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'''Groudon and Kyogre, Part 1''', known in Japanese as グラードンVSカイオーガ！（前編）, is the Advanced Generation Episode #097.
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'''Gaining Groudon''' (Japanese: '''グラードンＶＳカイオーガ！ （前編）''' ''Groudon VS Kyogre! (Part 1)'') is the 97th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', and the 371st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 7, 2004, and in the United States on October 15, 2005.


Note: the below summary and Episode Guide may contain '''Spoilers.'''
{{spoilers}}


==Summary==
==Blurb==
<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/8/episode-5-gaining-groudon/-->
<i>The kids are floating on logs at sea when a red submarine appears beneath them, belonging to Team Magma. At the floating Magma base, the kids are taken into custody. Team Magma Leader Maxie explains to them about how he has the Blue Orb in his possession, allowing him to control Groudon. Unfortunately, the Legendary Pokémon they currently have in their possession is Kyogre.


(Coming Soon)
A disguised Shelly of Team Aqua sneaks away and unlocks Kyogre, setting off an alarm. Kyogre awakens and busts out of the floating base, causing it to begin sinking. In the chaos, the kids try to grab the orb, and Pikachu accidentally absorbs it and goes berserk.


==Episode Guide==
Ash is separated from his friends and attacked by a Team Magma member. He meets what appears to be another member of Team Magma—but it's really Lance of the Elite Four in disguise! Lance has also sent his red Gyarados to go help Ash's friends.


===Intro===
Both Teams Magma and Aqua end up on Monsu Island, along with Team Rocket, who wants to steal both Legendary Pokémon. Of course, it's no good, as Kyogre is under the control of the Red Orb, which is currently in Team Aqua's possession...</i>
At the end of the previous episode, [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu’s]] {{m|Thunderbolt}} had blasted off [[Team Rocket]] one way, and Pikachu, [[Ash]], and friends the other way. Ash and friends are now floating in the ocean, hanging onto logs, wondering what to do now. Suddenly, a giant submarine surfaces right under them! They are now riding it, and conclude that someone has rescued them. They call out towards the submarine’s conning tower, trying to attract someone’s attention, when to their surprise, a [[Team Magma]] member rises from it! They hide as the member, who turns out to be our old friend [[Harland]], looks through his binoculars towards their destination up ahead. (Apparently, he hadn’t heard their calls, but was coming up on his own anyway.) From their hiding place out of Harland’s view, Ash & friends recognize him and realize the sub belongs to Team Magma. They watch as the sub heads for an opening in a much larger ship ahead.  


===Part One===
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} find themselves stranded in the middle of the ocean after {{TRT}} tried to steal {{AP|Pikachu}} at the end of the [[AG096|previous episode]]. Suddenly, a giant red submarine surfaces right under them. They call out towards the submarine's conning tower, trying to attract someone's attention, when to their surprise, a {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}} rises from it. The group hides as the grunt, who turns out to be [[Tabitha]], scans the surrounds with his binoculars. They watch as the sub heads for an opening in a much larger ship ahead, which {{an|May}} realizes to be [[Team Magma Hideout|Team Magma's base]]. Once the sub reaches the dock inside, two crew members acknowledge their boss, [[Maxie]], who is waiting for them. Maxie immediately notices Ash and his friends as they frantically look for another place to hide. After forcing them on deck with their hands raised, Team Magma and their snarling {{p|Mightyena}} encircle the group. Maxie officially introduces himself and orders them to stay out of his plans.


Once the sub reaches the dock inside, two crewmembers acknowledge their boss, [[Maxie]], who is waiting for them. Maxie notices Ash and friends, now exposed to everyone’s sight, frantically looking for another place to hide. After forcing them on deck with their hands raised, the team then encircles Ash and friends, and they use two of their Mightyena to guard the prisoners. While they talk, another female Magma member slips unnoticed out of the sub, and heads off another way. Maxie and Harland confer briefly about the possibility of [[Team Aqua]] being nearby, then the scene switches to the mysterious female Magma member. She approaches two male grunts that are guarding a door. Two well-placed punches later, both grunts are out cold. The woman then pulls back her hood to reveal that she is actually Tactical Commander [[Isabel]] of Team Aqua. She goes into the door, entering a room that houses {{p|Kyogre}}’s containment chamber. Yes, Team Magma has captured Kyogre, and Team Aqua wants it. Isabel punches a code into the control panel for the chamber, and a rush of steam comes from several vents inside it.  
While Maxie and Tabitha confer briefly about the possibility of [[Team Aqua]] being nearby, [[Shelly]] of Team Aqua, disguised in Team Magma apparel, emerges from the docked submarine. She approaches two male grunts that are guarding a door. Two well-placed punches later and both grunts are out cold. Shelly enters a room that houses {{DL|Kyogre and Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire series)|Kyogre}} held in a containment chamber. She punches a code into the chamber’s control panel, helping to awaken Kyogre.  


Meanwhile, Team Magma has taken their captives to Maxie’s office on the ship. Maxie tells Ash and friends to sit down so they can talk, but Ash angrily refuses, saying he’d rather stand. In response, the {{p|Mightyena}} growl fiercely at the captives. This frightens May and Max, and the group finally sits down. Ash promptly yells at Maxie, the Mightyena growl again, and May calls Ash’s name in a scared voice, meaning he should calm down. Harland jumps in, saying nobody talks to his boss that way, but Maxie calms him down. Maxie goes on to explain about their plans to increase the earth’s land, and surprises Ash and friends by saying they plan to awaken the [[Legendary Pokémon|legendary]] {{p|Groudon}}. They have currently captured Kyogre, which Team Aqua is after, and they know that Team Aqua has Groudon, so they want to swap prisoners. The [[Blue Orb]] rises from Maxie’s desk, and he explains that whoever holds the orb can control Groudon, giving him ultimate power. Team Magma plans to use that power to increase the world’s land and finally defeat Team Aqua.
In his office, Maxie tells Ash and his friends to sit down so they can talk, but Ash angrily refuses, saying he'd rather stand. In response, a Mightyena growls fiercely at the captives, frightening May and [[Max]], and the group finally sits down. Ash accuses Team Magma of being selfish and wanting to control ancient Pokémon. Tabitha jumps in, saying nobody talks to his boss that way, but Maxie calms him down. Maxie corrects Ash as he explains that Team Magma want to increase the earth's land mass, and awakening the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{DL|Kyogre and Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire series)|Groudon}} is part of the process. They have currently captured a Kyogre, which Team Aqua is after, and they know that Team Aqua has a Groudon, so they want to swap prisoners on nearby [[Monsu Island]]. The [[Blue Orb]] rises from Maxie's desk, and he explains that whoever holds the orb can control a Groudon, giving them ultimate power. As Maxie orders Tabitha to lock Ash and his friends up, an alarm sounds as Shelly revives Kyogre. The Legendary breaks free of its restraints and crashes through Team Magma’s hull, escaping into the ocean. Shelly reports to her superiors that the mission has been a success. {{an|Lance}}, disguised as a Magma Grunt while he undertakes his latest [[Pokémon G-Men]] mission, confronts Shelly on the ship's deck. She removes her Magma disguise, revealing her Team Aqua wet suit, and leaps overboard into the water.


Meanwhile, Isabel has now managed to increase the humidity in Kyogre’s chamber to enough of a level that it can be revived. Alarm sirens sound in that room, and even as far up as Maxie’s office. Everyone is startled, and Maxie hits the button for the intercom on his desk. A Magma grunt’s voice on the intercom explains the situation. Kyogre has now fully awakened, and Isabel calls out for it to break free. It breaks its bonds without much difficulty, but can’t break its muzzle. Regardless, it plunges through the wall and into the ocean, causing the ship to tilt violently to one side. A red-haired male Magma grunt confronts Isabel on the ship’s deck. She removes her Magma disguise, revealing her Team Aqua wetsuit, and leaps overboard into the water.  
Back in Maxie's office, scrambled intercom reports of the confusion related to Kyogre's escape are still pouring in. Suddenly, a blast knocks Maxie down and sends the Blue Orb flying. {{an|Brock}} exclaims that now's their chance to get it, so Ash gets Pikachu to do so. Tabitha orders three Mightyena to intervene, but Pikachu jumps from one Mightyena's head to the other, and finally catches the orb. Unexpectedly the Blue Orb begins pulsing with a red light and absorbs itself into Pikachu's body. Pikachu writhes in pain briefly, and at Maxie's suggestion, Tabitha takes the opportunity to have the Mightyena attack. Hearing them, a possessed Pikachu turns around and defeats all three with a supercharged {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Pikachu sways back and forth from the strain, and Tabitha pulls out a {{i|Poké Ball}}, but just then, another explosion hits the wall behind him. Ash and his friends take that opportunity to escape. Tabitha helps his boss up, and Maxie says they've got to get that Pikachu back.  


Back in Maxie’s office, scrambled intercom reports of the confusion related to Kyogre’s escape are still pouring in. Suddenly, a blast (apparently from Kyogre) knocks Maxie down and sends the Blue Orb flying. [[Brock]] exclaims that now’s their chance to get it, so Ash gets Pikachu to do so. Harland has the three Mightyena who had been guarding them try to stop Pikachu, but Pikachu jumps from one Mightyena’s head to the other, and finally to the orb. Pikachu lands, having successfully caught it. Suddenly, a quick cutscene shows an opening eye and a growl, and the Blue Orb starts to glow and absorb itself into Pikachu’s body! Pikachu writhes in pain briefly, and at Maxie’s suggestion, Harland takes the opportunity to have the Mightyena attack. Hearing them, a possessed Pikachu turns around and defeats all three with a supercharged {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Pikachu sways back and forth from the strain, and Harland pulls out a [[Poké Ball]], but just then, another explosion hits the wall behind him. Ash and friends take that opportunity to escape. Harland helps his boss up, and Maxie says they’ve got to get that Pikachu back.  
Not far away, Team Aqua's sub surfaces, as Shelly reports to Aqua Leader [[Archie]] that the operation to release Kyogre was successful. Archie holds up the [[Red Orb]], and it glows, summoning Kyogre, who launches a {{m|Hyper Beam}} at Team Magma's ship. On that ship, Lance pulls out a Poké Ball, noting that the situation has now turned drastic. But then he notices Ash and his friends on the deck below him, recognizing Ash and wondering what he's doing mixed up in all this. Brock says their only chance is to abandon ship, so he dives into the water along with May and Max. Ash and Pikachu are about to follow when they're suddenly blindsided by one of Tabitha's Mightyena. Tabitha gloats, having cornered Ash. As they resurface, Ash’s friends realize Ash is missing and watch as Tabitha forces Ash aboard a waiting helicopter. Lance, still in disguise, also hops on the craft as it sets off for Monsu Island. With the Red Orb still in hand, Archie promptly has Kyogre finish off Team Magma’s ship, so it is sure to sink. This creates a powerful downward current that pushes May, Max, and Brock deeper into the water. The trio are soon saved by a {{TP|Lance|Red Gyarados|Gyarados}}, and Brock quickly recognizes it as Lance’s.


Not far away, Team Aqua’s sub surfaces, as Isabel reports to Aqua Leader Archie that the operation to release Kyogre was successful. Archie holds up the [[Red Orb]], and it glows, summoning Kyogre, who releases a Hyper Beam at Team Aqua’s ship. On that ship, the red-haired Magma member pulls out a Poké Ball, noting that the situation has now turned drastic. But then he notices Ash and friends on the deck below him, recognizing Ash and wondering what he’s doing mixed up in all this. Brock says their only chance is to abandon ship, so he dives into the water along with [[May]] and [[Max]]. Ash and Pikachu are about to follow when they’re suddenly blindsided by one of Harland’s Mightyena. Harland gloats, having cornered Ash.  
Team Rocket find themselves lying on Monsu Island’s shore with the wind knocked out of them from their earlier blast off. They recognize Team Magma's helicopter flying overhead, and wonder what they're up to. Team Aqua and Team Magma finally come face-to-face for their arranged swap. Archie reveals that he has two Team Magma hostages, and offers to trade them for the Blue Orb. Team Rocket is watching this from not far off, and is stunned at the mentions of Groudon and Kyogre in the negotiations. After some more discussion, Archie reveals to Maxie that he already has the Red Orb and can control Kyogre, and that he'll be unstoppable if he can get the Blue Orb as well. Team Rocket comments on this, and decide to steal Groudon and Kyogre to give to the {{an|Giovanni|Boss}}.


May, Max, and Brock now surface and wonder where Ash is. Then, they notice that he’s been captured! Harland and his two Mightyena are bringing Ash onto Team Magma’s helicopter. Harland confers with a teammate, while the mysterious red-headed grunt listens. The helicopter takes off from Team Magma’s ship as Archie watches from his sub. With the Red Orb still in hand, [[Archie]] promptly has Kyogre finish off the ship, so it is sure to sink. This creates a powerful downward current that pushes May, Max, and Brock deeper into the water, but…something…is following them.
Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu are still trapped in Team Magma's helicopter, and guarded by several grunts outside. Pikachu continues to writhe from the pain of absorbing the Blue Orb and becomes increasingly hostile. The red-haired Magma member from earlier enters the room. Ash is angry at first, but the Magma member removes his hood to reveal that he's Lance. He quietly fills Ash in on the situation, and Ash informs him that Pikachu bonded with the Blue Orb. Lance doesn't think Pikachu is in life-threatening danger, so he reassures Ash that he will do his best to help out. Meanwhile, Brock, May, and Max are approaching Monsu Island on Gyarados's back, feeling reassured to have the support of a {{type|Dragon}} {{pkmn|Champion}} behind them.


===Part Two===
The Rocket trio set their sights on infiltrating Team Aqua's sub in the hopes of nabbing Groudon or Kyogre. Using a fake wall, they slip by two patrolling Aqua guards and their {{p|Crawdaunt}}, and soon locate Kyogre's storage cell. [[Jessie]] pulls out a bazooka, and {{MTR}} enters a password on the keyboard, but it doesn't work. Meowth resorts pressing random buttons, eventually shutting down the computer. Jessie and Meowth argue, and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} tries a button that causes an explosion and incidentally opens the door. Team Rocket rejoice, but are stopped short by the Aqua guards and their Crawdaunt. Shelly receives word of the intruders, and Archie is quick to point the finger at Team Magma. Though Maxie denies any involvement. [[James]] sends out {{TP|James|Cacnea}} to deal with the two Crawdaunt. A single {{m|Pin Missile}} is all that's necessary to let Team Rocket go by, and they quickly approach Kyogre's tank. Jessie ensnares Kyogre in an electrified net, attempting to weaken the {{type|Water}}. However, Kyogre awakens in a rage. As Kyogre jumps out of the cargo hold, it sends the electrified net back onto Team Rocket and blasts them off. The explosion causes a fire aboard the sub. Meanwhile, Ash desperately tries to hold Pikachu as he goes insane from the surge of the Blue Orb's power.


The scene then switches to show Team Rocket, lying on a beach with the wind knocked out of them. This is where they had landed following the previous episode’s blastoff. They recognize Team Magma’s helicopter flying overhead, and wonder what they’re up to.  Meanwhile, out in the ocean, a [[Alternate color|red]] {{p|Gyarados}} surfaces, carrying an unconscious May, Max, and Brock. They awaken, and May and Max promptly get scared when they realize they’re on a Gyarados, but Brock recognizes it as [[Lance]]’s.  
==Major events==
* While lost at sea, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are held captive by [[Team Magma]].
* Ash and his friends meet [[Maxie]], the leader of Team Magma.
* Team Magma is revealed to have captured {{DL|Kyogre and Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire series)|Kyogre}} while [[Team Aqua]] has captured {{DL|Kyogre and Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire series)|Groudon}}.
* [[Shelly]] frees Kyogre from Team Magma's captivity, allowing [[Archie]] to take control of it with the [[Red Orb]].
* [[Ash's Pikachu]] accidentally absorbs the [[Blue Orb]] into his body.
* Ash meets up with {{an|Lance}} again.
{{animeevents}}


While this is going on, it’s time for the big meeting between Teams Aqua and Magma. Magma’s helicopter lands, and the team gets out. Archie reveals that he has two Team Magma hostages, and offers to trade them for the Blue Orb. Team Rocket are watching this from not far off, and are stunned at the mentions of Groudon and Kyogre in the negotiations. After some more discussion, Archie reveals to Maxie that he already has the [[Red Orb]] and can control Kyogre, and that he’ll be unstoppable if he can get the Blue Orb as well. Team Rocket comments on this, and decide to catch Groudon and Kyogre to give to the [[Giovanni|Boss]] (as if that’ll happen).
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Maxie]]
* [[Archie]]


Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu are still trapped in Team Magma’s helicopter, and guarded by several grunts outside. Pikachu is still in pain from having absorbed the Blue Orb. Suddenly, it glows with those red markings again and breaks free of Ash’s grip. It then basically goes insane, letting out massive bursts of electricity everywhere, including one that just misses Ash, before finally fainting from the strain. Worried, Ash picks it up, but then notices the red-haired Magma member from earlier at the door. Ash is angry at first, but the Magma member removes his hood to reveal that he’s Lance! He quietly fills Ash in on the situation, and Ash explains what happened to Pikachu. Lance doesn’t think Pikachu is in life-threatening danger, so he reassures Ash and explains more about what’s going on.
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Kyogre}} ({{DL|Kyogre and Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire series)|Kyogre|''Ruby and Sapphire'' series}})
* {{p|Groudon}} ({{DL|Kyogre and Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire series)|Groudon|''Ruby and Sapphire'' series}})


By now, May and Max have calmed down about the Gyarados, since Brock has been explaining to them about who Lance is and how he and Ash know him, as Gyarados takes them to the island where everyone is. Another scene-switch shows Team Rocket observing Team Aqua’s sub. They know from what they overheard that Team Aqua is keeping Groudon and Kyogre captive there. Two Aqua guards with their {{p|Crawdaunt}} make their rounds, but after they have gone by one of the storage containers, part of the wall falls down, and Team Rocket emerges. They’d disguised themselves with a fake wall like the kind of thing some ninja trainers in Ruby and Sapphire use to blend in with their surroundings. They tiptoe off, and come to a control panel and monitor that shows where Kyogre is being held now. Jessie pulls out a bazooka, and [[Meowth]] enters a password on the keyboard, but it doesn’t work.  [[Jessie]] and [[James]] tease Meowth as he presses random buttons, eventually shutting down the computer. Jessie and Meowth argue, and Wobbuffet tries a button that causes an explosion. The door Team Rocket wanted opens, and they rejoice, but are stopped short by the Aqua guards and their Crawdaunt.
==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Lance}}
* [[Maxie]]
* [[Archie]]
* [[Tabitha]]
* [[Shelly]]
* {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}s
* {{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}s


Back at the showdown between Archie and Maxie, Isabel receives a report on her radio about Team Rocket, and Archie blames Team Magma for the intrusion. Maxie denies any involvement. The scene switches to May, Max, and Brock running towards the action. A storm quickly starts, and they decide to hurry.  
===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG097.png|thumb|200px|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer’s Choice]]: {{p|Mudkip}}


Meanwhile, James sends out {{p|Cacnea}} to deal with the Aqua guards’ two Crawdaunt. A single Pin Missile is all that’s necessary to let Team Rocket go by, and they quickly approach Kyogre’s tank. Jessie fires a net from her bazooka that envelops Kyogre, and she then presses a button that electrifies the net, attempting to weaken the Water-type. It seems that her voltage wasn’t nearly high enough though, since the electricity merely alerted Kyogre. It jumps out of the water, sending the electrified net back onto Team Rocket and blasting them off. The explosion causes a fire in Kyogre’s containment chamber.
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Gyarados}} ({{OP|Lance|Gyarados}}; [[Red Gyarados]])
* {{p|Mightyena}} ({{tc|Team Magma Grunt|Team Magma Grunts}}'; multiple)
* {{p|Crawdaunt}} ({{tc|Team Aqua Grunt|Team Aqua Grunts}}'; ×2)
* {{p|Kyogre}} ({{DL|Kyogre and Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire series)|Kyogre|''Ruby and Sapphire'' series}})
* {{p|Groudon}} ({{DL|Kyogre and Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire series)|Groudon|''Ruby and Sapphire'' series}})


Still captive in Team Magma’s helicopter, Ash is holding Pikachu, trying desperately to calm it down as it goes insane again, letting out bolts of electricity everywhere. Ash is getting hurt, but won’t let go of Pikachu this time.
==Trivia==
* The episode's English [[dub]] title is based on the phrase "gaining ground".
* {{TRT}} doesn't recite their {{motto}}.


===Next Episode...===
===Errors===
* When [[Shelly]] says that {{an|Lance}} is not a [[Team Magma]] member, the gloves on her disguise are missing. This also happens with Lance's when he describes his mission to {{Ash}}.
* When [[Archie]] commands {{DL|Kyogre and Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire series)|Kyogre}} to attack Team Magma's ship for the first time, Kyogre's wing patterns begin to glow. However, right before the patterns start to glow, they are missing.
* When Team Rocket sees Team Magma flying overhead and [[Jessie]] sits up, [[James]]'s gloves and boots are colored purple instead of their usual slate-gray.
* When {{an|May}} and [[Max]] look at [[Lance's Gyarados]], its whiskers are cream-colored instead of red.
* As the two {{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}s are walking past Kyogre's cargo hold on patrol, the white stripes are missing from the female grunt's shirt.
* In the [[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]] segment, the answer of who would be most effective against {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} was {{p|Mudkip}}. However, Mudkip itself is a {{type|Water}} Pokémon, meaning that it technically is the least effective, while {{p|Treecko}}, as a {{t|Grass}} type, is the most resistant to {{t|Electric}} moves. However, Mudkip does [[Evolution|evolve]] into {{p|Marshtomp|a Ground type}}.
* In the English dub, {{an|Brock}} refers to Lance as a member of the [[Elite Four]], although he was [[EP235|previously]] mentioned to be a {{pkmn|Champion}}. This is likely a translation error, as in the Japanese version, Brock refers to him as the "Champion of the Elite Four".


The narrator then sets the stage for the next episode, explaining the danger everyone is in if both Kyogre and Groudon are awakened (as Kyogre has been already), and the episode ends on that note, preparing for part 2.
<gallery>
File:AG097 Error.png|The female grunt's missing stripes
File:AG097 Error 2.png|Kyogre's missing pattern
File:AG097 Error 3.png|James's miscolored equipment
</gallery>


''Note: This guide was written by [[User:Geodude|Geodude]].''
===Dub edits===
* In the English dub, [[Maxie]] calls {{Ash}} by name, while in the original Japanese version, he does not.
* In the original Japanese version, Lance calls [[Shelly]] by name, while in the English dub, he does not.
* In the English dub, while observing [[Team Aqua]] and Team Magma, James says that the situation is better than his soap operas. In the original Japanese version, he is worried about what the two [[villainous team]]s are planning to do.
 
====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which Pokémon would be most effective against {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}}?
* Choices: {{p|Mudkip}}, {{p|Torchic}}, {{p|Treecko}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose Mudkip, you were right!
 
==In other languages==
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Gaining Groudon
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AG097   EP371
グラードンＶＳカイオーガ！ （前編）
Groudon VS Kyogre! (Part 1)
First broadcast
Japan October 7, 2004
United States October 15, 2005
English themes
Opening Unbeatable
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening チャレンジャー！！
Ending スマイル ②
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 誌村宏明 Hiroaki Shimura
Assistant director ながはまのりひこ Norihiko Nagahama
Animation director 徳田夢之介 Yumenosuke Tokuda
Additional credits

Gaining Groudon (Japanese: グラードンＶＳカイオーガ！ （前編） Groudon VS Kyogre! (Part 1)) is the 97th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 371st episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 7, 2004, and in the United States on October 15, 2005.

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Blurb

The kids are floating on logs at sea when a red submarine appears beneath them, belonging to Team Magma. At the floating Magma base, the kids are taken into custody. Team Magma Leader Maxie explains to them about how he has the Blue Orb in his possession, allowing him to control Groudon. Unfortunately, the Legendary Pokémon they currently have in their possession is Kyogre.

A disguised Shelly of Team Aqua sneaks away and unlocks Kyogre, setting off an alarm. Kyogre awakens and busts out of the floating base, causing it to begin sinking. In the chaos, the kids try to grab the orb, and Pikachu accidentally absorbs it and goes berserk.

Ash is separated from his friends and attacked by a Team Magma member. He meets what appears to be another member of Team Magma—but it's really Lance of the Elite Four in disguise! Lance has also sent his red Gyarados to go help Ash's friends.

Both Teams Magma and Aqua end up on Monsu Island, along with Team Rocket, who wants to steal both Legendary Pokémon. Of course, it's no good, as Kyogre is under the control of the Red Orb, which is currently in Team Aqua's possession...

Plot

Ash and his friends find themselves stranded in the middle of the ocean after Team Rocket tried to steal Pikachu at the end of the previous episode. Suddenly, a giant red submarine surfaces right under them. They call out towards the submarine's conning tower, trying to attract someone's attention, when to their surprise, a Team Magma Grunt rises from it. The group hides as the grunt, who turns out to be Tabitha, scans the surrounds with his binoculars. They watch as the sub heads for an opening in a much larger ship ahead, which May realizes to be Team Magma's base. Once the sub reaches the dock inside, two crew members acknowledge their boss, Maxie, who is waiting for them. Maxie immediately notices Ash and his friends as they frantically look for another place to hide. After forcing them on deck with their hands raised, Team Magma and their snarling Mightyena encircle the group. Maxie officially introduces himself and orders them to stay out of his plans.

While Maxie and Tabitha confer briefly about the possibility of Team Aqua being nearby, Shelly of Team Aqua, disguised in Team Magma apparel, emerges from the docked submarine. She approaches two male grunts that are guarding a door. Two well-placed punches later and both grunts are out cold. Shelly enters a room that houses Kyogre held in a containment chamber. She punches a code into the chamber’s control panel, helping to awaken Kyogre.

In his office, Maxie tells Ash and his friends to sit down so they can talk, but Ash angrily refuses, saying he'd rather stand. In response, a Mightyena growls fiercely at the captives, frightening May and Max, and the group finally sits down. Ash accuses Team Magma of being selfish and wanting to control ancient Pokémon. Tabitha jumps in, saying nobody talks to his boss that way, but Maxie calms him down. Maxie corrects Ash as he explains that Team Magma want to increase the earth's land mass, and awakening the Legendary Pokémon Groudon is part of the process. They have currently captured a Kyogre, which Team Aqua is after, and they know that Team Aqua has a Groudon, so they want to swap prisoners on nearby Monsu Island. The Blue Orb rises from Maxie's desk, and he explains that whoever holds the orb can control a Groudon, giving them ultimate power. As Maxie orders Tabitha to lock Ash and his friends up, an alarm sounds as Shelly revives Kyogre. The Legendary breaks free of its restraints and crashes through Team Magma’s hull, escaping into the ocean. Shelly reports to her superiors that the mission has been a success. Lance, disguised as a Magma Grunt while he undertakes his latest Pokémon G-Men mission, confronts Shelly on the ship's deck. She removes her Magma disguise, revealing her Team Aqua wet suit, and leaps overboard into the water.

Back in Maxie's office, scrambled intercom reports of the confusion related to Kyogre's escape are still pouring in. Suddenly, a blast knocks Maxie down and sends the Blue Orb flying. Brock exclaims that now's their chance to get it, so Ash gets Pikachu to do so. Tabitha orders three Mightyena to intervene, but Pikachu jumps from one Mightyena's head to the other, and finally catches the orb. Unexpectedly the Blue Orb begins pulsing with a red light and absorbs itself into Pikachu's body. Pikachu writhes in pain briefly, and at Maxie's suggestion, Tabitha takes the opportunity to have the Mightyena attack. Hearing them, a possessed Pikachu turns around and defeats all three with a supercharged Thunderbolt. Pikachu sways back and forth from the strain, and Tabitha pulls out a Poké Ball, but just then, another explosion hits the wall behind him. Ash and his friends take that opportunity to escape. Tabitha helps his boss up, and Maxie says they've got to get that Pikachu back.

Not far away, Team Aqua's sub surfaces, as Shelly reports to Aqua Leader Archie that the operation to release Kyogre was successful. Archie holds up the Red Orb, and it glows, summoning Kyogre, who launches a Hyper Beam at Team Magma's ship. On that ship, Lance pulls out a Poké Ball, noting that the situation has now turned drastic. But then he notices Ash and his friends on the deck below him, recognizing Ash and wondering what he's doing mixed up in all this. Brock says their only chance is to abandon ship, so he dives into the water along with May and Max. Ash and Pikachu are about to follow when they're suddenly blindsided by one of Tabitha's Mightyena. Tabitha gloats, having cornered Ash. As they resurface, Ash’s friends realize Ash is missing and watch as Tabitha forces Ash aboard a waiting helicopter. Lance, still in disguise, also hops on the craft as it sets off for Monsu Island. With the Red Orb still in hand, Archie promptly has Kyogre finish off Team Magma’s ship, so it is sure to sink. This creates a powerful downward current that pushes May, Max, and Brock deeper into the water. The trio are soon saved by a Red Gyarados, and Brock quickly recognizes it as Lance’s.

Team Rocket find themselves lying on Monsu Island’s shore with the wind knocked out of them from their earlier blast off. They recognize Team Magma's helicopter flying overhead, and wonder what they're up to. Team Aqua and Team Magma finally come face-to-face for their arranged swap. Archie reveals that he has two Team Magma hostages, and offers to trade them for the Blue Orb. Team Rocket is watching this from not far off, and is stunned at the mentions of Groudon and Kyogre in the negotiations. After some more discussion, Archie reveals to Maxie that he already has the Red Orb and can control Kyogre, and that he'll be unstoppable if he can get the Blue Orb as well. Team Rocket comments on this, and decide to steal Groudon and Kyogre to give to the Boss.

Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu are still trapped in Team Magma's helicopter, and guarded by several grunts outside. Pikachu continues to writhe from the pain of absorbing the Blue Orb and becomes increasingly hostile. The red-haired Magma member from earlier enters the room. Ash is angry at first, but the Magma member removes his hood to reveal that he's Lance. He quietly fills Ash in on the situation, and Ash informs him that Pikachu bonded with the Blue Orb. Lance doesn't think Pikachu is in life-threatening danger, so he reassures Ash that he will do his best to help out. Meanwhile, Brock, May, and Max are approaching Monsu Island on Gyarados's back, feeling reassured to have the support of a Dragon-type Champion behind them.

The Rocket trio set their sights on infiltrating Team Aqua's sub in the hopes of nabbing Groudon or Kyogre. Using a fake wall, they slip by two patrolling Aqua guards and their Crawdaunt, and soon locate Kyogre's storage cell. Jessie pulls out a bazooka, and Meowth enters a password on the keyboard, but it doesn't work. Meowth resorts pressing random buttons, eventually shutting down the computer. Jessie and Meowth argue, and Wobbuffet tries a button that causes an explosion and incidentally opens the door. Team Rocket rejoice, but are stopped short by the Aqua guards and their Crawdaunt. Shelly receives word of the intruders, and Archie is quick to point the finger at Team Magma. Though Maxie denies any involvement. James sends out Cacnea to deal with the two Crawdaunt. A single Pin Missile is all that's necessary to let Team Rocket go by, and they quickly approach Kyogre's tank. Jessie ensnares Kyogre in an electrified net, attempting to weaken the Water-type. However, Kyogre awakens in a rage. As Kyogre jumps out of the cargo hold, it sends the electrified net back onto Team Rocket and blasts them off. The explosion causes a fire aboard the sub. Meanwhile, Ash desperately tries to hold Pikachu as he goes insane from the surge of the Blue Orb's power.

Major events

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Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

Pokémon Trainer’s Choice: Mudkip

Trivia

  • The episode's English dub title is based on the phrase "gaining ground".
  • Team Rocket doesn't recite their motto.

Errors

  • When Shelly says that Lance is not a Team Magma member, the gloves on her disguise are missing. This also happens with Lance's when he describes his mission to Ash.
  • When Archie commands Kyogre to attack Team Magma's ship for the first time, Kyogre's wing patterns begin to glow. However, right before the patterns start to glow, they are missing.
  • When Team Rocket sees Team Magma flying overhead and Jessie sits up, James's gloves and boots are colored purple instead of their usual slate-gray.
  • When May and Max look at Lance's Gyarados, its whiskers are cream-colored instead of red.
  • As the two Team Aqua Grunts are walking past Kyogre's cargo hold on patrol, the white stripes are missing from the female grunt's shirt.
  • In the Pokémon Trainer's Choice segment, the answer of who would be most effective against Plusle and Minun was Mudkip. However, Mudkip itself is a Water-type Pokémon, meaning that it technically is the least effective, while Treecko, as a Grass type, is the most resistant to Electric moves. However, Mudkip does evolve into a Ground type.
  • In the English dub, Brock refers to Lance as a member of the Elite Four, although he was previously mentioned to be a Champion. This is likely a translation error, as in the Japanese version, Brock refers to him as the "Champion of the Elite Four".
  • The female grunt's missing stripes

    The female grunt's missing stripes

  • Kyogre's missing pattern

    Kyogre's missing pattern

  • James's miscolored equipment

    James's miscolored equipment

Dub edits

  • In the English dub, Maxie calls Ash by name, while in the original Japanese version, he does not.
  • In the original Japanese version, Lance calls Shelly by name, while in the English dub, he does not.
  • In the English dub, while observing Team Aqua and Team Magma, James says that the situation is better than his soap operas. In the original Japanese version, he is worried about what the two villainous teams are planning to do.

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

  • Question: Trainers, which Pokémon would be most effective against Plusle and Minun?
  • Choices: Mudkip, Torchic, Treecko
  • Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose Mudkip, you were right!

In other languages



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