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title_ja_trans=Itomaru! The Great Investigation!! |
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==Synopsis==
==Blurb==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} make their way to [[Catallia City]], a town recognized for its magnificent buildings. A patrol car barrels down the street, and knowing that [[Officer Jenny]] must be inside, {{an|Brock}} gives chase. However, a few seconds later, he trips over a thin web. Ash and {{an|Misty}} catch up with him and after {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} notices something approaching, a {{p|Spinarak}} appears. Mistaking it for another {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, Misty walks toward it, until she realizes that it’s actually a spider.  
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<i>Ash and friends reach a new town and hear of three mysterious robbers apparently mimicking the crimes of a legendary master thief. The town rests its hopes in these young Trainers to somehow stop this criminal duo and their Meowth accomplice.</i>


In another part of town, {{TRT}} breaks into a storage building. Dressed in odd uniforms, [[Jessie]] commands {{MTR}} to pick a lock. Instead, he breaks his claw. Jessie tells Meowth that the Black Arachnid could break through thousands of locks while Meowth can’t even open a single one. Using a lock pick, [[James]] enters the building. Inside, Team Rocket takes a small bowl. Suddenly, a patrolman spots them, but James hurls bottle caps at him as they make their getaway.  
==Plot==
Upon making their way to [[Catallia City]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter a patrol car speeding down the street, and {{an|Brock}} gives chase, deducing that [[Officer Jenny]] must be inside. However, a few seconds later, he trips over a thin web, allowing Ash and {{an|Misty}} to catch up with him. Just then, {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} notices something approaching, after which a {{p|Spinarak}} appears. Mistaking it for another {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, Misty walks toward it, until she realizes that it is actually a {{t|Bug}} Pokémon. In another part of town, a disguised {{TRT}} breaks into a storage building. {{MTR}} tries to pick a lock, but he breaks his claw, forcing [[James]] to use a lock-pick to gain entry. Inside, Team Rocket takes a small bowl. Suddenly, a patrolman spots them, but James hurls bottle caps, meant to resemble {{m|Pay Day}}, at him as they make their getaway.


The police arrive at the crime scene a few hours later. An officer tells Jenny that they have apprehended the thieves. They approach Ash, Misty, Brock, and {{AP|Pikachu}}, who are caught in a giant ball of web. Jenny lets them go and explains that they mistook them for [[The Black Arachnid]], a thief that terrorized Catallia City over a hundred years ago. Jenny notices Pikachu and Togepi and asks the team if they’re the professional Pokémon crime fighters her sister from [[New Bark Town]] told them about. Ash complies, and asks why the police force uses Spinarak instead of {{p|Growlithe}}. Jenny explains to him that it’s traditional to use Spinarak in Catallia City. A long time ago, the Black Arachnid ransacked the town. He was known for his "stealthiness" and his professionalism. Accompanied by a Meowth, they used {{m|Pay Day}} to scare the police off whenever it seemed like they were about to get captured. However, the Black Arachnid was stopped thanks to the efforts of the Officer Jenny from eight generations ago and her Spinarak. Using its web, the Spinarak stopped the Black Arachnid dead in his tracks. Jenny says that her Spinarak is descended from the same one that caught the Black Arachnid over a century ago. Ash volunteers to capture the thieves because it’s wrong to use Pokémon for criminal acts.  
The police arrive at the crime scene a few hours later. An officer tells Jenny that they have apprehended the thieves, but they are revealed to be Ash, Misty, Brock, and {{AP|Pikachu}}, who are caught in a giant ball of web. Jenny lets them go and explains that they mistook them for [[The Black Arachnid]], a thief that had once terrorized Catallia City over a hundred years ago. Jenny notices Pikachu and Togepi and asks the trio if they are the professional Pokémon crime-fighters her sister from [[New Bark Town]] told them about, which Ash affirms.


On top of the clock tower, Jessie devises their next plan. Afraid of losing his bottle cap collection, James scolds Meowth for eating out of the bowl they stole. Jessie suggests that instead of stuffing his face, Meowth could be learning Pay Day. Suddenly, she gets an idea. She’ll send a letter telling the police what they’re going to steal, and while they send guards to patrol the site, Team Rocket will take the item from under their noses.  
Ash then asks why the police force uses Spinarak instead of {{TP|Officer Jenny|Growlithe}}, and Jenny explains that it is traditional to use Spinarak in Catallia City. A long time ago, The Black Arachnid and his Meowth ransacked the town, using Pay Day to scare the police off whenever it seemed like they were about to get captured. However, The Black Arachnid was eventually captured by the Officer Jenny of eight generations ago and her Spinarak's web. Jenny then reveals that her Spinarak is descended from the same one that caught The Black Arachnid. Ash then decides to assist in the manhunt for the thieves. Meanwhile, atop a clock tower, Jessie devises their next plan: she will send a letter telling the police what they are going to steal. While they send guards to patrol the site, Team Rocket will stealthily take the item.


The police receive Jessie’s letter, and they learn that the Black Arachnid is planning to steal the mayor’s prized trophy at midnight. Jenny convinces the mayor to let the team handle it, and he gives it the ok. Ash sends out {{AP|Squirtle}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Charizard}} and {{AP|Heracross}} to stand guard. Squirtle dives into the pool. Bulbasaur goes into a flowerbed. Heracross climbs up a tree, and Charizard pretends to be a statue stationed next to a {{p|Blastoise}} fountain. Spinarak also helps by creating webs around the perimeter.  
The police receive Jessie's letter, which proclaims The Black Arachnid is planning to steal the mayor's prized trophy at midnight. Ash sends out {{AP|Squirtle}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Heracross}} to stand guard; Spinarak creates webs around the perimeter; and Jenny, Ash, and his friends remain inside the mayor's mansion. When midnight hits, however, The Black Arachnid doesn't show up. Believing the threat has passed, the mayor rushes in and gives the group a giant meal to celebrate and congratulate them. After they finish eating, the lights go out, and Team Rocket appears from the ceiling. They announce their arrival with their {{motto}}, allowing Ash and his friends to deduce their true identities. Ash asks how they got in, and they explain that they hid in the attic all day. He then asks why they didn't show up at midnight, and Meowth admits that they fell asleep.


A few minutes before midnight, Ash struggles to stay awake. The clock hits twelve, but the Black Arachnid doesn’t show up. They mayor rushes in and gives the group a giant meal to celebrate and congratulate them. After they finish eating, the lights go out. Team Rocket appears from the ceiling. Ash asks how they got in, and they explain that they hid in the attic all day. He then asks why they didn’t show up at midnight, and Meowth tells them they fell asleep. James uses Pay Day and escapes with the trophy. Team Rocket gets away in {{TP|Team Rocket|their balloon|mechas}}, but Spinarak’s net stops them. Squirtle uses {{m|Water Gun}}, followed by Bulbasaur’s {{m|Razor Leaf}}. Charizard burns the web with a {{m|Flamethrower}}. Team Rocket’s balloon spins out of control with the trophy still in their possession. Spinarak shoots a steam of web to stop Team Rocket, while Charizard {{m|Tackle}}s the balloon and makes a cache of loot fall. Ash tells everyone to catch something. With everyone’s hands full, the trophy has yet to be saved. Ash dives in to intercept it, but Spinarak suddenly shoots out a web to catch the treasure, finishing the job.  
James uses Pay Day and escapes with the trophy. Team Rocket flees in their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth balloon]], but Spinarak's web stops them. The trio pulls out three large fans and continues their escape. Squirtle's {{m|Water Gun}} and Bulbasaur's {{m|Razor Leaf}} causes the balloon to start losing air, however. This allows Charizard to burn the web with a {{m|Flamethrower}}, causing the balloon to spin out of control. Spinarak then shoots a stream of web to stop Team Rocket. Charizard proceeds to {{m|Tackle}} the balloon, causing Team Rocket to blast off and their cache of loot to fall. Everyone manages to catch every last piece of the loot, while Spinarak shoots out a web to save the mayor's trophy.  


The next morning, Jenny reports that everything that was stolen has been returned to their rightful owners. She wishes the team the best of luck as they head out of Catallia City. Meanwhile, Team Rocket sobs over their loss. Jessie blames James and Meowth for messing things up, and everyone gets into a brawl.
The next morning, Jenny reports that everything that was stolen has been returned to their rightful owners. She wishes the team the best of luck as they head out of Catallia City. Meanwhile, Team Rocket sobs over their loss. Jessie blames James and Meowth for messing things up, and everyone gets into a brawl.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[The Black Arachnid]] (flashback)
* [[The Black Arachnid]] (flashback)
* Police Officers
* [[Catallia City]]'s Mayor


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP123.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[File:WTP EP123.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Snubbull}} ''(U.S. and international)''; {{p|Spinarak}} ''(Japan)''
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Snubbull}} ''(US and international)''; {{p|Spinarak}} ''(Japan)''


* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In this episode, Team Rocket uses a {{DL|Team Rocket mottos|Spinarak Attack motto|variation}} of their motto.
* In this episode, {{TRT}} uses a {{DL|Team Rocket mottos|Spinarak Attack motto|variation}} of their motto.
* This is the first episode of the anime aired after the release of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} in Japan.
* This is the first episode to air in Japan after the earliest release of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.
* The book ''[[Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective]]'' is based on this episode.
** This is also the first episode to use music from [[Generation II]].
* This is the only time {{m|Pay Day}} is used in the [[anime]].
* The book [[Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective]] is based on this episode.
* The episode's Japanese title is a references to the Japanese title of the detective show ''{{wp|Bayside Shakedown}}''.
* To date, this is the only time {{m|Pay Day}} has been used in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
 
===Errors===
===Errors===
* When [[Spinarak]] saves the trophy, its web disappears for a second, and then it reappears.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* [[Pokémon Karaokémon]]: [[Pikachu (I Choose You)]]


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|fr_eu={{tt|Les filets de la justice|Nets of justice}}
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Revision as of 21:13, 3 February 2019

EP122 : Flower Power
Original series
EP124 : Snubbull Snobbery
Spinarak Attack
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  EP123  
イトマル!だいそうさせん!!
Itomaru! The Great Investigation!!
First broadcast
Japan November 25, 1999
United States November 11, 2000
English themes
Opening Pokémon Johto
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening OK!
Ending ニャースのパーティ
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 藤本義孝 Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Assistant director 藤本義孝 Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Animation director 山本郷 Sato Yamamoto
Additional credits

Spinarak Attack (Japanese: イトマル!だいそうさせん!! Itomaru! The Great Investigation!!) is the 123rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 25, 1999 and in the United States on November 11, 2000.

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Blurb

Ash and friends reach a new town and hear of three mysterious robbers apparently mimicking the crimes of a legendary master thief. The town rests its hopes in these young Trainers to somehow stop this criminal duo and their Meowth accomplice.

Plot

Upon making their way to Catallia City, Ash and his friends encounter a patrol car speeding down the street, and Brock gives chase, deducing that Officer Jenny must be inside. However, a few seconds later, he trips over a thin web, allowing Ash and Misty to catch up with him. Just then, Togepi notices something approaching, after which a Spinarak appears. Mistaking it for another Pokémon, Misty walks toward it, until she realizes that it is actually a Bug Pokémon. In another part of town, a disguised Team Rocket breaks into a storage building. Meowth tries to pick a lock, but he breaks his claw, forcing James to use a lock-pick to gain entry. Inside, Team Rocket takes a small bowl. Suddenly, a patrolman spots them, but James hurls bottle caps, meant to resemble Pay Day, at him as they make their getaway.

The police arrive at the crime scene a few hours later. An officer tells Jenny that they have apprehended the thieves, but they are revealed to be Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu, who are caught in a giant ball of web. Jenny lets them go and explains that they mistook them for The Black Arachnid, a thief that had once terrorized Catallia City over a hundred years ago. Jenny notices Pikachu and Togepi and asks the trio if they are the professional Pokémon crime-fighters her sister from New Bark Town told them about, which Ash affirms.

Ash then asks why the police force uses Spinarak instead of Growlithe, and Jenny explains that it is traditional to use Spinarak in Catallia City. A long time ago, The Black Arachnid and his Meowth ransacked the town, using Pay Day to scare the police off whenever it seemed like they were about to get captured. However, The Black Arachnid was eventually captured by the Officer Jenny of eight generations ago and her Spinarak's web. Jenny then reveals that her Spinarak is descended from the same one that caught The Black Arachnid. Ash then decides to assist in the manhunt for the thieves. Meanwhile, atop a clock tower, Jessie devises their next plan: she will send a letter telling the police what they are going to steal. While they send guards to patrol the site, Team Rocket will stealthily take the item.

The police receive Jessie's letter, which proclaims The Black Arachnid is planning to steal the mayor's prized trophy at midnight. Ash sends out Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charizard, and Heracross to stand guard; Spinarak creates webs around the perimeter; and Jenny, Ash, and his friends remain inside the mayor's mansion. When midnight hits, however, The Black Arachnid doesn't show up. Believing the threat has passed, the mayor rushes in and gives the group a giant meal to celebrate and congratulate them. After they finish eating, the lights go out, and Team Rocket appears from the ceiling. They announce their arrival with their motto, allowing Ash and his friends to deduce their true identities. Ash asks how they got in, and they explain that they hid in the attic all day. He then asks why they didn't show up at midnight, and Meowth admits that they fell asleep.

James uses Pay Day and escapes with the trophy. Team Rocket flees in their Meowth balloon, but Spinarak's web stops them. The trio pulls out three large fans and continues their escape. Squirtle's Water Gun and Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf causes the balloon to start losing air, however. This allows Charizard to burn the web with a Flamethrower, causing the balloon to spin out of control. Spinarak then shoots a stream of web to stop Team Rocket. Charizard proceeds to Tackle the balloon, causing Team Rocket to blast off and their cache of loot to fall. Everyone manages to catch every last piece of the loot, while Spinarak shoots out a web to save the mayor's trophy.

The next morning, Jenny reports that everything that was stolen has been returned to their rightful owners. She wishes the team the best of luck as they head out of Catallia City. Meanwhile, Team Rocket sobs over their loss. Jessie blames James and Meowth for messing things up, and everyone gets into a brawl.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Snubbull (US and international); Spinarak (Japan)


Trivia

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages



EP122 : Flower Power
Original series
EP124 : Snubbull Snobbery
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