Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times.
Check the Bulbagarden home page for up-to-date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server.

AG026: Difference between revisions

From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Jump to navigationJump to search
m (→‎Blurb: AutoWikiBrowser, correct Pokemon.com link)
 
(118 intermediate revisions by 66 users not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:
prevtitle=A Mudkip Mission |
prevtitle=A Mudkip Mission |
nextcode=AG027 |
nextcode=AG027 |
nexttitle=A Three Team Scheme |
nexttitle=A Three Team Scheme! |
series=Advanced Generation series |
series=Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire |
colorscheme=Hoenn}}
colorscheme=Hoenn}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
{{EpisodeInfobox|
Line 17: Line 17:
broadcast_us=April 3, 2004 |
broadcast_us=April 3, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced |
en_op=[[I Wanna Be A Hero]] |
en_op=[[I Wanna Be a Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Polka O Dolka|ポルカ・オ・ドルカ]] |
ja_ed=[[Polka O Dolka|ポルカ・オ・ドルカ]] |
Line 27: Line 27:
morecredits=yes |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=AG021-AG030 |
epstaffpage=AG021-AG030 |
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|ag|026}} }}
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|ag|026}}
'''Turning Over a Nuzleaf''' (Japanese: '''コノハナ族の襲撃！''' ''Attack of the {{tt|Konohana|Nuzleaf}} Family!'') is the 26th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 300th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 22, 2003 and in the United States on April 3, 2004.  
}}
<!-- Short summary goes here. -->
 
'''Turning Over a Nuzleaf''' (Japanese: '''コノハナ族の襲撃！''' ''Attack of the {{tt|Konohana|Nuzleaf}} Family!'') is the 26th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', and the 300th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 22, 2003, and in the United States on April 3, 2004.
 
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}


==Synopsis==
==Blurb==
<!-- Detailed synopsis goes here. -->
<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/6/episode-26-turning-over-a-new-nuzleaf/-->
The episode starts with {{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, [[Max]] and {{an|Brock}} walking through the cave with some of their Pokémon to go get breakfast after training. {{AP|Corphish}} goes into a tunnel and discovers a {{p|Loudred}} sleeping. Corphish pinches its ear and it begins to run around the cave in pain. {{an|Brock}} sends out {{TP|Brock|Forretress}} who uses {{m|Rapid Spin}} on a wall to create an escape route. {{TP|May|Silcoon}} rolls out of May’s hands and {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|May|Torchic}}, {{TP|Brock|Lotad}}, {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} and {{AP|Treecko}} follow it. Pikachu finds Silcoon on a ledge. Corphish reaches over to grab it but knocks it down into the water with the rest of the Pokémon chasing after it. Pikachu has Silcoon it his hands as they approach a waterfall and land in the forest. Treecko knocks Corphish out of a hole making Corphish angry. Pikachu and Mudkip quickly intervene to stop a fight. Pikachu and Mudkip pick up Silcoon and walk off.
<i>Ash and the gang begin to head back through Granite Cave so Ash can have a re-match with Brawly. Along the way, Corphish startles the same Loudred that the group ran into before. While fleeing from the Loudred, Ash, Brock, Max, and May get separated from their Pokémon. Pikachu, Silcoon, Corphish, Treecko, Mudkip, Torchic, and Lotad end up falling into a river and landing at the bottom of a waterfall. Treecko and Corphish almost get in a fight, but are stopped by Mudkip and Pikachu. The Pokémon set off to find their owners.


After searching the whole cave, Ash and {{Ashfr|friends}} decide that the Pokémon somehow got out. May is worried about Torchic running into a scary Pokémon. Max says that the Pokémon they saw was a Loudred and Ash looks it up in his [[Pokédex]]. Everybody heads outside to continue to search for the Pokémon.
Throughout all this, Team Rocket ends up lost in the same cave and startles the same Loudred, which sends them blasting off again. While the Pokémon are trying to find their way back, they encounter a mischievous Nuzleaf. Corphish slashes its leaf and Nuzleaf retaliates by making a very loud noise. The Pokémon soon find out that the Nuzleaf was actually calling its friends who slowly capture and cage all the Pokémon except for Pikachu and Mudkip. Pikachu and Mudkip try to reason with the Nuzleaf group, but to no avail. Team Rocket appears again and, after observing all this, decides to capture all the Pokémon, including the Nuzleaf.


[[Team Rocket]] is walking through the cave looking for the twerps when [[James]] says they must have lost them. They are worried because they are walking through the cave without a flashlight and begin to argue over who should have brought one. {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} pops out of its [[Poké Ball]] and lands on top of Loudred. [[Jessie]] tells it to get off but before Wobbuffet can Loudred wakes up and begins to storm around the cave, blasting Team Rocket off again.
Meanwhile, Taillow is searching for the lost Pokémon and reports back to Ash and the gang when it sees them. Team Rocket captures the Pokémon using their balloon, but Ash and everyone arrive just in time to thwart their plans. Ash rescues the Nuzleaf group, who hold a net for Ash to fall into from the balloon. Team Rocket is sent on their way by Corphish and Treecko teaming up. The episode ends with all the Pokémon happily playing with one another and their new Nuzleaf friends.</i>


The Pokémon are all walking when Corphish stops to eat a mushroom. Pikachu runs over and knocks it out of its hands. Pikachu tells Corphish that the mushrooms are poisonous. Mudkip finds some berries for Corphish to eat, but they are sour. Treecko knocks Corphish out, getting Corphish angry. The Pokémon begin to walk again as a {{p|Nuzleaf}} watches them from a tree. Nuzleaf uses Grass Whistle on the Pokémon causing them to become drowsy. Nuzleaf laughs as they walk around in circles. Nuzleaf hops out of the tree and Corphish attacks it. Corphish cuts a hole in the leaf on Nuzleaf’s head, causing the Pokémon to laugh. Nuzleaf calls its friends over and runs off. Pikachu is determined not to let anything happen to the other Pokémon.
==Plot==
Following a morning full of {{pkmn|training}}, {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}} and their Pokémon begin making their way back to camp through a cave. [[Max]] asks {{an|Brock}} to make some special stew for breakfast, but Brock says he will only do so if Max would make a funny {{p|Corphish}} impression, which he does to everyone's amusement. Meanwhile, {{AP|Corphish}} goes into a tunnel and discovers a {{OBP|Loudred|recurring}} sleeping. Corphish tries poking Loudred before pinching its ear with his pincer. Loudred instantly wakes up from the pain. As it begins to rush around the cave, it screams loudly, hurting everyone's ears in the process. Brock sends out {{TP|Brock|Forretress}}, who uses {{m|Rapid Spin}} on a wall to create an escape route. As they call for everyone to escape, {{TP|May|Silcoon}} rolls out of {{an|May}}'s hands and {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|May|Torchic}}, {{TP|Brock|Lotad}}, {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}, Corphish, and {{AP|Treecko}} follow it. Loudred burrows underground while the group notices all of their Pokémon are missing.


As the Pokémon continue to walk they begin to get picked off. Corphish is captured after it grabs some berries that are hanging down. Lotad disappears after it goes to swim in a pond. Treecko notices the other Pokémon are missing but is also grabbed. Torchic sees some flowers and is picked off. As Pikachu and Mudkip are walking, Silcoon is grabbed from them. They notice two Nuzleaf above them and follow them as they run off. Ash's {{AP|Taillow}} sees them running and goes to report back.
Pikachu soon locates Silcoon on a ledge overlooking a river. Corphish reaches over to grab Silcoon, but it instead slips from Corphish's claw and into the water below. All the Pokémon dive in, and Pikachu grabs a hold of Silcoon with his hands as they approach a waterfall. They all fear the worst but are relieved when they land in a forest area. Pikachu looks around to see if everybody's okay, but Corphish is stuck in a hole. Treecko knocks Corphish out of the hole, causing him to fly into the air and land with a thump, making Corphish very angry. Pikachu and Mudkip quickly intervene to stop the fight. Suddenly, Torchic begins crying, missing May, but Pikachu calms it down. Pikachu and Mudkip pick up Silcoon and walk off, with the other Pokémon following not far behind. Meanwhile, after searching the whole cave, Ash and the others decide that the Pokémon somehow got out. May is worried about Torchic running into a scary Pokémon. Max says that the Pokémon they saw was a Loudred and Ash looks it up on his [[Pokédex]]. Everybody heads outside to continue searching for their Pokémon, with Ash having {{AP|Taillow}} assist in their search.


The Pokémon are all kept in a big cage by the Nuzleaf as a fire gets ready. Treecko and Corphish both try to break the cage but to no avail. Team Rocket is watching from the bushes as the Pokémon are kept in a cage as the Nuzleaf want to burn the Pokémon to the stake. Team Rocket decide to steal the Pokémon from the Nuzleaf. Mudkip attempts to talk the Nuzleaf into letting go the others but Team Rocket steal the Nuzleaf and Pikachu. Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} but it has no effect, neither does the Nuzleaf's attacks. Mudkip runs over to the cage and uses {{m|Water Gun}} on it. Their trainers appear and Taillow uses {{m|Quick Attack}} and Forretress uses {{m|Rapid Spin}} on the cage to break it. Ash has Corphish use {{m|Crabhammer}} on him to launch himself up to the balloon to free the Pokémon. Team Rocket laughs at him as Ash attempts to untie the net. Ash manages to get it untied and releases the Nuzleaf who jump to the ground. As he gets to work on Pikachu, James has {{TP|James|Cacnea}} use {{m|Pin Missile}} on Ash but misses. Brock says that he is worried that Ash and Pikachu will get hurt if they jump down form that height. Brock spies the net and calls over the Nuzleaf to help them hold up the net for Ash and Pikachu to jump onto. Corphish uses {{m|BubbleBeam}} on the balloon and blasts Team Rocket off. Treecko catches Corphish as he lands back on the ground, creating a truce between them. All of the Pokémon are saying hi to each other as Ash thinks about his upcoming rematch at the [[Dewford Gym]].
Later, {{TRT}} enters into the cave looking for the [[twerp]]s. [[James]] suggests they must have lost track of them. [[Jessie]] is unimpressed and scolds James for not bringing a flashlight along, which leads to an argument over the responsibility. {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} pops out of his {{i|Poké Ball}}, standing directly on Loudred. Jessie tells him to get off of it but before Wobbuffet can, Loudred wakes up and begins to storm around the cave, sending Team Rocket blasting off.
 
Meanwhile, the Pokémon are all walking when Corphish stops to eat a mushroom. Pikachu runs over and knocks it out of his grasp, warning the {{pkmn|category|Ruffian Pokémon}} that the mushrooms are poisonous. Mudkip finds some {{Berries}} for Corphish to eat, but Corphish eats them too fast and begins choking on one. Treecko hits Corphish and he stops choking. The Pokémon begin to walk again as a {{p|Nuzleaf}} watches them from a tree. Nuzleaf plays a song on a leaf which causes all of the Pokémon to become drowsy. Nuzleaf laughs as they walk around in circles. Treecko realizes something is amiss and alerts Pikachu to the dilemma. Nuzleaf hops out of the tree and Corphish rushes in to attack it. Nuzleaf leaps back to evade, but it is alarmed to see that Corphish has cut the leaf on its head, causing the Pokémon to laugh. Nuzleaf calls its friends over and runs off. In spite of the threatening echoes of Nuzleaf, Pikachu is determined not to let anything happen to the other Pokémon. As the Pokémon continue to walk, they begin to get picked off. Corphish is captured after he grabs some Berries that are hanging down. Lotad disappears after it goes to swim in a pond. Treecko notices the other Pokémon are missing before being pulled into the trees by its tail. Torchic becomes distracted by some flowers before being picked off. As Pikachu and Mudkip are walking, Silcoon is grabbed. They notice two Nuzleaf above them and follow them as they run off. Ash's Taillow sees them running and flies back to report the news to Ash and his friends.
 
The nabbed Pokémon are all kept in a big cage by the Nuzleaf as a raging bonfire burns. Treecko and Corphish both try to break the cage but to no avail. Team Rocket spies on the scene from the nearby bushes, and Meowth reveals that the Nuzleaf are considering burning the Pokémon at the stake because Corphish damaged the leaf on one of the Nuzleaf's heads. Jessie relates to Nuzleaf on that level, stating that she would do the same if anything happened to her hair. As Pikachu and Mudkip rush in, the Rocket trio set their sights on stealing all of the Pokémon and the wild Nuzleaf. Pikachu is prepared to shock the Nuzleaf, but Mudkip settles on negotiating with them. The Nuzleaf are uninterested in Mudkip's suggestion before Team Rocket nabs the Nuzleaf in a net and Pikachu with a rubber hand. Team Rocket asks the Pokémon to prepare for trouble and they recite their {{motto}}. Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} but it has no effect, and neither do the Nuzleaf's attacks. Mudkip runs over to the cage and uses {{m|Water Gun}} on it. Their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s appear and Taillow and Forretress use {{m|Quick Attack}} and {{m|Rapid Spin}} respectively on the cage to break it. Ash has Corphish use {{m|Crabhammer}} on him to launch himself up to the [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]] to free the Pokémon. Team Rocket laughs as Ash attempts to untie the net. Ash manages to get it untied and releases the Nuzleaf who jump to the ground. As he gets to work on Pikachu, James has {{TP|James|Cacnea}} use {{m|Pin Missile}} on Ash, but it misses and instead strikes the claw, allowing for Pikachu to be freed. Brock says he is worried that Ash and Pikachu will get hurt if they jump down from that height. Brock spies the net and calls over the Nuzleaf to help them hold up the net allowing Ash and Pikachu to jump onto it safely. Treecko launches Corphish with its tail. An airborne Corphish uses {{m|Bubble Beam}} on the balloon and blasts Team Rocket off. Treecko catches Corphish as it lands back on the ground, creating a truce between them. Afterward, the Trainers are pleased as they watch their Pokémon and the Nuzleaf now getting along.


==Major events==
==Major events==
<!-- Events such as captures, releases go here. -->
* [[Ash's Corphish]] is revealed to know {{m|Vise Grip}}.
{{animeevents}}


{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
Line 64: Line 71:


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[Who’s That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Treecko}}
[[File:WTP AG026.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Treecko}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
Line 77: Line 85:
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Nuzleaf}} (debut)
* {{p|Loudred}} ({{OBP|Loudred|recurring|anime}})
* {{p|Loudred}}
* {{p|Nuzleaf}} (multiple; debut)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This is the 300th episode of the entire [[Pokémon anime]], if ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' and ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'' are not counted as episodes.
* The episode's English [[dub]] title is a reference to the phrase "Turning over a new leaf". The phrase was also the basis for the title of [[EP200|a previous episode]].
** Coincidentally or not, the episode exactly 100 beforehand used the same pun in its English title: ''[[EP200|Turning Over a New Bayleef]]''. The title is derived from the phrase "turning over a new leaf."
* In this episode, most of the Pokémon owned by the main characters remain outside of their {{i|Poké Ball}}s for the entire episode.
*This episode is featured on the ''Volume 10: Mudkip'' copy of [[Pokémon All-Stars]].
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 10: Mudkip'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series.
* This is the last sixth-season episode to air in {{pmin|Finland}}.
* In a rare occurrence, {{TRT}} recites their {{motto}} in front of only Pokémon and not humans.
* When {{AP|Corphish}} is knocked into the air by {{AP|Treecko}}, it leaves a twinkle in the sky, like what happens at the end of {{TRT}}'s blastoffs in most episodes.


===Errors===
===Errors===
* Nuzleaf uses GrassWhistle but it can`t use GrassWhistle in the games.
* When Corphish uses {{m|Crabhammer}} on the cage, the bottom of the pincer not in use is red.
** The same error happens on a {{pkmn2|wild}} Corphish in ''[[AG021|Which Wurmple's Which?]]''.
* When {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are running from {{OBP|Loudred|recurring}} and waiting at the cave exit for their Pokémon to come, {{AP|Taillow}} is suddenly with them, even though it wasn't there before.
* The recurring {{p|Loudred}} uses {{m|Dig}}, a move that it [[Anime move errors|cannot legally learn in the games]].
 
<gallery>
AG026 Error.png|Corphish's miscolored pincer
</gallery>


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
Line 92: Line 110:
==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|ja=
|zh_cmn={{tt|長鼻葉族的襲擊！|Surprise Attack of the Nuzleaf Clan!}}
|en=
|da={{tt|Mødet med Nuzleaf|The meeting with Nuzleaf}}
|ar=
|de={{tt|Endlich Freunde!|Finally friends!}}
|eu=
|nl={{tt|Neem dat maar voor Nuzleaf!|Take that for Nuzleaf!}}
|bg=
|fi={{tt|Nuzleaf pulassa|A Nuzleaf in trouble}}
|ca=
|fr_eu={{tt|Une nouvelle expérience|A new experience}}
|zh_yue=
|he=נזאליף משנה כיוון{{tt|Nuzleaf meshané kivun|Nuzleaf changes direction}}
|zh_cmn='''{{tt|長鼻葉族的襲擊！|Surprise Attack of the Nuzleaf Clan!}}'''
|it={{tt|Avventure nel bosco|Adventures in the forest}}
|hr=
|no={{tt|Ikke terg på deg en Nuzleaf|Don't mess with a Nuzleaf}}
|cs=
|pl={{tt|Witajcie Nuzleafy!|Hello Nuzleaf!}}
|da=
|ru={{tt|Нежданный Назлиф|Unexpected Nuzleaf}}{{tt|*|written title, Pokémon TV}}<br/>{{tt|Знакомство с Назлифами|Introduction to Nuzleaf}}{{tt|*|spoken title}}
|de='''{{tt|Endlich Freunde!|Finally friends!}}'''
|pt_br={{tt|O Encontro com os Nuzleafs|The Meet with the Nuzleaf}}
|nl='''{{tt|Neem dat maar voor Nuzleaf!|Take that for Nuzleaf!}}'''
|pt_eu={{tt|Virando a Página com o Nuzleaf|Turning the Page with the Nuzleaf}}
|et=
|es_la={{tt|¡Nuestro amigo Nuzleaf!|Our friend Nuzleaf!}}
|fil=
|es_eu={{tt|Haciendo amigos con los Nuzleaf|Making friends with the Nuzleaf}}
|fi=
|sv={{tt|Pokémonäventyr!|Pokémon adventure!}}
|fr_ca=
|th={{tt|การโจมตีจากเผ่าโคโนฮานะ!|Attack of the Konohana Family!}}
|fr_eu='''{{tt|Une nouvelle expérience|A new experiment}}'''
|ko={{tt|위기일발 잎새코들의 공격|A Close Call Attack of the Nuzleaf}}
|el=
|hi=Nuzleaf पोकेमोन! {{tt|''Nuzleaf Pokemon''|The Pokémon Nuzleaf}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
|he='''נזאליף משנה כיוון''' ''{{tt|Nuzleaf meshané kivun|Nuzleaf changes direction}}''
|hi=
|hu=
|is=
|id=
|it='''{{tt|Avventure nel bosco|Adventures in the forest}}'''
|ko=
|no=
|pl='''{{tt|Witajcie Nuzleafy!|Hello Nuzleaf(s)!}}'''
|pt_br='''{{tt|O Encontro com os Nuzleafs|The Meet with the Nuzleaf}}'''
|pt_eu='''{{tt|Virando a Página com o Nuzleaf|Turning the Page with the Nuzleaf}}'''
|ro=
|ru=
|sk=
|sl=
|es_la='''{{tt|¡Nuestro amigo Nuzleaf!|Our friend Nuzleaf!}}'''
|es_eu='''{{tt|Haciendo amigos con los Nuzleaf|Making friends with the Nuzleaf}}'''
|sv=
|ta=
|te=
|th=
|tr=
|vi=
}}
}}
<br>
{{-}}
{{-}}
{{EpicodePrevNext|
{{EpicodePrevNext|
Line 142: Line 135:
prevtitle=A Mudkip Mission |
prevtitle=A Mudkip Mission |
nextcode=AG027 |
nextcode=AG027 |
nexttitle=A Three Team Scheme |
nexttitle=A Three Team Scheme! |
series=Advanced Generation series |
series=Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire |
colorscheme=Hoenn}}
colorscheme=Hoenn}}
{{Project Anime notice}}
{{Project Anime notice}}
[[Category:Advanced Generation series episodes|026]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Aya Matsui|300]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Ryūji Kimura|300]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Shigeru Ōmachi|300]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Yūsaku Takeda|300]]
[[Category:Milestone episodes|300]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Pikachu|300]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Sceptile|300]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Blaziken|300]]


{{DEFAULTSORT:0300}}
[[Category:Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire episodes|026]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Aya Matsui]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Ryūji Kimura]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Shigeru Ōmachi]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Yūsaku Takeda]]
[[Category:Milestone episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Pikachu]]


[[de:Endlich Freunde (Episode)]]
[[de:Endlich Freunde!]]
[[es:EP302]]
[[fr:AG026]]
[[it:AG026]]
[[ja:AG編第26話]]
[[ja:AG編第26話]]
[[pl:AG026]]
[[zh:宝可梦 超世代 第26集]]

Latest revision as of 23:25, 10 March 2024

← AG025 : A Mudkip Mission
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
AG027 : A Three Team Scheme! →
Turning Over a Nuzleaf
AG026.png
AG026   EP300
コノハナ族の襲撃！
Attack of the Konohana Family!
First broadcast
Japan May 22, 2003
United States April 3, 2004
English themes
Opening I Wanna Be a Hero
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening アドバンス・アドベンチャー
Ending ポルカ・オ・ドルカ
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui
Storyboard 木村竜二 Ryūji Kimura
Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi
Animation director たけだゆうさく Yūsaku Takeda
Additional credits

Turning Over a Nuzleaf (Japanese: コノハナ族の襲撃！ Attack of the Konohana Family!) is the 26th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 300th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 22, 2003, and in the United States on April 3, 2004.

201
Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
201

Blurb

Ash and the gang begin to head back through Granite Cave so Ash can have a re-match with Brawly. Along the way, Corphish startles the same Loudred that the group ran into before. While fleeing from the Loudred, Ash, Brock, Max, and May get separated from their Pokémon. Pikachu, Silcoon, Corphish, Treecko, Mudkip, Torchic, and Lotad end up falling into a river and landing at the bottom of a waterfall. Treecko and Corphish almost get in a fight, but are stopped by Mudkip and Pikachu. The Pokémon set off to find their owners.

Throughout all this, Team Rocket ends up lost in the same cave and startles the same Loudred, which sends them blasting off again. While the Pokémon are trying to find their way back, they encounter a mischievous Nuzleaf. Corphish slashes its leaf and Nuzleaf retaliates by making a very loud noise. The Pokémon soon find out that the Nuzleaf was actually calling its friends who slowly capture and cage all the Pokémon except for Pikachu and Mudkip. Pikachu and Mudkip try to reason with the Nuzleaf group, but to no avail. Team Rocket appears again and, after observing all this, decides to capture all the Pokémon, including the Nuzleaf.

Meanwhile, Taillow is searching for the lost Pokémon and reports back to Ash and the gang when it sees them. Team Rocket captures the Pokémon using their balloon, but Ash and everyone arrive just in time to thwart their plans. Ash rescues the Nuzleaf group, who hold a net for Ash to fall into from the balloon. Team Rocket is sent on their way by Corphish and Treecko teaming up. The episode ends with all the Pokémon happily playing with one another and their new Nuzleaf friends.

Plot

Following a morning full of training, Ash, his friends and their Pokémon begin making their way back to camp through a cave. Max asks Brock to make some special stew for breakfast, but Brock says he will only do so if Max would make a funny Corphish impression, which he does to everyone's amusement. Meanwhile, Corphish goes into a tunnel and discovers a Loudred sleeping. Corphish tries poking Loudred before pinching its ear with his pincer. Loudred instantly wakes up from the pain. As it begins to rush around the cave, it screams loudly, hurting everyone's ears in the process. Brock sends out Forretress, who uses Rapid Spin on a wall to create an escape route. As they call for everyone to escape, Silcoon rolls out of May's hands and Pikachu, Torchic, Lotad, Mudkip, Corphish, and Treecko follow it. Loudred burrows underground while the group notices all of their Pokémon are missing.

Pikachu soon locates Silcoon on a ledge overlooking a river. Corphish reaches over to grab Silcoon, but it instead slips from Corphish's claw and into the water below. All the Pokémon dive in, and Pikachu grabs a hold of Silcoon with his hands as they approach a waterfall. They all fear the worst but are relieved when they land in a forest area. Pikachu looks around to see if everybody's okay, but Corphish is stuck in a hole. Treecko knocks Corphish out of the hole, causing him to fly into the air and land with a thump, making Corphish very angry. Pikachu and Mudkip quickly intervene to stop the fight. Suddenly, Torchic begins crying, missing May, but Pikachu calms it down. Pikachu and Mudkip pick up Silcoon and walk off, with the other Pokémon following not far behind. Meanwhile, after searching the whole cave, Ash and the others decide that the Pokémon somehow got out. May is worried about Torchic running into a scary Pokémon. Max says that the Pokémon they saw was a Loudred and Ash looks it up on his Pokédex. Everybody heads outside to continue searching for their Pokémon, with Ash having Taillow assist in their search.

Later, Team Rocket enters into the cave looking for the twerps. James suggests they must have lost track of them. Jessie is unimpressed and scolds James for not bringing a flashlight along, which leads to an argument over the responsibility. Wobbuffet pops out of his Poké Ball, standing directly on Loudred. Jessie tells him to get off of it but before Wobbuffet can, Loudred wakes up and begins to storm around the cave, sending Team Rocket blasting off.

Meanwhile, the Pokémon are all walking when Corphish stops to eat a mushroom. Pikachu runs over and knocks it out of his grasp, warning the Ruffian Pokémon that the mushrooms are poisonous. Mudkip finds some Berries for Corphish to eat, but Corphish eats them too fast and begins choking on one. Treecko hits Corphish and he stops choking. The Pokémon begin to walk again as a Nuzleaf watches them from a tree. Nuzleaf plays a song on a leaf which causes all of the Pokémon to become drowsy. Nuzleaf laughs as they walk around in circles. Treecko realizes something is amiss and alerts Pikachu to the dilemma. Nuzleaf hops out of the tree and Corphish rushes in to attack it. Nuzleaf leaps back to evade, but it is alarmed to see that Corphish has cut the leaf on its head, causing the Pokémon to laugh. Nuzleaf calls its friends over and runs off. In spite of the threatening echoes of Nuzleaf, Pikachu is determined not to let anything happen to the other Pokémon. As the Pokémon continue to walk, they begin to get picked off. Corphish is captured after he grabs some Berries that are hanging down. Lotad disappears after it goes to swim in a pond. Treecko notices the other Pokémon are missing before being pulled into the trees by its tail. Torchic becomes distracted by some flowers before being picked off. As Pikachu and Mudkip are walking, Silcoon is grabbed. They notice two Nuzleaf above them and follow them as they run off. Ash's Taillow sees them running and flies back to report the news to Ash and his friends.

The nabbed Pokémon are all kept in a big cage by the Nuzleaf as a raging bonfire burns. Treecko and Corphish both try to break the cage but to no avail. Team Rocket spies on the scene from the nearby bushes, and Meowth reveals that the Nuzleaf are considering burning the Pokémon at the stake because Corphish damaged the leaf on one of the Nuzleaf's heads. Jessie relates to Nuzleaf on that level, stating that she would do the same if anything happened to her hair. As Pikachu and Mudkip rush in, the Rocket trio set their sights on stealing all of the Pokémon and the wild Nuzleaf. Pikachu is prepared to shock the Nuzleaf, but Mudkip settles on negotiating with them. The Nuzleaf are uninterested in Mudkip's suggestion before Team Rocket nabs the Nuzleaf in a net and Pikachu with a rubber hand. Team Rocket asks the Pokémon to prepare for trouble and they recite their motto. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt but it has no effect, and neither do the Nuzleaf's attacks. Mudkip runs over to the cage and uses Water Gun on it. Their Trainers appear and Taillow and Forretress use Quick Attack and Rapid Spin respectively on the cage to break it. Ash has Corphish use Crabhammer on him to launch himself up to the balloon to free the Pokémon. Team Rocket laughs as Ash attempts to untie the net. Ash manages to get it untied and releases the Nuzleaf who jump to the ground. As he gets to work on Pikachu, James has Cacnea use Pin Missile on Ash, but it misses and instead strikes the claw, allowing for Pikachu to be freed. Brock says he is worried that Ash and Pikachu will get hurt if they jump down from that height. Brock spies the net and calls over the Nuzleaf to help them hold up the net allowing Ash and Pikachu to jump onto it safely. Treecko launches Corphish with its tail. An airborne Corphish uses Bubble Beam on the balloon and blasts Team Rocket off. Treecko catches Corphish as it lands back on the ground, creating a truce between them. Afterward, the Trainers are pleased as they watch their Pokémon and the Nuzleaf now getting along.

Major events

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Treecko

Trivia

  • The episode's English dub title is a reference to the phrase "Turning over a new leaf". The phrase was also the basis for the title of a previous episode.
  • In this episode, most of the Pokémon owned by the main characters remain outside of their Poké Balls for the entire episode.
  • This episode is featured on Volume 10: Mudkip from Viz Media's Pokémon All-Stars series.
  • This is the last sixth-season episode to air in Finland.
  • In a rare occurrence, Team Rocket recites their motto in front of only Pokémon and not humans.
  • When Corphish is knocked into the air by Treecko, it leaves a twinkle in the sky, like what happens at the end of Team Rocket's blastoffs in most episodes.

Errors

  • Corphish's miscolored pincer

    Corphish's miscolored pincer

Dub edits

In other languages



← AG025 : A Mudkip Mission
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
AG027 : A Three Team Scheme! →
Project Anime logo.png This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.
Retrieved from "https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=AG026&oldid=3950114"