EP143

Going Apricorn! (Japanese: クヌギダマとボングリのみ！うらやまのたたかい!! Kunugidama and the Apricorns! Backyard Battle!!) is the 143rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 13, 2000 and in the United States on March 10, 2001.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Ash, Misty, Brock and the girl, named Maisy are walking through the woods, Maisy explains that getting Poké Balls is a lot more complicated than people think. They approach a large tree but fall into a covered hole. Team Rocket comes and Meowth lassos Pikachu with a rope, then Jessie puts him into an electric-proof jar...

Major events

• Ash, Misty and Brock each receive a Fast Ball.
• Brock uses his to catch a Pineco.
• Ash leaves the GS Ball with Kurt.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Pineco (Brock's)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Tracey (cameo)
• Professor Oak
• Kurt
• Maisy

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Lugia

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's; at Professor Oak's lab)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Pineco (Brock's; new)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Beedrill
• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Diglett

Trivia

• This episode marks the final appearance of the GS Ball, which is left with Kurt. The storyline is dropped at this point and the GS Ball is never mentioned again, due to a planned arc featuring Celebi being scrapped by the producers.
• Like in Pokémon Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Kurt has a White Apricorn tree in the surrondings of his house.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Suspens en suspend
• German: Aprikoko Fieber
• Italian: Uno strano frutto
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Pokébolas Apricorn!
• Iberian Spanish: Cultivando Bonguri
• Brazilian Portuguese: Colhendo Poké Bolas!

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