EP183

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Trouble's Brewing (Japanese: イーブイ５しまい！おちゃかいでバトル!! The Five Sisters of Eievui! Battle at the Tea Convention!!) is episode 183 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on February 1, 2001 and in the United States on December 8, 2001.

While deciding where to go next, the group meet Sakura who invites them to meet her sisters at a tea ceremony. After seeing Ash and Misty battle Team Rocket, she asks if she can travel with them.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• The group decide to travel to Olivine City for winning the Mineral Badge.

Debuts

• Sakura

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Misty
• Jessie
• James
• Sakura
• Kimono Girls
• Tea ceremony guests

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Chikorita

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Chikorita (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Poliwhirl (Misty's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Eevee (Sakura's)
• Jolteon (Satsuki's)
• Flareon (Koume's)
• Vaporeon (Sumomo's)
• Umbreon (Tamao's)

Trivia

• The Kimono Sisters are characters in Ecruteak City in Pokémon Gold and Silver. However, the dub keeps their Japanese names rather than using the names in the English games.
• Three of the Kimono Sisters use special apricorn Poké Balls. Sumomo's Vaporeon comes out of a Lure Ball, Satsuki's Jolteon comes out of a Moon Ball, and Tamao's Umbreon comes out of a Fast Ball.
• In the opening of the episode, Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu are seen eating takoyaki, a Japanese octopus dumpling originating from Osaka.

Errors

• In the Latin American dub and the Latin American Cartoon Network site, Sakura's name was pronounced and spelled as Sakoura.
• When Brock puts his hands over his heart, his hands are on the wrong side of his body.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: La cérémonie du thé
• Italian: La cerimonia del tè
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Problemas cocinándose!
• Spanish: La ceremonia del té

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