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I Choose You!

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Ten-year-old Ash Ketchum oversleeps on the day he should pick his first Pokemon, leaving only a stubborn Pikachu for him at Professor Oak's lab. Ash and Pikachu travel through countryside and forest, where Ash fails to catch a Pidgey, learns from the Pokedex that battles are needed, and runs into a flock of attacking Spearow. To save the wounded Pikachu, Ash takes a girl's bike, rides through a thunderstorm, and asks Pikachu to trust him; Pikachu fights back with a massive electric attack that drives the Spearow off. The episode closes with the new partners walking on together, followed by the Pokemon Rap and a 'TO BE CONTINUED' card.

Ash Catches a Pokémon

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Ash, Misty, and Pikachu travel through Viridian Forest where Ash catches his very first Pokémon, a Caterpie. Misty is grossed out by the bug and the three argue about it while continuing through the woods, where Ash also captures a Pidgeotto after Misty teaches him to battle and weaken a wild Pokémon first. Team Rocket then ambushes the group to steal Pikachu, but Caterpie defeats their Ekans and Koffing with a String Shot, and the trio celebrates as Caterpie evolves into Metapod. The episode closes with a narrator teasing a dangerous new challenge ahead and a Poké Rap segment listing dozens of Pokémon names.