| The Whistle Stop
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First broadcast
| Japan
| January 1, 2000
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| United States
| December 2, 2000
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| English themes
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| Japanese themes
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Credits
| Animation
| Team Ota
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| Screenplay
| 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura
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| Storyboard
| 椎名ひさし Hisashi Shiina
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| Assistant director
| 岩崎太郎 Tarō Iwasaki
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| Animation director
| はしもとかつみ Katsumi Hashimoto
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| No additional credits are available at this time.
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The Whistle Stop (Japanese: レディバのふえ! Ledyba's Flute!) is the 128th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 1, 2000 and in the United States on December 2, 2000.
Synopsis
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When Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends, a brave young Trainer and her flock of Ledyba come to the rescue. With a bolt of electricity, Pikachu makes quick work of Team Rocket, but they look to capture a prize anyway: the same bolt from Pikachu sends one of the Good Samaritan’s Ledyba flying right into their clutches...
Major events
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Blissey
Trivia
- This episode's dub title is a reference to the railway term, Whistle Stop.
- This is the second episode so far to air on the day of a new year, the first being The Fourth Round Rumble!.
Errors
- In one scene where Jessie is holding the whistle, a line can be seen in the middle of her chest.
Dub edits
In other languages
- French: Le coup de sifflet
- German: Treue Ledyba
- Italian: Il fischietto
- Latin American Spanish: ¡El silbato calló!
- Iberian Spanish: Fuera el silbato
- Brazilian Portuguese: O Apito de Parada