BW012

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BW012

BW012   EP669 ヤブクロン戦隊と秘密基地！？ The Yabukuron Squad and the Secret Base!?

First broadcast Japan December 9, 2010 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ベストウイッシュ！ Ending 心のファンファーレ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda Storyboard うえだしげる Shigeru Ueda Assistant director うえだしげる Shigeru Ueda Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura Additional credits

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(Japanese: ヤブクロン戦隊と秘密基地！？ The Yabukuron Squad and the Secret Base!?) is the 12th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 669th episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on December 9, 2010.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis While continuing on their journey, the gang spot children riding tricycles in front of them...And then, suddenly, the children start throwing balls of mud at them! The children pass by Ash and co., who took direct hits, making lots of noise. While passing, the Garbage Bag Pokémon, Yabukuron, who was sitting in the middle of the gang, picks up Ash's beloved hat, which has fallen to the ground. Ash and co. try and chase after them as fast as they can, when a woman who calls herself Yuri calls out to them. It appears that she is a teacher at the day-care the children attend, who says she is in trouble. The group follow her to the Day Care in order to listen to her story, but when they arrive there's a surprise! The Day-Care has been surrounded by garbage and turned into a Secret Base by the children, who are hiding inside!

Major events

• Jessie, James and Meowth receive a meteorite from a Team Rocket agent.
• Ash receives a Pokémon egg.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Yabukuron

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Dent
• Jessie
• James
• Yuri
• Kikuyo
• Hirota
• Dan (flashback)
• Kindergartners
• Team Rocket agent

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Kibago (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Mamepato (Ash's)
• Oshawott (Ash's)
• Tepig (Ash's)
• Snivy (Ash's)
• Yanappu (Dent's)
• Ishizumai (Dent's)
• Shikijika (Yuri's)
• Meguroco (recurring)
• Yabukuron (debut)

Trivia

• Ash obtaining an egg in this episode was first revealed by the official Japanese Pokémon website, as in December 2010, players of Pokémon Black and White Versions will be able to download an egg over Wi-Fi, which will contain a random 1 of 3 Pokémon. It is currently unknown what is in Ash's egg, or the event eggs and if the Pokémon in each have any connection to each other.

Errors

Dub edits

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