Anime Episode Information

Summary

English Official Summary

En route to Ecruteak City, our heroes make their way through a beautiful national park. Finding that a Bug Pokémon catching contest is being held, Ash signs up and runs into fellow trainer Casey and her Chikorita. In an effort to catch the best Bug Pokémon and win the contest, Casey pushes her Chikorita too hard and learns a lesson about the importance of putting her Pokémon's welfare ahead of winning. Watch as Casey's Chikorita evolves in order to help save Ash and Pikachu from Team Rocket's grasp! En route to Ecruteak City, our heroes make their way through a beautiful national park. Finding that a Bug Pokémon catching contest is being held, Ash signs up and runs into fellow trainer Casey and her Chikorita. In an effort to catch the best Bug Pokémon and win the contest, Casey pushes her Chikorita too hard and learns a lesson about the importance of putting her Pokémon's welfare ahead of winning. Watch as Casey's Chikorita evolves in order to help save Ash and Pikachu from Team Rocket's grasp!

Italian Official Summary

In viaggio verso Amarantopoli, i nostri amici attraversano uno splendido parco nazionale.

Portuguese Official Summary

Um concurso de captura de Pokémon tipo inseto se transforma num enxame de atividade quando Ash enfrenta sua rival Casey – e não demora para a Equipe Rocket infestar a cena para afanar algumas coisas para si mesmos!

Spanish Latin America Official Summary

Un Concurso de Atrapar Pokémon Insecto se vuelve un enjambre de actividad cuando Ash se enfrenta a su rival Casey... y pronto el Equipo Rocket se presenta en escena, tratando de capturar algo para ellos…

Spanish Official Summary

De camino a Ciudad Iris, nuestros héroes pasan por un hermoso parque nacional.

English Great Britian Official Summary

Dutch Official Summary

Een wedstrijd in het vangen van Insect Pokémon wordt een wervelende actie als Ash tegen zijn rivaal Casey moet—en al snel komt Team Rocket aanvliegen, vol plannen om het een en ander voor zichzelf te vangen…

French Official Summary

Alors qu'ils se dirigent vers Rosalia, nos héros traversent un magnifique parc national.

German Official Summary

Auf dem Weg nach Teak City kommen unsere Helden durch einen wunderschönen Nationalpark.

Characters

Ash Ketchum

Ash Ketchum
サトシ
Satoshi
Satoshi

Pikachu

Pikachu
ピカチュウ
Pikachu
Pikachu

Misty

Misty
カスミ
Kasumi
Kasumi

Brock

Brock
タケシ
Takeshi
Takeshi

Misty's Togepi

Misty's Togepi
カスミのトゲピー
Kasumi no Togepi
Kasumi's Togepi

Meowth

Meowth
ニャース
Nyarth
Nyarth

Jessie

Jessie
ムサシ
Musashi
Musashi

James

James
コジロウ
Kojirō
Kojiro

Ash's Beedrill

Ash's Beedrill
サトシのスピアー
Satoshi no Spear
Satoshi's Spear

Wobbuffet

Wobbuffet
ソーナンス
Sonansu
Sonansu

Casey

Casey
ナナコ
Nanako
Nanako

Casey's Chikorita

Casey's Chikorita
ナナコのチコリータ
Nanako no Chicorita
Nanako's Chicorita

Casey's Beedrill

Casey's Beedrill
ナナコのスピアー
Nanako no Spear
Nanako's Spear

Casey's Bayleef

Casey's Bayleef
ナナコのベイリーフ
Nanako no Bayleaf
Nanako's Bayleaf

Casey's Weedle

Casey's Weedle
ナナコのビードル
Nanako no Beedle
Nanako's Beedle

Wild Pokémon

#10: Caterpie

Caterpie
キャタピー
Caterpie

#13: Weedle

Weedle
ビードル
Beedle

#46: Paras

Paras
パラス
Paras

#49: Venomoth

Venomoth
モルフォン
Morphon

#123: Scyther

Scyther
ストライク
Strike

#167: Spinarak

Spinarak
イトマル
Itomaru

#204: Pineco

Pineco
クヌギダマ
Kunugidama

09:47

Who's that Pokémon Johto League Champions

Cubone - This Pokémon wears the skull of its dead mother!

10:53

Who's that Pokémon Dare da

???? (Musashi in a Morphon (モルフォン) costume.)

23:05

Okido Segment Pokémon Lecture

Pokémon Lecture & Senryu
Pokémon	Lizardon (リザードン)
Japanese	もえあがれ　ひをはけどんどん　リザードン
Romaji
Translated

Japanese Music:

Time	Track	Notes
00:00	OK! Japanese (Romanized): OK! Japanese (Trans): OK!	Opening Theme for Japanese Version
01:29	1999-2001-M11 Golden Silver	The group keeps walking on the road, when they see the region's Nature Park in distance.
02:09	1997-1998-M52 Title Card	Kanto Title Card
02:53	Nanako's Team Eleboo Theme	Nanako sings her Eleboo Theme again.
03:59	1997-1998-M26 ロケット団隠密作戦 Japanese (Romanized): Rocket-dan Onmitsu Sakusen Japanese (Trans): The Rocket Gang's Secret Schemes	Rocket Gang hears about the Bug-Catching Contest.
04:28	Movie 1 Short - Yadon Eyecatch	Musashi and Kojiro are unable to enter the Bug-Catching Contest and put on school uniforms to "prove otherwise".
05:48	1999-2001-M35 38ばんどうろ Japanese (Romanized): 38-ban dōro Japanese (Trans): Route 38	The Bug-Catching Contest begins!
07:16	Movie 1 Short - Kamonegi Eyecatch	Kasumi notices Togepi playing with a Caterpie and freaks out.
07:30	Movie 1 Short - Kamonegi Eyecatch	An Itomaru appears in front of Kasumi using a net from above.
08:18	Movie 1 Short - Madatsubomi Eyecatch	Musashi feels the effects of Stun Spore.
08:46	乱れ飛ぶモンスターボール Japanese (Romanized): Midaretobu Monster Ball Japanese (Trans): Wildly Flying Monster Balls	Movie 1 BGM - Chicorita uses Tackle on a tree and various Kunugidama fall on the ground.
10:17	1999-2001-M25 Imminent Danger	Nanako spots a Strike behind the bushes.
10:47	1999-2001-M22 視線！ロケット団 Japanese (Romanized): Shisen! Rocket-dan Japanese (Trans): Eye Contact! Rocket Gang	Strike counter-attacks.
10:53	1997-1998-M53 Eyecatch A	Dare da?
10:59	1997-1998-M54 Eyecatch B	Morphon! Err,,, Musashi in Morphon's costume!
11:04	1997-1998-M13 戦い（VS野生ポケモン） Japanese (Romanized): Tatakai (VS yasei Pokémon) Japanese (Trans): Battle (VS Wild Pokémon)	Nanako's Chicorita battles Strike.
12:14	1997-1998-M01B ～オープニング～ Japanese (Romanized): ~Opening~ Japanese (Trans): ~Opening~	Strike is about to finish off Chicorita, but Satoshi's Pikachu comes to rescue.
13:04	1997-1998-M80 幻のポケモン Japanese (Romanized): Maboroshi no Pokémon Japanese (Trans): Mythical Pokémon	Kasumi and Takeshi notice Togepi walking through the Park on the screen.
14:02	1999-2001-M10 Second Chances	Kasumi tells Nanako that she has ignored Chicorita's feelings while concentrating on the battle itself.
15:09	1997-1998-M27 激闘果てしなく~逃げろや逃げろ! Japanese (Romanized): Nigero ya Nigero! Japanese (Trans): Run Away, Run Away!	A band of Spear appears in front of Satoshi.
16:08	1997-1998-M20 なんだかんだと聞かれたら… Japanese (Romanized): Nandakanda to Kikaretara… Japanese (Trans): If You Ask Us About Whatever…	Rocket Gang Motto
17:33	1997-1998-M17 絶対絶命 Japanese (Romanized): Zettai Zetsumei Japanese (Trans): Desperate Situation	Rocket Gang activates a dip net.
18:32	1999-2001-M38 ~OK!~ (BONUS-TRACK)	Nanako's newly-evolved Bayleaf is ready to battle Rocket Gang.
20:17	1997-1998-M04 出会いと別れと Japanese (Romanized): Deai to Wakare to Japanese (Trans): Meeting and Parting	Satoshi has won the Bug-Catching Contest and holds a Monster Ball with Spear inside in one hand and a Sun Stone in another.
21:07	Nanako's Team Eleboo Theme	Nanako sings her Eleboo Theme once again.
21:25	1997-1998-M04 出会いと別れと Japanese (Romanized): Deai to Wakare to Japanese (Trans): Meeting and Parting	The music resumes from the point where it stopped last time.
21:44	タケシのパラダイス Japanese (Romanized): Takeshi no Paradise Japanese (Trans): Takeshi's Paradise	Ending Theme for Japanese Version
23:06	1997-1998-M33A Professor Okido's Pokémon Lectures	Professor Okido's Pokémon Lecture
23:10	1997-1998-M18B トキワへの道‐マサラより Japanese (Romanized): Tokiwa e no michi - Masara yori Japanese (Trans): The Road to Tokiwa - From Masara	Okido explains the characteristics of Lizardon.
23:54	Okido's Senryū Theme	Okido recites a Senryū.
24:05	Mezase Pokémon Master Instrumental	Johto Episode 46 preview

Dub Music:

Time	Track	Notes
00:40	Born To Be A Winner	Opening Theme for the English Dub
01:27	1997-1998-M52 Title Card	Title Card
02:11	Nanako's Team Eleboo Theme	Casey sings her Electabuzz Theme again.
04:46	1999-2001-M35 38ばんどうろ Japanese (Romanized): 38-ban dōro Japanese (Trans): Route 38	The Bug-Catching Contest begins!
07:45	乱れ飛ぶモンスターボール Japanese (Romanized): Midaretobu Monster Ball Japanese (Trans): Wildly Flying Monster Balls	Movie 1 BGM - Chikorita uses Tackle on a tree and various Pineco fall on the ground.
09:42	1999-2001-M22 視線！ロケット団 Japanese (Romanized): Shisen! Rocket-dan Japanese (Trans): Eye Contact! Rocket Gang	Scyther counter-attacks.
10:00	1997-1998-M13 戦い（VS野生ポケモン） Japanese (Romanized): Tatakai (VS yasei Pokémon) Japanese (Trans): Battle (VS Wild Pokémon)	Casey's Chikorita battles Scyther.
11:11	1997-1998-M01B ～オープニング～ Japanese (Romanized): ~Opening~ Japanese (Trans): ~Opening~	Scyther is about to finish off Chikorita, but Ash's Pikachu comes to rescue.
14:04	1997-1998-M27 激闘果てしなく~逃げろや逃げろ! Japanese (Romanized): Nigero ya Nigero! Japanese (Trans): Run Away, Run Away!	A band of Beedrill appears in front of Ash.
15:03	1997-1998-M20 なんだかんだと聞かれたら… Japanese (Romanized): Nandakanda to Kikaretara… Japanese (Trans): If You Ask Us About Whatever…	Team Rocket's Motto
16:28	1997-1998-M17 絶対絶命 Japanese (Romanized): Zettai Zetsumei Japanese (Trans): Desperate Situation	Team Rocket activates a dip net.
19:23	1997-1998-M04 出会いと別れと Japanese (Romanized): Deai to Wakare to Japanese (Trans): Meeting and Parting	Ash has won the Bug-Catching Contest and holds a Poké Ball with Beedrill inside in one hand and a Sun Stone in another.
20:07	Nanako's Team Eleboo Theme	Casey sings her Electabuzz Theme once again.
20:20	1997-1998-M04 出会いと別れと Japanese (Romanized): Deai to Wakare to Japanese (Trans): Meeting and Parting	The music resumes from the point where it stopped last time.
20:44	Born To Be A Winner	Ending Theme for the English Dub

Music Statistics:

Number of Assigned Tracks to the Japanese Original: 31
Number of Assigned Tracks to the English Dub: 15

[GS 44] ラジオとうのたたかい！じくうをこえて!!

ポケットモンスター金銀編 GS

ウソッキーはどこにいる!? [GS 46]

[JLC 3] Air Time

Pokémon: Johto League Champions JLC

Type Casting! [JLC 5]

[PGS 44] Air Time

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver PGS

Type Casting! [PGS 46]

[PM 162] Battle at the Radio Tower! Surpass Time and Space!!

Pocket Monsters PM

Where is Usokkie!? [PM 164]

	Screenplay	園田英樹 (Hideki Sonoda)
	Storyboard	横田和 (Kazu Yokota)
	Animation Director	たけだゆ (Yūsaku Takeda)
	Episode Director	大町繁 (Shigeru Ōmachi)

	松本梨香 (Rica Matsumoto)			Satoshi
	大谷育江 (Ikue Ōtani)			Pikachu
	飯塚雅弓 (Mayumi Iizuka)			Kasumi
	上田祐司 (Yūji Ueda)			Takeshi
	林原めぐみ (Megumi Hayashibara)			Musashi
	三木眞一郎 (Shin-ichiro Miki)			Kojiro
	犬山イヌコ (Inuko Inuyama)			Nyarth
	石塚運昇 (Unshō Ishizuka)			Narration
	坂口候一 (Kōichi Sakaguchi)			Nanako's Spear _Uncredited

	Jim Malone		Voice Director
	Eric Stuart		Voice Director
	Jason Bergenfeld		Voice Director

	Veronica Taylor			Ash Ketchum
	Rachael Lillis			Misty
	Rachael Lillis			Jessie
	Eric Stuart			Brock
	Eric Stuart			James
	Eric Stuart			Venomoth
	Eric Stuart			Pineco
	Eric Stuart			Scyther
	Eric Stuart			Dexter
	Rodger Parsons			Narrator
	Dan Green			Park Leader
	Ted Lewis			Venomoth Man
	Kayzie Rogers			Wobbuffet
	Kerry Williams			Casey
	Michael Haigney			Cubone (WTP)
	Michael Haigney			Paras

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