EP061

The Misty Mermaid File:TheMistyMermaid.gif.png

EP061   ハナダジム！すいちゅうのたたかい！ Hanada Gym! Underwater Battle!

First broadcast Japan September 3, 1998 United States September 23, 1999

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending ポケモン音頭

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 井硲清高 Kiyotaka Itani Assistant director 岡崎幸男 Yukio Okazaki Animation director 林広道 Hiromichi Hayashi No additional credits are available at this time.

The Misty Mermaid (Japanese: ハナダジム！すいちゅうのたたかい！ Hanada Gym! Underwater Battle!) is the 61st episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 3, 1998 and in the United States on September 23, 1999.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Misty's Horsea needs to find a bigger pool to swim in, and so, the gang decide to head for Misty's home town, Cerulean City! When they get there, the discover that Misty's sisters at the Cerulean Gym are having trouble attracting crowds to their performances and have advertised Misty to be in a new performance called the "Underwater Ballet." Misty is reluctant to be a part of this at first, but finally agrees. Team Rocket replaces Misty's sisters to be the real bad guys, and so Ash has to become the prince in order to help Misty out. In the end, Team Rocket gets blasted off again because Seel evolves into Dewgong and the Cerulean Gym shows are popular again!

Major events

• Misty leaves her Horsea and Starmie at the Cerulean Gym.
• Misty's sisters' Seel evolves into Dewgong.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• The Sensational Sisters
  • Daisy
  • Violet
  • Lily

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Clefairy (US and international), Tattu (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Goldeen (Misty's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Starmie (Misty's; leaves)
• Horsea (Misty's; leaves)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Seel (Cerulean Gym's; evolves)
• Dewgong (Cerulean Gym's; newly evolved, debut)
• Shellder (Cerulean Gym)
• Goldeen (Cerulean Gym's; multiple)
• Seaking (Cerulean Gym's; debut)

Trivia

• Since Ash registered Dewgong underwater, the Pokédex is apparently waterproof.
• This is the first episode in the Japanese version to feature Oak's Pokémon Lecture, which would last until mid-Advanced Generation series then start again in the early Diamond and Pearl series.
• It is shown that Arbok can swim without air but Weezing is less dense than water, causing it to float.

Errors

• When Brock enters the Cerulean Gym, Misty's sisters greet him like they know him, however, Brock never met them during their debut episode, as he said he had some things to do so he left Ash alone to go to the Gym.

In other languages

• Finnish: Merenneito-Misty
• French: La sirène magique
• Italian: Uno spettacolo straordinario
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Misty la sirena!
• Spanish: Misty la sirena

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