EP102

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EP102   ちかどうのかいぶつ!? Monster of the Sewers!?

First broadcast Japan June 24, 1999 United States May 6, 2000

English themes Opening Pokémon World Ending

Japanese themes Opening ライバル！ Ending タイプ・ワイルド

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami Storyboard 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki Assistant director 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

The Mystery Menace (Japanese: ちかどうのかいぶつ!? Monster of the Sewers!?) is episode 102 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 24, 1999 and in the United States on May 6, 2000.

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

Major events

• Ash temporarily adds Ash's Muk:Muk to his team. It is implied that he returns it to Professor Oak at the end, but it isn't shown.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Tracey
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Nurse Joy
• Mayor of Trovitopolis
• Mayor of Trovitopolis's personal SWAT Team

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon? Zapdos

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Bulbasaur (mayor's; giant Pokémon)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's lecture: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure. Oak talks about the upcoming second Pikachu short (released July 17, 1999 with the second movie). He says that new Pokémon will be seen, specifically Elekid and Bellossom, as well as "others."
• This is yet another episode featuring a Bulbasaur with the word, "Mystery", or "Mysterious" in the title, alluding to its Japanese name.

In other languages

• French: La menace mystérieuse

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