EP140

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Wired for Battle! (Japanese: バトルしようぜ！ハッサムVSへラクロス!! Let's Battle! Hassam VS Heracross!!) is the 140th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 23, 2000 and in the United States on February 24, 2001.

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

Synopsis

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Major events

Debuts

• Scizor

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Muramasa
• Shingo

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Lickitung (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Scizor (Muramasa's, nicknamed Masamune, debut)
• Scizor (Shingo's, nicknamed Blade)

Pokémon seen at the dojo

• Nidoking
• Primeape
• Poliwrath
• Machoke
• Golem
• Hitmonlee
• Hitmonchan
• Scyther

Trivia

• It is said that Scizor are known for their speed, however Scizor actually have a lower base speed than Scyther.
• There are some shots in the Heracross/Scizor battle that are colored digitally.
• This is the first time that Template:Type2 Pokémon are officially introduced in the anime.

Errors

• Shingo commands his Scizor to finish the match with False Swipe. Unfortunately for him, False Swipe can never cause a Pokémon to faint.

• In Who's That Pokémon? Cyndaquil appears to only have one arm.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Engagé pour combattre
• Italian: Incontri virtuali
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Batalla computarizada!
• Spanish: Conectado para el combate

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