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Pokémon (1997) poster

Show The Rerun: 1990s

Pokémon

Young trainer Ash Ketchum sets out with his partner Pikachu to catch Pokémon and become a Pokémon Master.

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Young trainer Ash Ketchum sets out with his partner Pikachu to catch Pokémon and become a Pokémon Master.

Why watch The start of a global phenomenon, with early seasons that remain nostalgia gold.

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Seasons & episodes

  1. Season 1 1997 · 83 episodes · TV Tokyo
  2. Season 2 1999 · 36 episodes · TV Tokyo
  3. Season 3 1999 · 41 episodes · TV Tokyo
  4. Season 4 2000 · 52 episodes · TV Tokyo
  5. Season 5 2001 · 65 episodes · TV Tokyo
  6. Season 6 2003 · 40 episodes · Cartoon Network
  7. Season 7 2004 · 52 episodes · Cartoon Network
  8. Season 8 2005 · 52 episodes · Cartoon Network
  9. Season 9 2006 · 47 episodes · Cartoon Network
  10. Season 10 2007 · 51 episodes · Cartoon Network
  11. Season 11 2008 · 52 episodes · Cartoon Network
  12. Season 12 2009 · 52 episodes · Cartoon Network
  13. Season 13 2010 · 34 episodes · Cartoon Network
  14. Season 14 2011 · 48 episodes · Cartoon Network
  15. Season 15 2012 · 49 episodes · Cartoon Network
  16. Season 16 2013 · 45 episodes · Cartoon Network
  17. Season 17 2013 · 48 episodes · Cartoon Network
  18. Season 18 2015 · 45 episodes · Cartoon Network
  19. Season 19 2016 · 47 episodes · Cartoon Network
  20. Season 20 2016 · 43 episodes · Cartoon Network
  21. Season 21 2017 · 49 episodes · TV Tokyo
  22. Season 22 2018 · 46 episodes · TV Tokyo
  23. Season 23 2019 · 48 episodes · TV Tokyo
  24. Season 24 2020 · TV Tokyo
  25. Season 25 2021 · TV Tokyo
  26. Season 26 TV Tokyo

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Quick answers

Where can I watch Pokémon?
In the UK: Pokémon, Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Prime Video (buy) and Apple TV (buy). In New Zealand: Tubi, Prime Video, Disney+ and Netflix. In Australia: Tubi, Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix and Apple TV (buy). In Canada: Tubi, Crave, Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix and Apple TV (buy). In the US: Tubi, Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, The Roku Channel, Prime Video (buy) and Apple TV (buy).
What is Pokémon about?
Young trainer Ash Ketchum sets out with his partner Pikachu to catch Pokémon and become a Pokémon Master.
Who is in the cast of Pokémon?
Pokémon stars Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi, Ikue Otani as Pikachu, Mayumi Iizuka as Kasumi, Kenyuu Horiuchi as Professor Oak and Yuji Ueda as Takeshi.
When did Pokémon start?
Pokémon premiered on 1 April 1997 and ran until 2023, with 26 seasons.

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