EP116

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The Rivalry Revival

EP116

ライバルたいけつ！サトシＶＳシゲル！！
Rival Showdown! Satoshi VS Shigeru!!

First broadcast

Japan	October 7, 1999
United States	October 14, 2000

English themes

Opening	Pokémon World
Ending

Japanese themes

Opening	ライバル！
Ending	ラプラスにのって

Credits

Additional credits
Animation	Team Ota
Screenplay	冨岡淳広 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Storyboard	福本潔 Kiyoshi Fukumoto
Assistant director	福本潔 Kiyoshi Fukumoto
Animation director	はしもとかつみ Katsumi Hashimoto

Screenshots on Filb.de

The Rivalry Revival (Japanese: ライバルたいけつ！サトシＶＳシゲル！！ Rival Showdown! Satoshi VS Shigeru!!) is the 116th episode of the Pokémon animated series and the final episode of the Orange Islands arc. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 7, 1999, and in the United States on October 14, 2000.

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

Blurb

An errand of Professor Oak's sets Ash on the road once again, but first he must face his old hometown rival, Gary, in a Pokémon battle.

Plot

Ash and Gary prepare to have their battle as Ash's friends and Professor Oak watch from the sidelines. Gary suggests that they have a one-on-one battle to the finish, and Ash agrees, deciding to use Pikachu. Gary promptly sends out his Pokémon, an Eevee. Brock takes the role of referee and starts off the battle. Ash commands Pikachu to use Quick Attack, and Gary tells Eevee to use Reflect. A barrier forms around Eevee, and Pikachu rams into it, dissipating it and sending Eevee into the air. Eevee lands without any discernible damage done, leaving Misty and Tracey amazed, with Misty noting that it must be at a really high level.

Ash commands Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, but Gary tells his Eevee to use Double Team. Eevee performs the move, and Pikachu attempts to use Thunderbolt on all of them. As the illusionary copies vanish, Ash tells Pikachu to stop. Gary commands Eevee to use Take Down, while Ash commands Pikachu to use Agility; Pikachu's attack stops Eevee in its tracks. As Pikachu attempts to use Thunder, and Gary has Eevee use Skull Bash. Eevee collides into its opponent, stunning Pikachu. Pikachu falls to the ground, weakened, while Eevee lands perfectly with no damage. Pikachu attempts to get up, but is unsuccessful and knocked out. Brock declares that the match is over, and Eevee is the winner. After both Trainers congratulate their Pokémon, Oak commends Gary on his training, after which Gary tells Ash that he did a great job before departing. Ash tells Gary that he will beat him next time.

Later, as Ash relaxes on a rock with Pikachu and mulls over his defeat, Misty approaches, asking him if he wants to know where Gary is. Though Ash does not want to know, Misty remarks that he is out on a new journey already. Shocked by this, Ash asks Misty where Gary would be journeying to. Meanwhile, at Professor Oak's Laboratory, Oak is still gathering information about the GS Ball, with Tracey and Brock standing near him, but he finds that his scanners are not yielding any information on it. Ash makes his way up the stairs to ask Oak about Misty's earlier comment. Oak confirms that Gary is on his next adventure, adding that it is the reason that he has been training so hard lately. Misty then walks up the stairs, and asks if Oak has been able to figure out anything about the GS Ball yet; Tracey replies in the negative.

When Ash asks where Gary went, Oak replies that Gary is entering the Johto League. Ash, quizzical, asks what the Johto League is; Oak responds that it a very challenging League, and that Trainers have to compete and win battles and Badges, at a number of Gyms in the western territories to qualify in the championship. Oak goes on to say that Gary is planning to battle as many other Trainers as he can, in the hopes that with all of the experience he gets, he will become an even stronger Trainer.

Now outside of the lab, Ash proclaims that if he is going to become a Pokémon Master, he has to battle with the best. As a result, he decides to try the Johto League as well, with Pikachu agreeing. Misty affirms this, adding Ash has been getting a little lazy since beating the Orange League. Ash angrily defends himself, but Misty replies that this may have been the reason he lost his battle with Gary. The two then have an argument over it, prompting Brock to decide to rejoin the group, explaining that with him around, Ash and Misty will train, eat, and fight right, just like they used to.

Just then, Oak hands the GS Ball back to Ash, saying that he needs Ash to help him find out more about it, and tells him about Kurt, a man living in Azalea Town, who is famous for designing special types of Poké Balls, and who would know about what is inside the GS Ball. Oak then instructs Ash to take the GS Ball and head to New Bark Town, where all Trainers must sign up to compete for the Johto League. Ash agrees, saying that they will go there first, then take the GS Ball to Kurt in Azalea Town. Later, Ash and his friends arrive back at his house to find Mimey helping Delia with packing some things into his backpack. She mentions that she was on the phone with Oak and heard that Ash was leaving, so she decided to cook a big dinner for him and his friends.

Elsewhere, Team Rocket is dejectedly walking down the road, still mulling over their earlier defeat. Suddenly, Meowth notices Gary down the road, headed right their way, and the three decide to ambush him. However, they accidentally set up their motto stage on the wrong road, causing Gary to completely miss their performance and walk right past them. Discouraged again, Jessie and James trudge onward, leaving Meowth behind, much to his annoyance.

Back at the Ketchum house, Oak presents Ash with a new Pokédex, explaining that the new model is loaded with anything Ash will need to know about the abilities, temperaments, and habitats of the new Pokémon he will encounter in Johto. At that moment, Tracey announces that Oak is going to let him be his assistant at the lab, explaining that Ash taught him to always go for what he really wanted.

Suddenly, two reporters, revealed to be Jessie and James in disguise, appear at the entrance of the room. After taking a number of awkward closeups, Jessie turns her attention to Pikachu and instructs James to move in for a closer shot. He then presses a button on the camera, causing a glove to come out of it and grab Pikachu. The two then escape, with Ash and Mimey in pursuit. Mimey projects several Light Screens at Team Rocket, stopping them temporarily, but they soon rejoin Meowth. James then presents the camera, with Pikachu trapped inside, to Meowth. Ash tells Pikachu to use Thunder Shock, but the attack is unsuccessful, to which James explains that it is rubber-reinforced. Tracey then sends out Scyther and has it cut the camera case in half. Pikachu is released, allowing Ash to command Pikachu to use Thunderbolt. After Team Rocket is electrocuted, Tracey brings out Marill, and has it use Water Gun to send the trio blasting off.

Later on, Ash, now in bed with Pikachu curled up with him, converses with Pikachu about Johto, commenting that he is going to miss Tracey when they head out west, although he is glad Brock is with them. Ash then proclaims that they can win the Johto League, which Pikachu agrees with. The next morning, the group says their goodbyes and resumes their travels.

Major events

Gary is revealed to have obtained an Eevee.
Ash has his first-ever battle against Gary and loses.
Professor Oak studies the GS Ball, but fails to uncover its secrets.
Ash and his friends learn about the Johto region.
Gary leaves for the Johto region.
Ash decides to challenge the Johto League.
Brock rejoins the group and says he'll travel to Johto with Ash and Misty.
Professor Oak gives the GS Ball back to Ash and asks him to take it to Poké Ball designer Kurt in Azalea Town.
Ash receives a new Pokédex from Professor Oak.
Tracey decides to stay in Pallet Town and become Professor Oak's assistant.
Mimey is revealed to know Light Screen.
Ash, Misty, and Brock head off to New Bark Town in the Johto region.

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

Humans

Kurt (picture)

Pokémon debuts

Gary's Eevee

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Dewgong (US and international); Eevee (Japan)

Pikachu (Ash's)
Meowth (Team Rocket)
Togepi (Misty's)
Tauros (Ash's; ×30)
Venonat (Tracey's)
Marill (Tracey's)
Scyther (Tracey's)
Eevee (Gary's)
Mr. Mime (Delia's; Mimey)
Butterfree (×3)
Diglett (multiple)
Seel (multiple)
Dewgong (multiple)
Rhyhorn (multiple)
Rhydon (multiple)
Staryu (multiple)
Starmie (multiple)
Onix (fantasy)
Parasect (fantasy)
Nidoking (fantasy)
Venomoth (fantasy)
Machamp (fantasy)
Beedrill (fantasy)
Arcanine (fantasy)
Gyarados (fantasy)
Electabuzz (fantasy)
Kadabra (fantasy)

Trivia

This episode marks the end of Generation I in the anime.
This episode marks the first and only time in which Tracey causes Team Rocket to blast off.
The battle between Ash's Pikachu and Gary's Eevee could be a reference to the beginning of Pokémon Yellow, where the player uses Pikachu to battle the rival's Eevee in their first battle. This battle happens to be Ash and Gary's first battle as well.
This is the first time the name of a region, specifically Johto, is mentioned in the anime.
In their motto, Team Rocket omits the lines "To denounce the evils of truth and love" and "To extend our reach to the stars above."
This episode is featured on Volume 6: Eevee from Viz Media's Pokémon All-Stars series.
This episode was partially adapted into the book Go West, Young Ash.
On DVD releases of Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands, this episode is considered the season finale. However, on televised airings and Pokémon.com, that title falls to Charizard Chills.
This is the last episode to feature Pikachu's Jukebox in the English dub. It would be replaced by Pokémon Karaokémon from the next episode.
In the Czech Republic, this was the last episode Kadabra appeared in, due to Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire being skipped there.
Music from Mewtwo Strikes Back is used in this episode.

Errors

Pokémon.com refers to this episode as "A Rivalry Revival" instead of "The Rivalry Revival".
While Delia and Mimey are packing, the red spot on Mimey's chest is missing.
Before Professor Oak goes into his pocket to get the new Pokédex, his hair is on the left. When he brings it out, it is on the right. In the next shot of him, it is back on the left.
When Professor Oak introduces the new Pokédex to Ash, its antenna is colored red instead of black.
When Jessie observes Ash and his friends during the dinner, Brock is missing.
When Ash puts his fork into a hamburger patty, it has four tines, but the next time his fork can be seen, it has only three.
When Ash is in bed, the button on his pajama shirt is yellow when it should be green.

Mimey's missing spot
The Pokédex's miscolored antenna
Ash's shirt error

Dub edits

Pikachu's Jukebox: 2.B.A. Master
In the English dub, Tracey tells Scyther to use Slash, while in the original Japanese version, he tells it to use Cut.

In other languages

Language		Title
Arabic		إحياء المنافسة
Bulgarian		Отново съперници
Mandarin Chinese		宿敵大對決，小茂對抗小智
Czech		Dávný protivník
Dutch		De hernieuwde rivaliteit
European French		Retour à la rivalité
German		Showdown in Alabastia
Hebrew		יריבות ותיקה Yerivut Vatika
Hindi		करूँगा एक नयी शुरुआत Karunga Ek Nayi Shuruat *
Hungarian		Hazulról hazafelé
Italian		Una nuova partenza* La rivalità ritrovata*
Polish		Kto będzie lepszy?
Portuguese	Brazil	Revivendo as Rivalidades
Portuguese	Portugal	O Renascer da Rivalidade
Romanian		Învierea Rivalității
Spanish	Latin America	¡La rivalidad revive!
Spanish	Spain	El resurgir de una rivalidad