Episode 1
Get the Show on the Road!
2002-11-21 • 23 min
Pikachu is suffering from a serious electrical overload! Can Ash and Professor Birch find a solution before it's too late?
TV season
2002-11-21
Polishing off the Silver Conference, Ash heads toward his next challenge—the far-off Hoenn region! While he must say goodbye to old friends, he makes the acquaintance of May, a Trainer just starting out on her Pokémon journey. Along with her little brother Max and the ever-reliable Brock, this pack of Pokémon Trainers begin pursuing their dreams—with Ash racking up three Gym Badges, while May changes tack to follow the Contest path of a Pokémon Coordinator.
Episode 1
2002-11-21 • 23 min
Pikachu is suffering from a serious electrical overload! Can Ash and Professor Birch find a solution before it's too late?
Episode 2
2002-11-28 • 23 min
A power failure at the Pokémon Center leads Ash and his new friend May to an astonishing discovery!
Episode 3
2002-12-05 • 23 min
Ash is ready for his first Gym battle in the Hoenn region--and the Gym Leader he must face is none other than May's father!
Episode 4
2002-12-12 • 23 min
When Team Rocket turns a flock of Taillow against our heroes, an old friend comes to the rescue!
Episode 5
2002-12-19 • 23 min
Ash and friends meet an eccentric Trainer who challenges May to her very first Pokémon battle!
Episode 6
2002-12-26 • 23 min
Our heroes are on the trail of a Pokémon poacher, and Team Rocket is close behind!
Episode 7
2003-01-09 • 23 min
When Ash gets lost in the woods, he meets a Treecko who's determined to save its forest home.
Episode 8
2003-01-16 • 23 min
Ash's Treecko takes on a wild Seviper, but things don't go so well...
Episode 9
2003-01-23 • 23 min
Stopping in Rinshin Town, our heroes investigate the mystery of a haunted mansion!
Episode 10
2003-01-30 • 23 min
Ash can't resist challenging a Trainer who claims to have the world's most powerful Pokémon, but there's something odd about this battle...
Episode 11
2003-02-06 • 23 min
After meeting a group of Mightyena, Max befriends a Poochyena who hasn't evolved yet and decides to train it himself!
Episode 12
2003-02-13 • 23 min
Our heroes meet three sisters who grow berries with the help of a nearby group of Lotad!
Episode 13
2003-02-20 • 23 min
Ash and friends discover a whole new kind of Pokémon competition, and it seems May has found her calling!
Episode 14
2003-02-27 • 23 min
As May sets out to catch a Wurmple for her first Pokémon Contest, Ash receives a Double Battle challenge!
Episode 15
2003-03-06 • 23 min
Our heroes check out the Pokémon Trainer's School in Rustboro City, where Max has a run-in with a classmate!
Episode 16
2003-03-13 • 23 min
Armed with Pikachu's new Iron Tail attack, Ash challenges Gym Leader Roxanne!
Episode 17
2003-03-20 • 23 min
As our heroes tour the massive Devon Corporation, a mysterious intruder tries to steal an important piece of equipment!
Episode 18
2003-03-27 • 23 min
Mr. Briney the sailor offers to take our heroes to Dewford Island for Ash's next Gym battle, but then changes his mind. What's going on?
Episode 19
2003-04-03 • 23 min
When a school of Sharpedo attacks, Ash and friends are stranded on an uncharted island!
Episode 20
2003-04-10 • 23 min
Ash challenges the Dewford Gym, but Gym Leader Brawly seems more interested in surfing!ets the Gym Leader Brawly, who would rather surf than battle, which infuriates Ash. Could there be more to this Gym Leader than meets the eye? And does May even have a shred of decency?
Episode 21
2003-04-17 • 23 min
May and Jessie of Team Rocket both have a Wurmple, and the two Pokémon accidentally get swapped during a battle!
Episode 22
2003-04-24 • 23 min
Ash and friends meet Steven Stone in Granite Cave, where they quickly fall into one of Team Rocket's traps!
Episode 23
2003-05-01 • 23 min
A mysterious Pokémon keeps burrowing through the beach near our heroes' camp and knocking over everything in its way!
Episode 24
2003-05-08 • 23 min
When Ash's rowdy new Corphish eats something it shouldn't, he goes on a dangerous journey to get it to the Pokémon Center!
Episode 25
2003-05-15 • 23 min
Ash and friends come across a lake full of Mudkip and soon find themselves protecting the Pokémon from a Team Rocket scheme!
Episode 26
2003-05-22 • 23 min
When our heroes get separated from their Pokémon in a deep, dark cave, both groups find themselves in trouble!
Episode 27
2003-05-29 • 23 min
Ash and the others meet up with Professor Birch for a day of exploration and end up in the middle of a villainous confrontation!
Episode 28
2003-06-05 • 23 min
Jessie of Team Rocket is sure her Pokémon will evolve into a lovely Beautifly someday, but she could be in for a rude awakening!
Episode 29
2003-06-12 • 23 min
Deciding it's time to teach his unruly Corphish a lesson, Ash leads the Pokémon into an abandoned mine, where things are not as they seem...
Episode 30
2003-06-19 • 23 min
The approach of a dangerous storm calls a halt to Ash's latest battle challenge!
Episode 31
2003-06-26 • 23 min
In a secret island arena with an unusual battlefield, Dewford Gym Leader Brawly welcomes Ash for a rematch!
Episode 32
2003-07-03 • 23 min
Our heroes find themselves aboard an abandoned ship...and then start disappearing one by one!
Episode 33
2003-07-10 • 23 min
While May trains for the Pokémon Contest in Slateport City, Torchic's appetite for berries gets her in trouble!
Episode 34
2003-07-17 • 23 min
A new Trainer is stopping by a Pokémon Center to choose her first partner Pokémon, and Nurse Joy asks Ash and Max to take care of Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip for her!
Episode 35
2003-07-24 • 23 min
It's time for May's first Pokémon Contest! Does her Beautifly have what it takes to win a ribbon?
Episode 36
2003-07-31 • 23 min
A day of relaxation in Slateport City turns into a confrontation between Team Rocket and Team Magma!
Episode 37
2003-08-07 • 23 min
Ash and friends stop at a Pokémon Center for directions, but there's no sign of Nurse Joy! What could have happened to her?
Episode 38
2003-08-14 • 23 min
Ash and friends visit a lighthouse, where they try to return a stolen item they recovered from Team Rocket--but the lighthouse keepers think our heroes are the thieves!
Episode 39
2003-08-21 • 23 min
Ash and friends join the Trick House Contest, which sends them through a maze full of tricks and traps--and, of course, Team Rocket!
Episode 40
2003-08-28 • 23 min
When Ash challenges the Mauville City Gym, he soon finds himself face to face with the Legendary Pokémon Raikou, or so it would seem...