AG067

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Go Go Ludicolo!

AG067   EP341 踊るバトルだ！ルンパッパ！！ Dancing Battle! Runpappa!

First broadcast Japan March 11, 2004 United States February 26, 2005

English themes Opening This Dream Ending

Japanese themes Opening アドバンス・アドベンチャー Ending スマイル ②

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 藤本義孝 Yoshitaka Fujimoto Assistant director 渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura Additional credits

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Go Go Ludicolo! (Japanese: 踊るバトルだ！ルンパッパ！！ Dancing Battle! Runpappa!) is the 67th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 341st episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 11, 2004 and in the United States on February 26, 2005.

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

Synopsis

As Ash and his friends travel to Petalburg City so Ash can obtain his 5th Gym Badge, they decide to take a break and have a picnic. Ash decides to take out all of his Pokémon out of their Poké Balls and introduces the team to his newly evolved Grovyle with all of the team being delighted except for Corphish. While Corphish tries getting fruit for the gang but eventually fails due to his overwhelming power, Grovyle cuts down the fruit and they can happily eat, making Corphish more jealous of Grovyle. Then, a Ludicolo suddenly appears (belonging to a Trainer named Poncho). Poncho, after examining Lombre asks to have a battle. If any of the gang lost, they would have to give Poncho their sandwiches, and if Poncho lost, he would buy them some cheeseburgers. Poncho chooses his trusty Ludicolo, And although Ash was probably going to choose Pikachu, Grovyle came wanting to battle, but not before Corphish would interfere. In the end Corphish loses, but does not admit defeat and runs off. The gang then figures out that they have been praising Grovyle far more than the now ignored Corphish, causing the aforementioned Pokemon to feel inferior. Team Rocket then sees Ludicolo, his trainer and Corphish having lunch and have one of their fantasies involving the boss and Ludicolo. Team Rocket captures Poncho and Ludicolo but Corphish saves the two and helps lead Ash and friends find him. In the end, they all have lunch and go to Petalburg City, where Norman awaits.

Major events

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

TV episode debuts

• Ludicolo

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Poncho

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Taillow (Ash's)
• Grovyle (Ash's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Lombre (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Ludicolo (Poncho's; debut)

Trivia

• This episode is featured on the Volume 3: Water copy of Pokémon Elements.

Pokémon Trainer's Choice

• Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon evolves into Altaria?
• Choices: Roselia, Swablu, Surskit
• Answer: Ok, Trainers! If you chose Swablu, you were right!

Errors

• At the beginning of the episode, while Ash chooses three Pokémon for Petalburg City's Gym Battle, Brock tries to remember which Pokémon Norman uses, but they never met by this point.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		跳舞戰鬥！樂天河童！
Finnish		Vain yhden Ludicolon tähden
European French		La danse de Ludicolo
German		So ein Kappalores!
Hebrew		הקרב מול לודיקולוhakrav mul Ludicolo
Italian		Pokémon a pieno ritmo!
Portuguese	Brazil	Vá, Vá, Ludicolo!
	Portugal	Vai, Vai, Ludicolo!
Spanish	Latin America	¡Tu puedes, Ludicolo!
	Spain	Baila, baila, Ludicolo

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