" Southern Cross " is the Japanese title of the Orange Crew, a group of Gym Leaders who preside over the Orange Island archipelago's league and are featured in the Pokémon anime.

Names of characters also often carry puns, such as Ash Ketchum and Goku (" kakarot "), the protagonists of the anime series Pokémon and Dragonball, respectively, both franchises which are known for including second meanings in the names of many of their characters.

** Iris ( Pokémon anime )

In the anime, Ash acquires a Charmander early in the series, and it became one of Ash's most used Pokémon.

Japanese culture also commonly features monsters which are benevolent and / or likeable, with the most famous examples being the Pokémon franchise and the pioneering anime My Neighbor Totoro.

* Toru, also known as Todd Snap, in the Pokémon anime

* Max ( Pokémon ), a character in the Pokémon anime

Mewtwo also appears in the musical Pokémon Live !, a live action adaptation of the anime set after Pokémon: The First Movie, and is portrayed by Marton Fulop.

GamesRadar editor Carolyn Gudmundson commented that Squirtle was the coolest of the three starting Pokémon in the anime.

Because of Pokémon Yellow being based on the anime, Chansey appear in Pokémon Centers.

Throughout the anime, Chansey is mainly seen working at Pokémon Centers.

* Pokémon: Black and White, the new season of the Pokémon anime based on the games

Shimoda is the real world location for Pallet Town in the Pokémon games and anime.

* Various songs for the Pokémon anime including the songs on the Meowth's Party single.

* Butch and Cassidy, minor antagonists from the Pokémon anime

Cheez TV aired a number of Marvel based cartoons such as X-Men, The Marvel Action Hour, The Incredible Hulk ( 1982 series ), and Spider-Man: The Animated Series plus several anime series, including Teknoman, Transformers, Eagle Riders, Medabots and in more recent years Pokémon, Beyblade, Sailor Moon, Cardcaptors, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, Sonic X, Digimon and Yu-Gi-Oh.

is one of the species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise — a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.

As do all Pokémon, Pikachu fight other Pokémon in battles central to the anime, manga, and games of the series.

Pikachu is among the most recognizable Pokémon, largely because a Pikachu is a central character in the Pokémon anime series.

Mewtwo has appeared as a central character in several books related to the Pokémon franchise, including novelizations of Mewtwo Strikes Back and Mewtwo Returns, both of which closely follow the events of the films.

The Pokémon anime series and films feature the adventures of Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu, traveling through the various regions of the Pokémon universe.

* Pokémon films ( Kasumi )

* Pokémon films ( Pikachu )

It is also the last film in the Pokémon franchise to have been released by Miramax in the United States and Alliance Films in Canada ; the next three films were released by Viz Media in both countries and Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior was released by Universal Studios in both countries.

The film only grossed $ 19 million in the United States and in Canada, with only $ 29 million worldwide, making it a severe disappointment compared to the first three Pokémon films dubbed by the same company, which were highly successful, with a total worldwide gross of $ 363 million.

It has the ability to sense the aura in all living things, and the one featured in the film is capable of telepathic human speech, similar to Legendary Pokémon of past films.

In February 2011, it was announced that the 14th Pokémon movie Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom and Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram, due on July, will be released as a double-feature, though both films are actually " versions " of each other, with differences related to plot points and character designs varying between the version being watched.

Many anime Original Video Animations ( OVAs ) based on popular games have been released such as Dead Space: Downfall, Halo Legends, Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic and numerous films based on the video game series Pokémon.

Although Cartoon Network aired the film, it aired on Toon Disney on May 21, 2007 ( because Miramax, which was owned by Disney at the time, released this animated film ), being the third Pokémon film to air on Toon Disney ( the first two being the next films Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker and Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys ).

Patrick Butters, of The Washington Times, accused Pokémon: The First Movie of taking ideas from other films such as Star Wars and being " just another cog in the mighty Nintendo machine ".

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His most well known contributions include music for the Crayon Shin-chan series and music for much of the television Pokémon anime series and most of the films in it.

Pokémon Junior is a series of books published in North America by Scholastic, based upon a series of short films featuring Pikachu and many other Pokémon who also appeared on the Pokémon anime.

In the Nintendo / GameFreak video game franchise " Pokémon ", there are three creatures in the same evolutionary chain named Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam ( the third of which is also an alleged magic word used by stage magicians ).

Such games are also created to capitalize on the popularity of other forms of entertainment, such as Pokémon and Marvel Comics which both have had CCGs created around them.

Several of the Pokémon games have also received director's cuts and have used the term " extension ," though " remake " and " third version " are also often used by many fans.

The European and American releases of Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon Gold and Silver feature different-colored cartridges, although they are technically identical to the standard black ones.

* Pokémon, says Clarke ( 2000 ), " are pretty much the same thing as the traditional Kami.

** The Pokémon Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus, are based on Fūjin, the kami of wind, Raijin, the kami of thunder and lightning, and Inari, the kami of fertility, respectively.

Charmander are small, bipedal lizard-like Pokémon.

Charmander and the other starters from Red and Blue are replaced by Pikachu in Pokémon Yellow, the only starter available in it.

Other times, the term can carry a neutral connotation, such as in the Pokémon franchise, where it is used to refer to fictional creatures that may resemble, but are not, real world animals.

Three Pokémon ( Litwick, Lampent, and Chandelure ) are modeled on Will-O '- the-Wisps.

Because of the DNA that they share, the two are unable to be separated for very long without becoming ill. Later, another Pokémon, Entei is able to break the bond between the two by removing the DNA in Blaine's arm, at which point Mewtwo leaves.

Squirtle, known as the Tiny Turtle Pokémon, are cute-looking turtle Pokémon, capable of moving either on two feet or on all fours.

Squirtle and the other starters from Red and Blue are replaced by Pikachu in Pokémon Yellow, the only starter available in it.

IGN commented that Squirtle is the best between Bulbasaur and Charmander, citing how many Pokémon are disadvantageous to Squirtle.

GamesRadar editor Brett Elston noted that while Charizard and Bulbasaur get “ big props ” from Pokémon players, Squirtle appears to be more popular from people who are not fans of the series, suggesting that its appearance may be a part of it.

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All objects, including Assist Trophies, Pokémon, and players within a limited range are drawn into the pot.

Now there are airplanes painted with Pokémon characters on the side, and each of Japan ’ s 47 prefectures, the Tokyo police, and even the public broadcaster NHK all have their own cute mascots.

Within the world of the Pokémon franchise, Pikachu are often found in houses, forests, plains, and occasionally near mountains, islands, and electrical sources ( such as power plants ), on most continents throughout the fictional world.

Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, the Pokémon series began in Japan in 1996, and features several species of creatures called " Pokémon " that players, called " trainers ", are encouraged to capture, train, and use to battle other players ' Pokémon or interact with the game's world.