Seasons & episodes

A recap of the first 27 episodes of the original anime.

S0 · E2The Birth of Mewtwo 1998-06-07 · 10 min＋

An animated adaptation of the "Birth of Mewtwo" radio drama, which was later attached to the beginning of the first movie for the Japanese video release. A small 3 minute heavily edited version was released on the US version DVDs, while the full uncut version was made available on the Mewtwo Returns DVD.

S0 · E3Pikachu's Winter Vacation 1998-12-22 · 23 min＋

A series of winter and Christmas themed shorts. The first two segments are Christmas Night & Kanga Games.

The new year special of 1999; a recap of the first 77 episodes of the original anime.

S0 · E5Pikachu's Rescue Adventure 1999-07-17 · 22 min＋

Ash, Misty, and Tracey deciding bringout all of their Pokémon, and the go off somewhere. While sleeping, Togepi falls down a steep hill and disappears into a hole. Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Marill, Venonat and Psyduck follow Togepi. They end up in a giant tree where Pikachu appears to have lived in before.

S0 · E6Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2 1999-12-22 · 22 min＋

A series of winter and Christmas themed shorts. The second release contains Winter Games & Stantler's Little Helpers.

S0 · E7Slowking's Day 2000-01-01 · 3 min＋

A short special based on life of the Pokémon Slowking.

A recap where the characters remember the encounters with Pokémon from Johto.

The first of three rental VHS tapes recapping the first saga of the anime.

The second of three rental VHS tapes recapping the first saga of the anime.

The third of three rental VHS tapes recapping the first saga of the anime.

S0 · E12Pichu & Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2001 2000-12-22 · 45 min＋

A series of winter and Christmas themed shorts. The third and last release contains Delibird's Dilemma, Snorlax Snowman, and Trouble in Big Town.

S0 · E13Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns 2000-12-30 · 60 min＋

Ash, Misty, and Brock continue exploring the Johto region and have to rescue Pikachu after Jessie and James of Team Rocket kidnap him. The search leads them to the hidden plateau where Mewtwo has established a haven for the cloned Pokémon from the previous film. The evil Giovanni is plotting to recapture Mewtwo and renew his efforts to create an army of bio-engineered Pokémon. Aided by the reluctant Meowth, Ash and his friends defeat Giovanni and his henchman.

S0 · E14The Legend of Thunder! 2001-12-30 · 69 min＋

A made for television special that showcased the legendary Raikou, as well as brand new trainers. It became the first three episodes of Pokémon Chronicles. This was based on the release of Pokémon Crystal and is called as such in the Japanese title.

S0 · E15Pichu Bros. In Party Panic! 2003-07-18 · 21 min＋

This is an animated cartoon that was released inside the game Pokémon Channel. A half-hour long anime show, broken into five short segments, featuring the Pichu Brothers. Meowth throws a party that the Pichu brothers and their friends are not invited to. After a series of events, they find out they were invited, but their invitations were simply delivered late. They go to Meowth's Party and hear him sing. The series has a total of five episodes, each on its own channel.

S0 · E16Pikachu's Summer Festival! 2004-08-01 · 23 min＋

Summer has arrived, and many Pokémon have set up shops for a summer festival on the beach. Soon the gang will be blessed by a special performance from the pop idol Azumarill, but upon her arrival, she's kidnapped by the flying Pokémon Skarmory! Pikachu, along with Plusle, Minun, Meowth, Wobbuffet and a number of other Pokémon must now track down the singing beauty; the show must go on!

S0 · E17Pikachu's Ghost Festival! 2005-08-01 · 23 min＋

Pikachu and his friends have a picnic when they discover a Ghost Festival. The walk in to it, and find out that it is haunted by Ghost Pokémon and other Pokémon such as Koffing, Lickitung, Ditto, and Cubone. Meowth also discovers the Ghost Festival and gets scared out of his mind. Pikachu makes friends with the ghosts, and they work together to make Meowth run out of the Festival.

S0 · E18Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon 2006-04-29 · 43 min＋

A Pokémon scientist named Dr. Yung has invented a Mirage System that can recreate extinct Pokémon. Ash, Misty, and Professor Oak are asked to help test it out, but the Mirage System is suddenly taken over by a being called the Mirage Master! It's up to Ash and his friends to stop this mysterious villain - but when the Mirage Master steals classified Pokémon data and created a Mirage Pokémon so powerful that Ash and Pikachu can't defeat it, will out heroes still find a way to save the day?

S0 · E19Pikachu's Island Adventure 2006-08-01 · 23 min＋

Pikachu and the other Pokémon were at the beach, when a weakened Wynaut approaches them. It tells them that its friends were attacked by Meowth and the other Team Rocket Pokémon, as well as an Exploud and a Hariyama, because Meowth wanted to take over their playground, which resides on a nearby island. After hearing Wynaut's story, Pikachu and the others decide to help them take back their playground, and begin to train them, so that they can rescue their island from the clutches of Meowth.

S0 · E20Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate! 2006-09-08 · 24 min＋

A boy wakes up to find that he's been turned into a Squirtle and can now understand the Pokémon Language. He learns that disasters have been happening lately and rescue teams have been formed. He joins his friends Charmander and Chikorita on Team Go-Getters. They get an assignment where they must go to the Sinister Cave to find the older brother of a Pichu. However, they have rivals on the mission – Team Meanie, a team of mean Pokémon Ekans, Medicham, and Gengar. Will they be able to rescue Pikachu and beat Team Meanies?

S0 · E21Pikachu's Exploration Club 2007-08-01 · 23 min＋

The fourth short premiered on ANA flights on August 1, 2007.

S0 · E22Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness 2007-09-09 · 26 min＋

Chimchar is ready to join an exploration team, and with his newly human turned pokémon friend Piplup, he is ready for any challenge that may arise, inclduing Grovyle's plot to steal a Time Gear.

S0 · E23Pikachu's Great Ice Adventure 2008-08-01 · 23 min＋

While playing in the ocean near a tropical resort, Pikachu & Co. get in a scuffle with Team Rocket's Pokémon. This scuffle causes the Pokémon to wind up miles away in an Ice-covered Paradise. However, when they get there, they are seperated soon find that certain Pokémon in the area require their assistance. Will they be able to reunite with their friends and help these Pokémon out?

S0 · E24Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness 2009-04-12 · 27 min＋

Having become stronger as a team and joined forces with Grovile, Piplup and Chimchar head to the Hidden Land in order to stop the destruction of time. Grovile explains that Dialga, Master of Time, has been going crazy with its home of Temporal Tower collapsing, and is in the process of becoming the evil Primal Dialga of the future. The only way to stop the destruction of time is to defeat Dialga. When Lapras brings them to the Hidden Land, Team Poképals head to the Old Ruins in order to ride the Rainbow Stoneship to Temporal Tower.