Seasons & episodes
S1 · E49So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd 1998-06-18 · 23 min
As Ash sits on a rock, staring at his Pokédex, it displays Farfetch'd, an odd-looking Pokémon holding a leek.
S1 · E50Who Gets to Keep Togepi? 1998-06-25 · 23 min
When Ash and friends reach a certain Pokémon E. R., Joy informs Ash that a message has arrived for him, from Professor Oak.
S1 · E51Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden 1998-07-02 · 23 min
After Bulbasaur's bulb begins to emit an odd glow, a nurse runs some tests and discovers that Bulbasaur isn't sick: It's getting ready to evolve!
S1 · E52Princess vs. Princess 1998-07-09 · 23 min
Misty and Jessie compete against one another for Queen of the Princess Festival, a day where women rule and the guys have to do whatever the girls tell them.
S1 · E53The Purr-fect Hero 1998-07-09 · 23 min
It's Kids Day, and Ash and friends help the children at a nearby school celebrate the holiday.
S1 · E54The Case of the K-9 Caper! 1998-07-16 · 23 min
Ash enrolls Pikachu in a training school for police Growlithe, but the course is tougher than he imagined, for himself and for Pikachu!
S1 · E55Pokémon Paparazzi 1998-07-23 · 23 min
Ash and friends are being shadowed by Todd Snap, the world's greatest Pokémon photographer.
S1 · E56The Ultimate Test 1998-07-30 · 23 min
Ash signs up to take an exam to be admitted to the Pokémon League.
S1 · E57The Breeding Center Secret 1998-08-06 · 23 min
Our heroes discover a terrible secret about the new breeding center in town.
S1 · E58Riddle Me This (1) 1998-08-13 · 23 min
Ash, Brock and Misty travel to Cinnabar Island where Ash hopes to win his Volcano Badge.
S1 · E59Volcanic Panic (2) 1998-08-20 · 23 min
Ash continues his quest to attain his Volcano Badge once he finally locates the gym that is suspended above a pool of molten lava!
S1 · E60Beach Blank-Out Blastoise 1998-08-27 · 23 min
As Ash and the gang are rushing to catch the last ferry off of Cinnabar Island, they stumble over a rare Pokémon in trouble.
S1 · E61The Misty Mermaid 1998-09-03 · 23 min
One of Misty's water Pokémon is in desperate need of exercise, so the gang decides to take her Horsea to a gym that's run by her sisters in Cerulean City.
S1 · E62Clefairy Tales 1998-09-10 · 23 min
Ash, Brock and Misty get sidetracked on their way to Viridian City when all of their belongings mysteriously disappear.
S1 · E63The Battle of the Badge 1998-09-17 · 23 min
Ash and friends finally make their way to Viridian City where Ash hopes to earn his Earth Badge.
S1 · E64It's Mr. Mime Time! 1998-09-24 · 23 min
On their way back to Pallet Town, Ash, Brock and Misty encounter a runaway Mr. Mime.
S1 · E65Holiday Hi-Jynx 1998-10-05 · 23 min
Ash, Misty, Brock, and their Pokémon must return a lost Jynx to Santa before Christmas, with the help of a Lapras. Meanwhile, Jessie attempts to take revenge on Santa for stealing her favorite doll when she was young.
S1 · E66Snow Way Out! 1998-10-05 · 23 min
Pikachu is lost in a snowy mountain forest! Can Ash and the gang stay warm while tracking down their missing pal?
S1 · E67Showdown at the Po-ké Corral 1998-10-08 · 23 min
Back in Pallet Town, Ash finds Gary, already there, waiting to partake in the Pokémon League. Always having a bitter rivalry with Gary, Professor Oak tells them both the meaning of Pokémon. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is trying to get inside the lab to steal the Pokémon.
S1 · E68The Evolution Solution 1998-10-15 · 23 min
Ash goes to Seafoam Island to help Professor Oak to discover the mystery of how Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro. There, Professor Westwood V is also trying to solve the mystery. Jessie captures Shellder, and tries to rush a Slowpoke's evolution, forcing Psyduck to stall the evolution.
S1 · E69The Pi-Kahuna 1998-10-22 · 23 min
Ash and the gang take some time off to go surfing. While surfing, however, Ash passes out, but is thankfully rescued by a surfer named Victor and his blue-eyed Pikachu, Puka. Victor then reveals his plans to surf a tsunami called Humungadunga and become a surfing legend.
S1 · E70Make Room for Gloom 1998-10-29 · 23 min
Ash goes to a flower garden to get some fertilizer for his mother, but Bulbasaur sniffs the flowers and becomes paralyzed.
S1 · E71Lights, Camera, Quack-tion 1998-11-05 · 23 min
When the gang discovers there is a movie with an all-Pokémon cast being made nearby, Ash and his friends put their Pokémon in for an audition. Misty's Psyduck gets the main role while the others get minor roles.
S1 · E72Go West Young Meowth 1998-11-12 · 23 min
Ash and his friends go to Hollywood (although only a small nearby town) to see the premiere of the movie their Pokémon were cast in. Team Rocket follows them to find out that Meowth has history in this town; It is here where he was a member of a gang of street Meowths led by the Persian. He learned to speak and walk upright to win the heart of a female Meowth who was abandoned by her owner. Upon returning, he challenges Persian who was once his mentor for the female Meowth he thought he lost years before.