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'''Pokémon Scent-sation!''' (Japanese: '''エリカとクサイハナ''' ''Erika and {{tt|Kusaihana|Gloom}}'') is episode 26 of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 23, 1997 and in the United States on October 12, 1998.  
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'''Pokémon Scent-sation!''' (Japanese: '''エリカとクサイハナ''' ''Erika and {{tt|Kusaihana|Gloom}}'') is the 26th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 23, 1997, and in the United States on October 12, 1998.
 
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== Synopsis ==
{{Ash}}, [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] have finally made it to [[Celadon City]]. Immediately, the scent of perfume fills the air. It leads them to a perfume shop, where Misty and {{AP|Pikachu}} smell their products and Brock falls for the women inside. Ash, eager to earn his next badge, complains that the perfume smells terrible and that it's very expensive. Immediately he is kicked out of the store, and heads to the [[Celadon Gym|Gym]]. However, when he gets there, he learns that the same people who work at the perfume shop also work at the gym, and it is also where the perfume is manufactured. As a result, he is not even allowed entry into the gym.


Meanwhile, [[Team Rocket]] attempts to break into the gym and steal their [[Pokémon]]. Unfortunately for them, their plans fall through when they encounter a {{TP|Erika|Gloom}}. All pass out because of the [[Pokémon]]'s terrible scent, and when the gym employees find them, they hang them up on trees outside the gym. Ash stumbles across them, and agrees to a plan they come up with so he can get into the gym. With the help of Team Rocket, Ash becomes [[Ashley]] after a makeover. Using a rouse of Ashley enrolling in a program at the gym, the young {{pkmn|trainer}} is allowed access, while Team Rocket follows through on their plan to steal the perfume without anyone realizing it.
==Blurb==
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<i>The party arrives in Celadon City, a perfectly pleasant town full of large department stores, condominiums, and fancy arcades. Brock and Misty are mesmerized, listening to a pretty young girl in a miniskirt, selling perfume. Appalled by the price of the perfume, Ash is kicked out of the department store, and heads for the Pokémon gym alone, but he is denied entrance to the Celadon Gym. The perfume that Ash criticized in the department store is produced in this gym. Brock and Misty enter the gym and befriend those who inhabit it, but Ash must go to some outrageous lengths in order to even set foot in the gym let alone prove himself worthy of battle against its Master.</i>
 
==Plot==
As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Celadon City]], everyone but Ash notices a wonderful smell in the air, and {{an|Brock}} runs off. Ash finds him with his face against a store window, noticing several girls inside. Ash thinks Brock is wasting time and proceeds to leave, but {{an|Misty}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} are revealed to be inside the perfume store, admiring the variety of aromas. Misty asks about the cost, but Ash steps inside and urges her not to waste her money. The [[Erika|female manager]] confronts Ash, but he pushes it further by arguing that all perfumes are a waste and turn guys into zombies, pointing to Brock. Everyone in the store is against Ash about his remark, even his own friends, and they kick him out. Ash storms away and heads to the [[Celadon Gym]], but when he tries to enter, none of the Trainers are willing to let him in, having learned about his perfume distaste since the perfume originates from the [[Gym]]. The lead Trainer stamps a red cross on Ash's face before kicking him out and closing the doors.


Still disguised as Ashley, Ash finds his way into the main gym area, where he sees Misty, Brock and Pikachu being read to by [[Erika]]. When Ash realizes that Erika is also the manager of the perfume shop, he puts his head down and begins acting quietly. But when Misty begins to question if she knows Ash, he begins to get nervous. Then Pikachu runs up to him to give him a hug. Ash tells him to knock it off. Angered, Pikachu {{m|Thundershock|shocks}} Ash, causing his disguise to fall apart. When Erika realizes who he is, Ash explains the only reason he disguised himself was to get into the gym, and promptly challenges her to a battle.
Meanwhile, {{TRT}} sets up a ladder to sneak into the Gym and steal the perfume formula. While exploring the interior forest, [[Jessie]] runs into a {{p|Gloom}}. [[James]] waves at Gloom's face, waking it up. James sends out his {{TP|James|Koffing}} to unleash {{m|Poison Gas}}, but Gloom is unaffected by the attack, breathing it as if it were fresh air. Gloom responds by releasing its stench, the putrid smell instantly knocking out Team Rocket. {{MTR}} is unaffected since he does not have a nose, but the Trainers knock Meowth out with a hammer before planting red cross marks on all three of them, taking them outside and suspending them from a tree branch.


In the meantime, Team Rocket has finally reached a safe they believe holds the perfume. After opening it, they find a bottle and grab it. They then begin to make their way out of the gym, their prize in their hands.
Ash runs into Team Rocket tied up in the tree. James asks Ash to free them, but Jessie refuses at first and taunts Ash for not getting into the Gym. Jessie offers to help Ash get inside the Gym if he releases them. Though reluctant at first, Ash does not want to pass up the opportunity to get the [[Badge]]. They go to the department store and Team Rocket dresses Ash up in a dress and blonde wig. Ash speaks about wanting to get back at the Trainers, but Team Rocket subtly points out that Ash needs to change his voice. Ash coughs and speaks again in a high-pitched voice, setting up his disguise. Jessie and James dress up as Ash's parents and go to the Gym to enroll Ash in the [[Pokémon training]] classes under the name {{DL|Cross-dressing|Ashley}}. Ash notices that the girl registering him into the class is the same one he saw at the store, but the disguise holds and he is successfully admitted. Team Rocket runs off to find the secret perfume formula while Ash unintentionally distracts the Trainers. Meowth, hiding under James's disguise, pulls out a blaster ball, asking what to do with it, and Jessie orders Meowth to plant it.


Back at the battlefield, Erika accepts Ash's challenge, saying she's required to under Pokémon League regulations. She explains that the battle will be three-on-three, to which Ash explains he will use his own {{type2|Grass}} Pokémon, and sends out {{AP|Bulbasaur}}. Erika then sends out {{p|Tangela}}, which Ash scans with his [[PokéDex]]. Not satisfied with its information, Ash tells Bulbasaur to use {{m|Vine Whip}}. Erika commands Tangela to use {{m|Constrict}}, followed by {{m|Stun Spore}}. Now paralyzed, Ash recalls Bulbasaur. Erika, felling sorry, offers Ash some [[Status ailment healing item#Parlyz Heal|Parlyz Heal]], which he objects to.
The Gym Trainers work out with their {{type|Grass}} Pokémon while Erika finishes telling a story to the group. Ash enters the room and finds Misty and Brock in the group. Ash finds out that Erika is not only the Gym Leader, but she is also the store manager from before. Brock steps forward to introduce the seemingly shy Ashley, as Ash notices Pikachu in the group as well. Misty asks Erika why Gloom does not emit its horrible smell. Erika points out that as long as Gloom feels safe, it will not smell. Erika recounts that she first met Gloom, her first Pokémon and motivation to become a Grass-type Gym Leader, when she was a child after she ran into a wild {{p|Grimer}}. Gloom came to her defense and used its stench to send Grimer scurrying. As Erika finishes the story, Misty wishes that Ash could have heard the story. Ash responds in his normal voice, raising suspicion as Misty takes a closer look at Ash. Pikachu gets closer and hugs Ash's leg. He pushes Pikachu away, making him angrily {{m|Thunder Shock|shock}} Ash, destroying the disguise. Ash drops the facade and challenges Erika to a {{pkmn|battle}}. Meanwhile, Team Rocket breaks into the safe holding the perfume.


He then says he'll use {{AP|Primeape}}, but recalling how it behaved after he caught it, he decides against it, and sends out {{AP|Charmander}}. Confident in her abilities to defeat even a {{type2|Fire}}, Erika sends out {{p|Weepinbell}}, and tells it to use {{m|Razor Leaf}}. Thinking fast, Ash has Charmander use {{m|Flamethrower}}, followed by {{m|Skull Bash}}, which knock out Weepinbell. Erika congratulates Ash on his victory so far, but says that because he doesn't have empathy with his Pokémon, he will never win. She then proceeds to send out Gloom, and immediately it uses its foul odor to knock out Charmander. At a standstill, Ash is shocked when Pikachu comes up and immediately offers to battle Gloom. Ash is so happy that his friend is willing to battle, but before it can begin, Team Rocket appears and reveals the real reason they wanted to get into the gym; to steal the perfume. As their bomb goes off, Team Rocket blasts off, and the gym begins burning.
Erika accepts the challenge and sets up a three-on-three battle. Ash sends out {{AP|Bulbasaur}} while Erika sends out {{p|Tangela}}, which prompts Ash to check his [[Pokédex]]. Bulbasaur attacks with {{m|Vine Whip}}, but Tangela uses {{m|Constrict}} to pull Bulbasaur closer before following up with {{m|Stun Spore}}, {{status|Paralysis|paralyzing}} Bulbasaur. Ash [[recall]]s Bulbasaur and Erika offers to treat it with a [[Paralyze Heal]], but he refuses. He briefly considers using {{AP|Primeape}}, but [[EP025|knowing from experience]] how [[Obedience|unruly]] the {{pkmn|category|Pig Monkey Pokémon}} is, he changes his mind and sends out {{AP|Charmander}} instead. Erika sends out {{p|Weepinbell}} and opens with a {{m|Razor Leaf}} attack. Charmander uses {{m|Flamethrower}} to stop the attack and send it back as fireballs. Charmander follows it up with a {{m|Skull Bash}} to [[fainting|knock out]] Weepinbell. Erika points out Ash's lack of empathy towards his Pokémon as she sends out Gloom. It releases its stench and upon smelling it, Charmander jumps into the air, holding his nose in disgust before fainting. Ash tries to decide on his next Pokémon, but Pikachu steps forward and offers to battle. Ash is not optimistic, but Pikachu is confident that he will win.


Immediately, the gym is evacuated, and Ash, Misty and Brock use their Pokémon to help fight the fire. Suddenly, Erika appears, saying she can't find Gloom. Realizing its probably still inside, Ash immediately runs back in to save it. When he finds Gloom, it emits its foul odor, but Ash realizes he must save it. He holds his breath and walks up to it. When he takes in air again, he realizes there's no smell. He then remembers Erika saying Gloom won't use its smell if it trusts someone. He carries Gloom out, and Erika is very grateful.
Team Rocket interrupts the battle and jumps down onto the battlefield. Meowth detonates a bomb, which is still attached to him, sending Team Rocket blasting off, though they manage to escape with the perfume. The bomb starts a massive fire and the Trainers quickly recall their Pokémon. Everyone gets outside as the fire grows out of control and threatens to destroy the Gym. Everyone tries to put the fire out, but their attempts are not very effective. Ash feels guilty that he allowed Team Rocket inside (and the prior remark about the Gym's perfume that caused the whole mess in the first place), but Misty snaps him out of it. He sends {{AP|Squirtle}} while Misty sends out {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} and {{TP|Misty|Starmie}} to fire {{m|Water Gun}} at the fire. Brock sends {{TP|Brock|Geodude}} to drop dirt on the flames. As they begin to get a hold of the fire, Erika runs around, frantic because she cannot find Gloom. She thinks Gloom is still inside and attempts to run in, but Misty stops her. Ash runs in instead. He finds Gloom scared, but as he approaches, Gloom releases its smell. The ceiling begins to cave in around Gloom. Ash takes a chance and holds his breath as he rushes into the room. He gets up to Gloom, but can no longer hold his breath as he takes a breath. However, he finds no smell, as Gloom knows that it will be safe.


The next day, she gives Ash the [[Badge#Rainbow Badge|Rainbow Badge]]. He asks what it's for, and Erika says that he earned it, even though the battle was not completed. Although Ash is happy, he is still concerned about the perfume being stolen. Erika smiles and says not to worry, because Team Rocket only stole one ingredient; essence of Gloom.
Ash runs out of the burning Gym with Gloom in hand and everyone congratulates Ash for his bravery. The next day, Erika presents the {{Badge|Rainbow}} to Ash because he saved Gloom. Ash points out the lost potion, but Erika reveals that the bottle only held an ingredient of the secret perfume: Gloom's scent. Meanwhile, Team Rocket opens the bottle, the contents knocking them out.


Now with his fifth badge, Ash and the others proceed to the next town.
==Major events==
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[[File:Ash Rainbow Badge.png|thumb|220px|Ash holding the Rainbow Badge]]
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet [[Erika]], the [[Celadon City]] [[Gym Leader]].
* [[Ash's Charmander]] is revealed to know {{m|Skull Bash}}.
* Ash challenges Erika to a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}, but it gets disrupted by a {{TRT}}-caused fire.
* Ash earns the {{badge|Rainbow}} from Erika as a thanks for saving her {{p|Gloom}} from the fire.
{{animeevents}}


== Major events ==
===Debuts===
<!-- Events such as captures, releases go here. -->
====Humans====
* Ash earns a [[Badge#Rainbow Badge|Rainbow Badge]]
* [[Erika]]


=== Debuts ===
====Pokémon debuts====
*[[Erika]]
* {{p|Gloom}}
*[[Erika's Gloom]]
* {{p|Vileplume}}
*{{p|Victreebel}}
* {{p|Victreebel}}
*{{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Grimer}}
*{{p|Exeggcute}}
* {{p|Exeggcute}}
*{{p|Grimer}}
* {{p|Tangela}}


== Characters ==
==Characters==
=== Humans ===
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP026.png|200px|thumb|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* [[Misty]]
* {{an|Misty}}
* [[Brock]]
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Erika]]
* [[Erika]]
* {{tc|Picnicker}}s


=== Pokémon ===
===Pokémon===
 
[[File:WTP EP026.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who’s That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Gloom}}
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Gloom}}
 
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
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* {{p|Weepinbell}} ([[Erika]]'s)
* {{p|Weepinbell}} ([[Erika]]'s)
* {{p|Oddish}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s)
* {{p|Oddish}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s)
* {{p|Bellsprout}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s)
* {{p|Gloom}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s)
* {{p|Weepinbell}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s)
* {{p|Tangela}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s)
* {{p|Vileplume}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Vileplume}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Bellsprout}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s)
* {{p|Victreebel}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Victreebel}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Exeggcute}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Exeggcute}} ([[Celadon Gym]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Grimer}} (flashback; debut)
* {{p|Grimer}} (flashback; debut)


== Trivia ==
==Trivia==
[[Image:Ashley.jpg|thumb|right|Ash as "Ashley"|100px]]
[[File:Ashley.png|thumb|100px|Ash as "Ashley"]]
* With the help of [[Team Rocket]], Ash [[Ashley|crossdresses]] to get into [[Celadon Gym]]. This marks the first time Ash crossdresses. He does it again in ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]'' and ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''.
* [[James]] mentions a real world animal, a skunk, when describing the smell Gloom emitted.
=== Errors ===
* The {{p|Paras}} line is the only [[Generation I]] {{type|Grass}} evolutionary line that is not represented in this episode.
=== Dub edits ===
* With the help of {{TRT}}, Ash {{DL|Cross-dressing|Ashley|cross-dresses}} to get into [[Celadon Gym]]. This, therefore, marks the first time Ash cross-dresses in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
* [[Jessie]]'s method of using her legs to persuade [[James]] to go along with her plan may be a reference to a similar technique used by {{wp|Xenia Onatopp}} in the seventeenth James Bond film, ''{{wp|GoldenEye}}''; and a technique Jessie repeats in ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''.
* In the episode, Meowth mentions that the cartoonists forgot to give him a nose, [[breaking the fourth wall]]. However, this was only in the [[dub]].
* This episode was banned in {{pmin|South Korea}} for unknown reasons, likely due to featuring Japanese culture.
* This episode marks the only appearance of [[Ash's Primeape]] between its [[EP025|capture]] and [[EP029|departure]] episodes, although merely in a flashback.
* In ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'', Brock states that as a [[Gym Leader]], he has to accept all challenges. However, in this episode, Ash is denied entry into the Gym; this is ironic as later in the episode, Erika even says she has to accept all challenges, so it's possible that the women at the door were acting on their own agenda.
* When the fire in the Gym starts, an unseen character voiced by [[Veronica Taylor]] can be heard saying "We [[gotta catch 'em all!]]".
* Parts of this episode are remade in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''.
* James's disguise in this episode is a [[List of references to popular culture in Pokémon|reference]] to a character played by {{wp|Cha Katō}}.
* Ash shouting, "Fine! Fine! Fine!" in the Japanese version is a reference to a line from the ending of the series ''{{wp|Matchless Raijin-Oh}}'', a series which was also written by the writer of this episode, Hideki Sonoda.
** Coincidentally, the main character Jin Hyuga from the aforementioned series is voiced by [[Rica Matsumoto]], the voice actress for Ash.
* Shots from this episode were remade and reused in a flashback in ''[[JN094|Suffering the Flings and Arrows!]]''.
 
===Errors===
* At the beginning of the episode, the orange stripe on {{Ash}}'s [[bag]] is cream-colored.
* When [[Erika]] finishes telling the story about {{p|Omanyte}}, a miniature {{p|Victreebel}} is seen next to {{p|Gloom}} and {{p|Tangela}}, in the respect that it is only slightly taller than the two of them.
* When Erika explains that Gloom does not always have a bad smell, her bow is colored white like her apron instead of red.
* When the battle between Ash and Erika is about to begin, [[Ash's hat]] faces backward. However, when Ash sends out his {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, it faces forward.
* When Jessie opens the bottle of perfume at the end of the episode, Meowth's forepaws are colored orange instead of cream.
 
<gallery>
EP026 error.png|Victreebel's size
EP026 error 2.png|Erika's miscolored bow
EP026 error 3.png|Meowth's miscolored forepaws
</gallery>
 
===Dub edits===
* [[Kanto Pokérap]]: Day 1 (Version 2)
* Most of the scenes involving the perfume shop had kanji removed from them.
* Erika's explanation towards what perfume was differed between the two versions. The English version resembled a kind of cheer, while the Japanese version mentioned that perfume helps people relax, gives them energy, and gives them a peace of mind.
* The Cleopatra reference was dub only.
* The scene setting up the gag involving Meowth's lacking a nose was played out slightly differently between the two versions. In the Japanese version, Meowth was reacting along with everyone else about the smell, but then Jessie mentions "hana" as in "flower", by which point Meowth thinks about his own nose because hana means both "nose" and "flower" in Japanese. He starts panicking until he realizes that he doesn't have a nose. In the English dub, Meowth is complaining about his nose being on fire until Jessie reminds Meowth that he doesn't even have a nose, thus causing Meowth to panic about his nose "being dissolved by the fumes". He soon realizes that the "cartoonists never gave him one". Presumably, this was done due to this being an untranslatable joke.
** On a related note, Meowth's line of the [[breaking the fourth wall|cartoonists never giving him one]] was dub only.
* The department store had some banners removed as well as some kanji.
* The bombs are called "blaster balls" in the dub.
* The line about Erika having to accept challenges as Gym Leaders due to League rules was dub only.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
* French: '''{{tt|Un parfum de victoire|A perfume of victory}}'''
{{Epilang|color=AFA|bordercolor=FAA
* Dutch: '''{{tt|Pokémon parfum|Pokémon Perfume}}'''
|ar={{tt|بوكيمون الرائحه الكريهه|The Stinky Pokémon}}
* Italian: '''{{tt|La città dei profumi|City of perfumes}}'''
|zh_cmn={{tt|艾莉嘉和臭臭花|Erika and Gloom}}
* Latin American Spanish: '''{{tt|¡Aromas Pokémon!|Pokémon scents!}}'''
|cs={{tt|Vůně pokémonů|The Scent of Pokémon}}
* Portuguese: '''{{tt|O Perfume Pokémon|Pokémon's perfume}}'''
|da={{tt|En Pokémons Duft|A Pokémon Scent}}
* Spanish: '''{{tt|Perfume Pokémon|Pokémon perfume}}'''
|nl={{tt|Pokémon Geur-rukkelijk|Pokémon Smell-licious}}
|fi={{tt|Mikä täällä tuoksuu?|What is smelling in here?}}
|fr_ca={{tt|Un parfum de victoire|The smell of victory}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Un parfum de victoire|The smell of victory}}
|de={{tt|Im Reich der Düfte|In the realm of fragrances}}
|he=על ריח אין להתווכח {{tt|''Al reyhakh ein le'hitvakehakh''|Can't argue over scent}} {{tt|*|A part of a Hebrew saying}}
|hi=पोकेमोन सेंट-सेशन {{tt|''Pokémon Scent-sation''|Pokémon Scent-sation (Same as English)}} {{tt|*|CN dub}} <br> पोकेमोन का सेंट-सेशन {{tt|''Pokémon ka Scent-sation''|The Scent-station of Pokémon!}} {{tt|*|Hungama TV dub}}
|hu={{tt|Illat-varázslat|Scent Magic}}
|it={{tt|La città dei profumi|City of perfumes}}{{tt|*|Original 2000 dub}} <br> {{tt|Attenti al profumo|Beware to the perfume}}{{tt|*|2014 K2 TV dub}}
|no={{tt|Pokémon-stinkbombe|Pokémon stink bomb}}
|pl={{tt|Pokémony w krainie zapachów|Pokémon in the land of scent}}
|pt_br={{tt|Perfume de Pokémon!|Scent of Pokémon!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|A Sensação Pokémon|The Pokémon Sensation}}
|ro={{tt|Senzația Aromelor Pokémon|Pokémon Aromas' Sensation}}
|ru={{tt|Покемоны в стране запахов|Pokémon in the Scent-Land}}
|sr={{tt|Покемон парфемон|Pokémon Perfumon}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Aromas Pokémon!|Pokémon scents!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Perfume Pokémon|Pokémon perfume}}
|sv={{tt|En stinkande Pokémon|A smelly Pokémon}}{{tt|*|Pokémon TV, spoken title}}<br>{{tt|Det luktar Pokémon!|It smells Pokémon!}}{{tt|*|VHS release}}
|tr={{tt|Pokémon Koku Sansasyonu!|Pokémon Scent Sensation!}}
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Pokémon Scent-sation!
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  EP026  
エリカとクサイハナ
Erika and Kusaihana
First broadcast
Japan September 23, 1997
United States October 12, 1998
English themes
Opening Pokémon Theme
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening めざせポケモンマスター
Ending ひゃくごじゅういち
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda
Storyboard 井硲清高 Kiyotaka Itani
Assistant director 井硲清高 Kiyotaka Itani
Animation director 志村隆行 Takayuki Shimura
Additional credits

Pokémon Scent-sation! (Japanese: エリカとクサイハナ Erika and Kusaihana) is the 26th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 23, 1997, and in the United States on October 12, 1998.

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Blurb

The party arrives in Celadon City, a perfectly pleasant town full of large department stores, condominiums, and fancy arcades. Brock and Misty are mesmerized, listening to a pretty young girl in a miniskirt, selling perfume. Appalled by the price of the perfume, Ash is kicked out of the department store, and heads for the Pokémon gym alone, but he is denied entrance to the Celadon Gym. The perfume that Ash criticized in the department store is produced in this gym. Brock and Misty enter the gym and befriend those who inhabit it, but Ash must go to some outrageous lengths in order to even set foot in the gym let alone prove himself worthy of battle against its Master.

Plot

As Ash and his friends arrive at Celadon City, everyone but Ash notices a wonderful smell in the air, and Brock runs off. Ash finds him with his face against a store window, noticing several girls inside. Ash thinks Brock is wasting time and proceeds to leave, but Misty and Pikachu are revealed to be inside the perfume store, admiring the variety of aromas. Misty asks about the cost, but Ash steps inside and urges her not to waste her money. The female manager confronts Ash, but he pushes it further by arguing that all perfumes are a waste and turn guys into zombies, pointing to Brock. Everyone in the store is against Ash about his remark, even his own friends, and they kick him out. Ash storms away and heads to the Celadon Gym, but when he tries to enter, none of the Trainers are willing to let him in, having learned about his perfume distaste since the perfume originates from the Gym. The lead Trainer stamps a red cross on Ash's face before kicking him out and closing the doors.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket sets up a ladder to sneak into the Gym and steal the perfume formula. While exploring the interior forest, Jessie runs into a Gloom. James waves at Gloom's face, waking it up. James sends out his Koffing to unleash Poison Gas, but Gloom is unaffected by the attack, breathing it as if it were fresh air. Gloom responds by releasing its stench, the putrid smell instantly knocking out Team Rocket. Meowth is unaffected since he does not have a nose, but the Trainers knock Meowth out with a hammer before planting red cross marks on all three of them, taking them outside and suspending them from a tree branch.

Ash runs into Team Rocket tied up in the tree. James asks Ash to free them, but Jessie refuses at first and taunts Ash for not getting into the Gym. Jessie offers to help Ash get inside the Gym if he releases them. Though reluctant at first, Ash does not want to pass up the opportunity to get the Badge. They go to the department store and Team Rocket dresses Ash up in a dress and blonde wig. Ash speaks about wanting to get back at the Trainers, but Team Rocket subtly points out that Ash needs to change his voice. Ash coughs and speaks again in a high-pitched voice, setting up his disguise. Jessie and James dress up as Ash's parents and go to the Gym to enroll Ash in the Pokémon training classes under the name Ashley. Ash notices that the girl registering him into the class is the same one he saw at the store, but the disguise holds and he is successfully admitted. Team Rocket runs off to find the secret perfume formula while Ash unintentionally distracts the Trainers. Meowth, hiding under James's disguise, pulls out a blaster ball, asking what to do with it, and Jessie orders Meowth to plant it.

The Gym Trainers work out with their Grass-type Pokémon while Erika finishes telling a story to the group. Ash enters the room and finds Misty and Brock in the group. Ash finds out that Erika is not only the Gym Leader, but she is also the store manager from before. Brock steps forward to introduce the seemingly shy Ashley, as Ash notices Pikachu in the group as well. Misty asks Erika why Gloom does not emit its horrible smell. Erika points out that as long as Gloom feels safe, it will not smell. Erika recounts that she first met Gloom, her first Pokémon and motivation to become a Grass-type Gym Leader, when she was a child after she ran into a wild Grimer. Gloom came to her defense and used its stench to send Grimer scurrying. As Erika finishes the story, Misty wishes that Ash could have heard the story. Ash responds in his normal voice, raising suspicion as Misty takes a closer look at Ash. Pikachu gets closer and hugs Ash's leg. He pushes Pikachu away, making him angrily shock Ash, destroying the disguise. Ash drops the facade and challenges Erika to a battle. Meanwhile, Team Rocket breaks into the safe holding the perfume.

Erika accepts the challenge and sets up a three-on-three battle. Ash sends out Bulbasaur while Erika sends out Tangela, which prompts Ash to check his Pokédex. Bulbasaur attacks with Vine Whip, but Tangela uses Constrict to pull Bulbasaur closer before following up with Stun Spore, paralyzing Bulbasaur. Ash recalls Bulbasaur and Erika offers to treat it with a Paralyze Heal, but he refuses. He briefly considers using Primeape, but knowing from experience how unruly the Pig Monkey Pokémon is, he changes his mind and sends out Charmander instead. Erika sends out Weepinbell and opens with a Razor Leaf attack. Charmander uses Flamethrower to stop the attack and send it back as fireballs. Charmander follows it up with a Skull Bash to knock out Weepinbell. Erika points out Ash's lack of empathy towards his Pokémon as she sends out Gloom. It releases its stench and upon smelling it, Charmander jumps into the air, holding his nose in disgust before fainting. Ash tries to decide on his next Pokémon, but Pikachu steps forward and offers to battle. Ash is not optimistic, but Pikachu is confident that he will win.

Team Rocket interrupts the battle and jumps down onto the battlefield. Meowth detonates a bomb, which is still attached to him, sending Team Rocket blasting off, though they manage to escape with the perfume. The bomb starts a massive fire and the Trainers quickly recall their Pokémon. Everyone gets outside as the fire grows out of control and threatens to destroy the Gym. Everyone tries to put the fire out, but their attempts are not very effective. Ash feels guilty that he allowed Team Rocket inside (and the prior remark about the Gym's perfume that caused the whole mess in the first place), but Misty snaps him out of it. He sends Squirtle while Misty sends out Staryu and Starmie to fire Water Gun at the fire. Brock sends Geodude to drop dirt on the flames. As they begin to get a hold of the fire, Erika runs around, frantic because she cannot find Gloom. She thinks Gloom is still inside and attempts to run in, but Misty stops her. Ash runs in instead. He finds Gloom scared, but as he approaches, Gloom releases its smell. The ceiling begins to cave in around Gloom. Ash takes a chance and holds his breath as he rushes into the room. He gets up to Gloom, but can no longer hold his breath as he takes a breath. However, he finds no smell, as Gloom knows that it will be safe.

Ash runs out of the burning Gym with Gloom in hand and everyone congratulates Ash for his bravery. The next day, Erika presents the Rainbow Badge to Ash because he saved Gloom. Ash points out the lost potion, but Erika reveals that the bottle only held an ingredient of the secret perfume: Gloom's scent. Meanwhile, Team Rocket opens the bottle, the contents knocking them out.

Major events

Ash holding the Rainbow Badge
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Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Gloom

Trivia

Ash as "Ashley"
  • James mentions a real world animal, a skunk, when describing the smell Gloom emitted.
  • The Paras line is the only Generation I Grass-type evolutionary line that is not represented in this episode.
  • With the help of Team Rocket, Ash cross-dresses to get into Celadon Gym. This, therefore, marks the first time Ash cross-dresses in the anime.
  • Jessie's method of using her legs to persuade James to go along with her plan may be a reference to a similar technique used by Xenia Onatopp in the seventeenth James Bond film, GoldenEye; and a technique Jessie repeats in The Punchy Pokémon.
  • In the episode, Meowth mentions that the cartoonists forgot to give him a nose, breaking the fourth wall. However, this was only in the dub.
  • This episode was banned in South Korea for unknown reasons, likely due to featuring Japanese culture.
  • This episode marks the only appearance of Ash's Primeape between its capture and departure episodes, although merely in a flashback.
  • In Showdown in Pewter City, Brock states that as a Gym Leader, he has to accept all challenges. However, in this episode, Ash is denied entry into the Gym; this is ironic as later in the episode, Erika even says she has to accept all challenges, so it's possible that the women at the door were acting on their own agenda.
  • When the fire in the Gym starts, an unseen character voiced by Veronica Taylor can be heard saying "We gotta catch 'em all!".
  • Parts of this episode are remade in I Choose You!.
  • James's disguise in this episode is a reference to a character played by Cha Katō.
  • Ash shouting, "Fine! Fine! Fine!" in the Japanese version is a reference to a line from the ending of the series Matchless Raijin-Oh, a series which was also written by the writer of this episode, Hideki Sonoda.
    • Coincidentally, the main character Jin Hyuga from the aforementioned series is voiced by Rica Matsumoto, the voice actress for Ash.
  • Shots from this episode were remade and reused in a flashback in Suffering the Flings and Arrows!.

Errors

  • At the beginning of the episode, the orange stripe on Ash's bag is cream-colored.
  • When Erika finishes telling the story about Omanyte, a miniature Victreebel is seen next to Gloom and Tangela, in the respect that it is only slightly taller than the two of them.
  • When Erika explains that Gloom does not always have a bad smell, her bow is colored white like her apron instead of red.
  • When the battle between Ash and Erika is about to begin, Ash's hat faces backward. However, when Ash sends out his Bulbasaur, it faces forward.
  • When Jessie opens the bottle of perfume at the end of the episode, Meowth's forepaws are colored orange instead of cream.
  • Victreebel's size

    Victreebel's size

  • Erika's miscolored bow

    Erika's miscolored bow

  • Meowth's miscolored forepaws

    Meowth's miscolored forepaws

Dub edits

  • Kanto Pokérap: Day 1 (Version 2)
  • Most of the scenes involving the perfume shop had kanji removed from them.
  • Erika's explanation towards what perfume was differed between the two versions. The English version resembled a kind of cheer, while the Japanese version mentioned that perfume helps people relax, gives them energy, and gives them a peace of mind.
  • The Cleopatra reference was dub only.
  • The scene setting up the gag involving Meowth's lacking a nose was played out slightly differently between the two versions. In the Japanese version, Meowth was reacting along with everyone else about the smell, but then Jessie mentions "hana" as in "flower", by which point Meowth thinks about his own nose because hana means both "nose" and "flower" in Japanese. He starts panicking until he realizes that he doesn't have a nose. In the English dub, Meowth is complaining about his nose being on fire until Jessie reminds Meowth that he doesn't even have a nose, thus causing Meowth to panic about his nose "being dissolved by the fumes". He soon realizes that the "cartoonists never gave him one". Presumably, this was done due to this being an untranslatable joke.
  • The department store had some banners removed as well as some kanji.
  • The bombs are called "blaster balls" in the dub.
  • The line about Erika having to accept challenges as Gym Leaders due to League rules was dub only.

In other languages



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