Pokémon Season 3

Synopsis

Upon returning to Pallet Town, Ash and Misty reunite with Brock and set out on the next stage of their Pokémon journey—the Johto region! Though he still has an errand to run for Professor Oak, Ash jumps with both feet into the Johto League, taking on a couple of Gym Leaders and adding Pokémon like Totodile and Chikorita to his team.

Main Cast

Rica Matsumoto

Satoshi (voice)

Age : 55 | Popularity : 13%

Ikue Otani

Pikachu (voice)

Age : 58 | Popularity : 22%

Mayumi Izuka

Kasumi (voice)

Age : 47 | Popularity : 8%

Megumi Hayashibara

Musashi (voice)

Age : 57 | Popularity : 13%

Shin-ichiro Miki

Kojirou (voice)

Age : 56 | Popularity : 11%

Yuji Ueda

Takeshi (voice)

Age : 56 | Popularity : 10%

Inuko Inuyama

Nyarth (voice)

Age : 58 | Popularity : 8%

Unsho Ishizuka

Narrator (voice)

Age : 67 | Popularity : 9%

Episodes

Episode 1

14 October 1999 - Don't Touch That 'dile

Ash begins his journey in Johto, a largely unexplored region said to be thickly populated with Pokémon entirely new to him and his friends.

Episode 2

21 October 1999 - The Double Trouble Header

In a Pokémon battle, Ash soundly defeats an ambitious young Trainer, who runs away dejectedly.

Episode 3

28 October 1999 - A Sappy Ending

Ash and friends discover a forest where invading Pinsir are causing heavy deforestation.

Episode 4

04 November 1999 - Roll On, Pokémon!

Ash and friends stumble into a small valley where Donphan are used to harvest precious stones.

Episode 5

11 November 1999 - Illusion Confusion!

Who would be foolish enough to brave a thick forest in the dead of night without a Hoothoot guide? Certainly not Ash Ketchum...

Episode 6

18 November 1999 - Flower Power

Our heroes must help prepare an insecure Bellossom dance troupe for their upcoming exhibition.

Episode 7

25 November 1999 - Spinarak Attack

Ash and friends reach a new town and hear of three mysterious robbers apparently mimicking the crimes of a legendary master thief.

Episode 8

02 December 1999 - Snubbull Snobbery

With pet food prepared by a French chef, rooms of WalkMaster exercise equipment and closets stocked with the latest in Pokémon fashion, life couldn't be much better for a Palm Hills Snubbull.

Episode 9

09 December 1999 - The Little Big Horn

Brock saves a lost and frightened Stantler fawn and carefully nurses it back to health before releasing it.

Episode 10

16 December 1999 - The Chikorita Rescue

Ash encounters a wild Chikorita and engages it in battle, thinking to add it to his team.

Episode 11

23 December 1999 - Once in a Blue Moon

Professor Oak's errand—to deliver the mysterious GS Ball to a Poké Ball expert—is interrupted when a Quagsire with a penchant for spherical objects steals the GS ball for use in a nocturnal ritual.

Episode 12

01 January 2000 - The Whistle Stop

When Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends, a brave young Trainer and her flock of Ledyba come to the rescue.

Episode 13

06 January 2000 - Ignorance Is Blissey

Team Rocket can't believe their luck when the Blissey employed in a Pokémon Center willingly gives them the cente's entire food supply.

Episode 14

13 January 2000 - A Bout With Sprout

Our heroes are recruited as guest instructors at a youth Pokémon Academy.

Episode 15

20 January 2000 - Fighting Flyer With Fire

With Pikachu's help, Ash is confident that winning the Zephyr badge will be a breeze.

Episode 16

27 January 2000 - For Crying Out Loud

Cute and cuddly is one thing, but a bawling Marill is too much even for Misty.

Episode 17

03 February 2000 - Tanks a Lot!

Team Rocket's most recent super vehicle, the Arbotank, is their ticket to world domination.

Episode 18

10 February 2000 - Charizard's Burning Ambitions

When Ash hears of the nearby Charicific Valley, he is sure a quick trip would be just the thing to reignite his Charizard's flagging spirits.

Episode 19

17 February 2000 - Grin to Win!

The annual Sunflora contest is only a day away and yet our hero's new friend and Sunflora Trainer is unable to convince her star Pokémon to compete.

Episode 20

24 February 2000 - Chikorita's Big Upset

A severe case of rivalry between Pikachu and Chikorita calls for therapy sessions with Nurse Joy.

Episode 21

02 March 2000 - Foul Weather Friends

Our heroes chance upon a Hoppip—the fluffy "Cottonweed" Pokémon that is able to drift for miles on a passing wind.

Episode 22

09 March 2000 - The Superhero Secret

When Ash and friends wander into town, they bring with them a challenge that threatens to be Gligarman's last—Team Rocket.

Episode 23

16 March 2000 - Mild 'n Wooly

Team Rocket comes in sheep's clothing to relieve a kind Poké-shepherd of her Mareep flock.

Episode 24

23 March 2000 - Wired for Battle!

When the most promising trainee at a Pokémon dojo abandons battle altogether, it's up to Ash and friends to convince him that battling is more than just a matter of probability.

Episode 25

30 March 2000 - Good 'Quil Hunting

With Charizard gone and no fire Pokémon to call his own, Ash is overjoyed to come across a Cyndaquil in the wild.

Episode 26

06 April 2000 - A Shadow of a Drought

Ash carelessly makes enemies of the Slowpoke-worshipping residents of a town.

Episode 27

13 April 2000 - Going Apricorn!

Ash delivers the mysterious GS Ball to a renowned Pokémon expert, but Team Rocket wreaks trouble when they attempt to harvest the Apricorns essential to local Poké Ball production.

Episode 28

20 April 2000 - Gettin' the Bugs Out

When Ash reaches the Hive Gym, he has just the Pokémon to challenge the Gym Leader's Bug Pokémon.

Episode 29

27 April 2000 - A Farfetch'd Tale

An inexperienced young Trainer mistakenly scares off his own Farfetch'd.

Episode 30

04 May 2000 - Tricks of the Trade

At the Pokémon Swap Meet, our heroes befriend a young Pokémon trainer who's having difficulties finding a trading partner willing to accept his Wobbuffet. When Jessie inadvertently deposits her Poké Ball across from his in the exchanger, this young trainer gets more than he had bargained for.

Episode 31

11 May 2000 - The Fire-ing Squad!

Rocket attempts to steal all the water Pokémon from the annual Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.

Episode 32

18 May 2000 - No Big Woop!

Ash and friends enthusiastically volunteer to watch over a troubled trainer's school of Wooper.

Episode 33

25 May 2000 - Tunnel Vision

While Ash and friends deliberate on how to pass through a tunnel replete with Onix, two wandering Pokémon arrive on the scene together.

Episode 34

01 June 2000 - Hour of the Houndour

Investigating a string of mysterious thefts, our heroes discover a pack of Houndour, struggling to survive in the wild.

Episode 35

08 June 2000 - The Totodile Duel

Ash and Misty's friendly rivalry is tested when they both try to capture a Totodile at the same time. Unable to determine whose Poké Ball had captured the wild Pokémon, the two must battle it out to determine the Totodile's new master.

Episode 36

15 June 2000 - Hot Matches!

When Ash and friends hear of a virtually undefeatable trainer operating nearby, they seek her out.

Episode 37

22 June 2000 - Love, Totodile Style

Ash's Totodile falls head over tail for a passing Azumarill, but is still unsuccessful in having its feelings requited when Team Rocket kidnap the Pokémon before Totodile's eyes.

Episode 38

29 June 2000 - Fowl Play!

Ash has his sights set on a rare and brightly-colored Noctowl.

Episode 39

06 July 2000 - Forest Grumps

When an Ursaring attack leaves Team Rocket and our heroes in compromising positions, compromise they do, members of each team being paired with members of the other.

Episode 40

13 July 2000 - The Psychic Sidekicks!

Our heroes come to a town whose residents all raise Psychic Pokémon to repel the Ghost Pokémon that lurk nearby

Episode 41

27 July 2000 - The Fortune Hunters

A Pokémon Fortune Telling boom turns out to be a Team Rocket plot to steal Pokémon from local trainers.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Original Story	Satoshi Tajiri
Department	Role	Name

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