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The Best Episodes of Pokémon Season 3

Every episode of Pokémon Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Pokémon Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Pokémon Season 3 Episode 18 - Charizard's Burning Ambitions
    8.1/10(408 votes)

    S3:E18

    When Ash hears of the nearby Charicific Valley, he is sure a quick trip would be just the thing to reignite his Charizard's flagging spirits.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 35 - The Totodile Duel
    7.8/10(313 votes)

    S3:E35

    Ash and Misty's friendly rivalry is tested when they both try to capture a Totodile at the same time. Unable to determine whose Poké Ball had captured the wild Pokémon, the two must battle it out to determine the Totodile's new master.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 15 - Fighting Flyer With Fire
    7.7/10(344 votes)

    S3:E15

    With Pikachu's help, Ash is confident that winning the Zephyr badge will be a breeze.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 10 - The Chikorita Rescue
    7.6/10(362 votes)

    S3:E10

    Ash encounters a wild Chikorita and engages it in battle, thinking to add it to his team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 13 - Ignorance Is Blissey
    7.6/10(342 votes)

    S3:E13

    Team Rocket can't believe their luck when the Blissey employed in a Pokémon Center willingly gives them the cente's entire food supply.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 24 - Wired for Battle!
    7.6/10(321 votes)

    S3:E24

    When the most promising trainee at a Pokémon dojo abandons battle altogether, it's up to Ash and friends to convince him that battling is more than just a matter of probability.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 28 - Gettin' the Bugs Out
    7.6/10(321 votes)

    S3:E28

    When Ash reaches the Hive Gym, he has just the Pokémon to challenge the Gym Leader's Bug Pokémon.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 25 - Good 'Quil Hunting
    7.4/10(322 votes)

    S3:E25

    With Charizard gone and no fire Pokémon to call his own, Ash is overjoyed to come across a Cyndaquil in the wild.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 31 - The Fire-ing Squad!
    7.4/10(321 votes)

    S3:E31

    Rocket attempts to steal all the water Pokémon from the annual Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 34 - Hour of the Houndour
    7.3/10(299 votes)

    S3:E34

    Investigating a string of mysterious thefts, our heroes discover a pack of Houndour, struggling to survive in the wild.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 38 - Fowl Play!
    7.3/10(301 votes)

    S3:E38

    Ash has his sights set on a rare and brightly-colored Noctowl.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 39 - Forest Grumps
    7.3/10(297 votes)

    S3:E39

    When an Ursaring attack leaves Team Rocket and our heroes in compromising positions, compromise they do, members of each team being paired with members of the other.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 41 - The Fortune Hunters
    7.3/10(305 votes)

    S3:E41

    A Pokémon Fortune Telling boom turns out to be a Team Rocket plot to steal Pokémon from local trainers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 1 - Don't Touch That 'dile
    7.2/10(403 votes)

    S3:E1

    Ash begins his journey in Johto, a largely unexplored region said to be thickly populated with Pokémon entirely new to him and his friends.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 30 - Tricks of the Trade
    7.2/10(316 votes)

    S3:E30

    At the Pokémon Swap Meet, our heroes befriend a young Pokémon trainer who's having difficulties finding a trading partner willing to accept his Wobbuffet. When Jessie inadvertently deposits her Poké Ball across from his in the exchanger, this young trainer gets more than he had bargained for.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 36 - Hot Matches!
    7.2/10(295 votes)

    S3:E36

    When Ash and friends hear of a virtually undefeatable trainer operating nearby, they seek her out.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 3 - A Sappy Ending
    7.1/10(369 votes)

    S3:E3

    Ash and friends discover a forest where invading Pinsir are causing heavy deforestation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 5 - Illusion Confusion!
    7.0/10(350 votes)

    S3:E5

    Who would be foolish enough to brave a thick forest in the dead of night without a Hoothoot guide? Certainly not Ash Ketchum...

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 9 - The Little Big Horn
    7.0/10(327 votes)

    S3:E9

    Brock saves a lost and frightened Stantler fawn and carefully nurses it back to health before releasing it.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 20 - Chikorita's Big Upset
    7.0/10(321 votes)

    S3:E20

    A severe case of rivalry between Pikachu and Chikorita calls for therapy sessions with Nurse Joy.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 27 - Going Apricorn!
    7.0/10(318 votes)

    S3:E27

    Ash delivers the mysterious GS Ball to a renowned Pokémon expert, but Team Rocket wreaks trouble when they attempt to harvest the Apricorns essential to local Poké Ball production.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 2 - The Double Trouble Header
    6.9/10(409 votes)

    S3:E2

    In a Pokémon battle, Ash soundly defeats an ambitious young Trainer, who runs away dejectedly.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 4 - Roll On, Pokémon!
    6.9/10(349 votes)

    S3:E4

    Ash and friends stumble into a small valley where Donphan are used to harvest precious stones.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 11 - Once in a Blue Moon
    6.9/10(332 votes)

    S3:E11

    Professor Oak's errand—to deliver the mysterious GS Ball to a Poké Ball expert—is interrupted when a Quagsire with a penchant for spherical objects steals the GS ball for use in a nocturnal ritual.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Pokémon Season 3 Episode 40 - The Psychic Sidekicks!
    6.9/10(289 votes)

    S3:E40

    Our heroes come to a town whose residents all raise Psychic Pokémon to repel the Ghost Pokémon that lurk nearby

    Director:Unknown
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Charizard's Burning Ambitions" is the best rated episode of Pokémon season 3. It scored 8.1/10 from 408 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on February 10, 2000. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Totodile Duel".