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Friend and Foe Alike (Japanese: セキエイスタジアム！VSヒロシ！ Sekiei Stadium! VS Hiroshi!) is episode 79 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 14, 1999 and in the United States on November 27, 1999.

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

Synopsis

After foiling one of Team Rocket's heists in the last episode, Ash and Ritchie are battling against each other in the round five battle! Unfortunately, Team Rocket kidnaps Ash and demand he gives them Pikachu or be unable to battle Ritchie in Round 5. Can Ash fend off Team Rocket and still make it to his battle?

Major events

• Ash battles Ritchie.
• Ash loses to Ritchie.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Ritchie
• Delia Ketchum
• Professor Oak
• Referee

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Aerodactyl (US and international), Pikachu (Leon) (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Pidgeotto (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Weezing (James')
• Chansey (Joy's)
• Charmander (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Zippo")
• Pikachu (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Sparky")
• Butterfree (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Happy")
• Magikarp (Pokémon League's)

Trivia

• Ritchie vs. Ash: Ritchie Won

Errors

• In the English dub both Professor Oak and Brock refer to Charmander as a "Flame-type" when it's actually a Fire-type.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Amis ou ennemis?
• Italian: Amici nemici
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Amigos y enemigos por igual!
• Spanish: Igual amigos que enemigos

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