Pokémon (1997)
Original title: ポケットモンスター
Pokémon is a 1997 Japanese-language animation series created by Shinji Miyazaki and Yuki Hayashi. It stars Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani and Shin-ichiro Miki.
Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
Quick answers
What is Pokémon about?
Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
When was Pokémon released?
Pokémon was released on 1 April 1997.
How many episodes does Pokémon have?
Pokémon has 1235 episodes across 25 seasons.
Who made Pokémon?
Pokémon was created by Shinji Miyazaki, Yuki Hayashi and Takeshi Shudo.
Where can I watch Pokémon?
Pokémon is available on Hulu, Netflix, Prime Video, Amazon Freevee, Pluto TV and The Roku Channel.
Where to watch Pokémon
Stream: Hulu, Netflix, Prime Video
Watch free: Amazon Freevee, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
Rent: Google Play
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Google Play
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Cast
- Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice)
- Ikue Otani as Pikachu (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Kojirou (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (voice)
- Inuko Inuyama as Nyarth (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Narrator (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Takeshi (voice)
- Mayumi Izuka as Kasumi (voice)
- Yuko Kobayashi as Shigeru Oak (voice)
- Kenyu Horiuchi as Narrator (voice)
- KAORI as Haruka (voice)
- Kei Shindo as Lillie (voice)