Its characters including Ash and Pikachu are loved by millions around the world and have become video games, films and TV shows. YouTuber Logan Paul spent $2m (£1.5m) on Pokémon cards in 2021.

It’d be Snivy. You can’t go wrong with a good grass-type Pokémon early in the game. Not only does Snivy have both great defence and attack skills, but she is also as cute as Pikachu.

Ash and Pikachu take on Tai and Agumon in an epic anime showdown — who wins when Digivolution meets Electric-type power?

Ash might be gone, but Pokemon’s iconic mascot Pikachu is here to stay. Kind of. Ash and Pikachu are leaving the Pokemon anime after decades spent as its main protagonists, and we now have our first ...

(Ash saying goodbye to his trusty Butterfree ... the most expensive card thus far on record is the Pikachu Illustrator card, currently owned by influenced-turned-boxer Logan Paul.