Pokémon: The Original Series · Johto League Champions arc

EP180 · The Grass Route

ポポッコ! くさポケモンバトル!!

US air. 2001-11-03 JP air. 2000-12-21 Season. Johto League Champions (S4) Position. Episode 180 of 276 in Original

Synopsis

What happens.

Brock informs Ash that Ecruteak City is on the other side of the upcoming mountain, and the news instantly gets Ash hyped for his next Gym match. The group notices an array of Grass Pokémon around them, but a running Skiploom grabs their attention.

Story arc · EP160-EP211

Johto League Champions.

Continues the Johto badge run. Ash's Chikorita evolves into Bayleef; Brock's Onix evolves into Steelix. Team Rocket gets multiple character episodes that elevate them past gag villains.

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Pokémon featured

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 Johto League Champions.

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