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Volcanic Panic (Japanese: けっせん！グレンジム！ Decisive Battle! Guren Gym!) is episode 59 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 20, 1998 and in the United States on September 18, 1999.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• Ash defeats Blaine and earns the Volcano Badge.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Blaine

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Paras (US and international), Boober (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Geodude (Brock's)
• Onix (Brock's)
• Ninetales (Blaine's; flashback)
• Rhydon (Blaine's; flashback)
• Magmar (Blaine's)
• Jigglypuff (anime)

Trivia

Errors

• In the flashback at the beginning of the episode the narrator said that Ninetales beat Squirtle with an Ember, while it was actually a Fire Spin that defeated Squirtle.
• During the scene where they are stopping the volcano from errupting, Misty calls on Starmie to keep everyone cool. The only problem is it's Staryu that comes out.

Dub edits

• When Charizard pushed the Fire Blast away, its shape changed into the kanji for medium(中), and then small(小), before vanishing. The dub kept it the same shape until it disappeared, but didn't erase the sound effects that came with the pun.

In other languages

• French: Panique volcanique
• Italian: Sfida vulcanica

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