In our first ever Crossroads episode, Shea Locke and Ruby welcome in a new regular host: Rosella who will be one of 2 new hosts joining Shea Locke in the remakes of Pokemon Red and Blue. And in light of retreading the Kanto region, it seemed the perfect time to revisit Season 1 of the Anime and finally rank those episodes and count those tallies while also giving the episodes a little more coverage than we did for that first chunk of the season. Then the trio also dip their toes into Season 6 with the first 2 episodes as well as an episode of Pokemon Chronicles.

Then stay tuned after the episode to catch up with Violet after a building collapsed on her. Will she be ok? What can she remember?

What is covered:

Season 1 Anime:

S1E1 - Pokemon, I Choose You!

S1E2 - Pokemon Emergency!

S1E3 - Ash Catches a Pokemon

S1E4 - Challenge of the Samurai

S1E5 - Showdown in Pewter City

Season 2 Anime:

S6E1 - Get the Show on the Road

S6E2 - A Ruin With a View

Chronicles - A Family That Battles Together, Stays Together!

Intro music uses Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Route 110 (Orchestral Version) by Ethan Wood. Check out the full version on youtube at (1403) Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Route 110 (Orchestral Version) - YouTube

Outro uses Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire- Surf Theme Remix by GlitchXCity- (1407) GlitchxCity - YouTube Check out the full version on youtube at Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire- Surf Theme Remix

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Next Week:

We launch our ReRouted series where Rosella and Vi-Vi work through the remakes of Red and Blue: FireRed and LeafGreen. Shea Locke plays his own copy alongside them while also playing Pokemon Red (since he played Blue last time) to get a better view at the differences between the games. To make it more interesting, Shea's Pokemon Red playthrough is his first ever attempt at a Nuzlocke!

Thanks for listening, and we will catch you on the next route.