Please remember to follow the manual of style and code of conduct at all times.
Check the Bulbagarden home page for up-to-date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server.

DP030: Difference between revisions

From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Jump to navigationJump to search
(→‎Intro: shouldn't be there)
m (Text replacement - "http(s?):\/\/www\.pokemon\.com\/us\/pokemon-episodes\/0?([1-9][0-9]?)_0?([1-9])" to "https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/$2/episode-$3")
 
(97 intermediate revisions by 54 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{EpicodePrevNext|
{{EpicodePrevNext
prevcode=DP029 |
|prevcode=DP029
prevtitle=The Champ Twins! |
|prevtitle=The Champ Twins!
nextcode=DP031 |
|nextcode=DP031
nexttitle=The Grass-Type is Always Greener! |
|nexttitle=The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!
series=Diamond & Pearl series |
|series=Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
colorscheme=Sinnoh}}
|colorscheme=Sinnoh}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
{{EpisodeInfobox
epcode=DP030 |
|epcode=DP030
altepcode=EP496 |
|altepcode=EP496
colorscheme=Sinnoh |
|colorscheme=Sinnoh
title_en=Some Enchanted Sweetening! |
|title_en=Some Enchanted Sweetening!
title_ja=ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！ |
|title_ja=ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！
title_ja_trans=Hakutai Forest! The Minomutchi Evolution Plan!! |
|title_ja_trans={{tt|Hakutai|Eterna}} Forest! The {{tt|Minomutchi|Burmy}} Evolution Plan!!
screen=yes |
|screen=yes
broadcast_jp=April 19, 2007 |
|broadcast_jp=April 19, 2007
broadcast_us=September 29, 2007 |
|broadcast_us=September 29, 2007
en_series= |
|en_series=
en_op={{so|Diamond and Pearl}} |
|en_op={{so|Diamond and Pearl}}
ja_op=[[Together]] |
|ja_op=[[Together]]
ja_ed=[[By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~|君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜]] |
|ja_ed=[[By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~|君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜]]
olmteam=Team Iguchi |
|olmteam=Team Iguchi
scenario=藤田伸三 |
|scenario=藤田伸三
storyboardn=1 |
|storyboardn=1
storyboard=牧野行洋 |
|storyboard=牧野行洋
directorn=1 |
|directorn=1
director=牧野行洋 |
|director=牧野行洋
artn=1 |
|artn=1
art=木下和栄 |
|art=木下和栄
morecredits=yes |
|morecredits=yes
epstaffpage=DP021-DP030 |
|epstaffpage=DP021-DP030
footnotes=*[[filb-eppics:dp030|Screenshots on Filb.de]]
|footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|dp|030}}
}}
}}
'''Some Enchanted Sweetening!''' (Japanese: '''ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！''' ''{{tt|Hakutai|Eterna}} Forest! The {{tt|Minomutchi|Burmy}} Evolution Plan!!'') is the 30th episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, and the 496th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 19, 2007 and in the United States on September 29, 2007.
'''Some Enchanted Sweetening!''' (Japanese: '''ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！''' ''{{tt|Hakutai|Eterna}} Forest! The {{tt|Minomutchi|Burmy}} Evolution Plan!!'') is the 30th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 496th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 19, 2007 and in the United States on September 29, 2007.
 
{{spoilers}}
 
==Blurb==
<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/10/episode-30-some-enchanted-sweetening/-->
<i>Ash and his friends find a tree full of delicious honey, the scent of which has attracted several Pokémon, including Ash's Aipom and a wild Burmy. The Burmy has also attracted the attention of a Trainer, Cheryl, who captures it with her Chansey. Cheryl is a treasure hunter in search of the Enchanted Honey that's said to lie within the Amber Castle. But to find it, she needs a male Burmy she can evolve into Mothim, which has an amazing sense of smell.
 
Ash offers to help evolve Burmy by letting it battle Turtwig. It should be easy for Burmy to beat a Grass-type, but this Burmy isn't very robust! It loses the match and gets seized by Team Rocket as part of a nefarious plot to evolve it into Mothim and impress Giovanni. After Team Rocket makes their getaway with Burmy, however, they discover that Burmy's better at eating all their food than it is at battling.
 
Just in time, Cheryl and our heroes arrive to rescue Burmy. Burmy manages to help rescue itself by teaming up with Chansey to defeat Meowth and Wobbuffet, and it finally evolves into Mothim! The stage is set for everyone to join forces and send Team Rocket blasting off. That's not all—Mothim then picks up a scent and leads Ash and the gang towards a new chapter in the search for the Amber Castle!</i>
 
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} pursue {{AP|Aipom}} as she swings through the trees to get some [[honey]]. A {{p|Burmy}} soon arrives, equally captivated by the honey's scent. After Burmy falls out of the tree, [[Cheryl]] and her {{p|Chansey}} step out from the bushes, determined to capture the Bagworm Pokémon. Chansey's {{m|Attract}} works on Burmy, much to Cheryl's excitement. Ash and {{an|Dawn}} comment that you have to attack a Pokémon to make sure you catch it, so Cheryl orders {{m|Double Slap}} which hits its mark. Burmy replies with a {{m|Tackle}}, though Chansey tries another Double Slap. This time Burmy uses {{m|Protect}}, so Chansey follows up with {{m|Egg Bomb}}. Cheryl promptly throws her {{i|Poké Ball}} and catches the Burmy.  


Afterwards, Cheryl formally introduces herself as a treasure hunter, who is inspired by her grandfather's adventures. {{an|Brock}} steps forward to confess his love to Cheryl, though {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} pulls him away. Over some tea, Cheryl says she is hoping to locate the Enchanted Honey, said to be sweeter than any other honey. Cheryl pulls a map out from her bag, and explains that deep within [[Eterna Forest]] is a secret place called the [[Amber Castle]], known to have Enchanted Honey. She calls out her newly-caught Burmy, and asks for it to evolve into a {{p|Mothim}}, hoping its sense of smell will guide her directly to the Amber Castle. Dawn wonders why she hasn't just caught a Mothim instead, though Cheryl explains that only male Burmy evolve into Mothim. She goes onto show them her three {{p|Wormadam}}, adding that they were all female Burmy before they evolved.


{{spoilers}}
Ash decides to give Cheryl a helping hand and calls out his {{AP|Turtwig}} to {{pkmn|battle}} Burmy. Cheryl starts off with a Tackle, but Burmy simply bounces off Turtwig. Turtwig replies with its own Tackle, but the attack is too powerful and knocks Burmy to the ground. Burmy gets to its feet, but trips as it tries to use Tackle again. Its leafy cloak falls off, and two leaves cover Turtwig's eyes. Turtwig panics, and it accidentally Tackles Burmy, who loses. Dawn says that Turtwig is being a little rough, so Ash swaps it out for {{AP|Pikachu}}. Pikachu uses a small {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which Burmy takes weakly. Cheryl tells Burmy not to give up, and use Tackle. Pikachu doesn't dodge it, and pretends to be damaged severely.
 
Burmy rushes forward to attack again, but {{TRT}} snatches it with their extendable hand. They fly off with Burmy, to try to get him to evolve and get the Enchanted Honey for themselves. Ash orders a Thunderbolt from Pikachu, though [[Jessie]] has her {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} use {{m|Haze}} to make a clean getaway. So Ash calls out {{AP|Staravia}} to search for Burmy. Meanwhile, Team Rocket get straight into some special training, and order {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} to be Burmy's first opponent. {{MTR}}, however, translates that Burmy is too hungry to battle, so the trio spoil him with a meal first. Jessie and [[James]] aren't too thrilled after Burmy eats all of their supplies, but remind themselves that the Enchanted Honey is their true prize. They start the training, though Wobbuffet uses {{m|Detect}} to block Burmy's oncoming Tackle, much to Jessie's frustration. Meowth goes next, but ends up knocking Burmy out with his {{m|Fury Swipes}}. Jessie decides a pep talk is in order, however her blunt message only frightens Burmy.
 
Before long, Staravia has zeroes in on Team Rocket's location, leading Cheryl and the others directly to the evil trio. Cheryl pleads with Team Rocket for her Burmy's return, but Jessie and James are determined to settle things with a battle. Seviper and {{TP|James|Carnivine}} are sent out, so Dawn orders {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} use {{m|Bubble Beam}}. Pikachu follows up with Thunderbolt, though Team Rocket’s Pokémon move out the way in time. With the battle raging on, Brock and Cheryl rush over to collect Burmy, though Meowth and his sharp claws are waiting. Cheryl calls on Chansey, taking care of Meowth with a Double Slap. After taking care of Wobbuffet, Burmy makes its break for freedom, bowling Meowth over in the process. Meowth to retaliate with Fury Swipes, but he and Wobbuffet are struck down by Burmy's {{m|Hidden Power}}. Suddenly, Burmy evolves into a {{TP|Cheryl|Mothim}}. Cheryl has Chansey and Mothim use Egg Bomb and {{m|Psybeam}} to knock Seviper and Carnivine out. With Team Rocket now in a heap, Ash has Pikachu use {{m|Volt Tackle}} to send Team Rocket blasting off. Afterwards, Mothim picks up a scent, so Ash, Cheryl and the others follow after it in the hopes of discovering the Enchanted Honey.


== Synopsis ==
==Major events==
Ash and friends are traveling to the Eterna Gym. They get to the Eterna Forest, and see a woman trying to catch a Burmy. She is using a Chansey, who uses {{m|Attract}}. Burmy is Attracted, and she seems very happy. Ash and Dawn comment that you have to attack a Pokémon to make sure you catch it. The woman takes their advice and Chansey uses {{m|DoubleSlap}}. Burmy uses Protect, but Chansey uses {{m|Egg Bomb}}, and the woman throws her [[Poké Ball]]. She catches the Burmy. She thanks Ash and Dawn, and tells them that she has 3 Wormadam. She throws their [[Poké Ball]]s, and they come out to confirm what she said. She says that all her Burmy were females. Ash inquires why she wanted a male. She tells them she wants the end result to be a Mothim. Ash asks why again. The woman tells them her name is Cheryl, and she is a treasure hunter. She says she wants to fill in the empty space in her grandfather's collection of treasures, and needs just a bit of the Enchanted Honey, which is sweeter than any other honey. They say that they'll help.  
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}} meet [[Cheryl]], who joins {{ashfr|the group}}.
Cheryl takes out her Burmy and tells the Wormadam to cheer him on. Ash takes out his Turtwig and tell it to go easy on Burmy. Burmy starts out with a Tackle, but it bounces off Turtwig. Dawn and Brock comment to themselves that the Burmy must be very weak, since it is supposed to have an advantage against Grass-types. Turtwig uses Tackle back, and Burmy is thrown back. All his leaves fall off, and two cover Turtwig's eyes. Turtwig panics, and it accidentally tackles Burmy, who loses. Dawn says that Turtwig is being a little rough, so Ash calls it back. He calls out Pikachu. Pikachu uses a small Thunderbolt, which Burmy takes weakly. Cheryl tells Burmy not to give up, and use Tackle. Pikachu doesn't Dodge it, and pretends to be damaged severely. Then Team Rocket comes. They fly off with Burmy, to try to get it to evolve. Ash calls out Staravia to search for Burmy. It circles around where Team Rocket and Burmy are.
* Cheryl {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} a {{p|Burmy}}, which later [[evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|Cheryl|Mothim}}.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket sends out Seviper and Carnivine. Burmy loses, and Jessie shakes Burmy hard. James tells her to stop scaring the poor Pokémon. Burmy says that he's too hungry to battle Meowth, who translates. Once he's fed, Meowth battles Burmy and wins. First, they're all happy they won for a change, and then get mad at Meowth for winning.
{{animeevents}}
Then, Ash and co. arrive, and start battling Team Rocket. It's 4 or 5 on 5, when Burmy evolves into Mothim. Team Rocket try to take off with it, but Ash doesn't let them get away. They blast off. Then, all is well until Mothim picks up a scent. They all run after Mothim, and the episode ends.


== Major events ==
* Ash and {{ashfr|friends}} meet [[Cheryl]].
* Cheryl captures a {{p|Burmy}} which later [[evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|Cheryl|Mothim}}.
===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Cheryl]]
* [[Cheryl]]
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Wormadam}} (all formes)
* {{p|Wormadam}} (all forms)
* {{p|Mothim}} ({{OP|Cheryl|Mothim}})
* {{p|Mothim}} ({{OP|Cheryl|Mothim}})


== Characters ==
==Characters==
=== Humans ===
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* {{an|Dawn}}
* [[Brock]]
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Cheryl]]  
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]]; Japanese version only)
* [[Giovanni]] (fantasy; Japanese version only)
* [[Cheryl]]


=== Pokémon ===
===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
Line 75: Line 91:
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Carnivine}} ({{OP|James|Carnivine}})
* {{p|Chansey}} ([[Cheryl]]'s)
* {{p|Chansey}} ([[Cheryl]]'s)
* {{p|Burmy}} ({{OP|Cheryl|Burmy}}, evolves)  
* {{p|Wormadam}} ([[Cheryl]]'s; ×3; one of each form; debut)
* {{p|Mothim}} ({{OP|Cheryl|Mothim}}, newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Burmy}} ({{OP|Cheryl|Burmy}}; new; evolves)
* {{p|Wormadam}} ([[Cheryl]]'s, one of each form; debut)
* {{p|Mothim}} ({{OP|Cheryl|Mothim}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Caterpie}} (×2)
* {{p|Ledyba}}
* {{p|Ledyba}}
* {{p|Shroomish}}
* {{p|Shroomish}}
* {{p|Sunkern}}
* {{p|Sunkern}}
* [[Boss fantasy|Fantasy]] Pokémon (Japanese version only):
* {{p|Caterpie}} (multiple; [[Boss fantasy|fantasy]]; Japanese version only)
** {{p|Spearow}}
* {{p|Ledyba}} (multiple; [[Boss fantasy|fantasy]]; Japanese version only)
** {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Shroomish}} (multiple; [[Boss fantasy|fantasy]]; Japanese version only)
** {{p|Ledyba}}
* {{p|Sunkern}} (multiple; [[Boss fantasy|fantasy]]; Japanese version only)
** {{p|Sunkern}}
* {{p|Spearow}} (multiple; [[Boss fantasy|fantasy]]; Japanese version only)
** {{p|Shroomish}}


{{Speculated VA footnote}}
==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]]: [[Ball Capsule]]s
** Pokémon senryū: はってみよう　シールキラキラ　ボールカプセル ''Hattemiyō, shīru kirakira, bōrukapuseru'' "Let's see, the Seals shine, Ball Capsule."
* Music from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' is used as background music.
* [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] background music is used in this episode.
* The English dub title is a pun on the song "Some Enchanted Evening" from the musical ''{{wp|South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific}}''.
* This episode has a lot in common with a previous episode, ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', in the sense that both revolved around a woman who needed help evolving a {{type|Bug}} Pokémon, so {{Ash}} had his Pokémon lose a battle against her on purpose. Unlike before, however, none of his Pokémon refuse to do so out of [[Obedience|disobedience]].
* Despite the move having existed since [[Generation II]], this is the [[List of moves by anime debut|first time]] that {{m|Attract}} has been used in the {{pkmn|anime}}.


== Trivia ==
===Errors===
* This episode is the start of the three-episode [[Eterna Forest]] mini-arc.
* Music from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' is used background music.
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon lecture]]: [[Ball Capsule]]s
** [[Pokémon senryū]]: はってみよう　シールキラキラ　ボールカプセル ''Hattemiyō, shīru kirakira, bōrukapuseru'' "Let's see, the Seals shine, Ball Capsule."
* The next episode preview is narrated by {{Ash}}.
* The English dub title is a pun on the song Some Enchanted Evening, from the musical {{wp|South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific}}.
=== Errors ===
=== Dub edits ===
* For reasons unknown, the boss fantasy is removed from the dub. <!-- Proof: Dogasu's --> Some speculate that it was not included because it involved Giovanni in a tight bathing suit while being covered in honey. Also, when the Pokémon come to Giovanni, they show their affection by licking him and rubbing him all over. It might have been seen as innapropriate to small children.


== In other languages ==
===Dub edits===
* Brazilian Portuguese: '''{{tt|Doces Encantamentos!|Sweet Enchantments!}}'''
[[File:DP030 Removed Scene.png|thumb|200px|Shot cut from dub]]
* Finnish: '''{{tt|Lumottua makeutusta|Encanted sweetening}}'''
* The [[boss fantasy]] is removed from the English dub due to it featuring an extremely suggestive shot of the Pokémon rubbing up against and licking {{an|Giovanni}}, who is wearing only {{wp|swim briefs}}.
* German: '''{{tt|Wo ist der Zauber-Honig?|Where is the enchanted honey?}}'''
* Italian: '''{{tt|Il miele incantato|The enchanted honey}}''' & '''{{tt|L'evoluzione di Burmy|Burmy's evolution}}'''
* Iberian Spanish: '''{{tt|¡La Miel Encantada!|The Enchanted Honey!}}'''
* Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Un tesoro dulce y encantador!|A sweet and enchanting treasure!}}'''
* Dutch: '''{{tt|Zoet avontuur!|Sweet Adventure!}}'''
* Czech: '''{{tt|Dobrodružství sladké jako med|Adventure as Sweet as Honey}}'''
* Polish: '''{{tt|Czarodziejska słodycz|Magic Sweetness}}'''


==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=FCC|bordercolor=99F
|zh_cmn={{tt|百代森林！結草兒進化作戰！|Bǎidài (Eterna) Forest! The Burmy Evolution Operation!}}
|cs={{tt|Dobrodružství sladké jako med|Adventure as Sweet as Honey}}
|da={{tt|En sødmefuld fortryllelse!|An enchantment full of sweetness!}}
|de={{tt|Wo ist der Zauber-Honig?|Where is the enchanted honey?}}
|nl={{tt|Een Zoete Betovering|A Sweet Enchantment}}
|fi={{tt|Lumottua makeutusta|Encanted sweetening}}
|fr_eu={{tt|A la recherche du miel enchanté!|Looking for the enchanted honey!}}
|it={{tt|Il miele incantato|The enchanted honey}} & {{tt|L'evoluzione di Burmy|Burmy's evolution}}
|ko={{tt|영원의 숲! 도롱충이 진화 대작전!|Eterna Forest! The Great Burmy Evolution Plan!}}
|pl={{tt|Czarodziejska słodycz|Magic sweetness}}
|ru={{tt|Волшебный мёд|Enchanted honey}}
|pt_br={{tt|Doces Encantamentos!|Sweet Enchantments!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Doces Encantados!|Sweet Enchantments!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Un tesoro dulce y encantador!|A sweet and enchanting treasure!}}
|es_eu={{tt|¡La Miel Encantada!|The Enchanted Honey!}}
|sv={{tt|Förtrollande Honung!|Enchanting Honey!}}
|ro={{tt|O Mireasmă Vrăjită|An Enchanted Scent}}
|th={{tt|ป่าฮาคุไต! แผนวิวัฒนาการมิโนมุจจิ!|Hakutai Forest! The Minomutchi Evolution Plan!}}
}}
{{-}}
{{EpicodePrevNext|
{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=DP029 |
prevcode=DP029 |
prevtitle=The Champ Twins! |
prevtitle=The Champ Twins! |
nextcode=DP031 |
nextcode=DP031 |
nexttitle=The Grass-Type is Always Greener! |
nexttitle=The Grass-Type Is Always Greener! |
series=Diamond & Pearl series |
series=Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl |
colorscheme=Sinnoh}}
colorscheme=Sinnoh}}
{{Project Anime notice}}
{{Project Anime notice}}
[[Category:Diamond & Pearl series episodes|030]]
 
[[Category:Episodes written by Shinzō Fujita|496]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:0496}}
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yukihiro Makino|496]]
[[Category:Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl episodes|030]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Kazue Kinoshita|496]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Shinzō Fujita]]
[[de:Wo ist der Zauber-Honig! (Episode)]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yukihiro Makino]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yukihiro Makino]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Yukihiro Makino]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Kazue Kinoshita]]
 
[[de:Wo ist der Zauber-Honig?]]
[[es:EP499]]
[[fr:DP030]]
[[it:DP030]]
[[ja:DP編第30話]]
[[ja:DP編第30話]]
[[pl:DP030]]
[[zh:宝可梦 钻石＆珍珠 第30集]]

Latest revision as of 00:20, 9 March 2024

← DP029 : The Champ Twins!
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
DP031 : The Grass-Type Is Always Greener! →
Some Enchanted Sweetening!
DP030.png
DP030   EP496
ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！
Hakutai Forest! The Minomutchi Evolution Plan!!
First broadcast
Japan April 19, 2007
United States September 29, 2007
English themes
Opening Diamond and Pearl
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening Together
Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜
Credits
Animation Team Iguchi
Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita
Storyboard 牧野行洋 Yukihiro Makino
Assistant director 牧野行洋 Yukihiro Makino
Animation director 木下和栄 Kazue Kinoshita
Additional credits

Some Enchanted Sweetening! (Japanese: ハクタイの森！ミノムッチ進化作戦！！ Hakutai Forest! The Minomutchi Evolution Plan!!) is the 30th episode of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, and the 496th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 19, 2007 and in the United States on September 29, 2007.

201
Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
201

Blurb

Ash and his friends find a tree full of delicious honey, the scent of which has attracted several Pokémon, including Ash's Aipom and a wild Burmy. The Burmy has also attracted the attention of a Trainer, Cheryl, who captures it with her Chansey. Cheryl is a treasure hunter in search of the Enchanted Honey that's said to lie within the Amber Castle. But to find it, she needs a male Burmy she can evolve into Mothim, which has an amazing sense of smell.

Ash offers to help evolve Burmy by letting it battle Turtwig. It should be easy for Burmy to beat a Grass-type, but this Burmy isn't very robust! It loses the match and gets seized by Team Rocket as part of a nefarious plot to evolve it into Mothim and impress Giovanni. After Team Rocket makes their getaway with Burmy, however, they discover that Burmy's better at eating all their food than it is at battling.

Just in time, Cheryl and our heroes arrive to rescue Burmy. Burmy manages to help rescue itself by teaming up with Chansey to defeat Meowth and Wobbuffet, and it finally evolves into Mothim! The stage is set for everyone to join forces and send Team Rocket blasting off. That's not all—Mothim then picks up a scent and leads Ash and the gang towards a new chapter in the search for the Amber Castle!

Plot

Ash and his friends pursue Aipom as she swings through the trees to get some honey. A Burmy soon arrives, equally captivated by the honey's scent. After Burmy falls out of the tree, Cheryl and her Chansey step out from the bushes, determined to capture the Bagworm Pokémon. Chansey's Attract works on Burmy, much to Cheryl's excitement. Ash and Dawn comment that you have to attack a Pokémon to make sure you catch it, so Cheryl orders Double Slap which hits its mark. Burmy replies with a Tackle, though Chansey tries another Double Slap. This time Burmy uses Protect, so Chansey follows up with Egg Bomb. Cheryl promptly throws her Poké Ball and catches the Burmy.

Afterwards, Cheryl formally introduces herself as a treasure hunter, who is inspired by her grandfather's adventures. Brock steps forward to confess his love to Cheryl, though Croagunk pulls him away. Over some tea, Cheryl says she is hoping to locate the Enchanted Honey, said to be sweeter than any other honey. Cheryl pulls a map out from her bag, and explains that deep within Eterna Forest is a secret place called the Amber Castle, known to have Enchanted Honey. She calls out her newly-caught Burmy, and asks for it to evolve into a Mothim, hoping its sense of smell will guide her directly to the Amber Castle. Dawn wonders why she hasn't just caught a Mothim instead, though Cheryl explains that only male Burmy evolve into Mothim. She goes onto show them her three Wormadam, adding that they were all female Burmy before they evolved.

Ash decides to give Cheryl a helping hand and calls out his Turtwig to battle Burmy. Cheryl starts off with a Tackle, but Burmy simply bounces off Turtwig. Turtwig replies with its own Tackle, but the attack is too powerful and knocks Burmy to the ground. Burmy gets to its feet, but trips as it tries to use Tackle again. Its leafy cloak falls off, and two leaves cover Turtwig's eyes. Turtwig panics, and it accidentally Tackles Burmy, who loses. Dawn says that Turtwig is being a little rough, so Ash swaps it out for Pikachu. Pikachu uses a small Thunderbolt, which Burmy takes weakly. Cheryl tells Burmy not to give up, and use Tackle. Pikachu doesn't dodge it, and pretends to be damaged severely.

Burmy rushes forward to attack again, but Team Rocket snatches it with their extendable hand. They fly off with Burmy, to try to get him to evolve and get the Enchanted Honey for themselves. Ash orders a Thunderbolt from Pikachu, though Jessie has her Seviper use Haze to make a clean getaway. So Ash calls out Staravia to search for Burmy. Meanwhile, Team Rocket get straight into some special training, and order Wobbuffet to be Burmy's first opponent. Meowth, however, translates that Burmy is too hungry to battle, so the trio spoil him with a meal first. Jessie and James aren't too thrilled after Burmy eats all of their supplies, but remind themselves that the Enchanted Honey is their true prize. They start the training, though Wobbuffet uses Detect to block Burmy's oncoming Tackle, much to Jessie's frustration. Meowth goes next, but ends up knocking Burmy out with his Fury Swipes. Jessie decides a pep talk is in order, however her blunt message only frightens Burmy.

Before long, Staravia has zeroes in on Team Rocket's location, leading Cheryl and the others directly to the evil trio. Cheryl pleads with Team Rocket for her Burmy's return, but Jessie and James are determined to settle things with a battle. Seviper and Carnivine are sent out, so Dawn orders Piplup use Bubble Beam. Pikachu follows up with Thunderbolt, though Team Rocket’s Pokémon move out the way in time. With the battle raging on, Brock and Cheryl rush over to collect Burmy, though Meowth and his sharp claws are waiting. Cheryl calls on Chansey, taking care of Meowth with a Double Slap. After taking care of Wobbuffet, Burmy makes its break for freedom, bowling Meowth over in the process. Meowth to retaliate with Fury Swipes, but he and Wobbuffet are struck down by Burmy's Hidden Power. Suddenly, Burmy evolves into a Mothim. Cheryl has Chansey and Mothim use Egg Bomb and Psybeam to knock Seviper and Carnivine out. With Team Rocket now in a heap, Ash has Pikachu use Volt Tackle to send Team Rocket blasting off. Afterwards, Mothim picks up a scent, so Ash, Cheryl and the others follow after it in the hopes of discovering the Enchanted Honey.

Major events

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

Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

Errors

Dub edits

Shot cut from dub
  • The boss fantasy is removed from the English dub due to it featuring an extremely suggestive shot of the Pokémon rubbing up against and licking Giovanni, who is wearing only swim briefs.

In other languages



← DP029 : The Champ Twins!
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
DP031 : The Grass-Type Is Always Greener! →
Project Anime logo.png This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.
Retrieved from "https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=DP030&oldid=3944527"