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Same Old Song & Dance (Japanese: ふたごのププリンVSプリン！うたうポケモンコンサート！ Pupurin Twins vs Purin! Singing Pokémon Concert!) is episode 243 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 11, 2002 and in the United States on April 19, 2003.

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

Synopsis

Major events

Debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Brittany

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Yanma (US and international), Pupurin (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Noctowl (Ash's)
• Phanpy (Ash's)
• Poliwhirl (Misty's)
• Corsola (Misty's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Jigglypuff (anime)
• Igglybuff (nicknamed Gigglybiff; Brittany's; debut)
• Igglybuff (nicknamed Gigglybuff; Brittany's)

Trivia

• The songs featured in this episode are as follows: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (instrumental version), Summer Vacation Fan Club, and Takeshi's Paradise
• This episode features the dub debut of Takeshi's Paradise.

Errors

• During Brittany's first on-stage performance, before Jigglypuff goes to retrieve its microphone, the Igglybuff twins are missing from their pedestals.
• After James's Weezing uses Smokescreen and Team Rocket escape, Jigglypuff is seen behind Brittany. However Jigglypuff was taken by Team Rocket by mistake and is in their bag at the same time.

Dub edits

In other languages

• French: Pokémon SuperStar

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