

In the Hoenn region’s Ever Grande Conference, Swellow twice knocks out two Pokémon in a row. It also puts in a strong performance at the Battle Frontier, where it defeats Tucker’s Swampert and Palace’s Venasaur. Third only to Pikachu and Bulbasaur in terms of episodes spent on Ash’s team, it may not have the best moves of Ash’s birds, but Swellow is almost solely responsible for taking Ash through to the quarter-finals of the Hoenn League. 14 Gliscorīut Swellow still takes the top spot over Staraptor. In its only Sinnoh appearance, Bulbasaur is seen fending off Heracross, who is trying to suck sap from its bulb, and it returns briefly to Ash’s side in the Unova region. In Johto, Bulbasaur ties with its gen-2 equivalent’s final evolution, Meganium, having already taken damage from a Magneton, and it returns for the Advanced Generation series to defeat Brandon’s Dusclops, which had just beaten Charizard.īulbasaur now resides at Professor Oak’s Lab, where it maintains peace between Ash’s grass and water type Pokémon.

Its most impressive feat actually comes when it fights for Misty in the Princess Day Festival, where it defeats a Kingler, Pinsir, Cubone, and Raticate in a single battle. Only Pikachu and Meowth have made more anime appearances than Bulbasaur, while Pikachu is the only one's been on Ash’s team for more episodes.ĭespite going up against some powerful opponents during his time with Ash, Bulbasaur holds a positive win-to-loss ratio. 15 Bulbasaurīack in Kanto, Bulbasaur was just the fourth Pokémon to join Ash’s team (behind Pikachu, Caterpie, and Pidgeotto). Let’s take a look at Ash’s Most Powerful Pokémon. It’s also impossible to tell how strong the various Pokémon Ash has prematurely released have become, so while the likes of Primeape, Tauros, and Pidgeot would normally be contenders, we’ve yet to see them at their full potential. Given the number of inconsistencies in the anime as compared to the games, there is only so much factual evidence we can supply, and as always, we welcome your own thoughts on Ash’s strongest team in the comments. As we narrow his most powerful team down to 15, we’re focusing specifically on those battle records and the calibre of opponents they've defeated, with minor emphasis on move sets. An immortal 10-year-old from Pallet Town in the Kanto region, Ash has seen his dream of catching ‘em all shattered to pieces, as the original 151 Pokémon grew to upwards of 800.Įven so, Ash has built up a solid team on his travels through the seven regions, enabling him to spar with some of the very best (like no-one ever has?). Through almost 1,000 episodes of television and 20 spin-off movies, Ash Ketchum has become an iconic figure for aspiring Pokémontrainers across the world.
