EP029
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| The Punchy Pokémon | |
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| かくとうポケモン！だいバトル！ Hand-to-Hand Fighting Pokémon! Big Battle! | |
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| Broadcast dates | |
| Japan | October 14, 1997 |
| USA | October 15, 1998 |
| Theme songs | |
| Opening | Pokémon Theme |
| Japanese theme songs | |
| Opening | めざせポケモンマスター |
| Ending | ニャースのうた |
| Credits | |
| Animation | Team Ota |
| Screenplay | 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda |
| Storyboard | 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki |
| Assistant director | 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki |
| Animation director | 酒井啓史 Hiroshi Sakai |
The Punchy Pokémon (Japanese: かくとうポケモン！だいバトル！ Hand-to-Hand Fighting Pokémon! Big Battle!) is episode 29 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 14, 1997 and in the United States on October 15, 1998.
Spoiler warning: Major plot or ending details may follow.
Contents |
Synopsis
Major events
- Ash gives his Primeape to Anthony.
Debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who’s That Pokémon?: Hitmonchan
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Charmander (Ash's; flashback)
- Primeape (Ash's; leaves)
- Geodude (Brock's)
- Hitmonchan (Anthony's; debut)
- Primeape (Anthony's; new)
Pokémon seen competing at the P1 Grand Prix:
Trivia
- Rachael Lillis took over Annie Pondel's role as Brock's Vulpix as of this episode.
Errors
- Brock entered his Geodude in the competition. Even though it was not a Fighting type, it was allowed in. However, in the TCG, Geodude is considered a Fighting type.
Dub edits
In other languages
- French: Un Pokémon qui a du punch
- Italian: Il torneo
- Latin American Spanish: ¡El Pokémon golpeador!
- Portuguese: O Pokémon Lutador
- Spanish: El Pokémon boxeador
| This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each episode of the Pokémon anime. |
