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Cerulean Blues (Japanese: ハナダジムのリベンジマッチ Revenge Match at Hanada Gym!) is episode six of Pokémon Chronicles, and the second side story episode of Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station in Japan. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 10, 2002, in the UK on June 15, 2005, and in the USA on June 24, 2006. In this episode, Misty returns home to begin her role as Gym Leader, only to find an angry Gyarados on the rampage and The Invincible Pokémon Brothers outs for revenge.

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

Synopsis

After the events of Gotta Catch Ya Later, Misty is on her way back to Cerulean City. Misty comments to Togepi that they are almost home, and promises to get something to eat as soon as they get there. As Togepi happily goes "Toki Toki", Misty reaches the top of a hill and sees Cerulean City spread out before her.

As she arrives in town, she notices a lot of people congregating around a large tv screen. On it, there is a news report about the Pokémon Inspection Agency, which has just closed down the fourth Gym is less than a month. It cuts to Agent Thedora, who explains that they are nailing down on anything substandard. This means that any unsafe, unclean, or uncool Gym will be shut down by them. Hearing rumors that they were on their way to Cerulean City, Misty rushes to get there before they do. But not before she is spotted by The Invincible Pokémon Brothers, who are determined to get revenge.

Finally at the Gym, Misty calls to see if anybody is there. However, everyone is preoccupied by a Gyarados in the swimming pool that seems very angry. At the side of the pool is Nurse Joy with four boys, one of which falls in. As the Gyarados begins to chase him, Misty arrives and asks what the matter is. The boys introduce themselves as the local chapter of her sister's fan club, and comment that she is almost as pretty as they are. They were looking after the Gym until Misty got back, but Gyarados has been in an endless rage for days, and they can't calm it down. Nurse Joy explains that it is caught in an endless agitation loop, and suggests that Misty could think of something.

Misty decides to try to get Gyarados to return, but Joy tells her that it won't work while Gyarados is so distressed. Next, Misty sends out Politoed. However, Psyduck also comes out, and falls into the water. Before it is drowns, Gyarados headbutts it out, hitting the boy who is still in the pool, and sending them both onto the poolside. As Politoed claps, the fan club make a hasty exit. Gyarados continues to rage...

Misty and Joy head downstairs, where Misty is reunited with Horsea and Starmie. However, Gyarados is now in the aquarium and Misty needs to figure out what to do. Joy confirms that she will need to find a way to reign it back in, but there is a problem, namely the fact that Misty has a fear of Gyarados. It goes back to when she was a baby. As she was crawling along, she crawled into the mouth of a Gyarados and was almost eaten. Misty decides that she will have to get over her fear if she wants to uphold her responsibility. Watching in the window, the Invincible Pokémon Brothers decide to use the Gyarados problem against her.

Misty in now on the diving board in her mermaid costume. She explains that she once took part in a water ballet with the Gyarados when it was a Magikarp, and that recreating their special moment may calm it down. After diving into the water, she is joined by the Gym Pokémon, who then dance with her. Gyarados watches for a moment, but then uses Whirlpool on them. Trapped, Misty runs out of air, but in her last moments of consciousness she sees Horsea pushing her to the surface.

In a foggy area, Misty sees Ash and Brock. They ask what she is doing there and if it is true that they made her the Gym Leader of Cerulean. Misty tells them that they made a mistake, and that she is not good enough. But they say that of course she is, and that they believe in her. As they float away, Misty calls that she needs their help. Suddenly, her foot becomes trapped, which is revealed to be held by Gyarados. She wakes up, and drinks the tea that Joy hands to her. Nurse Joy suggests separating Gyarados from the other Pokémon for safety, and Misty agrees.

Misty gives Gyarados one more chance to return its Poké Ball, which is resisted. She then traps it in a cage, which Gyarados can't get out of. Misty feels bad for it, but before she can contemplate too much the Invincible Pokémon Brothers make an announcement to Cerulean City. They announce that as Misty has lost control of her Pokémon - (not exactly true since she never had control of it to begin with!) - it is time for a change of leader. They challenge Misty to a battle, with the winner becoming the leader of the Gym. The residents of Cerulean City rush in to watch the battle.

The Invincible Pokémon Brothers introduce themselves as Kim, Kain and Kon. They tell Misty that allowing a Pokémon to control her makes her unfit to lead a Gym, and suggest that she is too scared to batle because she would lose easily in front of everyone. Misty accepts the challenge. As the boy who fell in the pool earlier begins the commentary, Nurse Joy announces that the battle will consist of three one-on-one matches. Misty sends out Staryu, while Kim sends out Hitmonchan. Hitmonchan begins to drown, so Misty sends in Staryu to help it out. However, it was a decoy and Hitmonchan punches Staryu, who goes down in one hit. Apparently, a Faint Attack is illegal during this battle, as Nurse Joy proclaims Staryu the winner.

Next, Misty sends out Corsola, while Kim sends out Tentacruel. Tentacruel starts out with Bubblebeam, which hurt Corsola badly. However, Misty orders a Recover, and then sends Corsola into a Tackle attack. As Corsola (slowly) heads towards Tentacruel, Kain and Kon send out their own Tentacruels, which both bash into Corsola. As Corsola bashes into a rock near Gyarados, Nurse Joy tells them that it is a rule violation. Kim denies this stating that the challenge was from the Invincible Pokémon Brothers, and not just him. (Everyone seems to forget that the challenge was for one-on-one battles.) Misty comments that Kim is too chicken to fight by himself, and the brothers react by ordering the Teantacruels to use Poison Sting. Corsola is badly hurt, and so Misty dives in to save it.

Nurse Joy disqualifies them, and bans them from all official Pokémon matches. To try to reverse this, the Tentacruels are ordered to use Poison Sting on Gyarados. Misty reacts by doing what anyone else in the anime would do at this point - she goes in front of the stings and takes the hits herself. Kim's Tentacruel then Tackles her into the cage, and the air is bashed out of her. As she floats down to the bottom of the pool, Gyarados bangs on the cage again. As everyone watches in worry - besides the Pokémon Brothers who are quite happy with where they are at the moment - Gyarados makes a particularly powerful hit, which makes the cage collapse. Gyarados quickly speeds Misty to the surface.

The Invincible Pokémon Brothers are not happy with this turn of events, and order the Tentacruel to attack with Bind, Bubblebeam, and Hydro Pump. However, Gyarados easily reflects these, before using a Hyper Beam to send the Tentacruel blasting off. A Hydro Pump quickly sends the not-so Invincible Pokémon Brothers to the same fate. As the crowd cheers, Gyarados happily returns to its Poké Ball. Nurse Joy congratulates Misty and tells her that she has proven herself to be a fine Gym Leader, and that her Gym has passed inspection. Misty is confused, but Joy explains that she is a Pokémon Inspection Agent.

Outside the Gym, Agent Joy explains that she is now going to the Hoenn region. Misty asks her that if she meets Ash, could she tell him that Misty finally made it as a Gym Leader. Agent Joy agrees, and then sets off. As Misty watches her go, she thinks of Ash and Brock, and knows that they were right that she could do it on her own. As a new chapter of Misty's life begins, she begins training the Gym Pokémon.

Major events

• Misty becomes the Cerulean City Gym Leader.

Debuts

• Daisy, Violet, and Lily's fan club.
• The Pokémon Inspection Agency

Characters

Humans

• Misty
• Joy
• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• The Invincible Pokémon Brothers
• PIA Agents
• Daisy, Violet, and Lily's fan club
• Residents of Cerulean City

Pokémon

• Gyarados (Misty's)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Politoed (Misty's)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Horsea (Misty's)
• Starmie (Misty's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Corsola (Misty's)
• Hitmonchan (Kim's)
• Tentacruel (3×: Kim's, Kain's and Kon's)
• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Goldeen (Three)
• Seaking
• Dewgong
• Shellder

Trivia

• Misty reads the title card.
• One member of Daisy, Violet, and Lily's fan club has a strong resemblance to Harry Potter.
• Misty is able to talk underwater.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

• Italian: Blu ceruleo

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