List of Pokémon: Indigo League episodes
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The front cover of the DVD collection box of English Pokémon: Indigo League season, containing the first twenty-six episodes of this season |
| Country of origin |  (Japan) |
| Network | TV Tokyo
 First-run syndication, The WB (Kids' WB) |
| Original run | (82 Episodes Total)
April 1, 1997 - January 21, 1999
(80 Episodes Total)
September 8, 1998 – November 27, 1999 |
| Next season | Adventures on the Orange Islands |
This is a list of episodes in the animated series Pokémon, named Pokémon: Indigo League for their second DVD release. The episodes aired in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā?), covering the first season of the series about the adventures of series protagonist, Ash Ketchum and friends on the way to the Indigo Plateau. The episodes are directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by Oriental Light and Magic and TV Tokyo.[1]
Season overviewAsh Ketchum is now 10 years old and is able to start on a new journey as a Pokémon trainer. On his first day Ash missed his alarm and a chance to get one of the three Kanto starter Pokémon:- Charmander, Bulbasaur or Squirtle. However Professor Oak had one last Pokémon at his lab, a Pikachu. At first Pikachu did not get along with Ash, however over the course of the season Ash gained Pikachu's trust and became best friends, developing a special bond. On the way Ash meets Misty, a trainer who loves water Pokémon and wants to join him until he'll pay for her bike which was destroyed during a battle, and Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader who wants to join Ash on his journey so he can become the greatest Pokémon breeder. Ash catches and makes friends with many Pokémon which sets him up for a great adventure. However, through his journey he has to deal with the annoying Team Rocket and his childhood rival, Gary Oak, Prof. Oak's grandson who also is a Pokémon Trainer that always seems two steps ahead of Ash. After obtaining all 8 Kanto Gym Badges needed to compete in the Pokémon League at Indigo Plateau, Ash reaches the top 16, losing out to a close friend, Ritchie.
OverviewThe division between seasons of Pokémon is based on the openings of each episode, and may not reflect the actual production season. The English episode numbers are based on their first airing in the United States in syndication, and on The WB Television Network. (Other English-speaking nations largely followed either this order or the Japanese order.) Subsequent airings of the English version follow the original Japanese order, except in the case of episodes which are no longer shown in English.
The first season ran from April 1, 1997 - January 28, 1999 in Japan. This season was shown on TV Tokyo. In the United States, new episodes originally aired in syndication from September 8, 1998 - October 30, 1998, but were moved mid-way through the season to Kids' WB's Saturday morning line-up on February 13, 1999.
The episodes of this season have been released in 26 individual DVDs and VHS between December 13, 1998 and January 23, 2001. Between 2006 and 2008, Viz Media re-released episodes of the season in three DVD compilations. The first twenty-six episodes of this season were released on DVD on November 21, 2006, with "Beauty and the Beach" being skipped. The second part of the first season came out on November 13, 2007, with the third and final part released on February 12, 2008.
Pocket Monsters: Original Journey (series 1)
Season 1: Indigo League
| EP# | English title
Japanese title | Air Date |
| J# | E# | Japan |
United States
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| 1 | 1 | "Pokémon, I Choose You!" (Pokémon! I Choose You!)
"Pokemon! Kimi ni Kimeta!" (ポケモン！きみにきめた!) | April 1, 1997 | September 8, 1998 |
| 2 | 2 | "Pokémon Emergency!" (Battle! Pokémon Center!)
"Taiketsu! Pokemon Sentā!" (たいけつ！ポケモンセンター!) | April 8, 1997 | September 9, 1998 |
| 3 | 3 | "Ash Catches a Pokémon" (I Got A Pokémon!)
"Pokemon Getto da ze!" (ポケモンゲットだぜ!) | April 15, 1997 | September 10, 1998 |
| 4 | 4 | "Challenge of the Samurai" (Challenge of the Samurai Boy!)
"Samurai Shōnen no Chōsen!" (サムライしょうねんのちょうせん!) | April 22, 1997 | September 11, 1998 |
| 5 | 5 | "Showdown in Pewter City" (Battle of Nibi Gym!)
"Nibi Jimu no Tatakai!" (ニビジムのたたかい!) | April 29, 1997 | September 14, 1998 |
| 6 | 6 | "Clefairy and the Moon Stone" (Pippi and the Moon Stone)
"Pippi to Tsuki no Ishi" (ピッピとつきのいし) | May 6, 1997 | September 15, 1998 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Water Flowers of Cerulean City" (The Water Flowers of Hanada City)
"Hanada Shiti no Suichūka" (ハナダシティのすいちゅうか) | May 13, 1997 | September 16, 1998 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Path to the Pokémon League" (The Road to the Pokémon League)
"Pokemon Rīgu e no Michi" (ポケモンリーグへのみち) | May 20, 1997 | September 17, 1998 |
| 9 | 9 | "The School of Hard Knocks" (Pokémon Victory Manual)
"Pokemon Hisshō Manyuaru" (ポケモンひっしょうマニュアル) | May 27, 1997 | September 18, 1998 |
| 10 | 10 | "Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village" (Fushigidane of the Hidden Village)
"Kakurezato no Fushigidane" (かくれざとのフシギダネ) | June 3, 1997 | September 21, 1998 |
| 11 | 11 | "Charmander – The Stray Pokémon" (The Lost Pokémon – Hitokage)
"Hagure Pokemon, Hitokage" (はぐれポケモン・ヒトカゲ) | June 10, 1997 | September 22, 1998 |
| 12 | 12 | "Here Comes the Squirtle Squad" (The Zenigame Corps Appears!)
"Zenigame-gundan Tōjō!" (ゼニガメぐんだんとうじょう!) | June 17, 1997 | September 23, 1998 |
| 13 | 13 | "Mystery at the Lighthouse" (Masaki's Lighthouse)
"Masaki no Tōdai" (マサキのとうだい) | June 24, 1997 | September 24, 1998 |
| 14 | 14 | "Electric Shock Showdown" (Electric Shock Showdown! Kuchiba Gym)
"Dengeki Taiketsu! Kuchiba Jimu" (でんげきたいけつ！クチバジム) | July 1, 1997 | September 25, 1998 |
| 15 | 15 | "Battle Aboard the St. Anne" (Battle of the St. Anne!)
"Santo Annu-gō no Tatakai!" (サントアンヌごうのたたかい!) | July 8, 1997 | September 7, 1998 |
| 16 | 16 | "Pokémon Shipwreck" (Pokémon Adrift)
"Pokemon Hyōryūki" (ポケモンひょうりゅうき) | July 15, 1997 | September 29, 1998 |
| 17 | 17 | "Island of the Giant Pokémon" (Island of Giant Pokémon!?)
"Kyodai Pokemon no Shima!?" (きょだいポケモンのしま!?) | July 22, 1997 | September 30, 1998 |
| 18 | 18 | "Beauty and the Beach" (Holiday at Aopulco)
"Aopuruko no Kyūjitsu" (アオプルコのきゅうじつ) | July 29, 1997 | June 24, 2000 |
| 19 | 19 | "Tentacool & Tentacruel" (Menokurage, Dokukurage)
"Menokurage, Dokukurage" (メノクラゲ ドククラゲ) | August 5, 1997 | October 1, 1998 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Ghost of Maiden's Peak" (Ghost Pokémon and the Summer Festival)
"Yūrei Pokemon to Natsumatsuri" (ゆうれいポケモンとなつまつり) | August 12, 1997 | October 2, 1998 |
| 21 | 21 | "Bye Bye Butterfree" (Bye Bye Butterfree)
"Bai Bai Batafurī" (バイバイバタフリー) | August 19, 1997 | October 5, 1998 |
| 22 | 22 | "Abra and the Psychic Showdown" (Cayce! Psychic Showdown!)
"Kēshī! Chōnōryoku Taiketsu!" (ケーシィ！ちょうのうりょくたいけつ!) | August 26, 1997 | October 6, 1998 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Tower of Terror" ( I Got it at Pokémon Tower!)
"Pokemon Tawā de Getto da ze!" (ポケモンタワーでゲットだぜ!) | September 2, 1997 | October 7, 1998 |
| 24 | 24 | "Haunter versus Kadabra" (Ghost VS Psychic!)
"Gōsuto VS Esupā!" (ゴーストVSエスパー!) | September 9, 1997 | October 8, 1998 |
| 25 | 25 | "Primeape Goes Bananas" (Don't Get Angry, Okorizaru!)
"Okoranaide ne Okorizaru!" (おこらないでねオコリザル!) | September 16, 1997 | October 9, 1998 |
| 26 | 26 | "Pokémon Scent-sation!" (Erika and Kusaihana)
"Erika to Kusaihana" (エリカとクサイハナ) | September 23, 1997 | October 9, 1998 |
| 27 | 27 | "Hypno's Naptime" (Sleeper and Pokémon Hypnotism!?)
"Surīpā to Pokemon Gaeri!?" (スリーパーとポケモンがえり!?) | September 30, 1997 | October 13, 1998 |
| 28 | 28 | "Pokémon Fashion Flash" (Rokon! Breeder Showdown!)
"Rokon! Burīdā Taiketsu!" (ロコン！ブリーダーたいけつ!) | October 7, 1997 | October 14, 1998 |
| 29 | 29 | "The Punchy Pokémon" (Fighting Pokémon! Huge Battle!)
"Kakutō Pokemon! Dai Batoru!" (かくとうポケモン！だいバトル!) | October 14, 1997 | October 15, 1998 |
| 30 | 30 | "Sparks Fly for Magnemite" (Do Coil Dream of Electric Mice!?)
"Koiru wa Denki Nezumi no Yume o Miru ka!?" (コイルはでんきネズミのユメをみるか!?) | October 21, 1997 | October 16, 1998 |
| 31 | 31 | "Dig Those Diglett" (Full of Digda!)
"Diguda ga Ippai!" (ディグダがいっぱい!) | October 28, 1997 | October 19, 1998 |
| 32 | 32 | "The Ninja Poké-Showdown" (Sekichiku Ninja Showdown!)
"Sekichiku Ninja Taiketsu!" (セキチクにんじゃたいけつ!) | November 4, 1997 | October 20, 1998 |
| 33 | 33 | "The Flame Pokémon-athon!" (The Great Race of Fire Pokémon!)
"Honoo no Pokemon Dai Rēsu!" (ほのおのポケモンだいレース!) | November 11, 1997 | October 21, 1998 |
| 34 | 34 | "The Kangaskhan Kid" (Garura's Lullaby)
"Garūra no Komoriuta" (ガルーラのこもりうた) | November 18, 1997 | October 22, 1998 |
| 35 | -- | "Miniryū no Densetsu" (The Legend of Miniryu) (ミニリュウのでんせつ) | November 25, 1997 | N/A |
| 36 | 35 | "The Bridge Bike Gang" (Stormy Cycling Road)
"Arashi no Saikuringu Rōdo" (あらしのサイクリングロード) | December 2, 1997 | October 23, 1998 |
| 37 | 36 | "Ditto's Mysterious Mansion" (Metamon and the Mimic Girl)
"Metamon to Monomane Musume" (メタモンとものまねむすめ) | December 9, 1997 | October 26, 1998 |
| 38 | -- | "Dennō Senshi Porigon" (Computer Soldier Porygon) (でんのうせんしポリゴン) | December 16, 1997 | N/A |
| 39 | 37 | "Pikachu's Goodbye" (Pikachu's Forest)
"Pikachū no Mori" (ピカチュウのもり) | April 16, 1998 | November 20, 1998 |
| 40 | 38 | "The Battling Eevee Brothers" (The 4 Eievui Brothers)
"Ībui Yon Kyōdai" (イーブイ4きょうだい) | April 16, 1998 | October 27, 1998 |
| 41 | 39 | "Wake Up Snorlax!" (Wake Up! Kabigon!)
"Okiro! Kabigon!" (おきろ！カビゴン!) | April 23, 1998 | October 28, 1998 |
| 42 | 40 | "Showdown at Dark City" (Showdown! Pokémon Gym!)
"Taiketsu! Pokemon Jimu!" (たいけつ！ポケモンジム!) | April 30, 1998 | October 29, 1998 |
| 43 | 41 | "The March of the Exeggutor Squad" (The Huge March of the Nassy Squad!)
"Nasshī Gundan Daikōshin!" (ナッシーぐんだんだいこうしん!) | May 7, 1998 | October 30, 1998 |
| 44 | 42 | "The Problem with Paras" (Paras and Parasect)
"Parasu to Parasekuto" (パラスとパラセクト) | May 14, 1998 | February 13, 1999 |
| 45 | 43 | "The Song of Jigglypuff" (Sing! Purin!)
"Utatte! Purin!" (うたって！プリン!) | May 21, 1998 | February 20, 1999 |
| 46 | 44 | "Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon" (Revival!? Fossil Pokémon!)
"Fukkatsu!? Kaseki Pokemon!" (ふっかつ!?かせきポケモン!) | May 28, 1998 | February 27, 1999 |
| 47 | 45 | "A Chansey Operation" (Lucky's Medical Records)
"Rakkī no Karute" (ラッキーのカルテ) | June 4, 1998 | March 6, 1999 |
| 48 | 46 | "Holy Matrimony!" (Gardie and Kojirou)
"Gādi to Kojirō" (ガーディとコジロウ) | June 11, 1998 | March 13, 1999 |
| 49 | 47 | "So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd" (Kamonegi's Easy Mark)
"Kamonegi no Kamo" (カモネギのカモ) | June 18, 1998 | March 20, 1999 |
| 50 | 48 | "Who Gets to Keep Togepi?" (Whose is Togepy!?)
"Togepī wa Dare no Mono!?" (トゲピーはだれのもの!?) | June 25, 1998 | March 27, 1999 |
| 51 | 49 | "Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden" (Fushigidane's Mysterious Garden)
"Fushigidane no Fushigi na Hanazono" (フシギダネのふしぎのはなぞの) | July 2, 1998 | April 3, 1999 |
| 52 | 50 | "Princess vs. Princess" (Fierce Fighting! Pokémon Doll Festival)
"Gekitō! Pokemon Hinamatsuri" (げきとう！ポケモンひなまつり) | July 9, 1998 | September 4, 1999 |
| 53 | 51 | "The Purr-fect Hero" (It's Children's Day! Everyone Gather!)
"Kodomo no Hi da yo! Zen'in Shūgō!" (こどものひだよ！ぜんいんしゅうごう!) | July 9, 1998 | September 11, 1999 |
| 54 | 52 | "The Case of the K-9 Capers!" (The Police Dog Gardie)
"Keisatsuken Gādi" (けいさつけんガーディ) | July 16, 1998 | April 10, 1999 |
| 55 | 53 | "Pokémon Paparazzi" (A Good Time to Take a Photo of Pikachu)
"Shattā Chansu wa Pikachū" (シャッターチャンスはピカチュウ) | July 23, 1998 | April 17, 1999 |
| 56 | 54 | "The Ultimate Test" (Pokémon League License Test!?)
"Pokemon Rīgu Kenteishiken!?" (ポケモンけんていしけん!?) | July 30, 1998 | April 24, 1999 |
| 57 | 55 | "The Breeding Center Secret" (The Breeding Center Secret!)
"Sodate-ya no Himitsu!" (そだてやのひみつ!) | August 6, 1998 | May 1, 1999 |
| 58 | 56 | "Riddle Me This" (Burn! Guren Gym!)
"Moero! Guren Jimu!" (もえろ！グレンジム!) | August 13, 1998 | September 18, 1999 |
| 59 | 57 | "Volcanic Panic" (Decisive Battle! Guren Gym!)
"Kessen! Guren Jimu!" (けっせん！グレンジム) | August 20, 1998 | September 18, 1999 |
| 60 | 58 | "Beach Blank-Out Blastoise" (Kamex's Island)
"Kamekkusu no Shima" (カメックスのしま) | August 27, 1998 | September 20, 1999 |
| 61 | 59 | "The Misty Mermaid" (Hanada Gym! Underwater Battle!)
"Hanada Jimu! Suichū no Tatakai!" (ハナダジム！すいちゅうのたたかい!) | September 3, 1998 | September 23, 1999 |
| 62 | 60 | "Clefairy Tales" (Pippi VS Purin)
"Pippi VS Purin" (ピッピVSプリン) | September 10, 1998 | September 25, 1999 |
| 63 | 61 | "The Battle of the Badge" (Tokiwa Gym! The Last Badge!)
"*The episode title is a pun on the World War II Battle of the Bulge." (トキワジム！さいごのバッジ!) | September 17, 1998 | September 25, 1999 |
| 64 | 62 | "It's Mr. Mime Time" (Barrierd of the Pokémon Circus)
"Pokemon Sākasu no Bariyādo" (ポケモンサーカスのバリヤード) | September 24, 1998 | September 27, 1999 |
| 65 | 63 | "Holiday Hi-Jynx" (Rougela's Christmas)
"Rūjura no Kurisumasu" (ルージュラのクリスマス) | October 5, 1998 | December 11, 1999 |
| 66 | 64 | "Snow Way Out" (Iwark as a Bivouac)
"Iwāku de Bibāku" (イワークでビバーク) | October 5, 1998 | December 18, 1999 |
| 67 | 65 | "Showdown at the Po-Ké Corral" (Rival Showdown! Okido Research Lab)
"Raibaru Taiketsu! Ōkido Kenkyūjo" (ライバルたいけつ！オーキドけんきゅうじょ) | October 8, 1998 | September 30, 1999 |
| 68 | 66 | "The Evolution Solution" (When Yadon Becomes Yadoran)
"Yadon ga Yadoran ni naru Toki" (ヤドンがヤドランになるとき) | October 15, 1998 | October 2, 1999 |
| 69 | 67 | "The Pi-Kahuna" (The Legend of the Surfing Pikachu)
"Naminori Pikachū no Densetsu" (なみのりピカチュウのでんせつ) | October 22, 1998 | October 2, 1999 |
| 70 | 68 | "Make Room for Gloom" (Kusaihana of the Botanical Garden)
"Shokubutsuen no Kusaihana" (しょくぶつえんのクサイハナ) | October 29, 1998 | October 4, 1999 |
| 71 | 69 | "Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!" (Pokémon the Movie!)
"Pokemon za Mūbī!" (ポケモン・ザ・ムービー!) | November 5, 1998 | October 8, 1999 |
| 72 | 70 | "Go West Young Meowth" (Nyarth's ABCs)
"Nyāsu no Aiueo" (ニャースのあいうえお) | November 12, 1998 | October 9, 1999 |
| 73 | 71 | "To Master the Onix-pected" (Elite Four Shiba Appears!)
"Shiten'nō Shiba Tōjō!" (してんのうシバとうじょう!) | November 19, 1998 | October 11, 1999 |
| 74 | 72 | "The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis" (Clash! Super-Ancient Pokémon)
"Gekitotsu! Chō Kodai Pokemon" (げきとつ！ちょうこだいポケモン) | November 26, 1998 | October 14, 1999 |
| 75 | 73 | "Bad to the Bone" (Garagara's Bone Club)
"Garagara no Hone Konbō" (ガラガラのホネこんぼう) | December 3, 1998 | October 16, 1999 |
| 76 | 74 | "All Fired Up!" (Fire! The Pokémon League Opening Ceremony!)
"Faiyā! Pokemon Rīgu Kaikaishiki!" (ファイヤー！ポケモンリーグかいかいしき!) | December 10, 1998 | October 23, 1999 |
| 77 | 75 | "Round One – Begin!" (Pokémon League Commencement! Water Field!)
"Pokemon Rīgu Kaimaku! Mizu no Fīrudo!" (ポケモンリーグかいまく！みずのフィールド!) | December 17, 1998 | October 30, 1999 |
| 78 | 76 | "Fire and Ice" (Ice Field! Fire Battle!)
"Kōri no Fīrudo! Honō no Tatakai!" (こおりのフィールド！ほのおのたたかい!) | December 24, 1998 | November 6, 1999 |
| 79 | 77 | "The Fourth Round Rumble" (Grass Field! An Unexpected Powerful Opponent!)
"Kusa no Fīrudo! Igai na Kyōteki!" (くさのフィールド！いがいなきょうてき!) | January 1, 1999 | November 13, 1999 |
| 80 | 78 | "A Friend in Deed" (Enter a Rival!)
"Raibaru Tōjō!" (ライバルとうじょう!) | January 7, 1999 | November 20, 1999 |
| 81 | 79 | "Friend and Foe Alike" (Sekiei Stadium! VS Hiroshi!)
"Sekiei Sutajiamu! VS Hiroshi!" (セキエイスタジアム！VSヒロシ!) | January 14, 1999 | November 27, 1999 |
| 82 | 80 | "Friends to the End" (Pokémon League! The Last Battle!)
"Pokemon Rīgu! Saigo no Tatakai!" (ポケモンリーグ！さいごのたたかい!) | January 21, 1999 | November 27, 1999 |
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