POKEMON KANTO SERIES


Ash starts his journey with Pikachu in the land of Kanto and befriends two gym leaders Misty and Brock who travel with him. Ash gets Pikachu from Professor Oak who lives in the town of Pallet with Ash. Ash slept in on the day he was to start his journey so instead of getting one of three starting Pokemon like normal, he was forced to have the left over Pikachu, recently caught by Professor Oak. In Kanto Ash traveled to different places and collected eight badges which he needed to enter the Pokemon League. Ash loses to his new friend Richie but still made it to the top 16.

Important Moments:
Ash caught a Caterpie as his first Pokemon which evolved into a Metapod then a Butterfree which he later released so it could migrate with a shiny female Butterfree.

Ash caught a Pidgeotto which later evolved into Pidgeot and was let free so it could protect other bird Pokemon from a Fearow in the Viridian Forest.

Ash captures a Bulbasaur after experiencing how it helps wild grass Pokemon. Bulbasaur is later sent to Professor Oak’s lab to keep other Trainer’s stored Pokemon from fighting.

A wild Charmander is found abandoned which Ash looks after and evolves. Charmeleon and a later Charizard stay with Ash but do not listen to him till be risks frostbite to help Charizard defrost after an ice beam attack. Charizard is later stored in the Charisific Valley so he can become stronger.

Ash encounters the Squirtle Squad and the leader of the group joins Ash. Squirtle later joins Officer Jenny as a fire fighter.

Ash catches a Krabby which evolves into Kingler and is now stored with Professor Oak.

Misty catches a Horsea after Tentacool and one gigantic Tentacruel destroy a holiday resort city. The Horsea tries to warn the humans and it attacked for being a traitor.

Ash catches a Haunter to defeat Sabrina the psychic gym leader but the Haunter instead makes her laugh bringing her slit personality back together making her kind again.

Ash tries to catch a Mankey but after enraging it, it evolves into Primape who is known to chase people who anger it for days without rest. Ash eventually captures it and later gives it away to a fighting dojo so it can become stronger.

Brock is given a Vulpix which later evolves and is given back to the breeder.

Ash captures a Muk which along with Grimer take over an electric power plant and stink up the place.

Team Rocket come to the realization that they cannot beat Ash then their Koffing and Ekans evolve into Weezing and Arbok.

Misty accidentally captures a Psyduck with an endless headache after being hypnotized into thinking she was a Pokemon by a Hypno. The Psyduck went up to her a touched her empty PokeBall capturing itself.

In an episode not seen outside of Japan due to violent weaponry scenes, Ash captures thirty Tauros in the Safari Zone.

Ash finds a Togepi egg among extinct Pokemon. Once Togepi hatches like all Pokemon the first person it sees it creates a bond with. Ash wins a tournament to be the trainer of Togepi but it becomes Misty’s as it saw her first. Togepi evolves into Togetic and Misty releases.

Jesse captures a Lickitung during the Princess Festival.

Ash befriends Snap (Todd from the game Pokemon Snap) who travels with them for a short while.

James captures a Weepinbell in another banned episode which then evolves into Victreebel and is famous for sucking on his head.

Misty gives away her Starmie and Horsea to her sisters.

Giovanni tricks the Mewtwo he funded into working for him and tests it out on Gary and Ash in his gym.

Mewtwo escapes.

Ash is called to a tournament by Mewtwo. Mewtwo clones all the trainers Pokemon and Mew comes to help the trainers. Ash tries to stop Mew and Mewtwo fighting and is killed after running into the middle of their attacks. All the trainers and Pokemon cry which brings him back to life and Mewtwo learns of the love humans can have for Pokemon.

After loosing in the Indigo Plateau Pokemon League, Ash returns to Pallet Town.

Ash leaves to the Orange Islands to collect the GS Ball (Gold Silver Ball) for Professor Oak and start a new adventure.