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Poetry Commotion!

AG055   EP329 新人ジムリーダー・アスナ！穴だらけのバトルフィールド！？ The New Gym Leader, Asuna! The Hole-Filled Battlefield!?

First broadcast Japan December 11, 2003 United States November 20, 2004

English themes Opening This Dream Ending

Japanese themes Opening アドバンス・アドベンチャー Ending スマイル

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de

Poetry Commotion! (Japanese: 新人ジムリーダー・アスナ！穴だらけのバトルフィールド！？ The New Gym Leader, Asuna! The Hole-Filled Battlefield!?) is the 55th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 329th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 11, 2003 and in the United States on November 20, 2004.

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

Synopsis

Ash and his friends arrive at Lavaridge Town, famous for its hot springs. Max observes people being buried in the sand in the dry analogue to hot springs, the sand baths. Ash quickly reminds the team that his Gym Battle is the reason they came here in the first place, and the group reluctantly agrees.

The Team Rocket arrives to the town shortly after, complaining about their troubles following Ash. James reminds them about the hot springs in the town, and the trio is led by Jessie straight to the springs. James and Meowth are worried about their pending mission that they have yet to complete.

Ash arrives at the Gym to Flannery running around in panic as she has caught on fire. After Brock extinguishes her with Mudkip, he falls in love, only to be pulled away by Max. Ash informs Flannery that he is looking for a Gym Battle, and Flannery becomes excited at the chance to battle. Brock expresses concerns that he believed the Gym Leader of the town was Mr. Moore, not Flannery as she perpetuates. This is re-enforced by Flannery's disregard for protocol when she begins battling Ash on a non-regulation field. It is then discovered that the official field has not been cleaned since her last battle.

The match is put off as Flannery, Ash, and friends take a break. Flannery explains that three days ago her grandfather, Mr. Moore, had left on a poetry writing mission across Hoenn and Johto, and appointed Flannery as the Gym Leader. Ash volunteers the group to help clean up the Gym with Flannery.

Mr. Moore is shown to not have gone very far from Lavaridge, expressing concerns for Flannery and the Gym. He sees (in disguise) that Ash is helping Flannery clean up the Gym, and is worried that things are not going as hoped. Team Rocket appears to be watching too, and decides to catch Flannery's Torkoal.

Brock brings up that Flannery should have a Heat Badge ready in case Ash does beat her in the match. Flannery is not sure where they are located though, and she has the team help her search for the Badges. Mr. Moore appears in a new disguise to point out the location of the Badges. Flannery admits that she should be more organized.

Max points out that Flannery does not have a match judge. Mr. Moore appears in a new disguise, claiming to be from the CPPGJ, or the Committee for Popularizing Pokémon Gym Judging. Brock is suspicious, but the disguised Mr. Moore exclaims that he was sent by Mr. Moore to judge the match. Mr. Moore also volunteers to help fix the field to prepare for the match.

As the field is being repaired, the Team Rocket trio also appears to help repair the Gym. Flannery accepts the aid. Mr. Moore and the trio recognize each other from earlier. When Mr. Moore sees the trio trying to steal Flannery's Torkoal, the trio is discovered and begins the motto.

Jessie sends out Seviper to fill the Gym with a Haze attack. As the trio makes a run for it, Mr. Moore sends his Wingull to punch a hole in the trio's balloon. Flannery realizes her grandfather has a Wingull just like it. When Mr. Moore sends out Typhlosion to battle the trio, Flannery realizes who the mystery man is. Flannery helps in the battle with her Slugma, and Max and May sneak around to rescue the Torkoal. Flannery's Slugma evolves into Magcargo, and when Mr. Moore congratulates her, Flannery refers to him as grandpa, and it is revealed that he is Mr. Moore. The trio comments on the absurdity of Mr. Moore spying on his own house.

The trio is defeated in the battle, and Ash and Pikachu send them flying with a Thunderbolt. The group finishes repairing the Gym, and Mr. Moore suggests they postpone the Gym Battle until tomorrow. Mr. Moore buries Ash and Friends in the sand, and some competitive dialog is exchanged between Ash and Flannery, both excited about their upcoming Gym Battle.

Major events

• Ash and his friends arrive in Lavaridge Town and meet Flannery, the local Gym Leader.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Humans

• Flannery

Pokémon debuts

• Torkoal

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Flannery
• Mr. Moore

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Togetic

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Treecko (Ash's)
• Torchic (May's)
• Mudkip (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Slugma (Flannery's; nicknamed "Meg")
• Slugma (Flannery's; nicknamed "Mag"; evolves)
• Magcargo (Flannery's; nicknamed "Mag"; newly evolved)
• Torkoal (Flannery's; debut)
• Typhlosion (Mr. Moore's)
• Wingull (Mr. Moore's)
• Vileplume (flashback)
• Doduo (flashback)
• Politoed (flashback)
• Breloom (flashback)

Trivia

• The English title is based on the idiom "poetry in motion".

Errors

• Even though at first Flannery recites that Ash is her first challenger, she later says that her last opponent used Dig a lot.
• In the flashback where Flannery and the town wave goodbye to Mr. Moore, Flannery is turned and is waving in the opposite direction of where Mr Moore is walking.

Dub edits

• Mr. Moore incorrectly told Typhlosion to use Tackle in the English dub, whereas in the Japanese version, he told it to use Headbutt.

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

• Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle Tyrogue?
• Choices: Dustox, Togetic, Suicune
• Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose Togetic, you were right!

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		新人道館訓練家亞莎！滿地坑洞的戰鬥場地！？
Finnish		Runoja ja roistoja
European French		Poésie Pokémon
German		Der Pokémon-Poet
Hebrew		משירת האשmeshirat ha'esh
Italian		Una Capopalestra inesperta
Portuguese	Brazil	Confusão Poética!
	Portugal	Agitação Poética!
Spanish	Latin America	¡Problemas poéticos!
	Spain	Conmoción poética

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