As with the games, evolution is a huge deal in the Pokemon anime. Pokemon don’t evolve that frequently in the animated adventures, making it a big thing when they finally do. There have been some memorable evolutions over the years, with some of them coming from the anime’s first season.
The Indigo League adventures saw a lot of things happen. With plenty of challenges and new allies met along the way, Ash’s early adventures in Kanto were full of notable events. The season saw many Pokemon caught by its main cast, and a handful of them evolved fairly early on in the adventure. These are all of the key Pokemon who evolved in the Indigo League.
8 Ash’s Caterpie to Metapod
Caterpie was the first Pokemon Ash caught outside of his starter Pikachu. The little Bug-type showed a lot of heart from the get-go and didn’t take all that long to evolve once it got caught.
Caterpie evolved into Metapod in the same episode that it was caught in. Facing off against Team Rocket at the time, Caterpie managed to overcome the villainous duo’s Pokemon and evolved into Metapod soon after the victory.
7 Ash’s Metapod to Butterfree
It didn’t take very long for Ash’s Metapod to evolve. While it spent a little more time as Metapod than it did as Caterpie, things moved fairly quickly for the Bug-type regardless.
Metapod would evolve into Butterfree the episode following its evolution from Caterpie, but wouldn’t stay with Ash for much longer. Though it stuck around for a while, Butterfree would leave Ash’s party a short time after it evolved.
6 James’ Magikap to Gyarados
Team Rocket always seems to have bad luck, even when things go their way. Most Pokemon fans know that Magikarp is more of a project than anything else. James was pretty disappointed to find that his newly acquired Magikarp wasn’t very useful in battle, but his attitude quickly changed when it evolved into Gyarados shortly after.
Though technically his, Gyarados didn’t abide by James’ orders and wouldn’t stay alongside its trainer for very long. James acquired it, had it evolve and subsequently lost Gyarados all in the same episode.
5 Jessie’s Ekans to Arbok
Jessie’s Ekans was a staple of her party throughout most of the first season. It often served as her go-to option in battle, and while it doesn’t have an impressive win-loss record it always fought hard.
Ekans would eventually evolve into Arbok later on in the season, when Jessie pleaded with it to do so. Arbok proved to be a considerable upgrade and was around for the Kanto, Johto and some of the Hoenn adventures. But it was eventually released in Hoenn alongside James’ Weezing.
4 James’ Koffing to Weezing
Much like Jessie’s Arbok, James’ Weezing was a staple of his party in the early years of the anime. Koffing and Ekans made a pretty good team, though the two wouldn’t notch many wins during their time together.
Like Ekans, Koffing evolved due to its trainers pleas. Weezing accompanied James throughout Kanto and Johto but was released alongside Arbok in Hoenn. The two haven’t been seen or heard from since their release all those years ago.
3 Ash’s Charmander to Charmeleon
Ash’s Charmander underwent more character development than most Pokemon, and alongside Pikachu is one of his most well known party members. Charmander was always somewhat timid and jovial, but underwent a major personality change when it evolved into Charmeleon.
Charmeleon became much more distant compared to its pre-evolved form. It grew much more arrogant and defiant – something that would be on display even more when it evolved into Charizard. Charmeleon’s time in the anime was brief. It only lasted 3 episodes before evolving into Charizard soon after.
2 Ash’s Charmeleon to Charizard
Like Charmeleon, Charizard’s personality was very different compared to how it acted during its time as Charmander. It retained Charmeleon’s new negative traits, while getting more arrogant and dislaoyal to its trainer.
Charizard would eventually outgrow its rebellious nature and regained full loyalty to Ash after the trainer saved it from freezing. Charizard would leave Ash’s party for a time, but would always come help when he was needed. It currently resides in Oak’s lab alongside many of the Pokemon Ash caught over the years.
1 James’ Weepinbell to Victreebel
Weepinbell joined James’ party off screen and quickly became a staple of the Rocket Duo’s battle plans. It only stayed as Weepinbell for eight episodes but evolved into Victreebel after James left it at a breeding center. It became known for affectionately chomping on James, which would often force Jessie to make the first move in battle.
James reluctantly traded his Victreebel to the Magikarp Salesman for a Weepinbell with Sweet Scent. The Weepinbell also evolved into Victreebel and when the two Pokemon encountered one another they ran off into the Johto forest never to be heard of again.
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