Some of Ash's Pokémon, like Greninja, are seriously overpowered.

Adriano is GameRant’s Anime Features lead. He has been working on creating anime content for GameRant since November 2021. He enjoys a wide variety of anime, with Shinichiro Watanabe’s Cowboy Bebop ...

Ash Ketchum has had the chance to meet many amazing Pokémon over the course of his Pokémon journey, but only a few have joined his team. Over the years, he managed to collect Pokémon of every type, ...

Eddie Possehl is a dynamic and driven writer/director with a passion for the written word and all things film, television, comics, and games. His passion for storytelling led him to establish his own ...

Renan is the Anime Lead Editor for GameRant. Ren graduated Cum Laude from Lesley University in 2017 and has been focusing exclusively on his journalistic endeavors ever since. When Ren isn't working, ...

After 25 years, is this farewell for Ash Ketchum and Pikachu? As the famous anime duo are being celebrated for their Pokémon world championship victory, a new series debuting next year will star ...

Ash has been the central figure of the Pokémon anime since there’s been a Pokémon anime. He was born as Satoshi, named after the creator of Pokémon, Satoshi Tajiri, in April 1997. When the series was ...