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Pokémon in Russia

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{{CountryInfobox
|logo=Pokemon logo Cyrillic.png
|area=Russia
|language={{wp|Russian language|Russian}}
|continent={{wp|Europe}} and {{wp|Asia}}
|EP001=December 18, 2000
|AG001=May 18, 2015
|DP001=September 20, 2008
|BW001=November 6, 2012
|XY001=September 20, 2014
}}
The Pokémon franchise first reached '''{{wp|Russia}}''' in December of 2000, when [[EP001|''Покемон! Я выбираю тебя!'']] premiered. In Cyrillic script, Pokémon is written as '''Покемон''' and its plural is '''Покемоны''' ''Pokemony'' and is [[#Pokémon and grammar|fully inflected]].

==Pokémon anime==
===First wave of Pokémon in Russia===
Pokémon was originally brought over to Russia by Sargona Ltd., which sold English-language cards from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The Pokémon anime was first shown on ORT (now known as Channel One), which is the main television station in Russia.

[[File:Channel One Russia.png|thumb|left|250px|ORT (Channel One) logo]]
The rights to the series were purchased in early 2000 and episodes began to appear by December of the same year. The Russian translation of the anime, which was conducted by the {{wp|Kiev|Kievian}} Pilot Studio, is based on the English dub. The Russian version of the anime retains all of the English character names to match the Pokémon TCG cards that had been already released.

While the translation quality of the Russian dub is considered to be high by most fans, a few changes had been made. For example, some locations had slightly different names, such as [[Dark City]] being retitled Мрачный Город {{tt|''Mrachnyy Gorod''|Gloomy City}}. However, the lyrics to Pokémon Theme were later retranslated and used in the last episodes of ''[[S01|Indigo League]]''. Any episodes of the anime which were banned in the United States were also [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Russia.

In an interview with Afisha magazine, the management director of children's programming on ORT, {{wp|Sergey Suponev}}, assured viewers in the harmlessness of Pokémon:

<blockquote>
«Our plan to broadcast this show can be called madness by someone. There was a lot of noise around this series all over the world. In fact, it is a pretty harmless thing. A sweet story about a boy who saves animals and teaches them to fight for justice. And there are bad guys who want to send them to the zoo for lots of money - that's all there is to be scandalous.»
</blockquote>

Within a day of the anime's television premiere, the management of public relations of ORT had invited journalists and children from an Otradnoye shelter to a Rolan cinema for a presentation of the series. The children received the presentation well, and then took a quiz organized by ORT.

[[File:Charizard chills rus.jpg‎|thumb|right|The last episode shown on ORT: ''Charizard Chills'']]
From December 18, 2000 to January 25, 2001, the anime was broadcasted by ORT. In February 5, 2001 they began to show the series again until August 2001. The last episode to air on ORT was ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''. 104 episodes of the [[original series]] were shown.

After this, the Pokémon anime was not aired in Russia for seven years. Many fans wrote to TV channels asking them to air the anime, but the only appearance of Pokémon on Russian TV was the airing of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' and ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'' on ORT at 6:00 am.

Many rumors have circulated in speculation of why ORT stopped airing the anime, including:
* A Japanese channel may have shown an offensive video about Russia. This has been unproven.
* Some believe that ORT canceled the show because Sergey Suponev, the director of children's programming of ORT, died in a snowmobile accident, and the new director supposedly did not like Pokémon.
* Others believe that Russian newspapers and the {{wp|yellow press}} pressured the station to cancel the show. Some reported that Pokémon was causing [[EP038|epileptic seizures]], others wrote that Pokémon "brainwashes children" with {{wp|subliminal stimuli#Consumption and television|subliminal stimuli}}. ORT didn't want its reputation to fall, so they stopped airing Pokémon.
* ORT and the Japanese creators of the anime couldn't make an agreement on the price of licensing the anime.

===The return of Pokémon===
[[File:TNT logo.png|thumb|right|TNT logo]]
On September 20, 2008 {{wp|TNT (Russia)|TNT}}, another Russian channel, premiered the [[DP001|first]] episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. The tenth season was shown fully.

Pokémon has also aired on '''Jetix'''. Unlike TNT, both the tenth season and ''[[S11|Battle Dimension]]'' have been aired fully.

On August 10, 2010, when Jetix Russia was replaced by the {{wp|Disney Channel}}, the airing of Pokémon was finished for the second time. However, the Russian version of ''[[S12|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles]]'' had been aired on {{wp|Disney Channel (Ukraine)|Disney Channel Ukraine}}.

On February 3, 2012, the Russian version of ''Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles'' started on TNT. By the end of 2012, the twelfth and [[S13|thirteenth]] seasons of the {{pkmn|anime}} were shown fully.

On November 6, 2012, simultaneously with two last, the Russian version of the 14th season ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' started on TNT and has been aired fully.
As of 2013, there were no plans for airing the [[S15|two]] [[S16|remaining]] seasons of the [[Best Wishes series|series]] on TNT or any other Russian channel, creating a hiatus in airings of the anime.
{{bulbanews|Pokémon anime, TCG return to Russia}}

The hiatus was broken on March 12, 2014, when {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}, the Russian channel, which specializes on teenager-oriented {{wp|animated series}} signed a five-year contract with Pokémon Company International to broadcast the anime. The series started with airing ''[[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]]'' on May 1 to 11, 2014. On May 12, 2014, ''[[S15|Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]]'' began to run on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}. This season marks the total localization of the anime. The season logo, the episode title card, and the name of the [[Who's That Pokémon?|eyecatch]] Pokémon are all written in Russian.

The sixteenth season of the anime ''[[S16|Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova]]'' premiered on July 18, 2014.

The seventeenth season of the anime, ''[[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' premiered on Saturday, September 20, 2014.

On May 17, 2015 the eighteenth season ''[[S18|Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest]]'' aired on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}}. Besides, the channel introduced the {{series|Advanced Generation}} airing the [[AG001|first episode]] on May 18, 2015.

In Russia the anime is available on [[Netflix]].

The nineteenth season ''[[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]'' aired on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}} on July 3, 2016.

===Pokémon movies===
Aside for the anime series, the movies were translated too, but they were dubbed by different studios. ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', ''[[M03|The Spell of Unown: Entei]]'', as well as their respective [[Pikachu short]]s were dubbed; later, dubs were made of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. All those movies were officially released on {{wp|DVD}} and {{wp|VHS}}.

''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' was aired on Jetix. The Russian dub of ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' was released on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} DVD release of the movie. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130701124658/http://www.timfilmstudio.com.pl/katalog-produktow/produkt,2755,pokemon-zoroark-mistrz-iluzji.html Katalog produktów - Film studio (Internet Archive)]</ref>

{{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}} got the airing license for movies connected to the {{series|Best Wishes}}. ''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' was shown on June 12, 2014. However, ''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' was not aired. ''[[M15|Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice]]'' and ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'' were broadcast on September 20, 2014. ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' first premiered in Russian during Nintendo Level Up Day on November 27, 2014.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.ru/-/2014/-/-Nintendo-Level-Up-Day--939124.html Nintendo Level Up Day]</ref>

''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]'' aired on May 17, 2015.

''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]'' aired on {{wp|2×2 (TV channel)|2×2}} on July 3, 2016.

===Cast and crew===
====Pilot Studio dub====
[[Ash Ketchum]] had been voiced by Anna Leshchenko (Анна Лещенко). Tatiana Zinovenko (Татьяна Зиновенко) had given her voice to {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]]. Anatolii Zinovenko (Анатолий Зиновенко) was the voice of [[James]], {{an|Professor Oak}}, {{an|Giovanni}}, and the [[narrator]]. Dmitrii Zavadskii (Дмитрий Завадский) was the voice of [[Gary Oak]], {{MTR}}, {{an|Brock}}, and {{Tracey}}.

====SDI Media dub====
Larisa Nekipelova (Лариса Некипелова) has been voicing Ash and {{an|Cynthia}}. {{an|Dawn}} had been voiced by Olga Shorohova (Ольга Шорохова). She has also given her voice to {{si|Kenny}}, {{an|Bianca}}, and [[Burgundy]]. Alexander Kovrizhnih (Александр Коврижных) was the voice of Brock. Zhanna Nikonova (Жанна Никонова) is the voice of {{an|Iris}} and [[Professor Juniper]]. {{an|Cilan}} and [[Volkner]] are voiced by Diomid Vinogradov (Диомид Виноградов). Darja Frolova (Дарья Фролова) has given her voice to [[Jessie]],
[[Delia Ketchum]], [[Georgia]], and the Sinnoh [[Pokédex]]. Unova Pokédex, [[James]], {{an|Barry}}, and [[Nando]] have been voiced by Evgenii Valtz (Евгений Вальц). Dmitrii Filimonov (Дмитрий Филимонов) has given his voice to {{MTR}} and [[Looker]]. Andrei Simanov (Андрей Симанов) had been voicing {{an|Professor Oak}}, [[Paul]], and the narrator. Later on, his roles were taken by Peter 'Glanz' Ivashenko (Пётр 'Гланц' Иващенко). Peter has also given his voice to Giovanni and [[Stephan]]. Natalia Tereshkova (Наталья Терешкова) voices Serena, Alexandr Dasevich (Александр Дасевич) takes on Clemont, and Maria Ivashenko (Мария Иващенко) lends her voice to Bonnie.

Some episodic roles are voiced by Alexei Kostrichkin (Алексей Костричкин), Natalya Kaznacheeva (Наталья Казначеева), Daniil Eldarov (Даниил Эльдаров), Alexander Voronov (Александр Воронов), and Alexander Gavrilin (Александр Гаврилин).

==Pokémon games==
At first, [[Nintendo]] handheld consoles were not very popular in Russia and Pokémon games were rarely found in shops. The games were distributed by "Noviy Disc", Nintendo's official distributor between 2006 and 2011, and games would usually become available long after the European release and at a more substantial cost. This situation changed when Nintendo of Europe opened its office in Russia; they stopped working with "Noviy Disk" and began working with a new distributor named "OCS", and Nintendo opened their own online store. 3DS games were then available for sale on the official store '''[https://mir.nintendo.ru/ Mir Nintendo]''', though they may also be found elsewhere. {{g|X and Y}} were the first Pokémon games to be released in Russia at the same time as the rest of the world due to the introduction of the Nintendo online store. Pokémon video games are not localized in Russian; however, there have been a few fan translations of the GBA games circulating among Russian fans.

[[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]] is the only Pokémon game translated to Russian so far, with only some older and some cards not yet released in Russia being left in English.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
{{bulbanews|Pokémon Trading Card Game coming to Russia in October}}
The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was released in Russia, and obtained "the same cult status" as it did in Britain.<ref name="guardian">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/24/russia.nickpatonwalsh Barbie is banned from Russia, without love | World news | The Observer] (retrieved May 5, 2010)</ref> The Russian government attempted to ban or, in the least, censor the game in late 2001-2002, but it seems that this was not carried through.

The Trading Card Game was evidently released in English, as the government wanted the cards to be translated into Russian as part of the censorship.

When the anime stopped airing, the Pokémon Trading Cards stopped releasing as well.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game returned to Russia when they were distributed along with toys in {{wp|Happy Meal}}s in Russian {{wp|McDonald's}} in January 2012.

The [[XY (TCG)|Pokémon Trading Card Game: XY]] went on sale in Russia on October 6, 2014. It was the first Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion in Russia since the original {{TCG|Base Set}}.

The TCG has since been translated under the name Покемон {{tt|ККИ|Коллекционная карточная игра}} ''Pokémon KKI'', though released later then in the west.

==Pokémon and grammar==
The word покемон ''Pokémon'' as well as the names for each Pokémon are fully inflected in Russian. Покемон is written in lowercase when refering to the species and is written in uppercase or uses Pokémon when refering to the series as a whole. Individual Pokémon and character names are often the English name transcribed into the [[wikipedia:Cyrillic script|Cyrillic alphabet]] or derived closely from their English name; for example, {{p|Bulbasaur}} becomes Бульбазавр ''Bul'bazavr''.

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|-
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|5px}}" |
! style="background: #6AA9E4" | Singular
! style="background: #6AA9E4" | Plural
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #6AA9E4" | '''Nominative'''
|покемо́н
|покемо́ны
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #6AA9E4" | '''Genitive'''
|покемо́на
|покемо́нов
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #6AA9E4" | '''Dative'''
|покемо́ну
|покемо́нам
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #6AA9E4" | '''Accusative'''
|покемо́на
|покемо́нов
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #6AA9E4" | '''Instrumental'''
|покемо́ном
|покемо́нами
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #6AA9E4" | '''Prepositional'''
|покемо́не
|покемо́нах
|}

==[[Pokémon merchandise]]==
There is a lot of Pokémon merchandise, which used to be especially popular during the airing of the anime on ORT. Toys, {{wp|Playing card|playing cards}} (not Trading Card Game ones), official magazines, {{wp|pogs}}, {{pkmn|clothing|clothes}}, and other merchandise found a quick sale. In 2001, {{wp|PepsiCo}} had released its drinks with {{wp|Stereoscopy|stereoscopic}} screenshots of the anime placed on the bottles' caps — these caps are highly valued as collectibles among Russian fans. ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]'' and the ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook 2]]'' by [[Maria Barbo]] were translated and released under the name "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion|Справочник чемпиона покемонов spravochnik chempiona pokemonov}}" and "{{tt|The Manual of the Pokémon Champion II|Справочник чемпиона покемонов II spravochnik chempiona pokemonov dva}}" respectively.

==Trivia==
*Some episodes dubbed by Pilot Studio were based on the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} version instead of the English dub. This is why [[Pallet Town]] and [[Viridian City]] are called "Alabastia" and "Vertania". Also, there was a dub error in [[EP003]] where Polish words can be heard.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX9JukkUQuI Third Episode in Russian] (retrieved May 4, 2017)</ref>
*Anastasiya Fomicheva, the actress who voiced {{an|Dawn}} in [[S10]], is registered at the Russian Pokémon League.<ref>http://pokeliga.com/users/profile.php?user=%C4%EE%F3%ED (retrieved May 18, 2015)</ref>
*Pilot Studio also dubbed the Pokémon anime in {{wp|Ukrainian language|Ukrainian}} with the same actors.

==Related articles==
*[[List of Russian Pokémon themes]]


==External links==
*[http://www.pokemon.com/ru/ The official Russian Pokémon website] (minisite)
*[http://www.pokemon.ru/ Pokemon.ru] - The site is dead and redirects to pokemon.com ([http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/Pokemon.ru Internet Archive])
*[http://покемон.рф Покемон.рф] - Site in newly registered {{wp|.рф}} domain. Redirects to pokemon.com/ru
*[https://mir.nintendo.ru/ Mir Nintendo] - Official Online Store of Nintendo in Russia with all available Pokemon games DS and 3DS
*[http://www.nintendo.ru/ Nintendo.ru] - Official website of Nintendo in Russia
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTVSfDNBRYINEfo6oZ1v6Nw The official Russian Youtube channel]
*[http://www.pokeliga.com/ Русская Лига Покемонов] - The oldest and the most popular Russian fan Pokémon site.
*[http://www.sargona.ru/ Sargona official site]
*[http://www.pilot-tv.com.ua/ Pilot studio official site]
*[https://vk.com/pokemon Мир Pokemon] - a Pokémon group on VK with news about TV series, Games and TCG
*[https://vk.com/pokemontcg Лига Покемон ККИ в Москве] - a Pokémon group on VK that organises TCG tournaments
*[https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/покемон покемон on Russian Wiktionary]

==References==
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'''Rough, Tough Jigglypuff''' (Japanese: '''プリンの歌、パパの歌！''' ''{{tt|Purin|Jigglypuff}}'s Song, Papa's Song!'') is the 138th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 412th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 11, 2005 and in the United States on May 13, 2006.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

On their way to the Battle Arena, Ash and his friends are snagged by a net trap. But for once, it's not Team Rocket—it's a fellow named Mitch and his Loudred, and they're tyring to catch Jigglypuff! Mitch used to be a company executive until his daughter Lisa requested a Jigglypuff for her birthday, and for six months he's been in the woods trying to get one. Every Jigglypuff comes to tease him, and every day Jigglypuff gets away scot free. Plus, Lisa's birthday is tomorrow!

Ash decides to help Mitch out, but Jigglypuff puts everyone to sleep, even Team Rocket. What's more, it's tough, and it's not impressed when they try to lure it with food! So they trick it into battling Loudred and using Rollout, which rolls it right into the cabin—now covered in sound-reflecting panels. Pikachu battles Jigglypuff until it uses Sing, and the echoes of its attack put it to sleep.

Now Mitch can catch Jigglypuff, but he realizes it belongs in the forest after all. He and the kids return to town, where Lisa is happy to have her dad home even if he didn't bring a Jigglypuff. Just then, Jigglypuff comes flying in, angry at Mitch for leaving. It turns out that Jigglypuff liked playing with Mitch, and it decides to stick around. So now Lisa has two new Pokémon friends!

==Plot==
While traveling toward the Battle Arena, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are caught in a net and suspended in a tree. They first suspect that this is {{TRT}}'s doing, but {{an|Brock}} thinks it may be something else. A {{p|Loudred}} appears and alerts their presence to someone. The man immediately apologizes and explains that the trap is for someone else. After getting Ash and his friends down and bringing them inside his cabin, he gives them his business card, which describes him as "[[Mitch Mitchum]], taste-tester executive, Pokéblock Unlimited." An intrigued May checks out Mitch's Loudred on her [[PokéDex]]. Mitch makes it up to them by letting their Pokémon try some of his company's [[Pokéblock]], which the Pokémon scarf down.

Ash asks him why he left the company and who the trap was set for, which he hesitates to answer. Suddenly, the Pokémon—except for [[May's Munchlax|Munchlax]], who is still eating—sense something coming from the bushes. A {{p|Jigglypuff}} emerges, and Mitch declares that he will handle it, ordering Loudred to use {{m|Mega Punch}}. The blow lands, but Jigglypuff bounces right back into action. Mitch then calls for {{m|Hyper Voice}}, but Loudred is [[infatuation|infatuated]] with Jigglypuff and unable to attack due to Jigglypuff's {{a|Cute Charm}} Ability. Jigglypuff giggles and unleashes a surprising {{m|Flamethrower}}, followed quickly by {{m|Sing}}, sending everyone but Loudred to sleep. Jigglypuff laughs and escapes, prompting Loudred to snap out of its infatuation and wake Mitch up, who immediately expresses his anger over failing to capture Jigglypuff.

High above in their balloon, Team Rocket notice Jigglypuff's skills and decide to catch it. [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]] fantasizes that {{an|Giovanni}} could use it as a decoration, exercise ball, and sleeping aid.

While the Pokémon are used as sentries around the cabin, Ash and friends ask Mitch why he's out here. Mitch explains that he requested leave from his job six months ago to catch his daughter [[Lisa]] a Jigglypuff for her fifth birthday, which was her only request. He left home to go to the woods in which he knew that Jigglypuff lived. Being an amateur Trainer, Mitch at first simply tried throwing [[Poké Ball]] after Poké Ball at one particular Jigglypuff he had found, failing each time. Even after catching a Loudred to battle for him, the Jigglypuff outsmarted him each time, or simply put him to sleep with Sing. With his daughter's birthday approaching, Mitch studied up on how to capture Pokémon and caught Loudred, whose {{a|Soundproof}} Ability would be useful. Even then, he could not catch Jigglypuff. Mitch then reveals that Lisa's birthday is tomorrow, but he has already written to her saying that he would not be home for her birthday because he promised to get her a Jigglypuff. Ash and his friends agree to help Mitch capture Jigglypuff.

Team Rocket is listening in on their conversation using audio equipment while eating rice balls when Jigglypuff shows up next to them. They try to catch it, but Flamethrower makes them toast. They get back up to go after it, but Jigglypuff puts [[Jessie]], [[James]], Meowth, and [[Jessie's Wobbuffet|Wobbuffet]] to sleep. Loudred and [[Brock's Mudkip|Mudkip]] alert Ash, his friends, and Mitch to the scene. Mitch and Ash challenge Jigglypuff to a battle using Loudred and {{AP|Pikachu}}. [[Max]] warns Ash not to attack it directly and Brock suggests Mitch to use {{m|Uproar}} to render Sing ineffective. Uproar hits, but Jigglypuff hardly notices it. Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but Jigglypuff jump high into the air and hits Pikachu twice with {{m|Rollout}}. The third Rollout hits Team Rocket, waking them up and making Meowth and Wobbuffet stuck in Loudred's ears. Team Rocket recites their motto, but are interrupted by Mitch, who thinks that they are Ash's friends and hands them his business cards. Loudred blasts the two Pokémon out of its ears, hitting Jessie and James and sending them all blasting off. Jigglypuff escapes, but Brock suggests that outsmarting it might be better than battling it.

They set out a bowl of Brock's special Pokémon food as bait, but Jigglypuff does not care for it, to Brock's dismay. May then tries to offer it {{an|Professor Oak}}'s Pink Surprise Pokéblock, but Munchlax swipes it away in a flash. After thinking for a bit, Max figures out a plan to put Jigglypuff to sleep, making it easier to capture. As part of the plan, Mitch summons Jigglypuff to a battle, luring it out. Loudred's Hyper Voice hits Jigglypuff, at which point Ash says that it can only escape now by using Rollout. Sure enough, it does, and rolls straight to Loudred, who dodges at the last second. Unable to stop itself, Jigglypuff rolls into the cabin. Ash and Brock shut the door and they all exclaim about how well the plan is working. Jigglypuff finds itself in the cabin, whose walls, floor, and ceiling are now all covered in metal. Pikachu appears inside as well and uses Thunderbolt, which reflects many times but still misses. Jigglypuff uses Flamethrower, which also bounces around, hitting neither Pokémon. Jigglypuff bounces off the walls, dodging Thunderbolts until it slams into Pikachu. Both land on the floor, but Jigglypuff begins to sing. Pikachu goes to sleep, but the musical notes reflect as well, sending Jigglypuff to sleep too. Ash awakens Pikachu and Brock urges Mitch that now is his chance. However, he realizes that Jigglypuff would be better off living freely in the forest and decides not to. He thinks that Loudred would be a good enough present and the group leaves the woods. Jigglypuff wakes up later that night to a full bowl of Pokémon food, but appears saddened.

The next morning, Mitch arrives at home and greets his wife on the front lawn. Lisa comes out as well, excited to see he father. Lisa is sad at first because she didn't get a Jigglypuff, but realizes that what mattered most was that he made it for her birthday. She cheers her dad up by saying that she would have plenty of fun with Loudred and is simply glad he was home. From up above, Jigglypuff lands after having traveled while inflated to Mitch's house. It is angry that Mitch stopped chasing it in the woods, but Lisa is overjoyed to see it anyway. Mitch asks Jigglypuff if it would like to stay with his family, which it agrees to. Lisa asks Jigglypuff to sing with her, but this results in them all falling asleep from Sing.

==Major events==
{{animeevents}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Mitch Mitchum]]
* [[Lisa Mitchum]]
* [[Rikako]]
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG138.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Ursaring}}

* {{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|Phanpy}} ({{OP|Ash|Phanpy}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Munchlax}} ({{OP|May|Munchlax}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|May|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Loudred}} ([[Mitch Mitchum|Mitch]]'s and [[Lisa Mitchum|Lisa]]'s)
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} ([[Mitch Mitchum|Mitch]]'s and [[Lisa Mitchum|Lisa]]'s; new)

==Trivia==
* The Japanese voices of [[May's Combusken]] and [[Jessie's Dustox]] are both [[Rikako Aikawa]] filling in for [[Chinami Nishimura]].
* This is the final episode in which [[Brock's Forretress]] is voiced by [[Eric Stuart]] and [[Ash's Swellow]] by [[Darren Dunstan]].
* This episode marks the second time that the narrator is affected by Jigglypuff's song; the first time was in ''[[EP243|Same Old Song and Dance]]''.
* While ordinary Jigglypuff are usually depicted as blue-eyed, Lisa's Jigglypuff is green-eyed. The only time another green-eyed Jigglypuff appeared was in [[The Legend of Thunder]].

===Errors===
* When Ash wants to battle Jigglypuff to help, Max tells Ash to remember its Cute Charm ''attack''; Cute Charm is actually an Ability.

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which of these Pokémon does not evolve?
* Choices: {{p|Ralts}}, {{p|Ursaring}}, {{p|Machop}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Ursaring}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|胖丁的歌、爸爸的歌！|Jigglypuff's Song, Papa's Song!}}
|nl={{tt|De ongrijpbare Jigglypuff|The Uncatchable Jigglypuff}}
|de={{tt|WER hat hier WEN ausgesucht?|WHO has chosen WHO?}}
|fi={{tt|Kova luu Jigglypuff|Hard bone Jigglypuff}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Joyeux anniversaire!|Happy birthday!}}
|it={{tt|Un Jigglypuff imprendibile|A Jigglypuff that cannot be caught}}
|no={{tt|Røff, tøff, Jigglypuff|Rough, tough Jigglypuff}}
|pt_br={{tt|Bruto, Brigão Jigglypuff|Rough, Tough Jigglypuff}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Pesado, duro, Jigglypuff|Heavy, hard, Jigglypuff}}
|sv={{tt|Charmoffensiv|Charm offensive}}
|ru={{tt|Грубый и жестокий Джигглипафф|}}
}}
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[[Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka|412]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yoshito Hata|412]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Masahiko Watanabe|412]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura|412]]

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List of Russian Pokémon themes

2016-04-05T21:11:02Z

Stitchix: Тире, минус и дефис это всё разные знаки.

{{translation notice|Russian}}
This is a list of opening themes that have been made for the {{pmin|Russia|Russian dub}} of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The Johto saga seasons were not aired in Russia, the opening themes for these seasons do not exist.

==[[Pokémon Theme|Покемон-тема]]==
[[File:OPE01.png|thumb|right|Indigo League]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Kanto}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Услыхав судьбы призыв,
Не трусь, пока ты жив
Пусть трепещет стадион:
Играет чемпион

В путь смелее, пробил час
Недруг пусть боится нас
Ведь победный светит знак,
Друг другу брату брат

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Весь мир спасения ждёт
Покемон
Оу!
Приятель мой,
Мы вступаем в ратный бой
Покемон! Ведь это ты, это ты!
Послужит отвага нам,
В путь со мной и с дружбою,
Покемон
Ты их рать собрал!
Ты их рать собрал!
Покемон''</ab>
|<ab>''Hearing the call of destiny,
Don't be afraid as long as you're alive!
Let the stadium tremble:
A champion plays!

Setting off, it's our time!
Let the foe fear us
'Cause the winning sigh shines
Each friend is like brother

Pokémon (you can do anything), it's you and me
The whole world is waiting for salvation
Pokémon
Oh!
My buddy,
We are entering in military combat
Pokémon, after all, it's you, it's you!
Courage will serve us
Setting off - you, me and friendship
Pokémon
You've collected an army of them!
You've collected an army of them!
Pokémon''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
===Extended version===
{{Schemetable|Kanto}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Услыхав судьбы призыв,
Не трусь, вперёд иди
И не слушай шёпот злой,
И победишь лишь ты

В путь смелее, пробил час
Недруг не помеха нам
Ведь победный светит знак
Воплоти наш план!

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Я знаю — судьба моя
Покемон
Оу!
Мой лучший друг,
Нас узнают все вокруг
Покемон! (мы сможем всё), бой зовёт!
Не бойся, иди вперёд
Смело в бой, друзья с тобой
Покемон
Всех их соберём!
Всех их соберём!

Все преграды на пути
Спеши преодолеть
Всех сумеешь победить
Лишь стоит захотеть

Всем сумеем доказать
На что способны мы
Плечом к плечу — и бой опять
Мы дружбою сильны!

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Я знаю — судьба моя
Покемон
Оу!
Мой лучший друг,
Нас узнают все вокруг
Покемон! (мы сможем всё), бой зовёт!
Не бойся, иди вперёд
Смело в бой, друзья с тобой
Покемон
Всех их соберём!
Всех их соберём!

Всех их соберём!

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Я знаю — судьба моя
Покемон
Оу!
Мой лучший друг,
Нас узнают все вокруг
Покемон (мы сможем всё), бой зовёт!
Не бойся, иди вперёд
Смело в бой, друзья с тобой
Покемон
Всех их соберём!
Всех их соберём!
Покемон''</ab>
|<ab>''Hearing the call of destiny,
Don't be afraid, go forward
Don't listen to the mean whisper
'Cause you're the winner

Setting off, it's our time!
The foe can't stop us
'Cause the winning sigh shines
Let the plan come true

Pokémon (we can do anything), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon
Oh!
My best friend,
Everybody will know us
Pokémon (we can do anything), battle is calling!
Don't be afraid, go forward
Fight bravely, friends are with you
Pokémon
Gotta collect them all!
Gotta collect them all!

Every challenge along the way
You will overcome
You will beat 'em
All you gotta do is believe

You will show 'em
What you've got
Shoulder in shoulder in another fight
We belong together

Pokémon (we can do anything), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon
Oh!
My best friend,
Everybody will know us
Pokémon (we can do anything), battle is calling!
Don't be afraid, go forward
Fight bravely, friends are with you
Pokémon
Gotta collect them all!
Gotta collect them all!

Gotta collect them all!

Pokémon (we can do anything), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon
Oh!
My best friend,
Everybody will know us
Pokémon (we can do anything), battle is calling!
Don't be afraid, go forward
Fight bravely, friends are with you
Pokémon
Gotta collect them all!
Gotta collect them all!
Pokémon''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Pokémon World (song)|Покемон — суперсущество]]==
[[File:OPE02.png|thumb|right|The Adventures In Orange Islands]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Orange}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Ты хочешь стать мастером покемонов?
Ты достоин звания чемпиона!

Делай шаг, поверь в себя
И в друзей поверь
И в отличную игру
Тебе откроют дверь
Иди вперёд, не бойся жить
Не бойся побеждать
Лишь попробуй, прикажи
Распахни ладони — вот они!

Покемон — суперсущество,
(По-ке-мон)
Но приказ выполняет одного...
(...чемпиона!)
Покемон — суперсущество
Хоть врагов не истребить,
Но и нас не победить!

Ты хочешь стать мастером покемонов?
Ты достоин звания чемпиона!

Покемон — суперсущество,
(По-ке-мон)
И его не остановит ничего!
(Не бойся побеждать!)
Покемон! ''</ab>
|<ab>''So you wanna be the Master of Pokémon?
You worthy of the Champion title!

Make a step, believe in yourself
Believe in your friends
Believe, you'll be shown
A wonderful game
Go forward, don't be afraid of live
Don't be afraid of success
Just try to make command
There'are them, just in your hand!

Pokémon - super-creature
(Po-ké-mon)
But it takes orders only from the...
(...champion!)
Pokémon - super-creature
Though the enemies will keep on
We are unbeatable too!

So you wanna be the Master of Pokémon?
You worthly of the Champion title!

Pokémon - super-creature
(Po-ké-mon)
And nobody could stop it!
(Don't be afraid of success!)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[I Wanna Be a Hero|А я героем буду!]]==
[[File:OPE06.png|thumb|right|Advanced]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Пока, мой Паллет Таун, и новый мир, привет!
Чтобы ни случилось мы ждём будущих побед.
Преграды одолеем, пусть даже миллион!
Все уроки я усвою, ведь со мною покемон.

Мне в дорогу опять пора...
Начинается снова игра!

А я героем буду!
Новый этап!
(Мой покемон!)
А я героем буду!
С чистого листа!

И день завтрашний решит,
В ком герой сегодня был сокрыт...
А я героем буду!
Покемон!''</ab>

| <ab>''Goodbye my Pallet Town, and hello, new world!
Whatever happens, we look forward to future victories.
Barriers will overcome, even a million!
All the lessons I learn, because with me is Pokémon.

I'm on the road again, it is time to
start a new game!

And I'll be a hero!
New stage!
(My Pokémon!)
And I'll be a hero!
With a clean slate!

And the day of tomorrow will decide
In whom the hero today was hidden...
And I'll be a hero!
Pokémon!
''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[This Dream|Мечта моя бессмертна]]==
[[File:OPE07.png|thumb|right|Advanced Challenge]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''(Покемон!)
Мой выбор очень прост:
Доверься своему чутью
Пусть долгим будет бой
Победа не всегда за мной
Но я не отступлю!

И мечта моя бессмертна
И мечта со мной всегда!
Сотня новых испытаний — не беда!
(Не беда!)

Наша дружба не померкнет
Если есть у нас мечта
Поразим этот мир мы с тобой
Потому что идём за мечтой!
(Покемон!)''</ab>

| <ab>''Pokémon!
My choice is very simple
Trust in my own instincts
Let the battle be long
Victory is not always with me
But I won't give up!

And my dream is immortal,
And this dream is always with me!
Hundreds of new tests - no problem!
(No problem!)

Our friendship does not fade
If we have a dream
We marvel at the world we're in
Because we go for this dream!
(Pokémon!)''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[I'm Unbeatable|Я непобедим]]==
[[File:OPE08.png|thumb|right|Advanced Battle]]
===TV version (Pythagor Studio)===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''О-о-оу! Я непобедим!

И дорога бесконечна,
И друзья со мной навечно!
Нет покоя, всегда вперёд,
И нас новое сражение ждёт!

В небесах, на суше, под водой
Им не победить, но я дам им бой!

О-о-оу! Я непобедим!
Покемон! (Новое сражение!)

О-о-оу! Не одолеть меня!
И в чужой звёздной вышине
Есть мастера, но нет равных мне!

О-о-оу! Я непобедим!
Покемон! (Новое сражение!)
О-о-оу! Не одолеть меня!

Но-во-е сражение...
Я непобедим!
Покемон!''</ab>

| <ab>''Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I'm invincible!

And the way is endless,
And my friends are with me forever!
We don't need to rest, we should always go,
And the new battles are waiting for us!

In the sky, on the land, under the water,
They can't win, because I'll give them battle!

Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I'm invincible!
Pokémon! (Advanced Battle!)

Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I won't be defeated!
And in a strange starry heights,
There are masters, but I have no match!

Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I'm invincible!
Pokémon! (Advanced Battle!)
Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I won't be defeated!

Advanced Battle...
I'm invincible!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

===Movie version (SDI Media Russia)===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!

И дорога бесконечна,
Всегда друзья подставят плечи.
Назад ни шагу, не отступать!
От тебя лишь в битве можно узнать.

Пусть земля и море идут на нас,
Предрешён исход, но мы дадим им шанс!

О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!
Покемон! (Начинаем битву!)
О-о-оу! Меня не победить!

Станем звёздами с давних времён,
Соперник мой будет побеждён!

О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!
Покемон! (Начинаем битву!)
О-о-оу! Меня не победить!

Проиграл, и помни впредь:
Меня никому не одолеть!

Меня не победить!

Пусть в душе огонь пылает,
И на пути он направляет.
Водой его не затушить,
Цель одна у меня — победить!

Если хочешь выйти на ринг со мной,
Проиграешь ты прежде, чем вступишь в бой!

О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!
Покемон! (Начинаем битву!)
О-о-оу! Меня не победить!

Каждый шаг, каждое движенье
Приблизит соперника пораженье!

О-о-оу! (Начинаем битву!)
Не сломить меня!''</ab>

| <ab>''-''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[Battle Frontier (dub)|Боевой рубеж]]==
[[File:OPE09.png|thumb|right|Battle Frontier]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Emerald}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Покемон!

Это битва до конца,
Это верный друг, это путь бойца!
Ты выбрал верно, как струны нервы,
Тебе остался только шаг.

Коль силён, победишь,
И мечту ты сохранишь!
Боевой рубеж!
Покемон!

Над собою расти,
Не теряйся на пути,
И да будет так!
Всё в твоих руках!
Покемон!''</ab>

| <ab>''Pokémon!

It's a battle to the end,
It's a loyal friend, it's a way of fighter!
You have made the right choice, nerves are like strings,
You have just one step.

If you're strong, you're going to win
And you'll keep your dream alive!
Battle Frontier!
Pokémon!

Improve your skills,
Don't get lost on your way,
And may it be so!
It's all in your hands!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[Diamond & Pearl (song)|Алмаз и жемчуг]]==
[[File:OPE10.png|thumb|right|Diamond & Pearl]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Покемон!
Покемон!
Сложнейшие задания,
Это новый мир,
Полный новых игр.
Преграды!
Но ты должен сломать их!
Только вперёд,
Алмаз и Жемчуг.
Покемон!
Всё — бои и схватки
Играть остроумно,
А двигаться быстро
И каждая победа — это новый шаг вперёд.
Ты должен победить, и тогда ты станешь лучшим!
Покемон!
Покемон!
Время приключений.
Алмаз и жемчуг.
Мы изменим мир!
Покемон!''</ab>
|<ab>''Pokémon!
Pokémon!
The hardest challenges,
It's a brand new world
Full of brand new games
Barriers!
But you must crush them!
Only go forward,
Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon!
Only fights and battles
Just play smart,
And move faster
Every victory is a new step forward.
You're gonna win, you're gonna be the best!
Pokémon!
Pokémon!
It's time for adventure,
Diamond and Pearl.
We can change the world!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[We Will Be Heroes|Ведь мы герои]]==
[[File:OPE11.png|thumb|right|Battle Dimension]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Если дом далеко,
Не вешай нос, всё хорошо
Ты не один, вместе будем мы.
Слышишь зов судьбы?

Ведь мы герои,
И станет лучше мир для нас!
Придём на помощь
Друзья на веки — ты и я!

Ведь мы герои!
Не одолеть нас,
Покемон!
''</ab>

|<ab>''If you home is too far,
Chin up, it's all OK
You're not alone, together we will be.
Do you hear the call of destiny?

'Cause we're heroes,
This world would be better for us!
Coming for a resque,
Forever friends, you and I!

'Cause we're heroes!
We're unbeatable
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)|Иди вперёд]]==
[[File:OPE12.png|thumb|right|Galactic Battles]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Порой не угадать,
Куда надо путь держать.
Друзья всегда могут поддержать.
Надо храбрым быть, веру не терять!

Вперёд!
(Вперёд!)
К своей мечте.
Горит!
Пусть огонь в душе.
С тобой!
(С тобой!)
Кто верен тебе.
Мы никогда не пропадём,
Иди вперёд — вот наш закон!
За нами будут битвы,
Галактические битвы!
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''Sometimes it's hard to guess
Where you supposed to go.
Your friends are there to cheer you up.
Just be brave, don't lose the faith!

Go forward!
(Forward!)
To your dream.
Let the flame
Burn in your soul.
With you!
(With you!)
The one who trusts you.
We will never get lost
Going forward - it's your law!
We will have the battles behind us,
Galactic battles!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[We Will Carry On!|Победитель Лиги Синно]]==
[[File:OPE13.png|thumb|right|Sinnoh League Victors]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Дело во мне,
Дело в тебе,
Дело в надежде,
Дело в мечте.
Дело в друзьях, что будут вместе
И не бросят тебя в беде!

Сможешь достать ты до небес.
(Покемон)
Продолжай верить,
Мир полон чудес!

Не сдавайся никогда,
Друзья за тебя.
Ревёт весь стадион,
(Победитель Лиги Синно)
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''It's about you,
It's about me,
It's about hope,
It's about dreams.
It's about friends that are together,
And are ready to pull you through!

You will be reaching for the sky,
(Pokémon)
Keep on believing,
The world is full of wonders!

Never give up,
Friends are there for you.
The whole stadium trembles
(The Sinnoh League Winner)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[Black & White (song)|Чёрный и белый цвет]]==
[[File:OPE14.png|thumb|right|Black & White]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Unova}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Всегда тяжело всё с нуля начинать,
Делать первый шаг и друзей искать.
Но на успех ты обречён,
Ведь отважен ты и духом силён!
Чёрный и белый цвет,
Но крайности в жизни нет!
Важно баланс держать,
Свои цели знать,
Ведь наш путь определён,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''It's always hard to start all from scratch,
Hard to make first step and to make new friends.
But you are doomed to success,
'Cause you're brave and you've got a strong spirit!
Black and white colors,
There are no extremes in life!
It's important to keep the balance,
And know your goals,
'Cause our path is chosen,
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[Rival Destinies (song)|Судьбы соперников]]==
[[File:OPE15.png|thumb|right|Rival Destinies]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Unova}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Приключения — каждый день,
Новый вызов, снова нет идей,
Но мы идём вперёд,
Ведь нас победа ждёт!
Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Ведь всегда со мной,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''Adventures, every day,
One more challenge, but we have no ideas,
But we are going forward,
'Cause victory is waiting for us!
'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
'Cause there is always with me
Pokémon!''</ab>
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|}
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===Movie version===
{{Schemetable|Unova}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Приключения — каждый день,
Новый вызов, снова нет идей,
Но мы идём вперёд,
Ведь нас победа ждёт!

Это просто — поверь в себя
Ты сможешь всё, ведь с тобой друзья!
Пусть труден путь, но всё же
Друзья всего дороже!

Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Следуй за судьбой!

Нет сомнений и нет беды.
Вместе лучше нам, я и ты.
Все трудности пройдём,
Навеки мы двоём!

Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Следуй за судьбой!

Ууу, всегда рядом.
Ууу, я и ты.
Ууу, вместе проще.
Ты, ты — мой друг навек!
Ууу, всех одолеем,
Ууу, всех победим,
Ууу, всегда мы вместе
Мой близкий человек!

Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Кто бы не вызвал нас с тобой на бой!
Ведь всегда со мной,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''Adventures, every day,
One more challenge, but we have no ideas,
But we are going forward,
'Cause victory is waiting for us!

It's so simple, believe in yourself
You can do it, friends are with you
The way is hard, but
The friends are dearer than everything

'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
Follow your destiny!

There is no doubt and there is no trouble.
It all makes sense when we're side by side
We will pull through,
We're forever together!

'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
Follow your destiny!

Oooh ooh, we're always together
Oooh ooh, you and I!
Oooh ooh, it's so simple
You, you're my friend forever!
Oooh ooh, we'll overcome
Oooh ooh, we'll win
Oooh ooh, we're together
You're the closest for me!

'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
Whoever would call us for a fight!
'Cause there is always with me
Pokémon!''</ab>
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==[[It's Always You and Me|Ты мой чемпион]]==
[[File:OPE16.png|thumb|right|Adventures in Unova]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Unova2}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Цель уже всё ближе,
Победа моя!
Готовы к битве,
Рядом друзья.
Я знаю мы всё сможем
Нас не победить!

Оу-оу
Скорее в путь,
Мы много прошли -
Уже не свернуть.
Оу-оу
Мы навеки вместе.
Ты мой чемпион,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''The goal is close,
The victory is mine!
Ready for battle,
Friends are near.
I know we're gonna make it
Nobody could defeat us!

Oh-oh
Faster, setting off
We've come so far
There's no way back.
Oh-oh
We are forever together
You're my champion,
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
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===Movie version===
{{Schemetable|Unova2}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Цель уже всё ближе,
Победа моя!
Готовы к битве,
Рядом друзья.
Я знаю мы всё сможем,
Нам всё поплечу!

Один путь пройден, второй уже ждёт.
Нам поможет дружба, спеши вперёд.
Мы всегда едины,
Нас не победить!

Оу-оу
Скорее в путь,
Мы много прошли —
Уже не свернуть.
Оу-оу
Друг друга мы нашли
Оу-оу
Вместе мы сильнее.
Вперёд, к цели скорее.
Ты мой чемпион

Ты силы даёшь мне, я верю в себя.
Ты мой помощник, ты моя звезда.
Пройдём мы все испытания,
Я хочу, чтоб рядом ты была!

Оу-оу
Скорее в путь,
Мы много прошли —
Уже не свернуть.
Оу-оу
Друг друга мы нашли
Оу-оу
Вместе мы сильнее.
Вперёд, к цели скорее.
Ты мой чемпион,
Покемон!

Оу-оу
Вместе мы сильнее.
Вперёд, к цели скорее.
Ты мой чемпион
(Ты мой чемпион),
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''The goal is close,
The victory is mine!
Ready for battle,
Friends are near.
I know we're gonna make it
We can break all bariers.

One quest is behind, the next awaits.
Friendship will help us, go forward.
We're always united,
Nobody could defeat us!

Oh-oh
Faster, setting off
We've come so far
There's no way back.
Oh-oh
We found each other.
Oh-oh
We're stronger together.
Go to the goal,
You're my champion

You give me the power, I believe in myself.
You're my help, you're my star.
We'll pass all trials.
I want you to be by my side!

Oh-oh
Faster, setting off
We've come so far
There's no way back.
Oh-oh
We found each other.
Oh-oh
We're stronger together.
Go to the goal,
You're my champion
Pokémon!

Oh-oh
We're stronger together.
Go to the goal,
You're my champion
(You're my champion)
Pokémon!''</ab>
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|}
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==[[Pokémon Theme#Opening animation: Dub OP 17|Покемон-тема (Версия XY)]]==
[[File:OPE17.png|thumb|right|The Series: XY]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Kalos}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Я лучшим стать всегда хотел,
В историю войти
Поймать их всех — такая цель,
И мне друзей найти

Покемон (поймать их всех), ты и я
(Покемон)
И это моя судьба
(Покемон)
Да, ты мой лучший друг
К победе я иду
Покемон
Поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)
Покемон!''</ab>
|<ab>''I wanna be the very best
To leave my mark
Catching 'em all - that's the goal
And making friends is too

Pokémon (catch 'em all), it's you and me
(Pokémon)
And it's my destiny
(Pokémon)
Yeah, you're my best friend
I'm going for the victory
Pokémon
Catch 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
===Movie version===
{{Schemetable|Kalos}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Я лучшим стать всегда хотел,
В историю войти.
Поймать их всех — такая цель,
И мне друзей найти.

Я всю планету обойду,
Ведь дома нет для меня.
Всех покемонов я найду,
Ведь они мои друзья.

(Покемон), это ты и я
(Покемон)
И это моя судьба
(Покемон)
Да, ты мой лучший друг
К победе я иду
(Покемон!)
(Поймать их всех), ты мой герой
(Покемон), мы снова идём на бой
Я за тебя и ты за меня
По-ке-мон
(Покемон), поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)

Каждый вызов каждый день
Я с радостью приму.
Я лучшим стану из людей,
Место мастера займу.

Идём за мной, ты слышишь зов,
Ведь вместе веселей
Нас не удержит никакой засов,
Я всех зову друзей!

(Покемон), это ты и я
(Покемон)
И это моя судьба
(Покемон)
Да, ты мой лучший друг
К победе я иду
(Pokémon!)
(Y), ты мой герой
(Покемон), мы снова идём на бой
Я за тебя и ты за меня
По-ке-мон
(Покемон), поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)

Поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)
Покемон!''</ab>
|<ab>''I always wanted to be the very best,
And enter the history.
Catching 'em all - such a mission,
And find friends for me.

I'll travel through the whole planet,
Because I haven't got a home.
I'll find all the pokémon,
Because they are my friends.

(Pokémon), that's you and me
(Pokémon)
and that's my destiny
(Pokémon)
Yes, you're my best friend
To victory I'm coming
(Pokémon!)
(Catching 'em all), you're my hero
(Pokémon), We again go in a battle
I'm for you and you're for me!
Po-ké-mon
(Pokémon), catching 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)

Every challenge, every day
I will accept with joy.
I'll become the best of all humans,
The place of the master I'll take.

Come with me, you're hearing the call,
after all it's better together
No bar will keep us back,
I'm calling all my friends!

(Pokémon), that's you and me
(Pokémon)
and that's my destiny
(Pokémon)
Yes, you're my best friend
To victory I'm coming
(Pokémon!)
(Y), you're my best friend
(Pokémon), we again go in a battle
I'm for you and you're for me
Po-ké-mon
(Pokémon), catching 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)

(Pokémon), catching 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)
Pokémon!''</ab>
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|}

==[[Be a Hero|Будь героем]]==
[[File:OPE18.png|thumb|right|Kalos Quest]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Kalos}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''У тебя есть мечта
Быть лучше всех и всегда,
Однажды станешь ты чемпионом.
Ты скоро сдашь этот тест
И победишь всех своим покемоном!

Будь героем! Будь героем!
Верь в себя и не сдайся судьбе!
Победи всех и всегда будь героем,
Всё лучшее подвластно лишь тебе!

Покемон!
''</ab>
|<ab>''You have a dream
To be better than everybody and always,
One day you'll become the Champion.
Soon you'll pass your test
And defeat everybody with your Pokémon!

Be a hero! Be a hero!
Believe in yourself and don't surrender to the destiny!
Defeat everybody and always be a hero,
Only you have power over everything the best!

Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

==Related articles==
*[[Pokémon in Russia]]

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[[Category:Opening themes]]
[[Category:Ending themes]]
[[Category:Lists]]

List of Russian Pokémon themes

2016-04-05T21:06:55Z

Stitchix: /* Судьбы соперников (песня) */

{{translation notice|Russian}}
This is a list of opening themes that have been made for the {{pmin|Russia|Russian dub}} of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The Johto saga seasons were not aired in Russia, the opening themes for these seasons do not exist.

==[[Pokémon Theme|Покемон-тема]]==
[[File:OPE01.png|thumb|right|Indigo League]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Kanto}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Услыхав судьбы призыв,
Не трусь, пока ты жив
Пусть трепещет стадион:
Играет чемпион

В путь смелее, пробил час
Недруг пусть боится нас
Ведь победный светит знак,
Друг другу брату брат

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Весь мир спасения ждёт
Покемон
Оу!
Приятель мой,
Мы вступаем в ратный бой
Покемон! Ведь это ты, это ты!
Послужит отвага нам,
В путь со мной и с дружбою,
Покемон
Ты их рать собрал!
Ты их рать собрал!
Покемон''</ab>
|<ab>''Hearing the call of destiny,
Don't be afraid as long as you're alive!
Let the stadium tremble:
A champion plays!

Setting off, it's our time!
Let the foe fear us
'Cause the winning sigh shines
Each friend is like brother

Pokémon (you can do anything), it's you and me
The whole world is waiting for salvation
Pokémon
Oh!
My buddy,
We are entering in military combat
Pokémon, after all, it's you, it's you!
Courage will serve us
Setting off - you, me and friendship
Pokémon
You've collected an army of them!
You've collected an army of them!
Pokémon''</ab>
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===Extended version===
{{Schemetable|Kanto}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Услыхав судьбы призыв,
Не трусь, вперёд иди
И не слушай шёпот злой,
И победишь лишь ты

В путь смелее, пробил час
Недруг не помеха нам
Ведь победный светит знак
Воплоти наш план!

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Я знаю — судьба моя
Покемон
Оу!
Мой лучший друг,
Нас узнают все вокруг
Покемон! (мы сможем всё), бой зовёт!
Не бойся, иди вперёд
Смело в бой, друзья с тобой
Покемон
Всех их соберём!
Всех их соберём!

Все преграды на пути
Спеши преодолеть
Всех сумеешь победить
Лишь стоит захотеть

Всем сумеем доказать
На что способны мы
Плечом к плечу — и бой опять
Мы дружбою сильны!

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Я знаю — судьба моя
Покемон
Оу!
Мой лучший друг,
Нас узнают все вокруг
Покемон! (мы сможем всё), бой зовёт!
Не бойся, иди вперёд
Смело в бой, друзья с тобой
Покемон
Всех их соберём!
Всех их соберём!

Всех их соберём!

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Я знаю — судьба моя
Покемон
Оу!
Мой лучший друг,
Нас узнают все вокруг
Покемон (мы сможем всё), бой зовёт!
Не бойся, иди вперёд
Смело в бой, друзья с тобой
Покемон
Всех их соберём!
Всех их соберём!
Покемон''</ab>
|<ab>''Hearing the call of destiny,
Don't be afraid, go forward
Don't listen to the mean whisper
'Cause you're the winner

Setting off, it's our time!
The foe can't stop us
'Cause the winning sigh shines
Let the plan come true

Pokémon (we can do anything), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon
Oh!
My best friend,
Everybody will know us
Pokémon (we can do anything), battle is calling!
Don't be afraid, go forward
Fight bravely, friends are with you
Pokémon
Gotta collect them all!
Gotta collect them all!

Every challenge along the way
You will overcome
You will beat 'em
All you gotta do is believe

You will show 'em
What you've got
Shoulder in shoulder in another fight
We belong together

Pokémon (we can do anything), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon
Oh!
My best friend,
Everybody will know us
Pokémon (we can do anything), battle is calling!
Don't be afraid, go forward
Fight bravely, friends are with you
Pokémon
Gotta collect them all!
Gotta collect them all!

Gotta collect them all!

Pokémon (we can do anything), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon
Oh!
My best friend,
Everybody will know us
Pokémon (we can do anything), battle is calling!
Don't be afraid, go forward
Fight bravely, friends are with you
Pokémon
Gotta collect them all!
Gotta collect them all!
Pokémon''</ab>
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==[[Pokémon World (song)|Покемон — суперсущество]]==
[[File:OPE02.png|thumb|right|The Adventures In Orange Islands]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Orange}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Ты хочешь стать мастером покемонов?
Ты достоин звания чемпиона!

Делай шаг, поверь в себя
И в друзей поверь
И в отличную игру
Тебе откроют дверь
Иди вперёд, не бойся жить
Не бойся побеждать
Лишь попробуй, прикажи
Распахни ладони — вот они!

Покемон — суперсущество,
(По-ке-мон)
Но приказ выполняет одного...
(...чемпиона!)
Покемон — суперсущество
Хоть врагов не истребить,
Но и нас не победить!

Ты хочешь стать мастером покемонов?
Ты достоин звания чемпиона!

Покемон — суперсущество,
(По-ке-мон)
И его не остановит ничего!
(Не бойся побеждать!)
Покемон! ''</ab>
|<ab>''So you wanna be the Master of Pokémon?
You worthy of the Champion title!

Make a step, believe in yourself
Believe in your friends
Believe, you'll be shown
A wonderful game
Go forward, don't be afraid of live
Don't be afraid of success
Just try to make command
There'are them, just in your hand!

Pokémon - super-creature
(Po-ké-mon)
But it takes orders only from the...
(...champion!)
Pokémon - super-creature
Though the enemies will keep on
We are unbeatable too!

So you wanna be the Master of Pokémon?
You worthly of the Champion title!

Pokémon - super-creature
(Po-ké-mon)
And nobody could stop it!
(Don't be afraid of success!)
Pokémon!''</ab>
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==[[I Wanna Be a Hero|А я героем буду!]]==
[[File:OPE06.png|thumb|right|Advanced]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Пока, мой Паллет Таун, и новый мир, привет!
Чтобы ни случилось мы ждём будущих побед.
Преграды одолеем, пусть даже миллион!
Все уроки я усвою, ведь со мною покемон.

Мне в дорогу опять пора...
Начинается снова игра!

А я героем буду!
Новый этап!
(Мой покемон!)
А я героем буду!
С чистого листа!

И день завтрашний решит,
В ком герой сегодня был сокрыт...
А я героем буду!
Покемон!''</ab>

| <ab>''Goodbye my Pallet Town, and hello, new world!
Whatever happens, we look forward to future victories.
Barriers will overcome, even a million!
All the lessons I learn, because with me is Pokémon.

I'm on the road again, it is time to
start a new game!

And I'll be a hero!
New stage!
(My Pokémon!)
And I'll be a hero!
With a clean slate!

And the day of tomorrow will decide
In whom the hero today was hidden...
And I'll be a hero!
Pokémon!
''</ab>
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|}

==[[This Dream|Мечта моя бессмертна]]==
[[File:OPE07.png|thumb|right|Advanced Challenge]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''(Покемон!)
Мой выбор очень прост:
Доверься своему чутью
Пусть долгим будет бой
Победа не всегда за мной
Но я не отступлю!

И мечта моя бессмертна
И мечта со мной всегда!
Сотня новых испытаний — не беда!
(Не беда!)

Наша дружба не померкнет
Если есть у нас мечта
Поразим этот мир мы с тобой
Потому что идём за мечтой!
(Покемон!)''</ab>

| <ab>''Pokémon!
My choice is very simple
Trust in my own instincts
Let the battle be long
Victory is not always with me
But I won't give up!

And my dream is immortal,
And this dream is always with me!
Hundreds of new tests - no problem!
(No problem!)

Our friendship does not fade
If we have a dream
We marvel at the world we're in
Because we go for this dream!
(Pokémon!)''</ab>
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|}

==[[I'm Unbeatable|Я непобедим]]==
[[File:OPE08.png|thumb|right|Advanced Battle]]
===TV version (Pythagor Studio)===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''О-о-оу! Я непобедим!

И дорога бесконечна,
И друзья со мной навечно!
Нет покоя, всегда вперёд,
И нас новое сражение ждёт!

В небесах, на суше, под водой
Им не победить, но я дам им бой!

О-о-оу! Я непобедим!
Покемон! (Новое сражение!)

О-о-оу! Не одолеть меня!
И в чужой звёздной вышине
Есть мастера, но нет равных мне!

О-о-оу! Я непобедим!
Покемон! (Новое сражение!)
О-о-оу! Не одолеть меня!

Но-во-е сражение...
Я непобедим!
Покемон!''</ab>

| <ab>''Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I'm invincible!

And the way is endless,
And my friends are with me forever!
We don't need to rest, we should always go,
And the new battles are waiting for us!

In the sky, on the land, under the water,
They can't win, because I'll give them battle!

Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I'm invincible!
Pokémon! (Advanced Battle!)

Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I won't be defeated!
And in a strange starry heights,
There are masters, but I have no match!

Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I'm invincible!
Pokémon! (Advanced Battle!)
Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I won't be defeated!

Advanced Battle...
I'm invincible!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

===Movie version (SDI Media Russia)===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!

И дорога бесконечна,
Всегда друзья подставят плечи.
Назад ни шагу, не отступать!
От тебя лишь в битве можно узнать.

Пусть земля и море идут на нас,
Предрешён исход, но мы дадим им шанс!

О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!
Покемон! (Начинаем битву!)
О-о-оу! Меня не победить!

Станем звёздами с давних времён,
Соперник мой будет побеждён!

О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!
Покемон! (Начинаем битву!)
О-о-оу! Меня не победить!

Проиграл, и помни впредь:
Меня никому не одолеть!

Меня не победить!

Пусть в душе огонь пылает,
И на пути он направляет.
Водой его не затушить,
Цель одна у меня - победить!

Если хочешь выйти на ринг со мной,
Проиграешь ты прежде, чем вступишь в бой!

О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!
Покемон! (Начинаем битву!)
О-о-оу! Меня не победить!

Каждый шаг, каждое движенье
Приблизит соперника пораженье!

О-о-оу! (Начинаем битву!)
Не сломить меня!''</ab>

| <ab>''-''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[Battle Frontier (dub)|Боевой рубеж]]==
[[File:OPE09.png|thumb|right|Battle Frontier]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Emerald}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Покемон!

Это битва до конца,
Это верный друг, это путь бойца!
Ты выбрал верно, как струны нервы,
Тебе остался только шаг.

Коль силён, победишь,
И мечту ты сохранишь!
Боевой рубеж!
Покемон!

Над собою расти,
Не теряйся на пути,
И да будет так!
Всё в твоих руках!
Покемон!''</ab>

| <ab>''Pokémon!

It's a battle to the end,
It's a loyal friend, it's a way of fighter!
You have made the right choice, nerves are like strings,
You have just one step.

If you're strong, you're going to win
And you'll keep your dream alive!
Battle Frontier!
Pokémon!

Improve your skills,
Don't get lost on your way,
And may it be so!
It's all in your hands!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[Diamond & Pearl (song)|Алмаз и жемчуг]]==
[[File:OPE10.png|thumb|right|Diamond & Pearl]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Покемон!
Покемон!
Сложнейшие задания,
Это новый мир,
Полный новых игр.
Преграды!
Но ты должен сломать их!
Только вперёд,
Алмаз и Жемчуг.
Покемон!
Всё — бои и схватки
Играть остроумно,
А двигаться быстро
И каждая победа — это новый шаг вперёд.
Ты должен победить, и тогда ты станешь лучшим!
Покемон!
Покемон!
Время приключений.
Алмаз и жемчуг.
Мы изменим мир!
Покемон!''</ab>
|<ab>''Pokémon!
Pokémon!
The hardest challenges,
It's a brand new world
Full of brand new games
Barriers!
But you must crush them!
Only go forward,
Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon!
Only fights and battles
Just play smart,
And move faster
Every victory is a new step forward.
You're gonna win, you're gonna be the best!
Pokémon!
Pokémon!
It's time for adventure,
Diamond and Pearl.
We can change the world!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[We Will Be Heroes|Ведь мы герои]]==
[[File:OPE11.png|thumb|right|Battle Dimension]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Если дом далеко,
Не вешай нос, всё хорошо
Ты не один, вместе будем мы.
Слышишь зов судьбы?

Ведь мы герои,
И станет лучше мир для нас!
Придём на помощь
Друзья на веки — ты и я!

Ведь мы герои!
Не одолеть нас,
Покемон!
''</ab>

|<ab>''If you home is too far,
Chin up, it's all OK
You're not alone, together we will be.
Do you hear the call of destiny?

'Cause we're heroes,
This world would be better for us!
Coming for a resque,
Forever friends, you and I!

'Cause we're heroes!
We're unbeatable
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)|Иди вперёд]]==
[[File:OPE12.png|thumb|right|Galactic Battles]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Порой не угадать,
Куда надо путь держать.
Друзья всегда могут поддержать.
Надо храбрым быть, веру не терять!

Вперёд!
(Вперёд!)
К своей мечте.
Горит!
Пусть огонь в душе.
С тобой!
(С тобой!)
Кто верен тебе.
Мы никогда не пропадём,
Иди вперёд — вот наш закон!
За нами будут битвы,
Галактические битвы!
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''Sometimes it's hard to guess
Where you supposed to go.
Your friends are there to cheer you up.
Just be brave, don't lose the faith!

Go forward!
(Forward!)
To your dream.
Let the flame
Burn in your soul.
With you!
(With you!)
The one who trusts you.
We will never get lost
Going forward - it's your law!
We will have the battles behind us,
Galactic battles!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[We Will Carry On!|Победитель Лиги Синно]]==
[[File:OPE13.png|thumb|right|Sinnoh League Victors]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Дело во мне,
Дело в тебе,
Дело в надежде,
Дело в мечте.
Дело в друзьях, что будут вместе
И не бросят тебя в беде!

Сможешь достать ты до небес.
(Покемон)
Продолжай верить,
Мир полон чудес!

Не сдавайся никогда,
Друзья за тебя.
Ревёт весь стадион,
(Победитель Лиги Синно)
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''It's about you,
It's about me,
It's about hope,
It's about dreams.
It's about friends that are together,
And are ready to pull you through!

You will be reaching for the sky,
(Pokémon)
Keep on believing,
The world is full of wonders!

Never give up,
Friends are there for you.
The whole stadium trembles
(The Sinnoh League Winner)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[Black & White (song)|Чёрный и белый цвет]]==
[[File:OPE14.png|thumb|right|Black & White]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Unova}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Всегда тяжело всё с нуля начинать,
Делать первый шаг и друзей искать.
Но на успех ты обречён,
Ведь отважен ты и духом силён!
Чёрный и белый цвет,
Но крайности в жизни нет!
Важно баланс держать,
Свои цели знать,
Ведь наш путь определён,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''It's always hard to start all from scratch,
Hard to make first step and to make new friends.
But you are doomed to success,
'Cause you're brave and you've got a strong spirit!
Black and white colors,
There are no extremes in life!
It's important to keep the balance,
And know your goals,
'Cause our path is chosen,
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[Rival Destinies (song)|Судьбы соперников]]==
[[File:OPE15.png|thumb|right|Rival Destinies]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Unova}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Приключения — каждый день,
Новый вызов, снова нет идей,
Но мы идём вперёд,
Ведь нас победа ждёт!
Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Ведь всегда со мной,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''Adventures, every day,
One more challenge, but we have no ideas,
But we are going forward,
'Cause victory is waiting for us!
'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
'Cause there is always with me
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
===Movie version===
{{Schemetable|Unova}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Приключения — каждый день,
Новый вызов, снова нет идей,
Но мы идём вперёд,
Ведь нас победа ждёт!

Это просто — поверь в себя
Ты сможешь всё, ведь с тобой друзья!
Пусть труден путь, но всё же
Друзья всего дороже!

Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Следуй за судьбой!

Нет сомнений и нет беды.
Вместе лучше нам, я и ты.
Все трудности пройдём,
Навеки мы двоём!

Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Следуй за судьбой!

Ууу, всегда рядом.
Ууу, я и ты.
Ууу, вместе проще.
Ты, ты — мой друг навек!
Ууу, всех одолеем,
Ууу, всех победим,
Ууу, всегда мы вместе
Мой близкий человек!

Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Кто бы не вызвал нас с тобой на бой!
Ведь всегда со мной,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''Adventures, every day,
One more challenge, but we have no ideas,
But we are going forward,
'Cause victory is waiting for us!

It's so simple, believe in yourself
You can do it, friends are with you
The way is hard, but
The friends are dearer than everything

'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
Follow your destiny!

There is no doubt and there is no trouble.
It all makes sense when we're side by side
We will pull through,
We're forever together!

'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
Follow your destiny!

Oooh ooh, we're always together
Oooh ooh, you and I!
Oooh ooh, it's so simple
You, you're my friend forever!
Oooh ooh, we'll overcome
Oooh ooh, we'll win
Oooh ooh, we're together
You're the closest for me!

'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
Whoever would call us for a fight!
'Cause there is always with me
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[It's Always You and Me|Ты мой чемпион]]==
[[File:OPE16.png|thumb|right|Adventures in Unova]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Unova2}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Цель уже всё ближе,
Победа моя!
Готовы к битве,
Рядом друзья.
Я знаю мы всё сможем
Нас не победить!

Оу-оу
Скорее в путь,
Мы много прошли -
Уже не свернуть.
Оу-оу
Мы навеки вместе.
Ты мой чемпион,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''The goal is close,
The victory is mine!
Ready for battle,
Friends are near.
I know we're gonna make it
Nobody could defeat us!

Oh-oh
Faster, setting off
We've come so far
There's no way back.
Oh-oh
We are forever together
You're my champion,
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

===Movie version===
{{Schemetable|Unova2}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Цель уже всё ближе,
Победа моя!
Готовы к битве,
Рядом друзья.
Я знаю мы всё сможем,
Нам всё поплечу!

Один путь пройден, второй уже ждёт.
Нам поможет дружба, спеши вперёд.
Мы всегда едины,
Нас не победить!

Оу-оу
Скорее в путь,
Мы много прошли -
Уже не свернуть.
Оу-оу
Друг друга мы нашли
Оу-оу
Вместе мы сильнее.
Вперёд, к цели скорее.
Ты мой чемпион

Ты силы даёшь мне, я верю в себя.
Ты мой помощник, ты моя звезда.
Пройдём мы все испытания,
Я хочу, чтоб рядом ты была!

Оу-оу
Скорее в путь,
Мы много прошли -
Уже не свернуть.
Оу-оу
Друг друга мы нашли
Оу-оу
Вместе мы сильнее.
Вперёд, к цели скорее.
Ты мой чемпион,
Покемон!

Оу-оу
Вместе мы сильнее.
Вперёд, к цели скорее.
Ты мой чемпион
(Ты мой чемпион),
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''The goal is close,
The victory is mine!
Ready for battle,
Friends are near.
I know we're gonna make it
We can break all bariers.

One quest is behind, the next awaits.
Friendship will help us, go forward.
We're always united,
Nobody could defeat us!

Oh-oh
Faster, setting off
We've come so far
There's no way back.
Oh-oh
We found each other.
Oh-oh
We're stronger together.
Go to the goal,
You're my champion

You give me the power, I believe in myself.
You're my help, you're my star.
We'll pass all trials.
I want you to be by my side!

Oh-oh
Faster, setting off
We've come so far
There's no way back.
Oh-oh
We found each other.
Oh-oh
We're stronger together.
Go to the goal,
You're my champion
Pokémon!

Oh-oh
We're stronger together.
Go to the goal,
You're my champion
(You're my champion)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Pokémon Theme#Opening animation: Dub OP 17|Покемон-тема (Версия XY)]]==
[[File:OPE17.png|thumb|right|The Series: XY]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Kalos}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Я лучшим стать всегда хотел,
В историю войти
Поймать их всех — такая цель,
И мне друзей найти

Покемон (поймать их всех), ты и я
(Покемон)
И это моя судьба
(Покемон)
Да, ты мой лучший друг
К победе я иду
Покемон
Поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)
Покемон!''</ab>
|<ab>''I wanna be the very best
To leave my mark
Catching 'em all - that's the goal
And making friends is too

Pokémon (catch 'em all), it's you and me
(Pokémon)
And it's my destiny
(Pokémon)
Yeah, you're my best friend
I'm going for the victory
Pokémon
Catch 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
===Movie version===
{{Schemetable|Kalos}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Я лучшим стать всегда хотел,
В историю войти.
Поймать их всех — такая цель,
И мне друзей найти.

Я всю планету обойду,
Ведь дома нет для меня.
Всех покемонов я найду,
Ведь они мои друзья.

(Покемон), это ты и я
(Покемон)
И это моя судьба
(Покемон)
Да, ты мой лучший друг
К победе я иду
(Покемон!)
(Поймать их всех), ты мой герой
(Покемон), мы снова идём на бой
Я за тебя и ты за меня
По-ке-мон
(Покемон), поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)

Каждый вызов каждый день
Я с радостью приму.
Я лучшим стану из людей,
Место мастера займу.

Идём за мной, ты слышишь зов,
Ведь вместе веселей
Нас не удержит никакой засов,
Я всех зову друзей!

(Покемон), это ты и я
(Покемон)
И это моя судьба
(Покемон)
Да, ты мой лучший друг
К победе я иду
(Pokémon!)
(Y), ты мой герой
(Покемон), мы снова идём на бой
Я за тебя и ты за меня
По-ке-мон
(Покемон), поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)

Поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)
Покемон!''</ab>
|<ab>''I always wanted to be the very best,
And enter the history.
Catching 'em all - such a mission,
And find friends for me.

I'll travel through the whole planet,
Because I haven't got a home.
I'll find all the pokémon,
Because they are my friends.

(Pokémon), that's you and me
(Pokémon)
and that's my destiny
(Pokémon)
Yes, you're my best friend
To victory I'm coming
(Pokémon!)
(Catching 'em all), you're my hero
(Pokémon), We again go in a battle
I'm for you and you're for me!
Po-ké-mon
(Pokémon), catching 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)

Every challenge, every day
I will accept with joy.
I'll become the best of all humans,
The place of the master I'll take.

Come with me, you're hearing the call,
after all it's better together
No bar will keep us back,
I'm calling all my friends!

(Pokémon), that's you and me
(Pokémon)
and that's my destiny
(Pokémon)
Yes, you're my best friend
To victory I'm coming
(Pokémon!)
(Y), you're my best friend
(Pokémon), we again go in a battle
I'm for you and you're for me
Po-ké-mon
(Pokémon), catching 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)

(Pokémon), catching 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[Be a Hero|Будь героем]]==
[[File:OPE18.png|thumb|right|Kalos Quest]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Kalos}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''У тебя есть мечта
Быть лучше всех и всегда,
Однажды станешь ты чемпионом.
Ты скоро сдашь этот тест
И победишь всех своим покемоном!

Будь героем! Будь героем!
Верь в себя и не сдайся судьбе!
Победи всех и всегда будь героем,
Всё лучшее подвластно лишь тебе!

Покемон!
''</ab>
|<ab>''You have a dream
To be better than everybody and always,
One day you'll become the Champion.
Soon you'll pass your test
And defeat everybody with your Pokémon!

Be a hero! Be a hero!
Believe in yourself and don't surrender to the destiny!
Defeat everybody and always be a hero,
Only you have power over everything the best!

Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

==Related articles==
*[[Pokémon in Russia]]

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{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|2|AG147|Sweet Baby James}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|3|AG148|A Chip Off the Old Brock}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|4|AG149|Wheel of Frontier}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|5|AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|6|AG151|Weekend Warrior}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|7|AG152|On Olden Pond}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|8|AG153|Tactics Theatrics!!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|9|AG154|Reversing the Charges}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|10|AG155|The Green Guardian}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|11|AG156|From Cradle to Save}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|12|AG157|Time Warp Heals All Wounds}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|13|AG158|Queen of the Serpentine!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|14|AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|15|AG160|Harley Rides Again}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|16|AG161|Odd Pokémon Out!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|17|AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|18|AG163|Cutting the Ties that Bind!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|19|AG164|Ka Boom with a View!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|20|AG165|King and Queen for a Day!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|21|AG166|Curbing the Crimson Tide!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|22|AG167|What I Did for Love!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|23|AG168|Three Jynx and a Baby!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|24|AG169|Talking a Good Game!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|25|AG170|Second Time's the Charm!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|26|AG171|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1)}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|27|AG172|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 2)}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|28|AG173|All That Glitters is Not Golden!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|29|AG174|New Plot, Odd Lot!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|30|AG175|Going for Choke!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|31|AG176|The Ole' Berate and Switch!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|32|AG177|Grating Spaces!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|33|AG178|Battling the Enemy Within!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|34|AG179|Slaking Kong!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|35|AG180|May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|36|AG181|Thinning the Hoard!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|37|AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|38|AG183|Aipom and Circumstance!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|39|AG184|Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|40|AG185|Duels of the Jungle!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|41|AG186|Overjoyed!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|42|AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|43|AG188|Pinch Healing!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|44|AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|45|AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|46|AG191|Once More With Reeling!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|47|AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiFooter|color=7F7}}

'''Pokémon: Battle Frontier''' is the ninth season of the [[Pokémon anime]] and the fourth & final season of the {{series2|Advanced Generation}} English-language dub. It is comprised of episodes 146-192 of the original Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation series. It follows [[Ash Ketchum]] as he continues to collect Symbols from the [[Kanto]] {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} while {{an|May}} participates in [[Pokémon Contest]]s. It began with ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'', which originally aired on September 8, 2006 in the United States, and ended with ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', which originally aired on March 3, 2007.

It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2006-2007 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} Saturday morning line-up. The English dub underwent many changes at the start of the season. [[4Kids Entertainment]]'s licensing rights to the dub expired and in an agreement with {{TPCi|Pokémon USA}} they decided not to renew. Meanwhile, {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} (a broadcast network) dropped all anime from its lineup leading to {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} (a cable network) picking up the series. It begins broadcasting on {{wp|CITV}}/{{wp|Action Stations!}} on October 30th 2008 in the UK, this is the first time this series has been shown on {{wp|Freeview (UK)|Freeview}}.

It is preceded by ''[[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]'' and is succeeded by ''[[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]]'', the first season of the dub of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, which is based on the [[Generation IV]] games.

==Blurb==

The territory might be familiar, but even Ash and Brock can find more than a few surprises in their home region of Kanto, like a Pokémon Ranger hot on the cases of two Legendary Pokémon! May’s back on the Contest path, blazing a trail to the Kanto Grand Festival, while Ash seeks out the hidden facilities of the Battle Frontier. If finding them wasn’t hard enough, he’s still got battles with the Frontier Brains to deal with—much tougher than any Gym Leader he’s ever faced.

==Important events==
{{spoilers}}
* Ash and {{ashfr}} meet Pokémon Ranger [[Solana]], who is searching for an injured {{p|Celebi}}. ([[AG155]])
* Brock enters his first Pokémon Contest at Gardenia Town. ([[AG167]])
* Ash and company runs into Solana again, as they encounter a wild {{p|Deoxys}}. ([[AG171]] - [[AG172]])
* May participates in the [[Kanto Grand Festival]] located at [[Indigo Plateau]]. She ends up in the top four after defeating [[Harley]] and [[Drew]], and then losing to [[Solidad]]. ([[AG180]]-[[AG182]])
* Ash and his friends learn from {{an|Professor Oak}} about [[Sinnoh]], a region located north of [[Kanto]]. ([[AG187]])
* May learns that Drew, Harley, and Solidad plan to enter Pokémon Contests in the Johto region. ([[AG187]])
* Ash calls for his {{AP|Charizard}}, {{AP|Squirtle}}, and {{AP|Bulbasaur}} for his match against Brandon. ([[AG189]])
* Ash completes the Battle Frontier with his victory at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Pyramid}}. He is offered a position as a [[Frontier Brain]], but he declines. ([[AG190]])
* Ash enters his first Pokémon Contest at Terracotta Town. ([[AG191]])
* The group parts ways. Brock goes back home in [[Pewter City]]. May plans to compete in Pokémon Contests in the [[Johto]] region after leaving Kanto. Ash returns to [[Pallet Town]] ([[AG192]])
* Ash meets up with {{Gary}}, who came from [[Sinnoh]]. Ash and Gary battle, with [[Ash's Pikachu]] losing to [[Gary's Electivire]].
* Ash decides to follow Gary back into [[Sinnoh]], and leaves all his Pokémon, except {{AP|Pikachu}}, at {{an|Professor Oak}}'s ranch. However, {{TP|Ash|Aipom}} quickly follows Ash and rejoins him. ([[AG192]])
* {{TRT}} continues to follow Ash into [[Sinnoh]]. ([[AG192]])

===Party changes===
====Additions====
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* [[James's Mime Jr.]] ([[AG147]])
* [[Brock's Bonsly]] ([[AG156]])
* [[May's Eevee]] ([[AG157]])
* [[Ash's Aipom]] ([[AG182]])

====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Brock's {{p|Mudkip}} [[AG148|→]] {{TP|Brock|Marshtomp}}
* Ash's {{p|Phanpy}} [[AG154|→]] {{AP|Donphan}}
* Ash's {{p|Grovyle}} [[AG161|→]] {{AP|Sceptile}}
* Brock's {{p|Onix}} → {{TP|Brock|Steelix}} (while under [[Forrest]]'s care; between [[AG133]] and [[AG177]])
* May's {{p|Combusken}} [[AG191|→]] {{TP|May|Blaziken}}

====Other====
* [[James's Chimecho]] (left with the caretakers of [[James]]'s summer home; [[AG147]])
* [[Ash's Sceptile]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]])
* [[Ash's Corphish]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]])
* [[Ash's Swellow]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]])
* [[Ash's Donphan]] (left at Oak's lab; [[AG192]])

===Pokémon Contests===
May wins [[Pokémon Contest]]s in these locations:

* {{ka|Silver Town}} ([[AG151]])
* [[Chrysanthemum Island]] ([[AG162]])
* [[Gardenia Town]] ([[AG167]])
* [[Mulberry City]] ([[AG175]])
* [[Terracotta Town]] ([[AG192]]) (tied with {{Ash}})

===Battle Frontier===
Ash defeats the following [[Frontier Brain]]s:
* {{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}} ([[AG149]])
* {{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}} ([[AG153]])
* {{FB|Pike Queen|Lucy}} ([[AG158]])
* {{FB|Palace Maven|Spenser}} ([[AG164]])
* {{FB|Salon Maiden|Anabel}}, after one failed attempt. ([[AG170]])
* {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}, after two failed attempts. ([[AG190]])

==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Battle Frontier home video releases (Region 1)}}

===Australian DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Battle Frontier home video releases (Region 4)}}

==Trivia==
* Battle Frontier is the only English season to have its own [[Pokémon Go! (song)|ending theme]], instead of just a shortened version of the opening theme.
* Battle Frontier is the only English season of the Advanced Generation series not to contain the word Advanced in its title.
* In Flanders (Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), this season was skipped, and the broadcast of the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series started immediately after [[AG145]] with the Dutch dub. However, in {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, Battle Frontier was broadcasted. It was eventually aired in Flanders.

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=77FF77|bordercolor=55DD55
|nl={{tt|Pokémon: Battle Frontier (Strijd der Grenzen)|Pokémon: Battle Frontier}}
|pt_br={{tt|Pokémon: Batalha da Fronteira|Pokémon: Frontier Battle}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Pokémon: Fronteira de Batalha|Pokémon: Battle Frontier}}
|es_la={{tt|Pokémon: Batalla de la Frontera|Pokémon: Frontier Battle}}
|cs={{tt|Pokémon: Park zápasů|Pokémon: Park Matches}}{{tt|*|English version with Czech subtitles}}
|ru={{tt|Покемон: Боевой рубеж|Pokémon: Battle Frontier}}
}}

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[[fr:Saison 9]]
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Battle Frontier (English song)

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'''Battle Frontier''' is the opening theme song for the English dub of the ninth season, [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]. It was used from ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'' to ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]''. The opening animation is composed of clips from the tenth Japanese opening, [[Spurt!]].

==Lyrics==
===TV version===
<ab>''Pokémon!
It's a battle, win or lose
It's the friends you make, it's the road you choose

You've got the right stuff
So make your mind up
Find the courage inside of you

If you're strong you'll survive
And you'll keep your dream alive
It's the Battle Frontier
Pokémon!

Be the best you can be
And find your destiny
It's the master plan
The power's in your hand
Pokémon!''</ab>

===Full version===
<ab>''Pokémon!
It's a battle, win or lose
It's the friends you make, it's the road you choose

You've got the right stuff
So make your mind up
Find the courage inside of you

If you're strong you'll survive
And you'll keep your dream alive
It's the Battle Frontier
Pokémon!

Be the best you can be
And find your destiny
It's the master plan
The power's in your hand
Pokémon!

You've got the
Strength to win it
So stay in it
If you're smart you can take it all

If you're strong you'll survive
And you'll keep your dream alive
It's the Battle Frontier
Pokémon!

Be the best you can be
And find your destiny
It's the master plan
(It's the master plan!)
The power's in your hand
Pokémon!</ab>''

==Opening animation spoilers==
* Ash's Phanpy evolving into a {{AP|Donphan}}.
* May receiving an Egg, which hatches into an {{TP|May|Eevee|Glaceon}}.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Drew]]
* [[Harley]]
* {{FB|Factory Head|Noland}}
* {{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}}
* {{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}}
* {{FB|Pike Queen|Lucy}}
* {{FB|Palace Maven|Spenser}}
* {{FB|Salon Maiden|Anabel}}
* {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Butterfree}} ({{OP|Ash|Butterfree}})
* {{p|Pidgeot}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeot}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Kingler}} ({{OP|Ash|Kingler}})
* {{p|Primeape}} ({{OP|Ash|Primeape}})
* {{p|Muk}} ({{OP|Ash|Muk}})
* {{p|Tauros}} ({{OP|Ash|Tauros}})
* {{p|Lapras}} ({{OP|Ash|Lapras}})
* {{p|Snorlax}} ({{OP|Ash|Snorlax}})
* {{p|Heracross}} ({{OP|Ash|Heracross}})
* {{p|Bayleef}} ({{OP|Ash|Bayleef}})
* {{p|Cyndaquil}} ({{OP|Ash|Cyndaquil}})
* {{p|Totodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Totodile}})
* {{p|Noctowl}} ({{OP|Ash|Noctowl}})
* {{p|Donphan}} ({{OP|Ash|Donphan}})
* {{p|Larvitar}} ({{OP|Ash|Larvitar}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Sceptile}} ({{OP|Ash|Sceptile}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Glalie}} ({{OP|Ash|Glalie}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Munchlax}} ({{OP|May|Munchlax}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|May|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|May|Eevee}})
* {{p|Hariyama}} ({{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}}'s)
* {{p|Swampert}} ({{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}}'s)
* {{p|Arcanine}} ({{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}}'s)
* {{p|Skarmory}}
* {{p|Tyranitar}} ({{AP|Larvitar}}'s mother)

==Trivia==
* This song was featured in ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]'' with slightly modified lyrics. The line, "It's the Battle Frontier", was changed to, "Let the battle begin".
** For the same episode the song featured in {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}} and {{pmin|Spain|Iberian Spanish}} dub was this opening without any change in the lyrics.
** The English dub for this opening was featured in the episode ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]'' for the {{pmin|Italy|Italian}} and {{pmin|Italy|Danish}} dub.
** For the episode ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]'' in {{pmin|Latin America}}n Spanish was shown with a new vocalist and lyrics as they changed dubbing company.
* The Dutch version is sung by Herman van Doorn, while the Danish version is sung by Jan Tellefsen. The German version is sung by Noel Pix under the title ''Uber Grenzen Gehen''.
* This is the first English-language opening where {{TRT}} does not appear. The only other one is {{so|Diamond and Pearl}}.

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=77FF77|bordercolor=55DD55
|da={{DL|List of Danish Pokémon themes|Battle Frontier}}
|de={{DL|List of German Pokémon themes|Über Grenzen gehen}} ''Crossing Frontiers''
|nl={{DL|List of Dutch Pokémon themes|Battle Frontier}}
|fi={{DL|List of Finnish Pokémon themes|Battle Frontier}}
|fr={{DL|List of French Pokémon themes|Le Tournoi Extrême}}
|he=חזית הקרב {{tt|''khazit hakrav''|The Battle Frontier}}
|hi={{DL|List of Hindi Pokémon themes|Maidaan-e-Jung|मैदान-ए-जंग}} ''{{tt|Maidaan-e-Jung|Field of Battle}}''
|it={{DL|List of Italian Pokémon themes|Battle Frontier}}
|pt_br={{DL|List of Brazilian Portuguese Pokémon themes|Batalha da Fronteira}} ''Battle of the Frontier''
|pt_eu={{DL|List of European Portuguese Pokémon themes|Fronteira de Batalha}} ''Battle Frontier''
|es_la={{DL|List of Latin American Pokémon themes|Batalla de la Frontera}} ''Battle of the Frontier''
|es_eu={{DL|List of European Spanish Pokémon themes|Frente de Batalla}} ''Line of Battle''
|sv=Stridens gång ''Battle time''
|ru={{DL|List of Russian Pokémon themes|Боевой рубеж}}
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List of Russian Pokémon themes

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Stitchix: /* Боевой Рубеж */ Собственно, а почему слово "рубеж" должно быть с большой буквы? В русском языке в отличии от английского так не принято.

{{translation notice|Russian}}
This is a list of opening themes that have been made for the {{pmin|Russia|Russian dub}} of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The Johto saga seasons were not aired in Russia, the opening themes for these seasons do not exist.

==[[Pokémon Theme|Покемон-тема]]==
[[File:OPE01.png|thumb|right|Indigo League]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Kanto}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Услыхав судьбы призыв,
Не трусь, пока ты жив
Пусть трепещет стадион:
Играет чемпион

В путь смелее, пробил час
Недруг пусть боится нас
Ведь победный светит знак,
Друг другу брату брат

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Весь мир спасения ждёт
Покемон
Оу!
Приятель мой,
Мы вступаем в ратный бой
Покемон! Ведь это ты, это ты!
Послужит отвага нам,
В путь со мной и с дружбою,
Покемон
Ты их рать собрал!
Ты их рать собрал!
Покемон''</ab>
|<ab>''Hearing the call of destiny,
Don't be afraid as long as you're alive!
Let the stadium tremble:
A champion plays!

Setting off, it's our time!
Let the foe fear us
'Cause the winning sigh shines
Each friend is like brother

Pokémon (you can do anything), it's you and me
The whole world is waiting for salvation
Pokémon
Oh!
My buddy,
We are entering in military combat
Pokémon, after all, it's you, it's you!
Courage will serve us
Setting off - you, me and friendship
Pokémon
You've collected an army of them!
You've collected an army of them!
Pokémon''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
===Extended version===
{{Schemetable|Kanto}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Услыхав судьбы призыв,
Не трусь, вперёд иди
И не слушай шёпот злой,
И победишь лишь ты

В путь смелее, пробил час
Недруг не помеха нам
Ведь победный светит знак
Воплоти наш план!

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Я знаю — судьба моя
Покемон
Оу!
Мой лучший друг,
Нас узнают все вокруг
Покемон! (мы сможем всё), бой зовёт!
Не бойся, иди вперёд
Смело в бой, друзья с тобой
Покемон
Всех их соберём!
Всех их соберём!

Все преграды на пути
Спеши преодолеть
Всех сумеешь победить
Лишь стоит захотеть

Всем сумеем доказать
На что способны мы
Плечом к плечу — и бой опять
Мы дружбою сильны!

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Я знаю — судьба моя
Покемон
Оу!
Мой лучший друг,
Нас узнают все вокруг
Покемон! (мы сможем всё), бой зовёт!
Не бойся, иди вперёд
Смело в бой, друзья с тобой
Покемон
Всех их соберём!
Всех их соберём!

Всех их соберём!

Покемон (мы сможем всё), ты и я!
Я знаю — судьба моя
Покемон
Оу!
Мой лучший друг,
Нас узнают все вокруг
Покемон (мы сможем всё), бой зовёт!
Не бойся, иди вперёд
Смело в бой, друзья с тобой
Покемон
Всех их соберём!
Всех их соберём!
Покемон''</ab>
|<ab>''Hearing the call of destiny,
Don't be afraid, go forward
Don't listen to the mean whisper
'Cause you're the winner

Setting off, it's our time!
The foe can't stop us
'Cause the winning sigh shines
Let the plan come true

Pokémon (we can do anything), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon
Oh!
My best friend,
Everybody will know us
Pokémon (we can do anything), battle is calling!
Don't be afraid, go forward
Fight bravely, friends are with you
Pokémon
Gotta collect them all!
Gotta collect them all!

Every challenge along the way
You will overcome
You will beat 'em
All you gotta do is believe

You will show 'em
What you've got
Shoulder in shoulder in another fight
We belong together

Pokémon (we can do anything), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon
Oh!
My best friend,
Everybody will know us
Pokémon (we can do anything), battle is calling!
Don't be afraid, go forward
Fight bravely, friends are with you
Pokémon
Gotta collect them all!
Gotta collect them all!

Gotta collect them all!

Pokémon (we can do anything), it's you and me
I know it's my destiny
Pokémon
Oh!
My best friend,
Everybody will know us
Pokémon (we can do anything), battle is calling!
Don't be afraid, go forward
Fight bravely, friends are with you
Pokémon
Gotta collect them all!
Gotta collect them all!
Pokémon''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Pokémon World (song)|Покемон — суперсущество]]==
[[File:OPE02.png|thumb|right|The Adventures In Orange Islands]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Orange}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Ты хочешь стать мастером покемонов?
Ты достоин звания чемпиона!

Делай шаг, поверь в себя
И в друзей поверь
И в отличную игру
Тебе откроют дверь
Иди вперёд, не бойся жить
Не бойся побеждать
Лишь попробуй, прикажи
Распахни ладони — вот они!

Покемон — суперсущество,
(По-ке-мон)
Но приказ выполняет одного...
(...чемпиона!)
Покемон — суперсущество
Хоть врагов не истребить,
Но и нас не победить!

Ты хочешь стать мастером покемонов?
Ты достоин звания чемпиона!

Покемон — суперсущество,
(По-ке-мон)
И его не остановит ничего!
(Не бойся побеждать!)
Покемон! ''</ab>
|<ab>''So you wanna be the Master of Pokémon?
You worthy of the Champion title!

Make a step, believe in yourself
Believe in your friends
Believe, you'll be shown
A wonderful game
Go forward, don't be afraid of live
Don't be afraid of success
Just try to make command
There'are them, just in your hand!

Pokémon - super-creature
(Po-ké-mon)
But it takes orders only from the...
(...champion!)
Pokémon - super-creature
Though the enemies will keep on
We are unbeatable too!

So you wanna be the Master of Pokémon?
You worthly of the Champion title!

Pokémon - super-creature
(Po-ké-mon)
And nobody could stop it!
(Don't be afraid of success!)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[I Wanna Be a Hero|А я героем буду!]]==
[[File:OPE06.png|thumb|right|Advanced]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Пока, мой Паллет Таун, и новый мир, привет!
Чтобы ни случилось мы ждём будущих побед.
Преграды одолеем, пусть даже миллион!
Все уроки я усвою, ведь со мною покемон.

Мне в дорогу опять пора...
Начинается снова игра!

А я героем буду!
Новый этап!
(Мой покемон!)
А я героем буду!
С чистого листа!

И день завтрашний решит,
В ком герой сегодня был сокрыт...
А я героем буду!
Покемон!''</ab>

| <ab>''Goodbye my Pallet Town, and hello, new world!
Whatever happens, we look forward to future victories.
Barriers will overcome, even a million!
All the lessons I learn, because with me is Pokémon.

I'm on the road again, it is time to
start a new game!

And I'll be a hero!
New stage!
(My Pokémon!)
And I'll be a hero!
With a clean slate!

And the day of tomorrow will decide
In whom the hero today was hidden...
And I'll be a hero!
Pokémon!
''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[This Dream|Мечта моя бессмертна]]==
[[File:OPE07.png|thumb|right|Advanced Challenge]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''(Покемон!)
Мой выбор очень прост:
Доверься своему чутью
Пусть долгим будет бой
Победа не всегда за мной
Но я не отступлю!

И мечта моя бессмертна
И мечта со мной всегда!
Сотня новых испытаний — не беда!
(Не беда!)

Наша дружба не померкнет
Если есть у нас мечта
Поразим этот мир мы с тобой
Потому что идём за мечтой!
(Покемон!)''</ab>

| <ab>''Pokémon!
My choice is very simple
Trust in my own instincts
Let the battle be long
Victory is not always with me
But I won't give up!

And my dream is immortal,
And this dream is always with me!
Hundreds of new tests - no problem!
(No problem!)

Our friendship does not fade
If we have a dream
We marvel at the world we're in
Because we go for this dream!
(Pokémon!)''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[I'm Unbeatable|Я непобедим]]==
[[File:OPE08.png|thumb|right|Advanced Battle]]
===TV version (Pythagor Studio)===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''О-о-оу! Я непобедим!

И дорога бесконечна,
И друзья со мной навечно!
Нет покоя, всегда вперёд,
И нас новое сражение ждёт!

В небесах, на суше, под водой
Им не победить, но я дам им бой!

О-о-оу! Я непобедим!
Покемон! (Новое сражение!)

О-о-оу! Не одолеть меня!
И в чужой звёздной вышине
Есть мастера, но нет равных мне!

О-о-оу! Я непобедим!
Покемон! (Новое сражение!)
О-о-оу! Не одолеть меня!

Но-во-е сражение...
Я непобедим!
Покемон!''</ab>

| <ab>''Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I'm invincible!

And the way is endless,
And my friends are with me forever!
We don't need to rest, we should always go,
And the new battles are waiting for us!

In the sky, on the land, under the water,
They can't win, because I'll give them battle!

Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I'm invincible!
Pokémon! (Advanced Battle!)

Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I won't be defeated!
And in a strange starry heights,
There are masters, but I have no match!

Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I'm invincible!
Pokémon! (Advanced Battle!)
Oh, o-o-oh, o-oh! I won't be defeated!

Advanced Battle...
I'm invincible!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

===Movie version (SDI Media Russia)===
{{Schemetable|Hoenn}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!

И дорога бесконечна,
Всегда друзья подставят плечи.
Назад ни шагу, не отступать!
От тебя лишь в битве можно узнать.

Пусть земля и море идут на нас,
Предрешён исход, но мы дадим им шанс!

О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!
Покемон! (Начинаем битву!)
О-о-оу! Меня не победить!

Станем звёздами с давних времён,
Соперник мой будет побеждён!

О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!
Покемон! (Начинаем битву!)
О-о-оу! Меня не победить!

Проиграл, и помни впредь:
Меня никому не одолеть!

Меня не победить!

Пусть в душе огонь пылает,
И на пути он направляет.
Водой его не затушить,
Цель одна у меня - победить!

Если хочешь выйти на ринг со мной,
Проиграешь ты прежде, чем вступишь в бой!

О-о-оу! Меня не сломить!
Покемон! (Начинаем битву!)
О-о-оу! Меня не победить!

Каждый шаг, каждое движенье
Приблизит соперника пораженье!

О-о-оу! (Начинаем битву!)
Не сломить меня!''</ab>

| <ab>''-''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[Battle Frontier (dub)|Боевой рубеж]]==
[[File:OPE09.png|thumb|right|Battle Frontier]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Emerald}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Покемон!

Это битва до конца,
Это верный друг, это путь бойца!
Ты выбрал верно, как струны нервы,
Тебе остался только шаг.

Коль силён, победишь,
И мечту ты сохранишь!
Боевой рубеж!
Покемон!

Над собою расти,
Не теряйся на пути,
И да будет так!
Всё в твоих руках!
Покемон!''</ab>

| <ab>''Pokémon!

It's a battle to the end,
It's a loyal friend, it's a way of fighter!
You have made the right choice, nerves are like strings,
You have just one step.

If you're strong, you're going to win
And you'll keep your dream alive!
Battle Frontier!
Pokémon!

Improve your skills,
Don't get lost on your way,
And may it be so!
It's all in your hands!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[Diamond & Pearl (song)|Алмаз и жемчуг]]==
[[File:OPE10.png|thumb|right|Diamond & Pearl]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Покемон!
Покемон!
Сложнейшие задания,
Это новый мир,
Полный новых игр.
Преграды!
Но ты должен сломать их!
Только вперёд,
Алмаз и Жемчуг.
Покемон!
Всё — бои и схватки
Играть остроумно,
А двигаться быстро
И каждая победа — это новый шаг вперёд.
Ты должен победить, и тогда ты станешь лучшим!
Покемон!
Покемон!
Время приключений.
Алмаз и жемчуг.
Мы изменим мир!
Покемон!''</ab>
|<ab>''Pokémon!
Pokémon!
The hardest challenges,
It's a brand new world
Full of brand new games
Barriers!
But you must crush them!
Only go forward,
Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon!
Only fights and battles
Just play smart,
And move faster
Every victory is a new step forward.
You're gonna win, you're gonna be the best!
Pokémon!
Pokémon!
It's time for adventure,
Diamond and Pearl.
We can change the world!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[We Will Be Heroes|Ведь мы герои]]==
[[File:OPE11.png|thumb|right|Battle Dimension]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Если дом далеко,
Не вешай нос, всё хорошо
Ты не один, вместе будем мы.
Слышишь зов судьбы?

Ведь мы герои,
И станет лучше мир для нас!
Придём на помощь
Друзья на веки — ты и я!

Ведь мы герои!
Не одолеть нас,
Покемон!
''</ab>

|<ab>''If you home is too far,
Chin up, it's all OK
You're not alone, together we will be.
Do you hear the call of destiny?

'Cause we're heroes,
This world would be better for us!
Coming for a resque,
Forever friends, you and I!

'Cause we're heroes!
We're unbeatable
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Battle Cry - (Stand Up!)|Иди вперёд]]==
[[File:OPE12.png|thumb|right|Galactic Battles]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Порой не угадать,
Куда надо путь держать.
Друзья всегда могут поддержать.
Надо храбрым быть, веру не терять!

Вперёд!
(Вперёд!)
К своей мечте.
Горит!
Пусть огонь в душе.
С тобой!
(С тобой!)
Кто верен тебе.
Мы никогда не пропадём,
Иди вперёд — вот наш закон!
За нами будут битвы,
Галактические битвы!
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''Sometimes it's hard to guess
Where you supposed to go.
Your friends are there to cheer you up.
Just be brave, don't lose the faith!

Go forward!
(Forward!)
To your dream.
Let the flame
Burn in your soul.
With you!
(With you!)
The one who trusts you.
We will never get lost
Going forward - it's your law!
We will have the battles behind us,
Galactic battles!
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[We Will Carry On!|Победитель Лиги Синно]]==
[[File:OPE13.png|thumb|right|Sinnoh League Victors]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Sinnoh}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Дело во мне,
Дело в тебе,
Дело в надежде,
Дело в мечте.
Дело в друзьях, что будут вместе
И не бросят тебя в беде!

Сможешь достать ты до небес.
(Покемон)
Продолжай верить,
Мир полон чудес!

Не сдавайся никогда,
Друзья за тебя.
Ревёт весь стадион,
(Победитель Лиги Синно)
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''It's about you,
It's about me,
It's about hope,
It's about dreams.
It's about friends that are together,
And are ready to pull you through!

You will be reaching for the sky,
(Pokémon)
Keep on believing,
The world is full of wonders!

Never give up,
Friends are there for you.
The whole stadium trembles
(The Sinnoh League Winner)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[Black & White (song)|Чёрный и белый цвет]]==
[[File:OPE14.png|thumb|right|Black & White]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Unova}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Всегда тяжело всё с нуля начинать,
Делать первый шаг и друзей искать.
Но на успех ты обречён,
Ведь отважен ты и духом силён!
Чёрный и белый цвет,
Но крайности в жизни нет!
Важно баланс держать,
Свои цели знать,
Ведь наш путь определён,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''It's always hard to start all from scratch,
Hard to make first step and to make new friends.
But you are doomed to success,
'Cause you're brave and you've got a strong spirit!
Black and white colors,
There are no extremes in life!
It's important to keep the balance,
And know your goals,
'Cause our path is chosen,
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
==[[Rival Destinies (song)|Судьбы соперников (песня)]]==
[[File:OPE15.png|thumb|right|Rival Destinies]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Unova}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Приключения — каждый день,
Новый вызов, снова нет идей,
Но мы идём вперёд,
Ведь нас победа ждёт!
Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Ведь всегда со мной,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''Adventures, every day,
One more challenge, but we have no ideas,
But we are going forward,
'Cause victory is waiting for us!
'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
'Cause there is always with me
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}
===Movie version===
{{Schemetable|Unova}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Приключения — каждый день,
Новый вызов, снова нет идей,
Но мы идём вперёд,
Ведь нас победа ждёт!

Это просто — поверь в себя
Ты сможешь всё, ведь с тобой друзья!
Пусть труден путь, но всё же
Друзья всего дороже!

Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Следуй за судьбой!

Нет сомнений и нет беды.
Вместе лучше нам, я и ты.
Все трудности пройдём,
Навеки мы двоём!

Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Следуй за судьбой!

Ууу, всегда рядом.
Ууу, я и ты.
Ууу, вместе проще.
Ты, ты — мой друг навек!
Ууу, всех одолеем,
Ууу, всех победим,
Ууу, всегда мы вместе
Мой близкий человек!

Ведь мы с тобой друзья — не разлей вода.
И нам всё поплечу, всё так как я хочу.
Победим!
Любой ценой!
Кто бы не вызвал нас с тобой на бой!
Ведь всегда со мной,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''Adventures, every day,
One more challenge, but we have no ideas,
But we are going forward,
'Cause victory is waiting for us!

It's so simple, believe in yourself
You can do it, friends are with you
The way is hard, but
The friends are dearer than everything

'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
Follow your destiny!

There is no doubt and there is no trouble.
It all makes sense when we're side by side
We will pull through,
We're forever together!

'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
Follow your destiny!

Oooh ooh, we're always together
Oooh ooh, you and I!
Oooh ooh, it's so simple
You, you're my friend forever!
Oooh ooh, we'll overcome
Oooh ooh, we'll win
Oooh ooh, we're together
You're the closest for me!

'Cause we are friends, we belong together.
We can break all bariers, like we want.
We will win!
No matter what!
Whoever would call us for a fight!
'Cause there is always with me
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[It's Always You and Me|Ты мой чемпион]]==
[[File:OPE16.png|thumb|right|Adventures in Unova]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Unova2}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Цель уже всё ближе,
Победа моя!
Готовы к битве,
Рядом друзья.
Я знаю мы всё сможем
Нас не победить!

Оу-оу
Скорее в путь,
Мы много прошли -
Уже не свернуть.
Оу-оу
Мы навеки вместе.
Ты мой чемпион,
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''The goal is close,
The victory is mine!
Ready for battle,
Friends are near.
I know we're gonna make it
Nobody could defeat us!

Oh-oh
Faster, setting off
We've come so far
There's no way back.
Oh-oh
We are forever together
You're my champion,
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

===Movie version===
{{Schemetable|Unova2}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Цель уже всё ближе,
Победа моя!
Готовы к битве,
Рядом друзья.
Я знаю мы всё сможем,
Нам всё поплечу!

Один путь пройден, второй уже ждёт.
Нам поможет дружба, спеши вперёд.
Мы всегда едины,
Нас не победить!

Оу-оу
Скорее в путь,
Мы много прошли -
Уже не свернуть.
Оу-оу
Друг друга мы нашли
Оу-оу
Вместе мы сильнее.
Вперёд, к цели скорее.
Ты мой чемпион

Ты силы даёшь мне, я верю в себя.
Ты мой помощник, ты моя звезда.
Пройдём мы все испытания,
Я хочу, чтоб рядом ты была!

Оу-оу
Скорее в путь,
Мы много прошли -
Уже не свернуть.
Оу-оу
Друг друга мы нашли
Оу-оу
Вместе мы сильнее.
Вперёд, к цели скорее.
Ты мой чемпион,
Покемон!

Оу-оу
Вместе мы сильнее.
Вперёд, к цели скорее.
Ты мой чемпион
(Ты мой чемпион),
Покемон!''</ab>

|<ab>''The goal is close,
The victory is mine!
Ready for battle,
Friends are near.
I know we're gonna make it
We can break all bariers.

One quest is behind, the next awaits.
Friendship will help us, go forward.
We're always united,
Nobody could defeat us!

Oh-oh
Faster, setting off
We've come so far
There's no way back.
Oh-oh
We found each other.
Oh-oh
We're stronger together.
Go to the goal,
You're my champion

You give me the power, I believe in myself.
You're my help, you're my star.
We'll pass all trials.
I want you to be by my side!

Oh-oh
Faster, setting off
We've come so far
There's no way back.
Oh-oh
We found each other.
Oh-oh
We're stronger together.
Go to the goal,
You're my champion
Pokémon!

Oh-oh
We're stronger together.
Go to the goal,
You're my champion
(You're my champion)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Pokémon Theme#Opening animation: Dub OP 17|Покемон-тема (Версия XY)]]==
[[File:OPE17.png|thumb|right|The Series: XY]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Kalos}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Я лучшим стать всегда хотел,
В историю войти
Поймать их всех — такая цель,
И мне друзей найти

Покемон (поймать их всех), ты и я
(Покемон)
И это моя судьба
(Покемон)
Да, ты мой лучший друг
К победе я иду
Покемон
Поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)
Покемон!''</ab>
|<ab>''I wanna be the very best
To leave my mark
Catching 'em all - that's the goal
And making friends is too

Pokémon (catch 'em all), it's you and me
(Pokémon)
And it's my destiny
(Pokémon)
Yeah, you're my best friend
I'm going for the victory
Pokémon
Catch 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}
===Movie version===
{{Schemetable|Kalos}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''Я лучшим стать всегда хотел,
В историю войти.
Поймать их всех — такая цель,
И мне друзей найти.

Я всю планету обойду,
Ведь дома нет для меня.
Всех покемонов я найду,
Ведь они мои друзья.

(Покемон), это ты и я
(Покемон)
И это моя судьба
(Покемон)
Да, ты мой лучший друг
К победе я иду
(Покемон!)
(Поймать их всех), ты мой герой
(Покемон), мы снова идём на бой
Я за тебя и ты за меня
По-ке-мон
(Покемон), поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)

Каждый вызов каждый день
Я с радостью приму.
Я лучшим стану из людей,
Место мастера займу.

Идём за мной, ты слышишь зов,
Ведь вместе веселей
Нас не удержит никакой засов,
Я всех зову друзей!

(Покемон), это ты и я
(Покемон)
И это моя судьба
(Покемон)
Да, ты мой лучший друг
К победе я иду
(Pokémon!)
(Y), ты мой герой
(Покемон), мы снова идём на бой
Я за тебя и ты за меня
По-ке-мон
(Покемон), поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)

Поймать их всех!
(Всех!)
(Всех!)
Покемон!''</ab>
|<ab>''I always wanted to be the very best,
And enter the history.
Catching 'em all - such a mission,
And find friends for me.

I'll travel through the whole planet,
Because I haven't got a home.
I'll find all the pokémon,
Because they are my friends.

(Pokémon), that's you and me
(Pokémon)
and that's my destiny
(Pokémon)
Yes, you're my best friend
To victory I'm coming
(Pokémon!)
(Catching 'em all), you're my hero
(Pokémon), We again go in a battle
I'm for you and you're for me!
Po-ké-mon
(Pokémon), catching 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)

Every challenge, every day
I will accept with joy.
I'll become the best of all humans,
The place of the master I'll take.

Come with me, you're hearing the call,
after all it's better together
No bar will keep us back,
I'm calling all my friends!

(Pokémon), that's you and me
(Pokémon)
and that's my destiny
(Pokémon)
Yes, you're my best friend
To victory I'm coming
(Pokémon!)
(Y), you're my best friend
(Pokémon), we again go in a battle
I'm for you and you're for me
Po-ké-mon
(Pokémon), catching 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)

(Pokémon), catching 'em all!
(All!)
(All!)
Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

==[[Be a Hero|Будь героем]]==
[[File:OPE18.png|thumb|right|Kalos Quest]]
===TV version===
{{Schemetable|Kalos}}
!Russian
! English
|-
| <ab>''У тебя есть мечта
Быть лучше всех и всегда,
Однажды станешь ты чемпионом.
Ты скоро сдашь этот тест
И победишь всех своим покемоном!

Будь героем! Будь героем!
Верь в себя и не сдайся судьбе!
Победи всех и всегда будь героем,
Всё лучшее подвластно лишь тебе!

Покемон!
''</ab>
|<ab>''You have a dream
To be better than everybody and always,
One day you'll become the Champion.
Soon you'll pass your test
And defeat everybody with your Pokémon!

Be a hero! Be a hero!
Believe in yourself and don't surrender to the destiny!
Defeat everybody and always be a hero,
Only you have power over everything the best!

Pokémon!''</ab>
|}
|}

==Related articles==
*[[Pokémon in Russia]]

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AG068

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{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=AG067 |
prevtitle=Go Go Ludicolo! |
nextcode=AG069 |
nexttitle=Love, Petalburg Style! |
series=Advanced Generation series |
colorscheme=Hoenn}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=AG068 |
altepcode=EP342 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=A Double Dilemma |
title_ja=パパはアイドル！？いつわりのジムリーダー！！ |
title_ja_trans=Papa is Idol? False Gym Leader! |
broadcast_jp=March 18, 2004 |
broadcast_us=March 5, 2005 |
screen=yes |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
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art=岩根雅明 |
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'''A Double Dilemma''' (Japanese: '''パパはアイドル！？いつわりのジムリーダー！！''' ''Papa is Idol? False Gym Leader!'') is the 68th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 342nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 18, 2004 and in the United States on March 5, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

The friends arrive in North Petalburg and stop by the Pokémon Center, where May and Max are quickly recognized as the children of Norman. The siblings are swamped by an adoring crowd. Ash and Brock manage to escape and wander off.

Team Rocket arrives in town and they decide to disguise themselves as Norman's family (Norman, Caroline, May, and Max) to conduct an autograph-selling scam.

When Ash mentions that he's planning to take on Norman in the Petalburg Gym, a whole crowd of Norman-devotees challenge Ash to battles. Ash easily beats them all, exhausting his Pokémon (and himself). Word gets around about how good he is, so the crowd with the siblings pressures May to battle Ash in order to teach him a lesson. Her Torchic uses Ember on Ash, and he falls over.

The still-disguised Team Rocket disappears, causing another crowd of people to search them out. The two crowds meet, and begin to argue over which version of May and Max is the real thing. May uses Ember to burn away Team Rocket's costumes, and Pikachu sends their balloon blasting away with Thunderbolt.

The crowd is impressed with the defeat of Team Rocket—by Pikachu. Though Ash is dejected, the kids set off for Petalburg City.

==Plot==
The gang have arrived in North Petalburg, a suburb of the main city, and go straight to the Pokémon Center. Once they arrive, [[Nurse Joy]] recognizes {{an|May}} and [[Max]]. A woman called Rose overhears their conversation and runs off to tell other people. Our heroes leave the Pokémon center, when they see a load of people running towards them. Apparently, [[Norman]] is an idol to everyone who lives there, and May and Max are soon mobbed by Norman fans, along with a reporter named Dee Dunstan. May shows them her two Ribbons, and they cheer her for her talent. {{Ash}} tries to impress them with his four Badges, but they discredit him instead.

Meanwhile, {{TRT}} arrive at Petalburg as well, but tired and hungry. James then looks to an advertisement with Norman's and [[Caroline]]'s faces in it. They don't recognize them at first, but then they realize it's Norman, the Gym Leader and Caroline, the Gym Leader's wife. They look around and see everyone with Norman stuff, and [[Jessie]] decides to disguise themselves as Norman's family. [[James]] dresses up as Norman, Jessie as Caroline, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} as Max and {{MTR}} as May. Once done, everyone rushes to see them but begin doubting {{MTR}} and Wobbuffet are Norman's true children. However, a man claiming to have lived almost all of his life next door to Norman comes and evaluates them to see if they're the real ones. He notices "Max" is blue, and how May hasn't grown, but fails to realize the fake son and daughter, though, and tells everyone who has gathered that there's no doubt they aren't lying.

Back to the gang, May and Max have had enough, and the woman from before, {{ho|Rose}}, says that she'd like to see May's Contest appeals, and May agrees, sending out {{TP|May|Beautifly}}. She orders a dazzling {{m|Silver Wind}}, and the crowd cheers for her, causing May to develop overconfidence in her skill--and Max tells her about it. As Beautifly continues, some guys come towards Ash and {{an|Brock}} and ask them why were they there. Ash answers he has come to challenge Norman and the boys quickly deny Ash's skill because of their blind faith in Norman, and end up challenging Ash to a battle. They go to a park, and the guy uses {{p|Golduck}} while Ash uses his {{AP|Grovyle}}. Golduck performs {{m|Focus Punch}}, but Grovyle dodges and uses {{m|Bullet Seed}}. Golduck uses {{m|Hydro Pump}} and Grovyle receives the attack, leaving Golduck to perform {{m|Fury Swipes}}, but Ash orders Grovyle to use {{m|Quick Attack}}, which successfully connects; afterwards, Grovyle finishes the match with a {{m|Leaf Blade}}.

Back again with Team Rocket, James, dressed up as Norman, sells fake autographs while Jessie sells Norman souvenirs to everyone, who are obsessed with the merchandise. At the same time, Ash has already garnered a fan club, because tons of Trainers keep challenging him. At one point, he decides to send out {{AP|Corphish}}. May, on the other hand, is delightfully showing {{TP|May|Skitty}}'s ability to juggle. As time passes, Ash, Grovyle, Corphish and {{AP|Torkoal}} are exhausted after tons of battles, and the Trainers keep on coming and provoking Ash, who responds by letting them use all of their Pokémon at once. They send a {{p|Zangoose}}, a {{p|Shroomish}}, an {{p|Aron}}, a {{p|Spheal}}, and an {{p|Igglybuff}}, but are knocked out on the spot by {{AP|Pikachu}}'s massive {{m|Thunder}}. However, they send more Pokémon, tiring out Ash again. He isn't the only one, however. May is worn out, as well as Skitty, which has been performing a long time. Immediately, the two boys who first challenged Ash come running to tell the people that they've been battling Ash, but he's far too powerful and, at this rate, he'll think he might have a chance against Norman. Rose then has an idea: take May to that Trainer so she can beat him, and show her battling skills by the way. Everyone cheers again, and they are forced to do so. Again with Ash, it looks like he has beaten even more Pokémon, when he and Pikachu realize that tons of people lifting May and Max are approaching them. May, unaware of what she is doing, tells Ash she has come to teach a lesson to a rude Trainer, and when Ash asks who is it, it turns out to be him even though he did nothing wrong in the first place! Tired but willing to battle, Ash accepts the challenge, and, upon the cheers from the crowd, May develops overconfidence again.

About Team Rocket, they've disappeared from Norman's fans and run with all the money they've won. However, Norman's fans have found them, and Team Rocket has to escape from them. Meanwhile, the battle is about to begin. May thinks Skitty and Beautifly are very tired, so she sends out {{TP|May|Torchic}}. Ash tries to call Pikachu, but the Pokémon collapses from exhaustion. Ash sends {{AP|Taillow}} instead and the battle begins. Ash orders a {{m|Peck}} and it hits successfully Torchic, but the crowd begins booing Ash. He tries to ignore them and tells Taillow to use {{m|Wing Attack}}, which scores a clean hit. The crowd starts booing again, and Ash can't stand it, leaving himself wide open for an {{m|Ember}} attack. May, unaware again, gets happy and orders Torchic to keep going with Ember, and, as a result, a massive flame hits Ash, burning him. Rose declares Ash unable to battle, and thus, May is the winner (even though the battle was played unfairly so that Ash could lose). In that moment, a guy comes saying that Norman is giving autographs for money and that his children are there, but is shocked that May and Max are there, so everyone realizes there are impostors in the city, and the crowd goes off to search them, lifting May and Max again.

Finally, Team Rocket is cornered by the fans following them and the other fans that were with the real May and Max. They begin looking at Wobbuffet and Meowth and Rose and her husband (the guy who claimed to have lived almost all his life next door to Norman) begin discussing who are the real ones. Ash and Brock appear on the scene, and ask what's going on. May tells them that Wobbuffet and Meowth (disguised, of course) claim to be them, and Team Rocket reaffirms that May and Max are the fake ones. Upon hearing this, May orders Torchic to use Ember and the attack blows up Team Rocket's disguise. They send {{TP|James|Cacnea}} and {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}. Cacnea uses {{m|Pin Missile}}, but Pikachu counters it with {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Seviper uses {{m|Haze}}, which gives Team Rocket enough time to escape and grab Pikachu. However, they grabbed Torchic instead! Pikachu climbs up a tree and Ash orders him to use Quick Attack, freeing Torchic and the stolen money. Ash then orders Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, and Team Rocket is blasted off again. Rose and Dee compliment Ash and he tells them it was nothing, but it turns out they were complimenting Pikachu instead. The episode finishes with the gang bidding farewell to the city, Ash thrilled to think about his next Gym battle against Norman.

==Major events==
* The gang arrives in [[Petalburg City]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Dee Dunstan]]
* [[Yaohei]]
* {{ho|Rose}}
* Citizens of Petalburg

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG068.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Minun}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}})
* {{p|Vigoroth}} ([[Norman]]'s; flashback)

====North Petalburg's Pokémon seen====
* {{p|Golduck}}
* {{p|Abra}}
* {{p|Machop}}
* {{p|Doduo}}
* {{p|Igglybuff}}
* {{p|Marill}}
* {{p|Shroomish}}
* {{p|Aron}}
* {{p|Volbeat}}
* {{p|Swablu}}
* {{p|Zangoose}}
* {{p|Kecleon}}
* {{p|Spheal}}

==Trivia==
===Errors===

===Dub edits===
When Ash's Badge case is seen in the original, there is a [[Poké Ball]] design on it. In the dub, it is painted over with a red line.
<gallery>
File:Badge Case Original AG068.png|The Badge case in the original
File:Badge Case Dub AG068.png|The Badge case in the dub
</gallery>

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Corphish}}?
* Choices: {{p|Minun}}, {{p|Marowak}}, {{p|Nincada}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Minun}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|爸爸是偶像！？冒牌的道館訓練家！|Father is Idol!? False Gym Leader!}}
|nl={{tt|Een dubbel dilemma|A Double Dilemma}}
|de=Norman-Mania
|fi={{tt|Kaksoisolennot|The doppelgangers}}
|fr_eu={{tt|L'imposture|The deception}}
|he=באור הזרקורים{{tt|be'or hazarkorim|In the spotlight}}
|it={{tt|Vera figlia d'arte|May followed in her father's footsteps}}
|pt_br={{tt|Um Dilema Duplo|A Double Dilemma}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Um Duplo Dilema|A Double Dilemma}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Un dilema doble!|A double dilemma!}}
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[[Category:Episodes written by Junki Takegami|342]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yūji Asada|342]]
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AG067

2015-11-09T08:39:35Z

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{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=AG066 |
prevtitle=Exploud and Clear! |
nextcode=AG068 |
nexttitle=A Double Dilemma |
series=Advanced Generation series |
colorscheme=Hoenn}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=AG067 |
altepcode=EP341 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Go Go Ludicolo! |
title_ja=踊るバトルだ！ルンパッパ！！ |
title_ja_trans=Dancing Battle! Runpappa! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=March 11, 2004 |
broadcast_us=February 26, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=大橋志吉 |
storyboard=藤本義孝 |
director=渡辺正彦 |
art=志村泉 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=AG061-AG070 |
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'''Go Go Ludicolo!''' (Japanese: '''踊るバトルだ！ルンパッパ！！''' ''Dancing Battle! {{tt|Runpappa|Ludicolo}}!'') is the 67th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 341st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 11, 2004 and in the United States on February 26, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends are almost to Petalburg City. Ash can't wait to battle Gym Leader Norman, while May and Max look forward to seeing their parents again. They remind Ash that he needs to pick three Pokémon to battle with, so Ash calls all of his out to decide.

After trying to get oranges out of a tree, the Pokémon are captured by Team Rocket in a net. Grovyle cuts the net and frees the Pokémon, and everyone congratulates the Grass-type. The gang sits down for lunch, but are interrupted by a dancing Ludicolo and its Trainer Poncho. Poncho challenges Ash to a battle; if Poncho wins, he gets the kids' lunch.

Ash is ready to use Grovyle but Corphish wants to battle. Ash and Corphish aren't really in synch, so Corphish is badly beaten. Poncho takes the sandwiches and leaves to eat, but is followed by the angry Corphish.

Team Rocket shows up again and grabs Poncho and Ludicolo in a net, but Corphish pops their balloon. Ash and friends arrive, and with Ash's teamwork, Corphish successfully takes out Team Rocket. Poncho apologizes for taking the sandwiches, and Brock makes stew for everyone.

Ash proposes a rematch with Poncho and Ludicolo, this time using his Torkoal.

==Plot==
As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} travel to [[Petalburg City]] so Ash can obtain his 5th [[Badge|Gym Badge]], they decide to take a break and have a picnic. Ash, as per usual, is excited for his upcoming match, but {{an|May}} and [[Max]] remind him that their dad is very powerful. {{an|Brock}} then reminds Ash that he hasn't chosen the three Pokémon that he will battle with, so Ash takes out all of his Pokémon. This is when he introduces his newly evolved {{AP|Grovyle}}. Every member of the team is delighted, except for {{AP|Corphish}}, who is a little disgruntled seeing the new Pokémon.

Ash isn't sure who he should choose, since he can't recall any of [[Norman]]'s Pokémon except for {{p|Vigoroth}}. Max says that he would never tell what other Pokémon Norman has, as he doesn't want to give Ash an advantage over his father. When Max asks May who she would cheer for, Ash or Norman, May admits that, even though she wants her father to win, she also doesn't want Ash to lose.

Suddenly, {{AP|Taillow}} drops a fruit down, and they ask Taillow where it came from. They followed it to a tree filled with many of the same fruit, and wanted some more. All of Ash's Pokémon tried to get the fruit, none of them having success. Corphish had the worst try, as he was too rough with the fragile fruit. Then, Grovyle tried, and he was able to cut down the fruit with ease using a simple {{m|Leaf Blade}}. This resulted in a lot of praise from Ash and his friends, and Corphish became jealous of the attention that Grovyle was receiving.

{{TRT}} suddenly interrupts, grabbing all of Ash's Pokémon in an electricity-proof net. Corphish was unsuccessful in breaking through the deluxe net. When it looked hopeless, Grovyle cuts the net open with Leaf Blade and frees all of them. It then sends Team Rocket flying, and the gang praise it even more. Brock remarks on how much stronger Grovyle had become since evolving from {{AP|Treecko}}. May wishes out loud that Grovyle was hers due to its amazing power, and Corphish becomes extremely jealous.

When the gang settles down for lunch, a {{p|Ludicolo}} suddenly appears, along with his bongo-playing Trainer named {{ho|Poncho}}. Poncho, after examining {{TP|Brock|Lombre}} asks to have a battle. If any of the gang lost, they would have to give Poncho their sandwiches, and if Poncho lost, he would buy them some cheeseburgers.

Poncho chooses his trusty Ludicolo, and although Ash was probably going to choose {{AP|Pikachu}}, Grovyle came wanting to battle. Corphish, seeing this, came to interfere, and Ash chose to battle with Corphish. During the whole battle, Ash and Corphish were not in sync, and in the end, Ludicolo, an enemy they had underestimated, won. Corphish, unhappy with the result, ran off into the forest. The gang then realizes that they have been praising Grovyle far more than the now ignored Corphish, causing the aforementioned Pokémon to feel inferior.

Corphish, all alone in the forest, hears a bongo beating and traces it back to Poncho and his Ludicolo. Corphish demands a rematch, and Poncho tries to refuse. Team Rocket then sees Ludicolo, his Trainer and Corphish, and {{MTR}} has one of his fantasies involving {{an|Giovanni}} and Ludicolo. Shortly after, Team Rocket captures Poncho and Ludicolo in a net, but Corphish saves the two by grabbing on and using {{m|Crabhammer}} on the balloon as it floats away. It deflates, and goes flying around the forest crazily, eventually landing near the gang.

The gang sees that it's Team Rocket's balloon, and then finds Poncho, Ludicolo, and Corphish. Poncho explains what happened, and says that Corphish saved them. Ash encourages Corphish, and then they battle Team Rocket together, defeating them and sending them blasting off again.

After that, the gang and Poncho eat some of Brock's stew, and Poncho tells them he felt badly about taking their sandwiches. Corphish is happy once again, and shows off to Grovyle, who gives a nod of acceptance. Then, Ash suddenly challenges Poncho to a battle, this time with his {{AP|Torkoal}}. They win this time around. The episode ends, and Ash is reminded of how he must work with his Pokémon in a battle. Soon after, they continue off to Petalburg City, where Norman awaits.

==Major events==
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{P|Ludicolo}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Max]]
* [[James]]
* [[Jessie]]
* {{ho|Poncho}}
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG067.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Swablu}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Ludicolo}} ({{ho|Poncho}}'s; debut)

==Trivia==
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 3: Water'' copy of ''[[Pokémon Elements]]''.

===Errors===

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon evolves into {{p|Altaria}}?
* Choices: {{p|Roselia}}, {{p|Swablu}}, {{p|Surskit}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Swablu}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|跳舞戰鬥！樂天河童！|Dancing Battle! Ludicolo!}}
|nl={{tt|Hallo, Ludicolo!|Hello, Ludicolo!}}
|de={{tt|So ein Kappalores!|What a Ludicolo!}}
|fi={{tt|Vain yhden Ludicolon tähden|Just because of one Ludicolo}}
|fr_eu={{tt|La danse de Ludicolo|The dance of Ludicolo}}
|he=הקרב מול לודיקולו{{tt|hakrav mul Ludicolo|The battle against Ludicolo}}
|it={{tt|Pokémon a pieno ritmo!|Pokémon at full rhythm!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Vá, Vá, Ludicolo!|Go, Go, Ludicolo!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Vai, Vai, Ludicolo!|Go, Go, Ludicolo!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Tu puedes, Ludicolo!|You can do it, Ludicolo!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Baila, baila, Ludicolo|Dance, dance, Ludicolo}}
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|ru={{tt|Танцуй Лудиколо|}}
}}
{{-}}
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[[Category:Episodes written by Yukiyoshi Ōhashi|341]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yoshitaka Fujimoto|341]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Masahiko Watanabe|341]]
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XY071

2015-11-09T08:34:57Z

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{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=XY070 |
prevtitle=Beyond the Rainbow! |
nextcode=XY072 |
nexttitle=Scary Hospitality! |
series=XY series |
colorscheme=Kalos}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=XY071 |
altepcode=EP870 |
colorscheme=Kalos|
screen=hd|
title_en=So You're Having a Bad Day!|
title_ja=運勢最悪? ユリーカ対ニャース！！|
title_ja_trans=The Worst Luck? Eureka VS Nyarth!! |
broadcast_jp=May 7, 2015 |
broadcast_us=July 11, 2015 |
en_series= |
en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Mad-Paced Getter|ゲッタバンバン]] |
ja_ed=[[Roaring All-Stars|ガオガオ・オールスター]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=大橋志吉 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=渡辺正彦 |
directorn=1 |
director=尼野浩正 |
artn=1 |
art=夏目久仁彦 |
morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=XY071-XY080|
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|xy|071}}
* {{BMGf|174380|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|175270|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|185419|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''So You're Having a Bad Day!''' (Japanese: '''運勢最悪? ユリーカ対ニャース！！''' ''The Worst Luck? {{tt|Eureka|Bonnie}} VS {{tt|Nyarth|Meowth}}!!'') is the 71st episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 870th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 7, 2015 and in the United States on July 11, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

On the way to Laverre City, Serena and Bonnie look up their daily fortunes in Serena’s guidebook, which predicts a bad day for both of them. Meanwhile, the Team Rocket trio, who have just gotten their hands on a berry bonanza, spot our heroes and swoop down to attack! In the ensuing battle, some of the berries end up in our heroes’ hands. Then, when three angry Pangoro charge out of the woods, everyone runs for cover and gets separated—and Bonnie ends up with Meowth!

The two of them bicker at first but eventually decide to cooperate. After Bonnie gets hit with a Spore attack that makes her sleep, Meowth and Dedenne work together to find the berry that will heal her, and soon she is feeling fine.

When our heroes are finally reunited, the angry Pangoro reappear. According to Meowth’s translation, the Pangoro think our heroes stole their food, and that’s why they attacked. But when Jessie and James show up (still carrying a big bag of berries), it quickly becomes clear who the real culprits are! The Pangoro send the villains blasting off again, our heroes return the berries, and Bonnie tells Serena that her day didn’t turn out so bad after all!

==Plot==
{{Ash}}, {{ashfr}}, and all of their Pokémon are taking a break on their way to [[Laverre City]]. While everyone is eating, {{an|Serena}} checks her fortune on her guidebook, which predicts coming trouble. When {{an|Bonnie}} requests that her fortune be told as well, Serena tells her that she is due to have some of her worst luck ever, and to look out for a gold color as a sign of bad luck. However, the two girls dismiss their bad fortunes as trivial. At that moment, {{TRT}} flies by in their [[Team Rocket's mechas|hot-air balloon]], towing several pieces of fruit that they had picked. Spotting the [[twerp]]s, they decide to try and launch an attack. They manage to catch {{TP|Serena|Pancham}} and {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}} in a net, which successfully blocks a {{m|Thunderbolt}} from [[Ash's Pikachu]]. However, {{TP|Clemont|Luxray}}'s {{m|Swift}} pops the balloon, and Team Rocket lands on the ground as Pancham and Chespin are freed. Several fruit roll down the hilly area as well.

Suddenly, three {{p|Pangoro}} appear, roaring with anger. They begin ruthlessly attacking the group and refuse to listen when Ash tries to explain. Running for their lives, everyone sprints in a different direction until they are all separated from one another. After a moment, Bonnie realizes that she and {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}} are alone with {{MTR}}. While fleeing from one of the Pangoro, Bonnie and Meowth accidentally fall over a cliff and crash through several thick vines. The vines catch on both of them, keeping them tethered to each other. Soon enough, another Pangoro finds the two of them and they flee again. Meanwhile, Ash realizes that he has been separated from everybody except Pancham. Serena, likewise, is stuck alongside {{AP|Frogadier}} and Chespin, while {{an|Clemont}} is with {{TP|Serena|Braixen}}, {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}}, and Pikachu. Luxray, {{AP|Hawlucha}}, and {{AP|Fletchinder}} constitute a fourth group, and they begin to search for the others. While everybody is trying to find everybody else, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are frustrated at Meowth's absence.

Bonnie and Meowth try to break the vine binding them together, but without success. After discussing Meowth's charm and ability to talk for a brief while, Bonnie realizes that her fortune about her luck foretold her getting stuck with Meowth, with gold coloration being a reference to Meowth's gold charm. As Ash and Pancham try to seek higher ground, Clemont introduces his newest invention, which can sense the body heat of living beings. However, the first thing it senses is another Pangoro. With help from Braixen, they flee while they can. Meanwhile, Frogadier acts as bodyguard for Serena, causing Chespin to become jealous and attempt to be bodyguard as well. However, a Pangoro attacks them, Chespin runs behind Serena while Frogadier distracts Pangoro with its frubbles, and the trio run away. Meanwhile, Meowth and Dedenne pick [[Nanab Berry|Nanab Berries]] from a tree so that they can eat. However, Meowth and Bonnie continue bickering with each other, culminating in Dedenne's {{m|Nuzzle}} attack to force Meowth to cooperate - which backfires and hits Bonnie as well. Realizing that they cannot afford to be fighting, Bonnie shares the last Nanab berry with Meowth and Dedenne.

Having reached the top of the cliff, Ash and Pancham see Fletchinder and are quickly reunited with it, Hawlucha, and Luxray. They quickly find Serena's group as well. While Bonnie and Meowth are still searching for their friends, they sneak by a sleeping Pangoro, but Meowth trips. Running away before Pangoro spots them, Bonnie and Meowth fall over the side of the hill and land on a group of {{p|Foongus}}. Although Meowth manages to avoid their {{m|Spore}}s, Bonnie is completely engulfed by them and immediately falls asleep. Because Dedenne is unfamiliar with [[Chesto Berry|Chesto Berries]], Meowth tries to carry Bonnie on his back, but she is too heavy. Instead, Meowth draws a picture of one for Dedenne to find, and they soon manage to wake Bonnie up again before continuing on their way. Clemont, having spotted Fletchinder, reunites with Ash and Serena as well, leaving Bonnie and Dedenne as the only two who are missing.

While making their way along a rocky riverbank, Bonnie and Meowth slip into the water. As they struggle to remain afloat, they are carried downstream and past a rock that shreds the vine keeping them together. Bonnie quickly grabs another vine dangling over the water to keep them from being carried any farther. After Bonnie and Meowth notice that their tether has been cut, they agree to go their separate ways, but a roar from a distant Pangoro convinces them to stay together. They soon spot Fletchinder and are reunited with Ash, Clemont, Serena, and all of the other Pokémon. Suddenly, the three Pangoro reappear. Just when they are about to attack the group again, Pancham goes to talk to them, wanting to know the reason for their constant attacks. As their speech is translated by Meowth, they explain to Pancham that they are angry because their food was stolen. Once everybody realizes that the true culprits are Team Rocket, the Pangoro send Jessie, James, Meowth, and the rest of Team Rocket's Pokémon blasting off when they arrive. Now that they realize their mistake in suspecting Ash and his friends, the Pangoro share their fruit with them and say goodbye as the day ends.

==Major events==

{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY071.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* {{an|James}}
* {{an|Jessie}}

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY071.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Pangoro}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Pangoro}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Frogadier}} ({{OP|Ash|Frogadier}})
* {{p|Fletchinder}} ({{OP|Ash|Fletchinder}})
* {{p|Hawlucha}} ({{OP|Ash|Hawlucha}})
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{OP|Clemont|Bunnelby}})
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Luxray}} ({{OP|Clemont|Luxray}})
* {{p|Braixen}} ({{OP|Serena|Braixen}})
* {{p|Pancham}} ({{OP|Serena|Pancham}})
* {{p|Pumpkaboo}} ({{OP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}})
* {{p|Inkay}} ({{OP|James|Inkay}})
* {{p|Pangoro}} (×3)
* {{p|Foongus}} (multiple)

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Bonnie V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Bonnie for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Meowstic}}
** Instead of Pokémon Holo Caster, {{p|Hoopa}} pops out to announce the viewers to get the legendary Pokémon giveaways and the tickets for the [[M18|movie]].
* The dub's title may be a reference to a line from the {{wp|Daniel Powter}} song "{{wp|Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)|Bad Day}}".
* All of the main characters' Pokémon remain outside their Poké Balls throughout this episode.
* {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Serena}} narrate the preview for the [[XY072|next episode]].
** Just like in ''[[XY014|Seeking Shelter From the Storm!]]'' and ''[[XY037|The Cave of Mirrors!]]'', no background music plays during the preview.
* The [[Mad-Paced Getter|opening animation]] is updated to remove [[Ash's Sliggoo]] (whose spot in his roster is taken up by a {{AP|Noibat}}) and includes a new variation of scenes with the [[Gym Leader]]s [[Ramos]], [[Valerie]] and [[Olympia]], {{Ash}} meeting [[Alain]], a Noibat flying around before falling to the ground and then crying and Serena with her {{TP|Serena|Braixen}} and {{TP|Serena|Pancham}}, watching an {{p|Eevee}} dancing on a rocky platform at night.
* Similar to ''[[XY056|One for the Goomy!]]'', this episode contains a reference to ''[[EP070|Go West Young Meowth]]'': when Bonnie asks {{MTR}} how he learned to talk, Meowth is ready to tell her the story behind it, but she loses interest as soon as Meowth mentions that the story is long.

===Errors===
* When the Pangoro are attacking for the fifth time, Ash's Fletchinder is gone.
* In a recurring dub error, the sound of Wobbuffet's Poké Ball opening is heard at the start of the episode despite him already being out of it.
* In several scenes, Pangoro's claws on their paws and feet are colored the same as their feet.
* When Bonnie and Meowth are falling down to the horde of Foongus, the Poké Ball pattern on several Foongus' heads are completely swapped backwards.

<gallery>
XY071 error.png|Several Foongus' heads pattern error
XY071 error 2.png|The claws on Pangoro's feet are the same colour as its feet
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub instead of Bonnie.
* Like ''[[BW131|The Path That Leads to Goodbye!]]'' in the dub, the apples are referred to as berries.

==In other languages==
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|es_la={{tt|¿Así que tienes un mal día?|So You're Having a Bad Day?}}
|nl={{tt|Dus je hebt een slechte dag!|So you're having a bad day!}}
|it={{tt|Una giornata nera!|A black day!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Então Você Está Tendo um Dia Ruim?|So You're Having a Bad Day!}}
|th={{tt|ชะตากรรมอันเลวร้ายที่สุด? ยูรีก้า ปะทะ เนียส!!|The Worst Luck? Eureka VS Nyarth!!}}
|pl={{tt|To nie będzie dobry dzień!|This Will Be a Bad Day!}}
|de={{tt|Der schlimmste Tag des Jahres!|The worst day of the year!}}
|ru={{tt|Действительно плохой день!|}}
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[[Category:Episodes focusing on Bonnie|870]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Meowth|870]]
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XY070

2015-11-09T08:32:59Z

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broadcast_us=July 4, 2015 |
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footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|xy|070}}
* {{BMGf|174238|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|175105|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|185244|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Beyond the Rainbow!''' (Japanese: '''決着！ヌメルゴン虹の彼方へ！！''' ''Conclusion! {{tt|Numelgon|Goodra}}, Somewhere Over the Rainbow!!'') is the 70th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 869th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 30, 2015 and in the United States on July 4, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper have been kidnapped, and after an intense battle with Florges, Goodra is in no shape to go after them! While our heroes start a search, the real motivation behind the attack on Goodra’s home becomes clear: Florges is taking care of a sad little Floette, who needs the spring’s healing water to get better. But now, the water appears to be drying up.

Soon, everyone discovers the truth: the Team Rocket trio are slowly draining the wetlands so they can sell the healing water for profit! Goodra and Florges decide to work together against this common enemy, and their combined efforts soon send Team Rocket blasting off again.

When Ash sees how happy Goodra is to be home, he makes a tough decision and offers to let Goodra stay and protect the wetlands and its friends who live there. After many heartfelt farewells, our heroes are off once again to Laverre City, and Goodra is back home!

==Plot==
Continuing the story [[XY069|begun in the previous episode]], {{Ash}} chases after several {{type|Bug}} and {{type|Poison}} Pokémon as they kidnap {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}, and {{p|Wooper}}. Despite {{AP|Frogadier}} and {{AP|Fletchinder}}'s best efforts, the opposing Pokémon continue to escape. As {{AP|Goodra}} tries to stop them, however, it receives another bout of attacks from its enemies and Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper are taken away. After this, {{an|Clemont}} tells the group that he has discovered {{TRT}}'s involvement in the goings-on in the wetlands. Following Goodra's lead, Ash and {{ashfr}} leave to find their missing friends.

Meanwhile, at the spring taken over by [[List of recurring wild Pokémon in the anime#Florges|Florges]] and her Bug-type and Poison-type army, Team Rocket has put Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper into special cages to prevent their escape. Florges worries over her sick {{p|Floette}}, but Floette is not healing because the water is running low and its special healing properties are insufficient to save Floette. Back at [[Keanan]]'s cabin, Keanan comes to the same conclusion and immediately heads out to discover the cause of the problem. Meanwhile, Ash and his friends arrive at the outer area of the spring, but several Bug-type Pokémon are keeping watch and refuse to believe {{an|Bonnie}}'s claims about Team Rocket's treachery since they only listen to Florges, not anyone else. Left with no choice but to battle, {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Serena}} keep the Pokémon occupied while Ash and Bonnie go with Goodra to find Florges. The three of them enter the spring, but it appears at first glance to be deserted. Suddenly, Florges appears behind them, flanked by two {{p|Seviper}}. Like the other Pokémon, Florges believes Team Rocket's story and refuses to accept Ash and Bonnie's claims to the contrary. Ash and Bonnie then notice the decline in the water level, and as they begin to piece together the story when they realize that Floette is Florges's child, the water begins to drain away completely. At that moment, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} reveal themselves and their captive Pokémon. They boast about their plan to take away all of the water in the wetlands, and Florges finally realizes that she and her Pokémon army had been tricked all along. Before she can retaliate, however, Team Rocket escapes.

Outside the spring cave, Clemont, Serena, and Keanan watch as Team Rocket's previously hidden airship takes to the skies and prepares to leave, and they meet with Ash and Bonnie again. Ash explains to everyone that Florges took control of the marshlands so she can heal Floette, but the water is now taken by Team Rocket. Goodra uses its antenna to fling Ash onto Team Rocket's ship, and Florges follows on a {{p|Yanmega}}. Using {{m|Dragon Pulse}} as a propellant, Goodra gives itself enough thrust to board the airship as well. Although Team Rocket tries to shake them off, Goodra blasts a hole in the side of the ship and the three of them enter. They quickly spot Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper, and rush to save them, but are confronted by Team Rocket. The conflict quickly escalates into a [[Double Battle]], with {{TP|James|Inkay}} and {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}} fighting Florges and Goodra. When Inkay and Pumpkaboo target Florges, Goodra steps in and defends her, and when both Pokémon switch their focus to Goodra, Florges stops the attacks and sends Pumpkaboo flying into the control panel for the cages holding Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper. Once Pikachu and the others escape their cages, Jessie and James attempt to have Inkay and Pumpkaboo attack again, but they are easily overpowered and sent blasing off by Goodra and Florges.

With the water draining out of the ship, a Yanmega arrives to take Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper back down to the surface. Florges loses her balance and falls off of the airship, only to be saved by Goodra. However, an untimely explosion sends both Pokémon plummeting for the surface, and Ash dives after them. Despite the efforts of three {{p|Beedrill}} to save the group, they continue falling until all of the {{type|Water}} Pokémon on the ground use {{m|Water Gun}} to save them. With the danger passed, the group turns to other problems - namely, the completely dried-out wetlands. To remedy this, Goodra uses {{m|Rain Dance}} to restore the water, and Florges uses her {{m|Grassy Terrain}} to revitalize the area. At last, Florges is able to revive her Floette, much to everyone's relief.

As the sun comes up the next morning, the Pokémon have all made up with each other and are now one large community. As Ash, his friends, Keanan, and Goodra stand on a hill overlooking the wetlands, Ash tells Goodra to stay behind. Now that Goodra has achieved its goal of becoming strong, it can serve as a protector and friend to the Pokémon living in the area. As Goodra and Ash share a tearful goodbye hug, everyone recalls all of the good times they had with Goodra, ever since they day it fell onto Ash's head as a {{p|Goomy}} and how Ash helped it to grow and evolve until it was powerful enough to defeat Clemont's {{TP|Clemont|Luxray}} and win him his fifth badge. Ash controls his tears, promising Goodra that no matter what happens or how far apart they are, they'll always be friends just as {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}, still crying, jumps up for a hug.

Soon Ash and his friends begin on their way to [[Laverre City]], Ash bidding Goodra goodbye one last time as the group leaves the wetlands.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} learn the truth to why Florges invaded Goodra's homeland.
* Ash [[Released Pokémon|releases]] his {{AP|Goodra}} so that it can stay with its friends in the [[Kalos Route 14|wetlands]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY070.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* {{an|James}}
* {{an|Jessie}}
* [[Keanan]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY070.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Florges}} ({{DL|Form differences|Flabébé, Floette, and Florges|Red Flower}}) ''(US and international)'' 
[[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Goodra}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Frogadier}} ({{OP|Ash|Frogadier}})
* {{p|Fletchinder}} ({{OP|Ash|Fletchinder}})
* {{p|Goomy}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}}; flashback)
* {{p|Sliggoo}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}}; flashback)
* {{p|Goodra}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}}; released)
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{OP|Clemont|Bunnelby}})
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Luxray}} ({{OP|Clemont|Luxray}}; flashback)
* {{p|Braixen}} ({{OP|Serena|Braixen}})
* {{p|Pumpkaboo}} ({{OP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}})
* {{p|Inkay}} ({{OP|James|Inkay}})
* {{p|Bellsprout}} ([[Keanan]]'s)
* {{p|Wooper}} (multiple)
* {{p|Quagsire}} (multiple)
* {{p|Lotad}} (multiple)
* {{p|Gulpin}} (multiple)
* {{p|Swanna}} (×2)
* {{p|Florges}} ({{DL|Form differences|Flabébé, Floette, and Florges|Blue Flower}})
* {{p|Floette}} ({{DL|Form differences|Flabébé, Floette, and Florges|Blue Flower}})
* {{p|Pinsir}} (multiple)
* {{p|Yanmega}} (multiple)
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Seviper}} (×3)
* {{p|Ariados}} (multiple)
* {{p|Spoink}} (flashback)
* {{p|Grumpig}} (flashback)

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Ash V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Machoke}}
** Instead of Pokémon Holo Caster, {{p|Hoopa}} pops out to announce the viewers to get the legendary Pokémon giveaways and the tickets for the [[M18|movie]].
* {{an|Bonnie}}, and {{MTR}} narrate the preview for the [[XY071|next episode]].
** Just like in ''[[XY013|Kindergarten Chaos!]]'' and ''[[XY055|A Slippery Encounter!]]'', at the end of the preview, Bonnie says "Everyone, keep Pokémon!" instead of {{Ash}} saying his "Everyone, get Pokémon!" phrase.
* This episode features the following flashbacks of Ash and his {{AP|Goodra}}.
** Ash's {{p|Goomy}} falling from a {{p|Swanna}} and landing on to Ash's head, using {{m|Rain Dance}} on {{an|Serena}}, using {{m|Bide}} against {{TP|James|Inkay}} and {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}}, and later being caught by Ash from ''[[XY055|A Slippery Encounter!]]''.
** Ash's Goomy evolving into {{p|Sliggoo}} during the battle against a {{p|Grumpig}} and learning {{m|Dragon Breath}} from ''[[XY061|An Oasis of Hope!]]''.
** Ash's Sliggoo evolving into {{p|Goodra}} while using Rain Dance from ''[[XY065|Good Friends, Great Training!]]''.
** Ash's Goodra activating {{a|Hydration}} during Ash's {{ci|Lumiose}} [[Lumiose Gym|Gym]] battle against [[Clemont]] and defeating his {{TP|Clemont|Luxray}} with Bide from ''[[XY067|The Moment of Lumiose Truth!]]''.
* Music from ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'' is used in this episode.
* The Japanese title is a reference to the song from the 1939 ''{{wp|The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz}}'' film, ''Somewhere Over the Rainbow''.
* The dub segment for [[Who's That Pokémon?]] features Florges's Red Flower form instead of the Blue Flower.

===Errors===
* In one scene, {{Ash}}'s mouth is missing. This error repeats in next 6 frames.
* In one scene, one of {{p|Florges}}'s green lashes is colored the same way as her head.
* Like in the previous episode, Gulpin used Water Gun, a move it cannot learn.
* In the dub, when Floette was fully healed, Florges' Japanese voice was heard.

<gallery>
File:XY070 error 2.png|Ash without his mouth
File:XY070 error.png|Florges's green lash error
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* In the dub, Ash's Pokédex stated Floette's species as the Single Bloom Pokémon. In the original, it doesn't state its species at all.

==In other languages==
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|es_eu={{tt|¡Más Allá del Arcoiris!|Beyond the Rainbow!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Más Allá del Arcoiris!|Beyond the Rainbow!}}
|nl={{tt|Achter de regenboog!|Beyond the rainbow!}}
|it={{tt|Al di là dell'arcobaleno!|Beyond the rainbow!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Além do Arco-Íris!|Beyond the Rainbow!}}
|th={{tt|บทสรุป! นูเมลก้อน สู่อีกฟากหนึ่งของสายรุ้ง!!|Conclusion! Numelgon, Somewhere Over the Rainbow!!}}
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XY069

2015-11-09T08:31:32Z

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screen=hd|
title_en=Defending the Homeland!|
title_ja=湿地帯の戦い！ヌメルゴン対フラージェス！！ |
title_ja_trans=Battle in the Wetlands! Numelgon VS Florges!! |
broadcast_jp=April 23, 2015 |
broadcast_us=June 27, 2015 |
en_series= |
en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Mad-Paced Getter|ゲッタバンバン]] |
ja_ed=[[Roaring All-Stars|ガオガオ・オールスター]] |
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morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=XY061-XY070|
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|xy|069}}
* {{BMGf|174237|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|174944|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|184288|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Defending the Homeland!''' (Japanese: '''湿地帯の戦い！ヌメルゴン対フラージェス！！''' ''Battle in the Wetlands! {{tt|Numelgon|Goodra}} VS Florges!!'') is the 69th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 868th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 23, 2015 and in the United States on June 27, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Our heroes are on their way to Laverre City when a passerby recognizes Ash’s Goodra. He introduces himself as Keanan and explains that he’s the caretaker of the nearby wetlands where Goodra used to live when it was a Goomy. Ash and the others are excited to visit Goodra’s old home, but the Pokémon seems reluctant.

When they reach the wetlands, Keanan explains that some time ago, a feud broke out over a healing spring in the area. In the battle, Goomy was launched into the air, where it was carried along by a flock of Swanna until it eventually fell on Ash’s head! The Florges who started the whole thing now controls the wetlands along with its underlings, and Goodra’s old friends have gone into hiding.

With some encouragement from Ash, Goodra confronts Florges in an impressive battle. But just when it looks like Florges has been defeated, an attack from an unknown source knocks Goodra out! Later, the Team Rocket villains (who launched the attack) approach Florges with an offer to join forces. And as Ash keeps watch over a recovering Goodra, the villains grab Pikachu and Dedenne! Will he be able to get them back?

==Plot==
On their way to [[Laverre City]], {{Ash}} and his friends stop for lunch. {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}}, as usual, is trying to steal {{TP|Serena|Pancham}}'s food, and the resulting scuffle results in {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}'s food being spilled. However, {{AP|Goodra}} steps in and shares its food with both Chespin and Dedenne, ending the conflict.

As the group prepares to leave, a man named [[Keanan]] and his {{p|Bellsprout}} come up and greet Goodra. Keanan explains that Goodra, when it was a {{p|Goomy}}, lived in the wetlands where he works as a warden. Although Goodra is apprehensive about visiting its homeland, it agrees to go along with everybody else to visit. While looking out over the wetlands, Keanan tells them how there is a special spring in the area that Goodra used to live near with its friends, but a group of other Pokémon came and began to try and take the spring by force. During the battle, a [[List of recurring wild Pokémon in the anime#Florges|Blue Flower Florges]] sent Goomy flying, whereupon it landed on a {{p|Swanna}}'s back and was [[XY055|subsequently dropped onto Ash's head]]. As the group sadly contemplates the story of what had happened, Goodra looks at the quiet wetlands and cries out, recalling the happy memories of its other friends.

Elsewhere in the wetlands, Goodra's friend {{p|Wooper}} hears its cry and tries to find Goodra. Wooper quickly follows the sound, and the two Pokémon are delighted to see each other again. Goodra's other friends, who followed Wooper, also come out to greet it. However, several {{type|Bug}} Pokémon also heard Goodra's cries and bring it to the attention of Florges, who is in the spring. As Goodra is showing its {{m|Dragon Pulse}} to its friends, a Swanna comes along and says something to the group, and all of the Pokémon follow Swanna. Although Ash wants to follow Goodra and the others, Keanan stops him, saying that matters between [[wild Pokémon]] need to stay between wild Pokémon, but eventually lets him and his friends follow Goodra as long as they stay out of any fights that get started. Goodra's other friends are being attacked by Florges and the other Bug-type Pokémon, but Goodra holds them at bay with its {{m|Bide}} attack. Rallying behind Goodra, the other Pokémon begin to put up a better fight against Florges's army.

Eventually, Florges comes down to have a battle with Goodra. Although Goodra is nervous at first, Ash reminds it that it is no longer the weak, frightened Goomy that it once was, and that it will be fine in the battle. After {{m|Petal Blizzard}} and Dragon Pulse cancel each other out, Florges uses {{m|Grassy Terrain}}, thus powering up its {{type|Grass}} moves. The powered up {{m|Solar Beam}} from Florges inflicts damage on all of Goodra's friends, putting Goodra on the defensive in order to take a super effective {{m|Moonblast}} for them. Very weak, Goodra almost gives in to Florges, but choice words of encouragement from Ash convince it to keep going. Goodra's newly learned {{m|Ice Beam}} attack then breaks through a second {{m|Moonblast}} and hits Florges, leaving Goodra as the winner of the battle. As everyone is celebrating Florges's defeat, however, a {{m|Shadow Ball}} and {{m|Psybeam}} attack come out of nowhere and hit Goodra. Simultaneously, a smoke-releasing device shrouds the entire area in a thick black fog that lifts to reveal the disappearance of Florges and the other Pokémon.

That evening, Keanan finishes treating Goodra as {{AP|Pikachu}}, Dedenne, and Wooper look after it. Florges, meanwhile, is resting in the spring as {{TRT}} explain their plan to defeat Goodra. It is also revealed that Florges has done all of this to protect her {{p|Floette}}. Listening to Team Rocket's advice, Florges orders an {{p|Ariados}} to kidnap Pikachu, Dedenne, and Wooper.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at {{AP|Goodra}}'s [[Kalos Route 14|homeland]].
* Ash and his friends learn the full story behind the invasion of Goodra's homeland.
* Ash's Goodra learns {{m|Ice Beam}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
===Pokémon debuts===
* {{p|Florges}} (Blue Flower)

====TV episode debuts====
* {{p|Floette}} (Blue Flower)

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY069.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[James]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Keanan]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY069.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Wooper}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Florges}} ({{DL|Form differences|Flabébé, Floette, and Florges|Blue Flower}}) ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Fletchinder}} ({{OP|Ash|Fletchinder}})
* {{p|Hawlucha}} ({{OP|Ash|Hawlucha}})
* {{p|Goomy}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}}; flashback)
* {{p|Goodra}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}})
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{OP|Clemont|Bunnelby}})
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Luxray}} ({{OP|Clemont|Luxray}}; flashback)
* {{p|Braixen}} ({{OP|Serena|Braixen}})
* {{p|Pancham}} ({{OP|Serena|Pancham}})
* {{p|Bellsprout}} ([[Keanan]]'s)
* {{p|Wooper}} (multiple)
* {{p|Quagsire}} (multiple)
* {{p|Lotad}} (multiple)
* {{p|Gulpin}} (multiple)
* {{p|Swanna}} (multiple)
* {{p|Florges}} ({{DL|Form differences|Flabébé, Floette, and Florges|Blue Flower}}; debut)
* {{p|Floette}} ({{DL|Form differences|Flabébé, Floette, and Florges|Blue Flower}})
* {{p|Pinsir}} (multiple)
* {{p|Ariados}} (multiple)
* {{p|Yanmega}} (multiple)
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Seviper}} (multiple)

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Pikachu V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Pikachu for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Mienfoo}}
* {{Ash}} and {{p|Florges}} narrate the preview for the [[XY070|next episode]].

===Errors===
* {{p|Gulpin}} used {{m|Water Gun}}, a move that it [[anime move errors|cannot legally learn]].
* When {{p|Bellsprout}} peeked its head out of the truck when it saw {{p|Goodra}}, its right eye developed a sclera.
* In the dub, during the flashback of Goomy being attacked by Florges, its Japanese voice can be heard while it is landing on a Swanna.
<gallery>
XY069 error.png|Bellsprout's eye error
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub instead of Pikachu.

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=F16A81|bordercolor=025DA6
|es_eu={{tt|¡Defendiendo la Tierra Natal!|Defending the Homeland!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Defendiendo el hogar!|Defending the Homeland!}}
|it={{tt|Difenderò la mia casa!|I will defend my home!}}
|th={{tt|การต่อสู้ในหนองน้ำ! นูเมลก้อน ปะทะ ฟลาเจส!!|Battle in the Wetlands! Numelgon VS Florges!!}}
|nl={{tt|Het land van herkomst verdedigen!|Defend your native country!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Defendendo a Terra Natal!|Defending the Homeland!}}
|pl={{tt|W obronie domu!|Defending the Home!}}
|de={{tt|Verteidigt die Heimat!|Defend the Homeland!}}
|ru={{tt|Защищая родные места!|}}
|}}
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[[Category:Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon learns a new move|868]]

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XY068

2015-11-09T08:29:53Z

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altepcode=EP867 |
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screen=hd|
title_en=Garchomp's Mega Bond!|
title_ja=狙われたメガシンカ！ガブリアスの絆！！|
title_ja_trans=The Coveted Mega Evolution! Gaburias's Bonds!! |
broadcast_jp=April 16, 2015 |
broadcast_us=June 20, 2015|
en_series= |
en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Mad-Paced Getter|ゲッタバンバン]] |
ja_ed=[[Roaring All-Stars|ガオガオ・オールスター]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=武上純希 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=尼野浩正 |
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art=篠原隆 |
morecredits=no |
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footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|xy|068}}
* {{BMGf|173260|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|174805|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|182718|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Garchomp's Mega Bond!''' (Japanese: '''狙われたメガシンカ！ガブリアスの絆！！''' ''The Coveted Mega Evolution! {{tt|Gaburias|Garchomp}}'s Bonds!!'') is the 68th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 867th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 16, 2015 and in the United States on June 20, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

On their way out of Lumiose City, our heroes visit Professor Sycamore, who enthusiastically shows them his latest experiment: he’s acquired a Key Stone and a Mega Stone, and he wants to see if his friend Garchomp will Mega Evolve! But while everyone’s excitement builds, there is a huge explosion and Garchomp is whisked away, along with both stones. Upon further investigation, the thieves turn out to be none other than Team Rocket!

Professor Sycamore and our heroes chase after them, soon joined by the mysterious man in the Blaziken mask. When Team Rocket tries to get Garchomp to Mega Evolve and join them, the masked man lends the professor his Key Stone. Quickly, the bond between professor and Pokémon overwhelms even Team Rocket’s mind control ray. Mega Garchomp, Blaziken, and Pikachu combine to send the villains blasting off again!

Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie say their goodbyes and head off toward Laverre City. Meanwhile, the professor seems to have figured out who’s behind the Blaziken mask...

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} decide to visit [[Professor Sycamore]] before leaving [[Lumiose City]]. At that moment, the professor is having [[Meyer]] fix something of his, but soon returns to his research laboratory. When the group arrives at the laboratory, Professor Sycamore greets them and shows them his newest research: he has aquired a Key stone and Mega Stone and has used a special machine to determine that the Mega Stone is a Garchompite, meaning that {{p|Garchomp}} can finally [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]].

However, before anything else can occur, {{TRT}} breaks into the laboratory with a {{p|Meowth}}-shaped machine reminiscent of the one they used in ''[[XY010|Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!]]''. They steal the Key Stone, Garchompite, and Garchomp before fleeing in a hurry. Acting quickly, {{an|Clemont}} hands Ash a special device, which Ash throws onto the Meowth machine before it is out of reach. Clemont then pulls out a new invention: a tracking machine that will register the device Ash put onto the mecha. Professor Sycamore drives them all in his car, following the lead provided by Clemont's machine. However, where Team Rocket is located, as {{TP|James|Inkay}} uses {{m|Psybeam}} to free the Garchompite from Professor Sycamore's machine, it destroys the tracker as well and Clemont's apparatus explodes. With their only lead lost, Professor Sycamore climbs out of the car and shouts desperately for Garchomp, hoping she will hear him.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket prepares to attempt to Mega Evolve Garchomp. {{MTR}} turns on special guidance waves to control Garchomp before [[James]] lets her out of her cage. Fixing the Garchompite around Garchomp's neck, James proceeds to try and force her to Mega Evolve. With Clemont's device broken, Ash, Professor Sycamore, and the rest of the group continue their search for Garchomp and go to where Clemont last received a transmission from his machine. As they walk, Professor Sycamore reflects on the time when he first met Garchomp, when she was still a {{p|Gible}} - [[Alain]] had brought her in when she was rampaging in Lumiose City, and she had gradually learned to trust the professor and the others before evolving into {{p|Gabite}} and eventually Garchomp. While Team Rocket is controlling her, Garchomp suddenly has visions of those same memories or her time with Professor Sycamore, and the Mega Evolution fails. As Garchomp lets out a howl of distress, Professor Sycamore hears her, despite Ash and the others hearing nothing, and he follows his instinct to lead them to Garchomp.

Team Rocket, frustrated by their failure to Mega Evolve Garchomp, try to figure out the reason. Assuming that Garchomp is refusing to Mega Evolve, Meowth turns up the intensity of the control waves. Seeing the light of Garchomp's attempted Mega Evolution, Professor Sycamore sprints to Team Rocket and tries to stop them from hurting his friend any more. However, as the radio waves begin to hurt the professor as well, Blaziken Mask appears and uses his {{p|Blaziken}} to stop them. Unfortunately, Meowth is able to restart the transmission of the waves and Team Rocket begins to gain the upper hand again.

In a desperate attempt to stop Team Rocket, Professor Sycamore convinces Blaziken Mask to lend him a Key Stone so that he can Mega Evolve Garchomp before Team Rocket does. Both James and the professor use their Key Stones, and Garchomp finally achieves her Mega Evolution. When James orders her to get rid of the others, she begins to walk towards Professor Sycamore, but only to embrace him, having broken free of Team Rocket's control. With the boost in her power, Garchomp easily destroys the mecha and sends Team Rocket blasting off with help from Blaziken and {{AP|Pikachu}}. Professor Sycamore returns the Key Stone to Blaziken Mask after smelling a familiar fragrance on it, and Blaziken Mask takes his leave when [[Officer Jenny]] arrives.

That evening, Ash and his friends leave Lumiose City after thanking Professor Sycamore. The next morning, the professor pays a visit to Meyer at his shop and explains that the smell of the Key Stone was the same smell he had picked up from Meyer earlier. Meyer then agrees that he and Blaziken will assist the professor with his research.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with [[Professor Sycamore]] again.
* Professor Sycamore is revealed to have obtained a [[Key Stone]] and a {{DL|Mega Stone|Garchompite}}.
* Professor Sycamore's {{p|Garchomp}} achieves [[Mega Evolution]] for the first time.
* Ash and his friends head for [[Laverre City]] for Ash's next [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}.
* Professor Sycamore discovers the identity of [[Meyer|Blaziken Mask]].
* Meyer decides to help Professor Sycamore with his research in Mega Evolution.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Humans====
=====Main series debuts=====
* [[Alain]]

====Pokémon debuts====
=====Main series debuts=====
* [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] {{p|Garchomp}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY068.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Professor Sycamore]]
* [[Diantha]] (flashback)
* [[Meyer|Meyer/Blaziken Mask]]
* [[Alain]] (flashback)
* [[Sophie]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP_XY068.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Garchomp}} ''(US and international)'' 
[[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Garchomp}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Inkay}} ({{OP|James|Inkay}})
* {{p|Garchomp}} ([[Professor Sycamore]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Garchomp]])
* {{p|Gible}} ([[Professor Sycamore]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Gabite}} ([[Professor Sycamore]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Gardevoir}} ([[Diantha]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Gardevoir]]; flashback)
* {{p|Blaziken}} ([[Meyer|Blaziken Mask]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Blaziken]])
* {{p|Poochyena}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Zigzagoon}} (flashback)
* {{p|Azurill}} (flashback)
* {{p|Marill}} (flashback)
* {{p|Helioptile}} (flashback)
* {{p|Linoone}} (flashback)
* {{p|Psyduck}} (flashback)
* {{p|Combee}} (×2; flashback)
* {{p|Weedle}} (flashback)

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Ash V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Trevenant}}
** Instead of Pokémon Holo Caster, Professor Oak announces the new trailer for ''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]'' about possessed Ash, Hoopa Unbound, and the Legendary Pokémon.
* ''[[Roaring All-Stars]]'' replaced ''[[DreamDream]]'' as the [[List of Japanese ending themes|Japanese ending theme]].
* This episode marks [[Alain]]'s first appearance outside of side story episodes, albeit only in a flashback.
* This episode marks the first appearance of a female {{p|Gible}} in the anime.
* This episode reveals that a person can borrow a [[Key Stone]] from another Trainer.
* ''[[Mad-Paced Getter]]'' is used as an insert song in this episode.

===Errors===
* When Professor Sycamore is showing Ash and the others the Key Stone, {{AP|Pikachu}}'s tail is completely yellow.
* After Mega Blaziken reverts back to Blaziken, its Blazikenite cannot be seen.

<gallery>
XY068 error.png|Pikachu's tail error
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* The title card segment in the dub features Serena's old design.

==In other languages==
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|es_eu={{tt|¡El Mega-vínculo de Garchomp!|Garchomp's Mega Bond!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡El Mega-vínculo de Garchomp!|Garchomp's Mega Bond!}}
|it={{tt|Il mega legame di Garchomp!|Garchomp's Mega Bond!}}
|pl={{tt|Mega Więź Garchompa!|Garchomp's Mega Bond!}}
|th={{tt|เป้าหมายสู่การพัฒนาร่างเมก้า! สายสัมพันธ์ของกาเบรียส!!|The Coveted Mega Evolution! Gaburias's Bonds!!}}
|nl={{tt|De megaband van Garchomp!|Garchomp's mega Bond!}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Mega Elo de Garchomp!|Garchomp's Mega Bond!}}
|de={{tt|Knakracks Mega-Band!|Garchomp's Mega Bond!}}
|ru={{tt|Мега‐связь Гарчомпа!|}}
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XY067

2015-11-09T08:27:32Z

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epcode=XY067 |
altepcode=EP866 |
colorscheme=Kalos|
screen=hd|
title_en=The Moment of Lumiose Truth!|
title_ja=ミアレジム戦！サトシVSシトロン！！|
title_ja_trans=Miare Gym Battle! Satoshi VS Citron!! |
broadcast_jp=April 9, 2015 |
broadcast_us=June 13, 2015 |
en_series= |
en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Mad-Paced Getter|ゲッタバンバン]] |
ja_ed=[[DreamDream|ドリドリ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=金崎貴臣 |
directorn=1 |
director=関野昌弘 |
artn=4 |
art=西谷泰史 |
art2=松永香苗 |
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art4=中矢利子 |
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epstaffpage=XY061-XY070|
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|xy|067}}
* {{BMGf|171484|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|174637|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|181113|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''The Moment of Lumiose Truth!''' (Japanese: '''ミアレジム戦！サトシVSシトロン！！''' ''{{tt|Miare|Lumiose}} Gym Battle! {{tt|Satoshi|Ash}} VS {{tt|Citron|Clemont}}!!'') is the 67th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 866th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 9, 2015 and in the United States on June 13, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

After a false start, the Lumiose Gym battle between Ash and Clemont is getting under way! To begin, Clemont’s Bunnelby and Ash’s Pikachu trade the same moves they used when they first met, on Ash’s first day in the Kalos region. Bunnelby has learned some new tricks since then, but it can’t stand up against Pikachu’s Iron Tail.

Next up, Clemont sends out Heliolisk, and Ash switches to Goodra. But Heliolisk moves with impressive speed, dashing around the battlefield more quickly than Goodra can follow. Ash calls Goodra back and sends out the speedy Hawlucha, but Heliolisk still seems unstoppable...until Ash notices that it pauses to spread its frills before every attack. Hawlucha times its attack just right and knocks Heliolisk out!

Clemont’s final Pokémon is Luxray, who uses Electric Terrain to charge up the battlefield and quickly takes down both Hawlucha and Pikachu. Ash sends Goodra back into battle and uses Rain Dance to short out the electric battlefield. Then, a clever use of Bide allows Goodra to unleash an overwhelming show of force, giving Ash the win and the Voltage Badge!

Serena suggests Laverre City as the next destination, and our heroes get ready to head out—with Clemont once again by their side!

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{an|Clemont}} prepare to have their long-awaited Gym battle at the [[Lumiose Gym]]. As {{an|Serena}} and {{an|Bonnie}} watch from the stands, they have {{TP|Serena|Braixen}}, {{TP|Serena|Pancham}}, and {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}} come out so that they can all watch the battle as well. {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}} joins them a moment later, disappointed because it will not be participating in the Gym battle. In addition, [[Meyer]] comes to watch the Gym battle as well, much to everyone's surprise.

[[Clembot]], acting as the referee, starts the match, and Clemont brings out {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}} as his first Pokémon. Ash, though momentarily surprised at Clemont's choice, decides to start the battle with {{AP|Pikachu}}. While Bunnelby and Pikachu are battling, Bonnie realizes that the battle is proceeding in the exact same way - the same attacks, the same responses, and the same successful hits - as [[XY001|the very first battle between Ash and Clemont]]. As Ash orders Pikachu to use {{m|Iron Tail}} and Clemont responds by having Bunnelby grab Pikachu with its ears, which is the same response he made last time, Clemont shows off Bunnelby's new move, {{m|Wild Charge}}, to great effect. After two {{m|Dig}} attacks, with the first one successful and the second one stopped by Iron Tail, Pikachu lands a final blow on Bunnelby and eliminates it from the match.

For his second Pokémon, Clemont chooses {{TP|Clemont|Heliolisk}}, and Ash recalls Pikachu in favor of {{AP|Goodra}}. Despite Goodra's powerful {{m|Dragon Pulse}} nearly hitting its mark, Heliolisk proves to be extremely agile and takes advantage of that. Goodra is helpless against Heliolisk's barrage of attacks, culminating in its paralysis with {{m|Thunder Wave}}. Realizing that Goodra cannot defeat Heliolisk, Ash substitutes {{AP|Hawlucha}} for it. Although Heliolisk begins to overpower Hawlucha as well with its combinations of {{m|Flash}} and {{m|Parabolic Charge}}, Ash notices that Heliolisk is momentarily vulnerable during the second it takes to open its frills. Using this to his advantage, Ash orders Hawlucha to execute a point-blank {{m|High Jump Kick}}, knocking Heliolisk out.

With Ash having all three of his Pokémon left and Clemont just one, the match is very decidedly leaning in Ash's favor. However, Clemont calls on {{TP|Clemont|Luxray}}, his most powerful Pokémon. After using {{m|Electric Terrain}}, Luxray easily knocks out Hawlucha with a single Wild Charge and has little trouble in taking Pikachu out of the battle as well. With only Ash's paralyzed Goodra left, the battle has suddenly shifted to favor Clemont instead. Immediately after calling Goodra out, Ash has it use {{m|Rain Dance}}. The Rain Dance both wipes out the Electric Terrain and, due to Goodra having the [[Ability]] {{a|Hydration}}, cures its paralysis. The two Pokémon, now on even footing, exchange attack after attack. Finally, however, Luxray falls to Goodra's {{m|Bide}} attack.

After the match, Ash and Clemont thank each other for the amazing battle and Clemont rewards Ash with the [[Voltage Badge]]. Following Serena's suggestion, Ash sets his sights on [[Laverre City]] as the location of his sixth Gym battle. Clemont assures the group that he will continue traveling with them from this point on, and they all renew the promise they made [[XY003|at the beginning of their journey]], this time with Serena and Dedenne as well.

==Major events==

* [[Clemont's Bunnelby]] is revealed to have [[XY063|learned]] {{m|Wild Charge}}.
* [[Clemont's Heliolisk]] is revealed to know {{m|Flash}} and {{m|Thunder Wave}}.
* [[Ash's Goodra]] is revealed to have {{a|Hydration}} as its [[Ability]].
* {{Ash}} has a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} with {{an|Clemont}} and wins, earning the {{badge|Voltage}}.
* Ash learns that [[Laverre Gym|the next Gym]] is located in [[Laverre City]].
* {{an|Clemont}} returns control of [[Lumiose Gym]] and his Gym Pokémon to [[Clembot]] while he resumes his travels with Ash.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY067.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]] (flashback)
* [[James]] (flashback)
* [[Meyer]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY067.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Goodra}} ''(US and international)'' 
[[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Luxray}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}}; flashback)
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}; flashback)
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Hawlucha}} ({{OP|Ash|Hawlucha}})
* {{p|Goomy}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}}; flashback)
* {{p|Goodra}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}})
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{OP|Clemont|Bunnelby}})
* {{p|Heliolisk}} ({{OP|Clemont|Heliolisk}})
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Luxray}} ({{OP|Clemont|Luxray}})
* {{p|Braixen}} ({{OP|Serena|Braixen}})
* {{p|Pancham}} ({{OP|Serena|Pancham}})

===Other===
* [[Clembot]]

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Ash V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Bulbasaur}}
* {{Ash}} and [[Professor Sycamore]] narrate the preview for the [[XY068|next episode]].
* ''[[Mad-Paced Getter]]'' is used as an insert song during the battle's conclusion.
* This episode is similar to Ash's Gym Battle with [[Volkner]] in ''[[DP179|The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!]]''.
**Both Gyms specialize in {{type|Electric}} Pokémon.
**Pikachu defeats a Pokémon and is recalled afterwards but later loses to a {{p|Luxray}}, the Gym Leader's last Pokémon.
***Ash uses a part {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon against the Luxray. However, it lost this time.
**Both Gyms had a robot for a referee.
**The participants had an earlier battle that was cancelled due to {{TRT}}'s interference.
**An Electric Pokémon uses {{m|Iron Tail}} on the ground after another Pokémon uses {{m|Dig}}.
** Ash's {{AP|last Pokémon|Infernape}} activating its [[ability]].
* This episode also holds some similarities to Ash's official battle with [[Norman]] in ''[[AG070|Balance of Power]]''.
** It is the second match against the fifth Gym Leader of the region.
** The battle eventually has the same Pokémon fighting as their first match.
* The Japanese airdate for this episode aired on the same week as the English airing of ''[[XY058|The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!]]''. Both episodes featured Ash officially battling the Gym Leader the episode after arriving in the [[Coumarine City|respective]] [[Lumiose City|city]].
**These two episodes were also initially listed on the schedule without the word "The" at the beginning of their English episode title. However, when they were aired, they both included "The" at the beginning of their English episode title.
* The original blurb for this episode misspells Lumiose as Lum''oi''se.
* This episode marks the first episode directed by [[Theresa Buchheister]].

===Errors===
* When Goodra activated its Hydration ability, its right antenna turns black in one scene then turns back to purple.
<gallery>
XY067 error.png|Goodra's antenna error
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* The title card segment in the dub features Serena's old design.

==In other languages==
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S08

2015-11-09T08:17:45Z

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{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|2|AG094|The Relicanth Really Can}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|3|AG095|The Evolutionary War}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|4|AG096|Training Wrecks}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|5|AG097|Gaining Groudon}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|6|AG098|The Scuffle of Legends}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|7|AG099|It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|8|AG100|Solid as a Solrock}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|9|AG101|Vanity Affair}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|10|AG102|Where's Armaldo?}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|11|AG103|A Cacturne for the Worse}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|12|AG104|Claydol Big and Tall}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|13|AG105|Once in a Mawile}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|14|AG106|Beg, Burrow and Steal}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|15|AG107|Absol-ute Disaster}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|16|AG108|Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|17|AG109|Do I Hear a Ralts?}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|18|AG110|The Great Eight Fate!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|19|AG111|Eight Ain't Enough}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|20|AG112|Showdown at Linoone}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|21|AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|22|AG114|Date Expectations!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|23|AG115|Mean With Envy}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|24|AG116|Pacifidlog Jam}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|25|AG117|Berry, Berry Interesting}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|26|AG118|Less is Morrison}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|27|AG119|The Ribbon Cup Caper!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|28|AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|29|AG122|Deceit and Assist}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|30|AG123|Rhapsody in Drew}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|31|AG124|Island Time}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|32|AG125|Like a Meowth to a Flame}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|33|AG126|Saved by the Beldum}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|34|AG127|From Brags to Riches}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|35|AG128|Shocks and Bonds}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|36|AG129|A Judgment Brawl}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|37|AG130|Choose It or Lose It!}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|38|AG131|At the End of the Fray}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|39|AG132|The Scheme Team}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|40|AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|41|AG134|A Real Cleffa-Hanger}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|42|AG135|Numero Uno Articuno}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|43|AG136|The Symbol Life}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|44|AG137|Hooked on Onix}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|45|AG138|Rough, Tough Jigglypuff}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|46|AG139|On Cloud Arcanine}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|47|AG140|Sitting Psyduck}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|48|AG141|Hail to the Chef}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|49|AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|50|AG143|The Saffron Con}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|51|AG144|A Hurdle for Squirtle}}
{{Season Infobox/EpiEntry|52|AG145|Pasta La Vista}}
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'''Pokémon: Advanced Battle''' is the eighth season of the Pokémon anime, and the third season of the dub of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}. It is comprised of episodes 93-145 of the original Advanced Generation series. This season showcases the end of the adventures of {{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, {{an|Brock}} and [[Max]] in [[Hoenn]], and the beginning of their adventures on Ash's second adventure through [[Kanto]] while challenging the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}; from [[Lilycove City]] to [[Saffron City]].

It originally aired in the United States as part of the 2005-2006 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} Saturday morning line-up. The season began with ''[[AG093|Clamperl Of Wisdom]]'', which originally aired on September 17, 2005, and ended with ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista]]'', which originally aired on July 8, 2006.

[[Jamie Davyous Owens]] joins the cast this season providing the voice of [[Officer Jenny]] from Lee Quick.

It is preceded by [[S07|Pokémon: Advanced Challenge]] and followed by [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]].

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==Important events==
* Teams [[Team Magma|Magma]] and [[Team Aqua|Aqua]] awaken {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}}, only to realize the true danger in unleashing their power. [[Lance]] helps to resolve the situation. ([[AG097]] - [[AG098]])
* Ash tries his luck against the Hoenn [[Elite Four]] member [[Drake]]. ([[AG101]])
* May meets a new rival [[Harley]], not knowing of his penchant for trickery. ([[AG103]])
* On the way to [[Slateport City]], Ash meets [[Morrison]], who becomes his rival. ([[AG118]])
* Ash and his friends stop [[Brodie]], now independent, from stealing the Ribbon Cup. ([[AG119]])
* May, Drew, and Harley compete in the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]]. ([[AG121]] - [[AG123]])
** May defeats Harley in the battle rounds, but loses to Drew, ending up in the top eight.
** Drew loses in the finals against {{ho|Robert}}, the champion.
* Upon arriving at [[Ever Grande City]], Ash and friends meet {{Ho|Tyson}}, an [[Ever Grande Conference]] participant and torch runner. ([[AG125]])
* The Ever Grande Conference takes place ([[AG126]] - [[AG131]])
** Ash, Morrison, and Tyson make it past the preliminary round. ([[AG126]])
** Ash, Morrison, and Tyson make it through the qualifying rounds. ([[AG127]] - [[AG128]])
** Ash battles {{ho|Katie}} and wins. ([[AG128]] - [[AG129]])
** Ash battles Morrison and wins. ([[AG129]] - [[AG130]])
** Ash battles Tyson, and loses. Ash comes in the top eight in the [[Hoenn League]], while Tyson becomes the Ever Grande Conference champion. ([[AG130]] - [[AG131]])
* Ash and his friends part ways. Ash later meets [[Scott]], and [[Agatha]] at the [[Viridian Gym]]. Scott tells Ash of the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}. ([[AG132]])
* Ash, May, Max, and Brock reunite at {{an|Professor Oak}}'s lab. ([[AG133]])
* {{an|Misty}} makes an appearance for three episodes. ([[AG132]] - [[AG134]])
* Ash and May begin their quests to participate in the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} and Kanto [[Pokémon Contest]]s, respectively. ([[AG133]])

===Party changes===
====Additions====
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* [[Ash's Snorunt]] ([[AG108]])
* [[May's Munchlax]] ([[AG117]])
* [[Misty's Azurill]] (prior to [[AG132]])
* [[May's Squirtle]] ([[AG133]])

====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Brock's {{p|Lombre}} [[AG105|→]] {{TP|Brock|Ludicolo}}
* Ash's {{p|Snorunt}} [[AG123|→]] {{AP|Glalie}}

====Releases====
* None

====Other====
* [[Ash's Torkoal]] (left at Professor Oak's lab, [[AG133]])
* [[Ash's Glalie]] (left at Professor Oak's lab, [[AG133]])
* [[May's Skitty]] (left at [[Petalburg Gym]] before [[AG133]])
* [[May's Beautifly]] (left at [[Petalburg Gym]] before [[AG133]])
* [[May's Bulbasaur]] (left at Professor Oak's lab, [[AG133]])
* [[Brock's Ludicolo]] (left at [[Pewter Gym]] before [[AG134]])

=====Returns=====
The following Pokémon return to their Trainer:
* [[Ash's Phanpy]] ([[AG133]])

===Gym battles===
Ash defeats the following [[Gym Leader]]s:
* [[Tate and Liza]] ([[AG100]])
* [[Juan]] ([[AG111]])

===Pokémon Contests===
May wins a [[Pokémon Contest]] in each of the following locations:
* [[Purika City]] ([[AG103]])
* [[Pacifidlog Town]] ([[AG116]])
* [[Saffron City]] ([[AG144]])

===Battle Frontier===
Ash defeats the following [[Frontier Brain]]s:
* {{FB|Factory Head|Noland}} ([[AG136]])

==North American DVD releases==
{{main|List of English language Advanced Battle home video releases (Region 1)}}

==Australian DVD releases==
{{main|List of English language Advanced Battle home video releases (Region 4)}}

==Trivia==
* For reasons unknown, this season was never aired on {{pmin|New Zealand}} television. However DVDs were made available, which at the time was unusual for recent season in New Zealand. It was also aired on the {{pmin|Australia}}n [[wp:Cartoon Network (Australia)|Cartoon Network]], which can be viewed in New Zealand through [[wp:Sky Network Television|Sky]].

==In other languages==
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XY064

2015-09-29T11:12:01Z

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{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=XY063 |
prevtitle=A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!|
nextcode=XY065 |
nexttitle=Good Friends, Great Training! |
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title_en=Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!|
title_ja=フォッコVSマフォクシー！華麗なるパフォーマンスバトル！！|
title_ja_trans=Fokko VS Mahoxy! A Splendid Performance Battle!! |
broadcast_jp=March 12, 2015 |
broadcast_us=May 23, 2015 |
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en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Mad-Paced Getter|ゲッタバンバン]] |
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* {{BMGf|172695|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|173824|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|175589|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!''' (Japanese: '''フォッコVSマフォクシー！華麗なるパフォーマンスバトル！！''' ''{{tt|Fokko|Fennekin}} VS {{tt|Mahoxy|Delphox}}! A Splendid Performance Battle!!'') is the 64th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 863rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 12, 2015 and in the United States on May 23, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash, Serena, and Bonnie are continuing their journey to meet Clemont in Lumiose City. Their trip is interrupted when a Pokémon Showcase rehearsal quickly turns into a fight between Fennekin and Pancham. Serena loses her temper and yells at them, and then decides she needs to walk away for a bit.

In town, she meets a familiar-looking girl named Ariana, who tries to cheer Serena up, advising her to smile and inviting her along for some shopping and lunch. When she hears about what happened, Ariana reminds Serena of the close partnership she shares with her Pokémon and suggests that she apologize to them.

After the apology, all is forgiven, and Ariana challenges Serena to a Double Battle. Serena is off to a shaky start, but she remembers Ariana’s advice and connects with her Pokémon. Serena’s fortunes turn around quickly—and Fennekin evolves into Braixen!

Later, our heroes are watching Pokévision when Kalos Queen Aria is introduced...and Serena is amazed when she realizes her new friend Ariana was really Aria in disguise! With her confidence and optimism renewed, Serena leads the way as our heroes set off once more for Lumiose City.

==Plot==
While en route to [[Lumiose City]] for {{Ash}}'s Gym battle with {{an|Clemont}}, Ash, {{an|Serena}}, and {{an|Bonnie}} are watching a television broadcast about the [[Pokémon Showcase]] that [[Shauna]] had recently won in [[Coumarine City]]. Seeing Shauna's glory as the winner of a Showcase, Serena resolves to catch up to her rival and goes to train with {{TP|Serena|Fennekin}} and {{TP|Serena|Pancham}} as soon as [[Nurse Joy]] finishes healing them.

At first, the training proceeds well, with Serena, Fennekin, and Pancham obviously having fun and performing their moves in perfect harmony with each other. However, while performing a trick involving Pancham jumping through a fiery ring created by Fennekin's {{m|Flamethrower}}, Pancham's tail is burned and it becomes angry at Fennekin, blaming her for the mistake. Fennekin retaliates and, after Pancham tries the trick again and accidentally lands on Fennekin, the two of them begin fighting. Pancham hides behind Serena and taunts Fennekin, causing the latter to use Flamethrower in anger and hit Serena instead of Pancham. At this, Serena loses her temper and screams at her two Pokémon to stop fighting. Embarrassed and upset by the way she had treated her Pokémon, Serena leaves to go have some time by herself and think while Ash and Bonnie look after Fennekin, Pancham, and their other Pokémon.

Absentmindedly staring into the window of a shop, a miserable Serena decides that she is a failure as a [[Pokémon Performer]]. While lost in thought, a girl walks up behind her and comments on the hats in the window of the shop, thinking Serena is having trouble deciding which one to get. She introduces herself, somewhat hesitantly, as Ariana and invites Serena to go shopping with her, telling Serena how smiling is the most important thing when it comes to performing with one's Pokémon. While shopping, Serena and Ariana continue talking about Pokémon Performers. Serena is still very down on herself for her mistake in the Coumarine City Pokémon Showcase, which Ariana had watched on [[PokéVision]], but Ariana tells her that everybody makes mistakes and to keep working with her Pokémon. Serena, enjoying their conversation, begins to smile again and Ariana says that people will love her smile. While the two girls share a meal together, Ariana suggests that Serena's first step to make amends with her Pokémon be to simply apologize, because she and Fennekin are always together and even though Pancham isn't always very honest with itself, it cares about Serena, too.

Meanwhile, Ash and Bonnie have been spending the day having fun with {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}, and the other Pokémon. Fennekin and Pancham, like Serena, have been very upset for much of the day, blaming themselves for Serena's anger and for the problems caused between them. Bonnie manages to coax them into eating their food, however, and she and Ash talk about how Clemont is doing back at the [[Lumiose Gym]]. At the Gym at that moment, Clemont defeats his newest challenger, a Trainer named [[Sawyer]], in his Gym challenge and gives him useful advice about the timing of his {{p|Treecko}}'s {{m|Mega Drain}}.

Later that evening, Serena returns to where Ash, Bonnie, and her Pokémon are playing and Fennekin and Pancham immediately express their apologies to her. She, in turn, apologizes to them, and is startled when Ariana challenges her to a Double Battle. Ariana sends out her {{p|Delphox}} and {{p|Aromatisse}} to battle against Pancham and Fennekin. During the battle, Serena realizes that Ariana is a Performer herself and is at first unable to overcome her opponent's beautiful and effective combinations. When Ariana offers her advice about making sure she and her Pokémon are in full cooperation with each other, Serena begins a new combination with {{m|Stone Edge}} and Flamethrower that help her begin to turn the battle around. When Ariana counters with her own Flamethrower and hurts Fennekin, Serena remembers her advice to just keep smiling and reassures Pancham and Fennekin that everything will turn out all right in the end. Responding to Serena's words, Fennekin evolves into {{p|Braixen}}. Before the battle can be completed, however, Ariana is called away and leaves behind a confused Serena, Ash, and Bonnie.

The next day, Serena, Bonnie, and Ash are watching an exhibition by Kalos Queen {{an|Aria}} on television, and Serena finally recognizes her as "Ariana", the one who had given her so much help the day before. Inwardly thanking Aria for her assistance, Serena resolves to train even harder and someday achieve her dream of becoming Kalos Queen.

==Major events==

* {{an|Clemont}} meets a Trainer named [[Sawyer]].
* {{an|Serena}} meets Kalos Queen {{an|Aria}} in person.
* Aria's {{p|Braixen}} is revealed to have evolved into a {{p|Delphox}}.
* Aria is revealed to own an {{p|Aromatisse}}.
* Serena's {{p|Fennekin}} evolves into {{TP|Serena|Braixen}}.
* Serena has a [[Double Battle]] against Aria, but the battle gets interrupted when Aria gets called.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
* [[Sawyer]]
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Aromatisse}}
* [[Serena's Braixen]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY064.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* {{an|Aria}}
* [[Shauna]] (video)
* [[Monsieur Pierre]] (video)
* [[Sawyer]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY064.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Treecko}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Aromatisse}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Frogadier}} ({{OP|Ash|Frogadier}})
* {{p|Fletchinder}} ({{OP|Ash|Fletchinder}})
* {{p|Hawlucha}} ({{OP|Ash|Hawlucha}})
* {{p|Sliggoo}} ({{OP|Ash|Sliggoo}})
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Luxray}} ({{OP|Clemont|Luxray}})
* {{p|Fennekin}} ({{OP|Serena|Fennekin}}; evolves)
* {{p|Braixen}} ({{OP|Serena|Braixen}}; newly evolved)
* {{p|Pancham}} ({{OP|Serena|Pancham}})
* {{p|Wigglytuff}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Wigglytuff}})
* {{p|Delphox}} ({{an|Aria}}'s)
* {{p|Aromatisse}} ({{an|Aria}}'s)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ([[Shauna]]'s; video)
* {{p|Flabébé}} ([[Shauna]]'s; {{DL|Form differences|Flabébé, Floette, and Florges|Orange Flower}}; video)
* {{p|Treecko}} ([[Sawyer]]'s)
* {{p|Furfrou}} (La Reine Trim)
* {{p|Foongus}} (flashback)
* {{p|Oddish}} (flashback)
* {{p|Lombre}} (flashback)
* {{p|Victreebel}} (flashback)
* {{p|Roserade}} (flashback)

===Other===
* [[Clembot]]

==Trivia==
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Serena}} read the title card.
**This is the fourth time in the {{series|XY}} that someone else reading the title card has been kept in the dub.
[[File:Title Card XY Serena V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Serena for this episode]]
* The title card is updated to include Serena's new design when the episode focuses on her.
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Bonsly}}
* This episode marks the first time in the {{series|XY}} where ''[[V (Volt)]]'' was not used as an insert song during a Pokémon's [[evolution]]. For this case, ''[[DreamDream]]'' was used instead.
** This is also the first time this series where the Pokémon that just evolved did not learn a new move.
* This episode features the following flashbacks of {{an|Serena}} and her {{TP|Serena|Fennekin|Braixen}} during her evolution.
** Serena meeting and choosing {{p|Fennekin}} as her first Pokémon from ''[[XY004|A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!]]''.
** Serena hugging Fennekin from ''[[XY040|Day Three Blockbusters!]]''
** Serena giving Fennekin and {{TP|Serena|Pancham}} gifts from ''[[XY059|Under the Pledging Tree!]]''.
** Serena looking at Fennekin as they are about to enter the first round of the [[Pokémon Showcase]]s from ''[[XY060|A Showcase Debut!]]''.
* Due to him leaving [[XY062|in order to prepare for his match against Ash]], this is the first time Bonnie has asked a girl to marry Clemont where she didn't get pulled away by him.

===Errors===
* During the scene when Serena's Pancham is about to hit the ground, its left ear is colored the same way as its head.
* Aria is seen wearing her blue bracelet at one point when she meets Serena for the first time, despite buying it later that day.
* Although it doesn't occur on-screen, Clemont mentions that [[Sawyer]]'s {{p|Treecko}} used {{m|Razor Leaf}} during their Gym Battle, a move Treecko is [[Anime move errors|unable to learn]].
* During the VS screen when Serena is having a battle with Aria, Aromatisse's eyelids are colored purple instead of being colored black.
* In the dub when the group's Pokémon are eating, {{AP|Fletchinder}}'s Japanese voice can be heard.
* In the dub the narrator was missing in the beginning of the episode right after the opening. The narrator's lines were left in the Closed Captions though. The line missing goes as follows: "NARRATOR: With four Kalos Gym badges in Ash's possession, our heroes continue to the Lumiose Gym for Ash's battle with Clemont."
** Closed Captions also incorrectly refer to Sawyer as Scottie.
* In the dub for the return of [[Who's That Pokémon?]], the background music is missing.
<gallery>
File:XY064_error.png|Pancham's ear error
File:XY064_error 2.png|Aromatisse's eyelids error
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub, but is read by both Ash and Serena.
* [[DreamDream]] was replaced in the dub with an instrumental song.
* In the dub, Clemont states that Sawyer's Treecko uses {{m|Mega Drain}}, a move Treecko can legally learn, instead of {{m|Razor Leaf}}.

==In other languages==
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|fr_eu={{tt|Combattre avec élégance et avec le sourire !|Fight with elegance and with a smile !}}
|it={{tt|Lotta con stile e un sorriso smagliante!|Fight with elegance and with a dazzling smile!}}
|de={{tt|Mit einem strahlenden Lächeln!|With a dazzling smile!}}
|th={{tt|ฟ็อกโกะ ปะทะ มาฟ็อกซี่! เพอร์ฟอร์มานซ์แบทเทิลอันงดงาม!!|Fokko VS Mahoxy! A Splendid Performance Battle!!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Batalhando com Elegância e um Grande Sorriso!|Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!}}
|nl={{tt|Vechten met elegantie en een grote glimlach!|Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile}}
|ru={{tt|Элегантное сражение с улыбкой на лице!|}}
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XY066

2015-09-29T11:07:52Z

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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=XY066 |
altepcode=EP865 |
colorscheme=Kalos|
screen=hd|
title_en=Confronting the Darkness!|
title_ja=ミアレシティ捜査線！シトロイド対ブラック・シトロイド！！|
title_ja_trans=The Miare City Investigation! Citroid VS Black Citroid!! |
broadcast_jp=April 2, 2015 |
broadcast_us=June 6, 2015 |
en_series= |
en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Mad-Paced Getter|ゲッタバンバン]] |
ja_ed=[[DreamDream|ドリドリ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=大橋志吉 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=木村哲 |
directorn=1 |
director=南川達馬 |
artn=3 |
art=青木一紀 |
art2=内田裕 |
art3=斉藤圭太 |
morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=XY061-XY070|
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|xy|066}}
* {{BMGf|173259|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|174424|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|179690|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Confronting the Darkness!''' (Japanese: '''ミアレシティ捜査線！シトロイド対ブラック・シトロイド！！''' ''The {{tt|Miare|Lumiose}} City Investigation! {{tt|Citroid|Clembot}} VS Black {{tt|Citroid|Clembot}}!!'') is the 66th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 865th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 2, 2015 and in the United States on June 6, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash, Serena, and Bonnie have finally rejoined Clemont in Lumiose City. Ash can’t wait to get their Gym battle started, but it’s quickly interrupted by Officer Jenny...who places Clembot under arrest! Security footage shows a robot that looks just like Clembot vandalizing several businesses around the city. Clemont sets out to prove Clembot’s innocence with the help of the journalist Alexa, who’s been trying to track down a mysterious man in a Blaziken mask as a possible witness.

At Alexa’s advice, Clemont investigates the Prism Tower computer where Clembot’s blueprints are stored. Sure enough, a robotics researcher known as Doctor Belmondo has hacked into the computer and stolen the blueprints to create a Dark Clembot of his own! Our heroes catch the pair red-handed at the Lumiose Museum, where Clembot defeats Dark Clembot in a Pokémon battle and Belmondo confesses everything.

With Clembot’s good name restored, the stage is set for the Gym battle between Ash and Clemont!

==Plot==
{{Ash}}, {{an|Serena}}, and {{an|Bonnie}} arrive in [[Lumiose City]], ready for Ash's fifth Gym battle against {{an|Clemont}}. They run to the [[Lumiose Gym]], where Clemont, {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}}, and [[Clembot]] greet them. Ash and Serena show Clemont their newly evolved {{AP|Goodra}} and {{TP|Serena|Braixen}}, respectively, and Bonnie happily reunites with her big brother.

Without wasting any time, Ash and Clemont prepare to have their Gym match while Serena and Bonnie watch from the stands in the Gym. However, before the battle can get underway, they are interrupted by [[Officer Jenny]]. Officer Jenny announces, much to everyone's surprise, that Clembot is under arrest. She locks Clembot in a prison cell and then shows {{ashfr|the group}} footage of a robot that looks almost identical to Clembot committing several crimes. Although Clemont insists that Clembot is innocent by pointing out that the offending robot lacks a dent in its head, Jenny does not accept his claim as evidence enough to release Clembot.

Outside the police station, the group is greeted by [[Meyer]], whom Bonnie is delighted to see after her extended absence from Lumiose City. [[Alexa]] arrives as well, and they discuss Clembot's alleged crimes. Alexa explains that she has been investigating the cases as well - and so, apparently, has Blaziken Mask. Not anticipating this particular topic, Meyer becomes very uncomfortable and pretends not to know about Blaziken Mask. After this brief discussion, Clemont leads his friends back to Prism Tower to check on Clembot's blueprints and see if they can determine whether or not someone copied them. Sure enough, Clemont soon discovers that his computer was externally hacked by a computer connected with a university in Lumiose City. Continuing his investigation, Clemont discovers blueprints for a nearly identical but slightly different robot called Dark Clembot. Additionally, Clemont discovers evidence of Dark Clembot's next likely targets - an electronics storage facility and the [[Lumiose Museum]] as well as the name "[[Belmondo]]", and proceeds to take the information to Officer Jenny.

Elsewhere in Lumiose City, Dark Clembot is using a {{p|Magneton}} to cause mayhem and destruction at the electronics warehouse. Not long after this event, Clemont, Ash, Serena, and Bonnie take the information to Officer Jenny, who confirms that the robot in the surveillance camera was, in fact, not Clembot. When Clemont mentions the name "Belmondo", Officer Jenny immediately recognizes him as a professor specializing in robotics. Clemont then shows Officer Jenny the map of the electronics warehouse, and she tells them that an incident occurred there recently. Officer Jenny agrees to release Clembot and they all head to the Lumiose Museum to apprehend Belmondo and Dark Clembot.

That night, Belmondo and Dak Clembot are about to break into the museum when Clembot attacks its imitation, startling Belmondo and causing Ash and his friends to run out and confront him. When Clemont demands to know Belmondo's reason for his actions, Belmondo relates his plan. He had seen Clembot and knew that he could add to it and make it better, so he created Dark Clembot with the design of using it to frame Clembot for several crimes and then continue committing said crimes without suspicion. Shaking with rage from Belmondo's abuse of scientific prowess, Clemont accepts his robot-against-robot challenge, determined to prove that Clembot is better than its counterpart. The battle begins without delay, with Dark Clembot pitting Belmondo's Magneton against Clembot and [[Clemont's Heliolisk]]. Because Clemont programmed Clembot to battle with the Pokémon's feelings in mind, Clembot gains the upper hand in the match due to Dark Clembot being programed to do nothing but attack. As Belmondo scorns Clemont's sentiments about caring for Pokémon and fighting together with them, both Clembot and Dark Clembot are magnetically drawn into the air by {{TRT}}. The two robots are rescued by Blaziken Mask, but due to the damage they have both taken, Clemont and Belmondo agree to finish the battle themselves - Belmondo's {{p|Magnezone}} against [[Clemont's Luxray]]. As with the battle between Clembot and Dark Clembot, Clemont easily defeats Belmondo due to the professor's apathy towards his Pokémon's feelings and abilities. With his Pokémon defeated and his scheme revealed, Belmondo is arrested by Officer Jenny.

As Alexa arrives to try and talk to Blaziken Mask, he flees and leaves her disappointed behind him, and Clemont and Ash prepare for their Gym battle the next day.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}}, {{an|Serena}}, and {{an|Bonnie}} reunite with {{an|Clemont}}.
* Clemont learns that [[Serena's Braixen|Serena's Fennekin]] and [[Ash's Goodra|Ash's Sliggoo]] have [[evolution|evolved]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} encounter [[Meyer]] and [[Alexa]] again.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY066.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Alexa]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Meyer|Meyer/Blaziken Mask]]
* [[Belmondo]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY066.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Magneton}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Heliolisk}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Goodra}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}})
* {{p|Heliolisk}} ({{OP|Clemont|Heliolisk}})
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Luxray}} ({{OP|Clemont|Luxray}})
* {{p|Braixen}} ({{OP|Serena|Braixen}})
* {{p|Pancham}} ({{OP|Serena|Pancham}})
* {{p|Helioptile}} ([[Alexa]]'s)
* {{p|Blaziken}} ([[Meyer|Blaziken Mask]]'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Blaziken]])
* {{p|Magneton}} ([[Belmondo]]'s)
* {{p|Magnezone}} ([[Belmondo]]'s)
* {{p|Pansear}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Swablu}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Purrloin}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Skitty}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Manectric}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Lillipup}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Furfrou}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Psyduck}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Panpour}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Swirlix}} (Trainer's)

===Other===
* [[Clembot]]
* [[Dark Clembot]]

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Clemont V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Clemont for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Charmander}}
* [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] does not appear in this episode.
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Clemont}} narrate the preview for the [[XY067|next episode]].
* Music from the [[Secret Super Training]] levels of Super Training from the [[Generation VI]] games is used as background music during the fight between Blaziken Mask and Team Rocket.
* This episode marks the last episode directed by [[Tom Wayland]].

===Errors===
* In one scene, [[Clemont's Heliolisk|Heliolisk]]'s tail is completely colored black instead of yellow.
* In the English Dub, when Officer Jenny asks Clemont whether he is the [[Lumiose City]] [[Gym Leader]], she says "Luminose" instead of "Lumiose".
<gallery>
XY066 error 2.png|Heliolisk's tail error
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub instead of Clemont.

==In other languages==
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|it={{tt|Faccia a faccia con il lato oscuro!|Face to face with the dark side!}}
|de={{tt|Gegen die Finsternis!|Confronting the darkness!}}
|th={{tt|การตรวจสอบในเมียร์เร่ซิตี้! ซิตรอยด์ ปะทะ แบล็คซิตรอยด์!!|The Miare City Investigation! Citroid VS Black Citroid!!}}
|ru={{tt|Встреча с тёмной стороной!|}} {{tt|*|written title}} {{tt|Встреча с тенью|}} {{tt|*|spoken title}}
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XY065

2015-09-29T11:04:53Z

Stitchix: /* In other languages */

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altepcode=EP864 |
colorscheme=Kalos|
screen=hd|
title_en=Good Friends, Great Training!|
title_ja=カメール、ライチュウ登場！ヌメイルがんばる！！|
title_ja_trans=Kameil and Raichu Appear! Good Luck Numeil!! |
broadcast_jp=March 26, 2015 |
broadcast_us=May 30, 2015 |
en_series= |
en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Mad-Paced Getter|ゲッタバンバン]] |
ja_ed=[[DreamDream|ドリドリ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
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storyboardn=1 |
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* {{BMGf|173086|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|174208|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|178025|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Good Friends, Great Training!''' (Japanese: '''カメール、ライチュウ登場！ヌメイルがんばる！！''' ''{{tt|Kameil|Wartortle}} and Raichu Appear! Good Luck {{tt|Numeil|Sliggoo}}!!'') is the 65th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 864th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 26, 2015 and in the United States on May 30, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

On the way to meet Clemont in Lumiose City, our heroes run into their friend Tierno from summer camp! A Team Rocket robot quickly interrupts the happy reunion when it grabs Ash’s Sliggoo and Tierno’s Raichu and Wartortle, and then carts them back to the villains. But Jessie is annoyed that their “Automatic Pikachu Catcher” malfunctioned and sends it flying, allowing the Pokémon to escape.

When Team Rocket comes after Pikachu again, Sliggoo bravely steps up to protect it. When their robot explodes and starts a fire, Sliggoo evolves into Goodra to put out the flames with a powerful Rain Dance before sending the villains blasting off again!

Finally, Ash and Tierno get to have the Double Battle they’ve been planning. Raichu and Wartortle are formidable opponents, but the team of Pikachu and Goodra proves too much for them, and Ash wins! Tierno wishes Ash luck in his upcoming Gym battle and heads off to continue his own journey, and our heroes finally have Lumiose City within their sights!

==Plot==
{{Ash}}, {{an|Serena}}, and {{an|Bonnie}} are talking to {{an|Clemont}} via video phone, and Clemont introduces to them his newest invention: a machine that detects dirt and the like and automatically cleans it up. However, the machine mistakes Clemont for dirt himself, and it explodes as he tries to resist it. Soon after, Ash, Serena, and Bonnie continue their travels to [[Lumiose City]]. As Ash decides to train, he begins to think about possible strategies to counter Clemont's Pokémon. Suddenly, [[Tierno]] steps out from behind a tree and greets the three of them. After again expressing his admiration and affection for Serena, Tierno notices Clemont's absence, when Ash explains that Clemont is the Lumiose [[Gym Leader]]. Tierno explains that he battled [[Clembot]] for his [[Voltage Badge]] and won, and then he agrees to have a training battle with Ash.

In a clearing in the woods, Ash calls out {{AP|Sliggoo}} to battle against Tierno. Tierno then shows Ash his team of Pokémon: a {{p|Politoed}}, {{p|Wartortle}}, {{p|Ludicolo}}, and {{p|Hitmontop}}, and Wartortle having evolved from his {{p|Squirtle}}. Ash and Tierno agree to have a [[Double Battle]], with Tierno bringing out his {{p|Raichu}} to partner with Wartortle. Ash decides to have {{AP|Pikachu}} partner with Sliggoo. Just before the battle begins, however, a strange machine rolls out of the bushes and grabs Pikachu. An automated message from {{TRT}} plays from the [[Team Rocket's mechas|mecha]], bragging about it and explaining their newest attempt to capture Pikachu. As the mecha tries to drop Pikachu into a cage, Sliggoo uses {{m|Dragon Breath}} to force it to release Pikachu. Suddenly, however, it turns around and immediately grabs Raichu and Wartortle instead. While Pikachu is thrown off the moment he tries to help, Sliggoo manages to grab hold of one of the arms, but all three Pokémon are hurled into the cage and the device releases a pink gas to facilitate its escape.

While en route to where Team Rocket is waiting, Wartortle and Raichu try without success to break the bars of the cage, while Sliggoo cowers, frightened. Meanwhile, {{AP|Fletchinder}} searches without success for the mecha, and the group splits up to continue searching. Ash and Serena head one way, while Tierno and Bonnie head the other way. When the mecha arrives at where Team Rocket is relaxing, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are dismayed to discover that it had responded to Raichu's internal electricity instead of Pikachu's and had captured the wrong Pokémon. Raichu and Wartortle attack James and Jessie from inside the cage using Thunderbolt and {{m|Water Gun}}, respectively, and Jessie responds in frustration by having {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}} attack them with {{m|Shadow Ball}}. However, the attack hits the line connecting the cage to the machine and the cage rolls away with Raichu, Wartortle, and Sliggoo still inside it. Jessie then apathetically orders the mecha to resume its search for Pikachu.

Tierno and Bonnie work their way through very thick grass in their search for the missing Pokémon. Suddenly, the cage falls over the cliff next to them and they discover the three Pokémon, stunned from the crash. After making sure that their friends are all right, Tierno and Bonnie realize that the mecha is probably still after Pikachu. Bonnie asks {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}} to find Pikachu, and Dedenne begins to lead them in the right direction by using its electricity to sense Pikachu's location. Bonnie and Tierno, following Dedenne, come across a giant rock. Sliggoo tries to destroy it with Dragon Breath, but its attacks make little progress. Tierno is amazed at Sliggoo's determination to destroy it and has Raichu and Wartortle help, thus removing the obstacle. Meanwhile, Ash, Serena, and Pikachu are still searching for the three missing Pokémon when Dedenne's electricity reaches Pikachu. Before they can go to find Tierno and Bonnie, however, the mecha reappears and Pikachu drives it away with {{m|Iron Tail}} before he, Ash, and Serena flee while they can. While they are being chased, the machine manages to grab Pikachu again until Team Rocket appears. Just in time, Sliggoo arrives and tackles the mecha, preventing Pikachu from being caged. However, as Jessie sends Pumpkaboo to use Shadow Ball again, it hits the mecha and destroys it, causing sparks to fly everywhere and starting a massive fire.

While Ash, Serena, Pikachu, Sliggoo, and Team Rocket are surrounded by a ring of flames, the fires trigger several painful memories in Sliggoo of its friends being hurt when its homeland was attacked. In response, Sliggoo uses {{m|Rain Dance}} and summons a storm to put out the fire, triggering its own [[evolution]] into {{p|Goodra}} as well. Seeing the power of Ash's new Pokémon, James suggests that they attempt to capture Goodra instead, but his plan is short-lived. Despite the blows by Pumpkaboo and {{TP|James|Inkay}}'s {{m|Dark Pulse}} and {{m|Psybeam}}, Goodra uses {{m|Dragon Pulse}} to easily send Team Rocket blasting off. With Team Rocket out of the way, Ash and Tierno resume their battle. Pikachu uses {{m|Quick Attack}} while Wartortle holds its ground and use {{m|Rapid Spin}}. Pikachu manages to dodge while Raichu uses {{m|Charge Beam}} and {{m|Focus Blast}} on Goodra, but Goodra takes the hit and begins charging {{m|Bide}}. Although Pikachu tries to counter another Focus Blast with {{m|Electro Ball}}, Wartortle interferes with another Rapid Spin and allows Raichu to successfully execute its attack. With its Bide fully charged, Goodra launches the attack and Wartortle tries to block with {{m|Hydro Pump}}, but Pikachu responds with Iron Tail, allowing Goodra's Bide to hit Raichu and Wartortle. Tierno and his Pokémon then begin their dance rhythm and Wartortle uses {{m|Skull Bash}}, but Goodra catches and holds Wartortle. As Raichu tries to use Focus Blast, Pikachu counters it with Electro Ball again. Goodra throws Wartortle into Raichu, leaving them both struggling. To finish off their opponents, Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on Wartortle and Goodra use Dragon Pulse on Raichu. Both attacks hit the Pokémon, knocking them out, and Ash is declared the winner of the battle.

That evening, Ash, Serena, and Bonnie say goodbye to Tierno and finally arrived in Lumiose City, excited to see Clemont again and for Ash's battle against him.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}}, {{an|Serena}}, and {{an|Bonnie}} meet up with [[Tierno]] again.
* Tierno is revealed to have earned the {{badge|Voltage}} from [[Clembot]].
* Tierno's {{p|Squirtle}} is revealed to have evolved into a {{p|Wartortle}}.
* Tierno is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Politoed}}, a {{p|Hitmontop}}, a {{p|Ludicolo}}, and a {{p|Raichu}}.
* Ash's {{p|Sliggoo}} evolves into {{AP|Goodra}} and learns {{m|Dragon Pulse}}.
* Ash has a [[Double Battle]] with Tierno and wins.
* Ash and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Lumiose City]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Goodra}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY065.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Tierno]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY065.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]

[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Sliggoo}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Sliggoo}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Fletchinder}} ({{OP|Ash|Fletchinder}})
* {{p|Goomy}} ({{OP|Ash|Goomy}}; flashback)
* {{p|Sliggoo}} ({{OP|Ash|Sliggoo}}; evolves)
* {{p|Goodra}} ({{OP|Ash|Goodra}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Heliolisk}} ({{OP|Clemont|Heliolisk}}; flashback)
* {{p|Pumpkaboo}} ({{OP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}})
* {{p|Inkay}} ({{OP|James|Inkay}})
* {{p|Wartortle}} ([[Tierno]]'s)
* {{p|Squirtle}} ([[Tierno]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Politoed}} ([[Tierno]]'s)
* {{p|Hitmontop}} ([[Tierno]]'s)
* {{p|Ludicolo}} ([[Tierno]]'s)
* {{p|Raichu}} ([[Tierno]]'s)
* {{p|Wooper}} (×4; flashback)
* {{p|Lotad}} (×4; flashback)
* {{p|Gulpin}} (×4; flashback)
* {{p|Seviper}} (flashback)

===Other===
* [[Clembot]] (flashback)

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Ash V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Squirtle}}
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Clemont}}, and [[Officer Jenny]] narrate the preview for the [[XY066|next episode]].
* The way how {{AP|Sliggoo}} evolves under rain is similar to the method it evolves in the games.
** In the games, however, Sliggoo cannot evolve during a rain caused by {{m|Rain Dance}}.
* An instrumental version of ''[[V (Volt)#Opening animation: Version 2 (XY029 - current)|Mega V (Mega Volt)]]'' is used as an insert song during Sliggoo's evolution in this episode.

===Errors===

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* The title card segment in the dub features Serena's old design.

==In other languages==
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epcode=AG065 |
altepcode=EP339 |
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title_en=Gulpin it Down |
title_ja=ゴクリン撃退大作戦！！ |
title_ja_trans=The Great Gokulin Repelling Strategy!! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=February 26, 2004 |
broadcast_us=February 12, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
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scenario=藤田伸三 |
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director=大町繁 |
art=たけだゆうさく |
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'''Gulpin it Down''' (Japanese: '''ゴクリン撃退大作戦！！''' ''The Great {{tt|Gokulin|Gulpin}} Repelling Strategy!!'') is the 65th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 339th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on February 26, 2004 and in the United States on February 12, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends are in a town close to Petalburg City, when their picnic is gobbled up by a passing Gulpin. They overhear an emergency announcement instructing everyone to evacuate.

The kids and a local shopkeeper are accosted by a large group of Gulpin. Officer Jenny saves them, bringing the friends back to the Pokémon Center. They meet Nurse Joy and Professor Jacuzzi, who are working to stop the Gulpin from eating all of the town's food supplies.

The professor's first plan involves a giant PokéBlock to lead the Gulpin away. Team Rocket tries to steal the PokéBlock, but their balloon is shot down by the Gulpin. The Gulpin follow the PokéBlock out of town.

The Gulpin try to return through the sewer, but Jenny and Joy block the way. The Gulpin emerge onto the street. Professor Jacuzzi arrives with a device that beams them up and shoots them away, but it breaks down with one Gulpin left to go. Ash sends Treecko out to battle and the machine restarts, grabbing both Pokémon. It explodes, and the two of them become oversized.

To avoid destroying the town, Treecko leads Gulpin to a lake, but is too tired to battle (shrinking back to normal). May suggests capturing Gulpin in a Poké Ball. Nurse Joy gives the professor a Heavy Ball, and he captures the Gulpin, vowing to restore it to its normal size.

==Plot==
{{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, {{an|Brock}}, and [[Max]] are having lunch in a park, next to a large harbor city somewhere in [[Hoenn]] between {{to|Verdanturf}} and [[Petalburg City]]. Brock reads from the guidebook about how they are very close to Petalburg, and Ash says through a mouthful of food how eager is he to be able to battle [[Norman]] again. Max warns Ash about how strong Norman is, while May is excited about being able to eat [[Caroline|their mom]]'s cooking again. As May reaches for her sandwich, a round, pea-green slug-like Pokémon slides by and inhales it with a deep "GULP" sound before she can grab it. It does the same to Max's, Brock's and Ash's sandwiches, as well as {{AP|Pikachu}}'s bowl of food, as they all look on in surprise and confusion. The Pokémon slides away a short distance, then turns around and swallows hard, spitting out Pikachu's empty bowl afterwards. The group stands up in amazement, with Ash bringing out his [[Pokédex]] to scan the creature.

The [[Pokédex]] identifies it as a {{P|Gulpin}}, mentioning its ability to swallow anything its size whole, as well as its ability to digest anything it swallows. Max is upset about how it ate their entire lunch, but May thinks it's cute. The group looks up in unison when they hear an alarm; the Gulpin slides away while their attention is diverted. A female voice over a nearby loudspeaker is ordering the population of the city to make an emergency evacuation. Ash wonders where everyone is expected to be able to evacuate to.

The group walk along one of the deserted streets in the evacuated city, with May commenting on how people are able to follow orders so well. A loud scream pierces the air, and Ash turns to see where it came from. A woman in a pink uniform similar to a {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}'s clothes is backed up against the wall, inside a building. Ash and company rush in, finding her, and ask her what's wrong. The woman points to a swarm of Gulpin which are chowing down on loaves of bread; this is a bakery, and the Gulpin are devouring the woman's entire stock. Ash orders Pikachu to attack the Gulpin, but Pikachu freezes when two of the Stomach Pokémon jump him, followed by the rest which form a dogpile on him. Ash knocks away Gulpin to try to retrieve his Pokémon, finally pulling a knocked-out Pikachu out of the pile. May cries out as several more Gulpin come pouring into the room through the air vents along the ceiling. The group, along with the woman, are soon nearly smothered by the horde of Gulpin. A sharp whistle from outside gets Brock's attention, who recognizes it as [[Officer Jenny]]'s police whistle before he gets dragged down into the mob. Officer Jenny then appears in front of the bakery, commanding her {{P|Tangela}} to use {{m|Vine Whip}} to drag everyone, nearly out of breath, out from the mob. The Gulpin then slide out as one into the street, leaving the bakery behind for a new food source.

Ash thanks Jenny for rescuing them, and Jenny warns them that it is too dangerous for them to remain in the city. The bakery owner promises to leave, but May and Max tell Jenny that they need a place to rest. Jenny asks that they follow her to the local [[Pokémon Center]]. When they arrive, they find [[Nurse Joy]] manning a control panel that is monitoring the city, confirming that the evacuation was complete and that measures to remove the Gulpin from the city were about to be launched. Ash comments that he had never seen a Pokémon Center like this, and Joy tells him that it had been specially outfitted to be a center for defense against Gulpin attacks. At May's question as to what that means, an old, bespectacled, bearded man, dressed in the attire of a Pokémon Professor, enters the room and tells the group that the local Gulpin population is rising again. Jenny introduces the man as [[Professor Jacuzzi]], a specialist on Gulpin research. She goes on to explain that Gulpin attack the town around this time every year, devouring all of the food in the city, and that this year, the defense center's goal is to rid the town of Gulpin for good. Jacuzzi points out on a map where he knows the Gulpin are headed: the city's main food storage, in the center of town. He tells the group that he has been working on something that will "stop the Gulpin right in their tracks". Jenny then picks up an alarm on the system that shows the crowd of Gulpin moving toward the city's center. She calls for the launch of the "immobilization" maneuver. Ash asks if there is some way he can help.

Soon, Jenny and the group have positioned themselves at the end of a bridge leading toward the city center, with a large, armored vehicle parked behind them. They watch as the Gulpin mob comes stampeding in their direction. Once they are within sight, Jenny calls for the attack, and Jacuzzi, inside a complex control station inside the vehicle, launches a missile at the mob. The missile breaks apart in midair, revealing a device that appears to contain three massive [[Pokéblocks]]. The Professor climbs out of the vehicle to explain the giant Pokéblocks as being his own special blend, developed over several years, and are composed of all the ingredients which attract Gulpin. As the Gulpin leap to devour it, Jacuzzi activates a helicopter rotor on the device, which spins and carries the device up and away from the Gulpin. It flies off along the bridge, leading the Gulpin away from the city center.

As Jacuzzi celebrates his achievement, however, a giant mechanical hand reaches down and grabs the device, bending the rotor. The group looks up to see {{TRT}} in their balloon, who recite their motto. Jenny and the others tell Team Rocket that the Pokéblocks are needed to help get rid of the Gulpin, but the thieving trio only laugh and claim that since they found it flying through the air, it rightfully belongs to them. Just then, the Gulpin attack as one, firing globs of {{M|sludge}} from their mouths at the balloon, quickly coating it in brown gunk and weighing it down, causing it to crash down on the opposite end of the bridge. [[Jessie]], indignant, stands up holding the Pokéblock device over her head, while the rest of Team Rocket gets ready to fight the Gulpin. The Gulpin respond by using {{m|Stockpile}}, glowing purple as they do so, then launch a group {{m|Spit Up}} attack, firing bright purple beams at Team Rocket. The beams connect and cause an explosion, sending Team Rocket blasting off again.

Brock leaps to catch the device (with some difficulty) while Jacuzzi commends the Stockpile and Spit Up combination attack. Max stops him to point out that the Gulpin are stampeding towards Brock, who is still holding the device. Jenny calls out her Tangela, {{P|Meganium}}, and {{P|Parasect}} and orders them to use Vine Whip, {{m|Razor Leaf}}, and {{m|Stun Spore}}, respectively. The attacks knock the Gulpin mob back, but Max is worried that the {{t|Poison}} types' resistance to {{type|Grass}} attacks will give them the advantage. Ash sends out his {{AP|Treecko}} to help; the Gulpin launch several Sludge attacks at Treecko, who leaps to dodge them all. Ash commands Treecko to use {{m|Bullet Seed}}, which knocks the Gulpin back again. Jacuzzi then activates a rocket on the device (nearly singeing Brock, who lets go of it quickly) which sends the device flying off along the river beneath the bridge, and the Gulpin mob follows, leaping into the water to give chase. The group watches the Gulpin leave, with Ash and May feeling like the worst is over. Jenny, however, recommends that they get back to the defense center.

Later that evening, Team Rocket is wandering around the outskirts of the city, complaining of hunger. They happen upon the Pokéblock device, now stripped bare, laying on the bank of the river. In the distance, they see the mob of Gulpin headed back toward the city. {{MTR}} recommends that they follow the Gulpin, which will most probably lead them towards a place where there is food.

That night, a second alarm goes off in the city, and lights go off across the cityscape, blanketing the entire area in darkness. At the defense center, Joy turns on the emergency power, blaming the blackout on a severed underground cable. The monitor shows something headed quickly toward the storehouse in the center of town. It turns out to be the Gulpin, traveling through the underground sewer, with Team Rocket tagging along behind. Joy sends a signal to close a number of gates in the sewer, forcing the Gulpin to take a detour and head above ground. Jenny asks Jacuzzi to use another Pokéblock device, but the Professor says that the Gulpin are too smart to fall for the same trick twice. He tells Jenny to do what she can to hold back the Gulpin. Ash and Pikachu get ready to help the Professor again.

Back outside on a deserted avenue, one of the manhole covers suddenly blows off the pavement, and the Gulpin horde quickly pour out onto the street, headed toward the large Poké Ball-shaped food storage warehouse. Ash, May, Brock, Max, and Officer Jenny stand in the way. Pikachu leaps down from Ash's shoulder, while Jenny calls out her Pokémon and orders them to attack the Gulpin. Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}}, knocking out a number of the Poison Pokémon, but with every Gulpin that does down, it seems as though another takes its place as they press on forward. As the Gulpin inch on ever closer, Jacuzzi comes to the rescue with his armored vehicle, parking it between the group and the Gulpin.

Announcing that he is going forth with "Plan B", Jacuzzi activates a mechanism that causes a large cannon to extend upward from the vehicle, along with two satellite dishes resembling ray-guns, which he aims at the oncoming Gulpin. With a click of a button, the dishes fire pink beams at the Gulpin, which fade away and disappear. The computer inside the vehicle registers the Gulpin as they enter its database, and the Professor aims the large cannon, firing the Gulpin out one by one over a great distance. As the group gaze on in wonder, Jacuzzi introduces his invention as the Mach III Particle Cannon. Based on the power behind Gulpin's Stockpile and Spit Up attacks, the machine uses that energy to absorb the Gulpin, then spit them out at mach 3 speed. After using the Cannon to continually absorb and spit out Pokémon after Pokémon, Jacuzzi is down to one Gulpin left, standing alone in the street. However, before he can absorb it, the Cannon shuts down, the interior going dark. Jacuzzi tells the worried onlookers that the machine "froze up" due to the subatomic particles becoming unstable.

The lone Gulpin attempts to escape, but Ash sends out Treecko and has it use Bullet Seed. The Gulpin counters with Sludge. While the two Pokémon battle it out, Jacuzzi hurriedly tries to get the Cannon working again, and finally succeeds as the lights come back on. Ash orders Treecko to use {{m|Pound}}; just as Treecko's tail comes down on the Gulpin's head, Jacuzzi fires the particle beam, striking both Pokémon at once and absorbing them together. Inside the computer, Gulpin responds to Treecko's attack by using Spit Up, knocking Treecko away and overloading the system. The machine sends up sparks and smoke, frightening Jacuzzi as Ash and May pound on the outside of the vehicle, concerned about Treecko's safety. The system finally does itself in with a big explosion, blowing the entire vehicle to bits. When the smoke clears, Jenny finds the rest of the group among the rubble, all safe and accounted for. Jacuzzi, on top of the wreckage, points out something unusual happening in the distance as two balls of pink light rise up from the debris. They are the formerly-absorbed energies of Treecko and Gulpin, now freed from the computer and returning to physical form. However, as the energies take shape, they expand to an enormous size, finally revealing a [[Giant Pokémon|gargantuan Treecko and Gulpin]], which stare each other down as the restored city lights illuminate them from below.

May wonders out loud if the two had just evolved, which Max sincerely doubts. Brock asks the Professor what had happened, to which he explains that the Gulpin's Spit Up attack had reacted with the subatomic particles in such a way that it caused the two Pokémon's physical proportions to increase dramatically in size. As they watch, the Gulpin turns around and starts to slide away, causing damage and throwing up a dust cloud as it does so. Ash yells up at Treecko that it needs to stop the Gulpin, and Treecko responds willingly, leaping up and landing in front of the Gulpin, pressing its hands on the Gulpin's head to {{m|Block|prevent it from moving forward}}. As the two giant Pokémon fight, Jenny and Joy help the remaining citizens to reach the shelters. Unable to keep Gulpin back, Treecko uses its force against it and tosses it backwards, sending it crashing into a building. In retaliation, Gulpin opens its mouth wide and fires several rounds of Sludge with a loud belching noise, causing numerous explosions to erupt all across the city. Jacuzzi looks on, wondering if it was a mistake to build the Cannon.

Treecko is knocked down, causing rubble to fall, which nearly squishes Ash. Standing up, Ash notices the lake on the edge of town. Using a loudspeaker, Ash orders Treecko to force the Gulpin close to the lake; Treecko follows through by grabbing the giant Gulpin, lifting it up over its head, and {{m|Seismic Toss|tossing}} it toward the lake. Sent flying, the Gulpin prepares an attack in midair.

Down below, Team Rocket is making a break for it with a load of food that they had just pilfered from the storehouse. A massive shadow passes over them, and they stop to look up; just then, the Gulpin fires its Spit Up attack, striking Team Rocket with the beam. Team Rocket ends up blasting off again for a second time, dropping their sacks as they are sent flying.

The Gulpin splashes down, and Treecko jumps in after it, getting ambushed as the Gulpin suddenly surfaces right in front of it and knocks it down. Treecko manages to get back up, and the two have a second staring match as the group watches from a rescue boat. They notice Treecko breathing heavily and realize that it must be getting very tired. Max cries out as the Gulpin uses Stockpile to prepare for another Spit Up attack, and Treecko leaps as the beam tears through the water where he was standing before, busting a hole in the concrete wall. Treecko starts to glow in midair as the effects of the Cannon's malfunction wear off, and he lands on the boat near the group, back to normal size and panting in exhaustion. Joy comments on how the intensity of the battle Treecko just fought had "brought him down to size", while Ash brings out Treecko's Poké Ball and recalls him to take a rest.

The recovered Gulpin, on the other hand, is still massive, and is heading back into the city. Jacuzzi admits defeat, having used up every available resource. But then, May suggests that they try to capture it with a [[Poké Ball]], saying that no matter how big it is, it should still fit inside a Ball since it is still a Pokémon. Jacuzzi steps forth and tosses a Poké Ball at the Gulpin, and it goes inside, only to come right back out. However, Joy offers Jacuzzi a {{ball|Heavy}}, which he tosses, and is able to successfully capture the Gulpin.

As morning comes around, Brock asks Jacuzzi whether or not the Gulpin would have turned back to normal as a result of being captured. Assured that it should be back to its normal size, Jacuzzi calls out the Gulpin, only to find that it is still giant. Jenny screams at Jacuzzi to recall the Gulpin, and he does so. Jacuzzi assures them that with his 50 years worth of Gulpin knowledge, he should be able to find some way to return the Gulpin to its normal state. Assured of this, the group looks on as the sun rises.

==Major events==
{{animeevents}}

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

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

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG065.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Treecko}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Treecko}} ({{OP|Ash|Treecko}})
* {{p|Tangela}} ([[Officer Jenny]]'s)
* {{p|Parasect}} ([[Officer Jenny]]'s)
* {{p|Meganium}} ([[Officer Jenny]]'s)
* {{p|Gulpin}} ([[Professor Jacuzzi]]'s; {{pkmn2|giant}}; new)
* {{p|Gulpin}} (multiple; debut)

==Trivia==
* This is the first episode of the [[Pokémon anime]] in which a Trainer's Pokémon becomes [[Giant Pokémon|enlarged]], though this is not the [[EP017|first time]] a super-sized Pokémon is shown.
* The episode is reminiscent of the ''{{wp|Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla}}'' franchise. Ten months after this episode aired, the 50th anniversary film {{wp|Godzilla: Final Wars}} was released in Japanese theaters.
* This is the last episode where Lee Quick provides the voice of [[Officer Jenny]].
* This title is a pun of the phrase, "gulping it down."
* A {{ball|Heavy}} is used in this episode. This Poké Ball variant was not available in [[Hoenn]], and did not become available in the games again until {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
* When Treecko is said in the Trainer's Choice to be the best choice to battle against Larvitar, it is actually equally effective as Carvanha because both have a type advantage against Rock and Ground types. However, Treecko resists {{type|Ground}} moves.

===Errors===

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Larvitar}}?
* Choices: {{p|Treecko}}, {{p|Shedinja}}, {{p|Carvanha}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Treecko}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|擊退溶食獸大作戰！|The Great Gulpin Repelling Operation!}}
|nl={{tt|Gulzige Gulpin!|Greedy Gulpin!}}
|de={{tt|Riesenschlucker Schluppuck|Giant hiccup Gulpin}}
|fi={{tt|Gulpinien iso nälkä|Gulpin's big hunger}}
|fr_eu={{tt|L'invasion des Gloupti|The invasion of Gulpin}}
|he=פלישת הגלפינים{{tt|plishat haGulpinim|Invasion of the Gulpin(s)}}
|it={{tt|Piccoli invasori|Small invaders}}
|pt_br={{tt|Os Gulpins|The Gulpins}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Gulpin Comilão|Glutton Gulpin}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Gulpin al ataque!|Gulpin to the attack!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Gulpin el tragón|The glouton Gulpin}}
|sv={{tt|Gulpinattack|Gulpin attack}}
|ru={{tt|Голодный Гальпин|}}
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title_en=Exploud and Clear! |
title_ja=一触即発！バクオングVSジュプトル！！ |
title_ja_trans=Critical Situation! Bakuong VS Juptile! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=March 4, 2004 |
broadcast_us=February 19, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=松井亜弥 |
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director=ながはまのりひこ |
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'''Exploud and Clear!''' (Japanese: '''一触即発！バクオングVSジュプトル！！''' ''Critical Situation! {{tt|Bakuong|Exploud}} VS {{tt|Juptile|Grovyle}}!'') is the 66th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 340th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 4, 2004 and in the United States on February 19, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends are eating lunch in the woods when they notice that Treecko has wandered off. After failing to convince the Grass-type to come down from a tree, lunch is disrupted by a rampaging Loudred. Its Trainer, Guy finally catches up with his Pokémon and makes it stop.

Ash and Guy decide that both troublesome Pokémon need exercise, so they battle. While battling, both Pokémon evolve at the same time, into Exploud and Grovyle. The battle continues, but Exploud won't listen to Guy. It hits Grovyle hard and runs off.

Grovyle catches up with Exploud at a waterfall, and the two begin to battle again. Exploud still won't listen to Guy. Team Rocket interrupts, trying to capture Exploud, but Guy protects his Pokémon. Pikachu and Exploud send Team Rocket blasting off.

Guy and Exploud reconcile, and Ash and Guy decide to finish the battle.

==Plot==
The gang is nearing Petalburg City and {{Ash}} is excited about his upcoming battle with Norman. During a picnic, Max points out that {{AP|Treecko}} is secluding himself up in a tree and appears to be in an unhappy mood. Ash climbs up the tree and tries to cheer Treecko up, but it doesn't work. {{AP|Corphish}} then runs up the tree and knocks Ash away, and attempts to cheer Treecko up, but it again doesn't work.

After this, the gang begins hearing a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} rampaging across the picnic area that is revealed to be a {{p|Loudred}}. Loudred destroys the gang's picnic site and continues dashing along toward its {{pkmn|Trainer}}, [[Guy]]. Guy attempts to calm Loudred down but it does not work, until he jumps on it and makes it fall asleep.

Next, Guy introduces himself to the gang and reveals that he is on a journey to enter the [[Ever Grande Conference|Hoenn League]], and Ash says that he is on his journey for the same reason. Guy says that not very long ago, Loudred has grown to be a big bulldozer that sometimes has trouble listening to his commands. Ash compares this to Treecko's current behavior and suggests a battle between Treecko and Loudred.

Treecko commences the battle with a {{m|Quick Attack}} that appears to do no damage and Loudred counterattacks with a {{m|Stomp}} that traps Treecko, but then he manages to break free by using {{m|Bullet Seed}}. After this, Loudred responds with a {{m|Supersonic}} that knocks Treecko back and then follows it up with {{m|Earthquake}}. Treecko dodges and sends Loudred flying into a tree with a powerful {{m|Pound}} attack. After this, both Pokémon glare at each other and [[Evolution|evolve]] at the same time. As everyone seems to be awed and surprised that Treecko and Loudred simultaneously evolved, Ash's newly evolved Grovyle reveals that he has learned {{m|Leaf Blade}}. The battle continues and Grovyle charges in with another Leaf Blade when Guy commands his newly evolved Exploud to dodge. But instead of dodging, Exploud sends Grovyle back with its newly learned {{m|Hyper Voice}} attack.

After this, Exploud begins rampaging once again and Grovyle tries to stop it with a Bullet Seed, but it does nothing. Grovyle then uses Quick Attack but Exploud hits him away and continues charging, and the gang then goes after Exploud. Next, {{TRT}} is shown starving and exhausted. [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} all run to the foot of the cliff and see Guy's Exploud drinking from a waterfall, and realize that it is the evolved form of Loudred, a Pokémon with which they have had many troubles in the past. Just as Jessie and James are about to walk away, Meowth stops them and fantasizes about how giving Exploud to {{an|Giovanni}} will be beneficial for them.

The gang and Guy start to call Exploud's name but get no response, when Guy explains to the group that Exploud was his very first Pokémon and he caught it as a {{p|Whismur}}. He says that Whismur used to be somewhat of a cowardly crybaby, but it became a lot gutsier and more enthusiastic when it evolved into Loudred. However, not long after, Loudred became quite disobedient and dangerous to be around.

Next, Exploud falls asleep in front of the waterfall and Team Rocket successfully captures it. But not long after, Exploud breaks free and blasts Team Rocket off, releasing a loud cry in the process. Grovyle hears this cry and proceeds toward it. Grovyle makes it to the waterfall and stares Exploud down for a while, until they resume their previous battle as the sun comes out.

Grovyle charges in, and Exploud uses Stomp. Grovyle dodges and uses Pound only to provoke Exploud to strike back with Hyper Voice. After taking the hit, Grovyle lands a direct hit with Bullet Seed that knocks Exploud down. The rest of the gang then arrives at the waterfall and the real battle begins. Ash commands Grovyle to use Leaf Blade while Guy commands Exploud to dodge. But instead of dodging, Exploud takes the hit head on when Grovyle goes in for another Leaf Blade and Guy again commands Exploud to dodge. Exploud again ignores Guy's command and stops Grovyle's attack, while Grovyle breaks free using Pound. After Guy scolds Exploud to listen to his commands, it walks away just as Team Rocket prepares for another ambush.

Just as Guy notices Team Rocket in the bushes, James fires five heat-seeking corks at Exploud, but Guy pushes it out of the way just in time. As the corks return toward Exploud, {{AP|Pikachu}} uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} to destroy them. Next, Team Rocket once again gets blasted off by Pikachu's {{m|Thunder}} and Exploud's Hyper Voice.

Exploud helps Guy up and it explains that it wants to continue training with him, making the two hug each other. After this, Grovyle and Exploud continue their long-awaited battle.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}}'s {{p|Treecko}} evolves into {{AP|Grovyle}} and learns {{m|Leaf Blade}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Ash's Grovyle]]
* {{p|Exploud}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{ho|Guy}}
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG066.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Medicham}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}})
* {{p|Treecko}} ({{OP|Ash|Treecko}}; evolves)
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}}; newly evolved)
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Whismur}} ({{ho|Guy}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Loudred}} ({{ho|Guy}}'s; evolves)
* {{p|Exploud}} ({{ho|Guy}}'s; debut, newly evolved)
* {{p|Loudred}} ([[Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime#Loudred|flashback]])

==Trivia==
* The English dub is based on the phrase "Loud and Clear"
* While {{TRT}} was trying to catch Exploud, James says, "Normally I say [[gotta catch 'em all]] but I think I'll pass on this one." He is referring to the original catchphrase of Pokémon, which had mostly been dropped from the franchise by this point.
* {{AP|Grovyle}} remains outside of its [[Poké Ball]] for the entire episode.

===Errors===
* When {{p|Exploud}} was drinking the water from the waterfall, it was saying Loudred instead of Exploud.

===Dub edits===
* The crosshairs in Team Rocket's bazooka are removed for the {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} airing. This was left unaltered for the {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} airing and the DVDs.
* During the [[Boss fantasy]] scene, the glass that {{an|Giovanni}} is holding is slightly altered so it does not resemble a wine glass. The color of the glass's contents is also changed to be waterlike in appearance.

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Numel}}?
* Choices: {{p|Heracross}}, {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Medicham}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Medicham}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|一觸即發，爆音怪對抗森林蜥蜴！！|Critical Moment! Loudred vs. Treecko!!}}
|nl={{tt|Exploud explosie|Exploud Explosion}}
|de={{tt|Rums! Da kommt ein Krawumms!|Thud! There comes an Exploud!}}
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|pt_eu={{tt|Exploud Audível!|Audible Exploud!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Explota y vete!|Explode and go!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Exploud el gritón|Exploud the big yeller}}
|sv={{tt|Exploud och Guy|Exploud and Guy}}
|ru={{tt|Эксплауд разбушевался|}}
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AG064

2015-09-09T10:50:18Z

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epcode=AG064 |
altepcode=EP338 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=True Blue Swablu |
title_ja=チルットの空！ハルカの心！！ |
title_ja_trans=Sky of Tyltto! Spirit of Haruka!! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=February 19, 2004 |
broadcast_us=February 5, 2005 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] ② |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=大橋志吉 |
storyboard=浅田裕二 |
director=浅田裕二 |
art=岩根雅明 |
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* The screenplay was credited to 冨岡淳広 ''Atsuhiro Tomioka'' in some broadcasts. }}
'''True Blue Swablu''' (Japanese: '''チルットの空！ハルカの心！！''' ''Sky of {{tt|Tyltto|Swablu}}! Spirit of {{tt|Haruka|May}}!!'') is the 64th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 338th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 19, 2004 and in the United States on February 5, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

A tree inhabited by Swablu and Altaria is struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, and one of the Swablu fails to fly away before the tree crashes.

The next morning, May and friends are walking through the woods when they find the wounded Swablu. Swablu puts the kids to sleep with Sing, but Torchic wakes them up by pecking their noses. Their shouts alert a park ranger, who brings everyone to a rest station.

May wants to stay there until Swablu gets better, so Brock helps her with caring for the little Flying-type. Eventually its wing heals, but it still can't fly. The ranger explains that the accident with the tree was very traumatic, so the kids try to re-teach Swablu to fly. Eventually Max comes up with a successful idea to trick Swablu into flying using "magic powder" spread by Beautifly.

The ranger locates the Swablu's flock at a lake and drives the kids there, but they are stopped by Team Rocket. The trio steals Swablu and escape in their balloon. Swablu uses Sing, but James' Cacnea uses Pin Missile while asleep, damaging the balloon.

The balloon becomes engulfed in flames, but Swablu manages to overcome its fear of flying to escape. Brock's Mudkip and Lombre put out the fire, and Team Rocket is sent blasting off.

The gang finally arrives at the lake, but the flock appears to be gone. May offers Swablu a place with her, but the flock suddenly reappears, and instead she lets Swablu rejoin its fellow Pokémon.

==Plot==
{{incomplete plot}}
While walking through a forest, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} come across a large amount of debris caused by a recent storm, trapping an injured {{p|Swablu}}. Determined to help the Pokémon return to its flock, {{an|May}} begins to care for the flying Pokémon and develops a bond with it. Meanwhile, {{TRT}} notice the Swablu and immediately begin working on a plan to capture it.

A tree inhabited by Swablu and Altaria is struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, and one of the Swablu fails to fly away before the tree crashes.

The next morning, May and friends are walking through the woods when they find the wounded Swablu. Swablu puts the kids to sleep with Sing, but {{TP|May|Torchic}} wakes them up by pecking their noses. Their shouts alert a park ranger, who brings everyone to a rest station.

May wants to stay there until Swablu gets better, so {{an|Brock}} helps her with caring for the little Flying-type. Eventually its wing heals, but it still can't fly. The ranger explains that the accident with the tree was very traumatic, so the kids try to re-teach Swablu to fly. Eventually [[Max]] comes up with a successful idea to trick Swablu into flying using "magic powder" spread by Beautifly.

The ranger locates the Swablu's flock at a lake and drives the kids there, but they are stopped by Team Rocket. The trio steals Swablu and escape in their [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]]. Swablu uses Sing, but James' Cacnea uses Pin Missile while asleep, damaging the balloon.

The balloon becomes engulfed in flames, but Swablu manages to overcome its fear of flying to escape. Brock's Mudkip and Lombre put out the fire, and Team Rocket is sent blasting off.

The gang finally arrives at the lake, but the flock appears to be gone. May offers Swablu a place with her, but the flock suddenly reappears, and instead she lets Swablu rejoin its fellow Pokémon.

==Major events==
{{an|May}} offers a {{p|Swablu}} a place on her team, but decides against it when Swablu's flock shows up.
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===

====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Swablu}}
* {{p|Altaria}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Mr. Morita]]
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])
* [[Cassidy]] (fantasy)
* [[Butch]] (fantasy)
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s (fantasy)

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG064.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Skitty}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}})
* {{p|Treecko}} ({{OP|Ash|Treecko}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Nuzleaf}} ([[Mr. Morita]]'s)
* {{p|Swablu}} (debut)
* {{p|Altaria}} (debut)

==Trivia==
* Music from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' and ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' is used in this episode.
* The "magic" [[Max]] used on {{p|Swablu}} is similar to the idea of pixie dust in {{wp|Peter Pan}}.
* In this episode, {{TRT}} uses a {{DL|Team Rocket mottos|True Blue Swablu motto|variation}} of their motto.

===Errors===
* Brock tells May to soak Swablu's bandages in the green medicine and feed it the other medicine, but she is shown feeding it the green medicine.

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon evolves into {{p|Delcatty}}?
* Choices: {{p|Spinda}}, {{p|Poochyena}}, {{p|Skitty}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Skitty}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|青綿鳥的天空，小遙的心！|Swablu's Sky, May's Heart!}}
|nl={{tt|Swablu taboe!|Swablu Taboo!}}
|de={{tt|Angst vorm Fliegen|Scared of flying}}
|fi={{tt|Eksynyt Swablu|The lost Swablu}}
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|pt_eu={{tt|Swablu Realmente Azul|Really Blue Swablu}}
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Kalos

2015-09-06T13:08:01Z

Stitchix: Undo Kenzey

{{RegionInfobox|
regioncolor=kalos|
name=Kalos|
jname=カロス|
tmname=Kalos |
image=Kalos alt.png |
size=300 |
caption=Artwork of the Kalos region from {{g|X and Y}} |
introduction={{g|X and Y}} |
professor=[[Professor Sycamore]] |
starter={{p|Chespin}}, {{p|Fennekin}}, and {{p|Froakie}} |
villain=[[Team Flare]] |
league=[[Kalos League]] |
location={{kal|Pokémon League}} |
pokelist=[[List of Pokémon by Kalos Pokédex number|Kalos Pokédex]] |
dex=yes |
dexlist=[[List of Pokémon by Kalos Pokédex number|Kalos Pokédex]] |
anime=no|
season= |
games=yes |
generation={{Gen|VI}} |
games={{pkmn|X and Y}} |
series={{series2|XY}}|
season=[[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]] (17) [[S18|Kalos Quest]] (18) |
|manga=''[[PAXY01|An X-cuse to Come Out and Play]]''
}}
[[File:Kalos Pokédex map.png|thumb|250px|right|Highlights of the areas within each Pokédex.]]
'''Kalos''' (Japanese: '''カロス地方''' ''Kalos-chihō'') is a region of the [[Pokémon world]]. It is the setting of {{g|X and Y}}. It is based on the northern part of {{wp|France}}.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrL3I38VO3o Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Developer Roundtable Recap] (YouTube)</ref>

The Kalos region is shaped like a five-pointed star, with one of its biggest cities being [[Lumiose City]] to the north-central part of the region. It features a vast network of rivers and waterways snaking through much of its landscape, cities and towns. North-east of Lumiose City, lies a mountain range where more frigid temperatures exist, extending down into the plains below. Western Kalos features a vast ocean, where the shore side city of [[Shalour City]] lies in the middle of a cove.

==Etymology and design concept==
===Etymology===
According to [[Junichi Masuda]], the name "Kalos" comes from the Greek word ''κάλλος'', meaning beauty.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pG-q-WIYTs Pokémon X and Pokémon Y: Honedge Revealed!] (YouTube)</ref>

===Design concept===
{{main|Pokémon world in relation to the real world#Kalos|Pokémon world in relation to the real world → Kalos}}
Kalos is based on the northern half of {{wp|Metropolitan France}} and {{wp|Jersey}}, which is part of the {{wp|United Kingdom}}.

==History==
{{incomplete|section}}
===Dated history===
* 3000 years prior to the events of Pokémon X and Y, the Kalos war occurred, the [[ultimate weapon]] was created underneath [[Geosenge Town]], and [[AZ]] was given eternal life.
* 1000 years prior to the events of Pokémon X and Y, {{p|Xerneas}} went to {{status|sleep}} in the form of a tree.
* c. 300 years prior to the events of Pokémon X and Y, [[Parfum Palace]] was built.

===Contemporary history===
{{spoilers}}
In contemporary history, {{ga|Calem}}/{{ga|Serena}} leave his/her home in [[Vaniville Town]] meeting [[Shauna]] and Serena/Calem who invite them to join them for a meeting in [[Aquacorde Town]]. Calem, Serena and Shauna receive their [[starter Pokémon]] from [[Tierno]] and a [[Pokédex]] from [[Trevor]] on behalf of [[Professor Sycamore]]. After delivering a letter to his/her {{kal|Grace|Mom}} from Professor Sycamore, they head on an adventure traveling across Kalos challenging [[Gym]]s in order to earn eight [[Badge]]s to then challenge the {{kal|Pokémon League}}. Along their {{pkmn|journey}} they come into contact with [[Team Flare]], an organization whose goal is to create a "beautiful and better" world while making money. They try to do this by stealing [[Fossil]]s from [[Glittering Cave]], siphoning electricity from the [[Kalos Power Plant]], stealing the [[Poké Ball]]s from the [[Poké Ball Factory]] in [[Laverre City]], and attempting to agitate and capture an {{p|Abomasnow}}. Calem/Serena also encounters a mysterious giant called [[AZ]] on several occasions, first being on [[Kalos Route 13]]. After earning their seventh Badge from [[Olympia]], Calem/Serena are contacted by [[Lysandre]], a man introduced by Professor Sycamore, who reveals himself to be the leader of Team Flare and his intention to use the "[[ultimate weapon]]" to eliminate all life in the world. Calem/Serena battle Lysandre first in [[Lysandre Labs]] and again in the [[Team Flare Secret HQ]], before making their way down to the basement where they find {{p|Xerneas}}{{sup/6|X}}/{{p|Yveltal}}{{sup/6|Y}} and battle them, before battling against Lysandre once more. Even though Lysandre is defeated, and Calem/Serena and their friends reason with him, he still fires the ultimate weapon. The blast the weapon omits destroys it and buries Lysandre and the HQ, ultimately disbanding Team Flare. Calem/Serena then heads to the Pokémon League where he/she defeats the [[Elite Four]] and [[Diantha]], becoming {{pkmn|Champion}} of Kalos.

==Cities, routes, and other locations==
Kalos has sixteen cities and towns, and a Pokémon League.

Like in Unova, the routes of Kalos start counting again from 1, likely to represent its geographical isolation from the previously introduced regions. There are 22 routes in total.

===Demographics===
The Kalos region has a total population of 868 including all the towns, cities, and areas.

===Cities and towns===
{|style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{kalos color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{kalos color}}"
|- style="color: #fff"
! style="background: #{{kalos color}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Map
! style="background: #{{kalos color}}" | City/Town
! style="background: #{{kalos color}}" | Population
! style="background: #{{kalos color}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Vaniville Town XY.png|100px]]
| [[Vaniville Town]]
| 9
| Blooming buds covered in mountain dew exude hope for the future in this small town.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Aquacorde Town XY.png|80px]]
| [[Aquacorde Town]]
| 15
| A town that naturally sprang as people flocked to this pristine riverside.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Santalune City XY.png|100px]]
| [[Santalune City]]
| 36
| Many beginning Trainers gather in this friendly city to start a Pokémon journey.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Lumiose City.png|80px]]
| [[Lumiose City]]
| 416
| A dazzling metropolis of art and artifice, located in the very heart of the Kalos region.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Camphrier Town XY.png|100px]]
| [[Camphrier Town]]
| 18
| This ancient town was once famous for the long-neglected manor home of a noble family.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Cyllage City XY.png|100px]]
| [[Cyllage City]]
| 50
| A city nestled between the cliffs and the sea, overlooked by steep Bicycle racecourses.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Ambrette Town XY.png|100px]]
| [[Ambrette Town]]
| 27
| This town was known only for its aquarium until the discovery of rare Fossils really put it on the map.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Geosenge Town XY.png|100px]]
| [[Geosenge Town]]
| 11
| A town lined with mysterious stones and encircled by strange ruins of old.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Shalour City XY.png|100px]]
| [[Shalour City]]
| 40
| The seaside home of the Tower of Mastery, where the legend of mysterious stones lives on.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Coumarine City XY.png|100px]]
| [[Coumarine City]]
| 43
| An exclusive resort area made popular thanks to its clear skies and mild atmosphere.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Laverre City XY.png|100px]]
| [[Laverre City]]
| 43
| An unearthly city created by those inspired by a mysterious and ancient tree 1,500 years old.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Dendemille Town XY.png|80px]]
| [[Dendemille Town]]
| 21
| A rural town where Pokémon and windmills work together to farm the land in a chilly latitude.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Anistar City XY.png|100px]]
| [[Anistar City]]
| 37
| Some say the enigmatic device used as a sundial came from outer space.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Couriway Town XY.png|100px]]
| [[Couriway Town]]
| 17
| The railway brings people from great distances to see the huge, majestic falls.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Snowbelle City XY.png|100px]]
| [[Snowbelle City]]
| 39
| They say the cold air flowing from the Pokémon Gym is responsible for this city's frozen state.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Pokémon League Kalos.png|100px]]
| {{kal|Pokémon League}}
| 12
| This path is open only to those who can best every Pokémon Gym in the Kalos region.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Kiloude City XY.png|100px]]
| [[Kiloude City]]
| 34
| This city, popular with Pokémon Trainers, is a typical example of southern Kalosian life.
|}

===Landmarks===
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|- style="color: #fff"
! style="background: #{{kalos color}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Map
! style="background: #{{kalos color}}" | Landmark
! style="background: #{{kalos color}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Santalune Forest XY.png|100px]]
| [[Santalune Forest]]
| The gentle light filtering through this sun-dappled forest makes it a popular spot for natural walks.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:XY Prerelease Tower of Mastery.png|100px]]
| [[Tower of Mastery]]
| The tower of further awakenings.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Chamber of Emptiness XY.png|100px]]
| [[Chamber of Emptiness]]
| A mysterious void. It is said that nothing can exist within it.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Kalos Victory Road First cave XY.png|100px]]
| [[Victory Road (Kalos)|Victory Road]]
| This treacherous path to the Pokémon League will break the hearts of even the toughest Trainers.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Parfum Palace XY.png|100px]]
| [[Parfum Palace]]
| A luxurious palace constructed 300 years ago by a king who wished to display his power to all.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Connecting Cave XY.png|100px]]
| [[Connecting Cave]]
| This cave linking Route 7 and Cyllage City is notable for its great hordes of Zubat.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Glittering Cave XY.png|80px]]
| [[Glittering Cave]]
| Lose all sense of direction as you wander through this cave, where Luminous Moss glows emerald green.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Reflection Cave B1F XY.png|100px]]
| [[Reflection Cave]]
| The sheer faces of these rock walls reflect the images of people and Pokémon like nature's mirror.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Kalos Power Plant XY.png|80px]]
| [[Kalos Power Plant]]
| An environmentally responsible power plant that generates solar power from space.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Azure Bay XY.png|80px]]
| [[Azure Bay]]
| The deep blue ocean off Kalos's coast, where Pokémon from distant lands are said to visit.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Sea Spirit's Den XY.png|100px]]
| [[Sea Spirit's Den]]
| A pit in the shallows of Azure Bay thought to have been born from an ancient outpouring of energy.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Poké Ball Factory XY.png|100px]]
| [[Poké Ball Factory]]
| An expansive factory where every Poké Ball used in the Kalos region is produced.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Lost Hotel XY.png|100px]]
| [[Lost Hotel]]
| This once-famous hotel clings to the shade of its former glory after tragedy left it in ruins.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Frost Cavern 1F XY.png|100px]]
| [[Frost Cavern]]
| The drifting snow and impenetrable fog make this cavern a place of fantastical illusions.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Terminus Cave B2F XY.png|100px]]
| [[Terminus Cave]]
| A coal mine that was closed a few years ago due to rumors of a monster living deep within it.
|- style="background: #fff"
| [[File:Pokémon Village XY.png|100px]]
| [[Pokémon Village]]
| Legends say a place exists where Pokémon live in hiding, but no one has ever found it.
|}

===Anime-exclusive locations===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{Kalos color dark}}; {{roundy|5px}}; border: 2px solid #{{Kalos color}}"
|- style="background:#{{Kalos color}}; color: #fff"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Picture
! Location
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Description
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Allearth Forest.png|150px]]
| [[Allearth Forest]]
| style="text-align:left" | The Allearth Forest is a forbidden place where the "Great Destruction," a mass catastrophe where much life was lost, took place.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:None.png|100px]]
| [[Arche Valley]]
| style="text-align:left" | A small town with stone houses. It is {{OBP|Mary|M18}} and [[Barza]]'s hometown.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Avignon Town.png|150px]]
| [[Avignon Town]]
| style="text-align:left" | A historical town with a large castle on a hill.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Brackish Town.png|150px]]
| [[Brackish Town]]
| style="text-align:left" | A town between [[Cyllage City]] and [[Geosenge Town]]. It is famous for its chocolate cake. [[Diantha]] had an exhibition match here.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Calanthe Town.png|150px]]
| [[Calanthe Town]]
| style="text-align:left" | A town between [[Cyllage City]] and [[Geosenge Town]]. It has a hospital for humans.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:None.png|100px]]
| [[Désert City]]
| style="text-align:left" | A sprawling metropolis with towering skyscrapers surrounded by stone houses. One hundred years ago, a great battle between the Pokémon occurred in the city, causing massive destruction.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Diamond Domain.png|150px]]
| [[Diamond Domain]]
| style="text-align:left" | An underground domain where many {{p|Carbink}} live in peace. There is a large diamond here called the Heart Diamond that sustains the land.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Grace Tower.png|150px]]
| [[Grace Tower]]
| style="text-align:left" | A rock formation between [[Shalour City]] and [[Coumarine City]]. It is rumoured to be a landing site for {{wp|UFO}}s.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Kalos Canyon.png|150px]]
| [[Kalos Canyon]]
| style="text-align:left" | A canyon located somewhere between [[Geosenge Town]] and [[Shalour City]]. Due to the wind currents in the canyon, many Trainers come here to practice [[Sky Battle]]s.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Lagoon Town.png|150px]]
| [[Lagoon Town]]
| style="text-align:left" | A town located between [[Shalour City]] and [[Coumarine City]]. It has a theater for [[Pokémon Showcase]]s.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Odyssey Village.png|150px]]
| [[Odyssey Village]]
| style="text-align:left" | A village between [[Lumiose City]] and [[Santalune City]] that holds a {{p|Rhyhorn}} racing track.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Orsay City.png|150px]]
| [[Orsay City]]
| style="text-align:left" | A modern city with a large shopping mall.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pikachu Land.png|150px]]
| [[Pikachu Land]]
| style="text-align:left" | A film set owned by [[Frank]], a movie director. It is the location for his movie, ''[[Movies in the Pokémon world|The Lightning-fast Hero! Super Pikachu!!]]''.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pikachu Palace.png|150px]]
| [[Pikachu Palace]]
| style="text-align:left" | A large mansion on top of a cliff that is owned by [[Frank]], a movie director. A lot of furniture and items inside resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, including a throne.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Summer Camp.png|150px]]
| [[Pokémon Summer Camp]]
| style="text-align:left" | A summer camp hosted by [[Professor Sycamore]]. It is located between [[Geosenge Town]] and [[Shalour City]].
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pomace Mountain.png|150px]]
| [[Pomace Mountain]]
| style="text-align:left" | A mountain located somewhere between [[Geosenge Town]] and [[Shalour City]]. [[Mabel]], a Trainer with a lot of knowledge of [[Mega Evolution]] lives here.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:S.S. Cussler.png|150px]]
| [[S.S. Cussler]]
| style="text-align:left" | The remains of a luxury liner that sank to the bottom of the ocean long ago after colliding with an iceberg. Due to sea currents the wreckage was moved close to {{rt|8|Kalos|Muraille Coast}}. It has since become a home for many Pokémon living in the ocean.
|}

==Geography==
The geography of Kalos varies greatly within the region. The region is naturally bordered by a vast ocean to the west and northwest, and the eastern and southern borders are formed by mountain ranges. These borders give Kalos its signature star-like shape, as a large peninsula reaches out to the sea in the northwest, creating one point, and elsewhere the coastline, mountain ranges and rivers create the remaining four points. Kalos is made up of three distinct divisions, all with their own unique characteristics in both geography and Pokémon; Central Kalos, Coastal Kalos and Mountain Kalos. [[Lumiose City]] is located near the point where all three areas meet.

Central Kalos is located in the centric and southern parts of the region. The area is dominated by large forested plains with multiple rivers crossing it. Several towns are surrounded by walls of some sort, and there are also many old castles and {{wp|château}}s. Many important human settlements and landmarks are located here, such as the [[Vaniville Town|player’s hometown]], [[Santalune City]], a portion of Lumiose City, and the [[Parfum Palace]].

Coastal Kalos is located by the vast sea in the western parts of Kalos. The mainly explored area is a strip between mountains and the sea. This strip is dominated by rocky shores in the southwest and lush beaches and forests in the northwest. Most human settlements are located by the sea. The peninsula in the northwest is known for its {{wp|menhir}} stones. There are many important locations, such as the [[Reflection Cave]], [[Geosenge Town]], and [[Shalour City]] with its [[Tower of Mastery]].

Mountain Kalos is located in the eastern reaches of the region. The area is largely mountainous and the temperatures tend to be cooler than in the other parts, with some routes and settlements having snow covering them. To the north there is a marshy area that is said to be haunted. However, the settlements are plentiful, and there are some important landmarks, such as the [[Kalos Power Plant]] that is built on a harsh wasteland, the [[Poké Ball Factory]] in [[Laverre City]], and the [[Pokémon League (Kalos)|Pokémon League]].

[[Kiloude City]] is located outside the three divisions, and is only reachable by train from Lumiose City.

==Kalos League==
{{main|Kalos League}}
The Kalos League is the regional [[Pokémon League]] of the Kalos region. After obtaining the eight Badges of the region a Trainer may battle the [[Elite Four]] at the {{kal|Pokémon League}} building.

===Gym Leaders===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{kalos color dark}}; border: 4px solid #{{kalos color dark}};" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #{{kalos color dark}};" colspan="4" | {{color2|{{kalos color light}}|Kalos League}}
|-
! style="background: #{{kalos color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{kalos color light}}|Generation VI}}
! style="background: #{{kalos color dark}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{kalos color light}}|Region|Region:}} {{color2|{{kalos color light}}|Kalos}}
|-
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{kalos color dark}}|Gym Leader Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}};" | {{color|{{kalos color dark}}|Location Japanese}}
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}};" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Type}}
! style="background: #{{kalos color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{kalos color dark}}|Badge}}
{{gldr|type=Bug|pic=VSViola.png|ldr=Viola|djap=ビオラ|drm=Viola|loc=Santalune City|cjap=ハクダンシティ|crm=Hakudan City|bdg=Bug|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Rock|pic=VSGrant.png|ldr=Grant|djap=ザクロ|drm=Zakuro|loc=Cyllage City|cjap=ショウヨウシティ|crm=Shouyou City|bdg=Cliff|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Fighting|pic=VSKorrina.png|ldr=Korrina|djap=コルニ|drm=Corni|loc=Shalour City|cjap=シャラシティ|crm=Shara City||bdg=Rumble|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Grass|pic=VSRamos.png|ldr=Ramos|djap=フクジ|drm=Fukuji|loc=Coumarine City|cjap=ヒヨクシティ|crm=Hiyoku City|bdg=Plant|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Electric|pic=VSClemont.png|ldr=Clemont|djap=シトロン|drm=Citron|loc=Lumiose City|cjap=ミアレシティ|crm=Miare City|bdg=Voltage|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Fairy|pic=VSValerie.png|ldr=Valerie|djap=マーシュ|drm=Mache|loc=Laverre City|cjap=クノエシティ|crm=Kunoe City|bdg=Fairy|size=150px}}
{{gldr|type=Psychic|pic=VSOlympia.png|ldr=Olympia|djap=ゴジカ|drm=Gojika|loc=Anistar City|cjap=ヒャッコクシティ|crm=Hyakkoku City|bdg=Psychic|size=150px}}
{{gldrb|type=Ice|pic=VSWulfric.png|ldr=Wulfric|djap=ウルップ|drm=Urup|loc=Snowbelle City|cjap=エイセツシティ|crm=Eisetsu City|bdg=Iceberg|size=150px}}
|}

===Elite Four and Champion===
{{elt/h|gen=VI|l={{kalos color light}}|d={{kalos color dark}}|league=Kalos}}
{{elt|type=Fire|pic=VSMalva.png|m=Malva|mjap=パキラ|mrm=Pachira|size=150px}}
{{elt|type=Water|pic=VSSiebold.png|m=Siebold|mjap=ズミ|mrm=Zumi|size=150px}}
{{elt|type=Steel|pic=VSWikstrom.png|m=Wikstrom|mjap=ガンピ|mrm=Gampi|size=150px}}
{{elt|type=Dragon|pic=VSDrasna.png|m=Drasna|mjap=ドラセナ|mrm=Dracaena|size=150px}}
{{eltb|type=Kalos|t=Various|pic=VSDiantha.png|m=Diantha|mjap=カルネ|mrm=Carnet|size=150px}}
|}

==Trivia==
* The English names of cities and towns in Kalos are derived from various ingredients used in fragrances. Likewise, the names in the European versions are derived from various terminologies related to art.
* The word "Kalosian", as seen in [[Kiloude City]]'s description, is the adjectival form of Kalos.
* Kalos is the only newly introduced region to have fewer cities and towns than the [[Unova|previous]] new region in core series games.
* Kalos is the only region in which:
** Gym Leaders hand out TMs containing moves from older generations in games that it is introduced in.
** All Gym Leaders and Elite Four members use teams consisting entirely of Pokémon of the type they use.
* Kalos is also the only core series region that does not have:
** A [[department store]].
** A notable {{type|Ghost}} [[Type expert|expert]].
** Any numbered [[water route]]s.
* Including Gym Leaders, Kalos is the only female dominant [[Pokémon League]].

==See also==
* [[Pokémon X and Y]]

==In other languages==
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{Kalos color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{Kalos color}}"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 칼로스 ''Kalos''
| From its Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 卡洛斯 ''Kǎluòsī''
| Transliteration of its Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 卡洛斯 ''Kāloksī''
| Mandarin-based transliteration of its Japanese name
|}
{{-}}

==References==
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{{Regions|Kalos}}

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XY062

2015-09-06T12:58:26Z

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'''The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!''' (Japanese: '''サイエンスの未来を守れ！電気の迷宮！！''' ''Protect the Future of Science! The Electric Labyrinth!!'') is the 62nd episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 861st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 26, 2015 and in the United States on May 9, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

As our heroes make their way through the Lumiose Badlands, Clemont remembers his promise to battle Ash at the Lumiose Gym for Ash’s fifth Gym badge. But Clemont now has doubts about his own readiness to take the challenge...

When they reach the Kalos Power Plant, our heroes discover it has been seized by Team Rocket! The villains have also taken control of all the Electric-type Pokémon in the area, including Pikachu, Dedenne, and Luxio, and they’re threatening to shut down power to Lumiose City.

It’s an uphill battle, but our heroes demonstrate exceptional bravery in rescuing the Pokémon from Team Rocket’s clutches. And after helping to overload the power plant’s systems, Clemont’s Luxio evolves into a Luxray!

When the plant manager prepares to fly to Lumiose City to report, Clemont asks if he can come along. He needs some time to sharpen his skills before his Gym battle with Ash, so he bids the rest of our heroes goodbye for now!

==Plot==
On their way to [[Lumiose City]] via the [[Lumiose Badlands]], {{Ash}}, {{an|Clemont}}, {{an|Serena}}, and {{an|Bonnie}} are sharing lunchtime. However, Clemont has been thinking a lot recently about how Ash never forgot about [[XY009|the promise they made to each other]] and their Gym battle at the [[Lumiose Gym]]. Lost in thought about his anxiety for the upcoming battle, Clemont accidentally burns their food, causing the others to express their concern and ask if he is all right. After Clemont assures them that he is fine, the group continues onward and comes across the [[Kalos Power Plant]]. Bonnie tells Ash and Serena that Clemont built the plant, when her brother corrects her that he only helped with the programming and explains to them how the Power Plant generates solar energy in space and then sends it to Earth.

As they approach the plant, however, Clemont notices that the parabolic antennae are facing down instead of up like they usually do. The group continues toward the power plant, hoping for a better look at it. Suddenly, {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}}, and {{TP|Clemont|Luxio}} all cry out in pain before their eyes glow red and they run to the plant for apparently no reason. Ash, Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena chase after them and find a plethora of {{t|Electric}} Pokémon waiting at the entrance, all of them with the same hypnotized look as Pikachu, Dedenne, and Luxio. Unable to get in after their Pokémon, Ash tells {{AP|Frogadier}} to use its frubbles to stop the fan in one of the vents, allowing them to sneak in from there.

Following Clemont's lead, the four of them look down into a room and see three workers tied up there. Ash and {{ashfr}} fall through the vent into the room, where they free the workers and ask for an explanation. The workers tell them how [[Team Rocket trio|a group of criminals]] had tricked them into allowing them inside before commandeering the power plant. When they mention that the criminals had a talking {{TR|Meowth}}, Ash and the others immediately realize that Team Rocket is behind this. With the workers free, they form a plan to free the Electric Pokémon and oust Team Rocket from the plant. The power plant workers will clear the way for Ash and company to get to the central control room, and when the superconducting ring turns red, indicating a backwards flow of electricity, Clemont will initiate an electric surge that will cause a temporary overload and give the Pokémon time to break free of their control.

Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie hide in the center area of the plant, but Team Rocket spots them immediately and demonstrates their control by shutting down the power in Lumiose City, leaving the group unable to do anything for fear of the havoc Team Rocket is wreaking. Seizing their opportunity, Team Rocket uses guidance waves to have Pikachu attack Ash, but their plan nearly backfires when Ash is able to get close to Pikachu and almost reaches past Pikachu's mind control. In response to this, Luxio charges forward and tackles Ash, at which point Clemont runs forward and tries to stop Luxio. However, Luxio attacks his Trainer with a vicious {{m|Thunder Fang}} attack, causing Ash, Serena, and Bonnie to cry out in alarm. Clemont holds on to Luxio, saying how he is right there with his Pokémon and he knows how much pain Luxio must be in. Mimicking Ash's vow to never give up until Luxio is free from Team Rocket's control, Luxio finally hears Clemont's voice just as the superconducting ring in the center of the plant glows red. Taking this chance, Clemont attaches his Aipom arm to the floor and uses his body as Luxio's grounding, telling his Pokémon to keep discharging as much as he can. The overload is successful and Pikachu, Dedenne, Luxio, and the other Pokémon are temporarily freed from Team Rocket's control. As Clemont nearly passes out from the electricity he endured, Luxio evolves into {{p|Luxray}} and uses {{m|Electric Terrain}} to destroy the devices Team Rocket was using before the latter can reestablish their control over the Electric Pokémon. All of the controlled Pokémon then join forces to send Team Rocket blasting off again.

That evening, one of the workers leaves for Lumiose City in a helicopter. To everyone's surprise, Clemont asks to go with him, wanting to have some time at the Gym to train, reflect on himself, and prepare for his Gym battle with Ash. As the helicopter flies away, Ash promises to win the Voltage Badge from Clemont and Clemont vows that he will not lose to Ash.

==Major events==

* {{an|Clemont}}'s {{p|Luxio}} evolves into {{TP|Clemont|Luxray}} and learns {{m|Electric Terrain}}.
* Clemont leaves {{ashfr|the group}} and heads to [[Lumiose City]] with [[Jolt]] in a helicopter to train before his [[Gym]] battle with Ash.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Clemont's Luxray]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY062.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Korrina]] (flashback)
* [[Gurkinn]] (flashback)
* [[Jolt]]
* {{kal|Jules}}
* [[A.C.]]
* [[Lumiose City]] residents

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY062.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Luxray}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Magnemite}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Frogadier}} ({{OP|Ash|Frogadier}})
* {{p|Hawlucha}} ({{OP|Ash|Hawlucha}})
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{OP|Clemont|Bunnelby}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Luxio}} ({{OP|Clemont|Luxio}}; evolves)
* {{p|Luxray}} ({{OP|Clemont|Luxray}}; newly evolved)
* {{p|Pancham}} ({{OP|Serena|Pancham}})
* {{p|Pachirisu}} (multiple)
* {{p|Emolga}} (multiple)
* {{p|Magnemite}} (multiple)
* {{p|Magneton}} (×4)
* {{p|Magnezone}} (multiple)
* {{p|Plusle}} (multiple)
* {{p|Voltorb}} (multiple)
* {{p|Electrode}} (×4)
* {{p|Helioptile}} (×4)
* {{p|Minun}} (multiple)
* {{p|Mareep}} (multiple)
* {{p|Electrike}} (multiple)
* {{p|Stunfisk}} (×4)
* {{p|Swirlix}}
* {{p|Espurr}}

===Pokémon seen in flashbacks===
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Froakie}} ({{OP|Ash|Froakie}})
* {{p|Pumpkaboo}} ({{OP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}})
* {{p|Inkay}} ({{OP|James|Inkay}})
* {{p|Garchomp}} ([[Professor Sycamore]]'s)
* {{p|Lucario}} ({{OP|Korrina|Lucario}}; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Lucario]])
* {{p|Fletchling}} ([[Chester]]'s)
* {{p|Pangoro}}
* {{p|Pancham}}
* {{p|Drifblim}} (multiple)
* {{p|Drifloon}} (multiple)

==Trivia==
* {{an|Clemont}} reads the title card.
[[File:Title Card XY Clemont V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Clemont for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Skarmory}}
* The preview for the [[XY063|next episode]] is narrated by [[Jessie]].
* ''[[V (Volt)]]'' is used as an insert song during {{TP|Clemont|Luxio}}'s evolution in this episode.
* {{TP|Clemont|Luxray}} remains outside of his [[Poké Ball]] for the entire episode.
* {{TRT}} doesn't recite their {{motto}} in this episode.
* This episode features the following flashbacks of {{Ash}} and his brave actions.
** Ash holding an injured {{AP|Froakie}} from ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]''.
** Ash calming down [[Professor Sycamore]]'s rampaging {{p|Garchomp}} and rescuing his {{AP|Pikachu}} from ''[[XY002|Lumiose City Pursuit!]]''.
** Ash dashing and dodging {{TP|James|Inkay}} and {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}}'s attacks to give {{p|Pangoro}} a bamboo leaf from ''[[XY011|The Bamboozling Forest!]]''.
** Ash's Pikachu battling with [[Chester]]'s {{p|Fletchling}} at the [[Battle Chateau]] from ''[[XY020|Breaking Titles at the Chateau!]].
** Ash climbing the wall at the [[Cyllage Gym]] to meet with [[Grant]] for a Gym battle from ''[[XY025|Climbing the Walls!]]''.
** Ash getting sucked by Team Rocket's {{p|Octillery}} machine's vacuum tube from ''[[XY026|A Battle by Any Other Name!]]''.
** Ash rescuing a sleepy {{an|Bonnie}} and jumping off of the heads of {{p|Drifblim}} from ''[[XY041|Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!]]''.
** Ash's Pikachu battling with [[Korrina]]'s [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] {{TP|Korrina|Lucario}} at the {{ci|Shalour}} [[Shalour Gym|Gym]] and defeating it from ''[[XY044|Showdown at the Shalour Gym!]]''.
* This marks the first time one of Ash's main traveling companions has left the group in the middle of the journey for a period of time.
* The dub title is a reference to Clemont's invention catchphrase, "''The future is now, thanks to science!''"
===Errors===
* A {{p|Helioptile}} was seen using {{m|Discharge}}, even though it [[Anime move errors|cannot legally learn the move]].
* In one scene, Luxio's ears are black instead of blue.
* In the English dub, when the group falls out of the vent, Jolt asks, "Who are you three?", although there are four of them.
* During the flashback to when Team Rocket tied the three workers up and took over the plant, Jolt was on A.C.'s left and Jules was on his right. However, when Ash and {{ashfr}} discover them, their positions are switched.
* For a brief moment while Ash and company are talking to the Kalos Power Plant workers, after they untie them, Jules is missing one of his wristbands.
<gallery>
File:XY062 error.png|Luxio's ears error
File:XY062 error 2.png|Jules's missing wristband error
</gallery>
{{-}}

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* The title card segment focuses on, and is read by, Ash in the dub instead of Clemont.
* V (Volt) is replaced by an instrumental of [[Be a Hero]] in the dub.
* Jolt, Jules, and A.C. are not directly referred to by their names in the dub, instead being revealed by closed captioning.
{{-}}

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=F16A81|bordercolor=025DA6
|it={{tt|Oggi trionfa la determinazione! Il futuro è qui!|Today determination triumphs! Future is here!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Le moment où la détermination va ouvrir la voie !|The time in which determination will open up the way !}}
|de={{tt|Entschlossenheit katapultiert uns in die Zukunft!|Determination catapults us into the future!}}
|th={{tt|ปกป้องอนาคตของวิทยาศาสตร์! เขาวงกตแห่งไฟฟ้า!!|Protect the Future of Science! The Electric Labyrinth!!}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Futuro Chegou, Graças a Determinação!|The Future Has Come, Thanks to Determination!}}
|nl={{tt|Vastberadenheid schiet ons de toekomst in!|The Future Has Come, Thanks to Determination!}}
|ru={{tt|Будущее наступило благодаря целеустремлённости!|}}
}}
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[[zh:XY062]]

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[[fr:XY062]]
[[ja:XY編第62話]]

XY063

2015-09-06T12:54:19Z

Stitchix: /* In other languages */

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title_en=A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!|
title_ja=迷い道は分かれ道！？ムサシとソーナンス！！|
title_ja_trans=A Fork in the Path of Indecision!? Musashi and Sonans!! |
broadcast_jp=March 5, 2015 |
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en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Mad-Paced Getter|ゲッタバンバン]] |
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footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|xy|063}}
* {{BMGf|172615|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|173632|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|175450|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!''' (Japanese: '''迷い道は分かれ道！？ムサシとソーナンス！！''' ''A Fork in the Path of Indecision!? {{tt|Musashi|Jessie}} and {{tt|Sonans|Wobbuffet}}!!'') is the 63rd episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 862nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 5, 2015 and in the United States on May 16, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

While Clemont prepares for his upcoming Gym battle with Ash, Team Rocket is attempting to catch Pikachu, as usual. But Jessie and Wobbuffet get separated from the others and find themselves in danger! They are rescued by a country doctor named White, whose friendly demeanor immediately catches Jessie’s interest. She accompanies the doctor on his rounds, growing fonder of him by the minute. And when our heroes find Jessie, she’s talking about leaving Team Rocket to stay with him!

When a lurking Pokémon hunter grabs Meowth and the rest of Team Rocket’s Pokémon, Jessie finds herself with torn loyalties. But as soon as she discovers Dr. White is interested in someone else, she promptly returns to her partners in crime! With some help from our heroes, the Pokémon are freed, and Team Rocket celebrates a joyful reunion. Meanwhile, Clemont is trying to simulate a battle with Ash, but Clembot is having difficulty dealing with the concept...

==Plot==
The episode begins with {{Ash}}, {{an|Serena}}, and {{an|Bonnie}} traveling to [[Lumiose City]] to prepare for Ash's Gym battle against {{an|Clemont}}. Bonnie is wondering if her brother will be all right without the three of them, but Ash and Serena are confident that he will be. At that moment, [[Clemont's Bunnelby]] defeats his {{TP|Clemont|Magneton}} in a practice battle against [[Clembot]]. After the battle, Clemont compliments Bunnelby on mastering {{m|Wild Charge|its new attack}} and then decides to program Ash's battling style into Clembot so that their practice sessions will be even more realistic.

As Ash is thinking about his upcoming match against Clemont, he is interrupted by a {{m|Shadow Ball}} from [[Jessie's Pumpkaboo]]. {{TRT}} approaches, as usual, preparing for a fresh attempt at stealing {{AP|Pikachu}}. However, they are defeated easily by just one {{m|Thunderbolt}} from Pikachu. During their blast-off, [[Jessie]] and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} are separated from [[James]], {{TR|Meowth}}, and Pumpkaboo. The latter three notice Jessie's absence and quickly begin their search for her, while Jessie and Wobbuffet search for them as well. During their search, however, Jessie and Wobbuffet are attacked by a wild {{p|Gloom}} and fall over a cliff into the water. They are rescued by a man named [[Dr. White]], who gives Jessie a [[Cheri Berry]] and leads her back to his home so she can change into something dry.

While Jessie worries whether her new outfit looks good on her, she watches Wobbuffet get along happily with Dr. White's {{p|Wobbuffet}} and {{p|Wynaut}}, noticing as she does so how Dr. White has a great number of berries growing in his garden. While the doctor tells Jessie how he is an amateur when it comes to gardening, a man and his {{p|Diggersby}} come by to deliver some [[Mulch|fertilizer]] for the berries. In gratitude for his saving her life, Jessie accompanies the doctor on his house calls, assisting him in whatever ways she can. While visiting [[Beatrice]] and healing her {{p|Bidoof}}, White and Jessie hear about a {{kal|Pokémon hunter}} who has been setting traps in the area. During their house calls, Jessie proves to be very adept at holding down a flailing {{p|Skiddo}} so the doctor can treat it. While helping Dr. White, Jessie finds herself captivated by him and wonders whether she should stay with him and live for happiness and love rather than for evil.

Meanwhile, while Serena, Bonnie, and Ash are having lunch, {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}} wanders off and is drawn into a trap laid by the Pokémon Hunter mentioned before. The trap severely injures Dedenne, so after freeing it, the group hurries to Dr. White's clinic. Dr. White siphons the excess electricity and Dedenne recovers, much to the group's relief. Although Jessie tries to hide her true identity from Ash and {{ashfr}}, they discover that she is at the clinic acting as Dr. White's assistant. As the group agrees to keep her membership in Team Rocket a secret from Dr. White, James and Meowth overhear her admitting to them that she has decided to quit Team Rocket and stay with White instead. At first, Meowth wants to go talk to Jessie, but James holds him back, saying that they should not interfere with what Jessie wants, and so they leave sadly.

While the group is staying at Dr. White's clinic, James arrives there, thoroughly beaten up, and begs for help from Ash, Serena, and Bonnie. He tells them how Meowth, {{TP|James|Inkay}}, and Pumpkaboo have been captured by a Pokémon hunter, but he is reluctant to ask for Jessie's assistance. Ash, Serena, and Bonnie agree to go help James, and they distract the Pokémon hunter while James sneaks in from behind and tries to free the three Pokémon. When Jessie hears that Meowth, Inkay, and Pumpkaboo have been captured by a Pokémon hunter, she witnesses Dr. White running for Beatrice and reassuring himself that she is all right, hearing him say how Beatrice means so much to him and he was worried that she might have done something stupid. Realizing that White was never in love with her, Jessie leaves Wobbuffet behind with his new friends and goes to rescue James and the others from the Pokémon Hunter. Rejoining Team Rocket, she begins to help fight the Pokémon hunter, when Wobbuffet appears to battle the hunter's {{p|Rhyperior}}. Jessie realizes that Wobbuffet would rather be with her than at Dr. White's clinic, and working together with Ash and company, Team Rocket defeats the Pokémon hunter and continues onward, with Jessie realizing that she has the best friends in the world in her life with Team Rocket.

Meanwhile, back at the Lumiose Gym, Clemont finishes programming the data about Ash into Clembot, but Clembot cannot comprehend all the new data and explodes.

==Major events==

* {{an|Clemont}} begins his training to battle {{Ash}}, adding his [[Gym]] Pokémon back to his active party.
* [[Clemont's Bunnelby]] learns a new move, which is [[XY067|later]] revealed to be {{m|Wild Charge}}.
* [[Jessie]] attempts to {{pkmn2|released|release}} {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, but Wobbuffet decides to stay with her.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY063.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Dr. White]]
* [[Beatrice]]
* {{kal|Pokémon hunter}}

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY063.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Wynaut}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Wynaut}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{OP|Clemont|Bunnelby}})
* {{p|Magneton}} ({{OP|Clemont|Magneton}})
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Fennekin}} ({{OP|Serena|Fennekin}})
* {{p|Pumpkaboo}} ({{OP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}})
* {{p|Inkay}} ({{OP|James|Inkay}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ([[Dr. White]]'s)
* {{p|Wynaut}} ([[Dr. White]]'s, ×3)
* {{p|Bidoof}} ([[Beatrice]]'s)
* {{p|Rhyperior}} ({{kal|Pokémon hunter}}'s)
* {{p|Skiddo}} (multiple)
* {{p|Gogoat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Gloom}}
* {{p|Diggersby}}
* {{p|Bidoof}} (×4)
* {{p|Ursaring}}
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple; flashback)

===Other===
* [[Clembot]]

==Trivia==
* [[Jessie]] and [[James]] read the title card.
**This is the third time in the {{series|XY}} that someone else reading the title card has been kept in the dub.
[[File:Title Card XY Team Rocket V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Team Rocket for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Frogadier}}
** Instead of Pokémon Holo Caster, Professor Oak announces the new trailer for the [[M18|movie 18]], [[PK27|Pikachu Short 27]], tickets for the movie and Arceus event giveaway.
* {{an|Serena}} and {{an|Aria}} narrate the preview for the [[XY064|next episode]].
* This is the first appearance of a female Wobbuffet in the anime, outside of [[Professor Oak's lecture]].
** As a result, by gender difference, [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] is officially confirmed to be male in this episode, as he was [[EP146|introduced]] before gender differences.
** This is also the first time since ''[[EP173|Wobbu-Palooza!]]'', 689 episodes earlier, that a Wobbuffet other than Jessie's has appeared.
* The scene where Jessie's Wobbuffet and Dr. White's Wobbuffet share food and accidentally kiss could be a reference to a famous scene in the film ''{{wp|Lady and the Tramp}}''.
* During one scene after wedding scene, Jessie and Dr. White wear green T-shirts with Wobbuffet of them, which could be a reference to Yoshirin and Micchi (Louis and Geri in English dub) from ''{{wp|Crayon Shin-chan}}''.
* Meowth makes a callback to his relationship with [[Meowzie]] (and, to a lesser extent, {{p|Skitty}}, {{p|Glameow}}, and {{p|Purrloin}}) when he tells James about his troubles with love in the past.

===Errors===
* Pumpkaboo was hit by Rhyperior's {{m|Horn Drill}} despite Pumpkaboo being {{type|Ghost}}.


===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub instead of Team Rocket, but is still read by both Jessie and James.
{{-}}
==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=F16A81|bordercolor=025DA6
|fr_eu={{tt|Aux croisement des routes... C'est là que les chemins se séparent !|At crossroads... This is where the paths split up !}}
|it={{tt|Un bivio all'orizzonte... Le strade si separano?|A crossroad on the horizon... Does the paths split up?}}
|de={{tt|Eine Gabelung: Hier trennen sich unsere Wege!|A fork: Here our ways split up!}}
|th={{tt|ทางแห่งความลังเลคือทางแห่งการแยกจาก!? มุซาชิกับโซนานส์!!|A Fork in the Path of Indecision!? Musashi and Sonans!!}}
|pt_br={{tt|A Encruzilhada! Seguindo Caminhos Separados!|The Fork! Following Separated Paths!}}
|nl={{tt|Een wegsplitsing! Ieder z'n eigen weg!|A split in the way! Everybody choose his own way!}}
|ru={{tt|Развилка на дороге! У каждого свой путь!|}}
|}}
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[[zh:XY063]]

[[de:Eine Gabelung: Hier trennen sich unsere Wege! (Episode)]]
[[fr:XY063]]
[[ja:XY編第63話]]

XY063

2015-09-06T12:53:46Z

Stitchix: /* In other languages */

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prevtitle=The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination! |
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title_en=A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!|
title_ja=迷い道は分かれ道！？ムサシとソーナンス！！|
title_ja_trans=A Fork in the Path of Indecision!? Musashi and Sonans!! |
broadcast_jp=March 5, 2015 |
broadcast_us=May 16, 2015 |
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en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
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* {{BMGf|173632|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|175450|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!''' (Japanese: '''迷い道は分かれ道！？ムサシとソーナンス！！''' ''A Fork in the Path of Indecision!? {{tt|Musashi|Jessie}} and {{tt|Sonans|Wobbuffet}}!!'') is the 63rd episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 862nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 5, 2015 and in the United States on May 16, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

While Clemont prepares for his upcoming Gym battle with Ash, Team Rocket is attempting to catch Pikachu, as usual. But Jessie and Wobbuffet get separated from the others and find themselves in danger! They are rescued by a country doctor named White, whose friendly demeanor immediately catches Jessie’s interest. She accompanies the doctor on his rounds, growing fonder of him by the minute. And when our heroes find Jessie, she’s talking about leaving Team Rocket to stay with him!

When a lurking Pokémon hunter grabs Meowth and the rest of Team Rocket’s Pokémon, Jessie finds herself with torn loyalties. But as soon as she discovers Dr. White is interested in someone else, she promptly returns to her partners in crime! With some help from our heroes, the Pokémon are freed, and Team Rocket celebrates a joyful reunion. Meanwhile, Clemont is trying to simulate a battle with Ash, but Clembot is having difficulty dealing with the concept...

==Plot==
The episode begins with {{Ash}}, {{an|Serena}}, and {{an|Bonnie}} traveling to [[Lumiose City]] to prepare for Ash's Gym battle against {{an|Clemont}}. Bonnie is wondering if her brother will be all right without the three of them, but Ash and Serena are confident that he will be. At that moment, [[Clemont's Bunnelby]] defeats his {{TP|Clemont|Magneton}} in a practice battle against [[Clembot]]. After the battle, Clemont compliments Bunnelby on mastering {{m|Wild Charge|its new attack}} and then decides to program Ash's battling style into Clembot so that their practice sessions will be even more realistic.

As Ash is thinking about his upcoming match against Clemont, he is interrupted by a {{m|Shadow Ball}} from [[Jessie's Pumpkaboo]]. {{TRT}} approaches, as usual, preparing for a fresh attempt at stealing {{AP|Pikachu}}. However, they are defeated easily by just one {{m|Thunderbolt}} from Pikachu. During their blast-off, [[Jessie]] and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} are separated from [[James]], {{TR|Meowth}}, and Pumpkaboo. The latter three notice Jessie's absence and quickly begin their search for her, while Jessie and Wobbuffet search for them as well. During their search, however, Jessie and Wobbuffet are attacked by a wild {{p|Gloom}} and fall over a cliff into the water. They are rescued by a man named [[Dr. White]], who gives Jessie a [[Cheri Berry]] and leads her back to his home so she can change into something dry.

While Jessie worries whether her new outfit looks good on her, she watches Wobbuffet get along happily with Dr. White's {{p|Wobbuffet}} and {{p|Wynaut}}, noticing as she does so how Dr. White has a great number of berries growing in his garden. While the doctor tells Jessie how he is an amateur when it comes to gardening, a man and his {{p|Diggersby}} come by to deliver some [[Mulch|fertilizer]] for the berries. In gratitude for his saving her life, Jessie accompanies the doctor on his house calls, assisting him in whatever ways she can. While visiting [[Beatrice]] and healing her {{p|Bidoof}}, White and Jessie hear about a {{kal|Pokémon hunter}} who has been setting traps in the area. During their house calls, Jessie proves to be very adept at holding down a flailing {{p|Skiddo}} so the doctor can treat it. While helping Dr. White, Jessie finds herself captivated by him and wonders whether she should stay with him and live for happiness and love rather than for evil.

Meanwhile, while Serena, Bonnie, and Ash are having lunch, {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}} wanders off and is drawn into a trap laid by the Pokémon Hunter mentioned before. The trap severely injures Dedenne, so after freeing it, the group hurries to Dr. White's clinic. Dr. White siphons the excess electricity and Dedenne recovers, much to the group's relief. Although Jessie tries to hide her true identity from Ash and {{ashfr}}, they discover that she is at the clinic acting as Dr. White's assistant. As the group agrees to keep her membership in Team Rocket a secret from Dr. White, James and Meowth overhear her admitting to them that she has decided to quit Team Rocket and stay with White instead. At first, Meowth wants to go talk to Jessie, but James holds him back, saying that they should not interfere with what Jessie wants, and so they leave sadly.

While the group is staying at Dr. White's clinic, James arrives there, thoroughly beaten up, and begs for help from Ash, Serena, and Bonnie. He tells them how Meowth, {{TP|James|Inkay}}, and Pumpkaboo have been captured by a Pokémon hunter, but he is reluctant to ask for Jessie's assistance. Ash, Serena, and Bonnie agree to go help James, and they distract the Pokémon hunter while James sneaks in from behind and tries to free the three Pokémon. When Jessie hears that Meowth, Inkay, and Pumpkaboo have been captured by a Pokémon hunter, she witnesses Dr. White running for Beatrice and reassuring himself that she is all right, hearing him say how Beatrice means so much to him and he was worried that she might have done something stupid. Realizing that White was never in love with her, Jessie leaves Wobbuffet behind with his new friends and goes to rescue James and the others from the Pokémon Hunter. Rejoining Team Rocket, she begins to help fight the Pokémon hunter, when Wobbuffet appears to battle the hunter's {{p|Rhyperior}}. Jessie realizes that Wobbuffet would rather be with her than at Dr. White's clinic, and working together with Ash and company, Team Rocket defeats the Pokémon hunter and continues onward, with Jessie realizing that she has the best friends in the world in her life with Team Rocket.

Meanwhile, back at the Lumiose Gym, Clemont finishes programming the data about Ash into Clembot, but Clembot cannot comprehend all the new data and explodes.

==Major events==

* {{an|Clemont}} begins his training to battle {{Ash}}, adding his [[Gym]] Pokémon back to his active party.
* [[Clemont's Bunnelby]] learns a new move, which is [[XY067|later]] revealed to be {{m|Wild Charge}}.
* [[Jessie]] attempts to {{pkmn2|released|release}} {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, but Wobbuffet decides to stay with her.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY063.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Dr. White]]
* [[Beatrice]]
* {{kal|Pokémon hunter}}

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY063.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Wynaut}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Wynaut}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{OP|Clemont|Bunnelby}})
* {{p|Magneton}} ({{OP|Clemont|Magneton}})
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Fennekin}} ({{OP|Serena|Fennekin}})
* {{p|Pumpkaboo}} ({{OP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}})
* {{p|Inkay}} ({{OP|James|Inkay}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ([[Dr. White]]'s)
* {{p|Wynaut}} ([[Dr. White]]'s, ×3)
* {{p|Bidoof}} ([[Beatrice]]'s)
* {{p|Rhyperior}} ({{kal|Pokémon hunter}}'s)
* {{p|Skiddo}} (multiple)
* {{p|Gogoat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Gloom}}
* {{p|Diggersby}}
* {{p|Bidoof}} (×4)
* {{p|Ursaring}}
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple; flashback)

===Other===
* [[Clembot]]

==Trivia==
* [[Jessie]] and [[James]] read the title card.
**This is the third time in the {{series|XY}} that someone else reading the title card has been kept in the dub.
[[File:Title Card XY Team Rocket V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Team Rocket for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Frogadier}}
** Instead of Pokémon Holo Caster, Professor Oak announces the new trailer for the [[M18|movie 18]], [[PK27|Pikachu Short 27]], tickets for the movie and Arceus event giveaway.
* {{an|Serena}} and {{an|Aria}} narrate the preview for the [[XY064|next episode]].
* This is the first appearance of a female Wobbuffet in the anime, outside of [[Professor Oak's lecture]].
** As a result, by gender difference, [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] is officially confirmed to be male in this episode, as he was [[EP146|introduced]] before gender differences.
** This is also the first time since ''[[EP173|Wobbu-Palooza!]]'', 689 episodes earlier, that a Wobbuffet other than Jessie's has appeared.
* The scene where Jessie's Wobbuffet and Dr. White's Wobbuffet share food and accidentally kiss could be a reference to a famous scene in the film ''{{wp|Lady and the Tramp}}''.
* During one scene after wedding scene, Jessie and Dr. White wear green T-shirts with Wobbuffet of them, which could be a reference to Yoshirin and Micchi (Louis and Geri in English dub) from ''{{wp|Crayon Shin-chan}}''.
* Meowth makes a callback to his relationship with [[Meowzie]] (and, to a lesser extent, {{p|Skitty}}, {{p|Glameow}}, and {{p|Purrloin}}) when he tells James about his troubles with love in the past.

===Errors===
* Pumpkaboo was hit by Rhyperior's {{m|Horn Drill}} despite Pumpkaboo being {{type|Ghost}}.


===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub instead of Team Rocket, but is still read by both Jessie and James.
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==In other languages==
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XY061

2015-09-06T12:49:15Z

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altepcode=EP860 |
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title_en=An Oasis of Hope!|
title_ja=荒野の決闘！戦えヌメラ！！！|
title_ja_trans=Decisive Battle in the Badlands! Fight, Numera!! |
broadcast_jp=February 19, 2015 |
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'''An Oasis of Hope!''' (Japanese: '''荒野の決闘！戦えヌメラ！！！''' ''Decisive Battle in the Badlands! Fight, {{tt|Numera|Goomy}}!!'') is the 61st episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 860th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 19, 2015 and in the United States on May 2, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and Goomy are training in the Lumiose Badlands when an injured Spoink appears and leads Ash and the others to its oasis home. There, our heroes find a group of Spoink under the control of an unpleasant Grumpig, who’s using its psychic powers to control them and steal all their food!

When our heroes retreat to plan their strategy, they become trapped in a cage set by Team Rocket! It turns out Grumpig is in cahoots with the villains to seize the oasis and its impressive food supply from the resident Spoink. First, Goomy slips through the bars and challenges Grumpig. Then, when Ash frees himself and leaps into the battle, Goomy evolves into Sliggoo to protect him!

When Grumpig realizes Jessie, James, and Meowth were just using it for their own selfish ends, it angrily sends them blasting off, and then apologizes to the Spoink with a gift of food. All is forgiven, and our heroes are off once more to Lumiose City!

==Plot==
While traveling to [[Lumiose City]] so {{Ash}} can have his Gym battle with {{an|Clemont}}, the group has to make their way through the [[Lumiose Badlands]]. Noticing that {{AP|Goomy}} appears to be coughing, {{an|Bonnie}} asks if it is all right, but Clemont assuages her fears and says that he believes Goomy is trying to learn a new move. The others are all impressed with Goomy, wondering what kind of a move it is, and Ash decides to do some training with Goomy. However, Goomy's practice battle with {{AP|Pikachu}} is interrupted by an injured {{p|Spoink}} begging for help. After Clemont treats its injuries, the Spoink leads Ash and {{ashfr}} to an oasis so they can find out what had happened to it.

When they arrive at the oasis, the group sees a {{p|Grumpig}} lying down by the side of the oasis, forcing other Spoink to bring it food. When one of the Spoink trips and causes the food to fall, Grumpig is enraged and throws a {{m|Shadow Ball}} at the group of Spoink. The Spoink traveling with Ash and his friends tells them that Grumpig caused its injury, too. Seeing the way Grumpig is abusing the Spoink, Ash decides that they are going to stop Grumpig. Goomy, also, remembers the way it was abused by a group of {{t|Bug}}-type Pokémon and is angry at Grumpig's actions. However, when Ash confronts Grumpig, the latter responds by hypnotizing all the Spoink and ordering them to attack Ash and his friends. Ash tells Pikachu to not strike back because the Spoink's actions are not their fault. The group flees into a cave, but are trapped there when iron bars fall down behind them to form a cage.

As Ash and the others try to figure out what is going on, {{TRT}} appears alongside Grumpig and explain their plan. They had found the oasis and also saw a hungry Grumpig. They convinced the Grumpig to help them by dominating the Spoink so that it would get all the food it wanted and Team Rocket would get their share as well. Team Rocket tells Ash to hand over Pikachu, to which Ash refuses; however, Grumpig begins attacking the hypnotized Spoink instead. Team Rocket threatens more of the same unless Ash gives them Pikachu. Left with no other choice, Ash agrees and Pikachu is put into a cage. To everyone's surprise, {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}} comes out of its [[Poké Ball]] and willingly goes into the cage with Pikachu. Leaving Grumpig to watch their captives, Team Rocket returns to their balloon to load all of the food onto it. Unbeknownst to Grumpig, Team Rocket has no intention of sharing their spoils with it.

Meanwhile, Grumpig has fallen asleep. Since Goomy and Dedenne can slip out of the cell without a key, they escape and try to take the key from Grumpig. However, Grumpig catches Dedenne and defeats it in a battle while Chespin uses {{m|Vine Whip}} to try and pick the lock on its own cage. During all this, {{AP|Frogadier}} uses its own attacks to try and break free some of the more brittle rocks so that they can break down the door to their prison. Seeing Dedenne's defeat, Goomy recalls its own terrifying past and decides to stand up to Grumpig. However, Grumpig is much stronger, and Goomy takes a lot of punishment from it despite putting up a valiant fight. Just before Grumpig hits Goomy with an Iron Tail, Ash manages to break down the bars confining him and takes the attack for Goomy, causing his Pokémon to become even more determined and evolve into a {{p|Sliggoo}}, learning {{m|Dragon Breath}} in the process and defeating Grumpig. Its control over the Spoink is relinquished, Chespin manages to free itself and Pikachu, Grumpig learns that Team Rocket was only using it, and Team Rocket is sent blasting off.

With Team Rocket gone, the Spoink reclaim their stolen food. With all of the Spoink united against it, Grumpig begins to show remorse, and the Spoink that befriended Ash and his friends offers Grumpig some of the fruit, allowing Grumpig to continue living together with the Spoink as a friend instead of their enemy.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}}'s {{p|Goomy}} evolves into {{AP|Sliggoo}} and learns {{m|Dragon Breath}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Sliggoo}} ({{OP|Ash|Sliggoo}})


==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY061.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* Trainers

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY061.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Spoink}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Grumpig}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Frogadier}} ({{OP|Ash|Frogadier}})
* {{p|Goomy}} ({{OP|Ash|Goomy}}; evolves)
* {{p|Sliggoo}} ({{OP|Ash|Sliggoo}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Pumpkaboo}} ({{OP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}})
* {{p|Inkay}} ({{OP|James|Inkay}})
* {{p|Bibarel}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Pansage}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Spoink}} (multiple)
* {{p|Grumpig}}
* {{p|Yanmega}} (multiple: flashback)
* {{p|Ariados}} (multiple: flashback)
* {{p|Gulpin}} (multiple: flashback)
* {{p|Lotad}} (×2; flashback)
* {{p|Wooper}} (×2; flashback)

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Ash V2.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Hawlucha}}
** Instead of Pokémon Holo Caster, the trailer for the [[M18|upcoming movie]], {{p|Arceus}}, [[shiny]] {{p|Rayquaza}} and [[Serena's Fennekin]] event giveaways were shown.
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Clemont}} narrate the preview for the [[XY062|next episode]].
* The [[Mad-Paced Getter|opening animation]] is updated to include {{an|Serena}} with her new design, Ash's Sliggoo, Clemont's Luxray and Serena's Braixen.
** Also, the title card is updated to include Serena with her new design.
* ''[[V (Volt)]]'' is used as an insert song during {{AP|Goomy}}'s evolution in this episode.
* This is the first time {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}} is knocked out.

===Errors===
* Towards the end of the episode, half of Grumpig's left arm is colored purple instead of being fully colored black.
* When Ash and Co. confront Team Rocket, Chespin and Frogadier are absent but are shown still out later.
<gallery>
File:XY061 Error.png|Grumpig's wrongly colored left arm
</gallery>

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card with Serena's old design]]
* In the English Dub, the original title card is still used and also as the same video of [[Be a Hero|the theme song]] is still used, the [[Be a Hero|opening]] still shows {{an|Serena}}'s old design, despite the fact she changed her look in ''[[XY060|A Showcase Debut!]]''.
* In the dub, Ash's Pokédex didn't state that Sliggoo is the evolved form of Goomy. In the original, it stated that Sliggoo evolves from Goomy.

==In other languages==
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|th={{tt|การต่อสู้บนพื้นที่รกร้าง! นูเมล่าฮึดสู้!!|Decisive Battle in the Badlands! Fight, Numera!!}}
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2015-09-06T08:28:05Z

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title_en=Take the Lombre Home |
title_ja=ソルロックとハスブレロ！聖なる森の伝説！ |
title_ja_trans=Solrock and Hasubrero! Legend of the Forest! |
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broadcast_jp=February 12, 2004 |
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'''Take the Lombre Home''' (Japanese: '''ソルロックとハスブレロ！聖なる森の伝説！''' ''Solrock and {{tt|Hasubrero|Lombre}}! Legend of the Forest!'') is the 63rd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 337th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on February 12, 2004 and in the United States on January 29, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends are headed to Petalburg City so he can earn his fifth Gym badge. They fall into yet another Team Rocket scheme to steal Pikachu but are saved by a wild Solrock.

The kids arrive at a nearby village where the stream has completely dried up. They send out their Water-type Pokémon to search for water, and Brock's Lotad falls into the empty well. When he pulls it back up, the Pokémon evolves into Lombre. An old woman runs out and calls it their "Water Lord."

Her granddaughter Mary explains that they receive their water from a stream flowing out of a Lombre shrine, which dried up shortly after a meteorite fell to earth. Solrock has been spotted in the woods since then, so they blame it for the drought.

The villagers perform a rain dance with Lombre, and many wild Pokémon join in. Ash and friends use Lombre's dance to draw Solrock out, but May's Skitty runs off toward a cave. When May and Mary explore the cave, they discover a machine built by Team Rocket siphoning water from the stream.

A battle begins, and Solrock ends up using Ember to protect the villagers from Team Rocket's attacks. Pikachu sends the villains blasting off again, while Solrock continues to burn. Brock's Lombre and Mudkip cool down Solrock with their Water Gun attacks, and the steam creates a rainstorm.

The villagers decide to worship Solrock instead, while Ash and friends depart for Petalburg.

==Plot==
{{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and {{an|May}} continue their journey back to [[Petalburg City]] so that Ash can win his next Badge when the gang realizes that they are out of water. Thankfully, Brock has a plan. There is a fresh water spring nearby that is among the world's most famous.

Meanwhile, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are setting up another trap at the spring. They see Ash and the gang coming, so they hide and wait. Max and May are nervous, which is only made worse by a {{p|Zubat}} that flies out of a nearby bush, scaring the group. Then they're distracted by a {{p|Solrock}} floating nearby. That's when the trap is sprung and Ash and the others find themselves at the bottom of a hole. {{TRT}} emerge victorious from their hiding place and grab {{AP|Pikachu}} out of the hole with a net.

A {{m|Flamethrower}} suddenly knocks over Team Rocket, making them drop Pikachu back in the hole. It turns out to be the Solrock who decided to help. While Team Rocket is busy, Ash and the others manage to climb out of the hole. Ash discovers from his Pokédex that Solrock can read people's minds.

James has {{TP|James|Cacnea}} use {{m|Pin Missile}} on Solrock, but to no effect. Solrock angrily responds with a {{m|Solar Beam}} and sends Team Rocket blasting off again. When the smoke clears, Solrock has disappeared.

With Team Rocket and Solrock gone, the gang decide to continue to the spring, only to discover that the spring is empty. May notices a village, so the group decide to head down their in the hopes that they have water. As they get closer, they realize that the town is empty, and the river that runs through the town is gone too.

Ash sends out {{p|Corphish}} because {{type|Water}} Pokémon can smell and find water if it is close. Brock has {{TP|Brock|Lotad}} and {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} do the same. {{TP|May|Skitty}} comes out of its Poké Ball wanting to help out too.

Corphish immediately starts digging in the river bed, while the other three Pokémon take off in another direction. As Corphish continues digging, it finds a large pot and flips the pot upside down so Corphish can use it as a shell. Ash realizes it wasn't actually digging for water, despite his instructions.

Mudkip finds a well, but it appears dried up. Lotad hops up onto a bucket as if to say something, but it just looses its balance and falls into the well. Thankfully Brock manages to pull it back up without a problem. Suddenly Lotad begins to evolve and it becomes a {{TP|Brock|Lombre}}.

An [[Mary's grandmother|old woman]] runs up excited to see Lombre and explains that whenever hardship falls on their town, the "Great Water Lord" Lombre shows himself. The old woman is convinced that the Solrock and bad luck it brings is to blame and calls out some other people from one of the houses. One of them is {{ho|Mary}}, the old woman's granddaughter, whom Brock immediately falls in love with.

Mary doesn't seem to share her grandmother's belief that it is the Solrock's fault, and brings the gang inside for some water. Mary explains that there is a water shortage because the source of their water, the spring that Ash and his friends found earlier, is no longer running. The spring is believed to be where the Great Lombre Water Lord lives.

The villagers think the shortage has something to do with a meteorite they saw crash near the Great Lombre's shrine, and since then a Solrock has been wandering around the area. Since then no rain has fallen, all of which makes people think it is the Solrock's fault. Mary's disagrees and is convinced that there has to be an alternate explanation.

Outside, the villagers have begun doing a Rain Dance in hopes of driving away what they believe to be an evil Solrock and end the drought. {{Ash}} defends {{p|Solrock}} by explaining that it saved his {{AP|Pikachu}}. Mary continues by saying that the villagers should further investigate what might be stopping the water, but her grandmother believes that that would just anger the Water Lord. Tired of arguing, Mary's grandmother starts up the Rain Dance again.

Lombre loves the dancing and starts dancing too, which excites the villagers. Pikachu starts to get excited by it too, and soon {{p|Bellossom}}, {{p|Oddish}}, {{p|Seedot}}, and {{p|Shroomish}} emerge from the bushes to start dancing as well. All of it to no avail, as there continues to be not a cloud in the sky, though the villagers don't seem to mind. Mary is incredibly frustrated with this since there doesn't seem to be any point in doing the dance if it doesn't work.

Ash thinks that the villagers should keep dancing in the hopes that the Solrock will show up like the other wild Pokémon. Brock, however, points out that since Solrock can read minds, it probably won't go to a place where there are a bunch of people angry at it.

Brock comes up with a solution though, and has Lombre just dance on his own while all the villagers leave, that way Solrock wouldn't be scared away. Sure enough this works, as Solrock soon joins Lombre.

As the two Pokémon start having a conversation, {{TP|May|Skitty}} suddenly comes out of its Pokémon and runs off into the forest, with {{an|May}} quickly following. Mary joins the chase and soon Skitty goes into a cave, which thankfully Mary knows very well. Skitty is found quickly, as well as the thing that Skitty found: a pump that has been pumping out all of the villagers' water.

It turns out that {{TRT}} is on the other side of the pump, filling water bottles in the hopes of making tons of money selling them. {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} pops out of its Poké Ball and spots Lombre and Solrock, so Team Rocket decides to try to steal the two Pokémon too.

Meanwhile, Solrock has begun dancing with {{TP|Brock|Lombre}}. Mary's grandmother believes that if Solrock is allowed to dance, the village will be cursed with even more sunlight, so she rounds up the villagers and they charge at Solrock. Solrock stops them and levitates them with {{m|Confusion}}, but Ash and Lombre convince Solrock to put them down.

Just as Mary, May, and Skitty make it back to start warning everyone about Team Rocket, they emerge out of the ground with a new robot to steal Lombre and Solrock, but {{an|Brock}} has Lombre use {{m|Razor Leaf}} to cut through the net that the trio launched at them. Pikachu launches a {{m|Thunderbolt}} but the move fails when Team Rocket blasts a stream of water at them.

Team Rocket continues the stream of water and attempts to blast the villagers, but Solrock blocks the water with its body, and as Brock points out: Solrock should be weak against water since it's a {{type|Rock}}. The villagers are in amazement that Solrock saved them. Solrock is giving off so much heat that the water doesn't phase it, and tackles Team Rocket's robot. Pikachu tries another Thunderbolt and this time sends Team Rocket blasting off again.

Unfortunately Solrock is giving off so much power that it can't control itself to the point where it turns into a floating fireball and starts heading straight for the village. To stop it, Lombre and Mudkip use {{m|Water Gun}}, and all the steam being given off by the two attacks creates clouds in the sky. Soon the rain clouds are thick in the sky and it begins to rain, and the spring begins to fill up again.

Now that the villagers' lives are back to normal, they begin to give thanks to Lombre, but then announce that Solrock is the new Sacred Guardian of their spring. Mary is at least thankful that they changed their minds about Solrock, and the gang continue their journey to [[Petalburg City]].

==Major events==
* {{an|Brock}}'s {{p|Lotad}} evolves into {{TP|Brock|Lombre}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})

=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Solrock}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{ho|Mary}}
* [[Mary's grandmother]]
* Villagers
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG063.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Camerupt}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Lotad}} ({{OP|Brock|Lotad}}, evolves)
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}}, newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}}; cameo)
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Solrock}} (debut)
* {{p|Zubat}}
* {{p|Oddish}}
* {{p|Bellossom}}
* {{p|Seedot}}
* {{p|Shroomish}}

==Trivia==
* This episode's English dub title is a reference to the song, ''{{wp|Take the Long Way Home}}'', by {{wp|Supertramp}}.
* In the case of the Italian dub, the title references the famous song ''O sole mio''.
* For the Spanish dub, as Lombre sounds similar to the word ''{{tt|hombre|man}}'', the title is a play on the saying ''{{tt|Pon un hombre en tu casa|Put a man in your house}}''.
* This episode implies that water produced by Pokémon is unsafe to drink.
* Music from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' can be heard in this episode.
* Mary's grandmother says they're "suffering the slings and arrows of crisis and misfortune." This references the famous "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy in Hamlet.

===Errors===
* When {{TRT}} blasts off at the beginning of the episode, Jessie's {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} are seen, even though they were never called out. As well, {{TP|James|Cacnea}} disappears.
* When {{TRT}} said that {{p|Solrock}} could dry Giovanni's hair with {{m|Ember}}, it is shown using {{m|Flamethrower}}. In addition, Solrock [[Anime physics|cannot learn]] Ember.
* When {{an|Brock}} pulls up {{TP|Brock|Lotad}}, its pupils are gone.
* Despite Pokémon water being implied as unsafe to drink, the rainwater drank at the end of the episode is actually just the water from {{p|Lombre}} and {{p|Mudkip}} after going through evaporation and condensation. This water would still be unsafe to drink.
* In the end of the episode, the narrator says "they were able to safe an entire village from drought." Further, the villagers even said that the rain had stopped. However, this was just a normal drought caused by nobody. Team Rocket only stole the water from the shrine. Team Rocket had no effect on the drought whatsoever.

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Roselia}}?
* Choices: {{p|Electabuzz}}, {{p|Grovyle}}, {{p|Camerupt}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Camerupt}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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title_ja_trans=Shidake Town! Pokémon Contest!! |
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broadcast_jp=February 5, 2004 |
broadcast_us=December 11, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
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'''Disguise Da Limit''' (Japanese: '''シダケタウン！ポケモンコンテスト！！''' ''{{tt|Shidake|Verdanturf}} Town! Pokémon Contest!!'') is the 62nd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 336th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 5, 2004 and in the United States on December 11, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Timmy (aka "Phantom") arrives late to register for the Pokémon Contest, because his mother gave him lots of homework to do. His father let him go, and confronts the mother when she comes to check on Timmy.

Jessie is competing under an alias in the Contest, and her Dustox takes the lead in the first round. May's Skitty fails to do a Blizzard attack, losing points and putting May behind. May still progresses to the second round.

In the second round May quickly dispatches her opponent, while Phantom beats Jessie in a tough battle. Jessie's disguise is blown off, and after losing she decides to try to steal Phantom's Dusclops instead. Pikachu sends them flying with Thunderbolt, also ripping off Timmy's mask.

Meanwhile, Timmy's father talks to his wife and brings up the fact that she only hates Pokémon because her parents took her beloved Poochyena away from her when she was a child. She relents and decides to cheer Timmy on at the Contest.

May and Timmy face off in the final round, and Skitty isn't doing so well until May instructs it to use Assist. Skitty quickly catches up and beats Dusclops. Timmy's mother encourages him to continue competing.

==Plot==
The [[Pokémon Contest]] in [[Verdanturf Town]] is about to begin and once again {{an|May}} is nervous. This is the first time she will be entering with {{TP|May|Skitty}}. Out in the lobby, {{Ash}} is nervous because [[Timmy Grimm|Timmy]] is soon going to be too late to enter the Contest, but thankfully he shows up just in time. Hiding nearby, {{TRT}} make fun of Timmy for being late, since even they were able to register on time. [[Jessie]] continues to be confident that she and her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} will win.

Turns out [[Mrs. Grimm|his mother]] was forcing Timmy to do a lot of homework. Thankfully his father, [[Tommy Grimm]] helped him to sneak away to the Contest. At home, Timmy's mom finds him gone, and Tommy openly states that he's at the Contest.

The Contest opens with [[Jessie]] in disguise, earning some good opening points with her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}. Dustox uses {{m|Poison Sting}}, {{m|Whirlwind}}, and {{m|Psybeam}} together with impressive effect, earning high points from the judges.

Following a {{p|Charizard}} and a {{p|Blastoise}}, May takes the stage with {{TP|May|Skitty}}. Unfortunately their opening move, {{m|Blizzard}}, fails, so May tries to make up for it with Skitty using {{m|DoubleSlap}} to juggle. This works relatively well, giving May a decent enough score to move on to the second round.

Next is Timmy in his Phantom disguise with {{p|Dusclops}}. Dusclops uses {{m|Will-O-Wisp}} and {{m|Psychic}} together to dazzle the judges and earn a high score.

Meanwhile, [[Mrs. Grimm]] and Tommy are on their way to the Contest, with Mrs. Grimm enraged that her husband would let Timmy go to the Contest. Tommy defends his actions, saying it's what Timmy loves to do. Mrs. Grimm says Pokémon are a waste of time, but Tommy reminds her of her own involvement with Pokémon when she was Timmy's age.

Back at the Contest, the second round starts with {{an|May}} versus [[Stefano]] and his {{p|Wartortle}}, who loses in a matter of seconds. Jessie and Timmy then face off just as Timmy's parents arrive at the Contest. Jessie's Dustox opens with a {{m|Whirlwind}}, which Dusclops counters with {{m|Shadow Punch}}. Dustox tries a {{m|Psybeam}} with much greater effect. Dustox uses Psybeam again, but this time Dusclops stops it with {{m|Psychic}}, causing an explosion which exposes Jessie's disguise. The judges determine that Timmy is the winner of the battle, so [[Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket]] try to steal Dusclops. {{AP|Pikachu}} easily stops this with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, sending Team Rocket blasting off again.

The explosion caused by the Thunderbolt causes Timmy's Phantom mask to come off, and Timmy suddenly notices that his parents are there. Much to Timmy's surprise, Mrs. Grimm apologizes and walks off. Later, Tommy explain that when Mrs. Grimm was Tommy's age, she loved Pokémon too, but she was expected to take over her parents' business, so "childish" things such as her {{p|Poochyena}} were taken away. Her parents forbade any further contact with Pokémon. Mrs. Grimm thought that if Timmy wasn't allowed to play with any Pokémon, then he wouldn't have his heart broken like hers was. Tommy encourages his son to make the most of this chance he has in the Contest, and the final round of the Contest begins.

Timmy's Dusclops starts off with a {{m|Focus Punch}}, hitting {{TP|May|Skitty}}. Skitty tries a DoubleSlap, but as a {{type|Normal}} attack, it doesn't affect the {{type|Ghost}} Dusclops. Dusclops uses another Focus Punch, but this time Skitty successfully counters with DoubleSlap, sending the Focus Punch back. Dusclops next uses Will-O-Wisp in combination with Psychic to further damage Skitty. Skitty tries a {{m|Tackle}} attack, but Dusclops counters with {{m|Hyper Beam}}. {{TP|May|Skitty}} tries a {{m|Blizzard}}, but the move fails again. Dusclops uses another Hyper Beam to damage Skitty again. Meaning to end the battle, Dusclops uses one more Hyper Beam, but May refuses to give up, this time having Skitty use {{m|Assist}}. The Assist creates a {{m|Gust}} which perfectly defends against the Hyper Beam. This defense evens out the score between the two contestants. Dusclops tries again to end the battle, this time with Focus Punch, but Skitty counters with Assist again, creating a {{m|String Shot}} to stop the move.

On the sidelines, Timmy's mother is back and now encourages Timmy to win. Timmy now has enough confidence to battle without his Phantom mask. Giving it his all, [[Timmy Grimm|Timmy]] has Dusclops use {{m|Will-O-Wisp}}. Skitty again counters with Assist, producing an {{m|Ember}} that stops Dusclops' attack. With another Assist, Skitty attacks with {{m|Silver Wind}}, but Dusclops stops it with Psychic. Dusclops again uses Hyper Beam. May decides to have absolute faith in her Skitty, and tells it to try Blizzard again. This time it works, and ends the battle with Dusclops, making May the winner of the [[Pokémon Contest]]!

Mrs. Grimm decides to allow Timmy to continue entering the Contests as long as he doesn't fall behind on his homework, and May receives her second Contest Ribbon.

==Major events==
* {{an|May}} wins the {{to|Verdanturf}} {{pkmn|Contest}}, earning her second [[Ribbon]].
* {{TP|May|Skitty}} masters {{m|Blizzard}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Drew]]
* [[Timmy Grimm]]
* [[Tommy Grimm]]
* [[Mrs. Grimm]]
* [[Vivian Meridian]]
* [[Raoul Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Stefano]]
* {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG062.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Spheal}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{OP|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Dusclops}} (The Phantom/[[Timmy Grimm]]'s)
* {{p|Poochyena}} ([[Mrs. Grimm]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Charizard}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Wartortle}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Blastoise}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Vulpix}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Marill}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Poochyena}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Spinda}} (Coordinator's)

==Trivia==
* The title is a pun of the saying, "The Sky's the Limit".

===Errors===
* The Pokémon Trainer's Choice claims that {{p|Spheal}} would be the best choice to battle {{p|Wooper}} due to {{type|Ice}} being super-effective against {{t|Ground}}. However, {{p|Wooper}} is also a {{type|Water}}, making an Ice-type move regularly effective against a Water/Ground Pokémon. Furthermore, a {{p|Zubat}}, being part {{type|Flying}}, would be immune to Wooper's Ground-type moves.
* In the battle against [[Jessie]] and {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}, [[Timmy Grimm|Timmy]] tells his {{p|Dusclops}} to "use {{m|Psychic}} again", even though Dusclops hadn't used Psychic in that battle yet.
* In the [[Pokémon in France|French]] version, during the battle against {{an|May}}'s {{TP|May|Skitty}} and a {{p|Wartortle}}, [[Vivian Meridian|Vivian]] called {{p|Wartortle}} ''Tortank'' and {{p|Wartortle}} French's name is ''Carabaffe''. ''Tortank'' is {{p|Blastoise}}'s French name.

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Wooper}}?
* Choices: {{p|Spheal}}, {{p|Delcatty}}, {{p|Zubat}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Spheal}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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title_ja=仮面のコーディネーター・ファントム登場！！ |
title_ja_trans=Enter the Phantom Masked Coordinator!! |
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broadcast_jp=January 29, 2004 |
broadcast_us=December 11, 2004 |
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en_op=[[This Dream]] |
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'''Disaster of Disguise''' (Japanese: '''仮面のコーディネーター・ファントム登場！！''' ''Enter the Phantom Masked Coordinator!!'') is the 61st episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 335th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 29, 2004 and in the United States on December 11, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Drew loses a Pokémon battle to the mysterious "Phantom," a masked Pokémon Trainer using a Dusclops. Because of the injuries sustained by his Roselia, Drew has to drop out of the Pokémon Contest in Verdanturf Town.

May is there to compete with her Skitty, and while practicing she is challenged to a battle with Phantom that Ash accepts instead. The battle is interrupted by the arrival of a woman in a limo who chases the Phantom into the woods.

The woman reveals she is looking for her son Timmy, who has been missing a lot lately, usually when the Phantom is around. The kids follow her to a mansion where they meet the entire family. Timmy's father reveals that Tommy is the Phantom, disguising himself only because his mother hates Pokémon.

Brock dresses up as the Phantom to fool the mother, but Team Rocket shows up to unmask the Phantom for a huge reward. Skitty's Blizzard attack frees Brock but also unmasks him by accident. Brock quickly runs off, and it appears that the mother did not see his face. Timmy decides to compete in the Pokémon Contest.

==Plot==
While preparing to enter the {{to|Verdanturf}} Contest with {{TP|May|Skitty}}, {{an|May}} and the others are amazed when they encounter her rival [[Drew]] who announces that he is not going to enter as his {{TP|Drew|Roselia}} is injured after a battle with a {{p|Dusclops}} belonging to a masked coordinator. He warns the gang to watch out for the masked coordinator who goes by the name "Phantom". Meanwhile {{TRT}} are also in training and [[Jessie]] is preparing to enter {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} into the Verdanturf Contest.

Soon however, Phantom approaches {{Ash}} and the gang and challenges them to a battle, Ash accepts the challenge and pits {{AP|Pikachu}} against Phantom's Dusclops. Ash attempts to use {{type|Normal}} attacks against Dusclops but, being a {{t|Ghost}} type it is unaffected. Dusclops deals heavy damage to Pikachu and it seems as thought Phantom will win the battle.

However, a car pulls up and Phantom flees, a large middle aged woman chases after him but soon loses him. While running away, Phantom cuts his hand on a stray branch. The gang catch up with the woman and she reveals that she is concerned for her son [[Timmy Grimm|Timmy]] who has been skipping school and hanging around with the mysterious Phantom. The gang agree to reveal the identity of the Phantom so that he can be punished and stop influencing Timmy. Team Rocket overhear the conversation and also begin searching for the Phantom.

The gang are taken to Timmy's house where he is seen to be making notes on a tough Pikachu he battled that day and also has a cut on his hand. Timmy's mother notices these details and realizes that Timmy may be the Phantom. Timmy's mother makes it clear that she doesn't want Timmy to be a Pokémon Trainer but instead wants him to CEO of her company when she leaves.

Timmy's father is then revealed and tells the gang that he was once a great Pokémon Coordinator but when he met his wife he was forced to give it up because she hated Pokémon. However, his love for Pokémon remained so he created the Dusclops costume and entered Contests as The Phantom whenever he was out of his wife's sight. However, Timmy's father gave up coordinating when his secret became too hard to keep and put his costume away. Until one day Timmy found a stray Duskull and his father made him a new Phantom costume so he could train in secret and become a coordinator.

The gang formulate a plan to help Timmy enter the Verdanturf Contest; {{an|Brock}} dresses in the Phantom costume and challenges May to a battle with both Timmy and his mother present. She begins to believe that Timmy is not the Phantom but Team Rocket appear and attempt to reveal Brock as the Phantom to claim a reward from Timmy's mother. Jessie's {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} constricts Brock making him unable to hold his mask on. Skitty uses {{m|Blizzard}} to blow Seviper away but Brock falls to the ground and reveals his face to Timmy's mother for a second. Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} to dispose of Team Rocket and Timmy's mother seems to believe the trick saying that she knew Timmy wasn't the Phantom and returning to work. The stage is set for Timmy and May to enter the Verdanturf Contest as rivals...

==Major events==
* The gang arrives in [[Verdanturf Town]].
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===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Timmy Grimm]]

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

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Drew]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Timmy Grimm]]
* [[Tommy Grimm]]
* [[Mrs. Grimm]]
* [[Dr. Abby]] (flashback)
* {{pkmn|Trainer}}

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG061.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Chinchou}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Drew|Roselia}})
* {{p|Duskull}} (The Phantom/[[Timmy Grimm]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Dusclops}} (The Phantom/[[Timmy Grimm]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}})
* {{p|Delcatty}} ([[Dr. Abby]]'s; nicknamed "Johnny"; flashback)
* {{p|Dusclops}} ([[Tommy Grimm]]'s; flashback; debut)
* {{p|Poochyena}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Torchic}} (flashback)

==Trivia==
* The dub title of this episode is a reference to the phrase "master of disguise."
* Team Rocket is disguised similarly to {{wp|Tuxedo Mask}} of the ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' series.
* This episode match in Japan with the FireRed and LeafGreen release.
* While the answer to the Trainer's Choice is correct, {{p|Volbeat}} would also be correct as it is a {{type|Bug}}, which is super-effective against {{p|Crawdaunt}}'s {{t|Dark}} type.

===Errors===
* The bandage on [[Timmy Grimm|Timmy]]'s hand disappears when he first greets his mom downstairs.
* When Timmy was trying to hide the {{p|Dusclops}} disguise from {{Ash}}, the white part on the hat was overlapping the computer screen.
* When {{an|May}} is going to throw juggling balls to {{TP|May|Skitty}} to practice for her contest in [[Verdanturf Town]], she has three balls in her left hand and one ball in her right hand. When she has thrown two juggling balls to Skitty, she still has three balls in her left hand and one ball in her right hand.

===Dub edits===
* The pen that Timmy loses has a small Poké Ball on top of it in the Japanese version. The dub paints a small design over it.

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Crawdaunt}}?
* Choices: {{p|Volbeat}}, {{p|Chinchou}}, {{p|Houndour}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Chinchou}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|pt_br={{tt|O Desastre do Disfarce|The Disguise Disaster}}
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altepcode=EP334 |
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title_en=Delcatty Got Your Tongue |
title_ja=エネコとエネコロロ！伝説のコーディネーター登場！！ |
title_ja_trans=Eneko and Enekororo! Enter the Legendary Pokémon Coordinator!! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=January 22, 2004 |
broadcast_us=December 4, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=大橋志吉 |
storyboard=浅田裕二 |
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art=岩根雅明 |
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'''Delcatty Got Your Tongue''' (Japanese: '''エネコとエネコロロ！伝説のコーディネーター登場！！''' ''{{tt|Eneko|Skitty}} and {{tt|Enekororo|Delcatty}}! Enter the Legendary Pokémon Coordinator!!'') is the 60th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 334th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on January 22, 2004 and in the United States on December 4, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

The kids are on their way to Verdanturf Town when they are waylaid by another Team Rocket scheme. May and friends successfully fight them off, but during the battle Skitty is blasted by Torkoal's smoke, losing its voice.

May brings Skitty to the nearby Pokémon clinic in Foothill Town. They meet Dr. Abby, who uses massage to help Skitty get its voice back.

Abby was once a Pokémon Coordinator, even winning the Grand Festival. But she retired after her pride got her into a Pokémon battle where her Skitty was seriously injured. A doctor from a Pokémon clinic helped Abby and taught her how to treat Pokémon. After receiving a Moon Stone to evolve her Skitty into Delcatty, she decided to become a full-time doctor.

Team Rocket arrives in disguise asking Dr. Abby to treat Meowth. While being massaged by Abby, Meowth talks out loud, revealing his identity. Team Rocket steals May's Skitty and Abby's Delcatty.

Team Rocket attempts to escape in their balloon, but Delcatty escapes and destroys the balloon. Delcatty shows off some impressive moves, teaching Skitty the move Blizzard in the process. The two cat-like Pokémon team up to take out Team Rocket.

==Plot==
On their way to [[Verdanturf Town]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter some construction in the middle of the road. One of the workers kindly points them towards a detour, but when they start to follow it, they fall into a cleverly disguised pitfall trap. Leaping to the edge of the pit, the construction workers reveal themselves as {{TRT}}, and try to grab {{AP|Pikachu}} with a fishing pole. However [[James]] pulls a little too hard, and winds up catching not only Pikachu, but Ash and his friend as well! Free from the pit, Ash calls out {{AP|Torkoal}} who begins to battle with {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}. Trying to help out, {{an|May}} orders her {{TP|May|Skitty}} to attack, but fails when Seviper {{m|Tackle}}s it away, causing it to fall into a plume of Torkoal's smoke. Leaping to the rescue, {{an|Brock}} calls out {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}, who blows Team Rocket away with a powerful {{m|Water Gun}} attack. Rushing over to her injured Skitty, May realizes that it has lost its voice. Brock suggests they go find a [[Pokémon Center]] so after a brief glance at [[Max]]'s map, they begin to walk towards the nearest city, [[Foothill Town]].

Upon arriving, they discover that Foothill Town lacks a Pokémon Center, so May is forced to take Skitty to the next best thing, a Pokémon Clinic. At the clinic they meet [[Dr. Abby]], a Pokémon Doctor who specializes in alternative medicine for Pokémon. A quick massage treatment brings Skitty back to its playful self, much to May's relief. Dr. Abby says that she's especially good at treating Skitty since she used to own one herself. Hearing this, May realizes that she is none other than the legendary [[Pokémon Coordinator]] Abby, who won an upstart victory at the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]] using her Skitty. Dr. Abby tells May, that after winning the Grand Festival, she went on a journey with Skitty. However after Skitty was seriously injured in a [[Pokémon battle]], she took it to a Pokémon Clinic for treatment. Impressed with skill of [[Dr. Moss]], the doctor who had helped her, she decided to stay and learn how to treat {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} herself, and was eventually able to become a skilled doctor in her own right. As a reward for her efforts, right before she left to found her own clinic, the Dr. Moss gave her a {{evostone|Moon Stone}}, which she used to turn her Skitty, nicknamed "Johnny," into a {{p|Delcatty}}. At May's request she invites everybody into her backyard so they can meet Johnny.

A short distance away, Team Rocket spies on the "[[twerp]]s" as they meet Johnny. {{MTR}} suggests that they steal both May's Skitty and Johnny and present them to {{an|Giovanni}} as a gift, since they'd be a complete [[evolution]] set. James says that a complete {{p|Eevee}} evolution set would be better, but agrees to help out after Meowth reminds them that there aren't any Eevee nearby.

Back in the clinic, Dr. Abby teaches May's Skitty how to juggle using its {{m|DoubleSlap}} attack to hit balls with its tail. After a bit of practice, May finds that Skitty can juggle up to two balls with her. Suddenly Team Rocket enters in disguise, carrying a heavily bandaged Meowth. They ask Dr. Abby to treat Meowth, and while she's distracted quickly collar both Skitty and Johnny. Their disguise is ruined when Dr. Abby starts to give Meowth a massage, and he accidentally reveals his ability to speak. Fleeing with their stolen Pokémon, Team Rocket begins to fly away in their balloon but are quickly brought back to earth when Johnny blows up their balloon with a {{m|SolarBeam}}.

Breaking free from their collars, Skitty and Johnny run back to their Trainers, and begin to battle against Seviper and Cacnea. Easily dodging their attacks, Johnny begins utilizing a variety of elemental moves, such as {{m|Thunderbolt}}, SolarBeam, and {{m|Blizzard}}. When May begins to fight with Skitty, Dr. Abby helps out by showing Skitty how to use Blizzard as well. A double Blizzard attack, combined with a Thunderbolt from Pikachu is enough to send Team Rocket "blasting off again".

Later, Ash and his friends get back on the road to Verdanturf. Dr. Abby tells May that she should have no troubles as a Coordinator as long as she believes in herself and her Pokémon. Thanking her for her help, May waves goodbye, and the group resume their travels.

==Major events==
* [[May's Skitty]] learns {{m|Blizzard}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Delcatty}}
* {{p|Kirlia}}
* {{p|Flygon}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Dr. Abby]]
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])
* [[Raoul Contesta]] (flashback)
* [[Mr. Sukizo]] (flashback)
* [[Nurse Joy]] (flashback)
* [[Vivian]] (voice, flashback)
* Other {{pkmn|Trainer}}s and {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s (flashback)
* [[Dr. Moss]] (flashback)

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG060.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Wynaut}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Delcatty}} ([[Dr. Abby]]'s; Johnny, debut)
* {{p|Makuhita}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Aron}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)

====Pokémon seen in flashbacks====
* {{p|Skitty}} ([[Dr. Abby]]'s; Johnny)
* {{p|Swampert}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Coordinator}}'s)
* {{p|Kirlia}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Coordinator}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Flygon}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Zangoose}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Coordinator}}'s)
* {{p|Ursaring}}
* {{p|Marshtomp}}
* {{p|Loudred}}
* {{p|Wynaut}}

====Pokémon seen in posters====
* {{p|Sandshrew}}
* {{p|Xatu}}
* {{p|Smeargle}}
* {{p|Poochyena}}
* {{p|Psyduck}}
* {{p|Elekid}}
* {{p|Sandshrew}}
* {{p|Venomoth}}
* {{p|Slugma}}
* {{p|Torchic}} (In magazine)
* {{p|Beautifly}} (In magazine)

==Trivia==
* The English dub title is based on the phrase, "Cat got your tongue?"
* When May opens her copy of Coordinator Monthly the page before Dr. Abby's shows a {{p|Beautifly}} and {{p|Torchic}}, both Pokémon May owns, and with {{p|Skitty}} on the next page, all of her Pokémon are shown in the magazine.

===Errors===
[[File:AG060 Error.png|thumb|200px|right|The Skitty error]]
* In the flashback when Dr. Abby's Skitty, Johnny, falls and lands at the bottom of the hillside it only has two baubles on the end of its tail.
* When James inquires about a set of {{p|Eevee}} and its evolutions, Meowth says, "Because there aren't any ''Eevees'' around," as opposed to the correct, "Because there aren't any Eevee around."
* When Team Rocket begins their motto Delcatty and Skitty are right behind Team Rocket, in the next scene they are missing and are not seen again until seen in the hot air balloon.

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which of these evolves into {{p|Wobbuffet}}?
* Choices: {{p|Wynaut}}, {{p|Horsea}}, {{p|Wailmer}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Wynaut}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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title_en=Manectric Charge |
title_ja=キンセツジムふたたび！VSライボルト！！ |
title_ja_trans=Return to Kinsetsu Gym! VS Livolt!! |
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broadcast_jp=January 15, 2004 |
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'''Manectric Charge''' (Japanese: '''キンセツジムふたたび！VSライボルト！！''' ''Return to {{tt|Kinsetsu|Mauville}} Gym! VS {{tt|Livolt|Manectric}}!!'') is the 59th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 333rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 15, 2004 and in the United States on December 4, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends return to Mauville City, where they encounter a carnival run by Team Rocket. They let all their Pokémon out to enjoy the festivities, and Team Rocket tries to steal them. Wattson and Watt arrive to help fight off the thieves, and after the battle Wattson's Electrike evolves into a Manectric.

Everyone heads to the Mauville Gym for two practice battles. First up, May's Skitty faces off against Watt's Ampharos. Skitty is victorious with Assist, using Quick Attack and Double Slap in quick succession.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket falls into Wattson's new improved Gym traps, eventually encountering a group of robotic Raikou that they mistake for the real thing.

The second battle is Ash's Torkoal versus Wattson's Manectric. Torkoal uses Overheat too many times, and Manectric takes out the Fire-type with a Charge/Thunder Wave combo.

Watt tells May about a Pokémon Contest taking place in Verdanturf Town, so the kids make that their next destination.

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} have finally returned to [[Mauville City]] for a pit stop on the way back to [[Petalburg City]]. Before they get ready to make any plans, [[Max]] notices a huge sign for an entrance to a carnival! They decide to check it out.

To their luck, it is open, so they check out the toy stand first, mainly full of Pokémon plushies, and it's run by two suspicious looking people in a {{p|Gengar}} and {{p|Tauros}} costume. May notices the Ribbon case, and gets excited and wants to buy it. Unbeknownst to them, the people are really {{TRT}}.

Meanwhile, Ash and his friends send out all their Pokémon to play, and Ash's new {{AP|Torkoal}} smogs them up as a friendly greeting, but they don't seem too happy. Ash introduces them to it, and explains that it likes to do that a lot in a friendly manner, and not to worry about it. Torkoal does it again, and it reaches Team Rocket this time.

Next, they check out the soccer target game, where {{an|Brock}} scores a 10! The rest of them are about to take their turn, but then Ash notices his Torkoal standing right in front of the ball. It seems like it wants a shot at this! Ash is excited and ready to watch it go, but Max is a little concerned that it might mess up and trip, since its body is wide and its legs are pretty short. They all watch as Torkoal lifts its legs, gets ready to kick... but instead it falls over, landing on its back. Oh well, better luck next time.

Next, Brock has a go at the water targets. He uses the water gun that it supplies, but has {{TP|Brock|Lotad}} and {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} help him with their {{m|Water Gun}}s. Max is having a shot at the ring toss game, with the help of {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|May|Skitty}}. {{AP|Treecko}} and {{AP|Corphish}} are working on the ring-the-bell game, using Corphish's pincers and Treecko's tail, and Torkoal smogs them both again. {{an|May}} is playing a {{wp|Dance Dance Revolution|DDR}}-style game, with the help of {{TP|May|Torchic}}, {{TP|Brock|Forretress}}, {{TP|May|Beautifly}} and {{TP|Ash|Taillow}}. A silhouette of {{p|Meowth}} appears on the screens and shows them the moves. But it's not just a game; {{TRM|Meowth}} is standing behind the screen with a light behind him doing the moves. He pulls out a remote and presses a button.

The targets of the water target game suddenly shoot out a huge wave of water, and when it clears, Lotad and Mudkip are in a cage! The mallet for the ring-the-bell game is moving by itself in Ash's hands and it hits hard enough to ring the bell, sending a net down onto Corphish, Torkoal, and Treecko! The rings for the ring toss game also start moving, and they bind up Pikachu and Skitty! And finally, Meowth bursts through the screen and grabs Beautifly, Torchic, Taillow, and Forretress in a net! Jessie is thrilled, except about having to wear a Tauros suit.

Team Rocket recites their motto from their balloon, with all the Pokémon trapped in a net underneath it. Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}}, Forretress uses {{m|Rapid Spin}}, Torchic uses {{m|Ember}}, Corphish uses {{m|Crabhammer}}, Treecko uses {{m|Bullet Seed}}, Taillow uses {{m|Peck}}, Torkoal uses {{m|Flamethrower}}, Beautifly and Skitty use {{m|Tackle}}, and Lotad and Mudkip use Water Gun, but nothing damages the net at all. Team Rocket laughs about how their expensive net works so well and float off. The situation seems hopeless, but [[Wattson]] and {{an|Watt}} show up in the nick of time. Wattson's {{p|Electrike}}'s {{m|Thunder Wave}} does nothing, but Watt's {{p|Ampharos}} uses {{m|Iron Tail}} to cut the rope holding up the net. The net falls and all the Pokémon are safe, while [[Jessie]] yells at Meowth for not using a reinforced rope. Together, Wattson, Watt, and Ash have their Pokémon use Thunder Wave, {{m|ThunderShock}}, and Thunder, respectively, which become one massive beam of electricity that zaps Team Rocket even with their electricity protection. The balloon explodes and Team Rocket blasts off.

As everyone is admiring Watt's Ampharos, Wattson's Electrike suddenly evolves into {{p|Manectric}}! Everyone is happy for him, and Torkoal shows it by smoking them all. Ash and Wattson decide to have a battle between Torkoal and Manectric, and May and Watt decide to have a battle between Ampharos and Skitty. It's off to the Gym!

The gang immediately notices that the front of the Mauville Gym looks different than it did the last time they were there. Ash is about to open the front door, but Watt yells at him not to open it. Wattson tells them that the front of the building isn't the only thing that's changed. Everyone remembers the rollercoaster ride that they got after entering the door the first time they were there, and they're not too keen on repeating that experience, especially after Wattson says that the new traps are much better than before.

Inside the Gym, the first battle is between May and Watt. May starts off strong with DoubleSlap followed by Tackle. Watt retaliates with ThunderShock, which Skitty dodges, but Ampharos redirects the attack and scores a hit. He follows up with Iron Tail, almost knocking Skitty out. However, it gets back up. Ampharos uses ThunderShock again, but right before it hits Skitty uses Assist. It gets Torchic's Quick Attack, and easily dodges the ThunderShock and hits Ampharos. It follows up with a DoubleSlap and knocks Ampharos out, giving May the win!

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is standing outside the Gym. They know it must be full of powerful Pokémon, so they decide to steal them. They obliviously enter the front door, and find themselves on a roller coaster ride.

Ash and Wattson's battle begins. Torkoal uses Flamethrower, but Manectric dodges and hits with a Tackle. It doesn't do too much damage though, as both Pokémon are strong.

Team Rocket is still on the ride, which they are not enjoying at all. They decide to get off at the top, but before they can a hole opens up in the ground and they free fall a very long way into water.

Manectric uses Bite, but Torkoal uses Iron Defense and neither take any damage. Manectric uses Thunder Wave, but Torkoal uses Overheat. The attacks collide in midair, but Overheat is more powerful, so it pushes Thunder Wave back and scores a powerful hit on Manectric. Manectric didn't take too much damage and it still has plenty of energy left, and so does Torkoal.

Team Rocket is now on a small raft in the middle of a huge pool of water, being sucked into a whirlpool.

Torkoal uses Overheat again, and Manectric uses Charge. Overheat hits, but Manectric doesn't move. After Overheat, Torkoal uses Flamethrower, but Manectric still doesn't move. It finally finishes charging, and lets loose an extremely powerful Thunder Wave. Ash tries to counter with Overheat, but he already used it twice so it doesn't have much power left. Thunder Wave hits and knocks Torkoal out. Wattson is the winner.

Team Rocket is out of the water, but they go through a door into a room with three Raikou. They decide to capture them and sell them, so they send out Seviper and Cacnea.

Ash and his friends say goodbye to Watt and Wattson. Watt tells May that there's an upcoming Pokémon Contest in Verdanturf Town, so the group decides to head there first. As the sun sets, they once again continue on, this time toward Verdanturf Town. The narrator comments on how Ash and May are anticipating the Badges and Ribbons they're on their way to win, as the camera pans up to a shot of the setting sun. Another typical ending...

...But wait! Team Rocket is still trying to catch the Raikou. Seviper uses {{m|Poison Tail}} on one, Cacnea uses {{m|Needle Arm}} on another, and Meowth uses {{m|Fury Swipes}} on the last one. Each attack chops off the Raikou's head. They were all robots! Of course, Team Rocket is upset, and it doesn't help when the Raikou explode. The episode ends with Team Rocket dejectedly blasting off again.

==Major events==
* The gang returns to [[Mauville City]] while on their way back to [[Petalburg City]].
* [[Wattson]]'s {{p|Electrike}} evolves into a {{TP|Wattson|Manectric}}.
* {{an|May}} battles {{an|Watt}} and wins.
* {{Ash}} has a rematch with Wattson and loses.
* Watt reveals to May that there is an upcoming {{pkmn|Contest}} in [[Verdanturf Town]].
* [[Ash's Torkoal]] is revealed to know {{m|Iron Defense}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Manectric}} ({{OP|Wattson|Manectric}})

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

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG059.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Larvitar}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}})
* {{p|Treecko}} ({{OP|Ash|Treecko}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Lotad}} ({{OP|Brock|Lotad}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Electrike}} ({{OP|Wattson|Manectric}}; evolves)
* {{p|Manectric}} ({{OP|Wattson|Manectric}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Ampharos}} ({{an|Watt}}'s)

==Trivia==
* The title is a pun on the term "electric charge".
* The {{p|Gengar}} and {{p|Tauros}} costumes that Team Rocket are wearing had previously appeared in ''[[EP088|In the Pink]]''.
* This is the first time Ash has a battle with a [[Gym Leader]] after winning their Badge (excluding battles with {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Misty}}).
* ''[[Pocket-ering Monster-ing]]'' and music from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' are used as background music.

===Errors===
* {{TRT}} did not recognize or want {{p|Torkoal}}, despite trying to steal one [[AG055|four episodes earlier]].
* {{TP|Ash|Torkoal}} was knocked out by {{m|Thunder Wave}}, even though it is a move that does [[Anime physics|no damage]].
* While {{p|Larvitar}} is said in the Trainer's Choice to be the most effective against {{p|Manectric}}, it is actually equally effective as {{p|Swampert}} - both being {{t|Ground|Ground-types}}.
* In the European Portuguese dub, when Team Rocket battles against the three Raikou, James tells Cacnea to use {{m|Pin Missile}} and it uses Needle Arm instead.

===Dub edits===

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Manectric}}?
* Choices: {{p|Swampert}}, {{p|Larvitar}}, {{p|Torkoal}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Larvitar}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|再訪紫菫道館，VS雷電獸！|Return to Zǐjǐn (Mauville) Gym, VS Manectric!}}
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title_en=All Torkoal, No Play |
title_ja=ハガネの谷を突破せよ！コータスVSハガネール！！ |
title_ja_trans=Breaking Through Steel Valley! Cotoise VS Haganeil! |
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broadcast_jp=January 8, 2004 |
broadcast_us=November 27, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
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'''All Torkoal, No Play''' (Japanese: '''ハガネの谷を突破せよ！コータスVSハガネール！！''' ''Breaking Through Steel Valley! {{tt|Cotoise|Torkoal}} VS {{tt|Haganeil|Steelix}}!'') is the 58th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 332nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 8, 2004 and in the United States on November 27, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends are walking through the Valley of Steel on their way to Petalburg Gym when they encounter a Torkoal being attacked by a Skarmory and several Magnemite. May's Skitty and Torchic drive the Steel-type Pokémon away.

The Pokémon of the Valley of Steel turn out to be very territorial, and both Torkoal and the kids have put themselves in danger by trying to cross the valley. Regardless, they decide to press on.

Team Rocket is in pursuit, though at first the trio is attacked by Skarmory and later Steelix. They are sent blasting off and nearly hit Ash and his friends on the way down, falling into a chasm instead. May tumbles off the edge, and Ash and Torkoal work together to save her. They are attacked by a Magneton, which Torkoal sends flying using Flamethrower.

Magneton is found by the Steelix, who then goes looking for Torkoal and the kids. When they meet, it turns out that Torkoal came to the valley looking for a fight with this powerful Pokémon. The two begin to fight, with Ash directing Torkoal. Steelix has the advantage until Torkoal uses Overheat, knocking the giant Steel-type out.

Torkoal joins Ash's roster of Pokémon, and the gang leaves the Valley of Steel.

==Plot==
Eager to reach [[Mauville City]], which is their next stop on the way to [[Petalburg City]], {{an|Brock}} leads {{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, and [[Max]] into what he believes is a shortcut. Instead he manages to get them hopelessly lost in a bleak looking wilderness. As they look at the map Ash suddenly sees something strange in the sky, a {{p|Torkoal}} being attacked by a pair of {{p|Magnemite}} and a {{p|Skarmory}}! Ash rushes towards the fight with {{AP|Pikachu}} together they are able to drive off the angry Pokémon. Happy to be rescued, the Torkoal thanks Ash and his friends by accidentally covering them with soot. Suddenly it hears a noise, and runs off into the distance leaving a very confused Ash behind.

Up in the sky [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} float by in their balloon. Off in the distance Meowth notices the Skarmory, and translates its cries as "Get out of here, now!". Before they can turn around the angry Pokémon slices open their balloon with a {{m|Wing Attack}} and sends them flying off with the cry of "{{TRT}}'s blasting off already!".

Back on the ground, Ash and his friends begin to cross across a rocky valley, which Brock claims will get them back to the main road. Suddenly the two Magnemite from before appear, and begin attacking. Taking some of Max's advice, May calls out {{TP|May|Torchic}}, who drives them off using {{m|Ember}}. Continuing along they stumble across Torkoal, who is once again being attacked by Skarmory and several Magnemite. Ash leaps to the rescue, and May backs him up by combining {{TP|May|Skitty}}'s {{m|Assist}} and Torchic's Ember to drive off the Magnemite. Their attacks cause the Skarmory to begin targeting them, but Torkoal uses its {{m|Flamethrower}} to send it flying away. The effort causes Torkoal to collapse from exhaustion.

While tending to Torkoal's injuries, Brock tells everybody that they stumbled into the [[Valley of Steel]], a place filled with wild and very aggressive Steel Pokémon. Torkoal probably got lost and was attacked by the Pokémon, just like they were. Ash suggests that Torkoal team up with them, certain that its power, along with their other Pokémon will be enough to get them safely out of the valley. Torkoal agrees, but suddenly the sound from before rings out, and Torkoal goes running off towards it. Brock speculates that the noise might be coming from another Pokémon, one far stronger than the Skarmory and Magnemite. They head in the direction Torkoal ran.

In another part of the valley, Team Rocket runs away from an angry {{p|Magneton}}. Its electric attacks send them blasting off for a second time. They land directly in front of a very large and angry {{p|Steelix}}. Not wanting to be attacked, Team Rocket tries to be nice to it by cleaning its tail. However, Team Rocket is met with Steelix's {{m|Iron Tail}} attack, which sends them blasting off yet again. They land right next to Ash and his friends, who have reunited with Torkoal on the edge of a big crevasse. Bouncing away, they fall into the crevice, inadvertently knocking May and Torchic in as well.

Grabbing onto a branch, May is able to keep herself from falling to the bottom of the crevasse. But a wild Magneton soon arrives and tries to knock her off using electric attacks. Torchic, Pikachu, and Torkoal all use their attacks to keep it away, while Brock and Max lower Ash down on a rope to rescue May. After successfully dragging May back up, Torkoal manages to hit the Magneton with a Flamethrower, driving it away for good. Injured, the Magneton flies to Steelix's location and tells it where Ash and the others are. Angry, the Steelix uses {{m|Dig}} and begins heading towards them.

Ash and his friends finally reach the edge of the valley, which is marked by a river. Before they can cross the Steelix suddenly comes up out of the ground and begins to attack. Brock realizes that this Steelix is the reason Torkoal entered the valley, it wanted to challenge it to a fight to prove its strength! With Ash giving out commands, Torkoal and Steelix square off in single combat. Ash soon realizes that Torkoal's Flamethrower is doing little damage to Steelix, despite its weakness to fire attacks. Remembering his fight against [[Flannery]] he orders Torkoal to use {{m|Overheat}}, and is able to defeat Steelix. Impressed, the Steelix allows Torkoal, Ash, and his friends to leave the valley without further attacks. After crossing the river Ash asks Torkoal if it'd like to join his team. {{AP|Torkoal}} tearfully accepts his offer and agrees to become one of Ash's Pokémon.

==Major events==
* Ash catches a {{AP|Torkoal}}.
{{animeevents}}

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

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

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG058.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Numel}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}}; new)
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Magnemite}} (multiple)
* {{p|Magneton}} (multiple)
* {{p|Steelix}}
* {{p|Skarmory}}
* {{p|Torkoal}} ([[Flannery]]'s; flashback)

==Trivia==
* The English dub title is a variation of the quote "{{wp|All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy}}", a quote first coined by the Egyptian sage, {{wp|Ptahhotep}}, in 2400 BCE and made famous in ''{{wp|The Shining}}'', a best-selling horror novel written by author {{wp|Stephen King}} and even more so in {{wp|Stanley Kubrick}}'s film adaptation of ''{{wp|The Shining (film)|The Shining}}''.
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 2: Fire'' copy of [[Pokémon Elements]].
* {{TRT}} [[Breaking the fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] near the beginning of this episode when they say, "We're blasting off already!"

===Errors===
* While fighting Steelix, Ash says "why did you hurt '''my''' Torkoal like that?", even though he hadn't caught it yet.

===Dub edits===

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, Which Pokémon evolves into {{p|Camerupt}}?
* Choices: {{p|Torkoal}}, {{p|Slugma}}, {{p|Numel}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Numel}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|pt_eu={{tt|Torkoal Sem Diversão|Torkoal with No Fun}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Un Torkoal en problemas!|A Torkoal in trouble!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Con Torkoal no se juega|Don't play with Torkoal}}
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|ru={{tt|Так закалялся Торкол|}}
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title_en=Going for a Spinda |
title_ja=パッチールがいっぱい！幸せさがして山の彼方に！？ |
title_ja_trans=Lots of Patcheel! Beyond the Mountain in search of Happiness!? |
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broadcast_jp=December 25, 2003 |
broadcast_us=November 27, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
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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}}

==Blurb==

Ash decides to head to Petalburg City for his next Gym battle. On the road, the gang runs into a group of Spinda. A pretty girl named Claire approaches, and Brock's reaction to her scares all the Spinda away. She is looking for her lucky Spinda, which has a heart-shaped mark on its face. Ash and friends offer to help her.

Team Rocket tries to steal the Spinda using a vacuum, but the lucky Spinda fights back using Hypnosis and all of the Spinda escape. They also try disguising a Teddiursa (and later Meowth) as a Spinda to lure the real Spinda in, but fail.

The kids track the lucky Spinda down to a flower garden, where they are met by the Spinda's owner—Claire's fiancée, Kain. Brock's heart is broken.

Team Rocket shows up in a giant Spinda robot capable of repelling all the attacks of the Spinda. Brock sends out all of his Pokémon, and his Forretress destroys the robot using Explosion.

Ash and friends wish Claire and Cain the best, and depart for Petalburg.

==Plot==
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 {{TRT}} 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 all the Spinda, even reflecting Kain's lucky Spinda's Hypnosis for easier capture. Pikachu is about to use Thunderbolt only for the mecha to threaten them with a Dizzy Punch of its own, and Claire faints in Royce's arms.

Brock bursts out from behind and goes into a rage, declaring that nobody makes Claire unhappy. He sends out all three of his Pokémon to attack the robot. {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} and {{TP|Brock|Lotad}} are defeated by the robot's mecha, but an [[Explosion]] attack from [[Forretress]] managed to toast the robot, freeing all the Spinda except for Kain's lucky Spinda. As the mecha explodes, that Spinda is sent flying only to be caught by Kain. Brock caught a Spinda in its hands, only to be in dismay when it is the one with a broken heart pattern. Ash has {{p|Pikachu}} use [[Thunder]] to blast Team Rocket off Once again, Having Jessie Hold a Napkin in her mouth.

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.
{{Endspoilers}}

==Major events==
{{animeevents}}

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

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

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG057.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[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}}
* {{p|Abra}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Seedot}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Crawdaunt}} (fantasy)

==Trivia==
* The English dub is based on the phrase "going for a spin".
* One {{p|Spinda}} in particular looks very similar to a {{p|Pikachu}}, as the positions of its spots are at the tips of its ears and on its cheeks.
* After finding out that [[Claire]] was engaged, {{an|Brock}} reacted in a manner similar to that of when he hears [[Professor Ivy]]'s name.

===Errors===
* Once again, the Trainer's Choice gives an incorrect answer. Although {{p|Surskit}} has a {{t|Bug|Bug-type}} advantage over {{p|Seedot}}, {{p|Delibird}} has both an {{t|Ice|Ice-type}} and a {{t|Flying|Flying-type}} advantage over it.

===Dub edits===

====[[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!

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|許多的晃晃斑，到山的那一邊尋找幸福！|Many Spinda, Find Happiness Beyond the Mountain!}}
|nl={{tt|Een spannende strijd om Spinda|A Thrilling Battle for Spinda}}
|de={{tt|Schnapp dir das Pandir|Get yourself the Spinda}}
|fi={{tt|Spindan sekoittamat|The ones confused by a Spinda}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Un Spinda fugueur|A runaway Spinda}}
|he=ספינדה מביא המזל{{tt|Spinda mevi mazal|The Lucky Spinda}}
|it={{tt|Pokémon portafortuna|A lucky Pokémon}}'''
|pt_br={{tt|Procurando um Spinda|Searching a Spinda}}
|pt_eu={{tt|À Procura do Spinda|Looking for Spinda}}
|es_la={{tt|¡En busca de Spinda!|In the search of Spinda!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Buscando a un Spinda|Searching for a Spinda}}
|sv={{tt|Vilken tur!|What luck!}}
|ru={{tt|Куда делась Спинда?|}}
}}
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epcode=AG056 |
altepcode=EP330 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Going, Going, Yawn |
title_ja=ヒートバッジ！燃えるバトルでゲットだぜ！！ |
title_ja_trans=Heat Badge! Win the Blazing Battle! |
screen=yes|
broadcast_jp=December 18, 2003 |
broadcast_us=November 20, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=米村正二 |
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'''Going, Going, Yawn''' (Japanese: '''ヒートバッジ！燃えるバトルでゲットだぜ！！''' ''Heat Badge! Win the Blazing Battle!'') is the 56th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 330th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 18, 2003 and in the United States on November 20, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash uses Corphish in his Gym battle with Flannery. Flannery chooses Magcargo first, which is defeated by Corphish's Crabhammer.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is digging a tunnel to steal Magcargo and Pikachu during the battle, but they accidentally hit a pipe and are sent blasting off into a hot spring.

Ash recalls Corphish and sends out Treecko, hitting Slugma hard but getting burned by Flamethrower. Ash sends out Corphish again, but Slugma uses Yawn to put Corphish to sleep. Pikachu goes out to battle next.

Pikachu knocks out Slugma with a powerful Thunder attack, but Flannery calls out Torkoal. Pikachu can't get through Torkoal's Iron Defense, and is KO'd by Overheat.

Treecko is sent out again, but is quickly knocked out by Overheat. Ash sends out the sleeping Corphish, who takes some damage before finally waking up. To get through the Iron Defense, Corphish hits Torkoal with Crabhammer from the side, flipping the Fire-type over and then knocking it out with Bubblebeam.

After the battle, Flannery receives some advice and praise from her grandfather, and presents Ash with his Heat Badge.

==Plot==
{{Ash}} is finally ready to earn his fourth Badge against [[Flannery]], the Gym Leader from [[Lavaridge Town]].

Ash is confident of his strategy of charging ahead with {{AP|Corphish}}. When the battle begins, Flannery begins with {{p|Magcargo}}, and Ash sends out Corphish.

Meanwhile, {{TRT}} is devising a plan to steal Magcargo and {{AP|Pikachu}} right out from under them using their famous holes.

As the battle starts, Ash starts off with a {{m|BubbleBeam}}, landing a direct hit. Flannery makes the next move with a {{m|Flamethrower}}, but Ash uses Corphish's {{m|Harden}} to minimize the damage taken. Ash continues to show his confidence, much to Flannery's distaste. As the battle goes on, Ash tries to use Corphish's {{m|Vice Grip}} to end it, but Flannery remembers something her grandfather said, and uses {{m|Reflect}} to completely block the hit. Ash is eventually able to take out Magcargo with a Crabhammer.

Team Rocket is working hard on their tunnel, when suddenly, they hit a water pipe which sends them blasting off in the occurring geyser.

Ash and Flannery both recall their Pokémon. Ash sends out {{AP|Treecko}}, much to everyone's surprise since its weak against Fire attacks, and Flannery sends out {{p|Slugma}}. Treecko successfully dodges Slugma's attacks and tries to move in for a {{m|Quick Attack}}, but right before it hits, it bounces right back, revealing the Reflect that still protects Flannery's team! Treecko keeps attacking, eventually hitting with a {{m|Bullet Seed}} from close range, but also receives a nasty burn on its leg! Ash recalls Treecko and sends Corphish back out. Corphish attempts a Vice Grip, but is sent straight to {{status|sleep}} by a {{m|Yawn}}. Ash tries vainly to wake it up, but is eventually forced to recall it.

Pikachu runs into the battle, dodging Slugma's Flamethrowers and manages to end the Reflect with Quick Attack. As the battle continues, Slugma hides in its {{m|Smog}} in order to attack Pikachu. Pikachu senses and found Slugma and uses {{m|Iron Tail}}, but Slugma avoids it and uses Flamethrower which hits Pikachu. Pikachu then unleashes a powerful {{m|Thunderbolt}}, electrifying the Smog and shocking Slugma. Flannery attempts a Yawn but Pikachu quickly uses Quick Attack and then {{m|Thunder}} to knock out Slugma.

Flannery's final Pokémon is {{p|Torkoal}}. Pikachu attempts both Thunderbolt and {{m|Iron Tail}}, but is shocked to discover that Torkoal's {{m|Iron Defense}} makes it completely useless. Torkoal uses {{m|Sludge Bomb}} and Pikachu dodges two bombs and got hit by one. Ash told Pikachu not to give up and tells it to use Thunder, but Iron Defense blocks it. Torkoal then uses an incredibly powerful {{m|Overheat}}, landing a direct hit on Pikachu and knocking it out.

Ash is now left with two Pokémon, an injured Treecko and a sleeping Corphish. Torkoal's Overheat quickly takes out Treecko, and Ash is left with Corphish. After taking multiple hits, Corphish finally wakes up. With Corphish awake, Ash must figure out how to counter Torkoal's Iron Defense. After hitting it on its side and forcing it out, Ash quickly moves in with BubbleBeam, knocking out Torkoal and winning the battle, earning Ash the Heat Badge.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} battles [[Flannery]] and wins, earning the {{badge|Heat}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

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

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG056.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Seviper}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Treecko}} ({{OP|Ash|Treecko}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}}; flashback)
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}}; flashback)
* {{p|Slugma}} ([[Flannery]]'s; Meg)
* {{p|Magcargo}} ([[Flannery]]'s; Mag)
* {{p|Torkoal}} ([[Flannery]]'s)
* {{p|Typhlosion}} ([[Mr. Moore]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Murkrow}}
* {{p|Ursaring}}

==Trivia==
* This is the first episode in the [[anime]] to feature the {{status|burn}} condition.
* The English dub title is based on the phrase "{{wp|Going, Going, Gone}}"

===Errors===
* Before [[Flannery]] and {{Ash}} begin their Gym battle, their Pokémon aren't seen on the field when {{TRT}} spies on them.
* In the scene after Flannery commands {{p|Magcargo}} to dodge {{AP|Corphish}}'s {{m|Crabhammer}}, the white aura that normally surrounds only Corphish's pincer is surrounding its whole body instead.
* After Torkoal knocked out {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{an|Brock}} says that Torkoal defeated Pikachu with just one attack, despite Torkoal hitting Pikachu moments earlier with {{m|Sludge Bomb}}.
* When Flannery's Torkoal used Flamethrower on Ash's Corphish, it emerged from its shell like it had just used Iron Defense, even though it hadn't.
* During the Trainer's Choice, Forretress' name is spelled ''Foretress''.
* In the Trainer's Choice, the answer was {{p|Seviper}} despite the fact that {{p|Forretress}} is immune to Poison. Because of this, either {{p|Minun}} or {{p|Swellow}} would have been a better choice.
* Before the battle begins, Ash says it will be a easy match because it's Flannery's first match as a Gym Leader, but in the previous episode she told that her ''previous'' opponent liked to use the move Dig, which means it isn't her first match as a Gym Leader.

===Dub edits===
===[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]===
* Question: Trainers, Which Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Forretress}}?
* Choices: {{p|Minun}}, {{p|Swellow}}, {{p|Seviper}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Seviper}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|烈燄徽章！在燃燒的戰鬥中獲得！|Heat Badge! Win it at the Blazing Battle!}}
|nl={{tt|Erop of eronder|Up or Down}}
|de={{tt|Das große Gähen|The big yawning}}
|fi={{tt|Taistelua ja haukottelua|Battling and yawning}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Une sacrée carapace|A saintly shell}}
|he=פיהוק של קרב {{tt|pihuk shel krav|A yawn of a battle}}
|it={{tt|La prima esperienza|The first experience}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Ataque Bocejo|The Attack Yawn}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Toca a Bocejar|Let's Yawn}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Guerra contra el sueño!|War against the sleep!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Marchando un bostezo|Marching a yawn}}
|sv={{tt|Gäsp!|Yawn!}}
|ru={{tt|Вставай, не зевай|}}
}}
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epcode=AG055 |
altepcode=EP329 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Poetry Commotion! |
title_ja=新人ジムリーダー・アスナ！穴だらけのバトルフィールド！？ |
title_ja_trans=The New Gym Leader, Asuna! The Hole-Filled Battlefield!? |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=December 11, 2003 |
broadcast_us=November 20, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=大橋志吉 |
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'''Poetry Commotion!''' (Japanese: '''新人ジムリーダー・アスナ！穴だらけのバトルフィールド！？''' ''The New Gym Leader, {{tt|Asuna|Flannery}}! The Hole-Filled Battlefield!?'') is the 55th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 329th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 11, 2003 and in the United States on November 20, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends arrive in Lavaridge Town. Ash heads straight for the Gym, where the Gym Leader Flannery is running around on fire. Brock uses Mudkip to douse the flames, and everyone goes inside for the Gym battle. The battlefield is a mess, so they need to clean up first.

They find out Flannery just inherited the Gym Leader position from her grandfather, who left town to write Pokémon poetry. None of the kids know that he's actually spying on them because he's worried about Flannery. He comes back in disguise and offers to help Flannery out.

Team Rocket also shows up in disguise to help clean the field, but instead they steal Flannery's Torkoal. They try to fly away in their balloon, but are stopped by the grandfather, who teams up with Flannery for a Pokémon battle with Jessie and James. May and Max free Torkoal.

During the battle, Flannery's Slugma evolves into Magcargo. Flannery realizes her grandfather is there, and together they defeat Team Rocket. Everyone gets ready for the Gym battle the next day.

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Lavaridge Town]], famous for its hot springs. [[Max]] observes people being buried in the sand in the dry analogue to hot springs, the sand baths. Ash quickly reminds the team that his Gym Battle is the reason they came here in the first place, and the group reluctantly agrees.

The {{TRT}} arrives to the town shortly after, complaining about their troubles following Ash. [[James]] reminds them about the hot springs in the town, and the trio is led by [[Jessie]] straight to the springs. James and {{MTR}} are worried about their pending mission that they have yet to complete.

Ash arrives at the Gym to [[Flannery]] running around in panic as she has caught on fire. After {{an|Brock}} extinguishes her with {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}, he falls in love, only to be pulled away by Max. Ash informs Flannery that he is looking for a Gym Battle, and Flannery becomes excited at the chance to battle. Brock expresses concerns that he believed the Gym Leader of the town was [[Mr. Moore]], not Flannery as she perpetuates. This is re-enforced by Flannery's disregard for protocol when she begins battling Ash on a non-regulation field. It is then discovered that the official field has not been cleaned since her last battle.

The match is put off as Flannery, Ash, and friends take a break. Flannery explains that three days ago her grandfather, Mr. Moore, had left on a poetry writing mission across [[Hoenn]] and [[Johto]], and appointed Flannery as the Gym Leader. Ash volunteers the group to help clean up the Gym with Flannery.

Mr. Moore is shown to not have gone very far from Lavaridge, expressing concerns for Flannery and the Gym. He sees (in disguise) that Ash is helping Flannery clean up the Gym, and is worried that things are not going as hoped. {{TRT}} appears to be watching too, and decides to catch Flannery's {{DL|Flannery|Torkoal}}.

Brock brings up that Flannery should have a {{DL|Badge|Heat Badge}} ready in case Ash does beat her in the match. Flannery is not sure where they are located though, and she has the team help her search for the Badges. Mr. Moore appears in a new disguise to point out the location of the Badges. Flannery admits that she should be more organized.

Max points out that Flannery does not have a match judge. Mr. Moore appears in a new disguise, claiming to be from the CPPGJ, or the Committee for Popularizing Pokémon Gym Judging. Brock is suspicious, but the disguised Mr. Moore exclaims that he was sent by Mr. Moore to judge the match. Mr. Moore also volunteers to help fix the field to prepare for the match.

As the field is being repaired, the Team Rocket trio also appears to help repair the Gym. Flannery accepts the aid. Mr. Moore and the trio recognize each other from earlier. When Mr. Moore sees the trio trying to steal Flannery's Torkoal, the trio is discovered and begins the [[Team Rocket mottos|motto]].

Jessie sends out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} to fill the Gym with a {{m|Haze}} attack. As the trio makes a run for it, Mr. Moore sends his {{p|Wingull}} to punch a hole in the trio's balloon. Flannery realizes her grandfather has a Wingull just like it. Wingull bursts Team Rocket's balloon and they fall down. When Mr. Moore sends out {{p|Typhlosion}} to battle the trio, Flannery realizes who the mystery man is. Jessie sends out Seviper while James sends out {{TP|James|Cacnea}} who turns to hug him. Seviper starts off with {{m|Poison Tail}} and hits Typhlosion but Typhlosion strikes back with {{m|Tackle}}. Cacnea uses {{m|Pin Missile}} but Flannery helps in the battle with her {{p|Slugma}}, Mag and uses {{m|Ember}} to block. Typhlosion uses {{m|Flame Wheel}} and it hits Cacnea. Seviper goes for a {{m|Wrap}} but it got hit by Typhlosion's {{m|Flamethrower}}. Cacnea goes for another Pin Missile but got hit by another Flamethrower by Typhlosion.

Max and {{an|May}} sneak around to rescue Torkoal. Meowth sees them and goes to attack them but Flannery stops him with Mag's Flamethrower. Cacnea and Seviper both attack using {{m|Needle Arm}} and {{m|Bite}} but they both got hit by Slugma's Flamethrower. Flannery's Slugma evolves into {{p|Magcargo}}, and when Mr. Moore congratulates her, Flannery refers to him as grandpa, and it is revealed that he is Mr. Moore. Team Rocket comments on the absurdity of Mr. Moore spying on his own house.

Cacnea continues the battle using Pin Missle, but Flannery's Magcargo and Mr Moore's Typhlosion both uses Flamethrower to send them back. The trio is defeated in the battle, and Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} send them flying with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}. The group finishes repairing the Gym, and Mr. Moore suggests they postpone the Gym Battle until tomorrow. Mr. Moore buries Ash and Friends in the sand, and some competitive dialog is exchanged between Ash and Flannery, both excited about their upcoming Gym Battle.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Lavaridge Town]] and meet [[Flannery]], the local [[Gym Leader]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Flannery]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Torkoal}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Flannery]]
* [[Mr. Moore]]
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG055.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Togetic}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Treecko}} ({{OP|Ash|Treecko}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Slugma}} ([[Flannery]]'s; Meg)
* {{p|Slugma}} ([[Flannery]]'s; Mag; evolves)
* {{p|Magcargo}} ([[Flannery]]'s; Mag; newly evolved)
* {{p|Torkoal}} ([[Flannery]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Typhlosion}} ([[Mr. Moore]]'s)
* {{p|Wingull}} ([[Mr. Moore]]'s)
* {{p|Vileplume}} (flashback)
* {{p|Doduo}} (flashback)
* {{p|Politoed}} (flashback)
* {{p|Breloom}} (flashback)

==Trivia==
* The English title is based on the idiom "poetry in motion".
* Jessie's Wobbuffet is absent from this episode after being in 104 consecutive episodes.
===Errors===
* Even though at first Flannery recites that Ash is her first challenger, she later says that her last opponent used {{m|Dig}} a lot.
* When Jessie sends out Seviper to use {{m|Haze}}, Pikachu was heard but wasn't on Ash's shoulder. After the Haze clears, Pikachu reappeared.
* Just before Flannery's Slugma evolves, it says "Mag", his nickname, which is equal to the first three letters of Magcargo, his evolved form.

===Dub edits===
* Mr. Moore incorrectly told Typhlosion to use {{m|Tackle}} in the English dub, whereas in the Japanese version, he told it to use {{m|Headbutt}}. This was due to Typhlosion being unable to learn Headbutt at the time.

===[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]===
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Tyrogue}}?
* Choices: {{p|Dustox}}, {{p|Togetic}}, {{p|Suicune}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Togetic}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|新人道館訓練家亞莎！滿地坑洞的戰鬥場地！？|New Gym Leader Flannery! The Hole-Filled Battlefield!?}}
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|pt_eu={{tt|Agitação Poética!|Poetry Agitation!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Problemas poéticos!|Poetic problems!}}
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title_en=Fight for the Meteorite! |
title_ja=マグマ団VSアクア団、再び！えんとつ山の戦い！！ |
title_ja_trans=Magma-dan VS Aqua-dan Again! Mt. Chimney Battle! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=December 4, 2003 |
broadcast_us=November 13, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] |
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'''Fight for the Meteorite!''' (Japanese: '''マグマ団VSアクア団、再び！えんとつ山の戦い！！''' ''{{tt|Magma-dan|Team Magma}} VS {{tt|Aqua-dan|Team Aqua}} Again! Mt. Chimney Battle!!'') is the 54th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 328th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 4, 2003 and in the United States on November 13, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

The gang rushes to the cable car headed up Mt. Chimney, boarding it just in time along with a disguised Team Rocket. As the car travels upward, they spy both a red helicopter and a gray helicopter.

Professor Cosmo is on the mountain, searching for a recently-fallen meteorite. Team Magma and Team Aqua arrive, both after the meteorite. Team Aqua hijacks the cable car system and causes the cars to stop. Team Rocket reveals their identity, but the kids are too busy trying to escape the cable car to care. Ash manages to get out to the mountain.

Teams Magma and Aqua fight, with Team Magma's Dark-type Pokémon overpowering Team Aqua's Water-type roster. Back in the cable car, the kids enjoy lunch with Team Rocket.

Ash meets Professor Cosmo, but Team Magma gets the meteorite. They place the meteorite inside a machine designed to activate the volcano. Professor Cosmo distracts Team Magma while Ash tries to steal the meteorite back. Pikachu ends up shocking both Team Magma and the machine, causing an overload. Professor Cosmo pushes the machine into the lava, destroying it (and the meteorite).

Team Magma departs with the knowledge that their machine worked. Team Aqua leaves, pleased that Team Magma did not succeed. Team Rocket falls down Mt. Chimney. Ash and his friends get directions from Professor Cosmo and head for Lavaridge Town.

==Plot==
Arriving at [[Mt. Chimney]] on their way to [[Lavaridge Town]], {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|May}}, [[Max]], and {{AP|Pikachu}} hop on a cable car for an easy trip up the mountain. [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} also hop on board, disguised as tour guides. On the ride up spy two large helicopters flying up the mountain, one colored red, the other blue. Unknown to everybody, these helicopters contain agents from [[Team Magma]] and [[Team Aqua]], who have arrived on the mountain to obtain a special meteorite. A third person, [[Professor Cozmo]] is also on the mountain, searching for the meteorite to further his research. Using a special scanner he succeeds in locating it, moments before [[Tabitha]] appears, leading a group of Team Magma agents.

Tabitha demands that Prof. Cozmo hand over the meteorite, however he is distracted when [[Shelly]] appears with her own group of Team Aqua agents. The two groups begin to battle with each other, giving Prof. Cozmo the opportunity to escape. Noticing his disappearance a small group from both teams begin to pursue him down the mountain. Meanwhile, a small group of Team Aqua agents storm into the cable car control room and successfully overpower the workers. They shut down the cable cars, stranding both Ash's group and {{TRT}} halfway up the mountain. Brock tries to use the emergency phone, but finds that nobody in the control room is responding. In the resulting panic, Jessie, James, and Meowth drop their facade as tour guides and reveal their true identities.

Realizing they're on their own, Ash takes a grappling hook from the cable car's storage bin and uses it to latch onto a nearby support tower. He begins to climb across the rope to the tower, but is nearly knocked off when Team Rocket tries to jump on as well. The ensuing scuffle causes the rope to snap, leaving Brock, May, Max, and Team Rocket stranded on the cable car, while Ash finds himself on the tower. He promises to come back with help, then climbs down the tower and begins to run up the mountain. Along the way he crashes into Prof. Cozmo, and realizes he's being pursued by Team Magma and Team Aqua. Higher up on the mountain, Team Aqua fights a losing battle, realizing they're outmatched, Shelly orders a tactical retreat. Letting them escape, Tabitha orders his group to head to the summit of the mountain so they can prepare for a test of some special equipment.

Introducing himself to Ash, Prof. Cozmo tells him that the meteorite is part of a large asteroid that fell from space. When Ash asks he says he has no idea why Team Magma or Team Aqua would want it, as it doesn't seem to have any special properties. Suddenly a {{p|Golbat}} comes swooping down and snatches the meteorite from Prof. Cozmo's hands. It flies to its Trainer, a Team Magma member who orders his group to rendezvous with Tabitha at the mountain's summit. They depart, ignoring Ash and Prof. Cozmo. At the summit Tabitha receives a message about the meteorites recovery. Laughing he orders his men to start preparing the machine, a strange laser like device that points at the center of Mt. Chimney's volcanic cauldron.

Meanwhile, in the cable car, May and Max start to get hungry, Brock passes out sandwiches, and even shares some with a famished Team Rocket. Putting aside their differences for a moment, everybody sits down for a quick meal. Suddenly the cable car begins to shake, as the wind around the mountain starts to pick up. Everybody inside hangs on for dear life, Brock urges Ash to hurry up and save them.

Arriving at the summit, Ash and Prof. Cozmo watch as Team Magma sticks the meteorite into the laser, which they begin firing at the center of the volcano's lava flow. Prof. Cozmo speculates that the device will cause the volcano to erupt, which would deal untold damage to the surrounding area. Ash decides that the only way to stop the machine is to sneak up and snatch the meteorite from inside of it. With Prof. Cozmo providing a distraction, Ash approaches the machine and attempts to get the meteorite out of it. Finding it's protected by an electric lock, he has Pikachu use {{m|Thunderbolt}} in an attempt to overload the machine. It works, however the entire machine begins to go out of control. Looking back at the machine Tabitha notices Ash, recognizing him from their previous meeting he rushes down to stop him. At the last second Prof. Cozmo arrives and knocks him back. Realizing there's no time to get the meteorite out Prof. Cozmo shoves the entire machine, with the meteorite inside into the depths of the volcano. With their mission failed, Tabitha orders a retreat. On a nearby ridge Shelly watches their retreat, and orders Team Aqua to withdraw as well. Both sides conclude that even if they failed to secure the meteorite, at the very least they kept it out of their rivals hands.

Later, a rescued Brock, May, and Max thank Ash and Prof. Cozmo. Team Rocket attempts to nab Pikachu while they're distracted, but the sudden appearance of {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} causes the ledge they're standing on to break loose, sending them sliding back down the mountain. Waving goodbye to Prof. Cozmo, Ash and his friends head down the other side, towards [[Lavaridge Town]].

==Major events==
* [[Team Aqua]] and [[Team Magma]] {{pkmn|battle}} again.
{{animeevents}}

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

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Tabitha]]
* [[Shelly]]
* [[Professor Cozmo]]
* {{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}s
* {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}s

=== Pokémon ===
[[File:PTC AG054.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Meditite}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Crawdaunt}} ([[Team Aqua]]'s; multiple)
* {{p|Walrein}} ([[Team Aqua]]'s; multiple; debut)
* {{p|Golbat}} ([[Team Magma]]'s; multiple)
* {{p|Mightyena}} ([[Team Magma]]'s; multiple)
{{right clear}}

==Trivia==
* The English dub's title for this episode is based on the phrase "Fight for the right". It shares this trait with [[EP208|an earlier episode]].

===Errors===

===Dub edits===
* [[Tabitha]] and [[Shelly]], who were referred to as Harland and Isabel in ''[[AG027|A Three Team Scheme]]'', are now going by their proper names as of the English dubbed version of this episode.

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon evolves into {{p|Medicham}}?
* Choices: {{p|Magnemite}}, {{p|Machop}}, {{p|Meditite}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Meditite}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|火岩隊再度槓上水艦隊！煙突山的戰鬥！|Team Magma vs. Team Aqua Again! Battle at Mt. Chimney!}}
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2015-08-29T09:03:26Z

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altepcode=EP327 |
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title_en=Game Winning Assist |
title_ja=エネコとねこのて！ドンメルの牧場！ |
title_ja_trans=Eneco & Cat's Hand! Meadow of Donmel! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=November 27, 2003 |
broadcast_us=November 13, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] |
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'''Game Winning Assist''' (Japanese: '''エネコとねこのて！ドンメルの牧場！''' ''{{tt|Eneco|Skitty}} & {{tt|Cat's Hand|Assist}}! Meadow of {{tt|Donmel|Numel}}!'') is the 53rd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 327th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 27, 2003 and in the United States on November 13, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends are fleeing a group of rampaging Slugma along the Fiery Path, when they escape down a hill and end up on a Numel ranch. They are greeted by the owner Julie and her Furret.

Brock and Max offer to help with the chores on the ranch while Julie and May have a Pokémon battle. May looks up attacks in her Pokédex, and orders Skitty to use the move Assist against Julie's Furret. To May's surprise, Skitty uses Ember, then Silver Wind. Julie defeats May in the battle, and explains that the move Assist allows a Pokémon to use any of the moves known by their Trainer's other Pokémon.

That night, while everyone is sleeping, Team Rocket shows up in a robotic Numel to steal the sleeping Numel. The kids wake up, and try to stop them. May and Skitty are captured by the robot.

Inside the robot, Skitty wakes up the still-sleeping Numel and they try to escape. Team Rocket activates internal sprinklers to prevent the Numel from using their Ember attacks. Skitty uses Assist to recharge, and the Numel burn through the robot's shell to break free.

Team Rocket tries to battle May and her friends, but they are quickly zapped by Pikachu. The next morning, Julie gives the kids directions to Lavaridge Town and they depart.

==Plot==
While traveling through the [[Fiery Path]] to [[Lavaridge Town]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} find themselves being chased by an angry group of {{p|Slugma}} after {{an|May}}'s {{TP|May|Skitty}} playfully attacks one. After a narrow escape Ash finds an exit from the cave, which brings them to a {{p|Numel}} ranch owned by a woman named [[Julie]]. Recognizing them as travelers, Julie invites them to rest at her ranch for a bit. Interested in the Numel, {{an|Brock}} and [[Max]] get some first hand experience on their physiology by helping Julie do her daily chores. Meanwhile May decides that the best way to redirect her Skitty's energy would be by teaching it how to {{pkmn|battle}}. She asks Ash to battle with her, but Julie arrives and asks her to battle with her {{p|Furret}} instead. During the battle, May discovers that Skitty knows an attack called {{m|Assist}}, which allows it to copy attacks her other {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} know, like {{TP|May|Torchic}}'s {{m|Ember}} or {{TP|May|Beautifly}}'s {{m|Silver Wind}}. However, even Assist isn't enough to turn the battle around, and Furret easily defeats Skitty.

Elsewhere, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} find the Numel Ranch as well, and decided to steal the Numel so they can make money selling them as personal heaters. Late at night they sneak onto the ranch and begin stealing the Numel using a gigantic [[Team Rocket's mechas|Numel shaped robot]]. Hearing the machine's noise, Furret and {{AP|Pikachu}} manage to wake everybody up, and they stumble out of bed to confront the {{TRT|Rocket Trio}}. Ash orders Pikachu to attack the machine with {{m|Thunderbolt}} but finds that it has no effect. With all of the Numel inside their robot, Team Rocket prepares to leave. Suddenly Skitty runs towards the machine and latches onto one of its arms. May rushes after Skitty, and the two wind up being trapped in the machine as well. With May, Skitty, and the Numel trapped inside their machine, Team Rocket beats a hasty retreat. Intent on getting her Numel back, Julie gets into her truck, and with Ash and the rest in the back they begin to follow Team Rocket's trail.

Inside the robot, May and Skitty try to rouse the sleeping Numel. They finally manage to do it, but the Numel fall back asleep after Team Rocket uses a hidden sprinkler system to cool down their bodies. Thinking quickly, May orders Skitty to use Assist to hit one of the Numel with Ember. The attack wakes it up and the Numel quickly wakes up the remaining Numel with {{m|Flamethrower}}. The Numel begin to melt through the side of the robot with their {{t|Fire}} attacks, causing Team Rocket to use the sprinkler system again. This time May is prepared, and has Skitty destroy the sprinkler with {{m|DoubleSlap}}. Combining their Flamethrowers, the Numel succeed in destroying the robot and are able to escape. Climbing out of the wreckage, Team Rocket prepares to recapture the Numel, but are interrupted by the arrival of Julie's truck. Jessie and James call out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to battle, but the combined forces of Furret and Pikachu are enough to send them blasting off again.

The next morning, Julie shows them the route to [[Mt. Chimney]] and Lavaridge Town. After waving goodbye, Ash and his friends continue on their way.

==Major events==
* [[May's Skitty]] is revealed to know {{m|Assist}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Numel}}

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

===Pokémon===
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Combusken}}
[[File:PTC AG053.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Numel}} ([[Julie]]'s; multiple, debut)
* {{p|Furret}} ([[Julie]]'s)
* {{p|Slugma}} (multiple)

==Trivia==
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 17: Skitty'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series.
* The dub title is a pun on "game winning goal", a term in {{wp|ice hockey}}. Also in ice hockey, an "assist" goes to the last two teammates to touch the puck before the player who scored the goal.

===Errors===
* In one scene the "pins" on May's Skitty's tail were the same color as its body.
* When Max wakes up his eyes are purple instead of brown.
* When Team Rocket gets blasted off by Pikachu, [[James's Cacnea]] wasn't there.
* The Trainer's Choice given answer, Combusken, is incorrect since Kirlia is a {{t|Psychic}} Pokémon and Combusken is a {{2t|Fire|Fighting}} Pokémon. None of the choices are correct.

===Dub edits===

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Kirlia}}?
* Choices: {{p|Togetic}}, {{p|Combusken}}, {{p|Graveler}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Combusken}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|向尾喵與貓之手，呆火駝的牧場！|Skitty and Assist, Meadow of Numel!}}
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2015-08-29T09:01:32Z

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altepcode=EP326 |
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title_en=Cheer Pressure |
title_ja=プラスルとマイナン！応援の道！？ |
title_ja_trans=Plusle and Minun! Road Assistance! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=November 20, 2003 |
broadcast_us=November 6, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Smile|スマイル]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=武上純希 |
storyboard=辻初樹 |
director=渡辺正彦 |
art=志村泉 |
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'''Cheer Pressure''' (Japanese: '''プラスルとマイナン！応援の道！？''' ''Plusle and Minun! Road Assistance!'') is the 52nd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 326th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 20, 2003 and in the United States on November 6, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash meets an old friend: Thatcher from Mt. Lighthouse! He's a member of a pep squad school that cheers at Pokémon battles, led by a man named Sheridan.

A disguised Team Rocket offers Sheridan money to cheer for their Pokémon battles. To test the effectiveness of the cheering, Brock and Ash offer to battle against Team Rocket.

Brock's Forretress knocks out James' Cacnea, who is secretly revived using Helping Hand. Sheridan wears a mask containing a small microphone that he uses to give directions to Pokémon hidden inside the pep squad's giant drums.

After Cacnea wins, it's Ash and Pikachu versus Jessie and Seviper. Jessie doesn't pay attention to the battle, and Seviper is quickly taken down. Sheridan issues commands to revive Seviper repeatedly.

Max sneaks nearby and knocks the drums over, revealing the Pokémon concealed inside. Sheridan runs off, and Ash manages to encourage Pikachu to victory.

Team Rocket then reveal themselves, but Pikachu is too weak to fight them off. Plusle and Minun revive Pikachu, whose Thunder attack starts a thunderstorm. A bolt of lightning hits Team Rocket's balloon, sending them blasting off.

The members of the pep squad decide to go home, Thatcher continues his Pokémon journey, while Ash and friends continue to Lavaridge Town.

==Plot==
As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} continue their journey, {{an|May}} admires her first [[Ribbon]], won in [[Fallarbor Town]]. Excited at reaching the next town, Ash accidentally takes the wrong path. He stumbles across a group of people. Among them, [[Thatcher]] and his {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}}. He tells Ash and the others that he joined a pep squad that believes in the power of {{m|Helping Hand|cheering}}. The leader of the pep squad, [[Sheridan]], invites Ash and friends to join him in a battle to show the power of cheering. They readily accept the challenge.

The first match is {{an|Brock}} against [[James]], who is in disguise. Brock sends out {{TP|Brock|Forretress}} to battle {{TP|James|Cacnea}}. Once it appeared that Cacnea had fallen, Sheridan and the others began cheering. Unbeknownst to the group, Sheridan whispers "Helping Hand" into a microphone. Out of nowhere, Cacnea regains health and defeats Forretress. Ash and May are dumbfounded, but [[Max]] thinks something is wrong.

The next match is Ash vs. [[Jessie]], also in disguise. While she begins thinking of how to attack {{AP|Pikachu}}, the {{t|Electric}} mouse begins attacking her {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}. Angered, Jessie demands Sheridan begin to cheer, but he silences her, requesting patience. As soon as Seviper appears to have lost all energy, the cheering starts. Once again, Sheridan whispers {{m|Aromatherapy}} into a microphone. A {{p|Roselia}} and {{p|Vileplume}} are shown to be inside one of the drums. Both unleash their attacks.

Now convinced something is seriously wrong, Max decides to investigate. He overhears Sheridan whispering "Helping Hand," and Max realizes that he is giving Pokémon directions for attacking. Meanwhile, Seviper has now regained health and is attacking Pikachu. Just as Pikachu is about to lose, Max shoves the drums over, revealing the Roselia, Vileplume, {{p|Makuhita}}, and {{p|Shroomish}} that were inside.

Sheridan is stunned that his scheme has been revealed. After Thatcher and the other pep squad members demand a refund, Sheridan takes off running, and {{TRT}} attempt to steal Pikachu. However, their plan fails and they are sent blasting off again.

Although disappointed, Thatcher tells Ash that he really admires his work with Pikachu. He promises to work hard and start from scratch to eventually become as great a {{pkmn|Trainer}} as Ash someday, inspiring some of his fellow squad members to do the same. The group bids farewell to Thatcher and heads off on their next adventure.

==Major events==
* Ash and {{ashfr}} meet up with [[Thatcher]] again.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Thatcher]]
* [[Alyssa]] (flashback)
* [[Sheridan]]
* Cheering Squad

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG052.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Torkoal}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Plusle}} ([[Thatcher]]'s)
* {{p|Minun}} ([[Thatcher]]'s)
* {{p|Vileplume}} ([[Sheridan]]'s)
* {{p|Shroomish}} ([[Sheridan]]'s)
* {{p|Makuhita}} ([[Sheridan]]'s)
* {{p|Roselia}} ([[Sheridan]]'s)

==Trivia==
* ''[[Smile]]'' replaces ''[[Because the Sky is There]]'' as the ending.
* The title is a pun of "{{wp|peer pressure}}".

===Errors===
* While {{p|Torkoal}} is said in the Trainer's Choice to be the best choice against {{p|Shiftry}}, it is actually equally effective as {{p|Taillow}} because both have a type advantage against {{t|Grass}} types.
* The opening sequence shows May's first ribbon to be in the top left slot, whereas in the previous episode she placed it in the middle slot.
* In the [[AG051|last episode]], there was no symbol on {{an|May}}'s ribbon case; however, in this episode there was.

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Shiftry}}?
* Choices: {{p|Swampert}}, {{p|Taillow}}, {{p|Torkoal}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers, if you chose {{p|Torkoal}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|he=לעודד או לא לעודד{{tt|leoded o lo leoded|To cheer or not to cheer}}
|it={{tt|Altro che tifo!|This is certainly not support!}}
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|pt_eu={{tt|Alegre Pressão|Cheerful Pressure}}
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|ru={{tt|Влияние группы поддержки|}}
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{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=AG048 |
prevtitle=ZigZag Zangoose! |
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nexttitle=Pros and Con Artists! |
series=Advanced Generation series |
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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=AG049 |
altepcode=EP323 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Maxxed Out! |
title_ja=マサトとマサト！アメタマを守れ！ |
title_ja_trans=Masato and Masato! Protect Ametama! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=October 30, 2003 |
broadcast_us=October 30, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Because the Sky is There|そこに空があるから]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=十川誠志 |
storyboard=吉田浩 |
director=大町繁 |
art=たけだゆうさく |
morecredits=yes |
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'''Maxxed Out!''' (Japanese: '''マサトとマサト！アメタマを守れ！''' ''{{tt|Masato|Max}} and {{tt|Masato|Max}}! Protect {{tt|Ametama|Surskit}}!'') is the 49th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 323rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 30, 2003 and in the United States on October 30, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends stop at a Pokémon Center where May's Skitty pops out of its Poké Ball and causes trouble. A kid that looks a lot like comes up to yell at them—and his name is also Max! The two Maxes get into a fight.

May and Max run into the other Max outside, saying hello to his Surskit. To avoid a fight, Brock suggests that everyone take out their Pokémon. Team Rocket arrives on the scene, but Skitty grabs Jessie's hair. Surskit escapes while Jessie goes berserk in another one of Team Rocket's giant contraptions, sending everyone blasting off.

While the kids are looking for Surskit, the other Max admits that he's jealous because he doesn't get to travel with his Pokémon. They find Surskit in a spring, but are attacked by Team Rocket again. The Maxes team up, and Surskit uses Water Pulse to break a rock dam, washing Team Rocket away.

Jessie emerges from the water to grab Surskit, but is hit hard by Skitty. Then a double-attack from Surskit and Pikachu sends the crooks blasting off for good.

The other Max decides to go traveling with his Surskit, and both Maxes shake hands, now good friends.

==Plot==
{{incomplete plot}}
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} go to a [[Pokémon Center]] near a beautiful lake. As usual, {{an|Brock}} begins to flirt with [[Nurse Joy]] and gives her a bouquet of flowers, which Nurse Joy accepts. {{an|May}} and [[Max]] sigh as {{TP|May|Skitty}} pops out of its [[Poké Ball]]. Skitty begins to chase its tail causing everyone to make an attempt to stop it. An [[Max (AG049)|angry boy]] comes in. Brock tries to get Skitty to go to him only to get smacked in the face. Then, May takes out a {{wp|cattail}}. It tickles her and she sneezes. Max tries his luck with the cattail and succeeds. The angry kid from earlier, says something about Skitty and only skilled {{pkmn|Trainer}}s could handle them. Max exclaims he already knew that and the two boys begin to argue. Nurse Joy asks "Max" to stop but Max doesn't realize that the other boy's name is also Max. The two of them continue to fight until Nurse Joy breaks them up. They stare and {{tt|Max|CotD}} leaves as Max shouts after him. Joy compliments Max on his knowledge as Brock comes in try to impress her with his knowledge.

{{tt|Max|CotD}} is sitting at a lake. Somewhere nearby, [[James]] wakes up to the sound of his alarm clock. He says that they are late when [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}} asks why. He says that they should be at the Pokémon Center to steal {{AP|Pikachu}}. Jessie says they should go but James has his "wash the face" routine of his. Meowth does the same thing but Jessie says something to James which makes him sulk on a stump. He stands up and says when they catch Pikachu they'll see how great he is only to sulk again when the other Two {{TRT}} members were already going. May is relaxing on a large rock when Max says that she should help Joy with the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} instead. The two start an argument while a {{p|Surskit}} rushes past and May scans the creature with her [[Pokédex]]. It turns a corner and {{tt|Max|CotD}} goes down to see it. Max gets mad at the sight of him and May drags him by the arm to see {{tt|Max|CotD}}. She says that the two should be friends since they both love Pokémon but {{tt|Max|CotD}} turns her down. Max takes his time petting Surskit but {{tt|Max|CotD}} slaps his hand away. The two immediately start arguing. But May tries to stop them.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is looking at Ash and the gang with their binoculars. Then, they spot Surskit. They decide to give it to their {{an|Giovanni|Boss}} and they [[Boss fantasy|imagine what would happen]]. Brock tells them to send out all their Pokémon. {{tt|Max|CotD}} then realize that Skitty is not Max's. May introduces Skitty to all of their Pokémon. After seeing its tail, Skitty begins to chase it again. May takes out the cattail but Skitty soon falls asleep.

Team Rocket jumps out of the bush. Team Rocket explains that their goal is not Pikachu but the Surskit. They recite their [[Team Rocket mottos|motto]], while getting close to Surskit and dodging the gang. Ash tells {{AP|Treecko}} to use {{m|Quick Attack}} but Treecko gets the ball instead. Then, Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} but Team Rocket uses an umbrella to conduct the electricity. Skitty wakes up. Team Rocket runs towards Surskit but Skitty, seeing Jessie's hair, jumps up to catch it. It messes with Jessie's hair and Jessie tries to swipe it off. After hitting James and Meowth, it falls off and Jessie runs away, crying. At this point, Surskit has run away.

While looking for Surskit, Team Rocket appear in a new robot with a massive mallet. Everyone starts laughing at Jessie's messed up hair which causes her to go crazy and start attacking Ash and co. with the giant mallet. Meanwhile, Max and {{tt|Max|CotD}} forgive and forget and they eventually find Surskit hiding in a new water spring in the forest. The good times are short lived as Team Rocket find {{tt|Max|CotD}}, Max, May and Surskit and start to attack. Cacnea begins to sink into the water spring, leaving James no choice but to return it. While this is happening, {{tt|Max|CotD}} orders Surskit to use {{m|Water Pulse}} on some rocks, forcing more water to wash Team Rocket into the water.

Jessie then appears from the water looking and walking like a monster and tries to wrestle Surskit away from {{tt|Max|CotD}}. Skitty uses {{m|DoubleSlap}} on Jessie, making her fall back into the water. With a combination of {{m|Thunderbolt}} and {{m|BubbleBeam}}, Team Rocket get blasted away into the sky.

==Major events==
* [[May's Skitty]] is revealed to know {{m|DoubleSlap}}.
{{animeevents}}

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

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Max (AG049)|{{tt|Max|COD}}]]
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])
* [[Nurse Joy]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG049.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Lotad}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}})
* {{p|Treecko}} ({{OP|Ash|Treecko}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Lotad}} ({{OP|Brock|Lotad}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Surskit}} ([[Max (AG049)|Max]]'s; debut)

==Trivia==
* It is revealed that [[James's Cacnea]] cannot swim.
* One of James's lines in the episode is a reference to the 1976 film {{wp|Network (film)|Network}}
* This episode first aired in the US exactly one year after its debut in Japan.
* Beginning with this episode, [[Bella Hudson]] provides the voice of [[Nurse Joy]].

===Errors===
* In the [[Pokémon in South Asia|Hindi dub]], Surskit is wrongly named as ''Sunskrit''.
* When all the Pokémon are let out, {{AP|Corphish}} and {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} are absent.

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon evolves into {{p|Lombre}}?
* Choices: {{p|Lotad}}, {{p|Electrike}}, {{p|Oddish}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Lotad}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|es_la={{tt|¡Doble Max!|Double Max!}}
|es_eu={{tt|¡Demasiados Max!|Too many Max!}}
|sv={{tt|Max och Surskit|Max and Surskit}}
|ru={{tt|Максимализм|Maximalism}}
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prevcode=AG049 |
prevtitle=Maxxed Out! |
nextcode=AG051 |
nexttitle=Come What May! |
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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=AG050 |
altepcode=EP324 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Pros and Con Artists |
title_ja=ポケモンコンテスト・ハジツゲ大会！！ |
title_ja_trans=Pokémon Contest! Hajitsuge Convention! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=November 6, 2003 |
broadcast_us=October 30, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Because the Sky is There|そこに空があるから]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=松井亜弥 |
storyboard=誌村宏明 |
director=ながはまのりひこ |
art=広岡歳仁 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=AG041-AG050 |
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|ag|050}} }}
'''Pros and Con Artists''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンコンテスト・ハジツゲ大会！！''' ''Pokémon Contest! {{tt|Hajitsuge|Fallarbor}} Convention!'') is the 50th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 324th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on November 6, 2003 and in the United States on October 30, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

May and friends finally arrive in Fallarbor Town, ready for the next Pokémon Contest. There are already a lot of coordinators there, including one named Grace with a Medicham. Grace already has 3 ribbons, and shows off her Medicham's special combo.

May tries practicing combos with her Beautifly, but gets confused. Drew shows up and taunts her.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is running a scam to sell fake PokéBlocks.

When Ash tells Drew he's not competing, Drew challenges him to a battle that Drew wins. Drew implies that it takes teamwork between a Trainer and Pokémon to succeed, which May doesn't have. With her confidence shattered, May is easily duped by Team Rocket's scam.

Before May can purchase a fake PokéBlock, Grace steps in and exposes the ruse. Team Rocket leaves in their balloon, stealing all of the Pokémon they can on the way out. Medicham frees all of the Pokémon, and then May and Grace team up to fight off Team Rocket.

May gets her confidence back and enters the contest, standing on stage next to a confident Drew. Her second Pokémon Contest is about to begin.

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} have made it to [[Fallarbor Town]], where {{an|May}} will participate in her second Pokémon Contest. May is far more confident than last time that she and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} will win.

As they enter the Contest building, Brock finds himself surrounded by beautiful Pokémon Coordinators and May becomes nervous about all the competition. They take particular interest in a {{p|Medicham}} which is practicing its {{m|Meditate}}. Suddenly various objects around the room begin to float, including [[Max]]'s glasses and even {{AP|Pikachu}}. Medicham's Trainer, {{ho|Grace}}, tells it to stop and apologizes for its burst of psychic energy. Everything falls back to the ground and {{an|Brock}} immediately falls in love with Grace, though Max quickly pulls him away as usual.

{{an|May}} apologizes for Brock, saying that he does that with every beautiful girl, and Grace begins laughing hysterically in embarrassment, accidentally shoving May over.

The group and Grace have dinner, where it is revealed that Grace already has three {{DL|Ribbon|Contest Ribbons}}. May gets nervous again, but Grace tries to cheer her up by saying that the coordinator with the most experience won't necessarily win, it can just as easily come down to who they're facing and luck, but a coordinator will never be able to win until they learn how to use their Pokémon's power completely. Unfortunately May still feels nervous, so Grace offers to show May some of Medicham's moves.

Outside, Grace summons her {{p|Medicham}}, and shows off its {{m|Ice Punch}}, then combines it with {{m|Psychic}}. May hadn't even considered combining moves before, so she later tries it with her Beautifly, having it use {{m|Silver Wind}}, then {{m|Tackle}}. Unfortunately May can't make up her mind and quickly tells it to use {{m|Gust}} instead, then changes again to {{m|String Shot}}. All of this just ends with Beautifly getting tangled in its own String Shot.

{{an|May}}'s rival [[Drew]] shows up in time to witness this, and comments on May's indecisiveness. Drew then asks how many Ribbons May has won, knowing that the answer is zero. May fires back with the same question, but it backfires on her as Drew reveals that he has won three Contest Ribbons.

Elsewhere, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are trying another con by convincing a passerby that they have a secret product which will make it so that he would be able to win tons of Ribbons. The man is convinced and can't wait to buy what they have. Meowth has him swear to secrecy, and Meowth reveals what he claims is secret information that the Contest Judges don't want people to know. Jessie and James arrive disguised as satisfied customers to help sell the con. Meowth then tries to sell the man silver and gold colored [[Pokéblock]]s, saying that the gold blocks raise a Pokémon's "coolness", while the silver blocks raise their "charismatic-tism". Using {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, {{TRT}} convince the man that they really work, when in reality they are just regular Pokéblocks that have been painted.

Back inside the Contest building, Ash, Brock, and Max find Drew, who thinks that the three are afraid because they're not entering the Contest. Ash says they're not, so Drew challenges them to a Pokémon battle to prove it. Ash uses {{AP|Taillow}} and has it use {{m|Quick Attack}} against [[Drew's Roselia]]. Roselia counters with {{m|Magical Leaf}}, which Taillow dodges. Roselia tries again with {{m|Petal Dance}}, and Taillow dodges again. Taillow uses {{m|Peck}}, but Roselia defends with {{m|Stun Spore}}, finally managing to hit Taillow. Roselia ends the match with a well-aimed {{m|Solar Beam}}. May is in disbelief that Ash lost the match, and continues to get discouraged about the upcoming Contest.

Team Rocket's con continues to thrive, and May thinks that if she buys one of their Pokéblocks, she won't have to worry about Beautifly winning. However, Grace arrives and is immediately suspicious. The trio isn't able to answer Grace's question about what [[Berry|Berries]] are in the Pokéblocks, so Grace blows their con and tells everyone that real coordinators shouldn't rely on miracle products and should be mixing their own Pokéblocks anyway. May realizes she's right, and falls to her knees in despair.

Grace has her Medicham use {{m|Psychic}} to further reveal Team Rocket's scam, and the try to take off in their balloon. As they leave, they steal May's Beautifly, Grace's Medicham, a {{p|Teddiursa}}, a {{p|Marill}}, and a {{p|Wigglytuff}}. Medicham uses Psychic to free the five Pokémon, then Beautifly uses String Shot to stop their balloon from leaving. James has his {{TP|James|Cacnea}} use {{m|Pin Missile}} to break the string, and Jessie has {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} use {{m|Poison Tail}}, but Medicham stops it with its {{m|High Jump Kick}}. Beautifly dodges Cacnea's Pin Missile and hits it with Tackle, while Medicham blasts Team Rocket off with an {{m|Ice Punch}}.

With May's morale boosted from the battle, she enters her second Pokémon Contest ready to win!

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Fallarbor Town]] for {{an|May}}'s next {{pkmn|Contest}}.
* Ash has a battle against [[Drew]] and loses.
* Drew is revealed to already have won three Ribbons.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Medicham}}

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

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG050.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Geodude}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Drew|Roselia}})
* {{p|Medicham}} ({{ho|Grace}}'s; debut)

====Various Contest Pokémon seen====
* {{p|Wigglytuff}}
* {{p|Natu}}
* {{p|Marill}}
* {{p|Hoppip}}
* {{p|Espeon}}
* {{p|Teddiursa}}
* {{p|Smoochum}}
* {{p|Electrike}}
* {{p|Kecleon}}
* {{p|Shelgon}}

==Trivia==
* The English dub is a combination of the phrases "pros and cons" and "con artists"
* The gold and silver-colored Pokéblocks are references to the {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} games.

===Errors===
*Drew stated "In a Pokémon Contest, you have to be on the same wavelength as your Pokémon..." In May's flashback of what Drew said, it was actually, "In battles, you have to be on the same wavelength as your Pokémon..."

===Dub edits===
* Wine glasses are replaced with glasses shaped like a cylinder.
* Wobbuffet has a pipe along with its hat and jacket in the Japanese version.
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which of these is the best to battle {{p|Magneton}}?
* Choices: {{p|Crobat}}, {{p|Lanturn}}, {{p|Geodude}}
* Answer: OK, if you answered {{p|Geodude}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|神奇寶貝華麗大賽，秋葉大會！|Pokémon Contest, Qiūyè (Fallarbor) Convention!}}
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title_ja=VSチャーレム！コンテストバトル！！ |
title_ja_trans=VS Charem! Contest Battle!! |
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broadcast_jp=November 13, 2003 |
broadcast_us=November 6, 2004 |
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'''Come What May!''' (Japanese: '''VSチャーレム！コンテストバトル！！''' ''VS {{tt|Charem|Medicham}}! Contest Battle!!'') is the 51st episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 325th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 13, 2003 and in the United States on November 6, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

May is competing in her second Pokémon Contest and manages to make it to the next round along with Drew, Grace, and a disguised Jessie. Jessie has attached a device to her Dustox that produces beautiful rainbows when it performs an attack, making the attack even more beautiful.

May battles against Jessie, with Beautifly delivering enough of a beating to break the rainbow device and defeat Dustox. Caught cheating, Jessie is disqualified. Team Rocket tries to make trouble, but Pikachu sends them blasting off.

In the next battle, Grace takes on Drew and beats his Roselia in a decisive victory with her Medicham.

Grace moves on to the finals to battle May. Medicham takes a commanding lead until May tries a combo involving Tackle and Silver Wind, pinning Medicham down. May takes the lead with one minute to go. The two Pokémon meet in a head-on collision, and though both Pokémon go down, May has more points and is declared the winner.

Drew congratulates May, and then the kids are off to Lavaridge Town for Ash's next Gym Battle.

==Plot==
The [[Fallarbor Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}} has finally begun, and {{an|May}} is more determined than ever to win. With {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, and [[Max]] cheer her on in the audience. [[Drew]] and his {{TP|Drew|Roselia}} make it through to the second round of the Contest with a score of 29.6, {{ho|Grace}} and her {{p|Medicham}} make it through with a score of 29.5, and May and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} achieve a score of 25.9, barely beating another contestant to the second round by a tenth of a point. [[Jessie]] arrives disguised as Jessica, cheating to make her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} more beautiful by attaching a device to it that shot out colorful particles, and achieves the best score of 29.7.

The second round of the Contest starts with May battling Jessie. Jessie sends out Dustox and tells it to use {{m|Tackle}} and then Rainbow, a move that {{MTR}} is operating backstage. May tells Beautifly to dodge it and use {{m|String Shot}}. Dustox then uses {{m|Whirlwind}} to send it back and hit Beautifly, making May lose points. Dustox then uses a {{m|Poison Sting}}, which May knocks back with {{m|Gust}}, making it lose points and damaging the rainbow device. Dustox then uses Tackle and May counters it with {{m|Silver Wind}}. Dustox loses even more points and damages the device even further. May congratulates Beautifly while Jessie is furious. Jessie then tells Dustox to use its strongest {{m|Psybeam}}, which fails when Meowth discovers the remote is broken. Beautifly uses Tackle, which sends Dustox flying back, losing all its points and destroying the device.

May wins the round. The device falls off Dustox and the whole audience sees that Jessie cheated. One of the judges stands up and attempts to disqualify her, at which point Jessie screams and throws a yellow Poké Ball which releases yellow dust. When the dust clears, {{TRT}} is standing there, attempting to steal everyone's Pokémon. Ash jumps up and tells {{AP|Pikachu}} to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, sending Team Rocket flying.

As the second round continues, Grace and Drew battle. Grace sends out Medicham and Drew sends out Roselia. Drew starts off with {{m|Magical Leaf}}, which Grace uses {{m|Meditate}} to dodge. Then Medicham uses {{m|Ice Punch}}, which Roselia gracefully dodges. It then uses {{m|Petal Dance}}, which Medicham stops in midair with {{m|Confusion}} and sends back, causing Roselia to lose points. Drew then commands Roselia to use {{m|Solar Beam}}. Grace tells Medicham to use Ice
Punch on the ground, which builds a shield around Roselia, causing it to hit itself. Grace wins the battle.

The final battle is with May's Beautifly against Grace's Medicham. May starts with Tackle, which Medicham dodges with Meditate. Beautifly then uses Gust, but just before it falls to the ground, Medicham uses Confusion to levitate, limiting the number of points lost. Beautifly then uses String Shot which Medicham sends back with another confusion, damaging and tangling up Beautifly. Medicham then uses Ice Punch, encasing Beautifly in ice. As Beautifly breaks free, Medicham uses {{m|High Jump Kick}}. Beautifly dodges and uses Silver Wind, hitting Medicham and causing it to hurt its knee, losing major points. Beautifly uses a Tackle and String Shot combo, and Medicham uses Confusion to stop it. Still spinning, Beautifly uses Silver Wind and encases Medicham in string. Beautifly then uses Tackle, entwining Medicham with the String Shot. May uses Tackle as Medicham breaks out of the string and dodges. Beautifly then uses Silver Wind and traps Medicham's hands, immobilizing it. Then Beautifly uses a Tackle and Silver Wind combo to inflict major damage on Medicham. Medicham then tries to turn it around with High Jump Kick, which May tells Beautifly to counter with Tackle. The two approach each other head-on and collide just as time runs out. May is declared the winner of the Fallarbor Pokémon Contest.

==Major events==
* May wins her first Contest [[Ribbon]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

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

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG051.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Bagon}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{OP|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Drew|Roselia}})
* {{p|Medicham}} ({{ho|Grace}}'s)

==Trivia==
* The title is a reference to a line from the play ''{{wp|Macbeth}}''.
* The smoke ball Jessie throws looks similar to the [[GS Ball]].
* Despite being disqualified for using an item in her performance, coordinators have used items in previous and future episodes.
** On another note, Jessie was disqualified despite being already eliminated from the Contest.
* Music from the [[M02|second movie]] can be heard in this episode.

===Errors===
* When James, Meowth and Wobbuffet are rubbing Jessie's and Dustox's backs, Wobbuffet pops up for agreement for their speech. At the same time the sound that is usually heard when Wobbuffet pops out from its Poké Ball is heard, even though it was outside of its Ball already.
* Instead of {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}, Grace commands Medicham to use "Hi Jump."

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon evolves into {{p|Shelgon}}?
* Choices: {{p|Bagon}}, {{p|Aron}}, {{p|Zangoose}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers, if you chose {{p|Bagon}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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title_ja=目指せカロスクイーン！セレナ、デビューです！！|
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broadcast_jp=February 12, 2015 |
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'''A Showcase Debut! '''(Japanese: '''目指せカロスクイーン！セレナ、デビューです！！''' ''Aim to be the Kalos Queen! Serena Makes her Debut!!'') is the 60th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 859th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 12, 2015 and in the United States on April 25, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==


It’s time for Serena’s Pokémon Showcase debut in Coumarine City, and her friend and rival Shauna is also registered to compete! First up is the Theme Performance in Pokémon Styling, which is like a Pokémon fashion show. The performers are divided into groups, and only one from each group gets to move on to the next round.

Shauna wins her group easily, beating out Jessilee (Team Rocket’s Jessie in disguise). In Serena’s group, things seem to be great...until Fennekin trips over its ribbon while walking the runway. This knocks them out of contention, and they have to sadly watch the rest of the competition from the wings. Shauna delivers an amazing Freestyle Performance with her Bulbasaur and Flabébé, winning the Showcase and her first Princess Key!

Serena takes some time to grieve, but realizes that this is just the first step on the road to her dream. She decides that a change is in order, and rejoins her friends with a new hairstyle and a new outfit!

Meanwhile, Ash and Clemont have been discussing the next stop on their journey...because it’s time for the two of them to face off at the Lumiose Gym!

==Plot==
{{an|Serena}}, [[Shauna]], and [[Jessie]] arrive at the [[Coumarine City]] [[Pokémon Showcase]], ready to compete in it. [[Palermo]], a famous judge for Pokémon Showcases, arrives in a limousine and declines comment to the crowd of people and reporters there, making it very clear that she doesn't want to be there but is obligated to watch the Showcase. As the three girls are preparing for the Showcase, {{Ash}}, {{an|Clemont}}, {{an|Bonnie}}, [[James]], and {{TR|Meowth}} are sitting in the audience, excitedly anticipating the upcoming performances. The Showcase begins with [[Monsieur Pierre]] acting as the master of ceremonies and showing the audience the Princess Key with the help of his {{p|Klefki}}. During his introduction, Palermo comments to herself that there won't be another Performer like {{an|Aria}}. Monsieur Pierre announces that the competition for the first round will be Pokémon Styling, in which Performers would be given ten minutes to dress up their Pokémon and lead them down the runway.

Shauna and Jessie, along with a Performer named [[Alouette]], are the first three Performers to compete in the styling round. Alouette gives her {{p|Furfrou}} a Pharaoh trim, Shauna arranges a bouquet of flowers on her {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s bulb, and Jessie creates an enormous black costume for {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}} themed "Beauty and the Beast" that is appreciated by no one in the audience save James and Meowth. The audience votes on their favorite Performer using their glowsticks. Jessie receives no votes from the crowd except for James and Meowth, while Alouette and Shauna both receive a respectable number of them. Once the scores are tallied, Shauna is determined as the Performer to move on to the next round.

After several more competitions between Performers, it is finally Serena's turn. At first she is nervous, but when she and {{TP|Serena|Fennekin}} look at each other, she is reassured and remembers that Fennekin is with her the whole time. Getting ready to style Fennekin for the Showcase, Serena remembers how Ash [[XY040|had once told her]] that nothing he and {{AP|Pikachu}} do on their journey is ever a waste of time. Thinking about this, Serena takes care to put all of her experiences into her performance with Fennekin. When it is finally time for the two of them to walk down the runway, things go well at first, and the audience has a positive reaction to Fennekin's outfit. However, when styling, Serena had failed to recognize that the long ribbon on Fennekin's neck might hinder its ability to walk, and Fennekin trips on the ribbon just as they were nearing the end of the runway, scattering the rest of its decorations everywhere. Devastated, Serena shares a hug with Fennekin before accepting defeat as she receives the fewest number of votes from the audience and is thus eliminated from the Showcase.

Having changed back into her usual outfit, Serena finishes watching the Showcase as Shauna uses her Bulbasaur and {{p|Flabébé}} to great effect in the freestyle round, winning her the Princess Key. As soon as the Showcase ends, Palermo leaves, having fulfilled her obligation of watching it through to the end, and noting that as she expected, there was no one like Aria. That evening, Serena congratulates Shauna on her victory and promises not to tell [[Tierno]] and [[Trevor]] until Shauna has given them the news herself. Once Shauna leaves, Serena and Bonnie run ahead of Ash and Clemont to get some food. Clemont worries that Serena might not be all right after the disaster during the Showcase, but Ash reassures him, noting Serena's strength.

Early the next morning, Serena takes a walk with Fennekin and Pancham to a dock overlooking the ocean, and memories of Fennekin's accident run through her mind. Suddenly overcome by her disappointment, Serena begins to cry uncontrollably despite Fennekin and Pancham both trying to cheer her up. Palermo, whose limousine is driving by at that exact moment, recognizes Serena as the same girl from the Showcase and seems to take special notice of her, refusing to say anything specific about it to her companion. Blaming herself for her loss and at the same time feeling elated that she has finally been able to finally begin her dream, Serena cuts her hair above her shoulders as a reflection of her journey thus far. She also changes her outfit, donning a much more casual dress, hat and jacket with [[XY059|the ribbon that Ash had given her]]. The four of them then leave for their next destination, [[Lumiose City]], where Ash will battle Clemont for his fifth Gym Badge.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter [[Shauna]] again.
* {{an|Serena}} and [[Jessie]] participate in their first [[Pokémon Showcase]].
* Shauna wins the {{ci|Coumarine}} Rookie Class Showcase and her first Princess Key.
* Serena cuts her hair short and starts wearing new clothes, including the blue ribbon she received in [[XY059|the previous episode]].
* Ash and his friends head back to [[Lumiose City]] for Ash's [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} with {{an|Clemont}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY060.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]] (flashback)
* [[Professor Sycamore]] (flashback)
* {{kal|Grace}} (flashback)
* [[Shauna]]
* [[Monsieur Pierre]]
* [[Palermo]]
* {{pkmn|Performer}}s
** [[Alouette]]
** [[Blanche]]
** [[Clarissa]]
* Attendants

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY060.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Klefki}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Klefki}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Fennekin}} ({{OP|Serena|Fennekin}})
* {{p|Pancham}} ({{OP|Serena|Pancham}})
* {{p|Pumpkaboo}} ({{OP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}})
* {{p|Wigglytuff}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Wigglytuff}}; flashback)
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} ({{kal|Grace}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Fletchling}} ({{kal|Grace}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ([[Shauna]]'s)
* {{p|Flabébé}} ([[Shauna]]'s; {{DL|Form differences|Flabébé, Floette, and Florges|Orange Flower}})
* {{p|Klefki}} ([[Monsieur Pierre]]'s)
* {{p|Furfrou}} ([[Alouette]]'s; {{DL|Form differences|Furfrou|Pharaoh Trim}})
* {{p|Meowstic}} ([[Blanche]]'s; ×2; male and female)
* {{p|Fletchling}} ([[Clarissa]]'s)
* {{p|Swirlix}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Roserade}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Psyduck}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Heliolisk}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Furret}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Sylveon}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Swanna}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Vileplume}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Scizor}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Dragonite}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Kirlia}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Marill}} (Participant's)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (Participant's; image; neon)
* {{p|Goldeen}} (Participant's; image; neon)
* {{p|Ninetales}} (Participant's; image; neon)
* {{p|Flareon}} (Participant's; image; neon)
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} (multiple; flashback)
* {{p|Skiddo}} (×2; flashback)

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Serena.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Serena for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Mawile}}
** Instead of Pokémon Holo Caster, Professor Oak announces the quiz in which the viewers can answer and win the Pokémon Tretta coins with Ash's Pikachu and Serena's Pancham, which feature Serena's new design.
* The [[DreamDream|ending animation]] is updated to include {{an|Serena}} with her short hair at the end, while everything else looks the same.
* Team Rocket didn't recite their motto and blast off in this episode.
* When Serena breaks down and cries in front of Fennekin and Pancham, in the Japanese version, a more slow, melancholy remix of [[Snowbelle City]]'s as well as [[AZ]]'s theme can be heard.
* This episode features the following flashbacks of {{an|Serena}} during the scene when she is about to cut her hair.
** Fletchling waking Serena up from ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]''.
** Serena feeding Rhyhorn from ''[[XY002|Lumiose City Pursuit!]]''.
** Serena leaving the house to start her Pokémon journey and meet Ash, then meeting [[Professor Sycamore]] to pick up her first starter Pokémon from ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]].
** Serena choosing Fennekin as her first Pokémon, Fennekin using Ember on a wild Vespiquen to protect Serena, and giving her hat back from ''[[XY004|A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!]]''.
** Serena joining in Ash and the others' journey, Rhyhorn licking her, and Serena giving Ash the cookies she made from ''[[XY007|Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!]]''
** Serena brushing Fennekin's tail on the dock near the [[Pokémon Summer Camp]] from ''[[XY039|Summer of Discovery!]]''.
** Serena encountering a wild Pancham and capturing it from ''[[XY047|Dreaming a Performer's Dream!]]''.
** Serena practicing with her Pokémon for the [[Pokémon Showcase]]s, then racing with her mom to prove she wants to become a Pokémon Performer from ''[[XY053|A Race for Home!]]''.
** Serena losing her first round in the Pokémon Showcases from this episode.
* Shauna's Bulbasaur having a heart-shaped pattern painted on its forehead could be a reference to [[May's Venusaur|May's Bulbasaur]], who had a natural heart-shaped mark on her forehead.
* This is the first time a VS screen appeared that was not for a Pokémon Battle. In this case, it was for a Pokémon Showcase.
** It is also the first VS screen to feature a member of Team Rocket.
* This is the final episode to feature the original {{series|XY}} title card; the next episode uses a new one that includes Serena's new design.
* This episode was titled '''Showcase, Debut!''' in Cartoon Network's listing for it.
* {{an|Serena}}'s {{TP|Serena|Fennekin}} and {{TP| Serena|Pancham}} remain outside of their Poké Balls throughout this episode.
===Errors===
* During the montage showing the remaining [[Pokémon Performer]]s's performances, there was a segment featuring a {{p|Swirlix}}, a {{p|Sylveon}}, and a {{p|Swanna}}. When they were being judged to see who would move on, Swirlix was to the left, Sylveon was in the middle, and Swanna was to the right. When the Performer with the Sylveon was revealed to have won, Swirlix and Swanna (along with their trainers) swapped places.

===Dub edits===
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card]]
* The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub instead of Serena.
* The AZ/Snowbelle City medley is replaced by a remix of the dub's Pokémon Showcase theme, first heard in ''[[XY021|A PokéVision of Things to Come!]]'' during Serena's [[PokéVision]] video.

==In other languages==
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[[Category:Episodes focusing on Serena|859]]
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AG048

2015-08-10T15:06:46Z

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epcode=AG048 |
altepcode=EP322 |
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title_en=ZigZag Zangoose! |
title_ja=ザングースVSハブネーク！ライバル対決！！ |
title_ja_trans=Zangoose VS Habunake! Rival Confrontation! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=October 23, 2003 |
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en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
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'''ZigZag Zangoose!''' (Japanese: '''ザングースVSハブネーク！ライバル対決！！''' ''Zangoose VS {{tt|Habunake|Seviper}}! Rival Confrontation!'') is the 48th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 322nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 23, 2003 and in the United States on October 23, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends are traveling when a Zangoose runs up in front of them. It is followed by its Trainer, their old friend Nicolai. Ash challenges Nicolai to a Pokémon battle.

The battle is being watched by Team Rocket. Jessie sends out her Seviper (to steal Pikachu), but Zangoose senses it and the two Pokémon start to fight. They fall into the river, and Ash sends Corphish to drive Seviper off so they can rescue Zangoose.

While the injured Zangoose is recovering back at their camp, Ash shows Nicolai how to battle Seviper. Team Rocket returns and the battle between Zangoose and Seviper continues. James and Meowth steal Pikachu while Jessie is helping her Seviper.

The friends go to get Pikachu back, but James' Cacnea accidentally sends Pikachu flying. Wobbuffet grabs Pikachu and runs off, trailed by everyone.

Nicolai notices that they can't catch Wobbuffet because it's running in a zig-zag pattern, so he instructs his Zangoose to do the same to avoid Seviper's attacks. Zangoose then uses Crush Claw to win the battle, while Pikachu uses Thunder to send Team Rocket blasting off again.

Nicolai congratulates Zangoose, and Ash and Nicolai continue their battle.

==Plot==
On the way to [[Fallarbor Town]] for {{an|May}}'s next [[Pokémon Contest]], the gang meets a pair of {{p|Zangoose}}. When the larger of the two starts talking, they recognize it as their old friend, [[Nicholai]]. As they set up a picnic, Nicholai tells them that he went to the [[Petalburg Gym]]. May asks Nicholai if he saw their dad. Nicholai explains that after he told [[Norman]] and [[Caroline]] that he is a friend of May and [[Max]], they invited him for dinner and accepted his Gym challenge - which he lost. He says that Norman must have worn short shorts during {{pkmn|training}}, irritating May and Max. Patting May on the back as she scolds him, Nicholai explains that he wants to get stronger, and {{Ash}} challenges him to a battle refereed by {{an|Brock}}.

As the battle begins, Nicholai gets into a {{p|Marshtomp}} costume, and sends out Marshtomp. Noting that Nicholai's {{p|Mudkip}} has evolved since their last meeting, Ash chooses {{AP|Treecko}}. Nicholai tells Marshtomp to use {{m|Water Gun}}, but Ash has Treecko dodge it and use {{m|Quick Attack}}. However, Marshtomp follows Treecko while still firing its Water Gun, stopping Treecko's Quick Attack. Then, Marshtomp uses {{m|Mud Shot}} to knock Treecko over. Nicholai tells Marshtomp to use {{m|Iron Tail}}, but Treecko manages to get up and retaliate with {{m|Bullet Seed}} before knocking Marshtomp down with {{m|Pound}}.

Meanwhile, {{TRT}} watching the battle from behind the bushes, and plot to steal {{AP|Pikachu}} during the battle. Jessie sends out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} in preparation for an attack.

Back on the battlefield, Nicholai takes off his Marshtomp costume and replaces with the Zangoose costume. Then, he sends out his Zangoose and orders it to use {{m|Swords Dance}}. Zangoose starts the move, only to freeze as it senses something. Nicholai asks what is wrong, but Zangoose just walks away, and disappears into the bushes. A moment later, Team Rocket runs out of the bushes, followed by Zangoose and Seviper, glaring at each other in anger. Ash asks Team Rocket what they are doing there, after saying the first sentence of their motto, Zangoose and Seviper roar fiercely. Max explains that Zangoose and Seviper are arch enemies. Brock says that they will start to fight and not give up.

After {{m|Tackle|tackling}} each other, they look at each other. Meowth jumps in and tells Seviper to forget about Zangoose and just capture Pikachu together, but he only succeeds in being whacked with Seviper's tail. Meowth is sent rolling down the hill with Team Rocket and falling into the river.

Seviper {{m|Wrap|wraps}} Zangoose, and Zangoose {{m|Bite|bites}} Seviper. Nicholai tells Seviper to stop but is knocked over by the two Pokémon. The two Pokémon fall in the river. Flowing down the stream, Seviper uses {{m|Poison Tail}} and Zangoose hits a rock, unconscious. Just as it is about to attack Zangoose again, Ash sends out {{AP|Corphish}}, it uses {{m|BubbleBeam}} to attack Seviper, and carries Zangoose to shore. Zangoose seems to be hurt really badly. Then, Brock explains that he will help to heal it.

After mixing the {{tt|medicine|Antidote}}, he passes it to Nicholai. He feeds Zangoose the medicine. Max says that Zangoose will not stop until it gets revenge.

As Team Rocket sit near the river, Seviper suddenly jumps out of the river and lands near them. Without thinking, James yells at it and wants Seviper to apologize. Just then, James immediately apologizes as he notices Seviper’s anger. He kneels and pleads for forgiveness and Seviper decides to forgive him. Then, Meowth asks Seviper if he is finding Nicholai’s Zangoose, and he nods. Then, Meowth says that Seviper still wants to battle Zangoose. Jessie chimes in and says that there IS a fierce hatred in the world, just like her hatred towards [[Cassidy]]. If she sees Cassidy, she wants to kill her. So Jessie, being sympathetic, decides to take Seviper’s side and help find and defeat Zangoose.

Back to the other side, Ash and Nicholai do some [[Pokédex]] research for information on Seviper. Then, they decide to try it themselves. Nicholai gets into a Zangoose costume, and Ash gets into a Seviper costume. Then, they start to run at each other, and {{tt|Seviper|Ash}} uses its tail to knock {{tt|Zangoose|Nicholai}} down. Nicholai cries out in pain, Ash then realizes Seviper’s strength. {{tt|Zangoose|Nicholai}} gets up. {{tt|Seviper|Ash}} is about to use its tail again, but {{tt|Zangoose|Nicholai}} dodges it. Then, {{tt|Seviper|Ash}} bites {{tt|Zangoose|Nicholai}}. Skitty lets itself out of its Poké Ball, and May runs after it. Zangoose hears Seviper nearby and runs off to battle, even in its weak state. It turns out Jessie and Seviper were using a microphone to amplify Seviper's voice. Zangoose runs into the clearing, with the gang close behind. The epic battle ensues. During the battle, James and Meowth snatch Pikachu and Ash and everyone else besides Nicholai run off to chase them. James sends out {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to slow them down with {{m|Pin Missile}}. James and Meowth say the Team Rocket motto together. Ash begins charging after them, but Cacnea uses {{m|Sandstorm}} sending Ash flying and landing on them, knocking Pikachu's cage out of their hands. Back to the epic battle again, Seviper uses {{m|Bite}} and then Poison Tail, but Zangoose avoids as it begins to tire. Before Seviper can do something, Pikachu's cage falls from the sky and interrupts the battle, with Ash and the rest close behind. Wobbuffet somehow ends up with the cage and everyone begins chasing it. Jessie yells at them to stop. Ash swipes the cage from Wobbuffet's hands. The epic battle resumes, with Zangoose trying out a new strategy. Zangoose eventually wins and knocks out Seviper with a {{m|Crush Claw}}. Team Rocket attempts to get back Pikachu. James sends out Cacnea, hitting them all with its Pin Missile, but a Thunder from Pikachu blasts them off once again. Nicolai congratulates Zangoose on its great battle skills, and agrees to let it rest after that showdown with Seviper. However, Ash and Nicolai never finished their match, so they decide to continue. Nicolai sends out {{p|Zigzagoon}} and Ash battles it using Pikachu. The battle rages on with the winner unrevealed.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with [[Nicholai]] again.
* Nicholai is revealed to own a {{p|Zangoose}}, and his {{p|Mudkip}} is revealed to have evolved into a {{p|Marshtomp}}.
* [[James's Cacnea]] is revealed to know {{m|Sandstorm}}.
* [[Jessie's Seviper]] is revealed to know {{m|Bite}}.
{{animeevents}}

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

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nicholai]]
* [[Cassidy]] (fantasy)

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG048.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Dewgong}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Treecko}} ({{OP|Ash|Treecko}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Marshtomp}} ([[Nicholai]]'s)
* {{p|Zigzagoon}} ([[Nicholai]]'s)
* {{p|Zangoose}} ([[Nicholai]]'s; debut)

==Trivia==
* This episode aired exactly one year in Japan before it was aired in America, along with ''[[AG049|Maxxed Out!]]''.
* This is the first episode to explain {{p|Zangoose}}'s and {{p|Seviper}}'s arch rivalry.
* In this episode, for the second time, {{MTR}} fills in for [[Jessie]] in the [[Team Rocket mottos#Meowth filling in for Jessie or James|Team Rocket's motto]].
* Once again, Ash and Nicholai's battle is cut off at the end of the episode, leaving the outcome a mystery.

===Errors===
* In Pokémon Trainer's Choice, all three choices are somewhat correct. Dewgong's {{type|Ice}} is effective against {{p|Ninjask}}'s {{type|Flying}}, {{p|Torkoal}}'s {{type|Fire}} is effective against Ninjask's {{type|Bug}}, and {{p|Nosepass}}' {{t|Rock}} type is actually effective against both of Ninjask's Bug/Flying types, which would make Nosepass the most effective choice.
* When {{MTR}} starts to say the {{motto}} with [[James]], both of them act like it is the first time this has happened; however, this has happened before in ''[[EP110|The Stun Spore Detour]]''.
* At the beginning of the battle between Nicholai and Jessie, the lower left fang on Nicholai's Zangoose suit disappears for a moment.
* Before Team Rocket gets blasted off, {{TP|James|Cacnea}} disappears.

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, Which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle against {{p|Ninjask}}?
* Choices: {{p|Torkoal}}, {{p|Dewgong}}, {{p|Nosepass}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Dewgong}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|貓鼬斬對抗飯匙蛇，宿敵大對決！|Zigzagoon vs. Seviper, Rival Showdown!}}
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|fr_eu={{tt|La tactique zigzag|The zigzag tactic}}
|he=זנגוס בזיג זג{{tt|Zangoose bezig zag|Zangoose Zigzag}}
|it={{tt|Nemici naturali|Natural enemies}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Ziguezague de Zangoose!|The Zigzag of Zangoose!}}
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|es_la={{tt|¡Zangoose versus Seviper!|Zangoose versus Seviper!}}
|es_eu={{tt|El zigzagueante Zangoose|The zigzagging Zangoose}}
|sv={{tt|Mameluckpojkens återkomst|Return of the knicker boy}}
|ru={{tt|Зигзаг и Зангус|}}
}}
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AG048

2015-08-10T15:06:23Z

Stitchix: /* In other languages */

{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=AG047 |
prevtitle=I Feel Skitty! |
nextcode=AG049 |
nexttitle=Maxxed Out! |
series=Advanced Generation series |
colorscheme=Hoenn}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=AG048 |
altepcode=EP322 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=ZigZag Zangoose! |
title_ja=ザングースVSハブネーク！ライバル対決！！ |
title_ja_trans=Zangoose VS Habunake! Rival Confrontation! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=October 23, 2003 |
broadcast_us=October 23, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Because the Sky is There|そこに空があるから]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=藤田伸三 |
storyboard=秦義人 |
director=秦義人 |
art=宍戸久美子 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=AG041-AG050 |
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|ag|048}} }}
'''ZigZag Zangoose!''' (Japanese: '''ザングースVSハブネーク！ライバル対決！！''' ''Zangoose VS {{tt|Habunake|Seviper}}! Rival Confrontation!'') is the 48th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 322nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 23, 2003 and in the United States on October 23, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends are traveling when a Zangoose runs up in front of them. It is followed by its Trainer, their old friend Nicolai. Ash challenges Nicolai to a Pokémon battle.

The battle is being watched by Team Rocket. Jessie sends out her Seviper (to steal Pikachu), but Zangoose senses it and the two Pokémon start to fight. They fall into the river, and Ash sends Corphish to drive Seviper off so they can rescue Zangoose.

While the injured Zangoose is recovering back at their camp, Ash shows Nicolai how to battle Seviper. Team Rocket returns and the battle between Zangoose and Seviper continues. James and Meowth steal Pikachu while Jessie is helping her Seviper.

The friends go to get Pikachu back, but James' Cacnea accidentally sends Pikachu flying. Wobbuffet grabs Pikachu and runs off, trailed by everyone.

Nicolai notices that they can't catch Wobbuffet because it's running in a zig-zag pattern, so he instructs his Zangoose to do the same to avoid Seviper's attacks. Zangoose then uses Crush Claw to win the battle, while Pikachu uses Thunder to send Team Rocket blasting off again.

Nicolai congratulates Zangoose, and Ash and Nicolai continue their battle.

==Plot==
On the way to [[Fallarbor Town]] for {{an|May}}'s next [[Pokémon Contest]], the gang meets a pair of {{p|Zangoose}}. When the larger of the two starts talking, they recognize it as their old friend, [[Nicholai]]. As they set up a picnic, Nicholai tells them that he went to the [[Petalburg Gym]]. May asks Nicholai if he saw their dad. Nicholai explains that after he told [[Norman]] and [[Caroline]] that he is a friend of May and [[Max]], they invited him for dinner and accepted his Gym challenge - which he lost. He says that Norman must have worn short shorts during {{pkmn|training}}, irritating May and Max. Patting May on the back as she scolds him, Nicholai explains that he wants to get stronger, and {{Ash}} challenges him to a battle refereed by {{an|Brock}}.

As the battle begins, Nicholai gets into a {{p|Marshtomp}} costume, and sends out Marshtomp. Noting that Nicholai's {{p|Mudkip}} has evolved since their last meeting, Ash chooses {{AP|Treecko}}. Nicholai tells Marshtomp to use {{m|Water Gun}}, but Ash has Treecko dodge it and use {{m|Quick Attack}}. However, Marshtomp follows Treecko while still firing its Water Gun, stopping Treecko's Quick Attack. Then, Marshtomp uses {{m|Mud Shot}} to knock Treecko over. Nicholai tells Marshtomp to use {{m|Iron Tail}}, but Treecko manages to get up and retaliate with {{m|Bullet Seed}} before knocking Marshtomp down with {{m|Pound}}.

Meanwhile, {{TRT}} watching the battle from behind the bushes, and plot to steal {{AP|Pikachu}} during the battle. Jessie sends out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} in preparation for an attack.

Back on the battlefield, Nicholai takes off his Marshtomp costume and replaces with the Zangoose costume. Then, he sends out his Zangoose and orders it to use {{m|Swords Dance}}. Zangoose starts the move, only to freeze as it senses something. Nicholai asks what is wrong, but Zangoose just walks away, and disappears into the bushes. A moment later, Team Rocket runs out of the bushes, followed by Zangoose and Seviper, glaring at each other in anger. Ash asks Team Rocket what they are doing there, after saying the first sentence of their motto, Zangoose and Seviper roar fiercely. Max explains that Zangoose and Seviper are arch enemies. Brock says that they will start to fight and not give up.

After {{m|Tackle|tackling}} each other, they look at each other. Meowth jumps in and tells Seviper to forget about Zangoose and just capture Pikachu together, but he only succeeds in being whacked with Seviper's tail. Meowth is sent rolling down the hill with Team Rocket and falling into the river.

Seviper {{m|Wrap|wraps}} Zangoose, and Zangoose {{m|Bite|bites}} Seviper. Nicholai tells Seviper to stop but is knocked over by the two Pokémon. The two Pokémon fall in the river. Flowing down the stream, Seviper uses {{m|Poison Tail}} and Zangoose hits a rock, unconscious. Just as it is about to attack Zangoose again, Ash sends out {{AP|Corphish}}, it uses {{m|BubbleBeam}} to attack Seviper, and carries Zangoose to shore. Zangoose seems to be hurt really badly. Then, Brock explains that he will help to heal it.

After mixing the {{tt|medicine|Antidote}}, he passes it to Nicholai. He feeds Zangoose the medicine. Max says that Zangoose will not stop until it gets revenge.

As Team Rocket sit near the river, Seviper suddenly jumps out of the river and lands near them. Without thinking, James yells at it and wants Seviper to apologize. Just then, James immediately apologizes as he notices Seviper’s anger. He kneels and pleads for forgiveness and Seviper decides to forgive him. Then, Meowth asks Seviper if he is finding Nicholai’s Zangoose, and he nods. Then, Meowth says that Seviper still wants to battle Zangoose. Jessie chimes in and says that there IS a fierce hatred in the world, just like her hatred towards [[Cassidy]]. If she sees Cassidy, she wants to kill her. So Jessie, being sympathetic, decides to take Seviper’s side and help find and defeat Zangoose.

Back to the other side, Ash and Nicholai do some [[Pokédex]] research for information on Seviper. Then, they decide to try it themselves. Nicholai gets into a Zangoose costume, and Ash gets into a Seviper costume. Then, they start to run at each other, and {{tt|Seviper|Ash}} uses its tail to knock {{tt|Zangoose|Nicholai}} down. Nicholai cries out in pain, Ash then realizes Seviper’s strength. {{tt|Zangoose|Nicholai}} gets up. {{tt|Seviper|Ash}} is about to use its tail again, but {{tt|Zangoose|Nicholai}} dodges it. Then, {{tt|Seviper|Ash}} bites {{tt|Zangoose|Nicholai}}. Skitty lets itself out of its Poké Ball, and May runs after it. Zangoose hears Seviper nearby and runs off to battle, even in its weak state. It turns out Jessie and Seviper were using a microphone to amplify Seviper's voice. Zangoose runs into the clearing, with the gang close behind. The epic battle ensues. During the battle, James and Meowth snatch Pikachu and Ash and everyone else besides Nicholai run off to chase them. James sends out {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to slow them down with {{m|Pin Missile}}. James and Meowth say the Team Rocket motto together. Ash begins charging after them, but Cacnea uses {{m|Sandstorm}} sending Ash flying and landing on them, knocking Pikachu's cage out of their hands. Back to the epic battle again, Seviper uses {{m|Bite}} and then Poison Tail, but Zangoose avoids as it begins to tire. Before Seviper can do something, Pikachu's cage falls from the sky and interrupts the battle, with Ash and the rest close behind. Wobbuffet somehow ends up with the cage and everyone begins chasing it. Jessie yells at them to stop. Ash swipes the cage from Wobbuffet's hands. The epic battle resumes, with Zangoose trying out a new strategy. Zangoose eventually wins and knocks out Seviper with a {{m|Crush Claw}}. Team Rocket attempts to get back Pikachu. James sends out Cacnea, hitting them all with its Pin Missile, but a Thunder from Pikachu blasts them off once again. Nicolai congratulates Zangoose on its great battle skills, and agrees to let it rest after that showdown with Seviper. However, Ash and Nicolai never finished their match, so they decide to continue. Nicolai sends out {{p|Zigzagoon}} and Ash battles it using Pikachu. The battle rages on with the winner unrevealed.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with [[Nicholai]] again.
* Nicholai is revealed to own a {{p|Zangoose}}, and his {{p|Mudkip}} is revealed to have evolved into a {{p|Marshtomp}}.
* [[James's Cacnea]] is revealed to know {{m|Sandstorm}}.
* [[Jessie's Seviper]] is revealed to know {{m|Bite}}.
{{animeevents}}

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

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nicholai]]
* [[Cassidy]] (fantasy)

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG048.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Dewgong}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Treecko}} ({{OP|Ash|Treecko}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Marshtomp}} ([[Nicholai]]'s)
* {{p|Zigzagoon}} ([[Nicholai]]'s)
* {{p|Zangoose}} ([[Nicholai]]'s; debut)

==Trivia==
* This episode aired exactly one year in Japan before it was aired in America, along with ''[[AG049|Maxxed Out!]]''.
* This is the first episode to explain {{p|Zangoose}}'s and {{p|Seviper}}'s arch rivalry.
* In this episode, for the second time, {{MTR}} fills in for [[Jessie]] in the [[Team Rocket mottos#Meowth filling in for Jessie or James|Team Rocket's motto]].
* Once again, Ash and Nicholai's battle is cut off at the end of the episode, leaving the outcome a mystery.

===Errors===
* In Pokémon Trainer's Choice, all three choices are somewhat correct. Dewgong's {{type|Ice}} is effective against {{p|Ninjask}}'s {{type|Flying}}, {{p|Torkoal}}'s {{type|Fire}} is effective against Ninjask's {{type|Bug}}, and {{p|Nosepass}}' {{t|Rock}} type is actually effective against both of Ninjask's Bug/Flying types, which would make Nosepass the most effective choice.
* When {{MTR}} starts to say the {{motto}} with [[James]], both of them act like it is the first time this has happened; however, this has happened before in ''[[EP110|The Stun Spore Detour]]''.
* At the beginning of the battle between Nicholai and Jessie, the lower left fang on Nicholai's Zangoose suit disappears for a moment.
* Before Team Rocket gets blasted off, {{TP|James|Cacnea}} disappears.

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, Which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle against {{p|Ninjask}}?
* Choices: {{p|Torkoal}}, {{p|Dewgong}}, {{p|Nosepass}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Dewgong}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|貓鼬斬對抗飯匙蛇，宿敵大對決！|Zigzagoon vs. Seviper, Rival Showdown!}}
|nl={{tt|Zig Zag Zangoose!|Zig Zag Zangoose!}}
|de={{tt|Im Zick Zack zum Ziel|Zigzag to the goal}}
|fi={{tt|Pokémon-pujottelun mestari|The master of Pokémon zigzagging}}
|fr_eu={{tt|La tactique zigzag|The zigzag tactic}}
|he=זנגוס בזיג זג{{tt|Zangoose bezig zag|Zangoose Zigzag}}
|it={{tt|Nemici naturali|Natural enemies}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Ziguezague de Zangoose!|The Zigzag of Zangoose!}}
|pt_eu=ZigZag Zangoose!
|es_la={{tt|¡Zangoose versus Seviper!|Zangoose versus Seviper!}}
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XY059

2015-08-10T15:04:11Z

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broadcast_jp=February 5, 2015 |
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en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Mad-Paced Getter|ゲッタバンバン]] |
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* {{BMGf|170674|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|172925|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|174850|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Under the Pledging Tree!''' (Japanese: '''サトシとセレナの初デート！誓いの樹とプレセント！！''' ''{{tt|Satoshi|Ash}} and Serena's First Date!? The Tree of Promises and the Presents!!'') is the 59th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 858th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 5, 2015 and in the United States on April 18, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==


After Serena registers for the Pokémon Showcase, our heroes find the locals busily hanging decorations and wrapping presents! Ramos explains that Coumarine City holds an annual festival where Trainers give their Pokémon presents under the giant Pledging Tree. Ash and Serena go shopping for gifts, and while Serena has great success, Ash can’t find anything. On the way back, Serena asks what kind of present would make him happy, which gives him an idea!

That evening, when the festival begins, Team Rocket swoops in to steal all the presents! Our heroes quickly join forces to send the villains blasting off again and distribute the gifts to their rightful recipients. It turns out the thing that makes Ash happiest is food, and he’s gathered a huge harvest of berries for all of his Pokémon! Serena has decorated some lovely accessories for Fennekin and Pancham to wear on stage. Clemont has created a music box with little figures of Bunnelby, Chespin, and Luxio, and Bonnie has drawn a picture of the whole gang. There’s one present left under the tree, and it’s for Serena: her mother has sent her a stunning dress to wear in her upcoming performance!

==Plot==
As {{Ash}}, {{an|Serena}}, {{an|Clemont}}, and {{an|Bonnie}} walk into the streets of [[Coumarine City]], they notice lots of people putting up decorations for some sort of festival. [[Ramos]], who is passing them on his {{p|Gogoat}}, tells the group how every year, the people of Coumarine City hold a festival to celebrate the bonds between Trainers and their Pokémon by having the Trainers gather under an enormous tree, the Pledging Tree, at sunset and give special presents to their Pokémon. This tradition began with a legend of a man and {{p|Skiddo|his Pokémon}} traveling far and wide together before finally coming to stop at what would become Coumarine City, and planting a tree that eventually grew to become the Pledging Tree.

Ash and {{ashfr|the others}} love the idea of the festival and decide to participate, so he and Serena both leave to go find suitable gifts for their Pokémon. Clemont and Bonnie stay at the Pokémon Center, because Clemont would rather build a gift for his Pokémon himself and Bonnie assumes the duty of keeping watch over everyone's Pokémon while Ash and Serena are out shopping. Being alone with Ash makes Serena uncomfortable, as it reminds her of a date, but she and Ash have fun all the same. {{TRT}} overhears this conversation and plans on stealing all the presents and Pokémon. Meanwhile, Ash has a tendency to take notice of the most ludicrous or impractical gifts, leaving it to Serena to point out why they wouldn't work. While Serena is looking in the displays of more shops, Ash decides to leave and find a present for his Pokémon himself, promising to meet up with Serena at the monorail station later. Meanwhile, Bonnie is having a hard time keeping the Pokémon under control. While trying to have the Pokémon line up so she can brush them, she realizes that {{AP|Goomy}} needs water, has to tell {{TP|Clemont|Bunnelby}} and {{AP|Hawlucha}} to listen to her, and tries to break up yet another squabble between {{TP|Serena|Pancham}} and {{TP|Clemont|Chespin}}.

Late that afternoon, Ash and Serena meet each other at the monorail station as they promised. Serena has found presents for Fennekin and Pancham, but Ash has had no such luck and is worried that he won't be able to find the right gift for his Pokémon. As he enters the monorail station ahead of Serena, however, Ash is suddenly approached by workers at the station and congratulated for being the millionth visitor to the monorail, being given a long blue ribbon as a prize. On the ride back, Ash confides to Serena his difficulties in finding a present, and she asks him what ''he'' would want as a gift, because all of his Pokémon are similar to him. Thinking about her words, Ash has a stroke of inspiration for a gift and runs to the woods outside Coumarine City, searching for his gift to his Pokémon. While searching, he sees a {{p|Dunsparce}}, but fails to catch it because he has no [[Poké Ball]]s with him. Even though he has no Poké Balls, Ash still need to finish what he has to do.

When Serena arrives back at the Pokémon Center, she sits down at the table Clemont is working at and the two of them work on their presents while Bonnie decides to give all of the Pokémon a present herself by drawing a portrait of all of them. Finally, the presents are finished and Ash runs up to them outside the Pokémon Center, holding a huge sack over his shoulder. The group all heads up to the Pledging Tree, where they place their presents underneath it. Just as Ramos begins the ceremony, however, a huge vacuum begins taking away all of the presents. {{AP|Frogadier}}, being the quickest to react, aims a {{m|Water Pulse}} at the source of the vacuum and causes Team Rocket to fall out of the tree. The heroes are shocked to see Team Rocket and demands them to give back everyone's presents, but the crooks refuse and starts using the vacuum to suck up the Pokémon. Thinking fast, Ash tells {{AP|Pikachu}} to use {{m|Iron Tail}} to cut the vacuum's hose, stopping it. Enraged, [[Jessie]] sends out {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}} to use {{m|Shadow Ball}}, but it gets blocked by Frogadier's Water
Pulse. [[James]] sends out {{TP|James|Inkay}} to use {{m|Psybeam}}, but Bunnelby blocks it with {{m|Mud Shot}}. {{TP|Serena|Fennekin}}, Pikachu and Chespin use {{m|Flamethrower}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}} and {{m|Pin Missile}}, blasting off Team Rocket.

With all the presents returned safely to the Pokémon, the ceremony begins and everybody begins exchanging gifts. Serena gives Fennekin and Pancham a pink ribbon and special sunglasses, respectively, Clemont shows Chespin, Bunnelby, and {{TP|Clemont|Luxio}} the music box he made for them, Bonnie shows everybody her drawing, and Ash gives all of his Pokémon a huge pile of berries and tells them to dig in. Meanwhile, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] both give presents to their Pokémon, including {{TR|Meowth}}, and [[Nurse Joy]] presents her {{TP|Nurse Joy|Wigglytuff}} with a gift as well.

At the end of the ceremony, Serena notices one package left under the Pledging Tree. It is labeled for her, so she opens it to find a beautiful dress for her to wear at the [[Pokémon Showcase]]. Nurse Joy tells her how it had been sent to the Pokémon Center to be given to Serena as a surprise gift from her mother, and back at the Pokémon Center, Serena calls [[Grace (Kalos)|her mother]] to thank her for the wonderful dress. The festival is closed with a display of fireworks behind the Pledging Tree, and Ash gives Serena the ribbon he won at the monorail in thanks for her help in choosing a present for his Pokémon. Serena thanks him and promise to treasure the ribbon.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} tries to catch a {{p|Dunsparce}} [[BW131|again]], but fails when he realizes he has no [[Poké Ball]]s.
* {{an|Serena}} receives the blue ribbon she will wear as part as her new outfit starting in [[XY060|the following episode]].
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY059.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Ramos]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* {{kal|Grace}}

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY059.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Dunsparce}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Dunsparce}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Frogadier}} ({{OP|Ash|Frogadier}})
* {{p|Fletchinder}} ({{OP|Ash|Fletchinder}})
* {{p|Hawlucha}} ({{OP|Ash|Hawlucha}})
* {{p|Goomy}} ({{OP|Ash|Goomy}})
* {{p|Bunnelby}} ({{OP|Clemont|Bunnelby}})
* {{p|Chespin}} ({{OP|Clemont|Chespin}})
* {{p|Luxio}} ({{OP|Clemont|Luxio}})
* {{p|Fennekin}} ({{OP|Serena|Fennekin}})
* {{p|Pancham}} ({{OP|Serena|Pancham}})
* {{p|Pumpkaboo}} ({{OP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}})
* {{p|Inkay}} ({{OP|James|Inkay}})
* {{p|Wigglytuff}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Wigglytuff}})
* {{p|Gogoat}} ([[Ramos]]'s)
* {{p|Skiddo}} (flashback/fantasy)
* {{p|Victreebel}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Foongus}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Jumpluff}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Skiploom}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Hoppip}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Budew}} (Trainers'; multiple)
* {{p|Roselia}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Roserade}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Oddish}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Gloom}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Vileplume}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Bellsprout}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Weepinbell}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Simisage}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Lotad}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Pansage}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Lombre}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Dunsparce}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Serena.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Serena for this episode]]
* Clemont reads the title card.
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Blaziken}}
* {{an|Serena}} narrates the preview for the [[XY060|next episode]].
** At the end of the preview, Serena says "Everyone, get and make your dreams come true!" instead of saying "Everyone, get Pokémon!" phrase like Ash always does.
* The market vendor offers Ash a {{DL|EV-enhancing item|Macho Brace}}, a {{DL|In-battle effect item|Rocky Helmet}}, a {{m|Substitute}} decoy doll, and a {{DL|Watering cans|Sprinklotad}} from the games.
** As a result, this marks the first time a Substitute decoy has been seen in the anime, since the move itself works differently in it.
* Unlike ''[[BW131|The Path That Leads to Goodbye!]]'', Dunsparce's voice was dubbed in this episode.
===Errors===
===Dub edits===

[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|thumb|200px|The dub's title card]]
* The title card segment focuses on Ash in the dub instead of Serena. He also reads the title instead of Clemont.

==In other languages==
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AG047

2015-08-06T11:19:11Z

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altepcode=EP321 |
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title_en=I Feel Skitty! |
title_ja=エネコとアロマテラピー！ |
title_ja_trans=Eneco and Aromatherapy! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=October 16, 2003 |
broadcast_us=October 23, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
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'''I Feel Skitty!''' (Japanese: '''エネコとアロマテラピー！''' ''{{tt|Eneco|Skitty}} and Aromatherapy!'') is the 47th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 321st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 16, 2003 and in the United States on October 23, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

May is practicing for her next Pokémon Contest, when Torchic finds a Skitty in the bushes. May wants to catch it, but it's too sick to battle. Brock leads the group to the Greenhouse, where Skitty can be healed using Aromatherapy.

Eliza the therapist shows the kids her fragrance collection and uses a special mixture to make Skitty better while it sleeps. Meanwhile, Team Rocket flies overhead in a balloon and decides to steal some fragrance for their Pokémon.

Skitty wakes up feeling much better, and May battles it using Torchic. Her attempt to catch Skitty is interrupted by Team Rocket bursting in. Jessie's Seviper uses Haze, causing a lot of confusion. Meowth completely falls for Skitty.

Team Rocket flees, but Ash's Taillow wrecks their balloon. They manage to get away with one bag, finding Skitty inside. Jessie claims it as her own, much to Meowth's dismay. He helps Skitty run away.

May and friends locate Team Rocket, and Jessie and May get into a fight over who gets to catch Skitty. May's Beautifly knocks out Jessie's Dustox. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to send Team Rocket blasting away.

May takes out her Poké Ball to catch Skitty, but Skitty knocks it out of her hand and jumps into it. As they're walking away, Skitty jumps out of the Poké Ball.

==Plot==
The scene opens with {{an|May}} training {{TP|May|Beautifly}} for the next Contest, while {{Ash}}, [[Max]], {{an|Brock}} and {{TP|May|Torchic}} look on. May throws a Frisbee and Beautifly uses {{m|Gust}} and successfully sends it back to May, who catches it. May, repeats the trick and succeeds again. The third time, however, May overthrows the Frisbee, which careens off into the forest. May asks if her Torchic would please fetch it for her. Torchic agrees and begins to run after it. Alas, the hill it's running on becomes much too steep, and it runs headfirst into a large boulder. Remarkably, it is unfazed and sees the disc on the ground nearby. As Torchic goes to pick it up, it hears something whining in a bush. It jumps after the unknown creature just as May and the others reach the bottom of the hill and call Torchic's name. Ash hears Torchic in the bushes and the gang goes into the bushes to discover Torchic and what appears to be an injured or sick {{p|Skitty}} with Torchic beside it. It dramatically cuts to the theme song.

The scene opens with the gang gathered around the Skitty. Ash looks it up on his Pokédex, and May comments that it is so cute and she must catch it. She sends out Torchic to battle, but when the Skitty doesn't react, she realizes there is something wrong with it. Brock attempts to feed it some of his world famous Pokémon Food mix, but the Skitty does not accept it. Brock declares he knows exactly what to do, and begins leading the gang to an unknown location. As they approach what appears to be a large mansion, many Grass Pokémon are about. Brock then announces that this is [[The Greenhouse]], a Pokémon aromatherapy laboratory. Ash is clueless as to what aromatherapy exactly means, so Brock explains that it is a method of healing using fragrances. A beautiful woman in a lab coat walks up, and Brock obviously goes crazy. He also says her name is Eliza, which he knows about through an infomercial. May explains their problem, and Eliza is more than happy to help. Inside, Eliza is giving the gang a tour and explaining some of the materials The Greenhouse stores. May shows Eliza the Skitty, and she reports that is merely experiencing fatigue, not sickness. The aromatherapist then concocts a brew right before their eyes, and places it in what appears to be some sort of fragrance distribution device. She explains once Skitty gets a good rest while breathing that fragrance in, it should be just fine. May requests to stay with Skitty, and Eliza agrees.

Meanwhile, Eliza is giving the rest of the gang a tour of the premises. The scene cuts to {{TRT}} hovering over The Greenhouse in their balloon. Meowth has an ambitious vision of them presenting the boss with the fragrance and him rewarding them. The gang returns to find Skitty just now awakening, and Skitty is extremely energetic. Eliza walks in, and Brock leaps at her, but Max pulls him back for the fifth time so far. Skitty plays with Pikachu's tail and eats some lunch. May then sends out Torchic to battle the Skitty. The battle was almost over, but Team Rocket breaks in and says their motto. Seviper fires a haze, and Skitty runs up to Meowth, who appears enraptured by Skitty's cat-like charm. James bags some perfume, but Brock bravely tackles him, knocking some perfume onto the floor and mixing their scents. This creates a scent which is repulsive to the humans, but seems to make the Pokémon slaphappy. Team Rocket jumps out the window and tries to escape in their balloon. Before they can lift off, Brock tackles James and takes the bag of perfume he was holding. Jessie sends out Seviper and attempts to steal them back, but Corphish performs a {{m|BubbleBeam}}, knocking Seviper over. James sends out Cacnea and uses {{m|Pin Missile}}, but Corphish's {{m|Harden}} nulls the attack. James is then distracted by some Weepinbell. Corphish uses {{m|Crabhammer}}, knocking James into the swiftly ascending balloon. Ash sends out Taillow, who uses {{m|Wing Attack}}, causing Team Rocket to blast off once again. May announces she can't find Skitty. Team Rocket discovers Skitty in a bag of perfume. Jessie announces that she wants it, and Meowth is distressed. Meowth takes Skitty away and tells it to run away. He can's convince it, but he throws a rock and the Skitty chases it. Taillow leads Ash and the gang to Team Rocket's crashed balloon. Eliza's Oddish uses {{m|Sweet Scent}}, to lure Skitty to them. Meowth and Wobbuffet are also lured by it and so Team Rocket meets up with Ash and the gang. Skitty walks out of a bush, causing May and Jessie to battle over it. Jessie uses Dustox, and May uses Beautifly. May wins, and then Ash tells Pikachu to use a {{m|Thunderbolt}} on Team Rocket. They blast off. Skitty willingly goes into May's Poké Ball. The episode ends with the prospect of the team finally making to [[Fallarbor Town]].

==Major events==
* [[May's Blaziken|May's Torchic]] is revealed to know {{m|Quick Attack}}.
* May catches a {{TP|May|Skitty}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})

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

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG047.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Weezing}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}})
* {{p|Treecko}} ({{OP|Ash|Treecko}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}}; new)
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{OP|Jessie|Dustox}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Oddish}} ([[Eliza]]'s)
* {{p|Oddish}} (×3)
* {{p|Weepinbell}} (×2)

==Trivia==
* [[James]] wants to catch another {{p|Weepinbell}}, presumably as a replacement for his {{TP|James|Victreebel}}.
* This episode's English title is a pun of the song "I Feel Pretty" from the Broadway Musical, ''{{wp|West Side Story}}''.
** Team Rocket's outfits as they give their motto are in reference to {{wp|William Shakespeare}}'s play ''{{wp|Romeo and Juliet}},'' which ''West Side Story'' is an adaptation of, also are the same ones from ''[[EP028|Pokémon Fashion Flash]]''.
* This is the first episode where [[Max]] pulls Brock from the ear when he falls in love with a girl.
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 17: Skitty'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series.
* When [[James]] chooses {{TP|James|Cacnea}}, it doesn't run into him.

===Errors===
* In the dub Brock says "They're in there," upon hearing {{TP|May|Torchic}} in the grass. However at this point none of them know that there is another Pokémon with Torchic.
* When {{p|Skitty}} recovers from its injury and runs towards the window, in the first scene it's open, but when Ash goes to play with Skitty the window is closed.

===Dub edits===
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, Which Pokémon would be the best choice to battle against {{p|Silcoon}}?
* Choices: {{p|Sableye}}, {{p|Marill}}, {{p|Weezing}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Weezing}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|向尾喵與芳香療法！|Skitty and Aromatherapy!}}
|nl={{tt|Hier is Skitty!|Here is Skitty!}}
|de={{tt|Wenn Düfte durch die Lüfte ziehn...|When fragrances draft through the air...}}
|fi={{tt|Paljon melua Skittystä|Much ado about Skitty}}
|fr_eu={{tt|L'aromathérapie|Aromatherapy}}
|he=כולם אוהבים את סקיטי''' ''{{tt|kulam ohavim et Skitty|Everybody Loves Skitty}}
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|pt_br={{tt|O Skitty!|The Skitty!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|O Irrequieto Skitty!|The Restless Skitty!}}
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|sv={{tt|En doft av Pokémon|A scent of Pokémon}}
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2015-08-05T10:29:58Z

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epcode=AG046 |
altepcode=EP320 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=Candid Camerupt! |
title_ja=かちぬきファミリー！４VS４！！ |
title_ja_trans=Kachinuki Family! 4 vs 4! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=October 9, 2003 |
broadcast_us=October 9, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Because the Sky is There|そこに空があるから]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=武上純希 |
storyboard=片貝慎 |
director=渡辺正彦 |
art=志村泉 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=AG041-AG050 |
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|ag|046}} }}
'''Candid Camerupt!''' (Japanese: '''かちぬきファミリー！４VS４！！''' ''{{tt|Kachinuki|Winstrate}} Family! 4 vs 4!'') is the 46th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 320th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 9, 2003 and in the United States on October 9, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and his friends are walking through the desert when they pass out because of the heat. They are rescued by the Winstrate Family, who in return for the hospitality offered, want to have a Pokémon battle between the four Winstrates and all four of the kids.

Team Rocket also faints in the desert, where they are discovered by Vito Winstrate. He left home a while ago to battle in the Pokémon League, but he'd rather just raise Pokémon. His family is very proud of him going off to the League, and he's afraid of them finding out the truth. James offers to help him talk to his family.

The battle begins back at the Winstrate residence. Brock uses his Mudkip against Victor Winstrate's Zigzagoon, but is knocked out by a surprise Thunderbolt attack. May takes out Victoria's Roselia with her Beautifly. Max doesn't have any Pokémon yet, so he borrows Ash's Corphish and easily knocks down Vivi's Marill, breaking the little girl's heart.

Ash takes on Grandma with Pikachu. The battle is close until her Camerupt uses Eruption and begins to chase Pikachu everywhere. Camerupt gets confused and charges the Winstrate's house instead.

Vito and Team Rocket are watching the whole thing, so Vito secretly has his Alakazam start a rainstorm to calm Camerupt down. Team Rocket tries to steal Pikachu but Vito uses his Pokémon to stop them. Grandma Winstrate realizes that Vito is helping them and never went to the Pokémon League. She announces that it's okay for Vito to choose his own path. Vito leaves the Winstrate farm, to become the best he can be at raising Pokémon.

==Plot==
On their way to [[Fallarbor Town]], {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|May}}, [[Max]], and {{AP|Pikachu}} are in the middle of the desert with no water left. Pikachu faints due to heat exhaustion, and soon the other four do the same. Fortunately, a {{p|Camerupt}} finds them.

The {{p|Camerupt}} and [[Winstrate Family|Victoria]] rescues the gang and bring them to her house, giving them plenty of water to help them. Victoria and her family—Victor, Vicky, and Vivi—are farmers, whose house is the only one in the area, so they don't get visitors often. Victoria and Victor's eldest son Vito, who left two months earlier, is revealed to be a Pokémon Trainer on a quest of his own to become the Hoenn League Champion.

Meanwhile, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are trapped in the heat of the desert too. Soon they fall over from exhaustion, and they are given food and water by Vito. Vito is on his way back to his family after realizing that he prefers raising and taking care of Pokémon rather than battling with them. Though he is worried that his family will be disappointed that he is not returning as a champion. James empathizes with Vito since he ran away from home after not living up to his family's expectations, and offers to help Vito out.

After Ash and the gang recover, they offer to do something in return for the help they got. In response, the family reintroduces themselves as the [[Winstrate Family]], and challenge the gang to a Pokémon battle. Because there is no one else around, they get bored battling each other.

They start a four-on-four Pokémon battle, with [[Max]] borrowing {{AP|Corphish}} from {{Ash}}, on a surprisingly professional-looking Pokémon field that the family built. The battle starts its first round with [[Victor]] and his {{p|Zigzagoon}} versus Brock and his {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}. Mudkip opens by using {{m|Water Gun}}, which Zigzagoon dodges. Zigzagoon shockingly responds with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, ending the battle with just that one move. Vivi explains that since there are no power plants around, the family taught Zigzagoon that move to generate power for them.

The second round begins with Victoria and {{p|Roselia}} versus {{an|May}} and {{TP|May|Beautifly}}. May immediately gets fired up by Roselia due to her rival [[Drew]] having a {{TP|Drew|Roselia}} as well. Beautifly opens the battle with a {{m|Gust}} quickly followed by {{m|Silver Wind}}, both of which hit their target and Roselia goes down, ending the battle.

The third match is [[Max]] and {{AP|Corphish}} versus Vivi and her {{p|Marill}}. Max has trouble concentrating because he has a crush on Vivi. Max tries to instruct Corphish to wait for Marill to attack, and block with {{m|Harden}}, waiting for Marill to get tired. However, Corphish doesn't listen, and rushes into the battle, quickly ending the match against Marill on his own. Vivi gets angry with Max and says she hates him, breaking Max's heart.

The final match is between Ash and Vicky, though since the [[Winstrate Family]] has lost two of the three rounds, the worst case scenario for Ash is that the battle ends in a tie.

Meanwhile, Vito and {{TRT}} arrive at the front of the house, with James continuing to be confident that he can talk to Vito's grandmother, Vicky, about Vito not becoming Hoenn League Champion. Since the house is empty, Vito assumes that the family is in the Pokémon battlefield, so they go there and begin watching the battle between Ash and Vicky in hiding.

Vicky sends out her {{p|Camerupt}} and while Ash chooses {{AP|Pikachu}} and immediately sends out a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which is a direct hit. However, since Camerupt is a {{type|Ground}} on top of being a {{type|Fire}} Pokémon, the Thunderbolt has no effect. Ash and Pikachu try again with a {{m|Quick Attack}}, which is also a direct hit but to much more effect. Vicky tries to get Camerupt to stand up by asking it what it would do if Vito was watching, not knowing that Vito really was watching. Camerupt gets up and uses {{m|Sandstorm}}, followed by a {{m|Take Down}}, but Pikachu fights back with an {{m|Iron Tail}} to the face before Camerupt can make contact.

Vito and the rest of the family pull out hard hats and warn the others to find cover, and Vicky reveals that Camerupt have a nasty habit of getting uncontrollably angry after being hit in the face and use {{m|Eruption}}. Sure enough that's what happens leaving Ash and the gang to run in fear and try to dodge the flaming rocks from Eruption, with a couple of the rocks hitting Team Rocket. In anger they take off, leaving Vito to talk to his grandmother on his own.

Camerupt continues to chase Pikachu around the field with its Eruption going off, but Pikachu trips and Camerupt runs right over Pikachu. Camerupt is confused and continues to rampage straight towards the family's crops, so Vito sends out his {{p|Alakazam}} and tells it to use {{m|Rain Dance}} to stop Camerupt. The move is successful and Camerupt calms down and stops before reaching the crops. No one realizes where the rain came from and assume it was luck.

Thankful, Vicky concedes the battle to Ash, but the joy doesn't last long as Jessie, James, and Meowth appear in their balloon and take Pikachu. Vito realizes that the three aren't as good as he thought, and they announce how grateful they are to Vito for leading them there so they could capture Pikachu. The family is shocked to hear Vito's name, and Vito decides to pay Team Rocket back by using Alakazam's {{m|Psychic}} attack to rescue Pikachu.

[[Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket]] try to steal Pikachu again, but Vito summons his {{p|Swellow}} and has it use {{m|Wing Attack}} on Team Rocket's balloon, sending them blasting off again. Vicky recognizes the Swellow and knows Vito is hiding. Vicky talks loudly enough for Vito to hear, and says how she shouldn't have pushed Vito to become a Pokémon Trainer. She continues by saying if Vito found something else that he really enjoys, then that is what Vito should do because there's nothing wrong with chasing your dreams. Vicky just wants him to know that whatever he does, his family is right behind him. Vito is thankful for his grandmother's words, and he leaves to make his dreams come true.

Ash and the others get ready to leave, so as a send-off the family pulls out their hard hats and has Camerupt use Eruption again. The gang runs off in fear, continuing on their journey to [[Fallarbor Town]].

==Major events==
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Swellow}}

=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Camerupt}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Winstrate family]]
* [[Drew]] (flashback)

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG046.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Nuzleaf}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Drew|Roselia}}; flashback)
* {{p|Camerupt}} ([[Winstrate family|Vicky Winstrate]]'s)
* {{p|Zigzagoon}} ([[Winstrate family|Victor Winstrate]]'s)
* {{p|Roselia}} ([[Winstrate family|Victoria Winstrate]]'s)
* {{p|Marill}} ([[Winstrate family|Vivi Winstrate]]'s)
* {{p|Alakazam}} ([[Winstrate family|Vito Winstrate]]'s)
* {{p|Swellow}} ([[Winstrate family|Vito Winstrate]]'s; debut)

==Trivia==
* The English dub title is based on the television series ''{{wp|Candid Camera}}'', probably to describe the way Vito was watching the family from a distance without being noticed.
* This episode was aired in English exactly one year after the Japanese airdate.

===Errors===
[[File:AG046 error.png|thumb|The thumb error.]]
* In one shot, Ash's left thumb is colored black, like his glove.
* When Brock sends out his {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}, its mouth doesn't move when it says its name.

===Dub edits===

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Camerupt}}?
* Choices: {{p|Beedrill}}, {{p|Nuzleaf}}, {{p|Magcargo}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Nuzleaf}}, you were right!

* The Pokémon Trainer's Choice states that Nuzleaf would be best against Camerupt. However, Nuzleaf would be less effective as Camerupt is a {{type|Fire}}. In truth, none of the Pokémon would be effective battle choices, though Magcargo would suffer the least damage from Camerupt's Fire attacks, due to its {{t|Rock}} and Fire-types, but also has a double weakness against Camerupt's Ground attacks.

==In other languages==
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AG045

2015-08-05T10:26:38Z

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prevtitle=The Princess and the Togepi |
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nexttitle=Candid Camerupt! |
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epcode=AG045 |
altepcode=EP319 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=A Togepi Mirage! |
title_ja=蜃気楼の彼方に！トゲピーの楽園！ |
title_ja_trans=Other Side of the Mirage! Togepi's Paradise! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=October 2, 2003 |
broadcast_us=October 2, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
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ja_ed=[[Because the Sky is There|そこに空があるから]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboard=湯山邦彦 |
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art=徳田夢之介 |
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*This is one of the few episodes storyboarded by executive producer [[Kunihiko Yuyama]].}}
'''A Togepi Mirage!''' (Japanese: '''蜃気楼の彼方に！トゲピーの楽園！''' ''Other Side of the Mirage! Togepi's Paradise! '') is episode 45 of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 319th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 2, 2003 and in the United States on October 2, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Shedinja attacks Misty and friends, but they are protected by Togepi using Safeguard. Everyone is then transported into the Togepi Paradise, located inside the mirage floating above the temple. There they find a group of sick Togepi. It is explained that Togepi are only well based on the emotions of those around them, and the evil plotting of Colonel Hansen is making them sick.

Colonel Hansen tries to break into the Togepi Paradise, and Misty's Togepi travels back to try and stop him. Instead Togepi is knocked out by Hansen's Shedinja and Ninjask. Misty and everyone else are transported back to the Mirage Kingdom.

Back at the palace Hansen claims the throne, and has the king imprisoned. He kicks Team Rocket out. A ceremony begins in which Hansen is declared king. Outside, Team Rocket disguise themselves as fortune tellers to tell Brock where the king is being held.

Ash, May, Misty, and Princess Sara confront Hansen at the palace, but Torchic and Pikachu are no match for Ninjask and Shedinja. The other Togepi suddenly emerge from the Togepi Paradise and and channel their energy into Misty's Togepi, using Safeguard to protect everyone. Misty's Togepi evolves into a Togetic.

Misty throws out her Gyarados and uses Flamethrower to roast all of Colonel Hansen's Pokémon. The king arrives and has Hansen arrested. Togetic decides to stay and protect the Togepi Paradise. All of the Togepi leave, except for one who jumps into Sara's arms. With that Togepi, the princess can now claim the Mirage Kingdom throne.

Everyone bids Misty goodbye as she heads back to Cerulean City aboard a zeppelin.

==Plot==
In the previous episode, [[Colonel Hansen]] was trying to steal {{p|Togepi}} in order to take control over the [[Mirage Kingdom]]. {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Shedinja}} exchanged attack and an explosion resulted. {{AP|Pikachu}} is saved from being injured because of Togepi's {{m|Safeguard}}. After that, {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and the others disappear, much to the utter dismay of Hansen. They find themselves in a mysterious world.

The caretaker tells the gang that they are in the Togepi Paradise, but she is sad to say that a lot has changed since the last time she came there. They find some injured Togepi there. May consults the Pokédex for a solution. The Pokédex explains about Togepi's special ability of sensing people's feelings and how they find energy in kind Trainers. But their power will be weakened if there is the presence of impurity.

Hansen and his Pokémon manage to break into the Togepi Paradise, and it did not go unnoticed by Ash and the gang. Togepi then floats toward Hansen, much to the surprise of everyone. With Togepi in his grasp, Hansen demands the throne from the king. When the king refused, Hansen sends him and the servants to the dungeon. After that, Hansen goes to a priest at a temple. Because of Togepi the priest finds him eligible to be the rule of the kingdom.

When Ash and Misty break through the barrier, they run to the main part of town and saw Jessie making an announcement about Hansen being the new king.

Hansen betrays {{TRT}} and orders his Pokémon to attack them, and they end up blasting off again. He later finds Ash, Misty, and May, and challenges them again.

On the other hand, Brock and the others are looking for the king. Two fortune tellers, who were actually Team Rocket in disguise, tells them where the king was. After that, Team Rocket disappears, their revenge on Hansen's betrayal complete.

{{an|May}}'s {{TP|May|Torchic}} did not put much of a fight against the {{p|Ninjask}}. Pikachu, however, manage to knock out the two Ninjask with a {{m|Thunder}} attack. As Shedinja is about to use {{m|Solar Beam}}, Togepi uses Safeguard.

Just then, the Togepi Paradise opens and a lot of Togepi come out. Next, Togepi starts glowing in a strange light and evolves into its next stage, {{p|Togetic}}. Ash and the others look quite bewildered at Togetic.

Misty smiles and tells Togetic to leave everything to her. She takes out a Poké Ball, kisses it, and calls out {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}}. Ash wonders when and where she learned to use it. Hansen is not fazed one bit, knowing that Gyarados's water attacks are useless against his Shedinja. Misty did not back down and confidently orders Gyarados to use {{m|Flamethrower}}. The attack deals great damage to Shedinja, finally knocking it out. While everyone is wondering why Gyarados can use Flamethrower, Misty states that water Pokémon can do fire attacks too.

With Hansen defeated and locked up in the dungeon, the Togepi return to the Paradise. Togetic informs Misty that it wishes to stay behind in the Paradise and become its protector, defending it from people like Hansen. Misty and Togetic share one last tearful moment before bidding each other farewell.

One of the Togepi decides to stay behind, outside of the Paradise with [[Princess Sara]]. The princess is, of course, happy because not only does she get a Togepi, she is also eligible to become the ruler. At the end, Ash and {{ashfr}} waves goodbye to Misty as she leaves for [[Cerulean City]].

==Major events==
* [[Misty's Togetic|Misty's Togepi]] learns {{m|Safeguard}}.
* Misty's Togepi evolves into {{p|Togetic}}.
* {{Ash}} learns that {{an|Misty}} has obtained a {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}}.
* Misty's Gyarados is revealed to know {{m|Flamethrower}}.
* Misty leaves Togetic in the [[Mirage Kingdom]] and returns to [[Cerulean City]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Togetic}} ({{OP|Misty|Togetic}})
=====TV episode debuts=====
* [[Misty's Gyarados]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Colonel Hansen]]
* [[Princess Sara]]
* {{ho|Miranda}}
* [[King and Queen of the Mirage Kingdom]]
* [[Mirage Kingdom]] Palace guards

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG045.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Mudkip}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togetic}}; evolves)
* {{p|Togetic}} ({{OP|Misty|Togetic}}; newly evolved; released; debut)
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Taillow}} ({{OP|Ash|Taillow}})
* {{p|Gyarados}} ({{OP|Misty|Gyarados}})
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Shedinja}} ([[Colonel Hansen]]'s)
* {{p|Ninjask}} ([[Colonel Hansen]]'s; ×2)
* {{p|Togepi}} ([[Princess Sara]]'s; new)
* {{p|Togepi}} ([[Togepi Paradise]]'s; multiple)

==Trivia==
* ''[[Because the Sky is There]]'' replaces ''[[Polka O Dolka]]'' as the ending.
* This episode was aired in English exactly one year after its Japanese airdate.
* With the exception of {{p|Porygon2}} (which wouldn't appear until [[M15| years later]], due to [[EP038|the incident]] involving its {{p|Porygon|pre-evolution}}), as of this episode every [[Generation II]] Pokémon has appeared in the anime.
* The Japanese voice artists for Ash's first three female traveling companions are featured in this episode and the previous one; [[Mayumi Iizuka]] and [[KAORI]] voice Misty and May respectively and [[Megumi Toyoguchi]], who voices Princess Sara in this episode, went on to play {{an|Dawn}} during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.
* This episode has the distinction of being one of three featuring the most leads in a single episode. It features {{an|May}}, [[Max]], {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}}, and, of course, {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}}.
* Misty claims that Water Pokémon can also use Fire attacks, however very few can actually do so.
* When Misty calls out Gyarados, she kisses its [[Poké Ball]] in a similar way as {{Gary}} once used to kiss his own Poké Balls.
* This episode is featured on ''Pokémon All-Stars: Togepi'' from {{wp|Magna Pacific}}'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 4}} series.

===Errors===
[[File:AG045 error.png|thumb|180px|right|The error]]
* In one scene, May's hair overlaps Misty's arm, even though May was standing farther back than her.
* A similar mistake to [[AG044#Errors|the ones that happened in the previous episode]] happens again: when King orders his soldiers to seize Hansen, the silver halo over {{p|Shedinja}}'s head is missing.
* When Misty is saying goodbye to Togetic, the shading on the cast and the archway are inconsistent.
*At one point, Togepi is hit by Shadow Ball, even though it was a Normal type in Gen III.

===Dub edits===

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, Which one of these Pokémon evolves into {{p|Marshtomp}}?
* Choices: {{p|Mudkip}}, {{p|Surskit}}, {{p|Marill}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Mudkip}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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XY058

2015-08-03T14:31:33Z

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{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=XY057 |
prevtitle=Thawing an Icy Panic! |
nextcode=XY059 |
nexttitle=Under the Pledging Tree! |
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altepcode=EP857 |
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title_en=The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!|
title_ja=ヒヨクジム戦！ゲコガシラVSゴーゴート！！|
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broadcast_jp=January 29, 2015 |
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en_op=[[Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Mad-Paced Getter|ゲッタバンバン]] |
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'''The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!''' (Japanese: '''ヒヨクジム戦！ゲコガシラVSゴーゴート！！''' ''{{tt|Hiyoku|Coumarine}} Gym Battle! {{tt|Gekogahshier|Frogadier}} VS Gogoat!!'') is the 58th episode of the {{series|XY}}, and the 857th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on January 29, 2015 and in the United States on April 11, 2015.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

It’s time for Ash’s Coumarine City Gym battle with Ramos, and our hero can’t wait to get started! But Ramos is in no hurry at all. He invites our heroes to tea, and then asks them for some help tending his garden.

Eventually, it’s time for the big battle to begin. When Ash’s Fletchinder takes down Jumpluff, he thinks he has a big advantage at this Grass-type Gym! But Ramos’s Weepinbell unleashes a Poison Powder that quickly defeats Fletchinder and then Hawlucha.

Finally, Ash sends out the Water-type Frogadier, which seems like a bad type matchup. But it turns out Ash has a plan—he instructs Frogadier to use its Frubbles as a protective mask so it doesn’t inhale the powder! The plan works, and Weepinbell is soon defeated.

Ramos sends out his trusty Gogoat, who uses Razor Leaf as an evasion tactic in a way Ash has never seen before. Inspired, Ash has Frogadier first use Double Team, and then prepare a Water Pulse while Gogoat is distracted. It works, and Ash wins the Plant Badge!

==Plot==
The episode begins with {{an|Serena}} dreaming about being in her first [[Pokémon Showcase]] with {{TP|Serena|Fennekin}}. As she trips and falls in her dream, she also falls out of her bed and wakes up to find that {{Ash}} is not there. She heads outside to find Ash taking a morning jog with {{AP|Pikachu}} and thinks about how hard he has been working, resolving to work just as hard herself.

Ash and {{ashfr}} go to the [[Coumarine Gym]], an enormous tree, and climb it all the way to the top, to where the battlefield is. After he is greeted by [[Ramos]], Ash requests a Gym battle right away, but Ramos instead brings them all inside for a tea break. He then requests that they help him with his gardening. Because Ash is frustrated at not being given a Gym battle right away, he is pulling out the weeds quite violently and Ramos shows him two sprouts underneath the weeds. He then explains to Ash that if a person only looks at what is in front of them, then they will lose sight of what is important, just like Ash was doing with the weeds and the sprouts. After imparting this wisdom to Ash, Ramos agrees to give him a Gym battle.

Leaving {{AP|Goomy}} under {{an|Bonnie}}'s care, Ash begins his Gym battle against Ramos by using {{AP|Fletchinder}} to counter Ramos's {{p|Jumpluff}}. Fletchinder's first {{m|Flame Charge}} is unsuccessful due to Jumpluff's {{m|Cotton Guard}}, and Jumpluff takes the initiative to use {{m|Sunny Day}}. Due to its [[Ability]] being {{a|Chlorophyll}}, Jumpluff's speed dramatically increases, but Ash responds by having Fletchinder use repeated Flame Charges to raise its speed as well. Eventually, despite a second Cotton Guard from Jumpluff, Fletchinder lands a hit and knocks Jumpluff out. Ramos next sends out his {{p|Weepinbell}}. Although Fletchinder tries the same strategy again, Weepinbell, who also has Chlorophyll for an Ability, dodges them and poisons Fletchinder with {{m|Poison Powder}}. It then uses {{m|Slam}} to remove Fletchinder from the battle.

With both sides now down to two Pokémon, Ash chooses {{AP|Hawlucha}} to battle Weepinbell. Hawlucha starts off with {{m|Flying Press}} and scores a direct hit against Weepinbell, but its {{m|High Jump Kick}} is dodged and Hawlucha is poisoned just the same way that Fletchinder was. With the poison slowing Hawlucha down, Hawlucha falls victim to a {{m|Razor Leaf}}, {{m|Slam}}, and {{m|Grass Knot}}. After landing a High Jump Kick, Hawlucha is defeated by Weepinbell's Slam. As his final Pokémon, Ash chooses {{AP|Frogadier}}. After {{m|Water Pulse}} is dodged by Weepinbell, Frogaider uses {{m|Double Team}}. However, Weepinbell correctly senses which Frogadier is the real one and hits it with Grass Knot. Frogadier then counters Poison Powder by using its frubbles as a gas mask and uses {{m|Aerial Ace}} to break through the Grass Knot and finally defeat Weepinbell.

Ramos sends out his {{p|Gogoat}} as his last Pokémon. After Frogadier's Water Pulse collides with Gogoat's {{m|Vine Whip}}, Ash tries Double Team again, but Gogoat uses Vine Whip to take them all out and deals damage to Frogadier. Ramos pats Gogoat on the horn, understanding that they are both having fun with this battle. Gogoat uses Razor Leaf to distract Frogadier before coming in with another Razor Leaf from above. Ash then employs the same strategy against Gogoat, by first using Double Team to distract Gogoat and then attacking with Aerial Ace. However, Gogoat responds with a {{m|Horn Leech}} attack, healing itself as well as inflicting even more damage on Frogadier. Gogoat then uses {{m|Leech Seed}} on Frogadier, draining a lot of its energy. Ramos tells Ash that Gogoat can use Leech Seed so well because Gogoat and Ramos trust each other completely. Ash knows that he believes in his Pokémon, too, but he begins to succumb to the pressure and loses hope of winning the battle. However, Pikachu provides some much-needed encouragement and Ash realizes that they can still win. Gogoat and Ramos are getting even more excited about the battle and Gogoat uses Razor Leaf to surround Frogadier. While Frogadier is desperately fending off the Razor Leaf attacks, Ash remembers Ramos's advice from before and instructs Frogadier to ignore the Razor Leaf and find Gogoat, which Frogadier does and lands a perfect Aerial Ace. Using a combination of Double Team and Water Pulse, Frogadier defeats Gogoat and wins Ash the battle.

Ramos gives Ash his [[Plant Badge]], which Ash happily accepts, and Ash reminds Serena that it is now her turn to participate in her first Pokémon Showcase. Serena is very excited and can't wait for her performance.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} has a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} with [[Ramos]] and wins, earning the {{badge|Plant}}.
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Pokémon Quiz XY058.png|200px|thumb|right|Pokémon Quiz]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Serena}}
* {{an|Clemont}}
* {{an|Bonnie}}
* [[Ramos]]
* [[Monsieur Pierre]] (dream)

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP XY058.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Jumpluff}} ''(US and international)'' [[Pokémon Quiz]]: {{p|Gogoat}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Dedenne}} ({{OP|Clemont|Dedenne}})
* {{p|Frogadier}} ({{OP|Ash|Frogadier}})
* {{p|Fletchinder}} ({{OP|Ash|Fletchinder}})
* {{p|Hawlucha}} ({{OP|Ash|Hawlucha}})
* {{p|Goomy}} ({{OP|Ash|Goomy}})
* {{p|Fennekin}} ({{OP|Serena|Fennekin}}; dream)
* {{p|Klefki}} ([[Monsieur Pierre]]'s; dream)
* {{p|Jumpluff}} ([[Ramos]]'s)
* {{p|Weepinbell}} ([[Ramos]]'s)
* {{p|Gogoat}} ([[Ramos]]'s)

==Trivia==
[[File:Title Card XY Ash.png|200px|thumb|The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster]]: {{p|Flabébé}}
* Ash and {{an|Serena}} narrate the preview for the [[XY059|next episode]].
* Although {{p|Weepinbell}} already made its debut in [[EP009|the ninth episode of the anime]] and has appeared every once in a while ever since, this is the first time it has been scanned with a [[Pokédex]].
* ''[[V (Volt)]]'' is used as an insert song in this episode.
* The dub episode title is a reference to a song called {{wp|Green, Green Grass of Home}}.

===Errors===
*In the dub, when Fennekin was on the Showcase stage with Serena in their dream, her Japanese voice was heard twice.
*When Ash gets ready to call out Hawlucha, its Poké Ball is full size but is suddenly small in the next frame, only to be enlarged again.
*Just before Ash is given his Plant Badge, Bonnie is shown holding Goomy; however, after being given the badge, Goomy is nowhere to be seen.

===Dub edits===

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title_en=The Princess and the Togepi |
title_ja=カスミ登場！トゲピーとまぼろしの王国！！ |
title_ja_trans=Enter Kasumi! Togepi and the Mirage Kingdom!! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=September 25, 2003 |
broadcast_us=September 25, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op=[[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Polka O Dolka|ポルカ・オ・ドルカ]] |
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'''The Princess and the Togepi''' (Japanese: '''カスミ登場！トゲピーとまぼろしの王国!!''' ''Enter {{tt|Kasumi|Misty}}! Togepi and the Mirage Kingdom!!'') is the 44th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 318th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 25, 2003 and in the United States on September 25, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends welcome an old friend—Misty! She's received an invitation to a Togepi Festival, and is soon greeted by Team Rocket disguised as the operating committee for the festival. They escort Misty and Togepi inside a large building, which turns out to be a concealed zeppelin. Ash and friends climb aboard before takeoff, and the aircraft makes its way to the Mirage Kingdom.

Misty leaves the zeppelin and is met by Colonel Hansen, who demands that she turn over Togepi. Ash and Brock step forward to protect her, sending out Mudkip and Pikachu. Misty, May, and Max flee while Pikachu and Mudkip battle Colonel Hansen's two Ninjask.

Colonel Hansen's Shedinja catches up with Misty, who sends out her Corsola. During the battle, Togepi is blasted away and found unconscious in a stream by the princess of the Mirage Kingdom. A servant tells the king that the princess has finally found a Togepi, and they all gather in the princess' quarters to look at it.

Misty arrives and demands the return of her Togepi. The princess and the servant explain that Togepi are worshipped in the Mirage Kingdom, and in order to become ruler, the princess must have one in her possession for the coronation ceremony. Colonel Hansen wants the throne for himself, which is why he tried to steal Misty's Togepi. The princess decides to send Misty and friends home with Togepi.

As the gang are about to board the zeppelin, a mirror image of the temple appears in the sky. Togepi begins to glow and float toward it. Colonel Hansen arrives with Team Rocket, and his Shedinja attacks the group using Solar Beam, which Pikachu attempts to block with Thundershock.

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}}, along with {{an|May}} and [[Max]] are walking when Ash and Brock spot a familiar figure. The figure turns out to be none other than {{an|Misty}}, their old traveling buddy! The old {{Ashfr|friends}} exchange greetings, and Misty proceeds to tell May and Max that she already knows their names. Misty shows off her invitation to a convention for {{p|Togepi}} Trainers and approaches the hotel behind them. Then, two mysterious people dressed in outfits with Togepi markings come up to Misty and take her into the building. Inside, the two people, who are actually {{TRT}}, tell {{MTR}} to take off. The building then collapses and a blimp starts floating away. Ash and his friends realize that Misty is in trouble and rush toward the rope hanging from the blimp. All of them manage to grab the rope and make their way into it.

The blimp goes through a sandstorm in a desert and reaches its destination, the [[Mirage Kingdom]]. Meowth lands the blimp in a landing area, and [[Jessie]] and [[James]] disguise themselves again. As Misty leaves the blimp, Ash and the others come out, as well as Jessie and James. When asked for their identity, Team Rocket gladly recite their motto. Misty becomes furious at them, thinking that they were trying to steal {{AP|Pikachu}}. However, Team Rocket tells them that they were actually after {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}. As the battle commences, a man steps in with his {{p|Ninjask}} and {{p|Shedinja}}.

He demands Togepi, but Misty refuses to hand it over to him. He says that his name is [[Colonel Hansen]]. Hansen then orders Shedinja to use {{m|SolarBeam}} to demonstrate its power. Ash and Brock face Hansen with {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}, while Misty, Max, and May run. When Hansen notices that the Togepi is getting away, he commands Shedinja to go after them. Misty, Max, and May keep running until they reach a maze. Shedinja appears, freaking Misty out, but she is determined to protect Togepi. She sends out {{TP|Misty|Corsola}} and orders it to use {{m|Spike Cannon}}. Unfortunately, the attack did not harm the bug Pokémon a bit. Shedinja attacks with another SolarBeam, hitting Misty so hard that she loses Togepi.

A girl in a blue dress discovers Togepi and notices how hurt it is. She informs the caretaker about her find and brings Togepi to a room for treatment. This girl turns out to be [[Princess Sara|Sara]], the princess of the [[Mirage Kingdom]]. When Sara brings Togepi to her parents, both are thrilled by it. At this point, Misty barges in and sees Togepi. The queen thinks that Misty is trying to steal Togepi, but Sara quickly realizes that Togepi belonged to her. Misty thanks the princess for taking care of Togepi and proceeds to tell them that Hansen tried to steal it from her.

Meanwhile, Hansen states that he has a plan to steal Togepi and tells Team Rocket that they will be rewarded if they help him.

As Misty and company go outside of the temple, Ash and Brock meet up with them. Brock, as usual, goes gaga for the princess and starts flirting with her. Misty, also as usual, pulls him away from her by the ear, but she also throws him back. Max and May are quite shocked by this but they are impressed nevertheless.

The princess explains the importance of Togepi to the kingdom. However, knowing that Hansen is set on trying to take Togepi, she asks Ash and his friends to leave the Mirage Kingdom immediately for their safety. However, as they are about to leave, they notice a temple in the sky. Togepi seems to be reaching for it and then it suddenly floats away. Hansen and Team Rocket appear. Shedinja fires a SolarBeam at them and Pikachu counters it with its {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

==Major events==
* {{an|Misty}} returns, with {{an|May}} and [[Max]] meeting her for the first time.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Ninjask}}
* {{p|Shedinja}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{ho|Miranda}}
* [[Princess Sara]]
* [[Colonel Hansen]]
* [[King and Queen of the Mirage Kingdom]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG044.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Minun}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Corsola}} ({{OP|Misty|Corsola}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Marshtomp}})
* {{p|Shedinja}} ([[Colonel Hansen]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Ninjask}} ([[Colonel Hansen]]'s; debut, ×2)

==Trivia==
* This was the first episode featuring {{an|Misty}}'s [[List of clothing in the anime#Advanced Generation 2 |''Advanced Generation'' outfit.]]
* This episode aired in the United States exactly one year after its Japanese air date.
* The dub title is based on the Danish fairy tale ''{{wp|The Princess and the Pea}}''.
* The Japanese voice artists for {{Ash}}'s first three female traveling companions are featured in this episode and the [[AG045|next one]]; [[Mayumi Iizuka]] and [[KAORI]] voice {{an|Misty}} and {{an|May}} respectively and [[Megumi Toyoguchi]], who voices Princess Sara in this episode, went on to play {{an|Dawn}} during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.
* This episode has the distinction of being one of three featuring the most leads in a single episode. It features {{an|May}}, [[Max]], {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}}, and, of course, {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}}.
* This is the first episode to use music from ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''. However, the background music is replaced in the dub.
* This episode is featured on ''Pokémon All-Stars: Togepi'' from {{wp|Magna Pacific}}'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 4}} series.

===Errors===
[[File:AG044 Error Shedinja.png|thumb|200px|Shedinja's missing halo]]
* During the shot when {{p|Shedinja}} is floating towards {{an|Misty}}, {{an|May}}, and [[Max]], the silver halo over Shedinja's head is missing.
** Close to the end, the same mistake happens again. When [[Colonel Hansen]] and {{TRT}} attack and Misty refuses to hand {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} over, Shedinja can be seen without its halo.

===Dub edits===

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Carvanha}}?
* Choices: {{p|Diglett}}, {{p|Slugma}}, {{p|Minun}}
* Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Minun}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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