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'''A Fan with a Plan''' (Japanese: '''強敵！？ママさんコーディネーター登場！''' ''Formidable Enemy!? Mother Coordinator Enters!'') is the 77th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'', and the 351st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 20, 2004, and in the United States on May 7, 2005.  

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{{ashfr|The group}} enters [[Rubello Town]], on their way to {{Ash}}'s next [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, when [[Max]] spots a poster for a [[Pokémon Contest]] which is set to begin the next day. {{an|May}} is delighted and quickly decides to enter. {{an|Brock}}, however, notices a mysterious symbol on the poster, "[[Rank (Contest)|R1]]," the meaning of which is not known to the group. Fortunately, [[Nurse Joy]] explains that in order to enter the Rubello Contest, a {{pkmn|Coordinator}} must have earned at least one [[Ribbon]]. In the [[Pokémon Center]], May runs into [[Drew]], who is also entering the Pokémon Contest. After insulting May, she gets angered with him, but before anything can happen, Drew is engulfed by a swarm of rabid female fans. Drew isn't exactly happy to see these fans, as they lean towards the obsessive side, but May becomes jealous nonetheless. The jealousy is forgotten when one of the women recognizes May and the group crowds around her instead. However, the fans seem more interested in [[Norman]] than either May or Max. During the discussion, [[Savannah]], the head of the group, explains that they saw May in the {{to|Verdanturf}} Contest. Savannah also reveals that she will be entering the Rubello Contest as well. The group also introduces themselves with a cheer as the [[Mothers for Pokémon]], also known as MFP. They are a group of wives and mothers who love Pokémon. They decide to throw a party for May and Max. One of them tells Ash that he isn't on the list of "promising and handsome young {{pkmn|Trainer}}s."

Meanwhile, {{TRT}} enters the town very fatigued, but [[Jessie]], upon seeing the Contest poster, decides to enter. [[James]] and {{MTR}} groan. When she discovers that she needs a Ribbon to enter, and having none, she decides to steal one and enter the Contest. Back at the reception, Savannah and the MFP compliment May and her father, Norman. Ash mutters angrily to himself, saying he does all the hard work, training and Gym battles, and is jealous of May. Nonetheless, Ash vehemently denies his jealousy when Max asks about his complaining. At the other table, Savannah and May realize that neither of them have picked Pokémon for the Contest. Savannah shows May her {{p|Lairon}} and {{p|Flareon}}. While showing May her Pokémon, Savannah reveals that this R1 competition requires the use of two Pokémon; one for the appeals round and one for the Battle Round. While Savannah only has to decide the order, May faces a more difficult decision; picking two candidates from her four Pokémon lineup. While Brock and Savannah go grocery shopping and meet Savannah's daughter [[Sandra]], May, Ash, and Max talk the Pokémon choice over. Savannah and Sandra invite the company to dinner in the end.

May trains late into the night, testing all four of her Pokémon to see which is the best choice for the upcoming Contest. {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} stumbles and trips in its attempted combination, but May remains confident and happily remembers the compliments she got from the MFP earlier that day. Her reminiscence is interrupted by Drew's voice, calling out orders to his new {{p|Masquerain}}. Drew notices May watching him and brags that "winning this Contest will be a cinch." Drew also notices May's Pokémon, and inquires about her new Bulbasaur, a rare find in the [[Hoenn]] region. Drew insults May's Bulbasaur as undisciplined. His comments provoke May, who decides to use Bulbasaur in the Contest, a decision which startles the rest of the group. Meanwhile, Savannah nears the breaking point from stage fright, but completely forgets her fear at the sight of Bulbasaur, which she says was her first Pokémon long ago. May and Savannah decide to start a practice battle to train, with Bulbasaur having the disadvantage against Savannah's Flareon. However, the battle is cut short by Team Rocket's interruption.

James and Meowth are less than enthusiastic about the Ribbon theft operation, but Jessie sends out her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} to combat the Pokémon Savannah and May already have out. However, Ash, Brock, and Max quickly arrive on the scene. Flareon's {{m|Flamethrower}} is deflected by {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}. [[Ash's Pikachu]] and [[Brock's Lombre]] and {{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} are quickly called out to join the battle. Dustox uses {{m|Poison Sting}} while Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} to block. Wobbuffet deflects a pair of {{m|Water Gun}} attacks. Jessie orders her Dustox to attack Sandra with {{m|Psybeam}}, but that's the breaking point for Savannah. She becomes angry that Jessie would dare attack her daughter and orders Flareon to launch another Flamethrower attack. Wobbuffet steps forward, but the attack was aimed at the balloon, not Wobbuffet. Team Rocket goes down in flames. Jessie declares that she would rather give up James and Meowth than the Ribbons. This angers James and Meowth, who convince Jessie to surrender the Ribbons to the group, since nobody would believe the Ribbons are hers. Sandra and Savannah launch a {{m|Water Pulse}}, which sends Team Rocket blasting off. In the end, the Coordinators anxiously await the start of the Rubello Town Contest.

* {{an|May}} decides to enter the upcoming [[Rank (Contest)|R1]] Rubello Town [[Pokémon Contest]].

* {{p|Igglybuff}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Umbreon}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Shroomish}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Makuhita}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Roselia}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Spinda}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Teddiursa}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Oddish}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Skitty}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Magnemite}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Dustox}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Spheal}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Misdreavus}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Wingull}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Hitmontop}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Farfetch'd}} (Trainer's)

* {{p|Aron}} (Trainer's)

* In this episode, {{TRT}} uses a {{DL|Team Rocket mottos|A Fan with a Plan motto|variation}} of their motto.

* The English dub title is a pun on the phrase "a man with a plan".

* The {{pkmn|Contest}} poster featured in the beginning of the episode shows a {{p|Bulbasaur}} among other Pokémon. {{an|May}} chooses to use {{TP|May|Bulbasaur}} this episode.

* [[Advance Adventure]] and music from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' are used.

* Despite having made its main series debut in ''[[EP040|The Battling Eevee Brothers]]'', 311 episodes ago, this is the first time that {{p|Flareon}} has received a [[Pokédex]] entry in the anime.

[[ File:PTC AG077 answer.png|thumb|200px|The {{pkmn|Trainer's Choice}} error]]

* This infamous [[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]] segment incorrectly claims that {{p|Arbok}} evolves into {{p|Seviper}}. {{p|Seviper}} and the other two choices, {{p|Sableye}} and {{p|Suicune}}, don't evolve at all, and {{p|Arbok}} is the only Pokémon in an evolution chain.

* In both the original version and the dub, May mentioned that she used {{TP|May|Skitty}} in the {{to|Fallarbor}} Contest, but she actually used {{TP|May|Beautifly}} in the [[AG051|Contest in question]].

* When Team Rocket recites their {{motto}}, [[Jessie]] says the Contest is tonight, but at the end of the episode, May says the Contest is tomorrow.

** Also during Team Rocket's motto, [[James]] states that Jessie's winning streak would go from zero to two, but with May's two [[Ribbon]]s and [[Savannah]]'s Ribbon, her "winning streak" would be three.

*** However, he probably said it so it would rhyme.

* Savannah calls Brock "a ''men'' who really understands".

* When May checks {{p|Masquerain}} with her [[Pokédex]], her glove is not covering her thumb.

* May's Pokédex states that {{p|Flareon}} is '''the''' evolved form of {{p|Eevee}}, when it is actually '''an''' evolved form of Eevee.

* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Arbok}}, you were right!

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|sv={{tt|Savannah och Sandra!|Savannah and Sandra!}}

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[[Category:Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire episodes|077]]

[[Category:Episodes written by Aya Matsui]]

[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yoshitaka Fujimoto]]

[[Category:Episodes directed by Masahiko Watanabe]]

[[Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura]]

[[Category:Episodes focusing on May]]

[[Category:Episodes focusing on Drew]]

[[Category:Episodes in which an alternately colored Pokémon appears]]

[[zh:宝可梦 超世代 第77集]]