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

The Chikorita Rescue

Rica Matsumoto

Ikue Otani

Megumi Hayashibara

Mayumi Izuka

Shin-ichiro Miki

Inuko Inuyama

Yuji Ueda

Once in a Blue Moon

The Little Big Horn

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

Don't Touch That 'dile

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

The Double Trouble Header

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

A Sappy Ending

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

Roll On, Pokémon!

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

Illusion Confusion!

Our heroes must help prepare an insecure Bellossom dance troupe for their upcoming exhibition.

Flower Power

Ash and friends reach a new town and hear of three mysterious robbers apparently mimicking the crimes of a legendary master thief.

Spinarak Attack

With pet food prepared by a French chef, rooms of WalkMaster exercise equipment and closets stocked with the latest in Pokémon fashion, life couldn't be much better for a Palm Hills Snubbull.

Snubbull Snobbery

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

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.

When Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends, a brave young Trainer and her flock of Ledyba come to the rescue.

The Whistle Stop

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

Ignorance Is Blissey

Our heroes are recruited as guest instructors at a youth Pokémon Academy.

A Bout With Sprout

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

Fighting Flyer With Fire

Cute and cuddly is one thing, but a bawling Marill is too much even for Misty.

For Crying Out Loud

Team Rocket's most recent super vehicle, the Arbotank, is their ticket to world domination.

Tanks a Lot!

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.

Charizard's Burning Ambitions

The annual Sunflora contest is only a day away and yet our hero's new friend and Sunflora Trainer is unable to convince her star Pokémon to compete.

Grin to Win!

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

Chikorita's Big Upset

Our heroes chance upon a Hoppip—the fluffy "Cottonweed" Pokémon that is able to drift for miles on a passing wind.

Foul Weather Friends

When Ash and friends wander into town, they bring with them a challenge that threatens to be Gligarman's last—Team Rocket.

The Superhero Secret

Team Rocket comes in sheep's clothing to relieve a kind Poké-shepherd of her Mareep flock.

Mild 'n Wooly

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.

Wired for Battle!

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

Good 'Quil Hunting

Ash carelessly makes enemies of the Slowpoke-worshipping residents of a town.

A Shadow of a Drought

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.

Going Apricorn!

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

Gettin' the Bugs Out

An inexperienced young Trainer mistakenly scares off his own Farfetch'd.

A Farfetch'd Tale

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.

Tricks of the Trade

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

The Fire-ing Squad!

Ash and friends enthusiastically volunteer to watch over a troubled trainer's school of Wooper.

No Big Woop!

While Ash and friends deliberate on how to pass through a tunnel replete with Onix, two wandering Pokémon arrive on the scene together.

Tunnel Vision

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

Hour of the Houndour

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.

The Totodile Duel

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

Hot Matches!

Ash's Totodile falls head over tail for a passing Azumarill, but is still unsuccessful in having its feelings requited when Team Rocket kidnap the Pokémon before Totodile's eyes.

Love, Totodile Style

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

Fowl Play!

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.

Forest Grumps

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

The Psychic Sidekicks!

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

The Fortune Hunters

Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.

The Chikorita Rescue

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Season 3 Episodes41

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