Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, TB, is the first series of Pokémon the Series which follows Ash's adventures through Kanto and the Orange Islands and corresponds with Generation I. In Japan and elsewhere in east Asia, it is the first and second part of the original 1997 Pocket Monsters anime.
The series covers a rookie Trainer from Pallet Town, Ash Ketchum, who begins his journey as a Trainer to become the most powerful Pokémon Master all of time. As Ash overslept on the day he was supposed to receive his First partner Pokémon, he ended up getting a disobedient Pikachu. However, after Ash protected it from a flock of angry Spearow, Ash began to earn Pikachu’s trust and became his close companion. Joining him on his journey is a Water-type specialist from Cerulean City, Misty and the Pewter City Gym Leader, who also wants to be a Pokémon Breeder, Brock. During the course of their journey, Brock and Misty act as Ash's mentors and guide him throughout the series. Following them are Team Rocket, a villainous group that becomes obsessed with stealing Ash's Pikachu.
After Ash lost in the Kanto Pokémon League against one of his rivals, Ritchie, he was asked by Professor Oak to retrieve a mysterious Poké Ball, the GS Ball, so he could study it. In doing so, Ash traveled through the Orange Islands with Misty while Brock decided to stay with Professor Ivy for a while. They were soon accompanied by a Pokémon Watcher named Tracey Sketchit and soon after sailing through the islands with the help of a lost baby Lapras. This series ended with Ash managing to win the Orange League.
Once Ash and his friends returned with the GS Ball, Professor Oak couldn't figure out how to open the ball. Gary Oak, Ash's childhood rival, informs them of the Johto region where an old man named Kurt makes Poké Balls out of Apricorns. Professor Oak instructed Ash to take the Poké Ball to Kurt and in doing so, compete in the Johto League. During his travels to Johto, Ash is accompanied once again by Brock and Misty, while Tracey decides to stay in Pallet Town and work as Professor Oak's assistant.
==Seasons==
*Pokémon: Indigo League (Seasons 1 and 2)
*Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands (Seasons 2 and 3)
==Characters==
===Main===
*Ash Ketchum
*Misty
*Brock
*Tracey Sketchit
===Rivals===
*Gary Oak
*Ritchie
===Antagonists===
*Team Rocket
**Jessie
**James
**Giovanni
**Cassidy
**Butch
===Key Pokémon===
*Ash's Pikachu
*Ash's Butterfree (released)
*Ash's Pidgeot (released)
*Ash's Bulbasaur
*Ash's Charizard
*Ash's Squirtle
*Ash's Kingler
*Ash's Raticate (traded back)
*Ash's Haunter (given away)
*Ash's Primeape (in training)
*Ash's Muk
*Ash's Tauros (30x)
*Ash's Lapras (released)
*Ash's Snorlax
===Recurring characters===
*Gym Leaders
*Elite Four
*Delia Ketchum
*Professor Oak
*Officer Jenny
*Nurse Joy
*Todd Snap
*Charles Goodshow
*Professor Ivy
==Episodes==
==In other languages and countries==
Name(s) 	Countries	Television Services 	Day(s) and Time(s)	Opening(s) and Ending(s)	Opening(s) and Ending(s)	First and Last Airdate(s)	Reruns 	Streaming Platforms
 	 	(; The WB Television Network, Inc.	Unknown 	See here for more 	See here for more 	See here for more 	Unknown 	
 	 	()/(; ) (1999—2001) 	8-8:25AM 	See here for more 	See here for more 	See here for more 	(2019) (May 13—	
 	 	() 	Weekdays - 4:00PM 	See here for more 	See here for more 	See here for more 	Unknown 	
 	 	(; The Ten Group Pty Ltd; ) 	Unknown 	See here for more 	See here for more 	See here for more 	Unknown 	Unknown
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Pokémon – Die TV-Serie: Die AnfängePokémon – Die TV-Serie: The Beginning	 	() 	 	See here for more 	See here for more 	See here for more 	Unknown 	
Pokémon de Serie: Het BeginPokémon-Serie: Het Begin 	and 	(; ) and () 	Unknown 	See here for more 	See here for more 	See here for more 	Unknown 	Unknown
Pokémon, la Série: Le CommencementPokémon, la Série: The Beginning 	 	() 	Unknown 	See here for more 	See here for more 	See here for more 	Unknown 	
Serie Pokémon Gli Albori 	 	(; ) 	Various 	See here for more 	See here for more 	See here for more 	Unknown 	
Serie Pokémon: El Comienzo 	 	Unknown 	Unknown 	See here for more 	See here for more 	See here for more 	Unknown 	
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