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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