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First broadcast
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June 25, 2009
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| United States
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November 21, 2009
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English themes
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Uncrushing Defeat! (Japanese: ユクシーの影！ Yuxie's Shadow!) is the 133rd episode of the Diamond & Pearl series, and the 599th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on June 25, 2009 and in the United States on November 21, 2009.
Synopsis
The scene pans over Lake Acuity and goes underwater, where the projected soul of Uxie resides. Back at the Pokémon Center, all of Ash's Pokémon try to endure their injuries as Nurse Joy, Chansey and Blissey work overtime to heal Ash's Pokémon following the overwhelming loss to Paul. Ash and his friends watch as Ash's Pokémon are tended to. Dawn and Brock try to stay positive, but Ash walks away depresed. Dawn, having dealt with low self-confidence once, tries to help, but Brock stops her, letting him go for now.
Outside, Team Rocket, still disguised as the cleanup crew, work to fix the battlefield. Yanmega drops dirt as Seviper, Carnivine and Wobbuffet flatten the field. They discuss the full battle, admiring the effort and Chimchar's evolution while still slamming Ash for the landslide loss. James believes Ash is most likely depressed, so Jessie plots to steal Pikachu while Ash is too sad to care.
Ash sprawls out on a grass field, looking up at the sky as he reflects on the battle. Battle scenes flash through his mind as he remembers Gliscor battling Torterra and getting its tail caught, Weavile attacking Staraptor and Grotle's second loss to Honchkrow. Back at the Center, Brock tends to Gliscor, conforting it from crying. Dawn watches and wishes that she could help, also feeling the depression. Piplup notices and gets an idea. Piplup makes faces, and tries to be funny, which gives Dawn the idea to create a show to cheer Ash up. As she runs off to plan, Brock continues to help Nurse Joy, Happiny giving Brock a first-aid kit. When Nurse Joy compliments Brock, he goes crazy as usual, but Croagunk's impending strike causes him to halt his romance and plead with Croagunk. It works and Croagunk walks away. Nurse Joy notices that Monferno is recovering slower than the others. She asks Brock to go into the forest and find Cheri Berries.
As Brock searches for the berries, he has trouble finding them. He reaches Lake Acuity and takes in the scenery. He notices a ripple on the lake and spots a shadow of a Pokémon, Uxie's projected soul. Before he can get closer to inspect it, the shadow disappears. Afterwards, he find the Cheri Berries nearby and salvages them. While Dawn continues to practice back at the Center, Nurse Joy proceeds to feed Monferno the mashed Cheri Berries. Ash's other Pokémon watch as Monferno reacts to the berries, quickly perking up. Meanwhile, Ash still sulks over his most recent loss to Paul, remembering how Ursaring took out half of his team, Chimchar evolving and Monferno losing to Electabuzz. He rolls over and notices Pikachu standing nearby, not the least bit upset. His other Pokémon are there as well, all chirpy and celebrating, but quickly give to their exhaustion. Ash is slightly concerned but he starts to laugh, the depression passing away. Ash gets his fighing spirit back and plans to step up his training after noticing Paul's strength. He inspires his Pokémon, all rushing to give him a group hug, knocking him to the ground. As they head back, Ash's stomach rumble, generating another set of laughs as they continue to head back. Team Rocket watches nearby and still believe that Ash is depressed.
When he returns to the Center, everyone has gathered about Brock's sighting. Nurse Joy digs through a book and shows Brock a drawing of Uxie, which is the one that he saw. He remarks that it looked like a shadow instead of a physical form. Dawn and Ash remember their sightings of Mesprit and Azelf. Joy mentions that all three Pokémon originated from the same egg. Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf are beings that symbolize specific traits the correspond to Ash, Dawn and Brock. The three Pokémon are said to balance Sinnoh, and Brock wonders if their sightings are more than coincidence.
While Team Rocket builds an electric-proof net to capture Pikachu, Ash and the others gather to watch Dawn's show, Nurse Joy mentioning that Dawn prepared it mainly to cheer up Ash and his Pokémon. Dawn opens the show with Mamoswine, Buneary and Pachirisu. Buneary and Pachirisu jump onto Mamoswine and make faces, bouncing on and around Mamoswine before stretching Mamoswine's face, with Mamoswine posing and sticking its tongue out. Ash and the others laugh as expected. Piplup waltzs out in a clown outfit, jumping up and hitting its head on the ceiling. Buneary and Pachirisu juggle Piplup and stretch its face, with one more Mamoswine pose thrown in.
Team Rocket intrudes on the show. Still thinking Ash is upset, Team Rocket proceeds to indirectly insult Ash and rub in his loss. It doesn't have any effect, so Meowth launches a net to catch Pikachu. Team Rocket removes their disguises and recites their motto before proceeding to flee. Ash and his friends pursue as Jessie has her Seviper launch Haze, but Buizel's Water Pulse negates it. Pikachu launches a Thunderbolt, but the net absorbs it. Gliscor stops them with Sand-Attack, but Yanmega knocks it back with a SonicBoom. James has Carnivine launch a Bullet Seed, but Staraptor's Aerial Ace and Grotle's Energy Ball knocks out Yanmega and Carnivine. Monferno uses Mach Punch to knock Team Rocket away and free Pikachu from the net. Pikachu rejoins Ash and the others as Team Rocket notices their plan backfire. James and Meowth blame Jessie since she wanted to strike while Ash was depressed, but Jessie blames them for not offering another plan. They then notice Ash and his Pokémon nearby, battle ready and determined. They know a blast-off is imminent as Ash excitedly orders his Pokémon to execute a group attack. Buizel's Aqua Jet, Staraptor's Aerial Ace, Grotle's Energy Ball, Gliscor's X-Scissor, Monferno's Flamethrower and Pikachu's Quick Attack sends Team Rocket packing. Ash and his Pokémon celebrate as everyone else notices Ash back on track. Dawn decides to plan for next Contest as Nurse Joy mentions that the Lilypad Town Contest is a short time away. Back at the Center, Joy gives them directions and offers them a meal before they plan to set off.
Major events
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Trivia
- Ash's Monferno is added to the opening sequence. Despite this, Dawn's Ambipom still has not been removed, and the ending has also not been updated.
- Darkrai and Giratina get replaced by new images of Palkia and Dialga respectively in their appearance before and after the preview of the next episode.
- This is the first time since Ignorance is Blissey that a Nurse Joy owns a Blissey.
- All of the main characters' Pokémon appeared, except James's Mime Jr.
- Piplup wore the same clown outfit as Pikachu did in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, only in a different color. The color scheme may have been based on Jessie and Ash's clown outfit from Jirachi: Wish Maker.
- This episode marks the first time Brock orders his Croagunk not to Poison Jab him before he does, due to his need to treat Ash's Pokémon alongside Nurse Joy.
- All of the Pokémon Ash has on hand remained outside of their Poké Balls for the entire episode, except for the last minute.
- Cartoon Network returns to displaying the show on its standard-definition feed in its original 16:9 aspect ratio, after showing the previous two episodes zoomed in to fill a 4:3 frame.
- When Ash's Pokémon are each seen close-up just before the group attack, they appear in reverse order to which they were obtained by Ash; Gliscor, Buizel, Monferno, Grotle, Staraptor, and Pikachu.
- This is the second time Ash goes into depression after losing a major battle. The first time was in Template:The Unbeatable Light of Seeing.
Errors
- Monferno's ears were the wrong color in one scene at the Pokémon Center: they were the color of a Chimchar's ears.
Dub edits
