PS116

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Rock, Paper...Scizor

VS ハッサム

VS Hassam

Info

Shogakukan full volume	Chapter 116 in Vol. 9
VIZ Media full volume	Adventure 116 in Vol. 9
Series	Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Viridian City

Rock, Paper...Scizor (Japanese: VS ハッサム VS Hassam), titled VS. Scizor in the Chuang Yi translation, is the 116th chapter of the Pokémon Adventures manga, and the 26th chapter of the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc.

Plot

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

After Red declines the position of the Viridian Gym Leader, Blue walks out into the stadium. He examines Red's wrists, while Red trembles, obviously struggling. Blue reveals that he knew something was up, especially since Red pretended to ride his bike back on Cerise Island. He also heard that he declined the position of the Viridian Gym Leader, which Red had always wanted.

Suddenly, the ground starts to rumble, presumably because of an earthquake. Red and Blue take off, with Yellow in pursuit of Red, in order to stop him from hurting himself after the battle. Red and Blue find the source of the noise, which are a few wild Pokémon. Blue tells Red to guard the entrance while he battles them. After a quick fight, Blue manages to capture all the Pokémon, thus ending the earthquake. It's then that the chairman of the Pokémon Association finds out that Blue is Professor Oak's grandson, and was the semi-finalist in the previous Pokémon League. As he chases after him, Blue stops at the Pokémon Association van which is playing Pokémon League music. Blue yells at it and reveals that Pokémon are attracted to that music, and that everyone should know that very well. Blue tells the chairman that he hopes, for the safety of the association, he finds a suitable replacement for Red. Red and Blue then trade Gyara and Charizard and Blue tells Red to "ask Daisy Oak for the details.". The chairman then says to his assistants that he had found a replacement for Red, someone who will not have to go through the tests.

Later, Red is outside his house when Yellow and Daisy approach him, asking him if he really is leaving already. Red responds, saying that it's best that he leaves early in order to cure his hands. This surprises Yellow, and Daisy confirms that they're quite confident that his hands can be cured. There is a secret hot spring, where Sabrina went to cure herself before. However, there are many wild Pokémon there, and Red will need a powerful Pokémon to help him, which is why Blue gave Red his Charizard. Red then sends out Charizard and hops on its back. But before he leaves, Red decides to leave Pika with Yellow and Chuchu, because he doesn't want it to feel responsible for his injuries. Red then takes off for the hot spring.

Yellow explains to Pika that she, Chuchu, and her uncle will be heading to Johto, and invites Pika to join them. Pika agrees to go with them, and they head off for Johto together.

Major events

• Blue catches an Exeggutor, Arcanine, Alakazam, and Rhydon that were rampaging due to the radio.
• Red leaves Gyara with Blue.
• Blue loans his Charizard to Red.
• Red leaves Pika with Yellow and departs for Mt. Silver.
• Yellow, Pika, and Chuchu head for the Johto region.

For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see the history page.

	Spoilers end here.

Characters

Humans

• Red
• Blue
• Yellow
• Daisy Oak
• Pokémon Association Chairman

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Pika; Red's)
• Espeon (Vee; Red's)
• Scizor (Blue's)
• Charizard (Blue's)
• Rhydon (Blue's; new)
• Exeggutor (Blue's; new)
• Arcanine (Blue's; new)
• Alakazam (Blue's; new)
• Pikachu (Chuchu; Yellow's)
• Chansey (Daisy Oak's)

Trivia

• This is the last chapter drawn by Mato.

Errors

• Blue uses Scizor's False Swipe to knock out the rampaging Pokémon, even though False Swipe can't knock out a Pokémon in the games.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		VS 巨鉗螳螂 (Taiwan) VS 巨钳螳螂 (Mainland China)
Czech		Vs. Scizor
European French		En route pour Johto !
Korean		VS 핫삼
Brazilian Portuguese		VS Scizor
European Spanish		Contra Scizor
Vietnamese		VS Hassam

← PS115 : Forretress of Solitude

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

PS117 : Slugging It Out with Slugma →

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