AG066

Exploud and Clear! (Japanese: 一触即発！バクオングVSジュプトル!! Critical Situation! Bakuong VS Juptile!) is the 66th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 340th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 4, 2004 and in the United States on February 19, 2005.

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

Synopsis

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Major events

• Ash's Treecko evolves into Grovyle.
• Grovyle learns Leaf Blade.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Ash's Grovyle
• Exploud

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Guy
• Giovanni (fantasy)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Taillow (Ash's)
• Treecko (Ash's; evolves)
• Grovyle (Ash's; newly evolved)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Torchic (May's)
• Beautifly (May's)
• Skitty (May's)
• Forretress (Brock's)
• Lombre (Brock's)
• Mudkip (Brock's)
• Whismur (Guy's; flashback)
• Loudred (Guy's; evolves)
• Exploud (Guy's; debut, newly evolved)
• Loudred (flashback)

Trivia

• The English dub is based on the phrase "Loud and Clear"
• While Team Rocket was trying to catch Exploud, James says "I heard of 'you gotta catch 'em all', but I'll pass". He is referring to the original catch phrase of Pokémon, which had mostly been dropped from the franchise by this point.

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

• Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle Numel?
• Choices: Heracross, Pichu, Medicham
• Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose Medicham, you were right!

Errors

Dub edits

• The crosshairs in Team Rocket's bazooka are removed for the Kids' WB! airing. This was left unaltered for the Cartoon Network airing and the DVDs.

In other languages

• French: Un Brouhaha plutôt bruyant
• Italian: Pokémon scatenato
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Explota y vete!
• Portuguese: Vs. Exploud!
• Iberian Spanish: Exploud el gritón

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