AG064

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True Blue Swablu

AG064   EP338 チルットの空！ハルカの心!! Sky of Tyltto! Spirit of Haruka!

First broadcast Japan February 19, 2004 United States February 5, 2005

English themes Opening This Dream Ending

Japanese themes Opening アドバンス・アドベンチャー Ending スマイル ②

Credits Animation Team Ota Screenplay 大橋志吉 Yukiyoshi Ōhashi Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation director 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de The screenplay was credited to 冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka in some broadcasts.

True Blue Swablu (Japanese: チルットの空！ハルカの心!! Sky of Tyltto! Spirit of Haruka!) is the 64th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 338th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on February 19, 2004 and in the United States on February 5, 2005.

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

Synopsis

Template:Incomplete synopsis While walking through a forest, the gang come across a large amount of debris caused by a recent storm, trapping an injured Swablu. Determined to help the Pokémon return to its flock, May begins to care for the flying Pokémon and develops a bond with it. Meanwhile, Team Rocket notice the Swablu and immediately begin working on a plan to capture it.

Major events

• May befriends a Swablu and almost captures it, but decides to let it go with its own flock.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Swablu
• Altaria

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• May
• Brock
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Mr. Morita

Pokémon

Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Skitty

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Taillow (Ash's)
• Treecko (Ash's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Torchic (May's)
• Beautifly (May's)
• Skitty (May's)
• Forretress (Brock's)
• Lombre (Brock's)
• Mudkip (Brock's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Nuzleaf (Mr. Morita's)
• Swablu (debut)
• Altaria (debut)

Trivia

• May's "release" of Swablu somewhat resembles Ash's release of Lapras and Brock's "release" of Stantler.
• Music from Mewtwo Strikes Back was used in this episode.

In other languages

• Finnish: Eksynyt Swablu
• French: Un Tylton tombé du nid
• German: Angst vorm Fliegen
• Italian: Un Pokémon quasi volante
• Latin American Spanish: ¡Rescatando a Swablu!
• European Portuguese: Swablu Verdadeiramente Azul
• Iberian Spanish: Un Swablu tristón
• Brazilian Portuguese: O Swablu

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Advanced Generation series

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