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| The Dunsparce Deception
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ノコッチはのこっちない！？
There aren't any Nokocchi Here!?
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First broadcast
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March 29, 2001
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| United States
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February 23, 2002
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
| Animation
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Team Ota
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| Screenplay
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大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
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| Storyboard
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横田和 Kazu Yokota
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| Assistant director
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大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi
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| Animation director
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たけだゆうさく Yūsaku Takeda
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| Additional credits
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The Dunsparce Deception (Japanese: ノコッチはのこっちない！？ There aren't any Nokocchi Here!?) is the 191st episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 29, 2001 and in the United States on February 23, 2002.
Blurb
On the outskirts of a small town, our heroes run into a young boy named Bucky. He tells our friends of his woes in trying to capture a Dunsparce. It seems the Dunsparce are indeed sparse in this area, at least they are now. When Bucky was out of town visiting his grandpa, a swarm of them came through and every kid in town caught one. Although Bucky still tries to participate in the Dunsparce games by using his Caterpie, Caterpie just can't compete. While Ash and Co. make good on their promise to help Bucky find one of these snake-like Pokémon, Team Rocket pulls a scheme in town to rid the children of their Dunsparce. Will Team Rocket get away with the Poké-napping this time or will our heroes, joined by their new friend, Bucky, be able to triumph over Team Rocket and spare the Dunsparce?
Plot
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Ash, Misty, and Brock are still journeying toward Olivine City when they come across a boy who seems to be looking for something. He introduces himself as Bucky and explains that he’s looking for a Dunsparce. Recently, he and his family went away to visit his sick grandfather. When they came back, all the kids in town had a Dunsparce, so now he wants one too. Bucky was asked by his friends to come to the park for a Dunsparce race. He told them he didn't have a Dunsparce, so he raced with his Caterpie and lost. Ash, Misty, and Brock decide to help Bucky capture a Dunsparce. Later on, Bucky does eventually find a Dunsparce, but it escapes. Team Rocket overhears this, and searches for the Land Snake Pokémon. Soon, Bucky finds more Dunsparce, but clashes with Team Rocket who are planning take them. After defeating Team Rocket, Bucky engaged one of the Dunsparce in battle in order to capture it. The capture was successful, and Bucky had caught the Land Snake Pokémon.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Mew (U.S. and international), Dunsparce (Japan)
Trivia
Errors
- Dunsparce was repeatedly called a Bug-type in this episode. It is actually a Normal-type.
- The Poké Ball does not open when Bucky sends out his Caterpie at the beginning of the episode.
- Jessie doesn't have her gloves on when she orders Wobbuffet to use Counter and when she orders Arbok to counterattack after the Dunsparce used Screech.
- When Team Rocket gets blasted off by the kids' Dunsparce, Victreebel disappears.
Dub edits
In other languages
Czech
Dutch
European French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Latin America
Spain
