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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.

ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（後編）

Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan! (Part 2)

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 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団！（後編） Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan! (Part 2)) was intended to be the 24th episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, and the 681st episode of the Pokémon anime.

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on March 24, 2011, but was postponed, along with the original BW023, 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.

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

Plot

Team Plasma uses a helicopter to attack the Castelia City masquerade party and steal the Meteonite from Team Rocket, hoping to give it to control Pokémon and turn them against their Trainers. However, they are forced to make a stop in the Desert Resort when the Meteonite starts acting up and releasing unstable energy. While Giovanni, Pierce, Dr. Zager, and the rest of the team fall back, Jessie, James, and Meowth are sent to pursue Team Plasma and recover the Meteonite. Meanwhile, Ash is able to escape his captivity and reunite with his friends, who all follow Pikachu, who has suddenly become filled with energy from its connection to the Meteonite.

As Team Rocket and Team Plasma battle over control of the Meteonite, the unstable energy it's releasing increases and begins spreading all the way to Castelia City. Professor Juniper reveals that the Relic Castle's civilization was destroyed when the Meteonite went out of control, and the same fate will befall Castelia City unless the rock is destroyed. Ash and Pikachu fight both Team Rocket and Team Plasma in order to reach the Meteonite and destroy it, which they are finally able to do when both Giovanni and Ghetsis call off their followers, telling them that the Meteonite is no longer needed.

Pikachu destroys the Meteonite with a giant Electro Ball, but the villains are able to escape amidst the chaos of the explosion. Looker departs in pursuit of Team Plasma, Professor Juniper leaves to return the stolen Meteonite fragment to Lenora in Nacrene City, and Ash prepares to face Burgh in his next Gym battle.

Major events

Debuts

• Ghetsis

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Giovanni
• Looker
• Professor Juniper
• Pierce
• Dr. Zager
• Ghetsis
• Team Plasma Grunts

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Tepig (Ash's)
• Woobat (Jessie's)
• Liepard (Team Plasma's)
• Yamask (later James's)

Trivia

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Airing of two-part Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan episode to be moved

• This and the previous episode are the only Pokémon the Series: Black & White episodes that were skipped.
• Unlike the only other skipped episode in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode.
• Had this episode aired, it would have marked the final appearance of Pierce.
• Coincidentally, the 24th episode of Pokémon the Series: XY was also skipped. However, unlike this, it eventually aired.
• The depiction of Team Plasma in these episodes differs significantly from how they would be depicted from their official debut in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! and onward. While they still want to put Pokémon under mind control, the Team Plasma Grunts in these episodes state their desire is to liberate Pokémon from their Trainers and that they're doing this in service of "the hero." This suggests a different story arc based on the first games of Generation V was planned for the first incarnations of Team Plasma to feature in but it got scrapped as of the release of the sequels, the anime using the second incarnation of Team Plasma instead.
• Had this episode aired it would have marked the debut of Ghetsis (albeit in the shadows), indicating he was planned to appear in the anime with his original design rather than one that appeared in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
• The scene with Liepard attacking a skyscraper with Hyper Beam with two Team Plasma Grunts alongside it on a helicopter is reused for the Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N opening, Be an Arrow! 2013, although it is newly animated rather than taken directly from the episode. The differences is that Aldith and Barret are in the scene (who have their uniforms designs from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2) instead of one Team Plasma Grunt with the original Pokémon Black and White uniform.
  • In addition, the shot of Liepard firing Hyper Beam is later recycled for use in Strong Strategy Steals the Show! when Stephan's Liepard uses the move during a battle against Ash.

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  Strong Strategy Steals the Show!

Dub edits

• According to Tom Wayland, this episode and the previous one were sent to The Pokémon Company International, but they were never dubbed.^[1]

References

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