EP019

Tentacool and Tentacruel

EP019   メノクラゲドククラゲ Menokurage Dokukurage

First broadcast Japan August 5, 1997 United States October 1, 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 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 横田和 Kazu Yokota Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi Animation director 武田優作 Yūsaku Takeda No additional credits are available at this time.

Tentacool and Tentacruel (Japanese: メノクラゲドククラゲ Menokurage Dokukurage) is episode 19 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 5, 1997 and in USA on October 1, 1998.

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

Major events

Misty captures a Horsea

Debuts

Tentacruel

Characters

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Horsea

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Butterfree (Ash's)
• Pidgeotto (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Goldeen (Misty's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Starmie (Misty's)
• Horsea (Misty's; new, debut)
• Zubat (Brock's)
• Tentacool (debut)
• Tentacruel (giant; debut)

Trivia

The hotel that Nastina plans to build atop a coral reef strongly resembles the Atlantis Hotel and Casino in the Bahamas.

Dub edits

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