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(Japanese: '''ミジュマル！メグロコ！危機一髪！！''' ''Mijumaru! Meguroco! Close Call!!'') is the third episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 660th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It aired in Japan on September 30, 2010<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
 
'''A Sandile Gusher of Change!''' (Japanese: '''ミジュマル！メグロコ！危機一髪！！''' ''{{tt|Mijumaru|Oshawott}}! {{tt|Meguroco|Sandile}}! Close Call!!'') is the third episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 660th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on September 30, 2010 and in the United States on February 19, 2011.
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==Synopsis==
{{incomplete synopsis}}
{{Ash}} is traveling along with {{an|Iris}} towards [[Sanyou City]], where the first [[Sanyou Gym|Gym]] is in the [[Isshu]] region. Tensions rise after Iris and Ash argue about who was following who, which lead to some name calling. When suddenly the {{p|Mijumaru}} that helped them defeat [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} in the [[BW002|previous episode]] emerges. It turns out that Mijumaru has followed Ash since their encounter at [[Professor Araragi]]'s lab. Iris thinks that the Mijumaru followed her all the way, but she has to swallow her pride. Mijumaru then shows its fondness of Ash by climbing on him and pushing {{AP|Pikachu}} off his perch on Ash's shoulder. Pikachu clearly distressed by this then tries to use {{m|Thunder Bolt}} on Mijumaru, but Mijumaru deflects it into Ash via its shell much to Iris' pleasure.


It is then made apparent Mijumaru wants to be caught by Ash. So Ash tries to catch it by throwing a Poké Ball which then hit Mijumaru hard on the head, flew high into the sky and failed to catch it. Ash then realizes this is the Mijumaru from the [[BW001|first]] episode and so belonged to Professor Araragi already and thus can't be caught. So Ash talks to Professor Araragi about the situation. She is relieved that her Mijumaru is safe and transfers the ball to Ash.
==Blurb==
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<i>As Ash and Iris continue toward Striaton City, they once again run into Oshawott, who officially joins Ash's Pokémon team! Along the road, they stumble into a deep hole, and are rescued by a boy named Dan. He takes them to his family's resort hotel, where they discover that the hotel's famous hot sand spa has been destroyed by several similar holes.
 
Dan explains that a group of friendly Sandile often come to the resort to bask in the hot sand, but they've recently started behaving oddly, digging these huge holes and turning hostile toward the guests. To top it off, the leader of the Sandile suddenly appears, grabs Pikachu and Oshawott in its jaws, and runs away with them!
 
When Ash and friends chase after the Sandile, they discover several geysers beginning to erupt all around the area, trapping many wild Pokémon on a small island in the midst of boiling water. Ash, Iris, and Dan figure out that the Sandile have been trying to save these Pokémon and the hotel's guests by scaring them away from the geysers. When the Sandile form a bridge by locking tails, Ash crosses over to help the frightened wild Pokémon to safety. Iris also pitches in by getting Ash back to solid ground in the nick of time!
 
Back at the resort, the geysers have flooded the sand bath, turning it into a hot spring. Our heroes can't help but enjoy a little rest and relaxation before resuming their journey through the Unova region!</i>


After Ash receives Mijumaru's ball he turns around to find that Mijumaru isn't with them any more. They head outside and decide to search for Mijumaru. Thought the second they start searching the fall into a pitfall trap that was set on the road. They look up and see a young boy called {{Is|Dan}} who explains that trap was dug by a {{p|Meguroco}}. At the same time the trio fall down a pit fall trap and encounter a Meguroco that is wearing sunglasses. Dan then helps Ash and Iris out of the pitfall by using a rope and explains that he is a young boy that helps his father run a spa resort hotel. Although their spa isn't open right now to due the Meguroco. There is a flashback to explain that the Meguroco that wears sunglasses appeared one day and made the rest of the (usually peaceful) Meguroco to act irrationally.
==Plot==
{{Ash}} is traveling along with {{AP|Pikachu}} as they begin their journey towards [[Striaton City]] and the first [[Unova]] [[Striaton Gym|Gym]], however Ash is finding himself followed by {{an|Iris}}, the young girl he met a couple of days earlier. Tensions rise after Iris and Ash argue about who is following who, which lead to some name calling, when suddenly the {{p|Oshawott}} who helped them save Pikachu and {{TP|Iris|Axew}} from [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} [[BW002|previously]] emerges. Iris is happy that Oshawott has followed her, but it soon becomes clear that he has actually followed Ash when he climbs on his shoulder and shoves Pikachu from his usual spot. Pikachu isn't very happy about this and tries to use {{m|Thunderbolt}} on Oshawott, but Oshawott deflects it with his scalchop, so the attack shocks Ash instead, much to Iris's pleasure.


Ash then thrust the challenge of solving this mystery upon him self. He decides that the best thing to to is to replicate what was going on the first time the Meguroco first started rampaging. So Ash, Pikachu, and {{OP|Iris|Kibago}} all have a sand bath. Meanwhile the Team Rocket trio are watching Ash when the Meguroco that wears sunglasses turns up and has been apparently following them since they fell into its trap. Iris reminds Ash that they were originally looking for Mijumaru. Ash then suddenly rises from his bath, but all stress was relieved when the see Mijumaru taking a sand bath just opposite them.
Iris suggests to Ash that Oshawott wants to travel with him, and Ash agrees as thanks for saving Pikachu and Axew from {{TRT}}. Ash throws a {{i|Poké Ball}} which hits Oshawott on the head and flies high into the sky... where it ultimately fails to react to the attempted catch. Ash realizes this isn't just any Oshawott, but the same {{pkmn2|first partner}} Oshawott from [[Professor Juniper]]'s lab and since he's already registered to a Poké Ball, he can't be caught by any {{pkmn|Trainer}}. At a nearby store, Ash calls Professor Juniper, and the Professor is very relieved to hear that Oshawott is safe. She agrees that Ash can take care of Oshawott and transfers his Poké Ball to him, but warns him to keep his eyes on Oshawott due to his tendency to run off. Ash ends the call and prepares to recall Oshawott, but the Sea Otter Pokémon has—as Professor Juniper warned—run away somewhere, leaving Ash and Iris to begin searching for him.
 
Unfortunately, the search doesn't get very far as the two fall into a pitfall trap that was in the road. They look up and see a young boy named [[Dan]], who explains that trap was dug by a {{p|Sandile}}. At the same time, the Rocket trio falls down a similar pitfall and encounter a Sandile wearing sunglasses. Dan has helped Ash and Iris out of the pitfall with a rope and explains that he is helping his [[Dan's father|father]] run a spa resort hotel, although their spa isn't open currently to due the Sandile. Their special attraction feature is a natural hot sand pit, where guests are given a sand bath by covering them with a layer of sand.  There is a flashback to explain that the Sandile wearing sunglasses appeared one day and made the rest of the (usually peaceful) Sandile act irrationally.
 
Ash thrusts the challenge of solving this mystery upon himself. He decides that the best thing to do is to replicate what was going on the first time the Sandile first started rampaging. So Ash, Pikachu, and Axew all have a sand bath. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is watching Ash when the Sandile that wears sunglasses turns up, and has been apparently following them since they fell into his trap. Iris reminds Ash that they were originally looking for Oshawott, causing Ash to rise from his bath. But all his stress is relieved when they see Oshawott, with his scalchop on his forehead, taking a sand bath just opposite them.
   
   
The Meguroco that wears the sunglasses then burrows towards Ash and friends. It then leaps out of the sand and get ready in battle formation. Dan reveals that it is the Meguroco's leader. It then launches an attack and grabs Kibago in its mouth. Pikachu readies a Thunder Bolt attack but is then stopped by Iris as her Kibago would take the damage. The entire team (excluding Dan) then wrestle the Meguroco in an attempt to get Kibago back. The Meguroco only relinquishes its grip of Kibago  when one of Pikachu's ears tickles the inside of Meguroco's ear. Everybody then stumbles back. Meguroco takes the opportunity. It lashes out. Managing to grab Pikachu by an arm and Mijumaru by its foot/flipper. The Meguroco then starts to run away with the two others until team rocket pick up the Meguroco using some sort a crane.
The Sandile wearing sunglasses burrows towards Ash and friends. He leaps out of the sand and gets ready in battle formation. Dan reveals that he is the Sandile's leader. He launches an attack and grabs Axew in his mouth. Pikachu readies a Thunderbolt attack but is stopped by Iris as her Axew would take the damage. The entire team (excluding Dan) wrestle the Sandile in an attempt to get Axew back. The Sandile only relinquishes his grip on Axew when one of Pikachu's ears tickles the inside of Sandile's nose. Everybody stumbles back. Sandile takes the opportunity to lash out and manages to grab Pikachu by an arm and Oshawott by the foot. The Sandile begin to run away with the two others until Team Rocket pick up the Sandile using a type of crane.


Team Rocket then start to drive away with the three Pokémon dangling in front of them. In an attempt to get away Meowth throws a smoke grenade at our heroes. It appears that Team Rocket had finally stolen Pikachu and gotten away with it until the front left of the crane sinks into the ground. It is made apparent that the Meguroco's leader had called upon a mass attack upon Team Rocket. Ash and crew catch up just in time to see the attack unfold. All of the Meguroco use dig at once and Team Rocket are forced to flea and Meguroco's leader was set free.
Team Rocket start to drive away with the three Pokémon dangling in front of them. In an attempt to get away, Meowth throws a smoke grenade at our heroes. It appears that Team Rocket have finally stolen Pikachu and gotten away with him, until the front left of the crane sinks into the ground. It is made apparent that the Sandile's leader had called upon a mass attack upon Team Rocket. Ash and crew catch up just in time to see the attack unfold. All of the Sandile use {{m|Dig}} at once and Team Rocket is forced to flee. The Sandile's leader is free.


Meguroco's leader then takes its two captors to a certain spot and lets them go, the Pokémon are unaware that Ash, Iris, and Dan are watching from afar. It turns out that the Meguroco have gathered other Pokémon. The Meguroco's leader says something and a geyser erupts in the background. The Meguroco then herd the gathered Pokémon away from were they are at, leaving Pikachu and Mijumaru behind. Quickly there is a sudden increase in the amount of erupting geysers. Dan makes a comment about how this has never happened before. Dan makes a hypothesis that the Meguroco's leader predicted that this event would occur and tried to scare away all of the people and Pokémon so they were safe.
The Sandile's leader takes his two captors to a certain spot and lets them go, the Pokémon unaware that Ash, Iris, and Dan are watching from afar. It turns out that the Sandile have rounded up other Pokémon, several ({{p|Patrat}}, {{p|Deerling}}, and {{p|Pidove}}). The Sandile's leader says something and a geyser erupts in the background. The Sandile herd the gathered Pokémon away from were they are at, leaving Pikachu and Oshawott behind. Quickly, there is a sudden increase in the amount of erupting geysers. Dan makes a comment about how this has never happened before. Dan makes a hypothesis that the Sandile's leader predicted that this event would occur and tried to scare away all of the people and Pokémon so they were safe.


Ash then goes to talk to Pikachu and the Meguroco spot him. Then a sequence of massive geysers go off. The Meguroco go to confront Ash but as they do the piece of rock that the herded Pokémon where on becomes surrounded by boiling hot water. Under the heat the rock they are standing on begins to crumble. Ash attempts to rescue the helpless Pokémon but can not reach them. Then one Meguroco bites some rock and places its body in a vertical position, and allows another Meguroco to climb upon it and bite its tail. This process is repeated with many Meguroco. The Meguroco then swing themselves down to form a bridge for the stranded Pokémon to climb over to safety. All of the Pokémon are too scared to cross the bridge though so Ash runs over the bridge to give them a pep talk with Pikachu acting as his translator. Just before all of the Pokémon get across the rock underneath were the end Meguroco was standing falls away. Ash then has to grab the end Meguroco to stop it from falling into the water. Suddenly another large geyser goes off and threatens to fall on top of ash. Mijumaru uses {{m|Water Gun}} to deflect the falling water. Then Mijumaru begins to fall helplessly towards the boiling water. Ash reaches inside his pockets and draws  Mijumaru's Pokéball. He saves Mijumaru from the fall by making it return to its ball. {{AP|Mijumaru}} officially joins Ash's party. Distracted by his heroics Ash loses grip on the Meguroco that he was holding, but before it was too late Iris grabs Ash's wrist and saves him. The Meguroco bridge then retuned to its vertical state and collapses. For a reward our episodes heroes were treated to a free treatment at Dan and Father's spa hotel.
Ash goes to talk to Pikachu and the Sandile spot him. Then, a sequence of massive geysers go off. The Sandile go to confront Ash but as they do the piece of ground that the herded Pokémon were on becomes surrounded by boiling hot water. Under the heat, the rock they are standing on begins to crumble. Ash attempts to rescue the helpless Pokémon but can not reach them. Then Sandile leader bites some rock and places his body in a vertical position, and allows another Sandile to climb upon him and bite his tail. This process is repeated with many Sandile. The Sandile swing themselves down to form a bridge for the stranded Pokémon to climb over to safety. All of the Pokémon are too scared to cross the bridge though so Ash runs over the bridge to give them a pep talk, with Pikachu backing him up.  
 
Just before all of the Pokémon get across, the rock underneath where the end Sandile is standing falls away. Ash has to grab the end Sandile to stop him from falling into the water. Suddenly, another large geyser goes off and threatens to fall on top of Ash. Oshawott leaps up and uses {{m|Water Gun}} to deflect the falling water, but he begins to fall helplessly towards the boiling water. Ash quickly pulls out Oshawott's Poké Ball and saves his new Pokémon by recalling him. Left with only one arm to hold on, Ash loses his grip on the Sandile, but before it is too late, Iris grabs Ash's wrist and saves him, clinging to the Sandile. The Sandile bridge returns to its vertical state, pulling the Trainers with them, and collapses. For a reward, our heroes are the first to try out the spa hotel's new hot spring, which was created when the sand pit was filled in by the new thermal springs released from the geysers.


==Major events==
==Major events==
* The {{AP|Mijumaru}} from [[Professor Araragi]]'s laboratory that has been following {{Ash}} since [[BW001]] joins his team.
* The {{AP|Oshawott}} from [[Professor Juniper]]'s laboratory that has been following {{Ash}} joins his [[party|team]].
* A wild [[Sunglasses Sandile|Sandile]] begins following Ash.
 
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Meguroco}}
* {{p|Sandile}} ([[Sunglasses Sandile]])
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==Characters==
==Characters==
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* [[Jessie]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[James]]
* [[Professor Araragi]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Dan (Isshu)|Dan]]
* [[Dan]]
* Dan's father
* [[Dan's father]]
* Customers
* Customers


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP BW003.png|200px|thumb|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Sandile}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Kibago}} ({{OP|Iris|Kibago}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Mijumaru}} ({{OP|Ash|Mijumaru}}; new)
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}}; new)
* {{p|Meguroco}} (multiple)
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}}; flashback)
* {{p|Mamepato}} (multiple)
* {{p|Sandile}} ([[Sunglasses Sandile|sunglasses]]; debut)
* {{p|Minezumi}} (multiple)
* {{p|Sandile}} (multiple; debut)
* {{p|Shikijika}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidove}} (multiple)
* {{p|Patrat}} (multiple)
* {{p|Deerling}} (multiple)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's Live Caster]]: [[Starter Pokémon#Isshu|Isshu Starters]]
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: [[Unova first partner Pokémon]]{{tt|*|During the initial airing}}/[[Pokédex]]{{tt|*|All other airings}}
* Despite being the third {{series|Best Wishes}} episode, this was the first one to [[n:First episode title for new anime series revealed|have its title revealed]].
* [[Fanfare of the Heart]] replaced [[The Greatest - Everyday!|The Greatest - Everyday! (BAND VERSION)]] as the [[List of Japanese ending themes|Japanese ending theme]]{{tt|*|TV airing only, as the previous two episodes did not include an ending theme in their original TV run. &quot;Fanfare of the Heart&quot; was used in their DVD release, however.}}.
* Despite being the third ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' episode, this was the first one to [[n:First episode title for new anime series revealed|have its title revealed]].
* During the initial airing of the English [[dub]] of this episode, the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment was cut for an unknown reason.
* This episode marks the first time that {{Ash}} has obtained a {{type|Water}} [[first partner Pokémon]] since he caught his {{AP|Totodile}} in ''[[EP151|The Totodile Duel]]'', 509 episodes earlier.


=== Errors ===
===Errors===
[[File:BW003 error.png|left|thumb|200px|The error]]
* When {{AP|Oshawott}} pushes {{AP|Pikachu}} off of Ash's shoulder, his [[Scalchop and seamitar|scalchop]] is missing.
[[File:BW003 error 2.png|right|thumb|200px|The second error]]
* At one point in the episode, one of the sunglasses [[Sunglasses Sandile|Sandile]]'s teeth is colored the same as his body.
* At one point in the episode, the sunglasses-wearing Meguroco's tooth is colored the same as its body.
* When Sandile is holding Pikachu and Oshawott, just before he turns around, Oshawott's nose is the same color as his feet.
* When the sunglasses-wearing Meguroco is holding Pikachu and Mijumaru, just before it turns around Mijumaru's nose is colored blue.
* In a scene where {{TRT}} is holding Pikachu, Oshawott, and Sandile, the tip of Meowth's tail is colored white instead of the usual brown.
* A couple of seconds after the flashback of Oshawott in [[Professor Juniper]]'s laboratory, the sound of a [[Poké Ball]] can be heard, even though nobody was seen sending out a Pokémon.
 
<gallery>
BW003 Error 3.png|Oshawott's missing scalchop
BW003 error.png|Sandile's miscolored tooth
BW003 error 2.png|Oshawott's miscolored nose
BW003 Error 4.png|Meowth's miscolored tail
</gallery>


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===


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Latest revision as of 05:04, 3 September 2024

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A Sandile Gusher of Change!
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BW003   EP660
ミジュマル！メグロコ！危機一髪！！
Mijumaru! Meguroco! Close Call!!
First broadcast
Japan September 30, 2010
United States February 19, 2011
English themes
Opening Black and White
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening ベストウイッシュ！
Ending 心のファンファーレ
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda
Storyboard まついひとゆき Hitoyuki Matsui
Assistant director 山崎友正 Tomomasa Yamazaki
Animation director 池田志乃 Shino Ikeda
Additional credits

A Sandile Gusher of Change! (Japanese: ミジュマル！メグロコ！危機一髪！！ Mijumaru! Meguroco! Close Call!!) is the third episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, and the 660th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on September 30, 2010 and in the United States on February 19, 2011.

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Blurb

As Ash and Iris continue toward Striaton City, they once again run into Oshawott, who officially joins Ash's Pokémon team! Along the road, they stumble into a deep hole, and are rescued by a boy named Dan. He takes them to his family's resort hotel, where they discover that the hotel's famous hot sand spa has been destroyed by several similar holes.

Dan explains that a group of friendly Sandile often come to the resort to bask in the hot sand, but they've recently started behaving oddly, digging these huge holes and turning hostile toward the guests. To top it off, the leader of the Sandile suddenly appears, grabs Pikachu and Oshawott in its jaws, and runs away with them!

When Ash and friends chase after the Sandile, they discover several geysers beginning to erupt all around the area, trapping many wild Pokémon on a small island in the midst of boiling water. Ash, Iris, and Dan figure out that the Sandile have been trying to save these Pokémon and the hotel's guests by scaring them away from the geysers. When the Sandile form a bridge by locking tails, Ash crosses over to help the frightened wild Pokémon to safety. Iris also pitches in by getting Ash back to solid ground in the nick of time!

Back at the resort, the geysers have flooded the sand bath, turning it into a hot spring. Our heroes can't help but enjoy a little rest and relaxation before resuming their journey through the Unova region!

Plot

Ash is traveling along with Pikachu as they begin their journey towards Striaton City and the first Unova Gym, however Ash is finding himself followed by Iris, the young girl he met a couple of days earlier. Tensions rise after Iris and Ash argue about who is following who, which lead to some name calling, when suddenly the Oshawott who helped them save Pikachu and Axew from Jessie, James, and Meowth previously emerges. Iris is happy that Oshawott has followed her, but it soon becomes clear that he has actually followed Ash when he climbs on his shoulder and shoves Pikachu from his usual spot. Pikachu isn't very happy about this and tries to use Thunderbolt on Oshawott, but Oshawott deflects it with his scalchop, so the attack shocks Ash instead, much to Iris's pleasure.

Iris suggests to Ash that Oshawott wants to travel with him, and Ash agrees as thanks for saving Pikachu and Axew from Team Rocket. Ash throws a Poké Ball which hits Oshawott on the head and flies high into the sky... where it ultimately fails to react to the attempted catch. Ash realizes this isn't just any Oshawott, but the same first partner Oshawott from Professor Juniper's lab and since he's already registered to a Poké Ball, he can't be caught by any Trainer. At a nearby store, Ash calls Professor Juniper, and the Professor is very relieved to hear that Oshawott is safe. She agrees that Ash can take care of Oshawott and transfers his Poké Ball to him, but warns him to keep his eyes on Oshawott due to his tendency to run off. Ash ends the call and prepares to recall Oshawott, but the Sea Otter Pokémon has—as Professor Juniper warned—run away somewhere, leaving Ash and Iris to begin searching for him.

Unfortunately, the search doesn't get very far as the two fall into a pitfall trap that was in the road. They look up and see a young boy named Dan, who explains that trap was dug by a Sandile. At the same time, the Rocket trio falls down a similar pitfall and encounter a Sandile wearing sunglasses. Dan has helped Ash and Iris out of the pitfall with a rope and explains that he is helping his father run a spa resort hotel, although their spa isn't open currently to due the Sandile. Their special attraction feature is a natural hot sand pit, where guests are given a sand bath by covering them with a layer of sand. There is a flashback to explain that the Sandile wearing sunglasses appeared one day and made the rest of the (usually peaceful) Sandile act irrationally.

Ash thrusts the challenge of solving this mystery upon himself. He decides that the best thing to do is to replicate what was going on the first time the Sandile first started rampaging. So Ash, Pikachu, and Axew all have a sand bath. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is watching Ash when the Sandile that wears sunglasses turns up, and has been apparently following them since they fell into his trap. Iris reminds Ash that they were originally looking for Oshawott, causing Ash to rise from his bath. But all his stress is relieved when they see Oshawott, with his scalchop on his forehead, taking a sand bath just opposite them.

The Sandile wearing sunglasses burrows towards Ash and friends. He leaps out of the sand and gets ready in battle formation. Dan reveals that he is the Sandile's leader. He launches an attack and grabs Axew in his mouth. Pikachu readies a Thunderbolt attack but is stopped by Iris as her Axew would take the damage. The entire team (excluding Dan) wrestle the Sandile in an attempt to get Axew back. The Sandile only relinquishes his grip on Axew when one of Pikachu's ears tickles the inside of Sandile's nose. Everybody stumbles back. Sandile takes the opportunity to lash out and manages to grab Pikachu by an arm and Oshawott by the foot. The Sandile begin to run away with the two others until Team Rocket pick up the Sandile using a type of crane.

Team Rocket start to drive away with the three Pokémon dangling in front of them. In an attempt to get away, Meowth throws a smoke grenade at our heroes. It appears that Team Rocket have finally stolen Pikachu and gotten away with him, until the front left of the crane sinks into the ground. It is made apparent that the Sandile's leader had called upon a mass attack upon Team Rocket. Ash and crew catch up just in time to see the attack unfold. All of the Sandile use Dig at once and Team Rocket is forced to flee. The Sandile's leader is free.

The Sandile's leader takes his two captors to a certain spot and lets them go, the Pokémon unaware that Ash, Iris, and Dan are watching from afar. It turns out that the Sandile have rounded up other Pokémon, several (Patrat, Deerling, and Pidove). The Sandile's leader says something and a geyser erupts in the background. The Sandile herd the gathered Pokémon away from were they are at, leaving Pikachu and Oshawott behind. Quickly, there is a sudden increase in the amount of erupting geysers. Dan makes a comment about how this has never happened before. Dan makes a hypothesis that the Sandile's leader predicted that this event would occur and tried to scare away all of the people and Pokémon so they were safe.

Ash goes to talk to Pikachu and the Sandile spot him. Then, a sequence of massive geysers go off. The Sandile go to confront Ash but as they do the piece of ground that the herded Pokémon were on becomes surrounded by boiling hot water. Under the heat, the rock they are standing on begins to crumble. Ash attempts to rescue the helpless Pokémon but can not reach them. Then Sandile leader bites some rock and places his body in a vertical position, and allows another Sandile to climb upon him and bite his tail. This process is repeated with many Sandile. The Sandile swing themselves down to form a bridge for the stranded Pokémon to climb over to safety. All of the Pokémon are too scared to cross the bridge though so Ash runs over the bridge to give them a pep talk, with Pikachu backing him up.

Just before all of the Pokémon get across, the rock underneath where the end Sandile is standing falls away. Ash has to grab the end Sandile to stop him from falling into the water. Suddenly, another large geyser goes off and threatens to fall on top of Ash. Oshawott leaps up and uses Water Gun to deflect the falling water, but he begins to fall helplessly towards the boiling water. Ash quickly pulls out Oshawott's Poké Ball and saves his new Pokémon by recalling him. Left with only one arm to hold on, Ash loses his grip on the Sandile, but before it is too late, Iris grabs Ash's wrist and saves him, clinging to the Sandile. The Sandile bridge returns to its vertical state, pulling the Trainers with them, and collapses. For a reward, our heroes are the first to try out the spa hotel's new hot spring, which was created when the sand pit was filled in by the new thermal springs released from the geysers.

Major events

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Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Sandile

Trivia

Errors

  • When Oshawott pushes Pikachu off of Ash's shoulder, his scalchop is missing.
  • At one point in the episode, one of the sunglasses Sandile's teeth is colored the same as his body.
  • When Sandile is holding Pikachu and Oshawott, just before he turns around, Oshawott's nose is the same color as his feet.
  • In a scene where Team Rocket is holding Pikachu, Oshawott, and Sandile, the tip of Meowth's tail is colored white instead of the usual brown.
  • A couple of seconds after the flashback of Oshawott in Professor Juniper's laboratory, the sound of a Poké Ball can be heard, even though nobody was seen sending out a Pokémon.
  • Oshawott's missing scalchop

    Oshawott's missing scalchop

  • Sandile's miscolored tooth

    Sandile's miscolored tooth

  • Oshawott's miscolored nose

    Oshawott's miscolored nose

  • Meowth's miscolored tail

    Meowth's miscolored tail

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