AG122

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Deceit and Assist

AG122   EP396 熱闘！グランドフェスティバル②!! Fierce Fighting! Grand Festival! (Part 2)

First broadcast Japan April 7, 2005 United States February 25, 2006

English themes Opening Unbeatable Ending

Japanese themes Opening ポケモン シンフォニック メドレー Ending GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜 ②

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

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Deceit and Assist (Japanese: 熱闘！グランドフェスティバル②!! Fierce Fighting! Grand Festival! (Part 2)) is the 122nd episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 396th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 7, 2005 and in the United States on February 25, 2006.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis As the Grand Festival continues, May, Drew, Harley, and Robert all make it past the first round appeals and soon face off in the second round appeals. While Jessie disguises herself as one of the coordinators to compete, Harley takes his game to the next level, convincing May to only use Skitty's Assist...

Major events

• May, Drew, and Harley get through to the next round of the Grand Festival.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Banette (Harley's)
• Swalot

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy (×3)
• Officer Jenny
• Norman
• Caroline
• Kenny
• Drew
• Harley
• Anthony
• Robert
• Vivian
• Raoul Contesta
• Mr. Sukizo
• Kelly
• Grace
• Timmy Grimm
• Dr. Abby
• Coordinators
• Jessie's fans (fantasy)

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Trapinch

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Seviper (Jessie's) (fantasy)
• Chimecho (James's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Snorunt (Ash's)
• Combusken (May's)
• Beautifly (May's)
• Skitty (May's)
• Bulbasaur (May's)
• Munchlax (May's)
• Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
• Vigoroth (Norman's)
• Slakoth (Norman's)
• Slaking (Norman's)
• Roselia (Drew's)
• Masquerain (Drew's)
• Cacturne (Harley's)
• Banette (Harley's; debut)
• Swalot (Anthony's; debut)
• Grumpig (Kelly's)
• Dusclops (Timmy's)
• Delcatty (Dr. Abby's; nicknamed "Johnny")
• Milotic (Robert's)
• Marshtomp

Coordinators' Pokémon

• Fearow
• Raichu
• Sandshrew
• Clefable
• Ninetales
• Mankey
• Poliwhirl
• Alakazam
• Haunter
• Voltorb
• Electrode
• Exeggutor
• Lickitung
• Vaporeon
• Snorlax
• Dragonite
• Quilava
• Ledian
• Marill
• Aipom
• Sunflora
• Espeon
• Shuckle
• Heracross
• Teddiursa
• Skarmory
• Houndour
• Donphan
• Hitmontop
• Miltank
• Marshtomp
• Swampert
• Breloom
• Shedinja
• Whismur
• Makuhita
• Lairon
• Illumise
• Trapinch
• Solrock
• Crawdaunt
• Sealeo
• Bagon
• Shelgon

Trivia

• The microphones used by the three Nurse Joy resemble the one used by Jigglypuff.
• Music from Mewtwo Strikes Back was used.
• It is revealed to the audience during this episode that May's Munchlax knows SolarBeam (due to Skitty calling on it while using Assist). Munchlax won't use the move itself until May's Egg-Cellent Adventure.
• This episode is featured on the Volume 17: Skitty copy of Pokémon All Stars.

Errors

• In the Netherlands dub, Brock says Butterfly instead of Beautifly.

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

• Question: Trainers, Which of these Pokémon is a Template:Type2?
• Choices: Combusken, Tropius, Flygon
• Answer: OK, trainers! If you chose Tropius, you were right!

In other languages

• French: Une fausse amitié
• German: Trau, schau wem!
• Italian: Cattivi consigli
• Portuguese:
  • Brazilian: Fraude e Lance
  • Iberian: Aceite e Assista!.
• Latin America Spanish: Desilusión y Combinación
• Iberian Spanish: ¡Engaño y ayuda!

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