BW047

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BW047   EP704 激走！！　バトルサブウェイ！！　（前編） Flat-out Run!! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)

First broadcast Japan September 15, 2011 United States

English themes Opening Black and White Ending

Japanese themes Opening ベストウイッシュ！ Ending None

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume No additional credits are available at this time.

(Japanese: 激走！！　バトルサブウェイ！！　（前編） Flat-out Run!! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)) is the 47th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 704th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 15, 2011 as part of a one-hour special.

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

Major events

• Ash and company arrive in Nimbasa City.
• It is revealed Meowth was never fired from Team Rocket and that his joining the group was part of a plan.
• Meowth rejoins Jessie and James.

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Ingo
• Emmet
• Dr. Zager
• Subway workers
• Train passengers

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Woobat (Jessie's)
• Audino (Nurse Joy's; two)
• Haxorus (fantasy)
• Beartic (fantasy)

Trivia

Dub edits

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