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BW Rival Destinies – Pokémon the Series

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"Indigo League" is where it all began as the first season of the long-running "Pokémon" animated series. Young Ash Ketchum is just beginning his Pokémon training as he reaches his 10th birthday. Things don't go as expected for the youngster, who gets a Pikachu instead of a standard first Pokémon. Winning gym badges is also tougher than Ash thought it would be. He's not alone in his quest for the badges, though, as former gym leaders Brock and Misty are by his side, along with some new friends.

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 22, 2011 Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader! After arriving in Nimbasa City, the gang run into an old friend Bianca, who informs them the Nimbasa Gym Leader, Elesa, is a supermodel. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 29, 2011 Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym! Preparing for his challenge against Elesa, Ash plans to defeat all of Elesa's Pokémon with Palpitoad alone, however, Elesa has a secret weapon. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 6, 2011 Lost at the Stamp Rally! Spending the day in Nimbasa City after Ash's fourth Unova Gym Badge win, Cilan has a special challenge in mind. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 2011 Ash Versus the Champion! As the gang cross the drawbridge to Driftweil City, they meet up with Trip, who is looking for Alder; the gang spots Alder bothering Jenny, so Ash challenges him to a battle. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 27, 2011 A Maractus Musical! Ash is excited to have reached Driftveil City, but it is not really Driftveil City; a trainer called Tobio and his Maractus introduce themselves and explain that they are headed to the Nimbasa City Pokémom musical audition. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 3, 2011 The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck! Stopping at a Pokémon Center on the way to Driftveil City, the gang meets a young Pokémon photographer who shares a picture of four Sawsbuck together. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 10, 2011 Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita! On the way to Ash's next Gym Battle, the gang meets a demanding Gothita who has a crush on Scraggy; Katharine challenges Ash to a battle, the winner gets Scraggy. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 24, 2011 The Lonely Deino! The gang finds special Pokémon in a day care center; seeing that there are a total of three, Deino, Ash, Cilan and Iris each agree to look after one of them. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 1, 2011 The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue! Ash and the gang arrive in Driftveil City; while exploring the city, they come across a man named Charles and his Accelguard; Charles has a secret. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 8, 2011 A Call for Brotherly Love! Ash is training for the gym battle with Clay when Cilan's brother Chili shows up; Pansear loses the match to Pansage; Chili gets angry at Pansear and Pansear runs away. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 15, 2011 Stopping the Rage of Legends! What starts as a trip to Milos Island to find Revival Herbs turns into a cataclysmic battle of legendary proportions when the legendary Pokémon Tornadus and Thundurus appear. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 22, 2011 Stopping the Rage of Legends! Arriving on Milos Island, the gang, along with island resident Lewis, encounter Tornadus and Thundurus, the legendary Pokémon; the ferocious battle threatening the island's existence. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 5, 2012 Battling the King of the Mines! The gang returns to Driftveil City with the herbs; Ash is ready for his battle with Clay; Clay begins by using his powerful Krokorok and Ash chooses Oshawott. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 12, 2012 Crisis at Chargestone Cave! The gang encounters Chargestone Cave; a strange force drains the electricity from Pikachu, Joltik, Stunfisk, and Emolga. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 19, 2012 Evolution Exchange Excitement! Having saved the Galvantula and Joltik from Team Rocket, Bianca and Professor Juniper proceed to trade their Shelmet and Karrablast in a procedure they call trade evolution. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 26, 2012 Explorers of the Hero's Ruin! Inside the Hero's Ruins the gang come across a dead end with ancient writing on the wall. Located in the door is a Venepede statue, however, when they set off the trap a giant spherical boulder starts coming at them. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 2, 2012 Battling the Bully! An encounter with Pikachu's main rival, Krokorok, puts the gang in the middle of a bullying confrontation. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 16, 2012 Baffling the Bouffalant! A fight breaks out between Oshawott and Tepig on the way to Mistralton City; a Bouffalant encounter forces the gang to take unexpected precautions. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 23, 2012 Cilan Takes Flight! Arriving at the Mistralton City Gym, the group discovers the gym leader, Skyla, with a battle style that is quite unexpected. Skyla books appointments for challenges. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 1, 2012 An Amazing Aerial Battle! The Mistralton City Gym Jet Badge is one the line, as Skyla takes Ash up on his gym battle challenge; the three-on-three match begins with Ash's Krokorok versus Skyla's Swoobat. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 8, 2012 Climbing the Tower of Success! After reuniting with two old friends, the gang prepares to participate in the Wishing Bell Festival, a festival that takes making a wish to a higher level. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 15, 2012 The Clubsplosion Begins! Scores are settled at the Clubsplosion Tournament; Trip and Conkeldurr battle Bianca and Emboar; eight trainers learn who will face off in the four semifinal matches. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 22, 2012 Search for the Clubultimate! First up, Iris and Excadrill face off against Burgundy and Dewott. Then, Bianca and Emboar face off against Trip and Conkeldurr, and Dragon Buster Georgia and Bisharp face off against Gale and her Druddigon. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 29, 2012 A Clubsplosion of Excitement! The final match of Clubsplosion has Trip and Conkeldurr battling Bianca and Emboar. The four semifinal matches are set. Details Episode 25 Aired Apr 5, 2012 Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown! The semifinals of the Clubsplosion Tournament get underway, with Stephan and Sawk versus Bianca and Emboar in the first battle. Ash and Scraggy battle Montgomery and Throh, while Stephan and Sawk go against Montgomery and Throh. Details Episode 26 Aired Apr 12, 2012 Battling the Leaf Thieves! While Ash and Iris train with Ash's Sewaddle and Iris' Emolga, Sewaddle evolves into Leavanny; a group of Durant kidnaps Axew while it takes a nap. Details Episode 27 Aired Apr 19, 2012 A Restoration Confrontation! Ash and friends get lost within Twist Mountain's many caverns; Team Rocket plots to go back in time and bring back the ancient prototurtle Pokémon, Tirtouga. Details Episode 28 Aired Apr 26, 2012 A Restoration Confrontation! Team Rocket succeeds in bringing Tirtouga back, but he runs away; Cilan convinces Tirtouga it can trust Ash and his friends. Details Episode 29 Aired May 3, 2012 Evolution by Fire! The group come across a trainer with a surprising connection to their past while stopping for the night at Don George's Pokemon Battle Club. Details Episode 30 Aired May 10, 2012 Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain! Brycen, a former martial arts star, saves the gang from falling boulders on the way to Icirrus City; Brycen and costar Beartic train for a comeback. Details Episode 31 Aired May 17, 2012 Caution: Icy Battle Conditions! At the Icirrus City Gym, which is solid ice, Ash challenges Brycen for the Icicle Badge, putting Scraggy, Krokorok and Pignite up against Vanillish, Cryogonal and Beartic. Details Episode 32 Aired May 24, 2012 Clash of the Connoisseurs! Cilan's connoisseur skills are enlisted by a wealthy man looking for his daughter's first Pokémon; Cilan and Ricard use the expertise to decide which Pokémon is best for the girl. Details Episode 33 Aired May 31, 2012 Crisis at Ferroseed Research! On their way to Virbank City, the group runs into Georgia and Vanilluxe; Georgia explains she is going to Ferroseed Research to get a moss that is reputed to improve the skills of Pokémon. Details Episode 34 Aired Jun 7, 2012 An Epic Defense Force! The gang is enlisted by filmmaker and friend Luke to make another movie; Luke enters his movie in a competition against rival Jules. Details Episode 35 Aired Jun 14, 2012 Rocking the Virbank Gym! At the Virbank City Gym, Ash challenges gym leader Roxie to a battle; Roxie accepts the challenge, but under one condition: Ash must use all six of his Pokémon against her team of three. Details Episode 36 Aired Jun 14, 2012 Rocking the Virbank Gym! Ash and gym leader Roxie continue to battle at the Virbank City Gym; each of Roxie's Pokémon seem powerful, so Ash's six-to-three advantage doesn't appear to give him the upper hand. Details Episode 37 Aired Jun 21, 2012 All for the Love of Meloetta! Cynthia, the Champion of the Sinnoh, is part of an exhibition match in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup in Undella Town; Ash, Iris and Cilan join the exhibition. Details Episode 38 Aired Jun 28, 2012 Piplup, Pansage and a Meeting of the Times! The gang travels with Cynthia to Undella Town, unaware that they have invisible Meloetta with them; Dawn and Pipup are waiting at Cynthia's house for a happy reunion. Details Episode 39 Aired Jul 5, 2012 Expedition to Onix Island! Taking a break from training, the gang decides to travel to an island where a special Onix lives; Cynthia's butler, Jervis, drops the gang off on the island with an ominous warning to be careful. Details Episode 40 Aired Jul 19, 2012 The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo! After Ash and Dawn are done practicing, a neighbor, Chris, comes by, looking for his lost Cubchoo; playing detective, Cilan concludes the missing Cubchoo was let out of its house by Larvitar. Details Episode 41 Aired Jul 26, 2012 Iris and the Rogue Dragonite! An injured Dragonite takes refuge in power plant, causing the power to go out; Iris befriends the Dragonite, saving him from Officer Jenny. Details Episode 42 Aired Aug 2, 2012 Jostling for the Junior Cup! The Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup begins with an exhibition match between Cynthia, the Sinnoh League Champion, and Caitlin, a member of the Unova Elite Four; Round 1 battles are decided. Details Episode 43 Aired Aug 23, 2012 Battling Authority Once Again! Ash, Cilan, Iris, Dawn and Trip are all in the hunt in the second round of the tournament; Iris has trouble getting Dragonite to follow commands. Details Episode 44 Aired Aug 30, 2012 Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three! Ash's Krokorok and Iris's Dragonite going head to head in the semi-finals; Ash is up against his rival Trip in the final round. Details Episode 45 Aired Sep 6, 2012 Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello, Adventure! Victory earns Trip the privilege to battle Alder; Dawn and Piplup are headed to the Wallace Cup, but before they leave, Ash challenges Dawn to a battle. Details Episode 46 Aired Sep 13, 2012 The Road to Humilau! Ash and Cameron lose Iris and Cilan on the way to the Humilau Gym; gym leader Marlon offers Cameron and Ash a ride to the Gym on Wailord; Cameron beats Marlon in the gym's watery battleground. Details Episode 47 Aired Sep 20, 2012 Unrest at the Nursery! Ash and Scraggy train for the Unova League; Ash, Iris and Cilan help out a Pokémon nursery when Rufflet and Vullaby cannot get along. Details Episode 48 Aired Sep 27, 2012 Meloetta and the Undersea Temple! Team Rocket launches Operation Tempest, in which Ash is accused of kidnapping Meloetta; Meloetta surrenders to Giovanni to save a trapped Ash and Pikachu. Details Episode 49 Aired Oct 4, 2012 Unova's Survival Crisis! Team Rocket uses Meloetta's song to raise the Undersea Temple; Giovanni acquires the Reveal Glass, which summons three legendary Pokémon: Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus; an enormous Pokémon battle begins to save Unova. Details
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Season Info

Director
Norihiko Sutô
Creator
Satoshi Tajiri, Junichi Masuda, Ken Sugimori
Network
The WB
Rating
TV-Y7
Genre
Kids & Family, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Sep 22, 2011