EP227: Difference between revisions

Template:EpisodePrevNext

For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! (Japanese: スイクンとミナキ！ホウオウのでんせつ!! Suikun and Minaki! The Legend of Houou!!) is episode 227 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 6, 2001 and in the United States on September 25, 2002.

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

Synopsis

Ash, Misty and Brock rest a while in the Pokémon Center. All of a sudden, they hear a weird noise that's coming from the outside. They see Nurse Joy and Chansey run by. Joy says that there's something up with the Tin Tower. Morty notices this too, and is greeted by Eusine. Both go together to investigate what's going on. When they get up inside, sets of gold bells are vibrating. They go up on the next floor and see that the next set of bells, which are supposed to be there, are gone! Team Rocket celebrates their little steal in a forest, thinking now they'll get some legendary Pokémon. James explains that when the bells ring, it's supposed to summon Ho-Oh. So, they start shaking the bells, but no sound is coming out. Jessie grabs them and swings them around, but one slips out and breaks on a rock. All of a sudden, an eerie wind begins to blow, and back at Ecruteak City, things are quiet.

When the gang gets there, Eusine stops them, saying they are not allowed in. Morty comes out and Ash asks him what's going on. Morty first says that Ho-Oh must be nearby, the bells only ring at that time. Later in the forest, Team Rocket is surrounded by Template:Type2 Pokémon, which seem angry over them. They all fire a String Shot at Team Rocket. Morty explains the situation later at his Gym. The bells were recovered after Ho-Oh burnt the Burnt Tower. The bells are supposed to summon Ho-Oh. Morty goes on telling about how Entei, Raikou, and Suicune were also born from the flames, thunder and rain in the Burned Tower. Ash mentions seeing Suicune, but just to make sure, he points it out in a book. Eusine gets angry, claiming that Ash is a liar for claiming to have seen both Ho-Oh and Suicune and challenges Ash to a Pokémon battle.

Ash is a little lost here as why Eusine wants to battle him, but he goes ahead anyway. Eusine sends out Alakazam. Ash is not sure now he can win this one, but he tells Pikachu to start off with a Thunderbolt. Before Pikachu can even get a chance at releasing the electricity, someone comes in and tells Morty that something is wrong at the Tin Tower. They all go out and see that Tin Tower is covered with webs! They try to go check it out but a group of Tangela stops them, then an army of Parasect use Spore. They head back inside and check out the town from the windows. Ash tells everyone to look out from his window, seeing the whole town is covered by webs. They have no other choice now but to break through the Pokémon. Ash heads back out, but now the Parasect are much closer. Everyone else comes out, and Gengar pops in front and uses Confuse Ray on them, stopping them.

They go through the forest, a few wall of webs stopping them. Ash has Cyndaquil burn them down and they continue. After awhile, they see Team Rocket, tied up with a bunch of webs. Morty finds the bells, but Tangela block him. Spinarak and Araidos come down and shoot a String Shot at them. Eusine sends out Alakazam, who suses Reflect to protect them, but a Tangela whips Alakazam, nailing him in one hit. Ash tries to persuade the Pokémon, but a Tangela atempts to whip him. Just before the attack contacted, something runs by that stops the Pokémon. Soon all the Pokémon start to flee from the area, and a shiny wind begins to blow, making the webs in the forest disappear. The shadow appears and reveals itself... it's Suicune! Jessie, knowing that Suicune is a rare Pokémon, sends out Arbok in an attempt to catch it; however, Suicune just releases a beam at them, causing an explosion. Suicune later finds a cliff to stand on, and Ash runs to it. Now, Eusine finds this a good time to fulfill his dream of catching Suicune as he sends out Alakazam. The Alakazam starts off with Disable, but Suicune blocks it with a barrier, and just before Alakazam can do another attack, Suicune uses Roar, sending Alakazam back into its Poké Ball. Afterwards, Suicune disappears; all that's left is a rainbow. The whole city of Ecruteak and the forest become clear of the webs.

Everything's back to normal as Morty and the gang are back outside his gym. Ash wonders where Eusine went, Morty explains he's off searching for Suicune, which will probably be some time before he finds it again.

Major events

Debuts

• Eusine

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Morty
• Eusine

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Caterpie

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Meowth)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Cyndaquil (Ash's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Gengar (Morty's)
• Alakazam (Eusine's)
• Chansey (Joy's)
• Caterpie
• Weedle
• Parasect
• Gastly
• Tangela
• Noctowl
• Spinarak
• Ariados
• Gligar
• Suicune

Trivia

• This episode can be found on the first GBA video.
• The English dub title for this episode is based on the title of the poem "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
• It is unknown if the crystal bells were permanently destroyed, or the power of Ho-oh rebuilt it.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Les cloches sacrées
• Italian: I campanelli rubati
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Las campanas de Ho-Oh!
• Spanish: Por Ho-Oh suenan los cascabeles

Template:Epstub Template:EpisodePrevNext

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.