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| Flower Power
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キレイハナのバトルダンシング！
Kireihana's Battle Dancing!
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First broadcast
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November 18, 1999
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| United States
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November 11, 2000
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
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- "Flower Power" redirects here. For the e-Reader application, see Flower Power (e-Reader).
Flower Power (Japanese: キレイハナのバトルダンシング！ Kireihana's Battle Dancing!) is the 122nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 18, 1999 and in the United States on November 11, 2000.
Synopsis
Ash and friends finally made it out from the forest after getting a little lost. As they leave the forest they notice a huge city nearby. Misty suggest that they should relax and enjoy the city. Like always, Brock is excited to see all the beautiful girls that are at the city. As Ash, Misty, and Brock enter the city, they find out there is a exhibition going on in the city, with different types of Pokémon shows. Ash and friends are excited to see all the shows, and Ash even wants to be part of a show with all his Pokémon. Misty and Brock agree with ash doing a live show, but Ash really wanted to do a t.v show. Misty quickly says "Who would watch anything like that". Brock quickly grabs Ash and Misty excited to see all the shows. They start seeing all types of Pokémon shows with different types of Pokémon. As they are watching the shows, they notice some Bellossom jumping up and down. Misty suggests that they should head over their and get a better look. Ash and his friends watch the two Bellossom perform and do their amazing acrobatic dances. One of the Bellossom is asked to do a "Loop-de-loop". However, the Bellossom fails the move and quickly land on Ash's arms and he falls to the ground. Quickly, the girl rushes over Ash asking him if he was alright. He tells her that he is okay and that he made " a lucky catch". The girl thanks Ash for catching her Bellossom on time. Being so grateful, the girl gives a toast to Ash and his friends for saving her Bellossom. Ash and his friends thank her for giving them a well done show. The girl introduces her self as Bailey, and introduces her two Bellossom named Bella and Bell. Ash and his friends also introduces themselves. But Brock quickly says "Who cares about the Pokémon?" and starts flirting with Bailey, but Misty angrily grabs Brock and them him what he meant about not caring about Pokémon. Ash asks Bailey if they were going to perform tomorrow with the same trick they used before. Bailey says that they were going to but Bella is having trouble performing her special move.
As usual Team Rocket is up to no good when they enter the exhibition. Team Rocket is planning to enter the show just to make money. They use Meowth since he is a rare type of Meowth who knows how to talk. People start to gather around but doesn't see any action because Meowth gets stage fright. Jesse angrily ask what is Meowth problem. She quickly gives Meowth some joke and tell him to go over there and make some people laugh. Meowth goes and starts telling the joke, and the crowd is surprised to see a Meowth talking. However. all his joke aren't that good and the crowd starting booing and leaving. Jesse quickly tells them its not a free show, but the crowd refuses to pay because they don't see anything funny about Meowth's performance. James tells them not leave because Meowth is warming up. James whisper a joke to Meowth and Meowth tells it. However, Meowth messes it up, and the crowd leaves. James and Meowth start arguing and blasting each other. Jessie says that she and James could have made it better with their dancing, and they think that their dance show can become big and famous. They start bulldozing themselves to prepare to dance. Ash says that they can do this, and Bailer ask them who they were, and Team Rockets does their motto. Ash is about to send them out using Pikachu, but Bailey in the other performers want to do themselves. Team Rockets accepts a battle from them. A performer uses his Alakazam and tells it to use a Psychic attack and knocks them off. Jessie and James quickly stand up and they use their Arbok and Victreebel to attack. Bailey uses her two Bellossom and tells them to dodge their attack by using their dancing moves, which works. Bailey tells her two Bellossom to use Sleep Powder, making Team Rocket quickly leave. The crowd like the performance battle that Bailey did and they give her an applause. Ash and his friends love and enjoy the performance and said they they deserve a "hand"
Team Rocket is seen later eating meat balls at a dark valley. They finally admit that the bulldozer ruined their financial debt. They suddenly see a flyer and suggest they should go and steal all their Pokémon. Bailey's Bellossom are seen playing with Pikachu and Togepi. Bailey says that her dream is to be the best performance ever. Ash wants to know how her Bellossom were able to dodging Team Rockets attacks. She says that dancing is almost similar to batting because the movement of the Pokémon's feet. She suggest Ash and his friends to see her practices performances. Bailey teaches Pikachu the routine of Bellossom who he can us it in a battle. Bailey then starts practicing her special move, but again it fails. Bella disappointed gives her a sad face, but Bailey says not worry, they won't do it.
Team Rocket again up to no good start stealing the Pokémon in the festival. Team Rockets starting leaving, but Ash uses Heracross to throw Pikachu up in the air where Team Rocket is and is able to use Thunderbolt on the balloon, stopping their theft. Ash tells them to give back all the Pokémon, but they refuse and send Arbok and Victreebel to attack. Pikachu starts daning to dodging the moves moves of Arbok and Victreebel. Suddenly, Victreebel uses wrap and grabs Pikachu's feet, and Arbok goes and attacks Pikachu with a Bite attack. Bailey is able to free Bell and Bella, and tells them to use their special move. Luckily, their move is a success and Bellossom attacks Arbok. Jessie returns Arbok, Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, and Bellossom uses a Twister attack sending Team Rocket flying and blasting off. Bailey says if Bell and Bella can perform their special move. Bailey, Bell, and Bella perform the "Loop-de-Lop" and again is a successful move. In the end the narrator says that Ash can learn for this performance. The episode ends with Team Rocket is twirling around in the city.
Major events
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Spinarak
Other Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Exhibition:
Trivia
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
Czech
Finnish
European French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Brazil
Portugal
Latin America
Spain
