Pikachu vs. Raichu! | Pokémon: Indigo League

Pokémon: Indigo League (originally aired simply as Pokémon) is the first season of the Pokémon animated television series and the first season of Pokémon: The Original Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poket

It’s Ash Ketchum’s tenth birthday, and he’s ready to do what many 10-year-olds in the Kanto region set out to do—become a Pokémon Trainer! Things don’t go exactly the way he planned when he ends up with a Pikachu instead of a standard first Pokémon, and w

Things don’t go exactly the way he planned when he ends up with a Pikachu instead of a standard first Pokémon, and winning Gym Badges turns out to be much tougher than he thought.

"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 exactly the way he planned when he ends up with a Pikachu rather than one of the usual first partner Pokémon, and winning Gym badges turns out to be much tougher than he thought.