EP164

Carrying On!

EP164   ポッポやのでんしょポッポ！ The Carrier Poppo of the Poppo Store!

First broadcast Japan September 14, 2000 United States September 22, 2001

English themes Opening Born to Be a Winner Ending

Japanese themes Opening OK! Ending ポケモンはらはらリレー

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami Storyboard 井上修 Osamu Inoue Assistant director 井上修 Osamu Inoue Animation director 佐藤まさふみ Masafumi Satō Additional credits

Carrying On! (Japanese: ポッポやのでんしょポッポ！ The Carrier Poppo of the Poppo Store!) is the 164th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 14, 2000 and in the United States on September 22, 2001.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Ash and friends are making their way to Ecruteak City when they encounter a Pidgey being attacked by a huge Fearow and decide to intervene. Ash sends out Noctowl to battle Fearow, and as it soars up to meet its foe the clever bird Pokémon strikes first with Hypnosis. Fearow succumbs to the attack and, now convinced that Noctowl is a Charizard, flees the battle. Unfortunately, the poor Pidgey has become too exhausted to stay aloft and plummets to earth. As it had flown even further away from them during the battle, the companions and Noctowl can only watch with horror as it tumbles through the air and out of sight beyond the treetops.

With Noctowl flying ahead of them, the three friends break into a sprint that takes them through the trees and to edge of a steep drop-off where they discover that the tiny bird's free-fall has come to an abrupt end. Pidgey has crash-landed on a rocky outcrop protruding from the sheer face of a small cliff! Ash orders Noctowl to retrieve it, but Pidgey is understandably terrified when Noctowl lands beside it and begins to struggle feebly. Noctowl once again uses its Hypnosis, this time making itself appear as a fellow Pidgey.

Major events

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

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Misty
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Malachi
• Denjirō (Malachi's grandfather)

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Mewtwo (US and international); Poppo (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Noctowl (Ash's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Pidgey (multiple)
• Fearow
• Charizard (illusion)
• Caterpie
• Poliwag
• Bellsprout
• Geodude
• Grimer
• Lickitung
• Scyther

Trivia

• In this episode's Who's That Pokémon? segment, Mewtwo says, "Prepare to battle."
• The Pidgey in this episode are based on real-world carrier pigeons.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

• Czech: Pidgey pošta
• Finnish: Ilmojen sankarit
• French: Courrier Express
• German: Der Taubsi Express Service!
• Hebrew: פידג'י אקספרס Pidgey Express
• Italian: Una tradizione di famiglia
• Mandarin: 波波屋的傳信波波
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Mantendo a Tradição!
• Spanish:
  • Iberian Spanish: Mensajeros
  • Latin American Spanish: ¡Continúa!

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