1997 – 1998• 1 Season
Action and Adventure, Animation, Anime, Fantasy
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Explore the world of Pokémon with Ash Ketchum and his partner Pikachu as they make new friends, meet powerful Pokémon, and aim for Ash’s ultimate goal: becoming a Pokémon Master!
Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
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Explore the world of Pokémon with Ash Ketchum and his partner Pikachu as they make new friends, meet powerful Pokémon, and aim for Ash’s ultimate goal: becoming a Pokémon Master!
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Release Date:
1997 – 1998
Genre:
Action and Adventure,
Animation,
Anime,
Fantasy
Rating:
EPISODES
S1:E1 Pokémon – I Choose You!
Meet Ash Ketchum, who dreams of becoming a Pokémon master!
The city’s on high alert for Pokémon thieves—thieves like Team Rocket.
Team Rocket shows up to steal Pikachu and Ash vows to defend himself.
S1:E4 Challenge of the Samurai
Samurai challenges Ash to a battle, and Ash gets the advantage.
Jessie, James, and Meowth dig a trap for our heroes, but they end up falling into it themselves!
S1:E6 Clefairy and the Moon Stone
Will Team Rocket steal the Moon Stone? Are there other Clefairy lurking about?
S1:E7 The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
Ash seeks the Cascade badge in Cerulean City—but without Misty.
S1:E8 The Path to the Pokémon League
After earning his second badge, Ash sets off triumphantly for Vermilion City.
S1:E9 The School of Hard Knocks
Ash and Pikachu discover a bunch of kids bullying a classmate named Joe.
S1:E10 Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
Ash and Misty, while arguing, discover an Oddish, who runs off into the woods.
S1:E11 Charmander – The Stray Pokémon
Our friends discover an injured Charmander who’s waiting for its trainer to return.
S1:E12 Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
Ash and his friends fall into a hole dug by a batch of mischievous Squirtle.
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S1:E13 Mystery at the Lighthouse
A tremendously large shadow begins to take form in the sea mists.
S1:E14 Electric Shock Showdown
Pikachu reluctantly battles a Raichu—the evolved form of Pikachu!
S1:E15 Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Ash and his friends board a fancy cruise ship called the St. Anne.
Our heroes are revealed in the middle of a trap concocted by Team Rocket.
S1:E17 Island of the Giant Pokémon
Our heroes and Team Rocket beat the odds by surviving the sinking ship.
Our heroes arrive at Hutber Port, where a ferryboat line runs to the mainland.
S1:E19 The Ghost of Maiden’s Peak
After leaving Acapulco, our heroes arrive at a small port town.
The party sees a flock of Butterfree flying above the ocean.
S1:E21 Abra and the Psychic Showdown
The party arrives in Saffron City where a girl manages Pokémon using psychic powers.
In search of a ghost Pokémon, Ash heads immediately for a tower in Lavender Town.
Unbenownst to Ash, one of the ghost Pokémon decides to join Ash on his journey.
On their way to Celadon City, our heroes encounter Mankey, a wild Pokémon.
