List of recurring wild Pokémon in the animated series

This is the list of wild Pokémon who have had a recurring role in the Pokémon animated series.
==Original series==
===Kanto===
===Orange Islands===
===Johto===
==Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire==
===Hoenn===
===Kanto===
==Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl==
==Pokémon the Series: Black & White==
==Pokémon the Series: XY==
==Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon==
==Pokémon Journeys: The Series==
===First seen in Kanto===
===First seen in Sinnoh===
===First seen in Galar===
===Other===
==Pokémon Horizons: The Series==
==Recurring Pokémon that have been caught==
Twenty-four recurring wild Pokémon were , eleven by , one by , one by Jessie, one by , three by Goh, two by James, two by Roy, one by , one by Acerola, and one by Dot.
* In Ash Catches a Pokémon, Ash caught a that he started to battle in Pokémon Emergency!. It was eventually released as a in Bye Bye Butterfree.
* Ash caught a in The Lost Lapras. In Viva Las Lapras, Ash released his who has appeared twice as a wild Pokémon, once in Lapras of Luxury and again in Ride, Lapras, Ride!.
* In Rage of Innocence, caught the , which was causing a rampage at the Lake of Rage in the previous episode.
* An began following through the Kanto region, and was caught three episodes later by Ash in Channeling the Battle Zone!. She had a habit of taking Ash's hat from him making him chase her around, sometimes lowering her eyelid and sticking out her tongue at him when he tried to get it back. She was eventually traded to in Throwing the Track Switch and evolved into an Ambipom in Journey to the Unown! under her care.
* Ash also caught a in Gotta Get a Gible!, after he helped him learn .
* In Battling the Bully!, Ash caught the (which debuted as a Sandile) that had been following him since A Sandile Gusher of Change!. He evolved into a Krookodile in Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three, during his battle against Iris's Dragonite.
* In A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!, Clemont caught a that was following the group since the last episode, and gave it to to take care of.
* After Ash released his in Beyond the Rainbow!, it has since reappeared multiple times as a wild Pokémon.
* After Ash released his in Facing the Needs of the Many!, it has since reappeared multiple times as a wild Pokémon.
* Jessie caught a in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!, after it helped attack Ash and . After its release in Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, it has since reappeared multiple times as a wild Pokémon.
* In Rocking Clawmark Hill!, Ash caught a that lived with him and in Kukui's home. Although Kukui took care of it, it was never actually his Pokémon. It evolved into a in Rising from the Ruins!.
* In One Journey Ends, Another Begins..., Ash caught a that often wandered around Melemele Island. It evolved into a Torracat in Pushing the Fiery Envelope!. It later evolved into an Incineroar in Fiery Surprises!.
* In Love at First Twirl!, Ash caught a that often wandered around Melemele Island. He released it back into the wild in Securing the Future!.
* In We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!, caught an that had traveled across the sea to Alola. She gave it the nickname Sandy.
* In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, Acerola was revealed to have caught a -sized nicknamed Greedy Rapooh, which she tried to help in Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?.
* In Got Meltan?, Ash caught a that befriended . In Final Rivals!, it evolved into .
* After James released his in Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, she has since reappeared multiple times as a wild Pokémon.
* In Mind-Boggling Dynamax!, Goh caught a that he befriended in the previous episode. In Kicking It from Here Into Tomorrow!, it evolved into . Later in Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!, it evolved into .
* In A Chilling Curse!, Ash caught a that previously appeared in Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!.
* In Sobbing Sobble!, Goh caught a that previously appeared in Toughing It Out!.
* In Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!, Goh caught the that previously appeared in Flash of the Titans!.
* In Take My Thief! Please!, James caught the that first appeared in Sobbing Sobble!.
* In The Ancient Poké Ball, Roy caught the that first appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two).
* In Fly! Wattrel!!, Roy caught the that first appeared in An Unexpected Picnic!.
* In Quaxly, We Can Do It, Dot caught the that first appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One).
* In HZ075, Liko caught the that first appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two), nicknaming it Pagogo.
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