Pokémon: Indigo League facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pokémon: Indigo League |
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English front cover of the Pokémon: Indigo League DVD collection box, containing the first 26 episodes of this season
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 82 (Japanese version) 80 (English version) 79 (international version) |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | April 1, 1997 – January 21, 1999 |
Pokémon: Indigo League is the first season of Pokémon and the first part of Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, a Japanese anime television series known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā). It originally aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 1, 1997 to January 21, 1999, and in the United States on first-run syndication from September 8 to November 20, 1998, and on Kids' WB/The WB from February 13 to November 27, 1999, and on June 24, 2000, airing episode 18.
The season follows the adventures of the ten-year-old Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum (voiced in English by Veronica Taylor, and in Japanese by Rika Matsumoto) and his electric mouse partner Pikachu (voiced by Ikue Ōtani) as they collect Gym Badges in the Kanto region so they can compete in the Pokémon League competition at the Indigo Plateau.
The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by Oriental Light and Magic and TV Tokyo.
The Japanese opening song is "Aim to be a Pokémon Master" (めざせポケモンマスター, Mezase Pokémon Masutā) by Rika Matsumoto for all 82 episodes. The ending songs are "One Hundred Fifty-One" (ひゃくごじゅういち, Hyakugojūichi") by Unsho Ishizuka and Pokémon Kids for 27 episodes, "Meowth's Song" (ニャースのうた, Nyāsu no Uta) by Inuko Inuyama for 14 episodes and for 2 special episodes, "Fantasy in My Pocket" (ポケットにファンタジー, Poketto ni Fantajī) by Sachiko Kobayashi and Juri Ihata for 16 episodes and for 2 special episodes, "Pokémon March" (ポケモン音頭, Pokémon Ondo) by Sachiko Kobayashi, Koffing, Ekans and Chansey for 11 episodes, and "Type: Wild" (タイプ : ワイルド, Taipu: Wairudo) by Rika Matsumoto for 12 episodes. The English opening song is the "Pokémon Theme" by Jason Paige; its full version did serve as the end credit song for 52 episodes, and its short version did serve as the end credit song for 28 episodes, while each episode close with either the PokéRAP, which contains 5 different versions (each profiling about 32 Pokémon on Monday through Wednesday, 30 Pokémon on Thursday, and 24 on Friday for a total of 150), or Pikachu's Jukebox, which contains 6 short songs in each music video, "My Best Friends", "Double Trouble", "What Kind of Pokémon Are You?", "Together Forever", "2.B.A. Master", and "Viridian City". Johto predicted the English version of "Type: Wild", the ending song from Pokémon Encore performed by Robbie Danzie.
Episodes
| J# | E# | English title Japanese title |
Original air date | English air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pokémon, I Choose You!" (Pokémon I Choose You!) | April 1, 1997 | September 8, 1998 |
| 2 | 2 | "Pokémon Emergency!" (Showdown! Pokémon Center!) | April 8, 1997 | September 9, 1998 |
| 3 | 3 | "Ash Catches a Pokémon" (I'll get you, Pokémon!) | April 15, 1997 | September 10, 1998 |
| 4 | 4 | "Challenge of the Samurai" (Challenge of the Young Boy Samurai!) | April 22, 1997 | September 11, 1998 |
| 5 | 5 | "Showdown in Pewter City" (Battle of Nibi Gym!) | April 29, 1997 | September 14, 1998 |
| 6 | 6 | "Clefairy and the Moon Stone" (Pippi and the Moon Stone) | May 6, 1997 | September 15, 1998 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Water Flowers of Cerulean City" (The Underwater Flowers of Hanada City) | May 13, 1997 | September 16, 1998 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Path to the Pokémon League" (The Road to the Pokémon League) | May 20, 1997 | September 17, 1998 |
| 9 | 9 | "The School of Hard Knocks" (Pokémon Certain Victory Manual) | May 27, 1997 | September 18, 1998 |
| 10 | 10 | "Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village" (Fushigidane of the Hidden Village) | June 3, 1997 | September 21, 1998 |
| 11 | 11 | "Charmander – The Stray Pokémon" (The Stray Pokémon – Hitokage) | June 10, 1997 | September 22, 1998 |
| 12 | 12 | "Here Comes the Squirtle Squad" (The Zenigame Squad Appears!) | June 17, 1997 | September 23, 1998 |
| 13 | 13 | "Mystery at the Lighthouse" (Masaki's Lighthouse) | June 24, 1997 | September 24, 1998 |
| 14 | 14 | "Electric Shock Showdown" (Electric Shock Showdown! Kuchiba Gym) | July 1, 1997 | September 25, 1998 |
| 15 | 15 | "Battle Aboard the St. Anne" (The St. Anne Battle!) | July 8, 1997 | September 28, 1998 |
| 16 | 16 | "Pokémon Shipwreck" (Pokémon Adrift) | July 15, 1997 | September 29, 1998 |
| 17 | 17 | "Island of the Giant Pokémon" (Island of the Gigantic Pokémon!?) | July 22, 1997 | September 30, 1998 |
| 18 | 18 | "Beauty and the Beach" (Holiday at Aopulco) | July 29, 1997 | June 24, 2000 |
| 19 | 19 | "Tentacool & Tentacruel" (Menokurage, Dokukurage) | August 5, 1997 | October 1, 1998 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Ghost of Maiden's Peak" (Ghost Pokémon and the Summer Festival) | August 12, 1997 | October 2, 1998 |
| 21 | 21 | "Bye Bye Butterfree" (Bye Bye Butterfree) | August 19, 1997 | October 5, 1998 |
| 22 | 22 | "Abra and the Psychic Showdown (Part 1)" (Casey! Psychic Showdown!) | August 26, 1997 | October 6, 1998 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Tower of Terror (Part 2)" (Got It at the Pokémon Tower!) | September 2, 1997 | October 7, 1998 |
| 24 | 24 | "Haunter vs. Kadabra (Part 3)" (Ghost vs. Esper!) | September 9, 1997 | October 8, 1998 |
| 25 | 25 | "Primeape Goes Bananas" (Don't Get Angry, Okorizaru!) | September 16, 1997 | October 9, 1998 |
| 26 | 26 | "Pokémon Scent-sation!" (Erika and Kusaihana) | September 23, 1997 | October 12, 1998 |
| 27 | 27 | "Hypno's Naptime" (Sleeper and Pokémon Hypnotism!?) | September 30, 1997 | October 13, 1998 |
| 28 | 28 | "Pokémon Fashion Flash" (Rokon! Breeder Showdown!) | October 7, 1997 | October 14, 1998 |
| 29 | 29 | "The Punchy Pokémon" (Fighting Pokémon! Huge Battle!) | October 14, 1997 | October 15, 1998 |
| 30 | 30 | "Sparks Fly for Magnemite" (Do Coil Dream of Electric Mice!?) | October 21, 1997 | October 16, 1998 |
| 31 | 31 | "Dig Those Diglett!" (Full of Digda!) | October 28, 1997 | October 19, 1998 |
| 32 | 32 | "The Ninja-Poké Showdown" (Sekichiku Ninja Showdown!) | November 4, 1997 | October 20, 1998 |
| 33 | 33 | "The Flame Pokémon-athon!" (The Big Fire Pokémon Race!) | November 11, 1997 | October 21, 1998 |
| 34 | 34 | "The Kangaskhan Kid" (Garura's Lullaby) | November 18, 1997 | October 22, 1998 |
| 35 | — | "The Legend of Dratini" | November 25, 1997 | — |
| 36 | 35 | "The Bridge Bike Gang" (Stormy Cycling Road) | December 2, 1997 | October 23, 1998 |
| 37 | 36 | "Ditto's Mysterious Mansion" (Metamon and the Copycat Girl) | December 9, 1997 | October 26, 1998 |
| 38 | — | "Cyber Soldier Porygon" | December 16, 1997 | — |
| 39 | 37 | "Pikachu's Goodbye" (Forest of Pikachu) | April 16, 1998 | November 20, 1998 |
| 40 | 38 | "The Battling Eevee Brothers" (The 4 Eievui Brothers) | April 16, 1998 | October 27, 1998 |
| 41 | 39 | "Wake Up Snorlax!" (Wake Up! Kabigon!) | April 23, 1998 | October 28, 1998 |
| 42 | 40 | "Showdown at Dark City" (Showdown! Pokémon Gym!) | April 30, 1998 | October 29, 1998 |
| 43 | 41 | "The March of the Exeggutor Squad" (The Huge March of the Nassy Squad!) | May 7, 1998 | October 30, 1998 |
| 44 | 42 | "The Problem with Paras" (Paras and Parasect) | May 14, 1998 | February 13, 1999 |
| 45 | 43 | "The Song of Jigglypuff" (Sing! Purin!) | May 21, 1998 | February 20, 1999 |
| 46 | 44 | "Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon" (Resurrected!? Fossil Pokémon!) | May 28, 1998 | February 27, 1999 |
| 47 | 45 | "A Chansey Operation" (Lucky's Clinical Records) | June 4, 1998 | March 6, 1999 |
| 48 | 46 | "Holy Matrimony!" (Gardie and Kojirou) | June 11, 1998 | March 13, 1999 |
| 49 | 47 | "So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd" (Kamonegi's Easy Mark) | June 18, 1998 | March 20, 1999 |
| 50 | 48 | "Who Gets to Keep Togepi?" (Whose Is Togepy!?) | June 25, 1998 | March 27, 1999 |
| 51 | 49 | "Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden" (Fushigidane's Mysterious Flower Garden) | July 2, 1998 | April 3, 1999 |
| 52 | 50 | "The Case of the K-9 Caper!" (Gardie the Police Dog) | July 16, 1998 | April 10, 1999 |
| 53 | 51 | "Pokémon Paparazzi" (Shutter Chance Pikachu) | July 23, 1998 | April 17, 1999 |
| 54 | 52 | "The Ultimate Test" (Pokémon League Certification Test!?) | July 30, 1998 | April 24, 1999 |
| 55 | 53 | "The Breeding Center Secret" (The Secret of the Breeding Center!) | August 6, 1998 | May 1, 1999 |
| 56 | 54 | "Princess vs. Princess" (Fierce Fighting! Pokémon Girls' Festival) | July 9, 1998 | September 4, 1999 |
| 57 | 55 | "The Purr-fect Hero" (It's Children's Day! Everyone Come Together!) | July 9, 1998 | September 11, 1999 |
| 58 | 56 | "Riddle Me This" (Burn! Guren Gym!) | August 13, 1998 | September 18, 1999 |
| 59 | 57 | "Volcanic Panic" (Decisive Battle! Guren Gym!) | August 20, 1998 | September 18, 1999 |
| 60 | 58 | "Beach Blank-Out Blastoise" (Kamex's Island) | August 27, 1998 | September 20, 1999 |
| 61 | 59 | "The Misty Mermaid" (Hanada Gym! Underwater Battle!) | September 3, 1998 | September 23, 1999 |
| 62 | 60 | "Clefairy Tales" (Pippi vs. Purin) | September 10, 1998 | September 25, 1999 |
| 63 | 61 | "The Battle of the Badge" (Tokiwa Gym! The Last Badge!) | September 17, 1998 | September 25, 1999 |
| 64 | 62 | "It's Mr. Mime Time!" (Barrierd of the Pokémon Circus) | September 24, 1998 | September 27, 1999 |
| 65 | 63 | "Holiday Hi-Jynx" (Rougela's Christmas) | October 5, 1998 | December 11, 1999 |
| 66 | 64 | "Snow Way Out" (Iwark as a Bivouac) | October 5, 1998 | December 18, 1999 |
| 67 | 65 | "Showdown at the Po-ké Corral" (Rival Showdown! Ōkido Laboratory) | October 8, 1998 | September 30, 1999 |
| 68 | 66 | "The Evolution Solution" (When Yadon Becomes Yadoran) | October 15, 1998 | October 2, 1999 |
| 69 | 67 | "The Pi-Kahuna" (Legend of the Surfing Pikachu) | October 22, 1998 | October 2, 1999 |
| 70 | 68 | "Make Room for Gloom" (Kusaihana of Botanical Garden) | October 29, 1998 | October 4, 1999 |
| 71 | 69 | "Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!" (Pokémon the Movie!) | November 5, 1998 | October 8, 1999 |
| 72 | 70 | "Go West, Young Meowth" (Nyarth's A-I-U-E-O) | November 12, 1998 | October 9, 1999 |
| 73 | 71 | "To Master the Onixpected!" (Elite Four Shiba Appears!) | November 19, 1998 | October 11, 1999 |
| 74 | 72 | "The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis" (Clash! Super-Ancient Pokémon) | November 26, 1998 | October 14, 1999 |
| 75 | 73 | "Bad to the Bone!" (Garagara's Bone Club) | December 3, 1998 | October 16, 1999 |
| 76 | 74 | "All Fired Up! (Part 1)" (Fire! The Pokémon League Opening Ceremony!) | December 10, 1998 | October 23, 1999 |
| 77 | 75 | "Round One: Begin! (Part 2)" (Pokémon League Begins! Water Field!) | December 17, 1998 | October 30, 1999 |
| 78 | 76 | "Fire and Ice (Part 3)" (Ice Field! Blazing Battle!) | December 24, 1998 | November 6, 1999 |
| 79 | 77 | "The Fourth Round Rumble (Part 4)" (Grass Field! Unexpected Rival!) | January 1, 1999 | November 13, 1999 |
| 80 | 78 | "A Friend in Deed (Part 5)" (Rival Appears!) | January 7, 1999 | November 20, 1999 |
| 81 | 79 | "Friend and Foe Alike (Part 6)" (Sekiei Stadium! Vs. Hiroshi!) | January 14, 1999 | November 27, 1999 |
| 82 | 80 | "Friends to the End (Part 7)" (Pokémon League! Final Battle!) | January 21, 1999 | November 27, 1999 |
Home Media releases
The episodes of this season were originally released as a collection of 26 individual DVDs and VHS released by Viz Video and Pioneer Entertainment 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 US season came out on November 13, 2007, with "Princess vs. Princess" and "The Purr-fect Hero" being moved onto the third part, to match the airing order. The third and final part was released on February 12, 2008.
On November 5, 2013, Viz Media and Warner Home Video re-issued the first twenty-six episodes on DVD with all new packaging.
Viz Media and Warner Home Video released Pokémon: Indigo League - The Complete Collection on DVD in the United States on October 28, 2014. This release contains all three volumes of the series, consisting of 78 episodes in all, although this set lacks the episode "Holiday Hi-Jynx" which was banned by The Pokémon Company International in 2014.
See also
In Spanish: Pokémon: Indigo League para niños
