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Rhapsody in Drew

AG123   EP397 決戦！グランドフェスティバル③!! Decisive Battle! Grand Festival! (Part 3)

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 大山和弘 Kazuhiro Ōyama Assistant director ながはまのりひこ Norihiko Nagahama Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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Rhapsody in Drew (Japanese: 決戦！グランドフェスティバル③!! Decisive Battle! Grand Festival! (Part 3)) is the 123rd episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 397th 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.

Major events

• May beats Harley and Anthony in the Hoenn Grand Festival battles.
• Ash's Snorunt evolves into Glalie.
• Drew defeats May in the next round.
• Robert defeats Drew and wins the Grand Festival.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Glalie (Ash's)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy (three)
• Caroline
• Drew
• Harley
• Anthony
• Robert
• Vivian
• Raul Contesta
• Mr. Sukizo
• Pokémon Coordinators
• Norman

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Golem

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Chimecho (James's)
• Snorunt (Ash's; evolves)
• Glalie (Ash's; debut, newly evolved)
• Combusken (May's)
• Beautifly (May's)
• Skitty (May's)
• Bulbasaur (May's)
• Munchlax (May's)
• Dustox (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Roselia (Drew's)
• Masquerain (Drew's)
• Flygon (Drew's)
• Milotic (Robert's)
• Claydol (Robert's)
• Cacturne (Harley's)
• Banette (Harley's)
• Swalot (Anthony's)
• Pinsir (Anthony's)

Trivia

• This is the last episode to feature Ikue Ohtani as Drew's Roselia in the English dub.
• The English dub title is most likely a reference to George Gershwin's famous composition, Rhapsody in Blue.
• This is the last episode where Karen Neill provides the voice of Caroline.
• Music from Mewtwo Strikes Back is used.

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

• Question: Trainers, What is the final evolution of Geodude?
• Choices: Dugtrio, Golem, Regirock
• Answer: Ok, trainers! If you chose Golem, you were right!

In other languages

• French: Le défi de Flora
• German: Studieren geht über verlieren!
• Italian: Verso la finale
• Portuguese:
  • Brazilian: Rapsódia em Drew
  • Iberian: Rapsódia de Drew
• Latin America Spanish: La Rapsodia de Drew
• Iberian Spanish: ¡Fascinación por Drew!

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