Stage Fight! (Japanese: おどる！ポケモンショーボート！Dance! Pokémon Showboat!) is the 90th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 1, 1999 and in the United States on February 12, 2000.
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Template:Incomplete synopsisAsh, Misty, and Tracey buy tickets to the Pokémon Showboat, a wonderful carnival where Pokémon can speak and perform plays! A young actress named Kay has been having problems with her Raichu ever since it shocked her early in their relationship. Ash and Pikachu may be able to help. Of course, they’ll have to deal with Team Rocket first, as they attempt to steal all the talking Pokémon...
The part of the show where Hitmonchan and Machoke were fighting each other is a reference to the Rocky movies.
When Ash helps with the performance at the end of the episode, he remarks, "It's kinda hard to match the lip flaps, isn't it?" This is a reference to "lip-flap," which is a problem faced by production companies such as 4Kids when dubbing anime.
In the last scene where all the Pokémon are dancing, Aim to Be a Pokémon Master was played in the background. In the English version, Pokémon World was played.
The dancing scene is the only time a Jynx's feet have ever been seen.
When Victreebel bites down to James's head, Jessie calls James's Weezing out instead of him and tells it to use SmokeScreen.
Errors
In the scene where Raichu shocks Meowth, Meowth's Japanese voice can be heard in the English version.
Dub edits
In the original version of the episode, Kay and Ash voiced over Raichu and Pikachu, respectively, using their normal voices. In the dubbed version, they used higher pitched, comedic voices.
