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'''Rocket Revengers!''' (Japanese: '''逆襲のロケット団！''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} Strikes Back!'') is the ninth episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master]]'', the 145th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,230th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 10, 2023, in Canada on July 8, 2023, is scheduled to air in the United States on September 8, 2023.
'''Rocket Revengers!''' (Japanese: '''逆襲のロケット団！''' ''{{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}} Strikes Back!'') is the ninth episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master]]'', the 145th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,230th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 10, 2023, in Canada on July 8, 2023, in South Africa on July 18, 2023, and in the United States on September 8, 2023.
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<i>Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet get a big surprise when Delibird arrives from Team Rocket Headquarters to deliver their Pokémon friends! After a sweet reunion, they devise a clever plot to steal Pikachu. Pretending to flee from Team Rocket, James’s Mime Jr. deceives Ash, Misty, and Brock, but Pikachu remains skeptical. Team Rocket’s other Pokémon manage to split up our heroes, leaving Pikachu alone, but Ash and friends arrive just in time—and so does Latias! It helps defeat Team Rocket, then shows our heroes a vision of a Latios in danger. Meanwhile, Team Rocket’s Pokémon start to panic as an angry Jessie, James, and Meowth part ways…</i>


==Plot==
==Plot==
[[File:Team Rocket party.png|thumb|left|250px|Team Rocket's Pokémon]]
[[File:Team Rocket party.png|thumb|left|250px|Team Rocket's Pokémon]]
While traveling along a road, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} spot a {{OBP|Delibird|Team Rocket}} flying across the sky. Said Delibird soon arrives in front of the [[Team Rocket trio]], delivering them boxed lunches and ten {{i|Poké Ball}}s, containing the Pokémon they had previously left behind at the {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}, much to their great delight. Delibird then produces a golden statue of {{an|Giovanni}}, through which the actual Giovanni contacts them, telling [[Jessie]] and [[James]] to take charge of managing these Pokémon from now on. The statue then self-destructs and Delibird flies away. The trio is happy to reunite with their Pokémon and takes a moment to reminisce about the Pokémon that are no longer with them. With all these Pokémon at their disposal, they decide to launch the ultimate {{AP|Pikachu}} capture scheme, with James already having a plan in mind.
While traveling along a road, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} spot a {{OBP|Delibird|Team Rocket}} flying across the sky. Said Delibird soon arrives in front of the [[Team Rocket trio]], delivering them boxed lunches and ten {{i|Poké Ball}}s, containing the Pokémon they had previously left behind at the {{an|Team Rocket HQ}}, much to their great delight. Delibird also produces a golden statue of {{an|Giovanni}}, through which the actual Giovanni contacts them, telling [[Jessie]] and [[James]] to take charge of managing these Pokémon from now on. After finishing his message, the statue self-destructs and Delibird flies away. The trio is happy to reunite with their Pokémon and takes a moment to reminisce about the Pokémon that are no longer with them. With all these Pokémon at their disposal, they decide to launch the ultimate {{AP|Pikachu}} capture scheme, with James already having a plan in mind.


Soon after, {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} appears before Ash and his friends, pleading for help. Pikachu, recognizing it, is distrustful, but the others sympathize with it due to its distressed expression, just as James had planned. Team Rocket appears on a nearby tree and performs their {{motto}} before claiming that Mime Jr. has betrayed them and is trying to meet up with an [[Officer Jenny]] to turn them in. Ash has Pikachu send Team Rocket blasting off with a {{m|Thunderbolt}} to defend Mime Jr., who then starts leading them towards the spot where it supposedly wants to meet Officer Jenny. Along the way, however, the second part of Team Rocket's scheme is put into action in order to split the group up. First off, {{TP|James|Amoonguss}} and {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} attack the group, with {{an|Brock}} staying behind so he and {{TP|Brock|Ludicolo}} can hold them off. Next up, Ash and {{an|Misty}} run into {{TP|Jessie|Frillish}} and {{TP|James|Yamask}}. Misty sends out {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} and stays behind to fight them. {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} also emerges to join in, only for Yamask to attach its mask to its face and render it useless. Lastly, Ash runs into {{TP|James|Carnivine}} and {{TP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}, which he fights with {{AP|Infernape}} and {{AP|Hawlucha}} while telling Pikachu and Mime Jr. to run ahead.
Soon after, {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} appears before Ash and his friends, pleading for help. Pikachu, recognizing it, is distrustful, but the others sympathize with it due to its distressed expression, just as James had planned. Team Rocket appears on a nearby tree and performs their {{motto}} before claiming that Mime Jr. has betrayed them and is trying to meet up with an [[Officer Jenny]] to turn them in. Ash has Pikachu send Team Rocket blasting off with a {{m|Thunderbolt}} to defend Mime Jr., who starts leading them towards the spot where it supposedly wants to meet Officer Jenny. Along the way, however, the second part of Team Rocket's scheme is put into action in order to split the group up. First off, {{TP|James|Amoonguss}} and {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} attack the group, with {{an|Brock}} staying behind so he and {{TP|Brock|Ludicolo}} can hold them off. Next up, Ash and {{an|Misty}} run into {{TP|Jessie|Frillish}} and {{TP|James|Yamask}}. Misty sends out {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} and stays behind to fight them. {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} also emerges to join in, only for Yamask to attach its mask to its face and render it useless. Lastly, Ash runs into {{TP|James|Carnivine}} and {{TP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}, which he fights with {{AP|Infernape}} and {{AP|Hawlucha}} while telling Pikachu and Mime Jr. to run ahead.
[[File:Ash party JN145.png|thumb|250px|Ash's team for this episode]]
[[File:Ash party JN145.png|thumb|250px|Ash's team for this episode]]
Pikachu and Mime Jr. arrive at the supposed meetup spot, where Jessie, James, {{MTR}}, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, and {{TP|James|Morpeko}} appear. Mime Jr. then reveals its true colors and tries to hold Pikachu back while James fires a net at it, but Pikachu manages to break free, resulting in Mime Jr. getting caught in the net instead. James frees the {{pkmn|category|Mime Pokémon}} and congratulates it on its great work. {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}}, {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, and {{TP|James|Inkay}} join in to keep Pikachu from getting away while Jessie and James prepare to seize him in a net, forcing Pikachu to fight off multiple enemies alone. {{an|Latias}}, who has invisibly been watching the entire scheme unfold, refuses to just stand by any longer and relays Ash a telepathic vision of Pikachu's distressed state. Though confused, Ash trusts the vision and abandons the fight with Carnivine and Gourgeist to go save his partner. Gourgeist fires {{m|Seed Bomb}}s into the air to signal that the plan has been exposed, but before Pikachu can be seized, Ash arrives in the nick of time and has Infernape destroy Team Rocket's nets with {{m|Flare Blitz}}.
Pikachu and Mime Jr. arrive at the supposed meetup spot, where Jessie, James, {{MTR}}, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, and {{TP|James|Morpeko}} appear. Mime Jr. reveals its true colors and tries to hold Pikachu back while James fires a net at it, but Pikachu manages to break free, resulting in Mime Jr. getting caught in the net instead. James frees the {{pkmn|category|Mime Pokémon}} and congratulates it on its great work. {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}}, {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, and {{TP|James|Inkay}} join in to keep Pikachu from getting away while Jessie and James prepare to seize him in a net, forcing Pikachu to fight off multiple enemies alone. {{an|Latias}}, who has invisibly been watching the entire scheme unfold, refuses to just stand by any longer and relays Ash a telepathic vision of Pikachu's distressed state. Though confused, Ash trusts the vision and abandons the fight with Carnivine and Gourgeist to go save his partner. Gourgeist fires {{m|Seed Bomb}}s into the air to signal that the plan has been exposed, but before Pikachu can be seized, Ash arrives in the nick of time and has Infernape destroy Team Rocket's nets with {{m|Flare Blitz}}.


All of Team Rocket's Pokémon come together while the trio reveals to Ash that Mime Jr.'s seeming betrayal was just a part of their plan all along. The Pokémon launch a devastating combo attack towards Ash and his Pokémon, but they quickly move out of the way, forcing Wobbuffet to take the hit instead. He manages to reflect the attack back with {{m|Mirror Coat}}, causing it to strike a nearby tree and obliterate part of its trunk. When the tree falls down, a {{p|Slakoth}} that was resting on it is sent flying, so Ash runs up a rock and jumps high into the air to save it. Just as Brock and Misty arrive, they notice Ash seemingly floating through the air and being brought back down. Ash realizes Latias was behind this, and she reveals herself, much to Brock and Misty's surprise. Latias then turns to Team Rocket, using {{m|Psychic}} to send them and their Pokémon blasting off. After crashing down, the trio starts considering what they did wrong. The situation quickly dissolves into the trio members blaming each other, until they finally declare they're through and head their different ways, their Pokémon sadly looking after them.
All of Team Rocket's Pokémon come together while the trio reveals to Ash that Mime Jr.'s seeming betrayal was just a part of their plan all along. The Pokémon launch a devastating combo attack towards Ash and his Pokémon, but they quickly move out of the way, forcing Wobbuffet to take the hit instead. He manages to reflect the attack back with {{m|Mirror Coat}}, causing it to strike a nearby tree and obliterate part of its trunk. When the tree falls down, a {{p|Slakoth}} that was resting on it is sent flying, so Ash runs up a rock and jumps high into the air to save it. Just as Brock and Misty arrive, they notice Ash seemingly floating through the air and being brought back down. Ash realizes Latias was behind this, and she reveals herself, much to Brock and Misty's surprise. Latias turns to Team Rocket and uses {{m|Psychic}} to send them and their Pokémon blasting off. After crashing down, the trio starts considering what they did wrong. The situation quickly dissolves into the trio members blaming each other, until they finally declare they're through and head their different ways, their Pokémon sadly looking after them.


Meanwhile, Ash is thanking Latias for her help, understanding that she was also the source behind the vision he saw. Brock and Misty reveal that Ash had actually told them of [[JN137|his encounter with her]]. Suddenly, Latias starts showing them another vision, this time showing them a {{p|Latios}} behind a glass wall in an underground facility. He breaks the glass and the vision moves outdoors, showing the group a view of the surrounding landscape before the vision cuts off. Latias is looking sad, making Ash wonder what exactly is going on.
Meanwhile, Ash is thanking Latias for her help, understanding that she was also the source behind the vision he saw. Brock and Misty reveal that Ash had actually told them of [[JN137|his encounter with her]]. Suddenly, Latias starts showing them another vision, this time showing them a {{p|Latios}} behind a glass wall in an underground facility. He breaks the glass and the vision moves outdoors, showing the group a view of the surrounding landscape before the vision cuts off. Latias is looking sad, making Ash wonder what exactly is going on.
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* [[Jessie]] and [[James]] reunite with all of their Pokémon from the {{an|Team Rocket HQ}} and add them back to their respective [[Party|teams]].
* [[Jessie]] and [[James]] reunite with all of their Pokémon from the {{an|Team Rocket HQ}} and add them back to their respective [[Party|teams]].
** In the process, {{an|Giovanni}} returns {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}} and {{TP|Jessie|Frillish}} to Jessie's ownership, and {{TP|James|Yamask}} and {{TP|James|Amoonguss}} to James's.
** In the process, {{an|Giovanni}} returns {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}} and {{TP|Jessie|Frillish}} to Jessie's ownership, and {{TP|James|Yamask}} and {{TP|James|Amoonguss}} to James's.
* James's Amoonguss is revealed to have learned {{m|Energy Ball}} and {{m|Spore}}.
* James's Amoonguss and {{TP|James|Carnivine}} are revealed to have learned {{m|Energy Ball}}, while the former is also revealed to have learned {{m|Spore}}.
* [[Brock's Ludicolo]] is revealed to have learned {{m|Teeter Dance}}.
* [[Brock's Ludicolo]] is revealed to have learned {{m|Teeter Dance}}.
* [[James's Carnivine]] is revealed to have learned Energy Ball.
* [[Jessie's Seviper]] is revealed to have learned {{m|Sludge Bomb}}.
* [[Jessie's Seviper]] is revealed to have learned {{m|Sludge Bomb}}.
* {{Ash}} learns that {{an|Latias}} has been following him.
* {{Ash}} learns that {{an|Latias}} has been following him.
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===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Latias}}
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Latias}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
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[[File:JN145 AS.png|thumb|175px|The "After the story" artwork for this episode]]
[[File:JN145 AS.png|thumb|175px|The "After the story" artwork for this episode]]
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!|Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!! - Episode Paldea]]: {{p|Miraidon}}
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!|Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!! - Episode Paldea]]: {{p|Miraidon}}
* [[Face Forward Team Rocket!]], [[Takeshi's Paradise]], and [[Team Rocket's Team Song]] are used as insert songs in this episode.
* [[Takeshi's Paradise]], and [[Team Rocket's Team Song]] are used as insert songs in this episode.
* This episode's title card features {{MTR}} instead of {{AP|Pikachu}}.
* This episode's title card features {{MTR}} instead of {{AP|Pikachu}}.
* This episode marks the first appearance of many of {{TRT}}'s Pokémon after long absences:
* This episode marks the first appearance of many of {{TRT}}'s Pokémon after long absences:
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** Team Rocket's motto music from ''Pokémon the Series: XY'' is also reused as background music in this episode.
** Team Rocket's motto music from ''Pokémon the Series: XY'' is also reused as background music in this episode.
* This episode marks the first time James's Amoonguss has used a new move since its [[BW109|debut]], 464 episodes prior.
* This episode marks the first time James's Amoonguss has used a new move since its [[BW109|debut]], 464 episodes prior.
** This episode also marks the first time Jessie's Seviper has used a new move since ''[[AG048|ZigZag Zangoose!]]'', 908 episodes prior.
* Gourgeist's method of firing {{m|Seed Bomb}}s that explode like fireworks up into the sky is reminiscent of [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] doing so with its {{m|Solar Beam}} in ''The Dream Continues!''.
* Gourgeist's method of firing {{m|Seed Bomb}}s that explode like fireworks up into the sky is reminiscent of [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] doing so with its {{m|Solar Beam}} in ''The Dream Continues!''.
* [[Unshō Ishizuka]] was added into the credits for this episode, with archived audio of his voice being used for [[James's Weezing]].
* [[Unshō Ishizuka]] was added into the credits for this episode, with archived audio of his voice being used for [[James's Weezing]].
* As of this episode, all of Ash's [[Kalos]] Pokémon that reside at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] have been in his active party at some point during ''Aim to Be a Pokémon Master''.
* As of this episode, all of Ash's [[Kalos]] Pokémon that reside at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] have been in his active party at some point during ''Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master''.
* Mime Jr.'s act of seemingly leaving Team Rocket is similar to what Meowth did in ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White''.
* Mime Jr.'s act of seemingly leaving Team Rocket is similar to what Meowth did during the [[Battle Subway]] arc in ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White''.
* This is one of the few instances of Team Rocket referring to {{an|Giovanni}} by name instead of as "Boss" in the English dub.
* This is one of the few instances of Team Rocket referring to {{an|Giovanni}} by name instead of as "Boss" in the English dub.
* [[Michele Knotz]] [[S10|returns]] to voicing James's Mime Jr., taking over from [[Kayzie Rogers]] due to the latter's departure from the series.
* [[Michele Knotz]] [[S10|returns]] to voicing James's Mime Jr., taking over from [[Kayzie Rogers]] due to the latter's departure from the series.
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===Errors===
===Errors===
* Latias sends Team Rocket and their Pokémon blasting off with {{m|Psychic}}, including Inkay and {{TP|James|Morpeko}}, even though they’re {{t|Dark}} types.
* Latias blasts Team Rocket and their Pokémon off with {{m|Psychic}}, including Inkay and {{TP|James|Morpeko}}, even though they’re {{t|Dark}} types.
* In the English dub, after Jessie says that Team Rocket will steal all of Ash's Pokémon, her mouth continues to move but no sound comes out.
* In the {{pmin|the Czech Republic|Czech}} dub, Latias is referred to as a male.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
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* The maracas Brock uses during his performance of Takeshi's Paradise are removed in all international dubs outside of Japan, including the English dub and Asian language dubs based on the Japanese version.
* The maracas Brock uses during his performance of Takeshi's Paradise are removed in all international dubs outside of Japan, including the English dub and Asian language dubs based on the Japanese version.
* Takeshi's Paradise as an insert song is replaced with different instrumental music in the English and international dubs, but Ludicolo can still be heard singing the song in the dub.
* Takeshi's Paradise as an insert song is replaced with different instrumental music in the English and international dubs, but Ludicolo can still be heard singing the song in the dub.
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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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Latest revision as of 10:49, 19 April 2024

← JN144 : Getting to the Heart of it All!
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
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Rocket Revengers!
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JN145   EP1230
逆襲のロケット団！
Rocket-dan Strikes Back!
First broadcast
Japan March 10, 2023
United States September 8, 2023
English themes
Opening Gotta Catch Em All
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening めざせポケモンマスター -with my friends-
Ending 前向きロケット団！
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano
Assistant director ウヱノ史博 Fumihiro Ueno
Animation director 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara
Additional credits

Rocket Revengers! (Japanese: 逆襲のロケット団！ Rocket-dan Strikes Back!) is the ninth episode of Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master, the 145th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,230th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 10, 2023, in Canada on July 8, 2023, in South Africa on July 18, 2023, and in the United States on September 8, 2023.

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Blurb

Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet get a big surprise when Delibird arrives from Team Rocket Headquarters to deliver their Pokémon friends! After a sweet reunion, they devise a clever plot to steal Pikachu. Pretending to flee from Team Rocket, James’s Mime Jr. deceives Ash, Misty, and Brock, but Pikachu remains skeptical. Team Rocket’s other Pokémon manage to split up our heroes, leaving Pikachu alone, but Ash and friends arrive just in time—and so does Latias! It helps defeat Team Rocket, then shows our heroes a vision of a Latios in danger. Meanwhile, Team Rocket’s Pokémon start to panic as an angry Jessie, James, and Meowth part ways…

Plot

Team Rocket's Pokémon

While traveling along a road, Ash and his friends spot a Delibird flying across the sky. Said Delibird soon arrives in front of the Team Rocket trio, delivering them boxed lunches and ten Poké Balls, containing the Pokémon they had previously left behind at the Team Rocket HQ, much to their great delight. Delibird also produces a golden statue of Giovanni, through which the actual Giovanni contacts them, telling Jessie and James to take charge of managing these Pokémon from now on. After finishing his message, the statue self-destructs and Delibird flies away. The trio is happy to reunite with their Pokémon and takes a moment to reminisce about the Pokémon that are no longer with them. With all these Pokémon at their disposal, they decide to launch the ultimate Pikachu capture scheme, with James already having a plan in mind.

Soon after, Mime Jr. appears before Ash and his friends, pleading for help. Pikachu, recognizing it, is distrustful, but the others sympathize with it due to its distressed expression, just as James had planned. Team Rocket appears on a nearby tree and performs their motto before claiming that Mime Jr. has betrayed them and is trying to meet up with an Officer Jenny to turn them in. Ash has Pikachu send Team Rocket blasting off with a Thunderbolt to defend Mime Jr., who starts leading them towards the spot where it supposedly wants to meet Officer Jenny. Along the way, however, the second part of Team Rocket's scheme is put into action in order to split the group up. First off, Amoonguss and Yanmega attack the group, with Brock staying behind so he and Ludicolo can hold them off. Next up, Ash and Misty run into Frillish and Yamask. Misty sends out Staryu and stays behind to fight them. Psyduck also emerges to join in, only for Yamask to attach its mask to its face and render it useless. Lastly, Ash runs into Carnivine and Gourgeist, which he fights with Infernape and Hawlucha while telling Pikachu and Mime Jr. to run ahead.

Ash's team for this episode

Pikachu and Mime Jr. arrive at the supposed meetup spot, where Jessie, James, Meowth, Wobbuffet, and Morpeko appear. Mime Jr. reveals its true colors and tries to hold Pikachu back while James fires a net at it, but Pikachu manages to break free, resulting in Mime Jr. getting caught in the net instead. James frees the Mime Pokémon and congratulates it on its great work. Woobat, Seviper, and Inkay join in to keep Pikachu from getting away while Jessie and James prepare to seize him in a net, forcing Pikachu to fight off multiple enemies alone. Latias, who has invisibly been watching the entire scheme unfold, refuses to just stand by any longer and relays Ash a telepathic vision of Pikachu's distressed state. Though confused, Ash trusts the vision and abandons the fight with Carnivine and Gourgeist to go save his partner. Gourgeist fires Seed Bombs into the air to signal that the plan has been exposed, but before Pikachu can be seized, Ash arrives in the nick of time and has Infernape destroy Team Rocket's nets with Flare Blitz.

All of Team Rocket's Pokémon come together while the trio reveals to Ash that Mime Jr.'s seeming betrayal was just a part of their plan all along. The Pokémon launch a devastating combo attack towards Ash and his Pokémon, but they quickly move out of the way, forcing Wobbuffet to take the hit instead. He manages to reflect the attack back with Mirror Coat, causing it to strike a nearby tree and obliterate part of its trunk. When the tree falls down, a Slakoth that was resting on it is sent flying, so Ash runs up a rock and jumps high into the air to save it. Just as Brock and Misty arrive, they notice Ash seemingly floating through the air and being brought back down. Ash realizes Latias was behind this, and she reveals herself, much to Brock and Misty's surprise. Latias turns to Team Rocket and uses Psychic to send them and their Pokémon blasting off. After crashing down, the trio starts considering what they did wrong. The situation quickly dissolves into the trio members blaming each other, until they finally declare they're through and head their different ways, their Pokémon sadly looking after them.

Meanwhile, Ash is thanking Latias for her help, understanding that she was also the source behind the vision he saw. Brock and Misty reveal that Ash had actually told them of his encounter with her. Suddenly, Latias starts showing them another vision, this time showing them a Latios behind a glass wall in an underground facility. He breaks the glass and the vision moves outdoors, showing the group a view of the surrounding landscape before the vision cuts off. Latias is looking sad, making Ash wonder what exactly is going on.

Major events

Team Rocket splitting up
For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Latias

Trivia

The "After the story" artwork for this episode

Errors

  • Latias blasts Team Rocket and their Pokémon off with Psychic, including Inkay and Morpeko, even though they’re Dark types.
  • In the English dub, after Jessie says that Team Rocket will steal all of Ash's Pokémon, her mouth continues to move but no sound comes out.
  • In the Czech dub, Latias is referred to as a male.

Dub edits

  • The title card featuring Meowth is replaced with the one with Pikachu in the English dub.
  • The maracas Brock uses during his performance of Takeshi's Paradise are removed in all international dubs outside of Japan, including the English dub and Asian language dubs based on the Japanese version.
  • Takeshi's Paradise as an insert song is replaced with different instrumental music in the English and international dubs, but Ludicolo can still be heard singing the song in the dub.
  • Original version

    Original version

  • Dub version

    Dub version

In other languages



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