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|en_title = The Ninja Poké-Showdown
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|ja_title = セキチクにんじゃたいけつ!
|nextnum = IL033
 
|name = The Ninja Poké-Showdown
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|num = 032
|jname = セキチクにんじゃたいけつ!
 
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|ja_air = November 4, 1997
|image = IL032- The Ninja Poké-Showdown.jpg
 
|jnum = 032
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|us_air = October 20, 1998
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|ko_title = {{Ruby|세키치쿠 닌자 대결!}}
|jair = Nov-04-1997
 
|uair = Oct-20-1998
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|pt-br_air = June 21, 1999
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|pt-br_title = Os Poderes do Poké-Ninja
|season = Pokémon: Indigo League
 
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|series = Pocket Monsters (1997 series), Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
|songs = Pokémon Theme Song (Gotta Catch 'Em All)
 
|guest = [[Koga]], [[Aya]]
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|subtitle = Pocket Monsters (season)
 
|season = Season 1, Pokémon: Indigo League
|machars = [[Ash Ketchum]], [[Misty (Anime)|Misty]], [[Brock]]
 
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|ja_opening = Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
|rchars = [[Jessie]], [[James]]
 
|michars = [[Koga]], [[Aya]]
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|ja_ending = Meowth's Song
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|en_opening = Pokémon Theme
|pchars = [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Team Rocket's Meowth]], [[Ash's Pidgeot|Ash's Pidgeotto]], [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Ash's Charizard|Ash's Charmander]], [[Misty's Psyduck]], [[Suzy's Vulpix|Brock's Vulpix]], [[Jessie's Arbok]], [[James' Weezing]], [[Venonat]], [[Venonat]], [[Venomoth]], [[Voltorb]], [[Golbat]]
 
|local = [[Fuchsia City]] Gym
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|en_ending = Kanto Pokérap
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|guest = [[Koga (anime)|Koga]], [[Aya (Kanto)|Aya]]
|major = [[Ash]] earns a [[Soul Badge]] by defeating [[Koga]]. [[Misty]]'s [[Psyduck]] battles for the first time. [[Ash]]'s [[Charmander]] learns [[Ember]] and [[Fire Spin]].
 
 
|machars = [[Ash Ketchum/The Beginning|Ash Ketchum]], [[Misty (anime)|Misty]], [[Brock (anime)|Brock]]
|b1 = Boulderbadge.png
 
|b2 = Cascadebadge.png
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|rchars = [[Jessie]], [[James]]
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|michars = [[Koga (anime)|Koga]], [[Aya (Kanto)|Aya]]
|b3 = Thunderbadge.png
 
 
|pchars = [[Ash's Pikachu]], [[Team Rocket's Meowth]], [[Pidgeot (anime)|Ash's Pidgeotto]], [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], [[Ash's Charizard|Ash's Charmander]], [[Misty's Psyduck]], [[Suzy's Vulpix|Brock's Vulpix]], [[Arbok (anime)|Jessie's Arbok]], [[Weezing (anime)|James' Weezing]], [[Aya's Venonat]], [[Koga's Venomoth|Koga's Venonat Venomoth]], [[Koga's Voltorb]], [[Koga's Golbat (anime)|Koga's Golbat]]
|b4 = Marshbadge.png
 
|b5 = Rainbow Badge.png
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|local = [[Fuchsia City]] Gym
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|major = [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]] and co. arrive to Fuchsia City. Ash and co. meet Koga, Fuchsia City's Gym Leader. Ash's Charmander knows Fire Spin and Ember. Ash's Bulbasaur knows Whirlwind and Leech Seed. Jessie's Arbok knows Bite. Misty's Psyduck knows Tail Whip, Scratch, Disable and Confusion. Ash wins the [[Soul Badge]].
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|en_title_card =
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|animation = 志村隆行 (Takayuki Shimura)
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|director = 井硲清高 (Kiyotaka Itani)
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|screenplay = 大橋志吉 (Yukiyoshi Ōhashi)
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|storyboard = 井硲清高 (Kiyotaka Itani)
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{{Nihongo|The Ninja Poké-Showdown|セキチクにんじゃたいけつ!|Fuchsia Ninja Showdown!}} is the 32nd 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}}.
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
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<section begin="Synopsis"/>''Fuchsia Gym, the authorized gym where Ash seeks his next badge, turns out to be a hidden ninja's lair. After finally discovering and entering the gym, he is held up by a complex system of traps. At last, the gym's eccentric trainer challenges Ash to a match. Just as he defeats the trainer, the official battle with the Master begins. The battle goes out of control as Team Rocket also enters the gym and its vast array of traps. Can Ash actually earn the gym badge?''<section end="Synopsis"/><ref>{{Cite|url = https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/1/episode-31-the-ninja-poke-showdown/|entry = The Ninja Poké-Showdown {{!}} Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)|title = The Official Pokémon Website {{!}} Pokemon.com|access-date = {{MDY|1|21|2024}}}}</ref>
[[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Misty (anime)|Misty]], and [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] are sitting by a lake with [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]], [[Misty's Psyduck|Psyduck]], and [[Brock's Vulpix|Vulpix]]. Psyduck starts drinking the lake water and Misty tells it that the cold water will only make its headache worse. Brock says Vulpix's fur is beautiful thanks to [[Suzy]]. This annoys Misty and she asks Brock if he would like to trade Psyduck for Vulpix. Brock refuses. They all head to the gym and a [[Venonat]] watches them from the nearby trees.
 
   
 
==Episode plot==
Ash and his friends continue walking and they come across an odd looking mansion where they ask for directions to the gym. They are directed to an old house. They open the front door and they enter and empty hallway. Misty leans up aganist a wall and she falls through it. Ash and Brock search along the wall and they open up the wall and they find Misty. They also find the same Venonat that was spying on them before. It runs away and Ash and his friends decide to follow it.
 
 
[[Ash Ketchum|Ash]], [[Misty (anime)|Misty]], and [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] are sitting by a lake with [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]], [[Misty's Psyduck|Psyduck]], and [[Suzy's Vulpix|Vulpix]]. Psyduck starts drinking the lake water and Misty tells it that the cold water will only make its headache worse. Brock says Vulpix's fur is beautiful thanks to [[Suzy]]. This annoys Misty and she asks Brock if he would like to trade Psyduck for Vulpix, but he refuses. They all head to the gym and a [[Venonat]] watches them from the nearby trees.
   
The Venonat runs around a corner and when they run after it, Ash hits his head on an invisible wall. They turn around and decide to leave, when they walk into another wall. Ash falls through the side of the house and he hangs on to the side of it. Misty and Brock manage to pull him up. Ash goes through a door and yells for Misty and Brock to help him. They run through the door and they find themselves in an empty room.
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Ash and his friends continue walking and they come across an odd looking mansion where they ask for directions to the gym. They are directed to an old house. They open the front door and they enter and empty hallway. Misty leans up against a wall and she falls through it. Ash and Brock search along the wall and they open up the wall and they find Misty. They also find the same Venonat that was spying on them before. It runs away and Ash and his friends decide to follow it.
   
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The Venonat runs around a corner and when they run after it, Ash hits his head on an invisible wall. They turn around and decide to leave, when they walk into another wall. Ash falls through the side of the house and he hangs onto the side of it. Misty and Brock manage to pull him up. Ash goes through a door and yells for Misty and Brock to help him. They run through the door and they find themselves in an empty room.
They start calling out for Ash and the door closes behind them and it revals Ash, stuck to the wall. A girl drops down through the ceiling and says her name is [[Aya]]. Aya says they can't leave until she and Ash have a battle. Ash agrees and after She helps Ash get down from the wall, Aya sends out Venonat. Ash sends out [[Ash's Bulbasaur|Bulbasaur]]. Bulbasaur uses [[Tackle]] but Venonat avoids it. Venonat uses [[Stun Spore]] but Bulbasaur deflects it by using [[Whirlwind]] and then uses [[Leech Seed]]. Aya recalls Venonat. Ash is happy until a [[Voltorb]] appears and selfdestructs. [[Koga]] appears and explains that they are at the [[Fuchsia City Gym]] and that he is the gym leader. He also says that Aya is his sister, that he will battle Ash, and that they can't leave until he and Ash have a battle.
 
   
 
They start calling out for Ash and the door closes behind them and it reveals Ash, stuck to the wall. A girl drops down through the ceiling and says her name is [[Aya (Kanto)|Aya]]. Aya says they can't leave until she and Ash have a battle. Ash agrees and after she helps Ash get down from the wall, Aya sends out Venonat as Ash sends out [[Ash's Bulbasaur|Bulbasaur]]. Bulbasaur uses [[Tackle]] but Venonat avoids it. Venonat uses [[Stun Spore]] but Bulbasaur deflects it by using [[Whirlwind]] and then uses [[Vine Whip]]. Venonat manoeuvers through and uses [[Psybeam]], which hit Bulbasaur confusing it for a few seconds. Venonat uses Psybeam again, but Bulbasaur evades and uses [[Leech Seed]]. Aya recalls Venonat. Ash is happy until a [[Voltorb]] appears and self-destructs. [[Koga (anime)|Koga]] appears as he advises his sister Aya that she needs a lot to learn and also explains that they are at the [[Fuchsia City Gym]] and that he is the gym leader. He also says that Aya is his sister, that he will battle Ash, and that they can't leave until he and Ash have a battle. Outside the Mansion, Team Rocket is seen and are now formulating a plan to infiltrate the Mansion and steal as many Poison Pokémon as possible.
Ash agrees and sends out [[Ash's Pidgeotto|Pidgeotto]]. Koga sends out his own Venonat. Since he just beat Aya's Venonat, Ash is sure he will win. Koga warns him that his Venonat is very strong. To prove his point, Venonat then evolves into [[Venomoth]]. Koga tells Venomoth to use Stun Spore. As he did before, Ash uses Whirlwind. But Stun Spore succeds and Venomoth uses [[Sleep Powder]]. Ash recalls Pidgeotto and sends out [[Ash's Charmander|Charmander]]. Venomoth uses Stun Spore again, but Charmander blocks it with [[Flamethrower]].
 
   
 
Inside the Mansion, Ash accepts Koga's challenge and sends out [[Pidgeot (anime)|Pidgeotto]]. Koga sends out his own Venonat. Since he just beat Aya's Venonat, Ash is sure he will win. Koga warns him that his Venonat is more experienced than Aya's and in an instant, Venonat then evolves into [[Venomoth]]. Koga tells Venomoth to use Stun Spore. As he did before, Ash uses Whirlwind. But the Stun Spore gets through, paralyzing Pidgeotto, and Venomoth uses [[Sleep Powder]] putting Pidgeotto to sleep. Ash recalls Pidgeotto and sends out [[Ash's Charizard|Charmander]]. Venomoth uses Stun Spore again, but Charmander uses [[Flamethrower]] to burn the powder to nothing.
Team Rocket then breaks into the gym. Koga, Aya, and Ash use their Pokémon to attack Team Rocket, but [[James]] throws a sticky substance at them, sticking them to the floor. Pikachu steps up to fight, but [[Jessie]] throws the substance at Pikachu also, sticking him to the floor.
 
   
 
Team Rocket then breaks into the gym and do their motto wearing Kabuki attire, but are forced to take them off due to how heavy they are. They then call out their Pokémon to attack. Forced to stop their battle and join forces, Koga and Ash send Venomoth and Charmander to attack Team Rocket while Aya sends out her Venonat to help them. [[James]] throws a sticky substance at them, sticking them to the floor. Pikachu steps up to fight, but [[Jessie]] throws the substance at Pikachu also, sticking him to the floor.
Misty tries to send out [[Misty's Starmie|Starmie]], but Psyduck comes out instead. She tells Psyduck to use [[Tail Whip]], but it does nothing. Psyduck then uses [[Scratch]] on [[Jessie's Arbok|Arbok]]. This doesn't work and Arbok starts biting Psyduck's head, making its headache worse. Koga then uses some Voltorb as smoke cover for their escape. Ash and friends then notice something about the new room they're in: everything is slanted.
 
   
 
Misty tries to send out [[Misty's Starmie (anime)|Starmie]], but Psyduck comes out instead much to her annoyance. Ash informs Misty about Psyduck's abilities as told from his Pokédex and she tells Psyduck to use [[Tail Whip]], but it does nothing. Psyduck then uses [[Scratch]] on [[Jessie's Arbok|Arbok]]. This doesn't work and Arbok starts biting Psyduck's head, making its headache worse. Koga then uses some Voltorb to distract Team Rocket long enough. However, Jessie uses the webbing to capture the Voltorb. and just as Meowth was thinking of using them as practice for bowling. James who was cautious warns Meowth that He's holding a Voltorb, which self-destructs. Ash and friends then notice something about the new room they're in: everything is slanted.
They try to get the stuff off but it was no use. Team Rocket then appears and notice the room is slanted too. Psyduck then runs around like a maniac. Misty tries to recall it but misses every opportunity, annoying her. Meowth also becomes annoyed and kicks Psyduck out of the way. James tries to grab it but Meowth says they don't need it. Misty then felt sorry for it and comforted it. To the surprise of everyone, Psyduck starts using Psychic type moves on Team Rocket. The attacks, blast them off and remove the sticky substance from all the Pokémon. Koga and Aya offer to trade for Psyduck but Misty says she would't trade Psyduck for anything.
 
   
 
They try to get the webbing off but it was no use, not even Pikachu's electric attack would work. Team Rocket (with a bag full of Voltorb) then appears and notices the room is slanted too, so to their advantage, Meowth rolls a Voltorb at the heroes, which explodes before it could reach them. When the smoke clears, Psyduck then runs around like a maniac. Misty tries to recall it but misses every opportunity, annoying her. Meowth also becomes annoyed and kicks Psyduck out of the way. James tries to grab it but Meowth says they don't need it. Misty then felt sorry for it and comforts it. To the surprise of everyone, Psyduck starts using Psychic type moves on Team Rocket such as Disable and was blast them off with Psyduck's Confusion and remove the sticky substance from all the Pokémon. Koga and Aya offer to trade for Psyduck but Misty says she wouldn't trade Psyduck for anything.
Ash and Koga continue their battle outside. Ash choses Charmander and Koga choses [[Golbat]]. Charmander defeats Golbat by using [[Ember]] and [[Fire Spin]]. Koga gives Ash the [[Soul Badge]] and Ash and his friends head off for the next gym.
 
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Ash and Koga continue their battle outside. Ash chooses Charmander and Koga chooses [[Golbat]]. Charmander defeats Golbat by using [[Ember]] and [[Fire Spin]]. Koga gives Ash the [[Soul Badge]] and Ash and his friends head off for the next gym.
   
 
==Debuts==
 
==Debuts==
'''Human Characters'''
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===Characters===
*[[Koga]]
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*[[Koga (anime)|Koga]]
*[[Aya]]
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*[[Aya (Kanto)|Aya]]
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'''Pokémon Characters'''
 
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===Pokémon===
*[[Venomoth]]
 
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*[[Venomoth]] [[Koga's Venomoth|(Koga's)]]
*[[Golbat]]
 
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*[[Golbat]] [[Koga's Golbat (anime)|(Koga's)]]
*[[Voltorb]]
 
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*[[Voltorb]] [[Koga's Voltorb|(Koga's)]]
'''Items'''
 
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===Moves===
 
*[[Ember]]
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*[[Leech Seed]]
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*[[Tail Whip]]
 
*[[Disable]]
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*[[Self-Destruct]]
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*[[Screech]]
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===Item===
 
*[[Badge|Soul Badge]]
 
*[[Badge|Soul Badge]]
   
==Bloopers==
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==Quotes==
 
:''"That thing."'' - Ash
*Ash tells Bulbasaur to use [[Whirlwind]], though a Bulbasaur can't learn it in the games.
 
 
:''"This Venonat told me that three stupid looking people entered the building."'' - Aya
*Koga has Venomoth attack Pidgeotto by using Stun Spore and Sleep Powder but in the games, a Pokémon can't be affected by more than one status ailment at a time.
 
 
:''"Venonat. Veno."'' - Venonat
 
:''"For your information, we're not the stupid ones! I accept your challenge! Hm. But first, could you let me down from here?"'' - Ash
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*This is the first of many episodes where Maddie Blaustein was the voice of Meowth until season 9 when she passed it on to Jimmy Zoppi.
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*This is the first episode to feature [[Maddie Blaustein]] as the voice of Meowth. She kept the role until season 9 when she passed it on to [[Jimmy Zoppi]].
 
*Brock's eyes are open after he is hit by Charmander's [[Flamethrower]].
 
*Brock's eyes are open after he is hit by Charmander's [[Flamethrower]].
*This episode has the first time Psyduck comes out of its Poké Ball when Misty is calling out a different Pokémon.
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*This episode marks the first time Psyduck comes out of its Poké Ball when Misty is calling out a different Pokémon.
*This episode was banned in South Korea.
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*This episode was banned in South Korea, likely due to its overt focus on Japanese culture.
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*The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Venonat.
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*Koga's hair in the original series is black but in the Best Wishes series during ''The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion'', his hair is blue-green which is from his game counterpart.
   
==Quotes==
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===Mistakes===
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*When Ash withdraws Pidgeotto from the battle, the pockets on his jacket are blue instead of yellow.
*Ash sees Venonat.<br />
 
 
*Koga has Venomoth attack Pidgeotto by using Stun Spore and Sleep Powder but in the games, a Pokémon can't be affected by more than one status ailment at a time.
Ash: "That thing."<br />
 
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Aya: "This Venonat told me that three stupid looking people entered the building."<br />
 
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===Dub differences===
Venonat: "Venonat. Veno."<br />
 
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*English - In the Japanese version, Ash tells [[Ash's Bulbasaur|Bulbasaur]] to blow away the spores. In the English dub, Ash tells Bulbasaur to use [[Whirlwind]], a move it can't learn. This may have been a dubbing error due to Whirlwinds Japanese name being "Blow Away".
Ash: "For your information, we're not the stupid ones! I accept your challenge! Hm. But first, could you let me down?"<br />
 
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*French - In the first part of Team Rocket’s motto, when James starts, He coughs a little bit.
Everyone falls over.
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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{{Gallery Box|
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TB032 1.jpg {{!}} Brock is offered to trade Vulpix for Psyduck
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TB032 2.jpg {{!}} Ash crosses a bridge... tightly
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TB032 3.jpg {{!}} A Venonat appears
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TB032 4.jpg {{!}} The glass barrier
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TB032 5.jpg {{!}} Brock does not like the idea of his Vulpix getting stolen
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TB032 6.jpg {{!}} Ash got attacked
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TB032 7.jpg {{!}} Brock flirts with Aya
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TB032 9.jpg {{!}} Venonat gets affected by Leech Seed
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TB032 10.jpg {{!}} Misty pounds Brock
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TB032 12.jpg {{!}} Ash calls Pidgeotto back
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TB032 13.jpg {{!}} Venonat uses Stun Spore
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TB032 14.jpg {{!}} James and Jessie, as ninjas
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TB032 15.jpg {{!}} Venonat and Charmander get hit by a sticky substance
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TB032 16.jpg {{!}} Psyduck got out of its Ball
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TB032 17.jpg {{!}} The Voltorb is about to explode
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TB032 18.jpg {{!}} James thinks they should take Psyduck as well
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TB032 11.jpg {{!}} Psyduck's Disable attack
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TB032 19.jpg {{!}} Golbat gets hit by Fire Spin
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TB032 20.jpg {{!}} Ash wins the Soul Badge
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
   
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{{Pocket Monsters (season) episodes}}
==Links==
 
 
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Watch this and other episodes: [http://www.pokemon-download.net/pocket-monsters/indigo-league/pokemon-episode-32-the-ninja-poke-showdown/ Pokémon Episode 32: The Ninja Poké-Showdown]
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 18 February 2024

The Ninja Poké-Showdown (Japanese: セキチクにんじゃたいけつ!, HepburnFuchsia Ninja Showdown!) is the 32nd 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

Fuchsia Gym, the authorized gym where Ash seeks his next badge, turns out to be a hidden ninja's lair. After finally discovering and entering the gym, he is held up by a complex system of traps. At last, the gym's eccentric trainer challenges Ash to a match. Just as he defeats the trainer, the official battle with the Master begins. The battle goes out of control as Team Rocket also enters the gym and its vast array of traps. Can Ash actually earn the gym badge?[1]

Episode plot

Ash, Misty, and Brock are sitting by a lake with Pikachu, Psyduck, and Vulpix. Psyduck starts drinking the lake water and Misty tells it that the cold water will only make its headache worse. Brock says Vulpix's fur is beautiful thanks to Suzy. This annoys Misty and she asks Brock if he would like to trade Psyduck for Vulpix, but he refuses. They all head to the gym and a Venonat watches them from the nearby trees.

Ash and his friends continue walking and they come across an odd looking mansion where they ask for directions to the gym. They are directed to an old house. They open the front door and they enter and empty hallway. Misty leans up against a wall and she falls through it. Ash and Brock search along the wall and they open up the wall and they find Misty. They also find the same Venonat that was spying on them before. It runs away and Ash and his friends decide to follow it.

The Venonat runs around a corner and when they run after it, Ash hits his head on an invisible wall. They turn around and decide to leave, when they walk into another wall. Ash falls through the side of the house and he hangs onto the side of it. Misty and Brock manage to pull him up. Ash goes through a door and yells for Misty and Brock to help him. They run through the door and they find themselves in an empty room.

They start calling out for Ash and the door closes behind them and it reveals Ash, stuck to the wall. A girl drops down through the ceiling and says her name is Aya. Aya says they can't leave until she and Ash have a battle. Ash agrees and after she helps Ash get down from the wall, Aya sends out Venonat as Ash sends out Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur uses Tackle but Venonat avoids it. Venonat uses Stun Spore but Bulbasaur deflects it by using Whirlwind and then uses Vine Whip. Venonat manoeuvers through and uses Psybeam, which hit Bulbasaur confusing it for a few seconds. Venonat uses Psybeam again, but Bulbasaur evades and uses Leech Seed. Aya recalls Venonat. Ash is happy until a Voltorb appears and self-destructs. Koga appears as he advises his sister Aya that she needs a lot to learn and also explains that they are at the Fuchsia City Gym and that he is the gym leader. He also says that Aya is his sister, that he will battle Ash, and that they can't leave until he and Ash have a battle. Outside the Mansion, Team Rocket is seen and are now formulating a plan to infiltrate the Mansion and steal as many Poison Pokémon as possible.

Inside the Mansion, Ash accepts Koga's challenge and sends out Pidgeotto. Koga sends out his own Venonat. Since he just beat Aya's Venonat, Ash is sure he will win. Koga warns him that his Venonat is more experienced than Aya's and in an instant, Venonat then evolves into Venomoth. Koga tells Venomoth to use Stun Spore. As he did before, Ash uses Whirlwind. But the Stun Spore gets through, paralyzing Pidgeotto, and Venomoth uses Sleep Powder putting Pidgeotto to sleep. Ash recalls Pidgeotto and sends out Charmander. Venomoth uses Stun Spore again, but Charmander uses Flamethrower to burn the powder to nothing.

Team Rocket then breaks into the gym and do their motto wearing Kabuki attire, but are forced to take them off due to how heavy they are. They then call out their Pokémon to attack. Forced to stop their battle and join forces, Koga and Ash send Venomoth and Charmander to attack Team Rocket while Aya sends out her Venonat to help them. James throws a sticky substance at them, sticking them to the floor. Pikachu steps up to fight, but Jessie throws the substance at Pikachu also, sticking him to the floor.

Misty tries to send out Starmie, but Psyduck comes out instead much to her annoyance. Ash informs Misty about Psyduck's abilities as told from his Pokédex and she tells Psyduck to use Tail Whip, but it does nothing. Psyduck then uses Scratch on Arbok. This doesn't work and Arbok starts biting Psyduck's head, making its headache worse. Koga then uses some Voltorb to distract Team Rocket long enough. However, Jessie uses the webbing to capture the Voltorb. and just as Meowth was thinking of using them as practice for bowling. James who was cautious warns Meowth that He's holding a Voltorb, which self-destructs. Ash and friends then notice something about the new room they're in: everything is slanted.

They try to get the webbing off but it was no use, not even Pikachu's electric attack would work. Team Rocket (with a bag full of Voltorb) then appears and notices the room is slanted too, so to their advantage, Meowth rolls a Voltorb at the heroes, which explodes before it could reach them. When the smoke clears, Psyduck then runs around like a maniac. Misty tries to recall it but misses every opportunity, annoying her. Meowth also becomes annoyed and kicks Psyduck out of the way. James tries to grab it but Meowth says they don't need it. Misty then felt sorry for it and comforts it. To the surprise of everyone, Psyduck starts using Psychic type moves on Team Rocket such as Disable and was blast them off with Psyduck's Confusion and remove the sticky substance from all the Pokémon. Koga and Aya offer to trade for Psyduck but Misty says she wouldn't trade Psyduck for anything.

Ash and Koga continue their battle outside. Ash chooses Charmander and Koga chooses Golbat. Charmander defeats Golbat by using Ember and Fire Spin. Koga gives Ash the Soul Badge and Ash and his friends head off for the next gym.

Debuts

Characters

Pokémon

Moves

Item

Quotes

"That thing." - Ash
"This Venonat told me that three stupid looking people entered the building." - Aya
"Venonat. Veno." - Venonat
"For your information, we're not the stupid ones! I accept your challenge! Hm. But first, could you let me down from here?" - Ash

Trivia

  • This is the first episode to feature Maddie Blaustein as the voice of Meowth. She kept the role until season 9 when she passed it on to Jimmy Zoppi.
  • Brock's eyes are open after he is hit by Charmander's Flamethrower.
  • This episode marks the first time Psyduck comes out of its Poké Ball when Misty is calling out a different Pokémon.
  • This episode was banned in South Korea, likely due to its overt focus on Japanese culture.
  • The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Venonat.
  • Koga's hair in the original series is black but in the Best Wishes series during The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion, his hair is blue-green which is from his game counterpart.

Mistakes

  • When Ash withdraws Pidgeotto from the battle, the pockets on his jacket are blue instead of yellow.
  • Koga has Venomoth attack Pidgeotto by using Stun Spore and Sleep Powder but in the games, a Pokémon can't be affected by more than one status ailment at a time.

Dub differences

  • English - In the Japanese version, Ash tells Bulbasaur to blow away the spores. In the English dub, Ash tells Bulbasaur to use Whirlwind, a move it can't learn. This may have been a dubbing error due to Whirlwinds Japanese name being "Blow Away".
  • French - In the first part of Team Rocket’s motto, when James starts, He coughs a little bit.

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References

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