EP239

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Whichever Way the Wind Blows (Japanese: キレイハナとラフレシア！そうげんのへいわ！ Kireihana and Rafflesia! Peace in Meadow!) is episode 239 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 7, 2002 and in the United States on March 22, 2003.

The group arrive at a meadow where the Gloom's evolution depends on the direction of the wind. The evolved Pokémon are at war over land ownership due to the shade provided by a large tree.

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

Synopsis

Major events

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Misty
• Jessie
• James
• Giovanni (fantasy)
• Steven

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Oddish (three)
• Gloom (many; some evolve)
• Vileplume (many; some newly evolved)
• Bellossom (many; some newly evolved)

Trivia

• Ready Go! replaces Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (Whiteberry Version) as the opening.
• Pokettari Monsutari replaces Face Forward Team Rocket! as the ending.

Errors

Dub edits

• The Japanese version of this episode features a different version of Team Rocket's motto while the dub uses the standard lines.
• Also, the Japanese version of Meowth's "boss fantasy" uses romantic-sounding saxophone music in the background.

In other languages

• French: Le vent de la discorde
• Italian: Secondo il vento che tira
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Para donde sopla el viento!
• Spanish: Sople como sople el viento

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