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'''Having a Wailord of a Time''' (Japanese: '''はじめてのポケモンで大パニック！！''' ''The Great {{tt|First Pokémon|Starter Pokémon}} Panic!!'') is the 34th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 308th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 17, 2003 and in the United States on May 22, 2004.  
'''Having a Wailord of a Time''' (Japanese: '''はじめてのポケモンで大パニック！！''' ''The Great {{tt|First Pokémon|Starter Pokémon}} Panic!!'') is the 34th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 308th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 17, 2003 and in the United States on May 22, 2004.  


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==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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<i>May is eagerly preparing her Beautifly for the Pokémon Contest while Max watches her Torchic. He is debating which Pokémon he will begin with when he comes of age. May discovers a beached Wailord and contacts Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center. Joy and Brock rush to help while Ash and Max are left to take care of the Pokémon Center.
<i>May is eagerly preparing her Beautifly for the Pokémon Contest while Max watches her Torchic. He is debating which Pokémon he will begin with when he comes of age. May discovers a beached Wailord and contacts Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center. Joy and Brock rush to help while Ash and Max are left to take care of the Pokémon Center.


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==Plot==
==Plot==
The next [[Pokémon Contest]] is rapidly approaching, and {{an|May}} is training hard for it. She thinks about how she cannot wait to battle [[Drew]], and runs off to train with her {{TP|May|Beautifly}}, leaving her {{TP|May|Torchic}} with the others. Torchic feels left out and upset as it watches its Trainer running off.
The next [[Pokémon Contest]] is rapidly approaching, and {{an|May}} is {{pkmn|training}} hard for it. She declares that she cannot wait to battle [[Drew]], and runs off to train with {{TP|May|Beautifly}}, leaving her {{TP|May|Torchic}} with the others. Torchic feels left out and upset as it watches its Trainer running off. {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]] and all their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are eating when Max pipes up suddenly. He is annoyed that May keeps leaving Torchic alone; it seems like she does not care about Torchic anymore, only Beautifly. Ash reassures him that Torchic will always be special to May as it was her first Pokémon. Max wants to know what Brock's first Pokémon was and Brock remembers back to his tenth birthday when he woke up and found an {{TP|Brock|Onix}} leaning into his room with a red ribbon around its neck. He and his father {{ka|Flint}} sat on Onix's head and watched the sunrise. Max imagines the Pokémon he will have when he becomes a [[Pokémon Trainer]], thinking that [[Norman|his father]] could give him anything, even a {{p|Slakoth}}. In the imagination bubble, Slakoth falls on top of Max and squashes him.
 
{{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]] and all their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are eating when Max jumps up suddenly. He is annoyed that May keeps leaving Torchic alone; it seems like she does not care about Torchic anymore, only Beautifly. Ash explains that it is OK, because Torchic will always be special to May as it was her first Pokémon. Max wants to know what Brock's first Pokémon was and Brock remembers back to his tenth birthday when he woke up and found an {{TP|Brock|Onix}} leaning into his room with a red ribbon around its neck. He and his father {{ka|Flint}} sat on Onix's head and watched the sunrise. Max imagines the Pokémon he will have when he becomes a [[Pokémon Trainer]], thinking that his father could give him anything, even a {{p|Slakoth}}. In the imagination bubble, Slakoth falls on top of Max and squashes him.
 
[[Nurse Joy]] comes by on her way to do her rounds of the Pokémon, and Brock grabs her and insists on coming with her. Joy suggests that they all come along to check on the Pokémon. She sees {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}, Torchic and {{TP|Ash|Treecko}} all eating, and is surprised at their great condition, telling the gang that there is a new Trainer coming to the Pokémon Center to choose a [[Starter Pokémon]]. The gang follow Joy to another room, where Max is allowed to release the Pokémon from their [[Poké Ball]]s. The {{p|Torchic}} is in a fighting mood; the {{p|Mudkip}} bursts into tears and is comforted by Brock's Mudkip, while the {{p|Treecko}} clasps its hands together and simpers (apparently a female, due to its interest in Ash's Treecko and the way it holds a flower in its mouth as compared to Ash's Treecko holding a twig). Max gets very excited when saying "Treecko, I choose you!" because it is something he always wanted to say.


A video call from a rather panicked May comes in. She explains that there is a {{p|Wailord}} beached where she is training, and Nurse Joy runs off to help it, telling the kids to look after the three starters. She instructs them not to let them go outside because they are not used to it yet. Brock follows her. Meanwhile, {{TRT}} are standing outside the window and hear about the Wailord. They then decide they want to catch it.
[[Nurse Joy]] walks past on her way to do her rounds of the Pokémon, and Brock grabs her and insists on coming with her. She shrugs off Brock's advances and instead focuses on {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}, Torchic and {{TP|Ash|Treecko}} as they eat, and is surprised at their great condition. She informs the boys that there is a new Trainer coming to the Pokémon Center to choose a [[Starter Pokémon]]. Ash and the others follow Joy to another room, where Max is allowed to release the Pokémon from their {{i|Poké Ball}}s. The {{p|Torchic}} is in a fighting mood; the {{p|Mudkip}} bursts into tears and is comforted by Brock's Mudkip, while the {{p|Treecko}} clasps its hands together and simpers (apparently a female, due to its interest in Ash's Treecko and the way it holds a flower in its mouth as compared to Ash's Treecko holding a twig. Max gets very excited when saying "Treecko, I choose you!" because it is something he always wanted to say. A video call from a rather panicked May comes in. She explains that there is a {{p|Wailord}} beached where she is training, so Nurse Joy runs off to help it, telling the kids to look after the three starters. She instructs them not to let them go outside because they are not used to the outdoors yet. Brock follows her. Meanwhile, {{TRT}} are standing outside the window and hear about the Wailord, deciding they want to catch it. The trio proudly declare that a big Pokémon means a big promotion.


The Pokémon Center's Torchic runs off towards the outside. It seems rather strong; every time one of Ash's or Brock's Pokémon (or May's Torchic) tries to stop it, it attacks them and keeps going, even {{AP|Corphish}}. Corphish tries to attack it but Ash stops it from hurting the smaller Pokémon. Pikachu stops it momentarily with its lightning cheeks, but it pulls a tears-in-its-eyes trick and Pikachu relaxes and lets down its guard, allowing the PC Torchic to run by again. It makes it outside and Corphish chases it, attacking it to make it stop. Accidentally, the Torchic evolves into a {{p|Combusken}}. Ash and Max are less than amused and panic.
The Pokémon Center's Torchic runs off towards the outside. Ash calls on May's Torchic for help, but it gets overwhelmed by the other Torchic’s pecks. Mudkip is simply kicked aside, while {{AP|Pikachu}}'s sparking cheeks temporarily stops it, only to fall for a fake waterworks routine. Treecko steps up and manages to send Torchic retreating into Max's arms. However it soon pecks at him to make its break for freedom. Ash sends out his {{AP|Corphish}}, but Torchic attacks it with a fury of scratches before bouncing off into the great outdoors. Ash and Max give chase, and soon Corphish tries to battle the runaway Torchic. Accidentally, the Torchic [[Evolution|evolves]] into a {{p|Combusken}}. Ash and Max are sent into a panic. They quickly decide that the only thing to do is to substitute May's Torchic for the evolved one, and try to stop the Trainer from choosing it. They flinch as they imagine what May would do if she caught them, so they just have to keep her away.  


Ash and Max decide that the only thing to do is to substitute May's Torchic for the evolved one, and try to stop the Trainer from choosing it. They flinch as they imagine what May would do if she caught them, so they just have to keep her away.
May and Nurse Joy return to the Pokémon Center after the Wailord is given a clean bill of health. May sits down and Max brings her a cup of tea, asking her if she needs anything else. She starts to get a bit suspicious of the nice treatment and asks where her Torchic is. Max freaks slightly and says it is outside. She heads for the door to go find it. Max tries to stop her and she gets really suspicious. Meanwhile, on the other side of the same door, {{OBP|Stephanie|AG034}}, the young Trainer, is inspecting the Starter Pokémon with [[Stephanie's father|her father]]. She is very indecisive and cannot choose between the trio. She stops in front of Torchic and says that she chooses it, but Ash quickly covers up by saying that Torchic is a bad choice, because it is smelly, noisy and disobedient. There is a banging noise and Nurse Joy does not know what it is, but Ash assures her that it is just the wind. May storms into the room, and her Torchic immediately runs to her. She hugs it and demands to know what is going on. This is when Combusken, who Ash and Max hid in a cupboard, bursts out. Nurse Joy is surprised at this, leaving Ash and Max to explain themselves.  


It turns out that the Wailord will be fine, and it just needs to rest a bit. May and Joy return to the Pokémon Center. May sits down and Max brings her a cup of tea, asking her if she needs anything else. She starts to get a bit suspicious and asks where her Torchic is. Max freaks slightly and says it is outside. She heads for the door to go find it. Max tries to stop her and she gets really suspicious.
An abrupt noise alerts everyone to Wailord as it is floating in the sky, high above them, in a sling with the Team Rocket "R" logo. They run outside and spot Team Rocket in their [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]], reciting their {{motto}}. Then, Combusken jumps up and attacks the balloon. The ropes holding the Wailord are severed by a swift kick, and it falls into the sea. As Team Rocket come crashing down, Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} to send Team Rocket blasting off. Stephanie and her father applaud Ash's efforts, with the father even admitting that this is the first time he has ever appreciated Pokemon. Nurse Joy tells Stephanie that Combusken probably is not the best choice for a beginner, so she chooses Mudkip. Treecko gets upset and starts to cry. Stephanie's father looks at Treecko and gets upset too, and asks if it is too late for him to have Treecko and become a Trainer. The others assure him that it is fine, so Mudkip and Treecko prepare for a new life on the road with their new Trainers. Meanwhile, Nurse Joy decides to keep Combusken as a guard Pokémon at the Pokémon Center, and Max looks forward to the day when he will get his first Pokémon.
 
Meanwhile, on the other side of the same door, {{DL|Stephanie (Hoenn)|Stephanie}}, the young Trainer, is inspecting the Starter Pokémon with her father. She is very indecisive and cannot choose between them. She stops in front of Torchic and says that she chooses it, but Ash says "Forget it!" She does not quite hear him and Ash quickly covers up by saying that Torchic is a bad choice, because it is smelly, noisy, disobedient etc. There is a banging noise and Nurse Joy does not know what it is, but Ash says it is just the wind. May comes into the room, and her Torchic sees her and runs to her. She hugs it and demands to know what is going on. This is when Combusken, who Ash and Max hid in a cupboard, bursts out. Nurse Joy is surprised at this and Ash and Max explain what happened.
 
They look out the window and see Wailord floating in the sky, high above them, in a sling with the Team Rocket "R" on them. They run outside and saw Team Rocket, in their balloon, reciting their motto. Then, Combusken jumps up and attacks the balloon. The ropes holding the Wailord are cut and it falls into the sea. {{TP|Ash|Pikachu}} attacks Team Rocket and they blast off before falling down again.
 
Nurse Joy tells Stephanie that Combusken probably is not the best choice for a beginner, so she chooses Mudkip. Treecko gets upset and starts to cry. Stephanie's father looks at Treecko and gets upset too, and asks if it is too late for him to have Treecko and become a Trainer. The others assure him that it is fine, so Mudkip and Treecko prepare for a new life on the road with their new Trainers. Meanwhile, Nurse Joy decides to keep Combusken as a guard Pokémon at the Pokémon Center, and Max looks forward to the day when he will get his first Pokémon.


==Major events==
==Major events==
* {{an|Brock}}'s [[starter Pokémon]] is revealed to be his {{TP|Brock|Onix|Steelix}}.
[[File:Young Brock Onix.png|thumb|220px|Brock revealing how he got his Onix]]
* {{an|Brock}}'s [[starter Pokémon]] is revealed to be his {{TP|Brock|Onix}}.
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* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Drew]] (flashback)
* {{ka|Flint}} (flashback)
* {{ka|Flint}} (flashback)
* {{ho|Stephanie}}
* {{OBP|Stephanie|AG034}}
* [[Stephanie's father]]
* [[Stephanie's father]]
* Contestants


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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* {{p|Lotad}} ({{OP|Brock|Lotad}})
* {{p|Lotad}} ({{OP|Brock|Lotad}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Drew|Roselia}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ([[Nurse Joy]]'s; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Drew|Roselia}}; flashback)
* {{p|Treecko}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; given to [[Stephanie's father]])
* {{p|Treecko}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; given to [[Stephanie's father]])
* {{p|Torchic}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; evolves)
* {{p|Torchic}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; evolves)
* {{p|Mudkip}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; given to {{ho|Stephanie}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; given to {{OBP|Stephanie|AG034}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ([[Nurse Joy]]'s; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Slakoth}} (fantasy; debut)
* {{p|Slakoth}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Wingull}} (contestant's)
* {{p|Wingull}} (unnamed contestant's)
* {{p|Azurill}} (contestant's)
* {{p|Azurill}} (unnamed contestant's)
* {{p|Aggron}} (contestant's)
* {{p|Aggron}} (unnamed contestant's)
* {{p|Wailord}} (debut)
* {{p|Wailord}} (debut)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The English dub is based on the phrase, "Having a whale of a time."
* [[Advance Adventure]] is used as background music.
*The [[Hoenn]] [[starter Pokémon]] featured in this episode seemed to have the opposite personalities of the main characters' Hoenn starters. The Torchic was tough and cocky. The Treecko was putting a flower in its mouth because, unlike the Treecko that Ash owned, that Treecko was a female, and the Mudkip was cowardly.
* The English dub is based on the phrase "''Having a whale of a time''".
*This was the last episode to air before ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' debuted in Japanese theaters.
* The [[Hoenn]] [[starter Pokémon]] featured in this episode seemed to have the opposite personalities of the main characters' Hoenn starters. The {{p|Torchic}} is tough and cocky; the {{p|Treecko}} tends to put a flower in its mouth because, unlike the {{AP|Treecko}} that {{Ash}} owned, that Treecko was a female; and the {{p|Mudkip}} was cowardly.
*When Ash and Max think about what will happen if they swap May's Torchic for the Combusken, Max says, "Congratulations, May! Your Torchic evolved into Combusken!" This is a reference to the message displayed when a Pokémon evolves in the games.
* This was the last episode to air before [[M06]] debuted in Japanese theaters.
*This episode is featured on the ''Volume 19: Torchic'' copy of [[Pokémon All-Stars]].
* When Ash and [[Max]] think about what will happen if they swap [[May's Torchic]] for the {{p|Combusken}}, Max says, "Congratulations, {{an|May}}! Your Torchic evolved into Combusken!" This is a reference to the message displayed when a Pokémon evolves in the {{pkmn|games}}.
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 19: Torchic'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series.


===Errors===
===Errors===
*In the scene where Max brings May a cup of tea and asks if she would like anything else, May's Beautifly disappears.
* In the scene where Max brings May a cup of tea and asks if she would like anything else, [[May's Beautifly]] disappears.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* As opposed to the dub, the Japanese version's episode title was centered on the topic of starter Pokemon rather than the beached Wailord. In fact, the main story of the episode itself had more to do with the relationship between trainers and their starter Pokemon rather than the Wailord, who's a minor side character in this episode.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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Revision as of 23:36, 24 January 2020

← AG033 : Now That's Flower Power!
Advanced Generation series
AG035 : Win, Lose or Drew! →
Having a Wailord of a Time
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AG034   EP308
はじめてのポケモンで大パニック！！
The Great First Pokémon Panic!!
First broadcast
Japan July 17, 2003
United States May 22, 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 藤本義孝 Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe
Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura
Additional credits

Having a Wailord of a Time (Japanese: はじめてのポケモンで大パニック！！ The Great First Pokémon Panic!!) is the 34th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 308th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 17, 2003 and in the United States on May 22, 2004.

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Blurb

May is eagerly preparing her Beautifly for the Pokémon Contest while Max watches her Torchic. He is debating which Pokémon he will begin with when he comes of age. May discovers a beached Wailord and contacts Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center. Joy and Brock rush to help while Ash and Max are left to take care of the Pokémon Center.

Team Rocket decides to try to steal the Wailord. At the Pokémon Center, Ash, Max and all the Pokémon are having a difficult time capturing a particularly troublesome Torchic. The Torchic evolves into a Combusken, which is an even bigger headache, especially because a new Trainer is coming to choose between a Torchic, Mudkip, or Treecko. Team Rocket tries to steal Wailord, but the newly evolved Combusken foils their plans and sends them blasting off again. The new Trainer chooses Mudkip and Combusken is invited to stay and guard the Pokémon Center.

Plot

The next Pokémon Contest is rapidly approaching, and May is training hard for it. She declares that she cannot wait to battle Drew, and runs off to train with Beautifly, leaving her Torchic with the others. Torchic feels left out and upset as it watches its Trainer running off. Ash, Brock, Max and all their Pokémon are eating when Max pipes up suddenly. He is annoyed that May keeps leaving Torchic alone; it seems like she does not care about Torchic anymore, only Beautifly. Ash reassures him that Torchic will always be special to May as it was her first Pokémon. Max wants to know what Brock's first Pokémon was and Brock remembers back to his tenth birthday when he woke up and found an Onix leaning into his room with a red ribbon around its neck. He and his father Flint sat on Onix's head and watched the sunrise. Max imagines the Pokémon he will have when he becomes a Pokémon Trainer, thinking that his father could give him anything, even a Slakoth. In the imagination bubble, Slakoth falls on top of Max and squashes him.

Nurse Joy walks past on her way to do her rounds of the Pokémon, and Brock grabs her and insists on coming with her. She shrugs off Brock's advances and instead focuses on Mudkip, Torchic and Treecko as they eat, and is surprised at their great condition. She informs the boys that there is a new Trainer coming to the Pokémon Center to choose a Starter Pokémon. Ash and the others follow Joy to another room, where Max is allowed to release the Pokémon from their Poké Balls. The Torchic is in a fighting mood; the Mudkip bursts into tears and is comforted by Brock's Mudkip, while the Treecko clasps its hands together and simpers (apparently a female, due to its interest in Ash's Treecko and the way it holds a flower in its mouth as compared to Ash's Treecko holding a twig. Max gets very excited when saying "Treecko, I choose you!" because it is something he always wanted to say. A video call from a rather panicked May comes in. She explains that there is a Wailord beached where she is training, so Nurse Joy runs off to help it, telling the kids to look after the three starters. She instructs them not to let them go outside because they are not used to the outdoors yet. Brock follows her. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are standing outside the window and hear about the Wailord, deciding they want to catch it. The trio proudly declare that a big Pokémon means a big promotion.

The Pokémon Center's Torchic runs off towards the outside. Ash calls on May's Torchic for help, but it gets overwhelmed by the other Torchic’s pecks. Mudkip is simply kicked aside, while Pikachu's sparking cheeks temporarily stops it, only to fall for a fake waterworks routine. Treecko steps up and manages to send Torchic retreating into Max's arms. However it soon pecks at him to make its break for freedom. Ash sends out his Corphish, but Torchic attacks it with a fury of scratches before bouncing off into the great outdoors. Ash and Max give chase, and soon Corphish tries to battle the runaway Torchic. Accidentally, the Torchic evolves into a Combusken. Ash and Max are sent into a panic. They quickly decide that the only thing to do is to substitute May's Torchic for the evolved one, and try to stop the Trainer from choosing it. They flinch as they imagine what May would do if she caught them, so they just have to keep her away.

May and Nurse Joy return to the Pokémon Center after the Wailord is given a clean bill of health. May sits down and Max brings her a cup of tea, asking her if she needs anything else. She starts to get a bit suspicious of the nice treatment and asks where her Torchic is. Max freaks slightly and says it is outside. She heads for the door to go find it. Max tries to stop her and she gets really suspicious. Meanwhile, on the other side of the same door, Stephanie, the young Trainer, is inspecting the Starter Pokémon with her father. She is very indecisive and cannot choose between the trio. She stops in front of Torchic and says that she chooses it, but Ash quickly covers up by saying that Torchic is a bad choice, because it is smelly, noisy and disobedient. There is a banging noise and Nurse Joy does not know what it is, but Ash assures her that it is just the wind. May storms into the room, and her Torchic immediately runs to her. She hugs it and demands to know what is going on. This is when Combusken, who Ash and Max hid in a cupboard, bursts out. Nurse Joy is surprised at this, leaving Ash and Max to explain themselves.

An abrupt noise alerts everyone to Wailord as it is floating in the sky, high above them, in a sling with the Team Rocket "R" logo. They run outside and spot Team Rocket in their balloon, reciting their motto. Then, Combusken jumps up and attacks the balloon. The ropes holding the Wailord are severed by a swift kick, and it falls into the sea. As Team Rocket come crashing down, Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to send Team Rocket blasting off. Stephanie and her father applaud Ash's efforts, with the father even admitting that this is the first time he has ever appreciated Pokemon. Nurse Joy tells Stephanie that Combusken probably is not the best choice for a beginner, so she chooses Mudkip. Treecko gets upset and starts to cry. Stephanie's father looks at Treecko and gets upset too, and asks if it is too late for him to have Treecko and become a Trainer. The others assure him that it is fine, so Mudkip and Treecko prepare for a new life on the road with their new Trainers. Meanwhile, Nurse Joy decides to keep Combusken as a guard Pokémon at the Pokémon Center, and Max looks forward to the day when he will get his first Pokémon.

Major events

Brock revealing how he got his Onix
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Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Lotad

Trivia

  • Advance Adventure is used as background music.
  • The English dub is based on the phrase "Having a whale of a time".
  • The Hoenn starter Pokémon featured in this episode seemed to have the opposite personalities of the main characters' Hoenn starters. The Torchic is tough and cocky; the Treecko tends to put a flower in its mouth because, unlike the Treecko that Ash owned, that Treecko was a female; and the Mudkip was cowardly.
  • This was the last episode to air before M06 debuted in Japanese theaters.
  • When Ash and Max think about what will happen if they swap May's Torchic for the Combusken, Max says, "Congratulations, May! Your Torchic evolved into Combusken!" This is a reference to the message displayed when a Pokémon evolves in the games.
  • This episode is featured on Volume 19: Torchic from Viz Media's Pokémon All-Stars series.

Errors

  • In the scene where Max brings May a cup of tea and asks if she would like anything else, May's Beautifly disappears.

Dub edits

In other languages



← AG033 : Now That's Flower Power!
Advanced Generation series
AG035 : Win, Lose or Drew! →
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