Episode 3 (1999)

 Pride x Stormy Water x Duel '''is the third episode of the original Hunter x Hunter anime. It was aired on October 30,1999.'''

Summary
Gon and Leorio along with other participants set sail towards Dole while aboard the ship called "Kaijinmaru". While the Captain and his crew observe the participants, an event happened where one of the participants and one of the ship's crew named Katzo puts on a show. The captain decides to throw the participant out of the ship and states to the other participants that the people he doesn't like will need to jump off from his ship.

Later, the Captain was impressed by Gon on catching a rare fish. Then suddenly, Gon came up on a prediction about a storm coming, then the Captain asks Gon on what was his dad's proffesion and Gon tells him that he is a Hunter. Then the Captain asks Gon to continue on what he's doing after Gon gave the information about the storm the Captain order his crew to lower the sails believ Gon's prediction.

Then a glowing thing called St. Elmo's fire has struct the eyes of all the people aboard the ship and the yellow hair guy explain everything about St. Elmo's Fire and the Captain added among sailors whoever saw St. Elmo's Fire cannot return alive.

As the storm finally comes, participants were tested and majority of them were down or failed. The Captain asks for Gon, Leorio and Kurapika's name for they were the only ones left standing and asked them about their goal on why they want to become a Hunter. Gon answers the captain's questions, but the two with different reasons refuse to give their answer, not until the Captain tells them that the Hunter exam has begun the moment they got aboard the ship. The two heard what the Captain said and suddenly tell their goals on to becoming a Hunter.

After that, Leorio felt disrespected by Kurapika so he insulted Kurapika's tribe, the two decided to step outside to settle their fight. The Captain tries to persuade them to stop but Gon steps in and tells him to let those two fight to be able to find out what makes them hate each other.

Before the fight between the two begins, the crew of the ship learns that there is a crack on the ship's main mast. The battle between Kurapika and Leorio starts, as Katsuo made his way to the top of the mast to fix it. As the two advance to each other, a lightning strikes to where Katzo is and falls down straight to the ocean. Kurapika and Leorio tried to save him but they were too late. Then Gon suddenly jumps out from the ship and catches Katsuo, while Kurapika catches him to save the two and finally, Leorio holds Kurapika to completely save all of them from getting swallowed by the angry ocean.

Leorio and Kurapika tries to scold Gon about his reckless behavior. Then Gon asks them about what had happened to their battle, then it seems the two forgot about it already and then they apologize to each one other. And the due to their actions, the Captain tells the three that they pass and he will take them to Dole.