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Meet Ash Ketchum, a 10-year-old boy full of imagination, confidence, and dreams that are almost too big for his village of Pallet Town—plus the desire to become a Pokémon Master!
Ash is finally old enough to receive his first Pokémon from Professor Oak, the town's Pokémon expert-but on the morning Ash is supposed to claim it, he oversleeps! By the time he arrives at Professor Oak's, the three Pokémon he wanted have already been chosen by the other Trainers-in-training, including his rival, Gary! The only Pokémon remaining is a strong-willed Pikachu.
Trainer and Pokémon don't get along right away. Not only does Pikachu refuse to enter its Poké Ball, it would rather climb a tree than battle a Pidgey that Ash encounters! Disagreements aside, they start to bond when they find themselves chased by an angry flock of Spearow. The Spearow wound Pikachu, but Ash risks his own safety to protect his Pokémon.
To further their escape, Ash "borrows" a bike owned by a young girl named Misty. He soon wrecks the bike, however, and he and Pikachu are surrounded by the Spearow. When Ash fearlessly confronts the Spearow, Pikachu is inspired to summon its remaining energy to repel the Pokémon with a powerful electric shock.
Finally out of harm's way, the wild experience makes Ash and Pikachu realize that they've begun what promises to be a blooming friendship.
Original Release
04/01/1997
US Release
09/08/1998
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rodger Parsons | Narrator |
Stuart Zagnit | Professor Oak |
Megumi Hayashibara | Pidgey / Musashi (voice) |
Unsho Ishizuka | Narrator / Professor Oak (voice) |
Tara Sands | (voice) (as Tara Jayne) |
Rachael Lillis | Misty / Gary's Cheerleaders / Pikachu |
Jerry Lobozzo | (voice) (as Lobozzo) |
Rica Matsumoto | Satoshi / Satoshi (voice) |
Shin'ichirô Miki | Kojirou (voice) |
Matt Mitler | (voice) (as Matthew Mitler) |
Directors
Writers
John Touhey, Thomas D. Sullivan, Crispin Freeman, Takeshi Shudo, Ken Sakamoto, Satoshi Tajiri, Michael Haigney, Norman J. Grossfeld
Creators
Satoshi Tajiri, Junichi Masuda, Ken Sugimori
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rodger Parsons | Narrator |
Stuart Zagnit | Professor Oak |
Megumi Hayashibara | Pidgey / Musashi (voice) |
Unsho Ishizuka | Narrator / Professor Oak (voice) |
Tara Sands | (voice) (as Tara Jayne) |
Rachael Lillis | Misty / Gary's Cheerleaders / Pikachu |
Jerry Lobozzo | (voice) (as Lobozzo) |
Rica Matsumoto | Satoshi / Satoshi (voice) |
Shin'ichirô Miki | Kojirou (voice) |
Matt Mitler | (voice) (as Matthew Mitler) |
Chinami Nishimura | (voice) |
Ikue Otani | Pikachu / Pikachu (voice) |
Roxanne Raye | (voice) (as Annie Pondel) (credit only) |
Kayzie Rogers | (voice) (credit only) |
Nick Stellate | Pokédex |
Veronica Taylor | Ash Ketchum / Delia Ketchum / Townspeople |
Dan Olk | (voice) (as Jack Taylor) |
Yuji Ueda | Poppo / Takeshi (voice) |
James Carter Cathcart | Gary Oak / Announcer |
Mayumi Izuka | Kasumi / Kasumi (voice) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Norman J. Grossfeld | Executive Producer |
Tsunekazu Ishihara | Executive Producer |
Alfred Kahn | Executive Producer |
Tom Kenny | Executive Producer |
Michael Haigney | Producer |
Keisuke Iwata | Producer |
Shûkichi Kanda | Producer |
Takemoto Mori | Producer |
Takayuki Yanagisawa | Producer |
Choji Yoshikawa | Producer |