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| Season | Pokémon: Master Quest (Season 5) · The Whirl Islands & the Whirl Cup arc (EP210–EP218) |
| Episode | Season 5, episode 6 · English episode 215 · Japanese episode 217 · Bulbapedia code EP215 |
| English title | Octillery the Outcast |
| Japanese title | オクタンとテッポウオ! うずまきカップよせん!! Okutan to Teppouo! Uzumaki Kappu Yosen!! — “Okutank and Teppouo! Whirlpool Cup Preliminaries!!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 13 September 2001 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 19 October 2002 · Kids’ WB |
| Screenplay | Atsuhiro Tomioka |
| 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? | Jumpluff (US) · Octillery (Japan) |
| Previous episode | Mantine Overboard! (EP214) |
| Next episode | Dueling Heroes (EP216) |
Plot episodeWhirl Cup beginsOctillery debut
Octillery the Outcast is the 6th episode of Pokémon: Master Quest, the fifth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 215th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 217, Bulbapedia code EP215). It first aired in Japan on 13 September 2001 and in the United States on 19 October 2002. It falls within the season’s The Whirl Islands & the Whirl Cup stretch (EP210–EP218).
Synopsis
After Ash and Misty register for the World Cup. Misty runs into, Marcellus, a young trainer who needs to evolve his remoraid into an octillery for the competition. Misty agrees to battle Marcellus using her new Corsola. Marcellus wins and his remoraid evolves into an octillary. After the preliminaries, Ash and Misty see Marcellus again who is sad about losing in the preliminaries. He invites Ash and company to his house for dinner and to see his remoraid collection. There he explains that his octillery used to be considered the leader by the rest of the remoraids, but now they treat him like an outsider. The octillery was so disheartened, that he couldn’t concentrate on winning the battles. Misty and Brock then figured out that because the other remoraids were not around when their friend evolved they are unable to recognize him as their friend. While the trainers have dinner, Team Rocket begins to steal the remoraid collection. They fail to notice the octillery sneaking to their truck and attaching itself to the underside. As Team Rocket makes their getaway, the octillery leaves a trail of splotches for Marcellus to follow.
Team Rocket arrives at the docks and release the tank from the cargo box. The octillery attacks Meowth before he has a chance to load the tank on board the ship. Then attacks Jesse and James using a series of Headbutts. It then continually Headbutts the tank until it breaks open releasing the remoraids into the sea. Just as Meowth goes after the octillery with the crane claws, Marcellus and his guests arrive at the scene. Meowth takes advantage of the distraction to catch the octillery, just as Ash order Pikachu to use Thunderbolt. Unable to electrocute Team Rocket without harming the octillery, Pikachu is stopped. However, the remoraids now realize the identity of the octillery and attack the crane forcing it to release their leader, and cushion his fall. Pikachu is then free to use Thunderbolt. The octillery sends Team Rocket blasting off again using Octazooka. While celebrating their victory, the rest of the remoraids evolve into octilleries together.
The next day Ash and company witness the colosseum being prepared for the World Cup.
Major Events
- Whirl Cup preliminaries
- Octillery debut
Pokémon making their anime debut
Octillery#0224 · EP215
Trivia
- The English title plays on the outcast.
- The screenplay is by Atsuhiro Tomioka.
- This is a plot episode: it advances the Johto storyline.
- The Who’s That Pokémon? segment features Octillery in Japan, where it almost always matched the episode, but Jumpluff in the US, where 4Kids picked the Pokémon at random.
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