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The Best Episodes Directed By Shigeru Omachi

Every TV Episode Directed by Shigeru Omachi Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 77 - Round One - Begin!
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    S1:E77

    Ash enters his first match of the tournament on the water field against Mandi the Astounding. During the battle against Mandi's Exeggutor, Ash's Krabby evolves into Kingler, who he then uses against Mandy's remaining Seadra and Golbat, winning the match and moving onto the next preliminary round.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 63 - The Battle of the Badge
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    S1:E63

    Ash and friends finally make their way to Viridian City where Ash hopes to earn his Earth Badge.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 69 - The Pi-Kahuna
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    S1:E69

    Ash and the gang take some time off to go surfing. While surfing, however, Ash passes out, but is thankfully rescued by a surfer named Victor and his blue-eyed Pikachu, Puka. Victor then reveals his plans to surf a tsunami called Humungadunga and become a surfing legend.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 58 - Riddle Me This (1)
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    S1:E58

    Ash, Brock and Misty travel to Cinnabar Island where Ash hopes to win his Volcano Badge.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 82 - Friends to the End
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    S1:E82

    After losing to Richie in the fifth round, Ash is moping around, annoyed that he lost. He is convinced by Misty that he should support Richie who is now in the quarterfinals. However, when Richie loses, they both have to look inside themselves to see if they are good trainers.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - Primeape Goes Bananas
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    S1:E25

    On their way to Celadon City, our heroes encounter Mankey, a wild Pokémon that if rubbed the wrong way can go into uncontrollable fits. Not realizing its unpredictability, the party accidentally upsets Mankey.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 31 - Dig Those Diglett!
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    S1:E31

    Ash, Brock, Misty and Pikachu are lost deep in the mountains. As they press forward on a rough road not even shown on their map, they suddenly hear a large explosion.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 42 - Showdown at Dark City
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    S1:E42

    In the middle of a terrible desert, our heroes inadvertently wandered into Dark City. With no name but Dark, the city has fallen into ruin.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 52 - Princess vs. Princess
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    S1:E52

    Misty and Jessie compete against one another for Queen of the Princess Festival, a day where women rule and the guys have to do whatever the girls tell them.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Tentacool & Tentacruel
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    S1:E19

    Our heroes arrive at Hutber Port, where a ferryboat line runs to the mainland.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 65 - Hoenn Alone!
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S5:E65

    The Hoenn region is on Ash's mind, and he's preparing to board a ship bound there when Team Rocket strikes! With Pikachu missing and time running out before the boat leaves, can Ash get his adventure back on track?

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 36 - The Bridge Bike Gang
    6.6/10(16 votes)

    S1:E36

    Ash and the others happen upon a town that can only be reached by a long bike bridge, but they don't have enough money to rent bikes for the crossing.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 55 - Pokémon Paparazzi
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    S1:E55

    Ash and friends are being shadowed by Todd Snap, the world's greatest Pokémon photographer.

    Director:Shigeru Omachi
    Writer:N/A

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Shigeru Omachi Ratings Summary

"Round One - Begin!" is the best rated episode directed by Shigeru Omachi. It scored 7.9/10 based on 13 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 12/17/1998 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Battle of the Badge".