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| Season | Pokémon: Master Quest (Season 5) · The Whirl Islands & the Whirl Cup arc (EP210–EP218) |
| Episode | Season 5, episode 3 · English episode 212 · Japanese episode 214 · Bulbapedia code EP212 |
| English title | Takin’ It on the Chinchou |
| Japanese title | たびだてうみへ! チョンチーぎょうれつ!! Tabidate Umi e! Chonchī Gyōretsu!! — “Set Out to the Sea! Line of Chonchie!!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 23 August 2001 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 28 September 2002 · Kids’ WB |
| Screenplay | Hideki Sonoda |
| Opening / ending (Japan) | Mezase Pokémon Master (Whiteberry version) – Whiteberry · Maemuki Rocket-dan! (Face Forward Team Rocket!) – Team Rocket |
| English opening | Believe in Me – David Rolfe |
| Who’s That Pokémon? | Smoochum (US) · Chinchou (Japan) |
| Previous episode | Fly Me to the Moon (EP211) |
| Next episode | A Corsola Caper! (EP213) |
Filler / stand-alone episodeChinchou debut
Takin’ It on the Chinchou is the 3rd episode of Pokémon: Master Quest, the fifth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 212th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 214, Bulbapedia code EP212). It first aired in Japan on 23 August 2001 and in the United States on 28 September 2002. It falls within the season’s The Whirl Islands & the Whirl Cup stretch (EP210–EP218).
Synopsis
On their way to Blue Finland, Ash winds up getting himself, Brock, and Misty lost. As it turns out, they wind up at Blue Lagoon in time for a ceremony called the March of the Chinchou. This is an annual event where the chinchou return to the sea after hatching in the lagoon. They are invited, by a local boy, Dayton, to participate with the task of making sure the chinchou reach the sea safely. As they come to a bridge which is on the direct route they are met with Team Rocket who want to steal the chinchou herd. Team Rocket’s scheme backfires leaving the bridge destroyed with some of the chinchou with Ash, Dayton and some of the chinchou on the near side.
Things go relatively smoothly for Ash and Dayton, except for having to find Dayton after he topples down a cliff. Despite the delays Ash and Dayton find the others waiting for them at the beach where the chinchou enter the sea. As they approach, both groups of chinchou move towards each other only to fall into a trap set by Team Rocket. Ash and Dayton work together to foil the plot. Dayton bids his chinchou a tearful good bye and the chinchou return to the sea. Ash and company are safely placed on a ship that will take them to their next destination, Yellow Rock Isle.
Major Events
- Chinchou debut
Pokémon making their anime debut
Chinchou#0170 · EP212
Trivia
- The English title plays on “taking it on the chin”.
- The screenplay is by Hideki Sonoda.
- This is a stand-alone episode: it can be skipped without losing the thread of the Johto story.
- The Who’s That Pokémon? segment features Chinchou in Japan, where it almost always matched the episode, but Smoochum in the US, where 4Kids picked the Pokémon at random.
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