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June 15, 2000 TV Episode Pokémon

Also known as: Airmd vs. Hinoarashi! Wings of Steel!!

Foreign title: Eamudo Tai Hinoarashi! Hagane no Tsubasa!!

Series title: The Johto Journeys

Studio
Nintendo Co. Ltd., OLM-Animation Studio, Shogakukan Inc., Summit Media Group, TV Tokyo
Animation studio
SOFTX
Distributor
4 Kids Entertainment

Synopsis

Ash faces a young female trainer who possess an unbeatable Skarmory, a Steel-type bird and to win, Ash and his Cyndaquil must undergo intense training if they're to have any hope of beating Skarmony.

Characters

Ash Ketchum, Misty, Brock, Pikachu, Squirtle, Tracy, Gary, Professor Oak.
Team Rocket: Jessie, James, Meowth

Credits

Producing

Producer
Tsunekazu Ishihara (Executive Producer, Japan)
Executive Producers, English Version
Alfred R. Kahn, Norman J. Grossfeld

Voices

Voice
Rachel Lillis (Misty, Jessie), Eric Stuart (Brock, James), Eric Stuart (Squirtle), Stan Hart (Professor Oak), Adam Blaustein (Meowth)

Music

Music
Junji Miyazaki

Animation

Animator
Shunya Yamada

Art Department

Designer
Satoshi Tajiri

Production notes

Season 3: The Johto Journeys.

Pokémon is the Americanization of the Japanese "Pocket Monster." The series first began airing in Japan in April of 1997. This- the third season- was known as "Pokémon: The Johto Journeys."