Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
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- Seasons
- 25
- Episodes aired
- 1.235
- Latest aired
- S25E57
- Total runtime
- 19d 17h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 April 1997 – January 1999 82 episodes
- Season 2 January 1999 – October 1999 36 episodes
- Season 3 October 1999 – July 2000 41 episodes
- Season 4 August 2000 – August 2001 52 episodes
- Season 5 August 2001 – November 2002 65 episodes
- Season 6 November 2002 – August 2003 40 episodes
- Season 7 September 2003 – September 2004 52 episodes
- Season 8 September 2004 – September 2005 53 episodes
- Season 9 October 2005 – September 2006 46 episodes
- Season 10 September 2006 – October 2007 52 episodes
- Season 11 November 2007 – December 2008 52 episodes
- Season 12 December 2008 – December 2009 53 episodes
- Season 13 January 2010 – September 2010 34 episodes
- Season 14 September 2010 – September 2011 48 episodes
- Season 15 September 2011 – October 2012 49 episodes
- Season 16 October 2012 – September 2013 45 episodes
- Season 17 October 2013 – October 2014 48 episodes
- Season 18 November 2014 – October 2015 45 episodes
- Season 19 October 2015 – November 2016 49 episodes
- Season 20 November 2016 – September 2017 43 episodes
- Season 21 October 2017 – October 2018 49 episodes
- Season 22 October 2018 – November 2019 54 episodes
- Season 23 November 2019 – December 2020 48 episodes
- Season 24 December 2020 – December 2021 42 episodes
- Season 25 December 2021 – March 2023 57 episodes
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S01E01 Pokémon - I Choose You!
April 1 · 23min find the promo
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Ash Ketchum, a 10-year-old from Pallet Town, is finally old enough to receive his first Pokémon! However, he oversleeps, and the only remaining Pokémon at Professor Oak's lab is a strong-willed Pikachu!
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S01E02 Pokémon Emergency!
April 8 · 23min find the promo
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Ash rushes into Viridian City with his gravely wounded Pikachu. The city's on high alert for Pokémon thieves-thieves like Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket, a group of bad guys dedicated to stealing valuable Pokémon.
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S01E03 Ash Catches a Pokémon
April 15 · 23min find the promo
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Ash discovers and catches a Caterpie—his first Pokémon capture! Though Ash is excited, Misty is grossed out by Bug-type Pokémon, so she is repulsed by its attempts to be friends with her. At night, as Ash and Misty sleep, Caterpie shares with Pikachu its dream of evolving into a Butterfree.
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S01E04 Challenge of the Samurai
April 22 · 23min find the promo
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Misty and Ash continue to wander the Viridian Forest when they spot a Weedle. As Ash battles it, he's distracted by a boy dressed as a samurai and calling himself (naturally) Samurai. Samurai challenges Ash to a battle, and Ash gets the advantage when his Metapod defends itself against Samurai's Pinsir. Samurai sends out his own Metapod—and a standoff begins.
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S01E05 Showdown in Pewter City
April 29 · 23min find the promo
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Jessie, James, and Meowth dig a trap for our heroes, but they end up falling into it themselves! Ash and Misty arrive at Pewter City and meet a curious fellow named Flint, who notices that Pikachu is tired and shows them the way to the Pokémon Center.
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S01E06 Clefairy and the Moon Stone
May 6 · 23min find the promo
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Will Team Rocket steal the Moon Stone? Are there other Clefairy lurking about, and do they carry Moon Stones, too? And is the legend of the Moon Stone true?
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S01E07 The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
May 13 · 23min find the promo
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Ash seeks the Cascade badge in Cerulean City—but for some reason, Misty doesn't want to join them. When Ash and Brock show up, the city is buzzing about a break-in that just took place—and are initially accused of the crime!
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S01E08 The Path to the Pokémon League
May 20 · 23min find the promo
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On the way to Vermillion City, Ash meets AJ, a Gym Leader at an unsanctioned Gym who has 98 wins and zero losses. They battle, and Ash is surprised that AJ's Ground-type Sandshrew can easily beat his Flying-type Pokémon.
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S01E09 The School of Hard Knocks
May 27 · 23min find the promo
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While searching for firewood in the foggy woods, Ash and Pikachu discover a bunch of prep-school kids bullying a classmate named Joe.
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S01E10 Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
June 3 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and Misty, while arguing, discover an Oddish. As Misty's Starmie weakens the Oddish, a Bulbasaur appears and fights Starmie while the Oddish runs off into the woods.
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S01E11 Charmander - The Stray Pokémon
June 10 · 23min find the promo
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Our friends, lost, discover an injured Charmander. Pikachu talks to it and learns that it's been waiting a long time for its trainer to return.
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S01E12 Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
June 17 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and his friends walk along a path and fall into a hole dug by a batch of mischievous Squirtle. Ash climbs out and tries to battle them, but they scatter when Officer Jenny arrives.
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S01E13 Mystery at the Lighthouse
June 24 · 23min find the promo
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A tremendously large shadow begins to take form in the sea mists, but this possible discovery could be hindered due to the infamous Team Rocket lurking in the background cooking up another one of their schemes.
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S01E14 Electric Shock Showdown
July 1 · 23min find the promo
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Our heroes finally reach Vermillion City, and they discover that the Pokémon Center is filled with Pokémon hurt during battles with Lt. Surge, the Vermillion City Gym Leader.
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S01E15 Battle Aboard the St. Anne
July 8 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and his friends board a fancy cruise ship called the St. Anne, thanks to tickets provided by two friendly but familiar-looking people. We soon learn that they're actually Jessie and James in disguise!
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S01E16 Pokémon Shipwreck
July 15 · 23min find the promo
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The St. Anne has capsized and sunk with Ash, the gang, and Team Rocket trapped inside. Now, both sides must put aside their differences in order to escape.
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S01E17 Island of the Giant Pokémon
July 22 · 23min find the promo
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As our heroes and Team Rocket beat the odds by surviving the sinking ship, they are dragged into another potentially deadly situation when they are attacked by the ferocious Pokémon, Gyarados.
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S01E18 Beauty and the Beach
July 29 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and his friends have finally arrived in Porta Vista, a beach-side tourist town. After destroying an old man's ship, they must help in the old man's business. To attempt to pay the man back faster, Misty enters a beauty contest, only to discover she is competing against Jessie and James.
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S01E19 Tentacool & Tentacruel
August 5 · 23min find the promo
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Our heroes arrive at Hutber Port, where a ferryboat line runs to the mainland.
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S01E20 The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
August 12 · 23min find the promo
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After leaving Acapulco in search of Saffron City, our heroes finally arrive at a small port town in the middle of celebrating a summer festival.
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S01E21 Bye Bye Butterfree
August 19 · 23min find the promo
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When the party sees a flock of Butterfree flying above the ocean, Brock, as a Pokémon breeder, explains that it is the Butterfree's egg-laying season.
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S01E22 Abra and the Psychic Showdown
August 26 · 23min find the promo
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The party finally arrives in Saffron City where a young girl manages a gym of Pokémon using her psychic powers. If Ash defeats this particular Gym Leader, Ash can earn a gold badge.
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S01E23 The Tower of Terror
September 2 · 23min find the promo
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In search of a ghost Pokémon, Ash heads immediately for a tower in Lavender Town where they are said to dwell.
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S01E24 Haunter Versus Kadabra
September 9 · 23min find the promo
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Unbeknownst to Ash, one of the ghost Pokémon decides to join Ash and friends on their journey and more importantly help Ash battle the powerful Saffron City Gym Leader.
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S01E25 Primeape Goes Bananas
September 16 · 23min find the promo
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On their way to Celadon City, our heroes encounter Mankey, a wild Pokémon that if rubbed the wrong way can go into uncontrollable fits. Not realizing its unpredictability, the party accidentally upsets Mankey.
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S01E26 Pokémon Scent-sation!
September 23 · 23min find the promo
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The party arrives in Celadon City, a perfectly pleasant town full of large department stores, condominiums, and fancy arcades.
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S01E27 Hypno's Naptime
September 30 · 23min find the promo
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Our heroes come to a town in which a great deal of children have recently turned up missing.
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S01E28 Pokémon Fashion Flash
October 7 · 23min find the promo
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At Brock's persistent request, our heroes stop by Caesar Street, a town of breeders famous for its Pokémon beauty salons.
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S01E29 The Punchy Pokémon
October 14 · 23min find the promo
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In the outskirts of Fuchsia City, our heroes come across Hitmonchan, a fighter-Pokémon. With little thought, Ash attempts to capture it, but he and Pikachu are badly defeated.
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S01E30 Sparks Fly for Magnemite
October 21 · 23min find the promo
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As our heroes make their way through the industrial town of Gringy City, Pikachu, perhaps weary from travel, is in a strange state; the electric sacks on his cheeks are continually twitching as though overcharged.
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S01E31 Dig Those Diglett!
October 28 · 23min find the promo
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Ash, Brock, Misty and Pikachu are lost deep in the mountains. As they press forward on a rough road not even shown on their map, they suddenly hear a large explosion.
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S01E32 The Ninja-Poké Showdown
November 4 · 23min find the promo
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Fuchsia Gym, the authorized gym where Ash seeks his next badge, turns out to be a hidden ninja's lair. After finally discovering and entering the gym, he is held up by a complex system of traps.
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S01E33 The Flame Pokémon-athon!
November 11 · 23min find the promo
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Our heroes come to a prairie where the Laramies, a family of Pokémon Ranchers live. They learn from a daughter of the Laramie family that a race is held at the ranch once a year to measure the growth of everyone's Pokémon.
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S01E34 The Kangaskhan Kid
November 18 · 23min find the promo
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Our heroes accompany Officer Jenny into the forest, intent on pursuing the Pokémon poachers in the area.
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S01E35 The Legend of Miniryu
November 25 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and his friends get challenged by Team Rocket in seeing who can capture the most Pokémon within the Safari Zone, with Ash catching a whole herd of Tauros. As soon as Ash and his friends head out Pokémon hunting, Team Rocket manages to get the drop on the game warden (Mr. Kaiza) and forces him into giving up the location on where Dratini is (the Dragon Valley). In the end, Ash, his friends, Team Rocket, and Kaiza end up seeing the legendary Dratini and Dragonair, with the heroes saving the day.
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S01E36 The Bridge Bike Gang
December 2 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and the others happen upon a town that can only be reached by a long bike bridge, but they don't have enough money to rent bikes for the crossing.
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S01E37 Ditto's Mysterious Mansion
December 9 · 23min find the promo
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Our heroes take shelter in a cabin that turns out to be the Copycat House of a trainer who has a Pikachu that is a Ditto, the Transform Pokémon.
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S01E38 Cyber Soldier Porygon
December 16 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and his friends arrive at Pokémon Center where the PokéBall transfer machine has been causing problems, as the transferred Pokémon never end up at the other side. Ash and his friends decide to accompany Porygon, a computerized Pokémon, used by Professor Akihabara to investigate the problem, only to discover Team Rocket and another Porygon are to blame.
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S01E39 Pikachu's Goodbye
April 16 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and the others discover a group of wild Pikachu in a secluded area of the woods. How will Pikachu feel seeing others of its kind in the wild?
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S01E40 The Battling Eevee Brothers
April 16 · 23min find the promo
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Tracing a path through the woods, the party comes across a tree baited with a plate of food and water. An Eevee is bound to the trunk with string.
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S01E41 Wake Up, Snorlax!
April 23 · 23min find the promo
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On empty stomachs, our heroes' search for food brings them to a small village, but find there is no food at the bakery nor at the grocery store; even the town restaurant is out of food.
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S01E42 Showdown at Dark City
April 30 · 23min find the promo
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In the middle of a terrible desert, our heroes inadvertently wandered into Dark City. With no name but Dark, the city has fallen into ruin.
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S01E43 The March of the Exeggutor Squad
May 7 · 23min find the promo
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After discovering there's a traveling carnival nearby, Ash, Misty and Brock join in on the fun of the fair and stumble across a rather dull magic show.
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S01E44 The Problem with Paras
May 14 · 23min find the promo
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Team Rocket never let up with their constant interception, but today something seems strange. The coin on Meowth's forehead is blinking red, indicating overheating.
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S01E45 The Song of Jigglypuff
May 21 · 23min find the promo
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Our heroes trudge along, resigning themselves to the idea of camping out in the desert as the sun slowly sets. Suddenly they see bright lights in front of them: a glamorous city appears before them, covered in neon lights.
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S01E46 Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
May 28 · 23min find the promo
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Our heroes approach Grampa Canyon, famous for the beautiful scenery of its valley. As they approach, however, they find wave upon wave of people also heading for Grampa Canyon.
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S01E47 A Chansey Operation
June 4 · 23min find the promo
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As our heroes sleep peacefully, Pikachu begins experiencing an unusual sensation. As though it were choking on something, Pikachu's expression grows steadily more and more pained.
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S01E48 Holy Matrimony!
June 11 · 23min find the promo
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As our heroes pass the entrance to a small village, they stop in front of a strange sign.
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S01E49 So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd
June 18 · 23min find the promo
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As Ash sits on a rock, staring at his Pokédex, it displays Farfetch'd, an odd-looking Pokémon holding a leek.
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S01E50 Who Gets to Keep Togepi?
June 25 · 23min find the promo
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When Ash and friends reach a certain Pokémon E. R., Joy informs Ash that a message has arrived for him, from Professor Oak.
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S01E51 Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden
July 2 · 23min find the promo
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After Bulbasaur's bulb begins to emit an odd glow, a nurse runs some tests and discovers that Bulbasaur isn't sick: It's getting ready to evolve!
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S01E52 Princess vs. Princess
July 9 · 23min find the promo
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Misty and Jessie compete against one another for Queen of the Princess Festival, a day where women rule and the guys have to do whatever the girls tell them.
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S01E53 The Purr-fect Hero
July 9 · 23min find the promo
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It's Kids Day, and Ash and friends help the children at a nearby school celebrate the holiday.
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S01E54 The Case of the K-9 Caper!
July 16 · 23min find the promo
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Ash enrolls Pikachu in a training school for police Growlithe, but the course is tougher than he imagined, for himself and for Pikachu!
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S01E55 Pokémon Paparazzi
July 23 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and friends are being shadowed by Todd Snap, the world's greatest Pokémon photographer.
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S01E56 The Ultimate Test
July 30 · 23min find the promo
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Ash signs up to take an exam to be admitted to the Pokémon League.
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S01E57 The Breeding Center Secret
August 6 · 23min find the promo
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Our heroes discover a terrible secret about the new breeding center in town.
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S01E58 Riddle Me This (1)
August 13 · 23min find the promo
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Ash, Brock and Misty travel to Cinnabar Island where Ash hopes to win his Volcano Badge.
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S01E59 Volcanic Panic (2)
August 20 · 23min find the promo
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Ash continues his quest to attain his Volcano Badge once he finally locates the gym that is suspended above a pool of molten lava!
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S01E60 Beach Blank-Out Blastoise
August 27 · 23min find the promo
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As Ash and the gang are rushing to catch the last ferry off of Cinnabar Island, they stumble over a rare Pokémon in trouble.
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S01E61 The Misty Mermaid
September 3 · 23min find the promo
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One of Misty's water Pokémon is in desperate need of exercise, so the gang decides to take her Horsea to a gym that's run by her sisters in Cerulean City.
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S01E62 Clefairy Tales
September 10 · 23min find the promo
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Ash, Brock and Misty get sidetracked on their way to Viridian City when all of their belongings mysteriously disappear.
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S01E63 The Battle of the Badge
September 17 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and friends finally make their way to Viridian City where Ash hopes to earn his Earth Badge.
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S01E64 It's Mr. Mime Time!
September 24 · 23min find the promo
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On their way back to Pallet Town, Ash, Brock and Misty encounter a runaway Mr. Mime.
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S01E65 Holiday Hi-Jynx
October 5 · 23min find the promo
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Ash, Misty, Brock, and their Pokémon must return a lost Jynx to Santa before Christmas, with the help of a Lapras. Meanwhile, Jessie attempts to take revenge on Santa for stealing her favorite doll when she was young.
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S01E66 Snow Way Out!
October 5 · 23min find the promo
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Pikachu is lost in a snowy mountain forest! Can Ash and the gang stay warm while tracking down their missing pal?
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S01E67 Showdown at the Po-ké Corral
October 8 · 23min find the promo
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Back in Pallet Town, Ash finds Gary, already there, waiting to partake in the Pokémon League. Always having a bitter rivalry with Gary, Professor Oak tells them both the meaning of Pokémon. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is trying to get inside the lab to steal the Pokémon.
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S01E68 The Evolution Solution
October 15 · 23min find the promo
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Ash goes to Seafoam Island to help Professor Oak to discover the mystery of how Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro. There, Professor Westwood V is also trying to solve the mystery. Jessie captures Shellder, and tries to rush a Slowpoke's evolution, forcing Psyduck to stall the evolution.
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S01E69 The Pi-Kahuna
October 22 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and the gang take some time off to go surfing. While surfing, however, Ash passes out, but is thankfully rescued by a surfer named Victor and his blue-eyed Pikachu, Puka. Victor then reveals his plans to surf a tsunami called Humungadunga and become a surfing legend.
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S01E70 Make Room for Gloom
October 29 · 23min find the promo
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Ash goes to a flower garden to get some fertilizer for his mother, but Bulbasaur sniffs the flowers and becomes paralyzed.
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S01E71 Lights, Camera, Quack-tion
November 5 · 23min find the promo
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When the gang discovers there is a movie with an all-Pokémon cast being made nearby, Ash and his friends put their Pokémon in for an audition. Misty's Psyduck gets the main role while the others get minor roles.
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S01E72 Go West Young Meowth
November 12 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and his friends go to Hollywood (although only a small nearby town) to see the premiere of the movie their Pokémon were cast in. Team Rocket follows them to find out that Meowth has history in this town; It is here where he was a member of a gang of street Meowths led by the Persian. He learned to speak and walk upright to win the heart of a female Meowth who was abandoned by her owner. Upon returning, he challenges Persian who was once his mentor for the female Meowth he thought he lost years before.
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S01E73 To Master the Onixpected!
November 19 · 23min find the promo
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After watching Elite Four member Bruno on TV, Ash and his friends decide to do training in the mountains to be as strong as Bruno. However, they meet Bruno and he manipulates them to do some menial tasks for him. Meanwhile, a giant Onix is on a rampage.
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S01E74 The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis
November 26 · 23min find the promo
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While training, Ash and his friends accidentally uncover the ruins of Pokémopolis, an ancient city. After a bit of research, they find a giant Gengar and a giant Alakazam starting to fight. Then, a giant Jigglypuff appears to put them to sleep.
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S01E75 Bad to the Bone
December 3 · 23min find the promo
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Ash and his friends offer to help a trainer that is heading for the Pokémon League to retrieve his stolen gym badges from Team Rocket.
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S01E76 All Fired Up!
December 10 · 23min find the promo
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Ash finally reaches the Indigo Plateau, home of the Pokémon League conference. Before the tournament begins, they plan on lighting a ceremonial cauldron with the flame of the legendary Pokémon, Moltres. Ash, as a participant, is free to carry the flame but when Team Rocket steals it, the tournament may be cancelled.
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S01E77 Round One - Begin!
December 17 · 23min find the promo
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Ash enters his first match of the tournament on the water field against Mandi the Astounding. During the battle against Mandi's Exeggutor, Ash's Krabby evolves into Kingler, who he then uses against Mandy's remaining Seadra and Golbat, winning the match and moving onto the next preliminary round.
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S01E78 Fire and Ice
December 24 · 23min find the promo
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For the second round Ash battles in the rock arena. Ash's last Pokémon, Squirtle, defeats his foe's last Pokémon, Nidorino, and he, victorious, moves on to Round 3. In the third round Ash faces a trainer named Pete in the ice arena. Both trainers are left with 2 Pokémon each. Pete uses Cloyster and Arcanine. In the end, Ash is victorious and he moves on to Round 4.
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S01E79 The Fourth Round Rumble
January 1 · 23min find the promo
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In the 4th round, Ash faces a trainer named Jeanette, who uses a Beedrill, a Scyther, and a Bellsprout. The match ends with Ash victorious, and he moves on to the 5th round, becoming one of the final sixteen members of the tournament.
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S01E80 A Friend in Deed
January 7 · 23min find the promo
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Ash meets a new trainer named Richie, who is eerily similar to Ash, including owning a Pikachu. However, Team Rocket makes another attempt to steal Ash's and Richie's Pokémon. Ash and Richie prevent Team Rocket from stealing their Pokémon. Ash discovers his next battle is against Richie. Will Ash manage to reach the quarterfinals?
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S01E81 Friend and Foe Alike
January 14 · 23min find the promo
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A twist of fate pits Ash and his new friend, Richie, against each other in the fifth round of the Pokémon League Competition. Both are determined to triumph, but who will emerge victorious? And, can their friendship survive the struggle?
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S01E82 Friends to the End
January 21 · 23min find the promo
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After losing to Richie in the fifth round, Ash is moping around, annoyed that he lost. He is convinced by Misty that he should support Richie who is now in the quarterfinals. However, when Richie loses, they both have to look inside themselves to see if they are good trainers.