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Fussing and Fighting/VS Tepig

VSポカブ

VS Pokabu

Info

Series

Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Nuvema Town

Fussing and Fighting/VS Tepig (Japanese: VSポカブ VS Pokabu or 前夜 The Eve) is the 461st round of the Pokémon Adventures manga and the first of the Black & White arc.

Plot

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The round opens up to an evening at the Juniper Pokémon Lab in Nuvema Town. Professor Juniper is seen talking to someone on the phone about her plan to entrust three Pokémon to three upcoming Trainers on the next day. Before she goes to eat dinner, Professor Juniper decides to put her starter Pokémon, Snivy, Oshawott, and Tepig into their Poké Balls.

Before she can, Professor Juniper is interrupted by a phone call from her friend Fennel. Tepig notices some food on Professor Juniper's desk and burns one of the Berries to eat it. While it eats, Tepig accidentally splashes Berry Juice onto Snivy, angering it. Snivy attacks Tepig and the two get into a fight, worrying Oshawott in the process. Oshawott tries to stop the two from fighting but only gets itself hurt in the attempt.

Angered, Oshawott goes into a violent frenzy and begins wildly attacking the other two Pokémon, forcing them to defend themselves. Overhearing the commotion, Professor Juniper sees the mess the three Pokémon made and sends them back into their Poké Balls. While she cleans up the mess with her Minccino, Professor Juniper worries if Tepig, Oshawott, and Snivy can become friends with their Trainers.

Major events

• Professor Juniper prepares to give three Pokémon to three upcoming Trainers.
• Tepig and Snivy get into a fight, causing havoc.
• Oshawott gets angry at the two and begins attacking them.
• Professor Juniper stops the fight and worries if the three can get along with their Trainers.

Debuts

• Professor Juniper
• Fennel

Pokémon debuts

• Minccino (Professor Juniper's)
• Tepig
• Snivy
• Oshawott

Characters

Humans

• Professor Juniper
• Fennel

Pokémon

• Minccino (Professor Juniper's)
• Tepig
• Snivy
• Oshawott

Trivia

• In VIZ Media's initial release of the Black & White arc, which was compiled directly from the magazine publications, this was released as part of Pokémon Black and White volume 1.
• In the Kurokawa translation from France, this round was released in Pokémon Black and White volume 1.

In other languages

Language		Title
European French		Panique au Labo
Spanish		Contra Tepig

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.