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Mass Hip-Po-Sis (Japanese: 迷子のヒポポタスを助けろ！ Save the Stray Child Hipopotas!) is the 44th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on August 23, 2007 and in the United States on January 5, 2008.

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

Synopsis

Hippopatas uses Yawn, causing Jessie to fall asleep. Hippopatas runs back to Ash's side. Ash tells Hippopatas he will be fine, but after what Team Rocket did, they won't be. As noted by the angry looks on Ash, Brock, Dawn and Pikachu's faces, Team Rocket is in for a world of hurt! James calls out Cacnea and Ash brings out Turtwig. Cacnea responds with a Pin Missile, but Turtwig dodges the needles and Bites and Razor Leafs Cacnea. Turtwig tackles Team Rocket, hurtling them to their balloon, and they are sent blasting off with a traditional Thunderbolt from Pikachu.

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Hippopotas

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Jessie
• James
• Rhonda
• Sinnoh Now (Staff)
• Giovanni (fantasy)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Buizel (Dawn's)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Hippopotas (Seiyū: 佐藤智恵 Chie Satō)

Trivia

• Music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew and Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, and Because the Sky is There are used as background music.
• Jessie frequently mispronounced Hippopotas's name. (In the dub, it's a different way each time.)
• It is also one of the few episodes since EP146 in which Jessie's Wobbuffet didn't appear.
• Professor Oak's lecture returns.
• Professor Oak's lecture: Mothim
  • Pokémon senryū: ガーメイル　おてがみかいたよ　eメイル Gāmeiru, otegami kaita yo, imeiru "Garmeil, it wrote a letter, an email"
• Ash narrates the next episode preview.

• The road constrution sign that was written in kanji was left unedited in the dub.

Errors

Dub edits

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