S01

For season 1 of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, see Pokémon Horizons: The Series (season).
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 animated series. It follows rookie Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum, his , and and 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 first 40 episodes aired in syndication in 1998, while the remaining 12 episodes were picked up and aired by , 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 , 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' through Kanto and the Orange Islands arc, the latter of which was created to allow time for the development of .
==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==
* begins his as a with the goal of being a Pokémon Master; his first Pokémon is . (EP001)
* also begins his journey with an unknown Pokémon. (EP001)
* follows Ash after the latter "borrows" and destroys her bike, demanding repayment. (EP002)
* Jessie, James, and of Team Rocket start following Ash after his Pikachu demonstrates considerably advanced power for a Pokémon of its species. (EP002)
* joins the group after returns to become the Pewter City Gym Leader. (EP005)
===Party changes===
====Additions====
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* Ash's Pikachu (EP001)
* Ash's Caterpie (EP003)
* Ash's Pidgeotto (EP003)
* Brock's Zubat (EP006)
* Ash's Bulbasaur (EP010)
* Ash's Charmander (EP011)
* Ash's Squirtle (EP012)
* Ash's Krabby (EP013)
* James's Magikarp (EP015)
* Misty's Horsea (EP019)
* Ash's Primeape (EP025)
* Misty's Psyduck (EP027)
* Brock's Vulpix (EP028)
* Ash's Muk (EP030)
* Ash's Tauros (EP035)
* Jessie's Porygon (EP038)
* Misty's Togepi (EP050)
* James's Weepinbell (before EP057)
=====Other=====
* 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 ) (EP029)
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Ash's → (EP003)
* Ash's → (EP004)
* James's → (EP016)
* Jessie's → (EP031)
* James's → (EP031)
* Ash's → (EP043)
* Ash's → (EP046)
* James's → (prior to EP057)
====Trades====
The following Pokémon are traded:
* Ash's Butterfree for a Gentleman's Raticate (EP015)
====Releases====
The following Pokémon are released:
* James's Gyarados (EP016)
* Ash's Butterfree (EP021)
* Jessie's Porygon (EP038)
===Gym battles===
Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:
Badge	Opponent 	Epicode	Result
 	 	EP005 	Forfeit
 	 	EP005 	Rewarded
 	 	EP007 	Rewarded
 	Lt. Surge	EP014 	Defeat
 	Lt. Surge	EP014 	Victory
 	Sabrina 	EP022 	Forfeit
 	Sabrina 	EP024 	Forfeit
 	Sabrina 	EP024 	Rewarded
 	Erika 	EP026 	Rewarded
 	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 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 Pokémon the Series.
Epicode	Episode Title 	TelevisionDigital 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
EP052 	Princess vs. Princess 	Part of S02 	56 	53
EP053 	The Purr-fect Hero 	Part of S02 	57 	54
EP058 	Riddle Me This 	Part of S02 	53 	55
EP059 	Volcanic Panic 	Part of S02 	54 	56
EP060 	Beach Blank-Out Blastoise 	Part of S02 	55 	57
EP061 	The Misty Mermaid 	Part of S02 	58 	58
EP062 	Clefairy Tales 	Part of S02 	59 	59
EP063 	The Battle of the Badge 	Part of S02 	60 	60
EP064 	It's Mr. Mime Time 	Part of S02 	61 	61
* 	Holiday Hi-Jynx 	Part of S02 	62 	—
* 	Snow Way Out! 	Part of S02 	63 	62
EP065 	Showdown at the Po-ké Corral 	Part of S02 	64 	63
EP066 	The Evolution Solution 	Part of S02 	65 	64
EP067 	The Pi-Kahuna 	Part of S02 	66 	65
EP068 	Make Room for Gloom 	Part of S02 	67 	66
EP069 	Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! 	Part of S02 	68 	67
EP070 	Go West Young Meowth 	Part of S02 	69 	68
EP071 	To Master the Onixpected! 	Part of S02 	70 	69
EP072 	The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis 	Part of S02 	71 	70
EP073 	Bad to the Bone 	Part of S02 	72 	71
EP074 	All Fired Up! 	Part of S02 	73 	72
EP075 	Round One - Begin! 	Part of S02 	74 	73
EP076 	Fire and Ice 	Part of S02 	75 	74
EP077 	The Fourth Round Rumble 	Part of S02 	76 	75
EP078 	A Friend In Deed 	Part of S02 	77 	76
EP079 	Friend and Foe Alike 	Part of S02 	78 	77
EP080 	Friends to the End 	Part of S02 	79 	78
 	 	 	 	
==Home video releases==
===North American home video releases===
===United Kingdom home video releases===
===Australian home video releases===
==Trivia==
* During the run of 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 animated series to air in , , and , the latter of which was called FYR Macedonia at the time.
* This is the only season of the English version played in .
* In , this season ended with Friend and Foe Alike, leaving Friends to the End undubbed.
==In other languages==
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