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Mowing Down Ludicolo
Battle Against the Blue Uniforms

VS ルンパッパ

VS Runpappa

Info

Shogakukan full volume	Chapter 189 in Vol. 15
VIZ Media full volume	Adventure 189 in Vol. 15
Series	Pokémon Adventures

Other

Location

Petalburg Woods

Mowing Down Ludicolo (Japanese: VS ルンパッパ VS Runpappa), titled VS Ludicolo in the Chuang Yi translation, is the 189th chapter of the Pokémon Adventures manga, and the ninth chapter of the Ruby & Sapphire arc. It is subtitled Battle Against the Blue Uniforms (Japanese: 対決　青装束 Clash With the Team in Blue) in the VIZ Media translation and Clash With the Team in Blue in the Chuang Yi translation.

Plot

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

Sapphire sends out Rono and Chic to battle the three Pokémon that have leaped from the broken fountain. They manage to pin down the Sharpedo and Carvanha, but the Lombre attacks Mr. Stone and steals a machine from his pockets before running off. The Sharpedo and Carvanha run off too, forcing Sapphire to chase after them with Mr. Stone being carried on her back.

As Sapphire, Gabby, and Ty chase after the Pokémon, they realize that the attack was too coordinated to be a coincidence, meaning that the attackers were given orders. They chase the Pokémon into the Petalburg Woods, but Sapphire reveals that she is much more energetic in nature, allowing her to locate the three thieves.

Noticing that one of their Pokémon is missing, Sapphire sees that the Lombre had snuck up behind them and it attacks Gabby and Ty. Sapphire tries to attack, but one of the thieves reveals that her Pokémon were injured from her Sharpedo's Rough Skin. But, to give them an advantage, the female thief, Shelly, gives her Lombre a Water Stone to evolve into a Ludicolo, thus allowing it to easily defeat Sapphire's Pokémon.

The thieves reveal that Mr. Stone actually had the component to the Submarine Explorer 1 which he was going to deliver whilst pretending to be on a stroll. Since they now have the component, the thieves prepare to kill Sapphire and company in order to silence her. Before Sapphire can react, Mr. Stone's Castform helps by giving her Chic a boost in strength with Sunny Day, allowing her to beat Shelly's Ludicolo.

Having escaped, Sapphire takes the injured Mr. Stone, Gabby, and Ty to Rustboro City. Gabby thanks Sapphire for saving them, but Sapphire says that it was Castform who really saved them with its Sunny Day. Mr. Stone comes to, and Sapphire apologizes for not being able to get the component back for him. Before he faints again, Mr. Stone gives Sapphire a letter to give to his son, Steven. After he falls unconscious again, Sapphire promises to deliver the letter to his son.

Major events

• Gabby and Ty are attacked by Shelly's Ludicolo.
• Sapphire defeats Team Aqua, but they successfully steal the Devon Goods.
• Mr. Stone gives Sapphire a letter for Steven.

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

	Spoilers end here.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Ludicolo
• Castform (Sunny Form)

Characters

Humans

• Sapphire
• Archie
• Mr. Stone
• Gabby and Ty
• Shelly
• Matt
• Amber

Pokémon

• Aron (Rono; Sapphire's)
• Torchic (Chic; Sapphire's)
• Castform (Mr. Stone's; Normal and Sunny Forms)
• Lombre (Shelly's; evolves)
• Ludicolo (Shelly's; newly evolved; debut)
• Carvanha (Amber's)
• Sharpedo (Matt's)
• Mantine (Team Aqua's)
• Qwilfish (Team Aqua's)
• Corsola (Team Aqua's)
• Remoraid (Team Aqua's)
• Castform (All Forms; fantasy)

Trivia

Errors

• In the Chuang Yi version, Team Aqua mistakenly calls Secret Power a different move, Hidden Power.

In other languages

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Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		VS 樂天河童 (Taiwan) VS 乐天河童 (Mainland China)
European French		La sylve de l'égarement
German		VS. Kappalores
Italian		VS Ludicolo
Korean		VS 로파파
Brazilian Portuguese		VS Ludicolo
Spanish	Latin America	VS Ludicolo
	Spain	Contra Ludicolo
Vietnamese		VS Runpappa - Đối đầu nhóm đồng phục xanh

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Ruby & Sapphire arc

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