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'''Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden''' (Japanese: '''フシギダネのふしぎのはなぞの''' ''{{tt|Fushigidane|Bulbasaur}}'s Mysterious Flower Garden'') is the 51st episode of the | '''Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden''' (Japanese: '''フシギダネのふしぎのはなぞの''' ''{{tt|Fushigidane|Bulbasaur}}'s Mysterious Flower Garden'') is the 51st episode of the {{g|anime}}. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 2, 1998 and in the United States on April 3, 1999. | ||
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A mysterious evolution festival is about to begin and Ash's Bulbasaur is capable of evolving. The festival is disrupted with Bulbasaur's refusal to evolve and Team Rocket stealing all the newly evolved Ivysaur. | A mysterious [[evolution]] festival is about to begin and [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] is capable of evolving. The festival is disrupted with Bulbasaur's refusal to evolve and [[Team Rocket]] stealing all the newly evolved {{p|Ivysaur}}. | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
{{ | This story begins with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|the others}} heading for the [[Cinnabar Gym]]. Ash's path is not easy as he has to {{pkmn|battle}} other trainers along the way. When walking along, he comes across a [[Hiker]] that challenges him to a battle. The {{pkmn|trainer}} sends out a {{p|Rhyhorn}} while Ash counters with {{AP|Bulbasaur}}. Rhyhorn executes a {{m|Take Down}} [[Move|attack]]. The ground shakes as it charges right at Ash's Bulbasaur. {{AP|Pikachu}} does not like this and puts on a look of desperation on his face. Ash commands his Bulbasaur to use {{m|Leech Seed}}, but Rhyhorn closes in and sends Bulbasaur flying before the attack is launched. Ash tries to recall Bulbasaur, but Bulbasaur refuses! [[Brock]] states that it will not back down until it wins and it seems that Bulbasaur really wants to battle it! The hiker says Ash must be a bad trainer if his own Pokémon do not listen to him and cannot even return it to its Poké Ball when told! Rhyhorn charges again, but Bulbasaur uses {{m|Razor Leaf}}, stopping it dead in its tracks before following up with a {{m|Vine Whip}}. Rhyhorn [[Unable to battle|collapses]] and Ash wins. The hiker commends Ash for training Bulbasaur well. Ash then notices that his Bulbasaur cannot get up, its bulb pulsating a blue glow. | ||
They | They rush Bulbasaur to the nearest {{g|Center}}. Ash tells [[Nurse Joy]] about what happened and asks her to save it. Nurse Joy hooks up Bulbasaur to a machine and runs some tests. Afterward, she returns to Ash and informs him that Bulbasaur is not sick at all. It is almost ready to [[Evolution|evolve]]! Ash is purely excited, but Bulbasaur overhears Ash, not appearing to be as happy. Nurse Joy tells Ash that it will evolve at a special festival for Bulbasaur! | ||
Everyone is asleep at the Pokémon Center and a long line of Bulbasaur goes past. Ash's Bulbasaur gets up and follows them. Pikachu sees this and decides that he will investigate. He wakes up Ash and they decide to follow him! | Everyone is asleep at the Pokémon Center and a long line of {{p|Bulbasaur}} goes past. Ash's Bulbasaur gets up and follows them. Pikachu sees this and decides that he will investigate. He wakes up Ash and they decide to follow him! | ||
Jessie and James show up | [[Jessie]] and [[James]] show up and Jessie sees all the beautiful flowers, enjoying them. James disagrees as he has allergies. Suddenly, they walk right past that big group of Bulbasaur holding Ash's Bulbasaur. Jessie says they should capture them! However, the Bulbasaur all hit them with their vines, and they blast off again. | ||
They are all following Pikachu. Brock says if they follow the trail of pollen, they might find Ash's Bulbasaur! Suddenly, the roots of a bunch of tree start thrashing around. A bunch of vines starts blocking their path to try to stop | They are all following Pikachu. Brock says if they follow the trail of pollen, they might find Ash's Bulbasaur! Suddenly, the roots of a bunch of tree start thrashing around. A bunch of vines starts blocking their path to try to stop them from getting through! Ash says they will not stop, and they dive through them just in time. They were inside the Great Mysterious Garden, the legend was true, Inside are thousands of Bulbasaur. | ||
Suddenly a tree starts to open and out comes a Venusaur! It climbs on a big tree stump. Brock says that makes it sound like a plant. They could not find Ash's Bulbasaur when they realize Ash's Bulbasaur has a bandage on its head, they | Suddenly a tree starts to open and out comes a {{p|Venusaur}}! It climbs on a big tree stump. Brock says that makes it sound like a plant. They could not find Ash's Bulbasaur at first, but when they realize Ash's Bulbasaur has a bandage on its head, they manage to spot it. [[Team Rocket]] cannot get through the wall of vines. James asks {{MTR}} to scratch his way through, and Meowth says he just had his claws filed. Jessie and James get out an axe and a saw. However, the vines attack them, and chase them away. Ash tries to yell out to his Bulbasaur, Brock stops him and reminds him that humans have never been in this are before! All of the Bulbasaur are happy except for Ash's. All of the bulbs on the Bulbasaur's backs begin to glow. | ||
The Bulbasaur start to evolve into Ivysaur one by one | The Bulbasaur start to evolve into {{p|Ivysaur}} one by one. Brock says that people have always disagreed whether Bulbasaur was a plant or animal type He says that maybe Bulbasaur are a symbol that all life on Earth is connected. Ash points out that his Bulbasaur is struggling to ''not'' evolve. The Venusaur yells at it, and all the Ivysaur start getting mad! The Venusaur is about to hit Bulbasaur with its Vine Whip, but Ash blocks it just in time. | ||
Ash apologizes for coming to their festival, but Bulbasaur is his friend. He asks if they are mad that Bulbasaur will not evolve, they all nod. Ash says that if Bulbasaur does not want to, they cannot force it to | Ash apologizes for coming to their festival, but Bulbasaur is his friend. He asks if they are mad that Bulbasaur will not evolve, and they all nod. Ash says that if Bulbasaur does not want to, they cannot force it to. A bunch of pollen comes from the flower on Venusaur's back, and goes on the tree, causing it to grow more. Misty says that its manipulating nature! If Bulbasaur evolves, it could do that, too. However, it still refuses. | ||
Team Rocket arrives in their {{TP|Team Rocket|balloon|mechas}}. All of a sudden, they start sucking up the plant Pokémon into a bag. Pikachu flies up and Ash's Bulbasaur catches it with it's vine! Ash tells Bulbasaur to knock them out of the sky! Bulbasaur tries using Razor Leaf, but it fails. James asks if they should get Bulbasaur, and Jessie and Meowth just laugh, saying Bulbasaur is a wimp. Bulbasaur shouts and the sun suddenly rises over the horizon! The sun's ray enters through the opening in the top of the bulb in Bulbasaur back. The Pokédex says its getting ready to use {{m|SolarBeam}}! Ash tells it to get ready. The bulb glows, and a huge, blue beam of energy shoots out, hitting the balloon! The balloon explodes, and Bulbasaur frees all the Ivysaur with Razor Leaf. | |||
Team Rocket falls to the ground in the basket. All the Pokémon are mad. They hit Team Rocket all at once with their vines, and they go flying for the second time this episode! Ash says Bulbasaur did great! Venusaur agrees, extending a vine. Bulbasaur extends its vine and connects with Venusaur as a sign of respect. | |||
Team Rocket falls to the ground in the basket. All the Pokémon are mad. They hit Team Rocket all at once with their vines, and they go flying for the second time this episode! Ash says Bulbasaur did great! Venusaur agrees. | |||
Ash and the others leave. They notice that the garden has disappeared. They wave goodbye to Venusaur and Ivysaur. | Ash and the others leave. They notice that the garden has disappeared. They wave goodbye to Venusaur and Ivysaur. | ||
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== Major events == | == Major events == | ||
*[[Ash's Bulbasaur]] refuses to evolve into {{p|Ivysaur}}. | * [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] refuses to evolve into {{p|Ivysaur}}. | ||
*Ash's Bulbasaur learns {{m|SolarBeam}}. | * Ash's Bulbasaur learns {{m|SolarBeam}}. | ||
=== Debuts === | === Debuts === | ||
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* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}}) | * {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}}) | ||
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}}) | * {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}}) | ||
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty| | * {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togetic}}) | ||
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}}) | * {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}}) | ||
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} (unnamed [[hiker]]'s) | * {{p|Rhyhorn}} (unnamed [[hiker]]'s) | ||
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* Swedish: '''{{tt|Den mystiska trädgården|The mysterious garden}}''' | * Swedish: '''{{tt|Den mystiska trädgården|The mysterious garden}}''' | ||
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Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden (Japanese: フシギダネのふしぎのはなぞの Fushigidane's Mysterious Flower Garden) is the 51st episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 2, 1998 and in the United States on April 3, 1999.
A mysterious evolution festival is about to begin and Ash's Bulbasaur is capable of evolving. The festival is disrupted with Bulbasaur's refusal to evolve and Team Rocket stealing all the newly evolved Ivysaur.
Synopsis
This story begins with Ash and the others heading for the Cinnabar Gym. Ash's path is not easy as he has to battle other trainers along the way. When walking along, he comes across a Hiker that challenges him to a battle. The trainer sends out a Rhyhorn while Ash counters with Bulbasaur. Rhyhorn executes a Take Down attack. The ground shakes as it charges right at Ash's Bulbasaur. Pikachu does not like this and puts on a look of desperation on his face. Ash commands his Bulbasaur to use Leech Seed, but Rhyhorn closes in and sends Bulbasaur flying before the attack is launched. Ash tries to recall Bulbasaur, but Bulbasaur refuses! Brock states that it will not back down until it wins and it seems that Bulbasaur really wants to battle it! The hiker says Ash must be a bad trainer if his own Pokémon do not listen to him and cannot even return it to its Poké Ball when told! Rhyhorn charges again, but Bulbasaur uses Razor Leaf, stopping it dead in its tracks before following up with a Vine Whip. Rhyhorn collapses and Ash wins. The hiker commends Ash for training Bulbasaur well. Ash then notices that his Bulbasaur cannot get up, its bulb pulsating a blue glow.
They rush Bulbasaur to the nearest Pokémon Center. Ash tells Nurse Joy about what happened and asks her to save it. Nurse Joy hooks up Bulbasaur to a machine and runs some tests. Afterward, she returns to Ash and informs him that Bulbasaur is not sick at all. It is almost ready to evolve! Ash is purely excited, but Bulbasaur overhears Ash, not appearing to be as happy. Nurse Joy tells Ash that it will evolve at a special festival for Bulbasaur!
Everyone is asleep at the Pokémon Center and a long line of Bulbasaur goes past. Ash's Bulbasaur gets up and follows them. Pikachu sees this and decides that he will investigate. He wakes up Ash and they decide to follow him!
Jessie and James show up and Jessie sees all the beautiful flowers, enjoying them. James disagrees as he has allergies. Suddenly, they walk right past that big group of Bulbasaur holding Ash's Bulbasaur. Jessie says they should capture them! However, the Bulbasaur all hit them with their vines, and they blast off again.
They are all following Pikachu. Brock says if they follow the trail of pollen, they might find Ash's Bulbasaur! Suddenly, the roots of a bunch of tree start thrashing around. A bunch of vines starts blocking their path to try to stop them from getting through! Ash says they will not stop, and they dive through them just in time. They were inside the Great Mysterious Garden, the legend was true, Inside are thousands of Bulbasaur.
Suddenly a tree starts to open and out comes a Venusaur! It climbs on a big tree stump. Brock says that makes it sound like a plant. They could not find Ash's Bulbasaur at first, but when they realize Ash's Bulbasaur has a bandage on its head, they manage to spot it. Team Rocket cannot get through the wall of vines. James asks Meowth to scratch his way through, and Meowth says he just had his claws filed. Jessie and James get out an axe and a saw. However, the vines attack them, and chase them away. Ash tries to yell out to his Bulbasaur, Brock stops him and reminds him that humans have never been in this are before! All of the Bulbasaur are happy except for Ash's. All of the bulbs on the Bulbasaur's backs begin to glow.
The Bulbasaur start to evolve into Ivysaur one by one. Brock says that people have always disagreed whether Bulbasaur was a plant or animal type He says that maybe Bulbasaur are a symbol that all life on Earth is connected. Ash points out that his Bulbasaur is struggling to not evolve. The Venusaur yells at it, and all the Ivysaur start getting mad! The Venusaur is about to hit Bulbasaur with its Vine Whip, but Ash blocks it just in time.
Ash apologizes for coming to their festival, but Bulbasaur is his friend. He asks if they are mad that Bulbasaur will not evolve, and they all nod. Ash says that if Bulbasaur does not want to, they cannot force it to. A bunch of pollen comes from the flower on Venusaur's back, and goes on the tree, causing it to grow more. Misty says that its manipulating nature! If Bulbasaur evolves, it could do that, too. However, it still refuses.
Team Rocket arrives in their balloon. All of a sudden, they start sucking up the plant Pokémon into a bag. Pikachu flies up and Ash's Bulbasaur catches it with it's vine! Ash tells Bulbasaur to knock them out of the sky! Bulbasaur tries using Razor Leaf, but it fails. James asks if they should get Bulbasaur, and Jessie and Meowth just laugh, saying Bulbasaur is a wimp. Bulbasaur shouts and the sun suddenly rises over the horizon! The sun's ray enters through the opening in the top of the bulb in Bulbasaur back. The Pokédex says its getting ready to use SolarBeam! Ash tells it to get ready. The bulb glows, and a huge, blue beam of energy shoots out, hitting the balloon! The balloon explodes, and Bulbasaur frees all the Ivysaur with Razor Leaf.
Team Rocket falls to the ground in the basket. All the Pokémon are mad. They hit Team Rocket all at once with their vines, and they go flying for the second time this episode! Ash says Bulbasaur did great! Venusaur agrees, extending a vine. Bulbasaur extends its vine and connects with Venusaur as a sign of respect.
Ash and the others leave. They notice that the garden has disappeared. They wave goodbye to Venusaur and Ivysaur.
Major events
- Ash's Bulbasaur refuses to evolve into Ivysaur.
- Ash's Bulbasaur learns SolarBeam.
Debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Rhyhorn (unnamed hiker's)
- Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
- Bulbasaur (many; evolve)
- Ivysaur (many; newly evolved)
- Venusaur
Trivia
- Bulbagarden itself was named after this episode.
- Team Rocket blasts off twice.
- The episode's name is a pun on Bulbasaur's Japanese name, Fushigidane; where fushigi means "mysterious".
- Also this episode's title is a direct translation of the Japanese title with one word removed.
- Although it was never aired in syndicated form on Cartoon Network in 2003, it made its debut on September 13, 2007 at 6:30 AM ET
- This episode is followed by different episodes between the original Japanese version and dubbed versions. The episode is followed by Princess Versus Princess in the original Japanese version and by The Case of the K-9 Caper in the dub.
Errors
- When Cartoon Network aired this episode on September 13 and September 15, a brief scene of Pikachu with a Poké Ball on its head from the original Japanese credits with the words "Now Back To The Show!" is in the fade between the two parts of Who's That Pokémon.
Dub edits
In other languages
- Brazilian Portuguese: O jardim misterioso de Bulbasauro
- Finnish: Bulbasaurien mysteeripuutarha
- French: Le jardin mystérieux
- Italian: Il giardino dei misteri
- Latin American Spanish: ¡El jardín secreto de Bulbasaur!
- Spanish: El jardín misterioso de Bulbasaur
- Swedish: Den mystiska trädgården
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