An egg hatches. Ash, Misty, Brock, and Meowth battle. Togepi chooses Misty as its trainer. 🏆 Earning the Final Badges (Episodes 51 - 63)

| Episode # | English Title | Japanese Title | Key Event | |-----------|---------------|----------------|------------| | 1 | Pokémon, I Choose You! | Pokémon, I Choose You! | Ash gets Pikachu | | 2 | Pokémon Emergency! | Showdown! Pokémon Center | First Team Rocket appearance | | 3 | Ash Catches a Pokémon | I Caught a Pokémon! | Ash catches Caterpie | | 4 | Challenge of the Samurai | Challenge of the Samurai | Metapod vs. Metapod | | 5 | Showdown in Pewter City | Pewter City Showdown | Ash wins Boulder Badge | | 6 | Clefairy and the Moon Stone | Clefairy and the Moon Stone | Moon Stone evolution | | 7 | The Water Flowers of Cerulean City | The Water Flowers of Cerulean City | Ash wins Cascade Badge | | 8 | The Path to the Pokémon League | The Path to the Pokémon League | Bulbasaur joins | | 9 | The School of Hard Knocks | Pokémon School | Pokémon battle school | | 10 | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | Bulbasaur’s past | | 11 | Charmander – The Stray Pokémon | Charmander – The Stray Pokémon | Ash gets Charmander | | 12 | Here Comes the Squirtle Squad | Here Comes the Squirtle Squad | Ash gets Squirtle | | 13 | Mystery at the Lighthouse | Mystery at the Lighthouse | Giant Dragonite | | 14 | Electric Shock Showdown | Electric Shock Showdown | Ash wins Thunder Badge | | 15 | Battle Aboard the St. Anne | Battle Aboard the St. Anne | Ship sinks | | 16 | Pokémon Shipwreck | Pokémon Shipwreck | Stranded at sea | | 17 | Island of the Giant Pokémon | Island of the Giant Pokémon | Robot Pokémon | | 18 | Beauty and the Beach | Beauty and the Beach | Beach contest (banned in US) | | 19 | Tentacool & Tentacruel | Tentacool & Tentacruel | Giant Tentacruel | | 20 | The Ghost of Maiden’s Peak | The Ghost of Maiden’s Peak | Gastly illusions | | 21 | Bye-Bye Butterfree | Bye-Bye Butterfree | Butterfree leaves | | 22 | Abra and the Psychic Showdown | Abra and the Psychic Showdown | Marsh Badge win | | 23 | The Tower of Terror | The Tower of Terror | Ash dies temporarily | | 24 | Haunter Versus Kadabra | Haunter Versus Kadabra | Ash gets Haunter | | 25 | Primeape Goes Bananas | Primeape Goes Bananas | Ash catches Primeape | | 26 | Pokémon Scent-sation! | Pokémon Scent-sation! | Rainbow Badge win | | 27 | Hypno’s Naptime | Hypno’s Naptime | Hypno kidnaps kids | | 28 | Pokémon Fashion Flash | Pokémon Fashion Flash | Vulpix contest | | 29 | The Punchy Pokémon | The Punchy Pokémon | Hitmonchan fights | | 30 | Sparks Fly for Magnemite | Sparks Fly for Magnemite | Power plant | | 31 | Dig Those Diglett! | Dig Those Diglett! | Construction stop | | 32 | The Ninja Poké-Showdown | The Ninja Poké-Showdown | Ash catches 30 Tauros | | 33 | The Flame Pokémon-athon! | The Flame Pokémon-athon! | Ponyta race | | 34 | The Kangaskhan Kid | The Kangaskhan Kid | Lost boy raised by Kangaskhan | | 35 | The Legend of Dratini | The Legend of Dratini | Banned (gun scene) | | 36 | The Bridge Bike Gang | The Bridge Bike Gang | Biker gang battle | | 37 | Ditto’s Mysterious Mansion | Ditto’s Mysterious Mansion | Ditto transformation | | 38 | Pikachu’s Goodbye | Pikachu’s Goodbye | Wild Pikachu herd | | 39 | The Battle of the Badge | The Battle of the Badge | Fake Gym battle | | 40 | It’s Mr. Mime Time | It’s Mr. Mime Time | Ash’s mom gets Mr. Mime | | 41 | The Battling Eevee Brothers | The Battling Eevee Brothers | Eevee evolutions | | 42 | Showdown at Dark City | Showdown at Dark City | Rival Gyms | | 43 | The March of the Exeggutor | The March of the Exeggutor | Hypnosis chaos | | 44 | The Problem with Paras | The Problem with Paras | Paras evolution | | 45 | The Song of Jigglypuff | The Song of Jigglypuff | Jigglypuff debut | | 46 | Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon | Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon | Fossil revival | | 47 | A Chansey Operation | A Chansey Operation | Pokémon hospital | | 48 | Holy Matrimony! | Holy Matrimony! | James’s rich past | | 49 | So Near, Yet So Farfetch’d | So Near, Yet So Farfetch’d | Farfetch’d challenge | | 50 | Who Gets to Keep Togepi? | Who Gets to Keep Togepi? | Togepi hatches | | 51 | Bulbasaur’s Mysterious Garden | Bulbasaur’s Mysterious Garden | Bulbasaur evolution refusal | | 52 | Princess vs. Princess | Princess vs. Princess | Princess festival | | 53 | The Purr-fect Hero | The Purr-fect Hero | Meowth saves day | | 54 | The Case of the K-9 Capers | The Case of the K-9 Capers | Growlithe police | | 55 | Pokémon Paparazzi | Pokémon Paparazzi | Todd Snap debut | | 56 | The Ultimate Test | The Ultimate Test | Pokémon League exam | | 57 | The Breeding Center Secret | The Breeding Center Secret | Pokémon eggs | | 58 | Riddle Me This | Riddle Me This | Ash wins Volcano Badge | | 59 | Volcanic Panic | Volcanic Panic | Blaine’s Gym rematch | | 60 | Beach Blank-Out Blastoise | Beach Blank-Out Blastoise | Blastoise shell | | 61 | The Misty Mermaid | The Misty Mermaid | Horsea evolution | | 62 | Clefairy Tales | Clefairy Tales | Clefairy from space | | 63 | The Battle of the Badge | The Battle of the Badge | Giovanni appears | | 64 | It’s Mr. Mime Time | It’s Mr. Mime Time | Mr. Mime joins | | 65 | Holiday Hi-Jynx | Holiday Hi-Jynx | Controversial Jynx | | 66 | Snow Way Out! | Snow Way Out | Blizzard survival | | 67 | Showdown at the Po-ké Corral | Showdown at the Po-ké Corral | Charizard obeys | | 68 | The Evolution Solution | The Evolution Solution | Slowpoke evolution | | 69 | The Pi-Kahuna | The Pi-Kahuna | Surfing Pikachu | | 70 | Make Room for Gloom | Make Room for Gloom | Gloom stench | | 71 | Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! | Lights, Camera, Quack-tion! | Psyduck star | | 72 | Go West, Young Meowth | Go West, Young Meowth | Meowth’s backstory | | 73 | To Master the Onixpected! | To Master the Onixpected! | Onix training | | 74 | The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis | The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis | Giant Pokémon | | 75 | Bad to the Bone | Bad to the Bone | Meowth gangster | | 76 | All Fired Up! | All Fired Up! | Opening ceremony, League | | 77 | Round One – Begin! | Round One – Begin! | Ash vs. Mandi | | 78 | Fire and Ice | Fire and Ice | Ash vs. Pete Pebbleman | | 79 | The Fourth Round Rumble | The Fourth Round Rumble | Ash vs. Jeanette Fisher | | 80 | A Friend in Deed | A Friend in Deed | Ash vs. Ritchie | | 81 | Friend and Foe Alike | Friend and Foe Alike | Ash loses to Ritchie | | 82 | Pokémon – I Choose You! (Part 2) | Pokémon – I Choose You! (Part 2) | Ash heads to Orange Islands |

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