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(Japanese: '''ロケット団VSプラズマ団!(前編)''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]<!--It is scheduled to air in Japan on *day* and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
(Japanese: '''ロケット団VSプラズマ団!(前編)''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} VS {{tt|Plasma-dan|Team Plasma}}! (Part 1)'') was intended to be the 23rd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 680th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]<!--It is scheduled to air in Japan on *day* and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.


This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original [[BW024 (unaired)|BW024]], indefinitely because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', its events have been removed from continuity. As of March 2016, TVTokyo's official statement is still that it will someday air, but only once an airdate that does not interrupt the schedule of the {{series|XY}} has been selected.
This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original [[BW024 (unaired)|BW024]], indefinitely due to similarities to the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}} and the {{wp|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster}}. As of ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', its events have been removed from continuity. Despite this, TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it will someday air, but it is unlikely that it will ever happen.
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==Plot==
==Plot==
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{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]]. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the [[Desert Resort]] with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down, and they encounter three members of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]].
{{an|Giovanni}} arrives in [[Unova]] to oversee the collection of the [[Meteonite]] from the [[Relic Castle]] in the [[Desert Resort]]. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} travel to the [[Desert Resort]] with [[Professor Juniper]] and [[Officer Jenny]] to investigate why a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} attacked [[Castelia City]] in [[BW022|the previous episode]]. However, their helicopter is shot down by a {{p|Liepard}} owned by three members of a [[Team Plasma|mysterious organization]], who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. Sensing danger, Officer Jenny tells Ash's group to make their way back to Castelia City, but they get sidetracked by [[Sunglasses Krokorok|a persistent nemesis]] looking to settle things with {{AP|Pikachu}}, the battle leaving Pikachu in a bad state.


After collecting the Meteonite, Giovanni and the rest of [[Team Rocket]] return to Castelia City for a masquerade party to celebrate their success. [[Looker]] appears, picks up Ash's group and helps them infiltrate the party, at which Giovanni is set to give a speech to the members of Team Rocket.
After collecting the Meteonite, Giovanni and the rest of [[Team Rocket]] return to Castelia City and crash a masquerade party held for the most elite people of Unova. [[Looker]] appears, picks up Ash's group along with Juniper and Jenny and helps them infiltrate the party, at which Giovanni is set to demonstrate the Meteonite's power to the guests and ransom total control of the Unova region. However, the Meteonite's active energy causes Pikachu to fall ill and lose control of its own electric power.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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* {{an|Giovanni}} claims the Meteonite from [[Relic Castle]] and takes it back to [[Castelia City]].
<!--* {{an|Giovanni}} claims the Meteonite from [[Relic Castle]] and takes it back to [[Castelia City]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet with [[Looker]] in the [[Desert Resort]] and discover Team Rocket's plans.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet with [[Looker]] in the [[Desert Resort]] and discover Team Rocket's plans.
* [[Team Plasma]] appears to steal the Meteonite from Team Rocket.{{tt|*|These events were not shown in the dub and were later retconned out of canon.}}.
* [[Team Plasma]] appears to steal the Meteonite from Team Rocket.{{tt|*|These events were not shown in the dub and were later retconned out of canon.}}.
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===Debuts===
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* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Looker]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Pierce]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
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* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s
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* [[Officer Jenny]]
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* [[Looker]]
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* [[Professor Juniper]]


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
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* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s)
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* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])


 
==Trivia==
==Trivia==  
{{bulbanews|Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved}}
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** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|original outfits]] in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|new outfits]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|original outfits]] in the anime, which they were supposed to wear in this episode. When they eventually debuted in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'', they were seen using their [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|new outfits]].
* In [[BW030]], [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] showed a brief scene from this episode which revealed the [[Sunglasses Krokorok]] was to have appeared.
* In [[BW030]], [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] showed a brief scene from this episode which revealed the [[Sunglasses Krokorok]] was to have appeared.
* Scenes highly resembling the scenes seen in this two-parted episode's previews were later used in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' during [[Team Rocket]]'s "Operation Tempest".
* Scenes highly resembling the scenes seen in this two-parted episode's previews were later used in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' during [[Team Rocket]]'s [[Operation Tempest]].
** In addition, an updated design of the [[Meteonite]]'s chamber in the [[Relic Castle]] is used as the Golden Dark Stone's chamber in ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'' and as the Light Stone's chamber in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]''.
** In addition, an updated design of the [[Meteonite]]'s chamber in the [[Relic Castle]] is used as the Golden Dark Stone's chamber in ''[[BW064|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'' and as the Light Stone's chamber in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]''.


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Revision as of 12:38, 21 January 2017

Future episode This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not yet aired anywhere in the world. As such, it is a reflection of what is currently known about the episode, rather than coverage of the episode as a whole.
BW022 : A Venipede Stampede!
Best Wishes series
BW024 (unaired)
ロケット団VSプラズマ団!(前編)
BW023-unaired.png
Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan! (Part 1)
First broadcast
Japan Skipped
United States Skipped
English themes
Opening Black and White
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 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume
No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: ロケット団VSプラズマ団!(前編) Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan! (Part 1)) was intended to be the 23rd episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 680th episode of the Pokémon anime.

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 17, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original BW024, indefinitely due to similarities to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. As of Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!, its events have been removed from continuity. Despite this, TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it will someday air, but it is unlikely that it will ever happen.

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Plot

Giovanni arrives in Unova to oversee the collection of the Meteonite from the Relic Castle in the Desert Resort. Meanwhile, Ash, Iris and Cilan travel to the Desert Resort with Professor Juniper and Officer Jenny to investigate why a swarm of Venipede attacked Castelia City in the previous episode. However, their helicopter is shot down by a Liepard owned by three members of a mysterious organization, who also express interest in the Meteonite and want to obtain it for their own mysterious purposes. Sensing danger, Officer Jenny tells Ash's group to make their way back to Castelia City, but they get sidetracked by a persistent nemesis looking to settle things with Pikachu, the battle leaving Pikachu in a bad state.

After collecting the Meteonite, Giovanni and the rest of Team Rocket return to Castelia City and crash a masquerade party held for the most elite people of Unova. Looker appears, picks up Ash's group along with Juniper and Jenny and helps them infiltrate the party, at which Giovanni is set to demonstrate the Meteonite's power to the guests and ransom total control of the Unova region. However, the Meteonite's active energy causes Pikachu to fall ill and lose control of its own electric power.

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

Dub edits

References

BW022 : A Venipede Stampede!
Best Wishes series
BW024 (unaired)
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