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This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.
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| Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!
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決戦ドンナマイト！ナゲキVSダゲキ！！
The Decisive Donamite Battle! Nageki VS Dageki!!
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First broadcast
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April 5, 2012
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| United States
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August 4, 2012
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
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Team Kato
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| Screenplay
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米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
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| Storyboard
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川田武範 Takenori Kawada
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| Assistant director
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浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
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| Animation director
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岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane
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Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown! (Japanese: 決戦ドンナマイト！ナゲキVSダゲキ！！ The Decisive Donamite Battle! Nageki VS Dageki!!) is the 73rd episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 730th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 5, 2012 and is scheduled to air in the United States on August 4, 2012.
Synopsis
This episode begins with a recap of the previous battles from the previous episode. Don George announces the beginning of the first semi-final battle between Stephan and Bianca, getting Stephan's name wrong as he gives Don George a disgusted look. Sawk runs into the stadium and pumps himself up with some martial arts moves, as Bianca enters the stadium on time and without tripping over herself. Sawk begins the battle with Bulk Up, Emboar attacks Sawk with Hammer Arm, but it dodges the attack which upsets Bianca. Sawk uses Karate Chop on Emboar's left side hurting him badly. Emboar uses Hammer Arm again, while Sawk dodges the attack. Sawk uses Close Combat to hit Emboar, while it fights back by grabbing him and throwing him. He then uses Bulk Up to power up again, while Emboar uses Flamethrower which Sawk dodges. Sawk then uses double Karate Chops to knock Emboar out.
Don George announces the beginning of the second Semi-Finals between Ash and Montgomery. Scraggy walks up to Throh to try and use Leer but Throh terrifies him by glaring. Scraggy runs back to Ash after being scared by Throh. Throh makes a gesture towards Scraggy, telling him to come closer. Scraggy attempts to use Focus Blast multiple times but fails to hit Throh each time, as Throh just stands on the field without reacting at all and Montgomery doesn't give any commands. Throh moves towards Scraggy to use Superpower and Scraggy tries to fight back with Hi Jump Kick, but it was a trick so that Throh could Circle Throw him to the ground. Scraggy tries to use Headbutt on Throh but it doesn't do any damage so he was able to use Superpower to throw Scraggy again. Scraggy tries and fails to land another Focus Blast attack and Throh tightens his belt before finishing him off with a Seismic Toss. Montgomery and Stephan are announced as the finalists for the tournament. While taking a break, Bianca rubs Sawk's arm and admires him before hugging him. Stephan and Sawk are served an easily digestible meal, as they chow down quickly. The others tell them it's not a good idea, as they begin eating slowly instead. During their lunch break, they realize that Throh is hiding another attack from them, and it will not be used until the finals.
Don George announces the beginning of the final tournament battle between Stephan and Montgomery while Stephan enters the stadium acknowledging the crowd and Sawk enters the stadium and does a reverse side kick pose. Sawk begins with Low Sweep but Throh uses Circle Throw to throw him to the ground with Sawk able to land on his feet. Sawk was able to receive only minimal damage due to his quick response to being thrown. Sawk tries to use Karate Chop on Throh but he is grabbed while Throh is on his knees, and Throh uses Circle Throw attack on him again. Throh grabs Sawk with Bind and takes him to the ground. Stephan pumps himself up as if he is using Bulk Up with steam coming out of his nose. Stephan tells Sawk to use Bulk Up. Sawk uses Bulk Up, and then Close Combat to be released from Bind. Sawk once again tries to use Low Sweep which hits its mark, but Throh grabs him once again and uses Superpower to throw him to the ground. Throh tries to hit Sawk when he is on the ground, but Sawk dodges the attack. Everyone claps and cheers, with how exciting the battle is. Burgundy is frustrated by how well Cilan is able to do his tasting of the battle. Sawk uses Bulk Up to strengthen himself but Throh grabs him and brings him into the air to do a Seismic Toss. Sawk is able to slip out of Throh's grip but they both hit the ground hard. Ash and his friends yell for Sawk to get up. They have trouble getting up, but Montgomery and Stephan encourage them to get up and finish the battle. Throh moves in to finish off Sawk with Bind, but Sawk uses Close Combat attack to finish Throh off. Sawk respectfully bows to Throh and walks away before Throh faints.
Stephan and Sawk hug each other after their victory. Stephan and Sawk acknowledge the crowd after they are announced as the winners of the championship. Montgomery respectfully shakes Stephan's hand to congratulate him on the win. Stephan is handed the sign with the year's supply of vitamins and he shows it to everyone in the stands. When Don George tells the crowd to give a big round of applause to "uhmitsStephan", Stephan is furious and says "that's not what I meant" as his head is shown to be huge while yelling at them. Ash and his friends say their goodbyes to their rivals and head off to Icirrus City. To finish off the episode, the narrator mispronounces Stephan's name which makes him mad.
Major events
- Stephan defeats Bianca and advances to the final round.
- Montgomery defeats Ash and advances to the final round.
- Stephan defeats Montgomery in the final round, winning the Clubsplosion tournament and a year's supply of Vitamins.
- Stephan leaves the group.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?:
- While Stephan and Sawk are hugging each other, Sawk has four fingers on his right hand when he should have only three. His fingers are also missing their patterns.
- The stand that Stephan and Sawk were standing on after he won the Clubsplosion tournament appeared to be big enough only to hold two people while Don George and Freddy O'Martian stood on the ground next to the stand. As the camera pans out giving a full view of the battle field, however, the stand is dramatically larger, appearing like a stage, and Don George and Freddy are standing on it along with Stephan and Sawk.
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