Pok Mon Debut Timeline
Data table · source: List of Pokémon episodes (seasons 1–9).
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| Jap. overall | Eng. overall | English titleJapanese title | Directed by | Written by | Animation directed by | Original release date | English air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pokémon, I Choose You!" (Pokémon! I Choose You!)Transliteration: "Pok | Directed by : Toshiaki SuzukiStoryboarded by : Kunihiko Yuyama | Takeshi Shudō | Keishi Sakai & Sayuri Ichiishi | April 1, 1997 (1997-04-01) | September 8, 1998 |
| 2 | 2 | "Pokémon Emergency!" (Showdown! Pokémon Center!)Transliteration: "Taik | Directed by : Osamu InoueStoryboarded by : Toshiaki Suzuki | Takeshi Shudō | Munekatsu Fujita | April 8, 1997 (1997-04-08) | September 9, 1998 |
| 3 | 3 | "Ash Catches a Pokémon" (Pokémon, I'll Get You!)Transliteration: "Poké | Yūji Asada | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Akihiro Tamagawa | April 15, 1997 (1997-04-15) | September 10, 1998 |
| 4 | 4 | "Challenge of the Samurai" (Challenge of the Young Boy Samurai!)Transl | Directed by : Minoru ŌharaStoryboarded by : Toshiaki Suzuki | Hideki Sonoda | Masayuki Hiraoka | April 22, 1997 (1997-04-22) | September 11, 1998 |
| 5 | 5 | "Showdown in Pewter City" (Battle of Nibi Gym!)Transliteration: "Nibi | Kiyotaka Itani | Junki Takegami | Norihiro Matsubara | April 29, 1997 (1997-04-29) | September 14, 1998 |
| 6 | 6 | "Clefairy and the Moon Stone" (Pippi and the Moon Stone)Transliteratio | Directed by : Yūji AsadaStoryboarded by : Toshiaki Suzuki | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Hidetoshi Otaka | May 6, 1997 (1997-05-06) | September 15, 1998 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Water Flowers of Cerulean City" (The Underwater Flowers of Hanada | Osamu Inoue | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Munekatsu Fujita | May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13) | September 16, 1998 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Path to the Pokémon League" (The Road to the Pokémon League)Trans | Toshiaki Suzuki | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Takayuki Shimura | May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20) | September 17, 1998 |
| 9 | 9 | "The School of Hard Knocks" (Pokémon Certain Victory Manual)Transliter | Yūji Asada | Takeshi Shudō | Akihiro Tamagawa | May 27, 1997 (1997-05-27) | September 18, 1998 |
| 10 | 10 | "Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village" (Fushigidane of the Hidden Village) | Directed by : Hideki HiroshimaStoryboarded by : Naori Hiraki | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Masayuki Hiraoka | June 3, 1997 (1997-06-03) | September 21, 1998 |
| 11 | 11 | "Charmander – The Stray Pokémon" (The Stray Pokémon – Hitokage)Transli | Kiyotaka Itani | Junki Takegami | Izumi Shimura | June 10, 1997 (1997-06-10) | September 22, 1998 |
| 12 | 12 | "Here Comes the Squirtle Squad" (The Zenigame Squad Appears!)Translite | Toshiaki Suzuki | Hideki Sonoda | Keishi Sakai | June 17, 1997 (1997-06-17) | September 23, 1998 |
| 13 | 13 | "Mystery at the Lighthouse" (Masaki's Lighthouse)Transliteration: "Mas | Directed by : Hideki HiroshimaStoryboarded by : Takaaki Ishiyama | Takeshi Shudō | Masayuki Hiraoka | June 24, 1997 (1997-06-24) | September 24, 1998 |
| 14 | 14 | "Electric Shock Showdown" (Electric Shock Showdown! Kuchiba Gym)Transl | Masamitsu Hidaka | Atsuhiro Hiraoka | Takayuki Shimura | July 1, 1997 (1997-07-01) | September 25, 1998 |
| 15 | 15 | "Battle Aboard the St. Anne" (The St. Anne Battle!)Transliteration: "S | Yūji Asada | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Akihiro Tamagawa | July 8, 1997 (1997-07-08) | September 7, 1998[c] September 28, 1998 |
| 16 | 16 | "Pokémon Shipwreck" (Pokémon Adrift)Transliteration: "Pokemon Hyōryūki | Osamu Inoue | Junki Takegami | Masumi Etō | July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15) | September 29, 1998 |
| 17 | 17 | "Island of the Giant Pokémon" (Island of the Gigantic Pokémon!?)Transl | Directed by : Yukio OkazakiStoryboarded by : Masamitsu Hidaka | Takeshi Shudō | Izumi Shimura | July 22, 1997 (1997-07-22) | September 30, 1998 |
| 18 | 18 | "Beauty and the Beach" (Holiday at Aopulco)Transliteration: "Aopuruko | Toshiaki Suzuki | Hideki Sonoda | Keishi Sakai | July 29, 1997 (1997-07-29) | June 24, 2000 |
| 19 | 19 | "Tentacool & Tentacruel" (Menokurage, Dokukurage)Transliteration: "Men | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Yūsaku Takeda | August 5, 1997 (1997-08-05) | October 1, 1998 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Ghost of Maiden's Peak" (Ghost Pokémon and the Summer Festival)Tr | Kiyotaka Itani | Takeshi Shudō | Takayuki Shimura | August 12, 1997 (1997-08-12) | October 2, 1998 |
| 21 | 21 | "Bye Bye Butterfree" (Bye Bye Butterfree)Transliteration: "Bai Bai Bat | Yūji Asada | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Akihiro Tamagawa | August 19, 1997 (1997-08-19) | October 5, 1998 |
| 22 | 22 | "Abra and the Psychic Showdown (Part 1)" (Casey! Psychic Showdown!)Tra | Osamu Inoue | Junki Takegami | Keishi Sakai | August 26, 1997 (1997-08-26) | October 6, 1998 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Tower of Terror (Part 2)" (Got It at the Pokémon Tower!)Translite | Directed by : Toshiaki SuzukiStoryboarded by : Yukio Okazaki | Hideki Sonoda | Izumi Shimura | September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02) | October 7, 1998 |
| 24 | 24 | "Haunter vs. Kadabra (Part 3)" (Ghost vs. Esper!)Transliteration: "Gōs | Directed by : Yoshihiro OdaStoryboarded by : Toshiaki Suzuki | Junki Takegami | Sato Yamamoto | September 9, 1997 (1997-09-09) | October 8, 1998 |
| 25 | 25 | "Primeape Goes Bananas" (Don't Get Angry, Okorizaru!)Transliteration: | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Yūsaku Takeda | September 16, 1997 (1997-09-16) | October 9, 1998 |
| 26 | 26 | "Pokémon Scent-sation!" (Erika and Kusaihana)Transliteration: "Erika t | Kiyotaka Itani | Hideki Sonoda | Takayuki Shimura | September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23) | October 12, 1998 |
| 27 | 27 | "Hypno's Naptime" (Sleeper and Pokémon Hypnotism!?)Transliteration: "S | Directed by : Osamu InoueStoryboarded by : Takaaki Ishiyama | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Shin'ichirō Kajiura | September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30) | October 13, 1998 |
| 28 | 28 | "Pokémon Fashion Flash" (Rokon! Breeder Showdown!)Transliteration: "Ro | Yūji Asada | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Akihiro Tamagawa | October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07) | October 14, 1998 |
| 29 | 29 | "The Punchy Pokémon" (Fighting Pokémon! Huge Battle!)Transliteration: | Toshiaki Suzuki | Hideki Sonoda | Keishi Sakai | October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14) | October 15, 1998 |
| 30 | 30 | "Sparks Fly for Magnemite" (Do Coil Dream of Electric Mice!?)Translite | Directed by : Kōji OgawaStoryboarded by : Yoshitaka Fujimoto | Junki Takegami | Sato Yamamoto | October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21) | October 16, 1998 |
| 31 | 31 | "Dig Those Diglett!" (Full of Digda!)Transliteration: "Diguda ga Ippai | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Takeshi Shudō | Yūsaku Takeda | October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28) | October 19, 1998 |
| 32 | 32 | "The Ninja-Poké Showdown" (Sekichiku Ninja Showdown!)Transliteration: | Kiyotaka Itani | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Takayuki Shimura | November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04) | October 20, 1998 |
| 33 | 33 | "The Flame Pokémon-athon!" (The Big Fire Pokémon Race!)Transliteration | Yūji Asada | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Akihiro Tamagawa | November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11) | October 21, 1998 |
| 34 | 34 | "The Kangaskhan Kid" (Garura's Lullaby)Transliteration: "Garūra no Kom | Osamu Inoue | Junki Takegami | Masayuki Hiraoka | November 18, 1997 (1997-11-18) | October 22, 1998 |
| 35 | N/A | "The Legend of Dratini"Transliteration: "Miniryū no Densetsu" (Japanes | Toshiaki Suzuki | Hideki Sonoda | Izumi Shimura | November 25, 1997 (1997-11-25) | N/A |
| 36 | 35 | "The Bridge Bike Gang" (Stormy Cycling Road)Transliteration: "Arashi n | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Yūsaku Takeda | December 2, 1997 (1997-12-02) | October 23, 1998 |
| 37 | 36 | "Ditto's Mysterious Mansion" (Metamon and the Copycat Girl)Translitera | Directed by : Kiyotaka ItaniStoryboarded by : Yoshitaka Fujimoto | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Keishi Sakai | December 9, 1997 (1997-12-09) | October 26, 1998 |
| 38 | N/A | "Electric Soldier Porygon"Transliteration: "Dennō Senshi Porygon" (Jap | Kiyotaka Itani | Junki Takegami | Takayuki Shimura | December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16) | N/A |
| 39 | 37 | "Pikachu's Goodbye" (Forest of Pikachu)Transliteration: "Pikachū no Mo | Directed by : Kiyotaka ItaniStoryboarded by : Masamitsu Hidaka | Shinzō Fujita | Keishi Sakai | April 16, 1998 (1998-04-16)[1][d] | November 20, 1998 |
| 40 | 38 | "The Battling Eevee Brothers" (The 4 Eievui Brothers)Transliteration: | Osamu Inoue | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Shin'ichirō Kajiura | April 16, 1998 (1998-04-16)[d] | October 27, 1998 |
| 41 | 39 | "Wake Up Snorlax!" (Wake Up! Kabigon!)Transliteration: "Okiro! Kabigon | Directed by : Kōji OgawaStoryboarded by : Toshiaki Suzuki | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Izumi Shimura | April 23, 1998 (1998-04-23) | October 28, 1998 |
| 42 | 40 | "Showdown at Dark City" (Showdown! Pokémon Gym!)Transliteration: "Taik | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Junki Takegami | Yūsaku Takeda | April 30, 1998 (1998-04-30) | October 29, 1998 |
| 43 | 41 | "The March of the Exeggutor Squad" (The Huge March of the Nassy Squad! | Kiyotaka Itani | Hideki Sonoda | Sato Yamamoto | May 7, 1998 (1998-05-07) | October 30, 1998 |
| 44 | 42 | "The Problem with Paras" (Paras and Parasect)Transliteration: "Parasu | Directed by : Toshiaki SuzukiStoryboarded by : Yoshitaka Fujimoto | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Keishi Sakai | May 14, 1998 (1998-05-14) | February 13, 1999 |
| 45 | 43 | "The Song of Jigglypuff" (Sing! Purin!)Transliteration: "Utatte! Purin | Yūji Asada | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Akihiro Tamagawa | May 21, 1998 (1998-05-21) | February 20, 1999 |
| 46 | 44 | "Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon" (Resurrected!? Fossil Pokémon!)Tra | Osamu Inoue | Junki Takegami | Shin'ichirō Kajiura | May 28, 1998 (1998-05-28) | February 27, 1999 |
| 47 | 45 | "A Chansey Operation" (Lucky's Clinical Records)Transliteration: "Rakk | Toshiaki Suzuki | Hideki Sonoda | Junko Isaka | June 4, 1998 (1998-06-04) | March 6, 1999 |
| 48 | 46 | "Holy Matrimony!" (Gardie and Kojirou)Transliteration: "Gādi to Kojirō | Directed by : Kōji OgawaStoryboarded by : Masamitsu Hidaka | Junki Takegami | Izumi Shimura | June 11, 1998 (1998-06-11) | March 13, 1999 |
| 49 | 47 | "So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd" (Kamonegi's Easy Mark)Transliteration: "K | Osamu Inoue | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Shin'ichirō Kajiura | June 18, 1998 (1998-06-18) | March 20, 1999 |
| 50 | 48 | "Who Gets to Keep Togepi?" (Whose Is Togepy!?)Transliteration: "Togepī | Kiyotaka Itani | Hideki Sonoda | Keishi Sakai | June 25, 1998 (1998-06-25) | March 27, 1999 |
| 51 | 49 | "Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden" (Fushigidane's Mysterious Flower Garde | Yūji Asada | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Akihiro Tamagawa | July 2, 1998 (1998-07-02) | April 3, 1999 |
| 52 | 50 | "Princess vs. Princess" (Fierce Fighting! Pokémon Girls' Festival)Tran | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Junki Takegami | Yūsaku Takeda | July 9, 1998 (1998-07-09)[e] | September 4, 1999 |
| 53 | 51 | "The Purr-fect Hero" (It's Children's Day! Everyone Come Together!)Tra | Directed by : Kōji OgawaStoryboarded by : Toshiaki Suzuki | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Sato Yamamoto | July 9, 1998 (1998-07-09)[e] | September 11, 1999 |
| 54 | 52 | "The Case of the K-9 Caper!" (Gardie the Police Dog)Transliteration: " | Toshiaki Suzuki | Junki Takegami | Junko Isaka | July 16, 1998 (1998-07-16) | April 10, 1999 |
| 55 | 53 | "Pokémon Paparazzi" (Shutter Chance Pikachu)Transliteration: "Shattā C | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Hideki Sonoda | Yūsaku Takeda | July 23, 1998 (1998-07-23) | April 17, 1999 |
| 56 | 54 | "The Ultimate Test" (Pokémon League Certification Test!?)Transliterati | Osamu Inoue | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Masayuki Hiraoka | July 30, 1998 (1998-07-30) | April 24, 1999 |
| 57 | 55 | "The Breeding Center Secret" (The Secret of the Breeding Center!)Trans | Kiyotaka Itani | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Izumi Shimura | August 6, 1998 (1998-08-06) | May 1, 1999 |
| 58 | 56 | "Riddle Me This" (Burn! Guren Gym!)Transliteration: "Moero! Guren Jimu | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Junki Takegami | Yūsaku Takeda | August 13, 1998 (1998-08-13) | September 18, 1999 |
| 59 | 57 | "Volcanic Panic" (Decisive Battle! Guren Gym!)Transliteration: "Kessen | Yūji Asada | Junki Takegami | Masaaki Iwane | August 20, 1998 (1998-08-20) | September 18, 1999 |
| 60 | 58 | "Beach Blank-Out Blastoise" (Kamex's Island)Transliteration: "Kamekkus | Directed by : Osamu InoueStoryboarded by : Takaaki Ishiyama | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Shin'ichirō Kajiura | August 27, 1998 (1998-08-27) | September 20, 1999 |
| 61 | 59 | "The Misty Mermaid" (Hanada Gym! Underwater Battle!)Transliteration: " | Directed by : Yukio OkazakiStoryboarded by : Kiyotaka Itani | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Hiromichi Hayashi | September 3, 1998 (1998-09-03) | September 23, 1999 |
| 62 | 60 | "Clefairy Tales" (Pippi vs. Purin)Transliteration: "Pippi Tai Purin" ( | Toshiaki Suzuki | Shinzō Fujita | Izumi Shimura | September 10, 1998 (1998-09-10) | September 25, 1999 |
| 63 | 61 | "The Battle of the Badge" (Tokiwa Gym! The Last Badge!)Transliteration | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Hideki Sonoda | Yūsaku Takeda | September 17, 1998 (1998-09-17) | September 25, 1999 |
| 64 | 62 | "It's Mr. Mime Time!" (Barrierd of the Pokémon Circus)Transliteration: | Osamu Inoue | Hideki Sonoda | Shin'ichirō Kajiura | September 24, 1998 (1998-09-24) | September 27, 1999 |
| 65 | 63 | "Holiday Hi-Jynx" (Rougela's Christmas)Transliteration: "Rūjura no Kur | Yūji Asada | Hideki Sonoda | Keishi Sakai | October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)[f] | December 11, 1999 |
| 66 | 64 | "Snow Way Out" (Iwark as a Bivouac)Transliteration: "Iwāku de Bibāku" | Directed by : Osamu InoueStoryboarded by : Yūji Asada | Shōji Yonemura | Shin'ichirō Kajiura | October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)[f] | December 18, 1999 |
| 67 | 65 | "Showdown at the Po-ké Corral" (Rival Showdown! Ōkido Laboratory)Trans | Directed by : Toshiaki SuzukiStoryboarded by : Masamitsu Hidaka | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Izumi Shimura | October 8, 1998 (1998-10-08) | September 30, 1999 |
| 68 | 66 | "The Evolution Solution" (When Yadon Becomes Yadoran)Transliteration: | Yūji Asada | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Masaaki Iwane | October 15, 1998 (1998-10-15) | October 2, 1999 |
| 69 | 67 | "The Pi-Kahuna" (Legend of the Surfing Pikachu)Transliteration: "Namin | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Shinzō Fujita | Yūsaku Takeda | October 22, 1998 (1998-10-22) | October 2, 1999 |
| 70 | 68 | "Make Room for Gloom" (Kusaihana of Botanical Garden)Transliteration: | Kiyotaka Itani | Junki Takegami | Keishi Sakai | October 29, 1998 (1998-10-29) | October 4, 1999 |
| 71 | 69 | "Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!" (Pokémon the Movie!)Transliteration: "Po | Directed by : Kiyotaka ItaniStoryboarded by : Toshiaki Suzuki | Shōji Yonemura | Izumi Shimura | November 5, 1998 (1998-11-05) | October 8, 1999 |
| 72 | 70 | "Go West, Young Meowth" (Nyarth's A-I-U-E-O)Transliteration: "Nyāsu no | Directed by : Toshiaki SuzukiStoryboarded by : Kunihiko Yuyama | Takeshi Shudō | Keishi Sakai | November 12, 1998 (1998-11-12) | October 9, 1999 |
| 73 | 71 | "To Master the Onixpected!" (Elite Four Shiba Appears!)Transliteration | Osamu Inoue | Junki Takegami | Shin'ichirō Kajiura | November 19, 1998 (1998-11-19) | October 11, 1999 |
| 74 | 72 | "The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis" (Clash! Super-Ancient Pokémon)Tran | Kiyoshi Fukumoto | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Masaru Fukumoto | November 26, 1998 (1998-11-26) | October 14, 1999 |
| 75 | 73 | "Bad to the Bone!" (Garagara's Bone Club)Transliteration: "Garagara no | Yūji Asada | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Akihiro Tamagawa | December 3, 1998 (1998-12-03) | October 16, 1999 |
| 76 | 74 | "All Fired Up!" (Fire! The Pokémon League Opening Ceremony!)Transliter | Directed by : Keitarō MotonagaStoryboarded by : Kiyotaka Itani | Hideki Sonoda | Masahiko Yoda | December 10, 1998 (1998-12-10) | October 23, 1999 |
| 77 | 75 | "Round One: Begin!" (Pokémon League Begins! Water Field!)Transliterati | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Kazu Yokota | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Yūsaku Takeda | December 17, 1998 (1998-12-17) | October 30, 1999 |
| 78 | 76 | "Fire and Ice" (Ice Field! Blazing Battle!)Transliteration: "Kōri no F | Directed by : Kiyotaka ItaniStoryboarded by : Toshiaki Suzuki | Junki Takegami | Akihiro Tamagawa | December 24, 1998 (1998-12-24) | November 6, 1999 |
| 79 | 77 | "The Fourth Round Rumble" (Grass Field! Unexpected Rival!)Transliterat | Yūji Asada | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Masaaki Iwane | January 1, 1999 (1999-01-01) | November 13, 1999 |
| 80 | 78 | "A Friend in Deed" (Rival Appears!)Transliteration: "Raibaru Tōjō!" (J | Osamu Inoue | Shōji Yonemura | Shin'ichirō Kajiura | January 7, 1999 (1999-01-07) | November 20, 1999 |
| 81 | 79 | "Friend and Foe Alike" (Sekiei Stadium! Vs. Hiroshi!)Transliteration: | Kiyoshi Fukumoto | Hideki Sonoda | Masaru Fukumoto | January 14, 1999 (1999-01-14) | November 27, 1999 |
| 82 | 80 | "Friends to the End" (Pokémon League! Final Battle!)Transliteration: " | Directed by : Shigeru ŌmachiStoryboarded by : Yūji Asada | Shinzō Fujita | Yūsaku Takeda | January 21, 1999 (1999-01-21) | November 27, 1999 |