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|series = Pokémon the Series: Black & White
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|subtitle = Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes!
|jair = Sep-15-2011
 
|uair = Dec-31-2011
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|ja_opening = Best Wishes! (song)
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|major = Ash and co. arrive to Nimbasa City. Ash and co. meet Subway Bosses Ingo and Emmet.<br/ > Meowth leaves Ash and co. and reveals that him joining them was all part of Team Rocket's plan to gain their trust and to steal all their Pokémon.
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|machars = [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Iris (anime)|Iris]], [[Cilan (anime)|Cilan]]
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|rchars = [[Jessie]], [[James]], [[Doctor Zager]], [[Subway Boss Ingo (anime)|Subway Boss Ingo]], [[Subway Boss Emmet (anime)|Subway Boss Emmet]], [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]], [[Nurse Joy]], [[Officer Jenny]]
|major = Ash and co. arrive to Nimbasa City. Meowth leaves Ash and friends.
 
 
|michars = Train Passengers, Subway Workers
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|rchars = [[Jessie]], [[James]], [[Doctor Zager]], [[Ingo]], [[Emmet]], [[Professor Oak]], [[Tracey]] (mentioned), [[Nurse Joy]], [[Officer Jenny]]
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|pchars = [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Iris' Haxorus (anime)|Iris' Axew]], [[Team Rocket's Meowth]], [[Nurse Joy's Audino]] (X2), [[Jessie's Woobat]], [[Patrat]], [[Pidove]], [[Deerling]], [[Sandile]], [[Beartic]] (figure), [[Fraxure]] (figure)
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|local = [[Nimbasa City]]
|michars = Train Passengers, Subway Workers
 
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|guest = [[Subway Boss Emmet (anime)|Subway Boss Emmet]] and [[Subway Boss Ingo (anime)|Subway Boss Ingo]]
|pchars = [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Iris' Axew]], [[Team Rocket's Meowth]], [[Nurse Joy's Audino]] (Two), [[Jessie's Woobat]], [[Patrat]], [[Pidove]], [[Deerling]], [[Sandile]], [[Beartic]] (figure), [[Fraxure]] (figure)
 
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|animation = 夏目久仁彦 (Kunihiko Natsume)
|local = [[Nimbasa City]]|guest = [[Ingo]] and [[Emmet]]}}
 
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|director = 古賀一臣 (Kazuomi Koga)
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|screenplay = 米村正二 (Shōji Yonemura)
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|storyboard = 古賀一臣 (Kazuomi Koga)
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{{Nihongo|Crisis From the Underground Up!|激走!バトルサブウェイ!!(前編)|Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part One)}} is the 49th episode of ''[[Pokémon: Black & White]]''.
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
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<section begin="Synopsis"/>''As Meowth and our heroes arrive in Nimbasa City, Jessie and James prepare to unleash a sinister plot under the guidance of Dr. Zager. At the remarkable Nimbasa City Pokémon Center, Meowth tells Ash, Iris, and Cilan about the local specialty, a soothing Pokémon massage, and convinces them to send all of their Pokémon into the secure Pokémon Center Vault for the treatment. Meowth then makes an excuse to stay behind while our heroes head off to explore—giving him a chance to contact Dr. Zager. It turns out Meowth is still working with Team Rocket, and his apparent change of heart when he joined our heroes was nothing but a ruse!''<section end="Synopsis"/>
[[Ash]] and co. finally arrive at Nimbasa City, where Ash hopes to get his fourth badge. Cilan is happy as a kid in a candy store to be on a subway as he's a Metro Connoisseur, and as they were riding, they suddenly stop and saw a mysterious ghost train passing through. They meet Ingo and Emmet, the Subway Bosses of the Battle Subway who are investigating the cause of this disturbance. However, as Ash and co. got to the Pokémon Center, all communications has been cut offline, and the Driftveil Drawbridge is offline too. Plus, Meowth's plan had come to fruition, but what is it? He's going to betray Ash and co. by going back to Team Rocket as he steals every Pokémon in the Pokémon Center including Pikachu and Axew in their ghost train.
 
   
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''Meanwhile, the Nimbasa Subway Bosses, Ingo and Emmet, have been investigating the mysterious “Ghost Train,” which has been spotted roaming the subway system. Now, a series of events, instigated by Dr. Zager and Team Rocket, puts Nimbasa City into chaos! But Cilan manages to put the pieces together: the Ghost Train sightings, the Poké Balls missing from the Pokémon Center, the drawbridge that leads out of town getting stuck in the open position...they’re all part of Team Rocket’s plot to pull off a huge Pokémon heist!''
==Plot==
 
The gang has arrived to Nimbasa City. Cilan is quite happy, as he can explain the way people use transport - the trains. To get in a specific location, people use the trains instead. Cilan tells them that the trains are specific to the Nimbasa City and has once been in the train convention, even if Iris is unhappy that Cilan is a Connoisseur specializing in trains. When they wait for a train, they do spot a train passing, but did not stop.
 
   
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''Cilan, Ash, and Iris take off in pursuit of the Ghost Train, thanks to Cilan’s extensive knowledge of the subway system. But numerous decoys have our heroes—and the Subway Bosses—completely flummoxed! Will they be able to rescue their Pokémon and bring Nimbasa City back from the brink of disaster?!''<ref>{{Cite|url = https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/14/episode-47-crisis-from-the-underground-up/|entry = Crisis From the Underground Up! {{!}} Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)|title = The Official Pokémon Website {{!}} Pokemon.com|access-date = {{MDY|2|3|2024}}}}</ref>
The Subway Bosses, Ingo and Emmet arrive, meting Cilan once more. They explain that some days ago the haunted train has came to the subway and they are powerless against it, they cannot stop it, much to Cilan's shock. Ash still wants the Gym battle, but Meowth tells him they should go to Pokémon Center first. When they come, Nurse Joy tells them that they have a relaxation room for Pokémon. Meowth is eager to come, so Ash, Iris and Cilan give their Pokémon.
 
   
 
==Episode plot==
As Ash, Iris and Cilan go to eat, Meowth wants to make a call. Meowth calls some people, telling them to initiate the operation and goes back to go to the relaxation room. Ash also reminds himself he needs to make a call. He calls Prof. Oak and tells him he is in Nimbasa City. Oak is pleased to hear that, but unexpectedly, the link to Oak is lost. Ash tells this problem to Iris and Cilan, so they go to the Driftveil Drawbridge, seeing it offline. Cilan begins to think... and realizes their Pokémon are in danger!
 
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The heroes has arrived in Nimbasa City. Cilan checks that many trainers come to participate in many battles, which is why Nimbasa City has many facilities around. Meowth tells them he needs to go to the Pokémon Center, for he is exhausted. Ash wants to go to the Gym right away, but [[Iris (anime)|Iris]] hears Pikachu and Ash's stomachs grumbling, thinking they should also get a meal. Cilan leads them to the Subway, for this is the only means of transport in Nimbasa City. Iris thinks he is a little kid to love trains, but Cilan replies he is a Metro Connoisseur. Cilan admires the trains, but Ash thinks it is an ordinary cart. Cilan explains that is a double train, the first mass-produced train to contain small number of machine parts, for it can travel faster and is less expensive to manufacture. As Cilan continues to ramble, Meowth pulls him away, for they all are hungry.
   
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Inside a train, Iris tells Cilan he is embarrassing them, for he is starting at a window. Cilan points out there is nobody controlling the train, for it is automatized, controlled by the main computer. Suddenly, the train stops, as the emergency system has been activated. Iris notices a train passing by and remarks he has not seen such a model, while the others tell it is a ghost train. Iris and Ash spot two lights in the distance, which Cilan recognizes as Subway Bosses. Cilan clarifies to Ash and Iris they are responsible for running the Nimbasa Underground. Ingo and Emmet arrive and fix the system, making the train to be powered again. Ingo and Emmet are glad to see Cilan again, being an subway lover. They explain that some days ago this haunted train appeared and goes through the subway. However, they cannot stop it, plus it vanishes mysteriously. Cilan is enraged someone would do that, though Meowth pulls him away.
Pikachu and Axew are asleep, so Meowth begins to throw the Poke Balls, along with Pikachu and Axew in cages. Axew and Pikachu awake as they are thrown in vents. Ash, Cilan and Iris came to the Pokémon Center and tell Nurse Joy of danger. When they enter the relaxation room, they see it empty. Ash, Iris and Cilan spot the opened vent shaft, so they go inside. At the end, they spot Team Rocket, Meowth and the haunted train. The truth is revealed: Meowth was only lying about being fired from Team Rocket and was traveling with Ash and his friends only to earn their trust, so Team Rocket could steal their Pokémon. They go to get them, but the train starts to move. Cilan reports this to Subway Bosses, so they tell him there is a cart nearby.
 
   
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When they come to the Pokémon Center, the heroes admire its size. Nurse Joy tells them the center is large, for there are quite many trainers that battle around Nimbasa City. Meowth heard of the relaxation chambers and would like to go there to rest. He asks the twerps to send their Pokémon to enjoy the relaxation, which they do. As Ash, Iris and Cilan go to eat, Meowth forgot something and goes to phone someone. Meowth calls Dr. Zager, telling him to initiate the operation and goes back to go to the relaxation room. Ash remembers he needs to make a call. Meowth comes back and explains to Axew and Pikachu Audino or Nurse Joy need to touch the pad to unlock the door, for that is a security system. Ash calls Prof. Oak and tells him he is in Nimbasa City. Oak is pleased to hear that, but Dr. Zager disrupts the communications, causing Ash to lose the link with Oak. Meowth tells Audino to take a break, while he has an evil grin on his face, for Pikachu and Axew are asleep. Dr. Zager manipulates the drawbridge.
They get aboard the cart and start the engine. They are near the haunted train, so Ash jumps, but the train is revealed to be fake! The cart crashes, so Cilan reports the damage. Ingo and Emmet see the dot on the underground map, but at the center, more dots appear! Team Rocket must've made more fake trains, as the inflatable ones are reproduced from the original.
 
   
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While Ash tells Iris and Axew his call with Oak got cut off, Meowth opens a vent and throws every Poké Ball he can find, including Axew and Pikachu. The Pokémon go through the vent, into the train, controlled by Jessie and James, knowing Officer Jenny is busy with the drawbridge problem. The heroes arrive and Joy warns them the drawbridge has been manipulated. Cilan sees it is part of a plot to steal Pokémon. When they enter the relaxation room, they see it empty. Ash, Iris and Cilan find an alternate route by crawling their way through the vent, while Meowth meets with Jessie and James. Dr. Zager stops all the trains, while Ingo and Emmet are terrified someone hacked into the system. The heroes encounter Team Rocket and the haunted train. The truth is revealed; Meowth was lying about being fired from Team Rocket and was traveling with the twerps to earn their trust, so Team Rocket could steal their Pokémon as well as the Pokémon from the Nimbasa City's Pokémon Center. Jessie sends out Woobat, who uses Air Slash to distract them as Team Rocket rides the train. They are heading for [[Anville Town]] where Dr. Zager will be waiting to take the Pokémon back to [[Giovanni (anime)|Giovanni]].
The rest of the event follows in [[BW050: Battle For The Underground!|next episode]].
 
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Ingo and Emmet see this is Team Rocket's plot. They tell even with the trains stopped, Team Rocket can still continue through the connecting lines to get away. They know Team Rocket cannot go directly, though they cannot see them on the map. On the map, the Bosses see they have to go through a central point, allowing them to set an ambush. The heroes want to take a cart to rescue the Pokémon, which the Bosses will allow. They get aboard the cart and start the engine, while the Bosses try to fix the system. After a while, the heroes reach the point and encounter the train. Ash jumps, but the train collapses and explodes in a smoke, causing the cart to crash. Ingo and Emmet managed to fix the system, so Cilan reports they crashed and Team Rocket used a decoy train. The Team Rocket train passes by, grinning savagely, though the Bosses have them locked. However, more dots appear on the map, so they see Team Rocket is using more decoy trains, but cannot determine which is the correct one.
   
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
"But I want to look at the pretty trains some more." Cilan
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:''"But I want to look at the pretty trains some more!"'' - Cilan
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*"[[Who's That Pokémon?/Black & White|Who's That Pokémon?]]:" [[Woobat]]
*Meowth tricks Ash again by going back to Team Rocket. This also happened in Jumping Rocket Ship in the Diamond and Pearl series.
 
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*When this episode first aired, an opening promoting the one hour special event was shown as a cold open, followed by the opening theme. The title card was not played after the opening, and the actual cold open scene of this episode was shown after the opening. Only where the opening theme is shown during the normal standalone version of this episode is when the title card is played in the original airing. Also, the ending theme for this episode, the Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster segment, and the [[BW050: Battle for the Underground!|next episode]]'s preview were skipped, as original airings treat the preview as a promotional clip, unlike other versions including reruns and DVD where it is treated as an episode segment, as ''Battle for the Underground!'' was airing next in the special, and one hour specials regularly remove the episode's side segment from the first episode airing as well.
*It is revealed that Meowth was not fired from Team Rocket after all. He co-operated with Ash and the gang until they arrived at the station ([[BW045]]).
 
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**The fading of the screen to white to show the opening song was also cut in the original airing, showing the title card segment just after the cold open to this episode. It is restored in the normal standalone version of this episode and international dubs.
*Meowth was in 4 episodes since ([[BW045]]).
 
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*This is the first episode of the Japanese dub of the Pokémon anime to have a new MediaNet logo which replaces the old MediaNet logo.
*Ash's attitude toward Team Rocket is shown once again wavering between hostile and frenemy, as he explains he liked travelling with Meowth despite his betrayal and even let them escape without commanding Pikachu to chase after them.
 
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*This marks the first time Iris and Cilan heard Team Rocket's (alternate) Sinnoh motto.
*The Official site listed this episode under the title "To Catch a Ghost Train."
 
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*Meowth leaves Ash and his companions, revealing that his "turning over a new leaf" was merely a plot to infiltrate the Pokémon Center.
* This episode was shown in the UK before it hits the US not once but twice.
 
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*The official English Pokémon website listed this episode under the tentative title "To Catch a Ghost Train!" when it was first posted. This was corrected to the finalized one "Crisis From the Underground Up!" months later.
* This marks the first time since the start of the Diamond & Pearl series to mention Tracey.
 
 
*This episode was shown in the UK before it aired in the U.S. not only once but twice.
* Who's That Pokémon?: Woobat (US)
 
 
*This marks the first time since the start of the Diamond & Pearl series to mention [[Tracey Sketchit|Tracey]].
* When Ingo and Emmet pointed their fingers up in the original Ingo said "We need to investigate further" however in the dub Ingo said "Always follow safe triangles. Point your finger to signal OKAY!"
 
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*Strangely Ash and co. crawl along on their bellies while traversing the vent even though the vent is high enough to accommodate crawling on their hands and knees (which would be a faster way to move).
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*Meowth pulled Cilan in a fashion [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] was pulled by [[Misty (anime)|Misty]], [[Max]] and [[Brock's Croagunk|Croagunk]].
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===Dub differences===
 
*When Ingo and Emmet pointed their fingers up in the original, Ingo said, "We need to investigate further". However, in the dub, Ingo said "Always follow safe triangles. Point your finger to signal OKAY!".
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==Mistakes==
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*In the dub, when Meowth says "And I'd be rude if I didn't thank you from the bottom of my calculating heart.", the closed captions say "And I'd be rude if I didn't thank you from the bottom of my ''Pokémonish'' heart."
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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{{Gallery Box|
<gallery>
 
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BW049 1.png {{!}} Meowth needs to rest
Subway episode part 1.PNG|Meowth's betrayal
 
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BW049 2.png {{!}} Cilan leads them to the underground
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BW049 3.png {{!}} Cilan admires the trains
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BW049 4.png {{!}} Cilan, the Metro Connoisseur
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BW049 5.png {{!}} Cilan gives lectures to his friends
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BW049 6.png {{!}} Meowth pulls Cilan away
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BW049 7.png {{!}} Cilan admires the auto system
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BW049 8.png {{!}} The heroes meet the Subway Bosses
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BW049 9.png {{!}} Cilan is furious someone would interfere with the Subway
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BW049 10.png {{!}} Audino is being scanned for the security
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BW049 11.png {{!}} The drawbridge rises
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BW049 12.png {{!}} Pikachu and Axew are being pulled down
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BW049 13.png {{!}} Meowth puts all the Poké Balls through the vent
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BW049 14.png {{!}} Meowth encounters his old friends
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BW049 15.png {{!}} The heroes fall down
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BW049 16.png {{!}} Meowth, the Betraying Pokémon
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BW049 17.png {{!}} Meowth points he tricked the twerps for the master plan
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BW049 18.png {{!}} Ash lands on the fake train
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BW049 19.png {{!}} More decoy trains are being released
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}}
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
   
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{{Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! (season) episodes}}
{{Anime-stub}}
 
{{Pokémon: Best Wishes!}}
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{{Pokémon: Black & White episodes}}
 
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Cilan]]
 
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Cilan]]
 
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Meowth]]
 
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Meowth]]
 
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Team Rocket]]
 
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Team Rocket]]
[[Category:Pokémon: Black & White Episodes]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:32, 18 February 2024

Crisis From the Underground Up! (Japanese: 激走!バトルサブウェイ!!(前編), HepburnFlat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part One)) is the 49th episode of Pokémon: Black & White.

Synopsis

As Meowth and our heroes arrive in Nimbasa City, Jessie and James prepare to unleash a sinister plot under the guidance of Dr. Zager. At the remarkable Nimbasa City Pokémon Center, Meowth tells Ash, Iris, and Cilan about the local specialty, a soothing Pokémon massage, and convinces them to send all of their Pokémon into the secure Pokémon Center Vault for the treatment. Meowth then makes an excuse to stay behind while our heroes head off to explore—giving him a chance to contact Dr. Zager. It turns out Meowth is still working with Team Rocket, and his apparent change of heart when he joined our heroes was nothing but a ruse!

Meanwhile, the Nimbasa Subway Bosses, Ingo and Emmet, have been investigating the mysterious “Ghost Train,” which has been spotted roaming the subway system. Now, a series of events, instigated by Dr. Zager and Team Rocket, puts Nimbasa City into chaos! But Cilan manages to put the pieces together: the Ghost Train sightings, the Poké Balls missing from the Pokémon Center, the drawbridge that leads out of town getting stuck in the open position...they’re all part of Team Rocket’s plot to pull off a huge Pokémon heist!

Cilan, Ash, and Iris take off in pursuit of the Ghost Train, thanks to Cilan’s extensive knowledge of the subway system. But numerous decoys have our heroes—and the Subway Bosses—completely flummoxed! Will they be able to rescue their Pokémon and bring Nimbasa City back from the brink of disaster?![1]

Episode plot

The heroes has arrived in Nimbasa City. Cilan checks that many trainers come to participate in many battles, which is why Nimbasa City has many facilities around. Meowth tells them he needs to go to the Pokémon Center, for he is exhausted. Ash wants to go to the Gym right away, but Iris hears Pikachu and Ash's stomachs grumbling, thinking they should also get a meal. Cilan leads them to the Subway, for this is the only means of transport in Nimbasa City. Iris thinks he is a little kid to love trains, but Cilan replies he is a Metro Connoisseur. Cilan admires the trains, but Ash thinks it is an ordinary cart. Cilan explains that is a double train, the first mass-produced train to contain small number of machine parts, for it can travel faster and is less expensive to manufacture. As Cilan continues to ramble, Meowth pulls him away, for they all are hungry.

Inside a train, Iris tells Cilan he is embarrassing them, for he is starting at a window. Cilan points out there is nobody controlling the train, for it is automatized, controlled by the main computer. Suddenly, the train stops, as the emergency system has been activated. Iris notices a train passing by and remarks he has not seen such a model, while the others tell it is a ghost train. Iris and Ash spot two lights in the distance, which Cilan recognizes as Subway Bosses. Cilan clarifies to Ash and Iris they are responsible for running the Nimbasa Underground. Ingo and Emmet arrive and fix the system, making the train to be powered again. Ingo and Emmet are glad to see Cilan again, being an subway lover. They explain that some days ago this haunted train appeared and goes through the subway. However, they cannot stop it, plus it vanishes mysteriously. Cilan is enraged someone would do that, though Meowth pulls him away.

When they come to the Pokémon Center, the heroes admire its size. Nurse Joy tells them the center is large, for there are quite many trainers that battle around Nimbasa City. Meowth heard of the relaxation chambers and would like to go there to rest. He asks the twerps to send their Pokémon to enjoy the relaxation, which they do. As Ash, Iris and Cilan go to eat, Meowth forgot something and goes to phone someone. Meowth calls Dr. Zager, telling him to initiate the operation and goes back to go to the relaxation room. Ash remembers he needs to make a call. Meowth comes back and explains to Axew and Pikachu Audino or Nurse Joy need to touch the pad to unlock the door, for that is a security system. Ash calls Prof. Oak and tells him he is in Nimbasa City. Oak is pleased to hear that, but Dr. Zager disrupts the communications, causing Ash to lose the link with Oak. Meowth tells Audino to take a break, while he has an evil grin on his face, for Pikachu and Axew are asleep. Dr. Zager manipulates the drawbridge.

While Ash tells Iris and Axew his call with Oak got cut off, Meowth opens a vent and throws every Poké Ball he can find, including Axew and Pikachu. The Pokémon go through the vent, into the train, controlled by Jessie and James, knowing Officer Jenny is busy with the drawbridge problem. The heroes arrive and Joy warns them the drawbridge has been manipulated. Cilan sees it is part of a plot to steal Pokémon. When they enter the relaxation room, they see it empty. Ash, Iris and Cilan find an alternate route by crawling their way through the vent, while Meowth meets with Jessie and James. Dr. Zager stops all the trains, while Ingo and Emmet are terrified someone hacked into the system. The heroes encounter Team Rocket and the haunted train. The truth is revealed; Meowth was lying about being fired from Team Rocket and was traveling with the twerps to earn their trust, so Team Rocket could steal their Pokémon as well as the Pokémon from the Nimbasa City's Pokémon Center. Jessie sends out Woobat, who uses Air Slash to distract them as Team Rocket rides the train. They are heading for Anville Town where Dr. Zager will be waiting to take the Pokémon back to Giovanni.

Ingo and Emmet see this is Team Rocket's plot. They tell even with the trains stopped, Team Rocket can still continue through the connecting lines to get away. They know Team Rocket cannot go directly, though they cannot see them on the map. On the map, the Bosses see they have to go through a central point, allowing them to set an ambush. The heroes want to take a cart to rescue the Pokémon, which the Bosses will allow. They get aboard the cart and start the engine, while the Bosses try to fix the system. After a while, the heroes reach the point and encounter the train. Ash jumps, but the train collapses and explodes in a smoke, causing the cart to crash. Ingo and Emmet managed to fix the system, so Cilan reports they crashed and Team Rocket used a decoy train. The Team Rocket train passes by, grinning savagely, though the Bosses have them locked. However, more dots appear on the map, so they see Team Rocket is using more decoy trains, but cannot determine which is the correct one.

Quotes

"But I want to look at the pretty trains some more!" - Cilan

Trivia

  • "Who's That Pokémon?:" Woobat
  • When this episode first aired, an opening promoting the one hour special event was shown as a cold open, followed by the opening theme. The title card was not played after the opening, and the actual cold open scene of this episode was shown after the opening. Only where the opening theme is shown during the normal standalone version of this episode is when the title card is played in the original airing. Also, the ending theme for this episode, the Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster segment, and the next episode's preview were skipped, as original airings treat the preview as a promotional clip, unlike other versions including reruns and DVD where it is treated as an episode segment, as Battle for the Underground! was airing next in the special, and one hour specials regularly remove the episode's side segment from the first episode airing as well.
    • The fading of the screen to white to show the opening song was also cut in the original airing, showing the title card segment just after the cold open to this episode. It is restored in the normal standalone version of this episode and international dubs.
  • This is the first episode of the Japanese dub of the Pokémon anime to have a new MediaNet logo which replaces the old MediaNet logo.
  • This marks the first time Iris and Cilan heard Team Rocket's (alternate) Sinnoh motto.
  • Meowth leaves Ash and his companions, revealing that his "turning over a new leaf" was merely a plot to infiltrate the Pokémon Center.
  • The official English Pokémon website listed this episode under the tentative title "To Catch a Ghost Train!" when it was first posted. This was corrected to the finalized one "Crisis From the Underground Up!" months later.
  • This episode was shown in the UK before it aired in the U.S. not only once but twice.
  • This marks the first time since the start of the Diamond & Pearl series to mention Tracey.
  • Strangely Ash and co. crawl along on their bellies while traversing the vent even though the vent is high enough to accommodate crawling on their hands and knees (which would be a faster way to move).
  • Meowth pulled Cilan in a fashion Brock was pulled by Misty, Max and Croagunk.

Dub differences

  • When Ingo and Emmet pointed their fingers up in the original, Ingo said, "We need to investigate further". However, in the dub, Ingo said "Always follow safe triangles. Point your finger to signal OKAY!".

Mistakes

  • In the dub, when Meowth says "And I'd be rude if I didn't thank you from the bottom of my calculating heart.", the closed captions say "And I'd be rude if I didn't thank you from the bottom of my Pokémonish heart."

Gallery

References

  1. ^ (n.d.) . "Crisis From the Underground Up! | Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)". From The Official Pokémon Website | Pokemon.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024.