The Pokemon Anime :: Episode Guide

#	Episode Summary - Johto Champions
160	A Goldenrod Opportunity Arriving in the large Goldenrod City, Ash discovers that the Gym Leader has taken a day off. To pass the time, the group decides to look around the city for some food and shopping. They come across a Clefairy, which belongs to Whitney, who tours the team around the city. After disposing of Team Rocket, who had stolen some food, Whitney reveals she's the Goldenrod Gym Leader. Ash challenges her, successfully beats two of her Pokémon, but loses to Miltank.
161	A Dairy Tale Ending The team and Whitney go to a Miltank farm run by Whitney's grandfather. Team Rocket attempt to capture the farm's Miltank, but are stopped by Ash with a combo of fire, creating ditches with water, and using Pikachu's electricity as a final blow. Ash challenges Whitney to a rematch to earn a Gym rematch (how silly is that?), using a similar strategy against Miltank; after some words from her grandfather, Whitney gives Ash a Plainbadge.
162	Air Time! Customary for trainers who have defeated Whitney in a Gym Battle, Ash appears on DJ Mary's talk show in the Radio Tower. With a shortage of actors to work on the radio's daily drama show, the twerps and Team Rocket, who are pretending to be a famous radio stars, fill in. A twisted medieval tale is created as Team Rocket keeps adding additions to the plotline to make the villians win. Team Rocket soon reveal themselves, and are defeated once again.
163	The Bug Stops Here Ash and Casey meet up once again, and compete against each other in National Park's local Bug Catching Contest. Casey gets an earful from Misty for driving her Chikorita too hard, and realizes she shouldn't be so hard on her Pokémon friends. Team Rocket, upset that they couldn't enter, then attack the twerps, but are defeated by Casey's Chikorita, which evolves into Bayleef. Ash wins the Contest by catching a Beedrill, but gives it to Casey.
164	Type Casting Continuing on to Ecruteak City, the kids come across a dead end as a bridge they need to cross is out. The twerps find a boater, who agrees to ferry the kids across if they can get him a Sudowoodo. The team then find two scientists debating Sudowoodo's type; after experimenting, they realize it's a Rock-type that can use Mimic for a variety of attacks. The boater agrees to ferry the gang as he needed Sudowoodo for his grand daughter, one of the scientists.
165	Fossil Fools The team wander into a fossil excavation and meet up with Professor Oak. After some theorizing about the origins of Pokémon from one of Oak's students, Ash and company get to meet some real-live Omanyte and Omastar. Team Rocket, who are stealing pure water for a bottled water scheme, have disturbed their homes and made it difficult to clean fossils. Team Rocket is dealt with, and the ancient Pokémon happily return to their underground cavern home.
166	Carrying On! The team come across a wild Fearow attacking a defenseless Pidgey, so they help the bird Pokémon out and return it to its owner, Malachy. Malachy's grandfather runs a carrier Pidgey service, but is going to retire soon. As Team Rocket sucks up the carrier Pidgeys for themselves, Ash and Noctowl intervene, allowing one of the Pidgey to deliver medicine to Way-Away Island. Malachy's grandfather then leaves the carrier Pidgey service in charge of Malachy.
167	Hassle in the Castle Stranded in the rain, the team barge into a conveniently nearby castle. The owner, Ana, is a specialist who uses a Pokémon's abilities to help humans. Brock, Ana, and Team Rocket are stranded in the castle's underground maze, and Brock and Ana's Zubats must work together to find a way out. Brock's Zubat evolves to finish off Team Rocket, but Brock is once again dejected by a girl as Golbat's supersonic waves are too strong to treat humans.
168	Two Hits and a Miss Who's that Pokemon? Slowking Continuing on the road to Ecruteak City, Ash uses his Bulbasaur to help wrangle a rowdy Tauros. Kenzo of a nearby Pokémon Dojo observes this and wants to make Ash his Dojo's new Shihan, as he feels his grand daughter Chiguza trains Pokémon improperly. With Kenzo hurt, Chiguza must battle trainer Shiro, who wants to win the dojo's scroll, herself. After training with Ash all night, Chiguza manages to beat Shiro with her Hitmontop.
169	A Hot Water Battle Who's that Pokemon? Wigglytuff Arrving at some hotsprings, the group stops to take a break from their journey to Ecruteak. Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile get lost looking for their beach ball. Along with Team Rocket, the Pokémon follow some Aipoms into a cave and are trapped inside by a Snorlax. Meowth and Ash's Pokémon work together to move Snorlax. Team Rocket upset the local Aipom, causing a tidal wave and washing everyone away, but Ash rescues his Pokémon.
170	Hook, Line and Stinker Who's that Pokemon? Kabuto Still looking for Ecruteak, Misty comes across a trainer named Andreas with a Poliwrath. After Andreas insults Misty's Poliwhirl, Ash, Misty, Team Rocket and Andreas enter in a Seaking fishing contest to catch the biggest Seaking. Misty and Andreas happen to catch the biggest Seaking, and because they tied, must battle with their registered Pokémon. Misty, who obviously registered Poliwhirl, beat Andreas and his Poliwrath to win the contest.
171	Beauty and the Breeder Who's that Pokemon? Quagsire Brock receives an e-mail from Suzie, and the kids head to Bonitaville for a Pokémon beauty contest. As Brock returns his Vulpix to Suzie, she suggests that they enter together, hoping to beat Suzie's rival, Zane, and his Ninetales. Team Rocket also enter the contest legitly, but after being thrown out, they steal all of the other entrants. Vulpix and Ninetales defeat the Rockets, Zane admits to being jealous of Brock, and we never find out who won the contest.
172	A Better Pill to Swallow
173	Power Play!
174	Mountain Time
175	Wobbu-Palooza!
176	Imitation Confrontation
177	The Trouble with Snubbull
178	Ariados, Amigos After such a long journey, the gang meets up again with Aya from the Fuschia Gym, training at a nearby Dojo, ran by an Ariados trainer. The heroes train; Misty confronts her fear of Spinarak, Brock shows off Pineco and Ash has a rematch with Aya; Bulbasaur vs. Venonat. History repeats itself as Bulbasaur wins, only for Team Rocket to show up. As the Dojo Master's Ariados can't fight, Ash and Aya successfully fend off the Rockets and go their separate ways again.
179	Wings 'N' Things
180	The Grass Route The group meets up with Ephram, a young trainer, and his Skiploom. Ephram challenges Ash's Bulbasaur to a battle but loses, as Ash gloats. Ephram, James and Ash enter a local Grass Pokémon tournament where James and his Victreebel are eliminated in the first round, and Ash cockily wins his way with Bulbasaur to match in the finals with Ephram. Due to some heavy training, Ephram and Skiploom defeat Ash, teaching him a lesson, and winning the tournament.
181	The Apple Corp! The gang stumblse across an apple orchard run by a young girl concerned over her missing crops. It turns out a pack of wild young Pichu have entered the orchard and use the apples for food. After Pikachu saves the Pichu from a wild Fearow, Team Rocket appear on the scene to suck up all the apples and Pichu with a giant hose that absorbs Pikachu's electricity. Working together, the Pichu overload the Rocket's gauge and the owner of the orchard lets the Pichu stay.
182	Houndoom's Special Delivery
183	A Ghost of a Chance
184	From Ghost to Ghost
185	Trouble's Brewing
186	All That Glitters!
187	The Light Fantastic
188	UnBEARable
189	Moving Pictures
190	Spring Fever Continuing on with Todd to find the rare Articuno, the group encounters Piggy and her father Raury, who work using their Swinub to find hot springs for hotels. Unfortunately, the Swinub haven't been finding hot springs lately. Team Rocket steal the Swinub away to find their own hot springs, but instead drill into an oil pipe. Raury's Graveler then attacks the Rockets, the Swinub use Powder Snow and blast them off, and everyone is happy as the Swinub find some new hot springs.
191	Freeze Frame Still in search of Articuno, the heroes come across frozen Jigglypuff, who once defrosted, tells the heroes that Articuno has gone to Snow Top Mountain. On said Mountain, Team Rocket get lost in an avalanche and are saved by Articuno as Nurse Joy explains the very same legend to the heroes. Team Rocket try to capture Articuno, but the legendary Pokémon sends the villians, and Jigglypuff, blasting off. Todd manages to finally get his picture, and stays behind.
192	The Stolen Stones!
193	The Dunsparce Deception
194	The Wayward Wobbuffet
195	Sick Daze
196	Ring Masters
197	The Poké Spokesman
198	Control Freak!
199	The Art of Pokémon
200	The Heartbreak of Brock
201	Current Events
202	Turning Over a New Bayleef
203	Doin' What Comes Natu-rally
204	The Big Balloon Blow-Up
205	The Screen Actor's Guilt
206	Right on, Rhydon!
207	The Kecleon Caper
208	The Joy of Water Pokémon
209	Got Miltank?
210	Fight for the Light!
211	Machoke, Machoke Man!
M4	Feature Film - Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi, Voice of the Forest

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