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(Japanese: ダルマッカとヒヒダルマ！時計塔の秘密！！ Darumakka and Hihidaruma! The Secret of the Clock Tower!!) is the eighth episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 665th episode of the Pokémon anime. It aired in Japan on November 4, 2010.
Synopsis
Ash, Iris and Dent are seen stopping beside a river to have lunch as they make their way to Shippou City. As there will be a full moon later that night, Iris had picked berries in advance so that she could see the moon later. Meanwhile, Dent is already cooking vegetable rice for the group, and prevents Ash from eating the berries. He then gives a bowl of Pokémon Food to both Pikachu and Kibago. As Dent makes final preparations for his meals, a Darumakka walks past and greets them.
Ash checks his Pokédex on Darumakka. Iris, adored by Darumakka's cuteness, walks up to it and starts playing with its eyebrows. Darumakka, in retaliation, uses Flamethrower on Iris. Dent then comments on how strong-willed Darumakka is, and how it is said to bring good luck. Oblivious to the group, an orange paw reaches out and grabs a bowl of Pokémon Food that Dent had prepared earlier. As Pikachu turns around and realizes its bowl had disappeared, it thinks that Kibago had eaten it and alerts Ash. However, Kibago, backed by Iris, denies taking the food. As they were quarreling, the group suddenly realize that Darumakka is fast asleep.
Curious as to confirm what the Pokédex says about Darumakka not falling when it is sleeping, Iris pokes Darumakka sideways. True enough, Darumakka tethers back and forth on its bottom. While the group is now mesmerized by Darumakka's ability, the orange paw then grabs the other bowl of Pokémon food. Pikachu turns in time to see another Darumakka running away with its food. Kibago turns around thereafter, and thinking that Pikachu ate both of the Pokémon food, starts fighting with it. Ash and Iris manage to separate both Pikachu and Kibago, and Pikachu explains that Darumakka took the Pokémon food. However, Dent points out that Darumakka had been sleeping throughout their conflict, and could not have taken any of their food.
Suddenly, another Darumakka appears, holding both bowls of Pokémon Food and Iris' berries. The group then finally realize that there are two Darumakka, and starts pursuing the Darumakka with the food. The sleeping Darumakka awakes instantly, uses Flamethrower between the group and its partner, before running away with its companion. Ash sends out Oshawott, and commands it to use Water Gun. With a leap off the wall, the pair of Darumakka dodges the water attack, and executes two well coordinated Flamethrowers at Oshawott. Unable to dodge the attack, Oshawott took damage and fainted. The two Darumakka escapes.
Ash brings Oshawott to a Pokémon Center, where it is attended to by Nurse Joy and her Tabunne. Meanwhile, Jessie, James and Meowth of Team Rocket are dining at a café in a town near a river. With a snap of her finger, Jessie calls for the waiter, and asks for a cup of cappuccino, "as fast as a rocket". The waiter, apparently caught on to the word 'rocket', subsequently serves her 'the' cup of cappuccino, its cream taking on the shape of a bridge. With very clear intentions of what to do next, the cream is then stirred into the coffee.
The sky glows a reddish-orange as dawn approaches. Oshawott is fully healed and Ash recalls it into its Poké Ball. Iris passes a comment on the two Darumakka, and Nurse Joy subsequently reveals that together with a Darmanitan, the two Darumakka actually lived in harmony with the residents of the town they were in. However, the three Pokémon were not seen together anymore, and the two Darumakka suddenly started stealing food for no apparent reason. Seeming to have sidetracked from the Darumakka, Iris notices a Clock Tower in the middle of the city. Nurse Joy then explains to them that the bell of the tower had stopped ringing, and the tower would soon be demolished. Iris expressed regret when Ash's stomach started growling. Aware that they have not eaten after the Darumakka had stolen their food, the group stays at the Pokémon Center for dinner.
As there was a full moon on that night, Nurse Joy tells everyone that she will be preparing dumplings for them. Delighted, Ash and the group offer to help with the preparations. However, upon reaching the kitchen, the group were then greeted again by the two Darumakka, who were ready to escape with their dumplings. With much speed and agility, the two Daruma Pokémon jumped out of the window. Ash sends out Pidove hoping to catch them, and at the same time to find out the reason behind the thefts. The two Darumakka continued jumping wildly and away from the group, and into an alley. They then jumped in opposite directions and split up at a T-junction.
Ash and Iris follows the Darumakka with the dumplings, while Dent follows the other. Despite so, the two Darumakka eventually manages to evade the group, leaving them clueless as to where they had ran off to. When they regathered, Pidove gestured to the two Darumakka who were then sneaking into the Clock Tower. The group followed.
Deep into the night, the Team Rocket trio is seen standing on top of a bridge. A figure materializes from deep within the fog, cloaked as they were, carrying a briefcase. As the figure approaches them and close to Jessie, they break into small talk. Facing away from each other, Jessie briefly mentions keeping warm with 'a cup of cappuccino', a phrase that was used to establish a trust with the stranger. The stranger slowly puts down the briefcase and then instructs the trio to receive instructions when they arrive at Shippou City. As she proceeds to take her leave, the chill wind picks up, together with Team Rocket's will and determination to succeed in their next mission.
Ash and the group chases after the two Darumakka up the staircase of the Clock Tower. On realizing that Ash is following closely behind, the two Darumakka panics and speeds up. When the group reaches the top, they find the partially moonlit room empty, until the two Darumakka are seen pressed against the top of the wall in a shadowy corner of the room. Oblivious to Ash, the two quickly jumps off the wall and aims two coordinated Flamethrowers at him, to which he dodges just in time. However, in the heat of the action, the ladder at the back of the room caught fire, setting the room ablaze with reddish-orange sparks.
Ash sends out Oshawott, and the Sea Otter Pokémon aims its Water Gun at the burning ladder. As the flames started to extinguish, the ladder collapses, and the two Darumakka jumps up, once again aiming their Flamethrowers at Ash. Immediately, Ash tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, and in a clash of fire and electricity, an explosion follows. Ash then commands Oshawott to attack the two Darumakka with Water Gun, an attack which hit and sent both Darumakka flying into the air. However, the pair countered by Resting while they were being hit, and they landed softly, tethering about their bottoms like an egg, upright on its broader end.
As Ash and the group inch closer to inspect, the two Darumakka suddenly wakes up and jumps across them. When Ash and Iris tells them they they did not want to battle them, the two stare at each other blankly. Dent adds that they were only trying to find out why the two of them were stealing food. The two Darumakka then decides to trust the group, and waddles across to underneath the hole which the ladder one stood. As they point to the top of the hole, Ash understands that they both want to get to the top, and decides to help them. With Dent's assistance, Ash manages to climb to the top of the hole and sends out Snivy. Grabbing Pikachu first, then the two Darumakka, Snivy was able to bring Ash and his companions safely to the top.
Before the group could proceed, Iris notices that there is a significant amount of heat generated from the floor above. The group then ascends a ladder to find a Darmanitan under a large bell, its Daruma Mode having being activated. Ash checks his Pokédex. Dent explains that during Daruma Mode, Darmanitan's special attack increase significantly, giving rise to its Psychic abilities. Its physical attacks, however, are compromised.
Iris complains about the heat generated by the Darmanitan. Meanwhile, the two Darumakka unwrap the bag with the dumplings, allowing Darmanitan to guide the dumplings to its mouth using Psychic. Ash then realize that the Darumakka are stealing food to feed the immobile Darmanitan, while Dent notices that as long as Darmanitan is in Daruma Mode and is using its Psychic abilities, it will generate a lot of heat. Iris questions why Darmanitan does not return to its normal state despite having being fed dumplings, and the two Darumakka returns with the answer - a thick metal rod in the shape of a question mark. Dent suspects the rod to be used as a hook, and the group soon realize that the bell Darmanitan is sitting under is actually floating!
Dent extrapolates that Darmanitan actually prevented the heavy bell from dropping to the bottom of the Clock Tower when the hook had broken. Incapable of motion, Darmanitan had activated its Daruma Mode, in which it used Psychic to levitate the bell. However, that also meant that it was not able to eat, causing the two Darumakka to steal food to feed their immobile companion. Iris then applauded their efforts, causing the two Darumakka to smile.
Suddenly, Darmanitan started intensively glowing red, prompting Ash and his friends to take action. Throwing a Poké Ball each, Ash and Dent send out Tepig and Yanappu respectively. When the hook was thrown into the air, Tepig sprayed it with Ember, but nothing significant happened. Immediately, Darmanitan started emitting fire. The two Darumakka then offered to help out. Once again, yanappu threw the hook into the air, and Tepig used Ember. This time, however, combined with the Flamethrowers of the two Darumakka, the iron hook glowed red-hot. yanappu, under Dent's orders, used Bullet Seed and shaped the hook into the shape of an 'S'. Ash promptly sends out Oshawott. With Water Gun, Oshawott cooled the hook, and it dropped onto the floor. Pikachu inspects the hook and picks it up, satisfied.
Ash and his friends then question on how to get the hook to the top of the bell. In response, Darmanitan uses Psychic on Ash, Pikachu and the hook, causing them to levitate to the top of the bell. Ash grabs the hook from Pikachu, and hangs it at the top of the bar. He then reaches out and attempts to grab the bell handle, while Iris and Dent cheers him on. Just before Ash grabs the handle, Darmanitan deactivates its Daruma Mode, and Ash, Pikachu and the bell falls... right into the hands of Darmanitan. With a great upward thrust, the bell now in mid-air, Darmanitan performs a series of leaps to the top of the bar, and grabs the bell before it could drop any further. Iris and Dent gasped in awe, apparently surprised at what had happened. Ash, followed by Pikachu, jumps off the bell and subsequently thanks Darmanitan. Darmanitan winks, and subsequently places the bell back into the hook.
With a triumphant leap off the bar, Darmanitan was rejoined by the two Darumakka. They approach the group, grateful for what they have done for them. Ash advises the two Darumakka not to steal anymore food, and they replied with a sheepish grin.
Ash and the group are now headed to Shippou City. As they walk towards onto a bridge, Nurse Joy stops them and informs them that the Clock Tower will not be demolished, only repaired. To their delight, Nurse Joy also informs them that the Darmanitan and the two Darumakka have made the Clock Tower their home. Dent then expressed happiness at the thought of Pokémon and people living in harmony. The group then spots Darmanitan and the two Darumakka standing at the top of the clock tower, smiling and waving at them. The group bids the three Pokémon a final goodbye, before setting off for the gym in Shippou City.
Major events
- Jessie, James and Meowth receive a mysterious item and are told to head to Shippou City.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Kibago (Iris's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Pidove (Ash's)
- Oshawott (Ash's)
- Tepig (Ash's)
- Snivy (Ash's)
- Yanappu (Dent's)
- Tabunne (Nurse Joy's)
- Darumakka (×2; debut; Seiyū: 古島清孝 Kiyotaka Furushima)
- Darmanitan (debut; Seiyū: 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka*)
* No official credit was given for this character.
Trivia
Errors
Dub edits
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