| True Blue Swablu
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チルットの空！ハルカの心！！
Sky of Tyltto! Spirit of Haruka!
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First broadcast
| Japan
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February 19, 2004
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| United States
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February 5, 2005
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| English themes
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| Japanese themes
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Credits
| Animation
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Team Ota
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| Screenplay
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大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
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| Storyboard
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浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
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| Assistant director
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浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
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| Animation director
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岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane
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| Additional credits
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True Blue Swablu (Japanese: チルットの空！ハルカの心！！ Sky of Tyltto! Spirit of Haruka!) is the 64th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 338th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on February 19, 2004 and in the United States on February 5, 2005.
Synopsis
While walking through a forest, Ash and his friends come across a large amount of debris caused by a recent storm, trapping an injured Swablu. Determined to help the Pokémon return to its flock, May begins to care for the flying Pokémon and develops a bond with it. Meanwhile, Team Rocket notice the Swablu and immediately begin working on a plan to capture it.
A tree inhabited by Swablu and Altaria is struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, and one of the Swablu fails to fly away before the tree crashes.
The next morning, May and friends are walking through the woods when they find the wounded Swablu. Swablu puts the kids to sleep with Sing, but Torchic wakes them up by pecking their noses. Their shouts alert a park ranger, who brings everyone to a rest station.
May wants to stay there until Swablu gets better, so Brock helps her with caring for the little Flying-type. Eventually its wing heals, but it still can't fly. The ranger explains that the accident with the tree was very traumatic, so the kids try to re-teach Swablu to fly. Eventually Max comes up with a successful idea to trick Swablu into flying using "magic powder" spread by Beautifly.
The ranger locates the Swablu's flock at a lake and drives the kids there, but they are stopped by Team Rocket. The trio steals Swablu and escape in their balloon. Swablu uses Sing, but James' Cacnea uses Pin Missile while asleep, damaging the balloon.
The balloon becomes engulfed in flames, but Swablu manages to overcome its fear of flying to escape. Brock's Mudkip and Lombre put out the fire, and Team Rocket is sent blasting off.
The gang finally arrives at the lake, but the flock appears to be gone. May offers Swablu a place with her, but the flock suddenly reappears, and instead she lets Swablu rejoin its fellow Pokémon.
Major events
- May befriends a Swablu and almost captures it, but decides to let it go with its own flock.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the timeline of events.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
TV episode debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Skitty
Trivia
- Music from Mewtwo Strikes Back was used in this episode.
- Max's "magic" he used on Swablu is similar to the idea of pixie dust in Peter Pan.
- Max uses the placebo effect when using the "magic" on Swablu also.
- In this episode, Team Rocket uses a variation of their motto.
Errors
- Brock tells May to soak Swablu's bandages in the green medicine and feed it the other medicine, but she is shown feeding it the green medicine.
- Mr. Morita says that they've gotten a flat tire, when in actuality the entire tire had been destroyed.
Dub edits
In other languages
