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Cruisin' for a Losin' (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト！ルイボス大会!! Pokémon Contest! Ruibosu Tournament!) is the 78th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 352nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 27, 2004 and in the United States on May 14, 2004.

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

Synopsis

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Major events

• May loses her second contest.
• Drew wins another contest.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Vivian
• Contesta
• Mr. Sukizo
• Nurse Joy
• Savannah
• Sandra
• Sonny

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Camerupt

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Beautifly (May's)
• Bulbasaur (May's)
• Roselia (Drew's)
• Masquerain (Drew's)
• Flareon (Savannah's)
• Lairon (Savannah's)
• Girafarig (Sunny's)
• Azurill (Contestant's)
• Seedot
• Shroomish

Trivia

• Music from Mewtwo Strikes Back was used in this episode.
• The English dub is based on the phrase "Cruising for a bruising"

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: En avant les perdants
• Italian: Consigli d'amica
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Un paseo para perder!
• Portuguese: Aprendendo com a Derrota
• Spanish: Experimentando la derrota

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