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Right on, Rhydon!
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Right on, Rhydon! (Japanese: なみのりサイドンをおえ!?みずうみのたたかい! Follow the Surfing Saidon!? The Battle at the Lake!) is the 204th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 28, 2001 and in the United States on June 22, 2002.
Synopsis
Ash and his friends are camping out by a lake where Ash sees a Rhydon swimming around the water. A Rock-type Pokémon that loves swimming is unheard of until a local girl named Pietra confirms what Ash saw as a swimming Rhydon. She is hoping to catch it to complete a tunnel for her grandma to allow her easier access to the nearby town, but all of her Rock-type Pokémon flee from the tunnel whenever water hits them from leaks in the ceiling. Pietra thinks that if she could catch the swimming Rhydon then it could help her complete it.
Ash, Misty, and Brock offer to help Pietra catch the Rhydon. After finding out enough about the Rhydon they find it swimming towards the center of the island in the lake. Pietra gets ready to battle Rhydon, but Rhydon ignores her and continues to swim toward the island in the center full of apple trees. When they find Rhydon again, Team Rocket come in and try to steal Rhydon, but as usual Ash and his friends stop them.
Rhydon starts to leave, but Pietra clings to it until it battles her. Rhydon ends up going underwater to try and shake her but she doesn't let go, sensing her determination, Rhydon takes her to shore before leaving. Pietra starts to beg Rhydon for a battle and finally Rhydon agrees. Using olny her Marill, Pietra captures Rhydon. With Rhydon's help, Pietra soon completes the tunnel. Ash and his friends exit the newly-completed tunnel and continue on their way to Olivine City.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Sunflora (US and international), Rhydon (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Bulbasaur (Ash's)
- Totodile (Ash's)
- Staryu (Misty's)
- Goldeen (Misty's)
- Poliwhirl (Misty's)
- Onix (Brock's)
- Crobat (Brock's)
- Rhydon (Pietra's; new)
- Marill (Pietra's)
- Sandslash (Pietra's)
- Dugtrio (Pietra's; ×3)
- Graveler (Pietra's)
Trivia
- When Wobbuffet pops out of its Poké Ball while Team Rocket is talking about capturing the Rhydon, Jessie says that it's too bad they can't just make a trade. This is most likely a reference to the fact that she received Wobbuffet from a trade.
- This episode marks the first use of Iron Tail in the anime. Iron Tail would go on to be one of the most commonly used attacks in the series, known by over fifty separate Pokémon as the anime has progressed (with one of the Pokémon knowing the move being Ash's Pikachu).
- This episode is possibly a reference to the Surfing Rhydon that appeared in the Generation II games in Ecruteak City.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
Language | Title | |
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Mandarin Chinese | 踏浪追蹤鐵甲暴龍!湖之戰! | |
Czech | Nedostižný Rhydon | |
Dutch | Goed Zo, Rhydon! | |
European French | Un Pokémon qui aimait les pommes | |
German | Hilfe beim Tunnelbau | |
Hebrew | תופסים את ריידוןtofsim et Rhydon | |
Italian | L'inafferabile Rhydon | |
Polish | To on, Rhydon! | |
Brazilian Portuguese | À Procura de Rhydon! | |
Spanish | Latin America | ¡Bien hecho Rhydon! |
Spain | El Rhydon nadador | |
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