History Recap / PokemonS1E57TheBreedingCenterSecret

[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where...]] We meet Cassidy and [[AccidentalMisnaming Bill]].

* EveryoneHasStandards: Officer Jenny is willing to book Ash, Brock and Snap for helping Team Rocket steal Pokémon, and is clearly ''appalled'' when Misty tells her that Butch and Cassidy had tricked her.

* TheyKnowTooMuch: A non-fatal example occurs the episode's second half, where Butch and Cassidy has Ash, Snap and Brock captured and taken to Officer Jenny for knowing too much about the breeding center's secret.

* TheyKnowTooMuch: A non-fatal example occurs the episode's second half, where Butch and Cassidy captures Ash, Snap and Brock for knowing too much about the breeding center's secret.

* TheyKnowTooMuch: In the episode's second half, Butch and Cassidy try having Ash, Snap and Brock arrested for knowing too much about the breeding center's secret.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The new guys.]]

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Butch and Cassidy easily convince Officer Jenny the Ash, Snap, and Brock are Pokémon thieves, disregarding Ash and co.'s claims otherwise. It's only when Misty retrieves Snap's photos of the breeding center and shows her what's really going on that Jenny realizes her mistake.

* CassandraTruth: Ash, Brock, and Snap get blown off by Officer Jenny when they try to tell her about Butch and Cassidy's schemes. Fortunately for them, they are vindicated shortly after when Misty arrives with Snap's camera.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Officer Jenny is easily convinced by Butch and Cassidy that Ash, Snap, and Brock are Pokémon thieves, ignoring Ash and co.'s claims otherwise. It's only when Misty retrieves Snap's photos of the breeding center and shows her what's really going on that Jenny realizes her mistake.

** Ash has a brief moment of terror when he realizes that a cage has just landed on him, Brock and Snap.

* PutOnAPrisonBus: At the end of the episode, Butch and Cassidy are arrested and taken to prison.

* ClearMyName: Misty has to clear Ash and his friends' names before they are sent to await trial.

* {{Frameup}}: After their capture, Butch and Cassidy trick the local Officer Jenny into arresting Ash, Brock, and Snap as Pokémon thieves. Unfortunately for Butch and Cassidy, Misty manages to retrieve Snap's camera and show Jenny the photos he took at the center to clear their names.

* VillainExitStageLeft: Subverted. Butch and Cassidy attempt to escape after Raticate is defeated by Pikachu, but it doesn't work out and they get sent to jail for it.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Subverted. Butch and Cassidy attempt to escape after Raticate is defeated by Pikachu, but it doesn't work out and they get sent to jail for it.

* RememberTheNewGuy: This is the first appearance of James' Weepinbel (or rather, Victreebel) when it was never even mentioned he had one until this episode.

* PoliceAreUseless: Zigzagged. Butch and Cassidy trick the local Officer Jenny into arresting Ash, Snap, and Brock along with Team Rocket. Once Misty retrieves Snap's camera and provides photographic evidence of what Cassidy and Butch are doing, however, she quickly wises up, lets them go, and immediately storms back to the center to arrest them.

** Butch and Cassidy when Raticate is defeated.

* BlatantLies: After Misty exonerates Ash and co., Team Rocket tries to have Officer Jenny bail them out as well. Misty quickly points out to Jenny that Team Rocket ''are'' Pokémon thieves.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Officer Jenny is willing to book Ash, Brock, Snap and Team Rocket for stealing Pokémon and is clearly ''appalled'' when Misty tells her the truth.

* BlatantLies: After Misty exonerates Ash and co., Team Rocket tries to have Officer Jenny bail them out as well. Misty quickly points out to Officer Jenny that Team Rocket ''are'' Pokémon thieves.

-->'''Misty''': ''(nervously)'' YES?!

* BlatantLies: Jessie, James, and Meowth try to jump onto the bandwagon when Misty clears Ash and co.'s names, claiming they're the good guys as well. Misty is quick to tell Officer Jenny that those three really ''are'' Pokémon thieves.
* CassandraTruth: Ash, Brock, and Snap get blown off by Officer Jenny when they try to tell her that Butch and Cassidy are the real crooks. Fortunately for them, they are vindicated shortly after when Misty arrives with Snap's camera.

* PoliceAreUseless: Zigzagged. The local Officer Jenny readily believes Cassidy's cock-and-bull story about Ash, Snap, and Brock being in cahoots with known Rocket members Jessie and James, arresting them and refusing to believe a word they say. Once Misty retrieves Snap's camera and provides photographic evidence of what Cassidy and Butch are doing, however, she quickly wises up, lets them go, and immediately storms back to the center to arrest them.

* BlatantLies: Jessie and James try to jump onto the bandwagon when Misty clears Ash and co.'s names, claiming they're the good guys as well. But Misty points out that those two really ''are'' Pokémon thieves.
* CassandraTruth: Ash, Brock, and Snap get blown off by Officer Jenny when they try to tell her that Butch and Cassidy are the real crooks. Fortunately for them, they are vindicated shortly after Misty gives Snap's photos to Jenny.

* PoliceAreUseless: Zigzagged. The local Officer Jenny believes Cassidy's cock-and-bull story about Ash and Brock being in cahoots with known Rocket members Jessie and James, allowing them to be arrested (albeit a simple call from one of her family members/fellow officers in a neighboring town would have proven them to be upstanding citizens unlikely to steal Pokemon, or her failing to recognize rising Pokemon master Ash). Once Misty retrieves Snap's camera and provides photographic evidence of what Cassidy and Butch are doing, however, she quickly wises up and immediately storms back to the center to arrest them.

-->'''Misty''': ''(nervously)'' YES?!
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