Ash Ketchum's quest to conquer Pokémon is finally coming to an end after 25 years. The Pokémon Company made this revelation official by releasing a trailer that featured some of Ash's most memorable adventures. Take heart, though, fans who are grieved by this news—his quest still has one more chapter to go.
Here we will take a brief look at Pokemon's which Ash capture in different regions.
Ash's Pokemon team in different regions:
Ash Ketchum (Satoshi) has visited a wide variety of locales in the Pokemon universe over the years. The anime shows Ash and his friend Pikachu catching a new team of Pokemon with each new adventure. Each new region brings a new generation of Pokemon with it.
Kanto Region:
• Pikachu
• Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree
• Pidgeotto → Pidgeot
• Bulbasaur
• Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard
• Squirtle
Pokemon from Ash's native Kanto region make up his Pokemon squad. Because to the team's excellent balance, Ash was able to successfully capture a Fire, Water, Grass, and Flying-type in each region. Even though there are more Pokemon available, Ash chooses to employ just his other five primary Pokemon for the majority of his time left in Kanto, even after Butterfree eventually leaves his team. In one of the final Kanto episodes, Pidgeot was also allowed to roam free.
Some other Pokemon's from Kanto region are:
• Raticate
• Krabby → Kingler
• Primeape
• Muk
• Tauros (x30)
All of Ash's remaining Kanto Pokemon have unique circumstances that prevent them from being used on his starting lineup. Ash only had Raticate for one episode before regretting his decision and trading it back. Raticate was one of Ash's Pokemon. Primeape only spent a brief amount of time with Ash before departing to train with a Fighting-Type expert. Even if Primeape is still technically Ash's, it hasn't been in the programme since. Muk and Krabby were both captured and taken straight to Oak's lab. They did take part in the Kanto League, winning games Ash most likely would have lost otherwise. Ash's level 30 Due to the use of guns, a notorious incident in which Tauros were apprehended was outlawed in the United States. When Ash visits the Safari Zone, a running joke has him catch an entire herd every time he throws a Safari Ball because a Tauros runs by and gets in the way.
Team From Orange Island:
• Pikachu
• Bulbasaur
• Charizard
• Squirtle
• Lapras
• Snorlax
Pidgeot and Butterfree left vacancies that were filled by Lapras and Snorlax, however Lapras eventually leaves his team near the end of the story. Despite not fighting frequently, the enormous Pokemon is a force to be reckoned with and one of Ash's most formidable adversaries.
Johto Region:
• Pikachu
• Chikorita → Bayleef
• Cyndaquil
• Totodile
• Noctowl
• Phanpy
Throughout Ash's early Johto travels, his Kanto Pokemon depart for training or merely return to Oak's lab, and each is eventually replaced by a new Pokemon. Ash mostly concentrated on creating a team that was similar to his prior one (i.e. after Charizard left he wanted a new Fire-type and found Cyndaquil).
Ash also catches some other Pokemon's in Johto Region:
• Heracross
• Beedrill
Heracross was initially captured by Ash but quickly settled in at Oak's lab, where he stays unless Ash summons him for combat. Ash never truly utilised Beedrill; he only gave it to his friend Nanako after catching it in Johto's renowned Bug Catching Contest.
Ash's Hoenn Team:
• Pikachu
• Taillow → Swellow
• Treecko → Grovyle
• Corphish
• Torkoal
• Snorunt → Glalie
Hoenn is noteworthy since it was the area where Ash captured the fewest Pokemon. He had just enough new partners, five captures total, to complete out his squad before the Hoenn League.
Kanto Battle Frontier Team:
• Pikachu
• Grovyle → Sceptile
• Swellow
• Corphish
• Phanpy → Donphan
• Aipom
After the Hoenn League, Torkoal and Glalie required a sabbatical, leaving two openings on Ash's Pokemon team. While one of these spots was filled by his Phanpy, who even managed to evolve! This story also had Ash battling the Battle Frontier while using many of his older Pokemon, including a wild Aipom in one of the spaces.
Sinnoh Region Team:
• Pikachu
• Aipom
• Starly → Staravia → Staraptor
• Turtwig → Grotle → Torterra
• Buizel
• Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape
• Gligar → Gliscor
• Gible
Although Ash had more than six Pokemon on his squad at any given time after visiting Sinnoh, this was never the case. His Aipom, who had secretly followed him from Oak's lab, fell in love with Contests and was exchanged for his friend Dawn's (Hikari's) Buizel, who enjoyed fighting. Later, Gliscor left Ash to train, and Gible took his place; nevertheless, Gliscor did return to Ash in time for the Sinnoh League.
Other Pokemon's from Sinnoh region:
Cyndaquil → Quilava
A full 10 years' worth of episodes after Ash first grabbed him, Cyndaquil was one of the numerous previous Pokemon that Ash called on for the Sinnoh League and ended up evolving while guarding Ash's other Pokemon from Team Rocket.
Pokemon's from Unova Region:
• Pikachu
• Pidove → Tranquill → Unfezant
• Oshawott
• Tepig → Pignite
• Snivy
• Scraggy
• Sewaddle → Swadloon → Leavanny
• Roggenrolla → Boldore
• Palpitoad
• Krokorok → Krokoodile
• Charizard
Unova observed Ash engaging in rotation with his Pokemon. In this region, Ash manages to catch a remarkable nine new Pokemon, but instead of assigning some of his team members to a supporting role, he rotates them. As a result, his options become far more versatile, and viewers are left wondering which Pokemon he could use to fight in each new episode.
Ash's Kalos Team:
• Pikachu
• Froakie → Frogadier
• Fletchling → Fletchinder → Talonflame
• Hawlucha
• Noibat
The majority of the Pokemon on Ash's small but effective Kalos team are adept at the "quick and hard" fighting styles that Ash favours. Notably, despite the fact that this tale is concluded, Ash has not yet added a sixth Pokemon to his squad.
Other Kalos Pokemon:
• Goomy → Sliggoo → Goodra
When Ash first encountered Goomy, he was a timid, helpless child. Goomy wanted to be strong because he idolised Ash, and Ash pledged to support him in that endeavour. He was successful by assisting his evolution into Goodra, who eventually returned to his own country after saving them and the local Pokemon from an evil plan.
Alola Region:
• Pikachu
• Lycanroc
• Incineroar
• Rowlet
• Naganadel
• Melmetal
Like Unova and Kalos before it, Ash entered this region with a new group of fellow travelers and a completely new team of Pokémon partners--except for Pikachu of course. Some of those new Pokémon did a lot of work for Ash, and others never really measured up.
