It's Ash Ketchum's tenth birthday, and he's ready to do what many 10-year-olds in the Kanto region set out to do become a Pokemon Trainer! Things don't go exactly the way he planned when he ends up with a Pikachu instead of a standard first Pokemon, and winning Gym Badges turns out to be much tougher than he thought. Luckily he's got former Gym Leaders Brock and Misty at his side, along with a bevy of new Pokemon friends, including Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander.