Pokémon: The Original Series · Indigo League (Kanto) arc
EP071 · Lights, Camera, Quack-tion!
ポケモン・ザ・ムービー!
Synopsis
What happens.
With just three weeks left until the Pokémon League competition, Ash has fallen behind in training. At Ash's home, Ash and Brock watch Bruno of the Elite Four battle a Trainer with his Hitmonchan on television.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP071 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.