RS127: Saved by the Beldum

"Saved by the Beldum"
Information
Series	Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Season	Pokémon: Advanced Battle
№	402
Opening(s) and Ending(s)	Japanese Opening Pokémon Symphonic Medley Ending GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~ English Opening Unbeatable
Staff credits	脚本(きゃくほん) (Screenplay) 十川誠志 (Masashi Sogo) 絵(え)コンテ (Storyboard) 浅田裕二 (Yūji Asada) 助手(じょしゅ)監督(かんとく) (Assistant director(s)) 浅田裕二 (Yūji Asada) 作画(さくが)監督(かんとく) (Animation director(s)) 岩根雅明 (Masaaki Iwane)
In other countries
Japan	Title 予備選(よびせん)スタート! マスムネ登場(とうじょう)!! Airdate April 28, 2005
Japan	Title 予備選(よびせん)スタート! マスムネ登場(とうじょう)!! Airdate April 28, 2005
Anglosphere	Title Saved by the Beldum Airdate(s) March 11, 2006 Notes ^ a: Signifies that it only applies to the US, UK, CA, AU, NZ and SG
Anglosphere	Title Saved by the Beldum Airdate(s) March 11, 2006 Notes ^ a: Signifies that it only applies to the US, UK, CA, AU, NZ and SG
Details
Main	Ash, May, Brock, Max, Misty, Tracey
Recurring	Jessie, James, Professor Oak, Delia Ketchum, Norman, Caroline, Morrison, Tyson
Minor	Jump, Vivica, Gilbert, Spectators
Character(s) of the Day	Morrison, Tyson
Pokémon	Ash's Pikachu, Team Rocket's Meowth, Jessie's Wobbuffet, James' Chimecho, Ash's Swellow, Ash's Grovyle, Ash's Corphish, Ash's Torkoal, Ash's Glalie, Morrison's Beldum → Metang (evolved), Morrison's Growlithe, Morrison's Girafarig, Morrison's Gligar, Morrison's Steelix, Morrison's Swampert, Tyson's Meowth, Jump's Electabuzz, Vivica's Persian, Gilbert's Hitmonlee, Meowth (multiple; flashback), Persian (flashback), Nidoking, Venonat, Golduck, Machamp, Grimer, Hitmonchan, Scyther, Magmar, Dragonite, Elekid, Shroomish, Ninjask, Castform, Kecleon, Clamperl
Badges or Classes
Major event(s)	Morrison's Beldum evolves into a Metang.

Saved by the Beldum (Japanese: 予備選(よびせん)スタート! マスムネ登場(とうじょう)!!, Hepburn: Start the Preliminaries! Morrison Appears!!) is the 35th episode of Pokémon: Advanced Battle.

Synopsis

Ash’s newfound friend and rival arrives along with his Meowth in boots just in time to register for the Championships. When Ash comments on the shy nature of his Meowth, the boy says little, but alludes to it having had a difficult past. Later, the Meowth makes an extremely strong showing in battle against a Persian, but displays an uncharacteristic and unsportsmanlike rage, even striking out at its opponent after the battle had been called. Only then does its trainer explain that his Meowth had been ostracized by its pack and was taking a severe beating from a Persian when he first found it. Unfortunately, if his Meowth does not overcome its grudges, it may affect its standing in the Championships.

Episode plot

Ash has one day left before the Hoenn League, so he trains with his Pokémon. May is hungry when she sees them train, so she looks through her book to find some restaurants. Ash wonders if Morrison has arrived, but Brock checked and he was not registered yet. Ash doubts that Morrison won his eighth badge, so he goes back to training. His Pokémon train, but suddenly, Morrison appears, with his sandwich rolling. Glalie uses Ice Beam, but accidentally it struck Morrison, freezing him. Morrison is unfrozen and greets Ash. He shows his last badge. Also, he sees Ash's Glalie, so he realizes it evolved from Snorunt.

He also sees other Pokémon, so sends his own - Beldum, Steelix, Girafarig, Swampert, Growlithe and Gligar. Morrison tells them he came to win, so Ash proposes a race - they run away, but suddenly fall into a hole. As usual, Team Rocket appears. They go to steal their Pokémon, but Tyson and his Meowth come. Tyson's Meowth insults Team Rocket's, so Team Rocket's Meowth uses Fury Swipe and charges. Tyson's Meowth dodges and attacks him with Iron Tail, pushing Team Rocket's Meowth and blasting them off. Ash greets Tyson and thanks him. Brock comes and explains to Morrison he has to register for the Hoenn League until 5 o' clock, so Morrison charges to the Pokémon Center.

Morrison has made it in time, so Morrison thanks him and Meowth. Meowth goes away, so Tyson goes with it, wishing good luck in preliminaries to Ash and Morrison. Morrison wonders what preliminaries are, so Brock and Max explain to him. The next day, the Hoenn League preliminaries begin. Hundreds of trainers battle and win/lose. Tyson meditates with Meowth before their battle. Morrison has the battle with an Electabuzz - it protects itself from Take Down, so Beldum is pushed. Beldum charges with Take Down, but is pushed again. Electabuzz uses ThunderPunch, pushing Beldum to the ground. Beldum uses Take Down, (almost) negating the Protect, so Electabuzz uses Quick Attack, pushing Beldum to a wall. Beldum uses Take Down, but Electabuzz uses Thunderbolt to reflect it.

Electabuzz uses ThunderPunch, but through Morrison's words of encouragement, Beldum starts to glow just before the move hits it. Ash and his friends realized that Morrison's Beldum is evolving. Beldum has evolved into Metang, which surprise Morrision but realized that it evolved to help him win the battle. Morrison orders his newly evolved Metang to stop Electabuzz's ThunderPunch with Confusion and uses Take Down, defeating the Electric Pokémon. Ash congratulates on Morrison's victory and they, along with Brock, Max and May, go to see Tyson's match. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is selling snacks. The gang comes, seeing Tyson's Meowth battling a girl's Persian. Tyson's Meowth seems very angry at its opponent. Team Rocket is passing by, selling ice cream to a bunch of children, while Meowth spots the other Meowth in clothes. The battle begins - Meowth charges and goes to slash, but Persian dodges. Persian comes and uses on it Fury Swipes.

Meowth uses Double Team, so Persian uses Water Pulse to destroy the illusions and hit the true Meowth. Persian follows this with a Shadow Ball. Meowth makes a comeback, using Iron Tail on Persian and uses Thunderbolt, but Persian escapes by digging. However, Meowth moves Thunderbolt and the Persian is attacked, defeating it. However, Meowth prepares its claws, and goes out of Tyson's hand. Tyson calls it back to its Poké Ball, just in time before it hurts Persian. Tyson tells his tale with Meowth - some weeks ago, he was going back to the cabin and it began to snow. On his way, he saw Meowth battling a Persian. The Meowth did not give up, even if Persian was stronger and better. The Persian and other Meowth pack left it, so Tyson brought it with him. It had its legs hurt, so he put the boots on as a support and on this day it still has them.

Tyson believes that Meowth wants to prove that even if it is not a Persian it can still beat one. Team Rocket's Meowth is touched by the story, but Jessie and James come to get back to work. Later, Ash has a battle with a Hitmonlee. Hitmonlee starts with a Rolling Kick, but Pikachu evades and uses Iron Tail, knocking it out. Hitmonlee stands up and attacks with Hi Jump Kick, but Pikachu evades the attacks. It uses Quick Attack, evading the attack and Hitmonlee hurt its knee. Pikachu goes to charge, so Hitmonlee uses Megakick, though it hurts itself. Pikachu uses Iron Tail and beats Hitmonlee. At the end of the day, Ash is granted the torch to lit. At Pallet Town, Tracey, Prof. Oak and his mom, while Misty from Cerulean City and Norman and Caroline from Petalburg City watch the Hoenn League.

Debuts

Pokémon

• Metang (Morrison's)
• Morrison's Growlithe
• Morrison's Gligar
• Morrison's Steelix
• Morrison's Girafarig
• Morrison's Swampert

Trivia

• Featured Pokémon: Tentacool, Tentacruel, Remoraid, Octillery.
• This is the 400th Pokémon episode released.
• The episode title is a play on the phrase "Saved by the bell".

Mistakes

• Meowth was affected by Shadow Ball, despite being a Normal-type.

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