Pokemon/Pokémon Chronicles

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[edit] Side Stories Of The Pokemon World

Pokemon Chronicles is a collection of side stories from the Pokemon anime. The characters always change, and a different story is cited each episode of the anime. For example: One episode follows Misty, Tracey, and a young trainer named Sakura. Misty is running the Cerulean City Gym after her return from Johto, and she loses to a trainer named Sakura. She discovers she is out of Gym Badges, and she goes with Tracey to a mountain to find someone who makes Cascade Badges. However, he tells them they must make their own badges if they want them. After hours of endless labor, they finally have three badges and learn that even though it may take some time, some things are worth it in the end.

Another episode follows Brock and his family. Brock comes back to the Pewter City Gym only to find out his mother redecorated the place and made it look ridiculous. Brock then battles his mom for control of the gym.

None of the episodes follow one person for long. Many of the reoccuring characters have been featured, including Richie and Sparky, Gary and Professor Oak, Butch and Cassidy, Jimmy, Marina, Attila and Hun, Casey, Tracey, Misty, Brock, Team Rocket(Jessie, James, Meowth), sometimes Ash's Pokemon team, and even the Pichu Brothers occasionally. It stopped airing soon after Hoenn began.