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* This and [[BW023 (unaired)|the previous episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]]. | * This and [[BW023 (unaired)|the previous episode]] are the only ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episodes that were [[banned episodes|skipped]]. | ||
* Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode. | * Unlike [[AG101 (unaired)|the only other skipped episode]] in Japan, this two-parter was supposed to be important to the overall storyline instead of being a stand-alone episode. | ||
* Had this episode aired, it would have | * Had this episode aired, it would have marked the debut of [[Ghetsis]] (albeit in the shadows), indicating he was planned to appear in the anime with his original design rather than one that appeared in {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}}. Due to this episode never airing, Ghetsis's original design would not make a proper animated appearance until [[Pokémon Evolutions]] a decade later. | ||
* Coincidentally, the [[XY024|24th episode]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' was also skipped. However, unlike this, it eventually aired. | * Coincidentally, the [[XY024|24th episode]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' was also skipped. However, unlike this, it eventually aired. | ||
* The depiction of [[Team Plasma]] in these episodes differs significantly from how they would be depicted from their official debut in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'' and onward. While they still want to put Pokémon under mind control, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s in these episodes state their desire is to liberate Pokémon from their Trainers and that they're doing this in service of "{{an|N|the hero}}." This suggests a different story arc based on the first games of Generation V was planned for the first incarnations of Team Plasma to feature in, but it got scrapped as of the release of the sequels, the anime ending up using the second incarnation of Team Plasma instead. | * The depiction of [[Team Plasma]] in these episodes differs significantly from how they would be depicted from their official debut in ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!]]'' and onward. While they still want to put Pokémon under mind control, the {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s in these episodes state their desire is to liberate Pokémon from their Trainers and that they're doing this in service of "{{an|N|the hero}}." This suggests a different story arc based on the first games of Generation V was planned for the first incarnations of Team Plasma to feature in, but it got scrapped as of the release of the sequels, the anime ending up using the second incarnation of Team Plasma instead. | ||
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* The script of these two unaired episodes surfaced in May 2023, detailing their contents.<ref>https://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/bw023-bw024-unaired-scripts-found.297127/</ref> Notably, the early script for this episode revealed that its original title was ''Rocket-dan VS. Plasma-dan'' (Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団''') with no exclamation mark or part number designation. | * The script of these two unaired episodes surfaced in May 2023, detailing their contents.<ref>https://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/bw023-bw024-unaired-scripts-found.297127/</ref> Notably, the early script for this episode revealed that its original title was ''Rocket-dan VS. Plasma-dan'' (Japanese: '''ロケット団ＶＳプラズマ団''') with no exclamation mark or part number designation. | ||
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File:Team Plasma helicopter BW024.png|Original | File:Team Plasma helicopter BW024.png|Original | ||
File:Team Plasma helicopter OPJ15.png|''Be an Arrow! 2013'' | File:Team Plasma helicopter OPJ15.png|''Be an Arrow! 2013'' | ||