S3·E25 Good 'Quil Hunting

Episode recap

As Ash travels with his partner Pikachu, accompanied by the ongoing journey where he must catch them all, his circumstances regarding fire Pokémon have recently changed. With Charizard gone and having no fire Pokémon to call his own, Ash is overjoyed to come across a Cyndaquil in the wild. This encounter takes place within the broader context of the long-running animated television series Pokémon, which first began airing in 1997 as a Japanese anime series created as a companion to video game franchises. The television series generally presents the same overarching story used in the individual video games, accompanied by a multitude of narrative detours during Ash and Pikachu's travels.