BW087

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Expedition to Onix Island!

BW087   EP744 イワークの島でサバイバル！ Survival on the Island of Iwark!

First broadcast Japan July 5, 2012 United States November 10, 2012

English themes Opening Rival Destinies Ending

Japanese themes Opening やじるしになって！ Ending みてみて☆こっちっち

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 案浦達哉 Tatsuya Annoura No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf Dub review thread on BMGf

Expedition to Onix Island! (Japanese: イワークの島でサバイバル！ Survival on the Island of Iwark!) is the 87th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 744th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 5, 2012 and in the United States on November 10, 2012.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis At Cynthia's house, Ash, Iris, and Cilan are training for the Junior Cup. Dawn decides she needs a break from the training, and suggests they visit a nearby island, known of a special giant Onix. They arrive on the beach where Cilan prepares food for them. All ready, enter the huge cave inhabited by the wild Onix.. The enraged Onix attack them, and they flee. Iris and Dawn hide in a wooden area, and Ash, Cilan and Piplup hide in a forest clearing, therefore the two are separated. Meloetta attempts to calm the Onix down with its songs, but fails. Meloetta then transforms into Pirouette Forme. It uses an awesome close combat, after which they flee. Still in search of the special Onix they are cornered by group of Onix about to attack them. Meloetta again sings a song but the Onx are persistent. Suddenly, a huge roar of an Onix is heard. A coiled-up Shiny Onix reveals itself, causing all other Onix to flee. The shiny Onix flees too, any the group find a clearing and a way out of the island. Jarvis reminds them of being careful at such places. They all return back to Cynthia's villa.

Major events

• Meloetta changes into its Pirouette Forme for the first time and is revealed to know Relic Song and Close Combat.
• Dawn's Piplup is revealed to have learned Headbutt.
• Ash's Oshawott learns Hydro Pump.

For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Meloetta (Pirouette Forme)

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Dawn
• Jervis
• Brock (fantasy)

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Onix (US and international) Meloetta's Pirouette Forme (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Oshawott (Ash's)
• Excadrill (Iris's)
• Pansage (Cilan's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Meloetta (anime)
• Onix (multiple; one Shiny)
• Wailord (multiple)
• Staryu (multiple)
• Kingler
• Krabby
• Tynamo (multiple)
• Remoraid (multiple)
• Alomomola
• Woobat (multiple)
• Magnemite
• Foongus

Trivia

• Team Rocket's Pokémon Live Caster: Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade
  • Viewers could call one of three phone numbers to hear an answer from either Jessie, James, or Meowth. Ten random callers won a copy of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
• Cilan narrates the next episode preview.
• During the beach scene, Pikachu makes an allusion to the Surfing Pikachu.

Errors

• When Iris calls out to Dawn after the vine snaps, her mouth doesn't move.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		大岩蛇島野外求生！
Dutch		Expeditie naar Onix Eiland!
Italian		Spedizione all'Isola degli Onix!
Polish		Wyprawa na Wyspę Onixów!

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Best Wishes series

BW088 : The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo! →

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