Pokémon 1997
“Gotta catch 'em all!”
★ 8.0/10 · 2,210 votes TV-Y7 AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy 25 seasons · 1235 eps Ended
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What is Pokémon?
The television series Pokémon is a Japanese anime television series that premiered on TV Tokyo in April 1997. It is part of The Pokémon Company's Pokémon media franchise.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1997
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 1,235
- First aired
- Apr 1, 1997
- Last aired
- Mar 24, 2023
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka
- Genres
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Overview
The television series Pokémon is a Japanese anime television series that premiered on TV Tokyo in April 1997. It is part of The Pokémon Company's Pokémon media franchise. The series follows the journey of Ash, accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master. The Pokémon Company has created various content related to the series, including video games, apps, animation, and the Pokédex, which can be found on the official Pokémon website. The series has been released in multiple seasons, with season 0 premiering on October 7, 1997, and featuring various TV specials, shorts, and movie shorts. The series has also been documented on online encyclopedias such as Bulbapedia and Wikipedia, which provide information on the series and its related content. The official Pokémon YouTube channel also features video game, trading card game, and animation content related to the series.
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Should you watch it?
“A young trainer and his electric Pokémon buddy chase their dreams across vibrant regions.”
Reasons to watch
- Iconic characters and creatures that defined a generation
- Positive messages about friendship, growth, and perseverance
- Endless rewatchability with over 1,000 episodes of familiar yet fresh adventures
Keep in mind
- Can feel repetitive due to episodic structure
- Slow pacing may not appeal to all viewers
You enjoy coming-of-age stories with colorful worlds and lovable animal companions.
Suitable for all ages with mild conflicts and no graphic content.
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Cast
Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojirou (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Nyarth (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Narrator (voice)
Yuji Ueda
Takeshi (voice)
Mayumi Izuka
Kasumi (voice)
Yuko Kobayashi
Shigeru Oak (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi
Narrator (voice)
KAORI
Haruka (voice)
Kei Shindo
Lillie (voice)
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Season 1 · 82 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pokémon - I Choose You! Mytharc Apr 1, 1997
- E2 Pokémon Emergency! Core Apr 8, 1997
- E3 Ash Catches a Pokémon Core Apr 15, 1997
- E4 Challenge of the Samurai Core Apr 22, 1997
- E5 Showdown in Pewter City Core Apr 29, 1997
- E6 Clefairy and the Moon Stone Core May 6, 1997
- E7 The Water Flowers of Cerulean City Core May 13, 1997
- E8 The Path to the Pokémon League Core May 20, 1997
- E9 The School of Hard Knocks Core May 27, 1997
- E10 Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village Core Jun 3, 1997
- E11 Charmander - The Stray Pokémon Core Jun 10, 1997
- E12 Here Comes the Squirtle Squad Core Jun 17, 1997
- E13 Mystery at the Lighthouse Core Jun 24, 1997
- E14 Electric Shock Showdown Core Jul 1, 1997
- E15 Battle Aboard the St. Anne Core Jul 8, 1997
- E16 Pokémon Shipwreck Core Jul 15, 1997
- E17 Island of the Giant Pokémon Core Jul 22, 1997
- E18 Beauty and the Beach Core Jul 29, 1997
- E19 Tentacool & Tentacruel Core Aug 5, 1997
- E20 The Ghost of Maiden's Peak Core Aug 12, 1997
- E21 Bye Bye Butterfree Core Aug 19, 1997
- E22 Abra and the Psychic Showdown Core Aug 26, 1997
- E23 The Tower of Terror Core Sep 2, 1997
- E24 Haunter Versus Kadabra Core Sep 9, 1997
- E25 Primeape Goes Bananas Core Sep 16, 1997
- E26 Pokémon Scent-sation! Core Sep 23, 1997
- E27 Hypno's Naptime Core Sep 30, 1997
- E28 Pokémon Fashion Flash Core Oct 7, 1997
- E29 The Punchy Pokémon Core Oct 14, 1997
- E30 Sparks Fly for Magnemite Core Oct 21, 1997
- E31 Dig Those Diglett! Core Oct 28, 1997
- E32 The Ninja-Poké Showdown Core Nov 4, 1997
- E33 The Flame Pokémon-athon! Core Nov 11, 1997
- E34 The Kangaskhan Kid Core Nov 18, 1997
- E35 The Legend of Dratini Core Nov 25, 1997
- E36 The Bridge Bike Gang Core Dec 2, 1997
- E37 Ditto's Mysterious Mansion Core Dec 9, 1997
- E38 Cyber Soldier Porygon Core Dec 16, 1997
- E39 Pikachu's Goodbye Core Apr 16, 1998
- E40 The Battling Eevee Brothers Core Apr 16, 1998
- E41 Wake Up, Snorlax! Core Apr 23, 1998
- E42 Showdown at Dark City Core Apr 30, 1998
- E43 The March of the Exeggutor Squad Core May 7, 1998
- E44 The Problem with Paras Core May 14, 1998
- E45 The Song of Jigglypuff Core May 21, 1998
- E46 Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon Core May 28, 1998
- E47 A Chansey Operation Core Jun 4, 1998
- E48 Holy Matrimony! Core Jun 11, 1998
- E49 So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd Core Jun 18, 1998
- E50 Who Gets to Keep Togepi? Core Jun 25, 1998
- E51 Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden Core Jul 2, 1998
- E52 Princess vs. Princess Core Jul 9, 1998
- E53 The Purr-fect Hero Core Jul 9, 1998
- E54 The Case of the K-9 Caper! Core Jul 16, 1998
- E55 Pokémon Paparazzi Core Jul 23, 1998
- E56 The Ultimate Test Core Jul 30, 1998
- E57 The Breeding Center Secret Core Aug 6, 1998
- E58 Riddle Me This (1) Core Aug 13, 1998
- E59 Volcanic Panic (2) Core Aug 20, 1998
- E60 Beach Blank-Out Blastoise Core Aug 27, 1998
- E61 The Misty Mermaid Core Sep 3, 1998
- E62 Clefairy Tales Core Sep 10, 1998
- E63 The Battle of the Badge Core Sep 17, 1998
- E64 It's Mr. Mime Time! Core Sep 24, 1998
- E65 Holiday Hi-Jynx Core Oct 5, 1998
- E66 Snow Way Out! Core Oct 5, 1998
- E67 Showdown at the Po-ké Corral Core Oct 8, 1998
- E68 The Evolution Solution Core Oct 15, 1998
- E69 The Pi-Kahuna Mytharc Oct 22, 1998
- E70 Make Room for Gloom Core Oct 29, 1998
- E71 Lights, Camera, Quack-tion Core Nov 5, 1998
- E72 Go West Young Meowth Core Nov 12, 1998
- E73 To Master the Onixpected! Core Nov 19, 1998
- E74 The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis Core Nov 26, 1998
- E75 Bad to the Bone Core Dec 3, 1998
- E76 All Fired Up! Core Dec 10, 1998
- E77 Round One - Begin! Core Dec 17, 1998
- E78 Fire and Ice Core Dec 24, 1998
- E79 The Fourth Round Rumble Core Jan 1, 1999
- E80 A Friend in Deed Core Jan 7, 1999
- E81 Friend and Foe Alike Mytharc Jan 14, 1999
- E82 Friends to the End Mytharc Jan 21, 1999
Season 2 · 36 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pallet Party Panic Mytharc Jan 28, 1999
- E2 A Scare in the Air Core Feb 4, 1999
- E3 Pokéball Peril Core Feb 11, 1999
- E4 The Lost Lapras Core Feb 18, 1999
- E5 Fit To Be Tide Core Feb 25, 1999
- E6 Pikachu Re-Volts Core Mar 4, 1999
- E7 The Crystal Onix Core Mar 11, 1999
- E8 In the Pink Core Mar 18, 1999
- E9 Shell Shock! Core Mar 25, 1999
- E10 Stage Fight! Core Apr 1, 1999
- E11 Bye Bye Psyduck Core Apr 8, 1999
- E12 The Joy of Pokémon Core Apr 15, 1999
- E13 Navel Maneuvers Core Apr 22, 1999
- E14 Snack Attack Core Apr 29, 1999
- E15 A Shipful of Shivers Core May 6, 1999
- E16 Meowth Rules! Core May 13, 1999
- E17 Tracey Gets Bugged Core May 20, 1999
- E18 A Way Off Day Off Core May 27, 1999
- E19 The Mandarin Island Miss Match Core Jun 3, 1999
- E20 Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon Core Jun 10, 1999
- E21 Get Along, Little Pokémon Core Jun 17, 1999
- E22 The Mystery Menace Core Jun 24, 1999
- E23 Misty Meets Her Match Core Jul 1, 1999
- E24 Bound for Trouble Core Jul 15, 1999
- E25 Charizard Chills Core Jul 22, 1999
- E26 The Pokémon Water War Core Jul 29, 1999
- E27 Pokémon Food Fight! Core Aug 5, 1999
- E28 Pokémon Double Trouble Core Aug 12, 1999
- E29 The Wacky Watcher! Core Aug 19, 1999
- E30 The Stun Spore Detour Core Aug 26, 1999
- E31 Hello, Pummelo! Core Sep 2, 1999
- E32 Enter the Dragonite Core Sep 9, 1999
- E33 Viva Las Lapras Core Sep 16, 1999
- E34 The Underground Round-Up Core Sep 23, 1999
- E35 A Tent Situation Mytharc Sep 30, 1999
- E36 The Rivalry Revival Mytharc Oct 7, 1999
Season 3 · 41 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Don't Touch That 'dile Mytharc Oct 14, 1999
- E2 The Double Trouble Header Core Oct 21, 1999
- E3 A Sappy Ending Core Oct 28, 1999
- E4 Roll On, Pokémon! Core Nov 4, 1999
- E5 Illusion Confusion! Core Nov 11, 1999
- E6 Flower Power Core Nov 18, 1999
- E7 Spinarak Attack Core Nov 25, 1999
- E8 Snubbull Snobbery Core Dec 2, 1999
- E9 The Little Big Horn Core Dec 9, 1999
- E10 The Chikorita Rescue Core Dec 16, 1999
- E11 Once in a Blue Moon Core Dec 23, 1999
- E12 The Whistle Stop Core Jan 1, 2000
- E13 Ignorance Is Blissey Core Jan 6, 2000
- E14 A Bout With Sprout Core Jan 13, 2000
- E15 Fighting Flyer With Fire Core Jan 20, 2000
- E16 For Crying Out Loud Core Jan 27, 2000
- E17 Tanks a Lot! Core Feb 3, 2000
- E18 Charizard's Burning Ambitions Core Feb 10, 2000
- E19 Grin to Win! Core Feb 17, 2000
- E20 Chikorita's Big Upset Core Feb 24, 2000
- E21 Foul Weather Friends Core Mar 2, 2000
- E22 The Superhero Secret Core Mar 9, 2000
- E23 Mild 'n Wooly Core Mar 16, 2000
- E24 Wired for Battle! Core Mar 23, 2000
- E25 Good 'Quil Hunting Core Mar 30, 2000
- E26 A Shadow of a Drought Core Apr 6, 2000
- E27 Going Apricorn! Core Apr 13, 2000
- E28 Gettin' the Bugs Out Core Apr 20, 2000
- E29 A Farfetch'd Tale Core Apr 27, 2000
- E30 Tricks of the Trade Core May 4, 2000
- E31 The Fire-ing Squad! Core May 11, 2000
- E32 No Big Woop! Core May 18, 2000
- E33 Tunnel Vision Core May 25, 2000
- E34 Hour of the Houndour Core Jun 1, 2000
- E35 The Totodile Duel Core Jun 8, 2000
- E36 Hot Matches! Core Jun 15, 2000
- E37 Love, Totodile Style Core Jun 22, 2000
- E38 Fowl Play! Core Jun 29, 2000
- E39 Forest Grumps Core Jul 6, 2000
- E40 The Psychic Sidekicks! Mytharc Jul 13, 2000
- E41 The Fortune Hunters Mytharc Jul 27, 2000
Season 4 · 52 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 A Goldenrod Opportunity Mytharc Aug 3, 2000
- E2 A Dairy Tale Ending Core Aug 10, 2000
- E3 Air Time! Core Aug 17, 2000
- E4 The Bug Stops Here Core Aug 24, 2000
- E5 Type Casting Core Aug 31, 2000
- E6 Fossil Fools Core Sep 7, 2000
- E7 Carrying On! Core Sep 14, 2000
- E8 Hassle in the Castle Core Sep 21, 2000
- E9 Two Hits and a Miss Core Sep 28, 2000
- E10 A Hot Water Battle Core Oct 5, 2000
- E11 Hook, Line, and Stinker Core Oct 12, 2000
- E12 Beauty and the Breeder Core Oct 19, 2000
- E13 A Better Pill to Swallow Core Oct 26, 2000
- E14 Power Play! Core Nov 2, 2000
- E15 Mountain Time Core Nov 9, 2000
- E16 Wobbu-Palooza! Core Nov 16, 2000
- E17 Imitation Confrontation Core Nov 23, 2000
- E18 The Trouble with Snubbull Core Nov 30, 2000
- E19 Ariados, Amigos Core Dec 7, 2000
- E20 Wings 'N' Things Core Dec 14, 2000
- E21 The Grass Route Core Dec 21, 2000
- E22 The Apple Corp! Core Jan 4, 2001
- E23 Houndoom's Special Delivery Core Jan 11, 2001
- E24 A Ghost of a Chance Core Jan 18, 2001
- E25 From Ghost to Ghost Core Jan 25, 2001
- E26 Trouble's Brewing Core Feb 1, 2001
- E27 All That Glitters! Core Feb 8, 2001
- E28 The Light Fantastic Core Feb 15, 2001
- E29 UnBEARable Core Feb 22, 2001
- E30 Moving Pictures Core Mar 1, 2001
- E31 Spring Fever Core Mar 8, 2001
- E32 Freeze Frame Core Mar 15, 2001
- E33 The Stolen Stones! Core Mar 22, 2001
- E34 The Dunsparce Deception Core Mar 29, 2001
- E35 The Wayward Wobbuffet Core Apr 5, 2001
- E36 Sick Daze Core Apr 12, 2001
- E37 Ring Masters Core Apr 19, 2001
- E38 The Poké Spokesman Core Apr 26, 2001
- E39 Control Freak! Core May 3, 2001
- E40 The Art of Pokémon Core May 10, 2001
- E41 The Heartbreak of Brock Core May 17, 2001
- E42 Current Events Core May 24, 2001
- E43 Turning Over a New Bayleef Core May 31, 2001
- E44 Doin' What Comes Natu-rally Core Jun 7, 2001
- E45 The Big Balloon Blow-Up Core Jun 14, 2001
- E46 The Screen Actor's Guilt Core Jun 21, 2001
- E47 Right On, Rhydon! Core Jun 28, 2001
- E48 The Kecleon Caper Core Jul 5, 2001
- E49 The Joy of Water Pokémon Mytharc Jul 12, 2001
- E50 Got Miltank? Core Jul 19, 2001
- E51 Fight for the Light! Mytharc Jul 26, 2001
- E52 Machoke, Machoke Man! Mytharc Aug 2, 2001
Season 5 · 65 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Around the Whirlpool Mytharc Aug 9, 2001
- E2 Fly Me to the Moon Core Aug 16, 2001
- E3 Takin' It on the Chinchou Core Aug 23, 2001
- E4 A Corsola Caper! Core Aug 30, 2001
- E5 Mantine Overboard! Core Sep 6, 2001
- E6 Octillery the Outcast Core Sep 13, 2001
- E7 Dueling Heroes Core Sep 20, 2001
- E8 The Perfect Match! Core Sep 27, 2001
- E9 Plant It Now... Diglett Later Core Oct 4, 2001
- E10 Hi Ho Silver... Away! Core Oct 11, 2001
- E11 The Mystery Is History Core Oct 18, 2001
- E12 A Parent Trapped! Core Oct 25, 2001
- E13 A Promise Is a Promise Core Nov 1, 2001
- E14 Throwing in the Noctowl Core Nov 8, 2001
- E15 Nerves of Steelix! Core Nov 15, 2001
- E16 Bulbasaur... the Ambassador! Core Nov 22, 2001
- E17 Espeon, Not Included Core Nov 29, 2001
- E18 For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! Core Dec 6, 2001
- E19 Extreme Pokémon! Core Dec 13, 2001
- E20 An EGG-sighting Adventure! Core Dec 20, 2001
- E21 Hatching a Plan Core Dec 27, 2001
- E22 Dues and Don'ts Core Jan 10, 2002
- E23 Just Waiting On a Friend Core Jan 17, 2002
- E24 A Tyrogue Full of Trouble Core Jan 24, 2002
- E25 Xatu the Future Core Jan 31, 2002
- E26 Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution (1) Core Feb 7, 2002
- E27 Rage of Innocence (2) Mytharc Feb 14, 2002
- E28 As Cold as Pryce Core Feb 21, 2002
- E29 Nice Pryce, Baby! Core Feb 28, 2002
- E30 Whichever Way the Wind Blows Core Mar 7, 2002
- E31 Some Like It Hot Core Mar 14, 2002
- E32 Hocus Pokémon Core Mar 21, 2002
- E33 As Clear as Crystal Core Mar 28, 2002
- E34 Same Old Song and Dance Core Apr 11, 2002
- E35 Enlighten Up! Core Apr 18, 2002
- E36 Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up? Core Apr 25, 2002
- E37 Wish Upon a Star Shape Core May 2, 2002
- E38 Outrageous Fortunes Core May 9, 2002
- E39 One Trick Phony! Core May 16, 2002
- E40 I Politoed Ya So! Core May 23, 2002
- E41 The Ice Cave! Core May 30, 2002
- E42 Beauty Is Skin Deep Core Jun 6, 2002
- E43 Fangs for Nothin' Core Jun 13, 2002
- E44 Great Bowls of Fire! Core Jun 20, 2002
- E45 Better Eight Than Never Core Jun 27, 2002
- E46 Why? Wynaut! Core Jul 4, 2002
- E47 Just Add Water Core Jul 11, 2002
- E48 Lapras of Luxury Core Jul 18, 2002
- E49 Hatch Me If You Can Core Jul 25, 2002
- E50 Entei at Your Own Risk Core Aug 1, 2002
- E51 A Crowning Achievement Core Aug 8, 2002
- E52 Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid Core Aug 15, 2002
- E53 You're a Star, Larvitar! Core Aug 22, 2002
- E54 Address Unown! Core Aug 29, 2002
- E55 Mother of All Battles Core Sep 5, 2002
- E56 Pop Goes the Sneasel Core Sep 12, 2002
- E57 A Claim to Flame! Core Sep 19, 2002
- E58 Love, Pokémon Style Core Sep 26, 2002
- E59 Tie One On! Core Oct 3, 2002
- E60 The Ties That Bind Core Oct 10, 2002
- E61 Can't Beat the Heat! Core Oct 17, 2002
- E62 Playing with Fire! Core Oct 24, 2002
- E63 Johto Photo Finish Core Oct 31, 2002
- E64 Gotta Catch Ya Later! Mytharc Nov 7, 2002
- E65 Hoenn Alone! Mytharc Nov 14, 2002
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
Is this the original Pokémon anime?
Yes, it is the long-running animated series that began in 1997.
Does Ash ever win a Pokémon League?
Ash competes in many leagues but his journey is ongoing with no final victory yet.
Are all episodes connected or can I watch randomly?
Most episodes are standalone though some story arcs span multiple episodes.
Is Pikachu the only Pokémon Ash uses?
Ash catches many Pokémon over time but Pikachu remains his main partner.
How many seasons or regions are there?
The series spans multiple regions with new friends and challenges throughout.
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