EP010

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EP010   かくれざとのフシギダネ Fushigidane of the Hidden Village

First broadcast Japan June 3, 1997 United States September 21, 1998

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending ひゃくごじゅういち

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 開木菜織 Naori Hiraki Assistant director 広島秀樹 Hideki Hiroshima Animation director 平岡正幸 Masayuki Hiraoka No additional credits are available at this time.

Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village (Japanese: かくれざとのフシギダネ Fushigidane of the Hidden Village) is the tenth episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on June 3, 1997 and in the United States on September 21, 1998.

Ash, Misty, and Brock find a hidden village of recovering abandoned Pokémon, guarded by a surly and protective Bulbasaur.

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

Major events

• Ash catches a Bulbasaur

Debuts

• Bulbasaur (Ash's Bulbasaur)
• Melanie

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Melanie

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Butterfree (Ash's)
• Pidgeotto (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's; new)
• Starmie (Misty's)
• Caterpie
• Rattata
• Oddish (debut)
• Paras
• Weepinbell
• Staryu
• Magikarp

Trivia

• This is the first episode of a three-episode arc where Ash gets each of Kanto's starter Pokémon.
• This is the first episode to feature Brock's soft spot for girls.

Dub edits

• At the end of the English version, the narrator says this line:
  • "Let's just hope our heroes don't take any more shortcuts, or we may never get there!"

Who's That Pokémon?

• Bulbasaur

In other languages

• French: Le village caché
• Portuguese (Brazil): Bulbasaur e a Vila Escondida
• Spanish: Bulbasaur y la aldea secreta

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