EP026

Pokémon Scent-sation No picture currently available.

EP026   エリカとクサイハナ Erika and Kusaihana

First broadcast Japan September 23, 1997 United States October 12, 1998

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending ひゃくごじゅういち

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda Storyboard 井硲清高 Kiyotaka Itani Assistant director 井硲清高 Kiyotaka Itani Animation director 志村隆行 Takayuki Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Major events

• Ash turns to Team Rocket for help
• Ash dresses as a girl named "Ashley" (Japanese: Sato-chan) in order to sneak into Erika's gym
• It's the second time one of Ash's gym leader matches gets interrupted
• Ash earns a Rainbow Badge

Debuts

• Erika
• Erika's Gloom
• Erika's Tangela
• Victreebel
• Vileplume
• Exeggcute
• Grimer

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Erika

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Gloom

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charmander (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Primeape (Ash's; flashback)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Starmie (Misty's)
• Geodude (Brock's)
• Koffing (James's)
• Gloom (Erika's; debut)
• Tangela (Erika's; debut)
• Weepinbell (Erika's)
• Oddish (Celadon Gym's)
• Vileplume (Celadon Gym's; debut)
• Bellsprout (Celadon Gym's)
• Victreebel (Celadon Gym's; debut)
• Exeggcute (Celadon Gym's; debut)
• Grimer (flashback; debut)

In other languages

• French: Un parfum de victoire

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