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'''Pros and Con Artists''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンコンテスト・ハジツゲ大会!!''' ''Pokémon Contest! {{tt|Hajitsuge|Fallarbor}} Convention!'') is the 50th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 324th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on November 6, 2003 and in the United States on October 30, 2004.
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'''Pros and Con Artists''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンコンテスト・ハジツゲ大会!!''' ''Pokémon Contest - {{tt|Hajitsuge|Fallarbor}} Convention!!'') is the 50th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 324th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on November 6, 2003 and in the United States on October 30, 2004.


{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}


==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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<i>May and friends finally arrive in Fallarbor Town, ready for the next Pokémon Contest. There are already a lot of coordinators there, including one named Grace with a Medicham. Grace already has 3 ribbons, and shows off her Medicham's special combo.
<i>May and friends finally arrive in Fallarbor Town, ready for the next Pokémon Contest. There are already a lot of coordinators there, including one named Grace with a Medicham. Grace already has 3 ribbons, and shows off her Medicham's special combo.


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==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} have made it to [[Fallarbor Town]], where {{an|May}} will participate in her second Pokémon Contest. May is far more confident than last time that she and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} will win.
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} have made it to [[Fallarbor Town]], where {{an|May}} will participate in her second [[Pokémon Contest]]. May is far more confident than last time that she and {{TP|May|Beautifly}} will win.


As they enter the Contest building, Brock finds himself surrounded by beautiful Pokémon Coordinators and May becomes nervous about all the competition. They take particular interest in a {{p|Medicham}} which is practicing its {{m|Meditate}}. Suddenly various objects around the room begin to float, including [[Max]]'s glasses and even {{AP|Pikachu}}. Medicham's Trainer, {{ho|Grace}}, tells it to stop and apologizes for its burst of psychic energy. Everything falls back to the ground and {{an|Brock}} immediately falls in love with Grace, though Max quickly pulls him away as usual.
As they enter the [[Contest Hall]], Brock finds himself surrounded by beautiful girls and May becomes nervous about all the competition. They take particular interest in a {{p|Medicham}} which is practicing its {{m|Meditate}}. Suddenly various objects around the room begin to float, including [[Max]]'s glasses and even {{AP|Pikachu}}. Medicham's Trainer, {{ho|Grace}}, tells it to stop and apologizes for its burst of psychic energy. Everything falls back to the ground and {{an|Brock}} immediately falls in love with Grace, though Max quickly pulls him away as usual.


{{an|May}} apologizes for Brock, saying that he does that with every beautiful girl, and Grace begins laughing hysterically in embarrassment, accidentally shoving May over.
{{an|May}} apologizes for Brock, saying that he does that with every beautiful girl, and Grace begins laughing hysterically in embarrassment, accidentally shoving May over.


The group and Grace have dinner, where it is revealed that Grace already has three {{DL|Ribbon|Contest Ribbons}}. May gets nervous again, but Grace tries to cheer her up by saying that the coordinator with the most experience won't necessarily win, it can just as easily come down to who they're facing and luck, but a coordinator will never be able to win until they learn how to use their Pokémon's power completely. Unfortunately May still feels nervous, so Grace offers to show May some of Medicham's moves.
The group and Grace have dinner, where it is revealed that Grace already has three [[Ribbon]]s. May gets nervous again, but Grace tries to cheer her up by saying that the {{pkmn|Coordinator}} with the most experience won't necessarily win, it can just as easily come down to who they're facing and luck, but a Coordinator will never be able to win until they learn how to use their Pokémon's power completely. Unfortunately May still feels nervous, so Grace offers to show May some of Medicham's moves.


Outside, Grace summons her {{p|Medicham}}, and shows off its {{m|Ice Punch}}, then combines it with {{m|Psychic}}. May hadn't even considered combining moves before, so she later tries it with her Beautifly, having it use {{m|Silver Wind}}, then {{m|Tackle}}. Unfortunately May can't make up her mind and quickly tells it to use {{m|Gust}} instead, then changes again to {{m|String Shot}}. All of this just ends with Beautifly getting tangled in its own String Shot.
Outside, Grace sends out her {{p|Medicham}} and shows off its {{m|Ice Punch}}, then combines it with {{m|Psychic}}. May hadn't even considered [[Contest combination|combining moves]] before, so she later tries it with her Beautifly, having it use {{m|Silver Wind}}, then {{m|Tackle}}. Unfortunately May can't make up her mind and quickly tells it to use {{m|Gust}} instead, then changes again to {{m|String Shot}}. All of this just ends with Beautifly getting tangled in its own String Shot.


{{an|May}}'s rival [[Drew]] shows up in time to witness this, and comments on May's indecisiveness. Drew then asks how many Ribbons May has won, knowing that the answer is zero. May fires back with the same question, but it backfires on her as Drew reveals that he has won three Contest Ribbons.
{{an|May}}'s rival [[Drew]] shows up in time to witness this, and comments on May's indecisiveness. Drew then asks how many Ribbons May has won, knowing that the answer is zero. May fires back with the same question, but it backfires on her as Drew reveals that he has won three Contest Ribbons.
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Elsewhere, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are trying another con by convincing a passerby that they have a secret product which will make it so that he would be able to win tons of Ribbons. The man is convinced and can't wait to buy what they have. Meowth has him swear to secrecy, and Meowth reveals what he claims is secret information that the Contest Judges don't want people to know. Jessie and James arrive disguised as satisfied customers to help sell the con. Meowth then tries to sell the man silver and gold colored [[Pokéblock]]s, saying that the gold blocks raise a Pokémon's "coolness", while the silver blocks raise their "charismatic-tism". Using {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, {{TRT}} convince the man that they really work, when in reality they are just regular Pokéblocks that have been painted.
Elsewhere, [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} are trying another con by convincing a passerby that they have a secret product which will make it so that he would be able to win tons of Ribbons. The man is convinced and can't wait to buy what they have. Meowth has him swear to secrecy, and Meowth reveals what he claims is secret information that the Contest Judges don't want people to know. Jessie and James arrive disguised as satisfied customers to help sell the con. Meowth then tries to sell the man silver and gold colored [[Pokéblock]]s, saying that the gold blocks raise a Pokémon's "coolness", while the silver blocks raise their "charismatic-tism". Using {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, {{TRT}} convince the man that they really work, when in reality they are just regular Pokéblocks that have been painted.


Back inside the Contest building, Ash, Brock, and Max find Drew, who thinks that the three are afraid because they're not entering the Contest. Ash says they're not, so Drew challenges them to a Pokémon battle to prove it. Ash uses {{AP|Taillow}} and has it use {{m|Quick Attack}} against [[Drew's Roselia]]. Roselia counters with {{m|Magical Leaf}}, which Taillow dodges. Roselia tries again with {{m|Petal Dance}}, and Taillow dodges again. Taillow uses {{m|Peck}}, but Roselia defends with {{m|Stun Spore}}, finally managing to hit Taillow. Roselia ends the match with a well-aimed {{m|Solar Beam}}. May is in disbelief that Ash lost the match, and continues to get discouraged about the upcoming Contest.
Back inside the Contest Hall, Ash, Brock, and Max find Drew, who thinks that the three are afraid because they're not entering the Contest. Ash says they're not, so Drew challenges them to a Pokémon battle to prove it. Ash uses {{AP|Taillow}} and has it use {{m|Quick Attack}} against [[Drew's Roselia]]. Roselia counters with {{m|Magical Leaf}}, which Taillow dodges. Roselia tries again with {{m|Petal Dance}}, and Taillow dodges again. Taillow uses {{m|Peck}}, but Roselia defends with {{m|Stun Spore}}, finally managing to hit Taillow. Roselia ends the match with a well-aimed {{m|Solar Beam}}. May is in disbelief that Ash lost the match, and continues to get discouraged about the upcoming Contest.


Team Rocket's con continues to thrive, and May thinks that if she buys one of their Pokéblocks, she won't have to worry about Beautifly winning. However, Grace arrives and is immediately suspicious. The trio isn't able to answer Grace's question about what [[Berry|Berries]] are in the Pokéblocks, so Grace blows their con and tells everyone that real coordinators shouldn't rely on miracle products and should be mixing their own Pokéblocks anyway. May realizes she's right, and falls to her knees in despair.  
Team Rocket's con continues to thrive, and May thinks that if she buys one of their Pokéblocks, she won't have to worry about Beautifly winning. However, Grace arrives and is immediately suspicious. The trio isn't able to answer Grace's question about what {{Berries}} were used to make the Pokéblocks, so Grace blows their con and tells everyone that real Coordinators shouldn't rely on miracle products and should be mixing their own Pokéblocks anyway. May realizes she's right, and falls to her knees in despair.


Grace has her Medicham use {{m|Psychic}} to further reveal Team Rocket's scam, and the try to take off in their balloon. As they leave, they steal May's Beautifly, Grace's Medicham, a {{p|Teddiursa}}, a {{p|Marill}}, and a {{p|Wigglytuff}}. Medicham uses Psychic to free the five Pokémon, then Beautifly uses String Shot to stop their balloon from leaving. James has his {{TP|James|Cacnea}} use {{m|Pin Missile}} to break the string, and Jessie has {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} use {{m|Poison Tail}}, but Medicham stops it with its {{m|High Jump Kick}}. Beautifly dodges Cacnea's Pin Missile and hits it with Tackle, while Medicham blasts Team Rocket off with an {{m|Ice Punch}}.
Grace has her Medicham use {{m|Psychic}} to further reveal Team Rocket's scam, and they try to take off in their balloon. As they leave, they steal May's Beautifly, Grace's Medicham, a {{p|Teddiursa}}, a {{p|Marill}}, and a {{p|Wigglytuff}}. Medicham uses Psychic to free the five Pokémon, then Beautifly uses String Shot to stop their balloon from leaving. James has his {{TP|James|Cacnea}} use {{m|Pin Missile}} to break the string, and Jessie has {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} use {{m|Poison Tail}}, but Medicham stops it with its {{m|High Jump Kick}}. Beautifly dodges Cacnea's Pin Missile and hits it with Tackle, while Medicham blasts Team Rocket off with an {{m|Ice Punch}}.


With May's morale boosted from the battle, she enters her second Pokémon Contest ready to win!
With May's morale boosted from the battle, she enters her second Pokémon Contest ready to win!


==Major events==
==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Fallarbor Town]] for {{an|May}}'s next {{pkmn|Contest}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Fallarbor Town]] and meet up with [[Drew]] again.
* Ash has a battle against [[Drew]] and loses.
* Ash has a {{pkmn|battle}} against Drew and loses.
* Drew is revealed to already have won three Ribbons.
* Drew is revealed to have earned three {{pkmn|Contest}} [[Ribbon]]s already.
{{animeevents}}
{{animeevents}}


===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* {{ho|Grace}}


====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
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* [[Drew]]
* [[Drew]]
* {{ho|Grace}}
* {{ho|Grace}}
* {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG050.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[File:PTC AG050.png|thumb|200px|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Geodude}}
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Geodude}}


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* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Drew|Roselia}})
* {{p|Roselia}} ({{OP|Drew|Roselia}})
* {{p|Medicham}} ({{ho|Grace}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Medicham}} ({{ho|Grace}}'s; debut)
 
* {{p|Wigglytuff}} (Coordinator's)
====Various Contest Pokémon seen====
* {{p|Natu}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Wigglytuff}}
* {{p|Marill}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Natu}}
* {{p|Hoppip}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Marill}}
* {{p|Espeon}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Hoppip}}
* {{p|Teddiursa}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Espeon}}
* {{p|Smoochum}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Teddiursa}}
* {{p|Electrike}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Smoochum}}
* {{p|Kecleon}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Electrike}}
* {{p|Shelgon}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Kecleon}}
* {{p|Shelgon}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The English dub is a combination of the phrases "pros and cons" and "con artists"
* The English dub is a combination of the phrases "pros and cons" and "con artists".
* The gold and silver-colored Pokéblocks are references to the {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} games.
* The gold and silver-colored Pokéblocks are references to the {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} games.


===Errors===
===Errors===
*Drew stated "In a Pokémon Contest, you have to be on the same wavelength as your Pokémon..." In May's flashback of what Drew said, it was actually, "In battles, you have to be on the same wavelength as your Pokémon..."
* Drew stated "In a Pokémon Contest, you have to be on the same wavelength as your Pokémon..." In May's flashback of what Drew said, it was actually, "In battles, you have to be on the same wavelength as your Pokémon..."


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* Wine glasses are replaced with glasses shaped like a cylinder.
* Wine glasses are replaced with glasses shaped like a cylinder.
* Wobbuffet has a pipe along with its hat and jacket in the Japanese version.
* Wobbuffet has a pipe along with its hat and jacket in the Japanese version. The pipe was erased from the dub, but only in [[Kids' WB!]] airings.
 
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which of these is the best to battle {{p|Magneton}}?
* Question: Trainers, which of these is the best to battle {{p|Magneton}}?
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|zh_cmn={{tt|神奇寶貝華麗大賽,秋葉大會!|Pokémon Contest, Qiūyè (Fallarbor) Convention!}}
|nl={{tt|Neppers en toppers|Fakes and Toppers}}
|nl={{tt|Neppers en toppers|Fakes and Toppers}}
|da={{tt|Fatalt fupnummer|A fatal scheme}}
|de={{tt|Schwindel auf ganzer Linie!|Bogus all along the line!}}
|de={{tt|Schwindel auf ganzer Linie!|Bogus all along the line!}}
|fi={{tt|Ammattilaisia ja huijareita|Professionals and cheats}}
|fi={{tt|Ammattilaisia ja huijareita|Professionals and cheats}}
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|he=על מקצוענים וגנבים{{tt|al miktso'anim veganavim|Of Pros and Con Artists}}
|he=על מקצוענים וגנבים{{tt|al miktso'anim veganavim|Of Pros and Con Artists}}
|it={{tt|Allenatori e truffatori|Trainers and cheats}}
|it={{tt|Allenatori e truffatori|Trainers and cheats}}
|no={{tt|Proffer og bedragere!|Pros and impostors!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Na Cidade de Fallarbor!|At Fallarbor Town!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Na Cidade de Fallarbor!|At Fallarbor Town!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Artistas, Prós e Contras|Artists, Pros and Cons}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Artistas, Prós e Contras|Artists, Pros and Cons}}
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|sv=Grace, Grace
|sv=Grace, Grace
|ru={{tt|Профессиональные мошенники|Professional fraudsters}} {{tt|*|written title}}<br/>{{tt|Профессионалы и мошенники|Professionals and fraudsters}} {{tt|*|spoken title}}
|ru={{tt|Профессиональные мошенники|Professional fraudsters}} {{tt|*|written title}}<br/>{{tt|Профессионалы и мошенники|Professionals and fraudsters}} {{tt|*|spoken title}}
|ko={{tt|진정한 코디네이터의 조건|A True Coordinator's Requirement}}
|hi=कोन जितेगा Fallarbor Town का पोकेमोन कॉन्टेस्ट? {{tt|''Kon jeetega Fallarbor Town ka Pokemon Contest?''|Who will win the Fallarbor Town Pokémon Contest?}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
}}
}}
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Revision as of 15:42, 25 May 2017

AG049 : Maxxed Out!
Advanced Generation series
AG051 : Come What May!
Pros and Con Artists
AG050.png
AG050   EP324
ポケモンコンテスト・ハジツゲ大会!!
Pokémon Contest - Hajitsuge Convention!!
First broadcast
Japan November 6, 2003
United States October 30, 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 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui
Storyboard 誌村宏明 Hiroaki Shimura
Assistant director ながはまのりひこ Norihiko Nagahama
Animation director 広岡歳仁 Toshihito Hirooka
Additional credits

Pros and Con Artists (Japanese: ポケモンコンテスト・ハジツゲ大会!! Pokémon Contest - Hajitsuge Convention!!) is the 50th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 324th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 6, 2003 and in the United States on October 30, 2004.

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Blurb

May and friends finally arrive in Fallarbor Town, ready for the next Pokémon Contest. There are already a lot of coordinators there, including one named Grace with a Medicham. Grace already has 3 ribbons, and shows off her Medicham's special combo.

May tries practicing combos with her Beautifly, but gets confused. Drew shows up and taunts her.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is running a scam to sell fake PokéBlocks.

When Ash tells Drew he's not competing, Drew challenges him to a battle that Drew wins. Drew implies that it takes teamwork between a Trainer and Pokémon to succeed, which May doesn't have. With her confidence shattered, May is easily duped by Team Rocket's scam.

Before May can purchase a fake PokéBlock, Grace steps in and exposes the ruse. Team Rocket leaves in their balloon, stealing all of the Pokémon they can on the way out. Medicham frees all of the Pokémon, and then May and Grace team up to fight off Team Rocket.

May gets her confidence back and enters the contest, standing on stage next to a confident Drew. Her second Pokémon Contest is about to begin.

Plot

Ash and his friends have made it to Fallarbor Town, where May will participate in her second Pokémon Contest. May is far more confident than last time that she and Beautifly will win.

As they enter the Contest Hall, Brock finds himself surrounded by beautiful girls and May becomes nervous about all the competition. They take particular interest in a Medicham which is practicing its Meditate. Suddenly various objects around the room begin to float, including Max's glasses and even Pikachu. Medicham's Trainer, Grace, tells it to stop and apologizes for its burst of psychic energy. Everything falls back to the ground and Brock immediately falls in love with Grace, though Max quickly pulls him away as usual.

May apologizes for Brock, saying that he does that with every beautiful girl, and Grace begins laughing hysterically in embarrassment, accidentally shoving May over.

The group and Grace have dinner, where it is revealed that Grace already has three Ribbons. May gets nervous again, but Grace tries to cheer her up by saying that the Coordinator with the most experience won't necessarily win, it can just as easily come down to who they're facing and luck, but a Coordinator will never be able to win until they learn how to use their Pokémon's power completely. Unfortunately May still feels nervous, so Grace offers to show May some of Medicham's moves.

Outside, Grace sends out her Medicham and shows off its Ice Punch, then combines it with Psychic. May hadn't even considered combining moves before, so she later tries it with her Beautifly, having it use Silver Wind, then Tackle. Unfortunately May can't make up her mind and quickly tells it to use Gust instead, then changes again to String Shot. All of this just ends with Beautifly getting tangled in its own String Shot.

May's rival Drew shows up in time to witness this, and comments on May's indecisiveness. Drew then asks how many Ribbons May has won, knowing that the answer is zero. May fires back with the same question, but it backfires on her as Drew reveals that he has won three Contest Ribbons.

Elsewhere, Jessie, James, and Meowth are trying another con by convincing a passerby that they have a secret product which will make it so that he would be able to win tons of Ribbons. The man is convinced and can't wait to buy what they have. Meowth has him swear to secrecy, and Meowth reveals what he claims is secret information that the Contest Judges don't want people to know. Jessie and James arrive disguised as satisfied customers to help sell the con. Meowth then tries to sell the man silver and gold colored Pokéblocks, saying that the gold blocks raise a Pokémon's "coolness", while the silver blocks raise their "charismatic-tism". Using Wobbuffet, Team Rocket convince the man that they really work, when in reality they are just regular Pokéblocks that have been painted.

Back inside the Contest Hall, Ash, Brock, and Max find Drew, who thinks that the three are afraid because they're not entering the Contest. Ash says they're not, so Drew challenges them to a Pokémon battle to prove it. Ash uses Taillow and has it use Quick Attack against Drew's Roselia. Roselia counters with Magical Leaf, which Taillow dodges. Roselia tries again with Petal Dance, and Taillow dodges again. Taillow uses Peck, but Roselia defends with Stun Spore, finally managing to hit Taillow. Roselia ends the match with a well-aimed Solar Beam. May is in disbelief that Ash lost the match, and continues to get discouraged about the upcoming Contest.

Team Rocket's con continues to thrive, and May thinks that if she buys one of their Pokéblocks, she won't have to worry about Beautifly winning. However, Grace arrives and is immediately suspicious. The trio isn't able to answer Grace's question about what Berries were used to make the Pokéblocks, so Grace blows their con and tells everyone that real Coordinators shouldn't rely on miracle products and should be mixing their own Pokéblocks anyway. May realizes she's right, and falls to her knees in despair.

Grace has her Medicham use Psychic to further reveal Team Rocket's scam, and they try to take off in their balloon. As they leave, they steal May's Beautifly, Grace's Medicham, a Teddiursa, a Marill, and a Wigglytuff. Medicham uses Psychic to free the five Pokémon, then Beautifly uses String Shot to stop their balloon from leaving. James has his Cacnea use Pin Missile to break the string, and Jessie has Seviper use Poison Tail, but Medicham stops it with its High Jump Kick. Beautifly dodges Cacnea's Pin Missile and hits it with Tackle, while Medicham blasts Team Rocket off with an Ice Punch.

With May's morale boosted from the battle, she enters her second Pokémon Contest ready to win!

Major events

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

Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Geodude

Trivia

  • The English dub is a combination of the phrases "pros and cons" and "con artists".
  • The gold and silver-colored Pokéblocks are references to the Pokémon Gold and Silver games.

Errors

  • Drew stated "In a Pokémon Contest, you have to be on the same wavelength as your Pokémon..." In May's flashback of what Drew said, it was actually, "In battles, you have to be on the same wavelength as your Pokémon..."

Dub edits

  • Wine glasses are replaced with glasses shaped like a cylinder.
  • Wobbuffet has a pipe along with its hat and jacket in the Japanese version. The pipe was erased from the dub, but only in Kids' WB! airings.

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

In other languages



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Advanced Generation series
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