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'''Tree's a Crowd''' (Japanese: '''キモリの森！巨大樹を守れ！！''' ''Forest of {{tt|Kimori|Treecko}}! Protect the Gigantic Tree!!'') is the seventh episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' and the 281st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 9, 2003 and in the United States on November 29, 2003. | * [https://youtu.be/kYqu0cVoX80 キモリの森！巨大樹を守れ！！] on the official Japanese Pokémon [[YouTube]] channel}} | ||
'''Tree's a Crowd''' (Japanese: '''キモリの森！巨大樹を守れ！！''' ''Forest of {{tt|Kimori|Treecko}}! Protect the Gigantic Tree!!'') is the seventh episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' and the 281st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 9, 2003, and in the United States on November 29, 2003. | |||
{{spoilers}} | {{spoilers}} | ||
==Blurb== | ==Blurb== | ||
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<i>Deep in the woods, Ash spies a Treecko. He's wanted to catch a Treecko since he first saw one at Professor Birch's laboratory. He follows the Treecko to an enormous tree that seems to be dying. There, Ash's Treecko has an argument with all of the other Treecko. It seems that Ash's Treecko is very attached to the tree and wants to stay with it, while the rest of the clan wants to move on to a new tree. Ash watches as the lone Treecko struggles to save the tree. He and Pikachu feel badly for the Treecko and try to help. In the end, however, the tree dies and falls. Now that its home is gone, Treecko is ready to make a new home with Ash. He and Pikachu battle, and Ash catches his Treecko!</i> | <i>Deep in the woods, Ash spies a Treecko. He's wanted to catch a Treecko since he first saw one at Professor Birch's laboratory. He follows the Treecko to an enormous tree that seems to be dying. There, Ash's Treecko has an argument with all of the other Treecko. It seems that Ash's Treecko is very attached to the tree and wants to stay with it, while the rest of the clan wants to move on to a new tree. Ash watches as the lone Treecko struggles to save the tree. He and Pikachu feel badly for the Treecko and try to help. In the end, however, the tree dies and falls. Now that its home is gone, Treecko is ready to make a new home with Ash. He and Pikachu battle, and Ash catches his Treecko!</i> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The group finds themselves lost in [[Petalburg Woods]], and a fight soon erupts between siblings {{an|May}} and [[Max]]. {{an|Brock}} | The group finds themselves lost in [[Petalburg Woods]], and a fight soon erupts between siblings {{an|May}} and [[Max]]. {{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} manage to separate the pair, likening their situation to the many times that they got lost while traveling with {{an|Misty}}, though tensions remain high. Ash suddenly sees a bunch of {{p|Treecko}} running through the trees. He says that he had wanted one since he [[AG001|first saw one]] at [[Professor Birch]]'s lab. He quickly tosses a {{i|Poké Ball}}, but the Treecko bats it away with its tail, and May sarcastically reminds Ash that you have to battle the Pokémon first. Their talk is cut short when Brock notices that the Treecko are running away. | ||
Ash chases after them and the others follow. Ash sees what looks like a huge, odd tree up ahead. Unfortunately, he doesn't pay attention to where he's going and falls face first down a steep hill. When he looks up, he sees that the tree is right in front of him, and it's massive. It's more than twice as tall as all the other trees in the forest. Ash comments that it looks almost magical, but he notices that it has no leaves and looks somewhat dead. Suddenly a sharp twig lands in the ground right in front of Ash's face. He looks up and sees an angry-looking Treecko sitting on a branch with another twig in its hand. Ash challenges the Treecko to a battle. Treecko leaps into action, jumping between the branches before spitting its twig at {{AP|Pikachu}}. Pikachu dodges, but Treecko lands next to him and delivers a powerful whack with its tail. Treecko taunts Pikachu, urging him to attack. Pikachu rushes towards his opponent, though Treecko dodges and strikes Pikachu again with its tail. | Ash chases after them and the others follow. Ash sees what looks like a huge, odd tree up ahead. Unfortunately, he doesn't pay attention to where he's going and falls face first down a steep hill. When he looks up, he sees that the tree is right in front of him, and it's massive. It's more than twice as tall as all the other trees in the forest. Ash comments that it looks almost magical, but he notices that it has no leaves and looks somewhat dead. Suddenly a sharp twig lands in the ground right in front of Ash's face. He looks up and sees an angry-looking Treecko sitting on a branch with another twig in its hand. Ash challenges the Treecko to a battle. Treecko leaps into action, jumping between the branches before spitting its twig at {{AP|Pikachu}}. Pikachu dodges, but Treecko lands next to him and delivers a powerful whack with its tail. Treecko taunts Pikachu, urging him to attack. Pikachu rushes towards his opponent, though Treecko dodges and strikes Pikachu again with its tail. | ||
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Brock has since cooked up a meal for him and the others to enjoy. Max is worried about Ash, but Brock assures him that Ash will be fine, and they agree to go look for him after they're done eating. As the sun sets, Ash and Pikachu are still waiting at the old tree. Ash decides to send {{AP|Taillow}} to look for his friends, since he's afraid they might be worried about him. As soon as Taillow flies away, Treecko appears carrying a leaf full of water. It carefully waters the tree before placing some dry leaves down to keep the ground from drying up again. Treecko goes off to get more water, as Ash wonders whether it's too late to save the tree. As darkness falls, he and Pikachu start to help the Treecko water the tree. It's angry at first, but it warms up to them when it realizes they just want to help. | Brock has since cooked up a meal for him and the others to enjoy. Max is worried about Ash, but Brock assures him that Ash will be fine, and they agree to go look for him after they're done eating. As the sun sets, Ash and Pikachu are still waiting at the old tree. Ash decides to send {{AP|Taillow}} to look for his friends, since he's afraid they might be worried about him. As soon as Taillow flies away, Treecko appears carrying a leaf full of water. It carefully waters the tree before placing some dry leaves down to keep the ground from drying up again. Treecko goes off to get more water, as Ash wonders whether it's too late to save the tree. As darkness falls, he and Pikachu start to help the Treecko water the tree. It's angry at first, but it warms up to them when it realizes they just want to help. | ||
As the trio return from collecting more water, they hear a commotion and discover that Team Rocket is using a [[Team Rocket's mechas|bulldozer]] to ram all the trees, knocking the sleeping Treecko into their net. When they spot Ash, Pikachu, and Treecko, Team Rocket charges at them, sending them flying. After their {{motto}}, they take off in their waiting balloon, now covered in neon lights, with all the Treecko in a cage. Ash orders Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but it turns out that the lights were actually electricity blockers. Ash calls for Taillow, but he quickly realizes that he sent it away to find the others. Team Rocket takes the opportunity to grab Pikachu in a net. But the Treecko that Ash befriended wasn't caught in the net, and now it's angry. It spits its twig at the balloon, but it just bounces off. Team Rocket laughs, and James sends out his {{TP|James|Cacnea}}. Ash doesn't recognize Cacnea, declaring the trio must have stolen it as he checks it out in his [[Pokédex]]. Treecko leaps from the top of a tree into the balloon, and starts attacking Team Rocket. Jessie steps backwards and accidentally hits the button that releases the trapped | As the trio return from collecting more water, they hear a commotion and discover that Team Rocket is using a [[Team Rocket's mechas|bulldozer]] to ram all the trees, knocking the sleeping Treecko into their net. When they spot Ash, Pikachu, and Treecko, Team Rocket charges at them, sending them flying. After their {{motto}}, they take off in their waiting balloon, now covered in neon lights, with all the Treecko in a cage. Ash orders Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but it turns out that the lights were actually electricity blockers. Ash calls for Taillow, but he quickly realizes that he sent it away to find the others. Team Rocket takes the opportunity to grab Pikachu in a net. But the Treecko that Ash befriended wasn't caught in the net, and now it's angry. It spits its twig at the balloon, but it just bounces off. Team Rocket laughs, and James sends out his {{TP|James|Cacnea}}. Ash doesn't recognize Cacnea, declaring the trio must have stolen it as he checks it out in his [[Pokédex]]. Treecko leaps from the top of a tree into the balloon, and starts attacking Team Rocket. Jessie steps backwards and accidentally hits the button that releases the trapped Pokémon. Treecko leaps onto the balloon itself and taunts Cacnea. Cacnea responds angrily with a {{m|Pin Missile}}, but Treecko evades and the attack punctures the balloon instead. The Treecko free Pikachu and they all abandon ship as the balloon flies off into the distance, sending Team Rocket blasting off. | ||
The Treecko that Ash befriended makes up with the old one, but still doesn't want to give up on the tree. Everything seems to be going well until the giant tree suddenly splits in two. The Treecko try to hold it together and Ash gets a rope out of his [[bag|backpack]], but they are stopped when the sun rises, illuminating the tree beautifully. As they look on, Ash and the Treecko have some sort of vision of the tree's life from a seed to the majestic tree it used to be. But the imagining fades and they're only looking at a split, dead tree again, and the two halves suddenly split even more and they fall over completely. A seed rolls from the wreckage and stops at Treecko's feet. Ash takes this as a sign of gratitude from the tree for trying so hard to save it. But Treecko doesn't take kindly to this suggestion and hits Ash. He realizes that Treecko is trying to tell him it's ready to battle. | The Treecko that Ash befriended makes up with the old one, but still doesn't want to give up on the tree. Everything seems to be going well until the giant tree suddenly splits in two. The Treecko try to hold it together and Ash gets a rope out of his [[bag|backpack]], but they are stopped when the sun rises, illuminating the tree beautifully. As they look on, Ash and the Treecko have some sort of vision of the tree's life from a seed to the majestic tree it used to be. But the imagining fades and they're only looking at a split, dead tree again, and the two halves suddenly split even more and they fall over completely. A seed rolls from the wreckage and stops at Treecko's feet. Ash takes this as a sign of gratitude from the tree for trying so hard to save it. But Treecko doesn't take kindly to this suggestion and hits Ash. He realizes that Treecko is trying to tell him it's ready to battle. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The title of this episode is based on the phrase "two's company, three's a crowd." It could also be based on a television show {{wp|Three's | * The title of this episode is based on the phrase "two's company, three's a crowd." It could also be based on a television show {{wp|Three's a Crowd|of the same name}}. | ||
* This is the first episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' to have a [[boss fantasy]], a segment that became prevalent for the rest of this series and the next. | * This is the first episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' to have a [[boss fantasy]], a segment that became prevalent for the rest of this series and the next. | ||
* Although {{an|May}} claimed that {{p|Treecko}} are "creepy" six episodes earlier in [[Professor Birch]]'s laboratory, she states in this episode that they are "cute". | * Although {{an|May}} claimed that {{p|Treecko}} are "creepy" six episodes earlier in [[Professor Birch]]'s laboratory, she states in this episode that they are "cute". | ||
* {{an|Brock}} explains that {{type|Grass}} Pokémon resist {{type|Electric}} attacks because they diffuse the electricity into trees or the ground. Furthermore, he states that if they are in the air, they are unable to diffuse the electricity and suffer normal damage from Electric-type attacks. | * {{an|Brock}} explains that {{type|Grass}} Pokémon resist {{type|Electric}} attacks because they diffuse the electricity into trees or the ground. Furthermore, he states that if they are in the air, they are unable to diffuse the electricity and suffer normal damage from Electric-type attacks. | ||
** Ironically, in the real world, {{wp|electrocution}} can only happen if electricity has something | ** Ironically, in the real world, {{wp|electrocution}} can only happen if electricity has something into which it can diffuse from the target. | ||
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 12: Treecko'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series. | * This episode is featured on ''Volume 12: Treecko'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series. | ||
* In this episode, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} is the only Pokémon in [[Jessie]]'s team. {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} was released in [[AG006|the previous episode]] and {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} was caught in [[AG008|the following episode]]. Prior to ''[[BW001|In the Shadow of Zekrom!]]'', this was the only episode where Jessie didn't have a Poison-type or a snake Pokémon on hand. | * In this episode, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} is the only Pokémon in [[Jessie]]'s team. {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} was released in [[AG006|the previous episode]] and {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} was caught in [[AG008|the following episode]]. Prior to ''[[BW001|In the Shadow of Zekrom!]]'', this was the only episode where Jessie didn't have a Poison-type or a snake Pokémon on hand. | ||
* Music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' and ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' is used in this episode. | * Music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' and ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' is used in this episode. | ||
* [[Because Everyone Was There]] is used as an insert song. | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
* When | * When {{Ash}} says that the tree is dying, the end of {{AP|Pikachu}}'s tail is cut off. | ||
* When May, [[Max]], and Brock arrive at Ash's location, {{AP|Taillow}} is seen along with them, but the next time they appear onscreen, Taillow is nowhere to be seen, despite Ash never recalling it, and doesn't appear for the remainder of the episode. | |||
* | * In the English dub: | ||
** The [[PokéNav]] is referred to by its Japanese name, PokéNavi. | |||
** The [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment says that {{p|Girafarig}} has a ''tale'' that bites, instead of the correct homophone ''tail''. | |||
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