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{{samename|series of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]|Pokémon Trading Card Game#Original Series|Pokémon Trading Card Game → Original Series}}
{{samename|series of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]|Pokémon Trading Card Game#Original Series|Pokémon Trading Card Game → Original Series}}
[[File:Original series.png|thumb|A poster for the [[series]], featuring {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}} and some of their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}]]
[[File:Original series.png|thumb|A poster for the [[series]], featuring {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, and some of their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}]]
'''''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning''''' and '''''Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver''''', collectively referred to as '''''Pokémon''''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター''' ''Pocket Monsters'') and referred to by fans as the '''original series''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|無印編|むじるしへん}}''' ''unnamed saga''), are the first [[series]] of the [[Pokémon anime]] and are based on the events of the [[core series]] [[Generation I]] and {{gen|II}} [[Pokémon games]], respectively. They were succeeded by ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''. They ran from April 1, 1997 to November 14, 2002 in Japan and from September 7, 1998 to October 25, 2003 in {{pmin|the United States}}. They were not given English names until after the release of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''.
'''''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning''''' and '''''Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver''''', collectively referred to as '''''Pokémon''''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター''' ''Pocket Monsters'') and referred to by fans as the '''original series''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|無印編|むじるしへん}}''' ''unnamed saga''), are the first [[series]] of the [[Pokémon animated series]] in Japan and Asia and the first and second series of ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'' in the West. The series is based on the events of the [[core series]] [[Generation I]] and {{gen|II}} [[Pokémon games]], respectively. It was succeeded by ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''. It ran from April 1, 1997 to November 14, 2002 in Japan and from September 7, 1998 to October 25, 2003 in {{pmin|the United States}}. They were not given English names until after the release of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''.


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 [[first partner 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 performing 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]].
After competing in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]] and not performing as well as he had hoped, Ash journeys to the [[Orange Islands]] 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]].


Episodes in the original series are numbered with {{bp|Epicode|the prefix}} '''EP''' on [[Bulbapedia]]. For a complete episode listing, see the [[list of original series episodes]].
Episodes in the original series are numbered with {{bp|Epicode|the prefix}} '''EP''' on [[Bulbapedia]]. For a complete episode listing, see the [[list of original series episodes]].
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==Chapters==
==Chapters==
The original [[series]] is officially divided into three chapters:
In Japan, the original [[series]] is officially divided into three chapters; their titles were officially rendered in English in [[Pocket Monsters Film Comic]]. These chapter titles are not used within the episodes themselves, but were retroactively titled as such in later releases.
* ''Pocket Monsters'' (ポケットモンスター) ([[EP001]] - [[EP080]])
* ''Pocket Monsters'' (ポケットモンスター) ([[EP001]] - [[EP080]])
* ''Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Islands'' (ポケットモンスター オレンジ{{tt|諸島編|しょとうへん}}) ([[EP081]] - [[EP116]])
* ''Pocket Monsters Episode: Orange Islands'' (ポケットモンスター オレンジ{{tt|諸島編|しょとうへん}}) ([[EP081]] - [[EP116]])
* ''Pocket Monsters: Episode Gold & Silver'' (ポケットモンスター {{tt|金銀編|きんぎんへん}}) ([[EP117]] - [[EP274]])
* ''Pocket Monsters Episode: Gold & Silver'' (ポケットモンスター {{tt|金銀編|きんぎんへん}}) ([[EP117]] - [[EP274]])


These titles were used in the [[List of Japanese language original series home video releases|VHS and DVD releases]]. The sale-only VHS ''Gym Battle Complete Pack: Masara Town Arc'', the rental-only VHS ''Pocket Monsters TV Special: Masara Town Arc Recap'', and [http://archive.is/2024.07.29-151903/https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s1085050214 promotional material] for the ''Episode: Gold & Silver'' VHS and DVD release retroactively titled the first chapter as ''Pocket Monsters: {{tt|Masara|Pallet}} Town Arc'' (ポケットモンスター マサラタウン{{tt|編|へん}}).
The following logos were subsequently used on the official site from [https://web.archive.org/web/20021201120439/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/anima/series/index.html 2002] to [https://web.archive.org/web/20200817030338/https://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/tv/ 2020], though the color of the text underneath has changed over the course of several site redesigns. The 2020 site redesign replaced the individual ''Episode: Orange Islands'' and ''Episode: Gold & Silver'' logos with the generic logo.
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Original series logo.png|''Pocket Monsters'' logo
Original series logo.png|''Pocket Monsters'' logo
Original series Orange Islands logo.png|''Pocket Monsters: Episode Orange Islands'' logo
Original series Orange Islands logo.png|''Pocket Monsters Episode: Orange Islands'' logo
Original series GS logo.png|''Pocket Monsters: Episode Gold & Silver'' logo
Original series GS logo.png|''Pocket Monsters Episode: Gold & Silver'' logo
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</gallery>


==Dub seasons==
==Dub seasons==
When the {{pkmn|anime}} was [[dub]]bed into English and other languages, the [[series]] was divided between five [[season]]s:
When the series was [[dub]]bed into English and other languages, it was divided between five [[season]]s:
* [[S01|Pokémon: Indigo League]] ([[EP001]] - [[EP017]], [[EP019]] - [[EP034]], [[EP036]] - [[EP037]], [[EP039]] - [[EP051]], [[EP054]] - [[EP057]])
* [[S01|Pokémon: Indigo League]] ([[EP001]] - [[EP017]], [[EP019]] - [[EP034]], [[EP036]] - [[EP037]], [[EP039]] - [[EP051]], [[EP054]] - [[EP057]])
* [[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]] ([[EP052]] - [[EP053]], [[EP058]] - [[EP116]], ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'')
* [[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]] ([[EP052]] - [[EP053]], [[EP058]] - [[EP116]], ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'')
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* [[S05|Pokémon: Master Quest]] ([[EP210]] - [[EP249]], [[EP251]] - [[EP274]])
* [[S05|Pokémon: Master Quest]] ([[EP210]] - [[EP249]], [[EP251]] - [[EP274]])


On televised airings and Region 4 home video releases, the last 12 episodes of Master Quest are counted as part of [[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]].
The titles for the first two seasons are not used within the episodes themselves, but were retroactively titled as such in later releases. On televised airings and Region 4 home video releases, the last 12 episodes of Master Quest are counted as part of [[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]].


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[[Pokémon TV]] and [[Prime Video]] additionally divide it instead into two distinct series:
[[Pokémon TV]] and [[Prime Video]] additionally divide it instead into two distinct [[series]]:
* ''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning'', consisting of the Kanto and Orange Archipelago episodes.
* ''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning'', consisting of the Kanto and Orange Islands episodes. ([[EP001]] - [[EP116]], ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'')
* ''Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver'', consisting of the Johto episodes.
* ''Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver'', consisting of the Johto episodes. ([[EP117]] - [[EP274]])


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** The {{pkmn|journey}} is based on two different [[generation]]s of the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]], being based on both [[Generation I|Generations I]] and {{gen|II}}.
** The {{pkmn|journey}} is based on two different [[generation]]s of the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]], being based on both [[Generation I|Generations I]] and {{gen|II}}.
** All of its dub seasons are dubbed by [[4Kids Entertainment]].
** All of its dub seasons are dubbed by [[4Kids Entertainment]].
** Ash places in the Top 16 of a Pokémon League Conference, his lowest placing to date.
** {{Ash}} places in the Top 16 of a [[Pokémon League Conference]], his lowest placing to date.
** Most episodes except for the last ones are animated traditionally or by using cels.
** Most episodes except for the last ones are animated traditionally or by using cels.
** No CG animation is used outside of {{pkmn|movie}}s.
** No CG animation is used outside of {{pkmn|movie}}s.
** No [[Mythical Pokémon]] appear outside of movies, although there were later-scrapped plans for a {{p|Celebi}} to appear during the Johto saga.
** No [[Mythical Pokémon]] appear outside of movies, although there were [[GS Ball#In the anime|later-scrapped plans]] for a {{p|Celebi}} to appear during the Johto saga.
** At least one movie does not feature any Mythical Pokémon at all.
** At least one movie does not feature any Mythical Pokémon at all.
* At 274 episodes, this is the anime's longest series.
* At 274 episodes, this is the animated series's longest series.
** This series also has the most [[dub]] seasons, with five.
** This series also has the most [[dub]] seasons, with five.
** This series also contains the most movies of any series, with five.
** This series also contains the most movies of any series, with five.
** This series also has the most [[banned episodes]], with a total of seven.
** This series also has the most [[banned episodes]], with a total of seven.
* The first 40 episodes were originally aired in {{wp|Broadcast syndication|syndication}} in the United States in 1998 before moving to {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} in 1999 for the remaining 12 episodes of [[S01|Pokémon: Indigo League]].
* The first 40 episodes were originally aired in {{wp|Broadcast syndication|syndication}} in the United States in 1998 before moving to {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} in 1999 for the remaining 12 episodes of [[S01|Pokémon: Indigo League]].
* Throughout the English dub versions of the [[Johto]] saga, the narrator refers to the group as being "On the road to Johto". Though it would be more correct to say "On the road '''through''' Johto", he could have just been referring to the Johto League.
* Throughout the English dub versions of the [[Johto]] saga, the [[narrator]] refers to the group as being "On the road to Johto". Though it would be more correct to say "On the road '''through''' Johto", he could have just been referring to the Johto League.
* Out of all anime series, this one features the most {{cat|Pokémon that appeared in the anime before their game debut|Pokémon from an upcoming generation}}.
* Out of all series in the animated series, this one features the most {{cat|Pokémon that appeared in the animated series before their game debut|Pokémon from an upcoming generation}}.
** This series also features the most [[characters of the day]] of any anime series.
** This series also features the most [[characters of the day]] of any series.
* The name of the Kanto [[region]] is never mentioned in this series.
* The name of the Kanto [[region]] is never mentioned in this series.
* In the ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' episode ''[[DP160|A Marathon Rivalry!]]'', Ash and {{an|Brock}} mention having heard of [[Pokéathlon]] during their travels in Johto during this series, despite this never being shown and the competition only being introduced in [[Generation IV]].
* All the Pokémon Ash catches in Kanto and the Orange Islands (excluding {{AP|Primeape}}), would later go on to gain a [[Mega Evolution]], a [[regional form]], and/or a [[Gigantamax]] form for their current or later stages.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|ko=오리지널 시리즈 ''Original Series''
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''Pocket Monsters''
{{Epilang|color={{colorschemelight|Kanto}}|bordercolor={{colorschemedark|Kanto}}
|zh_yue=寶可夢 ''Bóuhómuhng''{{tt|*|Since 2019}}<br>精靈寶可夢 ''Jīnglìhng Bóuhómuhng''{{tt|*|2018 to 2019}}<br>寵物小精靈 ''Chúngmaht Síujīnglìhng''{{tt|*|Prior to 2018}}
|zh_cmn=寶可夢 / 宝可梦 ''Bǎokěmèng''{{tt|*|Taiwan (since 2019) and Mainland China (since 2019)}}<br>精靈寶可夢 / 精灵宝可梦 ''Jīnglíng Bǎokěmèng''{{tt|*|Taiwan (2018 to 2019) and Mainland China (2011 to 2019)}}<br>神奇寶貝 / 神奇宝贝 ''Shénqí Bǎobèi''{{tt|*|Taiwan (prior to 2018) and Mainland China (2002 to 2010)}}<br>宠物小精灵 ''Chǒngwù Xǐaojīnglíng''{{tt|*|Mainland China (prior to 2001)}}
|ko=포켓몬스터 ''Pocket Monsters''}}
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''Pocket Monsters Episode: Orange Islands''
{{Epilang|color=FFDDAA|bordercolor=FFBB55
|zh_cmn=神奇寶貝橘子群島篇 ''Shénqí Bǎobèi Júzǐ Qúndǎo Piān''{{tt|*|Taiwan (Chingwin Publishing Group)}}<br>神奇宝贝柑橘群岛编 ''Shénqí Bǎobèi Gānjú Qúndǎo Biān''{{tt|*|Mainland China (21st Century Publishing House)}}
|ko=포켓몬스터 오렌지제도편 ''Pocket Monsters Orange Jedo Pyeon''<br>포켓몬스터 오렌지제도 ''Pocket Monsters Orange Jedo''}}
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''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning''
''Pokémon the Series: The Beginning''
{{Epilang|color=AAFFAA|bordercolor=FFAAAA
{{Epilang|color={{colorschemelight|Kanto}}|bordercolor={{colorschemedark|Kanto}}
|zh_cmn=神奇寶貝 / 神奇宝贝 ''Shénqí Bǎobèi''{{tt|*|Indigo League arc; Taiwan (prior to 2018) and Mainland China (2002 to 2010)}}<br>宠物小精灵 ''Chǒngwù Xǐaojīnglíng''{{tt|*|Indigo League arc; Mainland China (prior to 2001)}}<br>精靈寶可夢 / 精灵宝可梦 ''Jīnglíng Pokémon''{{tt|*|Indigo League arc; Taiwan (since 2018) and Mainland China (since 2011)}}<br>神奇寶貝橘子群島篇 ''Shénqí Bǎobèi Júzǐ Qúndǎo Piān''{{tt|*|Orange League arc; Taiwan (Chingwin Publishing Group)}}<br>神奇宝贝柑橘群岛编 ''Shénqí Bǎobèi Gānjú Qúndǎo Biān''{{tt|*|Orange League arc; Mainland China (21st Century Publishing House)}}
|zh_yue=精靈寶可夢 ''Jīnglìhng Pokémon''{{tt|*|Indigo League arc (since 2018)}}<br>寵物小精靈 ''Chúngmaht Síujīnglìhng''{{tt|*|Indigo League arc (prior to 2018)}}
|da=Pokémon Serien: Begyndelsen
|da=Pokémon Serien: Begyndelsen
|nl=Pokémon de Serie: Het Begin<br>Pokémon-serie: Het begin
|nl=Pokémon de Serie: Het Begin<br>Pokémon-serie: Het begin
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|de=Pokémon – Die TV-Serie: Die Anfänge{{tt|*|Pokémon TV}}<br>Pokémon – Die TV-Serie: The Beginning{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|de=Pokémon – Die TV-Serie: Die Anfänge{{tt|*|Pokémon TV}}<br>Pokémon – Die TV-Serie: The Beginning{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|it=Serie Pokémon Gli albori
|it=Serie Pokémon Gli albori
|ko=포켓몬스터 ''Pocket Monsters''{{tt|*|Indigo League arc}}<br>포켓몬스터 오렌지제도 ''Pocket Monsters Orange Jedo''{{tt|*|Orange League arc}}
|no=Pokémon Serien: Begynnelsen{{tt|*|Pokémon TV}}<br>Pokémon-serien: Starten{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|no=Pokémon Serien: Begynnelsen{{tt|*|Pokémon TV}}<br>Pokémon-serien: Starten{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|pt_br=Pokémon, a série: O início{{tt|*|Pokémon TV (October 20, 2017-present)}}<br>Pokémon A Série: O Começo{{tt|*|Pokémon TV (June 16-October 19, 2017)}}<br>Pokémon, a Série: O Início{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|pt_br=Pokémon, a série: O início{{tt|*|Pokémon TV (October 20, 2017-present)}}<br>Pokémon A Série: O Começo{{tt|*|Pokémon TV (June 16-October 19, 2017)}}<br>Pokémon, a Série: O Início{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|ru=Покемон сериал: Начало
|ru=Покемон сериал: Начало{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|es_eu=Serie Pokémon El comienzo
|es_eu=Serie Pokémon El comienzo
|sv=Pokémon Serien: Början
|sv=Pokémon Serien: Början
|th=โปเกมอน เดอะ ซีรี่ส์: จุดเริ่มต้น ''Pokémon the Series: Jùt Rêrm-dtôn''}}
|th=โปเกมอน เดอะ ซีรี่ส์: จุดเริ่มต้น ''Pokémon the Series: Jùt Rêrm-dtôn''}}
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''Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver''
''Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver''
{{Epilang|color=DDDDDD|bordercolor=FFCB49
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|da=Pokémon-serien: Guld og sølv
|nl=Pokémon de Serie: Gold and Silver<br>Pokémon-serie: Goud en zilver
|nl=Pokémon de Serie: Gold and Silver<br>Pokémon-serie: Goud en zilver
|fi=Pokémon-sarja: Alku
|fi=Pokémon-sarja: Gold and Silver
|fr=Pokémon, la série : Or et Argent{{tt|*|Pokémon TV}}<br>Pokémon, la série : Gold and Silver{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|fr=Pokémon, la série : Or et Argent{{tt|*|Pokémon TV}}<br>Pokémon, la série : Gold and Silver{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|de=Pokémon – Die TV-Serie: Gold und Silber
|de=Pokémon – Die TV-Serie: Gold und Silber
|it=Serie Pokémon Oro e Argento
|it=Serie Pokémon Oro e Argento
|ko=포켓몬스터 금은 ''Pocket Monsters Geum & Eun''
|ko=포켓몬스터 금은편 ''Pocket Monsters Geum & Eun Pyeon''<br>포켓몬스터 금은 ''Pocket Monsters Geum & Eun''
|no=Pokémon-serien: Gold og Silver
|no=Pokémon-serien: Gold og Silver
|pt_br=Pokémon, a série: Ouro e Prata{{tt|*|Pokémon TV (October 20, 2017-present)}}<br>Pokémon A Série: Ouro e Prata{{tt|*|Pokémon TV (June 16-October 19, 2017)}}<br>Pokémon, a Série: Ouro e Prata{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|pt_br=Pokémon, a série: Ouro e Prata{{tt|*|Pokémon TV (October 20, 2017-present)}}<br>Pokémon A Série: Ouro e Prata{{tt|*|Pokémon TV (June 16-October 19, 2017)}}<br>Pokémon, a Série: Ouro e Prata{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|ru=Покемон сериал: Золото и Серебро{{tt|*|Series wasn't dubbed}}
|ru=Покемон сериал: Золото и Серебро{{tt|*|Pokémon Trainer Club stamps}}
|es_eu=Serie Pokémon Oro y Plata
|es_eu=Serie Pokémon Oro y Plata
|es_la=La Serie Pokémon Oro y Plata
|es_la=La Serie Pokémon Oro y Plata
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|sv=Pokémon Serien: Guld och Silver}}
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Series of the Pokémon animated series]]


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If you were looking for the series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, see Pokémon Trading Card Game → Original Series.
A poster for the series, featuring Ash, Misty, Brock, and some of their Pokémon

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning and Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver, collectively referred to as Pokémon (Japanese: ポケットモンスター Pocket Monsters) and referred to by fans as the original series (Japanese: 無印編 unnamed saga), are the first series of the Pokémon animated series in Japan and Asia and the first and second series of Pokémon the Series in the West. The series is based on the events of the core series Generation I and II Pokémon games, respectively. It was succeeded by Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. 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. They were not given English names until after the release of Pokémon the Series: XY.

During the original series, rookie Trainer Ash Ketchum begins his journey in the Kanto region, leaving his home of Pallet Town with the only first partner 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 performing as well as he had hoped, Ash journeys to the Orange Islands 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.

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.

Blurb

It’s Ash Ketchum’s tenth birthday, and he’s ready to do what many 10-year-olds in the Kanto region set out to do—become a Pokémon Trainer! Things don’t go exactly the way he planned when he ends up with a Pikachu instead of a standard first Pokémon, and winning Gym Badges turns out to be much tougher than he thought. Luckily, he’s got former Gym Leaders Brock and Misty at his side, along with a bevy of new Pokémon friends, including Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander.

Chapters

In Japan, the original series is officially divided into three chapters; their titles were officially rendered in English in Pocket Monsters Film Comic. These chapter titles are not used within the episodes themselves, but were retroactively titled as such in later releases.

  • Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター) (EP001 - EP080)
  • Pocket Monsters Episode: Orange Islands (ポケットモンスター オレンジ諸島編) (EP081 - EP116)
  • Pocket Monsters Episode: Gold & Silver (ポケットモンスター 金銀編) (EP117 - EP274)

These titles were used in the VHS and DVD releases. The sale-only VHS Gym Battle Complete Pack: Masara Town Arc, the rental-only VHS Pocket Monsters TV Special: Masara Town Arc Recap, and promotional material for the Episode: Gold & Silver VHS and DVD release retroactively titled the first chapter as Pocket Monsters: Masara Town Arc (ポケットモンスター マサラタウン編).

The following logos were subsequently used on the official site from 2002 to 2020, though the color of the text underneath has changed over the course of several site redesigns. The 2020 site redesign replaced the individual Episode: Orange Islands and Episode: Gold & Silver logos with the generic logo.

  • Pocket Monsters logo

    Pocket Monsters logo

  • Pocket Monsters Episode: Orange Islands logo

    Pocket Monsters Episode: Orange Islands logo

  • Pocket Monsters Episode: Gold & Silver logo

    Pocket Monsters Episode: Gold & Silver logo

Dub seasons

When the series was dubbed into English and other languages, it was divided between five seasons:

The titles for the first two seasons are not used within the episodes themselves, but were retroactively titled as such in later releases. On televised airings and Region 4 home video releases, the last 12 episodes of Master Quest are counted as part of Pokémon: Advanced.

  • Pokémon: Indigo League logo

    Pokémon: Indigo League logo

  • Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands logo

    Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands logo

  • Pokémon: The Johto Journeys logo

    Pokémon: The Johto Journeys logo

  • Pokémon: Johto League Champions logo

    Pokémon: Johto League Champions logo

  • Pokémon: Master Quest logo

    Pokémon: Master Quest logo

Pokémon TV and Prime Video additionally divide it instead into two distinct series:

  • Pokémon the Series: The Beginning logo

    Pokémon the Series: The Beginning logo

  • Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver logo

    Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver logo

Movies

Main article: Pokémon movie → Original series

Home video releases

North American home video releases

Australian home video releases

Japanese home video releases

Gallery

For more images, please see artwork from the original anime series on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Posters

  • Early Japanese poster

    Early Japanese poster

  • Japanese poster

    Japanese poster

  • Pokémon Asia poster

    Pokémon Asia poster

Main characters

Rivals

Supporting characters

Trivia

In other languages


Pocket Monsters


Pocket Monsters Episode: Orange Islands


Pokémon the Series: The Beginning


Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver


External links

Original series (list) Indigo League • Adventures in the Orange Islands
The Johto Journeys • Johto League Champions • Master Quest
Ruby and Sapphire (list) Advanced • Advanced Challenge • Advanced Battle • Battle Frontier
Diamond and Pearl (list) Diamond and Pearl • Battle Dimension • Galactic Battles • Sinnoh League Victors
Black & White (list) Black & White • Rival Destinies • Adventures in Unova and Beyond
XY (list) XY • Kalos Quest • XYZ (Mega Evolution Specials)
Sun & Moon (list) Sun & Moon • Ultra Adventures‎ • Ultra Legends
Journeys (list) Journeys • Master Journeys • Ultimate Journeys (The Arceus Chronicles)
Horizons (list) Horizons
Specials (list) Pikachu's Winter Vacation • Side Stories • Pokémon Chronicles
Planetarium specials • Pikachu shorts
Mewtwo Returns • The Legend of Thunder! • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic
The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon • A Ripple in Time
Complete list • Movies
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