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'''Sharpedo Attack!''' (Japanese: '''脱出！サメハダーの島！！''' ''Escape! {{tt|Samehader|Sharpedo}} Island!!'') is the 19th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 293rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 3, 2003 and in the United States on January 31, 2004.  

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It's a bright, sunny day as {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} travel with [[Mr. Briney]] toward [[Dewford Town|Dewford Island]]. They decide to let their Pokémon out to enjoy the day too. {{TRT}} is in their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Magikarp submarine]], following the boat. The boat is leaving them behind, so they start pedaling as fast as they can. Excluding Team Rocket, all the people and Pokémon are relaxing and having a great time. [[Max]] and {{an|May}} decide they want to go swimming, but Ash wants to go straight to the Gym. However, the others are able to convince him that one swim won't stop him from becoming a [[Pokémon Master]], so they change course and head for an island shaped like a crescent moon. As they sail on, a shape under the water is following them, and it's not Team Rocket. Mr. Briney tells them that he discovered the island they're going to, and it's not on any map. May comes out in a new swimsuit that she bought in [[Rustboro City]], and she and Max jump into the water. Ash, {{an|Brock}}, and all the Pokémon except {{TP|May|Torchic}} decide to go in too, but then they hear screaming. May and Max are surrounded by {{p|Sharpedo}}! Mr. Briney has [[Peeko]] carry them back to the boat, while Pikachu and Taillow try to attack the Sharpedo. One jumps up and rubs against Max's leg, and its {{a|Rough Skin}} scratches him. Peeko deposits them back on the boat, and May is very angry when she realizes that her brand new bathing suit was torn. Mr. Briney tells them that they should leave, but then the Sharpedo start ramming the boat. With a little help from Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}}, they're able to get past the Sharpedo and dock on the island.

That night they're all sitting around a campfire eating dinner, while some lookouts from the Sharpedo gang are patrolling the waters. Brock and Mr. Briney don't understand why the Sharpedo are working together since they're usually solitary, but the more important question is how they are going to get off the island. Ash thinks that a Pokémon battle would be all it would take, but Max reminds him that they only have eight Pokémon total while there are tons of Sharpedo. Brock thinks that if they beat the leader of the Sharpedo in a battle, they might become the leaders. Since they don't have any other plans, they decide to try it. Meanwhile, Team Rocket surfaces, exhausted. [[Jessie]] notices the island in the distance, but before they can do anything about it they're surrounded by the Sharpedo. Jessie sends out her {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and uses {{m|Poison Tail}} on the leader, which works, but then all the Sharpedo {{m|Skull Bash|tackle}} the sub at the same time and they blast off. As they're flying off into the distance, they see Mr. Briney's boat docked on the island and realize the [[twerp]]s are there.

It's now morning, and the entire bay is full of Sharpedo. Ash and Pikachu stand in a large bucket and hold on to a rope attached to Taillow and Peeko. This functions as a waterski of sorts, and Ash sails around the bay, yelling at the Sharpedo. The leader tells the rest of the group to chase Ash, and he leads them out to sea. Then May, Max, and Mr. Briney pull a rope they had hidden, and a wooden fence slides into the water, trapping the Sharpedo leader. It rams the fence over and over, pulling on the rope, until it's yanked from Max and Mr. Briney's hands. May keeps holding on so she flies forward and lands in the water, where the Sharpedo charges at her. Brock quickly sends out his {{TP|Brock|Lotad}}, which distracts the Sharpedo while May gets to shore. As Ash returns too, Brock challenges Sharpedo to a one-on-one battle. Sharpedo starts with {{m|Bite}} and Lotad uses {{m|Water Gun}}. Brock tells Lotad to use Water Gun again, but instead it just swims up to Sharpedo and looks at it. Then Sharpedo suddenly faints. Brock examines it and realizes that it's poisoned. They think it must have battled a {{p|Tentacruel}} or some other Poison-type Pokémon that lives in the ocean. Brock does everything he can for Sharpedo, but they don't have any medicine. Sharpedo wakes up early the next morning and sees that Brock fell asleep petting it, and it gently puts its fin over him then goes back to sleep.

Suddenly the Magikarp submarine surfaces, waking everyone up. It shoots out nets and grabs Pikachu and Sharpedo. When Brock says that Sharpedo was poisoned, Jessie realizes that it was from Seviper's Poison Tail. Brock has Lotad use {{m|Razor Leaf}} to cut the nets. Ash tells Pikachu to use {{m|Thunder}}, but stops mid-sentence and says that they don't even need to bother. Team Rocket is confused until they look behind them and see the entire school of Sharpedo. They all use Headbutt at the same time and the submarine explodes, sending Team Rocket blasting off again. Sharpedo has now recovered from the poison, and it's grateful for everything Brock did. All the other Sharpedo start nuzzling Brock and he freaks, but then he realizes that the Rough Skin isn't affecting him because the Sharpedo don't want to hurt him. The others try petting the Sharpedo and they aren't hurt either.

The group finally arrives at [[Dewford Town]] on Dewford Island. Mr. Briney is heading to [[Slateport City]], and they wave goodbye to both him and the school of Sharpedo.

* Ash and {{ashfr}} arrive on [[Dewford Town|Dewford Island]].

* This dub title refers to a {{wp|shark attack}}.

* In this episode, Brock says that he wishes to be a Doctor so he could help Sharpedo, foreshadowing [[DP190|future events]].

* This is one of the few episodes Wobbuffet doesn't pop out after Team Rocket finishes their motto.

* This episode begins the thirteen-episode [[Dewford Town]] arc.

* In the German dub, when the Ability {{a|Rough Skin}} is mentioned, it is referred by its English name instead of the translated version, ''Rauhaut''.

* When Ash is checking Sharpedo with his Pokédex, Sharpedo's eyes are missing.

* While Lotad is battling Sharpedo, Peeko's beak is colored completely black.

* When [[Jessie's Seviper]] battles the Sharpedo, its tongue overlaps its fangs in one scene.

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