Hazel (Called Maron in the Japanese series) is the main character of this series. She's a bubble-headed blonde who's madly in love with her friend Almond, and adores cute Pokémon such as Pikachu and Clefairy. As a child, she was an irrepressible tomboy who enjoyed playing pranks on Almond; now that she's older, she's still quite hyper, but in a more girlish way. Almond is the love interest of the series. He calls himself a Pokémon trainer, but it's not known what Pokémon he has, or even if he has any besides Squirtle, who is more of a friend than a trained Pokémon. A ...

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Magical Pokémon Journey, Magical Pokémon Journey - Human characters, Magical Pokémon Journey - Pokémon characters

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The initial printing of the manga in North America drew ire from parents who read the manga, so the graphic novels were edited for American audiences. In the original Japanese version, Toshihiro Ono drew most of the female characters with oversized busts and revealing outfits. There were a few scenes that could be construed as risqué by American parents, including one involving Misty relaxing in a hot tub, only to be interrupted by Ash clumsily bursting in. Any excess skin was covered up by American translators. Some purist fans are disgusted by this 'butchering' of the manga ...

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Pokémon manga series, Pokémon manga series - Editing in the North American version, Pokémon manga series - Characters, Pokémon manga series - External links

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Pikachu, the first Pokémon to appear in this series, is Hazel's best friend -- not surprising, as both of them can be described as scatterbrains. Pikachu is one of the few Pokémon in MPJ who cannot speak human language. Clefairy is Hazel's second Pokémon friend, and is a scaredycat. He dislikes battling because he views himself as weak, even though his Metronome technique is quite powerful. He also uses Minimize often, usually ...

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Magical Pokémon Journey, Magical Pokémon Journey - Human characters, Magical Pokémon Journey - Pokémon characters

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Ash Ketchum is a fictional character in the Pokémon line of game products. The trainer Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, known as Satoshi (サトシ) in the original Japanese and based on the character from the original games (most probably the same person), is the main character of the Pokémon anime, the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, and the Ash & Pikachu manga. Like Red of Pokémon Adventures, he is loosely based on the p ...

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• Ash Ketchum - Ash's Pokémon
• Ash Ketchum - Current Team
• Ash Ketchum - Pokémon at Professor Oak's Lab
• Ash Ketchum - Pokémon at the Charicific Valley
• Ash Ketchum - Pokémon that Ash does not currently have
• Ash Ketchum - Rivals

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Brock's Pokémon are mainly of the rock and ground varieties, although as a breeder, Brock has steadily trained Pokémon of other types (most notably, the Pokémon he acquires in the Hoenn region are, ironically, of water type). The Pokémon that he has in the animated series are: Brock Pokémon - Current Team. Brock Pokémon - Pokémon at Pewter Gym. Brock Pokémon - Pokémon that Br ...

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Brock Pokémon, Brock Pokémon - Brock's Pokémon, Brock Pokémon - Current Team, Brock Pokémon - Pokémon at Pewter Gym, Brock Pokémon - Pokémon that Brock does not currently have

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All of the licensed Pokémon properties overseen by the Pokémon Company are divided roughly by generation. There have been four generations, defined by the Pokémon which appear therein. Each of these generations has been first introduced in a pair of Pokémon video games for the Game Boy or its successors (including the Nintendo DS), beginning with Pokémon Red and Blue. Each generation introduces a slew of new Pokémon and a handful of new general concepts, usually without ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First Game Boy generation, Pokémon - Second GBC generation, Pokémon - Third Advanced generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Animal Cruelty, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Zbtb7, Pokémon - Pokémon general, Pokémon - Pokémon Regions, Pokémon - Games, Pokémon - Television and books, Pokémon - Miscellanea

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Jessie and James wear white uniforms, while most other Team Rocket members wear black uniforms, extending the fact that they become (semi)good characters in the later Pokémon seasons. While they are still of the grunt status (they were demoted to grunt status during a Johto episode), they designed their own uniforms. The white tone is perhaps alluding that they, unlike the rest of the Team Rocket organization, are not truly bad people. Their goal in the Pokémon series is to capture and present Ash's Pikachu to their boss. Jessie and James ...

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Team Rocket, Team Rocket - The trio, Team Rocket - Jessie, Team Rocket - James, Team Rocket - Meowth, Team Rocket - History of the trio, Team Rocket - The Motto, Team Rocket - The Fate of Team Rocket, Team Rocket - Giovanni, Team Rocket - Jessie and James' Pokémon, Team Rocket - Jessie, Team Rocket - James, Team Rocket - Other members, Team Rocket - Neo Team Rocket, Team Rocket - Footnotes

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All of the licensed Pokémon properties overseen by the Pokémon Company are divided roughly by generation. There have been four generations, defined by the Pokémon which appear therein. Each of these generations has been first introduced in a pair of Pokémon video games for the Game Boy or its successors (including the Nintendo DS), beginning with Pokémon Red and Blue. Each generation introduces a slew of new Pokémon and a handful of new general concepts, usually without ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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Misty wants to be a world-class Water-type Pokémon trainer despite her sisters ridicule, and her Pokémon reflect this aspiration. She meets Ash after he borrows/steals her bicycle and chars it, a plot point that is reiterated throughout the series. She uses it as an excuse to become his friend. She and Ash have a slight rivalry as well, as they always argue with each other. Their arguments hardly are reasonable and are pointless to try to stop. One use of potential humor, especially in the Shūkan Pokémon Hōsōkyoku, is thr ...

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Misty Pokémon, Misty Pokémon - Misty in the anime, Misty Pokémon - Johto and beyond, Misty Pokémon - Misty's Pokémon, Misty Pokémon - Video games, Misty Pokémon - Manga

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At the age of 10, May traveled from her home in Petalburg City to Littleroot Town to see Professor Birch. As a friend of her father's, he had agreed to give her one of the three Hoenn Starter Pokémon (Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip) so that she could become a Pokémon Trainer. However, when she arrives, she finds that the Hoenn Pokémon Professor has gone after an ill Pikachu belonging to Ash Ketchum. She goes to look for the professor, only to find him stuck in a tree and about to be attacked by a group of angry Poochyena, simi ...

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May Pokémon, May Pokémon - Initial Appearance, May Pokémon - May's family, May Pokémon - Meeting Brock, May Pokémon - May's decision, May Pokémon - May's Pokémon, May Pokémon - Current Team, May Pokémon - Pokémon at Petalburg Gym, May Pokémon - Pokémon at Professor Oak's lab, May Pokémon - Pokémon that May does not currently have, May Pokémon - Non-anime Info

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Pikachu - Ash Ketchum's Pikachu. In the Pokémon anime, Pikachu was Ash Ketchum's first Pokémon. In the first episode of the Pokémon anime, Pikachu didn't like Ash and shocked him with electricity every time Ash came near. However, by the second episode, Ash demonstrated his willingness to sacrifice himself for Pikachu, and they became fast friends. In another first season episode (in Vermillion City), Pikachu, who is often rather independently minded, believed that it was strong enough without evolv ...

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Pikachu, Pikachu - Name Origin, Pikachu - Biology, Pikachu - In the anime, Pikachu - Ash Ketchum's Pikachu, Pikachu - Other Pikachu, Pikachu - In the manga, Pikachu - In the video games, Pikachu - In the card game

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As a Pokémon trainer, Ash carries six Pokémon with him that forms his team's active roster. However, due to the anime being not strictly conforming to the video games, there are Pokémon that are on Ash's team that have not been formally caught by Ash. This often allowed Ash to be accompanied by more than six Pokémon, especially since Pikachu, the only permanent member of his active roster, never stays in a Poké Ball. An even looser definition of Ash's team allows for Pokémon that are caught by other regular characters. However, only the first is discussed here.

Ash Ketchum, Ash Ketchum - Ash's Pokémon, Ash Ketchum - Current Team, Ash Ketchum - Pokémon at Professor Oak's Lab, Ash Ketchum - Pokémon at the Charicific Valley, Ash Ketchum - Pokémon that Ash does not currently have, Ash Ketchum - Rivals

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Pokémon, being a popular franchise, has undoubtedly left its mark on pop-culture. The Pokémon characters themselves have become pop-culture icons; examples include the Pikachu balloon at a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, thousands of merchandise items, and in 2005, a theme park in Nagoya, Japan. The prone-to-offend cartoon South Park spoofed Pokémon in Episode 310, entitled "Chinpokomon" ("chinpoko" is Japanese slang for penis, and "komon" is Japanese for anus), in which the executives behind it were revealed t ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First Game Boy generation, Pokémon - Second GBC generation, Pokémon - Third Advanced generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Animal Cruelty, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Zbtb7, Pokémon - Pokémon general, Pokémon - Pokémon Regions, Pokémon - Games, Pokémon - Television and books, Pokémon - Miscellanea

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Neo Team Rocket is an organization that comes into creation after Team Rocket is disbanded, and only appears in the Pokemon Adventures manga. It's leader is the Mask of Ice, a strange being able to shoot ice at his enemies. The Mask of Ice kidnapped Green, Silver, Shum, Cart, Will and Karen as children, and raised them as his servents. Green and Silver escaped soon after, but the rest of them remained as his servents. After Giovanni disbanded Team Rocket, the Mask of Ice recruited the Rocket Grunts that were left behind, forcin ...

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Team Rocket, Team Rocket - The trio, Team Rocket - Jessie, Team Rocket - James, Team Rocket - Meowth, Team Rocket - History of the trio, Team Rocket - The Motto, Team Rocket - The Fate of Team Rocket, Team Rocket - Giovanni, Team Rocket - Jessie and James' Pokémon, Team Rocket - Jessie, Team Rocket - James, Team Rocket - Other members, Team Rocket - Neo Team Rocket, Team Rocket - Footnotes

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There are various Pokémon manga series, four of which were released in English by Viz Communications, and seven of them released in English by Chuang Yi. Pokémon - Manga released in English. Pokémon (The Electric Tale of Pikachu a.k.a Dengeki Pikachu), a sho-nen manga created by Toshihiro Ono. It was divided into four tanko-bon, each with four separate titles in North American and the English Singapore versions: The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Pikachu Shocks Bac ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First Game Boy generation, Pokémon - Second GBC generation, Pokémon - Third Advanced generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Animal Cruelty, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Zbtb7, Pokémon - Pokémon general, Pokémon - Pokémon Regions, Pokémon - Games, Pokémon - Television and books, Pokémon - Miscellanea

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The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a collectible card game based on Pokémon, first introduced to North America in 1999, and in Japan at an earlier date. Initially, it was published by Wizards of the Coast, the company most famous for Magic: The Gathering. However, with the release of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Game Boy video games, Nintendo took back the card game from Wizards of the Coast and started publishing the cards themselves. With the "Expedition" expansion, they introduced the Pokémon-e Trading Card G ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First Game Boy generation, Pokémon - Second GBC generation, Pokémon - Third Advanced generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Animal Cruelty, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Zbtb7, Pokémon - Pokémon general, Pokémon - Pokémon Regions, Pokémon - Games, Pokémon - Television and books, Pokémon - Miscellanea

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The original Pokémon games were Japanese role-playing games with an element of strategy, and were created by Satoshi Tajiri for the Game Boy. These role-playing games (and their sequels, remakes and English language translations) are still considered the "main" Pokémon games, and the games which most fans of the series are referring to when they use the term "Pokémon games." These games have sold over 100 million copies to date. Accumulative sold units (including home console versions) reach 143 millio ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First Game Boy generation, Pokémon - Second GBC generation, Pokémon - Third Advanced generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Animal Cruelty, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Zbtb7, Pokémon - Pokémon general, Pokémon - Pokémon Regions, Pokémon - Games, Pokémon - Television and books, Pokémon - Miscellanea

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There are several Pokémon anime series based on the video games. Pokémon - The Original Series. The first, and the more familiar one, Pocket Monsters or simply Pokémon (often referred to as Pokémon: Gotta Catch Em All to distinguish it from the later series) tells the adventures of Ash Ketchum (Satoshi in the original Japanese version) as he travels through Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto to become the greatest Pokémon Master. This series is based on the first and seco ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First Game Boy generation, Pokémon - Second GBC generation, Pokémon - Third Advanced generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Animal Cruelty, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Zbtb7, Pokémon - Pokémon general, Pokémon - Pokémon Regions, Pokémon - Games, Pokémon - Television and books, Pokémon - Miscellanea

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As with other pop culture icons, Pokémon has received its fair share of controversy and criticism. Pokémon - Religion. Some Protestant Christian groups in the United States believe Pokémon to be Satanic in origin[1]. After the US release of Pokémon Yellow, there was a sudden widespread criticism of it passed through Christian congregations primarily by word-of-mouth. The claimed parallels between Pokémon and Satanism include: Pokémon parallel demons. They are ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First Game Boy generation, Pokémon - Second GBC generation, Pokémon - Third Advanced generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Animal Cruelty, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Zbtb7, Pokémon - Pokémon general, Pokémon - Pokémon Regions, Pokémon - Games, Pokémon - Television and books, Pokémon - Miscellanea

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Pokémon - Zbtb7. Main article: Zbtb7 A mammalian oncogene, now officially known as Zbtb7, was named "Pokemon" [6] (no acute accent on the e) by its discoverers. This name is apparently an acronym for "POK Erythroid Myeloid ONtogenic" factor, so the name could be either a backronym or simply coincidence. The gene is suspected to play a major role in cancer, and the name was changed to "Zbtb7" due to the threat of a lawsuit. However, it is still often m ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First Game Boy generation, Pokémon - Second GBC generation, Pokémon - Third Advanced generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Animal Cruelty, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Zbtb7, Pokémon - Pokémon general, Pokémon - Pokémon Regions, Pokémon - Games, Pokémon - Television and books, Pokémon - Miscellanea

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