G Ananad

Why it rocks: Follows the source material very faithfully, to the point where Ash can be considered an anime version of Red. Very solid and detailed animation, plus the designs of the Pokémon are highly imaginative and colorful. Lots of funny moments. Amazing dub by 4Kids Entertainment that kept the show's writing very well faithful. A very wide range of likable characters, the most memorable characters being Ash, Misty and Brock, with latter two of which originating from the Indigo League. Ash himself is a very likable and well-developed character, who gets more mature as the series goes on and learns many things on his journey. The trainers sometimes use clever Pokémon battling strategies that also work in the game if fans want to try them. Similar to the Nintendo games, very epic and iconic Pokémon battle scenes that get more intense as the series goes on. One of the most epic battles is Charizard vs Greninja in the Kalos League. Earned a countless collection of great and decent movies, most notably the first movie. Really great voice acting. Especially from the 4Kids dub as all the actors are well casted, and put in a pretty great performance. In 2019/2020, Ash finally won the alola league The villains, Team Rocket, are hilarious (except in the best wishes show)