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title_en=Grabbing the Brass Ring! |
title_ja=ピカチュウ隊長！進めタイレーツ！！ |
title_ja=ピカチュウ隊長！進めタイレーツ！！ |
title_ja_trans=Captain Pikachu! Advance, Tairetsu!! |
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footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|ss|073}}
* {{BMGf|286980|Preview thread on BMGf}}<!-- ''Closed''-->
* {{BMGf|286980|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
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(Japanese: '''ピカチュウ隊長！進めタイレーツ！！''' ''Captain Pikachu! Advance, {{tt|Tairetsu|Falinks}}!!'') is the 73rd episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,158th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is scheduled to air in Japan on July 16, 2021<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->. This episode was delayed for three weeks.
'''Grabbing the Brass Ring!''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウ隊長！進めタイレーツ！！''' ''Captain Pikachu! Advance, {{tt|Tairetsu|Falinks}}!!'') is the 73rd episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,158th episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on July 16, 2021, in Canada on November 27, 2021, in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2022, in South Africa on January 18, 2022, and in the United States on January 21, 2022.
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
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==Blurb==
==Blurb==
Official Blurb from Pokémon.com goes here, with source link-->
<!--https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/seasons/24/episode-24-everybodys-doing-the-underground-shuffle/-->
<!--Please do not alter the blurb to fix any errors, they are meant to be presented as they are on the official site.-->
<!--Please do not alter the blurb to fix any errors, they are meant to be presented as they are on the official site.-->
<i>When Professor Cerise mentions a Pokémon named Falinks, Ash and Goh are inspired to go to the Galar region for some research! A Falinks is six individuals who move together as one Pokémon—the brass gives orders, and five troopers follow. But our heroes soon meet a Falinks who’s struggling to coordinate. The solution? Practice! Goh and his Pokémon train with the brass, while the troopers try following Pikachu. When they reunite, a wayward Eiscue stumbles in for a battle, and Falinks gets its chance to demonstrate its newly honed teamwork! As the Eiscue flees, Falinks feels triumphant, and it decides to become the newest member of Goh’s team.</i>


==Plot==
==Plot==
<!--{{incomplete plot}}-->
In a frigid area in the [[Galar]] [[region]], an {{p|Eiscue}} gets set adrift while sleeping on a floating block of ice, only waking up in the middle of the ocean to see that its home and colony are nowhere in sight.
<!-- Detailed Plot goes here. -->
 
At [[Cerise Laboratory|Cerise Park]], {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] are feeding their Pokémon. [[Goh's Raichu]] is helping in the task by having Pokémon stand in a line and get {{Berries}} from her in turns. [[Professor Cerise]] remarks that the sight reminds him of a {{p|Falinks}}, which [[Chrysa]] shows a picture of to the boys, explaining that a Falinks is formed of six individuals that act together as a single Pokémon. Ash and Goh are excited to see one in person and immediately decide to travel to Galar do so.
 
After arriving in Galar, Ash and Goh immediately start looking around for a Falinks. Goh spots what he initially thinks is a {{i|Poké Ball}} lying on the ground, but quickly turns out to be a {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Stunfisk}} instead. After scanning it with his [[Rotom Phone]], Goh quickly proceeds to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it, before resuming the search for Falinks. Meanwhile, Eiscue has washed up ashore, and ends up tripping on a Galarian {{p|Slowpoke}}'s tail and hitting a rock, shattering the ice around its face. Panicking, it spots an ice cream cart nearby and manages to refreeze its head in the cart's freezer before the vendor grabs it by accident and proceeds to toss it away and onto a bypassing pickup truck.
 
Ash and Goh finally locate a Falinks. As Goh's Rotom Phone tells them that a Falinks consists of a brass and five troopers, they observe it demonstrating its teamwork by easily defeating a {{p|Boldore}} and doing other sorts of activities. However, it soon turns out that the brass isn't all that good at commanding the troopers, indicating that they've only recently started working together. When {{TP|Goh|Grookey}} gets into its usual mischief and starts hitting Falinks with its stick, the {{pkmn|category|Formation Pokémon}} grows irritated and attacks. Reacting quickly, Ash has {{AP|Pikachu}} use {{m|Thunderbolt}} to defend him and Goh. The attack causes Falinks to fall apart, with the brass rolling down a hill. Goh runs after the brass while Ash takes care of the troopers. Goh manages to catch the brass just before it can roll into a river, and as it recovers, he apologizes for what Ash did and tells it they should go back. The brass, however, is hesitant, as it lacks confidence in its leadership skills. Meanwhile, Ash has managed to gather all the troopers back together. With the brass absent, the troopers start following Pikachu around instead, much to Pikachu's dislike.
 
Goh decides to help the brass learn to be a better leader, and calls out his {{TP|Goh|Cinderace}}, Raichu, {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Pansear}}, and {{TP|Goh|Panpour}} to demonstrate good teamwork. Unfortunately, Cinderace is too fast and energetic for the other Pokémon to keep up, so the demonstration ends in a failure. Next, Goh has his Pokémon follow after the brass. After some training with Goh's Pokémon, the brass becomes more confident in giving orders, and Goh returns to Ash, allowing the brass to reunite with its troopers and relieving Pikachu of his involuntary leadership duty.
 
While Ash and Goh observe Falinks's synchronized movements and recognize it as a sign of improved teamwork, Eiscue, which has been on a wild ride around the nearby area, appears before them and ends up running into Falinks. Aggravated, Falinks challenges Eiscue to a battle. During the battle, the brass demonstrates its improved confidence by effectively commanding the troopers in both attack and defense. However, when the battle causes the ice around Eiscue's face to break, it panics again and runs off. Still, Ash and Goh are impressed by what they saw, and decide to head back, having gotten all the Falinks data they wanted. After a brief discussion between the brass and the troopers, Falinks expresses its willingness to come along with Goh. Happily agreeing to this, Goh then catches Falinks. Ash is excited by thinking of all the Galarian Pokémon that he's not seen yet, and he and Goh agree to visit the region again for more research later.
 
Meanwhile, Eiscue, having fallen into a river, drifts out into the ocean, the ice around its face slowly reforming, until it eventually finds itself back home with its colony, making it happy.


==Major events==
==Major events==
<!-- This is not for summarizing everything that happens in this episode. Only events pertaining to the series as a whole, such as catching and releasing Pokémon and obtaining Badges, go here. -->
<!-- This is not for summarizing everything that happens in this episode. Only events pertaining to the series as a whole, such as catching and releasing Pokémon and obtaining Badges, go here. -->
<!--* {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] visit [[Galar]] again.-->
* {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] visit [[Galar]] again.
<!--* Goh {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} a {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Falinks}} and an {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Eiscue}}.-->
* Goh {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} a {{rf|Galarian}} {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Galarian Stunfisk|Stunfisk}} and a {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Falinks}}.
<!--{{animeevents}}-->
{{animeevents}}


===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Eiscue}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Eiscue|Ice <!--and Noice--> Face}})
* {{p|Eiscue}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Eiscue|Ice and Noice Face}})
* {{p|Slowpoke}} ([[Galarian form|Galarian Form]])


=====TV episode debuts=====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ([[Galarian form|Galarian Form]])
* {{p|Falinks}}
* {{p|Falinks}}


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Humans===
===Humans===
<!--[[File:Dare da JN073.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]-->
[[File:Dare da JN073.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{Ash}}
* [[Goh]]
* [[Goh]]
<!--* [[Jessie]]-->
* [[Professor Cerise]]
<!--* [[James]]-->
* [[Chrysa]]
<!--* [[Chloe]]-->
* [[Ren]]
<!--* [[Nurse Joy]]-->
* Children
<!--* [[Officer Jenny]]-->
* Ice cream vendor
<!--* {{an|Professor Oak}}-->
<!--* [[Professor Cerise]]-->
<!--* [[Chrysa]]-->
<!--* [[Ren]]-->


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
<!--[[File:WTP JN073.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]-->
[[File:WTP JN073.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
<!--[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Pokémon}}-->
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Eiscue}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Eiscue|Ice Face}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
<!--* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})-->
<!--* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})-->
* {{p|Cinderace}} ({{OP|Goh|Cinderace}})
* {{p|Cinderace}} ({{OP|Goh|Cinderace}})
<!--* {{p|Mr. Mime}} ({{Ash}}'s; [[Mimey]])-->
* {{p|Scizor}} ({{OP|Goh|Scizor}})
<!--* {{p|Dragonite}} ({{OP|Ash|Dragonite}})-->
* {{p|Dustox}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Dustox|Goh's}}; ×3)
<!--* {{p|Gengar}} ({{OP|Ash|Gengar}})-->
* {{p|Tentacool}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Tentacool|Goh's}})
<!--* {{p|Lucario}} ({{OP|Ash|Lucario}})-->
* {{p|Dewgong}} ({{OP|Goh|Dewgong}})
<!--* {{p|Sirfetch'd}} ({{OP|Ash|Sirfetch'd}}-->
* {{p|Greedent}} ({{OP|Goh|Greedent}})
<!--* {{p|Dracovish}} ({{OP|Ash|Dracovish}})-->
* {{p|Nidoran♀}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Nidoran♀|Goh's}})
<!--* {{p|Pinsir}} ({{OP|Goh|Pinsir}})-->
* {{p|Nidoran♂}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Nidoran♂|Goh's}})
<!--* {{p|Beedrill}} ({{OP|Goh|Beedrill}})-->
* {{p|Poliwag}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Poliwag|Goh's}})
<!--* {{p|Scizor}} ({{OP|Goh|Scizor}})-->
* {{p|Goldeen}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Goldeen|Goh's}})
<!--* {{p|Dewgong}} ({{OP|Goh|Dewgong}})-->
* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Magikarp|Goh's}})
<!--* {{p|Greedent}} ({{OP|Goh|Greedent}})-->
* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{OP|Goh|giant Magikarp}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})
<!--* {{p|Darmanitan}} ({{OP|Goh|Darmanitan}}; {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Darmanitan|Standard and Zen Mode}})-->
* {{p|Raichu}} ({{OP|Goh|Raichu}})
<!--* {{p|Golurk}} ({{OP|Goh|Golurk}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})-->
<!--* {{p|Farfetch'd}} ({{OP|Goh|Farfetch'd}})-->
<!--* {{p|Magikarp}} ({{OP|Goh|giant Magikarp}}; {{pkmn2|giant}})-->
<!--* {{p|Drizzile}} ({{OP|Goh|Drizzile}})-->
* {{p|Raichu}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Raichu|Goh's}})
* {{p|Boldore}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Boldore|Goh's}})
* {{p|Grookey}} ({{OP|Goh|Grookey}})
* {{p|Grookey}} ({{OP|Goh|Grookey}})
* {{p|Pansear}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Pansear|Goh's}})
* {{p|Pansear}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Pansear|Goh's}})
* {{p|Panpour}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Panpour|Goh's}})
* {{p|Panpour}} ({{OP|Goh|Panpour}})
<!--* {{p|Falinks}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Falinks|Goh's}}; new)-->
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Galarian Stunfisk|Goh's}}; [[Galarian form|Galarian Form]]; new)
<!--* {{p|Eiscue}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Eiscue|Goh's}}; {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Eiscue|Ice Face<!-- and Noice Face}}; new; debut)-->
* {{p|Falinks}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Falinks|Goh's}}; new)
<!--* {{p|Morpeko}} ({{OP|James|Morpeko}}; {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Morpeko|Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode}})-->
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
<!--* {{p|Eevee}} ({{OP|Chloe|Eevee}})-->
* {{p|Skwovet}} (Trainer's)
<!--* {{p|Yamper}} ({{OP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}})-->
* {{p|Eiscue}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Eiscue|Ice Face and Noice Face}}; multiple; debut)
<!--* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]]<!--; ×3)-->
* {{p|Wingull}}
<!--* {{p|Pelipper}} ({{OBP|Pelipper|Team Rocket|Team Rocket}})-->
* {{p|Lapras}}
<!--* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Team Rocket]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])-->
* {{p|Boldore}}
* {{p|Falinks}}
* {{p|Slowpoke}} ([[Galarian form|Galarian Form]]; debut)
* {{p|Eiscue}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Eiscue|Ice Face<!-- and Noice Face-->}}; debut)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
<!--* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Pokémon}}-->
[[File:JN073 AS.png|150px|thumb|The "After the story" artwork for this episode]]
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Falinks}}
* The English dub title is a reference to the phrase "to grab the brass ring".
* [[Goh]], {{Ash}}, [[Chloe]], {{TP|Chloe|Eevee}}, {{an|Dawn}}, {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}, and {{AP|Pikachu}} narrate the preview for the [[JN074|next episode]].


===Errors===
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
===Dub edits===
* The Japanese text depicting the [[Galar]] [[region]]'s name is edited out.
{{-}}


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|ar={{tt|!&rlm;الإمساك بخاتم القائد|Catching the leader's ring!}}
|bn={{tt|ক্যাপ্টেনের ট্রেনিং!|Captain's Training!}}{{tt|*|Written title}}<br>{{tt|বিজয়ের মুকুটের উদ্দেশ্যে!|For the Crown of Victory!}}{{tt|*|Spoken title}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|皮卡丘隊長！前進吧列陣兵！！|Captain Pikachu! Advance, Falinks!!}}
|zh_yue={{tt|Pikachu隊長，前進吧列陣兵|Captain Pikachu, Advance, Falinks}}
|cs={{tt|Všichni pěšáci pěkně za kápem!|All troopers, follow the brass!}}
|da={{tt|Hvo intet vover, intet vinder!|Nothing ventured, nothing gained!}}
|nl={{tt|De aanvoerder wint!|The Captain Wins!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Comment devenir un bon Quinturion ?|How to Become a Good Quinturion?}}
|de={{tt|Anführer gesucht!|Leader wanted!}}
|fi={{tt|Johtoon tarttumassa!|Taking the lead!}}
|he={{tt|!עוקבים אחרי המוביל|Following the Lead!}}
|hi={{tt|कैप्टन की ट्रेनिंग! ''Captain ki Training!''|Captain's Training!}}
|it={{tt|Una vittoria su tutta la linea!|A complete victory!}}
|pl={{tt|Wszyscy za kapitanem!|Everyone behind the captain!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Vivendo a vida como capitão!|Living life like a captain!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Tomando el lugar del líder!|Taking the leader's place!}}
|sv={{tt|En riktig höjdare!|A real highlight!}}
|ta={{tt|ப்ராஸ பிடிப்போம்!|Let's Catch the Brass!}}
|te={{tt|కెప్టెన్ శిక్షణ!|Captain Training!}}{{tt|*|Written title}}
}}
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 3 September 2024

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Pokémon Journeys: The Series
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Grabbing the Brass Ring!
JN073.png
JN073   EP1158
ピカチュウ隊長！進めタイレーツ！！
Captain Pikachu! Advance, Tairetsu!!
First broadcast
Japan July 16, 2021
United States January 21, 2022
English themes
Opening Journey to Your Heart
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening １・２・３
Ending バツグンタイプ
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 面出明美 Akemi Omode
Storyboard 齋藤徳明 Noriaki Saitō
Assistant director 大和田麗衣 Rei Ōwada
Animation directors 齋藤香 Kaori Saitō
倉員千晶 Chiaki Kurakazu
田口広一 Kōichi Taguchi
小山知洋 Tomohiro Koyama
Additional credits

Grabbing the Brass Ring! (Japanese: ピカチュウ隊長！進めタイレーツ！！ Captain Pikachu! Advance, Tairetsu!!) is the 73rd episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,158th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on July 16, 2021, in Canada on November 27, 2021, in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2022, in South Africa on January 18, 2022, and in the United States on January 21, 2022.

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Blurb

When Professor Cerise mentions a Pokémon named Falinks, Ash and Goh are inspired to go to the Galar region for some research! A Falinks is six individuals who move together as one Pokémon—the brass gives orders, and five troopers follow. But our heroes soon meet a Falinks who’s struggling to coordinate. The solution? Practice! Goh and his Pokémon train with the brass, while the troopers try following Pikachu. When they reunite, a wayward Eiscue stumbles in for a battle, and Falinks gets its chance to demonstrate its newly honed teamwork! As the Eiscue flees, Falinks feels triumphant, and it decides to become the newest member of Goh’s team.

Plot

In a frigid area in the Galar region, an Eiscue gets set adrift while sleeping on a floating block of ice, only waking up in the middle of the ocean to see that its home and colony are nowhere in sight.

At Cerise Park, Ash and Goh are feeding their Pokémon. Goh's Raichu is helping in the task by having Pokémon stand in a line and get Berries from her in turns. Professor Cerise remarks that the sight reminds him of a Falinks, which Chrysa shows a picture of to the boys, explaining that a Falinks is formed of six individuals that act together as a single Pokémon. Ash and Goh are excited to see one in person and immediately decide to travel to Galar do so.

After arriving in Galar, Ash and Goh immediately start looking around for a Falinks. Goh spots what he initially thinks is a Poké Ball lying on the ground, but quickly turns out to be a Galarian Stunfisk instead. After scanning it with his Rotom Phone, Goh quickly proceeds to catch it, before resuming the search for Falinks. Meanwhile, Eiscue has washed up ashore, and ends up tripping on a Galarian Slowpoke's tail and hitting a rock, shattering the ice around its face. Panicking, it spots an ice cream cart nearby and manages to refreeze its head in the cart's freezer before the vendor grabs it by accident and proceeds to toss it away and onto a bypassing pickup truck.

Ash and Goh finally locate a Falinks. As Goh's Rotom Phone tells them that a Falinks consists of a brass and five troopers, they observe it demonstrating its teamwork by easily defeating a Boldore and doing other sorts of activities. However, it soon turns out that the brass isn't all that good at commanding the troopers, indicating that they've only recently started working together. When Grookey gets into its usual mischief and starts hitting Falinks with its stick, the Formation Pokémon grows irritated and attacks. Reacting quickly, Ash has Pikachu use Thunderbolt to defend him and Goh. The attack causes Falinks to fall apart, with the brass rolling down a hill. Goh runs after the brass while Ash takes care of the troopers. Goh manages to catch the brass just before it can roll into a river, and as it recovers, he apologizes for what Ash did and tells it they should go back. The brass, however, is hesitant, as it lacks confidence in its leadership skills. Meanwhile, Ash has managed to gather all the troopers back together. With the brass absent, the troopers start following Pikachu around instead, much to Pikachu's dislike.

Goh decides to help the brass learn to be a better leader, and calls out his Cinderace, Raichu, Pansear, and Panpour to demonstrate good teamwork. Unfortunately, Cinderace is too fast and energetic for the other Pokémon to keep up, so the demonstration ends in a failure. Next, Goh has his Pokémon follow after the brass. After some training with Goh's Pokémon, the brass becomes more confident in giving orders, and Goh returns to Ash, allowing the brass to reunite with its troopers and relieving Pikachu of his involuntary leadership duty.

While Ash and Goh observe Falinks's synchronized movements and recognize it as a sign of improved teamwork, Eiscue, which has been on a wild ride around the nearby area, appears before them and ends up running into Falinks. Aggravated, Falinks challenges Eiscue to a battle. During the battle, the brass demonstrates its improved confidence by effectively commanding the troopers in both attack and defense. However, when the battle causes the ice around Eiscue's face to break, it panics again and runs off. Still, Ash and Goh are impressed by what they saw, and decide to head back, having gotten all the Falinks data they wanted. After a brief discussion between the brass and the troopers, Falinks expresses its willingness to come along with Goh. Happily agreeing to this, Goh then catches Falinks. Ash is excited by thinking of all the Galarian Pokémon that he's not seen yet, and he and Goh agree to visit the region again for more research later.

Meanwhile, Eiscue, having fallen into a river, drifts out into the ocean, the ice around its face slowly reforming, until it eventually finds itself back home with its colony, making it happy.

Major events

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Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Eiscue (Ice Face)

Trivia

The "After the story" artwork for this episode

Errors

Dub edits

  • The Japanese text depicting the Galar region's name is edited out.


In other languages



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