RS041: What You Seed Is What You Get

"What You Seed Is What You Get"
Information
Series	Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Season	Pokémon: Advanced Challenge
№	317
Opening(s) and Ending(s)	Japanese Opening Advance Adventure Ending Polka O Dolka English Opening This Dream
Staff credits	脚本(きゃくほん) (Screenplay) 米村正二 (Shōji Yonemura) 絵(え)コンテ (Storyboard) 秦義人 (Yoshito Hata) 助手(じょしゅ)監督(かんとく) (Assistant director(s)) 秦義人 (Yoshito Hata) 作画(さくが)監督(かんとく) (Animation director(s)) 宍戸久美子 (Kumiko Shishido)
In other countries
Japan	Title キモリの新技!!スイカ畑のタネマシンガン！ Airdate September 4, 2003
Japan	Title キモリの新技!!スイカ畑のタネマシンガン！ Airdate September 4, 2003
Anglosphere	Title What You Seed Is What You Get Airdate(s) September 11, 2004 Notes ^ a: Signifies that it only applies to the US, UK, CA, AU, NZ and SG
Anglosphere	Title What You Seed Is What You Get Airdate(s) September 11, 2004 Notes ^ a: Signifies that it only applies to the US, UK, CA, AU, NZ and SG
Details
Main	Ash, May, Brock, Max
Recurring	Jessie, James, Giovanni (fantasy)
Minor	Natasha
Character(s) of the Day	Natasha
Pokémon	Ash's Pikachu, Team Rocket's Meowth, Jessie's Wobbuffet, Ash's Treecko, Ash's Corphish, Natasha's Electrode, Natasha's Slugma, Natasha's Grovyle, Shiftry (flashback)
Badges or Classes
Major event(s)	Ash's Treecko learns Bullet Seed. Ash and co. go to Fallarbor Town.

What You Seed Is What You Get (Japanese: キモリの新技！！スイカ畑のタネマシンガン！, Hepburn: Treecko's New Move!! Watermelon Field's Bullet Seed!) is the 1st episode of Pokémon: Advanced Challenge.

Synopsis

Ash and friends are leaving Mauville City, but Ash wants to go to the Pokémon Gym in Lavaridge Town while May wants to compete in a Pokémon Contest at Fallarbor Town. Max discovers the two towns are close to each other, so they decide on Fallarbor Town first.

Team Rocket stumbles into a huge watermelon patch but an Electrode disguised as a giant watermelon sends them blasting away. Some watermelons float downriver to be eaten by Ash and the gang. A Grovyle and Slugma attack them, and a girl named Natasha accuses them of being thieves. Her Electrode reveals the truth, so she invites them on a tour of her watermelon patch. After Natasha claims she's never lost a double battle, Ash challenges her.

Ash sends out his Treecko and Corphish to challenge Natasha's Pokémon, but they are quickly overmatched. Corphish and Slugma KO each other, leaving Treecko and Grovyle to duke it out. The battle is interrupted by Team Rocket returning to steal more watermelons.

Grovyle uses its Bullet Seed, but is gagged by an attack from Team Rocket's robot. Treecko uses Bullet Seed and manages to knock the melons down, and Pikachu zaps the robot, sending Team Rocket blasting off again.

Natasha and Ash resume the match, but Treecko is defeated by the power of Grovyle's Bullet Seed attack. The kids settle down to enjoy some juicy watermelon, and Ash and Pikachu try to encourage Treecko by spitting seeds at it. Treecko retaliates by using the real Bullet Seed move on them.

Episode plot

Having earned the Dynamo Badge, Ash is going to the next Gym, but wonders where it is. May says their destination is Fallarbor Town, where May's going to compete in another Pokémon Contest. However, Max tells that the next Gym is in Lavaridge Town, causing Ash to argue with May to go to Lavaridge Town for the Badge. Brock calms them down, while Max tells them Fallarbor Town is near Lavaridge Town, so they can visit both cities. Ash calms down, inspiring May to do her best in the next Contest. Team Rocket is looking for the twerps, but are also hungry. Suddenly, Team Rocket spots a field full of watermelons. As they begin to grab them, they see an enormous watermelon which begins to roll. However, the watermelon is actually an Electrode, painted like a watermelon. The Electrode rolls out and blasts Team Rocket off, who drop the three watermelons, which fall down into a river.

The heroes are having lunchtime, while Max spots the watermelons in the river. Once Brock takes them out, Ash orders Pikachu to use Iron Tail, but Max and May disagree, since watermelons are a delicate fruit. Instead, May has Brock slice down the watermelons. The heroes enjoy the taste the watermelons. Suddenly, Ash spits the seeds, apologizing to May for such rude manners, since he always spat out the seeds. Ash has an idea and sends Treecko, asking it to eat the watermelon and spit out the seeds. Ash reminds May about Shiftry using such an attack before, called Bullet Seed. Ash demonstrates to Treecko how it is done, so Treecko tries it. Ash and Treecko practice more, with Treecko's attack being much more powerful with training. However, they are attacked by a Grovyle, who is accompanied with a Slugma. Grovyle uses Bullet Seed and Slugma Flamethrower, to prevent the heroes from escaping. A girl appears, stopping the attacks accusing the heroes being thieves.

The girl is pretty upset since those were her watermelons. Natasha, the girl, who has been growing the watermelons, denies the heroes just found them "floating in the river". Her Electrode, painted like a watermelon, goes to her, who denies these are the thieves it saw. Natasha claims it was an honest mistake and thinks they feel the same way, but starts blaming herself, though the heroes calm her down. Natasha asks if they were the best they tasted, which the heroes confirm. To make up for the mistake, Natasha decides to give them a tour of her field, where she grows the watermelons. Natasha panics, since she always forgets to say her name, so she introduces herself. The heroes visit the field, amazing them Natasha has a very large field, which takes a lot of responsibility. Natasha points her protect the fields and sends Electrode back to keep the watch.

Ash and Max are fond of Slugma and Grovyle, who showed a lot of power before. Natasha explains she's good in double battle. Ash admits he was in the top eight in the Johto League and wants to challenge Natasha, who accepts the challenge. Natasha sends Slugma and Grovyle, while Ash sends Treecko and Corphish. May wonders why Treecko, though Brock suspects Ash wants Treecko to battle to observe how Grovyle uses its own Bullet Seed. Treecko starts off with Pound against Grovyle, while Corphish uses Bubble Beam against Slugma. Grovyle dodges and uses Bullet Seed to negate Bubble Beam. Grovyle uses Bullet Seed on Treecko, while Slugma attacks Corphish with Ember. Corphish uses Harden and Treecko hides behind Corphish, who takes both hits. Treecko uses Quick Attack on Grovyle, while Corphish uses Crabhammer on Slugma. Grovyle dodges and uses Leaf Blade on Corphish. Grovyle uses Bullet Seed and Slugma uses Flamethrower. Corphish uses Harden, with Treecko hiding behind Corphish, who continues taking damage. Corphish is tired, but can still continue to fight. At the field Team Rocket appears again, thinking of whether they should steal the watermelons since the Electrode is still guarding them. Meowth imagines if their boss was in a desert to set a new base up for Team Rocket, he'd been given the watermelons and Team Rocket some promotions. Team Rocket cheers, while Electrode looks at them in confusion.

Treecko uses Pound and Corphish uses Bubble Beam. Grovyle evades and uses Leaf Blade on Corphish. Slugma uses Body Slam and Grovyle Bullet Seed, while Treecko goes behind Corphish and Corphish uses Harden. However, Slugma goes onto Corphish and Grovyle uses Bullet Seed on Treecko. Treecko grabs onto Corphish's right claw, while Corphish uses the claw as Crabhammer on Slugma. Treecko is launched and uses Quick Attack on Grovyle, while Slugma gets hit by Crabhammer. Grovyle uses Solar Beam, while Corphish uses Harden and Treecko goes behind Corphish. Slugma uses Flamethrower, while Corphish uses BubbleBeam. Both attacks damage one another, so both Slugma and Corphish are defeated, leaving Grovyle and Treecko to battle. As Ash and Natasha are about to continue the fight, Electrode warns Natasha of watermelon thieves. Team Rocket collects the watermelons inside a mechanical Cacnea. The robot takes all the watermelons and attacks the twerps using seeds.

Grovyle uses Bullet Seed, with Treecko watching the attack. Meowth uses a launcher to stop Grovyle from using Bullet Seed, taping its mouth. Treecko uses Bullet Seed, but fails. Ash encourages Treecko to use the attack a second time, causing Treecko in succeeding to destroy the basket where watermelons are. The watermelons fall down, but the heroes and Natasha grab them. With the watermelons secure, Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, blasting Team Rocket off. Back on the battlefield, Ash and Natasha continue their fight. Treecko uses Bullet Seed, but fails again, since it did not master the move yet. Grovyle uses Leaf Blade, but Treecko dodges the attack and uses Pound. Grovyle uses Bullet Seed, but Treecko dodges using Quick Attack and hits Grovyle. Both Pokémon are beginning to be tired, so Grovyle and Treecko use Bullet Seed, but Treecko fails at one moment and gets hit. With Treecko defeated, Natasha's Grovyle wins the battle.

Later on, everybody eats watermelons, complimenting Natasha for growing such tasty watermelons. Ash spots Treecko, so he and Pikachu try to cheer it up. When they fail, Ash and Pikachu spit seeds on Treecko, who gets angry and uses Bullet Seed on them. Brock, May and Max praise Treecko for mastering the attack, though Ash does not think so, as he and Pikachu got hurt.

Debuts

Character

• Natasha

Pokémon

• Grovyle

Move

• Leaf Blade

Trivia

Character Eyecatch

• RS character eyecatch featuring Kyogre, variant 3 (before)
• RS character eyecatch featuring Groudon, variant 3 (after)

1/2

• Featured Pokémon: Poliwrath, Taillow, Combusken, Mudkip.
  • The "Trainer's Choice" answer was Taillow.
  • From this episode, the "Who's that Pokémon?" segment is replaced by a Pokémon trivia quiz.
• Meowth refers to the Electrode painted as a watermelon as "the forbidden fruit", which is a reference to the Bible.
• The title of the episode is a nod to the phrase "What you see is what you get".

Mistakes

• When Ash orders Treecko to attack, he calls it Harden instead of Pound.
• When Slugma attacked the gang, it was Flamethrower, although later, when Max praises Slugma's attack to Natasha and when Natasha orders the attack, they say it was Ember.
• Ash, Pikachu, and Treecko appear closer to the table during the scene near the end of the episode, but on the following scene, they are seen farther away.

Gallery

Ash and May argue where to go next

An Electrode blasts Team Rocket off

May lets Brock cut the watermelons, instead of Ash and Pikachu

Ash spits the seeds out

Treecko starts learning Bullet Seed

The heroes are attacked

Natasha realizes she was wrong about the heroes being the thieves

Corphish protects itself from Ember and Bullet Seed attacks

Electrode watches as Team Rocket cheers for promotions

Slugma engulfs Corphish

Corphish launches Treecko

Corphish hits Grovyle away

Slugma and Corphish exchange blows

Team Rocket's machine spits out seeds

The machine releases the watermelons

Everyone catches the watermelons

Treecko dodges Leaf Blade

Grovyle and Treecko launch Bullet Seed

Treecko gets hit by Ash and Pikachu's seed they spat out

Treecko masters Bullet Seed on Pikachu and Ash