Episode 1
Don't Touch That 'dile
23m6.9 / 10
Ash begins his journey in Johto, a largely unexplored region said to be thickly populated with Pokémon entirely new to him and his friends.
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TV series
Pokémon
1997TV-Y25 seasons8.0 / 10
Gotta catch 'em all!
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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Synopsis
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.
Season 3 episodes
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Episode 2
The Double Trouble Header
23m6.7 / 10
In a Pokémon battle, Ash soundly defeats an ambitious young Trainer, who runs away dejectedly.
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Episode 3
A Sappy Ending
23m7.0 / 10
Ash and friends discover a forest where invading Pinsir are causing heavy deforestation.
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Episode 4
Roll On, Pokémon!
23m6.9 / 10
Ash and friends stumble into a small valley where Donphan are used to harvest precious stones.
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Episode 5
Illusion Confusion!
23m6.8 / 10
Who would be foolish enough to brave a thick forest in the dead of night without a Hoothoot guide? Certainly not Ash Ketchum...
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Episode 6
Flower Power
23m6.5 / 10
Our heroes must help prepare an insecure Bellossom dance troupe for their upcoming exhibition.
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Episode 7
Spinarak Attack
23m6.6 / 10
Ash and friends reach a new town and hear of three mysterious robbers apparently mimicking the crimes of a legendary master thief.
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Episode 8
Snubbull Snobbery
23m6.5 / 10
With pet food prepared by a French chef, rooms of WalkMaster exercise equipment and closets stocked with the latest in Pokémon fashion, life couldn't be much better for a Palm Hills Snubbull.
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Episode 9
The Little Big Horn
23m6.8 / 10
Brock saves a lost and frightened Stantler fawn and carefully nurses it back to health before releasing it.
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Episode 10
The Chikorita Rescue
23m7.8 / 10
Ash encounters a wild Chikorita and engages it in battle, thinking to add it to his team.
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Episode 11
Once in a Blue Moon
23m6.9 / 10
Professor Oak's errand—to deliver the mysterious GS Ball to a Poké Ball expert—is interrupted when a Quagsire with a penchant for spherical objects steals the GS ball for use in a nocturnal ritual.
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Episode 12
The Whistle Stop
23m6.6 / 10
When Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends, a brave young Trainer and her flock of Ledyba come to the rescue.
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Episode 13
Ignorance Is Blissey
23m6.9 / 10
Team Rocket can't believe their luck when the Blissey employed in a Pokémon Center willingly gives them the cente's entire food supply.
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Episode 14
A Bout With Sprout
23m7.0 / 10
Our heroes are recruited as guest instructors at a youth Pokémon Academy.
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Episode 15
Fighting Flyer With Fire
23m7.0 / 10
With Pikachu's help, Ash is confident that winning the Zephyr badge will be a breeze.
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Episode 16
For Crying Out Loud
23m6.9 / 10
Cute and cuddly is one thing, but a bawling Marill is too much even for Misty.
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Episode 17
Tanks a Lot!
23m6.9 / 10
Team Rocket's most recent super vehicle, the Arbotank, is their ticket to world domination.
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Episode 18
Charizard's Burning Ambitions
23m7.7 / 10
When Ash hears of the nearby Charicific Valley, he is sure a quick trip would be just the thing to reignite his Charizard's flagging spirits.
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Episode 19
Grin to Win!
23m6.9 / 10
The annual Sunflora contest is only a day away and yet our hero's new friend and Sunflora Trainer is unable to convince her star Pokémon to compete.
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Episode 20
Chikorita's Big Upset
23m6.9 / 10
A severe case of rivalry between Pikachu and Chikorita calls for therapy sessions with Nurse Joy.
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Episode 21
Foul Weather Friends
23m6.7 / 10
Our heroes chance upon a Hoppip—the fluffy "Cottonweed" Pokémon that is able to drift for miles on a passing wind.
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Episode 22
The Superhero Secret
23m6.9 / 10
When Ash and friends wander into town, they bring with them a challenge that threatens to be Gligarman's last—Team Rocket.
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Episode 23
Mild 'n Wooly
23m6.9 / 10
Team Rocket comes in sheep's clothing to relieve a kind Poké-shepherd of her Mareep flock.
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Episode 24
Wired for Battle!
23m6.9 / 10
When the most promising trainee at a Pokémon dojo abandons battle altogether, it's up to Ash and friends to convince him that battling is more than just a matter of probability.
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Episode 25
Good 'Quil Hunting
23m6.9 / 10
With Charizard gone and no fire Pokémon to call his own, Ash is overjoyed to come across a Cyndaquil in the wild.
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Episode 26
A Shadow of a Drought
23m6.9 / 10
Ash carelessly makes enemies of the Slowpoke-worshipping residents of a town.
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Episode 27
Going Apricorn!
23m6.9 / 10
Ash delivers the mysterious GS Ball to a renowned Pokémon expert, but Team Rocket wreaks trouble when they attempt to harvest the Apricorns essential to local Poké Ball production.
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Episode 28
Gettin' the Bugs Out
23m7.0 / 10
When Ash reaches the Hive Gym, he has just the Pokémon to challenge the Gym Leader's Bug Pokémon.
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Episode 29
A Farfetch'd Tale
23m6.9 / 10
An inexperienced young Trainer mistakenly scares off his own Farfetch'd.
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Episode 30
Tricks of the Trade
23m7.0 / 10
At the Pokémon Swap Meet, our heroes befriend a young Pokémon trainer who's having difficulties finding a trading partner willing to accept his Wobbuffet. When Jessie inadvertently deposits her Poké Ball across from his in the exchanger, this young trainer gets more than he had bargained for.
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Episode 31
The Fire-ing Squad!
23m7.0 / 10
Rocket attempts to steal all the water Pokémon from the annual Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.
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Episode 32
No Big Woop!
23m7.0 / 10
Ash and friends enthusiastically volunteer to watch over a troubled trainer's school of Wooper.
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Episode 33
Tunnel Vision
23m6.9 / 10
While Ash and friends deliberate on how to pass through a tunnel replete with Onix, two wandering Pokémon arrive on the scene together.
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Episode 34
Hour of the Houndour
23m7.1 / 10
Investigating a string of mysterious thefts, our heroes discover a pack of Houndour, struggling to survive in the wild.
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Episode 35
The Totodile Duel
23m7.0 / 10
Ash and Misty's friendly rivalry is tested when they both try to capture a Totodile at the same time. Unable to determine whose Poké Ball had captured the wild Pokémon, the two must battle it out to determine the Totodile's new master.
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Episode 36
Hot Matches!
23m7.0 / 10
When Ash and friends hear of a virtually undefeatable trainer operating nearby, they seek her out.
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Episode 37
Love, Totodile Style
23m6.7 / 10
Ash's Totodile falls head over tail for a passing Azumarill, but is still unsuccessful in having its feelings requited when Team Rocket kidnap the Pokémon before Totodile's eyes.
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Episode 38
Fowl Play!
23m6.9 / 10
Ash has his sights set on a rare and brightly-colored Noctowl.
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Episode 39
Forest Grumps
23m7.1 / 10
When an Ursaring attack leaves Team Rocket and our heroes in compromising positions, compromise they do, members of each team being paired with members of the other.
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Episode 40
The Psychic Sidekicks!
23m6.9 / 10
Our heroes come to a town whose residents all raise Psychic Pokémon to repel the Ghost Pokémon that lurk nearby
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Episode 41
The Fortune Hunters
23m7.0 / 10finale
A Pokémon Fortune Telling boom turns out to be a Team Rocket plot to steal Pokémon from local trainers.
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Cast
Rica MatsumotoSatoshi (voice)
Ikue OtaniPikachu (voice)
Mayumi IzukaKasumi (voice)
Daiki YamashitaGou (voice)
Kenyu HoriuchiNarrator (voice)
Mayuki MakiguchiSerena (voice)
Unsho IshizukaNarrator (voice)
KAORIHaruka (voice)Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 1,235
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- ポケットモンスター
Networks & production
TV TokyoJapan
TV AichiJapan
TVQJapan
TV OsakaJapan
TVhJapan
TSCJapan
Themes
adventureadventureranimebased on video gamecreaturefantasy worldquesttournament
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