EP128

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EP128   レディバのふえ！ Ledyba's Flute!

First broadcast Japan January 1, 2000 United States December 2, 2000

English themes Opening Pokémon Johto Ending

Japanese themes Opening OK! Ending ニャースのパーティ

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 椎名ひさし Hisashi Shiina Assistant director 岩崎太郎 Tarō Iwasaki Animation director はしもとかつみ Katsumi Hashimoto No additional credits are available at this time.

The Whistle Stop (Japanese: レディバのふえ！ Ledyba's Flute!) is episode 128 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 1, 2000 and in the United States on December 2, 2000.

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

Major events

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Arielle
• Mr. Douglas

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Blissey

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Zubat (Brock's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Lickitung (Jessie's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Ledyba (Arielle's; six)
• Golbat

Trivia

• When James is "swallowed" by his Victreebel, he speaks gibberish, sounding as though his words are muffled by the Victreebel. However, if played backwards, the clip reveals James is saying "Leo Burnett and 4Kids are the devil!"
• This episode's dub title is a reference to the railway term, Whistle Stop.

In other languages

• French: Le coup de sifflet
• Italian: Il fischietto

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.