*CONTAINS POSSIBLE SPOILERS* Kids today must be easily entertained because this cartoon just isn't very good. The early episodes were better than these new series that they constantly come up with but even those weren't that good. Ash Ketchum wanders around looking for Pokemon, and eventually teams up with Misty and Brock. Instead of having one of the three main pokemon like in the game, Ash gets Pikachu. The two don't get a long at first, but they become the best of friends once Pikachu sees Ash cares about its well-being. After the beginning, all the episodes kinda just blend together. I'd say the only episodes I liked were the first couple of episodes, when they won a cruise on the S.S. Anne and then washed up on the Island of Giant Pokemon because the pokemon had a little pow-wow. The Diglet episode was pretty good too. Other than that, it was business as usual; Ash and company wander around, find a new pokemon, whip out the computer to see what it is, meet someone protecting that pokemon, and then Team Rocket always shows up to deliver that pledge and screw up. I wouldn't have minded it so much if it wasn't in EVERY SINGLE EPISODE, along with Team Rocket "blasting off again" into the sky until they became a sparkle in space. Now there are just too many pokemon to keep track of, and they keep making new series like Johto or whatever. They could have at least come up with some new villains who were actually a threat or put Gary in more episodes. While I really enjoyed the game, I think it's time for them to just put it to rest for now. It has already faded considerably.
Review of Pokémon
