EP020
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| The Ghost of Maiden's Peak | |
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| ゆうれいポケモンとなつまつり Ghost Pokémon and the Summer Festival | |
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| Broadcast dates | |
| Japan | August 12, 1997 |
| USA | October 2, 1998 |
| Theme songs | |
| Opening | Pokémon Theme |
| Japanese theme songs | |
| Opening | めざせポケモンマスター |
| Ending | ひゃくごじゅういち |
| Credits | |
| Animation | Team Ota |
| Screenplay | 首藤剛志 Takeshi Shudō |
| Storyboard | 井硲清高 Kiyotaka Itani |
| Assistant director | 井硲清高 Kiyotaka Itani |
| Animation director | 志村隆行 Takayuki Shimura |
The Ghost of Maiden's Peak (Japanese: ゆうれいポケモンとなつまつり Ghost Pokémon and the Summer Festival) is episode 20 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 12, 1997 and in USA on October 2, 1998.
Spoiler warning: Major plot or ending details may follow.
Contents |
Synopsis
Major events
- Brock & James fall under the spell of the maiden to keep the legend true.
Debuts
- Talking Gastly
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Charmander (Ash's)
- Squirtle (Ash's)
- Ekans (Jessie's)
- Koffing (James's)
- Gastly (talking Pokémon; debut)
- Venustoise (a crossbreed of Venusaur and Blastoise)
Trivia
- The priest says the great war the maiden's lover went off to happened 2000 years before the episode's events.
- One of the creatures Gastly transforms into is a real mongoose, probably made for this episode because Generation III's Zangoose had not been introduced yet.
- The outfits that Ash, Misty, and Brock wear during the festival reappear in the fourth Japanese ending song, Pokémon Ondo.
- Maiden Peak is a real mountain in Oregon.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
- French: Le fantôme de la jeune fille
- Italian: Il fantasma della scogliera
- Latin American Spanish: ¡El fantasma del Pico de la Doncella!
- European and Brazzilian Portuguesee: O fantasma do Pico da donzela
- Russian: Призрак Девичьей Скалы
- Spanish: El fantasma de Dante Speak
| This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each episode of the Pokémon anime. |
