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** Pokémon senryū summary: Suspended on {{p|Charmander}}'s flame, people's shadows. | ** Pokémon senryū summary: Suspended on {{p|Charmander}}'s flame, people's shadows. | ||
* The episode title is derived from the World War II {{wp|Battle of the Bulge}}. | * The episode title is derived from the World War II {{wp|Battle of the Bulge}}. | ||
* This is the first of three episodes (the other two being ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'' and ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'') to feature {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} in scenes that are preludes to [[M01|the first movie]], even though after the seizures caused by [[EP038]] the show went on a four-month hiatus and the three Mewtwo episodes ended up airing after the movie premiere on July 18, 1998. Few seconds of the battle between Giovanni and Gary (namely, Nidoking and Arcanine running towards Mewtwo and the latter using its Psychic powers to levitate them) are also shown in the movie's prologue, but from a different perspective and with a different animation: this is mostly evident in Mewtwo's appearance, which is more cartoony in this episode as opposed to the elaborate design of its armor in the movie. In this episode Mewtwo’s whole body glows when he uses Psychic against Nidoking and Arcanine, as opposed to the movie where only its eyes glow; also, in the movie | * This is the first of three episodes (the other two being ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'' and ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'') to feature {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} in scenes that are preludes to [[M01|the first movie]], even though after the seizures caused by [[EP038]] the show went on a four-month hiatus and the three Mewtwo episodes ended up airing after the movie premiere on July 18, 1998. Few seconds of the battle between Giovanni and Gary (namely, Nidoking and Arcanine running towards Mewtwo and the latter using its Psychic powers to levitate them) are also shown in the movie's prologue, but from a different perspective and with a different animation: this is mostly evident in Mewtwo's appearance, which is more cartoony in this episode as opposed to the elaborate design of its armor in the movie. In this episode Mewtwo’s whole body glows when he uses Psychic against Nidoking and Arcanine, as opposed to the movie where only its eyes glow; also, in the movie Mewtwo's "chin" is covered by its armor, as opposed to this episode where it is exposed, but it is unknown whether the exposed chin is a deliberate choice made by the animators or if it became that way after the color was added, since what looks like the chin could have been part of the armor if colored differently. A small continuity mistake between this episode and the movie is Giovanni's position: in this episode Giovanni stood up and walked forward before sending out Mewtwo, while in the movie he is still sitting in his chair. | ||
* This is the first episode to use background music from the first movie's original Japanese soundtrack, namely during the scene of Giovanni with Mewtwo, making it by definition also the first episode to feature Japanese movie music. However, the music was replaced in the [[dub]]. | * This is the first episode to use background music from the first movie's original Japanese soundtrack, namely during the scene of Giovanni with Mewtwo, making it by definition also the first episode to feature Japanese movie music. However, the music was replaced in the [[dub]]. | ||
* This marks the first and only time a Gym Leader refuses to give the Badge to Ash despite winning the battle fairly; granted, Ash did not actually battle the official Gym Leader. | * This marks the first and only time a Gym Leader refuses to give the Badge to Ash despite winning the battle fairly; granted, Ash did not actually battle the official Gym Leader. | ||
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* Like in ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', Pikachu was able to defeat, or at least, injure Rhydon with a {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack despite the {{t|Ground}} type's immunity to {{t|Electric}} moves. | * Like in ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', Pikachu was able to defeat, or at least, injure Rhydon with a {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack despite the {{t|Ground}} type's immunity to {{t|Electric}} moves. | ||
* This is the first time Giovanni's face is entirely seen, as it has always been in the shadows in previous episodes. | * This is the first time Giovanni's face is entirely seen, as it has always been in the shadows in previous episodes. | ||
** This is | ** This is also the first dub episode to have Giovanni speaking normally and not through a voice filter. | ||
* If going by number of episodes spent in each region, this is the quickest that Ash has ever earned eight Gym Badges. By this point in [[Johto]], Ash is in the process of obtaining his fourth Badge; in [[Hoenn]], he has four Badges; in [[Sinnoh]], he only has two Badges; in [[Unova]], he has five Badges; and in [[Kalos]] he has four Badges. | * If going by number of episodes spent in each region, this is the quickest that Ash has ever earned eight Gym Badges. By this point in [[Johto]], Ash is in the process of obtaining his fourth Badge; in [[Hoenn]], he has four Badges; in [[Sinnoh]], he only has two Badges; in [[Unova]], he has five Badges; and in [[Kalos]] he has four Badges. | ||
* The book ''[[Team Rocket Blasts Off!]]'' is partially based on this episode. | * The book ''[[Team Rocket Blasts Off!]]'' is partially based on this episode. | ||
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* The picture of {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} hanging in {{an|Giovanni}}'s office shows {{p|Mewtwo}} in the same pose as its sprite from {{v2|Red and Blue|s}}. | * The picture of {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} hanging in {{an|Giovanni}}'s office shows {{p|Mewtwo}} in the same pose as its sprite from {{v2|Red and Blue|s}}. | ||
* This episode was released as part of the "Mewtwo Box" in Japan on December 18, 2013, along with ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', ''[[SS026|Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening]]'', and ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''. | * This episode was released as part of the "Mewtwo Box" in Japan on December 18, 2013, along with ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', ''[[SS026|Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening]]'', and ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]''. | ||
* This was the first episode to air after the release of {{ | * This was the first episode to air after the release of {{game|Yellow}}. | ||
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