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'''Round One - Begin!''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンリーグかいまく！みずのフィールド！''' ''Pokémon League Opens! Water Field!'') is the 75th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 17, 1998 and in the United States on October 30, 1999.  

After registering for the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]], {{Ash}} learns that he must first pass through four preliminary battles on four unique battlefields (Grass, Water, Ice, and Rock) to qualify for battling inside the Indigo Stadium. The lady at the registry has Ash go through a random selection, and he is assigned to {{pkmn|battle}} on the Water field later that day against a {{pkmn|Trainer}} named [[Mandi]].

Since he is assigned to the Water field, Ash plans to rely on {{AP|Squirtle}} for the battle, but {{an|Misty}} suggests that it might not be enough. The group runs into {{Gary}}, who is battling on the Ice field. He mockingly wishes Ash luck as he wants to be the one to defeat him, and he walks away laughing with [[Gary's cheerleaders|his cheerleaders]]. At that moment, Ash receives a call from {{an|Professor Oak}}, who suggests he swap out one of his Pokémon. Ash decides to have {{AP|Krabby}} sent through to boost his team. Misty is worried because Ash had never used Krabby before, but Ash is confident in the Pokémon. Meanwhile, {{TRT}} is posing as a news crew and unsuccessfully trying to find rare Pokémon to steal. While waiting for his turn to battle at a restaurant, Ash sees Gary winning his first match on the Ice field on [[television|TV]], fueling his determination.

Ash's battle on the Water field soon begins, and he starts off with Krabby, while Mandi uses an {{p|Exeggutor}}. Krabby jumps into the pool, but Exeggutor uses {{m|Psychic}} to create a whirlpool, revealing Krabby's hiding space. Mandi then orders an {{m|Egg Bomb}}, knocking Krabby into the whirlpool and preventing it from using any attacks. Ash tries to recall Krabby, but the whirlpool prevents him from doing so. Suddenly, Krabby escapes from the vortex, and Ash orders it to use {{m|Vise Grip}} on Exeggutor's leaves, stopping its attacks. Hanging on tightly, Krabby uses {{m|Leer}} to immobilize Exeggutor, and its {{m|Stomp}} attack knocks it out. As it stands triumphant over Exeggutor, Krabby suddenly [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{AP|Kingler}}. Mandi, still confident, sends out his second Pokémon, a {{p|Seadra}}. Seadra uses {{m|Agility}} to dodge Kingler's {{m|Water Gun}}, but Kingler manages to slow it down with {{m|Bubble}} and then knocks Seadra out with {{m|Crabhammer}}.

Mandi remains undaunted as he sends out his last Pokémon, a {{p|Golbat}}. {{an|Brock}} becomes worried, since Kingler is weak against {{t|Flying}} attacks. Misty suggests that Ash should switch to {{AP|Pikachu}}, but Ash stands by his Pokémon. Golbat manages to evade Kingler's attacks, dealing a great amount of damage in the process. Ash then orders Kingler to use {{m|Hyper Beam}}. Kingler's shot hits Golbat dead-on, knocking it out and winning Ash his first Indigo League victory. Mandi is astounded by his defeat, with the commentator confirming that Ash successfully used only one Pokémon for the entire match. Misty and Brock watch on in shock as Ash jumps around, overexcited by his first win.

* Ash's Krabby [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{AP|Kingler}} and learns {{m|Hyper Beam}}.

* Ash's Kingler is revealed to know {{m|Bubble}}, {{m|Water Gun}}, and {{m|Crabhammer}}.

* Ash wins his first round match against [[Mandi]] using only his Kingler.

** This also marks the first time when one of {{cat|Ash's Pokémon}} has evolved during a Pokémon League battle. The second time wouldn't occur until ''[[SM143|Fiery Surprises!]]'', where Ash's {{p|Torracat}} evolved to {{AP|Incineroar}}, 1,007 episodes later.

* In the English dub, after [[Mandi]] summons a flock of {{p|Pidgey}} during his magic trick, {{MTR}} refers to the Pidgey as {{p|Pidgeotto}}. In the original version, Meowth doesn't name the Pokémon at all.

* When a random {{pkmn|Trainer}} is showing off his Pokémon to {{TRT}}, he holds up a {{i|Poké Ball}} containing a {{p|Raticate}}, yet a picture of a {{p|Venomoth}} appears. When he holds up the Poké Ball containing Venomoth, the next scene shows him staring at Team Rocket's camera, with his mouth not moving when he says "And a Venomoth!" in the English dub. In the Japanese version, he only showed off one Pokémon and a Venomoth.

* When Ash uses the video phone to talk to {{an|Professor Oak}}, Ash puts the phone against his ear and uses the screen when {{Delia}} and Professor Oak only used the screen.  

* In the dub, during the battle on the Water Field, the announcer says that the battle is ''about to begin'', but one Trainer has two Pokémon remaining, and the other has one Pokémon remaining. In the original version, he says it's about to end.

* After Ash's {{p|Krabby}} evolves into {{AP|Kingler}}, he looks at its [[Pokédex]] entry. The entry for Kingler states that "[Its] claws can pinch with the power of 10,000 horsepower". In fact, horsepower is a unit of power which is energy divided by time—not at all related to pressure. A better unit would be {{wp|pounds per square inch}}.  

* When Mandi's {{p|Golbat}} uses {{m|Double Team}}, the [[move]] looks more like {{m|Teleport}}.

* Right after {{Ash}} defeats Mandi, the black background of the big screen disappears when the screen changes to congratulate the winner.

** This also happens after {{Gary}}'s battle, therefore it may have been intentional and was simply changed in future episodes.

* In the English dub, the move {{p|Seaking}} uses against {{p|Tentacruel}} is mentioned to be {{m|Horn Drill}}, even though it's actually {{m|Horn Attack}}.

* The trainer's book Brock reads says that Trainers should conduct themselves with dignity and restraint in the dub. In the original version, it says that the second round is two days later.