Pokémon: The Original Series · Indigo League (Kanto) arc
EP027 · Hypno's Naptime
スリーパーとポケモンがえり!?
Synopsis
What happens.
After arriving at HopHopHop Town, Ash and his friends suddenly encounter a woman calling for her son Arnold, who embraces Ash by mistake. Once Ash clears up the misunderstanding, the group learns that Arnold, as well as many other children, have been missing for three days.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP027 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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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.
More from this arc
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.