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お仕事体験！ポケモンセンター24時！！
Work Experience! 24-Hour Pokémon Center!!
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First broadcast
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April 5, 2018
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(Japanese: お仕事体験！ポケモンセンター24時！！ Work Experience! 24-Hour Pokémon Center!!) is the 68th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 1,007th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 5, 2018.
Plot
Ash's walk to the Pokemon Center for his work experience day is interrupted by Tupp, Rapp and Zipp. Despite Rotom Pokédex advice a battle ensues. The Team Skull trio call on their Zubat, Garbodor and Salandit against Ash's Pikachu. Pikachu dodges Salandit’s Scratch attacks and Zubat’s Leech Life. Garbodor attempts to launch a Venoshock though the toxic sludge is somehow blocked in its arm, with the delay Pikachu succeeds with a Thunderbolt. Garbodor begins to produce an unusually strong smell because of its mystery condition. The battle ends prematurely, with Garbodor's blocked arm clearly causing it pain. Despite Ash’s advice to get Garbodor to a Pokémon Center the trio speed off on their motorcycles.
Ash manages to arrive at the Pokemon Center just in time, and introduces Poipole to his school mates' Pokémon. Nurse Joy arrives on the scene, coughing whilst wearing a protective face mask. Nurse Joy's Pokémon, Blissey and Comfey offer her some relief. Lillie and the others offer to take care of the Pokemon Center to allow Nurse Joy to recover. Nurse Joy agrees, and Rotom copies her nurse explanation manual into its system. Sophocles’ doubts go ignored by his classmates' enthusiasm. Ash and friends get changed into their nursing outfits. The female attire is to Lillie, Lana and Mallow’s liking, though Kiawe and Sophocles decide to look for male uniforms. The girls find Ash wearing the female nursing uniform and use it as an opportunity for a makeover, paired with makeup and a blond wig. Ash was spared the embarrassment, with Kiawe and Sophocles managing to locate some male nurse uniforms. The day's first client walks in, dropping off his two Pokemon, Blissey remains on watch to help the trainees. Snowy rescues the two Poké Ball's from Lillie's clumsiness. And another person, this time a woman with one Pokemon requiring a rest who is also after a room rental. Ash and Kiawe are sent out to deliver Pokémon moisturiser to a customer, little did they know it was Team Rocket's James. James instantly recognises Ash, though the hospitality worker outfit keeps his actual identity a secret from Ash. As the two are about to enter the Pokémon Center they notice Zipp lingering, though he quickly flees upon seeing Ash. Meanwhile Sophocles and Lana are fitting clean bed sheets to prepare the room for the female guest. Lunch time came and went, with everyone sitting down to eat and ordering from the in-house café. The Old lady who runs a fruit stall in the Hau'oli City marketplace arrives at the Pokémon Center. She supplies a basket of fresh fruit to Nurse Joy after hearing that she was feeling ill, and gifts one to Ash and his friends' Pokémon. Ash goes to the back of the Pokemon Center into an observatory style treatment area. Kiawe looks after a trainer’s Tauros and Ash cares for an Alolan Exeggutor. In the midst of scrubbing the Pokémon clean, Poipole disturbes Exeggutor's tail leading it to attack Ash in defence, sending him rolling out of the door. Ash manages to collect himself, and notices Zipp again. Though instead of allowing him to escape, Ash pushes Zipp into the Pokémon Center to get Garbodor treated. Zipp releases the Pokémon from its Poké Ball, and its stench has intensified since earlier in the day. Everyone initially blocks their noses, though Blissey notices the pain appears to be coming from Garbodor's fingers and begins to probe around. Lillie is instantly reminded of a condition called poison clog she read in a book, it is a rare occurrence that affects a Pokémon's veins because of their sticky poisons. Nurse Joy arrives on the scene just in time, getting Sophocles to fetch several large earcleaners. Buckets are used to cart the excess poison, whilst a hand massage eases the pain and releases the clog. Treatment takes some time, with three fingers needing to be operated on. Garbodor is happy to no longer be congested, and Zipp quickly returns the Pokémon to its Poké Ball and picks up an ear cleaner to avoid any future treatments. The change of attitude is a welcome sight to Ash and friends who had scolded Zipp for his lack of responsibility and compassion. Unbeknownst to everyone the Nurse Joy that arrived in time to help Garbodor was actually the one from Akala Island and the big sister of the ill Nurse Joy. This is only revealed when the sick Nurse Joy emerges fully recovered. The Pokémon Center job experience day ends with a smiling group photo.
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?: Comfey (Japan)
Trivia
Errors
- When Poipole is nuzzling Pikachu, Pikachu's back is miscolored.
Dub edits
In other languages
