EP104

Bound For Trouble

EP104   ピカチュウVSニャース!? Pikachu VS Nyarth!?

First broadcast Japan July 15, 1999 United States September 15, 2000

English themes Opening Pokémon World Ending

Japanese themes Opening ライバル！ Ending ポケモン音頭

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

Bound For Trouble (Japanese: ピカチュウVSニャース!? Pikachu VS Nyarth!?) is episode 104 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 15, 1999 and in the United States on September 15, 2000.

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

Synopsis

Team Rocket Decides the best way to capture pikachu is to attach him to meowth so after diggin a hole that Ash and co. fall in Jessie and Hames steal Pikachu and attach him to Meowth via a cord. Pikachu and Meowth are then whisked away by a wild pigeot who takes them far a way. After shocking it Meowth and Pikachu are released and spend the rest of the episode trying to find their repective groups but they must stay together. Finally Ash and co. and Team Rocket find Meowth and Pikachu and battle for their pokemon. Ash wins and steals the key from Jessie. He then unlocks Pikachu and sends Meowth and Team Rocket blasting off after they make one final attempt at catching pikachu.

Characters

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon? Charizard

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Lapras (Ash's; flashback)
• Snorlax (Ash's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Marill (Tracey's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James')
• Victreebel (James'; flashback)
• Pidgeot (giant Pokémon)
• Rhydon (giant Pokémon}

In other languages

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