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"Pokémon Emergency!" is the second episode of Pokémon the Series. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 8, 1997 and in the United States on September 9, 1998. The episode marks the first appearance of Team Rocket (Jessie, James and Meowth), Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny.
Plot[]
Finally arriving in Viridian City, Ash Ketchum is cornered by Officer Jenny, who asks why he is carrying Pikachu instead of having it in a Poké Ball. After explaining, Jenny takes Ash to the Pokémon Center, where Nurse Joy begins treatment on the injured Pikachu. Before Pikachu's treatment finishes, Misty, the girl who Ash took the bike from, confronts Ash for destroying her bicycle, and vows to stick with Ash until he compensates her for it. The Pokémon Center is then attacked by Jessie, James, and their talking Meowth; members of Team Rocket, a crime gang seeking to steal all of the infirm Pokémon. Ash's Pikachu recovers, and joins the Pokémon Center's many Pikachu manage to defeat Team Rocket by shocking them using Thunder Shock.
Characters[]
Pokémon[]
Home video releases[]
- VHS
- Pokémon: I Choose You! Pikachu!
- DVD
- Pokémon: I Choose You! Pikachu!
- Pokémon Indigo League: Volume 1
Trivia[]
- Who's That Pokémon?: Koffing
- This episode was modified after the Electric Soldier Porygon seizure incident. Originally, the scene where Pikachu uses Thunder Shock on Team Rocket was a sequence of rapidly flashing images of each Team Rocket member. This was changed to a four-square grid to reduce the flashing effect. This change affected all home releases and re-broadcasts in Japan, and all international versions of the episode.
- Several scenes from the episode, including Misty's attempt at distracting Team Rocket was shown on the VHS A Sneak Peek at Pokémon.
External links[]
- Pokémon Emergency! at Bulbapedia, the Pokémon wiki.
- Pokémon Emergency! at the Internet Movie Database
- "Pokémon Emergency!" recap at TV Tropes