EP191

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Original series

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The Dunsparce Deception

EP191   ノコッチはのこっちない！？ There aren't any Nokocchi Here!?

First broadcast Japan March 29, 2001 United States February 23, 2002

English themes Opening Born to Be a Winner Ending {{{en_ed}}}

Japanese themes Opening OK! Ending ぼくのベストフレンドへ

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 横田和 Kazu Yokota Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi Animation director たけだゆうさく Yūsaku Takeda Additional credits

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The Dunsparce Deception (Japanese: ノコッチはのこっちない！？ There aren't any Nokocchi Here!?) is the 191st episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 29, 2001 and in the United States on February 23, 2002.

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Synopsis

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Ash, Misty, and Brock are still journeying toward Olivine City when they come across a boy who seems to be looking for something. He introduces himself as Bucky and explains that he’s looking for a Dunsparce. Recently, he and his family went away to visit his sick grandfather. When they came back, all the kids in town had a Dunsparce, so now he wants one too... Bucky was asked by his friends to come to the park for a Dunsparce race, he told them he didn't have a Dunsparce but he raced with his Caterpie and lost. Ash, Misty, and Brock decide to help Bucky capture a Dunsparce. Later on, Bucky does eventually find a Dunsparce, but it escapes. Team Rocket overhears this, and searches for the Land Snake Pokémon. Soon, Bucky finds more Dunsparce, but clashes with Team Rocket who are planning take them. After defeating Team Rocket, Bucky engaged one of the Dunsparce in battle in order to capture it. The capture was successful, and Bucky had caught the Land Snake Pokémon.

Major events

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the timeline of events.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Dunsparce

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Bucky
• Timothy
• Children

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Mew (U.S. and international), Dunsparce (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Chikorita (Ash's)
• Cyndaquil (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Noctowl (Ash's)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Poliwhirl (Misty's)
• Golbat (Brock's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Dunsparce (multiple, debut)
• Dunsparce (Bucky's; new)
• Caterpie (Bucky's)

Trivia

• This is the first episode to feature an event legendary Pokémon in Who's That Pokémon?.
• This is the second time James has worn a Moltres costume. The first was in the episode The Fortune Hunters. The two costumes in question are not the same.

Errors

• Dunsparce was repeatedly called a Bug-type in this episode. It is actually a Normal-type.
• The Poké Ball does not open when Bucky sends out his Caterpie at the beginning of the episode.
• Jessie doesn't have her gloves on when she orders Wobbuffet to use Counter and when she orders Arbok to counterattack after the Dunsparce used Screech.
  • Also during the battle between Jessie's Wobbuffet and Misty's Poliwhirl, Jessie instructs Wobbuffet to use Counter against Water Gun which works. Counter should only repel physical moves. The correct move would have been Mirror Coat.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		土龍弟弟全都沒了？！
Czech		Městečko Dunsparce
Dutch		De Dunspace Desillusie
European French		Un Pokémon nommé Désir
German		Trügerische Dummisel
Hebrew		תרמית הדאנספרסtarmit haDunsparce
Italian		Baratto con inganno
Polish		Podstęp Dunsparce'a
Brazilian Portuguese		Quem Espera Sempre Alcança
Spanish	Latin America	¡El engaño de Dunsparce!
	Spain	Los huidizos Dunsparce

← EP190 : The Stolen Stones!

Original series

EP192 : The Wayward Wobbuffet →

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