AG177: Difference between revisions

==Synopsis==

Brock prepares a delectable lunch for his siblings, {{Ash}}, {{an|May}} and [[Max]]. Meanwhile, Team Rocket begins plotting their attack on Pewter Gym. After a few seconds, a {{TR|Delibird}} descends from the air and delivers two [[Poké Ball]]s to [[Jessie]]. Team Rocket escape into a nearby field and call upon the two Pokémon. After the blinding light disperses, an {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Aggron}} and a {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Charizard}} are revealed. Now with two powerful Pokémon within their possession, Team Rocket arrive at Brock's residence and ring the doorbell. Everyone rushes to the door to see who the visitor is. Once Brock answers the door, Jessie and James are quick to forward a challenge to the ominous Pewter Gym. The kids hint that Team Rocket (or rather, their disguised selves) were responsible for the makeover (or vandalism).

Donphan and Steelix begin to recover from the attack as Ash and Brock reformulate their strategy. Donphan begins the second round by exploding forward with a {{m|Rollout}} attack which knocks Charizard off balance. Steelix follows up with an {{m|Iron Tail}} knocking Charizard backwards and then grasps onto it with {{m|Bind}}, constricting and restraining Charizard. Aggron launches a devastating Hyper Beam which hits Steelix directly and makes it release Charizard from its grasp. Charizard explodes into the air and counterattacks with another Flamethrower as Steelix strategically uses its tail to uplift rock to guard against and disperse the fire attack, following right away with a {{m|DragonBreath}}, which makes a direct hit to Charizard and sends it smashing it into the wall. Donphan the charges at Charizard with Take Down, making another direct hit in a row. Aggron launches a {{m|Water Pulse}} attack striking Donphan knocking it backwards. Aggron continues the attack with another Water Pulse. The impending wave of water closes in on Donphan as Steelix strikes Donphan launching him over the wave striking Aggron. As the battle continues, Meowth escapes off into the distance, but not without Max noticing his departure.

* {{an|May}} and [[Max]] meet Brock's family while Ash meets Brock's mother, [[Lola]].

* {{an|Brock}}'s {{p|Onix}} is revealed to have [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{TP|Brock|Steelix}} and learned {{m|Iron Tail}} and {{m|DragonBreath}}.

* [[Jessie]] and [[James]] temporarily obtain a {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Charizard}} and an {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Aggron}} respectively, but they're taken away from them by {{TR|Delibird}} at the end of the episode.

* {{p|Charizard}} ([[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Charizard|Team Rocket's]])

* {{p|Aggron}} ([[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket#Aggron|Team Rocket's]])

* This episode's title is a pun on the title of the TV show ''{{wp|Trading Spaces}}'', a reality show about home renovation, much like what Team Rocket did to the Pewter Gym.

* In the dub, after Steelix is hit by Aggron's Hyper Beam and targeted by Charizard's Flamethrower, Brocks tells it to "dodge and use DragonBreath." Steelix instead smashes the Gym floor with Iron Tail, lifting up rocks as a shield. This could be a dubbing error or some improvisation on the part of Steelix.

* [[Pokémon Symphonic Medley]] is used as background music.

* This is the first appearance of Team Rocket's Delibird [[EP270|since Johto]], and its only appearance in Hoenn.

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