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'''Beg, Burrow and Steal''' (Japanese: '''ナックラーとビブラーバ！幻の湖！''' ''{{tt|Nuckrar|Trapinch}} and Vibrava! Lake of Illusion!'')   is the 106th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 380th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 9, 2004 and in the United States on December 17, 2005.  
'''Beg, Burrow and Steal''' (Japanese: '''ナックラーとビブラーバ！幻の湖！''' ''{{tt|Nuckrar|Trapinch}} and Vibrava! Lake of Illusion!'') is the 106th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 380th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 9, 2004 and in the United States on December 17, 2005.


The group go travel through some underground caves containing a number of Trapinch and, reportedly, a beautiful lake.
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
== Synopsis ==
As the episode opens, our group is feeling a little lost on [[Izabe Island]] -- they're out of PokéNav range and Brock can't find an appropriate map. To make matters worse, the island is a large desert full of craters of some kind. {{Ash}} speculates that their might be something in them and throws a rock into the nearest crater. A strange orange head pops out and swallows the rock. Ash checks the [[Pokédex]] about it. The Pokédex reveals that it's a {{P|Trapinch}}, a burrowing desert Pokémon with powerful jaws capable of eating sand and rock. The group realizes that the craters are made by Trapinch.
Not long after, [[Pokémon Ranger|Elisa]], a local ranger, comes in her car and tells the crew that they are trespassing in a dangerous area. While [[Max]] restrains [[Brock]], {{an|May}} explains that they didn't know the area was restricted. Shortly after commenting that the region doesn't look dangerous, Ash loses his footing and falls in a crater. Elisa saves him by throwing a [[Escape Rope|rope]]. She explains to the group that there is an underground tunnel network known as ˝The Trapinch Underground Labyrinth˝ linking all of the craters, and that they should do everything possible to avoid falling in.
Elisa starts to drive the group to safety, but they soon encounter a strange man running from a charging {{P|Donphan}}. Elisa says ˝not again˝ and calls out her {{P|Meganium}}, which releases a {{m|Sweet Scent|scent}} from its petals, calming the Donphan. The unknown man thanks Elisa for saving him "again". Elisa quickly introduces the man as {{ho|Hal}}, an accident-prone researcher.


Hal explains that he is looking for a Trapinch with a transmitter on its back, which he's using to search for a secret underground lake in ˝The {{P|Trapinch}} Labyrinth˝. Hal tells them the story from his youth, claiming that he discovered the lake when he was lost in labyrinth himself. While trying to find a way out of the maze, he lost consciousness. When Hal woke up he saw a huge, beautiful lake with many Trapinch gathered around it. All of the Trapinch [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{P|Vibrava}} at the same time before leaving. Without explanation, Hal all of a sudden found himself back outside of the labyrinth. That's why he started his career as a [[Pokémon Researcher]]. The group spots the transmitter-laden Trapinch heading into a crater.  
==Blurb==
<!--http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/08_14-beg-burrow-and-steal/-->
<i>Lost in a desert, Ash and his friends see lots of identical pits in the ground—Trapinch burrows! A young woman named Elisa warns them they're trespassing on hazardous territory: these burrows connect to the many caves of the Trapinch Underground Labyrinth.


Meanwhile, [[Team Rocket]] watches the group from underground and decide (predictably) to steal Pikachu. They plan to surprise the group from underneath with their {{P|Diglett}} machine and grab {{AP|Pikachu}} (and they execute this part of the plan quite successfully). Ash tells Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but the Team Rocket machine is insulated against electrical attack. [[Brock]] calls out his {{TP|Brock|Ludicolo}} and orders it to use {{m|Water Gun}}. The force of the attack forces the Diglett into one of the craters and many Trapinch start [[Bite (move)|Biting]] it, quickly reducing it to scrap metal. Team Rocket and Pikachu fall through the mud at the bottom of the hole. Ash goes to save Pikachu, and Elisa goes with him, with The transmitter Trapinch not far behind. Team Rocket, Ash's Pikachu, Ash with Elisa and Trapinch, all fall to different parts of the labyrinth. The rest of the group and Hal use the Trapinch's transmitter to track them -- luckily Ash doesn't want to leave the labyrinth without Pikachu, so he and Elisa do follow the transmitter Trapinch.  
Enter Hal, a Pokémon researcher and Elisa's old friend. He's being chased by a Donphan, but Elisa's Meganium clams Donphan down. It turns out that Hal once fell into a Trapinch burrow and discovered a lake in the Labyrinth—a lake where Trapinch gather and evolve into Vibrava! Now he's attached a transmitter to a Trapinch so he can find the lake again.


Elsewhere, Team Rocket encounters a Trapinch and they decide to catch it for [[Giovanni]]. {{MTR}} thinks that the Trapinch could crack walnuts for him. While they think about it, Trapinch saunters away -- but Team Rocket spots Hal and decide to follow him. Meanwhile, Max, May, and Brock fall just in front of Ash and Elisa. Soon after, water from an unknown source begins to flood the tunnel -- the group runs for their lives and they end up in a lake that Hal was talking about with Pikachu. The transmitter Trapinch and Hal arrive soon thereafter. Many Trapinch, including the transmitter one, assemble around the lakeside and evolve. As the Vibrava fly off, Team Rocket makes their next greedy move and captures them in a large balloon-based net. Brock calls out his Ludicolo, and Elisa calls her Meganium. Ludicolo uses {{m|Bullet Seed}} and Meganium uses {{m|Razor Leaf}} to set the Vibrava free. [[Jessie]] tells her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} to use {{m|Poison Sting}} and [[James]] tells his {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to use {{m|Pin Missile}}. The Vibrava defend the group with {{m|Supersonic}}. With a burst from Pikachu, Team Rocket blasts off again, and the Vibrava airlift the group out of the deep cavern. At the end of the episode, Hal resolves to keep the underground lake a secret, revealing he only wanted to find it so Elisa would believe his story.
Team Rocket appears and seizes Pikachu with their Diglett Supreme machine. But after Brock's Ludicolo breaks it and more Trapinch chew the machine to bits, Team Rocket and Pikachu don't have a leg (or machine) to stand on, and they fall into a burrow! Ash, Elisa, and Trapinch jump in after them, followed by Hal. As Max, Brock, and May wonder what to do, they fall into the burrow themselves and meet Elisa, Ash, and Trapinch.


== Major events ==
Trapinch wanders away just before the tunnel floods with water, sweeping Ash and his friends into the underground lake where Pikachu is already waiting. Trapinch strolls in, followed by Hal, and a happy reunion follows. Everyone watches a nearby group of Trapinch evolve into Vibrava—until Team Rocket swoops in and nets all the newly-evolved Pokémon.
=== Debuts ===
 
==== Pokémon debuts ====
Brock and Elisa use Ludicolo and Meganium to free the trapped Vibrava, who then use Supersonic to deflect Team Rocket's attacks. Pikachu sends Team Rocket blasting off, the Vibrava fly everyone back to the surface, and all's well again as Ash and his friends head for the next town!</i>
* {{P|Trapinch}}
 
==Plot==
As the episode opens, our group is feeling a little lost on [[Izabe Island]] -- they're out of [[PokéNav]] range and Brock can't find an appropriate map. To make matters worse, the island is a large desert full of craters of some kind. {{Ash}} speculates that there might be something in them and throws a rock into the nearest crater. A strange orange head pops out and swallows the rock. Ash checks the [[Pokédex]] about it. The Pokédex reveals that it's a {{p|Trapinch}}, a burrowing desert Pokémon with powerful jaws capable of eating sand and rock. The group realizes that the craters are made by Trapinch.
Not long after, [[Elisa]], a local ranger, comes in her car and tells the crew that they are trespassing in a dangerous area. While [[Max]] restrains {{an|Brock}}, {{an|May}} explains that they didn't know the area was restricted. Shortly after commenting that the region doesn't look dangerous, Ash loses his footing and falls in a crater. Elisa saves him by throwing a [[Escape Rope|rope]]. She explains to the group that there is an underground tunnel network known as "The Trapinch Underground Labyrinth" linking all of the craters, and that they should do everything possible to avoid falling in.
 
Elisa starts to drive the group to safety, but they soon encounter a strange man running from a charging {{P|Donphan}}. Elisa says ˝not again˝ and calls out her {{p|Meganium}}, which releases a {{m|Sweet Scent|scent}} from its petals, calming the Donphan. The unknown man thanks Elisa for saving him "again". Elisa quickly introduces the man as {{OBP|Hal|AG106}}, an accident-prone researcher.
 
Hal explains that he is looking for a Trapinch with a transmitter on its back, which he's using to search for a secret underground lake in ˝The {{P|Trapinch}} Labyrinth˝. Hal tells them the story from his youth, claiming that he discovered the lake when he was lost in the labyrinth himself. While trying to find a way out of the maze, he lost consciousness. When Hal woke up he saw a huge, beautiful lake with many Trapinch gathered around it. All of the Trapinch [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{p|Vibrava}} at the same time before leaving. Without explanation, Hal all of a sudden found himself back outside of the labyrinth. That's why he started his career as a [[Pokémon Researcher]]. The group spots the transmitter-laden Trapinch heading into a crater.
 
Meanwhile, {{TRT}} watches the group from underground and decide (predictably) to steal Pikachu. They plan to surprise the group from underneath with their {{P|Diglett}} machine and grab {{AP|Pikachu}} (and they execute this part of the plan quite successfully). Ash tells Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but the Team Rocket machine is insulated against electrical attack. {{an|Brock}} calls out his {{TP|Brock|Ludicolo}} and orders it to use {{m|Water Gun}}. The force of the attack forces the Diglett into one of the craters and many Trapinch start [[Bite (move)|biting]] it, quickly reducing it to scrap metal. Team Rocket and Pikachu fall through the mud at the bottom of the hole. Ash goes to save Pikachu, and Elisa goes with him, with The transmitter Trapinch not far behind. Team Rocket, Ash's Pikachu, Ash with Elisa and Trapinch, all fall to different parts of the labyrinth. The rest of the group and Hal use the Trapinch's transmitter to track them -- luckily Ash doesn't want to leave the labyrinth without Pikachu, so he and Elisa follow the transmitter Trapinch.
 
Elsewhere, Team Rocket encounters a Trapinch and they decide to catch it for {{an|Giovanni}}. {{MTR}} thinks that the Trapinch could crack walnuts for him. While they think about it, Trapinch saunters away -- but Team Rocket spots Hal and decide to follow him. Meanwhile, Max, May, and Brock fall just in front of Ash and Elisa. Soon after, water from an unknown source begins to flood the tunnel -- the group runs for their lives and they end up in a lake that Hal was talking about with Pikachu. The transmitter Trapinch and Hal arrive soon thereafter. Many Trapinch, including the transmitter one, assemble around the lakeside and evolve. As the Vibrava fly off, Team Rocket makes their next greedy move and captures them in a large balloon-based net. Brock calls out his Ludicolo, and Elisa calls her Meganium. Ludicolo uses {{m|Bullet Seed}} and Meganium uses {{m|Razor Leaf}} to set the Vibrava free. [[Jessie]] tells her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} to use {{m|Poison Sting}} and [[James]] tells his {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to use {{m|Pin Missile}}. The Vibrava defend the group with {{m|Supersonic}}. With a burst from Pikachu, Team Rocket blasts off again, and the Vibrava airlift the group out of the deep cavern. At the end of the episode, Hal resolves to keep the underground lake a secret, revealing he only wanted to find it so Elisa would believe his story.
 
==Major events==
{{animeevents}}
 
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Trapinch}}


=====TV episode debuts=====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{P|Vibrava}}
* {{p|Vibrava}}


== Characters ==
==Characters==
=== Humans ===
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Brock]]
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* {{Ho|Hal}}
* {{OBP|Hal|AG106}}
* [[Elisa]]
* [[Elisa]]
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])


=== Pokémon ===
===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
[[File:PTC AG106.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Teddiursa}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{op|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Ludicolo}} ({{op|Brock|Ludicolo}})
* {{p|Ludicolo}} ({{OP|Brock|Ludicolo}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{op|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{OP|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{op|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Meganium}} ([[Elisa]]'s)
* {{p|Meganium}} ([[Elisa]]'s)
* {{p|Trapinch}} (debut)
* {{p|Trapinch}} (multiple; evolve; debut)
* {{p|Vibrava}} (debut)
* {{p|Vibrava}} (multiple; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Nidoran♀}}
* {{p|Nidoran♀}}
* {{p|Nidoran♂}}
* {{p|Nidoran♂}}
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* {{p|Zigzagoon}}
* {{p|Zigzagoon}}


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==
*Music from ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' was used in this episode.
* Music from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' was used in this episode.
*The title may have been based on the show ''{{wp|Beg, Borrow & Deal}}'' or the common phrase "Beg, Borrow, or Steal".
* The title comes from the phrase "Beg, Borrow, or Steal".
=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
 
===Errors===
* The answer given for the Trainer's Choice is wrong. {{p|Teddiursa}} takes regular damage from {{type|Psychic}} attacks while {{p|Poochyena}} is immune to them.
* In the scene in which Hal recalls seeing a group of Trapinch evolve into Vibrava, the Vibrava's wings do not have black outlines when they fly upward. After he inexplicably finds himself outside of the cave, some of the Vibrava still do not have outlined wings as they fly away.
 
===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, Which Pokémon would last the longest against a {{t|Psychic}} Attack?
* Question: Trainers, Which Pokémon would last the longest against a {{t|Psychic}} Attack?
* Choices: {{p|Misdreavus}}, {{p|Teddiursa}}, {{p|Poochyena}}
* Choices: {{p|Misdreavus}}, {{p|Teddiursa}}, {{p|Poochyena}}
* Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose {{p|Teddiursa}}, you were right!
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Teddiursa}}, you were right!
 
=== Errors ===
* The answer given for the Trainer's Choice is wrong. Teddiursa takes regular damage from Psychic attacks while Poochyena is immune to them.
 
=== Dub edits ===


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
* French: '''{{tt|Le lac mystérieux|The mysterious lake}}'''
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
* German: '''{{tt|Der Wille versetzt Berge!|Will can move mountains!}}'''
|zh_cmn={{tt|大顎蟻與超音波幼蟲！夢幻之湖！|Trapinch and Vibrava! Lake of Illusion!}}
* Hebrew: '''במעמקי האדמה''' ''{{tt|bema'amakei ha'adama|Deep Under Ground}}''
|nl={{tt|Wie een kuil graaft!|Whoever Digs a Pit!}}
* Italian: '''{{tt|Il labirinto sotterraneo|The underground maze}}'''
|da={{tt|Ash går under jorden|Ash goes underground}}
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|Implorar, Cavar e Roubar|Beg, Dig and Steal}}'''
|de={{tt|Der Wille versetzt Berge!|Will can move mountains!}}
* Spanish:
|fi={{tt|Trapinchien salaisuus|The secret of the Trapinch}}
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Suplicad, Socavad Y Robad|Supplications, undermine and Rob}}'''
|fr_eu={{tt|Le lac mystérieux|The mysterious lake}}
** Latin America Spanish: '''{{tt|Tómalo y róbalo|Take it and rob it}}'''
|he=במעמקי האדמה' '{{tt|bema'amakei ha'adama|Deep Under Ground}}
 
|it={{tt|Il labirinto sotterraneo|The underground maze}}
|no={{tt|Spør, grav og stjel|Beg, burrow and steal}}
|pt_br={{tt|Implorar, Cavar e Roubar|Beg, Dig and Steal}}
|es_la={{tt|Tómalo y róbalo|Take it and rob it}}
|es_eu={{tt|Suplicad, Socavad Y Robad|Supplications, undermine and Rob}}
|sv={{tt|Den underjordiska sjön|The underground lake}}
}}
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Advanced Generation series
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Beg, Burrow and Steal
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AG106   EP380
ナックラーとビブラーバ！幻の湖！
Nuckrar and Vibrava! Lake of Illusion!
First broadcast
Japan December 9, 2004
United States December 17, 2005
English themes
Opening Unbeatable
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening ポケモン シンフォニック メドレー
Ending GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
Storyboard 藤本義孝 Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi
Animation director たけだゆうさく Yūsaku Takeda
Additional credits

Beg, Burrow and Steal (Japanese: ナックラーとビブラーバ！幻の湖！ Nuckrar and Vibrava! Lake of Illusion!) is the 106th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 380th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 9, 2004 and in the United States on December 17, 2005.

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Blurb

Lost in a desert, Ash and his friends see lots of identical pits in the ground—Trapinch burrows! A young woman named Elisa warns them they're trespassing on hazardous territory: these burrows connect to the many caves of the Trapinch Underground Labyrinth.

Enter Hal, a Pokémon researcher and Elisa's old friend. He's being chased by a Donphan, but Elisa's Meganium clams Donphan down. It turns out that Hal once fell into a Trapinch burrow and discovered a lake in the Labyrinth—a lake where Trapinch gather and evolve into Vibrava! Now he's attached a transmitter to a Trapinch so he can find the lake again.

Team Rocket appears and seizes Pikachu with their Diglett Supreme machine. But after Brock's Ludicolo breaks it and more Trapinch chew the machine to bits, Team Rocket and Pikachu don't have a leg (or machine) to stand on, and they fall into a burrow! Ash, Elisa, and Trapinch jump in after them, followed by Hal. As Max, Brock, and May wonder what to do, they fall into the burrow themselves and meet Elisa, Ash, and Trapinch.

Trapinch wanders away just before the tunnel floods with water, sweeping Ash and his friends into the underground lake where Pikachu is already waiting. Trapinch strolls in, followed by Hal, and a happy reunion follows. Everyone watches a nearby group of Trapinch evolve into Vibrava—until Team Rocket swoops in and nets all the newly-evolved Pokémon.

Brock and Elisa use Ludicolo and Meganium to free the trapped Vibrava, who then use Supersonic to deflect Team Rocket's attacks. Pikachu sends Team Rocket blasting off, the Vibrava fly everyone back to the surface, and all's well again as Ash and his friends head for the next town!

Plot

As the episode opens, our group is feeling a little lost on Izabe Island -- they're out of PokéNav range and Brock can't find an appropriate map. To make matters worse, the island is a large desert full of craters of some kind. Ash speculates that there might be something in them and throws a rock into the nearest crater. A strange orange head pops out and swallows the rock. Ash checks the Pokédex about it. The Pokédex reveals that it's a Trapinch, a burrowing desert Pokémon with powerful jaws capable of eating sand and rock. The group realizes that the craters are made by Trapinch. Not long after, Elisa, a local ranger, comes in her car and tells the crew that they are trespassing in a dangerous area. While Max restrains Brock, May explains that they didn't know the area was restricted. Shortly after commenting that the region doesn't look dangerous, Ash loses his footing and falls in a crater. Elisa saves him by throwing a rope. She explains to the group that there is an underground tunnel network known as "The Trapinch Underground Labyrinth" linking all of the craters, and that they should do everything possible to avoid falling in.

Elisa starts to drive the group to safety, but they soon encounter a strange man running from a charging Donphan. Elisa says ˝not again˝ and calls out her Meganium, which releases a scent from its petals, calming the Donphan. The unknown man thanks Elisa for saving him "again". Elisa quickly introduces the man as Hal, an accident-prone researcher.

Hal explains that he is looking for a Trapinch with a transmitter on its back, which he's using to search for a secret underground lake in ˝The Trapinch Labyrinth˝. Hal tells them the story from his youth, claiming that he discovered the lake when he was lost in the labyrinth himself. While trying to find a way out of the maze, he lost consciousness. When Hal woke up he saw a huge, beautiful lake with many Trapinch gathered around it. All of the Trapinch evolved into Vibrava at the same time before leaving. Without explanation, Hal all of a sudden found himself back outside of the labyrinth. That's why he started his career as a Pokémon Researcher. The group spots the transmitter-laden Trapinch heading into a crater.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket watches the group from underground and decide (predictably) to steal Pikachu. They plan to surprise the group from underneath with their Diglett machine and grab Pikachu (and they execute this part of the plan quite successfully). Ash tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, but the Team Rocket machine is insulated against electrical attack. Brock calls out his Ludicolo and orders it to use Water Gun. The force of the attack forces the Diglett into one of the craters and many Trapinch start biting it, quickly reducing it to scrap metal. Team Rocket and Pikachu fall through the mud at the bottom of the hole. Ash goes to save Pikachu, and Elisa goes with him, with The transmitter Trapinch not far behind. Team Rocket, Ash's Pikachu, Ash with Elisa and Trapinch, all fall to different parts of the labyrinth. The rest of the group and Hal use the Trapinch's transmitter to track them -- luckily Ash doesn't want to leave the labyrinth without Pikachu, so he and Elisa follow the transmitter Trapinch.

Elsewhere, Team Rocket encounters a Trapinch and they decide to catch it for Giovanni. Meowth thinks that the Trapinch could crack walnuts for him. While they think about it, Trapinch saunters away -- but Team Rocket spots Hal and decide to follow him. Meanwhile, Max, May, and Brock fall just in front of Ash and Elisa. Soon after, water from an unknown source begins to flood the tunnel -- the group runs for their lives and they end up in a lake that Hal was talking about with Pikachu. The transmitter Trapinch and Hal arrive soon thereafter. Many Trapinch, including the transmitter one, assemble around the lakeside and evolve. As the Vibrava fly off, Team Rocket makes their next greedy move and captures them in a large balloon-based net. Brock calls out his Ludicolo, and Elisa calls her Meganium. Ludicolo uses Bullet Seed and Meganium uses Razor Leaf to set the Vibrava free. Jessie tells her Dustox to use Poison Sting and James tells his Cacnea to use Pin Missile. The Vibrava defend the group with Supersonic. With a burst from Pikachu, Team Rocket blasts off again, and the Vibrava airlift the group out of the deep cavern. At the end of the episode, Hal resolves to keep the underground lake a secret, revealing he only wanted to find it so Elisa would believe his story.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Teddiursa

Trivia

  • Music from Mewtwo Strikes Back was used in this episode.
  • The title comes from the phrase "Beg, Borrow, or Steal".

Errors

  • The answer given for the Trainer's Choice is wrong. Teddiursa takes regular damage from Psychic-type attacks while Poochyena is immune to them.
  • In the scene in which Hal recalls seeing a group of Trapinch evolve into Vibrava, the Vibrava's wings do not have black outlines when they fly upward. After he inexplicably finds himself outside of the cave, some of the Vibrava still do not have outlined wings as they fly away.

Dub edits

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

In other languages



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