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Over the course of the series, Ash has had several {{AP|friends}} who travel with him, typically across one region, who assist him in his journey as much as he assists in theirs. {{an|Misty}}, the Gym Leader from [[Cerulean City]] in the games, joins him in the [[original series]], as does {{an|Brock}}, [[Pewter City]]'s Gym Leader, in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], and [[Sinnoh]]. [[Tracey Sketchit]], an amateur [[Pokémon Watcher]], joins Ash during his Orange Archipelago journey, but leaves him on Ash's return to Pallet to become an assistant to Professor Oak, his hero. {{an|May}} and {{an|Dawn}}, rookie {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s, join Ash for the duration of the {{series2|Advanced Generation}} and {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, respectively; in these he mentors them much as Brock and Misty did him, while [[Max]], May's brother, who is too young to own Pokémon, looks up to Ash for the duration of the ''Advanced Generation'' series. {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} travel with Ash in the {{series|Best Wishes}}. | Over the course of the series, Ash has had several {{AP|friends}} who travel with him, typically across one region, who assist him in his journey as much as he assists in theirs. {{an|Misty}}, the Gym Leader from [[Cerulean City]] in the games, joins him in the [[original series]], as does {{an|Brock}}, [[Pewter City]]'s Gym Leader, in [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], and [[Sinnoh]]. [[Tracey Sketchit]], an amateur [[Pokémon Watcher]], joins Ash during his Orange Archipelago journey, but leaves him on Ash's return to Pallet to become an assistant to Professor Oak, his hero. {{an|May}} and {{an|Dawn}}, rookie {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s, join Ash for the duration of the {{series2|Advanced Generation}} and {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, respectively; in these he mentors them much as Brock and Misty did him, while [[Max]], May's brother, who is too young to own Pokémon, looks up to Ash for the duration of the ''Advanced Generation'' series. {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} travel with Ash in the {{series|Best Wishes}}. | ||
The anime is produced in Japan, and airs on [[TV Tokyo]] nearly every Thursday at 7 PM, as it has since the [[EP038|Porygon incident]] was resolved. It aired on Tuesdays at the same time prior to this. Many fans consider the | The anime is produced in Japan, and airs on [[TV Tokyo]] nearly every Thursday at 7 PM, as it has since the [[EP038|Porygon incident]] was resolved. It aired on Tuesdays at the same time prior to this. Many fans consider the dialogue and events mentioned in the Japanese version to be the "true canon", while the various dubs are regarded to be overridden if something stated in them differs from something said in a Japanese episode. | ||
In Japan, the anime is divided into four [[series]]: ''[[Original series|Pocket Monsters]]'', ''[[Advanced Generation series|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation]]'', ''[[Diamond and Pearl series|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl]]'' and ''[[Best Wishes series|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes]]''. Outside of it, these four have always been further divided into [[season]]s spanning roughly 52 episodes, and currently {{cat|Anime seasons|numbering fifteen}}. This concept of a television season was first embraced by the Japanese source with the inclusion of an explicitly second season to ''Best Wishes''. The show is mainly aimed at children, and as such, mature topics such as death are not often brought up, though sometimes they appear in movies. Many Pokémon that are implied to be very violent or sinister in the games are also made to be much more friendly, where none (save {{MTR|Team Rocket's Meowth}}) are considered evil. There are generally some references meant for adults, though these are kept to a minimum especially outside of Japan. | In Japan, the anime is divided into four [[series]]: ''[[Original series|Pocket Monsters]]'', ''[[Advanced Generation series|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation]]'', ''[[Diamond and Pearl series|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl]]'' and ''[[Best Wishes series|Pocket Monsters Best Wishes]]''. Outside of it, these four have always been further divided into [[season]]s spanning roughly 52 episodes, and currently {{cat|Anime seasons|numbering fifteen}}. This concept of a television season was first embraced by the Japanese source with the inclusion of an explicitly second season to ''Best Wishes''. The show is mainly aimed at children, and as such, mature topics such as death are not often brought up, though sometimes they appear in movies. Many Pokémon that are implied to be very violent or sinister in the games are also made to be much more friendly, where none (save {{MTR|Team Rocket's Meowth}}) are considered evil. There are generally some references meant for adults, though these are kept to a minimum especially outside of Japan. | ||