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During the original series, rookie {{pkmn|Trainer}} [[Ash Ketchum]] begins his {{pkmn|journey}} in the [[Kanto]] [[region]], leaving his [[hometown|home]] of [[Pallet Town]] with the only [[starter Pokémon]] that {{an|Professor Oak}} had left to give: a reluctant and moody {{AP|Pikachu}}. Ash's quest begins in earnest to defeat all of the [[Gym Leader]]s and get to the [[Pokémon League]] as soon as he has gained Pikachu's trust, and he is joined by two mentors, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}}. | During the original series, rookie {{pkmn|Trainer}} [[Ash Ketchum]] begins his {{pkmn|journey}} in the [[Kanto]] [[region]], leaving his [[hometown|home]] of [[Pallet Town]] with the only [[starter Pokémon]] that {{an|Professor Oak}} had left to give: a reluctant and moody {{AP|Pikachu}}. Ash's quest begins in earnest to defeat all of the [[Gym Leader]]s and get to the [[Pokémon League]] as soon as he has gained Pikachu's trust, and he is joined by two mentors, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}}. | ||
After competing in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] and not | After competing in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] and not preforming as well as he had hoped, Ash journeys to the [[Orange Archipelago]] to receive the [[GS Ball]] from [[Professor Ivy]], as it cannot be transported to Professor Oak by [[PC]]. During his time there, Ash competes in another Pokémon League, the [[Orange League]] and meets a new {{ashfr|friend}} named [[Tracey Sketchit]]. When Oak cannot figure out how to open the GS Ball on Ash's return to Pallet, the Professor sends Ash to [[Johto]] to give the special [[Poké Ball]] to [[Kurt]]. While there, Ash again competes in a Pokémon League, the [[Silver Conference]]. | ||
==Chapters== | ==Chapters== | ||
Revision as of 18:48, 1 June 2013
The original series of the Pokémon anime (Japanese: ポケットモンスター Pocket Monsters) is the first of its series. Unlike later series, the name of the original series comes only from the need to differentiate it from the latter three. It ran from April 1, 1997 to November 14, 2002 in Japan and from September 7, 1998 to October 25, 2003 in the United States.
During the original series, rookie Trainer Ash Ketchum begins his journey in the Kanto region, leaving his home of Pallet Town with the only starter Pokémon that Professor Oak had left to give: a reluctant and moody Pikachu. Ash's quest begins in earnest to defeat all of the Gym Leaders and get to the Pokémon League as soon as he has gained Pikachu's trust, and he is joined by two mentors, Misty and Brock.
After competing in the Indigo Plateau Conference and not preforming as well as he had hoped, Ash journeys to the Orange Archipelago to receive the GS Ball from Professor Ivy, as it cannot be transported to Professor Oak by PC. During his time there, Ash competes in another Pokémon League, the Orange League and meets a new friend named Tracey Sketchit. When Oak cannot figure out how to open the GS Ball on Ash's return to Pallet, the Professor sends Ash to Johto to give the special Poké Ball to Kurt. While there, Ash again competes in a Pokémon League, the Silver Conference.
Chapters
The original series is officially divided into three chapters:
- Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター) (EP001–EP081)
- Pocket Monsters: Orange Archipelago Chapter (ポケットモンスター オレンジ諸島編) (EP082–EP116)
- Pocket Monsters: Gold & Silver Chapter (ポケットモンスター 金銀編) (EP117–EP274)
Pocket Monsters logo
Pocket Monsters: Orange Archipelago Chapter logo
Pocket Monsters: Gold & Silver Chapter logo
Dub seasons
When the anime was dubbed into English and other languages, the series was divided into five seasons:
- Pokémon: Indigo League (EP001–EP081)
- Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands (EP082–EP116)
- Pokémon: The Johto Journeys (EP117–EP157)
- Pokémon: Johto League Champions (EP158–EP209)
- Pokémon: Master Quest (EP210–EP274)
Episodes in the original series are numbered with the prefix EP on Bulbapedia. For a complete episode listing, see the list of original series episodes.
Trivia
- Originally, this series of the anime was only to have lasted a year and a half, approximately as long as the Kanto saga lasted.
- At 274 episodes, this is the anime's longest series. This is because it adapted the games from two generations, I and II. The following series are adaptations of games of only one generation each.
- Minus the 81-episode Kanto saga, which covered the storyline of Generation I, the series contains 193 episodes, only two more than the Diamond & Pearl series and only one more than the Advanced Generation series.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Mandarin Chinese | 神奇寶貝無印篇 Shénqíbǎobèi: Wúyìnpiān | |
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