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Episode 11 "Charmander the Stray Pokémon"

Still unable to find the way to Vermillion City, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu encounter a Charmander sitting on a rock in the forest. Charmander looks tired and hurt, but refuses to accompany Ash to the nearby Pokémon Center because he is waiting for his trainer to come back. Reluctantly, they leave him there and continue to the Pokémon Center. There they discover that Charmander's trainer, Damian, abandoned Charmander and has no intention of coming back. Ash and his friends return to rescue Charmander just as he is becoming weak. They bring him back to the Pokémon Center to recover, but Charmander escapes into the morning, intending to return to the rock to wait for Damian. Meanwhile, Team Rocket builds another trap intended to catch Pikachu; instead, Ash and the others fall in, leaving Pikachu alone. Jessie and James are wearing suits to protect them from Pikachu's electrical attacks, and capture him. However, Charmander appears and defeats Team Rocket, saving Pikachu. Damian tries to get Charmander back, but he chooses to go with Ash instead, and Ash accepts him.



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Episode 12 "Here comes the Squirtle Squad"

Ash and the others are the victims of another pit-trap... but this one was set by a gang of Squirtles which has been terrorizing a nearby town. Team Rocket also encounters the Squirtle Squad, but Meowth convinces them to help Team Rocket capture Pikachu. Ash, Pikachu, and their friends are captured by the Squirtles and Meowth. Pikachu is hurt, though, and the Squirtles let Ash go to town to get a healing potion for him. With a little help from Jenny the cop, he manages to get back just in time to see Team Rocket betray the Squirtles. Ash helps the Squirtles defeat Team Rocket and win back the trust of the town. The strongest Squirtle, impressed by Ash's trust and assistance, decides to join him.


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Episode 13 "Mystery at the Lighthouse"

Still horribly lost, Ash and his friends find a lighthouse inhabited by Bill, a Pokémon researcher whose expertise rivals even Professor Oak's. They find out that beyond the oceans lives an enourmous Pokémon that no one has ever seen. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is trying to get to the lighthouse by climbing the cliff that it's on, and they have face-to-face with the legendary Pokémon Bill was talking about. Wanting to capture it, they try to weaken it by shooting at them, but they end up chasing it away. Bill hopes that one day the Pokémon will return, and Ash and his friends continue on to Vermillion City (or try to).


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Episode 14 "Electric Shock Showdown"

Ash and his friends finally make it to Vermillion City! While Pikachu recovers at the Pokémon Center, they notice that there are many injured Pokémon there, and they find out that it's because the local Gym Leader, Lt. Surge, keep on defeating all his challengers with his Pokémon, Raichu. Pikachu and Ash go to the Gym to challenge Lt. Surge, but Pikachu gets completely defeated by Raichu, and he ends up in the Pokémon Center's recovery room. Nurse Joy suggests that Pikachu evolve into Raichu to be stronger, but Pikachu refuses. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is spying on Ash and his friends, and they're touched by Pikachu's determination. Ash and Pikachu challenge Lt. Surge again, and Pikachu uses his agility to counter Raichu's attacks and manages to defeat her. Lt. Surge and Raichu awards Ash with the Thunder badge and congratulate them for their work."Drat, we wasted this whole episode cheering for the good guys!" Team Rocket quote.


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Episode 15 "Battle Aboard the St. Anne"

While travelling, Ash and his friends are approached by two schoolgirls who offer them tickets for the St. Anne, where a huge Pokémon convention will take place. They gladly accept the tickets, but little do they know that the ones who offered them are Jessie and James of Team Rocket! Their plan was to invite many Pokémon trainers and steal their Pokémon while they're at sea. On board, Ash has Butterfree fight a Pokémon trainer who has Raticate. The trainer ends up goading him into trading the two Pokémon. Ash hesitates because he's been with Butterfree since the start, but he trades anyway. Meanwhile, after James gets suckered into spending both his and Jessie's paycheck on Magikarp. A bunch of Team Rocket members then attack the ship's passengers, stealing their Pokémon, but the trainers unite their Pokémon and manage to defeat them. Ash manages to get his Butterfree back. However, a storm hits the ship, and it sinks while Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket are still inside


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Episode 16 "Pokémon Shipwreck"

Still trapped aboard the now sunken St. Anne, Ash and his friends declare an uneasy truce with Team Rocket in order to find a way to get back to dry land. After managing to avoid some disasters in the engine room, they end up adrift on a make-shift raft, nearly starving to death. James, who still has his useless Pokémon Magikarp, takes out his frustration by kicking it in the water; however, Magikarp evolves into Gyarados before his eyes, and Gyarados uses his legendary attack "Dragon Rage" blowing everyone up in a tremendous water spout......


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Episode 17 "Island of the Giant Pokémon"

Awakening on the beach of a deserted island, Ash and his friends find themselves to be alright... with the exception of Pikachu and several of Ash's other Pokémon, who've disappeared. Team Rocket finds themselves in a similar situation, alive but missing Meowth and their own Pokémon. Meanwhile, the missing Pokémon are wandering around the island, searching for their trainers. Everyone encounters giant Pokémon, who seem to rule the island and are unwelcoming to strangers. Even Ash's Pokémon have a hard time communicating with the giant Pokémon. After an encounter with a run-away mine cart, all of the humans are reunited with their Pokémon. The monster-sized Pokémon are revealed to be nothing more than giant robots, part of a theme park called "Pokémon Land". Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu reach the seaside city of Porta Vista, and head into town to get some much needed rest...


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Episode 18 "Tentacool and Tentacruel"

Unable to catch a ferry to the mainland, Ash and his friends are stranded in Porta Vista. They witness the destruction of a ship in the harbour, and eventually get asked by Nastina, a local millionare and general "old hag", to rid them of the Tentacools in the harbour. Misty is outraged, but Team Rocket shows up to take the offer. They screw up as usual, but manage to cause one of the tentacools to evolve into a gigantic Tentacruel, which proceeds to demolish Porta Vista. The sea creatures are enraged because Nastina is destroying their homes. With the help of a Horsea she rescued earlier, Misty convinces the Tentacools and Tentacruel to leave the city in peace. With everything back to normal, Ash and his friends catch a ferry to the mainland...


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Episode 19 "The Ghost of Maiden's Peak"

The ferry that they boarded stops at a town that is celebrating their Summer's End festival, where they discover the legend of a maiden who turned to stone 2000 years ago while waiting for her love to return. Brock sees the ghost of the maiden and falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Team Rocket had sort-of stowed away with the ferry, and James sees the same ghost that Brock saw, and also falls in love with her. An old woman appears, telling them to forget their love for the ghost since it could only bring them doom, but the two can't resist the ghost's lure. Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket discover that the ghost and the old woman aren't all who they seem, and that they're really Gastly, a ghost Pokémon, who's impersonating the maiden to cause trouble. Ash's Pokémon and Team Rocket's Pokémon try to defeat Gastly, but he keeps beating them. However, once the sun comes up, Gastly leaves, promising that the maiden will return next summer.


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Episode 20 "Bye-Bye Butterfree"

Ash and his friends arrive at the place where Butterfrees find mates. Ash sends out his Butterfree to find a mate, but all the Butterfree's reject him. He finds a cute pink Butterfree who he really likes, but she absolutely rejects him. Ash and his friends try to encourage him to keep trying, and as he's out there trying to court the pink Butterfree, Team Rocket shows up and captures all the Butterfrees. Ash and his friends manage to defeat Team Rocket and Butterfree wins the love of the pink Butterfree. Thw two Butterfrees leave Ash and his friends, and Ash wishes them the best of luck, even if he's sad that the first Pokmeon he ever captured is leaving him.