EP259

Entei at Your Own Risk

EP259   エンテイとおんせんのなかまたち！ Entei and Friends of the Hot Spring!

First broadcast Japan August 1, 2002 United States August 16, 2003

English themes Opening Believe in Me Ending

Japanese themes Opening Ready Go! Ending ポケッターリ・モンスターリ

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane Additional credits

Entei at Your Own Risk (Japanese: エンテイとおんせんのなかまたち！ Entei and Friends of the Hot Spring!) is the 259th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 1, 2002 and in the United States on August 16, 2003.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis On their way to Mt. Silver, the gang come across a hot spring and meet Nelson who is looking for an Entei. Ash, Misty and Brock decide to release their Pokémon for them to enjoy the hot springs and hot sand. Team Rocket appear pretending to be researchers in order to steal Larvitar. After escaping from Rocket’s truck, Nelson and his Misdreavus meet Ash again. Nelson wants to battle Ash, so Ash sends out Phanpy first. While battling, Team Rocket steal Misdreavus after they find out how powerful she is. Team Rocket then steal all the wild Pokémon in the hot spring as well as Brock's Pineco. When Brock chases after it, Pineco evolves into Forretress. After Team Rocket over-powers their machine, it causes the hot spring to get out of control. But then, Entei’s Flamethrower saves the spring and blasts Team Rocket away. Nelson then tries to catch Entei, by having Misdreavus use Mean Look to prevent it from fleeing, but Entei uses Roar to escape.

Major events

• Brock's Pineco evolves into a Forretress.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Forretress (Brock's)
• Misdreavus
• Entei

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Nelson

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Tyrogue

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Cyndaquil (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Noctowl (Ash's)
• Phanpy (Ash's)
• Larvitar (Ash's)
• Goldeen (Misty's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Politoed (Misty's)
• Corsola (Misty's)
• Onix (Brock's)
• Geodude (Brock's)
• Crobat (Brock's)
• Pineco (Brock's, evolves)
• Forretress (Brock's, newly evolved; debut)
• Misdreavus (Nelson's, debut)
• Ursaring
• Houndour
• Houndoom
• Girafarig
• Swinub
• Piloswine
• Aipom
• Miltank (picture)
• Entei (debut)

Trivia

• The title is a pun of the classic warning phrase "enter at your own risk".
• When Team Rocket make off with the Dairy truck, Ash, and his Pokémon, Meowth says, "We blinded 'em with science!" This is a reference to the song "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby.
• This marks the first time a main character's Pokémon has evolved in the same episode a legendary Pokémon has appeared. Another episode will follow this feature.
• In this episode, Team Rocket uses two variations of their motto.

Errors

• Donphan's Take Down, being a Template:Type2 move, shouldn't have had any effect on Misdreavus; a Template:Type2 Pokémon, however, it did during the battle.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Les sources chaudes
• German. Das legendäre Entei
• Hebrew: המרדף אחרי אנטיי hamirdaf akhrei Entei
• Italian: Forti emozioni
• Mandarin: 炎帝與溫泉的同伴們！
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Entei, eu Quero você!
• Spanish:
  • Iberian Spanish: A Entei no hay quien le venza
  • Latin American Spanish: ¡Entei, el Pokémon legendario!

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