Pocchama is the first Pokemon [Hikari](https://anilist.co/character/3966) received at the beginning of her journey.

After defeating Brandon and declining the offer to be a Frontier Brain, Ash sets off to travel through the far away land of Sinnoh. Once he gets there, he meets up with Hikari, a local trainer from the region, and they decide to travel together.

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Received the role of Yagi after winning the Big Apple Anime Fest Voice Acting Contest.

Born as Nicola Betina Grupe, but changed her name in September 2011 with her marriage.

On the other side of the world, there exists another mysterious, mirror-like dimension known as the Reverse World. In this unique space lives the legendary Pokemon Giratina, a god-like Pokemon who soon finds itself in a great struggle with the legendary Pokemon Dialga! Why are these two Pokemon fighting? And what is the secret of this Reverse World? 
Meanwhile, Satoshi and his friends are traveling when they are greeted by yet another legendary Pokemon, Shaymin. This cute and somewhat cheeky Pokemon holds the secret to the battle between the two god Pokemon, but something unexpected happens to it during its journey. In order to save both worlds, Satoshi joins forces with it to stop the fighting once and for all!

Based on Nintendo DS game; Pok&eacute;mon Mystery Dungeon 2: Time &amp; Darkness. 
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The Fury of Zoroark Has Been Unleashed! 
The Pok&eacute;mon Baccer World Cup. 
It is the most anticipated event of the year, and as hundreds flock to Crown City to watch the exciting competition unfold, Ash, Pikachu, and his friends encounter a mysterious new Pok&eacute;mon they have never seen before. 
But when the three Legendary Pok&eacute;mon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune suddenly arrive and begin rampaging through the streets, it&rsquo;s up to Ash and his companions, along with their new Pok&eacute;mon friend Zorua, to uncover the secret behind the immense and powerful forces at work. 
What strange and dangerous powers are afoot in Crown City? Why did Celebi suddenly return after vanishing for twenty years? And why is the mighty Zoroark unleashing its fury upon the town? The quest for these answers leads down an uncertain path filled with peril&mdash;can Ash and his companions find enough courage, strength, and friendship to unearth the mystery in time to save Crown City? 
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A Belgian actress trained at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. She is known for dubbing series such as Pokemon (the Pokédex), Yu-Gi-Oh! (AME), Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Alexia). She also serves as the  Artistic Director of One Piece as well as in Rave Master and Inazuma Eleven.  (Source: Wikipedia)

While playing in the ocean near a tropical resort, Pikachu &amp; Co. get in a scuffle with Team Rocket's Pok&eacute;mon. This scuffle causes the Pok&eacute;mon to wind up miles away in an Ice-covered Paradise. However, when they get there, they are seperated soon find that certain Pok&eacute;mon in the area require their assistance. Will they be able to reunite with their friends and help these Pok&eacute;mon out? 
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Mr. Crow, a mysterious man, gathers 3 boys who love Pokémon. Katsuya is the main character, who wants to be stronger. He travels along Toki, who is experienced at traveling, and Soto, a Pokémaniac who wants to catch'em all. 
These characters travel alongside the Pokémon World resolving mysteries (almost of them regarding legendary Pokémon) and helping people.

The film's plot tells the story of how Satoshi (Ash) and Pikachu came to know each other. On the day they set out from Masara Town (Pallet Town), both of them saw a Ho-oh flying and made a vow to someday meet it. 

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Pokémon Trainer Satoshi has a new plan: see the world! But first, he and his partner Pikachu are headed to the opening of the Sakuragi Institute, a research facility dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of Pokémon in every region. Satoshi meets Gou, another boy with boundless curiosity about Pokémon, and both are overjoyed when Professor Sakuragi asks them to become official research fellows. With Satoshi as determined as ever to become a Pokémon Master, and Gou aiming to catch one of every Pokémon (including the Mythical Mew), our heroes are in for adventure and excitement as they explore the wide world of Pokémon!
 
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Note: Episode 119, 121, 126 and 128 are recap episodes that did not air outside of Japan.

An animated series created to celebrate 25 years of the global entertainment franchise. Each episode will take fans on a journey through all the known regions of the Pokémon world.

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Special episodes of the Pocket Monsters anime distributed initially on Amazon Prime to promote the release of Pokémon LEGENDS: Arceus.
 
When Satoshi, Pikachu, and friends receive a mysterious message from the phantom Pokémon Arceus, they meet up with their old friend Takeshi and head to Mount Tengan to investigate. There, they find a rampaging Heatran and the group responsible—Team Galactic, previously thought to be dismantled. The team’s commanders are determined to find their missing leader by opening a gate between dimensions. With a trio of Legendary Pokémon and Sinnoh Champion Shirona on their side, our heroes have a lot of help, but they’ll need all they can get to save Sinnoh! 
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She was cast as the Hexenkönigin (witch queen) and Mimi in the German DoReMi.Jahrgang She was born in 1956. She is 165 cm tall, has brown-blonde hair, and green-blue eyes. She can speak English and French as well as German. She plays the guitar and the flute. She is currently living in München.

An animated music video from Project Pochama, a special medley called It'll be fine! performed by Megumi Toyoguchi. The songs featured consists of "Kimi no Soba de ~Hikari no Theme~" (君のそばで〜ヒカリのテーマ〜), "Ashita wa Kitto" (あしたはきっと), "Kimi no Mune ni LaLaLa" (君の胸にLaLaLa), and "Kaze no Message" (風のメッセージ) all of which were ending theme songs used in the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl anime.

A music video from Project Pochama for the song Piplup Step by Serph featuring Zun, animated by coalowl.

Series of comic strips based on episodes of “Pokémon (2019)” and “Pokèmon Mezase Pokèmon Master”. Like the name implies, they depict events that would occur after the conclusion of each episode.
 
Note: Includes 14 extra chapters

Mezase Pokémon Master celebrates the final chapter in Satoshi and Pikachu's story, with their first companions and many Pokémon they have met throughout their journeys making their return.

Many new Pokemon dwell in the Sinnoh Region. Satoshi and Pikachu journey with a new Trainer, Hikari. What awaits these two on their journey?
 
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Animated music video for the song POKÉDANCE performed by Nanahira. The song and music video is to commemorate Pokémon Day 2024.

Pikachu arrives on Monpoké Island. There, the iconic 'mon will meet Dedenne, Ludicolo and many others. 
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