BW047

Crisis from the Underground Up!

BW047   EP704 激走！バトルサブウェイ！！（前編） Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)

First broadcast Japan September 15, 2011 United States December 31, 2011

English themes Opening Black and White Ending

Japanese themes Opening ベストウイッシュ！ Ending None

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura 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.

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Crisis from the Underground Up! (Japanese: 激走！バトルサブウェイ！！（前編） Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)) is the 47th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 704th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 15, 2011 as part of a one-hour special, in the UK on December 27, 2011 and in the United States on December 31, 2011.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis The episode starts as Ash, Iris and Cilan look at Nimbasa City from its outskirts. After checking all its landmarks, Meowth insisted they go to the Pokémon Center first, and then tour around town. Iris told everyone it was a good idea. Ash objected but Iris heard Ash's stomach rumble. Cilan told them...

Major events

• Ash and company arrive in Nimbasa City.
• Ash and Iris meet Ingo and Emmet for the first time while it's revealed Cilan had met them previously.
• It is revealed that Meowth was in fact never fired from Team Rocket and that his joining the group was part of a plan to steal the gang's Pokémon.
• Meowth rejoins Jessie and James.
• Team Rocket successfully steal all the Pokémon from the Nimbasa City Pokémon Center (including those belonging to Ash, Iris, and Cilan) and make a getaway using the Nimbasa Subway Network.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Ingo
• Emmet
• Dr. Zager
• Subway workers
• Train passengers
• Driftveil Drawbridge operator

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Woobat

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Woobat (Jessie's)
• Audino (Nurse Joy's; three; one in a fantasy)
• Haxorus (silhouette)
• Beartic (silhouette)
• Patrat
• Pidove
• Sandile
• Deerling

Trivia

• There is no Professor Oak's Live Caster following this episode, due to it being aired back-to-back with BW048.
• Music from Zoroark: Master of Illusions is used in this episode.
• The first scene of the episode occurs after the opening credits, as opposed to the standard practice of it being shown before (the title card appears after this scene has played instead of immediately after the opening credits).
• This episode marks the first mention of Tracey since Following A Maiden's Voyage!, which debuted in Japan almost five years previously.
• This episode is listed on the official website under the name of To Catch a Ghost Train!
• This episode aired December 27, 2011 in the UK, four days before the US airdate.
• This episode aired December 23, 2011 in Italy (on K2), eight days before the US airdate.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

Language		Title
Italian		Caos dal sottosuolo!

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