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'''New Plot, Odd Lot''' (Japanese: '''ハーリー＆ロケット団！悪役同盟結成!?''' ''Harley and Team Rocket! Formation of a Villainous Alliance!?'') is the 174th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 27, 2006 and in the United States on November 29, 2006.
'''New Plot, Odd Lot!''' (Japanese: '''ハーリー＆ロケット団！悪役同盟結成！？''' ''Harley & {{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}}! Formation of a Villainous Alliance!?'') is the 174th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', and the 448th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 27, 2006 and in the United States on November 29, 2006.


Harley now has five ribbons but is intent on preventing May from getting her final ribbon.  His new scheme involves teaming up with Team Rocket to sabotage her appeal.  While Ash battles James and Meowth above the stage, can May recover and find a way to get through to the next round?
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== Synopsis ==
==Blurb==
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Another beatiful day brightens the [[Kanto]] Region while our heroes are inside of a [[Pokémon Center]] with May preparing herself for the upcoming contest. A cart rolls across our heroes path as her Pokémon stand diligently beside her. May stops Joy as she makes her way down the hallway. Joy questions May if she will be participating in the contest and reminds her that this next ribbon will be the last contest and her last chance to obtain her fifth ribbon for the Kanto Grand Festival.
<i>May is feeling the pressure at the Mulberry City Pokémon Contest, her last chance to get a fifth ribbon before the Grand Festival. To make things worse, Harley shows up! He has his ribbons already so he doesn't have to compete. But Jessie plans to enter in her Jessebella disguise, so when Harley spots Team Rocket, he offers to loan them his Cacturne and Banette to use against May in the Contest.


May, depressed, begins devouring her drink as Harley appears behind her and whispers into her ear frightening her. May's victory at this contest is required since this would complete the requirement of five ribbons to enter the Kanto Grand Festival. Since this is the last contest, she must achieve victory or be unable to enter the Kanto Grand Festival. Harley manages to drop his ribbon case while May steps forward and picks it up. She opens it to reveal that Harley has already obtained five ribbons and is eligible to enter the contest. The Flames of Courage begin to grow within May as she marches off into the distance bringing Ash along to train.
The Contest begins, and Jessie does great with Cacturne. May and Combusken then take the stage, but unseen by anyone, Harley's Ariados secretly trips up their grand entrance with its webs. Pikachu and Ash sense something's afoot and head to the stage rafters, where they find James, Meowth, and Ariados. Meanwhile, Combusken's Fire Spin display sets Ariados' webs on fire and soon, with Pikachu's help, Team Rocket's plans are up in smoke! May makes a quick recovery and her performance has Harley steaming.


Outside in a nearby field, Combusken ignites the area with a ferocious {{m|Fire Spin}} attack as Pikachu manages to evade and retaliate with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Combusken evades the attack as both combatants return to a battling stance.
With that round over, Jessie and May advance to the second round. Harley is furious at Team Rocket for messing up the plan, but he's not done messing with May yet. What underhanded tricks will he and Team Rocket come up with in the next round of the Contest...?</i>


Jessie makes her first appearance in contest attire as she selects Meowth for her first contest round. Jessie goes into a dream state as she imagines Meowth in a kimono performing a small dance as the crowd goes wild. The dream is broken as Meowth goes into a defensive state refusing to enter the contest with Jessie. As Jessie argues with Meowth, Harley appears in the distance and walks over and takes Jessie's hand. Harley shows his five ribbons to Team Rocket and pledges his support to Jessie to enable her to be able to defeat May in the final contest. Harley wants to assist Jessie in defeating Haruka. Harley explains to Jessie that when he was young, he and a group of children sat down to enjoy a meal. After Harley almost finishes his last morsel of food, a girl resembling May grabs a piece of food resembling a Octillery. As May walks off into the distance displaying her pleasure, Harley begins to break down into tears. As he continues mourning, Harley finally recovers and pledges his revenge to defeat May. Jessie is overwhelmed by Harley's story and falls to assist Harley to defeat May.
==Plot==
[[Nurse Joy]] and {{TP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}} return {{an|May}}'s {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to her as she is preparing herself for the upcoming [[Mulberry City]] [[Pokémon Contest]]. Joy also reveals that the Mulberry event is the last Contest to be held prior to the [[Kanto Grand Festival]] in a month's time, and therefore her last chance to obtain her fifth [[Ribbon]]. The news instantly puts pressure on May, making her nervous about the upcoming Contest. May jumps out of fear as her rival [[Harley]] approaches from behind. Harley deliberately drops his Ribbon case, and as May open it she is stunned to learn that he already has five [[Ribbon]]s. Harley looks forward to seeing May loses and walks off having left May furious. {{an|Brock}} remarks that at least Harley is good for something as May orders {{Ash}} outside for some training.


Harley then calls upon his Banette and Cacturne to assist Jessie in claiming the final ribbon required by May. Cacturne takes a liking to Jessie and clamps onto her body, showing its approval. Lilian begins contest preparations by introducing the judges as usual and displaying the final ribbon up for claim. As Lilian begins the contest, Drew steps inside the stadium to view the contestants' progress. The first round of contestants include Swablu, Clamperl, Koffing, and many more. Jessie finally makes her appearance with a [[Poké Ball]] exploding releasing Cacturne. Jessie rotates a carrot into the air as Cacturne extends its needles and dices the vegetable to exact precision as the pieces fall to the ground forming a small structure. The crowd explodes with Jessie and Cacturne's display of skill. Cacturne follows up by releasing an array of small cylindrical objects and ignites the objects with a Bullet Seed attack creating a magnificent shower of sparkle and shine. All three judges show their approval as Harley claps for Jessie cheering her on.
[[Jessie]] debuts her rather-expensive Contest attire as "Jessibella" as she selects {{MTR}} for the Mulberry Contest. She imagines that Meowth’s talking will make for a wonderful comic [[Appeal]], though he slashes her dreams to shreds. Jessie is furious, but her anger is interrupted by Harley. He grabs a hold of Jessie's hand, admitting he is a big Jessibella fan. Harley shows his five Ribbons to {{TRT}} and pledges his support to help Jessie to defeat May in the final Contest. The trio are curious as to why Harley would want to help them. Harley recounts that when he was at school he almost finished his last piece of food, when a girl resembling May grabbed a piece of food resembling an {{p|Octillery}}. As the girl walked off into the distance displaying her pleasure, Harley was left broken and became set on getting his revenge. Jessie is overwhelmed by Harley's story and agrees to assist him. Harley calls upon his {{p|Banette}} and {{TP|Harley|Cacturne}} to assist Jessie in claiming the final Ribbon required by May. Cacturne takes a liking to Jessie and clamps onto her body, showing its approval.  


May makes her contest appearance as she begins to rotate to unleash her Poké Ball but manages to slip and fall to the ground. Above the stadium, Meowth and James are controlling Ariados using its sticky fluid to capture May and her Pokémon to cause them to lose their balance and fall to the ground. As Combusken is unleashed from its Poké Ball, Ariados manages to catch Combusken causing it to lose its balance and crash to the ground. May runs towards Combusken but is tripped once again. As Ariados's web grasps onto Combusken once more, it becomes temporarily visible as Pikachu attempts to show the fault out to Ash. Pikachu and Ash begin heading towards the ceiling as May continues her routine. May rotates a circular object into the air as Combusken blasts into the air to strike but manages to miss it's target. Ash and Pikachu reach James and Meowth as Pikachu blasts forward with {{m|Agility}}. Ariados manages to stop Pikachu by attaching it to a handrail with its fluid. Combusken begins rotating at a high speed spewing a {{m|Flamethrower}} attack as the fire begins engulfing Ariados's web and begins climbing towards the ceiling. As James and Meowth continue bickering, the flames finally reach the stadium ceiling and engulf Ariados while James and Meowth move to attempt to put the fire out. The flames spark and dissolve the web around Pikachu's body. Meowth extends his claws and dashes forward while Pikachu counterattacks with a devastating {{m|Iron Tail}} blasting James, Meowth, and Ariados through the stadium ceiling like a brilliant star. Combusken explodes into the air as May once more throws the Frisbee into the air and Combusken returns it back to her with a brilliant {{m|Sky Uppercut}}. Combusken lands elegantly to the ground as the three judges give approval of her first round. After the contest, May doubts that she will advance to the next round as Ash arrives to announce to her that Team Rocket was trying to eliminate her in the first round. The television screen lights up and Lilian announces the second round participants. Both May and Jessie advance to the next round and May shouts in joy.
[[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] begins the Contest preparations by introducing the [[Contest Judge]]s, and displaying the final Ribbon up for claim. As Lilian begins the Contest, [[Drew]] steps inside the stadium to view the contestants' progress. The first round of contestants include {{p|Altaria}}, {{p|Clamperl}}, {{p|Koffing}}, and many more. Jessie finally makes her appearance with Cacturne. Jessie throws a vegetable into the air as Cacturne dices it into a small structure using {{m|Cut}}. The crowd applauds Jessie and Cacturne's display of skill. Cacturne follows up by releasing {{m|Cotton Spore}} before shooting them down with {{m|Bullet Seed}} for a magnificent shower of sparkle and shine. All three judges show their approval as Harley claps for Jessie.


Meanwhile, Harley soothes his Ariados from its battle wounds and argues to James and Meowth's about their poor effort in managing to eliminate May from the contest. With an extension of his arm, Harley returns his Ariados to its respective Poké Ball and stampedes out of the room. The Flames of Courage ignite in our heroes as a grueling competition awaits our heroine May. Will she be defeated by the elusive Jessie or come to defeat Jessie and claim her respective spot in the Kanto Pokémon Contest? (Written by: Bgtfamily)
May makes her Contest appearance as she begins to rotate to unleash her {{i|Poké Ball}}, but manages to slip and fall to the ground. Above the stadium, Meowth and [[James]] are controlling {{p|Ariados}} using its sticky web to cause May and her {{TP|May|Combusken}} to lose their balance and fall to the ground. May runs to Combusken's side, but is tripped once again. As Ariados's web grasps onto Combusken once more, it becomes temporarily visible as {{AP|Pikachu}} point the fault out to Ash. Pikachu and Ash rush up to the ceiling and quickly discover Team Rocket are behind May’s disastrous Appeal. Pikachu rushes forward with {{m|Quick Attack}}, though Ariados manages to stop pin him to the handrail with its web. Combusken begins rotating at a high speed using a {{m|Fire Spin}} attack. The twirling flames combine with Ariados's web for an incredible display of control, impressing the judges, though infuriating Harley. As James and Meowth continue bickering, the flames finally reach the stadium ceiling and engulf Ariados. James and Meowth move to attempt to put the fire out, though the embers scorch through Pikachu's restraint. Meowth extends his claws and dashes forward while Pikachu counterattacks with a devastating {{m|Iron Tail}} blasting James, Meowth, and Ariados through the stadium ceiling. Combusken bursts into the air as May throws the frisbee into the air. Combusken returns it back to her with a brilliant {{m|Sky Uppercut}} and {{m|Mega Kick}}. Combusken lands elegantly to the ground as the three judges offer their overall positive opinions. Backstage, May remains doubtful that her Appeals performance was enough. Ash arrives to announce to her that Team Rocket was trying to eliminate her in the first round. The television screen lights up and Lilian announces the eight [[Pokémon Coordinator]]s moving on to the [[Contest Battle]]s including Jessie and May.


== Major events ==
Meanwhile, Harley soothes his Ariados from its battle wounds. He turns his attention to the Rocket trio, scolding them for their poor efforts and failing to eliminate May from the Contest. With an extension of his arm, Harley returns his Ariados to its respective Poké Ball and stampedes out of the room. Even so, Jessie is determined to win and smirks as she considers her plan of revenge against May.
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=== Debuts ===
==Major events==
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[[File:Harley loaning Pokémon.png|thumb|220px|Harley loaning his Pokémon]]
== Characters ==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Mulberry City]] and meet up with [[Harley]] again.
=== Humans ===
* Harley is revealed to have won his fifth [[Kanto]] {{pkmn|Contest}} [[Ribbon]] already, qualifying him for the [[Kanto Grand Festival]].
* Harley and {{TRT}} form an alliance in order to ensure {{an|May}} loses her next Pokémon Contest.
* Harley loans his {{TP|Harley|Cacturne}} and {{p|Banette}} to [[Jessie]].
* May and Jessie enter the Mulberry Contest and advance to the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]].
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
 
==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Brock]]
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Drew]]
* [[Harley]]
* [[Harley]]
* Harley (child) (Seiyū: 金丸淳一 ''Junichi Kanemaru''*)
* [[Lilian Meridian]]
* [[Drew]]
* [[Raoul Contesta]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]]
* [[Doppelgänger#Harley's classmate|Girl who resembles May]] (flashback)
* [[Contesta]]
* {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s
* [[Sukizo]]
* Boy  
* Girl looking like May (Seiyū: [[KAORI]]*)
* Audience
* Boy (Seiyū: 阪口大助 ''[[Daisuke Sakaguchi]]*'')


{{Speculated VA footnote}}
===Pokémon===
 
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
=== Pokémon ===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{op|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{op|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{op|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Munchlax}} ({{op|May|Munchlax}})
* {{p|Munchlax}} ({{OP|May|Munchlax}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{op|May|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|May|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{op|May|Eevee}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|May|Eevee}})
* {{p|Cacturne}} ({{op|Harley|Cacturne}})
* {{p|Cacturne}} ({{OP|Harley|Cacturne}})
* {{p|Banette}} ({{op|Harley|Banette}}) (Seiyū: 西村ちなみ ''[[Chinami Nishimura]]''*)
* {{p|Banette}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Ariados}} ({{op|Harley|Ariados}})
* {{p|Ariados}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{op|Nurse Joy|Chansey}})
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}})
* {{p|Feraligatr}}
* {{p|Feraligatr}} ({{pkmn|Coordinator}}'s)
* {{p|Koffing}}
* {{p|Koffing}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Clefable}}
* {{p|Clefable}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Bagon}}
* {{p|Bagon}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Clamperl}}
* {{p|Clamperl}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Altaria}}
* {{p|Altaria}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Bellsprout}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Marill}}
* {{p|Marill}} (Coordinator's)


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==
* Director 須藤典彦 ''Norihiko Sudō'' is added to the opening credits.
* Director 須藤典彦 ''Norihiko Sudō'' is added to the opening credits.
* Harley's Banette's Japanese voice actress in this episode was 西村ちなみ ''Chinami Nishimura'', who is filling in for 大谷育江 ''[[Ikue Ohtani]]''.
* In the episode, 西村ちなみ ''Chinami Nishimura'' voices [[Harley]]'s {{p|Banette}}, filling in for 大谷育江 ''[[Ikue Otani]]''.
* A karaoke version of 私、負けない！〜ハルカのテーマ〜 ''[[I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~]]'' is used as background music.
* A karaoke version of [[I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~]] is used as background music.
* [[Jessie]] tells the viewers "stay tuned" at the end of the episode, instead of the [[narrator]].
* This is one of the rare instances when one of {{TRT}}'s members doesn't blast off. This time, only {{MTR}} and [[James]] blast off in this episode.
** Also, none of them recite their {{motto}} in any form.
* This episode marks one of the rare occasions in which a member of Team Rocket refers to one of the main protagonists by name, with Jessie mentioning how {{an|May}} will fall to Harley's {{p|Ariados}}'s webs.
* This is the first episode where the [[Pokémon Contest]] theme is kept in the English [[dub]].  


=== Errors ===
===Errors===
=== Dub edits ===
* When [[Harley's Cacturne]] hugs Jessie, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}'s mouth looks misshapen.
* After the announcement of the {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s who moved onto the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]], {{Ash}}'s eyes are colored amber instead of brown.
* Harley's Ariados uses {{m|Shadow Ball}}, a move that it [[Anime move errors|cannot legally learn in the games]].


== In other languages ==
===Dub edits===
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* In the English dub, Harley calls May's friends her "boy toys". In the original Japanese version, he calls them "the Haruaka boys".
* French: '''{{tt|Complot pour un ruban|Scheme for a ribbon}}'''
 
*Italian: '''{{tt|Una Gara decisiva|A critical Contest}}'''
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AG174   EP448
ハーリー＆ロケット団！悪役同盟結成！？
Harley & Rocket-dan! Formation of a Villainous Alliance!?
First broadcast
Japan April 27, 2006
United States November 29, 2006
English themes
Opening Battle Frontier
Ending Pokémon Go!
Japanese themes
Opening スパート！
Ending 私、負けない！～ハルカのテーマ～
Credits
Animation Team Iguchi
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 小山賢 Masaru Koyama
Assistant director 今野アキラ Akira Imano
Animation director 山本正文 Masafumi Yamamoto
No additional credits are available at this time.
  • Screenshots on Filb.de
  • Early reports previously listed 大山和弘 Kazuhiro Ōyama as the storyboarder and 嵯峨敏 Satoru Saga as the director.

New Plot, Odd Lot! (Japanese: ハーリー＆ロケット団！悪役同盟結成！？ Harley & Rocket-dan! Formation of a Villainous Alliance!?) is the 174th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 448th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 27, 2006 and in the United States on November 29, 2006.

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Blurb

May is feeling the pressure at the Mulberry City Pokémon Contest, her last chance to get a fifth ribbon before the Grand Festival. To make things worse, Harley shows up! He has his ribbons already so he doesn't have to compete. But Jessie plans to enter in her Jessebella disguise, so when Harley spots Team Rocket, he offers to loan them his Cacturne and Banette to use against May in the Contest.

The Contest begins, and Jessie does great with Cacturne. May and Combusken then take the stage, but unseen by anyone, Harley's Ariados secretly trips up their grand entrance with its webs. Pikachu and Ash sense something's afoot and head to the stage rafters, where they find James, Meowth, and Ariados. Meanwhile, Combusken's Fire Spin display sets Ariados' webs on fire and soon, with Pikachu's help, Team Rocket's plans are up in smoke! May makes a quick recovery and her performance has Harley steaming.

With that round over, Jessie and May advance to the second round. Harley is furious at Team Rocket for messing up the plan, but he's not done messing with May yet. What underhanded tricks will he and Team Rocket come up with in the next round of the Contest...?

Plot

Nurse Joy and Chansey return May's Pokémon to her as she is preparing herself for the upcoming Mulberry City Pokémon Contest. Joy also reveals that the Mulberry event is the last Contest to be held prior to the Kanto Grand Festival in a month's time, and therefore her last chance to obtain her fifth Ribbon. The news instantly puts pressure on May, making her nervous about the upcoming Contest. May jumps out of fear as her rival Harley approaches from behind. Harley deliberately drops his Ribbon case, and as May open it she is stunned to learn that he already has five Ribbons. Harley looks forward to seeing May loses and walks off having left May furious. Brock remarks that at least Harley is good for something as May orders Ash outside for some training.

Jessie debuts her rather-expensive Contest attire as "Jessibella" as she selects Meowth for the Mulberry Contest. She imagines that Meowth’s talking will make for a wonderful comic Appeal, though he slashes her dreams to shreds. Jessie is furious, but her anger is interrupted by Harley. He grabs a hold of Jessie's hand, admitting he is a big Jessibella fan. Harley shows his five Ribbons to Team Rocket and pledges his support to help Jessie to defeat May in the final Contest. The trio are curious as to why Harley would want to help them. Harley recounts that when he was at school he almost finished his last piece of food, when a girl resembling May grabbed a piece of food resembling an Octillery. As the girl walked off into the distance displaying her pleasure, Harley was left broken and became set on getting his revenge. Jessie is overwhelmed by Harley's story and agrees to assist him. Harley calls upon his Banette and Cacturne to assist Jessie in claiming the final Ribbon required by May. Cacturne takes a liking to Jessie and clamps onto her body, showing its approval.

Lilian begins the Contest preparations by introducing the Contest Judges, and displaying the final Ribbon up for claim. As Lilian begins the Contest, Drew steps inside the stadium to view the contestants' progress. The first round of contestants include Altaria, Clamperl, Koffing, and many more. Jessie finally makes her appearance with Cacturne. Jessie throws a vegetable into the air as Cacturne dices it into a small structure using Cut. The crowd applauds Jessie and Cacturne's display of skill. Cacturne follows up by releasing Cotton Spore before shooting them down with Bullet Seed for a magnificent shower of sparkle and shine. All three judges show their approval as Harley claps for Jessie.

May makes her Contest appearance as she begins to rotate to unleash her Poké Ball, but manages to slip and fall to the ground. Above the stadium, Meowth and James are controlling Ariados using its sticky web to cause May and her Combusken to lose their balance and fall to the ground. May runs to Combusken's side, but is tripped once again. As Ariados's web grasps onto Combusken once more, it becomes temporarily visible as Pikachu point the fault out to Ash. Pikachu and Ash rush up to the ceiling and quickly discover Team Rocket are behind May’s disastrous Appeal. Pikachu rushes forward with Quick Attack, though Ariados manages to stop pin him to the handrail with its web. Combusken begins rotating at a high speed using a Fire Spin attack. The twirling flames combine with Ariados's web for an incredible display of control, impressing the judges, though infuriating Harley. As James and Meowth continue bickering, the flames finally reach the stadium ceiling and engulf Ariados. James and Meowth move to attempt to put the fire out, though the embers scorch through Pikachu's restraint. Meowth extends his claws and dashes forward while Pikachu counterattacks with a devastating Iron Tail blasting James, Meowth, and Ariados through the stadium ceiling. Combusken bursts into the air as May throws the frisbee into the air. Combusken returns it back to her with a brilliant Sky Uppercut and Mega Kick. Combusken lands elegantly to the ground as the three judges offer their overall positive opinions. Backstage, May remains doubtful that her Appeals performance was enough. Ash arrives to announce to her that Team Rocket was trying to eliminate her in the first round. The television screen lights up and Lilian announces the eight Pokémon Coordinators moving on to the Contest Battles including Jessie and May.

Meanwhile, Harley soothes his Ariados from its battle wounds. He turns his attention to the Rocket trio, scolding them for their poor efforts and failing to eliminate May from the Contest. With an extension of his arm, Harley returns his Ariados to its respective Poké Ball and stampedes out of the room. Even so, Jessie is determined to win and smirks as she considers her plan of revenge against May.

Major events

Harley loaning his Pokémon
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Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

  • Director 須藤典彦 Norihiko Sudō is added to the opening credits.
  • In the episode, 西村ちなみ Chinami Nishimura voices Harley's Banette, filling in for 大谷育江 Ikue Otani.
  • A karaoke version of I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~ is used as background music.
  • Jessie tells the viewers "stay tuned" at the end of the episode, instead of the narrator.
  • This is one of the rare instances when one of Team Rocket's members doesn't blast off. This time, only Meowth and James blast off in this episode.
    • Also, none of them recite their motto in any form.
  • This episode marks one of the rare occasions in which a member of Team Rocket refers to one of the main protagonists by name, with Jessie mentioning how May will fall to Harley's Ariados's webs.
  • This is the first episode where the Pokémon Contest theme is kept in the English dub.

Errors

Dub edits

  • In the English dub, Harley calls May's friends her "boy toys". In the original Japanese version, he calls them "the Haruaka boys".

In other languages



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