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'''A Farfetch'd Tale''' (Japanese: '''ウバメのもり！カモネギをさがせ！！''' ''{{tt|Ubame|Ilex}} Forest! Search for {{tt|Kamonegi|Farfetch'd}}!!'') is the 145th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 27, 2000 and in the United States on March 17, 2001.  

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{{an|Brock}}, with a map in hand, guides {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} through the [[Ilex Forest]]. The group soon comes across a boy commanding his {{p|Farfetch'd}} to use "cutting attack", but Farfetch'd disregards its {{pkmn|Trainer}} completely. Ash steps in and informs the boy that "{{m|Cut}} attack" is the correct name. The embarrassed boy then tells Farfetch'd to use "Cut", but even so, Farfetch'd refuses to obey. The boy, who introduces himself as {{OBP|Sylvester|EP145}}, explains that he is a beginning Trainer and sometimes has trouble remembering the names of attacks. He wants to be able to make "purifying [[charcoal]]" like his father does. Brock explains to Ash and Misty that purifying charcoal is {{wp|Charcoal|burnt wood used for fuel}} that can also purify water and air. The Ilex Forest is world-famous for its purified charcoal; in fact, Brock even uses it for a recipe he calls "Brock's Rockin' Rice". Sylvester says that he needs to teach Farfetch'd how to cut wood into perfect blocks. Farfetch'd, however, doesn't look happy to be working with Sylvester. It appears to think very little of its Trainer. Ash can empathize with Sylvester and admits that he and {{AP|Pikachu}} initially struggled to work together before they became best friends. Sylvester and Farfetch'd are persuaded by Ash's words to try again.

At the local [[Pokémon Center]], Ash reports to {{an|Professor Oak}} that he has [[EP143|safely delivered]] the [[GS Ball]] to [[Kurt]] in [[Azalea Town]]. Ash also tells Oak of his [[Lure Ball]], which he received from Kurt as a gift, and his {{Badge|Hive}}, which he won from [[Bugsy]], the [[Gym Leader]]. Ash's {{AP|Muk}}, {{AP|Kingler}}, {{AP|Snorlax}}, and {{AP|Tauros}} squeeze into the screen to wish Ash luck and the video call ends. Ash then sits down with his friends and learns that [[Goldenrod City]] is the location of the next Gym. Suddenly, Sylvester runs into the Center and asks [[Nurse Joy]] if she has seen his Farfetch'd; apparently, it has run away after Sylvester forgot a few attack names again. Nurse Joy suggests looking for Farfetch'd at [[Yosaku|his father]]'s house, since Farfetch'd went there the previous time it ran away. Ash cheers up the despondent Sylvester by volunteering to accompany him to his house, and to search the forest if Farfetch'd cannot be found there.

At Sylvester's house, his father [[Yosaku]] works alongside his {{p|Magmar}} at a hearth to make purifying charcoal. Yosaku receives the news that Farfetch'd has run away again and begins berating his son for being such a bad Trainer. Ash, feeling sorry for Sylvester, steps in and tells Yosaku that his son is trying his best and should not be pushed so hard. Sylvester's father is not impressed; he orders his son and his new friends out into the forest to look for Farfetch'd. Meanwhile, as {{TRT}} continues to trudge through the forest, {{MTR}} suddenly smells food and leads his teammates to a forest shrine with some offerings. [[Jessie]] and Meowth eat the buns before [[James]] can get a bite. Then, Farfetch'd walks out from behind a bush, unaware of Team Rocket. The trio corners the valuable Pokémon and decides to capture and sell it, using the money to buy lots of food.

Elsewhere, Ash and the others soon reach the forest shrine and try to call out to Farfetch'd, to no avail. They decide to use all of their Pokémon, minus [[Misty's Goldeen]] and {{TP|Misty|Staryu}}, to search for Farfetch'd. Brock, however, is forced to recall his {{TP|Brock|Pineco}} before it {{m|Self-Destruct}}s. Though Sylvester is concerned by Ash's Pokémon who seem to be too preoccupied to help with the search. Just as Misty is about to scold Ash for his misbehaving Pokémon, she spots her {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} fast asleep on {{TP|Misty|Poliwag}}'s tail. The Pokémon manage to organize themselves and the group agrees to meet back at the shrine within the next hour before splitting off to search for Farfetch'd.

* This is the last time in the {{pkmn|anime}} that the [[GS Ball]] was mentioned, other than its appearance in a flashback in ''[[EP148|No Big Woop!]]''. The producers planned to have it return, but they abandoned that plotline and shelved the idea.

* [[Yosaku]] is Sylvester's father in the dub, while he is actually Sylvester's master in the original.

* In the dub, the two dumplings on the forest guardian's shrine are referred to as "butter rolls without the butter".