Pokémon
ポケットモンスター
“Late to claim a starter, ten-year-old Satoshi gets rebellious Pikachu instead and sets out to become a Pokémon Master.”
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Late to claim a starter, ten-year-old Satoshi gets rebellious Pikachu instead and sets out to become a Pokémon Master.
Pokémon are peculiar creatures with a vast array of different abilities and appearances; many people, known as Pokémon trainers, capture and train them, often with the intent of battling others. Young Satoshi has not only dreamed of becoming a Pokémon trainer but also a "Pokémon Master," and on the arrival of his 10th birthday, he finally has a chance to make that dream a reality. Unfortunately for him, all three Pokémon available to beginning trainers have already been claimed and only Pikachu, a rebellious Electric-type Pokémon, remains. However, this chance encounter would mark the start of a lifelong friendship and an epic adventure! Setting off on a journey to become the very best, Satoshi and Pikachu travel across beautiful, sprawling regions with their friends Kasumi, a Water-type trainer, and Takeshi, a Rock-type trainer. But danger lurks around every corner. The infamous Team Rocket is always nearby, seeking to steal powerful Pokémon through nefarious schemes. It'll be up to Satoshi and his friends to thwart their efforts as he also strives to earn the eight Pokémon Gym Badges he'll need to challenge the Pokémon League, and eventually claim the title of Pokémon Master.
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Derived from 81 sampled reviews
6.9/10
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σ 1.91 · split reception
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4.6 ptsRecommenders 8.1 · others 3.5
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Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “Pokemon is a fantastic anime series that I thoroughly enjoy, especially given my love for the accompanying video games. While it is unfortunate that the infamous seizure episode caused health...”
- 9/10 “Pokemon delivers exciting, fast-paced adventures as Ash and his friends journey to become the ultimate Pokemon master, making it one of history's most famous and accessible anime series that anyone...”
- 7/10 “In the beginning, it was an action packed adventure, but nearing the end, it became monotonous. Ash as a character became more and more banal and the fact that he left his friends after the season...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-0495
- Format
- 276 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 110h 24m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Apr 1997 – Nov 2002
- Spring 1997
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- Children
- Ref.
- BS-0495
- catalog