Pokémon: Indigo League – Season 1 (Episodes 27-53)

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<!–[CDATA[Pokemon Season 1: Indigo League Part 2

Enjoy the Pokémon story from the beginning! Meet our hero, Ash, in his hometown of Pallet Town where boys and girls are encouraged to begin their Pokémon journeys! Join the Indigo League in these 26 episodes from Season 1 of Pokémon!

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As the first season of the runaway hit fantasy Pokémon concludes, Ash, Misty, and Brock continue their journey to the Pokémon League, a journey that used to be the focal point of the original Red and Blue versions of the game. A number of the episodes follow a set pattern: Ash and his companions encounter a trainer with a new type of Pokémon; the initial friction between them disappears when they ally to combat the comic villainy of Team Rocket. At the end of each and every episode, the trio walks into the sunset, having made a new friend. Ash makes little progress in his quest to grow to be a Pokémon Master, excluding in episode 31, when he wins the Soul Badge (the sixth of the required eight) at the Fuchsia City Gym. But each and every program offers a lesson that emphasizes friendship, perseverance, good sportsmanship, and/or ecological awareness. In episode 36, Ash tries to get Pikachu to stick with the wild members of his species, but their emotional bond proves too strong. The trio wins the respect of a punk cycle gang when they ride 10 miles in the rain to take medicine to a sick Pokémon. Even if it’s product-based and excessively cute at times, Pokémon is far more entertaining than such smarmy, shamelessly commercial properties as Strawberry Shortcake and The Care Bears. Pokémon debuted in The us in 1995, and a new group of kids are convinced they have “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” (the English translation of Pokémon Getto Daze!, literally “Let’s Get Pokémon!”). (Rated A, all ages: cartoon violence) –Charles Solomon