There is simply no competition as to which Pokémon Ash loves most, with it obviously being Pikachu. From the beginning of the Original Series to the end of Journeys, Pikachu never leaves Ash's side.

Thanks to Ash participating in battles, fans saw how moves and Pokemon typings work and affect each other. This helped trainers know these entities' personalities, behaviors, attacks, abilities, etc.

But where he succeeds in having some amazing Pokémon, he also has some of the ugliest Pokémon in the entire franchise. While ...

Ash Ketchum caught a lot of great Pokémon from Kanto, including Pikachu, Charizard, and Gengar, but which is the strongest?

Though Ash didn’t quite come close to catching them all, as the song says, he still gave it a decent effort and managed to catch a total of 83 Pokemon, including 53 different unique species.