Buizel Your Way Out Of This! (Japanese: ブイゼル！最強への道！！, Hepburn: Buizel! The Road to the Strongest!!) is the 34th episode of Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl, and Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
Synopsis[]
On the way to Eterna City, our heroes go fishing in hopes of catching a powerful Buizel that's been spotted in a nearby river. They're joined by Zoey, Dawn's friend and rival, who's in the area to do some fishing, but it's Dawn who ends up with Buizel on her fishing line. Buizel defeats Dawn's Piplup and promptly challenges Zoey. Zoey's Glameow is no slouch, but Buizel wins that battle and then still has the energy to take on Pikachu and win! Now all three Trainers are determined to catch it—and so is Team Rocket, who's secretly observed the entire scene.
Buizel is in the middle of a workout when Dawn and her friends manage to find it again. But Team Rocket catches it in a net and tries to take off in their balloon, and Ash's Turtwig cuts Buizel loose with Razor Leaf. Dawn also tries to rescue Buizel, although Buizel doesn't seem convinced that it needs any help at all! In fact, freed from the net, it helps defeat Team Rocket and still wants another battle with Piplup.
It's clear that Buizel is a strong, powerful Pokémon, but this time Dawn and Piplup realize they have a creative edge. By using the combinations they've been developing for Contests, Piplup is able to defeat Buizel and Dawn can finally catch it in a Poké Ball. Zoey stays behind to do some fishing for a new Pokémon of her own, but Dawn and her new Buizel are headed to Eterna City for Ash's next Gym battle![1]
Episode plot[]
Brock admires his egg he got from the Contest. Suddenly, they see a man running with a fainted Bellsprout. They also see a man with a defeated Zigzagoon, so they ask him what happened. He reports that a Buizel attacked them and defeated his Pokémon. The heroes go to the river to capture that Buizel. They have nothing picked yet, even if Ash used Misty's lure. Brock and Ash tell Dawn about how the three of them traveled together and now she is the Cerulean Gym Leader. Dawn wants to try to use it, but gets into a fight with Ash. Suddenly, Zoey appears with a fishing stick of her own.
Ash and Dawn show her badges and ribbons. Zoey admires them, though she still has two ribbons. Zoey asks if Dawn will enter the Hearthome City Contest, so she confirms and thanks her, as she did not know where to go next. Zoey came to capture a Water-type Pokémon and Dawn mentions they are here because they heard a Buizel was here. Dawn gets her fishing stick and pulls the Pokémon, Buizel. Dawn sends Piplup to take care of it.
Piplup starts by pecking, but misses. Piplup tries with BubbleBeam, but Buizel evades and retaliates with Water Gun. Piplup uses BubbleBeam once more, but Buizel negates it with Aqua Jet and attacks it. Buizel attacks again and defeats Piplup. Buizel wants Zoey to battle, so she sends Glameow. Glameow jumps and uses Shadow Claw, but misses. Buizel uses Sonic Boom, but gets countered by Fury Swipes. Buizel uses Water Gun and hits Glameow. They both jump and collide with Aqua Jet and Shadow Claw, but Buizel is stronger and knocks Glameow. With another Aqua Jet, Buizel defeats Glameow.
It is Ash's turn. Pikachu starts with Thunderbolt, but misses. Buizel uses Sonic Boom, but Pikachu evades and with Quick Attack, but misses to hit Buizel. However, Pikachu hits it with Iron Tail. Buizel retaliates with Sonic Boom and his Pikachu. Pikachu uses Volt Tackle, negates Water Gun and hits Buizel. Ash throws his Poké Ball, but Buizel releases itself and attacks Pikachu with Aqua Jet. Pikachu is thrown into river. He goes to get on shore, but Buizel kicks Pikachu deep into water and throws him into Ash's head, defeated.
Buizel takes the fishing rods, so everyone goes to get it. Team Rocket also went fishing and Meowth cannot believe Buizel's power and thinks it would be ideal for rescuing the boss from shipwrecks. The heroes came to a waterfall and see the fishing sticks. They see Buizel is using Water Gun on rocks for some target practice. The Buizel spots them and uses Water Gun, but on a tree to get a berry. Ash tells him he will get him, but this causes him to be attacked by Aqua Jet, as a part of its training.
Pikachu uses Iron Tail and Ash "kicks" the waterfall, but results in failure. Dawn sends Piplup and uses Peck on the waterfall, but misses as well. Buizel jumps on the rocks. Ash, Pikachu and Piplup follow, though Ash and Pikachu fail. Next is the waterfall. Buizel uses Aqua Jet, then Sonic Boom and Water Gun on the river. Pikachu uses Iron Tail, while Ash and Piplup jump, though the latter failed. Dawn calls it a day, but Piplup sees Buizel's look and becomes confident, then repears the training. It manages to succeed the training, but...
... but, Buizel gets caught by Team Rocket. Zoey is told they are the ones who steal Pokémon and concludes that they are zeroes. Ash sends Turtwig, who uses Razor Leaf to cut Buizel's net. Dawn gets the net, but falls into water, so Piplup pulls her to shore. Jessie sends Seviper and James his Carnivine, though they get attacked by Thunderbolt. Piplup uses BubbleBeam, while Buizel frees itself and uses Water Gun to blast them off. Dawn praises Piplup, but Buizel still wants a fight. So, Dawn wants still to capture it.
Piplup uses BubbleBeam, though the attack gets countered by Water Gun and Piplup gets hit. Piplup goes to peck, but misses. Buizel uses Sonic Boom, but Piplup evades, so Buizel tries with Aqua Jet, hitting Piplup. Buizel uses Water Gun, though Piplup dodges, but gets attacked by another Water Gun. Zoey gives advice to Dawn - to battle like it was a Contest. With this in hand, Dawn orders Piplup to spin and use BubbleBeam. This confuses Buizel. Piplup jumps and goes to peck, so Buizel goes to stop it with Aqua Jet, but gets beaten. Dawn throws her Poké Ball, but Buizel emerges.
Buizel uses Sonic Boom to hit Piplup and to throw it in water. Dawn orders it to stay in water, while Buizel charges with Aqua Jet. However, Piplup uses Whirlpool to stop the attack, then uses BubbleBeam to hit it. Dawn throws her Poké Ball once more and this time, succeeds! Dawn is pleased, but Piplup is too exhausted and faints. Zoey promises to return the fishing rods and would stay to get herself a new Pokémon. Dawn would like her to catch a new Pokémon and Zoey tells her to be at Hearthome Contest.
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Trivia[]
- The title is a pun on the expression "weasel your way out of this".
- This is the 500th episode.
- This is the only time Misty is mentioned in the Diamond & Pearl series.
- When Dawn caught Buizel, Ash said he would like to have it, which happened in Throwing The Track Switch.
Mistakes[]
- Though it is not noticeable unless the episode is viewed in slow motion or frame by frame, one can see that for a split second there is an animation error in Zoey's left arm.
- When Zoey's Glameow was fighting Buizel, Zoey told Glameow to use Fury Swipes to protect against Buizel's Sonic Boom. Glameow struck six times, instead of the usual 2–5.
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References[]
- ^ (n.d.) . "Buizel Your Way Out of This! | Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)". From The Official Pokémon Website | Pokemon.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024.
