001 - Pokemon I choose you
In the first episode - we meet Ash Ketchum - a 10-year-old boy with a passion for Pokemon. After beginning his Pokemon journey - Ash is supposed to meet Professor Oak - a Pokemon researcher who is giving away Pokemon to all the 10-year-olds in Pallet Town. Arriving late - Ash finds that all the Pokemon were taken all except for Pikachu. After a harrowing misadventure together - Pikachu and Ash form an unbreakable bond of friendship.

002 - Pokemon Emergency
After saving Ash and itself from the flock of wild Spearow with a powerful Thundershock attack - Pikachu is in dire need of medical attention. Ash rushes Pikachu to the Viridian City Pokemon center to recover under the care of Nurse Joy. Then the nefarious Pokemon gang - Team Rocket - appears and tries to steal the center's Pokemon. Ash - the recovered Pikachu and the center's other Pokemon drive Team Rocket to a hasty retreat.

003 - Ash Catches a Pokemon
Ash and Misty enter the Viridian Forest on their way to Pewter City and discover a Caterpie. Ash promptly captures the caterpillar Pokemon and - the following day with Pikachu's and Caterpie's help Ash captures a Pidgeotto. Meanwhile - Team Rocket has set their nasty sights on Ash's Pikachu - but after a fast and furious Pokemon battle - Caterpie encases the villains in webbing and then surprisingly evolves into the super-hard Metapod!

004 - Challenge of the Samurai
Ash and Misty encounter a Pokemon trainer named Samurai in the heart of Viridian Forest. Samurai challenges Ash to a Metapod battle. Suddenly - a swarm of Beedrill attack and steal Ash's Metapod believing it to be a Kakuna. Later - when Team Rocket shows up - awakening and angering the sleeping Beedrill - Ash's Metapod rushes to protect him. Metapod is ripped open - revealing an evolved Butterfree - which uses its sleep powder on not only the Beedrill - but Team Rocket too!

005 - Showdown in Pewter City
Ash meets a strange old man named Flint - who instructs him in the etiquette of Pokemon training and the rules of the Pokemon League. To enter the League - trainers must collect badges from gym leaders - like the gym in Pewter City run by Brock. Ash quickly challenges Brock to a match and loses. After intense and strange training from Flint - Pikachu battles again and wins - earning Ash a Boulder Badge and a new friend - Brock.

006 - Clefairy and the Moon Stone
Brock joins Ash and Misty as they travel through the mysterious Mt. Moon. Our heroes soon encounter a Pokemon researcher named Seymour - who is studying the Clefairy. The Clefairy - as it turns out - worship the Moon Stone that lies in the heart of Mt. Moon. Team Rocket - as usual - tries to steal the Moon Stone and the Clefairy - but the Clefairy use their Metronome attack to drive the villains away.

007 - The Water Flowers of Cerlean City
To win his second badge - Ash and Pikachu visit the Cerulean Gym at Cerulean City. They learn that Misty is one of the Water Flower Sisters of the gym - and Ash challenges her to a battle. Pikachu - however - refuses to battle as it likes Misty - so Ash chooses Butterfree. After an interruption by Team Rocket - the battle between Ash and Misty ends in a tie - but her sisters still give Ash the Cascade Badge for proving his worth in battle.

008 - The Path to the Pokemon League
After receiving Ash's second badge - the gang sets off for Vermilion City. Along the way - our heroes encounter a stern Pokemon trainer named A. J. at his "unofficial" Pokemon gym. Ash and Pikachu lose their battle with A. J. and his Sandshrew - bringing A. J. two victories closer to his goal of "100 undefeated battles." Team Rocket arrives - determined to capture Pikachu - but ends up battling A. J. instead - giving him the two wins he needed to reach 100!

009 - The School of Hard Knocks
As Ash and our heroes make a brief stop in a darkened woods - they happen upon Joe - a student from Pokemon Tech - being bullied by some older students. The school is a snobby institute - where you graduate instead of earning all your badges through battle. Ash soon battles Giselle - a top student - and her Cubone. After a difficult battle - the valiant Pikachu wins - and Giselle learns that while school provides knowledge - life can also be a powerful teacher.

010 - Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
The gang continues to wander through the forest - lost - until they arrive at a Pokemon sanctuary where lost or abandoned Pokemon can heal. There - the group meets Melanie - the caretaker. Team Rocket makes its way into the village - and only the combined forces of Melanie's protective Bulbasaur and our heroes can drive the Pokemon thieves away. Afterwards - Pikachu wins a battle with Bulbasaur - and Ash leaves the forest with a new companion — Bulbasaur is at his side.

011 - Charmander - The Stray Pokemon
Continuing towards Vermilion City - Ash spies a lone Charmander along a mountain pass but fails to capture it. At the Pokemon center - the gang learns that Charmander is waiting for its master a cruel boy named Damion who left it there. When a storm erupts and Charmander remains on the mountain pass - our heroes rescue the flame Pokemon and nurse it back to health. After a battle with Team Rocket to boost its courage - Charmander leaves Damion and goes with Ash!

012 - Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
Abandoned by their trainers - a renegade group of Squirtle form a gang. Team Rocket's Meowth convinces the unruly Squirtle to assist in capturing Pikachu. After Pikachu is captured - the Squirtle realize that Team Rocket is going to betray them and the captured heroes. Ash saves the Squirtle leader at the risk of his own life - and the Squirtle agree to help in a rescue. In the end - the Squirtle leader leaves the squad to join Ash.

013 - Mystery at the Lighthouse
Our heroes encounter a giant lighthouse and meet Bill - a Pokemon researcher who has been looking for a mysterious Pokemon all his life. That evening - as Ash and company talk quietly with Bill - a huge looming Pokemon shadow appears through the fog. At that exact moment - Team Rocket attacks and scares away the elusive creature. Thus - Bill continues to dream of the day when he will have catalogued and seen all 150 Pokemon.

014 - Electric Shock Showdown
Our heroes finally reach Vermilion City - but as they enter the city's Pokemon center - they see many injured Pokemon. It turns out that Lt. Surge - the gym leader - is ruthless with his Raichu when it comes to Pokemon battles. Pikachu winds up losing badly and must go to the hospital. After a quick recovery and rousing speech (translated by Meowth) by Pikachu - the heroes return to the gym and defeat Lt. Surge and his Raichu.

015 - Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Ash and his party arrive at the St. Anne - a luxury liner for Pokemon trainers. Receiving free tickets from a mysterious duo (the devious Team Rocket) - our heroes board the ship for dinner and entertainment. Multiple Pokemon battles occur as Ash bests an older man's Raticate. Ash reluctantly trades Butterfree for Raticate just as Team Rocket bursts in and begins to steal all of the Pokemon on the ship.

016 - Pokemon Shipwreck
After Team Rocket shanghais the St. Anne - a giant storm engulfs the ship and it capsizes. Everyone escapes but Misty - Ash - Brock and Team Rocket - so heroes and villains join forces. When they finally escape the sinking ship - they realize that they have no food or water. The whole crew becomes ravenous - so James pulls out his all skin and bones Magicarp. But when James berates the fish - it turns into the troublesome Gyarados!

017 - Island of the Giant Pokemon
One Gyarados becomes many as the beast uses its ultimate attack on the gang - Dragon Rage! The swirling cyclone of water takes our heroes to a deserted island of gigantic Pokemon - where Ash - Misty - Brock and Team Rocket are separated from their Pokemon. After a lengthy search - the humans and Pokemon are reunited in time to escape from giant robot Pokemon! They later discover that they were on Pokemon Theme Park Island!

018 - Tentacool and Tentacruel
In order to construct a new hotel at Hutber Port - a developer hires Pokemon trainers to get rid of the Tentacool because they inhabit a coral reef that the developer needs to build over. Team Rocket try to scam the developer and get rid of the Tentacool - spreading a mixture of soy and vinegar over the area. Their plan backfires - however - as the Tentacool evolve into gigantic Tentacruel - which attack until Misty saves the day.

019 - The Ghost Of Maiden Peak
At a summer festival in Saffron City - Brock and James fall in love with a mysterious girl. Later - they find out that she has been dead for 2 - 000 years - and believe they saw her spirit. Ash - Misty and Jesse learn that the girl is really Gastly - a ghost Pokemon disguised as the girl to remind people of her legend. Ash - Misty and Jesse battle Gastly to save James and Brock - but come morning - Gastly disappears for another year.

020 - Bye - Bye Butterfree
During mating season - Ash's Butterfree meets a cute pink Butterfree and proposes to it but is turned down. When Team Rocket arrives and proceeds to capture all of the Butterfree in the area - Ash's Butterfree battles the villains to rescue its brethren. After Team Rocket blasts off again - the pink Butterfree is moved by its savior's bravery - and decides to accept the proposal. The two Butterfree leave Ash and set out on a journey together.

021 - Abra and the Psychic Showdown
Ash and friends finally arrive in Saffron City - where the Pokemon gym is run by Sabrina a psychic Pokemon trainer. Ash challenges Sabrina and her Pokemon - Abra - in an attempt to earn a Marsh Badge - but Pikachu is sadly defeated by Abra's unique attacks. Ash learns that the only way to defeat a psychic Pokemon is to battle it with a Ghost Pokemon. So the gang leave in search of Lavender Town and a Ghost Pokemon.

022 - The Tower of Terror
Ash - Misty and Brock arrive in Lavender Town and head straight for a haunted tower. Within the tower our heroes and Team Rocket are assailed by the wacky shenanigans of three Ghost Pokemon — Haunter - Gastly and Gengar. After some chasing and scaring - Ash learns that the ghosts just want some friends to play with - and then a good time is had by all. Ash leaves Lavender Town with Haunter in tow - ready to battle and defeat Sabrina!

023 - Haunter vs Kadabra
With Haunter by his side - Ash triumphantly returns to Saffron City ready to battle Sabrina and her now-evolved Kadabra. The battle begins but Haunter is nowhere to be found! As Ash and friends try to get away - Sabrina turns Misty and Brock into dolls - but Ash is saved by the kindly old man who saved the heroes previously. Ash returns to finish the battle and is awarded a Marsh Badge after Haunter's antics make Sabrina smile.

024 - Primeape Goes Bananas
On their way to Celadon City - our heroes encounter Mankey - a wild Pokemon that - if rubbed the wrong way - can go into uncontrollable fits. Not realizing this - Ash tries to capture it - but accidentally upsets it. To make matters worse - Team Rocket shows up and agitates Mankey further - causing it to evolve into Primeape - who then attacks the heroes. Eventually - Ash and Pikachu tame the savage beast - and Ash captures it.

025 - Pokemon Scent-Sation
The party arrives in Celadon City. Brock and Misty are immediately entranced by a young lady selling delightful perfume. Ash makes fun of the sweet-smelling stuff and is ejected from the store and the local gym! Team Rocket shows up and puts Ash in a dress to sneak him into the gym - but a fire erupts. Ash helps extinguish the fire and as a reward for his bravery - the gym leader - Erica - gives Ash another trainer badge.