Hi Ho Silver… Away! – Pokémon Season 5, Episode 10

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Hi Ho Silver… Away! is the 10th episode of Pokémon: Master Quest, the fifth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 219th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 221, Bulbapedia code EP219). It first aired in Japan on 11 October 2001 and in the United States on 16 November 2002. It falls within the season’s The Silver Wing & the Lugia stretch (EP219–EP222).

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Synopsis

Ash and company arrive on Silver Rock Isle which is literally covered with the symbol from the badge. They meet Arienne, a jewelry store owner who they ask about legends connected with the silver wing symbol. Arienne recommends they talk with her friend, Genero, a craftsman and would-be sculptor. Arriving at his house, Arienne finds it strangely quiet. Going inside, Ash trips over an sick sandslash, and Arienne finds her friend collapsed from overwork and lack of eating. Their constant outbursts of bickering makes it clear to Misty that they are actually in love with each other, much to Brock’s dismay.

Meanwhile Team Rocket arrives in town and is taken in by a con man who convinces them that his fake jewelry is authentic and will bring them luck.

Brock tends to the sandslash, while Arienne cares for Genero. Genero invites them to stay the night. Genero tells a very old story handed down through the family. He tells them that the ship in the story landed on Oki Island. Later that night Pikachu hears noises and alerts the kids to a missing Genero. They find him outside working on perfecting a pin. He tells them he had to finish making the most perfect pin ever for Arienne’s birthday adding that he intends to propose to her. He also reveals he is very nervous about doing so.

The next day, in a white suit and the pin in a gift box, Genero is about to give up until Misty orders him to go to Arienne and propose immediately. No one refuses an order from Misty. Unfortunately, Team Rocket, emboldened by the fake good luck charms, strikes at that time with a huge vacuum hose sucking up all of the silver wing jewelry from the stores and the people in the street—including Genero’s gift.

Ash and his friends take chase. Noctowl is used to puncture the balloon and the sandslash uses Sandstorm to cover Pikachu so he can use Thunderbolt. The fake jewelry is exposed and Team Rocket looses their confidence and are ultimately defeated. Genero finds the gift and finally finds the courage to ask Arienne to marry him. Arienne accepts.

The young couple tell Ash and company how to reach Oki Island through a tunnel that connects the two islands. They travel through the tunnel without incident. Once outside at the other end, they spot another pikachu. When it turns around they recognize it as Sparky!

Major Events

• Sparky sighted (Ritchie foreshadowed)

Trivia

• The silver wing in the story must be the same silver wing recovered by Luca’s grandfather.
• The English title plays on the Lone Ranger’s "Hi-yo, Silver! Away!".
• The screenplay is by Shinzō Fujita.
• This is a plot episode: it advances the Johto storyline.
• The Who’s That Pokémon? segment features Sandslash in Japan, where it almost always matched the episode, but Charmander in the US, where 4Kids picked the Pokémon at random.

Changes in the English Dub

• Lugia “God of the Sea” → “Titan of the Sea” (EP219)

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