EP023
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| The Tower of Terror | |
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| ポケモンタワーでゲットだぜ！ Capture at the Pokémon Tower! | |
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| Broadcast dates | |
| Japan | September 2, 1997 |
| USA | October 7, 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 | 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda |
| Storyboard | 岡崎幸男 Yukio Okazaki |
| Assistant director | 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki |
| Animation director | 志村泉 Izumi Shimura |
The Tower of Terror (Japanese: ポケモンタワーでゲットだぜ！ Capture at the Pokémon Tower!) is episode 23 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 2, 1997 and in USA on October 7, 1998.
Spoiler warning: Major plot or ending details may follow.
Contents |
Synopsis
Major events
- Ash befriends a Haunter.
- The Ghost Pokémon turn Ash and his Pikachu into ghosts for a brief time.
- Haunter follows Ash back to Saffron City.
Debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Charmander (Ash's)
- Haunter (Ash's; new, debut)
- Kadabra (Sabrina's; newly evolved, flashback)
- Gastly
- Gengar
- Abra (Sabrina's; evolved; flashback)
- An unnamed literal ghost
Trivia
- The episode was temporarily banned from re-airing on Kids WB after the September 11 attacks, as the title was reminiscent of the incident. It was later aired on January 29, 2002.
- Due to the nature of the episode title, Kids WB refused to give the tape to Cartoon Network for them to air this episode back in 2002. They have since given up the rights to air it, it was officially re-aired on October 19, 2007 at 6:30 AM ET. Despite this, the episode is still currently available on DVD.
- This episode's dub title is a reference to the theme park ride, Tower of Terror.
Errors
- When Pikachu shocks Ash in one scene, Ash's Japanese voice can be heard.
Dub edits
In other languages
- French: La tour de la terreur
- Dutch: De spooktoren
- Italian: La torre della paura
- Latin American Spanish: ¡La torre del terror!
- Portuguse: A torre do terror
- Russian: Зловещая башня
- Spanish: La torre del terror
| This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each episode of the Pokémon anime. |
Categories: Episode stubs | Original series episodes | Episodes written by Hideki Sonoda | Episodes by one-time storyboarders | Episodes directed by Toshiaki Suzuki | Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura | Episodes in which a main character obtains a new Pokémon
