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Luana

2011-10-02T10:14:15Z

Rocketspeed: /* Trivia */

:''This article is about the [[Gym Leader]] in the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]]. If you were looking for the {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}}, see [[Luana (Ranger)]].''
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'''Luana''' (Japanese: '''ルリコ''' ''Ruriko'') is the [[Gym Leader]] of the [[Kumquat Island]] [[Gym]]. She hands out the {{Badge|Jade Star}} to Trainers who defeat her, and specializes in [[double battle]]s.

Luana owns a luxury hotel on Kumquat Island that also doubles as her Gym. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s often stay at the Kumquat Hotel to help prepare for battle. The actual Gym appears to be the largest in the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]], outside of [[Pummelo Island|Pummelo]] Stadium.

When {{Ash}} first met Luana in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'', she mistook him for her son, [[Travis]]; Ash bears a striking resemblance to Travis, who also has a {{p|Pikachu}}. She misses her son and wishes to care for him again. Luana's maternal side extends to her {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, whom she cares for deeply, treating each one like her own child.

After helping Ash stop [[Team Rocket]], she challenged him to a double battle — the first official double battle ever in the [[Pokémon anime]], long before {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} introduced the concept in the video games.

Ash used Pikachu and {{AP|Charizard}} in the match. Despite their initial unwillingness to cooperate, the two pulled together in the end and were able to defeat Luana's Pokémon.

==Pokémon==
This is a list of Luana's Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}}
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Alakazam
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|img=Luana Alakazam.png
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|vaen=Maddie Blaustein
|desc=One of Luana's Pokémon, Alakazam is a strong Pokémon that has learned to battle with teamwork alongside Marowak. Having powerful Psychic attacks, it is capable of immobilizing Pokémon. Using a powerful {{m|Hyper Beam}} attack, it can severely damage an opponent. However after being knocked over, the Hyper Beam was its own demise in Luana's battle with Ash.

Alakazam's known moves are {{m|Reflect}}, {{m|Psychic}} and {{m|Hyper Beam}}.}}

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|desc=Together with Alakazam, it knows {{m|Bonemerang}}. After being attacked by {{AP|Charizard}}'s {{m|Seismic Toss}}, it was not fazed. When {{m|Hyper Beam}} tore across the battlefield and hit Marowak, knocking both of Luana's Pokémon out, it gave Ash the victory of the match.

Marowak's known moves are {{m|Bonemerang}} and {{m|Body Slam}}.}}

==Voice actors==
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|ja=小山茉美 ''Mami Koyama''
|en=[[Kayzie Rogers]]
|es_eu=Gemma Martín}}

==Trivia==
* Despite Ash stating in ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]'' that [[double battle]]s where banned by the Pokémon League, Launa's Gym requires challengers to compete in a double battle.
** However, Luana's Gym is part of the [[Orange League]], and complies to different rules.

==Names==
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| ルリコ ''Ruriko''
| From 瑠璃 ''ruri'' ({{wp|lapis lazuli}}), referencing the Japanese name of her badge.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Luana
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|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 루리 ''Ruri''
| From her Japanese name.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 琉麗／琉丽 ''Liúlì''
| Means ''beautiful glazed stone''. Also sounds similar to 琉璃 ''liúlí'', referencing the name of her badge.
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AG057

2011-03-02T07:32:51Z

Rocketspeed: /* Synopsis */

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'''Going for a Spinda''' (Japanese: '''パッチールがいっぱい！幸せさがして山の彼方に！？''' ''Lots of {{tt|Patcheel|Spinda}}! Beyond the Mountain in search of Happiness!?'') is the 57th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 331st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 25, 2003 and in the United States on November 27, 2004.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
Fresh off his victory at the [[Lavaridge Gym]], {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|May}} and [[Max]] try to decide where to go next. Brock suggests heading towards [[Fortree City]], but after noticing that the road there leads through a desert, he suggests a detour back towards [[Mauville City]]. May and Max remember that Mauville City is just a short distance away from their hometown [[Petalburg City]], and suggest stopping by for a visit. Ash agrees, as now that he has three Pokémon he can challenge [[Norman]], the leader of the [[Petalburg Gym]] (as well as May and Max's father) to an official Gym Battle.

On the road to Mauville City, Ash and his friends encounter a {{p|Spinda}} with a heart shaped mark on its head. Before they can get too close the Spinda runs off. Soon afterwards they run into a woman named [[Claire]] and her butler [[Royce]]. She tells them that the Spinda they just saw is her lucky Spinda, it was given to her by a close friend for safekeeping and she has to catch it quickly. Smitten by her beauty, Brock agrees to do whatever it takes to find the missing Spinda, and leads the rest of his friends on a wild chase through the forest. They soon realize that the forest is home to an entire colony of Spinda, each of which has different markings. To Brock's dismay he continually comes across a Spinda with a broken heart shaped patch on its head, which serves as a constant reminder of his failure with women. Hiding nearby, [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} overhear their plan, and decide to catch the lucky Spinda for themselves.

Ash and his friends eventually succeed in locating the Spinda, but before they can grab it [[Team Rocket]] suddenly appears, and sucks it up with their balloon. To their surprise the Spinda fights back, using {{m|Dizzy Punch}} and {{m|Hypnosis}} to send Team Rocket crashing back to earth. Crawling out of the wreckage, the Spinda runs off again, with Ash and his friends in close pursuit. Not to be deterred, Team Rocket decides to take another approach, by capturing a wandering {{p|Teddiursa}} and dressing it up like a Spinda in distress. This plan fails as well when the Teddiursa's parent, an angry {{p|Ursaring}} appears and uses {{m|Hyper Beam}} to blow them away. Upon landing, Jessie and James decide to use Meowth as bait instead, dressing him up as a Spinda. To everybody's surprise, the plan works and the lucky Spinda appears to save Meowth. However, when they try to capture it the Spinda uses {{m|Teeter Dance}} to knock them off a cliff. The Spinda begins to climb up a nearby mountain, with May, Brock, and Claire right behind it.

At the top they find a beautiful field of flowers. The lucky Spinda appears with a flower for Claire, which reminds her that this is the place where she met the Spinda's owner. She realizes that the Spinda wasn't running away at all, it was leading her to this spot. Ash, Max, and Royce appear soon afterwards, and Royce confirms Brock's deepest fears. Spinda's owner is actually Claire's fiance! To make things even worse for Brock, the fiance himself, a man named [[Kain]] suddenly appears with flowers for Claire. Their romantic moment is interrupted by another appearance by Team Rocket, who use [[Team Rocket's Mechas|a giant Spinda shaped robot]] to capture the lucky Spinda.

Angry over Claire's engagement, Brock goes into a rage and sends out all three of his Pokémon to attack the robot. {{TP|Brock|Mudkip|Marshtomp}} and {{TP|Brock|Lotad|Ludicolo}} are defeated by the robot's mecha Dizzy Punch, but an {{m|Explosion}} attack from {{TP|Brock|Forretress}} destroys the robot, sending Team Rocket blasting off again.

With the happy couple and Spinda reunited, Ash and his friends, including a forlorn Brock, part ways with their new friends and continue on their way.

== Major events ==
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{p|Spinda}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Claire]]
* [[Royce]]
* [[Kain]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Surskit}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Lotad}} ({{OP|Brock|Lotad}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Vigoroth}} ([[Norman]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Spinda}} ([[Claire]]'s & [[Kain]]'s, group, debut)
* {{p|Teddiursa}}
* {{p|Ursaring}}

== Trivia ==
* The English dub is based on the phrase "going for a spin".
* One Spinda in particular looks very similar to a Pikachu, as the positions of its spots are at the tips of its ears and on its cheeks.

=== [[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]] ===
* Question: Trainers, Which Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Seedot}}?
* Choices: {{p|Surskit}}, {{p|Delibird}}, {{p|Seel}}
* Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose {{p|Surskit}}, you were right!

=== Errors ===
* The Trainer's Choice of Surskit being effective against Seedot is partially true as the former is also a {{type|Bug}} and the latter learns no {{t|Grass}} moves. Delibird would be most effective since it is both part flying type and part ice type, both of which are super effective on Grass types, and Seel as it learns several {{type|Ice}} moves.

=== Dub edits ===

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BW004

2011-03-02T07:26:48Z

Rocketspeed: /* Synopsis */

{{EpicodePrevNext|
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prevtitle=A Sandile Gusher of Change! |
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broadcast_jp=October 7, 2010 |
broadcast_us= February 26, 2011 |
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'''The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!''' (Japanese: '''バトルクラブ！謎のポケモン現る！！''' ''Battle Club! A Mysterious Pokémon Appears!!'') is the fourth episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 661st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on October 7, 2010 and in the United States on February 26, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{incomplete synopsis}}

As {{Ash}} leaves the forest from the previous episodes, he is amazed to see a large city in front of him. Thinking of it as [[Striaton City]], he is pumped for the Pokémon Gym. However, {{an|Iris}} says that Striaton City is in fact the next town.

Ash is feeling down but Iris tells him not to despair as there is a "Pokémon Battle Club", this piques Ash's curiosity.

Ash and Iris appear in front of a large green building, and they both enter. Iris explains how the battle club works on a computer inside. Four panels appear on the screen and Iris chooses the top left one with a picture of two trainers. She goes on and says this is the trainer's profile as pictures of Pokémon with their trainers appear. As Iris goes on Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} get more excited by the minute.

Ash and Iris enter a room with a Pokémon battle already started between two trainers. One trainer has a {{p|Dewott}} and the other {{p|Servine}}. Ash looks them up on his Pokédex. The trainer with Servine tells it to use {{m|Leaf Blade}}, but Dewott blasts it back with a {{m|Water Gun}} attack. Servine falls near Ash and Iris, and a rather large announcer declares Servine's defeat. Servine's trainer runs up and asks it if it is alright. The trainer then runs out carrying the injured Pokémon. The announcer introduces himself as the battle manager and Ash and Iris introduce themselves. The announcer notices his Pikachu as it is not native to Unova. The winning trainer asks Ash if his Pikachu is strong, then challenges Ash to a battle, which he accepts.

As Ash gets ready to battle with Pikachu, {{AP|Oshawott}} stumbles out of its Poké Ball, wanting to battle. Despite Ash and Pikachu's reasoning, it pushes Pikachu to the ground and gets ready to battle. The other trainer sends out Dewott, and upon seeing its evolution Oshawott has its doubts and urges Pikachu to battle for it. Ash returns Oshawott to its Poké Ball, and Pikachu and Ash get their game face on for a brawl.

Ash tells Pikachu to start off with {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which Dewott evades. Iris comments on the Pokémon's speed. Ash then tells Pikachu to use {{m|Iron Tail}}, this time landing a clear shot. Dewott falls back near its trainer it then tries to get up. Seeing this as a chance, Ash tells Pikachu to use {{m|Volt Tackle}}, however Dewott evades at the last moment. The trainer smiles and instructs Dewott to use {{m|Razor Shell}}, landing a clear hit.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket breaks into a nearby building, inside of which a silhouette of Pokémon can be seen. The Pokémon dashes out, causing Team Rocket to make a noise, setting off the alarm. Meanwhile, Ash's battle is put to a halt by the alarm. The announcer goes out and checks with his subordinates. Ash, Pikachu, and Iris dash out, curious on what happened. Over at the building, they inspect it but find nothing. They decide to check the security cameras. They are all then gathered in a room where a monitor shows the building's rooms in a 3D view. The video shows Team Rocket leaving the building in a hurry, followed by a dark black Pokémon. Ash uses his Pokédex to manually bring up the entry on the Pokémon {{p|Umbreon}}. Ash and Iris decide to help the manager find it. Ash sets out some [[Pokémon food]] as a trap, and leaves Oshawott and Pikachu to guard it. Instead, Oshawott eats all the food, and knocks Pikachu backwards into some boxes when the Mouse Pokémon tries to stop him. Many falling boxes hit Pikachu on the head, followed by a metal container, knocking him out. Ash then sees a {{p|Tepig}} try to eat the food, but fails because it has a rope tied around its mouth. Ash attempts to help it, but Iris appears and scares it away. Ash manages to corner it and take the rope off of it. After feeding and cleaning Tepig, Ash and Iris take it back to the manager, who explains that Tepig belonged to an arrogant trainer, who, after Tepig's defeat to a {{p|Deerling}}, abandoned it. In a sad attempt to follow its trainer, Tepig got the rope tied over its mouth. Just then, Team Rocket attacks, and tries to steal Pikachu. Ash attempts to use Oshawott to free Pikachu, but is unable to. Then, Tepig decides to fight beside Ash. Ash orders an {{m|Ember}} attack, freeing Pikachu. However, Team Rocket manages to escape. Iris then decides to catch Tepig. However, Tepig decides to go with Ash instead.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} captures a {{AP|Tepig}}.
* [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} receive a mission by {{an|Giovanni}} to head to [[Striaton City]].
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
* [[Don George]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Servine}}
* {{p|Dewott}}
* [[Ash's Tepig]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* [[Giovanni's secretary]]
* [[Don George]]
* Don George's Assistants (submanagers)
* Trainers

===Pokémon===
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Tepig}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}}; new)
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Umbreon}} (Ash's Pokédex)

====Trainers'====
* {{p|Dewott}} (debut)
* {{p|Servine}} (debut)
* {{p|Patrat}} (computer screen)
* {{p|Deerling}} (computer screen; flashback)
* {{p|Woobat}} (computer screen)

==Trivia==
[[File:BW anime.png|right|thumb|220px|The leaked concept art]]
* Concept art relating to this episode was leaked. The art features {{p|Servine}}, {{p|Woobat}}, [[Don George]], {{p|Umbreon}} and {{p|Dewott}}.
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: [[Battle Club]]
* This is the first time since early in the [[original series]] that Ash has caught three Pokémon in three consecutive episodes.
* This is one of the very few times that Ash, or any main character, uses the Pokédex manually to find a Pokémon's information, rather than scanning it in the flesh. In this case, Ash looks up {{p|Umbreon}} after mistaking a blackened-up Tepig for it on a monitor.
* The female Trainer in this episode looked just like [[Alanna]] from ''[[AG039|A Poké-BLOCK Party]]'', only with pink hair. Another Alanna look-a-like appeared in ''[[DP175|Opposites Interact!]]''.
* The dub of this episode fully confirmed the English names of {{p|Servine}} and {{p|Dewott}}.
** This was the only episode prior to the release of Pokémon Black and White Versions that revealed the English names of any [[Generation V]] Pokémon.

===Errors===
*While hiding from the Battle Club workers, after Jessie blinks her eye color is the same as James's.
*In one of the scenes where Dewott uses Razor Shell, its tail was light blue instead of dark.

===Dub edits===

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Pokémon Theme

2011-03-02T07:22:06Z

Rocketspeed: /* Trivia */

:''If you were looking for the CD, see [[Pokémon Theme (single)]].''
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'''Pokémon Theme''' is the first opening theme music from the English dub of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was used from ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' to ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]''. Being featured in 83 episodes makes it the most-used dub opening theme. The opening animation uses footage from the first Japanese opening, ''[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]''.

It was written and produced by [[John Loeffler]]. The lead vocal was sung by [[Jason Paige]].

A full version of the song is the first track on the [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]] audio CD, and includes a second verse not usually heard in the show. This version is also featured in the episode of the anime, ''[[EP074|All Fired Up]]'' and once again in ''[[EP080|Friends To The End]]''. Another full version sung by {{wp|Billy Crawford}} was the theme played during the opening credits of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', and is the first track on the [[Pokémon the First Movie (soundtrack)|movie's soundtrack]].

==Synopsis==
The clip begins with {{p|Mewtwo}} and a shining {{p|Mew}} floating in space, as the camera focuses on Earth, while the sun starts to rise. The next scene shows {{Ash}} alone in a stadium. After that, a {{AP|Squirtle}}, [[Giselle#Cubone|Cubone]] and {{AP|Pidgeotto}} are shown quickly, before changing to a {{AP|Bulbasaur}} being caught, to which Ash snaps excitedly. Shortly afterwards, the camera shows a {{AP|Haunter}} using {{m|Lick}} on {{AP|Charmander}}, paralyzing him.

Ash then flips his hat backwards and throws a [[Poké Ball]] to the camera. In the following scene, Ash can be seen running along with his {{AP|Pikachu}}, an {{p|Arcanine}} and a {{p|Rapidash}}, who then jumps to the skies, disappearing between the [[Legendary Birds]], who are flying around. Then, a short clip of a [[A.J.#Sandshrew|Sandshrew]] unrolling itself, a {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}} and Charmander is shown, followed by Ash and Pikachu sitting in a {{p|Lapras}}, as they watch a {{p|Gyarados}} jumping out of the water, and a {{p|Dragonair}} jumping in. After that, a Poké Ball is seen trapping a Pokémon who has turned into red energy.

A battle between Pikachu and {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} is seen, with the earlier dodging a {{m|Body Slam}} of the latter; and then, a {{AP|Caterpie}} bracing for an {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}}' and a {{TP|James|Koffing}}'s incoming attack. In the next scene, Ash is seen hugging his Pikachu, followed by a giant {{p|Tentacruel}} attacking a building. Ash then is seen holding a Poké Ball; followed by an {{TP|Brock|Onix}}. Later, Ash appears to be looking at the screen, when {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} appear on either side of him, followed by [[Jessie]] and [[James]] rising up in front of them. Koffing, {{MTR}} and Ekans jump up next, followed by {{Gary}} holding a Poké Ball.

The camera then runs across {{p|Charizard}} while using {{m|Flamethrower}}, {{p|Blastoise}} while using {{m|Hydro Pump}} and {{p|Venusaur}}; before Pikachu runs between Ash and a [[Lass]] and jumps. The next scene introduces {{an|Professor Oak}}, [[Delia Ketchum]], [[Officer Jenny]] and [[Nurse Joy]], as they nod, the camera then shows a giant Charizard using Flamethrower, and Ash and {{ashfr|his friends}} hide behind a boulder, later, a Squirtle is seen running towards Ash, followed by a hug.

The camera does a close-up on Pikachu, and subsequently zooms out, showing Pikachu standing on a Pidegotto, a {{TP|Brock|Zubat}} holding a Squirtle, and a {{AP|Butterfree}} holding Bulbasaur. The last scene then shows up, on which Ash raises his feet and throws the Poké Ball to the screen, much like a {{wp|Pitcher|Baseball pitcher}}, followed by a spinning Poké Ball and the Pokémon logo.

==Opening animation spoilers==
*Ash receives his starter Pokémon, [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]]
*The capture of [[Ash's Bulbasaur]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giselle]]
* {{Gary}}
* {{Delia}}
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Mewtwo}}
* {{p|Mew}}
* {{p|Cubone}} ([[Giselle]]'s)
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeotto}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Charmander}} ({{OP|Ash|Charmander}})
* {{p|Haunter}} ({{OP|Ash|Haunter}})
* {{p|Arcanine}}
* {{p|Rapidash}}
* {{p|Zapdos}}
* {{p|Articuno}}
* {{p|Sandshrew}} ([[A.J.]]'s)
* {{p|Kadabra}} ({{OP|Sabrina|Kadabra}})
* {{p|Lapras}}
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Dragonair}}
* {{p|Raichu}} ({{OP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}})
* {{p|Caterpie}} ({{OP|Ash|Caterpie}})
* {{p|Ekans}} ({{OP|Jessie|Ekans}})
* {{p|Koffing}} ({{OP|James|Koffing}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Tentacruel}} ({{pkmn2|Giant}})
* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Onix}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Venusaur}}
* {{p|Charizard}}
* {{p|Blastoise}}
* {{p|Zubat}} ({{OP|Brock|Zubat}})
* {{p|Butterfree}} ({{OP|Ash|Butterfree}})

==Lyrics==
<ab>''I wanna be the very {{pkmn|master|best}}
Like no one ever was
To {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} them is my real test
To {{pkmn|training|train}} them is my cause

I will travel across the land
Searching far and wide
Each {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to understand
The power that's inside

Pokémon ([[Gotta catch 'em all]]), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon...ooh, you're my best friend
In [[Pokémon world|a world]] we must defend
Pokémon (Gotta catch 'em all), a heart so true
Our courage will pull us through
You teach me, and I'll teach you
Pokémon
Gotta catch 'em all!
Gotta catch 'em all!
Gotta catch 'em all!

Yeah...

Ev'ry challenge along the way
With courage I will face
I will battle ev'ry day
To claim my rightful place

Come with me, the time is right
There's no better team,
Arm in arm, we'll win the fight
It's always been our dream

Pokémon (Gotta catch 'em all), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon...ooh, you're my best friend
In a world we must defend
Pokémon (Gotta catch 'em all), a heart so true
Our courage will pull us through
You teach me, and I'll teach you
Pokémon
Gotta catch 'em all! (5×)

Pokémon (Gotta catch 'em all), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon...ooh, you're my best friend
In a world we must defend
Pokémon (Gotta catch 'em all), a heart so true
Our courage will pull us through
You teach me, and I'll teach you
Pokémon
Gotta catch 'em all!
Gotta catch 'em all!
Pokémon''</ab>

==Credits==
* Lead Vocal: [[Jason Paige]]
* BG Vocals: Kati Mac, Jason Paige, [[John Loeffler]], Ken Cummings, Louis Cortelezzi
* Guitars: Larry Saltzman, David Rolfe
* Co-produced and arranged by [[John Siegler]]

==Trivia==
[[File:fang.jpg|thumb|right|Meowth's missing fang.]]
* Sheet music for this song was included in ''[[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master: Recorder Fun!]]'' and the {{book|Pokémon 2.B.A. Master|''Pokémon 2.B.A. Master'' piano book}}.
* This is one of the songs featured in the American release of {{smw|Donkey Konga}}.
* This song was included on the [[movie 9 bonus CD]].
===Errors===
* In one scene, for a split second, {{MTR}}'s right fang disappears.

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AG106

2011-02-13T03:07:18Z

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{{EpicodePrevNext|
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prevtitle=Once in a Mawile |
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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=AG106 |
altepcode=EP380 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Beg, Burrow and Steal |
title_ja=ナックラーとビブラーバ！幻の湖！ |
title_ja_trans=Nuckrar and Vibrava! Lake of Illusion!|
broadcast_jp=December 9, 2004 |
broadcast_us=December 17, 2005 |
screen=yes |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Battle |
en_op=[[Unbeatable]] |
ja_op=[[Pokémon Symphonic Medley|ポケモンシンフォニックメドレー]] |
ja_ed=[[GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~|GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜]] |
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scenario=米村正二 |
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'''Beg, Burrow and Steal''' (Japanese: '''ナックラーとビブラーバ！幻の湖！''' ''{{tt|Nuckrar|Trapinch}} and Vibrava! Lake of Illusion!'') is the 106th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 380th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 9, 2004 and in the United States on December 17, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
As the episode opens, our group is feeling a little lost on [[Izabe Island]] -- they're out of PokéNav range and Brock can't find an appropriate map. To make matters worse, the island is a large desert full of craters of some kind. {{Ash}} speculates that their might be something in them and throws a rock into the nearest crater. A strange orange head pops out and swallows the rock. Ash checks the [[Pokédex]] about it. The Pokédex reveals that it's a {{P|Trapinch}}, a burrowing desert Pokémon with powerful jaws capable of eating sand and rock. The group realizes that the craters are made by Trapinch.
Not long after, [[Elisa]], a local ranger, comes in her car and tells the crew that they are trespassing in a dangerous area. While [[Max]] restrains {{an|Brock}}, {{an|May}} explains that they didn't know the area was restricted. Shortly after commenting that the region doesn't look dangerous, Ash loses his footing and falls in a crater. Elisa saves him by throwing a [[Escape Rope|rope]]. She explains to the group that there is an underground tunnel network known as ˝The Trapinch Underground Labyrinth˝ linking all of the craters, and that they should do everything possible to avoid falling in.
Elisa starts to drive the group to safety, but they soon encounter a strange man running from a charging {{P|Donphan}}. Elisa says ˝not again˝ and calls out her {{P|Meganium}}, which releases a {{m|Sweet Scent|scent}} from its petals, calming the Donphan. The unknown man thanks Elisa for saving him "again". Elisa quickly introduces the man as {{ho|Hal}}, an accident-prone researcher.

Hal explains that he is looking for a Trapinch with a transmitter on its back, which he's using to search for a secret underground lake in ˝The {{P|Trapinch}} Labyrinth˝. Hal tells them the story from his youth, claiming that he discovered the lake when he was lost in labyrinth himself. While trying to find a way out of the maze, he lost consciousness. When Hal woke up he saw a huge, beautiful lake with many Trapinch gathered around it. All of the Trapinch [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{P|Vibrava}} at the same time before leaving. Without explanation, Hal all of a sudden found himself back outside of the labyrinth. That's why he started his career as a [[Pokémon Researcher]]. The group spots the transmitter-laden Trapinch heading into a crater.

Meanwhile, [[Team Rocket]] watches the group from underground and decide (predictably) to steal Pikachu. They plan to surprise the group from underneath with their {{P|Diglett}} machine and grab {{AP|Pikachu}} (and they execute this part of the plan quite successfully). Ash tells Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but the Team Rocket machine is insulated against electrical attack. {{an|Brock}} calls out his {{TP|Brock|Ludicolo}} and orders it to use {{m|Water Gun}}. The force of the attack forces the Diglett into one of the craters and many Trapinch start [[Bite (move)|biting]] it, quickly reducing it to scrap metal. Team Rocket and Pikachu fall through the mud at the bottom of the hole. Ash goes to save Pikachu, and Elisa goes with him, with The transmitter Trapinch not far behind. Team Rocket, Ash's Pikachu, Ash with Elisa and Trapinch, all fall to different parts of the labyrinth. The rest of the group and Hal use the Trapinch's transmitter to track them -- luckily Ash doesn't want to leave the labyrinth without Pikachu, so he and Elisa do follow the transmitter Trapinch.

Elsewhere, Team Rocket encounters a Trapinch and they decide to catch it for [[Giovanni]]. {{MTR}} thinks that the Trapinch could crack walnuts for him. While they think about it, Trapinch saunters away -- but Team Rocket spots Hal and decide to follow him. Meanwhile, Max, May, and Brock fall just in front of Ash and Elisa. Soon after, water from an unknown source begins to flood the tunnel -- the group runs for their lives and they end up in a lake that Hal was talking about with Pikachu. The transmitter Trapinch and Hal arrive soon thereafter. Many Trapinch, including the transmitter one, assemble around the lakeside and evolve. As the Vibrava fly off, Team Rocket makes their next greedy move and captures them in a large balloon-based net. Brock calls out his Ludicolo, and Elisa calls her Meganium. Ludicolo uses {{m|Bullet Seed}} and Meganium uses {{m|Razor Leaf}} to set the Vibrava free. [[Jessie]] tells her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} to use {{m|Poison Sting}} and [[James]] tells his {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to use {{m|Pin Missile}}. The Vibrava defend the group with {{m|Supersonic}}. With a burst from Pikachu, Team Rocket blasts off again, and the Vibrava airlift the group out of the deep cavern. At the end of the episode, Hal resolves to keep the underground lake a secret, revealing he only wanted to find it so Elisa would believe his story.

== Major events ==
{{animeevents}}
=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{P|Trapinch}}

=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{P|Vibrava}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{Ho|Hal}}
* [[Elisa]]

=== Pokémon ===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{op|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Ludicolo}} ({{op|Brock|Ludicolo}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{op|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{op|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Meganium}} ([[Elisa]]'s)
* {{p|Trapinch}} (debut)
* {{p|Vibrava}} (debut)
* {{p|Nidoran♀}}
* {{p|Nidoran♂}}
* {{p|Rhyhorn}}
* {{p|Rhydon}}
* {{p|Tauros}}
* {{p|Girafarig}}
* {{p|Phanpy}}
* {{p|Donphan}}
* {{p|Poochyena}}
* {{p|Zigzagoon}}

== Trivia ==
*Music from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' was used in this episode.
*The title may have been based on the show ''{{wp|Beg, Borrow & Deal}}'' or the common phrase "Beg, Borrow, or Steal".
=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
* Question: Trainers, Which Pokémon would last the longest against a {{t|Psychic}} Attack?
* Choices: {{p|Misdreavus}}, {{p|Teddiursa}}, {{p|Poochyena}}
* Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose {{p|Teddiursa}}, you were right!

=== Errors ===
* The answer given for the Trainer's Choice is wrong. Teddiursa takes regular damage from Psychic attacks while Poochyena is immune to them.
* When Hal woke up he saw Trapinch evolve into Vibrava and when they all flew up their wings did not have the black outline on them. but when he ended up back outside the camera zoomed on them flying away and some did have the black outline on them.

=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|大顎蟻與超音波幼蟲！夢幻之湖！|Trapinch and Vibrava! Lake of Illusion!}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Le lac mystérieux|The mysterious lake}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Der Wille versetzt Berge!|Will can move mountains!}}'''
* Hebrew: '''במעמקי האדמה''' ''{{tt|bema'amakei ha'adama|Deep Under Ground}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Il labirinto sotterraneo|The underground maze}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|Implorar, Cavar e Roubar|Beg, Dig and Steal}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Suplicad, Socavad Y Robad|Supplications, undermine and Rob}}'''
** Latin America Spanish: '''{{tt|Tómalo y róbalo|Take it and rob it}}'''

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Aging in the anime

2011-02-13T02:55:02Z

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The '''aging of characters in the anime''' has been a subject of common fan debate, since it is not addressed by the {{pkmn|anime}} itself. The [[timeline of events in the anime|passage of time]] is clear, but characters show small, if any, signs of aging, despite openly saying that ''years'' have passed. The writers and character designs seem to ignore the issue of aging, usually so the viewers of the show feel closer to the protagonists. It is easier for a child to relate to a ten year old rather than a twenty year old.

To be safe, on [[Bulbapedia]], characters are referred to as their age at their first appearance, if it is indicated.

==Common theories==
===Eternal youth===
One common theory is that, like in many cartoons, the characters never age and are trapped at the age of their first appearance. However, this seems strange since the passage of time is pointed out every once in a while without the mention of any character's birthday. It is even more questionable that the anime has directly pointed out ''years'' of time passing. One of the most common supports for this theory is that {{Ash}} and {{an|May}} are supposedly the same age when May begins her journey, even though Ash has traveled through three regions and competed in their leagues before she received her first [[Pokémon]]. This is also the case when {{an|Dawn}} starts her journey, as she is the same age as Ash, though he has been through ''five'' regions this time (including Kanto twice). This is easier to believe in the Japanese version, where all characters have retained mostly the same voice. However, in the English dub, many characters have had their voice change over time, especially Ash, whose voice has become noticeably deeper over the seasons. Brock and his family are often used as evidence towards this idea as Brock should always be five years older than whatever age Ash is assumed to be and his [[Brock's siblings|youngest siblings]] barely look any older between ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' and ''[[AG177|Grating Spaces]]''.

===Slowed time===
Another common theory is that, because only one half-hour episode airs approximately each week, the flow of time in the anime is considerably slower than in real life. This theory is supported by the apparent, though minimal, growth of the characters, as well as the noted marks of time. The common estimate is that three real years translates to one year in the anime. However, this theory still faces the same problems as the Eternal Youth theory.

=Trivia==
。The first episode of the Best Wishes series refers to Ash as being ten years old still.

==Related articles==
* [[Timeline of events in the anime]]

==External links==
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComicBookTime Comic Book Time] - A listing of the external youth theory in other fiction.

[[Category:Anime]]

AG101

2011-02-08T10:01:55Z

Rocketspeed: /* Errors */

{{Samename|unaired episode featuring {{p|Whiscash}}|AG101 (unaired)}}
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epcode=AG101 |
altepcode=EP375 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Vanity Affair |
title_ja=海の男！四天王ゲンジ登場！！ |
title_ja_trans=Man of the Sea! Shitennō Genji Appears!! |
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broadcast_jp=November 4, 2004 |
broadcast_us=November 12, 2005 |
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'''Vanity Affair''' (Japanese: '''海の男！四天王ゲンジ登場！！''' ''Man of the Sea! {{tt|Shitennō Genji|Elite Four Drake}} Appears!!'') is the 101st episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 375th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 4, 2004 and in the United States on November 12, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}} is {{pkmn|battle|battling}} an unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}} on a dock as the episode begins. Ash is using {{AP|Torkoal}} while his opponent has called out {{p|Scizor}}. Scizor goes for a {{m|Fury Cutter}} attack, but Torkoal uses {{m|Flamethrower}}, forcing Scizor to dodge it and stop its attack. Scizor responds with a {{m|Hyper Beam}} attack, but Torkoal {{m|Iron Defense|tucks itself into its shell}}, negating the effects of the attack. As Torkoal emerges from its shell unharmed, Ash smiles and throws up a peace sign. Scizor’s onslaught doesn’t stop as it charges with {{m|Metal Claw}} attack. Torkoal responds with {{m|Overheat}}, which hits the {{type2|Bug}}. Scizor [[fainting|faints]] from the attack, and {{an|Brock}} (who’s been refereeing) declares Ash to be the winner. Ash's opponent compliments him afterwards, saying that Ash must be a skillful trainer because he's earned seven [[Hoenn League]] [[badge]]s. Nearby, {{EF|Drake}} is seen watching the battle from afar.

A restaurant is on the dock. Inside, it’s revealed that [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are working there part-time. As Jessie and James are cleaning, they wonder where the [[twerps]] could be at that moment. After looking longingly at the ocean scenery, Drake walks through the door. Jessie and James inform Drake that the regular staff isn’t there today, but Drake doesn’t seem to care. He orders a hot milk with sugar, and tells the trio that it had better taste the same as it would if the regular staff was there. [[Team Rocket]] is intimidated.

Meanwhile, Ash and {{ashfr|company}} are looking for a place to relax after the recent battle. They spot the restaurant and they decide to sit at one of the tables outside the building. After settling down, [[Max]] brings up the recent battle, and how Torkoal had a [[Elemental type|type]] advantage, and Ash states that he won’t lose to anyone who challenges him. Just then, James comes outside to take everyone's orders, but does a double take when he recognizes Ash and his friends. James nervously runs off, confusing everyone. Drake has now noticed Ash and the others sitting outside.

In the restaurant’s kitchen, Jessie and Team Rocket plot to kidnap {{AP|Pikachu}}. However, they decide against their regular tactics when they imagine Drake making them blast off again with his massive punch. They’ll have to bide their time for the time being.

Back outside, Brock asks {{an|May}} about her next {{pkmn|Contest}}. Suddenly, Drake approaches the group and tells the young {{pkmn|Coordinator}} that her choice of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} is very important. She thanks him for the advice. Inside the restaurant again, Jessie has the sudden realization that Drake is a member of the [[Elite Four]]. Team Rocket is suitably impressed.

Outside, Drake compliments Ash on his battle with Torkoal, pointing out that he had good timing. Ash thanks him and introduces himself, and his friends follow suit. Drake then invites everyone to his boat, and his invitation is eagerly accepted. Suddenly, Jessie appears with Drake's order, and although she's intimidated by the Elite Four member, she is relieved when she’s complimented on the drink. Drake then invites Jessie and James to come to his boat as well.

The gang (including Team Rocket) is led to the edge of one of the docks. Drake stands at the edge and stares at the ocean, waiting for his boat to arrive. The boat swings into view from the distance, but it looks more like a pirate ship than the small boat Ash and the others were imagining! The ship's crew greet their captain as the ship docks. As {{p|Wingull}} fly overhead, Brock marvels at the ship’s large masts. Max then asks Drake to show them his Pokémon, and Ash eagerly joins in. Drake instead asks for a battle with Ash, and the young trainer agrees almost immediately. Brock yells at Ash to wait and think about his decision, but Ash is confident that he’ll win. Meanwhile, Team Rocket realize that this may be their chance to nab Pikachu.

The battle begins with Drake choosing {{p|Shelgon}} while Ash chooses Pikachu. Ash seems confident, thinking that Pikachu’s {{Stat|Speed}} will give it the advantage. Pikachu starts off by using {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and it hits Shelgon directly but Drake seems calm. Pikachu repeats the attack, and again Shelgon receives a direct hit. Drake’s Pokémon starts to glow as May and James comment on the battle.

Shelgon now takes the offensive as it charges toward Pikachu with {{m|Double-Edge}}, but the mouse Pokémon is able to avoid it with a {{m|Quick Attack}}. Pikachu then uses {{m|Iron Tail}}. Shelgon responds with {{m|DragonBreath}}, and then follows with {{m|Dragon Claw}}. The two attacks prove to be too much for Pikachu, and the little Pokémon faints. Ash retrieves Pikachu as Brock comments favorably on Drake's strength in battle. One of the crew members describes to Brock how strong the captain is as the battle resumes.

Drake brings out {{p|Altaria}}, and Ash responds with {{AP|Grovyle}}. Max is worried because {{type2|Grass}} are weak against {{type2|Flying}}, but Ash seems to have a plan. He tells Grovyle to jump from mast to mast, allowing it to reach the flying Pokémon. It then uses {{m|Bullet Seed}}, but Altaria is able to avoid it by ducking behind one of the masts. Grovyle then uses {{m|Leaf Blade}}, but Altaria seems to have disappeared! Suddenly, it appears from behind with a {{m|Peck}} attack! Altaria then uses DragonBreath, knocking Grovyle to the ground! Drake’s Pokémon then charges downward with a {{m|Sky Attack}}, but Ash’s Grovyle is able to dodge it with Quick Attack, before throwing out a Leaf Blade at the opponent, but Altaria dodges that attack as well. Altaria fires off a {{m|SolarBeam}}, which hits Grovyle. Poor Grovyle crashes through two barrels before slamming into a wall and [[fainting|knocking itself out]].

Drake gently picks up Ash's Pokémon and tells the young trainer that Grovyle's injuries aren't too serious but it should be taken to a [[Pokémon Center]] immediately after the battle. Ash recalls Grovyle. Drake invites everyone to have dinner on his ship after Ash’s Pokémon have been treated at the Pokémon Center, and everyone happily accepts. Off to the side, May is holding the now-conscious Pikachu. As Jessie puts on a pair of rubber gloves, James offers May a drink. She takes it, putting Pikachu down in the process. Jessie quickly snatches the Pokémon up, and Team Rocket jumps into their balloon, which is seen floating nearby. The trio recites their {{TP|Team Rocket|motto|mottos}} as they reveal who they are to the group.

Drake wastes no time in calling out his {{p|Salamence}}, which uses a Dragon Claw on the balloon's basket, causing the balloon to shake violently. This, in turn, causes Jessie to drop Pikachu and Salamence swoops in to save Pikachu. With Pikachu riding on its back, Salamence unleashes a Flamethrower attack on the balloon. Team Rocket blasts off yet again, and May checks her [[Pokédex]] for information about Salamence. Ash, watching Drake's Pokémon in action, comments that this must be the true power of the Elite Four.

That same night, Drake, Ash and his friends, and Drake's crew enjoy a hearty dinner. Drake tells Ash that he shouldn't focus so much on losing, but should always seek stronger and stronger opponents. Ash nods at this advice, having learned a lesson in humility, and is now ready for his next adventure.

== Major events ==
* {{Ash}} battles {{EF|Drake}}, a member of the [[Elite Four]] of [[Hoenn]], and loses.
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=== Debuts ===
*{{EF|Drake}}
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{p|Salamence}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
*{{Ash}}
*{{an|May}}
*{{an|Brock}}
*[[Max]]
*[[Jessie]]
*[[James]]
*{{EF|Drake}}
*[[Fitzwilliam]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Wingull}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Shelgon}} ({{EF|Drake}}'s)
* {{p|Altaria}} ({{EF|Drake}}'s)
* {{p|Salamence}} ({{EF|Drake}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Scizor}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Wingull}}

== Trivia ==
* This episode was initially intended to be the 102nd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and the 376th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]], but was moved up in the schedule due to {{wp|2004 Chuetsu Earthquake|strong earthquakes in Niigata prefecture}} nearly a week before the airing of [[AG100]]. For the skipped episode, see [[AG101 (unaired)]].
* The title is a pun on the fashion magazine "''Vanity Fair''."
* This episode marks the only time a member of the [[Hoenn]] [[Elite Four]] appears in the anime.
* This episode is somewhat hypocritical in that opening song is [[Unbeatable]], but the moral of the episode is that to believe one is invincible is ignorant.
* Team Rocket uses a modified version of their Hoenn motto theme music.
===Pokémon Trainer's Choice===
* Question: Which Pokémon is Pikachu most effective against?
* Answer: Ok, Trainers if you chose Wingull you were right!
:* This is true because Pikachu is an {{type2|Electric}} and Wingull is {{2t|Water|Flying}}, giving it a 4x weakness to Electric attacks.

=== Errors ===
* After {{p|Scizor}} has dodged {{p|Torkoal}}'s {{m|Flamethrower}}, it lands for a second and jumps for more speed. But when it leaves the screen, its foot gets stuck on the corner of the screen, even though Brock's, Max's and May's faces can be seen moving after this, clearly following Scizor.

=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|大海男兒！四天王源治登場！！|Man of the Sea! Drake of the Elite Four Appears!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Turhaa touhua|Useless doing}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Le vieux loup de mer|The sea dog}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Übermut tut selten gut!|High spirits mustn´t get out of hands!}}'''
* Hebrew: '''שיעור בגאווה''' ''{{tt|shioor bega'ava|A Lesson in Pride}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Nessuno è imbattibile|Nobody is unbeatable}}'''
* Portuguese:
** Brazilian: '''{{tt|Caso de Vaidade|Vanity Case}}'''
** Iberian: '''{{tt|Vaidade... Ou Confiança!|Vanity... Or Confidence!}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Cuestión de vanidad|A vanity matter}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Asuntos de vanidad!|Vanity affairs!}}'''

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AG100

2011-02-08T09:55:23Z

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altepcode=EP374 |
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title_en=Solid as a Solrock |
title_ja=トクサネジム！ソルロックとルナトーン！ |
title_ja_trans=Tokusane Gym! Solrock and Lunatone! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=October 28, 2004 |
broadcast_us=November 5, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Battle |
en_op=[[Unbeatable]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~|GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=武上純希 |
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'''Solid as a Solrock''' (Japanese: '''トクサネジム！ソルロックとルナトーン！''' ''{{tt|Tokusane|Mossdeep}} Gym! Solrock and Lunatone!'') is the 100th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 374th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 28, 2004 and in the United States on November 5, 2005.
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==Synopsis==
[[Tate and Liza]]'s mother, [[Rachel]], is acting as the referee for the match. She explains the rules of the double battle and gives a detailed explanation of the special field they're using. The field has mock-ups of all the planets orbiting the sun, creating obstacles that wouldn't be there ordinarily. Tate and Liza start by choosing {{p|Solrock}} and {{p|Lunatone}}, respectively. {{Ash}} instantly chooses Pikachu and, after thinking about how it would be good to have an aerial fighter against these particular foes and in this particular field, he chooses Swellow.

Outside, Team Rocket plots to steal Lunatone and Solrock. They launch into a [[boss fantasy]], in which they imagine him being sad in the dark. Suddenly, Solrock and Lunatone arrive, filling the room with light. An ecstatic Giovanni, donning a top hat and suit, begins to dance happily as the two Pokémon continue shining light on the Team Rocket boss. After the fantasy concludes, Jessie and Meowth happily rush off to the Gym to begin, but James stops them. He explains that both Solrock and Lunatone are {{type2|Psychic}}s, so they'll be more difficult than usual to capture. Meowth says not to worry as he tells them his plan...

Back at the gym, the battle begins. Solrock uses {{m|Tackle}} on Pikachu, hitting the Mouse Pokémon. Lunatone uses {{m|Tackle}} as well, hitting Swellow. Ash then orders Pikachu to use {{m|Quick Attack}} on Solrock and tells Swellow to use {{m|Peck}} on Lunatone. As Pikachu charges into its attack, Solrock floats out of the way, causing Pikachu to crash into one of the floating planets. The same thing happens with Swellow--it charges toward Lunatone, it dodges, and Swellow crashes right into another floating planet. Pikachu falls down, and soon after Swellow lands on it. Things aren't looking too good for Ash at this point...

Tate and Liza are now ready for the next attack. Solrock is told to use {{m|SolarBeam}} while Lunatone is told to use {{m|Ice Beam}}. The two attacks combine and are headed right for Pikachu and Swellow, who are still reeling from their last defeat. Suddenly, the two beams stop in midair! Ash wonders what has happened and soon he sees Tate and Liza arguing amongst themselves! They’re blaming each other for their mistakes, which is keeping them from continuing the battle. Ash sees this as his chance, so he orders Swellow to use {{m|Aerial Ace}} on Lunatone, and it hits. Pikachu is also ordered to attack, so it hits Solrock with an {{m|Iron Tail}}. Tate and Liza notice that their Pokémon are getting beaten while they quarrel, so they both rejoin the battle and order their Pokémon to use Tackle attacks on Pikachu. Pikachu is about to be sandwiched by the two Psychic Pokémon, but it is rescued when Swellow swoops in and scoops it up. Lunatone and Solrock crash into each other, which causes Tate and Liza to begin arguing again.

As the twin Gym Leaders blame each other for their constant blunders, the ground starts to rumble. Suddenly, a hole is blown into the roof, and Jessie and James appear! The two Team Rocket members ride in on a flying sun and moon, and they perform their motto. It ends with the roof caving in even more, and a giant robot appears, piloted by {{MTR}}. Meowth tells the group that this mecha has been designed specifically to capture Lunatone and Solrock. Liza complains about the battle field being ruined, so Tate and Liza send out their Pokémon to attack. The Team Rocket mecha fires two round cages. Lunatone and Solrock are ordered to use {{m|Psychic}}, but the attacks are being absorbed by their cages! Team Rocket laugh at their futile efforts as the mecha makes its escape.

Ash and the others start chasing after, and they are able to keep up until they get to the cliff where Team Rocket has parked their giant Meowth balloon. Team Rocket attaches the mecha to the blimp, and soon the robot is seen dangling from the hot air balloon as Ash and the others arrive on the scene. Ash orders Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but the Mouse Pokémon's attack isn't able to reach it. So, Ash has Pikachu jump on Swellow and has them chase Team Rocket in the air. Jessie and James look worried, but Meowth tells them not to worry as he presses a button, causing the robot to fire yellow globs at the two Pokémon. Swellow presses through as Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on the mecha, causing it to release the two Pokémon. The newly-freed Pokémon are told to use Psychic on the robot, crushing it into a small cube. The mecha explodes, and Team Rocket is sent blasting off again.

Now that everyone's safe, Liza complains about the gym field being destroyed. Rachel suggests that they just have the battle there, on the cliff that Team Rocket took off from, and everyone agrees that this is a good idea. Rachel announces the continuation of the battle. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on Solrock, but Lunatone slides in front of it and guards it with {{m|Reflect}}. The attack hits Pikachu, smashing it into a rocky cliff. Brock comments on how much better their combination has gotten since the Team Rocket battle.

After Pikachu recovers, it is ordered to hop on Swellow's back. The now-airborne Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on Solrock, but the same thing that happened before happens again--Lunatone reflects the attack right back at it. However, this time both Pikachu and Swellow are hit. Tate and Liza are surprised to see that Swellow doesn't seem to be affected as well, considering that it's a {{t|Flying}} type.

Swellow is then ordered to use {{m|Double Team}}, creating copies which surrounds Solrock and Lunatone. The two Psychic-type Pokémon fly back to back as Tate and Liza gauge the situation. Solrock uses SolarBeam while Lunatone uses Ice Beam as the two Pokémon spin around, sweeping the air and taking out all the shadow Swellow and Pikachu. Soon they're all disposed of, and Tate and Liza are confused about the whereabouts of the real Swellow and Pikachu. Suddenly, they see the two Pokémon flying from above, ready to strike. Solrock and Lunatone are ordered to quickly whip up a SolarBeam and Ice Beam combination, hitting Ash's Pokémon. The Pokémon start plummeting toward the earth, but Swellow is able to recover quickly enough and swoops up to safety in the knick of time.

Liza tells Ash that he'll never break through their combination as the young Trainer wonders how he'll win. He notices some clouds forming overhead, and suddenly has an idea. He tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt on the clouds, confusing the Gym Leaders. Soon, the clouds spit back a streak of lightning, directly hitting Pikachu and Swellow. Pikachu and Swellow are being supercharged by the lightning and after the shock of electricity, the two Pokémon appear to be covered in a golden coat, and Ash is now prepared to attack.

The now super-powered Swellow uses Quick Attack, so Solrock fires a SolarBeam attack on it. Swellow and Pikachu are hit, but they just ignore it and power on through. Lunatone tries an Ice Beam, but its attack is just as futile. Pikachu uses Iron Tail on Solrock while Swellow uses Aerial Ace on Lunatone. Both super-powered attacks hit, and as the Pokémon’s golden power-ups fade, the two Pokémon are knocked out. Rachel announces that Pikachu and Swellow have won the battle. Ash goes to hug his two Pokémon and receives a shock from the two. Guess they're still a little supercharged from their battle...

After the battle, Tate and Liza give Ash the Gym Badge. As he proudly holds the Mind Badge up, the narrator announces that he only has one badge left before the Hoenn League!

== Major events ==
* {{Ash}} defeats [[Tate and Liza]] earning the {{badge|Mind}}.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]] (fantasy)
* [[Tate and Liza|Tate]]
* [[Tate and Liza|Liza]]
* [[Rachel]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Blaziken}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Lunatone}} ([[Tate and Liza|Liza]]'s)
* {{p|Solrock}} ([[Tate and Liza|Tate]]'s)

===Pokémon Trainer's Choice===

* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon isn't a pure {{type2|Fighting}}?
* {{p|Makuhita}}, {{p|Blaziken}}, {{p|Machamp}}
* Answer: Okay, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Blaziken}} you were right!

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Thunder Armor.png|thumb|Thunder Armor]]
* An episode was skipped in Japan due to {{wp|2004 Chuetsu Earthquake|strong earthquakes in Niigata prefecture}} nearly a week before the airing of this episode: see [[AG101 (unaired)]].
* Pikachu uses an improvised technique, [[Moves not in the Pokémon games|Thunder Armor]], that doesn't exist in the games, and only serves as a {{wp|Deus ex machina}}.
* In the dub, Team Rocket uses a [[Team_Rocket's_mottos#Solid_as_a_Solrock_motto|variation]] of their motto and turn it into a song.
* After [[Team Rocket]] steals {{p|Solrock}} and {{p|Lunatone}}, [[James]] [[Breaking the fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] by announcing that "this concludes today's episode of ''Advanced Pokémon Stealing''", obviously a spoof of what was the current season, ''[[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]''.
*Swellow's Aerial Ace doesn't work, despite the fact that in the games it cannot miss.
* This episode features a rare occasion where [[Jessie's Wobbuffet|Wobbuffet]] does not make an appearance in the [[Team Rocket mottos|Team Rocket motto]], although it did appear earlier in the episode.
* The English title of this episode is based on the phrase "as solid as a rock"
*Music from ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'' is used.

=== Errors ===
*Before the battle started, Ash's shirt-sleeves were colored blue like his jacket. The same mistake happens in ''[[AG140|Sitting Psyduck]]''.
*For a moment one of Liza's white hair ornaments is missing.
* Solrock is able to use {{m|SolarBeam}} immediately, despite Liza telling Tate in the previous episode that the move had to charge first.

=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|綠嶺道館！太陽岩與月石！|Lǜlǐng (Mossdeep) Gym! Solrock and Lunatone!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Kova kuin Solrock|Solid as a Solrock}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Solide comme un Solaroc|Solid like a Solrock}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Bei aller Freundschaft|Even if we´re friends}}'''
* Hebrew: '''קרב התאומים''' ''{{tt|krav hate'omim|Battle of the Twins}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Incontro tra le stelle|Match in the stars}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|Sólido como um Solrock|Solid as a Solrock}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Sólido como un Solrock|Solid as a Solrock}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Sólido como un Solrock!|Solid as a Solrock!}}'''

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2011-02-08T09:51:50Z

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[[Image:Rachel.png|220px|thumb|Rachel]]
'''Rachel''' (Japanese: '''レイ''' ''Rei'') is [[Jin]]'s wife and the mother of the [[Mossdeep City]] [[Gym Leader]]s [[Tate and Liza]].

Her two appearances came in ''[[AG099|It's Still Rocket Roll to Me]]'' and ''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]''. In the first episode, she was helping out her husband as he was preparing to go off into outer space as an astronaut.

In addition to being the mother of the twin Gym Leaders, she also acts as referee during their battles. During their battle with {{Ash}}, Rachel kept trying to stop their arguments which were hindering their performance in the battle. Eventually, the twins stopped fighting and continued their battle.

==Voice actresses==
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|ja=わくさわりか ''Rika Wakusawa''
|en=
|pt_br=Letícia Quinto
|es_eu=Mercedes Cepeda}}
 
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AG099

2011-02-08T09:50:14Z

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prevcode=AG098 |
prevtitle=The Scuffle of Legends |
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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=AG099 |
altepcode=EP373 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=It's Still Rocket Roll to Me! |
title_ja=フウとラン！宇宙センターの戦い！ |
title_ja_trans=Fū and Ran! Space Center Battle! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=October 21, 2004 |
broadcast_us=October 29, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Battle |
en_op=[[Unbeatable]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~|GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=松井亜弥 |
storyboard=浅田裕二 |
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art=玉川明洋 |
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'''It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!''' (Japanese: '''フウとラン！宇宙センターの戦い！''' ''{{tt|Fū|Tate}} and {{tt|Lan|Liza}}! Space Center Battle!'') is the 99th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 373rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 21, 2004 and in the United States on October 29, 2005.
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==Synopsis==
Our heroes have now finally arrived in [[Mossdeep City]] and are on their way to the [[Mossdeep Gym]] so {{Ash}} can {{pkmn|battle}} for his [[Badge#Mind Badge|seventh badge]]. As they are about to enter the Gym, a woman runs out in a hurry. She stops at Ash's request, and he asks her if the [[Gym Leader]] is around. She explains that the Gym Leader is at the [[Mossdeep Space Center]] to watch a rocket launch. This instantly catches [[Max]]'s interest. The woman goes on to explain that the rocket will be escorting a manned space shuttle, and Max gets all googly-eyed at the prospect of watching the launch himself. {{an|Brock}} consults his guidebook for info on the Space Center, and Max talks more about it. {{an|May}} is also interested, remembering their [[AG087|recent adventure]] with a Lunatone and learning of its origin in outer space. Max agrees and proceeds to babble onwards again, but Ash soon gets annoyed and yells "FORGET IT!" before glaring at Max and telling him that they'll be going to the space center only to find the Gym Leader, ''not'' for the space shuttle. In response, Max pretends to apologize while thinking to himself that, once they get there, Ash will want to see the launch as well.

At the Space Center, the astronaut pilot of the shuttle is going through the pre-launch checklist with mission control. Some conversation also goes on between [[Jin]] (the pilot) and [[Rachel]] (his wife, one of the operators in the mission control center). While all this is going on, [[Team Rocket]] is quite a distance away in a tree, observing the launch site through their binoculars. As they talk, {{MTR}} gets the idea to steal the shuttle and give it to [[Giovanni|the Boss]]! He has a [[Boss fantasy|vision]] of Giovanni waking up in the morning and smiling when he sees the Team Rocket rocket outside his bedroom window. Meowth then sees Giovanni flying in the shuttle to explore outer space, and of course praising "Meowth and friends" for giving it to him. The trio then does their trademark cheer at the end.

Meanwhile, Ash and co. have enter the Space Center and Ash wonders aloud where the Gym Leader is. They come to a door and open it, finding various machines inside the rooms. This catches Ash's interest, and Max says that these are the training machines that {{wp|astronaut}}s use. Ash runs to one, while May, Max, and Brock approach another. May wonders what it is, and Max calls it a moon walker. He explains that astronauts use it to practice walking on the moon in zero {{wp|Gravitation|gravity}}, and May pictures herself having fun on the machine. Ash, meanwhile, is interested in the nearby MAT (multi-axis Trainer). Finding the gate in front of it unlocked, he and {{AP|Pikachu}} get in the seat and Ash straps himself in, thinking it'll be fun to ride it. Looking around for a way to start it, he sees two buttons on the left armrest: a blue one and a red one. He pushes the red one, and the MAT promptly begins to rotate and spin rapidly, in one direction after another. Ash and Pikachu yell out and hang on for dear life. Finally, Pikachu braces itself against Ash and stretches its tail towards the blue button, barely managing to push it, stopping the ride. Ash and Pikachu get off, stagger up to the others, and collapse, very dizzy. Brock says it's his own fault for "touching stuff", and May tells him not to expect any sympathy. She also says that "boys are so immature" under her breath.

As Ash asks why the room won't stop spinning, a series of lights and sounds coming from some low windows nearby catches his attention. He crawls over and looks, and what he sees is a [[Pokémon battle]] between an identically dressed boy and girl ([[Tate and Liza]]) while a {{p|Baltoy}} is positioned at each corner of the room, four in total. Now ''very'' interested, Ash watches as Tate's {{p|Solrock}} and Liza's {{p|Lunatone}} both use {{m|Tackle}}, colliding in the middle of the field. Liza taunts her brother, saying that "he'll have to do better than that." Tate then tells Solrock to use {{m|Sandstorm}}, but it has no effect on Lunatone, causing Liza to remind him that Sandstorm doesn't work on other {{type2|Rock}}s. She then tells Lunatone to use {{m|Psychic}}, which shoves Solrock backwards into the wall behind Tate. Tate then calls for a {{m|SolarBeam}} counterattack, which Solrock begins to charge. However, this is proven a mistake when Liza has Lunatone hit Solrock with Tackle, breaking its concentration. Tate then has Solrock fire the SolarBeam, but Liza has Lunatone counter with {{m|Ice Beam}}, and, after the two beams collide and clash for a bit, the Ice Beam prevails, as Solrock didn't absorb enough sunlight to fire a strong enough SolarBeam. Ripping through the SolarBeam, the Ice Beam subsequently {{Status|Freeze|freezes}} Solrock solid in a slab of ice.

Tate recalls his Pokémon and says it put up a good battle, then braces himself for the teasing from his sister. Liza points out a few things Tate did wrong, and just then, Ash and friends enter the room. Tate and Liza gasp in surprise, and suddenly the newcomers are levitated into the air! Turns out this is a weightless room, and Tate and Liza were held down to their respective platforms by ankle straps. They both release the straps and float up to join the newcomers. Liza turns Ash upright, and explains about the weightless room. She says that the Baltoy use their Psychic move to simulate weightlessness. Tate floats up to meet Max, and shows him a little weightless somersault trick.

Everyone introduces themselves, and Ash compliments Liza on her battle. Tate makes an angry retort, but is shot down by his sister, much to his annoyance. Max and Tate then talk to each other about how their sisters are so bossy, think they know everything, etc. May identifies with Liza as well, with them both having brothers and all. Despite being twins, Liza is slightly older than Tate, a fact she never lets him hear the end of. Tate and Liza go on to explain that they were having their battle while waiting for the rocket launch. Their father is the shuttle's pilot, so they are there to see him off. Their mother works at the Center as well. After they talk a bit more, Ash says that they came to the center looking for the Gym Leader. Tate and Liza say that he should look no farther. Ash is surprised, so the siblings identify themselves as the co-Gym Leaders of Mossdeep City.

Tate demonstrates how to ride the MAT properly. Max can't resist teasing Ash about this. Liza then tells Ash that in their Gym they do double battles using their Lunatone and Solrock. Liza seems surprised when Ash still wants to challenge them. Liza asks May if there's a ride she'd like to try, and May says she'd love to try the moon walker, so Liza and May head over there. Ash is about to follow, but Pikachu leaps off his shoulder and stops him. Ash asks what's up, and Pikachu responds by doing hilarious impressions of {{AP|Corphish}}, {{AP|Grovyle}} and {{AP|Torkoal}}, with the message being that the other Pokémon would love the chance to explore the Space Center as well. Ash gets the message. A scene change later, we see all the group's Pokémon trying various rides and machines. Grovyle rides another MAT while Corphish watches. {{TP|May|Combusken}} rides the MAT next to it. Torkoal, {{TP|Brock|Forretress}}, {{TP|Brock|Lombre}} and {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} play around in one of the weightless rooms, with the help of the Baltoy. Pikachu, {{TP|May|Skitty}}, and {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}}, all wearing space suits, swim in one of those water tanks used to simulate weightlessness. May and Liza talk for a bit while watching the swimming, and Tate shows Max a flight simulator used to train astronauts. The two boys sit in the pilot and copilot seats, as Tate explains how the simulator works. He starts it up, and an amazed Max happily joins in the pretend mission. We then see Corphish exiting into a hallway and noticing a string of motorized carts carrying space food that is going to be loaded onto the shuttle. Confused, but apparently recognizing some of the pictures on the boxes as food, the crab Pokémon excitedly takes off after the carts.

Back at the launch site, the pre-launch work is continuing. Jin has now joined his wife Rachel in the mission control center. Rachel suddenly notices something on the bank of monitors, and asks a worker to focus in on a certain area among the crates of space food that have been loaded onto the shuttle. The monitor in question zooms in, but nothing seems amiss. Rachel apologizes, thinking it must have been her imagination. It turns out, however, that it wasn't her imagination, since we see a brief shot of Corphish, stowed away among the crates and happily chowing down on the space food.

Later, Ash, Pikachu, Brock, May, and Liza catch up to Jin as he is about to board the shuttle again for the last time before launch. Liza introduces her friends to her father, and they talk briefly about possibly finding Pokémon in space. Liza then asks Jin if he's seen Tate, since they haven't seen him since he and Max ran off together. Jin says no, he hasn't seen him. Then he suddenly gets a call on his little radio alerting him to a security breach. The scene then cuts to Team Rocket, dressed in space suits, jogging down a hallway. They're clearly visible and audible from mission control, and Rachel, over a microphone, demands to know what they're doing. Team Rocket stops and says their {{TP|Team Rocket|motto|mottos}}, and that's when Ash and the others find them. Team Rocket announces their plan to steal the rocket, and Jin and Liza say there's no way they'll get away with it. [[James]] sends out {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to do a {{m|Pin Missile}} (it doesn't try to hug him this time), and Ash counters with Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Despite getting zapped, [[Jessie]] still manages to send out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} to do a {{m|Haze}}, allowing them to make their escape and head for the shuttle's cockpit.

Max and Tate are now in the cockpit, and Max is worried that maybe they shouldn't be there. Tate says it's ok, and Max feels better. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is nearing the cockpit. Passing the crates of food from earlier, Jessie suddenly goes back to them, excited. Meowth insists that they continue forward, but Jessie grabs a bunch of food packets anyway. After they leave, Corphish pops up from its hiding place among the crates. Team Rocket has now reached the cockpit, only to find it occupied by Max and Tate. Meowth quickly ties them up with a rope, and boasts that Team Rocket now finally has their rocket. To put them in the proper mood for takeoff, James sends out Chimecho, but it wraps around his head first. He gets it off and attaches it to the ceiling, and its {{m|Heal Bell}} calms them down. Meowth pushes the launch button, and the boosters start to fire. Everyone else notices this with alarm, and Rachel radios to Jin that Tate and Max are aboard the shuttle. It's too late though, as the shuttle is already taking off. The rocket and boosters fall off, and the shuttle is now in flight. Team Rocket's cheering is suddenly interrupted when the shuttle inexplicably stops. Looking outside, they see that the Baltoy from the space center are using {{m|Psychic}} to stop the shuttle's progress! Tate explains what's going on in whispers to Max. Then Max notices Corphish hiding under a bank of controls. Corphish motions for Max to be quiet (doing the "shhh" gesture with its claw), and he nods. As Team Rocket decide what to do next, they suddenly find themselves suspended in midair! Offscreen, Corphish had cut the ropes and freed Max and Tate, and now Tate's Solrock was using {{m|Psychic}} to levitate Team Rocket. Solrock throws them around the cabin for a bit until they all collide and fall to the floor, out cold. The boys and the Pokémon cheer, and Tate jumps on the radio and tells his parents that they're OK. Liza and the others are happy, but Jin says that the Baltoy won't be able to land the shuttle, so it'll crash unless they do something!

Tate takes the pilot's seat and says that he thinks he can land the shuttle, due to his experience in the simulator. Max says he'll help as well, so the landing process begins. The Baltoy release their hold on the shuttle, and Jin begins relaying instructions to the boys. After a few tense moments of switch-flipping and control-monitoring, in which an impatient Corphish threatens to press a random button before Max whacks its claw away, the shuttle lands safely. Team Rocket, still dazed, stagger out of the shuttle and fall to the ground. There, Ash and the others are waiting for them. Pikachu defeats them as usual, using {{m|Iron Tail}} to blast them off, but not before suffering the wrath of May and Liza, both furious at the Rockets for what they've done, with May, using Combusken's {{m|Fire Spin}}, ferociously burning them, and Liza, using Lunatone's {{m|Ice Beam}}, viciously freezing them solid in a shuttle-shaped block of ice, thereby allowing Pikachu to send them flying.

Later, the shuttle takes off for real, with Jin at the controls. Ash and friends watch the takeoff and comment on how Jin can now search for Pokémon in space, as Tate and Liza tell Ash that they're now ready to accept his challenge. Ash is, of course, excited for the upcoming battle.

==Major events==
*{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Mossdeep City]] and meet [[Tate and Liza]]
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===Debuts===
* [[Tate and Liza|Liza]]
* [[Tate and Liza|Tate]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Jin]]
* [[Rachel]]
* [[Tate and Liza|Liza]]
* [[Tate and Liza|Tate]]

===Pokémon===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Tangela}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Lunatone}} ([[Tate and Liza|Liza]]'s)
* {{p|Solrock}} ([[Tate and Liza|Tate]]'s)
* {{p|Baltoy}} ([[Mossdeep Gym]]'s; four)

==Trivia==
* ''[[GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~]]'' replaces ''[[Smile]]'' as the ending.
* This episode reveals that Liza is the older twin.
* The Pokémon Trainer's Choice states that Tangela does not evolve. At the time that this episode was dubbed, {{p|Tangrowth}} was still unknown to the public. Like all instances of the Trainer's Choice, it continues to air as is even in airings after Tangrowth was revealed.
* The dub title is based on the {{wp|Billy Joel}} song "It's Still Rock and Roll to me".
* This one of several episodes where Japanese text isn't painted away in the dub.
* This is the fourth episode in which Pikachu imitates other characters in the anime.
** The characters it imitates are Corphish, Grovyle, and Torkoal.
** The other episodes are ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'', ''[[EP132|For Crying Out Loud]]'' and ''[[EP203|The Screen Actor's Guilt]]''.
* In this episode James's Cacnea doesn't hug him.
* This is the first time {{AP|Pikachu}} uses {{m|Iron Tail}} to blast off [[Team Rocket]].
* Max mentioning the {{p|Ho-Oh}} III may be a reference to the {{wp|AS-202}}, known otherwise as Apollo III.
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 10: Rock'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].

===Pokémon Trainer's Choice===
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon does not evolve?
* Choices: {{p|Lileep}}, {{p|Tangela}}, {{p|Houndour}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Tangela}}, you were right!

===Errors===
* There were a few technical issues with the anime's portrayal of a shuttle launch:
:First, the solid rocket boosters should not have separated until after they had finished firing. Otherwise, they would have gone up instead of down and wasted a lot of energy. The external tank should not have separated until the shuttle was nearly in orbit. And the engines should not have been firing when the shuttle was about to land.
* When Tate is showing Max the shuttle simulator his hair bun is colored white.
* When Tate's Solrock's Sandstorm fails to work on Lunatone, Liza says "Those {{t|Ground}} attacks just don't work against my Lunatone", obviously referring to Lunatone's [[ability]] {{a|Levitate}}. However, Sandstorm is a {{type2|Rock}} move, not Ground-type.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|楓與南！宇宙中心的戰鬥！|Tate and Liza! Space Center Battle!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Katse tähtiin|Look to the stars}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Un petit tour de navette|A small turn of the shuttle}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Kräftemessen ohne Schwerkraft|Power struggle without gravity}}'''
* Hebrew: '''הקרב על המעבורת''' ''{{tt|hakrav al hama'aboret|The Battle on the Shuttle}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Il centro spaziale|The space center}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|Ainda é Rocket Roll pra Mim|It's Still Rocket Roll to me}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Sigue siendo Rock & Roll para mi|It's still Rock & Roll to me}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Una experiencia en cohete!|A rocket experience!}}'''

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'''The Scuffle of Legends''' (Japanese: '''グラードンＶＳカイオーガ！（後編）''' ''Groudon vs. {{tt|Kaiorga|Kyogre}}! (Part 2)'') is the 98th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 372nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 14, 2004 and in the United States on October 22, 2005.

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==Synopsis==
The episode opens with a recap of the previous episode’s events. After that, it’s back to the [[Team Magma]] vs [[Team Aqua]] confrontation from the last episode. We see the ocean beginning to get violent, and [[Shelly]] warns [[Archie]] that {{p|Kyogre}} is on the loose. Archie summons Kyogre with the {{DL|List of key items in Generation III|Red Orb}}. Team Magma begins to protest, so Shelly orders Team Aqua to bring out their Pokémon to protect Archie. They send out their {{p|Walrein}}, and Team Magma sends out their {{p|Mightyena}}. As the Pokémon battle it out, Archie makes his escape in some kind of mini-helicopter. [[Tabitha]] advises [[Maxie]] that they have to stop Archie. Tabitha then barks an order to the still-disguised [[Lance]], who hurries off. Just then, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|May}}, and [[Max]] arrive, stopping far enough away and behind some bushes so as not to be seen. They comment with surprise that both teams are present.

Meanwhile, [[Team Rocket]] is cowering in fear on a rocky ledge at the shore. From his mini-copter, Archie holds up the orb and summons Kyogre, who appears amid a thunderstorm and a raging ocean, while Shelly and the rest of Team Aqua worries about what will happen. Lance, who is standing next to Maxie, removes his hood and calls up to Archie, warning him to stop before anything worse happens, but Archie ignores him. As Kyogre is wreaking havoc out on the water in response to Archie’s commands, Shelly tells the rest of Team Aqua to recall their Pokémon for their own safety. Tabitha tells Team Magma to do the same. Lance now informs Maxie that Kyogre and {{p|Groudon}} are about to fight, and explains the world-shaking consequences of such a conflict, as Archie laughs maniacally from his mini-chopper. Kyogre’s disturbance causes a tremor that makes the downed Magma helicopter to shift, throwing {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} around. The same tremor throws Lance and Maxie to the ground. Inside, Pikachu awakens, and its body is taken over by the orb again. It goes insane again, and one of its attacks causes a small hole that’s just big enough for it to leap through. It does so and runs off.

Brock and the others, meanwhile, are searching for Ash near the Magma chopper, when they meet up with Lance. They’re happy to see each other, and Lance removes his Magma disguise completely, as it’s no longer needed. They happen to be standing outside what apparently is the hole Pikachu made, and Ash hears them from inside. Ash tells them what happened with Pikachu. They notice something behind them, and Max exclaims that there’s a giant tsunami coming! Lance tells Ash to back away from the hole, and he then sends out his Dragonite, who uses its {{m|Dragon Claw}} to make the hole large enough for Ash to get out.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is still on the shore, cowering in fear at the storm. As they sit there, Team Aqua’s sub suddenly washes up on shore along with Kyogre's tsunami, nearly crushing them! Back at the helicopter, Ash is now free, so it’s time to find Pikachu. Ash thanks Lance, and they split up. Lance rides off on Dragonite to look from the air, and Ash & friends run off in another direction.

The scene then changes to Team Aqua. Shelly is worried about Archie, and she tells the rest of the team to leave because they’re all in danger. Flying in his mini-chopper above Kyogre, Archie is basking in his power. Riding {{TP|Lance|Dragonite}}, Lance approaches Archie and calls for him to stop. Archie responds by ordering Kyogre to attack. It fires a {{m|Hydro Pump}} at Lance and Dragonite, which Dragonite is able to dodge. Lance calls for his nearby Red Gyarados to use {{m|Hyper Beam}}, and Archie tells Kyogre to do the same. The beams collide, and it ends in a stalemate. Archie just laughs, proclaiming that the world is his now. Suddenly, the Red Orb he’s holding absorbs into his hand, in the same way the {{DL|List of key items in Generation III|Blue Orb}} did with Pikachu! Archie screams, then laughs insanely as the orb’s throbbing markings appear on his chest.

Back on land, Team Rocket discuss their situation and examine Team Aqua’s sub. When they confirm through an on board computer that Groudon is in the large metal box at the top, Meowth launches into a storybook-style fantasy about what they’d do with Groudon and Kyogre. Suddenly, a lightning bolt out of nowhere shocks Team Rocket — it’s the possessed Pikachu! Jessie comments on how strange it looks. Ash and friends run towards Pikachu, but it leaps off the ledge it was on and lands on top of the metal box containing Groudon. Maxie and Tabitha arrive at the sub in time to see Pikachu channel the lightning from the storm into itself and amplify its power. James whips out a bazooka and aims it at Pikachu, but it quickly shocks them and sends them blasting off. Pikachu is still calling on the lightning, and everyone else can do nothing but watch. Then, the biggest lightning bolt yet comes crashing down towards Pikachu and the box, sending enough of a shock through the containment system to awaken Groudon! Archie and Kyogre watch intently as the lightning creates an explosion and Ash screams out for Pikachu. The volcano on the island erupts as Groudon’s {{a|Drought}} [[ability]] begins to take effect, bringing an end to the storm. Groudon then comes into full view, and Pikachu lands on its head. Ash and friends are happy that it’s still alive. Kyogre roars and launches a yet another tsunami, which even bigger than the last one. Groudon has things under control though, as it powers up and launches a {{m|SolarBeam}} at the giant wave, causing it to evaporate. On land, members of both teams comment on how truly powerful Groudon and Kyogre are. Apparently, neither side had realized it would come to this. Still on Dragonite, Lance notices Pikachu on Groudon’s head, and lands next to Ash & co. Lance warns them of the danger and says they should make a run for it. Ash says he won’t leave Pikachu, and his friends agree to stay as well. They also decide that since Pikachu has apparently sided with Groudon, they will too.

Out on the water, Kyogre fires a Hydro Pump at Groudon, and Max exclaims that the attack would do major damage because of Groudon’s {{type2|Ground}}. Groudon is safe though, as Pikachu deflects the attack with a super-powered {{m|Thunderbolt}}. The sun’s rays are beginning to energize Groudon now. Lance tells Ash to come with him, and tells Brock and the others to take his Red {{p|Gyarados}} and try to stop Archie. Just as Dragonite carries Ash and Lance out over the water, Kyogre pulls Groudon underwater. Ash screams out for Pikachu, but Lance says to wait. Sure enough, they both resurface. As Kyogre’s Hyper Beam collides with Groudon’s {{m|Mud Shot}}, Brock and May go into action, sending out {{TP|Brock|Mudkip|Marshtomp}} and {{TP|May|Beautifly}}. Their Pokémon attack Archie’s mini-chopper with {{m|Water Gun}} and {{m|Silver Wind}} respectively, causing it to momentarily go out of balance. Archie notices their presence, and he sends Kyogre after them. Max calls for Gyarados to swim away. As they keep Kyogre occupied, Groudon fires a SolarBeam at it. Archie alerts Kyogre, who puts up another giant wave as a shield, but the SolarBeam bursts right through and scores a powerful hit on Kyogre, sending it flying back to land in the water again. Above, we see Archie’s body rejecting the orb, which was apparently caused when Kyogre got hit. The orb emerges from Archie’s body, and Archie faints and falls off his chopper, but Dragonite catches him. The same thing that happened to Archie is also now happening to Pikachu. It yells as the orb removes itself from its body. Pikachu faints as well and falls off Groudon’s head, landing in the water. Ash promptly leaps off Dragonite, diving in after Pikachu. Brock tells Gyarados to go down and save them. Ash catches Pikachu underwater, but Kyogre is approaching them!

The scene then changes to the shore. Lance and Dragonite have landed with Archie. Lance, Dragonite, Tabitha, and Maxie look on as Shelly worriedly tries to get Archie to wake up. He slowly comes around, but seems to have no memory of what happened while he was possessed by the orb.

Presently, Ash and Pikachu emerge from the water, on Kyogre’s back! Gyarados catches up to them, and Ash’s friends ask if he’s all right. Ash tells them that Kyogre had saved him, and then Pikachu wakes up. Ash and Pikachu have a happy reunion. Lance and Dragonite show up next to Ash, and Lance asks if he’d like a ride back to shore. Max then points out the two orbs, rising in the air and circling each other. They combine into one, and then dissipate. Groudon and Kyogre stare at each other briefly, and now that neither of them is linked to an orb, they retreat back to their respective lairs: Groudon into the volcano, and Kyogre to an ocean trench. Lance and the others discuss the day’s events, and Lance says that the two [[Legendary Pokémon]] will start a new world, as Ash wonders where they’ll go.

==Major events==
*{{an|May}} and [[Max]] meet [[Lance]].
*[[Archie]] loses possession of the Red Orb.
*{{AP|Pikachu}} also loses possession of the Blue Orb after it is retrieved from his body.
*{{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} are free from their Orbs and retreat back into their sleeping grounds.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

==Characters==
===Humans===
*{{Ash}}
*{{an|May}}
*{{an|Brock}}
*[[Max]]
*[[Jessie]]
*[[James]]
*[[Lance]]
*[[Maxie]]
*[[Archie]]
*[[Tabitha]]
*[[Shelly]]
*{{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}
*{{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}

===Pokémon===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Feraligatr}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{op|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{op|Brock|Marshtomp}})
* {{p|Mightyena}} ({{tc|Team Magma Grunt|Magma Grunts}}'; multiple)
* {{p|Walrein}} ({{tc|Team Aqua Grunt|Aqua Grunts}}'; multiple)
* {{p|Dragonite}} ({{OP|Lance|Dragonite}})
* {{p|Gyarados}} ([[Red Gyarados|Lance's]])
* {{p|Kyogre}}
* {{p|Groudon}}

==Trivia==
* The dub title is based on the phrase "the stuff of legends."
* In the dub, music from ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' movie is used.

===Pokémon Trainer's Choice===
* Question: Trainers, which is the final evolution of {{p|Totodile}}?
* Choices: {{p|Scyther}}, {{p|Feraligatr}}, {{p|Gyarados}}
* Answer: Okay, trainers! If you chose Feraligatr, you were right!

===Errors===
* Even though Drought is active, Groudon has to charge up its SolarBeam. Also, after Groudon uses {{m|Fissure}} and hits Kyogre cleanly, this does not knock out Kyogre. These may be examples of [[anime physics]].
* When Groudon starts wading through the water, its white spikes are colored with the same red as its skin.
* Dragonite's feelers disappear when Lance frees Ash from Team Magma's helicopter.
* When May, Max and Brock are first seen riding Gyarados to distract Archie, Gyarados's cream underbelly scales are missing.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|固拉多VS蓋歐卡！（後篇）|Groudon vs. Kyogre! (Part 2)}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Valtataistelu|Power struggle}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Le combat des titans|The battle of the titans}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Alte Legenden leben auf!|Old legends revive!}}'''
* Hebrew: '''ההסטוריה חוזרת''' ''{{tt|hahistoria khozeret|History Repeats}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Battaglia epica|Epic battle}}'''
* Korean: '''{{tt|그란돈 대 가이오가 <제 2부>|Groudon VS Kyogre (Part 2)}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|A Luta das Lendas|The Fight of the Legends}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La lucha de las leyendas!|The quarrel of the legends!}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La batalla de las leyendas!|The battle of the legends!}}'''

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DP041

2011-02-08T09:45:09Z

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'''A Stand-Up Sit-Down!''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリとノゾミとダブルパフォーマンス！！''' ''{{tt|Hikari|Dawn}}, {{tt|Nozomi|Zoey}} and the Double Performance!!'') is the 41st episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, and the 507th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on July 26, 2007 and in the United States on December 15, 2007.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
{{Incomplete synopsis}}

{{an|Dawn}} and {{ashfr|the others}} wander through the woods when [[Zoey|Zoey's]] {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}} and {{p|Misdreavus}} find them while searching for help for their trainer. Zoey sprained her ankle while training, and is forced off her feet while she recovers. {{an|Brock}} gives her some first aid, but she needs to get to a Pokémon Center for full healing. Until then, they head to her camp and Zoey decides to demonstrate to Dawn the theme of the upcoming {{ci|Hearthome}} {{pkmn|Contest}}... [[Double Performance|appeals involving two of the trainer's Pokémon instead of one]]. Zoey also shows off her new {{p|Shellos}}, caught shortly after Dawn caught her {{TP|Dawn|Buizel}}.

Dawn decides to practice a bit for this new theme, pairing {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} with {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}} and Buizel with {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}. However, her combos don't work out quite as she imagined them. Even {{Ash}}'s combos, which he uses to help Dawn train, work better than her attempts.

[[Jessilina]] comes along, hoping to challenge Dawn while she's still faltering. However, Zoey decides to accept instead, despite her foot not fully healing. Her Glameow and Shellos are able to knock back Jessie's {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} and {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, even knocking Jessie out. [[Team Rocket]] decides to beat a retreat after that.

Zoey is taken to the nearest Pokémon Center, and they all agree to meet up at the Hearthome Contest.

== Major events ==
* [[Zoey]] is revealed to have captured a {{TP|Zoey|Shellos}} in the same lake Dawn caught {{TP|Dawn|Buizel}}.
* Dawn learns that the Hearthome Contest and [[Sinnoh Grand Festival|Grand Festival]] will have a Double Performance.
* Dawn attempts Ice Aqua Jet for the first time and fails.
{{animeevents}}
=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{p|Shellos}} (western variety)

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Zoey]]
* {{jo|Marina}}
* [[Marian]]

=== Pokémon ===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Aipom}} ({{OP|Ash|Aipom}})
* {{p|Buneary}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buneary}})
* {{p|Pachirisu}} ({{OP|Dawn|Pachirisu}})
* {{p|Buizel}} ({{OP|Dawn|Buizel}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{OP|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Glameow}} ({{OP|Zoey|Glameow}})
* {{p|Misdreavus}} ([[Zoey]]'s)
* {{p|Shellos}} ({{OP|Zoey|Shellos}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Feraligatr}} ({{jo|Marina}}'s; nicknamed [[Wani-Wani]])
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} ({{jo|Marina}}'s; nicknamed {{DL|Marina (Johto)|Little Pink}})

== Trivia ==
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture]] was not aired. Instead of the lecture, information on ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' was featured.
* Music from ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' is used as background music.
* {{Ash}} narrates the next episode preview.
* It is revealed through a video demonstration of a Double Performance that {{jo|Marina}} has become a {{pkmn|Coordinator}} and [[Wani-Wani]] is now a {{p|Feraligatr}}.
=== Errors ===
* Near the beginning of the episode, when Brock is yelling to go see Nurse Joy, there is a closeup of Zoey. Ash's voice sounds like his voice from the first season when he is saying "It's okay, really" to try to get Brock to calm down.

=== Dub edits ===

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AG096

2011-02-01T02:46:58Z

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title_en=Training Wrecks |
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'''Training Wrecks''' (Japanese: '''筋肉バトル！？ダブルバトル！！''' ''Muscle Battle!? Double Battle!!'') is the 96th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 370th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 30, 2004 and in the United States on October 8, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
Still on their way to [[Mossdeep City]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} arrive at [[Muscle Island]], which has two small mountains that are shaped like an arm flexing its biceps. After they disembark, {{an|May}} wonders where the nearest coffee shop is. {{an|Brock}} consults his guidebook, and they begin to explore. They soon hear a crowd of people chanting "one…two…one…two…" and wonder what’s going on.

Meanwhile, [[Team Rocket]] crashes onto shore in their {{DL|Team Rocket's mechas|Magikarp Submarine}}, and they all quickly abandon ship, yelling in fright. After they take cover behind some boulders, [[Jessie]] asks {{MTR}} exactly why they had to run. Before Meowth can answer, the sub is swept away by a giant wave. They stare in stunned silence before arguing over whose fault it was, and over the fact that they’re now stranded. Then they hear the same "one…two…one…two…" that Ash and his friends heard earlier, and also decide to investigate.

The source of the chants turns out to be a nearby open area where a group of weightlifters are doing various exercises. One man wearing sunglasses is doing arm exercises with a heavy-looking steel [[Poké Ball]], another man is lifting a {{p|Geodude}} on each hand as if they were dumbbells, and a woman is doing sit-ups while a {{p|Blastoise}} spots her. Other exercises are going on in the background. Ash and friends watch as the leader of the weightlifting group, [[Rocky]], shouts encouragement to his friends. He then approaches and introduces himself. Brock asks Rocky if there are any shops nearby, and he says that there are none. He then asks about Ash’s journey, and then Ash figures out that the weight Trainers are also [[Pokémon Trainer]]s. Everyone introduces themselves, and Rocky explains his group’s philosophy: when Trainers work on improving their strength, it inspires their Pokémon to do the same and thereby become stronger in battle. At Rocky’s invitation, Ash, [[Max]], and Brock decide to try the weight training, much to May’s dismay.

Of course, Team Rocket is watching this whole scene from the nearby bushes. Meowth gets the idea that they should join the weight-training group as well. He has a [[Boss fantasy|vision]] of a paranoid Boss being comforted by the presence of a noticeably bulked-up Jessie, [[James]], and Meowth as his bodyguards. Meowth begins to cheer, but Jessie interrupts him, saying it’s a stupid idea. James, however, is fired up, believing that physical weakness is a big reason they keep losing to the [[twerp]]s and have yet to capture {{AP|Pikachu}}. Jessie and Meowth are unimpressed by James’s dramatic display. Suddenly, the shades-wearing guy from earlier shows up, introduces himself as [[Randy (Hoenn)|Randy]], and asks if they want to join the training program with the others. Jessie and Meowth are hesitant, but James immediately accepts.

Meanwhile, Max tries to lift the steel Poké Ball the shades guy was lifting so easily earlier, but can’t even get it off the ground. One of the weight Trainers encourages him. Even May has decided to join them, and is even enjoying herself as she rides an exercise bike and has a conversation with the female Blastoise Trainer from earlier. Rocky has assigned Ash and Pikachu to another mechanism. It consists of two ropes, hanging from one horizontal wheel each. The whole thing is attached to a generator via a pulley system. Ash and Pikachu are each clinging to a rope. When the machine is turned on, the wheels rotate, and the idea is for Ash and Pikachu to repeatedly change ropes. This turns out to be much more difficult than the two had anticipated.

Nearby, Team Rocket are happily running on a treadmill. They hesitate when Ash and friends approach, but ignore them and continue to run, sticking to their original plan. Ash warns Rocky that Team Rocket are dangerous, but he says that they welcome anyone on the island, that Team Rocket hasn’t done anything yet, and that they seem to be content just working out. As Jessie, James, and Meowth talk to themselves on the treadmill, Rocky suddenly challenges Ash to a {{pkmn|battle}}! The other Trainers say that Rocky is the strongest Trainer on the island, but that only makes Ash more intrigued. May and the others want to watch, of course, but Rocky says that his group has a rule prohibiting spectators. Ash and Rocky leave for their battle, and the other Trainers approach to say that May and the others can continue training. Meanwhile, on the treadmill, Meowth figures that maybe this battle will be their chance to get Pikachu, since it will eventually be tired out. However, Jessie and James aren’t paying attention, instead focusing on keeping up their rhythm.

Some distance away, Ash and Rocky take positions atop two rocks. Rocky announces the rules, saying that it will be a [[Double battle]], and Ash agrees. Rocky sends out a {{p|Walrein}} and a {{p|Quagsire}}, and Ash counters with Pikachu and {{AP|Grovyle}}. Ash starts by having Pikachu fire a {{m|Thunderbolt}} at Walrein, but Rocky has Quagsire get in front of Walrein and take the attack. Ash and Pikachu thought they were off to a good start, but Quagsire emerges unscathed from the attack. Ash then remembers that Quagsire is part {{type2|Ground}}, so electricity won’t work on it.

While all this is going on, Brock, May, and Max, are all doing sit-ups, as a Geodude spots each of them. Jessie and Meowth, still on the treadmill, are tiring. To their dismay, the shades guy informs them that they aren’t done yet. James, however, is showing no signs of fatigue, and is still fired up to keep going.

Back at the battle, Rocky orders an {{m|Ice Ball}} from Walrein. Pikachu and Grovyle both dodge the move using {{m|Quick Attack}}. Pikachu aims an {{m|Iron Tail}} at Walrein, and Grovyle lunges towards Quagsire for a {{m|Leaf Blade}}, but their opponents switch positions and neither attack does much damage. In fact, Pikachu and Grovyle actually appear to take some recoil. Walrein charges up another Ice Ball, and Ash tries Pikachu’s Thunderbolt again, but Quagsire gets in the way once more. Walrein completes its attack, and the larger Ice Ball scores a direct hit on both of Ash’s Pokémon. It seems that Rocky’s strategy has been to train Quagsire to be adept at blocking moves, while Walrein serves as the powerhouse.

May, Max, and Brock are doing push-ups now, each with a Pokémon on their backs. Max has his sister’s {{TP|May|Skitty}}, May has {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}}, and Brock has {{TP|Brock|Lombre}}. The humans are tiring and complain a bit. Jessie and Meowth are still tiring as well, but James is still at a jogging pace on the treadmill, as the weight Trainers observe them. Jessie tries a plan to distract them and make their escape, pretending to notice a nonexistent {{p|Wobbuffet}} nearby. The plan backfires, though, because James is fooled as well, and shades his eyes as he looks for it. Jessie and Meowth face fault, and James continues to keep up the pace on the treadmill.

Back at the battle, Ash tells Grovyle to use {{m|Bullet Seed}}, but Quagsire and Walrein take cover behind some rocks. Rocky orders another Ice Ball from Walrein. Ash tells Grovyle and Pikachu to attack the ball with Iron Tail and Leaf Blade, but they aren’t quick enough, and the Ice Ball strikes them again.

At the training area, Max gets an idea. He tells the Trainers that he wants to go get something he left back on the boat. They offer to get it for him, but May and Brock say that the item is really hard to describe, so they’d rather go themselves. They’re allowed to go, so they grab their stuff, and no doubt have to stifle smirks as they pass Team Rocket. Jessie and Meowth angrily yell at James for letting the twerps go.

Meanwhile, at the battle, Ash has no idea what to do next, but then he notices the time it takes for Walrein to charge its Ice Ball is longer the bigger the Ice Ball is, as Pikachu and Grovyle dodge another one. He then gets an idea. Rocky orders another Ice Ball, and Walrein charges it up. Ash quickly tells Pikachu to hit Walrein with Thunderbolt. As expected, Quagsire takes the attack. It has to stay in one place to do so, so Ash takes advantage of that and has Grovyle Leaf Blade it, for a powerful hit. Pikachu then jumps on Grovyle’s head leaf, and Grovyle throws it towards Walrein. From the air, Pikachu releases another Thunderbolt, scoring a direct hit this time. Quagsire and Walrein both [[fainting|faint]], and Pikachu and Grovyle are the winners! Rocky recalls his Pokémon, thanks them for a good battle, and congratulates Ash, complimenting him on his strategy. Rocky comments on what he has learned from battling Ash, and that’s when Brock and the others show up. They ask how the battle went, and Ash tells them he won. Rocky then points them towards the ferry they need to take.

Later, Ash and friends are on a ferry bound for Mossdeep City with Ash excited for his [[Mossdeep Gym|seventh Gym Battle]]. However what the gang don't know is that Team Rocket are also on the boat, disguised as [[sailor]]s. James watches the twerps while Jessie and Meowth complain about their sore muscles. James says that now that they’re stronger from their physical training, this is their chance to steal Pikachu. They approach the twerps, and say that they’re not allowed to have any Pokémon on board the ferry and that they'll take Pikachu for "safe-keeping". James reaches for Pikachu, but Ash instinctively grabs James’s arm, as Pikachu cries out. Ash isn't about to just hand Pikachu over to anyone and demands to know who they are, and Jessie and James start their motto. Meowth interrupts them to point out that if they’re going to do the motto, there’s no point in keeping the disguises on. Jessie agrees and says that they haven’t done the motto yet today either, so they remove the disguises and continue. When they’re done, James brags about their new strength while Jessie produces a net and snags Pikachu. Ash grabs it, and it turns into an all-out tug-of-war between the two sides, both sides desperately trying to keep hold of Pikachu. However Pikachu does not like being pulled from both sides, and lets out a massive Thunderbolt out of stress. While Pikachu succeeds in sending Team Rocket blasting off, it also sends Ash and the others blasting off in the opposite direction, far from the ferry which rapidly moves away, leaving our heroes stranded in the middle of the ocean!

==Major events==
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
=== Pokémon debuts ===

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Rocky]]
* [[Randy (Hoenn)|Randy]]
* Various {{pkmn|Trainer}}s

===Pokémon===
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Poliwag}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Walrein}} ([[Rocky]]'s)
* {{p|Quagsire}} ([[Rocky]]'s)
* {{p|Blastoise}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Geodude}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s; ×3)
* {{p|Electrode}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)

==Trivia==
* In this episode, Team Rocket uses a [[Team Rocket's mottos#Training Wrecks motto|variation]] of their motto.
* The title of this episode is a pun of the phrase, "Train wreck."
===Pokémon Trainer's Choice===
* Question: Trainers, which Pokémon comes first?
* Choices: {{p|Poliwhirl}}, {{p|Poliwag}}, {{p|Poliwrath}}
* Answer: OK, trainers! If you chose Poliwag, you were right!

===Errors===
[[File:AG096 hat error.png|thumb|Ash's hat]]
* When Ash was on a rope, the back of his cap was colored entirely black.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|肌肉比賽！？雙打比賽！！|Muscle Battle!? Double Battle!!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Kunnon kaverit|Friends of shape/Good old pals}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Un entraînement intensif|An intensive workout}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Fitness macht stark|Fitness makes strong}}'''
* Hebrew: '''שומרים על כושר''' ''{{tt|shomrim al kosher|Keeping in Shape}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Allenamento intenso|Concentrated training}}'''
* Norwegian: '''{{tt|Treningsvrak|Training wrecks}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|Malhando Muito|Working-out a Lot}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Entrenamiento desastroso|Disastrous training}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Sufrimientos de entrenamiento!|Training mishaps!}}'''

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AG095

2011-02-01T02:44:11Z

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title_ja_trans=Huntail and Sakurabyss! The Riddle of Evolution! |
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broadcast_jp=September 23, 2004 |
broadcast_us=October 1, 2005 |
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scenario=大橋志吉 |
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'''The Evolutionary War''' (Japanese: '''ハンテールとサクラビス！進化の謎！''' ''Huntail and {{tt|Sakurabyss|Gorebyss}}! The Riddle of Evolution!'') is the 95th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 369th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 23, 2004 and in the United States on October 1, 2005.
{{spoilers}}
== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} are in a boat, still on their way across the ocean towards [[Mossdeep City]]. [[Max]] notices from the [[PokéNav]] that there are three islands just ahead. {{an|Brock}} has apparently looked it up already, so he explains about the [[A-B-C Islands]], and mentions that Island A has a [[Pokémon Center]]. A couple of {{p|Wailmer}} follow them briefly as they head for the islands. Suddenly, a bunch of kids race by them, riding their {{p|Huntail}} and {{p|Gorebyss}}. Ash and May check out Huntail and Gorebyss in their [[Pokédex]]es, and learn that they both evolve from {{p|Clamperl}}. Turning their attention back to the race, they see one girl get knocked off her Huntail. The group stops to see if she’s okay. She is, and she resumes the race. Then, a young boy and girl go by on little pedal-boats, deep in an argument. The boy thinks Huntail is better than Gorebyss, while the girl believes the reverse. All of this has aroused the curiosity of Ash and his friends.

Meanwhile, not far away, [[Team Rocket]] is pursuing the “twerps” as usual, in their {{p|Magikarp}} sub. Suddenly, they get stuck between two boulders underwater. They start pedaling at full power to try and break free, but the sub’s hull buckles, letting water gush in.

By now, Ash and friends have reached the Pokémon Center, and greet [[Nurse Joy]]. Brock flips out as usual, and Max drags him away. After a brief interruption so Joy can accept a call and a transported {{p|Corsola}} from another Trainer, the group suddenly hear loud voices arguing. Turns out that this Nurse Joy is also a teacher, and her students have begun arguing in her absence over whether Huntail or Gorebyss is better. Joy quiets the kids down, then takes everyone out to the pool, much to the kids’ delight. On the way, Joy explains about the rivalry between the Huntail Trainers and the Gorebyss Trainers on these islands, and the regular water races they have.

At the pool, the kids (including the two from the beginning of the episode) are watching two Huntail and two Gorebyss swim around a man floating in the pool. The man turns out to be none other than [[Professor Birch]]! Joy is surprised to learn that Ash and friends know the Professor, and greetings are exchanged. May assumes he must have been doing some sort of research in the pool with the Huntail and Gorebyss, but Birch says he was just playing with them for now. Birch explains that he’s here to learn more about what makes Clamperl evolve into Huntail or Gorebyss. Birch fields a couple of questions from the kids, then explains that Clamperl evolve using either the {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|DeepSeaScale}} or {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|DeepSeaTooth}}, and produces models of the items to show the kids. He goes on to explain that he had heard that when Clamperl are placed in the water in the two other islands, they tended to soon evolve into either Huntail or Gorebyss, so he suspects he might be able to find the DeepSeaTooth and DeepSeaScale on those islands. Ash says he and his friends would love to come along, and Birch agrees to let them come.

A scene change later, they’re in a speedboat, ready to take off for Island B. [[Nancy]] (the young girl from earlier) joins them at the last minute. Unbeknownst to them, {{ho|Keith}} (the young boy from earlier) is following in his pedal boat. Having reached Island B, Birch tastes the water from a waterfall inside a cave there. Just as he suspected, the mineral content seems very high, so he takes a water sample. Suddenly, the sound of a footstep behind them betrays the presence of Keith, much to Nancy’s annoyance. Keith is anxious to evolve his Clamperl into a Huntail, and had been eavesdropping. Birch explains that he fully intends to investigate ''both'' islands, and Keith accompanies them to Island C. This time, Nancy follows in the pedal boat. Same process here. Birch tastes the water, takes a sample, and Nancy accidentally betrays her presence. This time it’s ''her'' turn to eavesdrop on the enemy.

Back at the lab on Island A, Birch analyzes the water, and finally thinks he has the scientific stuff figured out. Keith and Nancy run up to the group, anxious for news, and argue briefly before May and Birch calm them down. Birch asks to see their Clamperl, so they all go out by the pool, and the kids send out the Clamperl. Birch says they look healthy, and if everything works out, they should each be able to evolve.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket has made it to the pool (it has an opening to get in and out from the ocean) and they’re watching the scene from their sub. {{MTR}} wants to give all the Huntail and Gorebyss to the [[Giovanni|Boss]], and has a vision of him riding them like water skis, similar to how the locals do it, except the Boss is riding both at once. [[James]] is skeptical, but Meowth insists, and [[Jessie]] likes the plan as well.

As the group continues to talk by the pool, Team Rocket suddenly makes their appearance, and they say their motto. They send a net out from their sub to catch the Huntail and Gorebyss, but Ash quickly sends out {{AP|Corphish}} to cut the net. Jessie sends out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, who attempts a {{m|Bite}} attack. Corphish counters with {{m|Harden}}, and Seviper just ends up hitting its head. Ash then orders a {{m|Crabhammer}}, and Corphish uses it to slam Seviper into the water. James sends out {{TP|James|Cacnea}}, who after hugging James as usual, fires a {{m|Pin Missile}} at the Clamperl. The kids tell their Clamperl to use {{m|Iron Defense}}. The Clamperl close their shells, and the pins just bounce off. Jessie orders a {{m|Poison Tail}}, and Seviper jumps out of the water, but Corphish counters with {{m|BubbleBeam}}. Both Clamperl then use {{m|Water Gun}} together, sending Seviper and Cacnea back to the sub. Finally, a {{m|Thunderbolt}} from [[Ash's Pikachu]] sends Team Rocket blasting off. The kids celebrate, and the Professor says it’s now time to go look for the evolution items.

They go back to Island B to look for a DeepSeaScale. Keith finds it, and gives it to Nancy, who in turn gives it to her Clamperl. She expects an evolution, but nothing happens, so Birch suggests sending Clamperl to the Pokémon Center, since Clamperl won’t evolve right away when given the item. The girl agrees and they do so from the cabin on the island. On Island C, they again search, and find a DeepSeaTooth. Fittingly, Nancy finds it, and gives it to Keith, who gives it to his Clamperl. His doesn’t evolve right away either, so he sends it to the Pokémon Center as well.

Back at the Pokémon Center, the kids receive their Clamperl from Joy and send them out. They haven’t evolved yet, and Birch is briefly puzzled, but then they start to glow, and evolve into Huntail and Gorebyss! The kids take their newly evolved Pokémon out to the pool and watch them swim for a bit. Suddenly, Team Rocket shows up again, this time in a giant {{p|Kingler}} mech. Meowth sends one of the mech’s claws at Gorebyss. Nancy tells Gorebyss to dodge, and Keith tells Huntail to try a Bite attack. Huntail charges forward, but just bounces off the mech. Ash sends out {{AP|Grovyle}} to use {{m|Bullet Seed}}, but to no avail, as that bounces off as well. Huntail and Gorebyss use a combined {{m|Water Pulse}}, which knocks the mech back briefly. Team Rocket quickly recovers and Meowth fires a claw at the two Pokémon. They dive in the water to dodge, but a net from the other claw catches them when they resurface. However, Grovyle promptly uses {{m|Leaf Blade}} to cut the net and free them. Nancy orders a {{m|Confusion}} from Gorebyss, and it levitates the mech. Keith takes the opportunity to order a {{m|Screech}} from Huntail. Pikachu then uses {{m|Thunder}} to blast off Team Rocket once more.

Now that the danger is gone, the kids admire how well their Pokémon worked together. May suggests that maybe now their feud can end, and the kids agree. Nurse Joy then calls to them, saying their boat is ready to leave. As the boat sets off, everyone shouts their goodbyes. Keith and Nancy, riding their Huntail and Gorebyss, catch up to the boat and tell the group that the Huntail and Gorebyss Trainers have finally patched things up, now that they understand more about their Pokémon. After hearing this pleasant news, Ash and friends wave goodbye to the kids, as their boat rides off into the sunset, proud to have had a hand in solving another Pokémon mystery.

== Major events ==
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{P|Gorebyss}}
* {{P|Huntail}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Professor Birch]]
* [[Nancy]]
* {{ho|Keith}}

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Treecko}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Clamperl}} ([[Nancy]]'s, evolves)
* {{p|Gorebyss}} ([[Nancy]]'s, newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Clamperl}} ({{ho|Keith}}'s, evolves)
* {{p|Huntail}} ({{ho|Keith}}'s, newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Huntail}} (islanders', many)
* {{p|Gorebyss}} (islanders', many)
* {{p|Corsola}}
* {{p|Wailmer}}

== Trivia ==
* The rocks on each of the A-B-C islands resemble some katakana characters: The A island seems to have an I (イ), the B island has a Ro (ロ) while the C island has a Ha (ハ). {{wp|Iroha}} is a Japanese poem that's also a perfect {{wp|pangram}}, useful in learning the basic syllabes much like an {{wp|abecedarium}}. The translation from Iroha to A-B-C would be acceptable, as it preserves the original idea.
* The dub title is a reference to the {{wp|Revolutionary War}}.

=== Errors ===
* Telling about evolution of Clamperl, Professor Birch shows an example of DeepSeaTooth, which has same color as DeepSeaScale.

=== Dub edits ===
*In the final attack before Team Rocket blasts off, Huntail uses {{m|Screech}}, and then Pikachu uses {{m|Thunder}}. In the dub, Pikachu attacks first, and it is Huntail who makes them blast off, despite Screech [[Special move|not being a physical move]]. This is an example of [[anime physics]].

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|獵斑魚與櫻花魚！進化之謎！|Huntail and Gorebyss! The Evolution Riddle!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Uskomaton muodonmuutos|The unbelievable transformation}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|La guerre des clans|The war of the clans}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Die Pokémon als Friedensstifter|The Pokémon as peacemakers}}'''
* Hebrew: '''מלחמת ההתפתחות''' ''{{tt|milkhemet hahitpatkhut|The Evolution War}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Rivalità fra isole|Islands rivalry}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|A Guerra Evolutiva|The Evolutionary War}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|La guerra de la evolución|The war of the evolution}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La guerra evolutiva!|The evolution war!}}'''

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[[Image:Keith Hoenn.png|230px|thumb|Keith]]'''Keith''' (Japanese: '''キクマ''' ''Kikuma'') is a [[character of the day]] of the {{pkmn|anime}} who appeared in the episode ''[[AG095|The Evolutionary War!]]''.

Keith lives on Island B, one of the [[A-B-C Islands]]. He prefers {{p|Huntail}} over {{p|Gorebyss}}. Because of this, he had a rivalry with [[Nancy]], from Island C, who prefers Gorebyss.

==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Keith
|pkmn=Huntail
|type1=Water
|epnum=AG095
|epname=The Evolutionary War!
|img=Huntail Anime.png
|desc=Huntail evolved from Clamperl after finding a DeepSeaTooth in Island C. The fact is that even if Island B prefers Gorebyss, Keith chose Clamperl to become Huntail.

Huntail's known moves are {{m|Iron Defense}}, {{m|Water Gun}}, {{m|Water Pulse}} and {{m|Screech}}.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{water color}}|bordercolor={{water color light}}
|ja=冬馬由美 ''[[Yumi Tōma]]''
|en=[[Amy Birnbaum]]
|es_eu=Elena Palacios}}
{{-}}
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Nancy

2011-02-01T02:42:29Z

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[[Image:Nancy.png|230px|thumb|Nancy]] '''Nancy''' (Japanese: '''ナミコ''' ''Namiko'') is a [[character of the day]] of the {{pkmn|anime}} who appeared in the episode ''[[AG095|The Evolutionary War!]]''.

Nancy lives on Island C, one of the [[A-B-C Islands]]. She prefers {{p|Gorebyss}} over {{p|Huntail}}. Because of this, she had a rivalry with {{Ho|Keith}}, from Island B, who prefers Huntail.

==Pokémon==
This is a listing of Nancy's Pokémon in the anime:

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Nancy
|pkmn=Gorebyss
|type1=Water
|epnum=AG095
|epname=The Evolutionary War!
|img=Gorebyss Anime.png
|desc=Gorebyss evolved from Clamperl after finding a DeepSeaScale in Island B. The fact is that even if Island C prefers Huntail, Nancy chose Clamperl to become Gorebyss.

Gorebyss's known moves are {{m|Iron Defense}}, {{m|Water Gun}}, {{m|Agility}}, {{m|Water Pulse}} and {{m|Confusion}}.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{water color}}|bordercolor={{water color light}}
|ja=白鳥由里 ''[[Yuri Shiratori]]''
|en=[[Veronica Taylor]]
|es_eu=Sandra Jara}}
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AG095

2011-02-01T02:41:44Z

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'''The Evolutionary War''' (Japanese: '''ハンテールとサクラビス！進化の謎！''' ''Huntail and {{tt|Sakurabyss|Gorebyss}}! The Riddle of Evolution!'') is the 95th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 369th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 23, 2004 and in the United States on October 1, 2005.
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== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} are in a boat, still on their way across the ocean towards [[Mossdeep City]]. [[Max]] notices from the [[PokéNav]] that there are three islands just ahead. {{an|Brock}} has apparently looked it up already, so he explains about the [[A-B-C Islands]], and mentions that Island A has a [[Pokémon Center]]. A couple of {{p|Wailmer}} follow them briefly as they head for the islands. Suddenly, a bunch of kids race by them, riding their {{p|Huntail}} and {{p|Gorebyss}}. Ash and May check out Huntail and Gorebyss in their [[Pokédex]]es, and learn that they both evolve from {{p|Clamperl}}. Turning their attention back to the race, they see one girl get knocked off her Huntail. The group stops to see if she’s okay. She is, and she resumes the race. Then, a young boy and girl go by on little pedal-boats, deep in an argument. The boy thinks Huntail is better than Gorebyss, while the girl believes the reverse. All of this has aroused the curiosity of Ash and his friends.

Meanwhile, not far away, [[Team Rocket]] is pursuing the “twerps” as usual, in their {{p|Magikarp}} sub. Suddenly, they get stuck between two boulders underwater. They start pedaling at full power to try and break free, but the sub’s hull buckles, letting water gush in.

By now, Ash and friends have reached the Pokémon Center, and greet [[Nurse Joy]]. Brock flips out as usual, and Max drags him away. After a brief interruption so Joy can accept a call and a transported {{p|Corsola}} from another Trainer, the group suddenly hear loud voices arguing. Turns out that this Nurse Joy is also a teacher, and her students have begun arguing in her absence over whether Huntail or Gorebyss is better. Joy quiets the kids down, then takes everyone out to the pool, much to the kids’ delight. On the way, Joy explains about the rivalry between the Huntail Trainers and the Gorebyss Trainers on these islands, and the regular water races they have.

At the pool, the kids (including the two from the beginning of the episode) are watching two Huntail and two Gorebyss swim around a man floating in the pool. The man turns out to be none other than [[Professor Birch]]! Joy is surprised to learn that Ash and friends know the Professor, and greetings are exchanged. May assumes he must have been doing some sort of research in the pool with the Huntail and Gorebyss, but Birch says he was just playing with them for now. Birch explains that he’s here to learn more about what makes Clamperl evolve into Huntail or Gorebyss. Birch fields a couple of questions from the kids, then explains that Clamperl evolve using either the {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|DeepSeaScale}} or {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|DeepSeaTooth}}, and produces models of the items to show the kids. He goes on to explain that he had heard that when Clamperl are placed in the water in the two other islands, they tended to soon evolve into either Huntail or Gorebyss, so he suspects he might be able to find the DeepSeaTooth and DeepSeaScale on those islands. Ash says he and his friends would love to come along, and Birch agrees to let them come.

A scene change later, they’re in a speedboat, ready to take off for Island B. [[Nancy]] (the young girl from earlier) joins them at the last minute. Unbeknownst to them, {{ho|Keith}} (the young boy from earlier) is following in his pedal boat. Having reached Island B, Birch tastes the water from a waterfall inside a cave there. Just as he suspected, the mineral content seems very high, so he takes a water sample. Suddenly, the sound of a footstep behind them betrays the presence of Keith, much to Nancy’s annoyance. Keith is anxious to evolve his Clamperl into a Huntail, and had been eavesdropping. Birch explains that he fully intends to investigate ''both'' islands, and Keith accompanies them to Island C. This time, Nancy follows in the pedal boat. Same process here. Birch tastes the water, takes a sample, and Nancy accidentally betrays her presence. This time it’s ''her'' turn to eavesdrop on the enemy.

Back at the lab on Island A, Birch analyzes the water, and finally thinks he has the scientific stuff figured out. Keith and Nancy run up to the group, anxious for news, and argue briefly before May and Birch calm them down. Birch asks to see their Clamperl, so they all go out by the pool, and the kids send out the Clamperl. Birch says they look healthy, and if everything works out, they should each be able to evolve.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket has made it to the pool (it has an opening to get in and out from the ocean) and they’re watching the scene from their sub. {{MTR}} wants to give all the Huntail and Gorebyss to the [[Giovanni|Boss]], and has a vision of him riding them like water skis, similar to how the locals do it, except the Boss is riding both at once. [[James]] is skeptical, but Meowth insists, and [[Jessie]] likes the plan as well.

As the group continues to talk by the pool, Team Rocket suddenly makes their appearance, and they say their motto. They send a net out from their sub to catch the Huntail and Gorebyss, but Ash quickly sends out {{AP|Corphish}} to cut the net. Jessie sends out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, who attempts a {{m|Bite}} attack. Corphish counters with {{m|Harden}}, and Seviper just ends up hitting its head. Ash then orders a {{m|Crabhammer}}, and Corphish uses it to slam Seviper into the water. James sends out {{TP|James|Cacnea}}, who after hugging James as usual, fires a {{m|Pin Missile}} at the Clamperl. The kids tell their Clamperl to use {{m|Iron Defense}}. The Clamperl close their shells, and the pins just bounce off. Jessie orders a {{m|Poison Tail}}, and Seviper jumps out of the water, but Corphish counters with {{m|BubbleBeam}}. Both Clamperl then use {{m|Water Gun}} together, sending Seviper and Cacnea back to the sub. Finally, a {{m|Thunderbolt}} from [[Ash's Pikachu]] sends Team Rocket blasting off. The kids celebrate, and the Professor says it’s now time to go look for the evolution items.

They go back to Island B to look for a DeepSeaScale. Keith finds it, and gives it to Nancy, who in turn gives it to her Clamperl. She expects an evolution, but nothing happens, so Birch suggests sending Clamperl to the Pokémon Center, since Clamperl won’t evolve right away when given the item. The girl agrees and they do so from the cabin on the island. On Island C, they again search, and find a DeepSeaTooth. Fittingly, Nancy finds it, and gives it to Keith, who gives it to his Clamperl. His doesn’t evolve right away either, so he sends it to the Pokémon Center as well.

Back at the Pokémon Center, the kids receive their Clamperl from Joy and send them out. They haven’t evolved yet, and Birch is briefly puzzled, but then they start to glow, and evolve into Huntail and Gorebyss! The kids take their newly evolved Pokémon out to the pool and watch them swim for a bit. Suddenly, Team Rocket shows up again, this time in a giant {{p|Kingler}} mech. Meowth sends one of the mech’s claws at Gorebyss. Nancy tells Gorebyss to dodge, and Keith tells Huntail to try a Bite attack. Huntail charges forward, but just bounces off the mech. Ash sends out {{AP|Grovyle}} to use {{m|Bullet Seed}}, but to no avail, as that bounces off as well. Huntail and Gorebyss use a combined {{m|Water Pulse}}, which knocks the mech back briefly. Team Rocket quickly recovers and Meowth fires a claw at the two Pokémon. They dive in the water to dodge, but a net from the other claw catches them when they resurface. However, Grovyle promptly uses {{m|Leaf Blade}} to cut the net and free them. Nancy orders a {{m|Confusion}} from Gorebyss, and it levitates the mech. Keith takes the opportunity to order a {{m|Screech}} from Huntail. Pikachu then uses {{m|Thunder}} to blast off Team Rocket once more.

Now that the danger is gone, the kids admire how well their Pokémon worked together. May suggests that maybe now their feud can end, and the kids agree. Nurse Joy then calls to them, saying their boat is ready to leave. As the boat sets off, everyone shouts their goodbyes. Keith and Nancy, riding their Huntail and Gorebyss, catch up to the boat and tell the group that the Huntail and Gorebyss Trainers have finally patched things up, now that they understand more about their Pokémon. After hearing this pleasant news, Ash and friends wave goodbye to the kids, as their boat rides off into the sunset, proud to have had a hand in solving another Pokémon mystery.

== Major events ==
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{P|Gorebyss}}
* {{P|Huntail}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Professor Birch]]
* [[Nancy]]
* {{ho|Keith}}

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Treecko}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Clamperl}} ([[Nancy]]'s, evolves)
* {{p|Gorebyss}} ([[Nancy]]'s, newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Clamperl}} ({{ho|Keith}}'s, evolves)
* {{p|Huntail}} ({{ho|Keith}}'s, newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Huntail}} (islanders', many)
* {{p|Gorebyss}} (islanders', many)
* {{p|Corsola}}
* {{p|Wailmer}}

== Trivia ==
* The rocks on each of the A-B-C islands resemble some katakana characters: The A island seems to have an I (イ), the B island has a Ro (ロ) while the C island has a Ha (ハ). {{wp|Iroha}} is a Japanese poem that's also a perfect {{wp|pangram}}, useful in learning the basic syllabes much like an {{wp|abecedarium}}. The translation from Iroha to A-B-C would be acceptable, as it preserves the original idea.
* The dub title is a reference to the {{wp|Revolutionary War}}.

=== Errors ===
* Telling about evolution of Clamperl, Professor Birch shows example of DeepSeaTooth, which has same color as DeepSeaScale.

=== Dub edits ===
*In the final attack before Team Rocket blasts off, Huntail uses {{m|Screech}}, and then Pikachu uses {{m|Thunder}}. In the dub, Pikachu attacks first, and it is Huntail who makes them blast off, despite Screech [[Special move|not being a physical move]]. This is an example of [[anime physics]].

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|獵斑魚與櫻花魚！進化之謎！|Huntail and Gorebyss! The Evolution Riddle!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Uskomaton muodonmuutos|The unbelievable transformation}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|La guerre des clans|The war of the clans}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Die Pokémon als Friedensstifter|The Pokémon as peacemakers}}'''
* Hebrew: '''מלחמת ההתפתחות''' ''{{tt|milkhemet hahitpatkhut|The Evolution War}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Rivalità fra isole|Islands rivalry}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|A Guerra Evolutiva|The Evolutionary War}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|La guerra de la evolución|The war of the evolution}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La guerra evolutiva!|The evolution war!}}'''

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[[Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yūji Asada|369]]
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AG093

2011-02-01T02:32:51Z

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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=AG093 |
altepcode=EP367 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Clamperl of Wisdom |
title_ja=パールルとバネブー！しんじゅをさがせ！ |
title_ja_trans=Pearlulu and Baneboo! Search for the Pearl! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=September 9, 2004 |
broadcast_us=September 17, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Battle |
en_op=[[Unbeatable]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=大橋志吉 |
storyboard=浅田裕二 |
director=大町繁 |
art=たけだゆうさく |
morecredits=yes |
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'''Clamperl of Wisdom''' (Japanese: '''パールルとバネブー！しんじゅをさがせ！''' ''{{tt|Pearlulu|Clamperl}} and {{tt|Baneboo|Spoink}}! Search for the Pearl!'') is the 93rd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 367th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 9, 2004 and in the United States on September 17, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==

{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|company}} are sailing across the ocean on a boat, bound for [[Mossdeep City]]. For some reason, {{AP|Torkoal}} is out of its Poké Ball. Torkoal and the others watch the waves from the bow of the ship. {{AP|Pikachu}} and Torkoal are the first to notice something out on the ocean, which turns out to be a Spoink floating on a log, and is apparently the same Spoink [[AG079|they'd met before]]. Suddenly a wave knocks Spoink from the log, and Ash calls for the boat's pilot to stop. They pull Spoink on board in a life preserver. It hops around happily due to the rescue, but trips over the life preserver, and its pearl goes flying out into the water. Naturally, Spoink becomes hysterical, and everyone is amazed that Spoink lost its pearl again.

Spoink is briefly sad, but notices a round red flotation device (possibly used for a net) on the boat, and psychically picks it up and puts it on its head. Ash grabs the device away, saying that it doesn't belong to Spoink, and Torkoal cries at Spoink's situation. Torkoal then impulsively jumps into the water, intending to look for Spoink's pearl. The group gets worried that the Fire-type will be seriously hurt from being underwater so long, and Ash promptly dives in after it.

Later, the group surrounds an exhausted Torkoal, who cries again at its failure. Brock points out that Torkoal did have a good idea though, so Brock and Ash send out {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} and {{AP|Corphish}} to try to find Spoink's pearl. [[Max]] reminds Brock that {{TP|Brock|Lombre}} should be able to help too, so Brock sends it out, but Lombre seems to be more interested in practicing its backstroke. Meanwhile, Corphish and Mudkip look around underwater but find no sign of the pearl, and report their failure back to the group.

During a quick rest stop at an island, the group stares out to sea, wondering what they can do to help Spoink. A young boy and his {{p|Azurill}} run by, and Spoink tries putting Azurill on its head. The boy cries, and Ash and Brock snatch Azurill away, scolding Spoink. Spoink then tries many other things: a {{p|Swablu}}, a {{p|Castform}}, even a large {{p|Wailmer}}, but at the end is still disappointed at its pearl-less head. A scientist then approaches the group. He introduces himself and explains that the pearls grown inside a Clamperl are the same kind of pearl that Spoink wear. He introduces himself as Isaiah and takes them to his lab/museum, in a building with a giant half-shell over its roof that looks like a Clamperl's. Inside, they look over a pool with large rock formations in the middle. A group of Clamperl are on the rocks. {{an|May}} comments on how cute they are, and scans them with her Pokédex. Isaiah then explains some more about the connection between Spoink and Clamperl. Spoink then gets excited over a blue pearl in a display case. The group admires it, and Isaiah talks about it while Spoink stares at the pearl sadly.

Back on shore, the group see a young girl and her {{p|Shroomish}} running along the beach. Spoink puts Shroomish on its head psychically, and May snatches it away, while Ash and Brock scold Spoink again. May returns Shroomish to its Trainer with apologies, but the two promptly run away. Meanwhile, Team Rocket sneak in to the museum, intending to steal the valuable blue pearl from earlier. {{MTR}} has the same fantasy from the last Spoink episode, about [[Giovanni]] wearing the giant pearl on a ring, or maybe wearing it on a crown. [[James]] removes the display case, but before [[Jessie]] can grab the pearl, Spoink hops by and psychically puts it on its head, hopping all the way out the window.

Back at the beach, the group are calling out for Spoink when they hear a burglar alarm coming from the museum, and run over to check it out. Apparently afraid of being blamed for something they didn't (yet) do, Jessie and James disguise themselves as janitors with Meowth hiding in their bucket. They tell the group that they'd been minding their own business when a Spoink hopped by and used its Psychic to take the pearl, then hopped right out the window before they could do anything. The group decide to find Spoink and take back the pearl. Outside, Ash and May send out {{AP|Swellow}} and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} to go search from the air while the humans split up and search from the ground. Looking on, Team Rocket decide to take Spoink and the blue pearl to give to the Boss, and Meowth has a vision of the Boss dressed as a king, wearing Spoink and the pearl as a crown.

Spoink happily hops along the beach with its new pearl when it encounters the two kids from earlier. They hold their Pokémon away from Spoink, afraid of what happened before, but then they realize it has a pearl now. But Spoink slips again, and its blue pearl flies off. It ricochets among the rocks, lands inside a sleeping Clamperl, and knocks Clamperl's pink pearl out. The pink pearl somehow ricochets its way back to Spoink and lands right on its head. Spoink is super happy and bounds off, and the kids wonder why it had that blue pearl in the first place.

Beautifly reports back to the group that it had found Spoink, and leads them to it. They notice with surprise that Spoink is wearing a pink pearl again. The two kids with the Azurill and Shroomish approach, and explain what they saw. They point the way towards the spot on the beach where it happened, and the group thanks them.

Unbeknown to them, Team Rocket had heard the whole thing while perched atop a palm tree, and now decide to get the Clamperl. Spoink and the others find the Clamperl, but it now has its shell closed. Spoink approaches, and Clamperl opens its shell to reveal that it does indeed have the blue pearl. May asks if they could have the pearl back, but Clamperl refuses. Spoink then takes the pink pearl off its head and offers Clamperl a trade, to which it agrees, and May thanks it. But before they could make the switch, Team Rocket makes their entrance by dropping a smoke bomb, and say their motto.

Jessie sends out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, and Ash counters with Torkoal. Seviper lunges in for a Bite, too quickly for a counterattack, so Ash tells Torkoal to use {{m|Iron Defense}}. Seviper ends up merely hitting its head off Torkoal's hard shell. Ash then orders a {{m|Flamethrower}}, which Seviper dodges. Excited, since the battle is going her way for once, Jessie orders a Haze. Everyone runs around in confusion, but Team Rocket manage to meet up, with James carrying a sack containing Clamperl, and they escape in their balloon. When the smoke clears, the group realizes that Spoink (and its pink pearl) are still there, but Clamperl is missing.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket has landed some distance away, and are now trying to get Clamperl to open up to give them the pearl. Jessie sweetly asks it to open up, but it closes again before she can grab the pearl. She tries again to get it to open, but fails. James tries to physically pry the shell open, but that doesn't work either. They try to sweet-talk it again, but fail. Meowth sadly has a vision of their giving the closed Clamperl to the Boss, with him struggling to get it open, then stubbing his toe on it. Worried, Meowth paces, then gets the idea to try tickling it. The trio does so, and Clamperl partially opens up. Meowth taunts it with its tail to get it to open further, but that turns out to be a dumb idea, as Clamperl {{m|Clamp|clamps}} down on its tail. Meowth screams in pain while James, oblivious, calmly checks his Pokémon cards for info on Clamperl. Clamperl then finally opens it shell, and Meowth's momentum sends it flying into a tree. The shell closes again before Jessie can grab the pearl. James then thinks that maybe {{TP|James|Chimecho}} can get Clamperl in a better mood, so he sends it out, but Chimecho's attempt fails as well. Jessie tries again, but this time she gets splashed into a tree by Clamperl's Water Gun. As Jessie tries to physically open the shell like James did, Swellow spots them from above, and reports back to Ash and the others.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket are now using sticks as levers to try to force the shell open. That's when Ash & co find them. Spoink uses Psychic to lift Team Rocket away from Clamperl and throw them at their balloon. The group checks on Clamperl, as Jessie and James send out {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}. Ash counters with {{AP|Grovyle}}. Jessie orders a {{m|Tackle}}, and Grovyle counters with {{m|Quick Attack}}. Cacnea attacks Clamperl with {{m|Pin Missile}}, but Spoink jumps in front of it and uses Psychic to stop the pins. Grovyle hits Dustox with {{m|Bullet Seed}}, while Spoink fires a {{m|Psybeam}} at Cacnea. Clamperl slowly opens up as it watches its friends defend it. Dustox aims a Poison Sting at Grovyle, who dodges with a series of backflips and then uses {{m|Leaf Blade}}, scoring a direct hit on Dustox. James orders a Needle Arm and Cacnea rushes forward, but Spoink sends it back with another Psybeam. Finally, a {{m|Water Gun}} from Clamperl blasts off the Rockets.

Spoink and Clamperl are now free to carry out their previously arranged trade, and Spoink uses {{m|Psychic}} to switch pearls, giving the blue one to Isaiah. He thanks Clamperl, but Spoink is saddened because it's without a pearl once again. Clamperl then offers to give Spoink the pink pearl as its thanks, and Spoink happily takes it. Now everyone is happy and Spoink has a proper pearl again.

== Major events ==
*The [[Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime#Spoink|wild Spoink]] makes another appearance.
{{animeevents}}
=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
*{{p|Clamperl}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]] (fantasy)
* [[Isaiah]]
* {{ho|Madeline}}
* Little boy

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Seedot}}
*{{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
*{{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
*{{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
*{{p|Chimecho}} ({{op|James|Chimecho}})
*{{p|Swellow}} ({{op|Ash|Swellow}})
*{{p|Grovyle}} ({{op|Ash|Grovyle}})
*{{p|Corphish}} ({{op|Ash|Corphish}})
*{{p|Torkoal}} ({{op|Ash|Torkoal}})
*{{p|Beautifly}} ({{op|May|Beautifly}})
*{{p|Mudkip}} ({{op|Brock|Mudkip}})
*{{p|Lombre}} ({{op|Brock|Lombre}})
*{{p|Seviper}} ({{op|Jessie|Seviper}})
*{{p|Dustox}} ({{op|Jessie|Dustox}})
*{{p|Cacnea}} ({{op|James|Cacnea}})
*{{p|Spoink}} ({{an|Spoink|anime}})
*{{p|Clamperl}} (debut)
*{{p|Luvdisc}} (several)
*{{p|Wailmer}} (several)
*{{p|Swablu}}
*{{p|Castform}}
*{{p|Azurill}} (Little boy's)
*{{p|Shroomish}} ({{ho|Madeline}}'s)

== Trivia ==
* [[Megumi Hayashibara]] returns after maternity leave.
* In this episode Jessie had {{wp|sinusitis}}.
* After Team Rocket stole Clamperl, when they are leaving the area, in the European Portuguese dub, they said "{{tt|Sobe, sobe! Balão sobe!|Rise, rise! Balloon rise!}}". This is a reference to the known song "''Sobe, sobe, balão sobe!''" by {{wp|Manuela Bravo}}, which was the Portuguese entry for the {{wp|Eurovision Song Contest 1979}}.
* Ash's Torkoal jumped into water in an effort to help Spoink, despite the fact that it's a {{Type2|Fire}}, which are weak to water.
=== Errors ===
=== Dub edits ===

== In other languages ==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|珍珠貝與跳跳豬！尋找珍珠！|Clamperl and Spoink! Search for the Pearl!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Viisas Clamperl|The wise Clamperl}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Tout ça pour une perle|All that for one pearl}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Wirbel um die blaue Perle|Fuss about the blue pearl}}'''
* Hebrew: '''הפנינה הכחולה''' ''{{tt|hapnina hakkhula|The Blue Pearl}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|La perla contesa|The contended pearl}}'''
* Portuguese:
** Brazilian: '''{{tt|Clamperl da Sabedoria|Clamperl of the Knowledge}}'''
** Iberian: '''{{tt|Magia Clamperl!|Clamperl Magic!}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Clamperl de la sabiduría|Clamperl of knowledge}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La perla de la sabiduría!|Pearl of knowledge!}}'''

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[[File:Madeline Hoenn.png|thumb|220px|Madeline with her Shroomish]]
'''Madeline''' is a [[character of the day]] who appeared in ''[[AG093|Clamperl of Wisdom]]'' who lives on [[Maisie Island]]. She did not have a name in the original version. She is voiced by [[Lisa Ortiz]] in English.

While walking with her Pokémon, a {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Spoink|Spoink}} puts her {{p|Shroomish}} on its head psychically. {{an|May}} returns her {{p|Shroomish}} to her with apologies, and the two promptly run away. While walking at the shore, Madeline and her friend encounter the {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Spoink|Spoink}} again and hold their [[Pokémon]] away from {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Spoink|Spoink}}, afraid of what has happened before and see its blue [[Valuable item#Pearl and Big Pearl|pearl]] get switched with a pink one. When {{Ash}} and his {{AP|friends}} see the two kids, they explain what they saw to the group.

==Pokémon==
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|trainer=Madeline
|pkmn=Shroomish
|type1=Grass
|img=Madeline Hoenn.png
|epnum=AG093
|epname=Clamperl of Wisdom
|desc={{p|Shroomish}} is one of the Pokémon that {{p|Spoink}} mistakes for a Pearl while it was looking for it. The group returns Shroomish to the original Trainer, Madeline, after mentioning to Spoink that Shroomish was not a Pearl.

None of Shroomish's moves are known.}}
 
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[[Category:Female characters]]

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Isaiah

2011-02-01T02:28:51Z

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[[Image:Isaiah.png|230px|thumb|Isaiah]]'''Isaiah''' (Japanese: '''イザキ''' ''Izaki'') is a [[character of the day]] who appeared in ''[[AG093|Clamperl of Wisdom]]''.

While living on [[Maisie Island]], Isaiah found a blue pearl, similar to those made by {{p|Clamperl}}. He wanted to do some experiments on it so he could discover more about the object. However, when [[Team Rocket]] overheard him talking about the pearl, they snuck in and stole it.

Along with {{Ash}}, {{Ashfr|his friends}}, and {{an|Spoink}}, Isaiah found the pearl inside of a Clamperl, which believed it was its own. Once again, Team Rocket intervened and stole the Clamperl. But the kids didn't give up, and were able to rescue Clamperl from Team Rocket.

Spoink was able to convince the Clamperl to give the blue pearl back to Isaiah. Now with his pearl safely returned, Isaiah began his research on it while the kids continued their adventures in [[Hoenn]].

==Voice actors==
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|ja=小西克幸 ''[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]''
|en=Matthew Nichols
|pt_br=Márcio Marconato
|no=Trond Teigen
|es_eu=Fernando Cabrera
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AG093

2011-02-01T02:27:41Z

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'''Clamperl of Wisdom''' (Japanese: '''パールルとバネブー！しんじゅをさがせ！''' ''{{tt|Pearlulu|Clamperl}} and {{tt|Baneboo|Spoink}}! Search for the Pearl!'') is the 93rd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 367th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 9, 2004 and in the United States on September 17, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==

{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|company}} are sailing across the ocean on a boat, bound for [[Mossdeep City]]. For some reason, {{AP|Torkoal}} is out of its Poké Ball. Torkoal and the others watch the waves from the bow of the ship. {{AP|Pikachu}} and Torkoal are the first to notice something out on the ocean, which turns out to be a Spoink floating on a log, and is apparently the same Spoink [[AG079|they'd met before]]. Suddenly a wave knocks Spoink from the log, and Ash calls for the boat's pilot to stop. They pull Spoink on board in a life preserver. It hops around happily due to the rescue, but trips over the life preserver, and its pearl goes flying out into the water. Naturally, Spoink becomes hysterical, and everyone is amazed that Spoink lost its pearl again.

Spoink is briefly sad, but notices a round red flotation device (possibly used for a net) on the boat, and psychically picks it up and puts it on its head. Ash grabs the device away, saying that it doesn't belong to Spoink, and Torkoal cries at Spoink's situation. Torkoal then impulsively jumps into the water, intending to look for Spoink's pearl. The group gets worried that the Fire-type will be seriously hurt from being underwater so long, and Ash promptly dives in after it.

Later, the group surrounds an exhausted Torkoal, who cries again at its failure. Brock points out that Torkoal did have a good idea though, so Brock and Ash send out {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} and {{AP|Corphish}} to try to find Spoink's pearl. [[Max]] reminds Brock that {{TP|Brock|Lombre}} should be able to help too, so Brock sends it out, but Lombre seems to be more interested in practicing its backstroke. Meanwhile, Corphish and Mudkip look around underwater but find no sign of the pearl, and report their failure back to the group.

During a quick rest stop at an island, the group stares out to sea, wondering what they can do to help Spoink. A young boy and his {{p|Azurill}} run by, and Spoink tries putting Azurill on its head. The boy cries, and Ash and Brock snatch Azurill away, scolding Spoink. Spoink then tries many other things: a {{p|Swablu}}, a {{p|Castform}}, even a large {{p|Wailmer}}, but at the end is still disappointed at its pearl-less head. A scientist then approaches the group. He introduces himself and explains that the pearls grown inside a Clamperl are the same kind of pearl that Spoink wear. He introduces himself as Isaiah and takes them to his lab/museum, in a building with a giant half-shell over its roof that looks like a Clamperl's. Inside, they look over a pool with large rock formations in the middle. A group of Clamperl are on the rocks. {{an|May}} comments on how cute they are, and scans them with her Pokédex. Isaiah then explains some more about the connection between Spoink and Clamperl. Spoink then gets excited over a blue pearl in a display case. The group admires it, and Isaiah talks about it while Spoink stares at the pearl sadly.

Back on shore, the group see a young girl and her {{p|Shroomish}} running along the beach. Spoink puts Shroomish on its head psychically, and May snatches it away, while Ash and Brock scold Spoink again. May returns Shroomish to its Trainer with apologies, but the two promptly run away. Meanwhile, Team Rocket sneak in to the museum, intending to steal the valuable blue pearl from earlier. {{MTR}} has the same fantasy from the last Spoink episode, about [[Giovanni]] wearing the giant pearl on a ring, or maybe wearing it on a crown. [[James]] removes the display case, but before [[Jessie]] can grab the pearl, Spoink hops by and psychically puts it on its head, hopping all the way out the window.

Back at the beach, the group are calling out for Spoink when they hear a burglar alarm coming from the museum, and run over to check it out. Apparently afraid of being blamed for something they didn't (yet) do, Jessie and James disguise themselves as janitors with Meowth hiding in their bucket. They tell the group that they'd been minding their own business when a Spoink hopped by and used its Psychic to take the pearl, then hopped right out the window before they could do anything. The group decide to find Spoink and take back the pearl. Outside, Ash and May send out {{AP|Swellow}} and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} to go search from the air while the humans split up and search from the ground. Looking on, Team Rocket decide to take Spoink AND the blue pearl to give to the Boss, and Meowth has a vision of the Boss dressed as a king, wearing Spoink and the pearl as a crown.

Spoink happily hops along the beach with its new pearl when it encounters the two kids from earlier. They hold their Pokémon away from Spoink, afraid of what happened before, but then they realize it has a pearl now. But Spoink slips again, and its blue pearl flies off. It ricochets among the rocks, lands inside a sleeping Clamperl, and knocks Clamperl's pink pearl out. The pink pearl somehow ricochets its way back to Spoink and lands right on its head. Spoink is super happy and bounds off, and the kids wonder why it had that blue pearl in the first place.

Beautifly reports back to the group that it had found Spoink, and leads them to it. They notice with surprise that Spoink is wearing a pink pearl again. The two kids with the Azurill and Shroomish approach, and explain what they saw. They point the way towards the spot on the beach where it happened, and the group thanks them.

Unbeknown to them, Team Rocket had heard the whole thing while perched atop a palm tree, and now decide to get the Clamperl. Spoink and the others find the Clamperl, but it now has its shell closed. Spoink approaches, and Clamperl opens its shell to reveal that it does indeed have the blue pearl. May asks if they could have the pearl back, but Clamperl refuses. Spoink then takes the pink pearl off its head and offers Clamperl a trade, to which it agrees, and May thanks it. But before they could make the switch, Team Rocket makes their entrance by dropping a smoke bomb, and say their motto.

Jessie sends out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, and Ash counters with Torkoal. Seviper lunges in for a Bite, too quickly for a counterattack, so Ash tells Torkoal to use {{m|Iron Defense}}. Seviper ends up merely hitting its head off Torkoal's hard shell. Ash then orders a {{m|Flamethrower}}, which Seviper dodges. Excited, since the battle is going her way for once, Jessie orders a Haze. Everyone runs around in confusion, but Team Rocket manage to meet up, with James carrying a sack containing Clamperl, and they escape in their balloon. When the smoke clears, the group realizes that Spoink (and its pink pearl) are still there, but Clamperl is missing.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket has landed some distance away, and are now trying to get Clamperl to open up to give them the pearl. Jessie sweetly asks it to open up, but it closes again before she can grab the pearl. She tries again to get it to open, but fails. James tries to physically pry the shell open, but that doesn't work either. They try to sweet-talk it again, but fail. Meowth sadly has a vision of their giving the closed Clamperl to the Boss, with him struggling to get it open, then stubbing his toe on it. Worried, Meowth paces, then gets the idea to try tickling it. The trio does so, and Clamperl partially opens up. Meowth taunts it with its tail to get it to open further, but that turns out to be a dumb idea, as Clamperl {{m|Clamp|clamps}} down on its tail. Meowth screams in pain while James, oblivious, calmly checks his Pokémon cards for info on Clamperl. Clamperl then finally opens it shell, and Meowth's momentum sends it flying into a tree. The shell closes again before Jessie can grab the pearl. James then thinks that maybe {{TP|James|Chimecho}} can get Clamperl in a better mood, so he sends it out, but Chimecho's attempt fails as well. Jessie tries again, but this time she gets splashed into a tree by Clamperl's Water Gun. As Jessie tries to physically open the shell like James did, Swellow spots them from above, and reports back to Ash and the others.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket are now using sticks as levers to try to force the shell open. That's when Ash & co find them. Spoink uses Psychic to lift Team Rocket away from Clamperl and throw them at their balloon. The group checks on Clamperl, as Jessie and James send out {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}. Ash counters with {{AP|Grovyle}}. Jessie orders a {{m|Tackle}}, and Grovyle counters with {{m|Quick Attack}}. Cacnea attacks Clamperl with {{m|Pin Missile}}, but Spoink jumps in front of it and uses Psychic to stop the pins. Grovyle hits Dustox with {{m|Bullet Seed}}, while Spoink fires a {{m|Psybeam}} at Cacnea. Clamperl slowly opens up as it watches its friends defend it. Dustox aims a Poison Sting at Grovyle, who dodges with a series of backflips and then uses {{m|Leaf Blade}}, scoring a direct hit on Dustox. James orders a Needle Arm and Cacnea rushes forward, but Spoink sends it back with another Psybeam. Finally, a {{m|Water Gun}} from Clamperl blasts off the Rockets.

Spoink and Clamperl are now free to carry out their previously arranged trade, and Spoink uses {{m|Psychic}} to switch pearls, giving the blue one to Isaiah. He thanks Clamperl, but Spoink is saddened because it's without a pearl once again. Clamperl then offers to give Spoink the pink pearl as its thanks, and Spoink happily takes it. Now everyone is happy and Spoink has a proper pearl again.

== Major events ==
*The [[Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime#Spoink|wild Spoink]] makes another appearance.
{{animeevents}}
=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
*{{p|Clamperl}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]] (fantasy)
* [[Isaiah]]
* {{ho|Madeline}}
* Little boy

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Seedot}}
*{{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
*{{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
*{{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
*{{p|Chimecho}} ({{op|James|Chimecho}})
*{{p|Swellow}} ({{op|Ash|Swellow}})
*{{p|Grovyle}} ({{op|Ash|Grovyle}})
*{{p|Corphish}} ({{op|Ash|Corphish}})
*{{p|Torkoal}} ({{op|Ash|Torkoal}})
*{{p|Beautifly}} ({{op|May|Beautifly}})
*{{p|Mudkip}} ({{op|Brock|Mudkip}})
*{{p|Lombre}} ({{op|Brock|Lombre}})
*{{p|Seviper}} ({{op|Jessie|Seviper}})
*{{p|Dustox}} ({{op|Jessie|Dustox}})
*{{p|Cacnea}} ({{op|James|Cacnea}})
*{{p|Spoink}} ({{an|Spoink|anime}})
*{{p|Clamperl}} (debut)
*{{p|Luvdisc}} (several)
*{{p|Wailmer}} (several)
*{{p|Swablu}}
*{{p|Castform}}
*{{p|Azurill}} (Little boy's)
*{{p|Shroomish}} ({{ho|Madeline}}'s)

== Trivia ==
* [[Megumi Hayashibara]] returns after maternity leave.
* In this episode Jessie had {{wp|sinusitis}}.
* After Team Rocket stole Clamperl, when they are leaving the area, in the European Portuguese dub, they said "{{tt|Sobe, sobe! Balão sobe!|Rise, rise! Balloon rise!}}". This is a reference to the known song "''Sobe, sobe, balão sobe!''" by {{wp|Manuela Bravo}}, which was the Portuguese entry for the {{wp|Eurovision Song Contest 1979}}.
* Ash's Torkoal jumped into water in an effort to help Spoink, despite the fact that it's a {{Type2|Fire}}, which are weak to water.
=== Errors ===
=== Dub edits ===

== In other languages ==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|珍珠貝與跳跳豬！尋找珍珠！|Clamperl and Spoink! Search for the Pearl!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Viisas Clamperl|The wise Clamperl}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Tout ça pour une perle|All that for one pearl}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Wirbel um die blaue Perle|Fuss about the blue pearl}}'''
* Hebrew: '''הפנינה הכחולה''' ''{{tt|hapnina hakkhula|The Blue Pearl}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|La perla contesa|The contended pearl}}'''
* Portuguese:
** Brazilian: '''{{tt|Clamperl da Sabedoria|Clamperl of the Knowledge}}'''
** Iberian: '''{{tt|Magia Clamperl!|Clamperl Magic!}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Clamperl de la sabiduría|Clamperl of knowledge}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La perla de la sabiduría!|Pearl of knowledge!}}'''

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'''Judgment Day!''' (Japanese: '''あの三匹登場！審判学校の島！''' ''Enter Those Three! Referee School Island!'') is the 92nd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 366th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 2, 2004 and in the United States on September 10, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
The episode opens with {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr|his friends}} running to catch the boat to [[Mossdeep City|Mossdeep Island]], where Ash's next gym battle awaits. Unfortunately, in their haste to catch the ferry, the party gets aboard the wrong boat! On board, Brock and Max reveal that they've boarded the ship to [[Bomba Island]], and unfortunately, there's no direct ferry from Bomba Island to Mossdeep Island. While discussing their island-hopping adventure, an {{p|Ivysaur}}, {{p|Charmeleon}}, and {{p|Wartortle}} pass the group by, with each Pokémon carrying a heavy box. {{an|May}} misidentifies each (as a {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}} respectively) but [[Max]] and the rest of the group set her straight. Ash then explains that they are the evolutions of {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}, the starter Pokémon of [[Pallet Town]]. The group also quickly bumps into {{ho|Jimmy}}, the three Pokémon's trainer, and himself a referee in training. After helping Jimmy shift a few boxes, Jimmy explains that there's a major Pokémon Battle Judging school on the island, and Ash and friends are eager to take a look around the institute. The institute's teacher, [[Serena]] is quick to enlist Ash and company to help teach some trainees by holding a mock battle. Meanwhile, Team Rocket has managed the group follow them using their {{p|Magikarp}} submarine, and the trio plot to steal Jimmy's three Pokémon.

Ash and {{an|Brock}} face off in the institute mock battle with Jimmy judging, with Ash choosing his {{AP|Swellow}} and {{AP|Corphish}} and Brock using his {{TP|Brock|Lombre}} and {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}. After a few brief exchanges, Ash manages to back Lombre into a vulnerable position. As this is a battle to test the judges more than the trainers, though, Brock has his Lombre play dead rather than reposition itself, meaning that it appears unable to battle. While Jimmy wonders if he should call the match, Ash orders Swellow to do an {{m|Aerial Ace}} attack. Lombre, however, springs back up at the last moment! Unfortunately for Brock, his sneak attack fails to knock out Swellow. Brock orders a double {{m|Water Gun}} against Swellow to finish the fight, but Ash orders Corphish to shield Swellow from the blow. Corphish initially buckles beneath the force of the attack, and Jimmy decides to call Corphish unable to battle. However, his amateur judgment is also premature and Corphish springs back up moments later. The teacher, [[Serena]], scolds Jimmy quite forcefully. She goes on to say that he's still studying and will make mistakes sometimes, and this is the time to make mistakes. Also, whether right or wrong, a referee must appear confident.

After night falls, Jimmy sits outside with Pokémon, brooding over his mistakes earlier in the day. Ash and friends go out to find Jimmy, Jimmy tells them his whole story, including how he got his three Pokémon. He tells them that Wartortle, who was a Squirtle, was his starter. He got Ivysaur by accidentally giving it a sandwich. Finally, he traded a gold Magikarp to someone for his Charmeleon. He also shows them his only badge, a {{Badge|Cascade}}, and Ash tells him that he must be a pretty good trainer to have beaten their friend and Gym Leader, {{an|Misty}}. Jimmy then explains that this was given to him by {{an|Daisy}} for cleaning the Gym and pool; Misty was away when he visited [[Cerulean City]] (see trivia below). Jimmy tells Ash the he has had a long streak of bad luck, and came to the judging academy by accident.

Meanwhile, in the distance, a rather obvious [[Team Rocket's Mechas|Team Rocket mecha]] drives up on the beach, with the villainous trio hell bent on capturing Jimmy's three Pokémon. The mecha that Team Rocket is using has three Poké Ball shaped prisons, each of which steal and hold one of Jimmy's Pokémon. Jimmy gives chase. Somehow, Jimmy gets atop the mecha and tries to free his Pokémon with a sharp rock. But he is easily knocked off the mecha. Jimmy becomes disheartened, but [[Serena]] gives his a speech about his good heart, which renews his faith. Meanwhile, his Pokémon are trying to free themselves from their [[Poké Ball]]s. Wartortle evolves into {{p|Blastoise}} in anger and is able to break free from the small containment chamber. The other two are also released by Blastoise using {{m|Hydro Pump}}. The three then use a combination of {{m|Razor Leaf}}, {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Hydro Pump}} to send Team Rocket blasting off. Serena tells Jimmy he should become a trainer, not a judge, and Jimmy then decides to return to Lilycove City. Ash and his friends hire a boat and get back on course to their next city of choice (and Gym [[Badge]], in Ash's case).

==Major events==
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{ho|Jimmy}}
* [[Serena]]
* [[Daisy (anime)|Daisy]] (flashback)

===Pokémon===
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Seedot}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{op|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{op|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{op|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{op|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{op|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Wartortle}} ({{ho|Jimmy}}'s, evolves)
* {{p|Blastoise}} ({{ho|Jimmy}}'s, newly evolved)
* {{p|Ivysaur}} ({{ho|Jimmy}}'s)
* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{ho|Jimmy}}'s, {{shiny}}, flashback)
* {{p|Charmeleon}} ({{ho|Jimmy}}'s)

==Trivia==
* ''[[Smile]]'' replaces ''[[Full of Summer!!]]'' as the ending.
* There is a new sequence for the episode title, which shows both Ash's [[Badge]]s and May's [[Ribbon]]s. [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] does not start to use it until the next episode.
* The Poké Balls of the mecha of Team Rocket where Wartortle, Ivysaur and Charmeleon were, are very similar to the Poké Balls from the Pokémon Adventures manga.
* During a flashback in this episode, we see {{ho|Jimmy}} was given a {{Badge|Cascade}} by {{an|Daisy}} for cleaning the pool. This is the second time the [[Cerulean Gym]] is known to have surrendered a badge without a fight (the first being when Ash challenges the Cerulean Gym himself in ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]''). Interestingly, Daisy's explanation in the anime is somewhat suspect: she herself is a qualified Cerulean Gym Leader and she and her sisters did not surrender the Gym leadership to {{an|Misty}} until after they all left on a world tour.
*This episode is featured on the ''Volume 5: Blastoise'' copy of [[Pokémon All-Stars]].
[[Image:May with no bike shorts.png|thumb|right|225px|May with no bike shorts]]
* As of this episode, one episode of Pokémon can be played for every day of the year if it is a leap year.

===Errors===
* In the beginning of the episode, Brock's collar is the same color as his skin. During his battle with Ash his collar is the same color as his shirt. It should have been orange in both of these scenes.
* May's shirt is momentarily seen with long, red sleeves instead of short ones.
* In one scene where May is supposed to be shown wearing the blue bike shorts, they disappear and she is wearing only her white miniskirt.
* When {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr|his friends}} came to see {{ho|Jimmy}} trying to get back his Pokémon [[Team Rocket]] stole, Ash is seen wearing Jimmy's clothes.
* May's gloves disappear in a couple of scenes, leaving only white bands in one instance.
* After Jimmy is thrown from Team Rocket's mecha, he lands on the ground in front of the group. When the group is helping him up, there are suddenly two Jimmy's: one still laying on the ground, and one sitting up.
* Near the end of the episode, {{p|Charmeleon}}'s white belly turns red.

===Dub edits===
* The sandwich that rolls down the hill into Ivysaur's mouth in the flashback was an [[rice ball|onigiri]] in the original.

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|那三隻登場！裁判學校之島！|Enter Those Three! Referee School Island!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Tuomionpäivä|The day of judgment}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|L'arbitre|The referee}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Das Herz am rechten Fleck|The heart at the right space}}'''
* Hebrew: '''השופט''' ''{{tt|hashofet|The Judge}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|La scuola per giudici|The referee school}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|Dia do Julgamento!|Judgment Day!}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Haciendo de juez|Playing judge}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡El día del juicio!|Judgment day!}}'''

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'''Lessons in Lilycove''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンコンテスト！ミナモ大会！！''' ''Pokémon Contest! {{tt|Minamo|Lilycove}} Tournament!'') is the 91st episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 365th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 26, 2004 and in the United States on September 10, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==

This episode is the second half of the {{ci|Lilycove}} [[Pokémon Contest]]. It appears as though {{TP|May|Combusken}} was only showing off during its appeal, as it jumps in front of {{an|May}}, knocks its wheel of flame into a rain of fire, and then jumps up holding a huge ball of fire, which it then smacks with a {{m|Sky Uppercut}}, bringing another rain of fire down. The crowd goes wild, and the judges give May scores of 8.5, 8.0, and 7.1, for a cumulative score of 23.6. The judges seem to love the look, but at least one of them realized that it was more luck than planning. {{AP|Swellow}}, meanwhile, continues to train. It seems to be having trouble concentrating, though, between the {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s and the huge screen showing them compete.

[[Kelly]]'s {{p|Grumpig}} apparently likes to wag its tail as it shows off with some {{m|Psychic}} juggling of [[Pokéblock]]s. The audience is really involved with Grumpig's performance and it finishes by eating all of the Pokéblocks. The judges award Grumpig a cumulative 27.7 score, which will be hard to beat. Swellow has finally mastered the limbo bar outside but then smacks into a tree because it wasn't paying attention to its direction.

Next in the contest are [[Jessie]] and {{TP|James|Chimecho}}. The two basically hypnotize the audience with {{m|Heal Bell}}, but their finish is clouded by Jessie trying to make Chimecho's voice more dynamic but making it sound awful. {{AP|Pikachu}} and Swellow hear this outside. However, the judges award Jessie and Chimecho a perfect score of 30. After a random shuffling of contestants, May and Jessie are facing each other in the semifinals, with Combusken versus Chimecho. Chimecho puts up a good fight, but May isn't going to lose easily. One {{m|Peck}} attack later, Chimecho backs off, and a {{m|Fire Spin}} attack is ordered. This is followed by Jessie ordering a {{m|Double-Edge}} attack, which Combusken counters with a Sky Uppercut, and this completely knocks out Jessie and Chimecho. Outside, Ash and Swellow are training very hard, and Swellow finally learns {{m|Aerial Ace}}. However, on one attempt Swellow misses the target but hits [[Team Rocket]], who are heading home after Jessie's defeat in the Contest.

It comes down to May versus Kelly in the finals. An {{m|Iron Tail}} attack is used by Grumpig,, but Combusken catches it in its claws. The {{type2|Fire}} issues a counterattack, but is foiled by a {{m|Psychic}}, and Grumpig sends it back as a fire dragon. Combusken smashes it with Sky Uppercut, but then gets caught in a psychokinesis trap and is rendered helpless. Grumpig appears to be the default winner, as Combusken can't move, but with quick thinking on May's part, Combusken fires off a Fire Spin at the ceiling, causing it to rain fire and damage Grumpig. They fall together as the Psychic attack fails, but Combusken saves them both by using Fire Spin to halt their descent. May is the winner! Kelly promises that she'll be even stronger the next time they meet.

== Major events ==
* [[James's Chimecho]] is revealed to know {{m|Double-Edge}} and {{m|Astonish}}.
* {{an|May}} wins the {{ci|Lilycove}} [[Ribbon]].
* [[Ash's Swellow]] learns {{m|Aerial Ace}}.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Vivian Meridian]]
* [[Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Kelly]]
* [[Vladimir]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Swinub}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Grumpig}} ([[Kelly]]'s)
* {{p|Raichu}}
* {{p|Wingull}}
* {{p|Loudred}}
* {{p|Sableye}}
* {{p|Volbeat}}

== Trivia ==
* The Japanese character names Haruka and Kanata are a pun based on はるか彼方 — that faraway place — a line from Advance Adventure.
* This episode marks the second time a Pokémon's attack was sent back by a {{m|Psychic}} attack in the form of a dragon. The first time it was done was by {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}} in ''[[EP022|Abra and the Psychic Showdown]]'' to deflect {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|ThunderShock}}.
* This is one of the rare instances where Mr. Sukizo says something that doesn't incorporate "remarkable". When James's Chimecho is using Heal Bell, he says, "I love you guys."
* Team Rocket do not sing their motto in this episode.

=== Errors ===
* Chimecho received recoil damage from Double-Edge after {{TP|May|Combusken|Blaziken}} dodged the attack. However, Chimecho should have recieved the damage only if it was able to hit Combusken.

=== Dub edits ===

== In other languages ==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|神奇寶貝華麗大賽！水靜大會！！|Pokémon Contest! Shuǐjìng (Lilycove) Convention!!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Lilycoven oppitunnit|Lessons of Lilicove}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Les filles dans l'arène|The girls in the arena}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Übung macht den Meister!|Practice makes perfect!}}'''
* Hebrew: '''לקח בליליקוב''' ''{{tt|lekakh beLilycove|Lesson in Lilycove}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Emozioni a non finire|Endless emotions}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|Lições em Lilycove|Lessons in Lilycove}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Lecciones en Calagua|Lessons in Lilycove}}'''
** Latin American Spanish '''{{tt|¡Lecciones en Lilycove!|Lessons in Lilycove!}}'''

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'''Lessons in Lilycove''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンコンテスト！ミナモ大会！！''' ''Pokémon Contest! {{tt|Minamo|Lilycove}} Tournament!'') is the 91st episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 365th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 26, 2004 and in the United States on September 10, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==

This episode is the second half of the {{ci|Lilycove}} [[Pokémon Contest]]. It appears as though {{TP|May|Combusken}} was only showing off during its appeal, as it jumps in front of {{an|May}}, knocks its wheel of flame into a rain of fire, and then jumps up holding a huge ball of fire, which it then smacks with a {{m|Sky Uppercut}}, bringing another rain of fire down. The crowd goes wild, and the judges give May scores of 8.5, 8.0, and 7.1, for a cumulative score of 23.6. The judges seem to love the look, but at least one of them realized that it was more luck than planning. {{AP|Swellow}}, meanwhile, continues to train. It seems to be having trouble concentrating, though, between the {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s and the huge screen showing them compete.

[[Kelly]]'s {{p|Grumpig}} apparently likes to wag its tail as it shows off with some {{m|Psychic}} juggling of [[Pokéblock]]s. The audience is really involved with Grumpig's performance and it finishes by eating all of the Pokéblocks. The judges award Grumpig a cumulative 27.7 score, which will be hard to beat. Swellow has finally mastered the limbo bar outside but then smacks into a tree because it wasn't paying attention to its direction.

Next in the contest are [[Jessie]] and {{TP|James|Chimecho}}. The two basically hypnotize the audience with {{m|Heal Bell}}, but their finish is clouded by Jessie trying to make Chimecho's voice more dynamic but making it sound awful. {{AP|Pikachu}} and Swellow hear this outside. However, the judges award Jessie and Chimecho a perfect score of 30. After a random shuffling of contestants, May and Jessie are facing each other in the semifinals, with Combusken versus Chimecho. Chimecho puts up a good fight, but May isn't going to lose easily. One {{m|Peck}} attack later, Chimecho backs off, and a {{m|Fire Spin}} attack is ordered. This is followed by Jessie ordering a {{m|Double-Edge}} attack, which Combusken counters with a Sky Uppercut, and this completely knocks out Jessie and Chimecho. Outside, Ash and Swellow are training very hard, and Swellow finally learns {{m|Aerial Ace}}. However, on one attempt Swellow misses the target but hits [[Team Rocket]], who are heading home after Jessie's defeat in the Contest.

It comes down to May versus Kelly in the finals. An {{m|Iron Tail}} attack is used by Grumpig,, but Combusken catches it in its claws. The {{type2|Fire}} issues a counterattack, but is foiled by a {{m|Psychic}}, and Grumpig sends it back as a fire dragon. Combusken smashes it with Sky Uppercut, but then gets caught in a psychokinesis trap and is rendered helpless. Grumpig appears to be the default winner, as Combusken can't move, but with quick thinking on May's part, Combusken fires off a Fire Spin at the ceiling, causing it to rain fire and damage Grumpig. They fall together as the Psychic attack fails, but Combusken saves them both by using Fire Spin to halt their descent. May is the winner! Kelly promises that she'll be even stronger the next time they meet.

== Major events ==
* [[James's Chimecho]] is revealed to know {{m|Double-Edge}} and {{m|Astonish}}.
* {{an|May}} wins the {{ci|Lilycove}} [[Ribbon]].
* [[Ash's Swellow]] learns {{m|Aerial Ace}}.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Vivian Meridian]]
* [[Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Kelly]]
* [[Vladimir]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Swinub}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Grumpig}} ([[Kelly]]'s)
* {{p|Raichu}}
* {{p|Wingull}}
* {{p|Loudred}}
* {{p|Sableye}}
* {{p|Volbeat}}

== Trivia ==
* The Japanese character names Haruka and Kanata are a pun based on はるか彼方 — that faraway place — a line from Advance Adventure.
* This episode marks the second time a Pokémon's attack was sent back by a {{m|Psychic}} attack in the form of a dragon. The first time it was done was by {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}} in ''[[EP022|Abra and the Psychic Showdown]]'' to deflect {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|ThunderShock}}.
* This is one of the rare instances where Mr. Sukizo says something that doesn't incorporate "remarkable". When James's Chimecho is using Heal Bell, he says, "I love you guys."
* Team Rocket do not sing their motto in this episode.

=== Errors ===
* Chimecho received recoil damage from Double-Edge after {{TP|May|Combusken|Blaziken}} dodged the attack. However, Chimecho should have relieved the damage only if it was able to hit Combusken.

=== Dub edits ===

== In other languages ==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|神奇寶貝華麗大賽！水靜大會！！|Pokémon Contest! Shuǐjìng (Lilycove) Convention!!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Lilycoven oppitunnit|Lessons of Lilicove}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Les filles dans l'arène|The girls in the arena}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Übung macht den Meister!|Practice makes perfect!}}'''
* Hebrew: '''לקח בליליקוב''' ''{{tt|lekakh beLilycove|Lesson in Lilycove}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Emozioni a non finire|Endless emotions}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|Lições em Lilycove|Lessons in Lilycove}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Lecciones en Calagua|Lessons in Lilycove}}'''
** Latin American Spanish '''{{tt|¡Lecciones en Lilycove!|Lessons in Lilycove!}}'''

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AG090

2011-02-01T02:12:39Z

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title_en=Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry |
title_ja=ミナモシティ到着！ポロックとつばめがえし！ |
title_ja_trans=Arrival in Minamo City! Polocks and Turning Swallow Cut! |
screen=yes|
broadcast_jp=August 19, 2004 |
broadcast_us=September 3, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Full of Summer!!|いっぱいサマー!!]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboard=誌村宏明 |
director=渡辺正彦 |
art=志村泉 |
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epstaffpage=AG081-AG090 |
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'''Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry''' (Japanese: '''ミナモシティ到着！ポロックとつばめがえし！''' ''Arrival in {{tt|Minamo|Lilycove}} City! {{tt|Polocks|Pokéblocks}} and {{tt|Turning Swallow Cut|Aerial Ace}}!'') is the 90th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 364th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 19, 2004 and in the United States on September 3, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|company}} finally reach [[Lilycove City]]. They'd originally intended to make a stop here because it's on the route to the [[gym]] in [[Mossdeep City]]. Since there's a nice view of the sea, they decide to walk. Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} are feeling too tired to walk, though, but then they find a bench to sit on. Everyone is getting hungry and {{an|May}} has a pamphlet describing all the restaurants in Lilycove City. Then a poster on a nearby wall catches her eye: the town is holding a local [[Pokémon Contest]] tomorrow. May decides to enter and the gang searches for a place for May to train.

As they continue walking, Pikachu's expression changes suddenly; it becomes very excited and runs off. Ash and company chase the little Pokémon and they arrive at a berry stand that appears to have every known [[berry]] for sale (with the exception of the super-rare ones). Before they can buy any berries, they all notice a girl with a {{p|Grumpig}} nearby and she seems very frustrated. She is trying to haggle with the man at the berry stand. A man approaches them and offers free samples. He offers Pikachu some slices of {{b|Nomel}} Berries, which Pikachu happily gobbles up. Ash, hungry as usual, grabs a Nomel berry and eats it. He nearly faints from the [[Flavor|sour]] berry taste. The man explains that Nomel Berries are much better for Pokémon and then he offers Ash some {{b|Mago}} Berries. They taste much [[Flavor|sweet]]er.

Suddenly, Ash notices the young girl with a Grumpig walking by, carrying her heavy grocery bag. She is about to trip and fall, which she does, and her groceries spill out. Grumpig uses a {{m|Psychic}} attack and lifts the bag and all the berries off the ground, puts them back into the bag, and then lays the bag carefully on the ground. Everyone who's witnessed Grumpig's actions claps and the girl thanks them. She also wishes Grumpig the best of luck in the upcoming Contest. May introduces herself to the girl, who says that her name is [[Kelly]], the [[Pokémon Coordinator]]. Ash does a [[Pokédex]] data check on Grumpig. {{an|Brock}} observes that her Grumpig is very well trained. Naturally, [[Team Rocket]] have also witnesses Grumpig's heroics and have decided to make Grumpig their next acquisition.

Later on, Kelly and Ash’s group hang out at a nearby park bench with Grumpig, who May seems to get along with quite well. Kelly shows them the Berries she bought, and how she plans to make [[Pokéblock]]s out of them for Grumpig before the Contest. Brock is certainly impressed to see such a pro Coordinator, with Pokéblocks and all. Max is wondering how many [[Ribbon]]s she’s got, but then May almost scolds him to remind him that she’s there too. Good thing that on the subject of Ribbons, Kelly is interested in how many May has. As she takes out her two Ribbons, she’s greatly impressed, as she only has one. Taking it out, May really seems to like it. Suddenly, as Kelly mentions that she’s eager to win the Lilycove Ribbon, an argument breaks out. Not that its really a big deal, as Ash loves rivalry, and Max likes to see his sister standing up for herself. Meanwhile, Brock is looking at the guidebook for a place to eat, and as soon as Kelly notices, she swipes it from his hand. Before he can take it back, she says most of the places in that book are old, and she has a perfect idea for restaurant, and possibly it could help them. May’s ready to go, but Max makes some comment about her just interested in seeing her secret strategy and following her, but she yanks his ear and Brock feels his pain.

As they follow Kelly, they find themselves at what seems to be a big Pokéblock shop, based on the poster. Kelly says that this is actually her house, and her mother runs a Pokéblock shop there as well. As they go in, they find themselves face to face with shelves stacked with Pokéblocks. Kelly calls her mother down, introduces her new friends, asking to treat them to dinner. At the table, she serves them some fresh Pokéblock soup. At first, Ash is nervous after what happened with the Nomel Berry, but Kelly reminds him that some are good for people to eat, and Pokéblocks won’t do any harm, except maybe a few. But her mother knows what she’s talking about when it comes to Pokéblocks anyway. After everyone else tastes it and seems to enjoy it, he tries it too, and likes it. After the meal, Kelly has offered to teach May and the others how to make Pokéblocks. Everyone seems to be all excited and ready to give it a shot, except Ash, who just remembered something. Ever since [[AG085|battling]] [[Winona]] back at [[Fortree Gym]], he had been meaning to find an opportunity to train with his {{AP|Swellow}} and teach it the [[move]] {{m|Aerial Ace}}. While May is making Pokéblocks and training, now would be a perfect opportunity for him to do that. Time for Ash to hit the fields!

In the other room, May watches as a couple [[Pokémon Trainer]]s drop their berries in the [[Berry Blender]], push a button, and wait for a few seconds. Kelly’s mother explains how Pokéblocks are made by blending Berries, and the type of Pokéblock is based on the type of berries blended. Brock decides to stay and watch the Pokéblocks being made while Max decides to go check on Ash.

Meanwhile, Ash has Swellow fly up in the air and soon after, has it dive down towards the stick hanging from the tree that Ash set as a target for his Aerial Ace. As it dives, it loses control and lands on the ground headfirst with a thud, getting its beak caught in the ground. Just then, Max comes by, worried about Swellow, and how Ash seems to have no luck. Swellow looks tired, so Ash and Max decide to call it a day and head back, just when an old man appears, chuckling at them. Ash asks who he is, and as he introduces himself as [[Vladimir]] the Attacker, and he saw Ash try and teach Swellow Aerial Ace. Just then, Ash and Max get down on their knees (Swellow gets on its talons), as Ash begs to help teach his Swellow Aerial Ace, as he has been interested ever since the Fortree Gym. Vladimir gladly accepts, but it will take a lot of work and practice.

Vladimir takes Ash and Max to his training field, where he will demonstrate it with his {{p|Pidgeotto}}, who happens to be his best candidate for Aerial Ace. The field seems to have a few targets, as well as a low beam. Ash and Max watch as Vladimir sends Pidgeotto up into the air, commanding an Aerial Ace attack. As it picks up speed, it moves toward the ground, as Vladimir explains that he noticed Swellow’s main problem was that it failed to angle before it hit the ground. Ash watches as it straightens out with top speed, flying under the bar successfully without hitting the ground. Somehow, Swellow is going to have to learn to do the same. As Pidgeotto passes under the bar flying near the ground, it slowly starts to speed up and rise again, just like an airplane taking off on the runway. Soon after it’s several feet up in the air, it reaches one of the targets, successfully breaking it.

After adjusting the bar to a perfect height for a beginner like Swellow, Ash lets out Swellow to try Aerial Ace. Seeing as the bar is pretty high, Swellow easily passes under and hits a target. Of course, that was way too high for a proper Aerial Ace, just a practice. However, slowly, they move the bar lower and lower each time, Swellow succeeding to Aerial Ace limbo under it every time. Eventually it reaches two feet, which is the proper Aerial Ace distance from the ground. As Swellow tries this one, it loses control and lands with a thud. Looks like Swellow needs a bit more practice.

As May chops up her Berries, she dumps them in a blender and pushes a button. Kelly’s mother explains how each button may have a different effect, and the number field signifies the Pokéblock level. After it finishes, it stops at level 27, and out come some Liteblue Pokéblocks! Kelly then congratulates May, taking a taste; it tastes alright to her, but funny. May takes a taste, and makes a disgusted face. Kelly laughs and says those are only for Pokémon, and then takes out a book all on Pokéblocks which is how she remembers this stuff. May then is worried that possibly she should have let her see that before blending.

Outside, May gives her four Pokémon a dose of her homemade Pokéblocks ({{TP|May|Beautifly}} gets it as Pokéblock juice). Unfortunately for her, they all seem to not be fond of it, except Beautifly maybe a little. May sighs in disappointment, but Kelly says that this doesn't necessarily mean she’ll have no hope for the Contest. Kelly mentions that she sometimes feeds her Grumpig Pokéblocks it disliked, but they still helped. Their taste in Pokéblocks doesn’t necessarily represent the goodness of the effect. Some Pokémon don’t like [[Flavor|Bitter]] Pokéblocks, but sometimes that’s the only way to raise their intelligence. Kelly doesn’t always feed her Grumpig Pokéblocks it likes, but they still make a great Coordination team. After all, her Grumpig is used to occasionally eating ones it dislikes. With that, they’ll manage to win enough Ribbons to participate in the [[Grand Festival]]. May hesitantly wishes her luck, but rivals are rivals, and she intends to win this one. May then passes on the message to her Pokémon that although the Pokéblocks may not be their favorite, they should eat them, because it will help when one may enter the Contest tomorrow. Kelly wishes May luck, getting ready to go home.

Before Kelly takes a step, suddenly a huge claw from nowhere grabs Grumpig! While Grumpig tries to squirm free, May has {{TP|May|Combusken}} jump up and use {{m|Sky Uppercut}} on the balloon, knocking Team Rocket down and freeing Grumpig. To save Grumpig from suffering an injury, {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} grabs it with {{m|Vine Whip}}, placing it safely on the ground. Finally, Beautifly uses {{m|Silver Wind}} to blast Team Rocket off yet again. Kelly thanks them, and notes that she was most impressed with Combusken’s Sky Uppercut. This gives May a bright idea. Because {{TP|May|Skitty}} and Beautifly have already gotten a chance to be winners, and Bulbasaur needs some more time after what happened at {{ci|Rustboro}}, she’s going to use Combusken. After all, it was her [[Starter Pokémon|first Pokémon]]; it’s pretty strong now.

Team Rocket land in a dumpster and as they scramble out, it tips over. Amid the garbage is a notice regarding tomorrow's Pokémon Contest. [[Jessie]] asks to borrow [[James's Chimecho]] and she flatters him by saying how impressed she was with the way he handled her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} in the [[PokéRinger]]. The day of the Contest has come, and while [[Vivian Meridian|Vivian]] makes her announcements and introduces the three judges, Ash and co. wait for May, but Ash is still eager to train with Swellow a bit more. After all, there is a screen outside, so he and Swellow can watch her from there while they train. Brock and Max don’t seem to mind, so he gets up and heads outside. James prays that Jessie will handle Chimecho well. May is in the waiting room, shooting the breeze with Kelly as they patiently wait for their turn. Jessie, in the corner, introduces herself to Chimecho. Being who she is, she’s rather harsh on it, as it cowers in fear.

In the showcase rounds, May is the first up. Ash and Swellow pause their training and pay attention. As she lets Combusken out to the stage, Vivian introduces it, as she starts off with a {{m|Fire Spin}}. As Combusken lets out the Fire Spin, Vivian is about to comment about it, but it seems to spread through the whole stage, scaring even her! As the attack seems to engulf the entire auditorium, the fate of the contest seems to be up in the air.

== Major events ==
* {{an|May}} and [[Jessie]] enter the [[Lilycove City]] [[Pokémon Contest]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|company}} learn how [[Pokéblock]]s are [[Berry Blender|made]].
* Ash starts teaching {{AP|Swellow}} to use {{m|Aerial Ace}}.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
*[[Kelly]]
==== Pokémon debuts ====
*{{p|Grumpig}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Vivian Meridian]]
* [[Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Kelly]]
* [[Vladimir]]
* [[Otane]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Makuhita}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{op|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{op|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{op|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{op|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{op|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{op|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} ([[Vladimir]]'s)
* {{p|Grumpig}} ([[Kelly]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Poliwhirl}}
* {{p|Flaaffy}}
* {{p|Gardevoir}}
* {{p|Volbeat}}
* {{p|Swablu}}

== Trivia ==
* The dub title is a reference to the phrase "Lock, stock, and barrel."
* James references [[Jessibelle]] when Jessie asks if James noticed the Grumpig. James responds, "If you mean it looks like [[Holy Matrimony|my ex-fiance]] then yes."
=== Errors ===
=== Dub edits ===

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Mrs. Otter

2011-02-01T02:05:57Z

Rocketspeed: /* Intro */

{{MissingInfo|2|enva|dubname}}
[[Image:Otane.png|thumb|right|200px|Otane]]
'''Otane''' (Japanese: '''オタネ''' ''Otane'') is a [[character of the day]] in ''[[AG090|Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry]]'' and is [[Kelly]]'s mother. Her Japanese voice actor is 佐藤智恵 ''[[Chie Satō]]''.

Otane owns a [[Pokéblock]] shop in [[Lilycove City]]. When {{an|May}} and {{ashfr|the others}} passed through the town, Otane showed May how to make her own Pokéblocks.

{{stub|Anime}}
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[[Category:Hoenn characters of the day]]
[[Category:Female characters]]

[[de:Kellys Mutter]]

Kelly (Hoenn)

2011-02-01T02:04:19Z

Rocketspeed: /* Intro */

[[Image:Kelly.png|thumb|220px|Kelly]]

'''Kelly''' (Japanese: '''カナタ''' ''Kanata'') is a {{pkmn|Coordinator}} from the {{pkmn|anime}}.

Kelly appeared in ''[[AG090|Pokéblock, Stock and Berry]]'' and ''[[AG091|Lessons in Lilycove]]''. A resident of [[Lilycove City]], she and {{an|May}} became fast friends, as well as rivals. [[Otane|Kelly's mother]] owns a [[Berry]] store, which May visited with Kelly. It was here that May learned how to make [[Pokéblocks]] for the first time.

The two also faced off against each other in the Lilycove {{pkmn|Contest}}. Using her {{TP|May|Combusken|Blaziken}}, May got off to a bad start, but gradually made her way through the appeals round. Kelly, on the other hand, was very successful in making her way through. Eventually, Kelly faced off against May in the final round of the contest.

Her {{p|Grumpig}} {{pkmn|battle}}d hard, but it was no match for May's {{type2|Fire}} Pokémon. May won the contest, and earned her third [[Ribbon]].

Kelly was also seen very briefly at home watching the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]] on TV in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''.

==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Kelly
|pkmn=Grumpig
|type1=Psychic
|img=Kelly Grumpig.png
|epnum=AG090
|epname=Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry
|desc=Kelly's {{p|Grumpig}} first appeared in ''[[AG090|Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry]]'', it is very well trained, normally seen [[Walking Pokémon|outside its Poké Ball]]. When its owner was trying to haggle for [[Berry|Berries]], she trips, but Grumpig uses {{m|Psychic}} to steady her and stop the berries falling from her grocery bag. Kelly then shows {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}} {{an|May}} and [[Max]] to her mother, [[Otane]]'s [[Pokéblock]] shop. Outside [[Team Rocket]] capture Grumpig, but with the help of [[May's Combusken]] and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} they were able to send Team Rocket blasting off.

In ''[[AG091|Lessons in Lilycove]]'', Grumpig is used in the [[Lilycove City]] [[Pokémon Contest]], where in the [[Appeals Round]] it used [[Contest Combination|its Psychic and Bounce]] to do an amazing trick with a Pokéblock. Kelly got through along with May and [[Jessie]] (disguised) to the next round, Kelly and Grumpig made it to the finals knocking out worthy opponents including Jessie, it went up against May and her {{p|Combusken}} but lost earning May her [[Ribbon|third Ribbon]].

Grumpig made a brief appearance in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]'' along with Kelly where they were watching May compete in the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]].

Grumpig's known moves are {{m|Psychic}}, {{m|Bounce}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}.
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==Voice actors==
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|en=[[Liza Jacqueline]]
|pt_br=Samira Fernandes
|es_eu=Isacha Mengíbar
|es_la=María Fernanda Morales
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==Trivia==
*Kelly's Japanese name (as May's rival) is a reference to the line '''"''Haruka kanata''' umi no mukō no''" from [[Advance Adventure|the first Advanced Generation opening theme]] (''Haruka kanata'' meaning "faraway"). What's even more of coincidence is that the next line contains [[Lilycove City|Minamo City]], the city where Kelly is from.
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[[Category:Anime characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]

[[de:Kelly]]
[[ja:カナタ]]

Kelly (Hoenn)

2011-02-01T02:02:57Z

Rocketspeed: /* Pokémon */

[[Image:Kelly.png|thumb|220px|Kelly]]

'''Kelly''' (Japanese: '''カナタ''' ''Kanata'') is a {{pkmn|Coordinator}} from the {{pkmn|anime}}.

Kelly appeared in ''[[AG090|Pokéblock, Stock and Berry]]'' and ''[[AG091|Lessons in Lilycove]]''. A resident of [[Lilycove City]], she and {{an|May}} became fast friends, as well as rivals. [[Otane|Kelly's mom]] owns a [[Berry]] store, which May visited with Kelly. It was here that May learned how to make [[Pokéblock]] for the first time.

The two also faced off against each other in the Lilycove {{pkmn|Contest}}. Using her {{TP|May|Combusken|Blaziken}}, May got off to a bad start, but gradually made her way through the appeals round. Kelly, on the other hand, was very successful in making her way through. Eventually, Kelly faced off against May in the final round of the contest.

Her {{p|Grumpig}} {{pkmn|battle}}d hard, but it was no match for May's {{type2|Fire}} Pokémon. May won the contest, and earned her third [[Ribbon]].

Kelly was also seen very briefly at home watching the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]] on TV in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]''.

==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Kelly
|pkmn=Grumpig
|type1=Psychic
|img=Kelly Grumpig.png
|epnum=AG090
|epname=Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry
|desc=Kelly's {{p|Grumpig}} first appeared in ''[[AG090|Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry]]'', it is very well trained, normally seen [[Walking Pokémon|outside its Poké Ball]]. When its owner was trying to haggle for [[Berry|Berries]], she trips, but Grumpig uses {{m|Psychic}} to steady her and stop the berries falling from her grocery bag. Kelly then shows {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}} {{an|May}} and [[Max]] to her mother, [[Otane]]'s [[Pokéblock]] shop. Outside [[Team Rocket]] capture Grumpig, but with the help of [[May's Combusken]] and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} they were able to send Team Rocket blasting off.

In ''[[AG091|Lessons in Lilycove]]'', Grumpig is used in the [[Lilycove City]] [[Pokémon Contest]], where in the [[Appeals Round]] it used [[Contest Combination|its Psychic and Bounce]] to do an amazing trick with a Pokéblock. Kelly got through along with May and [[Jessie]] (disguised) to the next round, Kelly and Grumpig made it to the finals knocking out worthy opponents including Jessie, it went up against May and her {{p|Combusken}} but lost earning May her [[Ribbon|third Ribbon]].

Grumpig made a brief appearance in ''[[AG122|Deceit and Assist]]'' along with Kelly where they were watching May compete in the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]].

Grumpig's known moves are {{m|Psychic}}, {{m|Bounce}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}.
|}}
{{-}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{psychic color}}|bordercolor={{psychic color light}}
|ja=松本まりか ''Marika Matsumoto''
|en=[[Liza Jacqueline]]
|pt_br=Samira Fernandes
|es_eu=Isacha Mengíbar
|es_la=María Fernanda Morales
}}

==Trivia==
*Kelly's Japanese name (as May's rival) is a reference to the line '''"''Haruka kanata''' umi no mukō no''" from [[Advance Adventure|the first Advanced Generation opening theme]] (''Haruka kanata'' meaning "faraway"). What's even more of coincidence is that the next line contains [[Lilycove City|Minamo City]], the city where Kelly is from.
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AG089

2011-02-01T01:57:05Z

Rocketspeed: /* Synopsis */

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'''A Scare to Remember!''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウ、ロケット団に入る！？''' ''Pikachu, Joining {{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}}!?'') is the 89th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 363rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 12, 2004 and in the United States on September 3, 2005.
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== Synopsis ==
As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} are walking in the woods on their way to the ferry port in [[Lilycove City]], {{AP|Pikachu}} is exceptionally happy. However, Pikachu’s happiness doesn't last long when the ground starts shaking. A tree starts falling down and almost hits Pikachu. After the sand clouds clear a big machine appears and is holding Pikachu. Once again, it's a contraption belonging to [[Team Rocket]]. It's a machine they call the Mean and Nasty, Grumpy Grabber Mark One. Ash orders Pikachu to do a {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack; however the attack doesn't even phase the machine because it's made of a bunch of insulated recyclables mixed in with a bunch of rubber hoses. Ash and friends charge at the machine; however, they fall into a pitfall dug by Team Rocket. It seems that Team Rocket is winning until their machine starts sinking into the soft sand. After a short time the machine itself starts crumbling and then explodes, causing everyone to fly in the air. Ash tries desperately to catch Pikachu; however, Pikachu is much lighter than Ash, and so flies through the air much faster.

In the next scene, it appears Ash had blacked out and is starting to come around when he asks if everyone is alright. Everyone else starts coming around as well and says that they're okay as well. At least they think they are. [[Max]] asks what happened and {{an|May}} thinks that Team Rocket's machine blew up. Then Ash remembers what happened and starts frantically calling for Pikachu. Ash tries to make a run for it; however, he's stuck in a tree! [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are also affected by the blast. Not only are they pasted to a tree themselves but they lost {{MTR}}. Jessie thinks they should go back to base, but James thinks otherwise, since Meowth might be lost. When we see Pikachu he's lying in the grass unconscious. Pikachu sits up looking dazed and confused. He also happens to be sitting on top of Meowth's head. Meowth panics when he sees Pikachu, realizing that he might get zapped by him, but Pikachu doesn't shock Meowth. Meowth brings out his claws to attack Pikachu, but Pikachu doesn't do anything except stand there. Soon, Meowth realizes that Pikachu must have [[amnesia]]. So Meowth plots to convince Pikachu that he belongs to Team Rocket and has been since the day he was born and how much he's been through. Pikachu believes Meowth!

As we rejoin Ash and friends, Ash orders {{AP|Swellow}} to go look for Pikachu as {{an|Brock}} orders {{TP|Brock|Mudkip|Marshtomp}} to look as well. Jessie and James are also lost in the woods. James calls out for Meowth and Jessie calls out for home base. James reminds Jessie that bases can't talk. Going back to Meowth and Pikachu, they are strolling happily through the woods looking for the Team Rocket base. Meowth remembers all the traps and pitfalls they got into trying to catch Pikachu, but as of today that's all in the past. Then, a {{p|Zigzagoon}} appears out of the bushes along with a Beedrill. Pikachu does a Thunderbolt attack on the {{p|Beedrill}} and it flies away. Meowth thinks about how kind Pikachu is and wonders who'd be mean enough to capture it and then remembers he's the bad guy so he would. Then Pikachu and Meowth continue their search for the base.

Jessie and James are then seen walking along the water still looking for base themselves. Jessie is still calling out to the base and James tells her the base can't talk.

Next Pikachu and Meowth are walking on a narrow ledge. Pikachu has no problem but Meowth is afraid. Meowth goes back to thinking Pikachu's kind and brave and only a complete jerk would capture and that's Meowth. Meowth then tells Pikachu a lie on how he once saved Pikachu's life when it was burning up with fever and Meowth was nursing him back to health. Then Meowth steps on a weak part of the ledge and falls through. Pikachu grabs Meowth by the tail and tries to pull him back up.

Ash and friends are still looking and calling for Pikachu. Then Mudkip gets a vibration of something to the right. They see the footprints from the same place as the earlier Beedrill attack. They recognize it to be the tracks of Pikachu, Meowth, and a Zigzagoon.

Meowth is seen sitting on the edge of a pond, looking down at his reflection and thinking that the explosion must have knocked them half way across the country and nowhere near home base. Pikachu comes with an apple and is willing to give it to Meowth because Pikachu knew Meowth was hungry. Meowth learns that this was the only apple and Pikachu wouldn't have had any, so he decided to split it with Pikachu.

Going back to Ash and friends, we see them walking along the narrow ledge that Meowth and Pikachu crossed moments before. Mudkip happens to notice more tracks, and Brock mentions that Pikachu doesn't seem to be putting up any type of struggle. Ash agrees with him.

Swellow passes over head while Pikachu and Meowth are walking up a steep bank. Meowth is still feeling guilty on how it would be wrong to deprive Pikachu of his freedom. Pikachu then loses his balance and falls down the hill but Meowth catches him. Then they start walking up the hill again.

Jessie and James then finally reach home base, and Jessie is thrilled. James also agrees that it might not be pretty, but it's what they call home. Jessie goes right on in and says it's time to eat and they'll wait for Meowth to turn up. James asks if it would be better to go looking for Meowth, but Jessie says to put it in park and wait because she's tired and hungry. But then Swellow comes in and sees Team Rocket's base and goes back to tell Ash. Meowth and Pikachu also arrive at home base. Meowth goes up and starts yelling for Jessie and James to come out. Pikachu gets ready to give them a jolt but it's only because he thought they'd hurt his friend Meowth. Meowth quickly tells them about Pikachu and so they will act like his friends too.

Mudkip is still looking for Pikachu and gets another vibration in the right direction. Swellow is also seen coming back from that direction too so they go over there and discover the base.

Jessie and James are trying to convince Pikachu that they are his buddies, and Pikachu falls for it. But then Ash comes and sees what is happening. Ash tells Pikachu how worried he was about him and asks Pikachu if he remembers him. Pikachu decides to go to Team Rocket rather than Ash, which shocks Ash to the core. Then Team Rocket perform the motto, this time with Pikachu participating at the end along with Meowth, and the gang can't believe that Pikachu would actually join the villainous trio. Ash continues trying to convince Pikachu that he is Pikachu's friend. James commands Pikachu to give Ash a Thunderbolt attack which sends him flying. Meowth commands Pikachu to do it again. Brock finally comes to the conclusion that Pikachu has amnesia. Then Team Rocket runs into their base, it explodes, and they come out with their balloon. Ash grabs onto the basket trying to get his best buddy back. James orders Pikachu to do a Thunderbolt but it shocks everyone. Ash and Pikachu start falling and Ash grabs on to him but they fall into a rushing river. They are then shown going down the river with several flashbacks playing.

Ash has since washed up on shore unconscious. Pikachu examines Ash and licks him on the face. Ash then starts coming around then and he sees Pikachu and notices Pikachu remembers him. Ash picks up Pikachu and hugs him. Ash starts tearing up, but Pikachu wipes Ash's tears away. Brock, May, and Max finally catch up to Ash and Pikachu. Team Rocket falls from the sky and lands in the water and asks the twerps to help them out because they can't swim. They all tell Team Rocket to help themselves. Ash commands Pikachu to give them a Thunderbolt which zaps them into the air and sends them blasting off again.

Brock says how great it is to have anyone back again, and May comments that it's times like those that make you appreciate your friends. Then Ash closes by saying that they’d be friends forever.

== Major events ==
*[[Ash's Pikachu]], during a bout of amnesia, temporarily joins [[Team Rocket]].
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=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Norman]] (flashback, Japanese version only)
* {{ho|Kenny}} (flashback, Japanese version only)

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Pikachu}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}}, temporarily [[Team Rocket]]'s)
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{op|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{op|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{op|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Beedrill}}
* {{p|Zigzagoon}}
* {{p|Vigoroth}} ([[Norman]]'s; flashback; Japanese version only)
* {{p|Nosepass}} ([[Roxanne]]'s; flashback; Japanese version only)

== Trivia ==
* The dub features a song written especially for this episode, titled ''[[You Can't Remember]]''.
* This marks the first and so far only instance of Team Rocket reciting their [[Team Rocket mottos|motto]] more than once in an episode without any interruption.
=== Errors ===
=== Dub edits ===
* In the Japanese, when Ash and Pikachu are floating through the river, Ash has flashbacks of his Gym Battles with Roxanne and Norman. These are both cut in the dub.

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AG088

2011-02-01T01:52:00Z

Rocketspeed: /* Synopsis */

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title_ja=バナナナマケロ園のカビゴン！！ |
title_ja_trans=Banana Namakero Park and Kabigon!! |
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broadcast_jp=August 5, 2004 |
broadcast_us=August 27, 2005 |
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'''The Garden of Eatin'''' (Japanese: '''バナナナマケロ園のカビゴン！！''' ''Banana {{tt|Namakero|Slakoth}} Park and {{tt|Kabigon|Snorlax}}!!'') is the 88th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 362nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 5, 2004 and in the United States on August 27, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
On the way to [[Lilycove City]], our heroes notice a big banner in the middle of nowhere, with a bunch of {{p|Slakoth}} munching on bananas. {{an|Brock}} checks on the map, and sees that there is indeed a banana garden nearby, which is a habitat for Slakoth, who love bananas. {{Ash}} is also interested, because he also met [[Norman]]'s Slakoth, so they decide to check it out. [[Max]] and {{an|May}}, however, start to argue about if its even worth checking out, but Brock then takes out his recipe booklet and shows them all the wonderful food that can be made from bananas, such as banana splits. May then gives in.

Suddenly, they come to an entrance to a big jungle-like reserve which must be the reserve. It seems to be closed, though but as Ash leans on the gate, to their surprise it moves, so they head on in. Oddly, it seems to be empty. While May is more interested in the bananas, which there seems to be no sign of, Max gets disappointed at the lack of Slakoth. Suddenly, a big, loud rumbling shakes the forest, scaring them out of their wits! Then a few more pounds tremble the earth under them, just when the ground begins to crack. Fortunately a young man comes running to their rescue. They all follow him, and get to a small house, which seems to be the reception office for the reserve.

The man then introduces himself as [[Marcel]] and he explains to them that the place is closed temporarily, because they are experiencing some difficulty. After the rumbling calms down, he shows them the window, and right outside they see a sleeping {{p|Snorlax}}! May looks it up in the [[Pokédex]], and Marcel explains that the Snorlax has been terrorizing the Slakoth and eating all the bananas. A lot of the Slakoth have either run away, or have been hiding in fear without even a chance to eat the bananas, because of that Snorlax. Marcel then explains that he's been working on a plan to get rid of Snorlax.

Ash then remembers dealing with his {{AP|Snorlax}} in the past. Of course neither Brock, May, or Max were there when he did it but they believe he can handle it pretty well. After all, Brock has met Ash's Snorlax when he used it in that [[Sumo Conference]], against [[Clair]] in [[Blackthorn City]] and the [[Johto League]], but its currently at [[Professor Oak]]'s [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|lab]]. Marcel does indeed know Professor Oak, and knowing that Ash has captured a Snorlax, he trusts them that they're worthy enough to help him save the Slakoth, to which they agree.

[[Team Rocket]] then notice the sleeping Snorlax in the garden. Once again, {{MTR}} comes up with another far-fetched plan to steal Snorlax and the fantasize about giving it to [[Giovanni|their boss]].

Back at the lodge, Marcel shows them the security cameras he has placed in the garden, as Ash and the others keep an eye on the sleeping Snorlax. Ash feels confident enough to battle Snorlax and maybe help get rid of it by capturing it in a [[Poké Ball]]. Suddenly, May notices on the screen that Snorlax is now wide awake, and feasting away on the bananas. Ash rushes outside to find it and challenge it, while the others follow.

As Snorlax nears the area where the Slakoth are taking cover, Ash finds it, and demands it to stop, and when it doesn't, he challenges it and threatens to capture it. It doesn't seem to care as it just continues eating, so Ash has {{AP|Pikachu}} try its {{m|Thunder}}. But they find Snorlax still feasting on banana bunches, as if nothing happened. While Max and Brock are paying attention to the attack, all May seems to notice is that her precious bananas are still being eaten, to which Max and Brock sigh in disappointment. Ash then tries having Pikachu strike with its {{m|Iron Tail}}, but it seems to have caused no damage at all. Just then, Snorlax leans back with its mouth open. Brock warns Ash that Snorlax is about to counter with {{m|Yawn}}! Ash has no idea what that is but before he can ask, Snorlax releases many pink bubbles which hits Ash and Pikachu and they both collapse on the ground and doze off. Brock then explains that the attack causes drowsiness, as Max and May try and shake them awake. Unfortunately, Snorlax's Yawn bubbles hit them too, and they fall {{Status|Sleep|asleep}} as well. Before Brock and Marcel can do anything, it hits them too. Snorlax then dozes off as well.

At that moment, Team Rocket are flying over the garden in their balloon equipped with a lever and robot claw, searching for Snorlax. To their luck, they find not only it sleeping, but Ash and the others sleeping next to it! Meowth gently lowers the claw at Snorlax, trying not to wake it. Unfortunately for them, they don't know about its ability to attack in its sleep. Snorlax then uses Yawn attack, and the three of them fall asleep. While they are asleep, Meowth lets go of the lever, losing control of the claw which goes back up so fast that the balloon explodes and Team Rocket fall out of the balloon and land in a bush near the others.

A few hours later after they have all woken up, Marcel and the others are back at the lodge, Ash has decided to make a call to Professor Oak. Having explained the situation, Professor Oak is rather surprised they were hit by a Yawn attack. Max then reminds Ash of his Snorlax, so he asks Oak for it. Professor Oak says that he has been feeding it fresh [[Pokéblock]]s. Ash and the others are already familiar with Pokéblocks and their effects, and they are glad to see that he's feeding it some.

However, Oak tells them that Ash can't battle the other Snorlax with it because Snorlax needs to wait between meals to battle. But Professor Oak tells them that a decent way to evade Snorlax's Yawn attack would be to use a [[Pokémon]] with an [[ability]] such as {{a|Vital Spirit}} or {{a|Insomnia}}, so it won't be able to fall asleep. Max, having grown up with his dad, knows that {{p|Vigoroth}} has Vital Spirit! Seeing as there are Slakoth in this garden, there must be one close to [[evolution]]. To their luck, Marcel actually has been {{pkmn|training}} the lead Slakoth, and it is at a pretty high [[level]], so one more {{pkmn|battle}} should evolve it.

As Marcel leads them to Slakoth's current hideout, he tries calling them, but they are too scared to come out. Then, he says he has a plan to get rid of Snorlax but he needs them for it, especially the lead one. But they are all too scared to move. So now Marcel tries to explain the plan and says that all he needs is one of them evolve into a Vigoroth and taking on Snorlax in a battle. While it is taking the Slakoth so long to decide and convince the leader to try, Marcel is about to give up, but the lead Slakoth jumps out of the bushes and agrees to do as Marcel wants. Marcel thanks it and they go off to train.

They start off with Marcel using Slakoth to face off in a battle against some of {{cat|Ash's Pokémon}}. Ash chooses Pikachu, {{AP|Torkoal}} and {{AP|Grovyle}} to face off against Slakoth. Pikachu uses {{m|Quick Attack}}. Slakoth uses {{m|Counter}} and knocks it back. Torkoal uses {{m|Flamethrower}} but Slakoth easily dodges it. Grovyle then tries {{m|Leaf Blade}}, but Slakoth counters with {{m|Scratch}}. As they continue the match all of Ash's Pokémon [[fainting|faint]] just as they had planned and Slakoth evolves! Now that Marcel has got a Vigoroth, they search for Snorlax.

They find Snorlax in a nearby grove eating banana bunches. Marcel challenges it for a rematch with Marcel's newly evolved Vigoroth. As he sends it to fight, Snorlax opens its mouth for a Yawn attack, but Vigoroth just pops the Yawn bubbles and keeps running, and hits it hard with a Scratch. Snorlax then fires a barrage of {{m|Hyper Beam}}s which Vigoroth is fast enough to dodge. Snorlax uses Yawn again, but it fails. Vigoroth knocks Snorlax back with another Scratch, nearly knocking it out. Vigoroth uses {{m|Focus Energy}}, but Snorlax is about to use {{m|Body Slam}}! Vigoroth then uses a {{m|Focus Punch}}, which knocks Snorlax out. Marcel then uses the Poké Ball, and successfully captures it. Marcel congratulates Vigoroth, and just then all the Slakoth who have been watching from behind the bushes come out and hugs both of them.

With the problem finally settled, the reserve is now open again as a tourist attraction, and a Vigoroth has been added onto the sign and banner. To celebrate, Marcel has made them a banana cake with tiers, and a Slakoth on top! May thanks him greatly, but the rest of them think she's a bit too excited. Marcel then comes up with a use for Snorlax. Since a lot of traveling tourists come to this lodge, he's made a rest area room for people to take a nap with Snorlax using its Yawn to help them fall asleep, as well as the workers who stay there overnight. Afterwards Ash, Brock, May and Max head off for Lilycove City.

== Major events ==
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=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Professor Oak]]
* [[Marcel]]
* [[Giovanni]] (fantasy)

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Cacnea}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Snorlax}} ({{OP|Ash|Snorlax}}; at {{prof|Oak}}'s lab)
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Snorlax}} ([[Marcel]]'s; new)
* {{p|Slakoth}} (Garden Pokémon; multiple)
* {{p|Slakoth}} (Marcel's; new; evolves)
* {{p|Vigoroth}} (Marcel's; newly evolved)

== Trivia ==
* The name of title of this episode is based on "The Garden of Eden".
*In this episode, Team Rocket uses a [[Team_Rocket's_mottos#The_garden_of_eatin.27_motto|variation]] of their motto.
=== Errors ===
* When {{Ash}} explains how to get rid of {{p|Snorlax}} from the garden, {{an|May}}'s socks were missing.
* Max mentions that {{m|Rest}} can be prevented by {{a|Vital Spirit}}. Vital Spirit does not prevent the opponent from using Rest, but it does prevent the Pokémon which has it from using Rest; it also makes Pokémon immune to {{m|Yawn}}.
* Max says that {{p|Snorlax}} is the biggest Pokémon he's ever seen despite the fact he saw [[Wailord (Pokémon)|a Pokémon bigger than Snorlax]] in [[AG034|an earlier episode]].
* When May gets out her Pokédex to look up Snorlax, she's shown wearing Ash's glove.
=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
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'''Lights, Camerupt, Action!''' (Japanese: '''映画はバクーダに乗って！！''' ''The Film's Riding on {{tt|Bakuuda|Camerupt}}'') is the 86th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 360th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 22, 2004 and in the United States on July 16, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
The episode opens with Ash admiring his new Feather Badge, a hard-won trophy from his battle with [[Winona]] at the [[Fortree City]] gym. With six badges, Ash now needs only two more to enter the [[Hoenn League]]. Ash triumphantly declares that they're heading to gym battle number seven, before Max points out that Ash has no idea what or where that gym is. After consulting his guide, Brock announces that they're now on their way to [[Mossdeep City]], which they will reach by way of ferry in [[Lilycove City]]. On the way, they encounter Elijah, whose heavily burdened {{p|Camerupt}} has gotten stuck in the river. With the help of Ash and friends, Camerupt is soon across the river. When Max asks what his Camerupt is carrying, Elijah reveals that he runs a portable movie theater, with all of the equipment stored on his companion's back. Since Elijah and the gang are going in the same direction, they decide to travel together.

Meanwhile, Ash is being shadowed by Team Rocket, who are looking to capture Pikachu as usual. Meowth, meanwhile, notices from up high that Camerupt is carrying movie equipment. For extremely dubious reasons, Meowth decides that Camerupt and the theater system would be perfect gifts for [[Giovanni]]. James and Jessie are less certain, but decide to go ahead with the scheme anyway. Team Rocket ambushes Ash and company with a classic pitfall trap at the next river crossing. After cutting the motto short, they steal Camerupt and prepare to make their getaway. Ash is quick to call out his [[Ash's Corphish|Corphish]], which promptly frees Camerupt and sends Team Rocket blasting off with a {{m|BubbleBeam}}. With Team Rocket now temporarily indisposed, the group continues to a dangerous mountain path. While fantasizing about "May's Expedition", May herself nearly gets flattened by a boulder, which then blocks the narrow road. Unable to advance, the party camps for the night.

Over dinner, Elijah mentions that his work is very dangerous (and it's also revealed that he's unpaid!) but he does it anyway because he feels he has an obligation to those he entertains. Elijah also reveals a letter he got from a young girl, Maria, in a town without a movie theater which has reinforced his determination to continue his dangerous unpaid job. Ash, Brock, Max, and May reminisce about movies they saw before leaving on their journey. Elijah offers to read the group the narration of the new {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} movie (it is a silent movie for reasons that aren't explained). The group reaches the town the following morning and the group resolves to stay in the town long enough to see the movie. The villagers happily greet Elijah as they arrive, and they meet Maria on the way in to town.

The movie starts later that night, with Elijah narrating (the movie is a slapstick comedy about a Princess' kidnapping and rescue). However, the movie is cut short by the intervention of Team Rocket, who appear from behind the screen, once again bent on stealing the movie equipment. Jessie calls out [[Jessie's Seviper|Seviper]] to use {{m|Haze}} and in the subsequent confusion steal the projector. Leaving Brock and {{p|Lombre}} to entertain the crowd, Ash, May, Max, and Elijah dart off to find Team Rocket. Finding a trail of film that Team Rocket dropped, they soon trace Team Rocket. [[Ash's Grovyle]] quickly sends Team Rocket flying and gets back the projector, and relieves Brock (who's been singing the only song he knows over and over again). The show goes on (and it's revealed Pikachu is a star), with even Team Rocket sneaking in to watch!

== Major events ==
* {{Ash}} decides to head for the Gym in [[Mossdeep City]] via [[Lilycove City]].
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{p|Armaldo}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Elijah]]
* {{ho|Mariah}}
* [[Isamu Akai]] (cameo)
* [[Gary Oak]] (flashback)
* [[Professor Oak]] (flashback)
* {{Delia}} (flashback)
* [[Brock's siblings]] (flashback)

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Sandshrew}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Camerupt}} ([[Elijah]]'s)
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{TP|Isamu Akai|Isamu's|Pikachu}}; cameo)
* {{p|Clefairy}} ({{TP|Isamu Akai|Isamu's|Clefairy}}; cameo)

All other Pokémon in this episode appear on films:
* {{p|Pikachu}}
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Armaldo}} (debut)
* {{p|Kirlia}} (debut)
* {{p|Machoke}}
* {{p|Snorlax}}
* {{p|Sentret}}
* {{p|Pichu}}
* {{p|Natu}}
* {{p|Xatu}}
* {{p|Bellossom}}
* {{p|Marill}}
* {{p|Azumarill}}
* {{p|Hoppip}}
* {{p|Sunflora}}
* {{p|Remoraid}}
* {{p|Marshtomp}} (can become giant)
* {{p|Wurmple}}
* {{p|Shroomish}}
* {{p|Exploud}}
* {{p|Plusle}}
* {{p|Minun}}
* {{p|Gulpin}}

== Trivia ==
[[Image:RedPM.jpg|thumb|right|[[Isamu Akai|"Red" Akai]], [[Isamu Akai's Clefairy|his Clefairy]], and [[Isamu Akai's Pikachu|his Pikachu]] appearing in one of {{Ash}}'s favorite films.]]
*This episode features a brief appearance of characters from the [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]] manga series.
*The title of this episode is similar to an earlier [[EP069|episode]] and both episodes focus on movies.
*The movie May described, about a luxurious spaceship with a Natu and Xatu in love who are separated because of an ice asteroid, is a parody of the movie ''{{wp|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}'' while the ship as displayed in the film is similar in design to the titular spaceship from ''{{wp|Space Battleship Yamato}}''.
*The movie Max described, about a giant {{p|Meowth}} destroying a city and battling against {{p|Pichu}} fighter pilots and a giant {{p|Marshtomp}} is based upon the Japanese television show {{wp|Ultraman}}.
*The movie they watched at the end, about a Princess {{p|Kirlia}} being taken by an {{p|Exploud}} and being rescued by {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}}, is similar to the story of {{smw|Super Mario Bros.}}.
*In Ash's flashback, [[Gary Oak]], [[Delia Ketchum|Ash's mother]], and [[Professor Oak]] are visible in the audience. This marks Gary's first appearance in the Hoenn saga.
*The episode's title is a play with the phrase, "Lights, Camera, Action!"
*The [[Pichu Brothers]] make a cameo appearance in a flashback showing a scene from ''[[PK12|Camp Pikachu]]''.
*Brock once again performs his song and dance when asked to delay a crowd, like an [[EP243|earlier]] episode.
=== Errors ===
*The {{p|Azumarill}} in the last movie that Brock saw had the voice of an {{p|Azurill}}.
=== Dub edits ===

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AG085

2011-02-01T01:43:21Z

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'''Sky High Gym Battle!''' (Japanese: '''ヒワマキジム！大空の戦い！！''' ''{{tt|Hiwamaki|Fortree}} Gym! Battle in the Sky!'') is the 85th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 359th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 15, 2004 and in the United States on July 9, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
The [[Winona|Fortree City Gym Leader]] and {{Ash}} take their places on an elevated balcony above the battlefield. Before the {{pkmn|battle}} commences, Winona says a type of prayer, asking for strength. It's a three-on-three battle and Winona starts off with {{p|Altaria}}, while Ash chooses {{AP|Grovyle}}.

{{an|May}}, who is on the sidelines with {{an|Brock}} and [[Max]], checks Altaria's data on the [[Pokédex]]. Altaria begins the battle with a {{m|Peck}} attack, but Grovyle counters with {{m|Bullet Seed}} and then jumps out of the way, but gets pecked afterwards. Winona then commands Altaria to do another Peck, but Ash gets Grovyle to dodge it by climbing up a totem pole and doing a backflip.

[[Team Rocket]], meanwhile, are in some kind of tunnel, possibly under the battlefield itself. [[James]], however, doesn't understand why they're trying to get under the battlefield. {{MTR}} attempts to explain and pulls out a pair of dowsing rods. [[Jessie]] and James are confused by the rods, and fantasize about disco dancing with them, but Meowth tells them the rods are used to search for water. Jessie is skeptical but the rods turn and bend and point directly to...another tunnel. Convinced of the rods' usefulness, Jessie and James run off with them down the tunnel.

Meanwhile, Winona tells Altaria to use {{m|DragonBreath}} but Grovyle doesn't seem too affected by it. Winona again commands Altaria to use the same attack, but Ash gets Grovyle to jump out of the way. Winona is concerned (and a little impressed) with Grovyle's {{stat|Speed}}. Grovyle then attacks with Bullet Seed again and hits Altaria on the back, with no ill effect. Altaria flies away.

Altaria tries the same move a third time but Grovyle again jumps out of the way and into the air, above Altaria. Ash sees his chance and orders Grovyle to use {{m|Leaf Blade}}. Altaria falls to the ground under the weight of Grovyle's attack. Grovyle is victorious!

Winona recalls Altaria and sends out {{p|Pelipper}}. Ash recalls Grovyle and uses {{AP|Pikachu}}. On the sidelines, Max points out that Pelipper is a hybrid {{2t|Water|Flying}} [[Elemental type|type]]. Brock adds that Pelipper has a 4x weakness against {{t|Electric}} moves, so this should be easy for Ash. Pikachu starts its match against Pelipper by using {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Pelipper counters with {{m|Steel Wing}} and accidentally touches the ground. Pelipper is grounded, and electricity doesn't affect it now.

The Thunderbolt attack discharges into the underground tunnels, including the one Jessie and James are in. The metal rod points up at the spot where Pelipper is grounded. Team Rocket is blasted off again and they land on the battlefield. They plot to catch Pikachu while it's distracted by the battle.

They state their modified {{TP|Team Rocket|motto|mottos}} and run for Pikachu. The dowsing rods they're holding again become lightning rods when Pikachu attacks. Jessie seems happy about that property of the rods. Winona orders Pelipper to use what appears to be {{m|Headbutt}}. Brock understands; the Steel Wing attack is grounding Pelipper, nullifying Pikachu's electrical attacks. Ash changes his strategy and orders Pikachu to use Quick Attack.

Pelipper is still grounded and Winona commands it to use {{m|Hydro Pump}}. The force of the attack causes Pelipper to de-ground itself and Ash sees a chance to use a {{m|Thunder}} attack on Pelipper. Both {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are [[fainting|knocked out]].

Winona makes a speech in between battles, telling Ash and the others of her love for the sky. Winona then chooses {{p|Swellow}}, an {{shiny|alternate color}} Pokémon, as her final Pokémon, while Ash chooses Grovyle again. Ash commands Grovyle to use Leaf Blade. But Swellow is seemingly unscathed. Swellow is then ordered to use {{m|Aerial Ace}}. Ash uses the jump-and-Leaf-Blade combo again as a countermove, but Swellow dodges it. Grovyle is hit and is pinned down from the sky.

Ash then chooses his {{AP|Swellow}} to battle. This battle, Swellow vs Swellow, takes the two Pokémon higher into the sky. Brock thinks that this is a bad idea. Winona orders an attack and Ash's Swellow is hit. It's apparent that when using {{m|Wing Attack}}, Swellow cannot actively stay in the air (i.e., hovering and unable to control movement). Winona orders her Swellow to repeatedly Peck Ash's Swellow. Then she orders a {{m|Hyper Beam}} attack, which Ash's Swellow dodges. However, she orders this attack a second time and it's a direct hit!

Ash counters with {{m|Quick Attack}} but Winona's Swellow is faster and dodges this attack, countering with Peck. The battle becomes an aerial chase between the two birds. Ash gets some inspiration when he sees the dust being stirred on the ground by Swellow's rapidly changing direction in midair close to the ground. Winona orders another Hyper Beam. Ash orders Swellow to rush towards the ground. Winona orders Swellow to use Aerial Ace. Ash commands his Swellow to use Wing Attack on the ground. The dust cloud that develops obscures the view of Winona's Swellow and slows it down. Ash takes advantage of the bird's disorientation and orders his Swellow to use Wing Attack. Winona's Swellow is knocked out, and Ash wins!

Max, Brock, and May comment on Ash's strategy. Winona presents the {{Badge|Feather}} to Ash against a beautiful sunset background.

== Major events ==
* {{Ash}} has his Gym match with [[Winona]] and wins, earning the {{badge|Feather}}.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Winona]]
* {{ho|Zachary}}

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Lapras}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ([[Winona]]'s) (Shiny)
* {{p|Pelipper}} ([[Winona]]'s)
* {{p|Altaria}} ([[Winona]]'s)

== Trivia ==
* This episode was the final one to air before the Japanese debut of ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''.
* Due to [[Megumi Hayashibara]]'s maternity leave, [[Akiko Hiramatsu]] takes over the voice of [[Jessie]], a change that will last for the next several episodes.
* Team Rocket makes a reference to [[EP142]], [[EP181]], and [[EP182]] when they had used the divining rods/ [[itemfinder]] previously.
=== Errors ===
* When Grovyle is facing off against Altaria, Ash tells Grovyle to "jump and use dodge", rather than to "jump and dodge".
* During the second round of the battle, Pelipper uses Steel Wing as a ground to render Pikachu's attack ineffective. In the real world, electricity is only dangerous when the target is grounded and not the other way round (this is a consistent error about electricity in the Pokémon universe). Brock also describes the technique as protecting Pelipper "like a lightning rod". Lightning rods act by ''diverting'' electricity into the rod and away from the building, not by acting as a ground for the building.

=== Dub edits ===

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AG085

2011-02-01T01:42:25Z

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'''Sky High Gym Battle!''' (Japanese: '''ヒワマキジム！大空の戦い！！''' ''{{tt|Hiwamaki|Fortree}} Gym! Battle in the Sky!'') is the 85th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 359th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 15, 2004 and in the United States on July 9, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
The [[Winona|Fortree City Gym Leader]] and {{Ash}} take their places on an elevated balcony above the battlefield. Before the {{pkmn|battle}} commences, Winona says a type of prayer, asking for strength. It's a three-on-three battle and Winona starts off with {{p|Altaria}}, while Ash chooses {{AP|Grovyle}}.

{{an|May}}, who is on the sidelines with {{an|Brock}} and [[Max]], checks Altaria's data on the [[Pokédex]]. Altaria begins the battle with a {{m|Peck}} attack, but Grovyle counters with {{m|Bullet Seed}} and then jumps out of the way, but gets pecked afterwards. Winona then commands Altaria to do another Peck, but Ash gets Grovyle to dodge it by climbing up a totem pole and doing a backflip.

[[Team Rocket]], meanwhile, are in some kind of tunnel, possibly under the battlefield itself. [[James]], however, doesn't understand why they're trying to get under the battlefield. {{MTR}} attempts to explain and pulls out a pair of dowsing rods. [[Jessie]] and James are confused by the rods, and fantasize about disco dancing with them, but Meowth tells them the rods are used to search for water. Jessie is skeptical but the rods turn and bend and point directly to...another tunnel. Convinced of the rods' usefulness, Jessie and James run off with them down the tunnel.

Meanwhile, Winona tells Altaria to use {{m|DragonBreath}} but Grovyle doesn't seem too affected by it. Winona again commands Altaria to use the same attack, but Ash gets Grovyle to jump out of the way. Winona is concerned (and a little impressed) with Grovyle's {{stat|Speed}}. Grovyle then attacks with Bullet Seed again and hits Altaria on the back, with no ill effect. Altaria flies away.

Altaria tries the same move a third time but Grovyle again jumps out of the way and into the air, above Altaria. Ash sees his chance and orders Grovyle to use {{m|Leaf Blade}}. Altaria falls to the ground under the weight of Grovyle's attack. Grovyle is victorious!

Winona recalls Altaria and sends out {{p|Pelipper}}. Ash recalls Grovyle and uses {{AP|Pikachu}}. On the sidelines, Max points out that Pelipper is a hybrid {{2t|Water|Flying}} [[Elemental type|type]]. Brock adds that Pelipper has a 4x weakness against {{t|Electric}} moves, so this should be easy for Ash. Pikachu starts its match against Pelipper by using {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Pelipper counters with {{m|Steel Wing}} and accidentally touches the ground. Pelipper is grounded, and electricity doesn't affect it now.

The Thunderbolt attack discharges into the underground tunnels, including the one Jessie and James are in. The metal rod points up at the spot where Pelipper is grounded. Team Rocket is blasted off again and they land on the battlefield. They plot to catch Pikachu while it's distracted by the battle.

They state their modified {{TP|Team Rocket|motto|mottos}} and run for Pikachu. The dowsing rods they're holding again become lightning rods when Pikachu attacks. Jessie seems happy about that property of the rods. Winona orders Pelipper to use what appears to be {{m|Headbutt}}. Brock understands; the Steel Wing attack is grounding Pelipper, nullifying Pikachu's electrical attacks. Ash changes his strategy and orders Pikachu to use Quick Attack.

Pelipper is still grounded and Winona commands it to use {{m|Hydro Pump}}. The force of the attack causes Pelipper to de-ground itself and Ash sees a chance to use a {{m|Thunder}} attack on Pelipper. Both {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are [[fainting|knocked out]].

Winona makes a speech in between battles, telling Ash and the others of her love for the sky. Winona then chooses {{p|Swellow}}, an {{shiny|alternate color}} Pokémon, as her final Pokémon, while Ash chooses Grovyle again. Ash commands Grovyle to use Leaf Blade. But Swellow is seemingly unscathed. Swellow is then ordered to use {{m|Aerial Ace}}. Ash uses the jump-and-Leaf-Blade combo again as a countermove, but Swellow dodges it. Grovyle is hit and is pinned down from the sky.

Ash then chooses his {{AP|Swellow}} to battle. This battle, Swellow vs Swellow, takes the two Pokémon higher into the sky. Brock thinks that this is a bad idea. Winona orders an attack and Ash's Swellow is hit. It's apparent that when using {{m|Wing Attack}}, Swellow cannot actively stay in the air (i.e., hovering and unable to control movement). Winona orders her Swellow to repeatedly Peck Ash's Swellow. Then she orders a {{m|Hyper Beam}} attack, which Ash's Swellow dodges. However, she orders this attack a second time and it's a direct hit!

Ash counters with {{m|Quick Attack}} but Winona's Swellow is faster and dodges this attack, countering with Peck. The battle becomes an aerial chase between the two birds. Ash gets some inspiration when he sees the dust being stirred on the ground by Swellow's rapidly changing direction in midair close to the ground. Winona orders another Hyper Beam. Ash orders Swellow to rush towards the ground. Winona orders Swellow to use Aerial Ace. Ash commands his Swellow to use Wing Attack on the ground. The dust cloud that develops obscures the view of Winona's Swellow and slows it down. Ash takes advantage of the bird's disorientation and orders his Swellow to use Wing Attack. Winona's Swellow is knocked out, and Ash wins!

Max, Brock, and May comment on Ash's strategy. Winona presents the {{Badge|Feather}} to Ash against a beautiful sunset background.

== Major events ==
* {{Ash}} has his Gym match with [[Winona]] and wins, earning the {{badge|Feather}}.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Winona]]
* {{ho|Zachary}}

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Lapras}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ([[Winona]]'s) (Shiny)
* {{p|Pelipper}} ([[Winona]]'s)
* {{p|Altaria}} ([[Winona]]'s)

== Trivia ==
* This episode was the final one to air before the Japanese debut of ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''.
* Due to [[Megumi Hayashibara]]'s maternity leave, [[Akiko Hiramatsu]] takes over the voice of [[Jessie]], a change that will last for the next several episodes.
* Team Rocket makes a reference to [[EP142]], [[EP181]], and [[EP182]] when they had used the divining rods/ [[itemfinder]] previously.
=== Errors ===
* When Grovyle is facing off against Altaria, Ash tells Grovyle to "jump and use dodge", rather than to "jump and dodge".
* During the second round of the battle, Pelipper uses Steel Wing as a ground to render Pikachu's attack ineffective. In the real world, electricity is only dangerous when the target is grounded and not the other way round (this is a consistent error about electricity in the Pokémon universe). Brock also describes the technique as protecting Pelipper "like a lightning rod". Lightning Rods act by ''diverting'' electricity into the rod and away from the building, not by acting as a ground for the building.

=== Dub edits ===

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AG084

2011-02-01T01:36:33Z

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title_ja=ヒワマキシティのフェザーカーニバル！！ |
title_ja_trans=Hiwamaki City's Feather Carnival!! |
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'''Who's Flying Now?''' (Japanese: '''ヒワマキシティのフェザーカーニバル！！''' ''{{tt|Hiwamaki|Fortree}} City's Feather Carnival!!'') is the 84th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 358th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 8, 2004 and in the United States on June 25, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==

Ash and company are on the way to [[Fortree City]] in pursuit of Ash's next gym battle and badge. As the city comes into sight, Max notes that Fortree City has an abundance of treehouses, and Brock courteously explains that it's an old tradition in the city. Ash, on the other hand, isn't particularly interested in the trees and speeds off towards the gym. Upon arrival, Ash calls out that he's here for a battle, and he's greeted by the Fortree City Gym assistant, Zachary. Zachary informs Ash that the Gym Leader is in the village, and unfortunately she's busy with the Feather Carnival, a once-a-year celebration of the sky in the city. Of course, Ash races down to the square to find the Gym Leader. While looking around the square, Max spots a {{p|Skarmory}} flying with two people, a woman and young child, on its back.

While Ash and the gang move to track down the landing Skarmory, Team Rocket also arrives in Fortree City. [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}} are perfectly happy to to be at a carnival, but James seems rather unhappy. When pushed, James regales them with a story from his youth -- when he was just a young boy he saw a rare {{t|Psychic}}-type {{p|Chimecho}}, which he wanted very dearly. Unfortunately, his parents wouldn't let him have one, and by the time he escaped his home to find Chimecho himself, the carnival had packed up and left. James says that this incident left him a "hollow shell of a man", and bursts into tears. However, it turns out that Jessie and Meowth got bored and walked off while he was talking, despite his emotional display.

Back with Ash and company, the Skarmory has landed and its trainer is looking for another child to take on a Pokémon ride. As usual, Brock gets to her first, but Ash fights his way through the crowd and introduces himself to the pilot, [[Winona]]. They discover quickly that [[Winona]] is the Fortree Gym Leader, so Ash immediately challenges her. Winona accepts the challenge, but delays the match until after the festival. That leaves Ash and gang fairly idle for some time, so the company calls out their Pokémon to enjoy the carnival. May and Max even get a ride on Skarmory like the other children, their first experiences on a flying Pokémon. Brock and Ash watch from the ground, discussing a combination of local history and strategy for the upcoming match.

Meanwhile, Meowth and Jessie discuss James' story. Meowth remarks that while Chimecho isn't exactly a [[Legendary Pokémon]], it's a safe bet that they won't see one around. Ironically, at that very moment, a Chimecho floats by. Elsewhere, James walks off in a huff because Jessie and Meowth ditched him. However, he passes a stand selling Chimecho-shaped bells and his anger is forgotten... and who would happen to be running this stand but our favorite swindler, the [[Magikarp salesman]]. Still stinging from his run-in with this con-man in ''[[AG079|Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend]]'', James notices that the Salesman's "Chimecho" don't seem much like Chimecho, which is fairly obvious (the tape holding them together is showing). However, as usual, the Magikarp salesman tells James that he's turned over a new leaf and begs his forgiveness, all the while trying to pawn off his fake Chimecho (which he gives to James for free, so it couldn't be that bad of a deal). James walks away happy, thinking that his new "Chimecho" will bring him success and happiness. Jessie and Meowth soon find James, and are quick to point out that it's not a Chimecho -- it's in fact a {{p|Hoppip}} painted like a Chimecho with a bell for a tail. However, just as Jessie and James begin to fight over the error (and Hoppip happily floats away), a real Chimecho floats by. James asks Chimecho if it would like come along with them, and Chimecho happily agrees.

Elsewhere, Zachary and Winona lead Ash to the Fortree City Gym, an open arena on top of the gym itself, on level with the surrounding trees. Before Ash and Winona can start their battle, an explosion breaks out in the square below -- and explosion caused by Team Rocket and their new robot, a "Double Trouble Sparky Shocker" that uses electricity to disable and capture all of Fortree City's famous flying Pokémon. Winona and Skarmory immediately hit the robot with a {{m|Wing Attack}}. Team Rocket launches into their motto (joined by Chimecho), then the battle commences. Pikachu uses the usual {{m|Thunderbolt}} on Team Rocket, but Chimecho uses {{m|Heal Bell}}, which restores Team Rocket. In mean time, Swellow flies in on attack run with Pikachu on its back, taking several electric attacks but persevering nonetheless. Swellow finally closes with a Wing Attack, but Team Rocket counters with another electric attack and capture Swellow and Pikachu. Skarmory, however, uses a {{m|Drill Peck}} attack to break the robot's cage and free the captured Pokémon. Skarmory Drill Pecks until again (with James refusing to force Chimecho to battle) and destroys the robot. Team Rocket blasts off, and the day is saved -- though the sun is going down. Ash and Winona agree to delay the battle until the following day. The day and the Festival end with a fireworks display and some formation flying, with Winona at the head.

== Major events ==
* James purchases what he believes to be a {{p|Chimecho}}, but is actually a disguised [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Hoppip|Hoppip]], from the [[Magikarp salesman]].
* James's new Hoppip escapes before he can attempt to capture it, and is thus released.
* James obtains a {{TP|James|Chimecho}}.
* Ash meets [[Winona]], the [[Fortree City]] Gym Leader and schedules a battle with her.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
====Humans====
* [[Winona]]
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Winona]]
* [[Magikarp salesman]]
* {{ho|Zachary}}

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Lombre}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}}, new; debut)
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Hoppip}} ([[James]]'s, sold to him as a Chimecho and then released)
* {{p|Skarmory}} ([[Winona]]'s)
* {{p|Pidgeot}}
* {{p|Fearow}}
* {{p|Zubat}}
* {{p|Golbat}}
* {{p|Gengar}}
* {{p|Noctowl}}
* {{p|Skiploom}}
* {{p|Jumpluff}}
* {{p|Murkrow}}
* {{p|Wingull}}
* {{p|Pelipper}}
* {{p|Swablu}}
* {{p|Duskull}}
* {{p|Dusclops}}

== Trivia ==
* The title is based on the Journey song "Who's Crying Now". It can also be based on the phrase, "Who's laughing now?"
* This marks the third time Team Rocket has been swindled by the [[Magikarp salesman]], excluding the [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Victreebel|Weepinbell]] trade.
* This is one of the few times James catches a new Pokémon on his own. Ironically, the Pokémon he has caught thus far, {{TP|James|Chimecho}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}, he has caught with friendship rather than the usual Team Rocket method -- stealing.
* This was [[Megumi Hayashibara]]'s final episode as [[Jessie]] before starting maternity leave from the show.
* In the dub, [[You & Me & Pokémon]] is used as background music while Ash and friends are enjoying the carnival.
=== Errors ===

=== Dub edits ===

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Bart

2011-02-01T01:30:28Z

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[[Image:Bart.png|thumb|240px|Bart and his {{p|Castform}}]]'''Bart''' (Japanese: '''バール''' ''Bar'') is a [[character of the day]] who appeared in ''[[AG083|Unfair-Weather Friends]]''. His Japanese voice actor is ''[[Kiyotaka Furushima]]'' and his English voice actor is [[Anthony Salerno]].

Bart worked at the [[Weather Institute]], where he was in the middle of training [[Millie]], a new employee. He was also in charge of protecting data on ancient Pokémon. He had all of the information on a disc that he kept with him at all times.

When [[Team Aqua]] attacked the Institute, Bart gave the data to his {{p|Castform}} and told it to give the data to Millie. Along with {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr|his friends}}, Millie kept the data out of Team Aqua's hands.

After Bart had been captured by Team Aqua, he refused to give up the information about the ancient Pokémon. He told Millie not to, either. But then, she revealed that she wasn't Millie. It was actually [[Brodie]], a [[Team Magma]] agent in disguise. He flew away on his rocket pack with the data on ancient Pokémon.

Bart was freed by Ash and the others. Moments later, another person named Millie showed up at the Weather Institute. This time, however, she was the real Millie. Bart showed her to a room where there were hundreds of books filled with data on ancient Pokémon. He told her to put all the information into the computers, which she gladly did.

==Pokémon==
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Castform's only known move is {{m|Weather Ball}} and its ability is {{a|Forecast}}.
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[[de:Bart]]

AG082

2011-02-01T01:25:15Z

Rocketspeed: /* Synopsis */

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title_en=A Shroomish Skirmish |
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'''A Shroomish Skirmish''' (Japanese: '''森の格闘王！？ワカシャモvsキノガッサ！''' ''The Fighting King of the Forest!? {{tt|Wakasyamo|Combusken}} vs. {{tt|Kinogassa|Breloom}}!'') is the 82nd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 356th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 24, 2004 and in the United States on June 11, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
The episode begins with everyone having their lunch and, as usual, {{an|Brock}}'s food is great. {{AP|Corphish}} steals {{TP|May|Torchic}}'s food, which of course ignites a fight. Pikachu, as usual, tries to stop it and everyone gets {{m|ThunderShock|shocked}} by {{AP|Pikachu}}. That doesn't stop the fighting, though. Meanwhile, [[Team Rocket]] are starving as usual. {{MTR}} remembers to the second the last time that they had real food. {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} "finds" some fruit from somewhere, which in turn leads to an argument. However, it does not turn into a fight because Team Rocket then realize Wobbuffet got the fruit from a group of weak {{p|Shroomish}}. Team Rocket then fight the Pokémon off-screen for the fruit. Finally, the Pokémon belonging to {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|company}} stop their fighting and are summarily told off by their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s.

Team Rocket eat the apples they've stolen while the Shroomish have become angry and evolve into {{p|Breloom}}. While fleeing, Team Rocket run straight into Ash and company. They launch into their now-familiar {{TP|Team Rocket|motto|mottos}}, stop briefly to steal more food, and then resume the motto from where they left off earlier. However, the angry Breloom have followed them and proceed to use {{m|Mach Punch}} on everyone.

Everyone blasts off! {{an|May}} and {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} land together on a tree branch hanging above a large, deep ravine. Torchic, crying, lands with Corphish and follows the Pokémon as it leads them away. Ash and Brock land together somewhere in a forest with Pikachu and {{AP|Swellow}}. The two Pokémon are then instructed to search for the others, but only seconds later, Ash and Brock are again attacked by the Breloom. Ash wants to fight but Brock doesn't, and they both flee.

Meowth and Max land together and quickly meet up with Torchic and Corphish. Meanwhile, May and Mudkip run into Team Rocket (after using Mudkip's radar). Team Rocket run right off the cliff and land onto an overhanging tree branch. [[Jessie]] and [[James]] hug each other desperately. However, Torchic is still sad and appears to be hungry.

Ash still wants to fight the Pokémon but Brock drags him off. While running, the two friends end up rolling down a hill. Pikachu and Swellow later meet up with Meowth and Max, who have been cornered by the Breloom against a rock face. Pikachu bravely joins the fight while Swellow searches for Ash. Ash and Brock fall on top of Team Rocket, and all plunge into the gorge below. They are saved by a {{m|Rapid Spin}} attack from {{TP|Brock|Forretress}}. Swellow reports back.

Meanwhile, Pikachu and Corphish are fighting a losing battle to protect everyone else. Corphish then stands in the way to protect Torchic and is getting beaten up by the four Breloom. Corphish is almost knocked out, but is saved by the sudden arrival of May and Mudkip. Another surprise attack almost does him in, but Torchic (who up until now had been cowering) gets in the way and appears angry. Torchic then [[evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|May|Combusken}}!

Everyone's on the scene now and Combusken battles the Breloom. After using an initially useless {{t|Fire}} attack (which was fended off with a Mega Punch attack), Breloom challenges Combusken to hand-to-hand combat. Combusken obliges, and a vicious fight ensues. Both Pokémon are hit numerous times in the face by punches and kicks, and in the end a cross-counter knocks out both Pokémon. Team Rocket, while complimenting the fighting Pokémon, inadvertently say something to annoy both Breloom and Combusken, and are subsequently blasted off by their combined attacks. By now, as Meowth translates, Combusken and Breloom have a grudging respect for each other.

The episode ends with Brock making more food to satisfy everyone's appetite. Again, Corphish tries to steal some food but is frightened off by the stronger Combusken.

== Major events ==
* {{an|May}}'s {{p|Torchic}} evolves into {{TP|May|Combusken}}.
* May's Combusken learns {{m|Fire Spin}} and {{m|Sky Uppercut}}.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
====Pokémon debuts====
* [[May's Combusken]]
* {{p|Breloom}}

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

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Venomoth}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}}, evolves)
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}}, newly evolved)
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Breloom}} (debut)
* {{p|Shroomish}}

== Trivia ==
*This episode is featured on the ''Volume 19: Torchic'' copy of [[Pokémon All-Stars]].

=== Errors ===
*During one scene when Ash and a group of Breloom were fighting, the tip of one Breloom's tail is red instead of green.
*During the opening scene Brock's Lombre has a dark shade of green instead of light green on its face.

=== Dub edits ===
* Several shots of the fight between May's Combusken and the lead Breloom were cut out.

==In other languages==
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Emily (AG081)

2011-02-01T01:20:52Z

Rocketspeed: /* Befriended */

[[Image:Emily Hoenn.png|230px|thumb|Emily]]
'''Emily''' (Japanese: '''エミリー''' ''Emily'') is the [[character of the day]] from ''[[AG081|Take This House and Shuppet]]''.

Emily wanted to remodel her house in order to convert it into a hotel. However, whenever she tried to hire somebody to get the job done, they would quit, saying the house was haunted. Doors were always slamming shut and items were always floating. One day, when she arrived home, she found {{MTR}}'s claw marks on the door handle. After looking through the house, she found {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr|his friends}}. They explained to her that they took shelter in the mansion because of the bad weather, and now they were looking for [[Max]], who had gone missing.

After finding Max, Emily realized why everybody kept thinking the house was haunted; a {{p|Shuppet}} was living in the house and wanted to play with everyone. Later, they all ran into [[Jessie]], [[James]], and Meowth, who had all come in to seek shelter. Jessie and James used {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}} in an attempt to steal {{AP|Pikachu}}, but they were stopped by Shuppet and sent blasting off. Emily remembered this Shuppet, because as a little girl she and the {{t|Ghost}} Pokémon had played together.

Emily told Ash and the others that she and Shuppet would work together to help convert the house into a hotel. She also invited Ash and the others to stay in the hotel. However, neither Emily nor the hotel has been mentioned since that episode.

==Pokémon==
===Befriended===
This is a list of [[Pokémon]] Emily has befriended in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Emily
|pkmn=Shuppet
|type1=Ghost
|img=AG081.png
|epnum=AG081
|epname=Take This House and Shuppet
|desc=[[Max]] befriended {{p|Shuppet}} in a mansion while he was on his travels. Shuppet was inhabiting the mansion as it has been there for quite a while. After meeting up with Max, they decided to have fun and scare [[Ash's friends|some people]]. Shuppet is incredibly mischievous but does care about its friends and does defend them in battle. In the end, it stays in the mansion with Emily.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{ghost color}}|bordercolor={{ghost color light}}
|ja=伊藤美紀 ''Miki Itō''
|en=[[Rebecca Honig]]
|es_eu=Miriam Valencia Beatriz Berciano (child)}}

== Trivia ==
* She is the first out of two characters to be named {{ka|Emily}} that is voiced by Rebecca Honig.
{{-}}
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[[de:Emily (Hoenn)]]

AG081

2011-02-01T01:19:14Z

Rocketspeed: /* Synopsis */

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prevtitle=That's Just Swellow |
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epcode=AG081 |
altepcode=EP355 |
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title_en=Take This House and Shuppet |
title_ja=カゲボウズの館！ |
title_ja_trans=The Mansion of Kagebouzu |
broadcast_jp=June 17, 2004 |
broadcast_us=June 4, 2005 |
screen=yes |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
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scenario=米村正二 |
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'''Take This House and Shuppet''' (Japanese: '''カゲボウズの館！''' ''The Mansion of {{tt|Kagebouzu|Shuppet}}'') is the 81st episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 355th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 17, 2004 and in the United States on June 4, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
As the episode begins, [[Team Rocket]] are seen blasting way off into space and they all have afros! They, of course, come crashing down to earth and land in front of a mansion and immediately begin fighting and arguing with each other. After blows are exchanged, a strange gray ghostly-looking {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} with glowing red eyes gazes at them. They're surrounded by an aura and immediately they all relax and become totally calm. Once calmed, they break into the mansion in search of food, but the door closes and locks behind them. They again resume arguing about whose fault it is, but the ghostly Pokémon has followed them and again calms them down. The next scene shows {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|company}} running to find a dry spot since it's just begun raining very hard. They find the same mansion that Team Rocket has inadvertently invaded.

Ash, {{an|May}}, {{an|Brock}}, and [[Max]] seem to think that the mansion has been abandoned when the door opens suddenly. They go in, but again the door closes behind them. The ghostly Pokémon is nowhere to be seen. Max and May begin fighting and Max storms off in a huff. A door closes behind him, separating him from Ash, May, and Brock. It seems as though the {{p|Shuppet}} wants to play with Max. First, it seems to eat his anger and calm him down, and then starts to play with him.

Then, the mansion's owner returns: {{ho|Emily}}, a woman with short brown hair and blue eyes. Again, the door opens automatically but the woman closes it herself. She doesn't seem nervous inside the house like Team Rocket and Ash and company did.

One of the old ED's plays in the BG while Max plays on something that looks a lot like something out of the first season. Shuppet shows him the others still searching for him from a hidden window but Max hears May still complaining about him. Max doesn't seem to be in such a hurry to rejoin the others and decides instead to have some fun. More searching. More doors closing. Rustling. Max is enjoying scaring them with the help of Shuppet.

May eventually runs into Emily, the owner. Brock keeps his cool for a bit longer than usual before going into his usual lovesick routine. Emily tells them a bit of the mansion's history; apparently it was a hotel many years ago.

May then runs into Team Rocket, who haven't spotted her yet, but they've seen her {{TP|May|Torchic}}. Max sees Team Rocket capture Torchic but takes no action. Eventually, his feelings cause him to want to do something to help May, and he calls on Shuppet for help. [[James]] identifies the Pokémon by his cards.

Max is all fired up! May sees him do his bit and then joins in, making it a 2-on-2 battle. One of the attacks almost hits Max, but Shuppet intervenes. Emily recognizes Shuppet as a friend she used to play with during her childhood and they have a tearful reunion. Of course, the reunion is cut short by Team Rocket's capturing Shuppet and running away. We now learn that the afros seen in the opening scene were the after-effects of [[Ash's Swellow]] and {{AP|Pikachu}}'s attacks. With Team Rocket gone, Emily announces her plans to turn the mansion back into a hotel, with Shuppet as a permanent guest. She invites Ash and company to come back for a stay. May and Max apologize to each other.

==Major events==

{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Shuppet}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{ho|Emily}}

===Pokémon===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Exploud}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Shuppet}} (debut)

==Trivia==
* The dub title of this episode is most likely based on the phrase "Take this job and shove it." There is also a television show titled "Take this house and sell it."
* Despite showing interest and eagerly wanting to check out a "haunted" house in ''[[AG009|Taming of the Shroomish]]'', May at first appeared to be troubled by the haunted house in this episode.
* Shuppet's playroom is a lot like the one Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar had in ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]''.
* This episode marks the first time May drags Brock away from a pretty woman by the ear.
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 9: Ghost'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].

===Errors===
[[Image:AG81 error.jpg|thumb|May's ''green'' eyes]]
* In the scene when Max remembers how May took care of him when he was sick, her eyes are green instead of blue.
* During the Trainer's Choice, {{p|Sealeo}} is pictured where Nuzleaf's name appears.
* The Trainer's Choice claims Exploud would be a good match against Tyrogue despite Exploud being weak against Fighting-type Pokémon.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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Shane

2011-02-01T01:14:15Z

Rocketspeed: /* Intro */

[[Image:Shane.png|230px|thumb|right|Shane]]
'''Shane''' (Japanese: '''カイト''' ''Kaito'') is a [[character of the day]] who appeared in ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]''.

A resident of [[Crossgate Town]], Shane and his newly captured {{p|Swablu}} were competitors in the [[PokéRinger]] Tournament. Despite being a resident of Crossgate Town, this was Shane's first time entering the competition.

In his first round, Shane faced a {{p|Wingull}}, {{p|Pelipper}} and a {{p|Yanma}}. The rookie was able to use his knowledge of the wind to successfully win the first round of the PokéRinger.

Eventually, along with fellow newcomers {{Ash}} and [[James]], Shane made it to the semi-finals of the PokéRinger Tournament. In his round, Shane faced off against James and {{tp|Jessie|Dustox}}, borrowed from Jessie. Unfortunately for Shane, James had been trained as a PokéRinger when he was younger. It was this skill that allowed the [[Team Rocket]] member to defeat Shane and move on to the finals.

Although Shane lost, he was glad to have participated, and congratulated Ash on his victory in the tournament.

==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Shane
|pkmn=Swablu
|type1=Normal
|type2=Flying
|img=Shane Swablu.png
|epnum=AG080
|epname=That's Just Swellow!
|desc=Swablu was used by Shane in the PokéRinger Contest located in Crossgate Town. It was able to get Shane past the first round. When it went up against James's {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}, it lost even though it put up a great fight trying to get the ring to the goal.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{flying color light}}
|ja=浦和めぐみ Megumi Urawa
|en=[[Suzanne Goldish]]
|fi=[[Miska Saari]]
|es_eu=Sara Vivas}}

==Trivia==
* Shane has the same two hairs sticking up that his Pokémon, Swablu, has.

{{-}}
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Volt

2011-02-01T01:12:24Z

Rocketspeed: /* Intro */

[[File:Volt.png|thumb|right|230px|Volt]]
'''Volt''' (Japanese: '''ボルト''' ''Volt'') is a [[character of the day]] who appeared in ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]''.

Volt was a competitor in [[Crossgate Town]]'s annual [[PokéRinger]] Tournament. He had a massive ego, due to the fact that in the previous year's competition, he won despite being a first time competitor. However, {{Ash}} was confident in his ability to defeat Volt.

The two faced each other in the first round of competition. Volt used his {{p|Volbeat}}'s {{m|Thunder}} to quickly take care of a {{p|Ninjask}} and {{p|Golbat}} in the competition. But Ash remained calm. Using his {{AP|Taillow|Swellow}}, Ash got the ring and was about to win. Volt used his Volbeat's Thunder again to try and stop Taillow but Taillow stayed strong and was able to defeat the champion.

==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|width=75%
|trainer=Volt
|pkmn=Volbeat
|gender=male
|type1=Bug
|img=Volt Volbeat.png
|epnum=AG080
|epname=That's Just Swellow
|desc=Volbeat is Volt's main Pokémon used in Pokéringer Contests he participated in. Unlike most Volbeat, this one knows many {{type|Electric}} [[Move|attacks]] like {{m|Thunderbolt}} which was an advantage for dealing with foes that have a type-advantage.

Volbeat's only known move is {{m|Thunderbolt}}.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{bug color}}|bordercolor={{bug color light}}
|ja=佐々木誠二 Seiji Sasaki
|en=[[Jason Griffith]]
|es_eu=José Escobosa}}

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AG080

2011-02-01T01:11:13Z

Rocketspeed: /* Synopsis */

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title_ja=初挑戦！空中競技・ポケリンガ！！ |
title_ja_trans=Beginning Challenge! Sky Match - PokéRinger!!? |
broadcast_jp=June 10, 2004 |
broadcast_us=May 28, 2005 |
screen=yes |
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en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
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'''That's Just Swellow''' (Japanese: '''初挑戦！空中競技・ポケリンガ！！''' ''Beginning Challenge! Sky Match - PokéRinger!!?'') is the 80th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 354th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 10, 2004 and in the United States on May 28, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|company}} arrive in [[Crossgate Town]], where they immediately help a {{p|Swablu}} who's floundering in the air that belongs to [[Shane]]. Apparently they were doing {{pkmn|training}} for the [[PokéRinger]], a game that involves two to four trainers using their Pokémon to capture a ring that's hanging up quite some distance in the air. The {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that first brings the ring to the goal post wins. A PokéRinger tournament is scheduled later in the day. There are lots of trainers here, and not all of them local. Shane is forced to admit that this is his first tournament.

[[Team Rocket]] make their first appearance. [[James]] actually knows a lot about the sport. He had some aspirations to become a player in these games when he was a kid. Surprisingly, his old teacher is part of the tournament. James gets all fired up to compete!

Shane is in the first round. {{Ash}} is in the second round along with the defending champion [[Volt]] and his {{p|Volbeat}}. Then James makes a weird entrance. James appears to be in the third block along with {{an|May}}. May, displaying a characteristic lack of manners, totally ignores James even after he wishes her a good battle. The tournament gets underway and Shane emerges victorious.

Volbeat seems to have the early advantage in the second round by possessing {{type2|Electric}} [[Move|attacks.]] {{AP|Taillow}} actually overcomes the electricity and gets the ring! Volbeat isn't beat yet though. Another {{m|Thunderbolt}} causes Taillow to drop the ring while trying to dodge. Volbeat takes it and goes for the goal. However, Taillow's counter-attack causes Volbeat to lose the ring! Ash wins the second round.

Now, James and May face off. Unbelievably, James actually wins! May and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} concentrated too much on everyone else, thinking James would be useless. The business scheme that [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}} have concocted seems to be raking in the cash and the Pokémon. They're bringing them in out there, from the ranks of all the losers' Pokémon.

One quick flash past segment later, and we learn that Shane, Ash and James are winning all their matches. Next, James and Shane face off! Swablu has the early advantage, but James's experience is paying off tactics-wise it seems. When the sudden sunlight blinds Swablu as the clouds move, James takes it!

The next round is Ash versus James. However, the battle is interrupted by Meowth, and he and James have somewhat of a conversation aided by flags, as though they've suddenly started using the semaphore system. Meowth gets smacked in the face by a flag, and James turns his attention back to the battle at hand.

James has the advantage and uses a {{m|Psybeam}} attack! But Taillow reflected it and hit back with a {{m|Wing Attack}}! James isn't out of it yet though, and then a sand tornado starts.Looks like after the tornado is over, it will be a matter of speed - who can take the ring first...but wait, Taillow goes and flies into it! The wind appears to knock Ash's Taillow backwards, but then we realize that it's [[Evolution|evolving]]!

{{AP|Swellow}} just can't lose against this tornado. James makes one last desperate play....and might just win...but it's another Wing Attack, knocking the ring onto the goal! Ash wins! James cries his heart out and Jessie shows up in the balloon! Looks like Team Rocket are up to their old tricks again, but they're simply no match for Swellow. The Pokémon are returned, the balloon is blown up, and they blast off.

== Major events ==
* {{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, and [[James]] participate in the [[PokéRinger]] competition.
* {{Ash}}'s {{p|Taillow}} evolves into {{AP|Swellow}}, helping Ash win the PokéRinger. James is the runner-up.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* [[Ash's Swellow]]

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Volt]]
* [[Shane]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Marshtomp}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}}, evolves)
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}}, newly evolved)
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{OP|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Volbeat}} ([[Volt]]'s)
* {{p|Swablu}} ([[Shane]]'s)

====Other participants'====
* {{p|Golbat}}
* {{p|Crobat}}
* {{p|Hoppip}}
* {{p|Skiploom}}
* {{p|Jumpluff}}
* {{p|Yanma}}
* {{p|Skarmory}}
* {{p|Wingull}}
* {{p|Pelipper}}
* {{p|Ninjask}}

== Trivia ==
* The episode's title is a reference to the phrase "that's just swell".
* This marks the first time {{MTR}} fills in for [[James]] in the [[Team Rocket's mottos#Meowth filling in for Jessie or James|Team Rocket's motto]], though he had done so for [[Jessie]] previously.
* This marks the first time James borrowed a Pokémon from Jessie, who usually borrows Pokémon from him.
* Oddly, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} hiccuped at the end of the motto. It said "Wobba-hic!".
* This episode marks one of the extremely rare occasions that a member of Team Rocket refers to one of the main characters by name (this being James while speaking to May after entering the PokéRinger competition).
* An instrumental of ''[[Advance Adventure]]'' played during part of the final match against James.
* This marks the first time Team Rocket's original theme music is played since ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'', the last episode of the [[Original Series]], making it the first time for it to feature in the [[Advance Generation series]]. It is also the first time that both the original and new themes are played in the same episode. However, note that the beginning of the original theme music appeared in [[AG020]] and [[AG024]].
* This episode is similar to ''[[DP118|Pursuing a Lofty Goal!]]'' in multiple ways:
** Ash enters a PokéRinger with his {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon, while James enters with one of Jessie's {{Type2|Bug}} Pokémon.
** Ash's Flying-type Pokémon evolves into its final form, helping him win the contest.
** Ash's Pokémon hits the hoop over the goal section with its wings.

=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
* Question: Trainers, which of these Pokémon evolves into {{p|Swampert}}?
* Choices: {{p|Spheal}}, {{p|Marshtomp}}, {{p|Golduck}}
* Answer: OK, trainers! If you chose {{p|Marshtomp}}, you were right!

=== Errors ===
* Instead of {{m|Wing Attack}}, Ash commands {{AP|Taillow}} to use "Wing".
* When all of Team Rocket's captured Pokémon were in a net, one of the Golbat looked like a Crobat.
* When Yanma uses Swift, Swablu dodges it, despite Swift being a move that is impossible to dodge without {{m|Protect}} or {{m|Detect}} in the games.
* Max said that Taillow "evolved to Swellow". This is incorrect grammar. He should have said it "evolved '''in'''to Swellow".
* While Shane is talking to Max about the competition, the man who is sitting behind him is ''slightly'' overlapping Shane's hair.
* The challengers were divided into three blocks, and from each one the winner moved to the semifinals. However, there were four semifinalists instead of three.
* When first round started, there were contestants from B-block (including Ash and Volt) instead A-block (with Shane) on the display board

=== Dub edits ===

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AG079

2011-02-01T01:08:31Z

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title_en=Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend |
title_ja=バネブーのさがしもの！？ |
title_ja_trans=Baneboo's Lost Object!? |
broadcast_jp=June 3, 2004 |
broadcast_us=May 21, 2005 |
screen=yes |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
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'''Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend''' (Japanese: '''バネブーのさがしもの！？''' ''{{tt|Baneboo's|Spoink's}} Lost Object!?'') is the 79th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 353rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 3, 2004 and in the United States on May 21, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
The episode opens not with Ash and Company but with Jessie, James, and Meowth, for another installation of the trials and tribulations of Team Rocket. Team Rocket report in to [[Giovanni|Giovanni]]. Though they don't have anything new to report, Giovanni becomes very angry with them because the secret base they were working on was destroyed in ''[[AG071|A Six Pack Attack!]]''. He says that they're failing their mission in the [[Hoenn|Hoenn Region]] which he has been funding, and if they don't improve, he'll send in [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] to finish the job instead.

Meanwhile, continuing the trek to [[Fortree City]], Ash and the gang come across a {{an|Spoink}}, a {{type2|Psychic}} Pokémon. Most Spoink use the Pearls on their heads to channel their formidable physic powers, but this Spoink is upset after losing its Pearl. Being the good samaritans that they are, the group decides to help the distressed Spoink locate its lost pearl. Though they look hard for it, the Spoink tries to put any round objects it sees on its head, (including an {{p|Igglybuff}}, a {{p|Voltorb}}, and an {{p|Electrode}}). When the Pearl is found, however, Team Rocket, working with renewed vigor after Giovanni threatened to replace them, attack the group. Though they use a traditional pitfall trap, they introduce themselves as the "new Team Rocket" and say that they're going for a fresh start -- however, they end up blasting off as usual. This time, though, Meowth manages to grab the Spoink's pearl which blasts off with them. Ash and the gang soon notice the absence of the pearl and chase after Team Rocket.

After blasting off, Team Rocket comes across a fair, and Ash and company chase Team Rocket onto the fairgrounds, where they initially lose sight of each other. Spoink tries a few more round objects, like a juggler's balls and a fortune teller's crystal ball. Team Rocket, meanwhile is approached by the same [[Magikarp salesman]] who has made James' life a misery in the past and offers to trade Feebas for the Pearl. Though James is wary of the known swindler, the Magikarp salesman reveals that {{p|Feebas}} evolves into {{p|Milotic}}, the most beautiful of all Pokémon, [[Jessie]] becomes dazzled by the possibilities. [[James]] and {{MTR}} are still reluctant and question the salesman on the source of his information, which he says he got from [[Professor Oak]] (the information on Feebas' evolution is accurate). He also regales them with a tale of his family life (he has many children to support, ect.) and that he has given up a life of crime. This story finally convince Team Rocket to make the trade.

Jessie is eager to get the Feebas to evolve, so they let their new Pokémon go for a swim in a nearby river. Soon, Feebas' color begins to change...but not with the glow of evolution. Feebas is just a Magikarp painted with a Feebas' colors, revealing that they have been swindled yet again! Ash and company find Team Rocket at this point, who quickly explain what happened, and both groups head back to the fair to find the crooked salesman. When they find him, he's trying to sell "Feebas" to passersby, so {{an|Brock}} calls out {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} to use {{m|Water Gun}} on the "Feebas" which is quickly revealed to be a Magikarp beneath some paint. When the salesman tries to flee, Ash and company corner him and in the ensuing struggle, the pearl slips out of his bag. Team Rocket arrives only moments later and a battle ensues, but Spoink (reunited with its Pearl) uses its powerful Psychic attacks to blast off Team Rocket. During the commotion, the Magikarp salesman escapes...to swindle another day. But as Ash remarks at the end, at least they found the pearl!

== Major events ==
* Jessie buys a {{p|Magikarp}} from [[Magikarp salesman]], but eventually releases it.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{p|Spoink}} ([[Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime#Spoink|recurring]])

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]]
* [[Magikarp salesman]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Steelix}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{OP|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})
* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{OP|Jessie|Magikarp}}; new; released)
* {{p|Spoink}} ({{an|Spoink|anime}}; debut)
* {{p|Voltorb}}
* {{p|Electrode}}
* {{p|Igglybuff}}
* {{p|Feebas}} (flashback)

== Trivia ==
*The dub title is a play off the song "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend."
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 7: Psychic'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].

=== Errors ===
*In a brief moment, Spoink's nose is shown on its back.

=== Dub edits ===
* The footage of [[James]] looking up a {{an|Spoink}} {{pkmn|Trading Card Game|TCG}} card is cut in the dub.

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AG078

2011-02-01T01:03:00Z

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title_ja=ポケモンコンテスト！ルイボス大会！！ |
title_ja_trans=Pokémon Contest! Ruibosu Tournament! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=May 27, 2004 |
broadcast_us=May 14, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
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ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
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'''Cruisin' for a Losin'''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンコンテスト！ルイボス大会！！''' ''Pokémon Contest! {{tt|Ruibosu|Rubello}} Tournament!'') is the 78th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 352nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 27, 2004 and in the United States on May 14, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==

It’s Contest Day in [[Rubello Town]] -- and the episode opens with Jessie being kicked out the Pokémon Contest for trying to enter with a fake, comically large ribbon -- quashing her dream of entering this Pokémon contest. Inside the contest center, {{an|May}} and [[Savannah]] watch [[Vivian Meridian|Vivian]] kick off the festivities. May is as determined as ever to win, and with her victories in {{to|Fallarbor}} and [[Verdanturf Town]] she is extremely confident and calm, while Savannah is still suffering from a bad case of nerves. Drew is also waiting backstage, and he smirks as May gives advice to Savannah. Meanwhile, outside, a stranger asks if she can purchase Jessie's fake ribbon as a decoration for her {{p|Azurill}}. Jessie gains a steely glint in her eye and what's worse -- an idea.

Back inside the competition center, May and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} take the stage and open with a {{m|Morning Sun}} technique, followed by {{m|Silver Wind}}. The MFP cheer May on, and Savannah later complements May for her good work, remarking that she hopes she can do as well herself (scores at not shown). Savannah starts off to a rocky start, missing her cue, but she makes up for her mistake quickly. Savannah elects to start with her {{p|Flareon}}, which uses a {{m|Fire Spin}} attack to create flaming hoops which it then tackles through. Savannah follows those theatrics with a combination {{m|Swift}} and {{m|Ember}}, turning the Swift stars red. Offstage, Sandra claims that the maneuver was her idea. After Savannah yields the stage, May compliments her but remarks that after winning a few ribbons, winning becomes easy. Drew scoffs at her hubris, and advises her to forget what she's won and concentrate on the future -- a remark that May doesn't understand. Before he can explain, Drew is called to take the stage. He starts with his {{TP|Drew|Roselia}}, which bursts from its Poké Ball with an explosion of flower petals. Drew snaps his fingers and Roselia appears (the MFP go wild), and Savannah remarks backstage that Drew is amazing. May is less impressed.

...Meanwhile, Team Rocket has started manufacturing bows like Jessie's earlier adornment, apparently having developed a temporary taste for legitimate business. However, Jessie is demanding perfection in the workmanship, which neither James nor Meowth (nor Wobbuffet) seem able to give.

Elsewhere, in the competition center, it's announced that Savannah, Drew, and May (plus a here-to unheard-of "Sonny") have advanced to the finals. May remarks that she was never very worried, and the MFP cheer for both Drew and Savannah. May is paired to face Savannah, while Drew is slated to fight Sonny. May will be using her {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} for the battle, while Savannah will be using her {{p|Lairon}}. May starts giving Savannah advice for the upcoming match, but are interrupted by the arrival of Ash, Max, Brock, and Sandra. Ash suggests that if Savannah needs any help, she should probably ask him, which causes May's temper to flare. Sandra recommends that Savannah needs no advice, and that she should just battle the way she always does. Meanwhile, Ash tries to give May some Bulbasaur-related advice, but May snaps at him. Drew watches the exchange and shrugs.

Drew and Sonny's battle is first. Sonny sends out his {{p|Girafarig}} while Drew chooses his {{p|Masquerain}} that he showed May the previous evening. A brief exchange (Girafarig's {{m|Iron Tail}} versus Masquerain's {{m|Bubble}}), Masquerain uses {{m|Ice Beam}} to freeze its own Bubbles, and then {{m|Hidden Power}} to launch the guide at Sonny's Girafarig, which is then knocked out. Drew thus gains a quick victory over Sonny and advances to the finals. That leaves May versus Savannah, and May determined to win. May's Bulbasaur and Savannah's Lairon take the stage but each trainer has an immediate problem -- Savannah continues to suffer from stage fright and nerves and May's Bulbasaur is unfamiliar with the big city, and is dazzled by the contest stage and roaring crowd. Bulbasaur quickly retreats to behind May for cover. In the audience, Brock speculate that's May's angry outbursts backstage upset Bulbasaur. Unfortunately, May is also none too kind in telling Bulbasaur to take the stage, and Bulbasaur reluctantly steps forward to face Lairon.

With the battle joined in earnest, Savannah orders Lairon to use {{m|Take Down}}. May calls for Bulbasaur to dodge, but it freezes before the bright lights and unfamiliar stage -- possibly compounded by May's anger. Bulbasaur takes the attack head on. May orders a counter-attack with {{m|Vine Whip}}, which Bulbasaur supplies, but Larion counters with a surprise and electric-type {{m|Shock Wave}}, which traces the Vine Whip and shocks Bulbasaur. Sandra reveals, at this point, that she was also the architect of the Shock Wave combo and that because of Vine Whip's direct contact, Lairon paralyzed Bulbasaur. Savannah orders a coup de grace with {{m|Metal Claw}}, which makes contact and causes the judges to call the battle against Bulbasaur. May declares that she's not done, but the judges rebuke her harshly, declaring that she has disregarded the well-being of her Bulbasaur. May has lost the battle (thus receiving her tragic downfall, as episode's title might have implied), and Savannah continues to the finals.

In the next scene, May is outside tending to her Bulbasaur. She is soon joined by Ash and Pikachu, who invite her inside to watch the final round. Ash tells May that everyone gets carried away with wanting to win sometimes, and that the most important fact of battling, contest or gym, is that trainer and Pokémon must be in sync to succeed. Meanwhile, Drew and Savannah are fighting fiercely. In the final seconds of the match, Drew scores an unavenged hit with Hidden Power -- and time expires before Savannah can counter with a Shock Wave. The victory goes to Drew (who courteously shakes hands with his opponent after the battle), and he gains the [[Rubello Town]] Contest Ribbon, bringing his total to four (five being necessary to enter the Grand Festival).

Elsewhere, Team Rocket is having trouble selling their carefully crafted ribbons, and in the greatest irony, the stranger who purchase one earlier asks if she can return hers.

The episode ends with Ash and company, Savannah, and Sandra sitting around a table. Savannah declares that though she wanted the contest ribbon today, she didn't want it so badly that she took her existing ribbon for granted. May realizes that she did exactly that -- take her other ribbons for granted in her pursuit of yet another, and vows she never will do so again. In the end, May learned something from Savannah (rather than the reverse) and the narrator concludes that for May this defeat was a learning experience.

== Major events ==
*{{an|May}} loses her fourth contest.
*[[Drew]] wins another contest.
*[[May's Beautifly]] is revealed to have learned {{m|Morning Sun}}
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===


== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Drew]]
* [[Vivian Meridian]]
* [[Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Savannah]]
* [[Sandra]]
* [[Sonny]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Camerupt}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Drew|Roselia}})
* {{p|Masquerain}} ([[Drew]]'s)
* {{p|Flareon}} ([[Savannah]]'s)
* {{p|Lairon}} ([[Savannah]]'s)
* {{p|Girafarig}} ([[Sonny]]'s)
* {{p|Azurill}}
* {{p|Seedot}}
* {{p|Shroomish}}

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Older Max look-a-like.jpg|thumb|right|The Max look-a-like on the right]]
* Music from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' was used in this episode.
*The English dub title is based on the phrase, "cruising for a bruising".
* In the crowd watching the Contest, an older-looking Max look-a-like can be seen.

=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
*Question: Trainers, which of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Ludicolo}}?
*Choices: {{p|Mightyena}}, {{p|Camerupt}}, {{p|Duskull}}
*Answer: OK trainers, if you chose Camerupt, you were right!

=== Errors ===
*Trainer's Choice states that Camerupt would be the best choice to battle Ludicolo. It would actually be the worst choice because Ludicolo's {{type2|Water}} [[Move|attacks]] would be 4x effective on Camerupt as it is a {{t|Fire}}/{{type2|Ground}}. Ground-type attacks are not very effective against Ludicolo and Fire-type attacks are normally effective. Both Duskull and Mightyena would be normally effective on Ludicolo.
=== Dub edits ===

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AG076

2011-02-01T00:55:10Z

Rocketspeed: /* Synopsis */

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epcode=AG076 |
altepcode=EP350 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Me, Myself and Time |
title_ja=ヤジロンと霧の中の遺跡！ |
title_ja_trans=Yajilon and the Ruins in the Mist! |
broadcast_jp=May 13, 2004 |
broadcast_us=April 30, 2005 |
screen=yes |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=武上純希 |
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'''Me, Myself and Time''' (Japanese: '''ヤジロンと霧の中の遺跡！''' ''{{tt|Yajilon|Baltoy}} and the Ruins in the Mist!'') is the 76th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 350th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 13, 2004 and in the United States on April 30, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, {{an|Brock}} and [[Max]] are making their way through a forest covered with fog. The fog is so thick that Ash gets separated from the group. Calling out for them Ash grows desperate and starts running aimlessly. He's running so fast that he can't stop, and the thrust of the run launches him down a steep hill. He and Pikachu hear a song far away. They begin to walk towards the source. Through the fog they make out what appears to be a woman in a burgundy robe with glasses, she's the one chanting the song.

''<ab>Listen
Listen to what I sing
Pass
Pass on through
As you travel Baltoy's path
Go on ahead
Will you ever make it back
Though you maybe afraid
To pass on through
Pass
Pass you must
Baltoy's path waits for you
Pass
Pass on through
On Baltoy's path</ab>''

Brock, May and Max have gotten to where the fog has cleared up and they just realize that Ash wasn't with them. Ash still trapped in the fog encounters a {{p|Baltoy}} spinning around. It is headed for the precipice. Ash tells Pikachu to use a {{m|Quick Attack}} to try and stop it. At that moment a little girl named {{ho|Calista}} appears and gets angry at Ash for attacking her Baltoy. Meanwhile Team Rocket have been trying to find their way out of the fog too. Jessie mentions that she had seen a flash from an {{t|Electric}} attack and signals them to the place.

Calista tells Ash that she has been looking for ancient artifacts, and shows Ash a book that tells of the whereabouts of the artifacts. She also tells him of her dream to become an archeologist. Calista says that her parents don't want her to be an archeologist, they want her to be a doctor just like them. She receives a phone call from a strange woman that tells her to come to the Curi Curi mountain ruins with her Baltoy, the strange woman also tells her that all of the articles in the book are true. Calista points out a song that she says holds the secret to entering the ruins.

Ash recognizes the song and goes back to the spot where he had heard it. Team Rocket, plotting another sinister plan, come across the lady, and challenge her to a battle. Halfway through the battle, Ash and Calista appear, interrupting their battle. After they have taken care of Team Rocket. The lady guides them through a cave-like hole inside a tree. When abruptly, the floor that they are standing on opens and they begin their rapid fall, landing on a soft green pillow. They arrive and see drawings on the wall from the Baltoy civilization. Beside the drawings they see a pile of rocks, the lady tells them that there had been an earthquake and had knocked part of the wall down, trapping within it, the lady's Baltoy. Calista tells Baltoy to use {{m|Confusion}} on the rocks and liberates the other Baltoy. Calista informs the lady that in her book it said that nobody had discovered the ruins yet. The lady takes out the same book, but it has a much more worn out appearance. She tells Calista that the book was the one that convinced her that all of the ancient artifacts really existed. She also tells her that her parents didn't want her to become an archeologist. Calista tells her she has the exact same problem.

The strange lady tells Calista to use Baltoy's {{m|Rapid Spin}} in the middle of the wheel of drawings when suddenly Team Rocket barges in unannounced with a steel driller. Meowth makes the mistake of bragging how nothing can defeat steel. (Which is untrue). Ash realizes that {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}} works and uses it. Calista then uses her Baltoy's Rapid Spin and they bring Team Rocket's machine down.

The ritual continues where it left off and Baltoy is shrouded in light. That is when the strange lady walks and enters the light and confesses to them that she is Calista, but of the future. She tells them that the most valuable treasure that the Baltoy civilization gave the world was time. She explains that the reason for coming was to encourage Calista to never give up her dream and continue her research. Calista from the future tells her that you only have one life, one chance to change the future. With those words, she vanishes. Ash meets up with the others, eager to get to the next Gym, now understanding what a precious gift time is.

== Major events ==
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{P|Baltoy}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* Present {{ho|Calista}}
* Future {{ho|Calista}}
* [[James]]
* [[Jessie]]
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Crobat}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Baltoy}} ({{ho|Calista}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Xatu}} ({{ho|Calista}}'s; from the future)

== Trivia ==
* Brock, May and Max only appear briefly in this episode, both at the very beginning and the very end.
* The English dub title comes from the common phrase "me, myself, and I".
=== Errors ===
* When Calista's {{p|Xatu}} uses {{m|Shadow Ball}} on Team Rocket, Meowth is affected by it. However, Meowth is a {{type2|Normal}}, therefore it is supposed to be unaffected by {{type2|Ghost}} moves such as Shadow Ball.
* Although Crobat was the correct answer for the Trainer's Choice, Togetic is also correct as both of them are {{type2|Flying}} and would defeat Illumise as she is a {{type2|Bug}}.

=== Dub edits ===
=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
* Question: Trainers, which of these is the best to beat {{p|Illumise}}?
* Choices: {{p|Crobat}}, {{p|Lotad}}, {{p|Togetic}}
* Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose {{p|Crobat}}, you were right!

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AG075

2011-02-01T00:48:25Z

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title_en=Whiscash and Ash |
title_ja=対決！巨大ナマズンと釣り名人！！ |
title_ja_trans=Showdown! Fishing Master and the Giant Namazun! |
broadcast_jp=May 6, 2004 |
broadcast_us=April 23, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
screen=yes |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
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'''Whiscash and Ash''' (Japanese: '''対決！巨大ナマズンと釣り名人！！''' ''Showdown! Fishing Master and the Giant {{tt|Namazun|Whiscash}}!'') is the 75th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 349th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 6, 2004 and in USA on April 23, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
While resting by a lake, Ash decides to polish his Badge Case and remembers all the Gym Battles he’s so far had in [[Hoenn]], when suddenly a larger than normal {{p|Whiscash}}, a {{2t|Water|Ground}} Pokémon, jumps out and eats the case. Ash calls out {{AP|Corphish}}, which is promptly defeated by the giant Whiscash. Determined to get his hard-earned badges back, Ash dives in but nearly drowns when he is saved by a Fishing Master, Sullivan. Sullivan has spent years trying to catch the giant Whiscash and regards himself as a fishing legend and god (even though he, in 50 years, has never actually caught the Whiscash, who he has named Nero). Max accidentally insults Sullivan by asking why he hasn't caught Whiscash yet, but Ash and friends restore Sullivan's spirits by calling him a legend. Determined to retrieve the badges, Ash and the others start fishing, with Sullivan offering them various fishing rods and lures. Meanwhile Team Rocket are also trying to get a hold of the same Whiscash (figuring if they capture it, they will get both a new Pokémon and a bunch of badges). While Team Rocket actually spots the elusive Whiscash, Ash, Sullivan and company start fishing. While Ash and the others are not successful at catching anything, Sullivan gets a nibble from a Pokémon every few seconds, but none are Whiscash, so he tosses them all back. Ash asks Sullivan to teach them the secret to fishing, and Sullivan begins to teach them the "art of angling". Max again accidentally insults Sullivan by telling him his first lesson -- fish where there are water Pokémon, is obvious, but everyone again calls Sullivan a legend to cheer him up. When Sullivan shows them how to cast the line properly, Max casts perfectly on the first try, again insulting Sullivan, who has spent decades perfecting his technique. Max gets a nibble from this cast -- and a Whiscash, though not Nero, surfaces. However, Nero does appear right next to the hooked Pokémon, and taunts Ash by showing him the badge case before disappearing.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is fishing using James' bottle cap collection as lures. Things take a turn for the crazier when a hooked {{p|Feebas}} bites onto Jessie’s hair, which Jessie flicks off. This gives Meowth an idea, because in the next scene he's suggested Team Rocket fish using Jessie's hair as a rod and lure! Another Feebas (probably the same) bites onto Jessie's hair yet again. Meanwhile, Sullivan proclaims he can sense Nero nearby and casts his line -- but hooks only a Magikarp. However, Ash does manage to hook Nero, who takes the would-be anglers and their small boat on a ride towards a pile of rocks! Ash calls out {{AP|Corphish}} and orders it to use {{m|Crabhammer}} on him -- which sends Ash flying onto the rocks and putting the boat out of danger. The momentum allows Ash to pull Nero out of the water. Ash calls out {{AP|Grovyle}}, and attacks Nero, but the giant Pokémon simply laughs at Ash. However, it's Team Rocket that seem to have the last laugh -- they net Nero the Whiscash from the middle of the battle. Team Rocket quickly escaped using their enhanced balloon. Brock calls out {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} and {{TP|Brock|Lombre}} and orders both to use Water Gun, but Ash orders Grovyle to use {{m|Bullet Seed}}. Team Rocket is unable to outrun the attacks due to Nero's enormous weight, and the Bullet Seed brings down the balloon. Team Rocket call out their Pokémon for a battle (which Ash combats with Pikachu and Grovyle). Whiscash escapes from its net and uses {{m|Earthquake}}, and Pikachu sends Team Rocket blasting off with {{m|Thunder}}. The smoke from the blast-off causes Whiscash to cough, bringing up Ash's badge case and badges.

Sullivan then challenges Nero to a battle, sending out his Hannah, his {{P|Flaaffy}}. Using Flaaffy's Dynamic Punch and Iron Tail while dodging Nero's attacks, Sullivan weakens Nero, then orders Hannah to use Thundershock. Unfortunately, Whiscash are part ground-type, and the attack has no effect. Sullivan then proclaims that he has a plan to capture Nero, and draws a {{DL|Poké Ball|Master Ball}} out of his cloak (which Ash and friends recognize with a gasp), a rare and powerful Poké Ball capable of capturing any Pokémon! Sullivan declares that it has taken 50 years just to get a Master Ball, and he throws the powerful ball, which Nero eats. Everyone gasps, and Sullivan yells at Nero exasperatedly (a Master Ball did just fail, after all). Nero jumps back into the water, and Sullivan declares that "Tomorrow's another day!" Ash and company cheer up Sullivan by calling him a legend again, before Ash and company bid Sullivan a cheery farewell.

Nero apparently didn't actually eat the Master Ball but swallowed it, and is shown to be happily balancing its new toy on the tip of its tounge.

== Major events ==
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{P|Whiscash}} ([[Nero]])
* {{P|Feebas}}

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Sullivan]]
* [[Roxanne]] (flashback)
* [[Brawly]] (flashback)
* [[Wattson]] (flashback)
* [[Flannery]] (flashback)
* [[Norman]] (flashback)

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Slakoth}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Nosepass}} ([[Roxanne]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Hariyama}} ({{OP|Brawly|Hariyama}}; flashback)
* {{p|Magneton}} ([[Wattson]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Flannery|Torkoal}}; flashback)
* {{p|Slaking}} ({{OP|Norman|Slaking}}; flashback)
* {{p|Flaaffy}} ([[Sullivan]]'s; nicknamed "Hannah")
* {{p|Whiscash}} (nicknamed "[[Nero]]"; debut)
* {{p|Feebas}} (debut)
* {{p|Magikarp}}
* {{p|Remoraid}}
* {{p|Carvanha}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:Master ball.png|The Master Ball|thumb]]
* This is the first and, so far, only time where the [[Master Ball]] has been used in the anime.
* Whiscash swallows Sullivan's Master Ball, and is not captured. However, in ''[[AG117|Berry, Berry Interesting!]]'', a wild {{TP|May|Munchlax}} swallows a [[Poké Ball]] and is captured from the inside out.
* This is the second time the main characters are seen fishing in [[Hoenn]]. Oddly, Sullivan has to teach Ash and company to fish, even though Ash and Brock have fished several times before and all present protagonists fished in ''[[AG023|Gone Corphishin']].''
=== Errors ===
* In this episode, a Master Ball fails to capture a Pokémon, which is extremely unlikely (1 in 65536 chance to fail, due to the way that catch rates are calculated) in the games.

=== Dub edits ===
* The Poké Ball outline on Ash's badge case is changed to a rectangle in the dub once again.

=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
* Question: Which of these Pokémon evolve into {{p|Vigoroth}}?
* Choices: {{p|Machop}}, {{p|Slakoth}}, {{p|Zangoose}}
* Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose {{p|Slakoth}}, you were right!

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AG074

2011-02-01T00:39:03Z

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title_ja=フシギダネとフシギダネ！モンスターボールを取り返せ！！ |
title_ja_trans=Fushigidane and Fushigidane! Regaining the Monster Balls!! |
broadcast_jp=April 29, 2004 |
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'''Hokey Poké Balls!''' (Japanese: '''フシギダネとフシギダネ！モンスターボールを取り返せ！！''' ''{{tt|Fushigidane|Bulbasaur}} and {{tt|Fushigidane|Bulbasaur}}! Regaining the {{tt|Monster Balls|Poké Balls}}!!'') is the 74th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 348th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 29, 2004 and in the United States on April 16, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|co.}} arrive at a town. {{an|May}} decides to bring out {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} in order to check out the sights. Bulbasaur suddenly runs to a nearby store rack and wants to eat the displayed fruit, but May explains the concept of buying items. When [[Max]] calls to May, Bulbasaur slips away and climbs into the bed of a pickup truck full of flowers, smelling them. May runs to the truck, but the vehicle pulls away. They pursue the truck, and Ash and {{an|Brock}} speed up, getting the driver’s attention and making him stop the truck, allowing May to get Bulbasaur.

At the [[Pokémon Center]], [[Team Rocket]] is in disguise and working on the Pokémon Transporter. Unbeknownst to [[Nurse Joy]], they are really altering it in order to steal the imported {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Ash and co. arrive as Team Rocket finishes and leaves. Ash calls [[Professor Oak]] and Max mentions May's Bulbasaur. She brings Bulbasaur to the screen and earns the professor’s approval. Ash asks about his {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, and the professor brings it to the screen. May’s Bulbasaur already shows friendliness to Ash’s. He asks the professor to send his Bulbasaur through the transporter in order to meet May’s Bulbasaur.

Professor Oak agrees and puts Bulbasaur into its [[Poké Ball]] before transporting it. The transport appears to be successful and Ash picks up the Poké Ball, but it won’t open. Other children also point out the same problem, as their Poké Balls are empty. Max immediately suspects that the repair guys were fakes. Nurse Joy does not believe so until the real repair guys arrive.

Team Rocket is outside the building snatching the Poké Balls as Nurse Joy leads Ash and co. to the back, encountering Team Rocket. They quickly escape in their balloon. Ash and May send out {{AP|Taillow}} and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} to stop them, but [[James]] fires rocket boosters to evade, even dodging {{AP|Pikachu}}’s {{m|Thunderbolt}}. However, the engines fail, sending the balloon flying far away. A Poké Ball falls from the sky and May's Bulbasaur grabs it. The ball opens and releases the Pokémon inside, and it's Ash's Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur jumps into Ash’s arms and May’s Bulbasaur reaches out with a vine. Ash’s Bulbasaur matches the vine in a high-five style as May brings her Bulbasaur closer. They decide to allow the Bulbasaur to team up to search while Taillow and Beautifly cover from the air.

Team Rocket begins to gather all the stolen Poké Balls into wrapped sacks. James’s bag develops a hole and it drops Poké Balls, leaving a trail. Meanwhile, while Ash and the others are searching, May's Bulbasaur drifts to sniffing flowers. Ash's Bulbasaur explains to May’s Bulbasaur and gets it back on track. Taillow and Beautifly find the Poké Ball trail. A wild {{p|Shroomish}} and {{p|Nuzleaf}} lead Ash and co. to the balloon’s landing site, where they find one of the Poké Balls. Taillow brings another Poké Ball and leads them to the ball trail.

Team Rocket gets to their cabin and {{MTR}} notices that James’s bag had a hole and he dropped the Poké Balls. They find Ash and co. outside, but they retreat back inside and James activates a switch, raising steel walls around the perimeter and rendering it impregnable. However, Ash notices an open window, allowing May and the others to go onto the roof and retrieve the stolen property. Meowth throws Poké Balls and James uses the skis as a makeshift baseball bat to send them outside, using the Pokémon inside, a {{p|Golbat}} and a {{p|Primeape}}, to attack Ash. May orders the two Bulbasaur to send their vines inside and attempt to grab the sack of Poké Balls. James tries to tie the vines together, but the Bulbasaur smack James back with the vines. Brock recalls the attacking Primeape and Golbat while Pikachu attacks the wall with {{m|Iron Tail}}, forcing Team Rocket out. [[Jessie]] and James send out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}. Seviper’s {{m|Poison Tail}} and Cacnea’s {{m|Pin Missile}} put down May’s Bulbasaur. Although May calls for a {{m|Razor Leaf}} attack, Cacnea’s Pin Missile is too strong for May’s Bulbasaur. Ash's Bulbasaur steps in and stops the attack with {{m|Vine Whip}}. Seviper and Cacnea attempt to attack with Poison Tail and {{m|Needle Arm}}, but both Bulbasaur use Vine Whip to push them back and seize the stolen Poké Balls. They try to attack again, but Pikachu stops them with Thunderbolt and sends them flying. The Bulbasaur give a Vine Whip high five. Ash and the others return the Poké Balls. Professor Oak calls back and asks for Ash’s Bulbasaur to return and stop the {{t|water}} and {{t|grass}} Pokémon from fighting. Ash sends his Bulbasaur back to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] as May’s Bulbasaur appears to have made a positive change. Ash and co. leave the Pokémon Center and hit the road.

== Major events ==
*Ash temporarily brings his {{AP|Bulbasaur}} from [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] to meet {{an|May}}'s {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}}.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Professor Oak]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]

=== Pokémon ===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Combusken}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Golbat}} (Stolen by [[Team Rocket]])
* {{p|Primeape}} (Stolen by Team Rocket)
* {{p|Oddish}} (At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Oak's lab]])
* {{p|Gloom}} (At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Oak's lab]])
* {{p|Poliwhirl}} (At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Oak's lab]])
* {{p|Hoppip}} (At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Oak's lab]])
* {{p|Jumpluff}} (At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Oak's lab]])
* {{p|Nuzleaf}}
* {{p|Shroomish}}

== Trivia ==
* The episode title is a pun on the dance name "hokey pokey".
* This is the first time since beginning his travels in the [[Hoenn|Hoenn region]] that Ash has called up any Pokémon from [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's lab]] or used any Pokémon caught before arriving in Hoenn other than {{AP|Pikachu}}.

=== Errors ===
* Since Team Rocket finished corrupting the Poké Ball transporter only when Ash and others entered the Pokémon Center, not many people could have used it before Ash, if he was not the first. Obviously, Team Rocket could not have stolen three large bags of Poké Balls.
* {{p|Beautifly}} is pictured where Nuzleaf's name appears in {{pkmn|Trainer's Choice}}.
**Additionally, Combusken would be the worst choice of the three, as it is part {{type2|Fighting}}, weak to {{type2|Psychic}}s. {{p|Beautifly}} would instead be the best choice, as its {{type2|Flying}} weakens Meditite's primary type of Fighting, ''and'' Beautifly's {{type2|Bug}} is strong against Meditite's {{type2|Psychic}}.
* In the scene where Ash and his friends found [[Team Rocket]]'s balloon, Poké Balls could be seen in the basket.
* "Pokéball" written in one word appears in the anime not for the first time. This spelling seems to be canonical in the anime.
* In the part where Ash's Bulbasaur and May's Bulbasaur "talk" to a {{p|Nuzleaf}} and a {{p|Shroomish}}, their voices were mixed up in Japanese version: Nuzleaf says "Kinoko" (from [[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Kinococo]]) and Shroomish says "Kono" (from [[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Konohana]]).

=== Dub edits ===

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AG073

2011-02-01T00:33:16Z

Rocketspeed: /* Synopsis */

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epcode=AG073 |
altepcode=EP347 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Grass Hysteria! |
title_ja=禁断の森の王者！フシギバナ！！ |
title_ja_trans=King of the Forbidden Forest! Fushigibana!! |
broadcast_jp=April 22, 2004 |
broadcast_us=April 9, 2005 |
screen=yes |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=藤田伸三 |
storyboard=浅田裕二 |
director=浅田裕二 |
art=岩根雅明 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=AG071-AG080 |
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'''Grass Hysteria!''' (Japanese: '''禁断の森の王者！フシギバナ！！''' ''King of the Forbidden Forest! {{tt|Fushigibana|Venusaur}}!!'') is the 73rd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 347th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 22, 2004 and in the United States on April 9, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}} and his {{Ashfr|friends}} find themselves lost on the road to [[Fortree City]] when they wander into an unmapped area of [[Hoenn]]. To make matters worse neither {{an|Brock}}'s compass nor [[Max]]'s [[PokéNav]] seem to function correctly. Suddenly a wild {{p|Skarmory}} comes swooping down. Ash and his friends run away, but {{an|May}}'s {{TP|May|Skitty}} pops out of its [[Poké Ball]] and appears right in the Skarmory's path! May grabs Skitty, but before she can get away the Skarmory latches onto her backpack and flies away with her! Ash, Brock, and Max follow it as best they can, but run into a large wooden wall, guarded by two cloaked men. The men tell them that beyond lies the [[Forbidden Forest]], an area where humans aren't allowed. After hearing about their situation, the men lead Ash and his friends to their village. There they meet the village leader [[Old Man Obee]]. Obee listens to their story, and calls a town meeting, where he discusses whether or not they should let Ash and his friends go into the forest to rescue May. While they're distracted, Ash takes the opportunity to sneak into the forest, leaving Brock and Max behind.

Meanwhile, the Skarmory drops May on top of a mountain. While looking for a way down, she notices a wild {{p|Bulbasaur}} on the edge of a cliff trying to pick some flowers with {{m|Vine Whip}}. Suddenly the Bulbasaur loses its footing, but May is able to grab it before it falls off the edge of the cliff. Surprised to see a human, the Bulbasaur is cautious at first, but after May reassures it that she means no harm, it quickly warms up to her. However, before she can get too close to Bulbasaur, several wild {{t|Grass}} Pokémon appear and start attacking her. Realizing she's in danger, May calls out {{TP|May|Torchic}} who clears an escape route with {{m|Ember}}. She runs down the mountain and into the forest, dodging attacks from wild {{t|Grass}} Pokémon left and right. However she soon finds herself cornered against a tree. Just when it looks like all hope is lost, Ash appears with {{AP|Pikachu}} and opens a path with {{m|Thunderbolt}}. The two continue to flee, the Grass Pokémon still chasing them.

Back in the village, Old Man Obee tells Brock and Max that the Forbidden Forest is a sanctuary for Grass Pokémon. So many trainers used to come to the area to capture the Pokémon there that the Pokémon eventually become hostile towards humans. Wanting to protect the Pokémon, the villagers built a giant wall around the Forest, and set up guards to keep anybody from getting inside. Obee explains that the area has strange magnetic properties, which is why Max's PokéNav and Brock's compass weren't working. He then tells them that the villagers have reached a consensus, and have agreed to help Brock and Max find their lost friends. Opening up the gates, he begins to track May and Ash using several {{p|Poochyena}}. They enter the forest, unaware that [[Team Rocket]] was eavesdropping on the conversation. They decide that they'll sneak into the forest as well, and steal all of the Grass Pokémon there for [[Giovanni|the Boss]].

Deep in the forest, Ash and May find themselves trapped on the edge of a cliff. However, the Pokémon chasing them suddenly stop, when a large {{p|Venusaur}} appears, with the Bulbasaur May helped earlier next to it. The Venusaur commands the other Pokémon to stop their attack, and beckons Ash and May to follow it into the forest. Hidden nearby, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] listen as {{MTR}} translates for Venusaur. Apparently, the Bulbasaur May saved was the Venusaur's child, and by saving it May proved that she wasn't a dangerous human. Jessie realizes that the Venusaur must be the boss of all the Grass Pokémon, and decides that catching it should be their primary mission.

Ash and May follow Venusaur to the center of the forest, where they find a beautiful spring. Bulbasaur appears, and gives May some of the flowers it picked earlier. It grabs hold of May with Vine Whip, and leads her and Ash around the forest. Soon they arrive on top of a cliff, where May notices a city in the distance. Realizing that Bulbasaur has never been outside of the forest, May begins to tell it about all of the things that she's seen on her journey. Ash, May, and Bulbasaur play together for awhile, until Ash realizes that Brock and Max must be worried about them. As the two prepare to head out of the forest, several Grass Pokémon come running past them in fear. Looking around, they spy Team Rocket, using a large robot to scoop up and capture the [[wild Pokémon]]!

Ash orders Pikachu to attack the robot, but its attack is deflected by {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}. Venusaur soon arrives, and begins to battle as well. However Team Rocket's robot is too strong even for it. Knocking Venusaur away, the robot grabs Bulbasaur and May, and tosses them into a large sack on its back. However before they can get away, Old Man Obee, Brock, and Max appear with several villagers. Using Poochyena's {{m|Shadow Ball}} Old Man Obee is able to stun the robot. This, combined with attacks from Venusaur, Pikachu, and the Pokémon inside of the sack cause the robot to explode, and send Team Rocket "blasting off again".

With Ash's and his friends reunited, they all prepare to leave the forest. May bids a tearful farewell to Bulbasaur, however at the last moment Bulbasaur decides to leave the forest and go with her. Waving goodbye to its friends in the forest, {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} is welcomed by Ash and his friends as the newest member of their group.

== Major events ==
* {{an|May}} captures a {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}}.
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=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* [[May's Venusaur|May's Bulbasaur]]

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Old Man Obee]]
* [[Forbidden Forest]] guards

=== Pokémon ===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}}; new)
* {{p|Venusaur}} (King of the Forbidden Forest)
* {{p|Poochyena}}
* {{p|Oddish}}
* {{p|Gloom}}
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Weepinbell}}
* {{p|Hoppip}}
* {{p|Skiploom}}
* {{p|Jumpluff}}
* {{p|Sunkern}}
* {{p|Sunflora}}
* {{p|Skarmory}}

== Trivia ==
* The title is based on the phrase 'Mass Hysteria'
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 1: Grass'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].
* This episode marks the first time two main characters have owned a member of the same species of Pokémon at the same time, not including borrowing.

=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon evolves into {{p|Manectric}}?
* Choices: {{p|Electrike}}, {{p|Mantine}}, {{p|Electrode}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Electrike}}, you were right!

=== Errors ===
=== Dub edits ===

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Oscar and Andi

2011-02-01T00:28:27Z

Rocketspeed: /* Intro */

[[File:OscarAndi.png|thumb|right|250px|Oscar and Andi]]
'''Oscar''' (Japanese: '''オスカー''' ''Oscar'') and '''Andi''' (Japanese: '''アンドリュー''' ''Andrew'') are a young couple from [[Hoenn]] who are deeply in [[shipping|love]] with each other. They are the [[Character of the day|characters of the day]] in ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]''. They may have been based on the {{tc|Young Couple}} Trainer class, though they are much better dressed than the game class.

Oscar and Andi love taking part in [[double battle]]s with their {{p|Nidoking}} and {{p|Nidoqueen}}. They also claim to have a knack for spotting couples in love. When they spotted {{Ash}} and {{an|May}} arguing, they claimed that each had [[AdvanceShipping|romantic feelings]] for the other. Ash and May's persistent arguing, combined with this accusation, diminished their concentration, and the enamoured couple were able to defeat them without a problem. Similarly, they saw [[Jessie]] and [[James]], and claimed that, they too, were a [[RocketShipping|couple]]. Even though [[Team Rocket]] was able to look past this, they were still defeated.

==Pokémon==
===Oscar's===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Oscar
|pkmn=Nidoking
|gender=male
|type1=Poison
|type2=Ground
|img=Nidoking Nidoqueen anime.png
|epnum=AG072
|epname=The Bicker the Better
|desc={{p|Nidoking}} is Oscar's only known Pokémon. He used him in a tag match along with Andi's Nidoqueen against Ash and May with Ash using {{AP|Corphish}} and May using {{TP|May|Skitty}}. Due to their bickering that happened for no reason, Nidoking was able to defeat them by using a heart-shaped Hyper Beam with the assistance of Nidoqueen. Later, Oscar used him against Jessie and James and also defeated them as they also had problems with each other.

Nidoking's known moves are {{m|Submission}}, {{m|DynamicPunch}} and {{m|Hyper Beam}}.}}

===Andi's===
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|pkmn=Nidoqueen
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|desc={{p|Nidoqueen}} is Andi's only known Pokémon. She used it in a tag match along with Oscar's Nidoking against Ash and May with Ash using {{AP|Corphish}} and May using {{TP|May|Skitty}}. Due to their bickering that happened for no reason, Nidoqueen was able to defeat them by using a heart-shaped Hyper Beam with the assistance of Nidoking. Later, Andi used her against Jessie and James and also defeated them as they also had problems with each other.

Nidoqueen's known moves are {{m|Submission}}, {{m|DynamicPunch}} and {{m|Hyper Beam}}.}}

==Voice actors==
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|ja='''Oscar:''' 千葉一伸 ''Isshin Chiba'' '''Andi:''' 川瀬晶子 ''Akiko Kawase''
|en='''Oscar:''' [[Wayne Grayson]] '''Andi:''' Kate Petterle
|pt_br='''Oscar:''' Marcelo Campos '''Andi:''' Gilmara Sanches
|es_eu='''Oscar:''' David Robles '''Andi:''' Isabel Fernández Avanthay}}

==Trivia==
[[Image:TeamRocket 028.jpg|thumb|right|Jessie as Oscar and James as Andi?]]
[[File:Temaculook-a-like.png|left|thumb|left|Oscar and Andi look-alikes]]
* Their names and style of dress may be a reference to the the manga ''{{wp|The Rose of Versailles}}'', about a girl named Oscar who crossdresses while living in France and falls in love with a man named André.
* Their outfits have a resemblance to the outfits that Jessie and James wore in ''[[EP028|Pokémon Fashion Flash]]''.
* Two of the {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s from ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes' Welcome!]]'' had strong resemblances to Oscar and Andi, the only notable difference being hair color. The Andi look-alike is in the top left corner and the Oscar look-alike is in the bottom right corner.
** Coincidentally, [[Temacu]] owns a Nidorina and a Nidorino, and a look-alike of her appears in the same episode.
 
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[[Category:Hoenn characters of the day]]
[[Category:Groups consisting of characters with different genders]]

[[de:Oskar und Andi]]

AG071

2011-02-01T00:02:11Z

Rocketspeed: /* Synopsis */

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title_en=A Six Pack Attack! |
title_ja=オーキド博士とオダマキ博士！秘密基地の戦い！！ |
title_ja_trans=Dr. Ōkido and Dr. Odamaki! Secret Base Battle!! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=April 8, 2004 |
broadcast_us=March 26, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
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scenario=米村正二 |
storyboard=誌村宏明 |
director=ながはまのりひこ |
art=広岡歳仁 |
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epstaffpage=AG071-AG080 |
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'''A Six Pack Attack!''' (Japanese: '''オーキド博士とオダマキ博士！秘密基地の戦い！！''' ''{{tt|Dr. Ōkido|Professor Oak}} and {{tt|Dr. Odamaki|Professor Birch}}! Secret Base Battle!!'') is the 71st episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 345th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 8, 2004 and in the United States on March 26, 2005.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his companions}} are once again on the road to the [[Fortree Gym|next gym]]. Ash is busy admiring his [[Badge]]s when he asks {{an|Brock}} where they are heading next. Brock explains that there is another gym in [[Fortree City]]. Ash gets excited by this and exclaims that this is their next stop. [[Max]] is a little tired out of gym battles, and {{an|May}} remarks that Ash is forgetting how far Fortree is. The scene then zooms out to show that the group has arrived in [[Littleroot Town]]. Up on a hill is [[Professor Birch]]'s lab.

Ash can't wait to see Birch's expression when he sees them and May can't wait to show the professor all the Pokémon she has captured. Suddenly, Professor Birch zooms off a nearby cliff with his jeep splashing sand all over the group. He skids to a stop next to them. The group gets reacquainted and then Birch comments that he on his way to pick up [[Professor Oak]] from the [[Slateport City|harbor]]. Ash is shocked and Birch remarks that the two are having a bit of a disagreement, so he invited Oak over to prove him wrong. Ash and co. are embarrassed for him. Birch then asks Ash if he would like to join him and Ash agrees. He and Brock jump into the jeep and May and Max decide to wait at the lab for them. As they speed off, Max goes insane with excitement at finally being able to meet his idol.

As the jeep speeds over a mountain trail, Birch points out a {{p|Skarmory}} perched on a rock to the group. Ash and co. admire it when they suddenly see an old man in a wagon pulled by a {{p|Camerupt}} straight in front of them. Birch freaks out and swerves the jeep, just missing the oblivious man and his Pokémon. As Ash and Brock recover from the ordeal, Birch embarrassingly remarks that everything is fine. Unknown to the group, Professor Oak is sleeping with a cowboy hat on hitching a ride on the back of the old man's wagon.

Meanwhile, May and Max admire the new {{pkmn2|starter}} trio Birch is taking care of at the lab. Birch's assistant, [[Joshua (assistant)|Joshua]], holds a {{p|Mudkip}} as May and Max pet the new {{p|Torchic}} and {{p|Treecko}}. Joshua comments that it has been awhile since May got her Pokémon, and she happily remembers the incidents on the day she got {{TP|May|Torchic}}. May then comments that she has come a long way since then. Max cuts in, remarking that she still isn't very good with Pokémon, and it ends with May chasing her brother around the lab.

Max then bumps into someone and falls down. The man informs Max to be more careful and then lifts his hat to reveal himself as Oak. Max is in total shock as Oak greets him and his sister. He then proceeds to physically inspect Oak to make sure it's the real deal. When he's sure Oak is real, he then pulls out a bunch of snapshots of him and says he's been waiting to get his autograph. He quickly hands Oak the photos and the professor happily signs them. As he does, he asks Joshua where Ash and Brock are. Joshua explains that they accompanied Birch to pick Oak up from the harbor. Oak laughs and hands the photos back to a very jumpy Max.

Max then rushes back to Oak and asks if he brought along any Pokémon with him. Oak tells him to calm down and then reaches into his pack. He then calls out the three [[Kanto]] starters. Max happily inspects them. From the bushes, [[Team Rocket]] is also watching the scene. They are enticed by the thought of having the six starter Pokémon, but {{MTR}} suggests that they give them to the [[Giovanni|boss]] instead. [[Jessie]] and [[James]] wonder why and {{p|Meowth}} explains that with the starters, the boss will have a new sense of confidence in his team. The three then cheer with this new thought in mind.

Meanwhile, Max is busily inspecting the bulb on {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s back. He tells Oak that it has such a healthy look to it and Oak comments that he tries his best. Max then begins to prod the bulb with his finger, and Oak warns him to stop. Suddenly, Bulbasaur turns around and {{m|tackle}}s Max away. May asks her brother if he's all right and he seems impressed with the strength of the tackle. Max then goes over to the other two starters and begins to pull at their heads. The two become annoyed and {{m|Ember}} and {{m|Water Gun}} him in the face. The whole time Max seems to enjoy it.

Oak then laughs and remarks that if Max likes them so much then he can have the responsibility of looking after them today. Max doesn't believe it and Oak comments that if he is up to it he'll let him. Max salutes and says he'll do his best. May then says she'll try her best to help as well. Bulbasaur then holds its vine up to her which weirds her out at first. She then realizes it wants to shake hands and she shakes its vine. This makes her extremely happy and she starts to like Bulbasaur.

Suddenly, a large {{p|Skiploom}} [[Team Rocket's Mechas|mecha]] rises above the trees. Before even saying their motto, Team Rocket launches a net and snags all six starter Pokémon. As the group yells to bring them back, the mecha begins to fly away. Oak tells Joshua to wait for Ash and co while the rest go and retrieve the Pokémon. Joshua nods and Oak and the siblings rush off. At the docks, Ash and co are dumbfounded at why Oak hasn't gotten off the ship. Birch calls up Joshua to find out he arrived but is now chasing after Team Rocket to retrieve the starter Pokémon. Birch says they'll get back as soon as possible.

Oak, May, and Max have come to a river and wonder where the Rockets have disappeared to. Oak thinks for a moment, and then notices a cave behind a nearby waterfall. The three decide to investigate. They notice a bunch of lights hung up inside and know something is up. Meanwhile, Joshua hands Max's pack to Ash and co and the jeep speeds off to find them. Oak and the kids slowly walk through the cave, unaware that a motion tracker has picked up on them. It causes a door to trap them inside. The three continue on as a camera watches them. Soon they come to the six starter Pokémon. They rush to reclaim them, but suddenly fall into a pitfall trap.

May tries to call out her Pokémon, but a large vacuum suddenly sucks them up. It turns out the vacuum was attached to James, and the three Rockets taunt their captives before rushing off. As they go, a large metal gate shuts on the hole. Outside, Birch steers the car through a large rocky canyon. Birch informs the others that they are perfectly safe, but they begin to disagree when Birch drives the jeep off a ledge. In the hole, May and the others await Ash and co's arrival to save them.

Team Rocket is now celebrating their victory with a toast inside their secret base. A fountain is shooting water up behind them. They then watch the cameras to make sure their captives are still there. Oak seems to be very stiff and in a weird pose, but since the Team Rocket trio are quite scatterbrained, they just assume he's frozen with fear. It turns out that Max placed one of the photos in front of the camera, and the group is now climbing out of the hole. Max manages to get through one of the grates on the gate and Oak tells him to release the Pokémon to help get them out.

Max has Torchic and {{p|Charmander}} heat the cage with {{m|Ember}}, then he asks Mudkip and {{p|Squirtle}} to cool the bars with {{m|Water Gun}}, and then has Bulbasaur and Treecko {{m|Pound}} the bars away. Now free, the Pokémon leap onto Max and hug him for helping them out. Outside, Ash and Brock wonder how they are ever going to find the others. Birch whistles and a {{p|Poochyena}} suddenly appears. He has it {{m|Odor Sleuth|smell}} Max's pack and it picks up the scent. The three then follow it down the canyon.

Inside the cave, the Pokémon have now helped May and Oak out of the hole. Oak thanks Max for his hard work and May thanks Bulbasaur for its help. Team Rocket is now stuffing their faces and acting drunk inside their base. May and the others notice her Poké Balls just inside. May wonders how they can get past the Rockets and Oak notices a {{p|Zubat}} sleeping on the ceiling. Oak has it use {{m|Supersonic}} to hurt Team Rocket's ears, and Bulbasaur then grabs the Poké Balls with {{m|Vine Whip}}.

May thanks Bulbasaur and the group rushes back to the entrance. When they get there, they find out it has been sealed. An alarm then sounds and Team Rocket checks the monitor to find the group at the entrance. Jessie checks the hole camera and wonders how Oak can be in two places at once. The photo then slips out of view and Jessie realizes they have been fooled. James then finds out the Poké Balls are gone and the three become enraged. Meowth presses a switch and a cage wall traps Oak and the others from going back the way they came. However, it turns out a {{p|Dugtrio}} is inside the cage as well. It [[Dig (move)|makes a hole]] and Oak tells the group to use it to escape.

The hole leads to an underground spring where Max notices a {{p|Gyarados}} sleeping with its head on a rock. Oak says they better be quiet so they don't wake it, and the group begins to tiptoe away. Team Rocket makes it to the cage to find that the group has dug out. James lifts the bars and they follow them down the hole. Meowth goes down first and finds Gyarados sleeping. He makes sure he's extremely quiet, but Jessie and James come down at the same time arguing at who should have gone first. This wakes the Gyarados up and the three receive a vicious {{m|Hydro Pump}}.

Ash, Brock, and Birch are now running along the river. Birch notices a sad {{p|Poliwrath}} and then a group of Zubat sleeping on a tree. He tells the others that Zubat rarely ever leave caves and something is weird. He then notices the waterfall and the group rushes to check it out. Oak and the others have now come across another steel door. Max sees the side has a small hole, but none of them are small enough to fit through. Max then decides to call through it hoping someone will hear.

As Ash and co inspect the door by the waterfall, Poochyena hears Max and rushes off. The others soon follow. They make it to the second door and call to Max. The group is now reunited, but they still have to find a way to get out. Oak inspects the door and tells Ash to have water Pokémon dampen the sides of the door and then have {{AP|Pikachu}} [[ThunderShock (move)|shock]] it. Brock calls out {{TP|Brock|Lombre|Ludicolo}} and {{TP|Brock|Mudkip|Marshtomp}} who do as ordered, and then {{p|Pikachu}} shocks the door. Oak then tells Max to pick which Pokémon he wants to use. Max says he'll use the {{type2|Water}}s, Oak picks the {{t|Grass}}, and May uses {{TP|May|Skitty}}. The three then order the Pokémon to tackle the door, and they manage to smash it down.

Everyone cheers but they are suddenly interrupted by Team Rocket saying their motto on a loudspeaker. Oak and the others rush to Ash and co just as the Skiploom mecha bursts from the [[secret base]]'s mountain roof. The mecha releases many hands to reclaim the Pokémon, but they all dodge. Pikachu then tries to shock it, but it's no use. Brock's Pokémon use their water guns, but still it does nothing. Team Rocket gloats at how great their mecha is.

Birch then explains to Ash how they can stop the mecha. He says that they all need to attack together. Max has Charmander and Torchic use ember, Brock has his Pokémon use water gun, and Skitty uses {{m|Blizzard}}. The mecha then begins to crack and Pikachu blows it up with {{m|Thunderbolt}} and sends Team Rocket sky high into the sunset. As they go, Oak says a haiku about {{p|Starmie}} relating to the scene. The next morning, Ash and co leave [[Littleroot Town]] Harbor on a ferry waving goodbye to the professors.

== Major events ==
* {{an|May}} and [[Max]] meet [[Professor Oak]] in person for the first time.
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=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Professor Oak]]
* [[Professor Birch]]
* {{OBP|Joshua|assistant}}
* [[Giovanni]] (fantasy)

=== Pokémon ===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ([[starter Pokémon]])
* {{p|Charmander}} ([[starter Pokémon]])
* {{p|Squirtle}} ([[starter Pokémon]])
* {{p|Treecko}} ([[starter Pokémon]])
* {{p|Torchic}} ([[starter Pokémon]])
* {{p|Mudkip}} ([[starter Pokémon]])
* {{p|Camerupt}}
* {{p|Zubat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Dugtrio}}
* {{p|Poliwrath}} (multiple)
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Skarmory}}
* {{p|Poochyena}}
* {{p|Duskull}} (flashback)

== Trivia ==
* May befriending Professor Oak's {{p|Bulbasaur}} and {{p|Squirtle}} appears to foreshadow the capture of her own members of [[May's Bulbasaur|both]] [[May's Squirtle|species]] later on in the series (one of which would actually be intended to be a starter).
* When Team Rocket is seen blasting off, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} form the letter "R".

=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
* Question: Trainers, which of one these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Slowking}}?
* Choices: {{p|Nidoqueen}}, {{p|Jolteon}}, {{p|Makuhita}}
* Answer: Okay, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Jolteon}}, you were right!

=== Errors ===
=== Dub edits ===

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title_en=Balance of Power |
title_ja=トウカジム戦！五つ目のバッジ！！ |
title_ja_trans=Touka Gym! The Fifth Badge!! |
broadcast_jp=April 1, 2004 |
broadcast_us=March 19, 2005 |
screen=yes |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboard=しのゆきひろ |
director=大町繁 |
art=たけだゆうさく |
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'''Balance of Power''' (Japanese: '''トウカジム戦！五つ目のバッジ!!''' ''{{tt|Touka|Petalburg}} Gym! The Fifth Badge!!'') is the 70th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 344th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 1, 2004 and in the United States on March 19, 2005.
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== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}} enters the [[Petalburg Gym]], ready for his {{pkmn|battle}} against [[Norman]]. Norman tells him that he's been waiting for another fight with Ash ever since their [[AG003|last battle]], and Ash says he's more than willing to take Norman up on his offer! Watching from the sidelines, {{an|May}} says she's excited to see how the match turns out. [[Max]] tells her that he already knows the outcome; their dad is certain to win! {{an|Brock}} and [[Caroline]] tell him that he should just relax and enjoy the match without worrying about the final result.

Outside of town, [[Team Rocket]] begins construction on their new secret base. {{MTR}} says that after they finish building their base, [[Giovanni|the Boss]] will be certain to give them a promotion. With the thoughts of corporate credit cards as their motivation, all of Team Rocket, including {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, begin working.

Back at the Gym, {{ho|Kenny}} announces the rules of the match. Each side will use three {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, but only Ash is allowed substitutions. Raising his flags, Kenny signals for the match to begin and both Ash and Norman send out their first Pokémon, Norman's {{p|Slakoth}} against [[Ash's Pikachu]]. Utilizing Pikachu's {{stat|Speed}}, Ash orders Pikachu to use {{m|Quick Attack}}, Slakoth dodges and counterattacks with {{m|Shadow Ball}}. Jumping out of the way, Pikachu attacks with {{m|Iron Tail}} but misses once again as Slakoth leans out of the way. Dazed, Pikachu is unable to dodge Slakoth's {{m|Hidden Power}}, and is blasted across the arena.

On the sidelines, Brock tells May and Max what kind of attack strategy their father is using. He knew from watching Ash before that favored using Pikachu as an opener, using its powerful speed attacks to knock the enemy off balance and gain control of the battle. By using a slow Pokémon like Slakoth who could dodge Pikachu's attacks, Norman was forcing Ash to fight at his pace, giving him control over the match.

As Pikachu recovers from Hidden Power, Ash realizes that he needs to change his strategy. He decides to try {{t|Electric}} [[Move|attacks]] and orders Pikachu to attack with {{m|Thunderbolt}}. However Slakoth dodges this attack as well, and responds with {{m|Blizzard}}. The incredible cold keeps Pikachu from attacking back, so Ash recalls it and calls out {{AP|Torkoal}} instead. Torkoal uses {{m|Flamethrower}}, which easily blasts through Slakoth's Blizzard and scores a direct hit, [[fainting|knocking Slakoth out]]. With Slakoth out of commission, Norman calls out his next Pokémon, {{p|Vigoroth}}! Dodging Torkoal's {{m|Overheat}}, Vigoroth scores a [[One-hit knockout move|one-hit KO]] with {{m|Scratch}}. With Torkoal down, Ash sends Pikachu back into the arena. Brock explains to May and Max that by using the hyperactive Vigoroth right after the slow laid back Slakoth Norman is able to disorient his opponents and knock them off balance, as the skills necessary to defeat Vigoroth are completely different from those used against Slakoth. Meanwhile Team Rocket continues construction on their new hideout. Yelling through a megaphone, Meowth orders [[Jessie]] and [[James]] to work harder. They respond by dropping a box on him and telling him to help out too.

In the arena Vigoroth dodges a Thunderbolt from Pikachu and attacks with Scratch. Pikachu blocks the attack with Iron Tail, but is hit with a surprise attack when Vigoroth uses Flamethrower. Max says that its amazing that Vigoroth can use an attack like Flamethrower, causing Caroline to tell him that Norman is fighting Ash more seriously then he fights normal {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. May says that Ash should substitute Pikachu, but Brock tells her that if he does that, his only reserve Pokémon will be the already injured Pikachu. He has no choice but to use Pikachu as long as possible. Sizing up Vigoroth Ash suddenly comes up with a plan. He orders Pikachu to use Quick Attack, dodging a Flamethrower from Vigoroth Pikachu closes the distance, Norman orders Vigoroth to use Scratch, but is surprised when Ash tells Pikachu to take the hit. Vigoroth's Scratch attack hits home, but the powerful Pokémon is suddenly paralyzed by Pikachu's innate {{a|Static}} [[Ability]]. Seizing the opportunity, Pikachu attacks with Iron Tail, knocking Vigoroth out. However the effort is too much for Pikachu and it passes out as well, resulting in a double KO.

After removing Pikachu from the battlefield Ash and Norman send out their last remaining Pokémon, pitting {{TP|Norman|Slaking}} against {{AP|Grovyle}}. Ash attacks first by ordering Grovyle to use {{m|Bullet Seed}}, but Slaking easily blocks the attack with its arm, sustaining no damage at all. Grovyle attacks again with {{m|Leaf Blade}}, but Slaking grabs it mid attack and tosses Grovyle back across the arena. Slaking begins to attack with {{m|Focus Punch}} but is stopped after Grovyle hits it in the face with Bullet Seed. The attack angers Slaking, who begins to go into a rage. It attacks with a powerful {{m|Earthquake}}. In their new hideout, Team Rocket feels the effects of Slaking's Earthquake, which rouses a group of nearby {{p|Dugtrio}}. Blaming the Dugtrio for the Earthquake, Jessie kicks a rock at them. Angrily, the Dugtrio begin to chase Team Rocket around their cave.

Meanwhile Grovyle dodges the Earthquake by jumping. It attempts a {{m|Pound}} attack, but Slaking grabs it in midair and tosses Grovyle into the ceiling. Grovyle counterattacks with Bullet Seed, but Slaking blocks with a powerful {{m|Hyper Beam}}, which cuts through the Bullet Seed and sends Grovyle flying. Watching Grovyle struggle to its feet Norman suggests that Ash withdraw from the match, before Grovyle gets seriously injured. Ash begins to consider it, but stops when Grovyle indicates that it wants to keep fighting. Ash tells Grovyle to show Norman what its made out of. Inspired by Ash's confidence, Grovyle activates its {{a|Overgrow}} Ability, which powers up its {{type2|Grass}} attacks.

Leaping back into combat, Grovyle dodges both an Earthquake and Slaking's clumsy attempts to grab it. It begins bouncing around the arena. Dodging a Hyper Beam, Grovyle hits Slaking with a powerful Pound. Norman congratulates Ash for his recovery, but tells him that he'll need more than just speed to beat Slaking. He orders Slaking to attack with Focus Punch while Ash tells Grovyle to use Leaf Blade. The two attack each other at the same time, and after a moments pause, Slaking falls to the ground! Ash has won his fifth gym battle! Shocked at his father's loss, Max can only stare in disbelief as Brock and May congratulate Ash on his victory.

Later, Norman presents Ash with the {{badge|Balance}}, however before he can give it away Max grabs it and runs away. Locking himself in the Gym's greenhouse, he tells everybody gathered outside that it was unacceptable for his dad to lose the match and that it's not okay for a Trainer like him to lose in a Pokémon battle. Norman tells him that losing is just as important as winning, and that sometimes life's most important lessons are learned through losing. Ash tells Max that he really doesn't need the badge, beating Norman in a fight taught him enough that he'd be satisfied without one. Touched by their words, Max comes out and gives the [[Badge]] back, but not before promising his Dad that they'll battle too, once he becomes a Trainer.

== Major events ==
* {{Ash}} has his Gym match with [[Norman]] and wins, earning him the {{badge|Balance}}.
* [[Ash's Pikachu]] is revealed to have {{a|Static}} as its ability.
* [[Ash's Grovyle]] is revealed to have {{a|Overgrow}} as its ability.
{{animeevents}}

=== Debuts ===

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Norman]]
* [[Caroline]]
* {{ho|Kenny}}

=== Pokémon ===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Vigoroth}} ([[Norman]]'s)
* {{p|Slakoth}} ([[Norman]]'s)
* {{p|Slaking}} ({{OP|Norman|Slaking}})
* {{p|Dugtrio}} (multiple)

== Trivia ==
* ''[[Challenger!!]]'' replaces ''[[Advance Adventure]]'' as the opening.
* The dub episode's title is a reference to the geopolitical concept ''{{wp|balance of power}}''.
* Although abilities are featured prominently in this episode (two of Ash's Pokémon rely on their abilities to turn the tide of the battle), {{a|Truant}} doesn't seem to affect Slaking despite being its main weakness in the games.

=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon evolves into {{p|Magcargo}}?
* Choices: {{p|Torkoal}}, {{p|Corphish}}, {{p|Slugma}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Slugma}}, you were right!

=== Errors ===
* In the Latin American dub, Ash calls for Grovyle to use Razor Leaf when it uses Leaf Blade, a common error.

=== Dub edits ===

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