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| Season | Pokémon: Black & White (Season 14) · The road to Nacrene arc (BW008–BW013) |
| Episode | Season 14, episode 10 · English episode 663 · Japanese episode 668 · Bulbapedia code BW010 |
| English title | A Rival Battle for Club Champ! |
| Japanese title | ライバルバトル！強敵プルリル！ Raibaru Batoru! Kyōteki Pururiru! — “Rival Battle! The Strong Opponent Pururill!” |
| First aired (Japan) | 18 November 2010 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 9 April 2011 · Cartoon Network |
| Screenplay | Shinzō Fujita |
| Opening / ending (Japan) | Besuto Uisshu! (Best Wishes!) – Rica Matsumoto · Kokoro no Fanfāre (Fanfare of the Heart) – Aki Okui |
| English opening | Black and White – Erin Bowman & Joe Philips |
| Who’s That Pokémon? | Servine (US) |
| Previous episode | The Bloom Is On Axew! (BW009) |
| Next episode | A Home for Dwebble! (BW011) |
Plot episodeTrip beats Ash five-on-fivePierce debuts
A Rival Battle for Club Champ! is the 10th episode of Pokémon: Black & White, the fourteenth season of the Pokémon anime, and the 663rd episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 668, Bulbapedia code BW010). It first aired in Japan on 18 November 2010 and in the United States on 9 April 2011. It falls within the season’s The road to Nacrene stretch (EP8–EP13).
Synopsis
At the Luxuria Town Battle Club Ash meets Trip again and loses a five-on-five rematch to his rival’s growing team. Cilan finds that Trip has already won the Trio Badge and another Badge, Don George explains that his relatives run Battle Clubs across Unova, and Trip only agrees to battle after Iris and Cilan goad him.
Trip’s Tranquill beats Oshawott and Tepig with Aerial Ace before Pikachu grabs it and wins with Volt Tackle. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are cornered by Officer Jenny at a dump until a new agent, Pierce, rescues them in a truck. Trip’s Snivy has evolved into Servine, which defeats Pikachu with Cut and Leaf Tornado.
Ash’s Snivy beats Servine with Attract, Vine Whip and Leaf Blade, but Trip’s Frillish traps Pidove in Water Pulse and blocks Snivy’s physical attacks with Cursed Body before finishing her with Hex. Trip wins again, and Ash vows to train harder for their next meeting.
Major Events
- Trip beats Ash five-on-five. The Luxuria Town Battle Club
- Trip already has two Badges
- Trip’s Servine, Tranquill and Frillish
- Pierce rescues Team Rocket
- Ash’s second five-on-five battle, after Juan’s
- TV debuts of Tranquill and Frillish
Pokémon making their anime debut
Tranquill#0520 · BW010
Frillish#0592 · BW010
Captures and evolutions
Snivy → Servine#0496 · Trip · evolved off screen, revealed at the Luxuria Battle Club
Trivia
- The screenplay is by Shinzō Fujita.
- This is a plot episode: it advances the Unova storyline.
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