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* DubInducedPlotHole: When Giovanni calls up Team Rocket, he warns them that Unova's secret crime organization has started advancing its own activities and might be aware of Team Rocket's presence in Unova. But in the original, it's worded as him telling them about the organization's existence for the first time since they were previous unaware of it, while in the dub he uses "that secret organization", forgetting that Jessie, James, and Meowth were never told of that organization's existence until now.

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* DubInducedPlotHole: When Giovanni calls up Team Rocket, he warns them that Unova's secret crime organization has started advancing its own activities and might be aware of Team Rocket's presence in Unova. But in the original, it's worded as him telling them about the organization's existence for the first time since they were previous previously unaware of it, while in the dub he uses "that secret organization", forgetting that Jessie, James, and Meowth were never told of that organization's existence until now.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Cilan figured Ash already knew Pidove was a girl, and that's why he sent her against Snivy. He didn't. Pikachu does FaceFault.

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* WhatAnIdiot: ThoughtTheyKnewAlready: Cilan figured Ash already knew Pidove was a girl, and that's why he sent her against Snivy. He didn't. Pikachu does FaceFault.
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* DubInducedPlotHole: When Giovanni calls up Team Rocket, he warns them that Unova's secret crime organization has started advancing it's own activities and might be aware of Team Rocket's presence in Unova. But in the original, it's worded as him telling them about the organization's existence for the first time since they were previous unaware of it, while in the dub he uses "that secret organization", forgetting that Jessie, James, and Meowth were never told of that organization's existence until now.

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* DubInducedPlotHole: When Giovanni calls up Team Rocket, he warns them that Unova's secret crime organization has started advancing it's its own activities and might be aware of Team Rocket's presence in Unova. But in the original, it's worded as him telling them about the organization's existence for the first time since they were previous unaware of it, while in the dub he uses "that secret organization", forgetting that Jessie, James, and Meowth were never told of that organization's existence until now.
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* DubInducedPlotHole: When Giovanni calls up Team Rocket, he warns them that Unova's secret crime organization has started advancing it's own activities and might be aware of Team Rocket's presence in Unova. But in the original, it's worded as him telling them about the organization's existence for the first time since they were previous unaware of it, while in the dub he uses "that secret organization", forgetting that Jessie, James, and Meowth were never told of that organization's existence until now.
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* GenderReveal: Snivy's abuse of Attract reveals the genders of Oshawott, Tepig, and Pidove, as well as her own.

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* GenderReveal: Snivy's abuse of Attract reveals the genders of Oshawott, Tepig, and Pidove, as well as her own.own (since Pikachu was already established to be male).
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: If Ash took the time to figure out the genders of his Pokémon, he could've sicced Pidove on Snivy the moment she used Attract on Pikachu.
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* GenderReveal: Snivy's abuse of Attract reveals the genders of Oshawott, Tepig, and Pidove, as well as her own.
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* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Snivy does not make things easy for Ash. But once she is beaten, she cracks a half-smile before allowing Ash to catch her.
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* WingdingEyes: Hearts for eyes is the typical result of getting hit with Attract. It happens to Pikachu, Oshawott, and Tepig, revealing all their genders.

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* WingdingEyes: Hearts for eyes is the typical result of getting hit with Attract. It happens to Pikachu, Oshawott, and Tepig, revealing all their genders.Tepig. Since Pikachu's gender was already known, it revealed the genders of the others.
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!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
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[[caption-width-right:350:Maybe she ''wanted'' to be caught...by a [[WorthyOpponent worthy trainer]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Maybe she ''wanted'' to be caught...by a [[WorthyOpponent worthy worthy]] [[IFightForTheStrongestSide trainer]].]]
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* LostInTranslation: Note about the Japanese title: "Mad Love" is the Japanese term for the move Attract.
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Ash sets his sights on Snivy, Unova's Grass-type starter. This Snivy, however, uses Attract to keep from a serious battle. After running afoul of Team Rocket, Snivy gets Ash the chance to catch her. But does Ash have a Pokémon that can overcome Attract?

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Ash sets his sights on Snivy, Unova's Grass-type starter. This Snivy, however, uses Attract to keep from a serious battle. After running afoul of Team Rocket, Snivy gets gives Ash the a chance to catch her. But does Ash have a Pokémon that can overcome Attract?

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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pokemon_snivy.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Maybe she ''wanted'' to be caught...by a [[WorthyOpponent worthy trainer]].]]
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!!Japanese Title: ''Tsutarja - Captured by Mad Love!?''
!!!Original Airdate: October 28, 2010
!!!US Airdate: March 19, 2011

Ash sets his sights on Snivy, Unova's Grass-type starter. This Snivy, however, uses Attract to keep from a serious battle. After running afoul of Team Rocket, Snivy gets Ash the chance to catch her. But does Ash have a Pokémon that can overcome Attract?

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* DesignatedGirlFight: Snivy uses Attract on all of Ash's pokémon to thwart his attempts to catch her, leaving Pidove, who happens to also be female.

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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: If Ash took the time to figure out the genders of his Pokémon, he could've sicced Pidove on Snivy the moment she used Attract on Pikachu.
* DesignatedGirlFight: Snivy uses Attract on all of Ash's pokémon Pokémon to thwart his attempts to catch her, leaving Pidove, who happens to also be female.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Cilan figured Ash already knew Pidove was a girl, and that's why he sent her against Snivy. He didn't. Pikachu does FaceFault.

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* WhatAnIdiot: Cilan figured Ash already knew Pidove was a girl, and that's why he sent her against Snivy. He didn't. Pikachu does FaceFault.FaceFault.
* WingdingEyes: Hearts for eyes is the typical result of getting hit with Attract. It happens to Pikachu, Oshawott, and Tepig, revealing all their genders.

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* DesignatedGirlFight: Snivy uses Attract on all of Ash's pokémon to thwart his attempts to catch her, leaving Pidove, who happens to also be female.

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* DesignatedGirlFight: Snivy uses Attract on all of Ash's pokémon to thwart his attempts to catch her, leaving Pidove, who happens to also be female.female.
* SamusIsAGirl: The fact that Pidove is immune to Attract clues Ash in that it's a she.
* WhatAnIdiot: Cilan figured Ash already knew Pidove was a girl, and that's why he sent her against Snivy. He didn't. Pikachu does FaceFault.
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* DesignatedGirlFight: Snivy uses Attract on all of Ash's pokémon to thwart his attempts to catch her, leaving Pidove, who happens to also be female.

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