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The Punchy Pokémon (Japanese: かくとうポケモン！だいバトル！ Hand-to-Hand Fighting Pokémon! Big Battle!) is episode 29 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 14, 1997 and in the United States on October 15, 1998.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• Ash gives his Primeape to Anthony.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Anthony
• Rebecca
• Giant

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Hitmonchan

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Charmander (Ash's; flashback)
• Primeape (Ash's; leaves)
• Geodude (Brock's)
• Hitmonchan (Anthony's; debut)
• Primeape (Anthony's; new)

Pokémon seen competing at the P1 Grand Prix:

• Poliwrath (debut)
• Machop (debut)
• Machoke (debut)
• Machamp (debut)
• Hitmonlee (Giant's; debut)

Trivia

• Rachael Lillis took over Annie Pondel's role as Brock's Vulpix as of this episode.

Errors

• Brock entered his Geodude in the competition. Even though it was not a Fighting type, it was allowed in. However, in the TCG, Geodude is considered a Fighting type.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Un Pokémon qui a du punch
• Italian: Il torneo
• Portuguese: O Pokémon Lutador

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