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Battle for the Underground!

BW048   EP705 激走！バトルサブウェイ！！（後編） Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 2)

First broadcast Japan September 15, 2011 United States January 7, 2012

English themes Opening Black and White Ending

Japanese themes Opening None Ending ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

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Battle for the Underground! (Japanese: 激走！バトルサブウェイ！！（後編） Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 2)) is the 48th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 705th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 15, 2011 as part of a one-hour special, in the UK on December 28, 2011 and is scheduled to air in the United States on January 7, 2012.

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

Major events

• Ash's Tepig learns Flamethrower.
• The gang, with the help of Ingo and Emmet, retrieve all the Pokémon from Team Rocket and force them to withdraw from Nimbasa City.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Eelektross
• Chandelure

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Ingo
• Emmet
• Dr. Zager
• Subway workers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Eelektross

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Oshawott (Ash's; fantasy)
• Tepig (Ash's)
• Snivy (Ash's)
• Scraggy (Ash's; fantasy)
• Roggenrola (Ash's)
• Excadrill (Iris's)
• Pansage (Cilan's)
• Dwebble (Cilan's)
• Chandelure (Ingo's; debut)
• Eelektross (Emmet's; debut)

Trivia

• Ash and Cilan narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Music from Arceus and the Jewel of Life is used in this episode.
• This episode aired December 24, 2011 in Italy (on K2), exactly 2 weeks before the american airdate.
• There is no Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster following this episode. Instead, a special preview for the next few episodes is shown.
  • Ash using his Palpitoad, Snivy and Pikachu against Elesa's Emolga, Tynamo and Zebstrika. (BW050)
  • Ash and Cilan using their Tepig and Pansage, respectively, to battle Ingo's Chandelure and Emmet's Eelektross. (BW051)
  • Alder appearing in person and battling Ash and Pikachu using his Bouffalant. Alder subsequently tries to stop an attacking Gigalith. (BW052)
  • Iris befriending a Deino. (BW056)
  • A hero and villain-themed episode featuring an Accelgor-themed, motorcycle-riding hero and his Accelgor against an ice-themed set of villains. The two henchmen, who dress like their Pokémon, each use Vanillite, while the Cryogonal-masked leader uses Vanillish. (BW057)
  • Tornadus and Thundurus going on a rampage. To call forth Landorus to stop them, Iris and a Gothorita pray in front of a shrine. (BW059)
  • Ash's Pikachu and Oshawott performing in a Pokémon Musical show. (BW051)
• This episode aired on December 28, 2011 in the UK, more than one week before the US airdate.

Dub edits

• When Pikachu and rest of the Pokémon struggle to escape the train, a different background music is used.
• During the ending scenes, an instrumental version of Black and White replaced Best Wishes' instrumental version.

In other languages

Language		Title
Italian		Lotta metropolitana!

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