PS482

To Make a Musical (Japanese: VSマラカッチ VS Maracacchi or 準備 Preparation) is the 482nd round of the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Plot

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Black reviews his offer from Grimsley, agonizing about whether he should or should not battle him, and ends up falling unconscious. Grimsley then examines the caught Grunt, and finds out information about the nearby Relic Castle. Some time later, Black finds himself in Nimbasa City, carried there by White. Black and White have a chat in their room, which ends up with White proposing the Pokémon Musical, and drags him to the Musical building.]

At the Musical building, White starts setting up the Pokémon Musical with her Tepig, Gigi, as well as other Pokemon, and meets Elesa, who invites Black to have a Gym battle.

Major events

• Black falls unconscious after straining his head.
• Ryoku is revealed to be searching for Volcarona at the Relic Castle.
• White finds Black and the Team Plasma Grunt at the Castelia Gate and takes them to Nimbasa City.
• White prepares the Pokémon Musical for its debut.

For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see the history page.

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Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Zebstrika
• Darmanitan (Zen Mode)
• Emolga

Characters

Humans

• Black
• White
• Elesa
• Grimsley
• Ryoku
• Team Plasma Grunts
• Mayor of Nimbasa City (flashback)

Pokémon

• Braviary (Brav; Black's; flashback)
• Munna (Musha; Black's)
• Tepig (Gigi; White's)
• Zebstrika (Elesa's)
• Emolga (×2; Elesa's)
• Bisharp (Grimsley's)
• Yamask (BW Agency's)
• Vanillite (BW Agency's)
• Solosis (BW Agency's)
• Maractus (Team Plasma Grunt's)
• Darmanitan (×2; Zen Mode)

Trivia

• In the VIZ Media mini-volumes of the Black & White arc, this round was collected in Volume 7.
• In the Kurokawa translation from France, this round was released in Pokémon Black and White volume 3.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		VS 街頭沙鈴 - 準備
European French		Tous en scène ! (Partie 1)
German		VS. Maracamba - Vorbereitungen
Italian		VS Maractus - Preparativi
Korean		VS 마라카치
Brazilian Portuguese		VS Maractus - Preparação
European Spanish		Contra Maractus
Vietnamese		VS Maracacchi - Chuẩn bị

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