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'''Evolution by Fire!''' (Japanese: '''炎のメモリー！ポカブVSエンブオー！！''' ''Flaming Memories! {{tt|Pokabu|Tepig}} VS {{tt|Enbuoh|Emboar}}!!'') is the 77th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 734th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 3, 2012 and in the United States on September 1, 2012.
'''Evolution by Fire!''' (Japanese: '''炎のメモリー！ポカブVSエンブオー！！''' ''Flaming Memories! {{tt|Pokabu|Tepig}} VS {{tt|Enbuoh|Emboar}}!!'') is the 77th episode of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', and the 734th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on May 3, 2012 and in the United States on September 1, 2012.


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==Synopsis==
==Blurb==
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<i>On their way to the Icirrus City Gym, Ash, Iris, and Cilan decide to spend the night at the Pokémon Battle Club in Astilbe Town. There they witness a Double Battle between two Trainers: Shamus, with his “Fire Warriors” Heatmor and Emboar, quickly defeats Kylan, with his Mienshao and Watchog.


After their adventures in Twist Mountain, {{Ash}} and friends decide to stay at [[Don George]]'s Battle Club in [[Astilbe Town]].
At dinner, Tepig seems to recognize Shamus and goes bounding up to him. Iris reminds Ash how he and Tepig met after it was abandoned by its Trainer in Accumula Town—and based on Tepig’s reactions, it appears Shamus was that Trainer! Ash and Iris are furious and demand an apology for how he treated Tepig, but Shamus insists he left Tepig behind for its own good because it was too weak to battle.
Before checking in they see a [[Double Battle]] between [[Kensō]] and [[Shamus]]. Kensō commands {{p|Mienshao}} to use {{m|Drain Punch}} on {{p|Heatmor}} and {{p|Watchog}} to use {{m|Slam}} on {{p|Emboar}}. Both attacks hit their mark. The two Pokémon get up easily and dust themselves off. Next Shamus commands Emboar to use {{m|Hammer Arm}}, knocking down Kensō's {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Next Shamus asks Heatmor to use {{m|Flame Burst}}. The battle ends with Shamus being the victor.  
 
Don George suggests that Ash and Shamus resolve their differences with a Double Battle. Shamus plans to use his Fire Warriors, and Snivy—who also had problems with its original Trainer—volunteers to be Tepig’s partner for the battle. But Tepig is reluctant to battle against Shamus, remembering how they parted in tears.
 
As the battle unfolds, Shamus reveals that he was faking his emotional goodbye so Tepig wouldn’t follow him! Tepig is utterly destroyed by this, and despite the type disadvantage, Snivy bravely steps up to take on the Fire Warriors all by itself. Inspired by its friend’s courage, Tepig resolves to prove its strength—and then evolves into Pignite!
 
The battle really heats up, and Pignite quickly shows that Shamus underestimated it, taking down the Fire Warriors by itself. Defeated, Shamus finally apologizes to Pignite and tries to convince it to rejoin his team—but Pignite sends him on his way with a fiery refusal, and our heroes are off to Icirrus City once more!</i>
 
==Plot==
After their adventures in [[Twist Mountain]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} decide to stay at [[Don George]]'s [[Battle Club]] in [[Astilbe Town]] for the night. Before reaching their room, the group comes across a [[Double Battle]] being held in one of the Club's rooms between a Trainer's {{p|Watchog}} and {{p|Mienshao}} and another Trainer's {{p|Heatmor}} and {{p|Emboar}}. Ash finds out more about Heatmor on his [[Pokédex]]. Mienshao uses {{m|Drain Punch}} on Heatmor and Watchog lifts and {{m|Slam}}s Emboar onto the ground. The other Trainer declares that he will show everyone the true power of the "{{t|Fire}} Warriors" and orders Emboar to use {{m|Hammer Arm}} on both opponents and for Heatmor to do the same with {{m|Flame Burst}}. Flame Burst creates a fiery explosion and knocks out both of the opponent's Pokémon, winning the battle for the Fire Trainer, whose name is [[Shamus]].
 
After the battle, Ash, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} are walking down a hallway when they see Shamus talking to the Trainer he beat earlier, whose name is [[Kylan]]. Shamus demands to see the Trainer's Pokémon so that he can take one as winnings from the battle. Iris runs over to tell him that this is wrong and Cilan says that he should not be doing this, but Shamus brushes them both off. Don George appears and thanks the two Trainers for the great battle, defusing the situation. Shamus leaves and the group asks Kylan why he would have a Pokémon battle with such high stakes, but he says that he didn't even want to battle in the first place and that Shamus wanted to get his hands on powerful Pokémon. Ash and Cilan agree that this is not what Pokémon battles are for.
 
In the cafeteria, Cilan announces that dinner is ready while all the Pokémon eat their food. {{AP|Tepig}} notices Shamus sitting at another table by himself and begins to remember that he used to be his Trainer, and so runs toward him excitedly. Ash sees Tepig running off and apologizes to Shamus for his disturbance. Ash asks Tepig to come back, but he doesn't leave Shamus's side. Cilan wonders if the two know each other. Iris reminds Ash that Tepig was abandoned by his original Trainer back in [[Accumula Town]], so Ash asks Shamus if he was the one who abandoned Tepig, and he replies saying Tepig was lucky Ash gave him a break. Iris and Ash scold him and say that it was wrong to throw a Pokémon away. Ash demands that he apologize to Tepig, but Shamus refuses and throws him to Ash. Cilan gets in the middle and says that the only way to settle this is with a trial, and it just so happens that he's a judge connoisseur. The cafeteria suddenly turns into a spacious courtroom with Cilan as judge, Tepig as plaintiff with Ash as his counselor, Shamus as the defendant, and Iris, {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Snivy}}, {{AP|Scraggy}}, a sleeping {{AP|Oshawott}}, {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}, {{TP|Iris|Emolga}} and {{TP|Iris|Axew}} as the audience. Shamus's defense is that he left Tepig for his own good because forcing a weak Pokémon into battle would be worse than abandonment. Iris, Snivy and Emolga all yell at Shamus saying that he's really rude, but Cilan makes them be quiet, which they aren't happy about. Ash prosecutes by mentioning the rope that tied Tepig to a post. Shamus argues that he had to tie Tepig up to keep him from following. Cilan is unable to decide a verdict, so Don George interrupts and suggests they battle to settle the argument. Shamus agrees only if it is a Double Battle. Ash tells Shamus that he would have to apologize to Tepig if he loses. Snivy approaches Ash and emphatically volunteers to battle with Tepig. Cilan reminds Ash that Snivy had trouble with her Trainer as well. Ash agrees to Snivy's wishes and the two Trainers decide to battle in the morning.
 
Later that night, Tepig goes outside on his own to think. He tears up as he remembers being tied up and abandoned by Shamus. Ash's voice calls out for Tepig, and so he shakes away the tears. The rest of the group, including Snivy, come around a corner and say that they have been looking for Tepig. Ash tells Tepig that he and Snivy want to train, but he sighs and lowers his head. Cilan says that Tepig may not want to battle his former Trainer, prompting Iris to tell Tepig not to be so nice. Snivy goes up to Tepig and slaps him with {{m|Vine Whip}} and begins to talk passionately. Tepig agrees to battle.
   
   
After the battle Ash shares his thought on Shamus's victory. {{an|Iris}} hears Shamus demanding to see all and have one of Kensō's Pokémon. She runs over and tells Shamus that he has no right to take Pokémon even if someone lost a battle to him. {{an|Cilan}} tells Shamus he shouldn't do that, but Shamus just says to "Lay off". Then [[Don George]] comes to compliment Shamus on his battle. Knowing he couldn't take Pokémon in front of Don George, Shamus leaves.
The next morning, the battle between Shamus and Ash is about to begin. Though Snivy is ready, Tepig still appears downtrodden. Ash commands Snivy to use {{m|Leaf Storm}} on Emboar, but he dodges. Ash tells Tepig to use {{m|Flamethrower}} on Heatmor, but Tepig can neither bring himself to battle nor dodge a Hammer Arm from Emboar. Ash tells Tepig that he understands how he feels. Shamus chuckles and says that he pretends to be sad and on the verge of tears whenever he abandons a Pokémon to make it think that he actually cares, all so that it follows him. Upon hearing this, Tepig becomes immobilized by sadness and breaks down. Snivy tries to help Tepig, but it is no use. Realizing this, Ash asks Snivy to cover for Tepig. Snivy uses {{m|Attract}} on Emboar, leaving him helpless to avoid Vine Whip. Shamus snaps Emboar out of it by having Heatmor use {{m|Fury Swipes}} on its teammate. Emboar recovers from the {{status|infatuation}} and uses Flamethrower while Heatmor uses {{m|Fire Spin}}. Snivy dodges, but the two attacks hit Tepig before Snivy is struck by Heatmor's Fury Swipes and Emboar's {{m|Heat Crash}}. Snivy eventually manages to get back up and tries to get Tepig to battle along with Ash. Finally, Tepig decides to battle. Tepig uses {{m|Flame Charge}}, hitting both Heatmor and Emboar, but Shamus is not impressed. Both Emboar and Heatmor get back up and use {{m|Flare Blitz}} and Fire Spin, respectively. Emboar launches forward, enveloped in blue flame, and is boosted by the Fire Spin spiraling around him. Impressed by the technique, Cilan calls this the "Super Flare Blitz." Tepig is about to be hit by the powered-up attack, but Snivy pushes him out of the way and takes the blow, knocking her out. Ash thanks her and says that she deserves a good rest, but she wants to stay and watch her teammate battle.  
 
When both Don George and Shamus are gone, Iris asks Kensō why he battled Shamus. Kensō admits that he told Shamus he didn't want to, but Shamus said he wanted to get his hands on powerful Pokémon.
 
At dinner {{AP|Tepig}} sees Shamus and recognizes him as his former trainer. It runs over to him, but Shamus didn't recognize it. Ash apologizes and asks Tepig to come, but he doesn't leave. Then, Iris reminds Ash that Tepig was abandoned by its original trainer. Then Ash remembers meeting Tepig in [[Accumula Town]]. Ash goes to inform Shamus, but all he says that he was lucky Ash gave him a break. Iris and Ash both say it was wrong to throw a Pokémon away and demands he apologize to Tepig. Shamus refuses and throws Tepig to Ash. Cilan then says he's a judge connoisseur, and gives Shamus a fair trial. During the trial Shamus said he left Tepig for his own good. He said forcing a weak Pokémon into battle would be worse than abandoning it. Ash testified by pointing out that Tepig was tied up. Shamus argued that Tepig kept following him. Cilan couldn't decide whether Shamus was guilty or not. Then Don George suggested a battle to settle the argument. Shamus agreed only if it was a double battle. Ash told Shamus once the won,he would have to apologize to Tepig. Then {{AP|Snivy}} comes over and volunteers to battle with Tepig. Cilan reminds Ash that Snivy had trouble with her trainer. Ash allows Snivy to battle, and the two trainers decide to battle in the morning.  


Later that night Tepig reminisces Shamus abandoning it. The flashback shows Tepig going after Shamus while trying to leave. Then as Shamus ties Tepig to a post,he's at the brink of tears. Tepig starts to tear up,but when it hears Ash calling,it shakes away the tears. Ash tells Tepig that he and Snivy want to train. Tepig just sighs. Cilan tells Ash that Tepig may not want to battle his former trainer. Iris said after his actions, Tepig was being "too nice." Then Snivy goes up to Tepig and slaps him with {{m|Vine Whip}}. Tepig then agrees to battle.
Seeing everyone encouraging him, including Snivy, Tepig teems with the determination and begins to glow. Because of his friends love and support, Tepig [[evolution|evolves]] into {{p|Pignite}}. Despite this, Shamus says that Pignite still has no chance of winning. Ash commands Pignite to use his new move, {{m|Fire Pledge}}. Pignite strikes the ground, sending a pillar of fire that engulfs both Emboar and Heatmor. Ash tells Pignite to finish with Flame Charge, knocking Shamus's Pokémon out and winning the battle for Ash. Everyone congratulates Pignite as he and Ash hug, with Snivy in Ash's arms. Given his victory, Cilan reaches the verdict that Ash was right. After [[recall]]ing his Pokémon, Shamus walks over to Pignite and apologizes for what he did. He asks Pignite to ditch Ash and come back to his team, which makes Pignite smile with excitement. Pignite stares at his former Trainer for a moment before using Flamethrower on him, charring him and turning his hair into an afro. Ash tells Shamus that Pignite is one of the gang and isn't going anywhere. Shamus immediately runs away saying he'll remember this. Everyone gathers around Pignite, celebrating his victory, evolution, and overcoming of his past. The group now resumes their journey towards [[Icirrus City]].
The next day the battle between Shamus and Ash proceeded. Shamus used his Fire Warrios, Embaor and Heatmor. Ash used Tepig and Snivy. Though Snivy is ready, Tepig still is skeptical. Ash commands Snivy to use {{m|Leaf Storm}} on Emboar, but he dodges. Ash tells Tepig to use {{m|Flamethrower}} on Heatmor, but Tepig can't bring itself to do it. Then Emboar uses Hammer Arm on Tepig. Ash tells Tepig he understands. Then Shamus chuckles and say whenever he abandons a Pokémon he makes it think he's upset so they won't follow him. This makes immobilized by sadness. Snivy tries to help Tepig, but she fails. Ash then asks Snivy to cover for Tepig. Snivy uses {{m|Attract}} on Emboar along with Vine Whip. Shamus snaps Emboar out of it by having Heatmor use {{m|Fury Swipes}} on its team mate. Then Emboar uses Flamethrower and Heatmor to use {{m|Fire Spin}}. Snivy dodges,but the two attacks hit Tepig. Then Heatmor uses Fury Swipes and Emboar to use {{m|Heat Crash}} on Snivy. Snivy manages to get up, and tries to get Tepig to battle. Ash encourages Tepig as well, and he decides to battle. Tepig uses {{m|Flame Charge}} hitting both of Shamus's Pokémon. Shamus is not very impressed. The two Pokémon get up easily. After that Emboar uses {{m|Flare Blitz}} and Heatmor to used Fire Spin to make what Cilan called "Super Flare Blitz." Snivy protects Tepig, but she ends up unable to battle. She decides to stay and watch her teammate battle. Everyone encourages Tepig. At that moment Tepig [[evolution|evolved]] into {{p|Pignite}}. Shamus says that Pignite still had no chance of winning. Then Ash commands Pignite to use his new move, {{m|Fire Pledge}}. He hits both Emboar and Heatmor. Finally Ash tells Pignite to finish with Flame Charge. Shamus's Pokémon are knocked out and Ash is the victor. Everyone congratulates Pignite, and Cilan reaches the verdict that Ash was right. After recalling his Pokémon, Shamus goes over to Pignite, and apologizes. He also asks Pignite to come back to his team. Pignite responded by blowing flames in Shamus's face. Ash told Shamus that Pignite is "one of the gang." Then Shamus runs away saying "I won't forget this!" The episode ends with everyone running toward Pignite, and the narrator saying "Our heroes resume their travel toward Icirrus City".


==Major events==
==Major events==
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* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet {{p|Tepig}}'s former Trainer, [[Shamus]].
[[File:Ash Pignite evolved.png|thumb|220px|Ash's newly evolved Pignite]]
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet {{p|Tepig}}'s former {{pkmn|Trainer}}, [[Shamus]].
* Ash's Tepig evolves into {{AP|Pignite}} and learns {{m|Fire Pledge}}.
* Ash's Tepig evolves into {{AP|Pignite}} and learns {{m|Fire Pledge}}.
* Shamus offers Pignite a spot on his team, but Pignite rejects him.
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Shamus]] (in person)
====Pokémon debuts====
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* [[Ash's Pignite]]
* [[Ash's Pignite]]
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===Humans===
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* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
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* [[Don George]]
* [[Don George]]
* [[Shamus]]
* [[Shamus]]
* [[Kensō]]
* [[Kylan]]
* [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainer]]s
* {{pkmn|Trainer}}s


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[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Heatmor}} ''(U.S. and international)'' {{p|Emboar}} ''(Japan)''
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Heatmor}} ''(U.S. and international)'' {{p|Emboar}} ''(Japan)''


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* {{p|Emboar}} ([[Shamus]]'s)
* {{p|Emboar}} ([[Shamus]]'s)
* {{p|Heatmor}} ([[Shamus]]'s)
* {{p|Heatmor}} ([[Shamus]]'s)
* {{p|Mienshao}} ([[Kensō]]'s)
* {{p|Mienshao}} ([[Kylan]]'s)
* {{p|Watchog}} ([[Kensō]]'s)
* {{p|Watchog}} ([[Kylan]]'s)
 
==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Gothorita}}
* This episode marks the first appearance of a [[Don George]] outside of a tournament setting since ''[[BW016|Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!]]'', 61 episodes earlier.
* {{AP|Tepig}} being abandoned by [[Shamus|its Trainer]] who told it to wait for him, while they had no intention of ever returning, is similar to how [[Ash's Charmander]] was abandoned by [[Damian]].
* This episode, at 2.2%, had the lowest viewership rating of any episode in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20151017045636/http://wiki.ポケモン.com:80/wiki/アニメのサブタイトル一覧</ref>


==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Gothorita}}
* This episode marks the first appearance of a [[Don George]] outside of a tournament setting since ''[[BW016|Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!]]''.
* The summary for this episode on [[Pokémon.com]] implied that Tepig was not happy to see Shamus again when in fact he was happy to see him.
*Fire Pledge hits both Emboar and Heatmor despite fire pledge only being able to hit 1 target.
===Errors===
===Errors===
* As {{p|Watchog}} lifts {{p|Emboar}} off the ground while performing {{m|Slam}}, its nose is cream colored instead of black.
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* While Emboar dusted himself off, the decorative pattern on its side is missing.
* {{an|Cilan}} says that Ash may have a hard time winning because of the Fire Warriors' special combinations. However, Cilan should not have yet known about these combinations, since Emboar and Heatmor had not yet used any of them.
* As {{p|Watchog}} lifts {{p|Emboar}} off the ground while performing {{m|Slam}}, for a few frames, its nose is cream-colored instead of black.
* When Emboar dusts himself off, the pattern on his side is missing.
* In the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} [[dub]], Slam is mistakenly called {{m|Body Slam}}.


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Evolution by Fire!
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BW077   EP734
炎のメモリー！ポカブVSエンブオー！！
Flaming Memories! Pokabu VS Enbouh!!
First broadcast
Japan May 3, 2012
United States September 1, 2012
English themes
Opening Rival Destinies
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening ベストウイッシュ！
Ending 七色アーチ
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami
Storyboard 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida
Assistant director 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida
Animation director 小山知洋 Tomohiro Koyama
No additional credits are available at this time.

Evolution by Fire! (Japanese: 炎のメモリー！ポカブVSエンブオー！！ Flaming Memories! Pokabu VS Enbuoh!!) is the 77th episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, and the 734th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on May 3, 2012 and in the United States on September 1, 2012.

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Blurb

On their way to the Icirrus City Gym, Ash, Iris, and Cilan decide to spend the night at the Pokémon Battle Club in Astilbe Town. There they witness a Double Battle between two Trainers: Shamus, with his “Fire Warriors” Heatmor and Emboar, quickly defeats Kylan, with his Mienshao and Watchog.

At dinner, Tepig seems to recognize Shamus and goes bounding up to him. Iris reminds Ash how he and Tepig met after it was abandoned by its Trainer in Accumula Town—and based on Tepig’s reactions, it appears Shamus was that Trainer! Ash and Iris are furious and demand an apology for how he treated Tepig, but Shamus insists he left Tepig behind for its own good because it was too weak to battle.

Don George suggests that Ash and Shamus resolve their differences with a Double Battle. Shamus plans to use his Fire Warriors, and Snivy—who also had problems with its original Trainer—volunteers to be Tepig’s partner for the battle. But Tepig is reluctant to battle against Shamus, remembering how they parted in tears.

As the battle unfolds, Shamus reveals that he was faking his emotional goodbye so Tepig wouldn’t follow him! Tepig is utterly destroyed by this, and despite the type disadvantage, Snivy bravely steps up to take on the Fire Warriors all by itself. Inspired by its friend’s courage, Tepig resolves to prove its strength—and then evolves into Pignite!

The battle really heats up, and Pignite quickly shows that Shamus underestimated it, taking down the Fire Warriors by itself. Defeated, Shamus finally apologizes to Pignite and tries to convince it to rejoin his team—but Pignite sends him on his way with a fiery refusal, and our heroes are off to Icirrus City once more!

Plot

After their adventures in Twist Mountain, Ash and his friends decide to stay at Don George's Battle Club in Astilbe Town for the night. Before reaching their room, the group comes across a Double Battle being held in one of the Club's rooms between a Trainer's Watchog and Mienshao and another Trainer's Heatmor and Emboar. Ash finds out more about Heatmor on his Pokédex. Mienshao uses Drain Punch on Heatmor and Watchog lifts and Slams Emboar onto the ground. The other Trainer declares that he will show everyone the true power of the "Fire Warriors" and orders Emboar to use Hammer Arm on both opponents and for Heatmor to do the same with Flame Burst. Flame Burst creates a fiery explosion and knocks out both of the opponent's Pokémon, winning the battle for the Fire Trainer, whose name is Shamus.

After the battle, Ash, Iris, and Cilan are walking down a hallway when they see Shamus talking to the Trainer he beat earlier, whose name is Kylan. Shamus demands to see the Trainer's Pokémon so that he can take one as winnings from the battle. Iris runs over to tell him that this is wrong and Cilan says that he should not be doing this, but Shamus brushes them both off. Don George appears and thanks the two Trainers for the great battle, defusing the situation. Shamus leaves and the group asks Kylan why he would have a Pokémon battle with such high stakes, but he says that he didn't even want to battle in the first place and that Shamus wanted to get his hands on powerful Pokémon. Ash and Cilan agree that this is not what Pokémon battles are for.

In the cafeteria, Cilan announces that dinner is ready while all the Pokémon eat their food. Tepig notices Shamus sitting at another table by himself and begins to remember that he used to be his Trainer, and so runs toward him excitedly. Ash sees Tepig running off and apologizes to Shamus for his disturbance. Ash asks Tepig to come back, but he doesn't leave Shamus's side. Cilan wonders if the two know each other. Iris reminds Ash that Tepig was abandoned by his original Trainer back in Accumula Town, so Ash asks Shamus if he was the one who abandoned Tepig, and he replies saying Tepig was lucky Ash gave him a break. Iris and Ash scold him and say that it was wrong to throw a Pokémon away. Ash demands that he apologize to Tepig, but Shamus refuses and throws him to Ash. Cilan gets in the middle and says that the only way to settle this is with a trial, and it just so happens that he's a judge connoisseur. The cafeteria suddenly turns into a spacious courtroom with Cilan as judge, Tepig as plaintiff with Ash as his counselor, Shamus as the defendant, and Iris, Pikachu, Snivy, Scraggy, a sleeping Oshawott, Pansage, Emolga and Axew as the audience. Shamus's defense is that he left Tepig for his own good because forcing a weak Pokémon into battle would be worse than abandonment. Iris, Snivy and Emolga all yell at Shamus saying that he's really rude, but Cilan makes them be quiet, which they aren't happy about. Ash prosecutes by mentioning the rope that tied Tepig to a post. Shamus argues that he had to tie Tepig up to keep him from following. Cilan is unable to decide a verdict, so Don George interrupts and suggests they battle to settle the argument. Shamus agrees only if it is a Double Battle. Ash tells Shamus that he would have to apologize to Tepig if he loses. Snivy approaches Ash and emphatically volunteers to battle with Tepig. Cilan reminds Ash that Snivy had trouble with her Trainer as well. Ash agrees to Snivy's wishes and the two Trainers decide to battle in the morning.

Later that night, Tepig goes outside on his own to think. He tears up as he remembers being tied up and abandoned by Shamus. Ash's voice calls out for Tepig, and so he shakes away the tears. The rest of the group, including Snivy, come around a corner and say that they have been looking for Tepig. Ash tells Tepig that he and Snivy want to train, but he sighs and lowers his head. Cilan says that Tepig may not want to battle his former Trainer, prompting Iris to tell Tepig not to be so nice. Snivy goes up to Tepig and slaps him with Vine Whip and begins to talk passionately. Tepig agrees to battle.

The next morning, the battle between Shamus and Ash is about to begin. Though Snivy is ready, Tepig still appears downtrodden. Ash commands Snivy to use Leaf Storm on Emboar, but he dodges. Ash tells Tepig to use Flamethrower on Heatmor, but Tepig can neither bring himself to battle nor dodge a Hammer Arm from Emboar. Ash tells Tepig that he understands how he feels. Shamus chuckles and says that he pretends to be sad and on the verge of tears whenever he abandons a Pokémon to make it think that he actually cares, all so that it follows him. Upon hearing this, Tepig becomes immobilized by sadness and breaks down. Snivy tries to help Tepig, but it is no use. Realizing this, Ash asks Snivy to cover for Tepig. Snivy uses Attract on Emboar, leaving him helpless to avoid Vine Whip. Shamus snaps Emboar out of it by having Heatmor use Fury Swipes on its teammate. Emboar recovers from the infatuation and uses Flamethrower while Heatmor uses Fire Spin. Snivy dodges, but the two attacks hit Tepig before Snivy is struck by Heatmor's Fury Swipes and Emboar's Heat Crash. Snivy eventually manages to get back up and tries to get Tepig to battle along with Ash. Finally, Tepig decides to battle. Tepig uses Flame Charge, hitting both Heatmor and Emboar, but Shamus is not impressed. Both Emboar and Heatmor get back up and use Flare Blitz and Fire Spin, respectively. Emboar launches forward, enveloped in blue flame, and is boosted by the Fire Spin spiraling around him. Impressed by the technique, Cilan calls this the "Super Flare Blitz." Tepig is about to be hit by the powered-up attack, but Snivy pushes him out of the way and takes the blow, knocking her out. Ash thanks her and says that she deserves a good rest, but she wants to stay and watch her teammate battle.

Seeing everyone encouraging him, including Snivy, Tepig teems with the determination and begins to glow. Because of his friends love and support, Tepig evolves into Pignite. Despite this, Shamus says that Pignite still has no chance of winning. Ash commands Pignite to use his new move, Fire Pledge. Pignite strikes the ground, sending a pillar of fire that engulfs both Emboar and Heatmor. Ash tells Pignite to finish with Flame Charge, knocking Shamus's Pokémon out and winning the battle for Ash. Everyone congratulates Pignite as he and Ash hug, with Snivy in Ash's arms. Given his victory, Cilan reaches the verdict that Ash was right. After recalling his Pokémon, Shamus walks over to Pignite and apologizes for what he did. He asks Pignite to ditch Ash and come back to his team, which makes Pignite smile with excitement. Pignite stares at his former Trainer for a moment before using Flamethrower on him, charring him and turning his hair into an afro. Ash tells Shamus that Pignite is one of the gang and isn't going anywhere. Shamus immediately runs away saying he'll remember this. Everyone gathers around Pignite, celebrating his victory, evolution, and overcoming of his past. The group now resumes their journey towards Icirrus City.

Major events

Ash's newly evolved Pignite
For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Heatmor (U.S. and international) Emboar (Japan)

Trivia

Errors

Emboar's missing pattern
  • Cilan says that Ash may have a hard time winning because of the Fire Warriors' special combinations. However, Cilan should not have yet known about these combinations, since Emboar and Heatmor had not yet used any of them.
  • As Watchog lifts Emboar off the ground while performing Slam, for a few frames, its nose is cream-colored instead of black.
  • When Emboar dusts himself off, the pattern on his side is missing.
  • In the Polish dub, Slam is mistakenly called Body Slam.

Dub edits

In other languages


References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20151017045636/http://wiki.ポケモン.com:80/wiki/アニメのサブタイトル一覧


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