Worst Pokémon Episodes
Worst pokémon episodes in my opinion from seasons 1-16/Pokémon Chronicles
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- 1997–202322mTV-Y6.4 (164)TV EpisodeDirectorMasamitsu HidakaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartAn aging artist and his Smeargle assistants get in some hot water when they attempt to turn a town into their next great masterpiece!
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaStarsMadeleine BlausteinRachael LillisEric StuartAfter Team Rocket tries once again to steal Pikachu, Ash and company fall into the Trovitopolis Sewer System, where a monster has been terrorizing the town.
- DirectorKunihiko YuyamaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartAsh and friends finally reach Rustboro City, and Ash puts his Gym battle plans on hold as our heroes tour the Pokémon Trainer's School. Max takes to the school like a natural, but one boy at the school, Tommy, starts a rivalry with him. The boys get to have a practice battle, and Max is so caught up in strategy that he forgets to use offensive moves. Team Rocket interrupts the battle by stealing all the school's Poké Balls, and all the kids in the Trainer's School class work together to defeat Team Rocket. Max, Tommy, and the other kids become good friends, and Ash gears up for his battle the following day with Roxanne, a Trainer's School teacher and the Rustboro Gym Leader!
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartAsh and Clair finally face off in a Gym battle that will push Ash's skills as a Trainer to the limit! Can he win his final Johto Gym badge?
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartJust outside of Ecruteak City, our heroes see a flying Pidgey being attacked by a huge Fearow and decide to intervene. With Brock carrying the wounded Pidgey, the gang enters Ecruteak City in hopes of finding its trainer.
- DirectorKunihiko YuyamaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartAsh and friends get separated from their Pokémon in a deep, dark cave. As the Trainers hunt down their Pokémon, Pikachu and the others get off on the wrong foot with a gang of Nuzleaf, who surround them as they discuss a fitting punishment for these intruders. Guided by Taillow, Ash and friends are quickly closing in, but unfortunately Team Rocket is a step ahead. When Ash and friends arrive, the Team Rocket balloon--with Pikachu and the Nuzleaf aboard--is barely a blip on the horizon! Ash asks Corphish to Crabhammer him into the air, where he grabs onto the balloon and unties the net. The Nuzleaf create a net of their own to break Ash's fall while Corphish's BubbleBeam blasts Team Rocket off once more. With everyone reunited, Ash and the others say farewell to the Nuzleaf and continue on their journey!
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaStarsMadeleine BlausteinRachael LillisEric StuartAsh, Misty, and Brock meet Gary on their way to Cinnabar Island.
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartIt's a case of mistaken identity for Misty's Politoed when it gets roped into replacing the leader of a Pokémon Cheer team...but where has the other Politoed gone?
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaStarsMadeleine BlausteinRachael LillisEric StuartAsh has a rematch against Blaine's Magmar with Charizard.
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartAsh and the gang meet a boy who's having trouble getting his Farfetch'd to obey his orders, much to the annoyance of his father, a famous charcoal maker.
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartAsh and company encounter a researcher using his Pokemon to study Lapras songs. The Lapras herd holds a surprise for Ash as he encounters the Lapras befriended in the Orange Islands
- 1997–202322mTV-Y6.9 (161)TV EpisodeDirectorMasamitsu HidakaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartIn a scuffle with Team Rocket, Ash and friends are thrown from the ship bearing them to the Whirl Islands! Can they escape the powerful whirlpools that threaten to drag them down?
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartBrock helps a wounded baby Stantler that causes a lot of trouble in town.
- 1997–202322mTV-Y6.9 (123)TV EpisodeDirectorKunihiko YuyamaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartIt's finally time for May's first Pokémon Contest, where she learns that Pokémon Coordinators who earn five ribbons by winning contests throughout the region will be entered in the ultimate contest: the Grand Festival! May tries to stay calm, but her nerves are on edge. Drew and his Roselia put in an impressive performance, and then Robert and his majestic Milotic win the hearts of the crowd. When it's finally May's turn, she's so nervous that she stumbles during her routine, but her Beautifly makes up for it by pulling off its best Silver Wind yet, and the judges award her the last spot in the second round--a battle challenge! She faces off against Drew, whose Roselia defeats her Beautifly and then falls to Robert's Milotic. Robert wins the ribbon, and Drew and May are both determined to do better next time!
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaStarsMadeleine BlausteinRachael LillisEric StuartSatoshi and his friends are trapped in a snowstorm. Takeshi suggests that the group uses his Iwark to create a bivouac. They are about to start when a strong gust of wind blows Pikachu away, and Satoshi tries to save him. After saving Pikachu who is about to fall off a cliff, Satoshi 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.
- DirectorMasamitsu HidakaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartAsh goes hunting for a Cyndaquil.
- 1997–202322mTV-Y6.4 (179)TV EpisodeDirectorMasamitsu HidakaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartWhen a young Trainer's Yanma accidentally destroys his father's precious glasswork, it inspires a Team Rocket scheme that will shatter the peace and quiet of the town!
- DirectorKunihiko YuyamaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorEric StuartRachael LillisAs they press forward toward the next gym, fate reunites Ash and friends with Thatcher, who since their last meeting has been inspired to employ his Plusle and Minun in enhancing Pokémon battles by enthusiastically cheering on the battlers involved. When he actually witnesses Thatcher and other pep squad members at work, however, Max keenly suspects that they are being misled to not simply cheer competitors on, but actually breach official rules by misusing the abilities of their various Pokémon from the sidelines.
- 1997–202322mTV-Y7.2 (109)TV EpisodeDirectorKunihiko YuyamaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorEric StuartRachael LillisJames hatches a plan to steal the Pokémon of unwitting trainers by sabotaging the Pokeball transporter in a local Pokémon Center. Ash is unfortunate enough to choose this very Center to have Professor Oak send him his Bulbasaur so that it can interact with May's new Bulbasaur. Just as Ash realizes the Pokeball "transported" to him to be a fake, a host of other trainers approach Nurse Joy with the same complaint. Realizing that the real Pokeballs are being siphoned off to another location, Joy, Ash, and friends quickly track down Team Rocket, but only as they make their escape, accidentally dropping one sole Pokeball--containing Ash's Bulbasaur--as they fly off. Ash and May's two Bulbasaur quickly become fast friends, but will their teamwork be enough to recover all the stolen Pokémon from Team Rocket?
- 2002–2004TV-Y7-FV6.8 (29)TV EpisodeStarsRikako AikawaMadeleine BlausteinInuko InuyamaMeowth has rented an apartment all of his own for some peaceful vacation time in Big Town. He befriends the Pichu Brothers and company and they try to help him with his part-time jobs.
- DirectorKunihiko YuyamaLotte HorlingsStarsVeronica TaylorEric StuartRachael LillisLost in a desert, Ash and his friends see lots of identical pits in the ground--Trapinch burrows! A young woman named Elisa warns them they're trespassing on hazardous territory: these burrows connect to the many caves of the Trapinch Underground Labyrinth. Enter Hal, a Pokémon researcher and Elisa's old friend. He's being chased by a Donphan, but Elisa's Meganium clams Donphan down. It turns out that Hal once fell into a Trapinch burrow and discovered a lake in the Labyrinth--a lake where Trapinch gather and evolve into Vibrava! Now he's attached a transmitter to a Trapinch so he can find the lake again. Team Rocket appears and seizes Pikachu with their Diglett Supreme machine. But after Brock's Ludicolo breaks it and more Trapinch chew the machine to bits, Team Rocket and Pikachu don't have a leg (or machine) to stand on, and they fall into a burrow! Ash, Elisa, and Trapinch jump in after them, followed by Hal. As Max, Brock, and May wonder what to do, they fall into the burrow themselves and meet Elisa, Ash, and Trapinch. Trapinch wanders away just before the tunnel floods with water, sweeping Ash and his friends into the underground lake where Pikachu is already waiting. Trapinch strolls in, followed by Hal, and a happy reunion follows. Everyone watches a nearby group of Trapinch evolve into Vibrava--until Team Rocket swoops in and nets all the newly-evolved Pokémon. Brock and Elisa use Ludicolo and Meganium to free the trapped Vibrava, who then use Supersonic to deflect Team Rocket's attacks. Pikachu sends Team Rocket blasting off, the Vibrava fly everyone back to the surface, and all's well again as Ash and his friends head for the next town!
- DirectorKunihiko YuyamaJoop PieëteStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartCorphish is a welcome new member of Ash's team, but it's so boisterous that it can be a problem, like when it eats Wurmple's food or hugs May just a bit too hard. Corphish makes itself sick by eating some rope it found on the beach. Ash has forgotten his Poké Balls, so he has to carry Corphish on his back over a mountain and through Carvanha-infested waters to the nearest Pokémon Center. In the meantime, Ash's friends and Team Rocket all manage to get caught in one of Team Rocket's traps--and the tide is coming in! Brock sends Taillow to Ash with an SOS. Ash speeds to the rescue, and Corphish frees everyone from the traps. After that, May doesn't mind Corphish's over-enthusiastic hugs anymore.
- 1997–202322mTV-Y7.2 (97)TV EpisodeDirectorKunihiko YuyamaLotte HorlingsStarsVeronica TaylorEric StuartRachael LillisMay is traveling to Slateport City in style: onboard a giant cruise ship that has the Grand Festival's prize Ribbon Cup on display! Officer Jenny reveals that even though Team Magma and Team Aqua have disbanded, a former Team Magma member--Brodie the Phantom Thief--is onboard and intent on stealing valuables. When May goes to see the Ribbon Cup, Munchlax bumps the display case, breaking the Cup and revealing that it's a fake. And without the Cup, the Grand Festival will be called off! Brodie must have stolen it, so a "Golden Poké Ball" is put on display as a lure. Disguised as the Captain, Brodie distracts May and her friends and steals the Poké Ball, but Officer Jenny had a tracking device installed in it and they set off in hot pursuit. They chase Brodie through the ship, finally cornering him on deck. Brodie has now disguised himself as Officer Jenny and the only way to distinguish between the two is with Brock's keen eye for lovely ladies. Once his ruse is rumbled, he escapes and Team Rocket tries for the Ribbon Cup instead. But Officer Jenny and Ash are up to the job, and Team Rocket's plans are thwarted.
- 1997–202325mTV-Y75.8 (62)TV EpisodeStarsUnshô IshizukaMiyako ItoKaoriMay aims to win the title of Top Coordinator.
- DirectorKunihiko YuyamaLotte HorlingsStarsVeronica TaylorEric StuartRachael LillisAsh's Battle Factory victory has him eager to reach the next Battle Frontier stop right away, but even he has to stop for food and water. Munchlax takes care of the Pokémon food by eating it all, which sets off a squabble that disturbs the local Geodude. The Geodude chase Ash and May's Pokémon, and some of them are separated in the commotion. Ash and May have to find their missing Pokémon! An Onix leads the Rock-type Pokémon that live in the area, and they're none too happy about the intruders. Team Rocket sees this and convinces Onix that Ash and his friends are up to no good. Phanpy and Squirtle reunite with Pikachu, Corphish, and then Munchlax, but they're captured by Rock Pokémon working with Team Rocket. Elsewhere, Brock is captured as well! Ash finds Onix and Team Rocket, but now all his friends and their Pokémon have been snagged! Ash tries to tell Onix that he's not a villain, and Onix decides that they'll battle. If Ash wins, his friends go free. If Ash loses... well, he'd better win! Ash choses Grovyle, who has a type advantage against Onix, and wins the round. Team Rocket tries plan B: steal all the Pokémon outright. But Ash tells Grovyle to defend Onix against their attack, and it's clear now who the good guys are. May and the others are freed, and together everyone protects the wild Pokémon from Team Rocket. Once the villains are sent flying, Onix makes amends by giving our heroes an escorted ride out of its valley.