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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

Major events

Debuts

Characters

Humans

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

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Bellsprout

• 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 (unnamed trainer's)

Trivia

The fight between Pikachu and Bellsprout showcases one of the few examples where Pokémon use abilities that had previously not been seen in the game. Pikachu's Thundershock is absorbed by Bellsprout, who directs the electricity down into the ground. This may have been the inspiration for the Lightningrod ability in Generation III.

Errors

• In one shot, Professor Oak's eyebrows change to large and grey.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Quatrième tour décisif

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