Pokémon, I Choose You!

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"Pokémon, I Choose You!" (ポケモン！きみにきめた！, Pokemon! Kimi ni Kimeta!) is the first episode of the Pokémon anime series. It was first broadcast on April 1, 1997, on TV Tokyo. The episode was directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and written by Takeshi Shudo. 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. Nintendo, which publishes the Pokémon video games, asked for changes to be made to the English adaptation of the episode. Some graphic sequences involving punching were taken out, including one where Misty slaps Ash on the cheek. The script was translated by Paul Taylor. Veronica Taylor, who provided the English voice of Ash in this episode, said she enjoyed the script...

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