Ash challenges Brock for his first gym badge, but is intimidated by Onix and calls it quits before Pikachu can get hurt. That brings Ash back for a rematch later, after he’s given Pikachu a ...

Ash might be gone, but Pokemon’s iconic mascot Pikachu is here to stay. Kind of. Ash and Pikachu are leaving the Pokemon anime after decades spent as its main protagonists, and we now have our first ...