Pokémon
Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon
TV Flash files “Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon” as hour 46 of 1220 in the TV Flash guide — Pokémon (1998–present (U.S.)) on Kids' WB/Syndication, season 1, episode 46, aired 1998-05-28, 22 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E46: listed hour 46 of 1220 in the Pokémon guide, hour 46 of 82 in season 1. It aired 1998-05-28 (22 min). The listed hour before it is “The Song of Jigglypuff” (S01E45). Next is “A Chansey Operation” (S01E47). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Continuing the journey to the next town, Ash and the others notice a bunch of people with digging tolls heading in the same direction. Gary arrives and tells them about Grandpa Canyon, and how ancient pokemon fossils are said to rest there. Team Rocket is also at the canyon, and they plan to use explosives to reveal all the fossils, which will also trap many people down below. After Meowth lights the fuse Ash and Squirtle try to put it out, but they do not make it in time. The explosion causes Ash, Misty, Brock, and Team Rocket to all fall into an underground cave. The cave is home to the ancient pokemon Kabuto, Kabutops, Omanyte, and Omastar. The four quickly attack them, but the real threat is on its way. Soon an Aerodactyl appears, and decides to take Ash for a ride.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon sit in the Pokémon guide?
S01E46 is listed hour 46 of 1220 — hour 46 of 82 in season 1, season 1 episode 46.
When did Pokémon S01E46 air?
Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon aired 1998-05-28 and is listed at 22 minutes.
Do I need the games first?
The TV series is one engine with the games and cards, not a homework prerequisite. U.S. breakthrough is 1998 anime syndication as childhood OS.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A ten-year-old, a yellow mouse, and a globetrotting checklist that became a childhood operating system. Anime lands in American syndication as one engine with the games and cards — catch, train, argue about types. Kids’ TV as collection ritual, gym-badge serialization, and the rare cartoon that still prints money because the adventure never quite finishes.
The work, first: a young trainer, a yellow mouse, a globetrotting checklist that became a childhood operating system. Based on Game Freak/Nintendo games, the anime's U.S. TV breakthrough in 1998 (Kids' WB and syndication) detonated a multi-platform kids' empire: games, cards, films, toys, one engine. Satoshi Tajiri and Kunihiko Yuyama's world turned anime into mainstream American children's programming. Rica Matsumoto and Veronica Taylor as Ash across languages; Ikue Otani's Pikachu. Catch, train, argue about…
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- Veronica Taylor as Ash Ketchum (US early)
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- Ikue Otani as Pikachu
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