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'''Enlighten Up!''' (Japanese: '''ヤドンのさとり!サトシのさとり!''' ''{{tt|Yadon's|Slowpoke's}} Comprehension! {{tt|Satoshi's|Ash's}} Comprehension!'') is the 244th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 18, 2002 and in the United States on April 26, 2003.  
 
'''Enlighten Up!''' (Japanese: '''ヤドンのさとり!サトシのさとり!''' ''{{tt|Yadon|Slowpoke}}'s Comprehension! {{tt|Satoshi|Ash}}'s Comprehension!'') is the 244th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 18, 2002, and in the United States on April 26, 2003.  
 
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}


==Synopsis==
==Blurb==
{{Incomplete synopsis}}
<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/5/episode-35-enlighten-up/-->
<i>As Ash and friends approach the site where Ash will earn his eighth badge, they fall victim to an unexpected Team Rocket trap. As they prepare to fight, they are interrupted by a mystic and her Slowpoke. This woman explains to them that the Slowpoke's distant expression evidences that it is pondering the meaning of its existence. Ash and friends eagerly volunteer to strengthen their minds through training in this Slowpoke's shrine, and are surprised when Team Rocket does the same. Jessie, James, and Meowth show their true colors soon enough however, reviewing to all that their actual motive is not enlightenment, but rather the valuable gold statues that decorate the shrine.</i>
 
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} stop by [[Lake Slowpoke]] en route to [[Blackthorn City]]. {{TRT}} appears from a hole they built, leading to a confrontation with the traveling trio. As they're about to battle each other, a {{p|Slowpoke}} with a yellow flag calmly walks through the two parties and sits on a rock to fish. {{OBP|Madeleine|EP244}} appears and says that Slowpoke is looking for enlightenment, effectively ending the confrontation. Madeleine asks everyone a philosophical question but is met with vague remarks and silence. She offers to take everyone to [[Slowpoke Temple]] for lunch before offering training.
 
The group walks over to the nearby temple, where a giant gold statue of a Slowpoke sits in the center of the complex. Upon seeing the statue, {{MTR}} imagines gifting it to {{an|Giovanni}}, and the Team Rocket trio set their sights on stealing it when no one is looking. After a salad lunch, the group witnesses a meditation class, before joining in themselves. All of them fail because of idle thoughts. Next, Madeleine sets them the task of scrubbing and cleaning the entire temple complex's floors. This quickly erupts into a race, with Ash and Team Rocket speeding through corridors with {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, and Meowth trailing behind. Ash overtakes [[Jessie]] and [[James]] by running along a wall. Madeleine appears again and notices the floors are still a mess, everyone cleans the floors properly.


{{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} stop by a lake where they meet with {{TRT}}. As they’re about to battle each other, a {{p|Slowpoke}} with a flag comes and sits on a rock fishing. This lady comes and says the {{p|Slowpoke}} is looking for "enlightenment." She offers to take everyone to Slowpoke Temple to learn this. There’s a giant gold statue of a Slowpoke. They go through tests, such as having to concentrate so hard they won’t move or else they’ll be hit by sticks! The next is cleaning the temple, which Ash and Team Rocket compete in.
Afterwards, Ash and his friends ask Team Rocket if they would like to join them fishing. They politely decline and instead see this as their opportunity to steal the golden Slowpoke statue. While Meowth accompanies Madeleine, Ash, and company for the fishing at Lake Slowpoke. Misty eagerly begins, bragging about her water Pokémon mastery though quickly loses patience upon seeing no bites. In contrast, Slowpoke is fishing much better than Ash and his friends, pulling up a {{p|Goldeen}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, then a {{p|Lanturn}}. Next, Slowpoke captures a {{p|Gyarados}}, Misty goes on to state Gyarados is her least favorite Pokémon and is still frustrated with the fishing exercise. Out of desperation, she throws Meowth into the lake to get him to talk to the water Pokémon. Meowth reveals the Pokémon know they will be captured and they go to Slowpoke because the Pokémon know they won't be captured; this point is also confirmed by Madeleine.


[[Jessie]] and [[James]] go off to steal the statue, and {{MTR}} distracts Ash by fishing with him. The same {{p|Slowpoke}} is fishing much better than Ash and friends, because the Pokémon know they won’t be captured. The gold statue is stolen by Jessie and James, but Slowpoke evolves into {{p|Slowbro}} and defeats them. Ash and friends head off, while Team Rocket stay at the temple, this time to truthfully learn enlightenment...
Suddenly, a {{p|Shellder}} latches onto Slowpoke's tail. Simultaneously the gold statue is stolen by Jessie and James, who peddle down the hill with it. Before the gigalith is about to hit Ash and his friends, Slowpoke evolves into {{p|Slowbro}} and defeats them with a {{m|Confusion}} attack. Slowbro sends the statue back to the temple with this same Confusion attack. Madeleine explains that Slowbro had reached its enlightenment and that the Shellder is symbolic of that achievement. Ash and his friends head off. Though Team Rocket stays at the temple, this time to truly learn enlightenment with some enforced meditation, and they attempt to keep out of {{OBP|Delibird|Team Rocket}}'s eyesight.


==Major events==
==Major events==
{{animeevents}}
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Humans===
===Humans===
[[File:PMTV EP244.png|thumb|200px|right|{{tt|Pocket Monster TV|Who's That Pokémon}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Misty}}
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* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Madeleine]]
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])
* {{Gary}} (flashback)
* {{OBP|Madeleine|EP244}}
* Temple students
* Temple students
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])
* Temple priest (flashback)
* Temple priest (flashback)
* {{Gary}} (flashback)


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP244.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[File:WTP EP244.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Noctowl}} ''(US and international)'', {{p|Slowpoke}} ''(Japan)''
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Noctowl}} ''(US and international)'', {{p|Slowpoke}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
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* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Delibird}} ({{OP|Team Rocket|Delibird}})
* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}}) (fantasy)
* {{p|Slowpoke}} ({{OBP|Madeleine|EP244}}'s; evolves)
* {{p|Slowpoke}} ([[Madeleine]]'s; evolves)
* {{p|Slowbro}} ({{OBP|Madeleine|EP244}}'s; newly evolved)
* {{p|Slowbro}} ([[Madeleine]]'s; newly evolved)
* {{p|Hitmonchan}} (temple student's)
* {{p|Slowpoke}} (many; flashback)
* {{p|Hitmonlee}} (temple student's)
* {{p|Delibird}} ({{OBP|Delibird|Team Rocket|Team Rocket}})
* {{p|Butterfree}} (×2)
* {{p|Butterfree}} (×2)
* {{p|Hitmonchan}} (Temple student's)
* {{p|Goldeen}} ({{pkmn2|giant}})
* {{p|Hitmonlee}} (Temple student's)
* {{p|Goldeen}} ({{pkmn2|Giant}})
* {{p|Seaking}}
* {{p|Seaking}}
* {{p|Magikarp}}
* {{p|Magikarp}} (multiple)
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Chinchou}}
* {{p|Chinchou}} (multiple)
* {{p|Lanturn}}
* {{p|Lanturn}} (multiple)
* {{p|Qwilfish}} (multiple)
* {{p|Remoraid}} (multiple)
* {{p|Shellder}}
* {{p|Shellder}}
* {{p|Slowpoke}} (multiple; flashback)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
{{incomplete|section|Oak's lecture, senryuu}}
[[File:EP244 Unknown Pokémon.png|thumb|200px|The mysterious "legendary water Pokémon"]]
* This is the final episode written by the anime's original head writer, [[Takeshi Shudō]].
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture]]: {{p|Bellossom}}
* The English title of this episode is a pun of the phrase ''lighten up.''
** Pokémon senryū summary: Bloom, good morning, Bellossom.
* The Slowpoke religion draws heavily from {{wp|Buddhism}}.
* This is the final episode written by the {{pkmn|anime}}'s original head writer, [[Takeshi Shudō]].
* The English title of this episode is a pun of the phrase "lighten up".
* The {{p|Slowpoke}} religion draws heavily from {{wp|Buddhism}}.
* This episode uses music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]''.
* This episode uses music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]''.
* Madeleine mentions that "Slowpoke is just a name that humans invented". This may be true in the games, but is doubtful in the anime, where most Pokémon can say their names even right after being born. This implies that Pokémon in the anime were named after their "natural" cries.
* {{OBP|Madeleine|EP244}} mentions that "Slowpoke is just a name that humans invented". This may be true in the {{pkmn|games}}, but is doubtful in the anime, where most Pokémon can say their names even right after being born. This implies that Pokémon in the anime were named after their "natural" cries.
* {{TRT}} does not blast off in this episode.
* During the meditation scene, {{an|Misty}} sees herself chasing an unknown "legendary water Pokémon". The only part of the Pokémon seen is a giant fin, which is similar to that of the then-unreleased {{me|Gyarados}}.
** Interestingly enough, Misty would go on to own a {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}} capable of Mega Evolving as of ''[[SM043|When Regions Collide!]]''.


===Errors===
===Errors===
* The guidebook that Brock is reading at the start of the episode is black in color, when it should be blue and yellow, as in previous episodes.
* The guidebook that {{an|Brock}} is reading at the start of the episode is black in color, when it should be blue and yellow, as in previous episodes.
**The color of the guidebook was probably changed by accident because of the second book that Brock reads, which is also black.
** The color of the guidebook was probably changed by accident because of the second book that Brock reads, which is also black.
* In the dub, Brock says that his hometown is "Flint City". He is actually from [[Pewter City]]. {{ka|Flint}} is the name of his father.
* In the dub, Brock says that his hometown is "Flint City", though he is actually from [[Pewter City]]. {{ka|Flint}} is the name of his father.
* It is said that when a Shellder clamps down on a Slowpoke's tail, it will change shape, and the Slowpoke will [[Evolution|evolve]] into a Slowbro. The Slowpoke should evolve right when the Shellder makes contact with the Slowpoke's tail. The Slowpoke that was fishing at Lake Enlightenment caught a Shellder on its tail, but was not seen evolving until later.
* When {{Ash}} runs along the wall during the cleaning challenge, {{AP|Totodile}}'s [[Lure Ball]] is not equipped on his belt.
* It is said that when a {{p|Shellder}} clamps down on a Slowpoke's tail, it will change shape, and the Slowpoke will [[Evolution|evolve]] into a Slowbro. The Slowpoke should evolve right when the Shellder makes contact with the Slowpoke's tail. The Slowpoke that was fishing at [[Lake Slowpoke]] caught a Shellder on its tail, but was not seen evolving until later.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
[[File:EP244 Deleted Shot.png|thumb|right|225px|Brock's sexual fantasy]]
[[File:EP244 Deleted Shot.png|thumb|200px|The deleted scene]]
* During the meditation scene, Brock's sexual fantasy of Madeleine was cut from the English dub.
* During the meditation scene, Brock's fantasy of Madeleine was cut from the English dub.
* The close-up shot of the robed man with a wooden paddle hitting another robed man with that paddle was covered up by an impact animation for the dub.  
* The closeup shot of the robed man hitting another robed man with his wooden paddle was covered up by an impact animation for the dub.
* The sound effects of the paddle hits during the meditation scene are much louder in the original Japanese version.
* The sound effects of the paddle hits during the meditation scene are much louder in the original Japanese version.
* In the original Japanese version, Ash mistakes the lake name (Satori) for his own name (Satoshi). In the English dub, he wonders what enlightenment means, thinking it is a lake that lightens up.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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{{Epilang|color=DDDDDD|bordercolor=FFCB49
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|zh_cmn={{tt|呆呆獸之悟,小智之悟|Slowpoke's Enlightenment, Ash's Enlightenment}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|呆呆獸之悟,小智之悟|Slowpoke's Enlightenment, Ash's Enlightenment}}
|de={{tt|Erleuchtung für alle!|Enlightenment for everyone!}}
|de={{tt|Erleuchtung für alle!|Enlightenment for everyone!}}
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|es_la={{tt|¡Ilumínate!|Enlight up!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Ilumínate!|Enlight up!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Iluminados|Enlightened}}
|es_eu={{tt|Iluminados|Enlightened}}
|pl={{tt|Kto nas oświeci?|Who will enlighten us?}}
|hi=आत्मज्ञान की प्राप्ति {{tt|''Atmagyan ki prapti''|Achievement of Enlightenment}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
}}
}}


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[[ja:無印編第244話]]
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Latest revision as of 00:27, 9 March 2024

EP243 : Same Old Song and Dance
Original series
EP245 : Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?
Enlighten Up!
EP244.png
  EP244  
ヤドンのさとり!サトシのさとり!
Yadon's Comprehension! Satoshi's Comprehension!
First broadcast
Japan April 18, 2002
United States April 26, 2003
English themes
Opening Believe in Me
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening Ready Go!
Ending ポケッターリ・モンスターリ
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 首藤剛志 Takeshi Shudō
Storyboard よこた和 Kazu Yokota
Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi
Animation director 徳田夢之介 Yumenosuke Tokuda
Additional credits

Enlighten Up! (Japanese: ヤドンのさとり!サトシのさとり! Yadon's Comprehension! Satoshi's Comprehension!) is the 244th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 18, 2002, and in the United States on April 26, 2003.

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Blurb

As Ash and friends approach the site where Ash will earn his eighth badge, they fall victim to an unexpected Team Rocket trap. As they prepare to fight, they are interrupted by a mystic and her Slowpoke. This woman explains to them that the Slowpoke's distant expression evidences that it is pondering the meaning of its existence. Ash and friends eagerly volunteer to strengthen their minds through training in this Slowpoke's shrine, and are surprised when Team Rocket does the same. Jessie, James, and Meowth show their true colors soon enough however, reviewing to all that their actual motive is not enlightenment, but rather the valuable gold statues that decorate the shrine.

Plot

Ash and his friends stop by Lake Slowpoke en route to Blackthorn City. Team Rocket appears from a hole they built, leading to a confrontation with the traveling trio. As they're about to battle each other, a Slowpoke with a yellow flag calmly walks through the two parties and sits on a rock to fish. Madeleine appears and says that Slowpoke is looking for enlightenment, effectively ending the confrontation. Madeleine asks everyone a philosophical question but is met with vague remarks and silence. She offers to take everyone to Slowpoke Temple for lunch before offering training.

The group walks over to the nearby temple, where a giant gold statue of a Slowpoke sits in the center of the complex. Upon seeing the statue, Meowth imagines gifting it to Giovanni, and the Team Rocket trio set their sights on stealing it when no one is looking. After a salad lunch, the group witnesses a meditation class, before joining in themselves. All of them fail because of idle thoughts. Next, Madeleine sets them the task of scrubbing and cleaning the entire temple complex's floors. This quickly erupts into a race, with Ash and Team Rocket speeding through corridors with Misty, Brock, and Meowth trailing behind. Ash overtakes Jessie and James by running along a wall. Madeleine appears again and notices the floors are still a mess, everyone cleans the floors properly.

Afterwards, Ash and his friends ask Team Rocket if they would like to join them fishing. They politely decline and instead see this as their opportunity to steal the golden Slowpoke statue. While Meowth accompanies Madeleine, Ash, and company for the fishing at Lake Slowpoke. Misty eagerly begins, bragging about her water Pokémon mastery though quickly loses patience upon seeing no bites. In contrast, Slowpoke is fishing much better than Ash and his friends, pulling up a Goldeen, Magikarp, then a Lanturn. Next, Slowpoke captures a Gyarados, Misty goes on to state Gyarados is her least favorite Pokémon and is still frustrated with the fishing exercise. Out of desperation, she throws Meowth into the lake to get him to talk to the water Pokémon. Meowth reveals the Pokémon know they will be captured and they go to Slowpoke because the Pokémon know they won't be captured; this point is also confirmed by Madeleine.

Suddenly, a Shellder latches onto Slowpoke's tail. Simultaneously the gold statue is stolen by Jessie and James, who peddle down the hill with it. Before the gigalith is about to hit Ash and his friends, Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro and defeats them with a Confusion attack. Slowbro sends the statue back to the temple with this same Confusion attack. Madeleine explains that Slowbro had reached its enlightenment and that the Shellder is symbolic of that achievement. Ash and his friends head off. Though Team Rocket stays at the temple, this time to truly learn enlightenment with some enforced meditation, and they attempt to keep out of Delibird's eyesight.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pocket Monster TV

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Noctowl (US and international), Slowpoke (Japan)

Trivia

The mysterious "legendary water Pokémon"
  • Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture: Bellossom
    • Pokémon senryū summary: Bloom, good morning, Bellossom.
  • This is the final episode written by the anime's original head writer, Takeshi Shudō.
  • The English title of this episode is a pun of the phrase "lighten up".
  • The Slowpoke religion draws heavily from Buddhism.
  • This episode uses music from Pikachu's Vacation.
  • Madeleine mentions that "Slowpoke is just a name that humans invented". This may be true in the games, but is doubtful in the anime, where most Pokémon can say their names even right after being born. This implies that Pokémon in the anime were named after their "natural" cries.
  • Team Rocket does not blast off in this episode.
  • During the meditation scene, Misty sees herself chasing an unknown "legendary water Pokémon". The only part of the Pokémon seen is a giant fin, which is similar to that of the then-unreleased Mega Gyarados.

Errors

  • The guidebook that Brock is reading at the start of the episode is black in color, when it should be blue and yellow, as in previous episodes.
    • The color of the guidebook was probably changed by accident because of the second book that Brock reads, which is also black.
  • In the dub, Brock says that his hometown is "Flint City", though he is actually from Pewter City. Flint is the name of his father.
  • When Ash runs along the wall during the cleaning challenge, Totodile's Lure Ball is not equipped on his belt.
  • It is said that when a Shellder clamps down on a Slowpoke's tail, it will change shape, and the Slowpoke will evolve into a Slowbro. The Slowpoke should evolve right when the Shellder makes contact with the Slowpoke's tail. The Slowpoke that was fishing at Lake Slowpoke caught a Shellder on its tail, but was not seen evolving until later.

Dub edits

The deleted scene
  • During the meditation scene, Brock's fantasy of Madeleine was cut from the English dub.
  • The closeup shot of the robed man hitting another robed man with his wooden paddle was covered up by an impact animation for the dub.
  • The sound effects of the paddle hits during the meditation scene are much louder in the original Japanese version.
  • In the original Japanese version, Ash mistakes the lake name (Satori) for his own name (Satoshi). In the English dub, he wonders what enlightenment means, thinking it is a lake that lightens up.

In other languages



EP243 : Same Old Song and Dance
Original series
EP245 : Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?
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