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'''Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend''' (Japanese: '''バネブーのさがしもの!?''' ''{{tt|Baneboo|Spoink}}'s Lost Object!?'') is the 79th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 353rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 3, 2004 and in the United States on May 21, 2005.
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'''Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend''' (Japanese: '''バネブーのさがしもの!?''' ''{{tt|Baneboo|Spoink}}'s Lost Object!?'') is the 79th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', and the 353rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 3, 2004, and in the United States on May 21, 2005.


{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}


==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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<i>Team Rocket talks to Giovanni on the video phone, and he yells at them for not making progress, threatening to replace the three of them.
<i>Team Rocket talks to Giovanni on the video phone, and he yells at them for not making progress, threatening to replace the three of them.


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==Plot==
==Plot==
The episode opens not with Ash and {{ashfr}} but with [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}, for another installation of the trials and tribulations of {{TRT}}. Team Rocket report in to {{an|Giovanni}}. Though they don't have anything new to report, Giovanni becomes very angry with them because the secret base they were working on was destroyed in ''[[AG071|A Six Pack Attack!]]''. He says that they're failing their mission in the [[Hoenn|Hoenn Region]], which he has been funding, and if they don't improve, he'll send in [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] to finish the job instead.
{{TRT}} follow protocol and contact {{an|Giovanni}}, however they have no news to report. Giovanni asks about the progress of the new [[Secret Base]], but the trio admit that it was [[AG071|destroyed]]. He declares that their [[Hoenn]] [[region]] mission has been a costly failure and suggests he’ll have to bring in [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] to finish the job instead. Giovanni signs off while [[Jessie]] and her teammates are left fuming. Optimistically, the trio declare that it is time for a new beginning.


Meanwhile, continuing the trek to [[Fortree City]], Ash and the gang come across a {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Spoink}}, a {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon. Most Spoink use the Pearls on their heads to channel their formidable psychic powers, but this Spoink is upset after losing its Pearl. Being the good Samaritans that they are, the group decides to help the distressed Spoink locate its lost pearl. Though they look hard for it, the Spoink tries to put any round objects it sees on its head, (including an {{p|Igglybuff}}, a {{p|Voltorb}}, and an {{p|Electrode}}). When the Pearl is found, however, Team Rocket, working with renewed vigor after Giovanni threatened to replace them, attack the group. Though they use a traditional pitfall trap, they introduce themselves as the "new Team Rocket" and say that they're going for a fresh start—however, they end up blasting off as usual. This time, though, Meowth manages to grab the Spoink's pearl which blasts off with them. Ash and the gang soon notice the absence of the pearl and chase after Team Rocket.
The next morning, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} sit down to enjoy breakfast. Some rustling in the bushes catches {{TP|May|Skitty}}'s attention, and a {{OBP|Spoink|recurring}} soon appears. [[Max]] realizes something amiss, and after listening to Spoink's [[Pokédex]] entry he declares that Spoink is missing the pearl on its head. Ash and the others decide to help the distressed Spoink locate its pearl. Firstly, Spoink escorts the group to where it lost its pearl—down a cliff. With the pearl nowhere close by, {{an|Brock}} calls on {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}’s assistance. Though they look hard for it, the Spoink tries to put any round objects it sees on its head, including an {{p|Igglybuff}}, a {{p|Voltorb}}, and an {{p|Electrode}}. When the pearl is found, however, Team Rocket, working with renewed vigor after Giovanni threatened to replace them, attack the group. They use a traditional pitfall trap and introduce themselves as the "new Team Rocket". After snaring the [[twerp]]s in a net, Ash calls out {{AP|Corphish}} to free everyone, but Spoink's pearl ends up in {{MTR}}'s hands as they land on the ground. Jessie and [[James]] order {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to attack. Corphish escapes Seviper's {{m|Wrap}} attack and uses {{m|Harden}} to negate damage from Cacnea's {{m|Pin Missile}}. Then Corphish and Mudkip send Team Rocket flying with a {{m|Bubble Beam}} and {{m|Water Gun}} combo. Ash and the others soon notice the absence of Spoink's pearl and chase after Team Rocket.


After blasting off, Team Rocket comes across a fair, and Ash and company chase Team Rocket onto the fairgrounds, where they initially lose sight of each other. Spoink tries a few more round objects, like a juggler's balls and a fortune teller's crystal ball. Team Rocket, meanwhile is approached by the same [[Magikarp salesman]] who has made James' life a misery in the past and offers to trade Feebas for the Pearl. Though James is wary of the known swindler, the Magikarp salesman reveals that {{p|Feebas}} evolves into {{p|Milotic}}, the most beautiful of all Pokémon, [[Jessie]] becomes dazzled by the possibilities. [[James]] and {{MTR}} are still reluctant and question the salesman on the source of his information, which he says he got from {{an|Professor Oak}} (the information on Feebas' evolution is accurate). He also regales them with a tale of his family life (he has many children to support, etc.) and that he has given up a life of crime. This story finally convinces Team Rocket to make the trade.
After blasting off, Team Rocket comes across a fair, and Ash and company chase Team Rocket onto the fairgrounds, where they initially lose sight of each other. Spoink tries a few more round objects, like a juggler's balls and a fortune teller's crystal ball. Team Rocket, meanwhile, is approached by the same [[Magikarp salesman]] who has made James' life a misery in the past and offers to trade "{{p|Feebas}}" for the pearl. Though James is wary of the known swindler, the Magikarp salesman reveals that Feebas evolves into {{p|Milotic}}, the most beautiful of all Pokémon, Jessie becomes dazzled by the possibilities. After hearing the salesman’s spiel, Jessie ignores her teammates concerns and hands over the pearl in exchange for the "Feebas".


Jessie is eager to get the Feebas to evolve, so they let their new Pokémon go for a swim in a nearby river. Soon, Feebas' color begins to change...but not with the glow of evolution. Feebas is just a Magikarp painted with a Feebas' colors, revealing that they have been swindled yet again! Ash and company find Team Rocket at this point, who quickly explain what happened, and both groups head back to the fair to find the crooked salesman. When they find him, he's trying to sell "Feebas" to passersby, so {{an|Brock}} calls out {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} to use {{m|Water Gun}} on the "Feebas" which is quickly revealed to be a Magikarp beneath some paint. When the salesman tries to flee, Ash and company corner him and in the ensuing struggle, the pearl slips out of his bag. Team Rocket arrives only moments later and a battle ensues, but Spoink (reunited with its Pearl) uses its powerful Psychic attacks to blast off Team Rocket. During the commotion, the Magikarp salesman escapes... to swindle another day. But, as Ash remarks at the end, at least they found the pearl!
Jessie is eager to get the "Feebas" to evolve, so they let their new Pokémon go for a swim in a nearby river. Soon, "Feebas'" color begins to change, but not with the glow of [[evolution]]. Rather "Feebas" is revealed to be a painted Magikarp, and the trio are furious that they have been swindled once again. Ash and his friends confront the Rocket trio, and after learning what occurred, they criticize them for trading the pearl for a worthless Magikarp. Both groups head back to the fair to find the crooked salesman. When they find him, he's trying to sell "Feebas" to the passing trade, so Brock has Mudkip use Water Gun to reveal the scheme. When the salesman tries to flee, Ash and company corner him and in the ensuing struggle, the pearl slips out of his bag. Team Rocket arrives only moments later, and a battle ensues, but Spoink is reunited with its pearl and uses its powerful {{t|Psychic}} attacks to blast Team Rocket off. During the commotion, the Magikarp salesman escapes to swindle another day. But, as Ash remarks at the end, at least they found the pearl.


==Major events==
==Major events==
* Jessie buys a {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Magikarp}} disguised as a {{p|Feebas}} from the [[Magikarp salesman]], but eventually loses it after the disguise comes off.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter a wandering {{pkmn2|wild}} {{OBP|Spoink|recurring}}.
* [[Jessie]] buys a {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Magikarp}} disguised as a {{p|Feebas}} from the [[Magikarp salesman]], but eventually loses it after the disguise comes off.
* Ash and his friends meet the Magikarp salesman for the first time.
* [[Ash's Torkoal]] is revealed to know {{m|Body Slam}}.
* [[Ash's Torkoal]] is revealed to know {{m|Body Slam}}.
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Spoink}} ([[Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime#Spoink|anime]])
* {{p|Spoink}} ({{OBP|Spoink|recurring|anime}})


==Characters==
==Characters==
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* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* {{an|Giovanni}}<!-- Don't add (fantasy) because he also appeared in person) -->
* [[Magikarp salesman]]
* [[Magikarp salesman]]
* Magikarp salesman's wife and children (fantasy)


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Steelix}}
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Steelix}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
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* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{OP|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{OP|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Magikarp|Jessie's}}; new; sold to her and got lost before being captured)
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})
* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})
* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Magikarp|Jessie's}}; new; sold to her as a Feebas and got lost before being captured)
* {{p|Spoink}} ({{OBP|Spoink|recurring|anime}}; debut)
* {{p|Spoink}} ({{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Spoink|anime}}; debut)
* {{p|Voltorb}}
* {{p|Voltorb}}  
* {{p|Electrode}}
* {{p|Electrode}}
* {{p|Igglybuff}}
* {{p|Igglybuff}}
* {{p|Feebas}} (flashback)
* {{p|Feebas}} (flashback)
 
* {{p|Spoink}} ({{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} card; Japanese version only)
===={{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} cards====
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} card; Japanese version only)
* {{p|Spoink}}
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} card; Japanese version only)
* {{p|Seviper}}
* {{p|Lotad}} ({{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} card; Japanese version only)
* {{p|Skitty}}
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} card; Japanese version only)
* {{p|Lotad}}
* {{p|Mudkip}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:TCG cards anime.png|thumb|200px|right|{{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} cards]]
* The episode's English [[dub]] title is a play on the song {{wp|Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend}}.
*The dub title is a play off the song "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend."
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 7: Psychic'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 7: Psychic'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].
* On Pokémon.com, the title of this episode is erroneously spelled as "Pearl's Are a Spoink's Best Friend".
* This is the fifth time the [[Magikarp salesman]] has appeared in the {{pkmn|anime}}, and the second time {{TRT}} has acquired a {{p|Magikarp}} from him.
* This is the fifth time the [[Magikarp salesman]] has appeared in the anime, and the second time {{TRT}} has acquired a Magikarp from him.
* [[Advance Adventure]] is used as background music.
* [[Advance Adventure]] is used as background music.
* This is the only episode with a [[boss fantasy]] to have {{an|Giovanni}} appearing in person as well.


===Errors===
===Errors===
*In a brief moment, Spoink's nose is shown on its back.
* In a couple of scenes, {{Ash}}'s [[bag]] is missing.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* The footage of [[James]] looking up a {{tcg|Spoink}} {{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} card is cut in the dub. Cards seen included {{tcg|Spoink}}, {{tcg|Seviper}}, {{tcg|Skitty}}, {{tcg|Lotad}}, and {{tcg|Mudkip}}.
* [[James]] looking up a {{tcg|Spoink}} {{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} card is cut in the dub. Cards seen included {{tcg|Spoink}}, {{tcg|Seviper}}, {{tcg|Skitty}}, {{tcg|Lotad}}, and {{tcg|Mudkip}}.
* In the English dub, the computerized voice explaining {{p|Feebas}} and {{p|Milotic}} is an unknown person. In the original Japanese version, the voice is {{an|Professor Oak}}'s.
 
<gallery>
TCG cards anime.png|{{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} cards dub cut
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====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
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Latest revision as of 00:11, 9 March 2024

AG078 : Cruisin' for a Losin'
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
AG080 : That's Just Swellow
Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend
AG079.png
AG079   EP353
バネブーのさがしもの!?
Baneboo's Lost Object!?
First broadcast
Japan June 3, 2004
United States May 21, 2005
English themes
Opening This Dream
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening チャレンジャー!!
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

Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend (Japanese: バネブーのさがしもの!? Baneboo's Lost Object!?) is the 79th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 353rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 3, 2004, and in the United States on May 21, 2005.

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Blurb

Team Rocket talks to Giovanni on the video phone, and he yells at them for not making progress, threatening to replace the three of them.

The kids are eating breakfast when Skitty runs off and encounters a Spoink that has lost its pearl. The Spoink shows how it rolled away, so the kids help look around the forest. Spoink keeps mistaking various round objects for its pearl—like an Igglybuff—and putting them on its head.

Just as they find the real pearl, all of them are caught in a Team Rocket trap, but Ash's Corphish helps them get out. Spoink drops its pearl and Meowth catches it. Team Rocket runs off to a nearby carnival.

At the carnival, James runs into the Magikarp salesman, who is now selling Feebas. Drawn by the promise of Feebas evolving into a Milotic, Jessie trades the pearl. But when their new Feebas is swimming, its paint washes off, revealing just a Magikarp.

Ash and friends arrive, and both groups go looking for the salesman. Brock and Max reveal the scam, and then everyone confronts the Magikarp salesman. The kids start to battle Team Rocket, and the salesman slips away in the confusion. Spoink passes out, but Max grabs the pearl and puts it on Spoink's head. Spoink then uses Confuse Ray to send Team Rocket blasting off.

Plot

Team Rocket follow protocol and contact Giovanni, however they have no news to report. Giovanni asks about the progress of the new Secret Base, but the trio admit that it was destroyed. He declares that their Hoenn region mission has been a costly failure and suggests he’ll have to bring in Butch and Cassidy to finish the job instead. Giovanni signs off while Jessie and her teammates are left fuming. Optimistically, the trio declare that it is time for a new beginning.

The next morning, Ash and his friends sit down to enjoy breakfast. Some rustling in the bushes catches Skitty's attention, and a Spoink soon appears. Max realizes something amiss, and after listening to Spoink's Pokédex entry he declares that Spoink is missing the pearl on its head. Ash and the others decide to help the distressed Spoink locate its pearl. Firstly, Spoink escorts the group to where it lost its pearl—down a cliff. With the pearl nowhere close by, Brock calls on Mudkip’s assistance. Though they look hard for it, the Spoink tries to put any round objects it sees on its head, including an Igglybuff, a Voltorb, and an Electrode. When the pearl is found, however, Team Rocket, working with renewed vigor after Giovanni threatened to replace them, attack the group. They use a traditional pitfall trap and introduce themselves as the "new Team Rocket". After snaring the twerps in a net, Ash calls out Corphish to free everyone, but Spoink's pearl ends up in Meowth's hands as they land on the ground. Jessie and James order Seviper and Cacnea to attack. Corphish escapes Seviper's Wrap attack and uses Harden to negate damage from Cacnea's Pin Missile. Then Corphish and Mudkip send Team Rocket flying with a Bubble Beam and Water Gun combo. Ash and the others soon notice the absence of Spoink's pearl and chase after Team Rocket.

After blasting off, Team Rocket comes across a fair, and Ash and company chase Team Rocket onto the fairgrounds, where they initially lose sight of each other. Spoink tries a few more round objects, like a juggler's balls and a fortune teller's crystal ball. Team Rocket, meanwhile, is approached by the same Magikarp salesman who has made James' life a misery in the past and offers to trade "Feebas" for the pearl. Though James is wary of the known swindler, the Magikarp salesman reveals that Feebas evolves into Milotic, the most beautiful of all Pokémon, Jessie becomes dazzled by the possibilities. After hearing the salesman’s spiel, Jessie ignores her teammates concerns and hands over the pearl in exchange for the "Feebas".

Jessie is eager to get the "Feebas" to evolve, so they let their new Pokémon go for a swim in a nearby river. Soon, "Feebas'" color begins to change, but not with the glow of evolution. Rather "Feebas" is revealed to be a painted Magikarp, and the trio are furious that they have been swindled once again. Ash and his friends confront the Rocket trio, and after learning what occurred, they criticize them for trading the pearl for a worthless Magikarp. Both groups head back to the fair to find the crooked salesman. When they find him, he's trying to sell "Feebas" to the passing trade, so Brock has Mudkip use Water Gun to reveal the scheme. When the salesman tries to flee, Ash and company corner him and in the ensuing struggle, the pearl slips out of his bag. Team Rocket arrives only moments later, and a battle ensues, but Spoink is reunited with its pearl and uses its powerful Psychic attacks to blast Team Rocket off. During the commotion, the Magikarp salesman escapes to swindle another day. But, as Ash remarks at the end, at least they found the pearl.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Steelix

Trivia

Errors

  • In a couple of scenes, Ash's bag is missing.

Dub edits

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

In other languages



AG078 : Cruisin' for a Losin'
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
AG080 : That's Just Swellow
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