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| Season | Pokémon: Master Quest (Season 5) · The Whirl Islands & the Whirl Cup arc (EP210–EP218) |
| Episode | Season 5, episode 7 · English episode 216 · Japanese episode 218 · Bulbapedia code EP216 |
| English title | Dueling Heroes |
| Japanese title | うずまきカップ! みずのコロシアムでだいバトル!! Uzumaki Kappu! Mizu no Koroshiamu de Daibatoru!! — “Whirlpool Cup! A Big Battle in the Water Colosseum!!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 20 September 2001 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 26 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? | Aipom (US) · Kingdra (Japan) |
| Previous episode | Octillery the Outcast (EP215) |
| Next episode | The Perfect Match! (EP217) |
Plot episodeWhirl CupKingdra & Qwilfish debut
Dueling Heroes is the 7th episode of Pokémon: Master Quest, the fifth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 216th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 218, Bulbapedia code EP216). It first aired in Japan on 20 September 2001 and in the United States on 26 October 2002. It falls within the season’s The Whirl Islands & the Whirl Cup stretch (EP210–EP218).
Synopsis
The big day has arrived. The opening ceremonies involve the Sea Priestess Mia releasing the power of the Sea Spirit, a gem at the head of a scepter that allows trainers to communicate with their water pokémon. The first one to enter a battle is Ash using Totodile against an opponent with a kingdra. Ash is able to pull off a win. The next day is Misty’s turn as she chooses Corsola to go up against a qwilfish. Misty holds off while Corsola takes damage, then has it use Recover. The qwilfish then attacks with take down while Corsola is unable to move, and gets stuck in Corsola’s horns. Misty then has Corsola use spike cannon to free the qwilfish and send it flying. Misty wins. Oh, yeah. Team Rocket disguised as food vendors make a failed attempt to snatch the Sea Spirit.
After the end of the day’s battles, Misty and Ash check the boards to see who they will be up against next.
Major Events
- Ash swaps Bayleef for Kingler
- Ash beats Christopher, Misty beats Harrison (EP216)
- Kingdra, Qwilfish debuts
- Dragonair dub debut
Pokémon making their anime debut
Kingdra#0230 · EP216
Qwilfish#0211 · EP216
Trivia
- The English title plays on “duelling heroes”.
- The screenplay is by Atsuhiro Tomioka.
- This is a plot episode: it advances the Johto storyline.
- The Who’s That Pokémon? segment features Kingdra in Japan, where it almost always matched the episode, but Aipom in the US, where 4Kids picked the Pokémon at random.
Changes in the English Dub
- Team Rocket motto variations and dub-only fourth-wall jokes (“Meowth has been dropped from the rest of the season”, EP265). Move-name errors: Headbutt → “Skull Bash” (EP216–217), Take Down (EP220), Outrage → “Attack Rage” (EP253), Bind → “Wrap”, Scary Face → “Leer” (EP271), Ice Beam → “Cold Beam” (EP257). The announcer repeatedly calls Harrison “from Silver Town” instead of Littleroot (EP270, EP272).
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