EP023

The Tower of Terror File:TheTowerofTerror.gif.png

EP023   ポケモンタワーでゲットだぜ！ Capture at the Pokémon Tower!

First broadcast Japan September 2, 1997 United States October 7, 1998

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending ひゃくごじゅういち

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda Storyboard 岡崎幸男 Yukio Okazaki Assistant director 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

The Tower of Terror (Japanese: ポケモンタワーでゲットだぜ！ Capture at the Pokémon Tower!) is episode 23 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 2, 1997 and in USA on October 7, 1998.

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

Major events

• Ash befriends a Haunter.
• The Ghost Pokémon turn Ash and his Pikachu into ghosts for a brief time.
• Haunter follows Ash back to Saffron City.

Debuts

• Ash's Haunter
• Gengar

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Sabrina (memory)
• Sabrina's father (memory)

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Gengar

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Charmander (Ash's)
• Haunter (Ash's [debatable]; new, debut)
• Kadabra (Sabrina's newly evolved; flashback)
• Gastly
• Gengar
• Abra (Sabrina's; evolved )

Trivia

• The episode was temporarily banned from re-airing after the September 11 attacks on Kids WB, as the title was reminiscent of the incident. It was aired later on January 29, 2002.
• Due to the nature of the episode title, Kids WB refused to give the tape to Cartoon Network for them to air this episode in 2002. Because they have rights to air it, it's possible this episode will make a first debut around October 2007.

In other languages

• French: La tour de la terreur
• Portuguse: A torre do terror

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.