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Monkeyjb1988: Added about 2023 version of the episode, with new Jynx design

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epcode=EP052 |
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title_en=Princess vs. Princess |
title_ja=げきとう！ポケモンひなまつり |
title_ja_trans=Fierce Fight! Pokémon Girls' Festival |
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broadcast_jp=July 9, 1998 |
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*Before this episode re-aired on [[Kids Station]], the scenario credit given was 冨岡淳広 ''Atsuhiro Tomioka''. }}
'''Princess vs. Princess''' (Japanese: '''げきとう！ポケモンひなまつり''' ''Fierce Fight! Pokémon Girls' Festival'') is the 52nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on July 9, 1998, and in the United States on September 4, 1999. It was initially intended to air in Japan on March 3, 1998, but was rescheduled following the [[EP038]] incident.

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==Blurb==

Misty and Jessie compete against one another for Queen of the Princess Festival, a day where women rule and the guys have to do whatever the girls tell them. Misty finds out how important friends are when Ash and Brock allow her to use their Pokémon in the tournament. But Jessie manages to lick her competition with a surprise Pokémon of her own.

==Plot==
While in [[O-Hina Town]], {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]] enjoy the perks of the [[Princess Festival]], a holiday with events, shopping sales and discounts, festivals, and games that are exclusively for women. Misty goes on a shopping spree, making {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, and even {{AP|Pikachu}} carry her purchases. At a local park, Jessie shows off her expensive finds, including food and clothing, and hopes that her gifts for {{an|Giovanni|the boss}} will make up for the [[Team Rocket]] trio's inability to capture Pikachu. Just then, a {{p|Lickitung}} appears and swallows Jessie's food and attempts to do the same to some of the clothing that she has bought, although it spits it out in disgust instead. Irritated, Jessie calls on {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} to battle Lickitung. However, Lickitung immediately dispatches Arbok with a huge, sloppy lick to the face. Even angrier now, Jessie throws a {{i|Poké Ball}} and abruptly [[Caught Pokémon|catches]] {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} out of spite, much to [[James]] and {{MTR}}'s surprise. Jessie drags James and Meowth with her to do more shopping.

At a store, Jessie encounters Misty, and they fight over a dress, only to have another shopper grab it while they aren't looking. They quickly forget about it when an announcement is made over the store's intercom about the [[Queen of the Princess Festival]] contest. Jessie and Misty decide to enter, fueled by their desire for the prize, a set of Pokémon Princess Dolls. The other prize is a picture with a movie star named [[Fiorella Cappuccino]], but they don't show the same interest in him as the other girls and women do.

During the competition, Fiorella, an announcer, and a line of pretty girls dressed in kimonos and crowns, including Jessie and Misty, stand on a stage. Ash, Brock, and Pikachu are awed by Misty's beautiful appearance, as are James and Meowth by Jessie's. The announcer reveals that the contest isn't just a beauty pageant, it is also a Pokémon battle competition. The contestants are split into divisions, and they must use four {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to battle. Misty begs Ash and Brock to let her use their Pokémon for the contest, and they reluctantly loan Pikachu, {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, and {{TP|Brock|Vulpix}} to her. When Ash is confused as to why Misty wants to meet Fiorella, she explains that she just wants the dolls, because [[The Sensational Sisters|her sisters]] all had their own doll sets, while she only got their hand-me-down dolls, which were broken by the time she got them.

Misty wins several matches with Ash and Brock's Pokémon, as well as {{TP|Misty|Staryu}}. Jessie also wins matches with Arbok, {{TP|James|Weezing}}, and Meowth. Misty and Jessie face off in the finals, but not until after Jessie reminisces about her hatred of the Princess Festivals because, like Misty, she never had a Pokémon Princess Doll of her own, while all of the other girls did. The story brings the emotional trio to tears, and James and Meowth give her support.

During the match, Pikachu makes quick work of Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth. At first, Jessie and James lose hope that she will win the contest, but Meowth reminds her that she caught a Lickitung earlier, and James helps her realize that she still has a chance to win as long as she still has at least one Pokémon left. With a renewed sense of determination, Jessie calls out Lickitung, and the battle continues, with the kids surprised by the appearance of {{TRT}}'s newest Pokémon. Lickitung easily defeats Pikachu, Bulbasaur, and Vulpix with a confusion-inducing lick. Down to her final Pokémon, Misty tries to send out {{TP|Misty|Staryu}}, but her {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} pops out instead. At first, Misty is in despair, thinking that she can never win now. Just then, in an unexpected turn of events, Lickitung's attacks give Psyduck a headache, triggering its potent Psychic powers. Misty wins the match and the Queen of the Princess Festival Contest with Psyduck's {{m|Confusion}}, while blasting off Team Rocket in the process.

In the end, Misty has a courier service deliver the dolls to the [[Cerulean Gym]] to make her sisters jealous. As for Team Rocket, James, Meowth, Arbok, Weezing, and Lickitung are all dressed up as Pokémon Princess dolls to make Jessie feel better. Jessie is moved to tears and pretends to be a Pokémon Princess doll along with them.

==Major events==

[[File:Jessie catches Lickitung.png|thumb|220px|Jessie catching Lickitung]]
* [[Jessie]] {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} a {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}.
* {{an|Misty}} and Jessie enter the [[Queen of the Princess Festival]], with Misty being the winner.
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Lickitung}} ({{OP|Jessie|Lickitung}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP052.png|200px|thumb|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Daisy}} (flashback)
* {{ka|Lily}} (flashback)
* {{an|Violet}} (flashback)
* [[Fiorella Cappuccino]]
* {{OBP|Yumi|EP052}}
* Announcer
* Crowd

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP052.png|200px|thumb|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Butterfree}} ''(US and international)'', {{p|Lickitung}} ''(Japan)''

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Vulpix}} ({{OP|Brock|Vulpix}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Lickitung}} ({{OP|Jessie|Lickitung}}; new; debut)
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Primeape}} ({{OBP|Yumi|EP052}}'s)
* {{p|Raticate}}
* {{p|Fearow}}
* {{p|Parasect}}
* {{p|Machoke}}
* {{p|Graveler}}
* {{p|Kingler}}
* {{p|Cubone}}
* {{p|Tangela}}
* {{p|Pinsir}}
* {{p|Jynx}} (announcer briefly morphs into Jynx; doll)
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} (announcer briefly morphs into Jigglypuff; doll)
* {{p|Oddish}} (announcer briefly morphs into Oddish)
* {{p|Chansey}} (doll)
* {{p|Pikachu}} (doll)
* {{p|Clefairy}} (doll)
* {{p|Squirtle}} (doll)
* {{p|Charmander}} (doll)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} (doll)
* {{p|Poliwhirl}} (doll)
* {{p|Slowpoke}} (doll)

==Scheduling conflict==
This episode was originally scheduled to air on {{wp|Hinamatsuri|Girls' Day}} itself, on March 3, 1998, but was rescheduled in the aftermath of [[EP038]]. The original schedule was as follows:
{{Rescheduled episodes}}
This episode and [[EP053|the following]] air after ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]'' in the dub. It aired between ''[[EP047|A Chansey Operation]]'' and ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'' on [[Pocket Monsters Encore]].

Due to being originally intended to be aired after ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', Meowth alluding to the events of that episode in the Japanese version (specifically, when comparing Jessie's melancholy for the overall holiday to her hating Christmas). The episode takes place sometime prior to ''[[EP049|So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd]]'', since [[Jessie's Lickitung]] is mentioned in that episode. Airing out of order also explains the absence of [[Misty's Togepi]] from this episode.

==Trivia==
[[File:EP052 title card.png|thumb|200px|The title card]]
[[File:Princess Day dolls.png|200px|thumb|Jynx's original skin color]]
* For unclear reasons, this episode's title card is written in {{wp|all caps}}, unlike most of the other title cards from the [[original series]].
* This episode's title is formatted as ''Princess Vs Princess'' on the DVD menu of [[List of English language Adventures in the Orange Islands home video releases (Region 4)|Australian DVDs]], and as ''Princess Versus Princess'' in [[Pokémon Trading Cards series 2]].
* This episode was partially adapted into the book [[Splashdown in Cerulean City]].
* The {{p|Jynx}} princess doll uses Jynx's old design, before its skin color was changed to purple due to the {{pkmn|controversy}} surrounding the design.
** As of 2023, most streaming copies of the episode have the Jynx princess doll changed to the new purple design [https://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/learn/research/rougela_animation_black-to-purple.html]
* This was one of the few episodes hinting at {{AP|Pikachu}}'s gender before it being officially confirmed in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', as Pikachu was shown holding one of the bags after the [[narrator]] mentioned that the males carry packages during the Princess Festival.
* This is the only episode where [[Brock's Vulpix]] retains its Japanese voice.
* This episode slightly confirms that {{Ash}} is an only child, with {{an|Misty}} stating so. This would be further confirmed in [[M03|the third movie]].
* Due to it being rescheduled after the [[EP038]] incident, this episode is considered the season premiere of [[S02|Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands]]. The DVD releases of that season correct this, giving the title to ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]''.
** Because of this, [[Pikachu's Jukebox]] replaces the [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]] starting in this episode.
* In the Japanese version, this episode is one of the few to assign its events a specific date (March 3).

===Errors===
* When Misty is planning for the competition, she says she is going to use {{TP|Misty|Starmie}}. Later in the episode, however, she tries to send out {{TP|Misty|Staryu}}, but her Psyduck comes out instead.
* [[Jessie's Lickitung]]'s pink eyebrows turn yellow several times throughout the episode.
* In the English dub, due to being dubbed out of order, Ash's Pokédex is voiced by [[Eric Stuart]] in this episode, despite it taking place before ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]'', where Ash's Pokédex is upgraded, meaning the Pokédex should still have the voice of [[List of English voice actors|Nicholas James Tate]] at this point.

===Dub edits===
* [[Pikachu's Jukebox]]: [[My Best Friends]]
* Numerous signs throughout the episode were edited in place of the original text for English audiences.
* In the original Japanese version, the Princess Festival was actually called Hinamatsuri (literally "doll festival"), an actual {{wp|Hinamatsuri|holiday}} in Japan. In addition, the Japanese version specifically lists the date as being March 3, while the English [[dub]] omits this at various points:
** In the beginning of the episode, Misty specifically mentions March 3 is occurring, while in the English dub, she simply states it is her favorite holiday.
** The narrator also mentions the March 3 date when explaining what the holiday is about, something that is omitted in the English dub. On a related note, the same narration also gives the name of the town as O-Hina Town, while the setting is left unnamed in the English dub. He also mentions that the women are allowed to do whatever they please during the holiday due to the money they bring in, something that was left unsaid in the English dub.
** Jessie, when monologuing about her motives, also mentions the March 3 date. The Japanese version also reveals her personal motives for doing the contest were similar to those from ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]''.
* The English dub implies that only men have to pay while women can get their items for free. The Japanese version, however, makes clear that the girls simply got a discount, while the men are implied to have to pay the full price.
* Brock's prince statement when flirting with the waitress was originally the emperor figure in various Hina dolls during Hinamatsuri in the Japanese version.
* Jessie's request to put the items on the Team Rocket account was actually a request to gift-wrap them in the Japanese version.
** In addition, the gifting for the Boss was originally to show their appreciation for Giovanni instead of an attempt to make up for not capturing Pikachu. Meowth's line about "a half-price Pikachu" was likewise simply stating that it was nice that Giovanni was a salaryman.
* Jessie's exclamation about "genuine designer fakes" was originally her yelling at Lickitung and demanding to know what it just did.
* In the scene where Jessie and Misty fight for the outfit mentioned in the Japanese version, Jessie says that the outfit can't fit Misty because it is too big for her (while also calling her a ''jari-girl''), with Misty simply replying she'll grow into it, and refers to Jessie as ''Rocket-dan'' (the Japanese name for Team Rocket). They also referred to the large woman who took the dress they had been fighting over as "old woman" in the Japanese version (which explains her glaring at them after their shouting at her).
* The announcer's statement that the winner must be "poised as a Jynx, sit as serenely as a Jigglypuff, and possess the charm and grace of an Oddish" was originally a Pokémon-ized version of a Japanese proverb on how to be a lady.
* Misty originally mentioned that she's "the most beautiful woman in the world" and thus will win, while Jessie commented that a true beauty wouldn't boast like that before stating she'll win for that reason in the Japanese version.
* The Pokémon Princess Doll Set was specified in the Japanese version to be a three-tiered Hina doll set. In addition, the "Batteries sold separately" quip was dub-added.
*Ash's reference to Misty's status as the runt of the Cerulean sisters was replaced with his claiming that her desiring the doll set was simply "a Misty thing."
* Misty's comment about using Starmie when reviewing her team was actually referring to Staryu.
* James's reaction about Jessie taking Weezing was originally him expressing shock that Jessie had managed to take it without his even noticing.
* Meowth's threat to Primeape was originally his boasting that he'll take it down in one hit due to being all fired up.
* Jessie's two outbursts to the announcer was originally due to anger at being addressed as "san" instead of "chan".
* Misty's warning to Pikachu about Lickitung was originally her deducing that Lickitung was lazy due to its using its tongue to grab things.
* Meowth's comment about Lickitung getting tongue tied was originally commenting that Pikachu didn't taste good and it spit him out.
* Brock's concern for Misty was originally his stating that Lickitung was more concerned about tasting his victims than actually battling.
* Fiorella Cappuccino's comment about Psyduck not being affected by Lickitung's tongue being "just like in the movies" was originally him expressing some minor surprise at Lickitung's tongue not affecting Psyduck at all.
* In the Japanese version, Lickitung's stomach is heard rumbling when it disobeys Jessie, strongly implying that it wasn't willing to continue because it can't eat. The English dub doesn't make this clear because of the music obscuring the gurgling sound effects.
* Jessie, when discovering James and Meowth dressed up as dolls for her, only said ''ī-kanji!'' ("This feels nice!") in the Japanese version. This is an allusion to Team Rocket's Japanese "{{DL|Team Rocket mottos|blasting off}}" catchphrase, ''Yana kanji!'' ("This feels bad!").

==In other languages==
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Talk:Pokémon movie

2019-04-20T17:58:00Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* 20th movie */

== Movie 11? ==
Sould we add something about the 11th Pokémon movie on to the page? Wikipedia already has an article about it and they also have a picture of {{p|Regigigas}} tearing up the ground --[[User:Theryguy512|Ryguy]]
:I guess something about the movie should be added to this article. Given how little information there is, however, I'm wary about starting an article for it already. --[[User:Pie|Pie]] ~[[User talk:Pie|♪]][[Special:Contributions/Pie|♫]] 17:34, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

== Mewtwo Returns ==

What about this movie? Why isn't it mentioned? [[User:Jmath|'''Jmath''']][[User talk:Jmath|'''Talk''']] 15:40, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

:TV special in Japan, direct to video (VHS and DVD) in America.

:Additionally, Mewtwo Returns is mentioned under the "Long specials" heading. --[[User:Shiningpikablu252|Shiningpikablu252]] 17:29, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
::Yep. MR is more comparable to LOT than it is to MSB. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]][[User:TTEchidna/GSDS|GSDS!]]''' 22:43, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

==Posters==
Shouldn't the American ones be here? This is an ''english'' wiki. [[User:Porygon-Z|'''Por''']][[User:Porygon-Z/Trade|'''ygo''']][[User:Porygon-Z/Dracofang Gym|'''n-Z''']] 22:47, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
:Do American posters even exist? The movies don't air in cinemas outside Japan these days. --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] |[[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|Talk Page]]| 17:26, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
::Maybe DVD boxart instead? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 03:58, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

== Canon, canon, canon... ==

Why the heck would they not be canon? Right there, it says that several have been referenced. It's like saying May's Venusaur could still be a guy because we don't know if the seed in the flower could mean it's a dude in the anime. Has every past episode been referenced? No. Some have been outright IGNORED. Does that mean ''those'' didn't happen, either? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 16:35, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
:With movie 8 blatently having an effect on the main protagonist that carries over into the series, I really don't see how people can argue that they aren't canon. --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] |[[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|Talk Page]]| 16:58, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
::It's likely because there are no new captures which happen in the movies. It's like, do people think they would ever do that? Have one episode where Ash is like "OKAY CHIMCHAR, TIME TO GO!" and then the next, it's suddenly a Monferno. The movies aren't free, the show's on TV... which is kinda free. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 01:15, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
:::So, what's our ruling here? Should we mention that some fans consider the movies to be non-canon because they're hardly mentioned in the show, but not say outright that they aren't? Should we say "the movies ''are'' canon, you idiots!" and blow the whole section? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 03:58, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
::::I somewhat agree. I'd say that they are canon. Also, about your statement about how they can't have movie references in the anime due to the movies "Not being free", it doesn't exactly explain how Aura was carried over from the 8th movie into the anime, how Ash recognized Lucario, Ash and James referencing the Orange Islands Lugia, The Space-Time Tower's cameo, the scenes from the first movie being incorporated into the anime, Drew's hometown, the Deoxys special reference, and all that. [[User:Weedle Mchairybug|Weedle Mchairybug]] 18:07, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::References like Aura are different from a Pokémon evolving. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 20:04, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

== Movie 12 ==

There is supposed to be a preview of movie 12 next week it shows a preveiw here [http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=gWOwAwPDQTk&feature=user] wait till the end it says the went to some anceint ruins possibly greece? seems like the perfect place for arceus considering the appearance of the spear pillar[[User:Tsg812|Tsg812]]''' 15:34, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

:I considered Arceus in that movie possibly, but now is a fact. However, we still have to wait official sources --[[User:Nick.|Nick.]] 03:10, 6 October 2008 (UTC)}

:: Should we create this page now? Something like "Pikachu Project 2009", the 11th movie article was created in August, now we are in October and I think that we have enough information... --[[User:Nick.|Nick.]] 23:09, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

:::TTE said to wait until at least Thursday.--[[User:CoolPikachu!/Platinum|'''☆''']][[User:CoolPikachu!|'''Cool''']][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|'''ピカチュウ!''']] 23:15, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

:::: Uh, ok... but... why the Thursday? --[[User:Nick.|Nick.]] 23:25, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::A new episode of Pokémon premieres every thursday, like in America it premieres in English on Cartoon network every Saturday~[[User:Pokemaniac102|Ποκεμανιακα0β]] 23:26, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
::::::Not sure I'll tell him later on AIM.--[[User:CoolPikachu!/Platinum|'''☆''']][[User:CoolPikachu!|'''Cool''']][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|'''ピカチュウ!''']] 23:32, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

:::::: Yes, I know that, but this Thurday we won't have new episode. --[[User:Nick.|Nick.]] 15:46, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

The official web has been updated with the new movie... I think it's time --[[User:Nick.|Nick.]] 15:41, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
:It's probably still a little early for the article but I added what we know to this page. --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] |[[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|Talk Page]]| 16:33, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

== No Bias Please! ==

Isn't it a bit biassed to say that the movies have recently increased in quality? I thought this was supposed to be an encyclopedia! (Anyway, I thought Pokémon Heroes was much better than The Rise of Darkrai! Taromon 777

== Prev next ==

Wouldn't it be easier to navigate if the movies were linked to each other, similar to the Pokemon pages? [[User:Jmath|'''Jm''']][[User talk:Jmath|'''a''']][[Special:Contributions/Jmath|'''th''']] 07:50, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

:It definitely would be, in my opinion. [[User:0 Degrees|0]][[User talk:0 Degrees|°]] 20:38, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
::Since the movie pages have all been renamed, how about linking the pages together? [[User:J-J-M|'''J''']]'''-'''[[User talk:J-J-M|'''J''']]'''-'''[[Special:Contributions/J-J-M|'''M''']] 15:02, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

== DVD info ==

I'm not sure if this even has any importance, but since this *is* an encyclopedia of sorts... The US DVD releases of movies 4, 5, 6, and 7 are dual-layer disks, while every other movie and/or special I've seen is just SL (and I know for certain about all of them except LOT and GSW) of the. Should there perhaps be a mention of this? I'm also slightly baffled as to why this is, but that's the way it is, I guess. {{unsigned|TheCakeIsALie}}
:I'm sure that can be worked in somewhere. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 08:36, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

==MOVIE 13==
Theres already a trailer for movie 13, shouldn't we make an article? Kamus 17:56, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
:There was an article for it, called "Pikachu Project 13" or something like that, but I think it got removed for some reason. [[User:Taromon777|Taromon777]] 18:55, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

I know that the trailer for the 13th movie was only viewable for audiences who saw the pre-release version of arceus: towards a conquering of time-space in japan, so we have to wait for after the release of HGSS, but if the trailer is somewhere online, provide a link.--[[User:Nobody777|Nobody777]] 11:49, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
:I find it hard to believe that no one would have linked to this yet... but the trailer can be found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dljaensi4bk here]. It's not great quality (and neither are the other versions of it I could find), but at this point a cam feed is pretty much all we're going to get. (My apologies if this had already been posted and discussed elsewhere.)
:I find it interesting that they used the "Diamond&Pearl'''&Platinum'''" logo that they used for the eleventh movie... did they use that for the twelfth also? [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 17:54, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
::lol never mind. They did use that logo in the initial trailers for movie 12. [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 18:01, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

The official site updated with the teaser trailer for Movie 13. [http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/] We should probably get an article for this made up soon. [[User:J-J-M|'''J''']]'''-'''[[User talk:J-J-M|'''J''']]'''-'''[[Special:Contributions/J-J-M|'''M''']] 14:10, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

==Running Time==

I was wondering if we include the run time of pokemon movies. If we do already I apologise but I cant seem to find it anywhere and I think it would be helpful to include it for anyone planning to watch one of the movies to quickly see how long it will last. What do you think? --[[User:Klydefrog|Klydefrog]] 10:10, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
:Sounds good. Work it into the first couple of paragraphs. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 01:19, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

== Canon, again ==

Seriously. Who doesn't think the movies are canon? Is there '''''anyone''''' out there? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 07:21, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
:To my mind the wording is fairly weak so it's kind of a non-issue. Someone wrote the section in the first place therefore there is someone out there who doesn't believe or doubts that they are canon thus it should remain. Also we are not here to pass down rulings on truth unless there has been any official confirmation one way or another. So it should remain as it is, a neutral account of a fandom argument representing both sides equally allowing readers and fans to come to their own conclusions. My two cents, refunds available.--[[User:Beligaronia|Beligaronia]] ([[User talk:Beligaronia|talk]]) 07:39, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

== Pokémon Apokélypse ==

Does anyone know about Pokémon Apokélypse? If it even exists, shouldn't it be on the list since it is the first live action movie? [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] 00:36, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh wait, it's a fake? That shouldn't be allowed on Wikipedia. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] 00:42, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

:Even fakes have some notability. It's a well made short film in the guise of a trailer. Perhaps we should even have an article about it here (not on this page, mind you; but if we can have pages on webcomics, we might ought to have a page on this little endeavor). --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 00:47, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
:: oh dear no, anything but that crap... [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] 00:52, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
:::Come on now, let's be reasonable. I think if Super Effective can have a page, this certainly deserves one. Regardless of your opinion on the film's quality, it was newsworthy when it was released (most fansites mentioned it in their news; I think even Bulbanews did), and there's certainly enough information to put into an article. --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 12:52, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
::::Pretty sure Bulbanews didn't report it. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 11:25, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
:::::I agree with AndyPKMN...it appears that Pokémon Apokélypse is quite the notable short film, approaching nearly 7 million views on YouTube, and currently being one of the most viewed videos related to Pokémon. I would say that Bulbapedia should at least have ''some'' article on it. Various prominent videogaming sites have even reported on it as well, such as Kotaku, GamesRadar, GameInformer, and Joystiq... Even ''Wikipedia'' has something on it, and they normally ''skimp'' on Pokémon species articles... If we can have articles referencing webcomics, fansites, fangames, and hacks, an article detailing this film project certainly wouldn't be out of the question. [[User:Fenyx4|Fenyx4]] 11:30, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

== Aspect ratio ==

Can we keep a record of that? What versions were in what aspect ratio? Because that's actually useful information. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 13:39, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

== Movies Lenght ==

why the lenght of the movies isn't in the respective articles? I think this should be added. --[[User:SamuStar|SamuStar]] 20:36, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

== Major events ==

Since there are rarely, if any, major events that pertain to the progression of the series, can the Debuts subsection on each movie page become the main section, with the major events main section headline removed?--[[User:SandmanDP|SandmanDP]] 22:39, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
:Seems that the only movies that have the major events sections are 1 and 11. The others don't. So I guess we should follow how the majority of them are and remove the major events section. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 00:10, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

== Director ==

Why is the director (Kunihiko Yuyama) not mentioned anywhere on this page or the movies he's directed? --'''[[User:InuMimi|いぬ]][[User talk:InuMimi|みみ]]''' 21:52, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

== Titles ==
The first movie's amendment "Mewtwo Strikes Back" isn't present on the poster or cover and thus only inside the movie. Still it's added as part of the title. 
The third movie's poster and the title inside the movie have an "ENTEI" in Unown-letters added, but it's not added in the title. Furthermore the third movie's title inside the movie doesn't have an "3: The Movie" amendment. 
Pokémon Heroes - after what's in the movie "Pokémon: Heroes: Latios & Latias" seem to be more fitting. 
Also, why is it "Pokémon the First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back" and not "Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back" as it is a "T" and not a "t" on the poster, cover and logo? 
Thus: where do the titles come from resp. what are the 'correct' titles? -[[User:Bernd|Bernd]] ([[User talk:Bernd|talk]]) 18:13, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

== Original then ''Johto'' ==

Shouldn't the first two movies be part of Original, and the next three movies placed in the section "''Johto'' Series?" {{unsigned|SimonOrJ}}
:[[Pokémon_anime#Original_series|No]]. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 03:53, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

== M19 info has been released. ==

Hi.

Some info for M19 has been released on Toho's site. Namely, it will (obviously) be distributed by Toho for Japan, it will premiere on July 16th, 2016, its tentative title is Pokémon the movie XY & Z 2016, and the writer for the film is [[Atsuhiro Tomioka]], again. We might need to create an article on M19 very soon if not now. [[User:Weedle Mchairybug|Weedle Mchairybug]] ([[User talk:Weedle Mchairybug|talk]]) 21:12, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
:More info has been unveiled. Namely, the main event Pokémon will be Volcanion, obviously, and the plot revealed that Volcanion dropped out of the sky and that he hates humans. However, he unwittingly had Ash tag along thanks to a device connecting them together, and they head over to Azoth Kingdom, featuring a lot of machinery, asking why he's going to the Azoth Kingdom. Really, shouldn't we be creating a new movie article by now? [[User:Weedle Mchairybug|Weedle Mchairybug]] ([[User talk:Weedle Mchairybug|talk]]) 21:07, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

== Hoopa and the Clash of Ages poster? ==

Hey,

I was wondering if anyone else noticed this, but Movie 18, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages does have it's own poster... Right now though, it stealing Movie 16's poster. I can fix this if nobody else is. {{unsigned|Mangos0FT0}}
:The table is using the correct English poster for ''Hoopa and the Clash of Ages'' ({{img|M18 English poster.png}}), and has been since April 13, 2015. If you're seeing the poster for ''Genesect and The Legend Awakened'', it's likely that your browser or device having a caching issue that's causing it to display the wrong poster to you. - [[User:Kogoro|'''Kogoro''']] '''-''' [[User talk:Kogoro|'''Talk to me''']] - 08:40, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

== Page for the distributor Toho? ==

It is missing, does anybody plan to add it? [[User:Trainer Yusuf|Trainer Yusuf]] ([[User talk:Trainer Yusuf|talk]]) 11:51, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

== 20th movie ==

Is this page permanently going to class "I Choose You" as a Sun & Moon series movie despite having nothing to do with it content-wise, or is it just until we knew more about it? [[User:TheFatPanda|TheFatPanda]] ([[User talk:TheFatPanda|talk]]) 20:14, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
:M20 is being released during the Sun & Moon series, which is why it's being listed there on pages which make the distinction. --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 20:51, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
::Two years later but I'm with FatPanda. None of the movies released during Sun & Moon have anything to do with Sun & Moon. Shouldn't it be call "Reboot series (released during Sun & Moon)"? That's what all 3 films are. [[User:Monkeyjb1988|Monkeyjb1988]] ([[User talk:Monkeyjb1988|talk]]) 17:57, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

Talk:Pokémon movie

2019-04-20T17:57:41Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* 20th movie */ added to discussion, including all three newer films

== Movie 11? ==
Sould we add something about the 11th Pokémon movie on to the page? Wikipedia already has an article about it and they also have a picture of {{p|Regigigas}} tearing up the ground --[[User:Theryguy512|Ryguy]]
:I guess something about the movie should be added to this article. Given how little information there is, however, I'm wary about starting an article for it already. --[[User:Pie|Pie]] ~[[User talk:Pie|♪]][[Special:Contributions/Pie|♫]] 17:34, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

== Mewtwo Returns ==

What about this movie? Why isn't it mentioned? [[User:Jmath|'''Jmath''']][[User talk:Jmath|'''Talk''']] 15:40, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

:TV special in Japan, direct to video (VHS and DVD) in America.

:Additionally, Mewtwo Returns is mentioned under the "Long specials" heading. --[[User:Shiningpikablu252|Shiningpikablu252]] 17:29, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
::Yep. MR is more comparable to LOT than it is to MSB. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]][[User:TTEchidna/GSDS|GSDS!]]''' 22:43, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

==Posters==
Shouldn't the American ones be here? This is an ''english'' wiki. [[User:Porygon-Z|'''Por''']][[User:Porygon-Z/Trade|'''ygo''']][[User:Porygon-Z/Dracofang Gym|'''n-Z''']] 22:47, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
:Do American posters even exist? The movies don't air in cinemas outside Japan these days. --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] |[[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|Talk Page]]| 17:26, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
::Maybe DVD boxart instead? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 03:58, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

== Canon, canon, canon... ==

Why the heck would they not be canon? Right there, it says that several have been referenced. It's like saying May's Venusaur could still be a guy because we don't know if the seed in the flower could mean it's a dude in the anime. Has every past episode been referenced? No. Some have been outright IGNORED. Does that mean ''those'' didn't happen, either? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 16:35, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
:With movie 8 blatently having an effect on the main protagonist that carries over into the series, I really don't see how people can argue that they aren't canon. --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] |[[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|Talk Page]]| 16:58, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
::It's likely because there are no new captures which happen in the movies. It's like, do people think they would ever do that? Have one episode where Ash is like "OKAY CHIMCHAR, TIME TO GO!" and then the next, it's suddenly a Monferno. The movies aren't free, the show's on TV... which is kinda free. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 01:15, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
:::So, what's our ruling here? Should we mention that some fans consider the movies to be non-canon because they're hardly mentioned in the show, but not say outright that they aren't? Should we say "the movies ''are'' canon, you idiots!" and blow the whole section? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 03:58, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
::::I somewhat agree. I'd say that they are canon. Also, about your statement about how they can't have movie references in the anime due to the movies "Not being free", it doesn't exactly explain how Aura was carried over from the 8th movie into the anime, how Ash recognized Lucario, Ash and James referencing the Orange Islands Lugia, The Space-Time Tower's cameo, the scenes from the first movie being incorporated into the anime, Drew's hometown, the Deoxys special reference, and all that. [[User:Weedle Mchairybug|Weedle Mchairybug]] 18:07, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::References like Aura are different from a Pokémon evolving. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 20:04, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

== Movie 12 ==

There is supposed to be a preview of movie 12 next week it shows a preveiw here [http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=gWOwAwPDQTk&feature=user] wait till the end it says the went to some anceint ruins possibly greece? seems like the perfect place for arceus considering the appearance of the spear pillar[[User:Tsg812|Tsg812]]''' 15:34, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

:I considered Arceus in that movie possibly, but now is a fact. However, we still have to wait official sources --[[User:Nick.|Nick.]] 03:10, 6 October 2008 (UTC)}

:: Should we create this page now? Something like "Pikachu Project 2009", the 11th movie article was created in August, now we are in October and I think that we have enough information... --[[User:Nick.|Nick.]] 23:09, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

:::TTE said to wait until at least Thursday.--[[User:CoolPikachu!/Platinum|'''☆''']][[User:CoolPikachu!|'''Cool''']][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|'''ピカチュウ!''']] 23:15, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

:::: Uh, ok... but... why the Thursday? --[[User:Nick.|Nick.]] 23:25, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::A new episode of Pokémon premieres every thursday, like in America it premieres in English on Cartoon network every Saturday~[[User:Pokemaniac102|Ποκεμανιακα0β]] 23:26, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
::::::Not sure I'll tell him later on AIM.--[[User:CoolPikachu!/Platinum|'''☆''']][[User:CoolPikachu!|'''Cool''']][[User talk:CoolPikachu!|'''ピカチュウ!''']] 23:32, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

:::::: Yes, I know that, but this Thurday we won't have new episode. --[[User:Nick.|Nick.]] 15:46, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

The official web has been updated with the new movie... I think it's time --[[User:Nick.|Nick.]] 15:41, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
:It's probably still a little early for the article but I added what we know to this page. --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] |[[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|Talk Page]]| 16:33, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

== No Bias Please! ==

Isn't it a bit biassed to say that the movies have recently increased in quality? I thought this was supposed to be an encyclopedia! (Anyway, I thought Pokémon Heroes was much better than The Rise of Darkrai! Taromon 777

== Prev next ==

Wouldn't it be easier to navigate if the movies were linked to each other, similar to the Pokemon pages? [[User:Jmath|'''Jm''']][[User talk:Jmath|'''a''']][[Special:Contributions/Jmath|'''th''']] 07:50, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

:It definitely would be, in my opinion. [[User:0 Degrees|0]][[User talk:0 Degrees|°]] 20:38, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
::Since the movie pages have all been renamed, how about linking the pages together? [[User:J-J-M|'''J''']]'''-'''[[User talk:J-J-M|'''J''']]'''-'''[[Special:Contributions/J-J-M|'''M''']] 15:02, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

== DVD info ==

I'm not sure if this even has any importance, but since this *is* an encyclopedia of sorts... The US DVD releases of movies 4, 5, 6, and 7 are dual-layer disks, while every other movie and/or special I've seen is just SL (and I know for certain about all of them except LOT and GSW) of the. Should there perhaps be a mention of this? I'm also slightly baffled as to why this is, but that's the way it is, I guess. {{unsigned|TheCakeIsALie}}
:I'm sure that can be worked in somewhere. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 08:36, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

==MOVIE 13==
Theres already a trailer for movie 13, shouldn't we make an article? Kamus 17:56, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
:There was an article for it, called "Pikachu Project 13" or something like that, but I think it got removed for some reason. [[User:Taromon777|Taromon777]] 18:55, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

I know that the trailer for the 13th movie was only viewable for audiences who saw the pre-release version of arceus: towards a conquering of time-space in japan, so we have to wait for after the release of HGSS, but if the trailer is somewhere online, provide a link.--[[User:Nobody777|Nobody777]] 11:49, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
:I find it hard to believe that no one would have linked to this yet... but the trailer can be found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dljaensi4bk here]. It's not great quality (and neither are the other versions of it I could find), but at this point a cam feed is pretty much all we're going to get. (My apologies if this had already been posted and discussed elsewhere.)
:I find it interesting that they used the "Diamond&Pearl'''&Platinum'''" logo that they used for the eleventh movie... did they use that for the twelfth also? [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 17:54, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
::lol never mind. They did use that logo in the initial trailers for movie 12. [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 18:01, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

The official site updated with the teaser trailer for Movie 13. [http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/] We should probably get an article for this made up soon. [[User:J-J-M|'''J''']]'''-'''[[User talk:J-J-M|'''J''']]'''-'''[[Special:Contributions/J-J-M|'''M''']] 14:10, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

==Running Time==

I was wondering if we include the run time of pokemon movies. If we do already I apologise but I cant seem to find it anywhere and I think it would be helpful to include it for anyone planning to watch one of the movies to quickly see how long it will last. What do you think? --[[User:Klydefrog|Klydefrog]] 10:10, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
:Sounds good. Work it into the first couple of paragraphs. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 01:19, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

== Canon, again ==

Seriously. Who doesn't think the movies are canon? Is there '''''anyone''''' out there? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 07:21, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
:To my mind the wording is fairly weak so it's kind of a non-issue. Someone wrote the section in the first place therefore there is someone out there who doesn't believe or doubts that they are canon thus it should remain. Also we are not here to pass down rulings on truth unless there has been any official confirmation one way or another. So it should remain as it is, a neutral account of a fandom argument representing both sides equally allowing readers and fans to come to their own conclusions. My two cents, refunds available.--[[User:Beligaronia|Beligaronia]] ([[User talk:Beligaronia|talk]]) 07:39, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

== Pokémon Apokélypse ==

Does anyone know about Pokémon Apokélypse? If it even exists, shouldn't it be on the list since it is the first live action movie? [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] 00:36, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh wait, it's a fake? That shouldn't be allowed on Wikipedia. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] 00:42, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

:Even fakes have some notability. It's a well made short film in the guise of a trailer. Perhaps we should even have an article about it here (not on this page, mind you; but if we can have pages on webcomics, we might ought to have a page on this little endeavor). --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 00:47, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
:: oh dear no, anything but that crap... [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] 00:52, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
:::Come on now, let's be reasonable. I think if Super Effective can have a page, this certainly deserves one. Regardless of your opinion on the film's quality, it was newsworthy when it was released (most fansites mentioned it in their news; I think even Bulbanews did), and there's certainly enough information to put into an article. --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 12:52, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
::::Pretty sure Bulbanews didn't report it. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 11:25, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
:::::I agree with AndyPKMN...it appears that Pokémon Apokélypse is quite the notable short film, approaching nearly 7 million views on YouTube, and currently being one of the most viewed videos related to Pokémon. I would say that Bulbapedia should at least have ''some'' article on it. Various prominent videogaming sites have even reported on it as well, such as Kotaku, GamesRadar, GameInformer, and Joystiq... Even ''Wikipedia'' has something on it, and they normally ''skimp'' on Pokémon species articles... If we can have articles referencing webcomics, fansites, fangames, and hacks, an article detailing this film project certainly wouldn't be out of the question. [[User:Fenyx4|Fenyx4]] 11:30, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

== Aspect ratio ==

Can we keep a record of that? What versions were in what aspect ratio? Because that's actually useful information. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * [[User talk:ArcToraphim|the Arc Toraph]] 13:39, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

== Movies Lenght ==

why the lenght of the movies isn't in the respective articles? I think this should be added. --[[User:SamuStar|SamuStar]] 20:36, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

== Major events ==

Since there are rarely, if any, major events that pertain to the progression of the series, can the Debuts subsection on each movie page become the main section, with the major events main section headline removed?--[[User:SandmanDP|SandmanDP]] 22:39, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
:Seems that the only movies that have the major events sections are 1 and 11. The others don't. So I guess we should follow how the majority of them are and remove the major events section. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 00:10, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

== Director ==

Why is the director (Kunihiko Yuyama) not mentioned anywhere on this page or the movies he's directed? --'''[[User:InuMimi|いぬ]][[User talk:InuMimi|みみ]]''' 21:52, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

== Titles ==
The first movie's amendment "Mewtwo Strikes Back" isn't present on the poster or cover and thus only inside the movie. Still it's added as part of the title. 
The third movie's poster and the title inside the movie have an "ENTEI" in Unown-letters added, but it's not added in the title. Furthermore the third movie's title inside the movie doesn't have an "3: The Movie" amendment. 
Pokémon Heroes - after what's in the movie "Pokémon: Heroes: Latios & Latias" seem to be more fitting. 
Also, why is it "Pokémon the First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back" and not "Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back" as it is a "T" and not a "t" on the poster, cover and logo? 
Thus: where do the titles come from resp. what are the 'correct' titles? -[[User:Bernd|Bernd]] ([[User talk:Bernd|talk]]) 18:13, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

== Original then ''Johto'' ==

Shouldn't the first two movies be part of Original, and the next three movies placed in the section "''Johto'' Series?" {{unsigned|SimonOrJ}}
:[[Pokémon_anime#Original_series|No]]. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 03:53, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

== M19 info has been released. ==

Hi.

Some info for M19 has been released on Toho's site. Namely, it will (obviously) be distributed by Toho for Japan, it will premiere on July 16th, 2016, its tentative title is Pokémon the movie XY & Z 2016, and the writer for the film is [[Atsuhiro Tomioka]], again. We might need to create an article on M19 very soon if not now. [[User:Weedle Mchairybug|Weedle Mchairybug]] ([[User talk:Weedle Mchairybug|talk]]) 21:12, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
:More info has been unveiled. Namely, the main event Pokémon will be Volcanion, obviously, and the plot revealed that Volcanion dropped out of the sky and that he hates humans. However, he unwittingly had Ash tag along thanks to a device connecting them together, and they head over to Azoth Kingdom, featuring a lot of machinery, asking why he's going to the Azoth Kingdom. Really, shouldn't we be creating a new movie article by now? [[User:Weedle Mchairybug|Weedle Mchairybug]] ([[User talk:Weedle Mchairybug|talk]]) 21:07, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

== Hoopa and the Clash of Ages poster? ==

Hey,

I was wondering if anyone else noticed this, but Movie 18, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages does have it's own poster... Right now though, it stealing Movie 16's poster. I can fix this if nobody else is. {{unsigned|Mangos0FT0}}
:The table is using the correct English poster for ''Hoopa and the Clash of Ages'' ({{img|M18 English poster.png}}), and has been since April 13, 2015. If you're seeing the poster for ''Genesect and The Legend Awakened'', it's likely that your browser or device having a caching issue that's causing it to display the wrong poster to you. - [[User:Kogoro|'''Kogoro''']] '''-''' [[User talk:Kogoro|'''Talk to me''']] - 08:40, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

== Page for the distributor Toho? ==

It is missing, does anybody plan to add it? [[User:Trainer Yusuf|Trainer Yusuf]] ([[User talk:Trainer Yusuf|talk]]) 11:51, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

== 20th movie ==

Is this page permanently going to class "I Choose You" as a Sun & Moon series movie despite having nothing to do with it content-wise, or is it just until we knew more about it? [[User:TheFatPanda|TheFatPanda]] ([[User talk:TheFatPanda|talk]]) 20:14, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
:M20 is being released during the Sun & Moon series, which is why it's being listed there on pages which make the distinction. --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 20:51, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
::Two years later but I'm with FatPanda. None of the movies released during Sun & Moon have anything to do with Sun & Moon. Shouldn't it be call "Reboot series (released during Sun & Moon)"? That's what all 3 films are.[[User:Monkeyjb1988|Monkeyjb1988]] ([[User talk:Monkeyjb1988|talk]]) 17:57, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

POKÉMON Detective Pikachu

2019-04-17T09:37:57Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ stated both it and Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution uses CGI

:''For other uses, see [[Detective Pikachu]].''
{{move|Pokémon Detective Pikachu}}
{{Upcoming notice}}

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'''POKÉMON Detective Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''名探偵ピカチュウ''' ''Great Detective Pikachu'') is an upcoming live-action [[Pokémon movie]] focusing on the character {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character}}, who was first introduced in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game {{ga|Detective Pikachu|of the same name}}. It will be released in Japanese theaters on May 3, 2019 and in North American theaters on May 10, 2019. The film will be produced by {{wp|Legendary Entertainment}} and distributed by {{wp|Warner Bros.}} outside of Japan and Mainland China, where it will be distributed by [[Toho]] and {{wp|Legendary East}}, respectively.

The movie was first revealed in July 2016. Filming took place in {{wp|London}} from January to May 2018. The logo and title for were revealed during the opening ceremony of the [[2018 World Championships]] on August 24, 2018.

Directed by {{wp|Rob Letterman}}, ''Detective Pikachu'' will be the first live-action film in the Pokémon franchise, in addition to CGI-animated Pokémon. The movie features {{wp|Ryan Reynolds}} as the voice of {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character}}, {{wp|Justice Smith}} as [[Tim Goodman]], and {{wp|Kathryn Newton}} as [[Lucy Stevens]].

==Other posters and logos==
<gallery>
Detective Pikachu movie teaser poster.png|Teaser poster
Detective Pikachu movie poster.png|First poster
Detective Pikachu movie Japanese poster.png|First Japanese poster
Detective Pikachu movie Japanese poster 2.png|Final Japanese poster
Detective Pikachu movie logo.png|English logo
Detective Pikachu movie Japanese logo.png|Japanese logo
</gallery>

==Blurb==
The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City—a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokémon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action world—they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokémon universe.

==Plot==
After his father, [[Harry Goodman]], disappears in a past automobile accident, [[Tim Goodman]] travels to [[Ryme City]] to look for clues, and meets the gruff, talkative {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character}}, who was partnered with Tim's father. They team up to search for him, along with solving other mysteries across Ryme City.

==Featured Pokémon==
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
* [[Tim Goodman]]
* [[Lucy Stevens]]
* [[Lt. Yoshida]]
* [[Harry Goodman]]
* [[Jack (Detective Pikachu)|Jack]]
* [[Sebastian (Detective Pikachu)|Sebastian]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} (Lucy's)
* {{p|Charizard}}
* {{p|Greninja}} (×3)
* {{p|Charmander}} (×5)
* {{p|Dodrio}} (×3)
* {{p|Bouffalant}}
* {{p|Flabébé}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Flabébé|Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange, and White Flower}}; multiple)
* {{p|Venusaur}} (×2)
* {{p|Audino}} (×2)
* {{p|Comfey}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgeotto}}
* {{p|Braviary}} (×3)
* {{p|Squirtle}} (×3)
* {{p|Rufflet}}
* {{p|Pancham}} (multiple)
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} (×4)
* {{p|Emolga}} (multiple)
* {{p|Joltik}} (×6)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} (multiple)
* {{p|Morelull}} (multiple)
* {{p|Aipom}} (multiple)
* {{p|Mr. Mime}}
* {{p|Ditto}}
* {{p|Snubbull}}
* {{p|Lickitung}} (×2)
* {{p|Growlithe}} (×5)
* {{p|Ludicolo}}
* {{p|Golurk}} (×3)
* {{p|Arcanine}} (×2)
* {{p|Magnemite}}
* {{p|Kingler}} (×2)
* {{p|Slaking}} (×2)
* {{p|Snorlax}}
* {{p|Machamp}}
* {{p|Pangoro}} (×3)
* {{p|Pidgeot}} (×2)
* {{p|Loudred}} (multiple)
* {{p|Blastoise}}
* {{p|Haunter}}
* {{p|Gengar}} (multiple)
* {{p|Magikarp}}
* {{p|Eevee}} (evolves)
* {{p|Flareon}} (newly evolved)
* {{p|Cubone}}
* {{p|Riolu}}
* {{p|Rattata}}
* {{p|Treecko}}
* {{p|Octillery}}
* {{p|Mismagius}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}}
* {{p|Gyarados}}

* {{p|Sneasel}}


==Cast==
{{cast/h|Pika}}
{{cast|Pika|Detective Pikachu (character)|disp=Detective Pikachu|wp:Ryan Reynolds{{!}}Ryan Reynolds (voice)|Great Detective Pikachu||名探偵ピカチュウ||top=yes}}
{{cast|Pika|Tim Goodman|disp=Tim Goodman|wp:Justice Smith{{!}}Justice Smith|Tim Goodman|wp:Ryoma Takeuchi{{!}}Ryōma Takeuchi|ティム・グッドマン|竹内涼真}}
{{cast|Pika|Lucy Stevens|wp:Kathryn Newton{{!}}Kathryn Newton|Lucy|wp:Marie Iitoyo{{!}}Marie Iitoyo|ルーシー|飯豊まりえ}}
{{cast|Pika|Lt. Yoshida|wp:Ken Watanabe{{!}}Ken Watanabe|Assistant Inspector Yoshida|wp:Ken Watanabe {{!}}Ken Watanabe|ヨシダ警部補|渡辺謙}}
{{cast|Pika|Harry Goodman|wp:Paul Kitson{{!}}Paul Kitson|Harry Goodman||ハリー・グッドマン||link=no}}
{{cast|Pika|Jack (Detective Pikachu)|disp=Jack|wp:Karan Soni{{!}}Karan Soni||||}}
{{cast|Pika|Sebastian (Detective Pikachu)|disp=Sebastian|wp:Omar Chaparro{{!}}Omar Chaparro||||}}
{{cast|Pika|Unknown|wp:Bill Nighy{{!}}Bill Nighy||||}}
{{cast|Pika|Unknown|wp:Chris Geere{{!}}Chris Geere||||}}
{{cast|Pika|Unknown|wp:Suki Waterhouse{{!}}Suki Waterhouse||||}}
{{cast|Pika|Unknown|wp:Rita Ora{{!}}Rita Ora|||||bottom=yes}}}
|}

==Staff==
{| class="credits-table" border="0" style="background: #{{colorschemedark|Pika}}; border: 2px solid #{{colorschemedark|Pika}}; {{roundy|20px}} padding: 0px 2px 15px 2px; width: 100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! colspan="2" class="header" style="text-align: center; color: #000" | Detective Pikachu
|-
! colspan="2" class="header" style="text-align: center; background: #{{colorschemelight|Pika}}; {{roundytop|20px}}" | {{j|名探偵ピカチュウ}} ''Great Detective Pikachu''
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! width="35%" style="background: #f0f0f0" | Director
|
* {{wp|Rob Letterman}}
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Casting
|
* Sarah Halley Finn
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Music
|
* {{wp|Henry Jackman}}
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Costume designer
|
* Suzie Harman
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Film editors
|
* {{wp|Mark Sanger}}
* James Thomas
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Production designer
|
* Nigel Phelps
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Director of photography
|
* {{wp|John Mathieson (cinematographer)|John Mathieson}}
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Executive producers
|
* Joe Caracciolo, Jr.
* Ali Mendes
* [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]]
* [[Kenji Okubo]]
* Toshio Miyahara
* Keiji Ota
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Producers
|
* {{wp|Mary Parent}}
* Cale Boyter
* Hidenaga Katakami
* Don McGowan
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Screenplay
|
* Dan Hernandez
* Benji Samit
* Rob Letterman
* {{wp|Derek Connolly}}
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Story
|
* Dan Hernandez
* Benji Samit
* {{wp|Nicole Perlman}}
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Co-producer
|
* Alexandra Mendes
|- style="background: #f8f8f8"
! style="background: #f0f0f0" | Visual effects
|
* {{wp|Moving Picture Company}}
* {{wp|Framestore}}
|}

==Soundtrack==
The film's score was composed by {{wp|Henry Jackman}}. The movie features the song [[Carry On]] by {{wp|Kygo}} and {{wp|Rita Ora}}, and the song [[ELECTRICITY]] featuring {{wp|Lil Uzi Vert}} by the {{wp|Honest Boyz}} and produced by {{wp|Pharrell Williams}} as its ending theme.

==Release==
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{colorschemedark|Pika}}; border:3px solid #{{colorschemelight|Pika}}"
! style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Pika}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Date
! style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Pika}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Locations
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | May 3, 2019
| Japan
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | May 8, 2019
| {{pmin|Belgium}}, {{pmin|France}}, Luxembourg, Malta, {{pmin|the Netherlands|Netherlands}}, {{pmin|Sweden}}, Switzerland (French)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | May 9, 2019
| {{pmin|Latin America|Argentina}}, {{pmin|Australia}}, {{pmin|Brazil}}, Brunei, {{pmin|Latin America|Chile}}, {{pmin|the Czech Republic|Czech Republic}}, {{pmin|Denmark}}, Fiji, {{pmin|Germany}}, {{pmin|Greater China|Hong Kong}}, {{pmin|Hungary}}, Laos, {{pmin|Italy}}, {{pmin|Israel}}, {{pmin|Malaysia}}, {{pmin|New Zealand}}, {{pmin|the Philippines|Philippines}}, {{pmin|Portugal}}, Puerto Rico, {{pmin|Singapore}}, Switzerland (German, Italian), {{pmin|Greater China|Taiwan}}, {{pmin|Slovakia}}, {{pmin|Thailand}}, {{pmin|Ukraine}}, {{pmin|the Arab world|United Arab Emirates}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | May 10, 2019
| Austria, {{pmin|Latin America|Bolivia}}, {{pmin|Bulgaria}}, Cambodia, {{pmin|Canada}}, {{pmin|Greater China|Mainland China}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Costa Rica}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Ecuador}}, {{pmin|Latin America|El Salvador}}, Estonia, {{pmin|Finland}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Guatemala}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Honduras}}, {{pmin|Iceland}}, {{pmin|South Asia|India}}, {{pmin|Ireland}}, {{pmin|the Arab world|Kuwait}}, Latvia, {{pmin|Lithuania}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Mexico}}, Nigeria, {{pmin|Norway}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Nicaragua}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Pakistan}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Panama}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Paraguay}}, {{pmin|Spain}}, {{pmin|South Asia|Sri Lanka}}, {{pmin|Turkey}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom|United Kingdom}}, {{pmin|the United States|United States}} (including Guam), {{pmin|Vietnam}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | May 11, 2019
| {{pmin|Latin America|Venezuela}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | May 16, 2019
| {{pmin|Albania}}, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, {{pmin|Croatia}}, Cyprus, {{pmin|Greece}}, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Montenegro, {{pmin|North Macedonia}}, {{pmin|Russia}}, {{pmin|Serbia}}, Slovenia
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | May 17, 2019
| {{pmin|Latin America|Colombia}}, {{pmin|Latin America|Peru}}, South Africa, {{pmin|Latin America|Uruguay}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | May 31, 2019
| {{pmin|Poland}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | May 2019
| {{pmin|Indonesia}}, {{pmin|South Korea}}

|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | June 7, 2019
| {{pmin|Spain#Catalan dub|Spain}} (Catalan dub), {{pmin|Romania}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | June 12, 2019
| {{pmin|the Arab world|Syria}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | June 13, 2019
| {{pmin|the Arab world|Bahrain}}, {{pmin|the Arab world|Jordan}}, {{pmin|the Arab world|Lebanon}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | Summer 2019
| {{pmin|the Arab world|Egypt}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="white-space:nowrap" | N/A
| {{pmin|South Asia|Bangladesh}}
|-
! style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Pika}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="3" |
|}

==Trivia==
* The rights to distribute the film outside Japan were initially won by {{wp|Universal Studios|Universal Pictures}}, but were eventually taken over by Warner Bros., a distributor of previous Pokémon films.
* This is one of two Pokémon-related movies to be released in 2019, with the other being the [[M22|twenty-second anime movie]]. Coincidentally, both movies prominently feature a Mewtwo and heavily use CGI.
* The Jigglypuff shown in the coffee place wielding a microphone/marker is a reference to the {{an|Jigglypuff}} in the [[Pokémon anime]].
* The Greninja uses water swords just like [[Greninja (Super Smash Bros.)|the one in Super Smash Bros.]] does.

==In other languages==
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==External links==
{{bulbanews|game|Detective Pikachu}}
* [http://www.detectivepikachumovie.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/detectivepikachumovie/ ''POKÉMON Detective Pikachu'' on Facebook]
* [https://twitter.com/DetPikachuMovie ''POKÉMON Detective Pikachu'' on Twitter]
* [https://www.instagram.com/detectivepikachumovie/ ''POKÉMON Detective Pikachu'' on Instagram]
* [https://meitantei-pikachu.jp/ Official website] (Japanese)
* [https://www.facebook.com/meitantei.pikachu/ ''POKÉMON Detective Pikachu'' on Facebook] (Japanese)
* [https://twitter.com/meitantei_pika ''POKÉMON Detective Pikachu'' on Twitter] (Japanese)
* [https://www.instagram.com/meitantei_pikachu ''POKÉMON Detective Pikachu'' on Instagram] (Japanese)
* [https://weibo.com/detectivepikachu ''POKÉMON Detective Pikachu'' on Weibo] (Simplified Chinese)
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884052/ Film on the IMDb database]
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[[zh:名侦探皮卡丘（电影）]]

M22

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{{futureepisode|movie}}
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|prevtitle=The Power of Us
|nextcode=None
|nexttitle=
|episodelist=Pokémon movie
|colorscheme=Alola
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{{MovieInfobox
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|entitle=
|jatitle=ミュウツーの逆襲 EVOLUTION
|rotitle=Mewtwo's Counterattack Evolution
|poster=M22 poster.png
|jaop=N/A
|jaed=[[Together With the Wind|風といっしょに]]
|enop=N/A
|ened=N/A
|jpprem=July 12, 2019
|usprem=N/A
|jpvid=N/A
|usvid=N/A
|usrating=?
|ukrating=?
|irrating=?
|carating=?
|qurating=?
|jprating=?
|derating=?
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(Japanese: '''ミュウツーの{{tt|逆襲|ぎゃくしゅう}} {{tt|EVOLUTION|エボリューション}}''' '' Mewtwo's Counterattack Evolution'', officially known as ''Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution'' in Japan) is the twenty-second [[Pokémon movie]] overall. It will be released in Japan on July 12, 2019.

It was first revealed in a teaser trailer following [[M21]] in Japan, which featured {{p|Mewtwo}}.

It is the first-ever fully CGI animated Pokémon movie, and a remake of the first movie ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.

==Other posters and logos==
<gallery>
M22 teaser poster.png|Japanese teaser poster
M22 logo.png|Japanese logo
</gallery>

==Featured Pokémon==
* {{p|Mewtwo}}
* {{p|Mew}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* {{an|Dr. Fuji}}
* [[Neesha]]
* [[Fergus]]
* [[Corey]]
* {{OBP|Miranda|M01}}
* Dr. Fuji's companions

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Vulpix}} ({{OP|Brock|Vulpix}})
* {{p|Mewtwo}} 
* {{p|Mew}}
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} ([[Corey]]'s)

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Alola}}
{{cast|Alola|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash|Sarah Natochenny|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Alola|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Alola|Jessie|Michele Knotz|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Alola|James|Carter Cathcart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Alola|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Carter Cathcart|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}

{{cast|Alola|Narrator|disp=Narration|Rodger Parsons|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
! colspan=6 | Special appearances by
|-
{{cast|Alola|Mewtwo (original series)|disp=Mewtwo|none|Mewtwo|List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Masachika Ichimura|ミュウツー|市村正親|top=yes}}
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==Trivia==
* This movie is co-directed by [[Kunihiko Yuyama]] and Motonori Sakakibara, the former returning after the [[M21|previous movie]] was directed by Tetsuo Yajima.
* [[Takeshi Shudō]] receives a posthumous credit for this movie's screenplay.
* The first poster for the movie is similar to the original teaser poster for ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.
* This is one of two Pokémon-related movies to be released in 2019, with the other being the live-action ''{{mov|Detective Pikachu}}'' movie. Coincidentally, both of them feature Mewtwo in a prominent role and heavily use CGI.
* [[Unshō Ishizuka]]'s narration is posthumously featured in this movie.



==External links==
* [https://www.pokemon-movie.jp Japanese movie website]
* [https://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/movie/ Pokemon.co.jp movie website]
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EP040

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'''The Battling Eevee Brothers''' (Japanese: '''イーブイ４きょうだい''' ''The Four {{tt|Eievui|Eevee}} Brothers'') is the 40th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 16, 1998 and in the United States on October 27, 1998.
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==Blurb==

Tracing a path through the woods, the party comes across a tree baited with a plate of food and water. An Eevee is bound to the trunk with string. The address, Stone Town, block 3, number 14, along with a name—apparently that of the Eevee's master—are written on a piece of metal hanging from the Eevee's collar. Consulting their map, our heroes find that Stone Town is directly in front of them. They decide to take Eevee to the address on its collar and find out what is going on. When they reach the address, they find a huge home as exquisite as a Beverly Hills mansion. From inside, they hear loud cheers and applause. Could this be the home of this Eevee's master?

==Plot==
On their way to [[Cinnabar Island]] for the seventh Gym battle, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are walking through a forest when {{AP|Pikachu}} hears a Pokémon's cry. It leads the group towards the cry and shows them that inside of the base of a tree is an {{p|Eevee}} tied to a post. After scanning Eevee with his [[Pokédex]], Ash wants to catch it since it may be abandoned, but {{an|Misty}} notices Eevee has a name tag and address on it saying that its trainer lives in [[Stone Town]]. {{an|Brock}} says to them that [[Stone Town]] is at the foot of [[Evolution Mountain]], which contains [[evolutionary stone|evolution stones]] that allow certain Pokémon to evolve. On their way to Stone Town, Ash looks in his Pokédex for more information on Eevee, and it mentions Eeeve's evolutions via evolution stones: {{p|Jolteon}}, {{p|Flareon}}, and {{p|Vaporeon}}. The group finds that the address leads them to giant mansion.

As they arrive in the backyard, the heroes notice that there is a garden party being held. They see that almost all of the Pokémon at the party are ones that evolve with evolution stones. They even get the chance to see many of the said stones out on display. Meanwhile, up on top of a hill, unbeknownst to everyone, {{TRT}} sees all of the evolved Pokémon and hear about the stones, and also crave for the food.

The [[Eevee brothers|three brothers]] who are hosting the party, Sparky, Rainer, and Pyro, see Ash and his friends with {{p|Eevee}}, and says that that Eevee is the star of the party. They call for their youngest brother, Mikey, who is Eevee's trainer. The brothers, who each own one of the Eevee stone evolutions, mention that the only way to win battles is for Mikey to evolve his Pokémon. Mikey says that he doesn't care about battles, which makes his brothers and their Pokémon mad, and they push Mikey even harder about which of the Eevee evolutions is stronger. Brock comments that the family sure is competitive, especially when they try to push Ash to evolve Pikachu and Brock to evolve Vulpix.

As Misty watches her {{TP|Misty|Horsea}} swim around in the fountain, she looks over to see Mikey on the bench with a drink, and offers some food to him, telling him not to let his brothers push him around. Misty asks if he really wants to evolve Eevee, and Mikey explains that his brothers only care about battling, so he hid his Eevee just for today so that nobody could make him evolve it. Misty tells him that he was just running away from his problems, and that it is his responsibility as a Pokémon Trainer to tell his brothers that he doesn't want Eevee to evolve. Pikachu plays with Eevee, and Misty mentions how it once had the chance to evolve and chose not to.

Mikey's brothers come up and ask Mikey if he has made his decision yet. Misty tells Mikey just to go right out and tell his brothers what he has wanted to say. As Mikey is about to tell his brothers what he has decided, sparks on the ground go off by everyone. Team Rocket arrives in their balloon and does their motto while eating all of the party food. {{TP|James|Weezing}} then uses {{m|SmokeScreen}} over everyone. Ash brings out {{AP|Pidgeotto}} to use {{m|Gust}} to blow the SmokeScreen away. Once the smoke clears, everyone realizes that all the Pokémon (except Misty's Psyduck, much to her annoyance), the evolution stones, and the food are all missing.

Brock notices that they are getting away in their balloon, and Ash has Pidgeotto stop it. The balloon crashes, but it turns out to be a decoy when it turns up empty. Pidgeotto goes to search for Team Rocket. As Team Rocket are walking down the road with the Pokémon in cages, Horsea leaves a trail of ink so that everyone will know where they are headed to. Pidgeotto sees the ink on the ground.

At the lake with the trapped Pokémon, Team Rocket has a picnic with the food that they stole. They realize that they need to decide what to evolve Eevee into. They soon get to arguing about it, until Jessie blows a whistle and says that they should use all evolution stones at once. They go to evolve Eevee, when Ash has {{p|Squirtle}} use {{m|Water Gun}} to stop them. Before it can attack, Psyduck appears in front of Squirtle and tries a Water Gun but fails. Team Rocket says that is embarrassing, as Misty agrees and returns Psyduck to its {{Ball|Poké}}.

Squirtle uses Water Gun on James and Meowth, which sends them backwards, and Jessie tells them to stop as she picks up Eevee's cage. She brings out {{p|Arbok}}, while James brings out Weezing to attack Misty. Misty and Ash prepare to battle with their Pokémon, but the Eevee Brothers stop them and say that they must be the ones to battle, since it is their brother's Eevee that was stolen.

The brothers get ready to attack with Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon. Arbok uses {{m|Poison Sting}}, while Jolteon counters with {{m|Pin Missile}} which hits Arbok. Weezing uses {{m|Sludge}}, but Vaporeon enters the water and uses {{m|Acid Armor}} to go invisible to avoid the attack. Weezing's attack misses as Vaporeon jumps out of the water and uses {{m|Tackle}} to send Weezing to the ground on top of James. Team Rocket tries to run away, but Flareon uses {{m|Fire Spin}} to stop them. The brothers demand that Team Rocket give back the stolen Pokémon, but Jessie has Arbok use {{m|Tackle}} on Jolteon, while Weezing uses Sludge on Flareon and Vaporeon. Horsea spits out ink into Jessie's face which sends Eevee flying and it lands in Mikey's arms. Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} on Team Rocket, but they keep going.

As Mikey pulls Eevee out of the cage, he looks over and notices that his brothers' Pokémon are severely hurt. Team Rocket decides that it's time to finish them off. Mikey stands up and decides that he and Eevee are going to have their first battle. Mikey commands Eevee to use {{m|Take Down}}, and then has Eevee turn it into a rage Tackle. Eevee sends Team Rocket blasting off with the attack. Mikey jumps for joy and picks up Eevee after winning, while Eevee licks him to show affection. Mikey's brothers congratulate him on his first win, and Mikey tells them that he just wanted to help everybody out. He also tells his brothers that he wants to become an Eevee Trainer. The Eevee brother accept his decision, and Sparky says that they should turn the party into a celebration of Mikey's first victory.

As they do cheers with drink glasses, everyone congratulates Mikey on his first battle victory. Mikey thanks Misty for helping him, gives her a flower, and they shake pinky fingers and promise to be friends forever. Everyone at the party then gathers for a picture. Psyduck clicks a button to take the picture, but falls as the camera takes the shot.

Meanwhile, later in the night, Team Rocket is eating food that isn't as fancy. Jessie says that they will be champions of the world, as they all say "some day".

==Major event ==
* [[Misty's Psyduck]] is revealed to know {{m|Water Gun}}.
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Eevee}}
* {{p|Jolteon}}
* {{p|Flareon}}
* {{p|Vaporeon}}
* {{p|Exeggutor}}
=====English dub debuts=====
* {{p|Ninetales}}

==Character ==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP040.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* The [[Eevee brothers]]
** [[Mikey]]
** Rainer
** Sparky
** Pyro

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP040.png|thumb|right|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Eevee}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeotto}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Horsea}} ({{OP|Misty|Horsea}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Vulpix}} ({{OP|Brock|Vulpix}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ([[Mikey]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Vaporeon}} ([[Eevee brothers|Rainer]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Jolteon}} ([[Eevee brothers|Sparky]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Flareon}} ([[Eevee brothers|Pyro]]'s; debut)

====Pokémon seen at the party====
* {{p|Raichu}}
* {{p|Ninetales}} (dub debut)
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Poliwhirl}} (evolves)
* {{p|Poliwrath}} (newly evolved)
* {{p|Victreebel}}
* {{p|Cloyster}}
* {{p|Exeggutor}} (debut)
* {{p|Starmie}}

==Trivia==
* This episode was supposed to air on January 13, 1998.
* The episode aired as a two-hour special (放送再開スペシャル（放送再開スペシャルやっとあえるね！）１時間{{j|SP}}) with ''[[EP039|Pikachu's Good-Bye]]'', when Pokémon came back on the air.
* Rainer warns Mikey that he could lose his Trainer qualification as a result of losing his Eevee. Mikey is clearly younger than Ash and should not have a Trainer qualification yet.
* Pyro offered Brock a {{evostone|Fire Stone}} to evolve Vulpix and Sparky offered Ash, who still [[EP014|has]] [[DP074|one]], a {{evostone|Thunder Stone|Thunderstone}} to evolve Pikachu. Misty also has a Pokémon that can evolve by way of evolutionary stone: Staryu, though Rainer never did offer her a {{evostone|Water Stone}}. Possibly due to her already owning a {{p|Starmie}}.
** Even though Brock's Vulpix and Ash's Pikachu remain unevolved, a {{p|Ninetales}} and {{p|Raichu}} still make an appearance.
* It is implied in one scene, that if an Eevee is evolved using more than one stone, it could be very dangerous. This is still unknown, since Team Rocket didn't get the chance to use all stones at once.
* This episode is one of the times the anime shows real world animals, as James was holding a lobster.
* Misty refers to ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'' when she tells Mikey that Pikachu decided not to evolve using a Thunder Stone.
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 6: Eevee'' copy of [[Pokémon All-Stars]].
* {{p|Arcanine}} is the only [[Generation I]] stone evolution (not including {{evostone|Moon Stone}} evolutions) Pokémon not to appear in this episode.
* Because [[EP038]] never aired outside of Japan, this episode marks the anime debut of {{p|Ninetales}} in the English dub.

===Errors===
[[File:EP040 error.png|thumb|200px|right|Raichu's orange belly]]
[[File:Misty shorts miscolored.png|thumb|left|200px|right|Misty's shorts' cuffs]]
* When Misty offers a plate of sandwiches to Mikey, the food position changes orientation as the camera rotates to Mikey's point of view.
* When Misty is talking to Mikey, Pikachu's left ear is missing.
* When Misty asks why Team Rocket couldn't have taken Psyduck along with the other Pokémon, her shorts are all blue. They should have been light blue on the bottom.
* Mikey calls out a second attack against Team Rocket before the first one, {{m|Take Down}}, is ever executed, and calls it "Rage Tackle Attack". Although Eevee can learn Rage and Tackle as separate moves, there is [[Moves not in the Pokémon games|no such thing as "Rage Tackle"]]. (See Dub edits for details).
* In the picture that Psyduck takes, Raichu's normally white belly is orange.
* When the brothers get angry at Mikey's disinterest in battling, Vaporeon's ears are blue instead of yellow.
* When the brothers tell Mikey that he needs to evolve his Eevee, Ash's shoes are completely white, making it look like he only has socks on.
* When the brothers give Ash and Brock their respective stones, Brock's mouth moves but he doesn't say anything.
* When Misty is talking to Mikey, the red part of her shoes are green.
* When Jessie stops blowing the whistle, the sound is still heard. However, it could be an echo.
* When Jolteon uses pin missile, the animation of the needles freezes for a second.

===Dub edits===
* Originally, instead of a "[[Moves not in the Pokémon games|Rage Tackle attack]]", Mikey ordered his Eevee to use a Tackle attack powered by the anger it felt after seeing its friends getting beaten up by Team Rocket.
* Rainer is seen holding the magazine "The Pokémon Friend"; the word "Friend" was added for English speaking audiences.

==In other languages==
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Pokémon Adventures

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{{redirect|Pokémon Adventure|the [[ROM hacks|hack game]]|ROM hacks#Pokémon Adventure|#Pokémon Adventure}}
[[File:Pokemon Adventures logo.png|thumb|right|VIZ Media's second edition logo]]
[[File:Adv Logo.png|thumb|right|Chuang Yi logo]]

'''Pokémon Adventures''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスターSPECIAL''' ''Pocket Monsters SPECIAL'') is a {{pkmn|manga}} series authored by 日下秀憲 ''[[Hidenori Kusaka]]''. It was illustrated by 真斗 ''[[Mato]]'' for the first nine volumes and starting from {{PAV|10}} it has been illustrated by 山本サトシ ''[[Satoshi Yamamoto]]''. It is published by [[Shogakukan]] under the Ladybird Comics Special series.

It is popularly known as '''Pokémon Special''' even outside of Japan, and often shortened as PokéSpe (Japanese: ポケスペ ''PokeSupe'').

Unlike the anime—which, though drawing much inspiration from the games, does not follow them exactly—Pokémon Adventures is a mostly game-based manga, with the fifteen main characters taking their names from the [[main series]] games and their various adventures tending to stay restricted to their home [[region]]. Also unlike the anime, which has gone to great lengths to indicate the danger of a [[legendary Pokémon]] being captured, the main characters of Pokémon Adventures have captured and sometimes use their own legends, much as the {{player}} can in the games. Pokémon Adventures also contains darker elements than other media, including certain characters and some Pokémon actually dying.

On October 26, 2009, it was announced that Gakunen magazine Grade 5 and Grade 6 (at the time serializing the Diamond & Pearl chapter) would cease publication at the end of the fiscal year. In February 2012, Grade 4—which was serializing the Black & White chapter at the time—also ceased publication. Publication will continue in CoroCoro Ichiban and Pokémon Fan magazine.

Pokémon creator [[Satoshi Tajiri]] reportedly stated, "This is the comic that most resembles the world I was trying to convey."<ref name="tajiri">[http://web.archive.org/web/20021215144736/www.vizkids.com/pokemon/adventures/characters.html]</ref> Game producer [[Tsunekaz Ishihara]] also allegedly praised the series, saying, "I want every Pokémon fan to read this comic!"<ref name="ishihara">[http://web.archive.org/web/20030202213736/http://www.vizkids.com/pokemon/adventures/index.html]</ref>

==Story arcs==
{{spoilers}}
The various {{adv|chapter}}s of Pokémon Adventures span the five [[generation]]s of [[Pokémon games]] so far. These chapters are named typically for the games they correspond to; however, the protagonists of each chapter typically also share these names.

===Red, Green & Blue chapter (Volume 1~3)===
[[File:PokemonAdventures1.png|thumb|right|Pokémon Adventures volume 1 (VIZ media Second edition)]]
{{main|Red, Green & Blue chapter (Adventures)}}
The first chapter of Pokémon Adventures, much like the first games, chronicles the journeys of {{adv|Red}} and {{adv|Blue}} across the [[Kanto]] region, conquering its eight [[Gym]]s and the [[Pokémon League]]. Later, a third Trainer, {{adv|Green}}, is added into the plot. Together, the three defeat [[Team Rocket]], an evil organization that uses Pokémon for illegal acts. Red also helps [[Blaine]] to capture {{Adv|Mewtwo}} and saves {{adv|Yellow|a young girl}} from [[wild Pokémon]] in [[Viridian Forest]]. In the end, as in the games, Red defeats Blue in the Pokémon League.

===Yellow chapter (Volume 4~7)===
{{main|Yellow chapter (Adventures)}}

The Yellow chapter starts two years after {{adv|Red}} obtains his title of the Champion in the [[Pokémon League]]. {{adv|Red}} disappears for one month after he leaves to answer a challenge from someone named [[Bruno]]. One day, {{adv|Professor Oak}} discovers Red's {{P|Pikachu}}, [[Pika]], injured at his doorstep. Soon after the arrival of Pika, a young Trainer comes into the Professor's lab. The Trainer, {{adv|Yellow}}, claims that "he" is a friend of {{adv|Red}} and wishes to look for him with Pika. While {{adv|Professor Oak}} is still skeptical about Yellow, especially about "his" ability of healing and sensing Pokémon's emotions, he eventually entrusts this mission and Red's upgraded [[Pokédex]] to the young Trainer. However, this event only triggers the revelation of a larger secret as Yellow is repeatedly attacked by members of the [[Elite Four]]. When Yellow discovers that the Elite Four base is situated at Cerise island, Yellow heads there and meets up with Blaine, Blue, Green and the Team Rocket Commanders: Sabrina, Lt. Surge, and Koga. They decide to team up to take down the Elite Four, where {{Adv|Red}} also joins them.

===Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter (Volume 8~15)===
{{main|Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter (Adventures)}}

As peace is returning to [[Kanto]], new journeys and happenings are beginning in another region, [[Johto]]. {{adv|Gold}} was enjoying his normal life with his family Pokémon, who have been with him since birth, until he ran into a Pokémon thief at [[Professor Elm]]'s lab. As he goes on a journey of chasing the thief, {{adv|Silver}}, with a {{p|Cyndaquil}} from Professor Elm and [[Pokédex]] from {{adv|Professor Oak}}, he stumbles upon the secret plots of the [[Masked Man]]. At the same time, {{adv|Professor Oak}} sends out a "Pokémon Capture Professional," {{adv|Crystal}}, on a journey of completing the Pokédex. She gets involved in [[Eusine]]'s plans to capture {{p|Suicune}} and tries to do so herself. Soon after, she also gets involved with the plots of Masked Man, who is apparently after the two legendary Pokémon, {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}}. The more shocking revelation follows: this Masked Man is actually one of the 8 [[Gym Leader]]s of the Johto area.

===Ruby & Sapphire chapter (Volume 15~22)===
{{main|Ruby & Sapphire chapter (Adventures)}}

Things have just settled down in [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]], but another new region comes on screen. This chapter is about the "rivalry" of {{adv|Ruby}} and {{adv|Sapphire}}, who are trying to conquer all the [[Pokémon Contest]]s and [[Gym]]s in [[Hoenn]] respectively within the span of 80 days. Just like their counterparts in Kanto and Johto, they encounter two evil organizations, the land-favoring [[Team Magma]] and sea-favoring [[Team Aqua]]. Team Aqua steals the Heart component from Mr. Stone, President of Devon Corporation, while Team Magma steals the Submarine Explorer I. Team Aqua destroys the volcano using the Grand Meteor, disrupting the balance of nature. Sapphire picks up a piece of the Grand Meteor and keeps it, but not for long, as soon she and Ruby clash with the leaders [[Maxie]] and [[Archie]] as the two new [[Pokédex Holder]]s attempt to quell the two titans {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}}.

===FireRed & LeafGreen chapter (Volume 22~26)===
{{main|FireRed & LeafGreen chapter (Adventures)}}

The FRLG series continues the series featuring the characters Red and Blue as they are forced to explore the [[Sevii Islands]] to look for {{adv|Professor Oak}} who has been kidnapped by [[Team Rocket]]. Meanwhile, {{adv|Green}} has finally located her parents, but as she is about to meet them, they get swallowed up by a mysterious black hole after a {{p|Deoxys}} attacks them. Red, Green, and Blue must locate the missing relatives with the help of former foe [[Lorelei]], the psychic mutant {{Adv|Mewtwo}} and a mysterious old lady, [[Kimberly]], while defeating Team Rocket again at the same time. Back in [[Kanto]], {{adv|Silver}} is seeking his parents as well, with the help of {{adv|Yellow}}. He is soon shocked by the revelation of who his father really is.

===Emerald chapter (Volume 26~29)===
{{main|Emerald chapter (Adventures)}}

The grand opening of the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} takes an unexpected twist when {{adv|Emerald}} appears on the scene. Now he must conquer the seven facilities in seven days. With a seemingly unmatched ability in battling and access to every Pokémon {{adv|Crystal}} has ever caught, [[Guile Hideout]], the mysterious stranger that attacks [[Factory Head Noland|Noland]] and is seeking {{p|Jirachi}}, may be more of a worry, especially if he catches Jirachi first.

===Diamond & Pearl chapter (Volume 30~38)===
{{main|Diamond & Pearl chapter (Adventures)}}

An important family from the region of [[Sinnoh]] sends their latest descendant {{adv|Platinum}} on a special mission with two [[Paka and Uji|bodyguards]]. Platinum instead meets with {{adv|Diamond}} and {{adv|Pearl}}, who coincidentally match the description given to her (two boys in scarves, one in red, the other in green). They join her, believing she is the tour guide of a trip to [[Mt. Coronet]] they won as a prize in a comedy contest. But these misunderstandings mark the start of their Pokémon journeys.

===Platinum chapter (Volume 38~40)===
{{main|Platinum chapter (Adventures)}}
This chapter follows Lady {{adv|Platinum}} Berlitz as she enters the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} to gather information on the mysterious [[Distortion World]] so she can rescue [[Paka and Uji|two very important people]]. Joining Platinum is [[Looker]], member of the [[International Police]], who aims to investigate the villainous [[Team Galactic]].

Meanwhile, {{adv|Diamond}} and {{adv|Pearl}} set off with Sinnoh Pokémon Association Chairman and Dr. Footstep to find the Legendary and Rare Pokémon of Sinnoh using Charon's stolen notebook on Legendary Pokémon.

===HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter (Volume 41~43)===
{{main|HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter (Adventures)}}

Three years after the events of the Emerald chapter, Team Rocket has been revived once more in an attempt to bring back their long-lost leader, Giovanni. Silver, enraged by this, sets out to stop the team his father once led. Elsewhere, Gold gets into a battle with the mythical Pokémon Arceus.

===Black & White chapter (Volume 43~?)===
{{main|Black & White chapter (Adventures)}}

This chapter follows {{adv|Black}}'s journey across the [[Unova]] region, with the dream of conquering the [[Pokémon League]] and become the [[Pokémon Champion]]. He is joined by {{adv|White}}, who runs the [[BW Agency]] and whose dream is to raise the best Pokémon actor out there.

===Black 2 & White 2 chapter (Volume ?~?)===
{{main|Black 2 & White 2 chapter (Adventures)}}

[[Rakutsu]] is a seemingly normal boy enrolled in the [[Aspertia City]] Trainer's School. However, he is actually a member of the [[International Police]] who aims to find the remaining members of Team Plasma that was defeated two years ago. Unbeknownst to him, the new student, [[Faitsu]], happens to be a former member of Team Plasma.

{{endspoilers}}

==English translations==
Pokémon Adventures has been licensed for English translation by two different companies: [[VIZ Media]], located in the United States, and [[Chuang Yi]], located in {{pmin|Singapore}}.

===VIZ Media===
Beginning in July 2000, Pokémon Adventures was translated into English and published in the United States by [[VIZ Media]]. However, publication ceased in 2003 after the {{chap|Yellow}} concluded with {{PAV|7}}. These translations read from left-to-right with the artwork in reverse from the original version, to conform with the style of North American comics and other Japanese manga published at the time. Other content, such as the route maps at the end of every volume, was omitted as well. Samples from this translation of Pokémon Adventures can be found in the [[The Best of Pokémon Adventures]] volumes, which were both published in 2006.

In June 2009, VIZ Media began rereleasing the series beginning from {{PAV|1}}. Rather than just reissue the previous translations, VIZ Media has opted for a "second edition" - these volumes feature a new translation, with the right-to-left artwork and all of the content omitted from the previous translation restored. However, the new translation still follows closely to the original translation, containing some of the same dialogue and all the same titles for the rounds, as well as a lack of nicknames for {{Adv|Red}}'s or {{Adv|Green}}'s Pokémon (although Red's Pokémon receive nicknames in later volumes). In addition, these second editions contain edits not found in the first edition, such as the editing of {{adv|Green}}'s battle with [[Sabrina]] in ''[[PS032|A Little Kadabra'll Do It]]'' to remove the scene of Green hiding [[Poké Ball]]s in her top and the [[Pokémon controversy#Racism|recoloring of Jynx]] to match its current color of purple.

Following the second edition of {{PAV|7}}, VIZ Media has begun to release volumes which are new to North America, beginning with {{PAV|8}} in August 2010. While continuing the format of the second editions, there are some edits in the new-to-American audience volumes, like editing a scene of Crys' mother slapping her in {{PAV|11}} into a glare and editing the scene of [[Norman]] punching {{Adv|Ruby}} into him dropping Ruby due to lightning in {{PAV|17}}. VIZ Media took a break in publication following the release of {{PAV|14}} in August 2011, which concluded the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}} (''[[PS180|The Last Battle XIV]]'' was moved to the end of Volume 14). They resumed production of the series with {{PAV|15}} in March 2013.

In July 2010, it was announced that the {{chap|Diamond & Pearl}} would be published concurrently with the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}} as a "second series" called '''Pokémon Adventures: Diamond and Pearl/Platinum''', with {{PAV|30}} published as the first volume of the second series. This second series releases one new volume triannually and began publication in February 2011. In addition to the rounds from the {{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}, VIZ Media is also publishing rounds from the {{chap|Black & White}} as a third series, '''Pokémon Black and White''', beginning in July 2011. As these rounds were not currently collected in volume format in Japan at the time of publication, the rounds are instead gathered directly from the magazine version of Pokémon Adventures. However, beginning in 2013, VIZ Media will also release the volume collections.

In March 2013, VIZ launched the Sticky Dot app (renamed Perfect Square in July of the same year) for the iPad. It allowed users to buy digital copies of children's manga and American comics. Pokemon Adventures, split into four series like the print versions, are among those included on the app.

In August 2013, VIZ Media will begin releasing the {{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} as a fourth series.

VIZ Media's translations of Pokémon Adventures are available in {{pmin|the United States}}, {{pmin|Canada}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, {{pmin|Ireland}}, {{pmin|Australia}} and South Africa.

===Chuang Yi===
[[Chuang Yi]], a manga company based in {{pmin|Singapore}}, has been translating Pokémon Adventures into English since {{PAV|1}} in May 2000. Unlike VIZ Media, Chuang Yi's publishing of Pokémon Adventures has never been stopped. Chuang Yi's translations of Pokémon Adventures for the first 40 volumes are printed in a left-to-right format with artwork in reverse from the original version. Chuang Yi's new translations from {{PAV|41}} onwards are printed in the right-to-left format.

Chuang Yi's translations of Pokémon Adventures are available in {{pmin|Singapore}}, Malaysia, {{pmin|South Asia|India}}, {{pmin|the Philippines}}, {{pmin|Indonesia}} and {{pmin|Thailand}}.

==International translations==
Pokémon Adventures has been translated into many languages for publication around the world.

Pokémon Adventures (Traditional Mandarin: '''{{tt|神奇寶貝特別篇|Pokémon Special}}''', Simplified Mandarin: '''{{tt|神奇宝贝特别篇|Pokémon Special}}''', Cantonese: '''{{tt|寵物小精靈特別篇|Pokémon Special}}''') has been translated into {{pmin|Greater China|Chinese}}. Both 神奇寶貝特別篇 and 寵物小精靈特別篇 are translated by 青文出版集團 ''{{wp|Chingwin Publishing Group}}'', while 神奇宝贝特别篇 is translated by 吉林出版集团 ''Jilin Publishing Group''. Due to trademark issues, Jilin has renamed the manga to '''{{tt|精灵宝可梦特别篇|Pokémon Special}}''' ({{tt|Mandarin|Simplified}}) starting from the DP chapter.

Pokémon Adventures was translated into {{pmin|France|European French}} by {{wp|Glénat (publisher)|Glénat}} under the title '''{{tt|Pokémon: La Grande Adventure!|Pokémon: The Great Adventure!}}'''. This translated version was based on the original Japanese, however, the artwork was printed in reverse order in a left-to-right reading format for purposes of publication in France. Glénat suddenly had to interrupt this edition due to copyright issues, before the release of {{PAV|7}}, the closing volume of the {{chap|Yellow}}. [[Pokémon Black and White volume 1 (France)|Since 2011]], the {{chap|Black & White}} has been translated for France by [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurokawa Kurokawa]. This translation respects the original reading format (right-to-left) and is based directly on the magazine version of Pokémon Adventures. As the title ''Pokémon: La Grande Adventure!'' is trademarked by Glénat, the {{chap|Black & White}} is published with the title '''{{tt|Pokémon Noir et Blanc|Pokémon Black and White}}'''.

Pokémon Adventures has been translated into {{pmin|Germany|German}} by {{wp|Egmont Manga & Anime}}. However, only the first three volumes were released. In the German version, the names of characters such as {{adv|Professor Oak}} and [[Lt. Surge]] were renamed to their German names from the games and anime. Additionally, {{adv|Red}} and {{adv|Blue}} were renamed to "{{Ash}}" and "{{Gary}}" to match the {{pkmn|anime}}.

The first fifteen chapters of Pokémon Adventures (Greek: '''Pokémon Περιπέτειες''') were translated into {{pmin|Greece|Greek}} by Modern Times. The fifteen chapters were published over [[List of Pokémon Adventures monthly issues|five books]], with the first book titled ''Pokémon Adventures: The Best Trainer'' (Greek: ''Pokémon Περιπέτειες: Ο Καλύτερος Εκπαιδευτής'').

Pokémon Adventures ('''{{tt|Pokémon: Le Grandi Storie a Fumetti|Pokémon: The Great Stories in Comics}}''') was translated into {{pmin|Italy|Italian}} by Planet Manga, a subsidiary of Panini Comics. The first ten [[List of Pokémon Adventures monthly issues|monthly issues]] were translated into Italian, based on [[VIZ Media]]'s first edition.

Pokémon Adventures ('''포켓몬스터 스페셜''' ''Pokémon Special'') is translated into {{pmin|South Korea|Korean}} by 대원씨아이 ''{{wp|Daewon C.I.}}'', which has released up to {{PAV|39}} to date.

In {{pmin|Poland}}, the {{PAV|1|first volume}}'s worth of chapters was translated into Polish by {{wp|Japonica Polonica Fantastica}} and published in [[List of Pokémon Adventures monthly issues|four monthly issues]]. The Polish version uses the English "Pokémon Adventures" name. Due to the low popularity of the series in Poland, the series was quickly discontinued and the monthly issues were never collected in a bound volume.

Pokémon Adventures was translated into {{pmin|Latin America|Latin American Spanish}} by Toukan Manga. The Latin American translation was based on VIZ Media's English translation.

In {{pmin|Thailand}}, Pokémon Adventures ('''โปเกมอนสเปเชียล''') is translated and published by Nation Edutainment ([http://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/เนชั่น_เอ็ดดูเทนเมนท์ เนชั่น เอ็ดดูเทนเมนท์]).

In {{pmin|Malaysia}}, Pokémon Adventures is translated as '''{{tt|Pengembaraan Pokémon|Pokémon Adventures}}''' under Chuang Yi's license.

<gallery>
File:Pkmnadv3China.png|{{tt|神奇寶貝特別篇|Pokémon Special}} volume 3 in traditional Mandarin (Taiwan).
File:Pokémon Noir et Blanc manga vol 1.png|''Pokémon Noir et Blanc'' volume 1 from France
File:German Special Volume 3.jpg|Pokémon Adventures volume 3 in German
File:Adventures Greek vol 1.jpg|{{tt|Pokémon Περιπέτειες|Pokémon Adventures}} issue #2 in Greek
File:La Tappa Snorlax.png|''Pokémon: Le Grandi Storie a Fumetti'' issue #4 in Italian
File:K01.jpg|{{tt|포켓몬스터 스페셜|Pokémon Special}} volume 1 in Korean
File:Polish Adventures Volume 1.png|Issue #1: ''Tajemniczy Mew'' in Polish
File:Mangastoukan.jpg|Issues of Pokémon Adventures and [[Magical Pokémon Journey]] in Latin American Spanish
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*A large amount of the art in Pokémon Adventures is based on the original concept works from the games. For example:
**In the Red, Green, and Blue chapter, Charmander is drawn with spikes on its back.
**Hitmonlee has legs that can stretch like springs in the Yellow chapter.
**Green's character design appears to be based on a [[Ken Sugimori]] illustration of {{ga|Red}}, {{ga|Blue}} and an [[Pokémon Red and Green beta#Female player character|unnamed, unused female Trainer]].
**Brock's Graveler is seen floating like Geodude instead of having feet.
*Throughout the series, almost every protagonist starts out with a Pokémon other than the traditional starter Pokémon that are chosen in the games, except {{adv|Emerald}} and {{adv|White}}. However, each protagonist eventually gets one, usually near the start of the chapter.
*In some instances in the translated version, the Fire type is referred to as Flame and the Ground type is referred to as Earth.
*Pokémon are sized different than in the games, as a {{p|Voltorb}} may be larger than an {{p|Electrode}}. Pokémon such as {{p|Electabuzz}}, {{p|Ho-Oh}}, and {{p|Lugia}} are shown to be larger than in the games, and some Pokémon are smaller, such as La Glace, [[Pryce]]'s newly hatched [[Lapras]].
*The starters given to characters based on the male protagonists in the games appear to cycle through {{t|Grass}} ({{adv|Red}} and {{adv|Diamond}}), {{t|Fire}} ({{adv|Gold}} and {{adv|Black}}), and {{t|Water}} ({{adv|Ruby}} and [[Rakutsu]]).
**This also applies to characters based off the female protagonists in the games, which cycle through Water ({{adv|Green}} and {{adv|Platinum}}), Grass ({{adv|Crystal}} and {{adv|White}}), and Fire ({{adv|Sapphire}}).

==See also==
* [[List of rounds in Pokémon Adventures]]
* [[List of Pokémon Adventures volumes]]
* [[List of Pokémon Adventures monthly issues]]
* [[Timeline of events in Pokémon Adventures]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://family.shogakukan.co.jp/kids/netkun/pokemon/official/ Official Japanese site]
* [http://www.viz.com/manga/print/pokemon-adventures VIZ Media], English-language publishers of Pokémon Adventures in the USA
* [http://www.viz.com/manga/print/pokemon-adventures-diamond-and-pearlplatinum VIZ Media page] for the Diamond and Pearl/Platinum series
* [http://www.viz.com/manga/print/pokemon-adventures-heartgold-and-soulsilver VIZ Media page] for the HeartGold and SoulSilver chapter
* [http://www.viz.com/manga/print/pokemon-black-and-white VIZ Media page] for the Black and White chapter
* [http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/new2/ecatalogtitle.php?title=POKEMON+ADVENTURES Chuang Yi], English-language publishers of Pokémon Adventures in Singapore

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S05

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Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added Johto name trivia

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|name=Pokémon: Master Quest
|image=[[File:Season5 logo.png|240px]]
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|opening=[[Believe in Me]]
|numeps=64 (1 skipped)
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|series=Original
|previous=Pokémon: Johto League Champions
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'''Pokémon: Master Quest''' is the name of the fifth season of the [[Pokémon anime]], consisting of the remaining episodes of the {{series|Original}}, except one. The 64-episode season showcases the final adventures of {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}}, and briefly [[Ritchie]] in the [[Johto|Johto region]], from the [[Whirl Islands]] to [[Mt. Silver]].

It originally aired as part of the 2002-2003 [[Kids' WB!]] Saturday morning line-up. The season began with ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]'', which originally aired on September 14, 2002, and ended with ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'', which originally aired on October 25, 2003. This season skips [[EP250]], which was banned from airing.

Master Quest is the last of the three seasons taking place in the Johto region. It is preceded by [[Pokémon: Johto League Champions]] and followed by [[Pokémon: Advanced]], the first season of the dub of the {{series|Advanced Generation}} which is based on the [[Generation III|Generation III games]]. This season is the last where 4Kids Entertainment dub at [[TAJ Productions]]. From [[EP263]], they moved into their own dubbing studio.

See the {{DL|List of original series episodes|Master Quest|list of Pokémon: Master Quest episodes}} for a list of episodes aired this season.

==Important events==
{{spoilers}}
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} compete in the [[Whirl Cup]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with [[Ritchie]], and they team up to save a {{jo|Silver|Lugia}} from [[Namba]], a [[Team Rocket]] scientist.
* [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} have a {{TR|Delibird}} tail them so it can collect money they owe to the Team Rocket organization.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Eusine]] and later encounter {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Suicune}} again.
* Ash obtains a [[Pokémon Egg]] which soon hatches to a {{AP|Phanpy|Donphan}}.
* Ash and company meet up with [[Lance]] as they uncover Project R, an experiment led by [[Professor Sebastian]], another Team Rocket scientist.
* Ash obtains {{AP|Larvitar}} and returns it to its mother at [[Mt. Silver]].
* Ash finally earns the eight Badges needed to enter the [[Johto League]]. Ash competes in the [[Silver Conference]]. He defeats {{Gary}} in a 6 vs. 6 match, but later loses to {{jo|Harrison}}. Ash places in the top eight.
* Ash, Misty, and {{an|Brock}} part ways on their return to [[Kanto]].
* Ash sees {{an|Ho-Oh}} fly towards [[Hoenn]] and decides to head there with just {{AP|Pikachu}}.
* Ash and Pikachu arrive in [[Littleroot Town]], their first area on their journey through Hoenn.

===Party changes===
====Additions====
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* [[Misty's Corsola]] ([[EP213]])
* [[Ash's Donphan|Ash's Phanpy]] ([[EP230]])
* {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|James's second Victreebel}} ([[EP261]])

====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Misty's {{p|Poliwhirl}} [[EP247|→]] {{TP|Misty|Politoed}}
* Brock's {{p|Pineco}} [[EP259|→]] {{TP|Brock|Forretress}}

====Trades====
The following Pokémon are traded:
* [[James's Victreebel]] for [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Victreebel|Magikarp Salesman's Weepinbell]] ([[EP261]])

====Releases====
* James's [[James's Victreebel|two]] {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Victreebel}} (they fall in love soon after) ([[EP261]])

====Other====
The following Pokémon are left at Professor Oak's lab:
* [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] ([[EP225]])
* [[Ash's Donphan|Ash's Phanpy]] ([[EP273]])
* [[Ash's Bayleef]] ([[EP273]])
* [[Ash's Noctowl]] ([[EP273]])
* [[Ash's Totodile]] ([[EP273]])
* [[Ash's Quilava|Ash's Cyndaquil]] ([[EP273]])

===Gym battles===
Ash defeats the following [[Gym Leader]]s:
* [[Jasmine]] ([[EP224]])
* [[Pryce]] ([[EP238]])
* [[Clair]] ([[EP254]])

==North American DVD Releases==
[[Image:MasterQuest DVD.jpg|thumb|Pokémon: Master Quest DVD cover]]
* Quest 1: ([[EP210]]-[[EP241]])
* Quest 2: ([[EP242]]-[[EP249]], [[EP251]]-[[EP274]])

==Australian DVD Releases==
* Pokémon Season 5: Master Quest ([[EP210]]-[[EP249]], [[EP251]]-[[EP262]])
* Pokémon Season 6: Advanced ([[EP263]]-[[EP274]]. Also includes all 40 [[Pokémon: Advanced]] episodes)

===Individual Volumes===
* Pokémon - Master's Quest 6.1: Address Unown! ([[EP263]]-[[EP266]])
* Pokémon - Master's Quest 6.2: The Tie That Binds ([[EP267]]-[[EP270]])
* Pokémon - Master's Quest 6.3: Catch Ya Later ([[EP271]]-[[EP274]])

==Trivia==
[[File:Master Quest Jetstream.jpg|thumb|Toonami coloration]]
* There was a differently-colored version of the logo used on the [[Toonami Jetstream]] website. This variation of the logo was used until January 20, 2009.
* This is the only Johto season to not have Johto in the name.

==In other languages==
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M14

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Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ blu-ray trivia; http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/dvd/movies.html and http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/dvd/region02_movies.html are my sources

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|colorscheme=BW
|entitle=White—Victini and Zekrom
|entitle2=Black—Victini and Reshiram
|jatitle=ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム
|rotitle=Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom
|jatitle2=ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム
|rotitle2=Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram
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|jaop={{so|Best Wishes!|ベストウイッシュ！}}
|jaed=[[The Sky|宙 -そら-]]{{tt|*|Black Hero}} [[The Voice|響 -こえ-]]{{tt|*|White Hero}}
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'''Pokémon The Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom''' (Japanese: '''ビクティニと{{tt|黒|くろ}}き{{tt|英雄|えいゆう}}ゼクロム''' ''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom'') and '''Pokémon The Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram''' (Japanese: '''ビクティニと{{tt|白|しろ}}き{{tt|英雄|えいゆう}}レシラム''' ''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram''), referred to collectively as (Japanese: '''{{tt|劇場版|げきじょうばん}} ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュ The First Movie''' ''Theatrical Version - Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!: The First Movie''), are the first {{series|Best Wishes}} movies and, combined, the fourteenth [[Pokémon movie]] overall. They premiered in Japanese theaters on July 16, 2011. ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' received a limited release in US theaters on December 3rd and 4th 2011, making it the first Pokémon film to released commercially in theaters since ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'' in 2003. It aired on [[Cartoon Network]] on February 11, 2012. ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' premiered on Cartoon Network on December 10, 2011. The films were released on DVD in the US on April 3, 2012.

For the first time in the series's history, two different versions of a film were released. ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' features the Victory Pokémon {{p|Victini}} and the Deep Black Pokémon {{p|Zekrom}}, while ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' features Victini and the Vast White Pokémon, {{p|Reshiram}}.

==Other posters and logos==
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Movie 14 Pikachu the Movie poster.png|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster
File:Victini and the Black Hero Zekrom poster.png|''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom'' poster
File:Victini and the White Hero Reshiram poster.png|''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram'' poster
File:M14 poster 2.png|Japanese poster featuring both movies
File:M14 poster 1.png|Japanese poster featuring both movies
File:M14 posters separate.png|Japanese movie posters
File:Victini and Reshiram movie poster.png|''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' poster
File:Victini and Zekrom movie poster.png|''White—Victini and Zekrom'' poster
File:M14 eng poster.png|English poster featuring both movies
File:Victini and the Black Hero logo.png|''Victini and the Black Hero'' logo
File:Victini and the Black Hero Zekrom logo.png|''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom'' logo
File:Victini and the White Hero Reshiram logo.png|''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram'' logo
File:Victini and Reshiram logo.png|''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' logo
File:Victini and Zekrom logo.png|''White—Victini and Zekrom'' logo
File:Pikachu the Movie DUAL.png|''Pikachu the Movie DUAL'' logo
File:Pikachu the Movie Dual GS.png|''Pikachu the Movie DUAL'' logo
</gallery>

==Plot==
{{spoilers}}
===Opening===
The movie begins with the world of Pokémon opening, showing the [[Unova]] {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} populating the land, seas and skies. The screen moves towards [[Ash's Pikachu]], who starts running, powers up an {{m|Electro Ball}}, and then fires it—at a {{p|Throh}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', or a {{p|Sawk}} in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. Pikachu then runs to Ash. The trio reaches a fork in the road; {{an|Cilan}} looks at his map and tells the group to go left in Black—Victini and Reshiram, or right in White—Victini and Zekrom.

In ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', the screen then moves to a hot desert, where a man named [[Damon]] is traveling by foot. Damon comes upon a young {{p|Blitzle}} with an injured leg, and he calls upon his {{p|Reuniclus}}'s {{m|Psychic}} to help him carry the injured Blitzle on his shoulder. Damon, Reuniclus, and Blitzle turn to walk back to a small village to find Blitzle's owner, a little girl named [[Luisa]]. Luisa's father thanks Damon for helping, but tells him to go home and that his plans are useless. Damon then tells the man that [[Eindoak Town]] can be revived, but he is again rebuffed.

At that moment, a dust storm appears in the desert, and heads towards the village. A herd of {{p|Bouffalant}} are startled by this, and they begin to stampede towards the village. Damon goes to check out the disaster and holds up his hand, cueing the appearance of {{OBP|Reshiram|M14}}. Damon then climbs on Reshiram's back and orders it to destroy the dust storm, which it does with power and ease. Damon then asks the townspeople, who are shocked by the [[legendary Pokémon]]'s appearance, to give him another chance.

In ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', the scene instead shows Damon and his {{p|Gothitelle}} visiting a town on a frozen tundra. He discusses the matter of the [[Kingdom of the Vale]]'s revival with a resident there, but is again dismissed. He refuses to leave, asking to see [[Glacine]], the village's chief. She and her son [[Luis]] are on a cliff working to find herbs with his {{p|Lillipup}}'s help. Below, on an ice shelf, a group of {{p|Beartic}} become agitated when a giant iceberg collides with the ice. The cliff fractures, causing Luis to fall; then, as his mother and the first resident are trying to rescue him, the ice they are standing upon breaks off, stranding all of them in the path of the iceberg. Damon's Gothitelle saves Luis's Lillipup from falling into the water, and then Damon himself appears with {{OBP|Zekrom|M14}} to destroy the iceberg. Damon and Zekrom reiterate their proposal, and, awed by the display, Glacine and her village reconsider.

===Finding Victini===
Near Eindoak Town, Ash, {{an|Iris}} and Cilan find a pair of {{p|Deerling}} in danger on a cliff face. Ash attempts to rescue them but begins to fall himself; however, he is rescued when {{OBP|Victini|M14}} touches his foot out of his sight, giving him the ability to jump hundreds of feet across the canyon. Now separated from his stunned friends, Ash agrees to meet Iris and Cilan later and heads into a cave with the two Deerling. Victini shows Ash visions of the path he should take, allowing him to find his way through the cave. He reaches a giant cavern with a mesh of crystal paths, and Ash's presence mysteriously activates an orb and the crystals, before he is guided again to the cellar of Eindoak Town's castle and up to its balcony. There, he reunites with his friends.

Cilan explains that the castle is known as the "[[Sword of the Vale]]", and is said in legend to have flown to its current location from a valley far away. While exploring the castle, Ash, Iris and Cilan share some macarons among themselves, but an invisible Victini keeps stealing Ash's macarons, much to his disbelief. The group hears fireworks outside, which causes Victini to choke on a macaron as the group realizes they must hurry to the town's battle tournament. In the ruckus, Ash runs into the invisible Victini—this confuses him for a moment, but he brushes it off. The group encounters a relatively plain-clothed Damon, who introduces himself as the castle's caretaker and offers to escort them to the town, which they accept.

In the town square, the group meets a woman named [[Juanita]], who runs a Victini-themed souvenir stand with her {{p|Golurk}} (which is {{Shiny}} in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''). The town's mayor, [[Mannes]], gives a speech to the townspeople congratulating them for the bountiful harvest they have collected. Mannes sends his {{p|Klink}}, {{p|Klang}} and {{p|Klinklang}} into a large music machine, starting the festival. He explains the tournament's rules: each competitor has been given a necklace and must challenge other competitors throughout the town, with losing Trainers surrendering their necklaces until the winner emerges.

In the first round of the tournament, Ash faces {{mov|Mako}} and her {{p|Serperior}}, which he defeats with Pikachu's {{m|Electro Ball}}. Iris battles a Trainer named [[Tatsuki]] and his {{p|Emboar}} with her {{TP|Iris|Emolga}}, but Emolga uses {{m|Volt Switch}}, forcing {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to come out in its place, against the rules; the referee promptly awards the match to Tatsuki. Juanita's daughter, [[Carlita]], and her {{p|Hydreigon}} ({{Shiny}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'') quickly dispatches of [[Cilan's Pansage]]. Ash and {{AP|Oshawott}} later battle Tatsuki and defeat Emboar with {{m|Aqua Jet}}.

Ash sends {{AP|Tepig}} to face [[Leeku]] and his {{p|Samurott}}, and Samurott's {{m|Razor Shell}} effortlessly smashes Tepig into Juanita's stand of Victini trinkets. However, Victini covertly appears and powers up Tepig, allowing it to defeat Samurott with an absurdly powerful {{m|Ember}}. Carlita witnesses this, and, becoming suspicious, challenges Ash. When Ash's {{AP|Scraggy}} attempts to {{m|Headbutt}} Hydreigon, it is knocked into the trees. Carlita sees Victini give Scraggy a powerup, after which Scraggy quickly defeats Hydreigon with a second Headbutt. Carlita surrenders her necklace to the judge, and then confronts Ash, informing the group of Victini's role.

Suspicious that Victini was the one who stole the macarons, Ash uses one to bait it out. It appears, and Ash excitedly tries to befriend it. Victini is initially receptive and playful, but becomes alarmed as Ash swings it around enthusiastically, leaving the Pokémon of the group to coax Victini back to them. As the party travels through town, Victini hesitates in the shadow of giant pillars. Ash tries to force Victini forward, but Victini gets clobbered by a magical barrier around the castle area, delineated by the pillars and preventing Victini's escape. Upset, Victini flees back towards the castle. Later, while looking for Victini with Juanita and Carlita, they run into Mannes and Damon. It is revealed that Damon is Juanita's son and Carlita's older brother. He has been traveling and has not contacted Juanita in some time, which she reprimands him for. Carlita attempts to cheer him by telling him about Victini's appearance, but he says he already knew.

===Legends of the Vale===
At Mannes's home, Victini is found leading a group of other Pokémon. Inside, Mannes relays the legend of the tribe now known as the People of the Vale: one thousand years ago, they were a prosperous people who lived in a place called the Kingdom of the Vale, in a valley where the Sword of the Vale originally resided. They used a power in the earth called the "[[Dragon Force]]" to enrich their land, and all was well. However, one day, the twin sons of the [[King of the People of the Vale|king]]—the Hero of Truth, who controlled Reshiram, and the Hero of Ideals, who controlled Zekrom—began a war over their beliefs. Reshiram and Zekrom battled and drained each others' strength, and then turned into orbs called "{{DL|Legendary artifacts|Dragon Stones}}". The kingdom was devastated, and the Dragon Force corrupted and chaotic, ravaging the earth instead of healing it. Desperate, the king asked Victini to lend him its power, and he created the "Pillars of Protection" and their barrier to control the flow of that power. Using this system, the king flew the Sword of the Vale, with all of the townspeople inside, out of the Kingdom of the Vale to a nearby mountaintop. There, the castle calmed the flow of the Dragon Force. However, soon after the castle landed, the king died, while the Pillars of Protection remained. The two regretful princes hid the Dragon Stones deep within the caverns of the Sword of the Vale.

While watching Ash and his friends play with Victini, Damon informs his mother that her dream—that the People of the Vale could one day live again in the Kingdom of the Vale, as relayed in a flashback—can now come true. He intends to borrow Victini's power just as the king did, and return the Sword of the Vale to its rightful place. Inside, without Ash and his friends, Damon relays his journeys over the past three years. Damon visited the scattered tribal settlements of the People of the Vale to try to find support for his dream to reclaim the land that was the Kingdom of the Vale. He was always rebuffed, until one day he heard a voice emanating from the chambers under the Sword of the Vale. He and Mannes investigated, walking on a crystal path when, inexplicably, the two found themselves separated onto different paths. Damon went on alone to find his [[Legendary Pokémon|legendary]] {{t|dragon}}, and with it as his ally, he demonstrated the truth of the legend and his dragon's power by helping the leaders of the settlements. (Here, each version of the movie briefly shows Damon's dragon like in the opening of the other version—Zekrom assisting in the tundra in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', and Reshiram in the desert in ''White—Victini and Zekrom''.) The leaders agreed to help him—and as if on cue, they appear in Mannes's study in support of Damon's goal: the resurrection of the Kingdom of the Vale.

Victini dreams about its millennium trapped in the Pillars of Protection, witnessing the establishment and growth of Eindoak Town. The dream ends with the spirit of the king returning to apologize for the trap, then saying goodbye and fading away; Ash inexplicably experiences the dream as well, and is awoken. Victini takes Ash, Iris, and Cilan to a balcony, where it shows them the sunrise over an ocean shore; Ash comes to understand that Victini wishes to go to the shore, and promises to take it.

===Conflict===
Meanwhile, at the Sword of the Vale, Juanita and Carlita watch as Damon prepares to execute his plan on the observation deck of the castle. He sends out his {{p|Sigilyph}}, and it takes its place in a mechanism atop the chamber. Sigilyph's power awakens the thousands of {{p|Solosis}} and {{p|Duosion}} in the lower chambers of the castle, and in turn, the Pillars of Protection activate, rise, and begin to travel towards the castle. Alarmed, Victini flees from the ever-constricting barrier, eventually flying to the castle, where Damon requests that it lend him its power. As Damon reminds Victini of the king, it is briefly cooperative until it gets caught in another, smaller barrier. The smaller pillars force it into a mechanism that begins draining Victini's power, using it to power up the Solosis and Duosion. As Ash, Iris, and Cilan arrive, the castle slowly ascends into the sky, and the healthy Dragon Force flows out, returning to the Kingdom of the Vale and beginning to restore it.

Ash, Iris, Cilan, Juanita, and Carlita rush into the main chamber and find Damon torturing Victini. Horrified that this was her son's plan, Juanita demands he stop, which shocks and upsets him. When Ash attempts to destroy the machine draining Victini's power, Damon attacks the group with his Reuniclus or Gothitelle. Damon's Reshiram or Zekrom then arrives, and Juanita attempts to fight the dragon with Golurk, but Golurk is defeated easily. Ash once again tries to climb the mechanism, but Damon's {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon knocks him out.

While unconscious, Ash receives a vision from Victini, of the king warning Victini to never let the Sword of the Vale be moved again, because if it is, the Dragon Force would return to run amok, causing a repeat of the disaster that struck the Kingdom of the Vale, and threatening the entire world. This has already begun, but with the castle now above the clouds, Damon and his dragon are unaware of it happening. Ash awakens in the cellar of the castle, and Juanita begs him to forgive Damon, as he truly believes he is doing the right thing. She then reveals that one thing can stop Damon's dragon: the other dragon, which should still be deep in the castle's dungeons, where had Ash passed through at the beginning of the film. As the group explores the crystal cavern, Ash and Pikachu soon find themselves suddenly separated, as Damon had been; Ash and Pikachu go on alone. A voice challenges Ash, and then the paths begin to collapse, forcing him to the bottom of the cavern. There, he finds the Dragon Stone, and hears a voice asking him for his ideal (''White—Victini and Zekrom'') or truth (''Black—Victini and Reshiram''). He answers that he wants to save Victini and fulfill his promise, satisfying the voice, which reveals itself to be Zekrom (in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'') or Reshiram (in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'').

Mannes arrives, and meets Juanita, Carlita, Iris, and Cilan, having flown to the castle in a helicopter powered by his Klink, Klang, and Klinklang. He warns the group of the disaster on the surface, but by now they already know. Golurk returns to again fight Reshiram or Zekrom, but fails; however, the dragon's finishing blow is deflected by its opposite, which arrives with Ash riding on it. Ash jumps off at the courtyard of the castle, and then Zekrom and Reshiram engage in an epic battle in the sky. Inside the castle, Pikachu engages Reuniclus or Gothitelle.

Finally, Ash's dragon defeats Damon's, forcing it below the clouds, where they both witness the unfolding tragedy of the deadly Dragon Force. Pikachu defeats Reuniclus or Gothitelle and Ash climbs the mechanism, but Damon's dragon returns before he can destroy the barrier around Victini. Damon orders it to stop Ash, but it ignores him and instead destroys the mechanism to free Victini. Damon's dragon explains to him that it has heard the "land's anger", and then the two dragons blow away the clouds, revealing to Damon the devastation that the Dragon Force has caused. Panicking, Damon immediately becomes remorseful and begs Reshiram and Zekrom to help him stop the disaster. They agree, "lending their power" and redirecting some of the destructive Dragon Force into the Sword of the Vale—this powers up the Pokémon inside much more than Victini did, but also causes the mechanisms throughout the castle to become erratic, including the castle's flight.

===Climax===
Damon directs his family, Mannes, and Ash's group to leave immediately, fearing that the castle may crumble. Damon, meanwhile, insists that he will stay until the disaster is averted and the world is saved. However, when Ash tries to flee, the barrier generated by the Pillars of Protection continues to trap Victini inside, and Ash refuses to leave without it. Iris escapes with Carlita on Hydreigon's back, while Cilan and Juanita board Mannes's helicopter. As the pillars close in, the castle rocks, and Damon is thrown from it. Without warning, the Sword rapidly ascends into the sky, uncontrolled. All the Psychic-type Pokémon flee, leaving Ash, Pikachu, and Victini alone in the castle.

High in the Earth's atmosphere, the castle begins to frost over, and the thin, cold air begins to take a toll on Ash. Damon appears, saved by and now riding his mother's Golurk, while Reshiram and Zekrom attack the Pillars of Protection. But as the pillars are attacked, they are knocked towards each other, constricting even further around Victini. The pillars soon collide and close completely in the castle's courtyard, trapping Ash, Pikachu, and Victini within their walls. Damon tells Ash to hold on, as he is one of the dragons' chosen, and in a desperate bid to save them, Golurk fruitlessly tries to pry the pillars apart with its hands. Reshiram and Zekrom continue to destroy the pillars, but now several layers of pillars are in the way, and it proves too time-consuming. Inside the prison created by the Pillars of Protection, a weak and delirious Ash sadly apologizes to Victini for failing in his promise to take it to the ocean, before it becomes so cold that Ash's tears freeze and he falls unconscious.

Victini decides to use {{m|Searing Shot}}, which is too weak to break apart the pillars, but Ash is warmed and wakes up due to the attack. He witnesses Victini summoning up all of its power to activate {{m|V-create}}, its ultimate move. This finally destroys the Pillars of Protection once and for all, and the chaotic Dragon Force gets ejected into space—but Victini is nowhere to be seen. With the barrier and Dragon Force gone, Damon re-enters the castle and wraps Ash in a blanket that helps keep him alive.

===Closing===
Later, with Reshiram, Zekrom, and Golurk pushing the castle, Damon steers the castle down to the advancing tendril of the deadly Dragon Force. Just as Ash wakes up, he lands the Sword, calming the Dragon Force before it can destroy the entire planet. On the beach, Ash, Iris, and Cilan stare out at the ocean, saddened by the apparent death of Victini. Believing that Victini sacrificed itself to destroy the Pillars of Protection and save him, Ash apologies again before flinging one of Cilan's macarons toward the ocean. However, the macaron suddenly stops in mid-air and is eaten—and Victini reveals itself to be very much alive, now freed from the barrier just as it always dreamed.

Damon falls to his knees, overwhelmed with guilt that his actions had backfired so badly. However, Juanita consoles him by telling him they will have a lot of work to do to rebuild the Kingdom of the Vale. Victini sends Ash a vision of it helping with the rebuilding, and he understands that their time together is at an end. Bidding farewell to Damon, Juanita, Carlita, Mannes, and the other People of the Vale, Ash, Iris, and Cilan depart for new adventures.

During the credits, Damon and Juanita lead the People of the Vale in their reconstruction efforts. A single sprout is seen on the once-dead land in the Kingdom of the Vale, implying that the area can indeed be revived. While traveling, Ash, Iris, and Cilan get caught in a windstorm created by {{p|Tornadus}} (in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'') or a thunderstorm caused by {{p|Thundurus}} (in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''). They later travel through a town where the [[Team Rocket trio]] watches them from a café, with [[Peg]] passing by as well. Reshiram and Zekrom continue flying throughout the world, appearing in the skies in a variety of places.

==Major events==
===Debuts===
* {{p|Victini}}
* {{p|Serperior}}
* {{p|Emboar}}
* {{p|Samurott}}
* {{p|Sigilyph}}
* {{p|Duosion}}
* {{p|Reuniclus}}
* {{p|Hydreigon}}
* {{p|Klink}}
* {{p|Klang}}
* {{p|Klinklang}}
* {{p|Rufflet}}
* {{p|Braviary}}
* {{p|Tirtouga}}
* {{p|Carracosta}}
* {{p|Cinccino}}
* {{p|Gothorita}}
* {{p|Heatmor}}
* {{p|Jellicent}}
* {{p|Krookodile}}
* {{p|Purrloin}}
* {{p|Liepard}}
* {{p|Petilil}}
* {{p|Lilligant}}
* {{p|Mandibuzz}}
* {{p|Throh}}
* {{p|Sawk}}
* {{p|Seismitoad}}
* {{p|Tynamo}}
* {{p|Eelektrik}}
* {{p|Unfezant}}
* {{p|Whimsicott}}
* {{p|Thundurus}}
* {{p|Tornadus}}
* {{p|Volcarona}}

==Characters==
===Human===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Damon]]
* [[Carlita]]
* [[Juanita]]
* [[Mannes]]
* [[Ravine]]
* [[Luisa]]
* [[Glacine]]
* [[Luis]]
* {{mov|Mako}}
* [[Tatsuki]]
* [[Leeku]]
* [[King of the People of the Vale]]
* [[Heroes of Truth and Ideals|Hero of Truth]]
* [[Heroes of Truth and Ideals|Hero of Ideals]]
* {{pkmn|Trainer}}s
* [[Eindoak Town]] referee
* Citizens
* People of the Vale
* [[Peg]]
* [[Mother and daughter]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})
* {{p|Scraggy}} ({{OP|Ash|Scraggy}})
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Victini}} ([[Victini (M14)|wild]])
* {{p|Zekrom}} ([[Zekrom (M14)|wild]])
* {{p|Reshiram}} ([[Reshiram (M14)|wild]])
* {{p|Gothitelle}} ([[Damon]]'s, ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' only)
* {{p|Reuniclus}} ([[Damon]]'s, ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' only)
* {{p|Sigilyph}} ([[Damon]]'s)
* {{p|Golurk}} ([[Juanita]]'s, {{Shiny}} in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'')
* {{p|Hydreigon}} ([[Carlita]]'s, {{Shiny}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'')
* {{p|Blitzle}} ([[Luisa]]'s)
* {{p|Lillipup}} ([[Luis]]'s)
* {{p|Klink}} ([[Mannes]]'s)
* {{p|Klang}} ([[Mannes]]'s)
* {{p|Klinklang}} ([[Mannes]]'s)
* {{p|Alomomola}} (multiple)
* {{p|Audino}}
* {{p|Braviary}}
* {{p|Carracosta}}
* {{p|Cinccino}} (flashback)
* {{p|Deerling}} (Autumn Form; intro, Summer Form, multiple)
* {{p|Sawsbuck}} (Summer Form, multiple, intro and credits)
* {{p|Drilbur}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tynamo}} (multiple)
* {{p|Eelektrik}} (multiple)
* {{p|Eelektross}}
* {{p|Emboar}} ([[Tatsuki]]'s)
* {{p|Gothita}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Gothorita}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Herdier}} (flashback)
* {{p|Mandibuzz}}
* {{p|Minccino}}
* {{p|Patrat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidove}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tranquill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Samurott}} ([[Leeku]]'s)
* {{p|Tympole}} (multiple)
* {{p|Palpitoad}} (multiple)
* {{p|Seismitoad}}
* {{p|Serperior}} ({{mov|Mako}}'s)
* {{p|Sigilyph}}
* {{p|Ducklett}} (multiple)
* {{p|Swanna}} (multiple, intro in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. multiple, credits in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'')
* {{p|Woobat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Swoobat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tirtouga}} (multiple)
* {{p|Trubbish}}
* {{p|Cottonee}}
* {{p|Whimsicott}} (multiple)
* {{p|Volcarona}}
* {{p|Munna}} (many; flashback only)
* {{p|Musharna}} (many; flashback only)
* {{p|Darmanitan}} (many; flashback only)
* {{p|Sigilyph}} (many; flashback only)
* {{p|Solosis}} (many)
* {{p|Duosion}} (many)
* {{p|Reuniclus}} (many; flashback only)
* {{p|Stunfisk}} (wild; intro)

====Credits only====
* {{p|Tranquill}} ({{OP|Ash|Tranquill}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Swadloon}} ({{OP|Ash|Swadloon}})
* {{p|Dwebble}} ({{OP|Cilan|Dwebble}})
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Tornadus}} (''White—Victini and Zekrom'' only)
* {{p|Thundurus}} (''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' only)

{| width="100%" colspan="2" |
|-
| width="50%" valign="top" |

====Exclusive to ''White—Victini and Zekrom''====
* {{p|Eelektross}} (intro)
* {{p|Basculin}} (Blue-Striped form, multiple)
* {{p|Bouffalant}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Darmanitan}} (Standard Mode, intro)
* {{p|Frillish}} (female, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Reuniclus}} ([[Damon]]'s)
* {{p|Heatmor}} (intro)
* {{p|Jellicent}} (female, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Lilligant}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Rufflet}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Throh}}
* {{p|Tornadus}} (credits)
* {{p|Unfezant}} (male and female, multiple, intro)
| width="50%" valign="top" |
====Exclusive to ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''====
* {{p|Stunfisk}} (wild; intro)
* {{p|Archen}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Archeops}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Basculin}} (Red-Striped form, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Frillish}} (male, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Jellicent}} (male, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Krookodile}} (intro)
* {{p|Liepard}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Gothitelle}} ([[Damon]]'s)
* {{p|Stoutland}}
* {{p|Sawk}}
* {{p|Sawsbuck}} (Autumn Form, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Thundurus}} (credits)
* {{p|Zebstrika}} (multiple, intro)
|}

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Unova}}
{{cast|Unova|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash|Sarah Natochenny|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Unova|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Unova|Cilan (anime)|disp=Cilan|Jason Griffith|Dent|Mamoru Miyano|デント|宮野真守}}
{{cast|Unova|Iris (anime)|disp=Iris|Eileen Stevens|Iris|Aoi Yūki|アイリス|悠木碧}}
{{cast|Unova|Iris's Axew|disp=Axew|Kayzie Rogers|Kibago|Minami Tsuda|キバゴ|津田美波}}
{{cast|Unova|Jessie|Michele Knotz|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Unova|James|Carter Cathcart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Unova|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Carter Cathcart|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}
{{cast|Unova|Narrator|disp=Narrator|Rodger Parsons|Narrator|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
! colspan=6 | {{color|FFF|Special appearances by}}
|-
{{cast|Unova|Damon|J. Michael Tatum|Dred Grangil|Takeshi Tsuruno|ドレッド・グランギル|つるの剛士|top=yes}}
{{cast|Unova|Carlita|Leah Clark|Karita|Satomi Ishihara|カリータ|石原さとみ }}
{{cast|Unova|Juanita|Khristine Hvam|Janta|Mao Daichi|ジャンタ|大地真央 }}
{{cast|Unova|Luisa|Lisa Ortiz|Sed|Shōko Nakagawa| セード|中川翔子}}
{{cast|Unova|Luis|Eileen Stevens|Aude|Shōko Nakagawa| オード|中川翔子}}
{{cast|Unova|Mannes|Michael Alston Baley|Momont|Kōichi Yamadera|モーモント| 山寺宏一}}
{{cast|Unova|Ravine|Bob Senkewicz|Kajin|Tsuguo Mogami|カジン|最上嗣生}}
{{cast|Unova|Glacine|Erica Schroeder|Yajin|Sayuri|ヤジン|紗ゆり}}
{{cast|Unova|Manuke|Eli James|Manuke|Kiyotaka Furushima|マヌーク|古島清孝}}
{{cast|Unova|Donuke|Tom Wayland|Donuke|Kensuke Satō|ドヌーク|佐藤健輔}}
{{cast|Unova|Leeku|Tom Wayland|Leeku|Misato Fukuen|リーク|福圓美里}}
{{cast|Unova|Victini (M14)|disp=Victini|Nana Mizuki|Victini|Nana Mizuki|ビクティニ|水樹奈々}}
{{cast|Unova|Reshiram (M14)|disp=Reshiram|Marc Thompson|Reshiram|Shosuke Tanihara|レシラム|谷原章介}}
{{cast|Unova|Zekrom (M14)|disp=Zekrom|Marc Thompson|Zekrom|Hideki Takahashi|ゼクロム|高橋英樹|bottom=yes}}
|}

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom / Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram Music Collections}}

==Differences between the films==
* The major difference between the films is that the main featured Pokémon in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' is {{p|Zekrom}}, while {{p|Reshiram}} is the main Pokémon of ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. Ash befriends the said Pokémon in those movies, with Damon using the other Pokémon.
* The World of Pokémon intro, while stylistically the same in both films, feature different Pokémon depending on the version.
* During the World of Pokémon intro, {{AP|Pikachu}} is seen battling a {{p|Throh}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', while in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', he battles a {{p|Sawk}}.
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} come to a fork in the road at the beginning of both films. In ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', they take the left path, while in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', they take the right path.
* Pokémon that appear in the background differ depending on the version.
* [[Damon]]'s appearance differs between the two films.
* Damon's Pokémon is {{p|Reuniclus}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', while in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', it is {{p|Gothitelle}}.
* Damon travels through the desert in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' (with {{p|Bouffalant}} and the {{p|Blitzle}} evolutionary family appearing in the area), and an icy plain in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' (where {{p|Beartic}} and {{p|Stoutland}} are in the area, the latter of which are used by the natives).
* In ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', [[Carlita]]'s {{p|Hydreigon}} is a [[Shiny Pokémon]], and [[Juanita]]'s {{p|Golurk}} is colored normally, whereas in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', this is reversed, with Golurk being the Pokémon who is Shiny.
* Numerous scenes are altered in various ways between the two films. For example, the scene of Damon and Mannes talking at the ruins of the Kingdom of the Vale takes place during the day in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' but at night in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. Other scenes throughout the films are mirrored.
** Some small scenes appear only in one version or the other.
* The background music differs depending on the version, due to having different music composers for each movie. The ending theme also differs, with [[The Sky]] in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' and [[The Voice]] in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''.
* In the credits, in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', {{p|Tornadus}} creates a windstorm that is encountered by Ash and friends; in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', {{p|Thundurus}} creates a thunderstorm that is encountered by Ash and friends.

====Comparison gallery====
<gallery perrow=6>
File:M14 comparison 1.png|World of Pokémon in ''White—Victini and Zekrom''
File:M14 comparison 2.png|World of Pokémon in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''
File:M14 comparison 3.png|Ash's Pikachu battling a {{p|Throh}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom''
File:M14 comparison 4.png|Ash's Pikachu battling a {{p|Sawk}} ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''
File:M14 comparison 5.png|Damon preparing to stop many stampeding {{p|Bouffalant}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom''
File:M14 comparison 6.png|Damon preparing to stop an iceberg in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''
</gallery>

==Events==
[[File:Reshiram Zekrom Movie Distribution Art.png|thumb|Reshiram and Zekrom distribution artwork]]
===Pre-order distribution===
A [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Eind Victini|special Victini]] is available to people who pre-order tickets to the film in Japan. This Victini will know the previously-unobtainable move {{m|V-create}}, as well as its other [[signature move]], {{m|Searing Shot}}, and the signature moves of {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}, {{m|Fusion Flare}} and {{m|Fusion Bolt}}.

===Movie distributions===
[[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Satoshi Zekrom|Zekrom]] was made available for players of Black and [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Satoshi Reshiram|Reshiram]] for players of White. Both will have the [[original Trainer]] サトシ ''[[Ash Ketchum|Satoshi]]''. Both dragons are at [[level]] 100 and know their [[signature move]]s, {{m|Blue Flare}} and {{m|Fusion Flare}}, and {{m|Bolt Strike}} and {{m|Fusion Bolt}}, respectively. Also, Reshiram knows {{m|Mist}} and Zekrom knows {{m|Haze}}, due to the Japanese names for these moves being しろいきり ''White Mist'' and くろいきり ''Black Mist'', respectively.

===Other distributions===
Users of the Japanese-language Global Link could obtain [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions#C-Gear skins|a C-Gear skin featuring Victini]].

Players of Black could obtain a [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Carlita Hydreigon|Shiny Hydreigon]], based on [[Carlita]]'s, while players of White could obtain a [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Juanita Golurk|Shiny Golurk]], based on [[Juanita]]'s.

Users of the Japanese-language Global Link can also obtain one of two C-Gear skins featuring Reshiram or Zekrom, depending on which Pokémon they put to sleep before taking them to the Eindoak Home, which, much like the Pokémon Café Home, is another event exclusive.

==Trivia==
* Director Yuyama Kunihiko scouted locations in {{wp|France}} (including {{wp|Nice}}, {{wp|Gourdon, Alpes-Maritimes|Gourdon}}, {{wp|Tourrettes-sur-Loup}} and {{wp|Mont Saint-Michel}}) as part of pre-production for this movie.
* These are the first movies in which {{an|Brock}} does not appear; he made a cameo appearance in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''.
* If both versions are counted together, these films debut 34 new Pokémon, more than any other film in the series.
* This is the second time when two Pokémon movies debuted within the same year in the US.
* Several short scenes were removed from the Cartoon Network airing of ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' on December 10, 2011 to reduce the film's total running time. These included the appearance of {{p|Gothita}}, {{p|Gothorita}} and their Trainer, the entrances of several of the Pokémon in Mannes's garden such as {{p|Cottonee}}, a shot of Damon's face as he explains his plans for the People of the Vale, and Mannes's {{p|Klink}} and {{p|Klang}} installing themselves in the music machine.
** Several of these scenes were restored for the February 11, 2012 airing of ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', but other additional cuts were made.
* The mother and daughter characters first shown in ''[[M08|Lucario in the Mystery of Mew]]'' make a cameo in these movies as well, appearing right after Ash defeated [[Tatsuki]].
* This is the first Pokémon movie to be available in its original Japanese version on Blu-Ray, released in December of 2011. It was beaten by the double film release of the English dubs of ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'' and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''.

===Dub edits===
* The title card sequence removes the animation of Zekrom or Reshiram unfolding its wings.
* The opening song is ''[[Black and White (song)|Black and White Theme]]'', a full-length version of the dub's opening song. ''[[The Sky]]'' and ''[[The Voice]]'' are replaced as the ending songs by ''[[Follow Your Star|Follow Your Star (Ideals Mix)]]'' in ''White-Victini and Zekrom'', and ''Follow Your Star (Truth Mix)'' in ''Black-Victini and Reshiram''.
* The credits remove the artwork that appears throughout one sequence, replacing them with full-screen versions of the scenes they previously shared screen space with.
* The cut of ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' that aired on Cartoon Network on February 11, 2012 featured several edits to the credits at the beginning and end of the film: the opening credits were moved to the World of Pokémon segment, the ''Black and White Theme'' sequence was therefore textless, and the closing credits were played over a black screen without any of the clips normally featured.

===Errors===
* In both movies, just before Victini reveals itself to the group, Ash asks Victini if it lent him its powers. When Ash says this, his lips do not move with the rest of his mouth.
* In the English dub, the voice of a {{p|Reuniclus}} can be heard in many scenes involving the {{p|Solosis}} and {{p|Duosion}} in the castle despite the fact that Reuniclus can only be seen there during flashback scenes to the Kingdom of the Vale.

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|比克提尼與黑英雄捷克羅姆|Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom}} {{tt|比克提尼與白英雄雷希拉姆|Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram}}
|da={{tt|Pokémon Filmen: White — Victini og Zekrom|Pokémon the Movie: White — Victini and Zekrom}} {{tt|Pokémon Filmen: Black — Victini og Reshiram|Pokémon the Movie: Black — Victini and Reshiram}}
|de={{tt|Pokémon — Der Film: Schwarz - Victini und Reshiram|Pokémon the Movie: Black — Victini and Reshiram}} {{tt|Pokémon — Der Film: Weiß - Victini und Zekrom|Pokémon the Movie: White — Victini and Zekrom}}
|fi=Pokémon-elokuva White - Victini ja Zekrom Pokémon-elokuva Black - Victini ja Reshiram
|it={{tt|Il Film Pokémon Bianco — Victini e Zekrom|The Pokémon Movie White — Victini and Zekrom}} {{tt|Il Film Pokémon Nero — Victini e Reshiram|The Pokémon Movie Black — Victini and Reshiram}}
|ko={{tt|비크티니와 흑의 영웅 제크로무|Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom}} {{tt|비크티니와 백의 영웅 레시라무|Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram}}
|nl={{tt|Pokémon de Film Wit — Victini en Zekrom|Pokémon the Movie White — Victini and Zekrom}} {{tt|Pokémon de Film Zwart — Victini en Reshiram|Pokémon the Movie Black — Victini and Reshiram}}
|pl={{tt|Pokemon: Czerń- Victini i Reshiram|Pokémon: Black — Victini and Reshiram}} 
|pt_eu={{tt|Pokémon O Filme: Branco - Victini e Zekrom|Pokémon The Movie: White — Victini and Zekrom}} {{tt|Pokémon O Filme: Preto - Victini e Reshiram|Pokémon The Movie: Black — Victini and Reshiram}}
|es_eu={{tt|Pokémon, la película: Blanco — Victini y Zekrom|Pokémon The Movie: White — Victini and Zekrom}} {{tt|Pokémon, la película: Negro — Victini y Reshiram|Pokémon The Movie: Black — Victini and Reshiram}}}}

==External links==
*[http://www.pokemon-movie.jp Japanese movie website]
*[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/movie Pokemon.co.jp movie website]
*[http://www.pokemonthemovie.com/victini/white/en-us English movie website - Victini and Zekrom]
*[http://www.pokemonthemovie.com/victini/black/en-us English movie website - Victini and Reshiram]
*[http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/pokemon/m14/index.htm Taiwanese movie website]

==See also==
{{bulbanews|Fourteenth Pokémon movie coming 2011}}
{{bulbanews|CoroCoro reveals theatrical release date of Movie 14}}
{{bulbanews|Alternate Victini movie confirmed}}
{{bulbanews|Dub of 'Black Hero,' 'White Hero' to be released this December
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{{Project Anime notice|mov}}

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M07

2012-09-01T01:22:13Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ blu-ray trivia; http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/dvd/movies.html and http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/dvd/region02_movies.html are my sources

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|colorscheme=Hoenn
|entitle=Destiny Deoxys
|jatitle=裂空の訪問者デオキシス
|rotitle=Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys
|poster=M07 poster.png
|jpprem=July 17, 2004
|usprem=January 22, 2005
|jpvid=December 21, 2004
|usvid=February 15, 2005
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|ened=[[This Side of Paradise]]
|jaop=
|jaed=[[L·O·V·E·L·Y ~Dream-Seeing LOVELY BOY~|L·O·V·E·L·Y～夢見るLOVELY BOY～]]
|usrating=Unrated
|ukrating=U
|nerating=6
|carating=PG
|qurating=G
|irrating=?
|aurating=Not Released on DVD
|nzrating=G
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'''Destiny Deoxys''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|裂空|れっくう}}の{{tt|訪問者|ほうもんしゃ}} デオキシス''' ''Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys''; Official: '''Deoxys the Visitor''') is the second {{series|Advanced Generation}} movie, and seventh of all [[Pokémon movie]]s.

It was first in Japanese theaters on July 17, 2004. It then aired on the Kids' WB! programming block for North American audiences on January 22, 2005. {{wp|Echo Bridge Home Entertainment}} released the movie on Blu-ray (along with ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'' on the same disc) on May 15, 2011.

==Other posters and DVD covers==
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Pikachu the Movie 7 poster.png|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster
File:Japanese M07 teaser poster.png|''Sky-Splitting Visitor'' teaser poster
File:M07Japanese.png|Final ''Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys'' movie poster
File:M07 Japanese DVD cover.png‎|''Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys'' DVD cover
File:M07 3 Deoxys.png|Poster featuring the 3 Deoxys formes from the movie
File:Japanese M07 Logo.png|''Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys'' logo
File:English M07 Logo.png|''Destiny Deoxys'' logo
</gallery>

==Synopsis==
{{spoilers}}
A young boy in one of the polar regions finds a group of {{p|Spheal}}, {{p|Sealeo}} and {{p|Walrein}}, when a meteor crashes down, frightening the Pokémon and making them run towards the sea, trapping the boy in the middle of them. His parents, part of a team of researchers manage to save him, when a {{p|Deoxys}} appears from the middle of the crash site, having come to Earth on the meteor. However, {{p|Rayquaza}} sees this as an invasion of its territory and attacks. A battle starts between the two, destroying most of the equipment of the researchers. Rayquaza ends up blasting Deoxys to the bottom of the ocean. A green stone found at the crash site is taken back with the researchers on a helicopter.

Four years later, lasers are being fired by the researchers at the green stone, which starts to glow, but there is not enough power for it to do anything else. Meanwhile Deoxys has regenerated and bursts through the ice.

Soon afterwards, [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[LaRousse City]]. At the same time a {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} are playing with a high-tech bin, with a {{p|Munchlax}} cleaning up litter.

Ash and co. are greeted by a security robot and given passports. Some people save Ash from going the wrong way on a moving side walk, who introduce themselves as [[Sid]], [[Rafe]], [[Rebecca]] and twins [[Audrey and Kathryn]].

Ash arrives at the Battle Tower, and tries to ask directions from a boy about the same age as himself, who runs away, seemingly scared by Ash. They then find themselves in the middle of a battle, where [[Tory]], the boy Ash was following, reveals he has no Pokémon. They are up against Sid and Rafe, so Ash loans Tory his {{AP|Torkoal}}. They lose badly, and Tory runs off after his parents congratulate him on taking part in the battle. Then [[Yuko]] tells Ash what happened four years ago, and that Tory is scared of Pokémon. Ash decides to try to help him overcome his fear. Tory, after freeing the Minun from earlier from a bin with a stick, goes into the gardens to meet with a strange green light.

Deoxys has reached LaRousse City, and is creating strange lights in the sky, resembling an aurora. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is trying to get hamburgers from a machine, but as they don't have passports and are trying to destroy the machine, they get attacked by a security robot instead. By this point, Ash and the others find Tory, and Brock offers to cook everyone a meal. Ash tries to get Tory to touch {{AP|Pikachu}}, but he runs off again. Meanwhile, Deoxys creates the aurora again, and Tory finds Ash, who calls out all of his Pokémon. Tory is having fun, but still can't bring himself to touch Pikachu. Then Tory takes them, and the people from earlier, to meet the green light. However, Rayquaza is heading towards LaRousse City in pursuit of Deoxys, so Tory's father decides to evacuate the city, but Ash, Tory and the others get trapped inside the building. Deoxys makes copies of itself and tries to carry the people being evacuated away. It creates a forcefield around LaRousse to stop Rayquaza from getting in. Ash and the others try to get out but are attacked by the multiple Deoxys. Plusle, Minun and Munchlax find Ash and his friends. They realize they need food and water, so they go outside and Pikachu {{m|Thunderbolt|shocks}} a hot dog machine, but again, they get attacked by Deoxys, who steals Minun and the hot dog machine.

Back inside, Tory tries to touch Plusle, but still can't do it. Brock finds water in some boxes. Rafe and Rebecca watch Deoxys take Minun into a domed tower, then drop the hot dog machine into the water. Rayquaza is still trying to break through the forcefield. Rebecca and Yuko try to work out why the Deoxys dropped the hot dog machine. The others are all trying to get some rest, wrapped up in blankets on the floor, when {{p|Surskit}} becomes agitated and runs around waking everyone up, warning them Deoxys is trying to get in. They run to an underground laboratory, where Yuko tells them that a second Deoxys is dormant inside the green crystal. Tory's light appears from the crystal, and they work out the light and the aurora have the same light pattern. The green one is saying "friend" and the other one "where are you?" So Deoxys is just looking for its friend. Rayquaza is still attacking the barrier.

They decide to try to wake the second Deoxys up, but they don't have enough power. They go off to try to make extra power, but Deoxys lands in front of them. Ash tries to tell them that they're not enemies, but it doesn't work, so everyone tells their Pokémon to attack. Rafe holds the Deoxys off long enough to let Ash escape Then Rayquaza breaks through the forcefield,and Rafe and {{p|Blaziken}} get carried off.

Ash manages to get to the building where the others are being held, where Rafe is starting a plan to get them out of there. Rayquaza and Deoxys are about to battle. Pikachu and Plusle Thunderbolt the doors of the dome, freeing everyone inside. Meanwhile, Rayquaza is chasing Deoxys.

Ash, Tory, Plusle and Minun go back to the lab, while the others try to power up the windmills to get more electricity, using ropes, Blaziken jumping from one blade to another, various {{t|Water}} Pokémon using {{m|Water Gun}}, {{type|Flying}}s using {{m|Gust}}, {{p|Metagross}} using {{m|Confusion}} and Team Rocket pedaling a machine.

Tory turns on the lasers to wake up the green Deoxys, but they're still 20% short on power, so Pikachu, Plusle and Minun shock the machine and it works. The stone grows into a Deoxys, who makes Ash and Tory float out of the building. However the other Deoxys is about to finish off Rayquaza after tackling it to the ground and continuing to attack it, and the second Deoxys comes and protects the Rayquaza from the attack. They both change [[Forme]] and release an aurora after bein reunited. Then Rayquaza comes out of the ground, but and is going to again attack the two Deoxys.

Because of the increased power, the block security robots power up and go on overdrive, trying to attack Rayquaza. It gets buried under the robots and, when the Deoxys try to help, they get buried as well.

Just then, Tory's father appears on a screen, saying the only way to stop the blocks is by presenting a passport to the chief robot, allowing them to regain control and shut it down. Ash and Tory ride on a hot dog machine to near the tower they need to get up, but miss. Just then, Munchlax, who was hiding in the bottom of the machine, gets out and {{p|Snorlax|evolves}}, allowing Ash to step over it to a nearby tower. Pikachu realizes the only way to get to the tower they need is by stepping on the block robots. Ash follows, but drops his passport. Tory throws him his, and Pikachu leaps off to bat it up to Ash. He manages to give the robot the passport, allowing Tory's dad to power down the robots. But Plusle and Minun, who are at the top of a pile of blocks with Tory, fall off. Tory reaches out to grab them, but falls off too. They get saved by Deoxys. Tory, who had never touched a Pokémon before, finally touches a Pokémon. Rayquaza befriends the Deoxys after they tried to save it from the blocks, and they all fly together out of LaRousse City to find the others. The Deoxys then go back home.

==Major events==
===Debuts===
* {{p|Deoxys}} (Normal Forme, Defense Forme, Attack Forme)
* {{p|Rayquaza}}
* {{p|Munchlax}}
* {{p|Metagross}} (Rebecca's)
* {{p|Cacturne}}
* {{p|Registeel}} (intro only)
* {{p|Gardevoir}} (intro only)
* {{p|Armaldo}} (intro only)
* {{p|Lunatone}} (intro only)
* {{p|Snorunt}} (intro only)
* {{p|Grumpig}} (intro only)
* {{p|Mawile}} (intro only)
* [[May's Venusaur|May's Bulbasaur]] (dub only)

==Characters==
===Humans===
* [[Ash Ketchum]]
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Tory Lund]]
* [[Professor Lund]]
* [[Yuko]]
* [[Rafe]]
* [[Sid]]
* {{mov|Rebecca}}
* [[Audrey and Kathryn|Audrey]]
* [[Audrey and Kathryn|Kathryn]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]

====Intro only====
* {{an|Misty}}
* [[Ross]]
* [[Butler]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Metagross}} (Rebecca's; debut)
* {{p|Blaziken}} (Rafe's)
* {{p|Blastoise}} (Sid's)
* {{p|Surskit}} (Kathryn's)
* {{p|Masquerain}} (Audrey's)
* {{p|Spheal}} (multiple)
* {{p|Sealeo}} (multiple)
* {{p|Walrein}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rayquaza}} ({{mov|Rayquaza|movie|7}}; debut)
* {{p|Deoxys}} ({{mov|Deoxys|movie|7}}; ×2; debut)
* {{p|Munchlax}} (evolves; debut)
* {{p|Snorlax}} (newly evolved)
* {{p|Plusle}}
* {{p|Minun}}
* {{p|Pelipper}} (multiple)
* {{p|Wingull}} (multiple)
* {{p|Seel}} (multiple)
* {{p|Dewgong}} (multiple)
* {{p|Poochyena}} (unnamed Trainer's)
* {{p|Zangoose}} (unnamed Trainer's)
* {{p|Whismur}} (unnamed Trainer's)
* {{p|Cacturne}} (unnamed Trainer's; debut)
* {{p|Espeon}} (unnamed lady's)
* {{p|Seedot}} (unnamed Trainer's)
* {{p|Seedot}} (multiple)
* {{p|Shroomish}} (multiple)
* {{p|Zigzagoon}} (multiple)
* {{p|Murkrow}} (multiple)

====Intro only====
* {{p|Totodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Totodile}})
* {{p|Corsola}} ({{OP|Misty|Corsola}})
* {{p|Salamence}} ([[Butler]]'s)
* {{p|Jirachi}}
* {{p|Groudon}}
* {{p|Kyogre}}
* {{p|Registeel}} (debut)
* {{p|Snorunt}} (debut)
* {{p|Mawile}} (debut)
* {{p|Grumpig}} (debut)
* {{p|Gardevoir}} (debut)
* {{p|Grumpig}} (debut)
* {{p|Armaldo}} (debut)
* {{p|Lunatone}} (debut)
* {{p|Bagon}}
* {{p|Mew}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{an|Mewtwo|anime}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}}
* {{p|Mightyena}}
* {{p|Manectric}}
* {{p|Croconaw}}
* {{p|Castform}}
* {{p|Sableye}}
* {{p|Machoke}}
* {{p|Hariyama}}
* {{p|Absol}}
* {{p|Nosepass}}
* {{p|Slowpoke}}
* {{p|Slaking}}
* {{p|Shiftry}}
* {{p|Suicune}}
* {{p|Celebi}}
* {{p|Doduo}} (multiple)
* {{p|Dodrio}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tauros}} (multiple)
* {{p|Eevee}} (multiple)
* {{p|Jolteon}} (multiple)
* {{p|Vaporeon}} (multiple)
* {{p|Umbreon}} (multiple)
* {{p|Vulpix}} (multiple)
* {{p|Ninetales}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rattata}} (multiple)
* {{p|Raticate}} (multiple)
* {{p|Growlithe}} (multiple)
* {{p|Arcanine}} (multiple)
* {{p|Nidoran♀}} (multiple)
* {{p|Nidorina}} (multiple)
* {{p|Nidoran♂}} (multiple)
* {{p|Nidorino}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rapidash}} (multiple)
* {{p|Weedle}}
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Butterfree}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgeot}} (multiple)
* {{p|Venomoth}} (multiple)
* {{p|Zubat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Golbat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Sandshrew}}
* {{p|Sandslash}}
* {{p|Ivysaur}} (multiple)
* {{p|Venusaur}} (x2)
* {{p|Kangaskhan}}
* {{p|Azurill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Cubone}}
* {{p|Marowak}}
* {{p|Gloom}}
* {{p|Vileplume}} (multiple)
* {{p|Muk}}
* {{p|Paras}} (multiple)
* {{p|Parasect}} (multiple)
* {{p|Koffing}}
* {{p|Weezing}}
* {{p|Voltorb}} (multiple)
* {{p|Electrode}} (multiple)
* {{p|Xatu}}
* {{p|Tropius}}
* {{p|Swablu}} (multiple)
* {{p|Altaria}}
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} (multiple)
* {{p|Onix}}
* {{p|Geodude}} (multiple)
* {{p|Golem}}
* {{p|Haunter}}
* {{p|Charizard}}
* {{p|Primeape}}
* {{p|Victreebel}} (multiple)
* {{p|Skiploom}} (multiple)
* {{p|Ninjask}}
* {{p|Arbok}}
* {{p|Magikarp}} (multiple)
* {{p|Wailmer}}
* {{p|Wailord}}
* {{p|Gorebyss}} (multiple)
* {{p|Mantine}}
* {{p|Remoraid}}
* {{p|Chinchou}} (multiple)
* {{p|Lanturn}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tentacool}} (multiple)
* {{p|Carvanha}}
* {{p|Sharpedo}}
* {{p|Luvdisc}} (multiple)
* {{p|Flygon}}

===Others===
* [[Block Bot]]s

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Hoenn}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash|Veronica Taylor|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Hoenn|May (anime)|disp=May|Veronica Taylor|Haruka|KAORI|ハルカ|KAORI}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Brock (anime)|disp=Brock|Eric Stuart|Takeshi|Yūji Ueda|タケシ|うえだ　ゆうじ}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Max|Amy Birnbaum|Masato|Fushigi Yamada|マサト|山田ふしぎ}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Jessie|Rachael Lillis|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Hoenn|James|Eric Stuart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Maddie Blaustein|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Tory Lund|disp=Tory|Tara Jayne|Tōi|Noriko Hidaka|トオイ|日高のり子}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Professor Lund|Sean Schemmel|Dr. Rondot|Kōichi Yamadera|ロンド博士|山寺宏一}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Yuko|Rachael Lillis|Yūko|Takako Uehara|ユウコ|上原多香子}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Deoxys (M07)|disp=Deoxys 1|Susumu Chiba|Deoxys A|Susumu Chiba|デオキシスA|千葉進歩}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Deoxys (M07)|disp=Deoxys 2|Kenji Nojima|Deoxys B|Kenji Nojima|デオキシスB|野島健児}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Rayquaza (M07)|disp=Rayquaza|Katsuyuki Konishi|Rayquaza|Katsuyuki Konishi|レックウザ|小西克幸}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Rafe|Sebastian Arcelus|Ryū|Kenji Nojima|リュウ|野島健児}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Sid|Matthew Charles|Shouta|Makoto Higo|ショウタ|肥後誠}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Rebecca (movie)|disp=Rebecca|Lisa Ortiz|Hitomi|Becky|ヒトミ|ベッキー}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Audrey and Kathryn|disp=Audrey|Rebecca Honig|Audrey|Nana Mizuki|オードリー|水樹奈々}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Audrey and Kathryn|disp=Kathryn|Rebecca Honig|Catherine|Maria Yamamoto|キャサリン|山本麻里安}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Plusle (Pokémon)|disp=Plusle|Akiko Kawase|Plusle|Akiko Kawase|プラスル|川瀬晶子}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Minun (Pokémon)|disp=Minun|Kumiko Higa|Minun|Kumiko Higa|マイナン|比嘉久美子}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Munchlax (Pokémon)|disp=Munchlax|Darren Dunstan|Gonbe|Keiko Yamamoto|ゴンベ|山本圭子}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Officer Jenny|Lee Quick|Junsar|Chinami Nishimura|ジュンサー|西村ちなみ}}
{{cast|Hoenn|Narrator|disp=Narration|Mike Pollock|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
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==Soundtrack==
{{main|Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys Music Collection}}

==Trivia==
* Deoxys's Speed Forme does not appear in this movie, as this film was released before {{game|Emerald}}; Speed Forme had yet to be introduced to the public.
* This movie featured the very first reveal of a [[Generation IV]] Pokémon, Munchlax.
* [[LaRousse]] was much later revealed to be [[Drew]]'s hometown.
* In October 2003, [[Kunihiko Yuyama]] and his team made a four-day visit to {{wp|Vancouver}}, British Columbia, Canada to form the basis for LaRousse City.
* [[L·O·V·E·L·Y ~Dream-Seeing LOVELY BOY~]] is the ending theme to the original version of the movie while [[This Side of Paradise]] is for the English version.
* This is the first Pokémon movie to debut on TV before its video release.
* The character [[Rafe]] resembles a {{tc|Ace Trainer|Cool Trainer}} from {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}.
* Although the Japanese version of the front cover shows more characters on it, it's missing {{p|Munchlax}}, which the English cover shows.
* This was the last Pokémon movie distributed by [[Miramax Films]].
* For the American audience, this movie marks the first appearance of [[May's Venusaur|May's Bulbasaur]]. This is because ''[[AG073|Grass Hysteria!]]'' (the episode that May captures Bulbasaur) did not air in America until April 9, 2005, a little over 2 months after this movie was released.
* This is the second movie where {{Ash}} and company do not meet {{TRT}}.
* This movie was never released on TV in the United Kingdom, but the DVD was still released.
** In [[Pokémon in New Zealand|New Zealand]], the opposite happened; the DVD has not been released there, however the film aired on TV2 in 2010.
* This was the last Pokémon movie to be translated into {{pmin|Canada|Canadian French}}.
* In {{pmin|Latin America}}, this movie (along with ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'') was dubbed by an entirely different voice cast.
* In the scene where [[Ash's Pikachu]] zaps the hot dog machine and {{Ashfr}}, [[Tory Lund|Tory]], and {{an|Brock}} catch hot dogs, Brock makes a pun on the series' slogan, ''"[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"'' (a dub only occurrence).
* This movie is one of the first two Pokémon movie to be available on Blu-Ray, in a two-pack with ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'', in May of 2011.

===Errors===
* In one scene, [[Brock's Marshtomp|Mudkip's]] bottom mouth is colored the same color as the rest of its body.
* In another scene, Audrey's {{p|Masquerain}}'s wings are colored white instead of orange.
* In the bonus features section, Deoxys's [[Ability]] is listed as Psychic (which is not an Ability). It is in fact {{a|Pressure}}. {{t|Psychic}} is its type.
* In the ending credits, Audrey and Katherine's shirts are colored mainly yellow instead of cream.

===Box office hit===
* This film did not make it to the Top 10 box office in Japan due to the success of American blockbuster movies that year, but was ranked as the no. 1 anime film that year with $34m in box office sales to beat Doraemon 2004 ($23m), Conan ($22m), Crayon Shin-chan 2004 ($11m), Naruto movie ($11m), Innocence ($8m), Steamboy ($8m) and Inu Yasha - Crimson Horai Island ($7m). Its overall ranking is at the seventh place.

===Dub edits===
* The English version of the entire movie is cut around the sides from the original Japanese, making the movie look shrunk in size and proportions.
* During the Japanese version of the scene when Deoxys scans the snow to find the green crystal, its body is covered with a shadow until it uses {{m|Psychic}}. In the English version, the DNA Pokémon is enlightened during the whole scene.
* In the English version, Brock tells Yuko that meeting her reminds him of the time he worked for [[Professor Ivy]], but in the Japanese version, Brock tells Yuko that he's surprised that someone as young and beautiful as her could be a lab assistant, and that he would also be a good assistant, all without even mentioning Professor Ivy.
* When the computer locates Tory in the gardens, the English version uses a different screen of the computer.
* When it first premiered on [[Kids' WB!]], the time duration of the film was 87 minutes. This meant that various scenes were cut in order to make room for their commercials. In the [[Cartoon Network]] version, the whole 100 minute film was aired.
* In the [[Kids' WB!]] and the [[Cartoon Network]] version, the ending is shortened to a minute. In the VHS, DVD and Toon Disney airing of the film the whole ending is shown.

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|裂空的訪問者代歐奇希斯|Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys}}
|zh_yue={{tt|裂空之訪問者|Sky-Splitting Visitor}}
|cs={{tt|Pokémon 7 - Osud Pokémona Deoxise|Pokémon 7 - Fate of Pokémon Deoxis}} {{tt|*|Note: the misspelling of Deoxys name is in the official title}}
|da={{tt|Deoxys Duet|Deoxys Duo}}
|nl={{tt|Pokémon 7: Doel Deoxys|Pokémon 7: Destiny Deoxys}}
|fi={{tt|Salaperäinen Deoxys|Mysterious Deoxys}}
|fr_ca={{tt|Destinée Deoxys|Destiny Deoxys}}
|it={{tt|Pokémon: Fratello dallo Spazio|Pokémon: Brother from Space}}
|de=Destiny Deoxys
|ko={{tt|열공의 방문자 데오키스|Split Sky's Visitor Deoxys}}
|no={{tt|Skjebnens Deoxys|Destiny Deoxys}}
|pl={{tt|Pokémon: Cel Deoxys|Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys}}
|pt_br={{tt|Alma Gêmea|Soul Mate}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Alma Gémea|Soul Mate}}
|ru={{tt|Судьба Деоксиса|Deoxys's Fate}}
|es_la={{tt|El Destino de Deoxys|Deoxys' Destiny}}
|sv={{tt|Dagen D för Deoxys|D-Day for Deoxys}}
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435286/ ''Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys'' at IMDb]

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'''Pokémon Heroes''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|水|みず}}の{{tt|都|みやこ}}の{{tt|護神|まもりがみ}} ラティアスとラティオス''' ''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios''; Official: '''The Guardians of Altomare''') is the fifth [[Pokémon movie]] and the final [[original series]] movie. It features {{p|Latios}} and {{p|Latias}}.

It was released in Japan on July 13, 2002. Distributed on limited release by [[Miramax Films]], it opened in select American theaters on May 16, 2003. It was released on VHS and DVD in the US on January 20, 2004. [http://www.echobridgeentertainment.com Echo Bridge Home Entertainment] released the movie on Blu-ray (along with ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' on the same disc) on May 15, 2011.

''Pokémon Heroes'' was shown with the [[Pikachu Shorts|Pikachu Short]] movie ''[[PK11|Camp Pikachu]]''.

==Other posters and DVD covers==
<gallery perrow=4>
File:Pikachu the Movie 5 poster.png|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster
File:Japanese M05 teaser poster.png|''Guardian of the City of Water'' teaser poster
File:M05Japanese.png|Final ''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios'' movie poster
File:Movie5 Japanese DVD Cover.png|''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios'' DVD cover
File:M05Latias Latios.png|Poster featuring Latias and Latios
File:Japanese M05 Logo.png|''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios'' logo
File:M05 Title screen.png|''Pokémon Heroes'' title screen
</gallery>

==Synopsis==
{{spoilers}}

'''Act I'''

The film starts out with a montage of shots, showing off the Pokémon world and then the main protagonist of the Pokémon TV series and this film, [[Ash Ketchum]]. It shows a flashback of sorts towards his beginnings as a Pokémon Trainer: receiving {{AP|Pikachu}} from {{an|Professor Oak}}, being chased by wild {{p|Spearow}} through a thunderstorm, Ash stealing {{an|Misty}}'s bike and using it to transport Pikachu over to the [[Pokémon Center]] while still being chased by the flock of Spearow, Ash falling off the bike and crashing into a ditch, and Pikachu defeating the Spearow with an extremely powerful {{m|ThunderShock}}. It then cuts to the very first scene ever seen in the Pokémon series- the [[Agatha]]/[[Bruno]] fight between {{p|Gengar}} and {{p|Onix}}, then cuts to his friends Misty and {{an|Brock}} walking with him, and the scene fades to black.

(Note: The following scene was only in the Japanese version. The sections in '''bold''' is what is only in the Japanese version.)
The scene fades back and '''we see a shot of a small stone carving of [[Alto Mare]], the film's setting. This storybook-like scene tells a backstory of an old couple who lived there eons ago. One day they found two wounded children (a boy and a girl) on a beach. The couple's medical knowledge helped the children get better. Then suddenly, an evil monster appeared and attacked the city, and meteors come down on Alto Mare like drops of rain. As the meteor shards strike the city, the buildings and walkways of the city begin to take color of the monster. We then see the elderly couple about to meet their doom, but then all of a sudden; a mysterious, enigmatic light protrudes from the children - in front of the elderly couple's eyes. The two children start to levitate and they both transform. It is now revealed that the two children were actually Pokémon - the boy was a {{p|Latios}} and the girl was a {{p|Latias}}, both classified as the Eon Pokémon. The Latias and Latios, with the mysterious light surrounding them, rise up even higher. They call their friends, and a whole bunch of Latias and Latios appear on screen, and together, they form a power to defeat and destroy the evil monster. The power the Latias and Latios conjured was the [[Soul Dew]], which is given to the elderly couple in the form of a glowing, transparent blue orb. Alto Mare became peaceful again, and the Latias and Latios left the city. It is revealed that the Latias and Latios will appear where the Soul Dew is present, and that the city was never attacked again by the evil monster. The camera moves out and''' a page turns. We then see an intense circle of light on a floor and hear then see footsteps. The book then closes, and a wide shot shows that we are in the present time in a library, during the night. Two women are hiding behind a bookshelf, with a security guard closing in on them. They then scale a wall and jump out an open window. The security guard looks around in the darkness with his flashlight and walks alongside the bookcase, finding a missing slot where a book should have been, with a rose in its place. The books come together and the rose is forced out, flying off into the security guard's hands, with a card with a metallic red background that lands on the floor with two kissmarks (one red, one purple) on the bottom-right hand corner.

The scene cuts to an exterior of the roof of the library, where the two women grab on to a white rope and slide down it on a pulley, hopping into their car that looks like a cross between a {{wp|train}} and a {{wp|Ferrari}}. We then see the two women in close-up - the driver, [[Oakley]], book in hand, waiting for the passenger - {{mov|Annie}}, her older sister, to strap in. Annie gives Oakley the book, and she starts to wonder if it is a legend, with Oakley assuring her that it is. Oakley steps on the gas, then they head towards the edge of a cliff. Annie pushes a button, and a rocket booster launches the car off the cliff. The car then changes to a rocket-propelled aircraft. As they fly through the night, Oakley also tells Annie that once they get to Alto Mare, they can find out more about the legend. Annie says that she doesn't care, all she wants to see is the Soul Dew. Oakley remarks that there are many more amazing things about the Dew. As the aircraft files over the ocean, they come across a strip of land- and both Annie and Oakley identify it as Alto Mare. They both chuckle menacingly.

After the title sequence display, we cut to Alto Mare in its present form, and it is a beautiful, sprawling ancient island city; full of canals, tourists, museums and old buildings. We see a bridge over a large canal and a number of people in rafts with their {{type|Water}} Pokémon, as a flock of {{p|Pidgey}} fly overhead the competitors and the bridge. An announcer speaks over a megaphone that the [[Tour de Alto Mare]], a water race through Alto Mare, is about to start. We also see Ash with his {{AP|Totodile}}, and Misty with her {{TP|Misty|Corsola}} as competitors. They look at each other determinedly. We then see Brock holding [[Misty's Togetic|Togepi]], with Pikachu standing on the railing of the bridge, cheering. Then the announcer announces that the race is about to start. Three {{p|Natu}}, standing one on top of the other, raise their small wings then and the Pokémon supporting the Natu, a {{p|Xatu}}, opens its wings, and the competitors are off! Ash takes the lead, but up on the bridge, Brock is distracted by a pretty girl and while Pikachu is jumping up and down, it falls off the bridge and coincidentally lands on Ash's head. (As this sequence progresses, the opening credits roll.) As a few racers including Misty pass Ash, he speeds up and catches one before the first corner, and by then, a competitor named [[Ross]] and his {{p|Wailmer}} are in the lead with Misty in second, Ash in third and another competitor in fourth who catches air off the waves, falls off his raft and crashes into a boat at the first corner, all while Ash rockets by. We see the race going with Ash and Misty battling and while doing so, they catch Ross, and Ash goes by between Misty and Ross, then through another turn, all three are side by side. After a shot showing the island city's location in comparison with the [[Johto]] region, Ross is back in the lead. We then see two cloaked, mysterious Pokémon flying around the city. As they fly by, an {{p|Aipom}} detects them, and the two Pokémon fly overhead the racers in the canal. Ash, Misty and Ross are still dueling. As they approach a restaurant, where we see [[Team Rocket]] members [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} scarfing down spaghetti with meatballs, the trio are all drenched by the water the racers' rafts are kicking up. We then see Brock watching the race on a television screen, and thinking the pretty girl is still there, he points out his friends, but turns his head to see an old woman standing there instead. He hangs his head in depression. As the three leaders still duke it out, Ash attempts to take the lead by slowing down very late for a corner, but overshoots it, flies off his raft and is about to go into a wall - when the smaller of the two cloaked Pokémon comes out of nowhere and saves Ash and Pikachu from being hurt. They then fall into the canal, and fall several places behind. As other racers go by, Ash and Pikachu swim quickly to the raft and Totodile pulls them back into the race. Then the smaller mysterious Pokémon picks up the end of Ash's tether handle tied to Totodile, and they pick up a considerable amount of speed. Ash, Pikachu and Totodile blast by other racers and a boat. (At this point, the title sequence has ended.) We then hear a tower bell ringing, and the announcer speaking over his megaphone. The crowd waits for the first racers to come under a small bridge and out of the narrow canals. Ross and Wailmer then appear, with Misty and Corsola close behind.. The race is down to these two people but then out of nowhere Ash, who is going much faster than everyone else (thanks to the cloaked Pokémon), blasts by Misty and Ross, with Ash surprised at how fast his Totodile is. Then, the bigger cloaked Pokémon picks up the smaller one and Ash, Pikachu and Totodile go even faster. But the larger Pokémon pulls them off the course and through another route. Ash is terrified as to how fast he is going, and then his raft crashes into a concrete sidewalk. At the same time, both cloaked Pokémon let go of the tether. Ash jumps out of the raft, runs up some stairs, jumps over a ledge and falls into the water again. The race is lost for Ash - but not for Misty, as she and Ross battle down to the line. They go under the bridge, neck and neck and appear to cross the finish line at the same time. After crossing the finish line, Misty fails to stop and she falls into the water. The race marshals check to see the winner with a frame-by-frame replay showing Corsola just touching the line before Wailmer. The announcer announces Misty as the winner of the race. Brock cheers for and waves at Misty, with half the crowd shocked and speechless and the other applauding Misty's performance. Misty embraces her Corsola, and to celebrate her victory, Ross offers Misty a ride in his boat. As Brock cheers, he then starts to wonder where Ash is. Ash is kneeling on the concrete sidewalk he crashed into earlier, checking the condition of his raft. Totodile hangs its head in depression, but Ash consoles it, telling it everyone makes a wrong turn once in a while. Totodile's spirits are immediately cured and it embraces Ash. We then see the two mysterious Pokémon, still cloaked, looking down on Ash and his Pokémon. They then fly away through a narrow alleyway and as they go through a light passing through a window, they are seen both uncloaked as they fly separately through the light for about a quarter of a second each.

The scene cuts to Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu on a gondola, with Ross steering. Our heroes are awed at the awesome, magnificent sight of the city of Alto Mare. They are also enjoying sailing on the gondola. Misty thanks Ross for talking her and friends into a ride, but Ross says that it is him who should be thanking her for letting him take the Water Race Champion. Misty is flattered, and she looks at the medal she was given for the race. Ross asks her if she likes it, as it is a glass medallion with two Pokémon on it. Misty then sees two statues on top of pillars and she asks Ross what they are. Ross recognizes them and points out that one to the right is Latios and the one to the left is Latias. He tells them that according to legend, those two Pokémon saved the city from disaster and that they protect Alto Mare from danger. Brock wonders if they really exist, and Ash says that he would like to see the real Latias and Latios. Misty then looks at her medal, identifying the two Pokémon on there as Latios and Latias. Ross tells them that they never see them because it is always very peaceful in Alto Mare.

The scene cuts to a flock of Pidgey flying upwards and then their shadows. Out comes a flying spy-camera of sorts, and it lands on a surface, with four legs protruding from its base. It gets a very good view of all the people in the main square. This recording is being shown on a computer with Annie and Oakley watching the screen. Annie asks Oakley if she is sure that Latias and Latios are in the crowd of people, but Oakley reminds her that both Pokémon can disguise themselves as people, and that Pokémon have a lower body temperatures than humans. A person with blue (instead of red) is walking around in the square. Oakley is sure that person is either Latias or Latios. They take off in their boat, driving through the buildings, determined to catch this person. We then see Jessie, James and Meowth about to have some ice-cream, who soon gets drenched as Annie and Oakley speed past. Jessie yells at them, but James catches a glimpse of the two thieves, and identifies them as Annie and Oakley. (In the dub, they are spies for {{an|Giovanni}}.) Jessie has never heard of these two, and James says they are some of the best thieves there are. He also says if they are here, then there must be something going on. Jessie gets up, with Meowth soon rising too and says that they would become the #1 thieves.

The scene cuts to Ash, Misty and Brock who are getting off Ross' gondola. He tells them about certain places to eat around Alto Mare. They say their goodbyes and Ash, Misty and Brock run off to eat. Pikachu is behind, but it stops to see a tap through a distance and an arch. There is a woman there soaking her {{p|Vaporeon}}, and they walk off. Pikachu runs up to the water tap, but is saddened when there is no water coming out. Then water suddenly starts to run from the tap and Pikachu looks up to see a pretty, short brown-haired girl. Pikachu is happy, and it drinks from the fountain and soaks itself in the running water. Ash then appears, wondering if Pikachu has made new friends. Ash thanks the girl for helping Pikachu, then the girl walks up to Ash, bends forward and circles Ash strangely. Ash nervously moves back while the girl circles Ash. She then runs off, much to the dismay and confusion of Ash, over a small stream and through a tunnel, out of sight. Pikachu then continues to soak itself under the running water.

The scene cuts to three children running along a canal, and the strange girl appears through the tunnel. She starts walking along the canal in the opposite direction the children were running. We then see Annie and Oakley in their boat, and they see that the Pokémon has taken the form of a girl, and they figure out that the girl is actually {{OBP|Latias|M05}}. Annie looks through a pair of special glasses and sees that the girl is indeed a Latias. Being a fashion freak, Annie wonders what brand of clothes the girl is wearing. Annie and Oakley start to go alongside the girl, then Annie asks "I love that shirt... where did you get it, Latias?" The girl starts to become scared and runs away from the two antagonists. Annie sends out her {{p|Espeon}} and Oakley sends out her {{p|Ariados}}. The two Pokémon chase after the girl and while Pikachu is enjoying itself under the tap, it senses what is happening between the Latias and the antagonists' two Pokémon. It runs off in that direction, calling Ash to come with it who turns off the tap and runs after Pikachu. We then see the girl/Latias running away from Ariados, onto a bridge, but Ariados scales the side of the bridge and cuts off the girl/Latias. She tries to run in the opposite direction, but is cut off and surrounded by Espeon. It then uses {{m|Psychic}} on Latias and Ariados uses {{m|String Shot}}, bounding the girl/Latias. Annie and Oakley, sitting in their boat, come up to the bridge and Annie asks Latias in an intimidating manner why she ran away from them, saying they hadn't done anything to her. Ash and Pikachu arrive, and Ash shouts at Annie and Oakley, wondering what they are doing to the girl/Latias. Annie sarcastically remarks that they were giving her "fashion advice" while Ash pulls away at the String Shot the girl/Latias is covered in. While tearing away at the String Shot, Ash remarks that she doesn't want it. Oakley asks Ash if he would like to give her tips on fashion, but Ash gives them a tip, telling them to leave the girl/Latias alone. Annie and Oakley, classy as ever, act sarcastically scared to Ash's threatening comments and Annie orders her Espeon to "punish" Ash with {{m|Psybeam}}, which it does. Ash shouts again at Annie and Oakley, and retaliates with Pikachu chasing after Espeon. Espeon hops onto their boat. Ash commands Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and the attack hits the boat. Annie, Oakley and Espeon are all affected by the attack and Annie falls into the water. Ash grabs the girl's hand and they run off. Pikachu then shocks Ariados. Annie's hair is ruined and she and Oakley send Espeon and Ariados after Ash. Ash, the girl and Pikachu run through a series of alleyways while Espeon and Ariados chase after them. They then run over a bridge, and after a few hundred feet Ash is lost. But then the girl/Latias grabs Ash's hand and runs up some stairs past an elderly woman and her {{p|Vulpix}}. At this point, Espeon and Ariados have lost Ash, the girl/Latias and Pikachu. She leads them up some more stairs, and we then see Ash and Pikachu on a balcony overlooking where they started. He then sees his friends Misty and Brock and they call to him, saying his food is getting cold and that they are heading over to a museum later. He then turns and starts to ask the girl who those two women were - but the girl has vanished. Ash wonders where she went.

The scene cuts to a shot of the ocean as the camera moves away from it, revealing the Latios statue on the right. We then see Ash, Misty and Brock, awed at the sight of the museum of which they are about to enter. Ash describes it as looking more like a palace than a museum. We then see the same spy camera we saw earlier, which zooms in on Ash. Annie and Oakley look on at their screen.

'''Act II'''

The scene fades into the inside of the museum, as we see Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu awed at the museum they are in. They walk up to a reconstruction of a Pokémon skeleton, and a large, elderly man named [[Lorenzo]] walks up to them and reveals that it is the skeleton of an {{p|Aerodactyl}}. He also tells them that there are many different Fossils to look at. Ash sees another one, and Misty identifies it as a Kabutops. They walk further into the museum. Brock steps into an intense ray of light coming through a window, and becomes hopeful that he will definitely find a girl in Alto Mare, but Misty disagrees. Lorenzo sheds light on the fact that the museum temple and the two pillars were built in gratitude to the Latias and the Latios who protected their city from being destroyed. We then see a huge machine, and Lorenzo explains it is the Defense Mechanism of Alto Mare (DMA), and he explains that the citizens never had to use this devastating weapon because the city was never attacked on a huge scale again. While Lorenzo fills in our heroes with this backstory, Ash notices a pretty girl wearing a white beret painting on a higher level, and it appears that it is the same girl as he saw before. He becomes intrigued by and walks forward about 10 steps and touches the DMA, much to Lorenzo's chagrin. He shouts at Ash not to touch it. Ash apologizes, while Pikachu, standing on Ash's left shoulder, is still looking at the girl. Ash is curious about this girl, and he tells Misty and Brock to meet him at the Pokémon Center, as he has something to do. Misty, Brock, and Lorenzo are all left standing there in total surprise.

The scene cuts to the museum exterior, showing Ash and Pikachu running through a walkway who then stop abruptly. Ash looks around, and sees the girl again, her painting/drawing equipment and sketch board in hand. He and Pikachu run down some stairs, through a garden where we see the girl walking over the bridge. Ash and Pikachu cross this bridge and follow the girl, while that same spy camera we saw earlier is honing Ash and Pikachu, all while the diabolical Annie and Oakley watch. We do not see them, only their shadows. Ash and Pikachu finally catch up with the girl, and Ash calls out to her, while she is on the other side of a waterway. He asks why she disappeared earlier like she did. The girl has no idea what he is talking about, and walks off. Ash shouts at her not to go, and runs after her. He crosses the bridge and runs into an alleyway. He is at a four-way intersection- and a revolving shot shows his situation - which way should he go? He walks ahead, walks and stops on a bridge (and we see some {{p|Murkrow}}), hesitates and runs forward again. He comes across another canal, where we see a few passing gondolas and a {{p|Yanma}} taking off. Ash realizes that they are lost, and that the city is like a maze. Pikachu shouts towards the bridge, Ash turns his head and sees the girl again. She runs off, Ash chases after her again and he follows her through a series of alleyways. He then gets to a pathway that leads through an archway with plants and vines covering it. He then gets to the end of the archway, and he sees two {{p|Pidgey}} drinking from a fountain, enjoying themselves. They notice Ash, and get back to their enjoyment. Ash then sees the mysterious girl at the end of a walkway, and she runs towards a wall, then through a mysterious portal. Ash is surprised. Pikachu then runs through the portal, and Ash follows Pikachu's example. He walks through a short, dark tunnel and reaches the end of it. He sees Pikachu, and runs through two pillars and comes upon a Secret Garden. It is a vast, sprawling place; with statues, grassy fields, ponds, fountains and large trees. It is home to {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Yanma}}, {{p|Wooper}}, {{p|Poliwag}} and other Pokémon. Ash and Pikachu walk down the stairs, and Ash wonders where he is. He then looks ahead, and sees the mysterious girl standing in front of a fountain. She then runs off. Ash and Pikachu follow her, and they see her on a swing next to a pond. They walk up to her and nearby stationary objects starts to spin ominously. Ash and Pikachu notice this.

Then, all of a sudden, a winged, cloaked creature comes blasting out of a manmade pond and files at a very high speed, swooping dangerously close to Ash and Pikachu. It comes back again and Pikachu tries to hit it with an electric attack, but misses, so the winged creature successfully hits Pikachu. Ash goes to check Pikachu, but Pikachu gets up; it has taken little damage. The creature comes back to strike Ash and Pikachu, but the girl runs in front of Ash and Pikachu, holds her arms out, preventing the winged creature from attacking. The creature then uncloaks itself. Ash gets up, completely flabbergasted, while the girl still blocks Ash from any further harm. Then Ash immediately recognizes the blue and white creature as the legendary Pokémon {{OBP|Latios|M05}}. Latios roars at the girl, telling her to move, but the girl shakes her head at Latios. Ash wonders why Latios is mad, and all of a sudden another girl wearing a white beret who is exactly identical in appearance (minus the beret) to the girl blocking Latios appears. She asks Ash how he got into the Secret Garden, and then accuses him of being a thief. Ash introduces himself, but this is not enough to convince the beret-wearing girl and she commands Latios to attack, when all of a sudden Lorenzo appears. He stops the fighting, and tells the girl, who is his granddaughter, that Ash is telling the truth. She is still not convinced, but Lorenzo hushes her, and says to the girl without the beret "Latias, would you like you play with your new friend?" Ash is confused as to why Lorenzo is calling the girl "Latias", but nevertheless the girl nods, and she takes Ash's hand and runs over to the swing she was swinging on earlier. She seats Ash on the swing and runs back, pushing off on the swing and stands on it behind Ash. He asks that isn't Latias the name of a Pokémon, and then, the girl transforms into a red and white colored creature that is none other than the legendary Pokémon Latias. Ash, shocked by this transformation, falls off the swing and faceplants on the ground. Latias flies over and helps Ash up, and he assures her that he is okay. Latias is happy, and flies in quick circles around him. Lorenzo observes that Latias has taken a liking towards Ash. Pikachu agrees, and Latios appears, with Pikachu becoming scared of Latios. It then licks Pikachu and Pikachu's fear is wiped clean. A short montage of shots show Pikachu climbing a tree and hopping onto Latias, then hopping over to Latios. While the Pokémon play with each other, the beret-wearing girl introduces herself as {{mov|Bianca}}. She apologizes for what happened before, and Lorenzo explains that their family has protected the Secret Garden for generations. Bianca also says that Latias likes to shapeshift into her, because they are best friends. Bianca also reveals that Latias and Latios are siblings - Latios is the older brother and Latias is the younger sister. Latias then flies towards Ash with Pikachu on her back and Pikachu jumps and lands on Ash. Latias then takes Ash's hat, and Ash chases after it and jumps up, trying to get the hat from Latias. He succeeds in doing so, but Latias tries to get the hat back. Then, Latios faces Latias and its eyes start to glow light blue. Latias's eyes then start to glow a light blue also. Latios roars, then flies straight into the pond and Latias comes down to Ash, Bianca and Lorenzo's level. The entire scenario appears to have changed - Ash, Bianca, Lorenzo and Latias are surrounded by a mystical light as the area they appear to be standing in is underwater, yet they are still standing stationary as before. As Ash and Pikachu try to figure out what is going on, they go through a tunnel and at the end is a bright light - they go through it, make a right turn, and then we see Latios do the same thing. Ash asks what is going on, and Bianca explains that Latias and Latios are showing them the underwater world, by telepathically projecting what Latios is seeing. Lorenzo explains this is called "Sight Sharing". As Latios flies underwater through the canals, past a school of {{p|Remoraid}}, Bianca says that this rare privilege is Latios' way of showing that he likes his new friends. As Latios goes through numerous turns, past a school of {{p|Chinchou}} and then past a group of {{p|Quagsire}}, Ash is awed at his experience of sight sharing.

The scene cuts back to the Secret Garden. Bianca tells Ash of the legend of Latias and Latios and how they saved the city that was explained in the previous backstory. After the Soul Dew resided on Alto Mare, Latias and Latios visited quite often. Ash figures that the current Latias and Latios' ancestors protected this island. Ash catches a glimpse of the DMA, and the tiles they are standing on is actually a diagram of how to use the DMA and the Soul Dew's true powers. They then walk up to a small body of water. Under the water there is a magnificent spherical orb with a transparent blue color and a bright light protruding from the center. This is the Soul Dew. Lorenzo explains that his ancestors created the DMA to release the immense power within the Soul Dew with the help of Latios. The Soul Dew also contains the soul of a deceased Latios. It was only done to protect the island. Lorenzo also explains that the location of the Soul Dew must be kept a secret from everyone. Latias then comes out of nowhere up behind Ash, and picks him up, holding him above the main fountain, then dropping him into the fountain. Just as he is about to fall in, the larger Latios swoops down and catches Ash on his back. Latios flies up back to Bianca and Lorenzo's level and Ash gets off Latios. Latias goes up to Ash and starts rubbing and hugging him intimately, as if she has a crush on Ash. Bianca explains that Latias wants to play with Ash some more, but Ash has to head back to the Pokémon Center to find Misty and Brock. He tells Latias that he will come back and play later with her. Latias is saddened by Ash having to leave, and they exit, with Latias following Latios, as they fly off into the depths of the secret garden. As they fly together, we see that Annie and Oakley's spy camera has been in the Secret Garden the whole time Ash was there...

The scene cuts to Lorenzo's gondola shed/workshop. It is now dusk. As they walk through the workshop, Lorenzo explains his occasional work as a tour guide in Alto Mare's canals and in the museum. He then asks Bianca to take Ash back to the Pokémon Center.

The scene cuts to the Alto Mare canals, and we are treated to an incredible sight of Alto Mare at sunset. We then see a boat motoring past, with Bianca taking Ash and Pikachu back to the Pokémon Center. Ash then asks if it was Bianca who was attacked by Annie and Oakley earlier, or Latias. Bianca does not know what he is talking about, so Ash then figures it must have been Latias who was attacked earlier. Bianca starts to worry about this.

'''Act III'''

The scene cuts to an alleyway, and it is now nighttime. We see the villains Annie and Oakley hopping over rooftops and gaps. We then see Meowth, then Jessie and James. Meowth says that they have to follow them over those rooftops, and James remarks that he used to be a skilled Gymnast. Jessie starts to become over confident and revs up James and Meowth. As Annie and Oakley are scaling rooftops; Jessie, James and Meowth are clumsily following them. As Annie and Oakley both jump over a wide gap, all three slip on an arched roof, wipe out, fall down and land on top of each other onto a suspended wall light below. They all say at the same time, "that was a close one." Then, to make matters worse for them, Wobbuffet appears and stands on top of James. The weight now is too much for the street light and it breaks, and all four fall to the ground.

The scene cuts back to Lorenzo's workshop, and Lorenzo is hard at work. Then an Espeon walks into Lorenzo's workshop. Lorenzo sees Espeon, and asks it where it came from. Then suddenly, Espeon attacks Lorenzo and knocks him out with {{m|Psychic}}. Annie and Oakley appear, and Annie compliments her Espeon.

The scene cuts back to the Secret Garden, where we see Latias and Latios sleeping next to each other. The revolving objects we saw earlier start to rotate again. Latios wakes up, noticing this and gets up. We then see Annie and Oakley, who have entered the Secret Garden. Latios charges at the two villains, but they dodge Latios by cartwheeling. As the two women make time with classy banter, Latios continually charges at Annie. Latias and Latios then disappear, though the use of cloaking. Annie and Oakley are surprised by their abilities which they did not know about before. Latios charges at Annie again, who somehow manages to dodge again. Annie and Oakley then put on the special glasses that allow them to see the near-invisible Latias and Latios. They see Latios, and Annie commands her Espeon to use {{m|Swift}}. Espeon manages to hit Latios, but is then struck from the side by Latias. Oakley then commands her Ariados to use {{m|Night Shade}}, but then Latios flies in front of the attack, taking it for Latias. Oakley then pulls out an electronic sticky net and throws it at Latios. The net wraps itself around Latios, shocks him, and drains most of his energy. Latios comes crashing down to the ground. Latias flies around getting ready to attack, but Annie commands her Espeon to use Psybeam and successfully hits Latias, sending it crashing into a hill. Espeon is about to finish Latias with {{m|Tackle}}, but Latios in its near-incapacitated state slides across Espeon, stopping it from causing any further harm. Latias calls to Latios, but he shouts at her, presumably telling her to run and get out of the Secret Garden. Annie then commands her Espeon to use Psychic again and Oakley commands Ariados to use String Shot, both attacks on Latios. Both hit Latios, but just as Latias is about to attack, Latios stops her, and shouts at her to run and get help. Latias reluctantly starts to escape, but Annie and Oakley chase after it. Latios shouts at it again to run and Latias flies away from them, but Annie and Oakley both throw nets at Latias. Luckily Latios jumps in front of the nets and saves Latias from being captured. Latias escapes through the fountain and the secret tunnel Latios used earlier. Annie and Oakley look over the balcony at the fountain through which Latias escaped, and they declare that one Pokémon is enough. They then walk up to the Soul Dew. Oakley initially struggles to pull it out, but eventually she succeeds. Oakley is awed at the sight of the marvelous jewel. Annie is anxious to see it, and she is even more hypnotized at the sight of the Soul Dew. She declares it to be the most beautiful jewel she has ever seen. Oakley then sees the diagram of how to use the DMA on the stone tile floor. She explains that if the Soul Dew were to be used for evil, the Soul Dew would be destroyed, resulting in water from the ocean swallowing Alto Mare. Oakley declares that she has solved the puzzle, and she will go ahead with their plan, thinking that the warnings about evil-doing with the DMA is just a joke. The last shot is a shot of the water ceasing to flow in the Secret Garden.

The scene cuts to a canal and a bridge and Latias dives frantically out of the water and cloaks itself. The scene cuts back to the Secret Garden, where we see Bianca and Lorenzo running up to the body of water that contained the Soul Dew. They discover that it is missing, and Bianca figures that it is the work of the two women Ash told her about before. The scene then cuts to an exterior shot of the museum, and then inside of the museum, where Annie and Oakley are transporting the captured Latios to the DMA. Oakley's Ariados carries the unconscious Latios to a certain spot with a circle with triangles around it, with three rings surrounding the spot. The circle glows with light, and the three rings protrude up along with Latios. The rings start to spin in formation around Latios. Red creases in the floor start to illuminate. Then, the oddly-shaped pillars start to open up and come down, unveiling the DMA. The pillars start to disappear through the floor. Bianca and Lorenzo appear and Lorenzo asks Annie and Oakley what they have done. The sisters once again make time with classy banter. Annie then commands her Espeon to use Psychic on Bianca and Lorenzo, incapacitating them. As Annie waves "good night" to them, Oakley walks up to the DMA and goes to "test" it out. She places the Soul Dew in the receptor, and the DMA becomes under Oakley's control, much to her pleasure.

The scene cuts to the Pokémon Center where a cloaked Latias is looking for Ash, Misty and Brock's room. She finds it, and sees them through the opened doors. While Pikachu is sleeping next to Ash, it senses Latias' presence and wakes up. In front of Pikachu's eyes Latias transforms into human form, identical to Bianca. Ash is woken up by this and at first thinks Latias is Bianca. Latias runs up to Ash, visibly scared. Ash immediately figures out that it is actually Latias in human form, so he explains it to Misty and Brock, who are now awake. He tells Latias that she doesn't need to be afraid; these people are his friends. Latias hangs her head, Misty waves awkwardly and Brock smiles towards Latias. Ash nods his head and Latias stands up and transforms back into its normal self, much to the surprise and shock of Brock and Misty.

The scene cuts back to the museum, where Bianca and Lorenzo are tied up by Ariados' {{m|Spider Web}}. As they struggle, Bianca calls to Latios, telling him to wake up and snap out of his possession. Latios is asleep, but then wakes up. As the DMA is warming up, the main controls are presented with stairs appearing from the floor. Annie remarks that it looks uncomfortable to sit in. Latios attempts to break out, but is unsuccessful thanks to a force field set up around the rotating rings. It keeps trying, but to no avail. It then uses its sight sharing power, where the scene transitions to Ash's Pokémon Center room, with Latias. Ash, Misty and Brock immediately see what Latios is seeing, that is, the DMA in action and Bianca and Lorenzo tied up. Misty and Brock are confused, but Ash fills them in on what is happening. They then see the Soul Dew being used. The scene then cuts back to the museum, where Oakley steps into the control unit. Annie looks on at Oakley nervously. Lorenzo shouts at them not to use it, but Oakley has already started. First she regenerates the fossilized Kabutops and Aerodactyl through a transparent blue cloud of particles, and the two ancient Pokémon appear. Through sight sharing, Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu witness all of this. Lorenzo is confused as to what Oakley is doing. Oakley then commands Kabutops and Aerodactyl to find Latias and bring her back to the museum. Latios stops the sight sharing, as both Pokémon have lost energy from it. The scene cuts back to the Pokémon Center and Ash asks Latias if it is okay. Misty and Brock ask what is going on, and Ash replies that he doesn't know, but that it's something bad. The scene cuts back to the museum where Oakley, now completely obsessed with her powers, declares "the city is all mine!"

The scene cuts to Jessie, James and Meowth; walking through an alleyway and wondering where they are. They realize that they need to get to a waterway and run towards one. But then Oakley starts seals off the entire city with prison-like bars. Before they can get to the waterway, Jessie, James and Meowth are thwarted by the bars sealing off the alleyways. They attempt to escape, but the next intersection is also blocked off by appearing bars. A series of shots, including one of Oakley with the machine, show bars of all forms sealing off every passageway, every alleyway and every house in Alto Mare. Then, we cut back to the Pokémon Center, where Ash and Latias are witnessing the city lockdown. He then sees a few nearby balconies being closed with bars and immediately he, Pikachu and Latias jump off the balcony into the water, before they are trapped behind it. Misty and Brock, who are now trapped, are worried for Ash, but he surfaces from the water and tells them that he is going to the museum to rescue Latios, Bianca and Lorenzo. He then swims off down the canal. As more alleyways are being sealed off, Ash and Pikachu climb into a Venetian boat and Ash grabs an oar in the back. He tells Latias that he is going to rescue her friends at the museum, and that he needs her to guide him there.

The scene cuts back to the museum, where Latios is in considerable pain. The red crease are taking Latios's energy and using it to power the DMA. As Oakley operates it, Bianca, Lorenzo and even Annie start to become nervous. The scene cuts to a canal where Ash is rowing the boat whilst following Latias' lead. As he goes under a tunnel, the Aerodactyl brought back to life by Oakley swoops down right under Ash and grabs Latias with its feet. Ash drops the oar, jumps off the boat and grabs onto Aerodactyl's foot. Ash then commands Pikachu, who is standing on the tip of the boat to use Thunderbolt, which it does. The thunderbolt squarely hits Aerodactyl, Latias and Ash; and all are clearly affected by the attack. Aerodactyl drops Latias and Ash and is clearly shaken by the Thunderbolt. Ash surfaces and Latias flies off in fear, cloaking itself. Aerodactyl swoops down and launches a {{m|Hyper Beam}} at Ash and Pikachu. The ferocious attack destroys the boat Ash was using. Pikachu manages to dodge the attack but the Hyper Beam grazes Ash. It kicks up water, and Ash is plunged back into the water, in pain. Latias, hiding from Aerodactyl, uncloaks itself and dives into the water, saving the unconscious Ash. She picks him up and lifts him to the surface. He is still conscious, but is coughing and spluttering. Pikachu swims to them and Ash thanks Latias for saving him. As Latias slowly moves with Ash partially in the water Ash sees Aerodactyl and he knows he has to figure out how to get away from it. Ash then catches a glimpse of two rafts. He tells Latias to stop and he climbs up onto the dock where the two rafts are located. The scene then cuts to Latias pulling Ash, who is on the raft, with the teather cord; like when Ash was pulled by Latias in the Tour de Alto Mare. They are going fast but Aerodactyl is catching up to them. While Latias swiftly navigates sharp turns at a fast speed, Ash is having trouble holding on. Aerodactyl is getting closer and closer, until Latias speeds up and suddenly makes a fast turn into a narrow canal between two close buildings. Aerodactyl goes after them, but crashes into the two buildings. Ash and Pikachu are relieved and compliment Latias' quick thinking. Meanwhile, Misty and Brock are having trouble getting through the bars that have sealed off the buildings. Brock tries to open the bars using his own strength, but to no avail. They decide to help Ash, as he has left all of his Poké Balls behind. Brock sends out his {{TP|Brock|Crobat}} and Misty sends out her {{TP|Misty|Politoed}} and Corsola. They tell them to go lend Ash a hand and that they will meet up with them later. Crobat flies off, while Politoed and Corsola dive into the canal. Brock has lost his patience and decides to climb the fence. We then cut back to the Ash and Latias chase. While they are going, the Kabutops Oakley summoned earlier has now caught up with them. It {{m|slash}}es at Ash and is able to catch up to Latias' speed. It hops from object to object, boat to boat, dock to dock and scales a wall briefly. While Ash attempts to outrun Kabutops, he slides wide at a left turn and crashes into a concrete dock. He manages to hop off in the nick of time and Kabutops' Slash attack misses him by inches. Pikachu has fallen into the water and Kabutops is about to stab Ash with its sword-like claws. Then Crobat arrives and tackles Kabutops. Politoed and Corsola finish it off with Water Gun and BubbleBeam, respectively.

The scene cuts back to the museum, where Latios is taking damage from the energy used by the DMA. Oakley then pulls up a monitoring system on the DMA and sees Ash, Pikachu and Latias. Lorenzo shouts at Oakley and tells her that if the Soul Dew were to be used for evil, it would become irreversibly broken. Oakley does not take him seriously and is now completely consumed by the powers of the DMA. Annie starts to fear for Oakley. Oakley then starts to manipulate the canal and ocean water with the DMA. Latios is being severely affected by this and the bright light that was protruding from the Soul Dew has ceased. We cut back to Ash, Pikachu and Latias, who are traveling quickly to the museum. Oakley manipulates the water in such a way that it comes out of the ocean and appears to be in the shape of the bottom of a tree trunk. It moves towards the museum. Ash, Pikachu and Latias are shocked at the sight of this. They arrive at some stairs, Ash hops off the raft and runs towards the museum. Oakley makes the water come down like a tsunami. Then it forms a rectangle around Ash, Latias and Pikachu. The water rises up in front and behind them, swirling down and crashing on them. The water traps Ash and Pikachu, attempting to drown them. Latias is also struggling but all of a sudden she activates a power that expels the water and destroys the screen on the control board, rendering the DMA useless. After using this tremendous power, Latias falls to the ground from a long height. Ash and Pikachu run over to Latias. Latias gets up and is fine. After the DMA has been overwhelmed by Latias, the machine starts to go out of control. The Soul Dew is now forever corrupted and Latios is suffering even more. Ash, Pikachu and Latias make it to the museum. Annie sees them, but before she can order her Espeon to attack, Ash commands Pikachu to use ThunderShock which lands a clean hit on Annie and Espeon, who are now incapacitated. Ash and Pikachu run off to help Bianca and Lorenzo. Ash attempts to free Bianca first from the Spider Web, but to no avail. Ash has Pikachu use {{m|ThunderShock}} and it succeeds; the web comes off Bianca. Latias attempts to free Latios from the rings. Lorenzo is now free as well and says that the machine is out of control. Annie starts to worry for Oakley, who is still in the rampaging machine. While Latias attempts to free Latios from the DMA, Bianca says that if Latios is not freed from the machine it will die. Ash orders a Thunderbolt from Pikachu, who hits the forcefield around the rings but the attack rebounds. Latias still can't penetrate the forcefield, so Ash decides to run into the forcefield with Pikachu. They do not succeed so Latias uses its mysterious power again to breakthrough the forcefield, jamming the rings for just long enough. Ash, Bianca and Lorenzo manage to pull Latios out of the rings and the DMA finally shuts down. Latios is in bad shape but Latias goes up to him and he wakes up, much to everyone's relief. Bianca hugs Latios and Annie hops up to where Oakley is, who has one arm hanging out of the DMA. Oakley asks what happened, and Annie tells her that she got carried away. Misty and Brock then enter, happy that Ash is okay. Annie says that she will take the Soul Dew this time. Oakley is disappointed with what happened. Annie walks up to the corrupted Soul Dew, and she is disgusted by the colors of it - red, black and purple all swirling around. Annie reaches out for it but Lorenzo shouts at her not to touch it. When she does attempt to pick it up, it protrudes light, blows Annie back into the cockpit and explodes into a million red pieces. Then red energy surrounds the DMA and it starts to operate again. The control panel shuts with Annie and Oakley inside and the protective pillars come up again. Lorenzo re-tells the legend of the Soul Dew, and water then starts to surround Alto Mare.

The scene cuts to Team Rocket who have finally managed to climb the bars, and they see the very fast current washing away boats and rafts. A montage of shots show boats and other objects being washed out to sea, with the water going out too. The entire ocean and the canals of Alto Mare have been completely drained. Latias and Latios fly over to the Sun Tower and begin circling it. They then face the ocean. Latios is still not in very good shape. A giant tsunami then rises out of the ocean, destroying some ancient ruins. Lorenzo says that at this point, the city will be destroyed. Latias and Latios decide to take action: they both fly towards the tsunami at high speed, much to the surprise and shock of Ash, Misty, Brock, Bianca and Lorenzo. Latios emits a beam of energy from itself and Latias does the same. Their whole bodies glow white and they combine themselves together to form a ball of energy. The ball of energy gets larger and larger and starts to separate the tsunami, causing a better flow of water. The spherical beam of light shows Latias and a transparent, blue Latios. He extends his arm out to Latias, and then lets go. Latios emits a blue light and separates from her. As this happens, a blue wave of light forms a single beam of light, going up into the sky. Bianca wonders what just happened and Misty points to the ocean. The ocean water is calmly filling up again, along with the canals. We cut to Jessie, James and Meowth, who have gotten over the bars and to the canals. Once they stop to rest, Jessie wonders what is wrong with Alto Mare. Then the water flows back into the city, which washes them into the canal. They are helpless in the fast current and get swept down Alto Mare's canals. A montage of shots then shows the lockdown bars finally disappearing. The Kabutops disintegrates into blue particles, and we then see the Aerodactyl while a resident comes out of his balcony. The Aerodactyl flies by the resident and it too disintegrates into blue particles. We then see the Kabutops particles going back to the Fossil, while Annie and Oakley bicker while they are locked inside the DMA.

The scene cuts from black, and it is now sunrise. Ash, Misty, Brock, Bianca and Lorenzo call Latias while in a boat. Pikachu then sees something and calls to Ash. Latias is on top of a {{p|Mantine}} escorted by two Chinchou. She is unconscious. Mantine brings Latias over to the boat, where Ash, Brock and Bianca pick her up and haul her into the boat. While Ash hangs onto Latias, she wakes up and is okay. Bianca then asks her where Latios is. Latias looks up to the sky. Then Bianca and Lorenzo figures out that the beam of light before was Latios sacrificing itself to save the city. Everyone is saddened by this. Latias then activates her sight-sharing powers, and Latios, now in a spherical form, is in space above the [[Pokémon world]]. It starts to move farther away from the planet. They look on at their world and Misty says that is very pretty. Then, the sight sharing is gone. A light then protrudes from the sphere as Latios is now reborn as a new Soul Dew. The orb comes from the light and falls into Bianca's hands. Bianca holds the new Soul Dew closely while Ash holds Latias as it mourns the death of its sibling.

The scene fades to the Secret Garden, and it is now morning. We see the main characters at the Soul Dew fountain where Lorenzo places the new Soul Dew in place of the original one. The water then starts to flow out of the fountain. Bianca says, "Keep watching over us, will you, Latios?" Then the fountains start to flow normally again. It then fades to two ringing church bells, then to a magnificent establishing shot of Alto Mare. The scene then fades to black.

The scene fades from black to Lorenzo outside his workshop. A boat comes up, and it stops. Ash waves to Lorenzo and thanks him for all his help. Lorenzo is surprised they are leaving already, so he calls Bianca down. He calls again, but there is no response. Then we get a view of Bianca's room, and someone or something grabs a drawing off Bianca's sketch board. Her beret is shown hanging on the wooden stand. Ash and his friends are about to leave Alto Mare, but Ash catches a glimpse of a girl running on a bridge, identifying her as Bianca. He asks the driver to stop the boat. They stop at a wooden dock, where Ash gets off and Bianca arrives. She is holding a rolled up piece of paper. She then looks at Ash intimately. She gives him the drawing, and then plants a long kiss on his cheek. Misty is so shocked that she drops Togepi and stares at them. Brock, too, is surprised and he does a 360 degree turn. He also stares at Ash and Bianca. Bianca then runs off, without saying a word. Misty wonders whether if that was Bianca or Latias, as she was not wearing the beret. Brock is extremely jealous. Ash unrolls the paper which turns out to be a sketch of him and Pikachu on his shoulder. He smiles on a final note that ends the film.

END CREDITS MONTAGE: The boat takes Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu back to the Johto mainland and we see Latios with another Latios and Latias; Lorenzo leads the reconstruction and rebuilding of the DMA; Annie and Oakley are arrested by the police; Bianca continues her drawings; and Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu continue their journey through the Johto region.

==Major events==
===Pokémon debuts===
* {{p|Latios}}
* {{p|Latias}}

==Characters==
===Human===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{mov|Bianca}}
* [[Lorenzo]]
* {{mov|Annie}}
* [[Oakley]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Ross]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Totodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Totodile}})
* {{p|Politoed}} ({{OP|Misty|Politoed}})
* {{p|Corsola}} ({{OP|Misty|Corsola}})
* {{p|Crobat}} ({{OP|Brock|Crobat}})
* {{p|Latios}} ({{mov|Latios|anime|5}})
* {{p|Latias}} ({{mov|Latias|anime|5}})
* {{p|Espeon}} ({{mov|Annie}}'s)
* {{p|Ariados}} ([[Oakley]]'s)
* {{p|Vulpix}} (Old lady's)
* {{p|Vaporeon}} (Unknown Trainer's)
* {{p|Aerodactyl}}
* {{p|Kabutops}}
* {{p|Mantine}}
* {{p|Yanma}} (multiple)
* {{p|Butterfree}} (multiple)
* {{p|Chinchou}} (multiple)
* {{p|Murkrow}} (multiple)
* {{p|Oddish}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (multiple)
* {{p|Poliwag}} (multiple)
* {{p|Quagsire}} (multiple)
* {{p|Remoraid}} (multiple)
* {{p|Wooper}} (multiple)

====Intro only====
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} ({{an|Jigglypuff|anime}})
* {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Diglett}} (multiple)
* {{p|Geodude}} (multiple)
* {{p|Graveler}}
* {{p|Golem}}
* {{p|Gengar}}
* {{p|Lapras}} (multiple)
* {{p|Seaking}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rapidash}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} (multiple)
* {{p|Seel}} (multiple)
* {{p|Dewgong}} (multiple
* {{p|Spearow}} (multiple)
* {{p|Onix}}
* {{p|Tentacool}}
* {{p|Porygon}}
* {{p|Scyther}}
* {{p|Slowbro}}
* {{p|Starmie}}
* {{p|Voltorb}}
* {{p|Electrode}}
* {{p|Weezing}}
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Victreebel}}

====[[Tour de Alto Mare]] only====
* {{p|Wailmer}} ([[Ross]]'s)
* {{p|Wartortle}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Golduck}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Poliwrath}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Tentacool}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Starmie}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Magikarp}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Vaporeon}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Chinchou}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Lanturn}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Azumarill}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Quagsire}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Qwilfish}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Mantine}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Seadra}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Natu}} (multiple)
* {{p|Xatu}}
* {{p|Aipom}}

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Johto}}
{{cast|Johto|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash|Veronica Taylor|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Johto|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Johto|Misty (anime)|disp=Misty|Rachael Lillis|Kasumi|Mayumi Iizuka|カスミ|飯塚雅弓}}
{{cast|Johto|Misty's Togepi|disp=Togepi|Satomi Kōrogi|Togepi|Satomi Kōrogi|トゲピー|こおろぎさとみ}}
{{cast|Johto|Brock (anime)|disp=Brock|Eric Stuart|Takeshi|Yūji Ueda|タケシ|うえだ　ゆうじ}}
{{cast|Johto|Jessie|Rachael Lillis|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Johto|James|Eric Stuart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Johto|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Maddie Blaustein|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}

{{cast|Johto|Bianca (movie)|disp=Bianca|Lisa Ortiz|Kanon|Fumiko Orikasa|カノン|折笠富美子}}
{{cast|Johto|Latias (M05)|disp=Latias|Megumi Hayashibara|Latias|Megumi Hayashibara|ラティアス|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Johto|Latios (M05)|disp=Latios|Megumi Hayashibara|Latios|Masashi Ebara|ラティオス|江原正士}}
{{cast|Johto|Annie (movie)|disp=Annie|Megan Hollingshead|Zanner|Uno Kanda|ザンナー|神田うの}}
{{cast|Johto|Oakley|Lisa Ortiz|Lions|Yumiko Shaku|リオン|釈由美子}}
{{cast|Johto|Lorenzo|Wayne Grayson|Vongole|Yūzō Gucci|ボンゴレ|グッチ裕三}}
{{cast|Johto|Ross|Michael Sinterniklaas|Rossi|Kōichi Yamadera|ロッシ|山寺宏一}}

{{cast|Johto|Narrator|disp=Narration|Rodger Parsons|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
|}

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios Music Collection}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Alto Mare Sunset.png‎|250px|thumb|right|Alto Mare at sunset]]
[[File:Alphabet.png‎‎|250px|thumb|right|Cyrillic characters on Oakley's computer]]
* This film uses the same intro from the dub of ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', but that sequence was animated specifically for this film, and ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'' was released internationally after this film was released in Japan.
* In this movie, as in ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', Jessie, James and Meowth land on a protruding object that only breaks when Wobbuffet comes out of its Poké Ball.
* Director [[Kunihiko Yuyama]] looked to {{wp|Venice|Venice, Italy}} for inspiration when designing Alto Mare.
** This explains why the characters say "Ciao" and "Arrivederci", as well as the names Bianca and Lorenzo.
* In a throwback to ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', Annie and Oakley are reading about [[Lawrence III]] during the credits.
* Images of {{p|Mewtwo}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Entei}} and {{p|Celebi}} are hidden in this movie, referencing Pokémon featured in the previous films.
* This is the first movie not to feature a remixed version of the season's theme song during the opening credits; instead, an extended version of [[Believe in Me]] is played.
* This is the first movie to feature the permanent death of a Pokémon (Latios).
* This is the fourth [[Pokémon movie]] to air on Toon Disney. The first three were ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', and ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''.
* Like the previous films, this one briefly displays {{p|Porygon}} at the beginning of the movie.
* The characters appearing on the right side of Oakley's computer screen while she is deciphering the code on the stone plates are {{wp|Cyrillic script|Cyrillic}}.
* This is the first movie in which Team Rocket does not influence the plot and has no contact with the main characters.
* Ash continues his habit of ramming obstacles, this time throwing himself into a barrier shielding Latios.
* The English dub of this movie mentions that an {{p|Aerodactyl}} and {{p|Kabutops}} drowned. Though it is possible that Aerodactyl (a {{2t|Rock|Flying}} type) drowned, it is highly unlikely that Kabutops (a {{2t|Rock|Water}} type) would have.
* Misty refers to the [[Pokémon world]] as Earth during Latios's final sight sharing.
* This movie begins the tradition of the last movie in a series that features a Pokémon available in the Generation following the current one.
* This movie is one of the first two Pokémon movie to be available on Blu-Ray, in a two-pack with ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', in May of 2011.

===Errors===
* In the opening scene where Brock explains how Ash met Pikachu, Ash is pictured fully clothed. However, in the [[EP001|episode]] in question, Ash was still in his pajamas. Also in the opening scene, Pikachu is portrayed as having been friendly with Ash as soon as they met, yet in the episode Pikachu was not friendly with Ash at first.

===Dub edits===
[[File:M05 Deleted Scene.png|thumb|right|250px|Scene that did not appear in the English dub]]
* The entire backstory of the movie was changed in the dub. A segment of approximately two minutes, which told the story of the origin of the Soul Dew in Alto Mare's ancient history, was cut. This cut also removed the reference to the fact that many Latios and Latias came and went to and from Alto Mare frequently, causing some confusion to dub watchers when two Latios and a Latias appeared in the credits. This scene is very unique, because the animation in this scene was done in a storybook-like fashion, something that had never been before in the Pokémon anime and has not been repeated again so far.
* A replacement backstory was added in the form of dialog telling about an evil Trainer who once attacked the people of the city with a Kabutops and Aerodactyl, until Latios brought water to the town, drowning the evil Pokémon and turning the streets to canals.
* The dub also makes Annie and Oakley members of [[Team Rocket]]; however, in the original, the two are working independently and no mention is made of a relationship between themselves and Team Rocket or {{an|Giovanni}}.
* Latios does not keep its Japanese voice in the dubbed English version, and it sounds almost like Latias as a result.
* In the American DVD release of the movie, an intense blue tint was applied, making most of the colors much darker than in the original.

<gallery>
File:M05 Japanese Coloring.png|Original Japanese version
File:M05 English Coloring.png|Dubbed English version
</gallery>

==In other languages==
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|zh_yue={{tt|水都的守護神拉帝亞斯和拉帝歐斯|Guardian Gods of the Water Capital: Latias and Latios}}
|da={{tt|Pokémon Heroes Filmen: Latios og Latias|Pokémon Heroes The Movie: Latios and Latias}}
|nl={{tt|Pokémon 5: Helden|Pokémon 5: Heroes}}
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|fr_ca={{tt|Pokémon - Les Héros|Pokémon Heroes}}
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}}

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347791/ ''Pokémon Heroes'' at IMDb]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Heroes Wikipedia Page]
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2012-09-01T01:18:40Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ blu-ray trivia; http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/dvd/movies.html and http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/dvd/region02_movies.html are my sources

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'''Pokémon Heroes''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|水|みず}}の{{tt|都|みやこ}}の{{tt|護神|まもりがみ}} ラティアスとラティオス''' ''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios''; Official: '''The Guardians of Altomare''') is the fifth [[Pokémon movie]] and the final [[original series]] movie. It features {{p|Latios}} and {{p|Latias}}.

It was released in Japan on July 13, 2002. Distributed on limited release by [[Miramax Films]], it opened in select American theaters on May 16, 2003. It was released on VHS and DVD in the US on January 20, 2004. [http://www.echobridgeentertainment.com Echo Bridge Home Entertainment] released the movie on Blu-ray (along with ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'' on the same disc) on May 15, 2011.

''Pokémon Heroes'' was shown with the [[Pikachu Shorts|Pikachu Short]] movie ''[[PK11|Camp Pikachu]]''.

==Other posters and DVD covers==
<gallery perrow=4>
File:Pikachu the Movie 5 poster.png|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster
File:Japanese M05 teaser poster.png|''Guardian of the City of Water'' teaser poster
File:M05Japanese.png|Final ''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios'' movie poster
File:Movie5 Japanese DVD Cover.png|''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios'' DVD cover
File:M05Latias Latios.png|Poster featuring Latias and Latios
File:Japanese M05 Logo.png|''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios'' logo
File:M05 Title screen.png|''Pokémon Heroes'' title screen
</gallery>

==Synopsis==
{{spoilers}}

'''Act I'''

The film starts out with a montage of shots, showing off the Pokémon world and then the main protagonist of the Pokémon TV series and this film, [[Ash Ketchum]]. It shows a flashback of sorts towards his beginnings as a Pokémon Trainer: receiving {{AP|Pikachu}} from {{an|Professor Oak}}, being chased by wild {{p|Spearow}} through a thunderstorm, Ash stealing {{an|Misty}}'s bike and using it to transport Pikachu over to the [[Pokémon Center]] while still being chased by the flock of Spearow, Ash falling off the bike and crashing into a ditch, and Pikachu defeating the Spearow with an extremely powerful {{m|ThunderShock}}. It then cuts to the very first scene ever seen in the Pokémon series- the [[Agatha]]/[[Bruno]] fight between {{p|Gengar}} and {{p|Onix}}, then cuts to his friends Misty and {{an|Brock}} walking with him, and the scene fades to black.

(Note: The following scene was only in the Japanese version. The sections in '''bold''' is what is only in the Japanese version.)
The scene fades back and '''we see a shot of a small stone carving of [[Alto Mare]], the film's setting. This storybook-like scene tells a backstory of an old couple who lived there eons ago. One day they found two wounded children (a boy and a girl) on a beach. The couple's medical knowledge helped the children get better. Then suddenly, an evil monster appeared and attacked the city, and meteors come down on Alto Mare like drops of rain. As the meteor shards strike the city, the buildings and walkways of the city begin to take color of the monster. We then see the elderly couple about to meet their doom, but then all of a sudden; a mysterious, enigmatic light protrudes from the children - in front of the elderly couple's eyes. The two children start to levitate and they both transform. It is now revealed that the two children were actually Pokémon - the boy was a {{p|Latios}} and the girl was a {{p|Latias}}, both classified as the Eon Pokémon. The Latias and Latios, with the mysterious light surrounding them, rise up even higher. They call their friends, and a whole bunch of Latias and Latios appear on screen, and together, they form a power to defeat and destroy the evil monster. The power the Latias and Latios conjured was the [[Soul Dew]], which is given to the elderly couple in the form of a glowing, transparent blue orb. Alto Mare became peaceful again, and the Latias and Latios left the city. It is revealed that the Latias and Latios will appear where the Soul Dew is present, and that the city was never attacked again by the evil monster. The camera moves out and''' a page turns. We then see an intense circle of light on a floor and hear then see footsteps. The book then closes, and a wide shot shows that we are in the present time in a library, during the night. Two women are hiding behind a bookshelf, with a security guard closing in on them. They then scale a wall and jump out an open window. The security guard looks around in the darkness with his flashlight and walks alongside the bookcase, finding a missing slot where a book should have been, with a rose in its place. The books come together and the rose is forced out, flying off into the security guard's hands, with a card with a metallic red background that lands on the floor with two kissmarks (one red, one purple) on the bottom-right hand corner.

The scene cuts to an exterior of the roof of the library, where the two women grab on to a white rope and slide down it on a pulley, hopping into their car that looks like a cross between a {{wp|train}} and a {{wp|Ferrari}}. We then see the two women in close-up - the driver, [[Oakley]], book in hand, waiting for the passenger - {{mov|Annie}}, her older sister, to strap in. Annie gives Oakley the book, and she starts to wonder if it is a legend, with Oakley assuring her that it is. Oakley steps on the gas, then they head towards the edge of a cliff. Annie pushes a button, and a rocket booster launches the car off the cliff. The car then changes to a rocket-propelled aircraft. As they fly through the night, Oakley also tells Annie that once they get to Alto Mare, they can find out more about the legend. Annie says that she doesn't care, all she wants to see is the Soul Dew. Oakley remarks that there are many more amazing things about the Dew. As the aircraft files over the ocean, they come across a strip of land- and both Annie and Oakley identify it as Alto Mare. They both chuckle menacingly.

After the title sequence display, we cut to Alto Mare in its present form, and it is a beautiful, sprawling ancient island city; full of canals, tourists, museums and old buildings. We see a bridge over a large canal and a number of people in rafts with their {{type|Water}} Pokémon, as a flock of {{p|Pidgey}} fly overhead the competitors and the bridge. An announcer speaks over a megaphone that the [[Tour de Alto Mare]], a water race through Alto Mare, is about to start. We also see Ash with his {{AP|Totodile}}, and Misty with her {{TP|Misty|Corsola}} as competitors. They look at each other determinedly. We then see Brock holding [[Misty's Togetic|Togepi]], with Pikachu standing on the railing of the bridge, cheering. Then the announcer announces that the race is about to start. Three {{p|Natu}}, standing one on top of the other, raise their small wings then and the Pokémon supporting the Natu, a {{p|Xatu}}, opens its wings, and the competitors are off! Ash takes the lead, but up on the bridge, Brock is distracted by a pretty girl and while Pikachu is jumping up and down, it falls off the bridge and coincidentally lands on Ash's head. (As this sequence progresses, the opening credits roll.) As a few racers including Misty pass Ash, he speeds up and catches one before the first corner, and by then, a competitor named [[Ross]] and his {{p|Wailmer}} are in the lead with Misty in second, Ash in third and another competitor in fourth who catches air off the waves, falls off his raft and crashes into a boat at the first corner, all while Ash rockets by. We see the race going with Ash and Misty battling and while doing so, they catch Ross, and Ash goes by between Misty and Ross, then through another turn, all three are side by side. After a shot showing the island city's location in comparison with the [[Johto]] region, Ross is back in the lead. We then see two cloaked, mysterious Pokémon flying around the city. As they fly by, an {{p|Aipom}} detects them, and the two Pokémon fly overhead the racers in the canal. Ash, Misty and Ross are still dueling. As they approach a restaurant, where we see [[Team Rocket]] members [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} scarfing down spaghetti with meatballs, the trio are all drenched by the water the racers' rafts are kicking up. We then see Brock watching the race on a television screen, and thinking the pretty girl is still there, he points out his friends, but turns his head to see an old woman standing there instead. He hangs his head in depression. As the three leaders still duke it out, Ash attempts to take the lead by slowing down very late for a corner, but overshoots it, flies off his raft and is about to go into a wall - when the smaller of the two cloaked Pokémon comes out of nowhere and saves Ash and Pikachu from being hurt. They then fall into the canal, and fall several places behind. As other racers go by, Ash and Pikachu swim quickly to the raft and Totodile pulls them back into the race. Then the smaller mysterious Pokémon picks up the end of Ash's tether handle tied to Totodile, and they pick up a considerable amount of speed. Ash, Pikachu and Totodile blast by other racers and a boat. (At this point, the title sequence has ended.) We then hear a tower bell ringing, and the announcer speaking over his megaphone. The crowd waits for the first racers to come under a small bridge and out of the narrow canals. Ross and Wailmer then appear, with Misty and Corsola close behind.. The race is down to these two people but then out of nowhere Ash, who is going much faster than everyone else (thanks to the cloaked Pokémon), blasts by Misty and Ross, with Ash surprised at how fast his Totodile is. Then, the bigger cloaked Pokémon picks up the smaller one and Ash, Pikachu and Totodile go even faster. But the larger Pokémon pulls them off the course and through another route. Ash is terrified as to how fast he is going, and then his raft crashes into a concrete sidewalk. At the same time, both cloaked Pokémon let go of the tether. Ash jumps out of the raft, runs up some stairs, jumps over a ledge and falls into the water again. The race is lost for Ash - but not for Misty, as she and Ross battle down to the line. They go under the bridge, neck and neck and appear to cross the finish line at the same time. After crossing the finish line, Misty fails to stop and she falls into the water. The race marshals check to see the winner with a frame-by-frame replay showing Corsola just touching the line before Wailmer. The announcer announces Misty as the winner of the race. Brock cheers for and waves at Misty, with half the crowd shocked and speechless and the other applauding Misty's performance. Misty embraces her Corsola, and to celebrate her victory, Ross offers Misty a ride in his boat. As Brock cheers, he then starts to wonder where Ash is. Ash is kneeling on the concrete sidewalk he crashed into earlier, checking the condition of his raft. Totodile hangs its head in depression, but Ash consoles it, telling it everyone makes a wrong turn once in a while. Totodile's spirits are immediately cured and it embraces Ash. We then see the two mysterious Pokémon, still cloaked, looking down on Ash and his Pokémon. They then fly away through a narrow alleyway and as they go through a light passing through a window, they are seen both uncloaked as they fly separately through the light for about a quarter of a second each.

The scene cuts to Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu on a gondola, with Ross steering. Our heroes are awed at the awesome, magnificent sight of the city of Alto Mare. They are also enjoying sailing on the gondola. Misty thanks Ross for talking her and friends into a ride, but Ross says that it is him who should be thanking her for letting him take the Water Race Champion. Misty is flattered, and she looks at the medal she was given for the race. Ross asks her if she likes it, as it is a glass medallion with two Pokémon on it. Misty then sees two statues on top of pillars and she asks Ross what they are. Ross recognizes them and points out that one to the right is Latios and the one to the left is Latias. He tells them that according to legend, those two Pokémon saved the city from disaster and that they protect Alto Mare from danger. Brock wonders if they really exist, and Ash says that he would like to see the real Latias and Latios. Misty then looks at her medal, identifying the two Pokémon on there as Latios and Latias. Ross tells them that they never see them because it is always very peaceful in Alto Mare.

The scene cuts to a flock of Pidgey flying upwards and then their shadows. Out comes a flying spy-camera of sorts, and it lands on a surface, with four legs protruding from its base. It gets a very good view of all the people in the main square. This recording is being shown on a computer with Annie and Oakley watching the screen. Annie asks Oakley if she is sure that Latias and Latios are in the crowd of people, but Oakley reminds her that both Pokémon can disguise themselves as people, and that Pokémon have a lower body temperatures than humans. A person with blue (instead of red) is walking around in the square. Oakley is sure that person is either Latias or Latios. They take off in their boat, driving through the buildings, determined to catch this person. We then see Jessie, James and Meowth about to have some ice-cream, who soon gets drenched as Annie and Oakley speed past. Jessie yells at them, but James catches a glimpse of the two thieves, and identifies them as Annie and Oakley. (In the dub, they are spies for {{an|Giovanni}}.) Jessie has never heard of these two, and James says they are some of the best thieves there are. He also says if they are here, then there must be something going on. Jessie gets up, with Meowth soon rising too and says that they would become the #1 thieves.

The scene cuts to Ash, Misty and Brock who are getting off Ross' gondola. He tells them about certain places to eat around Alto Mare. They say their goodbyes and Ash, Misty and Brock run off to eat. Pikachu is behind, but it stops to see a tap through a distance and an arch. There is a woman there soaking her {{p|Vaporeon}}, and they walk off. Pikachu runs up to the water tap, but is saddened when there is no water coming out. Then water suddenly starts to run from the tap and Pikachu looks up to see a pretty, short brown-haired girl. Pikachu is happy, and it drinks from the fountain and soaks itself in the running water. Ash then appears, wondering if Pikachu has made new friends. Ash thanks the girl for helping Pikachu, then the girl walks up to Ash, bends forward and circles Ash strangely. Ash nervously moves back while the girl circles Ash. She then runs off, much to the dismay and confusion of Ash, over a small stream and through a tunnel, out of sight. Pikachu then continues to soak itself under the running water.

The scene cuts to three children running along a canal, and the strange girl appears through the tunnel. She starts walking along the canal in the opposite direction the children were running. We then see Annie and Oakley in their boat, and they see that the Pokémon has taken the form of a girl, and they figure out that the girl is actually {{OBP|Latias|M05}}. Annie looks through a pair of special glasses and sees that the girl is indeed a Latias. Being a fashion freak, Annie wonders what brand of clothes the girl is wearing. Annie and Oakley start to go alongside the girl, then Annie asks "I love that shirt... where did you get it, Latias?" The girl starts to become scared and runs away from the two antagonists. Annie sends out her {{p|Espeon}} and Oakley sends out her {{p|Ariados}}. The two Pokémon chase after the girl and while Pikachu is enjoying itself under the tap, it senses what is happening between the Latias and the antagonists' two Pokémon. It runs off in that direction, calling Ash to come with it who turns off the tap and runs after Pikachu. We then see the girl/Latias running away from Ariados, onto a bridge, but Ariados scales the side of the bridge and cuts off the girl/Latias. She tries to run in the opposite direction, but is cut off and surrounded by Espeon. It then uses {{m|Psychic}} on Latias and Ariados uses {{m|String Shot}}, bounding the girl/Latias. Annie and Oakley, sitting in their boat, come up to the bridge and Annie asks Latias in an intimidating manner why she ran away from them, saying they hadn't done anything to her. Ash and Pikachu arrive, and Ash shouts at Annie and Oakley, wondering what they are doing to the girl/Latias. Annie sarcastically remarks that they were giving her "fashion advice" while Ash pulls away at the String Shot the girl/Latias is covered in. While tearing away at the String Shot, Ash remarks that she doesn't want it. Oakley asks Ash if he would like to give her tips on fashion, but Ash gives them a tip, telling them to leave the girl/Latias alone. Annie and Oakley, classy as ever, act sarcastically scared to Ash's threatening comments and Annie orders her Espeon to "punish" Ash with {{m|Psybeam}}, which it does. Ash shouts again at Annie and Oakley, and retaliates with Pikachu chasing after Espeon. Espeon hops onto their boat. Ash commands Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and the attack hits the boat. Annie, Oakley and Espeon are all affected by the attack and Annie falls into the water. Ash grabs the girl's hand and they run off. Pikachu then shocks Ariados. Annie's hair is ruined and she and Oakley send Espeon and Ariados after Ash. Ash, the girl and Pikachu run through a series of alleyways while Espeon and Ariados chase after them. They then run over a bridge, and after a few hundred feet Ash is lost. But then the girl/Latias grabs Ash's hand and runs up some stairs past an elderly woman and her {{p|Vulpix}}. At this point, Espeon and Ariados have lost Ash, the girl/Latias and Pikachu. She leads them up some more stairs, and we then see Ash and Pikachu on a balcony overlooking where they started. He then sees his friends Misty and Brock and they call to him, saying his food is getting cold and that they are heading over to a museum later. He then turns and starts to ask the girl who those two women were - but the girl has vanished. Ash wonders where she went.

The scene cuts to a shot of the ocean as the camera moves away from it, revealing the Latios statue on the right. We then see Ash, Misty and Brock, awed at the sight of the museum of which they are about to enter. Ash describes it as looking more like a palace than a museum. We then see the same spy camera we saw earlier, which zooms in on Ash. Annie and Oakley look on at their screen.

'''Act II'''

The scene fades into the inside of the museum, as we see Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu awed at the museum they are in. They walk up to a reconstruction of a Pokémon skeleton, and a large, elderly man named [[Lorenzo]] walks up to them and reveals that it is the skeleton of an {{p|Aerodactyl}}. He also tells them that there are many different Fossils to look at. Ash sees another one, and Misty identifies it as a Kabutops. They walk further into the museum. Brock steps into an intense ray of light coming through a window, and becomes hopeful that he will definitely find a girl in Alto Mare, but Misty disagrees. Lorenzo sheds light on the fact that the museum temple and the two pillars were built in gratitude to the Latias and the Latios who protected their city from being destroyed. We then see a huge machine, and Lorenzo explains it is the Defense Mechanism of Alto Mare (DMA), and he explains that the citizens never had to use this devastating weapon because the city was never attacked on a huge scale again. While Lorenzo fills in our heroes with this backstory, Ash notices a pretty girl wearing a white beret painting on a higher level, and it appears that it is the same girl as he saw before. He becomes intrigued by and walks forward about 10 steps and touches the DMA, much to Lorenzo's chagrin. He shouts at Ash not to touch it. Ash apologizes, while Pikachu, standing on Ash's left shoulder, is still looking at the girl. Ash is curious about this girl, and he tells Misty and Brock to meet him at the Pokémon Center, as he has something to do. Misty, Brock, and Lorenzo are all left standing there in total surprise.

The scene cuts to the museum exterior, showing Ash and Pikachu running through a walkway who then stop abruptly. Ash looks around, and sees the girl again, her painting/drawing equipment and sketch board in hand. He and Pikachu run down some stairs, through a garden where we see the girl walking over the bridge. Ash and Pikachu cross this bridge and follow the girl, while that same spy camera we saw earlier is honing Ash and Pikachu, all while the diabolical Annie and Oakley watch. We do not see them, only their shadows. Ash and Pikachu finally catch up with the girl, and Ash calls out to her, while she is on the other side of a waterway. He asks why she disappeared earlier like she did. The girl has no idea what he is talking about, and walks off. Ash shouts at her not to go, and runs after her. He crosses the bridge and runs into an alleyway. He is at a four-way intersection- and a revolving shot shows his situation - which way should he go? He walks ahead, walks and stops on a bridge (and we see some {{p|Murkrow}}), hesitates and runs forward again. He comes across another canal, where we see a few passing gondolas and a {{p|Yanma}} taking off. Ash realizes that they are lost, and that the city is like a maze. Pikachu shouts towards the bridge, Ash turns his head and sees the girl again. She runs off, Ash chases after her again and he follows her through a series of alleyways. He then gets to a pathway that leads through an archway with plants and vines covering it. He then gets to the end of the archway, and he sees two {{p|Pidgey}} drinking from a fountain, enjoying themselves. They notice Ash, and get back to their enjoyment. Ash then sees the mysterious girl at the end of a walkway, and she runs towards a wall, then through a mysterious portal. Ash is surprised. Pikachu then runs through the portal, and Ash follows Pikachu's example. He walks through a short, dark tunnel and reaches the end of it. He sees Pikachu, and runs through two pillars and comes upon a Secret Garden. It is a vast, sprawling place; with statues, grassy fields, ponds, fountains and large trees. It is home to {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Yanma}}, {{p|Wooper}}, {{p|Poliwag}} and other Pokémon. Ash and Pikachu walk down the stairs, and Ash wonders where he is. He then looks ahead, and sees the mysterious girl standing in front of a fountain. She then runs off. Ash and Pikachu follow her, and they see her on a swing next to a pond. They walk up to her and nearby stationary objects starts to spin ominously. Ash and Pikachu notice this.

Then, all of a sudden, a winged, cloaked creature comes blasting out of a manmade pond and files at a very high speed, swooping dangerously close to Ash and Pikachu. It comes back again and Pikachu tries to hit it with an electric attack, but misses, so the winged creature successfully hits Pikachu. Ash goes to check Pikachu, but Pikachu gets up; it has taken little damage. The creature comes back to strike Ash and Pikachu, but the girl runs in front of Ash and Pikachu, holds her arms out, preventing the winged creature from attacking. The creature then uncloaks itself. Ash gets up, completely flabbergasted, while the girl still blocks Ash from any further harm. Then Ash immediately recognizes the blue and white creature as the legendary Pokémon {{OBP|Latios|M05}}. Latios roars at the girl, telling her to move, but the girl shakes her head at Latios. Ash wonders why Latios is mad, and all of a sudden another girl wearing a white beret who is exactly identical in appearance (minus the beret) to the girl blocking Latios appears. She asks Ash how he got into the Secret Garden, and then accuses him of being a thief. Ash introduces himself, but this is not enough to convince the beret-wearing girl and she commands Latios to attack, when all of a sudden Lorenzo appears. He stops the fighting, and tells the girl, who is his granddaughter, that Ash is telling the truth. She is still not convinced, but Lorenzo hushes her, and says to the girl without the beret "Latias, would you like you play with your new friend?" Ash is confused as to why Lorenzo is calling the girl "Latias", but nevertheless the girl nods, and she takes Ash's hand and runs over to the swing she was swinging on earlier. She seats Ash on the swing and runs back, pushing off on the swing and stands on it behind Ash. He asks that isn't Latias the name of a Pokémon, and then, the girl transforms into a red and white colored creature that is none other than the legendary Pokémon Latias. Ash, shocked by this transformation, falls off the swing and faceplants on the ground. Latias flies over and helps Ash up, and he assures her that he is okay. Latias is happy, and flies in quick circles around him. Lorenzo observes that Latias has taken a liking towards Ash. Pikachu agrees, and Latios appears, with Pikachu becoming scared of Latios. It then licks Pikachu and Pikachu's fear is wiped clean. A short montage of shots show Pikachu climbing a tree and hopping onto Latias, then hopping over to Latios. While the Pokémon play with each other, the beret-wearing girl introduces herself as {{mov|Bianca}}. She apologizes for what happened before, and Lorenzo explains that their family has protected the Secret Garden for generations. Bianca also says that Latias likes to shapeshift into her, because they are best friends. Bianca also reveals that Latias and Latios are siblings - Latios is the older brother and Latias is the younger sister. Latias then flies towards Ash with Pikachu on her back and Pikachu jumps and lands on Ash. Latias then takes Ash's hat, and Ash chases after it and jumps up, trying to get the hat from Latias. He succeeds in doing so, but Latias tries to get the hat back. Then, Latios faces Latias and its eyes start to glow light blue. Latias's eyes then start to glow a light blue also. Latios roars, then flies straight into the pond and Latias comes down to Ash, Bianca and Lorenzo's level. The entire scenario appears to have changed - Ash, Bianca, Lorenzo and Latias are surrounded by a mystical light as the area they appear to be standing in is underwater, yet they are still standing stationary as before. As Ash and Pikachu try to figure out what is going on, they go through a tunnel and at the end is a bright light - they go through it, make a right turn, and then we see Latios do the same thing. Ash asks what is going on, and Bianca explains that Latias and Latios are showing them the underwater world, by telepathically projecting what Latios is seeing. Lorenzo explains this is called "Sight Sharing". As Latios flies underwater through the canals, past a school of {{p|Remoraid}}, Bianca says that this rare privilege is Latios' way of showing that he likes his new friends. As Latios goes through numerous turns, past a school of {{p|Chinchou}} and then past a group of {{p|Quagsire}}, Ash is awed at his experience of sight sharing.

The scene cuts back to the Secret Garden. Bianca tells Ash of the legend of Latias and Latios and how they saved the city that was explained in the previous backstory. After the Soul Dew resided on Alto Mare, Latias and Latios visited quite often. Ash figures that the current Latias and Latios' ancestors protected this island. Ash catches a glimpse of the DMA, and the tiles they are standing on is actually a diagram of how to use the DMA and the Soul Dew's true powers. They then walk up to a small body of water. Under the water there is a magnificent spherical orb with a transparent blue color and a bright light protruding from the center. This is the Soul Dew. Lorenzo explains that his ancestors created the DMA to release the immense power within the Soul Dew with the help of Latios. The Soul Dew also contains the soul of a deceased Latios. It was only done to protect the island. Lorenzo also explains that the location of the Soul Dew must be kept a secret from everyone. Latias then comes out of nowhere up behind Ash, and picks him up, holding him above the main fountain, then dropping him into the fountain. Just as he is about to fall in, the larger Latios swoops down and catches Ash on his back. Latios flies up back to Bianca and Lorenzo's level and Ash gets off Latios. Latias goes up to Ash and starts rubbing and hugging him intimately, as if she has a crush on Ash. Bianca explains that Latias wants to play with Ash some more, but Ash has to head back to the Pokémon Center to find Misty and Brock. He tells Latias that he will come back and play later with her. Latias is saddened by Ash having to leave, and they exit, with Latias following Latios, as they fly off into the depths of the secret garden. As they fly together, we see that Annie and Oakley's spy camera has been in the Secret Garden the whole time Ash was there...

The scene cuts to Lorenzo's gondola shed/workshop. It is now dusk. As they walk through the workshop, Lorenzo explains his occasional work as a tour guide in Alto Mare's canals and in the museum. He then asks Bianca to take Ash back to the Pokémon Center.

The scene cuts to the Alto Mare canals, and we are treated to an incredible sight of Alto Mare at sunset. We then see a boat motoring past, with Bianca taking Ash and Pikachu back to the Pokémon Center. Ash then asks if it was Bianca who was attacked by Annie and Oakley earlier, or Latias. Bianca does not know what he is talking about, so Ash then figures it must have been Latias who was attacked earlier. Bianca starts to worry about this.

'''Act III'''

The scene cuts to an alleyway, and it is now nighttime. We see the villains Annie and Oakley hopping over rooftops and gaps. We then see Meowth, then Jessie and James. Meowth says that they have to follow them over those rooftops, and James remarks that he used to be a skilled Gymnast. Jessie starts to become over confident and revs up James and Meowth. As Annie and Oakley are scaling rooftops; Jessie, James and Meowth are clumsily following them. As Annie and Oakley both jump over a wide gap, all three slip on an arched roof, wipe out, fall down and land on top of each other onto a suspended wall light below. They all say at the same time, "that was a close one." Then, to make matters worse for them, Wobbuffet appears and stands on top of James. The weight now is too much for the street light and it breaks, and all four fall to the ground.

The scene cuts back to Lorenzo's workshop, and Lorenzo is hard at work. Then an Espeon walks into Lorenzo's workshop. Lorenzo sees Espeon, and asks it where it came from. Then suddenly, Espeon attacks Lorenzo and knocks him out with {{m|Psychic}}. Annie and Oakley appear, and Annie compliments her Espeon.

The scene cuts back to the Secret Garden, where we see Latias and Latios sleeping next to each other. The revolving objects we saw earlier start to rotate again. Latios wakes up, noticing this and gets up. We then see Annie and Oakley, who have entered the Secret Garden. Latios charges at the two villains, but they dodge Latios by cartwheeling. As the two women make time with classy banter, Latios continually charges at Annie. Latias and Latios then disappear, though the use of cloaking. Annie and Oakley are surprised by their abilities which they did not know about before. Latios charges at Annie again, who somehow manages to dodge again. Annie and Oakley then put on the special glasses that allow them to see the near-invisible Latias and Latios. They see Latios, and Annie commands her Espeon to use {{m|Swift}}. Espeon manages to hit Latios, but is then struck from the side by Latias. Oakley then commands her Ariados to use {{m|Night Shade}}, but then Latios flies in front of the attack, taking it for Latias. Oakley then pulls out an electronic sticky net and throws it at Latios. The net wraps itself around Latios, shocks him, and drains most of his energy. Latios comes crashing down to the ground. Latias flies around getting ready to attack, but Annie commands her Espeon to use Psybeam and successfully hits Latias, sending it crashing into a hill. Espeon is about to finish Latias with {{m|Tackle}}, but Latios in its near-incapacitated state slides across Espeon, stopping it from causing any further harm. Latias calls to Latios, but he shouts at her, presumably telling her to run and get out of the Secret Garden. Annie then commands her Espeon to use Psychic again and Oakley commands Ariados to use String Shot, both attacks on Latios. Both hit Latios, but just as Latias is about to attack, Latios stops her, and shouts at her to run and get help. Latias reluctantly starts to escape, but Annie and Oakley chase after it. Latios shouts at it again to run and Latias flies away from them, but Annie and Oakley both throw nets at Latias. Luckily Latios jumps in front of the nets and saves Latias from being captured. Latias escapes through the fountain and the secret tunnel Latios used earlier. Annie and Oakley look over the balcony at the fountain through which Latias escaped, and they declare that one Pokémon is enough. They then walk up to the Soul Dew. Oakley initially struggles to pull it out, but eventually she succeeds. Oakley is awed at the sight of the marvelous jewel. Annie is anxious to see it, and she is even more hypnotized at the sight of the Soul Dew. She declares it to be the most beautiful jewel she has ever seen. Oakley then sees the diagram of how to use the DMA on the stone tile floor. She explains that if the Soul Dew were to be used for evil, the Soul Dew would be destroyed, resulting in water from the ocean swallowing Alto Mare. Oakley declares that she has solved the puzzle, and she will go ahead with their plan, thinking that the warnings about evil-doing with the DMA is just a joke. The last shot is a shot of the water ceasing to flow in the Secret Garden.

The scene cuts to a canal and a bridge and Latias dives frantically out of the water and cloaks itself. The scene cuts back to the Secret Garden, where we see Bianca and Lorenzo running up to the body of water that contained the Soul Dew. They discover that it is missing, and Bianca figures that it is the work of the two women Ash told her about before. The scene then cuts to an exterior shot of the museum, and then inside of the museum, where Annie and Oakley are transporting the captured Latios to the DMA. Oakley's Ariados carries the unconscious Latios to a certain spot with a circle with triangles around it, with three rings surrounding the spot. The circle glows with light, and the three rings protrude up along with Latios. The rings start to spin in formation around Latios. Red creases in the floor start to illuminate. Then, the oddly-shaped pillars start to open up and come down, unveiling the DMA. The pillars start to disappear through the floor. Bianca and Lorenzo appear and Lorenzo asks Annie and Oakley what they have done. The sisters once again make time with classy banter. Annie then commands her Espeon to use Psychic on Bianca and Lorenzo, incapacitating them. As Annie waves "good night" to them, Oakley walks up to the DMA and goes to "test" it out. She places the Soul Dew in the receptor, and the DMA becomes under Oakley's control, much to her pleasure.

The scene cuts to the Pokémon Center where a cloaked Latias is looking for Ash, Misty and Brock's room. She finds it, and sees them through the opened doors. While Pikachu is sleeping next to Ash, it senses Latias' presence and wakes up. In front of Pikachu's eyes Latias transforms into human form, identical to Bianca. Ash is woken up by this and at first thinks Latias is Bianca. Latias runs up to Ash, visibly scared. Ash immediately figures out that it is actually Latias in human form, so he explains it to Misty and Brock, who are now awake. He tells Latias that she doesn't need to be afraid; these people are his friends. Latias hangs her head, Misty waves awkwardly and Brock smiles towards Latias. Ash nods his head and Latias stands up and transforms back into its normal self, much to the surprise and shock of Brock and Misty.

The scene cuts back to the museum, where Bianca and Lorenzo are tied up by Ariados' {{m|Spider Web}}. As they struggle, Bianca calls to Latios, telling him to wake up and snap out of his possession. Latios is asleep, but then wakes up. As the DMA is warming up, the main controls are presented with stairs appearing from the floor. Annie remarks that it looks uncomfortable to sit in. Latios attempts to break out, but is unsuccessful thanks to a force field set up around the rotating rings. It keeps trying, but to no avail. It then uses its sight sharing power, where the scene transitions to Ash's Pokémon Center room, with Latias. Ash, Misty and Brock immediately see what Latios is seeing, that is, the DMA in action and Bianca and Lorenzo tied up. Misty and Brock are confused, but Ash fills them in on what is happening. They then see the Soul Dew being used. The scene then cuts back to the museum, where Oakley steps into the control unit. Annie looks on at Oakley nervously. Lorenzo shouts at them not to use it, but Oakley has already started. First she regenerates the fossilized Kabutops and Aerodactyl through a transparent blue cloud of particles, and the two ancient Pokémon appear. Through sight sharing, Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu witness all of this. Lorenzo is confused as to what Oakley is doing. Oakley then commands Kabutops and Aerodactyl to find Latias and bring her back to the museum. Latios stops the sight sharing, as both Pokémon have lost energy from it. The scene cuts back to the Pokémon Center and Ash asks Latias if it is okay. Misty and Brock ask what is going on, and Ash replies that he doesn't know, but that it's something bad. The scene cuts back to the museum where Oakley, now completely obsessed with her powers, declares "the city is all mine!"

The scene cuts to Jessie, James and Meowth; walking through an alleyway and wondering where they are. They realize that they need to get to a waterway and run towards one. But then Oakley starts seals off the entire city with prison-like bars. Before they can get to the waterway, Jessie, James and Meowth are thwarted by the bars sealing off the alleyways. They attempt to escape, but the next intersection is also blocked off by appearing bars. A series of shots, including one of Oakley with the machine, show bars of all forms sealing off every passageway, every alleyway and every house in Alto Mare. Then, we cut back to the Pokémon Center, where Ash and Latias are witnessing the city lockdown. He then sees a few nearby balconies being closed with bars and immediately he, Pikachu and Latias jump off the balcony into the water, before they are trapped behind it. Misty and Brock, who are now trapped, are worried for Ash, but he surfaces from the water and tells them that he is going to the museum to rescue Latios, Bianca and Lorenzo. He then swims off down the canal. As more alleyways are being sealed off, Ash and Pikachu climb into a Venetian boat and Ash grabs an oar in the back. He tells Latias that he is going to rescue her friends at the museum, and that he needs her to guide him there.

The scene cuts back to the museum, where Latios is in considerable pain. The red crease are taking Latios's energy and using it to power the DMA. As Oakley operates it, Bianca, Lorenzo and even Annie start to become nervous. The scene cuts to a canal where Ash is rowing the boat whilst following Latias' lead. As he goes under a tunnel, the Aerodactyl brought back to life by Oakley swoops down right under Ash and grabs Latias with its feet. Ash drops the oar, jumps off the boat and grabs onto Aerodactyl's foot. Ash then commands Pikachu, who is standing on the tip of the boat to use Thunderbolt, which it does. The thunderbolt squarely hits Aerodactyl, Latias and Ash; and all are clearly affected by the attack. Aerodactyl drops Latias and Ash and is clearly shaken by the Thunderbolt. Ash surfaces and Latias flies off in fear, cloaking itself. Aerodactyl swoops down and launches a {{m|Hyper Beam}} at Ash and Pikachu. The ferocious attack destroys the boat Ash was using. Pikachu manages to dodge the attack but the Hyper Beam grazes Ash. It kicks up water, and Ash is plunged back into the water, in pain. Latias, hiding from Aerodactyl, uncloaks itself and dives into the water, saving the unconscious Ash. She picks him up and lifts him to the surface. He is still conscious, but is coughing and spluttering. Pikachu swims to them and Ash thanks Latias for saving him. As Latias slowly moves with Ash partially in the water Ash sees Aerodactyl and he knows he has to figure out how to get away from it. Ash then catches a glimpse of two rafts. He tells Latias to stop and he climbs up onto the dock where the two rafts are located. The scene then cuts to Latias pulling Ash, who is on the raft, with the teather cord; like when Ash was pulled by Latias in the Tour de Alto Mare. They are going fast but Aerodactyl is catching up to them. While Latias swiftly navigates sharp turns at a fast speed, Ash is having trouble holding on. Aerodactyl is getting closer and closer, until Latias speeds up and suddenly makes a fast turn into a narrow canal between two close buildings. Aerodactyl goes after them, but crashes into the two buildings. Ash and Pikachu are relieved and compliment Latias' quick thinking. Meanwhile, Misty and Brock are having trouble getting through the bars that have sealed off the buildings. Brock tries to open the bars using his own strength, but to no avail. They decide to help Ash, as he has left all of his Poké Balls behind. Brock sends out his {{TP|Brock|Crobat}} and Misty sends out her {{TP|Misty|Politoed}} and Corsola. They tell them to go lend Ash a hand and that they will meet up with them later. Crobat flies off, while Politoed and Corsola dive into the canal. Brock has lost his patience and decides to climb the fence. We then cut back to the Ash and Latias chase. While they are going, the Kabutops Oakley summoned earlier has now caught up with them. It {{m|slash}}es at Ash and is able to catch up to Latias' speed. It hops from object to object, boat to boat, dock to dock and scales a wall briefly. While Ash attempts to outrun Kabutops, he slides wide at a left turn and crashes into a concrete dock. He manages to hop off in the nick of time and Kabutops' Slash attack misses him by inches. Pikachu has fallen into the water and Kabutops is about to stab Ash with its sword-like claws. Then Crobat arrives and tackles Kabutops. Politoed and Corsola finish it off with Water Gun and BubbleBeam, respectively.

The scene cuts back to the museum, where Latios is taking damage from the energy used by the DMA. Oakley then pulls up a monitoring system on the DMA and sees Ash, Pikachu and Latias. Lorenzo shouts at Oakley and tells her that if the Soul Dew were to be used for evil, it would become irreversibly broken. Oakley does not take him seriously and is now completely consumed by the powers of the DMA. Annie starts to fear for Oakley. Oakley then starts to manipulate the canal and ocean water with the DMA. Latios is being severely affected by this and the bright light that was protruding from the Soul Dew has ceased. We cut back to Ash, Pikachu and Latias, who are traveling quickly to the museum. Oakley manipulates the water in such a way that it comes out of the ocean and appears to be in the shape of the bottom of a tree trunk. It moves towards the museum. Ash, Pikachu and Latias are shocked at the sight of this. They arrive at some stairs, Ash hops off the raft and runs towards the museum. Oakley makes the water come down like a tsunami. Then it forms a rectangle around Ash, Latias and Pikachu. The water rises up in front and behind them, swirling down and crashing on them. The water traps Ash and Pikachu, attempting to drown them. Latias is also struggling but all of a sudden she activates a power that expels the water and destroys the screen on the control board, rendering the DMA useless. After using this tremendous power, Latias falls to the ground from a long height. Ash and Pikachu run over to Latias. Latias gets up and is fine. After the DMA has been overwhelmed by Latias, the machine starts to go out of control. The Soul Dew is now forever corrupted and Latios is suffering even more. Ash, Pikachu and Latias make it to the museum. Annie sees them, but before she can order her Espeon to attack, Ash commands Pikachu to use ThunderShock which lands a clean hit on Annie and Espeon, who are now incapacitated. Ash and Pikachu run off to help Bianca and Lorenzo. Ash attempts to free Bianca first from the Spider Web, but to no avail. Ash has Pikachu use {{m|ThunderShock}} and it succeeds; the web comes off Bianca. Latias attempts to free Latios from the rings. Lorenzo is now free as well and says that the machine is out of control. Annie starts to worry for Oakley, who is still in the rampaging machine. While Latias attempts to free Latios from the DMA, Bianca says that if Latios is not freed from the machine it will die. Ash orders a Thunderbolt from Pikachu, who hits the forcefield around the rings but the attack rebounds. Latias still can't penetrate the forcefield, so Ash decides to run into the forcefield with Pikachu. They do not succeed so Latias uses its mysterious power again to breakthrough the forcefield, jamming the rings for just long enough. Ash, Bianca and Lorenzo manage to pull Latios out of the rings and the DMA finally shuts down. Latios is in bad shape but Latias goes up to him and he wakes up, much to everyone's relief. Bianca hugs Latios and Annie hops up to where Oakley is, who has one arm hanging out of the DMA. Oakley asks what happened, and Annie tells her that she got carried away. Misty and Brock then enter, happy that Ash is okay. Annie says that she will take the Soul Dew this time. Oakley is disappointed with what happened. Annie walks up to the corrupted Soul Dew, and she is disgusted by the colors of it - red, black and purple all swirling around. Annie reaches out for it but Lorenzo shouts at her not to touch it. When she does attempt to pick it up, it protrudes light, blows Annie back into the cockpit and explodes into a million red pieces. Then red energy surrounds the DMA and it starts to operate again. The control panel shuts with Annie and Oakley inside and the protective pillars come up again. Lorenzo re-tells the legend of the Soul Dew, and water then starts to surround Alto Mare.

The scene cuts to Team Rocket who have finally managed to climb the bars, and they see the very fast current washing away boats and rafts. A montage of shots show boats and other objects being washed out to sea, with the water going out too. The entire ocean and the canals of Alto Mare have been completely drained. Latias and Latios fly over to the Sun Tower and begin circling it. They then face the ocean. Latios is still not in very good shape. A giant tsunami then rises out of the ocean, destroying some ancient ruins. Lorenzo says that at this point, the city will be destroyed. Latias and Latios decide to take action: they both fly towards the tsunami at high speed, much to the surprise and shock of Ash, Misty, Brock, Bianca and Lorenzo. Latios emits a beam of energy from itself and Latias does the same. Their whole bodies glow white and they combine themselves together to form a ball of energy. The ball of energy gets larger and larger and starts to separate the tsunami, causing a better flow of water. The spherical beam of light shows Latias and a transparent, blue Latios. He extends his arm out to Latias, and then lets go. Latios emits a blue light and separates from her. As this happens, a blue wave of light forms a single beam of light, going up into the sky. Bianca wonders what just happened and Misty points to the ocean. The ocean water is calmly filling up again, along with the canals. We cut to Jessie, James and Meowth, who have gotten over the bars and to the canals. Once they stop to rest, Jessie wonders what is wrong with Alto Mare. Then the water flows back into the city, which washes them into the canal. They are helpless in the fast current and get swept down Alto Mare's canals. A montage of shots then shows the lockdown bars finally disappearing. The Kabutops disintegrates into blue particles, and we then see the Aerodactyl while a resident comes out of his balcony. The Aerodactyl flies by the resident and it too disintegrates into blue particles. We then see the Kabutops particles going back to the Fossil, while Annie and Oakley bicker while they are locked inside the DMA.

The scene cuts from black, and it is now sunrise. Ash, Misty, Brock, Bianca and Lorenzo call Latias while in a boat. Pikachu then sees something and calls to Ash. Latias is on top of a {{p|Mantine}} escorted by two Chinchou. She is unconscious. Mantine brings Latias over to the boat, where Ash, Brock and Bianca pick her up and haul her into the boat. While Ash hangs onto Latias, she wakes up and is okay. Bianca then asks her where Latios is. Latias looks up to the sky. Then Bianca and Lorenzo figures out that the beam of light before was Latios sacrificing itself to save the city. Everyone is saddened by this. Latias then activates her sight-sharing powers, and Latios, now in a spherical form, is in space above the [[Pokémon world]]. It starts to move farther away from the planet. They look on at their world and Misty says that is very pretty. Then, the sight sharing is gone. A light then protrudes from the sphere as Latios is now reborn as a new Soul Dew. The orb comes from the light and falls into Bianca's hands. Bianca holds the new Soul Dew closely while Ash holds Latias as it mourns the death of its sibling.

The scene fades to the Secret Garden, and it is now morning. We see the main characters at the Soul Dew fountain where Lorenzo places the new Soul Dew in place of the original one. The water then starts to flow out of the fountain. Bianca says, "Keep watching over us, will you, Latios?" Then the fountains start to flow normally again. It then fades to two ringing church bells, then to a magnificent establishing shot of Alto Mare. The scene then fades to black.

The scene fades from black to Lorenzo outside his workshop. A boat comes up, and it stops. Ash waves to Lorenzo and thanks him for all his help. Lorenzo is surprised they are leaving already, so he calls Bianca down. He calls again, but there is no response. Then we get a view of Bianca's room, and someone or something grabs a drawing off Bianca's sketch board. Her beret is shown hanging on the wooden stand. Ash and his friends are about to leave Alto Mare, but Ash catches a glimpse of a girl running on a bridge, identifying her as Bianca. He asks the driver to stop the boat. They stop at a wooden dock, where Ash gets off and Bianca arrives. She is holding a rolled up piece of paper. She then looks at Ash intimately. She gives him the drawing, and then plants a long kiss on his cheek. Misty is so shocked that she drops Togepi and stares at them. Brock, too, is surprised and he does a 360 degree turn. He also stares at Ash and Bianca. Bianca then runs off, without saying a word. Misty wonders whether if that was Bianca or Latias, as she was not wearing the beret. Brock is extremely jealous. Ash unrolls the paper which turns out to be a sketch of him and Pikachu on his shoulder. He smiles on a final note that ends the film.

END CREDITS MONTAGE: The boat takes Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu back to the Johto mainland and we see Latios with another Latios and Latias; Lorenzo leads the reconstruction and rebuilding of the DMA; Annie and Oakley are arrested by the police; Bianca continues her drawings; and Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu continue their journey through the Johto region.

==Major events==
===Pokémon debuts===
* {{p|Latios}}
* {{p|Latias}}

==Characters==
===Human===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{mov|Bianca}}
* [[Lorenzo]]
* {{mov|Annie}}
* [[Oakley]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Ross]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Totodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Totodile}})
* {{p|Politoed}} ({{OP|Misty|Politoed}})
* {{p|Corsola}} ({{OP|Misty|Corsola}})
* {{p|Crobat}} ({{OP|Brock|Crobat}})
* {{p|Latios}} ({{mov|Latios|anime|5}})
* {{p|Latias}} ({{mov|Latias|anime|5}})
* {{p|Espeon}} ({{mov|Annie}}'s)
* {{p|Ariados}} ([[Oakley]]'s)
* {{p|Vulpix}} (Old lady's)
* {{p|Vaporeon}} (Unknown Trainer's)
* {{p|Aerodactyl}}
* {{p|Kabutops}}
* {{p|Mantine}}
* {{p|Yanma}} (multiple)
* {{p|Butterfree}} (multiple)
* {{p|Chinchou}} (multiple)
* {{p|Murkrow}} (multiple)
* {{p|Oddish}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (multiple)
* {{p|Poliwag}} (multiple)
* {{p|Quagsire}} (multiple)
* {{p|Remoraid}} (multiple)
* {{p|Wooper}} (multiple)

====Intro only====
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} ({{an|Jigglypuff|anime}})
* {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Diglett}} (multiple)
* {{p|Geodude}} (multiple)
* {{p|Graveler}}
* {{p|Golem}}
* {{p|Gengar}}
* {{p|Lapras}} (multiple)
* {{p|Seaking}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rapidash}} (multiple)
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} (multiple)
* {{p|Seel}} (multiple)
* {{p|Dewgong}} (multiple
* {{p|Spearow}} (multiple)
* {{p|Onix}}
* {{p|Tentacool}}
* {{p|Porygon}}
* {{p|Scyther}}
* {{p|Slowbro}}
* {{p|Starmie}}
* {{p|Voltorb}}
* {{p|Electrode}}
* {{p|Weezing}}
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Victreebel}}

====[[Tour de Alto Mare]] only====
* {{p|Wailmer}} ([[Ross]]'s)
* {{p|Wartortle}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Golduck}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Poliwrath}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Tentacool}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Starmie}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Magikarp}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Vaporeon}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Chinchou}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Lanturn}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Azumarill}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Quagsire}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Qwilfish}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Mantine}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Seadra}} (Competitor's)
* {{p|Natu}} (multiple)
* {{p|Xatu}}
* {{p|Aipom}}

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Johto}}
{{cast|Johto|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash|Veronica Taylor|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Johto|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Johto|Misty (anime)|disp=Misty|Rachael Lillis|Kasumi|Mayumi Iizuka|カスミ|飯塚雅弓}}
{{cast|Johto|Misty's Togepi|disp=Togepi|Satomi Kōrogi|Togepi|Satomi Kōrogi|トゲピー|こおろぎさとみ}}
{{cast|Johto|Brock (anime)|disp=Brock|Eric Stuart|Takeshi|Yūji Ueda|タケシ|うえだ　ゆうじ}}
{{cast|Johto|Jessie|Rachael Lillis|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Johto|James|Eric Stuart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Johto|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Maddie Blaustein|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}

{{cast|Johto|Bianca (movie)|disp=Bianca|Lisa Ortiz|Kanon|Fumiko Orikasa|カノン|折笠富美子}}
{{cast|Johto|Latias (M05)|disp=Latias|Megumi Hayashibara|Latias|Megumi Hayashibara|ラティアス|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Johto|Latios (M05)|disp=Latios|Megumi Hayashibara|Latios|Masashi Ebara|ラティオス|江原正士}}
{{cast|Johto|Annie (movie)|disp=Annie|Megan Hollingshead|Zanner|Uno Kanda|ザンナー|神田うの}}
{{cast|Johto|Oakley|Lisa Ortiz|Lions|Yumiko Shaku|リオン|釈由美子}}
{{cast|Johto|Lorenzo|Wayne Grayson|Vongole|Yūzō Gucci|ボンゴレ|グッチ裕三}}
{{cast|Johto|Ross|Michael Sinterniklaas|Rossi|Kōichi Yamadera|ロッシ|山寺宏一}}

{{cast|Johto|Narrator|disp=Narration|Rodger Parsons|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
|}

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios Music Collection}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Alto Mare Sunset.png‎|250px|thumb|right|Alto Mare at sunset]]
[[File:Alphabet.png‎‎|250px|thumb|right|Cyrillic characters on Oakley's computer]]
* This film uses the same intro from the dub of ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', but that sequence was animated specifically for this film, and ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'' was released internationally after this film was released in Japan.
* In this movie, as in ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', Jessie, James and Meowth land on a protruding object that only breaks when Wobbuffet comes out of its Poké Ball.
* Director [[Kunihiko Yuyama]] looked to {{wp|Venice|Venice, Italy}} for inspiration when designing Alto Mare.
** This explains why the characters say "Ciao" and "Arrivederci", as well as the names Bianca and Lorenzo.
* In a throwback to ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', Annie and Oakley are reading about [[Lawrence III]] during the credits.
* Images of {{p|Mewtwo}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Entei}} and {{p|Celebi}} are hidden in this movie, referencing Pokémon featured in the previous films.
* This is the first movie not to feature a remixed version of the season's theme song during the opening credits; instead, an extended version of [[Believe in Me]] is played.
* This is the first movie to feature the permanent death of a Pokémon (Latios).
* This is the fourth [[Pokémon movie]] to air on Toon Disney. The first three were ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', and ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''.
* Like the previous films, this one briefly displays {{p|Porygon}} at the beginning of the movie.
* The characters appearing on the right side of Oakley's computer screen while she is deciphering the code on the stone plates are {{wp|Cyrillic script|Cyrillic}}.
* This is the first movie in which Team Rocket does not influence the plot and has no contact with the main characters.
* Ash continues his habit of ramming obstacles, this time throwing himself into a barrier shielding Latios.
* The English dub of this movie mentions that an {{p|Aerodactyl}} and {{p|Kabutops}} drowned. Though it is possible that Aerodactyl (a {{2t|Rock|Flying}} type) drowned, it is highly unlikely that Kabutops (a {{2t|Rock|Water}} type) would have.
* Misty refers to the [[Pokémon world]] as Earth during Latios's final sight sharing.
* This movie begins the tradition of the last movie in a series that features a Pokémon available in the Generation following the current one.
* This movie is one of the first two Pokemon movie to be available on Blu-Ray, in a two-pack with ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', in May of 2011.

===Errors===
* In the opening scene where Brock explains how Ash met Pikachu, Ash is pictured fully clothed. However, in the [[EP001|episode]] in question, Ash was still in his pajamas. Also in the opening scene, Pikachu is portrayed as having been friendly with Ash as soon as they met, yet in the episode Pikachu was not friendly with Ash at first.

===Dub edits===
[[File:M05 Deleted Scene.png|thumb|right|250px|Scene that did not appear in the English dub]]
* The entire backstory of the movie was changed in the dub. A segment of approximately two minutes, which told the story of the origin of the Soul Dew in Alto Mare's ancient history, was cut. This cut also removed the reference to the fact that many Latios and Latias came and went to and from Alto Mare frequently, causing some confusion to dub watchers when two Latios and a Latias appeared in the credits. This scene is very unique, because the animation in this scene was done in a storybook-like fashion, something that had never been before in the Pokémon anime and has not been repeated again so far.
* A replacement backstory was added in the form of dialog telling about an evil Trainer who once attacked the people of the city with a Kabutops and Aerodactyl, until Latios brought water to the town, drowning the evil Pokémon and turning the streets to canals.
* The dub also makes Annie and Oakley members of [[Team Rocket]]; however, in the original, the two are working independently and no mention is made of a relationship between themselves and Team Rocket or {{an|Giovanni}}.
* Latios does not keep its Japanese voice in the dubbed English version, and it sounds almost like Latias as a result.
* In the American DVD release of the movie, an intense blue tint was applied, making most of the colors much darker than in the original.

<gallery>
File:M05 Japanese Coloring.png|Original Japanese version
File:M05 English Coloring.png|Dubbed English version
</gallery>

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=DDDDDD|bordercolor=FFCB49
|zh_cmn={{tt|水都的守護神拉帝亞斯和拉帝歐斯|Guardian Gods of the Water Capital: Latias and Latios}}
|zh_yue={{tt|水都的守護神拉帝亞斯和拉帝歐斯|Guardian Gods of the Water Capital: Latias and Latios}}
|da={{tt|Pokémon Heroes Filmen: Latios og Latias|Pokémon Heroes The Movie: Latios and Latias}}
|nl={{tt|Pokémon 5: Helden|Pokémon 5: Heroes}}
|fi={{tt|Pokémon Heroes - Latias ja Latios|Pokémon Heroes - Latias and Latios}}
|fr_ca={{tt|Pokémon - Les Héros|Pokémon Heroes}}
|de={{tt|Pokémon Heroes: Der Film|Pokémon Heroes: The Movie}}
|it=Pokémon Heroes
|hu={{tt|Pokémon - Új hős születik|Pokemon - The Birth of a Hero}}
|pl={{tt|Pokémon: Bohaterowie|Pokémon: Heroes}}
|pt_br={{tt|Heróis Pokémon|Pokémon Heroes}}
|es_la={{tt|Héroes Pokémon|Pokémon Heroes}}
|es_eu=Héroes Pokémon'''
|sv={{tt|Pokémon Heroes: Latios och Latias|Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347791/ ''Pokémon Heroes'' at IMDb]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Heroes Wikipedia Page]
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{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=AG043 |
prevtitle=Let Bagons Be Bagons |
nextcode=AG045 |
nexttitle=A Togepi Mirage! |
series=Advanced Generation series |
colorscheme=Hoenn}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=AG044 |
altepcode=EP318 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
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]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboard=辻初樹 |
director=浅田裕二 |
art=岩根雅明 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=AG041-AG050 |
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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.
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== Synopsis ==
{{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.
**Misty and {{an|May}} & [[Max]] meet each other 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 ===
[[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}}. The only leads to not appear in this episode are {{Tracey}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and [[Dawn's Piplup|her Piplup]], who would not appear until [[DP001|another 148 episodes]] later and {{an|Iris}}, her {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and {{an|Cilan}}, who wouldn't appear for [[BW001|another 339]] (Iris and Axew) and [[BW005|334 episodes]] (Cilan). The other two are ''[[AG045|A Togepi Mirage]]'', the second part of this episode, and ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''.

=== [[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!

=== 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 [[Team Rocket]] attack and Misty refuses to hand [[Misty's Togetic|Togepi]] over, Shedinja can be seen without its halo.

=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
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title_en=A Togepi Mirage! |
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title_ja_trans=Other Side of the Mirage! Togepi's Paradise! |
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broadcast_jp=October 2, 2003 |
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'''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.
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==Synopsis==
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 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 SolarBeam, 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 Gyarados]] is revealed to know {{m|Flamethrower}}.
* {{an|Misty}}'s {{p|Togepi}} learns {{m|Safeguard}}.
* Misty's Togepi evolves into {{TP|Misty|Togetic}}.
* Misty leaves Togetic in the [[Mirage Kingdom]] and returns to [[Cerulean City]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Togetic}} ({{OP|Misty|Togetic}})

==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===
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Mudkip}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}}; evolves)
* {{p|Togetic}} ({{OP|Misty|Togetic}}; debut; newly evolved; leaves)
* {{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 has only appeared in the anime as part of the [[Pokérap GS]], after [[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}}. The only leads to not appear in this episode are {{Tracey}}, {{an|Dawn}} and [[Dawn's Piplup|her Piplup]], who wouldn't appear for [[DP001|another 147 episodes]] and {{an|Iris}}, her {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and {{an|Cilan}}, who wouldn't appear for [[BW001|another 338]] (Iris and Axew) and [[BW005|333 episodes]] (Cilan). The other two are ''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]'', the first part of this episode, and ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''.
[[File:AG045 error.png|thumb|180px|right|The error]]
* Misty claims that Water Pokémon can also use Fire attacks, however very few can actually do so.
* When Misty called out Gyarados, she kissed its Poké Ball. Gary Oak regularly did this in battles.
* Although its Pokédex entry states that if a human peers into Shedinja's back, the human's spirit will be stolen. Numerous characters are seen behind Shedinja, the perfect place to view the hole, and appear to be unharmed.

===[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]===
* Question: Trainers, Which Pokémon evolves into {{p|Marshtomp}}?
* Choices: {{p|Mudkip}}, {{p|Surskit}}, {{p|Marill}}
* Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose {{p|Mudkip}}, you were right!

===Errors===
* In one scene, May's hair overlaps Misty's arm, even though May was standing farther back than her.
* After {{an|May}} looks up the {{p|Togepi}} on her [[Pokédex]] and {{an|Misty}} states that it must be [[Colonel Hansen]] who made them exhausted, [[Miranda]] calls Misty Hansen by dubbing mistake.
* 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.
* Hansen's Ninjask knocks Misty's Togepi out with a {{m|Shadow Ball}}, even thought a {{type2|Ghost}} move shouldn't have any effect on a {{type2|Normal}} Pokémon.
*In the introduction of this episode, the narrator states that Misty is ''now'' the Gym leader of [[Cerulean City]], even though she was Gym Leader before. This is only present in the dub.
* Safeguard protects against attacks, rather than status changes. This is not an isolated occurrence.
* When Misty is saying goodbye to Togetic, the shading on the cast and the archway are inconsistent.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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title_ja_trans=Okido Laboratory! All Members Assemble! |
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broadcast_us=April 15, 2006 |
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'''The Right Place and the Right Mime''' (Japanese: '''オーキド研究所！全員集合！！''' ''{{tt|Okido|Oak}} Laboratory! All Members Assemble!'') is the 133rd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 407th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 30, 2005 and in the United States on April 15, 2006.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
The episode begins peacefully back in [[Pallet Town]], where {{Ash}} has returned once again after his tough {{pkmn|battle}}s in [[Hoenn]]. In Ash's house we find [[Mimey]], {{Delia}}'s {{p|Mr. Mime}} sweeping while Delia herself ponders her son's return while cleaning the dishes and what she will cook for dinner that evening. A ring at the doorbell snaps her from her thinking, and Mimey answers the door to find {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}}, {{TP|May|Combusken}} and {{TP|May|Munchlax}} smiling happily. Mimey is shocked to find three {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} on their doorstep, and Delia comes out of the kitchen wondering who it could possibly be. Just as she does so, {{an|May}} pops her head around the door and greets her.

Over at {{an|Professor Oak|Oak}}'s {{TP|Professor Oak|Laboratory}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[Max]] and {{Tracey}} are examining the three [[starter Pokémon]] ({{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}} and {{p|Squirtle}}) which will be soon handed out to a young [[Pokémon Trainer]] so he or she can begin their journey. Max comments that they are cute, and attempts to stroke the young Squirtle, causing the Pokémon to start crying its eyes out in fear. Max apologizes, and the Squirtle pouts and goes back to eating its food. While all this has been going on, Tracey has been busy drawing a picture of the three Pokémon, which Max is very impressed by. Tracey tells him how {{an|Professor Oak|Oak}} also sketched Pokémon in his youth. Max then goes on to say how Tracey must be a great [[Pokémon Watcher]] to be Professor Oak's assistant, and wonders what it would be like to watch Pokémon and sketch them like Tracey does. All this talking has apparently bored and tired out the three young Pokémon, and Misty suggests that they should take a rest in their [[Poké Ball]]s, and Tracey agrees. Just as he is about to take the Poké Balls to do so, Max asks if he can call them back to their balls instead. Tracey doesn't see why not, and Max proceeds to call Bulbasaur and Charmander back to their balls. However, the young Squirtle does not understand where his friends have gone and so when Max tries to call it back too, it runs off crying. After being chased by Max around the lab, the crying Squirtle jumps into the arms of May who has just come up the stairs to meet them, along with Delia. Max is shocked to see his sister, who scolds him and says that he needs to be gentler with Pokémon.

Just then Ash, Professor Oak and [[Professor Birch]] appear and Birch greets May. May is confused as to why Professor Birch is here, and Max explains that the Professor brought him here. May apologizes if her brother has caused him any trouble, but Birch relies that it was his pleasure... before [[Ash's Muk]] appears behind him and gives Birch a slimy hug. Ash tells Muk to get off Professor Birch, but Muk shakes its head; it's having too much fun. Professor Oak smiles and sweat-drops, knowing exactly what Birch is going through.

Downstairs, the group are enjoying some afternoon tea as May asks Ash about the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}. Ash explains that it is a challenge that is set across [[Kanto]], with several different [[Frontier Brain]]s to battle against, each one giving over a [[Symbol|Frontier Symbol]] if you beat them... much like [[badge]]s. May says that is sounds amazing, and Ash becomes excited at the challenges ahead. Delia mentions that there are [[Contest Hall]]s in Kanto too, and May becomes excited at the prospect of any set of {{pkmn|Contest}}s to try. Ash asks if May wants to come along with him, and May agrees. However, Ash mentions that they will be leaving tomorrow, which shocks Delia at first before she remembers that her son has always been like this, coming back from one adventure and then leaving on another.

Outside Oak's Lab, {{TRT}} are skulking about, in the bushes planning on breaking into Oak's lab to steal the Pokémon along with {{AP|Pikachu}} inside.

Back inside the lab, Oak asks Delia if she's worried about Ash leaving again on another journey so soon after coming back. She isn't, however, as she knows that that is what he must do as a trainer and that she'll do whatever she can to support him when he comes back home.

In Oak's fields, Ash, May and Max decide to go meet and greet the rest of {{cat|Ash's Pokémon}} from his previous adventures. May and Max are amazed when they see [[Ash's Snorlax]], who then wakes up and waves at its trainer happily. Suddenly May remembers her Pokémon, and calls them out to say hello to Snorlax. Ash asks where {{TP|May|Beautifly}} and {{TP|May|Skitty}} are, and May tells him that she left them in [[Petalburg City]]. Beautifly is with [[Caroline|her mother]] (who is likely reminded of the romance with [[Norman]] as newlyweds, and so quite taken with Beautifly), while Skitty settled into Norman's greenhouse and was more than happy just to stay there. The conversation is cut short however, as the group hear a loud rumbling sound behind them, which turns out to be Ash's Pokémon running up to greet their trainer after a long time of not seeing him. Stampeding towards them are the various {{AP|Tauros}}, along with {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Totodile}}, {{AP|Cyndaquil}}, {{AP|Bayleef}}, {{AP|Heracross}}, {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Kingler}} and {{AP|Phanpy}}. The Tauros don't stop however, and are so pleased to see Ash that he is swept away by the stampede on one of the Tauros' back. Bayleef looks distraught at this, while Pikachu greets Phanpy and the two Bulbasaur shake vines. Bayleef runs after Ash, who is still on the back of one of his Tauros, but cannot catch up to them until Tracey and Misty appear and Tracey uses his {{TP|Tracey|Marill}}'s {{m|Water Gun}} to push them back, allowing Bayleef to save Ash with her {{m|Vine Whip}}.

Ash thanks Bayleef while the {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon snuggles up to him. Misty and Tracey then run up with the three starter Pokémon, and Misty asks Ash if he is alright. Ash says that he is, and that he's a little surprised at how strong his Tauros are. Misty tells him that Pokémon take after their Trainers, and teases him about knowing a 'certain Trainer' that has been running wild.

Max and May come running with the rest of Ash's Pokémon, and Squirtle once again jumps into May's arms. Tracey suggests that Ash should introduce his new Pokémon to his old ones, and calls them out, and Max is amazed at how many Pokémon Ash has. {{AP|Corphish}} and Kingler shake claws, while Totodile dances with {{AP|Glalie}}, Cyndaquil greets {{AP|Torkoal}}, Noctowl greets {{AP|Swellow}} and Pikachu plays with Phanpy. {{AP|Grovyle}} and Heracross also shake hands.

As the group talks amongst themselves, [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}} and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} emerge from the bushes in which they were hiding posing as presenters from 'Pokémon Sunday' with Wobbuffet acting as cameraman. Jessie says that they are here to interview Ash after his amazing performance in the [[Hoenn League]], and Ash blushes. Just as Wobbuffet is about to scream its name, James leaps over and covers its mouth and Meowth nervously suggests that they get a shot of everybody and their Pokémon. Max becomes excited at the thought of being on television, while May checks her hair and Misty blushes at the thought of being a star.

As the group and their Pokémon all line up, James asks them if they wouldn't mind stepping back to get into shot. The group does so, but end up falling into one of Team Rocket's pitfalls! Noctowl and Swellow try to fly up, but Team Rocket cover the whole with a net preventing them from escaping. Ash orders Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but the attack does nothing against Team Rocket's electric proof net. Misty wonders what is going on, and that prompts Team Rocket to recite their {{TP|Team Rocket|motto|mottos}}. When they finish, Misty asks why they are still following them around even after all this time. Jessie gets angry at this comment, but before she can do anything Ash orders Grovyle to slice through the net covering the hole with its {{m|Leaf Blade}}. Grovyle does so, and Noctowl and Swellow fly out.

Jessie, frustrated that they were able to escape, angrily asks Meowth why they were able to get out of the net... but Meowth only made the net Pikachu proof, and not other-Pokémon proof. Just as Ash and the rest of the group manage to crawl out of the pitfall, James tells Meowth that it's time to go the Plan B, and Meowth presses a button on a remote causing the ground to start shaking. When the dust clears, a huge purple robot with sucking arms stands over the group, while Team Rocket laugh inside. They turn on the robot's sucking arms, which generates a huge sucking power which nearly gets Totodile and Charmander before Ash's Bulbasaur pull them back with Vine Whip. As Team Rocket continue to pull them in, Squirtle cries in May's arms while May attempts to comfort the distraught Pokémon. Back in the robot, James tells Meowth to go to full power but is stopped when Ash tells Snorlax to attack the robot, knocking it over and sending Team Rocket crashing into the ground. Now out of the robot, they decide to get back to basics as they send out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to fight against the group. Having different ideas however, Cacnea leaps back at James and hugs him. Professor Birch, Professor Oak and Delia come out of the lab to see what all the commotion is. Birch recognizes them as Team Rocket, and Professor Oak remarks that those three are still at their old tricks. Not standing for them trying to steal Pokémon, Birch decides to deal with them himself and pulls out a Poké Ball, but is stopped by Delia who tells him that he should leave it to her son and his friends to deal with: it's their fight.

Back to the battle, Jessie orders Seviper to use {{m|Poison Tail}}, and Ash counters by telling Bulbasaur to use Vine Whip. Bulbasaur does so, knocking back Seviper's tail and smashing straight into the snake Pokémon. James gets into the action, and tells Cacnea to use {{m|Pin Missile}}, and May tells her Bulbasaur to use {{m|Petal Dance}}, knocking back the Pin Missile and attacking Cacnea. Jessie shouts at the Pokémon to get their act together, and tells Seviper to use {{m|Bite}} attack and James tells Cacnea to use {{m|Needle Arm}}. Deciding to finish them off, Ash tells Bulbasaur to use {{m|SolarBeam}} which smashes straight into Cacnea and Seviper, sending them blasting off. Realizing that they're beat, Team Rocket attempt to sneak away but are stopped by Tracey and Misty, who team up their Marill and {{TP|Misty|Azurill}} and use a double Water Gun sending Jessie, James Meowth and Wobbuffet smashing into their robot. May then tells Combusken to use {{m|Flamethrower}}, and Ash tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt causing the robot to explode and send them blasting off after their Pokémon. As the group celebrate, Delia says that she knew that they would be alright.

Back in the lab, Tracey tries again to recall Squirtle back into its Poké Ball, but the baby Pokémon is having none of it and jumps straight back into May's arms. Birch comments that maybe Squirtle would be better off with May, and asks Professor Oak what he thinks. Oak then asks May if she would like to take care of {{TP|May|Squirtle}}, and May says that she would and thanks the Professor. Oak then asks her if she would like to leave her Bulbasaur at the lab, and May says that she will, because Ash's Bulbasaur will be able to teach it a lot. Oak is glad that he has another Pokémon to take care of in the lab, along with Glalie and Torkoal who Ash has decided to leave with him also. He then pulls out two brand new [[Pokédex]]es, and gives them to May and Ash who thank him. Max is a little jealous that everybody got something and he didn't, but Tracey surprises him with an updated [[PokéNav]] containing all the Battle Frontier data. Max is excited and starts looking for the new data on the updated device, and tells the group that the nearest Frontier facility is near [[Cerulean City]], and Ash says that that's near where Misty is heading so Misty decides to join the group on their way there.

Later that day, the group decide to leave and Ash says his goodbyes to his mother. Delia tells him to be okay, and Max jumps in and says that Ash will, as long as he is there. Just as they are about to depart, Ash's Phanpy runs up and Ash asks it if it would like to come along with them.

Saying goodbye, Ash along with a group of his friends, leave Pallet Town once more. Just as they leave, {{an|Brock}}, having seen his family in [[Pewter City]] appears to re-join the group again.

== Major events ==
* {{an|May}} arrives in [[Pallet Town]] and reveals she left {{TP|May|Skitty}} and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} with her parents at the [[Petalburg Gym]].
* May and [[Max]] meet {{Tracey}}.
* {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Snorlax}} is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
* {{an|Misty}}'s {{TP|Misty|Azurill}} is revealed to know {{m|Water Gun}}.
* Ash leaves his {{AP|Torkoal}} and {{AP|Glalie}} at Professor Oak's lab.
* {{an|May}} receives a {{TP|May|Squirtle}} from {{an|Professor Oak}} and decides to leave {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} with him at his lab.
* [[Ash's Phanpy]] rejoins Ash's [[Party|team]].
* {{an|Brock}} returns from [[Pewter Gym]] and rejoins {{ashfr|the group}}.
* Ash, May, Max and Brock begin their journey through [[Kanto]], accompanied by {{an|Misty}}.
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=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* [[May's Squirtle]]

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{Tracey}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* {{Delia}}
* [[Professor Birch]]
* [[Caroline]]
* {{FB|Factory Head|Noland}} (shadow)
* {{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}} (shadow)
* {{FB|Palace Maven|Spenser}} (shadow)
* {{FB|Pike Queen|Lucy}} (shadow)
* {{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}} (shadow)
* {{FB|Salon Maiden|Anabel}} (shadow)

=== Pokémon ===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{op|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{op|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Kingler}} ({{op|Ash|Kingler}})
* {{p|Muk}} ({{op|Ash|Muk}})
* {{p|Tauros}} ({{op|Ash|Tauros}})
* {{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|Phanpy}} ({{op|Ash|Phanpy}}; rejoins)
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{op|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{op|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{op|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{op|Ash|Torkoal}}; stays at {{an|Professor Oak|Oak}}'s {{TP|Professor Oak|Laboratory}})
* {{p|Glalie}} ({{op|Ash|Glalie}}; stays at Oak's Lab)
* {{p|Azurill}} ({{op|Misty|Azurill}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{op|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{op|May|Beautifly}}; flashback)
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{op|May|Skitty}}; flashback)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{op|May|Bulbasaur}}; stays at Oak's lab)
* {{p|Munchlax}} ({{op|May|Munchlax}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{op|May|Squirtle}}; new)
* {{p|Marill}} ({{op|Tracey|Marill}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{op|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{op|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} (Delia's, [[Mimey]])
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ([[Starter Pokémon]])
* {{p|Charmander}} ([[Starter Pokémon]])

== Trivia ==
* Misty's backpack is shaped like a {{p|Spheal}}.
* This was the last episode where Tracey, Professor Oak, and Delia are voiced by [[Ted Lewis]], [[Stan Hart]], and [[Veronica Taylor]], respectively.
* The dub title is a pun on the term "in the right place at the right time".
[[File:TeamRocketSunday.png|right|thumb|175px|Team Rocket disguised as the Pokémon Sunday crew]]
* This episode has the distinction of being one of the three featuring the most leads in a single episode. It features {{an|May}}, [[Max]], {{Tracey}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}}, and, of course, {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}}. The only leads to not appear in this episode are [[Misty's Togepi|Togepi]], {{an|Dawn}} and [[Dawn's Piplup|her Piplup]], who wouldn't appear for [[DP001|another 59 episodes]] and {{an|Iris}}, her {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and {{an|Cilan}}, who wouldn't appear for [[BW001|another 250]] (Iris and Axew) and [[BW005|245 episodes]] (Cilan). The other two are ''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]'' and ''[[AG045|A Togepi Mirage!]]''.
* [[Ash's Donphan|Ash's Phanpy]] is the first Pokémon to rejoin a main character's team for a full-time basis.
* Tracey mentions to Max that Professor Oak used to draw Pokémon, a reference to ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'' where the young Samuel Oak was indeed regularly seen sketching Pokémon.
* In a reference that was completely lost on Western audiences, Team Rocket's disguise during this episode has Jessie, James, Meowth and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} dress up as characters from the Japanese television show [[Pokémon Sunday]], which is a companion to the main series (with Jessie dressed up as [[Becky]], James dressed up as Red-Hakase, Meowth dressed up as Golgo-Sachou and Wobbuffet dressed up as the cameraman from the show). It was also mentioned that they were from a show called ''Pokémon Sunday Showcase''.

=== Errors ===
* In a shot of Ash and Bayleef, a part of Ash's hair is missing.
* In the scene where Team Rocket attempts to vacuum up the Pokémon, the insides of {{TP|Tracey|Marill}}'s ears are white instead of pink.

=== Dub edits ===

=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
* Question: Which of these Pokémon does not change during battle?
* Choices: {{p|Kecleon}}, {{p|Swalot}}, {{p|Castform}}
* Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose {{p|Swalot}}, you were right!

== In other languages ==
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|de={{tt|Auf los geht´s los!|It starts when it starts!}}
|nl={{tt|Part-time bij Mr. Mime!|Part-time at Mr. Mime}}
|fi={{tt|Oikea aika ja oikea tapa|The right time and the right way}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Retour pour un nouveau départ|Return for a new departure}}
|it={{tt|Un nuovo obiettivo|A new purpose}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Lugar Certo e o Mime Certo|The Right Place and the Right Mime}}
|pt_eu=O Lugar Certo na Ocasião Certa
|es_la={{tt|El lugar correcto y la rima correcta|The right place and right rhyme}}
|es_eu={{tt|El lugar adecuado con el Mr. Mime adecuado!|The right place with the right Mr. Mime!}}
|sv={{tt|Alla Mina Pokémon!|All of Mine Pokémon!}}
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'''The Right Place and the Right Mime''' (Japanese: '''オーキド研究所！全員集合！！''' ''{{tt|Okido|Oak}} Laboratory! All Members Assemble!'') is the 133rd episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 407th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 30, 2005 and in the United States on April 15, 2006.
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== Synopsis ==
The episode begins peacefully back in [[Pallet Town]], where {{Ash}} has returned once again after his tough {{pkmn|battle}}s in [[Hoenn]]. In Ash's house we find [[Mimey]], {{Delia}}'s {{p|Mr. Mime}} sweeping while Delia herself ponders her son's return while cleaning the dishes and what she will cook for dinner that evening. A ring at the doorbell snaps her from her thinking, and Mimey answers the door to find {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}}, {{TP|May|Combusken}} and {{TP|May|Munchlax}} smiling happily. Mimey is shocked to find three {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} on their doorstep, and Delia comes out of the kitchen wondering who it could possibly be. Just as she does so, {{an|May}} pops her head around the door and greets her.

Over at {{an|Professor Oak|Oak}}'s {{TP|Professor Oak|Laboratory}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[Max]] and {{Tracey}} are examining the three [[starter Pokémon]] ({{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}} and {{p|Squirtle}}) which will be soon handed out to a young [[Pokémon Trainer]] so he or she can begin their journey. Max comments that they are cute, and attempts to stroke the young Squirtle, causing the Pokémon to start crying its eyes out in fear. Max apologizes, and the Squirtle pouts and goes back to eating its food. While all this has been going on, Tracey has been busy drawing a picture of the three Pokémon, which Max is very impressed by. Tracey tells him how {{an|Professor Oak|Oak}} also sketched Pokémon in his youth. Max then goes on to say how Tracey must be a great [[Pokémon Watcher]] to be Professor Oak's assistant, and wonders what it would be like to watch Pokémon and sketch them like Tracey does. All this talking has apparently bored and tired out the three young Pokémon, and Misty suggests that they should take a rest in their [[Poké Ball]]s, and Tracey agrees. Just as he is about to take the Poké Balls to do so, Max asks if he can call them back to their balls instead. Tracey doesn't see why not, and Max proceeds to call Bulbasaur and Charmander back to their balls. However, the young Squirtle does not understand where his friends have gone and so when Max tries to call it back too, it runs off crying. After being chased by Max around the lab, the crying Squirtle jumps into the arms of May who has just come up the stairs to meet them, along with Delia. Max is shocked to see his sister, who scolds him and says that he needs to be gentler with Pokémon.

Just then Ash, Professor Oak and [[Professor Birch]] appear and Birch greets May. May is confused as to why Professor Birch is here, and Max explains that the Professor brought him here. May apologizes if her brother has caused him any trouble, but Birch relies that it was his pleasure... before [[Ash's Muk]] appears behind him and gives Birch a slimy hug. Ash tells Muk to get off Professor Birch, but Muk shakes its head; it's having too much fun. Professor Oak smiles and sweat-drops, knowing exactly what Birch is going through.

Downstairs, the group are enjoying some afternoon tea as May asks Ash about the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}. Ash explains that it is a challenge that is set across [[Kanto]], with several different [[Frontier Brain]]s to battle against, each one giving over a [[Symbol|Frontier Symbol]] if you beat them... much like [[badge]]s. May says that is sounds amazing, and Ash becomes excited at the challenges ahead. Delia mentions that there are [[Contest Hall]]s in Kanto too, and May becomes excited at the prospect of any set of {{pkmn|Contest}}s to try. Ash asks if May wants to come along with him, and May agrees. However, Ash mentions that they will be leaving tomorrow, which shocks Delia at first before she remembers that her son has always been like this, coming back from one adventure and then leaving on another.

Outside Oak's Lab, {{TRT}} are skulking about, in the bushes planning on breaking into Oak's lab to steal the Pokémon along with {{AP|Pikachu}} inside.

Back inside the lab, Oak asks Delia if she's worried about Ash leaving again on another journey so soon after coming back. She isn't, however, as she knows that that is what he must do as a trainer and that she'll do whatever she can to support him when he comes back home.

In Oak's fields, Ash, May and Max decide to go meet and greet the rest of {{cat|Ash's Pokémon}} from his previous adventures. May and Max are amazed when they see [[Ash's Snorlax]], who then wakes up and waves at its trainer happily. Suddenly May remembers her Pokémon, and calls them out to say hello to Snorlax. Ash asks where {{TP|May|Beautifly}} and {{TP|May|Skitty}} are, and May tells him that she left them in [[Petalburg City]]. Beautifly is with [[Caroline|her mother]] (who is likely reminded of the romance with [[Norman]] as newlyweds, and so quite taken with Beautifly), while Skitty settled into Norman's greenhouse and was more than happy just to stay there. The conversation is cut short however, as the group hear a loud rumbling sound behind them, which turns out to be Ash's Pokémon running up to greet their trainer after a long time of not seeing him. Stampeding towards them are the various {{AP|Tauros}}, along with {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Totodile}}, {{AP|Cyndaquil}}, {{AP|Bayleef}}, {{AP|Heracross}}, {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Kingler}} and {{AP|Phanpy}}. The Tauros don't stop however, and are so pleased to see Ash that he is swept away by the stampede on one of the Tauros' back. Bayleef looks distraught at this, while Pikachu greets Phanpy and the two Bulbasaur shake vines. Bayleef runs after Ash, who is still on the back of one of his Tauros, but cannot catch up to them until Tracey and Misty appear and Tracey uses his {{TP|Tracey|Marill}}'s {{m|Water Gun}} to push them back, allowing Bayleef to save Ash with her {{m|Vine Whip}}.

Ash thanks Bayleef while the {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon snuggles up to him. Misty and Tracey then run up with the three starter Pokémon, and Misty asks Ash if he is alright. Ash says that he is, and that he's a little surprised at how strong his Tauros are. Misty tells him that Pokémon take after their Trainers, and teases him about knowing a 'certain Trainer' that has been running wild.

Max and May come running with the rest of Ash's Pokémon, and Squirtle once again jumps into May's arms. Tracey suggests that Ash should introduce his new Pokémon to his old ones, and calls them out, and Max is amazed at how many Pokémon Ash has. {{AP|Corphish}} and Kingler shake claws, while Totodile dances with {{AP|Glalie}}, Cyndaquil greets {{AP|Torkoal}}, Noctowl greets {{AP|Swellow}} and Pikachu plays with Phanpy. {{AP|Grovyle}} and Heracross also shake hands.

As the group talks amongst themselves, [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}} and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} emerge from the bushes in which they were hiding posing as presenters from 'Pokémon Sunday' with Wobbuffet acting as cameraman. Jessie says that they are here to interview Ash after his amazing performance in the [[Hoenn League]], and Ash blushes. Just as Wobbuffet is about to scream its name, James leaps over and covers its mouth and Meowth nervously suggests that they get a shot of everybody and their Pokémon. Max becomes excited at the thought of being on television, while May checks her hair and Misty blushes at the thought of being a star.

As the group and their Pokémon all line up, James asks them if they wouldn't mind stepping back to get into shot. The group does so, but end up falling into one of Team Rocket's pitfalls! Noctowl and Swellow try to fly up, but Team Rocket cover the whole with a net preventing them from escaping. Ash orders Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but the attack does nothing against Team Rocket's electric proof net. Misty wonders what is going on, and that prompts Team Rocket to recite their {{TP|Team Rocket|motto|mottos}}. When they finish, Misty asks why they are still following them around even after all this time. Jessie gets angry at this comment, but before she can do anything Ash orders Grovyle to slice through the net covering the hole with its {{m|Leaf Blade}}. Grovyle does so, and Noctowl and Swellow fly out.

Jessie, frustrated that they were able to escape, angrily asks Meowth why they were able to get out of the net... but Meowth only made the net Pikachu proof, and not other-Pokémon proof. Just as Ash and the rest of the group manage to crawl out of the pitfall, James tells Meowth that it's time to go the Plan B, and Meowth presses a button on a remote causing the ground to start shaking. When the dust clears, a huge purple robot with sucking arms stands over the group, while Team Rocket laugh inside. They turn on the robot's sucking arms, which generates a huge sucking power which nearly gets Totodile and Charmander before Ash's Bulbasaur pull them back with Vine Whip. As Team Rocket continue to pull them in, Squirtle cries in May's arms while May attempts to comfort the distraught Pokémon. Back in the robot, James tells Meowth to go to full power but is stopped when Ash tells Snorlax to attack the robot, knocking it over and sending Team Rocket crashing into the ground. Now out of the robot, they decide to get back to basics as they send out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to fight against the group. Having different ideas however, Cacnea leaps back at James and hugs him. Professor Birch, Professor Oak and Delia come out of the lab to see what all the commotion is. Birch recognizes them as Team Rocket, and Professor Oak remarks that those three are still at their old tricks. Not standing for them trying to steal Pokémon, Birch decides to deal with them himself and pulls out a Poké Ball, but is stopped by Delia who tells him that he should leave it to her son and his friends to deal with: it's their fight.

Back to the battle, Jessie orders Seviper to use {{m|Poison Tail}}, and Ash counters by telling Bulbasaur to use Vine Whip. Bulbasaur does so, knocking back Seviper's tail and smashing straight into the snake Pokémon. James gets into the action, and tells Cacnea to use {{m|Pin Missile}}, and May tells her Bulbasaur to use {{m|Petal Dance}}, knocking back the Pin Missile and attacking Cacnea. Jessie shouts at the Pokémon to get their act together, and tells Seviper to use {{m|Bite}} attack and James tells Cacnea to use {{m|Needle Arm}}. Deciding to finish them off, Ash tells Bulbasaur to use {{m|SolarBeam}} which smashes straight into Cacnea and Seviper, sending them blasting off. Realizing that they're beat, Team Rocket attempt to sneak away but are stopped by Tracey and Misty, who team up their Marill and {{TP|Misty|Azurill}} and use a double Water Gun sending Jessie, James Meowth and Wobbuffet smashing into their robot. May then tells Combusken to use {{m|Flamethrower}}, and Ash tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt causing the robot to explode and send them blasting off after their Pokémon. As the group celebrate, Delia says that she knew that they would be alright.

Back in the lab, Tracey tries again to recall Squirtle back into its Poké Ball, but the baby Pokémon is having none of it and jumps straight back into May's arms. Birch comments that maybe Squirtle would be better off with May, and asks Professor Oak what he thinks. Oak then asks May if she would like to take care of {{TP|May|Squirtle}}, and May says that she would and thanks the Professor. Oak then asks her if she would like to leave her Bulbasaur at the lab, and May says that she will, because Ash's Bulbasaur will be able to teach it a lot. Oak is glad that he has another Pokémon to take care of in the lab, along with Glalie and Torkoal who Ash has decided to leave with him also. He then pulls out two brand new [[Pokédex]]es, and gives them to May and Ash who thank him. Max is a little jealous that everybody got something and he didn't, but Tracey surprises him with an updated [[PokéNav]] containing all the Battle Frontier data. Max is excited and starts looking for the new data on the updated device, and tells the group that the nearest Frontier facility is near [[Cerulean City]], and Ash says that that's near where Misty is heading so Misty decides to join the group on their way there.

Later that day, the group decide to leave and Ash says his goodbyes to his mother. Delia tells him to be okay, and Max jumps in and says that Ash will, as long as he is there. Just as they are about to depart, Ash's Phanpy runs up and Ash asks it if it would like to come along with them.

Saying goodbye, Ash along with a group of his friends, leave Pallet Town once more. Just as they leave, {{an|Brock}}, having seen his family in [[Pewter City]] appears to re-join the group again.

== Major events ==
* {{an|May}} arrives in [[Pallet Town]] and reveals she left {{TP|May|Skitty}} and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} with her parents at the [[Petalburg Gym]].
* May and [[Max]] meet {{Tracey}}.
* {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Snorlax}} is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
* {{an|Misty}}'s {{TP|Misty|Azurill}} is revealed to know {{m|Water Gun}}.
* Ash leaves his {{AP|Torkoal}} and {{AP|Glalie}} at Professor Oak's lab.
* {{an|May}} receives a {{TP|May|Squirtle}} from {{an|Professor Oak}} and decides to leave {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} with him at his lab.
* [[Ash's Phanpy]] rejoins Ash's [[Party|team]].
* {{an|Brock}} returns from [[Pewter Gym]] and rejoins {{ashfr|the group}}.
* Ash, May, Max and Brock begin their journey through [[Kanto]], accompanied by {{an|Misty}}.
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=== Debuts ===
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* [[May's Squirtle]]

== Characters ==
=== Humans ===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{Tracey}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* {{Delia}}
* [[Professor Birch]]
* [[Caroline]]
* {{FB|Factory Head|Noland}} (shadow)
* {{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}} (shadow)
* {{FB|Palace Maven|Spenser}} (shadow)
* {{FB|Pike Queen|Lucy}} (shadow)
* {{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}} (shadow)
* {{FB|Salon Maiden|Anabel}} (shadow)

=== Pokémon ===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{op|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{op|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Kingler}} ({{op|Ash|Kingler}})
* {{p|Muk}} ({{op|Ash|Muk}})
* {{p|Tauros}} ({{op|Ash|Tauros}})
* {{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|Phanpy}} ({{op|Ash|Phanpy}}; rejoins)
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{op|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{op|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{op|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{op|Ash|Torkoal}}; stays at {{an|Professor Oak|Oak}}'s {{TP|Professor Oak|Laboratory}})
* {{p|Glalie}} ({{op|Ash|Glalie}}; stays at Oak's Lab)
* {{p|Azurill}} ({{op|Misty|Azurill}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{op|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{op|May|Beautifly}}; flashback)
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{op|May|Skitty}}; flashback)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{op|May|Bulbasaur}}; stays at Oak's lab)
* {{p|Munchlax}} ({{op|May|Munchlax}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{op|May|Squirtle}}; new)
* {{p|Marill}} ({{op|Tracey|Marill}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{op|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{op|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} (Delia's, [[Mimey]])
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ([[Starter Pokémon]])
* {{p|Charmander}} ([[Starter Pokémon]])

== Trivia ==
* Misty's backpack is shaped like a {{p|Spheal}}.
* This was the last episode where Tracey, Professor Oak, and Delia are voiced by [[Ted Lewis]], [[Stan Hart]], and [[Veronica Taylor]], respectively.
* The dub title is a pun on the term "in the right place at the right time".
[[File:TeamRocketSunday.png|right|thumb|175px|Team Rocket disguised as the Pokémon Sunday crew]]
* This episode has the distinction of being one of the three featuring the most leads in a single episode. It features {{an|May}}, [[Max]], {{Tracey}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}}, and, of course, {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}}. The only leads to not appear in this episode are [[Misty's Togepi|Togepi]], {{an|Dawn}} and [[Dawn's Piplup|her Piplup]], who wouldn't appear for [[DP001|another 59 episodes]] and {{an|Iris}}, her {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and {{an|Cilan}}, who wouldn't appear for [[BW001|another 250]] and [[BW005|245 episodes]]. The other two are ''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]'' and ''[[AG045|A Togepi Mirage!]]''.
* [[Ash's Donphan|Ash's Phanpy]] is the first Pokémon to rejoin a main character's team for a full-time basis.
* Tracey mentions to Max that Professor Oak used to draw Pokémon, a reference to ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'' where the young Samuel Oak was indeed regularly seen sketching Pokémon.
* In a reference that was completely lost on Western audiences, Team Rocket's disguise during this episode has Jessie, James, Meowth and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} dress up as characters from the Japanese television show [[Pokémon Sunday]], which is a companion to the main series (with Jessie dressed up as [[Becky]], James dressed up as Red-Hakase, Meowth dressed up as Golgo-Sachou and Wobbuffet dressed up as the cameraman from the show). It was also mentioned that they were from a show called ''Pokémon Sunday Showcase''.

=== Errors ===
* In a shot of Ash and Bayleef, a part of Ash's hair is missing.
* In the scene where Team Rocket attempts to vacuum up the Pokémon, the insides of {{TP|Tracey|Marill}}'s ears are white instead of pink.

=== Dub edits ===

=== Pokémon Trainer's Choice ===
* Question: Which of these Pokémon does not change during battle?
* Choices: {{p|Kecleon}}, {{p|Swalot}}, {{p|Castform}}
* Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose {{p|Swalot}}, you were right!

== In other languages ==
{{Epilang|color=77FF77|bordercolor=55DD55
|zh_cmn={{tt|大木研究所！全員大集合！！|Oak's Laboratory! All Members Assemble!}}
|de={{tt|Auf los geht´s los!|It starts when it starts!}}
|nl={{tt|Part-time bij Mr. Mime!|Part-time at Mr. Mime}}
|fi={{tt|Oikea aika ja oikea tapa|The right time and the right way}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Retour pour un nouveau départ|Return for a new departure}}
|it={{tt|Un nuovo obiettivo|A new purpose}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Lugar Certo e o Mime Certo|The Right Place and the Right Mime}}
|pt_eu=O Lugar Certo na Ocasião Certa
|es_la={{tt|El lugar correcto y la rima correcta|The right place and right rhyme}}
|es_eu={{tt|El lugar adecuado con el Mr. Mime adecuado!|The right place with the right Mr. Mime!}}
|sv={{tt|Alla Mina Pokémon!|All of Mine Pokémon!}}
}}

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EP037

2012-01-24T20:46:20Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ linked to EP025

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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=EP037 |
colorscheme=Kanto|
title_en=Ditto's Mysterious Mansion |
title_ja=メタモンとものまねむすめ |
title_ja_trans=Metamon and The Mimic Girl |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=December 9, 1997 |
broadcast_us=October 26, 1998 |
en_series=Indigo League |
en_op=[[Pokémon Theme]] |
ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター]] |
ja_ed=[[Meowth's Song|ニャースのうた]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboard=藤本義孝 |
director=井硲清高 |
art=酒井啓史 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=EP031-EP040 |
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|pm|037}}
}}
'''Ditto's Mysterious Mansion''' (Japanese: '''メタモンとものまねむすめ''' ''{{tt|Metamon|Ditto}} and The Mimic Girl'') is the 37th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 9, 1997 and in the United States on October 26, 1998.
{{spoilers}}

== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are continuing their journey when it begins to rain. While looking for shelter, they stumble across an old house in the middle of nowhere. Believing it to be deserted, they go inside. To their surprise, [[Ash's Pikachu]] is found playing with what seems to be another Pikachu. However, this Pikachu's face is weird, which leads to {{an|Brock}} thinking it is a new kind of Pikachu. Ash tries to {{pkmn2|Caught|capture}} it, but a girl dressed as Ash appears and stops him. The girl introduces herself as [[Duplica]] and reveals that the Pikachu is actually her {{TP|Duplica|Ditto}}. Upon reading Ditto's entry in the {{DL|Pokédex|In the anime|Pokédex}} and hearing that it can't learn any other [[Move|attack]]s besides {{m|Transform}}, Ash becomes unconvinced of its usefulness in a {{pkmn|battle}}, so Duplica challenges him to a battle. Ash chooses {{AP|Bulbasaur}} and tries to attack using {{m|Razor Leaf}}, but Duplica's Ditto Transforms and wins using a {{m|Vine Whip}} attack.

Later, Duplica explains that she wants to be a Ditto Master and a star, but she cannot because her Ditto is unable to mirror other [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]]'s faces. Whenever it transforms it still has the face a of a Ditto, much to the disappointment of her audiences. Then [[Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket]] appear and try to steal Ditto, in the hope that they can get it to transform into {{p|Dratini}} and present it to {{an|Giovanni|their boss}} as a [[Legendary Pokémon|legendary Pokémon]]. Using {{TP|James|Weezing}}'s {{m|SmokeScreen}}, they are able to escape with Ditto.

Once they are away from the house, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] try to test Ditto's power by having it turn into a Dratini from a picture in a book that they have, at first. But then, Jessie stops James and says that they should have a little bit of fun before handing Ditto over to the boss. She asks Ditto to transform into what a certain boy would look like if he were an adult, and pulls out a photo frame. James and {{MTR}} then try to get Jessie to show the picture to them, but she refuses. Ditto agrees, and then a picture of a man with blue hair shows up with a Ditto's face. Now angry, Jessie commands Ditto to once again become a Dratini; she points to the picture of the Pokémon in the book. Instead, Ditto transforms into a book.

Meanwhile, back at the mansion, {{an|Misty}}, Brock, and Ash are trying to cheer Duplica up. Ash then states about how a [[Pokémon Trainer|trainer]] decides how a Ditto would transforms. {{AP|Pidgeotto}} and {{TP|Brock|Zubat}}, who were on guard, return with news that they saw Ditto. Ash and friends then decide to go and save Ditto.

Team Rocket, still trying to get the Ditto to transform correctly, try to get it to change into Meowth. They then yell at Ditto because its face doesn't look like Meowth's after it transformed. They are angered when it is unable to change its face from its own. Eventually, they are able to threaten it into transforming correctly.

Then Ash, Brock, Misty and Duplica appear dressed in {{TRT}} uniforms and say their variation of the {{motto|Team Rocket motto}}, much to the irritation of the real Team Rocket. The group demands Ditto back, and are surprised when they see two identical Meowths. Team Rocket try to trick them by giving them the real Meowth and escaping in their [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]] with Ditto. But Duplica says she can tell that Meowth isn't her Ditto, even though it looks identical to the other Meowth. She throws Meowth at the balloon, causing Team Rocket to drop Ditto. Duplica tells it to transform into a cannon and fire Pikachu at the balloon. After being hit by Pikachu's {{m|ThunderShock}}, the balloon bursts and Team Rocket are blasted off again.

Now that Ditto can transform perfectly, Duplica reopens her theater for performances. She thanks Ash and his friends and they leave, with Ash hoping to catch his own Ditto someday.

The episode ends with Team Rocket attempting to put a Dratini suit onto Meowth, who {{m|scratch}}es them.

== Major events ==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} meet [[Duplica]].
{{animeevents}}
=== Debuts ===
* [[Duplica]]
==== Pokémon debuts ====
* {{p|Ditto}} ({{OP|Duplica|Ditto}})

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

=== Pokémon ===
[[File:Dare da EP037.png|200px|thumb|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who’s That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Ditto}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeotto}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Zubat}} ({{OP|Brock|Zubat}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Ditto}} ({{OP|Duplica|Ditto}}; debut)
* {{p|Machoke}} (flashback)
* {{p|Voltorb}} (flashback)
* {{p|Electrode}} (flashback)
* {{p|Dratini}} (fantasy)

== Trivia ==
[[File:Ash Brock TR.png|thumb|left|Ash and Brock beginning their motto imitation]]
[[File:Misty Duplica TR.png|thumb|right|Misty and Duplica continuing the motto]]
* This is the first time that Ash and his friends mock [[Team Rocket's motto]] completely.
* The strategy that Duplica used to defeat [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] will later be repeated in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' when {{an|Mewtwo}}'s {{p|Venusaur}} defeats [[Corey]]'s {{tt|Bruteroot|Venusaur}}. Ironically, both battles had to deal with a Pokémon that technically isn't an original/natural-born (Mewtwo's Venusaur was created through cloning, where as Duplica's Ditto transformed into Bulbasaur for the fight).
*Duplica claims that Ditto is the only Pokémon that can use Transform, but {{p|Mew}} shares this ability. However, since Mew was at this point a secret Pokémon, the writers probably made Duplica not know about Mew's existence.
* When Duplica imitates Ash, she is even wearing a hat just like his; this shows her knack for getting even rare outfits for her mimicry, as there were only 100 given away (refer to [[EP025]]).
*When Duplica imitates Officer Jenny, she says "You're under arrest for Pokémon poaching." This is what the Officer Jenny from ''[[EP034|The Kangaskhan Kid]]'' said.
*As James furiously points out, when Ash and his friends imitate Team Rocket, Duplica incorrectly says "To '''ignite''' all peoples within our nation."
=== Errors ===
[[File:EP037 error.png|thumb|right|Ash with no gloves]]
* Ash's gloves disappear briefly at the beginning.
* After both of the {{p|Meowth}} say "No way", Jessie's lipstick disappears.
* In the Swedish dub, James says "Drantini" instead of "Dratini" when imagining himself giving it to the boss.
* When Ditto transforms into Voltorb, its mouth is on the bottom half on its body. However, it then appears on the upper half, before moving back to the bottom half.

=== Dub edits ===
* Ditto keeps its Japanese voice when it's transformed into Pikachu in the English version.
* The scenes of Team Rocket getting irritated by the imitation motto is removed from the German version.

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=AAFFAA|bordercolor=FFAAAA

|zh_cmn={{tt|百變怪跟模仿少女 / 百变怪跟模仿少女|Ditto and the Mimic Girl}}
|cs={{tt|Dittův tajemný dům|Ditto's mysterious house}}
|nl={{tt|Het Geheimzinnige Landhuis|The Mysterious Mansion}}
|fi={{tt|Ditto ja salaisuuksien talo|Ditto and the house of secrets}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Le manoir mystérieux|The mysterious mansion}}
|de={{tt|Die mysteriöse Villa|The mysterious mansion}}
|he=בית החיקויים של דיטו {{tt|beit hachikuyim shel Ditto|Ditto's house of imitation}}
|hu={{tt|A csodálatos Ditto|The Wonderful Ditto}}
|it={{tt|Un Pokémon dopo l'altro|A Pokémon after the other}}
|pt_br={{tt|A Mansão Misteriosa do Ditto|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion}}
|pt_eu={{tt|A Mansão Misteriosa do Ditto|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion}}
|ru={{tt|Таинственный дом Дитто|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion}}
|es_la={{tt|¡La misteriosa mansión de Ditto!|Ditto's mysterious mansion!}}
|es_eu={{tt|La misteriosa mansión de Ditto|Ditto's mysterious mansion}}
|sv={{tt|Imitehuset|The imite house}}
}}
{{-}}

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Fergus

2012-01-24T20:37:47Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added to Nidoqueen Trivia

{{CharInfobox|
color={{water color}} |
corecolor={{water color light}} |
bordercolor={{water color dark}} |
name=Fergus |
jname=ウミオ |
tmname=Umio |
slogan=no |
image=Fergus.png |
size=300px |
caption=Fergus |
gender=Male |
hometown=Unknown |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives=Unknown|
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Pokémon Trainer]] |
game=no |
leader=no |
team=no |
brain=no |
anime=yes |
epnum=M01 |
epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back |
enva=[[Jimmy Zoppi]]|
java=Wataru Takagi|
}}

'''Fergus''' (Japanese: '''ウミオ''' ''Umio'') is one of the main characters from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.
== History ==

Fergus was one of the only [[Pokémon Trainer]]s who was able to make it through {{an|Mewtwo}}'s storm and reach [[New Island]], along with {{Ash}}, {{ashfr|his friends}}, [[Neesha]] and [[Corey]]. He got there using his Gyarados, which served as a testament to his skill as Gyarados are normally very difficult to tame and therefore train. When Mewtwo revealed himself to be the one who invited all the Trainers to New Island, Fergus was the first to speak out against it, claiming a Pokémon could not be a Trainer. He tried using his {{p|Gyarados}} to {{pkmn|battle}} Mewtwo, but the {{t|Psychic}} Pokémon easily defeated it.
{{-}}

==Pokémon==
This is a listing of all of Fergus's Pokémon in the movie:

{{TrainerPoké
|main=no
|trainer=Fergus
|pkmn=Gyarados
|type1=Water
|type2=Flying
|img=Fergus Gyarados.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc={{p|Gyarados}} was Fergus's transportation to New Island. It was seen on New Island with his other Pokémon. It was easily defeated by {{an|Mewtwo}} and participated in a battle with its clone.

Gyarados's only known move is {{m|Hyper Beam}}}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=no
|trainer=Fergus
|pkmn=Nidoqueen
|gender=female
|type1=poison
|type2=ground
|img=Fergus Nidoqueeen.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc={{p|Nidoqueen}} was seen on New Island with Fergus's other Pokémon.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=no
|trainer=Fergus
|pkmn=Seadra
|type1=Water
|type2=Dragon
|img=Fergus Golduck Seadra.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc={{p|Seadra}} was seen on New Island with Fergus's other Pokémon.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=no
|trainer=Fergus
|pkmn=Golduck
|type1=Water
|img=Fergus Golduck Vaporeon.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc={{p|Golduck}} was seen on New Island with Fergus's other Pokémon.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=no
|trainer=Fergus
|pkmn=Vaporeon
|type1=Water
|img=Fergus Golduck Vaporeon.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc={{p|Vaporeon}} was seen on New Island with Fergus's other Pokémon.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=no
|trainer=Fergus
|pkmn=Tentacruel
|type1=Water
|type2=Poison
|img=Fergus Pokemon.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc={{p|Tentacruel}} was seen on New Island with Fergus's other Pokémon.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{water color}}|bordercolor={{water color light}}
|ja=高木渉 ''Wataru Takagi''
|en=[[Jimmy Zoppi|Billy Beach]]
|es_eu=Juan Logar Jr.}}

==Trivia==
* All of Fergus' Pokémon are of a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|blue}} color and five out of six of them are {{type2|Water}}.
* Though he said all of his Pokémon were {{type2|Water}}, he does have a {{p|Nidoqueen}} which is not a Water-type, but is able to learn {{m|Surf}} and was able to during the first Generation.
* Fergus was the only one of the four participating {{pkmn|Trainer}}s that made it though the storm who did not own a [[starter Pokémon]].
* Fergus explained to Ash that it is hard to get a {{p|Magikarp}} to evolve into a Gyarados, which means that his Gyarados might have been a Magikarp at one point.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" align="left" style="background: #{{water color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{water color}}"
|- align=center
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| ウミオ ''Umio''
| His Japanese name contains "umi" which means ''ocean''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Fergus
|
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese (Mandarin)
| 海男 ''Hǎinán''
| From 海男 ''Umio''. Means ''sea lad''.
|}

{{-}}
{{Moviecharacters}} 
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[[Category:Movie characters]]
[[Category:Water-type Trainers]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[de:Fergus]]

Mewtwo (M01)

2012-01-21T21:25:37Z

Monkeyjb1988: added Naoto Takenaka to Japanese cast

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Psychic|
ball=None|
nickname=Mewtwo|
jnickname=ミュウツー|
tmnickname=Mewtwo|
pokemonname=Mewtwo|
image=[[File:Mewtwo anime.png|300px]] |
caption=Mewtwo |
gender=Male (As referred to in ''Mewtwo Returns'' dub)|
epnum=EP063|
epname=The Battle of the Badge|
prevonum=150|
location=[[New Island]]|
released=yes|
releaseep=EP065|
releasename=Showdown at the Poké Corral|
current=[[Johto]]|
enva1=[[Phillip Bartlett]] ([[M01|MSB]]) [[Dan Green]] ([[Mewtwo Returns|MR]])|
java1=Masachika Ichimura (adult, [[M01|MSB]]) Naoto Takenaka ([[Mewtwo Returns|MR]]) Showtaro Morikubo (child, [[M01|MSB]]) Fujiko Takimoto (child, [[Birth of Mewtwo|BoM]])|
}}

'''Mewtwo''' (Japanese: '''ミュウツー''') is a {{type2|Psychic}} {{pkmn2|legendary}} [[Pokémon]] cloned from a {{p|Mew}}.

The story of Mewtwo is chronicled in ''The Birth of Mewtwo'' (CD drama), ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'' (movie), ''Mewtwo Returns'' (TV special), and the bonus short from ''Mewtwo Returns'' "The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin". He made a brief appearance in the {{pkmn|anime}} in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', when [[Giovanni]] used him to defeat [[Gary Oak]], and in ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'', where he escapes from [[Team Rocket]] headquarters (a scene also chronicled in ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', and later seen again in ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'').

==History==
[[File:Young Mewtwo.png‎|thumb|left|225px|Young Mewtwo crying as Ambertwo dies]]
Approximately twenty years before the present, Team Rocket discovered that a Mew was living in the {{wp|Andes|Andes Mountains}}. Many years later, under the orders of its new leader, {{an|Giovanni}}, Rocket members went back to the area to search for fossils. They succeeded in finding an eyelash belonging to Mew. Giovanni asked [[Dr. Fuji]] to clone Mew for him. Fuji agreed because he wanted to use Team Rocket's research funds to attempt to clone his deceased daughter, {{an|Amber}}.

One month after the discovery of the eyelash, Mewtwo was successfully created and was stored at [[New Island]]. At this point, he was still not fully grown and lived in a large test tube alongside a tube containing Ambertwo. Fuji and Giovanni thought Mewtwo was sleeping inside his tube, but he was able to communicate telepathically with Ambertwo. However, because the lifeforce of a human is not as strong as a Pokémon's, the Amber clone died. Mewtwo also grew alongside three other clones, a Bulbasaurtwo, Squirtletwo, and Charmandertwo. However, these clones died shortly before the Amber clone, suggesting that Mewtwo's lifeforce is even stronger than a normal Pokémon's.

Eventually, Mewtwo fully matured and broke out of his test tube. Those responsible for his creation were happy that they succeeded in their goal of creating the world's most powerful Pokémon. Enraged and confused about the circumstances that led to his creation and powers, Mewtwo attacked the scientists on New Island. Despite the efforts of security systems that attempted to control him, Mewtwo destroyed the island and all the scientists on it.

[[File:Mewtwo Analysis.png|right|thumb|225px|In his robotic suit, as an unknown species, according to the [[Pokédex]]]]
Immediately thereafter, Giovanni found Mewtwo and convinced him to help with Team Rocket's goal of controlling the world. Mewtwo's power was focused, as well as weakened and controlled, by a robotic suit of armor as he performed tasks such as battling under Giovanni within the [[Viridian Gym]] and helping Team Rocket capture Pokémon. Eventually Mewtwo became tired of being used by Giovanni. He developed a strong hatred for humans, and thought that they were weak and selfish beings only interested in power and wealth; he also despised the [[Caught Pokémon|Pokémon who served humans]]. He escaped from Giovanni, destroying Team Rocket headquarters in the process, and relocated to his birthplace on New Island, where he built his own headquarters. Mewtwo then issued a challenge to several strong [[Pokémon Trainer]]s, including [[Ash Ketchum]]. He used his powers to create a storm that would serve as a test to see who could make it to the island. Only a handful of Trainers managed to brave the storm and arrive, including Ash and his friends. Upon revealing himself, Mewtwo challenged the Trainers with a {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, and {{p|Charizard}} (all cloned) to prove his superiority to human Trainers and the superiority of cloned Pokémon to trained Pokémon. To do this, he used a variation of the {{DL|Poké Ball|Other variants|Poké Balls}} used by Trainers. Once caught in the Balls, the Pokémon that had been brought to the island were cloned in an upstairs laboratory. However, before Mewtwo could defeat the Trainers and move out into the world, Mew appeared. The two Pokémon fought and ceased battle when Ash was caught in their crossfire and turned to stone. After Ash is revived by the tears of the nearby Pokémon, clone and original alike, Mewtwo experiences a change of heart and stops his destructive rampage. Wanting to find himself, Mewtwo erased the memories of those present and he and his clones left New Island for [[Johto]], eventually settling on [[Mt. Quena]]. During this time, presumably to prevent any chance of any humans encountering them, it frequently enclosed the mountain with a severe storm. However, it isn't willing to allow a bus full of humans to die from being knocked off course, using his telekinesis to place the bus back on the road, namely because that would result in more humans arriving to investigate for, and help, any survivors, thus making it even more risky, although the clone Meowth believes that Mewtwo also did it due to a growing soft spot for humanity.

[[File:Mewtwo Cloak.png|left|thumb|225px|Wearing his cape during the introductory sequence of ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'']]
A few years later, Giovanni found Mewtwo's hiding place via one of their satellites and began a plan to capture him once again. However, this plan was foiled when Mewtwo again met with Ash, who did not remember their previous encounter. Giovanni restrained Mewtwo, but {{ashfr|Ash and friends}} helped him to escape and defeat Giovanni. At the end of the ordeal, Mewtwo erased Giovanni and his soldiers' memories of him, and decided to move throughout the world searching for the meaning of his life.

In the epilogue to ''Mewtwo Returns'' and in some TV series opening sequences and movie previews, Mewtwo has been seen wearing a plain brown cape and moving across rooftops at night.

He also had a passing mention in the special ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', when the {{pkmn2|mirage}} Mewtwo was created, [[Dr. Yung|Mirage Master]] claimed "This is not the Mewtwo you are familiar with", possibly meaning he saw Pikachu's memory of Mewtwo.

==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|psychic||Mewtwo {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Psychic|1=Shadow Ball|2=Barrier}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Psychic|1=Shadow Ball|2=Barrier}}}}
{{anmov|psychic|Psychic|EP063|The Battle of the Badge|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|psychic|Barrier|M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|ghost|Shadow Ball|M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Disable|M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back}}
{{anmov/f|psychic}}

==Pokémon==
===Created===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mewtwo
|pkmn=Pikachu
|gender=male
|main=Pikachutwo
|nick=Pikachutwo
|type1=Electric
|img=Pikachutwo.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|vajp=Megumi Hayashibara
|vaen=Megumi Hayashibara
|desc={{p|Pikachu}} was cloned from [[Ash's Pikachu]], and battled against it. Dubbed "Pikachutwo" or "Pikatwo" by the fandom, this clone was also central to the plot of ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''.
}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mewtwo
|pkmn=Meowth
|gender=male
|nick=Meowthtwo
|type1=Normal
|img=Meowthtwo.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|vajp=Chiyako Shibahara
|vaen=Chiyako Shibahara
|desc={{p|Meowth}} was cloned from {{MTR}} of [[Team Rocket]]. He was the only one of Mewtwo's cloned Pokémon who refused to fight his counterpart. Dubbed "Meowthtwo" (Japanese: Nyarthtwo) by the fandom, this clone was also central to the plot of ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''. He was seen often with Pikachutwo in that special.

Unlike the Meowth he was cloned from, Meowthtwo is incapable of speaking human language.
}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mewtwo
|pkmn=Venusaur
|type1=Grass
|type2=Poison
|nick=Venusaurtwo
|img=Venusaur Clone.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc=This {{p|Venusaur}} battled against [[Corey]]'s Venusaur, Bruteroot. It easily defeated Bruteroot, first blocking its {{m|Razor Leaf}} and then sending it flying.

Venusaurtwo's only known move is {{m|Vine Whip}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mewtwo
|pkmn=Charizard
|type1=Fire
|type2=Flying
|nick=Charizardtwo
|img=Charizard Clone.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc=Mewtwo's cloned {{p|Charizard}} battled against [[Ash's Charizard]], winning the match easily.

Charizardtwo's only known move is {{m|Seismic Toss}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mewtwo
|pkmn=Blastoise
|type1=Water
|nick=Blastoisetwo
|img=Blastoise Clone.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc=The cloned {{p|Blastoise}} battled against [[Neesha]]'s own Blastoise, Shellshocker. It easily defeated Shellshocker with a single attack.

Blastoisetwo's only known move is {{m|Rapid Spin}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mewtwo
|pkmn=Cloned Pokémon
|type1=Psychic
|img=Mewtwo Clones.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc=Mewtwo cloned many of the Pokémon owned by the Trainers that came to [[New Island]]. Other than the Pokémon already mentioned above, Mewtwo's army included Pokémon cloned from {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Bulbasaur}} and {{AP|Squirtle}}; {{an|Misty}}'s {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}}; {{an|Brock}}'s {{TP|Brock|Vulpix}}; [[Corey]]'s {{p|Pidgeot}}, {{p|Scyther}}, {{p|Hitmonlee}}, {{p|Rhyhorn}}, and {{p|Sandslash}}; [[Neesha]]'s {{p|Wigglytuff}}, {{p|Rapidash}}, {{p|Dewgong}}, {{p|Vileplume}}, and {{p|Ninetales}}; and [[Fergus]]'s {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Nidoqueen}}, {{p|Seadra}}, {{p|Vaporeon}}, {{p|Golduck}}, and {{p|Tentacruel}}.}}

===Befriended===
{{TrainerPoké
|nick=Bulbasaurtwo, Charmandertwo, and Squirtletwo
|type1=Kanto
|img=Kanto Starter Clones.png
|epnum=The Birth of Mewtwo
|epname=The Birth of Mewtwo
|desc={{p|Bulbasaur}}two, {{p|Charmander}}two, and {{p|Squirtle}}two are three of the original cloning attempts made by [[Dr. Fuji]], along with {{an|Amber}}two and Mewtwo himself. Unfortunately the cloning attempts failed, and all three Pokémon died quickly after.}}

===Used===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mewtwo
|pkmn=Fearow
|type1=Normal
|type2=Flying
|img=Camera Fearow.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc=Mewtwo used this {{p|Fearow}} to find Trainers worthy of coming to [[New Island]]. It has a camera attached to its neck so Mewtwo can see what it flies over.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Mewtwo
|pkmn=Dragonite
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Flying
|img=Messenger Dragonite.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc=Mewtwo used this {{p|Dragonite}} as a messenger to deliver invitations for Trainers to come to [[New Island]].}}
====In the TCG====
Mewtwo's Dragonite has served as the basis for one card in the TCG.
The following is a list of cards based on Mewtwo's Dragonite.
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background: #{{tcg Colorless color}};"
!Name
!Type
!Level
!Rarity
!Expansion
!#
|-
| {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Dragonite|5}} || {{e|Colorless}} || 43 || - || {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}} || 05
|}

==Trivia==
[[File:Mewtwo in the City.png|right|thumb|230px|Mewtwo overlooking a city at the end of ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'']]
*In the [[M01|first movie]], Mewtwo used {{m|Shadow Ball}} despite this move not being released at the time.
* The city that Mewtwo is seen overlooking at the end of ''Mewtwo Returns'' bears a great resemblance to real life {{wp|New York City}}. Buildings that resemble the {{wp|Chrysler Building}} and {{wp|Metlife Building}} can be seen in the distance. The narrator refers to it as "a far away city."

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Mewtwo}}
*[[Mewtwo (Adventures)]]
{{-}}
{{Giovanni's Pokémon|psychic}} 
{{Moviecharacters}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}

[[Category:Legendary Pokémon (anime)]]
[[Category:Movie characters]]
[[Category:Movie antagonists]]
[[Category:Team Rocket's Pokémon]]
[[Category:Gym Leaders' Pokémon]]

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[[fr:Mewtwo (dessin animé)]]
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[[pl:Mewtwo (anime)]]

EP054

2012-01-21T19:09:52Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added to gun trivia

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prevtitle=The Purr-fect Hero |
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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=EP054 |
colorscheme=Kanto|
title_en=The Case of the K-9 Caper! |
title_ja=けいさつけんガーディ |
title_ja_trans=Police Officer Gardie |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=July 16, 1998 |
broadcast_us=April 10, 1999 |
en_series=Indigo League |
en_op=[[Pokémon Theme]] |
ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター]] |
ja_ed=[[Pokémon Ondo|ポケモン音頭]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=武上純希 |
storyboard=鈴木敏明 |
director=鈴木敏明 |
art=井坂純子 |
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'''The Case of the K-9 Caper!''' (Japanese: '''けいさつけんガーディ''' ''Police Officer {{tt|Gardie|Growlithe}}'') is the 54th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 16, 1998 and in the United States on April 10, 1999.

{{spoilers}}
==Synopsis==
{{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} are traveling through the forest heading to [[Cinnabar Island]] when they hear [[Officer Jenny]]'s voice calling after a thief. Looking round they see a man with a sack over his shoulder and a gun in hand. Ash orders {{p|Pikachu}} to attack the thief but seeing the gun in the man's hand Pikachu hides and refuses to attack. Once again the trio hear Jenny's voice, this time ordering a {{p|Growlithe}} to attack the thief which it does knocking him down and sending the gun flying from his grasp. The thief now safely disarmed Pikachu has no cause to fear and Ash quickly orders Pikachu to attack, shocking the thief with a {{m|ThunderShock}}.

However the Growlithe then turn on Ash and his friends surrounding them in a circle as Jenny and two other policemen rush to the thief's side. Confronting the trio Jenny reveals that the "thief" was in fact a police officer helping to train the canine police unit. Realizing their honest mistake Jenny calls off the Growlithe squad lining them up and introducing the trio to them as "new friends".

Meanwhile {{TRT}} are watching from a nearby tree, commenting that the boss would love it if they captured police trained Pokémon as [[James]] announces he has come up with the perfect plan to steal the Growlithe.

Later that evening the Ash, Misty and Brock are sitting down to a hearty meal at the training facility. As the conversation turns to discussing the day's events Ash remarks that the Growlithe tasked with bringing down the thief-impersonator was braver than Pikachu, however Brock and Misty quickly point out that Pikachu could have been very badly hurt by a gun-wielding opponent. Jenny backs them saying that to attack an armed opponent is very dangerous unless the Pokémon has special training. Ash expresses interest in training Pikachu along with the police Growlithe in order to improve its battling abilities, Jenny agrees to let Pikachu participate in the training class they will be running tomorrow. During this conversation {{p|Togepi}} wandered off after a piece of food that rolled to the edge of the table seeing it about to fall off Pikachu rushes to save it but instead it is Pikachu that overbalances and falls off the edge of the table.

The morning is heralded by a crowing {{p|Dodrio}} as Ash and his friends sleep in their bunks, however their sleep is cut short by Jenny's whistle as she wakes Ash up for their training at four o'clock in the morning.
The training begins with an obstacle course that, as Ash is surprised to learn, is to be completed by both the trainer and their Pokémon. The first obstacle is a wire net under which the runners must crawl, leading to problems as, despite its small size, Pikachu's tail gets caught in the wire, shocking Ash as it attempts to use its electricity to free itself. Next is a high wall which Jenny and Growlithe scale easily but which Ash fails to get over, falling backward on top of Pikachu resulting in another shock for Ash.

After the test Brock questions the wisdom of the training program, believing that Pikachu is already very powerful. When Ash asks if Pikachu wants to be as tough as Growlithe it bows its head exhausted from their training. This discussion is interrupted as a van painted to resemble a Growlithe breaks through the wall of the compound.

Team Rocket emerge from the van and as the dust from their entry clears begin their motto. Naturally the van is quickly surrounded by Growlithe as Team Rocket outline their plan to use the Growlithe to commit crimes. Quickly they don gas masks and begin to spray gas from a bottle marked with a picture of {{p|Gloom}} causing the heroes and Officer Jenny to cough as well as disabling the Growlithe's sense of smell. Selecting a second canister, this time marked with {{p|Psyduck}} they once again spray the gas around the compound. Everyone who inhaled the gas finds that their voice has become high and squeaky. As Jenny tries to order the Growlithe to arrest Team Rocket she finds that they no longer respond to her voice, no longer recognizing it in its altered state.

Quickly changing costumes, Team Rocket put on police uniforms, and use a loud speaker to impersonate Officer Jenny's voice. The Growlithe, unable to smell, immediately trust Team Rocket and follow their orders to arrest Jenny, tying her up with rope. with Jenny subdued, the team begin ordering the Growlithe into the van, as the trio attempt to stop them. Jessie, still using Jenny's voice, orders the Growlithe to surround Ash and his friends. Their attempts to fight back are foiled by the fact that they left their [[Poké Ball]]s in bed. However Pikachu scares the Growlithe back with an electric attack.

Jessie quickly changes her costume to resemble Ash and switches her megaphone to mimic Ash's voice and orders it into the van with the Growlithe. Pikachu's ears prick up at the sound of Ash's voice but after a moment of confusion it returns to Ash's side, recognizing what is in each others hearts. Realizing that they can't capture Pikachu using fake voices, Team Rocket, using Jenny's voice once more, order the Growlithe to attack, but Pikachu leaps into the air and uses ThunderShock to defeat the Growlithe sent to attack. However the effort of the attack left Pikachu dizzy and unable to defeat the remaining Growlithe.

However, at this point {{p|Jigglypuff}} entered but left after only singing a few notes, insufficient to put anyone to sleep. During this distraction Jenny was able to work herself free from the ropes, and to attempt to regain control of the canine squad. Jessie orders them to attack Jenny, and a Growlithe bites her hand but then remembers Jenny training it and holding it as a puppy. Recognizing at last the deception, the Growlithe turn on Team Rocket who in desperation begin changing their voices. However they only get each others voices and
{{MTR}}'s. Meowth, seeing that the game is up, drives the van out of the yard, with Jessie and James following behind.

As they say farewell to Officer Jenny, Ash realizes that Pikachu doesn't have to train with the canine squad to be the perfect Pokémon. Brock uses Team Rocket's abandoned megaphone to hear Jenny's voice saying she loves him, to the embarrassment of Ash and Misty and the amusement of Jenny herself.

As they leave, Brock, feeling Team Rocket's megaphone is useless, abandons it only for Jigglypuff to find it.

==Major events==
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
*{{Ash}}
*{{an|Misty}}
*{{an|Brock}}
*[[Jessie]]
*[[James]]
*[[Officer Jenny]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:Dare da EP054.png|200px|thumb|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Growlithe}}

*{{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
*{{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
*{{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
*{{p|Growlithe}} ([[Officer Jenny]]'s; multiple)
*{{p|Jigglypuff}} ([[Jigglypuff (anime)|anime]])
*{{p|Dodrio}}
{{-}}

==Trivia==
*The Gloom smoke used by [[Team Rocket]] may reference the potion they got from ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation]]''.
*''[[Pokémon Ondo]]'' replaced ''[[Fantasy in My Pocket]]'' as the ending.
*This is one of the few episodes where [[Rachael Lillis]] had to provide Pikachu's voice.
*Although it was never aired in syndicated form in [[Cartoon Network]] in 2003, it finally made its debut on September 14, 2007 at 6:30 AM ET.
*{{Ash}} had six [[Poké Ball]]s on his bed even though he doesn't use {{AP|Pikachu}}'s.
**Additionally, he only had ''five'' Pokémon in his party at the time: {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Pidgeotto}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Squirtle}}.
*This episode is preceded by different episodes between the original Japanese version and dubbed versions. The episode is preceded by ''[[EP053|The Purr-fect Hero]]'' in the original Japanese version and by ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'' in the dub.
*This is the last episode to air in Japan before the debut of the first movie ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.
*This is the only episode until [[AG039|its final appearance]] to have {{an|Jigglypuff}} sing its song in its entirety without one of the characters falling asleep.
*Oddly, though [[EP035|another episode]] was banned in the U.S., allegedly for scenes containing [[Weaponry in the Pokémon world‎|firearms]], the opening scene in this episode shows a [[burglar]] with a pistol. In this case, however, it was never pointed at another person or fired and was implied to be a fake, considering the situation (the "burglar" was acting in a training exercise for the Growlithe).
*This is one of the few episodes where Team Rocket does not get blasted off.
*When Meowth's voice was high-pitched, he said "I sound like one of the Chipmunks!" This is presumably a reference to [[wp:Alvin and the Chipmunks|Alvin and the Chipmunks]].

===Errors===
*When [[Jessie]] from {{TRT}} changes into the {{Ash}} costume to try to fool {{AP|Pikachu}}, she comes back and says "Pikachu" under Ash's voice, yet in the next scene, she turns the dial to Ash on her voice changer.
*When Team Rocket sprays the Gloom gas, it's an orange color like the pollen of Gloom, but when it shows Ash, Misty, and Brock coughing from the smell, it's purple colored like the Psyduck gas instead.
*When Team Rocket sprays the gas from the Psyduck canister, the voices of every human and Pokémon become high and squeaky, except for the voices of the Growlithe.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|警犬卡蒂狗|Police Dog Growlithe}}
|cs={{tt|Případ jednotky K-9|The case of the K-9 unit}}
|nl={{tt|De Zaak van de K-9 Eenheid!|The Case of the K-9 Unit!}}
|fi={{tt|Poliisikoulun tapaus|The case of the police school}}
|fr_eu={{tt|L'unité d'élite K-9|The elite K-9 unit}}
|de={{tt|Die Fukano-Akte|The Growlithe-file}}
|he=הפוקימונים השוטרים {{tt|haPokémonim hashotrim|The Police Pokémon}}
|hu={{tt|Pokémonok a rend szolgálatában|Pokémon at Serving Justice}}
|it={{tt|Scuola di polizia|Police academy}}
|pt_br={{tt|A Unidade Canina!|The Canine Unit!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|O Caso do K-9|The Case of K-9}}
|ru={{tt|Случай с отрядом К-9|The case of K-9 squad}}
|es_la={{tt|¡El caso de la policía canina!|The case of the canine police!}}
|es_eu={{tt|El caso de la travesura K-9|The case of the K-9 mischief}}
|sv={{tt|Röstresurser|Voice resources}}
}}
{{-}}

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M14

2012-01-17T00:31:32Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */

{{MovieInfobox|
|colorscheme=BW
|entitle=White—Victini and Zekrom
|entitle2=Black—Victini and Reshiram
|jatitle=ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム
|rotitle=Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom
|jatitle2=ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム
|rotitle2=Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram
|poster=M14 eng poster.png
|jpprem=July 16, 2011
|usprem=December 3, 2011{{tt|*|White—Victini and Zekrom; theatres}} December 10, 2011{{tt|*|Black—Victini and Reshiram; Cartoon Network}}
|jpvid=December 16, 2011
|usvid=April 3, 2012
|enop=[[Black and White (song)|Black and White]]
|ened=[[Follow Your Star|Follow Your Star (Ideals Mix)]]{{tt|*|White—Victini and Zekrom}} [[Follow Your Star|Follow Your Star (Truth Mix)]]{{tt|*|Black—Victini and Reshiram}}
|jaop=[[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]]
|jaed=[[The Sky|宙 -そら-]]{{tt|*|Black Hero}} [[The Voice|響 -こえ-]]{{tt|*|White Hero}}
|usrating=Not Rated
|ukrating=?
|carating=?
|qurating=?
|irrating=?
|aurating=?
|nzrating=?
|jprating=?
|derating=?
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'''Pokémon The Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom''' (Japanese: '''ビクティニと{{tt|黒|くろ}}き{{tt|英雄|えいゆう}}ゼクロム''' ''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom'') and '''Pokémon The Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram''' (Japanese: '''ビクティニと{{tt|白|しろ}}き{{tt|英雄|えいゆう}}レシラム''' ''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram''), referred to collectively as (Japanese: '''{{tt|劇場版|げきじょうばん}} ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュ The First Movie''' ''Theatrical Version - Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!: The First Movie''), are the first {{series|Best Wishes}} movies and, combined, the fourteenth [[Pokémon movie]] overall. They premiered in Japanese theaters on July 16, 2011. ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' received a limited release in US theaters on December 3rd and 4th 2011, making it the first Pokémon film to released commercially in theaters since ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'' in 2003. ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' premiered on Cartoon Network on December 10, 2011.

For the first time in the series's history, two different versions of a film were released. ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' features the Victory Pokémon {{p|Victini}} and the Deep Black Pokémon {{p|Zekrom}}, while ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' features Victini and the Vast White Pokémon, {{p|Reshiram}}.

==Other posters and logos==
<gallery perrow=3>
File:M14 dub boxart.png|English DVD cover
File:Victini and Reshiram movie poster.png|''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' poster
File:Victini and Zekrom movie poster.png|''White—Victini and Zekrom'' poster
File:Victini and the Black Hero Zekrom poster.png|''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom'' poster
File:Victini and the White Hero Reshiram poster.png|''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram'' poster
File:M14 poster 1.png|Japanese movie poster
File:M14 poster 2.png|Japanese poster featuring both movies
File:M14 posters separate.png|Japanese movie posters
File:Victini and the Black Hero logo.png|''Victini and the Black Hero'' logo
File:Victini and the Black Hero Zekrom logo.png|''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom'' logo
File:Victini and the White Hero Reshiram logo.png|''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram'' logo
File:Victini and Zekrom logo.png|''White—Victini and Zekrom'' logo
File:Victini and Reshiram logo.png|''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' logo
File:Movie 14 Pikachu the Movie poster.png|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster
File:Pikachu the Movie DUAL.png|''Pikachu the Movie DUAL'' logo from ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''
File:Pikachu the Movie Dual GS.png|''Pikachu the Movie DUAL'' logo from ''White—Victini and Zekrom''
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==Plot==
{{Spoiler}}
===Opening===
The movie begins with the world of Pokémon opening, showing the [[Unova]] {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} populating the land, seas and skies. The screen moves towards [[Ash's Pikachu]], who starts running, powers up an {{m|Electro Ball}}, and then fires it—at a {{p|Throh}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', or a {{p|Sawk}} in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. Pikachu then runs to Ash. The trio reaches a fork in the road; {{an|Cilan}} looks at his map and tells the group to go left in Black—Victini and Reshiram, or right in White—Victini and Zekrom.

In ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', the screen then moves to a hot desert, where a man named [[Damon]] is traveling by foot. Damon comes upon a young {{p|Blitzle}} with an injured leg, and he calls upon his {{p|Reuniclus}}'s {{m|Psychic}} to help him carry the injured Blitzle on his shoulder. Damon, Reinculus, and Blitzle turn to walk back to a small village to find Blitzle's owner, a little girl named [[Luisa]]. Luisa's father thanks Damon for helping, but tells him to go home and that his plans are useless. Damon then tells the man that [[Eindoak Town]] can be revived, but he is again rebuffed.

At that moment, a dust storm appears in the desert, and heads towards the village. A herd of {{p|Bouffalant}} are startled by this, and they begin to stampede towards the village. Damon goes to check out the disaster and holds up his hand, cuing the appearance of {{OBP|Reshiram|movie 14}}. Damon then climbs on Reshiram's back and orders it to destroy the dust storm, which it does with power and ease. Damon then asks the townspeople, who are shocked by the [[legendary Pokémon]]'s appearance, to give him another chance.

In ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', the scene instead shows Damon and his {{p|Gothitelle}} visiting a town on a frozen tundra. He discusses the matter of the [[Kingdom of the Vale]]'s revival with a resident there, but is again dismissed. He refuses to leave, asking to see [[Glacine]], the village's chief. She and her son [[Luis]] are on a cliff working to find herbs with his {{p|Lillipup}}'s help. Below, on an ice shelf, a group of {{p|Beartic}} become agitated when a giant iceberg collides with the ice. The cliff fractures, causing Luis to fall; then, as his mother and the first resident are trying to rescue him, the ice they are standing upon breaks off, stranding all of them in the path of the iceberg. Damon's Gothitelle saves Luis's Lillipup from falling into the water, and then Damon himself appears with {{OBP|Zekrom|movie 14}} to destroy the iceberg. Damon and Zekrom reiterate their proposal, and, awed by the display, Glacine and her village reconsider.

===Finding Victini===
Near Eindoak Town, Ash, {{an|Iris}} and Cilan find a pair of {{p|Deerling}} in danger on a cliff face. Ash attempts to rescue them but begins to fall himself; however, he is rescued when {{OBP|Victini|movie 14}} touches his foot out of his sight, giving him the ability to jump hundreds of feet across the canyon. Now separated from his stunned friends, Ash agrees to meet Iris and Cilan later and heads into a cave with the two Deerling. Victini shows Ash visions of the path he should take, allowing him to find his way through the cave. He reaches a giant cavern with a mesh of crystal paths, and Ash's presence mysteriously activates an orb and the crystals, before he is guided again to the cellar of Eindoak Town's castle and up to its balcony. There, he reunites with his friends.

Cilan explains that the castle is known as the "Sword of the Vale" (''Earth's Sword'' in Japanese), and is said in legend to have flown to its current location from a valley far away. While exploring the castle, Ash, Iris and Cilan share some macarons among themselves, but an invisible Victini keeps stealing Ash's macarons, much to his disbelief. The group hears fireworks outside, which causes Victini to choke on a macaron as the group realizes they must hurry to the town's battle tournament. In the ruckus, Ash runs into the invisible Victini—this confuses him for a moment, but he brushes it off. The group encounters a relatively plain-clothed Damon, who introduces himself as the castle's caretaker and offers to escort them to the town, which they accept.

In the town square, the group meets a woman named [[Juanita]], who runs a Victini-themed souvenir stand with her {{p|Golurk}} (which is {{Shiny}} in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''). The town's mayor, [[Mannes]], gives a speech to the townspeople congratulating them for the bountiful harvest they have collected. Mannes sends his {{p|Klink}}, {{p|Klang}} and {{p|Klinklang}} into a large music machine, starting the festival. He explains the tournament's rules: each competitor has been given a necklace and must challenge other competitors throughout the town, with losing trainers surrendering their necklaces until the winner emerges.

In the first round of the tournament, Ash faces {{mov|Mako}} and her {{p|Serperior}}, which he defeats with Pikachu's {{m|Electro Ball}}. Iris battles a trainer named [[Tatsuki]] and his {{p|Emboar}} with her {{TP|Iris|Emolga}}, but Emolga uses {{m|Volt Switch}}, forcing {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to come out in its place, against the rules; the referee promptly awards the match to Tatsuki. Juanita's daughter, [[Carlita]], and her {{p|Hydreigon}} ({{Shiny}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'') quickly dispatches of [[Cilan's Pansage]]. Ash and {{AP|Oshawott}} later battle Tatsuki and defeat Emboar with {{m|Aqua Jet}}.

Ash sends {{AP|Tepig}} to face [[Leeku]] and his {{p|Samurott}}, and Samurott's {{m|Razor Shell}} effortlessly smashes Tepig into Juanita's stand of Victini trinkets. However, Victini covertly appears and powers up Tepig, allowing it to defeat Samurott with an absurdly powerful {{m|Ember}}. Carlita witnesses this, and, becoming suspicious, challenges Ash. When Ash's {{AP|Scraggy}} attempts to {{m|Headbutt}} Hydreigon, it is knocked into the trees. Carlita sees Victini give Scraggy a powerup, after which Scraggy quickly defeats Hydreigon with a second Headbutt. Carlita surrenders her necklace to the judge, and then confronts Ash, informing the group of Victini's role.

Suspicious that Victini was the one who stole the macarons, Ash uses one to bait it out. It appears, and Ash excitedly tries to befriend it. Victini is initially receptive and playful, but becomes alarmed as Ash swings it around enthusiastically, leaving the Pokémon of the group to coax Victini back to them. As the party travels through town, Victini hesitates in the shadow of giant pillars. Ash tries to force Victini forward, but Victini gets clobbered by a magical barrier around the castle area, delineated by the pillars and preventing Victini's escape. Upset, Victini flees back towards the castle. Later, while looking for Victini with Juanita and Carlita, they run into Mannes and Damon. It is revealed that Damon is Juanita's son and Carlita's older brother. He has been traveling and has not contacted Juanita in some time, which she reprimands him for. Carlita attempts to cheer him by telling him about Victini's appearance, but he says he already knew.

===Legends of the Vale===
At Mannes's home, Victini is found leading a group of other Pokémon. Inside, Mannes relays the legend of the tribe now known as the People of the Vale: one thousand years ago, they were a prosperous people who lived in a place called the Kingdom of the Vale, in a valley where the Sword of the Vale originally resided. They used a power in the earth called the "[[Dragon Force]]" to enrich their land, and all was well. However, one day, the twin sons of the [[King of the People of the Vale|king]]—the Hero of Truth, who controlled Reshiram, and the Hero of Ideals, who controlled Zekrom—began a war over their beliefs. Reshiram and Zekrom battled and drained each others' strength, and then turned into orbs called "{{DL|Legendary artifacts|Dragon Stones}}". The kingdom was devastated, and the Dragon Force corrupted and chaotic, ravaging the earth instead of healing it. Desperate, the king asked Victini to lend him its power, and he created the "Pillars of Protection" and their barrier to control the flow of that power. Using this system, the king flew the Sword of the Vale, with all of the townspeople inside, out of the Kingdom of the Vale to a nearby mountaintop. There, the castle calmed the flow of the Dragon Force. However, soon after the castle landed, the king died, while the Pillars of Protection remained. The two regretful princes hid the Dragon Stones deep within the caverns of the Sword of the Vale.

While watching Ash and his friends play with Victini, Damon informs his mother that her dream—that the People of the Vale could one day live again in the Kingdom of the Vale, as relayed in a flashback—can now come true. He intends to borrow Victini's power just as the king did, and return the Sword of the Vale to its rightful place. Inside, without Ash and his friends, Damon relays his journeys over the past three years. Damon visited the scattered tribal settlements of the People of the Vale to try to find support for his dream to reclaim the land that was the Kingdom of the Vale. He was always rebuffed, until one day he heard a voice emanating from the chambers under the Sword of the Vale. He and Mannes investigated, walking on a crystal path when, inexplicably, the two found themselves separated onto different paths. Damon went on alone to find his [[legendary]] {{t|dragon}}, and with it as his ally, he demonstrated the truth of the legend and his dragon's power by helping the leaders of the settlements. (Here, each version of the movie briefly shows Damon's dragon like in the opening of the other version—Zekrom assisting in the desert in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', and Reshiram in the tundra in ''White—Victini and Zekrom''.) The leaders agreed to help him—and as if on cue, they appear in Mannes's study in support of Damon's goal: the resurrection of the Kingdom of the Vale.

Victini dreams about its millennium trapped in the Pillars of Protection, witnessing the establishment and growth of Emolak Town. The dream ends with the spirit of the king returning to apologize for the trap, then saying goodbye and fading away; Ash inexplicably experiences the dream as well, and is awoken. Victini takes Ash, Iris, and Cilan to a balcony, where it shows them the sunrise over an ocean shore; Ash comes to understand that Victini wishes to go to the shore, and promises to take it.

===Conflict===
Meanwhile, at the Sword of the Vale, Juanita and Carlita watch as Damon prepares to execute his plan on the observation deck of the castle. He sends out his {{p|Sigilyph}}, and it takes its place in a mechanism atop the chamber. Sigilyph's power awakens the thousands of {{p|Solosis}} and {{p|Duosion}} in the lower chambers of the castle, and in turn, the Pillars of Protection activate, rise, and begin to travel towards the castle. Alarmed, Victini flees from the ever-constricting barrier, eventually flying to the castle, where Damon requests that it lend him its power. As Damon reminds Victini of the king, it is briefly cooperative until it gets caught in another, smaller barrier. The smaller pillars force it into a mechanism that begins draining Victini's power, using it to power up the Solosis and Duosion. As Ash, Iris, and Cilan arrive, the castle slowly ascends into the sky, and the healthy Dragon Force flows out, returning to the Kingdom of the Vale and beginning to restore it.

Ash, Iris, Cilan, Juanita, and Carlita rush into the main chamber and find Damon torturing Victini. Horrified that this was her son's plan, Juanita demands he stop, which shocks and upsets him. When Ash attempts to destroy the machine draining Victini's power, Damon attacks the group with his Reuniclus or Gothitelle. Damon's Reshiram or Zekrom then arrives, and Juanita attempts to fight the dragon with Golurk, but Golurk is defeated easily. Ash once again tries to climb the mechanism, but Damon's {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon knocks him out.

While unconscious, Ash receives a vision from Victini, of the king warning Victini to never let the Sword of the Vale be moved again, because if it is, the Dragon Force would return to run amok, causing a repeat of the disaster that struck the Kingdom of the Vale, and threatening the entire world. This has already begun, but with the castle now above the clouds, Damon and his dragon are unaware of it happening. Ash awakens in the cellar of the castle, and Juanita begs him to forgive Damon, as he truly believes he is doing the right thing. She then reveals that one thing can stop Damon's dragon: the other dragon, which should still be deep in the castle's dungeons, where had Ash passed through at the beginning of the film. As the group explores the crystal cavern, Ash and Pikachu soon find themselves suddenly separated, as Damon had been; Ash and Pikachu go on alone. A voice challenges Ash, and then the paths begin to collapse, forcing him to the bottom of the cavern. There, he finds the Dragon Stone, and hears a voice asking him for his ideal (''White—Victini and Zekrom'') or truth (''Black—Victini and Reshiram''). He answers that he wants to save Victini and fulfill his promise, satisfying the voice, which reveals itself to be Zekrom (in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'') or Reshiram (in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'').

Mannes arrives, and meets Juanita, Carlita, Iris, and Cilan, having flown to the castle in a helicopter powered by his Klink, Klang, and Klinklang. He warns the group of the disaster on the surface, but by now they already know. Golurk returns to again fight Reshiram or Zekrom, but fails; however, the dragon's finishing blow is deflected by its opposite, which arrives with Ash riding on it. Ash jumps off at the courtyard of the castle, and then Zekrom and Reshiram engage in an epic battle in the sky. Inside the castle, Pikachu engages Reuniclus or Gothitelle.

Finally, Ash's dragon defeats Damon's, forcing it below the clouds, where they both witness the unfolding tragedy of the deadly Dragon Force. Pikachu defeats Reuniclus or Gothitelle and Ash climbs the mechanism, but Damon's dragon returns before he can destroy the barrier around Victini. Damon orders it to stop Ash, but it ignores him and instead destroys the mechanism to free Victini. Damon's dragon explains to him that it has heard the "land's anger", and then the two dragons blow away the clouds, revealing to Damon the devastation that the Dragon Force has caused. Panicking, Damon immediately becomes remorseful and begs Reshiram and Zekrom to help him stop the disaster. They agree, "lending their power" and redirecting some of the destructive Dragon Force into the Sword of the Vale—this powers up the Pokémon inside much more than Victini did, but also causes the mechanisms throughout the castle to become erratic, including the castle's flight.

===Climax===
Damon directs his family, Mannes, and Ash's group to leave immediately, fearing that the castle may crumble. Damon, meanwhile, insists that he will stay until the disaster is averted and the world is saved. However, when Ash tries to flee, the barrier generated by the Pillars of Protection continues to trap Victini inside, and Ash refuses to leave without it. Iris escapes with Carlita on Hydreigon's back, while Cilan and Juanita board Mannes's helicopter. As the pillars close in, the castle rocks, and Damon is thrown from it. Without warning, the Sword rapidly ascends into the sky, uncontrolled. All the Psychic-type Pokémon flee, leaving Ash, Pikachu, and Victini alone in the castle.

High in the Earth's atmosphere, the castle begins to frost over, and the thin, cold air begins to take a toll on Ash. Damon appears, saved by and now riding his mother's Golurk, while Reshiram and Zekrom attack the Pillars of Protection. But as the pillars are attacked, they are knocked towards each other, constricting even further around Victini. The pillars soon collide and close completely in the castle's courtyard, trapping Ash, Pikachu, and Victini within their walls. Damon tells Ash to hold on, as he is one of the dragons' chosen, and in a desperate bid to save them, Golurk fruitlessly tries to pry the pillars apart with its hands. Reshiram and Zekrom continue to destroy the pillars, but now several layers of pillars are in the way, and it proves too time-consuming. Inside the prison created by the Pillars of Protection, a weak and delirious Ash sadly apologizes to Victini for failing in his promise to take it to the ocean, before it becomes so cold that Ash's tears freeze and he falls unconscious.

Victini decides to use {{m|Searing Shot}}, which is too weak to break apart the pillars, but Ash is warmed and wakes up due to the attack. He witnesses Victini summoning up all of its power to activate {{m|V-create}}, its ultimate move. This finally destroys the Pillars of Protection once and for all, and the chaotic Dragon Force gets ejected into space—but Victini is nowhere to be seen. With the barrier and Dragon Force gone, Damon re-enters the castle and wraps Ash in a blanket that helps keep him alive.

===Closing===
Later, with Reshiram, Zekrom, and Golurk pushing the castle, Damon steers the castle down to the advancing tendril of the deadly Dragon Force. Just as Ash wakes up, he lands the Sword, calming the Dragon Force before it can destroy the entire planet. On the beach, Ash, Iris, and Cilan stare out at the ocean, saddened by the apparent death of Victini. Believing that Victini sacrificed itself to destroy the Pillars of Protection and save him, Ash apologies again before flinging one of Cilan's macarons toward the ocean. However, the macaron suddenly stops in mid-air and is eaten—and Victini reveals itself to be very much alive, now freed from the barrier just as it always dreamed.

Damon falls to his knees, overwhelmed with guilt that his actions had backfired so badly. However, Juanita consoles him by telling him they will have a lot of work to do to rebuild the Kingdom of the Vale. Victini sends Ash a vision of it helping with the rebuilding, and he understands that their time together is at an end. Bidding farewell to Damon, Juanita, Carlita, Mannes, and the other People of the Vale, Ash, Iris, and Cilan depart for new adventures.

During the credits, Damon and Juanita lead the People of the Vale in their reconstruction efforts. A single sprout is seen on the once-dead land in the Kingdom of the Vale, implying that the area can indeed be revived. While traveling, Ash, Iris, and Cilan get caught in a windstorm created by {{p|Tornadus}} (in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'') or a thunderstorm caused by {{p|Thundurus}} (in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''). They later travel through a town where the [[Team Rocket trio]] watches them from a café, with [[Peg]] passing by as well. Reshiram and Zekrom continue flying throughout the world, appearing in the skies in a variety of places.

==Featured Pokémon==
* {{OBP|Zekrom|movie 14}}
* {{OBP|Victini|movie 14}}
* {{OBP|Reshiram|movie 14}}
* {{p|Gothitelle}}
* {{p|Reuniclus}}
* {{p|Golurk}}
* {{p|Hydreigon}}

==Debuts==
* {{p|Reshiram}}
* {{p|Victini}}
* {{p|Reuniclus}}
* {{p|Serperior}}
* {{p|Emboar}}
* {{p|Samurott}}
* {{p|Sigilyph}}
* {{p|Duosion}}
* {{p|Hydreigon}}
* {{p|Klink}}
* {{p|Klang}}
* {{p|Klinklang}}
* {{p|Braviary}}
* {{p|Carracosta}}
* {{p|Cinccino}}
* {{p|Eelektrik}}
* {{p|Gothorita}}
* {{p|Heatmor}}
* {{p|Jellicent}}
* {{p|Krookodile}}
* {{p|Liepard}}
* {{p|Lilligant}}
* {{p|Mandibuzz}}
* {{p|Petilil}}
* {{p|Purrloin}}
* {{p|Rufflet}}
* {{p|Sawk}}
* {{p|Seismitoad}}
* {{p|Tirtouga}}
* {{p|Throh}}
* {{p|Tynamo}}
* {{p|Unfezant}}
* {{p|Whimsicott}}
* {{p|Thundurus}}
* {{p|Tornadus}}
* {{p|Volcarona}}

==Characters==
===Human===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Damon]]
* [[Carlita]]
* [[Juanita]]
* [[Mannes]]
* [[Ravine]]
* [[Luisa]]
* [[Glacine]]
* [[Luis]]
* {{mov|Mako}}
* [[Tatsuki]]
* [[Leeku]]
* [[King of the People of the Vale]]
* Hero of Truth
* Hero of Ideals
* [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainers]]
* [[Eindoak Town]] referee
* Citizens
* People of the Vale
* [[Peg]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})
* {{p|Scraggy}} ({{OP|Ash|Scraggy}})
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Victini}} ([[Victini (movie 14)|wild]])
* {{p|Zekrom}} ([[Zekrom (movie 14)|wild]])
* {{p|Reshiram}} ([[Reshiram (movie 14)|wild]])
* {{p|Gothitelle}} ([[Damon]]'s, ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' only)
* {{p|Reuniclus}} ([[Damon]]'s, ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' only)
* {{p|Sigilyph}} ([[Damon]]'s)
* {{p|Solosis}} (wild, many)
* {{p|Duosion}} (wild, many)
* {{p|Golurk}} ([[Juanita]]'s, {{Shiny}} in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'')
* {{p|Hydreigon}} ([[Carlita]]'s, {{Shiny}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'')
* {{p|Blitzle}} ([[Luisa]]'s, ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' only)
* {{p|Lillipup}} ([[Luis]]'s, ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' only)
* {{p|Klink}} ([[Mannes]]'s)
* {{p|Klang}} ([[Mannes]]'s)
* {{p|Klinklang}} ([[Mannes]]'s)
* {{p|Alomomola}} (multiple)
* {{p|Audino}}
* {{p|Braviary}}
* {{p|Carracosta}}
* {{p|Cinccino}} (flashback)
* {{p|Deerling}} (Autumn Form; intro, Summer Form, multiple)
* {{p|Drilbur}} (multiple)
* {{p|Eelektrik}} (multiple)
* {{p|Emboar}} ([[Tatsuki]]'s)
* {{p|Gothita}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Gothorita}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Herdier}} (flashback)
* {{p|Mandibuzz}}
* {{p|Minccino}}
* {{p|Palpitoad}} (multiple)
* {{p|Patrat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidove}} (multiple)
* {{p|Samurott}} ([[Leeku]]'s)
* {{p|Seismitoad}}
* {{p|Serperior}} ({{mov|Mako}}'s)
* {{p|Sigilyph}}
* {{p|Swoobat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tirtouga}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tranquill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Trubbish}}
* {{p|Tympole}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tynamo}} (multiple)
* {{p|Woobat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Volcarona}}

===Credits only===
* {{p|Tranquill}} ({{OP|Ash|Tranquill}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Dwebble}} ({{OP|Cilan|Dwebble}})
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Tornadus}} (''White—Victini and Zekrom'' only)
* {{p|Thundurus}} (''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' only)

===Exclusive to ''White—Victini and Zekrom''===
* {{p|Basculin}} (Blue-Striped form, multiple)
* {{p|Bouffalant}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Darmanitan}} (Standard Mode, intro)
* {{p|Frillish}} (female, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Reuniclus}} ([[Damon]]'s)
* {{p|Heatmor}} (intro)
* {{p|Jellicent}} (female, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Lilligant}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Rufflet}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Sawsbuck}} (Summer Form, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Stoutland}}
* {{p|Throh}}
* {{p|Tornadus}} (credits)
* {{p|Unfezant}} (male and female, multiple, intro)

===Exclusive to ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''===
* {{p|Archen}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Archeops}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Basculin}} (Red-Striped form, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Ducklett}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Frillish}} (male, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Jellicent}} (male, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Krookodile}} (intro)
* {{p|Liepard}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Lillipup}} ([[Luis]]'s)
* {{p|Gothitelle}} ([[Damon]]'s)
* {{p|Sawk}}
* {{p|Sawsbuck}} (Autumn Form, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Swanna}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Thundurus}} (credits)
* {{p|Whimsicott}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Zebstrika}} (multiple, intro)

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Unova}}
{{cast|Unova|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash|Sarah Natochenny|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Unova|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Unova|Cilan (anime)|disp=Cilan|Jason Griffith|Dent|Mamoru Miyano|デント|宮野真守}}
{{cast|Unova|Iris (anime)|disp=Iris|Eileen Stevens|Iris|Aoi Yūki|アイリス|悠木碧}}
{{cast|Unova|Iris's Axew|disp=Axew|Kayzie Rogers|Kibago|Minami Tsuda|キバゴ|津田美波}}
{{cast|Unova|Jessie|Michele Knotz|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Unova|James|Jimmy Zoppi{{!}}Carter Cathcart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Unova|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Jimmy Zoppi{{!}}Carter Cathcart|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}
{{cast|Unova|Narrator|disp=Narration|Rodger Parsons|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
! colspan=6 | {{color|FFF|Special appearances by}}
|-
{{cast|Unova|Damon|J. Michael Tatum|Dred Grangil|Takeshi Tsuruno|ドレッド・グランギル|つるの剛士|top=yes}}
{{cast|Unova|Carlita|Leah Clark|Karita|Satomi Ishihara|カリータ|石原さとみ }}
{{cast|Unova|Juanita|Khristine Hvam|Janta|Mao Daichi|ジャンタ|大地真央 }}
{{cast|Unova|Luisa|Lisa Ortiz|Sed|Shōko Nakagawa| セード|中川翔子}}
{{cast|Unova|Luis|Eileen Stevens|Aude|Shōko Nakagawa| オード|中川翔子}}
{{cast|Unova|Mannes|Michael Alston Baley|Momont|Kōichi Yamadera|モーモント| 山寺宏一}}
{{cast|Unova|Ravine|Bob Senkewicz|Kajin|Tsuguo Mogami|カジン|最上嗣生}}
{{cast|Unova|Glacine|Erica Schroeder|Yajin|Sayuri|ヤジン|紗ゆり}}
{{cast|Unova|Manuke|Eli James|Manuke|Kiyotaka Furushima|マヌーク|古島清孝}}
{{cast|Unova|Donuke|Tom Wayland|Donuke|Kensuke Satō|ドヌーク|佐藤健輔}}
{{cast|Unova|Leeku|Tom Wayland|Leeku|Misato Fukuen|リーク|福圓美里}}
{{cast|Unova|Victini (movie 14)|disp=Victini|Nana Mizuki|Victini|Nana Mizuki|ビクティニ|水樹奈々}}
{{cast|Unova|Reshiram (movie 14)|disp=Reshiram|Marc Thompson|Reshiram|Shosuke Tanihara|レシラム|谷原章介}}
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==Soundtrack==
The theme songs for the film are [[The Sky]] (Japanese: 宙 -そら-) in ''Black Hero'', and [[The Voice]] (Japanese: 響 -こえ-) in ''White Hero'', both performed by {{wp|Every Little Thing (band)|Every Little Thing}}.

==Differences between the films==
* The major difference between the films is that the main featured Pokémon in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' is {{p|Zekrom}}, while {{p|Reshiram}} is the main Pokémon of ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. Ash befriends the said Pokémon in those movies, with Damon using the other Pokémon.
* The World of Pokémon intro, while stylistically the same in both films, feature different Pokémon depending on the version.
* During the World of Pokémon intro, {{AP|Pikachu}} is seen battling a {{p|Throh}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', while in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', he battles a {{p|Sawk}}.
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} come to a fork in the road at the beginning of both films. In ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', they take the left path, while in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', they take the right path.
* Pokémon that appear in the background differ depending on the version.
* [[Damon]]'s appearance differs between the two films.
* Damon's Pokémon is {{p|Reuniclus}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', while in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', it is {{p|Gothitelle}}.
* Damon travels through the desert in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' (with {{p|Bouffalant}} and the {{p|Blitzle}} evolutionary family appearing in the area), and an icy plain in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' (where {{p|Beartic}} and {{p|Stoutland}} are in the area, the latter of which are used by the natives).
* In ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', [[Carlita]]'s {{p|Hydreigon}} is a [[Shiny Pokémon]], and [[Juanita]]'s {{p|Golurk}} is colored normally, whereas in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', this is reversed, with Golurk being the Pokémon who is Shiny.
* Numerous scenes are altered in various ways between the two films. For example, the scene of Damon and Mannes talking at the ruins of the Kingdom of the Vale takes place during the day in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' but at night in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. Other scenes throughout the films are mirrored.
** Some small scenes appear only in one version or the other.
* The background music differs depending on the version, due to having different music composers for each movie. The ending theme also differs, with [[The Sky]] in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' and [[The Voice]] in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''.
* In the credits, in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', {{p|Tornadus}} creates a windstorm that is encountered by Ash and friends; in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', {{p|Thundurus}} creates a thunderstorm that is encountered by Ash and friends.

====Comparison gallery====
<gallery perrow=6>
File:M14 comparison 1.png|Damon preparing to stop many stampeding {{p|Bouffalant}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom''
File:M14 comparison 2.png|Damon preparing to stop an iceberg in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''
</gallery>

==Events==
[[File:Reshiram Zekrom Movie Distribution Art.png|thumb|Reshiram and Zekrom distribution artwork]]
===Pre-order distribution===
A [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Eind Victini|special Victini]] is available to people who pre-order tickets to the film in Japan. This Victini will know the previously-unobtainable move {{m|V-create}}, as well as its other [[signature move]], {{m|Searing Shot}}, and the signature moves of {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}, {{m|Fusion Flare}} and {{m|Fusion Bolt}}.

===Movie distributions===
[[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Satoshi Zekrom|Zekrom]] was made available for players of Black and [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Satoshi Reshiram|Reshiram]] for players of White. Both will have the [[original Trainer]] サトシ ''[[Ash Ketchum|Satoshi]]''. Both dragons are at [[level]] 100 and know their [[signature move]]s, {{m|Blue Flare}} and {{m|Fusion Flare}}, and {{m|Bolt Strike}} and {{m|Fusion Bolt}}, respectively. Also, Reshiram knows {{m|Mist}} and Zekrom knows {{m|Haze}}, due to the Japanese names for these moves being しろいきり ''White Mist'' and くろいきり ''Black Mist'', respectively.

===Other distributions===
Users of the Japanese-language Global Link could obtain [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions#C-Gear skins|a C-Gear skin featuring Victini]].

Players of Black could obtain a [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Carlita Hydreigon|Shiny Hydreigon]], based on [[Carlita]]'s, while players of White could obtain a [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Juanita Golurk|Shiny Golurk]], based on [[Juanita]]'s.

Users of the Japanese-language Global Link can also obtain one of two C-Gear skins featuring Reshiram or Zekrom, depending on which Pokémon they put to sleep before taking them to the Eindoak Home, which, much like the Pokémon Café Home, is another event exclusive.

==Trivia==
* Director Yuyama Kunihiko scouted locations in {{wp|France}} (including {{wp|Nice}}, {{wp|Gourdon, Alpes-Maritimes|Gourdon}}, {{wp|Tourrettes-sur-Loup}} and {{wp|Mont Saint-Michel}}) as part of pre-production for this movie.
* This movie premiered in Japanese theaters between ''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]'' and ''[[BW040|Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!]]'', although since both were part of the four-part [[Club Battle]] arc, it's doubtful the movie actually took place then. The movie more likely took place shortly before or after the Club Battle arc.
* These are the first movies in which {{an|Brock}} does not appear; he made a cameo appearance in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''.
* If both versions are counted together, these films debut 34 new Pokémon, more than any other film in the series.
* This is the second time when two Pokémon movies debuted within the same year in the US.
* Several short scenes were removed from the Cartoon Network airing of ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' on December 10, 2011 to reduce the film's total running time. These included the appearance of {{p|Gothita}}, {{p|Gothorita}} and their trainer, the entrances of several of the Pokémon in Mannes's garden such as {{p|Cottonee}}, a shot of Damon's face as he explains his plans for the People of the Vale, and Mannes's {{p|Klink}} and {{p|Klang}} installing themselves in the music machine.
* The mother and daughter characters first shown in ''[[M08|Lucario in the Mystery of Mew]]'' make a cameo in these movies as well, appearing right after Ash defeated [[Tatsuki]].

===Dub edits===
*The title card sequence removes the animation of Zekrom or Reshiram unfolding its wings.
*The opening song is ''[[Black and White (song)|Black and White Theme]]'', a full-length version of the dub's opening song. ''[[The Sky]]'' and ''[[The Voice]]'' are replaced as the ending songs by ''[[Follow Your Star|Follow Your Star (Ideals Mix)]]'' in ''White-Victini and Zekrom'', and ''Follow Your Star (Truth Mix)'' in ''Black-Victini and Reshiram''.
*The credits remove the Victini-themed tarot cards that appear in one sequence, replacing them with a full-screen version of the Tornadus/Thundurus scenes.

===Errors===
* In both movies, just before Victini reveals itself to the group, Ash asks Victini if it lended him its powers. When Ash says this, his lips do not move with the rest of his mouth.

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==External links==
*[http://www.pokemon-movie.jp Japanese movie website]
*[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/movie Pokemon.co.jp movie website]
*[http://www.pokemonthemovie.com/victini/white/en-us English movie website - Victini and Zekrom]
*[http://www.pokemonthemovie.com/victini/black/en-us English movie website - Victini and Reshiram]
*[http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/pokemon/m14/index.htm Taiwanese movie website]

==See also==
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{{bulbanews|Alternate Victini movie confirmed}}
{{bulbanews|Dub of 'Black Hero,' 'White Hero' to be released this December
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'''Pokémon The Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom''' (Japanese: '''ビクティニと{{tt|黒|くろ}}き{{tt|英雄|えいゆう}}ゼクロム''' ''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom'') and '''Pokémon The Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram''' (Japanese: '''ビクティニと{{tt|白|しろ}}き{{tt|英雄|えいゆう}}レシラム''' ''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram''), referred to collectively as (Japanese: '''{{tt|劇場版|げきじょうばん}} ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュ The First Movie''' ''Theatrical Version - Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!: The First Movie''), are the first {{series|Best Wishes}} movies and, combined, the fourteenth [[Pokémon movie]] overall. They premiered in Japanese theaters on July 16, 2011. ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' received a limited release in US theaters on December 3rd and 4th 2011, making it the first Pokémon film to released commercially in theaters since ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'' in 2003. ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' premiered on Cartoon Network on December 10, 2011.

For the first time in the series's history, two different versions of a film were released. ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' features the Victory Pokémon {{p|Victini}} and the Deep Black Pokémon {{p|Zekrom}}, while ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' features Victini and the Vast White Pokémon, {{p|Reshiram}}.

==Other posters and logos==
<gallery perrow=3>
File:M14 dub boxart.png|English DVD cover
File:Victini and Reshiram movie poster.png|''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' poster
File:Victini and Zekrom movie poster.png|''White—Victini and Zekrom'' poster
File:Victini and the Black Hero Zekrom poster.png|''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom'' poster
File:Victini and the White Hero Reshiram poster.png|''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram'' poster
File:M14 poster 1.png|Japanese movie poster
File:M14 poster 2.png|Japanese poster featuring both movies
File:M14 posters separate.png|Japanese movie posters
File:Victini and the Black Hero logo.png|''Victini and the Black Hero'' logo
File:Victini and the Black Hero Zekrom logo.png|''Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom'' logo
File:Victini and the White Hero Reshiram logo.png|''Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram'' logo
File:Victini and Zekrom logo.png|''White—Victini and Zekrom'' logo
File:Victini and Reshiram logo.png|''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' logo
File:Movie 14 Pikachu the Movie poster.png|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster
File:Pikachu the Movie DUAL.png|''Pikachu the Movie DUAL'' logo from ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''
File:Pikachu the Movie Dual GS.png|''Pikachu the Movie DUAL'' logo from ''White—Victini and Zekrom''
</gallery>

==Plot==
{{Spoiler}}
===Opening===
The movie begins with the world of Pokémon opening, showing the [[Unova]] {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} populating the land, seas and skies. The screen moves towards [[Ash's Pikachu]], who starts running, powers up an {{m|Electro Ball}}, and then fires it—at a {{p|Throh}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', or a {{p|Sawk}} in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. Pikachu then runs to Ash. The trio reaches a fork in the road; {{an|Cilan}} looks at his map and tells the group to go left in Black—Victini and Reshiram, or right in White—Victini and Zekrom.

In ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', the screen then moves to a hot desert, where a man named [[Damon]] is traveling by foot. Damon comes upon a young {{p|Blitzle}} with an injured leg, and he calls upon his {{p|Reuniclus}}'s {{m|Psychic}} to help him carry the injured Blitzle on his shoulder. Damon, Reinculus, and Blitzle turn to walk back to a small village to find Blitzle's owner, a little girl named [[Luisa]]. Luisa's father thanks Damon for helping, but tells him to go home and that his plans are useless. Damon then tells the man that [[Eindoak Town]] can be revived, but he is again rebuffed.

At that moment, a dust storm appears in the desert, and heads towards the village. A herd of {{p|Bouffalant}} are startled by this, and they begin to stampede towards the village. Damon goes to check out the disaster and holds up his hand, cuing the appearance of {{OBP|Reshiram|movie 14}}. Damon then climbs on Reshiram's back and orders it to destroy the dust storm, which it does with power and ease. Damon then asks the townspeople, who are shocked by the [[legendary Pokémon]]'s appearance, to give him another chance.

In ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', the scene instead shows Damon and his {{p|Gothitelle}} visiting a town on a frozen tundra. He discusses the matter of the [[Kingdom of the Vale]]'s revival with a resident there, but is again dismissed. He refuses to leave, asking to see [[Glacine]], the village's chief. She and her son [[Luis]] are on a cliff working to find herbs with his {{p|Lillipup}}'s help. Below, on an ice shelf, a group of {{p|Beartic}} become agitated when a giant iceberg collides with the ice. The cliff fractures, causing Luis to fall; then, as his mother and the first resident are trying to rescue him, the ice they are standing upon breaks off, stranding all of them in the path of the iceberg. Damon's Gothitelle saves Luis's Lillipup from falling into the water, and then Damon himself appears with {{OBP|Zekrom|movie 14}} to destroy the iceberg. Damon and Zekrom reiterate their proposal, and, awed by the display, Glacine and her village reconsider.

===Finding Victini===
Near Eindoak Town, Ash, {{an|Iris}} and Cilan find a pair of {{p|Deerling}} in danger on a cliff face. Ash attempts to rescue them but begins to fall himself; however, he is rescued when {{OBP|Victini|movie 14}} touches his foot out of his sight, giving him the ability to jump hundreds of feet across the canyon. Now separated from his stunned friends, Ash agrees to meet Iris and Cilan later and heads into a cave with the two Deerling. Victini shows Ash visions of the path he should take, allowing him to find his way through the cave. He reaches a giant cavern with a mesh of crystal paths, and Ash's presence mysteriously activates an orb and the crystals, before he is guided again to the cellar of Eindoak Town's castle and up to its balcony. There, he reunites with his friends.

Cilan explains that the castle is known as the "Sword of the Vale" (''Earth's Sword'' in Japanese), and is said in legend to have flown to its current location from a valley far away. While exploring the castle, Ash, Iris and Cilan share some macarons among themselves, but an invisible Victini keeps stealing Ash's macarons, much to his disbelief. The group hears fireworks outside, which causes Victini to choke on a macaron as the group realizes they must hurry to the town's battle tournament. In the ruckus, Ash runs into the invisible Victini—this confuses him for a moment, but he brushes it off. The group encounters a relatively plain-clothed Damon, who introduces himself as the castle's caretaker and offers to escort them to the town, which they accept.

In the town square, the group meets a woman named [[Juanita]], who runs a Victini-themed souvenir stand with her {{p|Golurk}} (which is {{Shiny}} in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''). The town's mayor, [[Mannes]], gives a speech to the townspeople congratulating them for the bountiful harvest they have collected. Mannes sends his {{p|Klink}}, {{p|Klang}} and {{p|Klinklang}} into a large music machine, starting the festival. He explains the tournament's rules: each competitor has been given a necklace and must challenge other competitors throughout the town, with losing trainers surrendering their necklaces until the winner emerges.

In the first round of the tournament, Ash faces {{mov|Mako}} and her {{p|Serperior}}, which he defeats with Pikachu's {{m|Electro Ball}}. Iris battles a trainer named [[Tatsuki]] and his {{p|Emboar}} with her {{TP|Iris|Emolga}}, but Emolga uses {{m|Volt Switch}}, forcing {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to come out in its place, against the rules; the referee promptly awards the match to Tatsuki. Juanita's daughter, [[Carlita]], and her {{p|Hydreigon}} ({{Shiny}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'') quickly dispatches of [[Cilan's Pansage]]. Ash and {{AP|Oshawott}} later battle Tatsuki and defeat Emboar with {{m|Aqua Jet}}.

Ash sends {{AP|Tepig}} to face [[Leeku]] and his {{p|Samurott}}, and Samurott's {{m|Razor Shell}} effortlessly smashes Tepig into Juanita's stand of Victini trinkets. However, Victini covertly appears and powers up Tepig, allowing it to defeat Samurott with an absurdly powerful {{m|Ember}}. Carlita witnesses this, and, becoming suspicious, challenges Ash. When Ash's {{AP|Scraggy}} attempts to {{m|Headbutt}} Hydreigon, it is knocked into the trees. Carlita sees Victini give Scraggy a powerup, after which Scraggy quickly defeats Hydreigon with a second Headbutt. Carlita surrenders her necklace to the judge, and then confronts Ash, informing the group of Victini's role.

Suspicious that Victini was the one who stole the macarons, Ash uses one to bait it out. It appears, and Ash excitedly tries to befriend it. Victini is initially receptive and playful, but becomes alarmed as Ash swings it around enthusiastically, leaving the Pokémon of the group to coax Victini back to them. As the party travels through town, Victini hesitates in the shadow of giant pillars. Ash tries to force Victini forward, but Victini gets clobbered by a magical barrier around the castle area, delineated by the pillars and preventing Victini's escape. Upset, Victini flees back towards the castle. Later, while looking for Victini with Juanita and Carlita, they run into Mannes and Damon. It is revealed that Damon is Juanita's son and Carlita's older brother. He has been traveling and has not contacted Juanita in some time, which she reprimands him for. Carlita attempts to cheer him by telling him about Victini's appearance, but he says he already knew.

===Legends of the Vale===
At Mannes's home, Victini is found leading a group of other Pokémon. Inside, Mannes relays the legend of the tribe now known as the People of the Vale: one thousand years ago, they were a prosperous people who lived in a place called the Kingdom of the Vale, in a valley where the Sword of the Vale originally resided. They used a power in the earth called the "[[Dragon Force]]" to enrich their land, and all was well. However, one day, the twin sons of the [[King of the People of the Vale|king]]—the Hero of Truth, who controlled Reshiram, and the Hero of Ideals, who controlled Zekrom—began a war over their beliefs. Reshiram and Zekrom battled and drained each others' strength, and then turned into orbs called "{{DL|Legendary artifacts|Dragon Stones}}". The kingdom was devastated, and the Dragon Force corrupted and chaotic, ravaging the earth instead of healing it. Desperate, the king asked Victini to lend him its power, and he created the "Pillars of Protection" and their barrier to control the flow of that power. Using this system, the king flew the Sword of the Vale, with all of the townspeople inside, out of the Kingdom of the Vale to a nearby mountaintop. There, the castle calmed the flow of the Dragon Force. However, soon after the castle landed, the king died, while the Pillars of Protection remained. The two regretful princes hid the Dragon Stones deep within the caverns of the Sword of the Vale.

While watching Ash and his friends play with Victini, Damon informs his mother that her dream—that the People of the Vale could one day live again in the Kingdom of the Vale, as relayed in a flashback—can now come true. He intends to borrow Victini's power just as the king did, and return the Sword of the Vale to its rightful place. Inside, without Ash and his friends, Damon relays his journeys over the past three years. Damon visited the scattered tribal settlements of the People of the Vale to try to find support for his dream to reclaim the land that was the Kingdom of the Vale. He was always rebuffed, until one day he heard a voice emanating from the chambers under the Sword of the Vale. He and Mannes investigated, walking on a crystal path when, inexplicably, the two found themselves separated onto different paths. Damon went on alone to find his [[legendary]] {{t|dragon}}, and with it as his ally, he demonstrated the truth of the legend and his dragon's power by helping the leaders of the settlements. (Here, each version of the movie briefly shows Damon's dragon like in the opening of the other version—Zekrom assisting in the desert in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', and Reshiram in the tundra in ''White—Victini and Zekrom''.) The leaders agreed to help him—and as if on cue, they appear in Mannes's study in support of Damon's goal: the resurrection of the Kingdom of the Vale.

Victini dreams about its millennium trapped in the Pillars of Protection, witnessing the establishment and growth of Emolak Town. The dream ends with the spirit of the king returning to apologize for the trap, then saying goodbye and fading away; Ash inexplicably experiences the dream as well, and is awoken. Victini takes Ash, Iris, and Cilan to a balcony, where it shows them the sunrise over an ocean shore; Ash comes to understand that Victini wishes to go to the shore, and promises to take it.

===Conflict===
Meanwhile, at the Sword of the Vale, Juanita and Carlita watch as Damon prepares to execute his plan on the observation deck of the castle. He sends out his {{p|Sigilyph}}, and it takes its place in a mechanism atop the chamber. Sigilyph's power awakens the thousands of {{p|Solosis}} and {{p|Duosion}} in the lower chambers of the castle, and in turn, the Pillars of Protection activate, rise, and begin to travel towards the castle. Alarmed, Victini flees from the ever-constricting barrier, eventually flying to the castle, where Damon requests that it lend him its power. As Damon reminds Victini of the king, it is briefly cooperative until it gets caught in another, smaller barrier. The smaller pillars force it into a mechanism that begins draining Victini's power, using it to power up the Solosis and Duosion. As Ash, Iris, and Cilan arrive, the castle slowly ascends into the sky, and the healthy Dragon Force flows out, returning to the Kingdom of the Vale and beginning to restore it.

Ash, Iris, Cilan, Juanita, and Carlita rush into the main chamber and find Damon torturing Victini. Horrified that this was her son's plan, Juanita demands he stop, which shocks and upsets him. When Ash attempts to destroy the machine draining Victini's power, Damon attacks the group with his Reuniclus or Gothitelle. Damon's Reshiram or Zekrom then arrives, and Juanita attempts to fight the dragon with Golurk, but Golurk is defeated easily. Ash once again tries to climb the mechanism, but Damon's {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon knocks him out.

While unconscious, Ash receives a vision from Victini, of the king warning Victini to never let the Sword of the Vale be moved again, because if it is, the Dragon Force would return to run amok, causing a repeat of the disaster that struck the Kingdom of the Vale, and threatening the entire world. This has already begun, but with the castle now above the clouds, Damon and his dragon are unaware of it happening. Ash awakens in the cellar of the castle, and Juanita begs him to forgive Damon, as he truly believes he is doing the right thing. She then reveals that one thing can stop Damon's dragon: the other dragon, which should still be deep in the castle's dungeons, where had Ash passed through at the beginning of the film. As the group explores the crystal cavern, Ash and Pikachu soon find themselves suddenly separated, as Damon had been; Ash and Pikachu go on alone. A voice challenges Ash, and then the paths begin to collapse, forcing him to the bottom of the cavern. There, he finds the Dragon Stone, and hears a voice asking him for his ideal (''White—Victini and Zekrom'') or truth (''Black—Victini and Reshiram''). He answers that he wants to save Victini and fulfill his promise, satisfying the voice, which reveals itself to be Zekrom (in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'') or Reshiram (in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'').

Mannes arrives, and meets Juanita, Carlita, Iris, and Cilan, having flown to the castle in a helicopter powered by his Klink, Klang, and Klinklang. He warns the group of the disaster on the surface, but by now they already know. Golurk returns to again fight Reshiram or Zekrom, but fails; however, the dragon's finishing blow is deflected by its opposite, which arrives with Ash riding on it. Ash jumps off at the courtyard of the castle, and then Zekrom and Reshiram engage in an epic battle in the sky. Inside the castle, Pikachu engages Reuniclus or Gothitelle.

Finally, Ash's dragon defeats Damon's, forcing it below the clouds, where they both witness the unfolding tragedy of the deadly Dragon Force. Pikachu defeats Reuniclus or Gothitelle and Ash climbs the mechanism, but Damon's dragon returns before he can destroy the barrier around Victini. Damon orders it to stop Ash, but it ignores him and instead destroys the mechanism to free Victini. Damon's dragon explains to him that it has heard the "land's anger", and then the two dragons blow away the clouds, revealing to Damon the devastation that the Dragon Force has caused. Panicking, Damon immediately becomes remorseful and begs Reshiram and Zekrom to help him stop the disaster. They agree, "lending their power" and redirecting some of the destructive Dragon Force into the Sword of the Vale—this powers up the Pokémon inside much more than Victini did, but also causes the mechanisms throughout the castle to become erratic, including the castle's flight.

===Climax===
Damon directs his family, Mannes, and Ash's group to leave immediately, fearing that the castle may crumble. Damon, meanwhile, insists that he will stay until the disaster is averted and the world is saved. However, when Ash tries to flee, the barrier generated by the Pillars of Protection continues to trap Victini inside, and Ash refuses to leave without it. Iris escapes with Carlita on Hydreigon's back, while Cilan and Juanita board Mannes's helicopter. As the pillars close in, the castle rocks, and Damon is thrown from it. Without warning, the Sword rapidly ascends into the sky, uncontrolled. All the Psychic-type Pokémon flee, leaving Ash, Pikachu, and Victini alone in the castle.

High in the Earth's atmosphere, the castle begins to frost over, and the thin, cold air begins to take a toll on Ash. Damon appears, saved by and now riding his mother's Golurk, while Reshiram and Zekrom attack the Pillars of Protection. But as the pillars are attacked, they are knocked towards each other, constricting even further around Victini. The pillars soon collide and close completely in the castle's courtyard, trapping Ash, Pikachu, and Victini within their walls. Damon tells Ash to hold on, as he is one of the dragons' chosen, and in a desperate bid to save them, Golurk fruitlessly tries to pry the pillars apart with its hands. Reshiram and Zekrom continue to destroy the pillars, but now several layers of pillars are in the way, and it proves too time-consuming. Inside the prison created by the Pillars of Protection, a weak and delirious Ash sadly apologizes to Victini for failing in his promise to take it to the ocean, before it becomes so cold that Ash's tears freeze and he falls unconscious.

Victini decides to use {{m|Searing Shot}}, which is too weak to break apart the pillars, but Ash is warmed and wakes up due to the attack. He witnesses Victini summoning up all of its power to activate {{m|V-create}}, its ultimate move. This finally destroys the Pillars of Protection once and for all, and the chaotic Dragon Force gets ejected into space—but Victini is nowhere to be seen. With the barrier and Dragon Force gone, Damon re-enters the castle and wraps Ash in a blanket that helps keep him alive.

===Closing===
Later, with Reshiram, Zekrom, and Golurk pushing the castle, Damon steers the castle down to the advancing tendril of the deadly Dragon Force. Just as Ash wakes up, he lands the Sword, calming the Dragon Force before it can destroy the entire planet. On the beach, Ash, Iris, and Cilan stare out at the ocean, saddened by the apparent death of Victini. Believing that Victini sacrificed itself to destroy the Pillars of Protection and save him, Ash apologies again before flinging one of Cilan's macarons toward the ocean. However, the macaron suddenly stops in mid-air and is eaten—and Victini reveals itself to be very much alive, now freed from the barrier just as it always dreamed.

Damon falls to his knees, overwhelmed with guilt that his actions had backfired so badly. However, Juanita consoles him by telling him they will have a lot of work to do to rebuild the Kingdom of the Vale. Victini sends Ash a vision of it helping with the rebuilding, and he understands that their time together is at an end. Bidding farewell to Damon, Juanita, Carlita, Mannes, and the other People of the Vale, Ash, Iris, and Cilan depart for new adventures.

During the credits, Damon and Juanita lead the People of the Vale in their reconstruction efforts. A single sprout is seen on the once-dead land in the Kingdom of the Vale, implying that the area can indeed be revived. While traveling, Ash, Iris, and Cilan get caught in a windstorm created by {{p|Tornadus}} (in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'') or a thunderstorm caused by {{p|Thundurus}} (in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''). They later travel through a town where the [[Team Rocket trio]] watches them from a café, with [[Peg]] passing by as well. Reshiram and Zekrom continue flying throughout the world, appearing in the skies in a variety of places.

==Featured Pokémon==
* {{OBP|Zekrom|movie 14}}
* {{OBP|Victini|movie 14}}
* {{OBP|Reshiram|movie 14}}
* {{p|Gothitelle}}
* {{p|Reuniclus}}
* {{p|Golurk}}
* {{p|Hydreigon}}

==Debuts==
* {{p|Reshiram}}
* {{p|Victini}}
* {{p|Reuniclus}}
* {{p|Serperior}}
* {{p|Emboar}}
* {{p|Samurott}}
* {{p|Sigilyph}}
* {{p|Duosion}}
* {{p|Hydreigon}}
* {{p|Klink}}
* {{p|Klang}}
* {{p|Klinklang}}
* {{p|Braviary}}
* {{p|Carracosta}}
* {{p|Cinccino}}
* {{p|Eelektrik}}
* {{p|Gothorita}}
* {{p|Heatmor}}
* {{p|Jellicent}}
* {{p|Krookodile}}
* {{p|Liepard}}
* {{p|Lilligant}}
* {{p|Mandibuzz}}
* {{p|Petilil}}
* {{p|Purrloin}}
* {{p|Rufflet}}
* {{p|Sawk}}
* {{p|Seismitoad}}
* {{p|Tirtouga}}
* {{p|Throh}}
* {{p|Tynamo}}
* {{p|Unfezant}}
* {{p|Whimsicott}}
* {{p|Thundurus}}
* {{p|Tornadus}}
* {{p|Volcarona}}

==Characters==
===Human===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Damon]]
* [[Carlita]]
* [[Juanita]]
* [[Mannes]]
* [[Ravine]]
* [[Luisa]]
* [[Glacine]]
* [[Luis]]
* {{mov|Mako}}
* [[Tatsuki]]
* [[Leeku]]
* [[King of the People of the Vale]]
* Hero of Truth
* Hero of Ideals
* [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainers]]
* [[Eindoak Town]] referee
* Citizens
* People of the Vale
* [[Peg]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})
* {{p|Scraggy}} ({{OP|Ash|Scraggy}})
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Victini}} ([[Victini (movie 14)|wild]])
* {{p|Zekrom}} ([[Zekrom (movie 14)|wild]])
* {{p|Reshiram}} ([[Reshiram (movie 14)|wild]])
* {{p|Gothitelle}} ([[Damon]]'s, ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' only)
* {{p|Reuniclus}} ([[Damon]]'s, ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' only)
* {{p|Sigilyph}} ([[Damon]]'s)
* {{p|Solosis}} (wild, many)
* {{p|Duosion}} (wild, many)
* {{p|Golurk}} ([[Juanita]]'s, {{Shiny}} in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'')
* {{p|Hydreigon}} ([[Carlita]]'s, {{Shiny}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'')
* {{p|Blitzle}} ([[Luisa]]'s, ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' only)
* {{p|Lillipup}} ([[Luis]]'s, ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' only)
* {{p|Klink}} ([[Mannes]]'s)
* {{p|Klang}} ([[Mannes]]'s)
* {{p|Klinklang}} ([[Mannes]]'s)
* {{p|Alomomola}} (multiple)
* {{p|Audino}}
* {{p|Braviary}}
* {{p|Carracosta}}
* {{p|Cinccino}} (flashback)
* {{p|Deerling}} (Autumn Form; intro, Summer Form, multiple)
* {{p|Drilbur}} (multiple)
* {{p|Eelektrik}} (multiple)
* {{p|Emboar}} ([[Tatsuki]]'s)
* {{p|Gothita}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Gothorita}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Herdier}} (flashback)
* {{p|Mandibuzz}}
* {{p|Minccino}}
* {{p|Palpitoad}} (multiple)
* {{p|Patrat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidove}} (multiple)
* {{p|Samurott}} ([[Leeku]]'s)
* {{p|Seismitoad}}
* {{p|Serperior}} ({{mov|Mako}}'s)
* {{p|Sigilyph}}
* {{p|Swoobat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tirtouga}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tranquill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Trubbish}}
* {{p|Tympole}} (multiple)
* {{p|Tynamo}} (multiple)
* {{p|Woobat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Volcarona}}

===Credits only===
* {{p|Tranquill}} ({{OP|Ash|Tranquill}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Dwebble}} ({{OP|Cilan|Dwebble}})
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Tornadus}} (''White—Victini and Zekrom'' only)
* {{p|Thundurus}} (''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' only)

===Exclusive to ''White—Victini and Zekrom''===
* {{p|Basculin}} (Blue-Striped form, multiple)
* {{p|Bouffalant}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Darmanitan}} (Standard Mode, intro)
* {{p|Frillish}} (female, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Reuniclus}} ([[Damon]]'s)
* {{p|Heatmor}} (intro)
* {{p|Jellicent}} (female, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Lilligant}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Rufflet}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Sawsbuck}} (Summer Form, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Stoutland}}
* {{p|Throh}}
* {{p|Tornadus}} (credits)
* {{p|Unfezant}} (male and female, multiple, intro)

===Exclusive to ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''===
* {{p|Archen}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Archeops}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Basculin}} (Red-Striped form, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Ducklett}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Frillish}} (male, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Jellicent}} (male, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Krookodile}} (intro)
* {{p|Liepard}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Lillipup}} ([[Luis]]'s)
* {{p|Gothitelle}} ([[Damon]]'s)
* {{p|Sawk}}
* {{p|Sawsbuck}} (Autumn Form, multiple, intro)
* {{p|Swanna}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Thundurus}} (credits)
* {{p|Whimsicott}} (multiple, intro)
* {{p|Zebstrika}} (multiple, intro)

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Unova}}
{{cast|Unova|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash|Sarah Natochenny|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Unova|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Unova|Cilan (anime)|disp=Cilan|Jason Griffith|Dent|Mamoru Miyano|デント|宮野真守}}
{{cast|Unova|Iris (anime)|disp=Iris|Eileen Stevens|Iris|Aoi Yūki|アイリス|悠木碧}}
{{cast|Unova|Iris's Axew|disp=Axew|Kayzie Rogers|Kibago|Minami Tsuda|キバゴ|津田美波}}
{{cast|Unova|Jessie|Michele Knotz|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Unova|James|Jimmy Zoppi{{!}}Carter Cathcart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Unova|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Jimmy Zoppi{{!}}Carter Cathcart|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}
{{cast|Unova|Narrator|disp=Narration|Rodger Parsons|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
! colspan=6 | {{color|FFF|Special appearances by}}
|-
{{cast|Unova|Damon|J. Michael Tatum|Dred Grangil|Takeshi Tsuruno|ドレッド・グランギル|つるの剛士|top=yes}}
{{cast|Unova|Carlita|Leah Clark|Karita|Satomi Ishihara|カリータ|石原さとみ }}
{{cast|Unova|Juanita|Khristine Hvam|Janta|Mao Daichi|ジャンタ|大地真央 }}
{{cast|Unova|Luisa|Lisa Ortiz|Sed|Shōko Nakagawa| セード|中川翔子}}
{{cast|Unova|Luis|Eileen Stevens|Aude|Shōko Nakagawa| オード|中川翔子}}
{{cast|Unova|Mannes|Michael Alston Baley|Momont|Kōichi Yamadera|モーモント| 山寺宏一}}
{{cast|Unova|Ravine|Bob Senkewicz|Kajin|Tsuguo Mogami|カジン|最上嗣生}}
{{cast|Unova|Glacine|Erica Schroeder|Yajin|Sayuri|ヤジン|紗ゆり}}
{{cast|Unova|Manuke|Eli James|Manuke|Kiyotaka Furushima|マヌーク|古島清孝}}
{{cast|Unova|Donuke|Tom Wayland|Donuke|Kensuke Satō|ドヌーク|佐藤健輔}}
{{cast|Unova|Leeku|Tom Wayland|Leeku|Misato Fukuen|リーク|福圓美里}}
{{cast|Unova|Victini (movie 14)|disp=Victini|Nana Mizuki|Victini|Nana Mizuki|ビクティニ|水樹奈々}}
{{cast|Unova|Reshiram (movie 14)|disp=Reshiram|Marc Thompson|Reshiram|Shosuke Tanihara|レシラム|谷原章介}}
{{cast|Unova|Zekrom (movie 14)|disp=Zekrom|Marc Thompson|Zekrom|Hideki Takahashi|ゼクロム|高橋英樹|bottom=yes}}
|}

==Soundtrack==
The theme songs for the film are [[The Sky]] (Japanese: 宙 -そら-) in ''Black Hero'', and [[The Voice]] (Japanese: 響 -こえ-) in ''White Hero'', both performed by {{wp|Every Little Thing (band)|Every Little Thing}}.

==Differences between the films==
* The major difference between the films is that the main featured Pokémon in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' is {{p|Zekrom}}, while {{p|Reshiram}} is the main Pokémon of ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. Ash befriends the said Pokémon in those movies, with Damon using the other Pokémon.
* The World of Pokémon intro, while stylistically the same in both films, feature different Pokémon depending on the version.
* During the World of Pokémon intro, {{AP|Pikachu}} is seen battling a {{p|Throh}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', while in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', he battles a {{p|Sawk}}.
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} come to a fork in the road at the beginning of both films. In ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', they take the left path, while in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', they take the right path.
* Pokémon that appear in the background differ depending on the version.
* [[Damon]]'s appearance differs between the two films.
* Damon's Pokémon is {{p|Reuniclus}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', while in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', it is {{p|Gothitelle}}.
* Damon travels through the desert in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' (with {{p|Bouffalant}} and the {{p|Blitzle}} evolutionary family appearing in the area), and an icy plain in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' (where {{p|Beartic}} and {{p|Stoutland}} are in the area, the latter of which are used by the natives).
* In ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', [[Carlita]]'s {{p|Hydreigon}} is a [[Shiny Pokémon]], and [[Juanita]]'s {{p|Golurk}} is colored normally, whereas in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', this is reversed, with Golurk being the Pokémon who is Shiny.
* Numerous scenes are altered in various ways between the two films. For example, the scene of Damon and Mannes talking at the ruins of the Kingdom of the Vale takes place during the day in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' but at night in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''. Other scenes throughout the films are mirrored.
** Some small scenes appear only in one version or the other.
* The background music differs depending on the version, due to having different music composers for each movie. The ending theme also differs, with [[The Sky]] in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'' and [[The Voice]] in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''.
* In the credits, in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', {{p|Tornadus}} creates a windstorm that is encountered by Ash and friends; in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', {{p|Thundurus}} creates a thunderstorm that is encountered by Ash and friends.

====Comparison gallery====
<gallery perrow=6>
File:M14 comparison 1.png|Damon preparing to stop many stampeding {{p|Bouffalant}} in ''White—Victini and Zekrom''
File:M14 comparison 2.png|Damon preparing to stop an iceberg in ''Black—Victini and Reshiram''
</gallery>

==Events==
[[File:Reshiram Zekrom Movie Distribution Art.png|thumb|Reshiram and Zekrom distribution artwork]]
===Pre-order distribution===
A [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Eind Victini|special Victini]] is available to people who pre-order tickets to the film in Japan. This Victini will know the previously-unobtainable move {{m|V-create}}, as well as its other [[signature move]], {{m|Searing Shot}}, and the signature moves of {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}, {{m|Fusion Flare}} and {{m|Fusion Bolt}}.

===Movie distributions===
[[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Satoshi Zekrom|Zekrom]] was made available for players of Black and [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Satoshi Reshiram|Reshiram]] for players of White. Both will have the [[original Trainer]] サトシ ''[[Ash Ketchum|Satoshi]]''. Both dragons are at [[level]] 100 and know their [[signature move]]s, {{m|Blue Flare}} and {{m|Fusion Flare}}, and {{m|Bolt Strike}} and {{m|Fusion Bolt}}, respectively. Also, Reshiram knows {{m|Mist}} and Zekrom knows {{m|Haze}}, due to the Japanese names for these moves being しろいきり ''White Mist'' and くろいきり ''Black Mist'', respectively.

===Other distributions===
Users of the Japanese-language Global Link could obtain [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions#C-Gear skins|a C-Gear skin featuring Victini]].

Players of Black could obtain a [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Carlita Hydreigon|Shiny Hydreigon]], based on [[Carlita]]'s, while players of White could obtain a [[List of Japanese Nintendo event Pokémon in 2011#Juanita Golurk|Shiny Golurk]], based on [[Juanita]]'s.

Users of the Japanese-language Global Link can also obtain one of two C-Gear skins featuring Reshiram or Zekrom, depending on which Pokémon they put to sleep before taking them to the Eindoak Home, which, much like the Pokémon Café Home, is another event exclusive.

==Trivia==
* Director Yuyama Kunihiko scouted locations in {{wp|France}} (including {{wp|Nice}}, {{wp|Gourdon, Alpes-Maritimes|Gourdon}}, {{wp|Tourrettes-sur-Loup}} and {{wp|Mont Saint-Michel}}) as part of pre-production for this movie.
* This movie premiered in Japanese theaters between ''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]'' and ''[[BW040|Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!]]'', although both were part of the four-part [[Club Battle]] arc, it's doubtful the movie actually took place then. The movie more likely took place shortly before or after the Club Battle arc.
* These are the first movies in which {{an|Brock}} does not appear; he made a cameo appearance in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''.
* If both versions are counted together, these films debut 34 new Pokémon, more than any other film in the series.
* This is the second time when two Pokémon movies debuted within the same year in the US.
* Several short scenes were removed from the Cartoon Network airing of ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'' on December 10, 2011 to reduce the film's total running time. These included the appearance of {{p|Gothita}}, {{p|Gothorita}} and their trainer, the entrances of several of the Pokémon in Mannes's garden such as {{p|Cottonee}}, a shot of Damon's face as he explains his plans for the People of the Vale, and Mannes's {{p|Klink}} and {{p|Klang}} installing themselves in the music machine.
* The mother and daughter characters first shown in ''[[M08|Lucario in the Mystery of Mew]]'' make a cameo in these movies as well, appearing right after Ash defeated [[Tatsuki]].

===Dub edits===
*The title card sequence removes the animation of Zekrom or Reshiram unfolding its wings.
*The opening song is ''[[Black and White (song)|Black and White Theme]]'', a full-length version of the dub's opening song. ''[[The Sky]]'' and ''[[The Voice]]'' are replaced as the ending songs by ''[[Follow Your Star|Follow Your Star (Ideals Mix)]]'' in ''White-Victini and Zekrom'', and ''Follow Your Star (Truth Mix)'' in ''Black-Victini and Reshiram''.
*The credits remove the Victini-themed tarot cards that appear in one sequence, replacing them with a full-screen version of the Tornadus/Thundurus scenes.

===Errors===
* In both movies, just before Victini reveals itself to the group, Ash asks Victini if it lended him its powers. When Ash says this, his lips do not move with the rest of his mouth.

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==External links==
*[http://www.pokemon-movie.jp Japanese movie website]
*[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/movie Pokemon.co.jp movie website]
*[http://www.pokemonthemovie.com/victini/white/en-us English movie website - Victini and Zekrom]
*[http://www.pokemonthemovie.com/victini/black/en-us English movie website - Victini and Reshiram]
*[http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/pokemon/m14/index.htm Taiwanese movie website]

==See also==
{{bulbanews|Fourteenth Pokémon movie coming 2011}}
{{bulbanews|CoroCoro reveals theatrical release date of Movie 14}}
{{bulbanews|Alternate Victini movie confirmed}}
{{bulbanews|Dub of 'Black Hero,' 'White Hero' to be released this December
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[[File:Whos That Pokemon.png|thumb|right|250px|The first English "'''Who's That Pokémon?'''"]]
[[File:WTP BW001 1.png|right|250px|thumb|The first [[Pokémon: Black & White]] "'''Who's That Pokémon?'''"]]
[[File:WTP BW001.png|right|thumb|250px|It's {{p|Pidove}}!]]
'''Who's That Pokémon?''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|だれだ？|Dare da?}}''' ''Who is it?'') is a question-and-answer segment that is featured in numerous episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]].

==History==
===English dub===
In the English [[dub]], ''Who's That Pokémon?'' was originally used from the episodes of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' to ''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson]]''; the segment later returned in ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'', after an almost seven year absence. It occurs before and after the main commercial break during the episode. The silhouette of a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} is shown, with someone usually asking the audience to guess the Pokémon that belongs to the given outline. After the commercial break, the name of the Pokémon is revealed with, usually, the current main characters shouting the name of the Pokémon, and the [[cry]] of the Pokémon shown can be heard. The segment was retired at the end of the [[Pokémon: Advanced|sixth season]] of the anime and was replaced with [[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]], which was dropped from the dub after two seasons. At the beginning of the [[Pokémon: Black & White]] series, ''Who's That Pokémon?'' began to be featured again. It initially did not feature the Pokémon's cry after being revealed, although this returned in ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats]]''. For an unknown reason, ''Who's That Pokémon?'' was removed from the [[CITV]] airings of the first two episodes of Pokémon: Black & White. All episodes following use a slight international variation, showing the silhouette of the Pokémon as would be expected at the mid-way point of the episode, and revealing the Pokémon just before the end credits.

Early in its run, ''Who's That Pokémon?'' would feature a Pokémon who played a major role in that episode. In late [[Pokémon: Indigo League|Kanto]] it switched to featuring a Pokémon that played a major role in the following episode, although this wasn't always the case. When [[Johto League Champions]] began, ''Who's That Pokémon?'' became random, with the Pokémon being featured usually not playing a prominent role in that episode, nor did it indicate a Pokémon being featured in a following episode. Also beginning with that [[season]], the dub added a short hint to the screen to aid in the identification of the Pokémon. When the feature returned in Pokémon: Black & White, it originally featured a Pokémon that played a prominent role in the following episode before quickly switching to a Pokémon with a prominent role in that episode beginning with ''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]''.

===Original Japanese version===
[[File:PMTV EP222.png|thumb|250px|Pocket Monster TV]]
In the original Japanese version of the show, ''Who's That Pokémon?'' was used from ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' to ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]'' and then returned in [[BW061]]. In this version, it almost always featured a Pokémon that played a major role in that episode.

Starting in ''[[EP192|The Wayward Wobbuffet]]'', the segment was renamed '''Pocket Monster TV''' (written in English). There was no functional difference; however, the kids' voices were replaced with a computerized voice, the background was changed, and it showed the featured Pokémon's [[National Pokédex]] number.

The segment was retired at the end of the [[original series]], and was replaced in the {{series|Advanced Generation}} with a generic [[eyecatch]] showing the main characters. This continued into {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} and long into the {{series|Best Wishes}}. ''Who's That Pokémon'' returned to Japanese television in [[BW061]]. In this version, some of the [[Elemental type|type]]s that the Pokémon is weak against are listed along with its name. {{AP|Pikachu}} will use {{m|Thunderbolt}} to light up parts of the silhouetted Pokémon as a hint.
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=="Who's That Pokémon?" segments==
===[[Pokémon: Indigo League|Indigo League]]===
{| width="458px" align="center" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Kanto}}; border:#{{colorschemedark|Kanto}} 2px solid; {{roundy|15px}};"
|-
! width="20%" | Episode
! width="40%" | Japanese
! width="40%" | English
! Japanese Image
! English Image
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP001]]
| {{MSP|025|Pikachu}} {{p|Pikachu}}
| {{MSP|025|Pikachu}} {{p|Pikachu}}
| [[File:Dare da EP001.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP001.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP002]]
| {{MSP|109|Koffing}} {{p|Koffing}}
| {{MSP|109|Koffing}} {{p|Koffing}}
| [[File:Dare da EP002.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP002.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP003]]
| {{MSP|010|Caterpie}} {{p|Caterpie}}
| {{MSP|010|Caterpie}} {{p|Caterpie}}
| [[File:Dare da EP003.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP003.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP004]]
| {{MSP|011|Metapod}} {{p|Metapod}}
| {{MSP|011|Metapod}} {{p|Metapod}}
| [[File:Dare da EP004.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP004.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP005]]
| {{MSP|095|Onix}} {{p|Onix}}
| {{MSP|095|Onix}} {{p|Onix}}
| [[File:Dare da EP005.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP005.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP006]]
| {{MSP|035|Clefairy}} {{p|Clefairy}}
| {{MSP|035|Clefairy}} {{p|Clefairy}}
| [[File:Dare da EP006.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP006.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP007]]
| {{MSP|086|Seel}} {{p|Seel}}
| {{MSP|086|Seel}} {{p|Seel}}
| [[File:Dare da EP007.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP007.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP008]]
| {{MSP|027|Sandshrew}} {{p|Sandshrew}}
| {{MSP|027|Sandshrew}} {{p|Sandshrew}}
| [[File:Dare da EP008.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP008.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP009]]
| {{MSP|104|Cubone}} {{p|Cubone}}
| {{MSP|104|Cubone}} {{p|Cubone}}
| [[File:Dare da EP009.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP009.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP010]]
| {{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}} {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| {{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}} {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| [[File:Dare da EP010.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP010.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP011]]
| {{MSP|004|Charmander}} {{p|Charmander}}
| {{MSP|004|Charmander}} {{p|Charmander}}
| [[File:Dare da EP011.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP011.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP012]]
| {{MSP|007|Squirtle}} {{p|Squirtle}}
| {{MSP|007|Squirtle}} {{p|Squirtle}}
| [[File:Dare da EP012.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP012.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP013]]
| {{MSP|098|Krabby}} {{p|Krabby}}
| {{MSP|098|Krabby}} {{p|Krabby}}
| [[File:Dare da EP013.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP013.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP014]]
| {{MSP|026|Raichu}} {{p|Raichu}}
| {{MSP|026|Raichu}} {{p|Raichu}}
| [[File:Dare da EP014.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP014.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP015]]
| {{MSP|020|Raticate}} {{p|Raticate}}
| {{MSP|020|Raticate}} {{p|Raticate}}
| [[File:Dare da EP015.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP015.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP016]]
| {{MSP|129|Magikarp}} {{p|Magikarp}}
| {{MSP|129|Magikarp}} {{p|Magikarp}}
| [[File:Dare da EP016.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP016.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP017]]
| {{MSP|079|Slowpoke}} {{p|Slowpoke}}
| {{MSP|080|Slowbro}} {{p|Slowbro}}
| [[File:Dare da EP017.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP017.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP018]]
| align="center" | [[Brutella]]
| {{MSP|017|Pidgeotto}} {{p|Pidgeotto}}
| [[File:Dare da Brutella.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP018.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP019]]
| {{MSP|116|Horsea}} {{p|Horsea}}
| {{MSP|116|Horsea}} {{p|Horsea}}
| [[File:Dare da EP019.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP019.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP020]]
| {{MSP|092|Gastly}} {{p|Gastly}}
| {{MSP|092|Gastly}} {{p|Gastly}}
| [[File:Dare da EP020.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP020.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP021]]
| {{MSP|012|Butterfree}} {{p|Butterfree}}
| {{MSP|012|Butterfree}} {{p|Butterfree}}
| [[File:Dare da EP021.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP021.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP022]]
| {{MSP|063|Abra}} {{p|Abra}}
| {{MSP|063|Abra}} {{p|Abra}}
| [[File:Dare da EP022.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP022.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP023]]
| {{MSP|094|Gengar}} {{p|Gengar}}
| {{MSP|094|Gengar}} {{p|Gengar}}
| [[File:Dare da EP023.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP023.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP024]]
| {{MSP|093|Haunter}} {{p|Haunter}}
| {{MSP|093|Haunter}} {{p|Haunter}}
| [[File:Dare da EP024.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP024.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP025]]
| {{MSP|057|Primeape}} {{p|Primeape}}
| {{MSP|057|Primeape}} {{p|Primeape}}
| [[File:Dare da EP025.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP025.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP026]]
| {{MSP|044|Gloom}} {{p|Gloom}}
| {{MSP|044|Gloom}} {{p|Gloom}}
| [[File:Dare da EP026.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP026.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP027]]
| {{MSP|054|Psyduck}} {{p|Psyduck}}
| {{MSP|054|Psyduck}} {{p|Psyduck}}
| [[File:Dare da EP027.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP027.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP028]]
| {{MSP|037|Vulpix}} {{p|Vulpix}}
| {{MSP|037|Vulpix}} {{p|Vulpix}}
| [[File:Dare da EP028.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP028.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP029]]
| {{MSP|107|Hitmonchan}} {{p|Hitmonchan}}
| {{MSP|107|Hitmonchan}} {{p|Hitmonchan}}
| [[File:Dare da EP029.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP029.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP030]]
| {{MSP|081|Magnemite}} {{p|Magnemite}}
| {{MSP|081|Magnemite}} {{p|Magnemite}}
| [[File:Dare da EP030.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP030.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP031]]
| {{MSP|050|Diglett}} {{p|Diglett}}
| {{MSP|050|Diglett}} {{p|Diglett}}
| [[File:Dare da EP031.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP031.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP032]]
| {{MSP|048|Venonat}} {{p|Venonat}}
| {{MSP|048|Venonat}} {{p|Venonat}}
| [[File:Dare da EP032.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP032.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP033]]
| {{MSP|077|Ponyta}} {{p|Ponyta}}
| {{MSP|077|Ponyta}} {{p|Ponyta}}
| [[File:Dare da EP033.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP033.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP034]]
| {{MSP|115|Kangaskhan}} {{p|Kangaskhan}}
| {{MSP|115|Kangaskhan}} {{p|Kangaskhan}}
| [[File:Dare da EP034.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP035]]
| {{MSP|128|Tauros}} {{p|Tauros}}
| align="center" | [[Banned episodes|Unaired]]
| [[File:Dare da EP035.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP036]]
| {{MSP|091|Cloyster}} {{p|Cloyster}}
| {{MSP|091|Cloyster}} {{p|Cloyster}}
| [[File:Dare da EP036.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP036.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP037]]
| {{MSP|132|Ditto}} {{p|Ditto}}
| {{MSP|132|Ditto}} {{p|Ditto}}
| [[File:Dare da EP037.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP038]]
| {{MSP|137|Porygon}} {{p|Porygon}}
| align="center" | [[Banned episodes|Unaired]]
| [[File:Dare da EP038.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]
| {{MSP|124|Jynx}} {{p|Jynx}}
| {{MSP|017|Pidgeotto}} {{p|Pidgeotto}}
| [[File:Dare da Holiday Hi-Jynx.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP018.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Snow Way Out!]]
| {{MSP|017|Pidgeotto}} {{p|Pidgeotto}}
| {{MSP|089|Muk}} {{p|Muk}}
| [[File:Dare da Snow Way Out.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP Snow Way Out.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP039]]
| {{MSP|025|Pikachu}} [[Ash's Pikachu]] {{MSP|025|Pikachu}} {{p|Pikachu|Pikachu (small)}}
| {{MSP|025|Pikachu}} {{p|Pikachu}}
| [[File:Dare da EP039.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP001.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP040]]
| {{MSP|133|Eevee}} {{p|Eevee}}
| {{MSP|133|Eevee}} {{p|Eevee}}
| [[File:Dare da EP040.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP041]]
| {{MSP|143|Snorlax}} {{p|Snorlax}}
| {{MSP|143|Snorlax}} {{p|Snorlax}}
| [[File:Dare da EP041.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP042]]
| {{MSP|123|Scyther}} {{p|Scyther}}
| {{MSP|123|Scyther}} {{p|Scyther}}
| [[File:Dare da EP042.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP043]]
| {{MSP|102|Exeggcute}} {{p|Exeggcute}}
| {{MSP|102|Exeggcute}} {{p|Exeggcute}}
| [[File:Dare da EP043.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP043.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP044]]
| {{MSP|046|Paras}} {{p|Paras}}
| {{MSP|046|Paras}} {{p|Paras}}
| [[File:Dare da EP044.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP045]]
| {{MSP|039|Jigglypuff}} {{p|Jigglypuff}}
| {{MSP|039|Jigglypuff}} {{p|Jigglypuff}}
| [[File:Dare da EP045.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP046]]
| {{MSP|141|Kabutops}} {{p|Kabutops}}
| {{MSP|141|Kabutops}} {{p|Kabutops}}
| [[File:Dare da EP046.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP047]]
| {{MSP|024|Arbok}} {{p|Arbok}}
| {{MSP|024|Arbok}} {{p|Arbok}}
| [[File:Dare da EP047.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP047.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP048]]
| {{MSP|045|Vileplume}} {{p|Vileplume}}
| {{MSP|045|Vileplume}} {{p|Vileplume}}
| [[File:Dare da EP048.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP049]]
| {{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}} {{p|Farfetch'd}}
| {{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}} {{p|Farfetch'd}}
| [[File:Dare da EP049.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP050]]
| {{MSP|142|Aerodactyl}} {{p|Aerodactyl}}
| {{MSP|142|Aerodactyl}} {{p|Aerodactyl}}
| [[File:Dare da EP050.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP050.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP051]]
| {{MSP|002|Ivysaur}} {{p|Ivysaur}}
| {{MSP|002|Ivysaur}} {{p|Ivysaur}}
| [[File:Dare da EP051.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP052]]
| {{MSP|108|Lickitung}} {{p|Lickitung}}
| {{MSP|012|Butterfree}} {{p|Butterfree}}
| [[File:Dare da EP052.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP053]]
| {{MSP|052|Meowth}} {{p|Meowth}}
| {{MSP|008|Wartortle}} {{p|Wartortle}}
| [[File:Dare da EP053.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP054]]
| {{MSP|058|Growlithe}} {{p|Growlithe}}
| {{MSP|058|Growlithe}} {{p|Growlithe}}
| [[File:Dare da EP054.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP055]]
| {{MSP|074|Geodude}} {{p|Geodude}}
| {{MSP|074|Geodude}} {{p|Geodude}}
| [[File:Dare da EP055.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP056]]
| {{MSP|039|Jigglypuff}} {{p|Jigglypuff}} (from above)
| {{MSP|037|Vulpix}} {{p|Vulpix}}
| [[File:Dare da EP056.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP057]]
| {{MSP|071|Victreebel}} {{p|Victreebel}}
| {{MSP|054|Psyduck}} {{p|Psyduck}}
| [[File:Dare da EP057.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP058]]
| {{MSP|125|Electabuzz}} {{p|Electabuzz}}
| {{MSP|126|Magmar}} {{p|Magmar}}
| [[File:Dare da EP058.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP059]]
| {{MSP|126|Magmar}} {{p|Magmar}}
| {{MSP|046|Paras}} {{p|Paras}}
| [[File:Dare da EP059.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP060]]
| {{MSP|009|Blastoise}} {{p|Blastoise}}
| {{MSP|116|Horsea}} {{p|Horsea}}
| [[File:Dare da EP060.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP061]]
| {{MSP|116|Horsea}} {{p|Horsea}}
| {{MSP|035|Clefairy}} {{p|Clefairy}}
| [[File:Dare da EP061.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP062]]
| {{MSP|035|Clefairy}} {{p|Clefairy}} (leader)
| {{MSP|059|Arcanine}} {{p|Arcanine}}
| [[File:Dare da EP062.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP063]]
| {{MSP|059|Arcanine}} {{p|Arcanine}}
| {{MSP|122|Mr. Mime}} {{p|Mr. Mime}}
| [[File:Dare da EP063.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP064]]
| {{MSP|122|Mr. Mime}} {{p|Mr. Mime}}
| {{MSP|124|Jynx}} {{p|Jynx}}
| [[File:Dare da EP064.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP065]]
| {{MSP|089|Muk}} {{p|Muk}}
| {{MSP|080|Slowbro}} {{p|Slowbro}}
| [[File:Dare da EP065.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP066]]
| {{MSP|080|Slowbro}} {{p|Slowbro}}
| {{MSP|026|Raichu}} {{p|Raichu}}
| [[File:Dare da EP066.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP067]]
| {{MSP|025|Pikachu}} [[Puka]]
| {{MSP|044|Gloom}} {{p|Gloom}}
| [[File:Dare da EP067.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP068]]
| {{MSP|044|Gloom}} {{p|Gloom}}
| {{MSP|036|Clefable}} {{p|Clefable}}
| [[File:Dare da EP068.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP069]]
| {{MSP|040|Wigglytuff}} {{p|Wigglytuff}}
| {{MSP|143|Snorlax}} {{p|Snorlax}}
| [[File:Dare da EP069.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP070]]
| {{MSP|052|Meowth}} [[Meowth (Team Rocket)]]
| {{MSP|095|Onix}} {{p|Onix}}
| [[File:Dare da EP070.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP071]]
| {{MSP|095|Onix}} [[Bruno's Onix|Bruno's Giant Onix]]
| {{MSP|065|Alakazam}} {{p|Alakazam}}
| [[File:Dare da EP071.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP072]]
| {{MSP|065|Alakazam}} {{p|Alakazam}}
| {{MSP|039|Jigglypuff}} {{p|Jigglypuff}}
| [[File:Dare da EP072.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP073]]
| {{MSP|105|Marowak}} {{p|Marowak}}
| {{MSP|146|Moltres}} {{p|Moltres}}
| [[File:Dare da EP073.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP074]]
| {{MSP|146|Moltres}} {{p|Moltres}}
| {{MSP|119|Seaking}} {{p|Seaking}}
| [[File:Dare da EP074.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP075]]
| {{MSP|119|Seaking}} {{p|Seaking}}
| {{MSP|032|Nidoran♂}} {{p|Nidoran♂}}
| [[File:Dare da EP075.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP076]]
| {{MSP|033|Nidorino}} {{p|Nidorino}}
| {{MSP|109|Koffing}} {{p|Koffing}}
| [[File:Dare da EP076.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP077]]
| {{MSP|015|Beedrill}} {{p|Beedrill}}
| {{MSP|069|Bellsprout}} {{p|Bellsprout}}
| [[File:Dare da EP077.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP078]]
| {{MSP|110|Weezing}} {{p|Weezing}}
| {{MSP|050|Diglett}} {{p|Diglett}}
| [[File:Dare da EP078.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP079]]
| {{MSP|025|Pikachu}} [[Sparky]]
| {{MSP|142|Aerodactyl}} {{p|Aerodactyl}}
| [[File:Dare da EP079.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP080]]
| {{MSP|021|Spearow}} {{p|Spearow}}
| {{MSP|022|Fearow}} {{p|Fearow}}
| [[File:Dare da EP080.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| style="{{roundybl}}" | [[EP081]]
| {{MSP|016|Pidgey}} {{p|Pidgey}}
| {{MSP|018|Pidgeot}} {{p|Pidgeot}}
| style="{{roundybr}}" | [[File:Dare da EP081.png|100px]]
|}

===[[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands]]===
{| width="458px" align="center" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Orange}}; border:#{{colorschemedark|Orange}} 2px solid; {{roundy|15px}};"
|-
! width="20%" | Episode
! width="40%" | Japanese
! width="40%" | English
! Japanese Image
! English Image
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP082]]
| align="center" | {{wp|Daruma doll}}
| {{MSP|037|Vulpix}} {{p|Vulpix}}
| [[File:Dare da EP082.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP083]]
| {{MSP|061|Poliwhirl}} {{p|Poliwhirl}}
| {{MSP|131|Lapras}} {{p|Lapras}}
| [[File:Dare da EP083.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP084]]
| {{MSP|131|Lapras}} {{p|Lapras}}
| {{MSP|038|Ninetales}} {{p|Ninetales}}
| [[File:Dare da EP084.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP085]]
| {{MSP|117|Seadra}} {{p|Seadra}}
| {{MSP|057|Primeape}} {{p|Primeape}}
| [[File:Dare da EP085.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP086]]
| {{MSP|096|Drowzee}} {{p|Drowzee}}
| {{MSP|115|Kangaskhan}} {{p|Kangaskhan}}
| [[File:Dare da EP086.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP087]]
| {{MSP|095C|Onix}} [[Crystal Onix]]
| {{MSP|111|Rhyhorn}} {{p|Rhyhorn}}
| [[File:Dare da EP087.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP088]]
| {{MSP|111|Rhyhorn}} {{DL|List of alternately colored Pokémon in the anime|Pink Rhyhorn}}
| {{MSP|140|Kabuto}} {{p|Kabuto}}
| [[File:Dare da EP088.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP089]]
| {{MSP|140|Kabuto}} {{p|Kabuto}}
| {{MSP|077|Ponyta}} {{p|Ponyta}}
| [[File:Dare da EP089.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP090]]
| {{MSP|026|Raichu}} [[Kay]]'s {{p|Raichu}}
| {{MSP|055|Golduck}} {{p|Golduck}}
| [[File:Dare da EP090.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP091]]
| {{MSP|055|Golduck}} {{p|Golduck}}
| {{MSP|150|Mewtwo}} {{p|Mewtwo}}
| [[File:Dare da EP091.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP092]]
| {{MSP|113|Chansey}} [[Nurse Joy's Chansey]]
| {{MSP|074|Geodude}} {{p|Geodude}}
| [[File:Dare da EP092.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP093]]
| {{MSP|074|Geodude}} [[Danny]]'s {{p|Geodude}}
| {{MSP|102|Exeggcute}} {{p|Exeggcute}}
| [[File:Dare da EP093.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP094]]
| {{MSP|143|Snorlax}} [[Ash's Snorlax]]
| {{MSP|002|Ivysaur}} {{p|Ivysaur}}
| [[File:Dare da EP094.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP095]]
| {{MSP|092|Gastly}} {{p|Gastly}}
| {{MSP|092|Gastly}} {{p|Gastly}}
| [[File:Dare da EP095.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP096]]
| {{MSP|052|Meowth}} [[Meowth (Team Rocket)]]
| {{MSP|081|Magnemite}} {{p|Magnemite}}
| [[File:Dare da EP096.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP097]]
| {{MSP|123|Scyther}} {{p|Scyther}}
| {{MSP|127|Pinsir}} {{p|Pinsir}}
| [[File:Dare da EP097.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP098]]
| {{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}} {{p|Farfetch'd}}
| {{MSP|137|Porygon}} {{p|Porygon}}
| [[File:Dare da EP098.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP099]]
| {{MSP|091|Cloyster}} {{p|Cloyster}}
| {{MSP|066|Machop}} {{p|Machop}}
| [[File:Dare da EP099.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP100]]
| {{MSP|029|Nidoran♀}} {{DL|Emily (Orange Islands)|Maria}} {{MSP|032|Nidoran♂}} {{DL|Ralph (Orange Islands)|Tony}}
| {{MSP|048|Venonat}} {{p|Venonat}}
| [[File:Dare da EP100.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP101]]
| {{MSP|081|Magnemite}} {{DL|Ethan (anime)|Number 6}}
| {{MSP|113|Chansey}} {{p|Chansey}}
| [[File:Dare da EP101.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP102]]
| {{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}} {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| {{MSP|145|Zapdos}} {{p|Zapdos}}
| [[File:Dare da EP102.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP103]]
| {{MSP|086|Seel}} {{p|Seel}}
| {{MSP|123|Scyther}} {{p|Scyther}}
| [[File:Dare da EP103.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP104]]
| {{MSP|018|Pidgeot}} {{p|Pidgeot}}
| {{MSP|006|Charizard}} {{p|Charizard}}
| [[File:Dare da EP104.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP105]]
| {{MSP|062|Poliwrath}} [[Tad]]'s {{p|Poliwrath}}
| {{MSP|010|Caterpie}} {{p|Caterpie}}
| [[File:Dare da EP105.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP106]]
| {{MSP|008|Wartortle}} [[Team Wartortle]] leader
| {{MSP|114|Tangela}} {{p|Tangela}}
| [[File:Dare da EP106.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP107]]
| {{MSP|044|Gloom}} {{p|Gloom}}
| {{MSP|105|Marowak}} {{p|Marowak}}
| [[File:Dare da EP107.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP108]]
| {{MSP|065|Alakazam}} {{p|Alakazam}}
| {{MSP|085|Dodrio}} {{p|Dodrio}}
| [[File:Dare da EP108.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP109]]
| {{MSP|129|Magikarp}} {{p|Magikarp}}
| {{MSP|060|Poliwag}} {{p|Poliwag}}
| [[File:Dare da EP109.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP110]]
| {{MSP|060|Poliwag}} {{p|Poliwag}}
| {{MSP|148|Dragonair}} {{p|Dragonair}}
| [[File:Dare da EP110.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP111]]
| {{MSP|132|Ditto}} {{p|Ditto}} ({{m|Transform}}s from a {{p|Pikachu}})
| {{MSP|149|Dragonite}} {{p|Dragonite}}
| [[File:Dare da EP111_1.png|100px]][[File:Dare da EP111_2.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP112]]
| {{MSP|003|Venusaur}} {{p|Venusaur}}
| {{MSP|073|Tentacruel}} {{p|Tentacruel}}
| [[File:Dare da EP112.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP113]]
| {{MSP|131|Lapras}} [[Ash's Lapras]]
| {{MSP|101|Electrode}} {{p|Electrode}}
| [[File:Dare da EP113.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP114]]
| {{MSP|100|Voltorb}} {{p|Voltorb}}
| {{MSP|099|Kingler}} {{p|Kingler}}
| [[File:Dare da EP114.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP115]]
| {{MSP|122|Mr. Mime}} [[Mimey]]
| {{MSP|139|Omastar}} {{p|Omastar}}
| [[File:Dare da EP115.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl}}" | [[EP116]]
| {{MSP|133|Eevee}} {{p|Eevee}}
| {{MSP|087|Dewgong}} {{p|Dewgong}}
| style="{{roundybr}}" | [[File:Dare da EP116.png|100px]]
|}

===[[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|The Johto Journeys]]===
{| width="458px" align="center" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Johto}}; border:#{{colorschemedark|Johto}} 2px solid; {{roundy|15px}};"
|-
! width="20%" | Episode
! width="40%" | Japanese
! width="40%" | English
! Japanese Image
! English Image
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP117]]
| {{MSP|022|Fearow}} {{p|Fearow}}
| {{MSP|152|Chikorita}} {{p|Chikorita}}
| [[File:Dare da EP117.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP118]]
| {{MSP|152|Chikorita}} [[Casey's Chikorita]]
| {{MSP|214|Heracross}} {{p|Heracross}}
| [[File:Dare da EP118.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP119]]
| {{MSP|214|Heracross}} {{p|Heracross}}
| {{MSP|232|Donphan}} {{p|Donphan}}
| [[File:Dare da EP119.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP120]]
| {{MSP|232|Donphan}} {{p|Donphan}}
| {{MSP|163|Hoothoot}} {{p|Hoothoot}}
| [[File:Dare da EP120.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP121]]
| {{MSP|163|Hoothoot}} {{p|Hoothoot}}
| {{MSP|182|Bellossom}} {{p|Bellossom}}
| [[File:Dare da EP121.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP122]]
| {{MSP|182|Bellossom}} {{p|Bellossom}}
| {{MSP|167|Spinarak}} {{p|Spinarak}}
| [[File:Dare da EP122.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP123]]
| {{MSP|167|Spinarak}} {{p|Spinarak}}
| {{MSP|209|Snubbull}} {{p|Snubbull}}
| [[File:Dare da EP123.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP124]]
| {{MSP|209|Snubbull}} [[Madam Muchmoney]]'s {{p|Snubbull}}
| {{MSP|234|Stantler}} {{p|Stantler}}
| [[File:Dare da EP124.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP125]]
| {{MSP|234|Stantler}} {{p|Stantler}}
| {{MSP|158|Totodile}} {{p|Totodile}}
| [[File:Dare da EP125.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP126]]
| {{MSP|152|Chikorita}} {{p|Chikorita}}
| {{MSP|195|Quagsire}} {{p|Quagsire}}
| [[File:Dare da EP126.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP127]]
| {{MSP|195|Quagsire}} {{p|Quagsire}}
| {{MSP|165|Ledyba}} {{p|Ledyba}}
| [[File:Dare da EP127.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP128]]
| {{MSP|165|Ledyba}} {{p|Ledyba}}
| {{MSP|242|Blissey}} {{p|Blissey}}
| [[File:Dare da EP128.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP129]]
| {{MSP|242|Blissey}} {{p|Blissey}}
| {{MSP|175|Togepi}} {{p|Togepi}}
| [[File:Dare da EP129.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP130]]
| {{MSP|069|Bellsprout}} {{p|Bellsprout}}
| {{MSP|173|Cleffa}} {{p|Cleffa}}
| [[File:Dare da EP130.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP131]]
| {{MSP|018|Pidgeot}} {{p|Pidgeot}}
| {{MSP|183|Marill}} {{p|Marill}}
| [[File:Dare da EP131.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP132]]
| {{MSP|183|Marill}} [[Wilhelmina]]'s {{p|Marill}}
| {{MSP|161|Sentret}} {{p|Sentret}}
| [[File:Dare da EP132.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP133]]
| {{MSP|161|Sentret}} {{p|Sentret}}
| {{MSP|174|Igglybuff}} {{p|Igglybuff}}
| [[File:Dare da EP133.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP134]]
| {{MSP|006|Charizard}} {{p|Charizard}}
| {{MSP|192|Sunflora}} {{p|Sunflora}}
| [[File:Dare da EP134.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP135]]
| {{MSP|192|Sunflora}} {{p|Sunflora}}
| {{MSP|250|Ho-Oh}} {{p|Ho-Oh}}
| [[File:Dare da EP135.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP136]]
| {{MSP|057|Primeape}} {{p|Primeape}}
| {{MSP|187|Hoppip}} {{p|Hoppip}}
| [[File:Dare da EP136.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP137]]
| {{MSP|187|Hoppip}} {{p|Hoppip}}
| {{MSP|207|Gligar}} {{p|Gligar}}
| [[File:Dare da EP137.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP138]]
| {{MSP|207|Gligar}} {{p|Gligar}}
| {{MSP|179|Mareep}} {{p|Mareep}}
| [[File:Dare da EP138.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP139]]
| {{MSP|179|Mareep}} {{p|Mareep}}
| {{MSP|212|Scizor}} {{p|Scizor}}
| [[File:Dare da EP139.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP140]]
| {{MSP|212|Scizor}} {{p|Scizor}}
| {{MSP|155|Cyndaquil}} {{p|Cyndaquil}}
| [[File:Dare da EP140.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP141]]
| {{MSP|155|Cyndaquil}} {{p|Cyndaquil}}
| {{MSP|199|Slowking}} {{p|Slowking}}
| [[File:Dare da EP141.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP142]]
| {{MSP|079|Slowpoke}} {{p|Slowpoke}}
| {{MSP|204|Pineco}} {{p|Pineco}}
| [[File:Dare da EP142.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP143]]
| {{MSP|204|Pineco}} {{p|Pineco}}
| {{MSP|249|Lugia}} {{p|Lugia}}
| [[File:Dare da EP143.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP144]]
| {{MSP|011|Metapod}} {{p|Metapod}}
| {{MSP|239|Elekid}} {{p|Elekid}}
| [[File:Dare da EP144.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP145]]
| {{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}} {{p|Farfetch'd}}
| {{MSP|202|Wobbuffet}} {{p|Wobbuffet}}
| [[File:Dare da EP145.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP146]]
| {{MSP|202|Wobbuffet}} {{p|Wobbuffet}}
| {{MSP|194|Wooper}} {{p|Wooper}}
| [[File:Dare da EP146.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP147]]
| {{MSP|007|Squirtle}} [[Ash's Squirtle]]
| {{MSP|228|Houndour}} {{p|Houndour}}
| [[File:Dare da EP147.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP148]]
| {{MSP|194|Wooper}} {{p|Wooper}}
| {{MSP|227|Skarmory}} {{p|Skarmory}}
| [[File:Dare da EP148.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP149]]
| {{MSP|039|Jigglypuff}} {{p|Jigglypuff}}
| {{MSP|184|Azumarill}} {{p|Azumarill}}
| [[File:Dare da EP149.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP150]]
| {{MSP|228|Houndour}} {{p|Houndour}}
| {{MSP|237|Hitmontop}} {{p|Hitmontop}}
| [[File:Dare da EP150.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP151]]
| {{MSP|158|Totodile}} {{p|Totodile}}
| {{MSP|172|Pichu}} {{p|Pichu}}
| [[File:Dare da EP151.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP152]]
| {{MSP|227|Skarmory}} {{p|Skarmory}}
| {{MSP|190|Aipom}} {{p|Aipom}}
| [[File:Dare da EP152.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP153]]
| {{MSP|184|Azumarill}} {{p|Azumarill}}
| {{MSP|162|Furret}} {{p|Furret}}
| [[File:Dare da EP153.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP154]]
| {{MSP|164s|Noctowl}} [[Ash's Noctowl]]
| {{MSP|244|Entei}} {{p|Entei}}
| [[File:Dare da EP154.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP155]]
| {{MSP|217|Ursaring}} {{p|Ursaring}}
| {{MSP|164|Noctowl}} {{p|Noctowl}}
| [[File:Dare da EP155.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP156]]
| {{MSP|203|Girafarig}} {{p|Girafarig}}
| {{MSP|217|Ursaring}} {{p|Ursaring}}
| [[File:Dare da EP156.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl}}" | [[EP157]]
| {{MSP|130|Gyarados}} {{p|Gyarados}}
| {{MSP|203|Girafarig}} {{p|Girafarig}} {{MSP|217|Ursaring}} {{p|Ursaring}}
| style="{{roundybr}}" | [[File:Dare da EP157.png|100px]]
|}

===[[Pokémon: Johto League Champions|Johto League Champions]]===
{| width="458px" align="center" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Johto}}; border:#{{colorschemedark|Johto}} 2px solid; {{roundy|15px}};"
|-
! width="20%" | Episode
! width="40%" | Japanese
! width="40%" | English
! Japanese Image
! English Image
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP158]]
| {{MSP|035|Clefairy}} {{p|Clefairy}}
| {{MSP|007|Squirtle}} {{p|Squirtle}}
| [[File:Dare da EP158.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP159]]
| {{MSP|241|Miltank}} {{p|Miltank}}
| {{MSP|143|Snorlax}} {{p|Snorlax}}
| [[File:Dare da EP159.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP160]]
| {{MSP|006|Charizard}} {{p|Charizard}}
| {{MSP|025|Pikachu}} {{p|Pikachu}}
| [[File:Dare da EP160.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP161]]
| {{MSP|049|Venomoth}} [[Jessie]] dressed as a {{p|Venomoth}}
| {{MSP|104|Cubone}} {{p|Cubone}}
| [[File:Dare da EP161.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP162]]
| {{MSP|185|Sudowoodo}} {{p|Sudowoodo}}
| {{MSP|094|Gengar}} {{p|Gengar}}
| [[File:Dare da EP162.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP163]]
| {{MSP|138|Omanyte}} {{p|Omanyte}}
| {{MSP|172|Pichu}} {{p|Pichu}}
| [[File:Dare da EP163.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP164]]
| {{MSP|016|Pidgey}} [[Malachi|Ken]]
| {{MSP|150|Mewtwo}} {{p|Mewtwo}}
| [[File:Dare da EP164.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP165]]
| {{MSP|041|Zubat}} {{DL|Dr. Anna|Mimi}}
| {{MSP|053|Persian}} {{p|Persian}}
| [[File:Dare da EP165.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP166]]
| {{MSP|237|Hitmontop}} {{p|Hitmontop}}
| {{MSP|199|Slowking}} {{p|Slowking}}
| [[File:Dare da EP166.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP167]]
| {{MSP|190|Aipom}} {{p|Aipom}}
| {{MSP|040|Wigglytuff}} {{p|Wigglytuff}}
| [[File:Dare da EP167.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP168]]
| {{MSP|119|Seaking}} {{p|Seaking}}
| {{MSP|140|Kabuto}} {{p|Kabuto}}
| [[File:Dare da EP168.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP169]]
| {{MSP|037|Vulpix}} {{p|Vulpix}}
| {{MSP|195|Quagsire}} {{p|Quagsire}}
| [[File:Dare da EP169.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP170]]
| {{MSP|213|Shuckle}} {{p|Shuckle}}
| {{MSP|133|Eevee}} {{p|Eevee}}
| [[File:Dare da EP170.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP171]]
| {{MSP|197|Umbreon}} {{p|Umbreon}}
| {{MSP|090|Shellder}} {{p|Shellder}}
| [[File:Dare da EP171.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP172]]
| {{MSP|166|Ledian}} {{p|Ledian}}
| {{MSP|026|Raichu}} {{p|Raichu}}
| [[File:Dare da EP172.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP173]]
| {{MSP|202|Wobbuffet}} {{p|Wobbuffet}}
| {{MSP|215|Sneasel}} {{p|Sneasel}}
| [[File:Dare da EP173.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP174]]
| {{MSP|132|Ditto}} [[Duplica]]'s {{p|Ditto}} {{MSP|132|Ditto}} {{DL|Duplica|Mini-Dit}}
| {{MSP|038|Ninetales}} {{p|Ninetales}}
| [[File:Dare da EP174.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP175]]
| {{MSP|209|Snubbull}} [[Madam Muchmoney]]'s {{p|Snubbull}}
| {{MSP|106|Hitmonlee}} {{p|Hitmonlee}}
| [[File:Dare da EP175.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP176]]
| {{MSP|168|Ariados}} {{p|Ariados}}
| {{MSP|039|Jigglypuff}} {{p|Jigglypuff}}
| [[File:Dare da EP176.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP177]]
| {{MSP|193|Yanma}} {{p|Yanma}}
| {{MSP|114|Tangela}} {{p|Tangela}}
| [[File:Dare da EP177.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP178]]
| {{MSP|188|Skiploom}} {{p|Skiploom}}
| {{MSP|203|Girafarig}} {{p|Girafarig}}
| [[File:Dare da EP178.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP179]]
| {{MSP|172|Pichu}} {{p|Pichu}}
| {{MSP|209|Snubbull}} {{p|Snubbull}}
| [[File:Dare da EP179.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP180]]
| {{MSP|229|Houndoom}} {{p|Houndoom}}
| {{MSP|061|Poliwhirl}} {{p|Poliwhirl}}
| [[File:Dare da EP180.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP181]]
| {{MSP|094|Gengar}} {{p|Gengar}}
| {{MSP|020|Raticate}} {{p|Raticate}}
| [[File:Dare da EP181.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP182]]
| {{MSP|092|Gastly}} {{p|Gastly}}
| {{MSP|132|Ditto}} {{p|Ditto}}
| [[File:Dare da EP182.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP183]]
| {{MSP|133|Eevee}} {{p|Eevee}}
| {{MSP|152|Chikorita}} {{p|Chikorita}}
| [[File:Dare da EP183.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP184]]
| {{MSP|198|Murkrow}} {{p|Murkrow}}
| {{MSP|182|Bellossom}} {{p|Bellossom}}
| [[File:Dare da EP184.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP185]]
| {{MSP|223|Remoraid}} {{p|Remoraid}}
| {{MSP|192|Sunflora}} {{p|Sunflora}}
| [[File:Dare da EP185.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP186]]
| {{MSP|216|Teddiursa}} {{p|Teddiursa}}
| {{MSP|063|Abra}} {{p|Abra}}
| [[File:Dare da EP186.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP187]]
| {{MSP|191|Sunkern}} {{p|Sunkern}}
| {{MSP|204|Pineco}} {{p|Pineco}}
| [[File:Dare da EP187.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP188]]
| {{MSP|220|Swinub}} {{p|Swinub}}
| {{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}} {{p|Farfetch'd}}
| [[File:Dare da EP188.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP189]]
| {{MSP|144|Articuno}} {{p|Articuno}}
| {{MSP|006|Charizard}} {{p|Charizard}}
| [[File:Dare da EP189.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP190]]
| {{MSP|059|Arcanine}} {{p|Arcanine}}
| {{MSP|044|Gloom}} {{p|Gloom}}
| [[File:Dare da EP190.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP191]]
| {{MSP|206|Dunsparce}} {{p|Dunsparce}}
| {{MSP|151|Mew}} {{p|Mew}}
| [[File:Dare da EP191.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP192]]
| {{MSP|202|Wobbuffet}} [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]]
| {{MSP|216|Teddiursa}} {{p|Teddiursa}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP193]]
| {{MSP|204|Pineco}} {{p|Pineco}}
| {{MSP|214|Heracross}} {{p|Heracross}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP194]]
| {{MSP|160|Feraligatr}} {{p|Feraligatr}}
| {{MSP|165|Ledyba}} {{p|Ledyba}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP195]]
| {{MSP|082|Magneton}} {{p|Magneton}}
| {{MSP|194|Wooper}} {{p|Wooper}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP196]]
| {{MSP|042|Golbat}} {{p|Golbat}}
| {{MSP|241|Miltank}} {{p|Miltank}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP197]]
| {{MSP|235|Smeargle}} {{p|Smeargle}}
| {{MSP|015|Beedrill}} {{p|Beedrill}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP198]]
| {{MSP|033|Nidorino}} {{p|Nidorino}}
| {{MSP|179|Mareep}} {{p|Mareep}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP199]]
| {{MSP|152|Chikorita}} {{p|Chikorita}}
| {{MSP|148|Dragonair}} {{p|Dragonair}}
| [[File:PMTV EP199.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP200]]
| {{MSP|153|Bayleef}} {{p|Bayleef}}
| {{MSP|067|Machoke}} {{p|Machoke}}
| [[File:PMTV EP200.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP201]]
| {{MSP|177|Natu}} {{p|Natu}}
| {{MSP|039|Jigglypuff}} {{p|Jigglypuff}}
| [[File:PMTV EP201.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP202]]
| {{MSP|022|Fearow}} {{p|Fearow}}
| {{MSP|223|Remoraid}} {{p|Remoraid}}
| [[File:PMTV EP202.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP203]]
| {{MSP|238|Smoochum}} {{p|Smoochum}}
| {{MSP|198|Murkrow}} {{p|Murkrow}}
| [[File:PMTV EP203.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP204]]
| {{MSP|112|Rhydon}} {{p|Rhydon}}
| {{MSP|192|Sunflora}} {{p|Sunflora}}
| [[File:PMTV EP204.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP205]]
| {{MSP|204|Pineco}} {{p|Pineco}}
| {{MSP|134|Vaporeon}} {{p|Vaporeon}}
| [[File:PMTV EP205.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP206]]
| {{MSP|073|Tentacruel}} {{p|Tentacruel}}
| {{MSP|069|Bellsprout}} {{p|Bellsprout}}
| [[File:PMTV EP206.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP207]]
| {{MSP|241|Miltank}} {{p|Miltank}}
| {{MSP|155|Cyndaquil}} {{p|Cyndaquil}}
| [[File:PMTV EP207.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP208]]
| {{MSP|095|Onix}} {{p|Onix}}
| {{MSP|160|Feraligatr}} {{p|Feraligatr}}
| [[File:PMTV EP208.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl}}" | [[EP209]]
| {{MSP|067|Machoke}} {{p|Machoke}}
| {{MSP|181|Ampharos}} {{p|Ampharos}}
| [[File:PMTV EP209.png|100px]]
|}

===[[Pokémon: Master Quest|Master Quest]]===
{| width= "458px" align="center" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Johto}}; border:#{{colorschemedark|Johto}} 2px solid; {{roundy|15px}};"
|-
! width="20%" | Episode
! width="40%" | Japanese
! width="40%" | English
! Japanese Image
! English Image
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP210]]
| {{MSP|227|Skarmory}} {{p|Skarmory}}
| {{MSP|229|Houndoom}} {{p|Houndoom}}
| [[File:PMTV EP210.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP210.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP211]]
| {{MSP|016|Pidgey}} [[Orville]]
| {{MSP|126|Magmar}} {{p|Magmar}}
| [[File:PMTV EP211.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP211.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP212]]
| {{MSP|170|Chinchou}} {{p|Chinchou}}
| {{MSP|238|Smoochum}} {{p|Smoochum}}
| [[File:PMTV EP212.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP212.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP213]]
| {{MSP|222|Corsola}} {{p|Corsola}}
| {{MSP|125|Electabuzz}} {{p|Electabuzz}}
| [[File:PMTV EP213.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP213.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP214]]
| {{MSP|226|Mantine}} {{p|Mantine}}
| {{MSP|065|Alakazam}} {{p|Alakazam}}
| [[File:PMTV EP214.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP214.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP215]]
| {{MSP|224|Octillery}} {{p|Octillery}}
| {{MSP|189|Jumpluff}} {{p|Jumpluff}}
| [[File:PMTV EP215.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP215.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP216]]
| {{MSP|230|Kingdra}} {{p|Kingdra}}
| {{MSP|190|Aipom}} {{p|Aipom}}
| [[File:PMTV EP216.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP216.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP217]]
| {{MSP|099|Kingler}} {{p|Kingler}}
| {{MSP|183|Marill}} {{p|Marill}}
| [[File:PMTV EP217.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP217.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP218]]
| {{MSP|050|Diglett}} {{p|Diglett}}
| {{MSP|027|Sandshrew}} {{p|Sandshrew}}
| [[File:PMTV EP218.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP218.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP219]]
| {{MSP|028|Sandslash}} {{p|Sandslash}}
| {{MSP|004|Charmander}} {{p|Charmander}}
| [[File:PMTV EP219.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP219.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP220]]
| {{MSP|247|Pupitar}} {{p|Pupitar}}
| {{MSP|021|Spearow}} {{p|Spearow}}
| [[File:PMTV EP220.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP220.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP221]]
| {{MSP|171|Lanturn}} {{p|Lanturn}}
| {{MSP|149|Dragonite}} {{p|Dragonite}}
| [[File:PMTV EP221.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP221.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP222]]
| {{MSP|249|Lugia}} {{jo|Silver}} and its {{p|Lugia|parent}}
| {{MSP|103|Exeggutor}} {{p|Exeggutor}}
| [[File:PMTV EP222.png|100px]]
| [[File:WTP EP222.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP223]]
| {{MSP|164|Noctowl}} [[Wings Alexander|Wings]]'s {{p|Noctowl}}
| {{MSP|056|Mankey}} {{p|Mankey}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP223.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP224]]
| {{MSP|208|Steelix}} {{p|Steelix}}
| {{MSP|210|Granbull}} {{p|Granbull}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP224.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP225]]
| {{MSP|001|Bulbasaur}} {{p|Bulbasaur}}
| {{MSP|024|Arbok}} {{p|Arbok}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP225.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP226]]
| {{MSP|196|Espeon}} {{p|Espeon}}
| {{MSP|096|Drowzee}} {{p|Drowzee}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP226.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP227]]
| {{MSP|114|Tangela}} {{p|Tangela}}
| {{MSP|010|Caterpie}} {{p|Caterpie}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP227.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP228]]
| {{MSP|153|Bayleef}} {{p|Bayleef}}
| {{MSP|122|Mr. Mime}} {{p|Mr. Mime}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP228.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP229]]
| {{MSP|189|Jumpluff}} {{p|Jumpluff}}
| {{MSP|242|Blissey}} {{p|Blissey}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP229.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP230]]
| {{MSP|231|Phanpy}} {{p|Phanpy}}
| {{MSP|117|Seadra}} {{p|Seadra}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP230.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP231]]
| {{MSP|225|Delibird}} {{p|Delibird}}
| {{MSP|235|Smeargle}} {{p|Smeargle}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP231.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP232]]
| {{MSP|038|Ninetales}} {{p|Ninetales}}
| {{MSP|185|Sudowoodo}} {{p|Sudowoodo}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP232.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP233]]
| {{MSP|236|Tyrogue}} [[Kiyo]]'s {{p|Tyrogue}}
| {{MSP|167|Spinarak}} {{p|Spinarak}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP233.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP234]]
| {{MSP|178|Xatu}} {{p|Xatu}}
| {{MSP|166|Ledian}} {{p|Ledian}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP234.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP235]]
| {{MSP|130s|Gyarados}} [[Red Gyarados]]
| {{MSP|105|Marowak}} {{p|Marowak}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP235.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP236]]
| {{MSP|149|Dragonite}} {{p|Dragonite}}
| {{MSP|206|Dunsparce}} {{p|Dunsparce}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP236.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP237]]
| {{MSP|087|Dewgong}} {{p|Dewgong}}
| {{MSP|082|Magneton}} {{p|Magneton}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP237.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP238]]
| {{MSP|221|Piloswine}} {{p|Piloswine}}
| {{MSP|013|Weedle}} {{p|Weedle}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP238.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP239]]
| {{MSP|182|Bellossom}} {{p|Bellossom}}
| {{MSP|059|Arcanine}} {{p|Arcanine}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP239.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP240]]
| {{MSP|219|Magcargo}} {{p|Magcargo}}
| {{MSP|226|Mantine}} {{p|Mantine}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP240.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP241]]
| {{MSP|198|Murkrow}} {{p|Murkrow}}
| {{MSP|087|Dewgong}} {{p|Dewgong}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP241.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP242]]
| {{MSP|145|Zapdos}} {{p|Zapdos}}
| {{MSP|230|Kingdra}} {{p|Kingdra}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP242.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP243]]
| {{MSP|174|Igglybuff}} {{p|Igglybuff}}
| {{MSP|193|Yanma}} {{p|Yanma}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP243.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP244]]
| {{MSP|079|Slowpoke}} {{p|Slowpoke}}
| {{MSP|164|Noctowl}} {{p|Noctowl}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP244.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP245]]
| {{MSP|083|Farfetch'd}} {{p|Farfetch'd}}
| {{MSP|222|Corsola}} {{p|Corsola}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP245.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP246]]
| {{MSP|173|Cleffa}} {{p|Cleffa}}
| {{MSP|100|Voltorb}} {{p|Voltorb}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP246.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP247]]
| {{MSP|061|Poliwhirl}} {{p|Poliwhirl}}
| {{MSP|127|Pinsir}} {{p|Pinsir}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP247.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP248]]
| {{MSP|003|Venusaur}} {{p|Venusaur}}
| {{MSP|128|Tauros}} {{p|Tauros}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP248.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP249]]
| {{MSP|186|Politoed}} {{p|Politoed}}
| {{MSP|158|Totodile}} {{p|Totodile}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP249.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP250]]
| {{MSP|124|Jynx}} [[Nurse Joy]]'s {{p|Jynx}}
| align="center" | [[Banned episodes|Unaired]]
|
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP251]]
| {{MSP|147|Dratini}} {{p|Dratini}}
| {{MSP|118|Goldeen}} {{p|Goldeen}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP251.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP252]]
| {{MSP|148|Dragonair}} {{p|Dragonair}}
| {{MSP|224|Octillery}} {{p|Octillery}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP252.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP253]]
| {{MSP|149|Dragonite}} {{p|Dragonite}}
| {{MSP|170|Chinchou}} {{p|Chinchou}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP253.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP254]]
| {{MSP|006|Charizard}} {{p|Charizard}}
| {{MSP|089|Muk}} {{p|Muk}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP254.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP255]]
| {{MSP|360|Wynaut}} {{p|Wynaut}}
| {{MSP|208|Steelix}} {{p|Steelix}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP255.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP256]]
| {{MSP|118|Goldeen}} {{p|Goldeen}}
| {{MSP|112|Rhydon}} {{p|Rhydon}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP256.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP257]]
| {{MSP|131|Lapras}} {{p|Lapras}}
| {{MSP|211|Qwilfish}} {{p|Qwilfish}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP257.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP258]]
| {{MSP|246|Larvitar}} {{p|Larvitar}}
| {{MSP|220|Swinub}} {{p|Swinub}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP258.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP259]]
| {{MSP|244|Entei}} {{p|Entei}}
| {{MSP|236|Tyrogue}} {{p|Tyrogue}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP259.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP260]]
| {{MSP|079|Slowpoke}} {{p|Slowpoke}}
| {{MSP|064|Kadabra}} {{p|Kadabra}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP260.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP261]]
| {{MSP|239|Elekid}} {{p|Elekid}}
| {{MSP|097|Hypno}} {{p|Hypno}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP261.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP262]]
| {{MSP|240|Magby}} {{p|Magby}}
| {{MSP|244|Entei}} {{p|Entei}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP262.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP263]]
| {{MSP|201G|Unown}} {{p|Unown}}
| {{MSP|146|Moltres}} {{p|Moltres}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP263.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP264]]
| {{MSP|248|Tyranitar}} {{p|Tyranitar}}
| {{MSP|213|Shuckle}} {{p|Shuckle}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP264.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP265]]
| {{MSP|215|Sneasel}} {{p|Sneasel}}
| {{MSP|239|Elekid}} {{p|Elekid}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP265.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP266]]
| {{MSP|162|Furret}} {{p|Furret}}
| {{MSP|212|Scizor}} {{p|Scizor}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP266.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP267]]
| {{MSP|156|Quilava}} {{p|Quilava}}
| {{MSP|188|Skiploom}} {{p|Skiploom}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP267.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP268]]
| {{MSP|154|Meganium}} {{p|Meganium}}
| {{MSP|184|Azumarill}} {{p|Azumarill}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP268.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP269]]
| {{MSP|128|Tauros}} {{p|Tauros}}
| {{MSP|197|Umbreon}} {{p|Umbreon}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP269.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP270]]
| {{MSP|009|Blastoise}} {{p|Blastoise}}
| {{MSP|153|Bayleef}} {{p|Bayleef}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP270.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP271]]
| {{MSP|143|Snorlax}} {{p|Snorlax}}
| {{MSP|168|Ariados}} {{p|Ariados}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP271.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP272]]
| {{MSP|200|Misdreavus}} {{p|Misdreavus}}
| {{MSP|248|Tyranitar}} {{p|Tyranitar}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP272.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[EP273]]
| {{MSP|175|Togepi}} {{p|Togepi}}
| {{MSP|187|Hoppip}} {{p|Hoppip}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP273.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl}}" | [[EP274]]
| {{MSP|025|Pikachu}} {{p|Pikachu}}
| style="{{roundybr}}" | {{MSP|205|Forretress}} {{p|Forretress}}
|
| [[File:WTP EP274.png|100px]]
|}

===[[Pokémon: Advanced|Advanced]]===
{| width="358px" align="center" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Hoenn}}; border:#{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}} 2px solid; {{roundy|15px}};"
|-
! width="35%" | Episode
! width="65%" | Pokémon
! Image
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG001]]
| {{MSP|171|Lanturn}} {{p|Lanturn}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG002]]
| {{MSP|169|Crobat}} {{p|Crobat}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG003]]
| {{MSP|173|Cleffa}} {{p|Cleffa}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG004]]
| {{MSP|200|Misdreavus}} {{p|Misdreavus}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG005]]
| {{MSP|193|Yanma}} {{p|Yanma}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG006]]
| {{MSP|246|Larvitar}} {{p|Larvitar}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG007]]
| {{MSP|203|Girafarig}} {{p|Girafarig}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG008]]
| {{MSP|207|Gligar}} {{p|Gligar}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG009]]
| {{MSP|209|Snubbull}} {{p|Snubbull}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG010]]
| {{MSP|201P|Unown}} {{p|Unown}}
| [[File:WTP AG010.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG011]]
| {{MSP|237|Hitmontop}} {{p|Hitmontop}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG012]]
| {{MSP|240|Magby}} {{p|Magby}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG013]]
| {{MSP|219|Magcargo}} {{p|Magcargo}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG014]]
| {{MSP|249|Lugia}} {{p|Lugia}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG015]]
| {{MSP|159|Croconaw}} {{p|Croconaw}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG016]]
| {{MSP|247|Pupitar}} {{p|Pupitar}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG017]]
| {{MSP|218|Slugma}} {{p|Slugma}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG018]]
| {{MSP|161|Sentret}} {{p|Sentret}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG019]]
| {{MSP|174|Igglybuff}} {{p|Igglybuff}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG020]]
| {{MSP|225|Delibird}} {{p|Delibird}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG021]]
| {{MSP|196|Espeon}} {{p|Espeon}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG022]]
| {{MSP|288|Vigoroth}} {{p|Vigoroth}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG023]]
| {{MSP|285|Shroomish}} {{p|Shroomish}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG024]]
| {{MSP|267|Beautifly}} {{p|Beautifly}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG025]]
| {{MSP|279|Pelipper}} {{p|Pelipper}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG026]]
| {{MSP|252|Treecko}} {{p|Treecko}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG027]]
| {{MSP|263|Zigzagoon}} {{p|Zigzagoon}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG028]]
| {{MSP|265|Wurmple}} {{p|Wurmple}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG029]]
| {{MSP|299|Nosepass}} {{p|Nosepass}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG030]]
| {{MSP|258|Mudkip}} {{p|Mudkip}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG031]]
| {{MSP|053|Persian}} {{p|Persian}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG032]]
| {{MSP|266|Silcoon}} {{p|Silcoon}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG033]]
| {{MSP|149|Dragonite}} {{p|Dragonite}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG034]]
| {{MSP|270|Lotad}} {{p|Lotad}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG035]]
| {{MSP|269|Dustox}} {{p|Dustox}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG036]]
| {{MSP|274|Nuzleaf}} {{p|Nuzleaf}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG037]]
| {{MSP|273|Seedot}} {{p|Seedot}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG038]]
| {{MSP|294|Loudred}} {{p|Loudred}}
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[AG039]]
| {{MSP|336|Seviper}} {{p|Seviper}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="{{roundybl}}" | [[AG040]]
| style="{{roundybr}}" | {{MSP|307|Meditite}} {{p|Meditite}}
|}

===[[Pokémon: Black & White|Black & White]]===
{| width="494px" align="center" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Unova}}; border:#{{colorschemedark|Unova}} 2px solid; {{roundy|15px}};"
|-
! Episode
! width="100px" | Japanese
! width="122px" | English
! Japanese Image
! English Image
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW001]]
|
| {{MSP|519|Pidove}} {{p|Pidove}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW001.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW002]]
|
| {{MSP|501|Oshawott}} {{p|Oshawott}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW002.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW003]]
|
| {{MSP|551|Sandile}} {{p|Sandile}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW003.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW004]]
|
| {{MSP|498|Tepig}} {{p|Tepig}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW004.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW005]]
|
| {{MSP|511|Pansage}} {{p|Pansage}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW005.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW006]]
|
| {{MSP|531|Audino}} {{p|Audino}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW006.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW007]]
|
| {{MSP|495|Snivy}} {{p|Snivy}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW007.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW008]]
|
| {{MSP|555|Darmanitan}} {{p|Darmanitan}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW008.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW009]]
|
| {{MSP|610|Axew}} {{p|Axew}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW009.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW010]]
|
| {{MSP|496|Servine}} {{p|Servine}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW010.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW011]]
|
| {{MSP|557|Dwebble}} {{p|Dwebble}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW011.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW012]]
|
| {{MSP|568|Trubbish}} {{p|Trubbish}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW012.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW013]]
|
| {{MSP|572|Minccino}} {{p|Minccino}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW013.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW014]]
|
| {{MSP|562|Yamask}} {{p|Yamask}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW014.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW015]]
|
| {{MSP|506|Lillipup}} {{p|Lillipup}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW015.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW016]]
|
| {{MSP|507|Herdier}} {{p|Herdier}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW016.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW017]]
|
| {{MSP|559|Scraggy}} {{p|Scraggy}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW017.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW018]]
|
| {{MSP|540|Sewaddle}} {{p|Sewaddle}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW018.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW019]]
|
| {{MSP|502|Dewott}} {{p|Dewott}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW019.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW020]]
|
| {{MSP|580|Ducklett}} {{p|Ducklett}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW020.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW021]]
|
| {{MSP|576|Gothitelle}} {{p|Gothitelle}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW021.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW022]]
|
| {{MSP|543|Venipede}} {{p|Venipede}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW022.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW023]]
|
| {{MSP|542|Leavanny}} {{p|Leavanny}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW023.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW024]]
|
| {{MSP|587|Emolga}} {{p|Emolga}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW024.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW025]]
|
| {{MSP|514|Simisear}} {{p|Simisear}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW025.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW026]]
|
| {{MSP|607|Litwick}} {{p|Litwick}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW026.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW027]]
|
| {{MSP|621|Druddigon}} {{p|Druddigon}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW027.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW028]]
|
| {{MSP|522|Blitzle}} {{p|Blitzle}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW028.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW029]]
|
| {{MSP|546|Cottonee}} {{p|Cottonee}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW029.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW030]]
|
| {{MSP|605|Elgyem}} {{p|Elgyem}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW030.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW031]]
|
| {{MSP|582|Vanillite}} {{p|Vanillite}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW031.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW032]]
|
| {{MSP|590|Foongus}} {{p|Foongus}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW032.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW033]]
|
| {{MSP|530|Excadrill}} {{p|Excadrill}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW033.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW034]]
|
| {{MSP|524|Roggenrola}} {{p|Roggenrola}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW034.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW035]]
|
| {{MSP|577|Solosis}} {{p|Solosis}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW035.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW036]]
|
| {{MSP|566|Archen}} {{p|Archen}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW036.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW037]]
|
| {{MSP|550|Basculin}} {{p|Basculin}} (Red) {{MSP|550B|Basculin}} {{p|Basculin}} (Blue)
|
| [[File:WTP BW037.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW038]]
|
| {{MSP|570|Zorua}} {{p|Zorua}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW038.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW039]]
|
| {{MSP|523|Zebstrika}} {{p|Zebstrika}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW039.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW040]]
|
| {{MSP|533|Gurdurr}} {{p|Gurdurr}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW040.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW041]]
|
| {{MSP|636|Larvesta}} {{p|Larvesta}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW041.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW042]]
|
| {{MSP|622|Golett}} {{p|Golett}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW042.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW043]]
|
| {{MSP|560|Scrafty}} {{p|Scrafty}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW043.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW044]]
|
| {{MSP|509|Purrloin}} {{p|Purrloin}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW044.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW045]]
|
| {{MSP|606|Beheeyem}} {{p|Beheeyem}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW045.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW046]]
|
| {{MSP|613|Cubchoo}} {{p|Cubchoo}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW046.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW047]]
|
| {{MSP|527|Woobat}} {{p|Woobat}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW047.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW048]]
|
| {{MSP|604|Eelektross}} {{p|Eelektross}}
|
| [[File:WTP BW048.png|100px]]
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[BW061]]
| {{MSP|530|Excadrill}} {{p|Excadrill}}
|
| [[File:Dare da BW061.png|100px]]
|
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl}}" | [[BW062]]
| style="background:#FFF;" | {{MSP|557|Dwebble}} {{p|Dwebble}}
| style="background:#FFF;" |
| style="background:#FFF;" | [[File:Dare da BW062.png|100px]]
| style="{{roundybl}}" |
|}

==Trivia==
* In the ''Dare da?'' for the Japanese version of ''[[EP161|The Bug Stops Here]]'', the Pokémon was actually [[Jessie]] dressed as a {{p|Venomoth}}. When the "Pokémon" was revealed, the narrator says "Venomoth", but the children shout "Incorrect!"
* In the dubbed version of the anime, characters will often say "Who's that Pokémon?" when the unknown Pokémon silhouette appears.
* {{an|Mewtwo}} has made two appearances with distinct voice-overs. Its [[EP091|first appearance]] has Mewtwo saying its own name; in [[EP164|the second]], it says "Prepare to battle". Both were US, with Mewtwo never being used in Japan.
** Ironically, it was [[M01|Mewtwo's movie]] that feature Who's That Pokémon in both versions.
* ''[[EP204|Right on, Rhydon!]]'' is the only episode, before the [[Best Wishes series]], to feature a ''Who's That Pokémon?'' in the Italian dub.
* In the non-American versions created from the American version of Pokémon: Black & White, the second part of ''Who's That Pokémon?'' is shown at the end of the episode instead of straight after the commercial break. This is likely done to leave the viewers more time to think about what the Pokémon in question might be.
*In ''[[BW013|Minccino-Neat and Tidy!]]'', {{p|Minccino}} is misspelled as ''Mincinno'' during the [[Eyecatch]].

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=AAFFAA|bordercolor=FFAAAA
|ar={{tt|احزروا من هذا البوكيمون!|Guess who this Pokémon is!}}
|bg={{tt|Кой е този Покемон?|Who's that Pokémon?}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|我是誰？|Who am I?}}
|da={{tt|Hvem er den Pokémon!?|Who is that Pokémon!?}}
|nl={{tt|Wie is deze Pokémon!?|Who's this Pokémon!?}}
|fi={{tt|Tunnetko tämän Pokémonin?|Do you know this Pokémon?}}{{tt|*|Original series}} {{tt|Tunnista Pokémon!|Recognize the Pokémon!}}{{tt|*|Best Wishes}}
|fr_ca={{tt|Quel est ce Pokémon?|What is this Pokémon?}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Quel est ce Pokémon?|What is this Pokémon?}}
|de={{tt|Welches Pokémon ist das?|Which Pokémon is that?}}
|hi={{tt|Ye Kaun Sa Pokémon Hai?|Who's That Pokémon?}}
|pt_br={{tt|Quem é esse Pokémon?|Who is this Pokémon?}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Quem é este Pokémon?|Who is this Pokémon?}}
|ru={{tt|Это что за Покемон?|What kind of Pokémon is that?}}
|es_la={{tt|¿Quién es ese Pokémon?|Who's that Pokémon?}}
|es_eu={{tt|¿Cuál es este Pokémon?|Which is this Pokémon?}}
}}

==See also==
* [[Eyecatch]]
* [[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]

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{{Project Anime notice}}

[[Category:Anime]]

[[pt:Quem é esse Pokémon?]]

[[de:Welches Pokémon ist das?]]
[[it:Chi è quel Pokémon?]]
[[pl:Co to za Pokémon?]]

Pokémon Learning League

2012-01-16T17:43:35Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added to Pikachu trivia

[[File:PokemonLearningLeague.png|thumb|Pokémon Learning League logo]]
'''Pokémon Learning League''' was a web-based educational series that used characters from the [[Pokémon anime]] to teach students in the areas of science, math, language arts, and life skills. The site was aimed at American children in grades 3 to 6. The site was free when it was first set up in Fall 2006 but was later only viewable through a paid subscription service after January 1, 2007. As of August 1, 2008 the site does not take new subscribers, and now redirects to [[Pokémon.com]].

It should be noted that there are many variations from the main anime canon, including the existence of the PokéPilot. Additionally, the [[Breaking the fourth wall|fourth wall]] is often broken by the characters either asking for help or thanking the person doing the lesson.

==Mission Guides==
[[File:Multiplication - Arrays.jpg|thumb|{{an|Dawn}}, {{Ash}}, and {{an|Brock}} in a Mathematics lesson.]]
Mission Guides are characters created specifically for Pokémon Learning League to assist the student in four types of subject matter. As such, they don't appear in any media outside of Pokémon Learning League.

*{{OBP|Ada|Learning League}} is the Mission Guide for Mathematics.
*{{OBP|Lex|Learning League}} is the Mission Guide for Language Arts.
*{{OBP|Quinn|Learning League}} is the Mission Guide for Life Skills.
*{{OBP|Siara|Learning League}} is the Mission Guide for Science.
{{-}}

==Lessons==
Lessons in Pokémon Learning League are divided up into three parts.
===Watch===
In the '''Watch''' segments, students are introduced to one or more characters from the [[Pokémon anime]] who have a problem. They then turn to the PokéPilot (and thus, the Mission Guide for that particular content area) to help them solve their problem.

===Try===
In the '''Try''' segments, students follow a guided practice along with the characters from the Watch segment. The Try segment reinforces the lesson taught in Watch, often mirroring the order that the process was followed there.

===Apply===
In the '''Apply''' segments, students play a game on their own (with minimal interference from the Mission Guide or any character) and apply the skill or skills that they have been taught. The Apply segments often end in a short video that shows the anime characters solving their problem.

==Lesson synopsis==
[[File:Dawn PLL.png|thumb|right|Dawn in the Pokémon Learning League]]
*[[Math (Learning League)|List of all the Math lessons]]
*[[Science (Learning League)|List of all the Science lessons]]
*[[Language Arts (Learning League)|List of all the Language Arts lessons]]
*[[Life Skills (Learning League)|List of all the Life Skills lessons]]

==Trivia==
* When {{an|Dawn}} appears, her clothing is altered so that her white undershirt has sleeves and she is wearing black stockings or tights.
* [[Officer Jenny]] is voiced by [[Kayzie Rogers]] here instead of [[Emily Williams]] (her current voice actress). Kayzie has voiced Jenny before, but only in ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]''.
* None of the Pokémon are voiced by their Japanese voice actors, including {{AP|Pikachu}}.
** This makes Pokémon Learning League one of the very few times [[Ash's Pikachu]] is not played by [[Ikue Ohtani]] and the first time this has happened since early in the [[Original Series|original series]].

[[Category:Pokémon meta]]
[[Category:Pokémon Learning League|*]]

Mewtwo Returns

2012-01-16T17:28:48Z

Monkeyjb1988: added a cast list. I used the Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon:_Mewtwo_Returns) for the names of actors who play characters not in the show. It is not complete, as I couldn't find actors playing other characters.

{{EpisodeInfoboxSpecial|
colorscheme=Johto|
title_en=Mewtwo Returns |
title_ja=ミュウツー！我ハココニ在リ |
title_ja_trans= Mewtwo! I Am Here|
broadcast_jp=December 30, 2000 |
broadcast_us=— |
screen=yes |
screenshot=Mewtwo Returns.jpg |
en_series=N/A |
en_op=None |
ja_op=[[OK!]] |
ja_ed=[[To My Best Friend|ぼくのベストフレンドへ]] |
olmteam=Team Wasaki |
scenario=首藤剛志 |
storyboardn=3 |
storyboard1=深沢幸司 |
storyboard2=井硲清高 |
storyboard3=浅田裕二 |
directorn=3 |
director1=深沢幸司 |
director2=井硲清高 |
director3=浅田裕二 |
artn=3 |
art1=一石小百合 |
art2=玉川明洋 |
art3=岩根雅明 |
footnotes= }}
'''Mewtwo Returns''' (Japanese: '''ミュウツー！{{tt|我|われ}}ハココニ{{tt|在|あ}}リ''' ''Mewtwo! I Am Here'') is the first feature-length special of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 30, 2000. It was then released on DVD in the US on December 5, 2001.

It is a sequel to ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.

{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:Mewtwo Returns DVD US.jpg|thumb|left|DVD cover]]
Mewtwo, his heart having been softened by the selfless example of the human named [[Ash Ketchum]] back in his birth land in the eastern [[Kanto]] region, has now travelled to the western region of [[Johto]] in search of a locale that is unreachable by the prying eyes and harsh judgements of humans for the sake of his band of cloned Pokémon, whose welfare Mewtwo is entirely concerned about. He eventually finds the perfect hideaway: a huge mountain named [[Mt. Quena]], surrounded by steep cliffs that are practically impossible to scale, but in its top is a forest and a freshwater lake that makes for a near-utopia for all the {{t|Bug}} Pokémon living there. This is a perfect fit for Mewtwo’s band, so thus they settle in the top of Mt. Quena and begin a new, safe life, with Mewtwo watching over as their guardian, as he feels they cannot belong in the world as they were not born in it (Interestingly enough, he seems particularly close to the [[Pikachutwo|Pikachu]] and {{p|Meowth}} clones, spending most of his private time with them, possibly reflecting how important their templates were in his change of heart).

But {{an|Giovanni}} has never forgotten about Mewtwo’s betrayal, and has been concocting a military plan of assault upon wherever Mewtwo has settled to take the Pokémon back for himself. He at last locates Mewtwo in his new mountain retreat and begins his operation to assault and capture Mewtwo and bend his will to Giovanni’s. The Team Rocket combat unit heads towards Mt. Quena.

Ash, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}, on their Pokémon journey as always, are now passing through the area around Mt. Quena, Purity Canyon, which is known as [[Johto]]'s greatest natural wonder. Complications with the weather and the bus service force them to stay though at a cabin at the foot of the mountain, where they meet the Pokémon naturalist [[Luna Carson]], medical researcher [[Cullen Calix]] and a spunky girl, [[Domino]] from the Pokémon Institute. But there’s a break-in and attempted thievery of Pikachu by the classic antics of the Team Rocket trio Jessie, James, and Meowth, and soon a series of turbulent events involving a scuffle on a hot air balloon, leads everyone into the airspace of Mt. Quena.

There everyone sees the approaching Combat Unit, and Domino, revealing herself in league with Team Rocket Organization as elite Agent 009 (or, as she calls herself, The Black Tulip, due to her use of explosive black tulips as weapons), pops their balloon and sends everyone else plummeting onto the mountain while she returns to Giovanni to report on Mewtwo’s status. While Ash and the other humans make a canoe to travel to the island at the center of Mt. Quena's lake, Pikachu and Team Rocket end up confronting the clones, [[Pikachutwo|Pikachu's clone]] rallying the other clones to fight back. While Jessie and James are locked away in a cave, Pikachu and Meowth fight alongside the clones as Giovanni’s operation to capture Mewtwo begins in earnest, with Ash and his friends and enemies caught up in the core of it. Although Mewtwo manages to free the clones that the initial attack manages to capture in Poké Balls, Giovanni eventually succeeds in capturing Mewtwo. Mewtwo responds that he'd rather die soon than serve Giovanni, but Giovanni then countered with the threat that the other Pokémon clones would be utilized in their experiments and would certainly perish if Mewtwo didn’t comply, attacking and injuring Pikachu and his clone to prove his willingness to go through with his threat. With Ash and the Pokémon clones in custody, Giovanni’s operation is successful, and he immediately capitalizes by ordering the construction of a new Team Rocket base on the mountain, while Mewtwo is attacked by two machines designed to drain his power and will, leaving him nothing more than Giovanni's puppet.

The characters and all other cloned Pokémon that attempted to protect Mewtwo are then locked away in a prison cell- during which Ash is reunited with Pikachu- along with the cloned Rhyhorn and Nidoqueen, who were attempting to protect their offspring. However, Giovanni’s greed for new Team Rocket bases becomes his worst mistake; without warning, a swarm of furious Bug Pokémon (which Meowth realized were coming thanks to the words of the other Pokémon) from the mountain sabotages the Team Rocket base that is polluting the freshwater lake, and the ensuing chaos allows Ash and everyone with him to escape and scatter.

Ash rushes over to Mewtwo, believing that this is the first time he's seen Mewtwo, and he, Brock and the Pikachu try to free Mewtwo from the machines that are suppressing his mind and body, partly as thanks for Mewtwo protecting Pikachu earlier. However, Mewtwo is weak from using what was left of his power and strength to destroy the machines that held him, putting his life force in jeopardy, but Ash carries Mewtwo away from Giovanni’s battle while Brock, Misty and the other clones, along with the {{type2|Bug}} Pokémon keep Team Rocket occupied.

As Ash, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} and {{AP|Chikorita}} help Mewtwo towards safety, Mewtwo asks Ash why he's helping him, to which Ash replies that, while Mewtwo protecting Pikachu is one possible explanation, you don't need a reason to help someone in trouble. Mewtwo reflects that Ash may be one-of-a-kind, but Ash says that everyone is. As they reach the heart of the mountain, despite protests that Mewtwo's presence may contaminate the spring, Ash throws Mewtwo into a healing spring that restores his power, prompting Mewtwo to finally accept that he is a real Pokémon, as the water affects him just as it affected others. Restored to full power, the Pokémon clone rises and uses all his psychic powers to move the lake and the spring underground.

Although Mewtwo initially contemplates erasing the memories of everyone involved, Ash, Meowth, and their friends object, Meowth pointing out that the Pokémon clones need to remember their past if they're to have any kind of future, Ash assures Mewtwo that he would keep the sanctuary's existence secret at any rate, and Brock points out that erasing memories doesn't change the fact that the events happened. Acknowledging their wisdom, Mewtwo only uses his mind-erasing powers to make Giovanni and the rest of the Team Rocket operatives, along with Luna and Cullen (whose well-meaning desire to research the spring may put it in jeopardy), forget about Mewtwo and the clones, subsequently departs on his own as all the cloned Pokémon leave to lead life as natural Pokémon in the wild, sending Ash and co. in a Pikachu balloon and Jessie, James and Meowth in their normal balloon. As Ash, Misty and Brock were walking through a city, Ash hears Mewtwo's voice, but is uncertain whether it was real or just a memory. The Narrator concludes the movie with the rumors of a Pokémon who traversed the city at night.

==Major events==
*{{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} meet {{an|Mewtwo}} again after the events of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', and this time are allowed to remember the encounter (although it is never revealed whether or not they now remember their original meeting with it), while the memories of Giovanni and his soldiers aside from Jessie, James, and Meowth, as well as the memories of Luna and Cullen, are erased.
*Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu meet {{an|Giovanni}}. Ash does not battle him, though Misty and Brock assist the cloned Pokémon in fighting him offscreen while Ash takes Mewtwo to the spring.

===Debuts===

==Characters==
===Humans===
*{{Ash}}
*{{an|Misty}}
*{{an|Brock}}
*[[Jessie]]
*[[James]]
*{{an|Giovanni}}
*[[Luna Carson]]
*[[Cullen Calix]]
*[[Domino]]
*[[Luka Carson]] ''(Japanese, unnamed in dub)''
*{{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
*Various characters from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' (flashback)

===Pokémon===
*{{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}}, [[Pikachutwo]])
*{{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
*{{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
*{{p|Chikorita}} ({{OP|Ash|Chikorita}})
*{{p|Goldeen}} ({{OP|Misty|Goldeen}})
*{{p|Staryu}} ({{OP|Misty|Staryu}})
*{{p|Poliwhirl}} ({{OP|Misty|Poliwhirl}})
*{{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Onix}})
*{{p|Geodude}} ({{OP|Brock|Geodude}})
*{{p|Golbat}} ({{OP|Brock|Golbat}})
*{{p|Pineco}} ({{OP|Brock|Pineco}})
*{{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
*{{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})
*{{p|Mewtwo}} ([[Mewtwo (anime)|anime]], clone)
*{{p|Charizard}} (clone)
*{{p|Bulbasaur}} (clone)
*{{p|Squirtle}} (clone)
*{{p|Psyduck}} (clone)
*{{p|Vulpix}} (clone)
*{{p|Nidoqueen}} (clone)
*{{p|Gyarados}} (clone)
*{{p|Golduck}} (clone)
*{{p|Tentacruel}} (clone)
*{{p|Seadra}} (clone)
*{{p|Vaporeon}} (clone)
*{{p|Venusaur}} (clone)
*{{p|Sandslash}} (clone)
*{{p|Pidgeot}} (clone)
*{{p|Hitmonlee}} (clone)
*{{p|Rhyhorn}} (clone)
*{{p|Scyther}} (clone and wild, multiple)
*{{p|Blastoise}} (clone)
*{{p|Wigglytuff}} (clone)
*{{p|Ninetales}} (clone)
*{{p|Vileplume}} (clone)
*{{p|Ninetales}} (clone)
*{{p|Rapidash}} (clone)
*{{p|Butterfree}} (wild, swarm)
*{{p|Ledian}} (wild, swarm)
*{{p|Kakuna}} (wild, swarm)
*{{p|Beedrill}} (wild, swarm)
*{{p|Mew}} (as a brief appearance and flashback)
*Various characters from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' (flashback)

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Kanto}}
{{cast|Kanto|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash|Veronica Taylor|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Kanto|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Kanto|Misty (anime)|disp=Misty|Rachael Lillis|Kasumi|Mayumi Iizuka|カスミ|飯塚雅弓}}
{{cast|Kanto|Misty's Togepi|disp=Togepi|Satomi Kōrogi|Togepi|Satomi Kōrogi|トゲピー|こおろぎさとみ}}
{{cast|Kanto|Brock (anime)|disp=Brock|Eric Stuart|Takeshi|Yuji Ueda|タケシ|うえだ　ゆうじ}}
{{cast|Kanto|Jessie|Rachael Lillis|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Kanto|James|Eric Stuart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Kanto|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Maddie Blaustein|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}
{{cast|Kanto|Mewtwo (anime)|disp=Mewtwo|Dan Green|Mewtwo|Naoto Takenaka|ミュウツー|市村正親}}
{{cast|Kanto|Giovanni (anime)|disp=Giovanni|Ted Lewis|Sakaki|Hirotaka Suzuoki|サカキ|鈴置洋孝}}
{{cast|Kanto|Domino|disp=Domino|Kerry Williams|Domino|Kotono Mitsuishi|ドミノ|三石琴乃}}
{{cast|Kanto|Officer Jenny|Lee Quick|Junsar|Chinami Nishimura|ジュンサー|西村ちなみ}}
{{cast|Kanto|Narrator|disp=Narration|Ken Gates|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
|}

==Trivia==
[[File:Baby Nidoqueen and Baby Rhyhorn.png|thumb|right|Baby Nidoqueen and Rhyhorn]]
*This special premiered in Japan between the episodes ''[[EP178|The Grass Route]]'' and ''[[EP179|The Apple Corp!]]''
*Before blasting off the first time by typhoon, Team Rocket said "How many times must our plans be destroyed, before they’re allowed to be tried? The answer my friend, is blowin’ in the wind!" which is a reference to the Bob Dylan's song "Blowin' in the Wind".
*This specials English title is a reference to {{wp|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi}}; its predecessor, ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', is a reference to {{wp|Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back}}.
*This special has never been aired in Britain, even though a [[dub]] exists, and it's been released on VHS there.
*This was the first time that any part of the anime franchise, other than openings, used digital coloring.
*{{MTR}}'s clone was never dubbed, saying its Japanese name of ''Nyarth''. It is unknown why this happened.
*During the conversation between Ash's Pikachu, Pikachutwo, and Mewtwo (immediately following Pikachu's arrival on the island), James comments "This is like the sequel to a movie I missed." [[Breaking the fourth wall]], this comment is essentially true, since James does not recall the events of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.
* Music from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' is used.
*The cloned {{p|Nidoqueen}} and {{p|Rhyhorn}} are shown to have mated and produced offspring; however, while in the games, not only is Nidoqueen unable to produce [[Pokémon egg|egg]]s, but if she could, the babies would ''all'' be {{p|Nidoran♀|the earliest member of the female evolutionary line}}. However, this may relate to their nature as clones, although the fact Ash and co. didn't question their existence (or know about the clones yet) would suggest it was simply an error or that the anime has different rules than the games.
*At the end, Mewtwo overlooks a city that bears similarities to New York City (buildings that look similar to the Empire State Building and MetLife Building can also be seen).
*It may be suggested that Mewtwo let Ash know they had a previous encounter as Ash said "This time we'll '''both''' be able to remember."

===Errors===
*When the clones are captured by Team Rocket's [[Poké Ball]]s, they are shown being captured as white energy instead of red energy which is shown in all other cases - again, this could be attributed to their nature as clones. It could also just be the nature of the balls themselves.
*Team Rocket's [[Poké Ball]]s vanish upon releasing the captured clones - although this may have been meant to signify their destruction by Mewtwo.

===Dub edits===
*When being swarmed by angry {{t|Bug}} Pokémon, Giovanni orders to have them all killed in the Japanese version. This may have been removed from the dub because Team Rocket is portrayed mostly as thieves in America, rather than actual cold-hearted villains.

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==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304564/ ''Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns'' at IMDb]
*[http://mewtworeturns.warnerbros.com/story.html Official website]

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M02

2011-07-25T20:58:44Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ this is no longer the only movie where Brock is not a main character, but only the first movie.

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{{redirect|The Power of One|the song|The Power of One (song)}}
:''Pokémon the Movie 2000 redirects here. For the book see [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (book)]]. For the ani-manga see [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (graphic novel)]]. For the Tops trading cards see [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 Trading Cards]]. For the soundtrack see [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (soundtrack)]]. For the score see [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)]].''
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|jatitle=幻のポケモンルギア爆誕
|rotitle=Mirage Pokémon Lugia's Explosive Birth
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|jpprem=July 17, 1999
|usprem=July 21, 2000
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|ened=[[The Power of One]] [[Polkamon]] [[Flying Without Wings]]
|jaop=[[The Rivals|ライバル！]]
|jaed=[[toi et moi]]
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|ukrating=PG
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'''Pokémon the Movie 2000 - The Power of One''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|幻|まぼろし}}のポケモンルギア{{tt|爆誕|ばくたん}}''' ''Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth''; officially ''Revelation-Lugia'' in Japan) is the second [[original series]] movie, and second of all Pokémon movies. It was first in Japanese theaters on July 17, 1999. It then made its way to North American theaters on July 21, 2000.

==Other posters and logos==
<gallery perrow=3>
File:Pikachu the Movie 2 poster.png|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster
File:M02Japanese.png‎|Final ''Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth'' movie poster
File:M02Lugia.png|Poster featuring Lugia
File:Japanese M02 Logo.png|''Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth'' logo
File:English M02 Logo.png|''Pokémon the Movie 2000'' logo
</gallery>

==Synopsis==
{{spoilers}}
''Disturb not the harmony of fire, ice or lightning, lest these titans wreak destruction upon the world in which they clash. Though the water's great guardian shall arise to quell the fighting, alone its song will fail, and thus the earth shall turn to ash. O Chosen One, into thine hands bring together all three. Their treasures combined tame the Beast of the Sea.''
:--'''Shamouti Prophecy'''

[[Lawrence III]], a wealthy collector of the world's most valuable antiques, wishes to make his collection complete by catching the three {{OBP|legendary birds|movie 2}}, {{p|Moltres}}, {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Articuno}}. Any one of them would be a priceless addition to Lawrence's collection, but he aims to capture the three in order to capture the fourth and most powerful bird, {{p|Lugia}}. Using his giant flying aircraft, Lawrence attacks the Fire Island, home to Moltres and captures the firebird. However, as Lawrence begins to follow the prophecy, the world's climate begins to be affected.

Somewhere in the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]], {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{Tracey}} are traveling to their next island destination on board a boat owned by a woman named [[Maren]]. [[Team Rocket]] as usual follow in their submarine. Suddenly, both parties are struck by a sea storm and dragged across the ocean to the middle of the Orange Islands, where they arrive at [[Shamouti Island]]. The weather is also going wrong at [[Pallet Town]], as witnessed by {{an|Professor Oak}} and [[Delia Ketchum]]. The trio and their Pokémon meet the islanders of Shamouti, who are celebrating their annual Legend Festival following the prophecy's tale - a Chosen One shall help Lugia to save the world and calm the legendary birds. Maren's friend, [[Carol]] was once the Festival Maiden, but now her younger rebellious sister {{mov|Melody}} takes on the role with some reluctance, until she meets Ash and kisses him, angering Misty.

During the festival ceremony, Melody explains Ash's role as Chosen One. He must venture out to the islands of the legendary birds and collects three glass orbs that represent the elements of Fire, Ice and Lightning, bring them back to Shamouti's shrine where Melody will play a wonderful tune (similar to the cry of Lugia) which will end the festival. Ash heads out immediately, with Maren and Pikachu going with him. Pikachu seems to be the only one who realizes the seriousness of the weather and leads Ash to the location of the Fire Sphere on Fire Island, after Maren's boat crashes onto its shores. Team Rocket, Misty, Tracey and Melody show up later on, but the island is visited by Zapdos. Pikachu and Zapdos communicate using electrical attacks, Zapdos explaining he shall claim the island for his own. Lawrence's ship appears, capturing Zapdos and the rest in Melody's boat. Lawrence is very polite to his accidental captives and kindly releases them in the lower chamber of his ship where Moltres and Zapdos are held prisoner.

However, this proves to be a mistake when Ash uses his Pokémon to release the two birds, who immediately get into a fight and destroy the ship in the process. The ship crashes onto Lightning Island, where Ash finds the Lightning Sphere. The group escape onto Melody's boat while Moltres, Zapdos and new arrival Articuno duel overhead. A giant typhoon scoops up the boat and carries it to the Shamouti Shrine, where Ash and the others meet Slowking, the shrine's guardian. Able to speak, he shows Ash where to place the collected spheres. In the moment he places the Thunder and Fire Sphere, the legendary birds attack the shrine, but are stopped by the sudden appearance of [[Lugia (movie 2)|Lugia]]. Lugia, who can also speak using {{t|psychic}} powers, explains that Ash, who is revealed to be the actual Chosen One of the prophecy, must collect the Ice Sphere from Articuno's island. Ash doubts he can do it, but support from his friends and Pokémon changes his mind.

As Ash sets out with Pikachu, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charizard, and Lugia towards Ice Island, Team Rocket witness a helicopter containing Professor Oak, Delia, [[Professor Ivy]] and a news crew crash land. Seeing a discarded inflatable raft and the helicopter's tail propeller, they get an idea. Ash's attempts to reach the island are thwarted by the legendary birds, but Team Rocket surprisingly come to the rescue on a motorboat using the items they salvaged. Team Rocket shock Ash by revealing that they do not wish the world to be destroyed. The heroes (and villains) race through the island and find the Ice Sphere. The legendary birds appear and Articuno is knocked out by its opponents. Ash, Pikachu and Team Rocket are saved by Lugia who heads back to Shamouti.

However, Lugia is slowed down by the extra weight of Team Rocket. The trio of villains decide to let go and nobly sacrifice themselves to allow Ash to save the world, something of which he is shocked by. Lawrence's ship, which is still functional, tries to capture Lugia, but it uses an {{m|Aeroblast}} attack to defeat the remaining legendary birds and Lawrence's ship before falling unconscious into the sea. Ash also falls unconscious but is saved by the timely arrival of Misty. Misty and Tracey revive Ash, who leads the group back to the shrine. Ash inserts the final sphere into the shrine, which shines brightly with the unison of the spheres. Melody plays Lugia's tune, which revives him and restores balance to the legendary birds. Lugia takes Ash and Pikachu for a fly with Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres beside them. Suddenly, a giant stream of water rises out of the ocean (the Beast of the Sea) and is tamed by the song. All the birds return to their homes and the Beast of the Sea vanishes into the ocean.

Lugia also departs, thanking Ash for his help. After Lugia has left, Delia, Oak and Ivy arrive, Delia scolding Ash for his recklessness but then asks him if he could visit her once in a while on his journey. Ash agrees to her question. Lawrence picks up an {{TCG|Ancient Mew}} card from the wreckage of his ship, deciding to restart his collection on a smaller scale. The film ends with Team Rocket appearing on Shamouti, having survived their sacrificial fall, lamenting that nobody actually saw them being heroes - but Slowking reveals to them that many people watched them and are right now. Slowking looks towards the screen, [[breaking the fourth wall]], as do Team Rocket, who end the film discussing what they should do now since they seem to now be good.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{Tracey}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{mov|Melody}}
* [[Lawrence III]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* [[Delia Ketchum]]
* [[Professor Ivy]]
* [[Maren]]
* [[Carol]]
* {{an|Brock}} (cameo)

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Lapras}} ({{OP|Ash|Lapras}})
* {{p|Snorlax}} ({{OP|Ash|Snorlax}})
* {{p|Staryu}} ({{OP|Misty|Staryu}})
* {{p|Goldeen}} ({{OP|Misty|Goldeen}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Marill}} ({{OP|Tracey|Marill}})
* {{p|Venonat}} ({{OP|Tracey|Venonat}})
* {{p|Scyther}} ({{OP|Tracey|Scyther}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Delia}}'s, [[Mimey]])
* {{p|Zapdos}} ([[Legendary birds (movie 2)#Zapdos|anime]])
* {{p|Articuno}} ([[Legendary birds (movie 2)#Articuno|anime]])
* {{p|Moltres}} ([[Legendary birds (movie 2)#Moltres|anime]])
* {{p|Lugia}} ({{OBP|Lugia|movie 2|anime}})
* {{p|Slowking}}
* {{p|Magikarp}}
* {{p|Pidgey}}
* {{p|Diglett}}
* {{p|Paras}}
* {{p|Dewgong}}
* {{p|Blastoise}}
* {{p|Ekans}}
* {{p|Seel}}
* {{p|Vaporeon}}
* {{p|Lickitung}}
* {{p|Tentacool}}
* {{p|Tentacruel}}
* {{p|Poliwrath}}
* {{p|Golduck}}
* {{p|Horsea}}
* {{p|Seadra}}
* {{p|Seaking}}
* {{p|Slowpoke}}
* {{p|Slowbro}}
* {{p|Staryu}}
* {{p|Venomoth}}
* {{p|Onix}}
* {{p|Pidgeotto}}
* {{p|Pidgeot}}
* {{p|Spearow}}
* {{p|Fearow}}
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Hitmonlee}}
* {{p|Hitmonchan}}
* {{p|Raichu}}
* {{p|Zubat}}
* {{p|Golbat}}
* {{p|Rhyhorn}}
* {{p|Cubone}}
* {{p|Exeggutor}}
* {{p|Machamp}}
* {{p|Machop}}
* {{p|Parasect}}
* {{p|Tauros}}
* {{p|Voltorb}}
* {{p|Geodude}}
* {{p|Nidoking}}
* {{p|Nidoqueen}}
* {{p|Vulpix}}
* {{p|Ninetales}}
* {{p|Rapidash}}
* {{p|Dodrio}}
* {{p|Magnemite}}
* {{p|Magneton}}
* {{p|Oddish}}
* {{p|Venusaur}}
* {{p|Sandslash}}
* {{p|Kangaskhan}}
* {{p|Golem}}
* {{p|Rattata}}
* {{p|Arbok}}
* {{p|Machoke}}
* {{p|Pinsir}}
* {{p|Victreebel}}
* {{p|Electabuzz}}
* {{p|Alakazam}}
* {{p|Sandshrew}}
* {{p|Wigglytuff}}
* {{p|Tangela}}
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Eevee}}
* {{p|Kingler}}
* {{p|Clefairy}}
* {{p|Starmie}}
* {{p|Nidoran♀}}
* {{p|Nidorina}}
* {{p|Nidoran♂}}
* {{p|Nidorino}}
* {{p|Drowzee}}
* {{p|Hypno}}
* {{p|Shellder}}
* {{p|Cloyster}}
* {{p|Poliwag}}
* {{p|Poliwhirl}}
* {{p|Chansey}}
* {{p|Gloom}}
* {{p|Primeape}}
* {{p|Rhydon}}
* {{p|Doduo}}
* {{p|Growlithe}}
* {{p|Ivysaur}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}}
* {{p|Weepinbell}}
* {{p|Krabby}}

==Movie guide==
===Character introductions===
*{{mov|Melody}}
*[[Lawrence III]]
*[[Maren]]
*[[Carol]]

==Pokémon debuts==
* {{p|Articuno}}
* {{p|Zapdos}}
* {{p|Lugia}}
* {{p|Slowking}}

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Orange}}
{{cast|Orange|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash|Veronica Taylor|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Orange|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Orange|Misty (anime)|disp=Misty|Rachael Lillis|Kasumi|Mayumi Iizuka|カスミ|飯塚雅弓}}
{{cast|Orange|Misty's Togepi|disp=Togepi|Satomi Kōrogi|Togepi|Satomi Kōrogi|トゲピー|こおろぎさとみ}}
{{cast|Orange|Tracey Sketchit|disp=Tracey|Ted Lewis|Kenji|Tomokazu Seki|ケンジ|関智一}}
{{cast|Orange|Jessie|Rachael Lillis|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Orange|James|Eric Stuart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Orange|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Maddie Blaustein|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}
{{cast|Orange|Professor Oak (anime)|disp=Professor Oak|Stan Hart|Dr. Ōkido|Unshō Ishizuka|オーキド博士|石塚運昇}}
{{cast|Orange|Delia Ketchum|disp=Delia|Veronica Taylor|Hanako|Masami Toyoshima|ハナコ|豊島まさみ}}
{{cast|Orange|Lawrence III|Neil Stuart|Jirarudan|Takeshi Kaga|ジラルダン|鹿賀丈史}}
{{cast|Orange|Slowking (Pokémon)|disp=Slowking|Nathan Price|Yadoking|Masatoshi Hamada|ヤドキング|濱田雅功}}
{{cast|Orange|Lugia (movie 2)|disp=Lugia|Eric Rath|Lugia|Kōichi Yamadera|ルギア|山寺宏一}}
{{cast|Orange|Melody (movie)|disp=Melody|Amy Birnbaum|Fleura|Akiko Hiramatsu|フルーラ|平松晶子}}
{{cast|Orange|Maren|Tara Jayne|Michiko|Kotono Mitsuishi|ミチコ|三石琴乃}}
{{cast|Orange|Legendary birds (movie 2)|disp=Moltres|Rikako Aikawa|Fire|Rikako Aikawa|ファイヤー|愛河里花子}}
{{cast|Orange|Legendary birds (movie 2)|disp=Articuno|Yumi Tōma|Freezer|Yumi Tōma|フリーザー|冬馬由美}}
{{cast|Orange|Legendary birds (movie 2)|disp=Zapdos|Katsuyuki Konishi|Thunder|Katsuyuki Konishi|サンダー|小西克幸}}
{{cast|Orange|Professor Ivy|Kayzie Rogers|Dr. Uchikido|Keiko Han|ウチキド博士|藩恵子}}
{{cast|Orange|Narrator|disp=Narration|Ken Gates|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
|}

==Trivia==
* The events of this movie happen between the episodes ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'' and ''[[EP106|The Pokémon Water War]]'', though it premiered in Japan between ''[[EP104|Bound for Trouble]]'' and ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]''.
* The first names of [[Delia Ketchum|Ash's mother]], {{an|Professor Oak}}, and [[Professor Ivy]] were first revealed in this movie.
* Lawrence III's actions in this movie were set in motion due to an {{TCG ID|2nd Movie|Ancient Mew|promo}} card. This is also the only movie to feature a Pokémon card.
* This is the first movie where {{an|Brock}} isn't a main character, though he has a cameo; when Professor Oak calls Professor Ivy to inform her of the unstable weather situation, Brock can be seen in the background, running from side to side in a frenzy (presumably doing multiple chores at the same time, as he can be seen carrying a {{p|Nidorina}} and a {{p|Paras}}). He is also seen in a picture in Ash's house in Pallet Town and making various poses in the background of a video conversation between Professors Ivy and Oak. Brock would be a main character in every other movie until [[M14|the first Black & White movie]], in which he makes no appearance.
* Some of the Pokémon shown on the cover are never actually seen in the movie.
* On the front cover, it appears as if Ash's undershirt is white, but it's actually black.
* When Pikachu steals [[Ash's hat]], Ash behaves similarly to the way he did in ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]''.
* When {{an|Professor Oak}} is talking to [[Professor Ivy]], the Pokémon TCG type symbols are shown as link buttons near the bottom of the screen.
* In this movie, Team Rocket uses a dub-only [[Team Rocket's mottos#Good_version|variation]] of their motto.
** This is also the only movie in which Team Rocket recites a variation of the motto and one of the few in which they actually recite a full motto.
* Four of the movie's characters, {{mov|Melody}}, [[Carol]], [[Maren]], and [[Professor Ivy]], each share their Japanese voice actresses with one character from the anime, {{wp|Sailor Moon}}. Melody's voice actress, [[Akiko Hiramatsu]], voiced the villain Calaveras in the Sailor Moon R arc. Carol's voice actress, Aya Hisakawa, voiced {{wp|Ami Mizuno|Sailor Mercury}}. Maren's voice actress, [[Kotono Mitsuishi]], voiced {{wp|Usagi Tsukino|Sailor Moon}} herself, and Professor Ivy's voice actress, Keiko Han, voiced {{wp|Cats (Sailor Moon)|Luna}} and {{wp|Queen Beryl}}.
* Ash follows up on the agreement he made with his mother at the end of the film after every [[region]], visiting [[Pallet Town]] before heading off to his next destination.
* Pikachu and Zapdos are shown to be able to communicate through electricity.
* Lawrence III goes after the legendary birds in reverse National Pokédex order.

===Errors===
* Tracey meets Professor Oak and Delia at the end of the movie. However, in ''[[EP115|A Tents Situation]]'', Tracey acts as if he never met them before.
** ''"And Tracey, it's nice to finally meet you."'' - Delia
** ''"He's really real!"'' - Tracey
* Ash could have given Professor Oak the [[GS Ball]], which was the reason he went to the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]] in the first place, but instead waits until he gets back to [[Pallet Town]].
**However, it is likely that this was done on purpose, as the movie, unlike the anime, was not initially released on "free" TV, and instead was a theatrical production.
* When Melody and Misty first meet, Melody tells them what time the banquet is and then says "Oh, and Misty, try not to get jealous." However only Ash was introduced while Misty's and Tracey's names were never mentioned.
*At the beginning of the movie, Lawrence III's computer says that the three legendary birds are unique to the Orange Islands, yet they are all found elsewhere multiple times in the anime, especially Articuno.
**However, the computer may have been meaning that their abilities were unique, as they seemed to affect the weather on a planetary scale, which the legendary birds in the anime weren't known to do.

===Dub edits===
[[File:Pocket Monsters -Movie 2- - Maboroshi no Pokemon - Lugia_Bakutan.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The deleted shot]]
* The Japanese prophecy did not refer to {{Ash}} specifically, but only to an "exceptional {{pkmn|Trainer}}".
* A portion of {{an|Professor Oak}}'s explanation of what was causing the weather disturbance was cut. In it, Professor Oak theorized that life on earth was started by a chemical reaction that began when lightning struck volcanic seawater on the young planet, relating it to the elemental abilities of {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Moltres}}, and {{p|Articuno}}.
* When the Pokémon are attempting to free the legendary birds, {{m|ThunderShock}}, {{m|Water Gun}}, and {{m|Flamethrower}} are used simultaneously. Tracey's explanation, which was cut from the dub, is that "electricity, plus fire, plus water... electricity {{wp|electrolysis|separates}} water into {{wp|hydrogen}} and {{wp|oxygen}}, which is then {{wp|combustion|recombined}} using fire which means—''Everybody get down!''" However, this line is included in the [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (book)|novelization]] and the [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (graphic novel)|ani-manga]] with different dialogue.

** The English audio track on the DVD released in the 2007 Japanese box set simply cut to dead silence during this scene. The same was done during Professor Oak's explanation scene.
* Although in the English version the birds are referred as "titans", in the Finnish version they are referred as "gods" like in the Japanese version. This is the only Finnish version of any movie to use this term though.

==In other languages==
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|pt_eu={{tt|Pokémon 2000: O Poder Único|Pokémon 2000: The Single Power}}
|ru={{tt|Покемон 2000: Сила Избранного|Pokémon 2000: The power of Chosen one}}
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==Related articles==
* [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (soundtrack)]] - English soundtrack
* [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (score)]] - English score
* [[Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth Music Collection]] - Japanese soundtrack
* [[Mirage Pokémon Lugia's Explosive Birth (manga)]] - manga adaptation
* [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (graphic novel)]] - "Ani-Manga" adaptation
* [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (book)]] - chapter book adaptation

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257001/ ''Pokémon: The Movie 2000'' at IMDb]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210234/ ''Gekijô-ban poketto monsutâ: Maboroshi no pokemon: Rugia bakutan'' at IMDb]
*[http://p2kmovie.warnerbros.com/index1.html Official site]
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(Japanese: '''ピカチュウVSメグロコVSコアルヒー！！''' ''Pikachu VS {{tt|Meguroco|Sandile}} VS Koaruhie!!'') is the 20th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 677th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 24, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==

{{incomplete synopsis}}

The episode starts off with {{Ash}} and his {{AP|Zuruggu}} battling {{an|Iris}} and her {{TP|Iris|Axew}}. The Pokémon stare ferociously at one another as Ash calls for a {{m|Headbutt}} attack and Iris calls for {{m|Scratch}}. The two Pokémon dramatically charge at one another, and Zuruggu headbutts Axew causing it to grab its head in pain. Axew quickly recovers and uses {{m|Scratch}}, but the move misses entirely. Instead, it causes Zuruggu's "pants" to fall down and the Molting Pokémon quickly grabs them and pulls them back up causing Axew to laugh hysterically. Both Ash and Iris laugh nervously at the battle proceedings. Ash then calls for Zuruggu to use {{m|Leer}}. Zurggu launches forward with the attack and inches closer and closer until Axew flinches. Ash gasps and nervously makes a comment to Pikachu. Iris gets pumped and tells Axew to use {{m|Dragon Rage}} which causes Ash and {{an|Cilan}}, who is preparing lunch, to jump in fear. Axew charges up to attack and ends up "sneezing" causing a large explosion. Axew looks around confusedly as Iris comes and picks it up. Cilan announces that lunch is ready, and Ash and Iris decide that it is enough training for today. From the grass, a Korahuie looks at the trio.

Ash's {{AP|Oshawott}} comes out of its Poké Ball and Ash decided to let all his Pokémon out for lunch. But before he can, the ground beneath him and {{AP|Pikachu}} collapses and he drops his Poké Balls and falls down the hole with Pikachu. As the rest of the group calls for him down the hole, the ground collapses again sealing the hole shut. Cilan calls out his {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}} to help, but Iris suggests that her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} is better suited for the situation.

After the opening credit, we find out a Sandile is responsible for digging the hole. Ash and Pikachu continue falling down and eventually crash land. Ash asks if Pikachu is okay as the Sandile makes its presence known. Ash has a flashback and recalls the Sandile is the Sunglasses Sandile from the hot springs and realizes it dug the hole because it wants to battle Pikachu. Meanwhile, Iris calls out her Excadrill which refuses to help despite Iris's requests. Cilan comments on the Pokémon's "bad taste" and Iris recalls it. As Cilan is telling his Pansage to help, the Korahuie that was looking at the trio through the bushes steals Cilan's pan. Cilan notices it running away with the pan, and as he and Pansage chase after it. The Korahuie, in turn, uses {{m|Scald}} and the attack is deflected off of Oshawott's shell onto Iris until the Sea Otter Pokémon cannot block it any further and takes the rest of the attack directly causing it's head to turn bright red. Oshawott runs around in pain and then throws its shell to the ground in anger. It quickly runs after it and puts it back on its chest and smiles happily once its back. It glares angrily at the Korahuie who is now laughing as it flies away. Oshawott, Zuruggu, and Axew chase after it and Iris follows after them. Cilan and Pansage return to the collapsed hole and plan to meet up with Iris afterwards.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Pikachu}} learns {{m|Electro Ball}}.
* The [[Sunglasses Waruvile|Sunglasses Sandile]] evolves into {{p|Waruvile}}.
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
*{{p|Koaruhie}}
*{{p|Waruvile}}


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Dan]] (flashback)

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Zuruggu}} ({{OP|Ash|Zuruggu}})
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Audino}})
* {{p|Sandile}} ([[Sunglasses Waruvile|sunglasses]]; evolves)
* {{p|Waruvile}} ([[Sunglasses Waruvile|sunglasses]]; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Koaruhie}} (×3; debut)
* {{p|Pidove}} (multiple)
* {{p|Woobat}} (multiple)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Yabukuron}}
* A new jingle is used for the title card.
* An instrumental version of ''{{OBP|Best Wishes!|song}}'' is used as background music.
** Also, new background music from {{v|Black and White|s}} are used for first time in this episode:
*** Title theme.
*** [[Rival]] battle theme.
*** [[Battle Subway]] theme.
*** "Emotion" theme.
* For the third time in a row, [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} do not appear in an episode.
** This surpasses all the episodes they missed before Black & White: [[EP001]] and [[AG120]] (which was a clip show).
* This is the first time that {{AP|Pikachu}} learns a new move since he learned {{m|Volt Tackle}} in ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure!]]'', which was 253 episodes earlier.
* This episode aired just five days after ''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]'' did in the US, which also featured the recurring Sandile, and was its debut.
* This is the first time when a Pokémon [[evolution|evolves]] during the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and a new evolution effect is introduced along with it.
* Prior to the airing of this episode, magazine scans (which normally detail an event occuring in this episode) included {{AP|Tepig}} and {{AP|Snivy}}, however they do not actually appear in this episode.
===Errors===
* When Pikachu and Sandile start fighting again and Sandile use Stone Edge, Sandile's sunglasses are missing.

===Dub edits===

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(Japanese: '''ピカチュウVSメグロコVSコアルヒー！！''' ''Pikachu VS {{tt|Meguroco|Sandile}} VS Koaruhie!!'') is the 20th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 677th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 24, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==

{{incomplete synopsis}}

The episode starts off with {{Ash}} and his {{AP|Zuruggu}} battling {{an|Iris}} and her {{TP|Iris|Axew}}. The Pokémon stare ferociously at one another as Ash calls for a {{m|Headbutt}} attack and Iris calls for {{m|Scratch}}. The two Pokémon dramatically charge at one another, and Zuruggu headbutts Axew causing it to grab its head in pain. Axew quickly recovers and uses {{m|Scratch}}, but the move misses entirely. Instead, it causes Zuruggu's "pants" to fall down and the Molting Pokémon quickly grabs them and pulls them back up causing Axew to laugh hysterically. Both Ash and Iris laugh nervously at the battle proceedings. Ash then calls for Zuruggu to use {{m|Leer}}. Zurggu launches forward with the attack and inches closer and closer until Axew flinches. Ash gasps and nervously makes a comment to Pikachu. Iris gets pumped and tells Axew to use {{m|Dragon Rage}} which causes Ash and {{an|Cilan}}, who is preparing lunch, to jump in fear. Axew charges up to attack and ends up "sneezing" causing a large explosion. Axew looks around confusedly as Iris comes and picks it up. Cilan announces that lunch is ready, and Ash and Iris decide that it is enough training for today. From the grass, a Korahuie looks at the trio.

Ash's {{AP|Oshawott}} comes out of its Poké Ball and Ash decided to let all his Pokémon out for lunch. But before he can, the ground beneath him and {{AP|Pikachu}} collapses and he drops his Poké Balls and falls down the hole with Pikachu. As the rest of the group calls for him down the hole, the ground collapses again sealing the hole shut. Cilan calls out his {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}} to help, but Iris suggests that her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} is better suited for the situation.

After the opening credit, we find out a Sandile is responsible for digging the hole. Ash and Pikachu continue falling down and eventually crash land. Ash asks if Pikachu is okay as the Sandile makes its presence known. Ash has a flashback and recalls the Sandile is the Sunglasses Sandile from the hot springs and realizes it dug the hole because it wants to battle Pikachu. Meanwhile, Iris calls out her Excadrill which refuses to help despite Iris's requests. Cilan comments on the Pokémon's "bad taste" and Iris recalls it. As Cilan is telling his Pansage to help, the Korahuie that was looking at the trio through the bushes steals Cilan's pan. Cilan notices it running away with the pan, and as he and Pansage chase after it. The Korahuie, in turn, uses {{m|Scald}} and the attack is deflected off of Oshawott's shell onto Iris until the Sea Otter Pokémon cannot block it any further and takes the rest of the attack directly causing it's head to turn bright red. Oshawott runs around in pain and then throws its shell to the ground in anger. It quickly runs after it and puts it back on its chest and smiles happily once its back. It glares angrily at the Korahuie who is now laughing as it flies away. Oshawott, Zuruggu, and Axew chase after it and Iris follows after them. Cilan and Pansage return to the collapsed hole and plan to meet up with Iris afterwards.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Pikachu}} learns {{m|Electro Ball}}.
* The [[Sunglasses Waruvile|Sunglasses Sandile]] evolves into {{p|Waruvile}}.
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
*{{p|Koaruhie}}
*{{p|Waruvile}}


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Dan]] (flashback)

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Zuruggu}} ({{OP|Ash|Zuruggu}})
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Audino}})
* {{p|Sandile}} ([[Sunglasses Waruvile|sunglasses]]; evolves)
* {{p|Waruvile}} ([[Sunglasses Waruvile|sunglasses]]; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Koaruhie}} (×3; debut)
* {{p|Pidove}} (multiple)
* {{p|Woobat}} (multiple)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Yabukuron}}
* A new jingle is used for the title card.
* An instrumental version of ''{{OBP|Best Wishes!|song}}'' is used as background music.
** Also, new background music from {{v|Black and White|s}} are used for first time in this episode:
*** Title theme.
*** [[Rival]] battle theme.
*** [[Battle Subway]] theme.
*** "Emotion" theme.
* For the third time in a row, [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} do not appear in an episode.
** This surpasses all the episodes they missed before Black & White: ''[[EP001]]'' and ''[[AG120]]'' (which was a clip show).
* This is the first time that {{AP|Pikachu}} learns a new move since he learned {{m|Volt Tackle}} in ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure!]]'', which was 253 episodes earlier.
* This episode aired just five days after ''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]'' did in the US, which also featured the recurring Sandile, and was its debut.
* This is the first time when a Pokémon [[evolution|evolves]] during the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and a new evolution effect is introduced along with it.
* Prior to the airing of this episode, magazine scans (which normally detail an event occuring in this episode) included {{AP|Tepig}} and {{AP|Snivy}}, however they do not actually appear in this episode.
===Errors===
* When Pikachu and Sandile start fighting again and Sandile use Stone Edge, Sandile's sunglasses are missing.

===Dub edits===

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BW018

2011-02-23T00:59:35Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Major events */ We didn't know who Ash sent until the next episode, so I felt it was important to note that.

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(Japanese:'''ヤグルマの森！クルミルとアーティ！！''' ''{{tt|Yaguruma|Pinwheel}} Forest! {{tt|Kurumiru|Sewaddle}} and Arti!!'') is the 18th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 675th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on January 27, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{incomplete synopsis}}
Ash and company, while on their journey aiming for Castelia Gym in Castelia City, encounter a Sewaddle, the Sewing Pokémon, in the middle of a forest. When Ash quickly chases after Sewaddle to capture it, he enters a deep part of the forest and loses his way.

==Major events==

*{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} reach [[Pinwheel Forest]] and meet [[Castelia City]] [[Gym Leader]], [[Arti]].
* Ash captures a {{AP|Sewaddle}}.
* Ash sends his {{AP|Pidove}} to [[Professor Juniper]] and adds Sewaddle to his team.
** ''While we see Ash send a Pokémon to Professor Juniper, we only learn that it was Pidove who was sent in the [[BW019|next episode]].''

{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
* [[Arti]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Sewaddle}} ({{OP|Ash|Sewaddle}})
* {{p|Hahakomori}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Arti]]

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Sewaddle}} ({{OP|Ash|Sewaddle}}; new; debut)
* {{p|Hahakomori}} ([[Arti]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Deerling}}
* {{p|Woobat}} (two)
* {{p|Patrat}} (two)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Janovy}}
* [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} do not appear in this episode.
* [[Cheren]]'s theme, as well as the Unova wild battle music, Unova gym battle music, and along with Unova trainer battle music are used as background music.
* This episode marks the second time that Ash has captured a Pokémon with a full [[party]]. The first time this happened was back in [[Kanto]] when Ash captured {{AP|Krabby|Kingler}} in ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'', which aired over thirteen-and-a-half years ago.
** This episode also reveals that if a Trainer captures a new Pokémon while having a full party, then the [[Poké Ball]] will seal itself until the Trainer either deposits it or another Pokémon in the party. This wasn't the case in ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]''. Instead, Krabby was immediately sent to {{an|Professor Oak}}.
*As of this episode, Ash has already obtained the same amount of Pokémon he obtained during the entire 192 episodes of the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and the entire 191 episodes of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} with six Pokémon.
* This is also the earliest time in a series that Ash switched his team around, with Sewaddle being swapped with {{AP|Pidove}}.
===Errors===
===Dub edits===

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Pokémon movie

2010-12-16T12:07:33Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Best Wishes series */ added full date for 1st movie

[[File:Pikachu the Movie.png|thumb|300px|Pikachu the Movie]]
A '''Pokémon movie''' is a movie, released in Japanese theaters in July, centering on Pokémon and following, as the [[Pokémon anime|main anime]], [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{ashfr|his friends}}. Typically, the movies' animation is done by [[Team Koitabashi]] of OLM (''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'' being the only one taken by another, [[Team Wasaki]]), and each has at least one hour of footage. Most also have a [[Pikachu short]] that is shown before the movie.

Movies, with little exception, center around and feature [[legendary Pokémon]] which are either not at all or very rarely seen in the main anime, often with the legendary Pokémon causing some sort of disaster with its powers or being pursued by someone with less than noble tendencies. Ash and his friends will often befriend a Pokémon during the movie and must, at the end, say goodbye to their new friend.

The locations in which the movies take place have been, since ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'', based on a real-world location outside of Japan. Topics explored are typically deeper than those explored in the episodes aired on TV, with the battle between greedy people who would use Pokémon for evil and those like Ash who are friends and partners to their Pokémon being a central issue in several movies.

When they open in Japan, they usually gross a large amount of money, typically ranking first for their premiere weekend. Recently, [[M11|one movie]] drew in a significant crowd despite the fact that it was released in the same weekend as a {{wp|Studio Ghibli}} film. In the United States, only the first five movies, those associated with the [[original series]], were released in theaters, however, the movies continue to be dubbed, being released directly to home video and, since ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', airing on [[Cartoon Network]] early in the year.

To date there have been thirteen theatrical Pokémon movies and three movie-length special episodes.

==Movies==
===Original series===
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! Movie
! English poster
! English title
! English release
! Japanese title
! Japanese release
! Summary
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! 1
| [[File:Movie1-poster.jpg|100px|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]
| '''[[M01|Pokémon the First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'''
| November 10, 1999
| '''ミュウツーの逆襲''' ''Mewtwo's Counterattack'' ''Mewtwo Strikes Back!''
| July 18, 1998
| align="left" | [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{ashfr|friends}} are tricked into visiting [[New Island]], an island ruled by a mutant Pokémon, {{an|Mewtwo}}. There, they find out about Mewtwo's plans to clone their Pokémon and destroy the world, and a massive battle follows between the clones and the originals—including the "original" counterpart to Mewtwo: {{mov|Mew|Mew|1}}.
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 2
| [[File:P2kposter.jpg|100px|The Power of One]]
| '''[[M02|Pokémon the Movie 2000 - The Power of One]]'''
| July 21, 2000
| '''幻のポケモンルギア爆誕''' ''Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth'' ''Revelation-Lugia''
| July 17, 1999
| align="left" | [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{ashfr|friends}} visit [[Shamouti Island]], the centerpoint of culture in the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]], just in time for their annual festival in honor of the Chosen One spoken of in legends who would save the world when {{mov|Lugia|Lugia|2}}'s song was not enough to quell the fighting {{mov|legendary birds|legendary birds|2}}. But when the meddling of a self-named "[[Lawrence III|Pokémon Collector]]" causes the legendary birds to begin fighting, will the Chosen One appear in time to help Lugia?
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 3
| [[File:Pokemon-3-poster-0.jpg|100px|Spell of the Unown]]
| '''[[M03|Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown]]'''
| April 6, 2001
| '''結晶塔の帝王ＥＮＴＥＩ''' ''Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei'' ''Lord of the "Unknown" Tower''
| July 8, 2000
| align="left" | When [[Spencer Hale]], a researcher exploring the mystery of the {{mov|Unown|Unown|3}}, disappears on an expedition, his daughter [[Molly Hale|Molly]] is left alone in their mansion in [[Greenfield]]. Using tiles of the Unown sent to her by her father, she brings Unown into the [[Pokémon world]], where their power can make real her dreams. When she wishes for her parents to return, however, she wishes her father as an {{mov|Entei|Entei|3}}, and then for him to bring her a mother. When Ash's [[Delia Ketchum|own mother]] is kidnapped by Entei to serve as Molly's, Ash and his friends must journey into the mansion that has been warped by the Unown's power and Molly's wishes... but can they get to Molly in time to stop the Unown's power from warping the whole [[Johto]] region... or even the world?
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 4
| [[File:Pokemon forever.jpg|100px|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]
| '''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'''
| October 11, 2002
| '''セレビィ時を超えた遭遇''' ''Celebi: Encounter Beyond Time'' ''Celebi: a Timeless Encounter''
| July 7, 2001
| align="left" | Forty years in the past, a [[Sam|young Trainer]] finds a {{mov|Celebi|Celebi|4}} on the run from a Pokémon poacher. Trying to calm it, the boy is accidentally transported to the present day by Celebi, and thought by all in the past to have vanished. He meets {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}}, but before they can get Celebi to take him back to the past, it is captured by a far more dangerous man, [[Team Rocket]] operative [[Iron-Masked Marauder]], whose [[Dark Ball]]s brainwash Celebi into following his every command.
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 5
| [[File:PokéMovie 5.png|100px|Pokémon Heroes]]
| '''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'''
| May 16, 2003
| '''水の都の護神ラティアスとラティオス''' ''Guardian Gods of the City of Water: Latias and Latios'' ''The Guardians of Altomare''
| July 13, 2002
| align="left" | In [[Alto Mare]], a legend is told of its guardians, {{OBP|Latios|movie 5}} and {{OBP|Latias|movie 5}}, who have protected the city for a long time. The [[Soul Dew]], their essence, is kept in Alto Mare to keep the city safe. But when [[Team Rocket]] agents {{mov|Annie}} and [[Oakley]] arrive to attempt to steal the Soul Dew, Ash and his friends must recover it to keep Alto Mare safe at all costs.
|}

===''Advanced Generation'' series===
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! Movie
! English cover
! English title
! English release
! Japanese title
! Japanese release
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|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 6
| [[File:M06 Poster.png|100px|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]
| '''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'''
| June 1, 2004 (DVD)
| '''七夜の願い星ジラーチ''' ''Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi'' ''Wishing Star of the Seven Nights''
| July 19, 2003
| align="left" | A mysterious comet that passes by every millennium awakens {{OBP|Jirachi|movie 6}}, a legendary Pokémon. Using its power, a magician, [[Butler]], who was formerly a member of [[Team Magma]], attempts to create a {{p|Groudon}} to further the group's goals. Can {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}} protect Jirachi during the week that it is awake?
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 7
| [[File:Destiny Deoxys poster.jpg|100px|Destiny Deoxys]]
| '''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'''
| January 22, 2005 (Kids' WB!)
| '''裂空の訪問者デオキシス''' ''Sky-Splitting Visitor: Deoxys'' ''Deoxys the Visitor''
| July 17, 2004
| align="left" | When a meteor crashes into Earth, a battle begins between {{OBP|Rayquaza|movie 7}} and the {{OBP|Deoxys|movie 7}} contained inside. With Rayquaza the victor, researchers pick up a portion of the meteor with the intention of studying it. When the Deoxys has finally recovered four years later, it attacks the city where the researchers call home, just in time for Ash and friends to visit. But why is it attacking? What connection does the meteor have with it?
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 8
| [[File:LucarioMewDVD.PNG|100px|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]
| '''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'''
| September 19, 2006 (Kids' WB!)
| '''ミュウと波導の勇者ルカリオ''' ''Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario'' ''Mew and the Wave Hero''
| July 16, 2005
| align="left" | [[Ash's Pikachu]] is taken to the [[Tree of World's Beginning]] by a wild {{OBP|Mew|movie 8}}. To get Pikachu back, Ash must now team up with a legendary {{OBP|Lucario|movie 8}} from many years past, but with Lucario still bitter about the hero who sealed him away, Ash and friends must discover the hero's true intentions.
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 9
| [[File:Movie 9 English Cover.png|100px|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]
| '''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'''
| March 23, 2007 (Cartoon Network)
| '''ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子マナフィ''' ''Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy'' ''The Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea''
| July 15, 2006
| align="left" | When the egg of a legendary Pokémon, {{mov|Manaphy|Manaphy|9}}, with ties to [[People of the Water|an ancient water-based civilization]], falls into the hands of [[The Phantom|a pirate]], a {{OBP|Pokémon Ranger|Ranger series}} entrusts the egg to {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}}—specifically {{an|May}}. May must keep the egg safe until it hatches, and afterward, make sure Manaphy does not fall into the hands of the Phantom, lest [[Samiya]] be lost to the seafloor and Manaphy lose its home.
|}

===''Diamond & Pearl'' series===
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! Movie
! English cover
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! English release
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! Japanese release
! Summary
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 10
| [[File:RiseOfDarkraiCover.jpg|100px|The Rise of Darkrai]]
| '''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'''
| February 24, 2008 (Cartoon Network)
| '''ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ''' ''Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai''
| July 14, 2007
| align="left" | In [[Alamos Town]], a large shrine to {{an|Dialga}} and {{an|Palkia}}, the [[Space-Time Tower]], sits. But when Dialga and Palkia begin to battle in their dimension, the fight spills over into the Pokémon world, trapping Alamos Town away from the rest of the world. A {{mov|Darkrai|Darkrai|10}} that lives in town tries to help, but is ultimately blamed by the town as the cause of the problem. Can Ash and his friends save Alamos Town before it is destroyed, and prove Darkrai's intentions?
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 11
| [[File:Giratina and the Sky Warrior.png|100px|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]
| '''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'''
| February 13, 2009 (Cartoon Network)
| '''ギラティナと氷空の花束シェイミ''' ''Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin''
| July 19, 2008
| align="left" | When dark, poisonous clouds begin to appear in the [[Reverse World]], home to {{an|Giratina}}, it takes matters into its own hands and pursues the cause of the clouds: {{an|Dialga}} and {{an|Palkia}}. Finding Dialga, it lures it for revenge, and assumes {{mov|Shaymin|Shaymin|11}} to also be responsible. But this is not the only trouble: a researcher who wishes to make Giratina's power his own is also in pursuit of the Renegade Pokémon. With the balance of the Pokémon world and Reverse World altering due to Dialga and Giratina's own fight, Ash and friends must stop the fighting and get Shaymin to [[Gracidea]] to participate in the flower bearing ceremony.
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 12
| [[File:Arceus and the Jewel of Life.png|100px|Movie 12]]
| '''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'''
| November 20, 2009 (Cartoon Network)
| '''アルセウス超克の時空へ''' ''Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime''
| July 18, 2009
| align="left" | Ash and friends have traveled to [[Michina Town]], an ancient area surrounded by many legends—and unsurprisingly, many [[legendary Pokémon]] as well. {{an|Arceus}}, however, is angry, as in the past it was betrayed by the people of Michina Town, and begins to destroy the area. {{an|Dialga}}, {{an|Palkia}}, and {{an|Giratina}} arrive to protect Ash and friends from the legendary Pokémon, but how can Ash stop the most powerful Pokémon of them all, especially in its rage?
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 13
| [[File:Ruler of Illusions Zoroark.png|100px|Movie 13]]
| '''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'''
| TBA
| '''幻影の覇者ゾロアーク''' ''Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark''
| July 10, 2010
| align="left" | Ash and friends arrive in [[Crown City]], where the "Pokémon Backer World Cup" will be held. However, the city is being destroyed by {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}} and {{p|Suicune}}, who are all forms of a new and mysterious Pokémon, {{p|Zoroark}}. Zoroark's child, {{p|Zorua}}, asks Ash and his friends for help in saving its mother from the villain who has enslaved it.
|}

===''Best Wishes'' series===
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! Movie
! English cover
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! Japanese title
! Japanese release
! Summary
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;" align="center"
! 14
| [[File:Victini and the Black Hero poster.png|100px|Victini and the Black Hero]]
| '''[[M14]]'''
| TBA
| '''ビクティニと黒き英雄''' ''Victini and the Black Hero''
| July 16, 2011
| align="left" | TBA.
|}

==Relation to the main anime==
Generally, Pokémon movies have little to no impact on the overall plotline of the anime, and are considered by many to be little different from [[filler episode]]s as far as their canon status. Some fans consider the movies to be non-canon, citing movies of long-running anime like ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'' as being not canon to their series, despite featuring the same characters in the same general style.

Evidence going either way is sparse, with many details, such as the fact that {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}} having met {{an|Dialga}} and {{an|Palkia}} in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'', and ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' going unmentioned when the legendary Pokémon are seen again in ''[[DP152|The Battle Finale of Legend!]]''. Other details introduced in movies, such as Ash's [[aura]] abilities, have in fact been referenced by the main anime. As details of earlier episodes are sometimes contradicted by later ones, such as May claiming to have used {{TP|May|Skitty}} in the {{To|Fallarbor}} {{pkmn|Contest}} in ''[[AG077|A Fan with a Plan]]'' when she actually used {{TP|May|Beautifly}} in ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]'', this is generally presumed to carry over into the movies as well.

It is possible that early on, the movies were intended to be generally ambiguous in regard to their canon status, as Mewtwo's erasure of everyone's memories at the conclusion of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' makes there no difference as to whether or not the movie is canon. As the series has progressed, however, more references to past movies have been made, with Ash recognizing a {{p|Latios}} immediately in [[DP189]], despite having never seen another aside from the one which appeared in ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]''.

Due to this inconsistency, it will be noted in the movies' individual articles when a reference has been made to them in the main anime. The placement of the movies in the anime timeline will generally be between the episodes aired before and after the date of the movie's Japanese premiere, though often with earlier movies, this placement can vary with regard to events in the main anime.

==Long specials==
These special episodes, which run longer than the normal half hour and are not usually separated into more than one episode in either the original or the dub, are often considered TV Pokémon movies, not counting towards the running total. They never appear in theaters, but are instead broadcast on the same networks that the regular anime is broadcast for their premieres. Though they may air around the same time as other episodes of the anime, usually in the anime's normal timeslot, they are not assigned episode numbers.

===2000===
{{main|Mewtwo Returns}}

{{an|Mewtwo}}, who has been hiding out in the [[Johto]] region since last he was seen, has been located by [[Giovanni]]. Now the [[Team Rocket|Rocket]] Boss wants to recapture the powerful Pokémon to again use him for his own purposes. It was released directly to video in the United States and elsewhere.

===2001===
{{main|The Legend of Thunder!}}

In the first anime break from {{Ash}} and friends, three trainers, {{jo|Jimmy}}, {{jo|Marina}}, and [[Vincent]] must stop the evil [[Team Rocket]] duo [[Attila]] and [[Hun]] from capturing {{OBP|Raikou|Legend of Thunder}}. It was divided up into three parts to become the first three episodes of [[Pokémon Chronicles]] when dubbed.

===2006===
{{main|The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon}}

{{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, [[Max]], and {{an|Brock}} meet up with {{an|Misty}} and [[Professor Oak]] to investigate [[Dr. Yung]]'s new Mirage Pokémon system. But when the mysterious Mirage Master appears with a Mirage {{p|Mewtwo}}, Ash is forced to fight him to stop his plans to dominate the world with his Mirage Pokémon.

==Trivia==
* In the [[List of locations by index number (DS)|list of locations where a Pokémon can be obtained]] in [[Generation IV]] games, unused data exists for every movie between [[M09|the ninth]] and the present, with space reserved for movies up to 2016 (what would be, assuming they continue to be released annually, the ''nineteenth'' movie). What this may mean for the continuing use of Generation IV games as event recipients is unknown.

==See also==
{{bulbanews|WB to re-release first three Pokémon movies}}
*[http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/ Japanese official website]
*[http://www.pokemonmovie.com/ American official website]

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[[pt:Lista de longa-metragens Pokémon]]

AG045

2010-09-09T18:38:37Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ no longer has all three of Ash's female friends' voice actors.

{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=AG044 |
prevtitle=The Princess and the Togepi |
nextcode=AG046 |
nexttitle=Candid Camerupt! |
series=Advanced Generation series |
colorscheme=Hoenn}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
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]] |
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=冨岡淳広 |
storyboard=湯山邦彦 |
director=大町繁 |
art=徳田夢之介 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=AG041-AG050 |
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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}}

==Synopsis==
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, 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 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 Team Rocket and orders his Pokémon to attack them, and they end up blasting off again. He later finds {{Ash}}, {{an|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 SolarBeam, 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 is surprised that she has a Gyarados. 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|company}} waves goodbye to Misty as she leaves for [[Cerulean City]].

==Major events==
* [[Misty's Gyarados]] is revealed to know {{m|Flamethrower}}
* {{an|Misty}}'s {{p|Togepi}} learns {{m|Safeguard}}.
* {{p|Togepi|Misty's Togepi}} evolves into {{TP|Misty|Togetic}}.
* Misty leaves Togetic in the [[Mirage Kingdom]] and returns to [[Cerulean City]].

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Togetic}} ({{OP|Misty|Togetic}})

==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===
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Mudkip}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}}; evolves)
* {{p|Togetic}} ({{OP|Misty|Togetic}}; debut, newly evolved, leaves)
* {{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)

==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 may never appear in the anime after [[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}}. The only leads to not appear in this episode are {{Tracey}}, {{an|Dawn}} and [[Dawn's Piplup|her Piplup]], who wouldn't appear for [[DP001|another 147 episodes]]. The other two are ''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]'', the first part of this episode, and ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''.
[[File:ShedinjaError.JPG|thumb|right|The error]]
===Errors===
* In one scene, May's hair overlaps Misty's arm, even though May was standing farther back then her.
* After {{an|May}} looks up the {{p|Togepi}} on her [[Pokédex]] and {{an|Misty}} states that it must be [[Colonel Hansen]] who made them exhausted, [[Miranda]] calls Misty Hansen by dubbing mistake.
* A similiar 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.
* Hansen's Ninjask knocks Misty's Togepi out with a {{m|Shadow Ball}}, even thought a {{type2|Ghost}} move shouldn't have any effect on a {{type2|Normal}} Pokémon.
*In the introduction of this episode, The narrator states that Misty is ''now'' the Gym leader of [[Cerulean City]], even though she was Gym Leader before. This is only present in the dub.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|海市蜃樓的另一邊！波克比的樂園！|The Other Side of the Mirage! Togepi's Paradise!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Togepi-kangastus|The Togepi mirage}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Le paradis Togépi|The Togepi paradise}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Das Togepi-Paradies|The Togepi-paradise}}'''
* Hebrew: '''חיזיון טוגפי''' ''{{tt|khizayon Togepi|Togepi Mirage}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Due mondi in bilico|Two worlds in unstable balance}}
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|A Miragem de Togepi!|The Togepi Mirage!}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|Un espejismo Togepi|A Togepi mirage}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Un espejismo Togepi!|A Togepi mirage!}}'''
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AG044

2010-09-09T18:37:41Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ no longer has all three of Ash's female friends.

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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!! |
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broadcast_jp=September 25, 2003 |
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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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'''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.
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== Synopsis ==
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{{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}}, along with {{an|May}} and [[Max]], meet up with {{an|Misty}}. 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 [[Team Rocket]], 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 the blimp.

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.
**Misty and {{an|May}} & [[Max]] meet each other for the first time.
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=== 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 ===
[[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}}. The only leads to not appear in this episode are {{Tracey}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and [[Dawn's Piplup|her Piplup]], who would not appear until [[DP001|another 148 episodes]] later. The other two are ''[[AG045|A Togepi Mirage]]'', the second part of this episode, and ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''.
=== Errors ===
* When {{p|Shedinja}} appears for the first time, {{an|Misty}} does not seem to be scared of it, even thought she got scared of {{p|Ninjask}} that appeared soon after and also Shedinja itself a little later.
* 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 [[Team Rocket]] attack and {{an|Misty}} refuses to hand [[Misty's Togetic|Togepi]] over, {{p|Shedinja}}'s halo can be seen to be missing, despite that Shedinja was just at the edge of the screen.

=== Dub edits ===

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|小霞登場！波克比與夢幻王國！|Misty Appears! Togepi and the Mirage Kingdom!}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Prinsessa ja Togepi|Princess and Togepi}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|La princesse et le Togépi|The princess and the Togepi}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Die Prinzessin und das Togepi|The princes and the Togepi}}'''
* Hebrew: '''הנסיכה וטוגפי''' ''{{tt|hanesikha veTogepi|The Princess and Togepi}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Uno strano regno|A strange kingdom}}
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|A Princesa e o Togepi|The Princess and the Togepi}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|La princesa y el Togepi|The princess and the Togepi}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La princesa y el Togepi!|The princess and the Togepi!}}'''

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AG004

2010-08-21T13:06:28Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added ironic part to Misty trivia.

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epcode=AG004 |
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title_en=You Never Can Taillow |
title_ja=スバメがいっぱい　危険がいっぱい！トウカの森でゲットだぜ！！ |
title_ja_trans=A Lot of Subame! A Lot of Danger! Capture in Touka Woods!! |
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broadcast_jp=December 12, 2002 |
broadcast_us=November 22, 2003 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced |
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'''You Never Can Taillow''' (Japanese: '''スバメがいっぱい　危険がいっぱい！トウカの森でゲットだぜ！！''' ''A Lot of {{tt|Subame|Taillow}}! A Lot of Danger! Capture in {{tt|Touka|Petalburg}} Woods!!'') is the fourth episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and the 278th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 12, 2002 and in the United States on November 22, 2003.

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== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{an|May}} and [[Max]] are walking in a forest. May complains that she is hungry while Max complains that he hasn't seen one new Pokémon yet. The two start to bicker about what to do next, pulling Ash in two directions until he and Pikachu yell for them to stop. Ash decides they'll take a quick lunch break and then decide which way to go, but there's one problem: none of them have brought lunch with them; even Pikachu's food canister is empty. Ash apologizes for messing up, then wishes Brock were there, telling May and Max about him, especially how good a cook he is.

Max pulls out his "emergency stash," a chocolate cookie. They agree to share the small treat, when suddenly a {{p|Taillow}} swoops in and snatches it. They chase the Taillow, with May incensed over the food theft and Max excited that he finally found a Pokémon. The Taillow soon eats the chocolate, and Max asks if he liked it.

Pikachu discovers that they are in a grove of fruit trees. Ash tells Pikachu to shock down some fruit; however, numerous Taillow appear and snatch it up before it hits the ground. Then more Taillow appear and surround the group, looking angry. Ash wonders if it's because they're in the Taillow's territory. Ash orders Pikachu to {{m|Thunderbolt}} them; the Taillow are knocked down, but recover quickly. A second Thunderbolt is also shaken off.

[[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} watching from the bushes, are impressed with the Taillow's resilience. They speculate that catching Pikachu would be easy if the fierce Taillow were on their side.

Meanwhile, Pikachu continues to shock the Taillow, hitting one that May spots as the leader. Max notes that the chocolate mustache on its beak marks it as the cookie-thief. The Taillow shrugs off Pikachu's attack and leads the others in a mass attack on our heroes. They prepare to be hit hard when a figure appears, throwing a Poké Ball and commanding {{TP|Brock|Forretress}} to use {{m|Explosion}}. It is {{an|Brock}} to the rescue.

Introductions are made, and then Brock offers the others sandwiches only to discover they have been stolen from his backpack. He offers to cook up some stew instead. A little way off, Team Rocket make use of the Taillow, bribing them with the stolen "sandwiches" to capture Pikachu.

Meanwhile, the chocolate-beaked Taillow has (seemingly on its own) shown up to challenge Pikachu, and Ash enthusiastically agrees. They battle over the stream but the Taillow, despite taking several Thunderbolts and a massive {{m|Thunder}} attack, refuses to back down. Brock tells Ash to stop the fight before he hurts it any more - he'll have to catch it. Ash throws a Poké Ball and captures {{AP|Taillow}}.

Ash calls his new Taillow out, Brock spritzes it with medicine and Ash wipes the chocolate off its beak with {{an|Misty}}'s handkerchief while Ash, Pikachu and Taillow do a victory pose.

Team Rocket then makes their appearance, ordering the Taillow to attack, but Brock's cooking alarm goes off, announcing the stew is ready. Brock offers to share with the hungry Taillow flock, who lose interest in fighting. Team Rocket mourns the failure of their plan, but go to attack anyway, figuring Pikachu will be weak with hunger. However, they get blasted off, as Ash informs them that Pikachu ate Brock's Pokémon food already.

Taillow says goodbye to its flock, as our heroes continue their journey, now joined by Brock and Taillow.

== Major events ==
* {{an|Brock}} returns with {{TP|Brock|Forretress}}, having left {{cat|Brock's Pokémon|his other Pokémon}} at the [[Pewter Gym]].
* [[Brock's Forretress]] is revealed to know {{m|Explosion}}.
* {{Ash}} {{pkmn2|caught|captures}} a {{AP|Taillow}}.

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

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

=== Pokémon ===
[[Who’s That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Misdreavus}}
*{{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
*{{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
*{{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
*{{p|Taillow}} ({{op|Ash|Taillow}}, new; debut)
*{{p|Torchic}} ({{op|May|Torchic}})
*{{p|Forretress}} ({{op|Brock|Forretress}})

== Trivia ==
* The half time shots feature Ash, May, Max and Brock. This will be the final change of the half time shots. From there on, the background can feature {{p|Groudon}}, {{p|Kyogre}}, {{p|Rayquaza}}, {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Regice}} or {{p|Registeel}}.
* After catching it, Ash let out his new {{AP|Taillow}} and cleaned off its chocolate mustache with the same napkin {{an|Misty}} gave him when they said goodbye, ironic considering this episode also features Brock's return.
* The title is a reference to the phrase "you never can tell."
* This may be one of the only times that a Poké Ball does not shake or wobble when a Trainer catches a Pokémon.

=== Errors ===
* When May pulls Ash's cap over his face for forgetting to pack any lunch, her right eye was the same color as her skin.
* As May prepares to send out {{TP|May|Torchic}}, her gloves disappear.
* Ash's gloves momentarily disappear in one scene.
* May is no longer wearing her gloves from when she starts to eat stew until the end of the episode.
* When Brock orders Forretress to use Explosion, the Japanese voice of Unsho Ishizuka can be heard.

=== Dub edits ===
* The [[rice ball]]s Brock had were called sandwiches. In other episodes, they have been called doughnuts, rice balls and other names.

==In other languages==
* Chinese: '''{{tt|傲骨燕多多！危險多多！在橙華森林收服它！|A Lot of Taillow! A Lot of Danger! Capture it at Chénghuá (Petalburg) Forest}}'''
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Kiivas ystäväni|The quick-tempered friend of mine}}'''
* French: '''{{tt|Quand l'estomac crie famine|When the stomach shouts famine}}'''
* German: '''{{tt|Ein Schwalbini kommt selten allein|A Taillow is rarely alone}}'''
* Hebrew: '''אף אחד לא יכול לגבור על טיילו''' ''{{tt|af ekhad lo yakhol ligvor al Taillow|No one can beat Taillow}}''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Lo stormo|The flock}}'''
* Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|Não se Pode com um Taillow|You Can't Stand a Chance with a Taillow}}'''
* Spanish:
** Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|No hay quien venza a Taillow|No one can beat Taillow}}'''
** Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Un Pokémon implacable!|A restless Pokémon!}}'''

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2010-08-11T14:06:31Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added that Meguli Toyoguchi played characters prominent in each episodes

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title_en=Dawn of a Royal Day!|
title_ja=トゲキッス舞う！王女さまのポケモンコンテスト！！|
title_ja_trans=Togekiss Dance! The Princess's Pokémon Contest!! |
broadcast_jp=April 1, 2010 |
broadcast_us=August 28, 2010 |
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en_op=[[We Will Carry On!]] |
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'''Dawn of a Royal Day!''' (Japanese: '''トゲキッス舞う！王女さまのポケモンコンテスト！！''' ''Togekiss Dance! The Princess's Pokémon Contest!!'') is the 171st episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, and the 637th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 1, 2010 as part of a 1-hour special alongside ''[[DP170|An Elite Coverup!]]'' and will air in the United States on August 28, 2010.
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==Synopsis==
{{ashfr|The gang}} are still on their way to [[Valor Lakefront]] so {{an|Dawn}} can compete in the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival|Grand Festival]], and are currently passing through [[Katakuri Town]] on the way when they notice that one of the final [[Pokémon Contest]]s before the Grand Festival is due to take place that day. {{an|Brock}} asks Dawn if she plans to enter, but Dawn tells him no; she has her fifth [[ribbon]] already so there's no need. Suddenly a woman in formal dress approaches Dawn and tells her, by name, that they've been waiting for her. Dawn is overcome with confusion, having never seen the woman before, while Brock is naturally overcome with affection and tells the woman of his paralyzing love for her. However his paralyzing love is nothing compared to {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}'s paralyzing {{m|Poison Jab}} and he is, as usual, dragged away.

Dawn and {{Ash}} are left with the woman, and Dawn asks her what she means by 'waiting for her'. The woman apologizes and introduces herself as [[Freesia]], and tells Dawn that she's come to collect her... to turn her into a Princess.

Later Dawn, Ash and Brock are introduced to [[Princess Salvia]], who looks almost identical to Dawn. The princess is very excited to meet Dawn and is also excited to meet the Piplup that helped Dawn win the [[Wallace Cup]]. Salvia then introduces herself to Dawn, Ash and Brock and the three can't understand how she knows all their names. Salvia explains that she's a massive fan of Dawn's, having seen her competing in all her contests as well as the [[Tag Battle Tournament]] and therefore knows the name of her friends. Freesia explains that Salvia is visiting Katakuri Town as a goodwill ambassador, and wishes to enter the upcoming contest. However, Salvia is very busy with official business and therefore has no time to enter and therefore the two are asking Dawn if she would mind switching places with her for the day. Dawn is astounded to be asked such a favor, and Salvia asks kindly if Dawn would mind agreeing. Dawn thinks about it...

...but clearly doesn't have to think for long, as soon Dawn is dressed in one of Salvia's dresses. Dawn can't believe she's actually wearing the dress of a princess and Ash comments on how good she looks in it. Now it's clear to everyone how much Dawn and Salvia look alike and Salvia leaves to change into Dawn's normal clothing. Soon, Salvia is dressed and now looks exactly like Dawn (who notes that looking at Salvia is like looking in a mirror). Now Salvia is free to enter the Katakuri Contest, and although Salvia feels strange wearing Dawn's clothes Freesia assures her she looks fine. Salvia trusts her handmaiden and brings out a [[Poké Ball]] containing the Pokémon she plans to enter with... a {{p|Togekiss}}. None of the gang have ever seen a Togekiss before, and Dawn looks it up in the [[Pokédex]]. The Pokédex states that Togekiss, [[Evolution|evolved]] from {{p|Togetic}}, never appears in a place where there is strife. Salvia tells the group that both she and Togekiss have been training hard for the day when they would get to enter a contest. Suddenly there is a knock at the door, and Salvia quickly returns Togekiss to her Poké Ball as [[Salvia's butler|her butler]] enters. He apologizes for in intrusion, and Freesia quickly leads Salvia, Ash and Brock out. The butler, thinking Dawn is Salvia, tells Dawn that he wasn't aware that she had an interview at that time. Dawn starts to fluster, and tells him there's 'no need to worry', however the butler tells Dawn that such a phrase isn't appropriate for a princess. Dawn, realizing she needs to carry herself like a princess, apologizes. The butler reminds his princess that she has a lot of meetings prepared and hopes that she is ready for them and doesn't forget to smile. Unfortunately this isn't something Dawn is prepared for and she puts on a ''very'' nervous smile.

Outside the contest hall, Salvia is preparing to register for entry and is starting to get nervous. Ash and Brock tell her not to worry, and that they'll be there for her cheering her on. Salvia regains her confidence and enters the hall with the two. Watching from behind a nearby bush are [[James]] and {{MTR}} and both are confused as to why Dawn would want to enter the contest considering the fact she's already got five ribbons. Sitting nearby is [[Jessie]], who is changing into her Jessilina disguise. Jessie isn't concerned about Dawn as she's probably only at the contest hall to watch... and while Dawn might have five ribbons Jessie still only has four and she declares that today is the day she'll get her fifth and secure her place in the Grand Festival.

Soon the contest is underway, and [[Marian]] welcomes the spectators to Katakuri Town, 'the town of overflowing greenery'. She introduces the judges who are, as ever, [[Raoul Contesta|Mr. Contesta]], [[Mr. Sukizo]] and Katakuri's [[Nurse Joy]]. Backstage, as Salvia watches everything happening, Jessie is furious to see 'Dawn' as if she's backstage then it means she must be entering the contest after all despite having collected five ribbons already. Jessie begins to declare her desire to defeat Dawn when suddenly 'Dawn' approaches Jessie and starts to introduce herself to 'Jessilina' having seen her compete in contests too. Jessie is, naturally, confused and Salvia realizes that Dawn and Jessilina might be friends having competed in the same contests sometimes. While Dawn and Jessilina aren't strangers they ''certainly'' aren't friends! Jessie angrily asks 'Dawn' why she's entering the contests when she already has five ribbons and Salvia explains that entering contests has been her dream before excusing herself and wishing good blessings on Jessie. Now Jessie is very angry, and believes that Dawn is just being arrogant and feigning confidence and is now determined to win.

Meanwhile, Dawn is having her own problems as she has just finished a meeting with a gentlemen who had arrived to pay his respects to his princess. As he leaves, Dawn quietly asks Freesia if that's all but Freesia tells Dawn to hang tight as there are only eighty groups left... however while eighty might not be much to Freesia but it's a lot to Dawn who isn't looking forward to more greetings.

The Katakuri Contest is underway and after several appeals (including Jessie, who does an excellent appeal showing off her {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}}'s attacks thanks to her extra determination to beat Dawn). Soon it's Salvia's turn and while Ash and Brock cheer the princess on, James and Meowth and astounded to see the twerp entering the contest too. Salvia sends out Togekiss, and the [[seal]]s on the Ball Capsule create a crown around Togekiss as she appears. James and Meowth's surprise to see Dawn with a Togekiss is huge as Salvia starts off by having Togekiss use {{m|Aura Sphere}} which is sent into the air. Salvia then has Togekiss use {{m|Sky Attack}} and she travels into the air while glowing causing the Aura Sphere to split into several sections which surrounds Togekiss. Salvia then has Togekiss use {{m|Air Slash}}. Togekiss starts to spin while using Air Slash which causes the Aura Spheres to explode in a shower of beautiful sparkles. Togekiss then lands next to Salvia and bows, as the sparkles lands and surround the two like a beautiful aurora. This gets huge cheers from the crowd and Contesta, Sukizo and Nurse Joy comment on how wonderful the appeal was.

Backstage, Jessie's fury is increasing. Not only has 'Dawn' entered a contest when she already has five ribbons but now she hasn't even bothered to dress up for it and vows to make Dawn pay for trying to prevent her getting a fifth ribbon. However, while Jessie is overcome with fury, the real Dawn is overcome with exhaustion as she has finally finished accepting blessings from all the visitors. The butler informs her that there will now be a social gathering combined with a meal, to which Dawn is relieved to finally get something to eat. Dawn is led to the dining room to see that the meal isn't a chance to relax as she's going to be eating with around a dozen people, much to her horror.

Backstage at the Katakuri Contest Hall, Salvia admits to having been nervous before her performance but Ash and Brock reassure her by telling her that her appeal more than likely got her through the first round and that she has more chance of winning the contest than she thinks. Salvia is very happy to hear this and talks about how glad she was to be able to enter the contest. Not only is she having a fun time, but she has also had the chance to see the bonds between other coordinators and their Pokémon. Brock notes it must be very different to her quiet life at the castle which gets Ash thinking about Dawn and hoping she's managing all right...

At the castle, Dawn is having a very hard trying to get through the meal and soon everything is sent flying; food, glasses and eventually even Dawn who ends up on the floor much to the butler's embarrassment. Freesia implores with Dawn to calm down, but it's clear Dawn is just glad of the chance to lie down.

Back at the contest, Ash and Brock belief that Salvia would make it past the appeal stage is proven correct as she has progressed to the battle rounds along with Jessilina. James and Meowth note that 'Dawn' made it through and that her Togekiss shouldn't be underestimated. However Jessie doesn't share this belief. As far as she's concerned she'll be the one to win the Katakuri Ribbon and will be the one laughing last. Soon the battles are underway, and Togekiss and Yanmega quickly get their trainers through the to the final. Dawn, on the other hand, can't believe how exhausted she is just by eating a meal, however Freesia tells Dawn that unfortunately she has one more appointment for the day...

Soon, it's time for the final however before it begins Marian announces a surprise for everyone gathered. It turns out there will be an extra special guest watching the finals... Princess Salvia! Up in a special box seat, Dawn appears and starts waving to the crowd noting to herself her surprise that her last job for the day is the opportunity to watch a contest. The butler asks if she said something, but Dawn tells him it was nothing. Marian introduces the two finalists, 'Dawn' and 'Jessilina' and the match for the Katakuri Ribbon begins.

Jessie sends out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} to battle, while Salvia naturally sends out Togekiss. James and Mewoth cheer on Jessie while Dawn cheers on the princess then realizes she should technically be cheering herself however her butler scolds her for speaking too loud. Salvia declares that she and Togekiss will battle with beauty and has her use Air Slash. Jessie has Seviper counter with {{m|Haze}}, and the black cloud overpowers Air Slash and surrounds Togekiss with black smoke costing Salvia some points. Jessie then has Seviper use {{m|Poison Tail}}, which strikes Togekiss and sends her crashing to the ground, costing Salvia even more points. Salvia tells Togekiss she has to get up, however Jessie has Seviper use {{m|Wrap}} on Togekiss and Seviper curls its long body around the Jubilee Pokémon. Jessie then tells Seviper to make Togekiss dance and Seviper starts to make Togekiss spin with its tail before sending her flying into the air where she slams hard into the ground again costing Salvia yet more points leaving her with less than half while Jessie still has all hers remaining. Marian notes that Seviper is battling extremely well, while James and Meowth cheer believing Jessie has her fifth ribbon within reach. Ash and Brock are worried and Ash implores Togekiss not to give up.

As Togekiss struggles to get to her feet, Salvia starts to consider if it was right for her to enter a contest when suddenly Dawn calls out from the royal box telling Salvia not to give up. Dawn, having completely forgotten royal etiquette, tells Salvia that despite all her duties she has still trained Togekiss to her fullest and she mustn't stop doing her best until the end. The butler tries to sit Dawn back down, while Jessie claims it's unfair that the princess would give words of encouragement to 'Dawn' and not her. However it's clear that Dawn's words of encouragement have renewed Salvia's desire to win. Jessie tells Seviper to use {{m|Bite}}, however Salvia knows what to do and has Togekiss use {{m|Safeguard}}. The green light emerges from Togekiss which impacts against Seviper sending it flying back causing Jessie to lose points for the first time. Brock notes that as Seviper collided with Safeguard head-on it received more damage. Salvia then has Togekiss use Air Slash on the still dazed Seviper which hits and knocks Jessie's points down so she and Salvia are now equal. Marian notes that now there's no way to tell what direction the match will take.

Jessie is determined to finish the battle and win and orders a Poison Tail, and Salvia responds by having Togekiss use Aura Sphere. Seviper is able to dodge Aura Sphere and goes for Togekiss with Poison Tail, however Togekiss is able to gracefully dodge it. Salvia tells Togekiss to use Aura Sphere again, and this time there is no dodging it. Seviper is hit with Aura Sphere while in mid-air and is sent flying to the ground and left [[fainting|unable to battle]]. With her Pokémon knocked out, Jessie loses all her points and Salvia is declared the winner of the Katakuri Contest. Ash, Brock and Dawn all cheer for the princess (with Dawn nearly giving away the switch to the butler) and soon Salvia is presented with the ribbon by Mr. Contesta. Salvia shares her victory with Togekiss and, as the Katakuri Contest is brought to a close, couldn't be happier.

Backstage Jessie, still dressed as Jessilina, sits very depressed over her loss as James, Meowth and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} try to cheer her up but to no avail. They try telling her that she'll win next time but this doesn't cheer Jessie up. Suddenly Salvia approaches the door and, still thinking it's Dawn, James and the others hide due to still being undisguised. Salvia enters and, approaching Jessie, presents her with a gift... the Katakuri Ribbon. Salvia tells Jessie that she wants her to have the ribbon for battling so well against her in the finals. Jessie is happy, but is also confused and suspicious as to why 'Dawn' would just hand over a ribbon. Salvia tells Jessie that she has had a wonderful day, one she'll never forget and tells Jessie how pleased she was to make her acquaintance before thanking her and leaving. Now James and Meowth are very confused by the way 'Dawn' has been using her words all day however Jessie is furious. It's clear to her, both by her choice of words and the fact she didn't dress up for the contest that 'Dawn' is taking everything too lightly. Jessie also refuses to accept a 'pity ribbon' and is about to try and return it, but James stops her by reminding her that with the ribbon she can now enter the Grand Festival. Meowth tells Jessie that while it's OK that Jessie doesn't want any pity, ribbons aren't very easy to get and maybe this once... but that's all Jessie needs to hear. She happily declares the Katakuri Ribbon as hers, feeling that even though she lost the contest she's still earned it and her place in the Grand Festival. Jessie tells her friends that she feels good, and the others wearily congratulate her on her achievement.

Back at the castle, Dawn and Salvia have switched their clothes back leaving Dawn with a new appreciation of her regular life. Freesia thanks Dawn for her help and Salvia also thanks Dawn for allowing her to make so happy memories, however she has another request for her... would she mind allowing Togekiss to join her on her journey. Dawn is surprised as Salvia explains her belief that Togekiss would be much better off traveling with Dawn, a participant in the upcoming Grand Festival. Ash knows that Togekiss enjoys performing for people, and Dawn understands and agrees to taking Togekiss (who is happy over getting to participate in more contests. Salvia hands over the Poké Ball, and Dawn recalls {{TP|Dawn|Togekiss}}, making the Jubilee Pokémon hers. The butler then enters the room and Dawn, Ash and Brock bid Salvia a fond farewell before leaving. After they've gone, the butler tells Salvia that her etiquette that day was unsatisfactory and she must do better in the future. Salvia laughs and agrees.

And so, despite having a very busy day, Dawn leaves Katakuri Town happy along with a new member of her Pokémon family. The gang continue their journey to [[Lake Valor]] and the Grand Festival.

==Major events==
* [[Jessie]] participates in the [[Katakuri Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}} and loses to [[Princess Salvia]] but is given the ribbon by the latter, thereby completing her requirement for the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival|Grand Festival]].
* {{an|Dawn}} obtains {{TP|Dawn|Togekiss}} from Salvia.

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Togekiss}} ({{OP|Dawn|Togekiss}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Princess Salvia]]
* [[Freesia]]
* [[Salvia's butler]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Raoul Contesta|Mr. Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Marian]]
* {{pkmn|Coordinators}}
* Audience

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Yanmega}} ({{OP|Jessie|Yanmega}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Togekiss}} ([[Dawn's Togekiss|Salvia's]]; given to {{an|Dawn}})
====Coordinators'====
* {{p|Camerupt}}
* {{p|Dewgong}}
* {{p|Probopass}}
* {{p|Magnemite}}
* {{p|Bellossom}}
* {{p|Electabuzz}}
* {{p|Mantyke}}
* {{p|Starmie}}
* {{p|Pinsir}}
* {{p|Abomasnow}}

==Trivia==
* Instead of [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture]], a preview of [[n:New preview clip reveals anime's future events|future events]] is shown.
* This one-hour special marks the 13th anniversary of the {{pkmn|anime}} series.
* A new version of ''[[Which One ~ Is It?]]'' is used as the ending.
* Music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'', ''[[PK11|Pikachu's Pikaboo]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi Wish Maker]]'', ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' and ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' is played in this episode.
* The way how Dawn and Salvia, who have identical appearances, change places and live each other's lives for sometime is similar to the plot of {{wp|The Prince and the Pauper}}.
* Dawn's acquisition of Togekiss marks the first time a current main character other than Ash has had a full [[party]] of six Pokémon on hand since Misty returned to the [[Cerulean Gym]] in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later]]'', 364 episodes earlier (although {{an|May}} did briefly have a full party of six when she temporarily recalled her {{TP|May|Beautifly}} and {{TP|May|Skitty}} to her team in ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]'').
* This was [[Princess Sara|the second time]] a "princess" was used in accordance to the {{p|Togepi}} evolution chain.
** Both episodes prominently feature a character voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi in the Japanese version (Princess Sara in [[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]] and [[AG045|A Togepi Mirage!]] and Dawn in this episode).
* This is the only time a main character has been directly given a final evolved form of a Pokémon, and also marks the second time a main character other than Ash has been seen to acquire a Pokémon that is not in its basic form (the first time being when {{an|Misty}} adopted {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}} in ''[[SS002|Cerulean Blues]]'').
*As of this episode the whole of the Togepi evolution line has been owned by the main characters (Misty having owned a Togepi which evolved into Togetic and Dawn owning a Togekiss)
*The dub title comes from the phrase ''"Dawn of a new day"''.
**The dub title is also similar to that of an earlier [[DP004|episode]] in the ''[[Diamond & Pearl series]]''.

===Dub edits===

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Ash's Bulbasaur

2010-01-22T14:45:37Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ link for Pikachu

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'''Ash's Bulbasaur''' (Japanese: '''サトシのフシギダネ''' ''Satoshi's Fushigidane'') was the fourth [[Pokémon]] caught by {{Ash}} during his travels through [[Kanto]], and the first of the original [[starter Pokémon]] that Ash acquired. It is voiced by 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]'' in the Japanese version. Its English voice actresses are [[Tara Jayne]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub; up until [[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge|Advanced Challenge]]), [[Lindsey Warner]] (''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'') and [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}} dub).

==History==
[[File:EP010.png|thumb|left|Bulbasaur's debut]]
It was raised in the [[Hidden Village]] by [[Melanie]], who cared for sick, injured, and abandoned Pokémon. Bulbasaur acted as the village's bodyguard, but after Ash helped defend the Hidden Village from an attack by [[Team Rocket]], Melanie encouraged it to join Ash, explaining that its growth was being stunted by staying too long in the village. Although Bulbasaur initially appeared to distrust Ash, it agreed to join him. In ''[[EP017|Island of Giant Pokémon]]'', it alone assumed that Ash had abandoned it and the others. Its views on Trainers were presumably colored by all the abandoned Pokémon in the Hidden Village. Over time Bulbasaur grew to trust its new Trainer.

Bulbasaur is extremely stubborn, surly, and eager to battle. It had the opportunity to [[Evolution|evolve]] after battling a powerful {{p|Rhyhorn}} with a very strong {{m|Take Down}} attack in ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'', but refused to do so despite facing a mass of {{p|Ivysaur}} as well as a {{p|Venusaur}} who were angry at it for ruining the Bulbasaur evolutionary festival. This allowed it to learn the powerful {{m|SolarBeam}} technique earlier than if it had evolved. It has the heart of a fighter and it never gives up in a battle. It has the determination to keep fighting even if the odds are against it, defeating such varied opponents as an {{p|Exeggutor}}, a {{p|Venonat}}, a {{p|Beedrill}} and a {{p|Scyther}} despite the type disadvantages. On one occasion Bulbasaur, along with {{AP|Pikachu}}, was briefly lent to [[Misty]] to allow her to compete in the [[Princess Day]] Festival with a more balanced team, Bulbasaur single-handedly winning her first match by defeating a {{p|Kingler}}, {{p|Pinsir}}, {{p|Cubone}} and {{p|Raticate}} on its own. During a visit to a garden full of exotic plants run by [[Florinda Showers]], Bulbasaur developed a certain affection for her {{p|Gloom}}, but nothing apparently came of it.
[[File:High vine.png|thumb|With [[May's Venusaur|May's Bulbasaur]]|left]]

Bulbasaur is the only member of Ash's original team, save for {{AP|Pikachu}}, to remain in his care. It stayed with him until midway in the [[Johto]] adventures, when it was sent back to [[Professor Oak]]'s to keep the Pokémon there from quarreling with each other. Bulbasaur later returned in ''[[AG074|Hokey Poké Balls!]]'' to meet [[May's Venusaur|May's Bulbasaur]], and again alongside {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Squirtle}} to battle {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}} at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Pyramid}}, where it defeated Brandon's {{p|Dusclops}} and {{p|Solrock}} (defeating Dusclops after its impressive defeat of Charizard, and taking Solrock down with it after a dual SolarBeam).

Bulbasaur is frequently viewed as the responsible leader of Ash's Pokémon, especially due to its actions at Professor Oak's lab. It is also a Pokémon Ash values more than most of his other Pokémon, possibly because he always wanted to catch one, as explained in ''[[EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village]].'' It also formed a bond with {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Squirtle}} while they fought together while part of Ash's team.

==Moves used==
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==Trivia==
[[File:Bulbasaur Whirlwind.PNG|thumb|Bulbasaur using {{m|Whirlwind}}]]
* Ash's Bulbasaur is one of his three Pokémon to use [[Anime move errors|a move that it cannot learn]] (five if {{AP|Raticate}} and {{AP|Larvitar}} are counted). The other two are {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Staravia|Staraptor}} who used Tackle and Gust respectively. However, {{AP|Caterpie|Butterfree}} tried (and failed) to use Counter.
** Furthermore, Ash's Bulbasaur is one of only two Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to use more than one [[Anime move errors|move that it cannot learn]], the other being a {{p|Golduck}} in ''[[EP091|Bye Bye Psyduck]]'':
*** Bulbasaur used {{m|Whirlwind}} in his debut to battle {{AP|Butterfree}} and later in ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', and has not used it since. This may have been a dubbing error as Whirlwind's Japanese name is '''ふきとばし''' ''Blow Away''. Ash may have just told Bulbasaur to simply "blow it away" rather than commanding the actual move.
*** Bulbasaur has also used {{m|Dig}} in ''[[EP225|Bulbasaur...the Ambassador!]]''.
*** In ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]'', [[Misty]] gets stuck with {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} in her battle with Ash. Ash doesn't battle seriously and has Bulbasaur simply lick Psyduck's head and tickle it with its vines. This is not to be confused with the actual moves {{m|Lick}} and {{m|Tickle}}, the latter of which was later introduced in [[Generation III]]. Bulbasaur still cannot learn Lick or Tickle.
*** In ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]'', [[Duplica]] tells her {{p|Ditto}} to use {{m|Constrict}} on Ash's Bulbasaur, after transforming into said Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur cannot learn Constrict, yet Ditto obeyed, implying that Bulbasaur may know Constrict.
* Bulbasaur is Ash's only Pokémon who refused to [[Evolution|evolve]] after the process began.
* Bulbasaur was Ash's first {{type2|Poison}} Pokémon. It was also his first {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon.
* In ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'', Bulbasaur sings a song called "Bulbasaur's Bulbabye" in order to keep Togepi happy. [[Pokédex|Dexter]] reports this as the first recording of the song.
* Bulbasaur, after {{AP|Pikachu}}, is the Pokémon Ash has owned for the longest time period.
* Bulbasaur is the only {{type2|Grass}} starter that {{Ash}} owns that has not evolved, as his {{AP|Chikorita|Bayleef}} evolved in ''[[EP199|Current Events]]'', his {{AP|Treecko|Sceptile}} evolved in ''[[AG066|Exploud and Clear]]'' and later in ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]'' and his {{AP|Turtwig|Grotle}} evolved in ''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy]]''.
* Bulbasaur is the only one of Ash's Pokémon from Kanto and Johto (except Pikachu) to [[AG074|appear in Hoenn]].
* Bulbasaur is the first Pokémon Ash caught that isn't released by the time Ash goes to the Orange Islands ([[Ash's Butterfree|Butterfree]] and [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]] were captured before Bulbasaur and released by the Orange Islands journey). Ironically, Bulbasaur was the last Pokémon from the ones Ash captured from Kanto to leave Ash's team. Even so, Bulbasaur was left at Professor Oak's lab, making it easier to obtain than the others. ([[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] wasn't captured, and [[Ash's Tauros|the Tauros]], [[Ash's Kingler|Kingler]], and [[Ash's Muk|Muk]] were never a part of Ash's traveling party.)

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Bulbasaur}}

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_p-satoshi1.html Fushigidane's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
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Ash's Bulbasaur

2010-01-22T14:43:39Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added trivia about Bulbasaur being the first Pokemon captured to not be released by Orange Islands

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enva1=[[Tara Jayne]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]) [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}})|
}}

'''Ash's Bulbasaur''' (Japanese: '''サトシのフシギダネ''' ''Satoshi's Fushigidane'') was the fourth [[Pokémon]] caught by {{Ash}} during his travels through [[Kanto]], and the first of the original [[starter Pokémon]] that Ash acquired. It is voiced by 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]'' in the Japanese version. Its English voice actresses are [[Tara Jayne]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub; up until [[Pokémon: Advanced Challenge|Advanced Challenge]]), [[Lindsey Warner]] (''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'') and [[Michele Knotz]] ({{PUSA}} dub).

==History==
[[File:EP010.png|thumb|left|Bulbasaur's debut]]
It was raised in the [[Hidden Village]] by [[Melanie]], who cared for sick, injured, and abandoned Pokémon. Bulbasaur acted as the village's bodyguard, but after Ash helped defend the Hidden Village from an attack by [[Team Rocket]], Melanie encouraged it to join Ash, explaining that its growth was being stunted by staying too long in the village. Although Bulbasaur initially appeared to distrust Ash, it agreed to join him. In ''[[EP017|Island of Giant Pokémon]]'', it alone assumed that Ash had abandoned it and the others. Its views on Trainers were presumably colored by all the abandoned Pokémon in the Hidden Village. Over time Bulbasaur grew to trust its new Trainer.

Bulbasaur is extremely stubborn, surly, and eager to battle. It had the opportunity to [[Evolution|evolve]] after battling a powerful {{p|Rhyhorn}} with a very strong {{m|Take Down}} attack in ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'', but refused to do so despite facing a mass of {{p|Ivysaur}} as well as a {{p|Venusaur}} who were angry at it for ruining the Bulbasaur evolutionary festival. This allowed it to learn the powerful {{m|SolarBeam}} technique earlier than if it had evolved. It has the heart of a fighter and it never gives up in a battle. It has the determination to keep fighting even if the odds are against it, defeating such varied opponents as an {{p|Exeggutor}}, a {{p|Venonat}}, a {{p|Beedrill}} and a {{p|Scyther}} despite the type disadvantages. On one occasion Bulbasaur, along with {{AP|Pikachu}}, was briefly lent to [[Misty]] to allow her to compete in the [[Princess Day]] Festival with a more balanced team, Bulbasaur single-handedly winning her first match by defeating a {{p|Kingler}}, {{p|Pinsir}}, {{p|Cubone}} and {{p|Raticate}} on its own. During a visit to a garden full of exotic plants run by [[Florinda Showers]], Bulbasaur developed a certain affection for her {{p|Gloom}}, but nothing apparently came of it.
[[File:High vine.png|thumb|With [[May's Venusaur|May's Bulbasaur]]|left]]

Bulbasaur is the only member of Ash's original team, save for {{AP|Pikachu}}, to remain in his care. It stayed with him until midway in the [[Johto]] adventures, when it was sent back to [[Professor Oak]]'s to keep the Pokémon there from quarreling with each other. Bulbasaur later returned in ''[[AG074|Hokey Poké Balls!]]'' to meet [[May's Venusaur|May's Bulbasaur]], and again alongside {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Squirtle}} to battle {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}} at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Pyramid}}, where it defeated Brandon's {{p|Dusclops}} and {{p|Solrock}} (defeating Dusclops after its impressive defeat of Charizard, and taking Solrock down with it after a dual SolarBeam).

Bulbasaur is frequently viewed as the responsible leader of Ash's Pokémon, especially due to its actions at Professor Oak's lab. It is also a Pokémon Ash values more than most of his other Pokémon, possibly because he always wanted to catch one, as explained in ''[[EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village]].'' It also formed a bond with {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Squirtle}} while they fought together while part of Ash's team.

==Moves used==
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{{anmu|normal|Tackle|EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village}}
{{anmu|grass|Vine Whip|EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|Whirlwind|EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village|x=yes}}
{{anmu|grass|Razor Leaf|EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|grass|Leech Seed|EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|grass|SolarBeam|EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|grass|Sleep Powder|EP170|A Better Pill To Swallow}}
{{anmu|ground|Dig|EP225|Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!|x=yes}}
{{anmu/f|poison|yes|x=yes|c=a}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Bulbasaur Whirlwind.PNG|thumb|Bulbasaur using {{m|Whirlwind}}]]
* Ash's Bulbasaur is one of his three Pokémon to use [[Anime move errors|a move that it cannot learn]] (five if {{AP|Raticate}} and {{AP|Larvitar}} are counted). The other two are {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Staravia|Staraptor}} who used Tackle and Gust respectively. However, {{AP|Caterpie|Butterfree}} tried (and failed) to use Counter.
** Furthermore, Ash's Bulbasaur is one of only two Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to use more than one [[Anime move errors|move that it cannot learn]], the other being a {{p|Golduck}} in ''[[EP091|Bye Bye Psyduck]]'':
*** Bulbasaur used {{m|Whirlwind}} in his debut to battle {{AP|Butterfree}} and later in ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', and has not used it since. This may have been a dubbing error as Whirlwind's Japanese name is '''ふきとばし''' ''Blow Away''. Ash may have just told Bulbasaur to simply "blow it away" rather than commanding the actual move.
*** Bulbasaur has also used {{m|Dig}} in ''[[EP225|Bulbasaur...the Ambassador!]]''.
*** In ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]'', [[Misty]] gets stuck with {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} in her battle with Ash. Ash doesn't battle seriously and has Bulbasaur simply lick Psyduck's head and tickle it with its vines. This is not to be confused with the actual moves {{m|Lick}} and {{m|Tickle}}, the latter of which was later introduced in [[Generation III]]. Bulbasaur still cannot learn Lick or Tickle.
*** In ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]'', [[Duplica]] tells her {{p|Ditto}} to use {{m|Constrict}} on Ash's Bulbasaur, after transforming into said Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur cannot learn Constrict, yet Ditto obeyed, implying that Bulbasaur may know Constrict.
* Bulbasaur is Ash's only Pokémon who refused to [[Evolution|evolve]] after the process began.
* Bulbasaur was Ash's first {{type2|Poison}} Pokémon. It was also his first {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon.
* In ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'', Bulbasaur sings a song called "Bulbasaur's Bulbabye" in order to keep Togepi happy. [[Pokédex|Dexter]] reports this as the first recording of the song.
* Bulbasaur, after {{AP|Pikachu}}, is the Pokémon Ash has owned for the longest time period.
* Bulbasaur is the only {{type2|Grass}} starter that {{Ash}} owns that has not evolved, as his {{AP|Chikorita|Bayleef}} evolved in ''[[EP199|Current Events]]'', his {{AP|Treecko|Sceptile}} evolved in ''[[AG066|Exploud and Clear]]'' and later in ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]'' and his {{AP|Turtwig|Grotle}} evolved in ''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy]]''.
* Bulbasaur is the only one of Ash's Pokémon from Kanto and Johto (except Pikachu) to [[AG074|appear in Hoenn]].
* Bulbasaur is the first Pokémon Ash caught that isn't released by the time Ash goes to the Orange Islands ([[Ash's Butterfree|Butterfree]] and [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]] were captured before Bulbasaur and released by the Orange Islands journey). Ironically, Bulbasaur was the last Pokémon from the ones Ash captured from Kanto to leave Ash's team. Even so, Bulbasaur was left at Professor Oak's lab, making it easier to obtain than the others. (Pikachu wasn't captured, and [[Ash's Tauros|the Tauros]], [[Ash's Kingler|Kingler]], and [[Ash's Muk|Muk]] were never a part of Ash's traveling party.)

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Bulbasaur}}

==External links==
*[http://pokeani.com/poke/r_p-satoshi1.html Fushigidane's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
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Ikue Otani

2010-01-12T18:45:15Z

Monkeyjb1988: added Pokemon Live section

[[Image:Otani1.jpg|thumb|right|Ikue Ohtani, visiting the Sakuracon in Seattle Washington as guest of honor in 2005.]]
'''Ikue Ohtani''' (Japanese: '''大谷育江''' ''Ikue Ōtani'', also seen as ''Ikue Otani'') is a voice actress who provides the voice of [[Ash's Pikachu]].

==Biography==
Ohtani was born August 18, 1965 in Tokyo. She currently works for マウスプロモーション ''{{wp|Mausu Promotion}}''.

For health reasons, she took leave from her work from January to May 2006. The voice credit for {{AP|Pikachu}} did not change during this period; however, {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} was played by [[Tomoe Hanba]] (半場友恵) from [[AG161]] to [[AG175]]; other characters have also been voiced by other actors.

==Pokémon roles==
Ohtani's most famous role on Pokémon is that of [[Ash's Pikachu]]. She has also provided a handful of minor voices.
===Humans===
* {{brocksib|Suzie}}
* One of [[Gary's cheerleaders]]
* {{an|Crystal}}
* [[Isamu Akai]] ([[AG086]])
* {{jo|Annie}}
* [[Zachary Evans]]
* {{OBP|Tommy|Pokémon Trainer's School}}
* [[Professor Ivy's assistants|Charity]]
* [[Rita and Sue|Sue]]
* Female [[Team Galactic]] [[Galactic Grunt|Grunt]] ([[DP036]]; [[DP060]])
* [[Whitney]]'s Gym assistant
* [[Ghost girl]]
* [[Keiko]]
* Various guest characters

===Pokémon===
====Major====
* [[Ash's Pikachu]]
* [[James's Mime Jr.]]
* [[Misty's Corsola]]
* [[Misty's Starmie]]
* [[Misty's Goldeen]]
* [[Drew's Roserade|Drew's Roselia]]
* [[Zoey's Glameow]]
* [[Harley]]'s {{p|Banette}}
====Minor====
* [[Max's Ralts]]
* {{p|Squirtle}} ([[Squirtle Squad]])
* [[Barry]]'s {{p|Roserade}}
* [[Kimono Girl|Sumomo]]'s {{p|Vaporeon}}
* [[Juan]]'s {{p|Azurill}}
* {{p|Sentret}}
* {{p|Bellossom}}
* {{p|Wobbuffet}}
* {{p|Shuckle}}
* {{p|Oddish}}
* {{p|Swinub}}
* {{p|Breloom}}
* {{p|Nuzleaf}}
* {{p|Dugtrio}}
* {{p|Hitmontop}}
* {{p|Clamperl}}
* {{p|Mudkip}}
* {{p|Flaaffy}} ([[Sullivan|Hannah]])
* {{p|Meganium}}
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Wooper}}
* {{p|Horsea}}
* {{p|Chikorita}}
* {{p|Mismagius}}
* {{p|Misdreavus}}
* {{p|Kirlia}}
* {{p|Roselia}}
* {{p|Marill}}

==Voices on Games==
She has voiced {{p|Pikachu}} in some games, including:
* {{game|Yellow}}
* {{Eng|Pokémon Stadium}}
* {{g|Stadium 2}}
* [[Super Smash Bros.]]
* [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]
* [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]

==Famous non-Pokémon roles==
===In anime and video games===
* {{wp|Vivi Ornitier}} ({{wp|Kingdom Hearts II}})
* {{wp|Tony Tony Chopper}} ({{wp|One Piece}})
* Merle ({{wp|Vision of Escaflowne}})
* Yukina Shiratori ({{wp|Martian Successor Nadesico}})
* Sailor Tin Nyanko ({{wp|List of Sailor Stars episodes|Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars}})
* Sora Hasegawa ({{wp|Oh My Goddess!}})
* Sync the Tempest ({{wp|Tales of the Abyss}})
* Konohamaru ({{wp|Naruto}})
* Zatch Bell ({{wp|Zatch Bell!}})
* Rita ({{wp|Ashita no Nadja}})
* Sayaka in ({{wp|Tournament of the Gods}})
* Seelnay ({{wp|Crest of the Stars}})
* Ayane Isuzu ({{wp|Gatekeepers 21}})
* Himeko Nonohara ({{wp|Hime-chan's Ribbon}})
* Hana-Chan in ({{wp|Ojamajo Doremi}})
* {{wp|Mitch Tennison|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}} ({{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}})

===In dubbed productions of English shows===
* {{wp|Dot Warner}} ({{wp|Animaniacs}})
* {{wp|Stephanie Tanner}} ({{wp|Full House}})
* {{wp|Jazz Fenton}}, Kitty and Tiffany Snow ({{wp|Danny Phantom}})
* {{wp|List of characters in Pucca#Pucca|Pucca}} (''{{wp|Pucca (TV series)|Pucca}}'')

==Pokémon Live==
* Ikue and [[Maddie Blaustein]] are the only actors listed as reprising their anime roles (Pikachu and Meowth, respectively) in ''[[Pokémon Live!]]''. However, since the show was a US produced show and Ikue's role in the dub is a reuse of her work on the Japanese version, it's more likely that archive recordings of Ikue were used for Pikachu.
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{{Project VA notice}}
[[Category:Japanese voice actors|Ohtani, Ikue]]

[[de:Ikue Otani]]
[[ja:大谷育江]]

Maddie Blaustein

2010-01-12T18:40:47Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */

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[[Image:Maddie_blaustein.jpg|175px|right|thumb|Maddie Blaustein]]
'''Madeleine Joan Blaustein''' (October 9, 1960 — December 11, 2008), most commonly credited as '''Maddie Blaustein''', was a voice actress who provided the voices of many characters in the English-language dub of the [[Pokémon anime]]. Her most famous role is that of {{MTR}}. She was also credited as '''Adam Blaustein''' and '''Addie Blaustein'''.

==Biography==
Maddie Blaustein was born on October 9, 1960, in {{wp|Long Island|Long Island, New York}}, USA, as '''Adam John Blaustein'''. She was a male-to-female {{wp|Transexualism|transexual}}.

In addition to being a voice actress, Blaustein was also an artist and writer. She had written and edited for {{wp|Marvel Comics}} and, at the time of her death, was the senior digital artist at {{wp|DC Comics}}. She created the character of Rubber-Band Man from the cartoon {{wp|Static Shock}}. Blaustein was an artist in [http://www.trannyroadshow.org Tranny Road Show], a performing group composed of {{wp|transgender}}ed artists and performers. She had also collaborated with Gina Kamentsky on the cartoon ''Platform 6''. She also coached [[Kayzie Rogers]] for anime voice acting.

===Death===
Pokémon fan sites [http://www.pokebeach.com PokéBeach] and [http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml Serebii.net] both reported on December 16, 2008, that anonymous sources, at least one affiliated with [[4Kids Entertainment]], told them Blaustein died in her sleep on December 11, 2008, after saying she was not feeling well.

Several hours later on December 16, a blogger for 4Kids' The Buzz news feed [http://www.4kids.tv/buzz/view/2005 posted confirmation of Blaustein's death].

==Pokémon roles==
Blaustein was one of the original voice actors on Pokémon. She initially only played [[character of the day|characters of the day]], but after [[EP032]], she took over [[Nathan Price]]'s role as {{MTR}}. She had commented that she tried to view the Japanese version of the series, and one of her goals was to emulate the scream that [[Inuko Inuyama]] gives Meowth. She remained with the series up until [[The Pokémon Company International|Pokémon USA]] took control of the dubbing and distribution. Most of her roles were taken over by [[Bill Rogers]] and [[Billy Beach]].

She returned in the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]] [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness|special]] and provided the voice of {{p|Chatot}}, which was her last role on [[Pokémon]] before her death.

=== Humans ===
====Major====
*[[Lt. Surge]]
*[[Bill]]
====Minor====
* [[Seymour]]
* [[A.J.]]
* [[Damian]]
* [[Sabrina's father]]
* {{Ka|Anthony}}
* [[Dario]]
* [[Eevee brothers#Rainer|Rainer]]
* [[Hippie]]
* [[Melvin]]
* [[James's parents|James's father]]
* [[Oswald]]
* [[Dr. Fuji]]
* [[Raymond]]
* [[Bruno]]
* [[Otoshi]]
* [[Pete Pebbleman]]
* {{oi|Captain}}
* [[Roger]]
* [[Tad]]
* [[Watt]]
* [[Dr. Wiseman]]
* [[Scuz]]

=== Pokémon ===
====Major====
* {{MTR}}
* [[Ash's Corphish]]
* [[Ash's Torkoal]]
* [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Gyarados|James's Magikarp]]
* [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Magikarp|Jessie's Magikarp]]
* [[Sabrina's Kadabra]]
* [[Brawly's Hariyama]]
* [[Flannery]]'s {{p|Torkoal}}
* [[Tyson's Meowth]]
* [[Officer Jenny's Growlithe]]
* [[Growlie]]
====Minor====
* [[Magikarp salesman's Magikarp]]
* {{p|Sealeo}}
* {{p|Abra}}
* {{p|Kadabra}}
* {{p|Alakazam}}
* {{p|Drowzee}}
* {{p|Electabuzz}}
* {{p|Farfetch'd}}
* {{p|Magnemite}}
* {{p|Camerupt}}
* {{p|Magikarp}}
* {{p|Skarmory}}
* {{p|Chatot}} ([[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2 special]])

===Musical appearances in Pokémon===
* ''[[Team Rocket Forever]]''
* ''[[Meowth's Party]]''
* ''[[The Christmas Song]]''
* ''[[Nobody Don't Like Christmas]]''
* ''[[Double Trouble]]''
* ''[[The Best at Being the Worst]]''

==Famous non-Pokémon roles==
* Jillas ({{wp|Slayers|Slayers TRY}})
* Dr. Clash ({{wp|F-Zero: GP Legend}})
* Solomon Moto ({{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh}})
* {{wp|Sartorius (GX)|Sartorius}} ({{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX}})
* Rex Goodwin ({{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's}})
* Dr. K ({{wp|Cubix}})
* Osgood ({{wp|Noozles}})
* Burnt Meatballs ({{wp|Fighting Foodons}})
* Wally Tusket ({{wp|Ultimate Muscle}})
* All voices (''[http://pixeltoon.com/Animation/animation.html Platform 6]'')
* {{wp|Gollum}} (prank call to ''{{wp|Mike Malloy|The Mike Malloy Show}}'')
* Dr. Kureha ({{wp|One Piece}})
* E-123 Omega ({{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog 2006|Sonic the Hedgehog}})
* Babylon Guardian ({{wp|Sonic Riders}})
* Helga ({{wp|Dinosaur King}})
* Chef Kawasaki ({{wp|Kirby: Right Back at Ya!}})
* Tuggle Melman ({{wp|Kirby: Right Back at Ya!}})
* Waddle Doo ({{wp|Kirby: Right Back at Ya!}})
* Biblio ({{wp|Kirby: Right Back at Ya!}})
* Cherit ({{wp|Huntik: Secrets and Seekers}})
* Rasimov ({{wp|Huntik: Secrets and Seekers}})

==Trivia==
*Shortly after the news broke that the voice cast would change after [[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], she joined [[Serebii.net]]'s forums to answer questions from fans about working on the dub and the switch over.
*Maddie and [[Ikue Ohtani]] are the only actors listed as reprising their anime roles (Meowth and Pikachu, respectively) in ''[[Pokémon Live!]]''. While Ikue is listed as the voice of Pikachu in the show, considering Ikue's role in the dub is just a reuse of her work from the Japanese version, it's likely only archive recordings of Ikue Ohtani were used for Pikachu in the show. While a [[Jigglypuff]] and [[Psyduck]] are seen and heard, no voice actors are listed for them, leading to the conclusion that either new actors voiced the roles or (more likely, considering the lack of credits and the two Pokémon only saying their names) they were voiced by archived recordings of [[Rachel Lillis]] as Jigglypuff and [[Michael Haigney]] as Psyduck. Giving all this, Maddie is very likely the only actor from the anime to actually contribute a new performance for the live show. (Jay Goede, the only other credited voice actor, plays {{an|Mewtwo}} and contributed a new performance. However, he didn't reprise the role; he did not play Mewtwo in either ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' or ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''.)

==External links==
{{bulbanews|Fan sites report Maddie Blaustein death}}
* [http://www.trannyroadshow.org Tranny Road Show]
* [http://pixeltoon.com/Animation/animation.html Platform 6 cartoons]
* [http://www.myspace.com/maddieblaustein Maddie Blaustein's MySpace Page]
* [http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=116935 Ask Maddie Blaustein - Q&A with Meowth]
* [http://www.4kids.tv/buzz/view/2005 Announcement of Maddie Blaustein's death on the 4Kids Entertainment website]

===On Bulbagarden forums===
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=14675 The Maddie Blaustein Fan Club]

{{Project VA notice}}
[[Category:4Kids voice actors|Blaustein, Maddie]]
[[Category:PUSA voice actors|Blaustein, Maddie]]

Maddie Blaustein

2010-01-12T18:40:12Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added trivia about Pokemon Live. Maddie, Ikue, and Jay were listed in the program.

{{Featured}}
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[[Image:Maddie_blaustein.jpg|175px|right|thumb|Maddie Blaustein]]
'''Madeleine Joan Blaustein''' (October 9, 1960 — December 11, 2008), most commonly credited as '''Maddie Blaustein''', was a voice actress who provided the voices of many characters in the English-language dub of the [[Pokémon anime]]. Her most famous role is that of {{MTR}}. She was also credited as '''Adam Blaustein''' and '''Addie Blaustein'''.

==Biography==
Maddie Blaustein was born on October 9, 1960, in {{wp|Long Island|Long Island, New York}}, USA, as '''Adam John Blaustein'''. She was a male-to-female {{wp|Transexualism|transexual}}.

In addition to being a voice actress, Blaustein was also an artist and writer. She had written and edited for {{wp|Marvel Comics}} and, at the time of her death, was the senior digital artist at {{wp|DC Comics}}. She created the character of Rubber-Band Man from the cartoon {{wp|Static Shock}}. Blaustein was an artist in [http://www.trannyroadshow.org Tranny Road Show], a performing group composed of {{wp|transgender}}ed artists and performers. She had also collaborated with Gina Kamentsky on the cartoon ''Platform 6''. She also coached [[Kayzie Rogers]] for anime voice acting.

===Death===
Pokémon fan sites [http://www.pokebeach.com PokéBeach] and [http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml Serebii.net] both reported on December 16, 2008, that anonymous sources, at least one affiliated with [[4Kids Entertainment]], told them Blaustein died in her sleep on December 11, 2008, after saying she was not feeling well.

Several hours later on December 16, a blogger for 4Kids' The Buzz news feed [http://www.4kids.tv/buzz/view/2005 posted confirmation of Blaustein's death].

==Pokémon roles==
Blaustein was one of the original voice actors on Pokémon. She initially only played [[character of the day|characters of the day]], but after [[EP032]], she took over [[Nathan Price]]'s role as {{MTR}}. She had commented that she tried to view the Japanese version of the series, and one of her goals was to emulate the scream that [[Inuko Inuyama]] gives Meowth. She remained with the series up until [[The Pokémon Company International|Pokémon USA]] took control of the dubbing and distribution. Most of her roles were taken over by [[Bill Rogers]] and [[Billy Beach]].

She returned in the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]] [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness|special]] and provided the voice of {{p|Chatot}}, which was her last role on [[Pokémon]] before her death.

=== Humans ===
====Major====
*[[Lt. Surge]]
*[[Bill]]
====Minor====
* [[Seymour]]
* [[A.J.]]
* [[Damian]]
* [[Sabrina's father]]
* {{Ka|Anthony}}
* [[Dario]]
* [[Eevee brothers#Rainer|Rainer]]
* [[Hippie]]
* [[Melvin]]
* [[James's parents|James's father]]
* [[Oswald]]
* [[Dr. Fuji]]
* [[Raymond]]
* [[Bruno]]
* [[Otoshi]]
* [[Pete Pebbleman]]
* {{oi|Captain}}
* [[Roger]]
* [[Tad]]
* [[Watt]]
* [[Dr. Wiseman]]
* [[Scuz]]

=== Pokémon ===
====Major====
* {{MTR}}
* [[Ash's Corphish]]
* [[Ash's Torkoal]]
* [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Gyarados|James's Magikarp]]
* [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Magikarp|Jessie's Magikarp]]
* [[Sabrina's Kadabra]]
* [[Brawly's Hariyama]]
* [[Flannery]]'s {{p|Torkoal}}
* [[Tyson's Meowth]]
* [[Officer Jenny's Growlithe]]
* [[Growlie]]
====Minor====
* [[Magikarp salesman's Magikarp]]
* {{p|Sealeo}}
* {{p|Abra}}
* {{p|Kadabra}}
* {{p|Alakazam}}
* {{p|Drowzee}}
* {{p|Electabuzz}}
* {{p|Farfetch'd}}
* {{p|Magnemite}}
* {{p|Camerupt}}
* {{p|Magikarp}}
* {{p|Skarmory}}
* {{p|Chatot}} ([[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2 special]])

===Musical appearances in Pokémon===
* ''[[Team Rocket Forever]]''
* ''[[Meowth's Party]]''
* ''[[The Christmas Song]]''
* ''[[Nobody Don't Like Christmas]]''
* ''[[Double Trouble]]''
* ''[[The Best at Being the Worst]]''

==Famous non-Pokémon roles==
* Jillas ({{wp|Slayers|Slayers TRY}})
* Dr. Clash ({{wp|F-Zero: GP Legend}})
* Solomon Moto ({{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh}})
* {{wp|Sartorius (GX)|Sartorius}} ({{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX}})
* Rex Goodwin ({{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's}})
* Dr. K ({{wp|Cubix}})
* Osgood ({{wp|Noozles}})
* Burnt Meatballs ({{wp|Fighting Foodons}})
* Wally Tusket ({{wp|Ultimate Muscle}})
* All voices (''[http://pixeltoon.com/Animation/animation.html Platform 6]'')
* {{wp|Gollum}} (prank call to ''{{wp|Mike Malloy|The Mike Malloy Show}}'')
* Dr. Kureha ({{wp|One Piece}})
* E-123 Omega ({{wp|Sonic the Hedgehog 2006|Sonic the Hedgehog}})
* Babylon Guardian ({{wp|Sonic Riders}})
* Helga ({{wp|Dinosaur King}})
* Chef Kawasaki ({{wp|Kirby: Right Back at Ya!}})
* Tuggle Melman ({{wp|Kirby: Right Back at Ya!}})
* Waddle Doo ({{wp|Kirby: Right Back at Ya!}})
* Biblio ({{wp|Kirby: Right Back at Ya!}})
* Cherit ({{wp|Huntik: Secrets and Seekers}})
* Rasimov ({{wp|Huntik: Secrets and Seekers}})

==Trivia==
*Shortly after the news broke that the voice cast would change after [[Pokémon: Advanced Battle]], she joined [[Serebii.net]]'s forums to answer questions from fans about working on the dub and the switch over.
*Maddie and [[Ikue Ohtani]] are the only actors listed as reprising their anime roles (Meowth and Pikachu, respectively) in ''[[Pokémon Live!]]''. While Ikue is listed as the voice of Pikachu in the show, considering Ikue's role in the dub is just a reuse of her work from the Japanese version, it's likely only archive recordings of Ikue Ohtani were used for Pikachu in the show. While a [[Jigglypuff]] and [[Psyduck]] are seen and heard, no voice actors are listed for them, leading to the conclusion that either new actors voiced the roles or (more likely, considering the lack of credits and the two Pokémon only saying their names) they were voiced by archived recordings of [[Rachel Lillis]] as Jigglypuff and [[Michael Haigney]] as Psyduck. Giving all this, Maddie is very likely the only actor from the anime to actually contribute a new performance for the live show. (Jay Goede, the only other credited voice actor, plays {{an|Mewtwo}} and contributed a new performance. However, he didn't reprise the role; he did not play Mewtwo in either ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' or ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''.))

==External links==
{{bulbanews|Fan sites report Maddie Blaustein death}}
* [http://www.trannyroadshow.org Tranny Road Show]
* [http://pixeltoon.com/Animation/animation.html Platform 6 cartoons]
* [http://www.myspace.com/maddieblaustein Maddie Blaustein's MySpace Page]
* [http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=116935 Ask Maddie Blaustein - Q&A with Meowth]
* [http://www.4kids.tv/buzz/view/2005 Announcement of Maddie Blaustein's death on the 4Kids Entertainment website]

===On Bulbagarden forums===
* [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=14675 The Maddie Blaustein Fan Club]

{{Project VA notice}}
[[Category:4Kids voice actors|Blaustein, Maddie]]
[[Category:PUSA voice actors|Blaustein, Maddie]]

Pokémon Live!

2010-01-12T18:33:18Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */

[[Image:Pokemon Live cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Pokémon Live!'' CD cover]]
'''Pokémon Live!''' was a musical based on the {{pkmn|anime}}. It began its run in 2000 and ended in 2002, after a European tour was canceled. It is an entirely American-produced production and is not in the same continuity as the series.

Two of the actors in Pokémon Live!, [[Darren Dunstan]] (Giovanni) and [[Andrew Rannells]] (James) went on to become voice actors for the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] [[dub]] of the series.

Pokémon Live! is most notorious for featuring far more heavy romantic overtones than the series on which it is based. In particular, Misty's feelings for Ash are outright stated and a large source of angst for her character. The show was also the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]], named after the "Diamond Badge" Giovanni offers to trainers. During the events of the story, Delia reveals to Professor Oak that she once dated Giovanni when they were teenagers, though she left his gang after meeting Ash's father. This backstory, however, outright contradicts the Japanese-only audio dramas on the origins of Team Rocket.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]]
* [[Delia Ketchum]]
* [[Professor Oak]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{an|Mewtwo|anime}})

==Synopsis==

A mysterious Gym Leader is offering trainers the chance to come challenge him for his one-of-a-kind prize, the Diamond Badge, and Ash has decided to accept the challenge. As the story opens, he declines on joining his mom and Professor Oak to attend a lecture on {{p|Snorlax}} behavior. After they leave, Misty and Brock come in on Ash as he starts dancing to the theme song. Quickly getting himself dressed, Ash remarks that he intends to win the Diamond Badge. Misty, however, is upset with Ash because he never made good on his promise to take her to the movies for her birthday three weeks ago. Ash vows to find some way to make it up soon, insisting that his life regarding Pokémon is just as important ("You & Me & Pokémon").

At the mysterious gym, some trainers come to challenge the Gym Leader, but they are all defeated by his super-robot Pokémon - [[MechaMew2]], whose only technique is that it can copy the attacks of its challengers and use it against them. After the trainers leave in defeat, the Gym Leader, revealing himself to be Giovanni, gloats about how MechaMew2, based on the powerful Mewtwo he once owned, will soon have a complete collection of attacks ("It Will All Be Mine"). Noticing that the only attacks it hasn't learned yet are {{m|ThunderShock}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, he orders Jessie, James, and Meowth to go capture Pikachu.

In the forest, Team Rocket digs up one of their pit traps, intending for "the twerps" to fall into it. But Ash and friends simply pass by it, singing "My Best Friends", without any problems. When Jessie and James come out of hiding to see what went wrong, they find that they left the supports in, and they make the mistake of pulling them out and falling into the trap themselves. Frustrated Meowth walks off to get a rope.

Meanwhile, Delia and Professor Oak approach the run-down old building where the Snorlax lecture is being held. As they're entering, Delia admits that she fears she's losing touch with her son as he's growing up; the Professor replies that she shouldn't worry so much, as things never stay the same for long ("Everything Changes"). Just as they finish singing, [[Rocket Grunt]]s come out and surround them, and take them to Giovanni. It turns out the Snorlax lecture was actually a trap devised by Giovanni to lure Professor Oak into his clutches so he couldn't interfere with his plan. The boss also recognizes Delia as an old friend of his, who insists everything between them was in the past ("Everything Changes (Reprise 1)").

Back in the forest, Ash, Misty, and Brock get lost as a result of Brock throwing the map away while talking to a female trainer earlier. They then come upon a Deaf Trainer, who agrees to share his map with them if "the guy with the weird hair" agrees to duel with him. Ash accepts the deal, only to find that the Deaf Trainer has Jigglypuff in his arsenal. Jigglypuff's song puts all but its trainer to sleep, and it starts drawing on their faces as the Deaf Trainer leaves them his map. After they leave, Misty wakes up and cleans Jigglypuff's drawings off of Ash's face, while singing to herself about her feelings for him and fears of rejection ("Misty's Song"). Ash soon wakes up, wondering whose voice he just heard singing, to which Misty answers by saying he probably just heard a side-effect of Jigglypuff's song. With the map in possession again, the trio continues their journey.

Meanwhile, Meowth returns to the pit with the rope and finds his teammates sleeping as a result of Jigglypuff's song. As they climb out, he complains about their incompetence and berates them on what failures they are. Jessie and James become depressed from the realization that Meowth is right about them being failures, but he quickly cheers them up by telling them that being failures is at least something they're perfect at doing ("The Best at Being the Worst"). This brings Jessie and James back to full confidence, and they continue after their target, with Meowth wondering if he should have taken up psychiatry.

At Cerulean Blue Lagoon, Ash declares to Misty and Brock that he's going to use Pikachu in the battle against the Gym Leader. But as they sing and dance to "[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]", Team Rocket comes up behind them in their {{p|Magikarp}} submarine and, while they're not looking, snatches Pikachu. When he sees that Pikachu has vanished, Ash tells Misty and Brock to split up and search for it, convinced that Team Rocket has captured his friend. Misty, however, suggests that maybe Pikachu has instead left Ash on its own free will, given his apparent habit of ignoring his friends. With that, she leaves Ash to ponder her words ("The Time Has Come").

At Giovanni's gym, Delia and Professor Oak are hanging in cages above his battle arena. After a failed attempt to break free, the Professor asks Delia why Giovanni recognized. She explains that, when she was a teenager, she used to hang out with a gang of troublemakers (who later became Team Rocket, which conflicts with their backstory given on Japanese-only audio dramas) led by Giovanni; she eventually left them when she met Ash's father, and she has never told this to her son, because she fears he wouldn't understand. After this flashback, Giovanni enters to boast to them about his MechaMew2, during which he sings his dark reprise of "You & Me & Pokémon". Immediately following this, Jessie, James and Meowth show up with the captured Pikachu (while singing "Double Trouble"), and Giovanni orders to them to have it attack MechaMew2. But Pikachu instead responds to Jessie and James' orders by shocking them, during which they flip a switch that causes Delia and the Professor's cages to open and allow them to escape. Giovanni realizes he'll need Pikachu's trainer for it to listen to, and tells Jessie and James to bring him the trainer.

In the woods, Misty admits to Brock that she didn't really mean it when she said Pikachu probably chose to leave Ash; she only said it because she wanted him to realize he's alienating his friends by ignoring them. As she wonders why guys like Ash can't notice pretty girls like herself more often, Brock remarks that it's the opposite problem with him, where he notices girls too often, especially Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy ("Two Perfect Girls"). Misty instead ignores him and continues to pine for Ash. Elsewhere in the woods, Delia continues discussing her past with the Professor and how she can't bring herself to tell Ash about it, and Ash tries to face up to the fact that he may have to go on without Pikachu ("I've Got a Secret").

Eventually, the groups all come together, and Professor Oak tells Ash that Team Rocket's leader is holding Pikachu hostage. Delia then confesses to Ash about her past acquaintance with Giovanni, but to her surprise, Ash understands completely. Just then, Team Rocket shows up on scooters, demanding Ash to come with them. To their surprise, he agrees to do so, while Delia says to the others that she's realized maybe change isn't such a bad thing ("Everything Changes (Reprise 2)").

After Team Rocket brings Ash to him, Giovanni releases Pikachu and then introduces MechaMew2 to him. He then allows Ash to have the Diamond Badge for the duration of the fight, saying he'll retrieve it afterwards, because "[He] Just Can't Win". Ash orders Pikachu to ThunderShock, then Thunderbolt MechaMew2, but to his surprise, the mechanical beast suffers no damage, and Giovanni proclaims that he's won now that MechaMew2 has learned every single attack. He then orders MechaMew2 to attack the both of them, but suddenly the real Mewtwo appears and sends an attack of its own to its mechanical counterpart. Nothing seems to happen, but to Giovanni's surprise, MechaMew2 begins speaking and rebels against him, saying Mewtwo has taught it the value of love and goodness, and therefore can no longer Giovanni's evil scheme to go forth. Grabbing Team Rocket's leader by the neck, it prepares to perform a {{m|Selfdestruct}}, despite Giovanni's attempts to offer a compromise, and promptly explodes. Afterward, Mewtwo explains to Ash that it used a collection of Ash's happy memories to turn MechaMew2 against its creator, and then leaves just as Misty, Brock, Delia, and the Professor arrive. Ash, finding the Diamond Badge still in his pocket, declares that he won the battle, and decides to give it to Misty as a belated birthday gift ("Finale").

==Songs==
A soundtrack for the musical was released entitled ''[[Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em Live!]]''.

*"[[You & Me & Pokémon]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Playoff)"
*"[[It Will All Be Mine]]" - Giovanni
*"It Will All Be Mine (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[My Best Friends]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"[[Everything Changes]]" - Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 1)" - Giovanni
*"[[Misty's Song]]" - Misty
*"[[The Best at Being the Worst]]" - Team Rocket
*"[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]" - Ash
*"[[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]]" - Dexter and the Dextettes
*"[[The Time Has Come]]" - Ash
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[Double Trouble]]" - Team Rocket
*"Double Trouble (Reprise)" - Team Rocket
*"[[Two Perfect Girls]]" - Brock
*"[[I've Got a Secret]]" - Mrs. Ketchum, Misty, and Ash
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 2)" - Mrs. Ketchum
*"[[You Just Can't Win]]" - Ash and Giovanni
*"[[Finale]]" - Company

==Trivia==

* Dee Roscioli and Patrick Frankfort, who portray Delia and the Professor in the original English version of the production, were notably in a romantic relationship. This is referenced by Ash telling Professor Oak, "Don't bring my mom home too late!"
* According to the Playbill like program of the show, [[Ikue Ohtani]] and [[Maddie Blaustein]] reprised their roles of {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{MTR}} respectively, the only two actors from the anime to do so. However, considering Ikue's role in the dub is just a reuse of her vocal work in the Japanese version and that this show is US produced, it's doubtful she actually recorded lines for the show. It's more likely the producers just reused audio clips from the anime to voice Pikachu. This, along with the fact that Meowth says lines that he never said in the anime, means that Maddie Blaustein is likely the only actor from the anime cast to reprise her role from the anime and actually contribute a new performance for the show.
** The only other credited voice actor, Jay Goede as {{an|Mewtwo}}, is not reprising the role. Mewtwo was previously played by [[Phillip Bartlett]] in ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' and by [[Dan Green]] in ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', which premiered in 2001, halfway through the show's run.
** While {{p|Jigglypuff}} and {{p|Psyduck}} appear in the show as costumed characters and have actors listed for wearing the suits, there are no listed voice actors. Considering they just said their names like in the show, archive recordings of [[Rachel Lillis]] as Jigglypuff and [[Michael Haigney]] as Psyduck were most likely used.

==Cast==
*[[Darren Dunstan]] - [[Giovanni]]
*Dominic Nolfi - [[Ash Ketchum]]
*Dee Roscioli - [[Delia Ketchum]]
*Patrick Frankfort - [[Professor Oak]]
*Heidi Michelle Weyhmueller - [[Misty]]
*Dennis Kenney - [[Brock]]
*Jennifer Risser - {{AP|Pikachu}}
*Abbey Marie O'Brien - {{p|Venusaur}}'s Trainer
*Lauren Kling - [[Jessie]]
*[[Andrew Rannells]] - [[James]]
*Kathleen Roche - {{MTR}}
*Sinclair Mitchell - [[Pokédex|Dexter]]
*Suzanne Wogisch - [[Officer Jenny]]
*Natalie Weld - [[Nurse Joy]]
*Marton Fulop - {{p|Mewtwo}}
*Jesse Nager - Deaf Trainer
*Christopher Shafer - Understudy
*Leah Smith - {{p|Psyduck}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}
*[[Ikue Ohtani]] - Pikachu (voice)
*[[Maddie Blaustein]] - Meowth (voice)
*Jay Goede - Mewtwo (voice)

==External link==
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/pklive.html Plot and song lyrics for Pokémon Live!]

{{stub}}
[[Category:Pokémon meta]]

Pokémon Live!

2010-01-12T18:20:03Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ wording

[[Image:Pokemon Live cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Pokémon Live!'' CD cover]]
'''Pokémon Live!''' was a musical based on the {{pkmn|anime}}. It began its run in 2000 and ended in 2002, after a European tour was canceled. It is an entirely American-produced production and is not in the same continuity as the series.

Two of the actors in Pokémon Live!, [[Darren Dunstan]] (Giovanni) and [[Andrew Rannells]] (James) went on to become voice actors for the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] [[dub]] of the series.

Pokémon Live! is most notorious for featuring far more heavy romantic overtones than the series on which it is based. In particular, Misty's feelings for Ash are outright stated and a large source of angst for her character. The show was also the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]], named after the "Diamond Badge" Giovanni offers to trainers. During the events of the story, Delia reveals to Professor Oak that she once dated Giovanni when they were teenagers, though she left his gang after meeting Ash's father. This backstory, however, outright contradicts the Japanese-only audio dramas on the origins of Team Rocket.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]]
* [[Delia Ketchum]]
* [[Professor Oak]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{an|Mewtwo|anime}})

==Synopsis==

A mysterious Gym Leader is offering trainers the chance to come challenge him for his one-of-a-kind prize, the Diamond Badge, and Ash has decided to accept the challenge. As the story opens, he declines on joining his mom and Professor Oak to attend a lecture on {{p|Snorlax}} behavior. After they leave, Misty and Brock come in on Ash as he starts dancing to the theme song. Quickly getting himself dressed, Ash remarks that he intends to win the Diamond Badge. Misty, however, is upset with Ash because he never made good on his promise to take her to the movies for her birthday three weeks ago. Ash vows to find some way to make it up soon, insisting that his life regarding Pokémon is just as important ("You & Me & Pokémon").

At the mysterious gym, some trainers come to challenge the Gym Leader, but they are all defeated by his super-robot Pokémon - [[MechaMew2]], whose only technique is that it can copy the attacks of its challengers and use it against them. After the trainers leave in defeat, the Gym Leader, revealing himself to be Giovanni, gloats about how MechaMew2, based on the powerful Mewtwo he once owned, will soon have a complete collection of attacks ("It Will All Be Mine"). Noticing that the only attacks it hasn't learned yet are {{m|ThunderShock}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, he orders Jessie, James, and Meowth to go capture Pikachu.

In the forest, Team Rocket digs up one of their pit traps, intending for "the twerps" to fall into it. But Ash and friends simply pass by it, singing "My Best Friends", without any problems. When Jessie and James come out of hiding to see what went wrong, they find that they left the supports in, and they make the mistake of pulling them out and falling into the trap themselves. Frustrated Meowth walks off to get a rope.

Meanwhile, Delia and Professor Oak approach the run-down old building where the Snorlax lecture is being held. As they're entering, Delia admits that she fears she's losing touch with her son as he's growing up; the Professor replies that she shouldn't worry so much, as things never stay the same for long ("Everything Changes"). Just as they finish singing, [[Rocket Grunt]]s come out and surround them, and take them to Giovanni. It turns out the Snorlax lecture was actually a trap devised by Giovanni to lure Professor Oak into his clutches so he couldn't interfere with his plan. The boss also recognizes Delia as an old friend of his, who insists everything between them was in the past ("Everything Changes (Reprise 1)").

Back in the forest, Ash, Misty, and Brock get lost as a result of Brock throwing the map away while talking to a female trainer earlier. They then come upon a Deaf Trainer, who agrees to share his map with them if "the guy with the weird hair" agrees to duel with him. Ash accepts the deal, only to find that the Deaf Trainer has Jigglypuff in his arsenal. Jigglypuff's song puts all but its trainer to sleep, and it starts drawing on their faces as the Deaf Trainer leaves them his map. After they leave, Misty wakes up and cleans Jigglypuff's drawings off of Ash's face, while singing to herself about her feelings for him and fears of rejection ("Misty's Song"). Ash soon wakes up, wondering whose voice he just heard singing, to which Misty answers by saying he probably just heard a side-effect of Jigglypuff's song. With the map in possession again, the trio continues their journey.

Meanwhile, Meowth returns to the pit with the rope and finds his teammates sleeping as a result of Jigglypuff's song. As they climb out, he complains about their incompetence and berates them on what failures they are. Jessie and James become depressed from the realization that Meowth is right about them being failures, but he quickly cheers them up by telling them that being failures is at least something they're perfect at doing ("The Best at Being the Worst"). This brings Jessie and James back to full confidence, and they continue after their target, with Meowth wondering if he should have taken up psychiatry.

At Cerulean Blue Lagoon, Ash declares to Misty and Brock that he's going to use Pikachu in the battle against the Gym Leader. But as they sing and dance to "[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]", Team Rocket comes up behind them in their {{p|Magikarp}} submarine and, while they're not looking, snatches Pikachu. When he sees that Pikachu has vanished, Ash tells Misty and Brock to split up and search for it, convinced that Team Rocket has captured his friend. Misty, however, suggests that maybe Pikachu has instead left Ash on its own free will, given his apparent habit of ignoring his friends. With that, she leaves Ash to ponder her words ("The Time Has Come").

At Giovanni's gym, Delia and Professor Oak are hanging in cages above his battle arena. After a failed attempt to break free, the Professor asks Delia why Giovanni recognized. She explains that, when she was a teenager, she used to hang out with a gang of troublemakers (who later became Team Rocket, which conflicts with their backstory given on Japanese-only audio dramas) led by Giovanni; she eventually left them when she met Ash's father, and she has never told this to her son, because she fears he wouldn't understand. After this flashback, Giovanni enters to boast to them about his MechaMew2, during which he sings his dark reprise of "You & Me & Pokémon". Immediately following this, Jessie, James and Meowth show up with the captured Pikachu (while singing "Double Trouble"), and Giovanni orders to them to have it attack MechaMew2. But Pikachu instead responds to Jessie and James' orders by shocking them, during which they flip a switch that causes Delia and the Professor's cages to open and allow them to escape. Giovanni realizes he'll need Pikachu's trainer for it to listen to, and tells Jessie and James to bring him the trainer.

In the woods, Misty admits to Brock that she didn't really mean it when she said Pikachu probably chose to leave Ash; she only said it because she wanted him to realize he's alienating his friends by ignoring them. As she wonders why guys like Ash can't notice pretty girls like herself more often, Brock remarks that it's the opposite problem with him, where he notices girls too often, especially Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy ("Two Perfect Girls"). Misty instead ignores him and continues to pine for Ash. Elsewhere in the woods, Delia continues discussing her past with the Professor and how she can't bring herself to tell Ash about it, and Ash tries to face up to the fact that he may have to go on without Pikachu ("I've Got a Secret").

Eventually, the groups all come together, and Professor Oak tells Ash that Team Rocket's leader is holding Pikachu hostage. Delia then confesses to Ash about her past acquaintance with Giovanni, but to her surprise, Ash understands completely. Just then, Team Rocket shows up on scooters, demanding Ash to come with them. To their surprise, he agrees to do so, while Delia says to the others that she's realized maybe change isn't such a bad thing ("Everything Changes (Reprise 2)").

After Team Rocket brings Ash to him, Giovanni releases Pikachu and then introduces MechaMew2 to him. He then allows Ash to have the Diamond Badge for the duration of the fight, saying he'll retrieve it afterwards, because "[He] Just Can't Win". Ash orders Pikachu to ThunderShock, then Thunderbolt MechaMew2, but to his surprise, the mechanical beast suffers no damage, and Giovanni proclaims that he's won now that MechaMew2 has learned every single attack. He then orders MechaMew2 to attack the both of them, but suddenly the real Mewtwo appears and sends an attack of its own to its mechanical counterpart. Nothing seems to happen, but to Giovanni's surprise, MechaMew2 begins speaking and rebels against him, saying Mewtwo has taught it the value of love and goodness, and therefore can no longer Giovanni's evil scheme to go forth. Grabbing Team Rocket's leader by the neck, it prepares to perform a {{m|Selfdestruct}}, despite Giovanni's attempts to offer a compromise, and promptly explodes. Afterward, Mewtwo explains to Ash that it used a collection of Ash's happy memories to turn MechaMew2 against its creator, and then leaves just as Misty, Brock, Delia, and the Professor arrive. Ash, finding the Diamond Badge still in his pocket, declares that he won the battle, and decides to give it to Misty as a belated birthday gift ("Finale").

==Songs==
A soundtrack for the musical was released entitled ''[[Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em Live!]]''.

*"[[You & Me & Pokémon]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Playoff)"
*"[[It Will All Be Mine]]" - Giovanni
*"It Will All Be Mine (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[My Best Friends]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"[[Everything Changes]]" - Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 1)" - Giovanni
*"[[Misty's Song]]" - Misty
*"[[The Best at Being the Worst]]" - Team Rocket
*"[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]" - Ash
*"[[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]]" - Dexter and the Dextettes
*"[[The Time Has Come]]" - Ash
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[Double Trouble]]" - Team Rocket
*"Double Trouble (Reprise)" - Team Rocket
*"[[Two Perfect Girls]]" - Brock
*"[[I've Got a Secret]]" - Mrs. Ketchum, Misty, and Ash
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 2)" - Mrs. Ketchum
*"[[You Just Can't Win]]" - Ash and Giovanni
*"[[Finale]]" - Company

==Trivia==

* Dee Roscioli and Patrick Frankfort, who portray Delia and the Professor in the original English version of the production, were notably in a romantic relationship. This is referenced by Ash telling Professor Oak, "Don't bring my mom home too late!"
* According to the Playbill like program of the show, [[Ikue Ohtani]] and [[Maddie Blaustein]] reprised their roles of {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{MTR}} respectively, the only two actors from the anime to do so. However, considering Ikue's role in the dub is just a reuse of her vocal work in the Japanese version and that this show is US produced, it's doubtful she actually recorded lines for the show. It's more likely the producers just reused audio clips from the anime to voice Pikachu. This, along with the fact that Meowth says lines that he never said in the anime, means that Maddie Blaustein is likely the only actor from the anime cast to reprise her role from the anime and actually contribute a new performance for the show.
** The only other credited voice actor, Jay Goede as {{an|Mewtwo}}, is not reprising the role. Mewtwo was previously played by [[Phillip Bartlett]] in ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' and by [[Dan Green]] in ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', which premiered in 2001, halfway through the show's run.
** While {{p|Jigglypuff}} and {{p|Psyduck}} appear in the show as costumed characters and have actors listed for wearing the suits, there are no listed voice actors. Considering they just said their names like in the show, archive recordings of Rachel Lillis as Jigglypuff and Michael Haigney as Psyduck were most likely used.

==Cast==
*[[Darren Dunstan]] - [[Giovanni]]
*Dominic Nolfi - [[Ash Ketchum]]
*Dee Roscioli - [[Delia Ketchum]]
*Patrick Frankfort - [[Professor Oak]]
*Heidi Michelle Weyhmueller - [[Misty]]
*Dennis Kenney - [[Brock]]
*Jennifer Risser - {{AP|Pikachu}}
*Abbey Marie O'Brien - {{p|Venusaur}}'s Trainer
*Lauren Kling - [[Jessie]]
*[[Andrew Rannells]] - [[James]]
*Kathleen Roche - {{MTR}}
*Sinclair Mitchell - [[Pokédex|Dexter]]
*Suzanne Wogisch - [[Officer Jenny]]
*Natalie Weld - [[Nurse Joy]]
*Marton Fulop - {{p|Mewtwo}}
*Jesse Nager - Deaf Trainer
*Christopher Shafer - Understudy
*Leah Smith - {{p|Psyduck}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}
*[[Ikue Ohtani]] - Pikachu (voice)
*[[Maddie Blaustein]] - Meowth (voice)
*Jay Goede - Mewtwo (voice)

==External link==
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/pklive.html Plot and song lyrics for Pokémon Live!]

{{stub}}
[[Category:Pokémon meta]]

Pokémon Live!

2010-01-12T18:17:50Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added trivia

[[Image:Pokemon Live cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Pokémon Live!'' CD cover]]
'''Pokémon Live!''' was a musical based on the {{pkmn|anime}}. It began its run in 2000 and ended in 2002, after a European tour was canceled. It is an entirely American-produced production and is not in the same continuity as the series.

Two of the actors in Pokémon Live!, [[Darren Dunstan]] (Giovanni) and [[Andrew Rannells]] (James) went on to become voice actors for the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] [[dub]] of the series.

Pokémon Live! is most notorious for featuring far more heavy romantic overtones than the series on which it is based. In particular, Misty's feelings for Ash are outright stated and a large source of angst for her character. The show was also the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]], named after the "Diamond Badge" Giovanni offers to trainers. During the events of the story, Delia reveals to Professor Oak that she once dated Giovanni when they were teenagers, though she left his gang after meeting Ash's father. This backstory, however, outright contradicts the Japanese-only audio dramas on the origins of Team Rocket.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]]
* [[Delia Ketchum]]
* [[Professor Oak]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{an|Mewtwo|anime}})

==Synopsis==

A mysterious Gym Leader is offering trainers the chance to come challenge him for his one-of-a-kind prize, the Diamond Badge, and Ash has decided to accept the challenge. As the story opens, he declines on joining his mom and Professor Oak to attend a lecture on {{p|Snorlax}} behavior. After they leave, Misty and Brock come in on Ash as he starts dancing to the theme song. Quickly getting himself dressed, Ash remarks that he intends to win the Diamond Badge. Misty, however, is upset with Ash because he never made good on his promise to take her to the movies for her birthday three weeks ago. Ash vows to find some way to make it up soon, insisting that his life regarding Pokémon is just as important ("You & Me & Pokémon").

At the mysterious gym, some trainers come to challenge the Gym Leader, but they are all defeated by his super-robot Pokémon - [[MechaMew2]], whose only technique is that it can copy the attacks of its challengers and use it against them. After the trainers leave in defeat, the Gym Leader, revealing himself to be Giovanni, gloats about how MechaMew2, based on the powerful Mewtwo he once owned, will soon have a complete collection of attacks ("It Will All Be Mine"). Noticing that the only attacks it hasn't learned yet are {{m|ThunderShock}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, he orders Jessie, James, and Meowth to go capture Pikachu.

In the forest, Team Rocket digs up one of their pit traps, intending for "the twerps" to fall into it. But Ash and friends simply pass by it, singing "My Best Friends", without any problems. When Jessie and James come out of hiding to see what went wrong, they find that they left the supports in, and they make the mistake of pulling them out and falling into the trap themselves. Frustrated Meowth walks off to get a rope.

Meanwhile, Delia and Professor Oak approach the run-down old building where the Snorlax lecture is being held. As they're entering, Delia admits that she fears she's losing touch with her son as he's growing up; the Professor replies that she shouldn't worry so much, as things never stay the same for long ("Everything Changes"). Just as they finish singing, [[Rocket Grunt]]s come out and surround them, and take them to Giovanni. It turns out the Snorlax lecture was actually a trap devised by Giovanni to lure Professor Oak into his clutches so he couldn't interfere with his plan. The boss also recognizes Delia as an old friend of his, who insists everything between them was in the past ("Everything Changes (Reprise 1)").

Back in the forest, Ash, Misty, and Brock get lost as a result of Brock throwing the map away while talking to a female trainer earlier. They then come upon a Deaf Trainer, who agrees to share his map with them if "the guy with the weird hair" agrees to duel with him. Ash accepts the deal, only to find that the Deaf Trainer has Jigglypuff in his arsenal. Jigglypuff's song puts all but its trainer to sleep, and it starts drawing on their faces as the Deaf Trainer leaves them his map. After they leave, Misty wakes up and cleans Jigglypuff's drawings off of Ash's face, while singing to herself about her feelings for him and fears of rejection ("Misty's Song"). Ash soon wakes up, wondering whose voice he just heard singing, to which Misty answers by saying he probably just heard a side-effect of Jigglypuff's song. With the map in possession again, the trio continues their journey.

Meanwhile, Meowth returns to the pit with the rope and finds his teammates sleeping as a result of Jigglypuff's song. As they climb out, he complains about their incompetence and berates them on what failures they are. Jessie and James become depressed from the realization that Meowth is right about them being failures, but he quickly cheers them up by telling them that being failures is at least something they're perfect at doing ("The Best at Being the Worst"). This brings Jessie and James back to full confidence, and they continue after their target, with Meowth wondering if he should have taken up psychiatry.

At Cerulean Blue Lagoon, Ash declares to Misty and Brock that he's going to use Pikachu in the battle against the Gym Leader. But as they sing and dance to "[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]", Team Rocket comes up behind them in their {{p|Magikarp}} submarine and, while they're not looking, snatches Pikachu. When he sees that Pikachu has vanished, Ash tells Misty and Brock to split up and search for it, convinced that Team Rocket has captured his friend. Misty, however, suggests that maybe Pikachu has instead left Ash on its own free will, given his apparent habit of ignoring his friends. With that, she leaves Ash to ponder her words ("The Time Has Come").

At Giovanni's gym, Delia and Professor Oak are hanging in cages above his battle arena. After a failed attempt to break free, the Professor asks Delia why Giovanni recognized. She explains that, when she was a teenager, she used to hang out with a gang of troublemakers (who later became Team Rocket, which conflicts with their backstory given on Japanese-only audio dramas) led by Giovanni; she eventually left them when she met Ash's father, and she has never told this to her son, because she fears he wouldn't understand. After this flashback, Giovanni enters to boast to them about his MechaMew2, during which he sings his dark reprise of "You & Me & Pokémon". Immediately following this, Jessie, James and Meowth show up with the captured Pikachu (while singing "Double Trouble"), and Giovanni orders to them to have it attack MechaMew2. But Pikachu instead responds to Jessie and James' orders by shocking them, during which they flip a switch that causes Delia and the Professor's cages to open and allow them to escape. Giovanni realizes he'll need Pikachu's trainer for it to listen to, and tells Jessie and James to bring him the trainer.

In the woods, Misty admits to Brock that she didn't really mean it when she said Pikachu probably chose to leave Ash; she only said it because she wanted him to realize he's alienating his friends by ignoring them. As she wonders why guys like Ash can't notice pretty girls like herself more often, Brock remarks that it's the opposite problem with him, where he notices girls too often, especially Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy ("Two Perfect Girls"). Misty instead ignores him and continues to pine for Ash. Elsewhere in the woods, Delia continues discussing her past with the Professor and how she can't bring herself to tell Ash about it, and Ash tries to face up to the fact that he may have to go on without Pikachu ("I've Got a Secret").

Eventually, the groups all come together, and Professor Oak tells Ash that Team Rocket's leader is holding Pikachu hostage. Delia then confesses to Ash about her past acquaintance with Giovanni, but to her surprise, Ash understands completely. Just then, Team Rocket shows up on scooters, demanding Ash to come with them. To their surprise, he agrees to do so, while Delia says to the others that she's realized maybe change isn't such a bad thing ("Everything Changes (Reprise 2)").

After Team Rocket brings Ash to him, Giovanni releases Pikachu and then introduces MechaMew2 to him. He then allows Ash to have the Diamond Badge for the duration of the fight, saying he'll retrieve it afterwards, because "[He] Just Can't Win". Ash orders Pikachu to ThunderShock, then Thunderbolt MechaMew2, but to his surprise, the mechanical beast suffers no damage, and Giovanni proclaims that he's won now that MechaMew2 has learned every single attack. He then orders MechaMew2 to attack the both of them, but suddenly the real Mewtwo appears and sends an attack of its own to its mechanical counterpart. Nothing seems to happen, but to Giovanni's surprise, MechaMew2 begins speaking and rebels against him, saying Mewtwo has taught it the value of love and goodness, and therefore can no longer Giovanni's evil scheme to go forth. Grabbing Team Rocket's leader by the neck, it prepares to perform a {{m|Selfdestruct}}, despite Giovanni's attempts to offer a compromise, and promptly explodes. Afterward, Mewtwo explains to Ash that it used a collection of Ash's happy memories to turn MechaMew2 against its creator, and then leaves just as Misty, Brock, Delia, and the Professor arrive. Ash, finding the Diamond Badge still in his pocket, declares that he won the battle, and decides to give it to Misty as a belated birthday gift ("Finale").

==Songs==
A soundtrack for the musical was released entitled ''[[Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em Live!]]''.

*"[[You & Me & Pokémon]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Playoff)"
*"[[It Will All Be Mine]]" - Giovanni
*"It Will All Be Mine (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[My Best Friends]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"[[Everything Changes]]" - Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 1)" - Giovanni
*"[[Misty's Song]]" - Misty
*"[[The Best at Being the Worst]]" - Team Rocket
*"[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]" - Ash
*"[[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]]" - Dexter and the Dextettes
*"[[The Time Has Come]]" - Ash
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[Double Trouble]]" - Team Rocket
*"Double Trouble (Reprise)" - Team Rocket
*"[[Two Perfect Girls]]" - Brock
*"[[I've Got a Secret]]" - Mrs. Ketchum, Misty, and Ash
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 2)" - Mrs. Ketchum
*"[[You Just Can't Win]]" - Ash and Giovanni
*"[[Finale]]" - Company

==Trivia==

* Dee Roscioli and Patrick Frankfort, who portray Delia and the Professor in the original English version of the production, were notably in a romantic relationship. This is referenced by Ash telling Professor Oak, "Don't bring my mom home too late!"
* According to the Playbill like program of the show, [[Ikue Ohtani]] and [[Maddie Blaustein]] reprised their roles of {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{MTR}} respectively, the only two actors from the anime to do so. However, considering Ikue's role in the dub is just a reuse of her vocal work in the Japanese version and that this show is US produced, it's doubtful she actually recorded lines for the show. It's more likely the producers just reused audio clips from the anime to voice Pikachu. This, along with the fact that Meowth says lines that he never said in the anime, means that Maddie Blaustein is likely the only actor from the anime cast to reprise her role from the anime and actually contribute a new performance for the show.
** The only other credited voice actor, Jay Goede as {{an|Mewtwo}}, did not reprise Mewtwo. Mewtwo was previously played by [[Phillip Bartlett]] in ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' and by [[Dan Green]] in ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', which premiered in 2001, halfway through the show's run.
** While {{p|Jigglypuff}} and {{p|Psyduck}} appear in the show as costumed characters and have actors listed for wearing the suits, there are no listed voice actors. Considering they just said their names like in the show, archive recordings of Rachel Lillis as Jigglypuff and Michael Haigney as Psyduck were most likely used.

==Cast==
*[[Darren Dunstan]] - [[Giovanni]]
*Dominic Nolfi - [[Ash Ketchum]]
*Dee Roscioli - [[Delia Ketchum]]
*Patrick Frankfort - [[Professor Oak]]
*Heidi Michelle Weyhmueller - [[Misty]]
*Dennis Kenney - [[Brock]]
*Jennifer Risser - {{AP|Pikachu}}
*Abbey Marie O'Brien - {{p|Venusaur}}'s Trainer
*Lauren Kling - [[Jessie]]
*[[Andrew Rannells]] - [[James]]
*Kathleen Roche - {{MTR}}
*Sinclair Mitchell - [[Pokédex|Dexter]]
*Suzanne Wogisch - [[Officer Jenny]]
*Natalie Weld - [[Nurse Joy]]
*Marton Fulop - {{p|Mewtwo}}
*Jesse Nager - Deaf Trainer
*Christopher Shafer - Understudy
*Leah Smith - {{p|Psyduck}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}
*[[Ikue Ohtani]] - Pikachu (voice)
*[[Maddie Blaustein]] - Meowth (voice)
*Jay Goede - Mewtwo (voice)

==External link==
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/pklive.html Plot and song lyrics for Pokémon Live!]

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[[Category:Pokémon meta]]

Pokémon Live!

2010-01-12T18:15:56Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added trivia

[[Image:Pokemon Live cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Pokémon Live!'' CD cover]]
'''Pokémon Live!''' was a musical based on the {{pkmn|anime}}. It began its run in 2000 and ended in 2002, after a European tour was canceled. It is an entirely American-produced production and is not in the same continuity as the series.

Two of the actors in Pokémon Live!, [[Darren Dunstan]] (Giovanni) and [[Andrew Rannells]] (James) went on to become voice actors for the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] [[dub]] of the series.

Pokémon Live! is most notorious for featuring far more heavy romantic overtones than the series on which it is based. In particular, Misty's feelings for Ash are outright stated and a large source of angst for her character. The show was also the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]], named after the "Diamond Badge" Giovanni offers to trainers. During the events of the story, Delia reveals to Professor Oak that she once dated Giovanni when they were teenagers, though she left his gang after meeting Ash's father. This backstory, however, outright contradicts the Japanese-only audio dramas on the origins of Team Rocket.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]]
* [[Delia Ketchum]]
* [[Professor Oak]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{an|Mewtwo|anime}})

==Synopsis==

A mysterious Gym Leader is offering trainers the chance to come challenge him for his one-of-a-kind prize, the Diamond Badge, and Ash has decided to accept the challenge. As the story opens, he declines on joining his mom and Professor Oak to attend a lecture on {{p|Snorlax}} behavior. After they leave, Misty and Brock come in on Ash as he starts dancing to the theme song. Quickly getting himself dressed, Ash remarks that he intends to win the Diamond Badge. Misty, however, is upset with Ash because he never made good on his promise to take her to the movies for her birthday three weeks ago. Ash vows to find some way to make it up soon, insisting that his life regarding Pokémon is just as important ("You & Me & Pokémon").

At the mysterious gym, some trainers come to challenge the Gym Leader, but they are all defeated by his super-robot Pokémon - [[MechaMew2]], whose only technique is that it can copy the attacks of its challengers and use it against them. After the trainers leave in defeat, the Gym Leader, revealing himself to be Giovanni, gloats about how MechaMew2, based on the powerful Mewtwo he once owned, will soon have a complete collection of attacks ("It Will All Be Mine"). Noticing that the only attacks it hasn't learned yet are {{m|ThunderShock}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, he orders Jessie, James, and Meowth to go capture Pikachu.

In the forest, Team Rocket digs up one of their pit traps, intending for "the twerps" to fall into it. But Ash and friends simply pass by it, singing "My Best Friends", without any problems. When Jessie and James come out of hiding to see what went wrong, they find that they left the supports in, and they make the mistake of pulling them out and falling into the trap themselves. Frustrated Meowth walks off to get a rope.

Meanwhile, Delia and Professor Oak approach the run-down old building where the Snorlax lecture is being held. As they're entering, Delia admits that she fears she's losing touch with her son as he's growing up; the Professor replies that she shouldn't worry so much, as things never stay the same for long ("Everything Changes"). Just as they finish singing, [[Rocket Grunt]]s come out and surround them, and take them to Giovanni. It turns out the Snorlax lecture was actually a trap devised by Giovanni to lure Professor Oak into his clutches so he couldn't interfere with his plan. The boss also recognizes Delia as an old friend of his, who insists everything between them was in the past ("Everything Changes (Reprise 1)").

Back in the forest, Ash, Misty, and Brock get lost as a result of Brock throwing the map away while talking to a female trainer earlier. They then come upon a Deaf Trainer, who agrees to share his map with them if "the guy with the weird hair" agrees to duel with him. Ash accepts the deal, only to find that the Deaf Trainer has Jigglypuff in his arsenal. Jigglypuff's song puts all but its trainer to sleep, and it starts drawing on their faces as the Deaf Trainer leaves them his map. After they leave, Misty wakes up and cleans Jigglypuff's drawings off of Ash's face, while singing to herself about her feelings for him and fears of rejection ("Misty's Song"). Ash soon wakes up, wondering whose voice he just heard singing, to which Misty answers by saying he probably just heard a side-effect of Jigglypuff's song. With the map in possession again, the trio continues their journey.

Meanwhile, Meowth returns to the pit with the rope and finds his teammates sleeping as a result of Jigglypuff's song. As they climb out, he complains about their incompetence and berates them on what failures they are. Jessie and James become depressed from the realization that Meowth is right about them being failures, but he quickly cheers them up by telling them that being failures is at least something they're perfect at doing ("The Best at Being the Worst"). This brings Jessie and James back to full confidence, and they continue after their target, with Meowth wondering if he should have taken up psychiatry.

At Cerulean Blue Lagoon, Ash declares to Misty and Brock that he's going to use Pikachu in the battle against the Gym Leader. But as they sing and dance to "[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]", Team Rocket comes up behind them in their {{p|Magikarp}} submarine and, while they're not looking, snatches Pikachu. When he sees that Pikachu has vanished, Ash tells Misty and Brock to split up and search for it, convinced that Team Rocket has captured his friend. Misty, however, suggests that maybe Pikachu has instead left Ash on its own free will, given his apparent habit of ignoring his friends. With that, she leaves Ash to ponder her words ("The Time Has Come").

At Giovanni's gym, Delia and Professor Oak are hanging in cages above his battle arena. After a failed attempt to break free, the Professor asks Delia why Giovanni recognized. She explains that, when she was a teenager, she used to hang out with a gang of troublemakers (who later became Team Rocket, which conflicts with their backstory given on Japanese-only audio dramas) led by Giovanni; she eventually left them when she met Ash's father, and she has never told this to her son, because she fears he wouldn't understand. After this flashback, Giovanni enters to boast to them about his MechaMew2, during which he sings his dark reprise of "You & Me & Pokémon". Immediately following this, Jessie, James and Meowth show up with the captured Pikachu (while singing "Double Trouble"), and Giovanni orders to them to have it attack MechaMew2. But Pikachu instead responds to Jessie and James' orders by shocking them, during which they flip a switch that causes Delia and the Professor's cages to open and allow them to escape. Giovanni realizes he'll need Pikachu's trainer for it to listen to, and tells Jessie and James to bring him the trainer.

In the woods, Misty admits to Brock that she didn't really mean it when she said Pikachu probably chose to leave Ash; she only said it because she wanted him to realize he's alienating his friends by ignoring them. As she wonders why guys like Ash can't notice pretty girls like herself more often, Brock remarks that it's the opposite problem with him, where he notices girls too often, especially Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy ("Two Perfect Girls"). Misty instead ignores him and continues to pine for Ash. Elsewhere in the woods, Delia continues discussing her past with the Professor and how she can't bring herself to tell Ash about it, and Ash tries to face up to the fact that he may have to go on without Pikachu ("I've Got a Secret").

Eventually, the groups all come together, and Professor Oak tells Ash that Team Rocket's leader is holding Pikachu hostage. Delia then confesses to Ash about her past acquaintance with Giovanni, but to her surprise, Ash understands completely. Just then, Team Rocket shows up on scooters, demanding Ash to come with them. To their surprise, he agrees to do so, while Delia says to the others that she's realized maybe change isn't such a bad thing ("Everything Changes (Reprise 2)").

After Team Rocket brings Ash to him, Giovanni releases Pikachu and then introduces MechaMew2 to him. He then allows Ash to have the Diamond Badge for the duration of the fight, saying he'll retrieve it afterwards, because "[He] Just Can't Win". Ash orders Pikachu to ThunderShock, then Thunderbolt MechaMew2, but to his surprise, the mechanical beast suffers no damage, and Giovanni proclaims that he's won now that MechaMew2 has learned every single attack. He then orders MechaMew2 to attack the both of them, but suddenly the real Mewtwo appears and sends an attack of its own to its mechanical counterpart. Nothing seems to happen, but to Giovanni's surprise, MechaMew2 begins speaking and rebels against him, saying Mewtwo has taught it the value of love and goodness, and therefore can no longer Giovanni's evil scheme to go forth. Grabbing Team Rocket's leader by the neck, it prepares to perform a {{m|Selfdestruct}}, despite Giovanni's attempts to offer a compromise, and promptly explodes. Afterward, Mewtwo explains to Ash that it used a collection of Ash's happy memories to turn MechaMew2 against its creator, and then leaves just as Misty, Brock, Delia, and the Professor arrive. Ash, finding the Diamond Badge still in his pocket, declares that he won the battle, and decides to give it to Misty as a belated birthday gift ("Finale").

==Songs==
A soundtrack for the musical was released entitled ''[[Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em Live!]]''.

*"[[You & Me & Pokémon]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Playoff)"
*"[[It Will All Be Mine]]" - Giovanni
*"It Will All Be Mine (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[My Best Friends]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"[[Everything Changes]]" - Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 1)" - Giovanni
*"[[Misty's Song]]" - Misty
*"[[The Best at Being the Worst]]" - Team Rocket
*"[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]" - Ash
*"[[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]]" - Dexter and the Dextettes
*"[[The Time Has Come]]" - Ash
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[Double Trouble]]" - Team Rocket
*"Double Trouble (Reprise)" - Team Rocket
*"[[Two Perfect Girls]]" - Brock
*"[[I've Got a Secret]]" - Mrs. Ketchum, Misty, and Ash
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 2)" - Mrs. Ketchum
*"[[You Just Can't Win]]" - Ash and Giovanni
*"[[Finale]]" - Company

==Trivia==

* Dee Roscioli and Patrick Frankfort, who portray Delia and the Professor in the original English version of the production, were notably in a romantic relationship. This is referenced by Ash telling Professor Oak, "Don't bring my mom home too late!"
* According to the Playbill like program of the show, [[Ikue Ohtani]] and [[Maddie Blaustein]] reprised their roles of {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{MTR}} respectively. However, considering Ikue's role in the dub is just a reuse of her vocal work in the Japanese version and that this show is US produced, it's doubtful she actually recorded lines for the show. It's more likely the producers just reused audio clips from the anime to voice Pikachu. This, along with the fact that Meowth says lines that he never said in the anime, means that Maddie Blaustein is likely the only actor from the anime cast to reprise her role from the anime and actually contribute a new performance for the show.
** The only other credited voice actor, Jay Goede as {{an|Mewtwo}}, did not reprise Mewtwo. Mewtwo was previously played by [[Phillip Bartlett]] in ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' and by [[Dan Green]] in ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', which premiered in 2001, halfway through the show's run.
** While {{p|Jigglypuff}} and {{p|Psyduck}} appear in the show as costumed characters and have actors listed for wearing the suits, there are no listed voice actors. Considering they just said their names like in the show, archive recordings of Rachel Lillis as Jigglypuff and Michael Haigney as Psyduck were most likely used.

==Cast==
*[[Darren Dunstan]] - [[Giovanni]]
*Dominic Nolfi - [[Ash Ketchum]]
*Dee Roscioli - [[Delia Ketchum]]
*Patrick Frankfort - [[Professor Oak]]
*Heidi Michelle Weyhmueller - [[Misty]]
*Dennis Kenney - [[Brock]]
*Jennifer Risser - {{AP|Pikachu}}
*Abbey Marie O'Brien - {{p|Venusaur}}'s Trainer
*Lauren Kling - [[Jessie]]
*[[Andrew Rannells]] - [[James]]
*Kathleen Roche - {{MTR}}
*Sinclair Mitchell - [[Pokédex|Dexter]]
*Suzanne Wogisch - [[Officer Jenny]]
*Natalie Weld - [[Nurse Joy]]
*Marton Fulop - {{p|Mewtwo}}
*Jesse Nager - Deaf Trainer
*Christopher Shafer - Understudy
*Leah Smith - {{p|Psyduck}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}
*[[Ikue Ohtani]] - Pikachu (voice)
*[[Maddie Blaustein]] - Meowth (voice)
*Jay Goede - Mewtwo (voice)

==External link==
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/pklive.html Plot and song lyrics for Pokémon Live!]

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[[Category:Pokémon meta]]

Ash's Buizel

2010-01-11T19:08:56Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added bit to list of main Pokemon traded

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Water|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Buizel|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=ブイゼル|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Buoysel|
image=[[File:Ash's Buizel.png|250px]] |
caption=Ash's Buizel |
location=Around {{rt|205}} |
prevonum=418|
gender=Male |
ability={{a|Swift Swim}}|
epnum=DP034|
epname=Buizel Your Way Out of This!|
traded=yes|
tradeep=DP055|
tradename=Throwing the Track Switch|
oldtrainer={{an|Dawn}}|
newtrainer={{Ash}}|
tradedfor=[[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]]|
current=[[Party|With Ash]]|
java1=[[Kiyotaka Furushima]]|
}}

'''Ash's Buizel''' (Japanese: '''サトシのブイゼル''' ''Satoshi's Buoysel'') is the third [[Pokémon]] captured by {{an|Dawn}} in ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way Out of This!]]'', and was traded to [[Ash Ketchum]] for his Aipom after Buizel showed a love for battling and Aipom a love for contests in ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]''. His voice actor in both Japanese and English is 古島清孝 ''[[Kiyotaka Furushima]]''.

==History==
===With Dawn===
Buizel has a vastly different type of personality than Dawn's other Pokémon. He purposely looks for {{pkmn|battle}}s with {{pkmn|Trainer}}s' Pokémon and loves to show off his amazing strength. He first took out [[Dawn's Piplup]], then [[Zoey's Glameow]], and finally [[Ash's Pikachu]] by using his incredible speed and moves like {{m|Aqua Jet}}. He showed bitterness towards humans, but gained respect for Dawn after she saved him from a nasty fall. Afterwards, Buizel found her worthy enough for a second battle, where she was able to capture him.
[[Image:Ash'sBuizel.png|left|thumb|200px|Buizel's first appearance]]
Since then, though, he still gets along poorly with most other Pokémon. In particular, he seems to have a rivalry developing with one of the other strength-oriented Pokémon on the cast, [[Brock's Croagunk]]. However, they may have started to get along with each other as they are with each other in ''[[DP065|Sleight of Sand!]]'' while the others play.

===With Ash===
[[File:Ash Buizel contest.png|thumb|right|Buizel in the [[Wallace Cup]]]]
In ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'', Dawn began the Contest training for the [[Solaceon Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}}; however, Buizel seemed to be more interested in Ash's battle training and thus couldn't set its mind on Dawn's training. Meanwhile, [[Dawn's Ambipom|Ash's Aipom]] appeared to have a similar problem in Ash's training because she tended to be more interested in Dawn's Contest training. Then [[Zoey]] proposed that Ash and Dawn trade them. After some soul-searching, the trainers agreed, and the trade took place.

In ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', during a battle between Ash and Dawn, Buizel's {{m|SonicBoom}} was deflected by Aipom, hitting a stone tower and freeing a {{p|Spiritomb}}.

In ''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]'', he fought [[Maylene's Lucario]] in a Gym Battle, resulting in a Double KO and a tied match. During the battle, Buizel learned {{m|Water Pulse}}. Buizel's version is unique, as Buizel's Water Pulse retains its spherical shape, which is presumably inspired by the {{m|Aura Sphere}} of Maylene's Lucario.

In a ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes Welcome]]'' and ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'', Buizel participated in his first contest-style competition as Ash's entry for the Wallace Cup. Buizel succeeded in the appeal rounds due to a dazzling combination of {{m|Aqua Jet}}, {{m|Water Gun}}, {{m|SonicBoom}}, and the utilization of his inflatable tube around its neck, but lost in the second round of battles to a {{p|Lanturn}}, after defeating a {{p|Kecleon}} in the first battle round. He perfected an {{m|Ice Beam}} and {{m|Aqua Jet}} combination that Dawn had tried to teach him in [[DP041|an earlier episode]].

In ''[[DP083|A Crasher Course in Power!]]'' Buizel was training for Ash's Gym battle and was accidentally shocked by {{AP|Pikachu}}. Buizel angrily jumped at Pikachu but was restrained by {{AP|Turtwig}}. Buizel continued to hold a grudge against Pikachu during the battle. Buizel defeated [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Quagsire}} using its "Ice Jet" combination and stayed on to battle {{TP|Crasher Wake|Floatzel}}. Floatzel managed to use most of Buizel's attacks against him and eventually confused him with his own {{m|Water Pulse}}. Buizel was recalled and Pikachu was sent out. Buizel eventually shook off the confusion to see Pikachu valiantly fighting a losing battle against Floatzel. Floatzel eventually partially froze Pikachu's back and Buizel wanted to get back in the fight. As Pikachu and Buizel tagged out, they exchanged a high five and Buizel broke the ice on Pikachu's back with a Water Gun. Buizel went on to defeat Floatzel by using a Water Pulse at close range, defeating Floatzel and earning Ash his {{badge|Fen}}.

In ''[[DP102|A Shield with a Twist]]'' Buizel defeated [[Fantina]]'s {{p|Gengar}}, marking the debut of his own [[Counter Shield]] strategy, but lost to her {{TP|Fantina|Drifblim}}.

In ''[[DP108|Dealing With Defensive Types!]]'', he was used in battle against [[Byron]]'s {{p|Steelix}}, but he could only use a Water Gun attack, which was easily countered by Steelix's {{m|Screech}}. The Iron Snake Pokémon, having Buizel unable to move due to the loud noise, trapped him with {{m|Bind}}, threw him into the air and finally defeated him with an {{m|Iron Tail}} straight on his head, slamming him to the ground. When the dust caused by the impact cleared, Buizel was still standing, but ultimately collapsed and was unable to battle. When Ash went to see if he was severely injured, he looked at him with a smile, then Ash thanked him and returned him to its [[Poké Ball]].

In ''[[DP131|Pedal to the Mettle!]]'' and ''[[DP132|Evolving Strategies!]]'', Buizel was the first Pokémon used by Ash in his full battle against [[Paul]] (which was also the first time Buizel had battled Paul since being traded to Ash), however he was immediately recalled by Ash when Paul chose to start with his {{TP|Paul|Torterra}}. Buizel was later sent out against Paul's {{TP|Paul|Magmortar}}, but despite the type advantage he struggled against the {{type2|Fire}} Pokémon and was {{status|poison}}ed by its {{m|Smog}} before Paul recalled it. Paul then sent out his {{TP|Paul|Ursaring}} and Buizel again found himself up against a stronger opponent. Nevertheless, Buizel put up a good fight and was able to use the [[Counter Shield]] technique developed for the Gym battle against [[Fantina]] to hurt Ursaring. When Buizel started to lose strength Ash wished to recall him; however, the weasel Pokémon requested to stay in the battle and Ash agreed. This proved to be a mistake, as Buizel was instantly knocked out by Ursaring's following {{m|Focus Blast}}.


==Moves used==
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===Moves improvised===
[[File:Buizel ice aqua jet.png|thumb|Ice Aqua Jet]]
* '''Ice Aqua Jet''', also known as just "Ice Jet", is a combination of Buizel's {{m|Aqua Jet}} and another Pokémon's {{m|Ice Beam}}. It was first attempted in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit Down!]]'' by {{an|Dawn}}, but was later successfully used by {{Ash}} in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'' and in ''[[DP083|A Crasher Course in Power!]]'' against [[Crasher Wake]]'s Quagsire. It was used again in ''[[DP126|Classroom Training!]]''.

* '''[[Counter Shield]]''' was used in ''[[DP102|Shield With a Twist!]]'' and ''[[DP132|Evolving Strategies!]]''. Buizel uses {{m|Water Gun}} while spinning, releasing water everywhere, disallowing movement for the opponent. It is a means of defending and attacking at the same time.

* In ''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]'' Buizel used a spinning {{m|Aqua Jet}} with {{m|Water Pulse}} resulting in a tie with [[Maylene's Lucario]].

==Trivia==
* Buizel is the seventh Pokémon to follow the pattern of premiering in a movie and then being captured by one of the main characters. In all cases, the premiered Pokémon is not the same character as the one caught, just the same species. In some cases, this may be a result of the writers deciding a Pokémon works well with the group after they are shown together. Ash's Buizel comes after ''[[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''.
* In his entire time as one of Dawn's Pokémon, Buizel never actually participated in a contest.
** Ironically, while under the care of Ash he finally participated in his first contest in ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes Welcome]]''.
* Buizel is one of the few main characters' Pokémon to be traded, along with [[Ash's Butterfree]], {{AP|Raticate}}, and {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} (the Pokémon Buizel was traded with), [[Jessie's Lickitung]], and [[James's Victreebel]].
* Buizel is Ash's third Pokémon received in a trade (the first is {{AP|Raticate}}, and the second was {{AP|Butterfree}}, when he traded Raticate back).
* Buizel and {{TP|Dawn|Ambipom}} are the first two Pokémon to be traded between main characters. Coincidentally, both are in the {{egg3|Ground}} and of opposite genders, and both use their Japanese voice actors in the English dub whilst in their unevolved forms.
* Buizel is Ash's first {{wp|mammal}}ian {{type2|Water}} Pokémon.
* Buizel and Pikachu are the only Pokémon currently on Ash's team that have both their [[gender]] and [[ability]] confirmed.
* A constant animation quirk that occurs with Buizel is that his eyes briefly turn the same color as his Water Gun. This is almost always seen when Buizel uses Water Gun up close.
* As of the latest Japanese episode, Buizel is the only Pokémon to have used an improvised move three times, having used his ''Ice Aqua Jet'' in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'', ''[[DP083| A Crasher Course in Power!]]'' and ''[[DP126|Classroom Training!]]''.
** Buizel has also used his [[Counter Shield]] twice, but {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Monferno}} have already used their own twice too. The three have used their respective Counter Shields in ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'' and ''[[DP132|Evolving Strategies!]]''.
* Buizel is similar to Ash's {{AP|Sceptile}}, due to him being a prime battler, as well as showing a very serious nature (it should be noted that Buizel is shown to socialize with other Pokémon, unlike Sceptile, who almost always preferred to be alone while relaxing).
* As of the latest Japanese episode, Buizel is the only Pokémon in Ash's team to be part of a one-evolution family.

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Mewtwo Returns

2010-01-11T19:00:03Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Major events */ added Pikachu and Meowth; they met Mewtwo again too, and Pikachu met Giovanni for the first time too.

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'''Mewtwo Returns''' (Japanese: '''ミュウツー！{{tt|我|われ}}ハココニ{{tt|在|あ}}リ''') is the first feature-length special of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 30, 2000. It was then released on DVD in the US on December 5, 2001.

{{spoilers}}
==Synopsis==
{{Incomplete synopsis}}
[[Image:30284.jpg|thumb|left|DVD cover]]Mewtwo, his heart having been softened by the selfless example of the human named [[Ash Ketchum]] back in his birthland in the eastern [[Kanto]] region, has now traveled to the western region of [[Johto]] in search of a locale that is unreachable by the prying eyes and harsh judgments of humans for the sake of his band of cloned Pokémon, whose welfare Mewtwo is entirely concerned about. He eventually finds the perfect hideaway: a huge mountain named Mt. Quena, surrounded by steep cliffs that are practically impossible to scale, but in its top is a forest and a freshwater lake that makes for a near-utopia for all the {{t|Bug}} Pokémon living there. This is a perfect fit for Mewtwo’s band, so thus they settle in the top of Mt. Quena and begin a new, safe life, with Mewtwo watching over as their guardian, as he feels they cannot belong in the world as they were not born in it (Interestingly enough, he seems particularly close to the {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Meowth}} clones, spending most of his private time with them, possibly reflecting how important their templates were in his change of heart).

But [[Giovanni]] has never forgotten about Mewtwo’s betrayal, and has been concocting a military plan of assault upon wherever Mewtwo has settled to take the Pokémon back for himself. He at last locates Mewtwo in his new mountain retreat and begins his operation to assault and capture Mewtwo and bend his will to Giovanni’s. The Team Rocket combat unit heads towards Mt. Quena.

Ash, [[Misty]], [[Brock]], {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}, on their Pokémon journey as always, are now passing through the area around Mt. Quena, Purity Canyon, which is known as [[Johto]]'s greatest natural wonder. Complications with the weather and the bus service force them to stay though at a cabin at the foot of the mountain, where they meet the Pokémon naturalist Luna Carson, medical researcher Cullen Calix and a spunky girl, [[Domino]] from the Pokémon Institute. But there’s a break-in and attempted thievery of Pikachu by the classic antics of the Team Rocket trio Jessie, James, and Meowth, and soon a series of turbulent events involving a scuffle on a hot air balloon, leads everyone into the airspace of Mt. Quena.

There everyone sees the approaching Combat Unit, and Domino, revealing herself in league with Team Rocket Organization as elite Agent 009 (or, as she calls herself, The Black Tulip, due to her use of explosive black tulips as weapons), pops their balloon and sends everyone else plummeting onto the mountain while she returns to Giovanni to report on Mewtwo’s status. While Ash and the other humans make a canoe to travel to the island at the center of Mt. Quena's lake, Pikachu and Team Rocket end up confronting the clones, Pikachu's clone rallying the other clones to fight back. While Jessie and James are locked away in a cave, Pikachu and Meowth fight alongside the clones as Giovanni’s operation to capture Mewtwo begins in earnest, with Ash and his friends and enemies caught up in the core of it. Although Mewtwo manages to free the clones that the initial attack manages to capture in Poké Balls, Giovanni eventually succeeds in capturing Mewtwo with the threat that the other Pokémon clones would be his to capture and flog if Mewtwo didn’t comply, attacking and injuring Pikachu and its clone to prove his willingness to got through with his threat. With Ash and the Pokémon Clones in custody, Giovanni’s operation is successful, and he immediately capitalizes by ordering the construction of a new Team Rocket base on the mountain, while Mewtwo is attacked by two machines designed to drain his power and will and leave him nothing more than Giovanni's puppet.

The characters and all other cloned Pokémon that attempted to protect Mewtwo are then locked away in a prison cell- during which Ash is reunited with Pikachu- along with the cloned Rhyhorn and Nidoqueen, who were attempting to protect their offspring. However, Giovanni’s greed for new Team Rocket bases becomes his worst mistake; without warning, a swarm of furious Bug Pokémon (which Meowth realized were coming thanks to the words of the other Pokémon) from the mountain sabotages the Team Rocket base that is polluting the freshwater lake, and the ensuing chaos allows Ash and everyone with him to escape and scatter.

Ash rushes over to Mewtwo, believing that this is the first time he’s seen Mewtwo, and he, Brock and the Pikachu try to free Mewtwo from the machines that are suppressing his mind and body, partly as thanks for Mewtwo protecting Pikachu earlier. However, Mewtwo is weak from using what was left of his power and strength to destroy the machines that held him, putting his life force in jeopardy, but Ash carries Mewtwo away from Giovanni’s battle while Brock, Misty and the other clones, along with the {{type2|Bug}} Pokémon keep Team Rocket occupied.

As Ash, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} and {{AP|Chikorita}} help Mewtwo towards safety, Mewtwo asks Ash why he's helping him, to which Ash replies that, while Mewtwo protecting Pikachu is one possible explanation, you don't need a reason to help someone in trouble. Mewtwo reflects that Ash may be one-of-a-kind, but Ash says that everyone is. As they reach the heart of the mountain, despite protests that Mewtwo's presence may contaminate the spring, Ash throws Mewtwo into a healing spring that restores his power, prompting Mewtwo to finally accept that he is a real Pokémon, as the water affects him just as it affected others. Restored to full power, the Pokémon clone rises and uses all his psychic powers to move the lake and the spring underground.

Although Mewtwo initially contemplates erasing the memories of everyone involved, Ash, Meowth, and their friends object, Meowth pointing out that the Pokémon clones need to remember their past if they're to have any kind of future, Ash assures Mewtwo that he would keep the sanctuary's existence secret at any rate, and Brock points out that erasing memories doesn't change the fact that the events happened. Acknowledging their wisdom, Mewtwo only uses his mind-erasing powers to make Giovanni and the rest of the Team Rocket operatives forget about Mewtwo and the clones, subsequently departs on his own as all the cloned Pokémon leave to lead life as natural Pokémon in the wild, sending Ash and co. in a Pikachu balloon and Jessie, James and Meowth in their normal balloon. As Ash, Misty and Brock were walking through a city, Ash hears Mewtwo's voice, but is uncertain whether it was real or just a memory. The Narrator concludes the movie with the rumors of a Pokémon who traversed the city at night.

==Major events==
*{{Ash}}, [[Misty]], [[Brock]], [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]], [[Jessie]], [[James]], and [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]] meet {{an|Mewtwo}} again after the events of ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', and this time are allowed to remember the encounter (although it is never revealed whether or not they now remember their original meeting with him).
*Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu meet [[Giovanni]].

===Debuts===

==Characters==
===Humans===
*{{Ash}}
*[[Misty]]
*[[Brock]]
*[[Jessie]]
*[[James]]
*[[Giovanni]]
*[[Luna Carson]]
*[[Cullen Calix]]
*[[Domino]]
*[[Luka Carson]] ''(Japanese, unnamed in dub)''
*[[Team Rocket grunts]]
*Various characters from ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' (flashback)

===Pokémon===
*{{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
*{{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
*{{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
*{{p|Chikorita}} ({{OP|Ash|Chikorita}})
*{{p|Goldeen}} ({{OP|Misty|Goldeen}})
*{{p|Staryu}} ({{OP|Misty|Staryu}})
*{{p|Poliwhirl}} ({{OP|Misty|Poliwhirl}})
*{{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Onix}})
*{{p|Geodude}} ({{OP|Brock|Geodude}})
*{{p|Golbat}} ({{OP|Brock|Golbat}})
*{{p|Pineco}} ({{OP|Brock|Pineco}})
*{{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
*{{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})
*{{p|Mewtwo}} ([[Mewtwo (anime)|anime]])
*Pikachu (clone)
*Meowth (clone)
*{{p|Charizard}} (clone)
*Bulbasaur (clone)
*{{p|Squirtle}} (clone)
*{{p|Psyduck}} (clone)
*{{p|Vulpix}} (clone)
*{{p|Nidoqueen}} (clone)
*{{p|Gyarados}} (clone)
*{{p|Golduck}} (clone)
*{{p|Tentacruel}} (clone)
*{{p|Seadra}} (clone)
*{{p|Vaporeon}} (clone)
*{{p|Venusaur}} (clone)
*{{p|Sandslash}} (clone)
*{{p|Pidgeot}} (clone)
*{{p|Hitmonlee}} (clone)
*{{p|Rhyhorn}} (clone)
*{{p|Scyther}} (clone and wild, multiple)
*{{p|Blastoise}} (clone)
*{{p|Wigglytuff}} (clone)
*{{p|Ninetales}} (clone)
*{{p|Vileplume}} (clone)
*{{p|Ninetales}} (clone)
*{{p|Rapidash}} (clone)
*{{p|Butterfree}} (wild, swarm)
*{{p|Ledian}} (wild, swarm)
*{{p|Kakuna}} (wild, swarm)
*{{p|Beedrill}} (wild, swarm)
*Various characters from ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' (flashback)

==Trivia==
*This special premiered in Japan between the episodes ''[[EP178|The Grass Route]]'' and ''[[EP179|The Apple Corp!]]''
*This special has never been aired in Britain, even though a [[dub]] exists, and it's been released on VHS and DVD there.
*This was the first time that any kind of the anime franchise, other than openings, used digital coloring.
*{{MTR}}'s clone was never dubbed, saying its Japanese name of ''Nyarth''. It is unknown why this happened.
*During the conversation between Ash's Pikachu, the clone Pikachu, and Mewtwo (immediately following Pikachu's arrival on the island), James comments "This is like the sequel to a movie I missed." [[Breaking the fourth wall]], this comment is essentially true, since James does not recall the events of ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''.
* Music from ''[[Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' is used.
*The clone {{p|Nidoqueen}} and {{p|Rhyhorn}} are shown to have had babies, however, the babies appear as baby Rhyhorn and baby Nidoqueen, while in the games, not only is Nidoqueen unable to produce [[Pokémon egg|egg]]s, but if she could, the babies would ''all'' be {{p|Nidoran♀|the earliest member of her evolutionary line}}. However, this may relate to their nature as clones, although the fact Ash and co. didn't question their existence (or know about the clones yet) would suggest it was simply an error or that the anime has different rules than the games.
*At the end, Mewtwo overlooks a city that bears similarities to New York City. The Empire State Building and MetLife Building could also be seen. It is unknown if it is an anime-exclusive location in [[Kanto]] or the real life New York City in America.

===Errors===

*When the clones are captured by Team Rocket's [[Poké Ball]]s, they are shown being captured as white energy instead of red energy which is shown in all other cases - again, this could be attributed to their nature as clones.
**It could also just be the nature of the balls themselves.
*Team Rocket's [[Poké Ball]]s vanish upon releasing the captured clones - although this may have been meant to signify their destruction by Mewtwo.

===Dub edits===
*When being swarmed by angry {{t|Bug}} Pokémon, Giovanni orders to have them all killed in the Japanese version. This may have been removed from the Dub because Team Rocket is portrayed mostly as thieves in America, rather than actul cold-hearted villans.
===In other languages===
*Dutch: '''{{tt|Pokémon de Terugkeer Van Mewtwo|Pokémon The Return of Mewtwo}}'''
*Finnish: '''{{tt|Mewtwon paluu|The return of Mewtwo}}'''
*French:
** Canadian French: '''{{tt|Retour de Mewtwo|Return of Mewtwo}}'''
** European French: '''{{tt|Pokémon: Le Retour de Mewtwo|Pokémon: The Return of Mewtwo}}'''
*German: '''{{tt|Pokémon: Mewtu kehrt zurück|Pokémon: Mewtwo returns}}'''
*Portuguese (Brazilian): '''{{tt|O Retorno de Mewtwo|The Return of Mewtwo}}'''
*Spanish (Iberian): '''{{tt|Pokémon Mewtwo: El Regreso|Pokémon Mewtwo: The Return}}'''

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304564/ ''Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns'' at IMDb]

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The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon

2010-01-11T18:52:49Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added trivia about Michele Knotz playing Misty only one time. Can be deleted as soon as Michele plays Misty again.

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'''The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''戦慄のミラージュポケモン''' ''The Terrifying Mirage Pokémon'') is a special episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in the USA on April 29, 2006, and was broadcast as streaming video from the TV Tokyo ''Anitele'' web site from October 13 to October 31, 2006.

Many fans believe the special to be testing ground for new voice actors ''(See [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy]])'', but {{PUSA}}'s response is the company wanted to give a special to American fans.

In the special, {{Ash}}, [[Misty]] and [[Professor Oak]] are invited to the mansion of [[Dr. Yung]], a Pokémon [[scientist]] who has developed a machine to create Pokémon. However, he is kidnapped by a mysterious stranger who wishes to use the system to produce Pokémon with absolutely no weaknesses, and is enraged by the sudden presence of {{p|Mew}}.

==Synopsis==
{{spoilers}}
Ash is rereading his letter, inviting him to Dr. Yung's lab, to Brock, May, and Max. When he gets there, he is shocked to see Misty and Professor Oak. Dr. Yung appears, and shows them a few [[mirage Pokémon]]. He invites Misty to {{pkmn|battle}} one. Misty pits her {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} against a mirage {{p|Aggron}}. She is shocked that Staryu's most powerful attacks don't even make it blink. Staryu goes out quickly. Ash begins to battle when an {{p|Armaldo}} suddenly locks up. Yung's Mirage Pokémon System has mysteriously locked up! The controller explodes in his hands, and a handful of [[legendary Pokémon]] appear. A stranger, calling himself ''[[Mirage Master]]'', uses the system he has just hijacked to his advantage, kidnapping Professor Oak and Dr. Yung. {{ashfr|Ash and company}} cannot get back inside because a bunch of mirage Pokémon stand just inside.

Oak, in the custody of Mirage Master, demands to know where Dr. Yung is. Mirage Master ignores his query, and demands the password to Professor Oak's research lab. Oak refuses while a {{p|Mew}} flies in. Professor Oak is greeting it when Mew is attacked. The Professor demands to know why Mirage Master did that. The Mirage Master says that Mew was a failed creation, and he tells Mew to leave.

Ash, Misty, Brock, May, and Max formulate a plan. Ash and Misty will sneak in through the moat, Brock will alert [[Officer Jenny]] (with the intention of receiving a candlelight dinner for two), and May and Max will wait in case Ash and Misty get in trouble. They split up. Ash and Misty use {{AP|Corphish}} and Staryu to get in.

[[Team Rocket]], after the Mirage System Plans, are looking around. They attempt to burst through a door, only to have it hit them in the noses! Ash and Misty walk through, Team Rocket does the {{motto}}, thereby wasting enough time for Mirage Master to check the camera. Team Rocket escapes, Ash, Misty, and {{AP|Pikachu}} are held by two mirage {{p|Machamp}} and a mirage {{p|Ursaring}}. As the three are being carried, Ash sees Mew appear again, and Pikachu uses {{m|Thunder}}. Some various things are blown up, including a wall, signaling to May and Max. May goes in, and tells Max to wait. Pikachu frees all of them, Misty falls over the edge of the bridge, and Pikachu is recaptured, leaving Ash and Mew. Mew is suddenly trapped by a force field, and Ash manages to get Mew free. Ash discovers that Mew is a mirage Pokémon.

Pikachu is in a fearsome-looking device. Professor Oak asks what the Mirage Master is doing. Mirage Master says he will extract Pokémon data from Pikachu's memory, and that this would not be needed if Oak was cooperative. Pikachu contorts with pain. He looks at the picture. {{p|Lugia}}... {{p|Entei}}... {{p|Celebi}}... {{p|Latios}}... {{p|Latias}}... These are all rare Pokémon Pikachu has seen. Oak cannot stand the look of Pikachu, and enters in the password: [[Red (game)|RED]][[Blue (game)|GREEN]]. Suddenly, Mirage Master has the ability to download information from places around the world. {{Tracey}} and {{pkmn|Professor}}s {{prof|Elm}} and {{prof|Birch}} stare at computers in their labs, while [[Nurse Joy]] deals with problems at the [[Pokémon Center]].

"You have to believe me, Officer!" Brock pleads to Officer Jenny. "We need to go to Professor Yung's lab for a candlelight dinner... I mean-" Nurse Joy flickers onto the officer's computer. She tells the officer that someone is downloading massive amounts of Pokémon data. Brock tells her about Mirage Master, and they leave.

Misty is hanging on a bridge. She suddenly loses her grip, and May appears in the nick of time to save her. They go upstairs. Ash and Mew are there already, and the process of creating the Pokémon finishes in a flash of light. A mirage Mewtwo emerges. He attacks them, and they run. Outside of the boundaries of the Mirage System, the heroes think they are safe... A halo of missiles launch from the towers, and they expand the system! Mewtwo and Mirage Master emerge. Mirage Entei, Articuno, and Zapdos suddenly appear. Oak correctly guesses the identity of the Mirage Master. Mirage Master removes his mask, revealing Dr. Yung! Oak reveals that when Mirage Master first appeared, he was a hologram, and that Yung was expelled from the Pokémon Institute for his research, deemed disrespectful to Pokémon. Yung's Mewtwo and Ash and company battle. Yung is about to obliterate Pikachu when Mew takes the blow. Mew then is absorbed into the Mirage System. Yung says "good riddance," and Mewtwo absorbs the entire Mirage System database. Ash is enraged that Mew is called a failed creation, and the attack begins anew.

Team Rocket is blown away in this fight. Pikachu is about to be killed when Mew holds Mewtwo back! Ash orders Pikachu to perform {{m|Volt Tackle}}, and Mewtwo is destroyed, as are Mew and the System. The fortress is now aflame, and Yung retreats inside. The police are looking, as are firefighters, but they cannot find him yet.

==Major events==
===Debuts===
* [[Dr. Yung]]
* [[Mirage Pokémon]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* {{an|May}}
* [[Brock]]
* [[Max]]
* [[Professor Oak]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Dr. Yung]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* {{Tracey}} (cameo)
* [[Professor Elm]] (cameo)
* [[Professor Birch]] (cameo)
* Police
* Firefighters

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Staryu}} ({{OP|Misty|Staryu}})
* {{p|Gyarados}} ({{OP|Misty|Gyarados}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|May|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Dragonite}} ([[Professor Oak]]'s)
* {{p|Lugia}} ({{mov|Lugia|flashback|2}})
* {{p|Entei}} ({{mov|Entei|flashback|3}})
* {{p|Celebi}} ({{mov|Celebi|flashback|4}})
* {{p|Latias}} ({{mov|Latias|flashback|5}})
* {{p|Latios}} ({{mov|Latios|flashback|5}})

====Mirage Pokémon====
* {{p|Machoke}}
* {{p|Machamp}}
* {{p|Magnemite}}
* {{p|Omastar}}
* {{p|Kabutops}}
* {{p|Articuno}}
* {{p|Zapdos}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}}
* {{p|Mew}}
* {{p|Ursaring}}
* {{p|Houndoom}}
* {{p|Entei}}
* {{p|Mightyena}}
* {{p|Aggron}}
* {{p|Armaldo}}
* {{p|Absol}}
* {{p|Aerodactyl}} (×2)
* {{p|Lileep}} (flashback)
* {{p|Cradily}} (flashback)
* {{p|Anorith}} (flashback)
* {{p|Unown}} (flashback)
* {{p|Kabuto}} (flashback)
* {{p|Omanyte}} (flashback)
* {{p|Arcanine}} (in Mewtwo's hand)
* {{p|Rayquaza}} (in Mewtwo's other hand)

==Cast==
{| class="credits-table" {{graytable|width: 100%;}}
|-
! style="text-align: center;" colspan="4" |
| style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" lang="ja" | 出演
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! width="12%" | [[Ash Ketchum]]
| width="22%" | [[Sarah Natochenny]] (redub) [[Kayzie Rogers|Jamie Peacock]] (first dub)
! width="12%" | Satoshi
| width="21%" | [[Rica Matsumoto]]
! width="12%" lang="ja" | サトシ
| width="21%" lang="ja" | 松本梨香
|-
! {{AP|Pikachu}}
| [[Ikue Ohtani]]
! Pikachu
| Ikue Ohtani
! lang="ja" | ピカチュウ
| lang="ja" | 大谷育江
|-
! [[Brock]]
| [[Bill Rogers]]
! Takeshi
| [[Yūji Ueda]]
! lang="ja" | タケシ
| lang="ja" | うえだ　ゆうじ
|-
! {{an|May}}
| [[Michele Knotz]]
! Haruka
| [[KAORI]]
! lang="ja" | ハルカ
| lang="ja" | KAORI
|-
! [[Max]]
| Jamie Peacock
! Masato
| [[Fushigi Yamada]]
! lang="ja" | マサト
| lang="ja" | 山田ふしぎ
|-
! [[Professor Oak]]
| [[Jimmy Zoppi|Billy Beach]]
! Dr. Ōkido
| Unshō Ishizuka
! lang="ja" | オーキド博士
| lang="ja" | 石塚運昇
|-
! [[Misty]]
| Michele Knotz
! Kasumi
| Mayumi Iizuka
! lang="ja" | カスミ
| lang="ja" | 飯塚雅弓
|-
! [[Jessie]]
| Michele Knotz
! Musashi
| [[Megumi Hayashibara]]
! lang="ja" | ムサシ
| lang="ja" | 林原めぐみ
|-
! [[James]]
| Billy Beach
! Kojirō
| [[Shin'ichirō Miki]]
! lang="ja" | コジロウ
| lang="ja" | 三木眞一郎
|-
! {{MTR}}
| Billy Beach
! Nyarth
| [[Inuko Inuyama]]
! lang="ja" | ニャース
| lang="ja" | 犬山イヌコ
|-
! Dr. Yung
| [[Billy Regan]]
! Dr. Yung
| Hidenobu Kiuchi
! lang="ja" | ドクター・ユング
| lang="ja" | 木内秀信
|-
! [[Nurse Joy]]
| [[Diane Stillwell]]
! Joy
| Yuriko Yamaguchi
! lang="ja" | ジョーイ
| lang="ja" | 山口由里子
|-
! [[Officer Jenny]]
| Jamie Peacock
! Junsar
| [[Chinami Nishimura]]
! lang="ja" | ジュンサー
| lang="ja" | 西村ちなみ
|-
! {{TP|May|Squirtle}}
| [[Eric Stuart]] (from the Pokémon archive)
! Zenigame
| Tomoe Hanba
! lang="ja" | ゼニガメ
| lang="ja" | 半場友恵
|-
! [[May's Blaziken|Combusken]]
| [[Bill Rogers]]
! Wakasyamo
| [[Chinami Nishimura]]
! lang="ja" | ヘイガニ
| lang="ja" | 小西克幸
|-
! {{p|Mew}}
| Satomi Kōrogi
! Mew
| Satomi Kōrogi
! lang="ja" | ミュウ
| lang="ja" | こおろぎさとみ
|-
! {{p|Mewtwo}}
| Katsuyuki Konishi
! Mewtwo
| Katsuyuki Konishi
! lang="ja" | ミュウツー
| lang="ja" |
|-
! Narrator
| [[Ken Gates|Rodger Parsons]]
! Narrator
| [[Unshō Ishizuka]]
! lang="ja" | ナレーション
| lang="ja" | 石塚運昇
|}

==Staff==
{| class="credits-table" {{graytable|width: 100%}}
|-
! width="24%" | Created by 原案
| width="38%" |
* [[Satoshi Tajiri]]
* [[Jun'ichi Masuda]]
* [[Ken Sugimori]]
| width="38%" lang="ja" |
* 田尻　智
* 増田順一
* 杉森　建
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Production supervisor スーパーバイザー
|
* [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]]
| lang="ja" |
* 石原恒和
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Animation supervisor アニメーション監修
|
* Yōichi Kotabe
| lang="ja" |
* 小田部羊一
|-
! Executive producers エグゼクティブプロデューサー
|
* Hiroyuki Jinnai
* Masakazu Kubo
| lang="ja" |
* 陣内弘之
* 久保雅一
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Executive producer 総監督
|
* [[Kunihiko Yuyama]]
| lang="ja" |
* 湯山邦彦
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Director 監督
|
* Masamitsu Hidaka
| lang="ja" |
* 日高政光
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Animation producer アニメーションプロデューサー
|
* Shūkichi Kanda
| lang="ja" |
* 神田修吉
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Music 音楽
|
* Shinji Miyazaki
| lang="ja" |
* 宮崎慎二
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Sound recording director 音響監督
|
* Masafumi Mima
| lang="ja" |
* 三間雅文
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Producer プロデューサー
|
* Takemoto Mori
| lang="ja" |
* 盛　武源
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Screenplay 脚本
|
* Fujita Shinzō
| lang="ja" |
* 藤田伸三
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Storyboard 絵コンテ
|
* Masamitsu Hidaka
| lang="ja" |
* 日高政光
|-
! Assistant directors 演出
|
* Rokō Ogihara
* Yoshizō Tsuda
| lang="ja" |
* 荻原露光
* 津田義三
|-
! Character design / executive animation directors キャラクターデザイン／総作画監督
|
* Yūko Inoue
* Kazumi Satō
| lang="ja" |
* 井ノ上ユウ子
* 佐藤和巳
|-
! Character design / assistant executive animation directors キャラクターデザイン／総作画監督補
|
* [[Sayuri Ichiishi]]
* Norihiko Matsuhara
| lang="ja" |
* 一石小百合
* 松原徳弘
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Character design キャラクターデザイン
|
* Toshiya Yamada
| lang="ja" |
* 山田俊也
|-
! Animation directors 作画監督
|
* Takashi Saijō
* Akira Watanabe
* Naoki Takahashi
* Hiroaki Kawaguchi
| lang="ja" |
* 西城隆詞
* 渡辺　章
* 高橋直樹
* 川口弘明
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Color keys 色彩設計
|
* Noriyuki Yoshino
| lang="ja" |
* 吉野記通
|-
! Colorist / ink & paint checker 色彩定／仕上検査
|
* Miyuki Kowata
* Natsuko Ōtsuka
| lang="ja" |
* 木幡美雪
* 大塚奈津子
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Art director 美術監督
|
* Masatoshi Mutō
| lang="ja" |
* 武藤正敏
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Director of photography 撮影監督
|
* Hisao Shirai
| lang="ja" |
* 白井久男
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! CGI producer CGIプロデューサー
|
* Misako Saka
| lang="ja" |
* 坂　美佐子
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! CGI director CGI監督
|
* Kobayashi Masashi
| lang="ja" |
* 小林雅士
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! 3D CGI
|
* OLM Digital
| lang="ja" |
* OLM Digital
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Editor 編集
|
* Toshio Henmi
| lang="ja" |
* 辺見俊夫
|-
! Original score (partial) 一部原曲・作曲
|
* Gō Ichinose
* Morikazu Aoki
| lang="ja" |
* 一之瀬　剛
* 青木森一
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Audio production 音響制作
|
* HALF H·P STUDIO
| lang="ja" |
* HALF H·P STUDIO
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Production 制作
|
* Shōgakukan Production
|
* 小学館プロダクション
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Animation production アニメーション制作
|
* OLM Team Koitabashi
|
* OLM Team Koitabashi
|-
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | USA production
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Executive producer
|
* Akira Chiba
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Producer
|
* Larry Judis (for TAJ Productions)
|
|-
! Assistant producer
|
* Maya Nakamura (Pokémon USA)
* Kaori Brand (Pokémon USA)
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Director
|
* Armen Mazlumian
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Script adaptation
|
* Carter Cathcard
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Adaptation adaptation
|
* C.J. Cathcart
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Script translation
|
* Z Pang America
|
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! Video editor
|
* B. Scott Dempsey
|
|}

==Trivia==
[[File:The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon logo.png|thumb|280px|Logo]]
* All the music used in the special was originally used in the Japanese movies and series. 4Kids mostly used its own, American-composed music for the series.
* The scenes of Pikachu's memories of Lugia, Entei, Celebi, Latias, and Latios came from their respective movie appearances.
** Lugia: [[The Power of One|Pokémon the Movie 2000]]
** Entei: [[Spell of the Unown|Pokémon 3: the Movie]]
** Celebi: [[Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]
** Latios and Latias: [[Pokémon Heroes]]
* The copyright notice on the Japanese version reads ''© 2006 Pokémon USA, Inc./ShoPro. © 2006 Pokémon. © 1995 - 2006 Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK inc.'' A number of the US production credits were also included.
* The password for Oak's lab, REDGREEN, is a reference to the original pair of Pokémon games, {{game|Red and Green|s}}.
* This was the first Pokémon anime feature to air in the United States earlier than Japan.
** The second time this happened was later that same year when [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!]] premiered in the United States six months before the Japanese version aired.
* This is, so far, the only time Michele Knotz has played Misty.

===Errors===
* {{AP|Pikachu}} knows {{m|Volt Tackle}} in this special, indicating it takes place after ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]'', yet [[James's Mime Jr.]] is absent, despite having been introduced [[AG147|three episodes earlier]]. However, the reason for James's Mime Jr. being absent may be due to the special having aired in the United States prior to the earlier episode, with the writers knowing to avoid a major spoiler from an at-the-time future episode. As [[James's Chimecho]] did not appear in this special, it is presumable that Mime Jr. remained in its Poké Ball.

===Dub edits===
* A redubbed version, with the newer voices and the others improved, is included on the Bonus DVD of ''[[Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''. A new intro song replaced the original TV intro song. There are a few dialog changes and they are listed below.

====Dub dialog changes====
{| {{graytable|width: 100%;}}
|-
! style="text-align: right;" | Character
! style="text-align: center;" | Time index
! style="text-align: center;" | English TV version
! style="text-align: center;" | English DVD version
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! [[Misty]]
| 2:04
| I guess that means the doctor might be suffering from a little writer's cramp.
| The doctor might be suffering from a little writer's cramp.
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! [[Brock]]
| 12:12
| If so, that's that. Bye! Yahoo!
| So that's that! Bye! Yahoo!
|- style="vertical-align: middle;"
! {{Ash}}
| 29:15
| Mirage Master is Dr. Yung?
| Mr. Mirage is Dr. Yung?
|}

==In other languages==
* French: '''{{tt|Le maitre des mirages|The master of the mirages}}'''
* Brazilian Portuguese: '''{{tt|O Mestre das Miragens Pokémon|The Master of the Pokémon Mirages}}'''
* Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|Pokémon: Mente Maestra|Pokémon: Mastermind}}'''
 
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[[Category:Side-story episodes|Mastermind of the Mirage Pokémon, The]]

Pokémon Live!

2010-01-11T18:37:21Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */

[[Image:Pokemon Live cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Pokémon Live!'' CD cover]]
'''Pokémon Live!''' was a musical based on the {{pkmn|anime}}. It began its run in 2000 and ended in 2002, after a European tour was canceled. It is an entirely American-produced production and is not in the same continuity as the series.

Two of the actors in Pokémon Live!, [[Darren Dunstan]] (Giovanni) and [[Andrew Rannells]] (James) went on to become voice actors for the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] [[dub]] of the series.

Pokémon Live! is most notorious for featuring far more heavy romantic overtones than the series on which it is based. In particular, Misty's feelings for Ash are outright stated and a large source of angst for her character. The show was also the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]], named after the "Diamond Badge" Giovanni offers to trainers. During the events of the story, Delia reveals to Professor Oak that she once dated Giovanni when they were teenagers, though she left his gang after meeting Ash's father. This backstory, however, outright contradicts the Japanese-only audio dramas on the origins of Team Rocket.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]]
* [[Delia Ketchum]]
* [[Professor Oak]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{an|Mewtwo|anime}})

==Synopsis==

A mysterious Gym Leader is offering trainers the chance to come challenge him for his one-of-a-kind prize, the Diamond Badge, and Ash has decided to accept the challenge. As the story opens, he declines on joining his mom and Professor Oak to attend a lecture on {{p|Snorlax}} behavior. After they leave, Misty and Brock come in on Ash as he starts dancing to the theme song. Quickly getting himself dressed, Ash remarks that he intends to win the Diamond Badge. Misty, however, is upset with Ash because he never made good on his promise to take her to the movies for her birthday three weeks ago. Ash vows to find some way to make it up soon, insisting that his life regarding Pokémon is just as important ("You & Me & Pokémon").

At the mysterious gym, some trainers come to challenge the Gym Leader, but they are all defeated by his super-robot Pokémon - [[MechaMew2]], whose only technique is that it can copy the attacks of its challengers and use it against them. After the trainers leave in defeat, the Gym Leader, revealing himself to be Giovanni, gloats about how MechaMew2, based on the powerful Mewtwo he once owned, will soon have a complete collection of attacks ("It Will All Be Mine"). Noticing that the only attacks it hasn't learned yet are {{m|ThunderShock}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, he orders Jessie, James, and Meowth to go capture Pikachu.

In the forest, Team Rocket digs up one of their pit traps, intending for "the twerps" to fall into it. But Ash and friends simply pass by it, singing "My Best Friends", without any problems. When Jessie and James come out of hiding to see what went wrong, they find that they left the supports in, and they make the mistake of pulling them out and falling into the trap themselves. Frustrated Meowth walks off to get a rope.

Meanwhile, Delia and Professor Oak approach the run-down old building where the Snorlax lecture is being held. As they're entering, Delia admits that she fears she's losing touch with her son as he's growing up; the Professor replies that she shouldn't worry so much, as things never stay the same for long ("Everything Changes"). Just as they finish singing, [[Rocket Grunt]]s come out and surround them, and take them to Giovanni. It turns out the Snorlax lecture was actually a trap devised by Giovanni to lure Professor Oak into his clutches so he couldn't interfere with his plan. The boss also recognizes Delia as an old friend of his, who insists everything between them was in the past ("Everything Changes (Reprise 1)").

Back in the forest, Ash, Misty, and Brock get lost as a result of Brock throwing the map away while talking to a female trainer earlier. They then come upon a Deaf Trainer, who agrees to share his map with them if "the guy with the weird hair" agrees to duel with him. Ash accepts the deal, only to find that the Deaf Trainer has Jigglypuff in his arsenal. Jigglypuff's song puts all but its trainer to sleep, and it starts drawing on their faces as the Deaf Trainer leaves them his map. After they leave, Misty wakes up and cleans Jigglypuff's drawings off of Ash's face, while singing to herself about her feelings for him and fears of rejection ("Misty's Song"). Ash soon wakes up, wondering whose voice he just heard singing, to which Misty answers by saying he probably just heard a side-effect of Jigglypuff's song. With the map in possession again, the trio continues their journey.

Meanwhile, Meowth returns to the pit with the rope and finds his teammates sleeping as a result of Jigglypuff's song. As they climb out, he complains about their incompetence and berates them on what failures they are. Jessie and James become depressed from the realization that Meowth is right about them being failures, but he quickly cheers them up by telling them that being failures is at least something they're perfect at doing ("The Best at Being the Worst"). This brings Jessie and James back to full confidence, and they continue after their target, with Meowth wondering if he should have taken up psychiatry.

At Cerulean Blue Lagoon, Ash declares to Misty and Brock that he's going to use Pikachu in the battle against the Gym Leader. But as they sing and dance to "[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]", Team Rocket comes up behind them in their {{p|Magikarp}} submarine and, while they're not looking, snatches Pikachu. When he sees that Pikachu has vanished, Ash tells Misty and Brock to split up and search for it, convinced that Team Rocket has captured his friend. Misty, however, suggests that maybe Pikachu has instead left Ash on its own free will, given his apparent habit of ignoring his friends. With that, she leaves Ash to ponder her words ("The Time Has Come").

At Giovanni's gym, Delia and Professor Oak are hanging in cages above his battle arena. After a failed attempt to break free, the Professor asks Delia why Giovanni recognized. She explains that, when she was a teenager, she used to hang out with a gang of troublemakers (who later became Team Rocket, which conflicts with their backstory given on Japanese-only audio dramas) led by Giovanni; she eventually left them when she met Ash's father, and she has never told this to her son, because she fears he wouldn't understand. After this flashback, Giovanni enters to boast to them about his MechaMew2, during which he sings his dark reprise of "You & Me & Pokémon". Immediately following this, Jessie, James and Meowth show up with the captured Pikachu (while singing "Double Trouble"), and Giovanni orders to them to have it attack MechaMew2. But Pikachu instead responds to Jessie and James' orders by shocking them, during which they flip a switch that causes Delia and the Professor's cages to open and allow them to escape. Giovanni realizes he'll need Pikachu's trainer for it to listen to, and tells Jessie and James to bring him the trainer.

In the woods, Misty admits to Brock that she didn't really mean it when she said Pikachu probably chose to leave Ash; she only said it because she wanted him to realize he's alienating his friends by ignoring them. As she wonders why guys like Ash can't notice pretty girls like herself more often, Brock remarks that it's the opposite problem with him, where he notices girls too often, especially Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy ("Two Perfect Girls"). Misty instead ignores him and continues to pine for Ash. Elsewhere in the woods, Delia continues discussing her past with the Professor and how she can't bring herself to tell Ash about it, and Ash tries to face up to the fact that he may have to go on without Pikachu ("I've Got a Secret").

Eventually, the groups all come together, and Professor Oak tells Ash that Team Rocket's leader is holding Pikachu hostage. Delia then confesses to Ash about her past acquaintance with Giovanni, but to her surprise, Ash understands completely. Just then, Team Rocket shows up on scooters, demanding Ash to come with them. To their surprise, he agrees to do so, while Delia says to the others that she's realized maybe change isn't such a bad thing ("Everything Changes (Reprise 2)").

After Team Rocket brings Ash to him, Giovanni releases Pikachu and then introduces MechaMew2 to him. He then allows Ash to have the Diamond Badge for the duration of the fight, saying he'll retrieve it afterwards, because "[He] Just Can't Win". Ash orders Pikachu to ThunderShock, then Thunderbolt MechaMew2, but to his surprise, the mechanical beast suffers no damage, and Giovanni proclaims that he's won now that MechaMew2 has learned every single attack. He then orders MechaMew2 to attack the both of them, but suddenly the real Mewtwo appears and sends an attack of its own to its mechanical counterpart. Nothing seems to happen, but to Giovanni's surprise, MechaMew2 begins speaking and rebels against him, saying Mewtwo has taught it the value of love and goodness, and therefore can no longer Giovanni's evil scheme to go forth. Grabbing Team Rocket's leader by the neck, it prepares to perform a {{m|Selfdestruct}}, despite Giovanni's attempts to offer a compromise, and promptly explodes. Afterward, Mewtwo explains to Ash that it used a collection of Ash's happy memories to turn MechaMew2 against its creator, and then leaves just as Misty, Brock, Delia, and the Professor arrive. Ash, finding the Diamond Badge still in his pocket, declares that he won the battle, and decides to give it to Misty as a belated birthday gift ("Finale").

==Songs==
A soundtrack for the musical was released entitled ''[[Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em Live!]]''.

*"[[You & Me & Pokémon]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Playoff)"
*"[[It Will All Be Mine]]" - Giovanni
*"It Will All Be Mine (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[My Best Friends]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"[[Everything Changes]]" - Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 1)" - Giovanni
*"[[Misty's Song]]" - Misty
*"[[The Best at Being the Worst]]" - Team Rocket
*"[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]" - Ash
*"[[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]]" - Dexter and the Dextettes
*"[[The Time Has Come]]" - Ash
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[Double Trouble]]" - Team Rocket
*"Double Trouble (Reprise)" - Team Rocket
*"[[Two Perfect Girls]]" - Brock
*"[[I've Got a Secret]]" - Mrs. Ketchum, Misty, and Ash
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 2)" - Mrs. Ketchum
*"[[You Just Can't Win]]" - Ash and Giovanni
*"[[Finale]]" - Company

==Trivia==

* Dee Roscioli and Patrick Frankfort, who portray Delia and the Professor in the original English version of the production, were notably in a romantic relationship. This is referenced by Ash telling Professor Oak, "Don't bring my mom home too late!"
* According to the Playbill like program of the show, [[Ikue Ohtani]] and [[Maddie Blaustein]] reprised their roles of [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] and [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]] respectively. However, considering Ikue's role in the dub is just a reuse of her vocal work in the Japanese version, it's doubtful she actually recorded lines for the show. It's more likely the producers just reused audio clips from the anime to voice Pikachu. This, along with the fact that Meowth says lines that he never said in the anime, means that Maddie Blaustein is likely the only actor from the anime cast to reprise her role from the anime and actually contribute a new performance for the show.
** The only other credited voice actor, Jay Goede as [[Mewtwo (anime)|Mewtwo]], did not reprise Mewtwo. Mewtwo was previously played by [[Phillip Bartlett]] in [[Mewtwo Strikes Back]] and by [[Dan Green]] in [[Mewtwo Returns]], which premiered in 2001, halfway through the show's run.
** While [[Jigglypuff]] and [[Psyduck]] appear in the show as costumed characters and have actors listed for wearing the suits, there are no listed voice actors. Considering they just said their names like in the show, archive recordings of Rachel Lillis as Jigglypuff and Michael Haigney as Psyduck were most likely used.

==Cast==
*[[Darren Dunstan]] - [[Giovanni]]
*Dominic Nolfi - [[Ash Ketchum]]
*Dee Roscioli - [[Delia Ketchum]]
*Patrick Frankfort - [[Professor Oak]]
*Heidi Michelle Weyhmueller - [[Misty]]
*Dennis Kenney - [[Brock]]
*Jennifer Risser - {{AP|Pikachu}}
*Abbey Marie O'Brien - {{p|Venusaur}}'s Trainer
*Lauren Kling - [[Jessie]]
*[[Andrew Rannells]] - [[James]]
*Kathleen Roche - {{MTR}}
*Sinclair Mitchell - [[Pokédex|Dexter]]
*Suzanne Wogisch - [[Officer Jenny]]
*Natalie Weld - [[Nurse Joy]]
*Marton Fulop - {{p|Mewtwo}}
*Jesse Nager - Deaf Trainer
*Christopher Shafer - Understudy
*Leah Smith - {{p|Psyduck}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}
*[[Ikue Ohtani]] - Pikachu (voice)
*[[Maddie Blaustein]] - Meowth (voice)
*Jay Goede - Mewtwo (voice)

==External link==
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/pklive.html Plot and song lyrics for Pokémon Live!]

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[[Category:Pokémon meta]]

Pokémon Live!

2010-01-11T18:36:55Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ not sure if suit actors were shared

[[Image:Pokemon Live cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Pokémon Live!'' CD cover]]
'''Pokémon Live!''' was a musical based on the {{pkmn|anime}}. It began its run in 2000 and ended in 2002, after a European tour was canceled. It is an entirely American-produced production and is not in the same continuity as the series.

Two of the actors in Pokémon Live!, [[Darren Dunstan]] (Giovanni) and [[Andrew Rannells]] (James) went on to become voice actors for the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] [[dub]] of the series.

Pokémon Live! is most notorious for featuring far more heavy romantic overtones than the series on which it is based. In particular, Misty's feelings for Ash are outright stated and a large source of angst for her character. The show was also the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]], named after the "Diamond Badge" Giovanni offers to trainers. During the events of the story, Delia reveals to Professor Oak that she once dated Giovanni when they were teenagers, though she left his gang after meeting Ash's father. This backstory, however, outright contradicts the Japanese-only audio dramas on the origins of Team Rocket.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]]
* [[Delia Ketchum]]
* [[Professor Oak]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{an|Mewtwo|anime}})

==Synopsis==

A mysterious Gym Leader is offering trainers the chance to come challenge him for his one-of-a-kind prize, the Diamond Badge, and Ash has decided to accept the challenge. As the story opens, he declines on joining his mom and Professor Oak to attend a lecture on {{p|Snorlax}} behavior. After they leave, Misty and Brock come in on Ash as he starts dancing to the theme song. Quickly getting himself dressed, Ash remarks that he intends to win the Diamond Badge. Misty, however, is upset with Ash because he never made good on his promise to take her to the movies for her birthday three weeks ago. Ash vows to find some way to make it up soon, insisting that his life regarding Pokémon is just as important ("You & Me & Pokémon").

At the mysterious gym, some trainers come to challenge the Gym Leader, but they are all defeated by his super-robot Pokémon - [[MechaMew2]], whose only technique is that it can copy the attacks of its challengers and use it against them. After the trainers leave in defeat, the Gym Leader, revealing himself to be Giovanni, gloats about how MechaMew2, based on the powerful Mewtwo he once owned, will soon have a complete collection of attacks ("It Will All Be Mine"). Noticing that the only attacks it hasn't learned yet are {{m|ThunderShock}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, he orders Jessie, James, and Meowth to go capture Pikachu.

In the forest, Team Rocket digs up one of their pit traps, intending for "the twerps" to fall into it. But Ash and friends simply pass by it, singing "My Best Friends", without any problems. When Jessie and James come out of hiding to see what went wrong, they find that they left the supports in, and they make the mistake of pulling them out and falling into the trap themselves. Frustrated Meowth walks off to get a rope.

Meanwhile, Delia and Professor Oak approach the run-down old building where the Snorlax lecture is being held. As they're entering, Delia admits that she fears she's losing touch with her son as he's growing up; the Professor replies that she shouldn't worry so much, as things never stay the same for long ("Everything Changes"). Just as they finish singing, [[Rocket Grunt]]s come out and surround them, and take them to Giovanni. It turns out the Snorlax lecture was actually a trap devised by Giovanni to lure Professor Oak into his clutches so he couldn't interfere with his plan. The boss also recognizes Delia as an old friend of his, who insists everything between them was in the past ("Everything Changes (Reprise 1)").

Back in the forest, Ash, Misty, and Brock get lost as a result of Brock throwing the map away while talking to a female trainer earlier. They then come upon a Deaf Trainer, who agrees to share his map with them if "the guy with the weird hair" agrees to duel with him. Ash accepts the deal, only to find that the Deaf Trainer has Jigglypuff in his arsenal. Jigglypuff's song puts all but its trainer to sleep, and it starts drawing on their faces as the Deaf Trainer leaves them his map. After they leave, Misty wakes up and cleans Jigglypuff's drawings off of Ash's face, while singing to herself about her feelings for him and fears of rejection ("Misty's Song"). Ash soon wakes up, wondering whose voice he just heard singing, to which Misty answers by saying he probably just heard a side-effect of Jigglypuff's song. With the map in possession again, the trio continues their journey.

Meanwhile, Meowth returns to the pit with the rope and finds his teammates sleeping as a result of Jigglypuff's song. As they climb out, he complains about their incompetence and berates them on what failures they are. Jessie and James become depressed from the realization that Meowth is right about them being failures, but he quickly cheers them up by telling them that being failures is at least something they're perfect at doing ("The Best at Being the Worst"). This brings Jessie and James back to full confidence, and they continue after their target, with Meowth wondering if he should have taken up psychiatry.

At Cerulean Blue Lagoon, Ash declares to Misty and Brock that he's going to use Pikachu in the battle against the Gym Leader. But as they sing and dance to "[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]", Team Rocket comes up behind them in their {{p|Magikarp}} submarine and, while they're not looking, snatches Pikachu. When he sees that Pikachu has vanished, Ash tells Misty and Brock to split up and search for it, convinced that Team Rocket has captured his friend. Misty, however, suggests that maybe Pikachu has instead left Ash on its own free will, given his apparent habit of ignoring his friends. With that, she leaves Ash to ponder her words ("The Time Has Come").

At Giovanni's gym, Delia and Professor Oak are hanging in cages above his battle arena. After a failed attempt to break free, the Professor asks Delia why Giovanni recognized. She explains that, when she was a teenager, she used to hang out with a gang of troublemakers (who later became Team Rocket, which conflicts with their backstory given on Japanese-only audio dramas) led by Giovanni; she eventually left them when she met Ash's father, and she has never told this to her son, because she fears he wouldn't understand. After this flashback, Giovanni enters to boast to them about his MechaMew2, during which he sings his dark reprise of "You & Me & Pokémon". Immediately following this, Jessie, James and Meowth show up with the captured Pikachu (while singing "Double Trouble"), and Giovanni orders to them to have it attack MechaMew2. But Pikachu instead responds to Jessie and James' orders by shocking them, during which they flip a switch that causes Delia and the Professor's cages to open and allow them to escape. Giovanni realizes he'll need Pikachu's trainer for it to listen to, and tells Jessie and James to bring him the trainer.

In the woods, Misty admits to Brock that she didn't really mean it when she said Pikachu probably chose to leave Ash; she only said it because she wanted him to realize he's alienating his friends by ignoring them. As she wonders why guys like Ash can't notice pretty girls like herself more often, Brock remarks that it's the opposite problem with him, where he notices girls too often, especially Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy ("Two Perfect Girls"). Misty instead ignores him and continues to pine for Ash. Elsewhere in the woods, Delia continues discussing her past with the Professor and how she can't bring herself to tell Ash about it, and Ash tries to face up to the fact that he may have to go on without Pikachu ("I've Got a Secret").

Eventually, the groups all come together, and Professor Oak tells Ash that Team Rocket's leader is holding Pikachu hostage. Delia then confesses to Ash about her past acquaintance with Giovanni, but to her surprise, Ash understands completely. Just then, Team Rocket shows up on scooters, demanding Ash to come with them. To their surprise, he agrees to do so, while Delia says to the others that she's realized maybe change isn't such a bad thing ("Everything Changes (Reprise 2)").

After Team Rocket brings Ash to him, Giovanni releases Pikachu and then introduces MechaMew2 to him. He then allows Ash to have the Diamond Badge for the duration of the fight, saying he'll retrieve it afterwards, because "[He] Just Can't Win". Ash orders Pikachu to ThunderShock, then Thunderbolt MechaMew2, but to his surprise, the mechanical beast suffers no damage, and Giovanni proclaims that he's won now that MechaMew2 has learned every single attack. He then orders MechaMew2 to attack the both of them, but suddenly the real Mewtwo appears and sends an attack of its own to its mechanical counterpart. Nothing seems to happen, but to Giovanni's surprise, MechaMew2 begins speaking and rebels against him, saying Mewtwo has taught it the value of love and goodness, and therefore can no longer Giovanni's evil scheme to go forth. Grabbing Team Rocket's leader by the neck, it prepares to perform a {{m|Selfdestruct}}, despite Giovanni's attempts to offer a compromise, and promptly explodes. Afterward, Mewtwo explains to Ash that it used a collection of Ash's happy memories to turn MechaMew2 against its creator, and then leaves just as Misty, Brock, Delia, and the Professor arrive. Ash, finding the Diamond Badge still in his pocket, declares that he won the battle, and decides to give it to Misty as a belated birthday gift ("Finale").

==Songs==
A soundtrack for the musical was released entitled ''[[Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em Live!]]''.

*"[[You & Me & Pokémon]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Playoff)"
*"[[It Will All Be Mine]]" - Giovanni
*"It Will All Be Mine (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[My Best Friends]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"[[Everything Changes]]" - Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 1)" - Giovanni
*"[[Misty's Song]]" - Misty
*"[[The Best at Being the Worst]]" - Team Rocket
*"[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]" - Ash
*"[[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]]" - Dexter and the Dextettes
*"[[The Time Has Come]]" - Ash
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[Double Trouble]]" - Team Rocket
*"Double Trouble (Reprise)" - Team Rocket
*"[[Two Perfect Girls]]" - Brock
*"[[I've Got a Secret]]" - Mrs. Ketchum, Misty, and Ash
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 2)" - Mrs. Ketchum
*"[[You Just Can't Win]]" - Ash and Giovanni
*"[[Finale]]" - Company

==Trivia==

* Dee Roscioli and Patrick Frankfort, who portray Delia and the Professor in the original English version of the production, were notably in a romantic relationship. This is referenced by Ash telling Professor Oak, "Don't bring my mom home too late!"
* According to the Playbill like program of the show, [[Ikue Ohtani]] and [[Maddie Blaustein]] reprised their roles of [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] and [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]] respectively. However, considering Ikue's role in the dub is just a reuse of her vocal work in the Japanese version, it's doubtful she actually recorded lines for the show. It's more likely the producers just reused audio clips from the anime to voice Pikachu. This, along with the fact that Meowth says lines that he never said in the anime, means that Maddie Blaustein is likely the only actor from the anime cast to reprise her role from the anime and actually contribute a new performance for the show.
** The only other credited voice actor, Jay Goede as [[Mewtwo (anime)|Mewtwo]], did not reprise Mewtwo. Mewtwo was previously played by [[Phillip Bartlett]] in [[Mewtwo Strikes Back]] and by [[Dan Green]] in [[Mewtwo Returns]], which premiered in 2001, halfway through the show's run. No one is listed as the suit actor.
** While [[Jigglypuff]] and [[Psyduck]] appear in the show as costumed characters and have actors listed for wearing the suits, there are no listed voice actors. Considering they just said their names like in the show, archive recordings of Rachel Lillis as Jigglypuff and Michael Haigney as Psyduck were most likely used.

==Cast==
*[[Darren Dunstan]] - [[Giovanni]]
*Dominic Nolfi - [[Ash Ketchum]]
*Dee Roscioli - [[Delia Ketchum]]
*Patrick Frankfort - [[Professor Oak]]
*Heidi Michelle Weyhmueller - [[Misty]]
*Dennis Kenney - [[Brock]]
*Jennifer Risser - {{AP|Pikachu}}
*Abbey Marie O'Brien - {{p|Venusaur}}'s Trainer
*Lauren Kling - [[Jessie]]
*[[Andrew Rannells]] - [[James]]
*Kathleen Roche - {{MTR}}
*Sinclair Mitchell - [[Pokédex|Dexter]]
*Suzanne Wogisch - [[Officer Jenny]]
*Natalie Weld - [[Nurse Joy]]
*Marton Fulop - {{p|Mewtwo}}
*Jesse Nager - Deaf Trainer
*Christopher Shafer - Understudy
*Leah Smith - {{p|Psyduck}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}
*[[Ikue Ohtani]] - Pikachu (voice)
*[[Maddie Blaustein]] - Meowth (voice)
*Jay Goede - Mewtwo (voice)

==External link==
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/pklive.html Plot and song lyrics for Pokémon Live!]

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[[Category:Pokémon meta]]

Pokémon Live!

2010-01-11T18:35:26Z

Monkeyjb1988: /* Trivia */ added trivia about the voice actors, or lack of. Slight speculation. Ikue, Maddie, and Jay are listed in the program for the show.

[[Image:Pokemon Live cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Pokémon Live!'' CD cover]]
'''Pokémon Live!''' was a musical based on the {{pkmn|anime}}. It began its run in 2000 and ended in 2002, after a European tour was canceled. It is an entirely American-produced production and is not in the same continuity as the series.

Two of the actors in Pokémon Live!, [[Darren Dunstan]] (Giovanni) and [[Andrew Rannells]] (James) went on to become voice actors for the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] [[dub]] of the series.

Pokémon Live! is most notorious for featuring far more heavy romantic overtones than the series on which it is based. In particular, Misty's feelings for Ash are outright stated and a large source of angst for her character. The show was also the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]], named after the "Diamond Badge" Giovanni offers to trainers. During the events of the story, Delia reveals to Professor Oak that she once dated Giovanni when they were teenagers, though she left his gang after meeting Ash's father. This backstory, however, outright contradicts the Japanese-only audio dramas on the origins of Team Rocket.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]]
* [[Delia Ketchum]]
* [[Professor Oak]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{an|Mewtwo|anime}})

==Synopsis==

A mysterious Gym Leader is offering trainers the chance to come challenge him for his one-of-a-kind prize, the Diamond Badge, and Ash has decided to accept the challenge. As the story opens, he declines on joining his mom and Professor Oak to attend a lecture on {{p|Snorlax}} behavior. After they leave, Misty and Brock come in on Ash as he starts dancing to the theme song. Quickly getting himself dressed, Ash remarks that he intends to win the Diamond Badge. Misty, however, is upset with Ash because he never made good on his promise to take her to the movies for her birthday three weeks ago. Ash vows to find some way to make it up soon, insisting that his life regarding Pokémon is just as important ("You & Me & Pokémon").

At the mysterious gym, some trainers come to challenge the Gym Leader, but they are all defeated by his super-robot Pokémon - [[MechaMew2]], whose only technique is that it can copy the attacks of its challengers and use it against them. After the trainers leave in defeat, the Gym Leader, revealing himself to be Giovanni, gloats about how MechaMew2, based on the powerful Mewtwo he once owned, will soon have a complete collection of attacks ("It Will All Be Mine"). Noticing that the only attacks it hasn't learned yet are {{m|ThunderShock}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, he orders Jessie, James, and Meowth to go capture Pikachu.

In the forest, Team Rocket digs up one of their pit traps, intending for "the twerps" to fall into it. But Ash and friends simply pass by it, singing "My Best Friends", without any problems. When Jessie and James come out of hiding to see what went wrong, they find that they left the supports in, and they make the mistake of pulling them out and falling into the trap themselves. Frustrated Meowth walks off to get a rope.

Meanwhile, Delia and Professor Oak approach the run-down old building where the Snorlax lecture is being held. As they're entering, Delia admits that she fears she's losing touch with her son as he's growing up; the Professor replies that she shouldn't worry so much, as things never stay the same for long ("Everything Changes"). Just as they finish singing, [[Rocket Grunt]]s come out and surround them, and take them to Giovanni. It turns out the Snorlax lecture was actually a trap devised by Giovanni to lure Professor Oak into his clutches so he couldn't interfere with his plan. The boss also recognizes Delia as an old friend of his, who insists everything between them was in the past ("Everything Changes (Reprise 1)").

Back in the forest, Ash, Misty, and Brock get lost as a result of Brock throwing the map away while talking to a female trainer earlier. They then come upon a Deaf Trainer, who agrees to share his map with them if "the guy with the weird hair" agrees to duel with him. Ash accepts the deal, only to find that the Deaf Trainer has Jigglypuff in his arsenal. Jigglypuff's song puts all but its trainer to sleep, and it starts drawing on their faces as the Deaf Trainer leaves them his map. After they leave, Misty wakes up and cleans Jigglypuff's drawings off of Ash's face, while singing to herself about her feelings for him and fears of rejection ("Misty's Song"). Ash soon wakes up, wondering whose voice he just heard singing, to which Misty answers by saying he probably just heard a side-effect of Jigglypuff's song. With the map in possession again, the trio continues their journey.

Meanwhile, Meowth returns to the pit with the rope and finds his teammates sleeping as a result of Jigglypuff's song. As they climb out, he complains about their incompetence and berates them on what failures they are. Jessie and James become depressed from the realization that Meowth is right about them being failures, but he quickly cheers them up by telling them that being failures is at least something they're perfect at doing ("The Best at Being the Worst"). This brings Jessie and James back to full confidence, and they continue after their target, with Meowth wondering if he should have taken up psychiatry.

At Cerulean Blue Lagoon, Ash declares to Misty and Brock that he's going to use Pikachu in the battle against the Gym Leader. But as they sing and dance to "[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]", Team Rocket comes up behind them in their {{p|Magikarp}} submarine and, while they're not looking, snatches Pikachu. When he sees that Pikachu has vanished, Ash tells Misty and Brock to split up and search for it, convinced that Team Rocket has captured his friend. Misty, however, suggests that maybe Pikachu has instead left Ash on its own free will, given his apparent habit of ignoring his friends. With that, she leaves Ash to ponder her words ("The Time Has Come").

At Giovanni's gym, Delia and Professor Oak are hanging in cages above his battle arena. After a failed attempt to break free, the Professor asks Delia why Giovanni recognized. She explains that, when she was a teenager, she used to hang out with a gang of troublemakers (who later became Team Rocket, which conflicts with their backstory given on Japanese-only audio dramas) led by Giovanni; she eventually left them when she met Ash's father, and she has never told this to her son, because she fears he wouldn't understand. After this flashback, Giovanni enters to boast to them about his MechaMew2, during which he sings his dark reprise of "You & Me & Pokémon". Immediately following this, Jessie, James and Meowth show up with the captured Pikachu (while singing "Double Trouble"), and Giovanni orders to them to have it attack MechaMew2. But Pikachu instead responds to Jessie and James' orders by shocking them, during which they flip a switch that causes Delia and the Professor's cages to open and allow them to escape. Giovanni realizes he'll need Pikachu's trainer for it to listen to, and tells Jessie and James to bring him the trainer.

In the woods, Misty admits to Brock that she didn't really mean it when she said Pikachu probably chose to leave Ash; she only said it because she wanted him to realize he's alienating his friends by ignoring them. As she wonders why guys like Ash can't notice pretty girls like herself more often, Brock remarks that it's the opposite problem with him, where he notices girls too often, especially Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy ("Two Perfect Girls"). Misty instead ignores him and continues to pine for Ash. Elsewhere in the woods, Delia continues discussing her past with the Professor and how she can't bring herself to tell Ash about it, and Ash tries to face up to the fact that he may have to go on without Pikachu ("I've Got a Secret").

Eventually, the groups all come together, and Professor Oak tells Ash that Team Rocket's leader is holding Pikachu hostage. Delia then confesses to Ash about her past acquaintance with Giovanni, but to her surprise, Ash understands completely. Just then, Team Rocket shows up on scooters, demanding Ash to come with them. To their surprise, he agrees to do so, while Delia says to the others that she's realized maybe change isn't such a bad thing ("Everything Changes (Reprise 2)").

After Team Rocket brings Ash to him, Giovanni releases Pikachu and then introduces MechaMew2 to him. He then allows Ash to have the Diamond Badge for the duration of the fight, saying he'll retrieve it afterwards, because "[He] Just Can't Win". Ash orders Pikachu to ThunderShock, then Thunderbolt MechaMew2, but to his surprise, the mechanical beast suffers no damage, and Giovanni proclaims that he's won now that MechaMew2 has learned every single attack. He then orders MechaMew2 to attack the both of them, but suddenly the real Mewtwo appears and sends an attack of its own to its mechanical counterpart. Nothing seems to happen, but to Giovanni's surprise, MechaMew2 begins speaking and rebels against him, saying Mewtwo has taught it the value of love and goodness, and therefore can no longer Giovanni's evil scheme to go forth. Grabbing Team Rocket's leader by the neck, it prepares to perform a {{m|Selfdestruct}}, despite Giovanni's attempts to offer a compromise, and promptly explodes. Afterward, Mewtwo explains to Ash that it used a collection of Ash's happy memories to turn MechaMew2 against its creator, and then leaves just as Misty, Brock, Delia, and the Professor arrive. Ash, finding the Diamond Badge still in his pocket, declares that he won the battle, and decides to give it to Misty as a belated birthday gift ("Finale").

==Songs==
A soundtrack for the musical was released entitled ''[[Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em Live!]]''.

*"[[You & Me & Pokémon]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Playoff)"
*"[[It Will All Be Mine]]" - Giovanni
*"It Will All Be Mine (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[My Best Friends]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"[[Everything Changes]]" - Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 1)" - Giovanni
*"[[Misty's Song]]" - Misty
*"[[The Best at Being the Worst]]" - Team Rocket
*"[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]" - Ash
*"[[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]]" - Dexter and the Dextettes
*"[[The Time Has Come]]" - Ash
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[Double Trouble]]" - Team Rocket
*"Double Trouble (Reprise)" - Team Rocket
*"[[Two Perfect Girls]]" - Brock
*"[[I've Got a Secret]]" - Mrs. Ketchum, Misty, and Ash
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 2)" - Mrs. Ketchum
*"[[You Just Can't Win]]" - Ash and Giovanni
*"[[Finale]]" - Company

==Trivia==

* Dee Roscioli and Patrick Frankfort, who portray Delia and the Professor in the original English version of the production, were notably in a romantic relationship. This is referenced by Ash telling Professor Oak, "Don't bring my mom home too late!"
* According to the Playbill like program of the show, [[Ikue Ohtani]] and [[Maddie Blaustein]] reprised their roles of [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] and [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]] respectively. However, considering Ikue's role in the dub is just a reuse of her vocal work in the Japanese version, it's doubtful she actually recorded lines for the show. It's more likely the producers just reused audio clips from the anime to voice Pikachu. This, along with the fact that Meowth says lines that he never said in the anime, means that Maddie Blaustein is likely the only actor from the anime cast to reprise her role from the anime and actually contribute a new performance for the show.
** The only other credited voice actor, Jay Goede as [[Mewtwo (anime)|Mewtwo]], did not reprise Mewtwo. Mewtwo was previously played by [[Phillip Bartlett]] in [[Mewtwo Strikes Back]] and by [[Dan Green]] in [[Mewtwo Returns]], which premiered in 2001, halfway through the show's run. No one is listed as the suit actor.
** While [[Jigglypuff]] and [[Psyduck]] appear in the show as costumed characters and have actors listed for wearing the suits (ironically, sharing the same suit actors as Meowth and Pikachu respectively), there are no listed voice actors. Considering they just said their names like in the show, archive recordings of Rachel Lillis as Jigglypuff and Michael Haigney as Psyduck were most likely used.

==Cast==
*[[Darren Dunstan]] - [[Giovanni]]
*Dominic Nolfi - [[Ash Ketchum]]
*Dee Roscioli - [[Delia Ketchum]]
*Patrick Frankfort - [[Professor Oak]]
*Heidi Michelle Weyhmueller - [[Misty]]
*Dennis Kenney - [[Brock]]
*Jennifer Risser - {{AP|Pikachu}}
*Abbey Marie O'Brien - {{p|Venusaur}}'s Trainer
*Lauren Kling - [[Jessie]]
*[[Andrew Rannells]] - [[James]]
*Kathleen Roche - {{MTR}}
*Sinclair Mitchell - [[Pokédex|Dexter]]
*Suzanne Wogisch - [[Officer Jenny]]
*Natalie Weld - [[Nurse Joy]]
*Marton Fulop - {{p|Mewtwo}}
*Jesse Nager - Deaf Trainer
*Christopher Shafer - Understudy
*Leah Smith - {{p|Psyduck}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}
*[[Ikue Ohtani]] - Pikachu (voice)
*[[Maddie Blaustein]] - Meowth (voice)
*Jay Goede - Mewtwo (voice)

==External link==
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/pklive.html Plot and song lyrics for Pokémon Live!]

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Pokémon Live!

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[[Image:Pokemon Live cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Pokémon Live!'' CD cover]]
'''Pokémon Live!''' was a musical based on the {{pkmn|anime}}. It began its run in 2000 and ended in 2002, after a European tour was canceled. It is an entirely American-produced production and is not in the same continuity as the series.

Two of the actors in Pokémon Live!, [[Darren Dunstan]] (Giovanni) and [[Andrew Rannells]] (James) went on to become voice actors for the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] [[dub]] of the series.

Pokémon Live! is most notorious for featuring far more heavy romantic overtones than the series on which it is based. In particular, Misty's feelings for Ash are outright stated and a large source of angst for her character. The show was also the inspiration for [[DiamondShipping]], named after the "Diamond Badge" Giovanni offers to trainers. During the events of the story, Delia reveals to Professor Oak that she once dated Giovanni when they were teenagers, though she left his gang after meeting Ash's father. This backstory, however, outright contradicts the Japanese-only audio dramas on the origins of Team Rocket.

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Giovanni]]
* [[Delia Ketchum]]
* [[Professor Oak]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}}
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{an|Mewtwo|anime}})

==Synopsis==

A mysterious Gym Leader is offering trainers the chance to come challenge him for his one-of-a-kind prize, the Diamond Badge, and Ash has decided to accept the challenge. As the story opens, he declines on joining his mom and Professor Oak to attend a lecture on {{p|Snorlax}} behavior. After they leave, Misty and Brock come in on Ash as he starts dancing to the theme song. Quickly getting himself dressed, Ash remarks that he intends to win the Diamond Badge. Misty, however, is upset with Ash because he never made good on his promise to take her to the movies for her birthday three weeks ago. Ash vows to find some way to make it up soon, insisting that his life regarding Pokémon is just as important ("You & Me & Pokémon").

At the mysterious gym, some trainers come to challenge the Gym Leader, but they are all defeated by his super-robot Pokémon - [[MechaMew2]], whose only technique is that it can copy the attacks of its challengers and use it against them. After the trainers leave in defeat, the Gym Leader, revealing himself to be Giovanni, gloats about how MechaMew2, based on the powerful Mewtwo he once owned, will soon have a complete collection of attacks ("It Will All Be Mine"). Noticing that the only attacks it hasn't learned yet are {{m|ThunderShock}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}, he orders Jessie, James, and Meowth to go capture Pikachu.

In the forest, Team Rocket digs up one of their pit traps, intending for "the twerps" to fall into it. But Ash and friends simply pass by it, singing "My Best Friends", without any problems. When Jessie and James come out of hiding to see what went wrong, they find that they left the supports in, and they make the mistake of pulling them out and falling into the trap themselves. Frustrated Meowth walks off to get a rope.

Meanwhile, Delia and Professor Oak approach the run-down old building where the Snorlax lecture is being held. As they're entering, Delia admits that she fears she's losing touch with her son as he's growing up; the Professor replies that she shouldn't worry so much, as things never stay the same for long ("Everything Changes"). Just as they finish singing, [[Rocket Grunt]]s come out and surround them, and take them to Giovanni. It turns out the Snorlax lecture was actually a trap devised by Giovanni to lure Professor Oak into his clutches so he couldn't interfere with his plan. The boss also recognizes Delia as an old friend of his, who insists everything between them was in the past ("Everything Changes (Reprise 1)").

Back in the forest, Ash, Misty, and Brock get lost as a result of Brock throwing the map away while talking to a female trainer earlier. They then come upon a Deaf Trainer, who agrees to share his map with them if "the guy with the weird hair" agrees to duel with him. Ash accepts the deal, only to find that the Deaf Trainer has Jigglypuff in his arsenal. Jigglypuff's song puts all but its trainer to sleep, and it starts drawing on their faces as the Deaf Trainer leaves them his map. After they leave, Misty wakes up and cleans Jigglypuff's drawings off of Ash's face, while singing to herself about her feelings for him and fears of rejection ("Misty's Song"). Ash soon wakes up, wondering whose voice he just heard singing, to which Misty answers by saying he probably just heard a side-effect of Jigglypuff's song. With the map in possession again, the trio continues their journey.

Meanwhile, Meowth returns to the pit with the rope and finds his teammates sleeping as a result of Jigglypuff's song. As they climb out, he complains about their incompetence and berates them on what failures they are. Jessie and James become depressed from the realization that Meowth is right about them being failures, but he quickly cheers them up by telling them that being failures is at least something they're perfect at doing ("The Best at Being the Worst"). This brings Jessie and James back to full confidence, and they continue after their target, with Meowth wondering if he should have taken up psychiatry.

At Cerulean Blue Lagoon, Ash declares to Misty and Brock that he's going to use Pikachu in the battle against the Gym Leader. But as they sing and dance to "[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]", Team Rocket comes up behind them in their {{p|Magikarp}} submarine and, while they're not looking, snatches Pikachu. When he sees that Pikachu has vanished, Ash tells Misty and Brock to split up and search for it, convinced that Team Rocket has captured his friend. Misty, however, suggests that maybe Pikachu has instead left Ash on its own free will, given his apparent habit of ignoring his friends. With that, she leaves Ash to ponder her words ("The Time Has Come").

At Giovanni's gym, Delia and Professor Oak are hanging in cages above his battle arena. After a failed attempt to break free, the Professor asks Delia why Giovanni recognized. She explains that, when she was a teenager, she used to hang out with a gang of troublemakers (who later became Team Rocket, which conflicts with their backstory given on Japanese-only audio dramas) led by Giovanni; she eventually left them when she met Ash's father, and she has never told this to her son, because she fears he wouldn't understand. After this flashback, Giovanni enters to boast to them about his MechaMew2, during which he sings his dark reprise of "You & Me & Pokémon". Immediately following this, Jessie, James and Meowth show up with the captured Pikachu (while singing "Double Trouble"), and Giovanni orders to them to have it attack MechaMew2. But Pikachu instead responds to Jessie and James' orders by shocking them, during which they flip a switch that causes Delia and the Professor's cages to open and allow them to escape. Giovanni realizes he'll need Pikachu's trainer for it to listen to, and tells Jessie and James to bring him the trainer.

In the woods, Misty admits to Brock that she didn't really mean it when she said Pikachu probably chose to leave Ash; she only said it because she wanted him to realize he's alienating his friends by ignoring them. As she wonders why guys like Ash can't notice pretty girls like herself more often, Brock remarks that it's the opposite problem with him, where he notices girls too often, especially Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy ("Two Perfect Girls"). Misty instead ignores him and continues to pine for Ash. Elsewhere in the woods, Delia continues discussing her past with the Professor and how she can't bring herself to tell Ash about it, and Ash tries to face up to the fact that he may have to go on without Pikachu ("I've Got a Secret").

Eventually, the groups all come together, and Professor Oak tells Ash that Team Rocket's leader is holding Pikachu hostage. Delia then confesses to Ash about her past acquaintance with Giovanni, but to her surprise, Ash understands completely. Just then, Team Rocket shows up on scooters, demanding Ash to come with them. To their surprise, he agrees to do so, while Delia says to the others that she's realized maybe change isn't such a bad thing ("Everything Changes (Reprise 2)").

After Team Rocket brings Ash to him, Giovanni releases Pikachu and then introduces MechaMew2 to him. He then allows Ash to have the Diamond Badge for the duration of the fight, saying he'll retrieve it afterwards, because "[He] Just Can't Win". Ash orders Pikachu to ThunderShock, then Thunderbolt MechaMew2, but to his surprise, the mechanical beast suffers no damage, and Giovanni proclaims that he's won now that MechaMew2 has learned every single attack. He then orders MechaMew2 to attack the both of them, but suddenly the real Mewtwo appears and sends an attack of its own to its mechanical counterpart. Nothing seems to happen, but to Giovanni's surprise, MechaMew2 begins speaking and rebels against him, saying Mewtwo has taught it the value of love and goodness, and therefore can no longer Giovanni's evil scheme to go forth. Grabbing Team Rocket's leader by the neck, it prepares to perform a {{m|Selfdestruct}}, despite Giovanni's attempts to offer a compromise, and promptly explodes. Afterward, Mewtwo explains to Ash that it used a collection of Ash's happy memories to turn MechaMew2 against its creator, and then leaves just as Misty, Brock, Delia, and the Professor arrive. Ash, finding the Diamond Badge still in his pocket, declares that he won the battle, and decides to give it to Misty as a belated birthday gift ("Finale").

==Songs==
A soundtrack for the musical was released entitled ''[[Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em Live!]]''.

*"[[You & Me & Pokémon]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Playoff)"
*"[[It Will All Be Mine]]" - Giovanni
*"It Will All Be Mine (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[My Best Friends]]" - Ash, Misty, and Brock
*"[[Everything Changes]]" - Professor Oak and Mrs. Ketchum
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 1)" - Giovanni
*"[[Misty's Song]]" - Misty
*"[[The Best at Being the Worst]]" - Team Rocket
*"[[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]" - Ash
*"[[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]]" - Dexter and the Dextettes
*"[[The Time Has Come]]" - Ash
*"You & Me & Pokémon (Reprise)" - Giovanni
*"[[Double Trouble]]" - Team Rocket
*"Double Trouble (Reprise)" - Team Rocket
*"[[Two Perfect Girls]]" - Brock
*"[[I've Got a Secret]]" - Mrs. Ketchum, Misty, and Ash
*"Everything Changes (Reprise 2)" - Mrs. Ketchum
*"[[You Just Can't Win]]" - Ash and Giovanni
*"[[Finale]]" - Company

==Trivia==

* Dee Roscioli and Patrick Frankfort, who portray Delia and the Professor in the original English version of the production, were notably in a romantic relationship. This is referenced by Ash telling Professor Oak, "Don't bring my mom home too late!"

==Cast==
*[[Darren Dunstan]] - [[Giovanni]]
*Dominic Nolfi - [[Ash Ketchum]]
*Dee Roscioli - [[Delia Ketchum]]
*Patrick Frankfort - [[Professor Oak]]
*Heidi Michelle Weyhmueller - [[Misty]]
*Dennis Kenney - [[Brock]]
*Jennifer Risser - {{AP|Pikachu}}
*Abbey Marie O'Brien - {{p|Venusaur}}'s Trainer
*Lauren Kling - [[Jessie]]
*[[Andrew Rannells]] - [[James]]
*Kathleen Roche - {{MTR}}
*Sinclair Mitchell - [[Pokédex|Dexter]]
*Suzanne Wogisch - [[Officer Jenny]]
*Natalie Weld - [[Nurse Joy]]
*Marton Fulop - {{p|Mewtwo}}
*Jesse Nager - Deaf Trainer
*Christopher Shafer - Understudy
*Leah Smith - {{p|Psyduck}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}
*[[Ikue Ohtani]] - Pikachu (voice)
*[[Maddie Blaustein]] - Meowth (voice)
*Jay Goede - Mewtwo (voice)

==External link==
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/pklive.html Plot and song lyrics for Pokémon Live!]

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