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Hocus Pokémon (Japanese: ポケモンまほうでだいへんしん!? A Huge Transformation with Pokémon Magic!?) is episode 241 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 21, 2002 and in the United States on April 5, 2003.

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

Synopsis

Major events

Debuts

Ashachu

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Lily

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Dewgong

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Pikachu (Ash Ketchum; newly transformed)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Murkrow (Lily's)
• Wartortle (fantasy)
• Parasect
• Tangela (fantasy)
• Mr. Mime (fantasy)
• Spinarak (multiple)
• Aipom

Pokémon pictured in Lily's magic book

• Bulbasaur
• Dugtrio
• Stantler
• Shuckle
• Miltank
• Jynx(in the dub replaced by a flower)

Trivia

• This is the first time a human is transformed into a Pokémon. The concept would later be explored further in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and its adaptations.
• Pokemopolis has an episode entitled Pikachu Times Two in its episode guide following this episode. While the dodgemasters claim that it has only aired in New Zealand, there is no other evidence for the existance of the episode and so it is generally deemed to be a fake.

Errors

Dub edits

• In the Japanese version, there was a picture of Jynx in Lily's book. The dub replaced it with a flower.
• After Misty was attacked by the Spinarak, there was a short scene cut in the English dub. In this scene, everybody feels sorry for her, because she has Arachnophobia.

In other languages

• French: Hocus Pokémon

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