EP043

The March of the Exeggutor Squad No picture currently available.

EP043   ナッシーぐんだんだいこうしん！ Nassy Squad Big March!

First broadcast Japan May 7, 1998 United States October 30, 1998

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending ポケットにファンタジー

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda Storyboard 井硲清高 Kiyotaka Itani Assistant director 井硲清高 Kiyotaka Itani Animation director 山本郷 Gō Yamamoto No additional credits are available at this time.

The March of the Exeggutor Squad (Japanese: ナッシーぐんだんだいこうしん！ Nassy Squad Big March!) is episode 43 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 7, 1998 and in USA on October 30, 1998.

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

Major events

• Ash's Charmander evolves into Charmeleon.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Melvin

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Exeggcute

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charmander (Ash's; evolves)
• Charmeleon (Ash's; newly evolved, debut)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Exeggcute (Melvin's)
• Exeggutor (Melvin's; newly evolved, also catches and releases many more)

Pokémon seen at the carnival:

• Venusaur (debut)
• Butterfree
• Oddish
• Machoke
• Bellsprout
• Ponyta
• Dodrio
• Chansey

Trivia

• Last episode to air in syndication in the USA.

Errors

• Melvin's Exeggcute evolved without the aid of a Leaf Stone.

In other languages

• French: Un Pokémon tout n'oeuf

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