AG127

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From Brags to Riches

AG127   EP401 開幕！サイユウ大会!! Opening! Saiyū Tournement!

First broadcast Japan May 5, 2005 United States March 11, 2006

English themes Opening Unbeatable Ending

Japanese themes Opening ポケモン シンフォニック メドレー Ending GLORY DAY 〜輝くその日〜 ②

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 誌村宏明 Hiroaki Shimura Assistant director 大町繁 Shigeru Ōmachi Animation director たけだゆうさく Yūsaku Takeda No additional credits are available at this time.

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From Brags to Riches (Japanese: 開幕！サイユウ大会!! Opening! Saiyū Tournament!!) is the 127th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 401st episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 5, 2005 and in the United States on March 11, 2006.

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

Synopsis

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Ash, Morrison and a lot of other trainers are waiting to hear the matchups for the second round of the Hoenn League. Nurse Joy explains that this round will have opponents face off in one-round double battles in order to advance.

The schedule is finally posted and Morrison will be in the day's first battle. He immediately proceeds to the stadium and faces off against Gavin. Morrison sends out Growlithe and Gligar to face his opponent's Marowak and Machamp.

Morrison orders a Flamethrower and a Fury Cutter, but Machamp blocks his attacks with Protect. Growlithe desperately tries to evade Marowak's bone attacks, but suffers a lot of damage. Gligar suffers from a DynamicPunch, but quickly counters with a Metal Claw and Machamp is knocked out!

Now it's a 2-on-1 in Morrison's favor. Growlithe tries to use Flamethrower again, but Marowak jumps up and uses Bone Club. Growlithe is out and the match is down to one-on-one.

Marowak uses an Ice Beam to try and freeze Gligar while launching a Bonemerang. But Gligar counters the Bonemerang with Iron Tail, sending the bone flying back at Marowak and knocking it out.

Later that day, Ash stands at the same battlefield ready for his first match. He sends out Corphish and Torkoal to do battle with a Swalot and Tropius. Swalot quickly proves to be the more difficult opponent, with most attacks simply bouncing off (much like Ash's Muk in its first Indigo League battle).

Tropius begins to charge up a SolarBeam while Torkoal uses Flamethrower followed by Overheat. The combination of force from both attacks results in a double-knockout!

Now Corphish has to face Swalot alone. Things look bad for Ash when Swalot launches a Shock Wave attack. But Ash gets the idea to have Corphish use BubbleBeam inside Swalot's mouth and explode. When the smoke cleared, Swalot is unable to battle and Corphish won. Now, Ash is qualified for the next round.

Major events

• Ash, Morrison, and Tyson advance to the next round after several Double Battles.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Tropius

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Nurse Joy
• Morrison
• Tyson
• Gavin
• Dominick
• Team Rocket's employer

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Entei

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Chimecho (James's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Growlithe (Morrison's)
• Gligar (Morrison's)
• Machamp (Gavin's)
• Marowak (Gavin's)
• Swalot (Dominick's)
• Tropius (Dominick's; debut)

Trivia

• The Ever Grande Conference continues with the qualifying rounds:
  • Morrison vs. Gavin: Morrison Won
  • Ash vs. Dominick: Ash Won
• Title pun: 'From Rags to Riches'.

Errors

• When Machamp got hit by Gligar's Guillotine the first time, it was still standing. In the games it wouldn't still be able to battle, as it is a one-hit K.O. move.
• Gligar took damage from Marowak's Bonemerang despite being a Template:Type2.

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

• Question: Trainers, which of these Pokémon would be considered legendary?
• Choices: Salamence, Entei, Milotic
• Answer: OK, trainers! If you chose Entei, you were right!

In other languages

• French: Morrison le vantard
• German: Bereiter als bereit!
• Italian: Le qualificazioni
• Portuguese: Dos Vaidosos Para os Ricos.
• Latin America Spanish: Fanfarrones y victoriosos
• Iberian Spanish: Presumiendo y ganando

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