History Recap / PokemonS1E2PokemonEmergency

* DeadlyGas: Team Rocket's Koffing attacks with a poison gas attack to disorient and disable foes. [[MadeOfExplodium It also happens to be easy to ignite.]]

* DisappearedDad: This is the only time Ash's father is ever mentioned thus far. The present tense in Delia's dialogue implies that he's still around, presumably on his Pokémon. The Japanese version takes it further by mentioning Ash's grandfather as well.

* DubInducedPlotHole: Misty's name. In the original version, she introduced herself to Team Rocket as the most beautiful girl Misty and Jessie mocks her by saying she's the only beautiful girl here. In the English dub, Misty does not introduces herself and takes compliment of Team Rocket saying she's "pretty", to which Jessie replies that they meant Misty is "pretty ''pathetic''". Her name isn't revealed until Nurse Joy mentions that Ash and Misty had already left for the Viridian Forest at the end of the episode.

* HumiliationConga: Team Rocket's defeat involves them getting shocked two times; one by a dozen Pikachu, the other by Ash's Pikachu harnessing the electricity of Misty's bike lamp. [[ExplosiveStupidity Then Koffing releases its poison gas into the electricity currently engulfing them, causing a huge explosion.]] The aftermath reveals a burnt Team Rocket barely escaping into their balloon, complaining on how they lost to a mouse and vowing to capture it. [[TwinkleInTheSky And then the balloon bursts, blasting them off for the first time.]]

* DeadlyGas: Team Rocket's Koffing attacks with a poison gas attack to disorient and disable foes. [[MadeOfExplodium It also happens to easy to ignite.]]

* VillainDecay: [[{{Foreshadowing}} Foreshadowed]]. Despite presenting themselves to be no-nonsense and threatening villains, Team Rocket begins to show their comedic traits after losing to Ash, bickering and arguing amongst themselves of how they had lost to a kid and his electric mouse. This leads them to conclude that Pikachu must be a rare and powerful specimen and they must capture it at all cost. [[GoldfishPoopGang The balloon burst, as stated above,]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain would only indicate how much success they are going to have.]]

* DeadlyGas: Team Rocket's Koffing attacks with a poison gas attack to disorient and disable foes. It also happens to easy to ignite.

* ExplosiveStupidity: As Koffing is engulfed in [[ShockAndAwe the Thunder Shock]], it happily releases its DeadlyGas right into the electric current, causing the electric to ignite the gas and subsequently create [[MadeOfExplodium a huge explosion in the Pokémon Center.]]

* DeadlyGas: Team Rocket's Koffing attacks with a poison gas attack to disorient and disable foes.

* ExplosiveStupidity: As Koffing is engulfed in [[ShockAndAwe the Thunder Shock]], it happily releases its DeadlyGas right into the electricity current, causing the electricity to ignite the gas and subsequently create [[MadeOfExplodium a huge explosion in the Pokémon Center.]]

* ExplosiveStupidity: As Koffing is engulfed in [[ShockAndAwe the Thunder Shock]], it happily releases its DeadlyGas right into the electricity current, causing the electricity to ignite the gas and subsequently create a huge explosion in the area.

* VillainDecay: [[{{Foreshadowing}} Foreshadowed]]. After presenting themselves to be no-nonsense and threatening villains, Team Rocket begins to show their comedic traits after losing to Ash, bickering and arguing amongst themselves of how they had lost to a kid and his electric mouse. This leads them to conclude that Pikachu must be a rare and powerful specimen and they must capture it at all cost. [[GoldfishPoopGang The balloon burst, as stated above,]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain would only indicate how much success they are going to have.]]

* VillainDecay: {{Downplayed}}. After presenting themselves to be no-nonsense and threatening villains, Team Rocket begins to show their comedic traits after losing to Ash, bickering and arguing amongst themselves of how they had lost to a kid and his electric mouse. This leads them to conclude that Pikachu must be a rare and powerful specimen and they must capture it at all cost. [[{{Foreshadowing}} The balloon burst, as stated above,]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain would only indicate how much success they are going to have.]]

* VillainDecay: {{Downplayed}}. After being defeated by Ash and Pikachu, the trio bicker and argue amongst themselves of how they could lose to a kid and his electric mouse. This leads them to conclude that Pikachu must be a rare and powerful specimen and they must capture it at all cost. [[{{Foreshadowing}} The balloon burst, as stated above,]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain would only indicate how much success they are going to have.]]

* VillainDecay: {{Downplayed}}. After being defeated by Ash and Pikachu, the trio bicker and argue amongst themselves of how they could lose to a kid and his electric mouse. This leads them to conclude that Pikachu must be a rare and powerful specimen and they must capture it at all cost. [[{{Foreshadowing}} The balloon burst, as stated above,]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillains would only indicate how much success they are going to have.]]

* CatsAreMean: Meowth, the Pokemon member of the Team Rocket trio, is a cat Pokemon. He is also one of the least animalistic Pokemon in the show, not just following orders from an evil master but actively participating in theft.

* HumiliationConga: Team Rocket's defeat involves them getting shocked two times; one by a dozen Pikachu, the other by Ash's Pikachu harnessing the electricity of Misty's bike lamp. Then Koffing releases its poison gas into the electricity currently engulfing them, causing a huge explosion. The aftermath reveals a burnt Team Rocket barely escaping into their balloon, complaining on how they lost to a mouse and vowing to capture it. [[TwinkleInTheSky And then the balloon bursts, blasting them off for the first time.]]

* VillainDecay: {{Downplayed}}. After losing to Ash and Pikachu, the trio bicker and argue amongst themselves of how they lost to a kid and his electric mouse. This leads them to conclude that Pikachu must be a rare and powerful specimen and they must capture it at all cost. [[{{Foreshadowing}} The balloon burst, as stated above, would only indicate how much success they are going to have.]]

Just then Team Rocket breaks into the Pokémon Center to steal the Pokemon recovering within. Ash and Misty attempt to fend them off while Nurse Joy transfers the Pokemon to Pewter City, but they are quickly overwhelmed.

Pikachu is still badly injured from his fight last episode, and Ash rushes him to the Pokecenter at Viridian City. While Ash waits for Pikachu to recover under the care of Nurse Joy, Misty arrives at the center fuming over the loss of her bicycle. She is easily distracted, however, when Ash explains about how badly Pikachu was hurt.

Just then Team Rocket breaks into the Pokecenter to steal the Pokemon recovering within. Ash and Misty attempt to fend them off while Nurse Joy transfers the Pokemon to Pewter City, but they are quickly overwhelmed.

Team Rocket is finally defeated through the joint efforts of Pikachu and several other pikachus powered up by Ash spinning on Misty's bicycle to generate power. The powerful electric show ignites Koffing's poison gas and Team Rocket is blown away in the resulting explosion. Team Rocket is impressed with Pikachu's power and vow to capture it.

* HumiliationConga: Team Rocket's defeat involves them getting shocked two times; one by a dozen Pikachu, the other by Ash's Pikachu harnessing the electricity of Misty's bike lamp. Then Koffing releases its poison gas into the electricity currently engulfing them, causing the Pokémon Center to explode. The aftermath reveals that Team Rocket barely escape to their balloon, complaining on how they lost to a mouse and vowing to capture it. [[TwinkleInTheSky And then the balloon bursts, blasting them off for the first time.]]

* VillainDecay: {{Downplayed}}. After losing to Ash and Pikachu, the trio bicker and argue amongst themselves of how they lost to a kid and his electric mouse. This leads them to conclude that Pikachu must be a rare and powerful specimen and they must capture it at all cost. [[[[Foreshadowing}} The balloon burst, as stated above, would only indicate how much success they are going to have.]]

* HumiliationConga: Team Rocket's defeat involves them getting shocked by Pikachu two times; one by a dozen Pikachu, the other by Pikachu harnessing the electricity of Misty's bike lamp. Then Koffing releases its poison gas into the electric currently engulfing them, causing the Pokémon Center to explode. The aftermath reveals that Team Rocket barely escape to their balloon, complaining on how they lost to a mouse and vowing to capture it. [[TwinkleInTheSky And then the balloon bursts, blasting them off for the first time.]]
* TechnicolorToxin: Ekans and Koffing are both poison types and are colored purple, a color typically associated with poison, especially in Japan.

* HumiliatingConga: Team Rocket's defeat involves them getting shocked by Pikachu two times; one by a dozen Pikachu, the other by Pikachu harnessing the electricity of Misty's bike lamp. Then Koffing releases its poison gas into the electric currently engulfing them, causing the Pokémon Center to explode. The aftermath reveals that Team Rocket barely escape to their balloon, complaining on how they lost to a mouse and vowing to capture it. [[TwinkleInTheSky And then the balloon bursts, blasting them off for the first time.]]

[[caption-width-right:200: We are extremely cool and threatening villains and will never be the butt of any jokes ever. [[CharacterizationMarchesOn Probably]].]]

* GoldfishPoopGang: Team Rocket is set up to be reoccurring villains right from their debut episode when they agree to keep stalking Ash until they can steal his Pikachu.

[[caption-width-right:200: We are extremely cool and threatening villains and will never be the butt of any jokes ever probably.]]

-->-- '''Jesse and James'''

* GoldfishPoopGang: Team Rocket is set up to be reoccurring villains right from their debut episode when they agree to keep stalking Ash until they can steal his Pikachu.
* VillainDecay: Team Rocket are presented as cool, competent, and tough opponents in this episode. This does not last very long, so enjoy it!

[[caption-width-right:200: We are extremely cool villains and threatening and will never be the butt of any jokes ever probably.]]