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Pokémon: Indigo League Season 1 | |
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Opening | Pokémon Theme |
Episodes | 52 |
Region | Kanto |
Series | Original series |
Preceded by | None |
Followed by | Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands |
Pokémon: Indigo League (known at the time it was first aired simply as Pokémon) is the first season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It follows rookie Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum, his Pikachu, and his friends Misty and Brock as they travel across the Kanto region. The subtitle "Indigo League" is not used within the episodes, but was later added by the DVD releases and the official website.
In the United States, the first 40 episodes aired in syndication in 1998, while the remaining 12 episodes were picked up and aired by Kids' WB!, starting with The Problem with Paras in 1999. The season began with Pokémon, I Choose You!, which originally aired on September 8, 1998, and ended with The Breeding Center Secret, which originally aired on May 1, 1999. In Canada, the series was aired by YTV. This season skips EP018, EP035, and EP038, which were all banned from airing (the first one of these was eventually dubbed later with the title Beauty and the Beach, but was pulled off from air again and it is not considered as part of any dub season).
It was succeeded by Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands, which contains the rest of Ash and his friends' journey through Kanto and the Orange Islands arc, the latter of which was created to allow time for the development of Pokémon Gold and Silver.
Blurb
It’s Ash Ketchum’s tenth birthday, and he’s ready to do what many 10-year-olds in the Kanto region set out to do—become a Pokémon Trainer! Things don’t go exactly the way he planned when he ends up with a Pikachu instead of a standard first Pokémon, and winning Gym Badges turns out to be much tougher than he thought. Luckily he’s got former Gym Leaders Brock and Misty at his side, along with a bevy of new Pokémon friends, including Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander.
Important events
- Ash begins his journey as a Trainer with the goal of being a Pokémon Master; his first Pokémon is Pikachu. (EP001)
- Gary also begins his journey with an unknown Pokémon. (EP001)
- Misty follows Ash after the latter "borrows" and destroys her bike, demanding repayment. (EP002)
- Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket start following Ash after his Pikachu demonstrates considerably advanced power for a Pokémon of its species. (EP002)
- Brock joins the group after his father returns to become the Pewter City Gym Leader. (EP005)
Party changes
Additions
The following Pokémon are obtained:
- Ash's Pikachu (EP001)
- Ash's Caterpie (EP003)
- Ash's Pidgeotto (EP003)
- Brock's Zubat (EP006)
- Ash's Bulbasaur (EP010)
- Ash's Charmander (EP011)
- Ash's Squirtle (EP012)
- Ash's Krabby (EP013)
- James's Magikarp (EP015)
- Misty's Horsea (EP019)
- Ash's Primeape (EP025)
- Misty's Psyduck (EP027)
- Brock's Vulpix (EP028)
- Ash's Muk (EP030)
- Ash's Tauros (EP035*)
- Jessie's Porygon (EP038*)
- Misty's Togepi (EP050)
- James's Weepinbell (before EP057)
Other
- James's Growlithe (obtained prior to EP001)
- Jessie's Ekans (obtained prior to EP002)
- James's Koffing (obtained prior to EP002)
- Misty's Goldeen (obtained prior to EP002)
- Brock's Onix (obtained prior to EP005)
- Brock's Geodude (obtained prior to EP005)
- Misty's Staryu (obtained prior to EP006)
- Misty's Starmie (obtained prior to EP007)
- Ash's Primeape (training with Anthony) (EP029)
Evolutions
The following Pokémon evolve:
- Ash's Caterpie → Metapod (EP003)
- Ash's Metapod → Butterfree (EP004)
- James's Magikarp → Gyarados (EP016)
- Jessie's Ekans → Arbok (EP031)
- James's Koffing → Weezing (EP031)
- Ash's Charmander → Charmeleon (EP043)
- Ash's Charmeleon → Charizard (EP046)
- James's Weepinbell → Victreebel (prior to EP057)
Trades
The following Pokémon are traded:
Releases
The following Pokémon are released:
Gym battles
Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:
Badge | Opponent | Epicode | Result |
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Boulder Badge | Brock | EP005 | Forfeit |
Rewarded | |||
Cascade Badge | Misty | EP007 | Rewarded |
Thunder Badge | Lt. Surge | EP014 | Defeat |
Victory | |||
Marsh Badge | Sabrina | EP022 | Forfeit |
EP024 | Forfeit | ||
Rewarded | |||
Rainbow Badge | Erika | EP026 | Rewarded |
Soul Badge | Koga | EP032 | Victory |
Episodes
The television definition is used by Region 4 home video releases, Pokémon TV, Netflix, DisneyNOW, digital home video releases, and formerly on Toonami Jetstream and Cartoon Network Video. It includes the first two-thirds of the Indigo League arc of the anime.
The home video definition is the definition used by most Region 1 home video releases by VIZ Media, with the exception of the 2017 Blu-ray release. Due to the removal of Holiday Hi-Jynx from rotation, releases since 2014 do not include the episode. It includes all episodes in the Indigo League arc of the anime.
Epicode | Episode Title | Television Digital release |
Home video (prior to 2014) |
Home video (since 2014) |
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EP001 | Pokémon - I Choose You! | 1 | 1 | 1 |
EP002 | Pokémon Emergency! | 2 | 2 | 2 |
EP003 | Ash Catches a Pokémon | 3 | 3 | 3 |
EP004 | Challenge of the Samurai | 4 | 4 | 4 |
EP005 | Showdown in Pewter City | 5 | 5 | 5 |
EP006 | Clefairy and the Moon Stone | 6 | 6 | 6 |
EP007 | The Water Flowers of Cerulean City | 7 | 7 | 7 |
EP008 | The Path to the Pokémon League | 8 | 8 | 8 |
EP009 | The School of Hard Knocks | 9 | 9 | 9 |
EP010 | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | 10 | 10 | 10 |
EP011 | Charmander – The Stray Pokémon | 11 | 11 | 11 |
EP012 | Here Comes the Squirtle Squad | 12 | 12 | 12 |
EP013 | Mystery at the Lighthouse | 13 | 13 | 13 |
EP014 | Electric Shock Showdown | 14 | 14 | 14 |
EP015 | Battle Aboard the St. Anne | 15 | 15 | 15 |
EP016 | Pokémon Shipwreck | 16 | 16 | 16 |
EP017 | Island of the Giant Pokémon | 17 | 17 | 17 |
EP019 | Tentacool & Tentacruel | 18 | 18 | 18 |
EP020 | The Ghost of Maiden's Peak | 19 | 19 | 19 |
EP021 | Bye Bye Butterfree | 20 | 20 | 20 |
EP022 | Abra and the Psychic Showdown | 21 | 21 | 21 |
EP023 | The Tower of Terror | 22 | 22 | 22 |
EP024 | Haunter versus Kadabra | 23 | 23 | 23 |
EP025 | Primeape Goes Bananas | 24 | 24 | 24 |
EP026 | Pokémon Scent-sation! | 25 | 25 | 25 |
EP027 | Hypno's Naptime | 26 | 26 | 26 |
EP028 | Pokémon Fashion Flash | 27 | 27 | 27 |
EP029 | The Punchy Pokémon | 28 | 28 | 28 |
EP030 | Sparks Fly for Magnemite | 29 | 29 | 29 |
EP031 | Dig Those Diglett! | 30 | 30 | 30 |
EP032 | The Ninja Poké-Showdown | 31 | 31 | 31 |
EP033 | The Flame Pokémon-athon! | 32 | 32 | 32 |
EP034 | The Kangaskhan Kid | 33 | 33 | 33 |
EP036 | The Bridge Bike Gang | 34 | 34 | 34 |
EP037 | Ditto's Mysterious Mansion | 35 | 35 | 35 |
EP039 | Pikachu's Goodbye | 36 | 36 | 36 |
EP040 | The Battling Eevee Brothers | 37 | 37 | 37 |
EP041 | Wake Up Snorlax! | 38 | 38 | 38 |
EP042 | Showdown at Dark City | 39 | 39 | 39 |
EP043 | The March of the Exeggutor Squad | 40 | 40 | 40 |
EP044 | The Problem with Paras | 41 | 41 | 41 |
EP045 | The Song of Jigglypuff | 42 | 42 | 42 |
EP046 | Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon | 43 | 43 | 43 |
EP047 | A Chansey Operation | 44 | 44 | 44 |
EP048 | Holy Matrimony! | 45 | 45 | 45 |
EP049 | So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd | 46 | 46 | 46 |
EP050 | Who Gets to Keep Togepi? | 47 | 47 | 47 |
EP051 | Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden | 48 | 48 | 48 |
EP054 | The Case of the K-9 Caper! | 49 | 49 | 49 |
EP055 | Pokémon Paparazzi | 50 | 50 | 50 |
EP056 | The Ultimate Test | 51 | 51 | 51 |
EP057 | The Breeding Center Secret | 52 | 52 | 52 |
EP058 | Riddle Me This | Part of S02 | 53 | 53 |
EP059 | Volcanic Panic | 54 | 54 | |
EP060 | Beach Blank-Out Blastoise | 55 | 55 | |
EP052 | Princess vs. Princess | 56 | 56 | |
EP053 | The Purr-fect Hero | 57 | 57 | |
EP061 | The Misty Mermaid | 58 | 58 | |
EP062 | Clefairy Tales | 59 | 59 | |
EP063 | The Battle of the Badge | 60 | 60 | |
EP064 | It's Mr. Mime Time | 61 | 61 | |
* | Holiday Hi-Jynx | 62 | — | |
* | Snow Way Out! | 63 | 62 | |
EP065 | Showdown at the Po-ké Corral | 64 | 63 | |
EP066 | The Evolution Solution | 65 | 64 | |
EP067 | The Pi-Kahuna | 66 | 65 | |
EP068 | Make Room for Gloom | 67 | 66 | |
EP069 | Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! | 68 | 67 | |
EP070 | Go West Young Meowth | 69 | 68 | |
EP071 | To Master the Onixpected! | 70 | 69 | |
EP072 | The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis | 71 | 70 | |
EP073 | Bad to the Bone | 72 | 71 | |
EP074 | All Fired Up! | 73 | 72 | |
EP075 | Round One - Begin! | 74 | 73 | |
EP076 | Fire and Ice | 75 | 74 | |
EP077 | The Fourth Round Rumble | 76 | 75 | |
EP078 | A Friend In Deed | 77 | 76 | |
EP079 | Friend and Foe Alike | 78 | 77 | |
EP080 | Friends to the End | 79 | 78 | |
Home video releases
North American home video releases
United Kingdom home video releases
Australian home video releases
Trivia
- During the run of Pokémon: Johto League Champions, Indigo League episodes were rerun on Kids' WB! under the name Pokémon: The Road to Indigo.
- This is the only season of the entire anime to air in Albania, Iceland, and North Macedonia, the latter of which was called FYR Macedonia at the time.
- This is the only season of the English version played in Hong Kong.
- In Finland, this season ended with Friend and Foe Alike, leaving Friends to the End undubbed.
In other languages
Language | Title | |
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Arabic | بوكيمون: دوري إنديغو | |
Bulgarian | Покемон | |
Czech | Pokémon: Indigová liga | |
Danish | Pokémon: Indigo League | |
Dutch | Pokémon: Indigo League | |
Finnish | Pokémon: Indigo League | |
French | Pokémon: La Ligue Indigo | |
German | Pokémon: Indigo-Liga | |
Greek | Pokémon: Η Μπλε Ομάδα * | |
Hebrew | פוקימון: ליגת אינדיגו | |
Hindi | पोकेमोन: इंडिगो लीग Pokémon: Indigo League | |
Italian | Pokémon: Indigo League | |
Norwegian | Pokémon: Indigo League | |
Polish | Serial Pokémon: Liga Indigo * | |
Portuguese | Brazil | Pokémon - Liga Índigo Pokémon: Indigo League * |
Portugal | Pokémon - Liga Índigo | |
Russian | Покемон: Лига Индиго Pokemon: Liga Indigo | |
Slovak | Pokémon: Indigová liga | |
Spanish | Latin America | Pokémon: ¡Atrápalos ya! Pokémon: Liga Añil * |
Spain | Pokémon: ¡Hazte con todos! Pokémon: Liga Añil * | |
Swedish | Pokémon: Indigo League | |
Tamil | பொகெமொன்: இண்டிகோ லீக் Pokémon: Indigo League | |
Telugu | పోకీమాన్: ఇండిగో లీగ్ Pokémon: Indigo League | |
Turkish | Pokémon: İndigo Ligi | |
Ukrainian | Покемон: Ліга Індіго | |
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