Dialga Zone

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. Info: The dubbing of this episode was skipped due to a scene where James puts on inflatable breasts. When it was finally dubbed and aired in 2000, the related scenes were removed.

After being hit by a Dragon Rage attack from wild Gyarados at sea, the humans are separated from their Pokémon on an island containing many giant Pokémon run by none other than the wicked Team Rocket boss Giovanni himself.

The St. Anne flips over and sinks to the bottom of the sea after a perilous storm. All the passengers manage to escape, except for Ash, Misty, Brock and Team Rocket, who are trapped on board. After regaining consciousness, Ash, Misty, Brock and Team Rocket discover their predicament and have to work together to escape.

Ash 'wins' a ticket to take a trip on a luxury cruise ship, the Saint Anne. However, this is a scheme devised by Giovanni, who plans to steal the Pokémon of all the trainers onboard. Info: This was the first episode to air in the USA on September 7, 1998 as a "sneak preview episode". The actual series began the following day on September 8.

Ash finally arrives in Vermilion City and is ready to prove that he can defeat a Gym Leader through battle rather than sympathy. However, his opponent has a very tough Raichu that has made the Pokémon Center very busy...

When the 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 Watcher who is searching for a mysterious Pokémon. Bill teaches them about Pokémon and they get to see a mysterious Pokémon.

On the way to Vermilion City, Ash, Misty, and Brock become the Â?victimsÂ? of the Squirtle SquadÂ?s pranks. 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 let him out to go get medicine from town, but will the Squirtle keep their promise and leave Pikachu, Misty, and Brock alone while he is gone, and what is Team Rocket really up to? In the end after Pikachu is healed, Squirtle, the leader of the Squirtle Squad wants to join Ash on his travels.

On the way to Vermilion City, Ash, Misty, and Brock come across a Charmander sitting on a rock. Ash tries to catch it, but it turns out it has a trainer and can�t be captured, so they head to the Pokémon Center. At the center, a hotshot trainer named Damien is bragging about how he left it, promising to come back for it. After hearing this, they head back out to get the poor Pokémon as the rainstorm threatens its very life. After a battle with Team Rocket, Ash captures the Charmander, gaining a new friend and Pokémon.

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 wants to catch it but Misty already has Starmie out. She weakens it and throws a PokéBall but a Bulbasaur pops out of the bushes and deflects the ball. Ash sends out Butterfree to catch the Bulbasaur, but Bulbasaur deflects its sleep powder and escapes. The continue on their journey and keep getting caught in traps, until Bulbasaur's owner, Melanie, finds them and 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 could make a startling decision. In the end, Ash catches a Bulbasaur.

Our three heroes have lost their way in the depths of a dense wood, 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 undergoing any actual test of skill. Ash, Misty, and Brock head to the school and don�t agree with some of their ideas of training, something their �leader� doesn�t take well.

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. Will victory fall on the side of Ash and his 10 straight victories or with A.J. and his string of 98? In the process, will Ash learn some important lessons about the bonds between Pokémon and trainer?

In his search to collect Trainer 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 somewhere along the way. Without concern for Misty, Ash and Pikachu continue toward the Cerulean City Gym. When they arrive, the exterior of the Gym gives the strange appearance of an aquarium. Upon entering the building, Ash and Pikachu are entranced by a synchronized swimming show being performed by three beautiful sisters. Could this truly be the Cerulean Gym? And what could be the role of the three beautiful swimming sisters? More importantly, will Ash be able to defeat the strangely absent Gym Leader to earn his next badge?