Which episode is raikou in

It is never addressed why he looks so much like Professor Elm, and the show even goes so far to put Junichi and Elm matched in the paired commercial break spots, seemingly implying a connection He's Professor Elm's younger brother or something? You can't tell us that Junichi is not related to Elm in some way, we do not believe you.

Anyway, Junichi has a crush on Marina and challenges Kenta in a love triangle and somehow this doesn't piss us off because we are just really glad to see these characters, and somehow this crush subplot doesn't bother us? Not sure why? We guess because Marina totally knows both of them have crushes on her, and is not afraid to tease them a little and see what happens? She clearly is friendly with both of them, and it's a bit ambiguous if she really wants to end up with either of them or none of them or what.

Apparently the dub shipped her hard with Kenta, but not so much in the original Japanese. It is so refreshing to follow the adventures of someone who is not Ash for once. We actually watched this special after watching the Keldeo movie and then re-watching the Lucario movie, and we were just feeling so But all of these movies happening to Ash is just ridiculous.

There's main character powers, and then there's just unfair legendary magnetism. How many times has he had a near-death experience? How many times has he been involved in a time-travel event? How many times has he gained ridiculous powers that didn't bother him in the slightest? It's absurd. So to see someone else meet a legendary for the first time in their life and react accordingly and not like, oh, wow, I'm seeing Mew again, like, I don't even care anymore is such a breath of fresh air.

And there is no Pikachu. And we don't hate Pikachu or anything, but do you know how many times Ash says Pikachu's name during the movies, and Pikachu has to go "Pikapi! Once Marina and Kenta are done with the video call with Junichi, they talk a bit Then they decide to have a friendly two-on-two battle.

Marina's Jigglypuff vs. Kenta's Beedrill goes to Beedrill. There's then Marina's Croconaw vs. Kenta's Typhlosion, and they do make the point that the type match-up is silly, but maybe Kenta has a secret plan for victory Why is it a crystal? Several times now the anime has tried to shoehorn something made of crystal to reference and somehow "explain" the title of that game - there was the crystal tower in the Entei movie, and now this.

For most of our lives we've been wondering what is up with Crystal following Gold and Silver anyway. That's not a logical progression at all. We thought that maybe it's because Bronze sounds inferior to Gold and Silver, and Platinum just doesn't sound good but they scraped the bottom of the name barrel later But we think we've finally figured it out.

We thought that they picked the name Crystal and then made the cartridge semi-transparent to match the name, but actually, it was probably the other way around. It took us almost 20 years to figure this out, but we think we finally have it! Basho and Buson are hoping to lure Raikou to them, but it doesn't seem to be working. We love that this is an established plot point, really, it is just like playing the games. Anyway, no self-respecting member of Team Rocket would just leave all these helpless Mareeps and Raichus around, so Basho and Buson bring out the evil mechanical arms to grab them and make it really obvious to any casual observer just how evil they are.

Conveniently, Kenta and Marina are casual observers to this blatant evilness. But Basho and Buson aren't too bothered. This is what they were wanting after all. Raikou tries to attack them, but that only powers the crystal and lets it attack Raikou until almost the point of fainting. So now Kenta jumps in with Typhlosion and tries to save Raikou. Basho and Buson send out their Steelix and Skarmory, and Typhlosion starts getting its ass handed to it, so Marina has Misdreavus use its Perish Song as a last resort, which forces Team Rocket to retreat.

Note that during this battle, Basho issued commands both to his own Steelix, but also to Buson's Skarmory. Also, as will be more and more confirmed over the span of the episode, Basho is very much the dominant one in this relationship, even though he is the bishonen, and Buson is the big guy. We like it when that happens. Anyway, Team Rocket retreats, and the good guys have saved Raikou, but it is very very hurt.

When Raikou's struggles dislodge a floor panel, Marina disrupts the ship's wiring and opens the cargo hold doors. Raikou escapes, but Marina is still inside the ship However, Vincent can still trace the call to find Marina, and not a moment too soon: Team Rocket is setting up another Miracle Crystal trap for Raikou. Jimmy, Vincent, and Eugene find Team Rocket only moments before Raikou does, and this time, Raikou pounds the area with lightning while staying out of the Crystal's range.

Raikou purposely smashes the Crystal's control unit, but Team Rocket still doesn't look beaten. With the controls gone, the Crystal is on auto-destruct mode, sucking in energy until it explodes—and it latches onto Raikou, leaving it helpless!

Eugene has a risky idea: break open the Crystal's field to rescue Raikou before the Crystal can explode. Jimmy's Typhlosion, Vincent's Meganium, and Marina's Misdreavus all volunteer to take the risk, and they charge the Crystal's energy field. At the same time, Eugene sends out his Alakazam to watch their backs, and Team Rocket sends out a Muk to make the battle even harder! Jimmy manages to trick Steelix into falling off a cliff, but it soon comes roaring back out of the ground!

When Raikou sees this, it blasts its way out of the Crystal's energy field to stop Steelix, then breaks the Crystal into pieces as Team Rocket flees for good.

Raikou seems to realize that some people don't mean it any harm, and as it returns to the wild, Jimmy waves goodbye—as a friend! Note: This synopsis is based on the English dubbed version of the episode. However, there are a number of differences between the dub and the original, which are listed below. Shinji challenges Jimmy to a one-on-one battle. He declares his confidence and calls out his unbeatable Hitmonlee. Jimmy admits that he has lost half of his solo matches before sending out his Typhlosion , who blazes into the match.

Hitmonlee begins with a Jump Kick , which Typhlosion blocks by grabbing Hitmonlee's leg. Hitmonlee then uses his other leg to hit Typhlosion with Rolling Kick. Typhlosion easily recovers, so Hitmonlee jumps up high and uses Mega Kick.

Typhlosion counters with Flamethrower , which engulfs Hitmonlee for a knockout. Jimmy does a "high-paw" with Typhlosion as the watching audience cheers. Jimmy and his opponent shake hands and swear to battle again. Meanwhile, a helicopter enters one of Team Rocket 's secret hideouts hidden under a mountain range. Hun emerges from the aircraft and presents his new partner Attila to Professor Sebastian.

The Professor escorts the duo to his latest weapon, the Miracle Crystal, which is capable of controlling electricity. He demonstrates its power with a lightning show, and reveals that the Miracle Crystal both stores and attracts electricity. Hun notes that it now won't be long until unlimited power is in their hands.

He stays in the Center to groom Typhlosion, complimenting it on its strength. He then hears a familiar voice, and sees Marina talking on the videophone to Vincent. When she does, she is enthusiastic to see him again and is thrilled to see that his Cyndaquil has since evolved into a powerful Typhlosion.

Marina turns to end her call with Vincent, but he pleads with her to let him speak to Jimmy first. Vincent quietly tells Jimmy that he wants Marina to be his girlfriend and Jimmy, who also has a crush on her, shouldn't try to take her away.

To avoid further embarrassment in front of his secret crush, Jimmy hangs up on him. She continues to flirt with him, though Jimmy continues to ignore her. She then suggests that he is afraid of her because he likes her. Jimmy denies this, though Typhlosion seems to think otherwise.

Jimmy makes Marina change the subject, so she reveals that she wants to be a performer and battle to make people happy. Marina then reveals her fascination with Champion " Fabu-Lance ", and she shows him her photo collection of her idol. Marina sends out Pink , her Jigglypuff , while Jimmy sends out Beedrill , which Marina recognizes from when it was a Weedle. Jimmy offers Marina the first move, and she gladly accepts.

Pink starts out with Sing , but it fails as the beating of Beedrill's wings blocks the sound waves before they reach its ears. Beedrill uses Agility followed by Twineedle. Pink inflates itself to rise into the air, and is able to dodge Beedrill thanks to its many dance lessons. While Marina talks about turning it into a routine, Beedrill launches a Pin Missile , which causes Pink to faint. Jimmy declares that he likes a challenge, though Marina thinks it is more ego than anything else.

As the round begins, dark thunderclouds start to roll in. Wani-Wani uses Water Gun , and Typhlosion charges into the attack without sustaining any damage.

Typhlosion follows up with a Quick Attack. As Wani-Wani prepares to sidestep out the way, a thunderbolt strikes the ground nearby. Sebastian Arcelus Vincent as Vincent.

Madeleine Blaustein Skarmory as Skarmory …. Susumu Chiba Typhlosion as Typhlosion. Dan Green Eugene as Eugene …. Katsuyuki Konishi Meganium as Meganium …. Caren Manuel Marina as Marina. Mike Pollock Narrator as Narrator.

Sean Schemmel Jimmy as Jimmy …. Veronica Taylor Hun as Hun …. Marc Thompson Attila as Attila …. Michael Haigney Muk as Muk …. S0 Episode 04 Pikachu's Winter Vacation. S0 Episode 06 Cerulean Blues. S0 Episode 08 Showdown at the Oak Corral.

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