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DP121

2025-06-13T13:49:38Z

Brandon Seacrust: /* In other languages */

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epcode=DP121 |
altepcode=EP587 |
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screen=hd |
title_en=The Lonely Snover! |
title_ja=さびしがりやのユキカブリ！|
title_ja_trans=The Lonely Yukikaburi! |
broadcast_jp=April 2, 2009 |
broadcast_us=August 22, 2009 |
en_series= |
en_op=[[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)]] |
ja_op=[[High Touch!|ハイタッチ！]] |
ja_ed=[[Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!|もえよ　ギザみみピチュー！]] |
olmteam=Team Iguchi |
scenario=松井亜弥 |
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storyboard=山田浩之 |
directorn=1 |
director=渡辺正彦 |
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art=夏目久仁彦 |
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epstaffpage=DP121-DP130 |
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|dp|121}}
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'''The Lonely Snover!''' (Japanese: '''さびしがりやのユキカブリ！''' ''The Lonely {{tt|Yukikaburi|Snover}}!'') is the 121st episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 587th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on April 2, 2009, as part of a one-hour special along with [[DP122]], and in the United States on August 22, 2009.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

In the middle of a practice battle between Grotle and Chimchar, Ash and his friends are frozen solid by an icy blast from an unseen Pokémon. Once Chimchar thaws everyone out, they decide it's a sign to get out of the area. But as they try to leave, they're tripped up by a Grass Knot, tied up by Ingrain, and put to sleep with Grass Whistle! When our heroes wake up, they see the Snover who's behind all the attacks—but Snover isn't hostile, it's downright friendly! It just wants everyone to stop and taste the delicious berries that grow on its body. Snover looks so lonely, Ash even invites it to stay with the group for a while.

That night, Team Rocket sneaks over and kidnaps Snover, thinking its berries will be a big hit with their boss. The plan is cut short when Ash's Grotle easily rescues Snover, forcing Team Rocket to make a hasty retreat. The next morning, Grotle makes more new friends; wild Pokémon show up to eat the nuts that grow on Grotle's leafy back. But that just makes it an added bonus for Team

Rocket, who return and scoop up Grotle and Snover in a cage! Team Rocket takes off in their balloon, but Grotle escapes the cage and Snover uses Ingrain to break Grotle's fall. Snover itself is still trapped, and now Team Rocket is speeding off into the distance!

As Ash, Dawn, and Brock chase the balloon, Grotle struggles to catch up. Determined to save its new friend, it uses a new move, Rock Climb, to race up the walls of a canyon. This gets Grotle close enough to Team Rocket's balloon that it can leap into the air and burst the balloon, then catch Snover as it falls out of the cage. After Grotle is congratulated for its amazing save, Ash and his friends meet a teacher out for a stroll with her class. The teacher tells Dawn about an upcoming contest in nearby Sandalstraw Town, so our heroes make that the next stop on their journey to Snowpoint City. And since the teacher's students all love playing with Snover, it looks like its lonely days are over!

==Plot==
Pausing for a moment on their way to [[Snowpoint City]], and {{Ash}}'s next Sinnoh Gym Battle; a mountain cliff with a sprawling view catches their attention. As they admire the view, they hear a group of {{p|Cherrim}} cheerfully singing in their [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Cherrim|Sunshine Form]]. {{an|Dawn}} comments on their cuteness, while Ash announces his restlessness on days such as this. Ash voices his eagerness for his battle in Snowpoint City, and Dawn remarks that she knows he's ready for it. However what the gang don't know is that they're being watched.

Ash begins to train {{AP|Grotle}} and {{AP|Chimchar}} in a battle, as {{an|Brock}}, Dawn, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and Pikachu watch. Ash commands Grotle to use {{m|Razor Leaf}}, and Chimchar to dodge and use {{m|Flamethrower}}. Chimchar dodges the storm of leaves, and unleashes its Flamethrower. Ash tells Grotle to dodge and use {{m|Bite}}, however due to its speed lost from evolving Grotle is hit in the side of the face. Grotle shakes off the attack and continues with its previous instructions. Grotle clenches its jaws onto Chimchar's arm, pinning it to the ground. Brock and Dawn comment on how strong Grotle has become since it evolved. Ash orders Chimchar to knock Grotle off with another Flamethrower. Temporarily phased by the flames, Grotle lets loose and backs away allowing Chimchar to stand up. Grotle remarks on Chimchar's attack, and Ash calls an end to the training match. Ash praises Chimchar for a good job, then Grotle with Pikachu joining in. Ash notices Grotle's exhaustion and suggests to Grotle that it heal itself with {{m|Synthesis}}. Grotle agrees, and uses Synthesis restoring its health. Healed it wallows with happiness, that is until a {{m|Powder Snow}} hurtles towards it and the others. Ash and the gang are flash-frozen in various poses of surprise, with the exception of Chimchar's tail flame. Just then the unknown Pokémon reveals itself as a {{p|Snover}}, which pops out from behind a bush and cautiously approaches. Snover investigates them, then breaks into a gleeful dance before noticing Chimchar's still roaring tail flame. The flame melts and breaks free from the ice causing Snover to retreat in fear. Snover hides behind its bush, then peeks back to see Chimchar freshly thawed from the ice. Chimchar is a little dazed as it falls back, then it becomes fully aware when it sees the other's frozen condition. Chimchar uses Flamethrower to thaw and free the others. Confused on what had taken place, they decide to go.

{{p|Snover}} continues to pops up without knowing, stopping to use {{m|Grass Knot}} against them. Ash falls causing Brock to rush to his aid, also falling victim to Grass Knot. Dawn begins to comment on how they should watch where they are going, only to meet a similar fate. Brock questions the event, and observes two grass blades tied into a loop around his foot. Brock identifies it as a Grass Knot, and the group realizes that the strange events from before and this was caused by a Pokémon. Dawn suspects the Pokémon of still being around as Snover laughs. Ash calls attention to the bush Snover is hiding behind, and they go to investigate. Snover panics from their threats and uses {{m|Ingrain}}, which causes vines to burst out of the ground and capture Ash and the others. Snover comes out of hiding and dances in celebration, revealing who it was that been playing pranks on them. Ash, who had his hands free, pulls out his Pokédex to identify Snover. Thinking it has secured them, Snover approaches them. Ash angrily calls out Grotle and has it use Razor Leaf to free them. Snover preemptively uses {{m|Grass Whistle}} to put everyone {{status|asleep}}, then happily goes over to Ash to wake him. Snover shakes Ash's shoulder, waking him up and surprising him. Snover gleefully hugs Ash, and snuggles him. Grass Whistle's effects wear off the others, who wake up to the scene. Dawn questions Ash on what was happening, and Ash replies that Snover is showing that it's friendly. Snover lets go of Ash, picking a Snoverberry off itself for Ash. Ash accepts, causing Dawn and Brock to examine the strange gift. Ash splits his giving half to Brock, and Snover hands Dawn a whole one. They all split their shares with the Pokémon and consume the pieces. They are surprised by the taste, and then they thank Snover. Brock comes up with the conclusion that Snover used all the pranks so he could stop them, then share the fruit with them. Snover becomes embarrassed as Ash comments on how extreme its approach was, while {{TRT}} spies on them from above. From their balloon, Team Rocket begin to plan a scheme to give Snover to {{an|Giovanni|their boss}}. They fantasize about him opening up Snoverberry stands, and becoming richer by cornering the market. They cheer happily at the thought, with James the only one to question if a Snover can produced enough Berries.

Night falls and Ash and the others are enjoying dinner with the Pokémon. Snover displays a healthy appetite, enjoying all of the attention. After dinner Ash and his friends say their good nights to Snover, but Snover is reluctant to leave his friends. They notice this behavior and Ash invites Snover for breakfast, in extension to staying the night with them. Snover eagerly accepts in a comical manner, much to the other's amusement. As the group sleeps, Team Rocket lands their balloon. With a robotic arm, they steal a Berry and eat it. They all cry in joy from the flavor, and compares the Berries to perfection and paradise. They regain their composure, extending the robotic arm to net Snover. Pikachu and Piplup alert the others, and team rocket begin their motto. Having dressed during the motto, Ash questions Team Rocket on what they were doing with Snover. Jessie reveals their plan to give Snover to the boss, and use its Berries to make them rich. Ash angrily refuses to let them have Snover, calling Grotle out and commanding it to use Razor Leaf on the net and free Snover. Snover quickly takes shelter behind Ash, who then tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt. Pikachu zaps Team Rocket, causing Jessie to become furious. Jessie calls out {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} to do a {{m|Silver Wind}} which strikes at Ash and his friends feet, causing them to be distracted as James calls out {{TP|James|Carnivine}}. Carnivine, as per usual and much to Jessie and Meowth's dismay, bites James's head upon release. James commands Carnivine to use {{m|Bullet Seed}}, and it to strikes at the Ash and the others feet. Team Rocket takes this opportunity to escape, and Ash commands Grotle to stop them with Razor Leaf. Grotle is however unable to reach much to its chagrin. Ash has Pikachu use Iron Tail, who dashes up the mountain side and attacking Team Rocket's Balloon. The balloon ruptures and sends Team Rocket blasting off. Snover celebrates by dancing happily.

The next morning Dawn comments on the weather, while the gang has breakfast. Snover tricks Chimchar out of its Pokéfood, which causes Chimchar to become unhappy. Snover apologizes and presents Chimchar with its food, and Ash comments on it liking practical jokes. Brock suggest that they move on, and Ash tells the Pokémon to get ready. Ash finishes recalling everyone but Grotle. Ash looks for Grotle and notice some wild Pokémon perched on Grotle's back. Ash and the others investigate and find nuts growing on its back, which the Pokémon were enjoying. Ash samples one and finds out it doesn't taste good to humans, but great to Pokémon as Pikachu gladly finishes it. The gang notes that this means that Grotle has now completely adjusted to its Evolution from {{p|Turtwig}} and the fact that some Pokémon grow such things as nuts and Berries on their bodies reminds the gang of the wonder and mystery that still surrounds them. Things don't stay peaceful long though, as Team Rocket launches a surprise attack and captures Grotle and Snover in a cage. Ash and Pikachu retaliate with Thunderbolt, but Team Rocket has protected the balloon from electric attacks. Thinking quickly, Ash tells Grotle to use Energy Ball and destroy Team Rocket's cage. Grotle blows the side off, and causing Team Rocket's balloon to descend. The cage rocks, and to everyone's horror Grotle falls out hurtling towards the ground. Snover uses {{m|Ingrain}} to catch Grotle, setting it down safely. Ash and the others run up to Grotle, and call to Snover to jump and they'll catch it but it's too scared to move. Jessie tells them that they're one step ahead of them, and Meowth activates the balloon's rocket engines. Snover holds on to the cage in fright, and Ash and the others go after them. Ash tells {{AP|Pikachu}} to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and Dawn tells Piplup to use {{m|Bubble Beam}} but they can't catch up to the balloon. Grotle, who is lagging badly behind the others, trips over and becomes discouraged at how slow it still is. Grotle remembers how kind and playful Snover was towards the group, and can't bear to allow Team Rocket to get away with it. Hearing it cry in fear Grotle stands up strong, roaring with an outburst of energy. Grotle use Synthesis to regain its strength, then its claws began to grow and illuminate and suddenly glow and sharpen.

The gang is having no luck catching up to the balloon when suddenly Grotle stampedes past them at high speed on the side of the cliff. Brock comments that Grotle is using {{m|Rock Climb}} and Ash cheers Grotle on, as it has soon not only caught up to Team Rocket but is also matching the height of the balloon. Team Rocket decide to try to outrun Grotle and take the balloon up higher. Grotle gets on the top of cliff and launches itself high into the air much to Team Rocket's surprise it slashes through their balloon. The balloon explodes, as Grotle sails clear, while Team Rocket is sent blasting off again. Grotle lands safely, but Snover is unconscious and is hurtling to the ground. Everyone rushes to catch Snover before it's too late, with Brock calling {{TP|Brock|Happiny}} to catch Snover. Happiny speeds ahead but clearly won't make it in time. Grotle however saves the day by launching off the side of the cliff, and using Bite to catch Snover. Grotle drops Snover into Happiny's arms and lands on the ground. Grotle collapses, exhausted but Ash and Snover rush towards it, Ash telling the Grove Pokémon how impressed and proud he is while Snover thanks his friend for saving him.

Later they approach the foot of the mountain, when a group of school children notice Snover. Excited about seeing a Snover, the children hurry over with their teacher following behind. Brock falls for the teacher and scatters over to her, and begin flirting hoping to take the teacher out. However, Brock is taken out by {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}'s {{m|Poison Jab}}. Croagunk drags Brock away, as Ash, Dawn and the Pokémon approach. The kids run over to Snover and gather around it as it danced happily. Snover gives the teacher a Snoverberry, which Brock (recovered from Croagunk's Poison Jab) tells them is very delicious. The teacher splits the Berry up into pieces so all the kids could have some, and they are delighted by the taste. The teacher thanks Snover, and the kids and Snover begin playing together. The teacher then ask Ash and the others if they were [[Pokémon Trainer]]s, to which Ash eagerly replies. Dawn specifies that she is a [[Pokémon Coordinator]], and the teacher asks if she has arrived for the [[Sandalstraw Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}}. Unaware of the Contest, the teacher reveals to Dawn that the Contest is only a few days away. Luckily, Sandalstraw Town is very near and within visual distance. Dawn decides to enter, knowing this is the perfect chance for her to get the fifth [[Ribbon]] she needs for the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival|Grand Festival]] so the gang agree to head there. Ash tells Snover they have to go, but with his new friends he shouldn't be lonely anymore. The gang say their goodbyes and make their way to Sandalstraw Town.

==Major events==
* [[Ash's Grotle]] learns {{m|Rock Climb}}.
* {{an|Dawn}} learns that a [[Pokémon Contest]] will be held in [[Sandalstraw Town]].
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====Main series debuts=====
* {{p|Snover}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])
* {{OBP|Teacher|DP121}}
* Schoolchildren

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Staraptor}} ({{OP|Ash|Staraptor}})
* {{p|Grotle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grotle}})
* {{p|Chimchar}} ({{OP|Ash|Chimchar}})
* {{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Ash|Buizel}})
* {{p|Gliscor}} ({{OP|Ash|Gliscor}})
* {{p|Buneary}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buneary}})
* {{p|Pachirisu}} ({{OP|Dawn|Pachirisu}})
* {{p|Ambipom}} ({{OP|Dawn|Ambipom}})
* {{p|Mamoswine}} ({{OP|Dawn|Mamoswine}})
* {{p|Sudowoodo}} ({{OP|Brock|Sudowoodo}})
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})
* {{p|Happiny}} ({{OP|Brock|Happiny}})
* {{p|Yanmega}} ({{OP|Jessie|Yanmega}})
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Snover}}
* {{p|Starly}} (×2)
* {{p|Kricketot}}
* {{p|Swablu}} (×2)
* {{p|Cherrim}} (×4)

==Trivia==
[[File:DP121 Title Card JP.png|thumb|250px|The Japanese title card featuring Spiky-eared Pichu]]
[[File:DP121 Title Card.png|thumb|250px|The English title card]]
[[File:New TBC.png|thumb|250px|The new "To Be Continued"]]
* [[Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!]] replaced [[Surely Tomorrow]] as the [[List of Japanese ending themes|Japanese ending theme]].
* [[Together]] is used as background music.
* This episode marks the first time [[Ash's Grotle]] has used a [[move]] besides {{m|Razor Leaf}} since its [[Evolution]] in ''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy!]]''.
* {{p|Snover}}'s {{m|Grass Whistle}} is a remix of [[Oración]].
* After eating a piece of Snoverberry, [[Jessie]] says, "Full speed to Shangri-La." This is a reference to the fictional Himalayan utopia {{wp|Shangri-La}} from {{wp|James Hilton}}'s novel ''{{wp|Lost Horizon}}''.
* The episode's English [[dub]] title is the English equivalent of the original title, the first title that is a direct translation since ''[[DP014|Leave It To Brocko!]]''.
* The English title is similar to that of [[BW056|a future episode]].
* Much like ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]'' and ''[[AG105|Once in a Mawile]]'' before it, this episode implements a myriad of new changes to the {{pkmn|animated series}}:
** A new [[title card]] is introduced, depicting the [[Sinnoh]] [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s {{Ash}} has acquired, the {{pkmn|Contest}} [[Ribbon]]s {{an|Dawn}} has acquired, and silhouettes of {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}}.
** The Japanese version also features [[Spiky-eared Pichu]] under the title. The Pichu was for a Japanese contest only, so she did not appear in the dub version's title card.
** New [[eyecatch]]es are introduced. This time, Ash is positioned at the center for the first eyecatch, and Dawn is positioned at the center of the second eyecatch. Previously, Dawn was at the center of the eyecatches. In addition, a quiz, only in the Japan version, is introduced, involving answering where the Spiky-eared Pichu appeared in.
** The font used for the "To Be Continued" text at the end of the episode has been changed, after being the same since [[AG001|the first episode of ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire'']].
** In Japan, all episodes from this one onward are broadcast in a 16:9 {{wp|aspect ratio}}, as opposed to the 4:3 aspect ratio the series had always used before. However, the dub did not start using this aspect ratio until [[DP126|five episodes later]].
** Pikachu's light-yellow fur is once again a darker yellow color.
** [[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)]] undergoes a complete change from this episode onward. While the music remains the same, this version of the opening contains clips from [[High Touch!]] as well as clips from ''[[DP129|Pillars of Friendship!]]''.

===Errors===
* At the beginning of the episode, when the group turns around to look at {{p|Cherrim}}, one of Dawn's stockings is miscolored for a split-second.
* In one scene, the spot on {{AP|Staraptor}}'s head is missing.
* In the scene where Snover gives out his Berries, his tail is the same color as his body.
* In one scene, the patch on {{TRT}}'s balloon is the same color as the rest of the balloon, but appears gray in all other shots.

<gallery>
DP121 Error Dawn Stockings Miscolor.png|Dawn's miscolored stockings
DP121 error.png|Staraptor's missing spot
DP121 Error Snover Tail Miscolor.png|Snover's miscolored tail
DP121 Error Balloon Patch Miscolor.png|Balloon patch color error
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* In the English dub, {{an|Brock}} calls the woman with the children a teacher. In the original Japanese version, this isn't mentioned.

==In other languages==
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Jessie's Gourgeist

2025-06-13T13:46:10Z

Brandon Seacrust:

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type2=Grass|
trainername=Jessie|
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jpokemonname=パンプジン|
tmtrainername=Musashi|
tmpokemonname=Pumpjin|
image=[[File:Jessie Gourgeist.png|250px]] |
caption=Jessie's Gourgeist|
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epname=The Bamboozling Forest!|
traded=yes|
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tradename=A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?{{tt|*|Trade reversed afterwards}}|
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newtrainer=[[Count Pumpka]]|
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}}
'''Jessie's Gourgeist''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのパンプジン''' ''Musashi's Pumpjin'') is the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that [[Jessie]] obtained in the [[Kalos]] [[region]], and her tenth overall.

==In animation==
==={{aniseries|XY}}===
As a Pumpkaboo, she debuted in ''[[XY011|The Bamboozling Forest!]]''. While walking through a forest, Jessie tripped over Pumpkaboo as she emerged from underground. While she kept shining her light repeatedly, Jessie threw a {{i|Poké Ball}} at her, successfully {{pkmn2|caught|catching}} Pumpkaboo, much to [[James]]'s surprise. Later, she was used to battle {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} to prevent them from rescuing a {{p|Pangoro}} and {{p|Pancham}} that Team Rocket had captured. Using her {{m|Leech Seed}}, Pumpkaboo prevented her opponents' Pokémon from moving. She was defeated after Ash gave Pangoro a leaf, allowing it to regain its confidence and easily send Team Rocket blasting off.

In ''[[XY046|The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!]]'', Pumpkaboo used her flashlight ability to light up a cave for Jessie. They quickly ran into a wild {{p|Salamence}}, and Pumpkaboo and Jessie played dead to confuse it. While the Salamence tried to figure out what happened, Jessie put a device on its head. This caused Salamence to rampage, sending Team Rocket blasting off. Pumpkaboo was later seen at the [[Pokémon Center]], healed of her injuries from Salamence.
[[File:Jessie Pumpkaboo Coumarine Showcase.png|thumb|left|250px|Pumpkaboo in her first Showcase]]
In ''[[XY060|A Showcase Debut!]]'', Pumpkaboo was used in the {{ci|Coumarine}} Rookie Class [[Pokémon Showcase]]. Jessie dressed Pumpkaboo up as a scarecrow for the Theme Performance, where she was matched against {{an|Shauna}}'s {{p|Bulbasaur}} and [[Alouette]]'s {{p|Furfrou}}. The audience members did not receive her costume and accessories well and she received the least votes, thus being eliminated from the competition.

In ''[[XY063|A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!]]'', she was separated from her Trainer as well as {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} after being blasted off by {{AP|Pikachu}}. While looking for her with James and {{MTR}}, she was captured by a {{OBP|Pokémon hunter|XY063}} along with Meowth and {{TP|James|Inkay}}. After getting rescued by James and being reunited with her Trainer, she helped to defeat the Pokémon hunter along with Team Rocket's other Pokémon, Pikachu, and {{TP|Serena|Fennekin}}.

In ''[[XY077|A Relay in the Sky!]]'', Pumpkaboo was used to compete in the [[Pokémon Sky Relay]]. She managed to finish her part of the race in first place by hiding inside an {{p|Altaria}}, but her team was disqualified when Meowth's {{p|Pelipper}} machine was exposed.
[[File:Jessie Pumpkaboo trade.png|thumb|250px|Pumpkaboo being traded]]
In ''[[XY082|A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?]]'', Jessie met [[Count Pumpka]] who explained that her Pumpkaboo was rare in that it was a Super Size female and, as his own Pumpkaboo had fallen in love with her, asked her if she wanted to [[trade]] for his {{p|Mawile}}. Although Jessie initially refused, she was persuaded when she learned that Mawile had the potential to [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]]. However, Pumpkaboo grew angry with her Trainer for agreeing to trade her away. Regardless, the exchange went ahead, but when the Count sent out Pumpkaboo she promptly evolved into {{p|Gourgeist}}, the trade having triggered the [[trade Evolution|Evolution]]. Jessie soon regretted the trade and asked Count Pumpka if he was willing to trade back, and the Count agreed without any argument, as his Pumpkaboo was no longer interested in Gourgeist. After the trade, Jessie and Gourgeist were happily reunited, and Gourgeist was sent into battle against {{AP|Pikachu}}. Regardless of her new form, Gourgeist was still defeated, but this didn't matter to her or Jessie, as the two were just happy to be together again.

In ''[[XY091|A Performance Pop Quiz!]]'', Gourgeist was used in the Freestyle Performance of the {{ci|Anistar}} Rookie Class Pokémon Showcase. Gourgeist used her flashlight ability as a spotlight while Jessie danced. Jessie finished her performance by having Gourgeist use {{m|Seed Bomb}} to create fireworks. In the end, however, Jessie did not receive enough votes and ended up in third place.

In ''[[XY101|A Dancing Debut!]]'', Gourgeist was used, along with Wobbuffet, in the Freestyle Performance of the {{to|Couriway}} Rookie Class Pokémon Showcase. Gourgeist used Leech Seed to enwrap Jessie with vines, which resulted in a tower with Jessie on top. Next, Gourgeist and Wobbuffet helped the dancing Jessie to stay airborne. Gourgeist then used a combination of a {{m|Shadow Ball}}, reflected by Wobbuffet using {{m|Mirror Coat}}, and Seed Bomb to create fireworks, finishing their performance. Ultimately, their performance received the most votes from the audience, making Jessie the winner, earning her her first {{DL|Pokémon Showcase|Princess Key}}.
[[File:Jessie Gourgeist flashlight.png|thumb|left|250px|Gourgeist releasing light from the holes in her body]]
In ''[[XY107|An Explosive Operation!]]'', Jessie sent out Gourgeist to protect [[Z2]] from [[Team Flare]]. Gourgeist hit [[Mable]]'s {{p|Weavile}} and [[Aliana]]'s {{p|Druddigon}} with Seed Bomb, creating smoke, allowing Team Rocket to escape with Z2. Later, she fought Team Flare again along with Wobbuffet and Inkay. She attacked with {{m|Dark Pulse}}, but Weavile cut through the attack and hit her with {{m|Metal Claw}}. Although Gourgeist was able to subdue Aliana's Druddigon with Leech Seed, she and Inkay were defeated by the {{tc|Team Flare Grunt}}s' Pokémon's combined attacks.
[[File:Jessie Gloire Showcase.png|thumb|250px|Gourgeist in the Master Class Showcase]]
In ''[[XY112|Master Class is in Session!]]'', Jessie used Gourgeist in the first round of the {{ci|Gloire}} Master Class Pokémon Showcase, where she faced off against [[Nini]]'s {{p|Smoochum}} and [[Concetta]]'s {{p|Scraggy}}. Firing off multiple Shadow Balls resulted in beautiful sparkles and bursts of purple smoke. This performance gained the most votes from the audience, causing Jessie to advance to the second round. In [[XY113|the following episode]], after Jessie had won in the second round, Gourgeist was used alongside Meowth in the semi-finals. She created massive tree-like roots using Leech Seed while Jessie and her Pokémon danced around. The roots then formed a tower with Jessie on top and Gourgeist used Seed Bomb to create fireworks. After Meowth destroyed the roots with {{m|Fury Swipes}}, Jessie and her Pokémon landed on the ground, finishing their performance. In the end, {{an|Serena}} earned the most votes, causing Jessie to end up in the Top 4.

When {{TRT}}, Serena, [[Mairin]], and {{an|Professor Sycamore}} infiltrated [[Lysandre Labs]] in ''[[XY134|The Right Hero for the Right Job!]]'', Gourgeist was sent out, alongside Inkay, to battle [[Celosia]]'s {{p|Drapion}}. Gourgeist was also sent out in ''[[XY136|Forming a More Perfect Union!]]'' to fight the [[Giant Rock]]. During the battle, she fended off its roots to clear the way for Ash and [[Alain]]. One of the roots, however, blasted Gourgeist and her Team members out of the helicopter, but they were saved by [[Diantha's Gardevoir]].

In ''[[XY137|Battling with a Clean Slate!]]'', Gourgeist battled Ash and {{ashfr}} for the final time in Kalos, fighting alongside Inkay against [[Ash's Greninja]] and [[Alain's Charizard]]. Greninja and Charizard were able to make quick work of the two and sent Team Rocket blasting off.

In ''[[XY138|The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!]]'', Gourgeist, along with her Trainer, Shauna, Serena, and their respective Pokémon, performed for a crowd of Lumiose citizens.

Following the Team Rocket trio's journey in [[Kalos]], Jessie left Gourgeist at {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}, along with Inkay.

==={{aniseries|JN}}===
In ''[[JN145|Rocket Revengers!]]'', Gourgeist, alongside the rest of Team Rocket's Pokémon at Team Rocket HQ, were sent to Jessie and James so they could be added back to their team. Realizing the potential of such a large group, the team hatched a scheme to isolate Ash's Pikachu and capture him. Gourgeist and {{TP|James|Carnivine}} were the third to do so, distracting Ash and his Pokémon while Pikachu ran ahead. Ash quickly realized Pikachu was in trouble and ran off. Gourgeist sent out a distress signal to inform everyone, and she and Carnivine returned to their Trainers to take on Pikachu as a group. She joined all of Team Rocket to launch a combined attack at the Mouse Pokémon. However, it was dodged, and Wobbuffet sent it back with {{m|Mirror Coat}}. A wild {{an|Latias}} following Ash intervened and sent the evil group blasting off.

In ''[[JN147|The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!]]'', Gourgeist was used to try and capture Pikachu but was thwarted by the arrival of [[Ash's Pidgeot]]. At the end, as the group was blasting off once more, Gourgeist held out its arm for Wobbuffet to cling to, and together they disappeared over the horizon.

===Personality and characteristics===
[[File:Jessie and Gourgeist.png|thumb|left|250px|Gourgeist and Jessie]]
Since being caught, Pumpkaboo has become Jessie's main battler in Kalos, replacing {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}. As is traditional for Pokémon owned by Team Rocket, Gourgeist has lost nearly every battle she has participated in.

While not as playful as [[James's Inkay]], Gourgeist as a Pumpkaboo seems to be a very cheerful and energetic Pokémon; this can be seen when she often dances, spins around or sings during her battles, sometimes even childishly changing her tone of voice when attacking. She is shown to get excited and proud of herself when doing well in battle, such as in ''[[XY038|Forging Forest Friendships!]]'' when [[Ash's Hawlucha]] missed with {{m|Flying Press}} due to Pumpkaboo being a {{type|Ghost}}. She also tends to flash her lights repeatedly, as shown in ''[[XY011|The Bamboozling Forest!]]'', when Pumpkaboo was startled by Jessie. However, she used this ability to good effect in ''[[XY046|The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos!]]''. As a Gourgeist, she is shown to mirror her Trainer's mannerisms, such as in ''[[XY105|Party Dancecapades!]]'', when she mimicked Jessie's frustration at James' loss against {{an|Serena}} and {{Ash}}.

Her strong bond with her Trainer was displayed in ''[[XY082|A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?]]''. She felt awkward when [[Count Pumpka]]'s {{p|Pumpkaboo}} displayed affection for her, not feeling the same way, but got angry when Jessie considered trading her away and stubbornly entertained the Small Size Pumpkaboo's affections. Count Pumpka's Pumpkaboo rejected her after Evolution, and Jessie was angered, exclaiming that her Pokémon was caring and reliable. Gourgeist was overwhelmed with happiness to hear Jessie defend her, and they reunited. The two continued acting affectionately in [[XY083|the next episode]].
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===Appearance===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{ghost color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 3px solid #{{ghost color dark}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{grass color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | As a {{pcolor|Pumpkaboo|000}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Jessie Pumpkaboo.png|250px]]
|}

===Moves used===
{{anmov/h|ghost|grass|Jessie {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 8}}|0=Pumpkaboo Leech Seed|1=Pumpkaboo Shadow Ball|2=Pumpkaboo Frustration|3=Pumpkaboo Dark Pulse|4=Gourgeist Shadow Ball|5=Gourgeist Leech Seed|6=Gourgeist Seed Bomb|7=Gourgeist Dark Pulse}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 8}}|0=Leech Seed as a Pumpkaboo|1=Shadow Ball as a Pumpkaboo|2=Frustration as a Pumpkaboo|3=Dark Pulse as a Pumpkaboo|4=Shadow Ball|5=Leech Seed|6=Seed Bomb|7=Dark Pulse}}}}
{{anmov|grass|Leech Seed|XY011|The Bamboozling Forest!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|ghost|Shadow Ball|XY011|The Bamboozling Forest!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Frustration|XY021|A Pokévision of Things to Come!}}
{{anmov|Dark|Dark Pulse|XY029|Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|grass|Seed Bomb|XY083|Over the Mountain of Snow!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|grass}}

====Moves improvised====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{ghost color}}; border: 3px solid #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundy}}"
|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used In}}
! {{color|FFF|Moves Involved}}
! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Serena Team Rocket combo.png|150px]]
| ''[[XY063|A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!]]''
| {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Flamethrower}}, {{m|Dark Pulse}}, and {{m|Psybeam}}
| [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Serena's Fennekin]], and [[James's Inkay]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Pumpkaboo combines her Dark Pulse with Pikachu's Thunderbolt, a Flamethrower attack from Serena's Fennekin, and a Psybeam from James's Inkay to create a swirling blast of energy. This was used to defeat a {{OBP|Pokémon hunter|XY063}} and his {{p|Rhyperior}}.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Jessie Gourgeist Seed Bomb signal.png|150px]]
| ''[[JN145|Rocket Revengers!]]''
| {{m|Seed Bomb}}
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Gourgeist fires a Seed Bomb attack into the sky that explodes like fireworks, creating multiple sparkles in the sky. This was used to signal to Team Rocket that {{Ash}} was on his way.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Team Rocket Combo Attack.png|150px]]
| ''[[JN145|Rocket Revengers!]]''
| {{m|Air Slash}}, {{m|Shadow Ball}}, {{m|Energy Ball}}, {{m|Sludge Bomb}}, {{m|Psybeam}}, and {{m|Silver Wind}}
| {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}}, {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}}, {{TP|Jessie|Frillish}}, {{TP|James|Carnivine}}, {{TP|James|Yamask}}, {{TP|James|Amoonguss}}, and {{TP|James|Inkay}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' A combination move used by Jessie and James's Pokémon. Woobat launches Air Slash, Frillish, Gourgeist and Yamask launch Shadow Ball, Amoonguss and Carnivine launch Energy Ball, Yanmega launches Silver Wind, Inkay launches Psybeam, and Seviper launches Sludge Bomb. The attacks fuse together to create a single massive beam of energy. This was used against Ash, {{TP|Ash|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Ash|Infernape}}, and {{TP|Ash|Hawlucha}} in Team Rocket's attempt to steal Pikachu, but once they dodged, the attack headed towards Team Rocket.
|}

===Artwork===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background: #{{ghost color}}; font-size:80%;"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}"| [[File:Team Rocket trio and Pokémon XY 2.png|150px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}"| [[File:Team Rocket trio and Pokémon XY.png|150px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}"| [[File:JN116 AS.png|x150px]]
|-
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: XY}}''
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: XY}}''
| Artwork from "After the story" <ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1546011335871582210</ref>
|}

==In the manga==
[[File:James Inkay Jessie Pumpkaboo M18 manga.png|thumb|200px|Pumpkaboo in ''{{ma|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages}}'']]
===Movie adaptations===
Gourgeist appeared as a Pumpkaboo in ''{{ma|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages}}'', floating next to Jessie.
{{-}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Pumpkaboo size anime.png|thumb|200px|Pumpkaboo compared to a Small Sized Pumpkaboo]]
* Gourgeist's Evolution was first teased in [[Media:M18 Pikachu the Movie poster.png|the poster]] for ''[[PK27|Pokémon: Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad]]'', which was released in Japanese theaters the Saturday before [[XY082|the episode in which she evolved]] aired.
* Gourgeist is Jessie's only {{type|Grass}} Pokémon.
* Although Gourgeist learned {{m|Frustration}} as Pumpkaboo in ''[[XY021|A Pokévision of Things to Come!]]'', she hasn't used the move since that episode.
* Gourgeist is the first Pokémon owned by a main character to have evolved due to being [[trade|traded]].
* Not including temporary Pokémon, Gourgeist is the first Pokémon owned by a main character to have a [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist|form difference]].
** Gourgeist is Super Size. This was first implied in [[XY011|her debut]] by her size in relation to that of [[James's Inkay]], and outright confirmed [[XY082|later on]].
* Out of all the Pokémon that were obtained and evolved during the course of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', Pumpkaboo took the longest to evolve, at 71 episodes.
* In ''[[JN116|Pride of a Champion!]]'', Team Rocket mentioned Jessie's Gourgeist multiple times while watching [[Diantha]] use hers during her [[Masters Eight Tournament]] match against {{an|Lance}}.
* Gourgeist is the last of Team Rocket's Pokémon to evolve during their time as antagonists, excluding Wobbuffet's temporary devolution in ''[[JN090|Showdown at the Gates of Warp!]]''.
* Pumpkaboo is the only {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon belonging to a main character to have evolved onscreen.

==References==
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Jessie's Yanmega

2025-06-13T13:44:32Z

Brandon Seacrust:

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Bug|
type2=Flying|
trainername=Jessie|
pokemonname=Yanmega|
jtrainername=ムサシ|
jpokemonname=メガヤンマ|
tmtrainername=Musashi|
tmpokemonname=Megayanma|
image=[[File:Jessie Yanmega.png|250px]] |
caption=Jessie's Yanmega |
location=Around {{rt|213|Sinnoh}} |
ability={{a|Speed Boost}} |
gender=Female<ref>Confirmed in ''[[DP142|Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!]]''.</ref>|
evolution=1|
firstevoep=DP080|
numeps1=less than 1|
firststagename=Yanma|
secondstagename=Yanmega|
firstevoname=The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!|
epnum=DP080|
epname=The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!|
prevonum=193|
evo1num=469|
current=[[Party|With Jessie]]|
java1=[[Kiyotaka Furushima]]|
java2=[[Kiyotaka Furushima]]|
}}
'''Jessie's Yanmega''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのメガヤンマ''' ''Musashi's Megayanma'') is the only Pokémon caught by [[Jessie]] of [[Team Rocket]] during her travels through [[Sinnoh]], and her seventh overall.

==History==
==={{aniseries|DP}}===
[[File:Jessie Yanmega Speed Boost.png|thumb|left|220px|Speed Boost activated]]
Jessie caught Yanmega as a {{p|Yanma}} in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!]]'' after {{OBP|Tyler|DP080}} {{pkmn|battle}}d and weakened her. After she captured her, Yanma was sent to {{an|Giovanni}} as their second successful theft. However, he immediately returned her after analyzing her and realizing she wasn't good enough, along with the fact that they already had plenty. Jessie then decided to {{pkmn|training|train}} Yanma herself—unbeknown to the fact that Yanma already knew Ancient Power, Jessie sent her into battle, who ended up quickly [[Evolution|evolving]] into Yanmega.

She was used often by Jessie, sometimes replacing {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} as her main fighter and one of her most frequent picks for Contests.

In ''[[DP093|Playing The Leveling Field]]'', Jessie began special training with Yanmega to teach her how to mimic [[Fantina's Drifblim]] for her upcoming Contest. Although Yanmega expressed it wouldn't be possible, Jessie persisted with the training. In ''[[DP095|Battling the Generation Gap!]]'' she made her {{pkmn|Contest}} debut, where she was used in the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] of the {{to|Celestic}} Contest. Despite the training, her use of Silver Wind wasn't enough to imitate the {{pkmn|category|Blimp Pokémon}}. As a result of the failed showcase, the two were eliminated.

In ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'', Jessilina entered Yanmega in the [[Majolica Town]] Pokémon Contest and won her second [[Ribbon]]. She was also used in the {{to|Chocovine}} Contest during ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]'' where she passed the first round with a dazzling performance thanks to her use of {{a|Speed Boost}} and fast attacks.

In ''[[DP110|Steeling Peace of Mind!]]'', Yanmega was sent out alongside Team Rocket and {{an|Barry}}'s Pokémon to confront [[Team Galactic]], only for her to get hit by {{p|Golbat}}'s {{m|Sludge Bomb}}.

In ''[[DP117|Noodles! Roamin' Off!]]'', after Jessie, James, and Meowth had disbanded, James went after a {{shiny}} {{p|Metagross}} with the intention of presenting it to the boss and crediting the whole trio, believing the promise of success would be enough to bring Jessie and Meowth back. Upon learning what he was doing, Jessie went to rescue him, with Yanmega and Seviper knocking Metagross away. It unfortunately recovered, and the villainous team was defeated. Although they were blasted off again, the three were happy to be back together.

In ''[[DP118|Pursuing a Lofty Goal!]]'', [[James]] borrowed Yanmega in order to enter the [[PokéRinger]] competition which was being held in [[Squallville]]. Jessie was reluctant as James failed to win the competition with her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} before. Like before, James failed to win with Yanmega, as he was unable to predict how the Sinnoh winds behaved.

In ''[[DP119|Trials and Adulations!]]'', Jessie used Yanmega for the battle against Piplup and Aggron, but got beaten by Pikachu's Thunderbolt and Team Rocket got blasted off.

In ''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]'', Jessie used Yanmega for the [[Daybreak Town]] Contest. It battled alongside Seviper against [[Ursula]] and her {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}}. Seviper and Yanmega were able to combine their attacks well, creating a Haze-Sonic Boom and Poison-Silver Wind. However, Plusle and Minun were able to defeat them using their {{m|Spark}} and {{m|Helping Hand}} attacks, knocking Jessie out of the competition.
[[File:Dawn Togekiss vs Jessie Yanmega.png|thumb|left|250px|Yanmega vs Togekiss]]
In ''[[DP171|Dawn of a Royal Day!]]'' she was used in the Performance Stage of the {{to|Arrowroot}} Contest where she created an amazing performance with her Ancient Power, placing Jessie among the {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s advancing to the [[Contest Battle]]s. Jessie ended up losing to [[Salvia]]'s {{TP|Dawn|Togekiss}} in the finals, who impressed Jessie to the point she wanted to steal the {{pkmn|category|Jubilee Pokémon}} for herself. Yanmega battled Togekiss in the [[DP172|next episode]]. She initially held the advantage with her fast flying and strong attacks, but ended up getting overwhelmed by Togekiss's unorthodox and elegant style of battling.
[[File:Jessie and Yanmega.png|thumb|220px|Yanmega and Jessie]]
Jessie used Yanmega multiple times during her campaign to become a [[Top Coordinator]] at the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]], including the Performance Stage, in which Yanmega performed alongside Seviper and impressed special guest judge [[Fantina]]. Yanmega was also used in the Battle Stage, battling alongside Seviper twice to advance Jessie to the semifinals. However, Jessie lost her semifinal battle to {{an|Dawn}}.

Yanmega appeared in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'', where she battled Ash and his friends for the final time in Sinnoh, but got knocked back by {{AP|Staraptor}}'s {{m|Aerial Ace}} before getting blasted off with the rest of the team.

Following the [[Team Rocket trio]]'s journey in [[Sinnoh]], Jessie was forced to leave Yanmega at Team Rocket's headquarters as she is not a Pokémon native in the [[Unova]] region and would seem suspicious.

==={{aniseries|JN}}===
In ''[[JN145|Rocket Revengers!]]'', Yanmega, alongside the rest of Team Rocket's Pokémon at {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}, were sent to Jessie and James so they could be added back to their team. Realizing the potential of such a large group, the team hatched a scheme to isolate Ash's Pikachu and capture him. Yanmega and {{TP|James|Amoonguss}} were the first to do so, distracting {{an|Brock}} and his Pokémon while the rest ran ahead. Upon getting a distress signal from {{TP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}, the two returned to their Trainers to take on Pikachu as a group. She joined all of Team Rocket to launch a combined attack at the Mouse Pokémon. However, it was dodged, and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} ended up sending it back with {{m|Mirror Coat}}. A wild {{an|Latias}} that had been following Ash then intervened and sent the evil group blasting off.

==Personality and characteristics==
Though not much is known about Yanmega's personality to distinguish her from others of her species, she is shown to have a habit of landing on the heads of people and other Pokémon. She has been shown to land on [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}'s heads, and even {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}}'s as a Yanma before she was caught by Jessie. Yanmega is shown to be exceptionally powerful compared to the rest of Team Rocket's Pokémon, being the closest of any of them to send Ash and his friends blasting off. In ''[[DP093|Playing The Leveling Field!]]'', Yanmega is shown to care about Jessie's approval, crying when she couldn't imitate [[Fantina's Drifblim]] for her Trainer. She is very loyal to her Trainer. While initially inexperienced in [[Pokémon Contest]]s, Yanmega gradually learned how to perform better and succeed.

==Appearance==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{bug color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 3px solid #{{flying color dark}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | As a Yanma
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Jessie Yanma.png|220px]]
|}

==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|Bug|Flying|Jessie Yanma {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=AncientPower|1=Wing Attack|2=Quick Attack|3=Sonic Boom}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Ancient Power|1=Wing Attack|2=Quick Attack|3=Sonic Boom}} as a Yanma|image2=Jessie Yanmega {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}||0=AncientPower|1=Steel Wing|2=Silver Wind|SonicBoom}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Ancient Power|1=Steel Wing|2=Silver Wind|3=Sonic Boom}}}}
{{anmov|normal|Sonic Boom|DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|flying|Wing Attack|DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!}}
{{anmov|normal|Quick Attack|DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!}}
{{anmov|rock|Ancient Power|DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|steel|Steel Wing|DP084|Hungry for the Good Life!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|bug|Silver Wind|DP085|Fighting Fear with Fear!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

===Moves improvised===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{bug color}}; border: 3px solid #{{flying color dark}}; {{roundy}}"
|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used In}}
! {{color|FFF|Moves Involved}}
! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Haze SonicBoom combination.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]''
| {{m|Haze}} and {{m|Sonic Boom}}
| [[Jessie's Seviper]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Seviper uses Haze and Yanmega follows up with Sonic Boom. The two moves fuse into a swirling white wave with streaks of thick black smoke. The combination was used during a [[Double Battle|two-on-two]] [[Contest Battle]] against [[Ursula]]'s {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} in the [[Daybreak Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Poison Silver Wind combination.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]''
| {{m|Poison Tail}} and {{m|Silver Wind}}
| [[Jessie's Seviper]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="{{roundybr|5px}}; text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Yanmega lifts Seviper into the air. Then Seviper uses Poison Tail and Yanmega hits Seviper's tail with Silver Wind, creating multiple arrow-shaped purple beams. The combination was used during a [[Double Battle|two-on-two]] [[Contest Battle]] against [[Ursula]]'s {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} in the [[Daybreak Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Team Rocket Combo Attack.png|150px]]
| ''[[JN145|Rocket Revengers!]]''
| {{m|Air Slash}}, {{m|Shadow Ball}}, {{m|Energy Ball}}, {{m|Sludge Bomb}}, {{m|Psybeam}}, and {{m|Silver Wind}}
| {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}}, {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, {{TP|Jessie|Frillish}}, {{TP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}, {{TP|James|Carnivine}}, {{TP|James|Yamask}}, {{TP|James|Amoonguss}}, and {{TP|James|Inkay}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' A combination move used by Jessie and James's Pokémon. Woobat launches Air Slash, Frillish, Gourgeist and Yamask launch Shadow Ball, Amoonguss and Carnivine launch Energy Ball, Yanmega launches Silver Wind, Inkay launches Psybeam, and Seviper launches Sludge Bomb. The attacks fuse together to create a single massive beam of energy. This was used against {{Ash}}, {{TP|Ash|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Ash|Infernape}}, and {{TP|Ash|Hawlucha}} in Team Rocket's attempt to steal Pikachu, but once they dodged, the attack headed towards Team Rocket.
|}

==Trivia==
* Yanmega is the first:
** Catch that Jessie made since she {{pkmn2|caught}} her {{TP|Jessie|Wurmple}} in ''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]'', 257 episodes earlier.
** {{type|Flying}} Pokémon owned by Jessie for longer than one episode.
** Pokémon owned by either Jessie or James to use {{a|Speed Boost|its}} [[Ability]].
** Pokémon owned by a main character to have fully evolved in its debut episode while being under its Trainer's ownership.
* Yanma is the only Pokémon Jessie has caught outside its [[Generation II|debut generation]], although she did evolve into one.
* Yanmega is the first of Team Rocket's Pokémon to have been offered to {{an|Giovanni}}, as well as the only one he rejected.
* Yanmega has the highest [[List of Pokémon by base stats|base stat total]] of any Pokémon owned by Team Rocket.

==References==
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==Related articles==
{{Animespeciesevo1|Yanma|Yanmega}}
{{Team Rocket's Pokémon|bug|flying}}
{{Project Anime notice|no}}

[[Category:Jessie's Pokémon|Yanmega]]
[[Category:Female characters (Pokémon)|Yanmega]]

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[[ja:ムサシのメガヤンマ]]
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Jessie's Seviper

2025-06-13T13:44:18Z

Brandon Seacrust:

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'''Jessie's Seviper''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのハブネーク''' ''Musashi's Habunake'') was the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} {{pkmn2|caught}} by [[Jessie]] of [[Team Rocket]] during her travels through [[Hoenn]], and her fifth overall.

==History==
==={{aniseries|AG}}===
====Hoenn====
[[File:Jessie and Seviper AG.png|thumb|left|220px|Seviper and Jessie]]
Jessie caught Seviper in ''[[AG008|A Tail with a Twist]]'' after initially being impressed with its sneaky and aggressive demeanor. It had defeated [[Ash's Treecko]] earlier in the episode, which is why Jessie wanted it so much. Although Seviper was intelligent, and outsmarted Team Rocket's multiple attempts to ensure its capture, Jessie caught Seviper after it had bitten off a chunk of her hair, mangling poor Seviper with her "{{m|Fury Swipes}}" and "{{m|Mega Kick}}". Later in the episode, Seviper had a rematch with Treecko, which it lost due to Treecko's new spinning maneuvers.

Seviper is Jessie's primary [[Pokémon battle|battling]] Pokémon, often seen battling alongside [[James's Cacnea]] in [[Hoenn]] and later [[James's Carnivine]] in [[Sinnoh]]. While shown to be fairly powerful before being caught by Jessie, after it fell into her command, it suffered the inevitable fate that all Team Rocket Pokémon face- defeat by {{Ash}} and/or another protagonist.

Seviper has also entered a few {{Pkmn|Contest}}s. In ''Mademoiselle Jessica'''s Contest debut, in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'', Seviper was Jessie's chosen Pokémon to enter the Contest, but miserably failed to pass the Appeal Round, as Jessie didn't prepare herself for the Contest, and ordered Seviper to use attacks that Seviper can't learn, such as {{m|Blaze Kick}}. She is then seen apologizing to it, meaning she does care about Seviper.

In ''[[AG036|The Spheal of Approval]]'', Seviper and Cacnea fought against [[Tabitha]]'s {{p|Mightyena}}. Jessie commanded Seviper to use Poison Tail while James had Cacnea use {{m|Pin Missile}}, but Mightyena proved too powerful for the two and sent them flying back.

In ''[[AG048|ZigZag Zangoose!]]'', Seviper was sent out in an attempt to capture Pikachu. However, Seviper noticed [[Nicholai]]'s {{p|Zangoose}} and the two of them started to fight, ignoring everyone else around them. They both fall into a river and Seviper knocks Zangoose unconscious with its Poison Tail. Just as Seviper is about to finish Zangoose off, Ash sends out {{AP|Corphish}}. Corphish uses {{m|Bubble Beam}} to attack Seviper, allowing Zangoose to escape. Team Rocket later uses a machine to amplify Seviper's voice to draw Zangoose to them. Seviper and Zangoose continue their fight while everyone else fights over Pikachu. Zangoose ends up beating Seviper this time and Team Rocket is sent blasting off. Throughout this episode, both James and Meowth were shown to be quite scared of Seviper. For example, James called Seviper a "legless loser" but after a threatening look from Seviper, James quickly retracted his statement and began to apologise. Meanwhile, Jessie was supportive of Seviper's feud with Zangoose and stayed to encourage her Pokémon in its battle while James and Meowth attempted to escape with {{AP|Pikachu}}.
[[File:Jessie Lucy Seviper Poison Tail.png|thumb|220px|Seviper battling Lucy's Seviper]]
In ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]'', Seviper was used in a [[Double Battle]] along with [[James's Cacnea|Cacnea]] against [[Oscar and Andi]] and their {{p|Nidoking}} and {{p|Nidoqueen}}. Seviper ends up using Wrap on Cacnea, which causes Jessie and James to argue, allowing Oscar and Andi to take the win with dual {{m|Hyper Beam}} attacks, sending {{TRT}} flying. Team Rocket later encounters Ash and May and agree to do a tag battle with them, with Ash using {{AP|Corphish}} and May using [[May's Skitty|Skitty]]. Cacnea and Corphish end up working well together and begin to get an advantage over Seviper and Skitty. Jessie soon sends out {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} to help win and the battle quickly grows out of control when attacks start to fly undirected. Meowth then takes the opportunity to try to capture Pikachu and has Seviper and Cacnea use Haze and {{m|Sandstorm}}. Fortunately, Pikachu is rescued and Team Rocket is sent blasting off.

====Kanto Battle Frontier====
In ''[[AG158|Queen of the Serpentine!]]'', Seviper was used to battle against [[Lucy]] and her {{TP|Lucy|Seviper}}. Jessie's Seviper's Poison Tails was quickly overpowered by Lucy's Seviper's own Poison Tail, and it was afterwards sent blasting off along with the rest of the trio by a {{m|Flamethrower}}.

==={{aniseries|DP}}===
In ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]'', Jessilina used Seviper in the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] of the {{to|Floaroma}} {{pkmn|Contest}}. Not much of the appeal was seen, because while Seviper was performing it, {{an|Dawn}} was thinking about her {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}'s appeal, focusing the attention on her, not on Jessie. However, {{si|Kenny}} stated that Seviper was quite good. The appeal ends with Jessie ordering Seviper to perform Wrap and Bite on Jessie herself, and thus, amazing the crowd.
[[File:Jessie practicing for Hearthome Contest.png|thumb|left|220px|Seviper practicing for the Hearthome Contest]]
In the episode ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'', Jessilina decided to face {{an|Dawn}} to practice for the {{ci|Hearthome}} Contest. However, it was [[Zoey]] who accepted the challenge. Jessie used the combination of Seviper and Dustox and her idea was to make Dustox use {{m|Poison Sting}} and then to make Seviper use Poison Tail on Dustox's Poison Sting, making it spin and adding extra-power to it. {{an|Brock}} even said that that was a smart combination. However, that didn't work as [[Zoey's Glameow]] countered with {{m|Iron Tail}}, making the combination go to the other side. [[Zoey's Shellos]] then used {{m|Mud Bomb}}, breaking the combination of Poison Sting and Poison Tail. Seviper and Dustox were then both easily defeated by Zoey's Glameow.

In ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'', Seviper was used along with Dustox in the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]] of the Hearthome City Pokémon Contest. They were briefly seen battling against [[Nando's Kricketune]] and {{TP|Nando|Roselia}} in the semifinals. The battle ended after Roselia and Kricketune used {{m|Petal Dance}} and {{m|X-Scissor}}, respectively, to deplete their points.

In ''[[DP053|Tears For Fears!]]'', while enjoying lunch, Seviper sensed three Zangoose heading its way. They began fighting furiously and Seviper, despite trying its best, found itself outnumbered and outmatched. Jessie attempted to return Seviper to its Poké Ball to keep it safe, but it refused to give up and continued to come back out until the Zangoose sent Team Rocket blasting off. Later, when attempting to capture the twerps Pokémon, Seviper popped out of its ball again to battle the Zangoose. This led to Team Rocket hiding in one of their capture containers while the Zangoose pushed it closer and closer to the edge of a cliff. [[Ash's Chimchar]] stepped in to save them, and after the Zangoose were defeated, Team Rocket was sent blasting off once again.

In ''[[DP065|Sleight of Sand!]]'', Seviper battled [[Cassidy]]'s {{p|Granbull}}. In the midst of the battle, it was taken out by [[Dawn's Piplup]] and a wild {{OBP|Hippopotas|recurring}}.

In ''[[DP110|Steeling Peace of Mind!]]'', Seviper was sent out alongside Team Rocket and {{an|Barry}}'s Pokémon to confront [[Team Galactic]], only for it to get hit by {{p|Golbat}}'s {{m|Air Cutter}}.

In ''[[DP117|Noodles! Roamin' Off!]]'', after Jessie, James, and Meowth had disbanded, James went after a {{shiny}} {{p|Metagross}} with the intention of presenting it to the boss and crediting the whole trio, believing the promise of success would be enough to bring Jessie and Meowth back. Upon learning what he was doing, Jessie went to rescue him, with Seviper and {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} knocking Metagross away. It unfortunately recovered, and the villainous team was defeated. Although they were blasted off again, the three were happy to be back together.

In ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]'', Seviper was Jessilina's choice for the second round of the {{to|Sandalstraw}} Contest. It battled a {{p|Gastrodon}} in the first match and managed to win by using its Wrap attack, reaching the semifinals. There, it went up against [[Dawn's Ambipom]]. Despite putting up a good fight, it was eventually defeated, resulting in Jessilina's elimination from the event.
[[File:Seviper Carnivine Daybreak Contest.png|thumb|250px|At the Daybreak Contest, with Carnivine]]
In ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]'', Jessie used Seviper in the [[Daybreak Town]] Pokémon Contest, which was held under the [[Double Performance]] rule. For the Performance Stage, Jessie had placed Seviper's {{i|Poké Ball}} inside {{TP|James|Carnivine}}'s mouth. During their performance, Jessie played an {{p|Arbok}}-shaped flute, a cue for Seviper to pop out of its Poké Ball and join Carnivine on stage. After that, the two Pokémon were able to impress the [[Contest Judge|panel of judges]] with their synchronized moves, securing Jessie a place in the Battle Stage.

In ''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore]]'', Seviper battled alongside Yanmega against [[Ursula]]'s {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} in the Battle Stage of the Daybreak Contest. Seviper and Yanmega were able to combine their attacks well, creating a Haze-Sonic Boom and Poison-Silver Wind. However, Plusle and Minun managed to defeat them using their {{m|Spark}} and {{m|Helping Hand}} attacks, knocking Jessie out of the competition.
[[File:Jessilina and Seviper.png|thumb|left|230px|Seviper having won the Neighborly Town Contest]]
In ''[[DP167|Teaching the Student Teacher!]]'', Jessie used it for the [[Neighborly Town]] Pokémon Contest, where it was used for the Performance Stage, aiding her to win her fourth [[Ribbon]]. In ''[[DP171|Dawn of a Royal Day!]]'', Jessie used Seviper during the Battle Stage of the [[Arrowroot Town]] Contest, where it battled [[Princess Salvia|Salvia]]'s {{TP|Dawn|Togekiss}}. After a fierce battle it lost, but Salvia gave Jessie the [[a:File:Arrowroot Ribbon.png|Arrowroot Ribbon]] for the performance she gave during their battle, allowing her to enter the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]].

Jessie used Seviper multiple times during her campaign to become a [[Top Coordinator]] at the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]], including the Performance Stage, in which Seviper performed alongside Yanmega and impressed special guest judge [[Fantina]]. Seviper was also used in the Battle Stage, battling alongside Carnivine once and facing off against [[Dawn's Buneary]] and {{TP|Dawn|Cyndaquil}} along with Carnivine in the semifinals. However, Jessie lost her semifinal battle to {{an|Dawn}}.

In ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'', Seviper battled Ash and his friends for the final time in Sinnoh. It got knocked back by {{AP|Torterra}}'s {{m|Energy Ball}} before getting blasted off with the rest of the team.

Following the Team Rocket trio's journey in Sinnoh, Jessie was forced to leave Seviper at Team Rocket's headquarters as it is not a Pokémon native in the [[Unova]] region and thus would attract unwanted attention to the trio.

==={{aniseries|JN}}===
In ''[[JN145|Rocket Revengers!]]'', Seviper, alongside the rest of Team Rocket's Pokémon at {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}, were sent to Jessie and James so they could be added back to their team. Realizing the potential of such a large group, the team hatched a scheme to isolate Ash's Pikachu and capture him. Seviper was one of the many Pokémon that waited at the end of the trap, where it ambushed an isolated Pikachu. When the rest of Team Rocket's Pokémon returned, Seviper joined them to launch a combined attack at the Mouse Pokémon. However, it was dodged, and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} ended up sending it back with {{m|Mirror Coat}}. A wild {{an|Latias}} that had been following Ash then intervened and sent the evil group blasting off.
{{-}}

==Personality and characteristics==
[[File:AG048.png|thumb|220px|Seviper's hostility towards Zangoose]]
[[File:Jessie Seviper bullying.png|thumb|left|220px|Seviper bullying May's Torchic]]
From its debut Jessie's Seviper was shown to have a passion for battling. It quickly became Jessie's main battling Pokémon. It was also proven to be intelligent, outsmarting Team Rocket and not falling for their traps. It was also shown to be a mean and nasty Pokémon, bullying [[May's Torchic]] and stealing its food. This, along with its ability to defeat [[Ash's Treecko]], was why Jessie desired to catch it.

Even though Seviper has been shown to care for Jessie, it did not hesitate to ignore her orders upon encountering wild Zangoose, a trait of most Seviper. Seviper's hatred of them was so strong it has forced itself out of its Poké Ball to continue fighting even while at a disadvantage. It was also capable of sensing Zangoose from a distance. Jessie's reactions to this have varied from encouraging to annoyed, depending on the situation.

Ever since Jessie caught {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}}, Seviper wasn't seen in as many battles as before. However, it was also used as Team Rocket's escapist rogue to blanket the area in Haze, replacing [[James's Weezing]]'s duty to steal innocent Pokémon or other things under the shrouded premises.

==Moves used==
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===Moves improvised===
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|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used In}}
! {{color|FFF|Moves Involved}}
! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Spinning Poison Sting.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]''
| {{m|Poison Sting}} and {{m|Poison Tail}}
| [[Jessie's Dustox]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Dustox uses Poison Sting towards the sky. When the purple darts start falling down, Seviper hits them with Poison Tail, making them spin very fast. The spinning darts head towards the opposing Pokémon at great speed with the extra power that the Poison Tail added. The combination was used during a [[Double Battle]] against [[Zoey's Glameow]] and {{TP|Zoey|Shellos}}.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Haze SonicBoom combination.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]''
| {{m|Haze}} and {{m|Sonic Boom}}
| [[Jessie's Yanmega]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Seviper uses Haze and Yanmega follows up with Sonic Boom. The two moves fuse into a swirling white wave with streaks of thick black smoke. The combination was used during a [[Double Battle|two-on-two]] [[Contest Battle]] against [[Ursula]]'s {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} in the [[Daybreak Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Poison Silver Wind combination.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]''
| {{m|Poison Tail}} and {{m|Silver Wind}}
| [[Jessie's Yanmega]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="{{roundybr|5px}}; text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Yanmega lifts Seviper into the air. Then Seviper uses Poison Tail and Yanmega hits Seviper's tail with Silver Wind, creating multiple arrow-shaped purple beams. The combination was used during a [[Double Battle|two-on-two]] [[Contest Battle]] against [[Ursula]]'s {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} in the [[Daybreak Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Team Rocket Combo Attack.png|150px]]
| ''[[JN145|Rocket Revengers!]]''
| {{m|Air Slash}}, {{m|Shadow Ball}}, {{m|Energy Ball}}, {{m|Sludge Bomb}}, {{m|Psybeam}}, and {{m|Silver Wind}}
| {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}}, {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}}, {{TP|Jessie|Frillish}}, {{TP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}, {{TP|James|Carnivine}}, {{TP|James|Yamask}}, {{TP|James|Amoonguss}}, and {{TP|James|Inkay}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' A combination move used by Jessie and James's Pokémon. Woobat launches Air Slash, Frillish, Gourgeist and Yamask launch Shadow Ball, Amoonguss and Carnivine launch Energy Ball, Yanmega launches Silver Wind, Inkay launches Psybeam, and Seviper launches Sludge Bomb. The attacks fuse together to create a single massive beam of energy. This was used against {{Ash}}, {{TP|Ash|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Ash|Infernape}}, and {{TP|Ash|Hawlucha}} in Team Rocket's attempt to steal Pikachu, but once they dodged, the attack headed towards Team Rocket.
|}

==Artwork==
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|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; background: #{{poison color light}}"| [[File:PK14 JP poster.png|150px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; background: #{{poison color light}}"| [[File:Jessie and Seviper.png|175px]]
|-
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire}}''
| Official artwork from ''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl}}''
|}

==Trivia==
* In [[DP023]], [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] is about Jessie's Seviper. He writes this Pokémon senryū about it: あかいキバ　わわるとアブネー　ハブネーク ''The red fangs, it's dangerous to touch them; {{tt|Habunake|Seviper}}''.
* Aside from Wobbuffet, Seviper:
** Spent the most amount of time in Jessie's [[party]], at 378 episodes.
** Is the oldest Pokémon that Team Rocket obtained to still be in their possession.
* Seviper is the only Pokémon Jessie currently owns that:
** Doesn't have a confirmed gender.
** Doesn't have an evolutionary line.
* Seviper is the only Pokémon Team Rocket obtained in Hoenn to still be in their possession.
*In Jessie's first encounter with Seviper, she was taller than Seviper. However, in more recent episodes, Seviper is much taller than her. This could be an error on the animator's part, or could just simply mean it has grown during its time under Jessie's ownership.
* In the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] English dub, rather uniquely, some of the noises made by Satō are retained along with Sinterniklaas's voice. When {{TPCi}} took over the dub, they stopped retaining Satō's voice.

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{{Team Rocket's Pokémon|poison}}
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Jessie's Pokémon|Seviper]]

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[[ja:ムサシのハブネーク]]
[[zh:武藏的饭匙蛇]]

DP087

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Brandon Seacrust:

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'''The Psyduck Stops Here!''' (Japanese: '''コダックの通せんぼ！''' ''The {{tt|Koduck|Psyduck}} Roadblock!'') is the 87th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 553rd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on July 24, 2008, and in the United States on December 27, 2008.

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==Blurb==

Our heroes are on the path to Celestic Town, but the road runs through a narrow pass that's blocked by three irritable Psyduck. If Ash and his friends take a detour, they'll miss the Celestic Town Contest, but the Psyduck's Psychic-type attacks repel anyone who tries to get through. Ash and his friends do their best to force the Psyduck out of the way, but none of their Pokémon can get in an effective attack. The Psyduck aren't interested in negotiating with Piplup, either! Team Rocket pops in to try and recruit the Psyduck for Team Rocket, but they too are blasted out of the way.

There must be a reason for the Psyduck's behavior, so Ash hitches a risky ride on Gliscor and flies ahead to scout the path. While Ash is on his mission, Brock sings and dances to distract the Psyduck. Ash and Gliscor crash-land near a pond filled with more Psyduck, nursing their Eggs—that's why the Psyduck in the pass are on guard! Ash returns and reports to the others just before Team Rocket returns in an attempt to steal the Psyduck. Ash and his friends team up with the Psyduck to beat Team Rocket, earning some trust from the Psyduck.

A Psyduck messenger summons the Psyduck in the pass, and everyone runs to the pond in time to see the Psyduck Eggs hatch. As Brock dishes up Pokémon food to help earn the Psyduck's trust, he wonders why the Psyduck are in a small pond instead of nearby Lake Psyduck. When our heroes investigate Lake Psyduck, they're attacked by Muk that have taken over the lake! Ash and his friends send the Muk flying into another pond, which just happens to be inhabited by female Muk. The Muk happily pair up and the Psyduck families return to Lake Psyduck, so the road ahead is clear for the trip to Celestic Town!

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are traveling through a valley on the way to {{an|Dawn}}'s next Contest in [[Celestic Town]]. They encounter three {{p|Psyduck}} in the middle of the road, which Dawn scans with her [[Pokédex]]. As they walk closer to them the Psyduck's eyes glow pink and they toss the group away with {{m|Psychic}}. Ash decides force is the solution, though he and {{AP|Pikachu}} are struck back by the Psyduck using {{m|Hidden Power}}. {{an|Brock}} checks his map for an alternative route, but Dawn fears that she will miss the Contest if they decide to go around. Determined to clear the roadblock, Ash sends out {{AP|Turtwig}} who attacks with {{m|Razor Leaf}} and {{m|Bite}}, but the three Psyduck are too powerful and Ash calls Turtwig back. The Psyduck also overcome {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}'s advances. Ash calls on {{AP|Chimchar}}, but its {{m|Flamethrower}} fails against the Psyduck's {{m|Water Gun}} attacks, forcing Ash to [[recall]] it.

{{TRT}} makes an unwanted appearance and laugh at the [[twerp]]s pathetic attempts to get past the Psyduck. They haughtily state that they can do a better job of getting the Psyduck out of the way than the twerps can. {{MTR}} walks up to the Psyduck and attempts to bargain with them. However it backfires and Team Rocket is sent blasting off into the distance by Psychic. Team Rocket quickly recover and are now determined to deliver the Psyduck to {{an|Giovanni}}.

Later, [[Brock's Happiny]] comes out and uses {{m|Pound}} while the Psyduck retaliate, and she crashes into the ground. Happiny gets angry and lifts up a gigantic boulder to throw onto the Psyduck, but she loses her balance and swerves around while Ash, Dawn, and Brock try not to get hit. Eventually, Happiny crashes and breaks the boulder, fainting. [[Dawn's Swinub]] is sent out to {{m|Dig}} underground, but gets defeated as well. They come up with a plan for {{AP|Staravia}} and {{AP|Gliscor}} to fly around with Ash while Dawn and Brock distract the Psyduck. Brock begins to perform [[Takeshi's Paradise|Brock's Paradise]], and Dawn joins in while not totally impressed by the maracas routine. With the help of Staravia’s flapping, Ash and Gliscor soon take off. Gliscor flies into the cliff face a little farther down the valley. Ash walks a little further and sees a few Psyduck holding {{pkmn|Egg}}s, and realizes that the Psyduck are protecting their babies. Ash returns to his friends and informs them that the Psyduck are simply defending their Eggs.

Team Rocket reappears again in their Meowth Balloon, this time capturing the Psyduck trio, and performing their {{motto}} again. [[James]] takes Staravia out with a mechanical punch, though Croagunk punctures the balloon and brings it down with a {{m|Poison Jab}}. As Team Rocket call on {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} and {{TP|James|Carnivine}} for assistance, Dawn sends out Buneary who uses {{m|Ice Beam}} to counter Yanmega’s {{m|Sonic Boom}}. Ash rushes Chimchar into the match, and it scorches Carnivine's {{m|Bullet Seed}} with Flamethrower. As Chimchar {{m|Flame Wheel}}s towards Team Rocket, the Psyduck add Water Gun to the mix, sending the trio blasting off again.

A fourth Psyduck appears, alerting the others to something down by the pond. Ash and his friends follow and reach the pond in time to see two of the three Eggs hatch. Wanting to see the {{pkmn|aging|hatchlings}} up close, Brock whips up a batch of his [[Pokémon food]], which goes over well. Brock notices something odd, the pond they are standing at is too small for all of the Psyduck. He checks his map and realizes that the nearby [[Lake Psyduck]] would offer them much more space. The Psyduck affirm that something is amiss with Lake Psyduck, so the group walk over to investigate further. The issue becomes apparent when several {{p|Muk}} emerge from the lakewater. The trio of Muk go on the attack, so Ash and his friends send out {{AP|Buizel}}, {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} and Croagunk to combat their {{m|Sludge Bomb}} assault. Pikachu finally uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} to send the Muk blasting off. Upon landing, the Muk are pleased with their new sludge-filled surroundings and soon fall in love with the other Muk already living there. Meanwhile, the Psyduck return to Lake Psyduck and quickly take to the water, which pleases Ash, Dawn and Brock as they continue their journey to Celestic Town.

==Major events==
* [[Dawn's Swinub]] is revealed to know {{m|Dig}}.
{{animeevents|DP}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Staravia}} ({{OP|Ash|Staravia}})
* {{p|Turtwig}} ({{OP|Ash|Turtwig}})
* {{p|Chimchar}} ({{OP|Ash|Chimchar}})
* {{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Ash|Buizel}})
* {{p|Gliscor}} ({{OP|Ash|Gliscor}})
* {{p|Buneary}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buneary}})
* {{p|Ambipom}} ({{OP|Dawn|Ambipom}})
* {{p|Swinub}} ({{OP|Dawn|Swinub}})
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})
* {{p|Happiny}} ({{OP|Brock|Happiny}})
* {{p|Yanmega}} ({{OP|Jessie|Yanmega}})
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} (×11; three newly hatched)
* {{p|Muk}} (×6)

==Trivia==
* {{an|Brock}} wears his outfit from [[Takeshi's Paradise]] in this episode, and music from that song is used as well in the original Japanese version.
* This episode marks the first and only time that [[Brock's Happiny]] got knocked out.
* In this episode, {{TRT}} uses a variation of their {{motto}}.
* [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] doesn't appear in this episode.
* [[Pocket-ering Monster-ing]] is used as background music in this episode.
** For the first time, this song is left intact in the dub.
* An [[EP161|earlier episode]] had a similar title to this episode. Both are references to the famous saying "{{wp|the buck stops here}}".
* The episode's plot is a reference to the {{p|Psyduck}} trio that blocked {{rt|210|Sinnoh}} to [[Celestic Town]] in the {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} games.
* This episode was the first to air in Japan after the theatrical release of [[M11]].

===Errors===
* When Dawn gets her "Psyducklings" idea, Brock's hair is colored black instead of brown.
* In the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} dub, Brock orders Croagunk to use {{m|Poison Jab}} twice. However, the first move that Croagunk uses was {{m|Poison Sting}}.

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DP087 Error Brock Miscolored Hair.png|Brock's miscolored hair
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===Dub edits===
* As Brock performs [[Takeshi's Paradise]], the song's background music is removed.

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=FCC|bordercolor=99F
|zh_cmn={{tt|路霸可達鴨！|Road Hog Psyduck!}}
|cs={{tt|Psyduckčí zátaras|Psyduck's Roadblock}}
|da={{tt|Psyduck spærrer vejen|Psyduck block(s) the road}}
|de={{tt|Ein Enton kommt selten allein!|A Psyduck is rarely alone!}}
|ko={{tt|고라파덕! 길을 비켜라!|Psyduck! Clear the Road!}}
|nl={{tt|Tegengehouden door Psyducks!|Stopped by the Psyduck!}}
|fi={{tt|Kuin vesi Psyduckin selästä!|Like water from the back of a Psyduck!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Psykokwak protège les siens!|Psyduck protect his own!}}
|it={{tt|Con gli Psyduck non si passa!|}}
|no={{tt|Psyduck stopper her!|Psyduck stop(s) here!}}
|pl={{tt|Miejsce postoju Psyducków|Psyduck' stopping place}}
|pt_br={{tt|Os Psyducks param aqui!|The Psyduck stop here!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Ninguém Passa pelos Psyduck!|Nobody Passes Through the Psyduck!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Los Psyduck llegaron ya!|The Psyduck already came!}}
|es_eu={{tt|La Barrera de los Psyduck|The Barrier of the Psyduck}}
|bg={{tt|ПсиПатето Спира Тук!|PsyDuck Stops Here!}}
|sv={{tt|Hit men inte längre!|Here but no further!}}
|ru={{tt|Психоутка говорит «стоп»!|The Psychic Duck says 'stop'!}}
}}
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title_en=Different Strokes for Different Blokes! |
title_ja=迷いの森！シンジふたたび！！ |
title_ja_trans=Bewilder Forest! {{tt|Shinji|Paul}} Returns!! |
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broadcast_us=June 12, 2007 |
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'''Different Strokes for Different Blokes!''' (Japanese: '''迷いの森！シンジふたたび！！''' ''Bewilder Forest! {{tt|Shinji|Paul}} Returns!!'') is the sixth episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 472nd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on October 26, 2006 and in the United States on June 12, 2007.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

When Ash runs into his new rival Paul, Ash wants a rematch—and a chance to show off his new Turtwig. The battle takes an unexpected turn when Turtwig disobeys Ash's orders, and is then accidentally kidnapped by Team Rocket during their latest attempt to grab Pikachu. Naturally our heroes thwart Team Rocket's plans, but Ash and Paul are knocked off a cliff in the process. Ash tells Dawn and Brock to meet him on the other side of the surrounding forest. He's ready to team up Paul to get out of the woods together, but Paul isn't interested and walks away.

Ash soon discovers that the forest is full of Stantler, and he keeps getting lost in the illusions created by their antlers. On the bright side, he and Turtwig have a chance to spend some time together reconciling their differences. Eventually they find their friends again, along with the inevitable swam of Beedrill. If that wasn't enough, our heroes are then chased out of the forest by a grouchy Ursaring. Of all people, it's Paul who comes to the rescue and catches Ursaring in the process.

Now Paul and Ash are free to finish their interrupted battle. Ash and Turtwig show off their new and improved teamwork, but even that just isn't enough to beat Paul and his Chimchar. Paul walks away, smug in his victory, and now Ash is more determined than ever to beat him the next time they meet!

==Plot==
During a peaceful day in the middle of the forest, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are preparing for a delicious meal cooked by {{an|Brock}}. While {{an|Dawn}} is laying plates on the table, {{AP|Aipom}} happily picks tasty oranges from the trees above. {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} calls up to Aipom, wanting an orange himself. Aipom teases Piplup by sticking out her tongue, but she accidentally drops the fruit directly into Piplup's mouth. An argument soon erupts. {{AP|Turtwig}} rushes over to break it up, but is quickly slapped away by the quarreling pair. Aipom escalates the fight to another level and fires off a {{m|Swift}} attack at Piplup, who responds with a {{m|Bubble Beam}}. The two attacks collide and explode, which brings Ash and Dawn's attention to the squabble. Piplup and Aipom ignore their Trainers’ orders and continue fighting. Turtwig jumps in once again, taking a direct {{m|Focus Punch}} and Piplup's {{m|Peck}}. Not impressed by this, Turtwig lets out a roar and attacks both Pokémon with a furious {{m|Razor Leaf}} barrage which calms the situation, despite Dawn's shock. Ash thanks his Pokémon for breaking them up, and Turtwig bites his head affectionately. Ash laughs, and tries to shake Turtwig off, but is stopped when a voice from behind him calls out. Turning around, Ash is shocked to see his serious [[rival]], [[Paul]]. The young Trainer nods and smirks at Ash's reaction.

The two exchange taunts and Ash is again shocked to hear that Paul is also heading to the [[Oreburgh Gym]]. Paul asks if that Turtwig is his, and Ash confirms this, saying that he {{pkmn2|caught}} him [[DP005|recently]]. Paul smirks, not looking impressed. Ash is infuriated by Paul's arrogance and demands a {{pkmn|battle}} from him. Paul agrees, pulling a {{i|Poké Ball}} from his belt and calling out his {{TP|Paul|Chimchar}}. Dawn reminds Ash that Turtwig has the [[type]] disadvantage against a {{t|Fire}} Pokémon like Chimchar. Ash, however, is determined to prove his strength. Brock offers to referee the match, but Paul replies that there will be no doubt who will win.

Paul offers Ash the first [[move]]. Ash accepts, starting things off with a {{m|Tackle}}. However, Chimchar makes a speedy dodge and lashes Turtwig with a {{m|Scratch}} attack. Ash orders Turtwig to use Razor Leaf, though Chimchar somersaults backward to avoid the attack. Chimchar follows up with {{m|Ember}}. Ash orders Turtwig to dodge, but oddly enough Turtwig just stands there and takes the attack, sending him backward. Ash asks what's wrong with Turtwig, though Turtwig responds by shaking his head. Noticing the sun, Ash has an idea and tells Turtwig to use {{m|Synthesis}}, which replenishes his energy. Chimchar spins into a {{m|Flame Wheel}} attack. Turtwig again makes no effort to try to avoid the attack and is engulfed by fire. Chimchar jumps back after smashing into the injured Grass Pokémon, and Ash asks Turtwig if he can continue. Ash tells his Pokémon to attack again but is stopped by a net fired from the sky.

Ash and everyone else look up to see [[Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket's balloon]] and [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} leering down at them. The three start to recite their {{motto}} but are cut off when Paul has Chimchar use Ember on them. Paul orders Team Rocket to get lost for interrupting his match. Team Rocket realize they captured the Tiny Leaf Pokémon instead of Pikachu and Paul calls them pathetic as they begin to fight among themselves. James sends out {{TP|James|Carnivine}}, eager to silence the arrogant young Trainer. Carnivine isn't too interested in a battle, however, and happily chomps down on James's head before James tells it to use {{m|Bullet Seed}}. Happy at its fill, Carnivine jumps up and fires off the attack as told. Ash tells Paul to get out of the way, but Paul refuses to move and orders Chimchar to use Ember to deflect the attack. Chimchar does so, and Ash tells Turtwig to use Razor Leaf to break out of the net. Ash runs and grabs the falling Turtwig, before having {{AP|Pikachu}} use {{m|Thunderbolt}} to get rid of {{TRT}}.

The force of the explosion, however, sends Ash, Paul, and Chimchar over the edge of the cliff they were fighting on. Paul remains calm and focused as they fall, however, landing on a protruding tree and jumping down safely. Though Ash continues to plummet, grabbing hold of Turtwig and landing headfirst into the water below. Brock and Dawn call down to Ash, asking if he's okay, and Ash waves to assure them he is fine. They decide to meet up on the far side of the forest. Ash hears a sound behind him and looks over to see Paul [[recall]]ing Chimchar back to his Poké Ball before walking off into the forest. Ash decides to try to take the opportunity to befriend Paul, but Paul makes it clear that he has no intention of being nice to or cooperating with Ash. He continues to walk, reminding Ash to be wary of {{p|Stantler}} as they are in [[Bewilder Forest]] after all.

Ash tries to follow Paul but finds himself and Turtwig trailing behind. As Ash tries to gauge his surroundings, a Stantler pops its head from some nearby bushes and stares intensely at him. Ash takes the opportunity to scan it with his [[Pokédex]], which warns that Stantler has the ability to warp reality. The Stantler's antlers promptly light up and transport Ash and Turtwig into an illusion. The pair finds themselves in a huge empty field, and are left perplexed when they walk back to where they started, at the waterfall. He and Turtwig walk back into the forest, only to be stopped by the Stantler again, who repeats its illusion-inducing {{m|Hypnosis}} attack. This time, Ash and Turtwig are tricked into thinking that they are in the middle of a hot and vast desert. After some thinking, Ash realizes what is going on – he is trapped in one of Stantler’s illusions. Hoping pain will help him escape, Ash tells Turtwig to bite his head. Turtwig does so, and the pain rips Ash out of the delusion and back into the forest. Ash soon finds that maybe it was safe in the illusion desert, as not one, but many Stantler appear and use their Hypnosis attacks on Ash at the same time. This time, Ash finds himself flying through the air happily with Turtwig by his side. In reality, Ash and Turtwig are flailing around the floor in deluded joy. Watching all of this is Paul, who isn't impressed by Ash being so easily manipulated by the Pokémon. Paul calls out his Chimchar and has him use Ember to send the Stantler fleeing. Ash emerges from his fantasy and is surprised to see Paul again. As he is about to thank Paul for saving him, one of the Stantler appears and stares angrily at Paul for just attacking it. Paul isn't impressed and tells his Chimchar to use Flame Wheel. Chimchar does so, rolling into a flaming ball and slamming hard into Stantler and knocking it back. Paul throws a Poké Ball and catches it. Ash thanks Paul for helping him, but Paul doesn't appear interested. Instead, he examines the Poké Ball containing Stantler with his Pokédex. As Stantler only knows Tackle, Paul immediately releases it back into the forest. Ash asks why he released it, and Paul tells him that it was too weak for his needs. Ash says that he thought Stantler wanted to be friends, to which Paul replies that friends are "just useless".

Outside the forest, Dawn explains to Brock that Bewilder Forest is home to a herd of Stantler, who are known to deliberately disorientate travelers. Brock says that they should go in and look for Ash, regardless of the danger, so they enter the forest. Meanwhile, Ash is trying to get Turtwig to eat an apple that he picked from a tree. Turtwig coolly tries to get Ash to eat it himself, but a stomach rumble makes them both think otherwise. As Turtwig munches on his half, Ash admits Turtwig is rather stubborn. He informs Turtwig that they are friends and that he was asking him to dodge during the match against Paul because it was the right thing to do. Turtwig nods and agrees, but their talk is disturbed by another Stantler that appears from the bushes. Ash covers his eyes quickly and runs in the opposite direction before slamming into a tree which disturbs a whole swarm of {{p|Beedrill}}. The Beedrill start to chase him, but during the chase, Ash is spotted by Brock and Dawn who wave to him happily. They both soon notice the Beedrill and Ash, so the reunited trio begins running for their lives. Ash is soon stopped however when he bumps into a large {{p|Ursaring}}. Although this scares the Beedrill away, Ash finds himself cowering in the shadow of the very angry Ursaring. Turtwig steps forwards and bites onto Ursaring's head to defend his Trainer. Ursaring manages to shake him off, though Turtwig again launches himself and headbutts the attacking Pokémon. Ash smiles and thanks Turtwig for saving him, before telling Pikachu to use {{m|Iron Tail}} and for Turtwig to use Razor Leaf. The combo effort hits its mark, but Ursaring becomes even more frustrated and fires a {{m|Hyper Beam}} into the air. Ash and his friends flee as Ursaring stampedes behind them. Ash notices Paul on the road in front of them, and they get out of the way as Paul tells Chimchar to use Flame Wheel to knock out Ursaring. Once again, Paul catches the Pokémon, and Dawn congratulates him. However, Ash isn't impressed and tells her that even though he caught it, he probably won't keep it. Paul scans the Poké Ball, however, and liking what he sees, puts {{TP|Paul|Ursaring}}'s ball on his belt after concluding that the Pokémon is good enough to meet his standards.

After a brief conversation, Paul says that they should have another Pokémon battle. Ash wonders what Pokémon Paul will use, and both Trainers get into their positions. Ash tells Turtwig to use Tackle, and Paul, using Chimchar, tells it to use Scratch. This time, however, when Ash tells Turtwig to dodge, Turtwig complies, making Chimchar's attack miss. Ash orders a Razor Leaf flurry, though Chimchar counters with Ember. Ash decides to take a much more direct approach, so Turtwig rushes in for a {{m|Bite}} attack. Paul remains cool however and has Chimchar {{m|Dig}} underground to dodge the attack. As everyone tries to work out where Chimchar will appear, Chimchar emerges from underground and lets loose a sneak Scratch attack on Turtwig. Ash tells Turtwig to keep calm and use Bite, but Paul just responds with another Dig attack. Chimchar dives underground yet again. After teasing his confused opponent, Chimchar lands a Scratch attack on Turtwig. Ash switches things up and has Turtwig fire a Razor Leaf attack into Chimchar's dugouts. Chimchar emerges from underground, screeching in pain. Paul orders an Ember attack, but Turtwig dives underground to dodge the flames. Paul anticipated the turnaround strategy, so he has Chimchar fire an Ember into the holes. Turtwig is flung out of hiding, engulfed in fire.

Ash has Turtwig use Synthesis to heal himself, however. As Chimchar heads toward Turtwig with Flame Wheel, Ash orders Turtwig to go back underground, Turtwig is shocked, though Ash tells him to trust him, and at the last moment, Turtwig follows orders. Chimchar rolls past before switching into an Ember aimed at the holes. Ash calls for a Bite attack, and Turtwig successfully latches onto Chimchar's head. Paul decides to take the battle underground, so Chimchar, with Turtwig still attached to his head, leaps underground. Paul smiles at Ash's shock and tells Chimchar to use Flame Wheel. Flames burst out from the holes, and both Pokémon are thrust above ground, engulfed in fire. Turtwig, however, stands to his feet, still determined to battle. Turtwig rushes forward with Tackle, colliding into Chimchar's Flame Wheel. When the smoke clears, Chimchar is the one left standing, and Turtwig is knocked out, leaving Paul as the winner. Ash falls to his knees and apologizes to Turtwig, before thanking him for putting up such a great fight. Chimchar dances happily and Paul scolds the {{pkmn|category|Chimp Pokémon}} for doing so before recalling him. Ash calls out to Paul, but Paul doesn't care about anything anyone as weak as Ash wants to say, and walks off. Ash stares at the departing Paul while full of anger, and is set on beating him next time.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter [[Paul]] again.
* [[Paul's Chimchar]] is revealed to know {{m|Dig}}.
* Paul {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} a {{p|Stantler}} but subsequently {{pkmn2|released|releases}} it.
* Paul catches an {{TP|Paul|Ursaring}}.
* Ash has a battle against Paul and loses, suffering his first loss to Paul.
{{animeevents|DP}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Paul's Ursaring]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Paul]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Aipom}} ({{OP|Ash|Aipom}})
* {{P|Turtwig}} ({{OP|Ash|Turtwig}})
* {{p|Bonsly}} ({{OP|Brock|Bonsly}})
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Chimchar}} ({{OP|Paul|Chimchar}})
* {{p|Ursaring}} ({{OP|Paul|Ursaring}}; new)
* {{p|Stantler}} ([[Paul]]'s; new; released)
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Ekans}}
* {{p|Stantler}} (multiple)

==Trivia==
[[File:DP006 senryuu.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon senryū]]
* [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]]: [[Pokémon Coordinator]]s
** Pokémon senryū: ポケモンと　うつくしくあれ　コーディネーター ''Pokémon to utsukushiku are, Kōdinētā.'' "Being beautiful with Pokémon, that is a {{pkmn|Coordinator}}."
* The ending animation of [[By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~]] is updated to include [[Ash's Turtwig]].
* Music from ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' and ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' and an instrumental of [[Advance Adventure]] are used in this episode.
* [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] background music is used in this episode.
* The episode's English [[dub]] title is a pun on the phrase "Different strokes for different folks".
* The episode's title is formatted as '''Different Strokes for Different Blokes''' on [[Pokémon.com]], without the exclamation mark.
* Ash's Turtwig and [[Dawn's Piplup]] remain outside of their {{i|Poké Ball}}s for the entire episode.
* This is the first episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' where {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} doesn't appear.
* {{an|Dawn}} narrates the preview for [[DP007|the next episode]].
*Both species of Pokémon Paul catches in this episode would go on to gain {{p|Wyrdeer|evolved}} {{p|Ursaluna|forms}} in [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]].

===Errors===
[[File:DP006 error.png|thumb|200px|Ash's miscolored hair]]
* When {{TRT}} blasts off at the beginning of the episode, Wobbuffet can be heard, despite him not being out of his Poké Ball.
* Before Dawn and {{an|Brock}} enter [[Bewilder Forest]], the top of Brock's shoes is the same color as his pants.
* In a scene where {{Ash}} is pushed down by {{TP|Paul|Ursaring}}, the fringe of his hair is colored the same as his skin.
* Although the {{pmin|Finland|Finnish}} dub has left move names untranslated from the English dub since ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'', [[Paul]] uses Finnish names of {{m|Ember}} and {{m|Flame Wheel}} in this episode, one time each.

===Dub edits===
* In the English dub, after having the motto interrupted, [[James]] mentions being replaced by [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] next. In the original Japanese version, he just gets angry at [[Paul]] for attacking {{TRT}} and interrupting the motto.

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=FCC|bordercolor=99F
|zh_cmn={{tt|迷幻之森！再次遇見真司！|Bewilder Forest! Meeting Paul Again!}}
|cs={{tt|Co trenér, to styl|Each Trainer has own Style}}
|da={{tt|Hver mand sin kampstil|Each man, their own fighting-style}}
|nl={{tt|Elk kereltje zingt zoals die gebekt is!|Every person acts as he is raised}}
|fi={{tt|Kuin yö ja päivä|Like day and night}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Une rencontre enflammée !|An inflamed meeting!}}
|de={{tt|Stur wie ein Pokémon!|Bullheaded like a Pokémon!}}
|he={{tt|מכות שונות לברנשים שונים|Different Strokes for Different Blokes}}
|it={{tt|Il bosco delle illusioni|The forest of illusions}} & {{tt|Promessa di rivincita|A promise of return match}}
|no={{tt|Mange slag på en dag|Many battles in one day}}
|pl={{tt|Dla każdego coś innego|For each something else}}
|pt_br={{tt|Duas Ações, Duas Reações!|Two Actions, Two Reactions!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Cada um é para o Que Nasce!|We Are For What We Are Born!}}
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|es_la={{tt|¡Diferentes Estilos de Batalla, Diferentes Pokémon!|Different Styles of Battle, Different Pokémon!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Jugadas diferentes para chicos diferentes|Different plays for different boys}}
|sv={{tt|Snabbt, ge mig en bättre attack!|Quick, give me a better attack!}}
|ro={{tt|Lovituri Diferite pentru Indivizi Diferiți|Different Hits for Different Individuals}}
|th={{tt|ป่าวงกต! พบชินจิอีกครั้ง!|Bewilder Forest! Shinji Returns!}}
|ko={{tt|환상의 숲, 진철, 다시 나타나다|Bewilder Forest, Paul, Appears Again}}
}}
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DP004

2025-06-09T14:22:48Z

Brandon Seacrust: /* In other languages */

{{EpicodePrevNext
|prevcode=DP003
|prevtitle=When Pokémon Worlds Collide!
|nextcode=DP005
|nexttitle=Gettin' Twiggy With It!
|series=Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
|colorscheme=Sinnoh}}
{{EpisodeInfobox
|epcode=DP004
|altepcode=EP470
|colorscheme=Sinnoh
|title_en=Dawn Of A New Era!
|title_ja=ポッチャマ対スボミー！ヒカリ初バトル！！
|title_ja_trans={{tt|Pochama|Piplup}} VS {{tt|Subomie|Budew}}! {{tt|Hikari's|Dawn's}} First Battle!!
|screen=yes
|broadcast_jp=October 5, 2006
|broadcast_us=June 7, 2007
|en_series=
|en_op={{so|Diamond and Pearl}}
|ja_op=[[Together]]
|ja_ed=[[By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~|君のそばで〜ヒカリのテーマ〜]]
|olmteam=Team Iguchi
|scenario=冨岡淳広
|storyboardn=1
|storyboard1=日高政光
|directorn=1
|director1=牧野行洋
|artn=2
|art1=木下和栄
|art2=牧野行洋
|morecredits=yes
|epstaffpage=DP001-DP010
|footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|dp|004}}
* 日高政光 ''Hidaka Masamitsu'' was the former director of the Pokémon anime.
* Early reports credited 高木信一郎 ''{{r|高木信一郎}}'' as the animation director for this episode. }}
'''Dawn Of A New Era!''' (Japanese: '''ポッチャマ対スボミー！ヒカリ初バトル！！''' ''{{tt|Pochama|Piplup}} VS {{tt|Subomie|Budew}}! {{tt|Hikari|Dawn}}'s First Battle!!'') is the fourth episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 470th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 5, 2006 and in the United States on June 7, 2007.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Dawn is still trying to catch her first wild Pokémon, but Ash's coaching isn't helping at all and both Trainers are getting annoyed. The outlook suddenly gets much brighter when Nando, a traveling Pokémon bard, has his Budew use Sunny Day to lighten the mood. To show Ash her skills, Dawn requests a Contest battle with Nando, but Budew's Grass-type moves are too tough for Piplup. Budew wins and our heroes head to a Pokémon Center, where they learn that Nando can't decide whether to dedicate himself to Pokémon Contests or Gym battles.

To help him decide, Ash and Dawn set off to find Nando again, only to end up deep in the forest. It's too late to get back to the Pokémon Center, but three very familiar and suspicious-looking individuals offer them a free inn room for the night. Of course, it's all another Team Rocket scheme to snatch Pikachu! Nando and his Budew come to the rescue, and now it's Ash's turn to ask Nando for a friendly battle.

Ash decides to use Pikachu to battle Budew. Nando's style may be elegant, but even though Budew evolves into Roselia during the match, it's still not enough to defeat Pikachu. Still, Nando had so much fun battling Dawn and Ash that he's decided to do both Gym battles and Pokémon Contests! Our heroes say goodbye to Nando with promises to meet again, then continue their journey towards Dawn's first Contest and Ash's first Sinnoh Gym battle.

==Plot==
{{an|Dawn}} makes her second attempt to {{pkmn2|caught|capture}} a {{p|Buneary}}. She pulls out a {{i|Poké Ball}}, but {{Ash}} reminds her to make it larger. She expands the Ball and throws it, but it slips and hits Ash in the face. Ash gets angry and scolds Dawn, and an argument ensues. Buneary slips away, and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} notices, alerting everyone else. Ash and Dawn continue to argue, even as they continue down the path. {{an|Brock}} tries to stop them, though a ray of intense sunlight silences all three of them. Brock mentions that it is {{m|Sunny Day}}. A {{TP|Nando|Budew}} soon approaches the group, so Ash checks his [[Pokédex]]. A {{wp|minstrel}} steps out from behind a tree, playing a {{p|Mew}}-shaped {{wp|harp}} and mentioning that the move helped calm the argument. The group exchanges introductions, the man identifying himself as [[Nando]] and his Budew. Hoping to prove her strength, Dawn asks Nando for a {{pkmn|battle}}. Nando asks if she is going for the [[Sinnoh League]], though Dawn declares that she is going for the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]]. At that, Nando decides to make it a [[Contest Battle]] and escorts everyone over to a nearby clearing. {{TRT}} follows and notices Dawn is now with Ash and Brock. With the new [[twerp]] in her sights, [[Jessie]] irritated that she is going for the [[Grand Festival]].

Dawn chooses Piplup to go against Budew. Nando offers her the first move, so Dawn starts things off with {{m|Peck}}. However Budew dodges easily, jumping up in the air and firing {{m|Bullet Seed}}. Piplup dodges and hits its opponent with a {{m|Bubble Beam}}, which proves [[Type#Type effectiveness|ineffective]] against Budew. Ash points out the [[type]] disadvantage while Brock notices that Budew used the smoke as an [[Appeal]]. Nando orders Budew to use {{m|Solar Beam}} and Dawn decides to rush Piplup in with Peck. However, Sunny Day was still in effect, something she overlooked, and Solar Beam fires immediately, scoring a hit and [[fainting|incapacitating]] Piplup. Nando commends Dawn on her first battle before he departs. Team Rocket watches and Jessie snubs Dawn for her loss as they plan to steal {{AP|Pikachu}}.

As sunset passes, Dawn sulks at her loss and her inability to catch Pokémon. Brock looks at his guidebook and mentions a nearby [[Pokémon Center]], where they can stay the night. Brock brings out {{TP|Brock|Bonsly}} as Dawn checks her Pokédex. Ash asks if Brock brought {{cat|Brock's Pokémon|his other Pokémon}}, but he affirms that Bonsly is his only {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, while his other Pokémon are [[Pewter Gym|back at home]]. Dawn learns that Brock was the {{ci|Pewter}} [[Gym Leader]].

At the Center, [[Nurse Joy]] greets the group, and Dawn thinks this Nurse Joy is the same one from [[Sandgem Town]]. Brock promptly shows her a group photo of all the Joys, taking Dawn aback by their startling similarities. As Brock confesses his love to Joy, Dawn notices the familiar behavior. Ash admits even he doesn’t understand it. Later, Dawn calls [[Johanna|her mother]], who thanks the boys for watching out for her daughter. Dawn admits that there is nothing to worry about, though Johanna replies that such a statement only makes her more concerned. Johanna wishes the traveling trio all the best with their ventures before signing off. Afterwards, Nurse Joy approaches and gets Ash to register for the Sinnoh League, using his Pokédex for the registration process. Dawn asks if she can register for {{pkmn|Contest}}s as well, but Joy mentions that she does that at the [[Contest Hall]], as well as getting a [[Contest Pass]]. Three {{pkmn|Trainer}}s arrive with the three [[Sinnoh first partner Pokémon]], one with a {{p|Prinplup}}. Dawn is particularly excited and checks her Pokédex for information on Prinplup.

Nando also enters the Center, where he retrieves his Budew from treatment. Dawn wonders if he is staying at the Center as well, though Nando admits he needs time to ponder and leaves for the great outdoors. Nurse Joy reveals to Ash and his friends that Nando is trying to decide whether to focus on winning [[Badge]]s or [[Ribbon]]s. Ash and Dawn argue about what Nando should choose, running off after Nando to ask, forcing Brock to follow. However, their night time search fails, even with the assistance of [[Ash's Starly]]. Ash mentions that the group will have to camp out for the night as Brock scolds them for being impulsive.

A [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguised]] Team Rocket shows up and directs the group to their inn. The group are lured in by the offer of a free overnight stay, and {{MTR}} recommends Pikachu stay in their custom sleeping capsule. The wind suddenly whips up, causing the fake inn façade to collapse and removing Team Rocket's disguises. Now revealed, the Rocket trio recites their {{motto}} and [[James]] brings out {{TP|James|Carnivine}}. Noting the new Pokémon, Ash checks his Pokédex. Dawn orders Piplup to attack with Bubble Beam, but Carnivine literally eats it and charges forward with {{m|Bite}}. However, Budew intercepts, pushing Carnivine back and fires Bullet Seed, sending Team Rocket flying. Nando shows up and is glad to see everyone is fine. He is surprised to encounter them yet again, though he takes them back to his campsite. Ash and Dawn try to persuade him to focus specifically on either Contests or Gym battles, which quickly turns into an argument. Nando stops them, calls for them to hear the forest sounds and [[wild Pokémon]] roaming. The echoing sounds enchant Dawn, admitting she has never stopped to listen to the forest before. Dawn apologizes to Ash for her anger and the two make up. Ash mentions the time when he first spotted {{an|Ho-Oh}} at [[EP001|the beginning of his journey]]. Dawn reveals her own [[DP001|sighting]] of a {{DL|Lake guardians (anime)|Mesprit|mysterious figure}} back at [[Lake Verity]]. Nando plucks at his harp, relieved to see the group understand and shares his same appreciation for mysteries of the world.

Ash challenges Nando to battle, which happens the next day, pitting Pikachu against Budew. Pikachu uses {{m|Quick Attack}} on Budew, but it fires Bullet Seed. Pikachu dodges and hits with Quick Attack. Budew replies with {{m|Mega Drain}} to replenish its energy while absorbing Pikachu’s. Pikachu gets up and lands a direct {{m|Thunderbolt}} on its opponent. Budew gets up and glows, [[Evolution|evolving]] into {{TP|Nando|Roselia}}. Ash is shocked by Budew's evolution. Roselia uses Sunny Day to amplify the rays and proceeds to complete the combo with Solar Beam. Pikachu darts forward as the beam launches. Pikachu jumps up to dodge and comes down with {{m|Iron Tail}}, knocking out Roselia. Nando picks up Roselia and [[recall]]s it. He thanks Ash and Dawn, announcing his decision to do both Contests and Gym battles based on his battles with the pair. Nando heads on his way while Ash's group continues on towards [[Jubilife City]].

==Major events==
* {{an|Dawn}} fails to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Buneary}} for the second time.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Nando]].
* Dawn has her first {{pkmn|Trainer}} {{pkmn|battle}} against Nando and loses.
* {{an|Brock}} reveals that he has only brought {{TP|Brock|Bonsly}} with him to [[Sinnoh]], having left {{cat|Brock's Pokémon|his other Pokémon}} at the [[Pewter Gym]].
* Ash registers for the [[Sinnoh League]].
* Ash, Dawn, and Brock learn that [[James]] owns a {{TP|James|Carnivine}}.
* James's Carnivine is revealed to know {{m|Bite}}.
* Nando's {{p|Budew}} [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|Nando|Roselia}}.
* Ash has a battle with Nando and wins.
* Nando declares his intention to compete for both [[Badge]]s and [[Ribbon]]s, thus making him a [[rival]] of both Ash and Dawn.
{{animeevents|DP}}

===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Nando]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Kricketot}}
* {{p|Prinplup}}
* {{TP|Nando|Nando's Budew/Roselia|Roselia}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Johanna]]
* [[Nando]]
* {{pkmn|Trainer}}s

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Mime Jr.}} ({{OP|James|Mime Jr.}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Starly}} ({{OP|Ash|Starly}})
* {{p|Bonsly}} ({{OP|Brock|Bonsly}})
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Glameow}} ({{OP|Johanna|Glameow}})
* {{p|Budew}} ({{OP|Nando|Budew}}; evolves)
* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Nando|Roselia}}; newly evolved)
* {{p|Turtwig}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Chimchar}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Prinplup}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Ho-Oh}} ({{an|Ho-Oh|anime}}; flashback)
* {{p|Mesprit}} ({{DL|Lake guardians (anime)|Mesprit|anime}}; flashback)
* {{p|Kricketot}} (debut; multiple)
* {{p|Hoothoot}} (×2)
* {{p|Noctowl}} (×2)
* {{p|Wooper}} (×4)
* {{p|Quagsire}} (×2)
* {{p|Misdreavus}}
* {{p|Gastly}} (×2)
* {{p|Duskull}}
* {{p|Chimecho}} (×2)
* {{p|Burmy}} (multiple)
* {{p|Buneary}} (multiple)
* {{p|Mew}} (on Nando's harp)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]]: [[Pokémon Center]]s
** Pokémon senryū: ジョーイさん　あいたくなったら　ポケモンセンター ''Jōi-san aitaku nattara, Pokémon sentā.'' "When I want to meet [[Nurse Joy]], Pokémon Center."
* [[Together]] replaces [[Spurt!]] as the [[List of Japanese opening themes|Japanese opening theme]]{{tt|*|TV airing only, as the previous three episodes did not include an opening theme in their original TV run. "Together" was used in the DVD release for DP002 and DP003, however.}}.
* At the time the Japanese title was revealed, {{p|Budew}} was not yet known to the public.
* Music from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' and the [[Hoenn]] arc is used as background music.
* [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] background music is used in this episode.
* The eyecatches feature {{Ash}}, now wearing his ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' [[List of clothing (anime)|outfit]], alongside {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}}. The first shot shown just before the commercial is a close up of them, while the second shot shown right after the commercials shows their whole bodies. These would be the same shots used until the show moved into HD in ''[[DP121|The Lonely Snover!]]''.

===Errors===
* When {{an|Brock}} shows {{an|Dawn}} the [[Nurse Joy]] photo, his hand briefly has Dawn's skin tone.
* When Brock proposes to Nurse Joy, his vest turns completely orange.
* After Dawn talks to [[Johanna]], her hairclips turn blue.
* When Dawn asks Nurse Joy if she can register for the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] at the [[Pokémon Center]], Brock's vest pockets are colored orange instead of brown.
* When Ash and Dawn run out of the Pokémon Center after [[Nando]], the z mark on Ash's face is missing.
* Before the end of the episode, the semi {{i|Poké Ball}} on Dawn's hat is missing the filled-in pink circle, leaving only the outer circle pattern on the hat.
* In the English [[dub]], the singing {{p|Buneary}}'s dubbed voices overlap with their Japanese voices.
* A couple vocal errors can be heard in the {{pmin|Sweden|Swedish}} dub:
** When Dawn hits Ash in the face with a Poké Ball, his English voice can be heard.
** Before Ash introduces himself to Nando, {{TP|Nando|Budew}}'s mouth is moving, but no sound can be heard. This also occurs with {{TP|Brock|Bonsly}} before Dawn scans it with her [[Pokédex]].

<gallery>
DP004 error 2.png|Brock's skin tone
DP004 error 3.png|Dawn's miscolored hairclips
DP004 Error.png|Dawn's hat error
</gallery>

===Dub edits===

==In other languages ==
{{Epilang|color=FCC|bordercolor=99F
|zh_cmn={{tt|波加曼對含羞苞！小光的初次對戰！|Piplup vs. Budew! Dawn's First Battle!}}
|cs={{tt|Žádný učený z nebe nespadl|(a Czech proverb, vaguely meaning knowledge doesn't come easily)}}
|da={{tt|En ny æra begynder|A new era begins}}
|nl={{tt|Een nieuw tijdperk voor Dawn!|A new era for Dawn!}}
|fi={{tt|Uuden ajan alku|Beginning of a new time}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Ca barde pour le barde|It smells bad for the bard}}
|de={{tt|Friede, Freude, Sonnentag!|Peace, joy, sunny day!}}
|he={{tt|שחר של עידן חדש|Dawn of a new era}}
|hi=नए ज़माने की डौन {{tt|''Naye Zamane ki Dawn''|Dawn of the new age}}{{tt|*|Disney XD dub}}
|it={{tt|Il nuovo mondo di Lucinda|The new world of Dawn}} & {{tt|L'alba di una nuova era|Dawn of a new era}}
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|pl={{tt|Nadchodzi nowa era|Here comes the new era}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Amanhecer de Uma Nova Era!|The Dawn of a new era!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|O Início de Uma Nova Era!|The Beginning of a New Era!}}
|ru={{tt|Начало новой эры!|New era's beginning!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡El amanecer de una nueva era!|The dawn of a new era!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Maya y una nueva era|Dawn and a new era}}
|sv={{tt|En ny epok ser ljuset!|A new era sees the light!}}
|ro={{tt|Zorri Unei Epoci Noi|Dawn of a New Epoch}}
|th={{tt|โพจจามะปะทะซูโบมิ! ศึกครั้งแรกของฮิคาริ!|Pochama VS Subomie! Hikari's First Battle!}}
|ko={{tt|팽도리 vs 꼬몽울 - 빛나의 첫 시합|Piplup vs. Budew - Dawn's First Battle}}
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JN147

2025-06-09T14:17:35Z

Brandon Seacrust: /* References */

{{EpicodePrevNext
|prevcode=JN146
|prevtitle=Ash and Latios
|nextcode=HZ001
|nexttitle=The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)
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{{EpisodeInfobox
|epcode=JN147
|altepcode=EP1232
|colorscheme=Galar
|title_en=The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!
|title_ja=虹とポケモンマスター！
|title_ja_trans=The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!
|broadcast_jp=March 24, 2023
|broadcast_us=September 8, 2023
|en_op={{so|Gotta Catch Em All}}
|ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター -with my friends-]]
|ja_ed=[[Type: Wild|タイプ：ワイルド]]
|olmteam=Team Kato
|scenarion=1
|scenario=冨岡淳広
|storyboardn=1
|storyboard=尼野浩正
|directorn=1
|director=中田誠
|artn=2
|art=柳原好貴
|art2=倉員千晶
|morecredits=yes
|epstaffpage=JN141-JN147
|footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|ss|SP16}}
* {{BMGf|296250|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|296734|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|298047|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!''' (Japanese: '''虹とポケモンマスター！''' ''The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!'') is the 11th and final episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master]]'', the 147th and final episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', the final episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'', and the 1,232nd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on March 24, 2023, in Canada on July 22, 2023, in South Africa on August 1, 2023, and in the United States on September 8, 2023.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==


The time has come for Ash, Misty, and Brock to part ways and head home. In Pallet Town, Ash eagerly tells Delia about his adventures and then helps find a wayward Charmander. During the search, he encounters Gary, who asks Ash if he's closer to becoming a Pokémon Master. Later, in Viridian Forest, a regrouped Team Rocket attacks, but their strategy is unexpectedly thwarted by Ash's Pidgeot! Team Rocket blasts off, and Pidgeot rejoins Ash's team. Then, Ash thinks about Gary's question and realizes that he still hasn't achieved his goal. Vowing to become a Pokémon Master someday, he sets off on a new journey with Pikachu by his side.

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are traveling along a road at dusk. At certain crossroads, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} bid farewell to Ash in turns and head back to their respective hometowns. Ash himself soon arrives back in [[Pallet Town]] and returns to [[Player's house|his home]], where his mother {{Delia}} immediately has him and {{AP|Pikachu}} take a bath while she washes his clothes and prepares dinner for them. After the bath, Ash joins his mother and [[Mimey]] at the dinner table and starts telling her stories of his travels with Misty and Brock. Later, while laying down in his bed, Ash wonders out loud how {{an|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} are doing, before falling asleep with Pikachu.

The next morning, Delia wakes Ash up and reminds him of his planned visit to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]], as well as of dressing up properly as he almost rushes out in his pajamas. She also offers him a new pair of [[List of clothing (anime)|shoes]] to replace his current worn-out pair, but he holds off on wearing them for now as he runs off. At the lab's entrance, Ash meets up with {{Tracey}}, who's heading out to run an errand for {{an|Professor Oak}}. He tells Ash that the [[first partner Pokémon]] he had come to see just arrived, so Ash rushes inside, where it turns out that {{p|Charmander}} is missing. Ash starts searching for it outside the laboratory with the help of {{cat|Ash's Pokémon|his Pokémon}}, but initially has no luck. Finally, though, Pikachu locates it at the bottom of a small cave. Ash descends down and helps it get back up. While climbing out himself, he receives an unexpected helping hand from {{Gary}}, who reveals that he's actually the one who brought the first partner Pokémon to the lab. While Professor Oak does a check-up on all three first partner Pokémon, Gary prepares to head out again, though not before taking the time to congratulate Ash on his [[JN132|victory]] at the [[Masters Eight Tournament]]. For one last thing, he asks Ash how much closer is he to reaching his dream of becoming a [[Pokémon Master]] now that he's a {{pkmn|Champion|World Champion}}. The question causes Ash to fall deep into thought. Gary, noticing this, simply smiles and waves him goodbye without waiting for an answer. The question keeps distracting Ash even as he walks back home, though he eventually pushes it aside for the time being.

While Ash spends the following days enjoying his mother's food and spending time with his Pokémon at Oak's lab, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} have been reduced to working at {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}'s cafeteria, making and serving food to dozens of {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s. The work is hectic, and even the breaks they have seem short. The three are still harboring animosity towards each other after their [[JN145|previous argument]] and refuse to talk to one another, much to the worry of {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}.
[[File:Ash and Pidgeot.png|left|thumb|250px|Ash reuniting with Pidgeot]]
One day, Ash decides to venture out to [[Viridian Forest]]. While he enjoys taking in the environment and Pokémon around him, Meowth is secretly sneaking through the tall grass nearby in the hopes of nabbing Pikachu. Unexpectedly, he bumps into Jessie and James, who had also gotten the same idea of coming here. Tired of working at the cafeteria, the [[Team Rocket trio]] rekindles their friendship and decides to work together once more. They launch their attack, snatching Pikachu in a net and reciting their {{motto}} to celebrate their reunion. At the same time, Ash realizes, much to his horror, that he had left all of his other Pokémon at Oak's lab, meaning he's got nothing to fight with. The Rocket trio mockingly laughs at his misfortune and fends off his desperate charge, but they're suddenly cut off by a gust of wind and a loud [[cry]]. A {{AP|Pidgeot}} swoops down from the sky and cuts the net open with {{m|Wing Attack}}, freeing Pikachu. Ash is elated at the sight of Pidgeot, whom the Rocket trio recognizes as the [[evolution|evolved]] form of Ash's {{p|Pidgeotto}}. Pikachu delivers the usual blast-off {{m|Thunderbolt}}, though the Team Rocket trio is happy to be together again and vows to never give up on chasing after Pikachu as a team as they disappear into the distance. Ash, meanwhile, properly greets Pidgeot for the first time after a long while. Pidgeot's flock also shows up, having grown up a lot since Ash [[EP081|last saw them]]. He invites Pidgeot to come along with him once more, which it happily agrees to after receiving approval from its flock, properly reuniting Ash with one of his oldest partners.

The next day, Ash sets out to wander around without a clear destination. After observing a group of {{p|Poliwag}} and a {{p|Poliwhirl}} floating on their backs on a river, Ash lays down on the riverbank with Pikachu, pondering about Gary's question. He and Pikachu fall asleep but are awakened when a rainstorm starts pouring down, so they seek shelter under a big tree. As more and more Pokémon show up around them to do the same, Ash starts talking with Pikachu about what he thinks about what Gary had asked him. Becoming a World Champion was never his ultimate goal, and he still considers himself a challenger. Every single meeting and adventure he has every day matters when he's working towards his goal of becoming a Pokémon Master, which he believes to be about befriending every Pokémon in the {{pkmn|world}}. This is also why his [[JN146|meeting]] with Latios and the {{pkmn|category|Eon Pokémon}}'s refusal to truly befriend him had affected him so much. The rain eventually ends and the clouds part, revealing a beautiful rainbow. Ash asks Pikachu to be by his side when he eventually does become a Pokémon Master, and his partner happily accepts this request as he runs off.

The following morning, Delia goes to wake Ash up, only to see that he's already headed out and left behind his old shoes in favor of the new ones. She wishes her son safe travels as he walks down a road, with Team Rocket still in relentless pursuit nearby aboard their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth balloon]]. Reaching a crossroads, Pikachu offers Ash a twig, and he tosses it into the air to decide which way his {{pkmn|journey}} will take him and his partner next.

==Major events==

[[File:Ash Epilogue.png|thumb|220px|Ash resuming his journey with Pikachu]]
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} return to [[Pallet Town]], [[Cerulean City]], and [[Pewter City]], respectively.
* Ash reunites with {{Tracey}} and meets {{Gary}} again.
* Tracey's {{p|Venonat}} is revealed to have [[Evolution|evolved]] into a {{TP|Tracey|Venomoth}}.
* The [[Team Rocket trio]] reunites.
* Ash reunites with his {{AP|Pidgeot}}, which rejoins his [[party|team]].
* Ash reaffirms his goal to become a [[Pokémon Master]] and leaves Pallet Town to resume his {{pkmn|journey}}.
{{animeevents|JN}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Tracey's Venomoth]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da JN147.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{Tracey}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* {{Delia}}
* {{Gary}}
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP JN147.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Pikachu}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Pidgeot}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeot}}; rejoins)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Muk}} ({{OP|Ash|Muk}})
* {{p|Tauros}} ({{OP|Ash|Tauros}}; ×30)
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Ash}}'s; [[Mimey]])
* {{p|Heracross}} ({{OP|Ash|Heracross}})
* {{p|Bayleef}} ({{OP|Ash|Bayleef}})
* {{p|Quilava}} ({{OP|Ash|Quilava}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Glalie}} ({{OP|Ash|Glalie}})
* {{p|Staraptor}} ({{OP|Ash|Staraptor}})
* {{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Ash|Buizel}})
* {{p|Unfezant}} ({{OP|Ash|Unfezant}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Pignite}} ({{OP|Ash|Pignite}})
* {{p|Scraggy}} ({{OP|Ash|Scraggy}})
* {{p|Palpitoad}} ({{OP|Ash|Palpitoad}})
* {{p|Boldore}} ({{OP|Ash|Boldore}})
* {{p|Krookodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Krookodile}})
* {{p|Talonflame}} ({{OP|Ash|Talonflame}})
* {{p|Dragonite}} ({{OP|Ash|Dragonite}})
* {{p|Gengar}} ({{OP|Ash|Gengar}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})
* {{p|Venomoth}} ({{OP|Tracey|Venomoth}})
* {{p|Marill}} ({{OP|Tracey|Marill}})
* {{p|Scyther}} ({{OP|Tracey|Scyther}})
* {{p|Gourgeist}} ({{OP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}; {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist|Super Size}})
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Umbreon}} ({{OP|Gary|Umbreon}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ([[first partner Pokémon]])
* {{p|Charmander}} ([[first partner Pokémon]])
* {{p|Squirtle}} ([[first partner Pokémon]])
* {{p|Dodrio}}
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (×2)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (multiple)
* {{p|Poliwag}} (×4)
* {{p|Poliwhirl}}
* {{p|Spearow}} (×4)
* {{p|Rattata}} (×6)
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Caterpie}} (×2)
* {{p|Weedle}} (×3)
* {{p|Paras}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}}
* {{p|Oddish}} (×5)
* {{p|Mankey}}
* {{p|Cubone}}
* {{p|Sandshrew}}

==Trivia==

* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!|Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!! - Episode Paldea]]: {{p|Sprigatito}}
** The [https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1639537602427756550 riddle] and the [https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1639899991086100481 answer] were only posted on the official [https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR anipoke_PR] Twitter account.
* There was no "After the story" artwork posted for this episode.
* This is the last episode of the {{pkmn|animated series}}:
** To feature {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} as main protagonists.
** To feature the [[Team Rocket trio]] as main antagonists.
** To feature a [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment.
** To primarily feature the [[narrator]].
* Ash reveals his definition for the term "[[Pokémon Master]]" in this episode: someone who's befriended every Pokémon in the world.
* In Japan, this episode aired a week shy of the 26th anniversary of the animated series.
** In the United States, this episode aired on the 25th anniversary of the [[EP001|first episode]].
* To promote the episode, highlights of Ash's {{pkmn|journey}} were displayed at {{wp|Shinjuku Station}}.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZccKUMgLRE8 【公式】アニメ「ポケットモンスター」屋外広告｜新宿ウォール456]</ref>
** The silhouette of Ash and Pikachu running comes from the ending theme [[Type: Wild]] which was also used as the ending theme of this episode.
* [[Shinji Miyazaki]]'s music from the [[original series]] is reused as background music in this episode. Rather uniquely, outside of the Title Card and Eyecatch themes, as well the instrumental of [[Team Rocket's Team Song]], all background music from this episode orginiates from the original series.
** The arrangement of the title screen music from {{game|Red and Green|s}} is used at the end of the episode, referencing its use in the very first scene of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''.
* This is the last episode where [[Carter Cathcart]] is the script adapter and a voice actor for the English dub, as he opted to retire from the animated series following his diagnosis of cancer.
* The instrumentals of [[Team Rocket's Team Song]] and [[OK!]] as well as [[Type: Wild]] are used in this episode.
* This is the only episode of ''Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master'' to not feature {{an|Latias}}, due to her leaving with {{p|Latios}} in the [[JN146|previous episode]].
* The scene in the beginning of the episode where {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} part ways from Ash is similar to the scene from ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', where Misty and Brock go their separate ways from Ash.
* This episode marks the first time a bathroom has been seen in the animated series since ''[[EP129|Ignorance is Blissey]]'', 1,103 episodes earlier.
* The scene depicting the day after Ash returned home resembles [[EP001|the first day of Ash's journey]], including a {{p|Dodrio}} crowing on the roof, Ash sleeping in, and Ash (almost) running to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] while still in his pajamas.
* This episode marks {{Tracey}}'s first speaking appearance since ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', 766 episodes earlier.
** [[Ted Lewis]], Tracey's voice actor during the [[4Kids Entertainment]] dub, reprises his role as Tracey in this episode, making Tracey the first main character to regain his original voice actor following the dubbing of the show switch from 4Kids Entertainment to {{TPCi}}.
* As of this episode, [[Max]] is the only one of Ash's male {{AP|friends}} that he did not reunite with in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''.
* {{AP|Noctowl}} is the only one of Ash's regional bird Pokémon to not appear in this episode.
* This episode marks the first appearance of [[Tracey's Venomoth]] and {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}} in the main series since ''[[EP225|Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!]]'', 1,007 episodes earlier.
** This episode also marks the first appearance of [[Tracey's Marill]] since ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'', 825 episodes earlier.
* This marks the first time one of {{cat|Tracey's Pokémon}} has [[evolution|evolved]] under his ownership.
** This is also the first time Tracey has had a change in his [[party]] since he caught Scyther in ''[[EP097|Tracey Gets Bugged]]'', 1,135 episodes earlier. With this, Tracey has taken the longest out of any main character in the animated series to have a confirmed change in his party.
* [[James]] is seen drinking [[Pokémon Center Café|Komala Coffee]] from {{g|Sun and Moon}} during his break.
* [[Jessie]] and James [[Breaking the fourth wall|break the fourth wall]] by shushing the camera while trying to sneak up on Ash and Pikachu.
* This episode marks the first physical appearance of [[Ash's Pidgeot]] since it was {{pkmn2|released}} in ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]'', 1,151 episodes earlier.
* Team Rocket identifying Pidgeot as the evolved form of Ash's {{p|Pidgeotto}} is a reference to the fact that they were not present to witness its Evolution as it occurred.
* As of this episode, {{AP|Larvitar}} is Ash's only non-[[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Ash Ketchum|temporary]] released Pokémon that he has not reunited with.
* Ash examines a {{p|Poliwag}} swimming on its back, which could be a reference to his Japanese namesake, [[Satoshi Tajiri]], and his favorite Pokémon being Poliwag.
* The scene of Ash and Pikachu running from the rain to find cover is similar to a scene in the original [[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]] opening.
* The shoes that Ash wears at the end of the episode have the Pokémon League Expo logo on them, which is notably the same logo that is on [[Ash's hat]] from the original series.
* Ash and Pikachu coming across a crossroads with Ash tossing a twig into the air to decide which way to go is a nod to [[JN137|the first episode]] of ''Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master''.
* Similar to the final episode of the first four [[series]], the usual ''To be continued'' is replaced with ''Next Time... A New Beginning!''.
** This also marks the first time since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' in which this ending message was used for the final episode of a series.
** The font used for the text is similar to the text from the original series, with the arrow that follows it.
* This is one of the few episodes where the English dub title is a direct translation of the Japanese title.
** Coincidentally, the [[JN146|episode preceding it]] and [[EP001|the first episode of ''Pokémon the Series'']] also had English titles that were directly translated from the Japanese ones.
* In the English dub, this episode is followed by ''[[JNS05|Distant Blue Sky!]]''.

===Errors===

===Dub edits===
* The text saying "Next Time... A New Beginning!" at the end of the episode is removed.
* [[Type: Wild]] is replaced by a piano arrangement of the first English opening theme.

==In other languages==
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'''The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!''' (Japanese: '''虹とポケモンマスター！''' ''The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!'') is the 11th and final episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master]]'', the 147th and final episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', the final episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'', and the 1,232nd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on March 24, 2023, in Canada on July 22, 2023, in South Africa on August 1, 2023, and in the United States on September 8, 2023.

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==Blurb==


The time has come for Ash, Misty, and Brock to part ways and head home. In Pallet Town, Ash eagerly tells Delia about his adventures and then helps find a wayward Charmander. During the search, he encounters Gary, who asks Ash if he's closer to becoming a Pokémon Master. Later, in Viridian Forest, a regrouped Team Rocket attacks, but their strategy is unexpectedly thwarted by Ash's Pidgeot! Team Rocket blasts off, and Pidgeot rejoins Ash's team. Then, Ash thinks about Gary's question and realizes that he still hasn't achieved his goal. Vowing to become a Pokémon Master someday, he sets off on a new journey with Pikachu by his side.

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are traveling along a road at dusk. At certain crossroads, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} bid farewell to Ash in turns and head back to their respective hometowns. Ash himself soon arrives back in [[Pallet Town]] and returns to [[Player's house|his home]], where his mother {{Delia}} immediately has him and {{AP|Pikachu}} take a bath while she washes his clothes and prepares dinner for them. After the bath, Ash joins his mother and [[Mimey]] at the dinner table and starts telling her stories of his travels with Misty and Brock. Later, while laying down in his bed, Ash wonders out loud how {{an|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} are doing, before falling asleep with Pikachu.

The next morning, Delia wakes Ash up and reminds him of his planned visit to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]], as well as of dressing up properly as he almost rushes out in his pajamas. She also offers him a new pair of [[List of clothing (anime)|shoes]] to replace his current worn-out pair, but he holds off on wearing them for now as he runs off. At the lab's entrance, Ash meets up with {{Tracey}}, who's heading out to run an errand for {{an|Professor Oak}}. He tells Ash that the [[first partner Pokémon]] he had come to see just arrived, so Ash rushes inside, where it turns out that {{p|Charmander}} is missing. Ash starts searching for it outside the laboratory with the help of {{cat|Ash's Pokémon|his Pokémon}}, but initially has no luck. Finally, though, Pikachu locates it at the bottom of a small cave. Ash descends down and helps it get back up. While climbing out himself, he receives an unexpected helping hand from {{Gary}}, who reveals that he's actually the one who brought the first partner Pokémon to the lab. While Professor Oak does a check-up on all three first partner Pokémon, Gary prepares to head out again, though not before taking the time to congratulate Ash on his [[JN132|victory]] at the [[Masters Eight Tournament]]. For one last thing, he asks Ash how much closer is he to reaching his dream of becoming a [[Pokémon Master]] now that he's a {{pkmn|Champion|World Champion}}. The question causes Ash to fall deep into thought. Gary, noticing this, simply smiles and waves him goodbye without waiting for an answer. The question keeps distracting Ash even as he walks back home, though he eventually pushes it aside for the time being.

While Ash spends the following days enjoying his mother's food and spending time with his Pokémon at Oak's lab, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} have been reduced to working at {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}'s cafeteria, making and serving food to dozens of {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s. The work is hectic, and even the breaks they have seem short. The three are still harboring animosity towards each other after their [[JN145|previous argument]] and refuse to talk to one another, much to the worry of {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}.
[[File:Ash and Pidgeot.png|left|thumb|250px|Ash reuniting with Pidgeot]]
One day, Ash decides to venture out to [[Viridian Forest]]. While he enjoys taking in the environment and Pokémon around him, Meowth is secretly sneaking through the tall grass nearby in the hopes of nabbing Pikachu. Unexpectedly, he bumps into Jessie and James, who had also gotten the same idea of coming here. Tired of working at the cafeteria, the [[Team Rocket trio]] rekindles their friendship and decides to work together once more. They launch their attack, snatching Pikachu in a net and reciting their {{motto}} to celebrate their reunion. At the same time, Ash realizes, much to his horror, that he had left all of his other Pokémon at Oak's lab, meaning he's got nothing to fight with. The Rocket trio mockingly laughs at his misfortune and fends off his desperate charge, but they're suddenly cut off by a gust of wind and a loud [[cry]]. A {{AP|Pidgeot}} swoops down from the sky and cuts the net open with {{m|Wing Attack}}, freeing Pikachu. Ash is elated at the sight of Pidgeot, whom the Rocket trio recognizes as the [[evolution|evolved]] form of Ash's {{p|Pidgeotto}}. Pikachu delivers the usual blast-off {{m|Thunderbolt}}, though the Team Rocket trio is happy to be together again and vows to never give up on chasing after Pikachu as a team as they disappear into the distance. Ash, meanwhile, properly greets Pidgeot for the first time after a long while. Pidgeot's flock also shows up, having grown up a lot since Ash [[EP081|last saw them]]. He invites Pidgeot to come along with him once more, which it happily agrees to after receiving approval from its flock, properly reuniting Ash with one of his oldest partners.

The next day, Ash sets out to wander around without a clear destination. After observing a group of {{p|Poliwag}} and a {{p|Poliwhirl}} floating on their backs on a river, Ash lays down on the riverbank with Pikachu, pondering about Gary's question. He and Pikachu fall asleep but are awakened when a rainstorm starts pouring down, so they seek shelter under a big tree. As more and more Pokémon show up around them to do the same, Ash starts talking with Pikachu about what he thinks about what Gary had asked him. Becoming a World Champion was never his ultimate goal, and he still considers himself a challenger. Every single meeting and adventure he has every day matters when he's working towards his goal of becoming a Pokémon Master, which he believes to be about befriending every Pokémon in the {{pkmn|world}}. This is also why his [[JN146|meeting]] with Latios and the {{pkmn|category|Eon Pokémon}}'s refusal to truly befriend him had affected him so much. The rain eventually ends and the clouds part, revealing a beautiful rainbow. Ash asks Pikachu to be by his side when he eventually does become a Pokémon Master, and his partner happily accepts this request as he runs off.

The following morning, Delia goes to wake Ash up, only to see that he's already headed out and left behind his old shoes in favor of the new ones. She wishes her son safe travels as he walks down a road, with Team Rocket still in relentless pursuit nearby aboard their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth balloon]]. Reaching a crossroads, Pikachu offers Ash a twig, and he tosses it into the air to decide which way his {{pkmn|journey}} will take him and his partner next.

==Major events==

[[File:Ash Epilogue.png|thumb|220px|Ash resuming his journey with Pikachu]]
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} return to [[Pallet Town]], [[Cerulean City]], and [[Pewter City]], respectively.
* Ash reunites with {{Tracey}} and meets {{Gary}} again.
* Tracey's {{p|Venonat}} is revealed to have [[Evolution|evolved]] into a {{TP|Tracey|Venomoth}}.
* The [[Team Rocket trio]] reunites.
* Ash reunites with his {{AP|Pidgeot}}, which rejoins his [[party|team]].
* Ash reaffirms his goal to become a [[Pokémon Master]] and leaves Pallet Town to resume his {{pkmn|journey}}.
{{animeevents|JN}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Tracey's Venomoth]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da JN147.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{Tracey}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* {{Delia}}
* {{Gary}}
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP JN147.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Pikachu}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Pidgeot}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeot}}; rejoins)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Muk}} ({{OP|Ash|Muk}})
* {{p|Tauros}} ({{OP|Ash|Tauros}}; ×30)
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Ash}}'s; [[Mimey]])
* {{p|Heracross}} ({{OP|Ash|Heracross}})
* {{p|Bayleef}} ({{OP|Ash|Bayleef}})
* {{p|Quilava}} ({{OP|Ash|Quilava}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Glalie}} ({{OP|Ash|Glalie}})
* {{p|Staraptor}} ({{OP|Ash|Staraptor}})
* {{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Ash|Buizel}})
* {{p|Unfezant}} ({{OP|Ash|Unfezant}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Pignite}} ({{OP|Ash|Pignite}})
* {{p|Scraggy}} ({{OP|Ash|Scraggy}})
* {{p|Palpitoad}} ({{OP|Ash|Palpitoad}})
* {{p|Boldore}} ({{OP|Ash|Boldore}})
* {{p|Krookodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Krookodile}})
* {{p|Talonflame}} ({{OP|Ash|Talonflame}})
* {{p|Dragonite}} ({{OP|Ash|Dragonite}})
* {{p|Gengar}} ({{OP|Ash|Gengar}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})
* {{p|Venomoth}} ({{OP|Tracey|Venomoth}})
* {{p|Marill}} ({{OP|Tracey|Marill}})
* {{p|Scyther}} ({{OP|Tracey|Scyther}})
* {{p|Gourgeist}} ({{OP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}; {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist|Super Size}})
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Umbreon}} ({{OP|Gary|Umbreon}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ([[first partner Pokémon]])
* {{p|Charmander}} ([[first partner Pokémon]])
* {{p|Squirtle}} ([[first partner Pokémon]])
* {{p|Dodrio}}
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (×2)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (multiple)
* {{p|Poliwag}} (×4)
* {{p|Poliwhirl}}
* {{p|Spearow}} (×4)
* {{p|Rattata}} (×6)
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Caterpie}} (×2)
* {{p|Weedle}} (×3)
* {{p|Paras}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}}
* {{p|Oddish}} (×5)
* {{p|Mankey}}
* {{p|Cubone}}
* {{p|Sandshrew}}

==Trivia==

* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!|Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!! - Episode Paldea]]: {{p|Sprigatito}}
** The [https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1639537602427756550 riddle] and the [https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1639899991086100481 answer] were only posted on the official [https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR anipoke_PR] Twitter account.
* There was no "After the story" artwork posted for this episode.
* This is the last episode of the {{pkmn|animated series}}:
** To feature {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} as main protagonists.
** To feature the [[Team Rocket trio]] as main antagonists.
** To feature a [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment.
** To primarily feature the [[narrator]].
* Ash reveals his definition for the term "[[Pokémon Master]]" in this episode: someone who's befriended every Pokémon in the world.
* In Japan, this episode aired a week shy of the 26th anniversary of the animated series.
** In the United States, this episode aired on the 25th anniversary of the [[EP001|first episode]].
* To promote the episode, highlights of Ash's {{pkmn|journey}} were displayed at {{wp|Shinjuku Station}}.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZccKUMgLRE8 【公式】アニメ「ポケットモンスター」屋外広告｜新宿ウォール456]</ref>
** The silhouette of Ash and Pikachu running comes from the ending theme [[Type: Wild]] which was also used as the ending theme of this episode.
* [[Shinji Miyazaki]]'s music from the [[original series]] is reused as background music in this episode. Rather uniquely, outside of the Title Card and Eyecatch themes, as well the instrumental of [[Team Rocket's Team Song]], all background music from this episode orginiates from the original series.
** The arrangement of the title screen music from {{game|Red and Green|s}} is used at the end of the episode, referencing its use in the very first scene of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''.
* This is the last episode where [[Carter Cathcart]] is the script adapter and a voice actor for the English dub, as he opted to retire from the animated series following his diagnosis of cancer.
* The instrumentals of [[Team Rocket's Team Song]] and [[OK!]] as well as [[Type: Wild]] are used in this episode.
* This is the only episode of ''Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master'' to not feature {{an|Latias}}, due to her leaving with {{p|Latios}} in the [[JN146|previous episode]].
* The scene in the beginning of the episode where {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} part ways from Ash is similar to the scene from ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', where Misty and Brock go their separate ways from Ash.
* This episode marks the first time a bathroom has been seen in the animated series since ''[[EP129|Ignorance is Blissey]]'', 1,103 episodes earlier.
* The scene depicting the day after Ash returned home resembles [[EP001|the first day of Ash's journey]], including a {{p|Dodrio}} crowing on the roof, Ash sleeping in, and Ash (almost) running to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] while still in his pajamas.
* This episode marks {{Tracey}}'s first speaking appearance since ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', 766 episodes earlier.
** [[Ted Lewis]], Tracey's voice actor during the [[4Kids Entertainment]] dub, reprises his role as Tracey in this episode, making Tracey the first main character to regain his original voice actor following the dubbing of the show switch from 4Kids Entertainment to {{TPCi}}.
* As of this episode, [[Max]] is the only one of Ash's male {{AP|friends}} that he did not reunite with in ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''.
* {{AP|Noctowl}} is the only one of Ash's regional bird Pokémon to not appear in this episode.
* This episode marks the first appearance of [[Tracey's Venomoth]] and {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}} in the main series since ''[[EP225|Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!]]'', 1,007 episodes earlier.
** This episode also marks the first appearance of [[Tracey's Marill]] since ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'', 825 episodes earlier.
* This marks the first time one of {{cat|Tracey's Pokémon}} has [[evolution|evolved]] under his ownership.
** This is also the first time Tracey has had a change in his [[party]] since he caught Scyther in ''[[EP097|Tracey Gets Bugged]]'', 1,135 episodes earlier. With this, Tracey has taken the longest out of any main character in the animated series to have a confirmed change in his party.
* [[James]] is seen drinking [[Pokémon Center Café|Komala Coffee]] from {{g|Sun and Moon}} during his break.
* [[Jessie]] and James [[Breaking the fourth wall|break the fourth wall]] by shushing the camera while trying to sneak up on Ash and Pikachu.
* This episode marks the first physical appearance of [[Ash's Pidgeot]] since it was {{pkmn2|released}} in ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]'', 1,151 episodes earlier.
* Team Rocket identifying Pidgeot as the evolved form of Ash's {{p|Pidgeotto}} is a reference to the fact that they were not present to witness its Evolution as it occurred.
* As of this episode, {{AP|Larvitar}} is Ash's only non-[[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Ash Ketchum|temporary]] released Pokémon that he has not reunited with.
* Ash examines a {{p|Poliwag}} swimming on its back, which could be a reference to his Japanese namesake, [[Satoshi Tajiri]], and his favorite Pokémon being Poliwag.
* The scene of Ash and Pikachu running from the rain to find cover is similar to a scene in the original [[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]] opening.
* The shoes that Ash wears at the end of the episode have the Pokémon League Expo logo on them, which is notably the same logo that is on [[Ash's hat]] from the original series.
* Ash and Pikachu coming across a crossroads with Ash tossing a twig into the air to decide which way to go is a nod to [[JN137|the first episode]] of ''Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master''.
* Similar to the final episode of the first four [[series]], the usual ''To be continued'' is replaced with ''Next Time... A New Beginning!''.
** This also marks the first time since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' in which this ending message was used for the final episode of a series.
** The font used for the text is similar to the text from the original series, with the arrow that follows it.
* This is one of the few episodes where the English dub title is a direct translation of the Japanese title.
** Coincidentally, the [[JN146|episode preceding it]] and [[EP001|the first episode of ''Pokémon the Series'']] also had English titles that were directly translated from the Japanese ones.
* In the English dub, this episode is followed by ''[[JNS05|Distant Blue Sky!]]''.

===Errors===

===Dub edits===
* The text saying "Next Time... A New Beginning!" at the end of the episode is removed.
* [[Type: Wild]] is replaced by a piano arrangement of the first English opening theme.

==In other languages==
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DP102

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Brandon Seacrust:

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'''Shield with a Twist!''' (Japanese: '''ヨスガジム戦！ＶＳメリッサ！！''' ''{{tt|Yosuga|Hearthome}} Gym Match! VS {{tt|Melissa|Fantina}}!!'') is the 102nd episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 568th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on November 13, 2008, in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2009, and in the United States on April 18, 2009.

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==Blurb==

Ash is ready to battle Hearthome Gym Leader Fantina for the second time, with both his pride and the Relic Badge at stake. Barry, Ash's new rival, is watching in the hope that Ash will lose! The match begins with Fantina's Gengar facing Ash's Buizel. Gengar's Ability, Levitate, makes it hard to hit, and its Shadow Punch attack never misses. But when Gengar uses Hypnosis, Buizel spins and uses Water Gun, which counters Hypnosis and damages Gengar at the same time. This new counter shield maneuver helps Buizel beat Gengar, and the next round sees Chimchar use a fiery variation on this move to battle Fantina's Mismagius. Ash is definitely on a roll!

However, Fantina realizes she can use Magical Leaf to break through the counter shield trick. Ash is just as quick to adapt, and Chimchar knocks Mismagius out with its Flame Wheel move. Since this is a 3-on-3 Gym Battle, Fantina is now down to just her Drifblim—this should be an easy win for Pikachu, Ash's next Pokémon. But Drifblim creates a Psychic combination to counter Ash's counter shield strategy, then uses Hypnosis to put Pikachu down for the count. Buizel is up next, and Drifblim hits again with Hypnosis to knock Buizel out in no time!

Ash is on the defensive now, but he and Chimchar have one last trick left. By using Dig to get behind Drifblim, Chimchar gains the advantage of surprise. It launches itself at Drifblim from behind, and the surprise attack means it's lights out for Drifblim. Ash has won the Relic Badge—and over in Majolica Town, Jessie and her Yanmega have won a Contest Ribbon, too! That night, Barry announces his plan to take a boat from Canalave City to Iron Island, where he intends to train. Barry dares Ash to take on the Canalave Gym, and Ash confidently accepts. Now both Trainers are headed to Canalave, but it remains to be seen whether they can travel together!

==Plot==
{{Ash}} stands with {{AP|Pikachu}} in the [[Hearthome Gym]] ready for his fifth [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}. The [[Battle judge|referee]] introduces the battlers. The doors opposing Ash open and reveal [[Fantina]] surrounded by white light as she spins on one foot, announcing her excitement for her [[rematch]] with Ash and putting her foot down right on her side of the field and letting out a small chuckle. Ash gladly shouts across the room to her and tells her that she will not beat him this time, clenches his fist, and exclaims that he'll have his fifth Badge soon. Fantina chuckles again and exclaims that she will not give up the {{Badge|Relic}} easily.

Meanwhile in [[Majolica Town]], [[James]] excitedly points out that a [[Pokémon Contest]] will be held today. He, {{MTR}} and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} stare at the poster of [[Marian]] while contemplating a scheme. [[Jessie]], dressed as Jessilina, stands upright with her {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} beside her and names herself [[Top Coordinator]] before she rushes off to get her second [[Ribbon]], leaving James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet behind.

Back at the Gym, Ash calls to {{an|Barry}}, who is sitting in the stands with {{an|Dawn}} and {{an|Brock}} telling him to "watch and learn", Barry replies that he "already knows what a loser" is. The referee announces the rules and exclaims that the match will be three-on-three. Fantina calls upon her {{p|Gengar}} which floats above the battlefield, gently bobbing up and down in midair. Dawn scans it with her [[Pokédex]] and Ash calls out his {{AP|Buizel}}, anticipating {{m|Hypnosis}}, the move Fantina used to defeat his three Pokémon [[DP093|last time]]. Dawn and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} cheer Buizel on and Ash encourages him, mentioning the special training he and his Pokémon had done. Unable to contain her excitement, Fantina prepares to start. Gengar squares up to Buizel and the referee begins the match.

Ash commands Buizel to use {{m|Aqua Jet}}, which Gengar dodges with amazing speed. Barry jumps up and says that he had to deal with the same moves and Brock worries about the [[Ability]] {{a|Levitate}} that most {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon have. Fantina boasts about her Pokémon's movements and tests Ash's skills, asking how he'll handle it. Ash orders {{m|Sonic Boom}}, which misses Gengar and hits the wall. Fantina cockily suggests that there is not much of a battle to see and flamboyantly spins and calls out, calling her Gengar "Gengar the Great". Gengar intimately circles Buizel with incredible speed and shoots upwards. Fantina commands her Gengar to use {{m|Shadow Punch}}. Buizel attempts to dodge the attack but as Fantina pointed out to Dawn, Shadow Punch always hits its target. Fantina tells Gengar to use Hypnosis which Ash excitedly replies by telling Buizel to spin on his back and use {{m|Water Gun}}, forming whips of water flying in all directions, disabling Hypnosis and trapping Gengar. Dawn cheers for Ash and Buizel as Barry is impressed to see this new move. Fantina calls out to Gengar, telling it to stay still or it will be damaged by the water whips. Brock and Dawn joyously note the qualities of Buizel's move and Barry suggests to Ash he should keep that strategy up. Gengar lands on the ground opposing Buizel and Fantina compliments Ash's technique, naming it the [[Counter Shield]], which Ash then agrees with her that that is the name. Fantina orders {{m|Night Shade}} and Ash tells Buizel to counter with {{m|Water Pulse}}. Both Pokémon are hit but only Buizel is able to get up. The referee calls out Buizel to be the victor and Ash [[recall]]s him. Barry is angered by how easily Ash won the first round, exclaiming he was unable to beat even one of Fantina's Pokémon. Fantina calls back Gengar and compliments Ash, much to Barry's disgust as he had received no compliments in his battle with Fantina.

Meanwhile, at the Contest, Marian is complimenting all the Pokémon who have performed and then she introduces the next {{pkmn|Coordinator}}, Jessilina. Jessilina walks on stage, blowing kisses to the audience while James, Meowth, Wobbuffet, and {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} cheer for her. She summons Yanmega from her {{i|Poké Ball}} along with a bunch of hearts created by the [[Sticker|Seal]] on her [[Ball Capsule]]. Yanmega starts with {{m|Silver Wind}} which blows Jessilina's hair ribbons so that it waves beautifully in the wind, making the audience fall in love with Jessilina and Yanmega's beauty. James and Meowth compliment her to themselves as she sings for all to hear.

Back at the Gym, Ash vows to make quick work of Fantina's other two Pokémon. Fantina calls upon {{p|Mismagius}} and tells Ash that it can't learn Hypnosis, much to the surprise of Dawn and Barry. Barry thinks that Fantina is putting herself at a disadvantage but Brock tells him that it is common for Gym Leaders to share their techniques because their goal is to test the challenger. Ash reminisces the time Mismagius battled [[Zoey]], so he could be prepared for the attacks it knew. Knowing that he'd have to deal with the {{type|Grass}} move {{m|Magical Leaf}} as well, he sends out his {{t|Fire}} [[type]], {{AP|Chimchar}}. Chimchar starts with {{m|Flame Wheel}}, which Mismagius dodges with speed very much like Gengar's, but Chimchar turns around and jumps towards Mismagius with his Flame Wheel attack still active, much to Fantina's and Barry's surprise. Fantina orders {{m|Psywave}} which stops the Flame Wheel and sends Chimchar plummeting to the ground, while Brock and Dawn heed the power of {{type|Psychic}} moves. Ash tells Chimchar to spin and use {{m|Flamethrower}} which makes a Counter Shield of fire. Mismagius tries deflecting it with Psywave but still gets hit. Fantina then tries Magical Leaf, which is also deflected by the Counter Shield, but not before stopping it. Fantina then exclaimed that she had learned everything about the Counter Shield when he used it before, in their last battle. Ash tells Chimchar to use Flame Wheel again and Mismagius uses {{m|Dark Pulse}}, but Chimchar counters with another Counter Shield while still using Flame Wheel. Mismagius destroys the Counter Shield with Psywave but is then afterward hit hard by Flame Wheel. Mismagius is announced as unable to battle and Chimchar celebrates with Ash. Barry then comments on how much happier he seemed to be while with Ash than he was with [[Paul]].

[[File:Jessilina Majolica Ribbon.png|thumb|left|220px|Jessilina holding the Majolica Ribbon]]
Back at the Contest, [[Raoul Contesta|Mr. Contesta]] presents Jessilina with her second Ribbon. Her teammates in the audience are overjoyed to see her win the Majolica Ribbon.

Straight back to the Gym battle, Fantina calls upon the Pokémon that beat Pikachu, Buizel, and Chimchar in her last battle with Ash, her {{TP|Fantina|Drifblim}}. Fantina warns Ash that Drifblim is much stronger and much more beautiful than ever before and he sends Pikachu into battle. He starts with a {{m|Thunderbolt}} Counter Shield that directly hits Drifblim and paralyzes it, but Drifblim blows the electricity away with {{m|Psychic}} and Fantina reminds Ash that "all good things must come to an end", suggesting the Counter Shield has outgrown its use. Drifblim then conjures up a {{m|Will-O-Wisp}} and Fantina tells it to use Psychic to control the Will-O-Wisp. Drifblim spreads the ghostly blue fire around itself, making its own Counter Shield. Pikachu tried knocking it away with Thunderbolt but Drifblim's counter shield, which Fantina called a "Counter Counter Shield", was too powerful. Fantina then went on to explain her Counter Shield's superiority and that it would last much longer. Drifblim throws the Counter Shield at Pikachu, it surrounds him and Drifblim grabs him by the cheeks and uses Hypnosis, putting Pikachu to sleep. Drifblim finally blows him away with {{m|Ominous Wind}}, rendering him unable to battle.

Hoping to deflect Will-O-Wisp, Ash sends out Buizel again. Ash orders a spinning Aqua Jet which destroys the Counter Shield that Drifblim had thrown at it and it hits Drifblim hard. Fantina quickly catches on to Ash's strategy and orders an Ominous Wind attack which destroys the Aqua Jet. Buizel lands on the ground and is told to use Water Pulse, which gets countered by a Will-O-Wisp attack. Once the blinding light had cleared, Drifblim grabbed Buizel by the cheeks, used Hypnosis, and smashed him to the ground with Psychic, leaving Ash with only one Pokémon left, which is his Chimchar.

Chimchar is sent out again for the final round. Drifblim instantly starts by making Will-O-Wisp, while Chimchar uses Flame Wheel. Drifblim hits Chimchar with the Will-O-Wisp and stops the Flame Wheel. The match of Fire-type moves gives Ash an idea, he orders Chimchar to use Flamethrower, which collides with Drifblim's Counter Shield. The Flamethrower absorbs Drifblim's Counter Shield, turns the Flamethrower purple, and hits Drifblim with the power of Flamethrower and its own Will-O-Wisp attack. Chimchar then dodges Ominous Wind with {{m|Dig}}, comes up behind Drifblim, grabs it, and smacks it to the floor. Drifblim then turns around to use Hypnosis, but Chimchar is too quick for it and uses a close-range Flamethrower which knocks it out. Much to Barry's surprise, Ash had won the match. Fantina picked up her Drifblim and gave it high praise.

Outside, Fantina congratulates Ash and his Pokémon and awards him the Relic Badge. Later that night, on the balcony of the [[Pokémon Center]], Ash asks what Barry will do next. He replies that he will go and train on [[Iron Island]] as he trained there before and was able to win a Badge from the [[Canalave Gym]]. Dawn points Iron Island out on the map and Ash decides to go to [[Canalave City]] for his next Gym battle, suggesting they should all go together. Barry says if Ash wins there he will start thinking of him as a real rival.

==Major events==
[[File:Ash Relic Badge.png|thumb|220px|Ash holding the Relic Badge]]
* [[Jessie|Jessilina]] enters the [[Majolica Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]] and wins, earning her second [[Ribbon]].
* {{Ash}} invents the [[Counter Shield]] technique.
* Ash has an official [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} against [[Fantina]] and wins, earning the {{Badge|Relic}}.
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Fantina]]
* {{an|Barry}}
* [[Zoey]] (flashback)
* [[Marian]]
* [[Raoul Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Battle judge|Gym referee]]
* {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s
* Audience

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Mime Jr.}} ({{OP|James|Mime Jr.}})
* {{p|Chimchar}} ({{OP|Ash|Chimchar}})
* {{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Ash|Buizel}})
* {{p|Yanmega}} ({{OP|Jessie|Yanmega}})
* {{p|Glameow}} ({{OP|Zoey|Glameow}}; flashback)
* {{p|Gengar}} ([[Fantina]]'s)
* {{p|Drifblim}} ({{OP|Fantina|Drifblim}})
* {{p|Mismagius}} ([[Fantina]]'s)
* {{p|Empoleon}} ({{OP|Barry|Empoleon}})
* {{p|Steelix}} (flashback)

==Trivia==
* The English version of this episode first aired in the UK on April 16, 2009, along with ''[[DP103|Jumping Rocket Ship!]]''.
* As of this episode, every member of {{Ash}}'s [[Sinnoh]] team, other than {{AP|Gliscor}}, has been used in at least two Gym battles; and {{AP|Grotle}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, and {{AP|Buizel}} have been used in three. This also includes {{AP|Aipom}}, who was eventually traded and evolved.
* Although Ash invented the [[Counter Shield]] technique for attacking and defending at the same time, it was [[Fantina]] who gave it its name in this episode.
* Music from ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'' is used as background music.
* This is the first episode where a [[Pokémon Contest]] and a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} are depicted in the same episode.
** It is also the first episode in {{aniseries|DP}} to feature a Pokémon Contest in which {{an|Dawn}} does not participate.
* [[Jessie]] is not seen in her standard [[Team Rocket]] uniform throughout this episode, instead remaining in her Jessilina disguise for the {{to|Majolica}} Contest.
** This episode is one of the few where Jessie's hair is seen down.
** Also, she, [[James]], and {{MTR}} don't blast off or recite their {{motto}} in this episode.
* [[AG008|An earlier episode]] has a similar title to this one.
* [[Ash's Buizel]] uses {{m|Sonic Boom}} against Fantina’s Gengar, even though a Normal-type move would have had no effect on the Ghost-type Pokémon.
* {{p|Gengar}} has been shown to have abilities that function similar to {{a|Levitate}} in [[EP111|previous episodes]], where it uses these abilities to dodge {{m|Fissure}}, a Ground-type move. This episode is the first time a Gengar has been officially stated to have the [[Ability]].

===Errors===

===Dub edits===
* In the original Japanese version, Jessie uses an untranslatable pun. After she wins the [[Majolica Town]] [[Ribbon]], she says "{{tt|カワラケリボン、ロゲット団！|Kawarake ribon, Ro-GET-o-dan!}}", which is a play on [[Team Rocket]]'s Japanese name, "ロケット団 (Roketto-dan)" and the word "get". In the English dub, she just says "The Majolica Ribbon, mine and mine alone!"

==In other languages==
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|da={{tt|Fantinas skjold!|Fantina's shield!}}
|de={{tt|Drei gegen drei!|Three against three!}}
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|ru={{tt|Щит с секретом|Shield with a secret}}
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Brandon Seacrust: /* In other languages */

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title_en=Teaching the Student Teacher! |
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broadcast_jp=March 11, 2010 |
broadcast_us=August 7, 2010 |
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en_op=[[We Will Carry On!]] |
ja_op=[[The Greatest - Everyday!|サイコー・エブリディ！]] |
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'''Teaching the Student Teacher!''' (Japanese: '''海辺のポケモンスクール！''' ''The Beach Pokémon School!'') is the 167th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 633rd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on March 11, 2010 and in the United States on August 7, 2010.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

On their way to the Grand Festival, a meeting with Johanna in Neighborly Town reveals that she is to teach a beginning Pokémon class to some young students. When she's asked to judge the Neighborly Town Pokémon Contest (taking place at the same time as her class), our heroes offer to substitute for Johanna. Once they're in charge of the students, their attention is drawn to a boy named Thomas. He loves to pull practical jokes—and Piplup seems to be the chosen target of those jokes!

Each of our heroes chooses a different subject to teach. When it's Dawn's turn to explain the workings of a Pokémon Contest, she decides to formulate a brand-new combination on the spot. Unfortunately, "Ice Chandelier" fails to work, and Dawn is dismayed but determined to work on it. And, thanks to good advice from Thomas, she figures out how to make the combo succeed!

Meanwhile, at the Neighborly Town Contest where Johanna is judging, Jessilina (Jessie in disguise) wins her fourth Ribbon and earns Johanna's admiration.

Our heroes discover that Thomas likes Piplup a lot, but is too shy to know how to express it. Dawn's encouragement lifts Thomas's spirits, and the gang leaves the Pokémon class with the children happy and excited. Johanna is grateful for our heroes' assistance. They head back to the road toward the Grand Festival, with the exciting prospect of watching Dawn pull off the brand-new combination in the competition!

==Plot==
With {{Ash}}'s battle at the [[Sunyshore Gym]] being postponed, he and {{ashfr}} head over to [[Valor Lakefront]] where {{an|Dawn}} will compete in the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]]. The gang arrive at an unnamed seaside town following Dawn's insistence. As the sun sets they meet [[Johanna]] on the beach along with her {{TP|Johanna|Glameow}}, quite a surprise for Ash and {{an|Brock}}. Johanna reveals the fact that she travels once in a while around [[Sinnoh]] to give seminars called "My Very First [[Pokémon Coordinator]] Class" which are aimed at helping young children glean some wisdom and guidance in leading their life with Pokémon. The seminars are quite well planned, even having a lesson plan, from which the gang come to know the contents of the seminar: getting to know {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, how to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} a Pokémon, how to be a good Coordinator, and all about [[Pokémon breeding]]. Sadly, the seminar planned for the kids of the beach town during the next day was going to be cancelled due to Johanna having to go fill in [[Nurse Joy]]'s place as a [[Contest Judge]]. Dawn volunteers herself along with Ash and Brock to substitute for her during the next day's seminar, relieving Johanna and pumping the gang up at the prospect of a fun learning experience.

The next day dawns bright and sunny, perfect for having a good time. Ash and his friends begin the class with a great deal of zeal, only to have their confidence deflate when a brash young child called [[Thomas]] doubts their capability. Dawn and Ash show off their collection of {{pkmn|Contest}} [[Ribbon]]s and [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s respectively to prove themselves, Ash failing to impress with his one missing Badge compared to Dawn's full Ribbon case. The seminar begins with getting to know Pokémon, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} volunteering to be petted and fawned over by the children. Thomas annoys Piplup, pulling the Pokémon's cheeks for fun. Dawn scolds Thomas and asks him to put himself in Piplup's place. The advice bounces off him completely. Meanwhile, [[Jessie|Jessilina]] is putting on quite the performance in the [[Neighborly Town]] Pokémon Contest, with a brilliant electric wing [[Seal]] on Seviper and an almost tangible confidence.

The gang brings out their full [[party]], to give the kids a chance to become familiar with more Pokémon. Even the hard headed Thomas was quite fascinated by the array of Pokémon. While Brock takes a breeding class, teaching the students the ins and outs of being a {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}} and how to make sure a Pokémon is healthy, Piplup takes a well-deserved nap, tuckered out from all the cuddling and fun. Thomas takes this opportunity to draw graffiti on Piplup's face, angering the Pokémon who chases Thomas along the beach.

Ash then gave a lesson on how to catch a Pokémon, using a marked rock and rubber balls for target practice. Thomas is not impressed by the surprisingly good lesson Ash gives, boasting he could throw a Poké Ball just as well as Ash could. Thomas proved his amazing ball throwing skills by going completely off target and hitting Piplup in the face. Dawn begins to get worried about how she would fare in teaching Thomas. During her coordinating class she uses [[Zoey]]'s advice of keeping in mind that the Pokémon are the real stars and provides a good introduction to coordinating, which obviously did not impress Thomas. Angrily, to prove her mettle, Dawn unleashes Mamoswine and Cyndaquil to perform Flame Ice, illustrating a [[Contest combination|move combination]] for the aspiring Coordinators. Dawn also takes the opportunity to unveil Ice Chandelier, a combination involving Pachirisu's {{m|Discharge}} and Mamoswine's {{m|Ice Shard}}, which started out fantastically but petered out with a not so fantastic hiccup.

Dawn works on Ice Chandelier, determined to perfect it, her initial idea of having Pachirisu spin while using Discharge coming from Thomas' criticism on how boring the combination looked with both Pokémon standing still. However, Pachirisu gets too dizzy and the combo fails once again. While Dawn struggles to work out the kinks in her moves, Jessilina has won the Neighborly Contest, earning praise from Johanna on her Seviper's brilliant Haze and exquisite Poison Tail attacks.

Dawn modifies Ice Chandelier by having Buneary create a bigger ice ball around Pachirisu using Ice Beam while twirling and having Pachirisu run in the ball while using Discharge, with the move being successful. In the revelry, Thomas and Piplup unexpectedly hug, a friendship having been formed between the two as they cheered Dawn and her Pokémon on.

Later on, like Brock suspected, Thomas actually liked Piplup but out of frustration from not being able to say it, ended up teasing Piplup. The child apologised profusely to Piplup who genially accepted his sincere feelings.

As night falls, Johanna returns, sharing with the gang on how amazing Jessilina was and how enjoyable the Neighborly Contest was along with extreme gratitude to the trio for saving her seminar. She gifts Dawn a brand new dress to wear at the [[Grand Festival]] and wishes good fortune for Ash and Dawn in fulfilling their dreams.

==Major events==
[[File:Jessilina and Seviper.png|thumb|220px|Jessilina holding the Neighborly Ribbon]]

* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with [[Johanna]].
* [[Jessie|Jessilina]] enters the [[Neighborly Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]] and wins, earning her fourth [[Ribbon]].
* {{an|Dawn}} perfects a new [[Contest combination|combination move]], which she calls Ice Chandelier.
* Dawn receives a new outfit for the [[Grand Festival]] from her mother.
{{animeevents|DP}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Johanna]]
* [[Marian]]
* [[Raoul Contesta|Mr. Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Thomas]]
* {{tc|Waiter}}
* Children
* Restaurant customers

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Staraptor}} ({{OP|Ash|Staraptor}})
* {{p|Torterra}} ({{OP|Ash|Torterra}})
* {{p|Infernape}} ({{OP|Ash|Infernape}})
* {{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Ash|Buizel}})
* {{p|Gible}} ({{OP|Ash|Gible}})
* {{p|Buneary}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buneary}})
* {{p|Pachirisu}} ({{OP|Dawn|Pachirisu}})
* {{p|Mamoswine}} ({{OP|Dawn|Mamoswine}})
* {{p|Cyndaquil}} ({{OP|Dawn|Cyndaquil}})
* {{p|Sudowoodo}} ({{OP|Brock|Sudowoodo}})
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})
* {{p|Happiny}} ({{OP|Brock|Happiny}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Glameow}} ({{OP|Johanna|Glameow}})
* {{p|Krabby}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Neighborly Contest Judges.png|thumb|250px|Johanna filling in for Nurse Joy]]
* [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Examination]]: {{p|Whismur}}
* This is the first episode to feature all of {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}}'s Pokémon on hand since ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]'', almost 35 episodes ago.
** In this moment, {{AP|Staraptor}} is shown to be released along with Brock's Pokémon, while the rest of Ash's came after. It is unknown if this was an error; however, it should be noted that all the Pokémon were released in groups of four.
* Music from ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]'', ''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]'', ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi Wish Maker]]'', ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', and ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' is played during this episode.
* The episode's English [[dub]] title comes from the phrase "teaching the teacher".
* {{TRT}} doesn't blast off or recite their {{motto}} in this episode.
* This is the first episode in which [[Nurse Joy]] isn't a judge for a [[Pokémon Contest]], with [[Johanna]] filling in for her.

===Errors===
* After Ash returns his {{AP|Gible}} to his {{i|Poké Ball}}, Gible reappears again behind him during the next scene and disappears again afterwards.

===Dub edits===
* Johanna's seminar was renamed to '''My Very First Pokémon Coordinator Class''' (Japanese: '''初めてのポケモンコーディネータースクール''' ''My First Pokémon Coordinator School'').

==In other languages==
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|cs={{tt|Noví učitelé|New teachers}}
|da={{tt|En lærer på skolebænken!|Teaching the Student Teacher!}}
|nl={{tt|Wie geeft wie les?|Who Teaches Whom?}}
|fi={{tt|Kuka opettaa ja ketä?|Who's teaching and whom?}}
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DP087

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epcode=DP087 |
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title_en=The Psyduck Stops Here!|
title_ja=コダックの通せんぼ！|
title_ja_trans=The Koduck Roadblock! |
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broadcast_jp=July 24, 2008 |
broadcast_us=December 27, 2008 |
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'''The Psyduck Stops Here!''' (Japanese: '''コダックの通せんぼ！''' ''The {{tt|Koduck|Psyduck}} Roadblock!'') is the 87th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 553rd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on July 24, 2008, and in the United States on December 27, 2008.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Our heroes are on the path to Celestic Town, but the road runs through a narrow pass that's blocked by three irritable Psyduck. If Ash and his friends take a detour, they'll miss the Celestic Town Contest, but the Psyduck's Psychic-type attacks repel anyone who tries to get through. Ash and his friends do their best to force the Psyduck out of the way, but none of their Pokémon can get in an effective attack. The Psyduck aren't interested in negotiating with Piplup, either! Team Rocket pops in to try and recruit the Psyduck for Team Rocket, but they too are blasted out of the way.

There must be a reason for the Psyduck's behavior, so Ash hitches a risky ride on Gliscor and flies ahead to scout the path. While Ash is on his mission, Brock sings and dances to distract the Psyduck. Ash and Gliscor crash-land near a pond filled with more Psyduck, nursing their Eggs—that's why the Psyduck in the pass are on guard! Ash returns and reports to the others just before Team Rocket returns in an attempt to steal the Psyduck. Ash and his friends team up with the Psyduck to beat Team Rocket, earning some trust from the Psyduck.

A Psyduck messenger summons the Psyduck in the pass, and everyone runs to the pond in time to see the Psyduck Eggs hatch. As Brock dishes up Pokémon food to help earn the Psyduck's trust, he wonders why the Psyduck are in a small pond instead of nearby Lake Psyduck. When our heroes investigate Lake Psyduck, they're attacked by Muk that have taken over the lake! Ash and his friends send the Muk flying into another pond, which just happens to be inhabited by female Muk. The Muk happily pair up and the Psyduck families return to Lake Psyduck, so the road ahead is clear for the trip to Celestic Town!

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are traveling through a valley on the way to {{an|Dawn}}'s next Contest in [[Celestic Town]]. They encounter three {{p|Psyduck}} in the middle of the road, which Dawn scans with her [[Pokédex]]. As they walk closer to them the Psyduck's eyes glow pink and they toss the group away with {{m|Psychic}}. Ash decides force is the solution, though he and {{AP|Pikachu}} are struck back by the Psyduck using {{m|Hidden Power}}. {{an|Brock}} checks his map for an alternative route, but Dawn fears that she will miss the Contest if they decide to go around. Determined to clear the roadblock, Ash sends out {{AP|Turtwig}} who attacks with {{m|Razor Leaf}} and {{m|Bite}}, but the three Psyduck are too powerful and Ash calls Turtwig back. The Psyduck also overcome {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} and {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}'s advances. Ash calls on {{AP|Chimchar}}, but its {{m|Flamethrower}} fails against the Psyduck's {{m|Water Gun}} attacks, forcing Ash to [[recall]] it.

{{TRT}} makes an unwanted appearance and laugh at the [[twerp]]s pathetic attempts to get past the Psyduck. They haughtily state that they can do a better job of getting the Psyduck out of the way than the twerps can. {{MTR}} walks up to the Psyduck and attempts to bargain with them. However it backfires and Team Rocket is sent blasting off into the distance by Psychic. Team Rocket quickly recover and are now determined to deliver the Psyduck to {{an|Giovanni}}.

Later, [[Brock's Happiny]] comes out and uses {{m|Pound}} while the Psyduck retaliate, and she crashes into the ground. Happiny gets angry and lifts up a gigantic boulder to throw onto the Psyduck, but she loses her balance and swerves around while Ash, Dawn, and Brock try not to get hit. Eventually, Happiny crashes and breaks the boulder, fainting. [[Dawn's Swinub]] is sent out to {{m|Dig}} underground, but gets defeated as well. They come up with a plan for {{AP|Staravia}} and {{AP|Gliscor}} to fly around with Ash while Dawn and Brock distract the Psyduck. Brock begins to perform [[Takeshi's Paradise|Brock's Paradise]], and Dawn joins in while not totally impressed by the maracas routine. With the help of Staravia’s flapping, Ash and Gliscor soon take off. Gliscor flies into the cliff face a little farther down the valley. Ash walks a little further and sees a few Psyduck holding {{pkmn|Egg}}s, and realizes that the Psyduck are protecting their babies. Ash returns to his friends and informs them that the Psyduck are simply defending their Eggs.

Team Rocket reappears again in their Meowth Balloon, this time capturing the Psyduck trio, and performing their {{motto}} again. [[James]] takes Staravia out with a mechanical punch, though Croagunk punctures the balloon and brings it down with a {{m|Poison Jab}}. As Team Rocket call on {{TP|James|Carnivine}} and {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} for assistance, Dawn sends out Buneary who uses {{m|Ice Beam}} to counter Yanmega’s {{m|Sonic Boom}}. Ash rushes Chimchar into the match, and it scorches Carnivine's {{m|Bullet Seed}} with Flamethrower. As Chimchar {{m|Flame Wheel}}s towards Team Rocket, the Psyduck add Water Gun to the mix, sending the trio blasting off again.

A fourth Psyduck appears, alerting the others to something down by the pond. Ash and his friends follow and reach the pond in time to see two of the three Eggs hatch. Wanting to see the {{pkmn|aging|hatchlings}} up close, Brock whips up a batch of his [[Pokémon food]], which goes over well. Brock notices something odd, the pond they are standing at is too small for all of the Psyduck. He checks his map and realizes that the nearby [[Lake Psyduck]] would offer them much more space. The Psyduck affirm that something is amiss with Lake Psyduck, so the group walk over to investigate further. The issue becomes apparent when several {{p|Muk}} emerge from the lakewater. The trio of Muk go on the attack, so Ash and his friends send out {{AP|Buizel}}, {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} and Croagunk to combat their {{m|Sludge Bomb}} assault. Pikachu finally uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} to send the Muk blasting off. Upon landing, the Muk are pleased with their new sludge-filled surroundings and soon fall in love with the other Muk already living there. Meanwhile, the Psyduck return to Lake Psyduck and quickly take to the water, which pleases Ash, Dawn and Brock as they continue their journey to Celestic Town.

==Major events==
* [[Dawn's Swinub]] is revealed to know {{m|Dig}}.
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Staravia}} ({{OP|Ash|Staravia}})
* {{p|Turtwig}} ({{OP|Ash|Turtwig}})
* {{p|Chimchar}} ({{OP|Ash|Chimchar}})
* {{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Ash|Buizel}})
* {{p|Gliscor}} ({{OP|Ash|Gliscor}})
* {{p|Buneary}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buneary}})
* {{p|Ambipom}} ({{OP|Dawn|Ambipom}})
* {{p|Swinub}} ({{OP|Dawn|Swinub}})
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})
* {{p|Happiny}} ({{OP|Brock|Happiny}})
* {{p|Yanmega}} ({{OP|Jessie|Yanmega}})
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} (×11; three newly hatched)
* {{p|Muk}} (×6)

==Trivia==
* {{an|Brock}} wears his outfit from [[Takeshi's Paradise]] in this episode, and music from that song is used as well in the original Japanese version.
* This episode marks the first and only time that [[Brock's Happiny]] got knocked out.
* In this episode, {{TRT}} uses a variation of their {{motto}}.
* [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] doesn't appear in this episode.
* [[Pocket-ering Monster-ing]] is used as background music in this episode.
** For the first time, this song is left intact in the dub.
* An [[EP161|earlier episode]] had a similar title to this episode. Both are references to the famous saying "{{wp|the buck stops here}}".
* The episode's plot is a reference to the {{p|Psyduck}} trio that blocked {{rt|210|Sinnoh}} to [[Celestic Town]] in the {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} games.
* This episode was the first to air in Japan after the theatrical release of [[M11]].

===Errors===
* When Dawn gets her "Psyducklings" idea, Brock's hair is colored black instead of brown.
* In the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} dub, Brock orders Croagunk to use {{m|Poison Jab}} twice. However, the first move that Croagunk uses was {{m|Poison Sting}}.

<gallery>
DP087 Error Brock Miscolored Hair.png|Brock's miscolored hair
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
* As Brock performs [[Takeshi's Paradise]], the song's background music is removed.

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|路霸可達鴨！|Road Hog Psyduck!}}
|cs={{tt|Psyduckčí zátaras|Psyduck's Roadblock}}
|da={{tt|Psyduck spærrer vejen|Psyduck block(s) the road}}
|de={{tt|Ein Enton kommt selten allein!|A Psyduck is rarely alone!}}
|ko={{tt|고라파덕! 길을 비켜라!|Psyduck! Clear the Road!}}
|nl={{tt|Tegengehouden door Psyducks!|Stopped by the Psyduck!}}
|fi={{tt|Kuin vesi Psyduckin selästä!|Like water from the back of a Psyduck!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Psykokwak protège les siens!|Psyduck protect his own!}}
|it={{tt|Con gli Psyduck non si passa!|}}
|no={{tt|Psyduck stopper her!|Psyduck stop(s) here!}}
|pl={{tt|Miejsce postoju Psyducków|Psyduck' stopping place}}
|pt_br={{tt|Os Psyducks param aqui!|The Psyduck stop here!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Ninguém Passa pelos Psyduck!|Nobody Passes Through the Psyduck!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Los Psyduck llegaron ya!|The Psyduck already came!}}
|es_eu={{tt|La Barrera de los Psyduck|The Barrier of the Psyduck}}
|bg={{tt|ПсиПатето Спира Тук!|PsyDuck Stops Here!}}
|sv={{tt|Hit men inte längre!|Here but no further!}}
|ru={{tt|Психоутка говорит «стоп»!|The Psychic Duck says 'stop'!}}
}}
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