Welcome to our rewatch podcast of Season 1 of Pokémon. Join me, Veronica Taylor (the original voice of Ash Ketchum), and my daughter, Rena Taylor, for our weekly lookback at the popular TV show. We’ll take you behind the scenes for insider stories, share memories, favorite scenes, and take a deeper dive into the lessons learned from the animated series. Be sure to listen for special guest appearances, too. So grab your backpack and join the adventure!
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This week Ash and Pikachu put their…
It’s that time of year again when the Bulbasaur make their pilgrimage to the Mysterious Garden for their evolution ceremony! After battling a mountain man and his Rhyhorn, Ash’s Bulbasaur is forced t…
After a quick chat with Professor Oak and a Pokédex upgrade, our trio find themselves in a fight for the right to keep the newly hatched Togepi. Will Meowth out ‘mother’ Brock? Does finders keepers w…
While taking a break in a meadow, our friends encounter a rare (and possibly delicious) Farfetch’d. This thieving Pokémon and its trainer prey on the weaknesses of others, rather than battling to “wi…
It’s double trouble time! After stumbling upon a missing persons poster that strangely resembles James, our trio is whisked away in a limo and entangled in a diabolical plot to get James to tie the k…
After rushing Pikachu to the hospital for its vocal loss, our trio must help a tired and overworked Doctor Procter with a Pokémon emergency! With their lab coats on, Ash, Misty, and Brock must learn …
This week, our trio find themselves in Grandpa Canyon in the midst of the Great Fossil Rush with Gary and Jigglypuff digging in to the story. As a result of Team Rocket’s dynamite explosion, ancient …
This episode finds our heroes in Neon Town amidst grouchy, sleep deprived townspeople. They seek solace in the woods and come upon a Jigglypuff who has lost the ability to sing its sleep inducing lul…
This week, our trainers arrive in Moss Green Village where they encounter Cassandra, a Pokémon herbalist and her incredibly shy Paras. When they learn that Paras is having trouble evolving, Ash, Mist…
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This week’s episode has our heroes seeing red or is that just ketchup? They find themselves in the middle of two rival gangs competing to be the best Pokémon gym.
We discuss the importance of good spo…
After arriving in a town suffering from a mysterious water shortage, Ash, Misty, and Brock agree to follow the dried up riverbed to investigate.
In this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of a…
This week, our trainers find themselves at a lovely garden party in Stone Town where festive party going trainers feast and evolve their pokemon with stones sourced from nearby Evolution Mountain. Co…
Deep in the forest, our trainers find a colony of wild Pikachu! After performing a dramatic rescue, our Pikachu is welcomed into the group. Now, Ash must come to terms with the fact that he may have …
Our trio sees double this week when they meet Duplica and her Ditto in the House of Imité. Dazzled by her knowledge and transformative expertise, the gang sets out to discover if imitation can ever b…
Our trio is out of the woods and back in the land of concrete and deep dish cheese pizzas! Tasked with delivering medicine for a sick Pokémon in Sunny Town, Ash, Misty, and Brock ride across the 10 m…
Deep in the Safari Zone, our heroes encounter a stampeding herd of Kangaskhan. They must work together with the Tarzan-like child Tomo and his parents to defeat Team Rocket’s plan to capture them all…
Howdy y’all! On the way to the Safari Zone, Ash and his pals make a pit stop at the Big P Pokémon Ranch, where they meet Lara Laramie and her Ponyta, just in time for Race Day! Ash must take the rein…
On the way to the Fuchsia Gym, Ash and the gang find themselves lost in a mysterious mansion filled with traps and tricks around every corner. Ash’s skills are put to the test when confronted by two …
On the way to Fuchsia Gym, our gang is thrust into an extermination scheme to get rid of the Diglett that are interrupting the construction of the Gaiva Dam! But, who is in the right? Are aliens real…