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'''Fear Factor Phony''' (Japanese: '''エスパーVSゴースト!真夜中の決闘!?''' ''Psychic VS Ghost! Midnight Duel!?'') is episode 146 of Advanced Generation. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 6, 2005<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on ??? -->.  
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'''Fear Factor Phony''' (Japanese: '''エスパーVSゴースト!真夜中の決闘!?''' ''{{tt|Esper|Psychic-type}} VS Ghost! Midnight Duel!?'') is the 146th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', and the 420th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. The episode was first broadcast in Japan on October 6, 2005, and in the United States on September 8, 2006.
 
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= Synopsis =
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Having lost their way again, Max looks at his Pokenavi for the nearest Pokemon Center. Pikachu seems to notice something in the distance and dashs off while Ash tells Pikachu to wait up.


Pikachu has found an abandoned city while May is already frightened by the looks of the surroundings. Walking through the city, they arrive at a mine shaft inside of the city. A Haunter appears from within the cave as everyone runs away in fright. Nearby, Team Rocket is sitting atop a platform as Meowth notices everyone running away from the mine shaft. Meowth suggests that they should go inside of the mine shaft themselves. Reaching the bottom of the ground, Team Rocket venture into the same mine shaft. The same Haunter appears again as it seems to have no effect on them. When Haunter sticks its tounge out then Team Rocket runs off in fright. Ash and everyone have successfully escaped into a nearby building. Everyone is still highly upset from the sighting as Ash stands up slowly to see outside of a nearby window. Everything seems to be desolate as a soft shower envelops the city.
==Blurb==
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<i>On a dark and stormy night, Ash and his friends find a deserted town near an old mine. Inside the mine is a Haunter, who scares our heroes away! Team Rocket sees the commotion and investigates, only to receive a scare that sends Wobbuffet running in fear. Team Rocket then discovers that the Haunter was an illusion created by a team of Ghost Pokémon—but why?


Meanwhile, Team Rocket never escaped the mine shaft and just fell to the ground falling unconscious. Jessie wakes noticing that they are still inside of the shaft and starts to wake up James. They begin to exit the mine but notice the rain outside and decide to adventure further within the mine. With Jessie in such a frightened state, Wobbuffet easily frightens her with his usual "greeting". Another strange sound emits from the shaft as the Haunter appears again. Frightening everyone, Wobbuffet scourches out of the shaft leaving everyone else behind. Still in a frightened state, Jessie and James still manage to release their pokemon in an effort to combat Haunter. Both Seviper and Cacnea are frightened by the Haunter and dash back to their masters.
Camped out in an empty house nearby, Ash and his friends hear strange music in the night. The music is coming from Kirlia and its Psychic Pokémon friends, all having a dance party! But Abra sleeps right through it, using its psychic powers to block out the noise. Ash and Max accidentally crash the party and scare away the Pokémon, so they make amends by putting on their own party.


Cacnea then launches a barrage of spikes at Haunter but they prove to be effect towards Haunter. Seviper then launches a devasting Iron Tail but easily goes through Haunter and makes contact with the shaft ceiling. Jessie then throws Meowth in one last effort and manages to hit the electrical box above which lights up the shaft and sends Haunter away. Jessie seems to be surprises that the light drove Haunter away. Further ahead in the shaft, a few ghost pokemon are hiding behind a barrel. Meowth releases his claws in effort to attack as the Haunter tries to reason with him.
Team Rocket learns that the mine's Ghost Pokémon don't like all this noise, so they offer to help restore peace and quiet to the town. Meanwhile, Wobbuffet catches sight of the graceful Kirlia and immediately falls in love. It joins the party and tries to woo Kirlia, but Team Rocket crashes the event with a giant robot that the Ghost Pokémon helped disguise as a huge Haunter. The robot snatches all the Pokémon, and Wobbuffet defies Jessie to free Kirlia and the other Psychic Pokémon.


Ash and everyone are still inside of the building now sleeping as May is still frightened from the Haunter event. A mysterious sound starts to emit from the nearby room which sends May into a further state of fright. May then goes to wake Ash but he is in a deep sleep. May then shouts waking everyone up. Waking up from their slumber, everyone continues down a hall until they reach a door where the music is coming from. Ash opens the door and discovers many psychic pokemon including Abra, Kirlia, Abra, and Hypno.
Kirlia helps defeat Team Rocket and the Psychic Pokémon and Ghost Pokémon face off! Pikachu tries to shock some sense into them, but it's Brock who figures out the solution. The Psychic Pokémon can party inside Abra's soundproof psychic bubble, and the Ghost Pokémon won't hear a thing! With the town back to normal, our friends can continue on their Battle Frontier journey.</i>


May then presses her hands on top of Max and Ash sending them falling into the room and alerting the nearby pokemon. The Abra hasn't escaped and is in a state of hynposis with a powerful psychic field around its body. As Ash starts to touch the Abra, his hand is forced back by the field. Max notices a picture underneath a couch the Abra is sitting on, which is a picture of the psychic pokemon and the miners of the now abandoned town. Abra then depicts a scene from the past from when the town was fluorishing which the miners abandoning the psychic pokemon.
==Plot==
When {{ashfr|the group}} loses their way again, [[Max]] looks at his [[PokéNav]] for the nearest [[Pokémon Center]]. {{an|Brock}} points out that they have to find shelter for the night before an approaching storm catches them. {{AP|Pikachu}} seems to notice something in the distance and suddenly dashes off, leading {{ashfr|the group}} to an abandoned town and connected mine. Brock suggests that the group take refuge there. Two glowing eyes appear from the darkness, and slowly the ghostly apparition approaches the group, scaring them off. Watching from a platform, {{TRT}} are feeling rather flat and hungry as they spot the [[twerp]]s rushing away from something. {{MTR}} notices the mine shaft and suggests ghosts might be inside, so the trio decides to investigate for themselves. The same pair of eyes and apparition appears again. Team Rocket calmly reason that this must indeed be a ghost, and suddenly become horrified when it sticks its tongue out and shrieks at them.  


Ash suggests that they should try to help the psychic pokemon as plates of Pokemon Food are setup on the table and Max then starts the music. Abra opens the door and after a few seconds the pokemon rush in. The ghost pokemon depict a story to Meowth between a everlasting battle between the ghost pokemon and the psychic pokemon. When the psychic pokemon try to enter the mine, the ghost pokemon form a figure of a gigantic Haunter leaving both sides in a battle. Still running from the scene, Wobbuffet hears the music from the psychic pokemon and notices the Kirlia dancing on the table. Wobbuffet develops a crush as he notices Kirlia's magestic movements, and rushes into the building. Wobbuffet then reveals a flower to Kirlia as which she then accepts sending Wobbuffet into a state of love.
The group is taking cover in one of the abandoned buildings when Ash hears Team Rocket's cry, but no one else does. Everyone remains on edge from their earlier sighting, so Ash slowly looks out of the above window. Everything seems to be desolate as it begins to rain. Brock says that they should stay in this building for the night, which Max questions out of fear.


A nearby explosion rocks the building, as the gigantic Haunter appears again. Gigantic arms eject from Haunter's body, snatching every psychic pokemon. After snatching Kirlia, Wobbuffet dashs after Kirlia and inside of the gigantic mecha. The ghost pokemon then reveal Team Rocket's new mecha with the scene being set with the usual "greeting". Team Rocket has acquired the power of the ghost pokemon with Wobbuffet rushing down to the nearby cage where the psychic pokemon are held captive. Wobbuffet tries to release the psychic pokemon by hitting the cage but proves to be ineffective. Wobbuffet then walks back a few feet and then rushes into the cage smashing it and releasing all of the psychic pokemon. Team Rocket is shocked that Wobbuffet helped the psychic pokemon and released them from the prison.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket is still in the mine and wakes up from fainting at the sight of the ghost. [[Jessie]] wants to get moving, but she sees the rain outside. [[James]] complains that they have to wait the storm out with a goblin in their midst. Jessie laughs hysterically as she reasons that the ghost was merely a hunger-induced hallucination, and the guys agree. They begin to dance and sing about not being afraid of ghosts and start feeling better about the situation. Their revelry is interrupted by another encounter with the creepy apparition. {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} rushes out of the mine by himself. Still in a frightened state, Jessie and James release their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to combat the ghost. Unfortunately, both {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}} are too frightened by the ghost and dash back to their masters. James orders a {{m|Pin Missile}} to stop Cacnea's painful hug, but the attack passes through Haunter with no effect. Seviper uses {{m|Poison Tail}}, but it goes through as well and hits the shaft ceiling. Jessie throws Meowth in a last-ditch last effort and manages to hit the electrical box on the ceiling. Meowth is electrified and the shaft’s lights all turn on, which makes the ghost tremble and vanish in a swirling cloud. Jessie and James are surprised at this, but then see a group of {{t|Ghost}} Pokémon hiding behind a barrel. Team Rocket are angry at the Pokémon for their illusion and Meowth threatens them with {{m|Fury Swipes}}. The {{p|Haunter}}, {{p|Shuppet}}, two {{p|Gastly}}, and two {{p|Duskull}} cry out in protest, and Meowth says that they have had a tough break.


Meowth then directs the ghost pokemon to attack as they all begin forming shadow balls which then forms into a gigantic shadow ball and launches it towards the fleeing psychic pokemon. Kirlia springs into the air and blocks the shadow ball sending it rushing back towards Team Rocket's mecha and sending them blasting off into the sky again. Kirlia then notices the wilted flower that Wobbuffet handed her as the ghost pokemon are still ready to fight. Pikachu then launches a thunderbolt in the middle of the two fueding groups and tries to explain that they don't have to battle. Ash's speech proves to be ineffective as both sides are still ready to battle more than ever. Brock notices the nearby Abra and formulates a plan.
Ash and his friends are still inside of the building, now sleeping in their sleeping bags. May is the only one awake, still frightened from the run-in with the ghost. Mysterious music starts to come from a nearby room, scaring May even more. She quietly tries to wake Ash from his deep sleep, but it is no use. She screams which wakes everyone up. They can also hear the music and explore the hallway, finding the source behind a door: a horde of {{t|Psychic}} Pokémon dancing to music from a {{wp|phonograph}}. They also see an {{p|Abra}} sleeping with some kind of force field around it. May pushes to get a better vantage point which causes everyone, but Brock, to fall into the room and make their presence known. The Pokémon flee, except for Abra who remains asleep. Ash touches the field, but it powerfully knocks his hand back. Brock says that Abra must be using {{m|Safeguard}} while asleep. Max notices a picture underneath the couch that Abra is sitting on, and on closer inspection it is a photograph of the Psychic Pokémon with a group of miners, leading Brock to think that the Psychic Pokémon helped with the local mining operation. Abra's force field begins to glow with a brilliant, multicolored light. Brock realizes that Abra is showing them a flashback to when the townspeople abandoned the area and the Psychic Pokémon. Tears trickle down Abra’s face as it recalls this sad moment. May figures that the Pokémon must have been cheering themselves up with music after feeling lonesome. Ash suggests that they should give the Psychic Pokémon their own little party, and the others agree. Later that night, the room is decorated and the group calls out to the Pokémon to come inside. All of the Psychic Pokémon return and begin the festivities.


Abra is now outside with the rest of the psychic pokemon but now is emitting its shield around all of the psychic pokemon while they dance also blocking the sound of the music from the ghost pokemon. With both the psychic pokemon and ghost pokemon satisfied, another day and another adventure envelops upon our everlasting heroes. (Written by: bgt)
Meanwhile, the Ghost Pokémon told Team Rocket that they lived in the mine peacefully before the miners came and turned the area into a booming gold town. After they left, the Pokémon thought that their troubles were over, but the abandoned Psychic Pokémon kept partying loudly in the mine. When the Ghost Pokémon could not stand it anymore, they formed the figure of a gigantic Haunter to scare the Psychic Pokémon away. Upon hearing their plight, Team Rocket plots to side with the Ghost Pokémon and capture the Psychic Pokémon to use their mining skills to find gold.


= Major events =
The next morning, Wobbuffet is still running scared from the "Haunter". He hears the music coming from the Psychic Pokémon’s party and immediately falls in love with {{p|Kirlia}} as it dances on the table. Wobbuffet rushes into the building, to the surprise of Ash and company, and presents a flower to Kirlia as a gift. Kirlia accepts the flower appreciatively, making Wobbuffet giddy with happiness. May remarks on the romantic gesture, but suddenly an explosion rocks the building. All the party-goers but Abra, who is still asleep in its Safeguard bubble, run outside and come face-to-face with the giant Haunter again. Mechanical arms emerge from Haunter's mouth and snatch most of the Psychic Pokémon. The arms retreat to deposit the Pokémon in Haunter's mouth and emerge to knock Wobbuffet out of the way and snatch Kirlia and Pikachu. Wobbuffet heroically jumps into Haunter's maw by itself to save Kirlia. The Haunter’s face begins to contort in discomfort as Jessie's voice chastises Wobbuffet for sabotaging their plan. The Haunter illusion explodes and reveals Team Rocket's new [[Team Rocket's mechas|mecha]] in the shape of a monster, as well as the Ghost Pokémon who disguised it. Team Rocket recites their ghost-themed {{motto}} and Wobbuffet cannot help but do its part at the end. Wobbuffet escapes the arm's grasp and jumps down to the cell holding all the Psychic Pokémon. Team Rocket says that their mecha is immune to {{t|Electric}} and Psychic attacks and laughs when the twerps demand the release of the Pokémon. Wobbuffet desperately tries to break the cell's bars with his arms, but cannot. Wobbuffet breaks the bars with his head. Pikachu and the Psychic Pokémon comically run over Wobbuffet's body, but Kirlia stays behind to show its appreciation. Team Rocket is shocked that Jessie's own Wobbuffet released the Pokémon from their prison. Meowth directs the Ghost Pokémon to attack, and they launch a combined {{m|Shadow Ball}} at the fleeing Pokémon. Kirlia springs into the air and blocks the Shadow Ball using {{m|Reflect}} before rebounding back at Team Rocket's mecha, destroying it and blasting Team Rocket and Wobbuffet away. Kirlia notices the wilted flower that Wobbuffet handed her.
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== Debuts ==
However, the Ghost and Psychic Pokémon are about to fight. Ash tells Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, hitting the ground between the two feuding groups to stop them. The Pokémon are stunned but do not listen to Ash's pleas for peace. Brock notices Abra sleeping in its soundproof Safeguard and formulates a plan. Later, the Psychic Pokémon are partying again with loud music coming from the phonograph, but it cannot be heard outside of the much larger Safeguard bubble Abra has created. May commends Brock for his idea, and the Ghost Pokémon agree. With both groups satisfied, the travelers leave the town, ready to take on the [[Battle Arena]].
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= Characters =
==Major events==
== Humans ==
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* [[Ash Ketchum]]
 
* [[May]]
===Debuts===
* [[Brock]]
====Pokémon debuts====
 
==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* Miner (Seiyū: 坂口候一 ''Kōichi Sakaguchi'')
* Miners (flashback)
* Boy (Seiyū: 半場友恵 ''Tomoe Hanba'')
* Boy (flashback)


== Pokémon ==
===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Ash's Pikachu|Ash's]])
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ([[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Team Rocket]])
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ([[Jessie's Wobbuffet|Jessie's]])
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ([[James's Chimecho|James's]])
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ([[Jessie's Seviper|Jessie's]])
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ([[James's Cacnea|James's]])
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Abra}}
* {{p|Abra}}
* {{p|Kadabra}}
* {{p|Kadabra}}
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* {{p|Duskull}} (×2)
* {{p|Duskull}} (×2)


= Trivia =
==Trivia==
* This episode debuts the new voice actors for the English version
* This is the season premiere of [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]].
* The Japanese title is an allusion to the (Japanese) title of [[EP024]].
* {{OBP|Battle Frontier|dub}} replaces [[Unbeatable]] as the English dub opening, while {{so|Pokémon Go!}} replaces it as the ending theme.
* The two paragraphs of text introducing the series in the OP animation has been restored.
* This episode features the debut of the voice actors for the [[TPCi]] version of the English dub: [[Sarah Natochenny]] provides the voice of {{Ash}}; [[Michele Knotz]] voices {{an|May}}, [[Jessie]], and [[James's Chimecho]] and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}; [[Kayzie Rogers|Jamie Peacock]] voices [[Max]] (as well as continues to voice [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]]); [[Bill Rogers]] voices {{an|Brock}} and [[Jessie's Seviper]]; and [[Carter Cathcart|Billy Beach]] voices [[James]] and {{MTR}}.
* The structure of the Japanese broadcast changes to:
** [[Rodger Parsons]] also returns to the role as the [[narrator]] from this episode onward, now credited under his real name.
*# First scene
* [[Matthew Mitler]] returns to the English dub, previously having voiced characters before quitting after [[S03|season three]].
*# Opening theme
* This episode uses an instrumental of the {{p|Bellossom}} dance sequence from ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]''.
*# Title card
* This was the first episode to premiere on {{wp|Cartoon Network}}, which was in a prime-time slot following the ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'' special.
*# Part A
* This is the first episode in which there is no [[eyecatch]] in the English dub.
*# Sponsor listing & commercials
* Stock footage of certain 4Kids voice actors were used, namely [[Maddie Blaustein]] for {{p|Drowzee}}, {{p|Kadabra}}, and {{p|Alakazam}}; [[Ted Lewis|Ed Paul]] for {{p|Haunter}}; and [[Eric Stuart]] for {{p|Hypno}} and {{p|Gastly}}.
*# Part B
* James says "Those Psychic Pokémon just wanna rock and roll all night and party every day!" as a reference to the {{wp|Kiss (band)|KISS}} song "{{wp|Rock and Roll All Nite}}", the chorus of which is "I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day!"
*# Commercials
* The title card music for the English dub has changed from the ones used in all previous seasons. In the Japanese version, this music was used throughout ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''.
*# Ending theme
* This is the last episode in which Chimecho recites its name in the end of {{TRT}}'s {{motto}}.
*# Pokémon Trivia Quiz question
* This is the first time that Wobbuffet is actually seen being offensive.
*# Commercials
* In the games, both Wobbuffet and {{p|Kirlia}} are in the {{egg|Amorphous}} Egg Group, meaning that they are able to breed.
*# Next episode teaser
* In Meowth's explanation of what happened between the {{t|Ghost}} and {{t|Psychic}} Pokémon, {{p|Abra}}'s eyes are seen open, something that is rarely seen.
*# Pokémon Trivia Quiz answer
* When Ash and {{ashfr}} first enter the tunnel and encounter the Haunter illusion, it can be heard saying its Japanese name, 'Ghost'. This is possibly a dubbing error.
*# Sponsor listing & commercials
* In this episode, {{m|Safeguard}} is shown to have the capability to be soundproof inside.
* Before this episode, it was: ''(to do: confirm)''
* The Japanese title is an allusion to the Japanese title of [[EP024]], ''Ghost VS Esper!''.
*# Trivia Quiz question
* This episode marks the most recent anime appearance of {{p|Kadabra}}, whose absence since then was most likely the result of a {{DL|Pokémon controversy|Uri Geller|lawsuit}} from Israeli magician {{wp|Uri Geller}}, who claimed that Kadabra was an unauthorized and defamatory depiction of himself.
*# Opening theme
* The two paragraphs of text introducing the series in the OP animation have been restored.
*# Sponsor listing & commercials
* This is the first time in the original Japanese version that {{wp|Cold open}} is made for the episode. The dub started it back in ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'', 262 episodes earlier.
*# Part A (title card after first scene)
* The structure of the Japanese broadcast changes:
*# Commercials
{| style="margin-left:20px"
*# Part B
| Before this episode, it was:
*# Ending theme
# [[Pokémon Trivia Quiz]] question
*# Commercials
# Opening theme
*# Next episode teaser
# Sponsor listing and commercials
*# Trivia Quiz answer / Oak's lecture
# Introductory scene
*# Sponsor listing & commercials
# Title card
*This the first time in the anime that a Pokémon was seen using {{m|Struggle}}
# First half of the episode
== Errors ==
# Eyecatch, sponsor listing and commercials
== Dub edits ==
# Second half of the episode
# [[Pokémon Counting Song|Ending theme]]
# Commercials
# Next episode preview
# Pokémon Trivia Quiz answer
# Sponsor listing and commercials
| It is now:
# Cold open
# Opening theme
# Title card
# First half of the episode
# Eyecatch, sponsor listing and commercials
# Second half of the episode
# Commercials
# Ending theme
# Pokémon Trivia Quiz question
# Commercials
# Next episode preview
# Pokémon Trivia Quiz answer
# Sponsor listing and commercials
|}
* In Japan, this episode was included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of ''[[PK15|Pikachu's Ghost Carnival]]''.
* Starting from this episode, the Nordic ({{pmin|Denmark|Danish}}, {{pmin|Finland|Finnish}}, {{pmin|Norway|Norwegian}}, and {{pmin|Sweden|Swedish}}) [[dub]]s leave the names of Pokémon [[move]]s untranslated.


=In other languages=
===Errors===
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* When James's Cacnea was first sent out, its mouth was the darker shade of green found on its body.
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* When the Ghost Pokémon are showing their gratitude at the end of the episode, Gastly and {{p|Shuppet}}'s lips move, but they don't say anything.
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* In the English dub, when Ash and {{ashfr}} first enter the tunnel and encounter the Haunter illusion, it can be heard saying its Japanese name, 'Ghost'.
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==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|超能力系對抗幽靈系!深夜的決鬥!?|Psychic vs. Ghost! Midnight Duel!?}}
|da={{tt|En frygt-indgydende forfalskning!|A fear ingutting forgery!}}
|nl={{tt|Wie ziet spoken?|Who Sees Ghosts?}}
|de={{tt|Duell in der Geisterstadt|Duel in the ghost city}}
|fi={{tt|Kiista kummituskylästä|An argument for a ghost village}}
|fr={{tt|Une cohabitation difficile|A difficult cohabitation}}
|he={{tt|אפקט הפחד|Fear Factor}}
|hi=डरना मना है! {{tt|''Darna Mana Hai!''|Being afraid is prohibited}}{{tt|*|Disney XD dub}}
|it={{tt|La città fantasma|The ghost town}}
|ko={{tt|에스퍼 포켓몬VS고스트 포켓몬 한밤중의 결투!|Psychic Pokémon vs. Ghost Pokémon, Midnight Duel!}}
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|pt_br={{tt|O Fator Do Falso Medo!|The Fear Factor Phony!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|A Cidade Fantasma|The Ghost Town}}
|ru={{tt|У страха глаза велики|Fear has big eyes}}
|es_la={{tt|¡El factor miedo!|The Fear Factor!}}
|es_eu={{tt|El falso fantasma|The Fake Ghost}}
|sv={{tt|Spökstök!|Ghost mess!}}
|tr={{tt|Korkutan Sahtekar!|Scary Imposter!}}
}}
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AG145 : Pasta La Vista!
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
AG147 : Sweet Baby James
Fear Factor Phony
AG146.png
AG146   EP420
エスパーVSゴースト!真夜中の決闘!?
Esper VS Ghost! Midnight Duel!?
First broadcast
Japan October 6, 2005
United States September 8, 2006
English themes
Opening Battle Frontier
Ending Pokémon Go!
Japanese themes
Opening バトルフロンティア
Ending ポケモンかぞえうた
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami
Storyboard 誌村宏明 Hiroaki Shimura
Assistant director 秦義人 Yoshito Hata
Animation directors 志村泉 Izumi Shimura
山下恵 Megumi Yamashita
No additional credits are available at this time.

Fear Factor Phony (Japanese: エスパーVSゴースト!真夜中の決闘!? Esper VS Ghost! Midnight Duel!?) is the 146th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 420th episode of the Pokémon anime. The episode was first broadcast in Japan on October 6, 2005, and in the United States on September 8, 2006.

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Blurb

On a dark and stormy night, Ash and his friends find a deserted town near an old mine. Inside the mine is a Haunter, who scares our heroes away! Team Rocket sees the commotion and investigates, only to receive a scare that sends Wobbuffet running in fear. Team Rocket then discovers that the Haunter was an illusion created by a team of Ghost Pokémon—but why?

Camped out in an empty house nearby, Ash and his friends hear strange music in the night. The music is coming from Kirlia and its Psychic Pokémon friends, all having a dance party! But Abra sleeps right through it, using its psychic powers to block out the noise. Ash and Max accidentally crash the party and scare away the Pokémon, so they make amends by putting on their own party.

Team Rocket learns that the mine's Ghost Pokémon don't like all this noise, so they offer to help restore peace and quiet to the town. Meanwhile, Wobbuffet catches sight of the graceful Kirlia and immediately falls in love. It joins the party and tries to woo Kirlia, but Team Rocket crashes the event with a giant robot that the Ghost Pokémon helped disguise as a huge Haunter. The robot snatches all the Pokémon, and Wobbuffet defies Jessie to free Kirlia and the other Psychic Pokémon.

Kirlia helps defeat Team Rocket and the Psychic Pokémon and Ghost Pokémon face off! Pikachu tries to shock some sense into them, but it's Brock who figures out the solution. The Psychic Pokémon can party inside Abra's soundproof psychic bubble, and the Ghost Pokémon won't hear a thing! With the town back to normal, our friends can continue on their Battle Frontier journey.

Plot

When the group loses their way again, Max looks at his PokéNav for the nearest Pokémon Center. Brock points out that they have to find shelter for the night before an approaching storm catches them. Pikachu seems to notice something in the distance and suddenly dashes off, leading the group to an abandoned town and connected mine. Brock suggests that the group take refuge there. Two glowing eyes appear from the darkness, and slowly the ghostly apparition approaches the group, scaring them off. Watching from a platform, Team Rocket are feeling rather flat and hungry as they spot the twerps rushing away from something. Meowth notices the mine shaft and suggests ghosts might be inside, so the trio decides to investigate for themselves. The same pair of eyes and apparition appears again. Team Rocket calmly reason that this must indeed be a ghost, and suddenly become horrified when it sticks its tongue out and shrieks at them.

The group is taking cover in one of the abandoned buildings when Ash hears Team Rocket's cry, but no one else does. Everyone remains on edge from their earlier sighting, so Ash slowly looks out of the above window. Everything seems to be desolate as it begins to rain. Brock says that they should stay in this building for the night, which Max questions out of fear.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is still in the mine and wakes up from fainting at the sight of the ghost. Jessie wants to get moving, but she sees the rain outside. James complains that they have to wait the storm out with a goblin in their midst. Jessie laughs hysterically as she reasons that the ghost was merely a hunger-induced hallucination, and the guys agree. They begin to dance and sing about not being afraid of ghosts and start feeling better about the situation. Their revelry is interrupted by another encounter with the creepy apparition. Wobbuffet rushes out of the mine by himself. Still in a frightened state, Jessie and James release their Pokémon to combat the ghost. Unfortunately, both Seviper and Cacnea are too frightened by the ghost and dash back to their masters. James orders a Pin Missile to stop Cacnea's painful hug, but the attack passes through Haunter with no effect. Seviper uses Poison Tail, but it goes through as well and hits the shaft ceiling. Jessie throws Meowth in a last-ditch last effort and manages to hit the electrical box on the ceiling. Meowth is electrified and the shaft’s lights all turn on, which makes the ghost tremble and vanish in a swirling cloud. Jessie and James are surprised at this, but then see a group of Ghost Pokémon hiding behind a barrel. Team Rocket are angry at the Pokémon for their illusion and Meowth threatens them with Fury Swipes. The Haunter, Shuppet, two Gastly, and two Duskull cry out in protest, and Meowth says that they have had a tough break.

Ash and his friends are still inside of the building, now sleeping in their sleeping bags. May is the only one awake, still frightened from the run-in with the ghost. Mysterious music starts to come from a nearby room, scaring May even more. She quietly tries to wake Ash from his deep sleep, but it is no use. She screams which wakes everyone up. They can also hear the music and explore the hallway, finding the source behind a door: a horde of Psychic Pokémon dancing to music from a phonograph. They also see an Abra sleeping with some kind of force field around it. May pushes to get a better vantage point which causes everyone, but Brock, to fall into the room and make their presence known. The Pokémon flee, except for Abra who remains asleep. Ash touches the field, but it powerfully knocks his hand back. Brock says that Abra must be using Safeguard while asleep. Max notices a picture underneath the couch that Abra is sitting on, and on closer inspection it is a photograph of the Psychic Pokémon with a group of miners, leading Brock to think that the Psychic Pokémon helped with the local mining operation. Abra's force field begins to glow with a brilliant, multicolored light. Brock realizes that Abra is showing them a flashback to when the townspeople abandoned the area and the Psychic Pokémon. Tears trickle down Abra’s face as it recalls this sad moment. May figures that the Pokémon must have been cheering themselves up with music after feeling lonesome. Ash suggests that they should give the Psychic Pokémon their own little party, and the others agree. Later that night, the room is decorated and the group calls out to the Pokémon to come inside. All of the Psychic Pokémon return and begin the festivities.

Meanwhile, the Ghost Pokémon told Team Rocket that they lived in the mine peacefully before the miners came and turned the area into a booming gold town. After they left, the Pokémon thought that their troubles were over, but the abandoned Psychic Pokémon kept partying loudly in the mine. When the Ghost Pokémon could not stand it anymore, they formed the figure of a gigantic Haunter to scare the Psychic Pokémon away. Upon hearing their plight, Team Rocket plots to side with the Ghost Pokémon and capture the Psychic Pokémon to use their mining skills to find gold.

The next morning, Wobbuffet is still running scared from the "Haunter". He hears the music coming from the Psychic Pokémon’s party and immediately falls in love with Kirlia as it dances on the table. Wobbuffet rushes into the building, to the surprise of Ash and company, and presents a flower to Kirlia as a gift. Kirlia accepts the flower appreciatively, making Wobbuffet giddy with happiness. May remarks on the romantic gesture, but suddenly an explosion rocks the building. All the party-goers but Abra, who is still asleep in its Safeguard bubble, run outside and come face-to-face with the giant Haunter again. Mechanical arms emerge from Haunter's mouth and snatch most of the Psychic Pokémon. The arms retreat to deposit the Pokémon in Haunter's mouth and emerge to knock Wobbuffet out of the way and snatch Kirlia and Pikachu. Wobbuffet heroically jumps into Haunter's maw by itself to save Kirlia. The Haunter’s face begins to contort in discomfort as Jessie's voice chastises Wobbuffet for sabotaging their plan. The Haunter illusion explodes and reveals Team Rocket's new mecha in the shape of a monster, as well as the Ghost Pokémon who disguised it. Team Rocket recites their ghost-themed motto and Wobbuffet cannot help but do its part at the end. Wobbuffet escapes the arm's grasp and jumps down to the cell holding all the Psychic Pokémon. Team Rocket says that their mecha is immune to Electric and Psychic attacks and laughs when the twerps demand the release of the Pokémon. Wobbuffet desperately tries to break the cell's bars with his arms, but cannot. Wobbuffet breaks the bars with his head. Pikachu and the Psychic Pokémon comically run over Wobbuffet's body, but Kirlia stays behind to show its appreciation. Team Rocket is shocked that Jessie's own Wobbuffet released the Pokémon from their prison. Meowth directs the Ghost Pokémon to attack, and they launch a combined Shadow Ball at the fleeing Pokémon. Kirlia springs into the air and blocks the Shadow Ball using Reflect before rebounding back at Team Rocket's mecha, destroying it and blasting Team Rocket and Wobbuffet away. Kirlia notices the wilted flower that Wobbuffet handed her.

However, the Ghost and Psychic Pokémon are about to fight. Ash tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, hitting the ground between the two feuding groups to stop them. The Pokémon are stunned but do not listen to Ash's pleas for peace. Brock notices Abra sleeping in its soundproof Safeguard and formulates a plan. Later, the Psychic Pokémon are partying again with loud music coming from the phonograph, but it cannot be heard outside of the much larger Safeguard bubble Abra has created. May commends Brock for his idea, and the Ghost Pokémon agree. With both groups satisfied, the travelers leave the town, ready to take on the Battle Arena.

Major events

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Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

Before this episode, it was:
  1. Pokémon Trivia Quiz question
  2. Opening theme
  3. Sponsor listing and commercials
  4. Introductory scene
  5. Title card
  6. First half of the episode
  7. Eyecatch, sponsor listing and commercials
  8. Second half of the episode
  9. Ending theme
  10. Commercials
  11. Next episode preview
  12. Pokémon Trivia Quiz answer
  13. Sponsor listing and commercials
It is now:
  1. Cold open
  2. Opening theme
  3. Title card
  4. First half of the episode
  5. Eyecatch, sponsor listing and commercials
  6. Second half of the episode
  7. Commercials
  8. Ending theme
  9. Pokémon Trivia Quiz question
  10. Commercials
  11. Next episode preview
  12. Pokémon Trivia Quiz answer
  13. Sponsor listing and commercials

Errors

  • When James's Cacnea was first sent out, its mouth was the darker shade of green found on its body.
  • When the Ghost Pokémon are showing their gratitude at the end of the episode, Gastly and Shuppet's lips move, but they don't say anything.
  • In the English dub, when Ash and his friends first enter the tunnel and encounter the Haunter illusion, it can be heard saying its Japanese name, 'Ghost'.

Dub edits

  • In the original Japanese version, Meowth and Brock mention that the Ghost Pokémon are using Confuse Ray to create the ghost image. The English dub doesn't mention it, however.

In other languages



AG145 : Pasta La Vista!
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
AG147 : Sweet Baby James
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