BW087

This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.

← BW086 : Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!

Best Wishes series

BW088 : The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo! →

Expedition to Onix Island!

BW087   EP744 イワークの島でサバイバル！ Survival on the Island of Iwark!

First broadcast Japan July 5, 2012 United States and is scheduled to air in the uUnited States on November 10th

English themes Opening Rival Destinies Ending

Japanese themes Opening やじるしになって！ Ending みてみて☆こっちっち

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 案浦達哉 Tatsuya Annoura No additional credits are available at this time.

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

Expedition to Onix Island! (Japanese: イワークの島でサバイバル！ Survival on the Island of Iwark!) is the 87th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 744th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on July 5, 2012.

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

Major events

• Meloetta changes into its Pirouette Forme for the first time and is revealed to know Close Combat.
• Dawn's Piplup is revealed to have learned Headbutt.
• Ash's Oshawott learns Hydro Pump.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Meloetta (Pirouette Forme)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Dawn
• Jeremy
• Brock (fantasy)

Pokémon

Dare da?

Who's That Pokémon?: Meloetta's Pirouette Forme (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Oshawott (Ash's)
• Excadrill (Iris's)
• Pansage (Cilan's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Meloetta (anime)
• Onix (multiple; one Shiny)
• Wailord (multiple)
• Staryu (multiple)
• Kingler
• Krabby
• Tynamo (multiple)
• Remoraid (multiple)
• Alomomola
• Woobat (multiple)
• Magnemite
• Foongus

Trivia

• Team Rocket's Pokémon Live Caster: Meloetta's Dazzling Recital
  • Viewers could call one of three phone numbers to hear an answer from either Jessie, James, or Meowth. Ten random callers won a copy of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
• Cilan narrates the next episode preview.
• During the beach scene, Pikachu makes an allusion to the Surfing Pikachu.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		大岩蛇島野外求生！

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← BW086 : Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!

Best Wishes series

BW088 : The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo! →

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