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Going for the Gold!

XY022   EP821 黄金のコイキングを釣り上げろ！！ Fish up the Golden Koiking!!

First broadcast Japan April 10, 2014 United States June 21, 2014

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme (Version XY) Ending

Japanese themes Opening Ｖ（ボルト） Ending Ｘ海峡Ｙ景色

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 堤舞 Mai Tsutsumi No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf Dub review thread on BMGf

Going for the Gold! (Japanese: 黄金のコイキングを釣り上げろ！！ Fish up the Golden Koiking!!) is the 22nd episode of the XY series, and the 821st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 10, 2014, in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2014, and in the United States on June 21, 2014.

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

Blurb

Arriving at the seaside Ambrette Town while traveling to Cyllage City, our heroes are basking in the wonderful ocean breezes. Ash wants to train there with Froakie, but Serena has another idea: pay a visit to Ambrette Aquarium! Everyone agrees, and they marvel at the vast number of Water-type Pokémon there. They also meet a gentleman who tells them a little about the aquarium and shows them a statue of a golden Magikarp. He also directs them to the aquarium’s curator, Rodman, who’s fishing on the beach with his rather prickly Clauncher.

Rodman tells our heroes a local legend about a golden Magikarp who once rescued a diver in danger, and says he’s trying to catch it for the aquarium so everyone can see it! Ash, Serena, and Clemont want to help him catch it, and he happily hands out fishing rods. Of course, Team Rocket has been listening in on the conversation, and the villains want to catch the golden Magikarp for themselves...

No one is having any luck, so Clemont produces an invention to lure Magikarp in toward the shore. It’s not quite as fine-tuned as Clemont hoped, instead attracting several cranky Sharpedo. Not to be defeated, Clemont reveals yet another invention, determined that this next one will work right. And sure enough, all the fishing rods get a bite at the same time, and with a mighty effort, our heroes and Rodman reel in their catch—and it’s a golden Magikarp! Unfortunately, this one is Team Rocket’s new submarine, which they designed to fool the real golden Magikarp.

After they send Jessie, James, and Meowth blasting off again, our heroes and Rodman are ready to call it a day. But just as they’re about to leave, a magnificent golden Magikarp leaps out of the water! Rodman is delighted to learn that the old story was really true, and promises our heroes that the next time they visit his aquarium, the golden Magikarp will be part of the exhibit!

Plot

Ash and his friends arrive at Ambrette Town and are met with a spectacular view of the sea. As Bonnie and some of the group's Pokémon play in the ocean, Serena suggests that the gang go to the Ambrette Aquarium. There they are told they can observe the ecology of many Water type Pokémon, and Bonnie seizes the opportunity to ask the aquarium woman to marry her brother. Looking at the exhibits inside the aquarium, the group is in awe at the many species of Water Pokémon displayed up close. While looking at the Magikarp exhibit, a man tells the travelers interesting facts about Water Pokémon and takes them to see the statue of the Golden Magikarp. When Ash inquires, the man tells them to go to the director of the aquarium, who is sitting on the beach, for more information about the statue. Team Rocket, disguised as tourists, watches as the group races down to the beach and resolve to find out more about the Golden Magikarp.

Down on the beach, the aquarium director introduces himself as Rodman and his partner, Clauncher. He says he is trying to fish for the real version of the Golden Magikarp. He tells the group of an ancient legend. At a time when fishing by holding your breath was popular, a fisherman was electrocuted by a Starmie, but was saved from drowning by a giant, golden, Magikarp. Since then, there have been occasional reports of the Magikarp being seen again. The director's dream is to capture the Golden Magikarp so that it can be viewed in the aquarium. Team Rocket, back in their uniforms, watch and listen from underwater in a Magikarp submarine, and decide to get the Golden Magikarp for themselves. Up on shore, Rodman releases a normal Magikarp and the travelers offer to help him. He gives Ash, Serena, and Clemont rods, and Ash teaches Serena how to fish. Later, Serena reels in a Corsola, but fails to capture it. Bonnie and Dedenne attempt to play with Clauncher, but soon it and Dedenne begin to fight, and Rodman tells them that it is not very friendly.

Team Rocket has made a submarine to look like the Golden Magikarp, and hope to trick the real thing into coming closer so that they can grab it with the submarine's claws. On the beach, Clemont works on a machine that sends out special soundwaves that attract Magikarp so that the fishers can catch them, however, it only manages to attract Sharpedo, which wreck the machine. Underwater in the golden submarine, Team Rocket attempts to catch a Starmie, which promptly electrocutes them. While nothing bites, Clemont unveils another improved machine for the same purpose as before, but it seems to have no reaction. Everyone feels a pull, however, as Team Rocket's submarine gets caught by their lines and surfaces. The group rejoices, thinking they have found the Golden Magikarp, but soon Team Rocket emerges with their motto and decides to capture the group's Pokémon. The Pokémon at first manage to evade the submarine's claws, but Dedenne is grabbed. Before Ash can send Pikachu, Clauncher begins to attack the claws and rescues Dedenne. Team Rocket takes out Pumpkaboo and Inkay, but Clauncher dodges both of their attacks and Rodman commands it to use Water Gun, Crabhammer and Bubble Beam on after another. Ash and Pikachu finish Team Rocket with Thunderbolt.

When the sun sets, the fishers decide to call it a day, and Rodman lets the travelers keep the fishing rods. As they thank him, the real Golden Magikarp leaps from the water. Rodman promises to have captured the Magikarp by the next time the travelers visit, and waves them off.

Major events

• Ash and his friends arrive in Ambrette Town.
• Serena tries and fails to catch a Corsola.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Clauncher

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Rodman

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Clauncher (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Clauncher (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Froakie (Ash's)
• Fennekin (Serena's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Clauncher (Rodman's; debut)
• Marill (Trainer's)
• Hoppip (Trainer's)
• Skitty (Trainer's)
• Chatot (Trainer's)
• Alomomola (multiple)
• Goldeen (multiple)
• Huntail (multiple)
• Gorebyss (multiple)
• Relicanth (multiple)
• Qwilfish (multiple)
• Basculin (Red-Striped; multiple)
• Basculin (Blue-Striped)
• Clamperl (multiple)
• Wooper (multiple)
• Piplup (multiple)
• Lanturn (multiple)
• Luvdisc (multiple)
• Finneon (multiple)
• Shellder (multiple)
• Sharpedo (multiple)
• Magikarp (multiple; one Shiny)
• Horsea (×2)
• Tentacool (×2)
• Krabby
• Mantine
• Stunfisk
• Corsola
• Staryu
• Starmie

Trivia

File:Title Card XY Ash.png

The title card segment focuses on Ash for this episode

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster: Sylveon
• The English dub title comes from the saying "going for gold."
• After Serena says that the Piplup she observed in the aquarium are really friendly, Ash notes that he knows one that was completely something else, referring to Dawn's Piplup.
• This episode marks the return of Team Rocket's Magikarp Submarine, which had not been seen for more than 150 episodes.
• Ash and Alexa narrate the preview for the next episode.
• The dub of the episode first aired in the UK on June 15, 2014, 6 days before the United States airing.
• This episode was skipped in Latin America, due to a Cartoon Network special airing in its place and the episode schedule not being reaccommodated afterwards.
• The dub of this episode marks the return of Dan Green after a lengthy absence following the death of his wife in November 2011.
• This is the first episode to feature a Shiny Pokémon that appeared previously, in this case Magikarp.

Errors

• In one scene, a Hoppip lacks its tail and arms.
• When Ash and his friends enter the aquarium, Staryu is purple like its evolution instead of brown.
• It is stated that the Water type is the second most common type, but it is actually the most common.
  • The same statement is also made by one of the patrons in Ambrette Aquarium in the games.
• Corsola used Water Gun, a move that it cannot legally learn.

• 

  Hoppip with no tail or arms

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  Staryu with Starmie's coloration

Dub edits

• In the original, Ash states that the Piplup that he knew tended to sometimes get carried away. In the dub, he mentions that he is "something else".
• In the Polish dub, the title card lacks the characters' shadows.
• For unknown reasons, the title card along with the theme song was skipped in the Hindi dub.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	一起去釣黃金鯉魚王！
	Mandarin	來釣黃金鯉魚王！！
Dutch		Voor goud gaan!
Finnish		Kullan kimallusta!
European French		La ruée vers l'or !
German		Legende oder Wahrheit?
Greek		Αναζητώντας το Χρυσό!
Italian		Corsa all'oro!
Korean		황금의 잉어킹을 낚아라!
Norwegian		Gå for gullet!
Polish		Złoty skarb!
Russian		В поисках золота!
European Spanish		¡Tras el Dorado!
Swedish		Jakten på guldet!
Thai		มาตกโคยคิงสีทองกันเถอะ!!

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