BW010

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BW010

BW010   EP667 ライバルバトル！強敵プルリル！ Rival Battle! Strong Opponent Pururiru!

First broadcast Japan November 18, 2010 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ベストウイッシュ！ Ending 心のファンファーレ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 藤田伸三 Shinzō Fujita Storyboard 山田浩之 Hiroyuki Yamada Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation directors 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: ライバルバトル！強敵プルリル！ Rival Battle! Strong Opponent Pururiru!) is the tenth episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 667th episode of the Pokémon anime. It is aired in Japan on November 18, 2010.

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

Major events

• Ash encounters Shooti again whom Iris and Dent meet for the first time.
• It is revealed that, like Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny, there is a Don George that runs a Battle Club in every city in the Isshu region.
• It is revealed that Shooti obtained the Tri Badge.
• Ash and Shooti decide to have their second battle.
  • It is revealed that Shooti's Tsutarja has evolved in to Janovy and that he has obtained a Hatooboo and Pururiru.
  • Ash's Tsutarja is revealed to know Leaf Blade.
  • Shooti defeats Ash in their battle.

Debuts

• TRFlint ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]])

Pokémon debuts

• Pururiru
• Hatooboo

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Dent
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Don George
• Shooti
• TRFlint ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]])

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Kibago (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Mamepato (Ash's)
• Mijumaru (Ash's)
• Pokabu (Ash's)
• Tsutarja (Ash's)
• Janovy (Shooti's)
• Pururiru (Shooti's; debut)
• Hatooboo (Shooti's; debut)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Pokémon battle
• This is the second time that Ash has participated in a 5-on-5 Pokémon battle, the first time being against Gym Leader Juan.
• It is revealed that Shooti's Janovy is male.

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