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[SL 40]
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Titles

  • United States Pikachu's Good-Bye
  • Japan ピカチュウのもり
  • Japan Pikachu no mori
  • Japan The Pikachu Forest
  • Germany Pikachus Abschied
  • France Au revoir Pikachu
  • Spain Adiós Pikachu
  • Sweden Pikachus farväl
  • Italy Addio Pikachu!
  • Mexico Adiós Pikachu
  • Finland Pikachun hyvästit
  • Taiwan 皮卡丘的森林
  • Hungary Pikachu, ég veled!
  • Poland Pożegnanie Pikachu
  • Netherlands Het Afscheid van Pikachu
  • Brazil O Adeus do Pikachu
  • Israel להתראות פיקאצ'ו
  • Czechia Sbohem, Pikachu
  • Norway Pikachus farvel
  • Denmark Pikachus Farvel
  • Greece Το Αντίο του Πίκατσου
  • Portugal A Despedida do Pikachu
  • Russia Прощай, Пикачу!

Airdates

Staff List
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OLM Team OTA
Japan Screenplay 藤田伸三 (Shinzō Fujita)
Japan Storyboard 日高政光 (Masamitsu Hidaka)
Japan Episode Director 井硲清高 (Kiyotaka Itani)
Japan Animation Director 酒井啓史 (Keishi Sakai)

OP/ED List

United States OP Pokémon Theme
Pokémon Theme
Japan OP めざせポケモンマスター
めざせポケモンマスター
Aim To Be A Pokémon Master
Japan ED ポケットにファンタジー
ポケットにファンタジー
Fantasy in My Pocket
Italy OP Pokémon
Pokémon
South Korea OP 모험의 시작
모험의 시작
Start of an Adventure
South Korea ED 우리는 모두 친구
우리는 모두 친구
We Are All Friends
Hong Kong OP 寵物小精靈
寵物小精靈
Pocket Monster
Hong Kong ED 寶可夢點點名
寶可夢點點名
Pokémon Roll Call
Hong Kong ED 數數小精靈
數數小精靈
Count the Pokémon
Screenplay
脚本
Storyboard
絵コンテ
Episode Director
演出
Animation Director
作画監督
Key Animation
原画
In-Between Animation Check
動画チェック
In-Between Animation
動画
Color Coordination
色指定
Inspection
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仕上げ
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背景
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タイトル・リスワーク
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レコーディングスタジオ
Summary
Satoshi is aiming to become a Pokémon Master. Takeshi and Kasumi travel together with him. As the trio walk through a forest, they take a break. As they relax and enjoy themselves, Pikachu suddenly notices something staring at them from the thicket. It turns out to be the eyes of a wild Pikachu.

When Pikachu realizes this, it starts chasing the wild Pikachu as it escapes into the forest, doing its best to catch up to it. Satoshi keeps calling after it, but Pikachu doesn't listen, ignoring everything else and continuing into the forest...

Pikachu eventually joins the herd of the wild Pikachu, and while they are a bit uneasy at first, they eventually warm up to it, and Pikachu greatly enjoys being with its kin like this. But then Satoshi decides to join them, and...

Characters

Ash Ketchum
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  • United States Ash Ketchum
  • Japan サトシ
  • Japan Satoshi
  • Japan Satoshi
Ash's Pikachu
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  • United States Ash's Pikachu
  • Japan サトシのピカチュウ
  • Japan Satoshi no Pikachu
  • Japan Satoshi's Pikachu
Misty
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  • United States Misty
  • Japan カスミ
  • Japan Kasumi
  • Japan Kasumi
Brock
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  • United States Brock
  • Japan タケシ
  • Japan Takeshi
  • Japan Takeshi
Meowth
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  • United States Meowth
  • Japan ニャース
  • Japan Nyarth
  • Japan Nyarth
Jessie
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  • United States Jessie
  • Japan ムサシ
  • Japan Musashi
  • Japan Musashi
James
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  • United States James
  • Japan コジロウ
  • Japan Kojirō
  • Japan Kojiro
Professor Samuel Oak
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  • United States Professor Samuel Oak
  • Japan オーキド ユキナリ博士
  • Japan Yukinari Okido-hakase
  • Japan Professor Yukinari Okido
Misty's Starmie
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  • United States Misty's Starmie
  • Japan カスミのスターミー
  • Japan Kasumi no Starmie
  • Japan Kasumi's Starmie
Lt. Surge's Raichu
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  • United States Lt. Surge's Raichu
  • Japan マチスのライチュウ
  • Japan Matis no Raichu
  • Japan Matis' Raichu
Erika's Gloom
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  • United States Erika's Gloom
  • Japan エリカのクサイハナ
  • Japan Erika no Kusaihana
  • Japan Erika's Kusaihana
Erika
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  • United States Erika
  • Japan エリカ
  • Japan Erika
  • Japan Erika

Wild Pokémon

#21: Spearow
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  • United States Spearow
  • Japan オニスズメ
  • Japan Onisuzume
#25: Pikachu
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  • United States Pikachu
  • Japan ピカチュウ
  • Japan Pikachu
00:00

Note

As previously mentioned in the episode 38 release post, the show got taken off the air for four months due to the Porygon incident on December 16th, 1997. It finally returned exactly four months later, on April 16th, 1998, with a one hour special consisting of two episodes.

However, while the two episodes meant to be next in line got skipped over due to no longer being seen as seasonally appropriate, the show didn't start back up with what was initially intended to be the 41st episode either: Instead, the first episode in this double episode re-premiere was this entirely new episode, created during the hiatus, which was meant to work as a light introduction to the show and its setting for all the new viewers who would be watching the series for the first time that day. The next episode in line, "The Four Eievui Brothers", then aired as the second episode of this special.

The credits used in the subsequent Kids Station airings list the voice actors accurately but the rest of the staff credits are from episode 40 though the writer of the episode is correctly credited as the only part there.

Hulu does not have the credits for this episode or the next episode preview.
The Pokémon Best Collection DVD Kanto Volume (7) and Pocket Monsters BW Pokémon TV Anime Collection DVD ～A New Journey!～ releases also use the episode 40 staff credits though here with the writer also being incorrectly taken from episode 40.

On the January 1st, 2000 special broadcast, the animation directors were listed as Keishi Sakai, Izumi Shimura, and Masaaki Iwane, but when rebroadcast on the Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station on the August 3rd, 2003 episode, the information was changed to Keishi Sakai only.

00:00

YouTube

On October 22nd, 2020, this episode was available to watch on the official Japanese YouTube channel. The video was region locked to Japan only. A special artwork showcasing the episode was created to promote its release on YouTube.

It was part of the Anipoke Selection (アニポケセレクション), a limited-time promotion to release select episodes from the older anime series on the official Japanese YouTube channel! A playlist was available to watch these episodes.
00:00

YouTube

Starting on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023, selected episodes from the anime Pocket Monsters anime were available on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel but were region locked. It was announced on the official Japanese Pokémon Twitter and the official Japanese Anipoke Twitter accounts.

Selected episodes from Satoshi and Pikachu's adventures are now available on YouTube.
Every Tuesday - Episodes from Pocket Monsters (1997) to Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon were released sequentially.
Every Wednesday - Episodes of Pocket Monsters (2019) were released sequentially.
02:44

After Story

The first airing of this episode had: "We're finally back!" (やっとあえるね！) in the title box.
08:48

Who's that Pokémon Indigo League

Pikachu
09:08

Who's that Pokémon Dare da

Pikachu (ピカチュウ)
Episode Music Regions
Japanese Japan
Dub Dub
Music Player

Japanese Music:

Notes
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 00:01
Title: めざせポケモンマスター
Japanese (Romanized): Mezase Pokémon Master
Japanese (TL): Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
Opening Theme Japanese Version
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 01:29
Title: 1997-1998-M02 続くったら,続く
Japanese (Romanized): Tsuzukuttara, Tsuzuku
Japanese (TL): To Be Continued
Music starts at the beginning of the episode with a shot of the mountains
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 02:25
Title: 1997-1998-M41 All's Well That Ends Well
Satoshi's Pikachu spots another Pikachu. No title card music as this BGM continues through its display.
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 04:13
Title: 1997-1998-M10 ピカチュウ登場
Japanese (Romanized): Pikachu Tōjō
Japanese (TL): Pikachu Enters
The little Pikachu wants to shake tails with Satoshi's Pikachu
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 05:40
Title: 1997-1998-M15 襲撃!
Japanese (Romanized): Shūgeki!
Japanese (TL): Attack!
The Pikachu falls into the fast moving river
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 07:16
Title: 1997-1998-M42 Pathos of Nyarth
Pikachu gives Satoshi's Pikachu an apple
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 08:14
Title: 1997-1998-M38 Dance of the Pippi
With a full moon, the Pikachu dance around
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 09:09
Title: 1997-1998-M53 Eyecatch A
Dare da
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 09:16
Title: 1997-1998-M54 Eyecatch B
Pikachu!
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 09:57
Title: 1997-1998-M05 祈り
Japanese (Romanized): Inori
Japanese (TL): Prayer
Satoshi ponders by the fire
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 11:17
Title: 1997-1998-M20 なんだかんだと聞かれたら…
Japanese (Romanized): Nandakanda to Kikaretara…
Japanese (TL): If You Ask Us About Whatever…
Rocket Gang Motto
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 12:06
Title: 1997-1998-M16 強敵現わる
Japanese (Romanized): Kyōteki Arawaru
Japanese (TL): A Formidable Opponent Appears
Rocket Gang captures all the Pikachu in a net
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 13:10
Title: 1997-1998-M03 ポケモン!ゲットだぜ!
Japanese (Romanized): Pokémon Getto Da ze!
Japanese (TL): Get Pokémon!
The Pikachu gnaw through the net
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 14:23
Title: 1997-1998-M01B ～オープニング～
Japanese (Romanized): ~Opening~
Japanese (TL): ~Opening~
Pikachu pops a hole in the balloon
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 14:44
Title: 1997-1998-M47 Meeting and Parting (Sample)
Pikachu is reunited with Satoshi
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 15:24
Title: 1997-1998-M05 祈り
Japanese (Romanized): Inori
Japanese (TL): Prayer
The Pikachu cheer!
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 16:37
Title: おやすみ ぼくのピカチュウ
Japanese (Romanized): Oyasumi boku no Pikachu
Japanese (TL): Good Night, My Pikachu
Insert song - Satoshi parts with Pikachu
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 19:11
Title: 1997-1998-M62 勝利のバッジゲットだぜ!
Japanese (Romanized): Shouri no Badge, Get da ze!
Japanese (TL): I Got a Victory Badge!
The Return of Pikachu!
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 20:59
Title: ポケットにファンタジー
Japanese (Romanized): Pocket ni Fantasy
Japanese (TL): Fantasy In The Pocket
Ending Theme for Japanese Version
Language/Country: Japan Japan
Play Sample:
Timecode: 22:20
Title: Mezase Pokémon Master Instrumental
Preview for Episode 40

Dub Music:

Notes
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 00:00
Title: Pokémon Theme
Opening Theme for the English Dub
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 01:07
Title: 1997-1998-M02 続くったら,続く
Japanese (Romanized): Tsuzukuttara, Tsuzuku
Japanese (TL): To Be Continued
Music starts at the beginning of the episode with a shot of the mountains
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 02:01
Title: 1997-1998-M41 All's Well That Ends Well
Ash's Pikachu spots another Pikachu.
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 02:17
Title: 1997-1998-M52 Title Card
Title Card
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 02:24
Title: 1997-1998-M41 All's Well That Ends Well
The group runs after the two Pikachu.
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 03:52
Title: 1997-1998-M10 ピカチュウ登場
Japanese (Romanized): Pikachu Tōjō
Japanese (TL): Pikachu Enters
The little Pikachu wants to shake tails with Ash's Pikachu.
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 04:18
Title: 1997-1998-M15 襲撃!
Japanese (Romanized): Shūgeki!
Japanese (TL): Attack!
The Pikachu falls into the fast moving river.
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 06:54
Title: 1997-1998-M42 Pathos of Nyarth
Pikachu gives Ash's Pikachu an apple.
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 07:54
Title: 1997-1998-M38 Dance of the Pippi
With a full moon, the Pikachu dance around. (The first six seconds has a dub track alongside it.)
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 09:34
Title: 1997-1998-M05 祈り
Japanese (Romanized): Inori
Japanese (TL): Prayer
Ash ponders by the fire.
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 10:57
Title: 1997-1998-M20 なんだかんだと聞かれたら…
Japanese (Romanized): Nandakanda to Kikaretara…
Japanese (TL): If You Ask Us About Whatever…
Team Rocket's Motto
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 12:48
Title: 1997-1998-M03 ポケモン!ゲットだぜ!
Japanese (Romanized): Pokémon Getto Da ze!
Japanese (TL): Get Pokémon!
The Pikachu gnaw through the net.
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 14:00
Title: 1997-1998-M01B ～オープニング～
Japanese (Romanized): ~Opening~
Japanese (TL): ~Opening~
Pikachu pops a hole in the balloon.
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 14:21
Title: 1997-1998-M47 Meeting and Parting (Sample)
Pikachu is reunited with Ash.
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 15:02
Title: 1997-1998-M05 祈り
Japanese (Romanized): Inori
Japanese (TL): Prayer
The Pikachu cheer!
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 16:13
Title: The Time Has Come (Male Vocals)
Ash parts with Pikachu and a flashback is shown.
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 18:49
Title: 1997-1998-M62 勝利のバッジゲットだぜ!
Japanese (Romanized): Shouri no Badge, Get da ze!
Japanese (TL): I Got a Victory Badge!
The Return of Pikachu!
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 20:40
Title: PokéRAP
PokéRAP (Day 4)
Language/Country: United States United States
Play Sample:
Timecode: 21:41
Title: Pokémon Theme
Ending Theme for the English Dub

Music Statistics:

Number of Assigned Tracks to the Japanese Original: 20
Number of Assigned Tracks to the English Dub: 19
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Summary:
Satoshi is aiming to become a Pokémon Master. Takeshi and Kasumi travel together with him. As the trio walk through a forest, they take a break. As they relax and enjoy themselves, Pikachu suddenly notices something staring at them from the thicket. It turns out to be the eyes of a wild Pikachu.

When Pikachu realizes this, it starts chasing the wild Pikachu as it escapes into the forest, doing its best to catch up to it. Satoshi keeps calling after it, but Pikachu doesn't listen, ignoring everything else and continuing into the forest...

Pikachu eventually joins the herd of the wild Pikachu, and while they are a bit uneasy at first, they eventually warm up to it, and Pikachu greatly enjoys being with its kin like this. But then Satoshi decides to join them, and...

Voice Cast:
Rica Matsumoto: Satoshi
Ikue Ohtani: Pikachu
Mayumi Iizuka: Kasumi
Yuji Ueda: Takeshi
Megumi Hayashibara: Musashi
Shinichiro Miki: Kojiro
Inuko Inuyama: Nyarth
Taeko Kawata: Pikachu A
Chinami Nishimura: Pikachu B
Unsho Ishizuka: Narration
SL
[SL 40]
IL
[IL 37]
PSB
[PSB 38]
IL2
[IL2 37]
PIL3
[PIL3 37]
PM
[PM 40]
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