User:TheFatPanda/1998

April

• 16th: Anime- the thirty-ninth and fortieth episodes of the Original series, "Forest of Pikachu" and "The Four Eievui Brothers" air as an hour-long special in Japan, marking the anime's return from the four month hiatus caused by the "Computer Soldier Porygon" incident.
• 23rd: Anime- The forty-first episode of the Original series, "Wake Up! Kabigon!", airs in Japan.
• 30th: Anime- The forty-second episode of the Original series, "Showdown! Pokémon Gym!" airs in Japan.

May

• 7th
  • The Great Nassy Squad March! airs in Japan.
• 14th
  • Paras and Parasect airs in Japan.
• 21st
  • Sing! Purin! airs in Japan.
• 28th
  • Resurrection?! Fossil Pokémon! airs in Japan.

June

• 4th
  • Lucky's Clinical Records airs in Japan.
• 11th
  • Gardie and Kojirō airs in Japan.
• 18th
  • Kamonegi's Sitting Duck airs in Japan.
• 25th
  • Who Gets to Keep Togepy!? airs in Japan.

July

• 2nd: Anime- The fifty-first episode of the Original series, "Fushigidane's Mysterious Flower Garden", airs in Japan.
• 9th: Anime- The fifty-second and fifty-third episodes of the Original series, "Fierce Fight! Pokémon Girls' Festival!" and "It's Children's Day! Everyone Gather!", air in Japan as an hour-long special. Both episodes are aired out of order due to the fallout created by the "Computer Soldier Porygon" incident.
• 16th: Anime- The fifty-fourth episode of the Original series, "Police Dog Gardie", airs in Japan.
• 18th: Anime- The first Pokémon movie, "Mewtwo's Counterattack", and its accompanying Pikachu short, "Pikachu's Summer Vacation" premiere in theatres across Japan.
• 23rd: Anime- The firty-fifth episode of the Original series, "Photo Op Pikachu", airs in Japan.

August

• 1st: Games- Pocket Monsters Stadium for Nintendo 64 is released in Japan.

September

• 8th: Anime- The English dub of the Pokémon anime begins its official run in the United States with "Pokémon - I Choose You!" in syndication. This also marks the beginning of the dubs first season.
• 9th: Anime- The second episode of the Original series, "Pokémon Emergency!", airs in the United States.
• 10th: Anime- The third episode of the Original series, "Ash Catches a Pokémon", airs in the United States.
• 11th: Anime- The fourth episode of the Original series, "Challenge of the Samurai", airs in the United States.
• 12th: Games- Pocket Monsters: Pikachu for Gameboy is released in Japan.
• 14th: Anime- The fifth episode of the Original series, "Showdown in Pewter City", airs in the United States.
• 15th: Anime- The sixth episode of the Original series, "Clefairy and the Moon Stone", airs in the United States.
• 16th: Anime- The seventh episode of the Original series, "The Water Flowers of Cerulean City", airs in the United States.
• 17th: Anime- The eighth episode of the Original series, "The Path to the Pokémon League", airs in the United States.
• 18th: Anime- The ninth episode of the Original series, "The School of Hard Knocks", airs in the United States.
• 21st: Anime- The tenth episode of the Original series, "Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village", airs in the United States.
• 22nd: Anime- The eleventh episode of the Original series, "Charmander - The Stray Pokémon", airs in the United States.
• 23rd: Anime- The twelfth episode of the Original series, "Here Comes the Squirtle Squad", airs in the United States.
• 24th: Anime- The thirteenth episode of the Original series, "Mystery at the Lighthouse", airs in the United States.
• 25th: Anime- The fourteenth episode of the Original series, "Electric Shock Showdown", airs in the United States.
• 28th: Games- Pokémon Red and Blue Versions for Gameboy are released in North America.

October

• 23rd: Games- Pokémon Red and Blue Versions for Gameboy are released in Australia.

December

• 12th: Games- Pikachu is Fine-achu for Nintendo 64 is released in Japan.
• 18th: Games- Pokémon Card GB for Gameboy Color is released in Japan.