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'''The Battling Eevee Brothers''' (Japanese: '''イーブイ４きょうだい''' ''The Four {{tt|Eievui|Eevee}} Brothers'') is the 40th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 16, 1998 and in the United States on October 27, 1998.  
'''The Battling Eevee Brothers''' (Japanese: '''イーブイ４きょうだい''' ''The Four {{tt|Eievui|Eevee}} Brothers'') is the 40th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 16, 1998, and in the United States on October 27, 1998. It was initially intended to air in Japan on January 13, 1998, but was rescheduled following the [[EP038]] incident.
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==Synopsis==
==Blurb==
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<i>Tracing a path through the woods, the party comes across a tree baited with a plate of food and water. An Eevee is bound to the trunk with string. The address, Stone Town, block 3, number 14, along with a name—apparently that of the Eevee's master—are written on a piece of metal hanging from the Eevee's collar. Consulting their map, our heroes find that Stone Town is directly in front of them. They decide to take Eevee to the address on its collar and find out what is going on. When they reach the address, they find a huge home as exquisite as a Beverly Hills mansion. From inside, they hear loud cheers and applause. Could this be the home of this Eevee's master?</i>


On their way to [[Cinnabar Island]] for the seventh Gym battle, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are walking through a forest. {{AP|Pikachu}} hears a Pokémon's cry and heads towards where it is coming from. Pikachu shows them that inside of the base of a tree, an {{p|Eevee}} is tied to a post. {{an|Misty}} asks why Eevee is tied up like that, as Ash suggests maybe it was abandoned. Misty says that it's cruel what they did. Ash scans Eevee with his Pokédex. Ash says that he has to have it, but Misty says that it isn't a good idea since Eevee has a name tag and address on it. {{an|Brock}} says to them that [[Stone Town]] is at the foot of [[Evolution Mountain]]. Ash looks in his Pokédex for more information on Eevee. The Pokédex says that it can evolve into three different types of Pokémon, depending on the stone used to evolve it. A {{evostone|Thunderstone}} will evolve it into a {{p|Jolteon}}, a {{evostone|Fire Stone}} will evolve it into a {{p|Flareon}}, and a {{evostone|Water Stone}} will evolve it into a {{p|Vaporeon}}. Misty comments that she would love to have a Vaporeon, while Ash says that it's not surprising since she loves {{Type|Water}} Pokémon. Brock asks her if that's why she won't stop holding Eevee, as Misty says that she just loves Water Type Pokémon. They arrive at the house where Eevee's owner lives, and notice that it's big.
==Plot==
On their way to [[Cinnabar Island]] for his seventh [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are walking through a forest when {{AP|Pikachu}} hears a Pokémon's cry. The group locates the source of the cry, an {{p|Eevee}} tied to a post inside a tree hollow. After scanning Eevee with his [[Pokédex]], Ash wants to catch it, but {{an|Misty}} notices Eevee has a name-tag and address on it saying that its {{pkmn|Trainer}} lives in [[Stone Town]]. {{an|Brock}} says that Stone Town is at the foot of [[Evolution Mountain]], which contains [[Evolution stone|Evolution stones]] that allow certain Pokémon to evolve. On their way to Stone Town, Ash's Pokédex details that Eevee evolves via Evolution stones into {{p|Jolteon}}, {{p|Flareon}}, and {{p|Vaporeon}}. The group finds that the address leads them to a giant mansion. As they arrive in the backyard, they notice there is a garden party being held, and almost all of the Pokémon there are ones that evolve with Evolution stones. They even get the chance to see many of the stones out on display. Unbeknownst to everyone, {{TRT}} spies from a hilltop, instantly noticing all of the evolved Pokémon, the stones, and the food; and they proceed to plan their next plot.


As they arrive in the backyard, they notice that there is a garden party being held. They see someone using a Water Stone to evolve a {{p|Poliwhirl}} into a {{p|Poliwrath}}. The Poliwrath jumps into a fountain which also has a {{p|Cloyster}}, {{p|Vileplume}}, {{p|Starmie}}, and {{p|Victreebel}}. Ash and his friends look around and see {{p|Exeggutor}}, {{p|Ninetales}}, {{p|Raichu}}, Vaporeon, Flareon, and Jolteon which have all evolved from elemental stones. Meanwhile, up on top of a hill, {{TRT}} sees all of the evolved Pokémon and hears about the stones. {{MTR}} explains that Stone Town gets its name from having the special evolutionary stones. [[James]] says it isn't true, since they looked everywhere for them and couldn't find any. Meowth tells him that they dug in the wrong place for them. [[Jessie]] says that it doesn't matter, and that she is interested in their food. Meowth scratches them and says for them to stop thinking about food.  
The [[Eevee brothers|three brothers]] who are hosting the party, Sparky, Rainer, and Pyro, see Ash and his friends with Eevee, and says that that Eevee is the star of the party. They call for their youngest brother, Mikey, who is Eevee's Trainer, but he is strangely sad to have his Pokémon returned. The brothers, who each own one of Eevee's stone evolutions, mention that the only way to win battles is for Mikey to evolve his Pokémon. Mikey says that he doesn't care about battles, which makes his brothers and their Pokémon angry, and they push Mikey even harder about which of Eevee's evolutions are stronger. The brothers even push Ash and Brock to evolve their Pikachu and Vulpix, respectively, though they decline.


Sparky decides that after the evolutions, that they would focus on battles next, as they see Ash and his friends with Mickey's {{DL|Mikey|Eevee}}, and ask where it has been. Rainer thanks Ash and his friends for finding their brother's Eevee. Pyro says that now that Eevee the star has returned, they can begin the show. Ash asks why was Eevee tied up if it is the star. Sparky calls for Mikey to come out, and tells him that his Eevee has returned. Pyro tells him that he can't keep losing Eevee. Rainer says that Mikey will lose his Pokémon Trainer qualification if he keeps losing Eevee. Misty asks Mikey if his Eevee really escaped, then why was it tied to a tree. Mikey angrily asks Misty why she brought it back. Sparky says that soon Mikey will become a Pokémon Trainer just like them. Rainer asks Mikey if he really thinks he can win with an unevolved Eevee. Pyro tells him that the only way to win battles is to evolve his Pokémon, and that the brothers won their first battle after evolving their Eevee. Mikey says that he doesn't care about battles, which makes his [[Eevee brothers|brothers]] and their Pokémon mad. Ash comments that the brothers are scary.
As Misty watches her {{TP|Misty|Horsea}} swim around in the fountain, she looks over to see Mikey on the bench with a drink. She offers some food to him and the pair start up a conversation. Mikey explains that his brothers only care about battling, so he hid his Eevee for the day so that nobody could make him evolve it. Misty tells him that he was just running away from his problems, and that it is his responsibility as a Trainer to tell his brothers that he doesn't want Eevee to evolve. Misty mentions that [[EP014|a while ago, Pikachu decided not to evolve]]. Just then, Mikey's brothers come up and ask Mikey if he has made his decision yet; Misty tells Mikey to tell his brothers what he has to say.


Rainer says to Mikey that everyone is waiting to find out what he is making Eevee evolve into. Sparky says that Mikey has three Pokémon to choose from, and asks which Pokémon he thinks is the strongest. Pyro says that they want him to say what he thinks of their Pokémon, and what he wants his Eevee to become. Sparky explains that if a Thunderstone is used, it will become a Jolteon, and that when it gets angry the fur on its back becomes needles, and it shoots them at its opponents. Rainer explains that if a Water Stone is used, it will become a Vaporeon, and that Vaporeon can melt in water and disappear. Pyro explains that if a Fire Stone is used, it will become a Flareon, and that with the intense flames it releases from its internal sac makes it the strongest of all. Sparky tells Pyro that his Jolteon is the strongest. Pyro responds by telling Sparky that he is the only one that thinks that. Rainer says to Mikey that he knows he'll make the right choice and make it a Vaporeon. Brock comments that the family sure is competitive. Ash asks them to give Mikey a break, and that Mikey is a little young to be battling.
As Mikey is about to reveal his decision, Team Rocket arrives in their balloon and says their motto while eating all of the party food. {{TP|James|Weezing}} then uses {{m|Smokescreen}}. Ash brings out {{AP|Pidgeotto}} to use {{m|Gust}}, though as the smoke clears, everyone realizes that all of the Pokémon (except for Misty's {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}}, much to her annoyance), the Evolution stones, and the food are all missing. Brock notices that Team Rocket is getting away in their balloon, and Ash has Pidgeotto stop it. The balloon crash-lands, but it turns out to be a decoy when it turns up empty. Meanwhile, as Team Rocket are driving along the road with the Pokémon in cages, Horsea leaves a trail of ink to follow. The strategy works as Pidgeotto spots the ink and goes on to alert Ash and the others.


Sparky explains that they are throwing the party just for him. Rainer says that a Trainer has to start young if they want to become a Pokémon Master. Pyro asks Ash if he is going to turn his Pikachu into a Raichu some day. Sparky asks Ash if he needs a Thunderstone. Ash and his friends look at cases that are full of the evolutionary stones, as Brock says that they have a lot of them. Rainer says that the town is known for the stones, while Pyro mentions that they cannot be mined all of the time. Team Rocket sees the stones with the binoculars and says that it's like a rock concert. Rainer holds a Pokémon friend magazine, that he says helped them plan the evolution party. Pyro explains that they wanted to gather all of the Trainers that specialize in stone-induced evolution. Sparky says to Ash for him to join the club, as he tosses him a Thunderstone. Pyro asks Brock what he has, as he tells him that he has a Vulpix that will turn into a Ninetales. Pyro suggests to Brock to make Vulpix, as he tosses him a Fire Stone. Brock says that he can't just force it to evolve, it's too important to him. The brothers yell at them to not be dumb, as Ash asks them not to yell. The brothers say that Pokémon evolution is what Pokémon is all about, while Brock and Ash have scared looks on their faces.  
At a lake, Team Rocket has a picnic with the food that they stole. They then realize that they need to decide what to evolve Eevee into. They soon argue about it, until Jessie blows a whistle and says that they should use all of the Evolution stones at once. They are about to evolve Eevee when Ash has {{p|Squirtle}} use {{m|Water Gun}}. Unfortunately, Psyduck intrudes and uses a weak Water Gun, which fails. Squirtle then uses Water Gun on James and Meowth, which sends them backward, and Jessie tells them to stop as she picks up Eevee's cage. She brings out {{p|Arbok}} after Misty calls her old, while James brings out Weezing. Misty and Ash prepare to battle with their Pokémon, but the Eevee brothers stop them and say that they must be the ones to battle since it is their brother's Eevee that was stolen.


At the fountain, the Pokémon are swimming around, as Misty watches her {{TP|Misty|Horsea}} swim around as well. She looks over to see Mikey on the bench with a drink, and offers some food to him. {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} grabs a sandwich from the plate, as Misty hits it and says to stop that. Mikey and Eevee eat the food that Misty offered, as Misty tells him not to let his brothers push him around. Misty asks if he really wants to evolve Eevee. Mikey explains that his brothers only care about battling, and that he hid his Eevee just for today so that nobody could make him evolve Eevee. Misty tells him that Eevee looked very lonely being tied up. Mikey said that he was going to pick Eevee up later, and that he doesn't care if Eevee evolves or not. He explains that he just want Eevee to be his friend. Misty tells him that he was just running away from his problems, and that he should just tell his brothers that he doesn't want Eevee to evolve. She says that it is his responsibility as a Pokémon Trainer. Misty tells Mikey that if Eevee wasn't owned, then she would've kept it and evolved it into a Vaporeon. She explains that awhile back, Pikachu decided not to evolve.  
The brothers get ready to attack with Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon. Arbok uses {{m|Poison Sting}}, while Jolteon counters with {{m|Pin Missile}}, which hits Arbok. Weezing uses {{m|Sludge}}, but Vaporeon blends into the water using {{m|Acid Armor}}, making it virtually invisible. Weezing's attack misses as Vaporeon leaps out of the water with {{m|Tackle}}, and Weezing lands on top of James. Team Rocket tries to run away, but Flareon uses {{m|Fire Spin}} to stop them. The brothers demand that Team Rocket hand Eevee over to Mikey, but Jessie has Arbok use {{m|Tackle}} on Jolteon, while Weezing uses Sludge on Flareon and Vaporeon. Horsea spits out ink into Jessie's face, which sends Eevee flying, and it lands in Mikey's arms. Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} on Team Rocket, but they keep going.


Ash tells the brothers that they just don't evolve their Pokémon with stones. Brock says that the brothers that they have their way of evolving Pokémon, and the brothers have their own way. The brothers decide to show Ash and Brock evolution their way, and asks Mikey if he has made his decision yet. Misty tells Mikey just to go right out and tell his brothers what he has wanted to say. Eevee and Pikachu also give Mikey support to tell his brothers. Pyro wonders if he'll choose Flareon, Rainer wonders if he'll choose Vaporeon, and Sparky wonders if he'll choose Jolteon. As Mikey was about to tell his brothers what he has decided, sparks on the ground go off by everyone. Team Rocket arrives in their balloon and does their motto while they are eating all of the party food. Ash warns the brothers to be careful since Team Rocket will try to steal their Pokémon. {{TP|James|Weezing}} uses {{m|SmokeScreen}} over everyone, while everyone begins to cough. Ash bring out {{AP|Pidgeotto}} to use {{m|Gust}} to blow the SmokeScreen away. Once the SmokeScreen clears, everyone realizes that the Pokémon, evolution stones, and the food are all missing, except for Psyduck who was left behind. Misty wonders why they couldn't take Psyduck with them as well.  
As Mikey pulls Eevee out of the cage, he looks over and notices that his brothers' Pokémon are severely hurt. Team Rocket decides that it was time to finish them off. Mikey stands up and decides that he and Eevee are going to have their first battle. Mikey commands Eevee to use {{m|Take Down}}, and then has Eevee turn it into an improvised Rage Tackle, which sends Team Rocket blasting off. Mikey's brothers congratulate him on his first win, and Mikey tells them that he just wanted to help everybody out. Then, he acts on Misty's advice and tells his brothers that he wants to become an Eevee Trainer. The Eevee brothers accept his decision, and Sparky says that they should turn the party into a celebration of Mikey's first victory. During the party, Mikey thanks Misty for helping him, gives her a flower, and share a little finger promise to be friends forever. Later, everyone at the party then gathers for a picture. Psyduck gets the camera ready and goes to join the shot, but it trips and falls down as the shot is taken.


Brock notices that they are getting away in their balloon, as Ash has Pidgeotto stop the balloon. The balloon crashes, as everyone finds out that it's a decoy and that it's empty. Ash tells Pidgeotto to go search for Team Rocket. As they are walking down the road with the Pokémon in cages, Team Rocket comments that it was like taking candy from a baby, a piece of cake, that they outdid themselves, and that they outsmarted everyone. Horsea leaves a trail of ink so that everyone will know where they are headed to. Pidgeotto sees the ink on the ground.
Meanwhile, later in the night, Team Rocket return to eating canned food, much to their disappointment. Jessie says that they will be champions of the world, and they all optimistically agree.
At the lake with the trapped Pokémon, Team Rocket has a picnic to eat the meal that they stole. James says that they have been beaten so many times that he forgot what victory was like, as Jessie hits him and says not to call them losers. Jessie says that they will be called champions of the world from now on, as James likes the sound of that. They realize that they need to decide what to evolve Eevee into. As Eevee looks scared, Team Rocket tries to decide what to evolve it into. Meowth wants to make it a Jolteon, Jessie wants to make it a Flareon, and James wants to make it a Vaporeon as they all fight and argue over which Pokémon choice would be the best. Jessie blows a whistle, as she says that they should use all evolution stones at once. They go to evolve Eevee, when Ash has {{p|Squirtle}} use {{m|Water Gun}} to stop Team Rocket. Before it can attack, Psyduck appears in front of Squirtle and tries a Water Gun but fails. Team Rocket is embarrassing, as Misty agrees and returns Psyduck to its {{Ball|Poké}}.  


Squirtle uses Water Gun on James and Meowth, which sends them backwards. Ash says they should go rescue the Pokémon, but Jessie tells them to hold it as she picks up Eevee's cage. She asks them how they were able to find Team Rocket, while James says that their plan was perfect.
==Major events==
Misty explains that Horsea left an ink trail for them to follow, as Horsea agrees and spits out some ink. James exclaims that Horsea screwed up their perfect plan. Jessie says that they must go after Horsea. Misty calls Jessie an old hag, as Jessie is furious and breathes fire. James and Meowth are scared as the latter says she evolved into a Flareon. Jessie brings out {{p|Arbok}}, while James brings out Weezing to attack Misty. Misty and Ash prepare to battle with their Pokémon, but the Eevee Brothers stop them and say that they must be the ones to battle, since it is their brother's Eevee that was stolen.
<!-- This is not for summarizing everything that happens in this episode. Only events pertaining to the series as a whole, such as catching and releasing Pokémon and obtaining Badges, go here. -->
 
* [[Misty's Psyduck]] is revealed to know {{m|Water Gun}}, although it is not perfected.
The brothers get ready to attack with Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon as colored backgrounds matching the Pokémon's color are shown. Arbok uses {{m|Poison Sting}}, while Jolteon counters with {{m|Pin Missile}} which hits Arbok. Weezing uses {{m|Sludge}}, but Vaporeon enters the water and uses {{m|Acid Armor}} to go invisible to avoid the attack. Weezing misses with Sludge, as Vaporeon jumps out of the water and uses  {{m|Tackle}} to send Weezing to the ground on top of James. Team Rocket tries to run away, but Flareon uses {{m|Fire Spin}} to stop them. The brothers demand that Team Rocket give back the stolen Pokémon, but Jessie tells them that it isn't over yet. Arbok uses {{m|Tackle}} on Jolteon, while Weezing uses Sludge on Flareon and Vaporeon. Team Rocket says that they aren't done yet, since they are the champions. Horsea spits out ink into Jessie's face as she sends Eevee flying and it lands in Mikey's arms. Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} on Team Rocket, but they keep going since they feel they must on their first day as champions.
 
As Mikey pulls Eevee out of the cage, he looks over and notices that his brothers' Pokémon are severely hurt. Team Rocket decides that it's time to finish them off. Mikey stands up and decides that he and Eevee are going to have their first battle. Misty calls Mikey braves, and Ash supports him. Mikey commands Eevee to use {{m|Take Down}}, and then has Eevee turn it into a rage Tackle. Eevee sends Team Rocket blasting off with the attack. Mikey jumps for joy and picks up Eevee after winning, while Eevee licks him to show affection. Ash and his friends say to Mikey that he did a great job. Sparky tells Mikey that he did a great job. Rainer tells him that he won his first battle without making Eevee evolve, and that he was wrong. Pyro tells him that he didn't want to battle, but Mikey did great. Mikey tells them that he just wanted to help everybody out. Misty cues Mikey to tell his brothers what he has wanted to tell them. Mikey tells his brothers that he wants to become an Eevee Trainer. Sparky tells Mikey that if he wants to become an Eevee Trainer, then he should do it. Rainer says that he should have told them sooner. Pyro says that they are really the four Eevee brothers now. Mikey says that his brothers are the best. Misty congratulates Mikey, as Sparky says that they should turn the party into a celebration of Mikey's first victory.
 
As they do cheers with drink glasses, everyone congratulates Mikey on his first battle victory. Mikey thanks Misty for helping him, gives her a flower, and they shake pinky fingers and promise to be friends forever. Misty says the flower is beautiful, and tells Mikey that she is sure that he will become a great Eevee Trainer. As the brothers toss Mikey in the air and catch him a few times, Misty says that it must be great having three older brothers. Ash says that she could be his big brother. Misty gets angered by this and hits Ash on the head, knocking him down. Brock comments that Ash has a big mouth, as he and Pikachu do a tiny bow with their hands clapped together. Psyduck clicks a button to take a picture, but Psyduck falls as the camera takes a picture of all of the Trainers and their Pokémon.
 
Meanwhile, later that night, Team Rocket was eating food that isn't as fancy as what they had before since it was coming out of cans. Jessie comments that they are eating food of losers, James says that victory tasted a lot better, and Meowth says that he likes the food. James hits Meowth in the head and asks if that is the attitude of a future champion. Jessie says that they will be champions of the world, as they all say "some day".
 
==Major event ==
* [[Misty's Psyduck]] is revealed to know {{m|Water Gun}}.
{{animeevents}}
{{animeevents}}


===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Exeggutor}}
* {{p|Eevee}}
* {{p|Eevee}}
* {{p|Vaporeon}}
* {{p|Jolteon}}
* {{p|Jolteon}}
* {{p|Flareon}}
* {{p|Flareon}}
* {{p|Vaporeon}}
* {{p|Exeggutor}}
* {{p|Ninetales}}{{tt|*|English dub debut}}


==Character ==
=====English dub debuts=====
* {{p|Ninetales}}
 
==Characters==
===Humans===
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP040.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
[[File:Dare da EP040.png|200px|thumb|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Misty}}
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** Sparky
** Sparky
** Pyro
** Pyro
* Party guests


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP040.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[File:WTP EP040.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Eevee}}
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Eevee}}


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* {{p|Jolteon}} ([[Eevee brothers|Sparky]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Jolteon}} ([[Eevee brothers|Sparky]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Flareon}} ([[Eevee brothers|Pyro]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Flareon}} ([[Eevee brothers|Pyro]]'s; debut)
====Pokémon seen at the party====
* {{p|Raichu}}
* {{p|Raichu}}
* {{p|Ninetales}} (dub debut)
* {{p|Ninetales}} (English debut)
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Poliwhirl}} (evolves)
* {{p|Poliwhirl}} (evolves)
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This episode was supposed to air on January 13, 1998.
* After the hiatus caused by [[EP038]], the show moved from Tuesday to Thursday. The original schedule was as follows:
* The episode aired as a two-hour special (放送再開スペシャル（放送再開スペシャル やっとあえるね！）１時間SP) with ''[[EP039|Pikachu's Good-Bye]]'', when Pokémon came back on the air.
{{Rescheduled episodes}}
* Rainer warns Mikey that he could lose his Trainer qualification as a result of losing his Eevee. Mikey is clearly younger than Ash and should not have a Trainer qualification yet.
* The episode aired as a one-hour special (放送再開スペシャル（放送再開スペシャル やっとあえるね！）１時間{{j|SP}}) with [[EP039]], when the {{pkmn|anime}} came back on the air.
* If the [[Generation II]] [[eeveelutions]] would exist by the time the episode aired, then, following Mikey's wish not to evolve Eevee with any evolution stone, it is safe to assume that it would eventually evolve to either [[Espeon]] or [[Umbreon]], following his friendship with Eevee.
* {{DL|Eevee brothers|Rainer}} warns [[Mikey]] that he could lose his [[Pokémon Trainer's license|Trainer qualification]] as a result of losing his {{p|Eevee}}. Mikey is clearly younger than {{Ash}} and should not have a {{pkmn|Trainer}} qualification yet.
** Similarly Mikey also could find a [[Moss Rock|Moss]] or [[Ice Rock]] to receive a [[Generation IV]] [[Leafeon]] or [[Glaceon]] respectively.
* {{DL|Eevee brothers|Pyro}} offers {{an|Brock}} a [[Fire Stone]] to evolve {{TP|Brock|Vulpix}}; and {{DL|Eevee brothers|Sparky}} offers Ash, who still [[EP014|has]] [[DP074|one]], a [[Thunder Stone]] to evolve {{AP|Pikachu}}. Misty also has a Pokémon that can evolve by way of Evolution stone, Staryu, though Rainer never did offer her a [[Water Stone]]. However, this could be because {{an|Misty}} already owns a {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}.
* Pyro offered Brock a {{evostone|Fire Stone}} to evolve Vulpix and Sparky offered Ash, who still has [[EP014|o]][[DP074|ne]], a {{evostone|Thunderstone}} to evolve Pikachu. Misty also has a Pokémon that can evolve by way of evolutionary stone: Staryu, though Rainer never did offer her a {{evostone|Water Stone}}, probably because she already has a Starmie.
* It is implied in one scene that if an Eevee is evolved using more than one stone, it could be very dangerous. This is still unknown, since {{TRT}} didn't get the chance to use all of the stones at once.
* It is heavily implied in one scene, that if an Eevee is evolved using more than one stone, it could be very dangerous. This is still unknown, since Team Rocket didn't get the chance to use all stones at once.
* This episode is one of the times the anime shows real world animals, as James was holding a lobster.
* This episode is one of the times the anime shows real world animals, as James was holding a lobster.
* Misty refers to ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'' when she tells Mikey that once Pikachu decided not to evolve using a Thunderstone.
* Misty refers to ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'' when she tells Mikey that Pikachu decided not to evolve using a Thunder Stone.
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 6: Eevee'' copy of [[Pokémon All-Stars]].
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 6: Eevee'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series.
* {{P|Arcanine}} is the only [[Generation I]] stone evolution (not including {{evostone|Moon Stone}} evolutions) Pokémon not to appear in this episode.
* This is the first episode where Misty uses her {{TP|Misty|Horsea}} after its debut in ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''.
* {{p|Arcanine}} is the only [[Generation I]] stone evolution (not including [[Moon Stone]] evolutions) Pokémon not to appear in this episode.
* Although {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} is shown to be able to use {{m|Water Gun}} in this episode, it isn't seen using the move again until 942 episodes later in ''[[SM043|When Regions Collide!]]''.
* Because EP038 never aired outside of Japan, this episode marks the anime debut of {{p|Ninetales}} in the English dub.


===Errors===
===Errors===
[[File:EP040 error.png|thumb|200px|right|Raichu's orange belly]]
[[File:Misty shorts miscolored.png|thumb|left|200px|right|Misty's shorts]]
* When Misty offers a plate of sandwiches to Mikey, the food position changes orientation as the camera rotates to Mikey's point of view.
* When Misty offers a plate of sandwiches to Mikey, the food position changes orientation as the camera rotates to Mikey's point of view.
* When Misty is talking to Mikey, Pikachu's left ear is missing.
* When Misty is talking to Mikey, Pikachu's left ear is missing.
* When Misty asks why Team Rocket couldn't have taken Psyduck along with the other Pokémon, her shorts are all blue. They should have been light blue on the bottom.
* When Misty asks why Team Rocket couldn't have taken Psyduck along with the other Pokémon, her shorts are all blue. They should have been light blue on the bottom.
* Mikey calls out a second attack against Team Rocket before the first one, {{m|Take Down}}, is ever executed, and calls it "Rage Tackle Attack". Although Eevee can learn Rage and Tackle as separate moves, there is [[Moves not in the Pokémon games|no such thing as "Rage Tackle"]]. (See Dub edits for details).
* Mikey calls out a second attack against Team Rocket before the first one, {{m|Take Down}}, is ever executed.
* In the picture that Psyduck takes, Raichu's normally white belly is orange.
* In the picture that Psyduck takes, Raichu's normally white belly is orange.
* When the brothers get angry at Mikey's disinterest in battling, Vaporeon's ears are blue instead of yellow.
* When the brothers tell Mikey that he needs to evolve his Eevee, Ash's shoes are completely white, making it look like he only has socks on.
* When the brothers give Ash and Brock their respective stones, Brock's mouth moves but he doesn't say anything.
* When Misty is talking to Mikey, the red part of her shoes are green.
* When [[Jessie]] stops blowing the whistle, the sound is still heard. However, it could be an echo.
* When {{p|Jolteon}} uses {{m|Pin Missile}}, the animation of the needles freezes for a second.
<gallery>
EP040 error.png|Raichu's orange belly
Misty shorts miscolored.png|Misty's shorts' cuffs
EP040 Vaporeon error.png|Vaporeon's miscolored ears
</gallery>


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* Originally, instead of a "[[Moves not in the Pokémon games|Rage Tackle Attack]]", Mikey ordered his Eevee to use a Tackle attack powered by the anger it felt after seeing its friends getting beaten up by Team Rocket.
* [[Kanto Pokérap]]: Day 5 (Version 2)
* Rainer is seen holding the magazine "The Pokémon Friend"; the word "Friend" was added for English speaking audiences.
* In the [[dub]], Ash and Misty are quick to agree on Brock's assumption that Eevee has been abandoned. In the original version, they instead point out that this is unlikely, as Eevee had been left with plenty of water and food.
* When Jessie and Misty confront each other, the former originally refers to the latter as "Flat-[[Twerp|brat girl]]" (with Misty taking particular offense to the term "flat"), referring to the events of the [[Banned episodes|skipped episode]] ''[[EP018|Beauty and The Beach]]''. This is toned down in the dub.
* While fighting against Team Rocket, Rainer originally tells Vaporeon to use {{m|Acid Armor}} and then follow up with {{m|Tackle}}. In the dub, he only commands the former move without specifying the latter by name.


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Latest revision as of 04:52, 11 March 2024

If you were looking for the original EP040, see Snow Way Out!.
← EP039 : Pikachu's Goodbye
Original series
EP041 : Wake Up Snorlax! →
The Battling Eevee Brothers
EP040.png
  EP040  
イーブイ４きょうだい
The Four Eievui Brothers
First broadcast
Japan April 16, 1998
United States October 27, 1998
English themes
Opening Pokémon Theme
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening めざせポケモンマスター
Ending ポケットにファンタジー
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 井上修 Osamu Inoue
Assistant director 井上修 Osamu Inoue
Animation director 梶浦紳一郎 Shin'ichirō Kajiura
Additional credits

The Battling Eevee Brothers (Japanese: イーブイ４きょうだい The Four Eievui Brothers) is the 40th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 16, 1998, and in the United States on October 27, 1998. It was initially intended to air in Japan on January 13, 1998, but was rescheduled following the EP038 incident.

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Blurb

Tracing a path through the woods, the party comes across a tree baited with a plate of food and water. An Eevee is bound to the trunk with string. The address, Stone Town, block 3, number 14, along with a name—apparently that of the Eevee's master—are written on a piece of metal hanging from the Eevee's collar. Consulting their map, our heroes find that Stone Town is directly in front of them. They decide to take Eevee to the address on its collar and find out what is going on. When they reach the address, they find a huge home as exquisite as a Beverly Hills mansion. From inside, they hear loud cheers and applause. Could this be the home of this Eevee's master?

Plot

On their way to Cinnabar Island for his seventh Gym battle, Ash and his friends are walking through a forest when Pikachu hears a Pokémon's cry. The group locates the source of the cry, an Eevee tied to a post inside a tree hollow. After scanning Eevee with his Pokédex, Ash wants to catch it, but Misty notices Eevee has a name-tag and address on it saying that its Trainer lives in Stone Town. Brock says that Stone Town is at the foot of Evolution Mountain, which contains Evolution stones that allow certain Pokémon to evolve. On their way to Stone Town, Ash's Pokédex details that Eevee evolves via Evolution stones into Jolteon, Flareon, and Vaporeon. The group finds that the address leads them to a giant mansion. As they arrive in the backyard, they notice there is a garden party being held, and almost all of the Pokémon there are ones that evolve with Evolution stones. They even get the chance to see many of the stones out on display. Unbeknownst to everyone, Team Rocket spies from a hilltop, instantly noticing all of the evolved Pokémon, the stones, and the food; and they proceed to plan their next plot.

The three brothers who are hosting the party, Sparky, Rainer, and Pyro, see Ash and his friends with Eevee, and says that that Eevee is the star of the party. They call for their youngest brother, Mikey, who is Eevee's Trainer, but he is strangely sad to have his Pokémon returned. The brothers, who each own one of Eevee's stone evolutions, mention that the only way to win battles is for Mikey to evolve his Pokémon. Mikey says that he doesn't care about battles, which makes his brothers and their Pokémon angry, and they push Mikey even harder about which of Eevee's evolutions are stronger. The brothers even push Ash and Brock to evolve their Pikachu and Vulpix, respectively, though they decline.

As Misty watches her Horsea swim around in the fountain, she looks over to see Mikey on the bench with a drink. She offers some food to him and the pair start up a conversation. Mikey explains that his brothers only care about battling, so he hid his Eevee for the day so that nobody could make him evolve it. Misty tells him that he was just running away from his problems, and that it is his responsibility as a Trainer to tell his brothers that he doesn't want Eevee to evolve. Misty mentions that a while ago, Pikachu decided not to evolve. Just then, Mikey's brothers come up and ask Mikey if he has made his decision yet; Misty tells Mikey to tell his brothers what he has to say.

As Mikey is about to reveal his decision, Team Rocket arrives in their balloon and says their motto while eating all of the party food. Weezing then uses Smokescreen. Ash brings out Pidgeotto to use Gust, though as the smoke clears, everyone realizes that all of the Pokémon (except for Misty's Psyduck, much to her annoyance), the Evolution stones, and the food are all missing. Brock notices that Team Rocket is getting away in their balloon, and Ash has Pidgeotto stop it. The balloon crash-lands, but it turns out to be a decoy when it turns up empty. Meanwhile, as Team Rocket are driving along the road with the Pokémon in cages, Horsea leaves a trail of ink to follow. The strategy works as Pidgeotto spots the ink and goes on to alert Ash and the others.

At a lake, Team Rocket has a picnic with the food that they stole. They then realize that they need to decide what to evolve Eevee into. They soon argue about it, until Jessie blows a whistle and says that they should use all of the Evolution stones at once. They are about to evolve Eevee when Ash has Squirtle use Water Gun. Unfortunately, Psyduck intrudes and uses a weak Water Gun, which fails. Squirtle then uses Water Gun on James and Meowth, which sends them backward, and Jessie tells them to stop as she picks up Eevee's cage. She brings out Arbok after Misty calls her old, while James brings out Weezing. Misty and Ash prepare to battle with their Pokémon, but the Eevee brothers stop them and say that they must be the ones to battle since it is their brother's Eevee that was stolen.

The brothers get ready to attack with Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon. Arbok uses Poison Sting, while Jolteon counters with Pin Missile, which hits Arbok. Weezing uses Sludge, but Vaporeon blends into the water using Acid Armor, making it virtually invisible. Weezing's attack misses as Vaporeon leaps out of the water with Tackle, and Weezing lands on top of James. Team Rocket tries to run away, but Flareon uses Fire Spin to stop them. The brothers demand that Team Rocket hand Eevee over to Mikey, but Jessie has Arbok use Tackle on Jolteon, while Weezing uses Sludge on Flareon and Vaporeon. Horsea spits out ink into Jessie's face, which sends Eevee flying, and it lands in Mikey's arms. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on Team Rocket, but they keep going.

As Mikey pulls Eevee out of the cage, he looks over and notices that his brothers' Pokémon are severely hurt. Team Rocket decides that it was time to finish them off. Mikey stands up and decides that he and Eevee are going to have their first battle. Mikey commands Eevee to use Take Down, and then has Eevee turn it into an improvised Rage Tackle, which sends Team Rocket blasting off. Mikey's brothers congratulate him on his first win, and Mikey tells them that he just wanted to help everybody out. Then, he acts on Misty's advice and tells his brothers that he wants to become an Eevee Trainer. The Eevee brothers accept his decision, and Sparky says that they should turn the party into a celebration of Mikey's first victory. During the party, Mikey thanks Misty for helping him, gives her a flower, and share a little finger promise to be friends forever. Later, everyone at the party then gathers for a picture. Psyduck gets the camera ready and goes to join the shot, but it trips and falls down as the shot is taken.

Meanwhile, later in the night, Team Rocket return to eating canned food, much to their disappointment. Jessie says that they will be champions of the world, and they all optimistically agree.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

English dub debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Eevee

Trivia

  • After the hiatus caused by EP038, the show moved from Tuesday to Thursday. The original schedule was as follows:
Code English title Japanese title Planned broadcast Actual broadcast
* Holiday Hi-Jynx ルージュラのクリスマス December 23, 1997 October 5, 1998
* Snow Way Out! イワークでビバーク — October 5, 1998
EP040 The Battling Eevee Brothers イーブイ４きょうだい January 6, 1998 April 16, 1998
EP041 Wake Up, Snorlax! おきろ！カビゴン！ January 13, 1998 April 23, 1998
EP042 Showdown at Dark City たいけつ！ポケモンジム！ January 20, 1998 April 30, 1998
EP043 March of the Exeggutor Squad ナッシーぐんだんだいこうしん！ January 27, 1998 May 7, 1998
EP044 The Problem with Paras パラスとパラセクト February 3, 1998 May 14, 1998
EP052 Princess vs. Princess げきとう！ポケモンひなまつり March 3, 1998 July 9, 1998
EP053 The Purr-fect Hero こどものひだよ！ぜんいんしゅうごう！ May 5, 1998 July 9, 1998
  • The episode aired as a one-hour special (放送再開スペシャル（放送再開スペシャル やっとあえるね！）１時間SP) with EP039, when the anime came back on the air.
  • Rainer warns Mikey that he could lose his Trainer qualification as a result of losing his Eevee. Mikey is clearly younger than Ash and should not have a Trainer qualification yet.
  • Pyro offers Brock a Fire Stone to evolve Vulpix; and Sparky offers Ash, who still has one, a Thunder Stone to evolve Pikachu. Misty also has a Pokémon that can evolve by way of Evolution stone, Staryu, though Rainer never did offer her a Water Stone. However, this could be because Misty already owns a Starmie.
  • It is implied in one scene that if an Eevee is evolved using more than one stone, it could be very dangerous. This is still unknown, since Team Rocket didn't get the chance to use all of the stones at once.
  • This episode is one of the times the anime shows real world animals, as James was holding a lobster.
  • Misty refers to Electric Shock Showdown when she tells Mikey that Pikachu decided not to evolve using a Thunder Stone.
  • This episode is featured on Volume 6: Eevee from Viz Media's Pokémon All-Stars series.
  • This is the first episode where Misty uses her Horsea after its debut in Tentacool & Tentacruel.
  • Arcanine is the only Generation I stone evolution (not including Moon Stone evolutions) Pokémon not to appear in this episode.
  • Although Psyduck is shown to be able to use Water Gun in this episode, it isn't seen using the move again until 942 episodes later in When Regions Collide!.
  • Because EP038 never aired outside of Japan, this episode marks the anime debut of Ninetales in the English dub.

Errors

  • When Misty offers a plate of sandwiches to Mikey, the food position changes orientation as the camera rotates to Mikey's point of view.
  • When Misty is talking to Mikey, Pikachu's left ear is missing.
  • When Misty asks why Team Rocket couldn't have taken Psyduck along with the other Pokémon, her shorts are all blue. They should have been light blue on the bottom.
  • Mikey calls out a second attack against Team Rocket before the first one, Take Down, is ever executed.
  • In the picture that Psyduck takes, Raichu's normally white belly is orange.
  • When the brothers get angry at Mikey's disinterest in battling, Vaporeon's ears are blue instead of yellow.
  • When the brothers tell Mikey that he needs to evolve his Eevee, Ash's shoes are completely white, making it look like he only has socks on.
  • When the brothers give Ash and Brock their respective stones, Brock's mouth moves but he doesn't say anything.
  • When Misty is talking to Mikey, the red part of her shoes are green.
  • When Jessie stops blowing the whistle, the sound is still heard. However, it could be an echo.
  • When Jolteon uses Pin Missile, the animation of the needles freezes for a second.
  • Raichu's orange belly

    Raichu's orange belly

  • Misty's shorts' cuffs

    Misty's shorts' cuffs

  • Vaporeon's miscolored ears

    Vaporeon's miscolored ears

Dub edits

  • Kanto Pokérap: Day 5 (Version 2)
  • In the dub, Ash and Misty are quick to agree on Brock's assumption that Eevee has been abandoned. In the original version, they instead point out that this is unlikely, as Eevee had been left with plenty of water and food.
  • When Jessie and Misty confront each other, the former originally refers to the latter as "Flat-brat girl" (with Misty taking particular offense to the term "flat"), referring to the events of the skipped episode Beauty and The Beach. This is toned down in the dub.
  • While fighting against Team Rocket, Rainer originally tells Vaporeon to use Acid Armor and then follow up with Tackle. In the dub, he only commands the former move without specifying the latter by name.

In other languages



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