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[[ | [[File:Original series.png|thumb|A poster for the [[series]], featuring {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}} and some of their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}]] | ||
The '''original series''' of the | The '''original series''' of the [[Pokémon anime]] (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター''' ''Pocket Monsters'') is the first of its [[series]]. Unlike later series, the name of the original series comes only from the need to differentiate it from the latter three. It ran from April 1, 1997 to November 14, 2002 in Japan and from September 7, 1998 to October 25, 2003 in the United States. | ||
During the original series, rookie {{pkmn|Trainer}} {{ | During the original series, rookie {{pkmn|Trainer}} [[Ash Ketchum]] begins his {{pkmn|journey}} in the [[Kanto]] [[region]], leaving his [[hometown|home]] of [[Pallet Town]] with the only [[starter Pokémon]] that {{an|Professor Oak}} had left to give: a reluctant and moody {{AP|Pikachu}}. Ash's quest begins in earnest to defeat all of the [[Gym Leader]]s and get to the [[Pokémon League]] as soon as he has gained Pikachu's trust, and he is joined by two mentors, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}}. | ||
After competing in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] and not doing so well, Ash journeys to the [[Orange Archipelago]] to receive the [[GS Ball]] from [[Professor Ivy]], as it cannot be transported to Professor Oak by [[PC]]. During his time there, Ash competes in another Pokémon League, the [[Orange League]] and meets a new friend named [[Tracey Sketchit]]. When Oak cannot figure out how to open the GS Ball on Ash's return to Pallet, the Professor sends Ash to [[Johto]] to give the special [[Poké Ball]] to [[Kurt]]. While there, Ash again competes in a Pokémon League, the [[Silver Conference]]. | After competing in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] and not doing so well, Ash journeys to the [[Orange Archipelago]] to receive the [[GS Ball]] from [[Professor Ivy]], as it cannot be transported to Professor Oak by [[PC]]. During his time there, Ash competes in another Pokémon League, the [[Orange League]] and meets a new {{ashfr|friend}} named [[Tracey Sketchit]]. When Oak cannot figure out how to open the GS Ball on Ash's return to Pallet, the Professor sends Ash to [[Johto]] to give the special [[Poké Ball]] to [[Kurt]]. While there, Ash again competes in a Pokémon League, the [[Silver Conference]]. | ||
==Chapters== | ==Chapters== | ||
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File:Original series logo.png|''Pocket Monsters'' logo | |||
File:Original series Orange Islands logo.png|''Pocket Monsters: Orange Archipelago Chapter'' logo | |||
File:Original series GS logo.png|''Pocket Monsters: Gold & Silver Chapter'' logo | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Originally, this [[series]] of the {{pkmn|anime}} was only to have lasted a year and a half, approximately as long as the [[Kanto]] saga lasted. | * Originally, this [[series]] of the {{pkmn|anime}} was only to have lasted a year and a half, approximately as long as the [[Kanto]] saga lasted. | ||
* At 274 episodes, this is the | * At 274 episodes, this is the anime's longest series. This is because it adapted the {{pkmn|games}} from two [[generation]]s, {{Gen|I}} and {{Gen|II}}. The following series are adaptations of games of only one generation each. | ||
** Minus the 81-episode [[Kanto]] saga, which covered the storyline of [[Generation I]], the [[series]] contains 193 episodes, only two more than the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} and only one more than the {{series|Advanced Generation}}. | ** Minus the 81-episode [[Kanto]] saga, which covered the storyline of [[Generation I]], the [[series]] contains 193 episodes, only two more than the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} and only one more than the {{series|Advanced Generation}}. | ||