Ash hugging a dirtied Pikachu in Pokemon Journeys - The Pokemon Company 2026 will be a significant year for the "Pokemon" franchise, as it will commemorate 30 years since the original releases of ...

He wanted to be the very best like no one ever was — and it only took him a couple decades to do it. Ash Ketchum's career as a Pokémon trainer has been more shocking than his Pikachu.

For more than two decades, Pokémon movies have sold the same promise of a rarer creature and an emotional gut-punch meant to outshine the weekly series. That approach worked when the franchise treated ...