Ash Ketchum, a ten-year-old from Pallet Town, sets out with his first Pokémon, the electric mouse Pikachu, to become a Pokémon Master. Travelling across the Kanto region with friends he meets on the road, he catches creatures, battles gym leaders for their badges and enters the Pokémon League, while a bumbling trio from Team Rocket keeps trying to steal Pikachu.