EP128

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Original series

EP129 : Ignorance is Blissey →

The Whistle Stop File:TheWhistleStop.jpg.png

EP128   レディバのふえ！ Ledyba's Flute!

First broadcast Japan January 1, 2000 United States December 2, 2000

English themes Opening Pokémon Johto Ending

Japanese themes Opening OK! Ending ニャースのパーティ

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 椎名ひさし Hisashi Shiina Assistant director 岩崎太郎 Tarō Iwasaki Animation director はしもとかつみ Katsumi Hashimoto No additional credits are available at this time.

The Whistle Stop (Japanese: レディバのふえ！ Ledyba's Flute!) is the 128th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 1, 2000 and in the United States on December 2, 2000.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis When Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends, a brave young Trainer and her flock of Ledyba come to the rescue. With a bolt of electricity, Pikachu makes quick work of Team Rocket, but they look to capture a prize anyway: the same bolt from Pikachu sends one of the Good Samaritan’s Ledyba flying right into their clutches...

Major events

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Ledyba

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Arielle
• Mr. Douglas

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Blissey

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Zubat (Brock's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Lickitung (Jessie's)
• Victreebel (James's)
• Ledyba (Arielle's; six)
• Golbat

Trivia

• This episode's dub title is a reference to the railway term, Whistle Stop.
• This is the second episode so far to air on the day of a new year, the first being The Fourth Round Rumble!.
• When James summons his Victreebel, his speech when he gets sucked inside is, at first glance, unintelligible gibberish. However, when the clip is played backwards, it's actually a backwards-masked sound byte of Eric Stuart saying, "Leo Burnett and 4Kids are the devil!". The line is aimed at Burnett since he essentially invented the idea of using animation as a vehicle for merchandising, which 4Kids had also adopted.

Errors

• In one scene where Jessie is holding the whistle, a line can be seen in the middle of her chest.

In other languages

• French: Le coup de sifflet
• German: Treue Ledyba
• Italian: Il fischietto
• Latin American Spanish: ¡El silbato calló!
• Iberian Spanish: Fuera el silbato
• Brazilian Portuguese: O Apito de Parada

← EP127 : Once in a Blue Moon

Original series

EP129 : Ignorance is Blissey →

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