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|en_title = The Punchy Pokémon
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|ja_title = かくとうポケモン!だいバトル!
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|ko_title = {{Ruby|챔피온 벨트여 나에게 오라!}}
|jair = Oct-14-1997
 
|uair = Oct-15-1998
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|kr_air = October 27, 1999
|season = Pokémon: Indigo League
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|pt-br_air = June 16, 1999
|songs = Pokémon Theme Song (Gotta Catch 'Em All)
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|pt-br_title = O Pokémon Lutador
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|series = Pocket Monsters (1997 series), Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
|guest = [[Anthony]], [[Rebecca]], [[Giant]]
 
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|subtitle = Pocket Monsters (season)
|machars = [[Ash Ketchum]], [[Misty (Anime)|Misty]], [[Brock]]
 
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|season = Season 1, Pokémon: Indigo League
|rchars = [[Jessie]], [[James]]
 
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|ja_opening = Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
|michars = [[Anthony]], [[Rebecca]], Giant
 
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|ja_ending = Meowth's Song
|pchars = [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Ash's Primeape]], [[Ash's Charizard|Ash's Charmander]], [[Brock's Geodude]], [[Hitmonchan]], [[Team Rocket's Meowth]], [[Poliwrath]], [[Machop]], [[Machoke]], [[Hitmonlee]]
 
|local = [[P1 Grand Prix]]
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|en_opening = Pokémon Theme
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|en_ending = Kanto Pokérap
|major = [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]] tries to catch [[Hitmonchan]], but fails. [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]] gives away [[Ash's Primeape|Primeape]]
 
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|kr_opening = Start of An Adventure
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|kr_ending = We Are All Friends
 
|guest = [[Anthony (Kanto)|Anthony]], [[Rebecca (Kanto)|Rebecca]], [[Giant]]
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|machars = [[Ash Ketchum/The Beginning|Ash Ketchum]], [[Misty (anime)|Misty]], [[Brock (anime)|Brock]]
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|rchars = [[Jessie]], [[James]]
 
|michars = [[Anthony (Kanto)|Anthony]], [[Rebecca (Kanto)|Rebecca]], Giant
 
|pchars = [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Anthony's Primeape|Ash's Primeape]] (given to Anthony for training), [[Ash's Charizard|Ash's Charmander]] (flashback), [[Brock's Geodude (anime)|Brock's Geodude]], [[Anthony's Hitmonchan]], [[Team Rocket's Meowth]], [[Poliwrath]], [[Machop]], [[Machoke]], [[Giant's Hitmonlee]]
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|local = [[P1 Grand Prix]]
 
|major = Primeape begins to obey Ash. Ash's Primeape knows Scratch, Mega Kick and Seismic Toss. [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]] gives away [[Anthony's Primeape|Primeape]].
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|animation = 酒井啓史 (Hiroshi Sakai)
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|director = 鈴木敏明 (Toshiaki Suzuki)
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|screenplay = 園田英樹 (Hideki Sonoda)
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{{Nihongo|The Punchy Pokémon|かくとうポケモン!だいバトル!|Fighting Pokémon! A Great Battle!}} is the 29th 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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==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
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<section begin="Synopsis"/>''In the outskirts of Fuchsia City, our heroes come across Hitmonchan, a fighter-Pokémon. With little thought, Ash attempts to capture it, but he and Pikachu are badly defeated. Hitmonchan's master has abandoned his family, training day and night, aiming for victory at the P1 Grand Prix (the number one Pokémon Grand Prix). His daughter tells Ash and his friends of her desire to make her father remember his family. In the meantime, Ash's party enters the P1 Grand Prix, but with Team Rockets unwanted, not to mention, unofficial presence at the competition, the battle goes out of control.''<section end="Synopsis"/><ref>{{Cite|url = https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/1/episode-28-the-punchy-pokemon/|entry = The Punchy Pokémon {{!}} Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)|title = The Official Pokémon Website {{!}} Pokemon.com|access-date = {{MDY|1|21|2024}}}}</ref>
In the outskirts of [[Fuchsia City]], [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Misty (anime)|Misty]], and [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] come across [[Hitmonchan]], a fighter-Pokémon. Ash, thinking its a wild Pokémon, attempts to capture it, but he and [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] are badly defeated.
 
   
 
==Episode plot==
The Hitmonchan's trainer comes out from the trees and he says that Hitmonchan fought a good battle. Ash is disappointed that Hitmonchan is not a wild Pokémon. Suddenly, a little girl comes running out from the trees. She calls the trainer her father and begs him to come home. He tells his daughter, [[Rebecca]], that he won't come home until he has become the [[P1 Grand Prix]] champion. He then tells everyone that he will be at his gym and then he leaves.
 
 
In the outskirts of [[Fuchsia City]], [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Misty (anime)|Misty]], and [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] come across a [[Hitmonchan]], a Fighting Pokémon. Ash, thinking it's a wild Pokémon, attempts to capture it, but he will teach Pikachu his secret punch. Misty and Brock are curious about how Ash became a boxing expert.
   
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Ash challenges Hitmonchan while Pikachu is wearing boxing gloves. Hitmonchan snubs at this, but Ash tells Pikachu to strike. Brock and Misty watch while Ash gives commands. Pikachu sends a glowing glove right into Hitmonchan's face. It rubs the spot where it was hit and Pikachu gets terrified. A man shows up and tells Hitmonchan to not let its guard down and the latter was able to knock out Pikachu.
Ash asks Rebecca what the trainer was talking about. Rebecca says that [[Anthony]] is so determined to become the P1 Grand Prix champion, that he has abandoned his family. Brock wants to help Rebecca, so he volunteers him and Ash to have their Pokémon, [[Brock's Geodude|Geodude]] and [[Ash's Primeape|Primeape]] will defeat Anthony and his [[Anthony's Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan]].
 
   
 
Hitmonchan's trainer comes out from the trees and he says that Hitmonchan fought a good battle. Ash is disappointed that Hitmonchan wasn't a wild Pokémon. Suddenly, a little girl comes running out from the trees. She calls the trainer her father and begs him to come home. He tells his daughter, [[Rebecca (Kanto)|Rebecca]], that he won't come home until he has become the [[P1 Grand Prix]] champion. He then tells everyone that he will be at his gym and then he leaves.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket hears about the P1 Grand Prix and they want to enter to win the champion's belt. [[James]] and [[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]] only want to win for the all- you -eat- buffet the winner gets, making [[Jessie]] mad at them. James and Meowth ask her what she would do with the prize money. She replies that she would go to a salon and then go on a shopping spree. James points out the only fighting Pokémon can enter and Jessie says they will have to "borrow" one. They see a [[Giant|tall man]] and his [[Hitmonlee]]. They decide the Hitmonlee will be the Pokémon they "borrow".
 
   
 
Ash asks Rebecca what the trainer was talking about. Rebecca explains that [[Anthony (Kanto)|Anthony]] is so determined to become the P1 Grand Prix champion (a tournament in which fighting Pokémon compete in a ring), that he has abandoned his family. Brock wants to help Rebecca, so he volunteers him and Ash to have their Pokémon, [[Brock's Geodude (anime)|Geodude]] and [[Ash's Primeape|Primeape]] will defeat Anthony and his [[Anthony's Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan]].
At the P1 Grand Prix, all of the trainers are ready and the first battle is between Primeape and a [[Machop]]. No matter what Ash says, Primeape won't listen to him until the Machop uses [[Seismic Toss]] and throws Primeape out of the ring. Ash runs to save Primeape, but he misses. He asks Primeape if its okay. Primeape gives Ash a sad look but brushes it off quickly and Primeape climbs back into the ring. Now Primeape is listening to Ash and it defeats Machop by using [[Scratch]] and [[Mega Kick]].
 
   
 
Meanwhile, Team Rocket hears about the P1 Grand Prix and they want to enter to win the champion's belt. [[James]] and [[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]] only want to win for the all-you-eat buffet, making [[Jessie]] mad at them. James and Meowth ask her what she would do with the prize money. She replies that she would go to a salon and then go on a shopping spree. James points out the only Fighting Pokémon can enter and Jessie says they will have to "borrow" one. They see a [[Giant|tall man]] and his [[Hitmonlee]]. They decide the Hitmonlee will be the Pokémon they "borrow". They steal the man's Hitmonlee and his clothes, leaving him bound and tied up in a bathroom stall.
The next battle is between Hitmonlee and Geodude. Rebecca is worried but Brock assures her that he will win. Rebecca tells him to look out and Brock is hit in the head by Geodude, who was kicked hard. Brock sends Geodude back in and it is beaten up badly. Anthony approaches Brock and tells him that a real man knows when its time to quit. Brock forfeits the match and apologizes to Geodude for making it enter the grand prix. Ash promises that he and Primeape will win the tournament.
 
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At the P1 Grand Prix, all of the trainers are ready and the first battle is between Primeape and a [[Machop]]. No matter what Ash says, Primeape won't listen to him until Machop uses [[Seismic Toss]] and throws Primeape out of the ring. Ash runs to save Primeape, but he misses. He asks Primeape if it's okay. Primeape gives Ash a sad look but brushes it off quickly and Primeape climbs back into the ring. Now Primeape is listening to Ash and it defeats Machop by using [[Scratch]] and [[Mega Kick]].
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The next battle is between Hitmonlee and Geodude. Rebecca is worried but Brock assures her that he will win. Rebecca tells him to look out and Brock is hit in the head by Geodude, who was kicked hard. Brock sends Geodude back in and it is beaten up badly. Anthony approaches Brock and tells him that a real man knows when it's time to quit. Brock forfeits the match and apologizes to Geodude for making it enter the Grand Prix. Ash promises that he and Primeape will win the tournament.
   
 
As the tournament continues, Primeape, Hitmonchan, and Hitmonlee are the only ones left. The next battle is between Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee. Jessie is ready for anything and tells Meowth to make sure they win. Meowth squirts glue up through the floor of the arena and Hitmonchan gets stuck. Anthony forfeits and he tells Rebecca that he is sorry he worried Rebecca and her mother. Misty says the fighting brought a family back together.
 
As the tournament continues, Primeape, Hitmonchan, and Hitmonlee are the only ones left. The next battle is between Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee. Jessie is ready for anything and tells Meowth to make sure they win. Meowth squirts glue up through the floor of the arena and Hitmonchan gets stuck. Anthony forfeits and he tells Rebecca that he is sorry he worried Rebecca and her mother. Misty says the fighting brought a family back together.
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The final match between Primeape and Hitmonlee starts. Primeape blocks many kicks from Hitmonlee and punches Hitmonlee a couple of times. Under the arena, Meowth tries to cheat again, but Pikachu spots him. Pikachu looks to see what Meowth is doing and he sees that Meowth put a bomb under the arena.
 
The final match between Primeape and Hitmonlee starts. Primeape blocks many kicks from Hitmonlee and punches Hitmonlee a couple of times. Under the arena, Meowth tries to cheat again, but Pikachu spots him. Pikachu looks to see what Meowth is doing and he sees that Meowth put a bomb under the arena.
   
Back on the stage Hitmonlee jumps up, according to the plan and Meowth hits the button for the bomb to go off, but it doesn't. Hitmonlee falls down and Primeape grabs it and uses Seismic Toss and Primeape wins the match. Primeape has become the new P1 Grand Prix champion. Team Rocket wonders what went wrong and then Pikachu comes in giving Meowth the bomb. After Pikachu walks a safe distance the bomb goes off and Team Rocket blasts off again.
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Back on the stage Hitmonlee jumps up, according to the plan and Meowth hits the button for the bomb to go off, but it doesn't. Hitmonlee falls down and Primeape grabs it and uses Seismic Toss and the latter wins the match. Primeape has become the new P1 Grand Prix champion. Team Rocket wonders what went wrong while Pikachu comes in to give Meowth the bomb. After Pikachu walks a safe distance, the bomb goes off and Team Rocket gets blasted off again.
   
Anthony says Primeape has a lot talent and asks Ash if he could train it. Ash leaves Primeape with Anthony so it can train and he promises to come back for Primeape one day.
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Anthony says Primeape has a lot of talent and asks Ash if he could train it. Ash leaves Primeape with Anthony so it can train and he promises to come back for the former one day.
   
 
==Debuts==
 
==Debuts==
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===Character===
*[[Anthony]]
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*[[Anthony (Kanto)|Anthony]]
*[[Rebecca]]
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*[[Rebecca (Kanto)|Rebecca]]
 
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===Move===
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*[[Karate Chop]]
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*[[Comet Punch]]
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==Quotes==
 
:''"If you're a real man, you know when you have to admit defeat. Time to face facts: You can lose today and win tomorrow."'' - Anthony suggesting Brock admits defeat.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*For the P1 tournament, 8 competitors have entered, yet back in Generation I, there were only 8 {{Type|Fighting}}-type Pokémon: Mankey, Primeape, Poliwrath, Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan. However, no participant had a Mankey leaving only 7 participants. The last minute entry being Brock and his Geodude.
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*For the P1 tournament, 8 competitors have entered, yet back in Generation I, there were only 8 {{Type|Fighting}}-type Pokémon: Mankey, Primeape, Poliwrath, Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan. However, no participant had a Mankey leaving only seven participants. The last-minute entry being Brock and his Geodude.
 
*This episode is the first time Pikachu fights a battle without using real moves.
 
*This episode is the first time Pikachu fights a battle without using real moves.
*On the P1 tournament poster, Hitmonlee's pupil's are missing. 
 
 
*The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Hitmonchan.
 
*The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Hitmonchan.
   
==Quotes==
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===Mistakes===
 
*On the P1 tournament poster, Hitmonlee's pupils are missing.
* "If you're a real man, you'd know when you have to admit defeat. Time to face facts: You can lose today and win tomorrow."
 
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~Anthony suggesting Brock admits defeat.
 
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===Dub Differences===
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*Rebecca's mother is never mentioned in the original version.
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*In the original, just as Jessie and James are finishing reciting their motto, James staggers on the line "White hole, a white tomorrow awaits us." Probably because he was completely out of breath.
   
 
==Gallery==
 
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TB029 1.jpg {{!}} Ash, Brock and Misty encounter a Hitmonchan
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TB029 2.jpg {{!}} Ash teaches Pikachu to punch
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TB029 3.jpg {{!}} Hitmonchan does not allow Pikachu to fight
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TB029 4.jpg {{!}} Pikachu punches Hitmonchan
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TB029 5.jpg {{!}} Pikachu got knocked out
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TB029 6.jpg {{!}} Brock agrees to help Rebecca
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TB029 7.jpg {{!}} Team Rocket go after the prize belt
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TB029 8.jpg {{!}} Jessie sees the twerps are in the Tournament
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TB029 9.jpg {{!}} Primeape vs. Machop
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TB029 10.jpg {{!}} Primeape scratches Machop
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TB029 11.jpg {{!}} Geodude got thrown away on Brock
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TB029 12.jpg {{!}} The Pokémon trade punches and kicks
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TB029 13.jpg {{!}} Hitmonchan got stuck
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TB029 14.jpg {{!}} Anthony takes the hit
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TB029 15.jpg {{!}} James carried Jessie too much
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TB029 16.jpg {{!}} Meowth's winning plan
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TB029 17.jpg {{!}} Hitmonlee vs. Primeape
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TB029 18.jpg {{!}} Primeape won the tournament
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TB029 19.jpg {{!}} Pikachu returns Meowth's device
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TB029 20.jpg {{!}} Ash, Brock and Misty leave Anthony, Rebecca and Primeape
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 18 February 2024

The Punchy Pokémon (Japanese: かくとうポケモン!だいバトル!, HepburnFighting Pokémon! A Great Battle!) is the 29th 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

In the outskirts of Fuchsia City, our heroes come across Hitmonchan, a fighter-Pokémon. With little thought, Ash attempts to capture it, but he and Pikachu are badly defeated. Hitmonchan's master has abandoned his family, training day and night, aiming for victory at the P1 Grand Prix (the number one Pokémon Grand Prix). His daughter tells Ash and his friends of her desire to make her father remember his family. In the meantime, Ash's party enters the P1 Grand Prix, but with Team Rockets unwanted, not to mention, unofficial presence at the competition, the battle goes out of control.[1]

Episode plot

In the outskirts of Fuchsia City, Ash, Misty, and Brock come across a Hitmonchan, a Fighting Pokémon. Ash, thinking it's a wild Pokémon, attempts to capture it, but he will teach Pikachu his secret punch. Misty and Brock are curious about how Ash became a boxing expert.

Ash challenges Hitmonchan while Pikachu is wearing boxing gloves. Hitmonchan snubs at this, but Ash tells Pikachu to strike. Brock and Misty watch while Ash gives commands. Pikachu sends a glowing glove right into Hitmonchan's face. It rubs the spot where it was hit and Pikachu gets terrified. A man shows up and tells Hitmonchan to not let its guard down and the latter was able to knock out Pikachu.

Hitmonchan's trainer comes out from the trees and he says that Hitmonchan fought a good battle. Ash is disappointed that Hitmonchan wasn't a wild Pokémon. Suddenly, a little girl comes running out from the trees. She calls the trainer her father and begs him to come home. He tells his daughter, Rebecca, that he won't come home until he has become the P1 Grand Prix champion. He then tells everyone that he will be at his gym and then he leaves.

Ash asks Rebecca what the trainer was talking about. Rebecca explains that Anthony is so determined to become the P1 Grand Prix champion (a tournament in which fighting Pokémon compete in a ring), that he has abandoned his family. Brock wants to help Rebecca, so he volunteers him and Ash to have their Pokémon, Geodude and Primeape will defeat Anthony and his Hitmonchan.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket hears about the P1 Grand Prix and they want to enter to win the champion's belt. James and Meowth only want to win for the all-you-eat buffet, making Jessie mad at them. James and Meowth ask her what she would do with the prize money. She replies that she would go to a salon and then go on a shopping spree. James points out the only Fighting Pokémon can enter and Jessie says they will have to "borrow" one. They see a tall man and his Hitmonlee. They decide the Hitmonlee will be the Pokémon they "borrow". They steal the man's Hitmonlee and his clothes, leaving him bound and tied up in a bathroom stall.

At the P1 Grand Prix, all of the trainers are ready and the first battle is between Primeape and a Machop. No matter what Ash says, Primeape won't listen to him until Machop uses Seismic Toss and throws Primeape out of the ring. Ash runs to save Primeape, but he misses. He asks Primeape if it's okay. Primeape gives Ash a sad look but brushes it off quickly and Primeape climbs back into the ring. Now Primeape is listening to Ash and it defeats Machop by using Scratch and Mega Kick.

The next battle is between Hitmonlee and Geodude. Rebecca is worried but Brock assures her that he will win. Rebecca tells him to look out and Brock is hit in the head by Geodude, who was kicked hard. Brock sends Geodude back in and it is beaten up badly. Anthony approaches Brock and tells him that a real man knows when it's time to quit. Brock forfeits the match and apologizes to Geodude for making it enter the Grand Prix. Ash promises that he and Primeape will win the tournament.

As the tournament continues, Primeape, Hitmonchan, and Hitmonlee are the only ones left. The next battle is between Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee. Jessie is ready for anything and tells Meowth to make sure they win. Meowth squirts glue up through the floor of the arena and Hitmonchan gets stuck. Anthony forfeits and he tells Rebecca that he is sorry he worried Rebecca and her mother. Misty says the fighting brought a family back together.

The final match between Primeape and Hitmonlee starts. Primeape blocks many kicks from Hitmonlee and punches Hitmonlee a couple of times. Under the arena, Meowth tries to cheat again, but Pikachu spots him. Pikachu looks to see what Meowth is doing and he sees that Meowth put a bomb under the arena.

Back on the stage Hitmonlee jumps up, according to the plan and Meowth hits the button for the bomb to go off, but it doesn't. Hitmonlee falls down and Primeape grabs it and uses Seismic Toss and the latter wins the match. Primeape has become the new P1 Grand Prix champion. Team Rocket wonders what went wrong while Pikachu comes in to give Meowth the bomb. After Pikachu walks a safe distance, the bomb goes off and Team Rocket gets blasted off again.

Anthony says Primeape has a lot of talent and asks Ash if he could train it. Ash leaves Primeape with Anthony so it can train and he promises to come back for the former one day.

Debuts

Character

Pokémon

Move

Quotes

"If you're a real man, you know when you have to admit defeat. Time to face facts: You can lose today and win tomorrow." - Anthony suggesting Brock admits defeat.

Trivia

  • For the P1 tournament, 8 competitors have entered, yet back in Generation I, there were only 8 Fighting-type Pokémon: Mankey, Primeape, Poliwrath, Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan. However, no participant had a Mankey leaving only seven participants. The last-minute entry being Brock and his Geodude.
  • This episode is the first time Pikachu fights a battle without using real moves.
  • The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Hitmonchan.

Mistakes

  • On the P1 tournament poster, Hitmonlee's pupils are missing.

Dub Differences

  • Rebecca's mother is never mentioned in the original version.
  • In the original, just as Jessie and James are finishing reciting their motto, James staggers on the line "White hole, a white tomorrow awaits us." Probably because he was completely out of breath.

Gallery

References

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