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Podcast: The Pop Break
Episode: Anniversary Brothers TV Podcast: Pokémon 25th Anniversary
Description: Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are back for another TV retrospective. This time they’re talking about Pokémon.
Pokémon is an anime based on the video game series of the same name.  The show premiered on TV Tokyo on April 1, 1997. In the United States it has bounced around syndication, Kids’ WB, and elsewhere since 1998. The anime is ongoing, airing over 1000 episodes.
The show centers on 10-year-old Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum (Veronica Taylor) and his loyal Pikachu (Ikue Ohtani). Joining them in their adventures are their friends Misty (Rachael Lillis) and Brock (Eric Stuart). Ash and...