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Pokémon: Tanks a Lot!

Team Rocket's most recent super vehicle, the Arbotank, is their ticket to world domination — until Togepi and its newfound Sentret buddy climb inside and inadvertently initiate a cross-country joyride that wreaks unstoppable destruction on everything in their path.


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Episode Info


Episode number: 3x17
Production Number: 317
Airdate: Saturday January 27th, 2001

Director: (Unknown)
Writer: (Unknown)


Guest Stars
Megan HollingsheadMegan Hollingshead
As Officer Jenny
Recurring

Recap

Ash and co. are taking a nap under a tree before they head towards the next city. However, Togepi is awake, and it tries to wake up Pikachu. Pikachu doesn't wake up, which makes Togepi a bit upset. Togepi stares at the sky and notices the clouds drift by. This makes Togepi sleepy, and it falls asleep. A Sentret spots Ash and co. It runs back to its friends to tell the other Sentret what it saw...

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Episode Notes
In other languages
French: Destruction en tout genre
Italian: Guida pericolosa
Latin American Spanish: ¡El arbotanque!
Spanish: Tanque para aburrir

Who's That Pokémon: Igglybuff

Cartoon Network Air Date: July 29, 2004

Ash and the gang, along with Team Rocket wear military outfits for the first time

Togepi and a Sentret steal the Arbotank

Debuts: Sentret

Jessie and James are in the old men costumes from "To Master The Onix-Pected".

Team Rocket have more disguises then any other episode, as magicians, old men, Dugtrio and soldiers!!



Episode Quotes
(Team Rocket sees Togepi and Sentret go off in the Arbotank)
Meowth: Hey! How'd they do that?
Jessie: James! Don't tell me you forgot to put the parking brake on!
James: Alright, what would you like me to tell you then?

(Team Rocket is coming up in the Arbotank)
Jessie: We can't miss with this.
Meowth: This has got to be our best invention yet, and it handles nice too.
Jessie: With this weapon in our arsenal, victory is guaranteed. And designing it to look like a giant Arbok was a stroke of genius if I do say so myself. It's the perfect Pokémon to represent us.
James: I still say Weezing would have been a better choice.

(the group is discussing how to stop the Arbotank)
Ash: Ok, Brock. What's your plan of attack?
Brock: We're going to need Charizard.
Ash: Charizard?
Brock: It's the only Pokémon that stands a chance against that thing. We'll send Charizard ahead to stop the tank long enough to get Pikachu and the other Pokémon out safely. Then, Charizard can use his Flamethrower attack and destroy the Arbotank.
(Jessie and James gasp)
Jessie: You can't be serious! Do you have any idea how much that Arbotank cost us?!
Jessie: You're gonna have to pay if you destroy that tank, Missy!
Misty:(towering over Jessie and James) No, we're not! And the name is Misty!
(Jessie and James cower)
James: Oh, sorry

James: We can't let the Arbo-tank blow up!
Jessie: It's all we have left!
James: (as they climb in) If we hurry, maybe we can have time to save it.
(In classic anime fashion, lights stream out of the Arbotank, followed by a huge explosion destroying the Arbo-tank.)
Team Rocket: We're blasting off again!

Misty: (after Togepi comes out of the Arbo-tank) Now, don't you drive again until you're 18!



Cultural References
This episode's dub title is a reference to the popular saying, "thanks a lot!"



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