SM058

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SM058

SM058   EP997 泣かないでヒドイデ！ Don't Cry, Hidoide!

First broadcast Japan January 18, 2018 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening アローラ!! Ending ポーズ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 関根アユミ Ayumi Sekine Storyboard 榎本守 Mamoru Enomoto Assistant director 榎本守 Mamoru Enomoto Animation directors 田之上慎 Shin Tanoue 小林ゆかり Yukari Kobayashi 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: 泣かないでヒドイデ！ Don't Cry, Hidoide!) is the 58th episode of the Sun & Moon series, and the 997th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 18, 2018.

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

Plot

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James's Mareanie is reunited with its former crush only for it to fight James for her affections which results in Mareanie running away.

Major events

• James tries and fails to catch a female Frillish.
• James tries to release Mareanie, but Mareanie chooses to stay with him.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Toxapex

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

• Ash
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Kukui
• Professor Burnet
• Customers

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Toxapex (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Rotom (Rotom Pokédex)
• Rowlet (Ash's)
• Lycanroc (Ash's; Dusk Form)
• Litten (Ash's)
• Mareanie (James's)
• Munchlax (Professor Burnet's)
• Bewear (anime)
• Mareanie (alternate color; evolves)
• Toxapex (alternate color; newly evolved; debut)
• Frillish (female)
• Tentacruel (×2; one in a fantasy/flashback)
• Mareanie (fantasy/flashback)
• Wimpod

Trivia

• Poké Problem: "What tragedy befalls James in today's episode?"
  • Host: Jessie
  • Choices: Fired from Team Rocket, eaten by a Wishiwashi, captured by Officer Jenny, Mareanie runs away
  • Answer: Mareanie runs away
• James's Mareanie is confirmed to be female in this episode.
• Team Rocket's Team Song is used as an insert song when James and Toxapex are fighting.
• This is the first episode to feature none of Ash's friends or classmates outside of flashbacks or cameos.
• Lana, Ash, Mallow, and Lana's Popplio narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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