Pokémon♪ (series)

Pokémon♪ (Japanese: ポケットモンスター♪  Poketto Monsutā ♪) is a series created by TheRandomBlock (talk) 15:03, 11 March 2021 (UTC) in an attempt to have an 2021 series like the Yo-kai Watch franchise does with Yo-kai Watch♪.

It retells the first two seasons of the Pokémon anime: Indigo League and Adventures in the Orange Islands. While both iterations of the anime are similar, many changes are applied to the "2021 series", for example: a new art style, Ho-Oh replacing Arcanine on the Viridian Pokémon Center engraving, no Pokémon Land events, and no Pokémon League Entrance exam. Although Ash Ketchum is still the main protagonist, and Misty being Ash's companion, a rookie Pokémon Trainer Sun becomes Ash's new companion in the series.

The series premiered on 9th April 2021, so does Yo-kai Watch♪.

General
''Join Ash, Sun and Misty in an adventure like nearly 25 years before! While Ash promised to get a Squirtle as his first Pokémon, but it was chosen by no one than Professor Oak's grandson Gary Oak, Ash ended up having a Pikachu. Then he met Sun, a rookie Pokémon Trainer from Alola, and his starter Rowlet. Thus begins the journey of two youths to get badges, as they are joined by the Cerulean Gym leader Misty.''

Kanto Arc
''It's the tenth birthday of Ash Ketchum, and he's ready to do what many 10-year-olds in the Kanto region set out to do - begin his Pokémon journey as a Pokémon Trainer! Things don't go exactly the way he planned when he ends up with a Pikachu instead of a standard starter Pokémon, and winning Gym Badges turns out to be tougher than he thought... Luckily, he's got a rookie Alolan Pokémon Trainer Sun and Cerulean City's former Gym Leader Misty on his side, along with a bevy of new Pokémon friends, such as Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander, and Scyther.''

Orange Arc
''Ash's journey to the top of the Indigo League has ended with him becoming the runner-up of the Indigo League after losing to his companion Sun. With his Kanto journey completed, Ash finds that there is a plenty to see and do when Professor Oak sends him, his friends and their Pokémon to the Orange Archipelago. Since Sun does want to stay with Ash and Misty, the trio explore the Orange Islands alone - at least until they meet an intrepid Pokémon wather Tracey Sketchit. The Orange League beckons and Ash answears the call, taking on the Orange Crew and their leader, Drake.''

Summary
A soon-to-be Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum wakes up on his tenth birthday and runs up late to the Oak Pokémon Research Lab. Realizing that all of the starter Pokémon were chosen by unnamed trainers before him, with Squirtle having a known Trainer - Ash's rival Gary Oak, Ash ended up with a Pikachu, an Electric-type Mouse Pokémon. Joining him is an Alolan rookie Pokémon Trainer Sun, and his starter Rowlet, as well as Misty, the Gym Leader of the Water-type Pokémon Gym in Cerulean City. The trio then venture across Kanto and the Orange Archipelago, in order to fulfill Ash and Sun's goals to be a Pokémon Master and an Island Kahuna, respectively.

Main protagonists

 * Ash Ketchum
 * Ash's Pokémon
 * Ash's Pikachu
 * Ash's Caterpie -> Metapod -> Butterfree
 * Ash's Pidgey -> Pidgeotto -> Pidgeot
 * Ash's Bulbasaur -> Ivysaur
 * Ash's Charmander -> Charmeleon -> Charizard
 * Ash's Squirtle
 * Ash's Krabby -> Kingler
 * Ash's Primeape
 * Ash's Scyther
 * Ash's Tauros x30
 * Mimey, Ash's Mr. Mime
 * Ash's Lapras
 * Ash's Snorlax
 * Sun
 * Sun's Pokémon
 * Sun's Rowlet -> Dartrix -> Decidueye
 * Sun's Taillow -> Swellow
 * Sun's Growlithe -> Arcanine
 * Sun's Electabuzz
 * Sun's Archen -> Archeops
 * Sun's Duraludon
 * Misty
 * Misty's Pokémon
 * Misty's Goldeen
 * Misty's Staryu
 * Misty's Starmie
 * Misty's Horsea
 * Misty's Psyduck
 * Misty's Togepi
 * Misty's Poliwag
 * Tracey Sketchit (Orange Arc only)
 * Tracey's Pokémon
 * Tracey's Venonat
 * Tracey's Marill
 * Tracey's Scyther

Main antagonists

 * Team Rocket
 * Giovanni (boss)
 * Jessie, James, and Meowth (Team Rocket trio)
 * Team Rocket trio's Pokémon
 * Jessie's Ekans -> Arbok
 * James's Koffing -> Weezing
 * Growlie, James's Growlithe
 * James's Magikarp -> Gyarados
 * James's Victreebel
 * Jessie's Lickitung
 * Jessie's Shellder

Rivals

 * Gary Oak
 * Ritchie

Episode guide
"Main article: Episode guide"

Trivia

 * The Pokédex states types of a Pokémon every time it is used, while it is an evolved form of an Pokémon, it replaces that with that Pokémon's typing. For example, when Magneton's entry says "The evolved form of Magnemite.", in the 2021 version, it now says "An Electric and Steel type.".