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The Poké Spokesman

EP195   ポケモンとはなせます！？ポケモンのことばポケモンのきもち！ You Can Speak with Pokémon!? The Words and Feelings of Pokémon!

First broadcast Japan April 26, 2001 United States March 23, 2002

English themes Opening Born to Be a Winner Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター (Whiteberry) Ending 前向きロケット団！

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 首藤剛志 Takeshi Shudō Storyboard 福本潔 Kiyoshi Fukumoto Assistant director 福本潔 Kiyoshi Fukumoto Animation director 谷口淳一郎 Jun'ichirō Taniguchi Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de

The Poké Spokesman (Japanese: ポケモンとはなせます！？ポケモンのことばポケモンのきもち！ You Can Speak with Pokémon!? The Words and Feelings of Pokémon!) is the 195th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 26, 2001 and in the United States on March 23, 2002.

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

Blurb

On the long trek to Olivine City, our heroes notice Pikachu looks a bit worn out. Brock suggests it's the trudging along this trail that has taken a toll. Just then, an old man appears from beside the path and explains the soil in this region contains minerals that absorb electricity. He walks up to Pikachu, kneels down and starts speaking to Pikachu in Pokémon tongue! Upon Pikachu's response, he rises and tells Ash that Pikachu is exhausted and cannot walk much further. Introducing himself as Simon, he suggests the crew follow him to his rest-stop. Upon their arrival, Ash hooks up Pikachu to a nearby bicycle with the electrodes attached to it. The more Ash pedals, the more electricity is pumped back into Pikachu's cheeks. Simon explains to Misty and Brock he won't charge for the recharge and he'll wave his translation fee. Surprised he charges at all for his rest-stop remedies, Misty and Brock are cut short of saying anything by the arrival of Officer Jenny. There to arrest Simon, she explains several local trainers have been swindled out of money recently by a person claiming to be a Pokémon interpreter. Can Simon really talk to the Pokémon, or is he the scam artist Officer Jenny has been looking for?

Plot

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Continuing on their journey to Olivine City, Pikachu looks a bit worn out. Brock suggests it’s the trudging along this trail that has taken a toll. Just then, an old man appears from beside the path and explains the soil in this region contains minerals that absorb electricity. He walks up to Pikachu, kneels down and starts speaking to Pikachu in Pokémon language. Upon Pikachu’s response, he rises and tells Ash that Pikachu is exhausted and cannot walk much further. Introducing himself as Simon, he suggests the crew follow him to his rest-stop.

At the rest stop, the Team Rocket trio are sitting on a bench disguised as senior citizens to get a free food discount. However, when they see Ash, Misty, Brock, and Simon coming, they hide under the bench they were just sitting on. Once they arive at the rest stop, Ash hooks up Pikachu to a nearby bicycle with the electrodes attached to it. The more Ash pedals, the more electricity is pumped back into Pikachu’s cheeks. Simon asks if they have any other Electric type Pokemon that need to be recharged, but Misty and Brock tell him that Pikachu is their only Electric type Pokemon at the moment. Simon later explains to Misty and Brock that he won’t charge for the “recharge” and he’ll waive his translation fee, leaving Misty and Brock surprised that he charges at all for his rest-stop remedies. Overhearing the conversation, the Team Rocket trio decide to catch Pikachu while it still has low electricity and burst out from under the bench, sending Simon, Misty, and Brock flying up with the bench. Ash notices the three and stops pedaling while Misty and Brock ask the trio why they got thrown in the air. The trio start reciting the Team Rocket motto, but are interrupted by Simon, still thinking they are senior citizens, who says to just give him a second to make them another pot of tea. The trio tells Simon that they don't want tea and that they want Pikachu before revealing themselves as Jessie, James, and Meowth.

Meowth soon has an idea as Team Rocket goes into a huddle. He tells them that Simon has the ability to speak to Pokemon and says that he has never seen a human who could do that. Jessie and James ask Simon if he really can talk to Pokemon, to which he demonstrates by communicating with Pikachu, though Meowth can't understand what they are saying to each other. Ash asks Simon what Pikachu is saying, however Simon says that Pikachu needs to save its energy and then says that it's almost impossible for most people to understand Pokemon language. Officer Jenny then shows up saying that she doesn't believe Simon can speak to Pokemon either. Brock is happy to see Officer Jenny, while Team Rocket is scared of seeing her because she's a cop. She is there to arrest Simon for supposedly participating in a Pokemon scam leaving Ash and the gang shocked.

Officer Jenny explains that several local Trainers have been swindled out of money recently by a person claiming to be a Pokémon interpreter and says that Simon fits that description perfectly. Simon claims that he is a Pokemon interpreter and that he would never swindle money from anyone. Officer Jenny asks Simon to prove that he can talk to Pokemon, to which Simon replies to just ask the Pokemon to tell her. Officer Jenny gets angry at Simon, who she thinks is just lying to keep himself out of jail, and still tries to arrest him. She claims that Pokemon can't understand or speak human speech, to which Team Rocket and Meowth are disgusted by knowing that Meowth can fluently speak human speech. Officer Jenny then recognizes Team Rocket but mistakes the trio for Butch and Cassidy. As the trio runs away from Officer Jenny, several smoke bombs explode, blocking Team Rocket's escape route. Jenny asks if the trio are Simon's accomplices, to which he replies that he doesn't know them. Ash asks if Team Rocket sent the bombs, to which they reply that they wouldn't shoot smoke bombs at themselves. The trio decides to use the spoke as cover and escape from the rest stop. Jenny tries to stop them, but as the smoke clears, it is revealed to everyone that the trio escaped from the rest stop. Brock and Misty then tell Jenny that Simon is gone as well, as they wonder if he really was in a scam or not.

Ash then notices that Pikachu inhaled a lot of smoke and goes to the Pokémon Center with Officer Jenny and his friends in Officer Jenny's car. Team Rocket is hiding behind a group of rocks complementing themselves on their escape. They then notice some men that kidnapped Simon and question wether they were the people who sent the smoke bombs. Meowth decides that they should follow them to find put what's going on.

At a small house in the woods, the men who kidnapped Simon say that he is the Pokemon interpreter that they have all heard about, while Simon says that they are the phony interpreters who were steeling people's money. The kidnappers then claim that Simon is doing the same thing as them, to which he replies that he only interprets Pokemon to help them and their trainers and only charges them to keep his rest stop open. The boss of the group claims that if Simon was a real interpreter, he should have shown his talent to the police. They then tell Simon that he is going to help them in their scam, to tell trainers what they want to hear and steal all their money, as his men give some examples of what he is talking about. Meanwhile, Team Rocket overhears the whole conversation through a window. They say that if the kidnappers can make money off of interpreting Pokemon, that they can as well. The trio decide to pretend that they know what Pokemon are saying, with James asking what Pokemon can say that is important anyway, to Meowth's anger. As Meowth uses Furry Swipes on James, he claims that it is disgraceful that the men should try to interpret Pokemon, saying that he only learned human speech to help him understand humans, and how, unlike humans, Pokemon never lie. Jessie and James are confused, saying that they know a little Pokemon who is great at lying (meaning Meowth). Meowth is confused over who they are talking about, then figures out it's himself. He gets upset, saying that he was once an honest Pokemon before he learnd to walk and talk, and wishes he wasn't cursed by his new ability. Inside the building, Simon angrily says that he will not help the men with their goals. The men decide to keep Simon tied up though so that he won't tell anyone about who they are. Team Rocket realize Simon is in trouble and decide to help him so that they can use him to make money for Team Rocket.

At the Pokémon Center Pikachu is fully recharged and Nurse Joy tells Ash Pikachu will be fine in the morning. Ash then talks to Professor Oak with the Pokémon Monitor. Professor Oak tells Ash that there's been no real life cases of Pokémon interpreter but only in fairy tales. Ash then thanks Professor Oak and hangs up. Afterwards, Ash and his friends, with unexpected help from Team Rocket, rescue Simon from his kidnappers, who are phony Pokémon interpreters who wish to eliminate the competition.

Major events

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

Debuts

Characters

Humans

Pocket Monster TV

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Simon
• Simon's father (flashback)
• Phony Pokémon interpreters (×4)

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Wooper (US and international), Magneton (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Pidgey (talking; flashback)
• Rattata (talking; flashback)
• Oddish (talking; flashback)
• Magnemite (×3; Phony Pokémon interpreters')
• Magneton (×2; Phony Pokémon interpreters')

Trivia

• When Simon is speaking to the Magnemite and Magneton about sick and injured Pokémon, a shot is shown of three Pokémon in the center. These are the same three Pokémon that Simon spoke to in his flashback.
• During the flashback, when Simon was on the farm and the tornado was coming, the color was changed to sepia. This is reminiscent of the opening scene of the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz.
• Simon's ability to talk to Pokémon is similar to that of N's abilities.

Frame from the deleted scene

Errors

• Officer Jenny claims during this episode that Pokémon are unable to understand human speech, a fact that is clearly incorrect, as Pokémon are constantly shown being able to respond to Trainers' orders and understand what humans are saying throughout the series.
• Misty pronounces Magneton's name as "Magnetun."

Dub edits

• One 29-second scene removed from the dub shows Team Rocket trying to blow up the criminals' hideout in order to rescue Simon by firing three missiles. The first two missiles hit the roof, yet don't do any damage, and the third one sends the trio flying.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		與神奇寶貝說話，神奇寶貝的語言，神奇寶貝的心情
Czech		Poké-tlumočník
Dutch		De Poké Woordvoerder
European French		Le Poké-Interprète
German		Der Pokémon Flüsterer
Hebrew		דובר הפוקימוניםdover haPokémonim
Italian		L'uomo che sussurrava ai Pokémon
Polish		Tłumacz Pokémon
Portuguese	Brazil	O Poké-Interprete
	Portugal	O Poké-Intérprete
Spanish	Latin America	¡El intérprete Pokémon!
	Spain	El Poké-parlante

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