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'''Gotta Dance!''' (Japanese: '''おどるポケモンひみつ基地''' ''Secret Base of the Dancing Pokémon'') is the 12th [[Pikachu short]] of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 19, 2003 and in the United States on June 1, 2004. | '''Gotta Dance!''' (Japanese: '''おどるポケモンひみつ基地''' ''Secret Base of the Dancing Pokémon'') is the 12th [[Pikachu short]] of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 19, 2003 and in the United States on June 1, 2004. | ||
It was shown in Japanese theaters together with the film ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and released on a separate DVD. The English dub was included as a bonus feature on the ''Jirachi: Wish Maker'' DVD, in the original 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. | It was shown in Japanese theaters together with the film ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and released on a separate DVD. The English dub was included as a bonus feature on the ''Jirachi: Wish Maker'' DVD, in the original 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. | ||
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He twirls a little, revealing a strange blue baton with a red and blue [[Poké Ball]] on the top, and various buttons on the bottom. "And dat's not all, I'm going to lead dis pack of performers with my newly invented Dancin' Pokébaton!" With that, he presses a button at the top of the baton, causing a rousing melody, "[[Polka O Dolka]]", to come blaring into the room. | He twirls a little, revealing a strange blue baton with a red and blue [[Poké Ball]] on the top, and various buttons on the bottom. "And dat's not all, I'm going to lead dis pack of performers with my newly invented Dancin' Pokébaton!" With that, he presses a button at the top of the baton, causing a rousing melody, "[[Polka O Dolka]]", to come blaring into the room. | ||
"Dis cool contraption can control Pokémon, with dis device dey'll be shakin' their groove anytime, anywhere!" Meowth cries, and with that, the Pokémon begin dancing to the song as the credits roll. | "Dis cool contraption can control Pokémon, with dis device dey'll be shakin' their groove anytime, anywhere!" Meowth cries, and with that, the Pokémon begin dancing to the song as the credits roll. | ||
We join Meowth and the others on the stage as the song concludes and the credits finish. "Mm-hmm.. dat's how it's done!" Meowth smiles... "Da boss will be blown away when he sees Pokémon dance using dis Dancin' Pokébaton! I bet he'll start dancin' a Poké-jig himself! | We join Meowth and the others on the stage as the song concludes and the credits finish. "Mm-hmm.. dat's how it's done!" Meowth smiles... "Da boss will be blown away when he sees Pokémon dance using dis Dancin' Pokébaton! I bet he'll start dancin' a Poké-jig himself! | ||
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Pikachu and the others except for Lotad dive for cover, but Meowth demands "Give dose Whismur back, right now!" All the noise causes some barrels to come tumbling down... | Pikachu and the others except for Lotad dive for cover, but Meowth demands "Give dose Whismur back, right now!" All the noise causes some barrels to come tumbling down... | ||
When Meowth comes to, other junk comes falling on top of them, buying Pikachu and co. time to escape, but Meowth and the others are in hot pursuit! The Loudred just watches the mayhem, clueless as to what's going on. | When Meowth comes to, other junk comes falling on top of them, buying Pikachu and co. time to escape, but Meowth and the others are in hot pursuit! The Loudred just watches the mayhem, clueless as to what's going on. | ||
Pikachu and co. hurry upstairs to a patio, where they climb atop one of the towers. Meowth and co. look around confused as to where Pikachu went, but Cacnea points out the group hanging to the tower for dear life! | Pikachu and co. hurry upstairs to a patio, where they climb atop one of the towers. Meowth and co. look around confused as to where Pikachu went, but Cacnea points out the group hanging to the tower for dear life! | ||
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* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}}) | * {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}}) | ||
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}}) | * {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}}) | ||
* {{p|Lotad}} ({{OP|Brock|Lotad}}) | * {{p|Lotad}} ({{OP|Brock|Lotad}}) | ||
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}}) | * {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}}) | ||
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}}) | * {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}}) | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* In the beginning of the short, Meowth is dancing beside a roller showing various things taken from Pikachu shorts: the mountain from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' (still misspelled as " | * In the beginning of the short, Meowth is dancing beside a roller showing various things taken from Pikachu shorts: the mountain from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' (still misspelled as "Pokémon"), the tree from ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]'', the house of tires from ''[[PK07|Pikachu & Pichu]]'', the stairs from ''[[PK10|Pikachu's PikaBoo]]'' and the mine from ''[[PK11|Camp Pikachu]]'', respectively. | ||
* This is the first time {{TR|Meowth}} has had a [[boss fantasy]] outside of the main series. | * This is the first time {{TR|Meowth}} has had a [[boss fantasy]] outside of the main series. | ||
* Although [[Ash's Treecko]], [[May's Torchic]], [[Brock's Lotad]], and [[Brock's Mudkip]] are present alongside Pikachu, Ash, May, Brock, and Max are not present at all, meaning the only humans that are present in this short are Jessie, James, and Giovanni (he appears in a fantasy sequence). | * Although [[Ash's Treecko]], [[May's Torchic]], [[Brock's Lotad]], and [[Brock's Mudkip]] are present alongside Pikachu, Ash, May, Brock, and Max are not present at all, meaning the only humans that are present in this short are Jessie, James, and Giovanni (he appears in a fantasy sequence). | ||
* Also, in this short, the Hoenn starter | * Also, in this short, the Hoenn starter Pokémon (consisting of [[Ash's Treecko]], [[May's Torchic]], and [[Brock's Mudkip]]), [[Brock's Lotad]], and Pikachu, as well as the Pokémon owned by Team Rocket remain outside of their Poké Balls for this whole entire short. | ||
* Although the main anime was using the digital animation process, this short along with the movie "Jirachi: Wish Maker" were all produced using traditional hand-painted cels. | * Although the main anime was using the digital animation process, this short along with the movie "Jirachi: Wish Maker" were all produced using traditional hand-painted cels. | ||