Clash of the Connoisseurs!
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ポケモンソムリエ対決!テイスティングバトル!! Pokémon Sommelier Showdown! Tasting Battle!!
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First broadcast
Japan
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May 24, 2012
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United States
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September 22, 2012
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
Animation
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Team Kato
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Screenplay
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武上純希 Junki Takegami
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Storyboard
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古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
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Assistant director
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古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga
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Animation director
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案浦達哉 Tatsuya Annoura
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No additional credits are available at this time.
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Clash of the Connoisseurs! (Japanese: ポケモンソムリエ対決!テイスティングバトル!! Pokémon Sommelier Showdown! Tasting Battle!!) is the 80th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 737th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 24, 2012 and in the United States on September 22, 2012.
Synopsis
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Cilan's goal is mastery as a Pokémon Connoisseur. In the midst of his travels, a confrontation between connoisseurs occurs! A girl named Merigold wants to pick out her first Pokémon, and choosing compatible Pokémon for new Trainers is one of the jobs of a Pokémon Connoisseur! Suddenly, an A-Class Connoisseur named Richard arrives, causing a dispute between him and Cilan on choosing the right Pokémon for Merigold. A battle takes place in order to choose what Pokémon will be Merigold's partner. A conflict occurs between Richard's Purrloin and Cilan's Crustle.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
TV episode debuts
CharactersTrivia
Errors
- In the fantasy scene with Gothitelle, its hands are black instead of purple.
- When Foongus jumps toward Merigold its body is smaller than her hands, but when it appears out of her arms it is much bigger in size.
Dub edits
In other languages