Pokémon: The Original Series · Indigo League (Kanto) arc

EP005 · Showdown in Pewter City

Name: Showdown in Pewter City
Released: 1998-09-14

ニビジムのたたかい!

US air. 1998-09-14 JP air. 1997-04-29 Season. Indigo League (S1) Position. Episode 5 of 276 in Original

Why this episode matters

Signature episode for Brock

Brock loses to Pikachu; Flint reveals himself; Brock joins Ash.

Synopsis

What happens.

TRT finishes digging a hole trap and disguises it with soil, leaves, and wood, though they fall into it soon after they forget its location. Meanwhile, Ash, Misty, and Pikachu arrive at the outskirts of Pewter City.

Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP005 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.

Story arc · EP001-EP082

Indigo League (Kanto).

Ash collects eight Kanto badges, faces rival Gary Oak, and competes at the Indigo Plateau Conference. Misty and Brock complete the original trio. Team Rocket's Jessie / James / Meowth introduced in EP002.

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Pokémon featured · 5

Who appears.

Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.

Other episodes in Indigo League (Kanto).

Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.