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熱闘！ライバルバトルを勝ちぬけ！！
Fierce Fighting! Win Out in the Rival Battle!!
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First broadcast
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November 29, 2012
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March 16, 2013
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Mission: Defeat Your Rival! (Japanese: 熱闘！ライバルバトルを勝ちぬけ！！ Fierce Fighting! Win Out in the Rival Battle!!) is the 104th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 761st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on November 29, 2012 and is scheduled to air in the United States on March 16, 2013.
Synopsis
The battle between Trip and Ash continues... Ash calls out for a Thunderbolt, but Serperior merely passes the electricity underground by burying his tail and using it as a lightning rod. Pikachu is half-conscious, and he seems to be at a dead end.
Ash yells to him, and all the memories of his previous battles come on his mind. Ash quickly hatches a new plan. As Pikachu's tail was outside of Serperior's grip, he commands an Iron Tail which allows him to break free. Once more, the attack is repeated, but Serperior's Dragon Tail once again causes Pikachu to flinch. Ash, to Trip's sheer astonishment, orders Pikachu to gather electricity on his tail and he uses a unique Electro Ball and Iron Tail combo. Serperior counters with Dragon Tail, and a large explosion occurs. When the smoke clears, Pikachu collapses onto the ground, but manages to stand up within a few seconds with faltering steps. Serperior, however, is unconscious, and Trip has been defeated. Their rivalry ends, and friendship blooms its first bud.
With Trip and Ash's battle done, the League goes on to the first round. Cameron is matched up with Bianca, and their battle begins in earnest. Bianca starts up with her Escavalier, while Cameron goes on with Samurott. Escavalier uses Iron Defense several times, but Samurott still manages to beat it. Next up, Bianca sends out Emboar. Cameron thought that he would win because of type advatnage, but Bianca surprised anyone by using Attract on Samurott to infatuate it, and then knocked it out. Now one on one, Cameron sends out his Riolu. Riolu displays quite a battling prowess, and managed to turned bad situations into an advantage. Riolu finally knocked out Emboar with a Circle Throw, giving Cameron the win, and knocking Bianca out of the Vertress Conference.
Major events
- Ash defeats Trip, eliminating the latter from the tournament.
- Ash and Trip end their rivalry and become friends.
- Virgil defeats Ultimo, advancing to the next round.
- Bianca defeats Michael, advancing to the next round.
- Cameron defeats Kenō, advancing to the next round.
- Cameron defeats Bianca, eliminating the latter from the tournament.
- For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Who's That Pokémon?: Vaporeon (Japan)
Trivia
Preview image from the
Episode N teaser
Errors
- In one scene, Woobat's wings are colored blue like its body, instead of black.
Dub edits
In other languages
