EP021

Bye-Bye Butterfree

EP021   バイバイバタフリー Bye-Bye Butterfree

First broadcast Japan August 19, 1997 United States October 5, 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 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 玉川明洋 Akihiro Tamagawa No additional credits are available at this time.

Bye-Bye Butterfree (Japanese: バイバイバタフリー Bye-Bye Butterfree) is episode 21 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 19, 1997 and in USA on October 5, 1998.

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

Major events

Ash releases his Butterfree to join its mate.

Characters

Humans

Ash Ketchum

Misty

[{Brock Slate]]

Jessie

James

Pokémon

Ash's Butterfree

Pink Butterfree

Meowth

Trivia

Dub edits

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