EP078
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| A Friend In Deed | |
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| ライバルとうじょう！ Rival Enters! | |
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| Broadcast dates | |
| Japan | January 7, 1999 |
| USA | November 20, 1999 |
| Theme songs | |
| Opening | Pokémon Theme |
| Japanese theme songs | |
| Opening | めざせポケモンマスター |
| Ending | タイプ・ワイルド |
| Credits | |
| Animation | Team Ota |
| Screenplay | 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura |
| Storyboard | 井上修 Osamu Inoue |
| Assistant director | 井上修 Osamu Inoue |
| Animation director | 梶浦紳一郎 Shin'ichirō Kajiura |
A Friend In Deed (Japanese: ライバルとうじょう！ Rival Enters!) is episode 78 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 7, 1999 and in the United States on November 20, 1999.
Spoiler warning: Major plot or ending details may follow.
Contents |
Synopsis
Major events
Debuts
- Ritchie
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who’s That Pokémon?: Diglett (US and international), Matadogasu (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's)
- Pidgeotto (Ash's)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Muk (Ash's; flashback)
- Arbok (Jessie's)
- Weezing (James's)
- Charmander (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Zippo")
- Pikachu (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Sparky")
- Butterfree (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Happy")
- Scyther (Jeanette's; flashback)
- Bellsprout (Jeanette's; flashback)
- Slowbro (unnamed trainer's)
- Drowzee (unnamed trainer's)
- Magikarp (unnamed trainer's)
- Magikarp (Pokémon League's)
Trivia
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
- French: Un nouvel ami
- Italian: Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro
- Latin American Spanish: ¡Amigos y héroes!
- Spanish: Un amigo de verdad
| 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 Shōji Yonemura | Episodes storyboarded and directed by Osamu Inoue | Episodes animated by Shin'ichirō Kajiura | Pokémon League episodes | Episodes focusing on Ash
