Q 01/05

On which Japanese network did the Pokemon anime premiere in April 1997?

A) TV Tokyo

B) Fuji TV

C) TBS Japan

D) NHK Kids

Answer · why

A) TV Tokyo

It first aired on Thursday evenings and has run almost continuously ever since.

Q 02/05

How many seasons did Ash Ketchum lead before Horizons introduced a new cast?

A) 18

B) 25

C) 30

D) 10

Answer · why

B) 25

Ash fronted the first 25 international seasons; Liko and Roy took over from season 26.

Q 03/05

Ash's hometown is which small Kanto settlement?

A) Pewter City

B) Viridian City

C) Pallet Town

D) Cerulean City

Answer · why

C) Pallet Town

His mother Delia and Professor Oak's lab are both there.

Q 04/05

Why does Ash end up with Pikachu instead of a normal starter in the first episode?

A) Professor Oak's lab is robbed

B) Pikachu is the only Pokemon he can afford

C) He loses a coin toss with Gary

D) He wakes up late on his tenth birthday

Answer · why

D) He wakes up late on his tenth birthday

The rebellious Pikachu refuses to obey him until it saves him from a flock of angry Spearow.

Q 05/05

Which flock of Pokemon attacks Ash and Pikachu, sealing their friendship in episode one?

A) Beedrill

B) Spearow

C) Pidgey

D) Zubat

Answer · why

B) Spearow

Pikachu's thunderbolt in the rainstorm ends the attack, and Ash also glimpses a mysterious rainbow bird afterwards.