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* [[Professor Oak's lecture]]: ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]''. Oak talks about the second Pikachu short which was upcoming when this episode was first shown (released July 17, 1999 with the second movie). He says that new Pokémon will be seen, specifically {{p|Elekid}} and {{p|Bellossom}}, as well as "others."
* [[Professor Oak's lecture]]: ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]''. Oak talks about the second Pikachu short which was upcoming when this episode was first shown (released July 17, 1999 with the second movie). He says that new Pokémon will be seen, specifically {{p|Elekid}} and {{p|Bellossom}}, as well as "others."
* Similar to ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'', this episode features a {{p|Bulbasaur}} and has the word "Mystery" or "Mysterious" in the title, alluding  to its Japanese name.
* Similar to ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]'', this episode features a {{p|Bulbasaur}} and has the word "Mystery" or "Mysterious" in the title, alluding  to its Japanese name.
* The Japanese title is a spoof of Gaston Leroux's novel "The Phantom of the Opera."
=== Errors ===
=== Errors ===
* After Ash, Misty, and Pikachu pull Tracey out of the rock, he thanks them and realizes that he's sitting on top of Ash. But when Tracey was freed from the rock, it shows Ash falling away from Tracey and he falls on to the ground rather than Ash.
* After Ash, Misty, and Pikachu pull Tracey out of the rock, he thanks them and realizes that he's sitting on top of Ash. But when Tracey was freed from the rock, it shows Ash falling away from Tracey and he falls on to the ground rather than Ash.

Revision as of 21:46, 24 April 2009

EP101 : Get Along, Little Pokémon
Original series
EP103 : Misty Meets Her Match
The Mystery Menace
EP102.png
  EP102  
ちかどうのかいぶつ!?
Phantom of the Sewers!?
First broadcast
Japan June 24, 1999
United States May 6, 2000
English themes
Opening Pokémon World
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening ライバル!
Ending タイプ・ワイルド
Credits
Animation Team Ota
Screenplay 武上純希 Junki Takegami
Storyboard 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki
Assistant director 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki
Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura
No additional credits are available at this time.

The Mystery Menace (Japanese: ちかどうのかいぶつ!? Phantom of the Sewers!?) is the 102nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 24, 1999 and in the United States on May 6, 2000.

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Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Ash, Misty and Tracey come across a "monster" in the sewers, which turns out to be a giant Bulbasaur the town's mayor once abandoned there.

Major events

  • Ash temporarily adds Muk to his team. It is implied that he returns it to Professor Oak at the end, but it isn't shown.

Debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon? Zapdos (US and international); Fushigidane (Japan)

Trivia

  • Professor Oak's lecture: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure. Oak talks about the second Pikachu short which was upcoming when this episode was first shown (released July 17, 1999 with the second movie). He says that new Pokémon will be seen, specifically Elekid and Bellossom, as well as "others."
  • Similar to Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden, this episode features a Bulbasaur and has the word "Mystery" or "Mysterious" in the title, alluding to its Japanese name.
  • The Japanese title is a spoof of Gaston Leroux's novel "The Phantom of the Opera."

Errors

  • After Ash, Misty, and Pikachu pull Tracey out of the rock, he thanks them and realizes that he's sitting on top of Ash. But when Tracey was freed from the rock, it shows Ash falling away from Tracey and he falls on to the ground rather than Ash.
  • When Tracey presents the "monster" to Ash and Misty, a back shot of the Bulbasaur shows it without its blue collar. Seconds later, it's seen wearing it in a full shot.
  • The straps on Tracey's backpack are painted orange instead of black when the monster first attacks.

Dub edits

In other languages

  • French: La menace mystérieuse
  • German: Gefahr im Kanal
  • Italian: La creatura misteriosa
  • Latin American Spanish: ¡La amenaza misteriosa!
  • Iberian Spanish: La amenaza misteriosa
  • Brazilian Portuguese: A Ameaça Misteriosa

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EP101 : Get Along, Little Pokémon
Original series
EP103 : Misty Meets Her Match
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