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'''Steamboat Willies!''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウのおるすばん！''' ''Pikachu's Caretaking!'') is the 39th episode of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, and the 505th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on July 5, 2007 and in the United States on December 1, 2007.
'''Steamboat Willies!''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウのおるすばん！''' ''Pikachu's Caretaking!'') is the 39th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', and the 505th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on July 5, 2007 and in the United States on December 1, 2007.


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==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Brock}} stand on a cliff overlooking a large river. They spot a large {{p|Wailord}}-shaped [[Transportation in the Pokémon world|boat]] docked in a harbor below. They decide to take the ship to [[Hearthome City]], their next destination. An old man, supposed to be watching the ship, naps in a chair on the shore while Ash's group boards the ship. They marvel at a large dining room complete with a bandstand and instruments. {{AP|Pikachu}} runs over and plucks a string on a standup bass, making his body vibrate. He runs upstairs to look out over the river. Ash and friends follow and release their Pokémon to enjoy the view.
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} stand on a cliff overlooking a large river. After spotting a large {{p|Wailord}}-shaped [[Transportation in the Pokémon world|boat]] docked in a harbor below, {{an|Brock}} reads from his guidebook that it will get them to [[Hearthome City]], their next destination. While an {{OBP|old man|DP039}}, supposed to be watching the ship, naps in a chair on the shore, Ash's group boards the ship. They marvel at a large dining room complete with a bandstand and instruments. {{AP|Pikachu}} leads everyone up to the sun deck, where they admire the magnificent view. Ash and friends follow and release their Pokémon to join them. The Pokémon take to a game of ring toss while others decide to relax.  


{{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}} and {{TP|Brock|Happiny}} pick up some rings and get stuck inside them, making them fall over. {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} runs over and points out the rings are used for ring toss, so he throws a ring, which misses; however, Pikachu jumps up and catches the ring, then throws it onto the 100 point pole. {{TP|Ash|Aipom}} applauds and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} fawns over Pikachu.
{{an|Dawn}} spots the old man napping, and she calls out to him, which wakes him up. The old man informs Dawn and her friends that the steamboat leaves port at noon. With plenty of time to spare, Brock decides to stock on supplies. The old man points the group to a [[Poké Mart]] nearby. Ash and Dawn also want to do some shopping, though Brock reminds them that someone needs to look after the Pokémon. With the old man’s assurances, Ash and Dawn put Pikachu and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} in charge of the other Pokémon while they leave to do shopping. Flying overhead in their balloon, {{TRT}} spots the group’s abandoned Pokémon and decide to nab them all for {{an|Giovanni}}.


Meanwhile, Ash and friends yell down to the old man about the ship. He tells them it won't be leaving until noon, so they decide to go to a nearby town to get [[Pokémon food]]. They notice that their Pokémon are enjoying their free time aboard the ship: Pikachu and Happiny hand out rings to Buneary, Aipom, and {{AP|Turtwig}}; Pachirisu watches {{AP|Staravia}} fly overhead; {{TP|Dawn|Buizel}} and {{TP|Brock|Sudowoodo}} lean against a pole, Sudowoodo covertly eyeing Buizel; and {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} sits inside a life ring. The group is reluctant to leave, but the old man tells them he will watch over the Pokémon on the ship.
Aboard the steamboat, the Pokémon have migrated to the dining room. {{TP|Brock|Croagunk}} settles himself in front of a mirror, staring at his own reflection. {{TP|Brock|Sudowoodo}} bangs on the piano, Pikachu plucks the bass, {{AP|Buizel}} plays the saxophone, and {{AP|Turtwig}} plays the drums. Piplup, {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}, {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}, {{AP|Aipom}}, and {{TP|Brock|Happiny}} enter a dressing room filled with costumes, and the latter three dive into a rack of dresses. Pachirisu looks up on a shelf and sees some balloons, and it imagines itself floating along with {{AP|Staravia}}. It rushes up a ladder, ties the balloons around its waist and begins to drift out of the room and into the kitchen. The sounds of crashing pots and pans alerts Pikachu, who narrowly spots Pachirisu floating through. Pachirisu continues onto the {{wp|Bridge (nautical)|bridge}}, and its balloon pop as it hits the windscreen. Pachirisu is startled by the popping that it lets out an electric shock before fainting unconscious. The jolt starts the ship’s engine, and it leaves the harbor, while the old man is still asleep on shore and completely unaware of the situation.


Ash and Dawn tell Pikachu and Piplup they are in charge. At the old man's acknowledgment of the two as leaders, Pikachu becomes embarrassed, and Piplup is his usual boastful self. The group then leaves, and Pikachu and Piplup run off to play. However, they notice that Pachirisu and Happiny are standing on the edge of the ship, reaching out to the sky to Staravia, longing to fly with it. Just as they jump overboard, Piplup grabs Happiny and Pikachu grabs Pachirisu, but Pachirisu falls too far over the edge, so Piplup grabs onto Pikachu to hold on. Meanwhile, Aipom, Buneary, and Turtwig play ring toss, Buizel and Sudowoodo sit in back-to-back chairs (Sudowoodo still eying Buizel), and Croagunk stays in his life ring. Happiny grabs Piplup, who is about to fall overboard, and pulls the three Pokémon back with her extraordinary strength.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket take to the stage, with [[Jessie]] [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguised as the lead]] while [[James]] is dressed as a {{p|Plusle}}, and {{MTR}} is dressed as a {{p|Minun}}. The three sing a variation of their {{motto}}, and the Pokémon dance along with them after being invited to do so. James leads the Pokémon into a small doorway that reads "Welcome," and a door shuts behind them. James waves the key and Jessie and Meowth comment, not noticing Croagunk still at the mirror. Pachirisu, still in the control room, wakes up and falls on the steering wheel, making it turn several rotations. The ship makes a hard turn, and the key falls out of James's hands and bounces across the floor. Team Rocket chases after it, and Meowth picks it up, but they turn around to see the Pokémon have escaped from behind the door and are angry. Aipom uses {{m|Swift}}, Buizel launches a {{m|SonicBoom}}, Piplup uses {{m|Bubble Beam}}, and Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} to send Team Rocket flying off the ship.


{{TRT}} hovers overhead in their balloon and notices that the Pokémon have been left unattended. {{MTR}} imagines if they captured the Pokémon for {{an|Giovanni}}, and a several fantasies are spawned: the Pokémon dance around Giovanni, they eat at a long table with him, they ride a slide with him, and they sleep with him in his bed. Fantasy Giovanni praises Meowth by pointing and saying, "Meowth, what a guy!" Team Rocket does their usual cheer, and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} and {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} join them.
The Pokémon on the ship look up through the hole created by Team Rocket and see the ship is moving quickly, so they run on deck. Back on land, the old man wakes up and sees the ship chugging away. Ash and friends return and immediately notice the situation, and they ask if they can use one of the other boats to chase after the ship. The man says they aren't fast enough, so he sends out his {{p|Mantine}}, and Ash and Dawn jump on its back and rush after the ship, which is approaching a massive waterfall. The Pokémon on deck are frightened and appear helpless. Pikachu and Piplup nod at each other and attempt to organize the Pokémon. Pachirisu and Happiny get on Staravia's back, while Buneary, Piplup, Aipom, Turtwig, Buizel, and Sudowoodo jump up on the ship's ledge to attempt to stop the impact with attacks. Croagunk is still in front of the mirror, so Pikachu drags him away to help. Ash and Dawn appear alongside the ship, and the Pokémon rush over to meet them.


On the ship, the Pokémon have migrated to the dining room. Croagunk settles himself in front of a mirror, staring at his own reflection. Sudowoodo bangs on the piano, Pikachu plucks the bass, Buizel plays the saxophone, and Turtwig plays the drums. Piplup, Pachirisu, Buneary, Aipom, and Happiny enter a dressing room filled with costumes, and the latter three, being female, dive into a rack of dresses. Pachirisu looks up on a shelf and sees some balloons, and it imagines itself floating along with Staravia. It rushes up a ladder while Piplup sees a magic set and top hat. Pachirisu ties the balloons around its waist and flies off, but the balloons can't totally support its weight and it floats just inches above the floor past Piplup, who is wearing the top hat and is playing with the magic kit. Pachirisu floats out of the room. Croagunk is still in front of the mirror.
Ash tells Mantine to jump over the ship, and he and Dawn jump on deck as it does. Dawn admires Aipom and Buneary's dresses, and Ash runs to grab the steering wheel. Dawn tells Piplup to use {{m|Whirlpool}}, which, in conjunction with Ash's turning, causes the ship to turn around. The whirlpool, however, begins to drag the ship back, so Buneary uses {{m|Ice Beam}} to seal it. Ahead is a rock pillar, so Pikachu, Turtwig, and Buizel aim their attacks to break it up. A chunk of rock flies toward the ship, but Mantine crashes through it at the last second, breaking it into pieces that fall into the water. Ash collapses on the wheel in relief as the Pokémon cheer.


Meanwhile, Ash and friends peruse the aisles of the store. Ash turns around to talk to Dawn, but she surprises him by holding a Piplup mask in front of her face. She sees some [[seal]]s and admires them before running off to get some shampoo. She imagines Piplup rinsing her hair with {{m|BubbleBeam}}, making Ash sigh. Brock notices several young women in the store and dashes over to them. He starts to hesitate, then remembers that Croagunk, his usual foil, is not there, so he continues to openly admire them.
Back at the harbor, the old man apologizes, but the group doesn't make a big deal over it because everything turned out okay. In turn, they thank him for the use of his Mantine. The man praises Pikachu and Piplup's quick thinking. As the ship is about to set off, the man wishes the group all the best with their ventures, and he waves as they sail towards Hearthome.
 
Back on the ship, Pikachu, Buizel, Sudowoodo, and Turtwig play in unison, but the music is not very melodic and causes Staravia to cover his ears in agony. In the dressing room, Buneary, Aipom, and Happiny have put on dresses. Buneary and Aipom twirl and bow and curtsy, and Happiny has her dress on wrong, so Buneary and Aipom fix it for her. Piplup continues playing with the magic kit, and Pachirisu floats into the kitchen, knocking down pots and pans. Pikachu hears this noise, and he runs into the kitchen just in time to see Pachirisu knock over a set of dishes. Pikachu dashes and catches the dishes before they hit the floor. Croagunk is still in front of the mirror, and Pachirisu leaves the kitchen for the control room. The balloons pop when they hit the windshield, and Pachirisu, surprised, lets out an electric shock. The jolt starts the ship, and Pachirisu is too exhausted to notice. The rumble of the ship starting up causes dishes to crash on top of Pikachu, breaking on the floor and burying him. The ship leaves the harbor, and the old man is still asleep on shore, not noticing what is happening.
 
Pikachu emerges from the dishes only to hear voices chanting in the dining room. The Pokémon, sans Croagunk and Pachirisu, are gathered around Team Rocket. [[Jessie]] is wearing a disguise, [[James]] is dressed as {{p|Plusle}}, and Meowth is dressed as {{p|Minun}}. The three chant a variation of their motto, and the Pokémon dance along with them after being invited to do so. James leads the Pokémon into a small doorway that reads "Welcome," and a door shuts behind them. James waves the key and Jessie and Meowth comment, not noticing Croagunk still at the mirror.
 
Pachirisu, still in the control room, wakes up and falls on the steering wheel, making it turn several rotations. The ship makes a hard turn, and the key falls out of James's hands and bounces across the floor. Team Rocket chases after it, and Meowth picks it up, but they turn around to see the Pokémon have escaped from behind the door and are angry. Aipom uses {{m|Swift}}, Buizel uses {{m|SonicBoom}}, Piplup uses {{m|BubbleBeam}}, and Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} to send Team Rocket flying off the ship. As they blast off, Wobbuffet appears again, and Mime Jr. imitates the chant from earlier.
 
The Pokémon on the ship look up through the hole created by Team Rocket and see the ship is moving quickly, so they run on deck. Back on land, the old man wakes up and sees the ship chugging away. Ash and friends return, and they ask if they can use one of the other boats nearby to chase the ship. The man says they aren't fast enough, so he sends out his {{p|Mantine}}, and Ash and Dawn jump on its back and rush after the ship, which is approaching a massive waterfall. The Pokémon on deck are frightened and appear helpless. Pikachu and Piplup nod at each other and attempt to organize the Pokémon. Pachirisu and Happiny get on Staravia's back, and Buneary, Piplup, Aipom, Turtwig, Buizel, and Sudowoodo jump up on the ship's ledge to attempt to stop the impact with attacks. Croagunk is still in front of the mirror, so Pikachu drags him away to help. Ash and Dawn appear alongside the ship, and the Pokémon rush over to meet them.
 
Ash tells Mantine to jump over the ship, and he and Dawn jump on deck as it does. Dawn admires Aipom and Buneary's dresses, and Ash runs to grab the steering wheel. Dawn tells Piplup to use {{m|Whirlpool}}, which, in conjunction with Ash's turning, causes the ship to turn around. The whirlpool, however, begins to drag the ship back, so Buneary uses {{m|Ice Beam}} to seal it. Ahead is a rock pillar, and Pikachu, Turtwig, and Buizel attack it to break it up. A chunk of rock flies toward the ship, but Mantine crashes through it at the last second, breaking it into pieces that fall into the water. Ash collapses on the wheel in relief as the Pokémon cheer.
 
Back at the harbor, the old man apologizes, but the group doesn't make a big deal over it because everything turned out okay. In turn, they thank him for the use of his Mantine. The man praises Pikachu and Piplup and wishes them luck. He tells the group the ship is about to set sail for Hearthome, so they board and he waves as they sail away.


==Major events==
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
==Characters==
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* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])
* {{si|Old man}}  
* {{OBP|Old man|DP039}}
* Women in store
* Women in store


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* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Brock|Croagunk}})
* {{p|Happiny}} ({{OP|Brock|Happiny}})
* {{p|Happiny}} ({{OP|Brock|Happiny}})
* {{p|Mantine}} ({{si|Old man}}'s)
* {{p|Mantine}} ({{OBP|Old man|DP039}}'s)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The [[title card]] is read by {{Ash}} and {{an|Dawn}} in the English [[dub]].
* [[Brock's Happiny]] is added to the opening and ending animations.
* [[Brock's Happiny]] is added to the opening and ending animations.
* ''[[Summer Vacation Fan Club]]'' and music from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' were played as background music.
* [[Summer Vacation Fan Club]] and music from ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' were used as background music.
* The dub confirms [[Ash's Aipom]] and [[Dawn's Buneary]] as female. [[Brock's Happiny]], which also wears a dress in this episode, can only be female due to its species.
* The dub confirms [[Ash's Aipom]] and [[Dawn's Buneary]] as female. [[Brock's Happiny]], which also wears a dress in this episode, can only be female due to her species.
* No [[Professor Oak's lecture]] or next episode preview was aired. Instead, a preview for the July 12, 2007 showing of ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy]]'' and ''[[M10|Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai]]'' feature was aired.  
* No [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] or preview for [[DP040|the next episode]] was aired. Instead, a preview for the July 12, 2007 showing of [[M09|the ninth]] and [[M10|tenth movies]] was aired.
** On a similar note, this was the last episode to air before the debut of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' in Japanese theaters.
** On a similar note, this was the last episode to air before M10 debuted in Japanese theaters.
* The dub title of this episode is a play on the first widely-shown {{wp|Mickey Mouse}} cartoon, ''{{wp|Steamboat Willie}}''.<!--Plane Crazy was the first-->
* The dub title of this episode is a play on the first widely-shown {{wp|Mickey Mouse}} cartoon ''{{wp|Steamboat Willie}}''.<!--Plane Crazy was the first-->
* In this episode Team Rocket sings a song containing some of the words of their {{motto}}.
* In this episode, {{TRT}} sings a song containing some of the words of their {{motto}}.
* [[Dawn's Pachirisu]] flying around the ship using balloons may be a reference to [[Red's Pikachu]] from {{game|Yellow}} and/or [[Chuchu]] from the [[Pokémon Adventures]] {{pkmn|manga}}, who were able to use the move {{m|Fly}} (despite being {{p|Pikachu}} and normally unable to learn the move) through the aid of balloons.
* [[Dawn's Pachirisu]] flying around the ship using balloons may be a reference to [[flying Pikachu]].
* When {{an|Dawn}} jumps on {{p|Mantine}}, in one frame, her skirt flies up and a black coloring is visible underneath. If this is her underwear, it is one of the few times a character's underwear can be seen, and the first time a female character's underwear can be seen. The other times a character's underwear had been seen prior to this were in ''[[EP022|Abra and the Psychic Showdown]]'', ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]'', ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', ''[[AG023|Gone Corphishin']]'', and ''[[AG135|Numero Uno Articuno]]''. Alternatively, the black coloring may be a censor.
* [[James]] and {{MTR}} [[Breaking the fourth wall|break the fourth wall]] during their blastoff. [[Jessie]] says, "I don't care what those Pokémon party poopers thought, I liked our song." James refers to the viewers when he replies, "Bet the kids did." Meowth then shook his hand and said, "Fat chance."
* James and Meowth break the fourth wall during their blast off. Jessie says "I don't care what those Pokémon party poopers thought, I liked our song." James referred to the viewers when he responded "Bet the kids did." Meowth then shook his hand and stated "Fat chance."


===Errors===
===Errors===
* During Meowth's Boss fantasy; when Giovanni is sliding with Ash, Dawn and Brock's Pokémon, Buneary's feet are brown.
* During Meowth's [[boss fantasy]], when {{an|Giovanni}} is sliding with Ash, Dawn, and {{an|Brock}}'s Pokémon, Buneary's feet are brown, when they should be cream colored.
 
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=== Dub edits ===
===Dub edits===
* In the English dub, the old man tells Ash and his friends that there is a [[Poké Mart]] past the woods, where they can get supplies. In the original Japanese version, he just says there is a small town where they can get supplies.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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Steamboat Willies!
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DP039   EP505
ピカチュウのおるすばん！
Pikachu's Caretaking!
First broadcast
Japan July 5, 2007
United States December 1, 2007
English themes
Opening Diamond and Pearl
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening Together
Ending 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 (PopUp.Version)
Credits
Animation Team Iguchi
Screenplay 松井亜弥 Aya Matsui
Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Animation directors 玉川明洋 Akihiro Tamagawa
岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane
Additional credits

Steamboat Willies! (Japanese: ピカチュウのおるすばん！ Pikachu's Caretaking!) is the 39th episode of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, and the 505th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on July 5, 2007 and in the United States on December 1, 2007.

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Blurb

On the way to Hearthome City, Ash and his friends spot a sightseeing steamboat and decide to take a ride. But the old man in charge of the boat informs them that it doesn't depart until noon, which leaves our three Trainers with plenty of time to go shop at a nearby Poké Mart. All their Pokémon stay on the boat to have some fun in the meantime, since there are no other passengers yet. The fun starts to get a little messy, however, and on top of that, Pachirisu's clowning around accidentally sets the ship in motion!

Team Rocket is already onboard and in disguise, planning to carry out their latest criminal scheme. Using the power of song and dance, they lure Pikachu and the Pokémon into a trap—except all the Pokémon escape when the ship suddenly changes course! Pachirisu is still up in the boat's cockpit, and it accidentally turned the steering wheel. Pikachu and friends have no problem blasting Team Rocket off and overboard, but now the boat's new course is taking it right toward a giant waterfall!

Ash, Dawn, and Brock return to the boat dock and discover that their Pokémon are in danger. With the help of the old man's Mantine, Ash and Dawn catch up to the runaway boat and jump onboard. Then, with Ash at the wheel and some Pokémon teamwork, the ship is steered away from the waterfall and back to safety. Our heroes apologize to the old man for all the trouble, but he's proud of what they accomplished and wishes them good luck on their adventures.

Plot

Ash and his friends stand on a cliff overlooking a large river. After spotting a large Wailord-shaped boat docked in a harbor below, Brock reads from his guidebook that it will get them to Hearthome City, their next destination. While an old man, supposed to be watching the ship, naps in a chair on the shore, Ash's group boards the ship. They marvel at a large dining room complete with a bandstand and instruments. Pikachu leads everyone up to the sun deck, where they admire the magnificent view. Ash and friends follow and release their Pokémon to join them. The Pokémon take to a game of ring toss while others decide to relax.

Dawn spots the old man napping, and she calls out to him, which wakes him up. The old man informs Dawn and her friends that the steamboat leaves port at noon. With plenty of time to spare, Brock decides to stock on supplies. The old man points the group to a Poké Mart nearby. Ash and Dawn also want to do some shopping, though Brock reminds them that someone needs to look after the Pokémon. With the old man’s assurances, Ash and Dawn put Pikachu and Piplup in charge of the other Pokémon while they leave to do shopping. Flying overhead in their balloon, Team Rocket spots the group’s abandoned Pokémon and decide to nab them all for Giovanni.

Aboard the steamboat, the Pokémon have migrated to the dining room. Croagunk settles himself in front of a mirror, staring at his own reflection. Sudowoodo bangs on the piano, Pikachu plucks the bass, Buizel plays the saxophone, and Turtwig plays the drums. Piplup, Pachirisu, Buneary, Aipom, and Happiny enter a dressing room filled with costumes, and the latter three dive into a rack of dresses. Pachirisu looks up on a shelf and sees some balloons, and it imagines itself floating along with Staravia. It rushes up a ladder, ties the balloons around its waist and begins to drift out of the room and into the kitchen. The sounds of crashing pots and pans alerts Pikachu, who narrowly spots Pachirisu floating through. Pachirisu continues onto the bridge, and its balloon pop as it hits the windscreen. Pachirisu is startled by the popping that it lets out an electric shock before fainting unconscious. The jolt starts the ship’s engine, and it leaves the harbor, while the old man is still asleep on shore and completely unaware of the situation.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket take to the stage, with Jessie disguised as the lead while James is dressed as a Plusle, and Meowth is dressed as a Minun. The three sing a variation of their motto, and the Pokémon dance along with them after being invited to do so. James leads the Pokémon into a small doorway that reads "Welcome," and a door shuts behind them. James waves the key and Jessie and Meowth comment, not noticing Croagunk still at the mirror. Pachirisu, still in the control room, wakes up and falls on the steering wheel, making it turn several rotations. The ship makes a hard turn, and the key falls out of James's hands and bounces across the floor. Team Rocket chases after it, and Meowth picks it up, but they turn around to see the Pokémon have escaped from behind the door and are angry. Aipom uses Swift, Buizel launches a SonicBoom, Piplup uses Bubble Beam, and Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to send Team Rocket flying off the ship.

The Pokémon on the ship look up through the hole created by Team Rocket and see the ship is moving quickly, so they run on deck. Back on land, the old man wakes up and sees the ship chugging away. Ash and friends return and immediately notice the situation, and they ask if they can use one of the other boats to chase after the ship. The man says they aren't fast enough, so he sends out his Mantine, and Ash and Dawn jump on its back and rush after the ship, which is approaching a massive waterfall. The Pokémon on deck are frightened and appear helpless. Pikachu and Piplup nod at each other and attempt to organize the Pokémon. Pachirisu and Happiny get on Staravia's back, while Buneary, Piplup, Aipom, Turtwig, Buizel, and Sudowoodo jump up on the ship's ledge to attempt to stop the impact with attacks. Croagunk is still in front of the mirror, so Pikachu drags him away to help. Ash and Dawn appear alongside the ship, and the Pokémon rush over to meet them.

Ash tells Mantine to jump over the ship, and he and Dawn jump on deck as it does. Dawn admires Aipom and Buneary's dresses, and Ash runs to grab the steering wheel. Dawn tells Piplup to use Whirlpool, which, in conjunction with Ash's turning, causes the ship to turn around. The whirlpool, however, begins to drag the ship back, so Buneary uses Ice Beam to seal it. Ahead is a rock pillar, so Pikachu, Turtwig, and Buizel aim their attacks to break it up. A chunk of rock flies toward the ship, but Mantine crashes through it at the last second, breaking it into pieces that fall into the water. Ash collapses on the wheel in relief as the Pokémon cheer.

Back at the harbor, the old man apologizes, but the group doesn't make a big deal over it because everything turned out okay. In turn, they thank him for the use of his Mantine. The man praises Pikachu and Piplup's quick thinking. As the ship is about to set off, the man wishes the group all the best with their ventures, and he waves as they sail towards Hearthome.

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Errors

  • During Meowth's boss fantasy, when Giovanni is sliding with Ash, Dawn, and Brock's Pokémon, Buneary's feet are brown, when they should be cream colored.
  • Buneary's miscolored feet.

    Buneary's miscolored feet.

Dub edits

  • In the English dub, the old man tells Ash and his friends that there is a Poké Mart past the woods, where they can get supplies. In the original Japanese version, he just says there is a small town where they can get supplies.

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