AG066

Exploud and Clear! File:ExploudandClear.jpg.png

AG066   一触即発！バクオングVSジュプトル!! Critical Situation! Bakuong VS Juptile!

First broadcast Japan March 4, 2004 United States February 19, 2005

English themes Opening This Dream Ending

Japanese themes Opening アドバンス・アドベンチャー Ending スマイル ②

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui Storyboard 誌村宏明 Hiroaki Shimura Assistant director ながはまのりひこ Norihiko Nagahama Animation director 徳田夢之介 Yumenosuke Tokuda Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de

Exploud and Clear! (Japanese: 一触即発！バクオングVSジュプトル!! Critical Situation! Bakuong VS Juptile!) is the 66th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 340th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 4, 2004 and in the United States on February 19, 2005.

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

Major events

• Ash's Treecko evolves into Grovyle.
• Grovyle learns Leaf Blade.

Debuts

• Ash's Grovyle
• Exploud

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Guy
• Giovanni (fantasy)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Taillow (Ash's)
• Treecko (Ash's; evolves)
• Grovyle (Ash's; newly evolved)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Torchic (May's)
• Beautifly (May's)
• Skitty (May's)
• Forretress (Brock's)
• Lombre (Brock's)
• Mudkip (Brock's)
• Whismur (Guy's; flashback)
• Loudred (Guy's; evolves)
• Exploud (Guy's; debut, newly evolved)
• Loudred (flashback)

Trivia

• The English dub is based on the phrase "Loud and Clear"
• While Team Rocket was trying to catch Exploud, James says "I heard of 'you gotta catch 'em all', but i'll pass. He is referring to the catch phrase of Pokémon."

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

• Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle Numel?
• Choices: Heracross, Pichu, Medicham
• Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose Medicham, you were right!

Dub edits

• The crosshairs in Team Rocket's bazooka are removed for the Kids' WB! airing. This was left unaltered for the Cartoon Network airing and the DVDs.

In other languages

• French: Un Brouhaha plutôt bruyant
• Italian: Pokémon scatenato
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Explota y vete!
• Portuguese: Vs. Exploud!
• Spanish: Exploud el gritón

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.