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Hocus Pokémon (Japanese: ポケモンまほうでだいへんしん!? A Huge Transformation with Pokémon Magic!?) is episode 241 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 21, 2002 and in the United States on April 5, 2003.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Synopsis

Major events

Debuts

• Ashachu
• Lily

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Lily

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Dewgong

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Pikachu (Ash Ketchum; newly transformed)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Murkrow (Lily's)
• Wartortle (fantasy)
• Parasect
• Tangela (fantasy)
• Mr. Mime (fantasy)
• Spinarak (multiple)
• Aipom

Pokémon pictured in Lily's magic book

• Bulbasaur
• Dugtrio
• Stantler
• Shuckle
• Miltank
• Jynx(in the dub replaced by a flower)

Trivia

• This is the first time a human is transformed into a Pokémon. The concept would later be explored further in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and its adaptations.
• The English title for this episode is a reference to the magic words Hocus Pocus.

Errors

• In the scene where Ash is a Pikachu, he tells Pikachu, Togepi, and Murkrow to play, when the scene goes back to Misty and Brock, Togepi is seen in Misty's hands.

Dub edits

• In the Japanese version, there was a picture of Jynx in Lily's book. The dub replaced it with a flower.
• After Misty was attacked by the Spinarak, there was a short scene cut in the English dub. In this scene, everybody feels sorry for her, because she has Arachnophobia.

In other languages

• French: Hocus Pokémon

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