EP102

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The Mystery Menace (Japanese: ちかどうのかいぶつ!? Monster of the Sewers!?) is episode 102 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 24, 1999 and in the United States on May 6, 2000.

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

Synopsis

Major events

• Ash temporarily adds Muk to his team. It is implied that he returns it to Professor Oak at the end, but it isn't shown.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Misty
• Tracey
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Nurse Joy
• Mayor of Trovitopolis
• Mayor of Trovitopolis's personal SWAT Team

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon? Zapdos (US and international); Template:P2 (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Bulbasaur (mayor's; giant Pokémon)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's lecture: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure. Oak talks about the second Pikachu short which was upcoming when this episode was first shown (released July 17, 1999 with the second movie). He says that new Pokémon will be seen, specifically Elekid and Bellossom, as well as "others."
• Similar to Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden this episode features a Bulbasaur and has the word "Mystery" or "Mysterious" in the title, alluding to its Japanese name.

Errors

• After Ash, Misty, and Pikachu pull Tracey out of the rock, he thanks them and realizes that he's sitting on top of Ash. But when Tracey was freed from the rock, it shows Ash falling away from Tracey and he falls on to the ground rather than Ash.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: La menace mystérieuse
• French: La creatura misteriosa
• Latin American Spanish: ¡La amenaza misteriosa!
• Spanish: La amenaza misteriosa

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