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EP272

2010-05-01T23:07:45Z

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title_en=Johto Photo Finish |
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'''Johto Photo Finish''' (Japanese: '''フルバトルのはてに！それぞれのみち！！''' ''To the End of the Full Battle! Each One's Way!!'') is the 272nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 31, 2002 and in the United States on October 11, 2003.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==

{{Ash}} and {{jo|Harrison}} are left with only one Pokémon left. Both {{AP|Charizard}} and {{TP|Harrison|Blaziken}} start off with a powerful {{m|Flamethrower}} attack, which collide to form a giant smoke cloud. As the smoke clears, neither Pokémon is fazed by the explosion. Ash then commands Charizard to use Flamethrower, which Blaziken easily dodges by jumping high into the air. Taking advantage of the fact that Blaziken can't move freely in the air, Charizard uses {{m|Dragon Rage}}, which, to Ash's surprise, Blaziken dodges, then counters using {{m|Quick Attack}}. Charizard flies up to dodge, but Blaziken attacks with Flamethrower. Charizard dodges and counters with another Flamethrower that collides with Blaziken's next attack. Then Blaziken uses Quick Attack again and Charizard is hit by a {{m|Fire Punch}}, but, unfazed, counters with a Flamethrower that hits Blaziken dead on.

Blaziken is ordered once again to use Quick Attack. As Charizard and Blaziken brawl it out, Ash commands Charizard to use {{m|Seismic Toss}}. Brock and Misty cheer as Charizard circles around in the air. As the smoke clears Blaziken is down, but the announcer is interrupted as, to the surprise of everyone, Blaziken gets up. With both Pokémon tired out, Blaziken uses one more Quick Attack, which Charizard counters with Flamethrower. Charizard attacks again with Seismic Toss, but Blaziken dodges and smashes Charizard with a {{m|Blaze Kick}}, dealing severe damage to Charizard. Charizard, sustaining the damage, releases a full power Dragon Rage to meet Blaziken's Flamethrower. As the smoke clears, both Pokémon struggle to get up. Eventually both of them get up, but when Charizard is ordered to use Flamethrower, it faints.

Later, Ash and crew say goodbye to {{AP|Squirtle}} and [[Officer Jenny]]. In the next match, Harrison loses to another Trainer's {{p|Rhyhorn}}. Ash blames himself for Harrison's loss because Charizard and Blaziken battled so hard, Harrison was unable to use it. Harrison's opponent goes on to win the Johto League. Harrison plans to keep on with his journey by participating in the [[Indigo League]] in Kanto. After saying their goodbyes, and with the Johto League over, the gang head back towards [[Kanto]], and [[Pallet Town]].

== Major events ==
* Ash loses his battle with Harrison.
* Ash sends Squirtle back to the [[Squirtle Squad]].
* Ash sends Charizard back to the [[Charicific Valley]].
* Harrison loses in the semi-finals.
* Harrison tells Ash that he should go to [[Hoenn]].
* {{Gary}} decides to be a Pokémon Researcher.
* Ash, Harrison and Gary head their separate ways.
** Harrison heads to [[Kanto]] to begin the [[Indigo League]].
** Gary heads back to [[Pallet Town]].
** Ash, Misty, and Brock head back to Pallet Town.
{{animeevents}}
=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{Gary}}
* {{jo|Harrison}}
* {{Delia}}
* [[Professor Oak]]
* [[Professor Birch]] (mentioned)
* [[Jon Dickson]]
* Crowd (includes [[Macey]] and [[Vincent|Jackson]])

=== Pokémon ===
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Tyranitar}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Noctowl}} ({{OP|Ash|Noctowl}})
* {{p|Politoed}} ({{OP|Misty|Politoed}})
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ([[Mimey|Delia's]])
* {{p|Blastoise}} ({{OP|Gary|Blastoise}})
* {{p|Blaziken}} ({{OP|Harrison|Blaziken}})
* {{p|Kecleon}} ({{jo|Harrison}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Steelix}} ({{jo|Harrison}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Houndoom}} ({{jo|Harrison}}'s)
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} ([[Jon Dickson]]'s)
* {{p|Rapidash}} ([[Jon Dickson]]'s)
* {{p|Oddish}}
* {{p|Gloom}}
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Rattata}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}}
* {{p|Houndour}}
* {{p|Wailmer}} (Harrison's quotation)
* {{p|Sharpedo}} (Harrison's quotation)
* {{p|Seedot}} (Harrison's quotation)
* {{p|Shroomish}} (Harrison's quotation)
* {{p|Lotad}} (Harrison's quotation)
* {{p|Zigzagoon}} (Harrison's quotation)
* {{p|Poochyena}} (Harrison's quotation)
* {{p|Misdreavus}}
* {{p|Magikarp}}
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Remoraid}}
* {{p|Octillery}}
* {{p|Tyrogue}}
* {{p|Hitmontop}}
* {{p|Hitmonchan}}
* {{p|Hitmonlee}}
* {{p|Eevee}}
* {{p|Vaporeon}}
* {{p|Jolteon}}
* {{p|Flareon}}
* {{p|Umbreon}}
* {{p|Espeon}}
* {{p|Rhydon}}

== Trivia ==
* This episode can be found on the second [[Game Boy Advance Video|GBA video]].
* Battles:
** Ash vs. Harrison: Harrison won
** Jon Dickson vs. Harrison: Jon Dickson won
*This is the second Pokémon League where Ash loses the competition to a rival whom he knows outside the Pokémon league battles (the first being [[Ritchie]] in the [[Indigo League]]), who then loses the next round. It is also interesting to note that in both cases, Charizard was the last Pokémon used by Ash, except this time it didn't refuse to battle.
*This episode's title is a reference to the phrase '''A Photo Finish'''.
**This episode's title is also similar to [[DP139|a future episode]].

=== Errors ===
* After the explosion caused when Blaziken's Flamethrower and Charizard's Dragon Rage attacks collided, when Blaziken is attempting to compose itself, its hands are red instead of gray, and next, its tail is white instead of red. After that the yellow spot on its chest is white.
* The ref repeats that Harrison is from Silver Town instead of Littleroot Town as seen in ''[[EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel]]'' similar to the mistake in ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]''.
* Gary when talking about where the Misdreavus are from says Silver Mountain instead of Mt.Silver

=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Uudet suunnat|The new directions}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|La fin de la Conférence Argentée|The end of the Silver Conference}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Zeit des Abschieds|Time for farewell}}'''
* Hebrew: '''!פוטופיניש ג'וטו''' ''Photofinish Johto!''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Il torneo della vittoria (quarta parte)|The victory tournament (part 4)}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|A Última Foto da Liga Johto|The Last Photo of the Johto League}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|El reñido final de Jotho|Jotho's struggling end}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La final de la liga Jotho!|Jotho League's ending!}}'''

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EP265

2010-04-25T05:46:45Z

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'''Pop Goes The Sneasel''' (Japanese: '''ニューラとせいなるほのお！''' ''{{tt|Nyula|Sneasel}} and the Sacred Flame!'') is the 265th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 12, 2002 and in the United States on September 16, 2003.

{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
After returning {{p|Larvitar}}, {{Ash}} and the gang head toward Silver Mountain. Along the way, they notice people gathered at a large closed gate. When they get there, Ash asks a bystander what's going on. The person says that there's some commotion going on the other side. The bad thing is though, this gate leads to Silver Mountain, so everyone's stuck! The gate opens a tad and one of the attendants explains the current situation. While this is happening, {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}, who was on the ground, walks towards the gate. {{AP|Pikachu}} follows after Togepi and soon the attendant notices that they are inside the gate! The gang runs after them.

Pikachu and Togepi are reunited with their trainers, and they apologize to the guard. But the attendant says it's probably perfect timing anyway, since he didn't know how else to say this. Before he can finish, two trainers run down a set of stone steps and it looks like they were in a battle. One of them yells at the attendant. Ash asks what was that all about, then attendant finally says that nobody's been able to get to the Sacred Fire. Ash, as usual, asks about that. Soon another trainer steps in to tell about that.

But before the stranger could tell the story, the gang breaks that off with a "Who are you?". The trainer is {{jo|Harrison}} from [[Littleroot Town]] in [[Hoenn]]. {{an|Brock}} says he's heard of Hoenn, which is supposed around here. Harrison starts to explain that long ago, this area was one major place for battles and wars. People ravaged the place so badly that the Pokémon suffered because of it and the vegetation was wiped out. Soon {{p|Ho-Oh}} used its power to "burn" the area back to life. Eventually the forest that stands now was restored. But a bit of a tree was left burning for the longest of times. And they placed the fire in a shrine that's supposed to be around here.

The attendant adds that recently there have been reports of a {{p|Sneasel}}, a {{p|Machop}}, and a {{p|Machoke}} preventing people from getting near. Every trainer who volunteered to try to stop the offending Pokémon ended up coming back with hurt Pokémon, broken bones, and other serious injuries. The attendant is really worried, because without the Sacred Fire, the ceremony for the Silver Tournament can't start, and thus, no tournament this year.

Ash says he'll make sure he can get the Sacred Fire secure from the Sneasel, mainly because he wants to go compete. Harrison, on the other hand, wants the Sneasel and will help Ash out if he can get his hands on it. Ash asks where is the shrine and the attendant points the way: the same stone steps. Everyone soon goes up the stairs.

Somewhere else in the forest, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are searching for the Sacred Fire. They plan to get it and sell it off, and finally they find the shrine, but as soon as they run, they get clotheslined by a Machoke. All but {{MTR}} are decked, Meowth looked around and saw that there was a Machoke and a Machop, followed by a Sneasel. Jessie and James get back up and see the Sneasel and decide to capture it as well.

Jessie sends out {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} to try to take care of the cat. She commands Arbok to use {{m|Headbutt}}, but Sneasel simply jumps out of the way and uses {{m|Slash}} on Arbok. Meowth makes a snobby comment but Jessie throws him to battle to prove what he said. Meowth tries to use {{m|Fury Swipes}} on Sneasel, but Sneasel dodges the attack and gives Meowth a swipe, which sends the cat Pokémon crashing into Jessie and James and sending them all clear across the path.

The gang is almost there, and when they almost reach the top, Ash runs towards the shrine. However, he almost gets clotheslined as well, but manages to avoid it. He almost falls backwards down the stairs, but everyone else grabs him. When everyone reaches the top, they find out it's the Machop and the Machoke that the attendant was talking about. They decide to distract the Pokémon and then run from them since our heroes don't want to waste time.

Misty sends out {{TP|Misty|Corsola}} and Harrison uses his {{p|Houndoom}} to take down the fighting duo. They successfully hold them back with {{m|Spike Cannon}} and {{m|Flamethrower}}. While this is happening, Ash goes up to the shrine and opens the doors, but almost gets swiped by the Sneasel. Ash sends out {{AP|Totodile}} to take the Sneasel on. Ash tells Totodile to use {{m|Water Gun}}, but tells Totodile not to hit the Sacred Fire, and Totodile attacks Sneasel. Sneasel strikes back with Slash and knocks Totodile down, but not out. Finally the Sneasel gvies Totodile a {{m|Shadow Ball}} that throws Totodile right into Ash! Both get sent right back down the hill, but fortunately they collide into a tree.

As for the Rockets, Jessie and James get a little doubtful about Meowth. Jessie pulls James over for a private talk about this. Jessie says that they should get the Sneasel, since it's more powerful than Meowth but no less different, as it's still a cat. Meowth sneaks up on the conversation and listens to the whole plot to ditch Meowth for that Sneasel. James is a little hesitant, since he can't picture someone replacing Meowth. Meowth hurries back before they're finished and soon Jessie and James goes back. Jessie tries to cover up their plot with some excuse and Meowth pretends to be happy about it. James on the other hand seems a little hesitant.

The gang plans out some tactics and soon goes at the Sacred Fire again. This time they encounter the fighters who are waiting. Ash sends out {{AP|Phanpy}} and Harrison uses Houndoom. Phanpy takes the Machop down with a {{m|Tackle}} and Houndoom hits Machoke with {{m|Take Down}}. This knocks the fighters back and when they try to run to their opponents, Houndoom and Phanpy lift them up and send them down the hill. The duo lands on the bottom where the attendant is standing, looks like they could do something else now.

They find the Sneasel, but soon the Rocket's in a Sneasel balloon float above. Everything's almost the same, except Meowth imitating Sneasel. Everyone but Ash knows that it's just Meowth in a Sneasel costume. So the Rockets put their plan into effect. Meowth brings over a present box to the Sneasel. Jessie tells the plan: Meowth gives the box which is really a smoke bomb, Jessie and James pick up Sneasel, and they run off. As for Meowth, he tells the Sneasel what's really going on. The Sneasel doesn't bite and slashes Meowth, the smoke bomb coming out of the present anyway. The bomb explodes and the Rocket's make their move and grab Sneasel. They run off and laugh in their success, but when they check on Sneasel, it's really Meowth! Meowth gives both Jessie and James a good slashing.

The smoke clears and the gang is surprised to see that Sneasel is still there. With no time to waste, Harrison takes the chance and initiates battle. He sends out a new Pokémon this time: {{TP|Harrison|Blaziken}}. Ash tries to scan it on the [[Pokédex]], but there's no data. Then, Brock realizes that this must be a Pokémon from the Hoenn region. The first attack Blaziken uses is {{m|Quick Attack}}, which the Sneasel has no chance of dodging. The Sneasel tries to counter with a {{m|Shadow Ball}}, but {{p|Blaziken}} dodges from that and counters with {{m|Flamethrower}}. Blaziken gives Sneasel a {{m|Fire Punch}}, knocking it down. Harrison throws a [[Poké Ball]] at Sneasel and catches the Pokémon!

Ash comments about Harrison's Blaziken, seeing this Pokémon being strong and all. Finally, they go get the Sacred Fire. The ceremony of the Silver Tournament begins with a runner bringing the fire to the stadium. Harrison says that he'll be at the Tournament and he's looking forward to seeing Ash there. Ash on the other hand is left stunned.

== Major events ==

* {{Ash}} meets {{jo|Harrison}} and together they allow the [[Silver Conference]] to commence.
* Harrison {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} a {{p|Sneasel}}.
=== Debuts ===

* {{jo|Harrison}}
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Blaziken}} ({{OP|Harrison|Blaziken}})
* {{p|Sneasel}} (Harrison's)

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{jo|Harrison}}

=== Pokémon ===
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Elekid}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Totodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Totodile}})
* {{p|Phanpy}} ({{OP|Ash|Phanpy}})
* {{p|Corsola}} ({{OP|Misty|Corsola}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Houndoom}} ({{jo|Harrison}}'s)
* {{p|Blaziken}} ({{OP|Harrison|Blaziken}}; debut)
* {{p|Sneasel}} ({{jo|Harrison}}'s; new; debut)
* {{p|Ho-Oh}} (flashback)
* {{p|Machop}}
* {{p|Machoke}}
* {{p|Poliwrath}}
* {{p|Butterfree}}

== Trivia ==
* This episode begins the eight-part Silver Conference arc.
* The ceremony beginning the Silver Tournament uses a runner carrying a lighted torch into the stadium in the same manner as the Pokémon League Games in Kanto.
* This is the first time the [[Hoenn]] region is mentioned in the anime.
* The Pokédex has no available data on Blaziken. This will change with the Pokédex upgrade in ''[[EP269|The Ties That Bind]]''.
* The English title is a pun on the {{wp|nursery rhyme}} "{{wp|Pop Goes The Weasel}}".
* In one scene, {{MTR}} was thinking about [[Evolution|evolving]].
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 6: Dark'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].

=== Errors ===
When Jesse says "we will go in and grab the green guy" Sneasel is actually black

=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Sneasel-metsällä|On Sneasel hunt}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Le gardien de la flamme Sacrée|The guardian of the sacred flame}}'''
* German. '''{{tt|Ein Sniebel geht um|A Sneasel goes around}}'''
* Hebrew: '''סניזל''' ''Sneasel''
* Italian: '''{{tt|La fiaccola|The flame}}'''
* Portuguese
** Brazilian Portuguese: '''{{tt|A Chama que nunca se Apaga|The Flame that never Goes Off}}
** European Portuguese: '''{{tt|Lá vai o Sneasel!|There goes Sneasel!}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Sneasel el centinela|Sneasel the Sentinel}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Sneasel y el fuego sagrado!|Sneasel and the sacred fire!}}'''

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EP265

2010-04-25T05:45:17Z

Mafaykus: /* Errors */

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'''Pop Goes The Sneasel''' (Japanese: '''ニューラとせいなるほのお！''' ''{{tt|Nyula|Sneasel}} and the Sacred Flame!'') is the 265th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 12, 2002 and in the United States on September 16, 2003.

{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
After returning {{p|Larvitar}}, {{Ash}} and the gang head toward Silver Mountain. Along the way, they notice people gathered at a large closed gate. When they get there, Ash asks a bystander what's going on. The person says that there's some commotion going on the other side. The bad thing is though, this gate leads to Silver Mountain, so everyone's stuck! The gate opens a tad and one of the attendants explains the current situation. While this is happening, {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}, who was on the ground, walks towards the gate. {{AP|Pikachu}} follows after Togepi and soon the attendant notices that they are inside the gate! The gang runs after them.

Pikachu and Togepi are reunited with their trainers, and they apologize to the guard. But the attendant says it's probably perfect timing anyway, since he didn't know how else to say this. Before he can finish, two trainers run down a set of stone steps and it looks like they were in a battle. One of them yells at the attendant. Ash asks what was that all about, then attendant finally says that nobody's been able to get to the Sacred Fire. Ash, as usual, asks about that. Soon another trainer steps in to tell about that.

But before the stranger could tell the story, the gang breaks that off with a "Who are you?". The trainer is {{jo|Harrison}} from [[Littleroot Town]] in [[Hoenn]]. {{an|Brock}} says he's heard of Hoenn, which is supposed around here. Harrison starts to explain that long ago, this area was one major place for battles and wars. People ravaged the place so badly that the Pokémon suffered because of it and the vegetation was wiped out. Soon {{p|Ho-Oh}} used its power to "burn" the area back to life. Eventually the forest that stands now was restored. But a bit of a tree was left burning for the longest of times. And they placed the fire in a shrine that's supposed to be around here.

The attendant adds that recently there have been reports of a {{p|Sneasel}}, a {{p|Machop}}, and a {{p|Machoke}} preventing people from getting near. Every trainer who volunteered to try to stop the offending Pokémon ended up coming back with hurt Pokémon, broken bones, and other serious injuries. The attendant is really worried, because without the Sacred Fire, the ceremony for the Silver Tournament can't start, and thus, no tournament this year.

Ash says he'll make sure he can get the Sacred Fire secure from the Sneasel, mainly because he wants to go compete. Harrison, on the other hand, wants the Sneasel and will help Ash out if he can get his hands on it. Ash asks where is the shrine and the attendant points the way: the same stone steps. Everyone soon goes up the stairs.

Somewhere else in the forest, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are searching for the Sacred Fire. They plan to get it and sell it off, and finally they find the shrine, but as soon as they run, they get clotheslined by a Machoke. All but {{MTR}} are decked, Meowth looked around and saw that there was a Machoke and a Machop, followed by a Sneasel. Jessie and James get back up and see the Sneasel and decide to capture it as well.

Jessie sends out {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} to try to take care of the cat. She commands Arbok to use {{m|Headbutt}}, but Sneasel simply jumps out of the way and uses {{m|Slash}} on Arbok. Meowth makes a snobby comment but Jessie throws him to battle to prove what he said. Meowth tries to use {{m|Fury Swipes}} on Sneasel, but Sneasel dodges the attack and gives Meowth a swipe, which sends the cat Pokémon crashing into Jessie and James and sending them all clear across the path.

The gang is almost there, and when they almost reach the top, Ash runs towards the shrine. However, he almost gets clotheslined as well, but manages to avoid it. He almost falls backwards down the stairs, but everyone else grabs him. When everyone reaches the top, they find out it's the Machop and the Machoke that the attendant was talking about. They decide to distract the Pokémon and then run from them since our heroes don't want to waste time.

Misty sends out {{TP|Misty|Corsola}} and Harrison uses his {{p|Houndoom}} to take down the fighting duo. They successfully hold them back with {{m|Spike Cannon}} and {{m|Flamethrower}}. While this is happening, Ash goes up to the shrine and opens the doors, but almost gets swiped by the Sneasel. Ash sends out {{AP|Totodile}} to take the Sneasel on. Ash tells Totodile to use {{m|Water Gun}}, but tells Totodile not to hit the Sacred Fire, and Totodile attacks Sneasel. Sneasel strikes back with Slash and knocks Totodile down, but not out. Finally the Sneasel gvies Totodile a {{m|Shadow Ball}} that throws Totodile right into Ash! Both get sent right back down the hill, but fortunately they collide into a tree.

As for the Rockets, Jessie and James get a little doubtful about Meowth. Jessie pulls James over for a private talk about this. Jessie says that they should get the Sneasel, since it's more powerful than Meowth but no less different, as it's still a cat. Meowth sneaks up on the conversation and listens to the whole plot to ditch Meowth for that Sneasel. James is a little hesitant, since he can't picture someone replacing Meowth. Meowth hurries back before they're finished and soon Jessie and James goes back. Jessie tries to cover up their plot with some excuse and Meowth pretends to be happy about it. James on the other hand seems a little hesitant.

The gang plans out some tactics and soon goes at the Sacred Fire again. This time they encounter the fighters who are waiting. Ash sends out {{AP|Phanpy}} and Harrison uses Houndoom. Phanpy takes the Machop down with a {{m|Tackle}} and Houndoom hits Machoke with {{m|Take Down}}. This knocks the fighters back and when they try to run to their opponents, Houndoom and Phanpy lift them up and send them down the hill. The duo lands on the bottom where the attendant is standing, looks like they could do something else now.

They find the Sneasel, but soon the Rocket's in a Sneasel balloon float above. Everything's almost the same, except Meowth imitating Sneasel. Everyone but Ash knows that it's just Meowth in a Sneasel costume. So the Rockets put their plan into effect. Meowth brings over a present box to the Sneasel. Jessie tells the plan: Meowth gives the box which is really a smoke bomb, Jessie and James pick up Sneasel, and they run off. As for Meowth, he tells the Sneasel what's really going on. The Sneasel doesn't bite and slashes Meowth, the smoke bomb coming out of the present anyway. The bomb explodes and the Rocket's make their move and grab Sneasel. They run off and laugh in their success, but when they check on Sneasel, it's really Meowth! Meowth gives both Jessie and James a good slashing.

The smoke clears and the gang is surprised to see that Sneasel is still there. With no time to waste, Harrison takes the chance and initiates battle. He sends out a new Pokémon this time: {{TP|Harrison|Blaziken}}. Ash tries to scan it on the [[Pokédex]], but there's no data. Then, Brock realizes that this must be a Pokémon from the Hoenn region. The first attack Blaziken uses is {{m|Quick Attack}}, which the Sneasel has no chance of dodging. The Sneasel tries to counter with a {{m|Shadow Ball}}, but {{p|Blaziken}} dodges from that and counters with {{m|Flamethrower}}. Blaziken gives Sneasel a {{m|Fire Punch}}, knocking it down. Harrison throws a [[Poké Ball]] at Sneasel and catches the Pokémon!

Ash comments about Harrison's Blaziken, seeing this Pokémon being strong and all. Finally, they go get the Sacred Fire. The ceremony of the Silver Tournament begins with a runner bringing the fire to the stadium. Harrison says that he'll be at the Tournament and he's looking forward to seeing Ash there. Ash on the other hand is left stunned.

== Major events ==

* {{Ash}} meets {{jo|Harrison}} and together they allow the [[Silver Conference]] to commence.
* Harrison {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} a {{p|Sneasel}}.
=== Debuts ===

* {{jo|Harrison}}
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Blaziken}} ({{OP|Harrison|Blaziken}})
* {{p|Sneasel}} (Harrison's)

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{jo|Harrison}}

=== Pokémon ===
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Elekid}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Totodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Totodile}})
* {{p|Phanpy}} ({{OP|Ash|Phanpy}})
* {{p|Corsola}} ({{OP|Misty|Corsola}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Houndoom}} ({{jo|Harrison}}'s)
* {{p|Blaziken}} ({{OP|Harrison|Blaziken}}; debut)
* {{p|Sneasel}} ({{jo|Harrison}}'s; new; debut)
* {{p|Ho-Oh}} (flashback)
* {{p|Machop}}
* {{p|Machoke}}
* {{p|Poliwrath}}
* {{p|Butterfree}}

== Trivia ==
* This episode begins the eight-part Silver Conference arc.
* The ceremony beginning the Silver Tournament uses a runner carrying a lighted torch into the stadium in the same manner as the Pokémon League Games in Kanto.
* This is the first time the [[Hoenn]] region is mentioned in the anime.
* The Pokédex has no available data on Blaziken. This will change with the Pokédex upgrade in ''[[EP269|The Ties That Bind]]''.
* The English title is a pun on the {{wp|nursery rhyme}} "{{wp|Pop Goes The Weasel}}".
* In one scene, {{MTR}} was thinking about [[Evolution|evolving]].
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 6: Dark'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].

=== Errors ===
When Jesse says "we will go in and grab are green friend" Sneasel is actually black

=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Sneasel-metsällä|On Sneasel hunt}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Le gardien de la flamme Sacrée|The guardian of the sacred flame}}'''
* German. '''{{tt|Ein Sniebel geht um|A Sneasel goes around}}'''
* Hebrew: '''סניזל''' ''Sneasel''
* Italian: '''{{tt|La fiaccola|The flame}}'''
* Portuguese
** Brazilian Portuguese: '''{{tt|A Chama que nunca se Apaga|The Flame that never Goes Off}}
** European Portuguese: '''{{tt|Lá vai o Sneasel!|There goes Sneasel!}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Sneasel el centinela|Sneasel the Sentinel}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Sneasel y el fuego sagrado!|Sneasel and the sacred fire!}}'''

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Pokémon Poacher Brothers

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[[Image:Poaching_bros.jpg|thumb|230px|The Pokémon Poacher Brothers (left to right): Chico, Braggo and Blurt.]]
The '''Pokémon Poacher Brothers''' are a gang of three {{pkmn|poacher}} brothers.

Their respective names are '''Braggo''' (Japanese: '''グルー''' ''Glue''), '''Chico''' (Japanese: '''チーコ''' ''Chico'') and '''Blurt''' (Japanese: '''ハンポ''' ''Hampo'').

Braggo is the leader, and he may be the oldest. He always speaks in rhyme, and orders his two brothers around. Chico is the inventor of the three. He is responsible for creating all of the machines the gang uses to poach [[Pokémon]]. The third brother is Blurt. He is self-described as quiet, but he is also clumsy and tends to break things.

They were the ones responsible for stealing [[Ash's Larvitar]] when it was just an [[Pokémon egg|egg]]. In the process of stealing the egg, they shot at and severely wounded the mother {{p|Tyranitar}}.

They were first seen in Larvitar's mind during ''[[EP263|Address Unown]]'', when an injured {{p|Unown}} gave Ash and the others a look inside the young Pokémon's mind. They appeared in person in ''[[EP264|Mother of All Battles]]''. When {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}} tried to return Larvitar, the Poacher Brothers once again tried to kidnap the mother, and they would have stolen [[Ash's Pikachu]] and [[Ranger Mason]]'s {{p|Croconaw}} if they had time. Thanks to the help of Ranger Mason and Larvitar, their plan was thwarted and the gang was arrested.

==Pokémon==
===Stolen===
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| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Larvitar|Larvitar Egg.jpg|Rock|Ground|disp=Larvitar egg}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ranger Mason|Tyranitar|EP264.png|Rock|Dark|link=no}}
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==Voice actors==
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|ja='''Braggo''': 高瀬右光 ''Akimitsu Takase''<br>'''Chico''': 鈴村健一 ''Ken'ichi Suzumura''<br>'''Blurt''': 園部好徳 ''Yoshinori Sonobe''
|en='''Braggo''': [[Wayne Grayson]]
'''Chico''': [[Sam Regal]]
|es_eu='''Braggo''': Juan Logar Jr.<br>'''Chico''': Álex Saudinós<br>'''Blurt''': Miguel Ángel Garzón
}}

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