EP081

Pallet Party Panic

EP081   マサラタウン！あらたなるたびだち Masara Town! Setting off Anew

First broadcast Japan January 28, 1999 United States December 4, 1999

English themes Opening Pokémon Theme Ending

Japanese themes Opening ライバル！ Ending タイプ・ワイルド

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 園田英樹 Hideki Sonoda Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane No additional credits are available at this time.

Pallet Party Panic (Japanese: マサラタウン！あらたなるたびだち Masara Town! Setting off Anew) is episode 81 of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on January 28, 1999 and in USA on December 4, 1999.

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

Synopsis

Ash, Misty, and Brock attend a party at Professor Oak's lab to celebrate Ash’s performance in the Pokémon League. The three decide to let out their Pokémon to join the party, but Misty and Brock stop Ash from releasing Charizard. Team Rocket is also in attendance, masquerading as cooks and coating their food with hot mustard and wasabi. As Ash and his Pokémon react to the spicy food, Team Rocket grabs Pikachu and sends down blaster balls from their balloon to destroy the party. Ash finally releases Charizard, who flings the blasters back at Team Rocket, causing them to blast off again. Ash then receives his next mission from Professor Oak: to retrieve a mysterious pokeball from Professor Ivy in the Orange Archipelago. As they leave through the forest, Ash and his friends are attacked by a flock of Spearow. The flock’s leader is a Fearow, evolved from the Spearow that Ash hit with a rock in EP001. Ash climbs a tree to escape and finds Team Rocket with a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto who are in a turf war with the flock of Spearow. Ash sends out his Pidgeotto to lead the Pidgey flock against the Spearow flock. In the course of the battle, Ash’s Pidgeotto evolves into Pidgeot. Pidgeot and Pikachu team up to defeat the Fearow. Ash decides to leave Pidgeot in the forest to look after the Pidgey and Pidgeotto.

Major events

• Ash's Pidegotto evolves into Pidegeot.
• Ash releases his Pidegeot.

Trivia

Dub edits

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