EP247

Outrageous Fortunes

EP247   ニョロゾのしんか！ Nyorozo's Evolution!

First broadcast Japan May 9, 2002 United States May 10, 2003

English themes Opening Believe in Me Ending

Japanese themes Opening Ready Go! Ending ポケッターリ・モンスターリ

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 中野頼道 Yorimichi Nakano Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi Animation director 小管和久 Kazuhisa Kosuge No additional credits are available at this time.

Outrageous Fortunes (Japanese: ニョロゾのしんか！ Nyorozo's Evolution!) is episode 247 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 9, 2002 and in the United States on May 10, 2003.

Team Rocket steal a powerful Poliwrath and force its obedience. Can the group get it back to its original trainer?

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

Major events

• Misty's Poliwhirl evolves into a Politoed.

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Misty
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Delaney
• Mason
• Farmer
• Crowd

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Phanpy (Ash's)
• Corsola (Misty's)
• Poliwhirl (Misty's)
• Politoed (Misty's; newly evolved)
• Poliwrath (Delaney's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Hitmontop (Mason's)
• Ursaring

Trivia

• The group have their Pokémon transferred between Pokémon Centers. This presumably has the same physical effect as trading, which is required for Poliwhirl to evolve into Politoed.
• The device used by Team Rocket for this episode bares an uncanny resemblance Strength Intensifiers A.J. used on his Pokémon
• Not for the first or last time, Jessie battles with her own body.

In other languages

• French: Prédictions

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