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Expedition to Onix Island!
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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 and in the United States on November 10, 2012.
Synopsis
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
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Onix (US and international) 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.
- This is the first time the term Shiny Pokémon is used in the anime.
Errors
Dub edits
In other languages
Language | Title | |
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Mandarin Chinese | 大岩蛇島野外求生! | |
Italian | Spedizione all'Isola degli Onix! | |
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Categories:
- Stubs
- Episode stubs
- Anime stubs
- Best Wishes series episodes
- Episodes in which a legendary Pokémon appears
- Episodes in which an alternately colored Pokémon appears
- Episodes written by Shōji Yonemura
- Episodes storyboarded and directed by Kazuomi Koga
- Episodes animated by Tatsuya Annoura
- Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon learns a new move
- Episodes focusing on Piplup