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Showdown at the Poké Corral (Japanese: ライバルたいけつ！オーキドけんきゅうじょ Rival Confrontation! Ōkido Laboratory) is episode 65 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 8, 1998 and in the United States on September 30, 1999.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• Marks the first appearance of Ash's Tauros in the English dub, since the episode where they were caught was never aired.

• Ash and Gary both learn that the Pokémon League will be held at the Indigo Plateau.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Gary Oak
• Professor Oak
• Delia Ketchum

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Slowbro

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Krabby (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Tauros (Ash's; multiple)
• Vulpix (Brock's; flashback)
• Mr. Mime (Delia's)
• Krabby (Gary's)
• Doduo (Gary's; debut)
• Persian (Giovanni's)
• Mewtwo (Giovanni's; leaves)

Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's lab:

• Kakuna
• Beedrill
• Pidgey
• Pidgeotto
• Rattata
• Raticate
• Spearow
• Sandshrew
• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Oddish
• Gloom
• Paras
• Parasect
• Mankey
• Primeape
• Growlithe
• Poliwag
• Poliwhirl
• Geodude
• Ponyta
• Rapidash
• Slowpoke
• Seel
• Dewgong
• Voltorb
• Electrode
• Horsea
• Goldeen
• Staryu
• Starmie
• Snorlax
• Ho-Oh (flashback)

Trivia

• Meowth's Song replaced Pokémon Ondo as the ending.
• This episode is preceded by Holiday Hi-Jynx and Snow Way Out in the dub.
• This episode's dub title is a reference to the historical event, Showdown at the O.K. Corral.
• Mewtwo makes his final cameo appearance before the debut of the movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back. He is seen blasting out of Team Rocket headquarters, causing it to explode. This scene will be reshown in the movie.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Règlement de compte à Poké-Corral
• Italian: Uniti nel pericolo

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