1. Pokémon, I Choose You! In the episode, Ash Ketchum gets his Pokémon journey off to a rough start when he receives his first Pokémon, a reluctant Pikachu . After many failed attempts at capturing some Pokémon, Ash throws a rock at a Spearow , which gets angry and starts attacking him and Pikachu. Soon, an entire flock of Spearow start chasing them, and Pikachu is the only one able to step in and stop the flock. In the world of Pokémon , people at the age of 10 can get their official license to become Pokémon Trainers , and Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town is about to receive his very first Pokémon from Professor Samuel Oak . On the morning of the ceremony, Ash oversleeps after accidentally breaking his alarm clock in his sleep, and runs in his pajamas to Oak's laboratory, where his rival and the Professor's grandson, Gary Oak , taunts him for arriving to the ceremony late, and brags about having already received ...
Ash and pikachu win : A young boy from Pallet Town, comes of age and gains the right to be a Pokémon Trainer, hoping to achieve his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master; Trainers receive their first Pokémon from Professor Samuel Oak, the town's foremost authority on researching Pokémon. Though Ash oversleeps and arrives late to Professor Oak's lab, he receives a Pikachu, who is initially uncooperative. On their way to Viridian City, Ash earns Pikachu's friendship by selflessly shielding him from a group of angry Spearow. While Pikachu's injuries are treated in Viridian City's Pokémon Center, Ash is confronted by Misty , a girl whose bike he desperately stole and wrecked in his attempt to escape the Spearow, so she declares that she will not leave Ash's side until she is properly compensated. Suddenly, a trio of criminals from the organization Team Rocket — Jessie , James , and Meowth — appear to steal Pokémon from the center. Pi...