Pokémon: The Original Series · Indigo League (Kanto) arc
EP029 · The Punchy Pokémon
かくとうポケモン! だいバトル!
Synopsis
What happens.
A Hitmonchan runs along a road and suddenly stops by a tree to punch the air, while a girl watches the Fighting type from behind. Ash and his friends are amazed at the vigor of the seemingly wild Hitmonchan.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP029 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.