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|next = TB014: Electric Shock Showdown
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|ja_title = マサキのとうだい
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|pt-br_title = Mistério no Farol
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|nextnum = IL014
  
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|name = Mystery At The Lighthouse
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|image = TB013.jpg
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|num = 013
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|jname = でんげきたいけつ！クチバジム
  
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|image = IL013.jpg
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|ja_air = June 24, 1997
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|jnum = 013
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|us_air = September 24, 1998
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|ko_title = {{Ruby|기다려! 환상의 포켓몬}}
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|jair = Jun-24-1997
  
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|uair = Sep-24-1998
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|kr_air = August 19, 1999
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|season = Pokémon: Indigo League
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|pt-br_air = May 26, 1999
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|series = Pocket Monsters (1997 series), Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
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|songs = Pokémon Theme Song (Gotta Catch 'Em All)
  
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|guest = [[Bill]], [[Professor Oak]]
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|subtitle = Pocket Monsters (season)
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|season = Season 1, Pokémon: Indigo League
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|machars = [[Ash]], [[Misty]], [[Brock]]
  
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|ja_opening = Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
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|rchars = [[Jessie]], [[James]], [[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]]
  
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|ja_ending = One Hundred Fifty-One
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|michars = [[Bill]], [[Professor Oak]]
  
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|en_opening = Pokémon Theme
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|pchars = [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Ash's Pidgeot|Ash's Pidgeotto]], [[Ash's Butterfree]], [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Ash's Charizard|Ash's Charmander]], [[Ash's Squirtle]], [[Ash's Kingler|Ash's Krabby]], Gary's Krabby, Mystery Pokémon (Dragonite)
  
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|en_ending = Kanto Pokérap
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|major = Ash catches a Krabby
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|kr_opening = Start of An Adventure
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|b1 = Boulderbadge.png
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|kr_ending = We Are All Friends
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|guest = [[Bill (anime)|Bill]], [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]]
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|b2 = Cascadebadge.png
  
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|machars = [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Misty (anime)|Misty]], [[Brock (anime)|Brock]]
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|rchars = [[Jessie]], [[James]], [[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]]
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|michars = Bill, [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]]
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|pchars = [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Pidgeot (anime)|Ash's Pidgeotto]], [[Butterfree (anime)|Ash's Butterfree]], [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Ash's Charizard|Ash's Charmander]], [[Ash's Squirtle]], [[Ash's Kingler|Ash's Krabby]], [[Gary's Krabby]], [[Dragonite (TB013)|Mystery Pokémon (Dragonite)]]
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|local = [[Bill's Lighthouse]]
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|major = Ash captures a Krabby. Ash's Krabby knows ViceGrip. Gary is revealed to have a Krabby. Ash and co. meet Bill.
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|badge = Boulderbadge.png, Cascadebadge.png
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|ja_title_card = TB013 TC JA.png
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|en_title_card = TB013 TC EN.png
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|animation = 平岡正幸 (Masayuki Hiraoka)
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|director = 広島秀樹 (Hideki Hiroshima)
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|screenplay = 首藤剛志 (Takeshi Shudō)
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|storyboard = 石山タカ明 (Takaaki Ishiyama)
 
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'''''Mystery at the Lighthouse''''' is the thirteenth episode of the Pokémon anime series, except in the United States, after Battle Aboard the St. Anne was broadcast as the first episode. The episode was first broadcast in Japan on June 24, 1997 and in the United States on September 24, 1998. The episode follows Ash Ketchum, Misty, Brock and Pikachu recapping the events that happened so far. Later Ash manages to capture a Krabby, which is then transfered to Professor Oak. The gang goes into a [[Bill's Lighthouse|lighthouse]] where they meet Bill, a friend of Professor Oaks, and learn that there are 150 different known species of Pokémon.
  
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==Episode Plot==
  
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[[Ash]], [[Misty]], and [[Brock]] were walking through a forest. Ash started bragging about how he had caught the three starters, when Misty said that he hadn't caught any of his Pokémon, his Pokémon decided to follow him. This got Ash really mad and he ran through the forest swearing that he would catch his 7th Pokémon, only this time for real. When Ash got to the end of the forest, he found himself on a small beach. While Ash was trying to think of what Pokémon to catch, he saw a small [[Krabby]] running around his feet. Ash threw out a [[Poké Ball]] and caught it easily. The Poké Ball suddenly transferred to[[Professor Oak]]'s lab. Ash became frantic about where his Krabby had gone. Brock and Misty come out of the forest and ask Ash what he is doing. Ash responds that he is looking for the Poké Ball that he caught Krabby with. Misty informs him that a [[Pokemon Trainer]] can only carry six Pokémon at a time. The other Pokémon get sent to [[Professor Oak's Lab]]. Suddenly,[[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] started jumping up and down and pointing at a building in the distance. They all look over at it a realize that its a lighthouse and they all race towards it.
  
   
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{{Nihongo|Mystery at the Lighthouse|マサキのとうだい|Bill's Lighthouse}}, formerly titled '''Mystery At The Lighthouse''', is the 13th episode of {{Media|anime|PM|PM('97)|PM}} of {{Media|anime|PM|PM('97)}}, [[Season 1]] of {{Media|anime|PS}}, and {{Media|anime|PS|TB|IL}} of {{Media|anime|PS|TB}}.
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By the time they had gotten to the lighthouse, it was dark out and the long walk to the lighthouse had worn them all out. Ash ran the bell and someone said, ""Who's there?"
  
   
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==Synopsis==
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After Ash and his friends explained their situation and Brock offered to cook the lighthouse keeper a cheeseburger, they were let in. As soon as the door opened, they noticed that no one was there to greet them. Ash asked out loud is he could use the lighthouse's phone and they heard someone say, " Yes, there's a phone right near you." They still didn't know who the lighthouse keeper was.
  
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<section begin="Synopsis"/>''The party emerges from the forest onto a beach, where in the distance they see a lighthouse, shining at the top of a cliff. The lighthouse belongs to Bill, a Pokémon researcher who is awaiting the coming of a one-of-a-kind Pokémon, never before seen by humans. Before long, a tremendously large shadow begins to take form in the sea mists, but this possible discovery could be hindered due to the infamous Team Rocket lurking in the background cooking up another one of their schemes. Could such a legendary Pokémon truly exist?''<section end="Synopsis"/><ref>{{Cite|url = https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/1/episode-13-mystery-at-the-lighthouse/|entry = Mystery at the Lighthouse {{!}} Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)|title = The Official Pokémon Website {{!}} Pokemon.com|access-date = {{MDY|1|21|2024}}}}</ref>
   
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==Episode plot==
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Ash called Professor Oak about his [[Ash's Kingler|Krabby]] and Professor Oak is shown on the phone's screen cooking dinner. Ash gets worried, thinking the Professor is cooking Krabby. Professor Oak assured him that Krabby was safe. Professor Oak showed him the [[Gary's Krabby|Krabby]] that [[Gary]] had caught. Ash got mad because it was way bigger than Ash's. He went crazy when Professor Oak told him Gary had caught 45 Pokémon while Ash had caught only 7. Professor Oak told him that he is calling from [[Bill]]'s Lighthouse and that Bill knows more about Pokémon that Professor Oak, so it would be a good idea to listen to him. Ash says good bye and hangs up the phone.
  
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As they wander through the forest, Ash boasts about how many badges and Pokémon he has when Misty bursts his bubble and tells him that he didn't earn any of it, and all of it was out of pity. Ash wishes to prove himself, so he runs off to the beach to catch a Pokémon. He witnesses a small Krabby and manages to catch it, but upon putting it in the Poké Ball, it is teleported to Oak's lab. Ash is confused, but Misty reminds him that a trainer can only carry six Pokémon, and that he had just caught a seventh, so it was teleported to Oak's lab.
   
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Pikachu then notices a lighthouse. They decide to go to it. They knock on the door for entrance, but only after Ash explains himself, and Brock offers to cook for the keeper of the lighthouse does the mysterious person grant them access. Ash asks for a chance to use the phone and the mysterious person allows it. Calling Oak, Ash inquires about his Krabby. Oak confirms that he received it. Ash is upset because he finds that not only has Gary caught a Krabby, he's caught a larger Krabby, and has caught over 45 Pokémon. Oak then informs them that they're in Bill's Lighthouse, and that he is a knowledgable Pokémon scientist and asks Bill to teach them a little, to which Bill accepts.
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Suddenly, a giant [[Kabuto]] appeared, saying that it was the keeper of the lighthouse. Elsewhere, Team Rocket was outside the perimeter of the lighthouse and they decide to steal everything in there. They decide to climb the cliffs, and then they recite their motto. Meanwhile, The Kabuto said that his name was Bill and he got stuck inside the Kabuto suit during a research project. Ash, Misty, and Brock help Bill get out of the Kabuto suit. Bill thanks them and tells them that their are 150 different kinds of Pokémon, something Ash didn't know before. Bill also explained that there are many more Pokémon yet to be discovered. He also gave Ash a few things to think about, like "A Meaning for All".
  
   
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They then see a Kabuto coming in their direction using Bill's voice. Meanwhile, outside, Team Rocket ascend the cliffs. Ash and company learn that the Kabuto is actually Bill stuck in a costume, and help him out of it. He tells them about a Pokémon he heard a few nights earlier, and takes them up to the observation deck. As he shows them where he heard the sound from, they hear the sound again, and a giant Dragonite comes out of the seak.
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Outside on the cliffs Team Rocket is still climbing the cliffside. Jessie was contemplating on the meaning of it all. Bill says there is one Pokémon he is searching for and it was the biggest Pokémon he had ever seen. He said it was unique and that no one had ever seen it before. He said that one night he had heard a strange noise coming from across the lake and the Pokémon had made the noise. Bill said that was the last time he saw the Pokémon.
  
   
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Team Rocket attack it and attempt to catch it, but it sends them blasting off. Bill tries to convince it to stay but fails. The next day, Bill is at peace with this, and the heroes say their farewells and begin to leave.
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They all heard a strange sound and a large Pokémon rose out of the lake. Bill said it was the Pokémon he had heard before. As the Pokémon came closer, they realized that the Pokémon was a [[Dragonite]]. The Dragonite came closer and [[Team Rocket]] was shown climbing the cliff. When they saw the Dragonite, they started launching missiles to try to catch it. Dragonite got mad and swung his tail at the trio, causing them to fly off into the distance. The Dragonite started to walk away, Bill tried to call it back but it didn't listen.
  
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In the morning, Bill didn't appear upset that the Dragonite had left. He was happy that he just got to see it. With another lesson from Bill, Ash, Misty, and Brock leave the lighthouse waving Bill goodbye.
  
   
 
==Debuts==
  
==Debuts==
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===Character===
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'''Human Characters'''
  
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[[Bill (anime)|Bill]]
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*Bill
  
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'''Pokemon Characters'''
  
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*[[Ash's Kingler|Ash's Krabby]]
  
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*Mystery Pokémon (looks like dragonite but was not.it was far more big.and black.dragonite is 7"3 tall.the light house is so many times bigger than dragonite but that pokemon was far more bigger than the lighthouse.)
  
   
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==Major Events==
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===Pokémon===
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*[[Krabby]] [[Ash's Kingler|(Ash's)]]; [[Gary's Krabby|(Gary's)]]
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*[[Dragonite]] (silhouette)
   
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===Move===
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*Ash catches a Krabby
  
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*[[Vice Grip]]
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*dragonite appears
  
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*==='''ash dies'''===
  
   
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==Bloopers==
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==Quotes==
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:''"That's right Brock, in the league, a trainer is allowed to carry six Pokémon at a time. What are their names again Ash?"'' - Narrator
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:''"Their names are:"'' - Ash
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:''"Pikachu."'' - Pikachu
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:''"Pikachu, Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, and I caught them all, fair and square."'' - Ash
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:''"Caught them? Ash, all of your Pokémon followed you."'' - Misty
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:''"You're always putting me down, but I'll show you! I'm gonna prove to you I can do it! I'm gonna be a Pokémon Master. Stand back and watch me work."'' - Ash
   
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:''"According to the phone book, that lighthouse belongs to Bill, the famous Pokémon researcher."'' - Jessie
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* Since Ash and his friends are in Bill's house in this episode, which means they took the wrong path to Vermillion City, because in the games Bill's house is on Route 25 in the north of Cerulean City and Vermillon City is at the south.
  
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:''"Then I guess we've come to the right place, huh?"'' - James
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:''"How shall we sneak in? We could take the road, or risk our lives by climbing up the cliffs."'' - Jessie
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:''"Well we certainly can't take the road."'' - James
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:''"We have to climb up those cliffs."'' - Jessie
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:''"Cause we're the bad guys, and the bad guys always gotta sneak in."'' - Meowth
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:''"To be truly great criminals we have to do things the hard way."'' - Jessie
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:''"And then we'll become ''hardened''-criminals."'' - James
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:''"But it will be tough to reach the top..."'' - Jessie
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:''"...cause we're afraid of heights!"'' - Jessie and James
   
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:''"It sounds like it's singing."'' - Misty
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* The article above shows why Misty and Ash said that they took the Route 24.
  
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:''"Would you care to dance?"'' - Brock
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* Misty said to Ash that the Pokemon he obtained were following him, but this was incorrect because Pikachu was given to Ash by Professor Oak, Butterfree as a Caterpie was a lucky catch, Pidgeotto and Bulbasaur were captured in a legitimate battle, while Charmander and Squirtle were the ones who followed him.
  
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:''"Oh, thank you."'' - Misty
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:''"What beautiful music."'' - Jessie
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:''"It's very haunting, yet so sweet."'' - James
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:''"Quite right. I'll attack it at once. But it seems a shame to aim at such a sweet creature."'' - James
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:''"Of course it's a shame, we built our fame on shame."'' - Jessie
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:''"Go on fire! It's all the shame to me."'' - Meowth
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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{{EpisodeSegment|WTP
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*The Mystery Pokémon was a Dragonite. No explanation for its enormous size is given, as most Dragonites are only slightly taller than a human.
  
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|enDesc1 = Krabby's clue (English)
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*Gary's Krabby was probably four times the size of a normal Krabby.
  
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*When pointing out how Ash got his badges, Misty made references to the episodes "Showdown in Pewter City" and "The Water Flowers of Cerulean City".
  
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|enDesc2 = It's Krabby! (English)
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|jpDesc2 = It's Krabby! (Japanese)
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*This is the first episode that sponsored 1-800-Collect.
  
*This is the first episode that sponsored 1-800-Collect.
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*An image of Mewtwo can be seen on the lighthouse's door.
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*An image of [[Mewtwo]] can be seen on the lighthouse's door.
 
*Bill's chart had all the Generation I Pokémon except Mew. The ones Ash obtained had a red dot over them: Pikachu, Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle and Krabby.
  
*Bill's chart had all the Generation I Pokémon except Mew. The ones Ash obtained had a red dot over them: Pikachu, Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle and Krabby.
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*At the beginning of the episode, the narrator breaks the fourth wall by talking to Brock and the others.
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*The "Who's that Pokémon?" of this episode is Krabby.
  
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*"Who's that Pokémon?": [[Krabby]] (JA, EN and KO)
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*Bill was voiced by the late Maddie Blaustein.
  
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*The mysterious Pokémon is a Dragonite, but it was never revealed as such.
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*In the Pokémon games (Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen), Bill was turned into a Pokémon by an experiment gone awry. The player had to get Bill back to normal by reversing the process of his machine.
  
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*This is the first episode where there is no battle between Pokémon.
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*At the beginning of the episode, the narrator breaks the [[Fourth Wall|fourth wall]] by talking to Brock and the others.
  
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*This is the first episode where Jessie, James and Meowth add the line "Prepare for trouble, make it double!" to their introduction.
   
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===Mistakes===
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*When [[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]] was talking about how to get into the lighthouse, his ears were teal.
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*Misty said to Ash that the Pokémon he obtained were following him, but this was incorrect because Pikachu was given to Ash by Professor Oak, [[Butterfree (anime)|Butterfree]] as a [[Caterpie]] was a lucky catch, and [[Pidgeot (anime)|Pidgeotto]] and [[Ash's Bulbasaur|Bulbasaur]] were captured in a legitimate battle. [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander]] and [[Ash's Squirtle|Squirtle]] were the only ones who followed him.
   
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===Dub differences===
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:''"The road's gotta be somewhere."'' &mdash; Ash
  
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*In the original version, after Jessie says that she, James and Meowth should climb the cliff to the top to reach the lighthouse, they question themselves weather or not they can, while in the dub, it's ironically revealed that both Jessie and James are afraid of heights.
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:''"Everything's somewhere."'' &mdash; Brock
  
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:''"Ash, have you gotten us lost again?"'' &mdash; Misty
  
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:''"You didn't ''earn'' those badges. You got 'em just cause Brock and my sister felt sorry for you."'' &mdash; Misty about Ash's Badges
  
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:''"That's right Brock, in the league, a trainer is allowed to carry six Pokémon at a time. What are their names again Ash?"'' &mdash; Narrator
  
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:''"Their names are:"'' &mdash; Ash
  
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:''"Pikachu."'' &mdash; Pikachu
  
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:''"Pikachu, Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, and I caught them all, fair and square."'' &mdash; Ash
  
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:''"Caught them? Ash, all of your Pokémon followed you."'' &mdash; Misty
  
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:''"You're always putting me down, but I'll show you! I'm gonna prove to you I can do it! I'm gonna be a Pokémon Master. Stand back and watch me work."'' &mdash; Ash
  
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:''"A Pokémon's a Pokémon I guess, but this Krabby sure is shrimpy."'' &mdash; Ash about Krabby.
  
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:''"Now I really caught one, good try Krabby but not good enough."'' &mdash; Ash about his new Krabby
  
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" What happened? Where's my new Krabby go? Ahh! I don't see it anywhere! Where did it go?" &mdash; Ash after his new Krabby disappeared
  
   
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==Gallery==
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{{Gallery Box|
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TB013 5.jpg {{!}} Ash's two badges
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TB013 6.jpg {{!}} Ash feels down about his recent successes
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TB013 4.jpg {{!}} Ash encounters a Krabby
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TB013 7.jpg {{!}} Krabby gets Ash's finger
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TB013 2.jpg {{!}} Ash pokes Krabby with a stick
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TB013 8.jpg {{!}} Ash's Poké Ball reacts
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TB013 9.jpg {{!}} The heroes see a lighthouse
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TB013 10.jpg {{!}} Ash, Brock and Misty are scared of the lighthouse
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TB013 11.jpg {{!}} Comparison of Gary's and Ash's Krabby
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TB013 12.jpg {{!}} Ash presses the button
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TB013 13.jpg {{!}} The Pokémon gets hit
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TB013 14.jpg {{!}} The lighthouse is crashed
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TB013 15.jpg {{!}} Team Rocket attack the Pokémon
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TB013 16.jpg {{!}} The cloud shaped like the Mysterious Pokémon
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
   
   
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{{Pocket Monsters (season) episodes}}
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{{Pokémon: Indigo League episodes}}
   
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:''"I'm more worried about having to camp out again tonight. I'm sick of sleeping in sleeping bags."'' &mdash; Misty
  
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:''"We've been camping out for quite a while, and I'd sure appreciate a nice, comfy bed."'' &mdash; Misty
  
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:''"And I wonder if I could use your kitchen to make some bacon double cheeseburgers for our group. And I'd be more than happy to make something for you."'' &mdash; Brock
  
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:''"That's great. Can you cook without using Tofu?"'' &mdas; Voice on intercom
  
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:''"Oh sure, I can cook lots of things without using any Tofu."'' &mdash; Brock
  
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:''"That's good. I've been eating nothing but Tofu since my cook went on vacation. Come on in."'' &mdash; Voice on intercom
  
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:''"Hey, it's a video phone, well that's cool."'' &mdash; Misty
  
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:''"The professor won't mind if I call him Collect."'' &mdash; Ash
  
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:''"Well, hi Ash. You caught me cooking dinner. My cook is on vacation and I've got to fend for myself till she returns."'' &mdash; Professor Oak
  
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:''"Anyway, that Krabby of yours is too small to make a very hearty meal. On the other hand the Krabby that Gary caught would make an excellent dinner, much better than Tofu."'' &mdash; Professor Oak comparing Ash's and Gary's Krabby
  
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:''"Fourty-five Pokémon?!"'' &mdash; Ash reacting to how many Pokémon Gary caught
  
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:''"Oh, that must be Bill's lighthouse. He's a young Pokémon researcher, who knows even more than me. See what you can learn from him. He could teach you just about everything about Pokémon, and then some."'' &mdash; Professor Oak about Bill
  
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:''"Well there's no way I can ignore a request from the great Professor Oak. I am Bill, of the Lighthouse."'' &mdash; Bill
  
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:''"According to the phone book, that lighthouse belongs to Bill, the famous Pokémon researcher."'' &mdash; Jessie
  
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:''"Then I guess we've come to the right place, huh?"'' &mdash; James
  
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:''"How shall we sneak in? We could take the road, or risk our lives by climbing up the cliffs."'' &mdash; Jessie
  
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:''"Well we certainly can't take the road."'' &mdash; James
  
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:''"We have to climb up those cliffs."'' &mdash; Jessie
  
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:''"Cause we're the bad guys, and the bad guys always gotta sneak in."'' &mdash; Meowth
  
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:''"To be truly great criminals we have to do things the hard way."'' &mdash; Jessie
  
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:''"And then we'll become ''hardened''-criminals."'' &mdash; James
  
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:''"But it will be tough to reach the top..."'' &mdash; Jessie
  
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:''"...cause we're afraid of heights!"'' &mdash; Jessie and James
  
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:''"Thanks for helping me get out. I've been stuck in that costume for hours."'' &mdash; Bill after Ash got him out of the costume
  
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:''"This planet was created 4.6 billion years ago. During that time, all kinds of Pokémon existed. They had many ways of living."'' &mdash; Bill giving a history lesson
  
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:''"On this planet there are more than 150 known species of Pokémon."'' &mdash; Bill
  
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:''"There sure are a lot of-"'' &mdash; Ash
  
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:''"Of course these are just the Pokémon we know about. There are still many Pokémon that have never been discovered. So we need to keep searching."'' &mdash; Bill
  
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:''"How many could there be?"'' &mdash; Ash
  
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:''"No one knows exactly, the search goes on. There's always something new to look for in our lives and in ourselves."'' &mdash; Bill
  
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:''"Something to look for?"'' &mdash; Ash
  
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:''"Yes, there's a lot for us to look for inside and outside ourselves. There's meaning for every creature, a meaning for all the Pokémon, and a meaning for all us humans too."'' &mdash; Bill
  
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:''"A meaning for all."'' &mdash; Ash
  
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:''"Sometimes I wonder what the "Meaning of it all" is? Why're we going through all this trouble just to be bad?"'' &mdash; Jessie
  
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:''"It's so we can get other people's Pokémon."'' &mdash; James
  
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:''"I'll fall for it, just as long as there's something in it for Meowth."'' &mdash; Meowth
  
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:''"Why do I need to capture it? Meeting it would be enough for me. Just a chance to study it would make my long wait worth while."'' &mdash; Bill about the mysterious Pokémon
  
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:''"It sounds like it's singing."'' &mdash; Misty
  
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:''"Would you care to dance?"'' &mdash; Brock
  
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:''"Oh, thank you."'' &mdash; Misty
  
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:''"What beautiful music."'' &mdash; Jessie
  
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:''"It's very haunting, yet so sweet."'' &mdash; James
  
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Mystery at the Lighthouse (Japanese: マサキのとうだい, Hepburn: Bill's Lighthouse), formerly titled Mystery At The Lighthouse, is the 13th episode of Pocket Monsters of Pocket Monsters (1997 series), Season 1 of Pokémon the Series, and Pokémon: Indigo League of Pokémon the Series: The Beginning.

Synopsis

The party emerges from the forest onto a beach, where in the distance they see a lighthouse, shining at the top of a cliff. The lighthouse belongs to Bill, a Pokémon researcher who is awaiting the coming of a one-of-a-kind Pokémon, never before seen by humans. Before long, a tremendously large shadow begins to take form in the sea mists, but this possible discovery could be hindered due to the infamous Team Rocket lurking in the background cooking up another one of their schemes. Could such a legendary Pokémon truly exist?[1]

Episode plot

As they wander through the forest, Ash boasts about how many badges and Pokémon he has when Misty bursts his bubble and tells him that he didn't earn any of it, and all of it was out of pity. Ash wishes to prove himself, so he runs off to the beach to catch a Pokémon. He witnesses a small Krabby and manages to catch it, but upon putting it in the Poké Ball, it is teleported to Oak's lab. Ash is confused, but Misty reminds him that a trainer can only carry six Pokémon, and that he had just caught a seventh, so it was teleported to Oak's lab.

Pikachu then notices a lighthouse. They decide to go to it. They knock on the door for entrance, but only after Ash explains himself, and Brock offers to cook for the keeper of the lighthouse does the mysterious person grant them access. Ash asks for a chance to use the phone and the mysterious person allows it. Calling Oak, Ash inquires about his Krabby. Oak confirms that he received it. Ash is upset because he finds that not only has Gary caught a Krabby, he's caught a larger Krabby, and has caught over 45 Pokémon. Oak then informs them that they're in Bill's Lighthouse, and that he is a knowledgable Pokémon scientist and asks Bill to teach them a little, to which Bill accepts.

They then see a Kabuto coming in their direction using Bill's voice. Meanwhile, outside, Team Rocket ascend the cliffs. Ash and company learn that the Kabuto is actually Bill stuck in a costume, and help him out of it. He tells them about a Pokémon he heard a few nights earlier, and takes them up to the observation deck. As he shows them where he heard the sound from, they hear the sound again, and a giant Dragonite comes out of the seak.

Team Rocket attack it and attempt to catch it, but it sends them blasting off. Bill tries to convince it to stay but fails. The next day, Bill is at peace with this, and the heroes say their farewells and begin to leave.

Debuts

Character

Bill

Pokémon

Move

Quotes

"That's right Brock, in the league, a trainer is allowed to carry six Pokémon at a time. What are their names again Ash?" - Narrator
"Their names are:" - Ash
"Pikachu." - Pikachu
"Pikachu, Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, and I caught them all, fair and square." - Ash
"Caught them? Ash, all of your Pokémon followed you." - Misty
"You're always putting me down, but I'll show you! I'm gonna prove to you I can do it! I'm gonna be a Pokémon Master. Stand back and watch me work." - Ash
"According to the phone book, that lighthouse belongs to Bill, the famous Pokémon researcher." - Jessie
"Then I guess we've come to the right place, huh?" - James
"How shall we sneak in? We could take the road, or risk our lives by climbing up the cliffs." - Jessie
"Well we certainly can't take the road." - James
"We have to climb up those cliffs." - Jessie
"Cause we're the bad guys, and the bad guys always gotta sneak in." - Meowth
"To be truly great criminals we have to do things the hard way." - Jessie
"And then we'll become hardened-criminals." - James
"But it will be tough to reach the top..." - Jessie
"...cause we're afraid of heights!" - Jessie and James
"It sounds like it's singing." - Misty
"Would you care to dance?" - Brock
"Oh, thank you." - Misty
"What beautiful music." - Jessie
"It's very haunting, yet so sweet." - James
"Quite right. I'll attack it at once. But it seems a shame to aim at such a sweet creature." - James
"Of course it's a shame, we built our fame on shame." - Jessie
"Go on fire! It's all the shame to me." - Meowth

Trivia

  • This is the first episode that sponsored 1-800-Collect.
  • An image of Mewtwo can be seen on the lighthouse's door.
  • Bill's chart had all the Generation I Pokémon except Mew. The ones Ash obtained had a red dot over them: Pikachu, Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle and Krabby.
  • At the beginning of the episode, the narrator breaks the fourth wall by talking to Brock and the others.
  • "Who's that Pokémon?": Krabby (JA, EN and KO)
  • The mysterious Pokémon is a Dragonite, but it was never revealed as such.
  • This is the first episode where there is no battle between Pokémon.
  • This is the first episode where Jessie, James and Meowth add the line "Prepare for trouble, make it double!" to their introduction.

Mistakes

  • When Meowth was talking about how to get into the lighthouse, his ears were teal.
  • Misty said to Ash that the Pokémon he obtained were following him, but this was incorrect because Pikachu was given to Ash by Professor Oak, Butterfree as a Caterpie was a lucky catch, and Pidgeotto and Bulbasaur were captured in a legitimate battle. Charmander and Squirtle were the only ones who followed him.

Dub differences

  • In the original version, after Jessie says that she, James and Meowth should climb the cliff to the top to reach the lighthouse, they question themselves weather or not they can, while in the dub, it's ironically revealed that both Jessie and James are afraid of heights.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ (n.d.) . "Mystery at the Lighthouse | Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)". From The Official Pokémon Website | Pokemon.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024.


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#061–072
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See also
Pocket Monsters
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Characters · Pokémon · Transcripts
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#061–072
#073–080
See also
Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
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