XY022: Difference between revisions

Going for the Gold!

XY022   EP821 黄金のコイキングを釣り上げろ！！ Fish up the Golden Koiking!!

First broadcast Japan April 10, 2014 United States June 21, 2014

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme (Version XY) Ending

Japanese themes Opening Ｖ（ボルト） Ending Ｘ海峡Ｙ景色

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Assistant director 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Animation director 堤舞 Mai Tsutsumi No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf Dub review thread on BMGf

Going for the Gold! (Japanese: 黄金のコイキングを釣り上げろ！！ Fish up the Golden Koiking!!) is the 22nd episode of Pokémon the Series: XY, and the 821st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 10, 2014, in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2014, and in the United States on June 21, 2014.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Blurb

Arriving at the seaside Ambrette Town while traveling to Cyllage City, our heroes are basking in the wonderful ocean breezes. Ash wants to train there with Froakie, but Serena has another idea: pay a visit to Ambrette Aquarium! Everyone agrees, and they marvel at the vast number of Water-type Pokémon there. They also meet a gentleman who tells them a little about the aquarium and shows them a statue of a golden Magikarp. He also directs them to the aquarium’s curator, Rodman, who’s fishing on the beach with his rather prickly Clauncher.

Rodman tells our heroes a local legend about a golden Magikarp who once rescued a diver in danger, and says he’s trying to catch it for the aquarium so everyone can see it! Ash, Serena, and Clemont want to help him catch it, and he happily hands out fishing rods. Of course, Team Rocket has been listening in on the conversation, and the villains want to catch the golden Magikarp for themselves...

No one is having any luck, so Clemont produces an invention to lure Magikarp in toward the shore. It’s not quite as fine-tuned as Clemont hoped, instead attracting several cranky Sharpedo. Not to be defeated, Clemont reveals yet another invention, determined that this next one will work right. And sure enough, all the fishing rods get a bite at the same time, and with a mighty effort, our heroes and Rodman reel in their catch—and it’s a golden Magikarp! Unfortunately, this one is Team Rocket’s new submarine, which they designed to fool the real golden Magikarp.

After they send Jessie, James, and Meowth blasting off again, our heroes and Rodman are ready to call it a day. But just as they’re about to leave, a magnificent golden Magikarp leaps out of the water! Rodman is delighted to learn that the old story was really true, and promises our heroes that the next time they visit his aquarium, the golden Magikarp will be part of the exhibit!

Plot

Ash and his friends arrive at Ambrette Town and are met with a view of the sea. As Bonnie and some of the group's Pokémon play in the ocean, Serena suggests the group visit the Ambrette Aquarium. There, they are told they can see many Water-type Pokémon from different regions, and Bonnie asks the aquarium receptionist to marry her brother. The group looks through the exhibits inside the aquarium, and while they look at the Magikarp exhibit, an old man tells them interesting facts about Water Pokémon. He then takes them to see the statue of the Golden Magikarp. When Ash asks about it, the man tells them to go to the director of the aquarium, who is sitting on the beach, for more information about the statue. Team Rocket, disguised as tourists, watches as the group goes to the beach, and they decide to find out more about the Golden Magikarp as well.

Down on the beach, the aquarium curator introduces himself as Rodman and his partner, Clauncher. He says he is trying to fish for the real Golden Magikarp. He tells the group of an ancient legend. At a time when deep diving was popular, a fisherman was electrocuted by a Starmie, but was saved from drowning by a giant, golden, Magikarp. Since then, there have been occasional reports of the Magikarp being seen again. The curator's dream is to capture the Golden Magikarp so that it can be viewed in the aquarium. Team Rocket, back in their uniforms, watch and listen from underwater in a Magikarp submarine, and decide to get the Golden Magikarp for themselves. Up on shore, Rodman releases his latest catch, a normal Magikarp back into the ocean, and the travelers offer to help him. He gives Ash, Serena, and Clemont fishing rods, and Ash offers to teach Serena how to fish. Later, Serena reels in a Corsola, but fails to capture it. Bonnie and Dedenne attempt to play with Clauncher, but soon it and Dedenne begin to fight, and Rodman tells them that it is not very friendly.

Team Rocket has completely built their new Golden Magikarp submarine, and hope to trick the real thing into coming closer so that they can grab it with the submarine's claws. On the beach, Clemont works on a machine that sends out special sound-waves that attract Magikarp so that the fishers can catch them, however, it only manages to attract Sharpedo, which wreck the machine. Underwater in the golden submarine, Team Rocket attempts to catch a Starmie, which promptly electrocutes them. While nothing bites, Clemont unveils another improved machine for the same purpose as before, but it seems to have no reaction. Everyone feels a pull, however, as Team Rocket's submarine gets caught by their lines and surfaces. The group rejoices, thinking they have found the Golden Magikarp, but soon Team Rocket emerges with their motto and decides to capture the group's Pokémon. The Pokémon at first manage to evade the submarine's claws, but Dedenne is grabbed. Before Ash can send Pikachu, Clauncher begins to attack the claws and rescues Dedenne. Team Rocket calls out Pumpkaboo and Inkay, but Clauncher dodges both of their attacks and Rodman commands it to use Water Gun, Crabhammer, and Bubble Beam in quick succession. Ash has Pikachu finish Team Rocket with Thunderbolt.

When the sun sets, the fishers decide to call it a day, and Rodman lets the travelers keep the fishing rods. As they thank him, the real Golden Magikarp leaps from the water. Rodman is thrilled to have finally caught sight of it and promises to have captured the Golden Magikarp by the next time the group visit, and waves them off.

Major events

• Serena tries and fails to catch a Corsola.
• Ash and his friends each receive a fishing rod from Rodman.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Clauncher

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Rodman
• Trainers
• Old man

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Clauncher (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Clauncher (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Froakie (Ash's)
• Fennekin (Serena's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's; Super Size)
• Inkay (James's)
• Clauncher (Rodman's; debut)
• Marill (Trainer's)
• Hoppip (Trainer's)
• Skitty (Trainer's)
• Chatot (old man's)
• Alomomola (multiple)
• Goldeen (multiple)
• Huntail (multiple)
• Gorebyss (multiple)
• Relicanth (multiple)
• Qwilfish (multiple)
• Basculin (Red-Striped and Blue-Striped Form; multiple)
• Clamperl (multiple)
• Wooper (multiple)
• Piplup (multiple)
• Lanturn (multiple)
• Luvdisc (multiple)
• Finneon (multiple)
• Shellder (multiple)
• Sharpedo (multiple)
• Magikarp (multiple; one Shiny)
• Horsea (×2)
• Tentacool (×2)
• Krabby
• Mantine
• Stunfisk
• Corsola
• Staryu
• Starmie

Trivia

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Sylveon
• After Serena says that the Piplup she observed in the aquarium are really friendly, Ash says he knows one that was completely something else, referring to Dawn's Piplup.
• This episode marks the return of Team Rocket's Magikarp Submarine, which had not been seen for more than 150 episodes.
• Ash and Alexa narrate the preview for the next episode.
• The English dub of the episode first aired in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2014, six days before the United States airing.
• This episode was skipped in Latin America, due to a Cartoon Network special airing in its place and the episode schedule not being re-accommodated afterwards.
  • The Brazilian version, however, was later made available on Pokémon.com on January 15, 2016.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a number of Pokémon species in the main series after long absences:
  • Clamperl, who last appeared in New Plot, Odd Lot!, 373 episodes ago.
  • Huntail, Gorebyss, and Relicanth, all of whom last appeared in Up Close and Personable!, 266 episodes ago.
  • Qwilfish, who last appeared in Hold the Phione!, 242 episodes ago.
  • Shellder, who last appeared in Battling a Cute Drama!, 230 episodes ago.
  • Finneon, who last appeared in Strategy Begins at Home!, 217 episodes ago.
  • Corsola, who last appeared in Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, 194 episodes ago.
• This is the first episode to feature a Shiny Pokémon that appeared previously, in this case Magikarp.
• Coral, real-life animals, are visible underwater.

Errors

• In one scene, a Hoppip is missing its tail and arms.
• When Ash and his friends enter the aquarium, Staryu is purple like its evolved form instead of brown.
• It is said the Water type is the second most common type, but it is actually the most common.
  • The same statement is also made by one of the patrons in Ambrette Aquarium in the games.
  • This is true only if dual types are not counted.
• Corsola uses Water Gun, despite not being able to learn it until Generation VIII.
• When a wild Sharpedo is attacking Ash and Serena after fishing it, the black belt on Serena's hat is missing and Ash's fingers are colored the same way as his gloves for a few frames.
• When Team Rocket tries to capture a Starmie, one of its arms is colored gray instead of purple.
• The Pokémon TV closed captions attribute one of Ash's lines to "Red".

• 

  Hoppip with no tail or arms

• 

  Staryu with Starmie's coloration

• 

  Serena's missing the black belt and Ash's fingers are discolored

• 

  Starmie's miscolored arm

Dub edits

• In the original version, Ash states that the Piplup that he knew tended to sometimes get carried away. In the English dub, he mentions that he is "something else".

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	一起去釣黃金鯉魚王！* 來釣黃金鯉魚王！* 一齊去釣黃金鯉魚王！*
	Mandarin	來釣黃金鯉魚王！！
Danish		Med kurs mod guldet!
Dutch		Voor goud gaan!
Finnish		Kullan kimallusta!
European French		La ruée vers l'or !
German		Legende oder Wahrheit?
Greek		Αναζητώντας το Χρυσό!
Hebrew		!הבהלה לזהב
Hindi		गोल्ड मैजिकार्प Gold Magikarp
Italian		Corsa all'oro!
Korean		황금의 잉어킹을 낚아라!
Norwegian		Gå for gullet!
Polish		Złoty skarb!
Brazilian Portuguese		Atrás do Ouro!
Russian		В поисках золота!
Spanish	Latin America	¡En Busca del Oro!
	Spain	¡Tras el Dorado!
Swedish		Jakten på guldet!
Thai		มาตกโคยคิงสีทองกันเถอะ!!
Turkish		Altın Peşinde!
Vietnamese		Câu vua cá chép hoàng kim

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.