7.2/10295 votes#1 - Don't Touch That 'dile
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/1999
Ash begins his journey in Johto, a largely unexplored region said to be thickly populated with Pokémon entirely new to him and his friends.
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6.9/10304 votes#2 - The Double Trouble Header
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/1999
In a Pokémon battle, Ash soundly defeats an ambitious young Trainer, who runs away dejectedly.
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7.1/10273 votes#3 - A Sappy Ending
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/1999
Ash and friends discover a forest where invading Pinsir are causing heavy deforestation.
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6.9/10259 votes#4 - Roll On, Pokémon!
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/1999
Ash and friends stumble into a small valley where Donphan are used to harvest precious stones.
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7.0/10259 votes#5 - Illusion Confusion!
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/1999
Who would be foolish enough to brave a thick forest in the dead of night without a Hoothoot guide? Certainly not Ash Ketchum...
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6.4/10246 votes#6 - Flower Power
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1999
Our heroes must help prepare an insecure Bellossom dance troupe for their upcoming exhibition.
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6.9/10243 votes#7 - Spinarak Attack
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/1999
Ash and friends reach a new town and hear of three mysterious robbers apparently mimicking the crimes of a legendary master thief.
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6.6/10247 votes#8 - Snubbull Snobbery
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/1999
With pet food prepared by a French chef, rooms of WalkMaster exercise equipment and closets stocked with the latest in Pokémon fashion, life couldn't be much better for a Palm Hills Snubbull.
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7.0/10240 votes#9 - The Little Big Horn
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/1999
Brock saves a lost and frightened Stantler fawn and carefully nurses it back to health before releasing it.
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7.6/10268 votes#10 - The Chikorita Rescue
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1999
Ash encounters a wild Chikorita and engages it in battle, thinking to add it to his team.
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6.9/10247 votes#11 - Once in a Blue Moon
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/23/1999
Professor Oak's errand—to deliver the mysterious GS Ball to a Poké Ball expert—is interrupted when a Quagsire with a penchant for spherical objects steals the GS ball for use in a nocturnal ritual.
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6.5/10232 votes#12 - The Whistle Stop
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/1/2000
When Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends, a brave young Trainer and her flock of Ledyba come to the rescue.
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7.5/10253 votes#13 - Ignorance Is Blissey
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/2000
Team Rocket can't believe their luck when the Blissey employed in a Pokémon Center willingly gives them the cente's entire food supply.
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6.8/10234 votes#14 - A Bout With Sprout
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/2000
Our heroes are recruited as guest instructors at a youth Pokémon Academy.
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7.7/10254 votes#15 - Fighting Flyer With Fire
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/2000
With Pikachu's help, Ash is confident that winning the Zephyr badge will be a breeze.
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6.8/10237 votes#16 - For Crying Out Loud
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/2000
Cute and cuddly is one thing, but a bawling Marill is too much even for Misty.
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6.9/10235 votes#17 - Tanks a Lot!
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/3/2000
Team Rocket's most recent super vehicle, the Arbotank, is their ticket to world domination.
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8.0/10299 votes#18 - Charizard's Burning Ambitions
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/2000
When Ash hears of the nearby Charicific Valley, he is sure a quick trip would be just the thing to reignite his Charizard's flagging spirits.
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6.5/10238 votes#19 - Grin to Win!
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/2000
The annual Sunflora contest is only a day away and yet our hero's new friend and Sunflora Trainer is unable to convince her star Pokémon to compete.
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7.0/10239 votes#20 - Chikorita's Big Upset
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/2000
A severe case of rivalry between Pikachu and Chikorita calls for therapy sessions with Nurse Joy.
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6.8/10234 votes#21 - Foul Weather Friends
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/2/2000
Our heroes chance upon a Hoppip—the fluffy "Cottonweed" Pokémon that is able to drift for miles on a passing wind.
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6.8/10230 votes#22 - The Superhero Secret
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 3/9/2000
When Ash and friends wander into town, they bring with them a challenge that threatens to be Gligarman's last—Team Rocket.
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6.8/10226 votes#23 - Mild 'n Wooly
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/16/2000
Team Rocket comes in sheep's clothing to relieve a kind Poké-shepherd of her Mareep flock.
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7.5/10231 votes#24 - Wired for Battle!
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/23/2000
When the most promising trainee at a Pokémon dojo abandons battle altogether, it's up to Ash and friends to convince him that battling is more than just a matter of probability.
Director: N/A
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7.3/10240 votes#25 - Good 'Quil Hunting
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/30/2000
With Charizard gone and no fire Pokémon to call his own, Ash is overjoyed to come across a Cyndaquil in the wild.
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The Best Episodes of Pokémon Season 3
Every episode of Pokémon Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Pokémon Season 3!
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Don't Touch That 'dile" is the best rated episode of "Pokémon" season 3. It scored 7.2/10 based on 295 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/14/1999. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Double Trouble Header".