In the twenty-five years since the Japanese media franchise Pokémon launched in the US, it has become a staple of American culture — from trading cards to t-shirts, from action figures to videogames, ...

Pokemon is now halfway through its final slate of episodes for Ash Ketchum meant to say goodbye to the young champion after 25 years of traveling through the anime’s world, and the newest episode of ...

The Pokémon Company announces a new era of protagonists in its upcoming series as Ash Ketchum ends his 25-year-long journey. After defeating Galar Champion Leon in the Masters Eight Tournament in the ...

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Ash and his Pikachu partner have served as the leads of the "Pokémon" anime series since its debut in 1997, across over 1,000 TV episodes and 20 movies. Now that he’s officially become the very best, ...