EP077

The Fourth Round Rumble File:FourthRoundRumble.gif.png

EP077   くさのフィールド！いがいなきょうてき！ Grass Battlefield! Unexpected Rival!

First broadcast Japan January 1, 1999 United States November 13, 1999

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending タイプ・ワイルド

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

The Fourth Round Rumble (Japanese: くさのフィールド！いがいなきょうてき！ Grass Battlefield! Unexpected Rival!) is episode 77 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 1, 1999 and in the United States on November 13, 1999.

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

Synopsis

Ash, Pikachu, Misty and Brock are watching Gary Oak's Round 4 match in the Rock Field. Gary's Nidoking is pitted against Melissa's Golem. Nidoking responds with a Horn Attack, but Golem counters, then uses Seismic Toss. Nidoking is defeated and Gary is out of the competition. After suffering a frustrating defeat, Gary heads home. Ash becomes nervous to the fact he's going to lose his Round 4 match on the Grass Field, but Brock and Misty cheer him on.

Meanwhile, Jessie, James and Meowth have opened up a snack stand so they can make money, selling snacks and even fake Gym Badges which Meowth made from bottlecaps, but like always, their true intention is to steal the trainers' Pokémon.

At the Grass Field, Ash is getting ready for his next match with Jeanette Fisher. As always, Brock becomes lovestruck and starts to root for Jeanette. Misty admonishes Brock for that. Ash starts off with Bulbasaur, and Jeanette uses Beedrill. Beedrill is about to hit Bulbasaur with Poison Sting, but Bulbasaur dodges it. Bulbasaur uses Razor Leaf, while Beedrill uses Twineedle. Bulbasaur dodges the attack. Misty is hoping Jeanette may not have more Pokémon like her Beedrill, and Brock is hoping Jeanette doesn't have a boyfriend. Misty tells him, "There's no way that boyfriend is going to be you, mister, if that girl beats Ash!". Ash has Bulbasaur use Leech Seed, draining away Beedrill's energy. Brock becomes depressed that Beedrill is losing, but Misty reminds him of who he should be rooting for. Ash tells Bulbasaur to use Tackle. Jeanette's Beedrill is toast and Bulbasaur wins!

Jeanette sends her next Pokémon, Scyther. Bulbasaur launches a Razor Leaf at it, but Scyther uses Double Team to evade. Scyther gets in a few hits before Ash gets the idea to use Vine Whip on all the targets, so Bulbasaur will eventually hit the real one. The plan works, and Scyther is knocked out!

Unwavering, Jeanette sends out her last Pokémon- Bellsprout! Ash laughs at first, saying she must be desperate to use something so obviously weak. Bulbasaur uses a Tackle attack, but Bellsprout bends away in a wobble-like manner with ease, picks up Bulbasaur, repeatedly slams him into the ground, and knocks Bulbasaur out!

Ash is shocked at this loss. Brock realizes that Jeanette's Bellsprout must be exceptionally trained, or else it would not be used in a League battle.

Ash sends out Pikachu to try and fight. Pikachu uses Thundershock, but Bellsprout's roots keep it ingrained and immune to Electrical damage. Bellsprout uses a powerful Vine Whip and Pikachu is knocked out!

Down to his last Pokémon, Ash pauses for a second and sends out... Muk! Misty & Brock are shocked that Ash called Muk from Oak's lab as a backup Pokémon. Muk is able to absorb Bellsprout's attacks with ease, then uses a Body Slam (essentially smothering Bellsprout) to finish it off.

Ash wins the battle, and has now cleared all four preliminary fields!

Major events

• Ash wins the fourth round of the Pokémon league.
• Gary loses and heads home.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Gary
• Mrs. Ketchum
• Professor Oak
• Jeanette Fisher
• Melissa

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Bellsprout (US and international), Spear (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Nidoking (Gary's)
• Growlithe (Officer Jenny's)
• Beedrill (Jeanette's)
• Scyther (Jeanette's)
• Bellsprout (Jeanette's)
• Golem (Melissa's)

Trivia

Errors

• When Officer Jenny commands her Growlithe to use Flamethrower, she calls it Arcanine. The noise it makes is also identical to the Arcanine in the previous episode.
• In one shot, Professor Oak's eyebrows change to large and grey.
• At the commercial break, just before the beginning of the "Who's That Pokémon?" segment, the screen turns black for a split-second and blue Japanese characters appear in the lower-right corner.

In other languages

• French: Quatrième tour décisif
• Italian: Una nuova vittoria
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Cuarta ronda, tiembla!
• Spanish: La sonada cuarta ronda

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