Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

S1:E1 Pokémon - I Choose You!

Meet Ash Ketchum, who dreams of becoming a Pokémon master!

S1:E2 Pokémon Emergency

The city's on high alert for Pokémon thieves—thieves like Team Rocket.

S1:E3 Ash Catches a Pokémon

Team Rocket shows up to steal Pikachu and Ash vows to defend himself.

S1:E4 Challenge of the Samurai

Samurai challenges Ash to a battle, and Ash gets the advantage.

S1:E5 Showdown in Pewter City

Jessie, James, and Meowth dig a trap for our heroes, but they end up falling into it themselves!

S1:E6 Clefairy and the Moon Stone

Will Team Rocket steal the Moon Stone? Are there other Clefairy lurking about?

S1:E7 The Water Flowers of Cerulean City

Ash seeks the Cascade badge in Cerulean City—but without Misty.

S1:E8 The Path to the Pokémon League

After earning his second badge, Ash sets off triumphantly for Vermilion City.

S1:E9 The School of Hard Knocks

Ash and Pikachu discover a bunch of kids bullying a classmate named Joe.

S1:E10 Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village

Ash and Misty, while arguing, discover an Oddish, who runs off into the woods.

S1:E11 Charmander - The Stray Pokémon

Our friends discover an injured Charmander who's waiting for its trainer to return.

S1:E12 Here Comes the Squirtle Squad

Ash and his friends fall into a hole dug by a batch of mischievous Squirtle.

S1:E13 Mystery at the Lighthouse

A tremendously large shadow begins to take form in the sea mists.

S1:E14 Electric Shock Showdown

Pikachu reluctantly battles a Raichu—the evolved form of Pikachu!

S1:E15 Battle Aboard the St. Anne

Ash and his friends board a fancy cruise ship called the St. Anne.

S1:E16 Pokémon Shipwreck

Our heroes are revealed in the middle of a trap concocted by Team Rocket.

S1:E17 Island of the Giant Pokémon

Our heroes and Team Rocket beat the odds by surviving the sinking ship.

S1:E18 Tentacool & Tentacruel

Our heroes arrive at Hutber Port, where a ferryboat line runs to the mainland.

S1:E19 The Ghost of Maiden's Peak

After leaving Acapulco, our heroes arrive at a small port town.

S1:E20 Bye-Bye, Butterfree

The party sees a flock of Butterfree flying above the ocean.

S1:E21 Abra and the Psychic Showdown

The party arrives in Saffron City where a girl manages Pokémon using psychic powers.

S1:E22 The Tower of Terror

In search of a ghost Pokémon, Ash heads immediately for a tower in Lavender Town.

S1:E23 Haunter vs. Kadabra

Unbenownst to Ash, one of the ghost Pokémon decides to join Ash on his journey.

S1:E24 Primeape Goes Bananas

On their way to Celadon City, our heroes encounter Mankey, a wild Pokémon.