List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)

The following is a list of all of the English language home video releases of the first season of the Pokémon anime, Indigo League, in the United States and Canada. DVD releases are for DVD Region 1, Blu-ray releases are for Blu-ray Region A (although they may be playable in other regions), and all releases are NTSC.

In Region 1 releases, the episodes are ordered and separated according to Viz Media season (which correspond to opening themes), rather than by standard seasons (in the same way as on Pokémon.com).

Single releases

The Indigo League single releases were released through Viz Video and distributed by Pioneer Entertainment.

The TV season 1 volumes (I Choose You! Pikachu! to Picture Perfect) have red spines and do not include closed captions; The TV season 2 volumes (Water Blast! to Friends & Rivals) have yellow spines but do include optional English closed captions.

Title Catalogue number VHS cover artwork DVD cover artwork Episodes included Release date
I Choose You! Pikachu! PIKA-0001D
PIKA-01DVD
    Pokémon - I Choose You!
Pokémon Emergency!
Ash Catches a Pokémon
December 13, 1998
The Mystery of Mount Moon PIKA-0002D
PIKA-02DVD
    Challenge of the Samurai
Showdown in Pewter City
Clefairy and the Moon Stone
March 9, 1999
The Sisters of Cerulean City PIKA-0003D
PIKA-03DVD
    The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
The Path to the Pokémon League
The School of Hard Knocks
March 9, 1999
Poké-Friends PIKA-0004D
PIKA-04DVD
    Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
Charmander – The Stray Pokémon
Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
May 18, 1999
Thunder Shock! PIKA-0005D
PIKA-05DVD
    Mystery at the Lighthouse
Electric Shock Showdown
Battle Aboard the St. Anne
May 18, 1999
Seaside Pikachu PIKA-0006D
PIKA-06DVD
    Pokémon Shipwreck
Island of the Giant Pokémon
Tentacool & Tentacruel
July 20, 1999
Psychic Surprise PIKA-0007D
PIKA-07DVD
    The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
Bye Bye Butterfree
Abra and the Psychic Showdown
July 20, 1999
Primeape Problems PIKA-0008D
PIKA-08DVD
    The Tower of Terror
Haunter versus Kadabra
Primeape Goes Bananas
September 21, 1999
Fashion Victims PIKA-0009D
PIKA-09DVD
    Pokémon Scent-sation!
Hypno's Naptime
Pokémon Fashion Flash
September 21, 1999
Fighting Tournament PIKA-0010D
PIKA-10DVD
    The Punchy Pokémon
Sparks Fly for Magnemite
Dig Those Diglett!
September 21, 1999
The Great Race PIKA-0011D
PIKA-11DVD
    The Ninja Poké-Showdown
The Flame Pokémon-athon!
The Kangaskhan Kid
November 23, 1999
Pikachu Party PIKA-0012D
PIKA-12DVD
    The Bridge Bike Gang
Ditto's Mysterious Mansion
Pikachu's Goodbye
November 23, 1999
Wake Up Snorlax! PIKA-0013D
PIKA-13DVD
    The Battling Eevee Brothers
Wake Up Snorlax!
Showdown at Dark City
January 18, 2000
Jigglypuff Pop PIKA-0014D
PIKA-14DVD
    The March of the Exeggutor Squad
The Problem with Paras
The Song of Jigglypuff
January 18, 2000
Charizard!! PIKA-0015D
PIKA-15DVD
    Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
A Chansey Operation
Holy Matrimony!
February 22, 2000
Totally Togepi PIKA-0016D
PIKA-16DVD
    So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd
Who Gets to Keep Togepi?
Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden
February 22, 2000
Picture Perfect PIKA-0017D
PIKA-17DVD
    The Case of the K-9 Caper!
Pokémon Paparazzi
The Ultimate Test
The Breeding Center Secret
May 30, 2000
Water Blast! PIKA-0018D
PIKA-18DVD
    Riddle Me This
Volcanic Panic
Beach Blank-Out Blastoise
May 30, 2000
Our Hero Meowth PIKA-0019D
PIKA-19DVD
    Princess vs. Princess
The Purr-fect Hero
The Misty Mermaid
July 18, 2000
The Final Badge PIKA-0020D
PIKA-20DVD
    Clefairy Tales
The Battle of the Badge
It's Mr. Mime Time
July 18, 2000
The PO-KE Corral!
The Po-Ké Corral!
PIKA-0021D
PIKA-21DVD
    Holiday Hi-Jynx
Snow Way Out!
Showdown at the Po-ké Corral
September 19, 2000
Hang Ten, Pikachu PIKA-0022D
PIKA-22DVD
    The Evolution Solution
The Pi-Kahuna
Make Room for Gloom
September 19, 2000
Show Time! PIKA-0023D
PIKA-23DVD
    Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!
Go West, Young Meowth
To Master the Onixpected!
November 14, 2000
Into the Arena PIKA-0024D
PIKA-24DVD
    The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis
Bad to the Bone
All Fired Up!
November 14, 2000
ROUND ONE! PIKA-0025D
PIKA-25DVD
    Round One - Begin!
Fire and Ice
The Fourth Round Rumble
January 23, 2001
Friends & Rivals PIKA-0026D
PIKA-26DVD
    A Friend In Deed
Friend and Foe Alike
Friends to the End
January 23, 2001

Bonuses

 
Mini-comic sampler cover
 
Lenticular Pikachu card included with the Water Blast! video

Various manga samplers of The Electric Tale of Pikachu were included with some of the original individual releases. The first sampler, included with I Choose You! Pikachu!, was actually released before the first issue of the regular monthly issues of the manga, making it the first appearance of any Pokémon manga to English-speaking audiences.

Some videos also had lenticular trading cards included.

Box sets

First edition

VIZ Media began releasing DVD boxed sets of Indigo League episodes in 2006, around the time of the Pokémon 10th Anniversary. These releases collect the season in three boxed sets each containing three DVD cases with one disc each. Optional English closed captioning is included on the DVDs.

The full version of the Kanto Pokérap is available on Disc 1 of the DVD box set without the first three intro sentences. The other discs don't feature the Pokérap. Pikachu's Jukebox is included with the episodes, but in a mostly different order than on Pokémon TV. Who's That Pokémon? is included on all episodes.

Part 1: Episodes 1-26

 
Pokémon: Indigo League - Part 1 cover

Part 1 contains Volumes 1 through 3. It was released on November 21, 2006 and its catalogue number is DPMBS1. It contains three DVDs with 26 episodes across them combined.

Cover artwork Disc number Episodes
  One Pokémon - I Choose You!
Pokémon Emergency!
Ash Catches a Pokémon
Challenge of the Samurai
Showdown in Pewter City
Clefairy and the Moon Stone
The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
The Path to the Pokémon League
The School of Hard Knocks
  Two Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
Charmander – The Stray Pokémon
Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
Mystery at the Lighthouse
Electric Shock Showdown
Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Pokémon Shipwreck
Island of the Giant Pokémon
Tentacool & Tentacruel
  Three The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
Bye Bye Butterfree
Abra and the Psychic Showdown
The Tower of Terror
Haunter versus Kadabra
Primeape Goes Bananas
Pokémon Scent-sation!
Hypno's Naptime

Part 2: Episodes 27-52

 
Pokémon: Indigo League - Part 2 cover

Part 2 contains Volumes 4 through 6. It was released on November 13, 2007 and its catalogue number is DPMBS1B. It contains three DVDs with 26 episodes across them combined.

Cover artwork Disc number Episodes
  Four Pokémon Fashion Flash
The Punchy Pokémon
Sparks Fly for Magnemite
Dig Those Diglett!
The Ninja Poké-Showdown
The Flame Pokémon-athon!
The Kangaskhan Kid
The Bridge Bike Gang
Ditto's Mysterious Mansion
  Five Pikachu's Goodbye
The Battling Eevee Brothers
Wake Up Snorlax!
Showdown at Dark City
The March of the Exeggutor Squad
The Problem with Paras
The Song of Jigglypuff
Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
A Chansey Operation
  Six Holy Matrimony!
So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd
Who Gets to Keep Togepi?
Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden
The Case of the K-9 Caper!
Pokémon Paparazzi
The Ultimate Test
The Breeding Center Secret

Part 3: Episodes 53-79

 
Pokémon: Indigo League - Part 3 cover

Part 3 contains Volumes 7 through 9. It was released on February 18, 2008 and its catalogue number is DPMBS3B. It contains three DVDs with 27 episodes across them combined.

The episode Go West Young Meowth is listed as Hollywood Heartbreak on the DVD cover.

Cover artwork Disc number Episodes
  Seven Riddle Me This
Volcanic Panic
Beach Blank-Out Blastoise
Princess vs. Princess
The Purr-fect Hero
The Misty Mermaid
Clefairy Tales
The Battle of the Badge
It's Mr. Mime Time
  Eight Holiday Hi-Jynx
Snow Way Out!
Showdown at the Po-ké Corral
The Evolution Solution
The Pi-Kahuna
Make Room for Gloom
Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!
Go West Young Meowth
To Master the Onixpected!
  Nine The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis
Bad to the Bone
All Fired Up!
Round One - Begin!
Fire and Ice
The Fourth Round Rumble
A Friend In Deed
Friend and Foe Alike
Friends to the End

Second edition

VIZ Media began releasing new DVD sets of the Indigo League episodes again in November 2013, distributed through Warner Home Video. There are three volumes, which are DVD cases (rather than box sets) containing three discs each. The Complete Collection is a box set that contains all three of the second edition volumes. Optional English closed captioning is included on the DVDs.

The full version of the Kanto Pokérap is available on Disc 1 of the DVD box set without the first three intro sentences. The other discs don't feature the Pokérap. Pikachu's Jukebox is included with the episodes, but in a mostly different order than on Pokémon TV. Who's That Pokémon? is included on all episodes.

The discs are identical to those released in the first edition, except that this release does not include Holiday Hi-Jynx.

Volume 1

 
Pokémon: Indigo League - Volume 1 cover

Volume 1 was released in North America on November 5, 2013. It contains three DVDs with 26 episodes across them combined.

Disc number Episodes
1 Pokémon - I Choose You!
Pokémon Emergency!
Ash Catches a Pokémon
Challenge of the Samurai
Showdown in Pewter City
Clefairy and the Moon Stone
The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
The Path to the Pokémon League
The School of Hard Knocks
2 Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
Charmander – The Stray Pokémon
Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
Mystery at the Lighthouse
Electric Shock Showdown
Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Pokémon Shipwreck
Island of the Giant Pokémon
Tentacool & Tentacruel
3 The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
Bye Bye Butterfree
Abra and the Psychic Showdown
The Tower of Terror
Haunter versus Kadabra
Primeape Goes Bananas
Pokémon Scent-sation!
Hypno's Naptime

Volume 2

 
Pokémon: Indigo League - Volume 2 cover

Volume 2 was released in North America on October 28, 2014. It contains three DVDs with 26 episodes across them combined.

Disc number Episodes
1 Pokémon Fashion Flash
The Punchy Pokémon
Sparks Fly for Magnemite
Dig Those Diglett!
The Ninja Poké-Showdown
The Flame Pokémon-athon!
The Kangaskhan Kid
The Bridge Bike Gang
Ditto's Mysterious Mansion
2 Pikachu's Goodbye
The Battling Eevee Brothers
Wake Up Snorlax!
Showdown at Dark City
The March of the Exeggutor Squad
The Problem with Paras
The Song of Jigglypuff
Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
A Chansey Operation
3 Holy Matrimony!
So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd
Who Gets to Keep Togepi?
Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden
The Case of the K-9 Caper!
Pokémon Paparazzi
The Ultimate Test
The Breeding Center Secret

Volume 3

 
Pokémon: Indigo League - Volume 3 cover

Volume 3 was released in North America on October 28, 2014. It contains three DVDs with 26 episodes across them combined.

This release does not include Holiday Hi-Jynx.

Disc number Episodes
1 Princess vs. Princess
The Purr-fect Hero
Riddle Me This
Volcanic Panic
Beach Blank-Out Blastoise
The Misty Mermaid
Clefairy Tales
The Battle of the Badge
It's Mr. Mime Time
2 Snow Way Out!
Showdown at the Po-ké Corral
The Evolution Solution
The Pi-Kahuna
Make Room for Gloom
Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!
Go West Young Meowth
To Master the Onixpected!
3 The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis
Bad to the Bone
All Fired Up!
Round One - Begin!
Fire and Ice
The Fourth Round Rumble
A Friend In Deed
Friend and Foe Alike
Friends to the End

The Complete Collection

 
Pokémon: Indigo League - The Complete Collection cover

Pokémon: Indigo League - The Complete Collection was released in North America on October 28, 2014. This Complete Collection contains the three second edition volumes. It contains nine DVDs with 78 episodes across them combined. Optional English closed captioning is included on the DVDs.

The full version of the Kanto Pokérap is available on Disc 1 of the DVD box set without the first three intro sentences. Discs 2-6 feature the full Pokerap with the intro sentences, while Discs 7-9 do not include it at all. Pikachu's Jukebox is included with the episodes, but in a mostly different order than on Pokémon TV. Who's That Pokémon? is included on all episodes.

This release does not include Holiday Hi-Jynx.

Each disc features artwork of a specific Pokémon on the disc itself.

Disc number Featured
Pokémon
Episodes
1 Pikachu Pokémon - I Choose You!
Pokémon Emergency!
Ash Catches a Pokémon
Challenge of the Samurai
Showdown in Pewter City
Clefairy and the Moon Stone
The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
The Path to the Pokémon League
The School of Hard Knocks
2 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
Charmander – The Stray Pokémon
Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
Mystery at the Lighthouse
Electric Shock Showdown
Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Pokémon Shipwreck
Island of the Giant Pokémon
Tentacool & Tentacruel
3 Charmander The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
Bye Bye Butterfree
Abra and the Psychic Showdown
The Tower of Terror
Haunter versus Kadabra
Primeape Goes Bananas
Pokémon Scent-sation!
Hypno's Naptime
4 Squirtle Pokémon Fashion Flash
The Punchy Pokémon
Sparks Fly for Magnemite
Dig Those Diglett!
The Ninja Poké-Showdown
The Flame Pokémon-athon!
The Kangaskhan Kid
The Bridge Bike Gang
Ditto's Mysterious Mansion
5 Meowth Pikachu's Goodbye
The Battling Eevee Brothers
Wake Up Snorlax!
Showdown at Dark City
The March of the Exeggutor Squad
The Problem with Paras
The Song of Jigglypuff
Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
A Chansey Operation
6 Slowpoke Holy Matrimony!
So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd
Who Gets to Keep Togepi?
Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden
The Case of the K-9 Caper!
Pokémon Paparazzi
The Ultimate Test
The Breeding Center Secret
7 Pidgeotto Princess vs. Princess
The Purr-fect Hero
Riddle Me This
Volcanic Panic
Beach Blank-Out Blastoise
The Misty Mermaid
Clefairy Tales
The Battle of the Badge
It's Mr. Mime Time
8 Vulpix Snow Way Out!
Showdown at the Po-ké Corral
The Evolution Solution
The Pi-Kahuna
Make Room for Gloom
Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!
Go West Young Meowth
To Master the Onixpected!
9 Arcanine The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis
Bad to the Bone
All Fired Up!
Round One - Begin!
Fire and Ice
The Fourth Round Rumble
A Friend In Deed
Friend and Foe Alike
Friends to the End

Blu-ray

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Pokemon: Indigo League, Season 1 - Champion's Edition cover

The Pokemon: Indigo League, Season 1 - Champion's Edition Blu-ray set was released by VIZ Media on November 14, 2017, containing six discs with 52 episodes across them combined. Optional English closed captioning is included. It also includes the Pokérap, Who's That Pokémon? gallery, 64-page manga sampler, and a recipe card (promoting The Pokémon Cookbook: Easy & Fun Recipes).

Disc number Episodes
1 Pokémon - I Choose You!
Pokémon Emergency!
Ash Catches a Pokémon
Challenge of the Samurai
Showdown in Pewter City
Clefairy and the Moon Stone
The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
The Path to the Pokémon League
The School of Hard Knocks
2 Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
Charmander – The Stray Pokémon
Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
Mystery at the Lighthouse
Electric Shock Showdown
Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Pokémon Shipwreck
Island of the Giant Pokémon
Tentacool & Tentacruel
3 The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
Bye Bye Butterfree
Abra and the Psychic Showdown
The Tower of Terror
Haunter versus Kadabra
Primeape Goes Bananas
Pokémon Scent-sation!
Hypno's Naptime
Pokémon Fashion Flash
4 The Punchy Pokémon
Sparks Fly for Magnemite
Dig Those Diglett!
The Ninja Poké-Showdown
The Flame Pokémon-athon!
The Kangaskhan Kid
The Bridge Bike Gang
Ditto's Mysterious Mansion
Pikachu's Goodbye
5 The Battling Eevee Brothers
Wake Up Snorlax!
Showdown at Dark City
The March of the Exeggutor Squad
The Problem with Paras
The Song of Jigglypuff
Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
A Chansey Operation
6 Holy Matrimony!
So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd
Who Gets to Keep Togepi?
Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden
The Case of the K-9 Caper!
Pokémon Paparazzi
The Ultimate Test
The Breeding Center Secret

Trivia

  • On retail websites, the second North American boxset image shows Jessie's Arbok right next to her. However, on all actual boxsets it is Ekans that appears.
  • On retail websites, Volume 1 of the second edition releases uses a different cover that labelled it as "Season 1" rather than "Volume 1".

External links


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