EP265: Difference between revisions

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==Synopsis==

Pikachu and Togepi are reunited with their Trainers, and they apologize to the guard. But the attendant says it's probably perfect timing anyway, since he didn't know how else to say this. Before he can finish, two Trainers run down a set of stone steps and it looks like they were in a battle. One of them yells at the attendant. Ash asks what was that all about, then attendant finally says that nobody's been able to get to the Sacred Fire. Ash, as usual, asks about that. Soon another Trainer steps in to tell about that.

The attendant adds that recently there have been reports of a {{TP|Harrison|Sneasel}}, a {{p|Machop}}, and a {{p|Machoke}} preventing people from getting near. Every Trainer who volunteered to try to stop the offending Pokémon ended up coming back with hurt Pokémon, broken bones, and other serious injuries. The attendant is really worried, because without the Sacred Fire, the ceremony for the Silver Tournament can't start, and thus, no tournament this year.

The gang plans out some tactics and soon goes at the Sacred Fire again. This time they encounter the fighters who are waiting. Ash sends out {{AP|Phanpy}} and Harrison uses Houndoom. Phanpy takes the Machop down with a {{m|Tackle}} and Houndoom hits Machoke with {{m|Headbutt}}. This knocks the fighters back and when they try to run to their opponents, Houndoom and Phanpy lift them up and send them down the hill. The duo lands on the bottom where the attendant is standing, looks like they could do something else now.

They find the Sneasel, but soon the Rocket's in a Sneasel balloon float above. Everything's almost the same, except Meowth imitating Sneasel. Everyone but Ash knows that it's just Meowth in a Sneasel costume. So the Rockets put their plan into effect. Meowth brings over a present box to the Sneasel. Jessie tells the plan: Meowth gives the box which is really a smoke bomb, Jessie and James pick up Sneasel, and they run off. As for Meowth, he tells the Sneasel what's really going on. The Sneasel doesn't bite and slashes Meowth, the smoke bomb coming out of the present anyway. The bomb explodes and the Rocket's make their move and grab Sneasel. They run off and laugh in their success, but when they check on Sneasel, it's really Meowth! Meowth gives both Jessie and James a good slashing.

Ash comments about Harrison's Blaziken, seeing this Pokémon being strong and all. Finally, they go get the Sacred Fire. The ceremony of the Silver Tournament begins with a runner bringing the fire to the stadium. Harrison says that he'll be at the Tournament and he's looking forward to seeing Ash there. Ash on the other hand is left stunned.

* {{Ash}} meets {{jo|Harrison}} and together they allow the [[Silver Conference]] to commence.

[[File:WTP EP265.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]

* {{p|Poliwrath}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Butterfree}} (Trainer's)

* The ceremony beginning the Silver Tournament uses a runner carrying a lighted torch into the stadium in the same manner as the Pokémon League Games in Kanto.

* This is the first time the [[Hoenn]] region is mentioned in the anime.

* The Pokédex has no available data on Blaziken. This will change with the Pokédex upgrade in ''[[EP269|The Ties That Bind]]''.

* The English title is derived from the {{wp|nursery rhyme}} "{{wp|Pop Goes The Weasel}}".

* In one scene, {{MTR}} was thinking about [[Evolution|evolving]].

* When Ash steps out and introduces himself to Harrison, Pikachu, of whom Ash is holding, appears distorted and almost flat.

[[fr:Épisode 265]]