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ムチュールとルージュラ三姉妹！！
Muchul and Three Rougela Sisters!
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First broadcast
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March 16, 2006
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November 25, 2006
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Three Jynx and a Baby! (Japanese: ムチュールとルージュラ三姉妹！！ Muchul and Three Rougela Sisters!) is the 168th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 442nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on March 16, 2006 and in the United States on November 25, 2006.
Synopsis
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On their way to Carmini Town, near which lies the Battle Tower, May notices a Smoochum hiding behind a bush. It comes out and smiles cutely. With the traditional bubbly pink background, May starts obsessing over its cuteness. She tries to pick it up, but suddenly a blue glow envelops the Smoochum. Brock mentions that it's a Psychic Suddenly, a blast of icy wind strikes our heroes, likely a Blizzard. The four continue on, braving the icy gale, following the Smoochum. They find that the Smoochum was under the care of three Jynx, Smoochum’s sisters. Ash, wondering why that happened, takes a step toward the Jynx, and is greeted by another Blizzard attack; which covers him and Pikachu in a layer of snow. Ash, angry, orders Pikachu to use Thunderbolt. However, before it can even attack, it is struck by the Jynxs' Ice Beam attacks, freezing it. Before Ash can do anything else, May holds him back, telling him that the Jynx are trying to protect the Smoochum. Max says that that would make sense because they are in the same evolutionary line. Brock says that they should just leave them alone. Ash picks up Pikachu, who breaks free of the ice. Ash and the others leave and head for Carmini Town as the Jynx look on. As they turn back to scold Smoochum for running away, they realize that it has already run off again. Cutting to Team Rocket, Meowth is complaining about how little they have and how much work he has to do. Then Jessie gets out their lone rice ball. They end up fighting over how to split it up. They decide to play Rock Paper Scissors. Jessie wins (by cheating of course) and they fight again. As Meowth sneaks up to snag it, he gets slammed by Jessie and James, causing the rice ball to tumble down a hill. The Rockets chase desperately chase after it. Smoochum, which happens to be conveniently walking by, sees the rice ball, picks it up, and eats it, much to the Rockets' dismay. They're about to grab it when it looks at them cutely. Each one in turn is hypnotized by its cuteness. Jessie picks it up and gets the idea to make Smoochum a star and charge for its appearances. The Jynx then begin to attack the town and Ash and May hold them back before luring them to where Smoochum is. However, when they get there, Jessie has no intentions to give Smoochum back to her sisters!
Major events
Debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Jessie's fantasy
Trivia
- Much of the background music in this episode was taken from Gotta Dance!! and Jirachi: Wish Maker.
- The dub title was a reference to the 1987 movie Three Men and a Baby starring Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Steve Guttenburg. The movie is infamous for the so-called "ghost" that was captured on camera during filming.
- Despite the fact that Max always stops Brocks' rants, Ash stopped Brock in this episode.
Errors
- Only one Jynx has a dubbed voice while the other two keep their Japanese voices.
- The Jynx freeze a portion of the ladder behind Jessie into a major sheet of ice, yet somehow Ash is able to overcome this obstacle without so much as showing the audience how this is done.
Dub edits
In other languages
- Chinese (Taiwan): 迷唇娃與迷唇姐三姐妹！
- French: Trois Lippoutou et un Lippouti!
- German: Zu süß, um wahr zu sein!
- Italian: Il rapimento di Smoochum
- Latin American Spanish: Tres Jynx y un bebé
- Iberian Spanish: ¡Tres Jynx y un bebé!
