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| Pokémon Emergency!
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たいけつ！ポケモンセンター！
Emergency! Pokémon Center!
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First broadcast
| Japan
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April 8, 1997
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| United States
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September 9, 1998
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
| Animation
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Team Ota
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| Screenplay
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首藤剛志 Takeshi Shudō
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| Storyboard
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鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki
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| Assistant director
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井上修 Osamu Inoue
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| Animation director
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藤田宗克 Munekatsu Fujita
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| No additional credits are available at this time.
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Pokémon Emergency! (Japanese: たいけつ！ポケモンセンター Emergency! Pokémon Center!), was the second episode of the Pokémon anime ever shown. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 8, 1997 and in USA on September 9, 1998.
In this episode, Ash takes his sick Pikachu to the Viridian City Pokémon Center to be healed; but while Pikachu is being treated, mysterious members of the organization known as Team Rocket attack the Pokémon Center with the intent of stealing the Pokémon inside.
Synopsis
After his battle with the Spearow, Pikachu is badly injured, Ash is told by Misty about a place he can take Pikachu to be healed, a Pokémon Center. They head to the Viridian City Center to be healed. When entering the town, Ash is stopped by Officer Jenny, who finds him suspcious, but Ash confirms his identity with his Pokédex, Jenny then rushes Ash to the Pokémon Center, but while Pikachu is being treated, mysterious members of the organization known as Team Rocket attack the Pokémon Center with the intent of stealing the Pokémon inside. Suddenly, a newly healed Pikachu brings along a host of his friends, and together they defeat Team Rocket and sends them blasting off into the sky.
Major events
- Team Rocket is introduced.
- Misty joins Ash.
- Team Rocket also decide to follow Ash and begin their obsession over his Pikachu.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Trivia
- This is the only episode in which Ash's father is mentioned.
Errors
- Just before Team Rocket threw the bomb at the Center in the balloon, Jessie has no lipstick for a split second.
- Arcanine is not a legendary Pokémon, however it was shown on the wall with three others.
- Ash also points to an Articuno on the wall, saying it was the bird he saw. He actually saw a Ho-oh.
- Unlike in most episodes to follow, when Team Rocket blast off, a star doesn't appear in the sky when they disappear.
Dub edits
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