← AG005 | Episode | AG007 → A Poached Ego!  (ロケット団！みだれひっかきでサヨウナラ！！) General Other Information Season: Pokémon: Advanced Char. of the Day: Rico Episode №: #282 Main: Ash, May, Max, Brock Aired:  Dec-26-2002 Recurring: Jessie, James, Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy  Nov-29-2003 Opening Theme: I Wanna Be A Hero Minor: Rico Badge(s): Setting: Unknown Pokémon: Ash's Pikachu, Team Rocket's Meowth, Ash's Taillow, Jessie's Wobbuffet, Jessie's Arbok (released), Ekans (multiple), James' Weezing (released), Koffing (multple), Officer Jenny's Growlithe, Rico's Fearow, Rico's Pupitar -> Rico's Tyranitar, Kakuna, Beedrill, Cacnea (debut;new;James') Major event(s) Jessie and James release Arbok and Weezing for sentimental purposes. James catches a Cacnea Pokémon: Advanced

Poached Ego! is the sixth episode of Pokémon: Advanced Generation. Jessie and James have to release Arbok and Weezing in order to save them. Unlike any other episodes Jessie and James had more screen time than Ash, Brock, May, and Max did.

Synopsis

Our heroes are headed for Rustboro City, where Ash hopes to have his first real gym battle in Hoenn. Team Rocket is making their way along the same path when they stumble upon a cage full of Ekans. Jessie is delighted that their work has been done for them and orders Arbok to attack. Arbok can't manage to attack the helpless Ekans, however, because it remembers when it used to be an Ekans. Jessie is sympathetic. James soon makes a similar concession when they find a cage of Koffing that Weezing will not hurt. The cages belong to a poacher named Rico who uses his Fearow and Pupitar to chase off Team Rocket. Team Rocket returns to the scene, now hoping to free the Ekans and Koffing. Things turn dangerous when Rico's Pupitar evolves into a Tyranitar, and Team Rocket is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice for the Pokémon that they love.

Debuts

Human Debuts

• Rico

​Pokémon Debuts

• Cacnea

eTrivia

• The Who's that Pokémon? of this episode is Larvitar.
• This is the last we see of Jessie's Arbok and James' Weezing.
• At the end of this episode, James catches a Cacnea who has the same comic effect as his old Victreebel (except it's with its arms).
• The song that plays during the scene involving Arboc and Wheezing leaving and watching Rico and Team Rocket fighting is Tears of Life from Mewtwo Strikes Back.

Bloopers

• Rico commands his Fearow to use Fury instead of Fury Attack.