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| Rough, Tough Jigglypuff
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プリンの歌、パパの歌！
Purin's Song, Papa's Song!
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First broadcast
| Japan
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August 11, 2005
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| United States
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May 13, 2006
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
| Animation
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Team Ota
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| Screenplay
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冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
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| Storyboard
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秦義人 Yoshito Hata
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| Assistant director
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渡辺正彦 Masahiko Watanabe
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| Animation director
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志村泉 Izumi Shimura
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| No additional credits are available at this time.
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Rough, Tough Jigglypuff (Japanese: プリンの歌、パパの歌！ Purin's Song, Papa's Song!) is the 138th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 412th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 11, 2005 and in the United States on May 13, 2006.
Synopsis
While traveling towards the Battle Arena, Ash and friends get caught in a trap made by a man named Mitch Mitchum. Mitch is trying to capture a Jigglypuff to give to his daughter for her birthday, leaving his home and his job for six months to try. After trying many times with just Poké Balls, and then with the help of a Loudred he caught, he continued to be outsmarted and outsung.
Ash and friends worked on capturing it to help Mitch get the Jigglypuff, but their plans, including direct battle, food as bait, and Professor Oak's Pink Surprise Pokéblock went unrewarded. Finally, Max devised a plan to lead Jigglypuff into a sound-amplified room, where Jigglypuff's sing attack was reflected back, putting Jigglypuff (and Pikachu) to sleep. When Mitch finally had the opportunity to capture it though, he couldn't, citing that the Jigglypuff loved living free in the forest.
Mitch decides to go home to his family finally, hoping that his Loudred will be enough to keep his daughter happy. At first his daughter was sad that she didn't get a Jigglypuff, but realized that what mattered most was that he made it for her birthday and to be with family. She cheered her dad up by saying she would have plenty of fun with Loudred and was simply glad he was home. Jigglypuff appears at the end, surprising everyone, and agreeing to stay with Mitch and his family.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Trivia
Errors
- When Ash wants to battle Jigglypuff to help, Max tells Ash to remember its Cute Charm attack; Cute Charm is actually an ability.
Dub edits
Pokémon Trainer's Choice
- Question: Trainers, which of these Pokémon does not evolve?
- Choices: Ralts, Ursaring, Machop
- Answer: OK, trainers! If you chose Ursaring, you were right!
In other languages
Finnish
European French
German
Italian
Brazil
Portugal
