Pokémon: The Whistle Stop

When Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends, a brave young Trainer and her flock of Ledyba come to the rescue. With a bolt of electricity, Pikachu makes quick work of Team Rocket, but they look to capture a prize anyway: the same bolt from Pikachu sends one of the Good Samaritan's Ledyba flying right into their clutches.

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Episode Info

Episode number: 3x12
Production Number: 312
Airdate: Saturday December 02nd, 2000

Director: (Unknown)
Writer: (Unknown)

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Recap

Ash and co. continue their way towards Violet City for Ash's first gym battle. On the road, they approach a bridge. A hole has been drilled in the bridge. Team Rocket is below the bridge. Meowth is using his long binoculars to see Ash and co. Team Rocket has a trap set up for them. When Ash and co. are on the bridge, Team Rocket will pull on the ropes causing the bridge to break and Ash and co. to fall into a cage. Team Rocket is happy that they will finally capture Pikachu. They dance around on the top of the cage. The bridge suddenly begins to crack. The bridge collapses, and Team Rocket is washed away...

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Episode Notes

This is the ONLY time Jessie's Lickitung uses its Supersonic attack.

When James is "swallowed" by his Victreebel, he speaks gibberish, sounding as though his words are muffled by the Victreebel. However, if played backwards, the clip reveals James is saying "Leo Burnett and 4Kids are the devil!"

In other languages
French: Le coup de sifflet
Italian: Il fischietto
Latin American Spanish: ¡El silbato calló!
Spanish: Fuera el silbato

Episode Quotes

Brock: (About Ariel) Girl traveling with Ledyba! This natural beauty’s short boyish hairstyle provides the ideal compliment to her warm feminine features. This girl is obviously Brock’s type!

Cultural References

Arbok is charmed by a flute, like cobras are in India.

This episode's dub title is a reference to the railway term, Whistle Stop.

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