Synopsis

Cassidy and Butch of Team Rocket kidnap Professor Oak so Dr. Namba can get information on how he can use Pokerus for his Pokemon Power Acceleration Project and it's up to Richie and Tracey to rescue him.

Characters

Pikachu, Satoshi, Kasumi, Kenji (Tracy), Kojiro (James), Togepi, Shigeru (Gary), Musahi (Jessie), Misty, Takeshi (Brock), Nyarth (Meowth), Ookido-Hakase (Professor Oak), Kosaburo.
Characters (English-Language Version): Marina, Jimmy, Vincent, Sparky, Richie, Tracey, Casey, Misty, Brock, Jessie, James, Meowth, Professor Oak, Sakura, Pichu Little, Pichu Big, Delia, Gilbert, Gary, Butch, Cassidy, Hun, Atilla

Credits

Voices

Voice: Ikue Ohtani (Pikachu), Rica Matsumoto (Satoshi), Mayumi Iizuka (Kasumi), Tomokazu Seki (Kenji [Tracy]), Shinichirô Miki (Kojiro [James]), Satomi Koorogi (Togepi), Yuko Kobayashi (Shigeru [Gary]), Megumi Hayashibara (Musashi [Jessie]), Mayumi Iizuka (Misty), Yûji Ueda (Takeshi [Brock]), Inuko Inuyama (Nyarth [Meowth]), Takehito Koyasu (Kosaburo), Unshô (Unshou) Ishizuka (Ookido-Hakase [Professor Oak], Narrator)
Vocal Talent (English-Language Version)): Veronica Taylor, Maddie Blaustein, Ted Lewis, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart

Music

Music: Richard Hoggard

Crew

Creator: Satoshi Tajiri

Production notes

A spin-off from the "Pokémon" anime, this series consists of special episodes of the earlier program. It focuses on minor characters.

The series first aired in English on Toonami in the United Kingdom.