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'''Candid Camerupt!''' (Japanese: '''かちぬきファミリー！４VS４！！''' ''{{tt|Kachinuki|Winstrate}} Family! 4 vs 4!'') is the 46th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 320th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 9, 2003 and in the United States on October 9, 2004.  
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'''Candid Camerupt!''' (Japanese: '''かちぬきファミリー！４VS４！！''' ''{{tt|Kachinuki|Winstrate}} Family! 4 vs 4!!'') is the 46th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', and the 320th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 9, 2003, and in the United States on October 9, 2004.  


{{spoilers}}
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==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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<i>Ash and his friends are walking through the desert when they pass out because of the heat. They are rescued by the Winstrate Family, who in return for the hospitality offered, want to have a Pokémon battle between the four Winstrates and all four of the kids.
<i>Ash and his friends are walking through the desert when they pass out because of the heat. They are rescued by the Winstrate Family, who in return for the hospitality offered, want to have a Pokémon battle between the four Winstrates and all four of the kids.


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==Plot==
==Plot==
On their way to [[Fallarbor Town]], {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|May}}, [[Max]], and {{AP|Pikachu}} are in the middle of the desert with no water left. Pikachu faints due to heat exhaustion, and soon the other four do the same. Fortunately, a {{p|Camerupt}} finds them.
On their way to [[Fallarbor Town]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} grow weary as they walk through a {{rt|111|Hoenn|desert}} with no water left. {{AP|Pikachu}} faints due to heat exhaustion, and soon the other four do the same. They are brought to an isolated farmhouse by {{p|Camerupt}} and Victoria, and quickly recover after a sip of water. Victoria and her family—Victor, Vicky, and Vivi—are farmers, and admit they don't get visitors often. Victoria adds that her eldest son Vito, who left two months earlier on a quest of his own to become the [[Hoenn League]] {{pkmn|Champion}}. Meanwhile, {{TRT}} are trapped in the heat of the desert too. Soon they collapse from exhaustion, through Vito, who is passing by, gives them food and water. [[James]] says Vito should be getting home, but Vito explains that his situation is a bit complicated. He doesn’t want to disappoint his family after realizing that he prefers raising and taking care of Pokémon rather than battling with them. James empathizes with Vito since [[EP048|he ran away from home]] after not living up to his family's expectations, and offers to help Vito out.


The {{p|Camerupt}} and [[Winstrate Family|Victoria]] rescues the gang and bring them to her house, giving them plenty of water to help them. Victoria and her family—Victor, Vicky, and Vivi—are farmers, whose house is the only one in the area, so they don't get visitors often. Victoria and Victor's eldest son Vito, who left two months earlier, is revealed to be a Pokémon Trainer on a quest of his own to become the Hoenn League Champion.
After Ash and the others recover, they offer to do something in return for the help they received. In response, the family reintroduces themselves as the [[Winstrate family]], and challenge the group to a four-on-four Pokémon battle. Vivi adds that because there is no one else around, they get bored battling each other. Ash points out that [[Max]] doesn’t have any Pokémon. In response Max declares that he will simply borrow one of Ash’s Pokémon. With that sorted, the Winstrate escort the group over to their purpose-built battlefield, complete with stadium seating and lights. The battle starts its first round with Victor and his {{p|Zigzagoon}} versus {{an|Brock}} and his {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}. Mudkip opens with a {{m|Water Gun}}, which Zigzagoon dodges. Zigzagoon shockingly responds with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, ending the battle with just that one [[move]]. Vivi explains that since there are no power plants around, the family taught Zigzagoon that move to generate power for them. The second round begins with Victoria and {{p|Roselia}} versus {{an|May}} and {{TP|May|Beautifly}}. May immediately gets fired up by Roselia due to it reminding her of her [[rival]] [[Drew]] and his {{TP|Drew|Roselia}}. Beautifly whips up a {{m|Gust}} quickly followed by {{m|Silver Wind}}, both of which hit their target and Roselia goes down, ending the battle. Vicky is disappointed in Victoria’s efforts, uttering under her breathe that she should have gone with another Pokémon.


Meanwhile, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are trapped in the heat of the desert too. Soon they fall over from exhaustion, and they are given food and water by Vito. Vito is on his way back to his family after realizing that he prefers raising and taking care of Pokémon rather than battling with them. Though he is worried that his family will be disappointed that he is not returning as a champion. James empathizes with Vito since he ran away from home after not living up to his family's expectations, and offers to help Vito out.
[[Max]] and {{AP|Corphish}} take on Vivi and her {{p|Marill}} in the third clash. Max has trouble concentrating because he has a crush on Vivi, but he quickly regains his composure when Brock calls out to him. Max tries to instruct Corphish to wait for Marill to attack, and block with {{m|Harden}} to exhaust its opponent. However, Corphish doesn't listen, and batters Marill with its pincers to win the round. Vivi gets angry with Max and says she hates him, breaking Max's heart. The final match is between Ash and Vicky, though since the Winstrate family has lost two of the three rounds, the worst-case scenario for Ash is that the battle ends in a tie. Meanwhile, Vito and the Rocket trio arrive at the front of the house, with James continuing to be confident that he can talk to Vito's grandmother, Vicky, about Vito not becoming Hoenn League Champion. Since the house is empty, Vito assumes that the family is on the Pokémon battlefield, so they go there and begin watching the battle between Ash and Vicky in hiding.


After Ash and the gang recover, they offer to do something in return for the help they got. In response, the family reintroduces themselves as the [[Winstrate Family]], and challenge the gang to a Pokémon battle. Because there is no one else around, they get bored battling each other.
Vicky sends out her {{p|Camerupt}} and while Ash chooses {{AP|Pikachu}} and immediately sends out a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which is a direct hit. However, since Camerupt is a {{t|Ground}} type, the Thunderbolt has no effect. Ash and Pikachu try again with a {{m|Quick Attack}}, which knocks Camerupt to the ground. Vicky orders it to get up and asks it to show its strength for Vito, unaware her grandson is watching the match. Camerupt gets up and uses {{m|Sandstorm}}, followed by a {{m|Take Down}}, but Pikachu lands an {{m|Iron Tail}} to the face first. Vito and the rest of the family pull out hard hats and warn the others to find cover, and Vicky reveals that Camerupt have a nasty habit of getting uncontrollably angry after being hit in the face and use {{m|Eruption}}. Sure enough that's what happens leaving Ash and his friends to run in fear of the flaming rocks from Eruption, with a couple of the rocks hitting Team Rocket. In anger they take off, leaving Vito to talk to his grandmother on his own.


They start a four-on-four Pokémon battle, with [[Max]] borrowing {{AP|Corphish}} from {{Ash}}, on a surprisingly professional-looking Pokémon field that the family built. The battle starts its first round with [[Victor]] and his {{p|Zigzagoon}} versus Brock and his {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}. Mudkip opens by using {{m|Water Gun}}, which Zigzagoon dodges. Zigzagoon shockingly responds with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, ending the battle with just that one move. Vivi explains that since there are no power plants around, the family taught Zigzagoon that move to generate power for them.
Camerupt continues to chase Pikachu around the field with its Eruption going off, but Pikachu trips on a ledge and narrowly evades being trampled. Camerupt, however, continues to rampage straight towards the family's crops, so Vito sends out his {{p|Alakazam}} and tells it to use {{m|Rain Dance}} to stop Camerupt. The wet weather instantly calms Camerupt in time, stopping it before reaching the crops. No one realizes where the rain came from and assume it was luck. Thankful, Vicky concedes the battle to Ash, but the joy doesn't last long Team Rocket appear in their [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]] and take Pikachu. Vito realizes that the three aren't as good as he thought, and they announce how grateful they are to Vito for leading them there so they could capture Pikachu. The family is shocked to hear Vito's name, and Vito decides to pay Team Rocket back by using Alakazam's {{m|Psychic}} attack to rescue Pikachu. Team Rocket tries to steal Pikachu again, but Vito summons his {{p|Swellow}} and has it use {{m|Wing Attack}} on Team Rocket's balloon, sending them blasting off.


The second round begins with Victoria and {{p|Roselia}} versus {{an|May}} and {{TP|May|Beautifly}}. May immediately gets fired up by Roselia due to her rival [[Drew]] having a {{TP|Drew|Roselia}} as well. Beautifly opens the battle with a {{m|Gust}} quickly followed by {{m|Silver Wind}}, both of which hit their target and Roselia goes down, ending the battle.
Vicky recognizes the Swellow and knows Vito is hiding nearby. Vicky talks loudly enough for Vito to hear, and she admits she shouldn't have pushed Vito to become a Pokémon Trainer. She continues by saying that whatever Vito wants to accomplish, his family is right behind him. Vito is thankful for his grandmother's words, and without revealing himself, he leaves to make his dreams come true. Ash and the others get ready to leave, so as a send-off the family puts their hard hats on again and has Camerupt use Eruption. The group runs off in fear, continuing on their journey to Fallarbor Town.
 
The third match is [[Max]] and {{AP|Corphish}} versus Vivi and her {{p|Marill}}. Max has trouble concentrating because he has a crush on Vivi. Max tries to instruct Corphish to wait for Marill to attack, and block with {{m|Harden}}, waiting for Marill to get tired. However, Corphish doesn't listen, and rushes into the battle, quickly ending the match against Marill on his own. Vivi gets angry with Max and says she hates him, breaking Max's heart.
 
The final match is between Ash and Vicky, though since the [[Winstrate Family]] has lost two of the three rounds, the worst case scenario for Ash is that the battle ends in a tie.
 
Meanwhile, Vito and {{TRT}} arrive at the front of the house, with James continuing to be confident that he can talk to Vito's grandmother, Vicky, about Vito not becoming Hoenn League Champion. Since the house is empty, Vito assumes that the family is in the Pokémon battlefield, so they go there and begin watching the battle between Ash and Vicky in hiding.
 
Vicky sends out her {{p|Camerupt}} and while Ash chooses {{AP|Pikachu}} and immediately sends out a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which is a direct hit. However, since Camerupt is a {{type|Ground}} on top of being a {{type|Fire}} Pokémon, the Thunderbolt has no effect. Ash and Pikachu try again with a {{m|Quick Attack}}, which is also a direct hit but to much more effect. Vicky tries to get Camerupt to stand up by asking it what it would do if Vito was watching, not knowing that Vito really was watching. Camerupt gets up and uses {{m|Sandstorm}}, followed by a {{m|Take Down}}, but Pikachu fights back with an {{m|Iron Tail}} to the face before Camerupt can make contact.
 
Vito and the rest of the family pull out hard hats and warn the others to find cover, and Vicky reveals that Camerupt have a nasty habit of getting uncontrollably angry after being hit in the face and use {{m|Eruption}}. Sure enough that's what happens leaving Ash and the gang to run in fear and try to dodge the flaming rocks from Eruption, with a couple of the rocks hitting Team Rocket. In anger they take off, leaving Vito to talk to his grandmother on his own.
 
Camerupt continues to chase Pikachu around the field with its Eruption going off, but Pikachu trips and Camerupt runs right over Pikachu. Camerupt is confused and continues to rampage straight towards the family's crops, so Vito sends out his {{p|Alakazam}} and tells it to use {{m|Rain Dance}} to stop Camerupt. The move is successful and Camerupt calms down and stops before reaching the crops. No one realizes where the rain came from and assume it was luck.
 
Thankful, Vicky concedes the battle to Ash, but the joy doesn't last long as Jessie, James, and Meowth appear in their balloon and take Pikachu. Vito realizes that the three aren't as good as he thought, and they announce how grateful they are to Vito for leading them there so they could capture Pikachu. The family is shocked to hear Vito's name, and Vito decides to pay Team Rocket back by using Alakazam's {{m|Psychic}} attack to rescue Pikachu.
 
[[Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket]] try to steal Pikachu again, but Vito summons his {{p|Swellow}} and has it use {{m|Wing Attack}} on Team Rocket's balloon, sending them blasting off again. Vicky recognizes the Swellow and knows Vito is hiding. Vicky talks loudly enough for Vito to hear, and says how she shouldn't have pushed Vito to become a Pokémon Trainer. She continues by saying if Vito found something else that he really enjoys, then that is what Vito should do because there's nothing wrong with chasing your dreams. Vicky just wants him to know that whatever he does, his family is right behind him. Vito is thankful for his grandmother's words, and he leaves to make his dreams come true.
 
Ash and the others get ready to leave, so as a send-off the family pulls out their hard hats and has Camerupt use Eruption again. The gang runs off in fear, continuing on their journey to [[Fallarbor Town]].


==Major events==
==Major events==
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Winstrate family]]
** Vicky Winstrate
** Victor Winstrate
** Victoria Winstrate
** Vivi Winstrate
** Vito Winstrate


====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
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* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Drew]] (flashback)
* [[Winstrate family]]
* [[Winstrate family]]
* [[Drew]] (flashback)
** Vicky Winstrate
** Victor Winstrate
** Victoria Winstrate
** Vivi Winstrate
** Vito Winstrate


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG046.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[File:PTC AG046.png|thumb|200px|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Nuzleaf}}
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Nuzleaf}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The English dub title is based on the television series ''{{wp|Candid Camera}}'', probably to describe the way Vito was watching the family from a distance without being noticed.
* The episode's English [[dub]] title is a pun on the television series ''{{wp|Candid Camera}}''.
* This episode was aired in English exactly one year after the Japanese airdate.
* This episode was aired in English exactly one year after the Japanese airdate.
* This episode marks the first time that {{an|May}} has won a {{pkmn|Trainer}} {{pkmn|battle}}.


===Errors===
===Errors===
[[File:AG046 error.png|thumb|The thumb error.]]
[[File:AG046 error.png|thumb|200px|The thumb error]]
* In one shot, Ash's left thumb is colored black, like his glove.
* In one shot, Ash's left thumb is colored black, like his glove.
* When Brock sends out his {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}, its mouth doesn't move when it says its name.
* When Brock sends out his {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}}, its mouth doesn't move when it says its name.
* The Pokémon Trainer's Choice states that Nuzleaf would be best against Camerupt. However, Nuzleaf is a {{type|Grass}} and would be weak against the {{type|Fire}} Camerupt. In truth, none of the Pokémon would be effective battle choices.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* In the Hungama TV dub, May's speculation of a romantic relationship brewing between Max and Vivi are watered down to just a "good friendship".


====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
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* Choices: {{p|Beedrill}}, {{p|Nuzleaf}}, {{p|Magcargo}}
* Choices: {{p|Beedrill}}, {{p|Nuzleaf}}, {{p|Magcargo}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Nuzleaf}}, you were right!
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Nuzleaf}}, you were right!
* The Pokémon Trainer's Choice states that Nuzleaf would be best against Camerupt. However, Nuzleaf would be less effective as Camerupt is a {{type|Fire}}. In truth, none of the Pokémon would be effective battle choices, though Magcargo would suffer the least damage from Camerupt's Fire attacks, due to its {{t|Rock}} and Fire-types, but also has a double weakness against Camerupt's Ground attacks.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|戰鬥家庭四比四！|Battling Family, 4 VS 4!}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|戰鬥家庭四比四！|Battling Family, 4 VS 4!}}
|nl={{tt|De kokend hete Camerupt|A Boiling Hot Camerupt}}
|nl={{tt|De kokend hete Camerupt|A Boiling Hot Camerupt}}
|da={{tt|Uheldigt udbrud!|an unlucky eruption!}}
|de={{tt|Camerupt außer Rand und Band!|Camerupt goes wild!}}
|de={{tt|Camerupt außer Rand und Band!|Camerupt goes wild!}}
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|he=ההתפרצות{{tt|hitpartsut|Eruption}}
|it={{tt|La famiglia Vinci|The Winstrate family}}
|it={{tt|La famiglia Vinci|The Winstrate family}}
|ko={{tt|황보가문과 4대4 시합|4 VS 4 Battle with the Winstrate Family}}
|no={{tt|Skjult Camerupt!|Hidden Camerupt!}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Fervoroso Camerupt!|The Zealous Camerupt!}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Fervoroso Camerupt!|The Zealous Camerupt!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|O Desinteressado Camerupt!|The Disinterested Camerupt!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|O Desinteressado Camerupt!|The Disinterested Camerupt!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Conozcan a Camerupt!|Meet Camerupt!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Conozcan a Camerupt!|Meet Camerupt!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Un Camerupt cándido|A candid Camerupt}}
|es_eu={{tt|Un Camerupt cándido|A candid Camerupt}}
|sv={{tt|Familjen Winstrate|The Winstrate family}}
|sv={{tt|Familjen Winstrate!|The Winstrate family!}}
|ru={{tt|Старина Камерапт|}}
|ru={{tt|Старина Камерапт|Camerupt's old man}}
|hi=Camerupt का ज्वालामुखी! {{tt|''Camerupt ka Jwalamukhi''|Camerupt's Volcano}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
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Candid Camerupt!
AG046.png
AG046   EP320
かちぬきファミリー！４VS４！！
Kachinuki Family! 4 vs 4!!
First broadcast
Japan October 9, 2003
United States October 9, 2004
English themes
Opening This Dream
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening アドバンス・アドベンチャー
Ending そこに空があるから
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami
Storyboard 片貝慎 Shin Katakai
Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe
Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura
Additional credits

Candid Camerupt! (Japanese: かちぬきファミリー！４VS４！！ Kachinuki Family! 4 vs 4!!) is the 46th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 320th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 9, 2003, and in the United States on October 9, 2004.

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Blurb

Ash and his friends are walking through the desert when they pass out because of the heat. They are rescued by the Winstrate Family, who in return for the hospitality offered, want to have a Pokémon battle between the four Winstrates and all four of the kids.

Team Rocket also faints in the desert, where they are discovered by Vito Winstrate. He left home a while ago to battle in the Pokémon League, but he'd rather just raise Pokémon. His family is very proud of him going off to the League, and he's afraid of them finding out the truth. James offers to help him talk to his family.

The battle begins back at the Winstrate residence. Brock uses his Mudkip against Victor Winstrate's Zigzagoon, but is knocked out by a surprise Thunderbolt attack. May takes out Victoria's Roselia with her Beautifly. Max doesn't have any Pokémon yet, so he borrows Ash's Corphish and easily knocks down Vivi's Marill, breaking the little girl's heart.

Ash takes on Grandma with Pikachu. The battle is close until her Camerupt uses Eruption and begins to chase Pikachu everywhere. Camerupt gets confused and charges the Winstrate's house instead.

Vito and Team Rocket are watching the whole thing, so Vito secretly has his Alakazam start a rainstorm to calm Camerupt down. Team Rocket tries to steal Pikachu but Vito uses his Pokémon to stop them. Grandma Winstrate realizes that Vito is helping them and never went to the Pokémon League. She announces that it's okay for Vito to choose his own path. Vito leaves the Winstrate farm, to become the best he can be at raising Pokémon.

Plot

On their way to Fallarbor Town, Ash and his friends grow weary as they walk through a desert with no water left. Pikachu faints due to heat exhaustion, and soon the other four do the same. They are brought to an isolated farmhouse by Camerupt and Victoria, and quickly recover after a sip of water. Victoria and her family—Victor, Vicky, and Vivi—are farmers, and admit they don't get visitors often. Victoria adds that her eldest son Vito, who left two months earlier on a quest of his own to become the Hoenn League Champion. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are trapped in the heat of the desert too. Soon they collapse from exhaustion, through Vito, who is passing by, gives them food and water. James says Vito should be getting home, but Vito explains that his situation is a bit complicated. He doesn’t want to disappoint his family after realizing that he prefers raising and taking care of Pokémon rather than battling with them. James empathizes with Vito since he ran away from home after not living up to his family's expectations, and offers to help Vito out.

After Ash and the others recover, they offer to do something in return for the help they received. In response, the family reintroduces themselves as the Winstrate family, and challenge the group to a four-on-four Pokémon battle. Vivi adds that because there is no one else around, they get bored battling each other. Ash points out that Max doesn’t have any Pokémon. In response Max declares that he will simply borrow one of Ash’s Pokémon. With that sorted, the Winstrate escort the group over to their purpose-built battlefield, complete with stadium seating and lights. The battle starts its first round with Victor and his Zigzagoon versus Brock and his Mudkip. Mudkip opens with a Water Gun, which Zigzagoon dodges. Zigzagoon shockingly responds with a Thunderbolt, ending the battle with just that one move. Vivi explains that since there are no power plants around, the family taught Zigzagoon that move to generate power for them. The second round begins with Victoria and Roselia versus May and Beautifly. May immediately gets fired up by Roselia due to it reminding her of her rival Drew and his Roselia. Beautifly whips up a Gust quickly followed by Silver Wind, both of which hit their target and Roselia goes down, ending the battle. Vicky is disappointed in Victoria’s efforts, uttering under her breathe that she should have gone with another Pokémon.

Max and Corphish take on Vivi and her Marill in the third clash. Max has trouble concentrating because he has a crush on Vivi, but he quickly regains his composure when Brock calls out to him. Max tries to instruct Corphish to wait for Marill to attack, and block with Harden to exhaust its opponent. However, Corphish doesn't listen, and batters Marill with its pincers to win the round. Vivi gets angry with Max and says she hates him, breaking Max's heart. The final match is between Ash and Vicky, though since the Winstrate family has lost two of the three rounds, the worst-case scenario for Ash is that the battle ends in a tie. Meanwhile, Vito and the Rocket trio arrive at the front of the house, with James continuing to be confident that he can talk to Vito's grandmother, Vicky, about Vito not becoming Hoenn League Champion. Since the house is empty, Vito assumes that the family is on the Pokémon battlefield, so they go there and begin watching the battle between Ash and Vicky in hiding.

Vicky sends out her Camerupt and while Ash chooses Pikachu and immediately sends out a Thunderbolt, which is a direct hit. However, since Camerupt is a Ground type, the Thunderbolt has no effect. Ash and Pikachu try again with a Quick Attack, which knocks Camerupt to the ground. Vicky orders it to get up and asks it to show its strength for Vito, unaware her grandson is watching the match. Camerupt gets up and uses Sandstorm, followed by a Take Down, but Pikachu lands an Iron Tail to the face first. Vito and the rest of the family pull out hard hats and warn the others to find cover, and Vicky reveals that Camerupt have a nasty habit of getting uncontrollably angry after being hit in the face and use Eruption. Sure enough that's what happens leaving Ash and his friends to run in fear of the flaming rocks from Eruption, with a couple of the rocks hitting Team Rocket. In anger they take off, leaving Vito to talk to his grandmother on his own.

Camerupt continues to chase Pikachu around the field with its Eruption going off, but Pikachu trips on a ledge and narrowly evades being trampled. Camerupt, however, continues to rampage straight towards the family's crops, so Vito sends out his Alakazam and tells it to use Rain Dance to stop Camerupt. The wet weather instantly calms Camerupt in time, stopping it before reaching the crops. No one realizes where the rain came from and assume it was luck. Thankful, Vicky concedes the battle to Ash, but the joy doesn't last long Team Rocket appear in their balloon and take Pikachu. Vito realizes that the three aren't as good as he thought, and they announce how grateful they are to Vito for leading them there so they could capture Pikachu. The family is shocked to hear Vito's name, and Vito decides to pay Team Rocket back by using Alakazam's Psychic attack to rescue Pikachu. Team Rocket tries to steal Pikachu again, but Vito summons his Swellow and has it use Wing Attack on Team Rocket's balloon, sending them blasting off.

Vicky recognizes the Swellow and knows Vito is hiding nearby. Vicky talks loudly enough for Vito to hear, and she admits she shouldn't have pushed Vito to become a Pokémon Trainer. She continues by saying that whatever Vito wants to accomplish, his family is right behind him. Vito is thankful for his grandmother's words, and without revealing himself, he leaves to make his dreams come true. Ash and the others get ready to leave, so as a send-off the family puts their hard hats on again and has Camerupt use Eruption. The group runs off in fear, continuing on their journey to Fallarbor Town.

Major events

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

Debuts

Humans

  • Winstrate family
    • Vicky Winstrate
    • Victor Winstrate
    • Victoria Winstrate
    • Vivi Winstrate
    • Vito Winstrate

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Nuzleaf

Trivia

  • The episode's English dub title is a pun on the television series Candid Camera.
  • This episode was aired in English exactly one year after the Japanese airdate.
  • This episode marks the first time that May has won a Trainer battle.

Errors

The thumb error
  • In one shot, Ash's left thumb is colored black, like his glove.
  • When Brock sends out his Mudkip, its mouth doesn't move when it says its name.
  • The Pokémon Trainer's Choice states that Nuzleaf would be best against Camerupt. However, Nuzleaf is a Grass-type and would be weak against the Fire-type Camerupt. In truth, none of the Pokémon would be effective battle choices.

Dub edits

  • In the Hungama TV dub, May's speculation of a romantic relationship brewing between Max and Vivi are watered down to just a "good friendship".

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

In other languages



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