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1!!Japanese Title: Koharu, Wanpachi, and Sometimes Gangar Too
2!!!Original Airdate: February 2, 2020
3!!!US Airdate: June 12, 2020
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5Chloe is grappling with ambiguity regarding her feelings towards Pokemon and her future. Meanwhile, the Cerise Laboratory has been plagued by a mischievous Gengar, causing problems for everyone involved.
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7* ArmorPiercingQuestion: A classmate of Chloe questions if Chloe doesn't like Pokémon. Chloe mentally notes that she doesn't ''hate'' them, but she doesn't ''like'' them either.
8* BaitAndSwitch: Ash's Dragonite approaches Goh's Scyther and Stantler and it looks like they're going to fight. Then Dragonite leans towards them and gives them some hugs! Awww....
9* ADayInTheLimelight: This is Chloe's first focus episode.
10* {{Foreshadowing}}:
11** Yamper being loyal only to Chloe. In the climax, Yamper comes in to fight off against Gengar and when Professor Cerise tries to command it to use Spark, it won't.
12** One of Talia's illustrations is Chloe hugging Yamper. Sure enough, Chloe hugs Yamper in her bed at the end of the episode.
13* InnocentlyInsensitive: Chloe's classmates ask her question after question on how she's going to take after her father's lab or she has lots of Pokémon in her home or that she's a good battler, not realizing that she hasn't even decided if she ''likes'' Pokémon or not and she hates the attention they're giving her.
14* {{Irony}}: As noted by her family, Yamper is loyal only to Chloe, a girl who has mixed feelings on Pokémon at best.
15* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Just because a parent is doing great work in a particular field doesn't automatically mean their child will be interested in it.
16* SequelHook: In the final shot of the episode, Gengar is seen on the tower of Cerise Laboratory, hinting that it will be back.
17* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Goh has a ''dozen'' Bug-types in the Cerise Park, yet only sticks with Scorbunny (who has Quick Attack, which is useless against Ghosts) instead.
18* TheWorfEffect: Gengar effortlessly attacks Ash and Goh throughout the episode, yet it finally gets sent packing by a ''Spark'' from Yamper. Somewhat justified as it was probably exhausted by all the fighting that day.

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