BW058

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BW058

BW058   EP715 デントとポッド兄弟バトル！バオップVSヤナップ Dent and Pod, The Brothers Battle! Baoppu VS Yanappu

First broadcast Japan December 8, 2011 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ベストウイッシュ！ Ending ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 米村正二 Shōji Yonemura Storyboard 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Assistant director 西田健一 Ken'ichi Nishida Animation director 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: デントとポッド兄弟バトル！バオップVSヤナップ Dent and Pod, The Brothers Battle! Baoppu VS Yanappu) is the 58th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 715th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on December 8, 2011.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis While in Driftveil City, the gang encounter Chili, one of the Striaton City's Gym Leader and Cilan's brother. Soon after the reunion, Chili challenges his brother for a battle, in order to see how strong Cilan has gotten, upon which Cilan agrees. The battle starts with Chili sending out his Pansear while Cilan chooses his "premium brand Pokémon", Pansage. Despite the type-disadvantage, Pansage manages to defeat the Template:Type2 Pokémon, earning Cilan a victory. However, Chili couldn't take it and starts to blame his Pokémon for his loss and ends up running away from the gang in order to battle Cress...?

Major events

• Chili meets up with Cilan in Driftveil City.
• Cilan and Pansage battle Chili and Pansear and are victorious.
• Cilan's Pansage is revealed to know Rock Tomb.
• Team Rocket prepares for the final stage of their plan to capture the Kami trio.
• Chili's Pansear learns SolarBeam.
• Chili and Pansear battle Ash and Oshawott and are victorious.

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Chili
• Cress
• Nurse Joy

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Oshawott (Ash's)
• Tepig (Ash's)
• Snivy (Ash's)
• Pansage (Cilan's)
• Pansear (Chili's)
• Panpour (Cress's; flashback)
• Pidove (multiple)

Trivia

Pansage's ears

• Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster: M15
• The training scene with Chili's Pansear might be a homage to the first Rocky movie.

Errors

• After the flashback scene of Triple Leaders, Team Treats!, Iris's eyelashes are missing.
• When Pansage hits Pansear with Dig, the inside of his ears is the same color as his upper torso.

Dub edits

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