List of Pokémon anime characters

Pokémon, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā), is a Japanese anime television series based on the Pokémon video game series published by Nintendo. It began broadcasting on TV Tokyo on April 1, 1997, in association with MediaNet (formerly TV Tokyo MediaNet and Softx) and Shopro, stands for Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. (formerly Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd.). The show originally followed Ash Ketchum, a ten-year-old aspiring "Pokémon Master", who participates in competitions involving battles with creatures called Pokémon in the Pokémon world. Ash is usually joined by his electric-type partner Pikachu and a regularly changing line-up of human friends. However, by the 26th season the show's protagonist are Liko and Roy.

This article is about the characters in the anime TV series. For the characters in the whole franchise, see List of Pokémon characters. For the characters in the manga series, see List of Pokémon Adventures characters. For the creatures known as "Pokémon", see List of Pokémon.

Main antagonists of the series till season 25 is Team Rocket, made up of Jessie and James, a talking Meowth.

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