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A Friend In Deed (Japanese: ライバルとうじょう！ Rival Enters!) is episode 78 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 7, 1999 and in the United States on November 20, 1999.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• Ash and co. meet Ritchie and his Pikachu.

Debuts

• Ritchie

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Ritchie
• Delia Ketchum
• Professor Oak
• Nurse Joy

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Diglett

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Pidgeotto (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's; flashback)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Charmander (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Zippo")
• Pikachu (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Sparky")
• Butterfree (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Happy")
• Scyther (Jeanette's; flashback)
• Bellsprout (Jeanette's; flashback)
• Slowbro (unnamed trainer's)
• Drowzee (unnamed trainer's)
• Magikarp (unnamed trainer's)
• Magikarp (Pokémon League's)

Trivia

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Un nouvel ami

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