Pokémon: Master Quest is the fifth season of the Pokémon anime series and the third season of Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ãÂÂã±ãÂÂãÂÂã¢ã³ã¹ã¿ã¼, Poketto MonsutÃÂ). It originally aired in Japan from August 9, 2001, to November 14, 2002, on TV Tokyo, in the United States from September 14, 2002, to October 25, 2003, on Kids' WB. It was the first season of Pokémon to be digitally animated as opposed to cel animation, starting with the episode "Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid".
The season follows Ash Ketchum as he continues his journey across the Johto region with Misty and Brock.
The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by the animation studio OLM.
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The Japanese opening songs are "Aim to be a Pokémon Master" (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã±ã¢ã³ãÂÂã¹ã¿ã¼ 2001, Mezase Pokémon Masutà2001) by Whiteberry for 29 episodes, and "Ready Go!" by Naomi Tamura for 36 episodes. The ending songs are "Face Forward Team Rocket!" (Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã±ãÂÂãÂÂå£!, Maemuki Roketto-dan!) by Team Rocket trio for 29 episodes, and "Pocket-ering Monster-ing" (ãÂÂã±ãÂÂã¿ã¼ãªãÂȋ¢ã³ã¹ã¿ã¼ãª, PokettÃÂri MonsutÃÂri) by Kana for 36 episodes. The English opening song is "Believe in Me" by David Rolfe. A shortened version of the English opening song was used for the end credits.
In the United States, two three-disc DVD sets were released by Viz Video and Ventura Distribution, which each contained 32 episodes each (10/11 episodes per DVD). These DVDs are now out of print.
Viz Media and Warner Home Video released Pokémon: Master Quest â The Complete Collection on DVD in the United States on October 11, 2016.