EP077

The Fourth Round Rumble No picture currently available.

EP077   くさのフィールド！いがいなきょうてき！ Grass Battlefield! Unexpected Rival!

First broadcast Japan January 1, 1999 United States November 13, 1999

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending タイプ・ワイルド

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

The Fourth Round Rumble (Japanese: くさのフィールド！いがいなきょうてき！ Grass Battlefield! Unexpected Rival!) is episode 77 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 1, 1999 and in the United States on November 13, 1999.

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

Major events

• Ash wins the fouth round of the Pokémon league.
• Gary loses and heads home.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Gary
• Mrs. Ketchum
• Professor Oak
• Jeanette Fisher

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Bellsprout

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Nidoking (Gary's)
• Growlithe (Officer Jenny's)
• Beedrill (Jeanette's)
• Scyther (Jeanette's)
• Bellsprout (Jeanette's)
• Golem (unnamed trainer's)

Trivia

The fight between Pikachu and Bellsprout showcases one of the few examples where Pokémon use abilities that had previously not been seen in the game. Pikachu's Thundershock is absorbed by Bellsprout, who directs the electricity down into the ground. This may have been the inspiration for the Lightningrod ability in Generation III.

Errors

• In one shot, Professor Oak's eyebrows change to large and grey.

In other languages

• French: Quatrième tour décisif

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