EP155
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| Forest Grumps | |
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| リングマでドッキリ!! Ringuma in Shock! | |
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| Broadcast dates | |
| Japan | July 6, 2000 |
| USA | June 2, 2001 |
| Theme songs | |
| Opening | Pokémon Johto |
| Japanese theme songs | |
| Opening | OK! |
| Ending | ポケモンはらはら²リレー |
| Credits | |
| Animation | Team Ota |
| Screenplay | 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi |
| Storyboard | 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada |
| Assistant director | 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada |
| Animation director | 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane |
Forest Grumps (Japanese: リングマでドッキリ!! Ringuma in Shock!) is episode 155 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 6, 2000 and in the United States on June 2, 2001.
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Synopsis
On the road to Goldenrod City Ash, Misty, and Brock decide to take a break at a nearby lake and relax with their Pokémon. Unfortunately their fun quickly ends when Team Rocket suddenly appears and tries to capture all of their Pokémon. Team Rocket's plan is foiled when a group of disgruntled Ursaring appears and attacks them and everybody soon finds themselves running for their lives. In the confusion Jessie and Misty wind up switching places. Jessie finds herself stuck with Ash, Brock, and Pikachu, while Misty is stranded with James and Meowth. After forming a temporary truce the two groups begin to search the forest for their lost comrades, dodging Ursaring the entire time.
Along the way Jessie and Misty get a first hand look at how their rival team operates. Jessie is impressed by the kindness the "twerps" show her and reminisces about her dreams before she joined Team Rocket. While James and Meowth find that they've merely swapped one bossy red head for another, slightly nicer one. When the two groups are finally reunited they are forced to work together in order to finally escape the Ursaring for good. Back together, they dissolve the truce and begin fighting again, with Team Rocket predictably "blasting off again".
Major events
- Ash and his friends temporarily team up with Team Rocket.
Debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Noctowl (US and international), Ringuma (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Chikorita (Ash's)
- Cyndaquil (Ash's)
- Totodile (Ash's)
- Noctowl (Ash's)
- Goldeen (Misty's)
- Staryu (Misty's)
- Psyduck (Misty's)
- Poliwhirl (Misty's)
- Onix (Brock's)
- Geodude (Brock's)
- Zubat (Brock's)
- Vulpix (Brock's)
- Pineco (Brock's)
- Arbok (Jessie's)
- Victreebel (James's)
- Ursaring (debut)
Trivia
- This episode's dub title is a reference to the movie, Forrest Gump.
- This is the last episode to air before Spell of the Unown debuted in Japanese theaters.
Errors
Dub edits
- Originally, Misty, James, and Meowth played "rock, paper, scissors". 4Kids changes this to "odd finger".
In other languages
- French: Meilleurs ennemis
- Italian: La tregua
- Latin American Spanish: ¡Gruñones del bósque!
- Spanish: Sorpresa en el bósque
| 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 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi | Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yūji Asada | Episodes animated by Masaaki Iwane
