Ash Ketchum will soon be 10 years old, and is excited about becoming a Pokemon Trainer. However, on the morning of his 10th birthday, he wakes up late after having tossed away his alarm clock in his sleep. He makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three Pokemon - Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Charmander - have already been taken by trainers who arrived on time. This means he ends up with a stubborn Pikachu instead of the first partner Pokemon he wanted. Animated adventure, featuring the voices of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue ?tani and Unsh? Ishizuka