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, ...

For over two decades, the Pokémon franchise — despite its ever-evolving world — had the 10-year-old protagonist Ash Ketchum and his buddy Pikachu at the forefront of the series. But after 26 long ...

There’s no doubt the Pokémon video game, trading card and media franchise became an international phenomenon thanks partly to its two main fictional characters: Ash Ketchum and Pikachu. But after ...

After 25 years, Ash Ketchum and Pikachu’s Pokémon adventure will come to an end. The Pokémon Company said Friday that the pair will have one last run in January 2023, when they will appear in 11 final ...

TOKYO, Japan — After over 1,000 episodes across 25 years, the popular protagonists of the Pokémon anime are retiring in 2023. Ash Ketchum and his trusty Pokémon Pikachu first came to American TV in ...