémon Legends: Arceus'', and 2023 saw the release of a four-episode miniseries based on ''Scarlet''/''Violet'' in the form of ''Pokémon: Paldean Winds''. There have also been miniseries made to promote other parts of the ''Pokémon'' franchise: in 2023, a series of five shorts called ''Cube-Shaped Pokémon on Cubie Island?!'' was released as a promotion for ''[[Pokémon Quest]]'', and there was also a four-part animated series called ''Pokémon: Path to the Peak'' which was based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and was set in some variation of the real world, following a girl named Ava as she gets into competing with Pokémon trading cards.
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Aside from the main ''Pokémon'' anime, there have been several other short series over the years. In 2013, ''Pokémon Origins'' was a film split into four parts and was based more directly on the first generation games, telling the story of Red's Pokémon journey. There was also ''Pokémon Chronicles'' in 2016, a series of 16 shorts that were all based on different parts of game canon from the first six generations. In 2020, there was ''Pokémon: Twilight Wings'', an eight-episode limited series of shorts released online that were based on the setting and characters of ''Sword''/''Shield''. In 2021, the miniseries was ''Pokémon Evolutions'', which had eight episodes that depicted events based on the games, with each episode focusing on a different generation. In 2022, ''Pokémon: Hisuian Snow'' was released as an anime miniseries based on the setting of ''Pokémon Legends: Arceus''.
 
 
The Pokémon Company has also released a number of shorts inspired by Western animation. From 2020 to 2021, there were eight shorts released under the banner of ''POKÉTOON: The Pokémon Cartoon Animation'' with shorts taking inspiration from different aspects of Western animation such as stop-motion animation and ''Looney Tunes''-style slapstick comedy. There was also ''Bidoof's Big Stand'' in 2022, an standalone animated short about the exploits of a [[Bidoof]]. In 2023, a short called ''The Journey of One's Dream'' was released in China and India.
 
  
 
==Manga==
 
==Manga==

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