Timeline of events in Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

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In Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, a 10-year old Ash Ketchum starts his journey to become a Pokémon Master, setting off from Pallet Town with his first partner, Pikachu. Traveling through the region of Kanto, he faces Gym Leaders to earn Badges and encounters challenges that test his skills, often clashing with the villainous Team Rocket trio and butting heads with his rival, Gary Oak. Accompanying Ash through his journey are Misty, a tomboyish Water-type Trainer from Cerulean City, and Brock, an aspiring Pokémon Breeder from Pewter City.

After competing in the Indigo Plateau Conference, Ash is sent on an errand by Professor Oak, which sees him travel to the Orange Islands to retrieve the mysterious GS Ball from Professor Ivy. While Brock seems to find his true calling as Professor Ivy's assistant, his place in the group is temporarily filled up by Tracey Sketchit, a Pokémon Watcher and an enthusiastic fan of Professor Oak. Ash's delivery mission gets delayed when he learns about the Orange League and decides to compete in it, giving him a set of new and unique Gyms to challenge.

Timeline

These events are listed in chronological order as opposed to solely release order.

Kanto

Episode Details
Pokémon - I Choose You!
Pokémon Emergency!
Ash Catches a Pokémon
Challenge of the Samurai
Showdown in Pewter City
Clefairy and the Moon Stone
Water Flowers of Cerulean City
The Path to the Pokémon League
The School of Hard Knocks
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
Beauty and the Beach
Tentacool and Tentacruel
The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
Bye Bye Butterfree
Abra and the Psychic Pokémon
The Tower of Terror
Haunter versus Kadabra
Primeape Goes Bananas
Pokémon Scent-sation
Hypno's Naptime
Pokémon Fashion Flash
The Punchy Pokémon
Sparks Fly for Magnemite
Dig Those Diglett
The Ninja Poké-Showdown
The Flame Pokémon-athon
The Kangaskhan Kid
EP035
The Bridge Bike Gang
Ditto's Mysterious Mansion
EP038
Holiday Hi-Jynx
Pikachu's Good-Bye
The Battling Eevee Brothers
Wake Up Snorlax!
The March of the Exeggutor Squad
The Problem with Paras
The Song of Jigglypuff
Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
Holy Matrimony!
Princess vs. Princess
Who Gets to Keep Togepi?
Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden
The Purr-fect Hero
Pokémon Paparazzi
The Breeding Center Secret
Riddle Me This
Volcanic Panic
Beach Blank-Out Blastoise
The Misty Mermaid
Clefairy Tales
The Battle of the Badge
It's Mr. Mime Time
Showdown at the Po-ké Corral
Mewtwo Strikes Back
The Evolution Solution
Make Room for Gloom
Go West Young Meowth
To Master the Onixpected
The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis
Bad to the Bone
All Fired Up
Round One - Begin!
Fire and Ice
The Fourth Round Rumble
  • Gary is revealed to have made it to the fourth round.
  • Gary is defeated by Melissa in his fourth round battle, placing him in the Top 32.
  • Gary heads back to Pallet Town.
  • Ash uses his Muk in battle for the first time.
  • Ash's Muk is revealed to know Body Slam.
  • Ash defeats Jeanette Fisher in his fourth and final preliminary round match, securing him a place in the Indigo Stadium.
A Friend In Deed
Friend and Foe Alike
Friends to the End

Orange Islands

Episode Details
Pallet Party Panic
A Scare in the Air
Poké Ball Peril
The Lost Lapras
Fit To Be Tide
Pikachu Re-Volts
The Crystal Onix
In The Pink
Stage Fight!
Bye Bye Psyduck
The Joy of Pokémon
Navel Maneuvers
Snack Attack!
A Shipful of Shivers
Meowth Rules!
  • Meowth reveals that he's unable to learn Pay Day due to having spent too much energy on learning how to talk.
Tracey Gets Bugged
A Way Off Day Off
The Mandarin Island Miss Match
The Mystery Menace
Misty Meets Her Match!
Bound For Trouble
Charizard Chills
The Power of One
The Pokémon Water War
Pokémon Food Fight
Pokémon Double Trouble
The Stun Spore Detour
Hello, Pummelo!
Enter The Dragonite
Viva Las Lapras
The Underground Round Up
A Tent Situation
The Rivalry Revival

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