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Recap / Pokémon S21E39 "All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!"

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Japanese Title: Dance Dance in Evolution?

Original Airdate: July 19, 2018

US Airdate: TBD

There's going to be a dance recital at the Pokémon School, and Mallow really wants to enter Steenee. Will the meddling of Team Rocket trigger another advancement for Alola's favorite fruit?


This episode contains examples of the following tropes:

  • Brick Joke: The first to incur Tsareena's wrath when she evolves again? Who else but Meowth.
  • He Is Not My Boyfriend: Harper and Sarah still think Ash is their sister's boyfriend. And Lana is trying to get them to understand that he isn't.
  • Leaning on the Fourth Wall: This episode marks the first time Anela is called by her name despite debuting almost 80 episodes ago, which Meowth lampshades by noting that he never actually heard it before.
  • Shout-Out:
    • The Japanese title for the episode is a reference to the video game series DanceDanceRevolution. The English title is more a reference to a Don Henley song, "All She Wants to Do is Dance".
    • Steenee's evolution to Tsareena includes a shot straight out of Sailor Moon's third arc transformation.
  • Took a Level in Badass: Steenee learns Stomp, and quickly evolves into Tsareena (who learns Trop Kick as a result of evolving).

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