Caterpie evolves into Metapod.
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Only episode where Ash catches more than one type of Pokemon.
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Ash catches a Pidgeotto
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Not only did Ash catch a Pidgeotto but he caught a Caterpie as well.
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In the original version, when Misty was telling Ash how birds (Pidgeotto) eat worms (Caterpie), she slapped him. This scene was cut.
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Japanese Title: I Caught A Pokémon
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In this episode when Ash sees Pidgeotto, it is eating a worm and this is the first non-Pokémon animal to be seen in the show
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This episode is on the VHS/DVD "I Choose You! Pikachu!"
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Pokémon Debuts: Caterpie, Metapod, Pidgeotto.
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This is the first episode in which evolution is shown.
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According to a quote from this episode, Misty cannot stand carrots, peppers and Bug Pokémon.
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This is the only time Ash catches a Pokémon that evolves in the same episode.
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Misty reads the episode title at the start instead of Ash.
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This is the first episode where type advantages are mentioned: Flying-type moves are effective against Bug-type Pokémon.
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A real animal appears in this episode, as Pidgeotto is seen eating a regular worm. Real animals were only shown in the first season (due to there only being 151 Pokémon at the time).
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This is also the only episode where Ash captures two Pokémon of different species in one episode.
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Misty owns a red sleeping bag decorated with bubbles.
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Ash owns a blue sleeping bag.
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Ash mentions that the Pokémon League has regulations stating that trainers may only use one Pokémon at a time in battles. This could have been retconned years later in Advanced Generation where two-on-two battles are not considered unusual.
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Despite the episode title saying "a Pokémon", Ash catches two.
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Both Pokémon Ash catches in this episode are released by the time Ash travels to the Orange Islands.
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In other languages around the world,
French: Capture du premier Pokémon
German: Ash im Jagdfieber
Italian: Il primo Pokémon catturato
Spanish: Ash Atrapa un Pokémon
Portuguese: Ash Pega um Pokémon.
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This is the first episode where Team Rocket attacks and doesn't blast off.
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This episode and "Bulbasuar and the Hidden Village," mark a consistency in Ash's pokémon capturing. In every region (not counting the Orange Islands), Ash catches the grass-type starter and a normal-flying type.
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Who's That Pokémon? Caterpie
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