AG155

The Green Guardian File:PokémonRangerAppearsCelebiRescueOperation.jpg

AG155   ポケモンレンジャー登場！セレビィ救出作戦!! Pokémon Ranger Appears! Celebi Rescue Mission!!

First broadcast Japan December 8, 2005 United States October 7, 2006

English themes Opening Battle Frontier

Japanese themes Opening バトルフロンティア Ending GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜 ③

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 湯山邦彦 Kunihiko Yuyama Assistant director 志村錠児 Jōji Shimura Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura

Screenshots on Bulbagarden Archives Screenshots on Filb.de This is one of the few episodes storyboarded by executive producer Kunihiko Yuyama.

The Green Guardian (Japanese: ポケモンレンジャー登場！セレビィ救出作戦!! Pokémon Ranger Appears! Celebi Rescue Mission!!) is the 155th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 429th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 8, 2005 and in the United States on October 7, 2006.

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

Synopsis

A raging fire engulfs the surrounding forestry area, as Celebi flies overhead to seal the forest flame and stop the devastation. After a flashing light, the fire disperses with Celebi in a fatigued state. A tree begins to fall as Celebi uses the last of its power to travel forward to an unknown time.

A new day becomes of Ash and his friends, as everyone is quite energetic. Walking down a nearby path, they arrive at a cycling road. The nearby officer quickly diverts everyone to the nearby path around the cycling road. Pikachu's ears perk, as he dashes off into the nearby underbrush as Ash heads towards Pikachu's location. Running through the forest path, Ash and gang is quickly stopped by a Pokémon Ranger named Solana. Ash tries to explain to her about Pikachu as she picks up her phone, with everyone giving the usual introductions and Brock enticing with his usual love techniques.

In the nearby forest, strange plants grow from underneath and atop the nearby cycling path. Pikachu begins navigating throughout the strange plants as Team Rocket has managed to become ensnared within the plants. Everyone struggles to release the plant's grip but is unable to release themselves from the prison. Walking along the path, Solana and Ash come upon the strange plants. Solana notes that Celebi is nearby.

Releasing a strange top from the Ranger's portable device, she then extends it into a wand shaped device and begins rotating it in circles as the top begins to rotate around three nearby Linoone. A circle of light entices the Linoone as the pattern on the Ranger's device begins to change. With a simple command, the Linoone slash the plants and create a path for Solana and Ash.

Pikachu heads even deeper into the plants and jumps atop a platform to spot a heavily fatigued Celebi. Just as Celebi awakens to see Pikachu's face, Celebi falls back into a deep sleep. Meanwhile, Solana and Ash are continuing down the path with the Linoone clearing the path ahead. Jessie cries out as Ash and gang walk upon the entangled Team Rocket. With a quick slash, Team Rocket is freed from the plants. As fast as they can, Team Rocket dashes off into the distance.

Pikachu attempts to offer Celebi some food as Celebi slowly begins to return to normal. Solana thanks the Linoone as she then scans for nearby Diglett. Launching the strange top again from atop the Ranger's device, it rotates wildly around the Diglett as once again entices the Diglett with the device's frequency changing once again. With one quick phrase, the ground begins to shake, as the Diglett Template:M2. As the dust and smoke clears, a hole is reveled with Ranger, Ash, and gang heading underneath the ground.

Pikachu is now making strange faces trying to cheer Celebi up as a strange sound comes from the distance. Then appears the Diglett as the Ranger rushes from beyond the distance. Pikachu is in a defensive stance but comes quickly to understand that the Ranger is friendly. With one quick sight of Pikachu, Ash dashes over with the welcomed sight of his comrade. Max shouts out with the sighting of Celebi with May looking up Celebi's data. A fire christens as the Ranger begins to scan and diagnose Celebi's condition.

The sun begins to rise as Celebi's call can be heard from the distance as it flies overhead. A mysterious light overcomes the nearby plant overgrowth as it then disperses into the atmosphere. A metallic arm then comes from the distance as a new mecha captures Celebi within its grasp. Team Rocket begins to set the usual scene and set the means for a Pokémon battle. The mecha heads off into the distance as the Ranger dashes for the mecha and begins propelling throughout the trees. Spinning and rotating through the trees, the Ranger lands atop the mecha as Plusle electrifies Team Rocket and the Ranger frees Celebi from the mecha's grasp. Team Rocket is sent blasting off into the sky and crashes back into the ground with their newly destroyed mecha sparking and sputtering in the background.

With their Poké Balls in hand, Team Rocket is all more than ready for this battle to begin. Jessie and James quickly call upon Cacnea and Seviper as Brock and Ash release Pikachu and Marshtomp. As Seviper goes for a Poison Tail attack, Marshtomp quickly dodges this attack as Pikachu begins to electrify Cacnea and follows up with an Iron Tail. Cacnea is then sent backwards towards James as Pikachu finishes the battle with an electrifying Quick Attack. Team Rocket is then thrust into the sky and speeding off into the sky again. The mecha explodes as a fire rages and Celebi rushes to seal the flame. As the flame is engulfed, it disperses with a healing light emitting from Celebi's body.

With a quick goodbye, Celebi makes his departure in one blinding light. It's a blast from the past, with Celebi meeting Ash once more. Now with a newly revived spirit, Ash and gang cycle off into the distance towards their next adventure and the new frontier.

Major events

• Ash and his friends meet Solana and learn about Pokémon Rangers.

Debuts

• Solana

Pokémon debuts

Anime debuts

• Celebi

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Solana

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Marshtomp (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Plusle (Solana's) (Seiyū: 半場友恵 Tomoe Hanba)
• Caterpie
• Butterfree
• Weedle
• Kakuna
• Beedrill
• Pidgey
• Rattata
• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Oddish
• Venonat
• Diglett
• Dugtrio
• Exeggcute
• Kangaskhan
• Stantler
• Celebi
• Linoone

Trivia

File:Battle Frontier - Satoshi's Lineup 2.jpg

Ash's Donphan in the opening.

• The OP animation changes a fifth time to include Ash's Donphan.
• The Pokémon Ranger requests Ash and co. to keep the fact that Celebi is present a secret, so as to not draw attention to the situation.
• Officer Jenny has a different voice actress in this episode but is uncredited.
• The events of this episode are alluded to in a Pokémon Sunday exclusive trailer for Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.

In other languages

• French: Celebi, le gardien de la fôret
• Italian: Il guardiano verde

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.