EP130

A Bout With Sprout File:ABoutwithSprout.jpg.png

EP130   だいピンチ！マダツボミのとう！ Big Pinch! Tower of Madatsubomi!

First broadcast Japan January 13, 2000 United States December 16, 2000

English themes Opening Pokémon Johto Ending

Japanese themes Opening OK! Ending ニャースのパーティ

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda Storyboard 石原立也 Tatsuya Ishihara Assistant director 石原立也 Tatsuya Ishihara Animation director 池田和美 Kazumi Ikeda No additional credits are available at this time.

A Bout With Sprout (Japanese: だいピンチ！マダツボミのとう！ Big Pinch! Tower of Madatsubomi!) is episode 130 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 13, 2000 and in the United States on December 16, 2000.

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

Major events

• A young boy named, Zack, tries to capture Ash's Pikachu.
• Zack captures a Bellsprout.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Miss Priscilla
• Earl
• Zackie
• Schoolchildren

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Cleffa

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Chikorita (Ash's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Goldeen (Misty's)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Poliwag (Misty's)
• Onix (Brock's)
• Geodude (Brock's)
• Zubat (Brock's)
• Vulpix (Brock's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Lickitung (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Bellsprout (Zackie's)

Trivia

• Some fans believe that Bellsprout should belong to Ash because Zackie stole his Pokéball and caught bellsprout.

In other languages

• French: Une jeune pousse à la rescousse

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