Pokémon: The Original Series · Johto League Champions arc
EP183 · A Ghost of a Chance
やけたとう! マツバとうじょう!!
Synopsis
What happens.
After winning the Fog, Ash and his friends are taking a snack break in Ecruteak City. Ash is keen to get to the next Gym, and Brock informs him that he has two options at equal distance, Olivine City or Mahogany Town.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's EP183 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · EP161-EP212
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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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.
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.