DP138: Difference between revisions

Dawn leads her friends to her house as Dawn is clearly excited, busting in. Johanna meets her, as well as Ash and Brock, with her {{TP|Johanna|Glameow}} and {{p|Umbreon}} in tow. Johanna greets Piplup as the Penguin {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} tries to greet Glameow, but gets the cold shoulder. He looks hurt, but tries again with Umbreon and gets the same response, to which {{AP|Pikachu}} comforts him. An older girl, [[Noelle]], walks down the stairs with her {{p|Bellossom}} and welcomes Dawn's return. She finished setting up the rooms for Ash and Brock, being there to enroll in Johanna's {{pkmn|Coordinator}} class. Dawn shows her the four [[Ribbon]]s she has earned, but Brock pulls her aside and makes his usual advances to Noelle. He gets {{m|Poison Jab|shut down}} not just by {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}}, but Bellossom as well with {{m|Stun Spore}}, Croagunk dragging him away.

In the garden, Brock and {{TP|Brock|Happiny}} tend to the flowers, getting positive reviews from Johanna and Noelle. Johanna and Dawn decide to have their battle, but Izzy, Cara and Sayer meet up with Johanna, still trying to work out food booth placement. Although Johanna solves the problem at first, Izzy and Cara continue to vacillate, forcing Johanna to postpone the battle and get more involved.

Back at Dawn's house, Dawn plans with Piplup and {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}, setting up two [[Contest combination|combinations]]. Pachirisu runs over to the [[Television|TV]] as Dawn notices a bunch of clipped newspaper articles, about all of Dawn's {{pkmn|Contest}} wins and the [[Hearthome Collection]] that Johanna framed. Piplup and Pachirisu are also pleased, dancing with happiness as both of them are also in the pictures. Johanna returns as they get to the battle on the battle field behind their house. They begin a [[Double Battle|two on two]] with Piplup and Pachirisu against Glameow and Umbreon. Brock shows his romance towards Noelle constantly, but Bellossom and Croagunk keep him in check. Dawn goes first with {{m|Whirlpool}} and {{m|Discharge}}, creating an electrified whirlpool. Johanna's Pokémon use {{m|Quick Attack}} to gracefully dodge, crossing each other's paths and creating an appeal before stopping in front of Johanna and launching a double {{m|Shadow Ball}}, destroying the Whirlpool and knocking {{cat|Dawn's Pokémon}} down. Dawn's Pokémon get up as they invoke their first plan. Piplup fires {{m|Bubble Beam}}. Though Johanna's Pokémon dodge with a synchronized back flip, the attack creates a wall, masking Pachirisu until the last moment and hitting both with a spinning {{m|Super Fang}}. Dawn celebrates the successful plan, but Johanna makes her pay for her premature celebration by using a double {{m|Attract}}, {{status|Infatuation|infatuating}} both of Dawn's Pokémon before hitting them with a double {{m|Swift}} Attack, [[fainting|knocking them out]]. Dawn is somewhat upset but accepts the defeat, comforting her Pokémon. Still, Johanna was still impressed at her strategy and [[friendship|her bond]] with her Pokémon. It also inspires Ash to take a note from the battle. Glameow and Umbreon look pleased as Johanna hugs her daughter.

==Major events==

* [[Jessie]]

* [[James]]

* {{an|Professor Oak}}

* {{Delia}}

* [[Noelle]]

* [[Sayer]]

* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})

* {{p|Piplup}} ({{OP|Dawn|Piplup}})

* {{p|Pachirisu}} ({{OP|Dawn|Pachirisu}})

* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})

* {{p|Gyarados}}

* {{p|Sunflora}} (multiple)

* {{p|Heracross}}

* {{p|Rapidash}} (flashback)

* In {{Ash}}'s flashback, he is wearing the same outfit seen in a photo in ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''.

* [[Daisuke Sakaguchi]] is credited for voicing [[Brock's Sudowoodo]], even though Sudowoodo didn't appear in this episode.

* The English title of this episode is a reference to the phrase "''charity begins at home''".

* This episode was initially given the title ''The Mother of All Battlers!'', somewhat similar to [[EP264|another episode]]'s title, but this was later changed. This title was later used by {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network Video}} on their list, but the video used the new title.

* {{TRT}} doesn't appear in their standard uniforms throughout the Twinleaf Festival arc.

* Team Rocket doesn't recite their {{motto}} in this episode.

===Errors===

* Dawn's [[Ribbon]]s are far smaller than normal when she shows them off during this episode.

* During the scene where {{Ash}}, Dawn, and {{an|Brock}} eat the food Johanna prepared, Dawn's plate disappears.

* When {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} uses {{m|Poison Jab}} on Brock, its Japanese voice can be heard.

* As Dawn does her {{m|Whirlpool}}-{{m|Discharge}} combination, {{TP|Johanna|Glameow}} and {{p|Umbreon}} dodge it, Umbreon's eyes are colored blue. In the next scene, they are back to normal.

===Dub edits===

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|no={{tt|Strategien begynner hjemme!|The strategy begins at home!}}

|pt_br={{tt|A Estratégia Começa em Casa!|Strategy Begins at Home!}}

|pt_eu={{tt|A Estratégia Começa Em Casa!|Strategy Begins at Home!}}

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