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epcode=AG160 |
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title_en=Harley Rides Again |
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title_ja=ゴンベのデビュー戦！ハーリーと真剣勝負！！ |
|title_ja=ゴンベのデビュー戦！ハーリーと真剣勝負！！
title_ja_trans=Gonbe's Debut Battle! Harley and Taking the Game Seriously! |
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broadcast_jp=January 19, 2006 |
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broadcast_us=October 28, 2006 |
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'''Harley Rides Again''' (Japanese: '''ゴンベのデビュー戦！ハーリーと真剣勝負！！''' ''{{tt|Gonbe|Munchlax}}'s Debut Battle! Harley and Taking the Game Seriously!'') is the 160th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 434th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 19, 2006 and in the United States on October 28, 2006.
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'''Harley Rides Again''' (Japanese: '''ゴンベのデビュー戦！ハーリーと真剣勝負！！''' ''{{tt|Gonbe|Munchlax}}'s Debut Battle! Harley and Taking the Game Seriously!!'') is the 160th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', and the 434th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on January 19, 2006, and in the United States on October 28, 2006.
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==Synopsis==
==Blurb==
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<i>May is preparing for the Pokémon Contest in Wisteria Town when her old rival Harley shows up and vows to beat her. He's even got one more Ribbon than she does! Harley also runs into Team Rocket, who offer to help him beat May if he'll help them steal Pikachu. Harley just laughs and laughs at the idea, infuriating Jessie.


{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} finally arrive in [[Wisteria Town]], where {{an|May}} will compete in the Wisteria {{pkmn|Contest}} to try to win her third Ribbon. She practices with her {{TP|May|Munchlax}} by throwing a ball into the air and having Munchlax use {{m|Focus Punch}} to break it, dropping confetti everywhere. Everyone comments on how Munchlax looked cute and strong when it hit the ball. May and Munchlax show confidence that they will win their third [[Ribbon]]. {{TP|May|Eevee}} goes up to May and indicates that it wants to be in the Contest, but May tells it they need more practice first. Ash asks May if she has decided whether to use Munchlax in both rounds or not. May says she will go with {{TP|May|Squirtle}} in the appeals round and Munchlax in the battle round.  
May starts the Contest with a dazzling display from Squirtle, and Harley brings out Ariados for an impressive but scary show. During the appeal, Wobbuffet suddenly falls onto the stage, then runs away. As May and Harley move on to the next round, Pikachu and Ash investigate this odd occurrence. Chasing after Wobbuffet, they find Team Rocket busy stealing Pokémon—Wobbuffet fell onto the stage because it fell out of their balloon. Team Rocket tries to convince Ash they're really big May fans, but Pikachu quickly sends them packing.


{{an|Brock}} is excited to be surrounded by several girls who are admiring his {{TP|Brock|Bonsly}}. [[Harley]] appears, much to the group's shock and dislike, and says he would like to hold Bonsly. He then goes over to May and asks her how many Ribbons she has. She shows off both of her Ribbons, but Harley reveals that he has three and says he'll win his fourth in this Contest. As they are both stating that they will be victorious, May is shown as a Munchlax and Harley is shown as an {{p|Ariados}}. May's friends tell her not to get worked up over Harley and to focus on winning the Contest.  
Harley and May make it to the Contest finals, and Harley's brought his Octillery. Moves like Constrict and Octozooka hit hard, but Munchlax strikes back with Metronome. Harley has Octillery use Rest to restore its health, so now Munchlax must knock it out before it wakes up! But at the last minute, Octillery wakes up and defeats Munchlax with Octazooka. May's not too upset about her loss, though. She has her next Pokémon Contest to look forward to—and a message from an anonymous admirer. Could it be Drew...</i>


Harley runs into {{TRT}} at their [[Pokéblock]] stand. They say they can provide information for Harley as they state their motto. Team Rocket offer to help Harley beat May in the Contest if he would help them capture {{AP|Pikachu}}. He recognizes them as Team Rocket, the bad guys who are always defeated badly by Ash and his friends. Harley laughs hysterically, calling them complete and total losers, and saying he would become a total loser like them if he tried to use any of their help. As Harley leaves, Team Rocket become embarrassed and enraged by his public insults and vow to show him not to mess with them.  
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} finally arrive in [[Wisteria Town]], where {{an|May}} will compete in the Wisteria {{pkmn|Contest}} to try to win her third Ribbon. She practices with her {{TP|May|Munchlax}} by throwing a ball into the air and having Munchlax use {{m|Focus Punch}} to break it, dropping confetti everywhere. May is impressed by the powerful yet cute display, adding that she is confident she will win her third [[Ribbon]]. {{TP|May|Eevee}} indicates that it wants to be in the Contest, but May tells it they need more practice first. Ash asks May if she has decided whether to use Munchlax in both rounds or not. May says she will go with {{TP|May|Squirtle}} in the Appeals round and Munchlax in the battle round. Everyone’s attention turns to {{an|Brock}}, who is surprising surrounded by a group of girls, though they are admiring his adorable {{TP|Brock|Bonsly}}. [[Harley]] appears, scaring off the female entourage, and hastily approaches May to declare that he will defeat her. May fires back, showing off her two Ribbons, though Harley admits his three are much better. The two rivals exchange a final word before Harley walks off to continue his preparations. May is left feeling agitated, though her friends advise her to keep cool and focused on the Contest.


At the Contest Hall, Brock tells Eevee to watch May closely as she shows how great Contests really are and what they are about. [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] introduces [[Mr. Sukizo]], [[Raoul Contesta]], and [[Nurse Joy]] as the judges for the Contest. May brings out her Squirtle for the appeals round. Squirtle uses {{m|Rapid Spin}} to spin across the floor horizontally and upright, following it up with a {{m|Bubble}} attack that spins around in the air as Squirtle spins around. May's friends all comment on how well they are doing and how hard she must have practiced. The judges say Squirtle was doing a remarkable job with that combination. Harley says May was doing a good job but he would do so much better. Squirtle uses Ice Beam to break the bubbles and then creates a frozen fountain surrounded by frozen water. The judges comment on how great the whole performance was, particularly the finishing move. In the other appeals, {{p|Rhydon}} used {{m|Horn Drill}} to spin a top on its horn, {{p|Camerupt}} blew a lot of smoke, {{p|Machamp}} juggled, and {{p|Magneton}} used .
Harley soon encounters {{TRT}} at their [[Pokéblock]] stand. He isn’t interested in their wares, but the trio get his attention with the offer of secretive information. Team Rocket offer to help Harley beat May in the Contest if he would help them capture {{AP|Pikachu}}. He recognizes them as Team Rocket, the bad guys who are always defeated badly by Ash and his friends. Harley laughs hysterically, calling them complete and total losers, and saying he would become a total loser like them if he tried to use any of their help. As Harley leaves, Team Rocket become embarrassed and enraged by his public insults and vow to show him not to mess with them.  


Harley takes the stage and brings out his {{p|Ariados}}, who appears with its back to the audience. Ariados uses {{m|Spider Web}} to take over the whole stage and starts climbing and crawling around on it. Ariados bungee jumps from the top with the string attached to its abdomen. It spins itself around while wrapping itself with string and uses {{m|Scary Face}} to scare everyone. Before finishing off its last move, a {{p|Wobbuffet}} falls from the ceiling and crashes onto the ground. Ariados uses Scary Face to scare Wobbuffet and it runs away. Pikachu, who has been wearing a Japanese outfit while waving fans for support, senses something is up, and runs outside the Contest Hall with Ash in pursuit. The results of the appeals round are in, and May is in first with Harley in second. Harley is not very happy with it and tells May she won't be in the lead for long. May tells Harley she is on her way to winning the whole thing.
At the Contest Hall, Brock tells Eevee to watch May closely as she shows how great Pokémon Contests really are and what they are about. [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] introduces the [[Contest Judge|panel of judges]], formed by the Chief of the [[Pokémon Activities Committee]], [[Raoul Contesta]]; the {{pkmn|Fan Club Chairman|President}} of the [[Pokémon Fan Club]], [[Mr. Sukizo]]; and Wisteria Town's very own [[Nurse Joy]]. May brings out her Squirtle for the Appeals round. Squirtle enters into a {{m|Rapid Spin}} before using a {{m|Bubble}} attack for twirling [[Contest combination|combination]]. Squirtle uses Ice Beam to break the bubbles, covering the stage in ice before finishing up with another Ice Beam for a frozen fountain spray effect. The audience applauds the icy spectacular as Squirtle and May hold their finishing poses.  


The first battle of the battle round begins. May's Munchlax goes up against her opponent's {{p|Politoed}}. Munchlax charges up its {{m|SolarBeam}} and fires just before Politoad's {{m|Water Gun}}. SolarBeam takes out Politoed in one hit, allowing May to move on to the next round easily. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are using one of their machines to grab {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s' Pokémon, leaving the Coordinators with no idea where they went. Wobbuffet returns to them, but Pikachu and Ash had followed it to the roof. Ash demands to know what they are up to, and Team Rocket claims to be trying to help May win. Ash interrogates them about the stolen Pokémon, which Team Rocket claim is their commission for helping May. Ash doesn't believe them and has Pikachu use {{m|Thunderbolt}} to blast them away. Lillian announces May and Harley as the two Coordinators who will face off in the final round.
Harley takes the stage and brings out his {{p|Ariados}}, who appears with its back to the audience. Ariados covers the stage in {{m|Spider Web}} threads and starts climbing and crawling around on it. Ariados bungee jumps from the top with the string attached to its abdomen. It spins itself around while wrapping itself with string and uses {{m|Scary Face}} to scare everyone. Before finishing off its last move, a {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} falls from the ceiling and crashes onto the ground. Ariados uses Scary Face to frighten Wobbuffet, sending him running scared. Pikachu immediately senses something is up, and runs outside the Contest Hall with Ash in pursuit. The results of the Appeals round are in, and May is in first place with Harley in second. Backstage, Harley is unimpressed and tells May she won't be in the lead for long. May assures Harley that she is on her way to winning the whole thing.


Before the match, Lillian says to everyone that because Harley and May have won in the past, this Contest battle will be of a high level. Harley brings out {{p|Octillery}} while May releases Munchlax. Brock warns that Octillery looks like it should not be messed with. Munchlax uses Focus Punch and Octillery jumps high in the air, lands on top of Munchlax, and uses {{m|Constrict}}. Munchlax tries to use Focus Punch to knock Octillery off of it, but it fails and Octillery uses a powerful {{m|Octazooka}} at point-blank. Munchlax uses SolarBeam, but Octillery's {{m|Sludge Bomb}} hits first and causes an explosion. Near the end of her rope, May takes a risk and has Munchlax use {{m|Metronome}}, which at first appears to do nothing. Harley and Octillery began to laugh at the failed move, but suddenly a powerful {{m|Thunder}} drops down onto Octillery. Even after this lucky break, May is still way behind. Octillery uses {{m|Rest}} to fully heal, alarming May's friends, who tell her to attack before Octillery wakes up at full health. Munchlax uses {{m|Tackle}}, Focus Punch, and another Tackle, but it isn't enough. Octillery awakens and knocks Munchlax out with Octazooka. Harley is declared the winner and acknowledges the crowd after being handed his fourth Ribbon.
The first battle of the Battle Round begins. May's Munchlax goes up against her opponent's {{p|Politoed}}. Munchlax charges up its {{m|Solar Beam}} and fires just before Politoed's {{m|Water Gun}}. Solar Beam takes out Politoed in one hit, allowing May to move on to the next round easily. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are using one of their machines to grab {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s' Pokémon, leaving the Coordinators with no idea where they went. Wobbuffet returns to them, but Pikachu and Ash have followed him to the roof. Ash demands to know what they are up to, and Team Rocket claims to be trying to help May win. Ash interrogates them about the stolen Pokémon, which Team Rocket claim is their commission for helping May. Ash doesn't believe them and has Pikachu use {{m|Thunderbolt}} to blast them away. Later, Lillian announces May and Harley as the two Coordinators who will face off in the final round.


Later that day, Munchlax is being fed and May's friends are telling her that she did a great job during the Contest. Meanwhile, Harley says to himself that nice girls finish last. Lillian comes up to May and hands her a flier about the next Contest which will be held on [[Chrysanthemum Island]]. Lillian also hands her an envelope and a rose from an unknown sender, who Brock deduces to be [[Drew]]. She opens up the envelope and reads the letter. The sender says that he or she looks forward to seeing her again at the Chrysanthemum Contest.
Before the match, Lillian says to everyone that because Harley and May have won in the past, this [[Contest Battle]] will be of a high level. Harley brings out {{p|Octillery}} while May releases Munchlax. Munchlax uses Focus Punch and Octillery jumps high in the air, lands on top of Munchlax, and uses {{m|Constrict}}. Munchlax tries to use Focus Punch to knock Octillery off of it, but it fails and Octillery uses a powerful {{m|Octazooka}} at point-blank. Munchlax uses Solar Beam, but Octillery's {{m|Sludge Bomb}} hits first and causes an explosion. Near the end of her rope, May takes a risk and has Munchlax use {{m|Metronome}}, which at first appears to do nothing. Harley and Octillery begin to laugh at the failed move, but suddenly a powerful {{m|Thunder}} drops down onto Octillery. Even after this lucky break, May is still way behind on remaining points. Octillery uses {{m|Rest}} to fully heal, alarming May's friends, who urge her to attack before Octillery wakes up at full health. Munchlax uses {{m|Tackle}}, Focus Punch, and another Tackle, which put a dint into Harley's points but it isn't enough to defeat Octillery. Octillery awakens and knocks Munchlax out with a direct flash of Octazooka. Harley is declared the winner and acknowledges the crowd after being handed his fourth Ribbon.
 
Later that day, May rewards Munchlax with a well-deserved feed and the boys assure May that she did a great job during the Contest. Meanwhile, Harley says to himself that nice girls finish last. Lillian comes up to May and hands her a flier about the next Contest which will be held on [[Chrysanthemum Island]]. Lillian also hands her an envelope and a rose from [[Brianna|an unknown sender]], who Brock deduces to be [[Drew]]. May opens up the envelope and reads the letter. The sender says that they look forward to seeing her at the Chrysanthemum Contest.


==Major events==
==Major events==
* {{an|May}} enters the {{to|Wisteria}} {{pkmn|Contest}} but is defeated in the final and suffers her first Kanto loss, as well as her first loss to [[Harley]].
[[File:Harley Wisteria Ribbon.png|thumb|220px|Harley holding the Wisteria Ribbon]]
* Harley is revealed to own an {{p|Octillery}}.
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Wisteria Town]] and meet up with [[Harley]] again.
* Harley wins his fourth Kanto Ribbon.
* {{an|May}} and Harley enter the Wisteria Town [[Pokémon Contest]].
* May learns from [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] that the next the Contest will be on [[Chrysanthemum Island]] and receives an invitation for the Contest from someone she suspects to be [[Drew]].
* Harley is revealed to have earned three [[Kanto]] [[Ribbon]]s and own an {{p|Octillery}}.
*  [[May's Munchlax]] is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
* [[May's Munchlax]] is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
* Harley defeats May in the final round, earning the Wisteria [[Ribbon]], his fourth [[Kanto]] Ribbon.
** In the process, May suffers her first loss in the Kanto [[region]], as well as her first loss to Harley.
* May learns from [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] that the next Pokémon Contest will be held on [[Chrysanthemum Island]].
* May receives an invitation for the Chrysanthemum Contest from [[Brianna|someone]] she suspects to be [[Drew]].
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
==Characters==
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* [[Raoul Contesta]]
* [[Raoul Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* Cody
* Women
* Women
* {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s
* {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s
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* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|May|Wartortle}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|May|Wartortle}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|May|Glaceon}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|May|Glaceon}})
* {{p|Bonsly}} ({{OP|Brock|Sudowoodo}})
* {{p|Bonsly}} ({{OP|Brock|Bonsly}})
* {{p|Ariados}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Ariados}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Octillery}} ([[Harley]]'s)
* {{p|Octillery}} ([[Harley]]'s)
 
* {{p|Beedrill}} (Coordinator's)
=====Various Pokémon seen at the Contest=====
* {{p|Nidoran♂}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Beedrill}}
* {{p|Gloom}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Nidoran♂}}
* {{p|Paras}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Gloom}}
* {{p|Poliwag}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Paras}}
* {{p|Machamp}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Poliwag}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Machamp}}
* {{p|Magneton}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Bellsprout}}
* {{p|Dewgong}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Magneton}}
* {{p|Gastly}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Dewgong}}
* {{p|Cubone}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Gastly}}
* {{p|Hitmonlee}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Cubone}}
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Hitmonlee}}
* {{p|Rhydon}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Rhyhorn}}
* {{p|Furret}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Rhydon}}
* {{p|Chinchou}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Furret}}
* {{p|Cleffa}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Chinchou}}
* {{p|Politoed}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Cleffa}}
* {{p|Skiploom}} (Coordinator's; multiple)
* {{p|Politoed}}
* {{p|Sunflora}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Skiploom}}
* {{p|Quagsire}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Sunflora}}
* {{p|Granbull}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Quagsire}}
* {{p|Swinub}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Granbull}}
* {{p|Ralts}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Swinub}}
* {{p|Ninjask}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Ralts}}
* {{p|Mawile}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Ninjask}}
* {{p|Camerupt}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Mawile}}
* {{p|Vibrava}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Camerupt}}
* {{p|Shelgon}} (Coordinator's)
* {{p|Vibrava}}
* {{p|Shelgon}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This episode's title may come from a reference to a {{wp|Harley Davidson}} motor bike. It could also possibly be reference to the film ''{{wp|Herbie Rides Again}}''.
* This episode's title may come from a reference to a {{wp|Harley-Davidson}} motorbike. It could also possibly be a reference to the comedy film ''{{wp|Herbie Rides Again}}''.


===Errors===
===Errors===
* After May's appeal, her skirt turns red.
[[File:AG160 eye error.png|thumb|220px|Ash's differently sized pupils]]
* Lillian said that the ''Trainer'' who earns five Ribbons moves on to the Grand Festival, when she should have said ''Trainers''.
* The blurb for this episode spells {{m|Octazooka}} as Oct'''o'''zooka.
* In multiple scenes, {{Ash}}'s pupils are two different sizes.
* When {{an|Brock}} tells {{TP|May|Eevee}} to listen closely, Eevee's body is not fully drawn.
* When the camera shows {{an|May}} and {{TP|May|Squirtle}} from behind after their [[Appeal]], her skirt is colored red instead of white.


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* In the original Japanese version, [[Harley]] uses an untranslatable pun. After he assures {{an|May}} that he will beat her in the {{pkmn|Contest}}, [[Brock's Bonsly]] speaks out "Uso!", leading Harley to respond that he's not lying. Bonsly's Japanese name, "ウソハチ (Usohachi)", contains the word "嘘 (uso)", which means "fake", "lie", or "no way" in Japanese. In the English dub, Harley just tells Bonsly not to sass him.
* In the English dub, [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] implies that the town only holds Contests once a year. In the original Japanese version, no statement or implication is made of how often they occur.
* In the English dub, [[Jessie]] asks [[James]] and {{MTR}} if she or Harley are prettier. In the original Japanese version, she says that she wants to get revenge during the next Contest and asks James to let her use his {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}}


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|小卡比獸的出道賽！與哈利的認真比賽！|Munchlax's Debut Contest! Serious Battle with Harley!}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|小卡比獸的出道賽！與哈利的認真比賽！|Munchlax's Debut Contest! Serious Battle with Harley!}}
|da={{tt|Harley tager en runde til|Harley goes another round}}
|nl={{tt|Harley gaat weer van start!|Harley Starts Again!}}
|de={{tt|Immer wieder Harley!|Always Harley!}}
|de={{tt|Immer wieder Harley!|Always Harley!}}
|fi={{tt|Harley ratsastaa jälleen|Harley rides again}}
|fi={{tt|Harley ratsastaa jälleen|Harley rides again}}
|fr={{tt|Le retour de Harley|The return of Harley}}
|fr={{tt|Le retour de Harley|The return of Harley}}
|hi=अब Harley की बारी है! {{tt|''Ab Harley ki baari hai!''|It's Harely's turn now!}}
|he={{tt|הארלי מכה שנית|Harley Strikes Again}}
|it={{tt|Harley colpisce ancora|Harley strikes back}}
|it={{tt|Harley colpisce ancora|Harley strikes back}}
|ko={{tt|숙명의 대결! 먹고자의 데뷔전!|Destined Showdown! Munchlax's Debut Match!}}
|no={{tt|Harley kjører igjen|Harley rides again}}
|pt_br={{tt|Harley se dá bem de novo|Harley Gets Well Again}}
|ru={{tt|От Харли одни неприятности|From Harley nothing but trouble}}
|es_la={{tt|Harley ataca de nuevo|Harley attacks again}}
|es_la={{tt|Harley ataca de nuevo|Harley attacks again}}
|es_eu={{tt|Harley ataca de nuevo|Harley attacks again}}
|es_eu={{tt|Harley ataca de nuevo|Harley attacks again}}
|sv={{tt|Harley uppe i sadeln igen|Harley up in the saddle again}}
|sv={{tt|Harley uppe i sadeln igen!|Harley up in the saddle again!}}
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Harley Rides Again
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AG160   EP434
ゴンベのデビュー戦！ハーリーと真剣勝負！！
Gonbe's Debut Battle! Harley and Taking the Game Seriously!!
First broadcast
Japan January 19, 2006
United States October 28, 2006
English themes
Opening Battle Frontier
Ending Pokémon Go!
Japanese themes
Opening バトルフロンティア
Ending GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜 ③
Credits
Animation Team Ota
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
Additional credits

Harley Rides Again (Japanese: ゴンベのデビュー戦！ハーリーと真剣勝負！！ Gonbe's Debut Battle! Harley and Taking the Game Seriously!!) is the 160th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 434th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 19, 2006, and in the United States on October 28, 2006.

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Blurb

May is preparing for the Pokémon Contest in Wisteria Town when her old rival Harley shows up and vows to beat her. He's even got one more Ribbon than she does! Harley also runs into Team Rocket, who offer to help him beat May if he'll help them steal Pikachu. Harley just laughs and laughs at the idea, infuriating Jessie.

May starts the Contest with a dazzling display from Squirtle, and Harley brings out Ariados for an impressive but scary show. During the appeal, Wobbuffet suddenly falls onto the stage, then runs away. As May and Harley move on to the next round, Pikachu and Ash investigate this odd occurrence. Chasing after Wobbuffet, they find Team Rocket busy stealing Pokémon—Wobbuffet fell onto the stage because it fell out of their balloon. Team Rocket tries to convince Ash they're really big May fans, but Pikachu quickly sends them packing.

Harley and May make it to the Contest finals, and Harley's brought his Octillery. Moves like Constrict and Octozooka hit hard, but Munchlax strikes back with Metronome. Harley has Octillery use Rest to restore its health, so now Munchlax must knock it out before it wakes up! But at the last minute, Octillery wakes up and defeats Munchlax with Octazooka. May's not too upset about her loss, though. She has her next Pokémon Contest to look forward to—and a message from an anonymous admirer. Could it be Drew...

Plot

Ash and his friends finally arrive in Wisteria Town, where May will compete in the Wisteria Contest to try to win her third Ribbon. She practices with her Munchlax by throwing a ball into the air and having Munchlax use Focus Punch to break it, dropping confetti everywhere. May is impressed by the powerful yet cute display, adding that she is confident she will win her third Ribbon. Eevee indicates that it wants to be in the Contest, but May tells it they need more practice first. Ash asks May if she has decided whether to use Munchlax in both rounds or not. May says she will go with Squirtle in the Appeals round and Munchlax in the battle round. Everyone’s attention turns to Brock, who is surprising surrounded by a group of girls, though they are admiring his adorable Bonsly. Harley appears, scaring off the female entourage, and hastily approaches May to declare that he will defeat her. May fires back, showing off her two Ribbons, though Harley admits his three are much better. The two rivals exchange a final word before Harley walks off to continue his preparations. May is left feeling agitated, though her friends advise her to keep cool and focused on the Contest.

Harley soon encounters Team Rocket at their Pokéblock stand. He isn’t interested in their wares, but the trio get his attention with the offer of secretive information. Team Rocket offer to help Harley beat May in the Contest if he would help them capture Pikachu. He recognizes them as Team Rocket, the bad guys who are always defeated badly by Ash and his friends. Harley laughs hysterically, calling them complete and total losers, and saying he would become a total loser like them if he tried to use any of their help. As Harley leaves, Team Rocket become embarrassed and enraged by his public insults and vow to show him not to mess with them.

At the Contest Hall, Brock tells Eevee to watch May closely as she shows how great Pokémon Contests really are and what they are about. Lilian introduces the panel of judges, formed by the Chief of the Pokémon Activities Committee, Raoul Contesta; the President of the Pokémon Fan Club, Mr. Sukizo; and Wisteria Town's very own Nurse Joy. May brings out her Squirtle for the Appeals round. Squirtle enters into a Rapid Spin before using a Bubble attack for twirling combination. Squirtle uses Ice Beam to break the bubbles, covering the stage in ice before finishing up with another Ice Beam for a frozen fountain spray effect. The audience applauds the icy spectacular as Squirtle and May hold their finishing poses.

Harley takes the stage and brings out his Ariados, who appears with its back to the audience. Ariados covers the stage in Spider Web threads and starts climbing and crawling around on it. Ariados bungee jumps from the top with the string attached to its abdomen. It spins itself around while wrapping itself with string and uses Scary Face to scare everyone. Before finishing off its last move, a Wobbuffet falls from the ceiling and crashes onto the ground. Ariados uses Scary Face to frighten Wobbuffet, sending him running scared. Pikachu immediately senses something is up, and runs outside the Contest Hall with Ash in pursuit. The results of the Appeals round are in, and May is in first place with Harley in second. Backstage, Harley is unimpressed and tells May she won't be in the lead for long. May assures Harley that she is on her way to winning the whole thing.

The first battle of the Battle Round begins. May's Munchlax goes up against her opponent's Politoed. Munchlax charges up its Solar Beam and fires just before Politoed's Water Gun. Solar Beam takes out Politoed in one hit, allowing May to move on to the next round easily. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are using one of their machines to grab Coordinators' Pokémon, leaving the Coordinators with no idea where they went. Wobbuffet returns to them, but Pikachu and Ash have followed him to the roof. Ash demands to know what they are up to, and Team Rocket claims to be trying to help May win. Ash interrogates them about the stolen Pokémon, which Team Rocket claim is their commission for helping May. Ash doesn't believe them and has Pikachu use Thunderbolt to blast them away. Later, Lillian announces May and Harley as the two Coordinators who will face off in the final round.

Before the match, Lillian says to everyone that because Harley and May have won in the past, this Contest Battle will be of a high level. Harley brings out Octillery while May releases Munchlax. Munchlax uses Focus Punch and Octillery jumps high in the air, lands on top of Munchlax, and uses Constrict. Munchlax tries to use Focus Punch to knock Octillery off of it, but it fails and Octillery uses a powerful Octazooka at point-blank. Munchlax uses Solar Beam, but Octillery's Sludge Bomb hits first and causes an explosion. Near the end of her rope, May takes a risk and has Munchlax use Metronome, which at first appears to do nothing. Harley and Octillery begin to laugh at the failed move, but suddenly a powerful Thunder drops down onto Octillery. Even after this lucky break, May is still way behind on remaining points. Octillery uses Rest to fully heal, alarming May's friends, who urge her to attack before Octillery wakes up at full health. Munchlax uses Tackle, Focus Punch, and another Tackle, which put a dint into Harley's points but it isn't enough to defeat Octillery. Octillery awakens and knocks Munchlax out with a direct flash of Octazooka. Harley is declared the winner and acknowledges the crowd after being handed his fourth Ribbon.

Later that day, May rewards Munchlax with a well-deserved feed and the boys assure May that she did a great job during the Contest. Meanwhile, Harley says to himself that nice girls finish last. Lillian comes up to May and hands her a flier about the next Contest which will be held on Chrysanthemum Island. Lillian also hands her an envelope and a rose from an unknown sender, who Brock deduces to be Drew. May opens up the envelope and reads the letter. The sender says that they look forward to seeing her at the Chrysanthemum Contest.

Major events

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

Errors

 
Ash's differently sized pupils
  • The blurb for this episode spells Octazooka as Octozooka.
  • In multiple scenes, Ash's pupils are two different sizes.
  • When Brock tells Eevee to listen closely, Eevee's body is not fully drawn.
  • When the camera shows May and Squirtle from behind after their Appeal, her skirt is colored red instead of white.

Dub edits

  • In the original Japanese version, Harley uses an untranslatable pun. After he assures May that he will beat her in the Contest, Brock's Bonsly speaks out "Uso!", leading Harley to respond that he's not lying. Bonsly's Japanese name, "ウソハチ (Usohachi)", contains the word "嘘 (uso)", which means "fake", "lie", or "no way" in Japanese. In the English dub, Harley just tells Bonsly not to sass him.
  • In the English dub, Lilian implies that the town only holds Contests once a year. In the original Japanese version, no statement or implication is made of how often they occur.
  • In the English dub, Jessie asks James and Meowth if she or Harley are prettier. In the original Japanese version, she says that she wants to get revenge during the next Contest and asks James to let her use his Mime Jr.

In other languages



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