EP070

Go West, Young Meowth

EP070   ニャースのあいうえお Nyarth's A-I-U-E-O

First broadcast Japan November 12, 1998 United States October 9, 1999

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening めざせポケモンマスター Ending タイプ・ワイルド

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 首藤剛志 Takeshi Shudō Storyboard 湯山邦彦 Kunihiko Yuyama Assistant director 鈴木敏明 Toshiaki Suzuki Animation director 酒井啓史 Keishi Sakai No additional credits are available at this time.

This is one of only 5 episodes to be storyboarded by general director Kunihiko Yuyama.

Go West, Young Meowth (Japanese: ニャースのあいうえお Nyarth's A-I-U-E-O) is episode 70 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 12, 1998 and in USA on October 9, 1999.

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

Major events

• Meowth recalls how he learned to speak human language and walk upright on his hind legs.

Debuts

• Meowzie

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Delia Ketchum
• Clevon Spielbunk
• Meowzie's owner (flashback)
• Children in park (flashback)
• Restaurant cook (flashback)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Mr. Mime (Delia's)
• Meowth (Meowzie)
• Persian
• Meowth (group)

Trivia

• The license plate number Meowzie's owner's car is 052-NYA. Meowth's National Dex number is 052, and its Japanese name is ニャース Nyarth.
• During the episode, Meowth sings Meowth's Song.

Dub edits

• The English lyrics to Meowth's Song were not a translation of the original Japanese lyrics.

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