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Crisis from the Underground Up!

BW047   EP704 激走！バトルサブウェイ！！（前編） Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)

First broadcast Japan September 15, 2011 United States December 31, 2011

English themes Opening Black and White Ending

Japanese themes Opening ベストウイッシュ！ Ending None

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume No additional credits are available at this time.

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Crisis from the Underground Up! (Japanese: 激走！バトルサブウェイ！！（前編） Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)) is the 47th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 704th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 15, 2011 as part of a one-hour special, in the UK on December 27, 2011 and in the United States on December 31, 2011.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis The episode starts as Ash, Iris and Cilan look at Nimbasa City from its outskirts. Cilan then reviews its landmarks, and Ash is content to have his Gym battle. However, an exhausted Meowth insists they go to the Pokémon Center first so he can get some rest, and then tour around town. Iris then suggests this to Ash. Ash, with his Gym battle being his top priority, argues that it should be first. However, Ash soon admits he is hungry when his stomach rumbles. Cilan tells the gang to follow him to the Pokémon Center.

They then arrive at the entrance of what appears to be a subway station. Ash is confused, and thinks Cilan has made a mistake. However, Cilan, in one of his connoisseur moments, declares that this is no ordinary subway, it is the Nimbasa City Subway System! Iris, like Ash, is not hazed. Despite this, they enter the subway station anyway.

Cilan is shown to be going nuts in the station, excitedly examining a subway car on display. He explains that this is the first of the cars to be mass-produced, a system in which many of the same products -- cars, in this case, are manufactured at once, thus being produced cheaper and faster. After then identifying himeself as a "Subway Connoisseur", he ponders what that would mean. However, Meowth, irritated and impatient, drags Cilan away, much to Cilan's dismay.

Later, they arrive at the Nimbasa City Pokémon Center. Ash and Iris remark on how big it is. Nurse Joy says that's due to it being very busy. Meowth then explains of the luxourious Pokémon services, including massages. Cilan also notes that this Pokémon center is also home to a Poké Ball vault, known to contain powerful Pokémon. Meowth suggets to Ash and Iris that they have their Pokémon get these treatments, including Pikachu and Axew. They both agree, and Nurse Joy's Audino carry them there on a cart.

While they are going to the massage room, Meowth remembers something he needed to do, and delays the trip while he makes a phone call. He walks into a Telephone Booth, closes the door, and calls Dr. Zager to confirm his location. Dr. Zager then passes it on to Jessie and James.

Later, Meowth sneaks into the vault containing all of the powerful Pokemon Cilan mentioned earlier. He opens a vent and throws Pikachu and Axew, who he captured earlier, down the vent. While throwing the Poké Balls down the vent, he comments on how easy hacking the security system was. The Poké Balls, along with Pikachu and Axew, then end up in Team Rocket's subway car, infamously known as the Ghost Train. Then, Dr. Zager makes the Driftveil Drawbridge open and the controls break. Ash goes and makes a phone call to Prof. Oak not too long after the call is made it becomes disrupted and connection is lost. Ash and his friends then tries to solve the mystery of all the strange occurrences. Nurse Joy takes the three to the vault where they discover all the Pokémon are gone. Cilan sees the air vent is open and suspects someone used it as an escape. Ash jumps down and follows the system until he reaches the end. Team Rocket takes off. They head for Anville Town, where Dr. Zager will be waiting to take the Pokémon back to Giovanni.

Major events

• Ash and company arrive in Nimbasa City.
• Ash and Iris meet Ingo and Emmet for the first time while it's revealed Cilan had met them previously.
• It is revealed that Meowth was lying about being fired from Team Rocket and that his joining the group was part of a plan to steal the gang's Pokémon.
• Meowth rejoins Jessie and James.
• Team Rocket successfully steal all the Pokémon from the Nimbasa City Pokémon Center (including those belonging to Ash, Iris, and Cilan) and make a getaway using the Nimbasa Subway Network.

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Ingo
• Emmet
• Dr. Zager
• Subway workers
• Train passengers
• Driftveil Drawbridge operator

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Woobat

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Woobat (Jessie's)
• Audino (Nurse Joy's; three; one in a fantasy)
• Haxorus (silhouette)
• Beartic (silhouette)
• Patrat
• Pidove
• Sandile
• Deerling

Trivia

• There is no Professor Oak's Live Caster following this episode, due to it being aired back-to-back with BW048.
• Music from Zoroark: Master of Illusions is used in this episode.
• The first scene of the episode occurs after the opening credits, as opposed to the standard practice of it being shown before (the title card appears after this scene has played instead of immediately after the opening credits).
• This episode marks the first mention of Tracey since Following A Maiden's Voyage!, which debuted in Japan almost five years previously.
• This episode is listed on the official website under the name of To Catch a Ghost Train!
• This episode aired December 27, 2011 in the UK, four days before the US airdate.
• This episode aired December 23, 2011 in Italy (on K2), eight days before the US airdate.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		疾奔！對戰地下鐵！！（前篇）
Finnish		Maanalainen kriisi!
Italian		Caos dal sottosuolo!

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