Upon returning to Pallet Town, Ash and Misty reunite with Brock and set out on the next stage of their Pokemon journey - the Johto region! Though he still has an errand to run for Professor Oak, Ash jumps with both feet into the Johto League, taking on a couple of Gym Leaders and adding Pokemon like Totodile and Chikorita to his team.
C**N
Nostalgic
Exactly what I was looking for. I love the nostalgia rewatching the series and Johto was one of my favorites as a kid. Exactly how I remember it with few episodes missing. I would recommend this to any fan of Pokemon!
D**R
First time on DVD for two episodes!
Four stars sight unseen. But I am excited for the two extra episodes, first time on DVD, hopefully. I haven't seen the listing of episodes yet, but the original 13 DVDs each had three episodes. That's 39 episodes and this set says it has 41. So here's hoping for "Psychic Sidekicks" and "Fortune Hunters"!EDIT: I received my set yesterday and I can confirm the two episodes "Psychic Sidekicks" and "Fortune Hunters" are indeed included in this set! And they also have the "Who's that pokemon?" section in the middle of the episode. It even has a "Pokemon Karaoke" at the end of the episode. I can also comment on the visual quality, which is great! It's in line with all the other early DVD releases and matches the quality of the individual Johto DVD releases. Raising my review to five stars.Thank you Viz Media!EDIT2: I spent some time with the set this weekend observing closely the visual quality. I ripped the video and inspected it frame by frame on my PC. The video is as you'd expect from any DVD release - 720x480, 4x3, interlaced, 30fps (actually 29.97fps). I used an AviSynth decomb filter to make it progressive again. This is the usual for these Pokemon episodes. The pulldown pattern does not match up to the usual 3:2, so I have to use the auto decomb filter. I can safely report that the visual quality is outstanding, and at least as good as the individual episode discs... with one exception. One episode, "Forest Grumps", was not so good. It looked blurry with blended frames and such. I compared it to the same episode from the Johto Journeys Vol. 51 "Ursaring Rampage" disc expecting to see the same problems. I did not. That episode on was problem free on the original release. So aside from that one episode, I have no issues whatsoever with this being a four disc release.Here is a list of episodes included with this set:Don't Touch That 'dileThe Double Trouble HeaderA Sappy EndingRoll on, PokemonIllusion ConfusionFlower PowerSpinarak AttackSnubbull SnobberyLittle Big HornChikorita RescueOnce in a Blue MoonThe Whistle StopIgnorance is BlisseyA Bout with SproutFighting Flyer with FireFor Crying Out LoudTanks a Lot!Charizard's Burning AmbitionsGrin to Win!Chikorita's Big UpsetFoul Weather FriendsThe Superhero SecretMild 'n WoolyWired for Battle!Good 'Quil HuntingA Shadow of a DroughtGoing Apricorn!Gettin' The Bugs OutA Farfetch'd TaleTricks Of The TradeThe Fire-ing SquadNo Big WoopTunnel VisionHour Of The HoundourThe Totodile DuelHot Matches!Hour Of The HoundourThe Totodile DuelHot Matches!The Psychic Sidekicks!*The Fortune Hunters** First time on DVD or home video!
N**I
Works
Bought for my husband, he is a huge pokémon fan. Works great, and he really enjoyed it.
R**N
I was worried that this would be missing episodes like the re-releases of (thinner packaged) Season 1 (Indigo League) ...
FINALLY we get the complete 3rd season here in a complete box set! Is it really well done as compared to some imports...no, but at least we get them all in one set rather than individual dvds which are far too expensive and are out of print. I was worried that this would be missing episodes like the re-releases of (thinner packaged) Season 1 (Indigo League) and (thinner packaged) Season 2 (Orange Islands). This indeed has all 41 episodes from season 3, The Johto Journeys! 10 episodes on each disc with the last one having 11.So here is what I THINK Viz will do next:The Johto League Champions The Complete Collectionre-release (thinner packaged) Master Quest The Complete Collectionre-release (thinner packaged) Advanced The Complete CollectionAdvanced Challenge The Complete CollectionAdvanced Battle The Complete Collectionre-release (thinner packaged) Battle Frontier The Complete Collectionre-release (thinner packaged) Diamond and Pearl The Complete Collectionre-release (thinner packaged) DP Battle Dimension The Complete Collectionre-release (thinner packaged) DP Galactic Battle The Complete Collectionre-release (thinner packaged) DP Sinnoh League Victors The Complete CollectionPossiblyre-release (thinner packaged) Black & White The Complete Collectionre-release (thinner packaged) BW Rival Destinies The Complete CollectionBW Adventures in Unova and BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond are already in their slimist release so I think Viz won't bother. They may start doing X&Y complete some day as well. Who knows. But regardless, I hope Viz continues and with no more missing episodes like seasons 1 and 2.
D**H
Fantastic Set
After my children became interested in Pokémon my wife and I wanted to start getting the original seasons to enjoy with them. This is a great DVD set and contains all the episodes from the season. It’s easy to navigate between the episodes and the quality is solid overall. A fantastic DVD set for classic Pokémon fans!
J**A
Nostalgic
I didn't remember all of these episodes as a kid. Sometimes a bit of nostalgia is great. I prefer physical copies rather than trust any streaming service to have everything.
Y**E
Works good
Very good now I just need to get a few more series
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