Weaponry in the Pokémon world: Difference between revisions

The boy dressed as a {{wp|samurai}} pulled out a sword on several occasions during the episode, but never used it. The sword was actually just a plastic replica which was harmless and just for show.

Brock used a {{wp|hunting knife}} to cut down a net trap which caught Ash, Misty and Pikachu.

Team Rocket used a {{wp|bazooka}}, albeit with sakura petals as ammunition, and a {{wp|sub-machine gun}} to carry out an armed robbery of the [[Poké Mart]] for bomb ingredients. Shortly thereafter, the store owners, mistaking Ash for a member of Team Rocket trying to rob the store again, pointed several {{wp|handguns}}, {{wp|shotguns}} and {{wp|assault rifles}} at Ash's head. Later in the episode, Team Rocket used the bombs that they had stolen earlier in an attempt to destroy the [[Squirtle Squad]].

Jessie and James tried to ward off the {{p|Dragonite}} approaching [[Bill]]'s lighthouse by using bazookas with live missiles.

Team Rocket tried to destroy [[Porta Vista]] by firing a missile at the city.

[[Nastina]] and her army used {{wp|tank}}s, {{wp|assault rifle}}s and {{wp|rocket launcher}}s to try to kill the {{p|Tentacool}}. She also has her own tank, from which several rounds were fired, even once at Team Rocket. Team Rocket, Nastina and her army also attempted to use {{wp|biological weapon}}s to destroy the {{p|Tentacool}}.

Jessie fires a Bazooka at the Ghost of Maiden's Peak (a disguised Gastly) to no effect.

When Ash and his friends infiltrate Team Rocket's hideout where they have stashed all the stolen {{p|Butterfree}}, they attack Ash and Misty's Pokémon with sledgehammers and a clamp. [[Jessie]] even manages to successfully land a blow with a sledgehammer to [[Misty's Starmie]].

[[Sabrina's Haunter|Haunter]] pulls out a spherical bomb from its mouth and the bomb explodes in its and [[Sabrina]]'s face.

Team Rocket uses a small but powerful bomb, which causes an explosion, blowing a hole through the roof of the Celadon City Gym, and the explosion sets the Gym on fire.

The [[construction director]] uses a hammer to attack the Diglett, although the Diglett retreat into the ground before the hammer can hit them. This may be a reference to the game, {{wp|Whac-A-Mole}}.

While wandering in the labyrinth that is the [[Fuchsia Gym]], {{an|Aya}} uses {{wp|shurikens}} to pin Ash to a wooden trap door. Meowth also uses [[Koga]]'s {{p|Voltorb}} as exploding bowling balls to attack Ash and {{ashfr}}.

Team Rocket use a slingshot for many occasions: to break [[Lara Laramie]]'s arm, make Lara's herd of {{p|Tauros}} go crazy and hit a Tauros in the face with a rock, causing it to run into a {{p|Nidorina}}, causing them both to crash out and eventually start fighting with each other.

This violent episode had much weaponry use throughout. In the first few minutes of the show, Ash tries to capture what he thinks is a {{p|Chansey}} but it turns out to be Safari Ranger Jenny wearing a Chansey hat. She then levels an {{wp|M1 carbine}} at the group and orders him to drop the [[Poké Ball]]. Also, James uses a tranquilizer gun to knock out the Kangaskhan. {{ka|Tommy}} also uses a {{wp|boomerang}} as a weapon, and he hits Ash in the face with it, and also uses it to knock the fuel cap off Team Rocket's mecha, leaking fuel everywhere; combined with Ash's {{AP|Charmander|Charizard}}'s {{m|Flamethrower}} attack set the mecha ablaze. Then, [[Tommy's parents]] crash into the mecha with a helicopter to save Tommy, Ash and his friends. There is also a lot of battering in this episode; as hammers, logs and fists were used to hit people throughout the episode.

This episode was banned due to the {{safari|Kanto}} [[Kaiser|Warden]] pointing a {{wp|revolver}} at {{Ash}} and even firing at {{TRT}}. Team Rocket even held Kaiser hostage and pointed guns at him. Due to this, it left a major [[Ash's Tauros|plot hole]] in the anime. Dubs were made, but never aired. Team Rocket also uses a bomb to hurt the Pokémon in the Dragon Valley in order to fish out a Dratini living there.

While Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu and Team Rocket are inside the computer system, a virus clean-up software represented as a floating ambulance fires missiles at {{p|Porygon}} while Ash, his friends and Team Rocket are riding on it.

Before the final match of the Princess contest between {{an|Misty}} and [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} are dressed up in Mafia-style clothing and Meowth is holding a {{wp|Thompson submachine gun|Thompson}} submachine gun. Meowth then asks [[Jessie]] "You want us to take care of her?"

At the beginning of the episode, Ash and Brock tell Misty that Kids' Day should be a boy's holiday only, because of the Princess festival that recently occurred in that timeframe. The next slide showed Brock dressed up in ancient Japanese samurai clothing holding a {{wp|katana}}, which is a common type of samurai sword.

Early in the episode, Ash and {{ashfr}} come across a policeman acting as a burglar fleeing. Ash tries to order {{AP|Pikachu}} to stop him, but the policeman is holding a {{wp|pistol}}, which scares Pikachu. Also, Team Rocket uses two gaseous biological weapons to dull the Pokémon's sniffing ability and to cause the character's voices to become high pitched. One substance may be Gloom pollen, as it is labeled with a Gloom and is the same color and accompanied by the same sound effect as Gloom's pollen. The latter is implied to be {{wp|helium}}.

Team Rocket use a tank with live rockets to viciously attack Ash, Misty, Brock, [[Stella]] and her Pokémon.

When Ash, Pikachu, Misty and Brock arrive at the Xanadu nursery, they start peeking through the glass dome that is the nursery. They then encounter a man named [[Potter]] who is holding something that they mistake as a {{wp|flamethrower}}. It is then revealed to be a garden spray.

Team Rocket used a rocket launcher on an {{TP|Bruno|Onix}}, and both rockets hit and exploded on Onix. But it emerged unscathed, and chased after Team Rocket.

James throws a bomb at Umberto and many people hit it away until Ash holds onto it, then he throws it away and then it explodes.

Team Rocket use a beam cannon of sorts and attempt to fire it at Ash, Misty, Tracey and {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}}.  

Team Rocket use buzzsaws to attack Ash, Pikachu and {{AP|Charizard}}.

James fires a Bazooka loaded with a net to pin down Ash, Brock, Misty, and [[Arielle]].

[[Rico]] uses a {{wp|FN P90}}.

This was one of the few occurrences in which live missiles reappeared in the Pokémon anime in this arc. Minor villains use live missiles to destroy the meteor in which contains Lunatone.

Mars detonates Explosive Charges inside the Ruins of Celestic Town, causing a diversionary panic and serious vandalism damage upon an archaeological site and landmark of Sinnoh.

Mars threatens to destroy Iron Island with a Remote Controlled Demolition System but when she triggers the Explosives, the attempt is foiled by [[Riley]] and his {{p|Lucario}}.

Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends with a Bowling Pin Mecha that's armed with Bowling Pin Missiles.

Also, it is shown that Officer Jenny native to the Whirl Islands uses a set of three Bowling Balls to incapacitate and arrest criminals despite its potential to cause serious blunt trauma injuries in real life at the high speeds with which she throws them at.

Meowth fires a Bazooka to save Jessie and James from being blasted by a Shiny Metagross' Hyper Beam.

Team Rocket tries to attack Aggron, and then Mamoswine, inside a Golem Mecha armed with Rock-shaped Missiles.

Meowth fires a Bazooka loaded with a capture bag at Pikachu's group.

Agent Looker fights off several Galactic Grunts who are all armed with {{wp|Bō}}s, which are Japanese Quarterstaffs.

Meowth uses a bazooka with a retractable grappling hand attachment to steal Dawn's Cyndaquil Egg.

The Treasure chest that contains a love letter from James' childhood fired live missiles which caused damage to Growlie and even had a laser gun that sent Team Rocket blasting off.

Team Rocket's Scanning Machine attacks Ash and his friends with blue particle blasts.

Team Rocket is found and entrapped by Officer Jenny and a sizable squad of Unova policemen who are all armed with batons.

Ash and his friends are attacked by a Yamask-controlled, sword-wielding suit of medieval armor.

Team Rocket tests out the Roggenrola Cannon, an experimental energy weapon built by Dr. Zager that uses a hexagonal array of 19 Roggenrola which are energized and forced to use a combined and intensified Flash Cannon. When they try to use it directly on Ash and his friends, the 18 captive Roggenrola disable the weapon by taking control of their core energies and overloading its systems with a reverse-polarity charge.

The past soldiers of [[Michina]] are armed with {{wp|Sasumata}}s, Japanese mancatchers.