EP226: Difference between revisions

{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} return to [[Ecruteak City]] and decide to make a pit stop before they go on to [[Mahogany Town]]. They rest a while in front of a store, and {{an|Misty}} says that they should be meeting up with [[Sakura]] here. All of a sudden, an {{p|Espeon}} comes running towards them. Soon afterwards Sakura runs after the Espeon. She tells them that her {{p|Eevee}} has evolved into an Espeon, which completes her sisters' {{p|Eevee}} evolutions. They later go to Sakura's house, and the sisters come out, all formally dressed in kimonos. They explain that they are going to a place to meet a famous dance instructor. After her sisters leave, Sakura asks Misty, who readily accepts, to battle her. The two get ready for their match with Brock as the judge of the fight. Sakura fights with Espeon, and Misty sends out {{TP|Misty|Corsola}}. The battle starts off with Espeon going for a {{m|Quick Attack}}. Espeon quickly gets the favor of the battle, but Corsola, on the other hand, uses {{m|Recover}} and {{m|Spike Cannon}}, seizing a win for Misty.  

Later, at the place where they were going, the sisters are introduced to two people who seem to be dancers themselves. To start the demonstration, one of them sends out an {{p|Arbok}} and the other sends out a {{p|Victreebel}}, and they begin to dance with them. After the two dancer's demonstration is over, they ask the sisters to dance with their Pokémon. The sisters start off although {{p|Jolteon}} doesn't do much, {{p|Vaporeon}} jumps about, {{p|Umbreon}} just sits there, and {{p|Flareon}} runs around. Afterwards, the two "teachers" say that they will shape the Pokémon in the back room. Each one of them follows the teachers, and the door shuts behind them. They tell the Pokémon to go into another room, which looks rather suspicious. As soon as they gather in the center, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] release a hatch, and down they go into a trap! Umbreon calls out, and the sisters hear it. They make their way towards the door; finding out it was empty on the other side. When they went towards the darkened back room, the wall collapses, revealing a large Meowth head, {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]]! They start to float away with the Pokémon!  

Team Rocket basks in their glory as Jessie counts the Pokémon: Jolteon, Vaporeon, Umbreon, and Flareon. All of a sudden, she gets enraged; she knows that one is missing, Espeon!

Meanwhile, the Eevee sisters come running to the battle scene and tell everyone what has happened. They search and none of them can find the missing Pokémon. Sakura gets an idea! Since everyone but Espeon is stolen, she knows that Team Rocket will look for it. Why not use it as bait and find the balloon?  

Team Rocket looks around for Espeon from their balloon, eventually seeing it. They lower down near it and snatch it with a bug net. They are successful, but the others watch where they go. They follow Team Rocket's balloon as it heads to a forest clearing. After they land at their site, Team Rocket tries to attempt to trap Espeon with the others, first off by persuading it to eat some food then with a "pretty necklace." Espeon turns away and looks around, soon finding its friends in the cage behind the bushes. James tries to trap the distracted Espeon with a cage. Sakura calls out to it, and Espeon jumps out of the way and onto James's head. The battle starts off, Espeon and Misty's Corsola versus Arbok and Victreebel. The battle escalates until Espeon uses {{m|Psybeam}} onto Team Rocket, confusing them. Pikachu finishes them off with {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Espeon then uses {{m|Swift}} on the cage in order to break its friends free from the cage and everyone is rescued.

* {{p|Vaporeon}} ([[Kimono Girl|Sumomo]]'s)

* {{p|Jolteon}} ([[Kimono Girl|Satsuki]]'s)

* {{p|Flareon}} ([[Kimono Girl|Koume]]'s)

* {{p|Umbreon}} ([[Kimono Girl|Tamao]]'s)

* The English [[dub]] title of this episode is taken from the phrase ''"Batteries not included."''

* This episode marks the first time that Ash drags Brock away from a girl by the ear; up until this point, it had always been done by Misty.

* Team Rocket breaks the fourth wall in this episode when Jessie knocks Meowth into the screen.

* When Satsuki and Tamao are focused on their dancing, the {{ball|Poké}} hair pin becomes completely red at one point, looking very similar to a {{ball|Cherish}}.

* When Ash grabs Brock's ear to get him away from Satsuki, he grabs him by the right ear, but when Ash drags him away, he is pulling Brock's left ear (in the scene when Sakura decided to use her Espeon as bait).

* When the battle between Misty and Sakura begins, Misty's ponytail disappears.

* When Team Rocket finishes their intro, James's hand is visible.

* In one scene, Brock talks, but his mouth doesn't move.

* Espeon is seemingly using {{m|Agility}} when [[Sakura]] tells it to use {{m|Quick Attack}}.