EP079

Friend and Foe Alike No picture currently available.

EP079   セキエイスタジアム！VSヒロシ！ Sekiei Stadium! VS Hiroshi!

First broadcast Japan January 14, 1999 United States November 27, 1999

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending タイプ・ワイルド

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda Storyboard 福本潔 Kiyoshi Fukumoto Assistant director 福本潔 Kiyoshi Fukumoto Animation director 福本勝 Masaru Fukumoto No additional credits are available at this time.

Friend and Foe Alike (Japanese: セキエイスタジアム！VSヒロシ！ Sekiei Stadium! VS Hiroshi!) is episode 79 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 14, 1999 and in the United States on November 27, 1999.

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

Major events

• Ash has to battle Richie.
• Ash loses to Richie.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Ritchie
• Delia Ketchum
• Professor Oak
• Referee

Pokémon

Who’s That Pokémon?: Aerodactyl

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Pidgeotto (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Weezing (James')
• Chansey (Joy's)
• Charmander (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Zippo")
• Pikachu (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Sparky")
• Butterfree (Ritchie's; nicknamed "Happy")
• Magikarp (Pokémon League's)

Trivia

Ritchie vs. Ash: Ritchie Won

In other languages

• French: Amis ou ennemis?

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