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.

But the trump card of a Digivolution could give Agumon ... This could prove to be a problematic scenario for Ash and Pikachu, as they would need to end the fight quickly before Agumon triggered ...

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 ...