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title_ja=ワカバタウン！はじまりをつげるかぜのふくまち！ |
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footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|pm|119}}
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* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d722bGusttw Don't Touch That 'dile]'' on the official English Pokémon [[YouTube]] channel
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'''Don't Touch That 'dile''' (Japanese: '''ワカバタウン！はじまりをつげるかぜのふくまち！''' ''{{tt|Wakaba Town|New Bark Town}}! The Town Where Winds Telling of a Beginning Blow!'') is the 117th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 14, 1999 and in the United States on October 14, 2000.  
'''Don't Touch That 'dile''' (Japanese: '''ワカバタウン！はじまりをつげるかぜのふくまち！''' ''{{tt|Wakaba|New Bark}} Town! The Town Where Winds Telling of a Beginning Blow!'') is the 117th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]] and the first episode of the {{DL|List of original series episodes|Johto League arc}}. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 14, 1999, and in the United States on October 14, 2000.
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{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}


==Synopsis==
==Blurb==
Walking through a foggy forest, {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} are heading to [[New Bark Town]] to register for the [[Johto League]]. After being lost, Misty scolds Ash and the two of them get into a small tiff before Brock steps in and breaks up the two. Misty's Togepi then hops out of Misty's arms and {{an|Pikachu}} follows after it to a lake. Seeing a mysterious {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, later revealed to be {{p|Suicune}}, on a formation at the middle of the lake, the three of them become somewhat transfixed upon seeing it. When Suicune noticed them, it runs away. Ash tries to follow it but falls off the edge of the hill that he and the others were standing upon; Pikachu and {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} soon following after. Becoming alarmed by his disappearance, Misty and Brock follow after Ash soon also trip and fall. Making a small appearance after this event, {{an|Jigglypuff}} walks by and seems to find it fun and slides down the hill as well.
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<i>Ash begins his journey in Johto, a largely unexplored region said to be thickly populated with Pokémon entirely new to him and his friends.</i>


[[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} are walking out of the same forest, making many references to food to note that they are hungry. They find a Pokémon Lab, where [[Professor Elm]] mistakes Jessie as [[Nurse Joy]] and tells her to check up on his {{p|Totodile}}. They encounter Professor Elm's Totodile shortly after talking with the professor as the Totodile bites Meowth's tail and sprays water at James' face. Confirming bringing it to the [[Pokémon Center]] as she imposes as Nurse Joy, Jessie picks it up and they run out of the lab.
==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are walking through a foggy forest for [[New Bark Town]] in order to register for the [[Johto League]]. Ash notices a familiar tree branch and declares that they must be lost. {{an|Misty}} scolds Ash, and the two of them get into an argument, which {{an|Brock}} is forced to break up. {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} senses something and promptly hops out of Misty's arms, prompting the others to follow. The group is startled after seeing {{p|Suicune|a mysterious blue Pokémon}} on a formation in the middle of a small pond. When the Pokémon notices them, it runs away. Ash tries to follow it but falls off a steep edge, and {{AP|Pikachu}} and Togepi soon follow. Becoming alarmed by his disappearance, Misty and Brock go after Ash, but they also trip and fall. {{an|Jigglypuff}} walks by and seems to find it fun before sliding down the hill as well.


Finally reaching New Bark Town, it's made clear that the trio is tired. Brock reads the sign that the three of them have reached and Ash becomes pumped to soon be entering the Johto League. With all his psyching up at that point, he starts to run off to be going to take on new challengers before Brock grabs him and tells him that he needs to be registering before he does anything of the sort. On the way of walking into New Bark Town, Misty makes a comment about Nurse Joy probably running the Pokémon Center in that area as well. Excited to see Nurse Joy, Brock tells Ash and Misty to be going to the [[Pokémon Center]], but when they reach there, they are met by Nurse Joy's {{TP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}}. Chansey then presses a button after Brock speculates on Chansey not being Nurse Joy and a screen appears. A recording of Nurse Joy plays on the screen and says that she is with Professor Elm and will be back by 2:00. Noting the time on the clock, Misty directs Ash's attention to it where he states that it is 3:30. Brock gets concerned about Nurse Joy and makes a big deal of it to both Ash and Misty before forcing them to find her. However, when the three of them reach the laboratory, they see that there's police surrounding the premises where they see another familiar face, [[Officer Jenny]].
Meanwhile, {{TRT}} is also lost in the same fog-filled forest. They become hungry and decide to run, and soon find themselves out of the forest and staring at a large building. The trio is started by a horde of {{p|Fearow}} and rushes inside what is actually a Pokémon Lab. A voice suddenly speaks up, and the group soon finds the source, [[Professor Elm]]. He is too busy looking through his microscope to realize the visitors are Team Rocket; thinking it is [[Nurse Joy]], he tells them to check up on his {{p|Totodile}}. They encounter Totodile shortly after, and it bites onto {{MTR}}'s tail and sprays a {{m|Water Gun}} at [[James]]'s face. Posing as Nurse Joy, [[Jessie]] says she will bring Totodile back to the [[Pokémon Center]] before picking Totodile up and running out of the lab, followed by James and Meowth.


When Brock sees Officer Jenny, he offers to be giving her a bouquet of flowers. However, as usual, Misty pulls him back by his collar and tows him away. Afterward, Ash asks about what's been going on around the area, and that's when he, Brock and Misty rush inside; they see Nurse Joy scolding Professor Elm for being careless. Brock rushes up to her and holds her hands in his flirtatious state but is shoved away by Misty again. Ash and {{Ashfr}} learn about the stolen Totodile and talk about the starters that are offered in both New Bark Town and [[Pallet Town]]. Being soon questioned about having met {{an|Professor Oak}}, Professor Elm falls in a long winded rant to Brock about how he was one of Oak's top students and other things that he could be mentioning worth any merit while Misty and Ash focused more on the {{p|Cyndaquil}} that Nurse Joy took from Elm.
Upon reaching New Bark Town, Ash and his friends head for the Pokémon Center, but when they reach it, they are met by [[Nurse Joy's Chansey]]. She presses a button after Brock speculates on Chansey not being Nurse Joy, and a screen appears. A recording of Nurse Joy plays on the screen, saying that she is with Professor Elm and will be back by 2:00. Noting the time on the clock, Misty realizes that it is 3:30. Ash and Misty decide to sit down as they wait, though Brock is furious and demands that they go find her. However, when the three of them reach Elm's laboratory, they see police officers led by [[Officer Jenny]] surrounding the premises. Brock tries to offer Jenny a bouquet of flowers, but Misty pulls him away by his collar.


After this, one of the police officers brings a plaster mold of {{TRT}}'s footprints. Using this sample of their footprints, [[Officer Jenny's Growlithe]] tracks down Team Rocket and the Totodile. The next scene shows Team Rocket with the Totodile having chomped down on Jessie's hair. While the three of them are making comments about the Totodile, they soon come to a phone booth and plan to be making a call to the {{an|Giovanni|boss}}. Meowth was going to be making the call first, though Jessie smacks him away with the door of the booth and tells him that she 'knows how he operates' and claims that he would be taking all the credit. While the two of them have an argument, James just walks past them and goes to be making the phone call while the two of them are busy fighting with one another.
Ash, Brock, and Misty rush inside the lab and see Nurse Joy scolding Elm for being careless. Brock tries to flirt with Nurse Joy as well but is pulled away by Misty again. Ash and his friends then learn about the stolen Totodile, who was supposed to be picked up by a female {{pkmn|Trainer}}. They also learn about [[Johto]]'s [[first partner Pokémon]]. Ash mentions that he is from [[Pallet Town]] and is questioned about having met {{an|Professor Oak}}. Hearing this, Elm then proceeds to rant to Brock about his time as one of Oak's top students at the university while Misty and Ash play with the {{p|Cyndaquil}} that Nurse Joy took from Elm. After this, one of the police officers brings a plaster mold of Team Rocket's footprints. [[Officer Jenny's Growlithe]] sniffs the mold and begins to tracks down Team Rocket and Totodile.


Officer Jenny and the trio come across Team Rocket after Growlithe had found them. After commenting on who's who at the sight of one another, Team Rocket recites their {{motto}} and then makes a comment on how they can't give Totodile back because it won't let go of Jessie's hair. Scolding the three of them, Ash tries to ask them if their conscience bothers them at all. Afterward, Team Rocket attempts to run away, where Ash then sends out his {{AP|Bulbasaur}} and tells it to use {{m|Vine Whip}} to trip Team Rocket. Soon after this, a battle ensues between Ash and Team Rocket with Ash retrieving Totodile from Jessie. After getting Totodile, Officer Jenny tells her Growlithe to go in and apprehend the three of them before James sends out his {{TP|James|Weezing}} and tells it to use {{m|Sludge}} on Growlithe. Finishing up the battle and defeating Team Rocket once again, Totodile is returned to Professor Elm by Ash and friends.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket decides to take a break at a local park, and Jessie is furious when Totodile chomps down on her hair. Meowth goes to make a phone call to {{an|Giovanni|the Boss}}, though Jessie smacks him away with the phone booth door and claims that he would take all of the credit. While the two of them argue, James walks past them and makes the phone call. At that moment, Ash, his friends, and Officer Jenny arrive on the scene. Team Rocket recites their {{motto}} and comments that they can't return Totodile because it won't let go of Jessie's hair. Ash scolds the three for stealing a new Trainer's Pokémon, but Team Rocket is unfazed and attempts to run away. Ash then sends out {{AP|Bulbasaur}} and has it use {{m|Vine Whip}} to trip Team Rocket. James has {{TP|James|Weezing}} use {{m|Smokescreen}}, but [[Ash's Charizard]] blows the smog away.


Later that day, Nurse Joy registers Ash for the Johto League. Ash and his friends then leave New Bark Town, unaware of Jigglypuff, which follows after them.
Bulbasaur manages to pull Totodile off Jessie's hair, and the {{pkmn|category|Big Jaw Pokémon}} lands in Ash's arms. As {{TP|Officer Jenny|Growlithe}} goes in to apprehend the trio, Weezing's {{m|Sludge}} leaves it blinded. James uses the opportunity to call on {{TP|James|Victreebel}}, who latches onto his head. Jessie resorts to using {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}. Ash sends out {{AP|Squirtle}}, and its Water Gun hits Lickitung. Desperate to flee, Jessie calls out {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}, and together with Team Rocket's other Pokémon, they attempt a group attack. Ash replies with his own group effort: Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}}, Charizard's {{m|Flamethrower}}, Bulbasaur's {{m|Razor Leaf}}, and Squirtle's Water Gun combine and send Team Rocket's Pokémon flying. To finish things off, Totodile sends Jessie, James, and Meowth on their way with a Water Gun. Officer Jenny is disappointed not to have made any arrests but is grateful that Totodile is safe and sound.
 
Back at Elm's lab, Ash makes a call through to Oak. Ash speaks briefly before letting Elm talk to his former mentor. As the two Professors get deep into conversation, Nurse Joy arrives and escorts Ash and his friends to the Pokémon Center. There, she officially registers Ash for the Johto League. Ash and his friends then leave New Bark Town and head for the first Johto League [[Gym]] in [[Violet City]], unaware of Jigglypuff, who is still following after them.


==Major events==
==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} see a {{p|Suicune}}.
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* Ash and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[New Bark Town]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} see a {{OBP|Suicune|recurring}}.
* Ash signs up for the [[Johto League]].
* Ash and his friends arrive at [[New Bark Town]] and meet [[Professor Elm]].
* [[James's Victreebel]] is revealed to know {{m|Vine Whip}}.{{tt|*|It does not actually use the move until EP155}}  
* [[James's Victreebel]] is revealed to know {{m|Vine Whip}}{{tt|*|It does not actually use the move until EP155}}.
* Ash registers for the [[Johto League]].
* Ash learns that [[Violet Gym|the first Johto League Gym]] is in [[Violet City]] and decides to head there.
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=== Debuts ===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
====Humans====
* [[Professor Elm]]
* [[Professor Elm]]


==== Pokémon debuts ====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Suicune}}
* {{p|Suicune}} ({{OBP|Suicune|recurring|anime}})
* {{p|Totodile}}
* {{p|Totodile}}
* {{p|Cyndaquil}}
* {{p|Cyndaquil}}
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===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP117.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[File:WTP EP117.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Chikorita}} (''U.S. and international''), {{p|Fearow}} (''Japan'')
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Chikorita}} (''US and international''), {{p|Fearow}} (''Japan'')


* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
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* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Victreebel}} ({{OP|James|Victreebel}})
* {{p|Victreebel}} ({{OP|James|Victreebel}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; flashback)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ([[first partner Pokémon]]; flashback)
* {{p|Charmander}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; flashback)
* {{p|Charmander}} ([[first partner Pokémon]]; flashback)
* {{p|Squirtle}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; flashback)
* {{p|Squirtle}} ([[first partner Pokémon]]; flashback)
* {{p|Chikorita}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; photo)
* {{p|Chikorita}} ([[first partner Pokémon]]; photo)
* {{p|Cyndaquil}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; debut)
* {{p|Cyndaquil}} ([[first partner Pokémon]]; debut)
* {{p|Totodile}} ([[starter Pokémon]]; debut)
* {{p|Totodile}} ([[first partner Pokémon]]; debut)
* {{p|Growlithe}} ({{OP|Officer Jenny|Growlithe}})
* {{p|Growlithe}} ({{OP|Officer Jenny|Growlithe}})
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}})
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} ({{an|Jigglypuff|anime}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} ({{an|Jigglypuff|anime}})
* {{p|Suicune}} ({{OBP|Suicune|recurring|anime}}; debut)
* {{p|Fearow}} (multiple)
* {{p|Fearow}} (multiple)
* {{p|Suicune}} (debut)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* ''[[OK!]]'' replaced ''[[The Rivals]]'' as the opening.
* [[OK!]] replaced [[The Rivals]] as the [[List of Japanese opening themes|Japanese opening theme]].
* ''[[Meowth's Party]]'' replaced ''[[Riding on Lapras]]'' as the ending.
* [[Meowth's Party]] replaced [[Riding on Lapras]] as the [[List of Japanese ending themes|Japanese ending theme]].
* This episode marks the start of [[Generation II]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}.
* This is the first episode since his debut to not feature {{Tracey}}.
* The Japanese title of the episode is a reference to the slogan of [[New Bark Town]].
* The Japanese title of the episode is a reference to the slogan of [[New Bark Town]].
* The English dub of this episode first aired exactly one year after the original did in Japanese.
* On home media releases of [[S03|Pokémon: The Johto Journeys]], this episode is considered the season premiere. However, on televised airings, that title goes to ''[[EP106|The Pokémon Water War]]''.
* Misty reveals that Ash slept in until four PM in the [[EP001|first episode]]. <!--I don't know how she knows that-->
* The English dub of this episode first aired exactly one year after the original version.
* This episode's dub title is a reference to the old advertising {{wp|slogan}}, "don't touch that dial!"
* This episode's English dub title is a reference to the advertising {{wp|slogan}} "don't touch that dial!"
* This is the only time that the first episode of a region aired before the game the region corresponds to was released in Japan: {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} were not released in Japan until more than a month after this episode's first airing. Comparatively, [[Kanto]]'s first episode was aired more than a year after the release of {{game|Red and Green|s}}, [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]]'s first episodes were first aired on the day of their corresponding games' release and [[Unova]]'s first episodes were first aired two weeks after the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}. In the United States, all episodes featuring the debut of a generation have aired shortly before the release of the corresponding games besides ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', which aired three weeks before the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.
* [[Pokémon Johto]] replaces {{so|Pokémon World}} as the English dub opening theme.
** Coincidentally, this is the only time that music from a new generation premiers '''after''' the opening episode of its respective region. Instead the music debuts in ''[[EP123|Spinarak Attack]]'', the first episode to air after the release of Gold and Silver in Japan.
** However, the Hungama TV/Disney XD airings in India continued using Pokémon World as the opening and ending till ''[[EP157|The Fortune Hunters]]'', [[EP158|followed by which]] Pokémon Johto debuts for the said airings.
* This is the first episode of the third season, ''[[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys]]''.
* This episode first aired in Japan more than a month prior to {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}'s release in Japan.
* This episode is featured on the ''Volume 16: Totodile'' copy of [[Pokémon All-Stars]].
** Coincidentally, this is the only time that music from a new [[generation]] premieres after the opening episode of its respective region. Instead, the music debuts in ''[[EP123|Spinarak Attack]]'', the first episode to air after the release of Gold and Silver in Japan.
* The book ''[[Go West, Young Ash]]'' is based on this episode.
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 16: Totodile'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series, and ''Pokémon All-Stars: Totodile'' from {{wp|Magna Pacific}}'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 4}} series.
* When [[Professor Elm]] talks to {{an|Professor Oak}}, he mentions an article in a [[Pokémon magazines|magazine]] called "National Pokégraphic", which is a reference to the real-life magazine {{wp|National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic}}.
* This episode was partially adapted into the book [[Go West, Young Ash]].
* When [[Professor Elm]] talks to {{an|Professor Oak}}, he mentions an article in a magazine called {{DL|Magazines in the Pokémon world|National Pokégraphic}}, which is a reference to the real-life magazine ''{{wp|National Geographic}}''.
* This episode marks a rare instance in which Team Rocket's Pokémon blast off before Team Rocket themselves. It is also the first time where they are marked as individual twinkling stars as opposed to a single one after blasting off.
* In the {{pmin|Finland|Finnish}} dub, the first eight episodes of the third season had rather poor sound mixing, as some of the lines were too loud and the others were fairly quiet, and the English dub soundtrack may be silently audible in the background.
* Music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' and ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' is used in this episode.


===Errors===
===Errors===
[[File:EP117 Error.png|thumb|200px|right|James's missing glove]]
* As {{an|Brock}} starts heading to New Bark Town, he passes through {{AP|Pikachu}}.
* In one scene, when [[James]] was going to make a phone call, he did not have any gloves for a second. In the next scene, he had gloves as usual.
* When [[James]] tries to make a phone call, his glove disappears momentarily.
* Towards the end, when {{Ash}}'s Pokémon all attack at once, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} uses {{m|Razor Leaf}}, but the sound for {{m|Vine Whip}} can be heard.
* Towards the end, when Ash's Pokémon all attack at once, {{AP|Bulbasaur}} uses {{m|Razor Leaf}}, but the sound for {{m|Vine Whip}} can be heard.
* When the plaster cast is made of Team Rocket's footprints, the prints are indents in the plaster, when really they should be protruding from the cast.
* When the plaster cast is made of Team Rocket's footprints, the prints are indents in the plaster, when they should be protruding from the cast.
* In the scene where all of Ash's Pokémon defeat Team Rocket, {{AP|Charizard}}'s wings are completely orange. In the next scene, they are back to normal.
* In the scene where all of Ash's Pokémon defeat Team Rocket, {{AP|Charizard}}'s wings are completely orange.
* In the European Portuguese dub, when Ash is naming the Kanto starters, he says Charizard instead of Charmander.
* When [[Officer Jenny]] takes {{p|Totodile}} from Ash, her arm is briefly layered behind the Pokémon.
* When [[Nurse Joy]] is registering Ash for the [[Johto League]], Ash's gloves are missing.
* In the European Portuguese dub, when Ash is naming the Kanto first partner Pokémon, he says {{p|Charizard}} instead of Charmander.
* In the {{pmin|the Netherlands|Dutch}} dub, [[Jessie]] calls her {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} "Lickingtung".
 
<gallery>
EP117 Error.png|James's missing glove
EP117 error 2.png|Charizard's miscolored wings
EP117 error 3.png|Ash's missing gloves
</gallery>


===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* [[Pokémon Karaokémon]]: [[You & Me & Pokémon]]
* Misty's claim that they may find another Pokémon like {{p|Suicune|the one they saw}} in the woods was originally her wondering what the Pokémon was.
* Misty's claim that they may find another Pokémon like {{p|Suicune|the one they saw}} in the woods was originally her wondering what the Pokémon was.
* Ash asking for a fee was in the dub only.
* Ash asking about an entrance fee for the [[Johto League]] was in the dub only.
* Professor Oak's "They always call in the middle of my soap operas" line was originally just him saying "Hello, this is the Oak Laboratory."
* Professor Oak's "They always call in the middle of my soap operas" line was originally just him saying, "Hello, this is the Oak Laboratory."
* The dub omitted [[Professor Elm]]'s mention that the [[Starter Pokémon|starter trio]] Ash had with him are given out in Pallet Town.
* The dub omitted Professor Elm's mention that the [[first partner Pokémon]] trio Ash had with him are given out in Pallet Town.
* Ash mentioning [[Gary Oak]] was dub added.
* Ash mentioning [[Gary Oak]] was dub-added.
* The dub implies that the Trainer that {{p|Totodile}} will receive is female, whereas the Japanese version doesn't state the gender of the Trainer picking up Totodile. Interestingly, later in the anime a female Trainer named {{jo|Marina}} is seen with a Totodile she received from Professor Elm.
* The English dub implies that the {{pkmn|Trainer}} that {{p|Totodile}} will receive is female, whereas the Japanese version doesn't state the gender of the Trainer picking up Totodile. Interestingly, later in the anime, a female Trainer named {{jo|Marina}} is seen with a Totodile that she received from Professor Elm.
* Originally, Professor Elm doesn't specify when Totodile's Trainer would show up.
* Originally, Professor Elm doesn't specify when Totodile's Trainer would show up.
* In the English dub, {{an|Misty}} reveals that {{Ash}} slept in until 4:00 PM in the [[EP001|first episode]], while Misty doesn't specify any time in the original version.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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{{Epilang|color=DDDDDD|bordercolor=FFCB49
|ar={{tt|لا تلمس هذا البوكيمون|Don't touch this Pokémon}}
|bg={{tt|Не пипай този Тотодайл!|Do not touch this Totodile!}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|若葉鎮，吹起開啟之風的城鎮|Ruòyè (New Bark) Town, Where Winds of a New Beginning Blow}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|若葉鎮，吹起開啟之風的城鎮|Ruòyè (New Bark) Town, Where Winds of a New Beginning Blow}}
|cs={{tt|Nesahej na toho krokodýla|Don't touch that crocodile}}
|cs={{tt|Nesahej na toho krokodýla|Don't touch that crocodile}}
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|fi={{tt|Näpit irti Totosta!|Keep your hands off Toto(dile)!}}
|fi={{tt|Näpit irti Totosta!|Keep your hands off Toto(dile)!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Le crime ne paie pas|Crime does not pay}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Le crime ne paie pas|Crime does not pay}}
|he=גניבת הטוטודייל{{tt|gnevat haTotodile|The Totodile theft}}
|he=גניבת הטוטודייל {{tt|''Gnivat ha'Totodile''|The Totodile theft}}
|it={{tt|Un'iscrizione difficile|A difficult registration}}'''
|hu={{tt|Nebánts virág|Touch-me-not}}
|it={{tt|Un'iscrizione difficile|A difficult registration}}{{tt|*|Original 2000 dub}} <br> {{tt|Il Totodile rubato|The stolen Totodile}}{{tt|*|2014 K2 TV dub}}
|pt_br={{tt|Com o Totodile não se Brinca|With the Totodile not Play}}
|pt_br={{tt|Com o Totodile não se Brinca|With the Totodile not Play}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Não Toques no 'dile|Don't touch that 'dile}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Não Toques no 'dile|Don't touch that 'dile}}
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|pl={{tt|Nie dotykaj tego!|Don't touch this!}}
|pl={{tt|Nie dotykaj tego!|Don't touch this!}}
|ro={{tt|Nu Atinge Acel 'Dile|Don't Touch That 'Dile}}
|ro={{tt|Nu Atinge Acel 'Dile|Don't Touch That 'Dile}}
|ru={{tt|Руки прочь от Тотодайла!|Hands off Totodile!}} ''Ruki proch ot Totodayla!''
|hi=Totodile को हाथ मत लगाना {{tt|''Totodile ko haath mat lagana''|Don't touch Totodile}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 05:12, 3 September 2024

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Don't Touch That 'dile
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  EP117  
ワカバタウン！はじまりをつげるかぜのふくまち！
Wakaba Town! The Town Where Winds Telling of a Beginning Blow!
First broadcast
Japan October 14, 1999
United States October 14, 2000
English themes
Opening Pokémon Johto
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening OK!
Ending ニャースのパーティ
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada
Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane
Additional credits

Don't Touch That 'dile (Japanese: ワカバタウン！はじまりをつげるかぜのふくまち！ Wakaba Town! The Town Where Winds Telling of a Beginning Blow!) is the 117th episode of the Pokémon animated series and the first episode of the Johto League arc. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 14, 1999, and in the United States on October 14, 2000.

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Blurb

Ash begins his journey in Johto, a largely unexplored region said to be thickly populated with Pokémon entirely new to him and his friends.

Plot

Ash and his friends are walking through a foggy forest for New Bark Town in order to register for the Johto League. Ash notices a familiar tree branch and declares that they must be lost. Misty scolds Ash, and the two of them get into an argument, which Brock is forced to break up. Togepi senses something and promptly hops out of Misty's arms, prompting the others to follow. The group is startled after seeing a mysterious blue Pokémon on a formation in the middle of a small pond. When the Pokémon notices them, it runs away. Ash tries to follow it but falls off a steep edge, and Pikachu and Togepi soon follow. Becoming alarmed by his disappearance, Misty and Brock go after Ash, but they also trip and fall. Jigglypuff walks by and seems to find it fun before sliding down the hill as well.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket is also lost in the same fog-filled forest. They become hungry and decide to run, and soon find themselves out of the forest and staring at a large building. The trio is started by a horde of Fearow and rushes inside what is actually a Pokémon Lab. A voice suddenly speaks up, and the group soon finds the source, Professor Elm. He is too busy looking through his microscope to realize the visitors are Team Rocket; thinking it is Nurse Joy, he tells them to check up on his Totodile. They encounter Totodile shortly after, and it bites onto Meowth's tail and sprays a Water Gun at James's face. Posing as Nurse Joy, Jessie says she will bring Totodile back to the Pokémon Center before picking Totodile up and running out of the lab, followed by James and Meowth.

Upon reaching New Bark Town, Ash and his friends head for the Pokémon Center, but when they reach it, they are met by Nurse Joy's Chansey. She presses a button after Brock speculates on Chansey not being Nurse Joy, and a screen appears. A recording of Nurse Joy plays on the screen, saying that she is with Professor Elm and will be back by 2:00. Noting the time on the clock, Misty realizes that it is 3:30. Ash and Misty decide to sit down as they wait, though Brock is furious and demands that they go find her. However, when the three of them reach Elm's laboratory, they see police officers led by Officer Jenny surrounding the premises. Brock tries to offer Jenny a bouquet of flowers, but Misty pulls him away by his collar.

Ash, Brock, and Misty rush inside the lab and see Nurse Joy scolding Elm for being careless. Brock tries to flirt with Nurse Joy as well but is pulled away by Misty again. Ash and his friends then learn about the stolen Totodile, who was supposed to be picked up by a female Trainer. They also learn about Johto's first partner Pokémon. Ash mentions that he is from Pallet Town and is questioned about having met Professor Oak. Hearing this, Elm then proceeds to rant to Brock about his time as one of Oak's top students at the university while Misty and Ash play with the Cyndaquil that Nurse Joy took from Elm. After this, one of the police officers brings a plaster mold of Team Rocket's footprints. Officer Jenny's Growlithe sniffs the mold and begins to tracks down Team Rocket and Totodile.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket decides to take a break at a local park, and Jessie is furious when Totodile chomps down on her hair. Meowth goes to make a phone call to the Boss, though Jessie smacks him away with the phone booth door and claims that he would take all of the credit. While the two of them argue, James walks past them and makes the phone call. At that moment, Ash, his friends, and Officer Jenny arrive on the scene. Team Rocket recites their motto and comments that they can't return Totodile because it won't let go of Jessie's hair. Ash scolds the three for stealing a new Trainer's Pokémon, but Team Rocket is unfazed and attempts to run away. Ash then sends out Bulbasaur and has it use Vine Whip to trip Team Rocket. James has Weezing use Smokescreen, but Ash's Charizard blows the smog away.

Bulbasaur manages to pull Totodile off Jessie's hair, and the Big Jaw Pokémon lands in Ash's arms. As Growlithe goes in to apprehend the trio, Weezing's Sludge leaves it blinded. James uses the opportunity to call on Victreebel, who latches onto his head. Jessie resorts to using Lickitung. Ash sends out Squirtle, and its Water Gun hits Lickitung. Desperate to flee, Jessie calls out Arbok, and together with Team Rocket's other Pokémon, they attempt a group attack. Ash replies with his own group effort: Pikachu's Thunderbolt, Charizard's Flamethrower, Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf, and Squirtle's Water Gun combine and send Team Rocket's Pokémon flying. To finish things off, Totodile sends Jessie, James, and Meowth on their way with a Water Gun. Officer Jenny is disappointed not to have made any arrests but is grateful that Totodile is safe and sound.

Back at Elm's lab, Ash makes a call through to Oak. Ash speaks briefly before letting Elm talk to his former mentor. As the two Professors get deep into conversation, Nurse Joy arrives and escorts Ash and his friends to the Pokémon Center. There, she officially registers Ash for the Johto League. Ash and his friends then leave New Bark Town and head for the first Johto League Gym in Violet City, unaware of Jigglypuff, who is still following after them.

Major events

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

Humans

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Chikorita (US and international), Fearow (Japan)

Trivia

Errors

  • As Brock starts heading to New Bark Town, he passes through Pikachu.
  • When James tries to make a phone call, his glove disappears momentarily.
  • Towards the end, when Ash's Pokémon all attack at once, Bulbasaur uses Razor Leaf, but the sound for Vine Whip can be heard.
  • When the plaster cast is made of Team Rocket's footprints, the prints are indents in the plaster, when they should be protruding from the cast.
  • In the scene where all of Ash's Pokémon defeat Team Rocket, Charizard's wings are completely orange.
  • When Officer Jenny takes Totodile from Ash, her arm is briefly layered behind the Pokémon.
  • When Nurse Joy is registering Ash for the Johto League, Ash's gloves are missing.
  • In the European Portuguese dub, when Ash is naming the Kanto first partner Pokémon, he says Charizard instead of Charmander.
  • In the Dutch dub, Jessie calls her Lickitung "Lickingtung".
  • James's missing glove

    James's missing glove

  • Charizard's miscolored wings

    Charizard's miscolored wings

  • Ash's missing gloves

    Ash's missing gloves

Dub edits

  • Pokémon Karaokémon: You & Me & Pokémon
  • Misty's claim that they may find another Pokémon like the one they saw in the woods was originally her wondering what the Pokémon was.
  • Ash asking about an entrance fee for the Johto League was in the dub only.
  • Professor Oak's "They always call in the middle of my soap operas" line was originally just him saying, "Hello, this is the Oak Laboratory."
  • The dub omitted Professor Elm's mention that the first partner Pokémon trio Ash had with him are given out in Pallet Town.
  • Ash mentioning Gary Oak was dub-added.
  • The English dub implies that the Trainer that Totodile will receive is female, whereas the Japanese version doesn't state the gender of the Trainer picking up Totodile. Interestingly, later in the anime, a female Trainer named Marina is seen with a Totodile that she received from Professor Elm.
  • Originally, Professor Elm doesn't specify when Totodile's Trainer would show up.
  • In the English dub, Misty reveals that Ash slept in until 4:00 PM in the first episode, while Misty doesn't specify any time in the original version.

In other languages



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