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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=EP230 |
colorscheme=Johto |
title_en=Hatching a Plan |
title_ja=タマゴ、かえる |
title_ja_trans=Egg, Hatch |
broadcast_jp=December 27, 2001 |
broadcast_us=January 18, 2003 |
screen=yes |
en_series=Master Quest |
en_op=[[Believe in Me]] |
ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター]] (Whiteberry) |
ja_ed=[[Face Forward Team Rocket!|前向きロケット団！]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=武上純希 |
storyboard=藤本義孝 |
director=鈴木敏明 |
art=志村泉 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=EP221-EP230 |
footnotes= {{filb-eppics|pm|235}}
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'''Hatching a Plan''' (Japanese: '''タマゴ、かえる''' ''Egg, Hatch'') is the 230th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 27, 2001 and in the United States on January 18, 2003.

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==Blurb==
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<i>At long last Ash's egg hatches, a Phanpy emerging to finally put everyone's curiosity to rest. Ash and friends' excitement is matched only by that of Jessie and James of Team Rocket, who see in the newly hatched Pokemon a chance to redeem themselves with Giovanni. Full of youthful vigor, the Phanpy quickly escapes Ash and goes off on its own, now pursued by both Team Rocket and Ash's party. Ash and Pikachu finally set out together after this stray Pokémon and continue to be frustrated in attempt after attempt at its capture.</i>

==Plot==
While camping out for the night, {{an|Misty}} notices a light coming out of Ash's [[bag|backpack]]. {{Ash}} gets out the [[egg case]] because the {{pkmn|Egg}} is starting to hatch. They all wonder what might hatch out of the Egg. {{TRT}}, who plans on stealing the Pokémon, wait nearby. The Egg hatches into a {{p|Phanpy}}! Ash checks it out with Dexter and wonders where its Poké Ball is. Brock reminds him that the Poké Ball is on the case, so he takes it and tries to return Phanpy, who jumps out of the way. Ash tries again, but Phanpy continues to dodge the beam. Brock suggests that some food might convince Phanpy to listen. Ash gets out some food, but before the Phanpy could get to it, Team Rocket snatches it with a hand. Pikachu shocks them with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and hits Phanpy as well. Team Rocket blasts off, and Phanpy is still a little shocked from the jolt. Pikachu tries to comfort it but a spark sends Phanpy running. Ash tries to run after Phanpy without luck. 

The gang splits up in search of Phanpy. Brock leaves some food out to attract it when a bush near him wiggles about. Brock grabs at it; however, it ends up being [[Misty's Psyduck]], with a mouthful of Brock's food. Ash and Pikachu look about, but Pikachu feels completely at fault. Ash comforts Pikachu, knowing they'll find Phanpy eventually. 

Deeper in the woods, Phanpy runs about, and the electricity is wearing off. Phanpy looks around for Ash, but then realizes it's hungry; Phanpy decides to follow a pleasant smell of food. The aroma comes from Team Rocket, who is cooking toast over a fire. They sulk in their failure to get the Phanpy but Meowth cheers them up a bit. When Meowth is about to eat his toast, Phanpy steals it before he can eat it. Meowth ends up biting its hand. Meowth goes hysterical noticing that the toast disappeared, but Jessie and James don't seem to care and start eating. Phanpy swipes their toast as well. When Meowth looks around for what happened, he sees Phanpy standing there, finishing the toast. Meowth tries to scold Phanpy but it tackles Meowth. The Meowth looks the other way for a while, with his tail waving at Phanpy, who seems to like it. 

The gang meets up although nobody found Phanpy. Then Team Rocket appears out of the bush, dressed up in weird jumpsuits and helmets. Ash gives them a few remarks until Meowth shows up with Phanpy. Ash tries to call Phanpy to him, but Meowth goes up in front of Pikachu, waving his tail which is painted like a Phanpy. Phanpy gets excited and runs towards them, but Meowth quickly dodges, hitting Pikachu instead. James whips out the same hand and grabs Pikachu. Pikachu tries to shock them but the suit makes Jessie and James invulnerable to electricity. Then, James releases his {{p|Weezing}} to make a smoke shroud. With the smoke, Team Rocket is long gone. 

Team Rocket celebrates their catch with a toast of milk. Phanpy looks like he wants some as well but James puts Phanpy in a cage where Pikachu is. Pikachu plans that they should bash the cage so it rolls down the cliff. They bash the side of the cage twice and it rolls down, breaking when it smashes into a tree. James hears the crash and goes over to see that the cage is gone, and he then sees the two Pokémon running away. Team Rocket hops into their balloon and chases after them. The gang sees the balloon and rushes towards it. Both Pokémon and the gang are stopped by a raging river. 

It looks like the two have no choice but to jump. Pikachu makes the first jump across to a stone, telling Phanpy to jump too. Phanpy does, though not really as well as Pikachu. Pikachu hops to another stone, Phanpy following but misses and goes in. Pikachu grabs Phanpy, causing both Pokémon to hang on the rock; Pikachu slips! Ash runs along the river to find something to get them. Pikachu grabs another rock that happens to be under a tree. Ash climbs up with a rope and tries to grab Pikachu and Phanpy. He manages to get Pikachu but Phanpy slips away. With no other option, Ash jumps into the river, despite the waterfall nearby. As soon as he falls down, Ash tosses the rope to the others, saving Phanpy. 

After the short refresher from the waterfall, Team Rocket arrives on the scene. Meowth does the Phanpy trick, but Phanpy's not so happy about Team Rocket this time. Jessie and James send out their Pokémon. Ash lets Phanpy go up for battle and Phanpy does a {{m|Rollout}} attack, which knocks the Team Rocket's Pokémon back. Pikachu lets off a Thunderbolt, but it doesn't affect Jessie and James, but it sure affected the whole balloon. The balloon explodes and they blast off.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}}'s {{pkmn|Egg}} hatches into a {{AP|Phanpy}}.
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
===== TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Phanpy}} ({{OP|Ash|Phanpy}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:PMTV EP230.png|thumb|right|200px|{{tt|Pocket Monster TV|Who's That Pokémon}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP230.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Seadra}} ''(US and international)'', {{p|Phanpy}} ''(Japan)''

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Phanpy}} ({{OP|Ash|Phanpy}}; hatched; debut)
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
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==Trivia==
* This episode was initially going to be called "Phanpy's Phantastic Arrival."
* Phanpy is supposed to be 73.9 pounds, or 33.5 kilograms, but people are still able to hold it, as well as Pikachu being able to somewhat effectively bear its weight. Although this may be due to the fact that Phanpy is just a newborn, even more absurd occurrences have happened in episode [[DP044]]
* Even though Meowth says that the paint he put on his tail doesn't wash off and that it took a long time for him to paint it, the paint is missing between the two scenes where Meowth is using his tail as bait, exposing Meowth's normal brown tail.

===Errors===
* Although {{p|Phanpy}} is a {{type|Ground}}, it was affected by {{m|Thunderbolt}}. However, this could be due to Phanpy's newborn state; its natural protection from {{type|Electric}} attacks may not have set in yet.
* When Ash and his friends saw the Meowth Balloon, which is chasing Pikachu and {{AP|Phanpy}}, they followed it. But when they found Pikachu and Phanpy, they are on the other side of the river.
* Even though {{p|Phanpy}} just hatched out of its {{pkmn|Egg}}, Ash told it to return in its [[Poke Ball]] even though it hadn't been caught yet.
* When james sends out weezing it makes a noise but doesn't move it's mouth.
** This also happens in a later scene, with both jessie and james with their arbok and weezing.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=DDDDDD|bordercolor=FFCB49
|zh_cmn={{tt|蛋要孵化了|The Egg is Hatching}}
|de={{tt|Phanpy´s wahre Freunde!|Phanpy´s real friends!}}
|nl={{tt|Een Plan Uitbroeden|Hatching a Plan}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Une éclosion trompeuse|A misleading hatching}}
|he=?מי נמצא בתוך הביצה{{tt|mi nimtsa betokh habeytsa?|Who's in the egg?}}
|it={{tt|Il lieto evento|The happy event}}
|pt_br={{tt|Criando um Plano|Creating a Plan}}
|pt_eu={{tt|A Chegada Triunfante de Phanpy|The Triumphant Arrival of Phanpy}}
|es_la={{tt|¡La esperada llegada de Phanpy!|Phanpy's expected arrival!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Maquinando un plan|Hatching a plan}}
|pl={{tt|Witaj, Phanpy!|Welcome, Phanpy!}}
}}

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