This is the very first episode of Pokémon.  Ash Ketchum is watching a Pokémon battle on TV at bedtime
when Ash's mother tells him to go to sleep.  When he refused, his mother decided to prepare Ash for
training by watching a Pokémon video.  Ash then vowed to become the greatest Pokémon trainer ever.  He
gets a dream of Pokémons.  The next morning, he oversleeps and arrives late so he rushes to Professor
Oak.  Ash comes across Professor Oak's grandson, Gary, who claims that he picked the best Pokémon of
the litter.  When Ash arrives to Professor Oak, in search of a Pokémon, all the starter Pokémons are
taken so he settles for Pikachu, a disobedient, electrical rodent doesn't like his new trainer and dislikes
going into the Pokéball.  Professor Oak gives Ash a Pokéball and a Pokédex, a small computer which gives
important information about Pokémons. 
    
    After, Ash begins his journey to the next town when he comes across a Pidgey.  He tries to get Pikachu
to fight the Pidgey but Pikachu just climbs up a tree instead and watches Ash trying to catch the Pidgey. 
A while later, Ash finds a Spearow, a even better Pokémon than a Pidgey.  Ash throws a rock at it and
started to make it mad.  The Spearow then swooped down towards Ash and but misses then it heads
towards Pikachu instead.  Pikachu fights back with his electric bolt and takes him down.  Then the
Spearow started calling some his other species and they all chase them.  Ash and Pikachu jump into a
river and comes across Misty, who was fishing.  Ash steals her bike to get away from the Spearows.  As
the flock of Spearows were closing in on them, Pikachu lets out a huge bolt of electricity at them. 
Pikachu had lost all his energy to take down the flock so Ash then put him in his arms and started running
to the Pokémon Centre in Viridian City. *Will Pikachu ever be saved...??* 

    Ash heads into Viridian city with his injured Pokémon, a public announcement was made that there
were Pokémon poachers in the area.  Ash is stopped by a policewoman who thinks that Ash might of stolen
Pikachu.  After saying that he didn't steal it, the policewoman asks Ash for some I.D.  Not knowing that
the Pokédex was some form of I.D. Ash continues to plead that he didn't steal Pikachu.  Suddenly, the
policewoman takes out Dexter from Ash and confirms that he was a trainer.  She then takes Ash and
Pikachu directly to the Pokémon Centre (it's like a Pokémon hospital).  When they arrive at the Pokémon
Centre, Ash gives Pikachu to the nurse where she lays Pikachu on a stretcher and take him to the
emergency room.  Ash is stuck waiting in the waiting room where he decides to call his mom and then
receives a call from Professor Oak.  Out of nowhere, Misty shows up with her badly, broken bike and
starts insulting Ash.  Then, Pikachu is brought out and the nurse tells Ash that Pikachu would be alright. 
Without a warning, Team Rocket (the villains who steal Pokémons), shows up at the Centre with their two
strong Pokémons, Ekans and Koffing.  Ash, Misty and the nurse head to the Pokémon Transformation
Centre where Team Rocket finds them and start a battle between Koffing, Ekans, Rattata, Pidgey and
Goldeen.  To save the other Pokémons, the nurse starts transporting all the Pokéballs to the Pewter City
Pokémon Centre.  In the middle of it all, Ash turns to run away to get Pikachu.  As Ash was running with
Pikachu still on the stretcher, Team Rocket's monsters follow.  The stretcher hits a wire and Pikachu
wakes up and calls his other Pikachu friends to help take care of the monsters with a gigantic electric
surge which destroys the Pokémon Centre.  The explosion forces Team Rocket to run away as they vow to
steal Pikachu, knowing that Pikachu was was not just an ordinary Pokémon. 
    
    Ash, Misty and Pikachu start heading to Pewter City.  They walk into a forest and Misty discovers a
Caterpie (a bug Pokémon that looks like a huge caterpillar).  Then, Ash threw a Pokéball at it.... *read
the next episode to see if Ash caught the Caterpie* 

    Ash throws a Pokéball at the Caterpie and manages to catch it.  This is Ash's first time to catch a
Pokémon.  He lets the Caterpie out and Pikachu gives it a warm welcome then the Caterpie goes over to
Misty.  She becomes disgusted with it and admits hating carrots, bell peppers and bugs.  The Caterpie
seems to like Misty and starts crying when she rejected him.  She wants to be Pikachu's friend instead
and suggested Ash to be Caterpie's friend.  Mad and jealous, Ash threatens that he'll abandon Misty in
the forest so Pikachu jumps out of Misty's arms and quickly follows him.  Misty starts to follow Ash so
Ash has no choice but to take her along.  When night came long, Pikachu and Caterpie were having a little
conversation. 

    The next morning, Caterpie is found sleeping next to Misty.  Ash finds a Pidgeotto, an evolved form of
Pidgey.  It chases Caterpie until Ash him in a Pokéball.  Then, Ash sent for Pikachu to capture Pidgeotto. 
Not long after, Team Rocket shows up and demands that Ash give up Pikachu.  Ash refuses their demand
so Team Rocket releases their Pokémons.  Pidgeotto fights but the battle was going nowhere.  Ash calls
upon Caterpie, who was injured from Pidgeotto earlier.  Caterpie uses his String attack on Ekans and
Koffing.  He then wraps Meowth in the string and Team Rocket flees again.  After the battle, Misty
agrees to become Caterpie's friend.  As she was going to pet him, Caterpie mummifies himself in string
and becomes Metapod.  The Pokédex said that Caterpie evolved into Metapod quicker than the others. 
Misty wants to leave the forest but Ash insists on staying and catching more Pokémons.  *And that's the
end of the episode....*

    Well, Ash, Misty and Pikachu are wandering around forest in search of more Pokémons.  Misty
REALLY wants to get out of there and on to Pewter City when she discovers another bug Pokémon called
a Weedle (a caterpillar with a poisonous stinger) She screams and Ash tries calling upon Pikachu to catch
it but he's napping so he sent Pidgeotto instead to try to catch it.  In the middle of the battle, Misty
runs away and meet a Samurai Pokémon trainer, Ososhru.  He tells her not to scream or else she'll
attract attention of some Beedrills (a Weedle's the third-stage of evolution)  Then, Ososhru asked
Misty if she knows of any Pokémon trainers from Pallet Town.  Immediately, she thinks that he's talking
about Ash.  As the battle between Pidgeotto and the Weedle was still going on, and Ash was about to
catch the Weedle, he is interrupted by the Samurai, who declares a battle.  The Weedle manages to run
away and Ash agrees to the battle.  Ash calls upon the weaken Pidgeotto to fight against the Samurai's
Pincer.  In no time, Pidgeotto loses to Pincer so Ash calls upon Metapod.  Metapod's shell hardens and
Pincer is unable to penetrate it.  Ososhru calls his Pincer back and brings out his Metapod.  His Metapod
also hardens.  Meanwhile, Team Rocket is lurking somewhere in the forest and is trying to avoid the
Beedrills.  Back at the battle, Ososhru and Ash still urges their Metapods on when some Beedrills
interrupt them.  The samurai takes his Metapod back but the Beedrills gets a hold of Ash's Metapod. 
Ash, the samurai and the others run to the samurai's cabin as the Beedrills come after them.  In the
cabin, the samurai tells his story of how he's lost to three trainers from Pallet Town and vowed to
defeat one. 
    
    The next morning, Ash finds Metapod near a bunch of Kakunas.  Suddenly, Team Rocket shows up and
demands for Pikachu again.  This awakes the Beedrills and they start chasing everyone.  Ash escapes but
Team Rocket didn't.  A Beedrill swoops down towards Ash but Metapod saves him by jumping in front of
him.  They beat the Beedrills and Metapod miraculously evolves to Butterfree.  The samurai doesn't see
Ash as a novice anymore and shows them the way to Pewter City. 

    Team Rocket tries to set up a trap for Ash and the others but lost the site of the trap and fall in it
themselves.  Meanwhile, Ash, Misty and Pikachu are relieved to get out of the forest.  They meet this
rock-seller who said that they were standing on his merchandise.  The seller notices Ash's worn out
Pokémon so he takes them to the Pewter City Pokémon Centre.  Ash enters the centre and gives another
Nurse Joy (all the nurses are identical in every Pokémon Centre) his Pokémon.  The nurse shows Ash a
poster about the Pokémon League's National Championship Tournament, but Ash needs to get a badge
from the Pewter City Gym.  Ash and Misty eat at a restaurant until Ash leaves Misty with the bill since
he didn't want her to help him defeat the gym leader.  Ash runs to the Pokémon Centre to get his Pokémon
back and turns to go towards the gym.  There, Ash challenges Brock, the leader of the Pewter City gym. 
Brock tells Ash the tournament qualification matches and then the battle begins.  Ash sends Pikachu to go
against Brock's Onix (a rock Pokémon)  Pikachu loses the battle and Ash leaves the gym.  The rock-seller
shows Ash that Brock is the guardian of 10 brothers and sisters.  This makes Ash a little sad, but he is
still determined to beat Brock.  The rock-seller offers to help Ash out and make Pikachu stronger. 
    
    Ash goes back to the gym and tries to beat Brock again.  Ash loses again with Pikachu in Onix's grip. 
Brock calls his Onix to stop because he didn't want to see Pikachu hurt anymore.  The fire from
Pikachu's blast starts the water sprinkling system to go on which weakens Onix.  Ash decides to take
advantage of the situation and calls Pikachu to strike at Onix.  Suddenly, Brock's brothers and sisters
holds back Ash.  Ash remembers what Brock has to go through so he called back Pikachu.  Ash and
Pikachu leave the gym when Brock catches up with them.  He gives Ash a badge for caring about other
people and other Pokémons.  Brock tells Ash that he can't go with him because he still has to take care of
his siblings.  Suddenly, the rock-seller appears and says that he is actually Brock's father.  His father
suggests Brock to go with Ash and he will take care of his children.  After, Brock is all ready to go and
joins Ash on his quest.  As they're running to the next city, they trample over Team Rocket's heads. 

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