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'''Pokémon: Indigo League''' (known at the time it was first aired simply as '''Pokémon''') is the first [[dub]]bed season of the Pokémon anime. The season follows rookie [[Pokémon Trainer]] [[Ash Ketchum]], his {{AP|Pikachu}}, and {{ashfr}} {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} as they travel across the [[Kanto]] region. The subtitle "Indigo League" is not used within the episodes, but was later added by the DVD boxed sets to distinguish it from the later [[season]]s.
'''Pokémon: Indigo League''' (known at the time it was first aired simply as '''Pokémon''') is the first [[dub]]bed season of the Pokémon anime. The season follows rookie [[Pokémon Trainer]] [[Ash Ketchum]], his {{AP|Pikachu}}, and {{ashfr}} {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} as they travel across the [[Kanto]] region. The subtitle "Indigo League" is not used within the episodes, but was later added by the DVD releases and the official website.


In {{pmin|Canada}}, the series was picked up by [[YTV]]. In the United States, the first forty episodes (excluding three) aired in syndication in 1998, with the rest of the thirty-nine episodes were ran and picked up by {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} starting with ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'' in 1999. The season began with ''[[EP001|Pokémon, I Choose You!]]'', which originally aired on September 8, 1998, and ended with ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]'', which originally aired on November 27, 1999.
In the United States, the first 40 episodes aired in syndication in 1998, while the remaining 12 episodes were picked up and aired by {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}}, starting with ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'' in 1999. The season began with ''[[EP001|Pokémon, I Choose You!]]'', which originally aired on September 8, 1998, and ended with ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]'', which originally aired on May 1, 1999. In {{pmin|Canada}}, the series was aired by [[YTV]].


This season was then followed by the [[S02|Orange Islands arc]], which was created to allow time for the development of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, and when dubbed, served the same purpose for the translation of the aforementioned games.
This season was then followed by [[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]], which contains the rest of Ash and his friends' journey through [[Kanto]] and some of the [[Orange Archipelago]] arc, which was created to allow time for the development of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.


See the {{DL|List of original series episodes|Indigo League arc|list of Pokémon: Indigo League episodes}} for a list of episodes aired as part of this season.
==Blurb==
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<i>It’s Ash Ketchum’s tenth birthday, and he’s ready to do what many 10-year-olds in the Kanto region set out to do—become a Pokémon Trainer! Things don’t go exactly the way he planned when he ends up with a Pikachu instead of a standard first Pokémon, and winning Gym Badges turns out to be much tougher than he thought. Luckily he’s got former Gym Leaders Brock and Misty at his side, along with a bevy of new Pokémon friends, including Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander.</i>


==Important events==
==Important events==
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
* {{Ash}} begins his journey as a Pokémon Trainer with the goal of being a [[Pokémon Master]]. His starter is {{AP|Pikachu}}. ([[EP001]])
* {{Ash}} begins his journey as a Pokémon Trainer with the goal of being a [[Pokémon Master]]; his starter is {{AP|Pikachu}}. ([[EP001]])
* {{Gary}} also begins his journey, with {{TP|Gary|Squirtle}} as his starter. ([[EP001]])
* {{Gary}} also begins his journey, with {{TP|Gary|Squirtle}}{{tt|*|not revealed until EP269 - The Ties That Bind}} as his starter. ([[EP001]])
* {{an|Misty}} follows Ash after the latter "borrows" and destroys her bike, demanding repayment. ([[EP002]])
* {{an|Misty}} follows Ash after the latter "borrows" and destroys her bike, demanding repayment. ([[EP002]])
* [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} follow Ash after his Pikachu demonstrates considerably advanced power for a Pokémon of its species. ([[EP002]])
* [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} follow Ash after his Pikachu demonstrates considerably advanced power for a Pokémon of its species. ([[EP002]])
* {{an|Brock}} joins the group after {{ka|Flint|his father}} returns to become the [[Pewter City]] Gym Leader. ([[EP005]])
* {{an|Brock}} joins the group after {{ka|Flint|his father}} returns to become the [[Pewter City]] Gym Leader. ([[EP005]])
* Ash defeats each of the [[Kanto]] [[Gym Leader]]s, gaining eight [[Badge]]s to qualify for his first [[Pokémon League Conference]]. (See Gym battles section)
* Ash defeats six of the [[Kanto]] [[Gym Leader]]s, gaining six [[Badge]]s.
* Ash journeys to [[Indigo Plateau]] to compete in his first Pokémon League Conference.
* Ash comes in the top 16 in the Indigo League, one bracket above his rival, Gary. ([[EP079]])


===Party changes===
===Party changes===
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* [[Ash's Muk]] ([[EP030]])
* [[Ash's Muk]] ([[EP030]])
* [[Ash's Tauros]] ([[EP035]]{{tt|*|This episode was not aired outside of Japan}})
* [[Ash's Tauros]] ([[EP035]]{{tt|*|This episode was not aired outside of Japan}})
* [[Jessie's Porygon]] ([[EP038]]{{tt|*|This episode was not aired outside of Japan}})
* [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Porygon Zero|Jessie's Porygon]] ([[EP038]]{{tt|*|This episode was not aired outside of Japan}})
* [[Misty's Togepi]] ([[EP050]])
* [[Misty's Togepi]] ([[EP050]])
* [[Jessie's Lickitung]] ([[EP052]])
* [[Jessie's Lickitung]] ([[EP052]]{{tt|*|This episode was not aired as part of season 1}})
* [[James's Weepinbell]] (before [[EP057]])
* [[James's Weepinbell]] (before [[EP057]])
=====Other=====
* [[Growlie|James's Growlithe]] (obtained prior to [[EP001]])
* [[Jessie's Ekans]] (obtained prior to [[EP002]])
* [[James's Koffing]] (obtained prior to [[EP002]])
* [[Misty's Goldeen]] (obtained prior to [[EP002]])
* [[Brock's Onix]] (obtained prior to [[EP005]])
* [[Brock's Geodude]] (obtained prior to [[EP005]])
* [[Misty's Staryu]] (obtained prior to [[EP006]])
* [[Misty's Starmie]] (obtained prior to [[EP007]])


====Evolutions====
====Evolutions====
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* Ash's {{p|Charmander}} [[EP043|&rarr;]] {{p|Charmeleon}} [[EP046|&rarr;]] {{AP|Charizard}}
* Ash's {{p|Charmander}} [[EP043|&rarr;]] {{p|Charmeleon}} [[EP046|&rarr;]] {{AP|Charizard}}
* James's {{p|Weepinbell}} [[EP057|&rarr;]] {{TP|James|Victreebel}}
* James's {{p|Weepinbell}} [[EP057|&rarr;]] {{TP|James|Victreebel}}
* Ash's {{p|Krabby}} [[EP075|&rarr;]] {{AP|Kingler}}


====Releases====
====Releases====
The following Pokémon are released:
The following Pokémon are released:
* [[Ash's Butterfree]] ([[trade]]d, [[EP015]]){{tt|*|traded, then traded back}}
* [[Ash's Raticate]] ([[trade]]d, [[EP015]])
* [[Ash's Raticate]] ([[trade]]d, [[EP015]])
* [[James's Gyarados]] ([[EP016]])
* [[James's Gyarados]] ([[EP016]])
* [[Ash's Butterfree]] ([[EP021]])
* [[Ash's Butterfree]] ([[EP021]])
* [[Ash's Primeape]] (training with {{ka|Anthony}}) ([[EP029]])
* [[Ash's Primeape]] (training with {{OBP|Anthony|EP029}}) ([[EP029]])
* [[Jessie's Porygon]] ([[EP038]]{{tt|*|This episode was not aired outside of Japan}})
* [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Porygon Zero|Jessie's Porygon]] ([[EP038]]{{tt|*|This episode was not aired outside of Japan}})
 
====Other====
* [[James's Growlithe]]  (obtained prior to [[EP001]])
* [[Jessie's Ekans]] (obtained prior to [[EP002]])
* [[James's Koffing]] (obtained prior to [[EP002]])
* [[Misty's Goldeen]] (obtained prior to [[EP002]])
* [[Brock's Onix]] (obtained prior to [[EP005]])
* [[Brock's Geodude]] (obtained prior to [[EP005]])
* [[Misty's Staryu]] (obtained prior to [[EP006]])
* [[Misty's Starmie]] (obtained prior to [[EP007]])
* [[Misty's Horsea]] (left at [[Cerulean Gym]], [[EP061]])
* [[Misty's Starmie]] (left at [[Cerulean Gym]], [[EP061]])


===Gym battles===
===Gym battles===
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* [[Erika]], though officially earned after Ash saved her Gloom from [[Celadon Gym|the burning Gym]] ([[EP026]])
* [[Erika]], though officially earned after Ash saved her Gloom from [[Celadon Gym|the burning Gym]] ([[EP026]])
* [[Koga]] ([[EP032]])
* [[Koga]] ([[EP032]])
* [[Blaine]], after one failed attempt ([[EP059]])
* {{TRT}} (substituting for {{an|Giovanni}}) ([[EP063]])


==Home video releases==
==Home video releases==
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===Australian home video releases===
===Australian home video releases===
{{main|List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 4)}}
{{main|List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 4)}}
==Trivia==
* With 79 episodes, this is the longest season of the dub yet.
** If Japanese episodes are taken into account, this season would be 82 episodes long. [[EP035]] and [[EP038]] were banned outside of Japan. Also, ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'' was initially banned but re-aired after heavy editing as a "lost episode" during [[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]]. It was never aired again nor was it included in DVD releases.
** ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]'', ''[[EP053|The Purr-fect Hero]]'', ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'' are considered episodes of the season but are considered special episodes in Japan.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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Revision as of 12:50, 19 August 2016

Pokémon: Indigo League
Season 1
Season1 logo.png
Logo for the season
Opening Pokémon Theme
Episodes 52
Region Kanto
Series Original
Preceded by None
Followed by Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands
Episode List
1 Pokémon - I Choose You!
2 Pokémon Emergency!
3 Ash Catches a Pokémon
4 Challenge of the Samurai
5 Showdown in Pewter City
6 Clefairy and the Moon Stone
7 The Water Flowers of Cerulean City
8 The Path to the Pokémon League
9 The School of Hard Knocks
10 Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
11 Charmander – The Stray Pokémon
12 Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
13 Mystery at the Lighthouse
14 Electric Shock Showdown
15 Battle Aboard the St. Anne
16 Pokémon Shipwreck
17 Island of the Giant Pokémon
18 Tentacool & Tentacruel
19 The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
20 Bye Bye Butterfree
21 Abra and the Psychic Showdown
22 The Tower of Terror
23 Haunter versus Kadabra
24 Primeape Goes Bananas
25 Pokémon Scent-sation!
26 Hypno's Naptime
27 Pokémon Fashion Flash
28 The Punchy Pokémon
29 Sparks Fly for Magnemite
30 Dig Those Diglett!
31 The Ninja Poké-Showdown
32 The Flame Pokémon-athon!
33 The Kangaskhan Kid
34 The Bridge Bike Gang
35 Ditto's Mysterious Mansion
36 Pikachu's Goodbye
37 The Battling Eevee Brothers
38 Wake Up Snorlax!
39 Showdown at Dark City
40 The March of the Exeggutor Squad
41 The Problem with Paras
42 The Song of Jigglypuff
43 Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
44 A Chansey Operation
45 Holy Matrimony!
46 So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd
47 Who Gets to Keep Togepi?
48 Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden
49 The Case of the K-9 Caper!
50 Pokémon Paparazzi
51 The Ultimate Test
52 The Breeding Center Secret

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Pokémon: Indigo League (known at the time it was first aired simply as Pokémon) is the first dubbed season of the Pokémon anime. The season follows rookie Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum, his Pikachu, and his friends Misty and Brock as they travel across the Kanto region. The subtitle "Indigo League" is not used within the episodes, but was later added by the DVD releases and the official website.

In the United States, the first 40 episodes aired in syndication in 1998, while the remaining 12 episodes were picked up and aired by Kids' WB!, starting with The Problem with Paras in 1999. The season began with Pokémon, I Choose You!, which originally aired on September 8, 1998, and ended with The Breeding Center Secret, which originally aired on May 1, 1999. In Canada, the series was aired by YTV.

This season was then followed by Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands, which contains the rest of Ash and his friends' journey through Kanto and some of the Orange Archipelago arc, which was created to allow time for the development of Pokémon Gold and Silver.

Blurb

It’s Ash Ketchum’s tenth birthday, and he’s ready to do what many 10-year-olds in the Kanto region set out to do—become a Pokémon Trainer! Things don’t go exactly the way he planned when he ends up with a Pikachu instead of a standard first Pokémon, and winning Gym Badges turns out to be much tougher than he thought. Luckily he’s got former Gym Leaders Brock and Misty at his side, along with a bevy of new Pokémon friends, including Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander.

Important events

201
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201

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

Other

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

Gym battles

Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:

Home video releases

North American home video releases

Main article: List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)

Australian home video releases

Main article: List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 4)

In other languages


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