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BW025   EP682 ヒウンジム戦！純情ハートの虫ポケモンバトル！！ Hiun Gym Match! Purehearted Bug Pokémon Battle!!

First broadcast Japan March 17, 2011 United States

English themes Opening Black and White Ending

Japanese themes Opening ベストウイッシュ！ Ending 心のファンファーレ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Assistant director 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Animation director 田島瑞穂 Mizuho Tajima Additional credits

(Japanese: ヒウンジム戦！純情ハートの虫ポケモンバトル！！ Hiun Gym Match! Purehearted Bug Pokémon Battle!!) is the 25th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 682nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 17, 2011.

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

Major events

• Ash's Sewaddle is revealed to know Tackle.
• Ash's Sewaddle evolves into a Swadloon and learns Energy Ball.
• Ash battles Burgh in his third Unova Gym match and wins, earning him the Insect Badge.
• James captures a Yamask.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Whirlipede
• Swadloon (Ash's)
• James's Yamask

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Burgh
• Giovanni's secretary

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Oshawott (Ash's)
• Tepig (Ash's)
• Sewaddle (Ash's; evolves)
• Swadloon (Ash's; newly evolved; debut)
• Dwebble (Cilan's; flashback)
• Woobat (Jessie's)
• Yamask (James's; new)
• Dwebble (Burgh's)
• Whirlipede (Burgh's; debut)
• Leavanny (Burgh's)
• Sewaddle (Castelia Gym's)
• Patrat
• Pidove (multiple)
• Minccino

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Herdier
• This episode was originally supposed to air on March 31, 2011 but was moved up two weeks earlier because of BW023 and BW024's postponement.
• This episode marks the first time when Ash's Pokémon has evolved during a Gym Battle.
• The Team Rocket trio starts acting the way they did prior to the Best Wishes series as of this episode. Also, Jessie and James go back to wearing their white uniforms.
• This episode ends James's streak of having no Pokémon with him - after 25 episodes.
• Pikachu is confirmed to be Ash's "vintage" by Cilan.

Dub edits

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Best Wishes series

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