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ケロマツ対ゲコガシラ！忍者バトル！！
Keromatsu VS Gekogahshier! Ninja Battle!!
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First broadcast
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February 20, 2014
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| United States
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May 10, 2014
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English themes
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Japanese themes
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Credits
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A Rush of Ninja Wisdom! (Japanese: ケロマツ対ゲコガシラ！忍者バトル！！ Keromatsu VS Gekogahshier! Ninja Battle!!) is the 17th episode of the XY series, and the 816th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 20, 2014 and in the United States on May 10, 2014.
Blurb
After Ash and Froakie get quickly trounced by a young ninja named Sanpei and his Frogadier, Ash asks Sanpei to teach Froakie a lesson in speed. Froakie is a fast learner, but can the Pokémon develop the necessary skills to hold off another Team Rocket plot?
Plot
Along a road, Ash and Froakie are training. While Ash is satisfied with the results, a stranger from the trees is not. Froakie shoots its frubbles at a tree, and the stranger, having been disguised to blend in with the tree, reveals himself, a ninja. As Ash and the travelers exclaim, the ninja uses his "ninja art of leaf concealment" to suddenly vanish. Froakie notices rustling in a bush, and when it shoots its frubbles, they are shot back, the work of a Frogadier. The ninja boy introduces himself as Sanpei. Ash takes the opportunity to have a battle, and Sanpei complies, after concerns that Froakie was lacking in strength. Froakie begins with Bubble, followed by Pound repeatedly, both of which Frogadier evades with its superior speed. Once realizing his disadvantage, Ash commands Froakie to use Water Pulse, but is deterred by Frogadier's Smokescreen, and the ninja's Pokémon temporarily vanishes. Ash commands Froakie to find Frogadier's position and use Water Pulse again, but Froakie hits a decoy made by Frogadier, who jumps from behind it. Sanpei commands Frogadier to use Bubble and Water Pulse, and Froakie counters with the same attacks for both but is overpowered. Frogadier counters Froakie's final Water Pulse with Quick Attack, and Froakie is hit, dodging too slow. As Sanpei uses a final Quick Attack to finish the battle, he realizes the Froakie cannot fight back and moves the Pokémon out of danger with leaf concealment. The battle is over, and Ash has lost.
As he tends to Froakie, Ash reflects that he lost the battle because he failed to plan it well, and Sanpei, coming behind him, agrees, but after noticing Ash is upset, gives him an energy pill to recover Froakie's strength. As Sanpei turns to leave, Ash asks him to teach him the secrets of Frogadier's Quick Attack move, which Sanpei agrees to do but warns that his teachings are strict. Sanpei also adds that while he trains his Pokémon, he also trains himself. Bonnie also wants to be a ninja, and Serena outfits her, Pikachu, and Dedenne with ninja outfits.
For their first lesson, Sanpei says for moves such as Quick Attack, the swift movements require muscle serving as springs. Clemont takes the opportunity to use his "Muscle Mass Magnifier Machine": shoes with springs to allow the wearer to be faster and stronger. However, the springs prove to be too strong and send Clemont blasting off into the sky. Later, Frogadier shows the group its basic exercises, and Ash encourages Froakie to give it a shot. Sanpei, wanting to combine his heart with that of his Pokémon's, begins moving back and forth, which Ash and Bonnie copy, going faster and faster. Next, Sanpei proceeds the training by learning how to run across the water's surface, which Frogadier can do easily. Froakie and even Ash attempt this feat, and Froakie after many tries is successful. Team Rocket watches from above and resolves to steal Froakie and Frogadier.
Done with the first stages of training, Ash and Sanpei's group eat lunch. Afterwards, Ash asks Sanpei about the ninja village he came from, and Sanpei tells the story of his hometown. Ippei and Nihei are Sanpei's two older brothers; Ippei is the best ninja in his village who uses Greninja, and Nihei is the second best, with his Venusaur. Sanpei reveals that he aspires to beat both and become the strongest from the ninja village in terms of Pokémon. Back at training, Sanpei aims to strengthen the power necessary for Quick Attack by jumping from tree to tree, and saves Ash from falling off a cliff after a bad jump. Finally, it is time to practice Quick Attack, and the Trainer's practice by attempting to break rocks. Just then, Team Rocket comes down with a giant Meowth mech. The mech flashes blinding light and attempts to capture Froakie and Frogadier, and Frogadier sends his frubbles to block Team Rocket's viewscreen. Meowth, controlling the mech, shoots out giant gold coins, which the Pokémon evade with Quick Attack; though Froakie is hit, Frogadier hits the viewscreen of the mech, but is captured by a net. Ash commands Pikachu to use Iron Tail, but is also caught. Trying to avoid the mech's coins, Froakie accidentally uses Double Team, confusing Meowth, and finishes them with Water Pulse, which Pikachu follows up with Thunderbolt. Froakie and Frogadier together use Water Pulse and send Team Rocket blasting off again.
Back on the road, Ash and Sanpei thank each other and promise to have a battle if they are to meet again. They bid farewell and split paths, Ash content on having expanded his Froakie's repertoire.
Major events
- 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?: Frogadier (US and international)
Pokémon Quiz: Frogadier (Japan)
Trivia
Errors
- When Froakie is dashing to hit the boulder once again, its hands are completely colored blue instead of white.
- The Vs. screen that appears before Ash and Sanpei's battle depicts Pikachu instead of Froakie.
- Jessie's binoculars use their original visual display from the Best Wishes series instead of the newer display introduced in The Bamboozling Forest!.
Dub edits
In other languages
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Lezione sull'arte Ninja!
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Italian
