Pokemon (Original Series)

Pokémon (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutaa in Japan), subdivided into Kanto and Johto, known in the dub as Pokémon the Series: The Beginning (ポケットモンスター Pocket Monsters and ポケットモンスター オレンジ諸島編 Pocket Monsters: Orange Islands Series) and Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver (ポケットモンスター 金銀編 Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver Series) is the first and second series of the Pokémon anime. The series covers two rookie trainers from Pallet Town, Ash Ketchum and Ashley, who begins their journey as trainers to become the most powerful Pokémon Masters all of time.

Seasons and Characters

 * Main article: Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
 * Main article: Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

Gags

 * Brock flirts with beautiful girls, along with Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy. In embarrassment, Misty will drag Brock by his ear.
 * Whenever the Team Rocket trio, Jessie, James, and Meowth are defeated, they blast off into the sky that has a twinkle appearing as they fade from view.
 * Jigglypuff's song makes everyone sleep, and it draws on their faces in marker out of frustration.
 * In this season (and the rest of the seasons) an explanation of Officer Jennys and Nurse Joys is shown by a picture as to why there's so many identical female nurses and female police officers.

Episodes

 * Main article: Episode Guide

Trivia

 * This is the only series in Japan based on two different generations of the core series Pokémon games, covering material from both the generation one and two games.
 * This series also introduces aspects of the most generations, with the entirety of the first two generations being covered, as well as a handful of Pokémon from Generation III being introduced.
 * This is the only series in which Ash and Ashley doesn't have the same group of regular traveling companions for the entire series, with Tracey Sketchit replacing Brock during the Orange League.
 * This is the only series where a recurring Pokémon wasn't caught by a main character.