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{{ChapInfobox
|title_en=Not So Fetching Feebas
|subtitle=Catch and Release
|title_ja=VS ヒンバス
|title_ro=VS Hinbass
|image=PS206.png
|scheme=Ruby & Sapphire
|pub1=Shogakukan full volume
|pub1-data=Chapter 206 in [[Pokémon Adventures volume 17|Vol. 17]]
|pub2=VIZ Media full volume
|pub2-data=Adventure 206 in [[Pokémon Adventures volume 17|Vol. 17]]
|location={{rt|118|Hoenn}}<br>{{rt|119|Hoenn}}<br>[[Slateport City]]
}}

'''Not So Fetching Feebas''' (Japanese: '''VS ヒンバス''' ''VS {{tt|Hinbass|Feebas}}''), titled '''VS Feebas''' in the [[Chuang Yi]] translation, is the 206th chapter of the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, and the 26th chapter of the {{MangaArc|Ruby & Sapphire}}. It is subtitled '''Catch and Release''' (Japanese: '''釣り上げて　逃げられて''' ''Fishing and Escaping'') in the [[VIZ Media]] translation and '''Fishing and Escaping''' in the Chuang Yi translation.

==Plot==
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On {{rt|118|Hoenn}}, the escape pod of the [[Submarine Explorer 1]] floats up to the surface as {{adv|Ruby}} and [[Mumu]] sleep inside. Mumu quickly wakes up and alerts Ruby that they have arrived up to the surface. Checking his [[PokéNav]], Ruby is surprised to see how far he had traveled from [[Slateport City]].

As he floats, Ruby notices a news report about the theft of the Submarine Explorer 1, which Ruby is surprised to see have made the headlines. Fearing that his father will find him if he goes back to [[Slateport City]], Ruby decides to wait until he wins all the Contests before seeing the [[Pokémon Fan Club Chairman]] again.

At [[Player's house|Ruby's house]], [[Mom (Hoenn)|Ruby's mother]] prays that her son and [[Norman]] will return home so that they can be a family again. As she watches the news, the television shows newly-acquired security footage from Ruby's encounter with [[Blaise]] at [[Stern's Shipyard]]. Upon seeing Ruby go into the Submarine Explorer 1 while tied up, Ruby's mother faints from the shock.

Back at Ruby's location, Ruby uses the escape pod to paddle through the water. He is stopped when the pod is caught in the line of a {{tc|Swimmer}}'s fishing trap. Angered, the Swimmer demands that Ruby help him capture a certain Pokémon, which Ruby reluctantly accepts. The two begin fishing, but Ruby continues catching a {{p|Feebas}}, which he considers to be disgusting, and throws it back into the water.

As the man talks about how he had been fishing there for several days, Ruby continues to catch the same Feebas and continues to throw it back each time. After capturing it again, the Swimmer reveals that he is actually looking for a Feebas and notices when Ruby captures the fish again. He jumps on Ruby to grab the Feebas, accidentally knocking Ruby's PokéNav into the water in the process, but it jumps into the water and swims away. When the Swimmer asks Ruby where he caught the Feebas, Ruby is unable to remember the spot where he found it.

Later, the Swimmer laments that he failed to get Feebas when it was right in front of him. Ruby apologizes for not realizing that he was trying to catch the Feebas due to his preference of cute Pokémon. The Swimmer agrees and reveals that he wanted to capture the Feebas to sell it to a person who'd pay a good price for the rare Pokémon. Sympathizing with him at the thought of missing the Pokémon he is also searching for, {{p|Milotic}}, Ruby decides to stay and help the Swimmer.

Back at Stern's Shipyard, [[Gabby and Ty]] try to report something to [[Captain Stern]]. Gabby reveals that even though Hoenn TV reported that [[Mr. Stone]] was attacked by [[wild Pokémon]], he was really attacked by a [[Team Aqua|team clad in blue]]. As Captain Stern gasps in shock, they are interrupted by [[Norman]], who asks if he can cut into their conversation.

==Major events==
* {{adv|Ruby}} arrives at {{rt|118|Hoenn}}.
* Ruby meets a {{tc|Swimmer}} and helps him catch a [[Feefee|Feebas]].
* [[Gabby and Ty]] talk to [[Captain Stern]] about what happened to [[Mr. Stone]].

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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Feebas}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{adv|Ruby}}
* [[Norman]]
* [[Shelly]] (fantasy)
* [[Matt]] (fantasy)
* {{adv|Amber}} (fantasy)
* [[Gabby and Ty]]
* [[Pokémon Fan Club Chairman]] (on television)
* [[Captain Stern]]
* [[Dock]] (on television)
* [[Mom (Hoenn)|Ruby's mother]]
* {{tc|Swimmer}} Jack

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Poochyena}} ([[Nana]]; {{adv|Ruby}}'s; picture)
* {{p|Mightyena}} ([[Nana]]; {{adv|Ruby}}'s)
* {{p|Skitty}} ([[Kiki]]; {{adv|Ruby}}'s; picture)
* {{p|Delcatty}} ([[Kiki]]; {{adv|Ruby}}'s)
* {{p|Ralts}} ([[Rara]]; Ruby's; picture)
* {{p|Marshtomp}} ([[Mumu]]; {{adv|Ruby}}'s) 
* {{p|Vigoroth}} ([[Norman]]'s)
* {{p|Staryu}} (Starry; {{tc|Swimmer}} Jack's)
* {{p|Feebas}}
* {{p|Taillow}} (×2)
* {{p|Wailmer}} (×2)
* {{p|Milotic}} (picture)

==Trivia==
===Errors===

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|VS 笨笨魚|VS Feebas}} (Taiwan)<br>{{tt|VS 笨笨鱼|VS Feebas}} (Mainland China)
|fr_eu={{tt|A la pêche au Barpau|A fishing for Feebas}}
|de=VS. Barschwa
|it=VS Feebas
|ko={{tt|VS 빈티나|VS Feebas}}
|pt_br=VS Feebas
|es_la=VS Feebas
|es_eu=Contra Feebas 
|vi=VS Hinbass - Câu lên rồi thả xuống
}}
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|colorscheme=Hoenn}}
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