BW043

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BW043   EP700 ニャゴシエーター・ニャース！ズルズキン説得作戦！！ Nyagotiator Nyarth! Zuruzukin Persuasion Tactics!!

First broadcast Japan August 18, 2011 United States

English themes Opening Black and White Ending

Japanese themes Opening ベストウイッシュ！ Ending ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi 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.

(Japanese: ニャゴシエーター・ニャース！ズルズキン説得作戦！！ Nyagotiator Nyarth! Zuruzukin Persuasion Tactics!!) is the 43rd episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 700th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on August 18, 2011.

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

Major events

• Meowth reveals that he was fired from Team Rocket.
• Ash's Scraggy learns Hi Jump Kick.
• Meowth decides to travel with Ash and friends.
• Iris attempts to capture Meowth but is unsuccessful.

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Scrafty

TV episode debuts

• Mandibuzz

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Giovanni (flashback)
• Subway patrons

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Tepig (Ash's)
• Snivy (Ash's)
• Scraggy (Ash's)
• Scrafty (debut)
• Mandibuzz (two)
• Beartic (flashback)
• Scolipede (flashback)
• Darmanitan (flashback)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Timburr
• This is the 700th aired episode of the Pokémon anime, if Holiday Hi-Jynx and Snow Way Out! aren't counted as episodes.

Dub edits

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