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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.

Pokémon: Indigo League
Season 1

Logo for the season
Opening Pokémon Theme
Episodes 52
Region Kanto
Series Original series
Preceded by None
Followed by Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands

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 some of the Orange Archipelago 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
Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

Other

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Trades

The following Pokémon are traded:

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

Gym battles

Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:

Badge Opponent Epicode Result
Boulder Badge Brock EP005 Defeat
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, 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 2013 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 2013)		 Home video
(since 2013)
EP001Pokémon - I Choose You!111
EP002Pokémon Emergency!222
EP003Ash Catches a Pokémon333
EP004Challenge of the Samurai444
EP005Showdown in Pewter City555
EP006Clefairy and the Moon Stone666
EP007The Water Flowers of Cerulean City777
EP008The Path to the Pokémon League888
EP009The School of Hard Knocks999
EP010Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village101010
EP011Charmander – The Stray Pokémon111111
EP012Here Comes the Squirtle Squad121212
EP013Mystery at the Lighthouse131313
EP014Electric Shock Showdown141414
EP015Battle Aboard the St. Anne151515
EP016Pokémon Shipwreck161616
EP017Island of the Giant Pokémon171717
EP019Tentacool & Tentacruel181818
EP020The Ghost of Maiden's Peak191919
EP021Bye Bye Butterfree202020
EP022Abra and the Psychic Showdown212121
EP023The Tower of Terror222222
EP024Haunter versus Kadabra232323
EP025Primeape Goes Bananas242424
EP026Pokémon Scent-sation!252525
EP027Hypno's Naptime262626
EP028Pokémon Fashion Flash272727
EP029The Punchy Pokémon282828
EP030Sparks Fly for Magnemite292929
EP031Dig Those Diglett!303030
EP032The Ninja Poké-Showdown313131
EP033The Flame Pokémon-athon!323232
EP034The Kangaskhan Kid333333
EP036The Bridge Bike Gang343434
EP037Ditto's Mysterious Mansion353535
EP039Pikachu's Goodbye363636
EP040The Battling Eevee Brothers373737
EP041Wake Up Snorlax!383838
EP042Showdown at Dark City393939
EP043The March of the Exeggutor Squad404040
EP044The Problem with Paras414141
EP045The Song of Jigglypuff424242
EP046Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon434343
EP047A Chansey Operation444444
EP048Holy Matrimony!454545
EP049So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd464646
EP050Who Gets to Keep Togepi?474747
EP051Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden484848
EP054The Case of the K-9 Caper!494949
EP055Pokémon Paparazzi505050
EP056The Ultimate Test515151
EP057The Breeding Center Secret525252
EP058Riddle Me ThisPart of S025353
EP059Volcanic Panic5454
EP060Beach Blank-Out Blastoise5555
EP052Princess vs. Princess5656
EP053The Purr-fect Hero5757
EP061The Misty Mermaid5858
EP062Clefairy Tales5959
EP063The Battle of the Badge6060
EP064It's Mr. Mime Time6161
*Holiday Hi-Jynx62—
*Snow Way Out!6362
EP065Showdown at the Po-ké Corral6463
EP066The Evolution Solution6564
EP067The Pi-Kahuna6665
EP068Make Room for Gloom6766
EP069Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!6867
EP070Go West Young Meowth6968
EP071To Master the Onixpected!7069
EP072The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis7170
EP073Bad to the Bone7271
EP074All Fired Up!7372
EP075Round One - Begin!7473
EP076Fire and Ice7574
EP077The Fourth Round Rumble7675
EP078A Friend In Deed7776
EP079Friend and Foe Alike7877
EP080Friends to the End7978

Home video releases

North American home video releases
Main article: List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)

United Kingdom home video releases
Main article: List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 2)

Australian home video releases
Main article: List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 4)

Trivia
Pokémon: The Road to Indigo logo

In other languages


Original series (list) Indigo League • Adventures in the Orange Islands
The Johto Journeys • Johto League Champions • Master Quest
Ruby and Sapphire (list) Advanced • Advanced Challenge • Advanced Battle • Battle Frontier
Diamond and Pearl (list) Diamond and Pearl • Battle Dimension • Galactic Battles • Sinnoh League Victors
Black & White (list) Black & White • Rival Destinies • Adventures in Unova and Beyond
XY (list) XY • Kalos Quest • XYZ (Mega Evolution Specials)
Sun & Moon (list) Sun & Moon • Ultra Adventures‎ • Ultra Legends
Journeys (list) Journeys • Master Journeys (Arceus, the One Called God)
Specials (list) Pikachu's Winter Vacation • Side Stories • Pokémon Chronicles
Planetarium specials • Pikachu shorts
Mewtwo Returns • The Legend of Thunder! • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic
The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon • Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs • A Ripple in Time
Complete list • Movies • Other anime series


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