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Pokémon: Indigo League | |
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The front cover of the DVD collection box of English Pokémon: Indigo League season, containing the first 26 episodes of this season | |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 82 (Japanese version) 80 (International version) |
Release | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | April 1, 1997 – January 21, 1999 |
Season chronology |
Pokémon: Indigo League is the first season of Pokémon, a Japanese anime television series known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスターPoketto Monsutā). It originally aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 1997 to January 1999. In the United States, it aired in first-run syndication from September to November 1998 and on Kids' WB from February to November 1999.
The season follows the adventures of the ten-year-old Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum (voiced in English by Veronica Taylor and in Japanese by Rica Matsumoto) and his electric mouse partner Pikachu (voiced by Ikue Ōtani) as they collect Gym Badges in the fictional Kanto region so they can compete in the Pokémon League competition at the Indigo Plateau.
The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by Oriental Light and Magic and TV Tokyo.
The Japanese opening song is 'Aim to be a Pokemon Master' by Matsumoto. The ending songs are 'One Hundred Fifty-One' by Unsho Ishizuka and Pokémon Kids, 'Meowth's Song' by Inuko Inuyama, 'Fantasy in My Pocket' by Sachi & Juri, 'Pokemon Ondo' by Sachiko Kobayashi, Koffing, and Ekans, and 'Type: Wild' by Matsumoto. The English opening song is 'Pokémon Theme' by Jason Paige, while each episodes close with the PokéRAP, which contains 5 different versions (each profiling about 30 Pokémon for a total of 150).
Overview[edit]
The division between series of Pokémon is based on the English version openings of each episode as featured on region 1 DVD releases, and may not reflect the actual production season. The English episode numbers are based on their first airing in the United States in syndication, and on The WB Television Network. (Other English-speaking nations largely followed either this order or the Japanese order.) Subsequent airings of the English version follow the original Japanese order, except in the case of episodes which are no longer shown in English. Midway through the original series, YTV began to air the episodes before Kids' WB until sometime in Johto. There are two end-of-show segments and one mid-episode segment during the season. The mid-episode eyecatch is called 'Who's That Pokémon?', where viewers identify the Pokémon covered in the episode. The first one that is shown at the end of the episode is the Pokérap, where they can rap the 150 total Pokémon. The second one is called 'Pikachu's Jukebox', which includes six songs from its first official soundtrack 2.B.A. Master.
The first season ran from April 1, 1997 – January 21, 1999 in Japan. This season was shown on TV Tokyo. In the United States, new episodes originally aired in syndication from September 8, 1998 – November 20, 1998 for the first 41 episodes (excluding the banned episodes), but were moved to the Kids' WB Saturday morning line-up on February 13, 1999 – June 24, 2000. The first 52 episodes that aired in the U.S. (from September 1998 to September 1999) are a part of the first season, and the remaining 28 episodes (from September to November 1999) are a part of Season 2 (and 'Beauty and the Beach' of Indigo League aired during Season 2), followed by 25 Adventures on the Orange Islands episodes. Pop also airs the series in the UK as of May 13, 2019.
The episodes of this season have been released in 26 individual DVDs and VHS between December 13, 1998 and January 23, 2001.[1][2] Between 2006 and 2008, Viz Media re-released episodes of the season in three DVD compilations. The first twenty-six episodes of this season were released on DVD on November 21, 2006, with 'Beauty and the Beach', being skipped. The second US season came out on November 13, 2007, with 'Princess vs. Princess' and 'The Purr-fect Hero' being moved onto the third part, to match the airing order. The third and final part was released on February 12, 2008. On November 5, 2013, Viz Media re-issued the first twenty-six episodes on DVD with all new packaging.[3]Viz Media released Pokémon: Indigo League - The Complete Collection on DVD in the United States on October 28, 2014.
As of November 4, 2013, Pokémon is airing on Boomerang every Monday through Friday from 4-5pm and every Saturday and Sunday from 6-7pm, but on March 3, 2014, it was pushed back to 6:30pm which means that Cartoon Network's sister channel is airing it every day.
On February 27, 2014, it was announced that the first season of Pokémon would be streamed on Netflix from March 1, 2014. The full first season is now on Netflix with the original 1998 versions that included the commercial bumpers voiced by Brock. Since Netflix uses the dub versions of the episodes, 'Dennō Senshi Porygon' (translated Cyber Soldier Porygon) is not on there due to not being officially dubbed, so as episode 35 (translated The Legend of Dratini). Beauty and the Beach and Holiday Hi-Jynx are not on Netflix even though they were dubbed and aired. Netflix divides Indigo League into two seasons, according to the dub broadcast order seasons. Therefore, the second season includes Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands, up to Charizard Chills, since the last 11 episodes are in Season 3 in the dub broadcast. Since then Netflix episodes have been reduced to just 52 episodes with 'Beauty and the Beach', 'Princess vs. Princess', and 'The Purr-fect Hero' missing.
The first season of Pokémon (aka Pokémon: Indigo League in the English-dubbed Americanized version) was formerly licensed by 4Kids Productions in North America, and is also distributed by Pioneer USA/Geneon Family Entertainment on home video and also distributed by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Animation on television, when it aired on Kids’ WB!, also in North America. It is also now licensed by The Pokémon Company International and distributed by VIZ Entertainment, LLC on both home video and television.
On October 30, 2017, Manga Entertainment released the first half of the Indigo League saga on DVD and for the first time, Blu-ray as a 5-disc box-set in the UK. On November 14, 2017, Viz Media released Pokemon: Indigo League – Season 1 Champion's Edition for the first time on Blu-ray in the US and on December 6, 2017, Beyond Home Entertainment released the first half of the Indigo League saga for the first time on Blu-ray in Australia.
Episodes[edit]
J# | E# | English title Japanese title | Original air date | English air date | |
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1 | 1 | 'Pokémon, I Choose You!' (Pokémon I Choose You!) Transcription: 'Pokemon! Kimi ni Kimeta!' (Japanese: ポケモン! きみにきめた!) | April 1, 1997 | September 8, 1998 | |
Ash Ketchum is finally 10 years old, old enough to become a Pokémon Trainer. He wakes up late on the day he is supposed to receive his first Pokémon at Professor Oak's lab, however, and arrives to discover all the Pokémon are gone. Ash has no choice to take a naughty Pikachu. Pikachu will not listen to Ash or go inside its Poké Ball, so Ash must drag it along with a rope. After many failed attempts at capturing some Pokémon, Ash throws a rock and hits a Spearow. The Spearow gets angry and the entire flock starts chasing Ash and Pikachu. They run away from the Spearow, borrowing a bike from a red-haired girl to escape, but when they cannot go any farther, Ash uses his body to shield Pikachu from the attacking Pokémon. Pikachu realizes how much Ash cares for him and uses a powerful electric attack to drive the Spearow away, destroying the bicycle in the process as well. Ash and Pikachu see a glimpse of Ho-Oh. | |||||
2 | 2 | 'Pokémon Emergency!' (Showdown! Pokémon Center!) Transcription: 'Taiketsu! Pokemon Sentā!' (Japanese: たいけつ! ポケモンセンター!) | April 8, 1997 | September 9, 1998 | |
Finally arriving in Viridian City, Ash is cornered by Officer Jenny who asks why he is carrying Pikachu instead of having it in a Pokéball. After explaining, Jenny takes Ash to the Pokémon Center where Nurse Joy begins treatment on the injured Pikachu. Before Pikachu's treatment finishes, however, Ash is interrupted by Misty, the girl who Ash took the bike from, who vows to stick with Ash until he pays her back for destroying her bike. The Pokémon Center is then attacked by Jessie, James, and their talking Meowth, members of Team Rocket, seeking to steal all of the infirm Pokémon. Ash's Pikachu and the Pokémon Center's many Pikachu manage to defeat Team Rocket by shocking them using Thunder Shock, sending them 'blasting off' into the sky for the first time. | |||||
3 | 3 | 'Ash Catches a Pokémon' (I Caught a Pokémon!) Transcription: 'Pokemon Getto Daze!' (Japanese: ポケモン ゲットだぜ!) | April 15, 1997 | September 10, 1998 | |
Ash discovers and catches a Caterpie—his first Pokémon capture! Though Ash is excited, Misty is grossed out by Bug-type Pokémon, so she is repulsed by its attempts to be friends with her. At night, as Ash and Misty sleep, Caterpie shares with Pikachu its dream of evolving into a Butterfree. Ash also captures a Pidgeotto. Team Rocket shows up to steal Pikachu and Pikachu and Pidgeotto are weakened by Koffing and Ekans, so Ash reluctantly sends out Caterpie. To the surprise of Jessie and James—not to mention Ash—Caterpie's String Shot is able to defeat the Team Rocket Pokémon, including Meowth! When Misty tries to make nice with Caterpie, it evolves into a Metapod. | |||||
4 | 4 | 'Challenge of the Samurai' (Challenge of Butterfree!) Transcription: 'Samurai Shōnen no Chōsen!' (Japanese: サムライしょうねんのちょうせん!) | April 22, 1997 | September 11, 1998 | |
While wandering through Viridian Forest, a Samurai challenges Ash to a battle, and it turns out to be Metapod vs. Metapod. After a short time, a swarm of Beedrill attacks, and Ash's Metapod is taken by them. Ash is able to rescue his Metapod and it evolves once more into Butterfree. | |||||
5 | 5 | 'Showdown in Pewter City' (Battle of Nibi Gym!) Transcription: 'Nibi Jimu no Tatakai!' (Japanese: ニビジムのたたかい!) | April 29, 1997 | September 14, 1998 | |
Ash, Pikachu, and Misty finally reach Pewter City and meet Flint, a mysterious man who sells rocks. Ash is ready to challenge the Pewter City Gym Leader, Brock, for his first Badge, but loses the battle. Flint takes Ash and Pikachu to Brock's home and Ash learns that Brock cares for his many younger brothers and sisters since their dad left them. He then brings Pikachu and Ash to a watermill to make Pikachu stronger. Ash battles Brock again, this time coming closer to winning. A fire breaks out in the gym, however, and the sprinklers go off, weakening Onix. Ash wants to defeat Onix but is held back by the thought of Brock's siblings (when he opens his eyes he finds he was literally held back by them). Ash leaves the Gym but Brock catches up to him and gives Ash the Boulder Badge. Flint turns out to be Brock's father and takes over the Gym and the responsibility of his children for Brock when he decides to join Ash on his journey. | |||||
6 | 6 | 'Clefairy and the Moon Stone' (Pippi and the Moon Stone) Transcription: 'Pippi to Tsuki no Ishi' (Japanese: ピッピとつきのいし) | May 6, 1997 | September 15, 1998 | |
Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu arrive at Mt. Moon to find Team Rocket interfering with the local wildlife in hopes of finding the rare Moon Stone. With the help of Seymour the Scientist, the gang saves the Moon Stone and the Clefairies that guard it. Also, Brock catches a Zubat. | |||||
7 | 7 | 'The Water Flowers of Cerulean City' (The Underwater Flowers of Hanada City) Transcription: 'Hanada Shiti no Suichūka' (Japanese: ハナダシティのすいちゅうか) | May 13, 1997 | September 16, 1998 | |
In his quest to collect Gym Badges, Ash heads for Cerulean City, intending to confront the Cerulean Gym Leader. For some reason, Misty expresses a desire to avoid Cerulean City and disappears along the way. Upon entering the gym, Ash and Pikachu are entranced by a synchronized swimming show being performed by three beautiful sisters, unsure if he has really found another Gym. The three reveal that they are the Gym Leaders but have since converted the Gym into an aquarium and water show, and offer to just give Ash the badge, but Misty appears once more, revealing that she is also one of the Gym Leaders and will battle Ash in lieu of her three older sisters. However, Team Rocket disrupts the battle in an attempt to steal all of the Gym's Pokémon, and Misty's sisters decide to award Ash the Cascade Badge for helping save everyone. | |||||
8 | 8 | 'The Path to the Pokémon League' (The Road to the Pokémon League) Transcription: 'Pokemon Rīgu e no Michi' (Japanese: ポケモンリーグへのみち) | May 20, 1997 | September 17, 1998 | |
After receiving his second badge, Ash sets off triumphantly for Vermilion City. Along the way, they hear of a trainer named A.J., a fierce Pokémon trainer who has never lost a match. Full of self-confidence from his own record of ten victories in a row, Ash heads directly for the gym to find his new opponent. When they arrive, a huge bulletin is in front of the gym with a neon sign declaring '98 Consecutive Victories', which appeals to Ash's over-confidence. A.J. is on the brink of achieving his goal of 100 straight victories, after which he will embark on a journey to gather badges, and Ash discovers A.J.'s strange training style. | |||||
9 | 9 | 'The School of Hard Knocks' (Pokémon Certain Victory Manual) Transcription: 'Pokemon Hisshō Manyuaru' (Japanese: ポケモンひっしょうマニュアル) | May 27, 1997 | September 18, 1998 | |
Our three heroes have lost their way in the depths of a dense wooden forest, shrouded in thick, white mist. Momentarily giving up, they decide to break for a brief rest. As Ash wanders deeper into the wood, searching for firewood, he happens across a young boy being bullied by five classmates gathered around him. Eavesdropping on their conversation, Ash learns that the boys are attending a preparatory school for Pokémon trainers. Graduates from the school are automatically qualified to participate in the Pokémon League without travelling around and collecting any badges. Ash, Misty, and Brock head to the school and do not agree with some of their ideas of training, something their 'leader' does not take well. | |||||
10 | 10 | 'Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village' (Fushigidane of the Hidden Village) Transcription: 'Kakurezato no Fushigidane' (Japanese: かくれざとのフシギダネ) | June 3, 1997 | September 21, 1998 | |
Ash and friends are still on their way to Vermilion City and still lost. They stop by a pond for a break when they see an Oddish taking a drink. Ash and Misty try to catch it but they are stopped by a mysterious Bulbasaur who rescues the Oddish. They continue on their journey and keep getting caught in traps, until the Bulbasaur's owner, Melanie, finds them, saves them and brings them back to her cabin. It turns out that she helps injured, sick, and abandoned Pokémon, and they decide to help. Meanwhile, Team Rocket decides to steal all the Pokémon, while Brock wonders if he should stay with Melanie. In the end, Melanie gives Bulbasaur to Ash, but not until Bulbasaur challenges Ash and Pikachu to a battle. | |||||
11 | 11 | 'Charmander – The Stray Pokémon' (The Stray Pokémon – Hitokage) Transcription: 'Hagure Pokemon, Hitokage' (Japanese: はぐれポケモン・ヒトカゲ) | June 10, 1997 | September 22, 1998 | |
While on the road to Vermilion City, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu come across a Charmander sitting on a rock. Ash tries to catch it, but it turns out it has a trainer and cannot be captured, so they head to the Pokémon Center. At the Pokémon Center, a hotshot trainer named Damian is bragging about how he left his Charmander behind, promising to come back for it when he means to abandon it for being weak in his eyes. After hearing this, Ash and Brock head back out to get the poor Pokémon as a rainstorm threatens its very life. After a battle with Team Rocket, where Damian witnesses Charmander defeating them, Damian tries to get Charmander to come back to him, but the Pokémon's loyalty now belongs to Ash. Ash captures Charmander, gaining a new friend and Pokémon. | |||||
12 | 12 | 'Here Comes the Squirtle Squad' (The Zenigame Squad Appears!) Transcription: 'Zenigame-gundan Tōjō!' (Japanese: ゼニガメぐんだんとうじょう!) | June 17, 1997 | September 23, 1998 | |
Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu become the victims of pranks played by a gang of Squirtle known as the Squirtle Squad. They end up falling down a hole, and are even eventually captured by them. It turns out that they are working together with Team Rocket. When Pikachu is severely injured, the Squirtle lets Ash out to get medicine from town, but must return soon or his friends will be trapped by the Squirtle Squad forever. In the end, the Squirtle Squad saves the town from a fire started by Team Rocket and Squirtle joins Ash on his further adventures. | |||||
13 | 13 | 'Mystery at the Lighthouse' (Masaki's Lighthouse) Transcription: 'Masaki no Tōdai' (Japanese: マサキのとうだい) | June 24, 1997 | September 24, 1998 | |
When a Krabby that Ash catches disappears, he goes to a nearby lighthouse to see if it reached Professor Oak's lab. The keeper of the lighthouse is Bill, a Pokémon researcher who is searching for a mysterious Pokémon that sometimes appears by his lighthouse. Just as this mysterious Pokémon answers Bill's call and approaches the lighthouse, Team Rocket appears and tries to capture it. Injured, the Pokémon loses its trust of Bill and vanishes forever, though Bill intends to keep an eye out in case it ever appears again. | |||||
14 | 14 | 'Electric Shock Showdown' (Electric Shock Showdown! Kuchiba Gym) Transcription: 'Dengeki Taiketsu! Kuchiba Jimu' (Japanese: でんげきたいけつ! クチバジム) | July 1, 1997 | September 25, 1998 | |
Ash finally arrives in Vermilion City and is ready to prove that he can defeat its Gym Leader Lt. Surge. However, Ash discovers that many trainers fail to defeat Lt. Surge. Ash is easily defeated in a battle with Lt. Surge and his Raichu. After contemplating evolving Pikachu into Raichu as well, Ash decides to use Pikachu's speed to his advantage in his next battle, defeating Lt. Surge and winning the Thunder Badge. | |||||
15 | 15 | 'Battle Aboard the St. Anne' (The St. Anne Battle!) Transcription: 'Santo Annu-gō no Tatakai!' (Japanese: サントアンヌごうのたたかい!) | July 8, 1997 | September 28, 1998[a] | |
Ash wins a ticket to take a trip on a luxury cruise ship, the St. Anne. Ash enjoys the journey, even trading Butterfree for a Raticate, but feels guilty afterwards and asks for Butterfree back. However, the whole cruise is a scheme devised by Team Rocket, who plans to steal the Pokémon of all the trainers on board. During the confusion, James purchases a Magikarp from a devious salesman, under the impression it will make him rich, unaware of Magikarp's true nature. After Team Rocket's plans fail, the St. Anne is hit by a powerful storm. Ash loses his Butterfree's PokéBall in the confusion and goes to get it, just as James tries to retrieve Magikarp's PokéBall, and both groups are knocked unconscious while the rest of the passengers escape safely. | |||||
16 | 16 | 'Pokémon Shipwreck' (Pokémon Adrift) Transcription: 'Pokemon Hyōryūki' (Japanese: ポケモンひょうりゅうき) | July 15, 1997 | September 29, 1998 | |
Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu wake up aboard the St. Anne, discovering it has capsized and sunk. Elsewhere, Jessie, James, and Meowth wake up as well, and in an attempt to escape only flood the area that they are in. When Ash and his friends find Team Rocket, the group decides to put their differences aside to escape safely, after an attempted battle nearly causes the ship to sink farther. After traversing the ship, they find a weak part of the hull to escape from, using Misty and Ash's water Pokémon to escape, while Team Rocket uses James' Magikarp, unaware that it cannot swim. After making it to the surface on some debris, the group discovers Team Rocket, once more, and after a day stranded, decide to eat Magikarp, only discovering that it has no meat on it. In anger, James kicks Magikarp off the raft and it evolves into Gyarados. It calls a group of other Gyarados to attack the group, and everyone is stranded once more. | |||||
17 | 17 | 'Island of the Giant Pokémon' (Island of the Gigantic Pokémon!?) Transcription: 'Kyodai Pokemon no Shima!?' (Japanese: きょだいポケモンのしま!?) | July 22, 1997 | September 30, 1998 | |
After being hit by a Dragon Rage attack from James' newly evolved Gyarados while at sea, the humans are separated from their Pokémon on an island that is inhabited by giant Pokémon. Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Meowth, Ekans, and Koffing try to make their way back to their trainers, while the trainers and their Pokémon escape the giant Pokémon, unaware that they have all landed on an island owned by Team Rocket to house a theme park dedicated to a giant robotic Pokémon. Note: This seems to date to be the only episode in which subtitles are used to help the viewer understand what the Pokémon are saying. | |||||
18 | 102 | 'Beauty and the Beach' (Holiday at Aopulco) Transcription: 'Aopuruko no Kyūjitsu' (Japanese: アオプルコのきゅうじつ) | July 29, 1997 | June 24, 2000[b] | |
Ash and his friends have finally arrived in Porta Vista, a beachside tourist town. After destroying an old man's ship, they must help in the old man's business. To attempt to pay the man back faster, Misty enters a beauty contest, only to discover she is competing against Jessie and James (with fake breasts - All scenes with this were cut in the U.S. airing, when it was finally aired). Before being broadcast in the U.S. as a 'lost episode', this episode was deemed controversial, due to James having inflatable breasts. | |||||
19 | 18 | 'Tentacool & Tentacruel' (Menokurage, Dokukurage) Transcription: 'Menokurage Dokukurage' (Japanese: メノクラゲドククラゲ) | August 5, 1997 | October 1, 1998 | |
Stuck in Porta Vista because they missed the boat, Ash and friends sit around waiting for the next boat and witness a great explosion. They later discover that it is a group of Tentacool that is attacking the city since construction is destroying their reef. Misty manages to appease the giant Tentacruel. She catches a Horsea that was being harassed by the Tentacool.[c] | |||||
20 | 19 | 'The Ghost of Maiden's Peak' (Ghost Pokémon and the Summer Festival) Transcription: 'Yūrei Pokemon to Natsumatsuri' (Japanese: ゆうれいポケモンとなつまつり) | August 12, 1997 | October 2, 1998 | |
The boat that Ash and his friends arrive in the port city of Maiden's Peak to attend the Summer's End Festival. Brock and James both fall for a beautiful girl standing by the sea who disappears. Ash, Misty, and Team Rocket learn that she is the ghost of a maiden who waited for her lover to return from an ancient war and eventually turned into stone. While trying to protect Brock and James with some stickers bought from an old woman, the maiden reveals herself as the old woman, who in turn reveals herself to be Gastly, a ghost Pokémon. Ash tries to fight Gastly to release James and Brock from its spell but fails, until the sun rises and Gastly is forced to disappear. It is revealed that the ghost of the maiden actually exists and is a friend of Gastly, and is still waiting for the one she loves to return. | |||||
21 | 20 | 'Bye Bye Butterfree' (Bye Bye Butterfree) Transcription: 'Bai Bai Batafurī' (Japanese: バイバイバタフリー) | August 19, 1997 | October 5, 1998 | |
As the group continues on their way to Saffron City, they notice a flock of Butterfree out over the ocean. Brock informs Ash that it is the mating season for all of the Butterfree. Ash decides to release his Butterfree so that it can mate. However, Team Rocket has plans to steal them all. Ash's Butterfree bravely frees all the Butterfree and in the end, Ash releases it. | |||||
22 | 21 | 'Abra and the Psychic Showdown (Part 1)' (Casey! Psychic Showdown!) Transcription: 'Kēshii! Chōnōryoku Taiketsu!' (Japanese: ケーシィ! ちょうのうりょくたいけつ!) | August 26, 1997 | October 6, 1998 | |
Ash and his friends finally arrive in Saffron City, but before Ash can enter the Saffron Gym he is warned by a strange man not to go in. Ash enters anyway to discover a strange training facility for people with psychic powers. Ash challenges Sabrina, the Saffron City Gym Leader and her Abra who evolves into Kadabra, and loses. Ash and his friends are transported into a toy box set and forced to play with a dangerous little girl. The group is rescued by the strange man who gives Ash a tip: He may be able to beat Sabrina with a Ghost Pokémon from Lavender Town. | |||||
23 | 22 | 'The Tower of Terror (Part 2)' (Got It at the Pokémon Tower!) Transcription: 'Pokemon Tawā de Getto da ze!' (Japanese: ポケモンタワーでゲットだぜ!) | September 2, 1997 | October 7, 1998 | |
Team Rocket encounters the Ghost Pokémon in a haunted tower while setting a trap for Ash and his friends, and end up getting frightened away. Ash and Pikachu enter alone since Ash's friends are afraid to go in. Inside, Ash and Pikachu are the victims of pranks by a Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar looking for playmates. After being crushed under a falling chandelier, Haunter turns Ash and Pikachu into ghosts where they have some fun, though Ash asks them to send him back after seeing Misty and Brock cry over his lifeless body. Ash and Pikachu are brought back to life and Haunter decides to follow Ash as his new Pokémon.[d] | |||||
24 | 23 | 'Haunter vs. Kadabra (Part 3)' (Ghost vs. Esper!) Transcription: 'Gōsuto Tai Esupā!' (Japanese: ゴーストVSエスパー!) | September 9, 1997 | October 8, 1998 | |
Ash and his friends go back to Saffron City ready to try again for the Marsh Badge in the Gym. Ash asks Haunter for help to defeat Sabrina but Haunter disappears during the match. Brock and Misty get turned into dolls, and Ash is rescued just in time by the mysterious man. The man (who is really Sabrina's father) reveals that Sabrina has two personalities – one of the cold and unfeeling trainer, the other of the repressed little girl, who also turned her mother into a doll. The only way to defeat Sabrina is to make her smile again. During the next match, Haunter suddenly appears in front of Sabrina while Kadabra and Pikachu are battling. Sabrina and her Kadabra become unable to battle after being sent into peals of laughter by Haunter, giving Ash the victory. Haunter chooses to stay with Sabrina and her reunited family. | |||||
25 | 24 | 'Primeape Goes Bananas' (Don't Get Angry, Okorizaru!) Transcription: 'Okoranai de ne Okorizaru!' (Japanese: おこらないでねオコリザル!) | September 16, 1997 | October 9, 1998 | |
As Ash is on his way towards Celadon City, he encounters a Mankey. The Mankey starts chasing him and steals Ash's hat. Ash tries to get it back and fails. Team Rocket arrives to get Pikachu and when Mankey walks by, James kicks it away and in its anger, evolves into Primeape. After remembering the poem Professor Oak said, Ash captures it. | |||||
26 | 25 | 'Pokémon Scent-sation!' (Erika and Kusaihana) Transcription: 'Erika to Kusaihana' (Japanese: エリカとクサイハナ) | September 23, 1997 | October 12, 1998 | |
When Ash reaches the Celadon Gym, he is kicked out because of his hatred for perfume, so with the help of Team Rocket (who plotted to steal Erika's special perfume), Ash sneaks into the gym disguised as a girl. In the gym, his disguise is ruined by Misty, Brock, and Pikachu, but the Gym Leader, Erika grants him a battle. During the battle, Team Rocket interrupts and sets the gym on fire. After rescuing Erika's Gloom, Ash is presented with the Rainbow Badge. | |||||
27 | 26 | 'Hypno's Naptime' (Sleeper and Pokémon Hypnotism!?) Transcription: 'Surīpā to Pokemon Gaeri!?' (Japanese: スリーパーとポケモンがえり!?) | September 30, 1997 | October 13, 1998 | |
Ash and his friends arrive at a town where many of the town's children are disappearing. They discover that a Hypno, a hypnotic Pokémon, is responsible. Adults in the town have come to help their insomnia by being put to sleep by Hypno. However there is a side effect, making the children think they are different Pokémon and run away and put real Pokémon to sleep. Ash stops Team Rocket from stealing Hypno and uses the Pokémon Drowzee to bring all the children and Pokémon back to normal. A useless Psyduck follows Misty around, and after she drops a PokéBall, Psyduck activates it and captures itself, much to Misty's dismay. Note: The flashback was originally from 'Pokémon – I Choose You!' in the original Japanese and the flashback was changed with 'Beauty and the Beach' (which was aired on June 24, 2000 in the United States) in the English dub. | |||||
28 | 27 | 'Pokémon Fashion Flash' (Rokon! Breeder Showdown!) Transcription: 'Rokon! Burīdā Taiketsu!' (Japanese: ロコン! ブリーダーたいけつ!) | October 7, 1997 | October 14, 1998 | |
Team Rocket plans a scheme to steal many Pokémon by opening a grooming shop. Ash and his friends meet Susie, a famous Pokémon breeder. In the end, Brock gains a Vulpix when Susie tells him to look after it as she goes off to learn more about Pokémon breeding. | |||||
29 | 28 | 'The Punchy Pokémon' (Fighting Pokémon! Huge Battle!) Transcription: 'Kakutō Pokemon! Dai Batoru!' (Japanese: かくとうポケモン! だいバトル!) | October 14, 1997 | October 15, 1998 | |
After meeting Rebecca, a girl whose father Anthony is more concerned about training his fighting Pokémon Hitmonchan at the gym instead of Rebecca, Ash enters a Fighting Pokémon-only tournament with his Primeape. Team Rocket also enters and resorts to cheating, stealing another man's Hitmonlee, in order to win. After learning how much his daughter means to him and losing, Anthony promises to train Ash's Primeape, the tournament's winner, to make him stronger, so Ash gives it away and promises to return. | |||||
30 | 29 | 'Sparks Fly for Magnemite' (Do Coil Dream of Electric Mice!?) Transcription: 'Koiru wa Denki Nezumi no Yume o Miru ka!?' (Japanese: コイルはでんきネズミのユメをみるか!?) | October 21, 1997 | October 16, 1998 | |
The group arrives in Gringy City where everything is dark and gloomy. A Magnemite follows Pikachu everywhere ever since he caught a peculiar illness. Grimer and Muk block a turbine in a local power plant, which causes the power in the Pokémon Center to go out. Ash captures Muk and Pikachu is cured of his cold. | |||||
31 | 30 | 'Dig Those Diglett!' (Full of Digda!) Transcription: 'Diguda ga Ippai!' (Japanese: ディグダがいっぱい!) | October 28, 1997 | October 19, 1998 | |
Ash finds himself among a group of Pokémon Trainers hired to protect a construction site from the interfering ground Pokémon, Diglett. The construction is shut down after it is revealed that the Diglett and Dugtrio are trying to protect their home. Jessie's Ekans and James' Koffing evolve into Arbok and Weezing respectively. | |||||
32 | 31 | 'The Ninja-Poké Showdown' (Sekichiku Ninja Showdown!) Transcription: 'Sekichiku Ninja Taiketsu!' (Japanese: セキチクにんじゃたいけつ!) | November 4, 1997 | October 20, 1998 | |
The group finds a strange-looking ninja-style mansion. They explore it and encounter various traps. Soon, they discover that this is the Fuchsia Gym and Ash battles Koga, the Gym Leader, for the Soul Badge. When Team Rocket disrupts their battle, Misty discovers how powerful her Psyduck really is. | |||||
33 | 32 | 'The Flame Pokémon-athon!' (The Big Fire Pokémon Race!) Transcription: 'Honō no Pokemon Dai Rēsu!' (Japanese: ほのおのポケモンだいレース!) | November 11, 1997 | October 21, 1998 | |
The group arrive at the Laramie Ranch where a family of ranchers, with their daughter, Lara and her Ponyta, prepares for an annual Pokémon race. Ash takes over as Ponyta's rider when Lara gets hurt due to Team Rocket's interference. Then, Team Rocket helps a rival competitor called Dario to win the race by setting up traps for other participants. As the race continues, however, Ponyta evolves into Rapidash and wins the race. | |||||
34 | 33 | 'The Kangaskhan Kid' (Garura's Lullaby) Transcription: 'Garūra no Komoriuta' (Japanese: ガルーラのこもりうた) | November 18, 1997 | October 22, 1998 | |
Ash and his friends arrive at the Safari Zone, unaware that the part they have entered is a protected preserve when an Officer Jenny disguised as Chansey nearly arrests them for poaching. They come across a wild boy named Tommy that leads a herd of Kangaskhan and eventually find Tommy's parents, who were searching for him since he was only three. Unfortunately, Tommy thinks that the Kangaskhan are his family. After battling Team Rocket, Tommy's parents also become part of the Kangaskhan family. | |||||
35 | --[e] | 'The Legend of Dratini' Transcription: 'Miniryū no Densetsu' (Japanese: ミニリュウのでんせつ) | November 25, 1997 | --[f] | |
Ash and his friends get challenged by Team Rocket in seeing who can capture the most Pokémon within the Safari Zone, with Ash catching a whole herd of Tauros. As soon as Ash and his friends head out Pokémon hunting, Team Rocket manages to get the drop on the game warden (Mr. Kaiza) and forces him into giving up the location on where Dratini is (the Dragon Valley). In the end, Ash, his friends, Team Rocket, and Kaiza end up seeing the legendary Dratini and Dragonair, with the heroes saving the day. This episode was deemed controversial, due to the use of guns, which causes confusion because Ash captures thirty Tauros. | |||||
36 | 34 | 'The Bridge Bike Gang' (Stormy Cycling Road) Transcription: 'Arashi no Saikuringu Rōdo' (Japanese: あらしのサイクリングロード) | December 2, 1997 | October 23, 1998 | |
Continuing their journey, the group came across a bridge which could be used as a shortcut to the next town. They soon discover that the bridge is too long to walk and they would need bicycles to cross. They go to the Pokémon Center where Nurse Joy asks them to take some medicine to a sick Pokémon across the bridge. On their way, a bicycle gang appears to cause trouble and Team Rocket is helping them. When Ash and his friends decide to cross the bridge during a storm, the bicyclists realize that they are acting selflessly, and help them. | |||||
37 | 35 | 'Ditto's Mysterious Mansion' (Metamon and the Copycat Girl) Transcription: 'Metamon to Monomane Musume' (Japanese: メタモンとものまねむすめ) | December 9, 1997 | October 26, 1998 | |
During a storm, Ash and his friends arrive at a mysterious mansion. While there, Ash meets Duplica, a girl who is an expert at impersonation, and she happens to own Ditto, a Pokémon that can transform into any Pokémon. However, Ditto cannot seem to figure out how to change its face, a fact that stopped Duplica's variety show. As they all try to help Ditto perfect its transformation, Team Rocket tries to steal the Ditto so it can transform into a Dratini which they can give to the boss. | |||||
38 | --[g] | 'Cyber Soldier Porygon' Transcription: 'Dennō Senshi Porigon' (Japanese: でんのうせんしポリゴン) | December 16, 1997 | --[h] | |
Satoshi and his friends arrive at Pokémon Center where the Monster Ball transfer machine has been causing problems, as the transferred Pokémon never end up at the other side. Satoshi and his friends decide to accompany Porygon, a computerized Pokémon, used by Professor Akihabara to investigate the problem, only to discover that Rocket Gang and another Porygon are to blame. This episode was deemed controversial due to a scene with red and blue strobe lights causing a huge pair of seizures on Japanese viewers. The episode has also since been removed from rotation within Japan. | |||||
39 | 40 | 'Pikachu's Goodbye' (Forest of Pikachu) Transcription: 'Pikachū no Mori' (Japanese: ピカチュウのもり) | April 16, 1998[i] | November 20, 1998 | |
The group come into a forest where it is quiet and peaceful. They notice a large group of Pikachu that Ash's Pikachu tries to make friends with. After saving a young Pikachu from drowning and rescuing the herd from Team Rocket, Ash's Pikachu is welcomed among the other Pikachu as one of their own. Saddened by this sudden distance, Ash tries to leave Pikachu behind (to Misty and Brock's shock and dismay), thinking that in the long run, it is going to be better off with its own kind. As they attempt to leave the forest with Ash still standing his ground on leaving Pikachu, the three friends are surprised when Pikachu returns to them, flanked by the other wild Pikachu including the younger Pikachu it risked its life to save earlier. The episode ends with Ash and Pikachu having an emotional reunion and hugging one another while the rest of the wild Pikachu cheer for the two of them as Brock and Misty look on. | |||||
40 | 36 | 'The Battling Eevee Brothers' (The 4 Eievui Brothers) Transcription: 'Ībui Yon Kyōdai' (Japanese: イーブイ4きょうだい) | April 16, 1998[i] | October 27, 1998 | |
While traveling through the woods, the group encounters an Eevee that was apparently abandoned near a tree. They take it to its address in Stone Town and find it belongs to a little boy named Mikey. His three brothers are pressuring him into evolving his Eevee into one of three forms—Jolteon, Vaporeon, or Flareon—at an Evolution Party, where everyone uses Evolution Stones to evolve their Pokémon. However, the Evolution Party is disrupted by Team Rocket, and Mikey manages to use Eevee on its own to show his brothers that he does not need to evolve his beloved Eevee. | |||||
41 | 37 | 'Wake Up Snorlax!' (Wake Up! Kabigon!) Transcription: 'Okiro! Kabigon!' (Japanese: おきろ! カビゴン!) | April 23, 1998 | October 28, 1998 | |
Ash and his friends arrive at a town which is having problems with their water source. It seems that a Snorlax is blocking the water path. Team Rocket plans to capture the Snorlax, but Ash and his friends find help from an unexpected source. | |||||
42 | 38 | 'Showdown at Dark City' (Showdown! Pokémon Gym!) Transcription: 'Taiketsu! Pokemon Jimu!' (Japanese: たいけつ! ポケモンジム!) | April 30, 1998 | October 29, 1998 | |
Upon entering Dark City, Ash and his friends discover that Pokémon Trainers aren't welcome due to two rival Gyms who involve Ash and his friends as well as Team Rocket in their feuds to become the city's legitimate Pokémon Gym. | |||||
43 | 39 | 'The March of the Exeggutor Squad' (The Huge March of the Nassy Squad!) Transcription: 'Nasshī Gundan Daikōshin!' (Japanese: ナッシーぐんだんだいこうしん!) | May 7, 1998 | October 30, 1998[j] | |
When at a carnival, Ash and his friends meet Melvin, a magician who is really losing his touch and fails in his own magic show. In his effort to get better, Melvin decides to hypnotize Ash and uses his Pokémon Exeggcute to capture loads of Exeggutor. The Exeggutor end up hypnotizing themselves and Team Rocket and almost destroy the entire carnival. The carnival owner sets a time bomb to stop the Exeggutor. Ash's Charmander uses flame attacks and Melvin successfully performs his fire magic trick to wake up the Exeggutor before they get harmed by the time bomb. After this Charmander unexpectedly evolves into Charmeleon. | |||||
44 | 41 | 'The Problem with Paras' (Paras and Parasect) Transcription: 'Parasu to Parasekuto' (Japanese: パラスとパラセクト) | May 14, 1998 | February 13, 1999 | |
Having run out of medicine, Ash and his friends go to a shop in Mossgreen Village to get some healing potions. The shop's owner Cassandra wants her weak Paras to evolve into a Parasect so she can use Parasect's mushroom for a new kind of miracle potion. Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket all decide to help out Cassandra by training her Paras, hoping that it can evolve into Parasect. However, everything gets complicated because Ash's Charmeleon keeps disobeying him. Paras finally evolves after beating Charmeleon in battle. | |||||
45 | 42 | 'The Song of Jigglypuff' (Sing! Purin!) Transcription: 'Utatte! Purin!' (Japanese: うたって! プリン!) | May 21, 1998 | February 20, 1999 | |
Ash and his friends find a Jigglypuff in the forest who is too shy to sing its hypnotic song. Brock gives Jigglypuff a fruit that heals its throat to make it able to sing, but Ash, his friends and Team Rocket fall asleep to the song, angering Jigglypuff. Team Rocket tricks Ash and his friends into giving Jigglypuff a stage to perform its song for an audience in Neon Town, whose inhabitants Team Rocket intends to steal from. Everyone falls asleep, including Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket, and a miffed Jigglypuff uses the marker hidden in its microphone to draw on everyone's sleeping faces. From this point on, Jigglypuff follows Ash around trying to sing its song to a crowd that will not fall asleep in almost every episode. | |||||
46 | 43 | 'Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon' (Resurrected!? Fossil Pokémon!) Transcription: 'Fukkatsu!? Kaseki Pokemon!' (Japanese: ふっかつ!? かせきポケモン!) | May 28, 1998 | February 27, 1999 | |
Arriving at a canyon to find an old fashioned fossil hunt, Ash, Gary and the gang decide to join in. But Team Rocket arrives and intends to blow the canyon up. Ash, Pikachu, and Team Rocket fall into a pit which is full of awakened ancient Pokémon. Their only hope rests in Ash's disobedient Charmeleon, which evolves into a powerful, yet still disobedient Charizard to defeat a raging Aerodactyl. In the end, the ancient Pokémon are sealed away once more (along with a terrified Team Rocket) and Officer Jenny dismisses the entire event as a side effect caused by Jigglypuff's singing. Ash, however, finds a rare Pokémon egg in the chaos and keeps it. | |||||
47 | 44 | 'A Chansey Operation' (Lucky's Clinical Records) Transcription: 'Rakkī no Karute' (Japanese: ラッキーのカルテ) | June 4, 1998 | March 6, 1999 | |
After Pikachu gets an apple stuck in its throat, Ash and his friends rush it to a Pokémon Center. After being treated, they hear of a traffic accident (caused by Team Rocket) that has left many Pokémon injured so Ash and the gang are recruited to help treat the Pokémon. | |||||
48 | 45 | 'Holy Matrimony!' (Gardie and Kojirou) Transcription: 'Gādi to Kojirō' (Japanese: ガーディとコジロウ) | June 11, 1998 | March 13, 1999 | |
After finding a missing person sign featuring James, Ash and his friends decide to find James and inform him of his parents' death. However James' parents turn out to be alive, and their death was only a decoy to get him to return home to the rich Jessie-look-alike Jessebelle, a girl James was arranged to marry from when he was a little child. James has left because Jessebelle is terrifying, so everyone tries to save James from this fate, including James' old pet Growlithe, Growlie. | |||||
49 | 46 | 'So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd' (Kamonegi's Easy Mark) Transcription: 'Kamonegi no Kamo' (Japanese: カモネギのカモ) | June 18, 1998 | March 20, 1999 | |
When Misty's PokéBalls are stolen by Farfetch'd, Ash and the gang investigate to try to find the thief and get all the stolen things back. Note this episode was originally aired out of order. | |||||
50 | 47 | 'Who Gets to Keep Togepi?' (Whose Is Togepy!?) Transcription: 'Togepī wa Dare no Mono!?' (Japanese: トゲピーはだれのもの!?) | June 25, 1998 | March 27, 1999 | |
When the egg Ash found hatches into a brand new Pokémon, Togepi, everyone wants to own it. They decide to have a small Pokémon Tournament. Ash, who found it, claims he should be the one to keep it. In the end, Ash wins the tournament, but since Misty was the first person Togepi saw when he hatched, he thinks she is his mother and stays with her. | |||||
51 | 48 | 'Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden' (Fushigidane's Mysterious Flower Garden) Transcription: 'Fushigidane no Fushigi na Hanazono' (Japanese: フシギダネのふしぎのはなぞの) | July 2, 1998 | April 3, 1999 | |
When Ash's Bulbasaur gets injured in a battle, it starts to feel and act different. Ash takes Bulbasaur to a Pokémon Center and is informed that Bulbasaur is just ready to evolve, coinciding with an evolution festival where Bulbasaur from around the region evolve into Ivysaur in the Mysterious Garden. Ash's Bulbasaur gets kidnapped by a group of Bulbasaur and taken to the festival against its will, but Bulbasaur refuses to evolve. | |||||
52 | 49 | 'The Case of the K-9 Caper!' (Gardie the Police Dog) Transcription: 'Keisatsuken Gādi' (Japanese: けいさつけんガーディ) | July 16, 1998 | April 10, 1999 | |
When Ash and his friends see a group of Growlithe training against a policeman posing as a robber, Ash decides for him and Pikachu to do the same training to become the best they can be. However, when Team Rocket comes to steal the Growlithe, Officer Jenny's voice gets changed, causing the Growlithe to think that Team Rocket are the Officers as they use their ears to follow command. | |||||
53 | 50 | 'Pokémon Paparazzi' (Shutter Chance Pikachu) Transcription: 'Shattā Chansu wa Pikachū' (Japanese: シャッターチャンスはピカチュウ) | July 23, 1998 | April 17, 1999 | |
While eating Brock's riceballs, Ash hears a shutter which he thinks is a gun. It's really a camera belonging to a photographer named Todd. Todd was hired by Team Rocket to capture Pikachu, but he thinks they want him to capture a picture of him. After the confusion, Todd joins the group. | |||||
54 | 51 | 'The Ultimate Test' (Pokémon League Certification Test!?) Transcription: 'Pokemon Rīgu Kenteishiken!?' (Japanese: ポケモンけんていしけん!?) | July 30, 1998 | April 24, 1999 | |
While traveling, Ash notes it has been a long time since his last Badge, so Todd suggests he takes the Pokémon League exam. Passing the exam would get him an immediate entry into the competition. But Ash being over confident of himself of passing the exam he totally fails in the first and second tests. In the third test, Team Rocket interferes the match and uses their given Pokémon to take revenge on the examiner for giving them a hard time on the first and second tests. In the end the examiner commands their given Pokémon to attack Team Rocket instead of himself, which sends them blasting off again. | |||||
55 | 52 | 'The Breeding Center Secret' (The Secret of the Breeding Center!) Transcription: 'Sodate-ya no Himitsu!' (Japanese: そだてやのひみつ!) | August 6, 1998 | May 1, 1999 | |
After putting Psyduck in a breeding center, Misty learns that she needs it to get some food from a generous chef. But when she goes to get it, Ash and the gang discover a diabolical plot by two other Team Rocket members, Cassidy and Butch, who are trying to steal Pokémon, and in doing so, Ash and his friends get framed by Cassidy and Butch. | |||||
56 | 53 | 'Princess vs. Princess' (Fierce Fighting! Pokémon Girls' Festival) Transcription: 'Gekitō! Pokemon Hinamatsuri' (Japanese: げきとう! ポケモンひなまつり) | July 9, 1998[k] | September 4, 1999 | |
It is the Queen of the Princess Festival and Misty and Jessie are going all out for it. After hours of shopping, they both decide to enter the Queen of the Princess Festival Battle Tournament to win the dolls they both coveted when they were children. | |||||
57 | 54 | 'The Purr-fect Hero' (It's Children's Day! Everyone Come Together!) Transcription: 'Kodomo no Hi da yo! Zen'in Shūgō!' (Japanese: こどものひだよ! ぜんいんしゅうごう!) | July 9, 1998[k] | September 11, 1999 | |
Ash and his friends arrive at a small school on Kids' Day and let the children play with their Pokémon. One of the children only wants to meet Meowth after being saved by a wild one from a Beedrill. Team Rocket's Meowth pretends to be his hero, but is soon caught by Misty. Later, Timmy is saved again by the wild Meowth. | |||||
58 | 55 | 'Riddle Me This' (Burn! Guren Gym!) Transcription: 'Moero! Guren Jimu!' (Japanese: もえろ! グレンジム!) | August 13, 1998 | September 18, 1999 | |
After reaching Cinnabar Island, Ash, Brock, and Misty are dismayed to find that the Gym has closed due to crowds of tourists coming to the island and lack of serious trainers. Desperate for his seventh badge, Ash goes around and meets a riddle master who gives him clues about the real Gym's secret location. After finding the Gym in the island's volcano, the riddle master appears and reveals that he is actually Blaine, the Gym Leader Ash has been searching for. Ash begins his battle against Blaine with his first Pokémon, Squirtle who loses to Blaine's Ninetales and Charizard simply refusing to battle Blaine's Rhydon. Eventually, Pikachu wins against Rhydon but Blaine has a secret weapon up his sleeve in the form of the Fire Pokémon, Magmar. With Pikachu's electric attacks rendered useless, Magmar pushes Pikachu closer and closer to the edge of the battlefield. The episode ends in a cliffhanger as it shows Pikachu standing, determined as Magmar's Fire Blast, the most powerful attack that Fire Pokémon have edges ever closer to the Electric Mouse. | |||||
59 | 56 | 'Volcanic Panic' (Decisive Battle! Guren Gym!) Transcription: 'Kessen! Guren Jimu!' (Japanese: けっせん! グレンジム!) | August 20, 1998 | September 18, 1999 | |
Pikachu successfully dodges Magmar's Fire Blast but is left hanging over the edge and is left injured. Upon realizing that no Gym Badge is worth losing Pikachu and that he would be disqualified if he continues, Ash forfeits the match but vows not to leave Cinnabar Island until he has beaten both Blaine and Magmar in a rematch and won the Volcano Badge. But when the Gym and island come under threat after Team Rocket's interference, Ash, Ash's friends, and Blaine's Pokémon work together and eventually triumph in preventing the volcano from blowing which would destroy the island. As thanks, Blaine agrees to have a rematch with Ash. Ash's Charizard decides to battle Magmar in a one-on-one match to the surprise of Ash and his friends. After an intense battle where Ash looks set to lose, Charizard manages to turn things around by using its Seismic Toss which results in Magmar being knocked out and finally granting Ash his Volcano Badge. | |||||
60 | 57 | 'Beach Blank-Out Blastoise' (Kamex's Island) Transcription: 'Kamekkusu no Shima' (Japanese: カメックスのしま) | August 27, 1998 | September 20, 1999 | |
On their way back to the mainland, Ash accidentally runs into a Wartortle that is trying to help its king Blastoise, a ruler of a small island that will not awake from its slumber. Squirtle dons his old persona as head of the Squirtle Squad to solve the case. It turns out Jigglypuff is stuck in one of Blastoise's blasters. | |||||
61 | 58 | 'The Misty Mermaid' (Hanada Gym! Underwater Battle!) Transcription: 'Hanada Jimu! Suichū no Tatakai!' (Japanese: ハナダジム! すいちゅうのたたかい!) | September 3, 1998 | September 23, 1999 | |
Upon returning to Cerulean City, Misty is asked by her sisters to help out with a new underwater show. She decides to help for this underwater play with her Pokémon, but Team Rocket arrives and try to ruin things. At the end of the episode, Misty leaves her Starmie and Horsea with her sisters to assist in further shows. | |||||
62 | 59 | 'Clefairy Tales' (Pippi vs. Purin) Transcription: 'Pippi Tai Purin' (Japanese: ピッピVSプリン) | September 10, 1998 | September 25, 1999 | |
In Viridian City, Ash and his friends are victims to several thefts by some Clefairy. While investigating with Mr. Oswald, they discover the Clefairy are building a spaceship. | |||||
63 | 60 | 'The Battle of the Badge' (Tokiwa Gym! The Last Badge!) Transcription: 'Tokiwa Jimu! Saigo no Bajji!' (Japanese: トキワジム! さいごのバッジ!) | September 17, 1998 | September 25, 1999 | |
Ash goes to the Gym in Viridian City, but Gary gets in there before him and challenges the Gym Leader for his own satisfaction, as he has already won ten Gym Badges. The Gym Leader, Team Rocket's commander Giovanni, agrees to the fight, eventually using a never before seen Pokémon (Mewtwo), which the Pokédex cannot identify, to easily defeat Gary. Team Rocket kidnaps and tries to give Togepi to Giovanni, but Giovanni thinks it is useless. Giovanni leaves the Gym with Mewtwo to sort out an emergency and puts Jessie, James, and Meowth in charge. Ash challenges them and wins the battle, but Team Rocket refuses to give Ash the Earth Badge, his eighth and final badge. Togepi sends them blasting off when it plays with the controls, and Team Rocket drops the Earth Badge for Ash to catch. | |||||
64 | 61 | 'It's Mr. Mime Time!' (Barrierd of the Pokémon Circus) Transcription: 'Pokemon Sākasu no Bariyādo' (Japanese: ポケモンサーカスのバリヤード) | September 24, 1998 | September 27, 1999 | |
Upon heading back to Pallet Town, Ash and his friends see a Mr. Mime trying to escape from a trainer who runs a circus. Unable to get the circus' overweight Mr. Mime to act, Ash and the gang have to find another one to take its place. The gang choose to dress up Ash so he can look like a Mr. Mime. Meanwhile, the Mr. Mime from earlier comes to the Ketchum residence and is mistaken by Mrs. Ketchum for Ash. | |||||
65 | 79 | 'Holiday Hi-Jynx' (Rougela's Christmas) Transcription: 'Rūjura no Kurisumasu' (Japanese: ルージュラのクリスマス) | October 5, 1998[m] | December 11, 1999 | |
Ash, Misty, Brock, and their Pokémon must return a lost Jynx to Santa before Christmas, with the help of a Lapras. Meanwhile, Jessie attempts to take revenge on Santa for stealing her favorite doll when she was young.[l] | |||||
66 | 80 | 'Snow Way Out' (Iwark as a Bivouac) Transcription: 'Iwāku de Bibāku' (Japanese: イワークでビバーク) | October 5, 1998[m] | December 18, 1999 | |
Ash and his friends are trapped in a snowstorm. Brock suggests that the group uses his Onix to create a bivouac. They are about to start when a strong gust of wind blows Pikachu away, and Ash tries to save him. After saving Pikachu who is about to fall off a cliff, Ash finds himself separated from the rest of the group. He and his other Pokémon must brave out the rest of the storm together in a cave. | |||||
67 | 62 | 'Showdown at the Po-ké Corral' (Rival Showdown! Ōkido Laboratory) Transcription: 'Raibaru Taiketsu! Ōkido Kenkyūjo' (Japanese: ライバルたいけつ! オーキドけんきゅうじょ) | October 8, 1998 | September 30, 1999 | |
Back in Pallet Town, Ash finds Gary, already there, waiting to partake in the Pokémon League. Always having a bitter rivalry with Gary, Professor Oak tells them both the meaning of Pokémon. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is trying to get inside the lab to steal the Pokémon after their headquarters is destroyed by Mewtwo. | |||||
68 | 63 | 'The Evolution Solution' (When Yadon Becomes Yadoran) Transcription: 'Yadon ga Yadoran ni naru Toki' (Japanese: ヤドンがヤドランになるとき) | October 15, 1998 | October 2, 1999 | |
Ash goes to Seafoam Island to help Professor Oak to discover the mystery of how Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro. There, Professor Westwood V is also trying to solve the mystery. Jessie captures Shellder, and tries to rush a Slowpoke's evolution, forcing Psyduck to stall the evolution. | |||||
69 | 64 | 'The Pi-Kahuna' (Legend of the Surfing Pikachu) Transcription: 'Naminori Pikachū no Densetsu' (Japanese: なみのりピカチュウのでんせつ) | October 22, 1998 | October 2, 1999 | |
Ash and his friends take some time off to go surfing. While surfing, however, Ash passes out, but is thankfully rescued by a surfer named Victor and his blue-eyed Pikachu, Puka. Victor then reveals his plans to surf a tsunami called Humungadunga and become a surfing legend. | |||||
70 | 65 | 'Make Room for Gloom' (Kusaihana of Botanical Garden) Transcription: 'Shokubutsuen no Kusaihana' (Japanese: しょくぶつえんのクサイハナ) | October 29, 1998 | October 4, 1999 | |
Ash goes to a large greenhouse called the Xanadu Nursery to get some fertilizer for his mother, but Bulbasaur sniffs the flowers and becomes paralyzed. | |||||
71 | 66 | 'Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!' (Pokémon the Movie!) Transcription: 'Pokemon za Mūbī!' (Japanese: ポケモン・ザ・ムービー!) | November 5, 1998 | October 8, 1999 | |
Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket audition their Pokémon for the costarring role in a movie with an all-Pokémon cast. Misty's Psyduck wins the part by default when the other competitors are unable to handle the film's star, a prima donna Wigglytuff. | |||||
72 | 67 | 'Go West, Young Meowth'[n] (Nyarth's A-I-U-E-O) Transcription: 'Nyāsu no Aiueo' (Japanese: ニャースのあいうえお) | November 12, 1998 | October 9, 1999 | |
Ash, his friends, and Delia go to Hollywood to see the premiere of the movie their Pokémon were cast in. Team Rocket follows them to find out that Meowth has history in this town; It is here where he was a member of a gang of street Meowths led by the Persian. He learned to speak and walk upright to win the heart of a female Meowth who was abandoned by her owner. Upon returning, he challenges Persian who was once his mentor for the female Meowth he thought he lost years before. | |||||
73 | 68 | 'To Master the Onixpected!' (Elite Four Shiba Appears!) Transcription: 'Shitennō Shiba Tōjō!' (Japanese: してんのうシバとうじょう!) | November 19, 1998 | October 11, 1999 | |
After watching Elite Four member Bruno on TV, Ash and his friends decide to do training in the mountains to be as strong as Bruno. However, they meet Bruno and he manipulates them to do some menial tasks for him. Meanwhile, a giant Onix is on a rampage. | |||||
74 | 69 | 'The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis' (Clash! Super-Ancient Pokémon) Transcription: 'Gekitotsu! Chō Kodai Pokemon' (Japanese: げきとつ! ちょうこだいポケモン) | November 26, 1998 | October 14, 1999 | |
While training, Ash and his friends accidentally uncover the ruins of Pokémopolis, an ancient city. A giant Gengar and a giant Alakazam who were respectively trapped inside a 'dark device' and a strange urn are awakened. The two start to fight one another when a giant Jigglypuff appears and puts them to sleep. | |||||
75 | 70 | 'Bad to the Bone!' (Garagara's Bone Club) Transcription: 'Garagara no Hone Konbō' (Japanese: ガラガラのホネこんぼう) | December 3, 1998 | October 16, 1999 | |
Ash and his friends offer to help Otoshi, a trainer that is heading for the Pokémon League, to retrieve his stolen gym badges from Team Rocket. | |||||
76 | 71 | 'All Fired Up! (Part 1)' (Fire! The Pokémon League Opening Ceremony!) Transcription: 'Faiyā! Pokemon Rīgu Kaikaishiki!' (Japanese: ファイヤー! ポケモンリーグかいかいしき!) | December 10, 1998 | October 23, 1999 | |
Ash finally reaches the Indigo Plateau, home of the Pokémon League conference. Before the tournament begins, they plan on lighting a ceremonial cauldron with the flame of the legendary Pokémon, Moltres. Ash, as a participant, is free to carry the flame but when Team Rocket steals it, the tournament may be cancelled. | |||||
77 | 72 | 'Round One: Begin! (Part 2)' (Pokémon League Begins! Water Field!) Transcription: 'Pokemon Rīgu Kaimaku! Mizu no Fīrudo!' (Japanese: ポケモンリーグかいまく! みずのフィールド!) | December 17, 1998 | October 30, 1999 | |
Ash enters his first match of the tournament on the water field against Mandi the Astounding. During the battle against Mandi's Exeggutor, Ash's Krabby evolves into Kingler, who he then uses against Mandi's remaining Seadra and Golbat, winning the match and moving onto the next preliminary round. | |||||
78 | 73 | 'Fire and Ice (Part 3)' (Ice Field! Blazing Battle!) Transcription: 'Kōri no Fīrudo! Honō no Tatakai!' (Japanese: こおりのフィールド! ほのおのたたかい!) | December 24, 1998 | November 6, 1999 | |
For the second round Ash battles in the rock arena. Ash's last Pokémon, Squirtle, defeats his foe's last Pokémon, Nidorino, and he, victorious, moves on to Round 3. In the third round, Ash faces a trainer named Pete in the ice arena. Both trainers are left with 2 Pokémon each. Pete uses Cloyster and Arcanine. In the end, Ash is victorious and he moves on to Round 4. | |||||
79 | 74 | 'The Fourth Round Rumble (Part 4)' (Grass Field! Unexpected Rival!) Transcription: 'Kusa no Fīrudo! Igai na Kyōteki!' (Japanese: くさのフィールド! いがいなきょうてき!) | January 1, 1999 | November 13, 1999 | |
During the 4th Round, Gary ends up losing to a trainer named Melissa after Gary's Nidoking is defeated by Melissa's Golem. Meanwhile, Ash faces against his toughest opponent yet, a trainer named Jeanette, who uses a Beedrill, a Scyther, and a Bellsprout. After a hard fought battle, the match ends with Ash victorious, and he moves on to the 5th round, becoming one of the final sixteen members of the tournament. | |||||
80 | 75 | 'A Friend in Deed (Part 5)' (Rival Appears!) Transcription: 'Raibaru Tōjō!' (Japanese: ライバルとうじょう!) | January 7, 1999 | November 20, 1999 | |
Ash meets a new trainer named Richie, who is eerily similar to Ash, including owning a Pikachu. However, Team Rocket makes another attempt to steal Ash's and Richie's Pokémon. Ash and Richie prevent Team Rocket from stealing their Pokémon. Ash discovers his next battle is against Richie. | |||||
81 | 76 | 'Friend and Foe Alike (Part 6)' (Sekiei Stadium! Vs. Hiroshi!) Transcription: 'Sekiei Sutajiamu! Tai Hiroshi!' (Japanese: セキエイスタジアム! VSヒロシ!) | January 14, 1999 | November 27, 1999 | |
After making a promise with Richie that he will have the best battle of his life, Ash is given the choice between letting Team Rocket steal Pikachu or missing his battle with Richie. Ash is not about to let Team Rocket make him break the promise he made with Richie, so he is able to eventually rescue Pikachu and get to the stadium in time. However, he loses due to his Charizard refusing his orders in the final stretch of his battle against Richie. Richie moves on to the quarterfinals. | |||||
82 | 77 | 'Friends to the End (Part 7)' (Pokémon League! Final Battle!) Transcription: 'Pokemon Rīgu! Saigo no Tatakai!' (Japanese: ポケモンリーグ! さいごのたたかい!) | January 21, 1999 | November 27, 1999 | |
After losing to Richie in the fifth round, Ash is moping around, annoyed that he lost. He is convinced by Misty that he should support Richie who is now in the quarterfinals. However, when Richie loses, they both have to look inside themselves to see if they are good trainers. |
Notes[edit]
- ^This episode was shown as a 'sneak preview' episode in the United States on September 7, 1998, a day before the series' premiere.
- ^This episode was initially removed from rotation in the United States. It was later broadcast as a 'lost episode'.
- ^This episode was removed from rotation in the United States following the September 11 attacks.
- ^This episode was removed from rotation for a short period of time in the United States following the September 11 attacks.
- ^This episode was banned due to the excessive use of guns which subsequently caused continuity problems due to Ash capturing a herd of Tauros.
- ^This episode was banned due to the excessive use of guns which subsequently caused continuity problems due to Ash capturing a herd of Tauros.
- ^This episode was removed from rotation worldwide following the epilepsy epidemic it caused.
- ^This episode was removed from rotation
- ^ abThese episodes were aired together as part of an hour-long special to commemorate the return to broadcast after the 'Dennō Senshi Porygon' incident.
- ^This is the final syndicated episode in the United States before a 3-month hiatus during the transfer to the Kids' WB block.
- ^ abThis episode was originally scheduled to air on the day of its respective Japanese holiday. However, due to the 'Dennō Senshi Porygon' incident the episode's broadcast was pushed back too far. It was instead broadcast as an hour -long special with the other holiday-themed episode.
- ^This episode caused a controversy in the United States and Japan due to the original depiction of the Pokémon Jynx.
- ^ abThese episodes aired in Japan as an hour-long special.
- ^In the DVD box set for the season, this episode's title is given as 'Hollywood Heartbreak'.
References[edit]
- ^'Pokémon DVD: TV'. akacool.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
- ^'Pokémon Indigo League DVD Guide'. bulbagarden.net. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
- ^'Pokemon Season One: Indigo League Pt.1'. Amazon.com (US), Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
External links[edit]
- Pokémon anime website at TV Tokyo‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
- Pokémon TV Anime at Pokémon JP official website ‹See Tfd›(in Japanese)
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Pokémon:_Indigo_League_episodes&oldid=900895922'
Pokémon Go | |
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Developer(s) | |
Publisher(s) | Niantic |
Director(s) | Tatsuo Nomura |
Artist(s) | Dennis Hwang |
Composer(s) | Junichi Masuda |
Series | Pokémon |
Engine | Unity |
Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
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Genre(s) | Augmented reality, location-based game |
Pokémon Go (stylized as Pokémon GO) is an augmented reality (AR) mobile game developed and published by Niantic for iOS and Android devices. A part of the Pokémon franchise, it was first released in certain countries in July 2016, and in other regions over the next few months. The game is the result of a collaboration between Niantic and Nintendo by way of The Pokémon Company. It uses the mobile device GPS to locate, capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, which appear as if they are in the player's real-world location. The game is free to play; it uses a freemium business model and supports in-app purchases for additional in-game items. The game launched with around 150 species of Pokémon, which had increased to over 480 by 2019.
Pokémon Go was released to mixed reviews; critics praised the concept, but criticized technical problems. It was one of the most used and profitable mobile apps in 2016, having been downloaded more than 500 million times worldwide by the end of the year. It is credited with popularizing location-based and AR technology, promoting physical activity, and helping local businesses grow due to increased foot traffic. However, it attracted controversy for contributing to accidents and creating public nuisances. Various governments expressed concerns about security, and some countries regulate its use. The game has crossed 1billion downloads worldwide as of February 2019,[1] and has 147million monthly active users as of May 2018.[2] As of December 2018, the game has grossed over $3 billion in worldwide revenue.[3][4]
- 2Development
- 3Release
- 3.2Commercial response
- 4Reception
Gameplay
Players must physically travel to explore the game's map and visit PokéStops (the smaller circular [purple, visited] or cube [blue] icons, depending on proximity) and gyms (the one large tower shown).
Encountering a Treecko while in the augmented reality mode; the Poké Ball must be 'thrown' to capture it by tapping on the ball and flicking it up towards the Pokémon.
After establishing a game account, players create and customize their own avatars.[5][6] Once created, an avatar is displayed on a map based on the player's geographical location. Features on the map include 'PokéStops' and 'Pokémon Gyms'. These PokéStops can be equipped with items called 'Lure Modules', which attract additional wild, and occasionally rare, Pokémon.[7][8] Gyms serve as battle locations for team-based king of the hill matches.[9] PokéStops and Gyms are typically located at places of interest.[10] These locations are re-purposed portals from Ingress, Niantic's previous augmented reality (AR) game. This has led to PokéStops and Pokémon Gyms being placed at dangerous or inconvenient locations, such as a now-deleted Gym at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.[11]
As players move within their real world surroundings, their avatars move within the game's map. Different Pokémon species reside in different areas of the world; for example, Water-type Pokémon are generally found near water.[12] When a player encounters a Pokémon, it may be viewed either in AR mode or with a live rendered, generic background.[13] AR mode uses the camera and gyroscope on the player's mobile device to display an image of a Pokémon as though it were in the real world.[14] Players can take screenshots of the Pokémon they encounter either with or without the AR mode activated.[15]
Unlike other installments in the Pokémon series, players in Pokémon Go do not battle wild Pokémon to catch them. During an encounter with a wild Pokémon, a player may throw a Poké Ball at it by flicking it from the bottom of the screen up toward the Pokémon. If the Pokémon is successfully caught, it will come under the ownership of the player. Factors in the success rate of catching a Pokémon include the Pokémon's catch rate, the timing and the type of Poké Ball used. After catching a wild Pokémon, the player is awarded two types of in-game currencies: Candies and Stardust. The Candies awarded by a successful catch depend on what evolutionary chain a Pokémon belongs to. A player can use Stardust and Candies to raise a Pokémon's 'Combat Power' (CP). However, only Candies are needed to evolve a Pokémon. Each Pokémon evolution tree has its own type of Candy, which can only be used to evolve or level up. The player can also transfer the Pokémon back to the Pokémon Professor to earn one more Candy and create room for more Pokémon.[16] The ultimate goal of the game is to complete the entries in the Pokédex, a comprehensive Pokémon logbook, by catching and evolving them to collect every one in it.[note 2][17]
Although the game is free to play, it supports in-app purchases, where players can purchase additional Poké Balls and other in-game items.[18] These items include Incense (which attract Pokémon to you as you move for thirty minutes), Lure Modules, to attract Pokémon to a fixed location, and Lucky Eggs, which double experience points gained for a thirty-minute period from use. All Pokémon are displayed with a Combat Power. A Pokémon's Combat Power is a rough measure of how powerful that Pokémon is in battle. Generally, as players level up, they catch Pokémon with higher CP.[19]
Players earn experience points for various in-game activities. Players rise in level as they earn experience points (XP), with various features being progressively unlocked. Most notably, at level five, the player can battle at a Pokémon Gym and join one of three color-coded teams (red for Team Valor, blue for Team Mystic, or yellow for Team Instinct), which act as factions battling for control of Gyms within the Pokémon Go world.
In September 2016, Niantic introduced a 'Buddy Pokémon' feature, which allows players to pick a Pokémon to appear alongside them on the profile screen, and receive in-game rewards and bonuses based on the chosen Pokémon.[20] The feature was released later that month.[21] During that same update, Niantic updated Pokémon Go to prevent players with rooted or jailbreaked devices from logging into the game in an effort to reduce and prevent cheating.[22]
In June 2017, Niantic announced that the game mechanics of Gyms would be revamped for a more teamwork-oriented experience;[23] Gyms were disabled on June 19, 2017, with the new Gyms being released with the next app update a few days later.[23] As of the update, Gyms included a spinnable component to receive in-game items such as Potions and Poké Balls. Additionally, Gyms are capped at containing six Pokémon, each of which must be unique in that Gym. Coins are now earned based on the amount of time the defending Pokémon has been in a Gym, as opposed to a one-per-day gym defender bonus of 10 coins per current defending Pokémon.[24] In July 2017, Raid Battles were introduced. Raid Battles consist of a group of players gathering to confront an over-leveled Pokémon located in a Gym. If the Pokémon is defeated, the players gain the chance to catch a regular version of it. Raid difficulties range from 1 to 5, with 1 being of the lowest difficulty, and 5 being the most difficult to defeat. Level 5 raids are exclusive to Legendary Pokémon. The first of these, Articuno and Lugia, were released on July 22, 2017, after the Go Fest, with Moltres and Zapdos following. From September to November, the 3 Legendary Beasts: Entei, Raikou and Suicune, were released shortly after, rotating regions every month. Following their departure, the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh appeared in Raid Battles from November 27, 2017, to December 12, 2017.
After the 0.85.2 update, Niantic released 50 Pokémon originally discovered in Hoenn region,[25] with two of them, Mawile and Absol, becoming raid bosses. On December 16, the first Legendary Pokémon from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Groudon, was released.[26] On January 12, Kyogre was released.[27] On February 9, the last Pokémon of the 'Weather Trio', Rayquaza, was released alongside the latest batch of Hoenn Pokémon.[28] Another update on March 31 added a quest system, which can be completed to obtain mythical Pokémon such as Mew.[29]
Development
John Hanke, the founder of Niantic
The concept for the game was conceived in 2014 by Satoru Iwata of Nintendo and Tsunekazu Ishihara of The Pokémon Company as an April Fools' Day collaboration with Google, called the Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge.[30] Ishihara was a fan of developer Niantic's previous transreality game, Ingress, and saw the game's concept as a perfect match for the Pokémon series.[14] Niantic used the crowdsourced[31] data from Ingress to populate the locations for PokéStops and gyms within Pokémon Go, data from Google Maps to spawn specific Pokémon on certain terrain, and map display from OpenStreetMap since December 2017.[32][33] In 2015, Ishihara dedicated his speech at the game's announcement on September 10 to Iwata, who had died two months earlier.[34]Tatsuo Nomura, who joined Niantic in 2015 after he developed the Google Maps Pokémon Challenge,[35] acted as Director and Product Manager for the game.[36] The game's soundtrack was written by longtime Pokémon series composer, Junichi Masuda, who also assisted with some of the game's design.[37] Among the game's graphic designers was Dennis Hwang, who previously created the logo of Gmail while working for Google.[38]
On March 4, 2016, Niantic announced a Japan-exclusive beta test would begin later that month, allowing players to assist in refining the game before its full release. The beta test was later expanded to other countries.[39] On April 7, it was announced that the beta would expand to Australia and New Zealand.[40] Then, on May 16, the signups for the field test were opened to the United States.[41][42] The test came to an end on June 30.[43]
At the Comic-Con 2016, John Hanke, founder of Niantic, revealed the appearances of the three team leaders: Candela (Team Valor), Blanche (Team Mystic), and Spark (Team Instinct).[44][45] Hanke conveyed that approximately 10% of the ideas for the game were implemented. Future updates, including the addition of trading, more Pokémon,[46] implementation of Pokémon Centers at PokéStops, a patch for the 'three step glitch', and easier training, were also confirmed.[47] He also stated that Niantic would be continuing support for the game for 'years to come'.[46] In an interview with TechCrunch in September 2016, Hanke hinted that player vs. player Pokémon battles would be released in a future update.[48] In December 2016, coffeehouse chain Starbucks and telecommunications company Sprint collaborated with Nintendo to add PokéStops and gyms at certain locations of theirs throughout the United States.[49][50] That same month, a companion app for Apple Watch devices was released, which allows users to receive notifications about nearby Pokémon, but does not allow for them to be caught.[51] In January 2017, an additional 5,000 more Starbucks locations became available as gyms.[52] In February 2017, an update was released which introduced over 100 species based in the Johto region from the second generation of the core Pokémon series, which were added alongside the original 151. The update also included the addition of new berries, new Pokémon encounter mechanics, and an expanded selection of avatar clothing options.[53][54] Some of the Pokémon introduced in Ruby and Sapphire were added in late 2017, starting with a Halloween event in October and 50 more in December. A weather system was added alongside the latter, allowing real-world weather to affect gameplay.[55] In November 2018, a game developed by Game Freak and heavily inspired by Pokémon Go, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! was released on the Nintendo Switch.[56] This game will feature Pokémon Go style catching with Joy-Con and there has integration between the two games.[57] In addition, new Pokémon Meltan was revealed in September, becoming the first new Pokémon to be released through Pokémon Go.[58] On October 10, 2018, The Pokémon Company and Niantic announced plans to introduce Pokémon from Diamond and Pearl into Pokémon Go.[59] On October 12, Niantic teased one of the Generation IV Pokémon that would be coming to Pokémon Go.[60] On October 25, a feature known as Adventure Sync was announced, which will record the player's walking data in the background.[61] On October 26, Niantic announced research tasks for Bug type Pokémon that will give players a chance to catch Shedinja throughout November.[62][63]
According to John Hanke in a January 2019 interview with Business Insider, 2018 saw Go become the game initially envisioned by Niantic.[64]
Pokémon Go Plus
The Pokémon Go Plus, shown with wrist strap
The Pokémon Go Plus is a Bluetooth low energywearable device, developed by Nintendo's Platform Technology Development division, that allows players to perform certain actions in the game without looking at their smart device.[65] When a player is near a Pokémon or PokéStop, the Plus vibrates.[65] The player can then press the button to capture the Pokémon or receive items from the PokéStop; the player cannot check what they have received until the next time they sign into the app on their mobile device.[14] The design consists of a Poké Ball and the shape of the Google Maps pin.[65] The decision to create the device rather than create a smart watch app was to increase uptake among players for whom a smart watch is prohibitively expensive.[66] It was released in the United Kingdom and North America on September 16, 2016.[67][68][69]
Release
Regional availability
Key | Date | Countries and territories | Ref. |
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July 6, 2016 | Australia, New Zealand, and the United States | [70][71][72][73] | |
July 13, 2016 | Germany | [74] | |
July 14, 2016 | United Kingdom | [75] | |
July 15, 2016 | Italy, Spain, and Portugal | [76] | |
July 16, 2016 | Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Switzerland | [77][78] | |
July 17, 2016 | Canada | [79] | |
July 19, 2016 | Puerto Rico | [80][81] | |
July 22, 2016 | Japan | [82] | |
July 24, 2016 | France | [83] | |
July 25, 2016 | Hong Kong | [84] | |
August 3, 2016 | Latin America and Caribbean islands | [85][86] | |
August 6, 2016 | Brunei, Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam | [87][88] | |
September 29, 2016 | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macau, Macedonia, and Serbia | [89] | |
September 30, 2016 | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan | [90] | |
October 4, 2016 | Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia | [91] | |
November 17, 2016 | Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates | [92] | |
December 13, 2016 | Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka | [93] | |
January 24, 2017 | South Korea | [94] | |
September 11, 2018 | Russia | [95] |
The game's official launch began on July 6, 2016, with releases in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Due to server strain from high demand upon release, Niantic CEO John Hanke stated that the release in other regions was to be 'paused until Niantic was comfortable' fixing the issues.[96][97] European releases started on July 13, and the game became available to most of the continent over the following ten days.[77] The Japanese launch was initially reported to be on July 20;[98] however, the game was delayed after a sponsorship deal with fast food chainMcDonald's was leaked,[99][100] instead releasing two days later.[82] Although the game was proposed to be released in France on July 15, it was postponed until July 24 out of respect and due to safety concerns following a terrorist attack in Nice on July 14.[83][101] Following the shut down of third-party apps and websites in late-July 2016—significantly reducing server strain—Niantic was able to continue pushing release worldwide. Central and South America and most of Southeast Asia subsequently saw releases in early August.[85][87] Indonesia was the first Asian country to have the game playable, despite the game not being officially released in that region until August 6.[102]
In South Korea, the game was not officially released as major restrictions on the use of online mapping data exist. However, due to a glitch, a small area around Sokcho in the northeastern part of the country was considered a part of Niantic's North Korea mapping region, making the game fully playable in that area.[103][104] Numerous people took advantage of the gap to play the game. Bus tickets from the capital city of Seoul sold out and people living within Sokcho shared information on free Wi-Fi areas to tourists.[105] Players also discovered a gym in Panmunjom, along the Korean Demilitarized Zone; however, Niantic later removed it from the game.[11] Following the release of Pokémon Go in Japan, parts of Busan also became playable as parts of the city are considered part of Japan's mapping area due to the proximity of Tsushima Island.[106] The game officially released in the country in January 2017.[94]
In mainland China, Google services are banned by the Great Firewall, whereas the GPS function in the game is blocked by Niantic. Players of Pokémon Go in China had to download the game with App Store IDs from other regions and used VPN to access Google services in order to load the game, and some even used a GPS spoofing app to bypass the GPS blocking. Some players also downloaded a clone app called City Spirit Go, which was released shortly after Pokémon Go's beta test in Japan.[107] As of 2019, the official game is still unplayable in most parts of China with GPS modules being blocked in-game.
During its launch in Southeast Asia in August 2016, the game officially excluded Myanmar, but users in Thailand discovered that the game was fully playable in border cities near the nation.[108] The game was released in the Balkans, Macau, and Central Asia in September 2016, and was also released throughout Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia by the end of the year.[89][90][92][93]
On September 11, 2018, the game appeared in Russia's App Store and Google Play Store over two years after the first launch. However, Niantic did not officially announce the release.[95]
Commercial response
Nintendo
A graph of Nintendo's stock value in July 2016 depicting the surge in investment following Pokémon Go's initial release on July 7 and subsequent slump on July 25
Investors were buoyed by the response to the initial release of Pokémon Go on July 7, with Nintendo's share price rising by an initial 10%[109] and by July 14 shares rose to as high as 50%.[110] Despite Nintendo only owning a 32% stake in the Pokémon franchise and an undisclosed stake in Niantic,[111][112] Nintendo's market value increased by US$9 billion within five days of release of Pokémon Go.[113] The trend continued for more than a week after the game's release and by July 19, the stock value of Nintendo more than doubled as compared to pre-release. Turnover sales reached a record-breaking ¥703.6 billion (US$6.6 billion); and trading of the stock accounted for a quarter of all trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's main board.[114] The Financial Times believed that investors were speculating not on Pokémon Go as such, but on future Nintendo app releases being as successful as the company moves more into the mobile app market—an area they were historically reluctant to enter in the belief it would cannibalise its portable console and video game sales.[115] Nintendo plans to release four more smartphone app games by March 2017, and investors remarked that Pokémon Go showed Nintendo still has some of the 'most valuable character intellectual property in the world' with franchises such as Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid.[116]
By July 22, Nintendo gained ¥1.8 trillion ($17.6 billion) in market capitalization since the game's launch.[117] However, following clarification from Nintendo that the company did not produce Pokémon Go nor had tangible financial gains from it, its stock fell by 18%—equating to a ¥708 billion ($6.7 billion) loss in market value—on July 25.[117][118] This was the largest single-day decline for Nintendo since 1990 and the maximum one-day exchange of finances allowed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company has an approximate 13% 'effective economic stake' in the game, according to Macquarie Securities.[117]
Other companies
The surge in stocks extended beyond Nintendo, with Tomy, TV Tokyo, and the Bank of Kyoto, among other companies, all seeing significant gains.[119] Similarly, Zagg, which owns a company that manufactures battery cases, saw a 25% rise in its stock in relation to Pokémon Go.[120]
Technical issues
At launch, the game suffered from frequent server outages due to extreme usage.[121] Frequent crashes and authentication errors plagued the game's release and persisted for several days. For the first two days after launch, players were unable to access the game through their Pokémon Trainer Club accounts; only Gmail-based accounts were able to gain access to the game.[122] Servers again suffered frequent outages in Australia on July 11; players blamed people in the United Kingdom for bypassing local servers and using Australian ones to play the game before its official release.[123] On July 16, a few hours after the release in many European countries, the game's servers temporarily went down.[124] The outage was claimed by a hacking group called 'PoodleCorp', who said they used a DDoS attack to take them down,[125] although the problem was fixed later that day.[124][126] The next day, the servers went down again as the game was launched in Canada.[127] John Hanke issued an apology for the server issues at San Diego Comic Con 2016, stating 'we weren't provisioned for what happened'.[47]
Some early iOS installs of Pokémon Go required users to provide the app with full access to their Google accounts, thereby allowing the app to 'access players' Gmail-based email, Google Drive-based files, photos and videos stored in Google Photos, and any other content within their Google accounts'.[128][129][130] The Pokémon Company and Niantic responded to the concerns, recognizing that the iOS app, at the time, '... erroneously requests full access permission for the user's Google account ...'[131][132] However, Adam Reeve—the person who initially made claims of the security issues in a Tumblr post—later backtracked on his claim and was not '100 percent sure' it was valid.[133][134] Dan Guido, CEO of the security company Trail of Bits, analyzed the app's programming and discovered that although the game did request full account access, this did not enable third-party usage as initially conveyed. Guido found that this did enable Niantic to access people's email addresses and phone numbers unintentionally.[133] A subsequent iOS app update reduced the scope of access.[135] Niantic also issued a statement assuring users that no information was collected nor was any information beyond what was necessary to use the app accessed.[134]
Alongside server issues, Pokémon Go suffered from several glitches. One of the more prominent bugs appeared in mid-July 2016 and rendered the game's tracking feature useless. Normally, this feature shows between zero and three footprints to inform the player of how close they are to a nearby Pokémon; however, it universally became 'stuck' at three steps, earning it the name 'three-step-glitch'.[136] Niantic removed the footstep feature altogether on July 30,[137] sparking criticism from players.[138] By August 1, players reported a new glitch that swaps their captured Pokémon with another creature at random.[139] Another bug, confirmed by Niantic in August, inadvertently made capturing Pokémon more difficult. Some legendary Pokémon, which are rare and powerful versions of the creatures, were also obtained by players in a glitch, though they were later removed from the accounts of the trainers to keep the game fair.[140]
Reception
Critical response
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Pokémon Go released to 'mixed or average' reviews, according to review aggregatorMetacritic.[144] Upon release, critics called the experience enjoyable, but noted the game's technical issues.[12][141][145]
Critics praised various aspects of Pokémon Go. Oscar Dayus (Pocket Gamer) said that the game was an immensely enjoyable experience and continued with how 'the very personal nature of catching Pokémon in your own neighborhood made me smile more than any game has for years'.[145] Jeremy Parish (US Gamer) compared the game and its social aspects to a massively multiplayer online game.[146] Reviewers also praised the game enabling the promotion of physical exercise. Terri Schwartz (IGN) said it was 'secretly the best exercise app out there' and that it changed her daily walking routine.[147] Patrick Allen (Lifehacker) wrote an article with tips about how to work out using Pokémon Go.[148]Julia Belluz (Vox) said it could be the 'greatest unintentional health fad ever' and wrote that one of the results of the game that the developers may not have realized was that 'it seems to be getting people moving'.[149] Users took an extra 194 steps per day once they started using the app, which approximated to 26% more than usual.[150]IGN named it the 100th best video games of all time in 2018.[151]
Philip Kollar and Allegra Frank (Polygon) both agreed that Pokémon Go was 'an exciting social experience', but were not sure how long the game and its popularity would last, stating it could either last for coming years or 'end up as a brush fire craze that the whole gaming world is talking about for a few weeks and then is forgotten'.[143]
Other critics expressed more negative opinions of the game, with many citing frequent crashes and other technical issues, along with shallow gameplay.[9] Kallie Plagge (IGN) said that although the game lacked in polish and depth, the overall experience made up for it.[141]Matt Peckham (Time) criticized the game for its frequent crashes.[9] Mike Cosimano (Destructoid) also took issue with the game, saying the original idea showed promise, but was improperly executed.[10] Kat Brewster (The Guardian) wrote that although she thought Pokémon Go was not a good game, it was 'a great experience'.[142] The server problems also received negative press. Miguel Concepcion (GameSpot) said that although he enjoyed the game's strong social appeal and visual design, the game's 'initial iteration is a buggy mess on all levels', with one of the reasons being the constant server problems.[12] Another glitch that appeared a few days after launch was the 'three-step glitch', reviewers also gave this bug negative press. Patricia Hernandez (Kotaku) said, 'the three step glitch adds to what has been a terrible launch for Pokémon Go'.[152] Paul Tassi (Forbes) said that due to this bug it's 'anyone's best guess where Pokémon are 99% of the time' and that it 'renders almost all traditional methods of tracking pointless'.[153] Critics also emphasized on the large gap between the rural and urban players. Rural players seem to be at a major disadvantage when playing the game, while city players have access to more PokéStops and Gyms.[154]
Downloads and revenue
Pokémon Go rapidly rose the American iOS App Store's 'Top Grossing' and 'Free' charts.[155][156] The game has become the fastest game to top the App Store and Google Play, beating Clash Royale,[157] and it became the most downloaded app on the App Store of any app in their first week.[158] Within two days of release, it was installed on more than 5% of Android devices in the United States, according to SimilarWeb,[159] According to Sensor Tower, the game was downloaded more than 10 million times within a week of release, becoming the fastest such app to do so,[160] and reached 15 million global downloads by July 13.[161] According to SurveyMonkey the game became the most active mobile game in the United States ever with 21 million active users on July 12, eclipsing Candy Crush Saga's peak of 20 million.[162] By July 15, approximately 1.3 million people were playing the game in the Netherlands, despite the app not being officially released in the country at the time.[163] On the day of release in Japan, more than 10 million people downloaded the game,[164] including 1.3 million in the first three hours.[165] By July 31, the game exceeded 100 million downloads worldwide, according to App Annie and Sensor Tower.[138][166] On August 8, Pokémon Go reached the milestone of over 100 million downloads on Google Play alone after barely 33 days on the market.[167][168]
Through in-game purchases, the game generated more than $160 million by the end of July,[169] with App Annie reporting that Pokémon Go had generated around $10 million in revenue every day that month.[170] The same month, Sensor Tower reported that the game had passed more than $200 million in worldwide revenue, beating every existing record set by Clash of Clans and Candy Crush by a wide margin.[171] On August 12, 2016, the Financial Times reported that Pokémon Go reached $268 million in revenue after five weeks counting only the U.S., British, and German markets.[172] The average daily usage of the app on Android devices in July 2016 exceeded that of Snapchat, Tinder, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.[173] Due by the game's massive popularity, several app developers became focused on developing similar AR apps using available software development kits (SDK).[174] By September 2016, Pokémon Go had generated more than $440 million in worldwide revenue, according to Sensor Tower.[175] Pokémon Go reached the milestone of $600 million in revenue after only 90 days on the market, becoming the fastest mobile game ever to do so.[176]
The game was awarded five Guinness World Records in August 2016: most revenue grossed by a mobile game in its first month ($206.5 million); most downloaded mobile game in its first month (130 million downloads); most international charts topped simultaneously for a mobile game in its first month (top game in 70 different countries); most international charts topped simultaneously for a mobile game in its first month (top grossing in 55 countries simultaneously); and fastest time to gross $100 million by a mobile game (reached in 20 days on July 26).[177] By September 2016, Pokémon Go had been downloaded over 500 million times worldwide, and became the fastest game to make over $500 million in revenue.[178]Pokémon Go was awarded the App Store's breakout hit of 2016.[179]Pokémon Go was reported to be the most searched game on Google in 2016.[180] In February 2017, Pokémon Go was awarded being the best app at the Crunchies award event.[181]
Usage of the game in the United States peaked on July 15, and by mid-September, had lost 79% of its players there. Forbes said 'the vaguely curious stopped playing and the more committed players ran up against a fairly unsatisfying endgame'.[182] In October 2016, Niantic released a Halloween-themed event, which saw a surge in revenue up to 133% as reported by Sensor Tower, placing the game back to top of the charts of highest grossing apps. It was reported that the game earned approximately $23.3 million between October 25 and 29, up from approximately $10 million between October 18 and 22.[183] By February 2017, the game has been downloaded more than 650 million times worldwide, with a reported $1 billion in revenue made, becoming the fastest mobile game ever to do so.[184][185] By June 2017, the game was downloaded more than 750 million times,[186] with an estimated revenue of $1.2 billion according to Apptopia.[187] According to mobile app research firm Apptopia, approximately 60 million users were still playing the game a year after launch.[188] In May 2018, The Pokemon Company announced that the game reached over 800million downloads worldwide.[189]Forbes estimated that the game may have come close to 900million downloads by September 2018.[190] The top five countries where it has received the most downloads are the United States (21%), Brazil (9.3%), India (8.6%), Mexico (5.5%), and Indonesia (5%).[191] As of February 2019, the game has been downloaded by over 1billion people worldwide.[1]
According to App Annie, Pokémon Go grossed an estimated $950 million in 2016.[192] A report from SuperData Research ranked Pokémon Go as the 9th highest grossing mobile game of 2017, estimating its revenue throughout 2017 to be $890 million.[193]Bloomberg estimated that Pokémon Go generated up to $2 billion in total revenue by late 2017.[3] Two years from its initial launch, analyst firm Sensor Tower estimated the game had grossed over $1.8 billion from in-app purchases, reporting that players around the world continue to spend $2 million each day.[194] SuperData Research estimated that, in May 2018, Pokémon Go grossed $104 million in monthly revenue and had 147million monthly active players, its highest since Summer 2016.[2] In July 2018, Pokémon Go was the top-grossing mobile app of the month.[195] Since the introduction of trading and friends features, Sensor Tower has reported that players spend an average of $2.5 million per day.[196][197] Apptopia reported that, by September 2018, the game had grossed over $2 billion from in-app purchases;[198] the top five countries where it has received the most revenue are Japan ($670 million), the United States ($550 million), Germany ($88 million), the United Kingdom ($86 million), and Australia ($52 million).[191] It was the fourth highest-grossing game of 2018, with $1.3 billion,[4] bringing the game's total revenue to over $3 billion.[3][4]
Community and cultural impact
PokéStop in Alameda Central, Mexico City
The game was referred to as a 'social media phenomenon' which has brought people together from all walks of life.[199][200] 231 million people engaged in 1.1 billion interactions that mentioned Pokémon Go on Facebook and Instagram in the month of July.[201] Numerous media outlets referred to the surge in popularity as 'Pokémon Go Mania', or simply 'Pokémania'.[202][203] The massive popularity of the game resulted in several unusual positive effects. For example, the game enabled players to help catch criminals and to report crimes in progress,[204][205][206][207] and has even aided law enforcement's community relations,[208] albeit with caveats.[209] Businesses also benefited from the nearby presence of PokéStops (or them being PokéStops themselves) with the concomitant influx of people,[210][211][212] and the intense exploration of communities has brought local history to the forefront.[213] The game was also seen bringing its players to places of worship, as many Pokégyms are located there.[214] Despite some criticism by religious leaders, this was received positively by religious groups, who saw it as reminding adherents to come and pray.[215] Some establishments considered purchasing lures in the game to attract additional players to PokéStops on their property.[216] Within a week of its release, a secondary market emerged for the game, both for the resell of high-level accounts on Craigslist and PlayerUp, and for the sale of expert advice on Thumbtack.[217][218] Wireless provider T-Mobile US started an offer for free data for a year for Pokémon Go sessions,[219][220] and Yelp added a filter that only shows businesses which have a PokéStop nearby.[221][222] National parks across the United States saw an influx of visitors due to the game, with 'hundreds or thousands' of people visiting the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C. on the weekend following Pokémon Go's release in the country.[223] Small museums with PokéStops placed at exhibits also reported increased attendance, such as the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas, and the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Boca Raton, Florida.[216] Charity organizations also sought engagement from players, with animal shelters offering dog walks to people who want to hatch eggs.[224]
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Players gathering around a 'gym' in a park in Brest, France
Eduardo Paes, then-mayor of Rio de Janeiro, stated that he hoped the app would be released in Brazil before the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics in the city[225] (and it was, on August 3),[226] and United States presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton mentioned the app during their 2016 election campaigns.[227][228] In late July 2016, during a public address, the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, compared a political issue about the date of an incoming referendum as preposterous as the hunt for the Pokémon.[229] Shortly after the game's release, Bellatormixed martial artistMichael Page celebrated a knockout of his match opponent, Evangelista Santos by putting on a red Ash Ketchum-like hat and rolling a prop Poké Ball in Santos's direction.[230] On July 25, Dwayne Johnson released a promo video featuring MatPat and Ali-A with himself as a tough, rare Pokémon.[231]
The game was credited for popularizing AR,[232] and was praised by genderfluid groups for letting the players choose a 'style' instead of 'gender'.[5] The game also had a positive impact among individuals with autism.[233][234][235] The 'Pokémon Theme' from the animated series saw a 630% increase in listeners on music streaming platform Spotify during the month of the game's release.[236] Meanwhile, streaming services such as Hulu experienced an increased viewership of the Pokémon series and films.[237] Nintendo reported that sales of the 3DSPokémon games rose as a result of the game's popularity.[238] A Twitch.tv channel, Twitch Plays Pokémon Go, was created that mimics the crowd-played Twitch Plays Pokémon channel, allowing viewers to direct a virtual avatar in the game using an iPhone programmed to spoof its location.[239] Niantic later issued permanent bans to those who cheated the game by means such as GPS spoofing and bots.[240]Pokémon-themed pornography increased in popularity after the release of the game. xHamster, an adult video streaming website, reported that within 5 days of the game's release, Pokémon related terms were the most searched for videos.[241][242] Another adult video streaming website, Pornhub, reported that Pokémon related searches spiked 136%.[243][244]Pokémon Go was spoofed in the Maroon 5 music video, 'Don't Wanna Know'.[245] In the 2016 Doctor Who Christmas special, 'The Return of Doctor Mysterio', the Doctor creates a distraction by 'flood[ing] the downstairs with Pokémon', causing the people to run off with their cell phones.[246] In the episode 'Looking for Mr. Goodbart' from the 28th season of The Simpsons, the people of Springfield become addicted to Peekimon Get, a parody of Pokémon Go.[247]
Players during the Pokémon Go Fest in Chicago in 2017
In addition to standard gameplay, the game has held several in-game and live events.[248][249][250] The first live event officially held by Niantic was held in Charlotte, North Carolina, in May 2017.[251] In July 2017, a community event was held in Grant Park, Chicago, in honor of the first anniversary of the game's release.[252] Despite the fact that almost no information about the event, including ticket prices and attractions, was released by Niantic ahead of the ticket sale, over 20,000 tickets sold out within a half hour.[253][254] During the event itself, attendees suffered connectivity issues and crashes, due to the heavy amount of localized cellular activity.[255] Afterwards, Niantic announced that they would refund everybody who bought a ticket, as well as give them $100 of in-game currency.[256] Following the event, around two dozen attendees filed suit against Niantic, seeking travel reimbursement.[257]
Following the event in Chicago, other events have been held in Chester,[258]Yokohama,[259] and San Jose.[260] In September 2017, a series of events named 'Safari Zone' was held in Unibail-Rodamco shopping centers in Oberhausen, Paris and Barcelona, with events the following month in Copenhagen, Prague, Stockholm and Amstelveen.[261]
In January 2018, Niantic announced monthly community event days which aimed to get players to meet up in their local areas. During a three-hour period, players can encounter more frequent wild spawns of a particular Pokémon, an exclusive move for that Pokémon (or its evolution), the possibility of encounter a shiny form of that Pokémon, and bonuses such as extra stardust or XP.[262] Community Days in 2018 have featured Pikachu (January 20), Dratini (February 24), Bulbasaur (March 25), Mareep (April 15), Charmander (May 19), Larvitar (June 16), Squirtle (July 8), Eevee (August 11-12), Chikorita (September 22), Beldum (October 21), and Cyndaquil (November 10).[263]
Criticism and incidents
A variable-message sign in Fontainebleau, Florida, warning drivers to not play Pokémon Go while driving
The app was criticized for using locations such as cemeteries and memorials as sites to catch Pokémon,[264] including the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum,[265] the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,[266] the National September 11 Memorial & Museum,[267]Arlington National Cemetery,[268] the ANZAC War Memorial, and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.[269] Niantic later removed content from sensitive areas such as the Hiroshima Memorial and Holocaust Museum.[270] The game sparked complaints from Dutch company ProRail, who said that players entered their railway tracks,[271] and fire stations told players to not impede their staff by congregating outside.[272] Residents of the Sydney suburb of Rhodes became fed up with large numbers of players gathering in their area,[273] and threw water bombs at visiting players.[274] The influx of people led to dangerous traffic congestion, excessive littering, and numerous noise complaints; more than 250 parking violation tickets were issued by police. Three PokéStops were later removed from Rhodes to reduce the number of people playing.[275]
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A sign outside Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California, admonishing visitors to not play Pokémon Go inside the temple grounds
The game's distribution of PokéStops and gyms (derived from the portals in Ingress, Niantic's science fiction-themed AR game) was noted to be sparser in many minority neighborhoods in a reflection of American demographics.[276] Players in rural areas also complained about the lack of Pokémon spawns, PokéStops, and gyms in their area.[277][278][279] Niantic established a support page allowing players to request new PokéStops and gyms; however, the page was later removed.[280][281]Pokémon Go was criticized for game accessibility issues by players with physical disabilities.[282][283]The AbleGamers FoundationCOO, Steve Spohn, said that when Pokémon Go was compared to other mobile games, it 'excludes disabled players to a significant degree'.[284]
Police departments in various countries issued warnings, some tongue-in-cheek, regarding inattentive driving, trespassing, and being targeted by criminals due to being unaware of one's surroundings.[285][286] In the state of New York, sex offenders are banned from playing the app while on parole.[287] Bosnian players were warned to stay out of minefields left over from the 1990s Bosnian War.[288] In Russia, a 21-year-old video blogger, Ruslan Sokolovsky, was arrested in September 2016 for two months after playing Pokémon Go at the Church of All Saints in Yekaterinburg,[289][290] and eventually received a suspended sentence for three and a half years in prison for charges of blasphemy.[291]
Several of these signs, like this one at Nijō Castle, were administered to castles and other monuments around Japan
People suffered various injuries from accidents related to the game,[292][293][294][295] On July 20, 2016, it was reported that an 18-year-old boy in Chiquimula, Guatemala was shot and killed while playing the game in the late evening hours.[296] This was the first reported death in connection with the app. The boy's 17-year-old cousin, who was accompanying the victim, was shot in the foot. Police speculated that the shooters used the game's GPS capability to find the two.[297] In Japan, the first accident occurred within hours of the game's release.[298] The first death in Japan attributed to Pokémon Go occurred in late August 2016. A distracted driver playing the game killed one woman and seriously injured another. The 39-year-old farmer did not notice the women crossing a street and struck them with his truck. The woman died of a broken neck. Japan's National Police Agency said it was the 79th Pokémon Go-related accident in the country.[299] On August 11, 2016, a young girl in Cambodia was reportedly killed after being hit by a car while trying to capture a Pokémon on a road. The case was the first death relating to Pokémon Go among Southeast Asian countries.[300] In January 2017, Chinese-American civilian Jiansheng Chen was shot dead while playing Pokémon Go.
A sign in the Bloomington Visitor Center at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge welcoming Pokémon Go players and encouraging them to play safely
Al Azhar University in Cairo described the game as 'harmful mania.'[301] A Cossack leader declared that it 'smacks of Satanism', Kuwait banned the game from government sites, Indonesian officials deemed it a national security threat, and in Israel the IDF banned the game from Army bases out of security considerations.[302] In Saudi Arabia, the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars declared, in light of a 2001 fatwa banning the Pokémon card game as a form of gambling, that the electronic app required a new ruling.[303] This was also followed by both Indian and Malaysian Islamic leaders telling Indian and Malaysian Muslims to avoid the game.[304][305]
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In Thailand, during the 2016 constitutional referendum polling, Pokémon Go players were told to refrain from entering polling stations.[306] Thus the Thai National Broadcasting and Communications Commission intends to ask Niantic to remove Pokémon characters and PokéStops from locations such as government facilities, historic and religious sites, private property as well as dangerous spots such as narrow footpaths and rivers.[307] Cambodia has banned the game in a former genocide site after Pokémon players showed up at the site.[308] Vietnam has banned players from entering the government and defense offices.[309] The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications is also considering the game negative impacts to Vietnamese society where many people left home at night, crossed the road or drove on the street with their eyes keep focusing on phones which placed the need to ban the game in the country.[310] Following the move by other Southeast Asian neighbors, the Philippines also banned the game in all administration offices.[311] According to a survey by Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF), around 4% of employers in Malaysia fired their staff for playing the game during working hours.[312]
In Singapore, many complaints were reported following many Pokémon Go players ignoring their safety and disturbing residents with a first case involving two men being arrested after getting into a fight over the game.[313] On August 22, 2016, Pokémon Go caused a stampede in the district of Beitou in Taiwan when thousands of people gathered in a park to catch a Snorlax.[314][315] A similar stampede also occurred in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan on September 18, 2016, where thousands of residents were trying to catch Lapras, causing a massive traffic jam.[316]
Russia also voiced their concerns over the application, with Nikolai Nikiforov, the Minister of Communications and Mass Media of the country, suspecting foreign intelligence agencies using the application to collect information, while some fundamentalist religious groups in the region claim it to be demonic.[317] The Supreme Council of Virtual Space in Iran officially banned the game in August 2016 over security concerns.[318] The same month, The Pentagon facility in U.S. restricted the use of the game on their property, citing security risks by collecting secret information.[319] In the United Kingdom, 290 police incidents were reported to have occurred in July 2016 in the country due to the game.[320] In September 2016, Niantic stopped supporting the CyanogenMod mobile operating system. This prevented users playing on CyanogenMod from playing the game from that point forward.[321]
In India, the Gujarat High Court issued a notice to Niantic, the developer of the popular AR-based game, on the grounds of 'posing danger to public safety.The notice was issued on a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) seeking ban on the location-based AR reality game in India. In addition,a second PIL was filed against the developers of Pokémon Go for hurting religious sentiments by showing images of eggs in places of worship of different religious groups. But the Indian Government refused to ban the game.[322]
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Third-party services
Multiple unofficial, third-party apps were created to correspond with Pokémon Go. Notable apps include 'Poké Radar' and 'Helper for Pokémon Go', where players can crowdsource much of the Pokémon that can be found in the game at a particular time.[323][324] At its peak of popularity, 'Poké Radar' hit #2 on the Apple App Store, behind Pokémon Go itself.[325][326][327]
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Another app, GoChat, which allows players to leave messages for other players at specific locations, accrued more than 1 million downloads in five days and reached the top 10 in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.[328] However, the app's developer Jonathan Zarra chose to leave the app unmonetized and had financial trouble keeping the app's servers online until bringing on angel investor and board member Michael Robertson. After acquiring significant funding, the app reached over 2 million active users.[329][330] According to RiskIQ, at least 215 fake versions of the game were available by July 17, 2016. Several of these fake apps contained malicious programming and viruses.[331]
Launched on July 22, 2016, 'Pokévision' enabled players to find exactly where Pokémon spawned and how much time was left until they despawned; the site used data hacked directly from the game.[332] In the five days following the website's launch, 27 million unique visitors used the site.[333] On July 31, multiple search apps and sites, including Pokévision, were disabled as they violated Niantic's terms of service.[334]
Awards
Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards 2016 | Best Game | Won | [335] |
The Game Awards 2016 | Best Mobile/Handheld Game | Won | [336] |
Best Family Game | Won | ||
Golden Joystick Awards 2016 | Innovation of the Year | Won | [337] |
Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year | Won | ||
2016 TechRaptor Awards | Best Mobile/Handheld Game | Won | [338] |
D.I.C.E. Awards 2016 | Game of the Year | Nominated | [339] |
Mobile Game of the Year | Won | ||
New York Game Critic Awards | A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game | Won | [340] |
Central Park Zoo Award for Best Kids Game | Won | ||
Game Developers Choice Awards 2016 | Best Mobile/Handheld Game | Won | [341] |
Innovation Award | Nominated | ||
Best VR/AR Game | Nominated | ||
2017 SXSW Gaming Awards | Mobile Game of the Year | Won | [342][343] |
Excellence in Technical Achievements | Nominated | ||
13th British Academy Games Awards | Family | Nominated | [344] |
Game Innovation | Nominated | ||
Mobile | Won | ||
Golden Joystick Awards 2018 | Still Playing Award | Nominated | [345] |
Gamers' Choice Awards 2018 | Fan Favorite Mobile Game | Won | [346] |
2019 SXSW Gaming Awards | Most Evolved Game | Nominated | [347] |
15th British Academy Games Awards | EE Mobile Game of the Year | Nominated | [348] |
Notes
- ^ abcSee the regional availability sub-section for exact release dates per region.
- ^As of the game's launch, only 145 of the 151 Pokémon were available to players, four of which are regionally exclusive: Farfetch’d, Kangaskhan, Tauros and Mr. Mime are exclusive to East Asia, Australia, United States and Europe, respectively.
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