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'''The Spheal of Approval''' (Japanese: '''海の博物館を守れ！マグマ団の襲撃！！''' ''Protect the {{tt|Ocean Museum|Oceanic Museum}}! Attack of {{tt|Magma-dan|Team Magma}}!!'') is the 36th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 310th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 31, 2003 and in the United States on May 29, 2004.  
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'''The Spheal of Approval''' (Japanese: '''海の博物館を守れ！マグマ団の襲撃！！''' ''Protect the {{tt|Ocean Museum|Oceanic Museum}}! Attack of {{tt|Magma-dan|Team Magma}}!!'') is the 36th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', and the 310th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 31, 2003, and in the United States on May 29, 2004.  


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==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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<i>Fresh out of the contest, our heroes are exploring the bustling city of Slateport. Ash and Max want to check out the Sea Museum but discover that it is not only closed, but sort of being guarded by a boy named Marius and his Spheal. After a failed attempt at attacking Ash's Pikachu, the boy recalls his Spheal. Captain Stern, the curator of the museum, appears and offers Ash, Max, and Marius a tour of the museum. Team Rocket is, of course, observing all this and devising a way to steal Pikachu.
<i>Fresh out of the contest, our heroes are exploring the bustling city of Slateport. Ash and Max want to check out the Sea Museum but discover that it is not only closed, but sort of being guarded by a boy named Marius and his Spheal. After a failed attempt at attacking Ash's Pikachu, the boy recalls his Spheal. Captain Stern, the curator of the museum, appears and offers Ash, Max, and Marius a tour of the museum. Team Rocket is, of course, observing all this and devising a way to steal Pikachu.


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==Plot==
==Plot==
After {{an|May}}'s first [[Pokémon Contest]] in [[Slateport City]], {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, May and [[Max]] decide to stay in the city one more day. Brock decides to go shopping to stock up on supplies, and May goes with him. Ash and Max rather make their way to [[Oceanic Museum]], but to their surprise they find that it is closed. Ash consults the guide book, but Max is not ready to give up on the visit so he tries to climb the museum wall. Before he could climb, a boy named {{OBP|Marius|AG036}} confronts him thinking that Max wants to steal museum's exhibits. Ash comes to see what's going on, but Marius calls him a thief too and sends out his {{p|Spheal}}, commanding him to use {{m|Water Gun}}. Spheal disobeys and attacks Marius instead. Marius then commands Spheal to use {{m|Body Slam}}. Ash and Max dodge the attack, Spheal bounces off a wall and ends up knocking Marius down on the ground. Marius orders his Spheal to use {{m|Blizzard}} and Ash tells {{AP|Pikachu}} to counter Blizzard with {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Spheal is easily knocked out, what surprises Marius. Max explains him that {{type|Water}} Pokémon have a weakness to {{type|Electric}} moves. Ash advises Marius to return Spheal to its [[Poké Ball]] so that Spheal can rest.
After {{an|May}}'s [[Pokémon Contest]] debut in [[Slateport City]], the group decide to stay in the city one more day. {{an|Brock}} decides to go shopping to stock up on supplies, and May goes with him. Ash and Max rather make their way to [[Oceanic Museum]], but to their surprise they find that it is closed. Ash consults the guide book, but Max is not ready to give up on the visit so he tries to scale the museum wall. Before he could climb, a boy named {{OBP|Marius|AG036}} confronts him thinking that Max wants to steal the museum's exhibits. Ash comes to see what's going on, but Marius calls him a thief too and sends out his {{p|Spheal}}, commanding him to use {{m|Water Gun}}. Spheal disobeys and cheerfully sprays Marius with water instead. Marius commands Spheal to use {{m|Body Slam}}. Ash and Max dodge the attack, Spheal bounces off a wall and ends up knocking Marius down on the ground. Marius orders his Spheal to use {{m|Blizzard}} and Ash tells {{AP|Pikachu}} to counter with {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which knocks Spheal out, which surprises Marius. Max explains that {{type|Water}} Pokémon have a weakness to {{type|Electric}} moves. Ash advises Marius to [[recall|return]] Spheal to its {{i|Poké Ball}} so that Spheal can rest.


[[Captain Stern]], the curator of the museum then comes, and Ash and Max explain to him that they weren't trying to steal museum's property. After Marius's apology, Captain Stern explains that he had to close the museum because of an unexpected event, but invites Ash, Max and Marius to come to the museum anyway. [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} observe the scene from hiding and make a plan to steal Ash's Pikachu and then rob the museum. Ash, Max and Marius admire the Oceanic museum's exhibits. Marius tells him that his dream is to become a scientist and travel the sea in the submarine that Captain Stern is currently building.  
[[Captain Stern]], the curator of the museum comes, and Ash and Max explain to him that they weren't trying to steal museum's property. After Marius's apology, Captain Stern explains that he had to close the museum because of an unexpected event, but invites Ash, Max and Marius to enter to the museum anyway. {{TRT}} observe the scene through their binoculars and make a plan to steal Ash's Pikachu and rob the museum. Later Captain Stern guides Ash, Max and Marius through the Oceanic Museum's exhibits. While admiring the Pokémon models, Marius declares that he is going to catch a {{p|Goldeen}} one day and evolve into a {{p|Gyarados}}. Ash and Max are quick to correct him that only {{p|Magikarp}} evolve into Gyarados, though Marius admits that he’ll learn everything properly during his travels in a submarine, pointing at one of the museum models. Captain Stern explains that he is currently building a [[Submarine Explorer 1|submarine]] at the [[Stern's Shipyard|local shipyards]]. The Captain takes the three to his office to explain why he closed the museum: he received a sample of an unusual dark rock from seafloor that was exposed to extremely high temperatures. Ash and Max are astonished by the claim, though Captain Stern informs them that undersea volcanoes or a Pokémon might be the cause.
[[Jessie]]'s voice is heard from the museum's courtyard and they appear to be selling {{wp|snow cone}}s. Ash, Max and Marius go outside to buy it, while Captain Stern decides to remain the museum to study the rock. Ash, Max and Marius are enjoying their icy desserts, when it occurs to Max the museum is closed and the snow cone vendors ought to know that. However, Team Rocket persuades them to continue eating. When the boys are almost unable to move due to suffering from brain freeze, Team Rocket reveals their true identities and steal Ash's Pikachu, putting him in a metal cage, and traps the three boys in another metal cage.


Captain then takes the three to his office to explain why has he closed the museum: he received a sample of an unusual dark rock from the bottom of the ocean that underwent extremely high temperatures. Ash and Max are astonished because they cannot understand how can there be heat at the bottom of the ocean, but Captain Stern tells them that it may be work of a Pokémon. Just when he finished explaining, {{TRT}}'s voice is heard from the museum's courtyard and they appear to be selling {{wp|snow cone}}s. Ash, Max and Marius go outside to buy it, while Captain Stern stays in the museum.  
Meanwhile, [[Tabitha]] and two accomplice {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}s infiltrate the Oceanic Museum with a code cracker. They switch off the facility's power before making their way into Captai Stern's office to steal the curious stone. Captain Stern confronts them, but Tabitha distracts him with his {{p|Mightyena}}'s {{m|Shadow Ball}} to escape. As [[Team Magma]] flee the museum, the Rocket trio spots them and figures that whatever it is that Team Magma is stealing must be valuable, so they decide to steal it from them. Marius tries to break the cage using his Spheal's Body Slam, but it disobeys again. Ash commands {{AP|Corphish}} to break the cage with {{m|Crabhammer}}. Team Rocket blocks Team Magma's way by sending out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}. Jessie commands her Seviper to use {{m|Poison Tail}}, but Tabitha's Mightyena {{m|Tackle}}s it. James tells his Cacnea to use {{m|Pin Missile}}, but Mightyena uses {{m|Double Team}} to raise its {{stat|evasion}}, making Cacnea's attack miss. Seviper tries to use {{m|Wrap}}, but Mightyena's {{m|Iron Tail}} hits first, sending Seviper flying into Team Rocket who blasts off, dropping Pikachu's cage in the process. Mightyena instantly snarls at Pikachu, but Tabitha orders it to be left alone.


Ash, Max and Marius are enjoying their icy desserts, when it occurs to Max the museum is closed and the snow cones salesmen ought to know that. However, Team Rocket persuades them to continue eating. When the three are almost unable to move due to freezing effects of snow cones, Team Rocket reveals their true identity and steals Ash's Pikachu, putting him in a metal cage, and traps the three boys in another metal cage too.
The boys rush over, with Ash happily reunited with Pikachu before realizing that Team Magma have the case in hand. Captain Stern comes running in and sends out his {{p|Sealeo}} to deal with the goons. It attacks Mightyena with {{m|Aurora Beam}}, and the resulting blast sends Mightyena flying back into Tabitha causing him to drop the stone case. Marius catches it and hands it over to Captain Stern. The grunts now send out their Mightyena. With three threats to contend with Ash calls on his Corphish and Pikachu to assist Stern's Sealeo. Captain Stern tells Max and Marius to run into town to get [[Officer Jenny]] when the time will be suitable. All three Mightyena use {{m|Hyper Beam}} while Corphish, Pikachu and Sealeo counter {{m|Bubble Beam}}, Thunderbolt and Aurora Beam, respectively. The attacks collide, causing an explosion. Smoke covers the area, so Max and Marius start to run. The boys have to escape the scene fast, so Marius decides to jump off a cliff into the sea. Max is terrified and does not want to jump. Tabitha orders Mightyena to use Shadow Ball, so Marius takes Max's hand and drags him down to dodge it. The two boys and Spheal slide down the cliff and end up in sea below. They hold onto Spheal who starts swimming at an incredible pace towards the city. Max and Marius make it ashore where they encounter May and Brock who are just making their way to the museum from shopping.


Meanwhile, three [[Team Magma]] members including [[Tabitha]] break into the building and steal the curious stone. Captain Stern confronts them, but Tabitha distracts him with his {{p|Mightyena}}'s {{m|Shadow Ball}} to escape. Team Magma members are now running out of the building. Team Rocket spots them and figures that whatever it is that Team Magma is stealing must be valuable, so they decide to steal it from them. Marius tries to break the cage using his Spheal's Body Slam, but he disobeys again. Ash commands {{AP|Corphish}} to break the cage with {{m|Crabhammer}}.
Meanwhile, Captain Stern hands the stone case to Ash, telling him to run while Sealeo distracts them using Blizzard. Ash runs with Pikachu and Corphish, but despite Blizzard, Mightyena uses Shadow Ball and strikes the ground in front of Ash. The explosion sends Ash and the case flying. The case opens when it hits the ground, and the stone splits into two pieces. Pikachu runs to save the stone, but Mightyena gets there first, retrieving the bigger part of the stone for Tabitha. Team Magma's helicopter arrives and Mightyena uses Shadow Ball to make a clean getaway. As Ash and Captain Stern watch the helicopter furthering away, the police arrive along with Brock, May, Max and Marius. Ash apologizes to Captain Stern for dropping the stone, but Captain Stern assures him that the smaller part of the stone will be sufficient enough for his research. Ash, Brock, May and Max bid their farewells to Captain Stern and Marius as they hit the road again to travel to [[Mauville City]].
 
Team Rocket blocks Team Magma's way by sending out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}. Jessie commands her Seviper to use {{m|Poison Tail}} but Tabitha's Mightyena {{m|tackle}}s it. James tells his Cacnea to use {{m|Pin Missile}}, but Mightyena uses {{m|Double Team}} to raise its {{stat|evasion}}, making Cacnea's attack miss. Seviper tries to use {{m|Wrap}}, but Mightyena's {{m|Iron Tail}} hits first, sending Seviper flying into Team Rocket who then blasts off, dropping Pikachu's cage. Cage falls on the ground and opens.
 
Ash, Max, Marius then arrive with Captain Stern running behind them. He sends out his {{p|Sealeo}} and attacks Mightyena with {{m|Aurora Beam}}. Mightyena dodges and the beam hits the ground, exploding. Explosion blasts Mightyena off right into Tabitha causing him to drop the stone case. Marius catches it and hands it over to Captain Stern. Other two members of Team Magma send out their Mightyena. Meanwhile, Brock and May are done with their shopping and decide to come to the museum.
 
Ash sends out his Corphish and Pikachu to battle against Mightyena alongside Sealeo. Captain Stern tells Max and Marius to run into town to get [[Officer Jenny]] when the time will be suitable. All three Mightyena use {{m|Hyper Beam}} while Corphish, Pikachu and Sealeo use {{m|BubbleBeam}}, Thunderbolt and Aurora Beam, respectively. The attacks collide, causing an explosion. Smoke covers the area, so Max and Marius start to run. The boys have to escape the scene fast, so Marius decides to jump off a cliff into the sea. Max is terrified and does not want to jump. Tabitha orders Mightyena to use Shadow Ball, so Marius takes Max's hand and drags him down to dodge it. The two boys and Spheal slide down the cliff and end up in sea. They hold onto Spheal who starts swimming to the city. Max and Marius meet May and Brock who are just making their way to the museum.
 
Meanwhile, Captain Stern hands the stone case to Ash, telling him to run while Sealeo distracts them using Blizzard. Ash runs with Pikachu and Corphish, but despite Blizzard, Mightyena uses Shadow Ball and hits ground in front of Ash. The explosion sends Ash flying. While in the air, Ash drops the case. The case opens and the stone falls on ground and splits into two pieces, one being significantly bigger than the other. Pikachu runs to save the stone, but Mightyena gets there first, steals the bigger part of the stone and gives it to Tabitha. Team Magma's helicopter arrives and Mightyena uses Shadow Ball to distract Captain Stern and Ash while Team Magma is getting aboard. As Ash and Captain Stern watch the helicopter furthering away, the police arrives along with Brock, May, Max and Marius.
 
Ash apologizes to Captain Stern for dropping the stone, but Captain Stern tells him it doesn't matter because he retrieved the smaller part of the stone which will be sufficient for his research. Ash, Brock, May and Max then bid their farewells to Captain Stern and Marius as they hit the road again to travel to [[Mauville City]].


==Major events==
==Major events==
* The gang head towards [[Mauville City]].
* [[Jessie's Seviper]] is revealed to know {{m|Wrap}}{{tt|*|It does not actually use the move until AG039}}.
* [[Jessie's Seviper]] is revealed to know {{m|Wrap}}{{tt|*|It does not actually use the move until AG039}}.
 
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} leave [[Slateport City]] and head towards [[Mauville City]].
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Captain Stern]]
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Spheal}}
* {{p|Spheal}}
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* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Tabitha]]
* [[Captain Stern]]
* [[Captain Stern]]
* {{OBP|Marius|AG036}}
* {{OBP|Marius|AG036}}
* [[Tabitha]]
* {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}s (×2)
* [[Team Magma]] agents (×2)


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Growlithe}} ({{OP|Officer Jenny|Growlithe}})
* {{p|Mightyena}} ([[Tabitha]]'s)
* {{p|Sealeo}} ([[Captain Stern]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Spheal}} ({{OBP|Marius|AG036}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Spheal}} ({{OBP|Marius|AG036}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Sealeo}} ([[Captain Stern]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Mightyena}} ({{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}s'; ×2)
* {{p|Mightyena}} ([[Team Magma]]'s; ×3)
* {{p|Growlithe}} ({{OP|Officer Jenny|Growlithe}})
* {{p|Groudon}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Groudon}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Remoraid}} (image)
* {{p|Goldeen}} (image)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:AG036 Error.png|thumb|200px|right|The snow cones error]]
* This episode's English [[dub]] title is a reference to the term "{{wp|Seal (emblem)#Seal of approval|seal of approval}}".
* [[Team Magma]] uses the stone obtained in this episode in [[AG097|a later episode]].
* After this episode, the {{pkmn|anime}} went on its summer hiatus on Kids WB!, not returning with new episodes until September, despite the new season not beginning until ''[[AG041|What You Seed is What You Get]]''.
* This episode's title is a reference to the term "{{wp|seal of approval}}".
* This is the first episode to use music from ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', during the {{p|Groudon}} scene. However, the music is replaced in the English dub.
* After this episode, Pokémon underwent a nearly three-month hiatus on KidsWB, and did not return with new episodes until September, despite the new season not beginning until ''[[AG041|What You Seed is What You Get]]''.
* This is the first episode to use music from ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', during the Groudon scene. However, the background music is replaced in the dub.


===Errors===
===Errors===
* The hint given in the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] eyecatch, "This Pokémon lives in in the forest and enjoys startling people!", has an extra ''in''.
[[File:AG036 Error.png|thumb|200px|The snow cones error]]
* In the Hungarian dub a Team Magma Member orders his Mightyena to use "Shadow Bell" instead of "{{m|Shadow Ball}}".
* While {{Ash}}, [[Max]], and {{OBP|Marius|AG036}} are eating snow cones, Ash and Marius's snow cones trade colors. Ash's snow cone becomes yellow, and Marius's becomes green. This is corrected the next time the cones are shown.
* While Ash, Max, and Marius are eating snow cones, Ash and Marius' snow cones trade colors. Ash's snow cone becomes yellow, and Marius' becomes green. This is corrected the next time the cones are shown.
* In one scene, {{TRT}} is shown in disguises with short sleeves and their arms showing, however, after throwing off their disguises, they are in their long sleeved uniform, despite their short sleeve shirts not showing the sleeves.
* In the English dub, during the "[[Who's That Pokémon?]]" segment, {{p|Nuzleaf}} has a white square covering part of its left wrist and the hint has an extra '''in'''.
* In the {{pmin|Hungary|Hungarian}} dub, a {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}} orders his {{p|Mightyena}} to use "Shadow Bell" instead of "{{m|Shadow Ball}}".


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The Spheal of Approval
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AG036   EP310
海の博物館を守れ！マグマ団の襲撃！！
Protect the Ocean Museum! Attack of Magma-dan!!
First broadcast
Japan July 31, 2003
United States May 29, 2004
English themes
Opening I Wanna Be a Hero
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening アドバンス・アドベンチャー
Ending ポルカ・オ・ドルカ
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita
Storyboard 木村竜二 Ryūji Kimura
Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi
Animation director たけだゆうさく Yūsaku Takeda
Additional credits

The Spheal of Approval (Japanese: 海の博物館を守れ！マグマ団の襲撃！！ Protect the Ocean Museum! Attack of Magma-dan!!) is the 36th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 310th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 31, 2003, and in the United States on May 29, 2004.

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Blurb

Fresh out of the contest, our heroes are exploring the bustling city of Slateport. Ash and Max want to check out the Sea Museum but discover that it is not only closed, but sort of being guarded by a boy named Marius and his Spheal. After a failed attempt at attacking Ash's Pikachu, the boy recalls his Spheal. Captain Stern, the curator of the museum, appears and offers Ash, Max, and Marius a tour of the museum. Team Rocket is, of course, observing all this and devising a way to steal Pikachu.

Captain Stern then shows them his latest discovery, a volcanic rock from the bottom of the ocean. He tells them about how it was believed in some cultures that a giant Pokémon caused volcanic eruptions. Team Rockets calls from outside, selling ice cream, and the boys decide to go out and get some.

During this time, Team Magma members infiltrate the museum and steal the volcanic rock. At this point, Team Rocket captures Pikachu. When they see Team Magma running away, though, they divert their attention to attacking them. Team Magma sends them blasting off again. A battle breaks out between the Captain Stern, Ash, and Team Magma. Marius and Max escape by using the Marius' Spheal and they meet up with Brock and May. Ash tries to escape the battle with the rock, but it falls and the stone breaks in two. One of the Mightyena grabs half the stone and Team Magma retreats with their prize.

Plot

After May's Pokémon Contest debut in Slateport City, the group decide to stay in the city one more day. Brock decides to go shopping to stock up on supplies, and May goes with him. Ash and Max rather make their way to Oceanic Museum, but to their surprise they find that it is closed. Ash consults the guide book, but Max is not ready to give up on the visit so he tries to scale the museum wall. Before he could climb, a boy named Marius confronts him thinking that Max wants to steal the museum's exhibits. Ash comes to see what's going on, but Marius calls him a thief too and sends out his Spheal, commanding him to use Water Gun. Spheal disobeys and cheerfully sprays Marius with water instead. Marius commands Spheal to use Body Slam. Ash and Max dodge the attack, Spheal bounces off a wall and ends up knocking Marius down on the ground. Marius orders his Spheal to use Blizzard and Ash tells Pikachu to counter with Thunderbolt, which knocks Spheal out, which surprises Marius. Max explains that Water-type Pokémon have a weakness to Electric-type moves. Ash advises Marius to return Spheal to its Poké Ball so that Spheal can rest.

Captain Stern, the curator of the museum comes, and Ash and Max explain to him that they weren't trying to steal museum's property. After Marius's apology, Captain Stern explains that he had to close the museum because of an unexpected event, but invites Ash, Max and Marius to enter to the museum anyway. Team Rocket observe the scene through their binoculars and make a plan to steal Ash's Pikachu and rob the museum. Later Captain Stern guides Ash, Max and Marius through the Oceanic Museum's exhibits. While admiring the Pokémon models, Marius declares that he is going to catch a Goldeen one day and evolve into a Gyarados. Ash and Max are quick to correct him that only Magikarp evolve into Gyarados, though Marius admits that he’ll learn everything properly during his travels in a submarine, pointing at one of the museum models. Captain Stern explains that he is currently building a submarine at the local shipyards. The Captain takes the three to his office to explain why he closed the museum: he received a sample of an unusual dark rock from seafloor that was exposed to extremely high temperatures. Ash and Max are astonished by the claim, though Captain Stern informs them that undersea volcanoes or a Pokémon might be the cause.

Jessie's voice is heard from the museum's courtyard and they appear to be selling snow cones. Ash, Max and Marius go outside to buy it, while Captain Stern decides to remain the museum to study the rock. Ash, Max and Marius are enjoying their icy desserts, when it occurs to Max the museum is closed and the snow cone vendors ought to know that. However, Team Rocket persuades them to continue eating. When the boys are almost unable to move due to suffering from brain freeze, Team Rocket reveals their true identities and steal Ash's Pikachu, putting him in a metal cage, and traps the three boys in another metal cage.

Meanwhile, Tabitha and two accomplice Team Magma Grunts infiltrate the Oceanic Museum with a code cracker. They switch off the facility's power before making their way into Captai Stern's office to steal the curious stone. Captain Stern confronts them, but Tabitha distracts him with his Mightyena's Shadow Ball to escape. As Team Magma flee the museum, the Rocket trio spots them and figures that whatever it is that Team Magma is stealing must be valuable, so they decide to steal it from them. Marius tries to break the cage using his Spheal's Body Slam, but it disobeys again. Ash commands Corphish to break the cage with Crabhammer. Team Rocket blocks Team Magma's way by sending out Seviper and Cacnea. Jessie commands her Seviper to use Poison Tail, but Tabitha's Mightyena Tackles it. James tells his Cacnea to use Pin Missile, but Mightyena uses Double Team to raise its evasion, making Cacnea's attack miss. Seviper tries to use Wrap, but Mightyena's Iron Tail hits first, sending Seviper flying into Team Rocket who blasts off, dropping Pikachu's cage in the process. Mightyena instantly snarls at Pikachu, but Tabitha orders it to be left alone.

The boys rush over, with Ash happily reunited with Pikachu before realizing that Team Magma have the case in hand. Captain Stern comes running in and sends out his Sealeo to deal with the goons. It attacks Mightyena with Aurora Beam, and the resulting blast sends Mightyena flying back into Tabitha causing him to drop the stone case. Marius catches it and hands it over to Captain Stern. The grunts now send out their Mightyena. With three threats to contend with Ash calls on his Corphish and Pikachu to assist Stern's Sealeo. Captain Stern tells Max and Marius to run into town to get Officer Jenny when the time will be suitable. All three Mightyena use Hyper Beam while Corphish, Pikachu and Sealeo counter Bubble Beam, Thunderbolt and Aurora Beam, respectively. The attacks collide, causing an explosion. Smoke covers the area, so Max and Marius start to run. The boys have to escape the scene fast, so Marius decides to jump off a cliff into the sea. Max is terrified and does not want to jump. Tabitha orders Mightyena to use Shadow Ball, so Marius takes Max's hand and drags him down to dodge it. The two boys and Spheal slide down the cliff and end up in sea below. They hold onto Spheal who starts swimming at an incredible pace towards the city. Max and Marius make it ashore where they encounter May and Brock who are just making their way to the museum from shopping.

Meanwhile, Captain Stern hands the stone case to Ash, telling him to run while Sealeo distracts them using Blizzard. Ash runs with Pikachu and Corphish, but despite Blizzard, Mightyena uses Shadow Ball and strikes the ground in front of Ash. The explosion sends Ash and the case flying. The case opens when it hits the ground, and the stone splits into two pieces. Pikachu runs to save the stone, but Mightyena gets there first, retrieving the bigger part of the stone for Tabitha. Team Magma's helicopter arrives and Mightyena uses Shadow Ball to make a clean getaway. As Ash and Captain Stern watch the helicopter furthering away, the police arrive along with Brock, May, Max and Marius. Ash apologizes to Captain Stern for dropping the stone, but Captain Stern assures him that the smaller part of the stone will be sufficient enough for his research. Ash, Brock, May and Max bid their farewells to Captain Stern and Marius as they hit the road again to travel to Mauville City.

Major events

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Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Nuzleaf

Trivia

  • This episode's English dub title is a reference to the term "seal of approval".
  • After this episode, the anime went on its summer hiatus on Kids WB!, not returning with new episodes until September, despite the new season not beginning until What You Seed is What You Get.
  • This is the first episode to use music from Jirachi: Wish Maker, during the Groudon scene. However, the music is replaced in the English dub.

Errors

The snow cones error
  • While Ash, Max, and Marius are eating snow cones, Ash and Marius's snow cones trade colors. Ash's snow cone becomes yellow, and Marius's becomes green. This is corrected the next time the cones are shown.
  • In one scene, Team Rocket is shown in disguises with short sleeves and their arms showing, however, after throwing off their disguises, they are in their long sleeved uniform, despite their short sleeve shirts not showing the sleeves.
  • In the English dub, during the "Who's That Pokémon?" segment, Nuzleaf has a white square covering part of its left wrist and the hint has an extra in.
  • In the Hungarian dub, a Team Magma Grunt orders his Mightyena to use "Shadow Bell" instead of "Shadow Ball".

Dub edits

In other languages



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