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[[File:Pokémon Base Stadium.png|thumb|250px|A Pokémon Base Stadium in the anime]]
'''Baseball''' is a popular sport in the [[Pokémon world]]. It is usually represented through episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]] that feature {{an|Casey}}, a big fan of baseball.

==In the anime==
[[File:Oluolu.png|thumb|200px|[[Oluolu]], a famous Pokémon Base player]]
Three episodes have featured baseball as a major theme:
* The introduction of Casey in ''[[EP118|The Double Trouble Header]]'' contained many baseball references. Aside from the title itself, Team Rocket had a baseball-themed motto and the final confrontation took place on a baseball field.
* In ''[[HS11|A Date with Delcatty]]'', [[Georgio]] wanted to go on a date with {{an|Misty}} to the Starmie-Electabuzz game at the Cerulean Marine Stadium.
* Casey managed to help her team in ''[[HS17|Those Darn Electabuzz!]]'' by helping their star pitcher regain his confidence.

Other episodes with Casey have had a more minor mention of baseball, usually through her singing the Electabuzz song.

A baseball player was also featured in ''[[EP062|Clefairy Tales]]'', claiming that he cannot hit a home run since his lucky bat was stolen, though he later gained it back at the end of the episode.

{{an|Brock}} used baseball as a theme when he competed in the [[Gardenia Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]] in ''[[AG167|What I Did for Love!]]''. During the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]], he pitched baseballs to his {{TP|Brock|Bonsly}}, who caught and juggled them. His performance impressed the [[Contest Judge]]s enough for them to secure him a place in the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]].

In the [[Alola]] [[region]], '''Pokémon Base''' (Japanese: '''ポケベース''' ''Pokébase'') is a popular recreation which consists of [[human]]s and {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} playing a baseball game together. It was introduced in ''[[SM028|Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!]]'', in which {{Ash}}, {{ashcl}}, and {{TRT}} competed in a friendly match at the [[Pokémon School]]. [[Oluolu]] is said to be a very famous player.

===Known teams===
To include the spirit of Pokémon, the teams are all named after a particular species:
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; background: #{{indigo color}}; border: 3px solid #{{indigo color dark}}; width: 30%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{indigo color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Team
! style="background:#{{indigo color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Info
! style="background:#{{indigo color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Base of operations
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Electabuzz team flag.png|150px|HZ010]] <br>The {{p|Electabuzz}}
| Casey's favorite team. Their star pitcher is [[Corey Demario]].
| [[Johto]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Magikarps Starmies team flag.png|150px|HZ010]] <br>The {{p|Starmie}}s
| The biggest rivals of The Electabuzz. 
| [[Cerulean City]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Magikarps Starmies team flag.png|150px|HZ010]] <br>The {{p|Magikarp}}s
| Despite their name, {{Ash}} claims that they are a more successful team than The Electabuzz.
| N/A
|- style="background:#fff"
|}

==In the games==
[[File:Spr B2W2 Infielder.png|thumb|Infielder sprite from {{game|Black and White|s|Black 2 and White 2|2}}]]
In {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black, White}}, {{game|Black and White|s|Black 2, and White 2|2}}, [[Nimbasa City]]'s [[Big Stadium and Small Court|Big Stadium]] has a baseball field inside of it on every [[Days of the week|Sunday, Monday, and Thursday]]. There is also the {{tc|Infielder}} {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}}, who are baseball players, and can be battled on Big Stadium whenever the baseball field is present.

==Trivia==
* The inclusion of baseball in Pokémon is likely due to its high popularity in Japan. During the baseball season, it is common for there to be weeks where no new episodes of Pokémon air due to [[TV Tokyo]] choosing to broadcast the game instead.

==See also==
* [[Pokémon Baccer World Cup]]

==In other languages==
''Pokémon Base''
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==External links==
* {{wp|Baseball|Article on Wikipedia}}

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