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1	!!Japanese Title: ''Big Crisis! Madatsubomi Tower!''
2	!!!Original Airdate: January 13th, 2000
3	!!!US Airdate: December 16th 2000
4	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bout_with_sprout.png]]
5	[[caption-width-right:350:All together now: ''AWKWARD...'']]
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7	Our heroes are recruited as guest instructors at a youth Pokémon Academy, where Ash does his best as an educator until one of his pupils takes an overly ardent interest in Ash's Pokémon, finally trying to kidnap Pikachu.
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9	!!Tropes
10	* BaitAndSwitch: After Ash and Zackie fall into one of Team Rocket's pitfall traps, Zackie throws out the Poke Ball that he thinks he caught Pikachu with (sparking a major "OhCrap" reaction from the [=TRio=]). Turns out he caught a Bellsprout.
11	* BalletEpisode: Downplayed in that while dance is not a prevalent theme in this episode, the guest star from the games is Earl Dervish, who is rather famous both in-universe and out-of-universe for pirouetting at random, and here he's depicted wearing blue dance tights. When the attractive female teacher comments that she likes it, Brock immediately joins him.
12	* DisorganizedOutlineSpeech: Ash has trouble being a teacher.
13	* FireForgedFriends: Zackie ''really'' isn't happy that he caught a Bellsprout instead of Pikachu. Then they work together to fight Team Rocket, and Zackie decides that Bellsprout isn't so bad after all.
14	* SpoiledBrat: Zackie keeps complaining that he wants Pikachu despite theft that he belongs to Ash. He eventually grows out of it, though.
15	* ShoutOut: Meowth says "It's sssssmokin'!" like ''Film/TheMask''.
16	* TakeThatKiss: After Team Rocket steals Pikachu, Jessie says, "After all this time we got what we've been chasing you for, so goodbye twerps and good riddance." and happily blows them a kiss.

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