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| Season | Pokémon: Master Quest (Season 5) · The Whirl Islands & the Whirl Cup arc (EP210–EP218) |
| Episode | Season 5, episode 8 · English episode 217 · Japanese episode 219 · Bulbapedia code EP217 |
| English title | The Perfect Match! |
| Japanese title | サトシVSカスミ! うずまきカップさいごのたたかい!! Satoshi Tai Kasumi! Uzumaki Kappu Saigo no Tatakai!! — “Satoshi vs. Kasumi! The Final Battle in the Whirlpool Cup!!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 27 September 2001 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 2 November 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? | Marill (US) · Kingler (Japan) |
| Previous episode | Dueling Heroes (EP216) |
| Next episode | Plant It Now… Diglett Later (EP218) |
Plot episodeMisty beats Ash
The Perfect Match! is the 8th episode of Pokémon: Master Quest, the fifth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 217th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 219, Bulbapedia code EP217). It first aired in Japan on 27 September 2001 and in the United States on 2 November 2002. It falls within the season’s The Whirl Islands & the Whirl Cup stretch (EP210–EP218).
Synopsis
As it turns out, Ash and Misty will be facing each other sooner than expected. They are allowed two pokémon. Misty sends out Poliwhirl while Ash sends out Totodile. The match goes to Poliwhirl. The next match Ash sends out Kingler. Kingler defeats Poliwhirl with Crabhammer. Misty then decides on sending out Corsola, but Psyduck pops out unexpectedly and almost drowns. It looks bad for Psyduck, but Ash has Kingler use Vice Grip holding Psyduck by the head. This causes Psyduck to have a terrible headache and Misty instructs the hapless pokémon to use Confusion. The match goes to Psyduck and Misty wins the round. (The look on Pikachu’s face. Priceless.)
While wrapping up a conversation with Prof Oak, Misty’s next opponent, Trinity, pays them a visit to meet Misty and offer her good wishes for what promises to be a great battle. Misty opens with Poliwhirl. Trinity opens with a gyarados. Poliwhirl’s Bubble Beam is no match for the gyarados’ Hyper Beam. The match goes to Trinity. Misty then calls out Corsola, and Corsola comes out. The gyarados attacks with Hydro Pump and Corsola uses Mirror Coat. When Hydro Pump is reflected, Trinity has her gyarados use Hyper Beam. Corsola dives out of the way in time and remains underwater. Trinity order her gyarados to dive and Misty calls for Spike Cannon. The gyarados is knocked out. Trinity calls out a chinchou. The chinchou overpowers Corsola with Spark followed by Confuse Ray. Confused, Corsola was unable to withstand the chinchou’s Water Gun. Trinity wins the round.
The next day, Team Rocket makes their move just as Trinity’s battle begins. Probably attempting a theft in a colosseum full of powerful trainers wasn’t a good idea. Trinity doesn’t finish as the winner, but training goes on. Ash and company will continue on to their next adventure in the Whirl Islands.
Major Events
- Misty beats Ash (first time), loses to Trinity
- Kingler back to Oak (last Kingler battle to date)
Trivia
- The English title plays on a perfect match (both the battle and the romance sense).
- The screenplay is by Atsuhiro Tomioka.
- This is a plot episode: it advances the Johto storyline.
- The Who’s That Pokémon? segment features Kingler in Japan, where it almost always matched the episode, but Marill in the US, where 4Kids picked the Pokémon at random.
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