AG049

Maxxed Out!

AG049   マサトとマサト！アメタマを守れ！ Masato and Masato! Protect Ametama!

First broadcast Japan October 30, 2003 United States October 30, 2004

English themes Opening This Dream

Japanese themes Opening アドバンス・アドベンチャー Ending そこに空があるから

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 十川誠志 Masashi Sogo Storyboard 吉田浩 Hiroshi Yoshida Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi Animation director たけだゆうさく Yūsaku Takeda

Screenshots on Filb.de

Maxxed Out! (Japanese: マサトとマサト！アメタマを守れ！ Masato and Masato! Protect Ametama!) is the 49th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 323rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 30, 2003 and in the United States on October 30, 2004.

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

Synopsis

Ash and his friends come to a Pokémon Center in the middle of the forest. As usual, Brock begins to flirt with Joy. May and Max sigh as Skitty pops out of its Poké Ball. Skitty begins to chase its tail causing everyone to make an attempt to stop it. An angry boy comes. Brock tries to get Skitty to go to him only to get smacked in the face as May takes out a cattail. It tickles her and Max tries his luck with the cattail and succeeds. The angry kid from earlier says something about Skitty and only skilled trainers could handle them. Max exclaims he already knew that and the two boys begin to argue. Nurse Joy to "Max" to stop but Max doesn't realize that the other boy's name is also Max. The two of them continue to fight until Nurse Joy breaks them up. They stare and the other Max leaves as Max shouts after him. Joys compliments Max on his knowledge as Brock comes in try to impress her with his knowledge. The other Max is sitting at a lake and somewhere nearby James wakes up to the sound of his alarm clock. He says that they are late when Jessie and Meowth asks why. He says that they should be at the Pokémon Center to steal Pikachu. Jessie says they should go but James has his "wash the face" routine of his. Meowth does the same thing but Jessie says something to James which makes him sulk on a stump. He stands up and says when they catch Pikachu they'll see how great he is only to sulk again when the other Two TR members were already going. May is relaxing on a large rock when Max says that she should help Joy with the Pokémon instead. The two start an argument while a Surskit rushes past and may scans the creature with her Pokédex. It turns a corner and the other Max goes down to see it. Max gets mad at the sight of him and May drags him by the arm to see the other Max. She says Max and Max should be friends since they both love Pokémon but the other Max turns her down. Max takes his time petting Surskit but the other Max slaps his hand away.

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Major events

Debuts

• Surskit

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Max
• Giovanni (fantasy)

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Lotad

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Taillow (Ash's)
• Treecko (Ash's)
• Torchic (May's)
• Beautifly (May's)
• Skitty (May's)
• Forretress (Brock's)
• Lotad (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Surskit (Max's; debut)

Trivia

• It is revealed that James's Cacnea cannot swim.
• This episode aired on American TV exactly one year after its debut in Japan.

In other languages

• French: Un Max deux Maxx
• Italian: Max uno e Max due!
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Doble Max!
• Portuguese: Max ao Quadrado!
• Spanish: ¡Demasiados Max!

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.