BW047

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BW047   EP704 激走！バトルサブウェイ！！　（前編） Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)

First broadcast Japan September 15, 2011 United States

English themes Opening Black and White Ending

Japanese themes Opening ベストウイッシュ！ Ending None

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Assistant director 古賀一臣 Kazuomi Koga Animation director 夏目久仁彦 Kunihiko Natsume No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: 激走！バトルサブウェイ！！　（前編） Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)) is the 47th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 704th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 15, 2011 as part of a one-hour special.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis The episode starts as Ash, Iris and Cilan look at Nimbasa City from its outskirts. After checking all its landmarks, Meowth insisted they go to the Pokémon Center first, and then tour around town. Iris told everyone it was a good idea. Ash objected but Iris heard Ash's stomach rumble. Cilan told them...

Major events

• Ash and company arrive in Nimbasa City.
• Ash and Iris meet Ingo and Emmet for the first time while it's revealed Cilan had met them previously.
• It is revealed that Meowth was in fact never fired from Team Rocket and that his joining the group was part of a plan to steal the gang's Pokémon. This was also probably why Meowth did not want to get caught by Iris.
• Meowth rejoins Jessie and James.
• Team Rocket successfully steal all the Pokémon from the Nimbasa City Pokémon Center (including those belonging to Ash, Iris and Cilan) and make a getaway using the Nimbasa Subway Network.

For a list of all major events in Pokémon the Series, please see the timeline page.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Oak
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Ingo
• Emmet
• Dr. Zager
• Subway workers
• Train passengers
• Driftveil Drawbridge operator

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Woobat (Jessie's)
• Audino (Nurse Joy's; three; one in a fantasy)
• Haxorus (silhouette)
• Beartic (silhouette)
• Patrat
• Pidove
• Sandile
• Deerling

Trivia

• There is no Professor Oak's Live Caster following this episode, due to it being aired back-to-back with BW048.
• The first scene of the episode occurs after the opening credits, as opposed to the standard practice of it being shown before (the title card appears after this scene has played instead of immediately after the opening credits).
• This episode marks the first mention of Tracey since Following A Maiden's Voyage!, which debuted in Japan almost five years previously.

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