AG171

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Advanced Generation series

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Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! (Part 1)

AG171   EP445 ポケモンレンジャー！デオキシス・クライシス!! (前編) Pokémon Ranger! Deoxys Crisis!! (Part 1)

First broadcast Japan April 13, 2006 United States October 28, 2006

English themes Opening Battle Frontier Ending

Japanese themes Opening スパート！ Ending GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜 ③

Credits Animation Team Iguchi Screenplay 十川誠志 Masashi Sogo Storyboard 大山和弘 Kazuhiro Ōyama Assistant director 大山和弘 Kazuhiro Ōyama Animation directors 広岡歳仁 Toshihito Hirooka 船津弘美 Hiromi Funatsu No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de The Animation for this episode and the next was originally only credited to Izumi Shimura and Toshihito Hirooka

Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! (Part 1) (Japanese: ポケモンレンジャー！デオキシス・クライシス!! (前編) Pokémon Ranger! Deoxys Crisis!! (Part 1)) is the 171st episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 445th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 13, 2006 and in the United States, first as an hour-long special on October 28, 2006.

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

Synopsis

Ash and his group continue on to May’s next Contest. May is excited in that she needs one more ribbon in order to get into the Kanto Grand Festival. Brock is excited that he gets to revisit Pewter City, while Ash is preparing for the Battle Pyramid. They reach a cliff edge and look out to the mountain range. They notice the Swablu and Altaria flying off as an aurora suddenly appears, something Max knows is amiss. Pikachu starts emitting electricity, not feeling well. The Swablu and Altaria flock fly blindly as Ash tries to bring out Swellow, but the Poké Ball fails to deploy. None of May's or Brock's balls work. Max pulls out the Pokénav, which is also down. They notice Solana nearby as she tries to help the Pokémon.

Solana uses her Capture Styler to capture an Altaria. It uses Refresh to help the other Swablu and Altaria, getting them to safety. Solana points out that geomagnetic irregularities have been present, which explains the anomalies. The Capture Styler worked because it is sealed against electromagnetism. Pikachu notices something as they spot a Deoxys emerging from a portal. Max locks eyes with Deoxys, experiencing a vision as it retreats into a portal. Solana leads the group to a nearby Pokémon Center. Nurse Joy mentions to Solana that the computer system is disabled to the point of not being able to boot up. The presence of Deoxys is suspected to be the cause as the events have been going on for a week. Solana mentions that it happened before at LaRousse City where Professor Lund mentioned that it appeared via a Meteorite. Nurse Joy mentions that a meteorite crashed in the mountains ten years ago. They want to find the meteorite as Nurse Joy gets a map. Max wants to go with Solana to see Deoxys, but Solana declines since it is dangerous. Joy hands Solana the map as Team Rocket overhears, wanting to get Deoxys for the boss, thinking about another boss fantasy. Team Rocket follows Solana.

Solana notices Plusle being affected by the geomagnetic disturbance as she approaches a cave. Solana notices Max following as Ash and his friends find Max. Solana lets them follow as Brock takes the geomagnetic scanner. The group heads into the cave as Team Rocket follows. Brock mentions the scanner’s status as Max pushes ahead. The geomagnetic disturbance suddenly disappears, the scanner pointing out all clear. However, Solana believes it is intermittent. Max gets impatient and presses ahead, noticing a Miltank. Solana uses the Styler to capture Miltank. The group finds the meteorite. Another disturbance fires up as Deoxys appears atop the meteorite.

Pikachu is severely affected the disturbance, same with Plusle, as Deoxys switches to Attack forme, firing Psycho Boost. Everyone dodges as Pikachu fires Thunderbolt, but Deoxys switches to Defense forme to protect. Solana decides to use her Styler to capture Deoxys, but it must be in Normal forme. Deoxys switches to Normal forme and she makes her move, but it quickly changes to Speed forme and dodges. Max hears Deoxys trying to talk as it switches to Normal. She tries again, but it switches to Defense and resists the Styler. Max looks into its eyes as it fires another Psycho Boost, everyone dodging. Team Rocket arrives and Meowth points out that Deoxys in pain. Deoxys flies around as Solana's Styler points out Deoxys is in pain, but from an unknown reason.

Solana has Miltank use Heal Bell to help Deoxys, the Pokémon switching to Normal forme. The geomagnetic disturbance level goes down as she attempts another capture, but Deoxys switches to Defense form to resist, trying to speak again. It attacks with Psycho Boost, sending everyone flying. Miltank runs off as Team Rocket shows up and recites their motto. Deoxys appears behind them and sends everyone but Meowth running. Meowth tries to talk to Deoxys as Max climbs up onto the meteorite to Deoxys. Meowth can't understand Deoxys as it emits a Safeguard around the meteorite and the three. Deoxys takes over Meowth and uses it as a translator, mentioning that it is scared. Max tries to probe Deoxys as he plans to listen. An image of a meteorite appears in Max’s mind as Deoxys mentions how cold and scared it was during the space flight. Deoxys takes Meowth and Max through the portal, disappearing into another dimension.

Major events

• Ash and his friends meet up with their Pokémon Ranger friend Solana and encounter the legendary Pokémon Deoxys.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Deoxys

Characters

Japanese DVD art

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Solana
• Giovanni (Team Rocket fantasy)
• Pokémon Center employee (female)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Sceptile (Ash's)
• Swellow (Ash's)
• Combusken (May's)
• Marshtomp (Brock's)
• Plusle (Solana's)
• Deoxys (Seiyū: 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi)
• Miltank (Seiyū: 佐藤智恵 Chie Satō)
• Swablu (many)
• Altaria (many) (Seiyū: 林原めぐみ Megumi Hayashibara)

Trivia

• In some areas of Japan, this episode and the following were broadcast separately, instead of together as a one-hour special; the opening changes in All That Glitters is Not Golden debut in AG172 instead. The English dub also originally broadcast as a special, but it is considered as two episodes.
• Beginning with this episode, the anime is directed by 須藤典彦 Norihiko Sudō, who replaces 日高政光 Masamitsu Hidaka.
• This episode was aired as a special to coincide with the release of Pokémon Ranger for the Nintendo DS. When dubbed, Sceptile's evolution had only happened in an episode that aired that morning in America.
• This episode marks the third time that a Pokémon speaks through Meowth. The first time was by a giant Tentacruel in Tentacool and Tentacruel and the second was with Haunter and Gastly in A Shipful of Shivers.
• Although most if not all genderless Pokémon are referred to as male in the Latin American dub, the episode calls Deoxys a female Pokémon, with the use of "ella" by most of the characters.
• Pokémon Ranger's sequel, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, also got an anime special in the form of Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts One and Two.
• This episode, due to Professor Lund's research being used, proves Destiny Deoxys as canon.
• This episode marks the first animated appearance of Deoxys's Speed Form, due to Pokémon Emerald being released after Destiny Deoxys.

Errors

• May commanded Combusken to use Flamethrower but instead, Combusken used Fire Spin.

In other languages

• European Portuguese: A Crise de Deoxys (1ª Parte)
• French: Le Visiteur de l'Espace
• German: Deoxys aus dem All - Teil 1
• Italian: Un Deoxys in crisi
• Latin American Spanish: La crisis de Deoxys (1ª Parte)
• Iberian Spanish: ¡Pokémon Ranger! ¡El sufrimiento de Deoxys! (1ª Parte)

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