Episode Guide

Pokemon Episode Guide

Browse the canon, filler, recap, and mixed-episode breakdown for Pokemon. Use the guide to spot skippable episodes fast, then jump back into the overview, watch order, cast, or season page.

Overview Watch Order Spring 1997 Anime List

Total276

Canon197

Filler79

Recap / Mixed0

Tracked episodes

A static starter list of tracked episodes for Pokemon. Open the live page for filters and infinite scrolling.

Episode 1: Pokémon! I Choose You!

Canon | Aired Apr 1, 1997

Episode 2: Pokemon Emergency!

Canon | Aired Apr 8, 1997

Episode 3: Ash Catches a Pokemon

Canon | Aired Apr 15, 1997

Episode 4: Challenge of the Samurai

Canon | Aired Apr 22, 1997

Episode 5: Showdown in Pewter City

Canon | Aired Apr 29, 1997

Episode 6: Clefairy and the Moon Stone

Canon | Aired May 6, 1997

Episode 7: The Water Flowers of Cerulean City

Canon | Aired May 13, 1997

Episode 8: The Path to the Pokémon League

Filler | Aired May 20, 1997

Episode 9: The School of Hard Knocks

Canon | Aired May 27, 1997

Episode 10: Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village

Canon | Aired Jun 3, 1997

Episode 11: Charmander – The Stray Pokémon

Canon | Aired Jun 10, 1997

Episode 12: Here Comes the Squirtle Squad

Canon | Aired Jun 17, 1997

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