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TV Show Info
Similar to the Gameboy game, Ash must not only catch PokΘmon, but train them, battle them against other trainers and help them gain experience which makes them stronger. But first of all, he needs a Pokemon. Season One Plot Ash goes to sleep prior to the day that he will get his Pokemon from Professor
Oak dreaming of nothing but PokΘmon. Unfortunately, he accidentally breaks his alarm
clock mistaking it for a PokΘball in his sleep. Ash tries to make friends with Pikachu but Pikachu is still not interested. As Ash carries on, he sees a wild PokΘmon, Pidgey. His PokΘdex explains that a Pidgey is a great choice for a beginning PokΘmon Trainer, so Ash calls Pikachu to go and battle it so he can catch it. Pikachu simply sits on a branch and ignores Ash, so he decides to try to catch the Pidgey himself. Throwing a rock, the Pidgey runs into the grass and Ash chases it. Still ignorant of the PokΘdex's advice, Ash uses other methods to catch it, but ends up being the victim of Pidgey's Sand Attack.
It's an incredible adventure that takes our heroes around the world, underground and across the sea -- all the while discovering new and amazing things about everyone's favorite creatures - PokΘmon! Aired in September 1997 in Japan, it was set for a great release in the US a year later. It took off with a blast until December 16th, 1997 where 700 children were hospitalised due to a flashing effect in one of the episodes. This caused a huge setback for further releases in the US and Australia. Fortunately that incident is nearly forgotten now as the series continued to air in April 1998, the dual-episode movie, "Pikachu's Summer Vacation" and "Mewtwo Strikes Back!" was released on July 18th, and the second series of the animated show is already on the drawing boards. Japan Release: September 1997
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In the
fantastic world of PokΘmon, kids are permitted to become PokΘmon trainers -- and the
best of them may some day become PokΘmon masters! That's the dream for Ash Ketchum, our
young hero who embarks on his journey with a secret that gives him an edge: his special
love for these amazing creatures helps him beat incredible odds and makes seemingly
impossible things happen! To become a great PokΘmon trainer, Ash must catch as many wild
PokΘmon as possible. But it's not easy, because each of the PokΘmon possess special
powers and abilities. To catch one, he must first challenge it in a match with a PokΘmon
of his own. If Ash plays it just right, the wild PokΘmon will find itself captured in a
PokΘball -- and part of Ash's team. 
The next morning he wakes up to find that he is late to be at
Professor Oak's lab. Running down the street in his Pyjamas, Ash desperately hopes that
there is still a PokΘmon left for him. When he gets to Oak's lab though, he sees a huge
crowd. Out of the gates comes Gary, Ash's rival. Spinning a PokΘball on his finger, Gary
introduces himself and mocks Ash about being late (and not properly dressed). As Gary
leaves with his horde of fans, Ash steps into Professor Oak's lab. There he discovers that
all of the starter PokΘmon Oak had have been given to other trainers who were on time.
Disappointed, Ash pleads the Professor asking him if there are any PokΘmon left. As Oak
pulls out a PokΘball, he warns Ash that the only PokΘmon he has left is very
uncooperative. Ash takes it anyway, as he is very desperate. Opening the PokΘball, a
little yellow mouse type creature appears on the table. This is Pikachu, Oak tells Ash. It
is an Electric Mouse PokΘmon. Oak gives Ash his extra PokΘballs and PokΘdex and sets
Ash on his journey. As Ash leaves, his mother is there with some other people to wish Ash
a happy journey. 
After Ash shows Pikachu to
the crowd, his mom tells Ash that PokΘmon usually stay inside a PokΘball. Ash complies
and asks Pikachu to enter the PokΘball. Pikachu refuses and knocks the PokΘball back
into Ash's hand. As Ash leaves the town of Pallet, he wanders in search of PokΘmon,
dragging the unwilling Pikachu behind him. 
After scaring away more Pidgeys, Ash
sees another bird PokΘmon. Without knowing what it is, Ash throws another rock and hits
it right on the head. His PokΘdex notes it as a Spearow, an aggressive bird PokΘmon.
Attacking Pikachu, the Spearow is now annoyed and Pikachu shocks it away. But it isn't
over. The fallen Spearow calls other Spearows, which attack Ash and Pikachu. They try to
escape and dive down a waterfall in the process. 
Ash is fished out by a young girl
whose name is Misty. She notices the bad state Pikachu is in and tells Ash that he needs
to get his PokΘmon to a PokΘmon Center. Ash takes Misty's bike and says he'll give it
back… one day. Misty chases after but can't keep up. As Ash cycles the Spearows
soon catch up and Ash falls on the bike, which throws Pikachu into the mud. Ash tells
Pikachu to get into the PokΘball so he can protect him and get him to the PokΘmon
Center. As Ash stands up, he talks to the Spearows and swears to become a PokΘmon Master.
"Come and get me!" Ash cries as the Spearows dive at him. Pikachu clambers to
his feet and jumps at the Spearows. He uses a powerful Thunderbolt attack, which causes
the Spearows to flee. 
This is just the beginning to the
PokΘmon adventures of Ash. He must challenge the Gym Leaders of each City in order to win
badges, which will qualify him for the PokΘmon League. He will meet lots of friends like
Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader and will re-meet with Misty. Lots of secrets will be
uncovered and Ash will try to catch as many as he can, all the time trying to keep up with
his rivals including Gary. 
Where there's good, there is always
bad though. The notorious Team Rocket is dedicated to stealing PokΘmon. Jessie, James and
the PokΘmon Meowth are members of Team Rocket and they have their eyes set on capturing
Pikachu. They are always coming up with new ideas to capture the Electric Mouse but their
plans are always foiled by Ash and his friends. But they still try to catch new and rare
PokΘmon whenever they can, but always come up empty handed because of the heroic Ash. 
