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{{SeasonInfobox
{{redirect|S1|the Japanese TCG release with the set symbol S1|Sword & Shield (TCG)}}
|colorscheme=Kanto
{{Season Infobox
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|cellcolor=AFA
|name=Pokémon: Indigo League
|name=Pokémon: Indigo League
|image=[[Image:IndigoLeague.PNG|240px]]
|image=Season1 logo.png
|caption=Pokémon: Indigo League title screen.
|caption=Logo for the season
|number=1
|number=1
|opening=[[Pokémon Theme]]
|opening=Pokémon Theme
|numeps=81
|numeps=52
|firstep=EP001
|region=[[Kanto]]
|lastep=EP081
|series=[[Original series]]
|region=Kanto
|next=Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands
|series=Original
|next=Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands
}}
}}
'''Pokémon: Indigo League''' (known at the time it was first aired simply as '''Pokémon''') is the first [[dub]]bed season of the Pokémon anime. The season follows rookie [[Pokémon Trainer]] [[Ash Ketchum]], his {{AP|Pikachu}}, and {{Ashfr|his friends}} [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] as they travel across the [[Kanto]] region. The subtitle "Indigo League" is not used within the episodes, but was later added both by fans and by the DVD boxed sets to distinguish it from the later [[season]]s.
'''Pokémon: Indigo League''' (known at the time it was first aired simply as '''Pokémon''') is the first [[season]] of the [[dub]]bed version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It follows rookie [[Pokémon Trainer]] [[Ash Ketchum]], his {{AP|Pikachu}}, and {{ashfr}} {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} as they travel across the [[Kanto]] [[region]]. The subtitle "Indigo League" is not used within the episodes, but was later added by the DVD releases and the official website.


In Canada, the series was picked up by [[YTV]]. In the US, the series originally aired in syndication, but was picked up by [[Kids' WB!]] starting with ''[[EP043|March of the Exeggutor Squad]]''. The season began with ''[[EP001|Pokémon, I Choose You!]]'', which originally aired on September 8, 1998, and ended with ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]'', which originally aired on December 4, 1999.
In {{pmin|the United States}}, the first 40 episodes aired in syndication in 1998, while the remaining 12 episodes were picked up and aired by {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}}, starting with ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'' in 1999. The season began with ''[[EP001|Pokémon, I Choose You!]]'', which originally aired on September 8, 1998, and ended with ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]'', which originally aired on May 1, 1999. In {{pmin|Canada}}, the series was aired by YTV. This season skips [[EP018]], [[EP035]], and [[EP038]], which were all [[Banned episodes|banned from airing]] (the first one of these was eventually dubbed later with the title ''Beauty and the Beach'', but was pulled off from air again and it is not considered as part of any dub season).


This season was then followed by the [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands filler arc]], which was created to allow time for the development of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, and when dubbed, served the same purpose for the translation of the aforementioned games.
It was succeeded by [[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]], which contains the rest of Ash and his friends' {{pkmn|journey}} through [[Kanto]] and the [[Orange Islands]] arc, the latter of which was created to allow time for the development of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.


See the [[list of Pokémon: Indigo League episodes]] for a list of episodes aired as part of this season.
==Blurb==
<!--http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/pokemon-tv-seasons/season-1/-->
''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.''


==Important events==
==Important events==
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
*{{Ash}} begins his journey as a Pokémon Trainer with the goal of being a [[Pokémon Master]]. His starter is {{AP|Pikachu}}. ([[EP001]])
* {{Ash}} begins his {{pkmn|journey}} as a {{pkmn|Trainer}} with the goal of being a [[Pokémon Master]]; his first Pokémon is {{AP|Pikachu}}. ([[EP001]])
*{{Gary}} begins his journey as a Pokémon Trainer. His starter is {{TP|Gary|Squirtle}}. ([[EP001]])
* {{Gary}} also begins his journey with [[Gary's Squirtle|an unknown Pokémon]]. ([[EP001]])
*[[Misty]] follows Ash after the latter "borrows" and destroys her bike, demanding repayment. ([[EP001]])
* {{an|Misty}} follows Ash after the latter "borrows" and destroys her [[Bicycle|bike]], demanding repayment. ([[EP002]])
*[[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} follow Ash after his Pikachu demonstrates considerably advanced power for a Pokémon of its species. ([[EP002]])
* [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} of [[Team Rocket]] start following Ash after his Pikachu demonstrates considerably advanced power for a Pokémon of its species. ([[EP002]])
*[[Brock]] joins the group after {{ka|Flint|his father}} returns to become the [[Pewter City]] Gym Leader. ([[EP005]])
* {{an|Brock}} joins the group after {{ka|Flint|his father}} returns to become the [[Pewter City]] [[Gym Leader]]. ([[EP005]])
*Ash defeats each of the [[Kanto]] [[Gym Leader]]s, gaining eight [[badge]]s to qualify for his first [[Pokémon League Conference]]. (See Gym battles section)
*Ash journeys to the [[Indigo Plateau]] to compete in his first Pokémon League Conference.
*Ash comes in the top 16 in the Indigo League, one bracket above his rival, Gary. ([[EP079]])
*Professor Oak tells Ash to journey to the [[Orange Archipelago]] to pick up the mysterious [[GS Ball]], which cannot be teleported via [[PC]]. ([[EP081]])


===Party changes===
===Party changes===
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* [[Ash's Caterpie]] ([[EP003]])
* [[Ash's Caterpie]] ([[EP003]])
* [[Ash's Pidgeotto]] ([[EP003]])
* [[Ash's Pidgeotto]] ([[EP003]])
* [[Brock's Zubat]] ([[EP006]])
* [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] ([[EP010]])
* [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] ([[EP010]])
* [[Ash's Charmander]] ([[EP011]])
* [[Ash's Charmander]] ([[EP011]])
* [[Ash's Squirtle]] ([[EP012]])
* [[Ash's Squirtle]] ([[EP012]])
* [[Ash's Krabby]] ([[EP013]])
* [[Ash's Krabby]] ([[EP013]])
* [[Ash's Raticate]] ([[EP015]])
* [[James's Magikarp]] ([[EP015]])
* [[Misty's Horsea]] ([[EP019]])
* [[Ash's Primeape]] ([[EP025]])
* [[Ash's Primeape]] ([[EP025]])
* [[Misty's Psyduck]] ([[EP027]])
* [[Brock's Vulpix]] ([[EP028]])
* [[Ash's Muk]] ([[EP030]])
* [[Ash's Muk]] ([[EP030]])
* [[Ash's Tauros]] ([[EP035]])
* [[Ash's Tauros]] ([[EP035]]{{tt|*|This episode was not aired outside of Japan}})
* [[Misty's Horsea]] ([[EP019]])
* [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Porygon Zero|Jessie's Porygon]] ([[EP038]]{{tt|*|This episode was not aired outside of Japan}})
* [[Misty's Psyduck]] ([[EP027]])
* [[Misty's Togepi]] ([[EP050]])
* [[Misty's Togepi]] ([[EP050]])
* [[Brock's Zubat]] ([[EP006]])
* [[Brock's Vulpix]] ([[EP028]])
* [[Jessie's Lickitung]] ([[EP052]])
* [[James's Weepinbell]] (before [[EP057]])
* [[James's Weepinbell]] (before [[EP057]])
=====Other=====
* [[Growlie|James's Growlithe]] (obtained prior to [[EP001]])
* [[Jessie's Ekans]] (obtained prior to [[EP002]])
* [[James's Koffing]] (obtained prior to [[EP002]])
* [[Misty's Goldeen]] (obtained prior to [[EP002]])
* [[Brock's Onix]] (obtained prior to [[EP005]])
* [[Brock's Geodude]] (obtained prior to [[EP005]])
* [[Misty's Staryu]] (obtained prior to [[EP006]])
* [[Misty's Starmie]] (obtained prior to [[EP007]])
* [[Ash's Primeape]] (training with {{OBP|Anthony|EP029}}) ([[EP029]])


====Evolutions====
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Ash's {{p|Caterpie}} [[EP003|&rarr;]] {{p|Metapod}} [[EP004|&rarr;]] {{AP|Butterfree}}
* Ash's {{p|Caterpie}} → {{AP|Metapod}} ([[EP003]])
* Jessie's {{P|Ekans}} [[EP031|&rarr;]] {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}
* Ash's {{p|Metapod}} → {{AP|Butterfree}} ([[EP004]])
* James's {{p|Koffing}} [[EP031|&rarr;]] {{TP|James|Weezing}}
* James's {{p|Magikarp}} → {{TP|James|Gyarados}} ([[EP016]])
* Ash's {{p|Charmander}} [[EP043|&rarr;]] {{p|Charmeleon}} [[EP046|&rarr;]] {{AP|Charizard}}
* Jessie's {{P|Ekans}} → {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} ([[EP031]])
* James's {{p|Weepinbell}} [[EP057|&rarr;]] {{TP|James|Victreebel}}
* James's {{p|Koffing}} → {{TP|James|Weezing}} ([[EP031]])
* Ash's {{p|Krabby}} [[EP075|&rarr;]] {{AP|Kingler}}
* Ash's {{p|Charmander}} → {{AP|Charmeleon}} ([[EP043]])
* Ash's {{p|Pidgeotto}} [[EP081|&rarr;]] {{AP|Pidgeot}}
* Ash's {{p|Charmeleon}} → {{AP|Charizard}} ([[EP046]])
* James's {{p|Weepinbell}} → {{TP|James|Victreebel}} (prior to [[EP057]])
 
====Trades====
The following Pokémon are traded:
* [[Ash's Butterfree]] for [[Ash's Raticate|a Gentleman's Raticate]] ([[EP015]]{{tt|*|traded back}})


====Releases====
====Releases====
The following Pokémon are released:
The following Pokémon are released:
* [[Ash's Raticate]] ([[trade]]d, [[EP015]])
* [[James's Gyarados]] ([[EP016]])
* [[Ash's Butterfree]] ([[EP021]])
* [[Ash's Butterfree]] ([[EP021]])
* [[Ash's Primeape]] ([[EP029]])
* [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Porygon Zero|Jessie's Porygon]] ([[EP038]]{{tt|*|This episode was not aired outside of Japan}})
* [[Ash's Pidgeot]] ([[EP081]])


====Other====
===Gym battles===
* [[Misty's Horsea]] (left at [[Cerulean Gym]], [[EP061]])
Ash battles the following [[Gym]] [[Gym Leader|Leaders]]:
* [[Misty's Starmie]] (left at [[Cerulean Gym]], [[EP061]])
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Kanto}}; text-align: center"
|-
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}" | Badge
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}" | Opponent
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}" | Epicode
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}; width: 20px" | Result
|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
| rowspan=2 | {{badge|Boulder}}
| rowspan=2 | {{an|Brock}}
| rowspan=2 | [[EP005]]
| style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | '''Forfeit'''
|- style="background: #{{rock color light}}"
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Rewarded'''
|- style="background: #{{water color light}}"
| {{badge|Cascade}}
| {{an|Misty}}
| [[EP007]]
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Rewarded'''
|- style="background: #{{electric color light}}"
| rowspan=2 | {{badge|Thunder}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Lt. Surge]]
| rowspan=2 | [[EP014]]
| style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | '''Defeat'''
|- style="background: #{{electric color light}}"
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Victory'''
|- style="background: #{{psychic color light}}"
| rowspan=3 | {{badge|Marsh}}
| rowspan=3 | [[Sabrina]]
| [[EP022]]
| style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | '''Forfeit'''
|- style="background: #{{psychic color light}}"
| rowspan=2 | [[EP024]]
| style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | '''Forfeit'''
|- style="background: #{{psychic color light}}"
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Rewarded'''
|- style="background: #{{grass color light}}"
| {{badge|Rainbow}}
| [[Erika]]
| [[EP026]]
| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Rewarded'''
|-
| class="roundybl" style="background-color: #{{poison color light}}"; | {{badge|Soul}}
| style="background: #{{poison color light}}" | [[Koga]]
| style="background: #{{poison color light}};" | [[EP032]]
| class="roundybr" style="color:#{{green color dark}}; background-color: #{{poison color light}}" | '''Victory'''
|}


===Gym battles===
==Episodes==
Ash defeats the following [[Gym Leader]]s:
The television definition is used by Region 4 home video releases, [[Pokémon TV]], [[Netflix]], [[Pokémon in the United States#Disney XD|DisneyNOW]], [[List of digital home video releases of Pokémon animation|digital home video releases]], and formerly on [[Pokémon in the United States#Cartoon Network|Toonami Jetstream and Cartoon Network Video]]. It includes the first two-thirds of the Indigo League arc of the anime.
* [[Brock]], after one failed attempt. ([[EP005]])
 
* [[Misty]], though officially earned after Ash saved the gym from Team Rocket. ([[EP007]])
The home video definition is the definition used by most Region 1 home video releases by VIZ Media, with the exception of the 2017 Blu-ray release. Due to the removal of ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' from rotation, releases since 2014 do not include the episode. It includes all episodes in the Indigo League arc of the anime.
* [[Lt. Surge]], after one failed attempt. ([[EP014]])
 
* [[Sabrina]], after two failed attempts. ([[EP024]])
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Kanto}}; text-align: center"
* [[Erika]], though officially earned after Ash saved her Gloom from [[Celadon Gym|the burning gym]]. ([[EP026]])
|-
* [[Koga]] ([[EP032]])
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}" | Epicode
* [[Blaine]], after one failed attempt. ([[EP059]])
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}" | Episode Title
* [[Team Rocket]] (substituting for [[Giovanni]]) ([[EP063]])
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}" | Television<br>Digital release
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}" | Home video<br>(prior to 2014)
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}" | Home video<br>(since 2014)
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP001]] || ''Pokémon - I Choose You!'' || 1 || 1 || 1
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP002]] || ''Pokémon Emergency!'' || 2 || 2 || 2
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP003]] || ''Ash Catches a Pokémon'' || 3 || 3 || 3
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP004]] || ''Challenge of the Samurai'' || 4 || 4 || 4
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP005]] || ''Showdown in Pewter City'' || 5 || 5 || 5
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP006]] || ''Clefairy and the Moon Stone'' || 6 || 6 || 6
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP007]] || ''The Water Flowers of Cerulean City'' || 7 || 7 || 7
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP008]] || ''The Path to the Pokémon League'' || 8 || 8 || 8
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP009]] || ''The School of Hard Knocks'' || 9 || 9 || 9
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP010]] || ''Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village'' || 10 || 10 || 10
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP011]] || ''Charmander – The Stray Pokémon'' || 11 || 11 || 11
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP012]] || ''Here Comes the Squirtle Squad'' || 12 || 12 || 12
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP013]] || ''Mystery at the Lighthouse'' || 13 || 13 || 13
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP014]] || ''Electric Shock Showdown'' || 14 || 14 || 14
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP015]] || ''Battle Aboard the St. Anne'' || 15 || 15 || 15
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP016]] || ''Pokémon Shipwreck'' || 16 || 16 || 16
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP017]] || ''Island of the Giant Pokémon'' || 17 || 17 || 17
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP019]] || ''Tentacool & Tentacruel'' || 18 || 18 || 18
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP020]] || ''The Ghost of Maiden's Peak'' || 19 || 19 || 19
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP021]] || ''Bye Bye Butterfree'' || 20 || 20 || 20
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP022]] || ''Abra and the Psychic Showdown'' || 21 || 21 || 21
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP023]] || ''The Tower of Terror'' || 22 || 22 || 22
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP024]] || ''Haunter versus Kadabra'' || 23 || 23 || 23
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP025]] || ''Primeape Goes Bananas'' || 24 || 24 || 24
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP026]] || ''Pokémon Scent-sation!'' || 25 || 25 || 25
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP027]] || ''Hypno's Naptime'' || 26 || 26 || 26
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP028]] || ''Pokémon Fashion Flash'' || 27 || 27 || 27
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP029]] || ''The Punchy Pokémon'' || 28 || 28 || 28
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP030]] || ''Sparks Fly for Magnemite'' || 29 || 29 || 29
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP031]] || ''Dig Those Diglett!'' || 30 || 30 || 30
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP032]] || ''The Ninja Poké-Showdown'' || 31 || 31 || 31
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP033]] || ''The Flame Pokémon-athon!'' || 32 || 32 || 32
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP034]] || ''The Kangaskhan Kid'' || 33 || 33 || 33
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP036]] || ''The Bridge Bike Gang'' || 34 || 34 || 34
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP037]] || ''Ditto's Mysterious Mansion'' || 35 || 35 || 35
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP039]] || ''Pikachu's Goodbye'' || 36 || 36 || 36
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP040]] || ''The Battling Eevee Brothers'' || 37 || 37 || 37
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP041]] || ''Wake Up Snorlax!'' || 38 || 38 || 38
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP042]] || ''Showdown at Dark City'' || 39 || 39 || 39
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP043]] || ''The March of the Exeggutor Squad'' || 40 || 40 || 40
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP044]] || ''The Problem with Paras'' || 41 || 41 || 41
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP045]] || ''The Song of Jigglypuff'' || 42 || 42 || 42
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP046]] || ''Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon'' || 43 || 43 || 43
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP047]] || ''A Chansey Operation'' || 44 || 44 || 44
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP048]] || ''Holy Matrimony!'' || 45 || 45 || 45
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP049]] || ''So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd'' || 46 || 46 || 46
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP050]] || ''Who Gets to Keep Togepi?'' || 47 || 47 || 47
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP051]] || ''Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden'' || 48 || 48 || 48
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP054]] || ''The Case of the K-9 Caper!'' || 49 || 49 || 49
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP055]] || ''Pokémon Paparazzi'' || 50 || 50 || 50
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP056]] || ''The Ultimate Test'' || 51 || 51 || 51
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP057]] || ''The Breeding Center Secret'' || 52 || 52 || 52
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP058]] || ''Riddle Me This'' || rowspan="27" | Part of [[S02]] || 53 || 53
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP059]] || ''Volcanic Panic'' || 54 || 54
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP060]] || ''Beach Blank-Out Blastoise'' || 55 || 55
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP052]] || ''Princess vs. Princess'' || 56 || 56
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP053]] || ''The Purr-fect Hero'' || 57 || 57
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP061]] || ''The Misty Mermaid'' || 58 || 58
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP062]] || ''Clefairy Tales'' || 59 || 59
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP063]] || ''The Battle of the Badge'' || 60 || 60
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP064]] || ''It's Mr. Mime Time'' || 61 || 61
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Holiday Hi-Jynx|*]] || ''Holiday Hi-Jynx'' || 62 || —
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[Snow Way Out!|*]] || ''Snow Way Out!'' || 63 || 62
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP065]] || ''Showdown at the Po-ké Corral'' || 64 || 63
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP066]] || ''The Evolution Solution'' || 65 || 64
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP067]] || ''The Pi-Kahuna'' || 66 || 65
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP068]] || ''Make Room for Gloom'' || 67 || 66
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP069]] || ''Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!'' || 68 || 67
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP070]] || ''Go West Young Meowth'' || 69 || 68
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP071]] || ''To Master the Onixpected!'' || 70 || 69
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP072]] || ''The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis'' || 71 || 70
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP073]] || ''Bad to the Bone'' || 72 || 71
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP074]] || ''All Fired Up!'' || 73 || 72
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP075]] || ''Round One - Begin!'' || 74 || 73
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP076]] || ''Fire and Ice'' || 75 || 74
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP077]] || ''The Fourth Round Rumble'' || 76 || 75
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP078]] || ''A Friend In Deed'' || 77 || 76
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP079]] || ''Friend and Foe Alike'' || 78 || 77
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP080]] || ''Friends to the End'' || 79 || 78
|-
! colspan="5" class="roundybottom" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}; height: 3px" |
|}
 
==Home video releases==
===North American home video releases===
{{main|List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)}}
 
===United Kingdom home video releases===
{{main|List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 2)}}
 
===Australian home video releases===
{{main|List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 4)}}
 
==Trivia==
[[File:The Road to Indigo.png|thumb|250px|Pokémon: The Road to Indigo logo]]
* During the run of [[S04|Pokémon: Johto League Champions]], Indigo League episodes were rerun on Kids' WB! under the name '''Pokémon: The Road to Indigo'''.
* This is the only season of the entire anime to air in {{pmin|Albania}}, {{pmin|Iceland}}, and {{pmin|North Macedonia}}, the latter of which was called ''FYR Macedonia'' at the time.
* This is the only season of the English version played in {{pmin|Hong Kong}}.
* In {{pmin|Finland}}, this season ended with ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]'', leaving ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]'' undubbed.
 
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== DVD Release ==
{{US Seasons}}<br>
*Volume 1 ([[EP001]]-[[EP027]])
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*Volume 2 ([[EP028]]-[[EP057]])
*Volume 3 ([[EP058]]-[[EP081]]-also-[[EP052]]-[[EP053]])
*[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]] and [[Snow Way Out!]]


{{US Seasons}}
[[Category:Seasons of the Pokémon animated series|01]]
[[Category:Anime seasons|01]]
[[Category:Original series episodes|*1]]
[[Category:Original series episodes|*1]]


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== In other languages ==
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* Brazilian Portuguese: '''{{tt|Pokémon - Liga Índigo|Pokémon - Indigo League}}'''
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Pokémon: Indigo League
Season 1
Season1 logo.png
Logo for the season
Opening Pokémon Theme
Episodes 52
Region Kanto
Series Original series
Preceded by None
Followed by Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands

Pokémon: Indigo League (known at the time it was first aired simply as Pokémon) is the first season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It follows rookie Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum, his Pikachu, and his friends Misty and Brock as they travel across the Kanto region. The subtitle "Indigo League" is not used within the episodes, but was later added by the DVD releases and the official website.

In the United States, the first 40 episodes aired in syndication in 1998, while the remaining 12 episodes were picked up and aired by Kids' WB!, starting with The Problem with Paras in 1999. The season began with Pokémon, I Choose You!, which originally aired on September 8, 1998, and ended with The Breeding Center Secret, which originally aired on May 1, 1999. In Canada, the series was aired by YTV. This season skips EP018, EP035, and EP038, which were all banned from airing (the first one of these was eventually dubbed later with the title Beauty and the Beach, but was pulled off from air again and it is not considered as part of any dub season).

It was succeeded by Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands, which contains the rest of Ash and his friends' journey through Kanto and the Orange Islands arc, the latter of which was created to allow time for the development of Pokémon Gold and Silver.

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.

Important events

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Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
201

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

Other

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Trades

The following Pokémon are traded:

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

Gym battles

Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:

Badge Opponent Epicode Result
Boulder Badge Brock EP005 Forfeit
Rewarded
Cascade Badge Misty EP007 Rewarded
Thunder Badge Lt. Surge EP014 Defeat
Victory
Marsh Badge Sabrina EP022 Forfeit
EP024 Forfeit
Rewarded
Rainbow Badge Erika EP026 Rewarded
Soul Badge Koga EP032 Victory

Episodes

The television definition is used by Region 4 home video releases, Pokémon TV, Netflix, DisneyNOW, digital home video releases, and formerly on Toonami Jetstream and Cartoon Network Video. It includes the first two-thirds of the Indigo League arc of the anime.

The home video definition is the definition used by most Region 1 home video releases by VIZ Media, with the exception of the 2017 Blu-ray release. Due to the removal of Holiday Hi-Jynx from rotation, releases since 2014 do not include the episode. It includes all episodes in the Indigo League arc of the anime.

Epicode Episode Title Television
Digital release 		Home video
(prior to 2014) 		Home video
(since 2014)
EP001 Pokémon - I Choose You! 1 1 1
EP002 Pokémon Emergency! 2 2 2
EP003 Ash Catches a Pokémon 3 3 3
EP004 Challenge of the Samurai 4 4 4
EP005 Showdown in Pewter City 5 5 5
EP006 Clefairy and the Moon Stone 6 6 6
EP007 The Water Flowers of Cerulean City 7 7 7
EP008 The Path to the Pokémon League 8 8 8
EP009 The School of Hard Knocks 9 9 9
EP010 Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village 10 10 10
EP011 Charmander – The Stray Pokémon 11 11 11
EP012 Here Comes the Squirtle Squad 12 12 12
EP013 Mystery at the Lighthouse 13 13 13
EP014 Electric Shock Showdown 14 14 14
EP015 Battle Aboard the St. Anne 15 15 15
EP016 Pokémon Shipwreck 16 16 16
EP017 Island of the Giant Pokémon 17 17 17
EP019 Tentacool & Tentacruel 18 18 18
EP020 The Ghost of Maiden's Peak 19 19 19
EP021 Bye Bye Butterfree 20 20 20
EP022 Abra and the Psychic Showdown 21 21 21
EP023 The Tower of Terror 22 22 22
EP024 Haunter versus Kadabra 23 23 23
EP025 Primeape Goes Bananas 24 24 24
EP026 Pokémon Scent-sation! 25 25 25
EP027 Hypno's Naptime 26 26 26
EP028 Pokémon Fashion Flash 27 27 27
EP029 The Punchy Pokémon 28 28 28
EP030 Sparks Fly for Magnemite 29 29 29
EP031 Dig Those Diglett! 30 30 30
EP032 The Ninja Poké-Showdown 31 31 31
EP033 The Flame Pokémon-athon! 32 32 32
EP034 The Kangaskhan Kid 33 33 33
EP036 The Bridge Bike Gang 34 34 34
EP037 Ditto's Mysterious Mansion 35 35 35
EP039 Pikachu's Goodbye 36 36 36
EP040 The Battling Eevee Brothers 37 37 37
EP041 Wake Up Snorlax! 38 38 38
EP042 Showdown at Dark City 39 39 39
EP043 The March of the Exeggutor Squad 40 40 40
EP044 The Problem with Paras 41 41 41
EP045 The Song of Jigglypuff 42 42 42
EP046 Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon 43 43 43
EP047 A Chansey Operation 44 44 44
EP048 Holy Matrimony! 45 45 45
EP049 So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd 46 46 46
EP050 Who Gets to Keep Togepi? 47 47 47
EP051 Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden 48 48 48
EP054 The Case of the K-9 Caper! 49 49 49
EP055 Pokémon Paparazzi 50 50 50
EP056 The Ultimate Test 51 51 51
EP057 The Breeding Center Secret 52 52 52
EP058 Riddle Me This Part of S02 53 53
EP059 Volcanic Panic 54 54
EP060 Beach Blank-Out Blastoise 55 55
EP052 Princess vs. Princess 56 56
EP053 The Purr-fect Hero 57 57
EP061 The Misty Mermaid 58 58
EP062 Clefairy Tales 59 59
EP063 The Battle of the Badge 60 60
EP064 It's Mr. Mime Time 61 61
* Holiday Hi-Jynx 62 —
* Snow Way Out! 63 62
EP065 Showdown at the Po-ké Corral 64 63
EP066 The Evolution Solution 65 64
EP067 The Pi-Kahuna 66 65
EP068 Make Room for Gloom 67 66
EP069 Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! 68 67
EP070 Go West Young Meowth 69 68
EP071 To Master the Onixpected! 70 69
EP072 The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis 71 70
EP073 Bad to the Bone 72 71
EP074 All Fired Up! 73 72
EP075 Round One - Begin! 74 73
EP076 Fire and Ice 75 74
EP077 The Fourth Round Rumble 76 75
EP078 A Friend In Deed 77 76
EP079 Friend and Foe Alike 78 77
EP080 Friends to the End 79 78

Home video releases

North American home video releases

Main article: List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 1)

United Kingdom home video releases

Main article: List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 2)

Australian home video releases

Main article: List of English language Indigo League home video releases (Region 4)

Trivia

Pokémon: The Road to Indigo logo

In other languages


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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