Episodes 1-20
#1 POKÉMON -- I CHOOSE YOU!
Now that Ash Ketchum is old enough to get his
Pokémon license, he can begin his journey to become a Pokémon Master.
Unfortunately, the night before he is to leave ,he stays up so late debating
which Pokémon he should choose that he oversleeps. By the time he reaches the
home of Professor Oak, the local man in charge of helping young trainers, all of
the 'good' Pokémon have already been chosen. The only one left is the electric
mouse Pikachu. At first, Ash is glad to just have any Pokémon, but Pikachu
proves to be very temperamental. He refuses to stay in a Pokéball and zaps the
boy whenever he feels threatened or angry.
Having made an uneasy truce with the cute
mouse, Ash begins his journey. Soon, he spots a wild Pidgey strolling through
the grass. According to Ash's Pokédex, trainers usually use their trained Pokémon
to battle wild Pokémon before capturing them. Since Pikachu won't help, Ash
attempts to catch the Pidgey by himself. He fails, of course, and ends up
angering nearly every Pokémon in the forest. Fleeing for his life, Ash must
learn to work with Pikachu if he hopes to become a Pokémon Master.
#2 POKÉMON EMERGENCY!
There's trouble in Viridian City. Someone has
been swiping Pokémon from local trainers. On the look-out for the most
nefarious of these thieves, Team Rocket, Officer Jenny instead catches Ash
running into town with an injured Pokémon. At first, she's suspicious of the
boy, thinking that he may have stolen Pikachu. But once Ash explains that
Pikachu just finished fighting a flock of angry Spearows, she offers to ride the
duo to the Emergency Room of the Viridian City Pokémon Center.
Nurse Joy, the woman in charge of the Pokémon
Center, is appalled at Pikachu's condition. As she takes the poor electric mouse
to be treated, she accuses Ash of being an unfit trainer. This, of course, makes
Ash feel rotten. After telephoning his mother, he receives a call from Professor
Oak, who relates how well his grandson Gary is doing with his Pokémon trainer.
As if this isn't enough bad news, Misty appears, carrying the charred remains of
the bicycle which Ash and Pikachu borrowed from her. Although she begins yelling
at Ash, she quickly offers her sympathy when she learns how hurt Pikachu is.
Eventually, Nurse Joy wheels out Pikachu on a
hospital gurney. Provided that he remains undisturbed, he should fully recover.
This proves unlikely, though, as Jesse, James, and Meowth, the three members of
Team Rocket, burst into the Emergency Room and announce their plan to steal all
of the Center's unique and rare Pokémon.
#3 ASH CATCHES A POKÉMON
In the Viridian Forest, Ash easily captures a
cute, bug Pokémon known as a Caterpie. Misty is less than thrilled because she
finds all insects disgusting. Matters are made worse when Caterpie becomes
infatuated with Misty. He nuzzles against her leg and falls asleep next to her.
Since Ash plans to keep the Caterpie, Ash suggests that he and Misty part
company. But, Misty still holds Ash responsible for destroying her bike.
Although she obviously would love to get as far away from Caterpie as possible,
she continues to be Ash's traveling companion.
Ash's luck as a Pokémon trainer continues as
he skillfully battles and captures a Pidgeotto. His joy over the event is
short-lived, though, because Team Rocket makes one of its annoying intrusions.
Jesse and James remark on how impressive Pikachu's fighting prowess was at the
Viridian City Pokémon Center. Since their goal is to collect all rare and
unusual Pokémon, they've targeted Ash's Pikachu as their next acquisition. They
send out their Pokémon to battle Ash. Koffing quickly slimes Pikachu and Ekans
terrorizes Pidgeotto. Unfortunately, Ash must rely on his meek Caterpie to save
the day. .
#4 CHALLENGE OF THE SAMURAI
Misty jumps for cover when she spies a new
insect in the forest. It's a rather inoffensive looking Weedil. Ash, of course,
wants to capture it. Since Pikachu is too tired to fight, he sends Pidgeotto out
to battle.
Determined to get away from all insects, Misty
sets off on her own. She soon runs into a boy decked out in Samurai garb. He
wants to know if she's the new Pokémon trainer from Pallet Town. (Later, we
find out that he's already battled and lost to the three other Pallet Town
trainers, including Gary Oak.) Misty realizes that he must be looking for Ash.
Pidgeotto is still fighting the Weedle when the
Samurai challenges Ash to a Pokémon Battle. This interruption allows the Weedil
to escape and contact a swarm of very bad-tempered Beedrills. Soon, our heroes
and the Samurai our fleeing from the poisonous stingers of these terrible flying
insects. In the melee, one Beedrill snatches Ash's Metapod. How is the young
trainer going to free his trapped Pokémon without getting stung?
#5 SHOWDOWN IN PEWTER CITY
On the road to Pewter City, Ash and Misty meet
a strange old man named Flint selling rocks. He offers to take them to the
Pewter City Pokémon Center. Nurse Joy gladly greets the travelers. Although she
may appear to be the exact same Nurse Joy they met in Viridian City, she's
actually that Nurse Joy's older sister. (As Ash crosses the countryside, he'll
encounter a succession of different, though physically identical Nurse Joys and
Officer Jennys.) She takes all of Ash's Pokémon to be revitalized.
Misty notices a poster on the wall. It invites
all eligible trainers to compete in the Pokémon League Regional Championships.
To qualify, a trainer has to earn seven badges by beating seven different Pokémon
Gym Leaders. Once his Pokémon are revitalized, Ash heads for the local Gym with
the intent of winning his first badge.
Gym Leader Brock is the master of Rock Pokémon.
His snake-like Onix easily out-muscles Pikachu and forces Ash to concede defeat.
Dejected, the young trainer wanders out into the woods until he once again meets
Flint. The old man is sorry to hear of Ash's loss then offers to help
'super-charge' Pikachu. Setting out to complete this plan, Flint tells Ash about
Brock's secret past. The more the young trainer listens, the more he wonders
whether he has the heart to defeat Brock.
#6 CLEFAIRY AND THE MOON STONE
Legend has it that in prehistoric times a giant
meteor crashed into Mount Moon. Fragments of that huge stone created the Moon
Stones, small rocks that can increase the power of certain types of Pokémon. To
take advantage of this power, many unscrupulous people, like Jesse and James,
for example, have searched the entire mountain for the large, hidden core of the
meteor.
Ash, Misty, and Brock only know about a few of
the mysteries that surround Mount Moon. Arriving at its base, though, the meet
someone who knows a whole lot more. Seymour the Scientist believes that the
ancient meteor was actually a spaceship in which the Pokémon came to Earth. He
hopes that by finding it, he can help them return to their homeworld.
The caves of Mount Moon are populated with a
very rare type of Pokémon known as the Clefairy. Ash tries to capture one, but
Seymour stops him. He believes that since the Clefairy exist no where else on
the Earth that they should not be removed from their natural habitat. They soon
discover that these unique Pokémon play a key role in the mystery of the Moon
Stone.
#7 THE WATER FLOWERS OF CERULEAN CITY
For some strange reason, Misty doesn't want to
go to Cerulean City. She tells Ash and Brock that all the Pokémon there are
monsters and that Viridian City is much nicer. Ash won't listen, because he
wants to earn his second Pokémon Badge by challenging the Cerulean City Gym
Leader. When he and Brock finally arrive at their destination, Misty is nowhere
to be seen.
The Cerulean City Gym is unlike any that Ash
has ever encountered. The fighting area is really an Olympic-sized swimming pool
surrounded by a huge arena. On the day that Ash visits, the stands are filled
with fans watching the Cerulean City Synchronized Sisters, three beautiful girls
performing water ballet.
After the show, Ash wanders around the gym,
gazing at the endless aquariums filled with fish and water Pokémon. Eventually,
he runs into the three performers and learns that they really are the Gym
Leaders. He challenges them, but because none of their Pokémon are fit to fight
(and they're more interested in performing) they give Ash a Water Badge. The
young trainer hesitates. He'd much rather earn the badge. He gets his wish
though, when the fourth Cerulean City Sister, Misty, challenges him to a Pokémon
battle.
#8 THE PATH TO THE POKÉMON LEAGUE
With two Pokémon badges and 10 victories under
his belt, Ash is feeling pretty good about himself. The latest victim of his
fighting prowess, a boy with a Rattata, tells Ash that he should take on A.J., a
local, undefeated trainer. Ash is confident that A.J. will be his 11th victim.
It soon becomes clear that that victory might
not come so easily. Outside of A.J.'s gym is a sign proclaiming that trainer's
98 victories and zero defeats. Ash and his friends are impressed (and a little
intimidated) by the gym which Ash built. Still, Ash challenges the rough-natured
A.J. and the two battle. A.J.'s Sandshrew easily outpowers Ash's Pidgeotto and
Butterfree. Reluctantly, Ash is forced to admit defeat.
Now that the match is over, Ash visits the
training area of the gym and is appalled by what he finds. A.J. is using a whip
and a special harness to make his Sandshrew exercise in a pool. Usually, Earth
Pokémon are weakened by water. When Ash accuses A.J. of being cruel to his Pokémon,
the other trainer claims that his techniques have made Sandshrew stronger than
normal. Ash disagrees and decides to rescue the wild Pokémon from their
heartless trainer.
#9 THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS
To break up an argument between Ash and Misty,
Brock offers to prepare some tea and crepes for the travelers. First, though, he
needs some firewood. While Misty volunteers to stay and keep Brock company, Ash
agrees to search the woods for something to burn. A short time later, he comes
upon a group of youths quizzing a boy about Pokémon. While answering questions,
the boy jogs on an automatic treadmill. For every wrong answer he gives, the
testers increase the speed of the treadmill.
Ash steps forward and tries to stop what's
going on. Surprisingly, he learns that the boy, who's name is Joe, is a willing
participant in this cruel ritual. All of the children are members of the Pokémon
Technical Institute, an exclusive school for rich young trainers. Joe says that
the other students were just helping him study. Ash thinks that this type of
hazing is wrong and vows to stop it.
Following Joe to the school, Ash, Misty, and
Brock meet Giselle, the top student in the Beginners Class. She's conceited,
arrogant, and beautiful. This last quality especially interests Ash and Brock.
Misty, on the other hand, can't tolerate Giselle's insults. She challenges the
raven-haired girl to a duel.
Nearby, the two Pokémon Tech drop-outs with
the lowest exam scores, Jesse and James, prepare to seek revenge on their alma
mater.
#10 BULBASAUR AND THE HIDDEN VILLAGE
Having wandered away from the main path, Ash
and his friends are hopelessly lost in the woods. Things begin to look up,
though, when Misty and Ash spy a wild Oddish. They attempt to capture the
creature, but, from out of nowhere, a Bulbasaur appears to protect it. This
strong Pokémon, which is a cross between a flower bulb and a lizard, easily
defeats the surprised trainers.
Nearby, Team Rocket is searching the woods for
a hidden village that's supposed to contain many defenseless Pokémon. They
anticipate an easy haul if they can just find the village.
Continuing on through the woods, Ash, Misty,
and Brock use a rope-bridge to cross a deep gorge. Someone has cut part-way
through one of the ropes so that the bridge breaks under our heroes' feet. Ash
and Misty are able to climb out, but Brock falls into the raging river below.
Eventually, he is saved by Melanie, a kind girl who takes care of injured and
abandoned Pokémon at her cabin in the woods. This is the village of supposedly
defenseless Pokémon that Team Rocket has been looking for. Actually, Melanie's
charges are very well protected by a very large and loyal Bulbasaur.
#11 CHARMANDER -- THE STRAY POKÉMON
Still trying to find their way to Vermilion
City, Ash and his companions discover a stray Charmander sitting on a rock. At
first, Ash tries to catch it, but the weak Pokémon bats his Pokéball away.
Pikachu talks to the Charmander and learns that he is waiting for someone. The
young trainers decide to continue on to the next Pokémon Center, trusting that
whomever the Charmander is waiting for will soon arrive.
That evening at the Pokémon Center, our heroes
meet Damian, the Charmander's selfish trainer. He admits that he left the Pokémon
in the woods because it was too weak to use in battle. Damian's attitude angers
Ash, Misty, and Brock. Outside, a storm is raging. If Charmander's tail flame
gets blown out, he could die. Ash and Brock rescue the injured Pokémon from the
storm and bring him back to the Pokémon Center.
In the morning, Charmander returns to the rock
to wait for Damian. Ash and his friends want the Pokémon to come with them, but
know that he is still loyal to his trainer.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket waits in ambush with an
Anti-Pikachu Rubber Balloon Bazooka!
#12 HERE COMES THE SQUIRTLE SQUAD
Ash is feeling pretty good about himself.
Having already captured a Bulbasaur and Charmander, his future as a Pokémon
trainer seems bright. His positive attitude quickly vanishes, though, when he,
Misty, and Brock, accidentally fall into a deep pit that someone has dug in the
middle of the road. The culprits are the Squirtle Squad, a gang of Pokémon
delinquents who take pleasure in playing pranks on humans. According to Officer
Jenny, these turtles turned bad because they were abandoned by their trainers.
Now they roam the countryside causing mischief.
Even Team Rocket isn't immune from the Squirtle
Squad's pranks. Jesse and James are ambushed and have their picnic basket
snatched by the joking turtles. Worse yet, Meowth makes friends with the
Squirtle squad and convinces them to help Team Rocket capture Pikachu. It
doesn't take much effort for these water Pokémon to short-circuit Pikachu and
tie-up Ash, Misty, and Brock.
#13 MYSTERY AT THE LIGHTHOUSE
Ash is surprised when the new Pokémon he
catches, a Krabby, suddenly vanishes. Brock explains that although trainers may
catch 20 or more Pokémon, they can only carry six at a time. The extras are
automatically transported to the Pokémon Center where a trainer originally got
his or her Pokédex. Wanting to make sure his Krabby is okay, Ash convinces his
friends to visit a nearby lighthouse so that he can use the telephone to contact
Prof. Oak.
Coincidentally, the lighthouse is operated by
Bill, the foremost Pokémon researcher in the land. He spends his time studying
rare Pokémon. When Ash, Misty, and Brock first meet him, he's wearing a costume
of the extinct Kabuto. This allows Bill to "get inside the head" of
the Pokémon that lived millions of year ago.
Ash calls Prof. Oak and learns that his Krabby
is fine. He encourages Ash and his friends to learn all they can from Bill about
rare Pokémon.
Bill gladly tells our heroes about his favorite
Pokémon, especially a giant one which he has only seen once. At the time, he
was lucky to record the creature's haunting song. He plays the sad, wailing
melody for Ash and his friends, then broadcasts it from the lighthouse's outdoor
speakers. Bill hopes that this sound will attract the rarest of all Pokémon for
his guests.
#14 ELECTRIC SHOCK SHOWDOWN
After two weeks of wandering, Ash, Pikachu,
Misty, and Brock finally arrive in Vermilion City. They are all tired and
hungry, but Pikachu is in the worst shape. The young trainers take the exhausted
Pokémon to the local Pokémon Center for some quick healing. While there, they
encounter 15 other trainers who are nursing their own battered Pokémon. They
are all recovering from their battles with the local Pokémon Gym Leader, Lt.
Surge. Ash is determined earn a Thunder Badge by beating Surge. Once Pikachu is
well, the pair visit the Gym and challenge the blond-haired Surge to a Pokémon
battle. At this point, Surge reveals his champion Pokémon: Raichu. This large,
electric-powered monster is an evolved form of a Pikachu. Surge boasts that all
young trainers who want to be Pokémon Masters should evolve their Pokémon as
soon as they get them. He and Ash pit their electric creatures against each
other. Unfortunately, Raichu's Thundershock proves too powerful for Pikachu and
Ash is forced to concede the contest to Surge.
Back at the hospital, the nurse offers Ash a
Thunder Rock, which will allow Pikachu to evolve into a Raichu. Misty reminds
her companion that once a Pokémon evolves, it can never change back. Uncertain
about what to do, but wanting still to beat Surge, Ash allows Pikachu to choose
whether or not he wants to evolve.
#15 BATTLE ABOARD THE ST. ANNE
After defeating Lt. Surge, Ash and friends
wander down to the docks of Vermilion City. Two very odd girls bounce up and
offer them free tickets to a special luxury cruise for Pokémon Trainers. Happy
for a chance to unwind, the trio board the St. Anne as it prepares to depart.
Of course, the two girls turn out to be Jesse
and James in disguise. The Trainer-only cruise is really an insidious plot by
the mysterious leader of Team Rocket to steal all of the passengers' Pokémon.
Jesse, James, and Meowth sneak on the ship and wait for the right moment to
strike.
Ash discovers that the Grand Ballroom is packed
with fellow Trainers. He challenges a man in a top hat to a Pokémon battle.
Using his Butterfree, Ash nearly defeats the man's Raticate. The man is so
impressed with Ash's Butterfree that he offers to trade his Raticate for it.
After some thought, Ash agrees to the trade. Soon, though, he has second
thoughts. Before he has a chance to get Butterfree back, Team Rocket attacks.
Not only do the trapped Trainers have to deal with an onslaught of thieves, they
must face a storm that threatens to swamp the ship.
#16 POKÉMON SHIPWRECK
The sunken St. Anne teeters up-side down on the
edge of an underwater chasm. Trapped inside, Ash, Misty, and Brock must find a
way to escape before all the air disappears from the capsized cruise ship.
Meanwhile, the three members of Team Rocket fail to swim their way out of the
doomed vessel and have to be saved by Misty's Goldeen. At first, the rescued bad
guys want to battle their rescuers, but both groups realize that they must
co-operate if they hope to escape the St. Anne alive. Should they try to swim
out the submerged deck or climb up to the hull ála The Poseidon Adventure?
Fortunately, Misty's water Pokémon come to the rescue as does James' formerly
useless Magikarp. Just when our heroes (and villains) think that they're free,
Magikarp evolves into a deadly Gyarados. Have they beaten the sea only to be
destroyed by an enraged sea monster?
#17 ISLAND OF THE GIANT POKÉMON
Caught in a whirlwind created by Gyarados, Ash,
Misty, and Brock are tossed onto the beach of a deserted island. When they
wake-up, Ash discovers that not only is Pikachu missing but he only has two Pokéballs
left. Gyarados' cyclone also deposited Jesse and James on the opposite side of
the island. They can't find Meowth or any of their Pokéballs either. They do
locate a telephone booth. But, since they don't have any change, they can't call
anyone for help.
While wandering through the woods, Pikachu
comes across his master's three missing Pokéballs. Freeing Charmander, Squirtle,
and Bublasaur, Pikachu leads them on a quest to rejoin Ash and his friends.
Suddenly, they're ambushed by Team Rocket's missing Pokémon. To everyone's
surprise, Ekans and Koffing refuse follow Meowth's orders to attack Pikachu and
his friends. After all, Meowth is not their master. Instead, they tie-up the
bossy cat and join Pikachu's caravan.
As night falls, all of the lost Pokémon and
humans discover that the island is full of dangerous creatures, including *gasp*
a giant Pikachu.
#18 HOLIDAY AT AOPULCO- Skipped Episode!
In this episode, Ash and friends find themselves in a sunny summer paradise. After enjoying a boat ride, they accidentally smash a dock, damaging it. The dock's owner isn't too pleased, either, so they offer to help out at this restaurant. Team Rocket steps in, helping to promote a competing restaurant. Discovering they still don't have enough cash to help pay for the damage to the dock, they enter Misty in a Pokémon trainer Swimsuit Competition (Hubba hubba). Team Rocket--with James in a rubber, pump up suit- and Gary's entourage (Shigeru) compete in it too. There is a flashback to this episode in #27, Hypno's Naptime which did air in the US.
#19 TENTACOOL & TENTACRUEL
Ash and his traveling companions wait at the
docks of Puerta Vista for a ship to ferry them to the mainland. Much to Misty's
delight, she sees a cute Horsea bobbing in the water. She tries to talk to it,
but the seahorse-shaped Pokémon seems distressed. Spitting out ink, the
creature tries to draw a picture that the humans can understand. Suddenly, there
is a great explosion in the harbor and a large ship begins to sink. Misty sends
her Goldeen, Starmie, and Staryu out to rescue the crew. When everyone is safe,
the ship's grateful owner Nastina offers to show Misty, Ash, and Brock the new
resort hotel she is building on the coral reef in the harbor. She complains
loudly about how a huge colony of jellyfish Pokémon known as Tentacool are
disrupting her construction crews. She even offers Ash and friends $1,000,000 to
get rid of the nasty creatures. Because Misty loves all water Pokémon, she
vehemently refuses to help. She believes that Nastina's resort is the real cause
of all the trouble. Of course, Team Rocket has no such objections. They plan to
exterminate the Tentacool with a barrel of Super Secret Stun Sauce. Instead of
killing them, though, the toxic material forces one Tentacool to evolve into a
giant Tentacruel which threatens to destroy all of Puerta Vista.
#20 THE GHOST OF MAIDEN'S PEAK
Returning to the mainland, Ash and his
companions arrive at the port of Maiden's Peak just in time for the end of
summer festival. Brock is depressed. With summer over, he has missed his chance
to meet a beautiful, bikini-clad girl and fall in love. His spirits rise,
though, when he sees a raven-haired beauty standing on the pier. James is also
bewitched by the mysterious woman. Hardly able to control themselves, they try
to talk to her, but she vanishes.
On the outskirts of town, Ash, Misty, and Brock
attend a special ceremony at the Shrine of the Maiden. The festival honors the
memory of a beautiful woman whose true love died in a faraway war. Each day, she
would stand on the cliffs, look out to sea, and wait for his return. She waited
so long that she eventually turned into a stone statue. The shrine's holy man
reveals a painting of the long-dead woman. It looks exactly like the woman that
Brock and James saw on the pier!
While Ash and Misty return to town, Brock stays
behind to gaze longingly at the statue. Night soon falls and a ghostly shape
arises from the cold stone.
In the morning, Ash and Misty rush to the
shrine. They find Brock and James babbling incoherently. With Jesse's help, the
two trainers must break the unearthly spell that controls their lovesick
companions.
Episodes 21-40
#21 BYE BYE BUTTERFREE
Following a path that will lead them to Saffron
City, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu arrive at a range of cliffs that overlook
the sea. Every year, swarms of Butterfree gather at this spot to pick their
mates before crossing the ocean to lay their eggs. Ash and his friends join
other Pokémon trainers by renting a hot air balloon and floating among the
frolicking insects. Happily, Ash releases his own Butterfree into the crowded
skies. Despite encouragement from Ash and dating tips from Brock, the little Pokémon
can't get the attention of any of the female Butterfree. Just when he is about
to give up, he spies a lovely (for insects, that is) pink Butterfree. She too
rejects Butterfree's advances. It's at this sad moment that Team Rocket makes
its entrance. The villainous trio easily scoops up scores of defenseless
Butterfree with a large net suspended from a helicopter. Luckily, Ash's
Butterfree avoids capture. His valiant efforts to free his comrades catches the
notice of the pink Butterfree. Although Ash is happy that Butterfree has found
his mate, he's sadden by the thought of losing a Pokémon that he has raised
from just a baby Caterpie.
#22 ABRA AND THE PSYCHIC SHOWDOWN
Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu become lost in a
dark forest on their way to Saffron City. They encounter a young girl wearing a
pretty dress and bouncing a ball. When Ash tries to get directions from her, she
laughs and runs away. Chasing her, Ash nearly falls to his death when he
blunders off the edge of a cliff. Only by releasing Bulbasaur from his Pokéball
at the last second does the trainer provide a means of escape.
Although the girl is gone, Ash and his friends
can now see their destination from this high vantage point. Before long, they
make their way down to the city and are greeted by two jubilant women in grass
skirts. They declare that Ash is the millionth visitor to Saffron City and that
he has won many prizes. In reality, the girls are Jesse and James. Soon, Team
Rocket has trapped the trio and snatched Pikachu. Just when things seem most
dire, the little girl reappears. She obviously possesses unique Psychic
abilities which she uses to rescue Pikachu and free Ash and his friends.
Later, Ash visits the Saffron City Pokémon
Gym. He hopes to win a Marsh Badge by beating the gym leader Sabrina in a Pokémon
battle. It's not too surprising that Sabrina turns out to be the strange little
girl. She agrees to fight Ash, provided he agrees to one condition: If Ash
loses, he and his friends must become toys in her toy chest for all eternity.
#23 THE TOWER OF TERROR
Following the instructions of the mysterious
bearded man who rescued them from Sabrina's clutches, Ash, Misty, and Brock
travel to Lavender City. Ash still wants to win a Marsh Badge from Sabrina. He
now knows that only a Ghost Pokémon can defeat Sabrina's powerful Psychic Pokémon.
The Pokémon Tower in Lavender City is haunted with Ghost Pokémon. Ash plans to
capture one of them to use against Sabrina.
The three ghosts that "live" in the
Tower -- a Gastly, a Haunter, and a Gengar -- aren't really bad. They just enjoy
scaring people. They perform their tricks on Team Rocket and even chase Ash,
Misty, and Brock away. But, Ash is determined to capture one of the ghosts. He
and Pikachu re-enter the Tower. How successful are they? Let's just say that the
pair soon find themselves as ectoplasmic members of the spirit world.
#24 HAUNTER VS. KADABRA
Haunter has decided to join Ash in his battle
against Sabrina. This would be a good thing, if Haunter were dependable. When
Ash finally returns to the Saffron City Gym, Haunter disappears. Ash is forced
to retreat, but in the process, Sabrina turns Brock and Misty into dolls.
Ash and his Pokémon are once again saved by
the bearded man, who now reveals himself as Sabrina's father. He tells the story
of how his daughter changed from a sweet little girl to an emotionless gym
leader with advanced psychic powers. Ash knows that to rescue his friends he'll
need to face Sabrina again. He doesn't dare do that until he can track down
Haunter. Although he does eventually find the mischievous Pokémon, Ash isn't
sure that he can depend on Haunter to stick around once the battle starts. The
young trainer may have to rely on his own determination and a certain feisty
electric mouse to defeat Sabrina.
#25 PRIMEAPE GOES BANANAS
Prof. Oak receives an early morning call from
Ash. He hasn't heard from the young trainer since he captured Krabby. Ash brags
that he's gotten four badges, but Prof. Oak informs him that his grandson Gary
already has 5 badges. Worse yet, Gary has captured 30 Pokémon compared to Ash's
seven. Dejected, Ash vows to capture just as many if not more Pokémon.
On the road to Celadon City, Ash, Misty, and
Brock encounter a Mankey. This half-monkey/half-pig is a scrappy little fighter
who playfully snatches Ash's Official Pokémon League cap. When Ash tries to get
it back, the Mankey gets angry and starts thrashing our heroes.
With Ash too weak from fighting the Mankey,
Team Rocket seize the opportunity to grab Pikachu. In the process, Jesse and
James inadvertently anger the Mankey themselves. Full of rage, it evolves into a
larger, meaner Primeape. Now everybody has to fight or run from this crazed
creature.
#26 POKÉMON SCENT-SATION!
The first thing that Ash, Misty, and Brock
notice when they arrive in Celadon City is the wonderful fragrance that fills
the air. Brock and Misty track it down to a shop that sells a special perfume
manufactured at the local Pokémon Gym. Ash discourages Misty from wasting her
money on the scent. This angers the employees and owner of the shop. They're
objections don't bother Ash. All he's concerned about is challenging the Gym
Leader. When Ash reaches the Celadon Pokémon Gym, though, his views about the
city's special perfume are already known. The angry gym staff refuses to allow
Ash in to challenge their leader.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket attempts to sneak into
the gym through an open window. They plan to steal the secret perfume formula
from the gym's safe. Unfortunately, they stumble upon a Gloom, a plant Pokémon
that emits an awful odor when threatened. Coughing and hacking, Team Rocket is
quickly captured and thrown out. Seeing that Ash has also been tossed out by the
gym staff, Jesse proposes a plan that involves a dress, a blonde wig, and a girl
named "Ash-ley."
#27 HYPNO'S NAPTIME
While visiting a large city, Ash, Misty, and
Brock encounter a disturbing mystery. Many local children have suddenly gone
missing. Since none of the children knew each other or seemed to have any
apparent connection, the local police are unable to link the disappearances. The
only possible clue is that all of the children vanished three days before.
Wanting to help, our heroes visit the local Pokémon
Center to ask the trainers if they know anything about the missing children.
Instead of finding answers, our heroes encounter a new mystery. All of the
Center's Pokémon are suffering from a strange condition that saps their
strength. According to Nurse Joy, the illness began the same day that all of the
children vanished.
Officer Jenny uses a sleep wave detector to
track down the cause of the illness. It leads Ash and friends to the
headquarters of the Pokémon Lovers Club, a group rich adults who collect odd
and rare Pokémon. Their prize possession is a recently evolved Hypno, which
uses its hypnotic powers to relieve the club members' stress. Since a Hypno is
only supposed to use its power on other Pokémon, Brock suspects that the Club's
misuse of that power is causing the Pokémon at the Center to be sick. It may
also be the cause of the missing children. To test this theory, Misty volunteers
to be hypnotized by the Hypno.
#28 POKÉMON FASHION FLASH
Brock's dream has always been to become a Pokémon
breeder. For this reason, he takes Misty and Ash to the fashion district of the
city to visit Susie's Pokémon Salon. As the best and most popular breeder in
the world, Susie has a lot to teach Brock and his friends. Brock is so smitten
with her abilities, in fact, that he wants to become her pupil. Although Susie
is impressed with the way Brock takes care of Pokémon, she declines his offer.
Instead, she wants to concentrate on promoting her philosophy of finding the
simple, inner beauty of Pokémon. This has become very difficult because Team
Rocket has opened up a Pokémon fashion salon nearby. Jesse and James are
promoting their own philosophy of exterior beauty by giving outlandish makeovers
and weird fashions to unsuspecting trainers and their Pokémon.
Misty doesn't see anything wrong with trying to
look nice, so she takes fashion emergency Psyduck to Salon Rocket for a beauty
treatment. It's not long before Ash and Brock join her for a "sludge
makeover."
#29 THE PUNCHY POKÉMON
Ash hasn't caught a new Pokémon in a while, so
when he meets a Hitmonchan jogging along the road he sends Pikachu to battle it.
Since Hitmonchan is a well-trained fighter, Pikachu gets clobbered. Anthony, the
Hitmonchan's trainer, apologizes that his Pokémon was so rough on the electric
mouse. He has been preparing Hitmonchan for the P-1 Grand Prix, a tournament for
fighting Pokémon. He encourages Ash to enter another Pokémon in the
tournament.
Once Anthony leaves, his daughter Rebecca
approaches Ash. She tells him that ever since Anthony began training Hitmonchan,
he has neglected his family. She begs him to enter the Grand Prix and beat her
father so that he will come home again. Ash and Brock decide to enter their own
fighting Pokémon, Primeape and Geodude, in the tournament.
The Grand Prix prize money attracts the
attention of Team Rocket. Jesse and James plan to cheat to win. But first, there
is the minor detail of acquiring a fighting Pokémon from an unsuspecting
trainer.
#30 SPARKS FLY FOR MAGNEMITE
Too many factories and too few people have
transformed Gringey City into a lonely, polluted town. Ash, Brock, and Misty
find it difficult to breath the foul-smelling air. The city's dirtiness affects
even Pikachu, who collapses in Ash's arms. At first, Ash thinks that his Pokémon
is in terrible shape, but Nurse Joy guesses that Pikachu is suffering from a
cold caused by something in the air. Pikachu's cheeks are radiating sparks of
electricity. This condition seems to attract a mysterious floating Pokémon that
hides in the shadows. Meanwhile, a group of gloppy Grimers clog the sea water
intake of the Gringey City electrical plant, causing a city-wide black-out. The
power outage threatens the lives of all of the Pokémon Center's sick patients.
To avert a disaster, Ash, Misty, and Brock rush to the electrical plant to take
on the Grimers and their leader, a big, poisonous Muk. Making matters worse is
the appearance of Team Rocket who hope to use the confusion caused by the
black-out to cover their capture of the sick Pikachu.
#31 DIG THOSE DIGLETT!
The mountains near the city of Fuchsia are
filled with activity. Dump trucks and heavy machinery crowd the roads as they
make their way to the Great Giva Dam construction site. Heading for the Fuchsia
Pokémon Gym, Ash and his friends become lost in the mountains. After following
the sound of blasting to the dam, the trio witness a terrible accident caused by
a large group of underground Pokémon called Digletts.
The noise from the accident attracts the
attention of Team Rocket, who are picnicking nearby. They sneak up and eavesdrop
on Ash, Misty, and Brock's conversation with the construction site foreman. He
complains that the Diglett are disrupting work with their constant digging. He
informs the travelers that he has already posted a reward for any Pokémon
trainer who can get rid of the pesky creatures. Ash and his companions as well
as Team Rocket decide to try their hand at solving the problem. To make matters
worse, busloads of other trainers arrive with their hopes set on snagging the
reward. Chief among them are Gary Oak and his cheering fan club. Dejected, Ash
prepares to solve the mystery of the Diglett, while enduring the taunts and
jeers of his hometown arch-nemesis.
#32 THE NINJA POKÉ-SHOWDOWN
Misty is sick of Psyduck. Every time she looks
at the big bird with the perpetual headache, her own head begins to hurt. She's
so desperate to get rid of Psyduck that she offers to trade it to Brock for his
Vulpix. He refuses. After all, whenever Brock grooms his beautiful Pokémon, he
remembers its original, equally beautiful trainer, Susie.
Fickle as ever, Brock soon redirects his
affections once he, Misty, and Ash arrive at the Fuchsia Gym. While Ash is
intent on winning his sixth Pokémon badge, Brock gazes dreamily on Aya, the
sister of Gym Leader Koga.
The Fuchsia Gym is well known for its odd and
unique Pokémon, such as the insect-like Venonat and the self-exploding Voltorbs.
These attract the attention of Team Rocket, who launch an all out assault on the
Gym. Even the team of Koga, Aya, Misty, and Ash may not be enough to repel Jesse
and James' recently evolved Arbok and Weezing. Hard as it is to believe, it may
be Misty's annoying Psyduck who holds the key to victory.
#33 THE FLAME POKÉMON -ATHON!
The adventures of Ash, Misty and Brock take a
Western turn when they meet Lara Laramie of the Big 'P' Pokémon Ranch. The
large nature preserve that her family owns spreads out across miles of rolling
prairie. Visiting trainers can help take care of the wandering herds of wild Pokémon
such as the bull-like Tauros and the triple-headed Dodrio. From the saddle of
her flame-haired Ponyta, Lara invites the three travelers to stay for the
upcoming Pokémon race. Each year, the Laramie family sponsors the event which
is open to the fastest Pokémon and their trainers. Besides receiving prize
money, the winner becomes an honorary member of the Laramie clan.
That night, Ash and friends join Lara at a big,
pre-race party. They don't stay long, though, because Dario, a shady trainer,
tells Lara that something has been spooking the Tauros herd. When she goes to
investigate, a dark figure frightens Ponyta. Lara is thrown from the saddle and
breaks her arm. Realizing that the injury will prevent her from participating in
the race, Lara asks Ash to ride in the race for her. Reluctantly, Ash accepts,
completely unaware that Dario and Team Rocket are in cahoots to win the race.
#34 THE KANGASKHAN KID
From the Big 'P' Ranch, Ash and his companions
travel to the Safari Zone, an area where rare and wild Pokémon run free. One of
strangest species is the endangered Kangaskhan which, like kangaroos, carry
their young about in a pouch. What makes the Safari Zone Kangaskhan herd so
unique is that it's watched over by a wild boy called Tomo. No one knows where
the eight-year old came from or why he protects the herd from poachers.
While Officer Jenny is taking Ash, Misty, and
Brock on a tour of the Safari Zone, they Watch Tomo's battle with the irascible
Team Rocket. After the boy has won, the travelers try to communicate with him,
but he runs away. Even when Brock treats an injured baby Kangaskhan, Tomo fails
to see the humans as anything but a threat.
A man and a woman descend from the sky aboard a
helicopter. They tell the travelers about the son that they lost in the woods
three years ago. Can Ash, Misty, and Brock convince the wild boy that he's not a
Kangaskhan and that these two strangers are his real parents?
#35 THE LEGEND OF DRATINI- Skipped Episode!
Still in the Safari Zone, the group finds itself at the Warden's house. The Warden's a strange fellow who's just a little trigger happy (pointing guns at everyone). But he did catch a Dratini once, and when Team Rocket finds out about it, they want a piece of the action. They torture him to find out where Dratini is, and Ash, Misty, and Brock arrive just in time to stop them from catching it.
#36 THE BRIDGE BIKE GANG
Ash and friends are faced with a dilemma. They
want to get to Sunnytown as quickly as possible, but the new bridge across the
bay is only open to people on bicycles. Misty reminds Ash that this would not
have been a problem if he hadn't destroyed her bike when they first met. Unable
to reach a solution, they visit the local Pokémon Center to see if they can
borrow three bikes. Nurse Joy is glad to help, especially since she needs
someone to deliver medicine to the Pokémon Center in Sunnytown. She loans the
travelers three bikes so that they can make the trip across the bridge and help
a sick Pokémon.
Coincidentally, Sunnytown is where Jesse and
James began their criminal careers as members of a teen-age bicycle gang. As 'Jes'
and 'Jim,' they were twin terrors on six wheels. (James' bike had training
wheels.) Approaching their old stomping grounds, they wonder if the old gang is
still around.
It is and it's causing lots of problems for
Ash, Misty, and Brock on the bridge. Gangleaders Tyra and Chopper challenge our
heroes to a Pokémon duel. Ash knows that if loses, he'll never be able to get
the medicine to Sunnytown on time.
#37 DITTO'S MYSTERIOUS MANSION
To escape a heavy downpour, our heroes enter an
old mansion in the woods. The building turns out to be a rundown theater with
some very strange residents. The first of which is a Pikachu with an unusually
flat face. Brock guesses that it's a new type of Pikachu and Ash tries to
capture it. The flat-faced Pikachu turns out to be different type of Pokémon
altogether. It's a Ditto, which can assume the appearance of any other Pokémon.
Duplica, the Ditto's trainer, is also something of a chameleon. With clever
costuming and make-up, she can imitate anyone she meets. Her dream is to combine
her own performing skills with Ditto's gift for transformation to become a stage
star. Unfortunately, Ditto's transformations aren't 100 per cent accurate. Until
Ditto learns to perfect his power, Duplica's dreams of stardom will forever
remain unfulfilled.
Spying on Ash, Misty, and Brock, Team Rocket
learn of Ditto's unique ability for imitation. They can think of many nefarious
uses for such a Pokémon. Strangely enough, Team Rocket may hold the key to
unlocking Ditto's true potential.
#38 ELECTRIC SOLDIER PORYGON- Skipped Episode!
Our friends get transported into the Pokémon transfer system to check out a bug, but find team rocket inside up to no good. They're able to vanquish Team Rocket, endind with the flashing blue and red sequence that gave hundreds of kids siezures in Japan. While one of the better episodes of the show, this one won't be seen again in Japan, but 4Kids Productions does want to translate and edit it to run in the US.
HOLIDAY SPECIAL:JYNX'S CHRISTMAS!- Skipped Episode!
This episode was originally supposed to air the week after Electric Soldier Porygon, but, because of the epileptic seizures incident, it never aired on TV (Pokémon was taken off the air for a few months). Jessie is haunted by a memory she has of a Jynx short-changing her on Christmas. She mistakes the Jynx for the real Santa Claus, so she goes on a quest to exact her revenge. Ash and Friends show up at the North Pole just in time to save the real Santa from being nabbed by Team Rocket, and the Jynx send Jessie, James, and Meowth flying.
#39 PIKACHU'S GOODBYE
As they're walking through the forest, our friends run across a group of wild Pikachu frolicking. They're scared of Ash and the rest of the group, until Ash's Pikachu saves one of them from a watery grave. Team Rocket shows up and tries to nab them all, but there are some holes in their plan (or their net). Will Ash say goodbye to his Pikachu, leaving him with the pack of the Wild Pikachu? A new song is debuted in this episode.
#40 THE BATTLING EEVEE BROTHERS
Wandering ahead of his human companions,
Pikachu discovers an abandoned Eevee chained to a tree. Ash and Misty want to
keep the cute little Pokémon, but Brock notices that it's wearing a collar with
a tag on it. They decide to return Eevee to the Stone Town address printed on
the tag.
Located at the base of Evolution Mountain,
Stone Town is famous for its Evolution Stones which can help young Pokémon
evolve into more powerful Pokémon. Coincidentally, Eevee is called the
Evolution Pokémon, because it can transform into either a Flareon, Vaporeon, or
Jolteon when exposed to certain types of Evolution Stones. Ash, Misty, and Brock
arrive at the correct address and discover a huge garden party taking place. The
party-goers are all using Evolution Stones to change their Pokémon into larger,
more powerful creatures. Recognizing the small Pokémon that our heroes are
carrying, the three 'Eevee Brothers' step forward to claim it. They identify it
as their younger sibling Mikey's Pokémon and wonder how it got lost. (Actually,
Mikey chained up the Eevee because he didn't want it to evolve at the party.)
Hungry and full of mischief, Jesse, James, and
Meowth swoop down on the party. Not only do they snatch all of the Pokémon and
Evolution Stones, but the make off with all of the refreshments as well. Once
they finish filling their bellies, they're sure to use the powerful stones to
evolve the poor Eevee into its most evil incarnation.
Episodes 41-60
#41 WAKE UP SNORLAX!
The three travelers meet an old hippie playing
a Pokéflute on the side of the road. Once his song is over, he asks them for
some food. Sadly, Ash, Misty, and Brock have nothing to give the man and
continue on their way. The encounter reminds them just how hungry they are and
how quickly they need to get to their next destination. When they arrive in the
next town, though, they discover that there is no food to be had. The bakery is
without bread and the market shelves are completely empty.
Luckily, an elderly gentleman invites the trio
to his home for lunch. While they gorge themselves on food, he explains that the
river which normally runs through the town has mysteriously dried up. Without
water, the local farmers can't grow enough food to feed the townspeople. To
payback the gentleman's generosity, Ash, Misty, and Brock agree to follow the
riverbed to its source and investigate the cause of the catastrophe.
After walking miles and climbing through
endless brambles, Ash and friends find a huge Snorlax blocking the natural
spring which is the river's source. They are now faced with the daunting task of
either waking up or moving the giant, slumbering Pokémon.
#42 SHOWDOWN AT DARK CITY
When Ash and his companions enter Dark City,
they discover a ghost town of rundown buildings and empty streets. Worse than
that, though, is the reception they receive from the frightened townspeople.
With rocks and sticks, a group of boys assault the travellers. Only an electric
jolt from Pikachu saves our heroes from a good head bashing.
The owner of a nearby restaurant apologizes for
the attack and explains that everyone in Dark City hates Pokémon trainers. The
reason is terribly simple: both the Yas and Kas Gyms are fighting for the honor
of becoming the only officially sanctioned Pokémon Gym in Dark City. To settle
their dispute, they've been hiring wandering Pokémon trainers and engaging in
all-out streetwarfare.
Ash, Misty, and Brock are understandably
appalled by all of this needless violence. Assuming the amusing aliases of Tom
Ato, Ann Chovy, and Caesar Salad, they set out to diffuse the tense situation
with lots of determination and a few barrels of ketchup.
#43 THE MARCH OF THE EXEGGUTOR SQUAD
Our heroes arrive in a new town on the same day
as the carnival. While Brock and Ash head off to chase girls and eat lots of
junk food, Misty and Pikachu take a tour of the rides and shows. Behind one of
the tents, Misty notices a magician and his assistant arguing. The young woman
is so fed up with Melvin the Magician's lousy act that she quits. Misty
approaches the sad little man and offers to help him with his act, at least for
one day.
Dressed in a beautiful costume, Misty quickly
learns why Melvin's assistant left him. He's an awful magician. Most of his act
involves shooting flames from a magic wand and juggling egg-shaped Pokémon
called Exeggcutes. Ash and Brock are part of the meager audience that witnesses
Melvin's poorly executed tricks. The only thing that they find interesting is
Melvin's extremely strange Pokémon.
The Exeggcutes find Ash just as interesting and
use their special power to hypnotize him. In a trance, Ash is forced to take
Melvin and his Pokémon into the woods to hunt for the even stranger Exeggutors.
The magician plans to use their super-hypnotic powers to force the entire town
to become his willing audience.
#44 THE PROBLEM WITH PARAS
Although beautiful, Moss Green Village is too
small to have a Pokémon Gym. At first, the three travelers want to pass by the
town, but Brock notices that his potion and antidote bag is empty. He convinces
Ash and Misty to visit the village to stock up on supplies.
Team Rocket creeps along in the bushes nearby,
waiting for a chance to pounce on our heroes. Actually, only Jesse and James are
creeping. Meowth is too sick to move. Since the two humans could care less about
their Pokémon companion's condition, they decide to abandon Meowth in the
woods. Cassandra, a local girl, overhears their discussion and is outraged. She
uses some herbs that she's gathered to treat Meowth. Through his delirium, the
little cat Pokémon instantly falls in love with his "nice nurse."
Ash, Misty, and Brock enter the local herb shop
that's run by Cassandra's grandmother. When the helpful girl returns, she meets
the trio and challenges Ash to a Pokémon Battle. Ash is only too happy to
comply and sends Pikachu out to fight Cassandra's plant/insect Pokémon, Paras.
Cassandra hopes that Paras will become an
experienced fighter and eventually evolve into a Parasect. When that happens,
she will use his mushrooms to make potions that will help all Pokémon.
Unfortunately, Paras is a coward. Not only is he scared of Pikachu, but Ash's
Charmeleon thoroughly thrashes him. With Paras fleeing into the woods,
Cassandra's chances of creating a magic potion appear very slim indeed.
#45 THE SONG OF JIGGLYPUFF
After crossing the desert, Ash, Misty, and
Brock arrive in Neon Town, a large city filled with bright lights and busy
people. The residents are so busy, in fact, that they rarely sleep. This
probably explains why everyone that the travelers meet is either on edge or
angry. Even the local Officer Jenny displays a quick-temper when she talks to
the trio. Following a restless night in the local Pokémon Center, Ash and his
friends thankfully escape to the peaceful forest on the outskirts of town. They
soon encounter a Jigglypuff, a cute balloon Pokémon.
According to Brock, Jigglypuffs are well-known
for their beautiful singing. For some reason, this particular Pokémon doesn't
seem to know how to sing. With some encouragement from Misty, the Jigglypuff
does eventually start to sing. It's strange, hypnotic melody lulls the young
trainers and even Pikachu to sleep. Angry over this obvious rudeness, Jigglypuff
swipes a marker from Ash's backpack and draws silly faces on his dozing
audience.
Nearby, Team Rocket has been watching the
performance. Before succumbing to Jigglypuff's spell, they decide to steal the
little Pokémon and use its strange power on the residents of Neon Town. With
everyone asleep, even these bumbling thieves will have no trouble looting the
city.
#46 ATTACK OF THE PREHISTORIC POKÉMON
Approaching Grandpa Canyon, Ash, Misty, and
Brock encounter a large group of people carrying picks and shovels. They're all
part of the Great Pokémon Fossil Rush. Trainers from all around the world are
trying to dig up the remains of extinct Pokémon. Unfortunately, one of the
first fossil hunters that our heroes meet is Gary Oak. He plans to find more
fossils than anyone else, including Ash.
Before Ash can rise to the challenge, though,
he and his friends must first deal with an emergency created by Team Rocket.
Hoping to uncover a large cache of fossils, Jesse and James plant a load of
dynamite at the base of the canyon. While Ash rushes to prevent the explosion,
Misty and Brock warn the other trainers to run for safety.
Although Ash valiantly tries to extinguish the
fuse in time, he ultimately fails. The ensuing explosion sends him, Pikachu, and
Team Rocket tumbling into a vast underground cavern which is inhabited with
Omanytes, Omastars, Kabutos, and Kabutops.
At first, Ash is excited at finding what were
previously considered extinct Pokémon. His excitement is short-lived though, as
he soon learns that these prehistoric creatures angry at being disturbed. Worse
yet, there's a greater, even more dangerous threat lurking nearby -- a giant
Aerodactyl!!!
#47 A CHANSEY OPERATION
It's "Pokémon Meets ER" when Ash and
Pikachu visit a human hospital.
Somehow, the little electric mouse gets a large
apple stuck in his throat. Since there are no Pokémon Centers around, Ash opts
to take the poor, suffering creature to the local emergency room. The only
doctor there refuses to help but changes his mind when he sees Misty. (He's just
as girl crazy as Brock!) Even so, the doctor still gets thundershocked for his
trouble.
With Pikachu feeling better, the young
travelers prepare to leave, but are stopped by an emergency call from Nurse Joy.
A truck carrying Pokémon has crashed on the highway. There are too many injured
Pokémon for her to handle alone. Dr. Proctor agrees to help out and convinces
Ash and his friends to pitch in. Soon, sirens are blaring and the first
casualties begin to arrive. Can our heroes save all the injured Pokémon,
especially once Dr. Proctor accidentally tranquilizes himself and falls asleep?
#48 HOLY MATRIMONY!
In their travels, Ash, Misty, and Brock come
across a poster with the picture of a missing boy who looks remarkably like a
young James. A butler overhears their conversation and hustles the travelers
into the back of a huge stretch limo. Once the car has disappeared, Team Rocket
emerges from a nearby bush. Jesse asks her partner if he is the boy in the
poster. James claims to have amnesia. All that he can remember is that after he
dropped out of Pokémon Tech, he joined a bicycle gang. Not quite believing him,
Jesse and Meowth follow the limo.
The butler takes Ash, Misty, and Brock to a
huge estate where even the pet Growlithe has his own mansion. He tells how
Master James broke his parents hearts by running away from home instead of
marrying his fiancee. Now that they have passed away, the butler has to find
James so that he can have his inheritence. Upon hearing this, the greedy Jesse
and Meowth muscle James into the mansion.
Once James appears, his parents reveal that
they aren't really dead. Instead, they tell him that he must give up his
wandering ways and marry his fiancee Jessebelle.
#49 SO NEAR, YET SO FARFETCH'D
Ash, Misty, and Brock have decided to take a
break from their travels and are camping out in pleasant meadow. The one thing
intruding on their mini-vacation is Psyduck, who, as always, is complaining of a
headache. Ash and Brock go to fetch some water, leaving Misty and her annoying
Pokémon alone. Suddenly, a strange bird marches into the clearing. It's an
extremely rare Farfetch'd! Misty chases it into the woods. Before she can grab
it, she accidentally collides with a boy, who apologizes and hands her the
backpack she dropped. Returning to the meadow without Farfetch'd, Misty
discovers that the boy has switched backpacks and stolen all of her Pokémon.
The boy and his pet Farfetch'd add Misty's Pokéballs
to the ones they had already stolen from other Pokémon trainers. Living alone
in the woods, the boy only knows how to steal Pokémon. He is certain that he
and Farfetch'd are too weak to compete against other trainers. When Team Rocket
stumbles into his camp, he easily tricks them out of their Pokémon.
In the meantime, Ash and friends have contacted
the police and are searching for the Pokémon thief. Will Misty be able to
retrieve her lost Pokémon, especially when her best hope lies in the hands of
Psyduck?
#50 WHO GETS TO KEEP TOGEPI?
Arriving at a small town called Pokémon
Center, Ash contacts Prof. Oak. He learns that the last Pokémon he sent, Muk,
is doing fine. Prof. Oak also updates Ash's Pokédex so that he will have all of
the current information to help him on his way to becoming a Pokémon Master.
Ash, Misty, and Brock are now faced with a
couple of decisions. First, they must decide where to go to find more Pokémon.
Cinnabar Island seems like a good choice. Second, they have to determine what to
do with the large egg they have been carrying. The problem is that they don't
know what type of Pokémon egg it is or which of the trio should keep it. Brock
seems to have the best claim on the egg, since he has been taking care of it. On
the other hand, Ash thinks that he should keep the egg since he was the one who
found it.
To make things more complicated, Team Rocket
steals the egg from our heroes and Meowth becomes its surrogate mother. He
pampers the egg by giving baths and sleeping with it. When the egg finally
hatches to reveal a rare Togepi, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Meowth must battle to
determine who is its rightful mother is.
#51 BULBASAUR'S MYSTERIOUS GARDEN
This story starts off with a bang as Ash's
Bulbasaur defeats another trainer's Rhyhorn in a close contest. Initially, Ash
is pleased, but then realizes that Bulbasaur is acting strangely. Taking the
injured creature to the nearest Pokémon Center, Ash learns that Bulbasaur is
not hurt, but is actually preparing to evolve into an Ivysaur.
All the plants growing around the Pokémon
Center are filled with new blossoms and sparkling pollen floats through the air.
Nurse Joy says that this occurs once a year when the Bulbasaurs gather together
in their secret garden to evolve. Ash is understandably relieved when he hears
the good news about his Bulbasaur and is even a little excited about the
transformation.
On the other hand, the little
half-toad/half-plant is not at all happy about evolving. When Ash is asleep, he
sneaks out of the Pokémon Center and runs off into the woods. Pikachu follows
Bulbasaur. But, before he convince the runaway Pokémon to return, a group of
evolving Bulbasaurs capture Ash's Bulbasaur and take him to their secret garden.
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#54 THE CASE OF THE K-9 CAPER!
Hiking through the forest, Ash is determined to
reach the Cinnabar Island Gym where he'll try to win his seventh Pokémon Badge.
A thief appears out of nowhere. (You can tell its a thief because he has a bag
of swag thrown over his shoulder.) Ash sends Pikachu after the villain, but soon
a large Growlithe comes forward to fight the crook. In fact, a lot of Growlithes
suddenly surround Ash, Misty, and Brock. The travelers have inadvertently
stumbled on the Police Pokémon Training Center.
Officer Jenny offers the travelers some food
and a place to rest. Ash is fascinated by the training center and asks if any
type of Pokémon can be trained there. Officer Jenny explains that canine-Pokémon
like Growlithe are ideal for policework. Since Ash wants to be the World's Best
Pokémon Trainer and he wants Pikachu to be the best Pokémon possible, he asks
Jenny if Pikachu can join the police training program. She invites the pair to
attend the next morning's training session. Ash and Pikachu will soon discover
if they are made of the 'right stuff.'
#55 POKÉMON PAPARAZZI
The wonderful weather allows the travelers some
time to rest and the opportunity for Brock to demonstrate his culinary talents.
As Ash, Misty, and Pikachu satisfy their hunger on some tasty rice balls, a
mysterious figure lurks nearby. Between bites, Ash spies the glint of glass in
the tall grass. Thinking it's the sight of a rifle, he leaps up, pushes Misty
and Pikachu to the ground, and knocks Brock's rice pot into the river.
The hidden assassin turns out to be Todd, the
self-proclaimed #1 Pokémon Photo Master. All he was really trying to do was
photograph Pikachu in his natural environment. Though less than thrilled by
Todd's efforts, Ash invites the young paparazzi to take Pikachu's picture. The
sound of the camera shutter terrifies the little Pokémon and Todd receives an
electric hotfoot. Despite this momentary setback, he vows to photograph Pikachu.
Unbeknownst to our heroes, Jesse and James have
hired Todd to capture Pikachu. Can the young shutterbug help it if he thought he
was only agreeing to capture Pikachu on film?
#56 THE ULTIMATE TEST
Still intent on photographing Pikachu in his
natural environment, Todd has joined Ash, Misty, and Brock on their travels. The
story begins as the quartet stops for a picnic lunch. Misty mentions that Ash
hasn't earned a Pokémon Badge in a while and wonders if the young trainer will
ever get all eight of the badges needed to qualify for the Pokémon League. Ash
starts yelling and bragging about what a great Pokémon fighter his is. At this
point, Misty reminds Ash that most of his victories have been against Team
Rocket, who are about the worst fighters in the world.
To calm things down, Todd suggests that Ash
take the Pokémon League Emissions Exam. If he passes the test, Ash will receive
a special badge that immediately qualifies him for the League without having to
get all eight of the Gym Leader Badges.
Full of enthusiasm, Ash joins the other hopeful
applicants at the Pokémon League Emissions Center. His fellow exam takers
include the Fuchsia City Nurse Joy as well as Jesse and James in disguise.
Surrendering all of Pokémon to the head tester, Ash prepares to demonstrate his
fighting skills and general Pokémon knowledge in the hopes of becoming a Pokémon
Master.
#57 THE BREEDING CENTER SECRET
Ash, Misty, Brock, and Todd are enjoying
themselves in a new city. While Todd takes pictures of Misty’s Togepi, Ash and
Brock watch the Pokémon Weather Report in a TV shop window. Suddenly, a
commercial comes on advertising the town’s newest Pokémon Breeding Center.
According to Misty, a breeding center is like a spa for Pokémon. Ash is
especially impressed by the commercial’s boast that visiting Pokémon receive
so much love and care that they can evolve in just a few short days.
The young travelers make their way across town
and discover the sidewalk in front of the new breeding center is packed with
trainers and their Pokémon. Eventually, they all get inside and Misty opts to
check Psyduck in for some rest and relaxation. She secretly hopes that the
mini-vacation will improve the big bird’s depressing demeanor. Back on the
streets, Ash and his friends decide to get some lunch. A nearby restaurant is
offering a free meal to anyone who can produce the cook’s favorite type of Pokémon.
Quickly, Ash, Misty, and Brock empty their Pokéballs, but none of their Pokémon
is the right one. The cook finally shows them a photo of his favorite Pokémon.
It’s Psyduck!
Misty is so hungry -- especially for dessert --
that she forces her friends to return to the breeding center to retrieve Psyduck.
Finding a ‘Closed’ sign on the front door, they sneak in the back and make a
terrible discovery about what the breeding center is really doing with all of
the Pokémon it has collected.
#58 PRINCESS VS. PRINCESS
It's Princess Day in the land of Pokémon.
That's the day when all the girls and women get to do whatever they want and all
the males have to do whatever the females tell them to do. (James of Team Rocket
wonders how this is different from the rest of the year, but nobody gives him an
answer.)
Misty loves the holiday. She gets to buy all of
the toys and clothing she wants because of the Princess Day sales. Ash and Brock
hate the holiday because they have to pay for everything, including all of the
ice cream and cake that Misty orders for lunch. In keeping with the festive
occasion, Brock offers to be the Prince for the restaurant's pretty waitress.
Sadly, she declines and he consoles himself by devouring all of Misty's
desserts.
Jesse is also enjoying the holiday. Using the
Team Rocket credit card, she buys a completely new wardrobe as well as gifts for
her boss. A tasty selection of smoked sausages should placate the mysterious
leader of Team Rocket. That is, until a wild Lickitung snares them with his
prehensile tongue. After slobbering all over Jessie's new clothes, the weird Pokémon
fends off an attack from Jessie's Arbok. Enraged, Jessie tosses a Pokéball at
the Lickitung and captures it.
Later, our three heroes and Team Rocket head to
the same department store to take advantage of a big holiday sale. In the middle
of the clothing section, Misty and Jessie grab for the same item. After a short
argument, they agree to battle for the garment. They are interrupted by an
announcement blaring from the store's loudspeaker. There is going to be a Queen
of the Princess Festival Contest with the winner receiving a set of Pokémon
Princess Dolls.
Both Misty and Jessie secretly wish to win the
dolls. As the youngest of four sisters, Misty never got a Pokémon doll of her
own to play with. Similarly, when Jessie was a little girl, she was the only
child she knew of who didn't own a Pokémon doll. Eagerly, the two females agree
to settle their argument by entering the contest and winning the dolls.
#59 THE PURR-FECT HERO
When Ash, Misty, and Brock see a string of
multi-colored Pokémon banners flying above a house, they instantly know that
it's time for another holiday. Kids Day is the only time of the year when
children can skip school, eat all the sweets they want, and, of course, play
with their Pokémon all day long. Ash is determined to press on to Cinnabar
Island so that he can earn his seventh badge, but Misty convinces him to have
some fun and enjoy the holiday.
Nearing a new town, the travelers are accosted
by a pre-school teacher who thinks that they are the three trainers who are
supposed to share their Pokémon with her class. Brock wants to impress the
pretty woman, so he volunteers to entertain the children. Ash and Misty gladly
help out.
In a matter of minutes, the trio is overrun
with admiring tots who love to poke and prod Pikachu. Ash rescues the yellow
mouse before it gets hurt, but not before Pikachu gives him a little electric
shock. Brock, Misty, and Ash soon release all of their Pokémon and the
schoolyard is filled with happy children. That is, except for a little boy named
Timmy. He isn't having any fun because he doesn't see his favorite Pokémon:
Meowth. He then tells the young trainers about how he was once rescued from a
dangerous Beedrill by a Meowth.
Ash admits that the only Meowth he knows of is
a member of Team Rocket and he's certain that that Meowth wouldn't save anyone.
Brock agrees and guesses that the Meowth that saved Timmy must be a wild one.
Suddenly, a van pulls up. It's a traveling
magic show! Actually, it's Jessie, James, and Meowth in disguise. Their plan to
capture Pikachu backfires and they end up kidnapping Timmy instead.
#60 RIDDLE ME THIS
Ash and Co. are on their way to Cinnibar Island to find the Cinnibar Gym but are informed by Gary that there is no gym. After looking for a hotel to stay, they come upon a riddle man who tells them (in riddles) that Cinnibar Island was overcome by tourists and so Blaine, the gym leader hid the gym. After some riddle-solving they find that the gym is in a volcano, and Blaine is the riddle man wearing a wig. He pulls out Ninetales and Rhydon and they are beaten. Then he calls Magmar, who promptly fire blasts Pikachu and... TO BE CONTINUED
Episodes 61-80
#61 VOLCANIC PANIC
In the previous episode, the three young
trainers visited Cinnabar Island so that Ash could earn his seventh Pokémon
badge. Unfortunately, he had to face the odd Cinnabar Gym Leader Blane and his
powerful array of fire Pokémon. The adventure ended with the seemingly
invulnerable Magmar pushing poor Pikachu to the edge of an active volcano.
Reluctantly, Ash recalls Pikachu and concedes
defeat. Blane commends him for protecting his Pokémon, but reminds the
10-year-old boy that he failed to earn a Volcano Badge. As a parting gesture, he
offers the travelers the use of his hot springs, so that they can recover from
the battle. Despite the loss, Ash is in a good mood. He takes Blane up on his
offer and soon treats Pikachu to a nice hot bubble bath.
In a different part of the public baths, Jessie
and James are dunking themselves in hot water. They're trying to get used to the
high temperature so there will be no problems when they take on Magmar. Since
Blane's fire Pokémon easily defeated Pikachu, Team Rocket figures that they
must capture Magmar for their boss. Sneaking into the gym, Jessie and James try
to freeze Magmar with some ice missiles. When this attack fails, they start
firing the missiles at the volcano itself, hoping that this will sap Magmar's
strength. Instead, the barrage triggers an eruption that threatens to destroy
the entire island. Only the efforts of Magmar and Ash's reluctant fire Pokémon
Charizard can help save everyone.
Ash visited Cinnabar Island with the intention
of battling for a Pokémon badge. Now he must fight for his life and the lives
of his friends and Pokémon.
#62 BEACH BLANK-OUT BLASTOISE
Although our heroes spend the day at the beach,
this adventure is not a fun-filled "Frankie and Annette Meet Pikachu"
affair. Nope. They must rescue the king of the turtle Pokémon, while avoiding
the hypnotic spell of Jigglypuff.
Let's start at the beginning. Ash, Misty, and
Brock race to catch the last ferry off of Cinnabar Island. A rare and raving
Wartortle emerges from the ocean and collides with the trio. He frantically
relates his story to Ash's Squirtle, who then dons his Squirtle Squad
Sunglasses. Before Ash and his friends have time to think, they're following the
two Pokémon to a remote island that turns out to be the breeding ground for
Squirtles, Wartortles, and Blastoise. The beach is littered with dozing Pokémon.
At the edge of the jungle is a huge turtle shell-it's Blastoise, the king of
turtle Pokémon. Examining its shell, Ash immediately falls asleep. Nothing can
wake him up, except for a little thundershock from Pikachu. Upon closer
examination, Brock discovers that Jigglypuff is trapped inside of Blastoise's
water cannon. It's this mischievous Pokémon's song that has been putting
everybody to sleep.
From their Gyrados-shaped submarine, Team
Rocket has been watching events unfold. They harpoon the Blastoise and
disappear. Before long, they succumb to Jigglypuff's singing. Can Ash's Squirtle
and all of his turtle friends rescue their king before Team Rocket's sub sinks
to the bottom of the sea?
#63 THE MISTY MERMAID
Now that the travelers have reached Viridian
City, Ash can earn his last Pokémon badge. As they take a rest from their long
journey, Misty discovers that her Horsea is not feeling well. Brock thinks that
the little guy isn’t getting enough exercise. He needs to swim in the ocean or
a large aquarium. Misty realizes that the Cerulean Gym where her sisters perform
isn’t far away and it has a huge pool. To help Horsea, the three trainers
agree to take a side trip to Cerulean City.
Arriving at the Cerulean Gym, Ash and Brock
notice a poster announcing the upcoming performance of a beautiful underwater
ballerina. Ash thinks that there’s something familiar about the ballerina, but
Brock is only interested in how lovely she is. Misty, on the other hand, is
mysteriously embarrassed. The answer to this, we soon discover, is that the
beautiful ballerina is actually Misty herself.
Misty’s sisters greet the travelers with a
desperate explanation. They’ve performed their underwater show so many times
that no one in Cerulean City wants to see them again. Lily, Daisy, and Violet
came up with the idea to put on the underwater ballet The Magical Mermaid with
baby sister as the star. After some initial misgivings, Misty says that she’ll
be in the show. Her sisters are relieved because the first performance is the
next day.
Long lines form outside of the gym hours before
the premiere of the ballet. Among the interested crowd are the members of Team
Rocket. James is excited about the show-he studied modern dance, after all.
But, Jesse and Meowth have other plans. The performance will present a perfect
opportunity to capture lots of water Pokémon. Tying up Lily and Violet, Jesse
and James don their costumes and enter the ballet as villains. Ash and Brock are
the only ones in the arena who recognize the pair as real villains who are
plotting to steal the show.
#64 CLEFAIRY TALES
It’s Pokémon Meets The X-Files as Ash and
his friends meet a flying saucer full of mischievous aliens.
Jigglypuff is walking through the woods,
putting Pokémon to sleep with his song when he spies a weird spaceship falling
to earth. He rushes to the crash site and watches a large group of Clefairy
disembark from the broken spacecraft.
On their way to Viridian City, Ash, Misty, and
Brock stop for a little refreshment. In the middle of enjoying their ice cream
cones, they’re interrupted by the appearance of a Clefairy. Misty wants to
capture it and soon they’re all running down the street after it. But, the
cute little Pokémon succeeds in evading our heroes and they walk back to the
ice cream stand where they find that somebody has stolen their backpacks. Brock
suggests that they should report the theft to Officer Jenny. Misty and Ash
agree.
At the police station, the three young trainers
learn that they aren’t the only ones who are victims of thievery. Many of the
town’s residents report that they’re missing some important items, from a
cook losing his pot to a famous baseball player missing his favorite bat.
Dr. Oswald believes that he knows the cause of
the crime wave: aliens. He believes that extra-terrestrials are stealing these
items for their own nefarious purpose. Ash and his friends don’t quite believe
the wacky scientist but agree to help him track down the aliens. A few minutes
later, they find out that Oswald was right when a flying saucer drops down to
the sidewalk and two aliens abduct Pikachu.
Of course, the aliens from the saucer are
really Jessie and James in disguise and their scheme predictably unravels. Just
as Ash rescues Pikachu from Team Rocket’s fake ship, the real aliens, the
Clefairy, kidnap the electric mouse. It’s a race against time for Ash to
rescue his Pokémon before the Clefairy off into space.
#65 THE BATTLE OF THE BADGE
Finally, Ash arrives in Viridian City where he
hopes to win an earth badge. Once he wins this, his eighth badge, he’ll be
able to join the Pokémon League.
But, guess who’s in Viridian City as well?
As obnoxious as ever, Gary Oak lords it over
Ash that he has already gotten TEN badges. With his ever-present cheerleaders in
tow, Gary enters the Viridian City Gym ahead of Ash and challenges the gym
leader.
At first, Gary does well. His Nidoking and
Arcanine quickly beat the gym leader’s Golem and Kingler. But the oddly
familiar gym leader has a big surprise up his sleeve. He sends Mewtwo into the
arena. Gary’s Pokémon are no match for this cybernetic creature. He’s
easily defeated and knocked unconscious.
While brooding over the latest turn of events,
Ash accidentally tosses Togepi in the air. A Fearow snatches the little Pokémon
in its beak and our heroes give chase. Eventually, the Fearow drops Togepi into
the hands of Jessie and James. Pleased to have ‘captured’ such a rare Pokémon,
they rush to give it to their boss who is none other than the Viridian Gym
Leader.
Not too surprisingly, the head of Team Rocket
is angry that the only rare Pokémon that Jessie and James have ever caught is
the very weak Togepi. He vents his anger at them, but is interrupted by some
urgent business. Before he leaves, he gives Jessie and James his Pokéballs and
orders them to protect the gym. Foolishly, they think that this is a promotion
and eagerly plot how to defeat all the young trainers who will soon be
challenging them.
(The urgent business that requires the leader
of Team Rocket’ s attention involves a special assignment for Mewtwo. Could
this have anything to do with the upcoming movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back?)
#66 IT’S MR. MIME TIME
#67 SHOWDOWN AT THE PO-KE-CORRAL
#68 THE EVOLUTION SOLUTION>
Ash learns a lesson about responsibility when
his mother organizes a day trip to Seafoam Island. While Misty and Brock plan to
go windsurfing, Ash must stay in Pallet Town and train for the Pokémon League.
Bummer.
Visiting the Pokémon Center, Ash discovers a
frustrated Prof. Oak trying to solve a mystery about Pokémon evolution.
According to his research, a Slowpoke can only evolve into a Slowbro if a
Shelldar attaches to its tail. Prof. Oak cannot find an explanation for this
extremely silly process. He then realizes that Prof. Westwood, the Pokémon
Researcher who created the Pokédex, may have the answer. Much to Ash’s
delight, Prof. Westwood lives on Seafoam Island. Now he has a perfect reason to
go to the beach.
Ash finds Misty and Brock enjoying the
perfectly wonderful day on Seafoam’s beautiful beach. Nearby, Jessie and James
aren’t so lucky. Their boss is still angry over the destruction of Team Rocket
HQ. As punishment, he orders them to dig for clams in the sand. Although Jessie
and James hate the job, they do uncover a large Shelldar, which Jessie is able
to capture. Their boss then gives them a new task to complete: go to Prof.
Westwood’s lab and steal whatever they can.
Just like Prof. Oak, Prof. Westwood is obsessed
with the problem of the Slowbro’s evolution. He has looked through all the
books in his giant library and still hasn’t found an answer. With Ash and
friends in tow, Prof. Westwood follows his pet Slowbro down to the beach to
watch the strange creature fish. (It does this by sticking its tail in the
water.) Misty notices that Slowbro has the same empty expression on its face as
Psyduck. It turns that both Pokémon are extremely stupid.
Speaking of stupid, Team Rocket parasail into
Prof. Westwood’s lab. When they realize that the only Pokémon around is
Slowbro, they plot to use their Shelldar to force the poor Pokémon to evolve
into a rare Slowpoke.
#69 THE PI-KAHUNA
So that Ash will be in good shape for his Pokémon
training, he jogs down the beach road. Suddenly, a thick cloud of automobile
exhaust sends him staggering into the path of an oncoming car. Fortunately, the
driver is able to avoid Ash, but the near accident causes a huge traffic jam.
The beach road is filled with cars because
today is the day that the Humonga Dunga is going to hit. This giant wave only
appears once every 20 years. Hoping to catch the Humonga Dunga, surfers from all
around the area flock to this beach on this day. Officer Jenny tells Ash, Misty,
and Brock about the legendary surfer Jan, who road the giant wave 40 years ago
and planted a flag on top of a tall rock in the middle of the harbor. Since
then, surfers have been trying to recreate that daring feat.
After hearing the story, Ash dashes into the
surf with his board. He wants to be a great surfer like Jan. At first, Ash does
well, but soon a big wave makes him wipe out. He hurts his foot and begins to
sink. A new Pikachu is sitting on top of the rocks and sees that Ash is in
trouble. Calling his owner, he dives into the water and helps save Ash from
drowning.
When Ash awakens, he finds himself surrounded
by Misty, Brock, and an old surfer named Victor. He tells the young trainers
about his experiences as a surfer and about meeting Jan many years ago. The last
time that the Humonga Dunga hit, he tried and failed to plant his flag on top of
the rock in the harbor. Afterwards, when he was feeling awful about not doing as
well as his idol Jan, he spied a little Pikachu surfing on a piece of wood. He
saved that Pikachu and named him ‘Puka.’ Soon, the two were inseparable.
They practiced surfing all of the time. Since Puka had the uncanny ability to
sense when a big wave was coming, he proved very useful to Victor.
From the periscope of their Gyrados-shaped
submarine, Team Rocket sees the two Pikachus playing on the shore. They kidnap
them and head out to sea. Ash and his friends race to find their stolen friends
before the Humonga Dunga makes its 20-year visit.
#70 MAKE ROOM FOR GLOOM
The start of the Pokémon League is less than
two months away and Ash is doing everything to get himself into top shape. At
least, that’s what he does most days. Today he’s sound asleep while Brock is
making breakfast and his mother is working in the yard. After Mr. Mime and
Pikachu rudely awaken Ash, the young trainer quickly ducks out of the house. He
convinces Misty and Brock that they should spend the day in the mountains rather
than do yard work for his mother.
Soon, the trio comes upon Xanadu Nursery, a
huge domed greenhouse in the middle of the forest. Through the glass windows,
Brock spies a beautiful young woman. He also sees a peculiar flower Pokémon
called a Gloom. The young woman’s name is Florinda and the Gloom is her only
Pokémon. She’s very said because her family has entrusted the nursery to her,
but she considers herself a failure as a manager and a trainer. Florinda
explains that she’s tried everything to make Gloom evolve into a Vileplume.
She even bought a magic leaf stone, but that turned out to be a fake. From
Florinda’s description, the three trainers recognize the sellers of the
counterfeit stone as none other than Team Rocket.
Despite this, Ash and his friends enjoy the
lovely plants inside the nursery. No one enjoys it more than Ash’s Bulbasaur.
The little creature runs from plant to plant, sniffing flower buds. Eventually,
he comes upon some Pokénip that makes him goofy. efore Florinda can stop him,
though, he turns to smell a plot of stun stem. Instantly, Bulbasaur passes out.
Luckily for Bulbasaur, Florinda’s Gloom produces a nectar that is an antidote
for the stun stem effect. The green Pokémon recovers in time to capture Jessie
and James who are stealing all of the nursery’s valuable plants.
This time, Team Rocket is ready for the worst.
While Jessie and James are tied up, Meowth makes a bomb out of ground stun
stems. He tosses it at our heroes and they all collapse on the floor. Their only
chance for rescue comes from Gloom and its insecure trainer Florinda.
#71 LIGHTS, CAMERA, QUACK-TION
Still training for the Pokémon League, Ash
leads his friend to a nice campground beside a beautiful lake. (As always,
Jigglypuff is following close behind.) Although the travelers like camping, one
thing that Misty and Ash don’t like is Brock’s chili. It’s too spicy.
They’re arguing about this when an attractive young trainer approaches. Her
name is Katrina and she doesn’t waste any time challenging Ash to a battle.
Out of the Pokéball that she flings at the ten-year-old boy pops a Raichu. Ash
responds with Pikachu. It looks like it’s going to be a tough scrape, until
Team Rocket makes an untimely entrance.
Jessie and James capture Pikachu with a
butterfly net. Well, they think they’ve caught Pikachu. Actually they’ve
caught a very angry Raichu who uses his thunderbolt to shock them.
Suddenly, a short man yells “Cut” and our
heroes discover that the whole encounter with Katrina and Team Rocket was being
filmed. The man turns out to be none other than Golden Growlithe Award-winning
director Cleevon Speilbunk. (He directed Brock’s favorite film, I Saw What You
Ate Last Tuesday.) Now he’s working on a new project. It’s a feature-length
film with a cast full of Pokémon. The director introduces the young trainers to
his star, a Wigglytuff.
Meowth laughs at the little guy, but Wigglytuff
slaps him silly. This sort of attitude explains why Wigglytuff’s first co-star
disappeared. As Brock says, “You get slapped by critics and co-stars.”
Speilbunk explains that he’s auditioning Pokémon
for his film and our heroes eagerly bring out their best and most talented
specimens. Even Jessie and James have stars in their eyes as they send Arbok,
Weezing, and Meowth to the try-outs. In the end, though, it’s Misty’s
Psyduck that wins the part. He gets to play opposite Wigglytuff in Speilbunk’s
Pokémon version of Romeo and Juliet
Heaven help us.
#72 GO WEST YOUNG MEOWTH
WARNING: In this episode, all members of Team
Rocket sing and dance, including Meowth! To quote Ash: “That was scary.”
Ash, Brock, and Pikachu are exercising on the
porch when a special delivery letter arrives. It’s an invitation from Cleevon
Speilbunk to attend the Hollywood premiere of Pokémon in Love, the new movie
starring Misty’s Psyduck. Everyone has visions of how wonderful Hollywood is
going to be.
Team Rocket overhears the news and makes its
own plans about traveling west. One member of the team, though, has unpleasant
memories about the movie capital. Meowth remembers how, as a young kitten, he
lived on the street, struggling to get enough to eat. That was until he saw a
movie that bragged about all the ice cream and fried chicken in Hollywood.
Meowth was on the next train to California.
In the present, Ash, his mother, Misty, and
Brock arrive in Hollywood and discover that it’s not all like they imagined.
Speilbunk’s letter directs them to the bad part of town, where they find a
rundown theater. Is where the big premiere is going to be?
Jessie and James also arrive in town. They make
plans about crashing the premiere and then wonder where Meowth has gone.
Team Rocket’s walking/talking Pokémon
wanders through the seedy side of Hollywood thinking about the past. When he
first came to town, his life was difficult, until he joined a gang of street
meowths led by a Persian. As a gang member, he was able to steal all the food he
wanted, but that wasn’t enough to make him happy. One day, he saw a rich,
female Meowth in front of a jewelry story. He immediately fell in love. But
Meowsy would have nothing to do with him. He was poor and dirty, unlike the
humans who took care of her.
With love in his heart, Meowth set out to make
himself more human. He eavesdropped on a dance class and taught himself how to
walk. Listening to another class, he learned to read and speak like a human
being. Even though he changed himself, Meowsy still would have nothing to do
with him. At this point, Meowth joined Team Rocket so that he could steal enough
money to make himself rich. Now that he’s back in Hollywood, he wants to find
Meowsy to show her how successful he is.
Eventually, Meowth does find his long-lost
love. She’s joined that street gang that Meowth used to belong to. Now, he
must fight the gang’s leader to win Meowsy back.
Meanwhile, back at the theater, Ash and his
friends enjoy the premiere.
#73 THE MASTER OF THE ONIXPECTED
In just three weeks, Ash will be trying out for
the Pokémon League. He spends every day getting ready. Sometimes, though, it
looks like he’s goofing off. That’s what Misty thinks when she finds Ash and
Brock watching a video. Calling them “couch potatoes,” she turns off the TV.
But, Brock and Ash object. The video that they were watching featured Bruno, one
of the Elite Four Pokémon Trainers. They were hoping that by watching him, they
could learn his Pokémon secrets. Actually, they wish that they could meet Bruno
in person, but don’t know how to contact him. Ash’s mother does! She heard
that Bruno is staying near Mt. Hideaway. Brock imagines that Bruno is hiding
there to keep his Pokémon secrets secret. The three young trainers decide to
hike there to track down Bruno.
Although the journey to Mt. Hideaway is
relatively short, it’s over some rough terrain. Ash and Brock are exhausted,
but Misty feels fine. They stop to rest at an old woman’s house. She gives
them meatballs to snack on and tells them that the Mt. Hideaway area is famous
for its Onix. For some reason, the rich soil near the mountain makes these rock
Pokémon grow larger than normal. The old woman also tells them that someone has
been stealing her meatballs. The culprits soon make their presence known. It’s
Team Rocket dressed as old men.
Once Ash, Misty, and Brock resume their
journey, they soon run across a huge Onix track--with a huge Onix in it! They
race to get away from the stampeding creature, until Bruno saves them at the
last moment. Ash and Brock beg Bruno to teach them all of the Pokémon secrets
he knows. He agrees, as long as they agree to do everything he tells them to do.
Soon, Ash and Brock are fetching water,
splitting logs, and cleaning twigs. They think that these jobs are supposed to
teach them lessons, but they’re really just making it easier for Bruno to
prepare his dinner. He admits that he has no Pokémon secrets. The only reason
he’s there is to capture the largest Onix. Doing that would prove that he’s
the strongest Pokémon trainer around. Team Rocket overhears this and plots to
capture the largest Onix first. That way, people would realize that they’re
stronger than Bruno and they could easily get into the Pokémon League. Soon,
Jessie and James set off with bazooka in hand. They may think they’re hunting
for Onix, but they’re really hunting for trouble.
#74 THE ANCIENT PUZZLE OF POKEMOPOLIS
Ash is finally buckling down and training. He
and Brock are using Pikachu and Vulpix to battle in the woods. At the most
crucial moment, though, Jigglypuff bounces right into the middle of the
struggle. Pikachu and Vulpix are forced to divert their electric and fire blasts
to avoid vaporizing Jigglypuff. The blasts pound the side of a hill, clearing
away huge chunks of earth and revealing an ancient temple.
The explosion draws the attention of Dr. Eve
and her team of archeologists. They’ve been searching for the ancient city of
Pokemopolis. Vulpix and Pikachu’s blast seems to have uncovered the fabled
city that was mysteriously destroyed and buried long ago.
In the rubble, Brock discovers a weird
artifact. Eve rudely snatches it up. She’s certain that this will prove her
theorizes about the lost city. When Brock and his friends try to get the credit
that they deserve, Eve shows them other artifacts that she has found. Chief
among these is a stone tablet that explains how the city was destroyed.
Apparently, two forces, one light and one dark, fought at the city. This
struggle crushed the homes of the Pokémon-loving people of Pokemopolis.
Nearby, Team Rocket observes the archeological
dig. Convinced that a treasure is buried under the city, they wait until dark
and send Arbok burrowing into the ruins. He emerges with a dark object that
suddenly sucks them all inside and begins floating in the air. Actually, a
giant, invisible Gengar is carrying the object. His loud footsteps awaken Eve
and the trainers. Unbeknownst to them, Gengar’s presence is also causing the
artifact that Brock found to glow.
Now visible, the Gengar tramps off through the
woods in the direction of Pallet Town. Ash and Brock give chase. They try to
stop the rampaging creature with their Pokémon. But, once anything touches the
creature, it’s sucked into the dark object. Angered, the Gengar returns to the
archeological dig. To everyone’s surprise, the artifact that Brock found
transforms into a giant Alakazam. Now, the two creatures, one dark and one
light, begin to fight.
Eve realizes that this is the same thing that
happened to ancient Pokemopolis. If they can’t find a way to stop these
terrible Pokémon, they’ll all be destroyed. Ash, Misty, and Brock’s only
solution is Jigglypuff. Perhaps this creature’s song will be enough to subdue
the Gengar and Alakazam.
#75 BAD TO THE BONE
Before he heads off to join the Pokémon
League, Ash visits Prof. Oak for some last minute advice. Pallet Town’s chief
Pokémon expert has only one thing to tell the 10-year-old boy: if he’s not
ready for the Pokémon League now, he might as well quit and go home. In other
words, Ash is finally ready to head to the Indigo Plateau and join the league.
The next day, Prof Oak, Ash’s mom, and Mr.
Mime say good-bye to the young trainers. Ash is sad to leave home but excited
about finally getting a chance to join the Pokémon League.
Taking a shortcut through a field, the three
travelers encounter Otoshi, a young trainer who challenges Ash to a battle. The
loser has to hand over all his Pokémon badges to the winner. At first, Ash
doesn’t want to risk losing his badges, but Otoshi shames him into the battle.
They fight and, in the end, Ash wins. When he asks Otoshi to hand over his
badges, the young trainer breaks down and cries. His eight badges were stolen by
Team Rocket. Even though it may mean that he will be late for the start of the
Pokémon League trials, Ash vows to track down Team Rocket and retrieve
Otoshi’s badges.
Two members of Team Rocket, James and Meowth,
are having their own trouble finding Otoshi’s badges. Apparently, Jessie stole
the badges and ran off, hoping to enter the Pokémon League with them. With the
help of his Pidgeotto, Ash pops Team Rocket’s balloon and interrogates Meowth
and James. When it looks like Otoshi won’t be getting his badges back, his
prize Pokémon, Marowak, abandons him in frustration. Ash and his friends must
locate Jessie, win back Otoshi’s badges, reunite the trainer with his Marowak,
and get to the Indigo Plateau before it’s too late.
#76 ALL FIRED UP!
Ash is excited about nearing the Indigo Plateau
where he’ll finally get to compete for the Pokémon League. Eventually, the
young trainer and his companions notice that the sides of the road are lined
with people waving flags with Pokéballs on them. At first, Ash thinks that the
flag waving is for him, but it’s actually for a runner carrying the torch.
According to legend, the flame of a Moltres lit
the torch, which is used as a symbol for the Pokémon League and all of the
trainers coming to the competition. Ash figures that since he’s a trainer, he
can carry the flame. When he asks the runner if he can have the torch, Officer
Jenny says he can’t. But another voice says he can.
From a van traveling behind the runner emerges
an old man with a thick beard. This is Charlie Goodshow. He’s in charge of the
Official Pokémon League Competition Flame. He admires Ash’s tenacity and
spunk and says that the young trainer has every right to be a torchbearer. Soon,
Ash is running down the road raising the torch high above his head.
Jessie and James swoop down from the clouds in
its Meowth-shaped balloon. They set off an explosion that causes a crevasse to
open in the road that swallows up Charlie’s van. Ash stands on the edge
watching when Meowth hits him in the face and steals the torch. As the bad guys
escape, Ash feels awful about losing the torch.
Charlie, though, tells him not to worry. He has
another Moltres flame hidden in a lamp. He lights another torch and each of our
heroes takes turns carrying it to the huge stadium on the Indigo Plateau.
In the Pokémon League Village, Ash runs into
Gary Oak. His old enemy taunts him, saying that because he didn’t battle as
many trainers as he did, Ash will obviously fail. That night, his mind filled
with doubts and fears about the coming competition, Ash has difficulty sleeping.
The next day is filled with pomp and
circumstance as the competition begins. Ash and Gary join the ranks of the other
trainers who march into the stadium. In the stands, Misty and Brock watch the
elaborate proceedings.
As a new torchbearer climbs the stairs leading
to the large central flame, two mysterious figures stop her. It’s Team Rocket!
They swipe the torch and the central flame with their giant robotic machine.
They’re about to ruin the ceremony, but Ash and Pikachu rush to the rescue.
Unfortunately, Jessie and James tip the flame over and dose our heroes in fire.
Will Ash and his electric mouse be cooked alive?
#77 ROUND ONE-BEGIN!
In Pallet Town, Professor Oak is joined in
front of the TV set by Ash’s mother, Mr. Mime, and a group of neighbors.
They’re all there to watch the Pokémon League Competition and to cheer on
Ash.
Recovering from the excitement of the opening
ceremonies-most of which was caused by Team Rocket’s intrusion, Ash checks
in at the Pokémon Village desk. It’s there that he learns where his first
battle will take place and whom he will be fighting. (It’s also the place
where Brock can leer at the lovely receptionist).
Dressed as television reporters, Jessie and
James wander about the Pokémon Village. They hope to steal Pokémon from the
trainers that they interview. Unfortunately, no one seems to have any rare or
interesting Pokémon. But one trainer does draw their attention. Wearing
outlandish clothing and performing Pokémon magic tricks for passersby, Mandy is
not your typical trainer. He’s also a bit conceited and his flippant attitude
angers Team Rocket.
While walking through the Pokémon Village, Ash
and his friends run into Gary Oak. He hopes that Ash will succeed in his initial
battles-so that he’ll have a chance to beat him. After Gary has left for his
first battle, Ash receives a phone call from Professor Oak. The chief Pokémon
expert in Pallet Town was wondering if Ash needed to swap any of his Pokémon.
Misty was just saying the same thing. Deciding that this might be a good idea,
Ash asks Professor Oak to send him his Krabby. Since Ash’s first battle is at
the Water Field, he could use another Water Pokémon.
Finally, the moment of truth arrives. Ash
enters the arena to face Mandy. Surprisingly, Jessie and James get on the
loudspeaker to offer Ash encouragement. They dislike Mandy so much that
they’re willing to root for their worst enemy. Soon, a platoon of Officer
Jennys takes Team Rocket into custody and the match can now begin.
The older, more experienced trainer tosses out
an Exeggutor and Ash counters with Krabby. The battle is hard fought and Ash
nearly loses. But at the last second, Krabby not only prevails; he evolves into
a Kingler. Stunned, Mandy launches first a Seadra and then a Golbat. Neither is
effective against the crustacean Pokémon and Ash is declared the winner.
According to Brock, the Pokémon Trainer’s
Book says that winners should show dignity and restraint. Ash is showing the
exact opposite range of emotions. He’s jumping up and down and waving to the
TV cameras. Although he has every right to be happy, he still has many battles
ahead of him in the competition.
#78 FIRE AND ICE
This exciting episode begins right in the
middle of Ash’s second match in the Pokémon League Competition. Battling in
the Rock Field, both competitors already have two victories in the match,
meaning that each is down to his final Pokémon. The Red Trainer chooses
Nidorino and Ash responds with Squirtle. The Nidorino attacks, but Squirtle
withdraws into his shell and rolls away. At the last moment, he uses his water
gun attack and then finishes the Nidorino off with a skull bash. Ash Ketchum
wins!
While most of the audience goes wild, one
spectator is not particularly pleased. Gary Oak sarcastically encourages Ash to
enjoy the victory because he’s definitely going to lose once they face off in
a later round.
Outside the arena, Team Rocket roots through
the trash looking for valuables. Then, James announces that he has thought of a
sneaky plan to capture Pikachu. The bumbling villains slink off, laughing.
Back at Pokémon Village, Misty is surprised to
discover Brock and all the Pokémon sitting around eating. Where is Ash? He
should be taking his tired Pokémon to the Pokémon Center to be recharged.
Actually, Ash and Pikachu are out searching for a restaurant because the young
trainer is starving! Misty catches up with him and chastises him for ignoring
his Pokémon. Ash complains that he needs to eat first. Luckily, he finds an
all-you-can-eat restaurant so that he an fill his empty belly.
Once he’s done eating, Ash joins Misty and
they visit the local Pokémon Center. Unfortunately, all of the other trainers
in town have decided to do the same thing. Joining the end of a very long line,
Ash and Misty are very unhappy. They are also a little confused. Where is Brock?
He told Misty that he would meet them there.
Eventually, Brock does materialize. He’s in
seventh heaven due to all the Officer Jennys and Nurse Joys in town to help out
with the competition. Every time one passes by, he gets all dreamy-eyed and
hearts float around his head.
At this point, Ash notices that someone is
beckoning to him from an alley. It’s a nurse who offers to lead them to a
temporary Pokémon Center that doesn’t have a line. Of course, the nurse is
really James and the center is a ridiculous trap set by Team Rocket. Although
Jessie and James do briefly capture Pikachu, Brock’s Onix rescues the little
guy and chases off the hapless villains.
Before returning to the Village, Ash and his
friends are able to take all their Pokémon to a real center to get recharged.
This is a good thing because Ash has a third round match the next day at the Ice
Field. That match proves to be really tough, with Ash relying on Pikachu to
fight off a powerful Arcanine.
#79 The Fourth Round Rumble
Gary is battling his 4th match of
the Pokémon League. His Nidoking is battling against a Golem. After a little
fighting, Nidoking is defeated and Gary is out of the Pokémon League. This
defeat makes Ash nervous that he too may lose his fourth battle. Brock tells him
not to give up, and so he doesn't. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are trying selling
things to get money. They seem to be good at it as they sell out of official Pokémon
League badges, well, Meowth is up to his usual tricks and they aren't official,
he is in fact making them out of bottle caps, but they sure sell well anyway.
They decide to try a distraction with some fake Pikachu being taken away by
there balloon, a couple of Officer Jenny's spot the balloon and Growlithe takes
it down. Jessie and James were going to use the distraction to allow them to
steal all the spectators Pokémon with a vacuum. The Jenny's notice there vacuum
and ticket it. Team Rocket run for cover and disguise themselves as snack
salesmen and start selling hot-dogs and ice-cream. Ash enters his last arena
before he can battle in the Indigo arena. His opponent Ginette starts with a
Beedrill. Ash fights the Beedrill with his Bulbasaur. After a few close calls,
leech seeds it to death and wins. Next, Bulbasaur battles Scyther. Again it's
close, but Bulbasaur wins again. Then, Ginette brings out a Bellsprout. Ash
believes it is going to be an easy win, but surprisingly to everyone, Bellsprout
defeats Bulbasaur. Ash sends Pikachu to take care of Bellsprout, but poor
Pikachu is knocked out cold by Bellsprout's thin, twig arm. Luckily, before
battle, Ash had gotten his Muk and this was his last hope for this match. Muk
proves to be invulnerable to Bellsprout's attacks. Muk moves towards the
helpless Bellsprout and smothers it. Ash has won his 4th match, and it's on to
the central Indigo arena. After the match, Jessie and James found they had a
successful day, and sold many hot-dogs and ice-cream, they are quite pleased
with their ability to sell. Maybe they should go into business as a fast food
chain!
#80 A Friend in Good Deed
Ash and the gang are going to find
a place to eat, after a successful 4th win, Ash is getting ready for his fifth
battle, he doesn't know who he's up against yet. His mom invades the kitchen
inside the restaurant and starts making something for Ash. Her cooking is great,
leaving the chef asking for the recipe, so they all have a nice dinner. Later,
as Ash is getting on the elevator to go back outside, a boy named Richie is
rushing to catch the elevator too. Ash stops the door for him and he gets on.
They are going down, just as the power goes out. They are trapped in the
elevator, but Richie has a plan to get Pikachu to power the elevator the rest of
the way down. Once they get out, they hear an announcement that they have to get
their Pokémon inspected by the Pokémon League, or they are disqualified from
the competition. It's really another plan of Team Rocket's to steal everybody's
Pokémon, they fool everyone and get all the Pokémon until Pikachu shocks
Jessie as she tries to pick him up, and so they reveal themselves. They
successfully get away, but Ash and Richie chase after them. Ash decides to dive
down the mountain, but Ritchie stops him. Ash becomes mad at Richie, as they
continue the chase. They leap out in front of the van, and so James swerves
aside, falling over into a stream, the van is still going and Jessie and Meowth
are okay. Unfortunately, James was knocked unconscious by the fall. Jessie
manages to steer them to safety. Later on, Ash is sorry for becoming mad at
Richie, realizing that his life was saved, and the two boys camp out for the
night. The following morning they find Team Rocket and the stolen Pokémon.
Jessie and James wake up to discover them, and lock the door. They start driving
away, so Ash searches the bag for one of his Pokémon, but can't find which ones
are his. Pikachu finds Bulbasaur, but Bulbasaur can't seem to penetrate the
wall. Richie calls out his Charmander (which is called Zibo), which gets through
the wall. Ash and Richie eventually succeed in getting all the Pokémon
back (Ash finds out that Richie has a pikachu too called "Sparky"),
and return to the League building to find out who Ash is battling for the fifth
round. It turns out to be Richie... both of them friends, both with ambitions of
becoming the greatest trainer in the world.
Episodes 81-100
#81 A Friend or Foe Alike!
Ash is to battle
Richie in the next round of the Pokémon League competition. Misty is looking
up some info on the computer about him. She finds that Richie won all of his
first four rounds with just one Pokémon. Ash goes to the Pokémon center,
finds Richie there, who was just picking up his Pokémon. Ash promises Richie
a great battle the following day. So, Ash picks up his Pokémon and returns to
the small house where he is staying, to sleep for the night. The next
day, they receive a phone call. It is Richie's voice, and rudely insults Misty
over the phone. She hands it to Ash, and the voice tells Ash to meet him
outside at a specific location he wants to talk about his Pikachu,so bring
him. When Ash arrives, he finds Richie (it's a dummy, except Ash thinks it's
really Richie!) and suddenly is trapped by Team Rocket. They throw him in
their van and drive away, keeping Ash from the competition. Ash escapes using
Squirtle to flood the van, and Team Rocket are up to their eyeballs in water.
The back bursts open, and Ash starts to run back to be in time for the
competition. Team Rocket get in his way again, bent on keeping him away from
the league competition. He uses Bulbasaur and Pikachu to whip and shock them.
He continues towards the league, but Team Rocket catch up on bicycles. They
use Weezing to smog him out, but he hops on a bicycle and continues along.
They catch up to him in their balloon and hook the bicycle. They start to
float away, and so Pikachu is carried up by Pidgeotto to give them another big
shock. Pidgeotto then starts to carry Ash toward the stadium. Meanwhile, back
at the stadium, after already being given ten additional minutes after the
battle was supposed to start, they are about to declare that Ash has forefit
the match. Just as they almost declare Richie the winner, Ash shows up
floating toward the stadium in the Team Rocket balloon. They begin the battle,
and Ash sends Squirtle against Richie's Butterfree,named Happy. Squirtle
Looses, and so Pikachu leaps out to battle, and defeats Happy. Richie calls
his Charmander named Zibo and it defeats Pikachu. Ash is out of reliable Pokémon,
as Bulbasaur would loose for sure, and so desperately sends out Charizard.
Charizard actually battles, and defeats Zibo. Richie lastly sends out his
Pikachu named Sparky. Charizard blows Sparky around a bit, deeming it to not
be a worthy opponent, lays down for a nap. Since Charizard refused to battle,
Sparky won, and Ash was defeated by Richie. Despite his immense
disappointment, Ash looks up and congratulates Richie, and they are still
friends in the end.
#82 Friends to the End
Ash is sad about
his loss at the Pokémon League. He isn't speaking to anyone, and
when Misty comes in to try to cheer him up, it quickly turns into a argument
between the two. Pikachu brings a quick finish to the argument with a
Thundershock on everyone! Ash and the gang decide to head out to cheer on
Richie for his 6th round. Richie fights the match hard, and unfortunately
loses. After coming out of the match, Richie is determined to try harder for
next year, which inspires Ash to do just the same,Ash feels bad because he was
acting like a baby and Richie is happy. As they talk, both their
Pikachu's play behind them, until they fall into a hole dug by Team Rocket.
They rush to save their Pikachu, but fall into another hole. Ash struggles to
get out, but upon sliding back down, the hole collapses into deeper inside the
ground. Jessie and James fish out the two Pikachu from the other hole and trap
them in a cage. They get out of the hole with the help of their Pokémon
Pidgeotto, and Happy, and defeat Team Rocket. Back at the Pokémon League it's
the closing ceremonies, and they receive their badges for participating, and
are treated to a great display of fireworks. Team Rocket try to dig below the
arena to get in, but end up being blown away along with the fireworks. Ash
says goodbye to Richie and proceeds back home to Pallet Town.
#83 Pallet
Party Panic
Back in Pallet
Town, Ash is congratulated with a party for representing the town so well in
the Pokémon League,and for getting in the Top 16. The gang decide to have
their Pokémon out for the party, as they deserve recognition as well for
their hard work. Charizard stays inside, for obvious reasons. Ash goes to a
food stand to order for the party. It is secretly run by Team Rocket, Jessie,
James and Meowth spice up the food to an extreme to distract the people and
take their Pokémon. They fail, and get a taste of their own recipes, and they
convert their stand into the balloon. They have managed to steal Pikachu and
are floating away with Pikachu dangling below. Ash tries to stop them,
Pidgeotto bursts the balloon, but they have a backup, and continue to float.
They begin to drop piles of bombs on the party, the people scatter to escape
being blown to bits. In a desperate move, Ash sends out Charizard who is more
interested in lunch, then saving Pikachu. That is, until one of Team Rocket's
bombs explodes on the food table, which makes Charizard furious. Charizard
flies up towards the balloon, they toss some more bombs, and Charizard flings
the bombs right back at them. The balloon explodes, and Ash get back Pikachu.
After the incident, as proof he still isn't obedient, Charizard blows a huge
fireball at Ash, burning him to a crisp. Back at Oak's lab, Ash is asked to go
to the Valencia Islands to get a mysterious Pokeball from Professor Ivy. On
their way out of Pallet Town, they are attacked by a Fearow, the same Spearow
that Ash had thrown the rock at in the first episode. Ash ends up in the same
tree that Team Rocket crashed into, and are glared upon by some Pidgey and
Pidgeotto who are hiding from the other Spearow. Ash shakes Team Rocket out of
the tree, and calls out Pidgeotto to lead them out of the tree. The Fearow
attacks, hurting Pidgeotto, but determined to win, it evolves into Pidgeot who
then defeats the Fearow. Pidgeot stays behind to guard the Pidgey and
Pidgeotto from that Fearow til ash comes back to pick him up. And the gang
continue on their way towards the Valencia Islands,and journey into the
"Orange Pinicila.
#84 A Scare in
the Air
The gang stop at a
convenience store to pick up enough food and supplies to last them the at
least 2 weeks journey to the islands, they spot a booth where they are having
a contest and the lucky winner gets a free ride to Valencia Islands by blimp.
Ash's gets really lucky and wins it. They approach the Blimp which seems
broken down and old looking before they get on the blimp they ask some guys if
they are the pilots, the people say "Are you kidding I hear there is a
goast in that blimp, I wouln't ride that if you gave me a million
dollars!". It is secretly controlled by Team Rocket's blimp brigade, you
see Giovanni contacted Jessie, James, and Meowth to run the blimp, he wants it
to crash to get insurence. Jessie and James guide them to their 'first
class' seats. Jigglypuff hitches a ride too by thinking a switch was a mike
and gets caught on a rope when the blimp started up. The blimp is very tippy
and Team Rocket can't control it. After stablizing, Misty notices Togepi is
missing. They search everywhere, but first spot Jigglypuff under a white
sheet, and think he is the goast and gets scared. Misty spots Togepi high up
and goes after it, Bulbasaur helping her to keep balance on the thin rails.
Misty saves Togepi, they crash, but nobody gets hurt.
# 83 PokéBall
Peril
They are on the
island, and they are searching for Professor Ivy. They find some girls and ask
them where she is. They are directed to her, where they see a Gyarados who she
has trained. She shows them the GS Ball, it is a mysterious Pokéball
with special properties, that they can't open it, and it can't be transported.
They tell Professor Oak about it over the phone. So, they are to give it to
Professor Oak for examination. They go out to look at some of the Pokémon
on the island. They notice they look different, which is because of the
different climate on the island. There is a Butterfree that won't eat, but
Brock prepares something it will eat, because it tastes good. Brock proceeds
to clean up the girls' kitchen and do some other things. He joins Ivy on a
late night observing session, as they watch a the Vileplume spread their
pollen, a Raticate gets in the way and begins to suffer. Ivy leaps out to save
it, but gets caught in the pollen, they are both rushed to Nurse Joy who tells
them they are going to both be okay. The gang begin to head off, except Brock
decides to stay behind and take care of things. They proceed back to find the
blimps looking new and fresh. When they get on board, Team Rocket trap Ash and
Misty in the cage. They make a few jokes about Ash and Misty loving each
other, they both blush, and Jigglypuff jumps out to start singing. Team Rocket
make it off the blimp with Jigglypuff riding on the top of their parachute,
but Ash, Misty and their Pokémon are trapped on the blimp, what will happen
to them? Tune in for the next episode summary! ^~
#86 The Lost Lapras
The blimp crashes on an island
which they think is deserted. They are suddenly surprised by a small group of
old tourists who are specifically interested in Pikachu. They arrive in Pokémon
Park, a tourist destination on the island, and they spot a group of guys
beating on a Lapras with a stick. They rush to stop them, and they all start a
Pokémon battle. They are interrupted by a boy named Tracy who is studying the
Pokémon. He makes a few comments on the health of each of the Pokémon, then
comes upon Pikachu, and asks to measure Pikachu's voltage. The gang behind him
attack, and Pikachu chases them all away with a thunder bolt. A demonstration
good enough for Tracy. They enter the Pokémon center to help Lapras, and they
notice a sign that is advertising the Orange League. In order to enter the
Orange League, you must first defeat the Orange Crew, and then you can compete
at various gyms throughout the Orange League. Ash is excited at the
possibility of competing in this, and rushes to phone Professor Oak to ask if
he'd mind a delay in getting the GS Ball. Tracy is excited to see Ash and
Misty talking to Professor Oak, he always wanted to meet Professor Oak, and so
he decides to come along with Ash and Misty so he can go to Pallet to meet
him. They try to think of ways to make Lapras feel better, even a lullaby, but
Jigglypuff takes that as her cue, and puts everyone to sleep, and scribbles on
everyones faces. After waking up, Team Rocket burst in with a trap, and
attempt to steal Lapras. They begin to ride away as Ash and the gang catch up
to them with Bicycles with the help of Tracy's Venonat locating them. They
jump onto the truck, and manage to get rid of Team Rocket, and try to steer
the free rolling back of the truck around a few edges of the cliff. They make
it, and Lapras gains a trust for Ash, and decides to go with him.
#87 Fit To Be Tide
Ash, Misty and Tracy riding on
Lapras decide to go to Maikan Island to compete in one of the Orange League
gyms. When they arrive Ash discovers a coconut on the ground. Hungry, he picks
it up, and water splashes down on him. It was a trap set by the little brother
of the Maikan gym leader (which Sissy, the gym leader calls him
"Brat"). Sissy accepts Ash's challenge for a gym match, and they
enter the gym. Ash is surpised to find out that this is a test of skill,
rather than a battle. The first skill match is knocking down drink cans with a
water gun attack. Ash uses Squirtle against her Seadra. The match ends up to
be a draw. Then, they try to hit plates shot into the air, Ash ties with the
gym leader again. Then, they decide to have a race in the water, the first one
around the pole wins. Ash uses Lapras against her Blastoise. Before the match
can begin, Team Rocket intrudes, and tell of their dramatic hard time sinking
to the bottom in their Mecha-Magikarp (that's right Magikarp, not Gyrados).
Then, they steal Blastoise and get away. They are stopped again because they
can't peddle their sub, because of the seaweed. They push very
hard, but simply break the peddles. Blastoise swims out and returns to the
shore dragging Team Rocket along. They are defeated and blast off again as
usual, and the race begins. It is a close race all the way, both Pokémon
using various techinques to gain the advantage. Near the end, Lapras uses an
ice beam to freeze the water in front and slides all the way to victory, but
only by a nose. Ash recieves the badge, which is shaped like a seashell,as all
Orange League badges are. The seashell badge has a "eye" on it which
I believed to be called a "eye badge". And they all ride off on
Lapras, towards another island.
#88 Pikachu Re-Volts
Ash, Misty, and Tracy are riding
Lapras and Tracy tells them they are going to "Manderan" Island. Of
course Misty expects something tropical but ends up to be a skyscaper, tall
building kind of island. They arrive on the island when they spot some guys
and there Pokemon attacking them. Ash and co. try to stop whatever is going on
but ends up Pikachu and Togepi end up mean and make this feakey face at their
trainers and of course Ash trys to get Pikachu back but these magnimite
shock him and a cloud of dust appears and Pikachu dissapers, along with Togepi
and the other Pokemon who were attacking those other men. Ash and co. go to
Officer Jenny and there are some other people who there Pokemon just disspered
and turned against them. All of the sudden Jenny's face turns into a Gastly,
but ends up that was not her face the gastly did not get affected by whatever
was going on. So she and Gastly are trying to find out about this mystery
about the Pokemon. Meanwhile Team Rocket arrived on the Island and comment
about it like Manderan Island being "The Big Orange", when all of
the sudden Meowth is affected by what ever is going on with the Pokemon. And
goes to this building with a satilite on top of it, he goes though this peep
hole that looks like a slide, and of course Jessie and James follow Meowth and
goes through this "Slide". And ends up on the floor when all of the
sudden Cassidy and Butch appear and they Jessie and James ask them about how
they got out of jail, there response, the boss bailed them. Cassidy also told
Jessie she was going to get fired, but that was a rumore. Any way J&J
start to to the motto but get enterupted by Cassidy and Butch and start
fighting about the motto. Meanwhile after Cassidy and Butch show how they did
it all, it turns up a Drowzee did it all sent waves to Pokemon to turn against
trainers and go to there "hideout" J&J send out ALL of there
Pokemon but they get hypmotisted and turned against them. All of the sudden
J&J are in the Pokemon center and Ash, Misty,Tracy and Jenny are looking
at them and they are REALLY crying and they tell them what happend. ash and
co. ask they could help them, J&J first say no but then give in for there
Pokemon's sake. So J&J are carring a cart full of Pokeballs to the
building or C&B hideout and they tell them they are for the Pokemon to so
they can carry them. All of the sudden cassidy gets a feeling they are
not telling the truth. But before she can do anything Ash and co. jump out of
the cart. and try to stop them. But the Pokemon all turn against them, and Ash
trys to stop Drowzee rom the hypmotisym, however Pikachu gets in the way and
trys to shock Ash, but Ash gets a idea (that's a first LOL). Anyways He
finally goes next to where Drowzee is standing and lets Pikachu shock him.
Pikachu shocks Ash and the shock also hits drowzee so that makes Drowzee stop
and all the Pokemon snap it reality and of course Pikachu goes rights into
Ash's arms. Meanwhile the shock burns down the building. But Cassidy and Butch
do not give up and make Drowzee do Metronome and that makes Togepi go to and
pretty soon the whole place blows up. Cassidy and Butch get arrested and Ash
and co. sail to the next island.
#89 The Crystal Onix
While going through the water,
the gang encounter a note in a bottle. Ash opens it and reads about someone
wanting to see someone who knows about Crystal Onix. Ash is interested, and
heads for the island. He finds a little girl who is selling little glass
figures at a stand, and isn't successful. They are all figures made by her
older brother. They go to meet him and he complains that he can't make a good
glass statue. He says that his grandfather who made great glass statues got
his inspiration from a real Crystal Onix. The gang agree to help him find the
Onix. First, Tracy uses Venonat to look for it, but finds useless stuff. Then,
Tracy calles out his Marill. Marill leads them to an island where it thinks
Crystal Onix is. Before getting to it, they fall into a trap by Team Rocket,
who rush ahead, and get caught in all the other traps they had set for Ash and
the gang. Then, they pass Team Rocket, stuck in their own traps, to get
underground and Marill swims around looking. Then, after some looking and
calling, Crystal Onix comes out. The boy starts to battle the Onix using water
attacks. They have no effect, but then he realizes he can be successful if he
uses heat. He calls out a Charmeleon, and manages to weaken the Onix. Just
before it is about to fall, it gives him the perfect inspiration, and then it
crashes into the water. Back, at the shop, he makes his inspiration. He is
making it as a gift for Ash. Walking away to leave the island, Ash looks to
admire his new crystal Pikachu.
#90 In The Pink
The gang are continuing through
the Orange Archipelago on Lapras just as they are swallowed up into a big
whirlpool. They land on Pinkan Island and follow Tracy up a cliff where they
find a pink Rhyhorn. Tracy hides and draws a sketch of it. Ash wonders if he
can walk so close to it, and before anyone can stop him he goes right up to
the Rydon. Ash starts to pet it's horn and it gets scared so it attacks. They
are near the edge of the cliff just as Togepi waves it's arms and they're
teleported out of danger. Unfortunately the Rhyhorn falls over without the
gang there to block it. Officer Jenny comes by and informs them they cannot be
there because it is a protected Pokémon reserve. They bring the Rhyhorn back
up and it wasn't hurt. Meanwhile, Team Rocket landed on the island and
began searching for pink Pokémon. They spot a pink Jigglypuff! But,
Jigglypuff is always pink so it's no good. They wonder around and soon
discover there are tons of them and all rare because of their Pink color. They
attempt to capture two pink Nidoran's, but are stopped by a pink Nidoking.
Just then, Officer Jenny and the group arrive in a van to find the Nidoking.
They try to stop it with other Pokemon, but that doesn't work. Again Togepi
saves them with a barrier attack and it stops Nidoking long enough for them to
get out of the van and Jenny to to stop Nidoking. Eventually she gets a
rope around it. After things are all tied up, they leave the island and
promise not to tell people about it for fear someone wants to capture Pokemon
from the island to use for shows.
#91 Shell Shock
Ash and the group are riding on Lapras and
all of the sudden 2 BIG boats come zooming by to a island not to far from
them. They arrive at the island to find a T.V. lady filming a report on
something, behind the lady there are explores. The T.V. lady is doing a
report on a Kabuto fossil found by fisherman on the island. The
explorers are lead by none other then Nurse Joy!! They explain that they
are in search for the legendary extinct Kabuto, and Ash and the gang want to
search too. After a while a very big rock was pushed down a hill by a
shodowy figure, which no one saw. Later (oh ya by the way the rock was
stopped by Pokemon) they go to this mysterious bay, and start to
search there, another rock falls but they escape. Later another rock
falls but Pikachu see's the figure and chases it, Ash see's Pikachu chasing it
and starts to chase it also. The shadowy figure reveals himself, he
tells them to get off the island, and also tells them a predicament, the
predicament goes like this: If a preditor comes on the island a purple
moon will come out at night and water will flood land. At this same moment a
explorer comes running and says he found somemore fossils. The whole
group even the man goes to this cave and they find tens of thousands of Kabuto
fossils, pretty soon Team Rocket comes and steals all of the Kabuto fossils!!
But the moon is purple and the Kabuto fossils suddenly come real! And the cave
colapses and they run up to the forrest, it turns up that the island is made
from Kabuto all the fossils make the island. They all make a raft and
pretty soon the island is gone, and the Kabuto sail to find another place
where they can live in peace.
#92 Stage Fight!
Ash and friends come upon a Pokémon
showboat. They are running a show inside, and so they go to see it. They watch
as all the Pokémon start talking and act out a play. They are very impressed
that the Pokémon can talk, but at the same time, Togepi wanders off from
Misty, and goes backstage. They follow Togepi backstage to notice that the Pokémon
aren't actually talking, but there are voice actors backstage performing the
voices to the Pokémon's mouth movements. A girl who is supposed to be part of
the show notices Pikachu and Ash together, and comments on how lucky they are
that they get along so well. She isn't doing so well with her Raichu. By
request of the girl, Ash tries to help Raichu and her get along better. It
doesn't help until Team Rocket intrude and she jumps to save Raichu from
hitting against a wall. Team Rocket threaten to explode the boat if they don't
follow their orders, so they agree. All tied up, they go to try to make
friends with the Pokémon they're stealing, but they aren't exactly thrilled
to be friends. Hitmonchan punches James in the face really hard given a nod by
it's tied up master peeking in. Then all the Pokémon agree to do the voice
thing with all their voice actors standing behind Team Rocket. As they start
to "talk" Meowth quite suddenly becomes sympathetic with them,
remembering the hard times he went through learning to talk. So, James calls
on Victreebel who only bites onto his head again, so Jessie orders Weezing to
blow gas, and ends up choking everyone. So, after Raichu and the girl make up,
they finally defeat Team Rocket. After the event, it seems one of the actors
lost his voice, and can't do the show, so Raichu and the girl, as well as Ash
and Pikachu volunteer to fill the spot. They sing the show's theme song (Pokemon
World) to entertain the audience, and seem quite happy to do it.
#93 Bye, Bye, Psyduck!
Pikachu, Togepy and Psyduck are
on the back of Lapras floating in the sea. After a while, Psyduck slides down
the back of Lapras, and falls into the sea,no one notices it. When they can't
find him around, Misty panics,because he can't swim though he is a duck
(Ha ha!).A girl named Tsubaki saves him and takes him to the beach where they
are. She likes water Pokemon like Misty, and want to duel with each other. Misty also notices that Psyduck's tail is pink and Tsubaki informs her that he might evolve soon.
During the battle, Misty is going to send Psyduck, because Tsubaki also has
one too. The Pokéball of Psyduck is in her sack, so she asks Ash to get it and
bring it to her. Ash throws it toward her, but it drops into the sea and when she goes to get it, she sees a Golduck near her and thinking
that her Psyduck evolved.Later, Team Rocket intrudes in their Giant Magikarp, stopping the battle.
They take Tsubaki's Tentacruel and Psyduck and Golduck, doing something very cool with his hyper beam, saves them all. After Team Rocket loses, they resume the battle, and Misty's Golduck wins.
Quite pleased, Misty takes his pokeball to withdraw him, and suprised--as
Psyduck comes out of it. She and her friends are confused for a moment, but
realize that Golduck is wild and just likes to show off for girls, and is not her Psyduck's evolution.
#94 The Joy of Pokémon
Ash and his friends see a Nurse Joy whizz by them at superhuman speed traveling in the sea. Some islands dont have a Pokemon
center on it, so she likes to go to each of them, caring for the Pokemon in
it, because she was saved by Magikarp when she was a little girl. Ash wants to
help her, and Pikachu and other kids agree with him. However, when she needs
to go to cure a baby Seel, Team Rocket appears and attacks them, planning to
capture Pikachu. They, including the nurse, think that they are helpful and
don't know what to do, a giant Magikarp which appeared before, and is the nurse's friend, comes to help her. The
villains try to drive him away, as he evolves to Gyarados. He attacks the
gang, beating them....badly.
#95 Battle on Snow Mountain
To gain the Navel badge for the
Orange league, Ash and his friends go to Navel island, and see a young man
named Dan who is going to the gym too. They enter the gym, facing a rocky
mountain and a cablecar beside it. Pikachu sees a board which reads that
competition should climb the mountain without Pokemon's help. Their friends
can use the cablecar, Misty and Kenji get into it, carried to the top of the
mountain, while Ash starts up the steep Moutain, following Pikachu and Dan.
Having a hard time along the way. Halfway up Team Rocket intrudes his to try
to capture Pikachu as usual. Dan helps the Ash and Pikachu escape the
villains's attack, and successfully drivesthem away. When they arrive at the
top of the mountain, Ash is told that Dan is the gym leader. He says
that Ash can challenge him because he has overcome the hard work on the
mountain with his own might. Although Team Rocket interupts the duel again,
taking Pikachu away, the two rivals help each other to get him back. After
defeating the gang, they resume the fight, and Ash wins. He wins Navel badge.
#96 Snorlax Panic!
Ash and his friends arrive at
Shaddock islands, each one covered with shaddock trees. They land one of them,
seeing the fruits ripe on branches of trees, and Ash takes one of them, as a
woman runs toward them, crying, "thieves!" He looks around for
theives, but finds that she is talking about him. After he explains, she says
her name is Nana. He wants to help her. Soon after, they find out that Snorlax
is eating eveything Snorlax shows up and begins to eat the shaddocks. Ash
and Misty send their Pokemon, commanding to fight him, but they are no match
for him. While Nana and kids are annoyed, Snorlax has eaten up all fruits in a
couple of islands, and swims to reach another island. Jigglypuff shows up.
They plan to let her sing him to sleep. She begins to sing. Half Asleep Ash
and his Pokemon fight a drowsey Snorlax and he captures him.
#97 Phantom Ship
The championship cup of the
Orange League from 300 years ago was excavated on Sudachi island. Ash and his
party happen to be there, and go to the museun in which the trophy is
displayed, learning that it has been stolen. Later they find that it is Team
Rocket's work, and chase them to the sea. An old, ruined ship is in their way,
and both parties get board accidently. No one is found on it, as if it is a
phantom ship, when Togepy accidently falls into a split on the deck. They go
downstars, looking for the baby Pokemon, and find a Ghastly and Hunter playing
with Togepy. They explain that the ship was owned by their trainer, who won
the Orange League 300 years ago, but later it sank in a storm. The two ghost
Pokemon have stayed on the ship protecting the trophy, because it is the
treasure of their friend who is now dead. Ash gives it back to them.
#98 Meowth's Island
While Ash and his friends are
traveling on Lapras, Team Rocket attacks. Ash sends Squirtle, commanding him
to drive the gang away.The Gang falls into the sea. Meowth finds himself on an
island alone after the battle with Squirtle, seeing many people around him,
and a moment later is told that the island people worship Meowth as a god (he
he), believing that he or she brings happiness to them. Meowth is happy.
Although Ash's party, Jessie, and James also arrive at the island, Meowth
orders people to drive them back, explaining that they are unhappy spirits.
Team Rocket gets angry at his ego, but recognize that their friend can be
happy there, deciding to leave him. The poo hits the fan when people of the
island mention the ceremony of happiness which isnt reall that happy. Meowth
has to be involved. However, the ceremony is difficult for him, and Jessie and
James can't bear seeing him in trouble. They show up to help him, and take him
back. As they leave, Meowth tells people that he can't bring happiness to
them, but he has friends with whom he seeks for happiness, so they should try
something to find happiness themseves.