Okay, here are my thoughts on the first episode of Pokemon.
Pokemon Indigo League: Season 1: Episode 1: Pokemon - I Choose You!
Here's what I got in my notes so far. And if I may, I would like to comment a little bit about the opening theme song, as well, since I wrote about it in the first page of my notes. Okay, here's my notes so far:
Page 1 of my notes:
Opening theme song shows us a glimpse of Mewtwo and Mew flying through space. As well as Ash staring up in the sky from an empty stadium. We see shots of other Pokemon as well, such as Squirtle, Pidgeotto, and Cubone, and Bulbasaur being caught in a Poke Ball by Ash. Also Ash's Charmander being licked by a wild Haunter. Ash throwing a Poke Ball. Ash and Pikachu racing a wild Arcanine and Rapidash on foot. And we see Zapdos and Articuno flying through the sky. Cut to a wild Sandshrew, a Kadabra, and a Charmander, which is most likely Ash's. And a wild Gyarados, and Dragonair jumping through the water, with Ash and Pikachu riding on a Lapras in the background. A random Pokemon being caught in a Poke Ball. Raichu attempting to use Body Slam on Pikachu, but Pikachu dodges it. Caterpie standing up to Ekans and Koffing. Ash hugging Pikachu. Tentacruel destroying a building with one of its tentacles.
Page 2 of my notes:
Okay, I think I've said enough about the opening. Now on to the actual episode. We see the intro from the GameBoy games, Pokemon Red Version specifically. With a Nidorino and a Gengar battling it out. We see a stadium and a crowd full of people. Announcer saying that Nidorino is using its Horn Attack. Gengar using its Hypnosis Attack. The trainer calls back Nidorino. The trainer looks like he might be actually Bruno from the Elite Four. He throws a green and white Poke Ball and sends out Onix. Wait, Bruno has an Onix in the GameBoy games. This trainer must be Bruno. Onix looks like it's using Slam Attack against Gengar. This was all being shown on a TV screen. We are now officially introduced to our main protagonist, Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town. Ash has a Snorlax doll in his room, a Poliwag pencil sharpener, a Clefairy piggy bank, and toy Zubats hanging from his ceiling.
Page 3 of my notes:
Ash just turned 10 years old, and is now old enough to become a Pokemon trainer. He has a poster of the three starter Pokemon, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Charmander. Ash puts on his cap and turns it backwards, and grabs a toy Voltorb alarm clock, like it's a Poke Ball, and holds it in front of him, declaring that he will be a Pokemon master. We then meet Ash's mother, who catches the Voltorb alarm clock that Ash accidentally threw, when his mother startled him. His mother tells him to go to bed. And Ash says he can't sleep, so his mother changes the channel on the TV to a channel about Professor Oak, saying that tomorrow is the big day for new trainers to choose a starter Pokemon between Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle. Ash's mother tells Ash to go to bed when it's over.
That's all of my notes that I have written down in my notebook so far. And I know that I've only just talked about the beginning of the episode. I mean, I would have written down some more, but I've just kind of been a bit pre-occupied with other things. Oh and my electricity went off earlier today where I'm at, so I had a power outage today, and it didn't come back on until about 7:00 PM Eastern Time. I only bring this up, cause I couldn't watch the episode, and take notes on it earlier today, cause I had a power outage earlier today until about 7:00 PM Eastern Time.
Anyways, I'll just wrap up my thoughts about this episode by going from I remember about watching it.
Ash dreams about getting his first Pokemon, and sending them out from their Poke Balls, starting with Bulbasaur, then Squirtle, and then finally Charmander. Also, what's with the Dodrio on the roof of Ash's house crowing, like it's a rooster or something? Ash finally wakes up, and meets Gary, who is Professor Oak's grandson. Gary brags that he got his first Pokemon, and Ash asks him what kind of Pokemon he got, but Gary refuses, saying, "None of your business." Gary and his cheerleaders go on their way. Ash is angered by Gary's actions, setting Gary up as Ash's first rival. Professor Oak comes and brings Ash into his laboratory, and Ash initally wanted to choose Squirtle, but Professor Oak says that Pokemon is taken. Then Ash wants to choose Bulabasaur, but Professor Oak says that Pokemon is also taken. Then Ash wants to choose Charmander, but Professor Oak says that Pokemon is also taken. Professor Oak says that there's one more Pokemon, and so Ash gets stuck with a somewhat stubborn Pikachu, who shocks Ash and Professor Oak right away. Ash shows his mother his Pokemon Pikachu, who then shocks everyone in the crowd. Ash says goodbye to his mother, who packs him a bunch of stuff she thinks he'll need for his journey. I also think that it's kind of funny that Ash's mother tells him to change his underwear every single day. Another thing I find kind of funny is how sassy Pikachu is to Ash in this first episode. Ash tries to catch a Pidgey in a Poke Ball, but the Pidgey escapes the Poke Ball, and so Ash tries to trap in his pajamas that his mother packed for him. But the Pidgey escapes once again using its Sand Attack, and its Gust Attack. Ash tries to a throw a rock at what he thinks is the Pidgey, but it's actually a Spearow, and the Spearow becomes enraged and starts attacking Ash and Pikachu. Until Pikachu uses it's Thunder Shock on the Spearow. The wild Spearow then uses what I like to call its Call For Family Attack, because it calls for a whole herd of more wild Spearow in the trees to start attacking Ash and Pikachu. Ash and Pikachu make a run for it, and try swimming away under water. It's at this point in the episode where we meet my personal favorite Poke Girl, and I'm sure she's also most everbody else's favorite as well. That's right, I'm talking about the one and only red-haired girl, though to me I think she looks more like a orange-haired girl, the one and only Misty. She fishes up Ash and Pikachu, and it's implied that she slapped Ash, but I guess 4Kids decided to edit that part out, for some reason, probably cause they thought that it was too violent for kids. So that explains why Ash's cheek is red, afterwards. Anyways, Ash steals Misty's bike, to save Pikachu, and Misty is so angry and annoyed by this. The Spearow come back trying to get their revenge, but Ash tries to get Pikachu to go in its Poke Ball, which it refuses, and Ash stands up to the flock of Spearow. Seeing this, Pikachu finally comes to its senses, and jumps up on Ash's shoulder, leaps into the air, and uses a powerful Thunder Shock to zap away the horde of Spearow. But Pikachu is still gravely wounded after the battle, and now seems to trust Ash, as he carries him, and Pikachu licks Ash in a friendly manner. Before the episode ends, Ash sees a flying Pokemon flying through the sky, which is unidentified, which we all know as Ho-oh. The narrator says that this is just the beginning, of the adventures of Ash and Pikachu, in the world of Pokemon. End of episode.
Phew! So those are all of my thoughts on this first episode. I know that this was a really long post, but I wanted to try and get all of my thoughts out on it. Let me know what you guys think.
