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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]] in the [[Desert Resort]], which is done through a ritual using everything his followers have gathered up to this point. 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. {{ashfr|Ash's group}} is separated from Officer Jenny and Professor Juniper when the latter fall through a sinkhole, which they are later rescued from by [[Looker]], who is on the trail of the secret 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 {{ashfr|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.


[[Sunglasses Krokorok|Krokorok]] helps Ash and friend infiltrate the Relic Castle, even fighting off a [[Team Rocket]] grunt in place of Pikachu so that it can preserve its power for their rematch. Unfortunately, Ash's group ends up trapped in the cargo hold of [[Dr. Zager]]'s helicopter along with the Meteonite. Pikachu's electricity makes contact with the rock, placing it in a weakened state. When the helicopter lands, Ash lets himself be taken prisoner and locked up by a grunt in order to let Iris and Cilan escape with Pikachu.
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.
 
Giovanni and his crew have returned to [[Castelia City]] where a masquerade party is being held for the most elite people of Unova. Looker and Professor Juniper infiltrate the party in disguise, meeting up with Cilan who has done the same. Giovann demonstrates the Meteonite's power to the guests, using it as a basis to ransom total control over the Unova region, imploring Unova's elite to join him as members of Team Rocket. However, the three members of the shadowy organization are also present at the party, and scheming to take the Meteonite for themselves.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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<!--* {{an|Giovanni}} claims the [[Meteonite]] from [[Relic Castle]] and takes it back to [[Castelia City]].
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} discover [[Team Rocket]]'s plans.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet with [[Looker]] in the [[Desert Resort]] and discover [[Team Rocket]]'s plans.
* [[Looker]] appears, undertaking an investigation of [[Team Plasma]].
** In the process, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} meet Looker for the first time.
** In the process, {{an|Cilan}} meets Looker for the first time.
* [[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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====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Liepard}}
* {{p|Liepard}}
* [[James's Yamask]]
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* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s
* {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s
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===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
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* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Liepard}} ([[Team Plasma]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* {{p|Krokorok}} ([[Sunglasses Krokorok|sunglasses]])
* [[James's Yamask|Yamask]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
* Despite the episode being pulled from the air, the preview for it remains attached to [[BW022|the previous episode]] during reruns in Japan.
** Additionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
** Additionally, while the first edition of the Japanese rental DVD with this episode on it replaced the preview for one of [[BW023|the episode that actually followed]], the original preview for the skipped episode was reinstated in subsequent printings.
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the {{pkmn|anime}} debuts of [[Team Plasma]], {{p|Liepard}} and [[James's Yamask]], and the return of [[Looker]].
* Had this episode aired in time, it would have marked the {{pkmn|anime}} debuts of [[Team Plasma]] and {{p|Liepard}} and the return of [[Looker]].
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their original outfits from {{game|Black and White|s}} 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 new outfits from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
** Due to Team Plasma's debut being delayed, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt|Plasma Grunts}} were never actually shown in their original outfits from {{game|Black and White|s}} 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 new outfits from {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}.
* 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.

Revision as of 05:34, 3 May 2023

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!
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
BW024 (unaired) →
ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（前編）
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Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan! (Part 1)
First broadcast
Japan Unaired
United States Unaired
English themes
Opening N/A
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 Pokémon the Series: Black & White, 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 because of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. TV Tokyo said in 2011 that it would someday air, but this statement was never updated or clarified, and was ultimately removed late in 2018. As of Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!, this episode's events have been removed from continuity.

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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

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Dub edits

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/VanWayland/status/334560411959586816


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BW024 (unaired) →
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