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The Grass Route (Japanese: ポポッコ!くさポケモンバトル!! Popocco! Grass Pokémon Battle!!) is the 178th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 21, 2000 and in the United States on November 3, 2001.
Synopsis
On the route to Ecruteak City, Ash and his friends notice an array of Grass type Pokémon around them. Brock points out groups of Sunflora, Oddish, and Bellsprout, and Misty notices a Gloom. Suddenly, a Skiploom runs by the three trainers. Ash, Misty, and Brock follow the Pokémon and soon encounter its Trainer, a young boy named Ephraim. Ephraim introduces his Skiploom as "Skippy", and asks Ash if he is a trainer, and Ash shows Ephraim his three badges as proof. Ephraim immediately challenges Ash to a battle, eager to train Skippy. Ash accepts, calling upon his Chikorita. Ephraim calls for Skippy to use its Double Team attack, and Chikorita is dazed by Skippy's speed. Ash commands for Chikorita's Razor Leaf, which successfully hits Skippy and causes it to faint. Ash celebrates his victory, but Misty scolds him, saying he should be ashamed of how badly he hurt Ephraim's Skiploom. Skippy proves to be fine, and Ephraim invites the trainers back to his house.
At his house, Ephraim introduces the group to his parents. He then tells Ash that the reason he challenged him is that he and his Skiploom are training for the upcoming annual Grass Tournament. The Grass Tournament is a competition for Grass-type Pokémon only, with a large collection of Leaf Stones as the prize. Confident he can win any “local” tournament, Ash decides he and his Bulbasaur will enter as well. Meanwhile, Team Rocket find a flyer advertising the Grass Tournament and decide that they will enter too, in hopes of winning the prize Leaf Stones. James will use his Victreebel, but Jessie, having no Grass type Pokémon, resorts to having Meowth disguise itself as a Sunflora. That evening, Ephraim is seen training with Skippy and practicing their Double Team and speed moves. Misty asks Ash if he is planning to train, but Ash arrogantly replies that a small local tournament is far too easy for him, and he does not need to train.
The following day, the tournament begins. Ash is the first to battle, facing a trainer with a Gloom. Ash and Bulbasaur manage to defeat their opponent with a single attack, advancing Ash to the next round. Ephraim's first round battle is against James, posing as "Mr. Semaj" and his Victreebel. Though intimidated at first, Ephraim and Skippy manage to easily take down Victreebel with a Leech Seed attack. The moment he wins the match, Eprhaim's parents rejoice over their son's accomplishment, much to Ephraim's embarrassment.
Ash's second round battle is shown after, and he challenges Jessie and a disguised Meowth. By using Razor Leaf, Bulbasaur is able to shred Meowth's costume and reveal Jessie's dishonesty. At this, the Team Rocket trio remove their disguises and recite their motto. The three try to steal the Leaf Stones, but Ash blasts them off with Bulbasaur's Vine Whip. Afterward, a montage is shown of Ash and Ephraim winning their rounds in the tournament with relative ease.
The final is Ephraim and Skippy against Ash and Bulbasaur. At first, Ash and Bulbasaur dominate the match, smashing through Skippy's Double Team attack. After an array of attacks, Ash tells Ephraim he doesn't want to harm the Skiploom any more than necessary. Ephraim asks Skippy if it is ok to keep fighting or if it would like to stop. Skiploom affirms that it wants to continue, and Ephraim agrees and tells Skippy to do "whatever it takes to win". At this, Skiploom unleashes a powerful SolarBeam attack, must to everyone's shock. This unexpected attack hits Bulbasaur straight on sending it flying. Bulbasaur is finished with a Tackle attack from Skippy, winning Ephraim the match and the tournament. Later, as Ephraim is handed the trophy, Ash remembers that pride and power aren't the only things a Trainer needs to win a battle. After this lesson in humility, Ash, Misty, and Brock continue their journey.
Major events
- Ash loses a grass tournament against Ephraim.
- Ash's Bulbasaur is revealed to know Take Down.
- For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
- Ash
- Misty
- Brock
- Jessie
- James
- Ephraim
- Ephraim's parents
- Competitors in the Grass-type tournament
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Girafarig (U.S. and international), Skiploom (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Chikorita (Ash's)
- Victreebel (James's)
- Skiploom (Ephraim's, Skippy; debut)
- Oddish (×3; two wild and one belonging to an unnamed competitor)
- Gloom (×2; one wild and one belonging to an unnamed competitor)
- Vileplume (unnamed competitor's)
- Paras (unnamed competitor's)
- Bellsprout (×4; two wild and two belonging to two different unnamed competitors)
- Weepinbell (unnamed competitor's)
- Exeggutor (unnamed competitor's)
- Tangela (unnamed competitor's)
- Bellossom (×2; Ephraim's parents' and one belonging to an unnamed competitor)
- Hoppip (×3; two belonging to Ephraim's parents' and one belonging to an unnamed competitor)
- Sunflora (×4; two wild and two belonging to Ephraim's parents)
Trivia
- This episode is listed on Pokémon.com and Viz's Pokémon Elements page as "The Grass Root".
- The names Jessie and James go by in the tournament are their own names spelled backwards; Eissej and Semaj.
- Mewtwo Returns aired in Japan between this episode and the next.
- This episode is featured on the Volume 1: Grass copy of Pokémon Elements.
- The trumpet fanfare James plays for Jessie's entrance is "Reveille".
- This is the second time when Meowth dresses up as a Sunflora. The first time was in Grin to Win!, and he would use the same costume five more times in the future.
Errors
- When this episode's title is shown, the Pokémon logo is missing.
Dub edits
In other languages
Language | Title | |
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Mandarin Chinese | 毽子花,草神奇寶貝戰鬥 | |
Czech | Travnatá cesta | |
Dutch | De Gras Route | |
Finnish | Ylpeys vai lankeemus | |
European French | Dernière escale | |
German | Das Pflanzen-Pokémon Turnier | |
Hebrew | טורניר העשבturnir ha'esev | |
Italian | Un torneo speciale | |
Polish | Lekcja trawiastego Pokémona | |
Brazilian Portuguese | Onde a Grama é Mais Verde | |
Spanish | Latin America | ¡La ruta de hierba! |
Spain | Campeonato de Pokémon planta | |
Swedish | Högmod går före fall | |
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