What Happened To Ash's Former Pokemon?

From Butterfree to Charizard to Greninja, Ash's released Pokemon are often the most memorable ones. Here are all the ones who have made a return, and the ones who have been lost to time.
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(0:00): Intro
(0:57): Butterfree
(2:00): Primeape
(3:00): Pidgeot
(4:25): Lapras
(5:35): Charizard
(6:47): Squirtle
(7:52): Aipom
(8:50): Goodra
(10:00): Greninja
(11:06): Naganadel
(12:00): Subscribe pls

[@JPRPokeTrainer98]

Only 3 weeks later and this video is already outdated lol, PIDGEOT CAME BACK

[@abdgaming9601]

Charizard

[@martinsoto6146]

Charizard,fight me

[@baconkattid1944]

Incineroar

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

I've always been a big fan of Primeape and wanted it to return to Ash if could

[@MagusAgrippa8]

Weirdly enough, the Aim to be a Master Japanese Op seems to consider Larvitar to belong to Ash. He shows up alongside Pidgeot, Primeape, and Lapras in a segment.

[@jwanie366]

Journeys would’ve been the perfect time to bring back Primeape and Pidgeot, given that we saw Butterfree and Lapras again

[@JPRPokeTrainer98]

fr 😔

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

Probably won't happen but if get Ash in Gen 9 anime for a battle then hope sends out an Annihilape (evolved from his Primeape)

[@jbcatz5]

It was also the idea opportunity to revisit old characters and locations. There was an episode about the Lavaridge hot springs but it was used to rehash the Absol episode from Advanced Battle rather than bringing back Flannery. It was also ideal for Ash to use a rotating team of his old Pokemon since he wasn’t too far from Oak’s lab.

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@mazharsiddiqi7288 They were in the posters so that means they are returning also they have been referenced multiple times

[@castform7618]

The less we talk about Journeys' squandered potential, the happier we are.

[@shinjibing8364]

This show broke my heart way too many times by making us get attached to ash’s Pokémon just for them to ditch them behind smh

[@castform7618]

Everyday, I think the old misconception that "Ash releases all of his good Pokemon" holds less and less weight in my mind. Out of the 55 Pokemon Ash has actively caught (84 counting his other 29 Tauros). Ash has released 10 of them and with Charizard permanantly leaving the valley, only has 9 that are still released and there's a whole 5 gen gap between his third release of Lapras and his fourth of Goodra. Even then, I would only consider 7/10 of them to be strong or have great potential.

[@OnlyOnMondays77]

You think about this everyday…?

[@CaptainObliviousV]

In the case of Goodra and Naganadel, while they may be released, I like to think Ash still keeps their pokeballs in case they ever want to travel with him again. Especially since Naganadel can just pop in for a visit whenever it pleases.

[@bp1991able]

When Primate gained an evolution in Gen IX, I though Ash's primate would show up again to evolve into Anihilampe. And then a few months later Pokemon announced Ash's retirement...

[@youposdrirat8326]

😂😂 fate is really weird

[@freetobeme274]

You forgot to mention that Naganadel won against Kukui’s Lucario before losing to Tapu Koko, ultimately making its return better than Goodra’s.

[@atxjock24]

Have you even seen the last journey episodes? Ashl gets Pidgeot back?

[@eastsidereviews727]

It is a bummer that we will likely never see Primape or Pidgeot again. Unless they pull something off in these next 3 episodes, they will basically be snapped away.

[@madnessarcade7447]

They were in the posters so that means they are returning also they have been referenced multiple times

[@DigiRangerScott]

They still exist tho

[@the_well-known_stranger2275]

We did get to see Pidgeot again in the final episode.

[@DigiRangerScott]

@@the_well-known_stranger2275 So you’re saying they pulled something off

[@joeyhiedeman8537]

@@the_well-known_stranger2275 And Primeape

[@nojorooney]

I really wish Ash had an episode or at least half an episode with Butterfree instead of a 5 second scene, but it was still really heartwarming to see it again.

[@maryo274artworks4]

Well, about Pidgeot.... Yeah, maybe you should have waited a few weeks until Ash truly ended his run cause Pidgeot actually rejoined Ash's team at the very last episode.😅

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

To this day, I still wonder if Pink Butterfree is from Pink Island in the Orange Island Also, Larvitar dex entry says it's basically abandoned by its parent, so I wonder if it roams solo in Mt. Silver as a Tyranitar Too bad didn't see Ambipom in the SM ping pong episode since even Ash admitted it sounded familiar

[@VampirePrinceKRS]

I feel like even though we haven't seen it on screen Ash has probably visited Pidgeot many many times. that place he left it at isn't all that far from Pallet Town.

[@zexalbrony4799]

Agreed. Pidgeot should still be living near Pallet Town protecting its flock, so Ash should be able to see it whenever he comes back for a visit, but for some reason, we never get this good moment on-screen.

[@TheAilaS]

Pidgeot will join Ash at the very last episode and will join him on his new journey

[@fireon6727]

NGL, I actually cried when Ash let Greninja go, it was a really good episode even after watching the whole series

[@lucideirune1635]

Primeape, Squirtle, Beedrill, and Ambipom weren’t released. They were given away similar to how Dawn got Togekiss because the owner gave Togekiss to her.

[@tezminator]

What if in the second to last or even the last episode itself Ash bumps into an Annihilape and just when it is about to engage in a fight it realizes that the Pokemon trainer it is facing is his long lost friend Ash and go hug him or something, only to Ash's confusion later be explained that during the time it was training, it eventually evolved. This would be a nice callback to early Pokemon anime and be a kind of bridge in the anime between to introduce Paldea related things.

[@eljordinio7647]

Greninja getting released was in my opinion a massive mistake. The vines weren't even his responsibility, they were Zygarde's. It's the order Pokemon, it's actually responsible for the vines, it should b clearing them out

[@althegamer6606]

Greninja was not released Zygarde just asked for help due to greninja's ability so once greninja is done he can return to ash

[@eljordinio7647]

@@althegamer6606 Zygarde shouldn't be this incompetent against a threat to Kalos, especially since he's partly responsible for it He wasn't even seen helping Greninja since recruiting him

[@althegamer6606]

@@eljordinio7647 1. vines are all over so zugard is doing his part as do the other zygard cells 2. like dude im not the one who writes the story cuz i myself cant understand why the writers they just writes the story with alot of cliff hangers thats all i can say

[@eljordinio7647]

@@althegamer6606 that's not really an excuse considering there are multiple Zygarde cores He made the mess, he should clean it up. Greninja didn't have to get involved with what's not his problem

[@althegamer6606]

@@eljordinio7647 dude as i said its what the writers wrote and its what the pokemon company wants to sell more merchandise i mean have you seen after that goodbye ep when greninja leaves and few days the pokemon company was selling greninja merchandise like hot cakes and they still do thats the main reason their keeping greninja as a exclusive selling point but sure it not his fault and you can say that but as much as we would like to change that their no changing the story and due to pokemon companies greed and preying on fans love for pokemon

[@Robin280497]

In Japanese, Ash dubs the Spirit Bomb Aura Sphere simply as G-Max Aura Sphere. I guess that's as official as it can get?

[@eljordinio7647]

Yup

[@volcanicz6739]

Iirc Goodra and Greninja aren't technically released, in they first episode of Sun and Moon, ash gave oak 5 pokeballs, which was most likely the Kalos Team pokeballs.

[@billyjoul2673]

Epic video man!

[@usermcskull4713]

did you know that Lapras is the only character in the entire anime to actually age?

[@DigiRangerScott]

That’s not true. Kukui and Burnet’s son Lei, who debuted in the womb

[@youposdrirat8326]

​@@DigiRangerScott pokemon

[@F14thunderhawk]

@@youposdrirat8326 and Iris

[@WilDBeestMF]

Dude has anyone ever told you that you sound a LOT like the Pokemon voiceover guy? You totally need to do a video in his style 😆

[@WorldWideMusic2000]

the spirit bomb aura sphere is called "kyodai hadodan", in english I think it means "Gigantic Aura Sphere"

[@volcanicz6739]

I think subs call it "G-Max Aura Sphere" which is pretty fitting because out of the 3 times it was used, 2 were used against Max size mons

[@patrickvickery6336]

Pideot actually came back at the end of Pokémon journeys and is now with oak and Ash’s other Pokémon as cool as his new Pokémon are I would have loved if his final battle was with his original six Pokémon pikachu butterfree could come back for one last battle pideot bulbaure chaizard and of course squirtle and apologies for the spelling errors but I’m sure you know what I mean just knowing that it was the last time we were going to see Ash it would have been nice plus it would be cool if Ash was wearing his original outfit just to mark the end

[@warwin3154]

Most of Ash’s Pokémon are kept in proffer Oak’s lab. Some Ash had to let go and say goodbye like greninja, goodra, and butterfree.

[@wikiuser92]

Lucario's giant Aura Sphere is called "G-Max Aura Sphere".

[@sparktaylor8489]

Ash never getting an Annihilape is a terminal L

[@peggypugh1722]

He reunited with pidgeot in the last episode of aim to be a master

[@SuperGamefreak18]

The only REAL complete loss in that group is primeape because come on ash got scammed. Everyone else in some form he either met again or their story was finished

[@Golden_Scarab]

Thanks I always wondered what happended with some of these.

[@hoodyz6067]

You published this video so soon haha on the latest episode ash did reunited with pidgeot 😂

[@alexanderrobertson9297]

Personally I never saw charizard, squirtel, primeape or goodra as releases because they where always a phone call away. Which makes me disappointed that we aren't going to see primeape or goodra one last time. Butterfree and lapris for me where always going to be gone forever because how would he be able to find them again but I was wrong there which makes pidgeot not coming back also disappointing because I believe the English translation that he would come back again and unlike the other 2 he knows it's going to be around pallet town so not as hard to find again. I always thought that greninja would return some day because I thought it would distroy all the vines and come back but that didn't happen but at lest we got to see him again in journeys. And as for naganadell it is probably the hardest to come back being it's in ultra space but also the writers could come up with interesting ways to make it happen but I guess because it hasn't been as long as some of the others I'm not really worried that it didn't come back in this last lot of episodes.

[@Chan_FN]

Most of them stayed with professor oak and greninja stayed in kalos to get rid of all the other evil vine things in the forrest

[@babysinclairfan]

One thing I find ridiculous is that Butterfree comes back in a credits scene and they just never talk about it again

[@MrSailmakers]

Ash never came back for Pidgeot ... until today!

[@phantomsoul416]

During the Pokemon opening u can see primeape with the other pokemons of Ash in pallet town so basically he met him again

[@Juan.2995]

You forgot to mention Larvatar

[@bodycountplays2915]

Have a soft spot for pidgeot, it was the first pokemon I ever caught and evolved, followed by butterfree, so bummed neither are in scarlet

[@godamv9250]

Bro I wish that from ash last time one of all gen pokemon on his team comes again in the championship

[@knightmareghostz]

Im on the squirtle episode in johto rn at the end of it now

[@michaelrivera131]

Mans been 10 for 25 years. That's crazy.

[@Guy.withthecats]

10:47 Lucario's move is called kyodai/g-max aura sphere

[@Radiolonestar]

Man most of the releases were either pretty random or dont even make sense. Like Greninja for eg: i mean Zygarde A legendary pokemon whos whole deal is monitoring the ecosystem cant sense a bunch of random vines made from its OWN power but I random NInja frog with a transformation can?

[@D-U-C-K]

I think you forgot Ash's Gliscor

[@Gamesterr-]

Pokémon has changed my life.

[@adantelee5017]

You forgot about Ash’s Larvitar & Solgaleo

[@Chicenk]

poipole is my favourite by far it's so wholesome-

[@brianarnold8666]

Would be dope if they made a regional veriant butterfree to explain the pink one. Maybe fairy type

[@theanimator6890]

Zygarde:Please bring me the best weed exterminator Ash:Here this one can see the weeds in the ground Greninja:bye I'm going to be the Royal weed killer

[@ComicMakerBoyo]

Primape was shown in the farm in the Pokémon black and white opening

[@AdmiralFatcock]

I remember that butterfree episode. I remember watching that as a kid. So sad

[@thetitotvshow]

The animated series ended with Pidgeot reuniting with Ash to "possibly" start a new journey.

[@Zephyr445]

primeape isn't gone. in the pokemon s16 intros, if you pause when you see ash's pokemon in oak's ranch, you can see primeape next to glalie. maybe primeape was just never used... 🤔

[@unwanted5373]

does alolah's pokemon join with ash's other pokemon at professor oak lab or it staying at alolah

[@andrewmcrae3539]

You forgot charizard coming to help against entei

[@guardiandarkness5345]

I totally believe that Ash would have won the XY league if he'd not let go of Goodra

[@user-fq3hq5ld8f]

Fun fact: in the last pokemon episode pisgeot appeared

[@oushdgpadjg]

in the new pokemon anime they better show ash at least once as like an older guy or something or maybe the 2 new protagonists fight him

[@andriusambrutis343]

They should make a movie with his ultimate team... idk, ultimate team vs multiple legendaries on rampage might work 😅

[@edwardchipdixon468]

Charizard was my favorite since it was always coming back and forth to check on Ash lol

[@nelsonoke3131]

Technically, Ash also had a Haunter in kanto that he abandones

[@F14thunderhawk]

he never caught it and Sabrina calls dibs. he does acquire the gengar from the same group later though.

[@mauriziobernotti9171]

Poor Primeape my only Hope Is too see in a cameo in the last Episode.

[@jbcatz5]

Wonder if Charizard helped make some Charmander eggs when at the Charificific Valley?

[@foxmaster-2190ds]

I can imagine the squirtle squad all evolving to blastoise and become gn Calle d the blastoise battalion

[@michaelrivera131]

Goodra went "I'm tired of getting bodied. See ya"

[@williamedwards1480]

Team rocket using squirtles for monetary gain is pure comedy

[@madnessarcade7447]

They were in the posters so that means they are returning also they have been referenced multiple times

[@user-ew6gr9jq2q]

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[@jessesanchez9187]

I was just thinking. Kukuii had Pokémon from other regions. He was probably in the Wrestling or Grand Prix circuit while on his Journey. Wondering if it’s possible that he encountered Ash’s PrimeApe. Was thinking, maybe he wasn’t getting along with the trainer or felt Kukuii was better fit. So he joined Kukuii. Would be interesting if this would have been Kukuii’s sixth Pokémon.

[@droney20]

Fogot about gilscor in diamond and pearl season 3 at the end 😮

[@tmx8686]

This is so freaking funny and weird. I started to stream Pokémon awhile ago and I'm now in the advanced season, where he just caught treeko. And I wanted to google, "How many pokemon has ash caught" and also what happened to them lol

[@DrawntoHelluva]

Ash should have only released Butterfree, Lapras, and Naganadel, the rest (Larvitar and Haunter included) stay with him.

[@kevinvo619]

You forgot beedrill, he had it for like 3 minutes in one episode, won a contest, then almost immediately gave it away

[@theharmonyofknowledge1286]

You forgot about Ash's 2nd Butterfree (the lazy one who loved to sleep) from the episode Butterfree and Me.

[@officerrebar3839]

I’m pretty sure Pidgeot came back. There’s a scene where Ash asks it to travel with him again

[@jamesrobson8308]

I think alotta people were wanting primpape to come back when anililape was announced

[@Maax_im]

Well.. now Pidgeot is back in Ash's team haha

[@kirbykraftgames]

I love how everyone says that Ash would have Primape evolved as Annihilape if he was around in the Gen 9 anime

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, how very interesting, i wonder if there’s still some kind of chance for us to at least see any of these Pokémon one last time before the end. Also, is this really all of them? Huh, thought there was more.

[@gelli8999]

The same thing that happened to my pokemon when I bug a new game 🎮

[@jayteah1349]

Hey what about Larvitar? Or Haunter, an important pokemon, or the most forgotten of Ash’s pokemon: Cruise Ship Ratticate.

[@Eduretame1996]

What I can say is Professor Oak is very rich having so much land for Ash Pokemon

[@christianguliman8385]

imagine if ash just keeo grendninja and lucario in same squad thats total overpowered

[@DXUnlimitedGamer]

To this day I remain mad that Ash let Anthony take his Primeape

[@Keng04T]

Primeape was his first and only fighting type til generation 5.

[@arrowchara]

I hope Ash's Primeape will come back in the new series coming soon but he evolved into Annihilape

[@kencrachian3232]

Butterfree needs to comeback

[@alexander1274]

What pisses me off is that we see ash reuniting with butterfree but we don’t actually get to see them talk.

[@luisaponte7703]

I remember when that one dude that abandoned his Charmander was made out to be a villain because he said he’d be back, but yet we’re supposed to look at Ash as a hero for doing the same exact thing to like five Pokémon lmao.

[@grydon6422]

Lol what…? To who exactly has he done ”the exact same thing”? Charmander was left to the wilds alone to die, where as every single Pokemon left by Ash was because the Pokemon themselves had some sort of interest for being left behind. And only Pidgeot was ”promised” to come back to, but even he was left to do a duty which could never really be fulfilled fully, so it was just left with its new family.

[@RockStoneLee19]

Bruuuh u are nuts

[@bettywilde7919]

Idk bout you guys but I love zygards personal weedwacker

[@420KingGeo]

To this day I name my Lucarios after Saiyans and Mewtwo will forever be my Frieza.

[@kaptainkickit7583]

bro bye bye butterfree got me tearin up as a kid lmao

[@AdmiralFatcock]

Yeah, I still have dreams about that episode 25 years later

[@kunalchoudhary554]

Also, You missed Solgaleo as it is the official pokemon of Ash confirmed by the Pokemon franchise

[@tableofkingz1700]

u forgot ash haunter when he fought Sabrina

[@xQzmeHD]

didn;t Ash also give his Haunter to Sabrina? or did he never catch that

[@Carl_Arboleda]

Charizard made a reunion in Battle Frontier to fight Articuno 🔥

[@michielelshout8673]

Did I missed Beedrill, or was that Beedrill not worth mentioning. 😂

[@dannigro8794]

To be fair Pink Butterfree was to show that it was female. I guess Pokémon could be different colors without being shiny. But if they made shiny Butterfree pink then I guess that would’ve been one of the first instances of a shiny Pokémon having made an appearance.

[@narutouzumaki9073]

Pideot actually came back in the last episode of Pokémon ultimate journeys.

[@djgilbertr]

Did y’all forget about Beedrill and Haunter ??

[@okperf5210]

i could have sworn ash reunited with pigeot in dp for one episode. idk if im imagining it or if its some kind of mandela effect