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A Staravia is Born! (Japanese: ムックルがんばる！ Mukkuru Perseveres!) is the 13th episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 479th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 21, 2006 as a part of a one-hour special along with DP014.

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

Synopsis

The episode opens with Starly diving down into a clearing in a forest. Ash tells it to use Aerial Ace, and it does so, flying along the ground towards a target on the base of a tree. Ash tells it to pull up, and it flies up the trunk of the tree, before looping around for another go. However, this time Aerial ace fails, and Starly crash-lands, injuring it's leg. The group rush over to check if it is okay and Brock says that it is just a minor injury, and all it needs is a bandage and some potion. Ash comments that they still need to do some more practice on Aerial Ace.

A nearby bush russles and Rosebay steps out of it. After the group introduces themselves, and Croagunk Poison Jabs Brock to stop him flirting, Rosebay says that she is observing the Pokémon in the forest. Rosebay then shows them a Swablu nest in another part of the forest, before giving Ash her binoculars. Ash sees the nest for himself, before passing them to Dawn, who comments that there aren't any Swablu in the nest. Rosebay leads the group to higher ground, before commenting that the Swablu should have returned to the nest by that time. She also mentions that the bird Pokémon population has been shrinking. Ash and Dawn offer to help her out.

Rosebay leads the group to a Hoothoot colony, but no-one can see or hear any Hoothoot. Starly flies down to the group and reports that it can't see any either. Ash asks if its leg feels better, then asks it to have one more look around. Four Swellow are flying through a valley. As they fly around a corner they are surprised by a large net. They get stuck in the net, before the net folds, and shakes them out into a cage undergound. Team Rocket walk into view, and mentions that it was a good idea to put their trap their, as all the bird Pokémon in the forest flies through the valley. Meowth then describes how the bird Pokémon will please the boss, by flying him around in his chair.

Starly then flies into the valley, noticing a group of three Swellow below it. All four get caught in Team Rocket's trap. Starly gets up and notices all the bird Pokémon in cages around it. Some of them are pecking at their cage when Meowth enters and laughs at them. Ash is now worried about Starly, as it has been gone a long time. Rosebay realises that all the bird Pokémon use the valley path, so that must be where they are. The group decide to hurry there as Starly might be in trouble.

Inside the cages, Starly walks up to a Hoothoot and starts talking with it. Inside Team Rocket's secret base, Meowth reports back to Jessie and James, who ask him to sort out their gift for the boss. Meowth insists on a 'vote', so the group do Rock Paper Scisors. Meowth looses, and gloomily asks what the others will be doing. They respond by starting to sunbathe. Up on the sides of the valley, the group spots Team Rocket, before Rosebay notices a Pidgeot in Team Rocket's net. Ash tells Pikachu to help it. Pikachu runs off and frees it from the net, just as it is closing. Ash then tells Pikachu to go with Pidgeot and get as many bird Pokémon as they can find, to rip down the net. The rest of the group then runs off to free the Pokémon Team Rocket has captured.

In the underground base Carnivine, Cacnea and Seviper are guarding the door to the cage room, when Meowth walks up and then into the room. Meowth then puts a ring around a Swablu, so that it can't move. Starly and Hoothoot nod to each other, before Hoothoot uses Hypnosis on Meowth, making him release the Swablu. The humans then approach Team Rocket's base and sneak in the front door. they climb down a ladder to an underground tunnel, where they notice the monitors for the security cameras. Ash sees Starly on one. Meanwhile, Meowth and the Bird Pokémon are digging an escape tunnel from the cage room.

Jessie and James wake up as a very large group of bird Pokémon fly towards their base. They panic when they notice Pikachu, on Pidgeot's back, leading the group. Pikachu calls out to them and they all attackk the net, ripping it to pieces. Underground, the group watches that on the security camera screens. Jessie and James rush to some controls, before wondering where Meowth is. In the cage room Meowth and Starly are watching as all the other Pokémon leave through the escape tunnel, with Hoothoot leaving last. Meowth then snaps out of the hypnosis and calls in Seviper, Cacnea and Carnivine. They surround Starly, before the group runs into the room and see Starly.

The ground starts to shake as Team Rocket's mecha rises from the ground. A ladder drops down, and Team Rocket's Pokémon climb the ladder into the mecha. Meowth then admits to Jessie and James that he was hypnotised and let the pokémon escape. Jessie pushes a button, and nets pop out of the mecha's arms. The Pokémon then climb out of the escape tunnel, with the group following behind. Ash yells for Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, but, as usual, it doesn't affect the mecha. Team Rocket says that it is because they made it out of wood. Team Rocket then try to Stomp on the group with their mecha, but they run out of the way, and the foot falls into the escape tunnel, making the whole mecha collapse.

After they climb out of the remains of their mecha, Team Rocket recite their motto. Ash then tells Starly to uses Wing Attack, but Jessie calls out Dustox, and tells it to use Gust, which blows Starly away. Ash comments that it is strong, before James tells Cacnea to use Pin Missile. Pikachu uses Quick Attack to dodge it. Brock then sends out Bonsly. Jessie calls for another Gust, which blows Bonsly back. Jessie calls for another Gust, but the Balls on Bonsly's head start to glow yellow, before Bonsly uses Gust to block Dustox's. Brock realises that Bonsly has learnt Mimic. Jessie tells Dustox to use Psybeam and Brock then tells Bonsly to dodge it and use Mimic. The resultant Psybeam knocks out Dustox.

The groups start running towards each other when Starly flies up high and starts to glow. Its bandage falls off, and it evolves into Staravia. Staravia then uses Aerial Ace to blast off Team Rocket. Staravia then lands, and Dawn checks it on her Pokédex. The other bird Pokémon then fly off, with the Hoothoot waving to Staravia. Staravia then waves back. The group then leaves Rosebay and continue on their journey, with Staravia flying overhead.

Major events

• Ash's Starly evolves into a Staravia.
• Brock's Bonsly learns Mimic.
• Ash's Staravia learns Aerial Ace.

Debuts

Pokémon Debuts

• Staravia

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Giovanni (fantasy)
• Rosebay

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Starly (Ash's, evolves)
• Staravia (Ash's, newly evolved)
• Bonsly (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Dustox (Jessie's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Pidgey
• Pidgeot (Seiyū: 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi*)
• Spearow (colony)
• Fearow (colony)
• Hoothoot
• Natu (colony)
• Taillow (colony)
• Swellow (colony)
• Swablu (colony)

* No official credit was given for this character.

Trivia

• Professor Oak's lecture: Ash's Pikachu
  • Most of the footage is from the Diamond and Pearl series but the first few clips are from the very first episode.
• Pokémon senryū: パートナー　サトシとピカチュウ　いいかんじ Pātonā, Satoshi to Pikachū, ii kanji "Partners Satoshi and Pikachu: a pleasant feeling."
• The episode title is a pun of A Star Is Born.
• Some Pidgeot were captured by team rocket in this episode, however, they weren't able to capture Ash's. Also, Those pidgeots were smallers than Ash's.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Onde Estará o Staravia?
• Italian: La nascita di uno Staravia & La foresta è salva
• Iberian and Latin American Spanish: ¡Ha nacido un Staravia!
• Dutch: Een Staravia geboren!

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