Pokémon
Pokémon: Season 3

Air Date

October 14, 1999

Episodes

41 episodes

Pokémon

Season 3

Overview

Upon returning to Pallet Town, Ash and Misty reunite with Brock and set out on the next stage of their Pokémon journey—the Johto region! Though he still has an errand to run for Professor Oak, Ash jumps with both feet into the Johto League, taking on a couple of Gym Leaders and adding Pokémon like Totodile and Chikorita to his team.

Episodes

Don't Touch That 'dile

1. Don't Touch That 'dile

6.5
October 14, 1999
23 min

Ash begins his journey in Johto, a largely unexplored region said to be thickly populated with Pokémon entirely new to him and his friends.

The Double Trouble Header

2. The Double Trouble Header

6.2
October 21, 1999
23 min

In a Pokémon battle, Ash soundly defeats an ambitious young Trainer, who runs away dejectedly.

A Sappy Ending

3. A Sappy Ending

6.5
October 28, 1999
23 min

Ash and friends discover a forest where invading Pinsir are causing heavy deforestation.

Roll On, Pokémon!

4. Roll On, Pokémon!

6.2
November 4, 1999
23 min

Ash and friends stumble into a small valley where Donphan are used to harvest precious stones.

Illusion Confusion!

5. Illusion Confusion!

5.8
November 11, 1999
23 min

Who would be foolish enough to brave a thick forest in the dead of night without a Hoothoot guide? Certainly not Ash Ketchum...

Flower Power

6. Flower Power

5.5
November 18, 1999
23 min

Our heroes must help prepare an insecure Bellossom dance troupe for their upcoming exhibition.

Spinarak Attack

7. Spinarak Attack

5.5
November 25, 1999
23 min

Ash and friends reach a new town and hear of three mysterious robbers apparently mimicking the crimes of a legendary master thief.

Snubbull Snobbery

8. Snubbull Snobbery

5.2
December 2, 1999
23 min

With pet food prepared by a French chef, rooms of WalkMaster exercise equipment and closets stocked with the latest in Pokémon fashion, life couldn't be much better for a Palm Hills Snubbull.

The Little Big Horn

9. The Little Big Horn

5.8
December 9, 1999
23 min

Brock saves a lost and frightened Stantler fawn and carefully nurses it back to health before releasing it.

The Chikorita Rescue

10. The Chikorita Rescue

7.5
December 16, 1999
23 min

Ash encounters a wild Chikorita and engages it in battle, thinking to add it to his team.

Once in a Blue Moon

11. Once in a Blue Moon

6.0
December 23, 1999
23 min

Professor Oak's errand—to deliver the mysterious GS Ball to a Poké Ball expert—is interrupted when a Quagsire with a penchant for spherical objects steals the GS ball for use in a nocturnal ritual.

The Whistle Stop

12. The Whistle Stop

5.8
January 1, 2000
23 min

When Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends, a brave young Trainer and her flock of Ledyba come to the rescue.

Ignorance Is Blissey

13. Ignorance Is Blissey

5.7
January 6, 2000
23 min

Team Rocket can't believe their luck when the Blissey employed in a Pokémon Center willingly gives them the cente's entire food supply.

A Bout With Sprout

14. A Bout With Sprout

5.7
January 13, 2000
23 min

Our heroes are recruited as guest instructors at a youth Pokémon Academy.

Fighting Flyer With Fire

15. Fighting Flyer With Fire

5.7
January 20, 2000
23 min

With Pikachu's help, Ash is confident that winning the Zephyr badge will be a breeze.

For Crying Out Loud

16. For Crying Out Loud

5.7
January 27, 2000
23 min

Cute and cuddly is one thing, but a bawling Marill is too much even for Misty.

Tanks a Lot!

17. Tanks a Lot!

5.7
February 3, 2000
23 min

Team Rocket's most recent super vehicle, the Arbotank, is their ticket to world domination.

Charizard's Burning Ambitions

18. Charizard's Burning Ambitions

7.0
February 10, 2000
23 min

When Ash hears of the nearby Charicific Valley, he is sure a quick trip would be just the thing to reignite his Charizard's flagging spirits.

Grin to Win!

19. Grin to Win!

5.7
February 17, 2000
23 min

The annual Sunflora contest is only a day away and yet our hero's new friend and Sunflora Trainer is unable to convince her star Pokémon to compete.

Chikorita's Big Upset

20. Chikorita's Big Upset

5.7
February 24, 2000
23 min

A severe case of rivalry between Pikachu and Chikorita calls for therapy sessions with Nurse Joy.

Foul Weather Friends

21. Foul Weather Friends

5.7
March 2, 2000
23 min

Our heroes chance upon a Hoppip—the fluffy "Cottonweed" Pokémon that is able to drift for miles on a passing wind.

The Superhero Secret

22. The Superhero Secret

5.7
March 9, 2000
23 min

When Ash and friends wander into town, they bring with them a challenge that threatens to be Gligarman's last—Team Rocket.

Mild 'n Wooly

23. Mild 'n Wooly

5.7
March 16, 2000
23 min

Team Rocket comes in sheep's clothing to relieve a kind Poké-shepherd of her Mareep flock.

Wired for Battle!

24. Wired for Battle!

5.7
March 23, 2000
23 min

When the most promising trainee at a Pokémon dojo abandons battle altogether, it's up to Ash and friends to convince him that battling is more than just a matter of probability.

Good 'Quil Hunting

25. Good 'Quil Hunting

5.7
March 30, 2000
23 min

With Charizard gone and no fire Pokémon to call his own, Ash is overjoyed to come across a Cyndaquil in the wild.

A Shadow of a Drought

26. A Shadow of a Drought

5.7
April 6, 2000
23 min

Ash carelessly makes enemies of the Slowpoke-worshipping residents of a town.

Going Apricorn!

27. Going Apricorn!

5.7
April 13, 2000
23 min

Ash delivers the mysterious GS Ball to a renowned Pokémon expert, but Team Rocket wreaks trouble when they attempt to harvest the Apricorns essential to local Poké Ball production.

Gettin' the Bugs Out

28. Gettin' the Bugs Out

5.7
April 20, 2000
23 min

When Ash reaches the Hive Gym, he has just the Pokémon to challenge the Gym Leader's Bug Pokémon.

A Farfetch'd Tale

29. A Farfetch'd Tale

5.7
April 27, 2000
23 min

An inexperienced young Trainer mistakenly scares off his own Farfetch'd.

Tricks of the Trade

30. Tricks of the Trade

5.7
May 4, 2000
23 min

At the Pokémon Swap Meet, our heroes befriend a young Pokémon trainer who's having difficulties finding a trading partner willing to accept his Wobbuffet. When Jessie inadvertently deposits her Poké Ball across from his in the exchanger, this young trainer gets more than he had bargained for.

The Fire-ing Squad!

31. The Fire-ing Squad!

5.7
May 11, 2000
23 min

Rocket attempts to steal all the water Pokémon from the annual Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.

No Big Woop!

32. No Big Woop!

5.7
May 18, 2000
23 min

Ash and friends enthusiastically volunteer to watch over a troubled trainer's school of Wooper.

Tunnel Vision

33. Tunnel Vision

5.7
May 25, 2000
23 min

While Ash and friends deliberate on how to pass through a tunnel replete with Onix, two wandering Pokémon arrive on the scene together.

Hour of the Houndour

34. Hour of the Houndour

5.7
June 1, 2000
23 min

Investigating a string of mysterious thefts, our heroes discover a pack of Houndour, struggling to survive in the wild.

The Totodile Duel

35. The Totodile Duel

5.7
June 8, 2000
23 min

Ash and Misty's friendly rivalry is tested when they both try to capture a Totodile at the same time. Unable to determine whose Poké Ball had captured the wild Pokémon, the two must battle it out to determine the Totodile's new master.

Hot Matches!

36. Hot Matches!

5.7
June 15, 2000
23 min

When Ash and friends hear of a virtually undefeatable trainer operating nearby, they seek her out.

Love, Totodile Style

37. Love, Totodile Style

5.7
June 22, 2000
23 min

Ash's Totodile falls head over tail for a passing Azumarill, but is still unsuccessful in having its feelings requited when Team Rocket kidnap the Pokémon before Totodile's eyes.

Fowl Play!

38. Fowl Play!

5.7
June 29, 2000
23 min

Ash has his sights set on a rare and brightly-colored Noctowl.

Forest Grumps

39. Forest Grumps

5.7
July 6, 2000
23 min

When an Ursaring attack leaves Team Rocket and our heroes in compromising positions, compromise they do, members of each team being paired with members of the other.

The Psychic Sidekicks!

40. The Psychic Sidekicks!

5.7
July 13, 2000
23 min

Our heroes come to a town whose residents all raise Psychic Pokémon to repel the Ghost Pokémon that lurk nearby

The Fortune Hunters

41. The Fortune Hunters

5.7
July 27, 2000
23 min

A Pokémon Fortune Telling boom turns out to be a Team Rocket plot to steal Pokémon from local trainers.