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Just Add Water
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リュウグウジム!みずのなかでバトルだぜ! Ryūgū Gym! Battle in the Water!
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First broadcast
Japan
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July 11, 2002
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United States
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July 12, 2003
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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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大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
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Storyboard
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誌村宏明 Hiroaki Shimura
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Assistant director
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秦義人 Yoshito Hata
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Animation director
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福本勝 Masaru Fukumoto
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Additional credits
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Just Add Water (Japanese: リュウグウジム!みずのなかでバトルだぜ! Ryūgū Gym! Battle in the Water!) is the 256th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 11, 2002 and in the United States on July 12, 2003.
Synopsis
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Ash, Misty, and Brock are on their way back to New Bark Town as they emerge from a cave by the ocean. Misty lets out her Pokémon for a quick break when they see a sign for a water show. Brock gets excited thinking of Daisy, Lily and Violet. A Qwilfish jumps out of the water and Brock runs off with Misty and Ash following him. Brock meets a boy on the beach who says that the show is just on up ahead. The friends head into a huge stadium and sit down. Brock again thinks of Daisy, Lily, and Violet and is dissapointed when the boy comes out onto the stage with a Mantine. He then puts on a show with his Mantine, Qwilfish and Lanturn.
Team Rocket is standing up above the stadium watching.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.
Debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Rhydon
Trivia
- This episode was the last to air before the Japanese debut of Pokémon Heroes.
- This episode marks the first time a main character other than Ash challenges a Gym Leader of any sort, as Misty challenges Dorian in this episode. The second main character to do this is Dawn; although, unlike Misty, Dawn challenges an official Gym Leader.
- It also marks the first (and so far, only) time a main character other than Ash does not lose against a gym leader in battle (as Dawn, when she challenged Maylene, lost against her in battle). However, if one takes Ash's draw against Maylene as a "win" (since she did reward him with a badge despite not winning), it can be argued that Misty technically won.
- In this episode, Team Rocket uses a variation of their motto.
- This is one of the few times that Misty and Psyduck show affection for one another - Misty saves Psyduck from Team Rocket's mecha, and Psyduck willingly challenges Team Rocket after they kidnap Misty.
Errors
- When Misty throws her Poké Balls to let out her Pokémon, only three balls are seen and four Pokémon came out.
- After Misty says "That was great Goldeen, take a long rest", Goldeen's Poké Ball turns into a Lure Ball for a split second. The next Pokémon she uses is Corsola.
Dub edits
In other languages