BW018

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BW018   EP675 ヤグルマの森！クルミルとアーティ！！ Yaguruma Forest! Kurumiru and Arti!!

First broadcast Japan January 27, 2011 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 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane Additional credits

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(Japanese:ヤグルマの森！クルミルとアーティ！！ Yaguruma Forest! Kurumiru and Arti!!) is the 18th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 675th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 27, 2011.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis Ash and company, while on their journey aiming for Castelia Gym in Castelia City, encounter a Sewaddle, the Sewing Pokémon, in the middle of a forest. When Ash quickly chases after Sewaddle to capture it, he enters a deep part of the forest and loses his way.

Major events

• Ash and friends reach Pinwheel Forest and meet Castelia City Gym Leader, Arti.
• Ash captures a Sewaddle.
• Ash sends his Pidove to Professor Juniper and adds Sewaddle to his team.
  • While we see Ash send a Pokémon to Professor Juniper, we only learn that it was Pidove who was sent in the next episode.

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

• Arti

Pokémon debuts

• Sewaddle (Ash's)
• Hahakomori

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Arti

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Sewaddle (Ash's; new; debut)
• Hahakomori (Arti's; debut)
• Deerling
• Woobat (two)
• Patrat (two)

Trivia

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: Servine
• Jessie, James and Meowth do not appear in this episode.
• Cheren's theme, as well as the Unova wild battle music, Unova gym battle music, and along with Unova trainer battle music are used as background music.
• This episode marks the second time that Ash has captured a Pokémon with a full party. The first time this happened was back in Kanto when Ash captured Krabby in Mystery at the Lighthouse, which aired over thirteen-and-a-half years ago.
  • This episode also reveals that if a Trainer captures a new Pokémon while having a full party, then the Poké Ball will seal itself until the Trainer either deposits it or another Pokémon in the party. This wasn't the case in Mystery at the Lighthouse. Instead, Krabby was immediately sent to Professor Oak.
• As of this episode, Ash has already obtained the same amount of Pokémon he obtained during the entire 192 episodes of the Advanced Generation series and the entire 191 episodes of the Diamond & Pearl series with six Pokémon.
• This is also the earliest time in a series that Ash switched his team around, with Sewaddle being swapped with Pidove.

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