EP079
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| Friend and Foe Alike | |
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| セキエイスタジアム！VSヒロシ！ Sekiei Stadium! VS Hiroshi! | |
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| Broadcast dates | |
| Japan | January 14, 1999 |
| USA | November 27, 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 | 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda |
| Storyboard | 福本潔 Kiyoshi Fukumoto |
| Assistant director | 福本潔 Kiyoshi Fukumoto |
| Animation director | 福本勝 Masaru Fukumoto |
Friend and Foe Alike (Japanese: セキエイスタジアム！VSヒロシ！ Sekiei Stadium! VS Hiroshi!) is episode 79 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 14, 1999 and in the United States on November 27, 1999.
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Synopsis
After foiling one of Team Rocket's heists in the last episode, Ash and Ritchie are battling against each other in the round five battle! Brock, Misty and Nurse Joy think Ash is lucky he gets to battle a friend, and he and Ritchie vow to make it the best battle they've had. Unfortunately for Ash, due to Team Rocket's sneaky tricks, he becomes distracted on the way to the next battle. Team Rocket kidnaps Ash and demanded that he either surrenders his Pikachu to them or be unable to battle Ritchie in Round 5. Ash defeats Team Rocket and makes it to the battle, but loses, thanks to Charizard.
Major events
- Ash battles Ritchie and loses, ending his session in the Pokémon League.
Debuts
Characters
Humans
- Ash
- Misty
- Brock
- Jessie
- James
- Ritchie
- Delia Ketchum
- Professor Oak
- Referee
Pokémon
Who’s That Pokémon?: Aerodactyl (US and international), Pikachu (Leon) (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's)
- Pidgeotto (Ash's)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Squirtle (Ash's)
- Charizard (Ash's)
- Weezing (James')
- Chansey (Joy's)
- Charmander (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Zippo")
- Pikachu (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Sparky")
- Butterfree (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Happy")
- Magikarp (Pokémon League's)
Trivia
Errors
- In the English dub both Professor Oak and Brock refer to Charmander as a "Flame-type" when it's actually a Fire-type.
Dub edits
In other languages
- French: Amis ou ennemis?
- Italian: Amici nemici
- Latin American Spanish: ¡Amigos y enemigos por igual!
- Spanish: Igual amigos que enemigos
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