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100
The Pokémon anime series has focused on the adventures of Ash since it made its debut in 1997. In the English dub, Ash's last name is this pun.
Ketchum
(Ash Ketchum in English is a deliberate pun on the series' "Gotta catch 'em all" tagline. In Japan his name is サトシ meaning Satoshi.)
100
When you need to buy supplies in the Pokémon world, this is the place to go.
PokéMart
100
The Pokémon Charizard is listed as having these two types.
Fire and Flying
100
The starter Pokémon for each of the main games in the series are always a choice between these three types.
Grass, Fire and Water
(Whether it is Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle in Generation I, or Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble in Generation VIII, it is always a choice between these three types.)
100
Complete this line from the original Pokémon show: "Team Rocket is…"
Blasting off again!
200
These loveable inept Team Rocket rogues have been trying to catch Ash's Pikachu for decades.
Jessie and James
200
What's the best terrain to encounter wild Pokémon?
In tall grass
200
The first legendary Pokémon, this trio was introduced in the Kanto region.
Articuno, Moltres, Zapdos
200
The first Pokémon games to debut on the Nintendo Switch were "Let's Go, Pikachu" and "Let's Go, _____".
Eevee
200
This actor was the voice of Detective Pikachu in the eponymous movie.
Ryan Reynolds
300
Gym Leader Erika specializes in this type of Pokémon.
Grass
300
The Alola region, which was the setting for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, is loosely based on this US state.
Hawaii
(The Alola region is made up of four natural islands and one artificial island, and is based on Hawaii.)
300
This Pokémon's Pokédex entry reads: "It pines for the mother it will never see again. Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries. The stains on the skull the Pokémon wears are made by the tears it sheds."
Cubone
300
In Pokémon Yellow, a new feature allowed Pikachu to do this for the entire game.
Follow your character around on-screen.
300
In the Pokémon anime, kids are eligible to become a licensed Pokémon trainer at this age.
10
400
The new series of the Pokémon anime, Pokémon Journeys, introduces this new companion to Ash.
Goh.
(Another boy with boundless curiosity about Pokémon, Goh is aiming to catch one of every Pokémon – including the mythical Mew.)
400
The recent series of YouTube shorts, Pokémon: Twilight Wings, is set in this region.
Galar
(Galar is loosely based on the British Isles, hence the appearance of Pokémon themed around the Queen's corgis, the ravens at the Tower of London, and the strawberries and cream of Wimbledon.)
400
This Pokemon "wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change".
Meowth
400
In the mobile game Magikarp Jump, if you're unlucky, this flying-type Pokémon can carry away your prize Magikarp.
Pidgeotto
400
In the anime episode A Shivering Shovel Search!, Ash gets trapped inside this giant haunted sandcastle Pokémon:
Palossand
(No, we have no idea why there is a haunted sandcastle Pokémon either.)
500
Pokémon Shield gym leader Allister specializes in this type of Pokémon.
Ghost
(Apparently he wears the mask because he's really shy, and not because he really likes Bauhaus and the Sisters of Mercy, although he does like to hang around ruins and cemeteries like any decent goth teenager.)
500
The Legendary Pokemon Suicine is known to appear randomly throughout this region.
Johto
500
Grabbing one of Ninetales' tails is said to bring a curse of this many years.
1000
500
You need this many candy to evolve a Magikarp into Gyarados in the mobile game Pokémon Go.
400
500
In the episode "One Journey Ends, Another Begins...", this Pokémon friend of Litten passed away.
Stoutland
(Nurse Joy is unable to heal the ageing Pokémon, in one of the few instances of a Pokémon dying in the series.)