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*Early reports previously listed 大山和弘 ''Kazuhiro Ōyama'' as the storyboarder and 嵯峨敏 ''Satoru Saga'' as the director.}}
*Early reports previously listed 大山和弘 ''Kazuhiro Ōyama'' as the storyboarder and 嵯峨敏 ''Satoru Saga'' as the director.}}
'''New Plot, Odd Lot!''' (Japanese: '''ハーリー＆ロケット団！悪役同盟結成！？''' ''Harley and Team Rocket! Formation of a Villainous Alliance!?'') is the 174th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 448th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 27, 2006 and in the United States on November 29, 2006.
'''New Plot, Odd Lot!''' (Japanese: '''ハーリー＆ロケット団！悪役同盟結成！？''' ''Harley and Team Rocket! Formation of a Villainous Alliance!?'') is the 174th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 448th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 27, 2006 and in the United States on November 29, 2006.
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{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}


== Synopsis ==
==Blurb==
Another beautiful day is upon the [[Kanto]] Region while our heroes are inside of a [[Pokémon Center]] with {{an|May}} preparing herself for the upcoming {{pkmn|Contest}}. A cart rolls across their path as her [[Pokémon]] stand diligently beside her. May stops [[Nurse Joy]] as she makes her way down the hallway. Joy questions May if she will be participating in the contest and reminds her that this next [[ribbon]] will be the last contest and her last chance to obtain her fifth ribbon for the [[Kanto Grand Festival]].
<!--http://www.pokemon.com/us/tv-episodes/season-9/episode-29-09_29-new-plot-odd-lot/-->
<i>May is feeling the pressure at the Mulberry City Pokémon Contest, her last chance to get a fifth ribbon before the Grand Festival. To make things worse, Harley shows up! He has his ribbons already so he doesn't have to compete. But Jessie plans to enter in her Jessebella disguise, so when Harley spots Team Rocket, he offers to loan them his Cacturne and Banette to use against May in the Contest.


May, depressed, begins devouring her drink as [[Harley]] appears behind her and whispers into her ear, frightening her. May's victory at this contest is a must since this would complete the requirement of five ribbons to enter the Kanto Grand Festival. Since this is the last contest, she must achieve victory or be unable to enter the Kanto Grand Festival. Harley manages to drop his ribbon case while May steps forward and picks it up. She opens it up to reveal that Harley has already obtained five ribbons and is eligible to enter the contest. The Flames of Courage begin to grow within May as she marches off into the distance bringing Ash along to train.
The Contest begins, and Jessie does great with Cacturne. May and Combusken then take the stage, but unseen by anyone, Harley's Ariados secretly trips up their grand entrance with its webs. Pikachu and Ash sense something's afoot and head to the stage rafters, where they find James, Meowth, and Ariados. Meanwhile, Combusken's Fire Spin display sets Ariados' webs on fire and soon, with Pikachu's help, Team Rocket's plans are up in smoke! May makes a quick recovery and her performance has Harley steaming.


Outside in a nearby field, {{TP|May|Combusken}} ignites the area with a ferocious {{m|Fire Spin}} attack as {{AP|Pikachu}} manages to evade and retaliate with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Combusken evades the attack as both combatants return to a battling stance.
With that round over, Jessie and May advance to the second round. Harley is furious at Team Rocket for messing up the plan, but he's not done messing with May yet. What underhanded tricks will he and Team Rocket come up with in the next round of the Contest...?</i>


[[Jessie]] makes her first appearance in contest attire as she selects {{MTR}} for her first contest round. Jessie goes into a dream state as she imagines Meowth in a kimono performing a small dance as the crowd goes wild. The dream is broken as Meowth goes into a defensive state, refusing to enter the contest with Jessie. As Jessie argues with Meowth, Harley appears in the distance and walks over and takes Jessie's hand. Harley shows his five ribbons to [[Team Rocket]] and pledges his support to help Jessie to defeat May in the final contest. Harley explains to Jessie that when he was young, he and a group of children sat down to enjoy a meal. After Harley almost finishes his last piece of food, a girl resembling May grabs a piece of food resembling a {{p|Octillery}}. As May walks off into the distance displaying her pleasure, Harley begins to break down into tears. As he continues mourning, he finally recovers and pledges his revenge to defeat May. Jessie is overwhelmed by Harley's story and agrees to assist Harley.
==Plot==
Another beautiful day is upon the [[Kanto]] Region while our heroes are inside of a [[Pokémon Center]] with {{an|May}} preparing herself for the upcoming [[Mulberry City]] {{pkmn|Contest}}. A cart rolls across their path as her {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} stand diligently beside her. May stops [[Nurse Joy]] as she makes her way down the hallway. Joy questions May if she will be participating in the Contest and reminds her that this next [[Ribbon]] will be the last Contest and her last chance to obtain her fifth Ribbon for the [[Kanto Grand Festival]].


Harley then calls upon his {{p|Banette}} and {{TP|Harley|Cacturne}} to assist Jessie in claiming the final ribbon required by May. Cacturne takes a liking to Jessie and clamps onto her body, showing its approval. [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] begins the contest preparations by introducing the judges as usual, and displaying the final ribbon up for claim. As Lilian begins the contest, [[Drew]] steps inside the stadium to view the contestants' progress. The first round of contestants include {{p|Swablu}}, {{p|Clamperl}}, {{p|Koffing}}, and many more. Jessie finally makes her appearance with Cacturne. Jessie rotates a carrot into the air as Cacturne extends its needles and dices the vegetable to exact precision as the pieces fall to the ground forming a small structure. The crowd explodes with Jessie and Cacturne's display of skill. Cacturne follows up by releasing an array of small cylindrical objects and ignites the objects with a {{m|Bullet Seed}} attack creating a magnificent shower of sparkle and shine. All three judges show their approval as Harley claps for Jessie cheering her on.
May, depressed, begins devouring her drink as [[Harley]] appears behind her and whispers into her ear, frightening her. May's victory at this Contest is a must since this would complete the requirement of five Ribbons to enter the Kanto Grand Festival. Since this is the last Contest, she must achieve victory or be unable to enter the Kanto Grand Festival. Harley manages to drop his Ribbon case while May steps forward and picks it up. She opens it up to reveal that Harley has already obtained five Ribbons and is eligible to enter the Grand Festival. The Flames of Courage begin to grow within May as she marches off into the distance bringing Ash along to train.


May makes her contest appearance as she begins to rotate to unleash her [[Poké Ball]], but manages to slip and fall to the ground. Above the stadium, Meowth and James are controlling {{p|Ariados}} using its sticky fluid to cause May and her Pokémon to lose their balance and fall to the ground. As Combusken is unleashed from its Poké Ball, Ariados manages to catch Combusken causing it to lose its balance and crash to the ground. May runs towards Combusken but is tripped once again. As Ariados's web grasps onto Combusken once more, it becomes temporarily visible as Pikachu attempts to show the fault out to Ash. Pikachu and Ash begin heading towards the ceiling as May continues her routine. May rotates a circular object into the air as Combusken blasts into the air to strike but manages to miss its target. Ash and Pikachu reach James and Meowth as Pikachu blasts forward with {{m|Agility}}. Ariados manages to stop Pikachu by attaching it to a handrail with its fluid. Combusken begins rotating at a high speed spewing a {{m|Flamethrower}} attack as the fire begins engulfing Ariados's web and begins climbing towards the ceiling. As James and Meowth continue bickering, the flames finally reach the stadium ceiling and engulf Ariados while James and Meowth move to attempt to put the fire out. The flames spark and dissolve the web around Pikachu's body. Meowth extends his claws and dashes forward while Pikachu counterattacks with a devastating {{m|Iron Tail}} blasting James, Meowth, and Ariados through the stadium ceiling. Combusken explodes into the air as May throws the Frisbee into the air and Combusken returns it back to her with a brilliant {{m|Sky Uppercut}}. Combusken lands elegantly to the ground as the three judges give approval of her first round. After the contest, May doubts that she will advance to the next round as Ash arrives to announce to her that Team Rocket was trying to eliminate her in the first round. The television screen lights up and Lilian announces the second round participants. Both May and Jessie advance to the next round and May shouts in joy.
Outside in a nearby field, {{TP|May|Combusken}} ignites the area with a ferocious {{m|Fire Spin}} attack as {{AP|Pikachu}} manages to evade and retaliates with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Combusken evades the attack as both combatants return to a battling stance.


Meanwhile, Harley soothes his Ariados from its battle wounds and argues to James and Meowth's about their poor effort in managing to eliminate May from the contest. With an extension of his arm, Harley returns his Ariados to its respective Poké Ball and stampedes out of the room. The Flames of Courage ignite in our heroes as a grueling competition awaits our heroine May. Will she be defeated by the elusive Jessie or come to defeat Jessie and claim her respective spot in the Kanto Grand Festival?
[[Jessie]] makes her first appearance in Contest attire as she selects {{MTR}} for her first Contest round. Jessie goes into a dream state as she imagines Meowth in a kimono performing a small dance as the crowd goes wild. The dream is broken as Meowth goes into a defensive state, refusing to enter the Contest with Jessie. As Jessie argues with Meowth, Harley appears in the distance and walks over and takes Jessie's hand. Harley shows his five Ribbons to {{TRT}} and pledges his support to help Jessie to defeat May in the final Contest. Harley explains to Jessie that when he was young, he and a group of children sat down to enjoy a meal. After Harley almost finishes his last piece of food, a girl resembling May grabs a piece of food resembling an {{p|Octillery}}. As the girl walks off into the distance displaying her pleasure, Harley begins to break down into tears. As he continues mourning, he finally recovers and pledges his revenge to defeat May. Jessie is overwhelmed by Harley's story and agrees to assist Harley.


== Major events ==
Harley then calls upon his {{p|Banette}} and {{TP|Harley|Cacturne}} to assist Jessie in claiming the final Ribbon required by May. Cacturne takes a liking to Jessie and clamps onto her body, showing its approval. [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] begins the Contest preparations by introducing the judges as usual, and displaying the final Ribbon up for claim. As Lilian begins the Contest, [[Drew]] steps inside the stadium to view the contestants' progress. The first round of contestants include {{p|Altaria}}, {{p|Clamperl}}, {{p|Koffing}}, and many more. Jessie finally makes her appearance with Cacturne. Jessie rotates a carrot into the air as Cacturne extends its needles and dices the vegetable to exact precision as the pieces fall to the ground forming a small structure. The crowd explodes with Jessie and Cacturne's display of skill. Cacturne follows up by releasing an array of small cylindrical objects and ignites the objects with a {{m|Bullet Seed}} attack creating a magnificent shower of sparkle and shine. All three judges show their approval as Harley claps for Jessie cheering her on.
* [[Harley]] and [[Team Rocket]] form an alliance in order to ensure {{an|May}} loses her next Contest.
* Harley is revealed to have won five ribbons already.


=== Debuts ===
May makes her Contest appearance as she begins to rotate to unleash her [[Poké Ball]], but manages to slip and fall to the ground. Above the stadium, Meowth and James are controlling {{p|Ariados}} using its sticky fluid to cause May and her Pokémon to lose their balance and fall to the ground. As Combusken is unleashed from its Poké Ball, Ariados manages to catch Combusken causing it to lose its balance and crash to the ground. May runs towards Combusken but is tripped once again. As Ariados's web grasps onto Combusken once more, it becomes temporarily visible as Pikachu shows the fault out to Ash. Pikachu and Ash begin heading towards the ceiling as May continues her routine. May rotates a circular object into the air as Combusken blasts into the air to strike but manages to miss its target. Ash and Pikachu reach James and Meowth as Pikachu blasts forward with {{m|Quick Attack}}. Ariados manages to stop Pikachu by attaching it to a handrail with its fluid. Combusken begins rotating at a high speed spewing a {{m|Fire Spin}} attack as the fire begins engulfing Ariados's web and begins climbing towards the ceiling. As James and Meowth continue bickering, the flames finally reach the stadium ceiling and engulf Ariados while James and Meowth move to attempt to put the fire out. The flames spark and dissolve the web around Pikachu's body. Meowth extends his claws and dashes forward while Pikachu counterattacks with a devastating {{m|Iron Tail}} blasting James, Meowth, and Ariados through the stadium ceiling. Combusken explodes into the air as May throws the Frisbee into the air and Combusken returns it back to her with a brilliant {{m|Sky Uppercut}}. Combusken lands elegantly to the ground as the three judges give approval of her first round. After the Contest, May doubts that she will advance to the next round as Ash arrives to announce to her that {{TRT}} was trying to eliminate her in the first round. The television screen lights up and Lilian announces the second round participants. Both May and Jessie advance to the next round and May shouts in joy.


== Characters ==
Meanwhile, Harley soothes his Ariados from its battle wounds and argues to James and Meowth's about their poor effort in managing to eliminate May from the Contest. With an extension of his arm, Harley returns his Ariados to its respective Poké Ball and stampedes out of the room. The Flames of Courage ignite in our heroes as a grueling competition awaits our heroine May. Will she be defeated by the elusive Jessie or come to defeat Jessie and claim her respective spot in the Kanto Grand Festival?
=== Humans ===
 
==Major events==
* [[Harley]] and {{TRT}} form an alliance in order to ensure {{an|May}} loses her next Contest.
* Harley loans his {{TP|Harley|Cacturne}} and {{p|Banette}} to [[Jessie]].
* Harley is revealed to have won five Ribbons already.
{{animeevents}}
 
===Debuts===
 
==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Brock]]
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Harley]]
* [[Harley]]
* Harley (child) (Seiyū: 金丸淳一 ''Junichi Kanemaru''*)
* [[Drew]]  
* [[Drew]]  
* [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]]
* [[Raoul Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]]
* [[Doppelgänger|Girl who looks like May]] (flashback)  
* [[Contesta]]
* Boy  
* [[Sukizo]]
* Other {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s
* Girl looking like May (Seiyū: [[KAORI]]*)  
* Boy (Seiyū: 阪口大助 ''[[Daisuke Sakaguchi]]*'')
* Other coordinators
* Audience
* Audience


{{Speculated VA footnote}}
===Pokémon===
 
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
=== Pokémon ===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{op|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Munchlax}} ({{op|May|Munchlax}})
* {{p|Munchlax}} ({{OP|May|Munchlax}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{op|May|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|May|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{op|May|Eevee}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|May|Eevee}})
* {{p|Cacturne}} ({{op|Harley|Cacturne}})
* {{p|Cacturne}} ({{OP|Harley|Cacturne}})
* {{p|Banette}} ([[Harley]]'s) (Seiyū: 西村ちなみ ''[[Chinami Nishimura]]''*, ''Billy Beach in the dub'')
* {{p|Banette}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Ariados}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Ariados}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{op|Nurse Joy|Chansey}})
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}})


====Used by other coordinators====
====Used by other coordinators====
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* {{p|Marill}}
* {{p|Marill}}


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==
* Director 須藤典彦 ''Norihiko Sudō'' is added to the opening credits.
* Director 須藤典彦 ''Norihiko Sudō'' is added to the opening credits.
* Harley's Banette's Japanese voice actress in this episode was 西村ちなみ ''Chinami Nishimura'', who is filling in for 大谷育江 ''[[Ikue Ohtani]]''.
* Harley's Banette's Japanese voice actress in this episode was 西村ちなみ ''Chinami Nishimura'', who is filling in for 大谷育江 ''[[Ikue Ohtani]]''.
* A karaoke version of 私、負けない！〜ハルカのテーマ〜 ''[[I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~]]'' is used as background music.
* A karaoke version of ''[[I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~]]'' is used as background music.
* Jessie tells the viewers "stay tuned" at the end of episode, instead of the [[Narrator]].
* This is one of the rare instances when one of Team Rocket's members doesn't blast off. Only Meowth and James blast off.
** Also none of them recite their motto in any form.


=== Errors ===
===Errors===
* When Harley's Cacturn hugs Jessie, Wobbuffet's mouth looks misshapen.
* After the announcement of Coordinators who moved onto the second round, Ash's eyes are colored amber instead of brown.
* Harley's Ariados uses {{m|Shadow Ball}}, a move it cannot legally learn.


=== Dub edits ===
===Dub edits===


== In other languages ==
==In other languages==
<!-- fill in with official titles only -->
{{Epilang|color=77FF77|bordercolor=55DD55
* Brazilian Portuguese: '''{{tt|Nova Trama, Sorte Estranha|New plot, Weird Luck}}'''
|zh_cmn={{tt|哈利與火箭隊！反派角色同盟成立！？|Harley and Team Rocket! Establishing a Villainous Alliance!?}}
* French: '''{{tt|Complot pour un ruban|Scheme for a ribbon}}'''
|nl={{tt|Oude Koeien, Nieuwe Sloot|Old Cows, New Ditch}}
* German: '''{{tt|Kommt Zeit - Kommt Plan!|When it´s time - there will be a plan!}}'''
|de={{tt|Kommt Zeit - Kommt Plan!|When it´s time - there will be a plan!}}
* Italian: '''{{tt|Una Gara decisiva|A critical Contest}}'''
|fi={{tt|Uudet juonet ja outo porukka|New plots and an odd gang}}
* Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|Nuevo plan, viejo resultado|New plan, old result}}'''
|fr_eu={{tt|Complot pour un ruban|Scheme for a Ribbon}}
* Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Nuevo complot, extraños aliados|New plot, strange allies}}'''
|it={{tt|Una Gara decisiva|A critical Contest}}
|pt_br={{tt|Nova Trama, Sorte Estranha|New plot, Weird Luck}}
|es_la={{tt|Nuevo plan, viejo resultado|New plan, old result}}
|es_eu={{tt|Nuevo complot, extraños aliados|New plot, strange allies}}
|sv={{tt|Fula ränker som de tänker|Ugly plots that they're thinking}}
}}
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New Plot, Odd Lot!
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AG174   EP448
ハーリー＆ロケット団！悪役同盟結成！？
Harley and Team Rocket! Formation of a Villainous Alliance!?
First broadcast
Japan April 27, 2006
United States November 29, 2006
English themes
Opening Battle Frontier
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening スパート！
Ending 私、負けない！～ハルカのテーマ～
Credits
Animation Team Iguchi
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 小山賢 Masaru Koyama
Assistant director 今野アキラ Akira Imano
Animation director 山本正文 Masafumi Yamamoto
No additional credits are available at this time.
  • Screenshots on Filb.de
  • Early reports previously listed 大山和弘 Kazuhiro Ōyama as the storyboarder and 嵯峨敏 Satoru Saga as the director.

New Plot, Odd Lot! (Japanese: ハーリー＆ロケット団！悪役同盟結成！？ Harley and Team Rocket! Formation of a Villainous Alliance!?) is the 174th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 448th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 27, 2006 and in the United States on November 29, 2006.

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Blurb

May is feeling the pressure at the Mulberry City Pokémon Contest, her last chance to get a fifth ribbon before the Grand Festival. To make things worse, Harley shows up! He has his ribbons already so he doesn't have to compete. But Jessie plans to enter in her Jessebella disguise, so when Harley spots Team Rocket, he offers to loan them his Cacturne and Banette to use against May in the Contest.

The Contest begins, and Jessie does great with Cacturne. May and Combusken then take the stage, but unseen by anyone, Harley's Ariados secretly trips up their grand entrance with its webs. Pikachu and Ash sense something's afoot and head to the stage rafters, where they find James, Meowth, and Ariados. Meanwhile, Combusken's Fire Spin display sets Ariados' webs on fire and soon, with Pikachu's help, Team Rocket's plans are up in smoke! May makes a quick recovery and her performance has Harley steaming.

With that round over, Jessie and May advance to the second round. Harley is furious at Team Rocket for messing up the plan, but he's not done messing with May yet. What underhanded tricks will he and Team Rocket come up with in the next round of the Contest...?

Plot

Another beautiful day is upon the Kanto Region while our heroes are inside of a Pokémon Center with May preparing herself for the upcoming Mulberry City Contest. A cart rolls across their path as her Pokémon stand diligently beside her. May stops Nurse Joy as she makes her way down the hallway. Joy questions May if she will be participating in the Contest and reminds her that this next Ribbon will be the last Contest and her last chance to obtain her fifth Ribbon for the Kanto Grand Festival.

May, depressed, begins devouring her drink as Harley appears behind her and whispers into her ear, frightening her. May's victory at this Contest is a must since this would complete the requirement of five Ribbons to enter the Kanto Grand Festival. Since this is the last Contest, she must achieve victory or be unable to enter the Kanto Grand Festival. Harley manages to drop his Ribbon case while May steps forward and picks it up. She opens it up to reveal that Harley has already obtained five Ribbons and is eligible to enter the Grand Festival. The Flames of Courage begin to grow within May as she marches off into the distance bringing Ash along to train.

Outside in a nearby field, Combusken ignites the area with a ferocious Fire Spin attack as Pikachu manages to evade and retaliates with a Thunderbolt. Combusken evades the attack as both combatants return to a battling stance.

Jessie makes her first appearance in Contest attire as she selects Meowth for her first Contest round. Jessie goes into a dream state as she imagines Meowth in a kimono performing a small dance as the crowd goes wild. The dream is broken as Meowth goes into a defensive state, refusing to enter the Contest with Jessie. As Jessie argues with Meowth, Harley appears in the distance and walks over and takes Jessie's hand. Harley shows his five Ribbons to Team Rocket and pledges his support to help Jessie to defeat May in the final Contest. Harley explains to Jessie that when he was young, he and a group of children sat down to enjoy a meal. After Harley almost finishes his last piece of food, a girl resembling May grabs a piece of food resembling an Octillery. As the girl walks off into the distance displaying her pleasure, Harley begins to break down into tears. As he continues mourning, he finally recovers and pledges his revenge to defeat May. Jessie is overwhelmed by Harley's story and agrees to assist Harley.

Harley then calls upon his Banette and Cacturne to assist Jessie in claiming the final Ribbon required by May. Cacturne takes a liking to Jessie and clamps onto her body, showing its approval. Lilian begins the Contest preparations by introducing the judges as usual, and displaying the final Ribbon up for claim. As Lilian begins the Contest, Drew steps inside the stadium to view the contestants' progress. The first round of contestants include Altaria, Clamperl, Koffing, and many more. Jessie finally makes her appearance with Cacturne. Jessie rotates a carrot into the air as Cacturne extends its needles and dices the vegetable to exact precision as the pieces fall to the ground forming a small structure. The crowd explodes with Jessie and Cacturne's display of skill. Cacturne follows up by releasing an array of small cylindrical objects and ignites the objects with a Bullet Seed attack creating a magnificent shower of sparkle and shine. All three judges show their approval as Harley claps for Jessie cheering her on.

May makes her Contest appearance as she begins to rotate to unleash her Poké Ball, but manages to slip and fall to the ground. Above the stadium, Meowth and James are controlling Ariados using its sticky fluid to cause May and her Pokémon to lose their balance and fall to the ground. As Combusken is unleashed from its Poké Ball, Ariados manages to catch Combusken causing it to lose its balance and crash to the ground. May runs towards Combusken but is tripped once again. As Ariados's web grasps onto Combusken once more, it becomes temporarily visible as Pikachu shows the fault out to Ash. Pikachu and Ash begin heading towards the ceiling as May continues her routine. May rotates a circular object into the air as Combusken blasts into the air to strike but manages to miss its target. Ash and Pikachu reach James and Meowth as Pikachu blasts forward with Quick Attack. Ariados manages to stop Pikachu by attaching it to a handrail with its fluid. Combusken begins rotating at a high speed spewing a Fire Spin attack as the fire begins engulfing Ariados's web and begins climbing towards the ceiling. As James and Meowth continue bickering, the flames finally reach the stadium ceiling and engulf Ariados while James and Meowth move to attempt to put the fire out. The flames spark and dissolve the web around Pikachu's body. Meowth extends his claws and dashes forward while Pikachu counterattacks with a devastating Iron Tail blasting James, Meowth, and Ariados through the stadium ceiling. Combusken explodes into the air as May throws the Frisbee into the air and Combusken returns it back to her with a brilliant Sky Uppercut. Combusken lands elegantly to the ground as the three judges give approval of her first round. After the Contest, May doubts that she will advance to the next round as Ash arrives to announce to her that Team Rocket was trying to eliminate her in the first round. The television screen lights up and Lilian announces the second round participants. Both May and Jessie advance to the next round and May shouts in joy.

Meanwhile, Harley soothes his Ariados from its battle wounds and argues to James and Meowth's about their poor effort in managing to eliminate May from the Contest. With an extension of his arm, Harley returns his Ariados to its respective Poké Ball and stampedes out of the room. The Flames of Courage ignite in our heroes as a grueling competition awaits our heroine May. Will she be defeated by the elusive Jessie or come to defeat Jessie and claim her respective spot in the Kanto Grand Festival?

Major events

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Debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Used by other coordinators

Trivia

  • Director 須藤典彦 Norihiko Sudō is added to the opening credits.
  • Harley's Banette's Japanese voice actress in this episode was 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura, who is filling in for 大谷育江 Ikue Ohtani.
  • A karaoke version of I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~ is used as background music.
  • Jessie tells the viewers "stay tuned" at the end of episode, instead of the Narrator.
  • This is one of the rare instances when one of Team Rocket's members doesn't blast off. Only Meowth and James blast off.
    • Also none of them recite their motto in any form.

Errors

  • When Harley's Cacturn hugs Jessie, Wobbuffet's mouth looks misshapen.
  • After the announcement of Coordinators who moved onto the second round, Ash's eyes are colored amber instead of brown.
  • Harley's Ariados uses Shadow Ball, a move it cannot legally learn.

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