Whiscash and Ash (対決! 巨大ナマズンと釣り名人!!, Taiketsu! Kyodai Namazun to Tsuri Meijin!!?, lit. Showdown! The Giant Namazun and the Fishing Master!!) is the 75th episode of Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation and the 35th episode of Pokémon: Advanced Challenge of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
Synopsis[]
Japanese[]
- Hiwamaki City o mezasu Satoshi-tachi wa sono dōchū, mizuumi no hotori de hito-yasumi. Kore made tatakatte kita battle de kakutoku shita badge o nagamete kangaibukage na Satoshi datta ga, ukkari shita hyōshi ni, badge o case goto suichū ni otoshite shimau! Sono totan, mizuumi kara kyodai Namazun ga araware, badge case o pakuri to kuchi ni kuwaeta mama suichū e…. Awatete ato o otte mizuumi ni tobikonda Satoshi wa oborete shimai, guuzen iyaawaseta tsurishi ni tasukerareru. Kono tsurishi, naniyara kyodai Namazun to innen ga aru yō da ga….
- Hiwamaki Shitī o mezasu Satoshi-tachi wa sono dōchū, mizuumi no hotori de hito-yasumi. Kore made tatakatte kita batoru de kakutoku shita bajji o nagamete kangaibukage na Satoshi datta ga, ukkari shita hyōshi ni, bajji o kēsu goto suichū ni otoshite shimau! Sono totan, mizuumi kara kyodai Namazun ga araware, bajji kēsu o pakuri to kuchi ni kuwaeta mama suichū e…. Awatete ato o otte mizuumi ni tobikonda Satoshi wa oborete shimai, guuzen iyaawaseta tsurishi ni tasukerareru. Kono tsurishi, naniyara kyodai Namazun to innen ga aru yō da ga….
- On their way to Hiwamaki City, Satoshi and his friends stop to rest by a lakeside. Satoshi gazes thoughtfully at the badges he has earned from all his battles so far, but in a careless moment, he drops the entire badge case into the water! At that very instant, a gigantic Namazun emerges from the lake, snaps up the badge case in its mouth, and disappears back underwater… Satoshi panics and dives in after it, but ends up nearly drowning, only to be rescued by a fisherman who happened to be nearby. And it seems this fisherman has some kind of history with that giant Namazun, but…
- “大人のスポーツ”、“男のスポーツ”といえば、やっぱり釣りキャモ！ ボクも何度かやったことあるよ。すごいつりざお持って、船で沖へ出て、「狙いは大物」とばかりに、気合いはバッチリさ。 キャモ！？ でもいつも船酔いしちゃって、ろくに釣りができないのはなんでだろう…？[2]
- "Otona no sports", "otoko no sports" to ieba, yappari tsuri kyamo! Boku mo nando ka yatta koto aru yo. Sugoi tsurizao motte, fune de oki e dete, "nerai wa ōmono" to bakari ni, kiai wa bacchiri sa. Kyamo!? Demo itsumo funayoi shichatte, roku ni tsuri ga dekinai no wa nande darō…?
- "Otona no supōtsu", "otoko no supōtsu" to ieba, yappari tsuri kyamo! Boku mo nando ka yatta koto aru yo. Sugoi tsurizao motte, fune de oki e dete, "nerai wa ōmono" to bakari ni, kiai wa bacchiri sa. Kyamo!? Demo itsumo funayoi shichatte, roku ni tsuri ga dekinai no wa nande darō…?
- Speaking of an "adult sport" or a "man's sport", it's gotta be fishing, kyamo! I've tried it a few times myself. I take an awesome fishing rod, head out to sea on a boat, and I'm totally pumped like, "I'm going for the big one!" Kyamo!? But for some reason, I always get seasick and can't do any real fishing… why does that happen, I wonder…?
English[]
The kids have stopped at a lakeside camp site on their way to Fortree City. Ash trips and drops his badge case into the lake, where it is eaten up by a giant Whiscash. Ash dives in after the Pokémon but gets caught in some reeds instead.
Ash is pulled out of the water by a fisherman named Sullivan, who calls himself "Legend." He tells them that he has been trying to catch the giant Whiscash for years and its name is Nero. The kids decide to help "Legend" catch Nero.
"Legend" shows them how to fish, but all of them are unsuccessful. On the other side of the lake Team Rocket is also fishing, but not having much luck.
Eventually Ash snags Nero and manages to pull the giant Whiscash out of the water. Before he can get his badges back, Team Rocket scoops Nero up in a net and flies away in their balloon. Ash's Grovyle uses Bullet Seed to send the balloon crashing down, and a battle begins. Whiscash uses Earthquake on Team Rocket, and then Pikachu sends them blasting off with Thunder.
"Legend" tries to catch Nero using his own Pokémon, but eventually he just pulls out a Master Ball and throws it—which Nero gobbles up, and then swims away.[3]
Episode plot[]
Brock is making lunch and as May and Max set the table, Ash gazes at his five Hoenn badges. He is ready to get three more for the Hoenn League. The Badge Case reflects sunlight and is targeted by a Pokémon in a lake. Max asks him to bring some water, but while Ash goes, he stumbles upon a can. Ash loses his Badge Case, which flies off and is devoured by a huge Water Pokémon from the lake. The Pokémon, Whiscash, dives into the water. Ash demands his case back and Whiscash shows the case on its tongue, but taunts him by taking the case back. Ash is angry and sends Corphish to use Crabhammer, but Corphish faints from Whiscash's Water Pulse. Whiscash goes back to water, so Ash has no choice to get in the water. Whiscash goes among some lake weed and Ash follows, but soon gets tied by the weed. Ash struggles to free himself, but runs out of air.
He sees Pikachu and grabs him, but soon gets on a boat with a man, who saved him. While Ash sneezes, the fisherman is amused when Ash wanted to catch Nero, the Whiscash, with his own hands. The fisherman tells Nero, who claimed the lake as its own for 100 years, must have gotten the case when it sparkled by the sunlight. Ash gets upset for losing his badges, but the man, who introduces himself as "the great Sullivan" and "the fishing god", promises he will get the badges back. Max wonders if Sullivan calls himself the fishing god, why didn't he catch the Whiscash in 50 years. This makes Sullivan is depressed, so May pounds Max for hurting his feelings. Sullivan leaving them, but he comes back when the heroes convince him they need him. Sullivan gives Ash some rods, but does not give them to others, claiming they are amateurs. When Brock, Max and May mention he's the fishing god, Sullivan gives them the other rods. The heroes choose the fishing lures: Ash, a Pikachu, Brock, a Lotad, May, a Psyduck, Max, a Kecleon and Sullivan, a Butterfree lure. Sullivan admits he made a plan to get Nero.
Team Rocket observe the situation. Meowth doubts that they'll get a Whiscash, but his doubt is soon removed when he sees the giant one, which soaks them all. Meowth has an idea - they'll give it to their boss. The heroes catch nothing, while Sullivan caught a Carvanha, Magikarp and a Remoraid, but frees them back. The heroes arrives to Sullivan to give them advice, but he refuses. Upon being called a fishing legend, Sullivan is flattered and shares some advice. He claims one should never cast a lure where there are no Water Pokémon. Max claims that is obvious, depressing Sullivan, who gets cheerful once Ash claims he is a legend. He shows them some lilypads, stones, logs and reeds, places where they could capture Water Pokémon. Sullivan throws the lure between the trees. Ash goes to throw on the same spot, but he fails, so Sullivan says that he should practice before aiming correctly. Max throws his lure to the spot he wanted, amazing everyone. Sullivan becomes sad once more, since Max managed to succeed in one try. Max fishes a Whiscash, but a small one than Nero. Nero appears immediately after, showing the badge case and diving back in the lake.
Team Rocket is also fishing, but with no result. James is frustrated when he borrowed them bottle caps as a lure. Suddenly, Jessie is pulled by her hair in the water. She stands up and seeing a Feebas attacked her, she gets it off her hair. Ash and May did not get any result either, so Sullivan advises them to move to a different spot. Jessie is attacked again by a Feebas, so she gets it off again. Meowth proposes to use Jessie's hair as bait for Whiscash, but she does not approve of the plan. James spots the heroes fishing, so they plan to steal Whiscash after they capture it. Just then, Jessie falls in the water, due to Feebas grabbing her hair again. Ash remembers his badges and people he fought to get them, so he promises to get them back. Sullivan concentrates, and throws his lure, knowing that Nero is nearby. Sullivan fishes out the Pokémon, but it is a Magikarp.
Ash gets something, so Sullivan says he should pull in opposite direction. The Pokémon is Nero, but Nero pulls the boat, throwing Ash off balance. Ash sends Corphish and orders it to use Crabhammer on him. Corphish thinks for a while, but does it, so Ash is sent to the rocks. Ash pulls Nero, throwing it on the shore. Ash sends Grovyle, who uses Pound, hurting Nero badly. Ash demands his Badge Case, but Nero taunts Ash. Just then, Team Rocket captures Nero and fly off using rocket jets, so the heroes sail off on the boat. Brock sends Lombre and Mudkip, who use Water Gun to speed the boat up. Grovyle uses Bullet Seed, blowing up the balloon. The heroes arrive while James sends Cacnea, who hugs the former before using Pin Missile. Grovyle uses Bullet Seed, overpowering and damaging Cacnea. Jessie sends Seviper, who uses Poison Tail, but Pikachu counterattacks with Iron Tail. Meowth is about to capture the latter, but Whiscash frees itself by jumping and then shaking the ground by using Earthquake. Pikachu uses Thunder, blasting Team Rocket away.
Whiscash coughs, releasing the Badge Case, which Ash gets back. Nero is about to retreat, but Sullivan wants to battle it, sending Flaaffy, Hannah. Hannah uses Dynamic Punch, hurting Nero. Nero uses Water Gun, but Hannah dodges and attacks with Iron Tail. Hannah attacks Nero with ThunderShock, but Nero is unhurt, due to it being a Ground-type Pokémon. Brock wonders about Sullivan having a plan from before, so he pulls out a Master Ball out of his cloak (which Ash and his friends recognize with a gasp), a rare and powerful Poké Ball capable of capturing any Pokémon without fail! Sullivan claims it took him 50 years of hard work to get his hands on a Master Ball. Ash tell Sullivan to stop talking and catch Nero. Sullivan throws the Master Ball, but Nero devours the Ball, much to everyone's shock, and goes back into the lake. Regardless, Sullivan promises to hunt after Nero, making the heroes see that is why Sullivan is a legend. During the sunset, Ash is glad he got his badges back, while Sullivan wishes him luck in his next Gym Battle. He also makes it clear they can stop by to do some fishing. The heroes promise that and leave Sullivan.
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Trivia[]
- "Ohkido-hakase no Pokémon Kōza": Mass Recruitment for Raikou ("AG082"), Ledyba ("AG083"), Flaaffy ("AG089"), Slugma ("AG090")
- "Pokémon Trainer's Choice":
- This is the first and, so far, only time where the Master Ball has been used in the anime.
- Whiscash swallows Sullivan's Master Ball, and is not captured. However, in "Berry, Berry Interesting", a wild Munchlax swallows a Poké Ball and is captured from the inside out.
- Ironically, a Master Ball should capture Whiscash, no matter what.
- This is the second time the main characters are seen fishing in Hoenn. Oddly, Sullivan has to teach Ash and company to fish, even though Ash and Brock have fished several times before and all present protagonists fished in "Gone Corphishin'".
- This episode marks the last time the move Earthquake was used in the anime. The move itself would later cause another Whiscash-related episode to be banned because of the Chūetsu earthquakes occurring only weeks before the episode's intended air date. Earthquake, along with Fissure and Magnitude has not been used, seen or even mentioned since.
Dub differences[]
- The Poké Ball outline on Ash's Badge case is changed to a rectangle in the English dub once again. This time, it was also a Kids' WB! exclusive edit as all the international airings and releases as well as the official English site did not include this edit.
Notes[]
- ^ In the simplified version on the TV Tokyo website, the following rewordings are made: 「サトシたちは(...)湖のほとりでひと休み」> 「ひと休みすることにしたサトシたち」, 「獲得したバッジ」>「手に入れたバッジ」, 「その途端」>「すると」, 「くわえたまま水中へ・・・」>「くわえていってしまった。」, 「後を追って湖に飛び込んだサトシは溺れてしまい」>「あとをおい、みずうみにとびこむサトシだったが、おぼれてしまう。」, 「偶然居合わせた釣り師に助けられる」>「サトシをたすけたのは、ぐうぜんそこにいた」, 「因縁があるようだが・・・。」>「かかわりがあるようだったが…。」.[2]
References[]
- ^ (n.d.) . "Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation | Amazon Prime Video | Amazon.co.jp". From Pocket Monsters: Advanced Generation | Amazon.co.jp. Archived from the original on January 14, 2026.
- ^ a b (n.d.) . "Broadcast list | TV Tokyo (tv-tokyo.co.jp)". From ポケットモンスター ADVANCED GENERATION | TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on January 14, 2026.
- ^ (n.d.) . "Whiscash and Ash | Pokémon TV (pokemon.com)". From The Official Pokémon Website | Pokemon.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024.
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